Pakistan Security Brief

Pakistan Security Brief – April 12, 2010

Military continues operations in Orakzai; fighter jets target LI meeting in Khyber; militants clash with security forces in South Waziristan; school blown up in Mohmand; six people killed in Abbottabad protests; militants bomb school in Upper Dir; ISI allegedly releases two Afghan Taliban leaders; Afghan official says Baradar arrest derailed peace talks; Pakistan launches largest war game in 20 years; Gilani meets with Obama ahead of nuclear summit.

 

FATA

 

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)

 

Afghan Taliban

 

Pakistan war game

 

Nuclear summit



[2] “Pakistan airstrike, gunfight kill 48 militants,” AFP, April 10, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100410/wl_asia_afp/pakistanunrestnorthwest. “45 killed as jets bomb LI hideouts in Tirah,” Daily Times, April 10, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\11\story_11-4-2010_pg7_3.
[6] “Boys’ school blown up in Charagali,” Daily Times, April 11, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\11\story_11-4-2010_pg7_2.
[7] Greg Miller, “U.S. officials say Pakistani spy agency released Afghan Taliban insurgents,” Washington Post, April 10, 2010. Available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/10/AR2010041002111.html?wprss=rss_world/asia.
[8] Joshua Partlow and Karen DeYoung, “Afghan officials say Pakistan’s arrest of Taliban leader threatens peace talks,” Washington Post, April 10, 2010. Available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040904807.html?wprss=rss_world/asia.
[9] “Military launches biggest-ever war games,” Dawn, April 10, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-military-launches-biggest-ever-war-games-ha-05. Sabrina Tavernise, “Pakistan Begins Month of Military Drills,” New York Times, April 10, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/world/asia/11pstan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss.
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