2,000 Rally against US Drone Strikes in N. Waziristan
21 January 2011
, The Associated Press, 20 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Some 2,000 people in a Taliban-controlled region of northwest Pakistan demonstrated Friday against American missile attacks pounding the area, calling for an end to the strikes and the arrest of the U.S. officials behind them. Around 150 Taliban fighters watched over the demonstration in the town of Miran Shah in North Waziristan. The insurgents...
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Pakistan Worries about India's Role in "Regional Solution" to Afghanistan
21 January 2011
How the Afghanistan War Became Tangled in India vs. Pakistan Rivalry, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The resolution of the US war in Afghanistan is getting tangled up in one of the world's most stubborn rivalries: India versus Pakistan. Pakistan cites India's influence in Afghanistan as one of its top concerns. And with Pakistan increasingly crucial to any military or diplomatic progress in the war,...
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Peace Agreement Ends Sectarian Violence in Kurram
21 January 2011
Truce Ends Blood Feud in Pakistan That Has Killed 3,000, The National, 21 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Tribesmen in a Pakistani region wracked by sectarian violence fuelled by al Qa'eda have agreed to end a four-year blood feud, politicians said. More than 3,000 people have died in the Kurram area since 2007, after an influx of militants from nearby tribal regions sparked fighting between Shiite and Sunni tribes. Kurram is one of seven tribal regions...
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US Aid Faces Multiple Challenges in Pakistan
21 January 2011
Setbacks Plague U.S. Aid to Pakistan, The Wall Street Journal, 21 January 2011
EXCERPT: "A massive U.S. aid program that has made Pakistan the world's second-largest recipient of American economic and development assistance is facing serious challenges, people involved in the effort say. The ambitious civilian-aid program is intended in part to bolster support for the U.S. in the volatile and strategically vital nation. But a host...
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