Army is "Pro-democracy", Will Not Impose Martial Law: Prime Minister
02 November 2010
, The Canadian Press, 2 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's prime minister on Tuesday rejected calls by opposition politicians for midterm elections and said there was no chance of the country's powerful army seizing power as it has often done in the past. The government of President Asif Ali Zardari is unpopular among many Pakistanis and is under pressure...
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Economic, Not Military Solutions, the Only Way to Quell Balochistan Violence: Interview
02 November 2010
Global Insider: Pakistan's Baloch Separatists, World Politics Review, 2 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan banned five militant groups and froze their assets in Balochistan in September, following a government initiative to target separatists in the unstable region. In an e-mail interview, Tahir Kamran, visiting Iqbal Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Wolfson College, discusses the separatist movement in Balochistan. [...]...
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Al Qa'eda and Pakistan: Current Role and Future Considerations
02 November 2010
[pdf], Institute for Social Policy and Understanding via the Human Security Gateway, October 2010
EXCERPT: "For more than six decades the United States and Pakistan have had a complex relationship, one in which the goal of meeting expectations and sustaining the partnership has always fallen short of the goal of meeting tactical security goals. With the advent of President...
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Anti-terrorism Courts Ill-equipped to Deal with Influx of Suspected Terrorists: Report
02 November 2010
[pdf], East-West Center // Asia Pacific Bulletin, 1 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Concerns about Pakistani military's trasgressions have been brewing since last summer. In August 2009, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported that troops had killed 282 suspected militants and their sympathizers in Swat, where the army had conduted operations to root out the militants. The following...
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