Global Voices Online “ Pakistan: Lahore Police Academy Attack
By Rezwan
March madness continues for Pakistan, especially Lahore. After the attack on Sri Lanka Cricket team and the Long March, Lahore came into limelight again when a Police training camp in the suburbs of Lahore was attacked by heavily armed …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/03/30/pakistan
-lahore-police-academy-attack/

t r u t h o u t | Gunmen Attack Police Academy in Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan – Gunmen armed with grenades and assault weapons invaded a police training compound near this Pakistani city Monday, battling security forces and holding dozens of police trainees hostage for more than seven hours …
www.truthout.org/033009B

World News Australia – Pakistan police school siege kills eight
A siege at a Pakistan Police School has ended, with eight police recruits and four attackers dead.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1013697/
Pakistan-police-school-siege-kills-eight

Let us build Pakistan: Terrorists strike at Lahore police training …
By Socrates
Welcome to Sarah, Abdul and Socrates’ critical reflections on Pakistan’s politics, society and arts. The blog offers a selection of editorials and op-eds from the Pakistani and international press. A project of ‘Critical Supporters of …
letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com/2009/03/
terrorists-strike-at-lahore-police.html

ATTACKERMAN “ No Half Measures
By Spencer Ackerman
Some of these are fairly obvious, like levels of violence, levels of casualties, periodicity of suicide bombings both in Afghanistan and Pakistan — those kind of benchmarks that you measure any conflict by. …
attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/03/30/no-half-measures/
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Terrorists Attack Police Academy in Lahore Pakistan Homeland …
By national
Unidentified gunmen armed with assault rifles and grenades made a violent attack on a police training school in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Monday, leaving the city overshadowed with terrorism threats.
www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/03/30/
terrorists-attack-police-academy-in-lahore-pakistan/

Trainers ‘critical’ to Obama’s new Afghan-Pakistan plan, Mullen says
WASHINGTON – The pending deployment of thousands of US military trainers to Afghanistan to instruct Afghan soldiers and police is a key component of President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy, the US military’s top …
www.army.mil/-news/2009/03/30/18938-trainers-critical
-to-obamas-new-afghan-pakistan-plan-mullen-says/

PM to discuss situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan with Obama …
By Sindh Today
New Delhi, March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is likely to discuss current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan with the United States President Barack Obama during their upcoming meet, said Foreign Secretary Shivshankar …
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/81099.htm

Obama to Propose $2.8 Billion in Military Aid to Pakistan
FOXNews – USA
In his speech on Friday, President Obama described Pakistan’s lawless border region as “the most dangerous place in the world.”
www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03
/30/obama-proposes-billion-military-aid-pakistan/

Pakistan blames Taliban-allied militants in Lahore attack
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Mubashir Zaidi and Laura King Reporting from Istanbul, Turkey, and Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities Monday blamed Taliban-linked militants …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la
-fg-pakistan-attack31-2009mar31,0,563459.story

Punjab Attacks Continue Pakistan’s Downward Spiral | Danger Room …
By Nathan Hodge
After a siege of several hours, Pakistani security forces have recaptured a police training compound in Lahore that was stormed by militants armed with grenades and automatic weapons. Dramatic video.
blog.wired.com/defense/2009/03/after-a-siege-o.html

Pajamas Media “ Drone Attacks in Pakistan: The Mystery Deepens
By Annie Jacobsen
I called the Pentagon recently to talk with the press office about how the drone campaign is going in Pakistan. Drones, or pilotless aircraft, have been taking.
pajamasmedia.com/blog/drone-attacks
-in-pakistan-the-mystery-deepens/

Jihad Watch: Fitzgerald: The “New” Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By director@jihadwatch.org
The policy announced for Afghanistan and Pakistan depresses. It’s all about training the locals. It’s all about helping them. It’s all about giving them aid, and still more aid, from the depleted, practically cupboard-is-bare coffers of …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025449.php

Governor’s rule lifted from Pakistan’s Punjab | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) In a fence-mending exercise, governor’s rule has been lifted from Pakistan’s Punjab, paving the way for reinstalling an elected government in the country’s most politically significant province.
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/81121.htm

Campaign For Liberty — Obama to ‘Consult’ Pakistan Before Hitting …
Henderson, NV, “President Barack Obama today promised that he would continue to launch strikes against extremists in Pakistan, but only after“consulting” with that nation’s government.” Did Obama say this after he launched all these …
www.campaignforliberty.com/wire.php?view=3739

19 die in bloody siege at Pakistan police academy
Mar 30, 2009 … A group of gunmen, some in police uniforms, attacked a police academy Monday and held it for hours, seizing hostages, throwing grenades and …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

Gunmen made stand in Pakistan barracks’ top floor
Reuters – USA
By Robert Birsel LAHORE, Pakistan, March 30 (Reuters) – Blood-soaked bedding was strewn with blackened body parts in a police barracks in the Pakistani city …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP420231

Red Cross doubles Pakistan aid, sees civilians hurt
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
GENEVA (Reuters) – Civilians in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region are increasingly victims of gunfire and bomb blasts as conflict worsens, …
in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-38785220090330

Pakistan: Home-grown Al-Qaeda led militants ‘behind Lahore attack …
By webinfo@adnkronos.com
(AKI) – By Syed Saleem Shahzad – Home-grown Al-Qaeda led militants are behind Monday’s deadly attack on a police training academy in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, according…
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3155057924

Officers Taken Hostage in Training Compound in Pakistan …
Gunmen Storm Police Training Compound in Pakistan By Barry Newhouse Islamabad, Pakistan (RPRN)March 30, 2009 -Gunmen in Pakistan have stormed a police training center outside the eastern city, Lahore, taking scores of officers hostage.
www.rushprnews.com/2009/03/30/officers-
taken-hostage-in-training-compound-in-pakistan/

The Online News Page “ Pakistan Army Battles Gunmen who Killed 11 …
By Editor
Pakistan Army Battles Gunmen who Killed 11 Police. Pakistani soldiers killed at least four gunmen who had seized a police academy Monday in a brazen attack that killed at least 11 officers and left at least 35 police held hostage – RSS …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/03/30/pakistan
-army-battles-gunmen-who-killed-11-police/

Obama to ‘Consult’ Pakistan Before Hitting Militants | News From …
By Jason Ditz
President Barack Obama today promised that he would continue to launch strikes against extremists in Pakistan, but only after “consulting” with that nation’s government. He insisted that this was part of a broad strategy to stabilize …
news.antiwar.com/2009/03/29/obama-to
-consult-pakistan-before-hitting-militants/

Obama, Indian PM to meet on Afghanistan, Pakistan
AFP
India “welcomed the very clear (US) expression of will” to defeat the“forces of extremism in Afghanistan and their roots in Pakistan,” Foreign Secretary …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5iaUsVnfBrKIgQkxXsKvCw7XhxycA

Report: Pakistani president asks for US drones for anti-terrorism
Xinhua – China
“We have told US that unmanned aircrafts should be provided to Pakistan to carry on drone hits,” said Zardari in an interview with journalists in Islamabad. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/30/content_11102410.htm

Gunmen Attack Police Academy in Pakistan; 20 Dead
Washington Post – United States
By Aoun Sahi and Pamela Constable LAHORE, Pakistan, March 30—Gunmen armed with grenades and assault weapons invaded a police training compound near this …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/03/30/AR2009033000098.html

Lahore: Pakistan Army Overpowers Gunmen Who Attacked Police Academy
By The Huffington Post News Editors
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces overpowered a group of gunmen who staged a deadly assault on a police academy Monday, capturing six of the militants while eight others died during an hours-long battle in the country’s east. …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/30/lahore
-pakistan-army-over_n_180615.html

Counterterrorism Blog: Pakistan: Lahore under Siege, Hostage …
By Animesh Roul
According to Geo TV News, Pakistan Army and paramilitary already taken position around the police training center and a gun battle is undergoing now. The injured policemen have been evacuated from training facility. …
counterterrorismblog.org/2009/03/pakistan_under_siege_serial_bl.php

Jihad Watch: Pakistan: Jihadists attack police academy, take …
By Marisol
Pakistan’s interior minister Rehman Malik said involvement of foreign jihadi outfits cannot be ruled out and added that Uzbeks have entered Lahore from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas… Posted by Marisol at March 30, …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025446.php

US won’t hunt militants over Pakistan border: Obama
By admin
President Barack Obama ruled out sending US troops on a hot pursuit of extremists across the Afghan border into Pakistan — but demanded Islamabad hold up its end of the anti-terror struggle.
www.prisonplanet.com/us-wont-hunt-
militants-over-pakistan-border-obama.html

Afghanistan-Pakistan: Humanitarian challenges ahead, says Red …
By webinfo@adnkronos.com
(AKI) – The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan will remain difficult in the months to come, said the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monda…
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3154792041

India Retold: LAHORE UNDER ATTACK, PAKISTAN UNDER SIEGE
By Vinod_Sharma
A re-look at the political, societal and security developments related to India as it readies to reclaim its position among the great nations of the world. Some cricket too.
vinodksharma.blogspot.com/2009/03/
lahore-under-attack-pakistan-under.html

Afghanistan gets the bombs, Pakistan the bucks
GlobalPost – USA
For Pakistan, it was money. It should have been the other way around. If America has decided that it should split the aid for counterterrorism between …
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan/090331/
afghanistan-gets-the-bombs-pakistan-the-bucks

26 Die as Gunmen Storm Police School in Pakistan
New York Times – United States
By WAQAR GILLANI and SABRINA TAVERNISE MANAWAN, Pakistan — Gunmen firing indiscriminately and throwing hand grenades stormed a police training center near …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/world/asia/31pstan.html?ref=asia

Gunmen attack police training academy in Pakistan, killing 11 …
Gunmen armed with rifles and hand grenades attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing 11 officers…
www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/gunme
n-attack-police-training-academy-in-pakistan-killing-8

Sky News: Pakistan Police academy attacked
Assailants armed with assault rifles and hand grenades attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan early on Monday, killing at least eight officers and wounding more than 20, officials say. The assault came less than a month …
www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=317121

GMANews.TV – Attack on police academy kills 11 in Pakistan – World …
(Updated 2:03 pm) LAHORE, Pakistan — Gunmen armed with rifles and hand grenades attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing 11 officers and wounding dozens in a brazen assault that underscored the growing …
www.gmanews.tv/story/154778/Attack-on
-police-academy-kills-8-in-Pakistan

9 killed in attack on Pakistan police academy | Home Other …
ISLAMABAD (Xinhua) — At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked a police training school in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Monday, police said.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId
=453519&publicationSubCategoryId=200

CNN-IBN Propaganda on Lahore Attack Exposed by Pro-Pakistan | Pro …
By M Junaid Khan
Indian are so expert in their propaganda that sometimes they forget to check the basic facts. I just took the screen shot of what i can call an Indian CNN-IBN.
www.pro-pakistan.com/2009/03/30/cnn-ibn-
propaganda-on-lahore-attack-exposed-by-pro-pakistan/

The Online News Page “ Gunman attack police centre in Pakistan’s …
By Editor
Gunman attack police centre in Pakistan’s Lahore. LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a police training center in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, causing some casualties, police said. …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/03/29/gunman
-attack-police-centre-in-pakistans-lahore/

9 Die as Gunmen Storm Police School in Pakistan
New York Times – United States
By WAQAR GILLANI LAHORE, Pakistan — Gunmen firing indiscriminately and throwing hand grenades stormed a police training center in Lahore Monday morning, …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/world/asia/31pstan.html

Lawyer named for Mumbai suspect
BBC News – UK
Last week, he told the court he was from Pakistan’s Punjab province and asked for a lawyer. After the attacks, Indian lawyers had refused to represent Qasab …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7971328.stm

Pakistan: Army now fighting police academy gunmen
The Associated Press
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top Pakistani government official says the army has joined the gunbattle against the attackers of a police academy in the…
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hki
MxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD97870GO0

Gun battle at Pakistan police academy
CNN International – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistani authorities remained locked in a fierce gun battle with armed attackers who threw grenades inside a police training …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/pakistan.attack/

ThreatsWatch.Org: RapidRecon: Pakistan: Hamid Gul Predicts US …
By Steve Schippert
Anyone make a mental note that last week’s mosque bombing in Pakistan was on nearest a Frontier Corps barracks (Pakistani localized paramilitaries similar in recruiting/organization to our National Guard) and that Pakistani police were …
threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2009/03/pakistan-hamid-gul-predicts-us/

NewsDaily: Gunmen attack police in Pakistan
Attackers armed with guns and grenades killed at least eight policemen at a training center in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, police and a security official said.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52t0ng-us-pakistan-violence/

We need ‘true trust’ with Pakistan: US commander | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Washington, March 30 (IANS) Noting that Al Qaeda and other transnational extremists have launched attacks on India, United Kingdom and other areas from Pakistan, a top US commander has stressed the need to establish true trust with …
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/80705.htm

Obama: Pakistan to Be Held ‘Much More Accountable’ | News From …
By Jason Ditz
Interviewed today on Face the Nation, President Barack Obama spoke in detail about his plans for Pakistan. Though he seemed to rule out “boots on the ground” in the south Asian nation, while insisting that his strategy would be …
news.antiwar.com/2009/03/29/obama-pakis
tan-to-be-held-much-more-accountable/

Pakistan: Now or Never? “ Blog Archive “ How will Obama tackle …
By Myra MacDonald
Read President Barack Obama’s speech on his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and compare it to what he said a year ago and it’s hard to see how much further forward we are in understanding exactly how he intends to uproot …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2009/03/29/how
-will-obama-tackle-militants-in-pakistan/

Pakistan police academy attacked
BBC News – UK
Some reports say several people were killed at the academy, near the city of Lahore, but there has not yet been official confirmation of casualties.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7971271.stm

Pakistan needs to be more accountable, Obama says
Boston Globe – United States
AP / March 30, 2009 WASHINGTON – As he carries out a retooled strategy in Afghanistan, President Obama says he will consult with Pakistan’s leaders before …
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/03/30/
pakistan_needs_to_be_more_accountable_obama_says

Malaysia wish to see Pakistan democratically stable – GEO.tv
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif Sunday said restoration of judiciary will lead to the strengthening of other institutions in the country and Pakistan will earn a status of a devel.
www.geo.tv/3-29-2009/38555.htm

Obama Afghanistan, Pakistan new policy explained
Chicago Sun-Times – United States
And that goal, as he spelled it out, is to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda, and to ensure that their safe havens in Afghanistan and Pakistan cannot …
blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/03/
obama_afghanistan_pakistan_new.html

Obama Says US Will Consult With Pakistan on Terrorism Strikes
Bloomberg – USA
By Julianna Goldman and Paul Tighe March 30 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said the US will consult with Pakistan before raiding militant bases on …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601087&sid=aXjenV2CUO_Y&refer=home

The Real Afghan Issue Is Pakistan
Wall Street Journal – USA
By GRAHAM ALLISON and JOHN DEUTCH In announcing his new Afghanistan and Pakistan policy, President Barack Obama articulated “a clear and focused goal: to …
online.wsj.com/article/SB123837495311668059.html

Fazl criticises conditional US aid to Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman criticised on Sunday the conditions attached by Washington to US aid for Pakistan. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%
5C03%5C30%5Cstory_30-3-2009_pg7_6

Pakistan seen as ‘hurdle’ by US
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
In Pakistan, its approach hinges on providing an extra $5 billion in aid and leaning on Islamabad to act against the militants. “Of all the dilemmas, …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%
5C03%5C30%5Cstory_30-3-2009_pg7_14

Outsiders have no right to intrude into Pakistan: Musharraf
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: General (r) Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday no outside party had any right to cross the border into Pakistan, adding serious notice must be taken of …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009
%5C03%5C30%5Cstory_30-3-2009_pg7_2

US trying to give everything Pakistan needs: Holbrooke
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: United States special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said the US would give everything that is required by Pakistan and …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C03%5C30%5Cstory_30-3-2009_pg1_3

Obama rules out U.S. troop raids in Pakistan › Japan Today: Japan …
As he carries out a retooled strategy in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama says he will consult with Pakistan’s leaders before…
www.japantoday.com/category/world/view
/obama-rules-out-us-troop-raids-in-pakistan

No ground troops into Pakistan: Obama | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Washington, March 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has said he would consult Pakistan’s leadership before targeting militants in that country, even as he made it clear that his administration has no plans to send ground troops into …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/80682.htm

Obama expects accountability from Pakistan “ Eideard
By eideard
He also said the United States would go after so-called “high-value” targets in Pakistan after consulting with Pakistani authorities…”Our plan does not change the recognition of Pakistan as a sovereign government,” Obama said. …
eideard.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/obama-
expects-accountability-from-pakistan/