| Security forces were issued 'shoot at sight' orders against people who violate the curfew imposed in Kooza Bandai, Bara Bandai, Ningolai, Chota Kalam and Shakardara areas of Swat on Sunday. A spokesman for the troops' media centre in Mingora said the indefinite curfew began at 5pm on Sunday. "Anyone violating the curfew in these areas will be shot at sight," he said. Meanwhile, ISPR Director General Athar Abbas told the Voice of America that the Swat situation was normalising and several political leaders had returned to the area. Intelligence operations are underway to determine who funds the Taliban, he said, pledging the army would bring peace to the area. |