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...tide turning in their favor in the ten-week-old military operation in Bajaur, where they say the Taliban last week offered negotiations - a sign, say government officials, that the militants' resolve is weakening. "It was the first time that the government rejected an offer of peace," says Mehmood Shah, a former chief secretary for Pakistan's tribal areas...
...Benazir Bhutto, who have both been exiled. If Musharraf can prove that he is committed to democracy, Pakistanis may well choose to keep him in power. Armed with such a mandate, Musharraf would be better poised to tackle militancy in the tribal areas. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri concedes that the peace agreement with the tribes in Waziristan has "weaknesses" that the government is addressing. An official says Islamabad intends to send two new brigades of troops to seize back the initiative...
...long. "Frankly, people would die there if we didn't work here," he says. Come spring, he will be back in Paris, cleaning offices, and changing the way the world spreads its wealth around. Reported by Amanda Bower/San Francisco, Matt Brown/San Jose, Zamira Loebis/Surabaya, Dolly Mascareñas/Zacapoaxtla, Sayem Mehmood/ Paris, Austin Ramzy/Hong Kong, Simon Robinson/ Ambadedi and Nelly Sindayen/Manila
...shattered, improvised houses. The survival of those people is inextricably linked to the provision of material aid and logistical assistance. Pakistan's resources are grossly overtaxed. Help from the world's wealthy communities in this hour of need would have an everlasting impact on the survivors of the quake. Mehmood Aziz Naviwala Karachi
...MEHMOOD AZIZ NAVIWALA Karachi