Pakistan Security Brief – January 7, 2010

A top TTP commander from the NWFP was arrested in Islamabad; a report released in Pakistan claims a new militant group was behind the December 28 Karachi blast; security forces arrest 23 suspected militants in Khyber Agency; militants target schools throughout the tribal areas; Pakistani forces kill four militants in Swat; the BBC details Balochistan’s separatist movements.



[1] “Top TTP operative arrested in Islamabad,” Dawn, January 7, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-top-ttp-operative-arrested-in-islamabad-ss-05.
[2] Syed Irfan Raza, “New militant outfit behind Ashura blast: report,” Dawn, January 7, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/12-new-militant-outfit-behind-ashura-blast-report--bi-14.   
[3] “Twenty-three suspected militants arrested in Bara,”  Dawn, January 7, 2010. Available at
[4] “Three schools come under attack in tribal areas,” Dawn, January 7, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/three-schools-come-under-attack-in-tribal-areas-710.
[5] “Four more terrorists killed in Swat: ISPR,” News, January 7, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=95524.
[6] Aleem Maqbool, “Balochistan reaches boiling point,” January 7, 2010.  Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8444354.stm.
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