Troops in action again
By: Shamim Shahid | Published: June 29, 2008PESHAWAR - In a bid to check the growing tendency of what the authorities call 'criminal aptitude nurturing phenomenon' in suburbs of Peshawar, the Frontier Corps early Saturday morning launched an operation in Bara region of Khyber Agency. "Only hideouts and dens of the criminals are targeted in the limited operation," Inspector General of Frontier Corps Maj General Muh-ammad Alam Khattak remarked while briefing media about the operation at Balahisar Fort in the afternoon. Flanked by Habib Ullah Khan, Secretary of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the Frontier Corps Chief said
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Indian army storms APHC headquarters
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Zardari open to 'autonomous' Kashmir idea
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