Arrests Show Growing Internationalism of Pakistani Militant Groups
10 December 2009
, The Washington Post, 10 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The arrest in Pakistan of five Americans who authorities say might have been on their way to terrorist training camps highlights the growing internationalism of Pakistani militant groups - both in their aims and their appeal. The men, who had not been charged as of Thursday night but were being questioned by the...
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Kashmir Conflict "Unfinished Business"
10 December 2009
Kashmir Conflict "Unfinished Business", BBC News, 8 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The Kashmir insurgency - one of the world's longest-running conflicts - began 20 years ago this week. And it was the shockwave from the fall of the Berlin Wall that gave young Kashmiris the confidence to take on the Indian state, the BBC's David Loyn says. Simmering discontent over this unfinished business left over from the partition of India...
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At the Precipice: Is Pakistan About to Fail?
10 December 2009
, [pdf], Pakistan Security Research Unit // Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, 10 December 2009
EXCERPT: "In 2008, there were more than 2100 attacks by terrorists and insurgents in Pakistan, killing more than 2200 people and injuring another 4500. This was a 746 per cent increase in the rate of violence compared to 2005. This year, Pakistan was ranked 10th on the Foreign Policy...
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AfPak Policy Alone Not a Solution to Pakistan's Problems: Report
10 December 2009
[pdf], Pakistan Security Research Unit // Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, 10 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The focus of this study is on reviewing the latest policy adopted by the United States in respect to Pakistan and Afghanistan with the author taking the position that that there has been little substantive change. The author though accepting some of the arguments...
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Human Rights Situation Deteriorating: Report
10 December 2009
[pdf, pre-publication version], Asian Human Rights Commission, 10 December 2009
EXCERPT: "In this report, the state of human rights in Pakistan in 2009 will be scrutinized. This scrutiny does not claim to be comprehensive, but is based on the cases and situations that the Asian Human Right Commission (AHRC) has encountered during the year. The actual situation of human rights is potentially...
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