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| Pakistan bans display of arms in tribal area |
| 2002-05-14 |
| Pakistani authorities have banned the display of arms for the first time in the semi-autonomous northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, local officials said. The ban came after President Pervez Musharraf said last week the military presence along the border would be beefed up to stop the infiltration of alleged terrorists from Afghanistan. Small numbers of US troops have been assisting the Pakistani military to hunt down Taliban and Al-Qaeda fugitives in the region, which is dominated by heavily armed ethnic Pashtun tribesmen and governed by traditional law. "The ban will come into force from Wednesday. Anyone carrying or displaying weapons will be arrested and the weapon confiscated," a local security official said. Why, such a thing is unheard of. How're the Pashtuns gonna show their manhood? The local loons will be out demonstrating in force. But if you're gonna have a civil war, it's better if the Bad Guys stand out from the civilians, isn't it? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |