| Some valuable 'Arab targets' do exist in Pakistani tribal areas, including Abu Faraj al Libbi, who is believed to be head of the al-Qaeda operations in the country, claims western diplomatic sources. These sources believe that the American CIA had gathered valuable evidence through satellite images and radio equipment that suggested presence of some of the most-wanted men there. There was a possibility that some 100 militants were present in the South Waziristan agency, said Pakistani sources, without identifying their names or ranking on the list of wanted al-Qaeda figures. However, no one was confirming or denying the presence of Osama bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahri in the tribal areas. In fact, the operation in tribal areas has not yielded any significant target so far. All key arrests were made from the major urban centres of the country. There are also indications that Washington wants Islamabad to step up anti-terrorism activities to produce some more high value targets ahead of the November 2, US Presidential elections. |