Troops recover Indian-made arms

ISLAMABAD – Islamabad would take up with New Delhi the tangible Indian efforts directed to
destabilising Pakistan after its security forces have discovered a huge quantity of Indian origin arms
and ammunition from terrorists’ hideouts in South Waziristan.
“The government would effectively take up this issue with India through diplomatic channels,” Federal
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira told a joint press conference with DG
ISPR Major General Athar Abbas here on Monday.
The minister was responding to a question as to why Pakistan government was silent after the
country’s security forces have found tangible evidence relating to Indian attempts to destabilise
Pakistan. The security forces during the ongoing operation against terrorists in South Waziristan
have discovered a huge quality of Indian origin arms and ammunition while launching the clearance
of militants’ hideouts.
The minister also gave a resume of relief activities being carried out by the government to look after
the internally displaced families from South Waziristan.
Giving an update about the military operation, the DG ISPR said that 12 terrorists have been killed
while four security personnel were martyred and 6 injured during the past 24 hours.
He said security forces are extending their perimeter of security and closing in towards Sararogha.
Expansion of positions held on the ridges from different directions towards Sararogha is in progress.
He further said that security forces from different areas of the town are receiving sporadic mortar and