Pakistan

Terrorism & Security
Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for suicide attack on paramilitary leader

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Wednesday's suicide attack targeting the forces involved in operations against the Pakistani Taliban and the recent arrest of Al Qaeda operatives.
Pakistan Army says it has Al Qaeda's global operations chief in custody

Pakistan’s Army says it has captured Sheikh Younis al-Mauritani, a senior Al Qaeda leader known as the group’s global operations chief.
Execution freeze leaves Pakistan's hangmen idle

A moratorium in Pakistan against the death penalty has been welcomed by human rights activists who say that Pakistan’s police and prosecution system lacks the competency to produce reliable convictions.
American's abduction in Pakistan: police cite few leads

Police in Lahore, Pakistan, say multiple teams are investigating the abduction of an American working with a US consulting company. So far the kidnappers haven't contacted Warren Weinstein's colleagues for ransom.
Another female suicide bomber strikes in Pakistan. Taliban desperation?

Security experts believe the Taliban is facing internal strife, and the use of female suicide bombers could be a signal that Taliban efforts inside Pakistan are weakening.
How Pakistani minutemen are fighting the Taliban 'false Muslims'

Villagers in the border town of Pashat, Pakistan may have turned the tide of public opinion against the Taliban.
Global News Blog
Pakistan's foreign minister: The face of a new generation of peace with India?

Pakistan’s new young foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, said she is hopeful that a younger generation of Indians and Pakistanis can find peace. Social media interactions are bolstering this hope.
As US troops begin drawdown in Afghanistan, violence threatens Pakistan border

Pakistan has responded to US demands to rout militants from the mountainous border with Afghanistan. Now Pakistan's gains are now being undermined by Taliban attacks.
Kashmiris respond to arrest of alleged secret agent in Washington

The arrest of Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai on spy charges in the US has highlighted a generation divide among Kashmiri separatist activists.
Pakistan braces for Indian pressure in wake of blasts in Mumbai

Regardless of who's responsible for the recent blasts in Mumbai, Pakistan is now in the spotlight for its weak efforts with Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based terror group blamed for the 2008 attacks.
Pakistan says it doesn't need US military aid

The $800 million in cuts in US aid to Pakistan are the strongest indicator yet of the deteriorating relationship between the two countries.
US cuts aid to Pakistan: Six key questions

The Obama administration has announced that it is suspending, and in some cases ending, millions of dollars in aid to the Pakistani military.
Top Taliban leader quits the Pakistan Taliban

A top Taliban commander says he is quitting the Pakistan Taliban because of a spate of suicide bombings. It's the first sign of fracture in Pakistan's Taliban and could benefit both Pakistan and the US, say experts.
Terrorism & Security
Pakistan requests departure of British military trainers

The Pakistani government's request that British trainers working with its Frontier Corps be removed is likely fallout from the deterioration of US-Pakistan relations over the bin Laden raid.
How Pakistan's Imran Khan taps anti-Americanism to fuel political rise

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is to Pakistan what Sarah Palin is to the US: controversial, and, arguably, a force to be reckoned with.
Backchannels
Bin Laden was talking to terrorists. So?

That may not seem like a big deal. But a New York Times scoop today does advance the case that Pakistan's intelligence services may have known of bin Laden's whereabouts.
Terrorism & Security
Seized bin Laden cellphone provides possible link to Pakistani spy agency

A cellphone used by Osama bin Laden's courier contained contacts for commanders in a Pakistani militant group that has long been mentored by Pakistan's spy agency.
How serious are Pakistan's latest moves to purge its military of extremists?

Recent arrests of military officials suggest that the Pakistani Army is intensifying its hunt for key officers with possible links to outlawed militant outfits such as Hizb ut-Tahrir.
One year after its worst flooding, is Pakistan ready for monsoon season?

Pakistan’s record floods last year killed some 2,000 people and displaced 20 million. Many officials say the country is still not properly prepared to deal with this year's imminent monsoon season.
Are Pakistan's Taliban using children as weapons?

A 9-year-old girl says she was kidnapped in Pakistan by Taliban with the intent of forcing her to be a suicide bomber. She escaped, but her experience raises concerns about the use of children by militants.
Terrorism & Security
US drones attack in new area of Pakistan

Pakistan's Kummar tribal area, which rarely sees US drone attacks, was hit Monday in what may be an expansion of the highly unpopular American drone campaign.
Pakistani teen tells of his recruitment, training as suicide bomber

Arshad Khan is one of countless young boys recruited by a network of Taliban commanders. His story highlights the challenge ahead for Pakistani authorities in ending the war on terror.
Report of CIA informant arrests another blow to Pakistan's military

Already beset by unprecedented criticism, Pakistan's military now tries to head off reports that an Army major was arrested for informing the CIA of activities on the bin Laden compound.
Terrorism & Security
Pakistan arrests CIA informants who helped US nab Osama bin Laden

The arrest of five Pakistani CIA informants whose information helped lead the US to Osama bin Laden's compound is likely to fuel tensions and intensify congressional questions about aid to Pakistan.
Terrorism & Security
Militants attack Pakistani Army as part of new demoralization campaign

About 150 militants attacked the Pakistani Army in South Waziristan, killing eight soldiers. Militants appear to be using large-scale assaults to undermine an Army already under heavy US pressure.