Troops Repel Another Attack on Checkpost in Orakzai
09 April 2010
, AFP via Yahoo! News, 9 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani troops killed up to 24 militants in gunfights after insurgents attacked checkpoints in the country's lawless tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said Friday. The violence was concentrated in the districts of Orakzai, where the military has been waging a nearly three-week offensive against the Taliban, and Kurram, which...
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09 April 2010
, AFP, 9 April 2010
EXCERPT: "More than 200,000 civilians have fled a military offensive and violence in Pakistani tribal districts near the Afghan border, where gunfights on Friday killed up to 24 militants, officials said. The United Nations said the mass exodus began in November from the districts of Orakzai and Kurram, which have been hit by Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militancy as well...
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09 April 2010
India, Pakistan to Launch Major War Games at Same Time, The Times of India, 6 April 2010
EXCERPT: "In a coincidence that has the potential of raising tension levels, the Indian and Pakistani militaries would be conducting major war-games later this month virtually within shouting distance from each other. Both exercises, involving thousands of troops, aim to test offensive strategies in the event of an armed conflict with the other side...
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09 April 2010
Report Says Missing Ex-Intelligence Officials, Journalists with Taliban, The News International, 9 April 2010
EXCERPT: "There was a likely breakthrough on Thursday in mysterious disappearance of the five persons, including two former intelligence officers and two British passport-holder journalists as Taliban sources said they were safe and sound and staying with Commander Waliur Rahman in South Waziristan. 'They are still working...
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The AfPak War and Drones: Failures of Success
09 April 2010
The AfPak War: Failures of Success, openDemocracy, 8 April 2010
EXCERPT: "A number of news reports in March-April 2010 claims that the accelerated use of armed-drones is having a hugely disruptive effect on the al-Qaida movement. Most of these reports, which appear to emanate from CIA sources, identify western Pakistan as a key area where drones are damaging the Pakistani Taliban and other insurgent elements. [...] It is certain that...
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UK to Provide ?665 Million in Aid Over Four Years
09 April 2010
UK to Provide ?665m Aid in Four Years: Miliband, The News International, 9 April 2010
EXCERPT: "British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said both his country and Pakistan enjoy a very positive and mutually supportive relationship, which would continue in future as well. Talking to the media during his visit to the Islamic Centre in Tooting, southwest London on Thursday to support the re-election of Labour MP Sadiq Khan, he said...
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