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'Other options open' if peace not restored in Swat, says ISPR
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas has said that the government is keeping 'other options open' if peace is not restored in Swat through political negotiations, a private TV channel reported in the backdrop of a peace deal between the Taliban and the administration. Those options probably don't include defeating the bad guyz... In an interview with a US news agency on Sunday, the ISPR chief said troops were not being withdrawn from the valley. He said long-lasting peace in all tribal areas and Swat was what the government was aiming for, and "many other options remain open, including the use of force, if peace is not restored". The Pak army isn't real good at applying force unless it's against civilians... Abbas said the army required modern equipment to carry out an effective operation against the Taliban. Posted by: Fred 2009-02-23 |
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