Militants Kidnap 25 Police and Paramilitary Troops in Pakistan
- Posted by hasan on July 30th, 2008.
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Loading ...If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or E-mail Newsletter. Thanks for visiting! (Matthew Pennington/AP Photo) The kidnapping occurred in the picturesque Swat Valley, a former tourist destination where Pakistani members of the Taliban have become increasingly active since signing a peace agreement with the local government in May. The kidnapped troops and officers, who function as a local police force, were stationed at a newly constructed post in Deloi when they were surrounded by militants, said Major General Athar Abbas, the military’s chief spokesman. “The militants or the miscreants have gone over-active,” Abbas told ABC News. “Whenever they find an opportunity, they undertake these kidnappings. In this area, this police force are surrounded.” source: ABC NewsToday’s Attack Seen as Further Evidence that Government’s Peace Deal With Militants is FailingA peace deal between Islamic militants and the local government in Pakistan’s volatile Northwest Frontier Province is in jeopardy today after militants kidnapped at least 25 police officers and the local government threatened to “fully utilize” the military to reassert its control over the area.
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