Pakistani army takes the war to S Waziristan

Pakistani troops have reportedly entered South Waziristan just days after President Asif Ali Zardari vowed to extend army offensives against militants beyond Swat.

Media reports on Tuesday said the troops, backed by helicopter gunships, had consolidated their positions in the troubled northwestern district and would soon start a major operation in the area.

Earlier, President Zardari had said in an interview with Britain's Sunday Times that government forces would extend their operations in Swat toward Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border where militants have long thrived.

"We're going to go into Waziristan, all these regions, with army operations," Zardari told the British daily, adding, "Swat is just the start. There is a larger war to fight."

Pakistan's ruling party says that the military campaign against the militants is a national struggle and not part of a proxy war fought on behalf of Washington.
Press TV