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January - 1 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said, in Islamabad, on January 1, during a daily briefing, "We have received a list of 20 alleged fugitives from India without any evidence of their involvement in terrorist activities." The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was, on January 1, handed o
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said, in Islamabad, on January 1, during a daily briefing, "We have received a list of 20 alleged fugitives from India without any evidence of their involvement in terrorist activities." The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was, on January 1, handed over a list of 20 "fugitives of law" reportedly residing in Pakistan with the request that they be apprehended and handed over to India. He said, if India provided concrete evidence action under the law of the country would be taken against those involved in the terrorist attack, provided they were residing in Pakistan.
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January - 2 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Khan said, on the same day, in Islamabad, evidence of involvement in terrorist activities was necessary for extraditing any person. He said, under the SAARC Convention on Terrorism, extradition was subject to the law of the requested country. He claimed that the list
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Khan said, on the same day, in Islamabad, evidence of involvement in terrorist activities was necessary for extraditing any person. He said, under the SAARC Convention on Terrorism, extradition was subject to the law of the requested country. He claimed that the list of 20 persons provided by India does not contain any evidence.
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January - 2 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on January 2, that the question of handing over anybody to India did not arise. "If there is any allegation against any of the individuals, evidence should be provided to us. The government of Pakistan will examine the evidence and act against
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on January 2, that the question of handing over anybody to India did not arise. "If there is any allegation against any of the individuals, evidence should be provided to us. The government of Pakistan will examine the evidence and act against those elements under the law of the land," Gen. Musharraf said. This was stated at the joint meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) and Federal Cabinet, reports said.
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January - 8 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Senators, on January, 8 that he did not believe that Osama bin Laden had escaped to Pakistan to evade possible US capture. Senator Joseph Lieberman said the delegation of US Senators touring the South Asian region had discussed the possible wherea
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Senators, on January, 8 that he did not believe that Osama bin Laden had escaped to Pakistan to evade possible US capture. Senator Joseph Lieberman said the delegation of US Senators touring the South Asian region had discussed the possible whereabouts of bin Laden during their meeting with President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. "He (Musharraf) does not think that Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan. Of course, he said he does not know for sure. His own guess is that he is hiding in the mountains in Afghanistan," Lieberman said.
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January - 9 
Mohammad Ashraf Saraf, a leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has called upon the international community to draw a clear distinction between terrorism and ‘freedom movement’. Terrorism would have to be differentiated from the "just and legal struggle of Kashmiri people for the implemen
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Mohammad Ashraf Saraf, a leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has called upon the international community to draw a clear distinction between terrorism and ‘freedom movement’. Terrorism would have to be differentiated from the "just and legal struggle of Kashmiri people for the implementation of UN resolution", Saraf said while talking to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, in Islamabad, on January 9. On the Kashmir issue, he said militancy would end "the day India withdrew its 700,000 troops from the valley." Commenting on cross-border terrorism, he claimed that the number of Pakistanis involved in militancy in Kashmir was a fraction of Indian paramilitary forces present.
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January - 10 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said during a press briefing in Islamabad, on January 10, that, "nothing is being demanded from Pakistan." He was replying to a question on the demands of the United States in relation to the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on Indian Parliament. He said
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said during a press briefing in Islamabad, on January 10, that, "nothing is being demanded from Pakistan." He was replying to a question on the demands of the United States in relation to the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on Indian Parliament. He said, "Pakistan is taking action to eliminate terrorism and will continue to take measure in this regard."
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January - 12 
President Pervez Musharraf, in an address to the nation on electronic media, on January 12, announced the proscription of five terrorist outfits, taking the number of banned groups to seven. President Musharraf banned two outfits active in Jammu and Kashmir, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-
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President Pervez Musharraf, in an address to the nation on electronic media, on January 12, announced the proscription of five terrorist outfits, taking the number of banned groups to seven. President Musharraf banned two outfits active in Jammu and Kashmir, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Sectarian outfits Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) were also proscribed. He also announced that the Sunni Tehrik has been placed under observation. As reported earlier, two sectarian outfits, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP), had been proscribed on August 14, 2001. Besides the proscription, he also banned any organisation in Pakistan if it calls itself as Lashkar, Sipah or Jaish. Those to be found involved in inciting people to commit violence, either in the external or internal context, would face punitive action, he added. He also stated that, in the year 2001, 400 persons had been killed in violent activities. He also announced future rules of behaviour for madrassas (seminaries) and mosques. He indicated that any mosque and new religious schools could be established only with the permission of the government. He also restricted the use of loudspeakers and all parties were disallowed the use of mosques or madrassas for political purpose, fanning sectarian hatred or anything that challenged the writ of the government. The President also said Pakistani religious leaders should not involve themselves in conflicts outside Pakistan. The President said Pakistan would not hand over any Pakistani national to India, though India has sent a list of 20 people it wants for terrorist and criminal activities committed in India. While condemning the terrorist attacks of September 11, October I and December 13 of year 2001, he added, if evidence was produced to Pakistan against these people, they would be proceeded against under Pakistani laws.
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January - 18 
President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad on January 18 that Osama bin Laden is most likely dead since he was unable to get treatment for his kidney ailment. "I think now, frankly, he is dead for the reason he is a patient, he is a kidney patient," Musharraf said in an interview with CNN. "I don'
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President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad on January 18 that Osama bin Laden is most likely dead since he was unable to get treatment for his kidney ailment. "I think now, frankly, he is dead for the reason he is a patient, he is a kidney patient," Musharraf said in an interview with CNN. "I don't know if he has been getting all that treatment in Afghanistan now. And the photographs that have been shown of him on television show him extremely weak. ... I would give the first priority that he is dead and the second priority that he is alive somewhere in Afghanistan," he added.
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January - 19 
Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Islamabad on January 19 that the government would hand over to India a list of persons involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan for their extradition. Speaking at a joint press conference along with Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley at the
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Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Islamabad on January 19 that the government would hand over to India a list of persons involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan for their extradition. Speaking at a joint press conference along with Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley at the Foreign Office, he said, "We have names on our list and we will forward the list to the Indian government in due course of time so that the exchange of criminals is done on reciprocal basis." However, Sattar did not disclose the names or the number of terrorists who had reportedly fled to India after committing acts of terrorism in Pakistan. Commenting on the Indian demand of extraditing 20 Pakistan-based terrorists, Sattar said among those wanted by New Delhi included six Pakistanis and there was no question of handing them over to India. According to him, "As far as extradition of non-Pakistanis is concerned, it involves a complex legal and political procedure." He said the government was tracing these criminals as it had not yet ascertained as to how many of them were in official custody. The Foreign Minister said the Indian list contained names of some criminals who had been involved in cases as old as the hijacking case of 1981.
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January - 29 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said in Islamabad on the same day, "That is an absurd report." He said that he had checked with the two military hospitals with dialysis facilities in Rawalpindi and found that there had been "no such thing". He also denied reports suggesting that there wa
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said in Islamabad on the same day, "That is an absurd report." He said that he had checked with the two military hospitals with dialysis facilities in Rawalpindi and found that there had been "no such thing". He also denied reports suggesting that there was any secret team of medical workers to treat bin Laden. "How can we have secret urologists?" Qureshi asked.
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January - 30 
The Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on January 30 that the government is studying the context of a news item published in The News on the same day that Indian Home Minister LK Advani was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate the country’s first Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah in
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The Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on January 30 that the government is studying the context of a news item published in The News on the same day that Indian Home Minister LK Advani was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate the country’s first Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1947. According to the news item, the Jamshed Quarters Police Station in Karachi had registered a First Information Report (FIR) against L K Advani and 17 others on September 10, 1947 on charges of attempting to kill Muhammad Ali Jinnah, then Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan, Khawaja Nazimuddin and other frontline leaders of Pakistan Movement. However, police could arrest only six persons while the remaining 12 persons, including L K Advani, escaped. They were declared proclaimed offenders by the Government of Pakistan while those arrested were tried in the court and were served with various punishments. The spokesman said, "the veracity of the report is being ascertained… The Foreign Office would not be in a position to make any comments on this subject before the facts of the news story have been fully looked into."
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February - 23 
According to delayed reports, Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on February 23, in Islamabad, the videotape showing some unidentified assailants killing abducted US journalist Daniel Pearl is genuine. According to him, "The tape was given by three persons to a Karachi based journalist
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According to delayed reports, Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on February 23, in Islamabad, the videotape showing some unidentified assailants killing abducted US journalist Daniel Pearl is genuine. According to him, "The tape was given by three persons to a Karachi based journalist which was later delivered to the US Consulate General. It is unanimous opinion that the tape is genuine". Commenting on any plausible Indian involvement, he said it would be premature to say something on this as the prime suspect Omar Sheikh had remained in an Indian jail for five years. He also added that Pearl's killing was a conspiracy to affect Pakistan-US relationship.
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March - 6 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin said, on March 6, in Islamabad that terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir would continue. "Freedom struggle in held Kashmir would continue till the end of brutal Indian rule, no matter how much more blood is required for this sacred cau
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin said, on March 6, in Islamabad that terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir would continue. "Freedom struggle in held Kashmir would continue till the end of brutal Indian rule, no matter how much more blood is required for this sacred cause", said Salahuddin while presiding over an urgent meeting of the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
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March - 7 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on March 7 announced in Islamabad a general amnesty for cadres of proscribed religious or terrorist groups who would tender a written undertaking not to continue with that group any further. "The government will not take any further action against those activists o
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on March 7 announced in Islamabad a general amnesty for cadres of proscribed religious or terrorist groups who would tender a written undertaking not to continue with that group any further. "The government will not take any further action against those activists of the banned groups who were arrested but had no criminal charges or having no FIR registered against them," announced Haider. According to media reports, lists of such cadres are being prepared by the Provinces and all those who have not been charged for any major crime would be released on a written undertaking that they would not continue with the banned party or group any further. Haider also said police have thus far arrested approximately 600 top-killers of sectarian organisations and their trial would commence as soon as the new system of anti-terrorist courts was operationalised.
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March - 10 
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan stopped cross-border terrorism. She said, "India
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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan stopped cross-border terrorism. She said, "India will wait and see the change on the ground situation before agreeing for talks. If Pakistan hands over at least seven to ten criminals and brings down cross-border terrorism by 30 to 50 percent, relations can be normalised". The Minister added that President Pervez Musharraf’s refusal to denounce ‘cross-border terrorism’ and his insistence to make Kashmir the ‘core issue’ halted a positive development for an improvement in India-Pakistan relations.
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March - 16 
President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad that he was outraged by the act of terrorism. He added that the "nefarious act was aimed at sabotaging Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism." He ordered the security agencies to launch a co-ordinated operation to track down the culprits involved in the
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President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad that he was outraged by the act of terrorism. He added that the "nefarious act was aimed at sabotaging Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism." He ordered the security agencies to launch a co-ordinated operation to track down the culprits involved in the attack.
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March - 20 
President Pervez Musharraf announced, on March 20, the revamping of intelligence bodies and the creation of special anti-terrorist units within the national security organisations. Announcing the Cabinet decisions, Information Minister Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, the meeting also approved, in pr
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President Pervez Musharraf announced, on March 20, the revamping of intelligence bodies and the creation of special anti-terrorist units within the national security organisations. Announcing the Cabinet decisions, Information Minister Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, the meeting also approved, in principle, the draft of the Police Ordinance-2002 which is intended to replace the Police Act-1961. The Minister said special anti-terrorist units are being created within the national security organisations to deal with terrorism that has surfaced following "the government's successful handling of the post-September 11 events and its effective and principled policy to join the international coalition in the fight against terrorism." Referring to the need for revamping intelligence institutions, President Musharraf informed the Cabinet that the newly created anti-terrorist units should play a pro-active role to provide the necessary support for enhanced vigilance.
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March - 30 
According to a media report, more than 270 doctors including a majority of them from Sindh, had been killed by terrorists thus far through target shootings in the country. This was stated by Abu Inam, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association, while speaking at a peace conference in Islamabad on
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According to a media report, more than 270 doctors including a majority of them from Sindh, had been killed by terrorists thus far through target shootings in the country. This was stated by Abu Inam, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association, while speaking at a peace conference in Islamabad on March 30.
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May - 12 
The Afghan Embassy has protested the crackdown on immigrants. "We are very much concerned on the arrest of our citizens as they were living here peacefully for the last 23 years. We don't know what caused the police to take such an extreme step," Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, a diplomat at the Afghan Embassy
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The Afghan Embassy has protested the crackdown on immigrants. "We are very much concerned on the arrest of our citizens as they were living here peacefully for the last 23 years. We don't know what caused the police to take such an extreme step," Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, a diplomat at the Afghan Embassy said on May 12. Police sources said they were arresting only those Afghans without refugee status and who had violated immigration laws or committed other crimes. Sources added that by May 12, 416 Afghans had been arrested in Islamabad and nearby Rawalpindi in a crackdown that began on May 10.
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May - 18 
As a response, on May 18, Pakistan asked Qazi to leave his post . A spokesman of the Pakistan Foreign Office, in a statement, said Islamabad would continue to "work for the de-escalation of tensions'' with India and work as a member of the international coalition against global terrorism.
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As a response, on May 18, Pakistan asked Qazi to leave his post . A spokesman of the Pakistan Foreign Office, in a statement, said Islamabad would continue to "work for the de-escalation of tensions'' with India and work as a member of the international coalition against global terrorism.
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May - 28 
According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, senior Inter Services Intelligence (ISI, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency), officials said in an interview on May 28 that senior Al Qaeda leaders are not concentrated along the Afghanistan borders as the US officials claim, instead, they have
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According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, senior Inter Services Intelligence (ISI, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency), officials said in an interview on May 28 that senior Al Qaeda leaders are not concentrated along the Afghanistan borders as the US officials claim, instead, they have filtered across Pakistan into major cities. In an interview with New York Times at the ISI headquarters in Islamabad, these unnamed officials said "the battle at hand may be one for Pakistan itself." "Broadly speaking there is an anti-West, anti-American movement now in Pakistan…There could be danger to individuals. Terror strikes people. It could hit the president, or anyone," a senior ISI official told the paper. These senior officials reportedly dismissed the American view that Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders have regrouped in remote areas on the border after being driven out of Afghanistan by American-led forces. While referring to cross-border terrorism, one of the officials reportedly acknowledged that Pakistan had supported various terrorist groups active in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir
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May - 29 
Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Islamabad on May 29 that Pakistan has a list of 32 Indians who are reportedly involved in crimes against that country. Addressing a press conference, he said that Pakistan was not involved in terrorist infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed t
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Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Islamabad on May 29 that Pakistan has a list of 32 Indians who are reportedly involved in crimes against that country. Addressing a press conference, he said that Pakistan was not involved in terrorist infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed that the military regime had taken concrete steps to stop cross-border terrorism. Commenting on Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh’s statement regarding the presence of terrorist camps in Pakistan the Minister said "I would urge India to see whether the infiltration from Azad Kashmir [Pakistan occupied Kashmir] had decreased this year as compared to last year or increased". Responding to a question about India’s demand of handing over 20 Pakistanis, he said, "If they can demand our nationals we can also demand these 32 terrorists".
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June - 13 
According to the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington has no evidence about the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He said this while addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar in Islamabad on June 13. According to him, "The informatio
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According to the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington has no evidence about the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He said this while addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar in Islamabad on June 13. According to him, "The information on this matter is a scrap of intelligence, and people say they believe al-Qaeda people are in Kashmir or in various locations…I do not have the evidence of al-Qaeda militants operating in Kashmir, as it tends to be speculative...it is not actionable...it is not verifiable. The US has no such evidence of al-Qaeda presence."
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June - 25 
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Amanullah Khan condemned in Islamabad, on June 25, President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to permanently end terrorist incursions into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The pledge was "the most shameful submission by Pakistan to Indian blackmail," sa
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Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Amanullah Khan condemned in Islamabad, on June 25, President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to permanently end terrorist incursions into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The pledge was "the most shameful submission by Pakistan to Indian blackmail," said Khan. The JKLF chief also warned against any attempt to permanently divide the State, saying it "would fight tooth and nail" any such attempt. The best solution to solve the Kashmir issue was granting complete independence, Khan opined.
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July - 1 
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on July 1, Osama bin Laden was not in the country. Musharraf, while addressing a joint press conference with visiting Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra said, "I cannot say for certain whether he is alive or dead as even the number of source repo
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on July 1, Osama bin Laden was not in the country. Musharraf, while addressing a joint press conference with visiting Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra said, "I cannot say for certain whether he is alive or dead as even the number of source reports that we get cannot be relied upon. But he cannot be in Pakistan since he must be moving with a large entourage to defend him and he cannot hide in Pakistan's border areas. It is impossible for him to remain here." He added, "There are a few people hiding in our border areas but not possible for a large number. But I doubt if he is even alive."
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July - 8 
Military regime spokesperson Major General Rashid Qureshi said, on July 8, in Islamabad there is no evidence to directly link the Al Qaeda with the accused involved in the June 14-US consulate bombing in Karachi. Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), he said, "There is no evidence
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Military regime spokesperson Major General Rashid Qureshi said, on July 8, in Islamabad there is no evidence to directly link the Al Qaeda with the accused involved in the June 14-US consulate bombing in Karachi. Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), he said, "There is no evidence of a direct link with Al-Qaeda. However, investigations are going on and surely the police will establish the real motives of the culprits." He also said evidence thus far indicated that the accused are extremist elements who felt that Pakistan's war against terror and its joining of international coalition was not a right decision. Therefore, in their own belief, they started terrorism to destabilise the government.
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July - 28 
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, on July 28, during his now concluded visit, US Secretary of State Collin Powell said Kashmir was on the international agenda and favoured independent observers to monitor the forthcoming State Legislative Assembly elections in the State to enhance their cr
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Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, on July 28, during his now concluded visit, US Secretary of State Collin Powell said Kashmir was on the international agenda and favoured independent observers to monitor the forthcoming State Legislative Assembly elections in the State to enhance their credibility. Asked about Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s claim in Islamabad that infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir has stopped, Powell said, "President Musharraf has pledged to end it (infiltration) on a permanent basis. I look forward to discussing this with President Musharraf in detail.''
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August - 10 
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General and military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen Rashid Qureshi said, in Islamabad, on August 10, the attack on a missionary school in Murree on August 5, and another on a chapel in a Taxila hospital on August 9, indicated that terrorists were choosin
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Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General and military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen Rashid Qureshi said, in Islamabad, on August 10, the attack on a missionary school in Murree on August 5, and another on a chapel in a Taxila hospital on August 9, indicated that terrorists were choosing ‘soft targets’. "I find a level of frustration and panic among them. They have been universally condemned. They have now diverted to soft targets like schools, mosques and churches all over Pakistan," said Qureshi.
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August - 19 
President Pervez Musharraf said he accepted that Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammed Omar could be hiding in Pakistan's western border-tribal belt. However, he observed, it was more likely they were hiding in Afghanistan. "I won't entirely rule it out," he said, of the chances of the two being assis
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President Pervez Musharraf said he accepted that Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammed Omar could be hiding in Pakistan's western border-tribal belt. However, he observed, it was more likely they were hiding in Afghanistan. "I won't entirely rule it out," he said, of the chances of the two being assisted by sympathizers in the tribal belt that borders Afghanistan. The President also said terrorists might still be crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. "The possibility is there...it's like the Afghan border, only much worse," Musharraf said in an interview at Islamabad on August 19. "Militants going across (a possibility)? Yes, sympathizers. A possibility of individual small groups going across is there, because when 700,000 troops of Indians can't block the borders, how can they expect us to block the borders?"
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August - 24 
US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, said in Islamabad on August 24 that although terrorists are still crossing into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from Pakistan, the United States was convinced that Pakistan is doing its best to stop intrusions into J&K. Speaking after a mee
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US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, said in Islamabad on August 24 that although terrorists are still crossing into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from Pakistan, the United States was convinced that Pakistan is doing its best to stop intrusions into J&K. Speaking after a meeting with President Pervez Musharraf, Armitage who is on his second visit to the region in year 2002, said that the two sides had discussed in detail the contours of their relationship including the situation between Pakistan and India. Armitage also said that Pakistan has assured him of its best efforts to terminate incursions across the border. He added that no one believed that the Pakistani Government was solely responsible for activities across the border. Following Armitage’s discussions with Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider, a statement by the ministry said that the two had discussed the recent attacks on foreign nationals in Pakistan and ways to improve security. According to media reports, Armitage also expressed confidence in Pakistan's efforts to seal its border with Afghanistan to deny safe havens to the Al Qaeda network and Osama bin Laden.
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September - 2 
Pakistan has informed the US administration that none of the 56 Pakistanis detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba had any links with the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said during a weekly press briefing, in Islamabad, a six-member fact-finding
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Pakistan has informed the US administration that none of the 56 Pakistanis detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba had any links with the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said during a weekly press briefing, in Islamabad, a six-member fact-finding mission had recently visited Guantanamo Bay to interview these detainees and after verifying their antecedents it had concluded that a majority of them have no links with the Al Qaeda.
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September - 13 
The Pakistani Foreign Office, on September 13, dismissed Italian reports that 15 Al Qaeda suspects detained in Sicily on charges of terrorism are Pakistani nationals. "Claims that the detained individuals are Pakistani nationals and are linked with Al Qaeda are unfortunate and premature," a Foreign
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The Pakistani Foreign Office, on September 13, dismissed Italian reports that 15 Al Qaeda suspects detained in Sicily on charges of terrorism are Pakistani nationals. "Claims that the detained individuals are Pakistani nationals and are linked with Al Qaeda are unfortunate and premature," a Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad. He said the Italian Interior Ministry had approached the Pakistan Embassy in Rome, on August 20, to verify travel documents and identity cards of 15 persons. "On September 10, after confirmation from the authorities concerned in Pakistan, the Embassy informed the Italian government that the documents were false and had not been issued by the Pakistan government," he added.
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September - 23 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmad Khan said, in Islamabad, on September 23, Pakistan has conveyed to the United States its displeasure at a recently televised interview of Robert Blackwill, US Ambassador in India, in which he said Pakistan had increased infiltration of terrorists through the Li
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmad Khan said, in Islamabad, on September 23, Pakistan has conveyed to the United States its displeasure at a recently televised interview of Robert Blackwill, US Ambassador in India, in which he said Pakistan had increased infiltration of terrorists through the Line of Control (LoC) into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during the last several months. Khan while denying Blackwill’s statement said the US The Ambassador was "obviously influenced by Indian propaganda he is surrounded by that propaganda and seemed to lose wider perspective".
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September - 24 
Pakistan, on September 24, condemned the terrorist attack on a temple in the Indian State of Gujarat and also denied any role in the incident. Information Minister Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, the attack reflected the failure of leadership in India. "We condemn the attack on an Indian temple by w
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Pakistan, on September 24, condemned the terrorist attack on a temple in the Indian State of Gujarat and also denied any role in the incident. Information Minister Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, the attack reflected the failure of leadership in India. "We condemn the attack on an Indian temple by whoever has done it… I think, the leadership of the BJP [Bharatiya Janata party] has developed Pakistan-phobia… Anything that goes wrong in their country, they blame Pakistan."
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December - 3 
According to media reports, Pakistan’s demand for access to six persons being detained in Kenya in connection with the November 28-terrorist attacks in Mombassa, who are being referred to as Pakistani nationals, has been denied by Kenyan authorities, a Foreign Ministry statement said on December 3.
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According to media reports, Pakistan’s demand for access to six persons being detained in Kenya in connection with the November 28-terrorist attacks in Mombassa, who are being referred to as Pakistani nationals, has been denied by Kenyan authorities, a Foreign Ministry statement said on December 3. The Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said Pakistan’s High Commission in Nairobi had requested the Kenyan authorities for consular access to determine the nationality of the detained people ‘being referred to as Pakistani nationals’. "This request has been denied," the statement said.
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December - 9 
Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri said, in Islamabad, on December 9, no one in the international community had claimed that Osama bin Laden was alive or dead. The Minister also said he believed that Laden was not in Pakistan.
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Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri said, in Islamabad, on December 9, no one in the international community had claimed that Osama bin Laden was alive or dead. The Minister also said he believed that Laden was not in Pakistan.
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