Pakistan Security Brief – May 19, 2010

US security officials meet with President Zardari; US hands over two helicopters to the Pakistani military; Shahzad held without bail following court appearance; Pakistani army major arrested in connection with Shahzad; militants assault a security checkpoint in Upper Orakzai; militants fire on security checkpoints in Mohmand; Taliban squad hunting “American spies” warns locals in North Waziristan; IDPs sent back to Bajaur, Mohmand; Pak-Afghan Highway threatened with closure due to tribal fighting; security forces kill four militant commanders in Swat; TTP claims responsibility for Dera Ismail Khan bombing; Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief put under increased protection after receiving death threats from TTP; Pakistani arrested in Chile makes statement professing his innocence; Pakistani court blocks Facebook due to outrage caused by a page collecting images of the prophet Muhammad; police clash with ANP protestors in Karachi.

 

US-Pakistan relations

 

NY bomb investigation

 

FATA

 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 

Punjab

 

Chile

 

Facebook blocked

 

Karachi



[1] Chris Brummitt, “CIA chief briefs Pakistan on Times Square suspect,” AP, May 19, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100519/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan. “Pakistan, US pledge to intensify cooperation,” The News, May 19, 2010. Available at http://thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=105071. Anwar Iqbal, “US urgest Pakistan to stamp out terror groups,” Dawn, May 19, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/us-urges-pakistan-to-stamp-out-terror-groups-950.
[2] “US delivers new copters to Pak Army,” The News, May 19, 2010. Available at http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=240070.
[4] Alex Rodriguez, “Pakistan arrests army officer linked to Times Square bomb suspect,” Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2010. Available at http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-major-20100519,0,2921661,print.story.
[6] “Militants fire rockets at checkpoints in Mohmand,” The News, May 19, 2010. Available at http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=240005.
[7] “Taliban warn NWA residents against ‘spying’ for US,” Daily Times, May 19, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\19\story_19-5-2010_pg7_11.
[8] “Authorities send back 2,828 IDPs from Jalozai,” The News, May 19, 2010. Available at http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=240012.
[9] “Tribal feud maylead to Torkham highway closure,” Frontier Post, May 19, 2010. Available at http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=1280&ad=19-05-2010
[10] “Three key militant commanders killed,” Express Tribune, May 19, 2010. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/14331/three-key-militant-commanders-killed/. “Three militant leaders killed,” The News, May 19, 2010. Available at http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=240013. “Militant commander killed in Swat,” Express tribune, May 19, 2010. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/14402/militant-commander-killed-in-swat/
[11] Issam Ahmed, “Pakistan Taliban claim retaliatory bombing,” Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 2010. Available at http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0518/Pakistan-Taliban-claim-retaliatory-bombing.
[12] “PHD directs to beef up Hafiz Saeed security,” Geo, May 19, 2010. Available at http://geo.tv/5-19-2010/65180.htm.
[14] Babar Dogar, “Muslim anger prompts Pakistan to block Facebook,” AP, May 19, 2010. Available at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PAKISTAN_FACEBOOK?SITE=JRC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT. Declan Walsh, “Pakistan blocks Facebook in row over Muhammad drawings,” The Guardian, May 19, 2010. Available at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/19/facebook-blocked-pakistan-muhammad-drawings.
[15] “Police, ANP clash in Karachi,” Express Tribune, May 19, 2010. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/14430/police-anp-clash-in-karachi/.
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