Pakistan Security Brief – May 14, 2010

New arrests in Pakistan and US provide more evidence of TTP link in NY bomb attempt; TTP spokesman Azam Tariq warns that America will “burn”; NATO operation on Pakistan-Afghanistan border may have crossed into North Waziristan; militant commander arrested in Kurram; search operation conducted, fighter jets bomb militant positions in Khyber; six injured in Peshawar prison riot; investigative report examines role of poverty in Taliban’s garnering of support and recruitment in Swat; Pakistani court acquits nine terror suspects; intelligence officials say captured military vehicles likely to be used in future terror attack in Punjab; ICRC limits operations in Balochistan after receiving threats; more militants are using Karachi as a safe haven; two killed in targeted killing in Karachi.

 

NY bomb investigation

 

TTP statements

 

FATA

 

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

 

Punjab

 

Balochistan

 

Karachi



[2] Augustine Anthony, “Pakistani Taliban say America will ‘burn’,” Reuters, May 14, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100514/ts_nm/us_pakistan_taliban.
[3] “Skirmish at Afghan-Pakistan border,” Al-Jazeera, May 14, 2010. Available at http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/05/201051318308348214.html. Mushtaq Yusufzai, “ISPR denies report,” The News, May 14, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28847.
[4] “Militants head held in Kurram,” The News, May 14, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=239116.
[7] “Pakistan inequality fuelling Taliban support,” BBC, May 14, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8681024.stm.
[8] “Pakistan court acquits nine terror suspects,” AFP, May 13, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100513/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestcourt. Syed Shoaib Hassan, “Pakistan court acquits men accused of militant attacks,” BBC, May 13, 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8680795.stm.  
[9] “Army vehicles could be used for terrorist attacks,” Daily Times, May 14, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\14\story_14-5-2010_pg7_28
[10] “Red Cross trims Pakistan activities after threat,” AFP, May 14, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100514/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestsouthwest.
[12] “ANP leader shot dead in Karachi,” Daily Times, May 14, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\14\story_14-5-2010_pg7_9.
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