Pakistan Preparing To Attack The Taliban In North Waziristan

Is Pakistan Going To Attack The Taliban In North Waziristan? -- Long War Journal

Pakistani sources are telling The News that the military has agreed to launch "a careful and meticulous military offensive" in the tribal agency of North Waziristan. The report has not been confirmed, and we've heard multiple reports over the past two years of an impending operation in the Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold that never occurred. Here is the meat of The News report on the latest yet-to-be-launched North Waziristan operation:

The understanding for carrying out the operation was developed during the recently-concluded visit of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. Pakistan has always maintained that any such operation would be at its own time of choosing. It argues that its 140,000 troops committed to the northwest are too stretched fighting militants who pose a domestic threat.

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More News On Pakistan's Planned offensive In North Waziristan

Report: Pakistan to Launch Operation in North Waziristan -- Voice of America
Pakistan to launch offensive in North Waziristan - report -- Reuters
Report: Operation in North Waziristan set -- UPI
Pakistan to launch offensive military attack in N. Waziristan -- IBTimes
Pakistan under pressure to launch attacks on Islamist militants -- The Telegraph
Pakistan to launch operation in North Waziristan: Report -- Express Tribune
Forces’ ‘selective’ actions in N Waziristan on cards -- Online International News
Pak to launch military operation in North Waziristan: Report -- Daily India/ANI
Report: Operation in North Waziristan set -- Ganut News
Pakistan Aid Agencies to Prepare for N.Waziristan Evacuation -- New York Times/Reuters
Pakistan may permit US troops in N. Waziristan offensive -- World Bulletin
Stirring up the hornet’s nest in Pakistan’s northwest -- Afghan Journal/Reuters
Factbox: Reports of offensive puts North Waziristan in focus -- Reuters