Judiciary Threatens Govt Stability
12 October 2010
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EXCERPT: "After this country's former military dictator deposed the Supreme Court chief justice in 2007, a boisterous movement of protesting lawyers took to the streets and ushered in the return of democracy. Now that same court may be poised to bring about a premature end to Pakistan's elected government. Since its December judgment...
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Taliban Allied "Salafist Group" Responsible for Kidnapping of Slain British Aid Worker
12 October 2010
US Asked to Delete Its Logos on Aid to Pakistan
12 October 2010
US "Should Delete Its Logos" on Aid to Pakistan, BBC News, 12 October 2010
EXCERPT: "A group of 11 prominent charities is preparing a letter calling on the US to remove logos on American-funded assistance in Pakistan. The letter, signed by charities including Save the Children, Oxfam, and World Vision says that such 'branding' of aid jeopardises their neutrality. They say that this is especially dangerous...
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US Officials Urge Military Action on Pakistani Soil
12 October 2010
Taliban Border Haven in U.S. Sights, Los Angeles Times, 11 October 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. military officials racing to make progress in Afghanistan are pressing new tactics to choke off the flow of Taliban fighters and bomb-making materials from Pakistan into key battlefields of the south, with some even advocating cross-border attacks, according to several U.S. civilian and military officials. Two senior officers from the staff of Gen....
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