Pakistan attack the Taliban

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/17/pakistan-sends-troops-against-taliban

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8311927.stm

Not finding any reference to the latest Pakistan offensive in the newspapers, I did a quick search but could only find a mention of this from the BBC and the Guardian, why?

Apparently the Pakistanis used heavy artillery, tanks, planes and helicopters. No mention of huge civilian losses.

If we had taken this approach against the Taliban years ago, wouldn't we now be out of Afghanistan, job done?

[fredpuli47]

Do you mind AOG ? It is in today's News of the World.Not, granted, given as much space [about 10 lines in a side column inside] as Stephen Gately's funeral and what's happening in Coronation Street next week, but the paper has to rank the 'news of the world' according to the news' world importance.

[ummmm]

OMG...who was miming? :-)

[tonyav]

ummmm, Cheryl will be tonight.