PAKISTAN

Taliban Kill 35 Road Workers In Ambush

The Afghan Taliban’s spring offensive against the state has taken another deadly turn, with the murder of at least 35 construction workers in an ambush in the eastern part of the country, according to reports.

Gates, Mullen Urge Congress to Keep Sending Aid To Pakistan

Despite a chorus of calls from some senior US politicians that aid to Pakistan should be halted or curtailed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the U.S. should continue to financially help the South Asian nation because it remains of “significant” interest to Washington.
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Top Al Qaeda leaders hiding in Pakistan

Pakistani security forces arrested senior al-Qaeda official Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub (alias Abu Suhaib al-Makki) in Karachi on Tuesday. Muhammad Ali is believed to have worked directly with al-Qaeda operatives on the lawless Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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Al-Makki, key operative between bin Laden and al-Zawahiri

Al Qaeda’s Yemeni link Abu Sohaib al-Makki, who was arrested by Pakistani security agencies, was a “key courier” between the organization’s former head Osama bin Laden and second-in-command Aiman al-Zawahiri, a report said.

Pakistan arrests al-Qaeda operative

Pakistan security forces have arrested a senior al-Qaeda official in Karachi on Tuesday, suggesting that Islamabad may finally get serious about cracking down on terrorists operating within her borders, two weeks after the spectacular killing of Osama bin Laden by US commando forces.

Pakistan protests NATO for helicopter strikes

The Pakistan military had filed a “strong protest” with NATO after helicopters from the western alliance attacked and wounded two Pakistani soldiers in the lawless border region of North Waziristan.

Pakistan to return tail of disabled helicopter

In an attempt to bring new life to relations with Pakistan, Sen. John Kerry is in Islamabad this week. And as an act of goodwill, Pakistan has agreed to return the tail of the U.S. military helicopter that malfunctioned during the Osama bin Laden raid, Kerry said.

Kerry Talks Tough In Pakistan

U.S. Senator John Kerry has issued a list of “specific demands” to the head of the Pakistani army with respect to Washington’s suspicions that top officials in the South Asian country had been harboring al-Qaeda terror chief Osama bin Laden for years.

Bin Laden daughters among hostile interviewees

American intelligence officials in Pakistan have revealed that, apart from the three hostile widows of Bin Laden, some of his daughters were also among those quizzed by US officials in Pakistan under the watchful eyes of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Although they were interviewed as a group, only Khariraih Sabar, who is believed to be Laden's third wife and the eldest of them all, spoke up.

Bombing Kills At Least Six In Pakistan

At least six people have been killed by a roadside bomb that struck a passenger bus near Kharian, a garrison city about 75 miles southeast of Islamabad, Pakistan, according to local police officials.

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