Friday, October 16, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- October 16, 2009



Suicide Bomber Strikes Police Station In Pakistan, Killing 15 -- L.A. Times

The dead include two women and two children. It's the sixth major attack by militants in less than two weeks.

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan -- A suicide car bomber today targeted a police station in the volatile northwest city of Peshawar, killing 15 people in the sixth major attack by militants in less than two weeks.

The attack occurred at the Crimes Investigation Agency headquarters, an interrogation wing of the city's police department. A car filled with explosives drove up to the agency's main gate, where the driver detonated the blast, said Peshawar Police Chief Liaqat Ali Khan.

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More News On Pakistan

New Attack in Pakistan Targets Police Station -- New York Times
Pakistan prepares for South Waziristan offensive against Taliban -- The Telegraph
Pakistan Decides to Start Operation in Waziristan, Geo Reports -- Bloomberg
Thousands Flee Pakistan's S. Waziristan Region -- Voice of America
Rocket attack kills Pakistan soldiers: officials -- AFP
Fresh Pakistan attacks underscore reach of Taliban -- Christian Science Monitor
Q+A - What are the Pakistani Taliban trying to do? -- Reuters
Obama signs big Pakistan aid bill -- BBC
President Obama Signs Pakistan Aid Bill -- FOX News
Pakistan aid bill has explosive impact -- Asia Times
Pentagon ramps up direct military aid to Pakistan -- Reuters
The Terror Axis: Taliban, ISI & opium -- Business Standard

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