In Taliban's view I am 'the Messenger of Devil': Pashtun Poet

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- "If there was a paradise on Earth that was the beautiful valley of Swat. It had heritage, history and traditions based on love and peace", said Abdurrahim Roghani.

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Fazlullah escapes to Afghanistan, claims BBC

PESHAWAR : BBC has claimed that Maulana Fazlullah, a cleric turned militant leader in Swat has escaped to Afghanistan. Fazlullah told BBC that he has reached Afghanistan safely. He threatened that guerilla attacks will be launched soon against the security forces in Swat.

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The assassin struck shortly after morning prayers, storming into a room at the compound where Qari Zainuddin was staying and opening up with a volley of fire. The militant leader was rushed to a nearby hospital but declared dead.

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The swift and focused operations on multiple fronts and from four directions in Malakand Division helped in forcing militants to come out in open and wage pitched battles. Mass attacks were covered by suicide attackers riding explosive laden vehicles.

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Millions Wait To Return To Their "Paradise"

On 20 May, Akbar Khan, a 70-year-old farmer in the Nawagai village of Swat in northwestern Pakistan, was returning from his orchards and rice fields when a group of Taliban fighters entered his village and occupied the main thoroughfare.

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The army was employed in Swat in November 2007 by Gen Musharraf to check growing militancy. It succeeded in restoring order and enabling the interim government to hold general elections on 18 February 2008.

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Pakistan's military offensive against the Taliban has been in progress for one month. Military forces have begun intense fighting in Mingora, the Swat district headquarters, but are facing logistical challenges from the millions of internally displaced people.

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The operations of the Pakistani security forces against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliate the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) have been marked by a lack of intelligence, physical security in the non-tribal areas, an over-all strategy, direction a …

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The Taliban's advances into the heartland of Pakistan have alarmed the West. How close are the extremists to acquiring nuclear warheads? The Americans have urged the Pakistanis to put aside their differences with India and pursue militant Islamists on their own soil.

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With the Halloween masks on, it is difficult to see the real faces and read the minds of Pakistan's power holders.

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The peace deal between the Islamabad government and local Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley has, once again, drawn international attention towards Maulana Sufi Muhammad, a pro-Taliban religious leader who has long fought for the implementation of shari' …

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PESHAWAR: A Grand Peace Jirga of political and religious leadership in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has approved implementation of Nizam-e-Adal Regulation in the conflict-ridden Malakand region of the province here on Monday.

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Taliban Announce 10-day Ceasefire In Swat

MINGORA: In view of the ongoing peace process Taliban in Swat Valley of Pakistan have announced a 10-day cease-fire saying that they will retaliate if the security forces fired upon them.

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PESHAWAR: In a bid to bring peace to the volatile Swat valley efforts at both provincial and local levels are in full swing.

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In October 2007, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf deployed more than 25,000 security forces to Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan to fight against Taliban militants under the command of Maulana Fazlullah and restore peace to the picturesque valley.

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Militant Commander Summons 40 Politicians To Appear Before Taliban Court

By Shaheen Buneri MINGORA, Jan 25: Maulana Fazlullah, Taliban commander in restive Swat Valley of North Western Pakistan while issuing a list of the names of 40 political and social leaders on his illegal FM Radio here on Sunday has warned that these people immediately appear b …

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The announcement was made on Friday by a spokesman of radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah - who has waged armed struggle to impose Taliban rule in the district - on a pirated FM radio frequency regularly used by the militants.

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The Pakistani government has ordered major military offensives against the Islamist groups in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), which are allegedly assisting the insurgency against US and NATO forces over the border in Afghan …

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NW Pakistan 'On the Brink of Civil War'

By Shaheen Buneri Peshawar, Pakistan (CNSNews.com) – Pakistan's military claims to have killed at least 94 Taliban militants in stepped-up operations in the North West Frontier Province's Swat valley, following the collapse of a truce. Amid reports that the militants a …

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Taliban 'Peace Deal' in Tatters in NW Pakistan

By Shaheen Buneri Peshawar, Pakistan (CNSNews.com) – A two-month-old peace agreement between a provincial government in northwest Pakistan and Taliban radicals has brought no respite from violence, yet authorities appear reluctant to stop negotiating and crack down.

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Taliban Effectively Ruling Area of NW Pakistan After Peace Deal

By Shaheen Buneri Peshawar (Pakistan):Taliban militants in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province who recently signed a peace agreement with the government are wasting no time in cementing their control.

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Pakistan signs peace agreement with Taliban in Swat valley

PESHAWAR: To put an end to violence and restore peace to the volatile region government and local Taliban have agreed to sign a peace agreement in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan North West Frontier Province (NWFP) here on Wednesday.

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Attacks imperil girls' education in Pakistan's scenic valley

By Shaheen Buneri Peshawar - Spogmai, 11, a girl student in Matta area of the conflict-ridden Swat valley in north-west Pakistan, had loved taking religious lessons in a nearby seminary after her classes at an English-language medium school. But now she is reluctant.

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Militants Torch Girls' School in NW Pakistan

By Shaheen Buneri PESHAWAR:Unidentified attackers set fire to a girls' high school and planted bombs in its science laboratory in the Charbagh area of the conflict-ridden Swat district in North West Pakistan. School watchman, Toti Gul, said that 40-50 men entered the schoo …

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25,000 Pakistani soldiers have been fighting against militants of pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah for the last five months in the scenic Swat valley of northwestern Pakistan.

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