Pakistan Scrambles to Save Tribal Accord
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 16 -- The Pakistani government plans to try to salvage a controversial peace deal in the remote tribal zone North Waziristan, despite a decision by Taliban fighters to renounce it and declare war against the army, officials said Monday.
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Pakistan's security services may be losing control over home-grown militants they once embraced as allies, intelligence sources say.
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Some critics warn that the peace deal with tribal elders sets a dangerous precedent and represents a capitulation to the Taliban.
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A ruling was a blow to Pakistanâs president, who has been beset by Islamic militants and pro-democracy opponents.
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PESHAWAR -- Islamic militants are using a peace accord with the government to consolidate their hold on northern Pakistan, creating a virtual Taliban ministate in the region, The New York Times reported in today's editions, citing diplomats and intelligence officials. In open violation of their agreement not to provide cross-border support to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the militants have expanded ...
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Pakistani troops and Islamic militants skirmished overnight in a tribal region near the Afghan border. The clashes came a day after Pakistani forces said they smashed a suspected al-Qaida training camp, killing 50 fighters.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- The Pakistani army announced Saturday that it would withdraw hundreds of troops from a tense tribal region near Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden and his top deputy were believed to be hiding.
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In Kohat, near Pakistan's restive tribal areas, many say the remote border regions need more government engagement to curb rising extremism. Part 2 of three.
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Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing into Afghanistan as the security situation worsens in tribal regions.
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Pakistan's president mulls his options, but as his hold on power grows shaky, none of them look very good
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A plan that could authorize more aggressive operations follows concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize the Pakistani government, officials said.
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ISLAMABAD, July 10  - Negotiations to an end a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque ran into deadlock on Tuesday after earlier speculation that a deal might be struck, the chief government negotiator said.
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The current mindset in Pakistan appears to be flexible on the Kashmir issue. Similarly, flexibility is needed from the Indian side.
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Tribal elders were in talks with al  Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan on Monday over the fate of  two kidnapped Chinese engineers after an extended deadline to  kill one hostage passed, a Pakistani official said.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is fighting to maintain control of Pakistan in the face of rising Islamic militancy and a secular pro-democracy movement.
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Growing divisions among pro-US Sunni tribal chiefs threatens to unravel American gains against Al Qaeda.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 15 -- Suicide attacks and a roadside bomb have killed about 50 Pakistani troops and police recuits over the weekend, dealing a potentially critical blow to a controversial peace deal between the government and tribal elders in a region where al-Qaeda has been rapidly...