Local Officials Deny Militancy in Punjab
08 June 2010
Pakistan's Punjab "in Denial" over Local Militants, Reuters Africa, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "But the Punjab government, led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that is in opposition nationally, denies Punjab is hosting militants or that a major operation is needed. 'Let's not open a Pandora's box,' a senior provincial official said, commenting on the possibility of a strong push against Punjab-based...
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N. Waziristan Jirga Leads to Release of Taliban Detainees
08 June 2010
Accord in North Waziristan, The News International, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Situation in the troubled North Waziristan tribal region has witnessed a gradual improvement following an agreement on Monday that led to the release of 20 Taliban by the government and in return the militants allowed an Army convoy, stranded in Miramshah for the last 45 days, to proceed. Relations between the government and Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led Taliban had turned...
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Public Execution Highlights Taliban's "Growing Power and Confidence"
08 June 2010
Hundreds Witness Pakistan Taliban Public Execution, BBC News, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Up to 700 people in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan watched the Taliban publicly execute a man accused of killing two brothers, officials say. Masked militants shot the man, blindfolded and bound, dead at a football ground in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. Militants in Pakistan's tribal areas have killed scores of people accused...
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Former ISI Major a Recurring Link in Terrorism Investigations
08 June 2010
, The Associated Press, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "A former major who trained fighters for war in Afghanistan and Kashmir keeps cropping up in terrorism investigations in Pakistan. But police say the gray-haired grandfather is shielded by his links to the army and powerful intelligence agencies. The case of Ahsanul Haq shines a light on a murky side of the militancy infecting Pakistan:...
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Pakistan Seeks Counter-terrorism Cooperation, Resolution of Kashmir Issue
08 June 2010
Indo-Pak Must Solve Kashmir for New Era of Trust, Zee News, 8 June 2010
EXCERPT: "India and Pakistan must try to resolve the 'core issue' of Kashmir and other outstanding problems to start a 'new era' of trust, amity and friendship in the region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. Addressing the third Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building in Asia (CICA) here, Qureshi noted that External Affairs...
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Drug-Conflict Nexus in South Asia: Beyond Taliban Profits and Afghanistan
08 June 2010
[a chapter from The Afghanistan-Pakistan Theater: Militant Islam, Security, and Stability by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pdf], The Brookings Institution, 20 May 2010
EXCERPT: " [...] Let's imagine that eradication could somehow miraculously and rapidly wipe out opium cultivation in Afghanistan, and the campaign was executed in such a way that...
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