by Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan
At least 25 suspected Taliban fighters have been killed after they clashed with the Pakistan army for the second day in a row on Friday.
The clash occurred in the remote Shawal valley, part of the restive North Waziristan tribal area, taking Taliban casualties to 35 in the last two days, according to the army's media wing Inter Services Public Relations.
North Waziristan is one of the seven semi-autonomous tribal regions in Pakistan that touch neighboring Afghanistan and has been the focus of an anti-militant operation launched by Pakistan's army on June 15.
According to the Pakistani army, over 2,700 suspected militants have been killed in aerial strikes and clashes with the Taliban during the operations.
The military operation has displaced nearly one million tribesmen from North Waziristan.
