Shamsi Base and new US strategy

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Reportedly, the US administration has refused to vacate the Shamsi Air Base located in Balochistan that is being used by the CIA to launch drone attacks in FATA. According to an American official, the US personnel have not left the base and have no plans to abandon it. This comment has come in response to the Pakistani Defence Minister’s statement that Washington has been asked to vacate the base. However, the US officials claim that Islamabad has not asked them to vacate any facility; in fact, the Minister’s

Target killings claim 490 lives in 6 months

KARACHI - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Tuesday expressed grave concerns over deteriorating law and order in Karachi, particularly increasing target killings.
Statistics compiled by HRCP Karachi chapter show that a total of 1138 people were killed in the city during first six months of 2011, with 490 of them falling prey to targeted killings on different grounds including