"Unfortunately, we cannot choose our neighbors." Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistani government agencies of being involved in November's Mumbai terrorist attacks, and said the Pakistani government was using terrorism "as an instrument of state...
US Drone Kills Four in Attack on South Waziristan School
It's the second day of the new year and the United States has launched its second attack in South Waziristan. Tribal sources had been reporting two US drones hovering over the area of Ladha Tehsil, in South Waziristan Agency, before the attack. The two Hellfire...
US Drone Strikes Kill Five in South Waziristan
It was far from a happy New Year for the resident of South Waziristan's Karikot region, after US drones fired three missiles, killing five people and sewing panic in the streets. All five killed were in a vehicle struck by one of the missiles, and another inside the...
Pakistan Concerned by Growing Indian Presence on Border
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi reported today that neighboring India "has activated their forward air bases," and urged dialogue between the two nations to solve their long-standing disputes over Kashmir. Minister Qureshi suggested that if India...
Pakistan Closes Khyber Pass
In addition to announcing a massive military offensive in the Khyber Agency, the Pakistani government today proclaimed the Khyber Pass, the source of nearly three quarters of the supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan, closed until further notice. The military imposed...
Pakistan Shifts Troops From Afghan Border to Indian Border
Pakistani troops mass along India’s border… is it a prelude to war or a ploy to silence international criticism?
Mixed Signals From India On War Prospects
India presses for fast track cluster bombs, both sides ratchet up border forces.
US Drone Strikes Kill Eight in South Waziristan
A US drone launched a series of missile strikes today in Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency, killing eight and injuring an unknown number of others. The attacks hit two vehicles in separate villages in the area early in the morning. The first strike also destroyed a...
Securing the Khyber Pass: Who Pays?
It has been over a week since the Pakistani government promised to deploy its paramilitary Frontier Corps to protect supply trucks being delivered to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The attacks continue, but shipments have crawled to a virtual halt. While all the sides...
Pakistani Opposition Party to Start Blocking NATO Supplies to Afghanistan
Pakistan’s oldest religious party plans to stop NATO supplies from entering Afghanistan