Photo: Gen. David H. Petraeus testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill about new American policies on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Stephen Crowley/The New York TimesPetraeus Warns About Militants’ Threat to Pakistan -- The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander for Iraq and Afghanistan, warned a Senate panel on Wednesday that militant extremists in Pakistan “could literally take down their state” if left unchallenged, as he and two other top officials presented a grim picture of growing dangers in the region.
Michele A. Flournoy, a top Defense Department official, told the panel that there would be “higher human costs” for the United States in Afghanistan this year, while the chief of the military’s Special Operations commandos, Adm. Eric T. Olson, called the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan “increasingly dire.”
Read more ....
More News On Pakistan
Patraeus: Afghanistan, Pakistan 1 theater -- UPI
The war on Pakistan's Taliban -- The Economist
Sources: Pentagon seeks $3B for Pakistan military -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban take over emerald mine in Shangla -- Daily Times
10 more arrested for links with police academy attack -- Daily Times
Pakistan: Suspected CIA drone attack 'a strategic move against the Taliban' -- Adnkronos
US widens missile strikes in Pakistan to Tribal Areas -- The Telegraph
'Pakistan to discuss drone attacks with US' -- AFP
Attacks in Lahore "aimed at Pakistan's heart" -- Reuters
Lahore attacks heighten fears for fate of Pakistan -- Reuters
Afghanistan, Pakistan pledge military cooperation -- Yahoo News/AFP
Terms Of Peace 'Deal' in Pakistan's Restive Swat Valley Still Being Debated -- Radio Free Europe
Pakistani Militants Razed 100 Girls’ Schools on Border, UN Says -- Bloomberg
Re-emerging Alliance between Pakistani Military and Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan -- Memri
‘Pakistan suffered $6bn terror war losses in 2007-08’ -- Daily Times
Sen. Carl Levin questions Pakistan aid plan -- L.A. Times