Lasting Peace with India Faces Political Challenges in Pakistan
01 April 2011
"Despite a successful home secretaries' meeting and a feel-good cricket match in India, Pakistan is still a long way from delivering on a lasting peace due to entrenched challenges facing the civilian government. The road to peace between India and Pakistan is littered with failed attempts, and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani continues to face opposition from elements within the security establishment, as well as political circles. 'It's going to...
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Why Islam Took a Violent and Intolerant Turn in Pakistan: Analysis
01 April 2011
"From the complex web of factors that have fostered intolerance and violence in Pakistan, it is possible to disentangle four main strands. The first is Pakistan’s strategic position. Big powers have long competed for control of the area between Russia and the Arabian Gulf, and the unresolved tensions with India have dogged the country since its birth in 1947. Nor has Pakistan tried to keep out of its neighbours’ affairs. It was America’s...
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Three Guards Killed at NATO Truck Terminal
01 April 2011
"Militants early Friday beheaded three security guards at a NATO truck terminal and damaged 10 oil tankers in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The murders took place at the NATO supply vehicle hub in Landi Kotal, a town in the restive Khyber tribal district where the bulk of supplies destined for foreign troops in Afghanistan pass through. 'Early Friday we found the beheaded bodies of three security guards from...
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Dealing with Davis: Inconsistencies in the US-Pakistan Relationship
01 April 2011
"The nine-week standoff between the United States and Pakistan over the fate of Raymond Davis, an American arrested in Pakistan after shooting two men at a traffic stop, ended on March 16 with his sudden release from jail. Davis was freed under Islamic law, which allows a murderer to receive pardon from the family of his victims on payment of compensation, or 'blood money.' Religious parties protested the decision, stating that the law had been applied...
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