Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- October 3, 2009

Pakistan Plans Key Offensive -- Washington Post

Military to Target Taliban Stronghold

Pakistan's military is preparing for what may be one of its most significant offensives in years against a major Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan, according to Pakistani and U.S. officials and local residents.

The operation in and around the tribal area known as South Waziristan will target Taliban fighters from the powerful Mehsud tribe, according to one Pakistani official.

Two Pakistani army brigades are in Wana, a town in South Waziristan, and additional troops have recently moved into the region, according to a Pakistani intelligence official in Wana.

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Pakistan plans attack to 'break Taliban's back' -- Press Trust of India
FATA MPs protest possible South Waziristan operation -- Daily Times
US Officials Believe Pakistani Taliban Leader Dead -- Voice of America
Pakistan kills 27 militants: military -- AFP
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Uzbek militants name Yaldashev’s successor -- Dawn
Pakistan: Anti-Taliban tribal elder fatally shot -- Yahoo News/AP
Scores of bodies found in Pakistan's Swat valley -- Miami Herald/McClatchy
Video appears to show Pakistan army abuses -- Yahoo News/AP

Pakistan Committed to Fighting Militants, Foreign Minister Insists -- L.A. Times
Obama aides acknowledge Pakistan’s progress toward political stability, anti-militant success: WP -- Associated Press Of Pakistan
Pakistan amends anti-terror laws -- BBC

Musharraf: U.S., Pakistan 'suddenly' lost track of bin Laden -- USA Today
Al-Qaeda needs to be eliminated: Musharraf -- Dawn
Pakistani official rejects presence of Mullah Omar in Balouchistan -- China View
US demands urgent action in Quetta -- Dawn
Mullah Omar in Quetta, Osama in FATA: US diplomat -- Daily Times
US Envoy: Bin Laden, Taliban Leadership Operating in Pakistan -- Voice of America
Osama bin Laden operating from Pakistan -- Dawn
Pakistan denies U.S. claim of Taliban, Al-Qaeda presence in Quetta -- China View

State Dept. rethinks how to deliver aid to Pakistan -- USA Today
Pakistan welcomes US aid package -- AFP