U.S. Treasury implements sanctions; Clinton and Rasmussen push for elimination of safe havens; Obama meets with Uzbek president to discuss new supply route to Afghanistan; APC delivers 13-point declaration, calls for unity; Rehman claims U.S. is using Haqqani Network to “destabilize” Pakistan; China withdraws $19b investment deal in light of security concerns; Drone strike kills 3 militants in South Waziristan; Miners kidnapped by armed men in Khyber agency; Top IB and police positions to be shuffled; Balochistan witnesses strike in response to murder of BNP-M leader.

U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Pakistan-China Relations

FATA

  • A CIA drone strike in the Baghar Cheena border area in South Waziristan killed three suspected militants on Friday. An unnamed Pakistani security official mentioned that the militants were “not locals.”[7]

  • Thirty miners from a coal mine in the Khalakhel area were kidnapped by armed men on Wednesday. In a separate incident, armed men kidnapped four additional men who were working roadside. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, but “local authorities suspect the involvement of the Pakistani Taliban.”[8]

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[3] Susan Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick, “Obama, Uzbek leader discuss Afghan supply route,” Reuters, September 29, 2011. Available at http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-uzbekistan-usa-pakistan-idUSTRE78S4GI20110929
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[7] Iftikhar Firdous, “Drone strike kills 3 in S Waziristan,” Express Tribune, September 30, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/263901/drone-strike-kills-3-in-s-waziristan/
[8] “Militants kidnap 34 Pakistan miners in Khyber,” BBC, September 30, 2011. Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15121307
[9]Prospective positions: Reshuffle expected in top police posts,” Express Tribune, September 30, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/263732/prospective-positions-reshuffle-expected-in-top-police-posts/
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