Pakistan’s Military Wins Swat Valley Radio War (NPR)
In Pakistan’s northwestern frontier, two men recently battled for the hearts and minds of people in Swat Valley. That’s where the Pakistani government is trying to push back Islamist militants. One man is a leader of the Taliban, who is believed to be in hiding now. The other works for the publicity arm of Pakistan’s military.
Pakistan: Militants targeted after deadly suicide attack (Adnkronos)
Pakistan: Militants targeted after deadly suicide attack (AKI) – The bodies of 29 Taliban militants killed during an overnight security operation in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley were reportedly recovered on Monday. Pakistani security forces targeted the militants after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a central police station in the largest town in the Swat Valley, killing 17 police …
Pakistan to make its own drones (UPI)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Pakistan, which has been seeking drone technology from the United States, has decided to make the pilotless plane on its own for its air force.
Suicide Bombing Kills Police Recruits in Pakistan (Washington Post)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 30 — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives amid a gathering of police recruits in the heart of Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Sunday, killing at least 15 and demonstrating the Taliban’s power to attack despite the heavy military presence in the area.
Pakistan army reports killing 45 Taliban militants in Swat Valley (Los Angeles Times)
The gunbattles follow Sunday’s suicide attack on a police station. At a southwest border crossing, a line of NATO tanker trucks is attacked. ISLAMABAD Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said Monday.
Suspected Taliban torch NATO supplies in SW Pakistan (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
CHAMAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Suspected Taliban militants set fire to 18 container trucks carrying supplies for Western forces in neighbouring Afghanistan in the Pakistani border town of Chaman, police said on Monday.
