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Pakistan Insurgency

Does the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan threaten the Punjab, the country's economic and political heartland?

The growing unrest in North West Pakistan has scared the government - and the army - into taking strong action against the Taliban based there.

But the real debate now is whether that battle will spread to Punjab - Pakistan's economic and political heartland.

Lucy Williamson has been looking at the chances it will.

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Tue 23 Jun 2009 22:40GMT

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  • Tue 23 Jun 2009 22:40GMT

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