By Asif Shahzad Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The prime minister insisted Saturday that Pakistanis are increasingly supporting military action against Islamic extremists, while authorities reported that an offensive in a northwestern tribal area killed 16 more suspected militants.

By The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed a handful of militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said.

By Riaz Khan PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed a handful of militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said.

BARA, Pakistan - Pakistan's new government claimed success yesterday in its first military operation against Islamic extremists, moving against warlords who were threatening to overrun the major city of Peshawar.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed at least four militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said.