Thursday, December 29, 2005
12 arrested for attempt on Musharraf's life: Sherpao
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies have arrested 12 men from Kohlu allegedly involved in an attempt to kill President Pervez Musharraf and they are being interrogated, said Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Wednesday.
He was apparently referring to an incident two weeks ago when rockets were fired in Kohlu while the president was visiting the city.
Talking to reporters while visiting a tent village here, the interior minister said that the detainees were being interrogated for their involvement in anti-state activities. The Balochistan Liberation Army and other "miscreants" will be severely dealt with, he said, adding that no one will be allowed to halt the ongoing development projects in the province. Sherpao said no army operation was being carried out in Balochistan and only law enforcement agencies were taking action against miscreants.
"No woman or child was killed in the operation against the miscreants at Kohlu," he said.
The paramilitary operation will continue in tribal areas to flush out foreign miscreants taking refuge there, he added.
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