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SAS PLANS RESCUE MISSION AMID PAKISTAN COUP FEARS
James Murray
SAS soldiers are standing by for an emergency evacuation of Britons from Pakistan amid fears of a military coup.
Soldiers are standing by to evacuate Britons from Pakistan amid fears of a military coup
As the country struggles with the twin problems of severe floods and terrorist activity, British troops across the border in Afghanistan are drawing up plans to remove staff from our Islamabad embassy within four hours.
Britons working in the country have been put on a register and will be told to gather at an assembly point at a time of crisis.
The plan is a sign of Pakistans political fragility .
Britains High Commissioner Adam Thomson and his staff have been working round the clock to ease the plight of those made homeless by floods. Up to eight million are said to be still dependent on aid.
Pakistans president Asif Ali Zardari met Prime Minister David Cameron at Chequers last month and drove home the point that his country was desperately in need of trade, as well as aid, and *particularly wanted access to European markets.
He is desperate for an economic lift and fears that without it, many young men could fall into the hands of extremists.
There are concerns that hardliners in Pakistans army are becoming impatient with the *crisis and want faster solutions and a more *determined effort to stamp out the terrorist menace.
A diplomatic source said: There are more and more rumours that some people in the military view a military takeover as the best way to bring greater stability.
SAS PLANS RESCUE MISSION AMID PAKISTAN COUP FEARS
James Murray
SAS soldiers are standing by for an emergency evacuation of Britons from Pakistan amid fears of a military coup.
Soldiers are standing by to evacuate Britons from Pakistan amid fears of a military coup
As the country struggles with the twin problems of severe floods and terrorist activity, British troops across the border in Afghanistan are drawing up plans to remove staff from our Islamabad embassy within four hours.
Britons working in the country have been put on a register and will be told to gather at an assembly point at a time of crisis.
The plan is a sign of Pakistans political fragility .
Britains High Commissioner Adam Thomson and his staff have been working round the clock to ease the plight of those made homeless by floods. Up to eight million are said to be still dependent on aid.
Pakistans president Asif Ali Zardari met Prime Minister David Cameron at Chequers last month and drove home the point that his country was desperately in need of trade, as well as aid, and *particularly wanted access to European markets.
He is desperate for an economic lift and fears that without it, many young men could fall into the hands of extremists.
There are concerns that hardliners in Pakistans army are becoming impatient with the *crisis and want faster solutions and a more *determined effort to stamp out the terrorist menace.
A diplomatic source said: There are more and more rumours that some people in the military view a military takeover as the best way to bring greater stability.
