Over 600 Women Killed for "Honour" in 2009: HRCP
31 January 2011
Pakistan: Hundreds of Women Die for "Honour" Each Year, IRIN, 27 January 2011
EXCERPT: According to the autonomous Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), over 600 women were killed for 'honour' in 2009. This usually entails the murder of women suspected of having sexual relations outside marriage; choosing who to marry rather than accepting decisions made by families; or behaving in other ways that are seen as 'immoral'. Other 'honour'...
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Pakistan Rejects US Demand for Davis's Release
31 January 2011
Pakistan Rejects US Demand for Davis's Release, The Express Tribune, 31 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Amid calls from the United States for the release of its 'diplomatic official' Raymond Davis, Pakistan has made it clear that he will not be handed over to Washington because the matter is being probed by a court of law. The US embassy has claimed diplomatic immunity for Davis, who is under investigation on double murder charges after...
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Bombings Targeting Police Kill 6 in NW Pakistan
31 January 2011
, The New York Times, 31 January 2011
EXCERPT: "At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Monday by a pair of bombs in northwestern Pakistan that targeted security forces, officials said. The first attack took place on Monday morning near Peshawar, the capital of the restive province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly called Northwest Frontier Province, where security forces are battling...
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Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal at More than 100: NGO Analysts
31 January 2011
, The Washington Post, 31 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world's most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts. The Pakistanis have significantly accelerated production of uranium and plutonium for bombs...
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Pakistan's Arms Race with India
28 January 2011
Analysis: Why Pakistan Wants to Expand Its Nuclear Arsenal, The Telegraph, 28 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Although the numbers of weapons held by either country are small in comparison, the result of the nuclear competition between the two countries is reminiscent of the Cold War arms race between the US and USSR. In India's case, the perceived threat is China. For Pakistan, the presumed enemy is India. Paranoia is driving the acceleration of...
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Sherry Rehman's Fight for Liberal Resurgence in Pakistan
28 January 2011
Could There Be a Liberal Resurgence in Pakistan? Lawmaker Sherry Rehman Says She's Working on It. The Christian Science Monitor, 28 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Liberal Pakistani lawmaker Sherry Rehman left a comfortable life researching a book in London to fight for liberty in her homeland. Now she's under siege, confined to her Karachi home ever since the assassination of liberal icon Salman Taseer three weeks ago. In an interview with...
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American Diplomat "Will Face Murder Charges"
28 January 2011
, The Washington Post, 28 January 2011
EXCERPT: "An American official will face murder charges for fatally shooting two Pakistanis during an alleged robbery in the eastern city of Lahore, a prosecutor said Friday. The American official, an employee at the U.S. consulate in Lahore, appeared in court Friday, one day after the shootout at a busy intersection, after which a second consular...
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Lack of Resources Slows Down Military Operations in Tribal Areas
28 January 2011
Fighting against Militancy: Gunships Grounded over High Costs, The Express Tribune, 26 January 2011
EXCERPT: "With the country's economy on a downslide, the military is struggling to keep up the momentum of its campaign against the Taliban and their al Qaeda cohorts in the tribal badlands, security officials said. Resource constraints have grounded almost all operations against the home-grown Taliban to a near halt notwithstanding sporadic...
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"Humanitarian Crisis of Epic Proportions" in Southern Pakistan
27 January 2011
Pakistan Flood Crisis as Bad as African Famines, UN Says, The Guardian, 27 January 2011
EXCERPT: "A 'humanitarian crisis of epic proportions' is unfolding in flood-hit areas of southern Pakistan where malnutrition rates rival those of African countries affected by famine, according to the United Nations. In Sindh province, where some villages are still under water six months after the floods, almost one quarter of children under...
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Al-Qaeda Leader Admits Facing Pressure from Drones: US Intelligence Group
27 January 2011
Al-Qaida Leader Admits Facing Pressure from Drones, The Associated Press, 27 January 2011
EXCERPT: "A purported al Qaeda leader in Pakistan says the terror network is losing territory and fighters amid a U.S. drone strike campaign, according to an audio message monitored by a U.S. organization that tracks militant propaganda. The rare admission by Ustadh Ahmad Farooq follows an escalation in U.S. missile hits against al Qaeda...
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