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August 11, 2009
Terrorists ‘have attacked Pakistan nuclear sites three times’
Terrorists have attacked three of Pakistan’s military nuclear facilities in the past two years and there is a serious danger that they will gain access to the country’s atomic arsenal, according to a journal published by the US Military Academy at West Point. The report, written by Professor Shaun Gregory, a security specialist at Bradford University, comes amid mounting fears that the Taleban and al-Qaeda will breach Pakistan’s military nuclear sites – most of which are in or near…
August 11, 2009
Proof the 1st casualty of Pakistani propaganda war
ISLAMABAD – Finding and killing Pakistan’s most-wanted militant was a difficult task. Proving his death may be even harder
August 9, 2009
Pakistan’s No. 1 Enemy: Ex-Ally Bent by Al Qaeda
KABUL, Afghanistan – Baitullah Mehsud is perhaps the most prominent example of a tribal Taliban fighter who at first fought in Afghanistan and cooperated with the Pakistani Army, but then turned against his own country, unleashing a vicious campaign of violence in the name of spreading the rule of Islam. Skip to next paragraph Related Taliban Leader in Pakistan Is Reportedly Killed (August 8, 2009) The most wanted terrorist in Pakistan by the time of his apparent death on Wednesday in his mid-30s, he rocketed to notoriety in just three years as the leader of the Pakistani Taliban and became a key figure in Al Qaeda’s regional operations
August 9, 2009
Pakistan demands Taliban evidence
“We know what our enemies want to achieve – it’s the joint policy of the ISI [Pakistani intelligence service] and FBI – they want our chief to come out in the open…
August 9, 2009
Militant killed in Taliban power struggle, Pakistan says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani…
August 9, 2009
Pakistani Taliban appear in turmoil after shootout
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan's Taliban appeared in turmoil Sunday after reports of a deadly shootout between contenders to replace the shadowy movement's leader, who is believed to have been killed in a US drone attack. Intelligence officials said Friday that Baitullah Mehsud, who had a five-million-dollar bounty on his head, was killed in the US missile attack. Pakistan's government says it is still seeking confirmation
August 9, 2009
About this survey
An exclusive Al Jazeera survey of public opinion in Pakistan has revealed
August 9, 2009
Pakistan Taliban commander denies shootout, says alive
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A…
August 8, 2009
Pakistan’s Taliban in disarray after US air strike kills leader
The Pakistan Taliban were meeting last night to choose a new leader after Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistan’s most wanted man, was killed in a CIA-led air strike, dealing a major blow to the insurgency that has ravaged the north-west and the wild tribal areas along the Afghan border. “According to my intelligence sources, Mehsud has been taken out,” said Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister.
August 8, 2009
New Tamil Tiger head captured
Sri Lanka has said it has captured and was interrogating the new head of the…
August 8, 2009
Back to school in Pakistan’s Swat valley
Two million people were displaced in May when Pakistan’s army began renewed fighting against the Taliban in the Swat valley. Since then, more then 350,000 refugees have returned to their homes, following government assurances that the area is now “safe”.
August 8, 2009
Pakistani Taliban head’s death a blow to militants
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Taliban chief was killed by a CIA missile strike, a militant commander confirmed Friday — a severe blow to extremists threatening the stability of this nuclear-armed nation and a possible boost to U.S.-Pakistani cooperation in fighting insurgents who wreak havoc along the Afghan border. Pakistani officials vowed to dismantle the rest of the network run by Baitullah Mehsud regardless of who takes over, a move seen as essential to crippling the violent Islamists behind dozens of suicide attacks and beheadings in the country. Already, the Taliban were holding a “shura” council in the lawless, rugged South Waziristan tribal region to choose Mehsud’s successor,…
