Pakistan Security Brief

Pakistan Security Brief – February 24, 2010

US drone strike in North Waziristan kills five; US senate informed of Taliban leadership’s relocation from Quetta to Karachi; Pakistan foreign secretary arrives in New Dehli; US spies found beheaded in North Waziristan; LeT commander and students arrested in Nowshera; Taliban commander arrested in Karachi; security forces in Kohat crack down on militants, demolish TTP hideouts; Pakistan aids Iran in arresting top Jundallah leader.

 


[1] “US drone strike kills five in North Waziristan”, Dawn, February 24, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-drone-nwaziristan-qs-05. Rasool Dawar and Hussain Afzal, “Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 4,” AP, February 24, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan.
[3] “Pakistan foreign secretary in India for talks,” AFP, February 24, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100224/wl_sthasia_afp/indiapakistandiplomacyarrive. “Indian troops killed in Kashmir clash with militants,” BBC, February 24, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8533403.stm.
[4] “Taliban behead three ‘US spies’ in North Waziristan,” Dawn, February 24, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/16-taliban+kill+2+alleged+us+spies+in+north+waziristan-hs-10
[5] “Key militant leader, 34 pupils arrested in Nowshera district,” Dawn, February 24, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/16-key-militant-leader%2C-34-pupils-arrested-hs-05. Mushtaq Paracha, “Seminary head, 34 Afghan students held in Nowshera,” The News, February 24, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=225940.
[6] “Key Taliban commander captured in Karachi,” The News, February 24, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=99383.
[7] “Forces destroy four TTP hideouts in Darra Adam Khel,” Dawn, February 23, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/14-forces-destroy-four-ttp-hideouts-in-darra-adam-khel-zj-04.
[8] “Pakistan helped Iran nab Jundallah chief,” Dawn, February 24, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-pakistan-helped-iran-nab-jundallah-chief-ss-07.
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