The leader of the Pakistani Taliban in the Swat Valley has been surrounded and will be captured by Pakistani security forces, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on 13 September,
The Khaleej Times
reported. Malik said in a meeting with Pashtun tribal leaders that with Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah surrounded, the core of the Taliban insurgency has been destroyed.
Other Pakistani news services reported Fazlullah agreed to surrender rather than be captured or killed. The significance of this is difficult to relate to the larger issue of the stability of North West Frontier Provinc3e. Pakistani authorities have declared an end to the fighting or victory over the Pak Taliban so often that no official statements should be credited until the authorities produce results.
In other words, how many times will Swat District have to be conquered after this latest “break through?” And what is going on in Waziristan and the other tribal agencies that are not being reported. Looks like the Swat Islamist resistance has made the Pakistan Army decide it has no stomach for counterinsurgency operations.
Other Pakistani news services reported Fazlullah agreed to surrender rather than be captured or killed. The significance of this is difficult to relate to the larger issue of the stability of North West Frontier Provinc3e. Pakistani authorities have declared an end to the fighting or victory over the Pak Taliban so often that no official statements should be credited until the authorities produce results.
In other words, how many times will Swat District have to be conquered after this latest “break through?” And what is going on in Waziristan and the other tribal agencies that are not being reported. Looks like the Swat Islamist resistance has made the Pakistan Army decide it has no stomach for counterinsurgency operations.
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