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KP demands 'decisive' operation in Tribal Areas
[Pak Daily Times] The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly NWFP, aka Terrorism Central (KP) government has once again demanded a conclusive military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), which it said was strengthening its position in the tribal belt."Taliban Boskonians have started targeting settled areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa once again and carried out two major attacks in Lakki Marwat and Kohat within two days," KP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told reporters on Tuesday. "Security forces should now focus on terrorists' activities rather than the flood activities. Taliban are taking advantage of the flood situation and have restarted killing innocent citizens," Iftikhar said, adding that any further delay in the operation against the Taliban could put the whole country at risk. He said that Taliban-affiliated groups had once again strengthened their presence in Darra Adamkhel, Khyber, Mohmand and suburbs of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar. Referring to the kidnapping of Islamia College University Vice Chancellor Dr Ajmal Khan, the minister said that the government had ordered police to launch a crackdown against kidnappers, who, he said, had close links with terrorists. The minister also said that the federal government had accepted the province's suggestions about distribution of relief funds among the provinces. "The Centre has agreed with the KP government's request that rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the flood-affected areas should be carried out mostly by the provinces. The Centre will now provide funds to the provinces on need basis," he said. He said that the federal government had also agreed to increase the cash grant for the flood-affected people from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000 on the KP government's suggestion. He said that the KP government would take all steps to complete the rehabilitation and reconstruction projects in the flood-hit areas at the earliest. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-08 |
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