Terrorists Launch Attacks as Govt Arrests Hundreds of Suspected Militants
13 July 2010
, China View, 13 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Counter-attacks have been launched by militants in Pakistan on Monday as a large number of suspected terrorists have been arrested or killed following last Friday's suicide attack in the country's northwest tribal area of Mohmand Agency which has so far claimed 107 lives and injured more...
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In Karachi Jail: Should Jihadists Be Separated?
13 July 2010
, TIME, 13 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The jail, the largest of the 22 in the crime-infested, religiously conservative Sindh province, has a capacity of 1,800 but is home to 3,800 men, including more than 150 extremists like Hanif. [...] The extremists are kept separate from other prisoners and are confined to their quarters most of the time. Unlike other prisoners, who are permitted to benefit...
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Pakistani Official Vows to Fight India over Kashmir
13 July 2010
, The Associated Press, 13 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The top official in Pakistan-held Kashmir vowed Tuesday to fight India for control of the disputed territory in a speech to thousands of people assembled by a coalition of banned militant groups. The provocative comments by Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan come amid the worst unrest in years in India-held Kashmir, which like Pakistan...
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Most of Afghan IED Material Comes from Pakistan: Official
13 July 2010
, AFP,13 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The overwhelming majority of the bombs used to devastating effect by the Taliban in Afghanistan are made from a fertiliser that has been banned by the Kabul government, the defence ministry said Monday. Ammonium nitrate is the basic ingredient of 80 percent of the crude bombs that are killing record numbers of foreign troops and Afghan civilians...
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Weak Governance Aids Radicalization in Punjab: Experts
13 July 2010
In Pakistan, Old Militants Create New Alliances, NPR, 12 July 2010
EXCERPT: "In Pakistan, far from the isolated mountains of the tribal belt where the Taliban first appeared, an extremist network has taken root in the country's heartland. [...] Khaled Ahmed is one of the foremost experts on Pakistan's militant groups. He says extremists have gained a foothold in southern Punjab because governance is weak and feudal landowners...
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The Missing Dimension of Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Policy
13 July 2010
The Missing Dimension of Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Policy, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 10 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The continued military operations against the Taliban, their supporters, and Al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan's tribal and settled regions have regularly shifted from one area to another over the past few years. But a decisive victory against the militants still seems to be no more than wishful thinking, as the latter...
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