Fighting breaks out on Afghan border

New Delhi: Fifty two people, most of them Uzbeks, have been killed in fresh fighting between militants and local tribesman in South Waziristan in Pakistan.

Fighting in the tribal region broke out earlier this month between Uzbek militants and Pashtun tribesmen after the militants tried to kill a pro-government tribal leader.

The Pakistani government says the foreign militants are backed by al-Qaeda

Fighting broke out after the militants tried to kill a pro-government tribal leader.

The fighting marks a breakdown in relations between the foreign militants and tribesmen who had hitherto sheltered them.

The latest clashes erupted on Wednesday after attempts to broker a truce failed. Fighting intensified on Friday.