a bid to calm down the hullabaloo in Islamabad over the drone attacks, the US discreetly allowed Pakistan to choose some of its own targets using the unmanned aircraft last March, a US magazine has claimed.A report published in the New Yorker claimed that the change in US policy led to the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in August.The author of the piece also claimed to have watched...
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calm down the hullabaloo in Islamabad over the drone attacks, the US discreetly allowed Pakistan to choose some of its own targets using the unmanned aircraft last March, a US magazine has claimed.A report published in the New Yorker claimed that the change in US policy led to the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in August.The author of the piece also claimed to have watched a live...
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a bid to calm down the hullabaloo in Islamabad over the drone attacks, the US discreetly allowed Pakistan to choose some of its own targets using the unmanned aircraft last March, a US magazine has claimed.A report published in the New Yorker claimed that the change in US policy led to the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in August.The author of the piece also claimed to have watched...
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Villagers sift through the rubble of houses belonging to supporters of the Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah MehsudPakistani troops pushing deeper into South Waziristan yesterday razed the house of the militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, killed by a US drone strike this summer, as they assaulted the last of three Taliban strongholds.Troops struck the village of Makeen, a major militant base and home town...
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the battle in lawlessWaziristan intensified, Pakistan government today raised thebounties on the heads of 19 Tehrik-e-Taliban militantsincluding its chief Hakimullah Mehsud to a whopping Rs 41crore or USD 5 million.The rewards for the Taliban rouges gallery was announcedwith the government splashing black-and-white advertisement inUrdu on the front page of the mass-circulated The News daily.Bounty...
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Militants Wednesday bombed some shops selling Compact Discs (CD) in the restive North West Frontier Province, a media report said.The Taliban is known to be against various forms of entertainment, including film songs and movies.The Pakistani army has stepped up its assault in South Waziristan against the Taliban, which has vowed retaliation. The rebels are particularly incensed by US drone strikes,...
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Militants Wednesday bombedsome shops selling Compact Discs (CD) in the restive North West FrontierProvince, a media report said.The Taliban is known to be against various forms of entertainment,including film songs and movies.The Pakistani army has stepped upits assault in South Waziristan against the Taliban, which has vowedretaliation. The rebels are particularly incensed by US drone strikes, one...
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infamy within the tribal belt as the operational centre of former Tehreek-e-Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone attack in August.The military provides the only regular information coming from the frontlines. None of the details can be verified because communication lines are down and journalists and aid workers barred from the area.Pakistan launched its fierce air and ground...
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local infamy as the operational centre of former Tehreek-e-Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone attack in August. Sixteen militants were killed in fighting there, the army said.The military provides the only regular information coming from the frontlines. None of the details can be verified because communication lines are down and journalists and aid workers barred from the...
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the battle in lawless Waziristan intensified, the Pakistan government on Monday raised the bounties on the heads of 19 Tehrik-e-Taliban terrorists, including its chief Hakimullah Mehsud to a whopping Rs 41 crore or USD 5 million.] rouges gallery was announced with the government splashing black-and-white advertisement in Urdu on the front page of the mass-circulatedBounty of Rs 5 crore was offered...
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