Tag Archives: Pakistan

Bird of Chaman, Flower of the Khyber: Riding Shotgun from Karachi to Kabul in a Pakistani Truck

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Bird of Chaman, Flower of the Khyber: Riding Shotgun from Karachi to Kabul in a Pakistani Truck [Kindle Edition] Matthieu Aikins (Author) Book Description Publication Date: May 7, 2013 A reporter’s wild journey in the back of a Pakistani truck, … Continue reading →

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How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States Photo illustration from photographs by Arif Ali/AFP, via Newscom (left) and Douglas County sheriff’s office (right). By MARK MAZZETTI Published: April 9, 2013 231 Comments The burly American was … Continue reading →

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CP Exclusive: Foreign Affairs broke rules on Afghan, Pakistan embassy contracts

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

CP Exclusive: Foreign Affairs broke rules on Afghan, Pakistan embassy contracts By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press October 22, 2012 OTTAWA – The Foreign Affairs Department broke government rules by handing two sole-sourced security contracts, worth $15 million, to a … Continue reading →

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Pakistan’s security business booms

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

October 11, 2012 6:34 pm Pakistan’s security business booms By Farhan Bokhari in Karachi ©AFP Pakistan’s decade-long campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taliban may have made the country’s urban areas calmer, as armed assaults and suicide attacks have tapered off. … Continue reading →

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G4S Pakistan buyout to be done in two weeks

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

G4S Pakistan buyout to be done in two weeks By Kazim Alam Published: August 26, 2012 Deal expected to be much lower than reported $10 million: KARACHI:  One of the few businesses that should understandably thrive amidst terrorism, bank robberies, … Continue reading →

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John Kerry owes Pakistan an explanation for contractor’s killings

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

editorial John Kerry owes Pakistan an explanation for contractor’s killings August 15, 2012 It has been 16 months since Senator John Kerry helped win the release of Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor who was arrested in Pakistan after he shot … Continue reading →

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Warren Weinstein: How the USAID Worker Was Kidnapped (Video)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Warren Weinstein: How the USAID Worker Was Kidnapped (Video) May 7, 2012 1:15 PM EDT In a shocking video released Sunday, a 70-year-old American who was kidnapped in Pakistan last year begs Obama to save him. Matthew DeLuca on how … Continue reading →

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U.S. citizen abducted in Pakistan asks Obama to meet al Qaeda demands

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

U.S. citizen abducted in Pakistan asks Obama to meet al Qaeda demands By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:41 AM EDT, Mon May 7, 2012 Video released of American captive STORY HIGHLIGHTS Warren Weinstein was abducted in Pakistan in August … Continue reading →

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Raymond Davis saga: Widow, mother-in-law of one of the victims killed

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Raymond Davis saga: Widow, mother-in-law of one of the victims killed By Asad Kharal Published: April 30, 2012 LAHORE: The widow and mother-in-law of one of Raymond Davis’ victims were allegedly killed by his father-in-law after a domestic dispute in the … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Private Armies of Pakistan

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Pakistan: Private Armies of Pakistan 17-04-2012 Al-Akhbar: The past decade has seen a significant increase in foreign investments in the private security market around the Middle East. Pakistan is one of the countries that attracted the most attention in this … Continue reading →

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