Pakistan appeals for unity against Taliban (Channel NewsAsia)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s leader has called on the nation to unite behind the armed forces as they pressed a new offensive against Taliban militants on Thursday north of the capital Islamabad.
U.S. wants to boost training of Pakistani forces (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The United States and Pakistan will likely discuss stepping up U.S. training for Pakistani security forces when President Asif Ali Zardari visits Washington next week, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Obama administration considers training Pakistani troops (Daily Telegraph)
The Obama administration is urgently considering training the Pakistani military in counterinsurgency fearing that it lacks the knowhow and the equipment to tackle the Taliban as the militants step up their challenge to Islamabad.
Obama Says Pakistan s Government Is Very Fragile (Update1) (Bloomberg)
April 30 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said the government in Pakistan is very fragile and expressed concern about security in the nuclear-armed nation, as Pakistani forces battled Taliban militants in the northwest.
Official: Unrest stemmed in Pakistani city (UPI)
KARACHI, Pakistan, April 30 (UPI) — The unrest in the Pakistani city of Karachi that claimed at least 29 lives has been brought under control, Sindh Home Minister Zulfikar Mirza said Thursday.
Islamic law in Pakistan: masked gunmen in a reign of terror (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
MINGORA, Pakistan _Two weeks after the Pakistani government capitulated to Islamist demands and imposed Islamic law throughout the Swat valley, armed militants are patrolling the streets of the district capital and masked gunmen have taken control of outlying districts, where they’re terrorizing residents and using intimidation to close girls’ schools.
Pakistan Army Pounds Taliban Positions (Nasdaq)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP)–Pakistani artillery Thursday pounded Taliban positions in the northwest as President Asif Ali Zardari called on the nation to unite behind the offensive against Islamic extremists.
PAKISTAN: Haqqani chides US media for ‘panicked’ coverage (AsiaMedia)
NEW YORK — Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Wednesday criticized US media’s ‘panicked reactions’ over the growing Taliban threat, saying their coverage was not conducive to strengthening Pakistani democracy or to developing an effective counterterrorism policy for the country.
Pakistan appeals for unity against Taliban (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistan’s leader has called on the nation to unite behind the armed forces as they pressed a new offensive against Taliban militants on Thursday north of the capital Islamabad.
U.S. wants to boost training of Pakistani forces (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – The United States and Pakistan will likely discuss stepping up U.S. training for Pakistani security forces when President Asif Ali Zardari visits …
