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...major Pakistani cities and towns, killing hundreds. Pakistani security forces also arrested two senior Taliban commanders in charge of operations in the northern Afghan provinces of Kunduz and Baghlan. The Kunduz commander, Mullah Abdul Salam, was captured far from the Afghan border, in the central Punjabi town of Faisalabad. And according to Pakistani intelligence and tribal leaders, a missile fired on Thursday by a U.S. drone at a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal territory killed Muhammad Haqqani, the younger brother of Sirajuddin, a pro-Taliban commander who masterminded the suicide bombing at a U.S. base in December that killed seven...
Usman, now 36, was one of the founding militants in LeT - and his tale, too, sheds light on the growth of jihadi militancy. As a boy in the Punjabi city of Faisalabad, he often heard accounts of Indian atrocities against Muslims in Kashmir. In the early '90s, Kashmiris toured Pakistan, telling their stories and seeking donations for their cause. Usman was moved by the story of a man whose brother had been killed by Indian soldiers and whose sister had been sexually assaulted. "Then he asked, 'If this was your sister, what would you do?' That's when I decided...
...threat of violence can also serve political purposes. An opposition Pakistan People's Party rally in Faisalabad on Thursday was marred by televised ticker-tape warnings that a suspected suicide bomber had entered the city, discouraging attendance. It was to have been one of the PPP's largest campaign events, attended by Asif Zardari, husband of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Organizers had expected some 25,000 supporters, but only half that number arrived. Housewife Nasim Nawar said fears of a terror attack had kept many at home. "Not everybody wants to sacrifice his or her life to support...
...capture of Abu Zubaydah, the head of recruiting for al-Qaeda, by U.S. and Pakistani officials in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 2002, was hailed by the Bush administration as a key blow to the al-Qaeda network. "The capture of Abu Zubaydah is very helpful in making it more difficult for them to successfully reorganize," said Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary at the time. "Al-Qaeda has many tentacles but one of them was cut off." But Suskind reports that the CIA learned that Zubaydah had suffered a head wound during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. In fact...
...winner, said there is "absolutely nothing incompatible or contradictory about Islam, democracy and political freedom" [Oct. 20]. The people in the West have heard these wise words and will, I hope, remember them. Understanding them is a big step toward peaceful coexistence between Islam and Christianity. Ahmed Mahmoud Namfullah Faisalabad, Pakistan...