Between October 22 and October 24, security forces engaged in another push against militants in the restive Bajaur and Khyber tribal regions.

And let's not forget Pakistan, manufacturing one hundred and fifty-five metric tons of opium a year, with refineries throughout the Khyber region and along the borders.

They also infiltrated the Khyber region and forged ties with mostly criminal groups that have been operating there under the guise of being Taliban fighters.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh ordered Rajah Gulab Singh to crush the revolt in the Khyber region.

In a separate incident within the Khyber region of the country, suspected Taliban militants attacked a pair of NATO oil tankers detonating two bombs near to them.

The explosion in Jamrud, a town in the Khyber tribal region close to the border with Afghanistan, also wounded more than 60 people.

Wednesday's attack came a day after a remote-controlled bomb killed 35 people and wounded more than 60 others in the troubled Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

In support of the regulars, the Afghan command expected to call out the tribes, which could gather up to 20,000 or 30,000 fighters in the Khyber region alone.

Jamrud also lies in the Khyber region, where fighters have intensified attacks on lorries carrying supplies to NATO and US forces in Afghanistan.

A number of civilian deaths occurred during PAF air strikes on 10 April 2010 in the Khyber tribal region.