UNODC Trains Pakistani Counter-terrorism Officials
26 November 2009
'Pakistani Counter-terrorism Officials Trained', United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 24 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Recently, Pakistan has seen a disturbing rise in terrorist attacks. In response, along with other efforts, the country has ratified 11 out of 16 universal legal instruments against terrorism and implemented the international requirements through a number of domestic counter-terrorism legislative and executive...
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Amidst Violence, Women's Day Goes Unnoticed
26 November 2009
'Int?l Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women Passes Unnoticed', Daily Times, 26 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women passed unnoticed in NWFP as no event was organised to mark the day due to law and order situation. In past years, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on women rights used to present their reports on women rights and arrange rallies and seminars...
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Resistance to US Afghan Surge Continues
26 November 2009
'Pakistan Hemmed In By U.S. And Afghanistan', NPR, 25 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistanis worry that any surge in U.S. troops would widen the war across their western border. But many are also eager to see an American commitment in Afghanistan robust enough to convince the Taliban to sit down and talk. When it comes to Washington's conduct in Afghanistan, many Pakistanis hold an attitude similar to that of journalist Najam Sethi. After 10...
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Lashkar-e-Taiba: One Year after Mumbai
26 November 2009
'Lashkar-e-Taiba: One Year after Mumbai', CTC Sentinel, November 2009
EXCERPT: "LT's peripheral jihad began soon after September 11, 2001, and has expanded in recent years. India remains the primary target for LT attacks, but the group now clearly threatens the West as well. This article first examines the nature of LT attacks against India, and then assesses the threat it poses to Western targets in India and abroad. LT's...
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Army Arrests TTP Lieutenant, Pays Reward
26 November 2009
'Pakistan Pays $120,000 for Taliban Henchman: Military', DAWN, 26 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan has paid out the equivalent of nearly $120,000 over the arrest of a lieutenant of the country's Taliban warlord ahead of Eid, the military said Thursday. It is the first time Pakistan has announced the payment of a reward since it offered five million dollars for information leading to the capture, dead or alive, of Hakimullah...
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Taliban Escape Waziristan Operation
26 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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