Pakistan set to launch military operation against Taliban in North Waziristan: WP

The Pakistan Government could soon launch a major military offensive in the North Waziristan, a US publication has reported.

The Washington Post said the Pak government has been forced to pot to carry out an operation following recent brutal Taliban attacks and the apparent failure of peace talks with the militants.

A senior Pakistani official told the newspaper that they could launch a strike any day, adding that the plans had been shared with senior US officials.

According to Dawn News, the official added that Pakistan already had 150,000 troops in the tribal region ready to 'begin a full-fledged clearing operation'.

He said that tens of thousands of residents had started leaving Fata as they too believed that a military operation was imminent.

US officials however said that they were still not sure if Pakistan would launch the operation.

The report said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz also had acknowledged that 'dialogue with the Taliban has derailed, and the writ of the state will be established in the region'.