Thursday, May 7, 2009

Pak army called in to eliminate terrorists: PAKISTANI PM

Updated at: 2220 PST, Thursday, May 07, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday said the armed forces have been called in to eliminate the terrorists in Swat and Malakand Division.

In a televised address to the nation, the Prime Minister also said that one billion rupees have been provided for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons.

He announced employment will be provided to one member of a family which has lost any of its member at the hands of terrorists.

The Prime Minister said the above decisions were taken after holding consultations with the political parties and other stakeholders.

He said although the government adopted the path of talks and negotiations to resolve Swat issue the terrorist elements continued to challenge the writ of the government.
“We went ahead and implemented Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in the Malakand Division in line with the long standing demand of the locals,” he said and added that later President Asif Ali Zardari also signed the NAR.

However, he said, all these steps failed to bring about peace in the region as terrorists kept targeting the set ups of paramilitary forces and other security personnel.
“This situation required taking of some decisive steps,” the Premier said.

He appealed to the nation to stand united and extend its complete cooperation to the government in the fight scourge of terrorism.
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3 comments: on "Pak army called in to eliminate terrorists: PAKISTANI PM"

Haider said...

Pakistan Zindabad......may allah help innocent people of swat to pass through this pain of militancy . Hope govt act with its BEST sincerity.
We Pakistani support you Mr PM.

James Jordan said...

Time to go to work ! clean up time great news..

Anonymous said...

"We can point fingers at the Pakistanis, but the problems we face now, to some extent, we have to take responsibility for having contributed to....I mean, let's remember here, the people we are fighting today we funded 20 years ago". - Hillary Clinton

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