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 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 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, U.S. on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Following a controversial U.S. air strike on a checkpost in the volatile Mohmand frontier region Wednesday, Pakistan “lodged a diplomatic protest,” accusing U.S.-led forces of launching a “completely unprovoked and cowardly act,” which killed 11 Pakistani soldiers. In response, reported news agencies, U.S. officials said Washington regretted the “reported loss of Pakistani life” but insisted [...]
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 [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Coalition, Musharraf, Terrorism, U.S. on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This past week, two U.S. envoys - Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher - visited Pakistan to meet with the country’s newly elected leaders, as well as President Pervez Musharraf, the head of the ISI, and Gen. Ashfaq Kayani. A news analysis released by the NY Times [...]
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Coalition, Gilani, Musharraf, PPP, Sharif, U.S. on March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On Tuesday, the new Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was sworn into office in a ceremony that garnered major media attention. According to the NY Times, “a somewhat stiff” President Pervez Musharraf administered the oath of the new leader, which was a “highly emotional moment” for the followers of recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto. [...]
