11-05-2007, 09:00 AM
<b>213 troops swapped with 25 militants in Waziristan</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->PESHAWAR/TANK: Tribal militants released 213 Pakistan Army soldiers in South Waziristan on Sunday after the government freed 25 of their men under a prisoners' swap made possible by a 21-member peace Jirga.
The soldiers had been in the custody of militants loyal to Baitullah Mahsud since August 30. They had surrendered along with 35 other troops to the militants after their military convoy was trapped in the Shawangi Naray area near Wana.
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The militants had also demanded an end to all military deployment and operations in the areas inhabited by Mahsud tribe in South Waziristan. They wanted the removal of roadside checkpoints in their area. <span style='color:red'>The government appears to have accepted most of their demands</span><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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The soldiers had been in the custody of militants loyal to Baitullah Mahsud since August 30. They had surrendered along with 35 other troops to the militants after their military convoy was trapped in the Shawangi Naray area near Wana.
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The militants had also demanded an end to all military deployment and operations in the areas inhabited by Mahsud tribe in South Waziristan. They wanted the removal of roadside checkpoints in their area. <span style='color:red'>The government appears to have accepted most of their demands</span><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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