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143 Bannu jail escapees back to prison |
2012-04-23 |
[Dawn] ![]() ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... 's southern district of Bannu, DawnNews reported. Provincial Home Secretary Azam Khan while talking to Voice of America, said that out of 384 prisoners who had decamped 108 have voluntarily returned while 35 others had been placed in durance vile. He added that four teams had been constituted to ensure the capture of all the beat feet detainees whereas the authorities in Bannu in this regards, contacted the law enforcement agencies and authorities of various districts and tribal areas via the provincial government. In what is described as the biggest jail-break in the country's history, over 100 cut-throats stormed the central prison in Banu on April 16 and freed 384 prisoners, among them a man sentenced to death for trying to assassinate former president Pervez PervMusharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... . |
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