US has carried out two drone attacks on training camps of Baitullah Mehsud within a week. It signals Obama administrtion’s resolve to expand the campaign against miltants who are active in cross-border attacks on Afghanistan.
The Pak army chief Gen Kayani is in Washington for consultations as the war strategy is being rejiged by Pentagon. The deal Islamabad has put in place with Sufi Muhammad of TNSM to let Sharia be implemented in Swat will embolden the Taliban to spread their net deep into Pakistan.
Significantly, US is adopting the same deal route to buy peace in Afghansitan though it has criticised the Swat deal.
