Taliban Seize 22 Pakistani Government Forces, Officials Say

Taliban Reportedly Seize 22 Pakistani Forces
In this Sunday Aug. 5, 2012 photo, Pakistani Taliban patrol in their stronghold of Shawal in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan. U.S. drones fired missiles at three hideouts in a key militant sanctuary close to the Afghan border Friday, killing at least 18 suspected insurgents in the latest of a series of strikes conducted this week despite Pakistani protests, Pakistani officials said. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud)
In this Sunday Aug. 5, 2012 photo, Pakistani Taliban patrol in their stronghold of Shawal in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan. U.S. drones fired missiles at three hideouts in a key militant sanctuary close to the Afghan border Friday, killing at least 18 suspected insurgents in the latest of a series of strikes conducted this week despite Pakistani protests, Pakistani officials said. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud)

DERA ISMAIL KHAN Dec 27 (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have seized at least 22 men from a paramilitary force in attacks on three checkpoints in northern Pakistan, a regional official said on Thursday, but Taliban and other Pakistani sources put the number even higher.

At least 22 men were missing, two had been killed and one was injured after the overnight attacks, said Naveed Akbar, a regional official whose remit covers the paramilitary units.

Other Pakistani officials said at least 30 men had been taken, a figure confirmed by Taliban spokesmen.

(Additional reporting by Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar; Writing by Katharine Houreld; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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