Swat issue

Nation united on Swat issue


RAWALPINDI, May 19 (APP): State Minister for Interior Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi has said that unity and unanimity was found in the All Parties Conference (APC) over the ongoing military operation in Swat, just for the cause of national integrity, stability and defense of the country. He was talking to journalists after the closing ceremony of photo exhibition at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) here Tuesday late evening.
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He said the APC supported the ongoing military operation in Swat to crush and eliminate the extremist militants, posing threat to the stability and integrity of country.
He said it has been decided that some 100,000 personnel will be recruited in the Anti Terrorist Force (ATF) saying and each province will have to recruit some 20,000 personnel in the said force to help eliminate the terrorists.
Responding to a query, the State Minister for Interior told that some 20,000 affected persons have gone back to their places in Bunir, saying the military operation was going on successfully and it would take one month for completion of operation and in crushing the terrorists.
All the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) will return to their native places very soon, he added.
Tasneem Qureshi said that there were some 4000 militants fighting Pakistan Army and of them some 800 have been killed by the Pak Army adding the operation will be completed in one month time and the IDPs will return to their places safely and calmly, he added.
The Minister, about the US Drone attacks in the tribal areas said these are being carried out by the US. As soon as the militants are eliminated these attacks will come to an end, he added.
The Interior Minister said that Sofi Mohammad, Maulana Fazal Ullah and Bait Ullah Mahsood were our targets.
He said the nation will also be informed about the foreign hand involved in creating havoc and turmoil in the tribal areas of our country, saying no one would be spared who is involved in this heinous crime against humanity at any cost, he maintained.