Pakistan Security Brief – April 27, 2010

Thirteen militants killed in Orakzai; two militants killed, one FC soldier hurt in Kohat; 5-7 militants killed in NWA drone strike, 25 arrested in Landi Kotal; economic revival key in recovery of former Taliban-controlled areas; key militant commanders killed in Swat; Indian diplomat accused of spying for Pakistan; Indian and Pakistani PMs to meet; Pakistan continues to face energy crisis; TTP member arrested near Karachi; professor killed in Quetta; hearing of Americans arrested in Pakistan adjourned.

 

FATA

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)

India-Pakistan Relations

Energy Crisis

Sindh

Balochistan

Terror Trial



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[9] “Alleged TTP activist held,” The News, April 27, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=236207. Shah, Fawah Ali, “TTP member held for beheading in Karachi,” Express Tribune, April 27, 2010. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/9264/ttp-member-held-for-beheading-in-karachi/.
[10] “Professor gunned down in Quetta,” Express Tribune/AFP, April 27, 2010. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/9362/professor-gunned-down-in-quetta/.
[11] “Hearing adjourned in case against five US nationals,” Dawn, April 27, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-sargodha-five-hearing-adjourned-qs-09.
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