Taliban planting road-side explosives in Swat Valley

May 01, 2009 

Pictures showing four road-side bombs buried underneath a road in Sharif Abad, Mingora Swat Valley. The narrow digging which hides the detonating-wire can be clearly seen in the pictures.

The road being a busy route for army conveys connects Swat Valley with Buner where recently an offensive is initiated against Militants. It’s the second most important army course since Qambar Rd, which is already glutted by Taliban with explosives.

Witness says a number of Taliban came last night, besieged the road and started digging the road and planted the bombs.

No Army action is taken against the mines yet.

 

Excavation Site Pictures:

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Peace protest in Mingora, Troubled Swat Valley

Residents of Mingora capital of Pakistani troubled valley of Swat seen at a peace-demanding protest rally.

Fate of Buner?

Pakistan deployed paramilitary troops to northwestern districts infiltrated by Taliban militants as global concern mounted over Islamabad's ability to rein in the militants. The extremists patrolled the streets of Buner district, about 100 km outside the capital, warning residents not to engage in ‘un-Islamic’ activity and barring women from public places, officials and witnesses said.

A Pakistani barber stands by the ‘do not shave’ warning written by Taliban in the front window of his shop in Buner - AFP /Tariq Mahmood

Taliban Extend reach

Map locates the Buner region and Swat Valley in the Malakand Region of Pakistan where the Taliban are extending their area of control

Schools allegedly destroyed by militants in Mingora

Students collect bricks from rubble of their school allegedly destroyed by militants in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Taliban militants are setting up checkpoints in a district next to the valley, a lawmaker said Wednesday, spurring fears that a government-backed peace deal imposing Islamic law in the area has emboldened the insurgents to expand their reign. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

 

 

Students sit on the floor as they attend a class in their school allegedly destroyed by militants in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Taliban militants are setting up checkpoints in a district next to the valley, a lawmaker said Wednesday, spurring fears that a government-backed peace deal imposing Islamic law in the area has emboldened the insurgents to expand their reign. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

 

 

Students attend a class in their school allegedly destroyed by militants in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Taliban militants are setting up checkpoints in a district next to the valley, a lawmaker said Wednesday, spurring fears that a government-backed peace deal imposing Islamic law in the area has emboldened the insurgents to expand their reign. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

 

 

Student sit on the floor as they attend a class in their school building allegedly destroyed by militants in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Taliban militants are setting up checkpoints in a district next to the valley, a lawmaker said Wednesday, spurring fears that a government-backed peace deal imposing Islamic law in the area has emboldened the insurgents to expand their reign. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

 

 

Troops of Pakistan army patrol in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley Friday April 17, 2009. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and other militants bent on overthrowing Arab governments and battling U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be welcomed and protected in Pakistan's Swat Valley, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said days after Pakistan agreed to impose Islamic law there to end bloodshed.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

 

 

A student walks on the debris of a school building allegedly destroyed by militants in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Taliban militants are setting up checkpoints in a district next to the valley, a lawmaker said Wednesday, spurring fears that a government-backed peace deal imposing Islamic law in the area has emboldened the insurgents to expand their reign. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Sufi Mohammad speech in Mingora

Pakistani Taliban are on alert during a rally of their leader Sufi Muhammad in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Supporters of Pakistan's hard line cleric Sufi Muhammad raise their hands to support the polices of their leader during a rally in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Pakistani Taliban are on alert during a rally of their Sufi Muhammad in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

People listen to their religious spiritual leader Sufi Muhammad in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Sufi's Speech Pictures in Mingora, Swat Valley

 

A Pakistani Taliban blocks a camera to avoid their pictures in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat during a rally addressed by their spiritual leader Sufi Muhammad on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

 

People listen to their religious spiritual leader Sufi Muhammad in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Pakistan's hard line cleric Sufi Muhammad, wear glasses in center, leaves after his address to supporters in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Pakistan's hard line cleric Sufi Muhammad, wear glasses in center, arrives to address his supporters in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Pakistan's hard line cleric Sufi Muhammad, center with white beard, arrives to address his supporters in Mingora, capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Pakistani Taliban gather during a rally addressed by their spiritual leader Sufi Muhammad in Mingora capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A hard-line cleric who mediated that deal demanded the government take meaningful steps to enforce the new system over the next month, including setting up proper appeals courts in four days. Already, a handful of judges trained in Islamic law have begun hearing cases.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

Children read Koran in a mosque in Swat valley

Children read Koran in a mosque in Swat valley April 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Stringer      (PAKISTAN RELIGION)

 

People read the Koran at a mosque in Swat valley April 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Stringer      (PAKISTAN RELIGION SOCIETY)

Awais Ghani, Governor of Northwestern Frontier Province

Awais Ghani, Governor of Northwestern Frontier Province signs a regulation to make Nizam-e-Adl, or Islamic system of Justice functional in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley in Peshawar April 15, 2009. Pakistani Taliban will not lay down their arms in a northwestern valley as part of a deal that included the introduction of sharia law but will take their "struggle" to new areas, a militant spokesman said on Wednesday.   REUTERS/Inam Khan  (PAKISTAN POLITICS)

Swat Protest: Fri, April 10

Pakistani protesters stage a rally to condemn Swat girl fogging

Pakistani protesters stage a rally to condemn a video on militants whipping a girl, in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, April 10, 2009. Placard at bottom reads ;Government should take action against militants whipping a girl in Swat;. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Pakistani students study on rubble of their school blown up by militants

Pakistani students study on rubble of their school blown up by militants in Mingora, capital of troubled Swat valley, Pakistan, on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Pakistani authorities have agreed to close shops at prayer times and crack down on prostitution and drug dealers as part of a proposed peace deal with militants that will impose Islamic law in a northwest valley.(AP Photo/Sherin Zada)

Pakistan's hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad leave Mingora

 

 

Ameer Izzat, spokesman of Pakistan's hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad, talks to a journalist on the phone in Mingora in Pakistani troubled Swat valley on Thursday, April 9, 2009. The hard-line cleric who negotiated a peace accord that halted fighting between the Taliban and security forces in part of northwest Pakistan said Thursday he is leaving the region to protest the government's failure to impose Islamic law. (AP Photo/Waseem Bacha)

 

 

Supporters Pakistan's hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad listen to their leader in Mingora in Pakistani troubled Swat valley on Thursday, April 9, 2009. A hard-line cleric who negotiated a peace accord that halted fighting between the Taliban and security forces in part of northwest Pakistan said Thursday he is leaving the region to protest the government's failure to impose Islamic law. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

Supporters Pakistan's hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad leave Mingora in Pakistani troubled Swat valley on Thursday, April 9, 2009. A hard-line cleric who negotiated a peace accord that halted fighting between the Taliban and security forces in part of northwest Pakistan said Thursday he is leaving the region to protest the government's failure to impose Islamic law.(AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

 

A convoy carrying Pakistan's hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad leaves Mingora with his supporters in Pakistani troubled valley of Swat on Thursday, April 9, 2009. The hard-line cleric who negotiated a peace accord that halted fighting between the Taliban and security forces in part of northwest Pakistan said Thursday he is leaving the region to protest the government's failure to impose Islamic law. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

 

 

 

Two policemen killed in Buner district in conflict with Talibans

 

An armed Pakistani Taliban checks the body of one of two policemen killed in Buner district, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad April 7, 2009. Pakistani Taliban are moving into a new area in Pakistan, clashing with villagers and police in a mountain valley, police and district official said on Wednesday.  Picture taken April 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Stringer     (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

 

An armed Pakistani Taliban stands beside the body of one of two policemen killed in Buner district, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad April 7, 2009. Pakistani Taliban are moving into a new area in Pakistan, clashing with villagers and police in a mountain valley, police and district official said on Wednesday. Picture taken April 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

 

 

 

** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT **In this photo taken Tuesday April 7, 2009, a local tribesman walks past to dead bodies of a police officers died in a clash with Taliban militant in Buner district, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan. A group of Pakistani Taliban fighters crossed late Monday from Swat into Buner, a previously peaceful district on the Indus River just 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Islamabad. After the militants ignored appeals from community leaders to go back, armed tribesmen and police confronted them, sparking a battle that left three officers and two tribesmen dead, local police officer Zakir Khan said.  (AP Photo)

 

 

 

 

In this photo taken Tuesday April 7, 2009, the body of a police officer is seen after a clash with Taliban militant in Buner district, Pakistan. A group of Pakistani Taliban fighters crossed late Monday from Swat into Buner, a previously peaceful district on the Indus River just 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Islamabad. After the militants ignored appeals from community leaders to go back, armed tribesmen and police confronted them, sparking a battle that left three officers and two tribesmen dead, local police officer Zakir Khan said. (AP Photo)

 

 

 

Armed Pakistani Talibans stand beside the body of one of two policemen killed in Buner district, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad April 7, 2009. Pakistani Taliban are moving into a new area in Pakistan, clashing with villagers and police in a mountain valley, police and district official said on Wednesday.  Picture taken April 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Stringer     (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

 

In this photo taken Tuesday April 7, 2009, the body of a police officer is seen after a clash with Taliban militant in Buner district, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan. A group of Pakistani Taliban fighters crossed late Monday from Swat into Buner, a previously peaceful district on the Indus River just 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Islamabad. After the militants ignored appeals from community leaders to go back, armed tribesmen and police confronted them, sparking a battle that left three officers and two tribesmen dead, local police officer Zakir Khan said. (AP Photo)