ASSESSMENTS

Pakistan: The Swat Offensive Update

May 22, 2009 | 18:01 GMT

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Summary

The Pakistani military is facing considerable challenges in its Swat offensive, raising doubts over whether the offensive can be extended to Waziristan as the Pakistani president is claiming. The negative effects of the military offensive are also reaching as far south as Karachi, where ethnic tensions are skyrocketing over an influx of Pashtun refugees.

The Pakistani military is facing extensive challenges in its Swat offensive while tensions are developing in other parts of the country....

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