Rehabilitation of militants will continue: Maj-Gen Malik
Peshawar Corps Commander says almost 100 militants admitted already, planning to increase the numbers to 200.
SWAT:
Peshawar Corps Commander Major-General Yasin Malik has said that the process of militants’ rehabilitation will continue in Swat.
“Almost 100 militants have been admitted already, but we plan to increase the numbers to 200,” Maj-Gen Malik said while speaking at a rehabilitation centre set up by Rastoon, an organisation established for the rehabilitation of those who had joined militancy in Swat. Former militants, aged 16 to 25, have been admitted in the programme.
Maj-Gen Malik said the army operation against militants had successfully ended in Swat and assured that those who were captured and those who had absconded would not be able to escape punishment. “The Pakistan Army has always rendered great sacrifices for the security of Pakistan and is always ready to protect the country from enemies within and from outside,” he added.
Appreciating army troops for their performance after the floods, he said Pakistan Army soldiers were actively participating in the relief and rehabilitation process following the devastating floods. “The Army has already restored a number of bridges that have reconnected areas that were completely cut-off due to the flooding,” he said, adding that Swat’s rehabilitation was a priority for the Army. “The Army will reconstruct some 100 more bridges in Swat. The people of Swat will never be abandoned,” he added.
The corps commander visited Mingora, Kanju and Khwaza Khela, where he met flood survivors and examined the relief activities carried out by the Pakistan Army. He also inaugurated a sports complex in Swat.
Later, the corps commander visited Utror, one of the areas worst-affected by the floods. He spoke with flood survivors and inspected the army’s relief activities.
He presented the keys of homes built by the Pakistan Army for the area’s flood survivors and assured them of future support.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2010.
Peshawar Corps Commander Major-General Yasin Malik has said that the process of militants’ rehabilitation will continue in Swat.
“Almost 100 militants have been admitted already, but we plan to increase the numbers to 200,” Maj-Gen Malik said while speaking at a rehabilitation centre set up by Rastoon, an organisation established for the rehabilitation of those who had joined militancy in Swat. Former militants, aged 16 to 25, have been admitted in the programme.
Maj-Gen Malik said the army operation against militants had successfully ended in Swat and assured that those who were captured and those who had absconded would not be able to escape punishment. “The Pakistan Army has always rendered great sacrifices for the security of Pakistan and is always ready to protect the country from enemies within and from outside,” he added.
Appreciating army troops for their performance after the floods, he said Pakistan Army soldiers were actively participating in the relief and rehabilitation process following the devastating floods. “The Army has already restored a number of bridges that have reconnected areas that were completely cut-off due to the flooding,” he said, adding that Swat’s rehabilitation was a priority for the Army. “The Army will reconstruct some 100 more bridges in Swat. The people of Swat will never be abandoned,” he added.
The corps commander visited Mingora, Kanju and Khwaza Khela, where he met flood survivors and examined the relief activities carried out by the Pakistan Army. He also inaugurated a sports complex in Swat.
Later, the corps commander visited Utror, one of the areas worst-affected by the floods. He spoke with flood survivors and inspected the army’s relief activities.
He presented the keys of homes built by the Pakistan Army for the area’s flood survivors and assured them of future support.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2010.