Deadliest Suicide Attack in Two Years Kills Dozens
04 January 2010
Pakistan Government Under Pressure After Deadly Attack, Reuters, 2 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's government came under renewed pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after a suicide bombing at a volleyball game -- one of the worst attacks in more than two years -- killed at least 89 people. The blast suggested al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents were focusing more on bombing large crowds of civilians to...
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Child, Maternal Health Goals Unlikely to be Met: UN
04 January 2010
Pakistan: Warning Over Maternal, Infant Mortality Goals, IRIN News, 30 December 2009
EXCERPT: "With just five years left until the 2015 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline, health care professionals have warned that the country is unlikely to reach its targets for goals four and five, child health and maternal health. 'In Pakistan, a lot of things are lacking, including quality healthcare. There is political instability...
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Terrorism to Come to an End in 2010: Official
04 January 2010
, China View, 4 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The new year of 2010 would prove to be positive in the war on terrorism and the terrorism would come to an end this year, said a provincial minister from Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Talking to a private TV channel on Monday, NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar said that the Pakistani government will continue the...
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US Drone Attacks Killed 700 Civilians in 2009: Officials
04 January 2010
US Drone Attacks Killed 700 Civilians, Officials Say, The National, 4 January 2009
EXCERPT: "In 2009, 44 predator strikes carried out by the CIA in the tribal areas of Pakistan struck only five of their intended al Qa'eda and Taliban targets, but more than 700 innocent civilians also died, according to Pakistani authorities. A senior Taliban commander said a suicide bomb attack that killed seven CIA operatives in Afghanistan...
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President Calls for National Commitment Against Terror
04 January 2010
Armed Forces Fully Geared to Meet Challenges, Online-International News Network, 4 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan is a peace-loving country and believes in peace with honour and does not want an arms race in the region, President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said in an address after reviewing the Midshipmen Commissioning and SSC Class passing out parade of the Pakistan Naval Academy (PNA). However, he said 'our desire for peace...
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