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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