Pakistan Security Brief

Pakistan Security Brief – August 2, 2010

Severe flooding causes more than 1,100 deaths throughout Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa; Pakistani Ambassador Haqqani refutes Pakistan’s links to the Taliban; Gates defends Pakistan, hints at North Waziristan operation; MQM leader killed amid continuing violence in Karachi; Pakistan summons British ambassador following Prime Minister Cameron’s remarks about Pakistan’s links to terrorism.

 

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

 

FATA

 

U.S.-Pakistan Relations

 

Karachi

 

U.K.-Pakistan Relations

 

Musharraf

 

Balochistan

 

JUI-F

 



[1] Issam Ahmed, “Pakistan floods: Rescue effort under way but 27,000 still stranded,” Christian Science Monitor, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0802/Pakistan-floods-Rescue-effort-under-way-but-27-000-still-stranded?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+World%29. “Up to 2.5 million affected by floods: Red Cross,” Dawn, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-flood-toll-rises-1-qs-02. “Pakistan floods kill up to 1,500: minister,” AFP, August 2, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100802/wl_asia_afp/pakistanweatherfloodstoll.
[2] “Two soldiers killed in South Waziristan blast,” Dawn, August 1, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-swaziristan-blast-qs-07. Ishtiaq Mahsud, “Bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers,” AP, August 1, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan.
[3] “Orakzai clash kills 15 militants,” Dawn, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/44-orakzai-clash-kills-15-militants-fa-05. “At least 15 militants killed in Orakzai blitz,” Dawn, August 1, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/44-at-least-15-militants-killed-in-orakzai-blitz-fa-02. “15 Taliban killed in Orakzai,” Daily Times, August 2, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\08\02\story_2-8-2010_pg7_27.
[4] “Islamabad working to contain Taliban: Haqqani,” The News, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=254359. “Pakistan working to contain Taliban threat: Haqqani,” Daily Times, August 2, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\08\02\story_2-8-2010_pg7_1.
[5] Sara Hussein, “Pakistan committed to fight against Taliban: Gates,” AFP, August 1, 2010. Available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100802/pl_afp/uspakistanafghanistanmilitaryintelligencegates. “US hints at operation in Pakistan,” Dawn, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-us-hints-pak-operation-qs-09.
[7] “Pakistan summons UK envoy over PM Cameron’s remarks,” BBC, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10834909. “Pakistan summons British envoy over Cameron remarks,” Dawn, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-pak-calls-british-hc-cameron-qs-06.
[9] “Four police officials, woman injured in Quetta gunfire,” Daily Times, August 1, 2010. Available at http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\08\01\story_1-8-2010_pg7_16. “Firing in Quetta injures 5,” Express Tribune, August 1, 2010. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/33117/firing-in-quetta-injures-5/.
[10] “Fazl re-elected JUI-F chief,” The News, August 2, 2010. Available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=30449.
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