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| IS not a threat to Pakistan: Peshawar Corps Commander |
| 2015-03-15 |
| [DAWN] Corps Commander Lieutenant General Hidayat-ur-Rehman on Saturday said Middle Eastern terrorist group Daesh (also self-styled as the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... ) poses no threat to Pakistain. Speaking to journalists alongside Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Governor Mehtab Khan Abbasi, Gen Hidayat said there was no need to fret about Daesh or its potential emergence in the country. "For us it's just a change of name, and there is no need for Paks to worry. There are several defections in the Taliban now, which are becoming part of Daesh. But we're well aware of the situation and are able to tackle them effectively," said the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. Corps Commander. Gen Hidayat rebuffed the perception that the terrorist group was silently spreading across the country, saying that the army and security forces were in control of the situation. He added that security forces had been dealing with the Taliban for over 12 years, and Daesh was no different to the TTP. He also said bully boy havens have been destroyed with the help of public support, and that the Taliban would not be allowed to hide anywhere. The Corps Commander revealed that the army was involved in several other operations against bully boys, apart from operation Zarb-e-Azb ..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)... . Daesh-- or Islamic State-- had recently announced it was setting itself up for operations in Pakistain and Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "remember the 'IS' in 'ISI' " |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-03-15 13:12 |