31 March 2010

Pakistan Arrests a Top Crime Official, The New York Times, 30 March 2010

EXCERPT: "The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of a senior white-collar crime official on Tuesday, and threatened to send the nation's top anticorruption official to jail if he did not swiftly seek the reopening of corruption cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari. The dramatic arrest in the magisterial courtroom renewed the confrontation between...

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31 March 2010

Raids Kill Six Soldiers, Dozens of Militants, DAWN, 31 March 2010

EXCERPT: "Fighting in the mountains killed dozens of militants and six Pakistani soldiers on Wednesday as violence swept the northwest tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. In the Khyber tribal district that straddles Nato supply lines, Pakistan's military said 80 to 100 militants armed with guns, rockets and suicide vehicles attacked a paramilitary camp, sparking clashes...

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31 March 2010

Deadlock over Indo-Pak Water Issue Continues, Sify News, 30 March 2010

EXCERPT: "The deadlock between India and Pakistan over the sharing of Indus river waters continues, as no breakthrough was made during the meeting of Indus Water commissioners from both countries. Talking to reporters after a day long meeting in Lahore, Pakistan's Indus Water Commissioner Jamaat Ali Shah said the visiting Indian delegation was told about Islamabad's...

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31 March 2010

Pakistan, Turkey to Upgrade Strategic Partnership, Thaindian, 31 March

EXCERPT: "Pakistan and Turkey agreed Wednesday to upgrade their strategic partnership and step up political and economic cooperation. 'Pakistan values its ties with Turkey and relations between both countries in the fields of education, defence, agriculture, education, energy and trade would be strengthened,' President Asif Ali Zardari said at a joint press...

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31 March 2010

Insight into a Suicide Bomber Training Camp in Waziristan [pdf], CTC Sentinel, March 2010

EXCERPT: "[...] This article provides an in-depth look at how Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers train for their operations at camps in South Waziristan Agency. It draws heavily from information acquired from Pakistani police interrogations and interviews with suspected militants. The article includes information on general camp characteristics,...

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