Indeed, even as the Pakistani Army launched operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in October, a dozen devastating terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s major cities demonstrated the reach of the South Waziristan militants. In a few instances, senior army and intelligence officers were targeted outside their homes in Islamabad, despite extensive security measures in and around the capital.
事实上，即使巴军已经在10月发动了“拯救之路”行动，在巴基斯坦几个主要城市发生的一系列破坏巨大的恐怖袭击依然显示出一些南瓦齐里斯坦武装人员的踪迹。在某些个案中，尽管当局已经在首都内外广泛部署了大量保安力量，但巴军的一些高级军官和情报官员却在他们位于首都伊斯兰堡的家外面遭到了跟踪。