Foreigners also fighting in Swat: ISPR

ISPR spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas has said that foreign militants are also present in Swat – where security forces are pursuing a new strategy to rein in the Taliban. Abbas told a private TV channel, “No immediate results can be expected from the military operation in Swat ... it will take time.” He said the locals were reluctant to support the army out of fear of the Taliban. “The Taliban have been targeting people who supported the security forces in the past,” he said. daily times monitor