http://www.usip.org/files/kashmir_loc.pdf
Discusses methods being used to promote cross Line of Control trade activity and other border softening measures in Kashmir to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. From the United States Institute of Peace.
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-1015
5-4 decision by the Supreme Court that a Pakistani man cannot sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Head Robert Mueller for his incarceration after the 9/11 attacks. Javaid Iqbal had sought redress for his arrest which he felt was based on discriminatory policies based on his religion and nationality. The court ruled that the top officials were not liable for the actions of their subordinates. From Findlaw.com
The latest annual review by the U.S. government of the global state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement. Reviews the performance of 77 countries and designates 12 in the category of Priority Watch List, including China, Russia, Canada, India, Israel, Pakistan and Venezuela. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1203881.pdf
Attempts to identify the key characteristics of 13 priority Muslim communities in England including those from Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Aims to determine where the Muslim population is located, its size and demographic characteristics, the level of social infrastructure for each group, and how the government can best engage with them. From the Communities and Local Government Department of the United Kingdom.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Afghanistan-Pakistan_White_Paper.pdf
Press release on the Obama Administration's policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan with regard to use of military forces, strengthening local governments, strengthening the Afghan security forces, promoting Afghan-Pakistani cooperation, breaking the link between narcotics and the insurgency, and soliciting greater support from U.S. allies. From the White House.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf
To promote an understanding of nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation, and arms control matters, this report describes which agency in each of nine nuclear countries is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons and whether these agencies are civilian or military. Covers China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, US . Also traces the history of such agencies in the U.S. from 1942 to the present. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09263sp.pdf
A series of issue papers which focus on U.S. efforts to assist Pakistan in destroying the terrorist threat and closing the safe haven for terrorists in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas near the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. Includes statistics on military and economic development spending by the U.S. in the area. From the Government Accountability Office.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R40087.pdf
Reviews the details of the terrorist attack, the past history of tension between India and Pakistan, the threat of Islamist extremism in South Asia, and the implications for U.S. policy toward India and Pakistan. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34763.pdf
Analyzes the nature of the threat of militancy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region to U.S. security, Pakistan government stability, and Afghanistan peace efforts. Also looks at policy options for the U.S. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.preventwmd.org/report/
The final report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, a group created on the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, to assess the U.S. performance in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their terrorist users. The report finds that the U.S. is at greater risk than ever because of poorly governed parts of Pakistan and the erosion of international efforts to safeguard nuclear materials as a nuclear energy renaissance begins. Also finds that the danger of a biological attack may pose the greatest risk for the U.S. From the Commission.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33498.pdf
Covers key current issues, such as worsening economic circumstances, Islamist militancy, and the unsettled political situation. Also covers cooperation against terrorists, nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, and the Kashmir question. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
