Tension Reigns as Karachi Braces for Another Strike
10 March 2011
As Karachi braced itself for a strike called by the Pakistan People`s Party in protest against the Supreme Court verdict annulling the appointment of Justice (Retd) Deedar Shah as NAB chairman, tension gripped various parts of the city on Thursday night when armed men on motorbikes roamed the streets in different commercial areas, scattered incidents of arson were reported and gunfire claimed the life of a political worker and left several people...
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Patterns of Conflict in Pakistan: Implications for Policy
10 March 2011
Despite military rule, regional instability, and Islamist discourse and militancy, Pakistan continues to be a constitutional state with a legal and institutional framework similar to its eastern neighbor India. The state establishment has shown remarkable capacity to reinvent itself and at least partially accommodate pressure from forces contending for power and privilege, within an institutional-constitutional framework. This framework, however,...
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Anti-Taliban Militia to "End Co-operation" with Govt over Lack of Support
10 March 2011
The head of a powerful anti-Taliban militia in north-west Pakistan has said he will end co-operation with the government, one day after a deadly suicide bombing targeted his group. At least 38 people were killed when the Taliban bombed a funeral procession for the wife of a tribal elder. Dilawar Khan accused the government of failing to provide enough support. Several anti-Taliban tribal groups are based in the area and they are often attacked by...
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