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Outsiders Flee Violence-stricken Balochistan, Pakistan After Nationalist Murders
Ongoing widespread violence in Balochistan Province, southwestern Pakistan, is severely disrupting daily life and forcing many non-Balochis to flee in fear of their lives, residents say.
Taliban Imposing ‘Parallel’ Government in Pakistan Border Region
In Pakistan’s Afghan border regions, the month of January began with the imposition of harsh new directives. As of January 2, women in the region were prohibited from holding compulsory identification cards bearing their photographs. Widows were...Eight Killed in Pakistan’s Tribal Region By Suspected U.S. Drone
A suspected United States military air strike launched by a remote-controlled and unmanned CIA aircraft on Monday morning killed at least 8 militants. Media reports claim that in two separate attacks, three missiles were fired by US drones at South Waziristan’s...Taliban’s Spiritual Fathers Have Denounced Terrorism
What would happen if the Taliban’s spiritual fathers denounced terrorism? That, in effect, is what has taken place in Deoband, the northern Indian hometown of the austere form of Sunni Islam followed by the Taliban.Afghan And Pakistani Leaders Offer Olive Branch To Militants
Politicians and tribal leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan have concluded two-day talks in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, offering an olive branch to militants willing to lay down their arms, and warning that action will be taken against those challenging...New Polio Cases Cast Shadow on Pakistan’s Vaccinations
Confirmation that three children in Punjab Province, the most developed in the country, have contracted polio takes the total number of cases detected this year to 80. So far 22 cases have surfaced in Punjab, 31 in the North West Frontier Province, 15...Pashtun Regions of Pakistan And Afghanistan Say They Are Caught In Someone Else’s War
With recent cross-border attacks by U.S. forces inside Pakistan’s tribal areas, the focus of the war on terror is shifting to the Pashtun regions of Pakistan and is likely to intensify. But the Pashtun intelligentsia — on both sides of the...Pakistani And Afghan Leaders Seek New Start To Target Enduring Threat
When Pakistan’s new president, Asif Ali Zardari, was inaugurated this week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was the only foreign head of state in attendance. His presence was generally regarded as an opportunity to move toward a rapprochement between...
