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First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Taliban

Lessons for political parties

:07 amI agree with Khawaja Umer Farooq on his proposals for Pakistan (May 19). The results of the May 11 elections were influenced by Taleban weeks before the actual elections; they not only threatened the liberal parties for running election campaigns ... [Published Arab News - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Taliban, Awami National Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan), Elections

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

In the great outdoors: Swat Valley offers a refreshing reprieve for families

River’s cool water, surrounding mountains and pleasant weather makes the Jarral Park a serene place for a vacation. PHOTO: FAZAL KHALIQ/EXPRESSBARIKOT:As the mercury rises, residents of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) flock to Jarral Park located on the Swat ... [Published The Express Tribune - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Swat Valley, Thana, Mercury

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10

Los Angeles Times Richmond Times-DispatchPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bomb blasts tore through two village mosques in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 25, local authorities said.The bombings hit the village of Baz ... [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 18 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, Amjad Ali, Bombing

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

First militant attack in region since May 11 polls: Blast in Malakand mosque kills 13

BATKHEL, May 17: A powerful bomb blast ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in a remote mountainous area in the semi-tribal Malakand region, killing at least 13 worshippers and injuring 30.A second blast in a nearby mosque followed, but caused ... [Published DAWN Group - May 18 2013]

Entities: Peshawar, Bomb Explosion, Swat Valley, Bomb

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Kim Jong-un

Pakistan bombings target mosques during Friday prayers, killing at least 13

Local Pakistani residents and volunteers inspect a mosque following a bomb explosion in Peshawar on March 9, 2013. (Hasham Ahmed /AFP/)What do you think?Two bombings outside mosques in Pakistan's northwest killed at least 13 people and injured 45 others, ... [Published GlobalPost - May 17 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, Bombing, Kim Jong-un, Military/Armed Forces, Taliban

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Muslim League

NORTH-EAST: ATTACKS AGAINST TWO MOSQUES

At least ten people were killed in bomb attacks against two mosques in the Baz Darrah village, in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the Malakand district police chief, Badshah Rehman, at least 20 people were also injured in the collapse ... [Published Misna - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Swat Valley, Muslim League, Asif Ali Zardari

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

US Should Still Press Pakistan On Counterterrorism Agenda ? Analysis

Pakistanis deserve credit for braving this weekend’s polls in the face of a ruthless campaign of bombings and shootings against candidates, election workers, public rallies and polling booths. With a fairly robust voter turnout of around 60 percent and ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, Counter-Terrorism, Afghanistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, United States

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

At least 16 killed and dozens wounded in Kabul suicide bombing

New Post: Andrew Wilder and Colin Cookman, "The Return of NawazSharif: Assessing Pakistan's 2013 Election" ( NAF ).Deadly week continuesTwoNATO service members, four NATO contractors, and at least 10 Afghan civilianswere killed on Thursday when a suicide ... [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: Suicide Bomb, Kabul, Pakistan, NATO

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

A Brief History of Jihadi Rehab Programs

Deep in Pakistans Swat Valley, a 24-year-old man named Farooq was busy making a wooden lute called a rubab in a classroom last month. But Farooq isnt a woodworker -- hes a former Taliban fighter who was sent to the school by the Pakistani army with the ... [Published RealClearWorld - May 15 2013]

Entities: jihadist, Swat Valley, Taliban, Reformism

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

UAE projects attracting tourists in Pakistan

The Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan bridge and the Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan bridge built in the Swat province in Pakistan have turned out to be key destinations for thousands of Pakistani tourists daily, who wish to get acquainted with the ... [Published Khaleej Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

PTI gets thumping victory in Swat valley

MINGORA/BATKHELA, May 12: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf swept the elections in Swat valley and Malakand protected area belying the predictions of political pundits about the region.In Swat, the PTI grabbed two national assembly seats and five out of seven ... [Published DAWN Group - May 13 2013]

Entities: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan), Humayun Khan, Pakistan Muslim League (N), Swat Valley

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

PTI sweeps in Swat Valley

PakistanTeheek-e-Insaf’s swept in Swat valley as it won 2 National Assembly and attained five provincial assembly seats.According to un-official results, there were 321 total polling stations in NA-29 constituency Swat where young PTI candidate Murad ... [Published The Nation Pakistan - May 13 2013]

Entities: Swat Valley, Ayub Khan, Pakistan Muslim League (N), Amir Muqam

Quotes

...could become: a country that offered justice, free education and health care, where leaders made the people wealthy, and not the other way round. "That would be the Islamic way of serving the people" he said

Pakistan, rusting in its tracks [Published Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 21 hours ago]

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Lessons for political parties [Published Arab News - 11 hours ago]
In the great outdoors: Swat Valley offers a ref... [Published The Express Tribune - 14 hours ago]
Nawaz III: The chances are... [Published Deccan Chronicle - 19 hours ago]
Pakistan, rusting in its tracks [Published Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 21 hours ago]
Courageous Women Can Change the World: Malala Y... [Published Israel National News - May 19 2013]
Imran faces a tough test in KPK province [Published Arab News - May 18 2013]
First militant attack in region since May 11 po... [Published DAWN Group - May 18 2013]
Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10 [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 18 2013]
Pakistan bombings target mosques during Friday ... [Published GlobalPost - May 17 2013]
Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10 [Published Los Angeles Times - May 17 2013]
18 die as blasts hit 2 mosques in Pakistan village [Published NBCNews.com - May 17 2013]
NORTH-EAST: ATTACKS AGAINST TWO MOSQUES [Published Misna - May 17 2013]
Deadly blasts hit mosques in Pakistan [Published Nile International - May 17 2013]
Deadly blasts hit mosques in Pakistan [Published Birmingham Star - May 17 2013]
Deadly blasts hit mosques in Pakistan [Published Al Jazeera - May 17 2013]
US Should Still Press Pakistan On Counterterror... [Published Eurasia Review - May 16 2013]
At least 16 killed and dozens wounded in Kabul ... [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - May 16 2013]
Nawaz Wins: What’s Next in Pakistan? [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013]
A Brief History of Jihadi Rehab Programs [Published RealClearWorld - May 15 2013]
UAE projects attracting tourists in Pakistan [Published Khaleej Times - May 15 2013]
Bayonet-less to Lhasa [Published The Week - May 14 2013]
Imran Khan Post Elections 2013 in Pakistan [Published NewsBlaze - May 14 2013]
Pakistan Elections 2013: A Kashmiri?s perspective [Published DAWN Group - May 14 2013]
‘A golden chance was missed to transform Pakistan’ [Published The Gulf Today - May 14 2013]
Hina P. Ansari: The Fundamentalists No One Talk... [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 13 2013]
PTI gets thumping victory in Swat valley [Published DAWN Group - May 13 2013]
PTI sweeps in Swat Valley [Published The Nation Pakistan - May 13 2013]
Towards democracy : Swat’s women vote for peace [Published The Express Tribune - May 12 2013]
In Pakistan's Volatile Northwest, Healthy Turno... [Published VOA News - May 11 2013]
Malala appeals to Pakistani people to vote for ... [Published Firstpost.com - May 11 2013]

Blogs

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Nawaz Wins: What’s Next in Pakistan? [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013] By Patricia Lee Sharpe The count’s still contested here and there—and loudly, especially in Karachi, which is no surprise. But the outcome is clear: the Pakistan Muslim League (N) won enough seats in last week’s parliamentary election to form ...
FBI Informant: "Taliban Members Are Living In A... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Apr 26 2013] “They can commit a jihad at any time, they hate America, you have an enemy living here in American soil, do not know when they will take action to kill innocent Americans.” FBI informantNo worries, Barack Hussein says the slaughtering Taliban are our ...
Pakistan Travel Warning [Published travel.state.gov: Travel Warnings - Apr 09 2013] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated September 19, 2012, to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan.The presence of several ...
#MyJihad in Pakistan: Taliban running wild in K... [Published Jihad Watch - Mar 30 2013] How is it that the Taliban can operate with impunity in Pakistan? Why doesn't the vaunted Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims rise up against them? Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: "Taliban Spread Terror in Karachi as the New Gang in Town," by Declan ...
Pakistani Taliban overrun rival faction's headq... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - Mar 20 2013] Residents pick through rubble following a military air strike against suspected militant positions in the Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency, in late December 2012. Militants associated with Ansar-ul-Islam and Tehrik-e-Taliban-e Pakistan (TTP) have been battling ...

Audio/Video

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Sunni extremist group claims Quetta bombing [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 11 2013]
Sunni group claims twin bombings in Pakistan [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 11 2013]
Scores killed in multiple Pakistan bombings [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 10 2013]

Press Releases

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2013 International Reflections of Hope Award to... [Published PR Newswire - Feb 07 2013]