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Pakistan's 'war on terrorism'
[DAWN] FINALLY, Pakistain has declared its own 'war on terrorism'. The North Wazoo operation, the prime minister's pronouncements and the adoption of the Protection of Pakistain Bill by the National Assembly are significant signals of serious intent to rid the country of the terrorist menace.To succeed, the government will have to plan and pursue a comprehensive strategy and utilise all relevant instruments of state power — military, police, intelligence, diplomatic and economic. The North Waziristan operation was long in coming. The political reticence was overcome by the failure of the talks with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) and its relentless acts of terrorism. The attack on the Bloody Karachi Posted by: Fred 2014-07-06 |
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