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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Time not right for operation in North Waziristan: Army
KALAYA: Pakistan will consider mounting an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan only when other tribal areas are stabilised, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt-Gen Asif Yasin Malik said on Tuesday, a position likely to anger ally Washington.
Malik said it would take at least six months to clear militants from Bajaur and Mohmand tribal agencies. “What we have to do is stabilise the whole area. I have a very large area in my command,” he told reporters on a trip to Orakzai Agency. “The issue is I need more resources.”
There are already six brigades in North Waziristan, which carry out daily operations, he added. reuters
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk