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US toughens stance on Pakistans talks with militants
The United States has toughened its stance on a proposed agreement with the militants in the Federal Administered Tribal Areas, saying that any deal Pakistan reaches with them should be worth more than the paper it is written on. ANI
RIC troika calls for clamp down on spread of heroin from Afghanistan
Raising concerns over the illicit drugs trade going on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Russia-India-China troika in the joint communique has called for the creation of a security belt around Afghanistan to halt the spread of heroin. ANI
U.S. drone kills dozen militants in Paks Bajaur Agency (Lead:)
At least a dozen militants have been killed in a suspected United States missile strike in the Damadola area of the Bajaur tribal Agency.According to a senior security official, two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone aircraft, destroyed a house and a compound used by suspected al Qaeda militants ANI
India could use Jaipur blasts to create a crisis with Pakistan: STRATFOR
India could use Tuesdays serial bombings in Rajasthan capital Jaipur to create a crisis with Pakistan, Americas private intelligence gathering agency STRATFOR has claimed ANI
Dozen militant killed in suspected U.S. missile strike
At least a dozen militants have been killed in a suspected United States missile strike in the Damadola area of the Bajaur tribal Agency.According to a senior security official, two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone aircraft, destroyed a house and a compound used by suspected al Qaeda militants ANI
Taliban moving at half speed
US-led security forces and the Afghan Army waited for the Taliban Spring Offensive, but it never came. Gun battles with the Taliban were down 50 percent so far, compared to last year. ANI
Anti-US pamphlets distributed in Swat on the sidelines of peace talks
Peshawar, May 14 (AIN): Even as the NWFP government held the second-round of peace talks with the pro-Taliban militants in Peshawar, unknown persons distributed pamphlets asking the provincial government, military and the people of Pakistan to join hands with the Taliban against the US. ANI
NWFP govt gives in to pro-Taliban militants demand, enforces Shariah
The NWFP government is learnt to have given in to the demand of the pro-Taliban terrorists in the Swat region of enforcing Shariah - Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 - in Malakand division within a month. ANI
NWFP minister says only ceasefire, no peace pact with pro-Taliban militants
Refuting press reports that the NWFP government had inked a peace pact with the pro-Taliban militants in the Swat region, provincial Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour has said that it was merely a ceasefire agreement and the provincial government had not given in to the militants demands. ANI
Pak seeks unmanned surveillance planes from Oz to patrol Afghan border
During Australian Defence Minister Angus Houstons recent visit to Islamabad, the Pakistan government reportedly urged him to provide unmanned surveillance aircraft and train its defence personnel to help it patrol its 2400-km border with Afghanistan. ANI
Experts say US must strategically shift policy on Pak-based extremists
Experts and critics of the Bush administrations policies in Pakistan, have called on it to undertake a strategic shift in dealing with extremists in the region. ANI
US not to be involved in resolving judges restoration issue in Pak
The US embassy in Islamabad has said that the restoration of judges issue was to be resolved by the Pakistan government only and that the US administration had nothing to with it. And, thats why US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher didnt discuss the issue with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif when he met the duo in London recently, said US Embassy spokeswoman Elizabeth Colton said in a statement. ANI
U.S. considering Anbar model for FATA
Concerned about the possible resurgence of militancy and extremism in Pakistans Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the Bush Administration is reported to have suggested to Islamabad to implement the Anbar model i.e. to train local communities in the use of arms to counter al Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants. ANI
Pro-Taliban militants ink truce pact with NWFP govt
Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistans Swat region are learnt to have reached out a peace agreement with the coalition government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). ANI
Pentagon withdraws controversial Guantánamo Bay Gen Hood from Pak posting
The Bush administration is learnt to have withdrawn the appointment of Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood as a senior American officer based in Pakistan to fight Al Qaeda and the Taliban in tribal areas, reflecting the widening shadow that the military prison at Guantánamo Bay was still casting over American foreign policy. ANI
US to train Pak Army to nail key militants
Washington aims breach the gap between the US Army and Pakistani security forces in order to nail key targets like Osama bin Laden, as well as overcome military failures against the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan. ANI
Mardan residents fear Taliban reprisal if peace proposal fails
Following fresh attacks by the Taliban on government installations over the past few weeks in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), residents of Mardan district fear of such attacks on them as well if the new provincial government failed to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban in Swat and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). ANI
Five Baitullah bombers enter Karachi, warns Pak Interior Ministry
Pakistan Interior Ministry is learnt to have cautioned the Sindh Home Department about the entry of as many as five members of Baitullah Mehsud group into Karachi to carry out suicide bombings in the city. ANI
Pak-based terrorists behind UK troops woes in Afghanistan
Foreign troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan have claimed that nearly 60 percent of the guerrillas they are fighting in the Garmser town in Afghanistan are Pakistanis. Describing them as being ideologically driven young men, the UK troops say that they consider the war as a religious obligation of struggle, or jihad.Afghan officials said that Islamabad at best turned a blind eye to the flow (of terrorists from Pakistan into Afghanistan), and at worst encourages it. ANI
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