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Conditions that allowed extremism to grow, spread are all still in place — not just in mountains of North Waziristan

Residents seek to flee as jets pound militant positions and start a ground sweep

PAF chief Air Marshal Sohail Aman flew an F-16 into Shawal and bombed militant hideouts

Army chief directs operation commanders to cut terrorists off from their friends, foreign support

Says country’s law and order has improved in recent months.

Meeting comes a day after new Afghan Taliban chief cast doubts on a fledgling peace process

In order to stabilise Fata, the Pakistani state has to take large-scale political and economic measures

There are limits to what military can achieve and at some point the civil administration has to step up to the plate

There is a need for more transparency regarding the information available on tribal regions & the repatriation process

Unless reservations of tribesmen are addressed, it could be hard for govt & security forces to ensure durable peace