600 Taliban Killed in Waziristan Operation: Military
01 December 2009
'Pakistan Says 600 Taliban Have Died in Waziristan', Bloomberg, 30 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's forces have killed 600 fighters, at least 7 percent of the nation's main Taliban force, in a six-week-old offensive in South Waziristan, military spokesman Athar Abbas said. As troops expand their control in South Waziristan, a number of Taliban fighters have escaped via mountain footpaths to regroup in other districts near Peshawar,...
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"American Drone Attacks Are Counterproductive": Pak PM
01 December 2009
'American Drone Attacks Are Counterproductive', Der Spiegel, 1 December 2009
EXCERPT: "In a SPIEGEL interview, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani talks about the fight against terrorism in his country, the future of Afghanistan and why US drone attacks do more harm than good. [SPIEGEL:] The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed by an American drone. Don't you call this a success? [Gilani:]...
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Germany Commits to More Aid for Pakistan
01 December 2009
'Germany and Pakistan Sign Trade Deal', Deutsche Welle, 1 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Germany is Islamabad's biggest European tra de partner, and is also supporting Pakistan with more than 100 million euros in development aid over two years. On Tuesday Chancellor Angela Merkel promised Pakistan a further four million euros in aid. This will be used to help improve the water supply in the province of Baluchistan,...
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Waziristan Success Only a Starting Point
01 December 2009
'Pakistan's Next Fight', Project Syndicate, 1 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The terrorist sanctuary in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan's tribal frontier with Afghanistan is coming apart. It took a while for the Pakistani Army to move against the region's rising violence and chaos, but its campaign in South Waziristan is making progress. . . But success in South Waziristan is only the starting point for dealing with the problem....
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Top Court Takes Up Amnesty Challenges, Lawmaker Killed
01 December 2009
'', The Associated Press, 1 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has taken up petitions challenging the amnesty from graft charges enjoyed by the president and many key allies, paving the way for political turmoil even as the U.S. presses the government to focus on fighting militants near the Afghan border. Highlighting the dangers, a suicide bomber killed an...
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Afghan Taliban Leaders Hiding in Karachi
01 December 2009
'Sheltered in Karachi', Newsweek, 28 November 2009
EXCERPT: "President Obama's new strategy for turning the tide of the war includes sending thousands of additional troops to fight the insurgency. But senior Taliban officials tell NEWSWEEK they are confident that their guerrilla presence on the ground is now so well entrenched and widespread in southern, eastern, western, and even northern Afghanistan that increased U.S....
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Khyber Agency Military Offensive Advances
01 December 2009
'Troops Kill 61 Militants in Khyber Agency', Daily Times, 1 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Security forces killed 61 terrorists and arrested 85 during the ongoing Khwakh Bad-e-Shum operation, security officials said on Monday. Briefing reporters at the Bara Fort, operation in-charge Brigadier Fayyaz Khan said 25 vehicles were also destroyed during the operation. Brigadier Khan said the security forces had captured several important...
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