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No timeframe for end to Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that the prime target of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan is to eliminate terrorism.Speaking to Geo News on Sunday, he said...

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July 07, 2014

No timeframe for end to Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that the prime target of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan is to eliminate terrorism.

Speaking to Geo News on Sunday, he said that though no timeframe for an end to the military offensive could be given, effort would be made to conclude the operation soon.

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