26 September, 2009

2 Suicide Bombers Strike in Pakistan
New York Times
By SABRINA TAVERNISE ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber struck on Saturday in the heart of Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Pakistan where the …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/asia/27pstan.html?hp

Pakistan court adjourns Mumbai attacks hearing
Reuters
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are due to meet in New York on Sunday, but India has said formal peace process talks will only be resumed after …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58P0SW20090926

2 car bombs kill 12, wound scores in Pakistan
Washington Post
By RIAZ KHAN AP PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/
09/25/AR2009092500288.html?hpid=moreheadlines

What’s the Right Strategy for Afghanistan?
Washington Post
For example, a more modest effort in Afghanistan would not allow for a dramatically more robust approach in Pakistan. Neither freed-up dollars nor troops …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/09/25/AR2009092502788.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Dozen killed in two bomb attacks in NW Pakistan
Washington Post
By Adil Khan BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) – Two car-bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, evidence militants still have …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/09/26/AR2009092600282.html

Pakistan adjourns Mumbai attack hearing: lawyer
AFP
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Saturday adjourned until October 3 a hearing for seven suspects accused by India of carrying out the Mumbai …
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Police: 2nd bomb goes off in Pakistan’s northwest
Fort Worth Star Telegram
AP AP Photo Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zadari, speaks as President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, both not pictured,…
www.star-telegram.com/news/photos/gallery/1637370.html

2 car bombs kill 12, wound scores in Pakistan
The Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the …
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Pakistan: 5 Killed and More Than 40 Hurt in Suicide Bombing at …
New York Times
By REUTERS At least five people were killed and more than 40 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a police station in northwestern Pakistan, the police …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/asia/26briefs-PstanBrf.html

2 die in suicide attack in Pakistan
USA Today
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say at least two people have died in a suicide attack at a police station in northwest Pakistan. …
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-09-25-pakistan_N.htm

Four killed in suicide attack in Pakistan
By DPA
ISLAMABAD – At least four people were killed in a suicide attack on a police station in restive north-west Pakistan, television station GEO TV reported Saturday.
blog.taragana.com/n/four-killed-in-suicide-attack-in-pakistan-179397/

Transparency indicts Pakistan at critical time | Pakistan Daily
By Salik Malik
The inauguration of the new president, Asif Ali Zardari, on 9 September 2008 ushers in a new era, but not one without challenges. The new democratically elected.
www.daily.pk/transparency-indicts-pakistan-at-critical-time-11261/

2 car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and …
By RIAZ KHAN
Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army …
www.sfexaminer.com/world/ap/61670552.html

Australia to boost support to Pakistan – Pakistan Defence Forum
By grey boy 2
Australia to boost support to Pakistan + – 16:17, September 25, 2009 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday Australia would boost support to.
www.defence.pk/forums/national-political-issues/
35137-australia-boost-support-pakistan.html

Pakistan discovers ‘village’ of white German al-Qaeda insurgents …
Sep 25, 2009 … Investigators have discovered a “Jihadi village” of white German al-Qaeda insurgents, including Muslim converts, in Pakistan’s tribal areas …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6226935/
Pakistan-discovers-village-of-white-German-al-Qaeda-insurgents.html

25 September, 2009

Missile Strike Kills 12 in Pakistan
Wall Street Journal
By ZAHID HUSSAIN ISLAMABAD — A US missile strike from a pilotless drone on a suspected militant hideout in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 12 people …
online.wsj.com/article/SB1253863852
95740403.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

US ignores doubts, pledges billions more for Pakistan
Kansas City Star
By SAEED SHAH The US Senate approved legislation Thursday to triple civilian financial aid to Pakistan to $7.5 billion over five years, underscoring the …
www.kansascity.com/451/story/1467242.html

Assisting Pakistan a priority: Japan
DAWN.com
Mr Okada, who saw first hand the devastation wrought by the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan’s northwestern areas, said he would like to visit the region to see …
www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/
news/world/12-assisting+pakistan+a+priority+japan—bi-11

Pakistan may replace India in Interpol committee
DAWN.com
–APP Photo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to replace India in the Interpol’s executive committee which will be elected at a meeting to be held next month. …
www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/ new
s/pakistan/14-pakistan-may-replace-india-in-interpol-committee-zj-04

Op-Ed Columnist The Afghan Imperative
New York Times
As Stephen Biddle noted in a recent essay in The American Interest, the Taliban is a transnational Pashtun movement active in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/opinion/25brooks.html

India and Pakistan: the changing nature of conflict
Reuters Blogs (blog)
Alas!they don’t use their brilliance for something constructive for the benefit of Pakistan! Most likely it will be Chinese pilots (in PAF uniform) with …
blogs.reuters.com/india/2009/09/24/india-
and-pakistan-the-changing-nature-of-conflict/

Suspected US Airstrike Kills 4 in Northwest Pakistan
Washington Post
(By Abdullah Kha — Associated Press) By Rasool Dawar and Riaz Khan Associated Press MIR ALI, Pakistan, Sept. 24 — A suspected US missile strike killed …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/09/24/AR2009092404696.html

World Leaders Rally in Support for Pakistan
Voice of America
The meeting coincided with US Senate passage of a five-year non-military aid package for Pakistan. US officials say there was spontaneous applause at the …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-24-voa34.cfm

Pakistan is important in its own right
FOXNews
On the heels of the Senate’s vote to triple foreign aid to Pakistan, the Obama administration praised the congressional step as a “big step forward.…
whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/09
/24/pakistan-is-important-in-its-own-right/

Concert for Pakistan: Another Crazy Night with Junoon | TakePart …
By Guest Contributor
Editor’s note: This post is written by guest contributor Richard McGill Murphy, editor of Fortune Small Business magazine. On a recent Saturday evening I.
www.takepart.com/blog/2009/09/24/concert
-for-pakistan-another-crazy-night-with-junoon/

The Washington Independent “ Obama Reaffirms Commitment to Pakistan
By Spencer Ackerman
One thing unlikely to change as the result of President Obama’s review of Afghanistan strategy is the administration’s perspectives on Pakistan. As the Senate passed a $7.5 billion civilian-aid bill for Pakistan, the president …
washingtonindependent.com/60789/
obama-reaffirms-commitment-to-pakistan

NewsDaily: Suspected U.S. drone kills 3 in Pakistan
By Adil Khan
A suspected US drone fired a missile at a house in a northwest Pakistan militant stronghold on Thursday killing three people, Pakistani security officials said.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre58n5au-us-pakistan-violence/

US touts Senate passage of Pakistan aid bill as Taliban concerns rise
By Matthew Lee
US touts Pakistan aid billNEW YORK — Alarmed by persistent anti-American sentiment and rising Taliban influence in Pakistan, the Obama administration hailed Thursday’s Senate vote to triple foreign aid to the country.
blog.taragana.com/n/us-touts-senate-passage-of-
pakistan-aid-bill-as-taliban-concerns-rise-177998/