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Pak-Afghan cross-border attacks can damage relations: Gilani
[Dawn]  Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ... on Sunday said that the possibility of foreign elements involved in the situation in Bloody Karachi and Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... can not be ignored, DawnNews reported. Speaking to the media in Lahore, the prime minister said that the Afghan government has been informed about the cross-border attack. He said that such attacks can severely damage relations and trust between the two countries. Gilani said that the terrorism in Pakistain is a result of the Afghan war. He said that the security agencies were fulfilling their responsibilities well. While talking about the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, Gilani said that he will be visiting the Taseer family today and will help the provincial government in securing Taseer's release. Posted by: Fred 2011-08-29 |
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