area which is now being tackled, and, here, again, the military has the support of the wa zero -- wazir which is a major tribe in the area and the one tribe which is isolated is the massoud tribe and it is a difficult area, that historically, has never been under anybody's control, but, this is a situation which the military has to go through, because, there is no option. and, i think, doing it -- they are duke it well and so, this is the sort of strategic plan, the military had, and has, and the way it is operating. there is infrastructure there in the form of components. some disused air fields and other facilities have been activated. it is not as if they are sitting on long-term options. they have got lines of communication. there had been reverses. this has been a learning process. there have been reverse this. there have been casualties. in one situation over situation -- over 600 were killed. they see in their homes on television daily coffins coming back in a fight. basically their own people. since they have chosen the insurgent part is accepted that the sacrifice it will have

area which is now being tackled, and, here, again, the military has the support of the wa zero -- wazir which is a major tribe in the area and the one tribe which is isolated is the massoud tribe and it is a difficult @@a)! @ @ they have -- there have been traverses, because it has been a learning process for the military and they have suffered casualties and swat alone, i think over 600 were killed. and, pakistani public, for the first time, is seeing in their homes, on television, daily funerals and conferenffins comik in their own area, in a fight, of basically, their own people but since they have chosen the insurgent part it is being accepted, that the sacrifice will have to be made and as far as i could see, there has been no wavering of resolve in either the media, public opinion, political support for the military operation and so on. the other fallout has been the internally displaced people, who have come out of swat, sometimes you get exaggerated figures, but, the actual figure is also quite large, 2 million-plus, definitely. and almost 70 to 80% of the -- looking after of th

area which is now being tackled, and, here, again, the military has the support of the wa zero -- wazir which is a major tribe in the area and the one tribe which is isolated is themassoud tribe and it is a difficult area, that historically, has never been under anybody's control, but, this is a situation which the military has to go through, because, there is no option. and, i think, doing it -- they are duke it well and so, this is the sort of strategic plan, the military had, and has, and the way it is operating. there is infrastructure there in the form of controlments, bases, airfields and dis used airfields from the british days and other facilities have been activated so it is not as if they are sitting on mountaintops and operating from there. they have got bases and lines of communication. they have -- there have been traverses, because it has been a learning process for the military and they have suffered casualties and swat alone, i think over 600 were killed. and, pakistani public, for the first time, is seeing in their homes, on television, daily funerals and conferenffins