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| Pakistan militants end truce deal | Pakistan militants end truce deal |
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| Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say they have ended their truce with the government. | Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say they have ended their truce with the government. |
| In a statement issued in Miranshah, the main town, the militants accused the government of breaking the agreement. | In a statement issued in Miranshah, the main town, the militants accused the government of breaking the agreement. |
| It came as Pakistan deployed more troops in the area fearing "holy war" after the storming of the militant Red Mosque last week that left 102 dead. | It came as Pakistan deployed more troops in the area fearing "holy war" after the storming of the militant Red Mosque last week that left 102 dead. |
| More than 50 Pakistanis, including soldiers and police recruits, have died in three attacks in the last two days. | More than 50 Pakistanis, including soldiers and police recruits, have died in three attacks in the last two days. |
| Last September's truce ended two years of clashes and was aimed at stopping cross-border attacks into Afghanistan. | Last September's truce ended two years of clashes and was aimed at stopping cross-border attacks into Afghanistan. |
| Growing tension | Growing tension |
| "We are ending the agreement today," the Taleban Shura or Council said in pamphlets distributed in Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan. | "We are ending the agreement today," the Taleban Shura or Council said in pamphlets distributed in Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan. |
| The council leaders released the statement Sunday amid growing tension in the area. | The council leaders released the statement Sunday amid growing tension in the area. |
| In a second consecutive day of violence on Sunday, at least 11 Pakistani soldiers - and three civilians - were killed in the Swat area of North West Frontier Province. Another 40 had been injured in Sunday's attack near the town of Matta, local police said. | |
| In the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in the same province, at least 14 people died in a blast at a police recruitment centre. Dozens were wounded. | In the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in the same province, at least 14 people died in a blast at a police recruitment centre. Dozens were wounded. |
| The area is well-known as a stronghold of pro-Taleban militants, they said. | The area is well-known as a stronghold of pro-Taleban militants, they said. |
| On Saturday, a suicide attack on an army convoy near the village of Daznary, about 50km (30 miles) north of Miranshah, killed 24 and wounded at least 30. | On Saturday, a suicide attack on an army convoy near the village of Daznary, about 50km (30 miles) north of Miranshah, killed 24 and wounded at least 30. |
| There are fears the attacks could be linked to the storming of the Red Mosque. | There are fears the attacks could be linked to the storming of the Red Mosque. |
| Crackdown | Crackdown |
| The 102 dead there included 11 soldiers and an as yet unknown number of extremists and their hostages. | The 102 dead there included 11 soldiers and an as yet unknown number of extremists and their hostages. |
| The government has sent thousands of new troops to the north-west fearing there could be a new "holy war" in revenge for the siege. | The government has sent thousands of new troops to the north-west fearing there could be a new "holy war" in revenge for the siege. |
| Many of the militants in the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) complex were thought to have come from the north-west. | Many of the militants in the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) complex were thought to have come from the north-west. |
| President Pervez Musharraf last week vowed to root out extremists "from every corner of the country". | President Pervez Musharraf last week vowed to root out extremists "from every corner of the country". |