Police are once again visible on the streets of Mingora, the main town in Pakistan's Swat valley. Just months ago many had been driven out of their jobs by Taliban militants.But things changed after Swat became the centre of a major three-month military offensive to drive the insurgents from their regional stronghold.And as Pakistan's army continues its offensive against militants elsewhere in South...
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authorities have arrested six people in connection with a deadly Taliban attack against a guesthouse for UN staff in the capital Kabul, the head of the national intelligence service said today."Six people have been arrested and we have handed them over to the judicial authorities," Amrullah Salih told a press conference in Kabul.Salih said it had been confirmed that three suicide attackers who carried...
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head of the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley has claimed he has escaped from a dragnet set up by government forces and slipped into Afghanistan.Speaking from an undisclosed location, Maulana Fazlullah, who government officials this summer claimed was injured and surrounded by troops, said his fighters would soon launch raids against the Pakistani military in the valley. He also made an ominous threat...
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and Pakistan may have spent decades looking for a political solution to it, but at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) there are two Kashmirs — coexisting peacefully, just a few walls apart.Here, however, it is not political boundaries or religion that decide one’s allegiance but art and culture.While the Jammu and Kashmir state pavilion may be no stranger to pashmina shawls, but thanks to 58-year-old...
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India and Pakistan may have spent decades looking for a political solution to it, but at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) there are two Kashmirs — coexisting peacefully, just a few walls apart.Here, however, it is not political boundaries or religion that decide one’s allegiance but art and culture.While the Jammu and Kashmir state pavilion may be no stranger to pashmina shawls, but thanks...
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head of the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat valley says he has escaped the army and is now in Afghanistan.Maulana Fazlullah, who was said to be critically wounded by top Pakistani officials in July, was speaking exclusively to the BBC by telephone.The cleric founded the Taliban in Swat which sought to enforce a hardline version of Sharia law in the region.Pakistan's government accepted his demands, but...
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to remain in Swat until complete peace is established: Kayani < ');" class="size11 blue"> RatePakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said troops will remain in the Swat Valley until all militants are flushed out."The army will stay in Swat and will continue to participate in reconstruction efforts," an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement quoted General Kayani,...
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Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said troops will remain in the Swat Valley until all militants are flushed out."The army will stay in Swat and will continue to participate in reconstruction efforts," an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement quoted General Kayani, as saying.He said the army would remain in Swat to ensure that terrorists do not disrupt the peace and rehabilitation...
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Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said troops will remain in the Swat Valley until all militants are flushed out."The army will stay in Swat and will continue to participate in reconstruction efforts," an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement quoted General Kayani, as saying.He said the army would remain in Swat to ensure that terrorists do not disrupt the peace and rehabilitation...
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Pakistani military today killed 17 militants during operations in the country's northwest and tribal areas while the bodies of 22 suspected rebels were found across the Swat and Buner districts.In a fresh spurt of violence in the north western Swat valley, security forces killed 12 militants and apprehended two more during search operations. The army says it is winding down an operation against the...
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