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Pakistan Conflict Monitor
- Service Notice: Afghanistan and Pakistan Conflict Monitors Cease Publication July 4, 2011Dear Subscriber, As a result of staffing constraints, changes in media reporting on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a shift in our strategic priorities, we have decided to discontinue the Afghanistan and Pakistan Conflict Monitors. As a consequence, we will no longer be producing the Daily Briefing, or updating the websites. Instead of continuing to feature ne […]
- Service Notice June 30, 2011Please be advised that our offices will be closed on Friday, July 1st, 2011 in observance of Canada Day. We will resume publishing the Pakistan Conflict Monitor on Monday, July 4th.
- Pakistani Troops Kill 40 Militants near Afghan Border June 30, 2011Pakistani troops backed by jets and helicopter gunships have killed 40 militants in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan in the past three days, a military commander said Thursday.Brigadier Aftab Ahmad told AFP by telephone that his forces had destroyed 17 militant hideouts in the Baizai region under his command in the lawless tribal area of Mohmand. […]
- "Pakistani Cooperation Remains Essential" in New US Counterterrorism Strategy June 30, 2011President Obama’s counterterrorism strategy is narrowly focused on al-Qaeda and its ability to strike the U.S. homeland and is “not designed to combat directly every single terrorist organization in every corner of the world,” White House counterterrorism chief John O. Brennan said Wednesday. Acknowledging that the president’s goals “track closely with the g […]
- Key Scientist Discusses Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: Interview June 29, 2011He built Pakistan's nuclear bomb and is accused of having sold his knowledge to Libya and Iran. Since 2004, Abdul Qadeer Khan has been under a state of house arrest. In an e-mail interview, he now explains why he accepted sole blame for the accusations at the time and points a finger at the Pakistani army. Spiegel Online: Recent attacks on a naval base […]
- NGO Finds Balochistan Human Rights Abuses Worsening June 29, 2011Human rights violations in Pakistan’s southwest province of Balochistan are getting worse as militants and security forces target civilians, while authorities seem unwilling to rein in lawlessness, according to a report released on Wednesday. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), an independent non-governmental organisation, said in its report that […]
- Recent Developments in Military and Security Inquiries June 29, 2011A tribunal headed by Justice Mohammad Hashim Kakar of the Balochistan High Court submitted on Tuesday its report on the Kharotabad incident of May 17 in which five foreigners, three of them women, were killed by security personnel, but the provincial government has decided not to make it public. According to sources, the government observed after going throu […]
- Militants "Use Children to Fight, Carry Out Suicide Attacks" June 28, 2011A report released by the US State Department suggests that militants in Pakistan use children to fight or carry out suicide attacks. In a statement delivered with the Trafficking in Persons report, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: “Every year, we come together to release this report, to take stock of our progress, to make suggestions, and to refin […]
- Drone Warfare, Costs and Challenges: Analysis June 28, 2011The announcement by President Obama on 22 June 2011 of substantial withdrawals of United States troops from Afghanistan by September 2012 marks an important moment in the almost decade-long war in the country. The impact of the decision will be felt on the current diplomatic calculations over the nature of a settlement that will bring the war to an end. It m […]
- Addressing Pakistan's Sovereignty Deficit: Report June 28, 2011The Pakistan government’s inability to provide for the security and prosperity of its own people has led to questions about its sovereignty, whether in terms of its monopoly of violence, fiscal solvency, or human security. But rather than asking questions of the Pakistani government, Pakistanis are content with blaming Washington for the country’s ills. Wash […]
- Police Stations Understaffed in Punjab, KP and Sindh: Report June 28, 2011The police stations in Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) were understaffed to a varying degree, the police stations in Balochistan and Islamabad capital territory were heavily overstaffed, according to Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN’s) police station monitor. This report is based on information collected by FAFEN monitors who visited 90 police […]
- Pakistan, India Decide to Open New Trade Post After Talks June 28, 2011Pakistan and India on Monday decided to open up another trade point at the Wagah border, to boost trade ties between the two neighbouring countries. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Wagah border between officials of Pakistan and India. The new point will help facilitate trade and the passage of freedom busses, officials told The Express Tribune. T […]
- TTP Commander Leaves Group amid Disapproval of Civilian Killings June 27, 2011A Pakistani Taliban warlord who claims to control hundreds of foot soldiers said Monday he had broken with the militia and would form his own anti-American group along the Afghan border. Fazal Saeed described himself as the leader of Pakistan’s umbrella Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) faction in the tribal district of Kurram, but said he had run out of patience with […]
- Pakistan's Border Regions Vulnerable amid Planned US Withdrawal June 27, 2011Fighting across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border will overshadow talks when the two countries meet along with the United States on Tuesday to map out plans for reconciliation with the Taliban. Pakistan on Monday rejected Afghan allegations it had fired 470 rockets into Afghanistan over the past three weeks, saying only that "a few accidental rounds" […]
- Pakistan Expels British Military Trainers June 27, 2011Pakistan has expelled a team of British military trainers sent to help with the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida, as the fallout from the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden continues to rock relations between Islamabad and its western allies. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that at least 18 military advisers, deployed as part of a £15m programme to […]
BBC South Asia News Feed
- Afghan MPs halt women's law debate May 18, 2013The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women amid angry scenes, with Islamists calling for it to be scrapped.
- Deadly floods sweep southern China May 18, 2013Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces leave more than 50 people dead and 14 missing, officials say.
- Chinese man detained in Kashmir May 17, 2013A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was accused of desecrating the Koran, officials say.
- Thein Sein set for landmark US visit May 17, 2013Burma's President Thein Sein heads to the US to meet President Obama - in the first US state visit by Burmese leader since 1966.
- Dravid 'shock' over cricket arrests May 17, 2013Legendary Indian batsman and Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid speaks of his anguish after three players from the team were arrested over allegations of spot-fixing.
- China urges its tourists to behave May 17, 2013A senior Chinese official says "uncivilised behaviour" by some Chinese tourists is damaging the country's image abroad.
- Deadly car bombing hits Kandahar May 17, 2013A car bomb attack has killed at least nine people at an elite complex in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
- Deadly bombs at Pakistan mosques May 17, 2013Explosions near two mosques in a village in the Malakand region of north-west Pakistan leave at least 13 people dead.
- Caution call for Filipinos in Taiwan May 17, 2013A Philippine official warns migrant workers in Taiwan to keep a low profile, amid a diplomatic row over the death of a fisherman.
- Bangladesh rides out weakened storm May 17, 2013A tropical storm that officials had feared would cause widespread devastation in Bangladesh and Burma lost power quickly as it moved inland.
- Bangladesh garment factories re-open May 17, 2013Factories in Dhaka's Ashulia industrial area reopen after three days of protests following last month's building collapse in which hundreds died.
- VIDEO: Is Japan's green tea blossoming? May 17, 2013Farmers in Japan's key tea-growing region are hoping to turn their fortunes around following the Fukushima nuclear disaster two years ago.
- VIDEO: Who controls China's internet? May 17, 2013For several years in China it has been difficult to establish which is more dominant - the forces of censorship or freedom of expression.
Lahore Metro Blog
- Trees of Lahore May 12, 2013 S A J Shirazi
- The Lahore that I grew up in was a great place April 21, 2013 S A J Shirazi
- Odysseus Lahori March 9, 2013 S A J Shirazi
- Lahore Metro – Pros, Cons & Perceptions February 10, 2013 Faraz Khalid
- A post after very many years February 8, 2013 Faraz Khalid
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