Insurgency, Corruption Constrain Pakistan's Efforts against Afghan Drugs: UN
23 June 2010
[pdf], United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, June 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan is geographically vulnerable to opiate trafficking; UNODC estimates that approximately 40% of Afghanistan's heroin/morphine (150 mt) transits or is consumed in Pakistan. More Afghan opiates pass through Pakistan than any other country bordering Afghanistan. Controlling this border is a major challenge; [...] The most important points...
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Beyond Madrasas: Assessing the Links Between Education and Militancy in Pakistan
23 June 2010
, The Brookings Institution, June 2010
EXCERPT: "Increasing educational attainment is likely to reduce conflict risk, especially in countries like Pakistan that have very low levels of primary and secondary school enrollment. Education quality, relevance and content also have a role to play in mitigating violence. Education reform must therefore be a...
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Taliban "Openly Raising Funds" in Punjab: Intel Report
23 June 2010
Taliban "Openly Raising Funds" in Pakistani Punjab, BBC News, 23 June 2010
EXCERPT: "A Pakistani intelligence report says militants are publicly raising funds in Punjab province, the BBC has learned. [...] They are raising donations through religious gatherings, certificate award ceremonies and meetings held in the name of social welfare, it says. [...] A source in the interior ministry told the BBC that the latest intelligence...
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UK's AfPak Envoy Quits; Hague Seeks to Deepen Pakistan Ties
23 June 2010
UK Special Envoy to Afghanistan Who Called for Talks with Taliban Quits, The Guardian, 21 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan, known for his scepticism about the western war effort and his support for peace talks with the Taliban, has stepped down just a month before a critical international conference in Kabul. [...] Cowper-Coles, who also had Pakistan in his remit as special envoy, clashed...
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