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UN pulls out foreign staff from FATA, NWFP

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations on Monday announced immediate withdrawal of its staff from the NWFP and FATA due to the deteriorating security situation there. The measure was taken after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon assessed the security situation in the northwestern region at ‘Phase-IV’. “The decision has been taken bearing in mind the intense security situation in the region,” UN National Information Officer Ishrat Rizvi said. She said the implication of Phase-IV security would include reduction in the international UN staff in the region, with presence of only those vital for emergency operations, humanitarian relief, security operations and any other essential operations as advised by the secretary general. “All other UN staff involved in the running of programme activities will be relocated,” she said. sajjad malik

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