Pakistan Security Brief – May 11, 2010

US Generals say they are not pressuring Pakistan for a North Waziristan operation; Lt. Gen. Khan says North Waziristan operation is on the agenda; US senators ask for TTP to be labeled as a “foreign terrorist organization”; US drone fires barrage of missiles at Taliban compound in North Waziristan; aerial bombardments pound militant hideouts in Upper Orakzai; search operation conducted in Khyber; court dismisses Khawaja’s petition to block Baradar extradition; search operation conducted, tribal elders from Mohmand meet with government officials in Swat; Khyber-Pakhtunkwa to have more divisions and districts; new report says TTP to move into Punjab to conduct attacks in the next few days.

 

US-Pakistan relations

 

FATA

 

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)

 

Punjab

 



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[3] “Senators want Pakistani Taliban on terror list,” AP, May 11, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100511/ap_on_go_co/us_us_pakistan_taliban.
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[6] “Forces kill fleeing militant,” The News, May 11, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28788. Sajid Ali, “One militant killed, two arrested in Bara,” Daily Times, May 11, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\11\story_11-5-2010_pg7_17.
[7] “Pak court throws out challenge to Taliban extradition,” AFP, May 11, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100511/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestafghanistantalibancourt.
[9] Khalid Kheshgi, “Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa likely to have new divisions, districts,” The News, May 11, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=238614.
[10] “Terrorists from Orakzai, Waziristan enter Punjab,” Daily Times, May 11, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\11\story_11-5-2010_pg7_22
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