In Pakistan, atleast 28 terrorists were killed in air strikes and clashes in the tribal belt of the country's volatile northwest. Official sources said in Peshawar that Pakistani jet fighters pounded terrorist hideouts in Zakhtan, Starmaila and Narisoka areas of Aurakzai tribal region.Three militants were killed and two bases destroyed in the strikes.In another incident, twenty-five ultras were killed and nine injured in clashes between two rival Taliban factions in Kurram tribal region. Local tribesmen have started vacating the area due to the intense fighting between the two groups.