Posted in Op-Eds, tagged Terrorism, Military, Taliban on June 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
This past weekend, news of the new Pakistani offensive against militants in the northwest dominated media coverage of the country. On Sunday, media outlets reported that Pakistani paramilitary forces “pushed fighters belonging to an Islamic militant group farther from Peshawar…and destroyed unoccupied bases and houses belonging to members of the group.” Headlines following these developments [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Military, Terrorism, U.S. on April 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On Saturday, the Daily Times cited a Newsweek interview with Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama, who criticized the United States’ decision to “put all [its] eggs in the Musharraf basket.” He was quoted stating, “There is a sizable middle class in Pakistan that believes in rule of law and believes in a government that is [...]
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On Thursday, news sources printed statements by Army Chief of Staff (COAS), Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, who rejected any suggestions of any rift between the military and President Pervez Musharraf and insisted that the military will stay out of politics. According to Dawn, the military chief also affirmed his full support for the recently elected [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Military, Taliban on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to news sources yesterday and today, the new Pakistani military chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani is withdrawing hundreds of army officers from civilian positions in the government “in a move widely seen as reducing the military’s role in politics,” noted the AFP. The NY Times reported that this action essentially “reverses an important policy of [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Military, Taliban on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
On Wednesday, a Pakistani helicopter crashed in the Southern Waziristan area, killing 8, including Maj. Gen. Javed Sultan, the commanding officer of the Kohat garrison. An army spokesman told the BBC that the copter crashed because of a “technical fault” near the Afghan border. The News echoed the BBC News report by citing statements by [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Kayani, Military, Swat on January 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Once again, security developments dominated press coverage of Pakistan on Thursday. According to Pakistan’s Daily Times and The News, the Chief of Army staff [the new head of the military after Musharraf took off his uniform], General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that military operations, though part of the national effort, “are only a means to [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Military, Musharraf on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today, Pakistani security forces’ struggle with militants along the Afghan border and more statements by President Pervez Musharraf dominated press coverage of the country today. According to the Associated Press, the army said that the Islamic militants attacked a fort on Tuesday, “one of two clashes with government forces that left seven troops and 37 [...]
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