Taliban Ambush Kills 8 Troops in North Waziristan
23 April 2010
, The Associated Press, 23 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Militants ambushed a Pakistani army convoy traveling in a tribal region that is mostly home to insurgent groups focused on the war in neighboring Afghanistan, killing eight soldiers, the military said Friday. The attack could raise pressure on Islamabad to wage an offensive in North Waziristan, which has largely escaped Pakistani army action...
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Despite Army's Assurances, Tribal Leaders Reluctant to Return
23 April 2010
Govt Plan for Tribal Role on Pakistan Border at Risk, AlertNet, 23 April 2010
EXCERPT: "After clearing some of Pakistan's most dangerous Taliban insurgents from their South Waziristan bastion, the army faces another decisive battle -- persuading tribal leaders it's safe to return. Ethnic Pashtun tribal elders have historically held sway in South Waziristan and their return would be a vote of confidence in the government, which...
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471 Terror Suspects Acquitted in Punjab
23 April 2010
Suspects in 471 Terror Cases Acquitted in Punjab, Daily Times, 23 April 2010
EXCERPT: "As many as 629 terrorism cases were decided by anti-terrorism courts in 2009, of which suspects in 471 cases were acquitted, sources in the Punjab Public Prosecution Department and Punjab Police told Daily Times on Thursday. Taking stock of the situation, CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has nominated Supreme Court Justice Shakirullah Jan as an administrative...
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Confessions of a Pakistani Spy
23 April 2010
, Asia Times Online, 24 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Retired squadron leader Khalid Khawaja, a former Inter-Services Intelligence official and a close friend of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during the resistance in Afghanistan against the Soviets in the 1980s, has explained in videos sent to Asia Times Online how he was on a mission to broker a deal between militants and the army when he was captured by militants,...
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Finland Donates $3 Million Euros
23 April 2010
Finland Donates $3 Million Euros' Aid to Pakistan, DAWN, 23 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Finland has donated 3.0 million euros (4.0 million dollars) into a fund for the reconstruction and stabilisation of areas of Pakistan on the Afghanistan border, the foreign ministry said Friday. 'The stability of Pakistan and the stability of Afghanistan are closely linked and supporting border areas also promotes broader regional development,'...
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