Re: Fighters 'snatch Pakistan troops' (merged)
They are men with guns, call them soldiers or whatever you like, but they are organized very much like the army with ranks and all, just not that level of training or equipment. All there commissioned officers are from the army. The army when active, haven't exactly done wonders either in the region. The difference between pakistan's paramilitary and regular forces is very little in real terms.
The difference is that the army doesn't give up without a fight like interior ministry troops seem to be doing.