Latest Drone Strikes in Northwest Pakistan Kill 15
15 September 2010
Latest Drone Strikes in Northwest Pakistan Kill 15, CNN, 15 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 15 alleged militants in Pakistan's tribal region Wednesday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. They were the latest in a series of aerial assaults targeted at insurgents in North Waziristan, one of seven districts in Pakistan's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Seven missiles were fired...
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Pakistani Leader Offers More Intel to Afghans
15 September 2010
, The Associated Press, 15 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's president said Wednesday that his nation's intelligence services are willing to cooperate closer with Afghanistan to fight Taliban militants. President Asif Ali Zardari told reporters after meeting the Afghan leader that the two nations' cooperation had improved since Zardari took office and 'we intend to enhance...
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Al-Qaeda Leader Condemns Corruption in Pakistan
15 September 2010
Al-Qaeda Leader Condemns Corruption in Pakistan, The Daily Telegraph, 15 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Zawahri, believed to be hiding in mountains along the Afghan-Pakistani border, spoke in a 44-minute recording which appeared to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. 'The primary concern of the ruling class in the government and army of Pakistan is filling their domestic and foreign bank accounts with...
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Journalist Shot Dead in Northern Pakistan
15 September 2010
Journalist Shot Dead in Northern Pakistan, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 14 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Armed men have gunned down a local journalist in front of his office in northern Pakistan, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. Misri Khan, president of the journalists association in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, was shot dead early today as he was entering the press club, eyewitness and co-journalist Salahuddin Orakzai...
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Pakistani Minister Blames Militants for Attacks on Christians
15 September 2010
Pakistani Minister Blames Militants for Attacks on Christians, Sify, 15 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Taliban and Al Qaeda militant groups are partly to be blamed for recent violent attacks on Christians in Pakistan, visiting Pakistani Minority Rights Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, who is a Catholic, told reporters here. 'The responsibility for violence against ethnic and religious minorities is connected to independence movements and foreign...
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