Pakistan Security Brief – January 19, 2010

US drone attacks continue to target militants in the FATA; TTP commander Hakimullah Mehsud releases an audiotape following drone strikes; Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in LOC incident; Pakistani troops kill ten militants in South Waziristan; suicide bomber targets Pakistani troops in Kashmir; Pakistan and Iran to conduct joint patrols along shared border; US, Afghan, and Pakistani officials meet in Chaman.



[1] Pir Zubair Shah, “Pakistan Says Drone Strike Kills 15,” The New York Times, January 17, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/world/asia/18pstan.html?ref=asia. Pamela Constable, “Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 15 in Pakistan,” Washington Post, January 18, 2010. Available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/18/AR2010011802505.html. “Five key Taliban commanders killed in Shaktoi,” Dawn, January 19, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/14-four-key-taliban-commanders-killed-in-shaktoi-zj-07. “Twenty killed as drones attack Shaktoi again,” Dawn, January 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-at-least-10-killed-in-drone-strike-in-south-waziristan-ss-05. Rasool Dawar, “Pakistani officials: Suspected US drone kills 20,” AP, January 17, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100117/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan.
[2] Rasool Dawar, “Pakistani officials: Suspected US drone kills 20,” AP, January 17, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100117/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan.
[3] “One Pakistani soldier killed in cross-border firing,” Dawn, January 19, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-one-pakistani-soldier-killed-in-cross-border-firing-ss-06. “Soldier martyred in Indian army firing at LoC: ISPR,” The News, January 19, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=96506.    
[4] “Ten militants killed in South Waziristan clashes,” Dawn, January 19, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-ten-militants-killed-in-south-waziristan-clashes-ss-08
[5] Sabrina Tavernise “Kashmir Suicide Bomber Strikes Pakistani Soldiers,” The New York Times, January 16, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=95857.
[6] “FC Balochistan, Iran Border Force to patrol together,” Dawn, January 19, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/03-frontier-corps-and-iran-border-force-to-patrol-together-ss-06
[7] Saleem Shahid, “Pak-Afghan border security discussed,” Dawn, January 19, 2010. Available at
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