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Pakistan Taliban say will review ceasefire in Swat


    MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters said on Saturday they would review their unilateral 10-day cease-fire in Pakistan's northwestern valley of Swat when it runs out next week, casting doubt over government talk of a permanent truce.

    "We heard that the government announced a permanent cease-fire, but we have announced a 10-day cease-fire and we will consider an extension when it ends," Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah told illegal FM radio.

    The current cease-fire ends on Wednesday.

    (Reporting by Junaid Khan; Writing by Kamran Haider; editing by Philippa Fletcher and Jon Boyle)