Pakistani Taliban are on alert during a rally of their leader Sufi Muhammad in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on April 19, 2009. Photo APTaliban Claims Victory Near Islamabad -- CNN
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Taliban militants who implemented Islamic law in Pakistan's violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring district.
Control of the Buner district brings the Taliban closer to the capital, Islamabad, than they have been since they started their insurgency. Islamabad is 96 kiloemeters (60 miles) from the district.
"Our strength is in the hundreds," said Moulana Mohammad Khalil, as heavily armed men openly patrolled the roads in pickup trucks, singing Islamic anthems.
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