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January - 18 
The federal and NWFP Governments will use their powers to ensure that the girls’ schools affected by the Taliban in Swat are reopened by March 1, Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on January 18, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters in Karachi, she said the Government would also ensure pr
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The federal and NWFP Governments will use their powers to ensure that the girls’ schools affected by the Taliban in Swat are reopened by March 1, Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on January 18, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters in Karachi, she said the Government would also ensure protection of all female students in Swat and all other restive areas. “Along with our ally in the NWFP, the Awami National Party, we will get the girls schools reopened. No ‘non-state actor’ will be allowed to burn female educational institutions,” Sherry told reporters.
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January - 20 
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tasked ally Maulana Fazlur Rehman to aid talks between the Government and the Taliban in Swat during a meeting on January 20, Daily Times reported. “Force is being used as a last option,” a private TV channel quoted President Zardari a
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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tasked ally Maulana Fazlur Rehman to aid talks between the Government and the Taliban in Swat during a meeting on January 20, Daily Times reported. “Force is being used as a last option,” a private TV channel quoted President Zardari as saying. According to the channel, the leaders discussed national and regional security and “other important matters” in the meeting at the President’s House that also included Interior Adviser Rehman Malik. Another news channel, however, said Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, had denied he was assigned such a task but said he would play his part in the peace efforts if he was given the responsibility.
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January - 22 
ISPR Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on January 22 that the peace deal signed with the Taliban in Swat has provided them an opportunity to re-emerge in the area, and the Sharia (Islamic law) imposed by them is terrorism. Talking to a private TV channel, Abbas said the Taliban had r
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ISPR Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on January 22 that the peace deal signed with the Taliban in Swat has provided them an opportunity to re-emerge in the area, and the Sharia (Islamic law) imposed by them is terrorism. Talking to a private TV channel, Abbas said the Taliban had regrouped in Swat as the SFs had changed their strategy after the peace deal, Daily Times reported. He said the Government’s writ was intact in the areas where SFs were present.
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January - 23 
In an improvised explosive device attack in the Takhtaband area of Mingora town in Swat District on January 23, three civilians, including a woman, were killed and a soldier sustained injuries, The News reported. The militants reportedly intended to target a convoy of the Security Forces but failed
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In an improvised explosive device attack in the Takhtaband area of Mingora town in Swat District on January 23, three civilians, including a woman, were killed and a soldier sustained injuries, The News reported. The militants reportedly intended to target a convoy of the Security Forces but failed in their bid. The Taliban claimed responsibility and warned of more attacks. "As long as bullets are fired at us, such attacks will continue to take place," a spokesman for the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan threatened.
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January - 23 
NWFP Minister for Science and Technology addressed a press conference in Gul Kada in Swat on January 23, reiterating the Government’s resolve to give amnesty to those laying down their arms. Ayub Asharay said that the Government was ready to announce a general amnesty if the militants abandoned thei
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NWFP Minister for Science and Technology addressed a press conference in Gul Kada in Swat on January 23, reiterating the Government’s resolve to give amnesty to those laying down their arms. Ayub Asharay said that the Government was ready to announce a general amnesty if the militants abandoned their armed movement and stopped challenging the writ of the Government.
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January - 26 
A day after 43 officials were summoned to Taliban courts for opposing the group, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on January 26 that a parallel Taliban judiciary is unacceptable, Daily Times reported. “We will not accept a policy like this,” Gilani told reporters after attending the inaugural
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A day after 43 officials were summoned to Taliban courts for opposing the group, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on January 26 that a parallel Taliban judiciary is unacceptable, Daily Times reported. “We will not accept a policy like this,” Gilani told reporters after attending the inaugural session of a conference in Islamabad. He admitted that the situation in Swat and Balochistan was not normal, but said he had sought a report on developments in these areas to make future plans. On January 25, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter, had issued a list of 47 ‘wanted persons’, including former and serving federal and provincial ministers, incumbent Members of National Assembly and Members of Provincial Assembly, deputy parliamentary leader of the PML-Q in the National Assembly, district Nazim and other prominent political and social figures, asking them to appear before the Taliban court or face dire consequences. “The decision was taken at a Shura meeting with Maulana Fazlullah in the chair. Around 50 members of the Shura participated in the meeting and there was consensus on the names of 45-47 people declared as wanted for opposing the Taliban. All of them will have to appear before the Taliban court, otherwise they will face action,” Swat TTP spokesman Muslim Khan told The News by phone from an undisclosed location.
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January - 27 
The authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew in the main city of Swat, said a statement by the army’s media centre on January 27 - hours after the Security Forces (SFs) launched the third phase of a military operation in the valley, Daily Times reported. Military sources said the third phase of
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The authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew in the main city of Swat, said a statement by the army’s media centre on January 27 - hours after the Security Forces (SFs) launched the third phase of a military operation in the valley, Daily Times reported. Military sources said the third phase of Operation Rah-e-Haq had been launched in light of a list released by the Taliban which contains names of officials ‘wanted’ by the group. After the operation began – five civilians were killed by artillery and mortar fire. Locals said a man, a woman and three children were killed when mortar shells hit four houses in Mangalawar area of Charbagh sub-division in the night of January 26 as SFs targeted Taliban positions. After the start of the intensified operation late on January 26, official sources and locals told Daily Times on January 27 that the Government had already imposed curfews in Nengolai, Bara, Koza Banadai, Shakar Dara and Charbagh towns for an indefinite period, and issued shoot-at-sight orders for violators. The curfew in Mingora was imposed after about 100-150 Taliban militants stormed the streets of the town displaying arms. While no violence was reported, a private TV channel said the Taliban had taken over bus stands in Mingora town.
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January - 28 
16 more people, including seven militants, were killed and 23 others injured in the Swat District on January 28, even as Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani vowed to establish the writ of the Government, The News reported. On the eve of the COAS’s visit to Swat, the military spokesman, Major
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16 more people, including seven militants, were killed and 23 others injured in the Swat District on January 28, even as Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani vowed to establish the writ of the Government, The News reported. On the eve of the COAS’s visit to Swat, the military spokesman, Major Nasir Ali said the military operation would be “decisive and final” and the militants would be completely crushed, while their strongholds would be destroyed or captured. The spokesman claimed that Security Forces (SFs) had killed seven militants and injured 11 others in Manglawar and Sanghota towns during a ground action backed by helicopters. “The two were strongholds of the militants but we have completely secured them now,” he claimed. Earlier, General Kayani made an unannounced visit to the Swat valley and issued fresh directions about the operation.
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January - 28 
The militants’ commander and presenter on FM Radio channel, Maulana Khalil, who recently replaced Shah Dauran, claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel in Qambar. As an indefinite curfew remained in force in Manglawar near Mingora, six people were reportedly killed for curfew violation. Those shot dea
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The militants’ commander and presenter on FM Radio channel, Maulana Khalil, who recently replaced Shah Dauran, claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel in Qambar. As an indefinite curfew remained in force in Manglawar near Mingora, six people were reportedly killed for curfew violation. Those shot dead by the SFs were reportedly attempting to migrate from the troubled area.
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January - 29 
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik told the Senate on January 29 that a new strategy had been worked out to combat militancy in Swat, Dawn reported. While he did not divulge details of the new strategy, the adviser said the situation in Mingora had been brought under control i
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Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik told the Senate on January 29 that a new strategy had been worked out to combat militancy in Swat, Dawn reported. While he did not divulge details of the new strategy, the adviser said the situation in Mingora had been brought under control in four to five days through the new policy. He said the groups behind the insurgency in Swat included al Qaeda, the Tehrik-i-Taliban led by Maulana Fazlullah, Tanzeem-i-Islami, Tora Bora group and Qari Mushtaq group. He said that a Taliban ‘commander’, Qari Hussain Ahmed, ran a training camp for suicide bombers in Waziristan and Maulana Naamdaar had a role in bringing suicide bombers from Waziristan to Swat. Qari Hussain was reported killed in January 2008 when his house was destroyed in an air strike. Malik said the objective of the militants was not to enforce Sharia (Islamic law), but to destroy Pakistan. He told the Senate that around 1,200 civilians had been killed and 2,000 injured in violence, while 189 military personnel had lost their lives. He said 123 Government schools and 10 private schools had been destroyed and many CD shops and barbers’ salons set ablaze. He also said a so-called ‘Taliban court’ had ‘summoned’ 40 people.
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February - 2 
Trapped amidst clashes between the Taliban and SFs, residents in Swat have begun a mass exodus from the area. Thousands of civilians were fleeing the fighting in the valley, Reuters reported. The people leaving Swat are joining thousands of villagers who have fled fighting in other restive areas, pa
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Trapped amidst clashes between the Taliban and SFs, residents in Swat have begun a mass exodus from the area. Thousands of civilians were fleeing the fighting in the valley, Reuters reported. The people leaving Swat are joining thousands of villagers who have fled fighting in other restive areas, particularly Bajaur Agency. Government officials have blamed the militants for using villagers as human shields, The News reported. “Thousands of people are migrating from the areas of fighting because of the military operations and the militants’ use of civilians as human shields,” the Swat valley’s top administrator, Shaukat Khan Yousafzai, told Reuters.
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February - 10 
The Swat-based Taliban leader Maulana Muhammad Alam alias Khalil has asked the people of Malakand division not to pay electricity bills. Announcing this on FM radio, Khalil said his militants would teach a lesson to those who tried to disconnect the power supply in the area. “We are demanding our ri
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The Swat-based Taliban leader Maulana Muhammad Alam alias Khalil has asked the people of Malakand division not to pay electricity bills. Announcing this on FM radio, Khalil said his militants would teach a lesson to those who tried to disconnect the power supply in the area. “We are demanding our rights but these are being denied. Therefore, the people of Malakand must not pay utility bills to the Government… We would either implement the Sharia [Islamic law] in Swat or embrace martyrdom,” he said. He vowed to continue efforts for the Sharia enforcement and claimed that the uprising from Swat would spill over to the whole country.
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February - 15 
Hours after the meeting, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah announced a 10-day cease-fire in Swat through his illegal FM channel, Daily Times reported. “The Swat chapter of Taliban agrees with talks between the provincial Government and TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad, and ceases
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Hours after the meeting, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah announced a 10-day cease-fire in Swat through his illegal FM channel, Daily Times reported. “The Swat chapter of Taliban agrees with talks between the provincial Government and TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad, and ceases hostilities for a temporary period of 10 days,” locals quoted Fazlullah’s broadcast. They said he had elaborated the Taliban would review the progress of Sharia implementation after 10 days and decide their future course of action. He said the TTP fully respected the TNSM chief’s decisions.
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February - 19 
The US State Department said the US was interested in seeing results of anti-terrorism efforts in Pakistan and will continue to stay in touch with Pakistani officials over the Swat peace arrangement. Deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid said: "These types of deals have happened before and (in that context
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The US State Department said the US was interested in seeing results of anti-terrorism efforts in Pakistan and will continue to stay in touch with Pakistani officials over the Swat peace arrangement. Deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid said: "These types of deals have happened before and (in that context) the direction of events in Swat valley are not in going in a positive way. What we do want to see is results."
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February - 20 
A breakthrough is reported to have occurred during talks between the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Mohammed and Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah on February 20, Dawn quoted a TNSM spokesman as saying. Separately, the Taliban said they would probably extend the c
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A breakthrough is reported to have occurred during talks between the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Mohammed and Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah on February 20, Dawn quoted a TNSM spokesman as saying. Separately, the Taliban said they would probably extend the cease-fire in Swat. Sufi Mohammad is seeking to persuade the Taliban to eschew violence and accept the Government's offer to introduce Sharia (Islamic law) in the Malakand Division and Kohistan District. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said “Hopefully, you'll hear good news in one or two days.” “They met and discussed how peace will return here and what actions need to be taken for it,” said Khan, adding that Sufi Mohammed was expected to make the Taliban's case to the Government. According to The News, Sufi Mohammed accompanied by thousands of his activists on February 20 continued to rally through the strife-torn towns and villages of the Swat Valley. He also met his son-in-law, Maulana Fazlullah, to persuade the militants to lay down their arms.
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The Taliban said on February 22 they would decide within days whether to call a permanent cease-fire in Swat after the Government agreed to allow Sharia (Islamic law) in the valley, Daily Times reported. Muslim Khan, spokesman for Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah, said they would review their curren
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The Taliban said on February 22 they would decide within days whether to call a permanent cease-fire in Swat after the Government agreed to allow Sharia (Islamic law) in the valley, Daily Times reported. Muslim Khan, spokesman for Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah, said they would review their current 10-day truce in the Swat valley when it expires on February 25. “We declared a 10-day cease-fire just after the agreement was signed and you will see an exemplary peace prevail in the valley once Sharia is enforced… In the next five or six days, our Shura [executive council] is meeting and it will decide about a permanent ceasefire,” Khan told AFP. Fazlullah said the cease-fire would be made permanent provided the militants were confident about the Government’s intentions. He was speaking after talks with Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Mohammed, who signed the deal with the Government. Sufi held a meeting with close aides in Mingora on February 22 to review the situation, his spokesman Ameer Izzat said. Earlier on February 21, the Government and the Swat chapter of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed to a permanent cease-fire in Swat after Fazlullah accepted the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009, leading the Government to announce the reopening of schools and return of the internally-displaced persons. Speaking on his FM channel, Fazlullah indicated that he would give up fighting in Swat but would not surrender. Fazlullah also stated that he would continue his struggle at the international level and the fight against the US till Washington was defeated. Commissioner of the Malakand Division, Syed Muhammad Javed, told the media that the cease-fire would now be permanent. “Yes, both sides will observe a permanent cease-fire,” Javed told The News. Fazlullah also reportedly made the same announcement on the truce in his address. After the agreement, Javed said all the schools would be reopened by February 23. Fazlullah has also reportedly allowed girls’ students to appear in examinations in proper purdah (veil). The Government also urged the internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to their homes, declaring that it would provide them assistance and compensation. The commissioner said the Government had provided funds in this regard and PKR 300,000 and PKR 100,000 would be given to those killed and wounded during the violence, respectively. He asked those police officials who had deserted the force during the conflict to rejoin their duty and announced promotion for policemen who had bravely performed duty during the conflict, besides double salary of all the turbulent months. He added that the Chief Minister would soon announce a development package for Swat.
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February - 22 
Taliban abducted and later released the new District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) in Swat and his six bodyguards to secure the release of their three aides on February 22, Daily Times reported. “We have released the official and his six guards in exchange for the release of our two colleagues,” Talib
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Taliban abducted and later released the new District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) in Swat and his six bodyguards to secure the release of their three aides on February 22, Daily Times reported. “We have released the official and his six guards in exchange for the release of our two colleagues,” Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP. “The Government has released two (of) our men and soon they will release the third. The Government violated the agreement by arresting our men in Peshawar and killing in Dir (district) that is why we had to do this,” Khan said. Government officials said they could not confirm the claim by Khan, saying they had not yet heard from the kidnapped official. “I have received some information about the release of the Government official and his guards, but we have not heard from him yet,” the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told AFP. DCO Khushhal Khan and six bodyguards were taken away at gunpoint from a Taliban check-post in Mingora earlier on February 22.
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February - 24 
The Taliban in Swat declared an indefinite cease-fire in the valley on February 24, Daily Times reported. The decision was made in a meeting of the Taliban shura (executive council) on February 24, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said. Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah announced the decision in a speech
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The Taliban in Swat declared an indefinite cease-fire in the valley on February 24, Daily Times reported. The decision was made in a meeting of the Taliban shura (executive council) on February 24, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said. Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah announced the decision in a speech that was reportedly cut short when the security forces blocked the transmission of his FM radio channel. A private TV channel said the Security Forces had imported equipment to jam the radio transmission and used it for the first time on February 24. Fazlullah asked his men to stop displaying weapons, end their armed patrols and not to attack security convoys or abduct Government officials, according to copies of the speech sent to the media. He urged the Government to restore all officials removed during the unrest in Swat. Fazlullah ordered his commanders to disband their checkpoints, which he said created "unnecessary problems" for residents. The Taliban chief also stopped all non-government organisations (NGOs) from operating in the valley until the implementation of Sharia (Islamic law). "All NGOs should leave Swat because they are creating problems for peace," Fazlullah said in the speech. But he added that emergency medical crews were exempt from the order. Fazlullah called on soldiers deployed in Swat to remain at their bases, vowing to retaliate against any troop increases.
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February - 25 
Taliban on February 25 disbanded checkpoints and stopped carrying weapons in public a day after announcing an indefinite cease-fire in the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah ordered his followers to disband checkpoints in a speech on his illegal FM radio station la
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Taliban on February 25 disbanded checkpoints and stopped carrying weapons in public a day after announcing an indefinite cease-fire in the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah ordered his followers to disband checkpoints in a speech on his illegal FM radio station late on February 24 and asked them not to carry weapons in public. “The Taliban have removed their checkpoints in and around Mingora,” Irfan Ahmad, a resident of Swat, said. Another Swat resident, Mushtaq Khan, said checkpoints have been removed from Matta, Charbagh and Kabal, all Taliban strongholds. “We adhere to the announcement made by Mullah Fazlullah on Tuesday night… We will completely remove all checkpoints after army troops withdraw from the area,” Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP. Fazlullah announced that the Taliban would not attack army vehicles carrying rations or moving between bases. Khan also said girls could go to schools if they are properly veiled.
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March - 1 
Sufi’s spokesman Ameer Izzat Khan blamed the Security Forces for an attack on a troop convoy in Swat earlier in the day. He said the soldiers had not given prior information of their movement in accordance with the terms of the truce.
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Sufi’s spokesman Ameer Izzat Khan blamed the Security Forces for an attack on a troop convoy in Swat earlier in the day. He said the soldiers had not given prior information of their movement in accordance with the terms of the truce.
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March - 3 
An ISPR press release said the attack was followed by exchange of fire which continued for an hour. Both sides are reported to have used heavy weapons. SFs fired artillery shells for the first time after a cease-fire was declared in Swat. One mortar shell hit a house, killing a man. Taliban spokesma
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An ISPR press release said the attack was followed by exchange of fire which continued for an hour. Both sides are reported to have used heavy weapons. SFs fired artillery shells for the first time after a cease-fire was declared in Swat. One mortar shell hit a house, killing a man. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed the soldiers were attacked because of their movement in the area without giving prior information. He alleged that the movement of troops was pre-planned and aimed at consolidating their positions. At a press conference in Saidu Sharif, Sufi Mohammad blamed the SFs for the incident and said that they had violated the truce. According to him, it had been decided that no side would move till mid-March, except with prior permission of the TNSM. He said it was agreed that whenever the troops wanted to move they would inform the TNSM in advance to avoid misunderstanding. “The troops didn’t inform us which led to the ill-fated incident,” he said. He warned that if the cease-fire violation continued, the TNSM would have to come out of the peace process. The TNSM, he said, was satisfied with the Taliban activities, but had reservations about the role of SFs in the peace process.
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March - 4 
The NWFP Government struck a 17-point deal with the banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) in the Swat valley on March 4, Daily Times reported. “A 17-point understanding was reached with a TNSM delegation … music has been banned in Swat and it has been agreed to expel prostitutes and pi
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The NWFP Government struck a 17-point deal with the banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) in the Swat valley on March 4, Daily Times reported. “A 17-point understanding was reached with a TNSM delegation … music has been banned in Swat and it has been agreed to expel prostitutes and pimps from the district,” said a senior official. The Awami National Party (ANP) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-led the provincial Government at the talks, while Maulana Safiullah and spokesman Amir Izzat Khan represented the TNSM – with Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed also in attendance. The meeting came a day after suspected Taliban militants killed two army troops and continued taking Government officials hostage, despite having agreed to a cease-fire in the wake of the provincial Government’s February 16 accord on the implementation of Sharia (Islamic law) in Swat. “Music and vulgar CDs will be banned; shops will remain closed during prayer times and the complete implementation of sharia laws in the region will come into effect from the 16th of this month… Vulgarity would be rooted out and profiteers dealt with under the law. An anti-crime campaign will be launched and Quran classes will be started for jail inmates in the region,” according to the key points of the understanding. The Malakand Commissioner’s office released to the media the 17-point understanding – which does not say if the Taliban would stop abducting Government officials and attacking Government forces. The Commissioner told the TNSM delegation that he would forward the 17 points to the Chief Secretary in Peshawar for the Government’s approval, said the officials.
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April - 3 
President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the flogging of a 17-year-old girl in public in Swat and ordered an inquiry into the matter, Daily Times reported. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Zardari had sought a report from the NWFP Government and the local administration and cal
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President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the flogging of a 17-year-old girl in public in Swat and ordered an inquiry into the matter, Daily Times reported. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Zardari had sought a report from the NWFP Government and the local administration and called for arresting those responsible. The two-minute video reportedly shows the girl, wearing a veil, face down on the ground with two men holding her arms and feet and a third man in a black turban with a long beard whipping her. The incident occurred in the Kala Killay area of Kabal sub-division, The News reported.
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April - 3 
Samar Minallah – who works for a Pakistani human rights organisation – distributed the video given to her by people in Swat to the Western media. "The entire village knows she is innocent," Samar told AFP. She told The Guardian that the flogging had taken place in the last 10 days.
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Samar Minallah – who works for a Pakistani human rights organisation – distributed the video given to her by people in Swat to the Western media. "The entire village knows she is innocent," Samar told AFP. She told The Guardian that the flogging had taken place in the last 10 days.
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April - 5 
Chand Bibi, the young girl who was shown being flogged by the Swat Taliban in a videotape aired on television channels, gave a statement to a Qazi (Islamic judge), on April 5, denying the incident. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the NWFP Information Minister, told The News that she made the statement to Moh
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Chand Bibi, the young girl who was shown being flogged by the Swat Taliban in a videotape aired on television channels, gave a statement to a Qazi (Islamic judge), on April 5, denying the incident. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the NWFP Information Minister, told The News that she made the statement to Mohammad Riaz, the judge of the Qazi Court for Matta Tehsil (revenue division), and the Commissioner of Malakand Division, Syed Mohammad Javed, both of whom visited her village, Kala Killay, in Kabal sub-division on April 5. Quoting the Commissioner, Mian Iftikhar said Chand Bibi made it clear that she was indeed married to Adalat Khan and everyone in the village knew about it. She refuted the reports that both of them were flogged by the Taliban as punishment for maintaining illicit relations and then forcibly married. According to the information minister, the Commissioner and the Judge had visited Kala Killay to record the statements of the couple on the directive of the NWFP Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police (NWFP) had been directed by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, to appear before his court and also produce the girl who was flogged. The Chief Justice had taken suo moto notice of the case after the two-minute videotape was shown on TV channels.
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April - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) on April 10 Friday assured the NWFP Government that it would keep the peace deal intact, but warned that the delay by President Asif Ali Zardari in signing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation could hinder the return of peace to the Swat Valley, The News report
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) on April 10 Friday assured the NWFP Government that it would keep the peace deal intact, but warned that the delay by President Asif Ali Zardari in signing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation could hinder the return of peace to the Swat Valley, The News reported. The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain and the peace envoy to the NWFP Government Afrasiyab Khattak reportedly went to Batkhela to meet the TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, who wound up the peace camp in Swat on April 9. However, Sufi Muhammad refused to meet the visiting delegation in protest against the delay in the signing of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation. “We met him (Sufi) during the Friday prayers but he did not participate in the talks,” said Mian Iftikhar.
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April - 13 
Daily Times reports that Taliban in Swat have renewed efforts to recruit fighters and supporters following delays in the implementation of their peace agreement with the Government. “As long as we were there enforcing peace, they were not recruiting,” Rizwanullah Farooq, son of Sufi Muhammad, told B
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Daily Times reports that Taliban in Swat have renewed efforts to recruit fighters and supporters following delays in the implementation of their peace agreement with the Government. “As long as we were there enforcing peace, they were not recruiting,” Rizwanullah Farooq, son of Sufi Muhammad, told Bloomberg on April 13. He said, “Now recruitment is going on even in Buner because they don’t see a chance for peace. The government must understand this.” The report adds that the drive into Buner brings the Taliban closest to Islamabad in the five years since they began fighting the government for territorial control. The Tehreek Nifaaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi, which signed the two-month-old peace accord with the Government on behalf of the Taliban, abandoned the vigil last week by leaving Swat in protest and has threatened to pull out of the peace accord to protest delay by President Asif Ali Zardari in approving the system of Sufi’s Sharia (Islamic law) courts in the area.
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April - 13 
President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation for Swat on April 13, after the National Assembly passed a resolution in favour of the draft regulation, Daily Times reported on April 14. "Yes, the president has signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation before leaving for Dubai on a two-day visi
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President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation for Swat on April 13, after the National Assembly passed a resolution in favour of the draft regulation, Daily Times reported on April 14. "Yes, the president has signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation before leaving for Dubai on a two-day visit," said presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar. Earlier on April 13, the National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution recommending the President sign the regulation to be imposed in the Malakand Division in accordance with a peace agreement between the NWFP Government and the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). The Muttahida Qaumi Movement had expressed its reservations over the resolution but abstained from voting to allow it to be passed unanimously. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told the National Assembly that the issue had been brought before the House to build a broad national consensus and establish the supremacy of Parliament.
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April - 15 
The Government may review the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 if peace is not restored in Swat, President Asif Ali Zardari said on April 15, according to Daily Times. Addressing the Pakistani community in Tokyo, he said the Nizam-e-Adl, and not Sharia (Islamic law), had been imposed in Malakand Division
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The Government may review the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 if peace is not restored in Swat, President Asif Ali Zardari said on April 15, according to Daily Times. Addressing the Pakistani community in Tokyo, he said the Nizam-e-Adl, and not Sharia (Islamic law), had been imposed in Malakand Division, a private TV channel reported. The President was in Japan to attend the Friends of Democratic Pakistan ministerial meeting and a donors’ conference.
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April - 19 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad declared on April 19 that the country’s superior courts were un-Islamic and could not hear appeals against decisions of the newly set up qazi (Islamic) courts, Daily Times reported. "There is no room for democracy in Islam,
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad declared on April 19 that the country’s superior courts were un-Islamic and could not hear appeals against decisions of the newly set up qazi (Islamic) courts, Daily Times reported. "There is no room for democracy in Islam," said Sufi while addressing a gathering in the Mingora town of Swat District. Western democracy was a "system of infidels" and had divided the clerics and the people of Pakistan into factions, he said, and the Supreme Court and the high courts were strengthening the system. The TNSM chief told the Government to withdraw all judges from Malakand Division – including from Kohistan District – within four days and set up a Darul Qaza to hear appeals against the decisions of qazi courts. He also demanded the appointment of qazis at the district and tehsil (revenue division) levels throughout the Division. "The government will be responsible for all the consequences if our demands are not implemented," he warned. He also said it was impossible to implement the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 – promulgated on April 15 following approval from the President and the National Assembly – without support from the Army and Police.
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May - 2 
The military said that the Taliban militants attacked a security check post on Khawazakhela Bridge in Swat in violation of the peace deal. The military said that 10 Levies personnel abducted by the Taliban militants in Upper Dir area were released, but the militants took their weapons.
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The military said that the Taliban militants attacked a security check post on Khawazakhela Bridge in Swat in violation of the peace deal. The military said that 10 Levies personnel abducted by the Taliban militants in Upper Dir area were released, but the militants took their weapons.
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May - 3 
Armed Taliban militants were out on the streets of Mingora town on May 3 in what the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) called a gross violation of the peace deal. “Militants are involved in various criminal activities threatening the lives of the civilian population, the civil administration as
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Armed Taliban militants were out on the streets of Mingora town on May 3 in what the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) called a gross violation of the peace deal. “Militants are involved in various criminal activities threatening the lives of the civilian population, the civil administration as well as security forces personnel,” it said.
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May - 4 
Calling the Pakistani Government and Army "enemies of Muslims", the Swat Taliban vowed on May 4 to march forward till death, according to Daily Times. "Either we’ll be martyred or we’ll march forward," Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Reuters by telephone. He said elements in the military and the
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Calling the Pakistani Government and Army "enemies of Muslims", the Swat Taliban vowed on May 4 to march forward till death, according to Daily Times. "Either we’ll be martyred or we’ll march forward," Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Reuters by telephone. He said elements in the military and the Government were trying to sabotage the peace process to please the United States. "This is not our army, this is not our Government," he added. They’re worse enemies of Muslims than the Americans. They’re US stooges. " We will give a fitting reply to security forces if Sufi Muhammad decides to revoke the deal with the Government," he said while talking to AFP.
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May - 5 
An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said militants in Swat blew up a Police station and fired rockets at posts of SFs at Shangla Top, Shamzoi Bridge, Bariam bridge and grid station in Mingora. Militants also looted a store of the World Food Programme in Swat and took away bags of wheat and
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An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said militants in Swat blew up a Police station and fired rockets at posts of SFs at Shangla Top, Shamzoi Bridge, Bariam bridge and grid station in Mingora. Militants also looted a store of the World Food Programme in Swat and took away bags of wheat and cans of edible oil, the statement said. According to BBC, militants have occupied important Government offices, including that of the Commissioner Malakand Division, DIG, Frontier Reserve Police, district nazim and Police investigation offices, in Saidu Sharif. The NWFP Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain while confirming the militants’ control over the commissioner and DIG offices, expressed ignorance about other offices.
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May - 5 
The United States Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said on May 5 the Swat peace deal was dead, Daily Times reported. Appearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Holbrooke claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari had already told the US that the agreement would
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The United States Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said on May 5 the Swat peace deal was dead, Daily Times reported. Appearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Holbrooke claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari had already told the US that the agreement would not work. He said Zardari was opposed to the deal and had only signed it under pressure. Holbrooke suggested that the US might set benchmarks for its aid to Pakistan in various areas, adding that such conditions must not worsen the existing trust-deficit that was plaguing relations between Washington and Islamabad. He also said security assistance to Pakistan must be linked to results and the country must demonstrate its commitment to defeat al Qaeda and other terrorists on its soil. Holbrooke said the US "unambiguously" supported President Zardari and rejected the notion that Pakistan was collapsing. Any attempt by the Pakistani military to launch a coup against Zardari’s eight-month-old civilian government would be "terrible", he added. According to him, "We do not think Pakistan is a failed state… We think it is a state that is under extreme test. We have the same enemies."
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May - 5 
There was a panic among the people when the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Khushal Khan directed the residents of Mingora city, Amankot, Makanbagh, Qambar and Rahimabad areas to leave for safer places when the curfew was relaxed for five hours. Approximately 40,000 people fled the areas soon af
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There was a panic among the people when the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Khushal Khan directed the residents of Mingora city, Amankot, Makanbagh, Qambar and Rahimabad areas to leave for safer places when the curfew was relaxed for five hours. Approximately 40,000 people fled the areas soon after the directives of the DCO. The NWFP Information Minister said up to 500,000 people were expected to flee the Swat valley.
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May - 6 
Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Al Jazeera on May 6 that they are in control of “90 percent” of the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Blaming the breakdown of the Swat peace deal on the Pakistani military, Khan said the peace accord with the Government in Swat was over.
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Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Al Jazeera on May 6 that they are in control of “90 percent” of the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Blaming the breakdown of the Swat peace deal on the Pakistani military, Khan said the peace accord with the Government in Swat was over.
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May - 6 
The Taliban have planted countless landmines and explosive devices around the populated areas of Swat to stop the people from leaving their homes and for using women and children as human shields against the military operation, a federal cabinet meeting was told on May 6, The News reported. However,
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The Taliban have planted countless landmines and explosive devices around the populated areas of Swat to stop the people from leaving their homes and for using women and children as human shields against the military operation, a federal cabinet meeting was told on May 6, The News reported. However, sources close to the Taliban denied mining of the area. They said those charging the Taliban with such inhuman acts may themselves have made such plans. They said the Taliban could not think of using civilians as human shields.
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May - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 140 Taliban militants as the military operation continued in the Swat valley of NWFP on May 8, Daily Times reported. 13 of them were killed in a major gun battle at Matta Police station. Seven soldiers were also killed as the SFs took control of Khawazakhel
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 140 Taliban militants as the military operation continued in the Swat valley of NWFP on May 8, Daily Times reported. 13 of them were killed in a major gun battle at Matta Police station. Seven soldiers were also killed as the SFs took control of Khawazakhela and Chamtalai, ISPR Director General Maj Gen Athar Abbas said in a media briefing. He said military had launched a “full-scale operation” in Swat and the Taliban militants were on the run. He said the Taliban militants were trying to block an exodus of civilians through coercion, taking hostages, bombings and blocking roads with trees. According to Reuters, he said there were 4,000 to 5,000 Taliban militants in Swat, including Uzbeks and Tajiks. On May 8, troops targeted Taliban mountaintop training camps, ammunition dumps and command and communication centres in precision strikes. “Special care has been taken to strike identified targets and those targets which are away from populated areas,” he added. 10 Taliban militants were killed in attacks in Takhtaband, Qambar Top and the house of a local lawyer. Another 10 were killed in an attack by helicopter gunship in Kabal. Five Taliban militants, including Commander Akbar Ali were killed in Kanju. The ISPR Director General said the Taliban militants killed the brother of Khawazakhela union council nazim and abducted two Policemen from Sor Bridge in Khawazakhela. They also fired six rockets at the Circuit House in Mingora, killing a soldier. The ISPR said the Taliban resistance in Buner had been reduced considerably, but they were maintaining positions at Sultanwas and Pir Baba. A search and cordon operation continued in Lower Dir. 15 Taliban militants were killed in an attack on a Taliban compound in Maidan, General Abbas said, adding that they included two key commanders.
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May - 10 
The Security Forces (SFs) said on May 10 they had killed up to 200 Taliban militants in 24 hours during the on-going operation in Swat even as they secured the Shangla top and important towns and ridges in the Dir and Buner Districts, Daily Times reported. Troops engaged the Taliban in their Peochar
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The Security Forces (SFs) said on May 10 they had killed up to 200 Taliban militants in 24 hours during the on-going operation in Swat even as they secured the Shangla top and important towns and ridges in the Dir and Buner Districts, Daily Times reported. Troops engaged the Taliban in their Peochar headquarters and at hideouts in Kanju, Mingora, Banai Baba, Namal, Qambar, Fizagath, Tiligram and Chamtalai, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in an update. The Inter-Services Public Relations claimed that 140-150 militants were killed in an attack on the Banai Baba training camp in Shangla and 50-60 militants were killed in different areas of Swat valley, The News reported.
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May - 11 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs shelled suspected positions of the militants in the Kabal, Tutano Bandai, Deda Khura, Peuchar, Sarband and Matta areas of Swat, killing 30 militants. Locals said that Shagai, Panr and emerald mines were also shelled. However, it could not be confir
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs shelled suspected positions of the militants in the Kabal, Tutano Bandai, Deda Khura, Peuchar, Sarband and Matta areas of Swat, killing 30 militants. Locals said that Shagai, Panr and emerald mines were also shelled. However, it could not be confirmed whether there were casualties in these attacks. SFs also targeted militant hideouts in Peuchar, the Taliban headquarters in Matta sub-division, and Mingora killing 11 militants. At Ayub Bridge, the ISPR claimed troops killed seven militants. It said militants had a tunnel and hideouts in Qambar Ridge which were targeted by helicopters, resulting in the killing of three militants, besides injuring five others. Further, a militant was killed in Chamtalai when he was planting an improvised explosive device. The ISPR added that the SFs killed 52 militants in the ongoing operation in the last 24 hours. However, this claim could not be confirmed from independent sources.
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May - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 700 Taliban militants in four days of military operations in the Swat District, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 11, Daily Times reported. 20 SF personnel had also been killed, and nineteen others injured. “The operation will continue until the last Ta
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The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 700 Taliban militants in four days of military operations in the Swat District, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 11, Daily Times reported. 20 SF personnel had also been killed, and nineteen others injured. “The operation will continue until the last Talib... We haven’t given them a chance. They are on the run. They were not expecting such an offensive,” Malik said.
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May - 12 
Reports from Mingora and Peshawar quoting Frontier Corps (FC) sources said the Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants in the Torwarsak area of Buner District while there were reports about the killing of 37 Taliban militants in an assault in the Gulabad area of Dir Lower District and four others
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Reports from Mingora and Peshawar quoting Frontier Corps (FC) sources said the Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants in the Torwarsak area of Buner District while there were reports about the killing of 37 Taliban militants in an assault in the Gulabad area of Dir Lower District and four others in Swat on May 12, The News reported. Six bodies were found in parts of Swat Valley while a person was shot dead in Kanju. The SFs said four militants were killed in a clash triggered by Taliban’s firing at Mamdherai. Further, six beheaded bodies of unidentified persons were recovered from Suhrab Khan Chowk, Peopleís Chowk, Rahimabad, Landikas and Green Chowk. Arshad Kanju, resident of Kanju, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
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May - 12 
The Pakistan Army dropped helicopter-borne troops, including commandos, in the stronghold of militants’ chief Maulana Fazlullah to conduct a search operation, while SFs made significant achievements in the operation named as Rah-e-Haq 4. “The troops have landed in the Peochar Valley in the north of
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The Pakistan Army dropped helicopter-borne troops, including commandos, in the stronghold of militants’ chief Maulana Fazlullah to conduct a search operation, while SFs made significant achievements in the operation named as Rah-e-Haq 4. “The troops have landed in the Peochar Valley in the north of Swat to accomplish the task assigned to them,” military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said at a press briefing in Islamabad on May 12. General Abbas said SFs in Swat, Shangla, Dir Lower and Buner Districts had achieved considerable successes and, so far, 751 militants and 29 SF personnel had been killed in the ongoing operation while 77 soldiers sustained injuries. “The operation was progressing smoothly, the militants were on the run and the criminal elements, which had earlier joined the Taliban militants in Swat, were deserting them along with new recruits,” he added. He said during the operation, measures had been taken to avoid collateral damage and only confirmed hideouts and strongholds in the valleys and on the mountains had been targeted from air. “The air strikes are conducted where definite information and intelligence is available about training camps, hideouts, munition dumps and logistics being used by the militants,” he added. The militants’ strongholds in Mingora, Peochar, Kabal, Khwazakhela and Shangla have been targeted successfully. Banni Baba Ziarat training camp of the militants has been destroyed, reportedly killing 200 militants. Since the start of the operation in Swat, 18 SF personnel were killed and 47 others injured. A cordon and search operation continues in Banni Baba Ziarat, where the militants have suffered heavily and 11 soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours. About Dir, he said the operation was still in progress in some areas and exchange of fire was continuing. In Buner, consolidation around Daggar continues and Sultanwas area has been surrounded by SFs, said Abbas. He said there were plans to kill high value targets, adding, some of the high value targets had already been killed in the operation. He said a timeframe for the completion of operation in Swat could not be given at the moment, but it was effort of the Government and the Army to bring the operation to an early end. The military spokesman also said a corps headquarters had been designated as Special Support Group for the management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). He said Corps Commander Mangla, Lt-Gen Nadeem Ahmed, has been designated as the officer in charge of the group in view of his vast experience as the deputy chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority. Special Task Group representative Brigadier Amir said the number of IDPs, including the old IDPs from Bajaur, was close to 1.3 million. He ruled out terrorists reaching camps in the garb of IDPs, saying a screening process had been put in place to avert such a possibility.
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May - 13 
The number of people who have fled from fighting in the Swat District of NWFP and registered with authorities in the last 11 days has increased to more than 670,000, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on May 13, Daily Times reported. “The new figure of registered people since May 2 for the
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The number of people who have fled from fighting in the Swat District of NWFP and registered with authorities in the last 11 days has increased to more than 670,000, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on May 13, Daily Times reported. “The new figure of registered people since May 2 for the new influx is 670,906. That breaks down to 79,842 in the camps and 591,064 out of camps,” the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) spokeswoman Ariane Rummery said. Those who were not sheltering in camps might be renting homes, staying with friends or relatives, or camping out elsewhere, Rummery said. The total number of those displaced by the latest fighting between the Pakistani military and the Taliban was likely to be higher, she added. The May 13 number was up from the 501,496 people who had registered as of late May 12.
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May - 14 
The Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Swat valley on May 14 and vowed to flush out militancy from the area, The News reported. Gen Kayani visited Swat and met field commanders and troops taking part in the operation. Appreciating the high morale of the troops, he reiterated
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The Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Swat valley on May 14 and vowed to flush out militancy from the area, The News reported. Gen Kayani visited Swat and met field commanders and troops taking part in the operation. Appreciating the high morale of the troops, he reiterated the Army’s resolve to flush out militancy from Swat and defeat the militants.
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May - 15 
In Peuchar, the Taliban attacked a SFs’ check-post, which was retaliated and 13 militants were killed while one of their vehicles destroyed, the ISPR said in a statement. The troops had successfully been linked up in Odigram, where the Police force joined the Army troops. Between Matta town and Bar
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In Peuchar, the Taliban attacked a SFs’ check-post, which was retaliated and 13 militants were killed while one of their vehicles destroyed, the ISPR said in a statement. The troops had successfully been linked up in Odigram, where the Police force joined the Army troops. Between Matta town and Bar Bamakhel, SFs have reportedly succeeded in establishing several check-posts to strengthen their positions. The ISPR said troops have cleared Giga and Jura areas and reached northwest of Matta. During their advance towards village Adai, the SFs destroyed two compounds of the militants. In Sultanwas, where the Taliban were reported to have established their headquarters after gaining control of Buner District, SFs launched action against the militants, who fired heavy weapons on soldiers. One soldier was killed and three others injured in the firing. The SFs, in their action in Sultanwas and Kalpanai, killed 42 militants and claimed destroying 15 vehicles of the Taliban. SFs also arrested an important Taliban commander, Dawa Noor, who was involved in terrorist activities in Sultanwas and Daggar in Buner District. A member of the banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Dawa Noor, instigated the civil population of the area against SFs on the FM radio and loudspeaker on a jeep. He is reported to have played a key role in facilitating taking over of Buner by the Taliban.
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May - 17 
A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops were expanding their foothold in Peuchar, the area which served as the headquarters of Maulana Fazlullah and his fighters. The troops attacked a militant location in the area and secured an important position in the area. Fi
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A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops were expanding their foothold in Peuchar, the area which served as the headquarters of Maulana Fazlullah and his fighters. The troops attacked a militant location in the area and secured an important position in the area. Fierce fighting took place for the control of the militant position, which resulted in casualties on either side. The ISPR said during the operation one officer was killed and two soldiers sustained injuries. The militants engaged SFs with rocket launchers and 12-7mm machine guns and in the retaliatory action, troops killed around 20 militants. In the Arkot and Nazarabad areas of Matta, the troops destroyed a compound of the militants from where the SFs faced resistance during their advance. The compound was surrounded and cleared from militants while five militants were killed during the operation. Following fierce fighting, SFs were successful in securing the area between Kanju and Nawan Kallay (Ayub Bridge) and from Ballogram to Takhta Band Bypass. The militants were reportedly putting up resistance on the outskirts of Mingora, the District headquarters of Swat, where intense clashes were reported.
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May - 17 
The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 17 that the number of registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) – at relief camps and elsewhere – from Swat, Buner and Lower Dir Districts has risen to over 1.5 million, while the total number of IDPs is now estimated to be over 2 milli
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The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 17 that the number of registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) – at relief camps and elsewhere – from Swat, Buner and Lower Dir Districts has risen to over 1.5 million, while the total number of IDPs is now estimated to be over 2 million, Daily Times reported. Addressing the media in provincial capital Peshawar, he said that 150,000 IDPs from various troubled areas had been registered over the last 24 hours.
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May - 19 
The military is reported to have stated that approximately 15,000 troops are confronting about 4,000 well-armed militants in Swat. Authorities said more than 1,030 Taliban militants and at least 53 troops have been killed in a three-pronged onslaught launched in the districts of Lower Dir on April 2
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The military is reported to have stated that approximately 15,000 troops are confronting about 4,000 well-armed militants in Swat. Authorities said more than 1,030 Taliban militants and at least 53 troops have been killed in a three-pronged onslaught launched in the districts of Lower Dir on April 26, Buner on April 28 and Swat on May 8.
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May - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) have completely secured the Sultanwas area of Buner District, overcoming tough resistance and killing 80 militants, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said in Islamabad on May 20, The News reported. “Since Tuesday morning t
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Security Forces (SFs) have completely secured the Sultanwas area of Buner District, overcoming tough resistance and killing 80 militants, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said in Islamabad on May 20, The News reported. “Since Tuesday morning to the completion of operation before dawn, 80 militants have been killed,” Abbas told a press briefing. However, he said there was no independent confirmation of the casualties due to the ground situation in the area. Sultanwas was the main stronghold of the militants in Buner, where they had made concrete underground bunkers and ammunition dumps. He said six vehicles of the militants, which were under use by terrorists clad in the Elite Force uniform, were also destroyed during the operation. SFs encountered seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the area, which were defused. Abbas said locals had also formed a Lashkar (militia) to flush out the terrorists before the launch of the operation, but the militants had managed to take the control of the area after a suicide attack. The military spokesman said 1,057 militants and 58 SF personnel had been killed in the Swat, Dir and Buner Districts since April 27. He said the foreign nationals arrested so far included Afghans, Uzbeks and Arabs. “The strategy is to kill the maximum number of terrorists. The militant leaders are paying $50 to 60 per day to the fighters,” he said.
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May - 21 
Security Forces said on May 21 that ‘a number of Taliban’ – including an important commander – and five soldiers were killed in 24 hours in Swat, in the latest update on the military operations, Daily Times reported. “An important ... [Taliban] commander, Abu Tariq, was killed and seven Taliban were
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Security Forces said on May 21 that ‘a number of Taliban’ – including an important commander – and five soldiers were killed in 24 hours in Swat, in the latest update on the military operations, Daily Times reported. “An important ... [Taliban] commander, Abu Tariq, was killed and seven Taliban were apprehended… A number of Taliban were killed, while five soldiers also died in Kanju and Takhtaband area,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations. The Security Forces (SFs) have cleared a number of Taliban hideouts in Peochar valley, and are conducting search and destroy operations that have resulted in several battles between the Taliban and the troops. The SFs have reportedly secured and cleared the area up to Shahid Khapa, and are strengthening their positions around Takhtaband Bridge, Barikot, Gokdara and Udigram areas. The SFs also attacked Banai Baba Ziarat on May 20 and secured the highest point in the area.
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May - 23 
At least 17 Taliban militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when troops launched a counter-insurgency Rah-e-Rast operation at Mingora in Swat of NWFP on May 23, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, reports Daily Times. He said the troops had secured a part of the city fr
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At least 17 Taliban militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when troops launched a counter-insurgency Rah-e-Rast operation at Mingora in Swat of NWFP on May 23, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, reports Daily Times. He said the troops had secured a part of the city from the Circuit House to Makan Bagh. Battles to secure Nawan Killi have begun and a link up between forces coming from Fiza Ghat to Whataki Chowk and Ayub Bridge to Nawan Killi has been completed. Intense clashes were reported from Nishat Chowk in Mingora. The report adds that a suicide bomber was shot dead and an explosives-laden vehicle was destroyed in Makanzai area of the city. On the Qambar Ridge overlooking Mingora, three caves with large quantities of ammunition and rations were discovered during a search and destroy operation. The Taliban militants are on the run in small groups from their former Peochar stronghold. Troops have secured the vital Wanai Bridge linking Matta with Peochar. Gen Abbas said there were about 1,500 ‘hardcore militants’ still fighting in Swat, and that the army would try to complete the operation in eight weeks.
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May - 24 
Troops have secured several important areas in Mingora, including a crossing infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban, said Security Forces (SFs) on May 24 as the military killed 10 more militants in various areas of Swat District, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations
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Troops have secured several important areas in Mingora, including a crossing infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban, said Security Forces (SFs) on May 24 as the military killed 10 more militants in various areas of Swat District, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations said 10 militants and three soldiers were killed in gun-battles in various areas of Swat, while 14 militants were also arrested. Five of the militants were killed in Malam Jabba when the SFs were tipped off about their presence in the area. The troops secured various important areas in Mingora – including Wattakai Chowk, Nawakilli Chowk, Nishat Chowk, Sirafe Chowk, Gulshan Chowk, Green Chowk, Haji Baba Chowk and Sohrab Chowk – in the 24 hours preceding the latest ISPR update on the operation. Green Chowk is infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban. The military said troops defused four improvised explosive devices (IED) during the operation in Mingora. Further, after surrounding Peochar valley, troops entered Peochar village and seized a huge cache of arms from Taliban hideouts and overtook a factory manufacturing bombs and IEDs.
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May - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) on May 25 claimed to have secured the training centre and logistic base of militants in the Malam Jabba area of Swat Valley, The News reported. SFs also killed four militants during operations in the Fizagat and Peuchar areas and arrested eight others. According to the Inte
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The Security Forces (SFs) on May 25 claimed to have secured the training centre and logistic base of militants in the Malam Jabba area of Swat Valley, The News reported. SFs also killed four militants during operations in the Fizagat and Peuchar areas and arrested eight others. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), SFs faced stiff resistance from the militants in Malam Jabba. However, it said the troops secured Malam Jabba, believed to be one of the strongholds of the militants in the valley. Located on main line of communication that links the Swat Valley with Mansehra, the area with thick forest was being used as a training centre and logistic base by the militants. SFs also secured Fizagat, a few kilometers north of Mingora city, and the area up to Watakai. During the operation, two militants were killed and six soldiers were wounded in an encounter. One armed personnel carrier and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were also recovered. After resumption of the operation in Peuchar, a heavy exchange of fire took place between the two sides. During the encounter, two militants were killed and five others arrested. The ISPR said that the militants were on the run from the valley. Continuing with operations in Qambar, a stronghold of the militants situated three kilometers ahead of Mingora, troops secured the village and Qambar ridge, besides clearing six tunnels. The area up to Grid Station, Amankot and a junction in Saidu Khuar were also reportedly secured. Odigram was also controlled where three militants were arrested in a search and cordon operation
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May - 25 May - 26
Security Forces (SFs) have gained control of half of Mingora city and killed 29 militants in various areas of Swat Valley during the last 24 hours besides arresting 14 others, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas said on May 26, The News reported. “Si
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Security Forces (SFs) have gained control of half of Mingora city and killed 29 militants in various areas of Swat Valley during the last 24 hours besides arresting 14 others, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas said on May 26, The News reported. “Six soldiers also laid down their lives and 11 others sustained injuries,” he told reporters at a press briefing in Islamabad. “More than half of Mingora is under the army’s control. We have plugged all escape routes for militants,” said Abbas, adding that pockets of “hardcore militants” remained. The military spokesman said the operation was progressing well despite stiff resistance by the militants. He said street fights and house-to-house search was going on in Mingora city. Athar said 18 militants were killed in Mingora during an encounter and seven others were arrested when they were trying to escape towards Buner District. He said four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also defused in the area. The Malakand-Qambar-Mingora road has reportedly been opened for traffic. In Qambar, SFs defused 12 IEDs and also recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. The Kanju-Kabal road has also been cleared and fierce fighting is reportedly underway for securing Kabal. In Peuchar, the military spokesman said SFs continued a cordon and search operation and destroyed Taliban strongholds at Mano Derai. During the exchange of fire, three militants were killed while three others were arrested. A remote controlled IED was also defused at Pir Killay by the troops. Security forces have also cleared Sakhra Valley, the main route of the militants’ movement from Peuchar towards Kalam and other areas. About Buner, he said 90 percent area of the District had been cleared although some terrorists are present at Pir Baba. During search at check-posts, four militants have been arrested, he said. He added that in the night of May 25, about 100 to 120 militants attacked the Kalpani post in Dir Lower District from three directions and the attack was repulsed and militants suffered heavy casualties. Eight bodies have been recovered in close vicinity of the check-post. Two SF personnel were also killed in the incident and three others were wounded. The military spokesman rejected reports that a fresh group of trained terrorists had entered the troubled area. To a question as to why the senior leadership of the Taliban could not be targeted, he said it was essential to keep certain things confidential to achieve success. The terrorists are being surrounded and their morale is going down, he claimed.
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May - 26 
The UN is considering asking Pakistan to pause its offensive against the Taliban in order to provide aid to those trapped in the conflict, a top UN official has said, Daily Times reported. Thousands of civilians are trapped in areas where aid workers say aerial bombardment by the military and landmi
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The UN is considering asking Pakistan to pause its offensive against the Taliban in order to provide aid to those trapped in the conflict, a top UN official has said, Daily Times reported. Thousands of civilians are trapped in areas where aid workers say aerial bombardment by the military and landmines planted by the Taliban have forced people to remain in their homes with little food and water, communications or medicines and no power. “We are ... very concerned about those still trapped inside the conflict zone,” Manuel Bessler, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Pakistan, told AlertNet. He also said, “A humanitarian pause is a subject of discussion and with the very good liaison we have with the armed forces, it is obviously something that we would not shy away from asking for.” Around 200,000 civilians are trapped in Swat and tens of thousands in Buner and Lower Dir Districts. Bessler said that while Pakistan is granting access to the conflict area, the UN’s internal security division did not have enough information to give staff the green light to work in the war zone. He said while the army had begun distributing food and providing medical assistance, “more needs to be done”.
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May - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) said on May 27 they would clear Mingora town in Swat District of the Taliban within two to three days, as 12 more militants were killed in the ongoing military operation, Daily Times reported. Mingora Force Commander Brigadier Tahir Hamid told the media that SFs had secured 70
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Security Forces (SFs) said on May 27 they would clear Mingora town in Swat District of the Taliban within two to three days, as 12 more militants were killed in the ongoing military operation, Daily Times reported. Mingora Force Commander Brigadier Tahir Hamid told the media that SFs had secured 70 percent of Mingora city. He said the army was chasing the Taliban through the streets. “We tried not to use helicopter gunships in populated areas to avoid collateral damage,” he added. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement, one solider was killed during the operation in the last 24 hours. It said the SFs had distributed four truckloads of relief items among the people of Mingora. However, it added, Taliban were attacking and snatching relief items being dispatched for stranded people of Bharain, Madyan and Kalam. It said the areas up to Sultanwas in Buner, and Mohmand Agency, had been cleared of the Taliban.
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May - 27 
The NWFP Government has received reports that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah has been killed in the military operation in Swat, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 27, Daily Times reported. He told the media in capital Peshawar that several key milit
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The NWFP Government has received reports that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah has been killed in the military operation in Swat, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 27, Daily Times reported. He told the media in capital Peshawar that several key militant commanders’ deaths had already been confirmed. The NWFP government has also decided to place head money on the Taliban leadership, he added.
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May - 27 May - 28
According to the ISPR media update, a known militant commander identified as Ghaniur Rehman has been arrested by the troops during the search and cordon operation. He was allegedly involved in killing police officials. A local elder said there were some 40-50 militants in Bahrain but they fled the t
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According to the ISPR media update, a known militant commander identified as Ghaniur Rehman has been arrested by the troops during the search and cordon operation. He was allegedly involved in killing police officials. A local elder said there were some 40-50 militants in Bahrain but they fled the town on May 27-evening when they came to know about the arrival of the SFs. “They (Taliban) are avoiding fighting with the security forces now and are running,” he said and added the militants had shifted to Kalam. The elder said the group of Taliban militants in Kalam was commanded by one Khushmir, a resident of Gilgit. He said five militants were killed in a clash in Bahrain. The ISPR said an explosive-laden vehicle was destroyed and two militants were killed at Satal, four kilometers short of Bahrain town. Though there were conflicting reports about casualties in the Satal incident, a man from Kalam claimed that a Taliban commander, identified as Wazifa, had been killed in the clash along with seven other militants. He claimed a ‘deputy commander’ of the militants in the area, Hameedi, confirmed the death of Wazifa. Some residents of Kanju, who managed to reach the provincial capital Peshawar on May 28, said Mingora, Kanju and Kabal towns were almost cleared as the Taliban had vacated these areas. “They have moved towards mountains,” they said. Two militants, according to the ISPR, were killed during an exchange of fire between the Taliban and SFs in Malam Jabba. The SFs also continued action in Peuchar village and carried out cordon and search operations there. The troops also ambushed a group of 15-20 militants at Manodherai and killed three of them while four others were arrested. One soldier sustained injuries in the incident. Further, a convoy of eight Army trucks carrying relief and food destined for Barikot and Mingora was ambushed at Landakay near Barikot. Four soldiers, the ISPR said, were killed in the incident but relief goods were transported safely and distributed among stranded people of Mingora.
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May - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 28 entered Bahrain, while seven more militants were killed and four others, including an important commander, were arrested during the last 24 hours in the ongoing operation in Swat Valley, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, The News reported. Four soldiers
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 28 entered Bahrain, while seven more militants were killed and four others, including an important commander, were arrested during the last 24 hours in the ongoing operation in Swat Valley, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, The News reported. Four soldiers were also killed while 12 others sustained injuries in clashes between SFs and militants in different areas of the valley.
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May - 29 
Pakistan on May 29 hiked a reward for Maulana Fazlullah, the Taliban chief in Swat valley, wanted dead or alive, to PKR 50 million, 10 times more than an original bounty, The News reported. "The federal government has announced 50 million rupees," an Interior Ministry spokesman told AFP. "The five m
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Pakistan on May 29 hiked a reward for Maulana Fazlullah, the Taliban chief in Swat valley, wanted dead or alive, to PKR 50 million, 10 times more than an original bounty, The News reported. "The federal government has announced 50 million rupees," an Interior Ministry spokesman told AFP. "The five million rupees head money was announced by the provincial government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)," he added. On May 29, the Interior Ministry also published a list of "miscreant-terrorists" from the Taliban leadership in Swat and District capital Mingora, offering PKR 50 million for Fazlullah and PKR 10 million each for 15 of his aides.
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May - 29 
Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban militants hiding among the IDPs of Swat and other regions of Malakand, a senior officer said on May 29, Daily Times reported. The arrests, made in the past few days, were the first of the Taliban among more than two million people who have fled the fighting.
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Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban militants hiding among the IDPs of Swat and other regions of Malakand, a senior officer said on May 29, Daily Times reported. The arrests, made in the past few days, were the first of the Taliban among more than two million people who have fled the fighting. One dozen of the militants were arrested in IDP camps south of the Swat region, while the others were arrested from houses where the IDPs were staying with relatives or were renting, said Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, the Police chief in Mardan, a town that hosts some of the approximately one dozen relief camps. "These Taliban have mixed up themselves among the refugees," Shah told The Associated Press. They had cut their hair short and shaved their beards in a bid to disguise themselves from authorities and blend in with civilians, he said.
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May - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) have taken control of Bahrain and cleared Peochar village in the Swat District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 29 as SFs killed 28 Taliban militants, including commander Khush Mir Khan a.k.a. Abu Huzaifa, Daily Times reported. "The security forces have s
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Security Forces (SFs) have taken control of Bahrain and cleared Peochar village in the Swat District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 29 as SFs killed 28 Taliban militants, including commander Khush Mir Khan a.k.a. Abu Huzaifa, Daily Times reported. "The security forces have successfully secured Bahrain," said the ISPR in a statement, adding that the army had also arrested seven Taliban militants from various areas of Swat. The ISPR said five soldiers and two civilians were also injured in an exchange of fire. Some of the heaviest recent fighting is reported to have taken place in Bahrain. In a cordon-and-search operation, the SFs cleared the Taliban stronghold of Peochar village. "The army destroyed Taliban hideouts, including a madrassa, and seized 12 UN-registered vehicles," said the ISPR, adding that four tunnels storing rations stolen from NGOs were also discovered and a ‘huge cache of arms’ confiscated.
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May - 30 
Security Forces (SFs) have cleared Mingora city in the NWFP of the Taliban and destroyed the stronghold of the militant commanders, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas said on May 30, according to Daily Times. Addressing a joint press conference with Inf
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Security Forces (SFs) have cleared Mingora city in the NWFP of the Taliban and destroyed the stronghold of the militant commanders, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas said on May 30, according to Daily Times. Addressing a joint press conference with Information Minister Qamar Zaman Qaira, he said 25 Taliban militants were killed during the last 24 hours, including commanders, Abu Saeed Misbahud Din and Sultan Khan. He said SFs have successfully secured Nawagai and Najigram, and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition. He also said that the training centre of known Taliban commanders Lal Din, Said Jalil and Mian Said Liaq have been destroyed in Peochar, adding, five 100-foot-long tunnels have also been demolished. He said the SFs have arrested three Afghans from Upper Dir during their search operation. Responding to questions, he said 1,217 Taliban militants were killed and 79 arrested since the start of the military offensive on April 26. In the same period, 81 SF personnel were also killed while 250 others sustained injuries, he added. He said the Government was considering training retired soldiers to serve as Policemen.
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May - 31 
The military operation in Swat District will be completed in two to three days, Secretary of Defence Syed Athar Ali said on May 31, Daily Times reported. Speaking at a security summit in Singapore and talking to Reuters later for an interview, Ali said the military operation in Swat had “met almost
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The military operation in Swat District will be completed in two to three days, Secretary of Defence Syed Athar Ali said on May 31, Daily Times reported. Speaking at a security summit in Singapore and talking to Reuters later for an interview, Ali said the military operation in Swat had “met almost complete success”, with only 5 percent to 10 percent of the job remaining. “Hopefully within the next two to three days these pockets of resistance will be cleared,” Ali told the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual meeting of defence ministers, officials and experts. Ali said the army conducting the anti-Taliban operation in Swat would remain in Swat until the Police took firm control of the situation.
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June - 3 
A total of 220 schools were reportedly blown up by the militants in Swat, during the ongoing wave of militancy while more than 10 private institutions were also destroyed. More than 60,000 students could not appear in the intermediate exam and all of them are now living in other cities as displaced
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A total of 220 schools were reportedly blown up by the militants in Swat, during the ongoing wave of militancy while more than 10 private institutions were also destroyed. More than 60,000 students could not appear in the intermediate exam and all of them are now living in other cities as displaced persons. This was revealed in a report released by the Global Peace Council (GPC) on June 3. President of the GPC, Ziaullah Yousafzai, while addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, said the 92-year-old infrastructure of Swat had been completely destroyed during the insurgency in the valley. He also said students of the entire District were vulnerable to the post traumatic effects and most of them had already developed psychological diseases.
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June - 3 
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters on a military-organised tour of Mingora town that it could take another two months of fighting to overthrow the militants from all their hideouts in Swat and the surrounding areas. He added, though, that the two months timetable was “a rough es
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Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters on a military-organised tour of Mingora town that it could take another two months of fighting to overthrow the militants from all their hideouts in Swat and the surrounding areas. He added, though, that the two months timetable was “a rough estimate.” Earlier, Major General Ijaz Awan, a senior commander in Mingora, said the military hoped about 2,500 Police personnel would return to Mingora by end of June 2009 to take over security, but that the army would probably have to stay in the Swat region for at least another year to fully secure it.
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June - 3 
US President Barack Obama is seeking an additional $200 million to help the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Swat and Malakand Division, the US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Hobrooke said on June 3, Daily Times reported. “Today, the president (Obama) requested the
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US President Barack Obama is seeking an additional $200 million to help the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Swat and Malakand Division, the US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Hobrooke said on June 3, Daily Times reported. “Today, the president (Obama) requested the Congress of the US to allocate an additional $200 million,” he told a joint press conference with President Asif Ali Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad. He said the reconstruction phase would be very important and critical, and assured full American help and support in this phase. “We are committed to helping you strengthen democracy, to defeat militants in the west who threaten democracy in Pakistan, democracy in Afghanistan and stability throughout the region,” he said. The US has already announced $110 million for the IDPs, and Holbrooke said if the additional $200 million were allocated, the total US aid would exceed $300 million. The special envoy also urged other nations, including the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council to do more to assist Pakistan deal with the IDP crisis.
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June - 4 
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on June 4 that the tide in Swat had decisively turned with the Army’s resolve to defeat the terrorists, according to The News. Expressing the Army’s commitment to aggressively hunt high-value targets, Gen Kayani announced that the Army
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Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on June 4 that the tide in Swat had decisively turned with the Army’s resolve to defeat the terrorists, according to The News. Expressing the Army’s commitment to aggressively hunt high-value targets, Gen Kayani announced that the Army would continue carrying out operations at a limited scale with an objective of clearing the remaining hideouts and sanctuaries of terrorists. Addressing the 119th Corps Commanders’ Conference held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Kayani said major population centres and roads leading to the Swat valley had been largely cleared off the organised resistance by terrorists. The COAS said isolated incidents of violence would continue and would have to be managed. “The Army will stay in Swat to provide security to the people,” he added.
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June - 18 
A private TV channel quoted Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar as saying on June 18 that the military offensive in Swat is nearly over and the Government has achieved its targets, according to Daily Times. Talking to the channel, Mukhtar said internally displaced persons would be able to return homes by
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A private TV channel quoted Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar as saying on June 18 that the military offensive in Swat is nearly over and the Government has achieved its targets, according to Daily Times. Talking to the channel, Mukhtar said internally displaced persons would be able to return homes by June 20.
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June - 21 
SFs secured the areas around Barko Sar, Roringar, Nalkot, Wenai, Bartana and Pushtunai and also set up a check-post at Akhun Killay, Dadhran Road, the ISPR said.
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SFs secured the areas around Barko Sar, Roringar, Nalkot, Wenai, Bartana and Pushtunai and also set up a check-post at Akhun Killay, Dadhran Road, the ISPR said.
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June - 22 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 22 that Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah had been trapped by the Security Forces (SFs), Dawn reported. The minister told reporters in Islamabad that the militant leader had been spotted and there was no question of his escape. He sa
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 22 that Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah had been trapped by the Security Forces (SFs), Dawn reported. The minister told reporters in Islamabad that the militant leader had been spotted and there was no question of his escape. He said “By and large we know the location where he is hiding.” “But the question is that it is not one Fazlullah. There are many Fazlullahs who have to be eliminated,” he added.
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June - 22 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said at a media briefing in Islamabad on June 22 that the Security Forces (SFs) are in the final phase of eliminating terrorist hideouts and camps in Swat, The News reported. Abbas said: “In the north, Biha Valley
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said at a media briefing in Islamabad on June 22 that the Security Forces (SFs) are in the final phase of eliminating terrorist hideouts and camps in Swat, The News reported. Abbas said: “In the north, Biha Valley — the last stronghold of terrorists — has been fully secured and in the west, Shamozai area is being cleared. Search operations are being carried out in the secured areas to ensure that they are safe for the return of the internally displaced persons (IDPs).”
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July - 5 
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP that the military had killed a commander loyal to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah on the outskirts of Mingora. “Ehsan alias Abu Jandal, was killed two days earlier in Qambar area. He was a mid-level commander,” A
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Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP that the military had killed a commander loyal to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah on the outskirts of Mingora. “Ehsan alias Abu Jandal, was killed two days earlier in Qambar area. He was a mid-level commander,” Athar said.
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July - 6 
NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti who visited the Swat Valley on July 6 said the militants would not be allowed to regroup in the area and they would be defeated. The Chief Minister, who also visited Buner District, announced doubling the strength of Police force in Swat and Buner. He said
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NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti who visited the Swat Valley on July 6 said the militants would not be allowed to regroup in the area and they would be defeated. The Chief Minister, who also visited Buner District, announced doubling the strength of Police force in Swat and Buner. He said the number of Police stations would also be increased
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July - 8 
Military spokesman confirmed that Swat Taliban unit chief Maulana Fazlullah was seriously injured and another militant leader, Abu Jandal, had been killed, Dawn reported. He said Taliban leader Shah Dauran was also reported to have been killed. Replying to a question, Abbas said most of the terroris
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Military spokesman confirmed that Swat Taliban unit chief Maulana Fazlullah was seriously injured and another militant leader, Abu Jandal, had been killed, Dawn reported. He said Taliban leader Shah Dauran was also reported to have been killed. Replying to a question, Abbas said most of the terrorist commanders and leaders were in the Swat valley and only a few of them had moved out. However, there was no possibility of the militants regrouping and operating in the valley, he added.
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July - 8 
The military operation in Swat and adjoining Districts is “complete” and various areas of Malakand Division have been taken back from the Taliban, but the army will stay on in the valley to conduct search-and-destroy operations wherever required, said the NWFP Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira
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The military operation in Swat and adjoining Districts is “complete” and various areas of Malakand Division have been taken back from the Taliban, but the army will stay on in the valley to conduct search-and-destroy operations wherever required, said the NWFP Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on July 8, Daily Times reported. Addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad, Kaira said, “The Swat operation has been successfully completed, and the government will announce a schedule for the phased return of IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons] within the next two days.” Abbas said Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani had presided over a high-level meeting at the General Headquarters to discuss a host of issues related to the operation. The army said the Taliban’s command-and-control structures, logistics and training infrastructure had been either destroyed or disrupted. They also said that a large number of Taliban leaders had been killed or arrested. The meeting did not rule out isolated incidents of terrorism in the area. “The army will, therefore, stay in Swat,” it said.
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July - 15 
The troops have reportedly pushed back the Taliban militants in the 75-day old military operation and there has been no active fighting for the last two weeks. The latest killings of the militants took place at a time when the people displaced from the Swat valley have been returning to their homes
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The troops have reportedly pushed back the Taliban militants in the 75-day old military operation and there has been no active fighting for the last two weeks. The latest killings of the militants took place at a time when the people displaced from the Swat valley have been returning to their homes since the last three days. However, Sajid Mohmand, the Police chief in Swat, said that “The situation in Swat has not improved to the extent of preventing violent incidents in the valley in the near future.” “There are reports that some militants are still hiding in the mountains and these are the elements which may deteriorate the situation in Swat,” he said, according to Dawn.
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July - 24 
The NWFP Higher Education Minister Qazi Asad said schools in the Swat Valley would reopen from August 1.
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The NWFP Higher Education Minister Qazi Asad said schools in the Swat Valley would reopen from August 1.
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July - 24 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 24 denied claims that Maulana Fazlullah, the Swat unit chief of the TTP, was wounded, and threatened to unleash a renewed “holy war”, Daily Times reported. Pakistan said on July 8 it had “credible” information that Fazlullah was hurt during a military oper
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 24 denied claims that Maulana Fazlullah, the Swat unit chief of the TTP, was wounded, and threatened to unleash a renewed “holy war”, Daily Times reported. Pakistan said on July 8 it had “credible” information that Fazlullah was hurt during a military operation in Swat. “Taliban chief Fazlullah is alive, healthy and has never been wounded,” TTP spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP over the telephone from an undisclosed location. “All of the Taliban leadership in Swat are alive and are in hiding with a strategy. We will continue our jihad until the enforcement of Sharia [Islamic law],” he said. “Army artillery and tanks cannot prevent us from achieving our objective,” he added.
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July - 30 
It is still unclear if Pakistan’s offensive in Swat has killed off the Taliban or simply scattered them, US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said on July 30, Daily Times reported. “We don’t know exactly to what extent the Pakistani army dispersed or destroyed the enemy,” t
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It is still unclear if Pakistan’s offensive in Swat has killed off the Taliban or simply scattered them, US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said on July 30, Daily Times reported. “We don’t know exactly to what extent the Pakistani army dispersed or destroyed the enemy,” the Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. “The test of this operation is, of course, when the refugees return. Can they go home? Are they safe? And we’re just going to have to wait and see,” he told a State Department press conference. He said that Karl Eikenberry, the US Ambassador in Kabul, and his military counterpart, General Stanley McChrystal, have consulted “fairly regularly” with Pakistani officials. They want to keep in touch with Pakistan’s Government and army so “this time around, as the [NATO] offensive picks up steam, the Pakistanis are ready for it, so the Pakistanis know where the military operations are happening - and they can prepare for any spillover effects,” he added. Likewise, the US officials wanted to be fully apprised of Pakistani army offensives, he said.
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August - 10 
The Army will stay in Swat until the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been rehabilitated and reconstruction completed, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “I am confident your presence in the area will not only discourage anti-state elements from regrou
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The Army will stay in Swat until the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been rehabilitated and reconstruction completed, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “I am confident your presence in the area will not only discourage anti-state elements from regrouping, but also improve the pace of development in the area,” he told a gathering of soldiers during a visit to Malakand. Prior to his address, the Prime Minister was informed that the Army now controlled 90 percent of the Malakand Division. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders separately, Gilani said the Taliban were on the run and would soon be eliminated. He said extremists would never be allowed to impose their will through violence again. “Nobody will be allowed to stop our children going to school or impose a system through violence in the name of Islam and at gunpoint,” AFP quoted him as saying. He also said the Government would introduce a special package for Swat, incorporating new development, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the IDPs.
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August - 11 
The Government told the National Assembly on August 11 that it had asked provinces to keep a watch on the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), which is accused of fomenting recent violence in the Punjab province’s Jhang and Gojra towns, Dawn reported. Interior Minister Rehman
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The Government told the National Assembly on August 11 that it had asked provinces to keep a watch on the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), which is accused of fomenting recent violence in the Punjab province’s Jhang and Gojra towns, Dawn reported. Interior Minister Rehman Malik acknowledged there was a lot of truth in concern voiced by an opposition lawmaker from Jhang who said the Government must act against the SSP to avoid the kind of situation it had to face in Swat valley of the North West Frontier Province after Taliban militants were allowed to thrive there. Malik reportedly said it was a fact that the SSP had had been involved in terrorist activities in the past and added “The provincial governments have been asked to keep a watch on its activities.”
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August - 27 
More than 80 percent of the 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Swat and Malakand in the NWFP have now returned home, Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed, chairman of the Special Support Group for the displaced, said on August 27, reports Daily Times. “There are those who are saying to
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More than 80 percent of the 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Swat and Malakand in the NWFP have now returned home, Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed, chairman of the Special Support Group for the displaced, said on August 27, reports Daily Times. “There are those who are saying to us ‘We will take you to the tunnels, we will take you to the caches, we will take you to the places where they have been storing ammunition and explosives and suicide jackets’,” the relief official said. He also said, “Insurgencies don’t go away in months, they go away in decades. We have seen this in our own neighbourhood – in Sri Lanka, India and Afghanistan – but this is the first time that we are talking about dealing with it so effectively in months.”
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August - 30 
At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to
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At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to the station when the attacker detonated his explosives, local Government administrator Atifur Rehman told The Associated Press. Authorities were investigating reports the attacker - possibly in uniform - might have hidden among the dozens of recruits, he said. “Initial investigations suggest the attacker climbed the small boundary wall and blew himself up, but there is also a report the suicide bomber was already inside,” he said. However, local Police chief Idrees Khan denied reports that the bomber was wearing a uniform and might have been one of the volunteers. Khan also blamed the attack on a decision to relax a daily curfew in the area for Ramzan.
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August - 31 
At least 36 bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in various locations of the Swat valley on August 31, The News reported. Official sources said 30 bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped in the Manglawar and Banjot areas while the body of another militant, identified as Bacha Rahma
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At least 36 bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in various locations of the Swat valley on August 31, The News reported. Official sources said 30 bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped in the Manglawar and Banjot areas while the body of another militant, identified as Bacha Rahman, was recovered from the Nawagai area in Barikot. Three bodies were found in the Kanju area while two were recovered from Akhund Killay. Bodies of the Taliban militants were dumped on roadsides after being killed in mysterious circumstances, the sources said. So far a total of 230 bodies have been found dumped on roads and riversides in the Swat District. In addition, the Army-run Swat Media Centre said two militants were killed in the Kabal area during an encounter and arms were recovered from their possession. According to the centre’s updates, several areas in Charbagh sub-division, including Banjot, Mangultan and Bashbanr, were cleared of militants. The media centre also said that in the last three days, 30 Taliban militants had been killed during various operations against the militants. In the exchange of fire, one soldier was also killed, the media centre added.
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September - 30 
Troops arrested at least four more Taliban militants and 12 others surrendered in Swat. “Twelve Taliban surrendered to security forces in Bar Shaur, Runial Chuprial and Mingora,” said the ISPR, adding that three Taliban militants were arrested from Fatehpur, Madyan and Gulibagh, and another from Min
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Troops arrested at least four more Taliban militants and 12 others surrendered in Swat. “Twelve Taliban surrendered to security forces in Bar Shaur, Runial Chuprial and Mingora,” said the ISPR, adding that three Taliban militants were arrested from Fatehpur, Madyan and Gulibagh, and another from Mingora.
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October - 4 
The army has killed nine more Taliban militants – including three key commanders –in the ongoing military operation in Swat, said officials on October 4, Daily Times reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, six militants – including three commanders identified as Kota Younas, Noor Amin and Fa
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The army has killed nine more Taliban militants – including three key commanders –in the ongoing military operation in Swat, said officials on October 4, Daily Times reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, six militants – including three commanders identified as Kota Younas, Noor Amin and Fazal Rabi – were killed in a clash with troops in Banjar village. The troops also killed three Taliban militants in the Bazdara area of Malakand. A Lashkar (militia) member was also killed in Bazdara.
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October - 9 
49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, on October 9, The News reported. A Police official said that people were bu
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49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, on October 9, The News reported. A Police official said that people were busy in routine activities when a suicide bomber detonated the explosives laden in his car. Many of those killed and injured were passengers of a mini-bus that was passing through the area at the time of the blast. Seven children, many of them schoolboys, and a woman, were among those killed. The blast destroyed around 30 vehicles and partially damaged over 60 shops in the nearby markets. Windowpanes of hundreds of shops and offices were also reportedly destroyed. Among those killed or injured were patients and their attendants going or coming out of the nearby Lady Reading Hospital, the biggest public sector hospital in the NWFP. An official of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) estimated that around 50 kg of high-intensity explosives had been loaded in the car, being driven by the suicide bomber, while another official said the explosives were around 100 kg. “As the explosives were loaded in the doors and side cavities, it caused more damage to the nearby buildings rather than creating a huge crater in the ground,” a BDU official said. There were reports that the bomber attempted to reach the NWFP Assembly building through Sher Shah Suri Road but was not allowed by the Policemen near the Peshawar Central Prison. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Malik Naveed termed the attack a reaction to the ongoing military operations in Swat and parts of the FATA. The Deputy Medical Superintendent at Lady Reading Hospital, Sahib Gul, said the blast killed 50 people and wounded 120 others, 22 of them critically. Dr Gul said the death toll could increase, adding that most of the dead were beyond recognition. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
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October - 9 
The SFs on October 9 said they killed at least six terrorists in Swat, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operation at Banjot and Kasona near Malamjaba and killed six terrorists,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
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The SFs on October 9 said they killed at least six terrorists in Swat, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operation at Banjot and Kasona near Malamjaba and killed six terrorists,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
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October - 13 
In the Swat District, Security Forces said on October 13 that they had killed five more Taliban militants and arrested five others. In addition, at least 33 more Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs.
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In the Swat District, Security Forces said on October 13 that they had killed five more Taliban militants and arrested five others. In addition, at least 33 more Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs.
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October - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 22 claimed to have killed an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the Banpur Sar area while three bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in Barikot in Swat valley, The News reported. Villagers said unknown persons had killed three suspected militants and
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 22 claimed to have killed an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the Banpur Sar area while three bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in Barikot in Swat valley, The News reported. Villagers said unknown persons had killed three suspected militants and dumped their bodies in the Ghazi Kandao area of Barikot. Two slain men were identified as Abdul Hameed and Bakht Zada while the identity of the third one could not be ascertained. In addition, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed that the SFs killed an important Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Iqbal alias Islam, during a search and clearance operation in Banpur Sar. It also said a large quantity of grenades, ammunition and equipment were recovered.
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October - 22 
The SFs, according to the ISPR, arrested nine suspects from the seminary known as Madrassa Mazhar-ul-Uloom in Mingora’s Green Chowk and from Manglawar, Kokarai, Dahro, Rangeela and Godhand during their search and clearance operations. The Mingora Police have also reportedly launched a campaign again
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The SFs, according to the ISPR, arrested nine suspects from the seminary known as Madrassa Mazhar-ul-Uloom in Mingora’s Green Chowk and from Manglawar, Kokarai, Dahro, Rangeela and Godhand during their search and clearance operations. The Mingora Police have also reportedly launched a campaign against Afghan prayer leaders. The Police arrested 12 such clerics and charged them under 14 Foreign Act.
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October - 25 
Security Forces launched a large-scale operation in the Charbagh and Khawazakhela sub-divisions of Swat District on October 25, arresting 11 Taliban militants – including a would-be suicide bomber, said officials, Daily Times reported. At least seven houses owned by Taliban were also demolished, sai
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Security Forces launched a large-scale operation in the Charbagh and Khawazakhela sub-divisions of Swat District on October 25, arresting 11 Taliban militants – including a would-be suicide bomber, said officials, Daily Times reported. At least seven houses owned by Taliban were also demolished, said an Inter-Services Public Relations statement.
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October - 26 
According to The News, eight bodies of suspected militants were recovered in the Swat District on October 26. Four bodies were reportedly found dumped in the Khwazakhela area, official sources said.
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According to The News, eight bodies of suspected militants were recovered in the Swat District on October 26. Four bodies were reportedly found dumped in the Khwazakhela area, official sources said.
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October - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 militants, including a close aide of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 12 militants, including seven Afghan nationals, were arrested during search operations in K
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 militants, including a close aide of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 12 militants, including seven Afghan nationals, were arrested during search operations in Kalam, Bahrain, Naway Killay and Manglawar. It added that three militants, identified as Habib Noor, Barkat and Abdul Khaliq, surrendered to the SFs in Kabal sub-division and another in Matta. In another incident, the troops arrested a close aide of Fazlullah, identified as Ali Shah Khan, during a raid in Charbagh. The sources said 960 grams of gold and some important documents were recovered from his possession. They said Ali Shah Khan was in-charge of the militants’ finances in Swat. There were reports that Maulana Fazlullah used to stay at his residence whenever he visited Charbagh.
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November - 11 
The operational commander of Swat, Major General Asfaque Nadeem, said on November 11 that 100 per cent area of Swat was under the control of SFs and all entry and exit points had been closed so that militants could not escape from the valley, The News reported. Talking to a group of senior journalis
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The operational commander of Swat, Major General Asfaque Nadeem, said on November 11 that 100 per cent area of Swat was under the control of SFs and all entry and exit points had been closed so that militants could not escape from the valley, The News reported. Talking to a group of senior journalists in Mingora, he said the SFs were conducting search operations in some areas of Swat District on information about the presence of unwanted elements. Gen Asfaque also said that work on development projects had already been started and the SFs were repairing and constructing mosques.
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November - 17 
The Taliban chief in Swat District, Maulana Fazlullah, on November 17 claimed that he had safely crossed over to Afghanistan, The News reported. BBC Urdu Service said Fazlullah telephoned its Peshawar reporter Abdul Hai Kakar to claim that he was in Afghanistan and that his fighters would soon start
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The Taliban chief in Swat District, Maulana Fazlullah, on November 17 claimed that he had safely crossed over to Afghanistan, The News reported. BBC Urdu Service said Fazlullah telephoned its Peshawar reporter Abdul Hai Kakar to claim that he was in Afghanistan and that his fighters would soon start guerrilla attacks against the Security Forces in Swat. The report said Fazlullah read a written statement while speaking from a mobile phone having an Afghanistan code. Fazlullah is reported to have threatened that the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who is in the forefront in condemning the Taliban, would meet the same fate as late Afghan President Dr Najibullah who was shot dead and then hanged, along with his younger brother Ahmadzai, in Kabul’s Aryana Square by the Afghan Taliban on September 27, 1996 on the day they captured the city.
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