AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN
Summary here.
Simmer, bubble, burp.
Insurgents fighting government forces in Pakistan’s southern Balochistan province on Thursday blew up two electricity pylons in the Dera Bugti district, news reports said.
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Militants destroyed other power and gas lines in the area in recent weeks, leaving thousands of people without heat and light in harsh winter weather. Article
Self-contradictory, eh wot?
Police have arrested over 400 Afghans on suspicion of having links with the Taliban from Quetta and adjoining areas and are being interrogated, said Inspector General Police Balochistan, Tariq Masud Khosa.
Addressing his maiden press conference following his appointment in Balochistan, Tariq Masud Khosa said that the detained Afghans were suspected of being involved in sabotage activities.
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The IG police denied presence of Mullah Omar and Taliban headquarter in Quetta. Article
Noted FYI:
The first of eight P3-C Orion reconnaissance planes being supplied free of charge by the United States to Pakistan landed Thursday at a base in Karachi, the navy said.
The four-engine all-weather aircraft is designed to support anti- submarine and anti-ship operations and can carry a Harpoon missile capable of sinking vessels. Article
