Militants Retaliate Against Crackdown on Aid Camps
24 August 2010
, China View, 24 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Extremist militants, who advanced in with receding floods in northwest Pakistan to compete in relief activities with the helping western countries struggling to win the hearts and minds, vehemently retaliated on Monday against crackdown on their relief camps, killing 45 people and injuring another 100. Although no specific group has claimed...
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Govt Shows "Discriminatory Attitude" when Distributing Aid to Minorities
24 August 2010
The Politics of Relief: Aliens in Their Own Land, The Express Tribune, 18 August 2010
EXCERPT: "The government and local clerics refused to shelter around 500 flood-affected families belonging to the Ahmadiya community in South Punjab's relief camps. Not only that, the government also did not send relief goods to the flood-hit areas belonging to the Ahmadiya community, The Express Tribune has learnt during a visit to the devastated...
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Interview: Husain Haqqani, Pak Ambassador to the US
24 August 2010
An Interview with Husain Haqqani, National Defence University Press // PRISM, August 2010
EXCERPT: "Q: What does success in Afghanistan look like from a Pakistani perspective, and how might it be achieved? - HH: From Pakistan's perspective, a stable Afghanistan?with a government favorably disposed toward Pakistan and that contains the Taliban threat and does not allow it to spill over into Pakistan?would represent success. Without...
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Zardari Confident Even Though Floods Could Destabilize Nation, Fuel Militancy
24 August 2010
, The Washington Post, 24 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's president said Monday that the calamitous flooding that is wreaking havoc across his country could foment public anger and embolden Islamist militants, but he expressed confidence that his government would survive the crisis. Asif Ali Zardari, in a meeting with a small group of foreign journalists,...
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