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Resilient Taliban Drives Pakistan to Brutal Tactics

200,000 displaced in tribal regions as state battles militants

New York Times New York Times Nov 11, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - In the lawless Northwest Frontier Province, the Pakistani army has been fighting the Taliban for 3 months for control of just a sliver of land. State forces had expected the battle to be a cursory victory, but the Taliban is stronger and more deeply entrenched—literally, in a network of tunnels that allows them to store arms and move undetected—than commanders expected. The New York Times reports from the mountainous region, where Pakistan has resorted to scorched-earth policies to rout the Islamic militants. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Taliban • Islamic militants • North West Frontier Province • Pakistan army • counter insurgency

 Pakistan to Arm Local Militias 

Insurgency strategy, successful for US in Iraq, boosts American confidence in ally

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 23, 08 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan plans to give weapons to thousands of  tribal fighters along its border with Afghanistan, the Washington Post reports—a strategy that has helped the US in Iraq. The move to link the militias—called lashkars—to anti-Taliban efforts is a boost to US confidence in Pakistan’s military efforts, and commanders say they’re seeing results across the border in Afghanistan. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • al-Qaeda • Taliban • War on Terror • Awakening Councils • Pakistan army

 Pakistani Troops Fire 
 on US Helicopters 

US forced back across border to Afghanistan

Reuters Reuters Sep 22, 08 3:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani troops fired on two US helicopters crossing the border apparently to attack militants last night and drove them back into Afghanistan, Reuters reports. The aircraft crossed the border in the restive North Waziristan tribal region, according to Pakistani sources. US officials refused to confirm the report. Pakistani officials have condemned a recent series of assaults by US troop across the border without government permission. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • Pakistan militants • Pakistan army • US troops • US-Pakistan relations

Pakistan Orders Troops to Fire if US Launches Raid

Civilian leaders
say they seek
diplomatic solution

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 16, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(AP) - Pakistan's military has ordered its forces to open fire if US troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said today. The orders come in response to a highly unusual ground attack by American commandos earlier this month, and subsequent repeated reports of US drone aircraft striking militant targets, most recently last Friday. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • terrorism • Taliban • War on Terror • Pakistan army

Pakistan Army Fires on US Troops Trying to Cross Border

Tensions high as shots rebuff helicopters

BBC BBC Sep 15, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani soldiers fired shots into the air to prevent American troops from crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan, according to officials in the region. The BBC reports that 9 US helicopters landed at around midnight on the Afghan side of the border, and troops then tried to enter into South Waziristan, part of Pakistan's lawless northwest. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • Taliban • North West Frontier Province • Pakistan army • South Waziristan

 Musharraf
 Will Quit
 Tomorrow,
 Flee: Mag

Presidential spokesman denies allegations

Newsweek Newsweek Aug 17, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan President Musharraf will likely resign tomorrow, a former Musharraf aide told Newsweek, and flee to Saudi Arabia for three months of exile. Pakistan's top military commanders are aware of the news, but Musharraf's camp officially denies the story. "Your source is a liar. The information you have is absolutely untrue," a spokesman told the magazine. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Saudi Arabia • Nawaz Sharif • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan elections • Pakistan army

 Coalition Moves to
 Impeach Musharraf 

Party leaders agree terms to oust president

Times (UK) Times (UK) Aug 7, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's opposition leaders reached an early-morning deal to impeach embattled president Pervez Musharraf unless he voluntarily steps down, reports the Times of London. A list of charges is being drawn up, and will give the president options to defend himself before Parliament. Musharraf vowed to fight his ouster, saying, "I will defeat those who try to push me to the wall." More »

Leaderless Pakistan Drifts Toward Chaos

Infighting, confusion imperil battle
against militants

New York Times New York Times Jun 24, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four months after historic elections in Pakistan, the nation has descended into leaderless chaos, Western diplomats and military leaders believe. The void has serious consequences for fighting militants in Pakistan's lawless northwest on the border with Afghanistan, reports the New York Times. More »

Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

...which were reportedly working with the Taliban

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 11, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 11 Pakistani soldiers and 10 other people were killed today in an ugly border incident that could strain US/Pakistani ties. US fighters reportedly launched an air strike inside Pakistan’s mountainous tribal area, backing up Afghan troops fighting Taliban forces. The matter was complicated, however, because Pakistani troops were apparently fighting alongside the Taliban, the Washington Post reports. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • Taliban • airstrike • Waziristan • Afghan border • Pakistan army • Afghan Army

Pakistan Nears Peace Deal
With Militants

Suspected Bhutto assassin said to have called off his fighters

New York Times New York Times Apr 25, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new government of Pakistan is close to brokering a deal that will end hostilities with the most militant tribes in the country's dangerous northwest. A draft of the peace agreement calls for an end to violence, a prisoner exchange, and a gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of South Waziristan, reports the New York Times . It marks a break with the hardline approach favored by President Pervez Musharraf and the US. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Baitullah Mehsud • Pakistan army • South Waziristan

Pakistan Surgeon General Killed

Dies with 8 others in suicide bombing

Washington Post Washington Post Feb 25, 08 10:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's surgeon general was killed today by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a busy intersection in the city of Rawalpindi.  Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmad Baig, his driver and his guard were killed, the Washington Post reports; Baig was the highest-ranking military officer to be killed in attacks by militants in recent years.. Five other people died, and 20 were injured. Three children's aid workers were killed in a separate attack. More »

More about:  Pervez Musharraf • Taliban • suicide bombing • Baitullah Mehsud • Pakistan army • Rawalpindi

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