Six Taliban fighters killed, 21 surrender in NWFPSeptember 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least six Taliban fighters were killed and 21 others surrendered to Pakistani security forces during raids and search operations in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the last 24 hours. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces nabbed three extremists including one of the top Taliban commanders Muhammad Amin Qari during raids in the Swat Valley.
US envoy to Pak visited Mingora last weekSeptember 15th, 2009 Mingora (Swat, Pakistan), - U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W.
18 bullet-riddled bodies of Taliban discovered in SwatAugust 16th, 2009 Peshawar (NWFP, Pakistan), - Pakistan army sources on Sunday said they had recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 Taliban militants from some locations in the Swat Valley. "Eighteen dead bodies of militants were found in Barikot, Shamozai, Kabal and Kanju," the Dawn quoted a local military spokesman, as telling a news agency.
Pakistani troops find bodies of 18 militants in SwatAugust 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops Sunday found bodies of at least 18 suspected militants in the scenic Swat valley, where the army is wrapping up a three-month offensive against the Taliban, media reports said. The corpses were discovered the same day that US President Barack Obama's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, was scheduled to visit Mingora, the main town of the district.
Mutilated bodies of five Taliban suspects found in NWFPAugust 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD/MOHMAND AGENCY - The mutilated bodies of five suspect Taliban fighters have been recovered in the insurgency-hit Swat valley in Pakistan's northwest. The private NNI news agency quoted reports, as saying that bullet-ridden bodies of four Taliban fighters were found along a river at Anghro Derai and Kanju areas of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Swat tribesmen turning the tables on the TalibanAugust 10th, 2009 LAHORE - Residents of Mingora, one of the main cities of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, have long been used to seeing bullet-riddled bodies dumped on the streets. But now, according to the Daily Times, the pattern has reversed.
Pak's Swat Valley fears dark battles aheadAugust 3rd, 2009 Mingora (Swat, Pakistan), - Beneath the surface of relative calm in the Swat Valley, there is a sense of both fear and hope over whether peace will ever return to the area in the wake of the military offensive against the Taliban. According to a New York Times report, Mingora, the battle-scarred capital city of the Swat Valley, remains tense, and Pakistan's efforts to restore normalcy is being seen as a vital test of the government's resolve to stand up to the Taliban.
14 militants killed in PakistanJuly 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army said Saturday that 14 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with security forces in the country's northwestern Swat valley and its adjoining district of Buner. According to an army statement 10 militants died when the troops conducted search operations in four areas of Buner, located some 100 km northwest of Islamabad.
33 Taliban fighters killed in South Waziristan, Malakand: Pak ArmyJuly 23rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Army has killed at least 27 Taliban fighters in various districts of the Malakand division in the last 24 hours. According to an ISPR statement, fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan killing six close aides of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud.
Pakistan army says Taliban militant leader in Swat Valley wounded in airstrikeJuly 8th, 2009 Pakistani army: Militant leader in Swat woundedISLAMABAD — A Pakistani army spokesman says the leader of the Taliban in the Swat Valley has been wounded in an airstrike. The spokesman said Wednesday "credible information" showed Maulana Fazlullah had been hit.
Pakistan Army names new commander for Swat operationJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army has named Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Nadeem to command the Swat operation against the Taliban, a media report said Saturday.
80 percent of Pakistanis consider Taliban a threat to their country: ReportJuly 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban is loosing support among the people of Pakistan, as about 80 percent of them are against the banned outfit and have termed it a threat for the country, a survey has revealed. According to a World Public Opinion (WPO) report, about 80 percent of the Pakistanis are against the Taliban.
Too early for Pakistan to declare victory in Swat: HolbrookeJune 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that it is too soon for Pakistan to declare victory in the Swat Valley, where the Army has purportedly put the Taliban insurgents on the back foot. Holbrooke, attending a G8 conference on stabilizing Pakistan and Afghanistan in Italy, said in an interview that it was too early for Pakistan to announce victory in Swat.
I knew Swat peace deal with 'irrational' Taliban wouldn't work: ZardariMay 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Asif Ali Zardari has said he knew the Swat peace deal with the Taliban would not work, even as the Pakistan Army intensified its operation against the militant group in the troubled region. The Pakistani Army's advance in Swat marks the failure of Islamabad's boldest attempt yet to compromise with the Taliban.
Pak Army must end India-driven strategy to avoid becoming al Qaeda, Taliban caliphateApril 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Army must end its age old anti-India strategy and try to save Pakistan from becoming the caliphate of al Qaeda and the Taliban, according to a leading Islamabad based daily. The Taliban are linked to al Qaeda and they are counting on such elements in Punjab to help them take their war down to other parts of Pakistan.
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