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Pakistan: Taliban militants kill 22 pro-government rivals in northwest Wed. June 25, 2008 07:54 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) At least 22 pro-government rivals were killed by Taliban militants after the Taliban taking dozens of captives in clashes in Pakistan's volatile northwest, officials said on Wednesday. Agencies said militants loyal to notorious Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud seized the town of Jandola, on the road to the South Waziristan ethnic Pashtun tribal region on the Afghan border, on Monday and captured about 27 rivals from a pro-government tribe. They said the abducted men were members of the Bhittani tribe and they belonged to a government-run group promoting peace. A local official said residents near the town found the bullet-riddled bodies of at least 22 captives early on Wednesday along Tank-Jandola road. A government official said the bodies had been taken to a nearby military camp.-Agencies News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Sri Lanka: 34 killed in fighting, prison blast wounds... Russia: Blats kill two Russian soldiers in Chechnya<... DRC: 4 dead, several wounded as rebels, gov’t troops... Nigeria: Militants say know whereabouts of kidnappe... Somalia: President Yusuf urges MPs to work togethe... Somalia: Two civilians killed as Islamist rebels at... Somalia: Somali pirates release Filipino crew held ... India: Army evacuates over 120,000 amidst flood scare... US plans to divert some marines from Iraq to Afghani... Zimbabwe: President Mugabe ready to form a new gov’t... More News...