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FACTBOX - Militants groups in Pakistan's Punjab province

Source: Chicago Tribune
Bahāwalpur : Pakistan | about 1 month ago  
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Pakistan's Punjab province has been a battleground for hardline militant groups for years but new fears are arising over the activity of these groups as the government focuses on factions on the Afghan border. Pakistan nurtured Islamists during the 1980s and 1990s when fighters flocked to Afghanistan...
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