Britain backs Pak Army's 'vital' movement to Mingora in Swat.Byline: ANI London, May 24 (ANI): Britain has supported Pakistan military's 'vital' drive against the Taliban and other extremists in the Swat Swat (swät), district of the Malakand division, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Saidu Sharif is the capital. The largely inaccessible region is reached by air and through mountain passes from the south and east. Valley, amid reports about the troops storming into Mingora, the main town of the Valley. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the United Kingdom was committed to the success of the operation, and urged the international community to support Islamabad in the on-going struggle "The Pakistan government is engaged in a vital drive to assert its authority over extremist militants who have rejected Pakistan's constitution, parliament and judiciary.The UK is committed to the success and prosperity of Pakistan and it is right that we, and the whole international community, should support this effort," The Dawn quoted Brown, as saying. Brown informed that London has approved a further 10 million pounds aid, bringing its contribution to 22 million pounds, for the thousands of people displaced displaced see displacement. in the Swat Valley due to the military operation. "We are ready to do more to help displaced persons displaced person: see refugee. in the most extreme of situations and we want to encourage other countries to do so also," Brown added. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. reports, 17militants have been killed in the last 24 hours as Pakistan troops entered Mingora. The Army is reportedly engaged in street battles with the extremists in the region. The confrontation between the military and the Taliban was confined to the mountainous moun·tain·ous adj. 1. Having many mountains. 2. Resembling a mountain in size; huge: mountainous waves. mountainous Adjective 1. region and villages of Swat, but now it has shifted to Mingora, situated about 100 miles from away from Islamabad. The struggle in Mingora is being seen as a test of the ability of the Pakistani military. With the military operation gaining momentum, fears about large scale civilian casualties Civilian casualties is a military term describing civilian or non-combatant persons killed or injured by military action. The description of civilian casualties includes any form of military action regardless of whether civilians were targeted directly. is making the task of the security forces more difficult. The Army is unable to determine exactly how many civilians are still trapped in the region. "It is difficult to estimate how many civilians or militants are present in the city," the ISPR ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations (Armed Forces of Pakistan) ISPR International Society for Paranormal Research ISPR International Standard Payload Rack ISPR International Society of Photosynthesis Research spokesperson Major General Athar Abbas said. He added that there were about 1,500 'hardcore militants' still fighting in the Valley, and that the army would try to complete the operation in eight weeks.(ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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