Pakistan – Now, US intelligence seeks Pakistani-American recruits (rediff.com)

Now, US intelligence seeks Pakistani-American recruits (rediff.com)
The US intelligence community has begun to look for linguists and analysts from the Pakistani-American community to meet its national security challenges, especially after Pakistani Americans were in Pakistan trying to join Al Qaeda.Pakistan is often viewed as the epicentre of international terrorism.

Rain-related incidents kill 11 in Pakistan – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad – Heavy rains in Pakistan killed 11 people over the past 24 hours, while a lake formed by an earthquake five years ago burst its banks and destroyed dozens of houses in the Pakistani part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, officia…

India sponsoring terror in Pakistan: Former minister (New Kerala)
Islamabad, Feb 8 : India is sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan via Afghanistan, a former Pakistani minister charged Monday.

Musharraf aide survives assassination attempt in Pakistan (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad – A close aide to the former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen shot at him, killing his three guards, the officials said late Monday. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, who served as information minister u…

Blackwater mercenaries not welcome in Pakistan (Press TV)
Pakistani political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam condemns the presence of American mercenaries in Pakistan, after US Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed last month that private security firms were operating in the country.

Al Qaeda operates with impunity in Pakistan (Hindustan Times)
Despite the military action taken by the Pakistani Army against the terrorist groups, the US remains concerned that al Qaeda operates with impunity in Pakistan’s territory, a Congressional report has said.

India sponsoring terror in Pakistan Former minister (Hindustan Times)
India is sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan via Afghanistan, a former Pakistani minister charged on Monday.

Former Pakistani minister hurt in gun attack (The Malaysian Insider)
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 Gunmen opened fire yesterday at the election office of a former Pakistani government minister, killing four people and wounding two, officials said. The identity of the gunmen, who opened fire at Sheikh Rashid Ahmed s election office in the city of Rawalpindi, was not known but the violence is likely to raise political tension. Ahmed was hurt but not by a bullet, an aide …

Pakistan: Militants targeting Americans arrested (AP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way Monday to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans in Pakistan’s cultural capital, said police.

WIN Pakistan is Out to Change the Perception of Pakistan (PR.com)
WIN Pakistan Offers Positive Message of Hope and Encouragement, Dispels Misperceptions About Pakistani Culture [PR.com]

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