2 June, 2009

Pakistan court frees charity chief
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Palaniappan Chidambaram, India’s interior minister, said: “We are unhappy that Pakistan does not show the degree of seriousness and commitment that it …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/06/2009626454864385.html

Outlawed group leader released in Pakistan
Xinhua – China
ISLAMABAD, June 2 (Xinhua) — Pakistan’s Lahore High Court has released outlawed group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, private Dawn News TV channel …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/02/content_11474277.htm

A Victory in Pakistan
Wall Street Journal – USA
In symbolic and strategic terms, the fall of Mingora on Saturday marks a potential turning point for Pakistan, and perhaps for the fight against al Qaeda. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124389941515674271.html

Holbrooke to visit Pakistan, focus is refugees
Reuters – USA
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – US Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said on Monday he will visit Pakistan this week to assess relief efforts …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSN01405033

Officials: Mass abduction by Taliban in Pakistan
Washington Post – United States
Police were negotiating for the captives’ release following the brazen abduction _ part of a string of militant actions in Pakistan’s tribal belt that the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/01/AR2009060102953.html

Pakistan: Alleged terrorist detained
CNN – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — One of the three suspects detained Friday in Islamabad has been identified as Fida Ullah, a terrorist who recruited suicide …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/pakistan.arrests/

Prosecutors: College student was budding terrorist
The Associated Press
The clips, as well as Ahmed’s attempts to connect with terrorists in Canada and Pakistan, are at the center of federal charges that Ahmed provided support …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
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Bombing Strikes Garrison Town in Northwest Pakistan
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News A bomb has ripped through a bus station in northwest Pakistan as the army presses ahead with offensive against Taliban militants in the Swat …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-01-voa42.cfm

Holbrooke to discuss counterinsurgency in Pakistan
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Ambassador Richard Holbrooke visits Pakistan this week to assess the government’s wider plans to win over areas that have fallen …
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5506DV20090601

US-Philippines partnership may be model for weakening terrorism in …
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Pakistan has been reluctant to allow more than 70 American trainers into the country, worried about public reaction to a substantive US troop presence. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-
fg-us-philippines2-2009jun02,0,1544364.story

PhillyBurbs.com: Pakistan court orders release of Mumbai suspect
A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the release of a hard-line Islamist cleric allegedly linked to last year’s deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, his lawyer said, setting the stage for a new round of tensions between the …
www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/62/2009/june/
02/pakistan-court-orders-release-of-mumbai-suspect.html

Pakistan: There is a good plan “ CARE Australia
By careaustralia
A dozen people – diplomats, government officials and organizations such as CARE – met at the national library of Pakistan, located directly next to the prime minister’s house. The only topic on the agenda: How can we help the refugees …
careaustralia.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/pakistan-there-is-a-good-plan/

Pakistan to attack the fountainhead of extremism: Rugged Waziristan
By DailyMe.com Inc
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ Waziristan, the remote area that’s the epicenter of Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan, is set to become the next war zone in the nation’s fight against Islamic…
dailyme.com/story/2009060100003171/pakistan-attack
-fountainhead-extremism-rugged-waziristan.html

World Bulletin [ Pakistan army says lifts curfew in several Swat …
Pakistan’s army said it lifted curfews on Monday in several parts of the Swat Valley, keeping thousands of civilians under curfew and restrictions in other districts amid assaults on Taliban. Pakistani army launched a massive offensive …
www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=42682

Scoop: Funds Needed To Aid Pakistan’s 2.5M Displaced
New York, Jun 1 2009 5:10PM The United Nations said today that the number of people displaced by the conflict in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province has risen above 2.5 million, and a shortage of funds could cut relief services …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00019.htm

Officials: mass abduction by Taliban in Pakistan – Yahoo! News
Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of vehicles carrying at least 400 students, staff and relatives from a boys’ school Monday, taking dozens— possibly …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090601/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

1 June, 2009

Iran closes border with Pakistan
Hindu – Chennai,India
Islamabad (PTI): Iran has closed its border with Pakistan and asked it to arrest and hand over the chief of an anti-Shia militant group linked to several …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200906011540.htm

Attack on Pakistan bus terminal
BBC News – UK
A bomb blast at a busy bus terminal in north-west Pakistan has killed at least two people and injured eight others, officials say. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8076594.stm

Deadly bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan
Washington Post – United States
AP PESHAWAR, Pakistan — One person is dead and at least eight others are hurt after a bomb exploded at a bus terminal in northwestern Pakistan. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/01/AR2009060100236.html

Pakistan vows to wipe out Jundullah terror group
Tehran Times – Iran
The interior ministry of Pakistan has presented all its information about Jundullah to the country’s intelligence services, including ISI and MI and FIA, …
www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=195808

Gutsy Pakistan protesters march against the Taliban
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Mark Magnier Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan — The first thing you notice about the protest is the protesters. They’re all men. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-pakistan-protest1-2009jun01,0,4314048.story

Pakistan Marches on in Bastion of Taliban
New York Times – United States
Pakistan’s military campaign in the Swat Valley has displaced three million people in recent weeks, with some staying at a camp, above, near Peshawar.…
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/world/
asia/01pstan.html?ref=global-home

Deadly bomb blast in Pakistan | Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand’s source for Israel, Palestine and Middle East News on Stuff.co.nz.
www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/24
62838/Deadly-bomb-blast-in-Pakistan

At Least 31 Killed as Pakistan Shifts Battle to Waziristan — News …
By Jason Ditz
25 members of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and between six and 13 members of the Pakistani security forces were killed and dozens of others were reportedly wounded in the battles, the latest in a growing series of military …
news.antiwar.com/2009/05/31/at-least-
31-killed-in-south-waziristan-clashes/