Pakistani Militants Are On The Offensive
Pakistan Militants Kill 41 In Mass Execution, Attack On Shi'ites -- Reuters
Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate incidents, officials said on Sunday, challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of hardline Islamist groups.
The United States has long pressured nuclear-armed ally Pakistan to crack down harder on both homegrown militants groups such as the Taliban and others which are based on its soil and attack Western forces in Afghanistan.
In the north, 21 men working for a government-backed paramilitary force were executed overnight after they were kidnapped last week, a provincial official said.
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Update: Bomb kills 19 Pakistan pilgrims, 21 troops shot dead -- AFP
My Comment: What will it take for the Pakistani military and intelligence services to finally act against these militants and Al Qaeda linked terror organizations .... your guess is as good as mine.
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