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Counter IED symposium: 20 May 2013 at Rawalpindi.
Steps taken to defeat IEDs:
Pakistan’s Counter-IED Organization established to formulate policies and ensure implementation.
Tight control over explosive, detonators and others IEDs-related material by the Ministry of Industry.
Banning the export of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) and other chemical based fertilizers with issuance of NOCs to authorized dealers only.
Disallowing the transportation of CAN and other such fertilizers to be moved in FATA and Balochistan.
Fertilizer control regime introduced and implemented by the FATA Secretariat.
Increased number of troops on border outposts to minimize possibility of cross-border smuggling of CAN.

Press Release

No PR497/2010-ISPR

Dated: December 2, 2010

Rawalpindi - December 2, 2010:

H.E Mustafa Babur Hizlan, Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Khalid Shameem Wynne at Joint Staff Headquarters, Chaklala and discussed evolving regional security situation and other matters of bilateral interest.

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Mustafa Babur Hizlan, Ambassador of Turkey called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne at Joint Staff Headquarters, Chaklala today. (02-12-2010) – Photo ISPR

Press Release

No PR496/2010-ISPR

Dated: December 2, 2010

Rawalpindi - December 2, 2010:

Inter Services Public Relations Documentary has won the first prize in the recently held International Film Festival “Eserciti-e-Popoli” (Army and People) held at Bracciano, Rome (Italy). The celebration of 150^th anniversary of the unification of Italy, saw the participation of NATO and 24 Countries, entered the festival with 60 Films grouped into several categories: from ‘Institutional training information, from environmental protection to the humanitarian mission for the preservation of peace. The films, signed by excellent film makers were evaluated by the international highly qualified and experienced jury.

Maintaining the tradition, Pakistan Army’s documentary “Voice of Peace” has won the first prize in the “Social Function Category” and was awarded Chief of Army Staff trophy. Brigadier Syed Azmat Ali was the Project Director & Executive Producer of the documentary and Colonel Muhammad Aaqeb Athar was Producer, Captain Sadia Saleem and Lieutenant Abdur Rehman were Coordinators who contributed in producing quality production which attained the distinction on this international Film Festival.

Documentary “Voice of Peace” is about the FM radio stations established in affected areas. Its effectiveness is in terms of changing the mind set of the local people and revealing true perspective of the realties of terrorists affecting the peace in the Swat Valley and Waziristan.

The story “Voice of Peace” that had defeated the hate speech gave hope to the despaired, revived traumatized people of Swat from depression and bridged distances for the separated. The FM radio stations played the role of a preparatory maneuver in shaping the environment. It facilitated the military operation by isolating the militant groups there and also turned the public against these groups in Malakand and Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.

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