Friday, August 10, 2007

PAKISTAN HUNTS 'ABDUCTED TROOPS' !

Pakistani troops are searching for 16 paramilitaries who went missing near the Afghan border on Thursday morning, army officials say.
The incident occurred in South Waziristan and BBC correspondents say it is believed the troops have been kidnapped by Islamic militants.
Pakistan has recently seen increased attacks on the security services.
The attacks followed a bloody battle with radical Islamists last month at the Red Mosque in Islamabad.
'No patience'
Army spokesman Maj Gen Waheed Arshad told the AFP news agency that the 16 paramilitary soldiers went missing after leaving in a convoy for Sararogha Fort in South Waziristan.
They were travelling in unmarked vehicles and wearing plain clothes.

The US says North Waziristan is a haven for militants.
The area is a hotbed of militancy in support of the Taleban and al-Qaeda.
Separately, there were overnight rocket and light weapons attacks on security positions in North Waziristan.
The Pakistani army said it had killed at least 10 pro-Taleban militants in North Waziristan on Tuesday.
The dead included suspected foreign fighters, the army said.
Gen Arshad denied there was an ongoing planned operation in the restive region but said "we are responding with greater force against militant attacks on security forces now".
"In previous months there were several attempts made by the miscreants against security forces and we would show patience but it is not the case now."
The US says North Waziristan is a safe haven for the Taleban and al-Qaeda but Pakistan denies the claim.
BBC NEWS REPORT.

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