Pakistan Security Brief – February 18, 2010

Afghan “shadow governors” captured in Balochistan; bomb blast in Khyber kills at least 29; police round up militants in Karachi; roadside bomb hits NATO supply truck in Khuzdar; drone strike in North Waziristan kills four militants; Salarzai tribe in Bajaur implements measures to thwart militants.



[1] Dexter Filkins, “In Blow to Taliban, 2 More Senior Leaders are Arrested,” New York Times, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/world/asia/19taliban.html?ref=asia. “Pakistan arrests two Taliban shadow governors,” Dawn, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-two-taliban-arrested-pakistan-qs-07. Sam Yousafzai and Mark Hosenball, “Exclusive: Another Taliban Leader Captured in Pakistan,” Newsweek, February 17, 2010. Available at http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/declassified/archive/2010/02/17/another-taliban-leader-captured-in-pakistan.aspx.
[2] Riaz Khan and Hussain Afzal, “Bomb kills 29 in Pakistan as US envoy visits,” AP, February 18, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan. “Over 25 killed in Khyber bomb blast,” Dawn, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-khyber-blast-qs-09. “Pakistani village hashish market hit by bomb,” BBC, February 18, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8521473.stm.
[3] “TTP man held; was in city to train 270 teenage girls as suicide bombers,” Daily Times, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\18\story_18-2-2010_pg12_4. “Taliban commander nabbed in Karachi,” The News, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=98942. Munir Ahmad, “Pakistan: Al-Qaida-linked militants arrested,” AP, February 18, 2010, Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_taliban. “Three Al-Qaeda associates arrested in Karachi,” Dawn, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/04-karachi-qaeda-arrests-qs-04.
[4] “Roadside blast hits Nato supply vehicle in Khuzdar,” Dawn, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-nato-supply-blast-khuzdar-qs-02.
[5] “Miramshah drone attack kills four militants: officials,” Dawn, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-miramshah-drone-attack-kills-three-militants-officials-ha-01.
[6] “Salarzai elders vow to punish militants’ sympathizers,” The News, February 18, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=224810.
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