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The ground operation, code-named Rah-i-Nijat (Urdu for "Path to Deliverance"), was launched early Saturday morning after weeks of heavy aerial bombardments that were designed to weaken militant fortifications. By Sunday, some 28,000 soldiers had moved into a remote corner of the mountainous region, in a three...
During the tense, overnight standoff at the military's headquarters over the weekend, Aqeel tried to appeal to his former army comrades. "They were trying to profess their own cause," said Major General Abbas. "They were trying to justify their own actions." In reply, hostage army officers tried to convince...
How do you make a living off of your work if you are constantly getting arrested? I have an office, and I have a room in the office. My rent is paid by the campaign. We have a kitchen, and we feed the staff, so I eat with the staff...
The heart of Pakistan's military establishment came under attack on Saturday as Taliban gunmen disguised as soldiers attempted to break into the army's heavily fortified headquarters in the garrison town of Rawalpindi. The initial fierce firefight left six military personnel and four attackers dead, but a tense standoff...
This "fedayeen" tactic - killing until killed - was also deployed with chilling effect on March 30, when Taliban attackers wearing police uniforms stormed a police academy just outside the eastern city of Lahore, leading to an eight-hour firefight before paramilitary troops and police commandos eventually overwhelmed the militants. That attack...