Pakistan may launch new border offensive

Pakistan may launch a new military offensive near the Afghan border where militant leaders are believed to have fled to escape a government onslaught against the Taliban in South Waziristan, the prime minister said.

The suggestion of another anti-Taliban operation illustrated the challenge facing the nuclear-armed US ally – as it squeezes one extremist stronghold in its north west, insurgents regroup in other parts of the rugged, loosely-governed region.