DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Over 700 killed in 44 drone strikes in 2009
Source: DAWN.COM
PESHAWAR: Of the 44 predator strikes carried out by US drones in the tribal areas of Pakistan over the past 12 months, only five were able to hit their actual targets, killing five key Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders, but at the cost of over 700 innocent civilians.
A year of war -- and progress
Source: The L.A. Times
Despite ongoing troubles in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2009 was a moderately successful year for the U.S. in all three theaters of battle.
OSAMA'S GHOST: Whereabouts of Osama Detected
Source: Veteranstoday
So far Osama bin Laden has continously been used by the US and some western countries as a scapegoat to malign Pakistan which is their target for 'de-nuclearisation.' Sometimes, bogey of Bin Laden is raised by their rulers to achieve their goals of external policy, and sometimes …
Foreign Hand in Pakistan Instability
Source: Markthetruth
On July 20, 2009 In a "Point Blank "program of Private Electronic TV Channel "Express News" a suicidal bomber confirmed the involvement of Indian hands in the unrest of Pakistan. He was arrested from Dera Bugti when he got injured as a result of explosion in a house.
Diary
Source: London Review of Books
June is never a good month on the plains. It was 46ºC in Fortress Islamabad a fortnight ago. The hundreds of security guards manning roadblocks and barriers were wilting, sweat pouring down their faces as they waved cars and motorbikes through.
Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Freedom Path) in South Waziristan
Source: OpinionMaker
FATA consisting of seven tribal agencies is backward and poverty stricken with little means of employment. The tribesmen are excellent fighters, revengeful, hospitable, fiercely independent, religious and proud of their traditions.
Waziristan Operation? Some Ground Realities
Source: Opinion Maker
South Waziristan, given a combination of forbidding terrain and entrenched presence of the hardcore elements of TTP and al-Qaeda fighters, is a tough military nut to crack.
Waziristan Operation - Some Ground Realities
Source: Mark The Truth
South Waziristan, given a combination of forbidding terrain and entrenched presence of the hardcore elements of TTP and al-Qaeda fighters, is a tough military nut to crack.
A half-fought war
Source: The Dawn Media Group
As things fall apart around us, it is a struggle to make sense of any of it.
The Predator War
Source: New Yorker
On August 5th, officials at the Central Intelligence Agency, in Langley, Virginia, watched a live video feed relaying closeup footage of one of the most wanted terrorists in Pakistan.
Top al-Qaeda operative reported killed
Source: The Dawn Media group
PESHAWAR: In the first drone strikes since the Pakistan military began its operation in South Waziristan a top al-Qaeda operative Abu Al-Masri is reported to have been killed in a strike from a US unmanned aircraft.
How to Help Pakistan Win This Fight
Source: Foreign Policy
The Pakistani Army is determined to defeat al Qaeda-linked militants in South Waziristan. So why is the United States still withholding the military equipment Pakistan urgently needs?
On whose side is US anyway?
Source: The News International
ISLAMABAD: The US-led Nato forces vacated more than half a dozen key security checkposts on the Afghan side of the Pak-Afghan border just ahead of the major Pakistan Army ground offensive (code named: Rahe Nijaat) against Taliban-led militants in the volatile tribal area of South …
Fatima Rizvi : Taliban show signs of frustration while failing to stop Pakistan Army from advancing further into the strongholds of South Waziristan.
Forewarned may not be forearmed
Source: Daily Times
The GHQ attack has only firmed the army's resolve to expedite the ground assault in South Waziristan. But what is important to remember is that the army should go in according to its own assessment of when the timing is right. It mustn't react
Now or never for Waziristan push?
Source: BBC News
The announcement that an army ground offensive had been ordered in South Waziristan tribal region was made by the Governor of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province on 15 June.
RAW Targets Pak Army Headquarters
Source: Opinion Maker
On Saturday, six gunmen armed with guns and grenades, wearing army uniforms attacked Pakistan's army headquarters, the very heart of the country. When stopped by the security guards, they started firing, throwing five grenades inside the headquarters.
Pakistan to Target Taliban 'Epicenter'
Source: The New York Times
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - After fighting peripheral wars against militants for the last several years, the military is poised to open a campaign in coming days against the Taliban's main stronghold in Pakistan's tribal areas, South Waziristan, according to senior military and security …