ISLAMABAD, October 24, SPA --Officials say Pakistan"s army has captured the hometown of the Taliban chief in a major offensive. Elsewhere in the northwest, officials said a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 14 people, according to a report of The Associated Press. Two army and one intelligence official said Saturday that the military has taken the town of Kotkai in South Waziristan after days of fighting. Government official Mohammad Jamil said the missile strike hit the Bajur, a tribal region farther north. --SPA --SPA 12:57 LOCAL TIME 09:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/712021