Battle intensifies as Taliban retake Pakistani town.Taliban militants attacked Pakistani forces and recaptured a strategic town on Tuesday while two suicide bomb blasts at an Islamic university Islamic University is a government financed public university of Bangladesh. It was established to promote the islamic system of education in the country. Previously it was situated in Gazipur. in the capital killed six people and wounded at least 20, officials said.<p>The government made an immediate link between the university attack and an offensive against the Taliban, with Interior Minister Rehman Malik saying "all roads are leading towards South Waziristan". The army on Monday captured the small town of Kotkai, the birthplace of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud but militants struck back on Tuesday to retake re·take tr.v. re·took , re·tak·en , re·tak·ing, re·takes 1. To take back or again. 2. To recapture. 3. To photograph, film, or record again. n. 1. it, security officials said. Two suicide bomb blasts at the International Islamic University International Islamic University may refer to:
The university teaches over 12,000 students, nearly half of them female and including hundreds of foreigners. Tap 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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