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Attack on Musharraf: five Afghans held
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Over 50 people have been arrested by intelligence agencies in the wake of latest attack on President Pervez Musharraf besides shifting security of the General in the hands of the Pakistan Army.
Army now in charge of Perv’s continued health.
Those who have been rounded up include five Afghan nationals, who were arrested on Sunday from their accommodation in a flat of Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, a police source said. They were arrested from flat No 605 and have been taken to an unknown place for investigation.
A nice quiet basement room with a chair bolted to the floor, a stove for heating the pliers, and a liberal supply of truncheons and mustache wax.
Since December 26, the Pakistan Army has taken over the responsibility of Musharraf. "I cannot offer any comment over the security arrangements of President Musharraf," Major-General Shaukat Sultan, Director-General Inter Services Public Relations told to this news agency by telephone.
"I can say no more"
Damn. I wanted him to tell us if they'd arrested all the people who were in charge of Perv's security before...
The latest arrests of Afghan nationals were made during an operation by joint teams of intelligence organisations and Shahrah-e-Faisal Police. These Afghans arrived Karachi on Saturday from Rawalpindi in a vehicle registered in Kandhar, Afghanistan. According to reports, latest assassination attempt on Musharraf was a job of extremists, and the two foreigners, who were driving both the vehicles, are believed to be of Chechen and Kashmiri origin.
Imported deniable gunnies, or fall guys?
According to Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, both of them have been identified. He, however, refused to tell their nationalities. "We have entered the network," Rashid said without elaborating. "It’s a huge network of terrorists having tentacles from Kashmir to Afghanistan. They also have international ties," Rashid said.
Domestic ties as well, some which are a little too close to the government for comfort.
I'd have to check a map really closely to verify it, but it seems I recall that Pakistan stretches from... ummm... Kashmir to Afghanistan.
Sultan, when asked to offer a comment on their identification, said: "I would not offer any comment. As I believe that offering any comment without completing investigation can harm the process of probe."
"So shut up"
A Kashmiri group of freedom fighters, Al-Jihad, is being suspected by the Interior Ministry to be behind the assassination attempts, especially the latest one. Authorities are also questioning some 300 personnel responsible for the security of presidential motorcade on December 25, a highly placed source said.
Well, that answers my previous question.

Posted by: Steve 2003-12-29
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