February 2010 (US DOD) — This Overview book highlights the funding, programs, and priorities of President Obama’s FY 2011 Department of Defense (DoD) budget request. The Overview’s purpose is to help inform Congress and the American people on how taxpayer dollars are being invested to strengthen our national security. read more…

Feb. 3, 2010 (Bloomberg) — India’s Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram will travel to Pakistan this month for a regional meeting, the first high-level bilateral visit since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. read more…

Islamabad, Pakistan (AHN) – Pakistani officials say several suspected U.S. drone attacks killed at least 29 people in Pakistan. The strikes targeting Taliban targets occurred on Tuesday (February 2, 2010).
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Excerpt: .. A major focus of the President’s policy review was the importance of Pakistan to our efforts in Afghanistan, to regional stability, and to our national security and foreign policy interests. read more…

In January 2008, in order to increase the capacity of FATA governmental institutions and  nongovernmental organizations USAID/Pakistan awarded a 3-year, $43.4 million contract to Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), to carry out the Capacity Building for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas Development Program. In May 2009, to cover the cost of security measures, the mission increased the contract amount by $2.2 million to a total of $45.6 million. As of October 31, 2009, USAID had obligated approximately $19.7 million and expended approximately $15.5 million. read more…

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies are expected to set up a $500 million integration fund at a conference in London this week to lure Taliban fighters to join the political mainstream.
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MUZAFFARABAD: Thirteen police and civilian explosives experts were wounded Wednesday when a homemade bomb they were trying to defuse in Pakistan-administered Kashmir detonated, said police official Iftikhar Kiani. The explosives were hidden in a milk container planted on a road leading to a military base, he said.
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ISTANBUL: The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan meet in Turkish-sponsored talks here Monday to discuss cooperation against extremists and improve ties poisoned by the insecurity plaguing their rugged border.
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