Fighter jets bombed Taliban hide-outs in Pakistan’s troubled northwest while troops pushed into militant territory on the ground, killing at least 40 insurgents in a 24-hour siege.

Fighter jets have pounded Taliban militants in Pakistan's troubled northwest, killing 40 militants as ground troops tried to flush them from their fortified hide-outs.

A suicide car bombing at a police station in north-western Pakistan killed at least six officers today - the latest in a string of attacks claimed by Taliban militants, security officials said.

Aviation authorities were investigating today after a jetliner dipped, fearing collision with another passenger plane at 37,000 feet over eastern Pakistan, injuring several people and leaving others in shock.