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Pak army to take Ramadan off
 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan announced on Saturday a suspension of military operations against Islamist militants for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, but a senior official said security forces would respond if attacked.The government's top Interior Ministry official, Rehman Malik, said security forces would suspend operations from Sunday night for the month of Ramadan, which ends at the beginning of October, but would retaliate if attacked. "If militants take any action the security forces will respond with full force," Malik told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore. Posted by: Steve White 2008-09-22 |
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