'US agents' executed in Pakistan

By Haroon Rashid
BBC News, Peshawar

Soldiers have been fighting tribesmen and militants in Waziristan

Two men accused of spying for the US have been killed in Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan, officials say.

The bullet-riddled body of a man was found in Shahlam, South Waziristan. Locals said he frequently visited a US base across the border in Afghanistan.

Another man's beheaded body was found in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, on Tuesday. A note by his body said other US spies would meet the same fate.

Two other men accused of spying for the US were beheaded in the area this week.

Meanwhile, one of five paramilitary soldiers abducted by militants in North Waziristan has reportedly managed to escape.

Intelligence sources in Miranshah told journalists that Niaz Khattak reached the town of Miranshah early on Wednesday.

Local militants opposed to the Pakistani military drive against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in the region said on Tuesday that they had abducted five soldiers.