AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN
Afghanistan summary here and here.
Pakistan: quick overview of some of the tribal tensions in play in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas here.
Could be entirely coincidental, but then again each and every time pressure on Musharraf reaches a certain level (or analysis and criticism gets too pointed and direct), an announcement of a big catch is not far behind.
Pakistani police said Sunday they had busted a gang of pro-Taliban militants planning major terrorist attacks in the country.
An official statement released here said the militants “got training in Afghanistan in making explosive devices” and were “planning to carry out bomb blasts at several places in Lahore.”
The eight-member gang was also involved in training other militants in bomb making and the use of explosive devices, the statement said.
Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani also said the militants were “plotting attacks inside Pakistan and they were trained in the neighbouring country.”
Earlier a senior police official speaking on condition of anonymity said the militants during interrogation “confessed” that they were sending suicide bombers for attacks in Afghanistan.
The eight-member group led by former fighters of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad militant faction was based in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, the official said. Article
Something in this story doesn’t sit quite right, but noted FYI:
Lawyers in Pakistan are investigating a report that up to 30 men tortured and gang-raped a young Christian man for refusing to convert to Islam. Article
