Pakistani Taliban Kill 22 Shiites in Bus Attack Published: August 16, 2012. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban militants pulled 22 Shiites off buses and gunned them down in a remote northern mountain pass on Thursday, in the latest iteration of a pattern of attacks targeting religious minorities. Read more on New York Times Pakistan: Bomb hits bus carrying Shiites, 1 killed KARACHI, Pakistan — A bomb hit a bus carrying Shiite Muslims students in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing one person in what appeared to be the latest attack in a rising wave of sectarian violence in the country, a government … Read more on Huffington Post Throwing open the borders Second, both Pakistan and India…. Read more
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror Robert Young Pelton first became aware of the phenomenon of hired guns in the War on Terror when he met a covert team of contractors on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in the fall of 2003. Pelton soon embarked on a globe-spanning odyssey to penetrate and understand this shadowy world, ultimately delivering stunning insights into the way private soldiers are used.Enter a blood-soaked world of South African mercenaries and tribal fighters backed by ruthless financiers. Drop into Baghdad’s Green Zone, strap on body armor, and take a daily high-speed ride with a doomed crew of security contractors who dodge car bombs and snipers just to get their charges to the airport. Share a drink in…. Read more
U.S. drone strikes kill 25 suspected militants in Pakistan MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN : U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan’s volatile tribal region of North Waziristan killed at least 25 suspected militants on Friday and injured several others, officials said. Read more on New…. Read more
Pakistani intelligence officials: Suspected US missiles kill 4 in tribal area near Afghanistan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed four alleged militants in a tribal area along the border with Afghanistan. Read more on Brandon…. Read more
Militants kill four ‘spies’ in NW Pakistan: police (AFP) PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Militants shot dead four men for alleged spying and dumped their bodies outside a northwestern Pakistani town on Saturday, police said. Police said they found four bullet-riddled bodies with notes from militants in their pockets outside Karak, a northwestern town near the lawless North Waziristan tribal district where Taliban militants are active. “We found bodies of … Read more on Bayou…. Read more
