Pakistan Praises China amid US Tensions
10 May 2011
In the thunderous speeches to Pakistan’s parliament about the killing of Osama bin Laden, the Prime Minister’s spirited defence of his administration and the opposition’s fiery attacks, all sides agreed on one point: Pakistan’s new best friend is China. That is the angry message that Pakistani politicians wanted their American allies to hear, at least, when they applauded and banged their desks at every mention of the word...
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US, Pakistan "Struck Secret Deal" in 2001 Permitting Unilateral Raid
10 May 2011
The US and Pakistan struck a secret deal almost a decade ago permitting a US operation against Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil similar to last week's raid that killed the al-Qaida leader, the Guardian has learned. The deal was struck between the military leader General Pervez Musharraf and President George Bush after Bin Laden escaped US forces in the mountains of Tora Bora in late 2001, according to serving...
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Summary of Recent Security Incidents
10 May 2011
A US drone strike destroyed a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal belt on Tuesday, killing four militants in the second drone attack since the killing of Osama bin Laden, local officials said. A security official said the drones fired two missiles into South Waziristan, one of seven districts in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal belt on the Afghan border that Washington has called an Al-Qaeda headquarters. Another official said the missiles fell...
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