Safety concern rises as Australian troops to aid Pak unarmed
An Australian defense health team heading into flood and insurgency-ravaged Pakistan will be unarmed and relying on the Pakistani military for security, the defense said on Thursday.
The team, which will eventually total 150 defense personnel and 30 civilians, started deploying at the weekend with the initial 51 members arriving…
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