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Posted by: STONERS 10 months ago

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Militants who follow a pro-Taliban cleric in troubled northwestern Pakistan agreed to a cease-fire Monday, a day after security forces backed by helicopter gunships targeted their hide-outs, killing at least 10 suspected insurgents.

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STONERS10 months ago

"This is a good thing that the militants have agreed to the cease-fire, and we welcome it," Arshad Majid, the district coordination officer in Swat, told The Associated Press by telephone."
"However, he would not say how many militants or security forces had been killed in the fighting in Swat since Friday when Fazlullah's supporters began ambushing security forces. The military's public relations department said Sunday in a statement that 10 militants had been killed in the fighting. It didn't confirm reports that about a dozen security personnel had also died."
"Washington considers Musharraf a source of stability in a nuclear-armed country fighting militants in the northwest along the border with Afghanistan, an area where some think Osama bin Laden may be hiding."

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hsaleem10 months ago

It was actually offered by government of Pakistan.
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