SLAMABAD: Amid skepticism about the death of Al-Qaeda’s terrorist
Ilyas Kashmiri in a drone attack on Friday night, Federal Interior
Minister Rehman Malik on Monday confirmed the information saying that
the mastermind of PNS Mehran attack had been killed.
Talking to
the media persons, the minister informed that all ground intelligence
showed that Kashmiri had been killed in the drone attacks. He further
stated that they would hold briefing on PNS Mehran base attack that
martyred ten security forces personnel. “Our security law enforcement
agencies are sacrificing their lives in order to strengthen the
country”, he added.
He stated that they did not support any drone attack and wanted Pakistan should handed over the technology, he maintained.
Earlier,
the minister called on Inspector General of Frontier Corps Balochistan,
Major General Obaidullah Khan Khatak at FC headquarters in Quetta.
Besides scores of other matters, issues pertaining to law and order
situation were discussed during the meeting which lasted for quite some
time.
Both agreed on the capacity building of the FC on modern
lines to tackle with the anti-peace elements and improve law and order
in the province. IG FC on the occasion informed Rehman Malik about the
steps being taken by the FC for the maintenance of peace in the region. Online
