8 July, 2009

Drone hit kills six in Pakistan
BBC News – UK
Six people have died in a second missile strike by a suspected US drone in as many days in north-west Pakistan, officials and residents say. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8139739.stm

Anti-Taliban tribal leader shot dead in Pakistan
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani tribal elder who was raising a militia against the Taliban has been killed, an official said Wednesday, in the latest …
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Taliban buying children to use as suicide bombers in Pakistan
New York Daily News – New York,NY,USA
BY Chris Baud Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, shown in file photo, is using children as suicide bombers in Pakistan. Pakistan’s top terror thug Baitullah …
www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/07/07/2009-07-07
_taliban_buying_children_to_use_as_suicide_bombers_in_pakistan.html

CORRECTED-Pakistan cut oil prices after court order
Forbes – NY,USA
ISLAMABAD, July 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan cut the price of petrol by 18.7 percent on Wednesday after a Supreme Court decision to suspend a surcharge on …
www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/
feeds/afx/2009/07/08/afx6628801.html

Britain “outsourced” torture to Pakistan – MP
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Ahmed, a British national, was allowed to travel to Pakistan in 2006, even though he was suspected of involvement in terrorism offences and was under…
in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-40890320090708

US Officials, Lawmakers Discuss Pakistan Strategy
Voice of America – USA
By Gabe Joselow The US special representative to Pakistan told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts should be a focus of US policy …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-08-voa3.cfm

‘India to launch media campaign against Pakistan’
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
By Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI: The Indian government is preparing to launch a media campaign against Pakistan in the border areas of Indian-held Kashmir …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C07%5C08%5Cstory_8-7-2009_pg7_16

MP claims UK ‘outsourced torture’
BBC News – UK
Mr Davies told the House of Commons that intelligence services had allowed Ahmed to go to Pakistan. Once there, they alerted Pakistani authorities who…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8139622.stm

UK foreign secretary in Pakistan
BBC News – UK
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has arrived in Pakistan for the start of a three-day visit to the country. He will see camps for the two million people …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8138703.stm

The Plight of Sikhs in Pakistan
The situation is urgent for people in Pakistan, who have been displaced due to internal warfare, among them Sikhs who lost homes and possessions to Taliban militants. United Sikhs, an international relief organization, …
sikhism.about.com/b/2009/07/07/the-plight-of-sikhs-in-pakistan.htm

Curiosity Blog “ Beauty of Pakistan
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Beauty of Pakistan. July 7th, 2009 admin Leave a comment Go to comments.“Beauty of Pakistan”. Categories: english Tags: Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback. No comments yet. No trackbacks yet. Name (required) …
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Pakistan: Now or Never? “ Blog Archive “ Assessing stability in …
By Myra MacDonald
“A deeper scrutiny indicates that the state of affairs in Punjab is, in many ways, precarious – and this will have far-reaching consequences for Pakistan,” SAIR says in its report. An inadequate police force, vast militant networks and …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2009/07/07/
assessing-stability-in-pakistans-heartland-punjab/

Madiha Sattar: More Clarity Needed About Pakistan’s Swat Operation
By Madiha Sattar
More and clearer information would go a long way towards winning over a still- skeptical public burned by three failed operations in the past.
www.huffingtonpost.com/madiha-sattar/
more-clarity-needed-about_b_226489.html

7 July, 2009

US missile strike targets Pakistan militants
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A US missile strike has slammed into a militant hideout in a northwest tribal stronghold of Pakistani Taliban warlord Baitullah …
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Suspected US attack kills 12 in Pakistan
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected US missiles have hit a training camp run by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD999F3O82

Pakistan wants to reschedule matches against Bangladesh to next year
The Canadian Press – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has asked Bangladesh to reschedule its postponed five-match limited-overs international series to some time next year instead …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article
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Pakistan seeks ‘militant’ arrest
BBC News – UK
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has rejected on technical grounds appeals lodged by the government seeking the re-arrest of the head of an Islamic charity.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8137522.stm

India News Digest: Historical Burden: Pakistan Still Owes India 3 …
Wall Street Journal – USA
Pakistan is yet to clear a pre- partition debt of Rs 300 crore to India, which has been carrying forward year after year in its Budget account as a…
online.wsj.com/article/SB124693962106
304381.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

MI5 accused over ‘torture deal’
BBC News – UK
In the trial, Ahmed said he was tortured in Pakistan. Whitehall said MI5 agents always operate within the law. Ahmed accused the British of being complicit …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8137504.stm

Pakistan: Appeal of Ruling that Granted Militant Freedom
New York Times – United States
By AP The government on Monday appealed a court decision that freed a founder of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India blames for the …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/world/asia
/07briefs-Pstan.html?ref=global-home

Women in Pakistan face wave of burn attacks
Jerusalem Post – Israel
“Violence against women in Pakistan is endemic,” Nisha Varia, deputy director of women’s rights division at Human Rights Watch told The Media Line. …
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87&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Shias killed in Pakistan attacks
BBC News – UK
Three people have been killed in two separate sectarian attacks in the troubled district of Dera Ismail Khan in north-west Pakistan, officials say. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8137033.stm

Pakistan 342 & 71-2 v Sri Lanka 292 & 217 – close
ESPN – USA
GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 6 – Pakistan were 71 for two in their second innings at stumps needing a further 97 runs to win after bowling out Sri Lanka for 217 …
sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=cricket&id=4308249

The Blog @ Homeland Security: The Secretary’s Visit to Pakistan
By DHS
A great piece from CNN below on the Secretary’s visit to Pakistan last week. Pakistan was the last stop on the Secretary’s trip abroad, and was kept under wraps for security reasons. Secretary Napolitano met with Pakistani President …
www.dhs.gov/journal/theblog/2009/07/secretarys-visit-to-pakistan.html

Pakistan appeals against release of Mumbai attacks accused (Lead …
By SindhToday
Islamabad, July 6 (DPA) Pakistan’s government Monday appealed against last month’s court ruling that freed Hafiz Saeed, head of an Islamic charity suspected of being a front for a group accused of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, …
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/27746.htm

Tariq Ali on Obama & Pakistan “ Kennedy’s Run
By kennedy121
I saw Tariq Ali give this talk on Saturday afternoon and he had a
brilliantly acerbic appraisal of Obama’s first few months in term, focusing mainly on what has been taking place in Pakistan and Afghanistan, including the follies of the …
kennedy121.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/tariq-ali-on-obama-pakistan/

Vital Voices Blog “ Women in Pakistan Face a Rise in Burn and Acid …
By vital voices staff
A new report has been issued in Pakistan documenting a rise in burn attacks directed at women. Data collected from hospitals indicates that from April to June of this year, 220 women have been burned, and 40 have lost their lives …
vitalvoicesonline.org/blog/2009/07/06/women
-in-pakistan-face-a-rise-in-burn-and-acid-attacks/

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