13 March, 2009
American Envoys Try to Defuse a Political Crisis in Pakistan
New York Times – United States
By JANE PERLEZ RAIWIND, Pakistan — In an effort to defuse the Pakistani
political crisis, the American ambassador, Anne W. Patterson, traveled to
see the …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?em
JURIST – Paper Chase: Pakistan lawyers face government opposition …
[JURIST] Members of the Pakistan lawyers’ movement [NYT backgrounder;
JURIST news archive] and opposition politicians and supporters began a“long march” from Karachi to Islamabad Thursday against the government of
Pakistan President …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/03/
pakistan-lawyers-face-government.php
RealClearPolitics – Articles – Pakistan Must Be Obama’s Leading …
By Mort Kondracke
The United States has to convey to the Pakistani population that our
country is not only interested in Pakistan’s role in the war on terrorism,
but also will help it modernize its schools, health system and economy. …
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/
pakistan_must_be_obamas_leadin.html
Pakistan: Suspected drone attack kills 10 people – Adnkronos Security
By webinfo@adnkronos.com
(AKI/DAWN) – A suspected US drone targeted a militant hideout in Pakistan’s
Berju area, located in the Central Kurram tribal region on Thursday
evening, officials said. According to…
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3101404434
Zardari meets Pakistan army chief Kayani
Times of India – India
NEW DELHI: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met army chief Kayani to
ease the growing tension in the region. Earlier in the day, Pakistan army
and Prime …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Zardari-meets-
Pakistan-army-chief-Kayani/articleshow/4259636.cms
Binyam Mohamed blames MI5 for detention and torture
guardian.co.uk – UK
Speaking just over a fortnight after his release, Ethiopian-born Mohamed,
31, said his mistreatment began soon after he was arrested in Pakistan in
early …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/
13/binyam-mohamed-mi5-torture
Pakistan seeks way out of crisis, detentions multiply
Washington Post – United States
By Simon Cameron-Moore ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s year-old civilian
government sought a compromise to appease opposition leaders and a lawyers…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/03/13/AR2009031300853.html
Pakistan Taliban say 24 dead in US missile strikes
Reuters – USA
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, March 13 (Reuters) – Taliban militants recovered 24
bodies and were searching for more on Friday, hours after suspected US
drones …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSSP460610
Drone Strike Kills 21 in Pakistan
New York Times – United States
… the Kurram area of northwestern Pakistan late on Thursday and killed 21
militants, according to a local government official and news reports on
Friday. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/world/asia/14drone.html?ref=world
Guantanamo detainee says Brits aided his torture
International Herald Tribune – France
… recently released, says in a BBC radio interview aired Friday that MI5
officers helped US agents interrogate him following his 2002 arrest in
Pakistan. …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/13/
europe/EU-Britain-Guantanamo.php
Authorities in Pakistan’s north-west have banned political …
BBC News – UK
US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, and
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband both spoke to President Asif Ali
Zardari on …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7941122.stm
Binyam blames UK for mistreatment
BBC News – UK
Speaking just over a fortnight after his release, Mr Mohamed said his
mistreatment began soon after he was arrested in Pakistan in early 2002.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7940958.stm
Pakistan blocks anti-government demonstrators
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s opposition leader predicted
President Asif Ali Zardari would not last his full five-year term in office
as police …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeq
M5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD96SUT3O1
The Raw Story | Suspected US missile strike kills 15 in Pakistan
Two missiles fired by an unmanned drone pulverised the den in the tribal
area of Kurram, one of seven such semi-autonomous regions near Pakistan’s
porous border with Afghanistan, where US troops are battling Taliban
fighters. …
rawstory.com/news/afp/Suspected_US
_missile_strike_kills_1_03122009.html
Obama Afghan Plan Focuses on Pakistan Aid and Appeal to Militants
New York Times – United States
The police checked passengers on a bus crossing from tribal areas in
Pakistan. The United States may focus more attention there. The plan
reflects in part a …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/washington/13policy.html?ref=asia
Indians discuss political crisis in Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
Internal matter: “We are watching the developments, but I don’t want to
comment on it because it is Pakistan’s internal matter,” said
Mukherjee. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C03%5C13%5Cstory_13-3-2009_pg7_8
India, Pakistan resume peace talks
Ottawa Citizen – Ontario, Canada
NEW DELHI – High-level officials from India and Pakistan have met for the
first time since last year’s Mumbai attacks, but little progress was made
in …
www.ottawacitizen.com/India+Pakistan+
resume+peace+talks/1335656/story.html
US Afghan review expected as early as next week
Reuters – USA
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – The White House will
complete a strategy review on Afghanistan and Pakistan as early as next
week before …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN12382064
Pakistan’s Sharif capitalizes on lawyers’ march | csmonitor.com
The opposition lawyer has championed the popular protest that began
Thursday. Some see a rule-of-law hero; others cite political expedience.
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0313/p06s01-wosc.html
New Unmanned Attack on Pakistan Kills 14 | Danger Room from Wired.com
By Noah Shachtman
The drones have struck again. Missiles believed to have been fired by US
pilotless drone aircraft hit a militant hideout and training camp in
Pakistan on Thursday, according to Reuters.
blog.wired.com/defense/2009/03/new-unmanned-at.html
Pakistan Drone Strike Kills At Least 12
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Pakistan Drone Strike Kills At Least 12 – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/12
/pakistan-drone-strike-kil_n_174451.html
Jihad Watch: Hindus flee Sharia rule in Pakistan
By Robert
‘We were living in Pakistan under extreme fear due to the domination of a
strong group of Taliban who are running a parallel government,’ Jagdish
Sharma, a resident of tribal area near Peshawar in Pakistan, said according
to report. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025210.php
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (March 12, 2009) – Obama And …
By Andrew Sullivan
We’d be better off working with Pakistan to put in better airport
security and computer tracking of people flying in and out. The Pakistani
military has been fighting hard in Bajaur, one of the tribal agencies,
against the Pakistani …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily
_dish/2009/03/obama-and-pakis.html
12 March, 2009
US appeals for calm in Pakistan
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Key US diplomats dealing with Pakistan have personally
urged the leaders in Islamabad and their opponents to avoid violence amid
growing …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5gJ7sIR-Dgwt8wRfwbBIhycJd5nHw
Lawyers arrested protesting Pakistan firings
CNN International – USA
KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN) — Police in Pakistan arrested lawyers holding a
public protest to demand that the government immediately restore judges the…
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.march/
US drone kills Pakistan militants
BBC News – UK
Missiles fired by an unmanned US drone have killed at least 12 people in
Pakistan’s Kurram district near the Afghan border, a local official said.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7940921.stm
Khawaja: The Canadian connection
BBC News – UK
He kept up to date on events in the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Chechnya through the internet. According to evidence at the Old Bailey
trial of …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6152440.stm
US lawmakers: Pakistan must give access to nuclear scientist
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — US lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation aiming
to cut off military aid to Pakistan unless US officials are able to
question …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5iMTej4qRzW-_D3PKLy_xxvYvl6KA
Human Rights Watch: Pakistan: Free Detained Opposition Activists
By Human Rights Watch
Pakistan: Free Detained Opposition Activists – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/human-rights-
watch/pakistan-free-detained-op_b_174280.html
t r u t h o u t | Pakistan Protest Begins, Government Looks for …
Opponents of Pakistan’s Zadari government, including lawyers, demonstrate
for an independent judiciary in a “long march” protest walk from the
Pakistan cities of Karachi and Quetta. (Photo: Rehan Khan / EPA) …
www.truthout.org/031209C
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Clashes mark protest in Pakistan
Mar 12, 2009 … Police in Pakistan beat protesters in a bid to stop
lawyers and opposition activists launching an anti-government march.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7938846.stm
Suspected US missiles kill 7 in Pakistan
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A government official and a witness say missiles
believed fired from a US unmanned plane have killed seven people in
northwestern Pakistan. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5gta2YRGJwBGKi5f9SIqARIpxBAzgD96SKPLG0
US and British diplomats scramble to defuse Pakistan crisis
Times Online – UK
US and British diplomats were scrambling to broker a truce between
Pakistan’s feuding political leaders tonight as thousands of black-suited
lawyers defied …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5897202.ece
Pakistan: Crackdown On Protests Continues
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Pakistan: Crackdown On Protests Continues – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/
12/pakistan-crackdown-on-pro_n_174214.html
Pakistan Rally Begins Despite Arrests
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Pakistan Rally Begins Despite Arrests – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/12/
pakistan-rally-begins-des_n_174229.html
Morning Brief: Protests in Pakistan | FP Passport
By Joshua Keating
For a second day, anti-government protesters marched throughout Pakistan in
a nationwide demonstration aimed at toppling the government of Asif Ali
Zardari. Angered by last months barring of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif
from …
blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/03/12/morning_brief
Pakistan: Police clash with lawyers in protests – Adnkronos Security
By webinfo@adnkronos.com
(AKI) – By Syed Saleem Shahzad – Police clashed with protesters outside the
high court in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, as thousands of
lawyers and activists began a major…
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3096087147
Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens | Polymeme
By polymeme
Pakistan First [ Explored ] Policy International · 4 links. INFORMED
COMMENT : The Pakistani Taliban are not going to take over the Pakistani
government. That worry doesn’t keep me up at night. They are small, and
operate in a rugged, …
polymeme.com/node/70997
Pakistan kills 18 militants near Afghan border
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Paramilitary forces backed by jets and
helicopter gunships Thursday killed 18 militants in a restive Pakistani
tribal region …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5jsXjBcwUp8PT_ocgH-qDYyTiceSw
Pakistan’s long march to stability
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
As Fawad takes another sip, the Pakistan police deploy the “Rangers Force”.
However their khaki uniforms make them look much more like an army – an
army on …
english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/03/20093128321230446.html
Pakistan protest begins, government looks for way out
Reuters – USA
Pakistan is vital to US efforts to stabilise neighbouring Afghanistan and
defeat al Qaeda. The United States wants Pakistan to focus on fighting
militancy …
www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSSP442473._CH_.2400
Pakistani Police Arrest Hundreds Of Activists
Washington Post – United States
By Pamela Constable ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 11 Pakistani authorities
arrested hundreds of political activists and banned public gatherings in
two …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031100440.html
Taliban set to burn the Reichstag?
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
US counter-insurgency tactic in the increasingly tumultuous
Afghanistan-Pakistan theater: the urgency in launching a “good” Taliban
talk show. …
www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KC13Df01.html
Pakistan protests set stage for confrontation with government
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The political crisis was sparked a month ago when Pakistan’s high court
ruled that opposition leaders Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz could
not serve …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-pakistan13-2009mar13,0,2474433.story
Pakistan adds to US’s Afghan woes
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
The tumult in Pakistan, which is increasingly loosening President Asif Ali
Zardari’s grip on power, and the next round of fighting in Afghanistan– expected …
www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KC13Df02.html
India hopes Pakistan solve its internal problems by itself
Xinhua – China
NEW DELHI, March 12 (Xinhua) — India said on Thursday that it hopes
Pakistan can solve its internal issues by itself in reaction to the latest
political …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/12/content_11000358.htm
Despite Ban, Protests Begin In Pakistan
NPR – USA
by Anne Garrels and Steve Inskeep Morning Edition, March 12, 2009 · A
protest march is beginning throughout Pakistan and President Asif Ali
Zardari is …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101777027
Worried US gets into act to determine Pakistan’s situation | Sindh …
By Sindh Today
Islamanbad, Mar.12 (ANI): Perturbed by the turn of events in Pakistan, the
United States has got into the act to determine as to what is actually
happening in the country.
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/73402.htm
Global Voices Online “ Pakistan: Sharif Brothers Under House Arrest
By Rezwan
Open Pakistan reports quoting GEO TV that “Pakistani authorities on
Wednesday decided to put Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz
Sharif and his borther Shahbaz Sharif under house arrest to prevent a
planned long march by …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/03/11/pakis
tan-sharif-brothers-under-house-arrest/
Crackdown on Protests Continues in Pakistan
New York Times – United States
By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani police arrested dozens
more political demonstrators Thursday after the civilian government banned
a national …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?ref=asia
Pakistan protesters start march
BBC News – UK
The protest follows a heightening of tensions in Pakistan, after a court
ruling barring opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother from holding
public …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7938846.stm
Afghans should handle Taliban talks: envoy
AFP
Separately, the ambassador welcomed the commitment against extremism of
Pakistan’s civilian president, Asif Ali Zardari. But Jawad said that
Pakistan’s army …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5igbae7x-n0sTDU_fcu836F7jhtrg
Obama Team Pushes To Redefine Afghanistan Goals
NPR – USA
Then there’s the Pakistan question, which Obama has indicated will be key.
He told The New York Times last week, “At the heart of a new Afghanistan
policy …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101764904
JURIST – Paper Chase: Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition …
By Andrew Gilmore
[JURIST] Pakistan [JURIST news archive] government forces conducted raids
and arrested opposition members, including members of the country’s
lawyers’ movement [NYT backgrounder; JURIST news archive], on Tuesday night
prior to a protest …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/03/
pakistan-police-arrest-lawyers.php
Emergency Rule, Mass Arrests Leave Pakistan on the Brink | News …
By Jason Ditz
With the Afghan frontier in a near constant state of insurrection, and
separatist movements remaining a top concern in Balochistan, the twin
provinces of Sindh and Punjab have been the stable, safe part of Pakistan.…
news.antiwar.com/2009/03/11/emergency-
rule-mass-arrests-leave-pakistan-on-the-brink/
Pakistan still have a friend who’ll come over and play
The Times – Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
PAKISTAN, feeling the bite of cricket isolation, have at least one friend
in the world who doesn’t mind playing there. The deadly attack on the Sri
Lankan …
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=957180
Pakistani-American Groups Urge Obama to Support Reform in Pakistan
Voice of America – USA
Agha Saeed, a California State University political scientist and founder
of the Pakistan American National Alliance, an organization of six …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-11-voa83.cfm
Obama’s Daring Tour D’Horizon: The New President Engages Multiple …
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
After this week’s North Atlantic Council meeting, where Biden focused on
the twin crises in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the scene shifts next week to
the G-20 …
www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/
obamas-daring-tour-dhoriz_b_174117.html