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Monday, February 08, 2010
9,000 Blackwater personnel in Islamabad: Fazl
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman alleged on Sunday that as many as 9,000 personnel of the US-based security firm Blackwater are present in Islamabad, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. According to the channel, Fazl alleged that Blackwater was responsible for carrying out Taliban-like terrorist activities in Pakistan. He said there were more Blackwater personnel present in the federal capital than policemen, where the Capital City Police only had 7,000 policemen on its payroll. Earlier, JI deputy chief Sirajul Haq and NWFP Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour also pointed towards the presence of the security firm’s personnel in Pakistan. In a statement made before the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on November 21 2009, Interior Minister Rehman Malik had claimed that he would resign if it was proven that the Blackwater was operating in Pakistan. daily times monitor
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