The Pakistan army has started moving troops & artillery towards the Taliban Militants' stronghold in South Waziristan, local offcials say.
They told the BBC that 30,000 troops backed by tanks were moving in on the stronghold of Hakimullah Mehsud, the new head of the Pakistan Taliban.
They are moving from the north, the east, the west. A curfew was imposed in the region before the offensive began, after several Taliban attack in recent days.
More than 150 people have been killed in co-ordinate attacks in several Pakistan cities.
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Troops were moving from the northern town of Razmak, between North & South Wazirstan; from Jandola in the East; & from Shakai in the West.
They were reported to be moving towards Makeen, Spinkai Raghzai & Tiarza.
The ground operations comes after weeks o air & artillery strikes against militant targets in the region, which lies close to the Afghan border.
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