Karachi Braces for Shutdown on Burial Day of Assassinated MQM Founding Leader
04 November 2010
, DAWN, 5 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The city braces for a complete shutdown on Saturday when the body of the slain Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq is arriving here from London for burial in Federal B Area, as traders announced on Thursday that they would keep businesses shut and the transporters were in a quandary whether to operate their vehicles on the day. Students...
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US Designates Three Leaders of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba as Global Terrorists
04 November 2010
US Treasury sanctions leaders of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Long War Journal, 4 November 2010
EXCERPT: "The US Treasury department targeted three senior leaders of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Lashkar-e-Taiba by designating them as global terrorists. The two terror groups receive support from Pakistan's military and intelligence service. Today under Executive Order 13224, the Treasury...
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Pakistan "Baffled" by Duality of US Strategy on Haqqani Network: Expert
04 November 2010
New US Approach to Afghanistan Insurgency: Vindication for Pakistan?, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 November 2010
EXCERPT: "A private meeting recently between a Taliban figure with ties to the militant Haqqani network and Afghan President Hamid Karzai may indicate a new willingness to engage with groups previously thought of as 'too extreme,' ultimately allowing Pakistan more room to influence events in Afghanistan as the...
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Number of Refugees Returning to Afghanistan in 2010 Increased Despite Insecurity: UNHCR
04 November 2010
Afghanistan: Increased Number of Returnees from Pakistan, IRIN News, 4 November 2010
EXCERPT: "More Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in 2010 than in the previous year, despite increased insecurity in Afghanistan, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says. Over 104,000 Afghan refugees returned voluntarily in March-October 2010 - a significant increase on the same period last year when 54,000 returned. 'In 2010, most returnees...
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