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Deadly Violence Spreads in Pakistan
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Sources in Pakistan's armed forces have said they are planning a major operation against extremist fighters and are readying troops and supplies. On Thursday, for the second straight night, residents of North Waziristan reported hearing shelling, though it was unclear who or what had been hit.
The United States has been prodding Musharraf to take a strong stand while providing the Pakistani military with intelligence to help with targeting, military sources said.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Tony Snow declined to rule out the possibility that the United States would carry out strikes in Pakistan.
"We never rule out any options, including striking actionable targets," he said.
Musharraf has been trying this week to rally his country to support him in countering extremism. But his reputation among moderates has taken a severe blow this year, following his decision in March to suspend the country's chief justice. Musharraf has also alienated democracy advocates by saying he wants to be elected to a new term by the outgoing parliament and prefers to stay in uniform.
The Supreme Court has been reviewing Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's suspension and could rule as early as Friday on whether he can return to the bench.
Special correspondents Imtiaz Ali in Peshawar, Shahzad Khurram in Islamabad and Kamran Khan in Karachi contributed to this report.
