Pakistan to launch military campaign in N. Waziristan

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Pakistan to launch military campaign in N. Waziristan

By Adnan Adil
2011-05-30

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has decided to launch an offensive against militants in North Waziristan, The News reported May 30.

According to The News, the operation’s size and mode of action has been left to the armed forces command. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will take the lead by softening identified targets for ground forces.

Two days ago, the government re-opened the Razmak military college two years after its closure and removed all barricades in the area, media reported.

The newspaper reported more than 30,000 soldiers are already present in North Waziristan, while the Pakistan Army has 140,000 soldiers in the northwestern tribal region.

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Plan for operation in N. Waziristan finalised: Mullen

By Anwar Iqbal | From the Newspaper (2 hours ago) Today


Apparently, an understanding for the offensive was reached during the recent visit to Pakistan by Secretary Clinton and Admiral Mullen. – File Photo

WASHINGTON: The US military chief, Admiral Mike Mullen, said on Monday that the Pakistani government would launch a major offensive on militants in North Waziristan.
“It’s a very important fight and a very important operation,” the outgoing chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff told a television network.
In several interviews to US television channels, Admiral Mullen said part of his job as chairman had been to try and “close the trust gap” between the United States and Pakistan, which had built up over many years.
Mr Mullen said he visited Pakistan last week with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to “show the strength in terms of our commitment” because “we’re going through a difficult patch right now after the (Osama) bin Laden operation”.
The United States has long demanded the operation to eliminate the Haqqani network, which Washington claims is protected by Pakistanis.
Apparently, an understanding for the offensive was reached during the recent visit to Pakistan by Secretary Clinton and Admiral Mullen.
According to the plan, Pakistani aircraft will “soften up” militant targets before ground troops move in to wind up the operation. Pakistan had already prepared a blueprint for the offensive, which was finalised during the Clinton-Mullen visit.
Pakistani diplomatic sources in Washington confirmed that “both sides have agreed in principle to carry out the offensive”, but like their counterparts in Islamabad, they refused to say when they expect the operation to begin. Pakistan maintains about 140,000 troops in the tribal region but military experts in Washington say it will have to bring in more troops for the operation to succeed.
“We were very frank with them and they were very frank with us,” said Admiral Mullen while describing his meetings with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad last week.
“On the army side right now there is a very significant introspective look and review that is ongoing. And I think they are going to have to get through that. And that makes sense to me,” he said.
“I did hear from the military leadership their continued commitment to look ahead and work with us and we think that’s important.”
Admiral Mullen said the reports of his allegedly tense conversations with Pakistani leaders were ‘overstated’.
“We had a very good, frank, open discussion that touched on a wide range of issues. We thought it was important to have the meeting face to face to reaffirm the commitment to the relationship,” he said.
“The Bin Laden raid, specifically is something that I know the Pakistani military, the Pakistani intelligence agencies are focusing on.”
Admiral Mullen noted that Pakistan was located in a very critical part of the world. “We have common interests, and it’s important that both sides continue to commit to eradicating those terrorists.”
The US military chief pointed out that in the US “one of the things that does not get enough focus is the sacrifices that the Pakistani military has made over the course of the last several years”.
They have lost thousands of soldiers in this fight while “10-plus thousand” were wounded.
“They have a significant internal threat and I think it’s vital that we continue to try to figure out a way ahead, even through these most difficult of times,” the admiral said.
The US military chief said the “most important part” of his and Secretary Clinton’s meetings in Islamabad was the categorical statement that they issued, which made it clear that “we’ve seen no evidence of the senior leadership had any knowledge of Bin Laden’s presence there”.
Bin Laden, he said, had to have “some kind of network … to be able to sustain an existence” but senior Pakistani leaders were not aware of this network.
“And the Pakistanis hear America’s displeasure over that loud and clear I assume,” he was asked. “Yes, they do certainly,” the admiral replied.
Reuters adds: Humanitarian agencies active in Pakistan’s northwest have been quietly told to prepare for up to 365,000 displaced people in advance of the military offensive in North Waziristan, a senior official with an international humanitarian agency said on Monday .
The official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, was responding to reports that Pakistan would launch a military offensive against terrorists’ safe havens in the Afghan border regions.
“Humanitarian agencies operating in Fata and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were given the heads up two weeks ago by the authorities of a possible displacement of up to 50,000 families,” he said.

[unknownprince]

na pakis serving their masters, master say we sick, na pak says I sick.

no shame, no honor, no dignity.

[faye]

if the americans had not wanted the taliban to head for pakistan, surely, they would have been waiting for them at the border areas. i wonder how strategic was the act of chasing the taliban to pakistan?

[unknownprince]

if the americans had not wanted the taliban to head for pakistan, surely, they would have been waiting for them at the border areas. i wonder how strategic was the act of chasing the taliban to pakistan?

They have failed and lost a war, nothing can be done.

If they were to go to war with China, they will make noise against India or Russia.

This operation probably wont even happen.

No one has to listen to the US anymore, not even na pak slaves.

[Karachi]

really, what a pathetic group of people we have running this country, indeed they are nothing but slaves. the morons dont realise the more they do this, the more difficulty the country will get into.

[emkhan]

Toramana, comerade and many others should be happy now.
American slaves have decided to launch operation in N. waziristaan.

[unknownprince]

emkhan, do you think the will actually go ahead with this?

[emkhan]

Yes my brother, I know pakistani ISI, army and govt can do anything when it comes to American orders.

[unknownprince]

Yes my brother, I know pakistani ISI, army and govt can do anything when it comes to American orders.

Your right, they are the biggest slaves.

lets see what happens. I want to know what Toramana and pir-Rokhan think.

[Digital Malang]

The more they send the napak soldiers to waziristan the more they bring them back in coffins.

[unknownprince]

Nato frisks away 5 men in unilateral NWA raid

Nato frisks away 5 men in unilateral NWA raid

Published: May 31, 2011

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MIRANSHAH (Agencies) - Nato forces violated Pakistani airspace on Monday as two of its helicopters intruded into the Pakistani territory.
Sources said that two Nato choppers entered the Pakistani airspace to hunt insurgents in the border area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA). The Nato helicopters entered the border area, claiming that five members of the Haqqani network have been arrested after the search operation. It is worth mentioning here that two Nato helicopters had violated Pakistan’s airspace at Admi Kot post in North Waziristan Agency last week and had fired at the army check post, injuring two security personnel.
Meanwhile, tribesmen and citizens have expressed their anguish over repeated violation of airspace by Nato in the border areas. Criticising the suspicious silence of the country’s leadership over Nato violations, they said that sovereignty of the country has been ruined in the hands of the current rulers.
They urged the armed forces to appropriately protest the violation by Nato forces to ensure safety of the citizens. Unconfirmed reports from intelligence sources said that five Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders were arrested Monday morning in the Gorvait area of North Waziristan by Nato forces and later taken away by two Nato helicopters to Afghanistan.
According to the sources, who asked to remain anonymous, the action was taken by the Nato forces without informing the Pakistani government. If so, this is yet another Abbottabad-like operation taken by the foreign forces on the Pakistani soil without the knowledge of the Pakistani side.
Political agent of North Waziristan also confirmed the news. So far there is no official report about the Monday morning’s operation taken by the Nato forces in North Waziristan.
On May 2, the US forces conducted a raid in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Abbottabad, during which al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in his compound. As the US side did not inform the Pakistani side until the raid was over, it led to a strong protest from the Pakistani side as Pakistan considers the unilateral action taken by the United States has seriously violated its sovereignty.

[unknownprince]

The more they send the napak soldiers to waziristan the more they bring them back in coffins.

they are trying all out war against Pashtuns. It has failed before, and it will fail again if they even make another stupid mistake like before.

[Nangialay]

The state should have taken this initiative long ago as it would have been much fruitful. Though it is a very belated effort still it is better than not conducting the operation at all.

[afghan]

the drones are not effective any more, now the pokies should move in.