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Taliban ‘on the run’ after Pakistan offensive
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s military said on Saturday that a full-scale offensive in the northwest has put militants on the back foot following a pledge from President Asif Ali Zardari to eliminate the Taliban. Warplanes pounded rebel hideouts in the Swat valley, an ex-ski resort where up to 15,000 security forces have been deployed under orders [...]
Pakistan orders military to eliminate extremists
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan has sent fresh troops to the volatile Swat valley after ordering the army to “eliminate” extremists battling government forces for control of the key northwest district. Authorities slapped an indefinite curfew on a swathe of land to facilitate the deployment of troops, a senior military official told AFP. The move came after [...]
Gates praises Pakistan response to Taliban
KABUL: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he was “very satisfied” with Pakistan military action against the Taliban and that he was confident the nation’s nuclear weapons were secure. Pakistan has conducted “significant” operations against the Taliban in the northwest district of Buner, where Gates said he believed the militants had over-estimated their reach. [...]
Top senators unveil Pakistan aid overhaul
Washington: Two top US senators unveiled plans Monday to expand and overhaul civilian US aid to Pakistan, calling it an urgent step to help defeat Islamists who threaten the nuclear-armed ally’s stability. Democrat John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Republican Richard Lugar, the panel’s ranking member, introduced legislation calling for tripling [...]
Pakistan army pounds Taliban positions
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan pounded Taliban hideouts for a third consecutive day Thursday and said troops killed 14 insurgents in 24 hours as the president urged the nation to unite behind the offensive. Faced with grave US concerns that rebels threaten Pakistan’s very existence, fighter jets, attack helicopters and tanks this week opened three fronts after [...]
DoD Urges Boosting US Military Support to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: With a deteriorating situation in Pakistan, now is the time to strengthen the U.S.-Pakistan military partnership to help Pakistan in its counterinsurgency efforts, the undersecretary of defense for policy told Congress today. “We believe that right now it is more important than ever to strengthen our military partnership with Pakistan,” Michele Flournoy told the [...]
Pakistan retakes key town as Zardari calls for unity
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s military Wednesday said its troops seized control of the main town in the northwest Buner region after fierce fighting with the Taliban that killed more than 50 militants. The fighting came after the military Tuesday launched a ground and air offensive in Buner, near the troubled Swat valley, to flush out militants [...]
Pakistan mounts ground, air offensive in Buner: military
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistani troops backed by war planes launched a new operation in Buner town near the Swat valley Tuesday, as Islamabad intensified its efforts to flush out Taliban militants there. The latest operation by the Pakistani military follows an offensive mounted in nearby Lower Dir over the weekend that has swelled the number of [...]
Pakistan deploys troops to areas overrun by Taliban
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan on Thursday deployed paramilitary troops to northwestern districts infiltrated by Taliban militants, as global concern mounted over Islamabad’s ability to rein in the Islamists. The extremists patrolled the streets of Buner district, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) outside the capital, warning residents not to engage in “un-Islamic” activity and barring women from [...]
