PM Gilani Pledges Not to Amend Controversial Blasphemy Laws
17 January 2011
'We Are Not Going to Amend' Blasphemy Laws, Pakistani PM Says, CNN, 17 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's prime minister pledged on Monday the government will not change the country's controversial blasphemy laws. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's announcement comes amid growing pressure from hard-line religious groups and nearly two weeks after the assassination of a leading liberal politician who led a public campaign...
Read the post »
Partial Curfew, Raids Imposed after Five More Killed in Karachi
17 January 2011
Partial curfew as five more killed in Karachi, The Daily Times, 17 January 2011
"Partial curfew has been imposed in some areas of Karachi while the Sindh government has decided to deploy commandos equipped with helicopters to conduct raids in troubled areas after some five people were killed in a fresh wave of political violence in the country's financial hub on Sunday. Neither political dialogue nor security agencies? efforts have...
Read the post »
Terrorist Bus Bombing Kills 17 in Kohat: Police
17 January 2011
Minibus Bomb Attack in Kohat Kills 17, DAWN, 17 January 2011
EXCERPT: "A minibus explosion in northwest Pakistan that killed 17 people and injured 11 others Monday was a terrorist attack triggered by a timed bomb, police told AFP. Revising an earlier report that the blast had been caused by exploding gas cylinders, police in Jawarza, near the restive town of Hangu, said the minibus had been planted with about 10 kilogrammes of explosives....
Read the post »
Terrorist Attacks Down Nearly 20 Percent in 2010: Report
17 January 2011
Attacks Down Almost 20 Percent in Pakistan, The Washington Times, 17 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The number of suicide bombings and other attacks in Pakistan declined nearly 20 percent last year as a result of Pakistani military operations, better surveillance by law enforcement agencies and the death of key militants in U.S. drone strikes, a think tank said Sunday. But the militant threat remains dire, and the Pakistani government has yet...
Read the post »