In Pakistan, the bullet-riddled bodies of five suspected militants have been found in north-western Darra Adamkhel tribal region. The bodies were left in a mountain gorge in the Akhorwal area. Local residents claim they were Taliban militants who went missing during a recent clash with security forces. Troops have been conducting operations in the area to stop militants there from linking up with those in Orakzai and carrying out attacks in Peshawar. Security officials have denied allegations that the men were taken prisoner by security forces some weeks ago. A local official said the wounds on all the corpses are fresh, indicating that they were killed recently.