Constitution Change Strips President's Powers
08 April 2010
18th Amendment Approved by Majority Vote, DAWN, 8 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's national assembly on Thursday unanimously approved reforms stripping President Asif Ali Zardari of key powers in a move to bolster parliamentary democracy weakened by military rule. The historic 18th amendment, which rolls back four decades of infringements by military rulers on Pakistan's 1973 constitution, is expected to sail through the upper...
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Taliban to Attack More Civilian Targets: Analysts
08 April 2010
Analysts: Taliban to Attack More "Soft Targets" in Pakistan, VOA News, 5 April 2010
EXCERPT: "The so-called Pakistani Taliban largely has limited its attacks in recent months to military outposts and police checkpoints. But Marvin Weinbaum with the Middle East Institute here in Washington says that he expects the militants to increase their attacks on civilian targets, especially foreigners within Pakistan. [...] 'They...
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Taliban Release Greek Hostage
08 April 2010
Kidnapped Greek Curator Is Freed by Taliban, BBC News, 8 April 2010
EXCERPT: "A Greek national kidnapped by the Taliban eight months ago in Pakistan has been released, officials say. Athanassios Lerounis was abducted while based in the northern district of Chitral, where he worked as the curator of a heritage museum for several years. He was taken across the border to the Afghan province of Nuristan. His captors demanded the release...
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German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan
08 April 2010
German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan, Spiegel Online, 5 April 2010
EXCERPT: "A wave of Germans traveling to training camps for militant jihadists has alarmed security officials back in Europe. The recruits are quickly becoming radicalized and, in some cases, entire families are departing to hotbeds for terrorism. It is even believed that colonies catering to German Islamists have taken shape in the border area between Pakistan...
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DynCorp, US to Continue Supporting Anti-narcotic Operations in Pakistan
08 April 2010
DynCorp to Stay On for Anti-Narcotics Ops in Pakistan: US, The Daily Times, 8 April 2010
EXCERPT: "DynCorp International will continue to provide maintenance facilities at the Interior Ministry's Air Wing in Balochistan and does not plan to terminate its contract with the organisation, said David T Johnson, assistant secretary of the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Johnson told reporters on Wednesday...
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