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No amnesty offer to Abdullah Mehsud
 Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Safdar Hussain said on Friday that he wanted militant Abdullah Mehsud to surrender without any conditions. Talking to a delegation of clerics and tribal elders from South Waziristan Agency in Peshawar, Lt Gen Hussain said, "Abdullah will not be offered amnesty and will be dealt with according to the law." His comment came two days after Abdullah vowed to continue 'jihad' against security forces in South Waziristan Agency after Monday's peace deal between fellow militant Baitullah Mehsud and the government. "Abdullah has committed a serious crime by killing one of the Chinese engineers he kidnapped and he should surrender unconditionally," he told the delegation led by Maulana Ainullah. He said the government was investigating Monday's killing of two tribal journalists in Wana to determine whether the killing was targeted or "a family feud or old enmity". He also expressed sorrow over their deaths. The corps commander asked the delegation "to be alert and keep a check on the activities of militants in the area". "It is primarily your responsibility to keep your areas free of terrorism. You are required to fulfil your territorial responsibility, flush out foreign terrorists and deny sanctuaries to them," he added. Posted by: Fred 2005-02-12 |
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