Release of Infamous Jihadi Leader Highlights Difficulties for Pakistan's Courts
11 January 2011
, The Guardian, 10 January 2011
EXCERPT: "One of Pakistan's most infamous jihadi leaders, accused by Benazir Bhutto of trying to kill her, has been freed from custody due to a lack of evidence, the Punjab home minister, Rana Sanaullah, has confirmed. Qari Saifullah Akhtar was freed in December, months after he was reportedly injured in a US drone strike in the...
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N. Waziristan Offensive Postponed Indefinitely
11 January 2011
N Waziristan offensive: Plan put on hold for indefinite period, The Express Tribune, 11 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Pakistan has postponed for an indefinite period a full-scale military offensive against the Haqqani network in the North Waziristan tribal region because of the freezing winter, which normally lasts more than six months in these parts, The Express Tribune has learnt on authority. In the meantime, US pilot-less aircraft will...
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Lawyers' Support for Taseer's Assassin Points to Religious, Generational Divide
11 January 2011
, The New York Times, 10 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Cheering crowds have gathered in recent days to support the assassin who riddled the governor of Punjab with 26 bullets and to praise his attack ? carried out in the name of the Prophet Muhammad ? as an act of heroism. To the surprise of many, chief among them have been Pakistan's young lawyers, once seen as a force for democracy. Their energetic...
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