Pakistan Security Brief – March 31, 2010

Operations continue in Orakzai; militants attack checkpoint in Khyber; US drones kill six in North Waziristan; gunmen kill SSP activist in Karachi; MQM-H activist shot in Karachi; Pakistan will use its military aid without restrictions; National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to reopen President Zardari’s corruption case.

FATA

Karachi

Pakistan-India Relations

Corruption


 [1] Syed Hassan Mahmood, “Air strikes in Orakzai kill 20 militants,” Dawn, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-orakzai-10-killed-qs-05. “Airstrikes kill 35 Taliban in Orakzai Agency,” Daily Times, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\31\story_31-3-2010_pg7_6. “39 militants killed in Orakzai operation,” The News, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28082.
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[2] “Taliban Attack Checkpoint, Kill 6 Pakistan Soldiers,” AP, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/31/world/AP-AS-Pakistan.html?_r=1&ref=asia. “Militants kill Pakistani soldiers in attack on base,” BBC, March 31, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8596226.stm.  “Pakistan strike kills suspected militants,” CNN, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/pakistan.attacks/.
[3] “Taliban Attack Checkpoint, Kill 6 Pakistan Soldiers,” AP, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/31/world/AP-AS-Pakistan.html?_r=1&ref=asia. “Drone attack kills six militants in North Waziristan,” Dawn, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-nwaziristan-drone-attack-qs-01.
[4] “SSP activist shot dead in New Karachi,” Daily Times, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\31\story_31-3-2010_pg7_9.
[5] “MQM-Haqiqi activist target killed,” Daily Times, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\31\story_31-3-2010_pg7_10.
[6] Mariana Baabar, “It’s our ammo, and we get to decide, Pakistan tells India,” The News, March 31, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28095.
[7] “Pakistan to ask Switzerland to reopen Zardari cases,” BBC, March 31, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8596708.stm. “World news roundup: Pakistani court orders government to reopen corruption cases,” AP, March 30, 2010. Available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/29/AR2010032903767.html.