Military offensive gives way to a new kind of justice in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — Courts are back in session in Pakistan’s Swat Valley after a three-month hiatus because of an army offensive against Taliban militants. How well the judiciary performs may be crucial in ensuring that the insurgents do not return. Suicide bombing near police station kills 15 recruits in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 15 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, officials said. Suicide bombing near police station kills 14 recruits in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 14 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, officials said. Bodies of Taliban suspects dumped in Pakistan’s Swat, relatives accuse security forcesMINGORA, Pakistan — Nearly three months after Pakistan retook the Swat Valley from the Taliban, bloodied corpses are still turning up on the streets. This time, the victims are suspected militants — and the killers are alleged to be security forces. Army: Suicide bomber blows himself up during search of town in northwestern PakistanMINGORA, Pakistan — The army says a suicide bomber has blown himself up to evade capture during a raid in a town in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern Swat Valley. Taliban spokesman threatens Malakand Commissioner to stop operationMINGORA - After a brief lull, Taliban’s Swat chapter spokesman Muslim Khan has threatened the Malakand Division Commissioner to stop the action against the extremists. Pakistani army says Taliban is kidnapping boys, training them to be suicide bombersMINGORA, Pakistan — In a voice barely above a whisper, I.H. stared at his feet as he recounted haltingly how the Taliban kidnapped him and a classmate as they played in the street. They cleaned dishes for a few days in a militant training camp in northern Pakistan before escaping during Friday prayers, he said. As schools reopen in Pakistan’s battle-scarred Swat Valley, some pray for protectionMINGORA, Pakistan — The Taliban invaded their school, an explosion damaged it and a Pakistani army offensive forced them to leave it behind. Children head back to class on first day of school in Pakistan’s battle-scarred Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — Scores of eager children headed back to school in northern Pakistan’s battle-scarred Swat Valley on Saturday, many attending classes in buildings damaged during recent fighting between Taliban militants and security forces. Runaway ’suicide bombers’ recount their harrowing ordeal at Taliban terror campsMINGORA - The four teenage boys who were abducted by the Taliban to be trained as suicide bombers have revealed their harrowing experience during the captivity of the militants. Official: Decapitated body of Pakistani police constable found in Swat as violence persistsMINGORA, Pakistan — Police say the decapitated body of a Pakistani police constable has been discovered in a town in Swat Valley. Children brainwashed, trained for suicide attacks arrested from SwatMINGORA - Pakistani security forces have seized 14 vehicles equipped for suicide attacks and arrested nine people trained for suicide bombings and other subversive activities. Pak cops banking on Pashtun revenge culture to keep Taliban at bay in SwatMINGORA - The military offensive in Pakistan’s Swat Valley may be nearing its end, with the Army claiming that it has forced the Taliban and other extremists to leave the region, besides sanitizing scores of militants. Pakistani military says it may have to stay in Swat for another year to keep the peaceMINGORA, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers stood guard along its narrow roads, but there was no sign of civilian life in the Swat Valley’s main city, nor signs of the Taliban. Across the river stood another militant stronghold, reminding the army its work was not done. Commander: Pakistani military may have to stay in Swat for another yearMINGORA, Pakistan — The military offensive to expel the Taliban from Pakistan’s Swat Valley could take another two months to complete, and troops may have to stay for a year to prevent militants from retaking control, commanders said Wednesday. Thousands of residents flee conflict-hit MingoraMINGORA - Thousands of stranded Mingora residents have fled Mingora and its surrounding localities after security forces relaxed curfew for some hours on Sunday. Pakistan lifts curfews in more Swat towns; more violence elsewhereMINGORA, Pakistan — The military lifted curfews Monday in seven towns in the Swat Valley in a further sign of confidence that its offensive against the Taliban there is making progress, while a bomb killed two people elsewhere in the northwest. Pakistan lifts curfews in more Swat towns; more violence elsewhereMINGORA, Pakistan — The military lifted curfews Monday in seven towns in the Swat Valley in a further sign of confidence that its offensive against the Taliban there is making progress, while a bomb killed two people elsewhere in the northwest. ‘Cooking tree leaves:’ Trapped residents emerge, seek food in main town in Pakistani valleyMINGORA, Pakistan — People trapped at home for weeks emerged in search of food at barren shops while corpses lay exposed in the Swat Valley’s main city, as a Pakistani official suggested the army offensive against the Taliban in the region could end in days. Pakistan: Corpses lay exposed in retaken Swat town; scores of militants killed elsewhereMINGORA, Pakistan — Corpses lay exposed in the Swat Valley’s main town on Sunday, and residents rushed to mostly empty markets in search of food a day after the military claimed to have retaken the city from the Taliban. Curfew’s lift lets thousands flee Pakistan valley; army says up to 500 militants killed so farMINGORA, Pakistan — Tens of thousands of civilians, many on foot or donkey-led carts, took advantage of a lifted curfew to flee Pakistan’s embattled Swat Valley on Sunday, while the army said it had killed 400 to 500 militants in its battle against the Taliban. Civilians rush out of Pakistani valley as curfew lifted _ on foot, motorbike or donkey cartMINGORA, Pakistan — Thousands of fearful civilians — many on foot or donkey-pulled carts — streamed out of a conflict-ridden Pakistani valley Sunday as authorities briefly lifted a curfew. The army said it had killed scores of militants in the latest fighting. Civilians rush out of Pakistani valley as curfew lifted, fighting expected to intensifyMINGORA, Pakistan — Thousands of fearful civilians, many on foot, fled a war-torn Pakistani valley on Sunday as authorities lifted a curfew for a few hours amid a lull in fighting between the military and the Taliban. Desperation and fear in Pakistani hospitals, refugee camps as fighting rages in Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — Civilians cowered in hospital beds and trapped residents struggled to feed their children Saturday, as Pakistani warplanes pounded a Taliban-held valley in what the prime minister called a “war of the country’s survival.” Pakistan army says up to 55 Taliban militants killed in valley offensiveMINGORA, Pakistan — Doctors rushed to treat wounded Pakistani civilians and desperate refugees looted U.N. supplies on Saturday, as thousands of troops backed by bomb-dropping warplanes sought to purge Taliban militants from a northwestern valley. Civilian casualties mount as Pakistan army battles TalibanMINGORA, Pakistan — Doctors rushed to treat wounded Pakistani civilians and desperate refugees looted U.N. supplies on Saturday, as thousands of troops backed by bomb-dropping warplanes sought to purge Taliban militants from a northwestern valley. Taliban trap civilians in Pakistani war zone as troops maintain assault, witnesses sayMINGORA, Pakistan — Taliban militants blocked roads with rocks and trees, preventing terrified civilians from fleeing a Pakistani valley Thursday as the army stepped up a ground and air assault on the guerrillas that has been applauded by the U.S., witnesses said. Pakistani jets bomb suspected militants as residents appeal for pause in fighting to escapeMINGORA, Pakistan — Pakistani jets screamed over a Taliban-controlled town Friday and bombed suspected militant positions as desperate residents appealed for a pause in the fighting so they could escape. Pakistani jets bomb suspected militants as residents appeal for pause in fighting to escapeMINGORA, Pakistan — Pakistani jets screamed over a Taliban-controlled town Friday and bombed suspected militant positions as desperate residents appealed for a pause in the fighting so they could escape. Pakistan army says it has killed 140 militants in Swat valley operationsMINGORA, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army says it has killed 140 militants in battles over the last 24 hours in the northwestern Swat Valley. |
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