Suicide Attack on Police Station in Northwest Kills Four; Drones Kill Five in N. Waziristan
01 November 2010
US Drone Attack Kills Five "Militants" in Pakistan, BBC News, 1 November 2010
EXCERPT: "At least five militants have been killed in a US drone strike in north-western Pakistan, intelligence officials say. They say missiles struck a house in the Hyder Khel area of North Waziristan early on Monday. So far there has been no independent verification of the attack. Separately at least four people were killed in the district of...
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Public Departments Given One Week to Eliminate Corruption: Interior Minister
01 November 2010
Corrupt Officials Should Mend Their Ways: Malik, Daily Times, 1 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Interior Minister Rehman Malik warned public departments to improve within a week and put an end to corruption, adding that the government is determined to take stern action against corruption-plagued departments after November 7, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. 'Any office, be it WAPDA, FIA, Passport Immigration, NADRA or CDA or wherever...
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German Members of the Islamic Jihad Union Killed in N. Waziristan Drone Strike Identified
01 November 2010
8 Germans Killed in Oct. 4 Predator Strike in North Waziristan Identified [blog], The Long War Journal, 1 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Eight Germans who were killed in a US Predator airstrike on Oct. 4 near the Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold of Mir Ali in North Waziristan have been identified. Pakistani officials and local tribesmen said the eight Germans 'were holding a crucial meeting' at a compound in the town of Mosaki just...
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Public Flogging for "Drug Dealing" Indicates Taliban Still Present in Orakzai
01 November 2010
Pakistani Taliban Publicly Flog Men for "Drug Dealing", Reuters, 1 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's Taliban have flogged 65 men in public after accusing them of using and selling drugs in a tribal region the military says has largely been cleared of militants, the group said on Monday. The men were given 10 lashes each in an open area used by children to play football and for religious sermons in the town of Mamozai in...
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