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| Nawaz to chair emergency security meeting this week |
| 2014-06-10 |
| [DAWN] In the aftermath of the deadly gun and kaboom at Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... airport on Sunday night, the government on Monday summoned an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS) to discuss the future of peace talks. While a date for the meeting has not yet been disclosed, it is learnt that the CCNS will convene this week at the PM House, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... in the chair. The decision to convene a meeting was announced hours after the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) in a statement grabbed credit for the airport attack that left 18 dead. Talks to end the TTP's bloody seven-year insurgency have been under way since February. Earlier on March 1, the TTP had announced a month-long ceasefire breaking a deadlock that was reached between mediating teams of the government and Taliban committee. Within 24 hours of the ceasefire announcement, the government had also made public its decision to halt air strikes on krazed killer hideouts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Cannot make peace with evil. Rub them out out. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-10 13:21 |