30 April 2010

Pakistan, in Shift, Weighs Attack on Militant Lair, The New York Times, 29 April 2010

EXCERPT: "Pakistani officials recognize that the evolving nature of the militants has made them more dangerous ? and made the necessity of going after them in North Waziristan increasingly unavoidable. 'Their nexus with the Punjabi Taliban have given them greater reach,' a Pakistani law enforcement official said. But even as there is a growing...

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30 April 2010

Dead or Alive, Mehsud Not Running the Pakistani Taliban: US, AFP, 29 April 2010

EXCERPT:"It remains unclear if the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, is dead or alive but he is no longer running the militant force, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday. 'I can't tell you definitively one way or the other' about the fate of Mehsud, press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference. Mehsud was reported...

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30 April 2010

Pakistan's Punjab Heartland Alive with Extremist Groups, DAWN, 30 April 2010

EXCERPT: "Even the Pakistan army conducts military operations against Taliban guerrillas in northwest tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, banned al Qaida-linked groups are operating openly in the Pakistani heartland of Punjab, which itself has been the target of dozens of terror attacks. The province on Pakistan's eastern border with India is home to...

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30 April 2010

The Hazara Division of Pakistan-Growing Talibanization amidst Political Instability and Ethnic Tension, Terrorism Monitor, 29 April 2010

EXCERPT: "Recently the terrorism-battered northwest frontier of Pakistan was hit by another kind of mayhem when the previously peaceful Hazara Division of the former North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) witnessed bloody clashes between police and rioters over the issue of renaming the province 'Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa'....

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30 April 2010

Pakistan Navy Planning Massive Overhaul, New Acquisitions to Counter Terror Challenges, Oneindia News, 23 April 2010

EXCERPT: "The Pakistan Navy  is planning a massive overhaul of its current fleet and would acquire several new ships and other hardware in order to effectively face terrorism and piracy challenges posed in the high seas. Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2010 exhibition,...

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