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| Swat's Taliban expand operations |
| 2009-04-22 |
| After a peace deal with the NWFP government, the Swat Taliban are expanding their operations into nearby regions. Dozens have been streaming into the Buner district to take over mosques and government offices, BBC reported. On Tuesday, local sources told Daily Times the Taliban were patrolling bazaars in some tehsils of the Buner district. They said armed Taliban were guarding the entry and exit points of Gadezai, Salarzai and Ghashezi tehsils and other areas of the district. The Taliban have also set up 'checkposts' in Kanga Gul village on Malakand's border, at Naway Dhand village on the border of Mardan and Tutalai village on the border of Swabi district, they added. Policemen have stopped attending their duties in the district. Also on Tuesday, Taliban kidnapped four men including servants of ANP leader Afzal Khan Lala from Drashkhela area of Matta tehsil of Swat. Armed Taliban are patrolling Kabal, Matta, Charbagh, Khawzakhela, Shamozo, GT Road and Qambar and have set up checkposts in many areas. They have also set up courts in Imamdheri Markaz in Swat which are deciding cases. They also presented four soldiers kidnapped from Khawazakhela tehsil of Swat. They were identified as Lieutenant Najam, Lieutenant Junaid, Naik Shahid Rehman and Lance Naik Shakeel. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUMS > HILLARY: PAKISTAN GIVING UP TO MILITANTS. POSES A "MORTAL THREAT" TO THE ENTIRE WORLD. {fall of BUNER, PK to Talibs widouta fight directly threatens Islamabad]; + PAKISTAN ACCUSES INDIA OF MEDDLING IN AFGHANISTAN AND BALUCHISTAN [India uses AFGHANIS in covert conspiracy to attack, destabilize PAKIS]??? OTOH > NATION.PK = INDIA, RUSSIA BEHIND UNREST IN PAKISTAN??? Also on PDF > TALIBAN BEHEADING VIDEO [NSFW- very graphic/bloody] |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-22 21:09 |
| #4 I smelled rats the size of elephants with this one, too. The Pak military has had the silence of the lambs for weeks now, and I suspect they have just moved into their barracks and are sitting on their thumbs. All the city folk and lawyers who were beating the drum against Musharraf and the military are now going to get to enjoy life under Sharia and the rule of whim, until they get their royal fill of it, with a bunch of "country bumpkins" riding herd over them, beating and killing and raping at will. And stealing everything that isn't nailed down. And, of course, Obambi and company don't have a clue as to what is going on, or what to do. Which is a great opportunity for massive clusterfark. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-04-22 16:32 |
| #3 #2: I get the feeling the Posted by: Paul2 There, fixed it for you, Paul2. I also agree that the current government's days are numbered - and running very short. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-04-22 15:04 |
| #2 I get the feeling the military are behind this and another Coup is on its way!!! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2009-04-22 05:26 |
| #1 From Dawn.com The militants, who had sneaked into Gokand valley of Buner on April 4, were reported to have been on a looting spree for the past five days. They have robbed government and NGO offices of vehicles, computers, printers, generators, edible oil containers, and food and nutrition packets. Sources said that leading political figures, businessmen, NGO officials and Khawaneen, who had played a role in setting up a Lashkar to stop the Taliban from entering Buner, had been forced to move to other areas. The Taliban have extended their control to almost all tehsils of the district and law-enforcement personnel remained confined to police stations and camps. Some peace! 100 miles from Islamabad. I got this gut feeling that shit is about to hit the fan. |
| Posted by: Kofi Claitle6576 2009-04-22 03:04 |