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Pakistan signs its third “peace deal” with the Taliban in the tribal agencies The much anticipated Bajaur Accord – a peace agreement purportedly with the local tribal leaders of the Mamoond tribe and the government - has been signed in Pakistan's lawless tribal agency. The details of the agreement are not yet available, however the Daily Times has described it as “a step towards a North Waziristan-like peace accord. Bajaur Agency.” Pakistan conveniently finished negotiations as international attention is on the crisis over the removal of Pakistan's chief justice

Open For AdmissionAmir Mir The terrorist training camps are alive and kicking in Pakistan. In fact, they're hiringWhen the July issue of Herald magazine hit the newstands in Pakistan, excitement and dismay swept among those who monitor the menace of terrorism in the country. The cover of the magazine had a headline screaming at the readers: 'Back to the Camp'; the accompanying cover strapline informed: 'Pakistani militants revive their training camps after a year-long break'. Interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao was quick to deny the story. New Delhi's response, however, was the opposite. Foreign minister K. Natwar Singh told an...

-snip- Suspected ties between last week's London bombings and Pakistani extremist groups are renewing criticism that the Bush administration has failed to effectively dismantle a terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, and that it may have missed signals of possible attacks in the United Kingdom. "If the London bombers really were trained in Pakistan, then it really looks terrible" for the Bush administration, said Evan Kohlmann, a New York terrorist expert and author. "It would call into question" much of its counterterrorism work with Pakistan. U.S. officials confirmed last week that they had received significant intelligence suggesting al Qaeda was targeting mass-transit...

Stung in an Afghan 'hornets' nest'   Andrew North BBC News at US Camp Tillman, Afghan-Pakistan border   A routine mission for a small unit of US troops based here turned into a fight for their lives when they came up against a group of suspected Taleban militants along the border with Pakistan. ... ...A-10 aircraft arrived. But the soldiers say the pilots were not permitted to open fire with their machine gun, or drop any ordnance because the militants were in Pakistani territory. "That just totally frustrates all of us," says Sgt Coca. "It's easy for the enemy to...

Probe Reveals Pakistan Bought U.S. Nuclear Technology Efforts by two U.S. agencies to gather more evidence have been stymied for more than a year by other American officials.By Josh MeyerTimes Staff Writer 7:27 PM PST, March 25, 2005 WASHINGTON — A federal criminal investigation has uncovered evidence that the government of Pakistan has made clandestine purchases of U.S. high-technology components for use in its nuclear weapons program in defiance of American law. Federal authorities also say the highly specialized equipment at one point passed through the hands of an arms dealer in Islamabad, Pakistan, named Humayun Khan, who they...