Int’l community should help Pakistan fight against terrorism: DG ISPR
WASHINGTON – Director General of
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa
has said that Pakistan’s stance on terrorism is very clear and the
entire nation is united for the elimination of the menace.
In an interview with CNN, he said that military offensive against the militants is underway in the restive tribal region. He said a major part of North Waziristan has been cleared during the ongoing operation and there is still resistance only from a small part near Afghan border.
The DG ISPR said that international community should support Pakistan in the fight against terrorism. “Security has been beefed up across Pakistan but no one can guarantee 100 per cent security under current circumstances,” Bajwa said. He added that Pakistan-Afghanistan relations were already good in the past but Peshawar carnage has further strengthened ties between the neighbouring countries.
In an interview with CNN, he said that military offensive against the militants is underway in the restive tribal region. He said a major part of North Waziristan has been cleared during the ongoing operation and there is still resistance only from a small part near Afghan border.
The DG ISPR said that international community should support Pakistan in the fight against terrorism. “Security has been beefed up across Pakistan but no one can guarantee 100 per cent security under current circumstances,” Bajwa said. He added that Pakistan-Afghanistan relations were already good in the past but Peshawar carnage has further strengthened ties between the neighbouring countries.
Tensions remain high on Manus Island
Published: 4:20 am, Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Papua New Guinea police say more than 40 asylum seekers were detained at a prison and a handful of others taken to police cells after security personnel smashed through barricades erected at the entrance to a cell block at the detention centre.
However, refugee advocates say at least 58 asylum seekers were detained and have claimed some were mistreated.
'There were no negotiations between PNG officials or anybody else before the security was moved in,' Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul said.
He said some asylum seekers are refusing to go to the medical centre for attention. They claim the department of immigration is putting some into isolation rather than returning them to their compounds.
It's also claimed that about 700 detainees have vowed to continue their hunger strikes.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, who on Tuesday praised the PNG Government and staff for a measured approach to resolving ongoing unrest, concedes tension at the detention centre remain high.
'There remains some underlying tension at the Centre, including instances of food and fluid refusal but this is being closely monitored,' he said in a statement on Tuesday.
The asylum seekers have been protesting against a planned transfer of some detainees to temporary housing near the Papua New Guinean town of Lorengau as part of a resettlement scheme.
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