Top Islamic Body Proposes Amendments to Blasphemy Law
20 December 2010
Top Islamic Body Proposes Changes in Blasphemy Law, The Express Tribune, 19 December 2010
EXCERPT: "To stop the abuse of the controversial blasphemy laws, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has recommended several amendments, but it is still opposed to their repeal. The CII, Pakistan's top constitutional advisory body on Islamic injunctions, made the recommendations on a reference sent by the federal government. The Council has instead...
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Iran Executes 11 Linked to Sunni Rebel Group Jundullah
20 December 2010
Iran Executes 11 Linked to Sunni Rebel Group, The Guardian, 20 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Iran has executed 11 people linked to a Sunni rebel group that claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a Shia mosque, it has emerged. The 11 were hanged at dawn on Monday in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan province, eastern Iran. Zahedan is where Jundollah, said to be based in Pakistan, has carried out a series of attacks in recent...
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Pakistan's Spy Agency Denies Revealing CIA Agent's Identity
20 December 2010
CIA Identity Breach Feeds Mistrust with Pakistani Agency, Los Angeles Times, 19 December 2010
EXCERPT: "A breach that sent the CIA's top spy in Pakistan out of the country with his cover blown is likely to cause friction between U.S. and Pakistani intelligence agents, who have worked closely, if not always with mutual trust, in the battle against insurgents along the volatile border with Afghanistan. Experts say that although the...
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Questions about "Disappeared" Pakistanis Remain Unanswered
20 December 2010
Pakistan's "Disappeared," Casualties in the War on Terror, CBC News, 17 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Since 9/11 and particularly since the London bombings in July 2005, thousands of Pakistanis have been picked up by the country's intelligence agencies, often at the behest of the CIA and often in return for some kind of bounty. It is impossible to know exactly how many people are in custody. Human rights groups say 10,000;...
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China Praises Pakistan's Efforts in Fight against Terrorism
20 December 2010
Fight against Terror: Don?t Doubt Pakistan, Wen Tells the West, The Express Tribune, 20 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed on Sunday to boost strategic cooperation with Pakistan and taking them to new levels as he wrapped up a three-day visit to Islamabad that concluded deals worth around 35 billion dollars. 'It is our collective objective to strengthen strategic ties between our two countries,' he told...
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