"Pakistan warns US not to stray across border; Reaffirms its support of war against terror" by Chris Brummitt, Associated Press | September 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan sought yesterday to reassure Washington that it remained an ally in fighting terrorism, but it also warned the United States to stay out of Pakistani territory while hunting down militants along the volatile border with Afghanistan.
Emphasizing that it doesn't need American firepower, a Pakistani general said a government offensive along the frontier has killed more than 1,000 militants and predicted the region would be "stabilized" within two months.
Major General Tariq Khan told reporters on an army-organized trip to the area yesterday "that the consensus is that more than 1,000" militants had been killed since operations began in early August, including "seven or eight renowned Taliban commanders" as well as Arab and Uzbek fighters. He said 63 troops have died and 212 were wounded.
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