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Pakistan - A new security force likely

THE government is trying to create an alternative intelligence and military system in the country in trying to bypass the army and the ISI.

The same was experimented during their rule in 1970s and they are repeating it now. A new intelligence agency is also being planned along with the Federal Security Force.

According to a report, the federal government is likely to reintroduce the Federal Security Force (FSF), formerly launched by ZAB in the early 70s but dismantled by the martial law regime of Gen Ziaul Haq.

Sources close to the government, Minister of State for Interior Tasneem Qureshi, on special instructions of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, has been working on different ideas and plans to create a combat outfit to fight terrorism without engaging the country’s regular army in such unconventional fights within the borders.

After working on different plans, the state minister for interior has come up with the final plan of relaunching of the Federal Security Force which, in a way, would also be a tribute of the PPP government to ZAB.

The FSF this time would be launched as a paramilitary combat force to fight terrorism and militancy and, instead of being placed under the interior ninistry, it would be placed under the defence ministry and would operate by the orders of the president and the prime minister, the report says.

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