Top Pakistan
officers killed 'by Taliban'
Two senior Pakistani military
officers and a soldier have been killed in a roadside bomb close to the border
with Afghanistan.
The Pakistani Taliban have said they
were responsible for the deaths.
One of the men who died was a major
general - a rare high-ranking casualty in Pakistan's war against militants.
The blast happened as the Taliban
outlined a number of pre-conditions it wants met before it will take part in
peace talks with the government.
Senior figure
The three men were returning from
inspecting the army's border posts in Khyber Paktunkhwa province when the blast
happened.
According to the Associated Press
news agency, the most senior of them - Maj Gen Sanaullah Niazi - was the top
commander in Swat Valley, where the military carried out a major offensive
against the Taliban in 2009.
Pakistani political parties have
endorsed peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban to end a decade of fighting.
But the Taliban are demanding the
release of prisoners and the withdrawal of troops from the country's tribal
areas - where they mainly operate.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif has pushed for negotiations, but it is unclear what steps he will take to
facilitate this process, analysts say.
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