World Bank Commits $1.3 Billion, Says Pakistan on Right Track
08 February 2010
Pakistan on Right Track: World Bank, Reuters UK, 6 February 2010
EXCERPT: "The World Bank has committed up to $1.3 billion (831 million pound) for Pakistan in the 2009/10 fiscal year and violence in the country will not deter it from continuing its projects, a World Bank official said. Out of new loans committed for this fiscal year, $300 million had been disbursed, Yusupha Crookes, World Bank country director for Pakistan, said in an...
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Karachi Grinds to a Halt Amidst Fatal Attacks, Political Turmoil
08 February 2010
, Asia Times Online, 9 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and over 100 injured in two explosions on Friday. The city of 18 million people houses the main stock exchange, central bank and offices of multinational corporations. Businessmen warn that Karachi, which contributes about...
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Unrest in Indian Kashmir Enters Second Week
08 February 2010
, The Washington Post, 8 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Authorities put separatist leaders under house arrest and thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a seventh day of violent demonstrations against Indian rule. Widespread unrest has rocked the disputed Himalayan region for the past week, as protesters have...
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Military Captures Taliban Stronghold on Afghan Border
08 February 2010
, The Canadian Press, 7 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani security forces have seized a key Taliban stronghold in a northwestern area that the government had declared free of militants a year ago following a military offensive but has experienced periodic violence since then. The army captured Damadola on Saturday as part of an operation launched in late January to...
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For IDPs, Little Hope of Early Return
08 February 2010
No Way Back to Bajaur, IRIN News, 8 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Some media reports said a fresh wave of displacements took place over the last few days, after 'about 4,000' people reportedly fled villages in the Mamond and Banda areas of Bajaur following renewed fighting, but Babar Baloch, public information officer with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said there were no confirmed reports or figures 'so far'. Around 250,000...
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