Police Hunt Terror Cells, Arrest Members of TTP
06 November 2009
'Karachi Police Hunt Terror Cells as Taliban Flee Army', Bloomberg, 6 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Police in Pakistan’s commercial capital of Karachi say it may take at least two months after the end of the country’s northern offensive against Taliban militants to root out terrorists hiding in the city. About 28,000 troops are fighting guerrillas in South Waziristan, 570 miles (917 kilometers) northwest of Karachi, targeting the...
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Talibanization of Gilgit-Baltistan and Sectarian Killings
06 November 2009
'Talibanization of Gilgit-Baltistan and Sectarian Killings', Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis, 19 October 2009
EXCERPT: "The authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan were not quite done celebrating the proclamation of the Empowerment and Self-governance Ordinance of 2009, when a bomb rocked Gilgit town on September 27 sparking off the latest bout of Shia-Sunni riots. Gun battles in the aftermath of the blast have led to the death of more...
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Embattled UN Rethinking Afghan-Pakistan Role
06 November 2009
, The Associated Press, 6 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Earlier this week, the U.N. announced it was pulling some expatriate staff from Pakistan after a deadly attack in the capital, Islamabad. It also suspended long-term development work in such fields as health, education, agriculture and the environment in key areas of the lawless border area with Afghanistan. The Phase IV threat...
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A Risky Gambit: The Pakistani Army Campaign in South Waziristan
06 November 2009
, Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 4 November 2009
EXCERPT: "South Waziristan, a remote mountainous region bordering Afghanistan, is the home base of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and is considered to be a global hub for Islamic militants. The Pakistani army’s historic coddling and cultivation of militants has ended by creating a Frankenstein monster,...
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Key Pakistan Taliban Town "Falls"
06 November 2009
'Key Pakistan Taliban Town "Falls"', BBC News, 6 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistani forces have captured the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say. According to the military, 28 militants and five soldiers have been killed in battles over the past 24 hours. The army went on the offensive in South Waziristan on 17 October to root out militants behind...
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