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Pakistan admits presence of Daesh in Karachi

Tuesday, 13 October 2015 7:10 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 13 October 2015 7:27 PM ]

Pakistani soldiers and police commandos arrive to take position outside the Pakistan Air Force base after an attack by militants in Peshawar on September 18, 2015. (AFP)

Kamran Yousaf

Press TV, Islamabad

Authorities in Pakistan have admitted for the first time that the Daesh terrorist group has a strong presence in the port city of Karachi. The disclosure was made by the Karachi police chief before a Parliamentary Panel that was discussing the security situation in the country’s financial capital.

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