Meeting Pakistan's Taleban chief
By Aamer Ahmed Khan BBC News, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Not many outside Pakistan's troubled tribal zone of Waziristan along the country's north-western border with Afghanistan will be familiar with the name of Haji Omar.
But in Waziristan, it is a name that is commanding increasing respect and awe with every passing day.
Haji Omar is the amir (chief) of the Pakistani Taleban that have risen over the last year to take control of large parts of Waziristan.
His writ runs virtually unchallenged in South Waziristan and he seems confident that his commanders will soon establish Taleban control in North Waziristan as well.
'Al-Qaeda ally'
Meeting him in Wana, South Waziristan's largest town, was not exactly what I had expected when I sought an appointment with him through an intermediary in Peshawar.
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