| President General Pervez Musharraf has called a high-level security meeting today (Monday) to draw up a plan to counter the increasing number of attacks on security forces in NWFP and the tribal areas. Sources told Online that the meeting would likely plan action against militants in Swat and Dir and step up the presence of security forces in the tribal areas. Online learnt that intelligence agencies had warned the government of a potential backlash from the Lal Masjid operation from Taliban supporters in the areas bordering Afghanistan and had suggested preventative measures, but these measures had been delayed. |