Residents asked to leave homes in Pakistan’s Swat
Reuters – USA
By Junaid Khan MINGORA, Pakistan, May 5 (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities urged people on Tuesday in the Swat Valley’s main town to leave their homes for …
www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSISL504647

Suicide bomber kills 8 in Pakistan
CNN International – USA
By Ivan Watson ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — A suicide bomber in a car filled with explosives rammed into a Pakistani security vehicle at a government …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/pakistan.suicide.bomb/

Pakistan evacuates town as peace deal crumbles
msnbc.com – USA
ISLAMABAD – A senior Pakistani official said on Tuesday that authorities were urging residents to flee a Taliban-held valley in the northwest of the country …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30572929/

Pakistan Regulator Allows Mutual Funds To Buy Back Units
Wall Street Journal – USA
KARACHI(Dow Jones)—Pakistan’s stock market regulator Tuesday said mutual funds can buy back their units from the stock market to safeguard shareholder …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090505-702916.html

Analysis: Obama tests Afghan, Pakistan strategy
The Associated Press
The leaders of both nations, Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari and Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai, are in Washington for meetings with Obama, who will emphasize US …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
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At least 4 killed in car bomb attack in Pakistan
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police checkpoint near the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least …
in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-39414920090505

Kerry, Lugar aim to triple nonmilitary aid to Pakistan
Boston Globe – United States
The money would fund roads, schools, and clinics in Pakistan. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press) By Farah Stockman WASHINGTON – Senate Foreign Relations …
www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/05/05/
kerry_lugar_aim_to_triple_nonmilitary_aid_to_pakistan

The Taliban Tightens Hold In Pakistan’s Swat Region
Washington Post – United States
By Pamela Constable ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 4 — Taliban forces tightened their grip on Pakistan’s Swat region Monday and continued resisting the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/
05/04/AR2009050400189.html?hpid=topnews

Suicide bombing kills four soldiers in Pakistan
Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
… killed Tuesday and more than a dozen people, including schoolchildren, were injured in a suicide car bombing in north-western Pakistan, police said. …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267366,suicide
-bombing-kills-four-soldiers-in-pakistan.html

Police say car bomber kills 4 troops in Pakistan
TheNewsTribune.com – Tacoma,WA,USA
A supporter of Pakistani a religious group “Sunni Tehreek” chants anti-Taliban slogans during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 4, 2009. …
www.thenewstribune.com/nationandworld/story/730324.html

Holding our tongues on Pakistan By Christian Brose | Shadow Government
By Christian Brose
Something tells me Pakistan’s leaders were wide awake to the problem they had on their hands, and they didn’t need anyone, least of all the secretary of state, to point it out for them. For the U.S. government, criticizing Pakistan …
shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/04/
holding_our_tongues_on_pakistan

US to press Pakistan on Taliban, nuclear security | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Washington, May 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama will press Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to continue a military drive against Taliban insurgents to prevent a situation that might threaten its stability and nuclear arsenal, …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/93147.htm

Fox News: Mullen ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Pakistan Even as Nukes…
With the operative term being a not-very encouraging.
www.hyscience.com/archives/2009/05/fox_news_mullen.php

Reviving Pakistan’s Pluralist Traditions to Fight Extremism
By The Heritage Foundation – Lisa Curtis and…
To fend off the growing extremist influence in Pakistan, its leadership should highlight the brutality of the pro-Taliban militants that are gaining ground in the northwest parts of the country. This is Pakistan’s fight, but the US can …
www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/bg2268.cfm

Peter Goodspeed: Showdown over Pakistan looms in Washington – Full …
By NP Editor
Here at Full Comment, you’ll find an eclectic mix of commentary on news, politics and pop culture — plus the occasional dig at a Star or Globe pundit who’s gone off the rails.
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05/04/peter-goodspeed-showdown-over-pakistan-looms
-in-washington.aspx