Baitullah Mehsud’s Taliban forces killed 22 pro-government tribal leaders in South Waziristan. Prime Minister Gilani approved a military operation to clear the tribal areas of the Taliban while continuing to push peace negotiations. Talks with the Taliban in Swat will continue on June 27. The Taliban seized a girls’ school in Bajaur. European converts to Islam have started to take up residence in the suburbs of Peshawar.
