Urban Battle Looms Ahead for Pakistan in Swat
StarNewsOnline.com – Wilmington,NC,USA
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — As the Pakistani Army squeezed the main city in Swat on Tuesday, fleeing residents described roads mined by the Taliban, …
www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090520/ZNYT03/905203014/
-1/NEWS0103?Title=Urban-Battle-Looms-Ahead-for-Pakistan-in-Swat

Canada eyes arms sales to Pakistan
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Refugee children are caught in a dust storm at a UN camp in Pakistan on May 19, 2009. ISLAMABAD–Canada is considering ending its 11-year embargo on the sale …
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/636699

Canada considering end to ban on military exports to Pakistan
Globe and Mail – Canada
Ottawa — Pakistan has asked Canada to lift an 11-year ban on military exports to the South Asian country as it steps up a fight at home against the Taliban, …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.
20090519.export20/BNStory/International/home

Pakistan Calls on Islamic Scholars to Help Combat Extremism
Bloomberg – USA
By Ed Johnson May 20 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called on Islamic scholars to help root out extremism, as security forces …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601087&sid=aIbJ1wiGlKrc&refer=home

Kayani meets Sarkozy: France wants to be Pakistan’s strategic partner
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: French President Nicholas Sarkozy expressed his country’s desire for a strategic partnership with Pakistan during a meeting with Chief of Army …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C05%5C20%5Cstory_20-5-2009_pg1_6

Pakistan denies nuclear expansion
BBC News – UK
By Syed Shoaib Hasan Pakistan has denied that it is expanding its nuclear arsenal after the US said that it has unearthed new evidence that it has done so. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8058401.stm

US Approves of Pakistan Fight Against Taliban, Pentagon Spokesman Says
Elites TV – Dickinson,TX,USA
The United States has been pressing Pakistan for months to act as Taliban fighters increased their control over portions of the federally administered …
elitestv.com/pub/2009/05/us-approves-of-pakistan-
fight-against-taliban-pentagon-spokesman-says

Pakistan refugees blocked from homes by fighting
The Associated Press
AMBELA, Pakistan (AP) — Waiting at a checkpoint Tuesday under the searing sun, Amina rocked her baby, wrapped in a heavy black burqa. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hk
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Clinton says US may give Pakistan $110 million to aid the displaced
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The announcement appears to reflect concern that Pakistan’s offensive on militants in tribal areas may create a humanitarian catastrophe that could turn …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
clinton-pakistan20-2009may20,0,1555718.story

Scoop: Oxfam NZ Launches Pakistan Emergency Appeal
Massive needs set to escalate as people continue to flee fighting in Pakistan. Oxfam New Zealand has today launched a Pakistan emergency appeal, calling on the New Zealand public to respond generously and help raise $150000 for its …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00260.htm

Clinton announces $110 million humanitarian aid for Pakistan “ Eideard
By eideard
The Obama administration’s new strategy in the region includes giving $1.5 billion a year in additional aid to Pakistan’s government to help it take on the militants and sending at least 17000 more US combat troops to southern …
eideard.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/clinton-
announces-110-million-humanitarian-aid-for-pakistan/

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive – Clinton: Text aid straight to …
By Eliza, AC360°
It was Clinton’s tough talk that helped prompt the Pakistani government to launch this latest military offensive that has driven an estimated 1.5 million people from their homes in Northwest Pakistan. It was less than a month ago, …
ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/19/clinton-text-aid-straight-to-pakistan/

The Washington Independent “ Pakistan’s Clash With Taliban Moves …
By Spencer Ackerman
Pakistan’s Clash With Taliban Moves Into Urban Warfare … CATEGORIES AND TAGS IN THIS STORY: Blog, National Security, Obama, Torture, Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, COIN, mingora, pakistan, taliban …
washingtonindependent.com/43663/pakistans-
clash-with-taliban-moves-into-urban-warfare