Pakistan Courts Resentment as it Seeks Tribal Militants
Pakistan is grappling with local resistance as it presses tribesmen along the Afghan border to hand over people accused of harboring foreign militants, in an effort that coincides with a major U.S. offensive aimed at nabbing al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. The deaths in a firefight Tuesday that left 40 people dead, including 16 … Continue reading “Pakistan Courts Resentment as it Seeks Tribal Militants”