Source: Los Angeles Times
By Laura King

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistani troops on Sunday reportedly raided a camp belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba or an affiliated group, in what would be the government’s first strike at militants accused in the Mumbai attacks.
Details were sketchy, but local news accounts and witnesses said Pakistani security forces sealed off the […]

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Source: The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Police raided a wedding between a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl in Pakistan’s largest city, arresting the Muslim cleric officiating at the ceremony and the children’s parents, a senior officer said Friday.
The cleric had not yet begun the ceremony in Karachi, which was attended by 100 guests, […]

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Source: AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Pentagon on Monday denied that US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan were fired on in Pakistan and forced to turn back.
The incident “did not happen” said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, adding that after studying the facts, a statement by a Pakistani security official “didn’t appear to be accurate.”
Earlier there were […]

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Source: Kansas City
Pakistani troops opened fire Monday on U.S. forces who were trying to enter the country’s lawless tribal area, local officials said, marking a dangerous further deterioration in relations between the allies in the war on terrorism.
Both armies - and the Pentagon - denied that the reported incident had occurred, but local security officials […]

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 This opinion was first published at The WeCite Blog
I’m not convinced we are winning it in Afghanistan. I am convinced we can… We are looking at a new, more comprehensive strategy for the region that would cover both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. In my view, these two nations are inextricably linked in a […]

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