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General Kayani said a US incursion into North Waziristan is unlikely, and suggested that the US focus on problems in Afghanistan and not Pakistan. The military killed six Taliban fighters in Kurram.

General Kayani said he is open to conducting peace talks with the Taliban. Prime Minister Gilani said the Taliban can keep their weapons but Interior Minister Malik said they must lay down their arms first.

Nine Pakistani troops and 14 militants were killed in fighting in Peshawar and Khyber. The Army wants Afghanistan to move against Mullah Fazlullah. Al Qaeda is plotting to kidnap Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

Jan Baz Zadran, a top Haqqani Network commander, was killed in yesterday’s US airstrike in North Waziristan. US Predators killed four “militants” in a strike today in the tribal agency. A senior Taliban leader was gunned down in North Waziristan.

US Predators killed six Taliban fighters, including a Haqqani Network commander, in strikes in North and South Waziristan. Security forces killed six Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained two terrorists in Islamabad. The Taliban torched three NATO fuel tankers in Shakarpur.

Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Upper Dir. The Taliban killed one civilian while attempting to assassinate the governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and destroyed three NATO fuel tankers in Dasht.

The Taliban killed a policeman in Bannu and torched two NATO fuel tankers in Bolan. Pakistan contacted Saudi Arabia and Yemen about repatriating Osama bin Laden’s family.

The US White House said cooperation with Pakistan is vital. Security forces killed four Taliban fighters in Swat and arrested three more in Islamabad, and detained three German nationals in Jhelum. The Taliban bombed a NATO fuel tanker in Khyber.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai said the Taliban “can’t move a finger” without Pakistani support. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said the US is responsible for the security situation in Pakistan.

Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Islam leader and an associate in Khyber. The Swat Taliban reportedly agreed to peace talks with the government. The Taliban bombed a school in Mardan.