The unrest is prevalent in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan especially in Waziristan ever since the operations in Lal Masjid which have led to the redeployment of 100,000 soldiers in Waziristan.
(...) Musharraf's act comes at a time when Pakistan has almost 100,000 troops in the Waziristan region, battling the Taliban.