Paramilitary Troops Replace Police in Quetta
27 January 2010
Paramilitary Troops Replace Police in Quetta, DAWN, 27 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Paramilitary FC troops were deployed in the city and 11 policemen were arrested on Tuesday as provincial government acted to restore order, following violent protests on Monday by police personnel against their low salary. Cases have been registered against 250 policemen for disrupting life in the city and an inquiry is under way. It is learnt that the government...
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Bombs Kill Three Children During Wave of Unrest
27 January 2010
, AFP, 27 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Three children were killed when a bomb exploded Wednesday in a village in northwest Pakistan, while other unrest blamed on Taliban militants left 10 people injured and a militia leader dead. Three boys - two brothers and their cousin aged between eight and twelve - were killed as they grazed their families' goats in Dir district, where the military...
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Drones: Rethinking Robotic Airpower
27 January 2010
Rethinking Robotic Airpower, Drones: War from Afar // International Relations and Security Network, January 2010
EXCERPT: "The ease and perceived success of unmanned aerial strikes threatens to overshadow the importance of an overall strategy towards adversaries... As the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director, Leon Panetta, declared in May 2009, the airstrikes in Pakistan have been 'very effective' and 'frankly, it's...
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The Pakistan Military's Adaptation to Counter-insurgency in 2009
27 January 2010
[pdf], CTC Sentinel, January 2010
EXCERPT: "Faced with a rising and emboldened insurgency in its tribal belt, Pakistan's military has come under fire in recent years for failure to adapt its military doctrine, which is based around conventional warfare, to tackle the internal threats of insurgency and terrorism... The Pakistan military's failure has been attributed...
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Symbiosis of Peace and Development in Kashmir: An Imperative for Conflict Transformation
27 January 2010
[pdf], African Centre for for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes // Conflict Trends, Issue 4 2009
EXCERPT: "Kashmir, in its current situation, represents a case of symbiosis of peace and development. The current post-violence scenario has reinforced the link between peace and development in the trouble-torn region, and has indicated how the...
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