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...attack on the volleyball tournament, says retired army brigadier Mehmood Shah, a former head of security in the tribal areas, was an attempt by militants fleeing the South Waziristan offensive to punish the civilian population and apply pressure on Islamabad to negotiate a truce. "But it is making the people more adamant, more convinced in what the army is doing against the militants," he says. Still, for that resolve to hold, the government will have to do more to stem the tide of terror. (See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...
...Islamabad proclaims the steps as proof of its bona fides in cracking down on terrorism. "I think today's announcement reflects our seriousness in bringing the perpetrators to justice," Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, told TIME. "It is a testimony to what we've been saying, that we're serious about the investigation. What was given to us was fairly sketchy - but through our own investigations, we've been able to act. The Indian High Commissioner was called in today, and we handed in our investigation. We have shared it with our friends abroad, the European Union, China...
Pakistani military and government officials insist that the movement of soldiers was a response to India's own buildup of troops along the border. Indian air force jets allegedly crossed briefly into Pakistani airspace two weeks ago. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, says that while Pakistan is committed to "pursuing a policy of defusing tensions," it cannot "remain oblivious to certain developments that are taking place - on the ground and in the air." "Unfortunately, there has been a lot of jingoism and irresponsible behavior. It has caused a lot of concern in Pakistan and among our neighbors," Qureshi...
...want to impose war, but we are fully prepared in case war is imposed on us.' SHAH MEHMOOD QURESHI, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, refusing to transfer suspects in the Mumbai terrorist attacks to Indian authorities...
...Today the school is open, but there are no girls.' MEHMOOD QADERI, principal of the Mirwais Mena girls' school in Kandahar, Afghanistan, after a group of men attacked 15 girls and teachers with acid...