Taliban Brainwashing Kids into Killers: Military
05 January 2010
Pakistan: Taliban Brainwashes Kids With Visions of Virgins, CNN, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "According to the military, children aged 12 to 18 were turned from innocent youngsters into cold-blooded killers, willing to blow themselves to bits as suicide bombers. The discovery of the compound was first reported in Pakistani media last month. Yusuf says his unit took it over after a three day battle with militants. Part of the compound...
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Pakistan Battles Taliban Better than Western Forces: PM
05 January 2010
, The New York Times, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's prime minister said Tuesday that his country has been more successful at battling a Taliban-led insurgency than Western forces in Afghanistan, a bold criticism at a time when the U.S. is pushing Islamabad for more help. The comments could be particularly aggravating to the Obama administration, which is frustrated...
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Kashmir Settlement Vital for Regional Peace: Zardari
05 January 2010
Kashmir Vital for Regional Peace: Zardari, Reuters India, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The settlement of a dispute between Pakistan and India over Kashmir is vital for regional peace, Pakistan's president said on Tuesday as his government faces growing pressure to combat militancy. . . President Asif Ali Zardari said regional peace was inextricably linked to the settlement of the decades-old dispute over the Muslim-majority Himalayan...
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Anti-Terrorism Act Invoked After 256 Target Killings
05 January 2010
Rangers in Karachi to Get More Powers, DAWN, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The government has decided to give more powers to Rangers deployed in Karachi under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), allowing the paramilitary force to arrest anyone involved in violence for 90 days, a source in the interior ministry told Dawn on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by Interior Minister Rehman Malik. The meeting focussed...
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Pledged Aid Needed to Build Anti-Taliban Support: Gilani
05 January 2010
Gilani Says Pakistan Needs Aid Pledges Met for War-Torn Regions, Bloomberg, 5 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan needs the international community to fulfill aid pledges to help the country develop war-torn regions and win the battle against extremists, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said. Rebuilding the northwestern regions of Swat and South Waziristan after the army's offensive against pro-Taliban fighters is imperative...
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