Pakistani jets and ground forces killed 67 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said, days after the Taliban killed 148 people - mostly children - in a school massacre.
Pakistan's army chief and the head of its main intelligence agency have flown to neighbouring Afghanistan today in a bid to work together against the threat of the Taliban.
Afghanistan has seen an increase in bloodshed at the hands of the Islamist radical group in recent weeks as international forces prepare to leave the country.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said "the time has arrived" for cooperation between the two nations - which have endured tense relations in recent years.
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Pakistan have released intelligence of the final conversations by the Taliban attackers responsible for the Peshawar school massacre.
As forensics examine the evidence in the school were 148 people, mainly children, where killed, students prepare to return to the classroom.