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a girl, identified as Hajra Bibi, was killed and three persons, two among them members of an anti-TTP lashkar (tribal militia), were injured on January 1 when a bomb planted by suspected militants in a sewerage line in Tarano Kalli bazaar of Bajaur A
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a girl, identified as Hajra Bibi, was killed and three persons, two among them members of an anti-TTP lashkar (tribal militia), were injured on January 1 when a bomb planted by suspected militants in a sewerage line in Tarano Kalli bazaar of Bajaur Agency exploded, reports Daily Times. The injured were identified as Fazal Rabbi and Gul Nabi, volunteers of the peace committee, and Ali Khan, a passer-by.
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January - 1 
at least 12 militants were killed and three hostages were rescued from their custody after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Alamgir Killay of the Karmina area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Khasadar Force sources s
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at least 12 militants were killed and three hostages were rescued from their custody after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Alamgir Killay of the Karmina area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Khasadar Force sources said that a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was also killed and another injured during the encounter. According to official sources, TTP Tariq Afridi group ‘commander’ Qari Kamran was among the dead. Security sources said that Kamran was involved in various attacks on SFs and installations in Nowshera, Risalpur and Shabqadar. SFs took into custody three women and five children from a house where militants had taken refuge and freed three people held by them.
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January - 1 
Fifteen militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Torsmat, Jabba Kellay, Akhunkot and Sama Bazaar in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA
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Fifteen militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Torsmat, Jabba Kellay, Akhunkot and Sama Bazaar in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports Daily Times. The dead included five terrorists of ‘Commander’ Ziaur Rehman group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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January - 2 
All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces i
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All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Taliban Shura held at an unspecified place on January 2. A statement issued in the form of a pamphlet to the media in Waziristan after the meeting said that “All Mujahideen —local and foreigners —are informed that all jihadi forces, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan, have unanimously decided to form a five-member commission. It will be known as Shura-i-Murakbah.” The committee comprises Maulvi Azmatullah, Maulvi Noor Saeed, Maulvi Saeedullah, Maulvi Sadar Hayat and Hafeez Amir Hamza. According to sources, Azmatullah (Taliban commander in Barwan) represents the Waliur Rehman group, Noor Saeed (Taliban commander in Barwan) the Hakeemullah Mehsud group, Saeedullah (from Afghanistan) the Haqqani group, Sadar Hayat (from North Waziristan) the Maulvi Gul Bahadar group and Amir Hamza (from Ahmedzai Wazir tribe) the Mulla Nazir group in Wana subdivision of South Waziristan. Spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan confirmed that the meeting had been held and the statement dated December 31 was issued after approval by Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Omar. The sources said the committee had been formed to resolve differences among various militant factions regroup them and investigate killings on spying charges and excesses, if any, committed by the Taliban against local people. “All Mujahideen, local and foreigners, are informed that they should desist from killing and kidnapping for ransom innocent people and cooperate with this committee in curbing crimes. If any Mujahid is found involved in unjustified killings, crimes and other illegal activities he will be answerable to Shura-i-Murakbah and will be punished in accordance with the Shariah law,” the statement says. The sources said the high command of TTP and Afghan Taliban had been trying for two months to reach an agreement on uniting different factions. The first meeting in this regard was held on November 27 in Azam Warsak near Wana in South Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Waliur Rehman Mehsud, Hakeemullah Mehsud, Mulla Nazir, Abu Yehya Al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda and Sirajuddin Haqqani of the Haqqani network. The second meeting was held on December 11 in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Sabiullah Mujahid, Maulvi Sangeen and Maulvi Ashfaq from Afghanistan, Yehya al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda, Hafiz Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Sadiq Noor from North Waziristan and Hakeemullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman and Mulla Nazir from South Waziristan. Talking to Dawn on phone from an unspecified place, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah said the Mujahideen groups had reposed their confidence in the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar and recognised him as the leader of Afghanistan. He said the TTP would send its fighters to Afghanistan after March for waging jihad against “US-led infidel forces”.
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Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, reports Dawn. Hakimullah Mehsud, the head
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Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, reports Dawn. Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the TTP and his deputy, Wali-ur-Rehman, were at each other’s throats, the sources said. “You will soon hear that one of them has eliminated the other, though hectic efforts are going on by other commanders and common friends to resolve differences between the two,” one TTP commander under the condition of anonymity said. Any division within the TTP could hinder the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda’s struggle in Afghanistan against the United States and its allies, making it more difficult to recruit young fighters and disrupting the alleged safe havens in Pakistan. Taliban sources said Wali-ur-Rehman had ordered his fighters to eliminate Hakimullah Mehsud because of his increasing closeness to al Qaeda and its Arab contingent. Wali-ur-Rehman also alleged that the TTP chief received money from India to kill a former Pakistan spy agency official acting as a mediator between the TTP, Afghan militants and the Pakistani Government.
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January - 3 
militants blew up a Government primary school for boys in Gurbaz Gagezai area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. An unnamed spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attack. In a subse
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militants blew up a Government primary school for boys in Gurbaz Gagezai area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. An unnamed spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attack. In a subsequent operation, the political administration arrested six tribesmen, including Malik Attaullah and his two sons, on suspicion of their involvement in the crime.
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Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led t
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Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led troops in Afghanistan, reported Indian Express. It is reported that the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed a joint five-member ‘shura’ or council, named Shura-e-Muraqba, with other Pakistani militant outfits. The new ‘shura’ includes the Haqqani Network and powerful commanders of the groups led by Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur who have already signed a peace deal with the Pakistan Army. The new entrants into the shura are the factions of TTP led by Hakimullah Mehsud and Maulana Wali-ur Rahman. The five-member ‘shura’ with other Pakistani militant outfits made a pledge to “stop their fight against their own armed forces and instead focus their attention against the US-led forces in Afghanistan”, The News reported. The council was created after weeks of hectic efforts. A high-level delegation of the Afghan Taliban, sent by Omar, “succeeded in bringing together different Pakistani militant groups on a single platform”, the report added. Prominent al Qaeda members also asked the Pakistani Taliban, in a pair of rare meetings, held on the request of the Afghan Taliban, to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against US-led forces in Afghanistan, militant commanders said Monday. The meetings were held in Pakistan’s tribal region in November and December. “For God’s sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to boost the battle against US in Afghanistan,” senior al Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi told Pakistani militants at a meeting on December 11, 2011.
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January - 4 
‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping the
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‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping their negotiations will culminate in a ‘lasting’ agreement which will restore peace in the country’s lawless tribal lands. “We have drawn the broader outlines for a possible accord. And what we’re now working on are minor details,” said an Intelligence Official, who claimed the results of the ‘year-long’ peace process would be unveiled shortly. “Unlike the past, we are trying to have something workable and implementable this time around,” said the official referring to the failure of all three agreements the security institutions had with the TTP. “These are crucial times…we have to be extremely careful. A slight miscalculation can harm us in a big way,” the official, requesting anonymity, added in reference to changes in the regional war given the eventual withdrawal of the United States (US)-led international forces by 2014. However, publicly, the military denies having any talks with the militants. Senior TTP associates also confirmed that these covert talks with the military establishment were reaching a climax and said there were several indications of things moving ahead. According to sources, earlier, the TTP leader Maulvi Waliur Rehman Mehsud had ordered to halt the training of suicide bombers at several camps in South and North Waziristan. “Now look how effective this thing alone is … it has never happened in four years that the TTP stops training its suicide bombers,” said Raqeebullah Mehsud, a young militant commander from the Ludha area of South Waziristan. Further, Raqeebullah said TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud was not aware of these talks and he, along with a core group following his hard-line positions on talks with the Government was aware of these negotiations. “He [Hakimullah] is out. At least people here think so,” Raqeebullah commented. Though it could not be confirmed, some officials said the TTP chief might have crossed into Afghanistan after sudden defections of his loyalists to pro-Pakistan militant groups who were against launching attacks in the country’s mainland.
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January - 4 
A former ‘commander’ of a local peace committee, Umar Gul, was killed allegedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Warki village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of January 4, reports Dawn. The beheaded body of Umar G
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A former ‘commander’ of a local peace committee, Umar Gul, was killed allegedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Warki village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of January 4, reports Dawn. The beheaded body of Umar Gul was found in a nearby canal after he was taken away from his house by three militants. “Three persons took him last night and then left a chit beside his body, warning people not to participate in his funeral,” Police quoted a brother of the deceased as saying. TTP have killed at least seven peace committee heads in the past two months.
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January - 4 
Five Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District on January 4, reported Daily Times. A FC spokesman said Security Forces (SF) received info
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Five Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District on January 4, reported Daily Times. A FC spokesman said Security Forces (SF) received information about the presence of TTP militants in Murgha Kebzai area and dispatched troops there. He added that when they reached the area, militants opened fire from a compound, injuring two FC personnel. Troops then returned fire and killed five militants. Later, during a search operation, they recovered a rocket launcher and several machine guns.
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January - 5 
a detained Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Karachi chief, who was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had cla
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a detained Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Karachi chief, who was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had claimed the life of his son. Police claimed to have arrested four militants, including TTP Karachi chief Abdul Qayyum Mehsud, Muhammad Sharif, Habib Mehsud and Usman. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) CID Fayyaz Khan said the arrested TTP militants were trained in Waziristan and were involved in several high profile cases.
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January - 5 
A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were shot dead in Karachi on January 5, reported Daily Times. In one incident, the President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of hi
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A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were shot dead in Karachi on January 5, reported Daily Times. In one incident, the President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of his associates, Bashir Ahmed, was wounded in an attack at his house in the Metroville area of SITE, while one of the assailants was shot dead by a Police Constable. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) quoted a Police Constable as saying that earlier when he tried to stop the suspects asking about their identity they claimed that they were Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadres and had come to kill Said Khan. Deputy Inspector General of Police Imran Yaqoob Minhas said it seemed that TTP had carried out the targeted attack. The killing caused tension in the SITE area where enraged people took to the streets and blocked roads. Also, gunfire was heard in different areas, including Gulzar-i-Hijri, Orangi Town, Al Asif Square and Quaidabad.
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January - 5 
Hundreds of militants who surrendered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas are facing threats from active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who are pressuring them to rejoin or face reprisals, Central Asia online quoting offic
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Hundreds of militants who surrendered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas are facing threats from active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who are pressuring them to rejoin or face reprisals, Central Asia online quoting officials and former militants reported. “At least 3,000 militants have laid down arms and expressed repentance over their association with Taliban in Bajaur Agency,” Haji Shafqat Gul, a member of the Bajaur peace committee, told Central Asia Online. “A majority of them are now receiving warnings from the Taliban leaders to join their ranks again.” Militants are trying to recruit former members because the militancy has run out of steam, Gul, who has participated in surrender ceremonies over the past three years, said. In other agencies, like Khyber, Orakzai, North and South Waziristan, individual figures are not available, but an unnamed spokesman of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a total of 9,000 former insurgents have surrendered.
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January - 5 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on January 5 killed 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to avenge, in the words of a TTP spokesman, the death of o
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on January 5 killed 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to avenge, in the words of a TTP spokesman, the death of one of their ‘commanders’ in another tribal area at the hands of Security Forces (SFs), reports Dawn. The bullet-ridden bodies thrown on a hill in Mir Ali sub-district were spotted by tribesmen in the morning. According to an unnamed security official, “We had been trying to get them freed and we maintained contacts with their captors. Until last night the indications were positive. God knows what happened afterwards.” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told local media in Miranshah, “We have killed these personnel”. He said the killings were in retaliation for the death of Qari Kamran, an important ‘commander’ of TTP, who was killed along with 12 others on January 1 by SFs at Alamgir Killay in the Kermina area near Landikotal in Khyber Agency. "This is revenge for the killing of our comrades in Khyber by Pakistani forces. We will soon take revenge for other operations too," Ehsan added. The 15 personnel guarding the boundary between the FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been taken hostage on December 23, 2011 in a pre-dawn attack by TTP militants on their post in Mullazai area of Tank District (KP).
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January - 5 
TTP Karachi Chapter ‘commander’ Abdul Qayuum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types, reported Dawn. The Additional Inspector General (AIG
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TTP Karachi Chapter ‘commander’ Abdul Qayuum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types, reported Dawn. The Additional Inspector General (AIG) Crime Investigation Department (CID) said that the accused were involved in the killing of 20 people including a Police Officer. The IG also said that the accused had accepted their involvement in the bombings of December 9 and 10, 2011 and also informed the Police about the presence of two more suicide bombers in Karachi.
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January - 5 
TTP released 17 children, who mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan from Bajaur Agency, after three months of captivity, reports Daily Times. Bajaur administration official Islam Zeb said, “Today TTP has released 17 of them. They have been f
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TTP released 17 children, who mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan from Bajaur Agency, after three months of captivity, reports Daily Times. Bajaur administration official Islam Zeb said, “Today TTP has released 17 of them. They have been freed unconditionally. Some 8-10 are yet in their custody.” Zeb said the boys had been abducted by a militant group allied with TTP ‘commander’ Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, who led local insurgents but is believed to have fled to Afghanistan in 2010. More than 30 children were abducted from Bajaur Agency during Eid holidays on September 1, 2011.
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January - 6 
On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan con
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On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan conspired with others to smuggle into the US an individual who was believed to be a member of a Foreign Terrorist Organisation,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A Breuer, after the sentencing was announced by a US District Court. Earlier, two other Pakistani nationals Qasim Ali (32) and Zahid Yousaf (43) were sentenced respectively to 40 months and 36 months in prison in the same incident. The three were arrested in Miami in March 2011 after accepting payment and procuring a fake Pakistani passport for the TTP member. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Gillies said that Haq and his co-conspirators sought to smuggle men into the US and did not care if they came here to “blow up” something as long as they got paid. Haq told the federal informants it was not his concern what the purported member of the TTP wanted to do in the US, saying if they want to do “ hard labor, sweep floors, wash dishes in a hotel, or blow up. That will be up to them,” court documents said. “Today’s sentence successfully brings to a close our prosecution of three criminals who aimed to use their human smuggling network to help a person who they believed to be a terrorist infiltrate our homeland,” said US Attorney Ronald Machen, adding, “We have demonstrated our ability to dismantle human smuggling operations throughout the world when they threaten our national security”.
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January - 7 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 7 claimed to have killed an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Balochistan Chapter ‘chief’ Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 7 claimed to have killed an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Balochistan Chapter ‘chief’ Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter near Rasheed Minhas Road at Sharah-e-Faisal Police limits of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. The CID team also recovered weapons and a car from the place. He said that the slain leader was involved in several heinous crimes, including target killings, mobile franchises attacks, grenade attacks etc.
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January - 8 
Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tr
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Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tribal regions from the TTP, The Express Tribune reported on January 8. Officials and TTP affiliates told The Express Tribune on January 6 that the militants were being pushed to vacate Orakzai Agency because of its close proximity to the garrison city of Kohat. “We don’t want to run unnecessary risk. If we tolerate the Taliban presence, it will be a strategic mistake. We will be on their target, if things go wrong again in the future,” said an official privy to the ongoing peace talks between the militants and security agencies. Same is true for Khyber Agency, which borders Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has borne the brunt of the war on terror in the past three years, the official said. “We cannot continue to allow them to maintain a presence near our cities from where they can plan and mount attacks,” the official added. Both sides, however, said that the military was not keen on regaining complete control of other tribal regions, which are controlled by the TTP or its splinters including South Waziristan, Bajaur and Mohmand – the regions that share borders with Afghanistan.
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January - 9 
The dead bodies of 10 Frontier Constabulary (FCB) paramilitary troops were recovered from in Dabori town of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 9, reports Dawn. One security official said 23 soldiers were attacked
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The dead bodies of 10 Frontier Constabulary (FCB) paramilitary troops were recovered from in Dabori town of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 9, reports Dawn. One security official said 23 soldiers were attacked late in the night on December 21 by nearly 100 heavily armed militants. “They killed 13 soldiers and took away 10 others. The bodies (of the 10) were found in Dabori today,” said another source on condition of anonymity. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killings. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan in a phone call to Reuters said that his men were behind the December 21, 2011 attack. “We take responsibility for killing the 10 soldiers whose bodies have been recovered from Orakzai.” “This is an exchange of bodies with them, as they killed 10 of our people and we have responded with killing 10 of their men,” he added
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January - 10 
A powerful bomb planted in a pick-up van exploded at a petrol station in Jamrud bazaar in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 35 persons, four of them Khasadar personnel, and injuring 78 others on January 10, reports
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A powerful bomb planted in a pick-up van exploded at a petrol station in Jamrud bazaar in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 35 persons, four of them Khasadar personnel, and injuring 78 others on January 10, reports Dawn. The bomb was triggered by remote control. Senior Administration Official Shakeel Khan Umarzai, put the death toll at 35 and the number of injured at 69 while 11 of them were in critical condition. Officials said the pick-up was removed by the Khasadar personnel from near a vegetable market and parked at the fuel station, adjacent to a taxi stand. About an hour later, the pick-up exploded. The blast destroyed several kiosks, six vehicles and the filling station. Khyber Agency Administrator Mutahir Zeb said it appeared that Zakhakhel tribe which had formed a lashkar (militia) against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the area was the target. The incident could be a reaction to a military operation under way in Khyber Agency, particularly in Bara, added Mutahir Zeb. However, a TTP ‘spokesman’ who identified himself as Mohammad told by phone from an unspecified location that his organisation had not carried out the attack.
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January - 11 
Rafiq alias Akhlaq, head of a militant group Jundul Khyber, was killed by the cadres of Ansarul Islam (AI) in Bagh locality of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that Akhlaq had abducted an associate of the rival T
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Rafiq alias Akhlaq, head of a militant group Jundul Khyber, was killed by the cadres of Ansarul Islam (AI) in Bagh locality of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that Akhlaq had abducted an associate of the rival Tariq Afridi group, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and imprisoned him at his Hujra (guest House) in Narkhaw area of Maidan being controlled by AI. The TTP asked the AI that one of its fighters had been detained by Akhlaq and sought their help to get the captive released. The sources added that members of the AI raided the Hujra of Akhlaq two days back and got the ‘prisoner’ released, which infuriated Akhlaq. The sources said that Akhlaq hurled a hand-grenade and opened fire on the AI men that led to an exchange of fire. In the ensuing firefight, Akhlaq was killed. Three of his associates were also captured by the AI cadres. Akhlaq was appointed as ‘chief’ of Jundul Khyber in May 2010 after ‘Commander’ Adnan Afridi parted ways with the TTP. Adnan had developed differences with the TTP leadership over the killing of his associates by Tariq Afridi. On October 29, 2010, the bullet-riddled body of Adnan was found in Rawalpindi.
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January - 12 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on January 12 that he is ready to talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for country’s security, peace and stability, reported Daily Times. He said this while talking to the head of Feder
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on January 12 that he is ready to talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for country’s security, peace and stability, reported Daily Times. He said this while talking to the head of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Grand Alliance Malik Khan Marjan over telephone. “The forces inimical to Pakistan wanted to set us against each other, hence, I appeal to all Taliban leaders, youth and students to see through the conspiracies of the country’s enemies and take recourse of dialogue instead of resorting to violence. I ask them to hold consultations with the tribal elders, dignitaries and other God-fearing people,” he said, adding, “We want to bring a system in the country that ushers stability. The army should be in the barracks instead of being present in the tribal areas. The local Police, forces and public of the tribal areas should be responsible for peace and security in their areas. They should be autonomous in conducting their affairs.” Agreeing with the views of the MQM chief, Marjan said, “We believe in dialogue.” “Negotiations should be held with the tribal elders instead of using power against youth in the tribal areas and they need better counseling. The enemy is using us and causing damage by setting us against each other,” Marjan added. Further, the MQM chief said that the tribal people living in different parts of the world were calling MQM International Secretariat. They welcomed the demand for the creation of the Qabailistan province. Marjan thanked Hussain for expression solidarity with the people of FATA and for raising voice for the Qabailistan province on behalf of all the tribes living in FATA.
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January - 12 
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, was believed to have been killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on January 15, reports Dawn. The officials said they intercepted wireless rad
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The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, was believed to have been killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on January 15, reports Dawn. The officials said they intercepted wireless radio chatter between TTP cadres detailing how Hakimullah Mehsud was killed while travelling in a convoy to a meeting in the North Waziristan Agency region near the Afghan border. “Six to seven TTP cadres were talking to each other through wireless radio in the conversations we heard, talking about Hakimullah Mehsud being hit by a drone when he was heading to a meeting at a spot near Miramshah,” said one of the intelligence officials. A senior military official said there was no official confirmation that Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed.
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January - 13 
CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also clai
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CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also claimed to have recovered five rockets, two triple-2 rifles and several rounds from their possession. SSP Mashwani said that the accused, Sheikh, hailed from Hyderabad District of Sindh. He joined al Qaeda on the directives of Tahir alias Saeen and Talat alias Hyderabadwala in 2009 and was an expert in making a remote controlled bomb.
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January - 13 
The local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 13 set ablaze over a dozen computers, television sets, cellular phones and several cassettes in the Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA), reports The
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The local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 13 set ablaze over a dozen computers, television sets, cellular phones and several cassettes in the Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA), reports The News. The TTP led by Maulvi Nazeer said they had already banned using television and computers for watching movies and music and carrying cellular phones with cameras. They said some people were still violating the ban. The TTP militants had seized over a dozen TV sets and computers and mobile phones and several cassettes, reportedly of music, from local people and these were burnt in the main bazaar of Wana.
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January - 14 
Four suicide bombers attacked the District Police Officer’s (DPO) office in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 14, killing four people, reported Daily Times. “Three suicide bombers detonated themselves and one was shot dead by the army,” Khyber Pak
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Four suicide bombers attacked the District Police Officer’s (DPO) office in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 14, killing four people, reported Daily Times. “Three suicide bombers detonated themselves and one was shot dead by the army,” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akbar Hoti said. “We have recovered bodies of four militants, they were all wearing suicide vests,” he added. One Police official and three civilians were also killed in the operation. Eight persons, including one Policeman were wounded. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 14 
Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) on January 14 claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist c
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Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) on January 14 claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist cases in Ittehad Town in Karachi, reported The News. The militant outfit had planned to target the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), which is being held in Karachi. The Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Sindh, Ghulam Shabbir Sheikh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Aslam Khan of the AEC said he had received a tip-off about the presence of a wanted TTP terrorist in the Moachko area. When Law Enforcement Agencies raided the hideout in Ittehad Town, militants opened fire at them. The Police retaliated, and, after an encounter, arrested Mohammad Daud, alias Waleed, and shifted him to the interrogation unit. The Police also recovered 50 kilograms of explosives, four suicide jackets, one light machinegun, a rocket launcher, two rockets, 10 hand grenades, two Kalashnikovs, two TT pistols, 1,000 bullets, a 20-foot detonating cord, and five detonators. The suspect revealed that he was trained in Waziristan to handle arms, including rocket launchers, and make suicide jackets. Daud was said to be involved in an attack on Security Forces in Waziristan, and had been sent to Karachi to organise a group to perform terrorist attacks on Government buildings and shrines. He disclosed that his group was responsible for the suicide attack on Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine in 2010 and the Sea View Blast of 2011. He said the plan to target the shrine had been made in Waziristan and that he had been given PKR 20,000 by a TTP commander there to complete the job.
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January - 15 
the TTP said Hakimullah was still alive, but their denial was far less assertive than one issued in 2010 after media reports said he had been killed in a drone strike. “There is no truth in reports about his death. However, he is a human being and ca
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the TTP said Hakimullah was still alive, but their denial was far less assertive than one issued in 2010 after media reports said he had been killed in a drone strike. “There is no truth in reports about his death. However, he is a human being and can die any time. He is a holy warrior and we will wish him martyrdom,” TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said. “We will continue jihad if Hakimullah is alive or dead. There are so many lions in this jungle and one lion will replace another one to continue this noble mission.”
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January - 16 
Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the United States talks with the Afghan Taliban won’t be result-oriented unless Pakistan and Afghanistan are included in the quest for peace. He said for lasting peace in the region the US, Pakistan and
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Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the United States talks with the Afghan Taliban won’t be result-oriented unless Pakistan and Afghanistan are included in the quest for peace. He said for lasting peace in the region the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan would require concerted efforts to evolve a common peace strategy. He urged the three stake-holders of the Afghan imbroglio to constitute a joint high-powered dialogue committee to hold effective and consequential talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He said the Awami National Party-led Government in the province was ready to initiate peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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January - 16 
Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Nadir Zeb on January 16 rejected having any type of contact with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that Security Forces (SFs) were determined to restore peace in the tribal areas, reports Dawn
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Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Nadir Zeb on January 16 rejected having any type of contact with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that Security Forces (SFs) were determined to restore peace in the tribal areas, reports Dawn. Addressing the passing-out parade of the 16th batch of 155 new FC recruits at Landi Kotal Army camp, he said that SFs would require more time to uproot the menace of terrorism in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He said that they would utilise their full energies to achieve the desired goals. “It will take time to restore peace in tribal areas, like it took some time in Malakand and Dir”, he said. He added that restoration of peace was the main objective of SFs.
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January - 17 
A senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakht
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A senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 17, reports Daily Times. “Mukarram Khan Atif was offering Maghrib prayers in a mosque in Shabqadar when the gunmen attacked him”, Safeehullah Gul, a journalist said. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the killing, although Mukarram had moved to Shabqadar after receiving threats from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in his hometown Ghalanai of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). His colleagues said Mukarram had told them about the threats to his life.
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January - 18 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 18 claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, in Shabqada
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 18 claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 17 reports IRNA. TTP's spokesmen Ehsanullah Ehsan and Mukarram Khurasani told reporters that the group killed Mukarram Khan Atif because he 'broadcast anti-Taliban' reports and they said they will kill other American radio journalists. A tribal journalist from North Waziristan Agency (FATA), Rasool Dawar, says that Ehsanullah Ehsan phoned him to 'accept responsibility' for killing Mukarram Khan. f
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January - 19 
Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing reporters
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Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing reporters at FC headquarters in Quetta, Ubaidullah Khan said that Balochistan witnessed a decline in attacks on economic installations like rocket attacks and bomb blasts particularly targeting gas pipelines, power pylons, and railway tracks. However, incidents of abductions and small arms attacks had increased. He said the militants were using kidnappings as source of generating funds. He said that they target foreigners with the intention to be paid ransom money in dollars. Responding to a query about the links between Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch militants, he said there is no link between the two. He said foreign elements were involved in destabilising Balochistan in order to advance their vested interests using local people as tools. “The foreign groups are providing financial support, equipment, training and advice to militants in Balochistan. The foreign interest is comparatively increasing in this particular region,” he said without mentioning name of any country.
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January - 19 
Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest secu
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Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest security threat to the strategic United States (US) ally, had flatly rejected a demand that it works through tribal elders to reach a deal whereby fighters approach authorities and lay down their arms. “They felt it would be humiliating,” the official said.
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January - 20 
Four militants, two each from both sides, were killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) clashed with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, report
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Four militants, two each from both sides, were killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) clashed with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, reports Dawn.
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January - 21 
A little known Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group militants shot dead two alleged kidnappers, Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi, in Touda Chenna area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Sources sa
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A little known Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group militants shot dead two alleged kidnappers, Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi, in Touda Chenna area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Sources said Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi had allegedly kidnapped Muhammad Saeed, a taxi driver, from Sadda town about one month ago. Saeed was later murdered and the body was thrown near Alizai area. Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group was formed by Fazal Saeed Haqqani after developing differences with leaders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2011. The group is active in central and lower tehsils (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency.
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January - 21 
four Levies Force personnel received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb near Mian Mandi Bazaar in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The injured personnel were identified as Subedar Amjad Khan, sepoy Rahat, sepoy
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four Levies Force personnel received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb near Mian Mandi Bazaar in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The injured personnel were identified as Subedar Amjad Khan, sepoy Rahat, sepoy Inayat and sepoy Irshad. The spokesperson for TTP Mohmand Agency chapter chief, Mukarram Khurassin, talked to local journalists by telephone and claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 21 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 21 released a video showing them killing 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who were abducted in a raid on December 23 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. 15 soldiers stood bli
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 21 released a video showing them killing 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who were abducted in a raid on December 23 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. 15 soldiers stood blindfolded, handcuffed to each other on a barren hilltop as one of their bearded TTP captors held an AK-47 rifle and spoke with fury about revenge. TTP militants on January 5 killed 15 FC personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. 15 personnel guarding the boundary between the FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been taken hostage on December 23, 2011 in a pre-dawn attack by TTP militants on their post in Mullazai area of Tank District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Now they have released a video as a warning to the Army. “Twelve of our comrades were besieged and mercilessly martyred in the Khyber Agency (area),” said the militant. “Our pious women were also targeted. To avenge those comrades, we will kill these men. We warn the government of Pakistan that if the killing of our friends is not halted, this will be the fate of you all.”
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January - 23 
Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its
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Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2012, on January 23, reports Daily Times. Targeted killings and other attacks on civilians by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and sectarian and ethnic militant groups, as well as killings of journalists, were commonplace during the year, it said. The Rights group said security deteriorated dramatically throughout the country as the result of suicide bombings by the TTP and affiliated groups, which targeted civilians and public spaces, including marketplaces and religious processions. There was a dramatic increase in targeted killings in Balochistan, while 800 people were killed in often politically motivated violence in Karachi, the report added. Relations between Pakistan and the United States (US) deteriorated markedly in 2011. Factors fuelling the diplomatic crisis included the killing of two men by a Central Investigation Agency (CIA) contractor at a Lahore traffic junction; the withholding of USD 800 million in military aid to Pakistan; Pakistan’s alleged support for militants from the “Haqqani Network”; the alleged harbouring by Pakistan of Osama bin Laden and his killing by the US; and the November 26, 2011 Mohmand Agency strike by NATO that killed 24 Pakistani troops. The US carried out about 75 aerial drone strikes during 2011 on suspected al Qaeda and TTP members. These strikes resulted in claims of large numbers of civilian casualties, but lack of access to the conflict areas has prevented independent verification.
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January - 25 
Twenty two militants and six soldiers were killed during a clash when Security Forces (SFs) captured a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold in the Jogi area of Central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Are
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Twenty two militants and six soldiers were killed during a clash when Security Forces (SFs) captured a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold in the Jogi area of Central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 25, reports Dawn. According to sources, the clash broke out when security personnel launched a search operation in the Jogi area. Officials said that around 50 TTP militants attacked troops during a search operation in Jogi village. “Six soldiers were killed and four injured in the clash. Troops repelled the attack and killed 17 militants,” said Sher Bahadar Khan, a Government official in Kurram. Officials said the forces captured important hilltops in the area and also managed to consolidate their positions.
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January - 26 
militants attacked a Security Forces’ checkpost with rockets, small and heavy weapons in Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. However, no casualty was reported. The checkpost manned by Levies personnel came under attack at 2:00am. Soon
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militants attacked a Security Forces’ checkpost with rockets, small and heavy weapons in Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. However, no casualty was reported. The checkpost manned by Levies personnel came under attack at 2:00am. Soon after the attack, SFs cordoned off the area and began search for attackers. They also targeted militant hideouts. TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 29 
A chief of the Dera Ismail Khan chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Imran Gandapur, of was shot dead during an operation with Police on Grid Station Road in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 29, reports Dail
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A chief of the Dera Ismail Khan chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Imran Gandapur, of was shot dead during an operation with Police on Grid Station Road in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 29, reports Daily Times. Imran Gandapur a former Policeman, involved in the killing of Mian Iftikhar Hussain’s son, Mian Arshad Iftikhar. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Imtiaz Shah told media that Gandapur had claimed responsibility for several terror attacks throughout the country and also confessed to killing the provincial minister’s son. Gandapur was suspended from his Police due to his involvement in sectarian activities.
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January - 31 
A security guard and a lady receptionist of a mobile franchise were shot dead and three customers injured in an armed attack under North Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on January 31, reported Daily Times. Two unidentified militants entered the m
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A security guard and a lady receptionist of a mobile franchise were shot dead and three customers injured in an armed attack under North Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on January 31, reported Daily Times. Two unidentified militants entered the mobile franchise and opened indiscriminate fire, killing a security guard Mazhar and injuring a lady receptionist Faiza, (25), and three customers Imtiaz, Waseem, and Mansoor. Later, Faiza succumbed to her injuries. The investigators believed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved in such incidents and Police had also started investigation with the earlier arrested militants in jail. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation said this attack was similar to first franchise attack that occurred at Shadman Town on December 23, 2011
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