Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rahman Malik has claimed that at least 1,000 Taliban have been killed during the ongoing military operation against the militants in Swat and its neighboring districts, according to a report in an Urdu daily.
The Pakistani Army launched the operation against the Taliban militants on May 5 in Swat and neighboring districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Describing the Taliban as ‘‘enemies of Pakistan,’’ Rahman Malik added: ‘‘The Taliban is eyeing Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. However, if we can make nuclear weapons, we also know how to secure them.’’
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, May 18, 2009
