Pakistani Forces Mount Drive - WSJ.com - The Diigo Meta page

• 04 Jul 08
  

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  • The new government pursued peace negotiations in an effort to stop the militant attacks that have grown in Pakistani cities in the past year. But that approach has been accompanied by growing alarm about the consolidation and spread of militant influence in the northwest.
  • Major Gen. Mohammed Aslam Khattak, the operation's commanding officer, said maximum force was used to clear the area of militants and re-establish the authority of the government. He said the operation could be extended against other militant leaders.
  • Mr. Mehsud, who is head of a movement called Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, has been accused of masterminding dozens of suicide attacks targeting security forces and government installations in Islamabad and in Rawalpindi, the headquarters of Pakistan army. He has also been accused of organizing the December assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, though he denies any involvement.

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