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Saturday, October 24, 2009
News CENTRAL/S. ASIA Pakistan denies drone attack report
A wave of Taliban attacks across Pakistan has heightened security concerns [Reuters]
Pakistan's military has denied that a US drone attack was behind the deaths of as many as 22 people in the country's tribal areas, insisting that the campaign against the Taliban there is a purely Pakistani offensive.
The confusion over the incident on Saturday slightly overshadowed the military's claim that it had captured the hometown of Hakimullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader in South Waziristan.
Soon after the military's announcement, officials were quoted as saying a missile from a suspected US drone attack had hit a house in Chuhatra village in Bajaur.
"The missile hit home of Maulvi Faqir [a local Taliban commander] and we have reports of 10 dead," Abdul Malik, an official in the region, was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.
Other reports said 14 people had been killed. The Associated Press quoted Mohammad Jamil, a government official, as saying the suspect US drone attack had killed as many as 22 people.
The target appeared to be Faqir Mohammad, a prominent Taliban leader, but he is believed to have escaped, Jamil said.
All of those killed were said to be Taliban fighters.
Pakistan's military has denied that a US drone attack was behind the deaths of as many as 22 people in the country's tribal areas, insisting that the campaign against the Taliban there is a purely Pakistani offensive.
The confusion over the incident on Saturday slightly overshadowed the military's claim that it had captured the hometown of Hakimullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader in South Waziristan.
Soon after the military's announcement, officials were quoted as saying a missile from a suspected US drone attack had hit a house in Chuhatra village in Bajaur.
"The missile hit home of Maulvi Faqir [a local Taliban commander] and we have reports of 10 dead," Abdul Malik, an official in the region, was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.
Other reports said 14 people had been killed. The Associated Press quoted Mohammad Jamil, a government official, as saying the suspect US drone attack had killed as many as 22 people.
The target appeared to be Faqir Mohammad, a prominent Taliban leader, but he is believed to have escaped, Jamil said.
All of those killed were said to be Taliban fighters.
Pakistani Army Captures Taliban Stronghold
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a week of fighting Taliban and Qaeda militants in the mountains of South Waziristan, the Pakistani Army said Saturday that it had captured a town important for both its symbolic and strategic value.
Taliban commanders, Qari Hussain. Mr. Hussain is believed to be the organizer and trainer of the group’s suicide bombing squads.
The army has been struggling in the treacherous terrain in South Waziristan, long a militant sanctuary. Military officials said Saturday that Kotkai had been taken only after “intense fighting.” Four days ago, the militants repulsed the first army attempt to capture the town and killed nine soldiers, according to a military intelligence officer.
It was the first notable sign of progress in what military analysts say will be an arduous slog for the army against a resilient enemy. And it came as Pakistan has been enduring a withering series of terrorist attacks over the past three weeks.
At a military briefing Saturday, the information minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, acknowledged that the attacks, which have focused on police and government sites and have killed about 200 people, had taken a serious toll. But he insisted that “the nation will not be terrorized,” and he used tougher language against militants than was common among Pakistani officials just a few months ago.
Taliban commanders, Qari Hussain. Mr. Hussain is believed to be the organizer and trainer of the group’s suicide bombing squads.
The army has been struggling in the treacherous terrain in South Waziristan, long a militant sanctuary. Military officials said Saturday that Kotkai had been taken only after “intense fighting.” Four days ago, the militants repulsed the first army attempt to capture the town and killed nine soldiers, according to a military intelligence officer.
It was the first notable sign of progress in what military analysts say will be an arduous slog for the army against a resilient enemy. And it came as Pakistan has been enduring a withering series of terrorist attacks over the past three weeks.
At a military briefing Saturday, the information minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, acknowledged that the attacks, which have focused on police and government sites and have killed about 200 people, had taken a serious toll. But he insisted that “the nation will not be terrorized,” and he used tougher language against militants than was common among Pakistani officials just a few months ago.
Monday, October 19, 2009
TOP STORIES
- KSE plunges 426 points in horror session
Massive foreign selling on the back of security concerns saw the 100-index plunge to close at 9,411 points. - Ahmadinejad urges Zardari to ‘confront’ Iran bombers
‘Iran and Pakistan have a brotherly relationship but the presence of terrorist elements in Pakistan is not justifiable.’ - Karachi police arrests Tehrik-i-Taliban leader
Akhtar Zaman and his three associates were captured in a raid in the neighbourhood of Sohrab Goth. - South Waziristan offensive kills 18 more militants: army
The latest fatalities brought to 78 the number of militants killed since the operation began early Saturday. - Madressahs in Islamabad searched for militants
Police inspected at least 10 such schools to ensure they were not housing terrorists in the guise of students.
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