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Pakistani troops fight locals in Waziristan
Pakistani paramilitary forces launched an operation on Tuesday against tribal fighters sheltering al Qaeda militants near the Afghan border, witnesses said. Heavy gunfire could be heard from an area where some of the wanted tribesmen were believed to be hiding, said residents of the town of Wana. The clash came a day before U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was due to visit Pakistan. Speaking as he flew to India on Monday, Powell urged Pakistan to ramp up its military activities near the Afghan border.
I guess there were one too many deadlines.
"Colin? Say, this is Perv. Could you put off your visit for another week?"
"No."
"We can hear heavy gunfire. It started early in the morning," one resident of the town, 360 km southwest of Islamabad, told Reuters. Frontier Corps troops had been seen earlier moving in to the area in the South Waziristan tribal agency. Men from the corps sealed off the area and stopped reporters approaching. There was no word on any casualties.
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-03-16
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