26 May, 2009

One killed, five injured in Pakistan blasts
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — One man was killed and five people wounded in separate blasts Tuesday in a northwest region of Pakistan troubled by both…
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Pakistan to Airdrop Relief Goods to Civilians Trapped in Swat
Bloomberg – USA
By Farhan Sharif and Khalid Qayum May 26 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan plans to airdrop food and medicine to thousands of civilians trapped in the northwestern …
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Pakistan Seeks More Support for Swat Civilians Fleeing Fighting
Bloomberg – USA
By Ed Johnson May 26 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan appealed for increased international support for more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in the …
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Sarkozy may visit Pakistan in autumn: official
AFP
ABU DHABI (AFP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to visit Pakistan this autumn to show backing for President Asif Ali Zardari in his fight against …
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France, Pakistan seek nuclear cooperation deal
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – France and Pakistan are negotiating a partnership including nuclear cooperation and French President Nicolas Sarkozy could travel to …
in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-39876720090525

Pakistan’s Struggle for Modernity
Wall Street Journal – USA
The decision by Pakistan to retrieve the ground it had ceded to the Taliban was long overdue. We should not underestimate the strength of the Pakistani…
online.wsj.com/article/SB124329222810852389.html

Pakistan preparing well for Twenty20 World Cup
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
By Col (r) Rafi Nasim It was after a long break that the Pakistan cricket team came face to face with strong opponents like Australia in the United Arab …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C05%5C26%5Cstory_26-5-2009_pg2_9

Pakistan Taliban Says It Will Stop Fighting in Swat Valley
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News The Taliban says it will stop attacking security forces in the main city of Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley. Taliban Spokesman Muslim Khan …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-25-voa28.cfm

Pakistan battles for Swat capital, 2.38m uprooted
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan’s military said Monday it was facing“stiff resistance” as it battled to wrest Swat valley out of Taliban hands,…
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Tensions in Pakistan “ Pakistan
By Bilal Qureshi
However, the most critical blow to Pakistan can still come from other sources. First, the situation in Balochiston is deteriorating by the minute. The unrest in the province has reach alarming proportion and there is great concern that …
pakistan.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/05/25/tensions-in-pakistan/

American aid to Pakistan and North Korea – bribes to nuclear regimes
By Obadiah Shoher
America ignores friends, bribes enemies insufficiently and mismanages the resulting crises. The country spends tens of billions dollars in a pointless Afghan.
samsonblinded.org/blog/bribery-pays.htm

Policemen desert Pakistan’s Malakand division in droves: Report …
By SindhToday
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Large numbers of policemen have reportedly deserted Buner while over 40 percent are staying off duty in Swat after the situation deteriorated in Malakand division where the army is now battling the Taliban.
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/14126.htm

India-Pakistan bus service temporarily halted | Silver Scorpio …
By admin
Ludhiana, May 25 (ANI): The India-Pakistan bus service ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ has been temporarily halted by the Punjab authorities from Monday (May 25). The.
silverscorpio.com/india-pakistan-bus-service-temporarily-halted/

US Looks at new ways of applying resources in Afghanistan-Pakistan …
WASHINGTON: The next 12 to 18 months are critical to the success of the new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy, a senior military official said today. There will be.
www.defencetalk.com/us-resource-man
agement-in-afghanistan-pakistan-19187/

25 May, 2009

Iran says close to gas deal with Pakistan
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran and Pakistan are close to signing a deal to export gas from the Islamic republic to its eastern neighbour through a multi-billion dollar …
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India says Pakistan given enough Mumbai evidence
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Monday Pakistan had been given enough evidence to prosecute those behind …
in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-39870320090525

Fighting rages in Pakistan’s Swat
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
On Sunday, hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s opposition Jamaat-i-Islami party demonstrated in the capital, Islamabad, against the military’s offensive in …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/05/200952564535441405.html

Pakistan readies for 10-day battle for Swat capital
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistani troops remained locked in battles with Taliban militants in the northwest, as the military warned it could take up to …
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Pakistan Says It Makes More Gains on Taliban
New York Times – United States
A boy, displaced by fighting, stood in a relief camp in the town of Swabi in Pakistan on Sunday. By SALMAN MASOOD ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Army …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/world/asia/25pstan.html?ref=asia

Swat unrest prompts strike in Pakistan finance hub
AFP
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Shops in Pakistan’s volatile financial hub Karachi closed, witnesses said, after nationalists called a strike to protest the …
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Pakistan Rally Against Swat Assault | AfterDowningStreet.org
By Chip
Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s opposition Jamaat-i-Islami party have demonstrated in what is believed to be the first major protest against the military’s offensive against the Taliban in North West Frontier Province (NWFP). …
www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/42959

World News Australia – Nearly 2.4 million displaced in Pakistan
Pakistan’s military says an offensive in Swat Valley may last up to 10 days, as those displaced by the conflict rose to nearly 2.4 million.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1018945/
Nearly-2.4-million-displaced-in-Pakistan

Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan pledge to eliminate terrorism | Inditop
By admin
Tehran, May 25 (Inditop) Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan at a trilateral summit here Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to eliminate terrorism from the region.
www.inditop.com/world/pakistan-iran-
afghanistan-pledge-to-eliminate-terrorism

Spokesman.com | Pakistan army secures ‘bloody intersection’ | May …
Spokesman.com: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Taliban left so many mutilated bodies at the crossing – some hanging from trees with threatening notes– that Pakistanis in the Swat Valley’s main town took to calling it“bloody intersection.
www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/25/
pakistan-army-secures-bloody-intersection/

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Pakistandriving out insurgents
Pakistan’s army says it could take another week to 10 days to remove the Taliban from Mingora, the main city in the Swat valley.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8065613.stm

Pakistani military shows off captured Taliban base – Yahoo! News
BANAI BABA ZIARAT, Pakistan – A Pakistani flag now flies over army troops… U.S military officers say insurgents use Pakistan as a base to launch attacks …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090522/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan