Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike on Friday killed at least 12 people, including women and children, in Pakistan's restive north-western tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said.

The attack targeting a house in Tolkhel village of the North Waziristan tribal district came as the Pakistani government and people were still fuming over previous US strikes in the area.

"Initial reports say at least a dozen people were killed when a single missile fired from a US drone hit the house just before dawn," a security official said on the condition of anonymity.

A local resident, Suleman, said six of the dead were women and children. At least 10 people were injured in the strike.

Islamabad  - Nearly 100 Islamic militants were killed Thursday in two separate clashes with security forces in north-west Pakistan, officials said.

Military troops, backed by gunship helicopters and artillery fire, targeted rebel positions in the Tangkhata area of Bajaur district in the country's lawless tribal region.

"Up to 90 insurgents, most of them foreign fighters, died," said a security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Islamabad, Sept 11 : Newly-elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly decided to cut down the size of entourage that would accompany him on his foreign visits. The move is seen as a cost-cutting exercise in the wake of the deep economic crisis Pakistan is going through.

According to the Daily Times, Zardari will also take a usual commercial flight on foreign visits instead of a separate aircraft.

Islamabad - The death toll in the overnight attack on a mosque in Pakistan's militancy-plagued North West Frontier Province (NWFP) rose to at least 25 people, officials said Thursday.

The attackers targeted the packed mosque in Maskani area of Dir district late Wednesday night as locals offered special prayers in the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

They first lobbed at least three hand grenades over the parameter wall and then fired volleys of shots at the people, including children, as they fled the mosque in panic.

Islamabad, Sept 11 : The Pakistan Government on Wednesday evening formally accepted the resignation of the five PML-N ministers who had resigned nearly two months ago in protest against the PPP-led Government’s dillydallying tactics in restoring the deposed Supreme Court judges.

Though the acceptance of resignation of PML-N ministers was pending for nearly two months, the Government okayed it within three days of the new President Asif Ali Zardari assuming the Presidency.

Islamabad - At least 12 people were killed and more than three dozen injured on Wednesday in a bomb-and-gun attack on a mosque in north-west Pakistan, reports said.

Unknown gunmen hurled hand grenades and then opened fire as people were offering late night prayers in a mosque in the Maskai area of Dir in North West Frontier Province.

Local police chief told English-language DawnNews channel that 12 people were confirmed dead and more than 37 were injured.