A gun merchant, foreground, prepares to test a weapon in a Pakistani tribal area, whose lawlessness is affecting nearby Peshawar. The New York TimesFrom The Washington Times:
The Islamic fundamentalist threat to Pakistan is reaching frightening proportions as Taliban militants infiltrate the key city of Peshawar, boldly attacking military headquarters and NATO supply routes and seeking to spread Islamic rule.
Taliban militants who have been tightening their control outside Peshawar for months have for the first time been patrolling inside the city of 3 million, several eyewitnesses told The Washington Times. The militants last week attacked NATO transit terminals on the Ring Road, a key thoroughfare, and kidnapped officials within the city, including a deputy superintendent of police.
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My Comment: The Islamic militants are no longer in the frontier regions .... they are now in the cities.
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