UN: Pakistan Unrest Displaces One Million

8 May 09 | PTV

A spokesman for the UN refugee agency says the recent outbreak of violence in northwest Pakistan has displaced a total of one million people.

Pakistan’s British-Drawn Borders

by Robert Mackey

5 May 09 | NYT

In their fascinating account of a series of interviews with a Taliban tactician in Tuesday’s New York Times, Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah point to “one distinct Taliban advantage: the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan barely exists for the Taliban.”

Pakistani Army Flattening Villages, 500,000 Could Become Displaced

4-5 May 09 | McClatchy, AWC News, PTV, FT, and AJE

The Pakistani army’s assault against Islamic militants in Buner, in northwest Pakistan, is flattening villages, killing civilians and sending thousands of farmers and villagers fleeing from their homes, residents escaping the fighting said Monday.

US: Pakistan Gov’t May Collapse in 2 Weeks

1 May 09 | PTV

A top US commander warns that Islamabad government risks collapsing if the Taliban militants are not defeated within next two weeks.

Pakistanis Displaced as Assault Expands on Taliban

27-28 Apr 09 | AJE and AI

Pakistani fighter aircraft are raiding suspected Taliban bases in the country’s Buner district, a military spokesman has said, in an apparent widening of its offensive.

Pakistan Passes Swat Sharia Deal

13 Apr 09 | BBC

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has signed a controversial bill introducing Islamic Sharia law to the Swat region, say reports.

Taliban Storm District Near Swat

8 Apr 09 | BBC

Taliban militants from Pakistan’s troubled Swat valley have stormed the nearby district of Buner, killing at least five people, police say.