NATO Helicopter, Paramilitaries Exchange Fire at Border Post
17 May 2011
NATO helicopters crossed from Afghanistan into Pakistan and fired on a Pakistani border post early Tuesday, injuring two paramilitary soldiers, according to the Pakistani army. Soldiers at the post in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan fired on the helicopters, which prompted an exchange of fire, the military said in a statement. North Waziristan, in Pakistan’s tribal belt, is home to several militant organizations that target international...
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Pakistani PM Hails China as "Best Friend" in Visit to Shanghai, Beijing
17 May 2011
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has arrived in China on a four-day visit to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic ties between the countries. Earlier, he described China as Pakistan's "best friend". Although the visit was planned long ago, correspondents say it is especially timely for Islamabad because of strains with the US over the killing of Osama Bin Laden. China is one of Pakistan's staunchest allies and trading partners. "We appreciate...
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Senior Al-Qaeda Operative Arrested: Pakistani Army
17 May 2011
Pakistani security forces have arrested what they say is a senior al Qaeda operative from Yemen in the southern city of Karachi, the military said on Tuesday. The army identified the man as Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub, alias Abu Sohaib al Makki, and said he had been "working directly under al Qaeda leaders along (the) Pakistan-Afghan border." It was unclear how senior al Makki actually is. The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad was unfamiliar with his name and...
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Summary of Recent Security Incidents
17 May 2011
The death toll from a double suicide bombing targeting a police training centre in northwest Pakistan has risen to 98, police said on Tuesday. Pakistan's Taliban said they carried out Friday's attack on the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary (FC) police training centre in Shabqadar town in revenge for the death of Osama bin Laden earlier this month. "The death toll has now risen to 98," Peshawar city police chief Liaqat Ali Khan told AFP. He said...
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