Parliamentary Session on US Raid Allegedly Reveals US Use of Pakistani Airbase for Drone Strikes
16 May 2011
In an unusual, and apparently heated, closed-door session of Parliament, Pakistan’s spy chief issued a rousing denunciation of the United States on Friday for its raid that killed Osama bin Laden and denied that Pakistan maintained any links with militant groups, according to lawmakers. Rather, the spy chief, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, blamed an intelligence failure for the presence of Bin Laden in the city of Abbottabad, where a top military...
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Locals in Tribal Areas Have "Little Faith" in Development Projects
16 May 2011
It's an axiom in the "war on terror" that to free areas from the grip of militants, you have to develop them economically. In Pakistan, that translates into both the United States and Pakistan allocating millions of dollars for projects in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The projects range from dams to roads to women's vocational centers, and the goal is to lift the economy of an area where 60 percent of the population lives below...
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Saudi Diplomat Killed in Latest of Series of Karachi Target Killings
16 May 2011
Gunmen have shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, as he was driving to his country's consulate, police and Saudi embassy staff say. Hassan al-Khatani, a diplomat who worked at the Saudi consulate, was shot dead by two gunmen who were riding a motorcyle early on Monday morning, Pakistani police officials said. "Two gunmen riding on a motorcycle showered the car with bullets," Zameer Husain Abbasi, a police official,...
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