The Pakistani Taliban have made appeals to local tribesman for donations, stating that they are likely to be involved in a long-term fight. Dawn File Photo Taliban Retakes Town As Pakistan Offensive Runs Into Trouble -- McClatchy News
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Taliban guerrillas recaptured the birthplace of the Pakistani Taliban leader from the Pakistani army Tuesday, inflicting the heaviest military losses so far in Pakistan's high-stakes offensive in South Waziristan, a refuge for Pakistani extremists, Afghan insurgents and al Qaida.
A government attempt to foment a tribal uprising against the Pakistani Taliban also failed Tuesday. In a meeting with the top Pakistani official for the tribal areas, elders of the area's Mehsud clan refused a request to form a traditional militia, known as a lashkar, to battle the Taliban who've taken over their territory.
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Attack shuts all Pakistan schools -- BBC
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Pakistanis Continue to Flee South Waziristan -- Voice of America
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At Least Six Killed in Pakistan as Suicide Bombs Shatter Islamabad Campus -- Times Online
Attack shuts all Pakistan schools -- BBC
All or nothing, say Pakistanis fleeing Taliban offensive -- Reuters
Pakistan Offensive Heightens Fear of Refugee Crisis -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistanis Continue to Flee South Waziristan -- Voice of America
112,000 flee Pakistan offensive -- Straits Times
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US airstrike targets al Qaeda in North Waziristan -- Long War Journal
Pakistan Finds Local Allies Against Ferocious Foe -- New York Times
Punjabi Taliban Threat Growing -- Washington times
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Commentaries And Analysis
Who is Winning Battle With Insurgents in Pakistan's South Waziristan? -- ABC News
Taliban’s War on Pakistan: Lessons to draw, options to pursue -- Counter Terrorism Blog
A state of denial -- Shahid M. Amin, Dawn
The combined AfPak theatre seems to be unravelling -- Adrian Michaels
Pakistan on brink of civil war -- National Post