13 May, 2009

Pakistan soldiers raid Taliban stronghold in Swat
Washington Post – United States
By Junaid Khan KOTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Helicopter-borne Pakistani soldiers swooped into a Taliban stronghold in a remote corner of Swat on Tuesday as the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/13/AR2009051300507.html

US, Pakistan Jointly Carry Out Drone Missions
FOXNews – USA
AP In a significant move, Pakistan has reportedly allowed armed US Predator drones to fly inside its geographical territory for the first time to carry out …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520001,00.html

UN to expand relief efforts in Pakistan
CNN – USA
Pakistan’s military is in the midst of an offensive against the Taliban along its western border with Afghanistan, particularly in the Swat Valley,…
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/
13/pakistan.united.nations.refugees/

Taliban Attack Kills 20
Washington Post – United States
The assault began about 10 am when a suicide bomber in a burqa attacked the governor’s compound in Khost, an eastern city on the border with Pakistan that …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203577.html

Bomber kills 7 near US base in Afghanistan
CNN International – USA
Also on Tuesday, a Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed the strategic city of Khost, close to the border with Pakistan …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/

Details Sought On Afghanistan-Pakistan Policy
Washington Post – United States
J.) noted that he had voted for funds for Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan in the past but said that he was “reticent to continuously vote without …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203669.html

US military, Pakistan carrying out Predator drone missions together
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Washington has given Pakistan the freedom to launch airstrikes against militants, but so far the Pakistanis have been reluctant, officials say.…
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/

la-fgw-predator13-2009may13,0,2239914.story

Switch Signals New Path for Afghan War
New York Times – United States
Stanley A. McChrystal, is an expert in counterinsurgency warfare who for years has viewed the violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan as one thorny problem. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13military.html?ref=us

Zardari seeks world aid for civilians in Pakistan conflict
ABS CBN News – Philippines
“The secretary general has been kind enough to accept our appeal to him and he is going to appeal to the world with us jointly to help Pakistan. …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/05/12/09/zardari-
seeks-world-aid-civilians-pakistan-conflict

UK, France stand by Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
NEW YORK: French and British foreign ministers on Monday assured Islamabad of their countries’ support for Pakistan’s drive against extremism, …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C05%5C13%5Cstory_13-5-2009_pg1_2

Pakistan army plans to open second front against Taliban …
Pakistan army plans to open second front against Taliban.
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3874369

AFP: Pakistan ‘most dangerous country in the world’ : Homeland …
By national
Around 12000 to 15000 Pakistan security forces are battling Islamist fighters in three northwest districts in what Islamabad says is a fight to eliminate militants — branded by Washington as the greatest terror threat to the West. …
www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/05/12/afp
-pakistan-most-dangerous-country-in-the-world/

Quick approval urged for US aid to Pakistan | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Washington, May 13 (IANS) US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has urged the Congress to quickly approve legislation to triple non-military US aid to Pakistan, saying the US has a vital stake in the …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/95930.htm

Help the IDPs in Pakistan
By sepoy
After all those headlines about failing Pakistan and advancing Talibans, I hope that this immediate after-effect of the Pakistani military’s actions also gets due attention. pakistan IDPs. Please donate at UNCHR’s Pakistan Page. …
www.chapatimystery.com/archives/
homistan/help_the_idps_in_pakistan.html

Build-up against India cited for opposing more US aid to Pakistan …
Washington, May 13 (IANS) A couple of US senators have opposed tripling of non-military US aid to Pakistan, with one noting how Islamabad had spent much of the $12 billion aid it had received in the past for building up its military …
news.smashits.com/383501/Build-up-against-India
-cited-for-opposing-more-US-aid-to-Pakistan.htm

Pakistan commandos dropped into Taliban stronghold
Helicopters dropped Pakistani commandos into a Taliban stronghold in the Swat Valley on Tuesday, pressing ahead with an offensive the army said had killed …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090512/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

12 May, 2009

Pakistan, Taliban and Global Security – Part
YaleGlobal Online – CT,USA
MUMBAI: For every good reason, the Obama Administration is devoting enormous thought to Pakistan. In my judgment, the evolving situation in Pakistan is …
yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12361

Taliban storm strategic Afghan city
CNN International – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — A Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/

Pakistan Says It Is Stepping Up Attack
New York Times – United States
People displaced by military operations in Buner lined up for rations at the Chota Lahore relief camp on Tuesday in Swabi, Pakistan. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?hpw

Kerry-led panel holds hearing on new Pakistan plan
Boston Globe – United States
Richard Holbrooke, the special US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is testifying today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as it consider …
www.boston.com/news/politics/politicali
ntelligence/2009/05/kerryled_panel.html

Poll: Pakistanis worried about Taliban, economy
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
Few in Pakistan see terrorism as their biggest concern. But many say the Taliban and Al Qaeda presence in Pakistan is a serious problem, according to a …
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p99s01-duts.html

EXCLUSIVE: Zardari Govt. Turns Down Uranium Deal For Pakistan
International Analyst Network – NY,NY,USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—After cutting down funding for Pakistan’s strategic and nuclear programs by more than a third, the government of President Asif Ali …
www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=2930

Pakistan’s Swat offensive risks wider backlash
Reuters – USA
By Luke Baker – Analysis LONDON (Reuters) – Pakistan’s heavy-handed offensive against the Taliban in northwest Pakistan is misguided and risks further …
uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE54B39N20090512

Pakistan military faces up to humanitarian crisis
CNN International – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan’s military is dealing with more than a million Pakistanis who have been displaced by fighting since last year,…
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf
/05/12/pakistan.conflict.refugees/

Suspected US drone attack kills 9 in Pakistan
CNN International – USA
(CNN) — A suspected US drone attack on a village in Pakistan’s tribal region killed nine people and wounded four others Tuesday morning, …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/pakistan.drone.attack/

Pakistan Says It Is Stepping Up Attack
New York Times – United States
By SALMAN MASOOD ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Stepping up a major offensive against Taliban militants, the Pakistani military said Tuesday that helicopter-borne …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/
asia/13pstan.html?ref=global-home

Is Taliban Going to Take Over Pakistan: What is the Taliban Threat …
The Taliban are advancing in Pakistan and weakening the government’s control over the country. This brings Pakistan at the centre of concern worldwide.
pakistan.suite101.com/article.cfm/is_
taliban_going_to_take_over_pakistan

Pakistan expanding its nuclear capability
By admin
On the dusty plain 110 miles southwest of Islamabad, not far from an area controlled by the Taliban, two large new structures are rising, structures that in light of Pakistan’s internal troubles must be considered ominous for the …
www.prisonplanet.com/pakistan-expanding-its-nuclear-capability.html

Pakistan: Army strikes militant stronghold in Swat – Adnkronos …
By webinfo@adnkronos.com
(AKI) – Pakistani commandos are reported to have killed at least 28 militants when they landed in a key Taliban stronghold in the northwest district of Swat on Tuesday. It was the…
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3303751524

Religious struggle in Pakistan difficult to pull apart – The Daily …
To American eyes, the struggle raging in Pakistan with the Taliban is about religious fanaticism. But in Pakistan, it is about an explosive fusion of Islamist zeal and simmering ethnic tensions that have been exacerbated by U.S. …
www.dailyiowan.com/2009/05/12/Opinions/11469.html

www.washingtonexaminer.com Politics – Rays of hope in …
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Pakistan-the-worlds-powder-keg_05_12-44750647.html

Pakistan says 700 Taliban dead; refugee camps grow
Pakistani warplanes bombed suspected militant positions in a stronghold close to the capital Monday, pressing ahead with a fierce offensive that has driven …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan