<p>Islamabad: Pakistan's army has killed 16 Islamist militants along the country's western border with Afghanistan, a statement said on Sunday.</p><p>It said border troops killed all the militants in an exchange of fire during the night between March 22 and 23 in North Waziristan district.</p><p>"Own troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate," the army statement said.</p>.Turkey jails Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu pending trial.<p>Islamabad says that Islamist militants who attack inside Pakistan, and against the army have safe havens in Afghanistan, a charge Kabul denies.</p><p>The incident took place as Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Sadiq Khan is on a two-day official visit to Kabul to talk about bilateral and economic issues, a statement from Pakistan's embassy in Kabul said.</p>
<p>Islamabad: Pakistan's army has killed 16 Islamist militants along the country's western border with Afghanistan, a statement said on Sunday.</p><p>It said border troops killed all the militants in an exchange of fire during the night between March 22 and 23 in North Waziristan district.</p><p>"Own troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate," the army statement said.</p>.Turkey jails Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu pending trial.<p>Islamabad says that Islamist militants who attack inside Pakistan, and against the army have safe havens in Afghanistan, a charge Kabul denies.</p><p>The incident took place as Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Sadiq Khan is on a two-day official visit to Kabul to talk about bilateral and economic issues, a statement from Pakistan's embassy in Kabul said.</p>