ISI Trains, Funds, and Supplies Taliban: Report
14 June 2010
[pdf], London School of Economics, June 2010
EXCERPT: "Many accounts of the Afghan conflict misapprehend the nature of the relationship between Pakistan's security services and the insurgency. The relationship, in fact, goes far beyond contact and coexistence, with some assistance provided by elements within, or linked to, Pakistan's intelligence service...
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Wave of Violence Sparks Protests Across Karachi
14 June 2010
10 Killed as Gunmen Unleash a Wave of Violence in Karachi, GulfNews, 13 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Two people were shot dead yesterday in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, raising the death toll to 10 in a new round of targeted killings, police and ambulance service officials said. According to police, gunmen on motorbikes killed a doctor on his way to his clinic in the city's Nazimabad neighbourhood. In another hit-and-run shooting,...
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Govt to Free 300 "Terror Associates" to Save Coalition
14 June 2010
Govt to Set Free Over 300 JUI-F Activists, The Express Tribune, 14 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The government will release more than 300 prisoners arrested for suspected Taliban links to meet a demand of JUI-F to keep a fragile ruling coalition at the Centre intact. The government has also agreed to appoint the JUI-F's Maulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani from Balochistan as chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) when its incumbent head...
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14 June 2010
Analysis: No Pakistan Victory in Orakzai Despite Hue and Cry, AlertNet, 14 June 2010
EXCERPT: "[... Pakistani military analysts] said the declaration itself appeared to be an attempt to boost the morale of a public suffering from years of attacks, nearly constant military campaigns and few apparent results. [...] 'The situation is very dangerous in Orakzai. The militants are still controlling important mountains and they can...