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Pakistan
Security forces killed 38 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and one more in Bajaur; 26 were detained in Bajaur. Five Taliban fighters surrendered in Swat. Two civilians were killed in a bombing in Quetta.
Taliban say (yet again) they’re not talking
More talk of talk between the Taliban (or other bad guy) elements and the Afghan government, this time in the Maldives: Rival Afghan figures have held a final day of unofficial talks in the Maldives islands, aimed at resolving the continuing crisis in Afghanistan. The meeting at the Paradise tourist resort island took place on […]
Pakistan
Pakistan – Vulnerable minorities
Pakistan
Pakistan – Top army brass wants tenure extension for Kayani
Pakistan
Pakistani forces killed 70 Taliban fighters, including three commanders, and wounded 50 more in airstrikes in Arakzai. Security forces killed three Taliban fighters in Dir.
Pakistan hits Taliban in Arakzai
The military claims that more than 70 Taliban fighters were killed and 50 were wounded in airstrikes.
Pakistan
Many disillusioned Pakistanis look beyond US for work, travel and education
Pakistan
Times Square plot: Pak detains one more for links with Faisal
Al Qaeda
Jihadis make their way to Pakistan training areas
Pakistan
Pakistan has blocked over 800 websites for republishing “blasphemous” material; Google is “suspicious” of Pakistan’s ban. The Taliban killed two tribal leaders in Swat and bombed a school in Peshawar.
United States
US aid group ready to help rebuild restive Pakistan
Chile
Chile orders Pakistani back to jail
Pakistan
Viewpoints: Pakistani bloggers on internet bans
Jaish-e-Mohammed
In violent Karachi, insurgency finds a haven and a forge
Pakistan
Pakistan detainees proud of role in NYC bomb case
NATO
Pakistan – Terrorists may attack NLC, NATO supply depots: report
Pakistan
NYC bomb suspect claims Taliban support
Pakistan
Pakistani Army major among 2 new arrests in bombing
US airstrike kills 10 in North Waziristan
The Predator strike is the first in six days and the sixth this month.
Pakistan
US Embassy caterer linked to ‘Times Square bomber’ arrested
Pakistan
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.
Barbaric Taliban twist on executing ‘US spies’
Usually, when the Taliban capture so-called “US spies” whom they accuse of working with the Pakistani government or providing information for the US air campaign in the tribal areas, the victims are shot and killed, or occasionally, beheaded or mutilated in some way. The “spies” almost always have a note pinned to their chests warning […]
Pakistan
Pakistan arrests four over Times Square plot
Taliban suicide assault squad attacks police outpost in eastern Afghanistan
Police defeated the complex assault, which included a suicide car bomb and heavily armed suicide bombers.
United States
US outlines moves after bomb suspect™s arrest
Pakistan
Pakistan: Karachi at the centre of ethnic violence
Pakistan
Ex-president Musharraf vows return to Pakistan politics
Pakistan
US cartoonist disavows ‘Draw Mohammad’ Facebook page
Pakistan
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.