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India-Pakistan
Students protest Waziristan shelling
2013-12-21
[DAWN] PESHAWAR: The tribal students of various educational institutions here on Thursday held a protest demonstration against the government for initiating what they called a military operation in North Wazoo Agency.

Holding banners and placards, the students gathered outside 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.
Press Club and rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against the government.

Insaf Students Federation leader Rahim Wazir, who led the protesters, said that security forces started shelling on Wednesday night that resulted in killing and injuring of innocent people.

The tribal people, he said, were already facing serious problems owing to restrictions on their movement and prolonged curfews. The latest shelling further added to their miseries, he added.
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