Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- April 29, 2009

A Pakistani police officer stands guard on Sunday at a main bazaar of Sehwari, a village of Buner district. Taliban militants entered Buner this month, following a peace deal in which the militants agreed to disarm. Naveed Ali / Los Angeles Times

Pakistan Takes Revenge For Taliban 'Withdrawal Sham' -- Independent Online

Fresh military strikes after intercepts disclose strategy of Swat valley militants.

Backed by fighter jets and helicopter gunships, Pakistani troops dramatically expanded a military offensive against Taliban hideouts yesterday after fresh evidence emerged of the militants' determination to extend their reach beyond the Swat valley and towards the capital.

Army chiefs said the operation in Buner, which followed swiftly on the heels of a military bombardment of Lower Dir, was expected to last a week. The aim was to "eliminate and expel" an estimated 500 militants scattered across the strategic valley, which lies just 70 miles north of Islamabad, officials said.

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