Analysis: Pakistan’s Relations with Sri Lanka Serving China?
09 March 2011
"One of the most commonly used metaphors to describe the complex relationships between the states of South Asia is a triangle in which India and Pakistan emerge as the two main suitors vying for the attention of a minor neighbor. The image persists vis-à-vis Afghanistan, for example, underscoring Pakistan's determination to employ any means available to use Afghanistan in a Pakistani-led front against India. The idea of a Pakistan-led...
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Suicide Attack on Funeral Procession Kills 37 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
09 March 2011
"A suicide bomber targeting members of an anti-Taliban militia at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan killed 37 people and wounded at least 45 others on Wednesday, police said. Police and witnesses said the bomber had slipped into the congregation of more than 200 people attending funeral prayers for the wife of a known anti-Taliban militiaman in Adezai village, near Peshawar city. Television footage showed bearded elderly men wearing bloodstained...
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Most Casualties in Drone Strikes Were Militants: Pakistan Military
09 March 2011
"In a rather rare move, the Pakistan military for the first time gave the official version of US drone attacks in the tribal region and said that most of those killed were hardcore Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists and a fairly large number of them were of foreign origin. General Officer Commanding 7-Division Maj-Gen Ghayur Mehmood said in a briefing here: 'Myths and rumours about US predator strikes and the casualty figures are many, but it’s...
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Islamist Parties Gain Support, Challenge Weak Government
09 March 2011
"Pakistan's disparate Islamist political parties are uniting behind their hatred of the United States, emboldened by a weak government that looks increasingly reluctant to stand up to extremism and a society where radicalism is widely tolerated. [...] But while there is little chance Islamist parties will be able to take power outright, they are becoming more prominent as anti-Americanism grows among ordinary Pakistanis, many of whom also reject...
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