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| Top Al-Qaeda leadership apprehended in Hangu, Bara operations: Malik |
| 2008-07-26 |
| (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman A Malik said on Friday said upto 40 commanders of Al-Qaeda including Amjad and Rafi had been arrested during operations in Hangu and Bara, while 17 security personnel embraced martyrdom. Malik was talking to journalist at Chaklala Air Base while seeing off the Foreign Minister of United Arab Emirates. Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah was also present. The Advisor said government would go for negotiations to sort out problems of FATA, but he cautioned of stern actions should peace deals done between NWFP Government and tribals fail. He said operation in Hangu, which was meant for establishing writ of the State there, was conducted on the request of NWFP Government. Malik told that during his upcoming visit to USA would he discuss strategies against terrorism. He dispelled the impression that the UAE Foreign Minister came to Pakistan for any kind of reconciliation. |
| Posted by:Fred |