Saturday, March 7, 2009

Pakistan In Turmoil -- News Updates For March 7-8, 2009

High alert … Pakistani policemen guard the entrance to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore as the Sri Lankan team bus pulls in after last week's attack by terrorists. Photo: AFP/Sydney Morning Herald

Pakistan 'Bigger Problem' Than Afghanistan: US Diplomat -- AFP

LONDON (AFP) — The top US diplomat in Kabul warned that Pakistan posed a bigger security problem for the rest of the world than Afghanistan, in a newspaper interview published Thursday.

Christopher Dell spoke after Tuesday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team as they travelled to a Test match in Lahore which left eight people dead, and has raised doubts about the government's ability to tackle Islamic militancy.

"From where I sit (Pakistan) sure looks like it's going to be a bigger problem," Dell told the Guardian newspaper.

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More News On Pakistan

Pakistan poses global security worry, says top US official -- The Guardian
Why Is Pakistan So Screwed Up? -- Defense Technology News opinion
India says Pakistan risks becoming 'failed state:' report -- AFP
Pakistan lacks will to combat terror: Pranab -- The Hindu
Bombs Kill 15 In Pakistan; U.S. Drone Down -- CBS
Bombs kill 15 amid political crisis in Pakistan -- AP
Deadly blast targets police in northwestern Pakistan -- LA Times
Fear of death stalks Pakistan women in Swat -- AFP
Taliban cement rule, hard-line law after truce -- AP
Lahore attack heralds spread of Taliban-trained groups to Pakistani heartlands -- The Telegraph

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