Pakistan Security Brief – June 16, 2010

Afghan Taliban says it has captured dozens of Pakistani soldiers in cross-border raid; Lashkar-e-Taiba expands operations in Afghanistan; Afghan Taliban denies links with Pakistani ISI; five people are killed in Karachi in targeted killings; gunmen attack funeral procession of slain ASWJ leader; Sindh government forms fact-finding committee to investigate violence in Karachi; U.S. officials ask China clarify plan to sell nuclear reactors to Pakistan; General Kayani in China for defense cooperation meetings; Punjab’s government provided Rs 82.77 million to Jamaat-ud-Dawa; three militants and two activists killed in Swat; helicopter gunships kill six militants in Bajaur Agency; Tehrik-e-Taliban leaflets found in Bajaur raise fears of militant resurgence; “bin Laden hunter” to undergo psychological tests in Pakistan; gunmen kill seven people in alleged tribal feud; NATO tanker damaged in bomb blast along Af-Pak border.

FATA

Lashkar-e-Taiba

Afghan Taliban Denies ISI Links

Karachi

Sino-Pak Relations

Swat

Bin Laden Hunter

Balochistan


[1] “Dozens of Pakistani troops 'captured by the Taliban',” BBC News, June 16, 2010. Available on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10329806.stm
[2] “Twelve militants killed in Bajaur attacks,” Dawn, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-swat-bajaur-9-killed-qs-06
“12 militants killed in Bajaur Agency,” Geo, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.geo.tv/6-16-2010/66809.htm
[3] “TTP pamphlets create panic in Bajaur Agency,” The News, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=245326
[4] Alissa J. Rubin, “Militant Group Expands Attacks in Afghanistan,” The New York Times, June 7, 2010. Available on http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world/asia/16lashkar.html?pagewanted=1
[5] “Pakistan's Punjab govt gave Rs 82.77m to JuD in 2009,” The Times of India, June 16, 2010. Available on http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistans-Punjab-govt-gave-Rs-8277m-to-JuD-in-2009/articleshow/6054280.cms
[6] “Afghan Taliban deny link to Pakistan’s ISI,” Dawn, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/16-afghan+taliban+denies+link+to+pakistan+isi+report-hs-04
[7] “Five more targeted in Karachi,” Geo News, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.geo.tv/6-16-2010/66780.htm
“Ban on political meetings in Pakistani city of Karachi,” BBC News, June 16, 2010. Available on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8742904.stm
[8] “Attack on funeral procession triggers violence,” The News, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=245288
Faraz Khan, “Tension flares as ASWJ man’s funeral attacked,” Daily Times, June 16, 2010. Available on http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\16\story_16-6-2010_pg12_1
[9] “Sindh govt forms committee on target killings,” The Express Tribune, June 16, 2010. Available on http://tribune.com.pk/story/21656/sindh-govt-forms-committee-on-target-killings/
[11]“COAS on 5-day official visit to China,” Geo, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.geo.tv/6-16-2010/66797.htm
“Kayani visits China,” The Express Tribune, June 16, 2010. Available on http://tribune.com.pk/story/21632/kayani-visits-china/
[12] “Three militants killed in Swat clash,” Dawn, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/04-swat-militants-killed-qs-07
[14] Shahzad Baloch, “Seven killed in Kalat highway attack,” The Express Tribune, June 16, 2010. Available on http://tribune.com.pk/story/21586/seven-killed-in-kalat-highway-attack/
[15] “Blast damages NATO tanker,” The Frontier Post, June 16, 2010. Available on http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=4436&ad=16-06-2010
 
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