As evidence, Pakistanis cite two recent strikes against alleged terrorists in Bajaur, a tribal area in the northwest.

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Since early August, the Pakistani army has been engaged in an intensive campaign against the militants in one of the tribal territories, Bajaur.

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Bajaur shares a border with the Afghan province of Kunar.

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It largely controls Bajaur, Khyber, Kurran, Mohmond and Orakzai agencies.

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He points to the Pakistani army's campaigns against insurgents in the tribal areas of Swat, Bajaur and South Waziristan since 2009 as evidence that the military relationship is working.

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