19 July 2010
To Spite Zardari, Pakistan Military Foiled Peace Talks, Hindustan Times, 10 July 2010
EXCERPT: "When the prime ministers of India and Pakistan met in Thimpu in early May, Yousuf Raza Gilani indicated he had the full support of Pakistan's military to resume the dialogue with India. But by the time the foreign ministers of the two countries met in mid-July, the men in khaki had become opposed to any dialogue. Three developments, say...
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US Gives $500M in Development Projects to Gain Public Trust
19 July 2010
, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday unveiled development projects for Pakistan ranging from hydroelectric dams to hospital makeovers in hopes of reversing Pakistani perceptions that American officials view the nation through the prism of fighting terrorism while ignoring some of its most serious needs. [...] The Obama...
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Differing Agendas Deadlock Indo-Pak Peace Talks
19 July 2010
No Common Ground Found, DAWN, 16 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistan-India trust-building dialogue ended in a deadlock as the two sides failed to come up with a clear roadmap for sustainable engagement or a consensus on confidence-building measures. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, both of whom had been mandated by their prime ministers to bridge the trust deficit between the...
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Political Dimensions of Police Reform in Pakistan: Report
19 July 2010
[pdf], Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 14 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Few reforms would make more of an impact on Pakistan's security and political situation than reforming the civilian security forces, particularly the police. Only a strong police force can prevent the expansion of radicalism by tackling the problem at the grassroots level. Only a strong police force, working...
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Militants Kill 18 in Civilian Convoy Ambush
19 July 2010
Militants Ambush Convoy in Pakistan, The Nation, 17 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Suspected militants in a Pakistani tribal region on the Afghan border ambushed a convoy of vehicles being escorted by security forces today, killing 18 people, including two women, witnesses said. Militants opened fire on civilian vehicles in the convoy as it headed to the main northwestern city of Peshawar from Parachinar, the main town of the Pashtun-dominated...
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