17 July, 2009

Court in Pakistan acquits Sharif
BBC News – UK
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has acquitted opposition head Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges, removing the final ban on him running for public office.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8155133.stm

Pakistan dancing girls fear return to Swat
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Clad in a low-cut dress and heavily made-up, 16-year-old dancing girl Shabnam used to spend her nights twirling gracefully for locals …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
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Pakistan Court Cancels Sharif Conviction in Plane Hijack Case
Bloomberg – USA
By Khalid Qayum and Khaleeq Ahmed July 17 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court canceled a conviction against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=anZTBxwwMTLA

Head of US Joint Chiefs Praises Pakistani Operation
New York Times – United States
By ERIC SCHMITT JALOZAI CAMP, Pakistan — America’s top military officer said Thursday that Pakistan’s army had learned from previous failed campaigns to …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/world/asia/17mullen.html

BBC News, Delhi
BBC News – UK
The news from Sharm El-Sheikh is that peace talks between India and Pakistan are back on track. It is quite a remarkable achievement for two countries who …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8154292.stm

Saeed case adjourned on Pakistan government’s request
Hindu – Chennai,India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to a request by the federal government for a short adjournment in the Hafiz Saeed release appeals …
www.hindu.com/2009/07/17/stories/2009071752861200.htm

India and Pakistan Agree to Fight Terror Together
New York Times – United States
Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, met with Manmohan Singh, his Indian counterpart, in Egypt on Thursday on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/world/asia/17india.html

Top US commander visits Pakistan
AFP
ISLAMABAD — Top US commander Admiral Mike Mullen on Thursday visited a camp sheltering some of Pakistan’s two million people displaced by conflict and held …
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Pakistan likely to figure high in Clinton’s first India visit
Christian Science Monitor – USA
The trip comes after a much anticipated meeting between India and Pakistan’s prime ministers Thursday. On her first visit to the country as top US diplomat, …
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0716/p06s01-wosc.html

Pakistan not thinking to boycott 2011 WC
Times of India – India
KARACHI: Senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are not thinking of boycotting the 2011 World Cup. Sources in the board told IANS on Thursday that …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/SPORTS-Cricket-Top-Stories-Pakistan
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UN worker, guard shot dead in NW Pakistan
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A veteran UN official due to retire soon was shot dead along with a guard while resisting kidnappers Thursday at a northwest Pakistan refugee camp, the latest indication of the peril facing humanitarian workers …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/16/
zilleusman-un-worker-kill_n_235162.html

India, Pakistan Agree To Resume Talks
By The Huffington Post News Team
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Pakistan promised India on Thursday that it will do “everything in its power” to bring the Mumbai terror attackers to justice, a key demand by New Delhi to improve relations. The prime ministers of the two …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/16/
india-pakistan-agree-to-r_n_235327.html

India puts Pakistan talks on hold | Rocket News
By Editor
India will not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai attacks suspects are brought to justice, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.Mr Singh was speaking after meeting his Pakistani counterpart in Egypt.
www.rocketnews.com/2009/07/india-puts-pakistan-talks-on-hold/

Pakistan: With Food For Family, Mother Ready For Journey Home …
By roberta
After three months in a camp for displaced people, she and her family are returning to the town they fled amid the recent upsurge in fighting in northern Pakistan. They don’t know what they will find. But whatever it is,…
www.wfp.org/stories/food-ration-essential-for-journey-home

Pakistan, India agree to unfreeze relations, resume dialogue …
Pakistan and India agreed Thursday to restart their dialogue, but New Delhi refused to revive immediately the stalled peace negotiations that aimed to resolve the deep disputes between the nuclear-armed nations. extra description.
www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/71956.html
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16 July, 2009

UN worker shot dead in Pakistan
BBC News – UK
A UN refugee agency official has been shot dead during a failed kidnap attempt in north-west Pakistan. The man, a Pakistani, died in hospital after the …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8153373.stm

Police: UN worker, bodyguard killed in NW Pakistan
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD — A senior police official says a UN employee and a bodyguard have been killed in a shooting at a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan. …
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Pakistan PM says peace with India ‘achievable’
AFP
The attacks were blamed by India on the banned Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Pakistan has acknowledged they were partially planned on its …
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Bhutto inquiry arrives in Pakistan
BBC News – UK
Members of a United Nations inquiry into the assassination of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto has arrived in Pakistan. Led by Chile’s ambassador to the …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8153182.stm

Pakistan militia ‘battles Taliban’
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Members of a pro-government tribal militia have killed at least 23 Taliban fighters in clashes in Pakistan’s northwest, local government officials have said …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/07/200971412563888708.html

US commander consults Pakistan on anti-Taliban campaign
Reuters – USA
Mullen was due to meet army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and General Tariq Majid, the chairman of Pakistan’s joint chiefs of staff. …
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56F1EX20090716

UN worker shot, wounded at Pakistan refugee camp
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD — A spokeswoman says a UN employee has been shot in the chest at a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan and taken to a hospital. …
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UN Bhutto commission on first Pakistan visit
AFP
Supported by experienced staff based in Pakistan, the commission will submit a report to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon by end-December. …
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Militant leader killed in Pakistan clashes
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Pakistan’s army claims to have killed a most wanted militant commander in the clashes that erupted in the tribal area northwest of the country. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=100818&sectionid=351020401

Q+A: India-US ties past, present and future
Reuters – USA
Some in India fear the United States prioritizes Pakistan — at New Delhi’s expense. President Barack Obama needs Pakistan to focus on fighting insurgents …
www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE56F13F20090716

Secretary Clinton to Visit India, But Not Pakistan “ The Negotiator
By The Negotiator
Via NDTV, her itinerary speaks for itself (unless State is just not advertising the Pakistan leg of the trip): Hillary Clinton is coming to India for what is slated to be a major step forward in Indo-American ties.…
thenegotiator.wordpress.com/2009/07/15
/secretary-clinton-to-visit-india-but-not-pakistan/

Pakistan fireworks factory blast kills four
By Xinhua
ISLAMABAD – At least four people were killed Wednesday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in eastern Pakistan, TV reports said.
blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-firewo
rks-factory-blast-kills-four-109792/

War News Updates: Pakistan Civil War News Updates — July 15, 2009
By Bookyards
Pakistan says the pace of returns to the northwest district has quickened this week but fresh violence is likely to exacerbate fears about security after two months of fierce fighting between government forces and Taliban militants. …
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2009/07/
pakistan-civil-war-news-updates-july-15.html

Humanitarian relief efforts in Pakistan “ The South Asian …
By asridhar
Anil reminds us that there are up to 2.5 million “internally displaced persons” in Pakistan, many of them children, who are fleeing the violence in Pakistan’s northwest frontier. About 20% of the IDPs are in poorly maintained, …
southasianphilanthropy.org/2009/07/16/
humanitarian-relief-efforts-in-pakistan/

Pakistan: Now or Never? “ Blog Archive “ From Kashmir to Kabul …
By Myra MacDonald
With India and Pakistan trying to reach a rapprochement on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt, it’s worth reading this summary by the Council on Foreign Relations – based on interviews with five South Asia experts – on why it matters …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2009/07/15/
from-kashmir-to-kabul-and-then-down-the-indus