Pakistan’s government admits it has no control over military, ISI
The Defense Ministry told the Supreme Court that it has no influence over the Pakistani military or intelligence services, and thus cannot speak for them.
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India
26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: In a first, NIA set to chargesheet ISI officers
Pakistan
The military said 25 Taliban fighters were killed and 17 troops were wounded in clashes in Arakzai. Prime Minister Gilani said that for US-Pakistan relations to be restored, the US must end drone attacks and not carry out an “Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future.”
Dubai
Birmingham Airport terror suspect released on bail
Afghanistan
Military Could Be in Afghanistan Past 2014, Allen Says
Pakistan
Pakistan – Aasia Bibi ‘very frail’, not been taken seriously: NGO
Al Qaeda
Pakistan stops billing US for ‘war on terror’ costs
Pakistan
Security forces detained eight members of the Punjabi Taliban during a security operation in Wana in South Waziristan. The head of the defense committee said the US would not end the pause in drone strikes unless a high-value target is spotted.
US will break lull in drone strikes only to hit a high-value target: Pakistani official
Javed Ashraf Qazi also said the US has put the strikes on hold, as first reported here at The Long War Journal.
Jund al Khilafah calls for overthrow of Kazakh president
The Soldiers of the Caliphate are attempting to capitalize on last weekend’s clash between government forces and striking oil workers.
Afghanistan
A battle of tweets with the Taliban
US drone strikes in Pakistan on longest pause since 2008
The US has gone 33 days without hitting al Qaeda, the Taliban, or other terror groups based in Pakistan’s tribal areas. US officials attribute this to deteriorating relations with Pakistan.
Taliban seek freedom for dangerous Guantanamo detainees
The Obama administration is considering repatriating some Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan as part of a diplomatic effort to engage the Taliban. Four senior, high-risk, commanders are thought to be at the top of the list.
Afghanistan
Exclusive: Secret US, Taliban talks reach turning point
Pakistan
Zardari returns to Pakistan amid memo saga
India
Hafiz Saeed vows jihad against India will continue
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Blame US, not Taliban, says Jamaat-e-Islami
Lashkar-e-Taiba dominates anti-US rally in Lahore
More than 30,000 Islamists gathered to show their support for the Pakistani military.
Pakistan
U.S. drone operators show signs of exhaustion
Afghanistan
Karzai: Afghans Still Don’t Have Personal Security
Pakistan
UK role in drone strikes: Hague to answer legal letter
Pakistan
The Taliban killed a Pakistani Army officer and two soldiers in an IED attack in Kurram. Security forces detained the emir and four cell members of the Al Badar group in Karachi.
Canada
Canada – Tories’ ‘most-wanted’ list thwarts efforts to deport alleged war criminals
Afghanistan
Pakistan says it returned fire in deadly NATO border attack
Pakistan
Twenty Taliban fighters and a Pakistani soldier were killed in a clash in Arakzai after the Taliban hit a military convoy with an IED. Twenty-five Pakistani soldiers were wounded while repelling the attack.
Haqqani Network
‘ISI chief Pasha visited Arab countries to discuss military coup in Pakistan’
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Pakistani Tribal Areas Lose A ‘Voice For The Voiceless’
Pakistan
The Pakistani government continues to insist the US strike in Mohmand that killed 24 Pakistani troops was a deliberate attack on the military. Police thwarted a terrorist attack in Laki Marwat.
Taliban camps remain in operation in South Waziristan
Journalists encountered “fighters from Turkmenistan” while moving to the Taliban training camp.
Afghanistan
Karzai only supports Afghan-led talks: spokesman