Torture Prevalent in Security Forces' Custody: Report
25 June 2010
Hegemony of Wilderness Torture Situation in Pakistan [pdf], Asian Human Rights Commission, 25 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Amid the demonstration of the most cruel form of torture by the police, armed forces, the intelligence agencies and paramilitary forces during the last year, from July 2009 to June this year, the government of Pakistan has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention against...
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Pakistan Efforts to Broker Afghan-Haqqani Peace "Undermine US Interests"
25 June 2010
, The New York Times, 24 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan is exploiting the troubled United States military effort in Afghanistan to drive home a political settlement with Afghanistan that would give Pakistan important influence there but is likely to undermine United States interests, Pakistani and American officials said. The dismissal of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal will almost certainly...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan to Boost Anti-terror Cooperation
25 June 2010
Pakistan, Afghanistan to Boost Anti-terror Cooperation, DAWN, 25 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday to enhance their cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism for the sake of regional security and development. Addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after a meeting, Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Zalmai Rasoul said that peace and security in Pakistan and Afghanistan...
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India, Pakistan Pledge "Better Relations"
25 June 2010
India and Pakistan Pledge "Better Relations", BBC News, 24 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Senior Indian and Pakistani diplomats who have met in Islamabad have pledged to continue efforts to improve mutual relations and restore confidence. India's foreign secretary Nirupama Rao met her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to decide the agenda for ministerial talks next month. Peace talks were put on hold after the Mumbai attacks...
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25 June 2010
Taliban Have Spread Out All Over Pakistan: Malik, The Express Tribune, 25 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the government plans 'action' against more than two dozen banned jihadi outfits operating in parts of Punjab and Sindh. Speaking to the National Assembly here on Thursday, the minister added that fighters from most feared homegrown Taliban groups have now 'spread? in the country's most populous...
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