Mortal threat, says United States, as Pak troops rush to stop Taliban
Tightening their grip on Pakistan’s restive northwest, Taliban militants today attacked the Frontier Constabulary sent to stop their advance in Buner, just 100 km from Islamabad, and swept into Shangla, another district near the Swat Valley. One policeman was killed and another wounded in the attack in Buner while tension gripped Shangla after more than 30 Taliban fighters moved in and began patrolling a market in the area.
As US mounted pressure on Pakistan to act against the Taliban — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told lawmakers in Washington “I think the Pakistani government is basically abdicating to the Taliban and the extremists” while Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that failure to confront the threat could affect US-Pakistani relations —Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said his government would consider “other options” to check the “Talibanisation”.
Swat’s militants have entered Buner in large numbers, establishing checkpoints, patrolling roads and spreading fear.
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As US mounted pressure on Pakistan to act against the Taliban — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told lawmakers in Washington “I think the Pakistani government is basically abdicating to the Taliban and the extremists” while Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that failure to confront the threat could affect US-Pakistani relations —Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said his government would consider “other options” to check the “Talibanisation”.
Swat’s militants have entered Buner in large numbers, establishing checkpoints, patrolling roads and spreading fear.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
Labels: buner, frontier constabulary, pak troops, pakistani government, Swat Valley, taliban fighters, Taliban militants, United States
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1 Comments:
The Pak government is underplaying the Taliban threat; the Pak army not too sanguine in taking on the Taliban . Strangely the world is more worried about Pakistan , than the Pakistanis themselves . Its only MQM which is in open conflict with Taliban in Karachi ."There are other ways of controlling the Taliban" , so says Gilani .
Apparently the US bounty is being shared by all. If the Afghan war could be won by bribing , so why not the Taliban now . US bail-out being put to good use; to keep Pakistan in one piece !
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