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Malik finally confirms death of Ilyas Kashmiri
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri, the mastermind of PNS Mehran, in US drone strike, Geo News reported.Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament House, he said that investigation into the attack on Mehran base is moving forward but it was premature at this stage to say anything about the perpetrators.
He said Taliban and Al-Qaeda are anti- Pakistan and conducting terrorism to destabilize the country. He said the government was determined to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestation.
Replying to a question about any plan to launch operation in North Waziristan, he said it would be done at an appropriate time.
Referring to the murder of Salim Shehzad, he said that a judicial commission was investigating into the incident and the culprits would be soon identified and punished.
The Minister greeted JUI-F leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari on becoming leader of opposition in the Senate. He said that Ghafoor Haideri was elected opposition leader democratically. (APP/Geo Urdu)
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