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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Pakistan arrests 'German militant' disguised in a burka


A suspected militant from Germany has been detained in north-west Pakistan wearing a burka, police say. They told the man was in a vehicle with two other men and a young girl when they were stopped at a check-point in Bannu district. The German was travelling with a fake Pakistani passport, officials say. Meanwhile the Taliban has offered to swap 33 soldiers captured on the Afghan border if a number of militants are in return released from Pakistani jails. They have warned the soldiers may be harmed if the government refuses.

Pakistan 10th most failed state of world


Just three places below Afghanistan, Pakistan has been ranked the 10th most failed state in the 2010 Failed State Index released by the Foreign Policy magazine on Monday. The list is topped by Somalia, followed by Zimbabwe, Sudan, and Chad. India is ranked 87 in a list of 177 countries. Burma has been placed at 13, Sri Lanka 22 and Nepal at 25. China is ranked at 57th place. Norway is ranked at the bottom of the list.