New Pakistan Group Claims India's Pune Bombing
17 February 2010
New Jihadist Group Claims Responsibility for Pune Attack, The Hindu, 17 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Even as Maharashtra police investigators said little progress was made in identifying the perpetrators of Saturday's bombing of the German Bakery in Pune, an unknown Pakistan-based jihadist group has claimed responsibility for the attack that claimed 10 lives. Identifying himself as a spokesperson of a group calling itself the Lashkar-e-Taiba...
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17 February 2010
, The New York Times, 16 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's arrest of the top Taliban military commander may be a tactical victory for the United States, but it is also potentially a strategic coup for Pakistan, officials and analysts here and in Afghanistan said. Pakistan has removed a key Taliban commander, enhanced cooperation with the United States and ensured a place for itself...
Amputees Struggle in Taliban-Torn Pakistan
17 February 2010
, AFP, 17 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Laiba is only seven years old, but she's a poster girl for thousands of Pakistanis who have lost limbs in the war between Islamist militants and the armed forces. The girl, whose name means 'Fairy of the Heavens', was shopping in Peshawar with her uncle for a new pair of socks for the Muslim festival of Eid in November 2008 when tragedy struck. Their...
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Attacks on the Press 2009: Pakistan
17 February 2010
Attacks on the Press 2009: Pakistan, Committee to Protect Journalists, 16 February 2010
EXCERPT: "As Pakistan's military launched two major offensives within its borders, officials pressured news media to report favorably on the conflicts while the Taliban and other militants threatened and attacked critical reporters. Reporters for Urdu- and Pashto-language news outlets came under the greatest pressure because of their wider influence...
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Government Averts Judicial Confrontation
17 February 2010
Pakistan Government Averts Judicial Confrontation, Reuters India, 17 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's government averted a potentially destabilising dispute with the judiciary on Wednesday, withdrawing orders from the president appointing two judges that the Supreme Court had opposed. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said the decision to withdraw the order, which Zardari issued on Saturday and the Supreme Court blocked hours...
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