| Weapons are being smuggled into Pakistan via Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said. According to a private TV channel, Qureshi told PTV the government had decided to launch a military operation in Malakand after the peace deal was violated. He said the NWFP government had signed the Swat pact in view of the law and order situation there. The federation had reservations about the deal, but it honoured the provincial government's commitment, he added. He said the US and NATO forces should play their role in bringing stability to Afghanistan. He said US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke would visit Pakistan soon. |