08 February 2011

The Future of Pakistan, The Brookings Institution, 1 January 2011

EXCERPT: "Pakistan's future is important to its neighbors and to states near and far for at least six reasons. It is a nuclear weapons state with a very bad record of proliferation. Pakistan has, as a matter of state policy, actively supported jihadist and militants in its neighbors and has either turned a blind eye or professed incapacity when it comes to opposing militants...

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08 February 2011

Will Pakistan follow Egypt's example?, Council on Foreign Relations, 8 February 2011

EXCERPT: "Pakistan may be even more vulnerable than Egypt (The News) to popular discontent, with higher inflation, unemployment, and external debt, much of it exacerbated by the devastating flood of 2010 that crippled an already teetering economy. Many Pakistanis are sympathetic (PressTV) to the anger over corruption, surging food prices, and lack of jobs...

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08 February 2011

Report: US Needs to Show Progress on Pakistan Aid, Associated Press, 8 February 2011

EXCERPT: "The U.S. has failed to show progress from billions of dollars in aid given to Pakistan over the past few years to help the country with basic needs like electricity, health care and education, said an inspector general's report. The finding comes as some in the U.S. have questioned the wisdom of lavishing Pakistan with military and civilian aid...

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08 February 2011

, The Washington Post, 8 February 2011

EXCERPT: "The Obama administration has suspended all high-level dialogue with Pakistan, a key U.S. partner in the Afghanistan war, over the case of an American diplomat the Pakistanis have detained on possible murder charges, U.S. and Pakistani officials said. The case of Raymond Allen Davis, who has admitted he fatally shot two Pakistanis...

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