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Pakistan halts fighting for Ramadan
Pakistan has announced a suspension of military operations against fighters in the tribal regions during the month of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.But a senior official said on Saturday that security forces would respond if attacked. Rehman Malik, an interior ministry official, said that security forces would suspend operations from Sunday night for the month of Ramadan, which ends at the beginning of October. "If militants take any action the security forces will respond with full force," Malik told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore. "It is not a ceasefire," he stressed, "if they fire a single bullet we will respond with 10 bullets." Posted by: Fred 2008-08-31 |
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