Suicide Bombers Strike Govt Office, Kill Dozens in NW
09 July 2010
, The Associated Press, 9 July 2010
EXCERPT: "A pair of suicide bombers struck outside a government office Friday in a tribal region where the army has fought the Taliban, killing 62 people and wounding 111 in one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan this year. The attack, possibly aimed at some anti-Taliban tribal elders, showed that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the northwest...
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Border Areas Show Signs of Insecurity Despite Claims of Progress
09 July 2010
Fear Belies Pakistan Boasts of Becalmed Borderlands, Reuters, 9 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The road from Parachinar to Thal in Pakistan's tribal borderlands, just a few kilometres from Afghanistan, used to be sliced by warring Sunni and Shi'ite militias and then blocked by various Taliban groups. Today, the Pakistan army says, it is open and free. Pink flowers bloom on roadsides where homemade bombs were once planted. Field hands work...
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Pakistan's Largest Sect to Take Action against Taliban
09 July 2010
Pakistan's Sufis End Their Silence, The Globe and Mail, 9 July 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] Leaders of the Barelvi, the country's largest sect, gathered from across the subcontinent Thursday to declare war against the Taliban and those who support them. [...] The Barelvis claim to represent about 85 million people in a country of 175 million, but despite their numbers have been largely silent as Pakistan suffered years of rising extremist...
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US Pressure on Pakistan "Off-target"
09 July 2010
, Asia Times, 10 July 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] United States State Department counter-terrorism coordinator Daniel Benjamin, who holds the rank of ambassador at large, headed a delegation of counter-terrorism and intelligence officials for another round of strategic dialogue in the capital Islamabad on Thursday. [...] With Pakistan dragging its feet on starting a military offensive against militants in...
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