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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Editorial, Dawn, Pakistan
May 17, 2009
ON the one hand there are the official daily handouts of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) that report 40 to 50 militant casualties versus two to 12 among security personnel, with regard to the ongoing military operation in the Malakand division. Sometimes a small number of civilian casualties are also reported.
For those who want the Taliban pushed back, this news is comforting in that it indicates that our armed forces are carrying out a successful operation with minimum collateral damage.
On the other hand, one sees ordinary people from the affected areas calling in to television programmes reporting 500 to 600 bodies lying rotting on village roads, with no militant casualties. Individuals purportedly from the area further report blind shelling by the armed forces that is only successful in killing civilians,
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May 17, 2009
ON the one hand there are the official daily handouts of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) that report 40 to 50 militant casualties versus two to 12 among security personnel, with regard to the ongoing military operation in the Malakand division. Sometimes a small number of civilian casualties are also reported.
For those who want the Taliban pushed back, this news is comforting in that it indicates that our armed forces are carrying out a successful operation with minimum collateral damage.
On the other hand, one sees ordinary people from the affected areas calling in to television programmes reporting 500 to 600 bodies lying rotting on village roads, with no militant casualties. Individuals purportedly from the area further report blind shelling by the armed forces that is only successful in killing civilians,
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Labels: Media, Swat Operation
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