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India-Pakistan
Foreign militants will be wiped out from FATA, says Aziz
2006-05-28
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said that the government was committed to wiping out all foreign terrorists from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The prime minister was talking to Lt Gen (r) Muhammad Ali Orakzai, the newly appointed governor of the NWFP, who called on him at the Prime MinisterÂ’s House. Aziz said that the government will use all resources to wipe out terrorists as it was against all forms and manifestations of terrorism and extremism. He said that the writ of the government must be maintained in the tribal areas and the government would work with local residents to this end.

Earlier, Aziz congratulated Orakzai for assuming the office of NWFP governor and hoped that he would use his experience and energies for the development of FATA. Aziz said that the government will set up a special economic zone in FATA to bring it at par with other parts of the country. He also said that the government will allocate more funds for the progress and development of the area in the upcoming budget. Orakzai said that restoring peace and bringing a socio-economic revolution in the NWFP was his top priority.
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