Constant Violence Against Women in 2009
09 February 2010
Constant Violence Against Women in 2009, Asian Human Rights Commission, 5 February 2010
EXCERPT: "2009 has been another tragic year for women rights in Pakistan. Many cases have been reported, in which women were abducted, assaulted, raped, murdered, forced to marriage or traded to resolve disputes. According to Aurat Foundation, a non-governmental organization working for women empowerment in Pakistan, between January and June last year,...
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Karachi and Af-Pak Policy Options
09 February 2010
Karachi and Af-Pak Policy Options, South Asia Analysis Group, 7 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani leaders often project Jammu & Kashmir as Pakistan's jugular vein in justification of their supporting jihadi terrorist groups against India in an attempt to change the status quo in J&K. It is not. Karachi is Pakistan's jugular vein. It is the economic capital of Pakistan contributing a substantial part of Pakistan's industrial production...
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Military "Biggest Obstacle" to Reconciliation with Taliban
09 February 2010
Pakistan Military "Biggest Obstacle" to Afghan Reconciliation with Taliban, The Telegraph, 9 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, a former minister who is drawing up a peace strategy for Mr Karzai, said Pakistan had yet to offer any substantial help to reintegrate fighters from the movement it has been accused of harbouring and funding for 15 years. Mr Stanekzai leads the internationally funded initiative agreed...
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Police "Foil Hotel Plot", Former Minister Attacked
09 February 2010
Pakistan Police "Foil Hotel Attack", Al Jazeera, 9 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani authorities have arrested six suspected Taliban fighters who were allegedly plotting to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans. Zulfikar Hameed, a senior police official, said the fighters who were arrested on Monday on the outskirts of Lahore included a 14-year-old boy and a prayer leader from Pakistan's Khyber tribal area near the...
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Aid Groups Need $538 Million to Help IDPs
09 February 2010
, The Washington Post, 9 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the U.N. said in an international appeal Tuesday... A largely successful army offensive in the Swat Valley and surrounding districts has meant some 1.7 million people have...
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Taliban Split on Rumours of Leader's Death
09 February 2010
Speculation Intensifies Over Pakistan Taliban Leader's Death, The Wall Street Journal, 9 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Speculation that the leader of the Pakistan Taliban has died from wounds sustained last month in a U.S. missile strike intensified Tuesday with midranking Taliban fighters saying their chief was dead even though the militants' spokesman issued a fresh denial. Pakistani military and intelligence officials also said...
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