After Waziristan, what next? 

The Fighting: 12 soldiers killed in South Waziristan .. Pakistan Army Recaptures NW Militant Stronghold .. Fifteen militants killed in Bajaur .. Pakistan 'kills up to 80 militants' in offensive .. 15 killed after attack in Pakistan .. Forces take control of militants’ stronghold after seven years ..  Nine die in missile strikes as Taliban deny meeting with UN .. Seventeen killed in attack on Bajaur post 

US Role: Drone attack death toll climbs to 31 .. US drones kill 13 in North Waziristan .. US Drones Said to Strike Along Border in Pakistan .. Audit says US aid program failing in northwest Pakistan .. Petraeus sees deal in South Waziristan .. Another US drone crashes in North Waziristan .. Wanted Filipino militant killed in Pakistan .. US drone strike kills six in N.Waziristan

The Declarations: Pakistan Army stretched thin in Fata: Petraeus .. ‘Army has broken terrorists’ back in Swat, Waziristan’ ..  Pakistani actions have inflicted considerable setback to TTP - Petraeus .. NATO head says Taliban will not win .. Top Qaeda leaders on Pak-Afghan border: Miliband

Stats, stats and more stats! 
   

As we look ahead to 2010 and back at 2009, stats and predictions roll in.  We wanted to accumulate these as they paint a picture through numbers

 

 -   Violence against women increased 13pc in ’09
 -   708,724 foreign tourists came to Pakistan in 2008-09 
 -   2,000 diabetics in Pakistan lose their feet every year: doctors
 -   IDPs in 2010 .. Pakistani Fashion Trailblazes Into 2010 
 -   2200 suspected terrorists nabbed so far: Malik .. ‘Over 12,800 militants caught in 2009’ 
 -   Over 700 killed in 44 drone strikes in 2009 - 90 per cent of those killed in the deadly missile strikes were civilians: authorities  
 -   'Over 900 women subjected to violence in six months' 
 -   1747 people killed in Karachi during 2009: HRCP  .. Karachi target killings have claimed 256 lives
 -   ‘Over 12,800 militants caught in 2009’ 
 -   Pakistani Militants Target More Civilians in 2009 .. Study Finds 3000 Pakistanis Killed in Militant Attacks
 -   Record number of journalists killed in 2009: group
 -   Tourism policy 2010 .. Swat hoteliers optimistic

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Hundreds flee Afghan town ahead of offensive .. Behind Kayani's training offer to Afghans .. Empty diplomacy in Afghanistan .. Pakistan's Border War Grows Murkier .. Taliban Will Negotiate, But Path Fraught With Risk .. Talks with Afghan Taliban to boost their Pakistani counterparts .. US offensive aims to turn page in Afghan war .. US Plan to Win Afghanistan Tribe by Tribe is Risky .. Petraeus lauds Pakistan’s appeal to Afghan Taliban 

Helping Haiti – List of resources to help Haitians suffering from “catastrophic” earthquake

Pakistan's military sets Afghan terms .. India-Pakistan thaw key to Afghan peace .. Taliban go-betweens draw up road map

Pakistanis doubt Taliban chiefs in Balochistan

‘Find Heaven’: Author Daniyal Noorani’s Search For Answers

Pakistan is a Complex Place Right Now: Mohsin Hamid

Exhibition of Contemporary Art from Pakistan to Open at Pacific Asia Museum

Thousands attend funeral of Pakistan bomb victims .. Pakistani city tense as mourners bury bomb victims .. Strike paralyses life in Karachi .. Karachi mourns as death toll climbs to 33 .. Police clueless in Karachi blasts ..  Bomb attacks in Iran and Pakistan target Shiite pilgrims

Bruised Maid Dies at 12, and Pakistan Seethes

'Secretly jailed' - The hundreds who have disappeared in Balochistan

New video shows Taliban flogging men in Pakistan

Among the Taliban - 'My father tried to make me into a suicide bomber'

Another day in hell .. Stay Safe, Karachi .. Twin blasts hit Karachi, at least 25 killed .. Pakistan Blasts Kill Shiite Worshipers

US fires off new warning in Pakistan

Suspected informant link in suicide bomb attack

Pakistan faces backlash after US troops attack .. AMERICA'S ONCE-SECRET WAR IN PAKISTAN BUSTS OPEN .. Obama's silent war shocks Pakistan .. Pakistan School Bombing Kills Students, US Troops .. Pakistan bombing draws attention to US presence

America's Expanding War in Pakistan

America - On the decline?

Pakistan most vulnerable to climate change

India’s water theft

The Ever-Devolving Blackwater Debate ..  Killed Americans were part of 100-strong commando unit 

Dir region: Militant hotbed

Pakistani Taliban has its work cut out

Revenge on the Taliban, from 10,000 feet .. US plans 75pc increase in drone operations

Afghan stalemate - Ahmed Rashid on talking to the Taliban

Pakistan Insurgents Stage Comeback In Tribal Area ..  Pakistani official: Tribesmen kill, hang militants

Pakistan's security forces accused of sabotaging 'hearts and minds' campaign

Remote control - Fighting the Taliban from thousands of miles away .. US drones killed 123 innocent Pakistanis in January alone

Taliban warn against operation in North Waziristan ..Waziristan: the option not taken

Saudi Arabia says no mediation with Taliban unless it expels bin Laden from its territories .. Can Saudi Arabia help with Taliban peace talks?

Balochistan’s unattended IDP crisis

Pakistan’s Naseem becomes fastest woman in South Asia .. Pakistani skier qualifies for Vancouver 2010

Karachi's unending turf wars