Surrender or face action, Malik warns Taliban

PESHAWAR: The government on Friday warned the militants operating in the Tribal Areas to surrender or face military action. “We’ve two options: Either to keep mum and handover the country to Taliban, or to take action,” said Adviser to PM on Interior Rehman Malik. A cantonment will be established in Swat to ensure army presence in the area, he added. Malik also appealed to the Sunnis and Shias in Kurram to end fighting, saying “Action may be initiated within 48 to 72 hours if the two sides did not stop fighting”. He said the NWFP government had set up seven relief camps for 219,000 displaced people of Bajaur. The NWFP governor said 462 militants had been killed in Bajaur operation, while 22 army and FC personnel had also been “martyred”. Ghani said 3,000 Afghan, Chechen, Uzbek and Arab militants were present in Bajaur. daud khattak

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