Islamic militants abandon Pakistani fort on Afghan border

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Islamic militants who dealt an embarrassing defeat to Pakistan's army by seizing a border fort and leaving 27 soldiers dead or missing have abandoned the complex and melted away into the hills, a military spokesman said Thursday.

 

"There is no occupation of the Sararogha Fort. Militants have gone from there," Said Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas. Seven members of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary were killed in the surprise attack on Tuesday night, the military said. (AP)