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Chinese engineers stop work after forces abandon Swat posts
Chinese engineers stopped construction work on three hydel projects on Thursday after police abandoned their station and 50 soldiers their survey camp, when militants from Swat began making their presence felt in Shangla district, officials and eyewitnesses said. Chinese engineers from Dong Fing, National Water Resource Company and 600 support staff have left Shangla, and work on Khan Khwar, Allai Khwar and Dubear Khwar projects has been suspended indefinitely, Project Director (PD) Atta-ur-Rehman confirmed. The project director said Chinese engineers stopped work on security grounds as police abandoned Shangla police station late Wednesday night after threats from militants. Official sources said 50 army jawans helping the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority also abandoned their camp and shifted to Abbotabad. NWFP Home Minister Shehzada Gustasip Khan said he had received reports to this effect but official channels had not yet confirmed the same. Posted by: Fred 2007-11-09 |
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