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Pakistani Taliban vow to fight until 'last breath'
The Pakistani Taliban have vowed to resist military advances in the northwest's Swat Valley until their "last breath," while the government seeks to rally political support for the offensive ahead of potentially bloody urban battles.
- AP
- Published: 11:38 May 18, 2009
Islamabad: The Pakistani Taliban have vowed to resist military advances in the northwest's Swat Valley until their "last breath," while the government seeks to rally political support for the offensive ahead of potentially bloody urban battles.
The army said on Sunday it was battling militants on the outskirts of a major Swat city and had entered two other Taliban-held towns. Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said the militants were prepared for any onslaught.
Khan told The Associated Press in a brief phone call from an undisclosed location, "We will fight until the last breath for the enforcement of Islamic law."
Meanwhile, the prime minister insisted on Monday that Pakistan's nuclear weapons were safe amid reports it is expanding its stockpile.
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