Pakistan turns on its jihadi assets

Asia Times by Syed Saleeem Shahzad | Jul. 30, 2009 (News Report)

The high-profile jailing of a former member of parliament in connection with the beheading of a Polish engineer is a significant first step in Pakistan's crackdown on the jihadi assets its intelligence services raised in the 1990s for asymmetric warfare against India. There will be a backlash from militants, but Islamabad has made it clear it has taken Washington's desires to heart. - Syed Saleem Shahzad (Jul 28, '09) Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 30, 2009

Informative overview about Pakistan's increased crackdown on Islamic militants -- and its renewed discussions with India, at the urging of the United States. The author, the Pakistan Bureau Chief for Asia Times Online, presents good factual evidence from multiple sources, along with useful context about the controversial interactions between Taliban militants and Pakistani military, leading to the recent arrest of Shah Abdul Aziz.

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