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Pakistanis Fight Off Deadly Attack on Naval Base

Raid 'revenge' for Osama bin Laden's death: Taliban

(Newser) - Pakistani troops have defeated a team of Taliban gunmen who raided a naval aviation base in Karachi, killing at least 12 soldiers in a 16-hour battle, reports Reuters . The raid began last night, when militants invaded the compound and used rocket-propelled grenades to destroy warplanes worth millions. They then opened...

WikiLeaks Cables: Pakistan Urged Drone Strikes

Top newspaper publishes diplomatic cache

(Newser) - Pakistani officials didn’t just accept US drone strikes in the country—they pushed for them, according to WikiLeaks’ latest batch of US diplomatic cables. The cables, published in top Pakistani newspaper Dawn , detail a conversation between a US diplomat and top Pakistani official in which the official suggests the...

China Hands Pakistan 50 Jets
 China Hands Pakistan 50 Jets 
May 20, 2011 9:03 AM CDT

China Hands Pakistan 50 Jets

Move could further sour relations with US

(Newser) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani finished his trip to Beijing today, and he’s getting quite the parting gift: 50 brand new JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. Pakistan and China have developed and built the JF-17 jointly, in a program dating back to 1999, but this batch will sport advanced...

New Drones Stalked bin Laden for Months

Flying at a high altitude, they were able to evade radar

(Newser) - For months prior to the May 2 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the CIA was flying dozens of secret missions in Pakistani airspace using a new stealth drone to monitor his compound. The sophisticated aircraft, designed to fly at high altitudes, evaded radar detection and went beyond the bounds...

Pakistan Fires on NATO Helicopters

Two Pakistani soldiers injured in brief firefight

(Newser) - Pakistani ground troops and NATO helicopters exchanged fire this morning, injuring two Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan says it opened fire on the choppers when they crossed into Pakistani air space from Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. But US defense officials tell the Wall Street Journal that they have reports that...

Pakistan Sticks US for Billions in Oft-Bloated Claims

US refusing to pay more than 40% of bills

(Newser) - As the saying goes, money and friends don't mix: Internal Pentagon documents have revealed that Pakistan and the US are embroiled in a major dispute over equally major unpaid bills. Washington forks over huge sums of money to Islamabad to finance the fight against al-Qaeda, and the Wall Street ...

Pakistan to Hand Over Stealth Chopper Tail

...which means China won't get to see it

(Newser) - It looks like China won't get its coveted peek at the super-secret helicopter that crashed outside of Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound. John Kerry got Pakistan to agree to hand over the tail section to the US during yesterday's meeting with Pakistani officials. Kerry told reporters "...

Chicago Trial Could Link Pakistan to Terror Group

Jury selection begins today in Tahawwur Rana trial

(Newser) - Jury selection begins today in a Chicago trial that could reveal links between Pakistan's intelligence agency and the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The trial of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, accused of helping David Coleman Headley serve as a scout for the attacks, "will undoubtedly demonstrate links between Pakistan...

US, Pakistan: We'll Work Together to Uproot Terrorists

John Kerry's visit leads to joint pledge

(Newser) - The US and Pakistan have agreed to work together in the future against "high value targets" in Pakistan, the countries announced in a joint statement today. The news comes after Sen. John Kerry arrived in Pakistan last night, intending to send a strong message following the death of Osama...

Gunmen Kill Saudi Diplomat in Pakistan

Karachi shooting tied to recent grenade attack on consulate

(Newser) - Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan's largest city today, just days after two hand grenades were tossed at the Saudi consulate, police in Karachi said. The diplomat, who was a member of the security staff at the consulate, was...

India, Pakistan Exchange Fire
 India, Pakistan Exchange Fire 
May 15, 2011 2:14 PM CDT

India, Pakistan Exchange Fire

Border troops clash after death of Indian soldier

(Newser) - Following yesterday’s killing of an Indian soldier by Pakistani border troops, the two sides exchanged fire across the border today. The small arms fire went on for 30 minutes near India’s disputed Kashmir region, reports Reuters in the New York Times . India claims Pakistan opened fire unprovoked; Pakistan...

Taliban Recruits Child Suicide Bombers: Afghan Officials

Young boys describe how they were led into terror

(Newser) - Last weekend, the Afghan intelligence service paraded five young boys—some not yet adolescents—in front of reporters and photographers to send a clear message: "The Taliban are recruiting children in their ranks and using them to carry out suicide attacks in Afghanistan," a spokesman said. One 9-year-old...

After Death, What Holbrooke Really Thought Revealed

Friends to the late special envoy want his true opinions known

(Newser) - In life, Richard Holbrooke was loyal to the Obama administration, but since his December death, his widow and friends have decided that it is important people know the true opinions of this special envoy to the Af-Pak region, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times —including what Holbrooke...

Florida Men Charged With Funding Taliban

Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan and his two sons arrested

(Newser) - A Miami imam and two of his sons were arrested today on charges they provided financial support to the Pakistani Taliban, officials said. Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, 76, was arrested after morning services at the Miami Mosque; sons Izhar, 24, and Irfan Khan, 37, were arrested in Margate, Florida,...

Pakistan Parliament Condemns bin Laden Raid

Intelligence chief denounces US, says he is ready to resign

(Newser) - Pakistan's parliament has condemned the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, and passed a resolution stating that Pakistan will revisit its ties with the US. Supply lines to US troops in Afghanistan could be cut if there are any more such attacks, parliament warned. The announcement came at...

Bin Laden Got 'Complacent' in Compound

Al-Qaeda leader seemed comfortable with security, lacked escape plan

(Newser) - Though “it could take months” to go through all the material discovered at Osama bin Laden’s compound, one thing seems clear: Bin Laden “became complacent” in the hideout, suggesting the existence of a support network in Pakistan, US officials tell CNN . The al-Qaeda leader doesn’t appear...

Bin Laden's Widows 'Hostile' in US Interviews

Pakistan says access proof it is not in league with al-Qaeda

(Newser) - US officials finally got to interview the three widows of Osama bin Laden who are in Pakistani custody—and CNN reports the women were "hostile" to the Americans and provided little useful information. The officials had hoped to interview them separately to tease out any inconsistencies in their stories;...

80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts
 80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts 
May 13, 2011 2:42 AM CDT

80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts

Taliban attacks are retaliation for Osama bin Laden's killing

(Newser) - At least 80 people were killed in twin blasts at a paramilitary training center in northwestern Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they were carried out to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden, reports the BBC . Suicide bombers struck as recruits were climbing aboard buses...

US Only Got bin Laden Because It's in Afghanistan

This proves we can't count on Pakistan, Bruce Riedel points out

(Newser) - Happy that Osama bin Laden is dead? Well, remember that the raid that killed him “was possible only because America and NATO are engaged in Afghanistan,” writes Bruce Riedel of the Daily Beast . “Simply put, we can’t put pressure on al-Qaeda without Afghanistan forward operating bases,...

China Eager to See Stealth Chopper From Osama Raid

And Pakistan seems happy to oblige

(Newser) - The stealth chopper that didn't make it back from the Osama bin Laden raid is giving Pakistan a little diplomatic revenge. Pakistani officials made a point to tell ABC News they might let China "take a look" at the super-secret helicopter, which had to be left behind after...

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