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Pak panel for special cell to probe Hindu women abduction

Pak panel for special cell to probe Hindu women abduction

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

A Pakistani parliamentary panel on Friday directed police and other authorities in southern Sindh province to register cases on the kidnapping of Hindu women and to create a special cell to investigate such incidents.

Pak parliament moves to bring ISI under civilian control

Pak parliament moves to bring ISI under civilian control

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

In a bid to bring Pakistan's powerful Inter Services Intelligence under civilian control, the Senate has recommended an effective role of Parliament in monitoring it while giving the spy agency power to arrest and detain.