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Pakistan's Offensive, America's Withdrawal - New Yorker (blog) Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:42:59 GMT

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Pakistan's Offensive, America's Withdrawal New Yorker (blog) For five years or more, the United States has been urging Pakistan to clear North Waziristan, a semi-autonomous tribal agency along the Afghan border, of foreign fighters and Taliban. North Waziristan has been a deep haven for Arab, Central Asian ... Panicked refugees pour out of Pakistan's troubled North WaziristanReuters UK Pakistan army North Waziristan offensive: Thousands fleeBBC News Pakistan condemns drone strike in North WaziristanCNN 9NEWS.com -New York Times -Fort Worth Star Telegram all 483 news articles »

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Why Pakistan's offensive on the Taliban is a very big deal - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:44:34 GMT

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Why Pakistan's offensive on the Taliban is a very big deal Washington Post (blog) After months of inaction, Pakistan's government authorized a significant military offensive against Taliban militants in North Waziristan, a tribal agency along the Afghan border. It may be the largest such campaign in 2009, when the military targeted ... Pakistan airstrikes kill 25 militants, army saysCNN US Drone Strike Kills Five Militants in Pakistan's North WaziristanWall Street Journal In Drive Against Militants, Pakistani Airstrikes Hit StrongholdsNew York Times USA TODAY -The Guardian -Reuters all 1,538 news articles »

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Three Troubling Lessons from the Latest U.S. Drone Strikes - RollingStone.com Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:48 GMT

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Three Troubling Lessons from the Latest U.S. Drone Strikes RollingStone.com The two strikes in Pakistan were the first of 2014, breaking a nearly six-month pause in the CIA's drone campaign there. As Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations noted in a recent blog post, June 17th, 2014 marks 10 years of U.S. drone ... Ten years on: Eyewitnesses describe the aftermath of the first Pakistan drone ...Bureau of Investigative Journalism all 4 news articles »

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Ex-Deputy Treasurer Amer Ahmad pleads guilty in Pakistan to falsifying documents - The Plain Dealer Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:37:33 GMT

Ex-Deputy Treasurer Amer Ahmad pleads guilty in Pakistan to falsifying documents The Plain Dealer Amer Ahmad, a former Ohio deputy treasurer who fled the country after admitting to corruption charges, pleaded guilty in Pakistan this week to forging a birth certificate and identity card, according to a Chicago newspaper. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media ... Former Chicago City Comptroller Pleads Guilty To Forgery Case In PakistanCBS Local all 3 news articles »

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Pakistan singer Muskan shot dead - gulfnews.com Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:35:26 GMT

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Pakistan singer Muskan shot dead gulfnews.com Peshawar, Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead a popular female singer in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar in the latest attack against women artists, officials said on Thursday. Gulnar, 38, famous under her performing name Muskan, was shot ... Pashto singer Gulnar killed by gunmen in PakistanIndian Express Popular Singer Shot Dead In PakistanRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty 3 killed, 6 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan's PeshawarXinhua all 51 news articles »

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Hillary Clinton's New Book Shows Deep Distrust of Pakistan in the Hunt for Bin ... - Daily Beast Thu, 19 Jun 2014 05:58:04 GMT

Hillary Clinton's New Book Shows Deep Distrust of Pakistan in the Hunt for Bin ... Daily Beast Yet on the most important foreign policy event of her tenure as Secretary of State, the killing of Osama bin Laden, Hard Choices actually offers important new insights into the administration's thinking about Pakistan's role in helping to hide high ... and more »

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US, Pakistan forces maintaining coordination, says Pentagon - DAWN.com Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:22:40 GMT

US, Pakistan forces maintaining coordination, says Pentagon DAWN.com WASHINGTON: There is daily and constant communication between the US-led forces in Afghanistan and the Pakistani military as Pakistan continues its operation against militants in North Waziristan, says the US Defence Department. At a regular news ...

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Pakistan v Australia 2014-15 Muralitharan joins Australia coaching staff - ESPNcricinfo.com Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:33:01 GMT

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Pakistan v Australia 2014-15 Muralitharan joins Australia coaching staff ESPNcricinfo.com Australia have made a dramatic move in their attempts to improve their spin credentials in Asian conditions, hiring Muttiah Muralitharan as a coaching consultant for this year's Test series against Pakistan in the UAE. And while Muralitharan has no ... Murali joins Australian coaching staff for series against PakistanSydney Morning Herald Spin great Muttiah Muralitharan to help coach Australia for Pakistan seriesThe Australian all 141 news articles »

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Thousands flee Pakistan's North Waziristan to escape ground offensive - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:32:19 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Thousands flee Pakistan's North Waziristan to escape ground offensive Christian Science Monitor BAKA KHEL, Pakistan — Their belongings piled high on buses, rickety donkey carts and tractors, thousands of refugees poured out of Pakistan's North Waziristan on Thursday, terrified by both state troops and Taliban insurgents fighting for control of ...

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Tens of thousands flee Pakistan offensive - Al Jazeera America Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:31:54 GMT

Tens of thousands flee Pakistan offensive Al Jazeera America Tens of thousands of people have fled a major military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in a tribal area in the country's northwest after authorities eased a curfew. The military has deployed troops, tanks and jets in North Waziristan, on the ...