The Taliban shelled the location of the “peace jirga,” while the security forces abandoned checkpoints along the North Waziristan-Bannu frontier. Security forces are searching for seven suicide bombers who deployed from North Waziristan. Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters in two engagements in North Waziristan. Lal Masjid leader Maulana Abdul Aziz called for the enforcement of sharia.
