Court Extends Detention of US Consulate Employee
03 February 2011
Pakistan Court Extends Detention of U.S. Diplomat, Reuters, 3 February 2011
EXCERPT: "An American who killed two Pakistani men in Lahore last week will be held for eight more days to allow for further investigation, a prosecutor said on Thursday, despite U.S. statements that he enjoys diplomatic immunity. The case of Raymond Davis has become the latest test of ties between the two countries with anti-U.S. Islamist groups demanding Islamabad...
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22,000 Flee Military Offensive in Mohmand Agency
03 February 2011
, AFP, 3 February 2011
EXCERPT: "About 22,000 Pakistani civilians have fled a fresh military push against Taliban fighters in the lawless tribal area on the Afghan border, officials said Thursday. The offensive is concentrated in Mohmand district, part of the semi-autonomous region that Washington considers a global nexus of Al-Qaeda and Taliban who plot attacks in the West and destabilise Afghanistan....
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MP Sherry Rehman Drops Effort to Reform Blasphemy Law
03 February 2011
Pakistan MP Sherry Rehman Drops Effort to Reform Blasphemy Laws, The Guardian, 3 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A Pakistani MP spearheading reform of the country's controversial blasphemy laws has abandoned her struggle, accusing her own party of caving in to extremists. However, Pakistan People's Party MP Sherry Rehman, who is largely confined to her home following a flurry of death threats, denied government claims that she had voluntarily withdrawn...
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Reforming Pakistan's Police and Law Enforcement Infrastructure: Report
03 February 2011
, United States Institute of Peace, February 2011
EXCERPT: "An efficient, well-functioning police service is critical to counterinsurgency as well as counterterrorism efforts in Pakistan, now and in the future. At the same time, the police force must also address rising crime rates and a deteriorating law-and-order situation, among many other tasks. The capacity of the...
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