KARACHI: 300 troops back from UN mission

Published September 16, 2005

KARACHI, Sept 15: A batch of personnel of the Pakistan Contingent for UN Mission in Congo arrived here on Thursday morning. Brig Ayaz Pir, Deputy Commander Karachi Logistic Area received the troops at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, says an ISPR press release.

This batch of around three hundred troops of an infantry battalion have returned home after completing the UN mission. The last batch of Pakistani troops is expected to arrive by end of this month from Congo.—APP

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