Following Strike, Police in Quetta Back on Duty but Without Weapons
01 February 2010
Policemen in Quetta on Duty Without Weapons, DAWN, 28 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Thousands of Balochistan police personnel performed their duties without weapons on Wednesday after they were not issued arms from their headquarters for the second day running. The provincial government had sealed the armouries of the Balochistan Constabulary, Anti-Terrorism Force and Police Training College after Monday's violent protest by policemen demanding...
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Northwest Turns Volatile Following Suicide Attack, Bajaur Offensive
01 February 2010
Pakistan offensive kills 34 militants after bomb, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani officials said on Monday that troops backed by warplanes and helicopter gunships killed 34 militants in the wake of a suicide attack in a district near the Afghan border. Pakistan's Frontier Corps have stepped up an offensive targeting Taliban havens in Bajaur district and four soldiers have been wounded in gunfights,...
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Renewed Violence in Karachi Kills 17
01 February 2010
Fresh Political Violence Kills 17 in Karachi, Reuters, 1 February 2010
EXCERPT: "At least 17 people have been killed in three days of political violence in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi, police said on Monday. Karachi police chief Waseem Ahmed said the violence erupted on Friday, when activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) clashed with those of the Awami National Party (ANP). Both the MQM, which dominates Karachi,...
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Pakistan Offers to Train Afghan Security Forces
01 February 2010
Pakistan Offers to Train Afghan Security Forces, Reuters Africa, 1 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan offered on Monday to train Afghanistan's security forces with the dual aim of helping to secure a friendly neighbour over its western border while also watching old rival India over its eastern border... Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani said Pakistan was offering to help train Afghanistan's security forces but he warned...
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Pakistan Investigates Reports of TTP Leader's Death
01 February 2010
, The Washington Post, 1 February 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. and Pakistani officials said Sunday that they were growing increasingly confident that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban had died after being wounded in a U.S. missile strike, signaling the possible demise of an insurgent commander notorious for his role in a series of high-profile bombings, including a devastating strike...
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