"Mafia" Controls Karachi Water Supply
16 March 2010
Karachi "Water Mafia" Leaves Pakistanis Parched and Broke, Los Angeles Times, 16 March 2010
"Corrupt politicians allow businessmen to siphon off as much as 41% of the city's water supply and turn around and sell it at exorbitant rates to residents, generating an estimated $43 million a year. The illegal operations, routinely referred to as mafias, are everywhere. [...] The water tanker mafia's prey can be found in slums...
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Three Dead in Renewed Violence in Kashmir
16 March 2010
Three Killed, Eight Injured in Kashmir Attacks, Sify News, 16 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Militants struck twice in a day in the Kashmir Valley, killing two civilians and a policeman and injuring eight people, three of them securitymen, Tuesday. The rebels opened fire in the capital city's crowded business centre of Lal Chowk and then attacked a police patrol in Sopore town. A shop worker was killed and two civilians and two troopers were...
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Police Recover Caches of Explosives in Lahore
16 March 2010
Police Seize 1,500 Kilograms of Explosive Material in Iqbal Town, Daily Times, 16 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Police on Monday recovered 1,500 kilograms of explosive material during a search operation in Allama Iqbal Town. Locals had informed authorities that a large number of sacks were present in a shop in Mehran Block that had been unattended for some time. A police team, headed by Iqbal Town Superintendent Ali Nasir Rizvi, raided the shop...
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LeT Emboldened by the Success of Mumbai Attacks
16 March 2010
, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 11 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The LeT is clearly still capable of operating, as is evidenced by its alleged involvement in the attempted attacks in Denmark and Bangladesh, as well as those in India. The target set -- including Western and Indian interests -- and the scale of these attempted attacks suggest that the group has been emboldened by...
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Pakistan's Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies
16 March 2010
[pdf], Joint Special Operations University, December 2009
EXCERPT: "Most American and Pakistani political and military leaders agree that without a credible U.S.-Pakistan partnership, victory against Taliban and Al Qaeda is impossible. For such a partnership, shared goals must be matched by shared threats, and perceptions must follow demonstrable action. Washington and...
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