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| India-Pakistan |
| 'No operation against Punjab militants' |
| 2010-06-04 |
| Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ruled out a military offensive against pro-Taliban militants in the eastern province of Punjab. "No military operation is planned against banned [militant] outfits in Punjab... [but] effective action would jointly be taken [with the Punjab government] to eliminate them," Pakistan's official APP news agency quoted Malik as saying on Thursday. Malik earlier told a parliamentary committee that "Punjabi Taliban" were planning to destabilize the South Asian country. According to a BBC report, few Pakistani officials have acknowledged the existence of militant bases in Punjab. The developments come after several gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked two separate prayer sites belonging to a minority sect in Lahore last Friday. At least 98 people were killed in the fatal incident. The Tehreek-e-Taliban in Punjab have claimed responsibility for the attacks. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Punjab group is a coalition of several militant organizations in Punjab province, which was until recently considered a relatively secure part of the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "They are not Muslim, so we will not spend anymore time or money." |
| Posted by: Bugs Spealing3182 2010-06-04 09:14 |