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| No Surrender as Pakistan Militant Deadline Passes |
| 2004-05-01 |
| A Pakistani deadline for hundreds of foreign militants near the Afghan border to surrender to the authorities passed on Friday, but not a single person had come forward to give himself up, officials said. Pakistan’s army, pursuing al Qaeda militants and their allies in rugged tribal regions, gave foreign fighters until April 30 to surrender or face military action. But military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan said the expiry of the deadline did not mean a military assault was imminent, and the government appears to want a political solution to avoid a repeat of last month’s bloodshed in the tribal belt. "Launching of the operation has got no relationship with the deadline," Sultan said. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #3 Deadlines? Weeeeeee doan need no steenkin' deadlines! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-01 9:06:18 PM |
| #2 I bet the Indians sleep better knowing their opponents are such pussies (still) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-01 10:44:15 AM |
| #1 Launching of the operation has no relationship with anything. Well, maybe with the militants having enough time to move to a neighboring province, but we aren't going to hold them to a strict timetable. We'll strike when the time is right, like the Wednesday after Saudi Arabia's open, democratic elections or the second Friday after Hell freezes over. I sleep soundly at night knowing we have allies like the Pakistanis. |
| Posted by: Dakotah 2004-05-01 10:42:27 AM |