Extremists Exploit Social Media to Gain Influence
20 August 2010
, DAWN, 20 August 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] Tweeting their view of a civilisation clash between the West and Islam, and posting comments that advocate violence against non-Muslims, groups that are officially banned in Pakistan have found a welter of freedom online. There they have been allowed to operate without censorship from Pakistani authorities, who have instead restricted access to...
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Floods Expose Civilian-Military Divide
20 August 2010
, The Associated Press, 20 August 2010
EXCERPT: "About 20 million people have been affected by the floods across an area bigger than England. Flood victims are far more likely to have seen a Pakistani soldier dropping off relief or picking them up than a member of the civilian government. One state minister's car was pelted with stones after a visit some saw as long overdue, media...
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Lack of Terror Convictions Hurts Fight against Taliban, Qaeda
20 August 2010
, The Associated Press, 20 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani courts have yet to convict a single person in any of the country's biggest terrorist attacks of the past three years, a symptom of a dysfunctional legal system that's hurting the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida at a critical time. Police without basic investigative skills such as the ability to lift fingerprints,...
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Govt Bans Militant-linked Charities from Giving Flood Relief
20 August 2010
Pakistan to Clamp Down on Islamist Militant Charities, AlertNet, 20 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan said on Friday it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants amid fears their involvement in flood relief could exploit anger against the government and undermine the fight against groups like the Taliban. Islamist charities have moved swiftly to fill the vacuum left by a government overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster...
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Killing of ANP Leader Sparks Further Karachi Violence
20 August 2010
ANP Leader Shot Dead; Violence Grips Karachi, DAWN, 20 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Karachi descended into a fresh spate of violence on Thursday after at least eight people were killed, 20 others injured and 12 vehicles set ablaze by unknown people in different parts of the city after the killing of an Awami National Party leader and his co-worker at the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport. The provincial security-in-charge of the Awami National...
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