Pakistan Is Poised To Launch Major Military Operations In North Waziristan

Pakistan Plans Military Operation In North Waziristan, Targeting Extremist Groups -- Washington Post

The Pakistani government is on the verge of launching a major military offensive in the North Waziristan tribal region following a series of brutal Taliban attacks in recent weeks and the apparent failure of peace talks with the militants, according to a senior Pakistani official.

“It could be any day,” said the official, who added that military plans have been shared with top U.S. officials who have long urged an offensive.

Planning for the operation comes amid a Pakistan-requested pause in U.S. drone strikes now entering its third month — the longest period without an attack in more than two years — and a series of high-level U.S.-Pakistan meetings.

Pakistan’s defense secretary, Asif Yasin Malik, is currently heading a delegation of security officials in Washington. CIA Director John Brennan quietly visited Pakistan last week, days after Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, head of the U.S. Central Command, held meetings at military headquarters in Rawalpindi.

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More News On Reports That Pakistan Is Preparing To Launch Military Operations Against The Taliban In North Waziristan

Pakistan launches new strikes near Afghan border; warns militants -- Reuters
Pakistan poised for offensive in North Waziristan -- Washington Post/AP
Pakistan air strikes against militants in tribal areas -- BBC
Pakistan jets strike Taliban in tribal areas -- Al Jazeera
Pakistan airstrikes in northwest kill 30 -- Global Post/AFP
Why Pakistan is on the verge of a new civil war -- Mansoor Jafar, Al Arabiya

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