Death toll rises to 15 in Pakistan explosions
CNN – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — The death toll climbed to 15 in the wake of a series of explosions that rocked northwest Pakistan on Thursday, …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/pakistan.peshawar.blast/

Bounty on top Taliban commander in Pakistan sharply increased
Xinhua – China
ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Xinhua) — Pakistan has sharply increased the bounty for a top Taliban commander, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Friday. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/29/content_11453588.htm

Pakistan ‘fears destabilizing’ US policies
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Pakistan’s Dawn News revealed on Friday that Civilians and military officials in Islamabad believe that an increase of 21000 US troops in Afghanistan could …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=96369&sectionid=351020401

Mosque Blast Kills 15
Washington Post – United States
An explosion in a mosque killed 15 people and injured 80 in a city near Iran’s volatile border with Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/28/AR2009052803779.html

On healthcare, Obama pushes for fast action
Boston Globe – United States
Petraeus, who oversees US military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, said the images could lead to more violence in Pakistan because it deals …
www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/
2009/05/29/on_healthcare_obama_pushes_for_fast_action

Pakistan Hit by Suicide Bombings as Army Advances on Taliban
Bloomberg – USA
By Ed Johnson and Farhan Sharif May 29 (Bloomberg) — Bombs tore through two cities in northwestern Pakistan killing at least 12 people, after the Taliban …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601091&sid=a2.1qgWTZDFc&refer=india

Bomb blasts rock Pakistan cities
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in a series of blasts in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s North West Frontier…
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/05/2009528141633904430.html

Pakistan army spokesman fights media war
CNN International – USA
By Dan Rivers RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) — The office of Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas has a bank of six flat-screen televisions covering most of one wall,…
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/pakistan.army/

Linked Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Kill 13
Washington Post – United States
By Griff Witte ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 28 — Insurgents used an array of tactics to kill 13 people across northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/05/28/AR2009052800181.html?hpid=sec-world

Multiple Blasts in Pakistan After Taliban Warning
New York Times – United States
By ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Multiple bombs exploded in two Pakistani cities on Thursday, just hours after Taliban groups warned …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/world/asia/29pstan.html?em

Pakistan Air Force fighter crashes into house | Sindh Today …
By SindhToday
Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) A Chinese-built FT-7 fighter of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed into a house Friday in Punjab province, killing one woman on the ground and injuring at least six people. The two pilots, however, …
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/15268.htm

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com – Residents seethe as Pakistan army …
When Pakistan’s army drove the Taliban back from this small northwestern village, it also destroyed much of everything else here.
www.heraldonline.com/wire/world/story/1371647.html

PRI.ORG | Understanding Pakistan
Probing the complexities of Pakistan on a granular level and what US Military strategists face in the region.
www.pri.org/world/middle-east/understanding-pakistan1402.html

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive – Pakistan in chaos? “ – Blogs …
By Eliza, AC360°
Editor’s Note: Pakistan looked like it might be descending into chaos over the past 48 hours. Several bombs went off in two major cities on Thursday, just hours after the Taliban warned people to flee. That’s on top of attacks in …
ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/28/pakistan-in-chaos/

WPR Blog | Dancing with the Stars: India-Pakistan Edition
I highly recommend this account by Bruce Tolentino at In Asia about the flag-lowering ceremony that is performed each day before packed ampitheatres on both sides of the only India-Pakistan border crossing: …
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/blog/blog.aspx?id=3832