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| Pakistan calls for foreign support in fighting militants - Just send CASH! |
| 2009-01-11 |
| Pakistan, Jan 07, 2009 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called on foreign allies Tuesday (January 6) to provide more support - but not troops - to help the country's military and paramilitary forces fight militants in the lawless northwestern tribal areas that border Afghanistan. According to the Associated Press (AP), Zardari reiterated that Pakistan's forces, combined with efforts by the Afghan military across the border, could crush the Taliban-and al-Qaeda-linked militants believed to be based in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) if they were provided with the right international support. We will CRUSH them with your American dollars! No details were provided. Zardari made his comments during his first official visit to Afghanistan since he took office in September. Afghanistan, NATO and the US have been critical of Pakistan's approach toward the rebels in FATA and have urged Islamabad to step up its campaign against the militants in order to reduce violence on both sides of the border. Pakistan has launched several large-scale offensives in recent months, but has refused to allow foreign troops access to FATA and has been critical of at least 25 suspected attacks on rebels by suspected unmanned US drone aircraft since August. Details? We don't need no stink'n details! The AP reported analysts as saying the two nations are dependent on each other for lasting peace. Meanwhile, the BBC reported that suspected Taliban militants killed three policemen and kidnapped three others late Tuesday in Hangu district, a part of North West Frontier Province that borders Afghanistan. The incident occurred at a police checkpost after officials imposed a curfew in the area ahead of a religious procession for minority Shia Muslims. The Taliban, who are Sunni Muslims, have recently imposed their version of Islamic Sharia law in parts of Hangu, which is prone to violent sectarian clashes between Shias and Sunnis during the Shia religious ceremony of Ashura, according to the BBC. Authorities increased security measures across the country on Wednesday (January 7) in anticipation of sectarian conflicts due to the annual processions during Ashura, which marks the death of the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, the Pakistan-based Dawn news agency reported. In North Waziristan agency in FATA, militants killed two Afghans and dumped their bodies by a road near Mir Ali town Wednesday. According to Reuters, residents said the men were accused of being spies for US forces in Afghanistan. Similar incidents have occurred each of the last few days in North Waziristan. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 WAFF > FOREIGN MILITANTS ATTACK IN PAKISTAN: DOZENS REPORTED DEAD [FATA PakArmy Checkpoints areas near Afghan-PK Border]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-01-11 22:28 |