Pakistan Security Brief – April 13, 2010 

Drone strike kills 13 militants in North Waziristan; one soldier and 15 militants killed in South Waziristan; military and locals have conflicting stories about Khyber airstrike; US trainers working with Frontier Corps in FATA; civilians fleeing violence in Orakzai; protests over NWFP name change continue; NATO container attacked in Balochistan; explosion takes place near school in Islamabad; fourth suspect in failed  NYC attack arrested in Pakistan; Pakistani Prime Minister says bin Laden is not in Pakistan; report says Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile is the world’s least secure; Pakistan plans to increase production of nuclear weapons-grade fuel.

 

FATA

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)

Balochistan

Islamabad

Terrorists

Nuclear Program


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[2] “Security forces kill 15 militants in S Waziristan,” Daily Times, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\13\story_13-4-2010_pg7_9.
[3] Khan, Riaz & Zaraz Khan, “Pakistan airstrike kills 71 civilians: official,” AP, April 13, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100413/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan. Shinwari, Ibrahim, “Pakistani jets kill civilians: villagers,” Reuters, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6364J320100413. “Villagers claim many civilians slain during operation,” Dawn, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-villagers-claim-many-civilians-slain-during-operation-ss-03. “Pakistan ‘army air strike kills dozens of civilians,’” BBC, April 13, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8617843.stm.
[4] Entous, Adam, “U.S. military playing expanded role in Pakistan,” Reuters, April 12, 2010. Available at http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B5ZF20100412.
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[7] “Explosion takes place in Islamabad, no casualties,” Dawn, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/03-explosion-in-islamabad-ss-01. “Explosion in Islamabad, no causality,” Geo, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.geo.tv/4-13-2010/62900.htm.
[8] Barrett, Devlin & Tom Hays, “AP Sources: NYC terror probe nabs 4th in Pakistan,” AP, April 12, 2010. Available at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gT-Kwm3eHQPp5qw5B5yzpuy07XuwD9F1K3600. Mazulli, John, “Zazi, Al Qaeda pals planned rush-hour attack on Grand Central, Times Square subway stations,” Daily News, April 12, 2010. Available at http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/04/12/2010-04-12_zazi_pals_planned_rushhour_attack_on_2_busiest_subway_stations.html. “Fourth suspect in NYC subway plot arrested in Pakistan: media,” AFP, April 12, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100412/ts_alt_afp/uspakistanattackscourt.
[9] “PM doubts that bin Laden is in Pakistan,” AFP, April 12, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100412/pl_afp/uspakistanafghanistanattacks.
[10] Sanminiatelli, Maria, “Report: Pakistan’s nuke materials at greatest risk,” AP, April 12, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100412/ap_on_go_ot/us_pakistan_nuclear. Borger, Julian, “Pakistan nuclear weapons at risk of theft by terrorists, US study warns,” Guardian, April 12, 2010. Available at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/12/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-security-fears. Haider, Masood & Anwar Iqbal, “Obama says US has no designs on Pak nukes,” Dawn, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/19-meeting-with-gilani-obama-says-us-has-no-designs-on-pak-nukes-340-hh-01. Tandon, Shaun, “Pakistan hits back at nuclear concerns,” AFP, April 13, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100413/wl_sthasia_afp/usnuclearsummitpakistan.
[11] “Pakistan preparing to expand nuclear production: report,” The News, April 13, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28291.
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