Good and Bad Taliban in Pakistan: Analysis
07 April 2011
"The Pakistan Army’s counter-insurgency campaign in Swat has been undeniably successful, not least in comparison to our own efforts in Afghanistan. Though until the spring of 2009 the district was one of the centers of militancy in Pakistan, the last suicide bombing there was in July 2010. The leadership of the Pakistani Taliban and their local allies have been killed, captured or driven out. The main leader, Fazlullah, has reportedly taken...
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: A Pakistani Narrative
07 April 2011
"The Pakistan-Afghanistan Parliamentarians Dialogue is taking place at a time when the governments of the two countries are preparing to implement a landmark agreement to facilitate the transit trade largely meant to meet the needs of landlocked Afghanistan via Pakistan. Though the new Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) did not come into effect on February 12, 2011 as planned, this would happen sooner rather than later. [...] The...
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India-Pakistan Relations: Mumbai Attacks Still an Issue
07 April 2011
"Even as Indian and Pakistani officials make high-profile efforts to repair relations, the nuclear-armed neighbors remain sharply at odds over the fate of seven Pakistanis accused of having a role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The suspects have been held in Pakistani jails since their arrest two years ago, and all are members of the Islamist militant group once known as Lashkar-i-Taiba. No formal charges have been filed, and no trial date...
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Pakistan Forces Kill 25 Militants in Border Region
07 April 2011
"Pakistan security forces backed by helicopters attacked Taliban positions in a volatile tribal region on the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least 25 militants, a government official said. Security forces targeted militant hideouts in several villages in Mohmand, one of the seven ethnic Pashtun tribal lands on the Afghan border. 'We had information that militants had fled to these areas and planning to attack security forces so we went after...
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One Killed, 13 Injured in Quetta Suicide Bombing
07 April 2011
"A cop was killed and 13 people injured including DIG Investigation when a suicide bomber smashed explosive laden vehicle into DIG Investigation Wazir Khan Nasir’s house here in Gulistan road near Police line, Quetta on Thursday. As per details, a suicide bomber rammed the explosive laden vehicle into the DIG Investigation Wazir Khan Nasir’s house near Police line killing security guard Nasir Khan on the spot and injuring the 13 other...
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