Special Report: Pakistani
Situation
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Local people leave a troubled area in
Dir, Pakistan, April 27, 2009. Pakistani military launched an operation
against Taliban militants in the troubled northwest area on Sunday.
Seventy Taliban militants were killed in the operation in Dir, said
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik. (Xinhua)
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ISLAMABAD, April 28 (Xinhua) -- As many as 70
militants have been killed in the operation against them in northwestern
Pakistan, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters here, Malik said 70 militants
had been killed till now in Dir district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
and 450 militants were still present in Buner District.
He said the militants should leave Buner District.
Serious action will be taken against those who challenge the writ of the
government, he said.
Pakistan Army launched an operation against militants
in Dir district on Sunday as tension prevailed in some parts of NWFP including
Swat valley.
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Local people leave a troubled area in
Dir, Pakistan, April 27, 2009. Pakistani military launched an operation
against Taliban militants in the troubled northwest area on Sunday.
Seventy Taliban militants were killed in the operation in Dir, said
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik. (Xinhua)
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Sufi Muhammad, founding chief of an outlawed
organization struck a deal with NWFP government in February, according to which
the government promulgated Nizam-e-Adl to enforce Shariah, or Islamic law, in
Malakand division and the Taliban in Swat ceased fire.
The Taliban in early April entered Buner district
from Swat and set up check points and patrolled the area with armed men. The
NWFP government, Sufi and Taliban held successful talks last week and Taliban
withdrew from Buner.
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A helicopter hovers over Dir, Pakistan,
during an operation on April 27, 2009. Pakistani military launched an
operation against Taliban militants in the troubled northwest area on
Sunday. Seventy Taliban militants were killed in the operation in Dir,
said Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik. (Xinhua)
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The army has been engaged in operation in Dir
district against militants for the last few days, killing scores of militants.
Sufion Monday announced talks with the government had been suspended because the
operation was against the peace agreement, he believed.
Pakistani army kicks off operation in
Buner District
ISLAMABAD, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani army has launched an
operation in Buner District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), military
spokesman Athar Abbas said on Tuesday.
Addressing a news conference in Rawalpindi, Athar Abbas,
Director General of Inter Services Public Relations of Pakistan, said that the
security forces comprised of Frontier Corps and army troops launched the
operation on Tuesday afternoon on the instruction of the government. Full story
