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January - 22 
Eye-witnesses said that three military vehicles and a passenger coach were also damaged in the first attack since the Government and Taliban-backed militants signed a peace agreement on September 5, 2006. Army and paramilitary troops had vacated the Khajori checkpoint as per condition of the truce a
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Eye-witnesses said that three military vehicles and a passenger coach were also damaged in the first attack since the Government and Taliban-backed militants signed a peace agreement on September 5, 2006. Army and paramilitary troops had vacated the Khajori checkpoint as per condition of the truce and it is now managed by members of the Khasaddar force (a local force). However, a statement issued from the security office of the Taliban in North Waziristan, said: “We (Taliban) have no hand in the bomb attack and we want to keep the peace agreement intact and the government should also act upon the deal.”
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February - 14 
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) will be amalgamated into the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after the Taliban and al Qaeda elements are eliminated from the region, according to Daily Times. In an interview with ARY Television aired on Feb
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President Pervez Musharraf has said that the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) will be amalgamated into the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after the Taliban and al Qaeda elements are eliminated from the region, according to Daily Times. In an interview with ARY Television aired on February 14, Gen. Musharraf said the Government had started work towards this end in 2000 with the consent of tribal elders, who welcomed this step. "We should have amalgamated FATA into the NWFP province much earlier. We had the same idea when our forces entered the area," he said. Gen. Musharraf also said people sitting in Pakistan undoubtedly planned the September 11 attacks in the US and were still planning more attacks. These elements are trying to spread "Talibanisation" in Pakistan, which would be disastrous and take the country backwards, he said. "These elements want to impose their brand of Islam on us but we don’t want that Islam that takes us towards backwardness," he said. The president said Al Qaeda and Taliban had moved to Pakistan from Afghanistan and hurt Pakistani society. The Taliban are fighting in Afghanistan but are also getting support from sympathisers in Pakistan. "The problem lies in both Afghanistan and Pakistan but the major problem is in Afghanistan and we have clearly told the Afghan government that we have done enough and now it is your turn to do something substantial," he said.
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March - 7 
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on March 7 said that the Taliban and al Qaeda are using Pakistan's tribal areas, particularly North Waziristan, to regroup, according to Daily Times. "I would say the Taliban and Al Qaeda have been able to use the areas around, particularly North Waziristan, to regr
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on March 7 said that the Taliban and al Qaeda are using Pakistan's tribal areas, particularly North Waziristan, to regroup, according to Daily Times. "I would say the Taliban and Al Qaeda have been able to use the areas around, particularly North Waziristan, to regroup and it is a problem. We are working together with Pakistan to address that problem," Gates told reporters at the Pentagon.
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March - 8 
The outgoing US Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker has said that the peace deal between the Pakistan Government and tribal elders in Waziristan, though "well written", has not been implemented. In an interview with Khyber television channel, Crocker said the Waziristan agreement had all the points that the
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The outgoing US Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker has said that the peace deal between the Pakistan Government and tribal elders in Waziristan, though "well written", has not been implemented. In an interview with Khyber television channel, Crocker said the Waziristan agreement had all the points that the allies of Pakistan including the US wanted, but the question was implementation. "We asked Pakistan to ensure that the agreement would be respected. I personally appreciate the points written in the agreement but unfortunately the militants haven't respected the agreement because there are some tribal areas where the Pakistan government doesn't have full control," he added.
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March - 14 
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Peter Pace told Chicago Tribune, "It is proper for us to point out to President Musharraf that people are continuing to come across the border." He also said that a controversial treaty that President Musharraf signed with tribal chiefs in North Waziristan had not
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Peter Pace told Chicago Tribune, "It is proper for us to point out to President Musharraf that people are continuing to come across the border." He also said that a controversial treaty that President Musharraf signed with tribal chiefs in North Waziristan had not produced the results that the Pakistani leader hoped it would in reducing cross-border attacks by Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents. Under the treaty, Pakistan withdrew its troops from the area in exchange for a vow by the tribal leaders to help fight militants.
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March - 14 
Two senior US officials –- the secretary of defence and the military chief -– have once again accused Pakistan of allowing the Taliban and al Qaeda to continue their activities in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Dawn. "Taliban and Al Qaeda are both using some of the wild are
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Two senior US officials –- the secretary of defence and the military chief -– have once again accused Pakistan of allowing the Taliban and al Qaeda to continue their activities in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Dawn. "Taliban and Al Qaeda are both using some of the wild areas on the Pakistani side of the border as havens," said Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates in an interview to the Pentagon television channel, adding, "There clearly is a problem along the Pakistani border. Now, we're working with the Pakistanis to try and deal with that problem."
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March - 20 
Pakistan Ambassador to United States Munir Akram told the United Nations (UN) Security Council on March 20 that there was no proven direct co-relation of an increase in incidents inside Afghanistan with the conclusion of the North Waziristan agreement signed by the Pakistani Government with tribal l
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Pakistan Ambassador to United States Munir Akram told the United Nations (UN) Security Council on March 20 that there was no proven direct co-relation of an increase in incidents inside Afghanistan with the conclusion of the North Waziristan agreement signed by the Pakistani Government with tribal leaders, Daily Times reported. He told the council during a debate on the situation in Afghanistan that Pakistan was pursuing a comprehensive strategy to promote peace and progress in its frontier regions, and this involved military, political, economic and administrative components. The objective of this strategy is to win the hearts and minds of the local population and isolate the militants from the moderates. Akram said, "Pakistan’s frontier regions have been deeply affected by three decades of war and conflict in Afghanistan. As part of our programme for modernisation and rapid socio-economic development, it is in Pakistan’s vital interest to eliminate Al Qaeda terrorists, Taliban militancy and Talibnisation in these frontier regions." Responding to an observation by Tom Koenigs, a special representative of the UN Secretary General, that suicide attacks, facilitators and Taliban commanders were crossing over from Pakistan, the Ambassador said crossing of the border was in both directions, and the Taliban must be controlled on both sides of the border. He refuted allegations of "safe havens and sanctuaries" for Taliban in Pakistan as "unsubstantiated".
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March - 21 
United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on March 21 expressed worry that Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan was serving as a possible safe haven for terrorists and said extremists in the area have to be dealt with, Daily Times reports. Rice, in testimony before a congressional heari
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United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on March 21 expressed worry that Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan was serving as a possible safe haven for terrorists and said extremists in the area have to be dealt with, Daily Times reports. Rice, in testimony before a congressional hearing, also expressed concern about a disputed peace deal that the Pakistani Government struck last September in the North Waziristan tribal area under which traditional tribal leaders are to enforce an end to militancy. Critics say the peace accord has allowed militants to regroup in an area viewed as a possible hiding place for al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Rice said the frontier "is remote, it is cut-off, it is underdeveloped, and it is a hotbed for extremism", adding, local tribal groups had started to fight back against extremists in the area. "You have to separate the population from the foreign fighters. And you do that through fighting — the Pakistani army fighting them, through the tribals fighting them. But you also do that by trying to improve the economic base and the modernisation of that region."
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April - 11 
Military spokesperson, Major General Waheed Arshad, told the reporters that “The Taliban problem lies in Afghanistan and not in Pakistan. We are trying to make sure that there is no active support from here.”
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Military spokesperson, Major General Waheed Arshad, told the reporters that “The Taliban problem lies in Afghanistan and not in Pakistan. We are trying to make sure that there is no active support from here.”
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May - 2 
Suspected pro-Taliban militants beheaded an Afghan refugee, identified as Shamsuddin Afghani, at Goorwak village in North Waziristan on charges of spying for US troops in Afghanistan, a security official said on May 2, according to Daily Times. A note left near the body said "this is the fate of Ame
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Suspected pro-Taliban militants beheaded an Afghan refugee, identified as Shamsuddin Afghani, at Goorwak village in North Waziristan on charges of spying for US troops in Afghanistan, a security official said on May 2, according to Daily Times. A note left near the body said "this is the fate of American spy," AFP reported.
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June - 10 
Senator Hamidullah Afridi has said that a grand jirga (council) of tribesmen would be convened in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on June 14 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Talking to el
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Senator Hamidullah Afridi has said that a grand jirga (council) of tribesmen would be convened in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on June 14 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Talking to elders from the seven agencies and six Frontier Regions of FATA in Peshawar on June 10, Afridi said that elders and professionals belonging to the remote region would participate in the jirga to discuss the situation and provide suggestions in this regard. He said the tribesmen should launch a struggle for their rights, adding that the jirga would focus on the role tribal people would be playing in the proposed Pak-Afghan Loya Jirga to be held in Kabul in August 2007.
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July - 23 
Commenting on a statement of by US intelligence chief Mike McConnell about the presence of al Qaeda safe haven in the FATA and the possibility of US strikes in these areas, she said: “We are committed and we will take firm action on the basis of information gathered by us through our own means or co
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Commenting on a statement of by US intelligence chief Mike McConnell about the presence of al Qaeda safe haven in the FATA and the possibility of US strikes in these areas, she said: “We are committed and we will take firm action on the basis of information gathered by us through our own means or concrete and actionable intelligence shared with us… Like any other country, we remain deeply concerned over the possibility of al-Qaeda or any other terrorist entity establishing a sanctuary or regrouping or regenerating inside our territory.”
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July - 23 
Tony Snow, press secretary to US President George W. Bush, said on July 23 that Pakistan is a sovereign country, Daily Times reported. Commenting on the Pakistan Foreign Minister’s remarks about the inadvisability of a US strike in the FATA, Snow replied, “I think there has been this notion afoot, o
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Tony Snow, press secretary to US President George W. Bush, said on July 23 that Pakistan is a sovereign country, Daily Times reported. Commenting on the Pakistan Foreign Minister’s remarks about the inadvisability of a US strike in the FATA, Snow replied, “I think there has been this notion afoot, or at least an attempt or an inclination somehow we’re going to invade Pakistan. We always maintain the option of striking actionable targets, but we also realise that Pakistan is a sovereign government and a very important player in the war on terror. Not only has Pervez Musharraf twice faced direct threats from al Qaeda, but also Pakistan, itself, has been a very important ally in trying to interrupt plots, to go after al Qaeda activists.”
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July - 23 
Pakistan on July 23 said it would not allow any attack by the United States on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in a hunt for al Qaeda, saying the counter-terrorism measures would be taken by its own security forces, according to The News. “We have stated in the clearest terms that any
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Pakistan on July 23 said it would not allow any attack by the United States on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in a hunt for al Qaeda, saying the counter-terrorism measures would be taken by its own security forces, according to The News. “We have stated in the clearest terms that any attack inside our territory would be unacceptable,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told reporters in Islamabad. “Any such action would be irresponsible and dangerous,” she warned.
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July - 30 
Meanwhile, the political administration have reportedly suspended payment of incentives and salaries of the residents of Darpakhel, Borakhel and Miranshah villages under the collective and territorial responsibility clauses of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. An official told Dawn that the incentives
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Meanwhile, the political administration have reportedly suspended payment of incentives and salaries of the residents of Darpakhel, Borakhel and Miranshah villages under the collective and territorial responsibility clauses of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. An official told Dawn that the incentives were suspended after security forces had come under attacks in the areas. The administration has also warned officials and Khasadar (tribal security force) personnel to immediately report for duty or face termination. Many government employees and Khasadar personnel have not reported for duty after militants warned them against working for the armed forces. After scrapping the peace deal with the government, local militants distributed pamphlets asking Khasadar and Levies personnel not to report for work. The continuing tension in the region has also reportedly affected business in the Miranshah bazaar which has remained closed for six days.
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August - 9 
According to Dawn, the Bhittani tribe has warned Mehsud tribesmen at a jirga (council) that it will raise an armed force against it if the eight paramilitary soldiers abducted on August 9 were not freed immediately. The eight soldiers belong to the Bhittani tribe.
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According to Dawn, the Bhittani tribe has warned Mehsud tribesmen at a jirga (council) that it will raise an armed force against it if the eight paramilitary soldiers abducted on August 9 were not freed immediately. The eight soldiers belong to the Bhittani tribe.
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August - 13 
Taliban in South Waziristan announced on August 13 (today) that they would release the abducted 16 Frontier Corps personnel if their 10 accomplices were also released, according to Daily Times.
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Taliban in South Waziristan announced on August 13 (today) that they would release the abducted 16 Frontier Corps personnel if their 10 accomplices were also released, according to Daily Times.
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August - 14 
Pro-Taliban militants beheaded one of 16 paramilitary soldiers abducted on August 9 in South Waziristan, and threatened to kill more unless 10 of their associates are freed, according to Daily Times. Residents found the body and severed head near a football ground in Jandola, 50 kilometres east of S
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Pro-Taliban militants beheaded one of 16 paramilitary soldiers abducted on August 9 in South Waziristan, and threatened to kill more unless 10 of their associates are freed, according to Daily Times. Residents found the body and severed head near a football ground in Jandola, 50 kilometres east of South Waziristan’s main town of Wana, on August 14, said Latifur Rehman, a senior government official. A note found near the body said others would meet a similar fate if the militants’ demands were not met. The militants, believed to be from the local Mehsud tribe, said they would swap the soldiers for their 10 detained colleagues, three of whom are held on charges of plotting bomb blasts and suicide attacks, AFP reported. The abductors have not given any deadline.
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August - 15 
Pakistani tribal elders have been threatened with reprisals for attending the August 9-12 Joint Peace Jirga at Kabul aimed at ending support for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, officials said on August 15, according to Daily Times. An anonymous letter sent to the elders at Bajaur in the Federally Ad
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Pakistani tribal elders have been threatened with reprisals for attending the August 9-12 Joint Peace Jirga at Kabul aimed at ending support for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, officials said on August 15, according to Daily Times. An anonymous letter sent to the elders at Bajaur in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) threatened unspecified "action" against them for attending the Jirga. "Your participation at the Jirga was not a good decision… Action will be taken against you," officials quoted the letter as saying. Security official Adalat Khan said at least four tribal elders in a remote town in the region had received the warnings.
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August - 19 
Local Taliban militants have agreed to unconditionally release 15 paramilitary personnel who were abducted from Spinkai Raghzai in South Waziristan 10 days ago, a tribal negotiator claimed on August 19, according to Dawn. Member of National Assembly, Maulana Mirajuddin, chief of a 21-member jirga (c
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Local Taliban militants have agreed to unconditionally release 15 paramilitary personnel who were abducted from Spinkai Raghzai in South Waziristan 10 days ago, a tribal negotiator claimed on August 19, according to Dawn. Member of National Assembly, Maulana Mirajuddin, chief of a 21-member jirga (council), said that the local Taliban had assured them that the 15 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel would be freed. He said the soldiers would be freed in phases and the first batch was likely to be handed over to the jirga in three days. The militants had kidnapped 16 FC personnel from the area dominated by the Mehsud tribe on August 9 and one them was later found dead. No group had claimed responsibility for the abduction. Mirajuddin informed that talks between the jirga and the militants had been successful and the jirga had been assured of FC personnel’s unconditional release. Officials said that the jirga had persuaded militants to vacate their positions on hilltops and subsequently the Wana-Tank Road was reopened.
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August - 24 
Meanwhile, the government has rejected the phased release of 15 FC personnel abducted by the militants, and told the Mehsud peace jirga (council) that it wanted the abductors to release the hostages simultaneously, Daily Times reported.
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Meanwhile, the government has rejected the phased release of 15 FC personnel abducted by the militants, and told the Mehsud peace jirga (council) that it wanted the abductors to release the hostages simultaneously, Daily Times reported.
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August - 24 
President Pervez Musharraf on August 24 told a group of parliamentarians from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that the army would be withdrawn from tribal areas after January 2008, according to Daily Times. "Paramilitary forces including Frontier Constabulary, Levies and Khasadars wil
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President Pervez Musharraf on August 24 told a group of parliamentarians from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that the army would be withdrawn from tribal areas after January 2008, according to Daily Times. "Paramilitary forces including Frontier Constabulary, Levies and Khasadars will take over the charge of tribal areas from military, which would be withdrawn after January 2008," said the president. He said paramilitary forces would be fully equipped and trained to take charge of the volatile area.
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August - 28 
On August 28, militants freed 18 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including a senior officer, and a political agent in the Sam area of South Waziristan after an assurance from the government that it would abide by the February 2005 peace agreement, according to Dawn. 16 FC personnel had been abducted
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On August 28, militants freed 18 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including a senior officer, and a political agent in the Sam area of South Waziristan after an assurance from the government that it would abide by the February 2005 peace agreement, according to Dawn. 16 FC personnel had been abducted on August 9. Later, one soldier was killed, and a video was released showing a teenage boy beheading him. On August 24, Commandant of the Bajaur Scouts, Lt-Col Shahid Kiani, his three guards and a political agent were abducted. Chief negotiator Maulana Mirajuddin, a Member of the National Assembly, informed that all hostages had been released unconditionally. He, however, said the militants wanted the government to respect the February 2005 peace accord. Officials said that Noor Syed, a close associate of militant commander Baitullah Mehsud, handed over the captives to a 35-member Jirga (council) in the Sam area on August 28-morning.
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September - 17 
A 60-member Halimzai tribe Jirga (council) banned the sale of narcotics and obscene CDs in Mohmand Agency and gave shopkeepers a week to change their businesses or face action. A jirga member, Mohammad Ali Halimzai, told Daily Times that they had set a one-week deadline for those selling obscene CDs
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A 60-member Halimzai tribe Jirga (council) banned the sale of narcotics and obscene CDs in Mohmand Agency and gave shopkeepers a week to change their businesses or face action. A jirga member, Mohammad Ali Halimzai, told Daily Times that they had set a one-week deadline for those selling obscene CDs, heroin, alcohol and other narcotics in the agency and added that the jirga would take action through a Qaumi Lashkar against the violators of the ban. He warned the shop owners, if found guilty, would be fined and their shops and houses would be demolished. Another jirga member said such measures would protect tribal youngsters from immoral activities.
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September - 17 
Confirming the death of 14 militants, army spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that officials following the attack lost contact with the post and did not know the fate of the 16 soldiers stationed there, adds Associated Press.
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Confirming the death of 14 militants, army spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that officials following the attack lost contact with the post and did not know the fate of the 16 soldiers stationed there, adds Associated Press.
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September - 17 
The Pakistan army agreed to a cease-fire with militants holding some 260 soldiers hostage, Associated Press quoted officials as saying. Tribal officials negotiated the cease-fire, said Arbab Arif Khan, the government official responsible for security in the tribal belt. Major General Waheed Arshad c
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The Pakistan army agreed to a cease-fire with militants holding some 260 soldiers hostage, Associated Press quoted officials as saying. Tribal officials negotiated the cease-fire, said Arbab Arif Khan, the government official responsible for security in the tribal belt. Major General Waheed Arshad confirmed the agreement.
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November - 24 
At least 50 people were killed in renewed sectarian violence in Parachinar in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to The News. Heavy fighting broke out at several places in the Parachinar district, a local administration official said. “We have reports that more than 50 people
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At least 50 people were killed in renewed sectarian violence in Parachinar in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to The News. Heavy fighting broke out at several places in the Parachinar district, a local administration official said. “We have reports that more than 50 people died in the clashes,” the official said, adding that the fighting has currently subsided. Last week, rival groups fought fierce gun-battles which left around 112 people dead, forcing the government to deploy troops to restore order.
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December - 5 
The security agencies have found certain clues of females in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) getting training for suicide attacks, The Post reported. "Yes… there are some evidences of females' training in tribal areas regarding suicide bombing as the first woman did so in Peshawar," M
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The security agencies have found certain clues of females in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) getting training for suicide attacks, The Post reported. "Yes… there are some evidences of females' training in tribal areas regarding suicide bombing as the first woman did so in Peshawar," Minister for Interior, Lt. Gen. (R) Hamid Nawaz, informed the media in Islamabad on December 5, a day after a woman bomber killed herself in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.
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December - 12 
Militant ‘commander’ Baitullah Mehsud has assured the government that he will support the election process in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), former parliamentarian Maulana Mirajud Din said on December 12, according to Daily Times. A delegation led by Miraj called on Baitullah Mehsud
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Militant ‘commander’ Baitullah Mehsud has assured the government that he will support the election process in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), former parliamentarian Maulana Mirajud Din said on December 12, according to Daily Times. A delegation led by Miraj called on Baitullah Mehsud at an unknown place, and discussed the law and order issue with him. Later, Miraj said that the meeting decided that the elections would be held peacefully in the area. The Mehsud tribe had earlier announced not to support the elections. Miraj told reporters that local Taliban supported the election process in the area, APP reported.
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December - 14 
Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn.
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Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn. The militants have named their movement as Tehrik Taliban-i-Pakistan and said the aim of the movement was to enforce Sharia (Islamic law) in their respective areas. The decision was taken at a meeting of 40 Taliban leaders, held in an undisclosed place in South Waziristan. "The sole objective of the Shura meeting was to unite the Taliban against NATO forces in Afghanistan and to wage a ‘defensive jihad’ against Pakistani forces here," Baitullah’s spokesman Maulana Omar said. He claimed that Pakistani forces were bombing seminaries and killing people and the Taliban wanted to avenge the forces’ action. The meeting asked the government to call off the military operation in Swat and North Waziristan and abolish all military checkpoints within 10 days. Otherwise, it warned, a suitable course of action would be chalked out in the next meeting of the militants. Taliban leaders from seven tribal agencies, six Frontier Regions of FATA and the NWFP districts of Swat, Kohistan, Buner, Dir, Malakand, Kulachi, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank and D.I. Khan attended the meeting. They demanded release of Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and other Taliban jailed across the country. The meeting also formed a 40-member consultative committee (Shura) to be headed by Baitullah Mehsud. Maulana Umar has been chosen as spokesman for the committee.
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December - 17 
Militants in North Waziristan on December 17 announced a unilateral cease-fire on the eve of Haj and Eidul Azha (Festival of Sacrifice), saying they would not attack troops till January 1, 2008, according to The News. An unnamed militant commander told The News that the cease-fire decision was taken
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Militants in North Waziristan on December 17 announced a unilateral cease-fire on the eve of Haj and Eidul Azha (Festival of Sacrifice), saying they would not attack troops till January 1, 2008, according to The News. An unnamed militant commander told The News that the cease-fire decision was taken in a meeting of senior militant commanders held with tribal militants’ central leader, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, in the chair. He said Hafiz Gul Bahadur directed his fellow militants to stop attacks on security forces in North Waziristan till January 1, 2008. The militant commander also said that militants would have no objection over movement of security forces in the region during the cease-fire. He added that Bahadur directed his fighters to avoid abducting soldiers during the truce and let them travel wherever they wanted to go. However, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said though he did not know about any such cease-fire announced by the militants, the army would continue its hunt on militants. "We have a clear cut stand. Army would retaliate if they were attacked," he stated.
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December - 20 
The government has decided to ban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant outfit that was formed on December 14 in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported. Sources said that the decision was made on the recommendation of top officials of the country’s security appara
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The government has decided to ban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant outfit that was formed on December 14 in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported. Sources said that the decision was made on the recommendation of top officials of the country’s security apparatus. Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan stated that no decision to ban TTP had been made as yet but the matter was under the government’s serious consideration. Sources said that intelligence agencies had already been tasked to check out the TTP infrastructure including its main leaders, financiers and supporters in the FATA and elsewhere. The government has banned 18 militant outfits and put two on the watch list since 2001.
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