Justice would soon be served to Abdullah Mehsud, the mastermind behind the kidnapping of the Chinese engineers, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Safdar Hussain said on Tuesday. "I am confident that he (Abdullah) will not escape. I want to see him punished as soon as possible," he told a news briefing at the 11 Corps Headquarters in Peshawar. Lt Gen Hussain said Abdullah was his primary target, but did not give a timeframe for his capture. "I have several options to ensure that justice is served to Abdullah — military action is one of them."
Defending the commando operation that resulted in the release of one Chinese engineer and the subsequent death of another, he said the operation was only launched after all other options were exhausted. "Had I delayed the rescue operation by 20 minutes, the hostages would have been killed. We intercepted a message by Abdullah ordering their execution," he added.
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