The Pakistan Army is effectively handling an operation against militants and it will not like to open a new front, said sources.—File photo

ISLAMABAD: A demand made by Admiral Mike Mullen to Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani for a military operation in North Waziristan was rejected on Thursday.

Sources told DawnNews that the Pakistan army was effectively handling an operation against militants and it would not like to open a new front.

Gen Kayani had informed the federal government about the demand. The US was officially conveyed the message that the Pakistan Army could not conduct the operation.

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