Chicago Tribune | Several Blasts in Pakistan After Taliban Warning New York Times, United States By ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Multiple bombs exploded in two Pakistani cities on Thursday, just hours after Taliban groups warned people to evacuate several large cities, saying they were preparing “major attacks. ... Video: Pakistan: deadly blast rocks Lahore China condemns terrorist explosions in Pakistan: FM spokesman Suicide Bomber Kills 8 At Checkpoint In Pakistan's Peshawar |
Washington Post | Pakistan ups Taliban chief reward BBC News, UK Pakistan has increased its reward for a Taliban chief in the Swat valley to 50m rupees ($600000, £372000). The figure is more than 10 times the original bounty for radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah. Officials acted after Pakistani Taliban leaders warned ... Video: Listening Post - Pakistan's information war - 29 May 09 Russia promises $1M for Pakistan refugees Pakistan Police Say Taliban Fighters Hiding Among Refugees |
Malaysia Star | Pakistan and the Bomb Wall Street Journal Al Qaeda and the Taliban have struck back with suicide bombs in Pakistan's major cities, including Lahore. A plot in Karachi was foiled but the extremists vow more carnage is imminent. The battles are the latest in a deadly struggle for the control of ... Take our hand of friendship, India tells Pakistan India army chief calls for Pakistan nuclear cap Nuclear Aims By Pakistan, India Prompt US Concern |
Citizen | Petraeus Warns of Declining Public Support in Pakistan for US Bloomberg By Tony Capaccio May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Public support for the US is declining in Pakistan because of military strikes there that the US conducts from Afghanistan, according to the top American commander in the Middle East. “Most polling data reflects” ... US asks court to block release of detainee photos On healthcare, Obama pushes for fast action Petraeus says releasing detainee photos would be risky |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iran blames Sunni extremists, U.S. for deadly mosque bombing Los Angeles Times, CA Iranian authorities blamed the United States for the violence in Zahedan, on the border with Pakistan. "The hands of America and Israel were undoubtedly involved in this incident," prayer leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami told supporters in Tehran, ... Mosque Blast Kills 15 US denies any role in mosque bombing Gunmen attack Ahmadinejad election office |
The Nation, Pakistan | Pakistan president visits conflict refugees AFP He denied involvement but has threatened to carry out attacks in Pakistan and the United States to avenge US air strikes. "You are not alone at this hour of tribulation. The entire Pakistani nation is with you. The government is with you and the ... IDPs top priority, says Zardari Entire nation backs IDPs, says Zardari Dem senators visit Pakistan as Iran ties strengthened |
China Daily | Pakistan 'fears destabilizing' US policies PRESS TV, Iran The Islamabad government is worried that the US President Barack Obama's move to boost its military presence in Afghanistan could further destabilize Pakistan. Pakistan's Dawn News revealed on Friday that Civilians and military officials in Islamabad ... Op-Ed Contributor Help Us or We Leave Understanding Pakistan Pakistan's efforts against Taliban 'successful': US |
AFP | Author Claims Taliban Funds South Asia Fighting with Poppy Cultivation Voice of America By Ravi Khanna Taliban insurgents have carried out nearly daily bombing attacks in Pakistan this week. They claim more territory in Afghanistan. Now a journalist and author who spent five years on the border between the two countries says the Taliban ... 'Taliban killed' in Afghan province 'Fierce firefight' with Taliban kills 29 militants 35 militants killed in Afghanistan-US forces |
The Nation, Pakistan | Bounty on top Taliban commander in Pakistan sharply increased Xinhua, China ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has sharply increased the bounty for a top Taliban commander, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Friday. The private Ary One World TV channel quoted Interior Minister Rehman Malik as saying that the bounty on ... 'Who knows where Pakistan will be?' Lahore again: 3 times in 3 months Militants want to destabilise Pakistan: Rehman Malik |
Obama asks for sanctions against alleged smugglers The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has requested sanctions against alleged drug smugglers from Colombia, Venezuela, Afghanistan and Pakistan under a federal law known as the Kingpin Act, the White House said Friday. Daniel Rendon Herrera of ... Obama asks sanctions against alleged drug smugglers |