| GEO Pakistan | | Malik warns militants: ‘lay down the arms’ | Updated at: 1852 PST, Thursday, January 22, 2009
 ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Adviser Rehman Malik has asked the militants to lay down their arms or face a full-scale operation.
Talking to reporters here on Thursday, he said that militants should not force the government to launch a massive offensive against them.
Malik told that Frontier Corps personnel in an operation arrested seven local and foreign operatives of Al-Qaeda.
“We have successfully restored peace in important areas of FATA, he said, adding that militants’ attacks in Swat still remain a serious worry for the government and the people.
Interior adviser informed that government is finalizing a strategy to deal with the situation in Swat on the directive of Prime Minister. He further said that police should improve its public perception in real term. |  |
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