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FACTBOX - Pakistan's economy and monetary policy

Pakistan's central bank is scheduled to announce its monetary policy for October-November on Tuesday. Here are some facts about the State Bank of Pakistan's monetary policy and the economy. * In the previous policy review on Aug. 15, the central bank cut its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 13 percent...

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Suicide Bomb Attack kills 6 in Islamic University

By: informer

2 suicide bomb attacks kills two female and two male students and injuring several in the International Islamic University's Shariah Block here in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city. One of the attacks was in the Boys hostel, the other was in the Girls Cafeteria. At that time, the Cafeteria was full of female students who had just finished their ...

about 1 month ago
Blasts in Peshawar and Bannu

By: ExpressJournalist

Two days ago Qari Hussain’s gave interview to AP’s reporter Rasool Dawar in North Waziristan in which Qari Hussain threatened to use Suicide bombers in case government launches operation. We have enough suicide bombers, and they are asking me to let them sacrifice their lives in the name of Islam, but we

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Tolerate the Taliban?

By: BubbleBoy

“U.S. President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and appears inclined to send as many more U.S. Troops as needed to keep Al-Qaida at bay”, a senior administration official said Thursday. The focus by Obama's team on fighting Al-Qaida above all other goals, while ...

about 1 month ago
U.S. withdrawing from some remote areas of Afghanistan

By: northsunm32

This is an interesting report in that at one point the article notes that 480,000 troops is roughly the number that would be required to secure the total population of Afghanistan. Reports indicate that McChrystal said that 500,000 troops would be needed over 5 years a view that fits well with what this article asserts. ...

2 months ago
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Qaeda's number 2 praises late Taliban leader: IntelCenter

News Source: Sify News | about 1 month ago

Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, in an audio recording, praised the former leader of Pakistan's Taliban who was apparently killed in a US attack in August, a US group that monitors Islamist websites said on Monday. Ayman al-Zawahiri, speaking in Arabic,...
Civilians fleeing South Waziristan to ?safety?

News Source: Dawn | about 1 month ago

Hundreds of civilians were fleeing al-Qaeda and the Taliban's main stronghold in northwest Pakistan after the army and militants asked them to leave, a tribal elder and a witness said Monday, a sign the military could be poised to launch an offensive.
FACTBOX - Pakistan's economy and monetary policy

News Source: Chicago Tribune | about 1 month ago

Pakistan's central bank is scheduled to announce its monetary policy for October-November on Tuesday. Here are some facts about the State Bank of Pakistan's monetary policy and the economy. * In the previous policy review on Aug. 15, the central...
Al-Qaida No. 2 eulogizes Taliban leader

News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago

Originally published Monday, September 28, 2009 at 2:20 AM Al-Qaida No. Taliban leader Al-Qaida's deputy leader says the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief will only add fuel to the fighting against Western forces in the region. Al-Qaida's deputy...
FACTBOX - Five risks to watch in Pakistan

News Source: Chicago Tribune | about 1 month ago

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan met at the weekend on the sidelines of the U.N. Large swathes of Pakistan remain outside government control, run by the Taliban and tribal leaders. This year's military campaign to roll back Taliban...
Al Qaeda message eulogizes deceased leader

News Source: CNN | about 1 month ago

A purported audio message from Al Qaeda's second-in-command appeared on radical Islamist Web sites on Sunday eulogizing Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Pakistani Taliban. "Baitullah managed to create a massive Jihadi movement that...