Govt decides to continue operation in Swat
A high-level meeting presided over by President Asif Zardari Bhutto and PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to continue the military operation in Swat for elimination of militancy. Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik, Foreing Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, DG ISI Lt.-Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha and other officials attended the meeting besides ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali, Governor NWFP Owais Ghani and Chief Minister Amir
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