Pakistan Terrorism

Al Qaeda Cooperators Give Inside View Of Terror Group

AP | By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.06.2012

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NEW YORK -- By the time a wayward kid from Long Island named Bryant Neal Vinas joined al-Qaeda in 2008, the sight of trainees swinging from monkey bar...

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Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride

Dilip Hiro | Posted 04.17.2012

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There is, in fact, nothing new in the way Islamabad has been squeezing Washington lately. It has a long record of getting the better of U.S. officials by identifying areas of American weakness and exploiting them successfully to further its agenda.

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Pakistan in 2011: The Downward Spiral Continued

Saad Khan | Posted 02.29.2012

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Compared with the previous year, Pakistanis did not see any improvement in their lives in 2011. The downward spiral continued and life became tougher. One can only hope that the year 2012 will bring some relief to their sad faces.

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Pakistan's Terror Problem is Beyond the Taliban

Ehsan Azari Stanizai | Posted 12.20.2011

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The war in Afghanistan has provided a golden opportunity for Pakistan to manipulate Islam and turn Afghanistan into a playground for its national interest.

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Clinton To Pakistan: We Will Pursue Militants With Or Without Your Help

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 12.20.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Obama administration delivered a blunt warning Thursday that the United States will do what it must to go after milita...

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A Dirge for the Dreams of Pakistanis

Fahad Faruqui | Posted 12.18.2011

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On Pakistan's 64th year of independence, President Asif Ali Zardari said that five years is too little to resolve all the troubles the region has accrued in the past 45 to 60 years. Really?

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Frustarted By Taliban Talks, Afghanistan Leaders Turn To Unlikely Ally

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 12.02.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government urged neighboring Pakistan on Sunday to take concrete steps to help end the Taliban insurgency and us...

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GOP Senator Weighs Military Action Against Pakistan

AP | Posted 11.25.2011

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Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday that the U.S. should consider military action agains...

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Trick Trike Bomb Causes Deadly Blast In Busy Market

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 10.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb planted in a child's tricycle exploded outside a shop in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 11 peop...

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Consensus, Not Conflict

Syed Yahya Hussainy | Posted 10.10.2011

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Politicians negotiating positions, impassioned youth taking to the streets, public debate about important issues -- these are the signs that the people of Pakistan have embraced democracy, not that they are turning it away.

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Gunmen Ambush Minibus With Shiites In Quetta, 11 Killed

AP | Posted 09.29.2011

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QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying minority Shiite Muslims in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing 11 people in w...

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U.S. And Pakistan Officials Dispute Killing Of Senior Militant

Posted 08.08.2011

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LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani officials disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent mis...

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Is Terrorist's Testimony Credible? Government Witness In Mumbai Terror Trial Questioned

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 07.31.2011

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CHICAGO — An admitted American terrorist who is the government's top witness in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 Mu...

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Terrorist Names Other Spots He 'Liked' For Future Attacks During Chicago Trial

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 07.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Defense attorneys on Wednesday scrutinized the relationship between an admitted American terrorist and the Chicago businessman accused...

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Did Pakistan's Intelligence Agency Know About Mumbai Terror Plot?

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 07.23.2011

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CHICAGO — The government's key witness in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused of helping coordinate the 2008 Mumbai attacks described on ...

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Potential Juror In Terrorism Trial Wants Out, Has Oprah Tickets

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 07.16.2011

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Jury selection began Monday in the case against Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of helping a former boarding school friend serve as...

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Chicago Trial Raises Questions About Pakistan's Terrorism Ties‎

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 07.15.2011

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CHICAGO — The allegations against Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana are fairly straightforward: He helped a former boarding school friend serve ...

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NATO Pakistan Convoy Attack Leaves 4 Dead

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants in Pakistan attacked tankers bringing fuel to NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Friday, killing four people ...

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Pakistan Suicide Bombers Kill 50 People

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two militants wearing vests studded with explosives and bullets blew themselves up outside a government-backed meeting of a...

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Predictions

Nick Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adm. Mullen may be right in saying that the Pakistani military "knows what it has to do" to rout the Taliban and al Qaeda from their Pakistani sanctuaries, but does the U.S. military know what it has to do? The answer is increasingly apparent.

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Pakistan in 2010: Blood, Flood and Drones

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many Pakistanis do not expect their fortunes to rise in 2011. All they want is peace and a little financial stability. Here's hoping that they will see some light at the end of the tunnel.

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WikiLeaks: Pakistan's Complicated Role As U.S. Ally

Posted 05.26.2011

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This article is being updated. The New York Times is reporting that leaked cables concerning Pakistan reveal fear of the country's nuclear program a...

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Muslims Against Muslims: The Struggle Between God's Worshippers And God's Warriors

Fahad Faruqui | Posted 05.25.2011

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Islam is a life-affirming religion and a religion of love that has no space for those of "God's warriors" who are committed to death. Still, within the last 24 hours, at least six were killed in an explosion at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan.

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Shrine Bombing in Pakistan Kills 5

AP | KHALID TANVEER | Posted 05.25.2011

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PAKPATTAN, Pakistan — A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Mon...

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Pakistan: Dozens Of Europeans In Terror Training

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Dozens of Muslim militants with European citizenship are believed to be hiding out in the lawless tribal area of northwestern Pakist...

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