Army Attacks Militant Hideout on Afghan Border in N. Waziristan
22 January 2010
Pakistan Attacks Militant Hideout In N.Waziristan, Reuters, 22 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships attacked a militant hideout in a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary on the Afghan border on Friday, killing two militants, officials said. The attack in North Waziristan coincided with a visit by U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates aimed at persuading Pakistan to expand its military campaign against Afghan...
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Karachi Seen as Key to Pakistan's Future
22 January 2010
Karachi Seen as Key to Pakistan's Future, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 18 January 2010
EXCERPT: "An uneasy peace is gradually returning to Karachi, Pakistan's southern commercial and political hub, after weeks of tensions prompted by the deadly December 28 bombing of a Shi'ite religious procession and a subsequent spree of 'target killings' that left at least 35 rival political activists dead. This week, President...
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High Court Investigates "Disappearances" Following 9/11
22 January 2010
In Pakistan, High Court Investigates "Disappearances" in Wake of 9/11, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Nearly five years after her husband went missing, Amina Janjua remains hopeful of his recovery along with scores of others who were "disappeared" by Pakistan's secretive intelligence agencies in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks... Experts say an ongoing hearing in Pakistan's Supreme...
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Urging Cooperation, US Offers Drones
22 January 2010
, The New York Times, 21 January 2010
EXCERPT: "The United States will provide a dozen unarmed aerial spy drones to Pakistan for the first time as part of an effort to encourage Pakistan's cooperation in fighting Islamic militants on the Afghanistan border, American defense officials said Thursday. But Pakistani military leaders, rebuffing American pressure, said they planned no new offensives...
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