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Unwilling to be sitting ducks, 1,700 Pakistani soldiers desert army, surrender to militants
Updated On: 31 March, 2009 10:17 AM IST | | Anshuman G Dutta
With Taliban holding sway in a majority of areas, personnel from the army, para-military forces and police are not willing to continue their fight against terrorists
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With Taliban holding sway in a majority of areas, personnel from the army, para-military forces and police are not willing to continue their fight against terrorists
The attack on the Police Training Centre (PTC) in Lahore is the final outcome of the terrorist's strategy to target the security personnel in Pakistan and thus isolate them as vulnerable targets. According to senior officers in Indian intelligence agencies, the terrorists had been targeting the cops and para-military personnel in western areas of Pakistan for more than a year.
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Pakistani police officers arrest one of the alleged gunmen at the compound of a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. PIC/AP Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
