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Iraq has top terror risk, Thai danger up: ranking

William Maclean Reuters 17.02.2010
US missile kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. missile strike has killed at least three people near the Afghan border.

Iraq has top terror risk, Thai danger up: ranking

Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft, while Thailand has joined the nine countries most in danger for the first time.

Taliban second-in-command captured in Pakistan

Jason Burke The Guardian 17.02.2010
Taliban second-in-command captured in Pakistan

Mullah Barader, the Taliban's powerful second in command, has been captured in the Pakistani city of Karachi, senior US officials have confirmed.

Pakistan's lawyers strike over judicial appointments made by President Zardari

Hundreds of lawyers across Pakistan have gone on strike following the dispute between President Asif Ali Zardari and the Supreme Court.

Pakistan's President and Top Court Spar Over Judges

ZAHID HUSSAIN The Wall Street Journal 15.02.2010
Pakistan's President and Top Court Spar Over Judges

ISLAMABAD—Political tension heightened in Pakistan after the Supreme Court struck down the appointment of two senior judges by the president.

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and India will soon hold their first official talks since the Mumbai attacks, Islamabad announced on Friday, in a move seen as a significant bid to ease regional tensions.

Suicide Attack Kills 17, Mostly Police, in Pakistan

SALMAN MASOOD The New York Times 11.02.2010
Pakistan, Thailand to enhance military ties

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Thailand have desired to enhance defence cooperation with each other with main emphasis on training of the armed forces’ personnel of the two countries.

Suicide Attack Kills 17, Mostly Police, in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In one of the bloodiest days for Pakistani security forces, at least 17 people, including 13 police officials, were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy in the northwestern tribal area of Khyber, local news outlets reported.

Pakistani Taliban confirms leader Hakimullah Mahsud's death

Alex Rodriguez Los Angeles Times 10.02.2010
Pakistani Taliban confirms leader Hakimullah Mahsud's death

Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that its leader, Hakimullah Mahsud, has died from injuries suffered in a U.S. drone missile strike last month, forcing the insurgency to find a new leader for the second time in six months.

Pakistan denounces conviction of neuroscientist in US court

Pakistanis were united in anger today after an American court convicted Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a US-educated neuroscientist previously accused of al-Qaida links, on charges of assault and attempted murder.


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