Militant Group Easily Evades Ban
23 February 2010
, The Washington Post, 23 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Long-haired jihadis toting automatic weapons patrolled a mosque last week as the cleric who heads the militant network blamed for the Mumbai attacks preached inside. The group's supporters collected funds in the courtyard and later marched through this eastern Pakistani city, calling for the death of those who insult Islam. Pakistan announced...
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The Afghan Taliban's Top Leaders
23 February 2010
The Afghan Taliban's Top Leaders, The Long War Journal, 23 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Over the past two months, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency has captured four senior leaders of the Afghan Taliban, including Mullah Omar's deputy who served as the head of the top shura, the leader of a regional shura, and two shadow governors. These captures, combined with the US-led offensive in Helmand which will expand into...
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Religion, Politics and Governance in Pakistan
23 February 2010
[pdf], Lahore University of Management Science // Religions and Development Research Programme, 2009
EXCERPT: "This report presents the findings of a study of Islam in Paksitan that aimed at understanding and evaluating the relationships between Muslim organizations and activity in the formulation of development policy. The question at the heart of the inquiry is whether religion can play the...
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Mobilizing NATO for Afghanistan and Pakistan
23 February 2010
, Center for the Study of Presidency and Congress, 26 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The NATO-led ISAF effort must fully embrace a broader Af-Pak mission. While NATO cannot send troops to Pakistan, the twenty-eight members of the Alliance and the other fifteen non-NATO members of ISAF should coordinate their military and civilian aid to Pakistan to boost Pakistani...
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The FATA Conflict After South Waziristan
23 February 2010
The FATA Conflict After South Waziristan: Pakistan's War Against Militants Continues in Orakzai, Kurram, Bajaur, and North Waziristan, Critical Threats Project, 23 February 2010
EXCERPT: "In a series of operations in the tribal areas that started last year, beginning in Swat and culminating in the offensive in North Waziristan, the Pakistani military rolled back the extensive advances make by the Pakistan Taliban and al-Qaeda. The militants...
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