Pakistan to ask Canada for disaster team
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
NEW DELHI, India – Pakistan plans to ask Canada’s military to send its disaster-response team to treat displaced civilians caught in the crossfire of …
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/636028

Pakistan fighting sparks exodus
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
The US has praised Pakistan’s military operation in Swat and surrounding districts, which comes amid long-standing American pressure to root out al-Qaeda …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/05/200951983717124554.html

Pakistan Battles Militants in Swat as Refugees Plan Return
Bloomberg – USA
The army campaign is being waged under pressure from the Obama administration, which says the extremists pose an “existential threat” to Pakistan’s …
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Pakistan races to deal with mounting refugees
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan said Tuesday it was racing to help refugees fleeing a military offensive against the Taliban in its northwest — an exodus of some …
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Justices Turn Back Ex-Detainee’s Suit
New York Times – United States
He eventually pleaded guilty to identity fraud and was deported to Pakistan. Mr. Iqbal sued more than 30 officials, alleging mistreatment based on his …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/us/19scotus.html?bl&ex=
1242792000&en=036537f14d9edce7&ei=5087%0A

India’s Challenges
New York Times – United States
It can start with neighboring Pakistan, arguably the most dangerous country on earth. A report in The Times on Monday reminds us just how dangerous: The …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/opinion/19tue1.html

World Briefing | Asia Pakistan: No Compromise on Arsenal
New York Times – United States
On Monday, Pakistan’s information minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, said:“Pakistan does not need to expand its nuclear arsenal, but we want to make it clear …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/world/asia/19briefs-Nukes.html

UN: Pakistan displacement maybe worst since Rwanda
The Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — The UN refugee agency said Monday that nearly 1.5 million people have fled their homes in Pakistan this month, saying that fighting between …
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Take the War to the Drug Lords
New York Times – United States
By GRETCHEN PETERS A SKINNY man opened the gate at the sprawling compound in Quetta, in western Pakistan. When I asked if the property belonged to…
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/opinion/19peters.html

Pakistan: Fighting Displaced 1.5. Million
New York Times – United States
By SHARON OTTERMAN Nearly 1.5 million Pakistanis have been displaced by the fighting in the North-West Frontier Province since May 2, …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/world/
asia/19briefs-Pstan.html?ref=world

The Raw Story | Pakistan troops in street battles with Taliban
Pakistan’s deadly operation against Taliban fighters entered a fourth week on Monday as jets and helicopters pounded militant targets, and infantry troops fought street battles in towns of the Swat district. …
rawstory.com/news/afp/Pakistan_troops_in_street_battles_w_05182009.html

US approves 1.9 billion dollar aid for Pakistan: Babar “ Sindh …
By Sindh Today
“The tour also saw the UK committing 640 million pound over the next four years and France offering civil nuclear technology to Pakistan after decades of embargo in addition to specific aid for the immediate rehabilitation of IDPs and …
www.sindhtoday.net/business/97778.htm

Epoch Times – Female Journalists Under Fire in Afghanistan and …
By By Genevieve/Epoch Times Staff
Getting the story in Afghanistan or Pakistan is hard; for female journalists, it is harder and more dangerous. … Female Journalists Under Fire in Afghanistan and Pakistan. By Genevieve Epoch Times Staff May 18, 2009 …
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/16984/

CIA chief confident of Pakistan nukes’ security
By arushya
LOS ANGELES: CIA Director Leon Panetta said Monday the United States does not know the location of all of Pakistan’’s nuclear weapons but is confident the country has them secure. Panetta spoke days after the top US.
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Destroying Pakistan to Make It Safe by Eric Margolis
The latest example: Pakistan’s once beautiful Swat Valley has been turned into a battlefield. Last week, Pakistan finally bowed to Washington’s angry demands to unleash its military against rebellious Pashtun tribesmen of Northwest …
lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis147.html

Bombing, US strike kill dozens in Pakistan
Bombs destroyed an Internet cafe, wrecked a bus carrying handicapped children and spread panic through Pakistan’s main northwestern city on Saturday, …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090516/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan