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

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

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