Pakistan: Airstrikes kill 21 militants

At least 21 militants have been killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal areas. The air attacks were carried out on five insurgent hideouts in the Shawal area of North Waziristan overnight, a military statement said. ‘In precise aerial strikes last night five terrorists hideouts were destroyed and 15 terrorists including foreigners were killed in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency,’ it said. Separately, at least six militants were killed early on Sunday in a gunfight that erupted after they attacked a paramilitary checkpoint in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan. The gunfight took place at the Ghundi checkpoint in the Khyber tribal district which is a gateway for NATO supplies to Afghanistan, according to skynews.com