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New Statesman (Free subscription) | yesterday
Many believe the Talibanisation of Pakistan is well under way and impossible to reverse The Taliban have given an ultimatum to Pakistan: leave Peshawar within five days or face the consequences. That a band of terrorists can tell a democratically elected government to quit its own territory says a great deal about the power of the Taliban. Far from being beaten and on the run, as we are constantly...
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"GroundReport (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
In federal capital of Pakistan life seems to be normal but at the end of dead line on Monday evening regarding resignation of Chief Minister NWFP Peshawar and its adjacent area Nowshehra was quite tense, a notable of Nowshehra in his huge residence with lawn and swimming pool on second story of his residence was quite eloquent over a cup of tea in his drawing room, he had informed us about the...
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Shining Light In Dark Corners (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... of the coalition Government from the Awami National Party, which rules in the province's capital, Peshawar. They, too, told the meeting of jihadi militant advances throughout the province, with their influence extending to most so-called "settled areas", including Peshawar. Yesterday, the army was reported to have abruptly ended an operation in the Hangu district, close to Peshawar,...
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Anorak News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
DAUD is lending money. The Taliban says it’s un-Islamic. They come to kill him: The Daily Times reports: A man reportedly killed three local Taliban in the Hassan Khel area of Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar on Monday, sources said. Sources said that the Taliban went to the house of a man called Daud, who reportedly was lending [...]
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Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Taliban fighters came to tell him to stop his un-Islamic practice of loaning money. But, before they realized he had been drinking he shot them dead. The Daily Times reported: A man reportedly killed three local Taliban in the Hassan Khel area of Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar on Monday, sources said. Sources said that the Taliban went to the house of a man called Daud, who reportedly was...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Police say militants have blown up a girls school and 10 shops in northwestern Pakistan. There were no casualties.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Last updated July 24, 2008 7:31 p.m. PTPanel urges UN to consider anti-terrorism agencyBy JOHN HEILPRINASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER In this Nov 25, 2004 file photo, captured Central Asians alleged to be Islamic militants, Abdul Qahar, 26, Mohammad Khalid, 16, and Hussain 14, from left, are presented before the media as an officer of Pakistan army looks on, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Afghanistan has been...
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Global News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Imposing the government’s will on the Taliban and al-Qaida appears to be a losing battle. Peshawar , the nearest principal city in the North West Frontier Province , threatened to fall to them recently like the surrounding rugged regions. Are the Pakistani armed forces, supposedly knowing the terrain like the back of their hands, totally inept, or are they sympathizing with the militants...
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SWJ Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... fish in Jaffna city, the epicenter of Tamil Tiger violence in Sri Lanka; and sipped Taliban tea in Peshawar. Both gastronomically and geographically speaking, she has been there, done that—and, above all, eaten that. Cuisines of the Axis of Evil is a lively, provocative, and highly entertaining cookbook with a twist: a whole host of delectable, easy-to-follow recipes straight out of the...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Extremists Tell Pakistani Tribal Leaders To Prepare To Fight U.S. Troops July 22, 2008 By RFE/RL PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Extremists leaders in Pakistan are instructing residents near the border with Afghanistan to prepare for the possibility of fighting U.S. ground troops in Pakistan's tribal agencies.Qazi Hussain Ahmad, leader of Pakistan's Jamaat-e Islami, made the call amid unconfirmed reports...
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http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Daily Times - 7 hours agoLAHORE/KHAR/PESHAWAR: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Umar said the deadline given to the NWFP government to resign had already ended but the Taliban would await the provincial government’s response until Wednesday morning, ... Times of India guardian.co.uk - - -
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... Shia," Aizaz Ali, 50, who lives in Parachinar, the main city in Kurram Agency, about 145km west of Peshawar, told IRIN. Aizaz has now moved his family to Lahore, hoping fighting will soon abate. Calling on the government to take immediate steps to save people in the area, Jahangir said: "For over a year, the main road connecting the Agency to the rest of Pakistan has been controlled by militants...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Peshawar, July 20 (Reuters): Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting US military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill al Qaida leaders.
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Pakistan’s 12-member media team visits city HYDERABAD: A 12-member media delegation from Pakistan called on Special Commissioner of Information and Public Relations C. Parthasarathi on Tuesday.The delegation comprised representatives from ‘The Jang’ daily, ‘The News’, Geo TV, ‘Front Post’ Peshawar, ‘Dawn’ and other media organisations.The delegation, which concluded its three-day visit to the...
