37 Suspected Militants Killed In Pakistan

Last updated 8:10 a.m. ET.

Pakistan says paramilitary troops have killed 37 suspected militants and destroyed one of their bases in an ongoing operation in the northwestern tribal region of Khyber.

The paramilitary Frontier Corps announced the deaths in a statement Saturday.

The toll could not immediately be confirmed independently.

Militants frequently attack trucks along the famed Khyber Pass. It's of the main routes used to ferry supplies to NATO and U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan.

The Taliban-affiliated group Lashkar-e-Islam is a main target of the latest government offensive. Authorities say the operation has killed scores of militants.

The offensive was launched late last month after a suicide bombing at a border checkpoint killed 19 police.

Also today, lawyers say a Pakistani anti-terrorism court has resumed pretrial proceedings against five suspects in last year's attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people.