20 held, 2 torture cells unearthed in Lyari operation

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Karachi - 28th August 2011

Today on Sunday the rangers’ search operation in Lyari ended successfully with 20 arrests and closure of torture cells. Heavy contingents of Rangers took part in the 6-hour operation launched in the early hours. The operation particularly focused on Nauabad and Baghdadi neighbourhoods of Lyari. Twenty suspects have been arrested in the operation while two torture cells have been shut.

After the culmination of the operation, the Rangers let media representatives see the torture cells first hand. One cell was underground while the other was on a first floor in the same area. Chains, cellar tapes for gags, ropes and some documents were seen lying scattered in the torture cells.

In addition, Rangers found a huge cache of arms in a house. The arms were hidden in a ditch in the house, which the Rangers dug out and seized. 
The Rangers credited credible intelligence for the success of the search operation.

Ealsewhere in the city of Karachi, at least two dead bodies were found in different areas, while a cracker blast was also reported. The bodies were stuffed in gunny bags, a mark of target killers who have either been shooting people dead randomly or dumping dead bodies after abductions. One body was found in Baldia Town and another in Sadar.

Rangers have been deployed at entrance and exit points of Lyari. The Rangers have started snap checking in different areas.

26 security officials martyred in Afghan shelling

Chitral - 27th August 2011


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Today on Saturday at least 26 Chitral Scout officials were martyred in mortar shelling from Afghanistan. Militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pakistani paramilitary posts in the Chitral district on Saturday, killing 26 soldiers and wounding many others, security officials said. Afghan militants attacked six posts manned by the Chitral Scouts militia in the border village of Arandu near Chitral which faces Afghanistan s Nuristan province where Taliban militants have been active for years.

"Militants physically attacked some posts with heavy weapons while firing mortar bombs on others causing the casualties," one security official said.

The official gave no further details. But an intelligence official in the region said the attackers numbered in the hundreds. Cross-border raids have raised tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent months as they battle protracted insurgencies by Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.

Pakistani Taliban fighters who fled to Afghanistan in the face of army offensives have joined allies there to regroup and threaten Pakistani border regions, analysts say. Twenty-seven Pakistani servicemen were killed and 45 militants died in clashes in July when some 600 militants from Afghanistan attacked two Pakistani villages in Dir region, also in the country s northwest.

Pakistan blames Afghanistan for giving refuge to militants on its side of the border, leaving its troops to counter-attack when it chases them out of the tribal areas and into Afghanistan.
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Lockheed to provide Pakistan with 10 F-16 upgrade kits

Fort Worth - 4th August 2011
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Today on Thursday a US firm, Lockheed Martin, has secured the contract to provide 10 upgrade kits for Pakistan's F-16. Lockheed Martin has secured a $42.3 million contract to provide 10 upgrade kits for Pakistan s F-16 A/B aircraft, under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. Despite troubled relations with Washington after the American special forces 2 May raid into Pakistan to kill Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, the Pentagon continues to support Pakistan s air force.

The upgrade kit deal follows a late July announcement that specialist communications producer L-3 Communications was awarded a contract to build two F-16C Block 52 aircrew training devices for the Pakistan Air Force. In late May, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that Pakistan had requested a FMS deal to acquire spare parts for a number of its aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin C-130 transport, F-16 fighter and T-33 trainer, as well as the Cessna T-37 trainer. Earlier this year the Pakistan air force inducted 17 new F-16 Block 52+ fighters into 5 Squadron -- part of an 18-aircraft deal signed in 2006.

Pakistan s 34 F-16A/B Block 15 aircraft are also undergoing mid-life upgrades.
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Court martial of 3 Naval officers begins

Karachi - 3rd August 2011
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Today on Wednesday Mehran Base Board of Inquiry formed on PM’s orders has completed investigation. In the light of the report, court martial of at least three naval officials has started, sources said.

The Board was formed on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s orders and is led by Rear Admiral Tehseenullah. The Mehran Naval Base in Karachi came under attacked by militants on May 22.

The base was cleared by a 16-hour-long operation. Fourteen people, including naval soldiers, were killed and two P3 Orion aircraft were destroyed in the one of the brazen attacks yet on military installations.
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