Pakistan Says it 'Foiled' Cross-Border Militant Attack

Pakistan said it has repulsed an attack on a military outpost by Afghanistan-based militants, killing at least seven attackers.  The foreign ministry later summoned a senior Afghan diplomat to urge Kabul to take steps to stop border incursions by anti-Pakistan groups.   Army officials say a group of up to 80 “terrorists” invaded a border outpost in the northwestern Lower Dir district Tuesday night.   They said Pakistani troops repulsed the raid and inflicted heavy...

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