Pakistan to Freeze Assets of Balochistan Militants
08 September 2010
Pakistan to Freeze Assets of Balochistan Militants, Sify, 8 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced Wednesday that all assets of militant outfits in Balochistan province would be frozen as the government 'has come to its wits' end'. 'We are going to launch targeted action against these elements,' Malik said at a press conference in Quetta, capital of Balochistan. Balochistan...
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Pakistan Security Forces Ask Taliban Fighters to Surrender
08 September 2010
Pakistan Security Forces Ask Taliban Fighters to Surrender, Daily News & Analysis (DNA News), 8 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Security forces in northwest Pakistan today asked wanted Taliban fighters in the Swat valley to surrender before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival or be prepared to face the consequences. The security forces drew up a list of 19 wanted and absconding militants from Kanju sub-division of the restive Swat district...
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Three Men Arrested for Links to Times Square Plot
08 September 2010
Three Men Arrested for Links to Times Square Plot, Sindh Today, 8 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Police in Pakistan Wednesday said they had arrested three men allegedly having links with Faisal Shahzad, held in New York in May on charges of plotting a failed bombing in New York's Times Square. Faisal Shahzad, a US national of Pakistani origin, allegedly parked a vehicle laden with explosives in the Times Square area May 1. But the vehicle was...
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Despite Floods, Pakistan Keeps Up Fight on Militants: US
08 September 2010
, AFP, 8 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistan military has kept up pressure on Islamist militants in the northwest despite devastating floods that have required major relief efforts, a top US officer said on Wednesday. Vice Admiral Michael LeFever, who oversees US military assistance in Pakistan, said Islamabad has not pulled troops out of the fight against insurgents but has had...
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Suspected US Missile Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan
08 September 2010
, The Associated Press, 8 September 2010
EXCERPT: "A suspected U.S. drone killed at least six militants in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday when it fired a missile at a house linked to a group that often carries out attacks on NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. The U.S. has stepped up drone strikes in recent days, carrying out five suspected attacks in less...
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