Unrest in Pakistan

Pakistani troops killed up to 60 Islamist militants during fierce fighting in the Swat valley in the country's northwest, the army said on Monday, and the insurgents called a truce to recover their dead and wounded. Troops firing artillery and backed by helicopter gunships on Sunday, battled militants led by a pro-Taliban cleric, seeking to impose strict Islamic law in the scenic valley close to Pakistan's lawless tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.