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he dangers of a summer drawdown from Afghanistan by US troops were underlined in a new field assessment from Helmand and Kandahar provinces by the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS), which recommends that current force levels be maintained until July 2012.
Local Peace committee chief Mualana Gul Ramzan held press conference today in North Waziristan Headquarter, Miranshah, writes Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud
Pakistani reporter Wali Khan Babar had covered a police operation against the drug mafia just before his targeted murder in the restive Pakistani southern port city of Karachi which possibly became the reason of his assassination.
At least 17 suspected militants died in one day as the unmanned air strikes from U.S drone planes targeted militant hideouts with three drone strikes within a span of 12 hours in the restive North Waziristan writes Hamza Ameer
Negotiations between provincial government and militants for the release of abducted vice-chancellor of Islamia College University, Peshawar entered into a critical phase. Pakistani Taliban also abducted 23 tribesmen, who had recently met Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani during his recent trip to the lawless tribal belt.
US drones fired missiles at terrorist hideouts in three attacks within hours in Pakistan’s restive Khyber tribal region, killing at least 50 so called militants, including a commander, and injuring seven others.
Karim Khan came to Islamabad and tells Asia Despatch that he would take on CIA station chief and the US American government for the killing of his family members.
“The report that expressed the fear of the existence of very high profile militants in Karachi shows that the southern port city which is the industrial hub of Pakistan is in serious danger,” the official told Asia Despatch on the condition of anonymity because his opposition did not allow him to confide classified information.
The body of Abdul Hameed Hayatan, a young Baloch journalist who was kidnapped in the southwestern port city of Gwadaron 25 October), was found beside the River Sami in Turbat,
Asia Despatch correspondent Tahir Ali writes the story of Faisal Shahzad in his own words
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