REUTERS: ISLAMABAD - Pakistan warned the Taliban on Tuesday it would expand a military offensive to Buner, a district around 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad, if the guerrillas did not withdraw from the area.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said around 450 Taliban were reported to have sneaked into Buner on Monday.
"I warn them to vacate the area. We are not going to spare them," he told reporters.
"Action will be taken if anyone tries to block our efforts to re-establish writ of the government in Buner and other areas," he said. >>> Reporting by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by David Fox | Tuesday, April 28, 2009
