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US denies role in Bajaur raid

ISLAMABAD—US military has denied any role in a raid in Bajaur tribal region saying that Pakistan’s security forces have conducted the attack independently.  The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) while claimed that the United States was involved in attack on a seminary in Bajaur agency and announced to >> >>
 

President defends Bajaur airstrike
Says all killed were militants
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Bajaur operation was carried out after thorough observation and complete analysis and no innocent people were killed in the air strike. “The compound was being monitored for the last several days and we knew what they were doing. It was being used for training of militants”, he said. The President categorically said that there were no innocent people inside the compound and anyone saying otherwise is telling lies. All reports are otherwise untrue. He said  >> >>


 

Country-wide protests against attack on seminary

PESHAWAR—Ten of Thousand of tribesmen led protest demonstration throughout the NWFP including in Bajaur following against the air strike on Madrassa in which about 80 persons were killed last day. Thousands of tribals staged protest demonstration at Siddqabad Pathak in the Headquarter Khar of Bajaur Agency. They termed the incident inhuman and massacre of incident tribesmen. They also strongly condemned the alleged involvement of US in the >> >>

 

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