Dec
08

South Asia – Pakistan Told to Ratchet Up Fight Against the Taliban (New York Times)

Pakistan Told to Ratchet Up Fight Against the Taliban (New York Times)
The Obama administration warned that if Pakistan does not act aggressively, the U.S. will use more force on the Pakistani side of the border, officials said.

FBI takes US terror probe to India and Pakistan (FOX 12 Idaho)
The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan and India as part of an inquiry into a Chicago man accused of plotting against a Danish newspaper and sizing up targets ahead of last year’s deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India’s…

Waqar inspired by top-level visit (Oldham Chronicle)
AN Oldham teenager s political ambitions took a step forward when he was invited to London to celebrate the 25th anniversary of charity Islam Relief. Waqar Chowdhary was asked to visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Foreign Secretary David Miliband for Iftar (breaking of fast).

Kashmir’s anonymous graves (NDTV)
In this photo taken on October 7, 2009, local Kashmiri villagers walk past a graveyard containing unidentified dead at Bimyar, about 96 kilometers west of Srinagar.

FBI takes US terror probe to India and Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan and India as part of an inquiry into a Chicago man accused of plotting against a Danish newspaper and sizing up targets ahead of last year’s deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India’s financial capital.

Pakistan under scrutiny in terror case against Chicago man (Chicago Tribune)
The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan and India as part of an inquiry into a Chicago man accused of plotting against a Danish newspaper and sizing up targets ahead of last year’s deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. Pakistan’s role in alleged plots spanning three countries has increasingly come under scrutiny as new details emerge about the case and suspect David …

Pakistan bombing (The Record and Herald News)
Pakistani family members mourn deaths of their beloved ones in Lahore, Pakistan.

Bomb blasts in Lahore and Peshawar, Pakistan, leave 46 dead (Washington Post)
LAHORE, PAKISTAN — Bombings in two Pakistani cities killed 46 people Monday, as militants struck back in the wake of an army offensive against a Taliban stronghold in the northwest near the Afghan border.

Simmering on (BBC News)
Kashmir insurgency bubbles along 20 years on

FBI takes US terror probe to India and Pakistan (3news)
Pakistan’s role in alleged plots spanning three countries has increasingly come under scrutiny as new details emerge about the case and suspect David Coleman Headley’s links to the country.

Militant bombings kill 46 in Pakistan (The Washington Times)
LAHORE, Pakistan | Bombings in two Pakistani cities killed 46 people Monday, as militants struck back in the wake of an army offensive against a Taliban stronghold in the northwest near the Afghanistan border. Two synchronized bombs ripped through a market that is popular with women in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore about 9 p.m., igniting a massive fire that killed 36 people, authorities …

FBI sending team to Pakistan in terror probe (Boston Globe)
The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan as part of an investigation into links with a Chicago terror suspect, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The announcement came a day after the probe expanded to include a retired Pakistani army officer — highlighting long-held fears of Pakistan’s central role in global extremism.