Pakistani security forces wait in tanks in Lal Qila Maidan, in the Lower Dir district, after taking over the area from Taliban militants. Nearby, in Mohmand agency, troops repelled an attack by militants on a security outpost, killing 16. Two soldiers also died. Ruhullah Shakir / Associated PressU.S. Options in Pakistan Limited -- Washington Post
Nation Rife With Security Issues, Infighting, Anti-American Sentiment
As Taliban forces edged to within 60 miles of Islamabad late last month, the Obama administration urgently asked for new intelligence assessments of whether Pakistan's government would survive. In briefings last week, senior officials said, President Obama and his National Security Council were told that neither a Taliban takeover nor a military coup was imminent and that the Pakistani nuclear arsenal was safe.
Beyond the immediate future, however, the intelligence was far from reassuring. Security was deteriorating rapidly, particularly in the mountains along the Afghan border that harbor al-Qaeda and the Taliban, intelligence chiefs reported, and there were signs that those groups were working with indigenous extremists in Pakistan's populous Punjabi heartland.
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Pakistan News Updates
U.S. wary of Pakistan nuke vulnerability -- UPI
Pakistan Strife Raises U.S. Doubts on Nuclear Arms -- New York Times
US concerned about Pakistani nukes: report -- AFP
Pakistan nuclear projects raise US fears -- The Guardian
Tens of thousands flee Pakistani fighting -- CNN
Pakistanis flee Taliban battles -- Washington Times
Thousands Flee Taliban, Army Clashes in Pakistan -- Bloomberg
Pakistanis flee Taliban battles -- Washington Times
Pakistan kills 80 in assault on Taliban -- CNN
Pakistani outpost attacked; 18 dead -- L.A. Times
Rising tensions threaten Pakistan, Taliban peace -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban Resumes Patrols in Swat -- Washington Post
Pakistan: Swat Taliban patrols strain peace deal -- Yahoo News/AP
Pakistan Says It Is Meeting Terms of Peace Deal -- New York Times
Pakistan pursuing two tracks in Swat -- Daily Times
Swat Taliban reject Islamic courts, refuse to disarm -- Long War Journal
FACTBOX: Facts about conflict in Pakistan's Swat -- Reuters
Islamists Reject Pact's Call To Disarm -- CBS
Islamic court set up to satisfy Taliban -- Washington Times
Militants Dispute Pakistan Government Creating Islamic Courts -- Voice Of America
Government asks Balochistan to act against Taliban in refugee camps -- Daily Times
Exposed jihadis put Pakistan on the spot -- Asia Times
Taliban Push in Pakistan Served as Wake-Up Call, Gates Says -- U.S. Department of Defense
US general says Pakistan could be just two weeks from collapse -- The Telegraph
The $400 Million Pakistan Fund: Who’s Counting? -- The Danger Room
Pakistan’s Islamic Schools Fill Void, but Fuel Militancy -- New York Times
Fear and defiance brewing at Pakistan's ground zero -- The Australian
A Crisis Out of Reach? -- Washington Post opinion
Moment of Truth in Pakistan -- Washington Post opinion
Sixty Miles from the Capital -- Weekly Standard opinion
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