Militants Storm Peshawar Checkpoint as Taliban Vows Revenge for Bin Laden Death
18 May 2011
About 100 fighters have attacked a security checkpoint near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, sparking a three-hour clash that killed two police officers and 17 gunmen, police said. "They were armed with AK-47 rifles and rockets. We successfully repulsed the first attack. They attacked again and then there was an exchange of fire that lasted for about two-and-a-half hours," Abdul Jabbar, a security official, told Reuters on Wednesday. The midnight...
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Pakistan 2020, A Vision for Building a Better Future: Report
18 May 2011
Preventing Pakistan from further deterioration will require a long-term commitment from the government of Pakistan, the United States, and other international stakeholders to promote genuine reform. According to a report by the Asia Society Pakistan 2020 Study Group, this commitment must be enshrined in a comprehensive package of policies aimed at promoting sustainable constitutional democracy, credible and effective rule of law and law enforcement,...
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Status of US Aid Considered amid Questions of Legitimacy of Counterterrorism Efforts
18 May 2011
In the wake of Osama bin Laden's death in a U.S. special forces raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, U.S. lawmakers have raised pointed questions over the legitimacy of Pakistani counterterrorism efforts (Reuters) and the viability of tenuous U.S.-Pakistan relations. A major component of this relationship is billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid to Pakistan, much of it for security-related programs. Four experts provide a range of...
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