Pakistani authorities say a suicide bombing killed at least eight soldiers inside a paramilitary post in the capital, Islamabad.
Officialssay the bomber detonated his explosives after sneaking in the barracksafter dark Saturday. The paramilitary post is located in a wooded areanear a main road. At least four soldiers were wounded.
Earlierin the day, authorities say a suicide bomber struck a militarycheckpoint in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, killing least threepeople near the town of Miran Shah.
Elsewhere in the tribalregion, security officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike onSaturday killed at least 13 people, including foreign militants.
The strike targeted a home in the region, which is a known hotbed for Taliban and al-Qaida militants.
Andpolice say at least 46 migrants were found dead inside a crammedshipping container in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, nearthe country's border with Afghanistan.
Authorities in the cityof Quetta say the container entered Pakistan from Afghanistan and wasbound for Iran. Officials say about 100 people were in the container,most were Afghans. Several surviving migrants were hospitalized.
U.S.officials say western Pakistan's lawless tribal regions have become asafe haven for al-Qaida and Taliban militants responsible for attacksin Pakistan, as well as Afghanistan.
Unmanned U.S. aircraft havecarried out at least 35 missile strikes on militant targets innorthwest Pakistan over the past year.
The United States neverconfirms the strikes. Pakistan says the missile attacks arecounterproductive and a violation of its sovereignty.
PakistaniPresident Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday pledged to protect the countryfrom rising fundamentalism. Mr. Zardari spoke at the grave of hisfather-in-law and former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhuttoto mark the 30th anniversary of the former leader's death.
PresidentZardari told a crowd in Sindh province that he will not allow Pakistanto disintegrate and be taken over by extremists.