08 October 2010
, Asia Times, 9 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani Mohammad Usman was little-known other than for being wanted for the killing of a police officer in 1997 and his connections with prayer leaders at the Taliban-friendly Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad in the early 2000s. [...] In the al-Qaeda camp, however, Usman has been described as 'irreplaceable', his death on a scale of the killings of Mustafa Abu...
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Security Raised after Attack on Sufi Shrine
08 October 2010
, Associated Press, 7 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The streets of Pakistan's largest city were mostly quiet Friday as police stepped up patrols to prevent more violence after twin suicide attacks at a Sufi shrine sparked angry mobs to rampage through the southern Pakistani city. Eight people were killed and 65 injured in the bombings Thursday evening at the most beloved Sufi shrine in Karachi....
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Two Germans Killed by Drones Involved in Plotting Attacks in Europe: Officials
08 October 2010
Pakistan Says Two Germans Died in Drone Strike, The Wall Street Journal, 8 October 2010
EXCERPT: "At least two Germans and three other people killed in a Central Intelligence Agency drone strike this week in Pakistan's tribal regions were allegedly involved in plotting terrorist attacks in Europe, Pakistani officials said Friday. A senior Pakistani military official also confirmed Sheikh Fateh al-Misri, believed to be al Qaeda's...
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Army to Investigate Video of Extrajudicial Killings
08 October 2010
, Los Angeles Times, 8 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's army chief Friday ordered an investigation into a video circulating through the Internet showing the brutal firing squad execution of six blindfolded Pakistanis by a group of men dressed in what appear to be Pakistani army uniforms. Pakistani army Chief of Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's call...
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