1 The group has taken a militant position on the abortion issue and is refusing to compromise.
2 The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.
3 People are just too preoccupied with trying to survive, to join militant movements.
4 The complexity and costliness of the judicial system militate against justice for the individual.
5 We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
6 He's called for an end to the campaign of violence in order to pave the way for a resumption of the peace process, but the militants have rejected his strategy.
7 President Zardari told the two US officials that Pakistan was fighting for its survival but would not succumb to the militants.
8 They will also deal with Pakistan's military response to militants in tribal areas in the country's north.
9 Islamabad publicly opposes drone attacks, saying they kill too many civilians in addition to their intended target - Islamist militants.
10 Pakistan's army said Friday that it has arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who won world acclaim after she was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating gender equality and education for women.
11 The Pakistani government Saturday accused the U.S. of sabotaging peace talks with domestic Taliban fighters by killing their leader in a drone strike, as the militants began the process of choosing a successor.
12 His kidnappers have threatened that they will kill him unless three militants are released from prison.
13 The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
14 Student militants were fighting with the police.