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Plot to kill Jamali unearthed
 Intelligence agencies have unearthed an assassination plan targeting former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and a federal secretary. Two Afghan nationals entered Pakistan recently to kill Jamali and a federal secretary, government sources told Daily Times. The Afghan nationals are trained saboteurs and have Pakistani national identity cards issued from Khuzdar, Balochistan. They are Azhar Mahmood and Mahmood Khan according to their Pakistani identity cards, sources said. The intelligence agencies have identified one Ghulam Baloch from Muzaffargarh in Multan area as the Pakistani contact of the alleged militants to coordinate attack. The saboteurs are trained in the use of remote controlled explosive devices, sources said, adding that the criminals planned to blow up their targets vehicles. The government has ordered security measures for the former prime minister and the federal secretary and directed the authorities to arrest the alleged criminals, sources said. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-14 |
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