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News Source: Hindustan times
| 6 months ago
In a major success against the Taliban in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, troops have recaptured the main town of the restive Swat valley after days of fighting, the military said today. The security forces have cleared and secured the town of...
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News Source: Voice of America
| 6 months ago
Pakistan's military says it has largely wrested control of the main town in the Swat Valley away from the Taliban. Military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said Saturday that government troops had taken "full control" of Mingora, although they...
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News Source: NewKerala
| 6 months ago
Another editorial, while pointing to the growing terror attacks in Pakistan in the wake of its efforts in the war against terror, said without striking at the roots of militancy in the country, "the pipeline that churns out suicide bombers and...
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News Source: Al Jazeera
| 6 months ago
Pakistan's army has gained control of the main city in the Swat valley after several days of street-to-street battles with Taliban fighters, a military spokesman has said. Major-General Athar Abbas said on Saturday that the centre of Mingora had...
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News Source: Hindustan times
| 6 months ago
But clearly, as well, the Pakistani military has taken on this fight," Gen David Petraeus, Commander of the US Central Command, told Fox News channel. He was responding to a question about the success of current military operation against the Taliban...
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News Source: Los Angeles Times
| 6 months ago
The madrasas, schools that teach the Koran and little else, are suspected of nurturing extremism. Under U.S. pressure, the Pakistan government has pledged to reform the system. PM PDT, May 29, 2009 "One person may become a journalist, another a...
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News Source: AKI
| 6 months ago
Pakistan's military said on Friday soldiers had cleared another militant stronghold and killed 28 militants in the past 24 hours in its offensive against the Taliban in the northwest. Seven others were also reportedly detained during the latest...
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News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
| 6 months ago
The Pakistani army, backed by attack helicopters, is fighting intense gun battles in the Swat valley 60 miles outside the capital of Islamabad with Islamic extremists. Al Qaeda and the Taliban have struck back with suicide bombs in Pakistan’s major...
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News Source: Jang.com.pk
| 6 months ago
The announcement of head-money in millions on all the top commanders of the Taliban in Swat presents a perfect case of intelligence agencies' failure to hunt down the extremist-cum-terrorist networks, as all the top commanders are still wanted and...
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News Source: Jang.com.pk
| 6 months ago
The six militant commanders, who were killed in a search operation in Kalpani area of Dir Lower, were identified as Qadir, Noor Hameed, Aftab, Yousaf, Iftikhar and Bakht Buland. Two more militant commanders, identified as Hameed and Miraj, were...