Developments in Pakistan in 2003

Taliban Operating Out of Pakistan (W. Post, Feb. 25, 2003) Al Qaeda-Pakistani ties deepen | csmonitor.com Search for Al Qaeda Leader Focuses on Pakistan Border Area Al Qaeda-Pakistani ties deepen | csmonitor.com Bin Laden's sons arrested, says Pakistani minister (Guardian, Mar. 7, 2003) Search for Al Qaeda Leader Focuses on Pakistan Border Area Pakistan Rebuts Bin Laden Report (washingtonpost.com) Pakistan's Islamic Parties Rally to Oppose a U.S. War on Iraq Pakistan 'opposes Iraq war' (BBC, Mar. 10, 2003) Pakistan checks Bin Laden claims (BBC, Mar. 10, 2003) 'New urgency' in Bin Laden hunt (BBC, Mar. 11, 2003) Pakistan ducks Iraq vote decision (BBC, Mar. 11, 2003) 'Leading' al-Qaeda suspect arrested in Pakistan (BBC, Mar. 15, 2003) U.S. Seeks Joint Action With Pakistan (washingtonpost.com) Pakistani Agents Arrest Qaeda Suspect   Taliban appears to be regrouped and well-funded | csmonitor.com Pakistan is losing the fight against fundamentalism: Sharia law is back (Guardian, May 29, 2003) Pakistan province cheers Sharia enactment by Assembly (BBC, Jun. 2, 2003) Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills Dozens (W. Post, Jul. 5, 2003) Inside story of the hunt for Bin Laden in Pakistan (Guardian (UK), Aug. 23, 2003) India blames Pakistan for Bombay bomb attacks (Guardian, Aug. 27, 2003) Four held for Bombay blasts: believed to be members of Pakistani based Kashmir rebel group (Guardian, Sep. 2, 2003) M. Shahid Alam: Pakistan Recognizes Israel Pakistan gradually purges Army extremists | csmonitor.com Pakistani President Musharraf Criticizes Bush's Terror War BBC NEWS | Middle East | New 'al-Qaeda tape' aired BBC NEWS | Middle East | Extracts of new 'al-Qaeda' tape   Pakistan tests ballistic missile (AP, Oct. 3, 2003) Pakistan test fires short-range ballistic missile (Guardian, Oct. 4, 2003) Pakistan's Shia [minority]-Sunni [majority] divide (BBC, Oct. 6, 2003) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Pakistan and Saudi unite on terror Pakistanis Cross Border With Ease to Join Taliban (washingtonpost.com) Tribes in Pakistan inflamed by Qaeda hunt | csmonitor.com   BBC NEWS | South Asia | Near miss for Musharraf convoy Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Pakistan's leader escapes murder bid 'by a minute' BBC NEWS | South Asia | Jamming device 'saved' Musharraf Bomb Aimed at Pakistani Leader Weighed Nearly Half a Ton A challenge to Pakistan's close US ties | csmonitor.com