Pakistan Security Brief – March 15, 2010

Suicide bombing in Swat kills at least 13; Pakistani military strikes Taliban hideouts in Orakzai; top Pakistani security officials due to attend meeting in US; new report indicates US used private contractors to locate Taliban leaders; military announces South Waziristan operation will soon end; anti-Taliban leader gunned down in Mohmand; security officials seize explosives; ISI calls for greater NATO role in securing Afghan border; police commandos deployed throughout Karachi; Pakistani construction worker killed in Afghanistan.



[1] Hameedullah Khan, “Attack on Mingora post in Swat kills 13,” Dawn, March 14, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/14-suicide-blast-at-check-post-in-swat-zj-07. “Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills 13,” New York Times, March 13, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/13/world/AP-AS-Pakistan.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss. “14 die in Swat suicide bombing,” The News, March 14, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=27777.
[2] “18 Taliban killed in Orakzai,” Daily Times, March 14, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\15\story_15-3-2010_pg1_3. “Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs; 17 killed,” AP, March 14, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100314/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan. Abdul Sami Paracha, “Air and artillery attacks in Orakzai kill 13 militants,” Dawn, March 15, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-orakzai-taliban-qs-11.
[4] Dexter Filkins and Mark Mazzetti, “Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants,” New York Times, March 14, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/asia/15contractors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss.
[5] “Military to end South Waziristan operation,” Dawn, March 15, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-military-to-end-south-waziristan-operation-ss-14.
[7] “Police find cache of explosives in Lahore,” Dawn, March 15, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/03-police-find-cache-of-explosives-in-lahore-ss-13. “Attock police seize explosive-laden truck,” The News, March 14, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=100699.
[8] Damien McElroy, “Pakistan intelligence calls for Afghan border to be closed,” Telegraph, March 15, 2010. Available at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7442574/Pakistan-intelligence-calls-for-Afghan-border-to-be-closed.html. “‘Nato must assist in halting cross-border flow’,” Dawn, March 15, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-nato-cross-border-flow-dg-ispr-qs-05.
[9] “Police commandos deployed at 100 sensitive places in Karachi,” The News, March 14, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=100667.
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