Pakistan fires up big guns to destroy Taliban leader

IN a bleak mountainous setting, 18 men in balaclavas who are loyal to Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban, fire automatic weapons into the hillside in a display of force.

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Christian Man Raped, Murdered for Refusing to Convert to Islam

A young Christian man was raped and brutally murdered in Pakistan for refusing to convert to Islam, and police are doing nothing about it, the victim’s brother and minister told FOXNews.com.

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Pakistan public opinion turning against Taliban

ISLAMABAD (AP) – The footage was chilling—a woman crying out in pain, held face-down on the ground, as a man with a long beard flogged her in front of a crowd.

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Pakistani troops take on Taliban in main Swat town

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistani security forces fought street battles with Taliban militants in the Swat Valley’s main urban center Saturday, a critical phase in the effort to wrest the northwest region near Afghanistan out of insurgent hands.

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Sea of Pakistani civilians flees area of Taliban-army fighting

Officials in North-West Frontier Province brace for hundreds of thousands. President Asif Ali Zardari and President Obama are expected to discuss the army’s operation against Taliban militants Wednesday.

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