Pakistan Army
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US demands Pakistan expands antiTaliban offensiveBut the Pakistani army is already overstretched, with the operation in South Waziristan and an ongoing commitment of soldiers to the Swat Valley, as well as the need to guard the country's eastern border with its traditional enemy India. In this article: Pakistan, Taliban, US, Afghanistan, Pakistani army, Washington, NATO, Barack Obama, Quetta, and North Waziristan |
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Be aggressive against Pakistan, says former army chief
...India. The Pakistan Army maintains its unholy alliance with terror groups through the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence)," Malik said at the launch here of "Confronting Terrorism", a book published by Penguin Books India. The book is a...
In this article: Pakistan, India, New Delhi, Mumbai, Inter-Services Intelligence, Pervez Musharraf, Kashmir, and Islamabad
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Washington Times | November 13, 2009
India must be included
For instance, after the Mumbai bombings, Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar noted that if India "dared to attack Pakistan" the Taliban would "put aside" fighting the Pakistani army and "defend their frontiers, their boundaries and their country."
In this article: India, Pakistan, Taliban, Afghanistan, United States, Kashmir, Al Qaeda, Islamabad, and Democracy
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Times of India | November 09, 2009
US working to secure Pak nukes: Pulitzer winner
...and Islamabad intensified after the announcement in March of President Obama's "so-called Af-Pak policy'' which called upon the Pakistan Army to take more aggressive action against Taliban enclaves inside Pakistan. "I was told that...
In this article: Seymour Hersh, Pakistan, US, Taliban, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Washington, and India
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NPR | November 16, 2009
Pakistan's Preoccupation: India
...Morning Edition is going to examine the relations between India and Pakistan. The Pakistani army is battling Taliban militants along the northwest frontier. Despite the widening influence of the extremists on Pakistan's soil, many...
In this article: Pakistan, India, Pakistani army, Taliban, and NPR
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washingtonpost.com | 22 hours ago
Ahmed Rashid on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan
...to work on a common agenda to secure peace and cease interference in Afghanistan. The Pakistani army has no love for Islamic extremists now, but it differentiates between the Afghan Taliban, which it sees as a potential ally in a...
In this article: Taliban, United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Pakistani army, India, Washington, and Kabul
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BBC News | November 03, 2009
India denies assisting militants
...it capturing territory all over South Waziristan India's foreign minister has denied charges by a Pakistani army official that his country has been assisting militants in South Waziristan. SM Krishna said developments in Pakistan were of...
In this article: Pakistan, India, Pakistani army, Taliban, Suicide, and Al-Qaeda
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TIME | 1 day ago
Why the Pakistan Army Won't Fight Afghanistan's Taliban
...as a base from which to wage a proxy war on Pakistan. Its priorities make the Pakistan army unlikely to turn its fire on the Haqqani and Hafiz Gul Bahadur networks, as Obama is demanding. Instead, the army has revived a nonaggression pact...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Asif Ali Zardari, U.S., and Islamabad
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New Kerala | October 19, 2009
Pak Army still needs old Taliban 'strategic assets' to counter India in Afghan backyard
...to minimize the influence of India in its Afghan backyard. Several key Taliban figures are protected by the Pakistan Army, which still regards them as "strategic assets". These assets continue to organize attacks on NATO forces from...
In this article: Taliban, India, Pakistan, Suicide, Taliban insurgency, Ashfaq Kiyani, and Afghanistan
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The Pakistan Army (Urdu: ) is a branch of the Pakistan military that protects the state borders and territories.
The Pakistan Army came into existence after independence in 1947 and is led by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. It has an active force of 700,000 personnel and 528,000 men in reserve. The Pakistan Army is a volunteer force and soldiers continue to serve until the age of 45. The Pakistan Army has had conflicts with India, and has been involved in United Nations peacekeeping efforts. It maintained division and brigade strength presences in some of the Arab countries during the past Arab-Israeli Wars, and aided the Coalition in the first Gulf War.
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