ISI Head General Pasha Likely to Get Another Extension
11 March 2011
"Less than a year after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced his unprecedented decision to give General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani a three-year extension, the premier faces another equally tough decision — whether or not to retain the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Lt-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha. Already on a year-long extension given in March last year after reaching retirement age, General Pasha’s second ‘tenure’...
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The Religious Discourse: Analysis
11 March 2011
"The religious discourse in Pakistan is largely monolithic. Although variations and divergences exist within this discourse, the ultimate objective is the same. The worldview and socio-economic and political views are generally the same within the larger discourse, irrespective of sects. The religious political parties in Pakistan have been striving to achieve their agendas since the creation of the country in 1947. Their primary focus has been on...
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Drone Strike Kills 5 "Militants" in North Waziristan
11 March 2011
"US Predators killed five 'militants' today in an area of North Waziristan known to shelter al Qaeda and allied terror groups seeking to attack the West. Unmanned Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired two missiles at a 'militant' vehicle in the town of Khaisor, which is near the town of Mir Ali. Three terrorists were reported killed in the first volley. The Predators then circled back and fired four more missiles at the vehicle as the Taliban...
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Education and Displacement: Report
11 March 2011
"An estimated 60 percent of the 1.3 million IDPs in NWFP and FATA are children, according to UNICEF. In July 2009, Islamic Relief reported that 70 percent of the displaced children displayed signs of trauma. Some 600,000 children in three districts of NWFP were reported to have missed one year or more of school. Schools in the conflict areas were particularly affected, with virtually all of the government schools having been completely destroyed...
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