New Pakistan PM gets tough on insurgents
Months after promising peace talks with Islamist insurgents, Pakistan's new prime minister appears to be backing down and accepting that the use of military force may be unavoidable in the face of escalating violence across the South Asian country.
Almost 200 people have been killed in rebel attacks in Pakistan since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came to power last month, advocating peace talks with the Pakistani branch of the Taliban. Sharif's tougher line signals that Pakistan's powerful military still has the upper hand in policy-making. (Reuters)
