Summary
Despite widespread skepticism of the Pakistani military’s will and ability to fight the Taliban, the second Swat campaign appears to be on the road to a successful conclusion with the expulsion of the Taliban from the once scenic valley. Backed by civilian support, Pakistan’s military leadership looks to have plotted and executed a well thought [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mehsud'
Assessing the Success in Swat
May 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: AH1 Cobra · Baitullah Mehsud · FATA · Maulana Fazlullah · Mehsud · Pakistan Air Force · Pakistan Army · Swat · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan
Islamabad Intrigues: The Army Edition
January 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments
THE ARMY ADVANCES …
Hot off its relative success in sweeping Swat of militants led by Maulana Fazlullah, sources report that the Pakistan Army has set its sights on Baitullah Mehsud, the purported mastermind behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
In addition to military action, sources also report that a major facet of the newfound campaign involves [...]
Tags: Afghanistan · Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Asif Zardari · Attack on Benazir Bhutto · Baitullah Mehsud · Benazir Bhutto · Benazir Bhutto Assassination · Chief of Army Staff · Elections - February 2008 · FATA · Maulana Fazlullah · Mehsud · Military Intelligence · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan Army · Pakistan People's Party · Pervez Musharraf · Shahbaz Sharif · Swat · Taliban · War on Terror
The Real Crisis: Taming the Tribal Belt
November 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Casuistic Crisis
The world is fixated on the “crisis” in Pakistan spawned by Pres. Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule. The media is bombarding us with news that the regime is unstable, the nation is “plunging into chaos” and that the country’s nuclear weapons are at risk — frankly, nothing could be further from [...]
Tags: Afghanistan · Aurakzai · CIA · Central Intelligence Agency · FATA · Frontier Corps · Mehsud · NATO · Pakistan Army · Relations with United States · Swat · Taliban · War on Terror · Waziristan








