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| Pakistan warns US over Operation Moshtarak |
| 2010-02-23 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Islamabad has criticized the US over the ongoing military offensive in neighboring Afghanistan, saying the anti-Taliban offensive could threaten the stability of Pakistan. "The US administration has been informed formally of [the] spillover effect of Helmand operation and also the danger that could pose threats to Pakistan's stability", a senior government official, requesting anonymity, told Press TV on Monday. The official said that the message was passed on by Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke during his recent visit to Islamabad. The influx of militants Pakistan, as a result of the Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan, is a matter of grave concern and could lead to the destabilization of the country, he said. Meanwhile, Pakistan has established more military checkpoints on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the wake of the US-led Afghan and foreign forces' offensive against the Taliban in Helmand province. "We have increased our security posts along the Afghan border in Baluchistan as well as in North West Frontier [Province]'s tribal regions to stop the border crossing of the militants," a security official told Press TV. The official said that at least twenty six new posts have been set-up by Pakistani security forces, raising the total number to 286. Pakistan will hand over militants to NATO forces, should they cross into Pakistani areas from Afghanistan, he said. The US-led forces and Afghan troops launched a major offensive against the Taliban last week in the Marjah district of southern Helmand. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Pakiwakiland is currently stable? You could have fooled me! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-02-23 00:34 |