Turi Tribe Waging War of Attrition with Taliban
21 October 2010
The Pakistani Tribe That is Taking on the Taliban, BBC News, 21 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The BBC's M Ilyas Khan is one of the few journalists in recent months who has been able to travel to the remote north-western Pakistani tribal district of Kurram, where members of the Turi tribe are waging a war of attrition with the Taliban. A couple of miles east of Alizai town in the Kurram tribal district, north-western Pakistan, boundary walls...
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Media Openly Challenges President Zardari
21 October 2010
, The Washington Post, 21 October 2010
EXCERPT: "On a recent morning, readers of the News, Pakistan's largest English-language newspaper, awoke to an unusual front-page advertisement: Printed atop a photo of President Asif Ali Zardari was the allegory of a Muslim caliph who willingly submitted to the court after being accused of wrongdoing. 'Why not you Mr. President?' the advertisement...
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ICRC Seeks Access to Detention Centres
21 October 2010
ICRC Urges Pakistan to Grant Access to Detention Centres, The Guardian, 21 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The Red Cross is urging Pakistan to give it access to detainees as security forces are rounding up thousands of people in what the authorities describe as law enforcement operations. The head of operations for south Asia for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jacques de Maio, told the Guardian today: 'We are engaged...
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Pakistan Left Out of Afghan-Taliban Talks: Official
21 October 2010
Pakistan Left out of Afghan-Taliban Talks, Official Says, Los Angeles Times, 21 October 2010
EXCERPT: "With talks accelerating between the Afghan government and portions of the Afghan Taliban leadership hiding in Pakistan, the Pakistani government appears to have been brushed aside, an exclusion that analysts warn could dramatically worsen Islamabad's already fragile relationship with Washington and Kabul and jeopardize prospects...
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Obama's Intention to Visit Pakistan in 2011 May Hinder India Relations: Analysts
21 October 2010
Obama is Going to Pakistan. India is Not Amused., The Christian Science Monitor, 21 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The announcement Thursday that President Obama will visit Pakistan in 2011 has further sapped enthusiasm in India for Mr. Obama's visit here next month. For much of the 20th century, the US pursued a 'hyphenated' foreign policy toward India and Pakistan. Washington attempted to balance diplomatic visits and trade deals...
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