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Pak Talibs release 6 Pakistani troops
Taliban militants have released six Pakistani paramilitary personnel in Swat valley in northwest Pakistan, says a senior official. Chief Minister of the North-West Province Frontier (NWFP) Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said he had been informed that the kidnapped security personnel were released and have reached the Mingora city, the main town of Swat valley on Monday. Taliban militants kidnapped a local commander of the Frontier Corps (FC) and his four bodyguards and a driver on Sunday evening from the Qambar area as they were on their way from Malakand to Mingora city. Malakand Commissioner, Mohammad Javed also confirmed the release of the kidnapped security personnel, a Press TV correspondent reported. The kidnapping followed an operation carried out by Pakistani forces in NWFP's Kohat district during which nine militants were killed and ten others arrested. The recent kidnapping, as well as the Sunday attack on the security forces that left two government troops injured, are the first attacks carried out by Taliban militants, after a recent peace agreement was signed between Islamabad and the insurgents. The peace deal envisages the implementation of Taliban-style laws, and a judicial and court system run by the militants in the Swat region in exchange for an end to attacks on Pakistani forces and civilians. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-03 |
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