‘US wants IDPs settled before action in Waziristan’

Although Mr Holbrooke said it could be beneficial to have simultaneous offensives -- the US Marines on the Afghan side and the Pakistani army in Fata -- the greater concern is unfinished business elsewhere. ‘Why would I push them to start an offensive when they have two million people they have to protect first?’ the US envoy said. Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 28, 2009

The Pakistani perspective on the Washington Post piece linked below. Doesn't really break new ground beyond what the Post covered, but it is interesting to see how the story is spun in Pakistan.

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