Pakistan Security Brief – April 8, 2010

Pakistani jets bombard Taliban hideouts in Orakzai; more details emerge about missing journalists, ex-ISI officers; TTP bomb NATO tanker in Khyber; militants blow up schools in Peshawar; TTP kills pro-government lashkar commander in Hangu; police kill two militants, arrest others in Bannu search operation; bomb blast damages shops in Mingora; Pakistani army training aircraft crashes outside Peshawar; explosion in Islamabad causes minor damage to buildings; Gen. Kayani promotes three generals, presides over conference at GHQ; US says no to civilian nuclear deal, donates equipment to NWFP police; two FC soldiers kidnapped, rival groups clash in Balochistan; two MQM-H activists killed in Karachi; National Assembly passes 18th Constitutional Amendment.

 

FATA

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)

Islamabad

US-Pakistan relations

Balochistan

Karachi

National politics



[2] Mushtaq Yusufzai, “Ex-ISI officials, journalists missing in North Waziristan,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=233208.
[3] “Taliban bomb Nato tanker in Khyber,” Dawn, April 7, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/16-taliban+bomb+nato+tanker+in+khyber-hs-01. Riaz Khan, “Bombing of NATO tanker in Pakistan kills boy,” AP, April 7, 2001. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100407/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan. Ashrafuddin Pirzada, “Child burnt alive in Landikotal blast,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28225.
[4] “Bombs damage three schools in northwest Pakistan,” Dawn, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/21-bombs-damage-three-schools-in-northwest-pakistan-sk-01. “3 schools damaged in Pakistan attacks,” CNN, April 8, 2010. Available at http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/08/3-schools-damaged-in-pakistan-attacks/. “Militants bomb three girls’ schools in Pakistan,” AFP, April 8, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100408/wl_asia_afp/pakistanunrestnorthwesteducation.
[5] “Pro-govt lashkar leader shot dead,” Daily Times, April 8, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\08\story_8-4-2010_pg1_6. “Commander among four militants killed in Hangu,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=233215.
[7] “12 shops bombed in Mingora,” Daily Times, April 8, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\08\story_8-4-2010_pg7_9.  “25 shops damaged in Swat bomb blast,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=233222.
[9] “Police investigating explosion in Islamabad,” Dawn, April 7, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/12-police+investigating+explosion+in+islamabad--bi-04. “Blast rocks Islamabad,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28221.
[11] “US says no to civil nuclear deal with Pakistan,” Times of India, April 8, 2010. Available at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-says-no-to-civil-nuclear-deal-with-Pakistan-/articleshow/5772397.cms. “US donates equipment to NWFP police,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=233213.
[12] “Two FC men kidnapped near Panjgur,” Daily Times, April 8, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\08\story_8-4-2010_pg7_7. “Three killed in Quetta,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=233222.
[13] “Two MQM Haqiqi activists gunned down in Karachi,” Daily Times, April 8, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\08\story_8-4-2010_pg1_5.
[14] “18th Amendment approved by majority vote,” Dawn, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-18th-amendment-approved-with-majority-vote-ss-04. “President stripped of power of assembly dissolution,” The News, April 8, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=102437.
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