Pakistan Security Brief

Pakistan Security Brief – March 9, 2010

Five killed in drone attack; Taliban leaders thought dead still alive; Gen. David Petraeus endorses Pakistan’s strategic decisions; Taliban reintegration to be top of agenda in Pak-Afghan talks; armed lashkar set fire to 130 militant houses; two pro-government tribal leaders killed; Balochistan Government requests Frontier Corps during elections; local residents warned authorities of Lahore attack.



[1] Yusufzai, Mushtaq, “Five killed in NWA drone attack,” The News, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=27687. “US drone attack kills five militants in Miramshah,” Dawn, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/22-us-drone-strike-in-malay-khan-area-aj-02.
[2] Dawar, Nasir, Kiran Khalid & Reza Sayah, “Pakistani Taliban leader disputes claims of deaths,” CNN, March 8, 2010. Available at http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/pakistan.militants/?hpt=T2.
[4] “Taliban reintegration to be key agenda of Pak-Afghan talks,” Dawn, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-taliban-reintegration-to-be-key-agenda-of-pak-afghan+talks-ss-10.
[5] Khan, Hasbanullah, “Salarzai lashkar sets fire to 130 Taliban houses in Bajaur,” Daily Times, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\09\story_9-3-2010_pg1_6. “130 houses of militants torched in Bajaur,” The News, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=227974.
[6] Khan, Hasbanullah, “Salarzai lashkar sets fire to 130 Taliban houses in Bajaur,” Daily Times, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\09\story_9-3-2010_pg1_6.
[7] “Frontier Corps called for Jafferabad by-polls,” Geo, March 9, 2010. Available at http://www.geo.tv/3-9-2010/60722.htm.
[8] McDonald-Gibson, Charlotte, “Pakistan bomb victims warned of looming attack,” AFP, March 9, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestlahore.
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