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Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Troops sent to repel a Taliban advance toward the Pakistani capital killed 14 suspected militants, the army said Thursday, and accused insurgents holding an entire town hostage.
In another development that sent a shudder through Pakistan, officials said a slew of gun attacks in the mega-city of Karachi killed at least 34 people and threatened to ignite ethnic tensions.
President Barack Obama expressed grave concern about the nuclear-armed country's stability, while Pakistan's president urged the public to support the army offensive so that the land would remain "a moderate, modern and democratic state."
Security forces backed by warplanes began pushing into Buner, a district some 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Islamabad, on Tuesday after Taliban militants poured into the area under cover of a much-criticized peace process.
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On edit: Found an updated AP story that I felt was better, so I entirely replaced the previous post on the same subject. (The previous article was also AP).