Over 60 Taliban killed in clashes with Pakistan army

More than 60 Taliban were killed in clashes with the Pakistan army around the hotly contested Swat valley today, security services said.

The military said it killed about 35 militants positioned near emerald mines in the valley and another 27 in neighbouring Buner, where troops have halted a Taliban push toward the capital Islamabad.

It said two soldiers also died today in a roadside bomb blast in the north of the valley.

The fighting came as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met President Barack Obama in Washington on to discuss security in the region.