Pakistan Makes "Rapid Advances" in Nuclear Weapons Program
01 December 2010
Pakistan's Growing Nuclear Programme, BBC News, 1 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's first nuclear reactor was established with help from the United States in 1965 during the regime of military dictator Gen Ayub Khan. [...] It was set up under the Atoms for Peace programme initiated by President Dwight D Eisenhower. At the time it was strictly peaceful and intended to help meet Pakistan's civilian energy needs under...
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Stopping Regional Interference in Afghanistan
01 December 2010
, Foreign Policy // The AfPak Channel, 1 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Soon after the 9/11 attacks, then-U.S. President George W. Bush gave 'non-negotiable demands' to his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf, telling the general that he 'had to decide whose side he was on' and the former dictator revealed in 2006 (if he can be believed) that he was also given the threat that Pakistan...
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Former US Envoy Warns of Failure in Pakistan: WikiLeaks
01 December 2010
, The Associated Press, 1 December 2010
EXCERPT: "The U.S. stands little chance of convincing Pakistan to sever links with militants fighting in Afghanistan using its current strategy, Washington's envoy in Islamabad warned last fall in one of dozens of memos leaked Wednesday that expose America's troubled alliance with the nuclear-armed state. [...] Instead of lavishing the country...
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Punjab Minister Warned Terrorist Groups about UN Sanctions: WikiLeaks
01 December 2010
WikiLeaks Cables: Pakistan Opposition "Tipped Off" Mumbai Terror Group, The Guardian, 1 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's president alleged that the brother of Pakistan's opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, 'tipped off' the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) about impending UN sanctions following the 2008 Mumbai attacks, allowing the outfit to empty its bank accounts before they could be raided. Six weeks after...
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