US to Offer Pakistan Smart Bomb Kits, Drones
03 March 2010
US to Offer Smart-Bomb Kits, Drones to Pakistan, The Wall Street Journal, 2 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pentagon will transfer sophisticated laser-guided-bomb kits to Pakistan, escalating the Obama administration's recent push to better arm Islamabad for its military campaign against the country's Islamic militants. US military officials said Pakistan will soon receive equipment capable of converting 1,000 traditional munitions...
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Coalition Support Fund Rejects Pakistan's Claims for $400 Million
03 March 2010
Pakistan Loses $400 Million to "Enhanced Oversight", DAWN, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Over $400 million in reimbursement claims by Pakistan under Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for 2008 have been rejected by the United States because of new guidelines requiring ?enhanced oversight and accountability?. Total claims for 2008 were $1.4 billion, but Pakistan got $997 million in reimbursement, whereas the remaining claims were disallowed...
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Govt to Strengthen Paramilitary Forces
03 March 2010
Pakistan to Strengthen Paramilitary Levies to Secure Tribal Frontier, The Jamestown Foundation // Terrorism Monitor, 26 February 2010
EXCERPT: "With roughly 20% of its combat capability currently deployed, combating insurgency in the northwest frontier region, Pakistan's military is eager to consolidate its hold on the tribal areas and return its regular forces to the eastern frontier with India. To accomplish this, the government has...
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Swat Women Fear Taliban Return
03 March 2010
Swat Women Fear Taliban Return, IRIN News, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Girls in Swat District, northwestern Pakistan, have gone back to school, and most women who had been prevented from working have returned to work, but people are still fearful. 'We worry the Taliban will return and the persecution will start again. In every neighbourhood there are people who are linked to the militants and who keep an eye on the activities of us women,' Sumira...
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Norway to Continue Assisting Reconstruction Efforts
03 March 2010
Pakistan Seeks Norwegian Help in Reconstruction of Militancy-hit Areas, Kuwait News Agency, 3 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan Wednesday sought Norways help in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the areas cleared from militants in bordering tribal belt by playing a pro-active role in the Friends of Pakistan (FoDP) forum. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani talking to Jonas Gahr Store, the Foreign Minister of Norway, appreciated...
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