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It would have been nice if the statement would have come from GOP not from a Pak Army spokesman Shame on GOP
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They have not been exhausted, all they need is time to clear the current area which they have captured, as large areas are still to be cleared. Just see Swat, still on daily basis militants being killed and captured and even in Malakand, there are still areas which army has not checked out fully.
Same for SWA, there is still 20% of the hardest area still to be taken by from the militants. If Army moves into any new area, it will have to lighten its troop concentration in the already captured area, thus giving militants the room to come into these areas, so end result would be the same.
PA can't release more troops, as already a hundred thousand troops are engaged and they have to clear our the Kurran-Orakzai Agencies too, as the militants have assembled there.
So the strategy is right, but if someone wishes to think it as a ploy to get more time, they are most welcome.
^^ Regroup where? In Lahore or outside Parliament? LOL
They are all scattered around now, their havens have been taken away from them. Their leaders are hiding, fighters left in SWA are getting their arses kicked, Swat has been taken back, operations in Orkazai agency started few weeks ago. PA is after them, the local tribes are against them too, public has no sympathy left for them and PA & ISI have no intention of entertaining them.
I doubt they will be able to regroup now. Their time has come to an end. Where the hell will they regroup? Unless India give them shelter, i doubt they will regroup.
The timing of this announcement is meaningful; It came after the highly inflammatory comments made by Mr. Gates while on his visit to India. Message from Mr. Gates was loud and clear, “Obey us or we will unleash India on you”. This obviously was not the song Pakistani Generals wanted to hear, so they retaliated with this latest announcement. In my opinion, there is clearly no immediate danger of the re-grouping of the TTP as they have pretty much lost their grounds in Sawat and South Waziristan. Correct me if I am wrong, but TTP does not exist in North Waziristan, which is more of a concern for the occupation forces than for the Pakistani forces. However, TTP or no TTP, the GoP must restore its writ in North Waziristan as well as it is as much the part of Pakistan as the rest of the country. Not doing fresh operation does not mean that PA is going to vacate the area it has already secured. The PA needs time to settle down things and bring them back to normal before it moves towards the North. On the other hand, this could also be a tactic, to extract more money and military support (Pakistani ‘Do More’ from the US, time will tell.
One thing I did not like about this announcement was, it had to come from the GoP not from the PA. Statements like this reinforce the impression that it is the Army not the GoP that's in control in Pakistan.
Yes, indeed; what you are saying makes lots of sense.To add to the possible reasons for making a clear statement of waiting for six months to a year before new operations (ostensibly referring to a NW operation), the US now owes Pakistan close to two billion dollars under the agreement to reimburse WoT expenses. I believe $1 billion of that has in fact been pending from 2007, and all this money has been accounted for under the new more stringent US accounting conditions.
Additionally, Pakistan could also be waiting to see if the F-16's and 500 BVR's (AIM 120) actually get delivered this time instead of the US ripping us off again.
But Taimi is there a risk of these people regroup and better prepared for the next offensive of the Army ?? This break will be helpfull for TTP to regroup itself also..
But Taimi is there a risk of these people regroup and better prepared for the next offensive of the Army ?? This break will be helpfull for TTP to regroup itself also..
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