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Fighters 'seize Pakistan troops' Missing Pakistan troops 'found'
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Scores of Pakistani soldiers are missing near the Afghanistan border amid claims from pro-Taleban militants that they have captured 300 men. About 100 Pakistani soldiers who were missing and feared captured by pro-Taleban militants have been found, the army says.
More than 100 army personnel are unaccounted for, according to officials in the South Waziristan region. The militants had claimed they had seized 300 men in south Waziristan.
A Muslim militant group said it had taken the troops because the government was not honouring a recent peace deal. But the military said the soldiers in the convoy which had lost contact were sheltering in a valley during a storm and would return to base on Friday.
"There is no suggestion of kidnapping or fighting," Major General Waheed Arshad told the AFP news agency.
A Muslim militant group had said it had taken the troops because the government was not honouring a recent peace deal.
There has been rising violence in the region in recent months, with at least 60 soldiers and 250 militants killed.There has been rising violence in the region in recent months, with at least 60 soldiers and 250 militants killed.
Several peace deals between the government and rebels have collapsed.Several peace deals between the government and rebels have collapsed.
US officials have described the tribal areas near the Afghan border as an al-Qaeda safe haven.US officials have described the tribal areas near the Afghan border as an al-Qaeda safe haven.
Deal accusation Earlier in the week 18 soldiers were freed by militants following a deal brokered by tribal chiefs.
A spokesman for rebel leader Baitullah Mehsud told the BBC that the army convoy had been surrounded and the soldiers disarmed.
The alleged incident came two days after 18 soldiers were freed by militants following a deal brokered by tribal chiefs.
"It has been only 48 hours and they have started their operations again," the spokesman said.
The army, which said at the time that the release of the hostages had been unconditional, has so far not confirmed the latest apparent kidnapping.
Violence has soared in the region since troops were sent into Islamabad's Red Mosque to flush out Islamists in July. More than 100 people died in the operation.Violence has soared in the region since troops were sent into Islamabad's Red Mosque to flush out Islamists in July. More than 100 people died in the operation.