Athar Abbas told CNN that the Pakistani military was involved in freeing Rohde.

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Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told the Associated Press on Tuesday that "no incursion is to be tolerated".

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Athar Abbas, who served until last year as the military's chief spokesman.

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"The military feels it's in a much better position to finish the job because it has public support, " General Athar Abbas, a military spokesman, said.

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Of course, Sohaib Athar was not an insider in any sense.

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Athar Abbas said seven civilians died and others were critically injured.

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The court also heard from two Pakistani police officers, Athar Rashid and Faisal Noor, who had attended a hearing in February at which Omar Sheikh said he believed Mr Pearl was dead.

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Athar Abbas, says Pakistan's military has offered to build fences along the border with Afghanistan, that it has amassed about 120, 000 troops and paramilitary forces along the border, and has increased the number of checkpoints.

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Athar Abbas told CNN's Reza Sayah.

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Athar Abbas told CNN.

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