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Pakistan battles for Khyber Pass

By Farhan Bokhari in Lahore

Published: September 8 2009 16:58 | Last updated: September 8 2009 16:58

Burning oil supply tankersAgence,France-Presse
Burning oil supply tankers on the outskirts of Quetta

The Pakistani military was pursuing tribal and Islamic militants near the Khyber Pass border crossing on Tuesday night in an effort to wrest back control of a critical land route for supplies to Nato and US troops in Afghanistan, senior government officials said.

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