Pakistan Government Under Pressure After Deadly Attack, Reuters, 2 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's government came under renewed pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after a suicide bombing at a volleyball game -- one of the worst attacks in more than two years -- killed at least 89 people. The blast suggested al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents were focusing more on bombing large crowds of civilians to inflict maximum casualties and spread terror, instead of attacking hard targets such as security forces. The blast is certain to put Pakistan's efforts to contain increasingly brazen militants under greater scrutiny and alarm ally Washington, which sees Pakistan as the key frontline state in the war against a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said nuclear-armed Pakistan, faces what he called terrorists seeking to create panic and fear. 'We have told the world that we have the ability and the resolve and we want to eliminate terrorism, but our capacity needs to be enhanced. And the whole world has agreed that Pakistan's capacity should be enhanced,' he told reporters."
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