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Pak militant camps to be closed by May 31: Report
May 30, 2003 15:18 IST
The Pakistan government is reported to have set May 31 as the deadline for militant groups operating from Pakistan occupied Kashmir to wind up their camps.
But the militant outfits have vowed to resist any crackdown against them.
Though there is no official word from the Pakistan government on the deadline, highly placed sources in the ruling Muslim Conference, which heads the government in PoK, said the Pakistan government was 'firm' in its resolve not to allow militant groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad to operate.
A report in Pakistan news agency SANA said the crackdown was aimed at preparing the ground for the forthcoming India-Pakistan peace talks.
India, along with the US, has been insisting that Pakistan close all militant camps and destroy the infrastructure before New Delhi and Islamabad begin talks to normalise relations, as well as to resolve differences on various outstanding issues, including Kashmir.
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Sub: And re-open somewhere else in Pakistan !
Very clever of Pakistan; very difficult for India. India has the Prime Minister and the cabinet to take vital bi-partrite decisions, final and binding in ...
Posted by p chandra
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Sub: If you don\'t trust us why should we trust you
Since last two years Pakistan has been doing all can to stop spread of terrorism. It has genuinely worked in that direction, it changed its ...
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Sub: Closed down..
Closing down the existing camps and starting new ones, rename the outfits, -- the revolving door policy. It isn't even funny anymore. The only solution ...
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Sub: trusting pakistanis will be our greatest folly
The very existence of pakistan hinges on the so called liberation of kashmir.this is an issue which they cannot abandon.hence let us not get swayed ...
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Sub: sly pakistani
this pakistanis are digging down deep to save their faces first joint operation against al-qaida with the US and British now promising to shut down ...
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