Pakistan
Viewpoints: Pakistani bloggers on internet bans
Viewpoints: Pakistani bloggers on internet bans
Pakistan detainees proud of role in NYC bomb case
NYC bomb suspect claims Taliban support
Pakistani Army major among 2 new arrests in bombing
US Embassy caterer linked to ‘Times Square bomber’ arrested
Police arrested four Pakistanis thought to be linked to the Times Square plot. The US Embassy in Islamabad warned that a catering company has links to terrorist groups. The Taliban strapped bombs to two “US spies” and detonated them in front of a crowd.
Pakistan arrests four over Times Square plot
Pakistan: Karachi at the centre of ethnic violence
Ex-president Musharraf vows return to Pakistan politics
US cartoonist disavows ‘Draw Mohammad’ Facebook page
Security forces killed 19 Taliban fighters in Arakzai, four in Tank, and a commander in Swat. Thirty people have been killed in Karachi. A pro-Taliban politician was killed in Tank. Sweden shut down its embassy as the Pakistani government blocked YouTube. A court ordered the release of four known Taliban fighters.
Pakistan: Khawaja™s son plans to file murder case against TV anchor
Pakistan: You have the wrong number, sir
The secret lives of Pakistan™s journalists
After Facebook, Pak blocks YouTube for ‘objectionable content’
Facebook dark in Pakistan amid uproar over Muhammad caricatures
Sixty Taliban fighters and four Frontier troops were killed in a Taliban assault on a base in Arakzai. The Taliban threatened to kill “American spies” in North Waziristan. A Pakistani Army major has been detained in connection with the failed Times Square bombing.
Gitmo shutdown means more drone strikes, officials claim
The military claimed 60 enemy fighters and four soldiers were killed in the latest Taliban assault on an outpost in Arakzai.
Just one day after Faisal Shahzad’s first appearance in a US court, a big development is coming out of Pakistan, where the failed Times Square attack originated. A major in the Pakistani army has been arrested by investigators for ties to the failed terror plot in New York. From the LA Times: The major’s involvement […]
Pakistan – Campus battlegrounds
A suicide bomber killed nine civilians and three policemen in Dera Ismail Khan. The US sent National Security Advisor Jones and CIA Director Panetta to Pakistan to discuss intelligence related to the failed Times Square bombing. The Punjab Home Department claimed the Taliban issued a death threat to Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed.
Pakistani site: Drones only killed one terrorist in 2010 (if you don™t count Taliban)
The bomber attacked a police convoy in Dera Ismail Khan, killing three policemen and nine civilians. More fighting is reported in Arakzai.
Army chief Kayani’s tenure not to be extended: Pakistan
A Taliban leader surrendered in Sargodha. The Taliban issued a statement denying any contact with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir over the death of former ISI officer Khalid Khawaja. Pakistan barred the entry of a Danish journalist in response to the publishing of Mohammed cartoons.
Dawood, Bin Laden figure in Forbes’ Most Wanted list
A look at the top leaders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who is known to be close to the various terror groups in Pakistan and the region, including al Qaeda, appears to have been caught on tape providing information to the Taliban that led to the death of Khalid Khawaja, who also had ties to terror groups in the region. Khawaja was […]
Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters during air and artillery strikes in Arakzai. The Taliban has released 50 civilians who were kidnapped in Kurram on May 15. Ten civilians are still in Taliban captivity.