Pakistani Police Underfunded, Overwhelmed
30 November 2009
'Pakistani Police Underfunded, Overwhelmed', USA Today, 5 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Just how underfunded are Pakistan's police? Police barricades in the city of Lahore carry the logo of the snack-food company, Tasty, that sponsors the local force. The police academy is brought to you in part by the U-Fone telecommunication company. New recruits are limited to 40 bullets on the firing range before they're put on active duty...
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Militant Violence Instills Fear in Peshawar
30 November 2009
'Militant Violence Creates Climate of Fear In Peshawar', Radio Free Europe // Radio Liberty, 28 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Peshawar's status as a frontline city was revived after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. But since then, Peshawar residents have been caught in the crossfire between the extremists and Pakistani security forces. Every new military operation against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban has triggered...
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Despite Govt Claims, Long-Term Instability in FATA
30 November 2009
'From FATA to South Punjab: Islamic Radicalism in Pakistan', Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 30 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Despite tall claims by the Pakistani establishment of successes being scored by its military in the war against Taliban in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and normalcy being fast restored in the troubled Swat and South Waziristan regions, the situation in various areas of the...
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President Cedes Control Of Nuclear Weapons
30 November 2009
'Zardari Cedes Power to Pakistani Premier', The Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's beleaguered president, Asif Ali Zardari, is under increasing pressure to step down or to relinquish most of his sweeping powers immediately, as growing political tension threatens the stability of the Muslim nation in the midst of a critical battle with Taliban militants. In an attempt to defuse the situation, Mr. Zardari over the weekend...
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Failure at Tora Bora Had Long-Lasting, Far-Reaching Impact: Report
30 November 2009
, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 30 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The mission [at Tora Bora] had failed to capture or kill bin Laden. Removing the Al Qaeda leader from the battlefield eight years ago would not have eliminated the worldwide extremist threat. But the decisions that opened the door for his escape to Pakistan allowed bin...
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US-Pakistan Strategic Partnership Expanded
30 November 2009
, The Washington Post, 30 November 2009
EXCERPT: "President Obama has offered Pakistan an expanded strategic partnership, including additional military and economic cooperation, while warning with unusual bluntness that its use of insurgent groups to pursue policy goals 'cannot continue.' The offer, including an effort to help reduce tensions between Pakistan and India, was contained...
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Pakistan Must Do More: UK
30 November 2009
'You?ve Had Eight Years, Now Get Us bin Laden, Brown Urges Pakistan', The Times Online, 30 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Gordon Brown told Pakistan to 'take out' Osama bin Laden yesterday as Western frustration at its failure to capture the al-Qaeda leader burst into the public glare. With America and Britain seeking support for their decisions in the next two days to send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, Mr Brown...
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Anti-Taliban Tribal Leaders Assassinated
27 November 2009
, The Associated Press, 27 November 2009
EXCERPT: "A key anti-Taliban tribal leader was assassinated Friday in a roadside bombing, the latest in a series of attacks against pro-government militias in the Afghan border area of northwestern Pakistan. Elsewhere, authorities found the bullet-riddled body of another tribal elder who was seized from his home late Thursday in an attack...
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Militants Regroup in Northwest, Army Responds
27 November 2009
'Pakistan Taliban Regrouping Outside Waziristan', Los Angeles Times, 26 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Since the Pakistani army launched a long-awaited offensive last month to destroy the Taliban in South Waziristan, many militants have fled to nearby districts and begun to establish new strongholds, a strategy that suggests they will regroup and remain a potent threat to the country's weak, U.S.-backed government. Pakistani Taliban...
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Balochistan: Unrelenting Insurgency
27 November 2009
'Balochistan: Unrelenting Insurgency', South Asia Intelligence Review, 23 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Despite the reduced levels of violence, the insurgency continues to simmer, with a steady stream of bomb and rocket attacks on gas pipelines, railway tracks, power transmission lines, bridges, and communications infrastructure, as well as on military establishments and Government facilities. While there have been at least 126 bomb...
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