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Pakistan responded to strong international pressure and has moved against the Taliban in a town a mere 60 miles from Islamabad.  Concerns about the state unraveling are made more intense by Pakistan’s access to nuclear weapons.  The US also continued its campaign of missile attacks, most recently killing five.

Pakistan attempted to move to take back control of a region north of Islamabad that had been taken by Islamic militants.  An agreement was reached between the Pakistani government and Taliban forces that sharia law could be imposed in Swat.  Since then, the Taliban has continued to push across the country.

A number of police were killed in north west Pakistan when a suicide bomber struck a convoy.  Some report a truck bomb, others a car bomb.  Some put the total dead at 20, others at 27.  Many blame increased attacks as a response to US missle strikes within Pakistan.