Yeah just remember who we're dealing with... The last time the Paki army confronted a terrorist stronghold it ended in their withdrawl. Saudis can't even encircle a city block, they let terrorists run away. I'm not going to put any hope on either of these so called Allies.
You want a job well done, gotta do it yourself...
"The last time the Paki army confronted a terrorist stronghold it ended in their withdrawl."
That's not true. The last offensive was at Sangarai and Nawe Kot on 6/16. The Paks took both villages. Prior to that the last offensive was on and before 6/14, primarily against the Shakai valley, Tiarza, and Inzar Narai, and the Pak army took all of those too.
The battle I think you refer to was during the week prior to 3/30 and involved the Shin Warsak and Kaloosha villages 15 km west of Wana.
Yes, there was some give and take over those areas, but if you'll notice, those areas are well to the rear of the current advances, and there aren't any flanking militants to worry about either.
I think, (personal opinion here), that some of the "withdrawal" we read about in the press was to take the political heat off of Musharraf, some was real, to allow the tribes to take their shot, and some was media ignorance, possibly aided by deliberate misdirection on the military's part.
In any event, "withdrawal" or not, the good guys hold those towns now, and many more besides.