Posted in News Briefs, tagged Coalition, Terrorism, U.S. on July 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This past week, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher paid a visit to Pakistan, and on Wednesday said that the country “had a raft of pressing problems on its plate,” following a meeting with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad. Reuters and the AP quoted him saying, “The problem Pakistani people face is the danger of [...]
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 [...]
Posted in News Briefs, Op-Eds, tagged Terrorism, Coalition, Taliban, U.S. on June 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Although political developments (i.e. the Nawaz Sharif by-election controversy) caused quite a stir in media coverage of Pakistan this week, reports related to the militant and Taliban threat also garnered significant news attention. On Thursday, militants in the NWFP reportedly torched a state-owned hotel/ski resort in Swat. According to BBC News, “The nighttime attack follows [...]
Posted in Backgrounders, News Briefs, tagged Terrorism on June 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Media outlets reported that 16 Pakistani Christians were kidnapped by militants in the NWFP on Saturday, although sources reported that they were released hours later. News reports differed on the number of people kidnapped. Although several sources, including The News, reported that 25 Christians were abducted, more recent wire services confirmed that the number was [...]
Posted in News Briefs, Op-Eds, tagged Terrorism, Coalition, Musharraf, Taliban, Judiciary, U.S., NATO, Balochistan, Afghanistan on June 16, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It has been quite an eventful few days for Pakistan. First, following the end of the lawyers’ “Long March” [see related post] this past week, the movement’s top leader, Aitzaz Ahsan promised more protests today. Although he did not provide a future date for these protests, “his comments indicated that the lawyers did not intend [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Taliban, Terrorism on June 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After a day filled with blogging and work, this CHUP editor was too spent to include a last-minute post on a significant development that occurred late yesterday, when government authorities and militants reportedly scrapped their widely covered peace deal. According to the Daily Times, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik said on Monday that this decision [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Terrorism on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Although CHUP generally focuses its coverage on topics directly related to Pakistan, a recent conference in Saudi Arabia is noteworthy and holds tremendous significance for issues currently facing the overarching “Muslim World.” This past Wednesday, Saudi’s King Abdullah announced the beginning of a three-day gathering of about 500 Muslim scholars and delegates, the first step [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Al Qaeda, Taliban, Terrorism on June 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On Thursday, an alleged Web posting by Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the Danish embassy suicide attack that occurred on Monday, [see previous post]. According to the Associated Press today, “The statement said Monday’s attack was carried out to fulfill Osama bin Laden’s promise to exact revenge for the reprinting in Danish newspapers of a cartoon of [...]
Posted in Op-Eds, tagged Terrorism on June 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The bomb attack on the Danish embassy killed six people and wounded nearly 30 in Islamabad yesterday, [see yesterday's post]. Although the blast appeared to target the embassy, [a car bearing a fake diplomatic license plate reportedly held about 55 pounds of explosives], no Danish citizens were killed or injured, reported BBC News. Instead the [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Terrorism, Violence on June 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Monday, media outlets reported that a car bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad. The death count so far varies across news sources - the latest Associated Press newswire reported that at least five people have been killed so far in the blast, while Reuters put the number dead at six. Both the [...]
