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25 October 2010
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Pakistani Security Officials Skeptical of US Narrative about Peace Talks
25 October 2010
, The Washington Post, 24 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani security officials are expressing frustration that they have not been included in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent overtures to the Taliban, warning that a sustainable peace agreement will not be possible without their support. In interviews, army and intelligence officers here also said they...
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Sectarian "Turf War" Hampers Medical Work in Karachi Hospital Wards
25 October 2010
Pakistan: Sectarianism Infects Hospital Wards, 24 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Religious, political and ethnic divisions have claimed hundreds of lives in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, but also influence the chances of survival for the injured. A doctor in the emergency ward of Civil Hospital Karachi, one of the city's largest public hospitals, told IRIN: 'After a terrorism incident, we are under intense pressure. Earlier,...
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Former Al-Qaeda Military Chief Returns to Waziristan
25 October 2010
A Top Terrorist Returns to Al-Qaida Fold, Spiegel Online, 25 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Former al-Qaida military chief Saif al-Adel spent the last nine years under house arrest in Iran. He has now returned to Waziristan in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan and appears to have got his old job back. With his help, the weakened terror network could reorganize itself. Saif al-Adel enjoys a truly outstanding reputation among...
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Bomb Kills Five at Sufi Shrine in Punjab Province
25 October 2010
, Associated Press, 24 October 2010
EXCERPT: "A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Monday, killing at least five people, said officials. The bombing at the Farid Shakar Ganj shrine in Punjab province was the latest in a string of attacks targeting Sufi shrines in Pakistan. Islamist militants often target...
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