Operations against militants will be led by civilian-controlled security forces,says Punjab official as Islamabad unveils alleged Indian spyPakistan’s army is to only play a subordinate role in the crackdown on terrorists in Punjab following the deadly suicide bombing of a park in Lahore, a senior government official has said.
Pakistans civilian leadership has been under pressure to give extra powers to the military so it can launch its own operations against militants in the country’s largest province, or following the killing of 73 people by a Taliban splinter group that said it was intentionally targeting Christian families on Easter Sunday.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com