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Waliur Rehman,left, deputy head Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) talks with journalists, in Shawal, South-Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border in Pakistan on July 29. Taliban militants holding a Swiss couple said that they were ready to swap them for a Pakistani woman, Aafia Siddiqui, who has been convicted in the U.S. on charges of terrorism. The militant leader warned that if Siddiqui was not released, then their Islamic court would decide the fate of the Swiss and they will not hesitate to carry out any punishment, an indirect reference to the past execution of westerners. |