India Accuses Pakistan Spy Agency of Executing Mumbai Attacks
14 July 2010
, Associated Press, 14 July 2010
EXCERPT: " India has accused Pakistan's powerful spy agency of planning and executing the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in the strongest and most specific allegation of Islamabad's involvement in the assault from a top official. The remark comes a day before the foreign ministers of the rival nations are set to meet in Islamabad to attempt to...
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Petraeus Wants to Blacklist the Haqqani Network
14 July 2010
, The New York Times, 14 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The new American military commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus, is pushing to have top leaders of a feared insurgent group designated as terrorists, a move that could complicate an eventual Afghan political settlement with the Taliban and aggravate political tensions in the region. General Petraeus introduced the idea of blacklisting...
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Gunmen Kill Nationalist Leader in Balochistan
14 July 2010
, AFP, 14 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Gunmen assassinated a nationalist leader in Pakistan's insurgency-torn province of Baluchistan on Wednesday as he left his home on the outskirts of Quetta, police and relatives said. Habib Jalib was secretary general of the opposition faction of Baluchistan National Party, which advocates greater autonomy for the southwestern province and campaigns...
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Deobandi Elders Warn of Sectarian Rift Following Recent Terror Attack
14 July 2010
Deobandi Elders? Warning to Punjab Govt, DAWN, 14 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Alleging that the Sunni Ittehad Council is attempting to ignite sectarian riots in the country, elders of Deoband school of thought have warned the Punjab government to stop ?patronising? their rival sect or be ready to contest the next election on divisions along Deobandi and Barelvi sects. [...] It demanded a judicial commission headed by the chief justice of Pakistan...
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China-Pakistan Relations
14 July 2010
China-Pakistan Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, 6 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Since establishing diplomatic ties in 1951, China and Pakistan have enjoyed a close and mutually beneficial relationship. Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the People's Republic of China in 1950 and remained a steadfast ally during Beijing's period of international isolation in the 1960s and early 1970s. China has long provided Pakistan...
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