Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Military23648 Warfare17306 Wars17298 Global War on Terrorism4114 National Fights2100 Anti-terror War in Pakistan 293 Event2002 Karachi Blast Case (10)2004 Pakistan Bombing (6) Anti-terror War in Pakistan Related People Pervez Musharraf 160 Benazir Bhutto 50 Nawaz Sharif 21 Hamid Karzai 19 Osama bin Laden 14 Daniel Pearl 13 Barack Obama 11 George W. Bush 9 Condoleezza Rice 9 Dick Cheney 6 Robert Gates 5 John Negroponte 5 David Petraeus 4 Mike McConnell 3 Richard Armitage 3 Michael Hayden 3 Colin Powell 3 Hillary Clinton 3 Nancy Pelosi 2 Evan Bayh 2 Carl Levin 2 John McCain 2 Gordon Brown 1 Wolf Blitzer 1 Rudy Giuliani 1 Events Global War on Terrorism 292 National Fights 292 Pakistan-U.S. 43 Afghan Terror War 28 2002 Karachi Blast Case 10 Islamic Terrorists 9 2004 Pakistan Bombing 6 2008 Pakistan Election 5 Asif Ali Zardari Admin. 4 US Election 2008 3 2004 Chinese Hostages Crisis 2 Daniel Pearl Murder 2 China-Pakistan 2 India-Pakistan 2 Iraqi Crisis 2 Kashmir Conflict 2 110th Congress 1 Bush Admin. 1 2008 Islamabad Bombing 1 2007 Bhutto Assassination 1 U.S. War on Terror 1 Sept 11 Terror Attack 1

Why has U.S. allowed Taliban 'free rein' in Pakistan? WASHINGTON -- For seven years, the Bush administration has pursued al Qaida but done almost nothing to hunt down the Afghan Taliban leadership in its sanctuaries in Pakistan , and that's left Mullah Mohammad Omar and his deputies free to direct an escalating war against the U.S.-backed Afghan government.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan   People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama   Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan   Source:(McClatchy)   2008-11-16 Police: Japanese man wounded in northwest Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A Japanese journalist was shot Friday in the frontier city of Peshawar -- the third attack on a foreigner there in three days, and missiles apparently fired by U.S. unmanned aircraft near the Afghan border killed at least 12 people, including several foreign militants, Pakistani officials said.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan   Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan   Source:(AP)   2008-11-14 Pakistan supply line attacks show US vulnerability ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Humvee sped along the dry riverbed, kicking up clouds of dust. But al-Qaida-linked militants -- not American soldiers -- were behind the wheel.   Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Russia   People:Benazir Bhutto   Activities:Afghan Terror War Anti-terror War in Pakistan   Source:(AP)   2008-11-13 Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Gunmen kidnapped an Iranian diplomat after killing his guard Thursday in Peshawar, authorities said, a day after an American aid worker was shot dead in the city in Pakistan's volatile northwest.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Iran   Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan   Source:(AP)   2008-11-13 US aid worker shot dead near Pakistan tribal areas PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Gunmen shot and killed an American as he was traveling to work for a U.S.-funded aid program aimed at chipping away support for al-Qaida and Taliban militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal regions.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S.   Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan   Source:(AP)   2008-11-12 Headlines Why has U.S. allowed Taliban 'free rein' in Pakistan? 2008-11-16 Police: Japanese man wounded in northwest Pakistan 2008-11-14 Pakistan supply line attacks show US vulnerability 2008-11-13 Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan 2008-11-13 US aid worker shot dead near Pakistan tribal areas 2008-11-12 Pakistan hijackers seize convoy for US-led forces 2008-11-11 Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's crucial Bajaur region 2008-11-09 Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strike 2008-11-07 Bomb kills 8 anti-militant tribesmen in Pakistan 2008-11-06 Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes 2008-11-03 Suicide bomber kills nine in NW Pakistan 2008-10-31 Army: Pakistan troops capture militant stronghold 2008-10-25 Pakistan army: 60 militants killed in northwest 2008-10-18 US plan to help Pakistan fight insurgents 2008-10-17 Suicide attack on Pakistan police station kills four: police 2008-10-16 Intelligence report: U.S. antiterror ally Pakistan 'on the edge' 2008-10-15 Severe economic crisis threatens Pakistan's stability 2008-10-14 Pakistan troops kill 24 militants in tribal area: officials 2008-10-13 Pakistan lagging in battle against Islamic extremists 2008-10-11 Suspected US missile strike reported in Pakistan 2008-10-09 Bombs aimed at police kill 10, hurt 14 in Pakistan 2008-10-09 Pakistan investigates blast that wounded lawmaker 2008-10-07 Suicide bomber kills at least 8 in Pakistan 2008-10-06 Pakistani tribesmen organize to fight Taliban insurgents 2008-09-26 Pakistan says top militants among 1,000 dead 2008-09-26 Pakistani troops kill militants as airports on alert 2008-09-25 Pakistan army says 60 suspected militants killed 2008-09-23 US denies helicopter incursion into Pakistan 2008-09-22 Pakistan Marriott blast shows signs of al-Qaida 2008-09-21 Death toll from Pakistan hotel blast reaches 53 2008-09-21 Pakistan blames Al-Qaeda for hotel bombing 2008-09-21 Suicide bomb guts Pakistan Marriott hotel; 40 dead 2008-09-20 Pakistan could end cooperation in war on terror 2008-09-12 9/11 seven years later: U.S. 'safe,' South Asia in turmoil 2008-09-11 Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35 2008-09-07 Zardari says global terror Pakistan's priority 2008-09-04 Pakistan's Growing Chain of Violence 2008-09-03 Pakistan: Top US diplomat escapes gun attack 2008-08-26 Attack on Pakistani lawmaker's home kills 8 2008-08-25 Pakistan violence flares after Musharraf resigns 2008-08-19 Musharraf resigns as Pakistan president 2008-08-18 Musharraf spokesman denies he's set to quit 2008-08-15 Suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore kills seven: police 2008-08-13 Taliban claims bombing in Pakistan; up to 14 dead 2008-08-12 At least 100 said killed in Pakistan tribal region 2008-08-10 US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan 2008-08-08 Afghanistan blames Pakistan for spike in attacks 2008-07-14 6 explosions wound 37 in Karachi, Pakistan 2008-07-07 Pakistani Islamists converge on capital for Red Mosque demo 2008-07-06 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Pakistan supply line attacks show US vulnerability 2008-11-13 Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan 2008-11-13 Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes 2008-11-03 US aid worker shot dead near Pakistan tribal areas 2008-11-12 US plan to help Pakistan fight insurgents 2008-10-17 Intelligence report: U.S. antiterror ally Pakistan 'on the edge' 2008-10-15 Pakistan troops kill 24 militants in tribal area: officials 2008-10-13 Pakistan army: 60 militants killed in northwest 2008-10-18 Suspected US missile strike reported in Pakistan 2008-10-09 Suicide attack on Pakistan police station kills four: police 2008-10-16 Pakistan hijackers seize convoy for US-led forces 2008-11-11 Severe economic crisis threatens Pakistan's stability 2008-10-14 Pakistan lagging in battle against Islamic extremists 2008-10-11 Pakistani troops kill militants as airports on alert 2008-09-25 Pakistan army says 60 suspected militants killed 2008-09-23 Suicide bomb guts Pakistan Marriott hotel; 40 dead 2008-09-20 Pakistan could end cooperation in war on terror 2008-09-12 9/11 seven years later: U.S. 'safe,' South Asia in turmoil 2008-09-11 US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan 2008-08-08 Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's crucial Bajaur region 2008-11-09 Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strike 2008-11-07 Bomb kills 8 anti-militant tribesmen in Pakistan 2008-11-06 Bombs aimed at police kill 10, hurt 14 in Pakistan 2008-10-09 Suicide bomber kills at least 8 in Pakistan 2008-10-06 Pakistani tribesmen organize to fight Taliban insurgents 2008-09-26

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