Parachinar, Pakistan, April 25, 2010, SPA -- Officials say nine militants were killed and 10 others wounded in clashes with Pakistani troops near Afghanistan. Local official Jahanzeb Khan says militants attacked a checkpoint near Goain village in Orakzai tribal region Sunday, but security forces fought back. Two intelligence officials said troops then used heavy artillery to target militants' positions, killing at least nine, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 11:40 LOCAL TIME 08:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/773257