Pakistan
Pakistan: Khawaja™s son plans to file murder case against TV anchor
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
“Accord for operation in North Waziristan”
Investigations on into Hamid Mir’s links with Taliban
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 […]
Militant splits span AfPak border
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)
With the continued questioning of failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, more details are emerging about the details of the plot. Should the crude bomb that Shahzad planned for the Times Square attack have detonated successfully, a contingency plan was in place with additional targets already scouted. From Fox News: Shahzad, who authorities say left […]
Source: Faisal Shahzad had bigger targets
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
Pakistan seen restricting data obtained from Mullah Baradar
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.
Nation building is a luxury in Afghanistan
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.
Prying militants spread scare in Peshawar suburbs
Pakistanis want British MP to remove terror stigma
US is still using private spy ring, despite doubts
Chile charges, frees Pakistani in US embassy case