On January 23, Interior Minister Rehman Malik once again, ruled out presence of Blackwater and its associated companies in Pakistan, challenging those claiming its presence to prove it through documents. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed the presence of Blackwater and DynCorp here, exposing fully the lies of the minister and alike.

Also, the national press has carried copies of correspondence the American Embassy and the security contractors (read mercenaries) had with our Ministry of Interior related to DynCorp International and Inter-Risk (Pvt) Ltd. DynCorp letter even gives its office location as Raja Haq Nawaz Centre, G-11 Markaz, Islamabad. What other proof is required by our "His Excellency, The Honourable Rehman Malik", as the American Ambassador addressed him in her letter printed in the press?

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