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'Terrorism in Swat, FATA will end soon'
President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that armed forces had played a tremendous role in Pakistans development, and hoped that terrorism and extremism would be soon eliminated from Swat and the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo news reported. He was addressing a large gathering of army officers at the Command and Staff College, Quetta. Musharraf said the countrys defence had been made impregnable in the last nine years, agencies reported. He said the security forces had achieved considerable success in FATA, while in Swat the army had restored law and order and secured Matta and Khawzakhela, which were the main strongholds of miscreants. He said the situation in Balochistan was stable except for a few minor incidents.Extremists wont be allowed: He said extremists would not be allowed to hijack democratic institutions, and that they would be defeated at any cost. He said the army had supported the country at difficult times, and that completion of projects worth billions of rupees spoke volumes of its credibility. Musharraf said the per capita income, which was $400 in 1999, had been raised to $935 today. Separately, addressing the Balochistan caretaker cabinet meeting, Musharraf said that the general elections would be concluded smoothly and the country would emerge stronger after them.He urged caretaker ministers to play their role in holding the elections in a fair and peaceful manner. Posted by: Fred 2007-12-06 |
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