Taliban Kidnap British Aid Worker for Siddiqui Swap
27 September 2010
Taliban Demand Prisoner Swap for Kidnapped British Aid Worker, The Daily Telegraph, 27 September 2010
EXCERPT: "A local Taliban commander named Mohammad Osman said he had kidnapped the woman and her Afghan colleagues in Kunar province on Sunday. He told an Afghan press agency with close ties to the Taliban that he was demanding an exchange for Aafia Siddiqui. Siddiqui, a 38-year-old neuroscientist, was jailed last week by a New...
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Govt Rebukes US after NATO "Hot Pursuit" Airstrike
27 September 2010
, The Washington Post, 27 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistani government on Monday strongly condemned a pair of NATO airstrikes on Pakistani soil that NATO officials said killed about 55 suspected insurgents over the weekend. 'These incidents are a clear violation and breach of the U.N. mandate' that governs the conduct of the U.S.-led international force...
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Minister Resigns After Accusing Army of Killing Politicians
27 September 2010
Pakistan Minister Resigns After Accusing Army of Killings, The Guardian, 27 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's federal minister for defense production resigned after being summoned by the prime minister to explain comments he made criticizing the army and accusing it of killing prominent politicians, officials said today. Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi accused the army of killing several high-profile Pakistani figures, including ethnic...
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Sources Link Farooq Murder to MQM Party Divisions, Musharraf
27 September 2010
Pakistan: Imran Farooq murder linked to rows within MQM party, The Guardian, 26 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Scotland Yard investigation into the murder in London of the leading Pakistani politician Dr Imran Farooq has been told that rows within his own party may have led to his assassination. Farooq, 50, was stabbed to death earlier this monthduring an attack in which he was also beaten near his home in Edgware, north London. Farooq...
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Religious Divides Prevail inside Relief Camps
27 September 2010
Religious Divide Prevails at Relief Camp, The News International, 27 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Even after facing a natural calamity and being displaced from their home and hearth, people at a roadside camp near Makli are reluctant to give up their prejudices and will not even share water with members of the Hindu community while sharing the same camp. Some 35 families are living at a camp in front of the district and sessions court...
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