31 March 2010
, The New York Times, 30 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of a senior white-collar crime official on Tuesday, and threatened to send the nation's top anticorruption official to jail if he did not swiftly seek the reopening of corruption cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari. The dramatic arrest in the magisterial courtroom renewed the confrontation between...
Deadly Clashes Continue in FATA as Taliban Launch Attacks
31 March 2010
Raids Kill Six Soldiers, Dozens of Militants, DAWN, 31 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Fighting in the mountains killed dozens of militants and six Pakistani soldiers on Wednesday as violence swept the northwest tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. In the Khyber tribal district that straddles Nato supply lines, Pakistan's military said 80 to 100 militants armed with guns, rockets and suicide vehicles attacked a paramilitary camp, sparking clashes...
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Pakistan, India Unable to Reach Concensus over Water
31 March 2010
Deadlock over Indo-Pak Water Issue Continues, Sify News, 30 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The deadlock between India and Pakistan over the sharing of Indus river waters continues, as no breakthrough was made during the meeting of Indus Water commissioners from both countries. Talking to reporters after a day long meeting in Lahore, Pakistan's Indus Water Commissioner Jamaat Ali Shah said the visiting Indian delegation was told about Islamabad's...
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Pakistan, Turkey Upgrade Relationship, Vow to Defeat Terrorism
31 March 2010
Pakistan, Turkey to Upgrade Strategic Partnership, Thaindian, 31 March
EXCERPT: "Pakistan and Turkey agreed Wednesday to upgrade their strategic partnership and step up political and economic cooperation. 'Pakistan values its ties with Turkey and relations between both countries in the fields of education, defence, agriculture, education, energy and trade would be strengthened,' President Asif Ali Zardari said at a joint press...
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In-depth Look into a Suicide Bomber Training Camp in Waziristan
31 March 2010
[pdf], CTC Sentinel, March 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] This article provides an in-depth look at how Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers train for their operations at camps in South Waziristan Agency. It draws heavily from information acquired from Pakistani police interrogations and interviews with suspected militants. The article includes information on general camp characteristics,...
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G8 Announces Project to Develop Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
30 March 2010
G8 Announces Border Plan to Boost Afghan-Pakistan Trade, BBC News, 30 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The G8 group of industrial countries has announced an economic initiative targeting the Afghan-Pakistan border. The plan, made public at a meeting of G8 ministers in Canada, aims to help improve trade between the two countries and strengthen border infrastructure. The plan is designed to boost development and employment. Canadian Foreign Minister...
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30 March 2010
, AFP, 29 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Suicide bombers targeted anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing three people and wounding another 10 in twin attacks, officials said. A suicide bomber walked into the office of a militia in Tank, a district of North West Frontier Province -- parts of which suffer heavily from militancy -- and blew himself up shortly after an anti-Taliban...
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Baloch Nationalism Offers Strong Resistance to Govt Efforts
30 March 2010
Balochistan: Pakistan's Broken Mirror, The National, 25 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Islamabad's brutal attempts to crush ethnic Baloch nationalism have met with fierce, escalating resistance - and have laid bare the strains that threaten the founding idea of Pakistan. Madiha R Tahir reports from the rallies, homes and hospital rooms of the fifth Baloch rebellion. [...] Over the course of six decades Islamabad has failed to come to terms...
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister on Combatting Militancy: Interview
30 March 2010
"The Silent Surge", Newsweek, 29 March 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] [Q] Skeptics will point to the traditional analysis that Pakistani support to the Taliban is a threat to Indian influence in Afghanistan. [A] I think they are out of date. Pakistan today does not consider [the] Taliban our friends. We do not want to see a Taliban control of government in Afghanistan. [...] [Q] Some say that the offensive against the Taliban might have...
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Moscow Attacks Linked to Al-Qaeda, Afghan-Pakistan Border
30 March 2010
, Asia Times Online, 31 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Monday's twin suicide attacks by female bombers in the Moscow metro system in which at least 38 people were killed and 64 injured were most likely planned and executed by people trained in Pakistan's tribal areas. The head of the Federal Security Service (FSB - formerly the KGB), under whose headquarters the attacks took place, immediately pointed a finger...
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