Suicide Attack Targets Balochistan Chief Minister
07 December 2010
Suicide Attack Targets Balochistan CM Raisani in Quetta, AFP, 7 December 2010
EXCERPT: "A suicide bomber tried to kill the top elected official in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, damaging his motorcade but leaving the minister unhurt, officials said. The blast wounded nine people near the convoy of Nawab Aslam Raisani in Quetta, the capital of a province where separatist, sectarian and Taliban violence has...
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French President Criticizes Pakistan over Terrorist "Safe Havens"
07 December 2010
, AFP, 7 December 2010
EXCERPT: "French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned Pakistan on Tuesday for allowing extremists 'safe havens' in its tribal border areas, as he paid tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Sarkozy, in Mumbai on the last day of a four-day visit to India, said it was 'unacceptable' that terror networks could find refuge in Pakistan and use...
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Impact of WikiLeaks on US-Pakistan Relations: Analysis Brief
07 December 2010
How WikiLeaks Hurts U.S.-Pakistan Ties, Council on Foreing Relations, 6 December 2010
EXCERPT: "The release of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables (NYT) by WikiLeaks.org has further shaken Washington's already strained relations with Pakistan, a strategic ally central to any success in Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism. The cables discuss U.S. concerns over Pakistan's continued support for certain militant groups, its...
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Tribal Militias Degrade Taliban's Influence but Become "Enticing Target"
07 December 2010
, The Washington Post, 7 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Tribal militias, called lashkars, have degraded the Taliban's influence in many parts of Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal belt and elsewhere across the nation's northwest. But in many others places, the militias have buckled because of insufficient government support and have faced accusations of abuse. Most...
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