Pakistan-US Bilateral Relations: A Difficult Road Ahead
13 January 2011
[pdf], Australian Defence Force Journal, November/December 2010
EXCERPT: "In the wake of the catastrophic floods in Pakistan from July to September 2010, US relations with Pakistan have once again come to the fore. Because these floods have destroyed so much of the country's infrastructure'such as roads, bridges, power lines, schools, hospitals and dikes?only the US has the economic...
Read the post »
Four Police Officers Killed in Bomb Attacks in Northwest Pakistan
13 January 2011
Bomb attacks kill four police officers in Bannu, Bara, DAWN, 13 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Militants targeted a police vehicle and a security checkpoint with bombs in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing four officers and wounding nine others, police said. Three policemen were killed in the first attack when a remote-controlled bomb destroyed a vehicle carrying police and paramilitary forces in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Read the post »
Pakistan Warns against "Great Game" in AfPak Region
13 January 2011
Pakistan Warns against "Great Game" in Region, Daily Times, 13 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Pakistan clearly stated that it hopes 'there will be no new great game' pertaining to Afghanistan and stated that it does not expect any country to indulge in any proxy war or measures that have an impact on sovereignty of Pakistan or Afghanistan, said an official source on Wednesday. 'No formula from abroad can resolve the Afghan...
Read the post »
Imam and Son Jailed for Life for Blasphemy
13 January 2011
Blasphemy Charges: Mosque Imam, Son Jailed for Life, The Express Tribune, 12 January 2011
EXCERPT: "As the controversy about the blasphemy laws heats up, a court in DG Khan has jailed the imam of a mosque and his son for life for what has been construed as blasphemy. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Roy Ayub Marth also handed down a fine of Rs220,000 each to Muhammad Shafi, 45, and his son Muhammad Aslam, 20, on blasphemy charges. The...
Read the post »