The Taliban killed 10 civilians in an IED attack in Arakzai. Security forces killed nine Taliban fighters in Chitral. Tribesmen and clerics in North Waziristan said polio vaccinations would be halted until the US ends drone strikes in Pakistan.
The tribal leaders support Hafiz Gul Bahadar’s ban on polio vaccinations despite the fact that their own children are at risk.
UN doctor, driver shot in Karachi: officials
The Taliban claimed credit for the attack, which is the third against Pakistani security forces in a week.
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UK to interview Pakistan students seeking visa
Pakistan – DPC takes out long march to protest restoration of NATO supplies
Drones finally make it onto the global arms market for sale
Pakistan wedding rush to beat new UK visa laws
In Pakistan, vigilante attacks on the rise against accused blasphemers
Pakistan accused of seizing Afghan territory
The Taliban killed two soldiers in an ambush in South Waziristan. The leader of a lashkar was killed in an IED attack in Khyber.
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Taliban polio ban puts 240,000 Pakistani children at risk
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Troops try to balance dual role
Militants flee Pakistan after cross-border attack
Pakistan – Police demolish Ahmadi worship place minarets in Kharian
US, Pakistan to ink new deal on NATO supply routes
The Taliban killed eight policemen in an attack on a police training center in Lahore. Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Bajaur.
Ibrahim al Qosi served Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda for years in a variety of capacities. Leaked and declassified files portray him as an experienced combat veteran who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan. As a courier, he may have delivered money to the operatives who attempted to kill Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in 1995.
Arab spring took British intelligence by surprise, report says
The Taliban claimed credit for today’s attack as well as another in Gurjat three days ago that killed six soldiers and a policeman.
Peace caravan travels to North Waziristan border
Afghan Exit More Costly, More Difficult Than Iraq: Pentagon
While the Obama administration has hailed the reopening of NATO’s supply lines into Afghanistan as a major success, the prevailing dynamic of the deal is Pakistan’s continuing duality in supporting the US’s enemies while taking its money to fight them.
Torkham border still bare of NATO supplies
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are Afghan nationals who were involved in suicide operations in Kunduz.