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Pakistani forces say they have killed 37 pro-Taleban militants in overnight clashes in South Waziristan but the militants have dismissed the claim.Pakistani forces say they have killed 37 pro-Taleban militants in overnight clashes in South Waziristan but the militants have dismissed the claim.
A Taleban spokesman told the BBC one militant was killed and one hurt in the fighting, while 10 Pakistani troops were killed and 13 were taken captive.A Taleban spokesman told the BBC one militant was killed and one hurt in the fighting, while 10 Pakistani troops were killed and 13 were taken captive.
South Waziristan is a known stronghold of pro-Taleban and al-Qaeda militants.South Waziristan is a known stronghold of pro-Taleban and al-Qaeda militants.
The army also said two troops were killed and seven hurt in an attack on an army camp in North Waziristan.The army also said two troops were killed and seven hurt in an attack on an army camp in North Waziristan.
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According to the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad, the North Waziristan attack appears aimed at distracting the Pakistani military from its operation in South Waziristan.According to the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad, the North Waziristan attack appears aimed at distracting the Pakistani military from its operation in South Waziristan.
Pakistani forces in South Waziristan have been pursuing fighters loyal to the fugitive militant leader, Baitullah Mehsud.Pakistani forces in South Waziristan have been pursuing fighters loyal to the fugitive militant leader, Baitullah Mehsud.
Islamabad and Washington have blamed Mr Mehsud for the assassination in December of Benazir Bhutto, a former Pakistani prime minister who had returned from exile to contest an election.
Clashes between government troops and militants based around the rugged Afghan border have intensified in the weeks since Ms Bhutto's death.
US military talks
The latest fighting was centred around the military's Ladha fort, near the Afghan border, which was attacked at 0100 (2000 GMT Monday).
Speaking earlier, military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas said five soldiers were killed in the attack and seven hurt.
Another military fort in the same district was briefly overrun by hundreds of pro-Taleban militants last week.
The following day, Pakistani soldiers abandoned their positions in a nearby district, fearing attack by militants.
Meanwhile, Pakistani army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani has held talks with the head of the US military's Central Command for the Middle East, Adm William Fallon.
A Pakistani military statement said the two men discussed the security situation in the region.