09 March 2010
Faulty Gadgets Compromise CM's Security, DAWN, 1 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The security of the chief minister's motorcade and the CM's house can as easily be breached as that of the Ashura procession, because the explosive detectors and cellphone jammer vehicle in official use are either unreliable or entirely incapable of detecting explosive materials in a timely manner, Dawn has learnt. The city's bomb disposal unit is using the same equipment...
Taliban "Ready to Unleash 3,000 Suicide Bombers"
09 March 2010
Taliban "Ready to Unleash 3,000 Suicide Bombers in Pakistan", Telegraph, 9 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The threat was issued after one of its leaders claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb which killed 13 people outside an interrogation centre in Lahore where militant suspects are questioned. Eight officials from the Federal Investigation Agency were those killed when the bomber detonated a Toyota Carolla packed with 1300 pounds of explosives...
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UK to Help Rebuild Conflict Affected Border Areas
09 March 2010
UK Helps Rebuild Pakistan's Conflict Affected Areas, Department for International Development, 8 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The UK will support an international drive to help millions of people affected by conflict in Pakistan, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced today. The support will include both short-term help like food aid and longer-term development work such as ensuring more girls go to school. In a...
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Ransom Kidnappings a "Big Business"
09 March 2010
Analysis: Kidnapping A Multimillion-Pound Industry In Pakistan, Times Online, 5 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Kidnapping for ransom is big business in Pakistan. Estimates vary but it is thought that dozens of people, including children as young as 4 or 5, are abducted every day by criminal gangs, or by Islamic militants to fund their activities. Last year more than 150 people were kidnapped from Peshawar and taken to militant strongholds in the...
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Tribesmen Burn Down 130 Taliban Houses in Bajaur
09 March 2010
Salarzai Lashkar Sets Fire To 130 Taliban Houses In Bajaur, Daily Times, 9 March 2010
EXCERPT: "A Salarzai tribal lashkar on Monday set ablaze 130 Taliban houses in Bajaur Agency, officials said. One Taliban was killed and nine arrested in a joint operation of the political administration and an armed lashkar of the Salarzai tribe. Official sources told Daily Times that Assistant Political Agent (APA) Iqbal Khattak had decided that action...
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