Militant Casualties Increase, Taliban Commander Killed in NW
03 December 2009
'Pakistan Kills 15 Militants In Restive Northwest', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistani security forces killed at least 15 Taliban militants, including a commander, in clashes today in the volatile northwest near the Afghan border. . . The latest clashes took place in the northwestern Swat valley, two days after a teenage suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban lawmaker in the region. The army,...
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Pak PM Denies Bin Laden in Pakistan, UK Pledges $83 Million
03 December 2009
, The New York Times, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "'Regarding the new policy of President Obama, we are studying that policy,' Mr. Gilani said. 'We need more clarity on it, and when we get more clarity on it we can see what we can implement on that plan.' He was also asked about Western demands that Pakistan hunt more rigorously for Mr. bin Laden, widely believed in Washington and London to have...
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India Ready to Withdraw Troops from Kashmir
03 December 2009
'Gilani Says Pakistan, India Need Kashmir Accord for Peace', Bloomberg, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan and India will achieve peace only with an accord on the disputed territory of Kashmir, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said as India's government said it won?t hold talks until the government in Islamabad tackles terrorism. Gilani said Pakistan wants to resume talks on improving relations, a five-year process...
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The Talibanisation of Pakistan's Western Region
03 December 2009
'The Talibanisation of Pakistan's Western Region', Institute of South Asian Studies, 24 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The Afghans/Pathans/Pakhtoons/Pashtoons form almost half of Afghanistan's population and more than 15 percent of Pakistan's population. Apart from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), where they are a majority, they reside in the western provinces of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Baluchistan. However, due...
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Afghans and Pakistanis Concerned over US Plans
03 December 2009
, The New York Times, 2 December 2009
EXCERPT: "President Obama's timetable for American forces in Afghanistan rattled nerves in that country and in Pakistan on Wednesday, as American diplomats worked to convince the two countries at the center of the president's war strategy that the United States would not cut and run. . .In Pakistan, Mr. Obama's declaration fed longstanding...
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Can China Deliver in Pakistan?
03 December 2009
'Can China Deliver in Pakistan', World Policy Review, 2 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Washington has little credibility and leverage in Pakistan, and Pakistani mistrust of the United States runs high. According to one poll from earlier this year, 64 percent of Pakistanis regard America as an enemy, and only 9 percent see it as a partner. Such sentiments pose a major challenge to the development of an expanded strategic partnership...
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