Pakistani paramilitary soldiers guard a street in Makeen, 30 miles north of Wana in this picture taken September 17, 2004. The Pakistani army said on Saturday it had tightened the noose around hundreds of al Qaeda-linked foreign militants hiding in a rugged mountainous region near the Afghan border. 'Around 600 to 700 foreign militants are still in the tribal area,' said Major General Niaz Khattak, the operational commander in Wana. Photo by Str/Pakistan/Reuters
