Pakistani troops destroy Taliban stronghold
Pakistani troops have destroyed a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border and unearthed a network of underground bunkers used for planning and training of hardcore militants, a senior Pakistani security official claimed on Monday.
Pakistan will defeat the Taliban militarily in the security forces' operations in the country's restive northwest but also needs to focus on rehabilitating the thousands of civilians who have been displaced in the process, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani declared Thursday.