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Tribal push needed to quash Taliban in Pakistan: Analysts

Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 12:53

Pakistan may be buoyed by a push against the Taliban in Swat, but a warning has been sounded that the Islamist threat cannot be quashed without a determined assault against militants entrenched in the tribal belt.

Over 120 militants killed in Pak tribal belt

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 14:16

Over 120 militants have been killed and over 50 injured in fresh anti-insurgency operations by Pak security forces backed by helicopters gunships.

Al Qaeda No 2 urges support in Pak tribal areas

Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2009, 14:09

Al Qaeda`s number two Ayman Zawahiri called on Thursday on Pakistanis to support jihadists in the country`s tribal areas, saying it was "the" battle against the American "crusaders”, said the US-based SITE Intelligence group.