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February - 3 
The Government has ordered the deployment of thousands of paramilitary personnel across Waziristan to neutralize “high value” terrorist targets, according to Daily Times. Sources in the Interior Ministry said the Government had ordered the deployment of 2,000 personnel each of the Frontier Corps and
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The Government has ordered the deployment of thousands of paramilitary personnel across Waziristan to neutralize “high value” terrorist targets, according to Daily Times. Sources in the Interior Ministry said the Government had ordered the deployment of 2,000 personnel each of the Frontier Corps and Levies in Waziristan to comb the region ahead of the “grand operation”. “Security forces are expected to begin a grand operation in the troubled Waziristan tribal region to hunt down al Qaeda and Taliban militants, including Baitullah Mehsud, who is holed up in the area,” the sources said, citing a decision made at a high-level meeting held late on February 3-night.
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February - 10 
On February 10, the US advised American citizens to avoid crowded markets and public demonstrations in Peshawar, following the blast at the ICRC. “Americans are advised against visiting Peshawar’s Old City and Sadar Bazaar, and restrict movement throughout the city, staying mainly in the University
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On February 10, the US advised American citizens to avoid crowded markets and public demonstrations in Peshawar, following the blast at the ICRC. “Americans are advised against visiting Peshawar’s Old City and Sadar Bazaar, and restrict movement throughout the city, staying mainly in the University Town area,” read a notice issued by the US Embassy in Islamabad.
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February - 20 
An eight-member bench of the Supreme Court on February 20 ruled that the office of the Mohtasib (ombudsman), as envisaged in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Assembly’s Hasba Bill, could not be delegated judicial powers and a seminary-qualified person could not be graded an ‘aalim’ for appoin
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An eight-member bench of the Supreme Court on February 20 ruled that the office of the Mohtasib (ombudsman), as envisaged in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Assembly’s Hasba Bill, could not be delegated judicial powers and a seminary-qualified person could not be graded an ‘aalim’ for appointment as a provincial Mohtasib, according to Daily Times. The court said the NWFP Assembly should review the Hasba Bill to exclude controversial sections, otherwise the rest of the bill was okay. The bench was giving its ruling on a reference filed by President Pervez Musharraf, who had sought the court’s opinion on Hasba Bill’s validity. The NWFP Assembly passed the first Hasba Bill on July 14, 2005, but the Supreme Court, on a presidential reference, declared that several sections of the bill were unconstitutional. The NWFP Assembly passed a fresh bill in November 2006, and claimed it had been drafted in accordance with the SC recommendations. However, the president filed another reference in the court under the Supreme Court’s advisory jurisdiction challenging the new bill in December 2006. On December 15, 2006, the Supreme Court directed the provincial governor not to assent the bill in its present form. The Hasba Bill envisages an office of the Mohtasib at the provincial level and in each district.
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February - 21 
Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network continue to operate from the area that straddles the Durand Line, said the US State Department without specifying whether the alleged Al Qaeda camps are on the Afghan or Pakistan side of the border, according to Dawn. "We continue to be concerned about the ex
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Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network continue to operate from the area that straddles the Durand Line, said the US State Department without specifying whether the alleged Al Qaeda camps are on the Afghan or Pakistan side of the border, according to Dawn. "We continue to be concerned about the existence of Al Qaeda’s leadership that’s out there, Osama bin Laden among others," the department’s deputy spokesperson Tom Casey told a briefing in Washington. "And we continue to be concerned as you know, about cross-border activities from Pakistan to Afghanistan," he added. Casey was commenting on a New York Times report earlier this week that the al Qaeda leadership has successfully revived the terrorist network, working from bases in North Waziristan.
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February - 22 
Security agencies claimed on February 22 to have averted at least four major terrorist attacks in different parts of the country and said that 19 suspects, who were being controlled by some people in tribal areas near the Afghan border, had been arrested. An interior ministry official told Dawn that
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Security agencies claimed on February 22 to have averted at least four major terrorist attacks in different parts of the country and said that 19 suspects, who were being controlled by some people in tribal areas near the Afghan border, had been arrested. An interior ministry official told Dawn that seven people had been arrested from Dera Ismail Khan on January 29. They were local Taliban and belonged to the Mehsud tribe from South Waziristan. Further, 12 Afghan nationals were arrested for suspected links with militants in Faisalabad on January 29, he added. The interior ministry official informed that a countrywide terror alert, especially in capital Islamabad, had been issued after investigations revealed presence of some suicide bombers in various parts of the country. The terror threat level had not been lowered from ‘red alert’, he added.
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March - 16 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai said on March 16 that continued hostilities between two religious groups in Bara had threatened peace and were hampering development projects in the Khyber Agency, reported Daily Times. According to an official statement, Orak
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai said on March 16 that continued hostilities between two religious groups in Bara had threatened peace and were hampering development projects in the Khyber Agency, reported Daily Times. According to an official statement, Orakzai was talking to a jirga of Afridi tribe elders, who called on him at the Governor’s House to apprise him of progress made, so far, in resolving the dispute between the two religious factions in the Bara subdivision. He said numerous innocent people had lost their lives in the ongoing conflict, warning that the political administration could not allow such a tense situation to persist any longer, as it was bringing a bad name to the Afridi tribe and the political administration.
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March - 17 
According to Daily Times, on March 17 a jirga (council) of Mamoond tribal elders and senior administration officials warned tribesmen against sheltering foreign terrorists in Bajaur Agency of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) that overlooks Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Tribal elder Malik Shah Jeh
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According to Daily Times, on March 17 a jirga (council) of Mamoond tribal elders and senior administration officials warned tribesmen against sheltering foreign terrorists in Bajaur Agency of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) that overlooks Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Tribal elder Malik Shah Jehan told the jirga “Anyone sheltering foreigners will be punished heavily.” Quoting tribal elders the report said that the jirga is a step towards a North Waziristan-like peace accord. The report further said that the government was trying to reach a North Waziristan-like peace accord with Bajaur militant leader Maulana Faqir Muhammad.
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March - 22 
Daily Times quoting Interior Ministry sources reported that the Government is considering launching an offensive to flush out foreign militants in the Waziristan tribal region, particularly in Wana. A senior ministry official said the Government had prepared a plan in consultation with the army. "Th
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Daily Times quoting Interior Ministry sources reported that the Government is considering launching an offensive to flush out foreign militants in the Waziristan tribal region, particularly in Wana. A senior ministry official said the Government had prepared a plan in consultation with the army. "The ministry has discussed the ‘Mountain Thrust’ plan with officials of law-enforcement and intelligence agencies," the official said, adding that the plan might take up to three weeks to implement. However, Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said there was no such plan under consideration and the local administration was doing its job firmly.
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March - 22 
Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said that the toll in four days of fighting likely crossed 135 on March 22. The dead include some 100 foreigners, 25 fighters of local tribes. Security officials in Tank city said that pro-Maulvi Nazir militants ambushed two vehicles carrying 12 Uzbek milit
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Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said that the toll in four days of fighting likely crossed 135 on March 22. The dead include some 100 foreigners, 25 fighters of local tribes. Security officials in Tank city said that pro-Maulvi Nazir militants ambushed two vehicles carrying 12 Uzbek militants, killing six of them in Zarmilan, 35 kilometres south of Wana. "Other foreign militants fled in the second vehicle while local militants lost two comrades in the ambush," the security officials said. Otherwise, the clashes on the fourth day of the conflict were less intense, a military spokesman said. "The clashes continued but their intensity was low," Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad told Daily Times.
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March - 25 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) can only be renamed through a referendum, Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan said in a statement on March 25, reports Daily Times. Khan criticised the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Government for “spending billions of rupee
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) can only be renamed through a referendum, Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan said in a statement on March 25, reports Daily Times. Khan criticised the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Government for “spending billions of rupees in developmental funds on a few districts”, adding that the MMA was trying to divert the people’s attention from the “miserable state of affairs of the province” by announcing that the NWFP’s name would be changed. The federal minister said that a single party would not be allowed to impose its agenda on the people. “People are not interested in changing the province’s name. They want the NWFP government to solve their problems,” he said.
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March - 28 
An all-tribes jirga (council) of Tank district has decided to meet pro-Taliban militant leader Baitullah Mehsud to seek his help in bringing normalcy to the district, bordering South Waziristan, reports DailyTimes. Senator Saleh Shah of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal said that representatives of all tr
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An all-tribes jirga (council) of Tank district has decided to meet pro-Taliban militant leader Baitullah Mehsud to seek his help in bringing normalcy to the district, bordering South Waziristan, reports DailyTimes. Senator Saleh Shah of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal said that representatives of all tribes in the district would meet Mehsud on March 28 (toady) with a "peace message".
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March - 30 
Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said more than 50 people had been killed on March 30 during clashes between Islamist militants and local Pashtun tribesmen.
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Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said more than 50 people had been killed on March 30 during clashes between Islamist militants and local Pashtun tribesmen.
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March - 30 
law-enforcement agencies will launch a house-to-house search operation within the next 24 hours to collect illegal weapons in Tank, said a spokesman on March 30. DIG Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema said security forces would launch the search operation if residents did not hand over illegal weapons voluntaril
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law-enforcement agencies will launch a house-to-house search operation within the next 24 hours to collect illegal weapons in Tank, said a spokesman on March 30. DIG Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema said security forces would launch the search operation if residents did not hand over illegal weapons voluntarily, adding, "All types of illegal (unlicensed) weapons must be handed over to the Government."
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April - 4 
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao told reporters in Islamabad that around 200 Uzbek militants and 50 tribesmen have been killed since March 19. "This is the result of the agreements the government made with tribal people in which they pledged to expel foreigners and now they are doing it," he said.
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Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao told reporters in Islamabad that around 200 Uzbek militants and 50 tribesmen have been killed since March 19. "This is the result of the agreements the government made with tribal people in which they pledged to expel foreigners and now they are doing it," he said.
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April - 5 
Military spokesperson, Major General Waheed Arshad, said the army had received no such request from the tribes so far. "Let the request come and then we will see what action can be taken," informed Arshad. He disclosed that at least 240 Uzbek militants had died in clashes with the local tribesmen si
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Military spokesperson, Major General Waheed Arshad, said the army had received no such request from the tribes so far. "Let the request come and then we will see what action can be taken," informed Arshad. He disclosed that at least 240 Uzbek militants had died in clashes with the local tribesmen since fighting began, adding that 60 tribesmen had been killed in the clashes.
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April - 5 
The elders of the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe have formally requested the government for air support and supply of weapons against foreign militants, a deputy spokesman for the Maulana Nazir-led militants told Daily Times on April 5. "Key elders like Malik Saeedullah and Malik Sher Jan met Political Agent
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The elders of the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe have formally requested the government for air support and supply of weapons against foreign militants, a deputy spokesman for the Maulana Nazir-led militants told Daily Times on April 5. "Key elders like Malik Saeedullah and Malik Sher Jan met Political Agent Hussainzada Khan in Wana to request for airstrikes on Uzbek strongholds and provision of light weapons," said the deputy spokesman. The request comes 16 days after an anti-Uzbek campaign was launched around Wana, administrative headquarters of South Waziristan.
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April - 17 
The declaration said that movements like the ones started in Malakand and Khyber Agency and in some parts of the country in the past were initially peaceful, but later turned to militancy and violence because the activists took the law in their hands. It also said that a dangerous situation was deve
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The declaration said that movements like the ones started in Malakand and Khyber Agency and in some parts of the country in the past were initially peaceful, but later turned to militancy and violence because the activists took the law in their hands. It also said that a dangerous situation was developing following an announcement by Islamabad’s Lal Masjid administration that they would enforce Shariah (Islamic law). NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani said no seminary in the province and the tribal areas was involved in terrorism, adding that some "secret forces" were creating law and order problems to bring a bad name to the provincial government.
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April - 27 
Pakistan on April 27 said that a total of about 1,400 people have been killed in over 100 military operations in South and North Waziristan and asked the international community to extend over a billion dollars for development schemes to win the hearts and minds of the people, according to Dawn. The
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Pakistan on April 27 said that a total of about 1,400 people have been killed in over 100 military operations in South and North Waziristan and asked the international community to extend over a billion dollars for development schemes to win the hearts and minds of the people, according to Dawn. The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor, Lt Gen (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai, told the participants of the Pakistan Development Forum in Islamabad on April 27 that Pakistani forces had killed over 600 militants, including foreigners, and handed over to the United States an equal number of persons involved in acts of terrorism. He said approximately 700 security force personnel had died besides more than 100 pro-government tribal elders.
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April - 29 
Investigators said Russian-made explosive material had been used in the attack on a public meeting addressed by Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao. The head of the suicide bomber found at the site was taken to Peshawar for DNA tests on April 29. Charsadda district police officer Feroz Shah t
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Investigators said Russian-made explosive material had been used in the attack on a public meeting addressed by Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao. The head of the suicide bomber found at the site was taken to Peshawar for DNA tests on April 29. Charsadda district police officer Feroz Shah told Dawn that high-intensity MVU type explosive had been used in the bomb. Assistant Inspector General of Police Fiaz Ahmad Khan Toru said preliminary findings had revealed that the suspect bomber appeared to be from a hilly area, but it could not be said with certainty if he was an Afghan or Uzbek.
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April - 29 
The Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, who survived a suicide attack at Charsadda in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 28, disclosed that preliminary investigation has revealed that Waziristan-based tribal militant Abdullah Mehsud was behind the attack, according to Dawn. Acc
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The Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, who survived a suicide attack at Charsadda in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 28, disclosed that preliminary investigation has revealed that Waziristan-based tribal militant Abdullah Mehsud was behind the attack, according to Dawn. According to the minister, “preliminary investigations have revealed that the attack was committed by a suicide bomber of Abdullah Mehsud.” Sherpao told reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at his residence in Islamabad on April 29-night that investigations had revealed he was the main target of the attack.
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May - 15 
The NWFP Law Minister Malik Zafar Azam told reporters that it was a suicide attack. "I myself saw the suicide bomber’s two legs inscribed with two messages, one in Pushto and the other in Persian. The message written in Pashto warned that those spying for America would face the same consequences." A
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The NWFP Law Minister Malik Zafar Azam told reporters that it was a suicide attack. "I myself saw the suicide bomber’s two legs inscribed with two messages, one in Pushto and the other in Persian. The message written in Pashto warned that those spying for America would face the same consequences." Azam said it would be premature to say who was behind the suicide attack, "but it may be a reaction to Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah’s killing two days ago in Afghanistan." He added that the owner of the hotel, which is located near the Mahabat Khan mosque, was from Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan and most of the customers at the hotel were Afghans. However, the Federal Interior Ministry’s spokesperson, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, told a press conference in Islamabad that "We have found no clue suggesting that the attack was in reaction to the Taliban leader’s killing in Afghanistan… Dadullah was an Afghan national operating from Afghanistan and he died there. Pakistan has nothing to do with his death." He, however, said that the suicide bombing might have links with terrorists operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Waziristan region.
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May - 24 
Unidentified men fired seven rockets at a paramilitary fort in Tank city of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in an overnight attack, an official said on May 24, according to Daily Times. No casualties were reported.
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Unidentified men fired seven rockets at a paramilitary fort in Tank city of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in an overnight attack, an official said on May 24, according to Daily Times. No casualties were reported.
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May - 26 
Suspected Taliban militants abducted two doctors in the Lakki Marwat district on May 26. An unnamed police official told Daily Times that unidentified men intercepted Dr. Abdur Rehman and Dr. Muhammad Ishaq of Lakki Marwat District Headquarters Hospital at Khankhel Morr in the Tajuri police precinct
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Suspected Taliban militants abducted two doctors in the Lakki Marwat district on May 26. An unnamed police official told Daily Times that unidentified men intercepted Dr. Abdur Rehman and Dr. Muhammad Ishaq of Lakki Marwat District Headquarters Hospital at Khankhel Morr in the Tajuri police precincts and abducted them along with the driver of their vehicle, Anwaruddin.
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May - 30 
Officials said the militants fired indiscriminately on people in the house. The dead reportedly included six members of the family and seven guests. "We could hear the rattle of guns and explosions in our office," said Marwat. "It was a big attack and a large number of militants were involved," he a
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Officials said the militants fired indiscriminately on people in the house. The dead reportedly included six members of the family and seven guests. "We could hear the rattle of guns and explosions in our office," said Marwat. "It was a big attack and a large number of militants were involved," he added. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Amiruddin Khan belonged to a spiritual family of South Waziristan and one of his brothers, Attiqur Rehman, was a Pir (someone who is considered to have mystic powers, according to the Sufi tradition) and his actions might have antagonised some people. After expulsion from his native area, Pir Attiq shifted to Karachi where he now has a large number of followers. He brings out a magazine, Zarbe Haq, from Karachi to propagate his ideology. Officials said the self-proclaimed Pir published editorials and articles in his magazine against militant commander Abdullah Mahsud and described him as an agent of the US. The 40-year-old Pir has been a strong critic of Talibanisation and militancy in the tribal region.
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May - 31 
“Independent cells” on the pattern of al Qaeda inspired by the Taliban are actively spreading Talibanisation across the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Tank district is the “litmus test” for these cells to prove how serious a threat they pose to the state, officials said on May 31, according
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“Independent cells” on the pattern of al Qaeda inspired by the Taliban are actively spreading Talibanisation across the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Tank district is the “litmus test” for these cells to prove how serious a threat they pose to the state, officials said on May 31, according to Daily Times. “These independent cells are proving their point in Tank district,” said counter-terrorism officials. NWFP Information Minister Asif Iqbal said the people attacking Tank represented “small independent groups” operating under the Taliban name. “When the strongest arm of the government, the army, was neutralised it gave the cells hope that they could take on the relatively less equipped administration of a settled district,” officials said. “The people in Swat have no link to Baitullah Mehsud but are doing something the Taliban in Pakistan or Afghanistan would take pride in.” Brig (r) Mehmood Shah, former Federally Administered Tribal Areas home secretary, told Daily Times. “The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction) is the political face of Islamic militancy in Pakistan,” he said.
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June - 10 
Senator Hamidullah Afridi has said that a grand jirga (council) of tribesmen would be convened in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on June 14 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Talking to el
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Senator Hamidullah Afridi has said that a grand jirga (council) of tribesmen would be convened in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on June 14 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Talking to elders from the seven agencies and six Frontier Regions of FATA in Peshawar on June 10, Afridi said that elders and professionals belonging to the remote region would participate in the jirga to discuss the situation and provide suggestions in this regard. He said the tribesmen should launch a struggle for their rights, adding that the jirga would focus on the role tribal people would be playing in the proposed Pak-Afghan Loya Jirga to be held in Kabul in August 2007.
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June - 19 
Tribal sources quoted local militants as saying that the attack had been carried out from Afghanistan. Local people said the seminary had been struck by missiles in Mamerogha Seleria, about 45 kilometers west of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan. The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said it
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Tribal sources quoted local militants as saying that the attack had been carried out from Afghanistan. Local people said the seminary had been struck by missiles in Mamerogha Seleria, about 45 kilometers west of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan. The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said it was not involved. "We checked into this and we have no indications that we have fired anything across the border into Pakistan," coalition spokesperson Colonel David Accetta said in Kabul.
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June - 19 
The Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General, Major General Arshad Waheed, however, denied reports that Pakistan army or coalition forces had carried out the attack. "It was an accidental blast in the area and, according to the tribal administration, 20 people were killed," he claimed. Local
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The Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General, Major General Arshad Waheed, however, denied reports that Pakistan army or coalition forces had carried out the attack. "It was an accidental blast in the area and, according to the tribal administration, 20 people were killed," he claimed. Local intelligence officials said the explosion occurred in a bomb factory in a seminary. An unnamed source, however, said a cluster of three houses and a tent had been hit by a missile fired from across the border. He said that there were 45 or 46 people there at the time.
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July - 3 July - 4
NWFP police chief Sharif Virk blamed Maulana Fazlullah, who leads a proscribed militant organisation, for both these attacks. "Militant leader Maulvi Fazlullah has close links with the administration of the Lal Masjid and the provincial government is contemplating action against him," Virk told Dawn
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NWFP police chief Sharif Virk blamed Maulana Fazlullah, who leads a proscribed militant organisation, for both these attacks. "Militant leader Maulvi Fazlullah has close links with the administration of the Lal Masjid and the provincial government is contemplating action against him," Virk told Dawn. Fazlullah, who had recently signed an agreement with the NWFP government, in broadcasts on his FM channel on July 3 and 4, asked his supporters to take up arms against the government to avenge the action taken against Lal Masjid and carry out suicide attacks.
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July - 10 
In Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, provincial police chief Sharif Virk termed the incidents a reaction to the storming of the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa compound. "Except Lower Dir and Battagram, the overall situation in the province is under control," said Virk. Army troops have reportedly been dispatch
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In Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, provincial police chief Sharif Virk termed the incidents a reaction to the storming of the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa compound. "Except Lower Dir and Battagram, the overall situation in the province is under control," said Virk. Army troops have reportedly been dispatched to the Swat district and army personnel have also started patrolling the Mingora town.
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July - 13 
The government on July 13 moved an army brigade to the Tank district, Daily Times reported. Tank District Police Officer Mumtaz Zarin said that the army had been called in to improve security and to stop incursions from the tribal areas. He, however, refused to comment on how many soldiers were bein
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The government on July 13 moved an army brigade to the Tank district, Daily Times reported. Tank District Police Officer Mumtaz Zarin said that the army had been called in to improve security and to stop incursions from the tribal areas. He, however, refused to comment on how many soldiers were being deployed there, but said the army deployment was a gradual process. "No operation is being considered at the moment," he added. The NWFP Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai while ruling out a military operation in the area, claimed that the army had been summoned to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order. "We were against use of force in Islamabad... how can we agree on an operation in the NWFP?," he said.
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July - 14 
At least 23 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and 27 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into their convoy on July 14, reported Daily Times. “The FC lost 23 jawans in the terrorist attack,” ISPR Director General Maj Gen Waheed Arshad told Daily Times. An unna
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At least 23 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and 27 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into their convoy on July 14, reported Daily Times. “The FC lost 23 jawans in the terrorist attack,” ISPR Director General Maj Gen Waheed Arshad told Daily Times. An unnamed senior administration official said the attack occurred 20-kilometres southeast of Miranshah when a FC convoy was heading towards Miranshah from the Razmak area.
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July - 14 
The Governor of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, who was the architect of the accord, said that the government was trying to save the peace agreement. He said he met tribal elders and others who were members of the peace committee on July 14 to contact
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The Governor of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, who was the architect of the accord, said that the government was trying to save the peace agreement. He said he met tribal elders and others who were members of the peace committee on July 14 to contact the militants and convince them not to scrap the accord and help in maintaining peace in North Waziristan. He stated that troops were deployed at the checkpoints following some attacks on security forces and in view of an increase in incidents of kidnapping, car-lifting, gun-running and other crimes. He said the soldiers could be withdrawn once the law and order situation improves in North Waziristan.
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July - 15 
Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao said the two attacks could be a militant response to the Lal Masjid assault. Many of the locals were terming the incident as act of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which according to them had well-trained and brainwashed people in the district.
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Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao said the two attacks could be a militant response to the Lal Masjid assault. Many of the locals were terming the incident as act of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which according to them had well-trained and brainwashed people in the district.
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July - 18 
President Musharraf said that al Qaeda was on the run in the tribal areas and the flow of Taliban from Pakistani territory to Afghanistan had been reduced. He pointed out that the Pakistan Army was dispatching two full divisions of troops to the troubled areas in the North West Frontier Province (NW
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President Musharraf said that al Qaeda was on the run in the tribal areas and the flow of Taliban from Pakistani territory to Afghanistan had been reduced. He pointed out that the Pakistan Army was dispatching two full divisions of troops to the troubled areas in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and also raising new paramilitary forces to aid civil power. He explained that in National Security Council meetings the NWFP chief minister had fully supported the federal government’s strategic plan to put down the Taliban in the frontier regions and win hearts and minds. He implied he would continue to woo the moderate mainstream mullahs everywhere because they too were against religious extremism and violence, and thereby isolate and crush the extremists by a combination of military, political and religious moves.
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July - 19 
Addressing a 45-member inter-tribal jirga at the Governor’s House in capital Peshwar on July 19, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai urged the tribal elders to help the government establish its writ and urged the militants to leave Pakistan “with
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Addressing a 45-member inter-tribal jirga at the Governor’s House in capital Peshwar on July 19, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai urged the tribal elders to help the government establish its writ and urged the militants to leave Pakistan “with honour and dignity”.
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July - 19 
The federal government has decided to provide PKR 3.6 billion to the NWFP government to recruit more personnel to the law enforcement agencies in the province. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that the NWFP government had asked for an additional 15,000 police personnel where the federal government a
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The federal government has decided to provide PKR 3.6 billion to the NWFP government to recruit more personnel to the law enforcement agencies in the province. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that the NWFP government had asked for an additional 15,000 police personnel where the federal government agreed to provide half of the grant.
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July - 19 
The NWFP government will hold a meeting with a 45-member jirga (council) that negotiated the peace deal with the militants in 2006. "We have been invited for a meeting with NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai on Thursday (today). We don’t know the agenda, but the meeting will obviously focus on the peace
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The NWFP government will hold a meeting with a 45-member jirga (council) that negotiated the peace deal with the militants in 2006. "We have been invited for a meeting with NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai on Thursday (today). We don’t know the agenda, but the meeting will obviously focus on the peace deal," Malik Waris Khan from Khyber Agency, who is among 45 other elders from six tribal regions to attend the meeting, told Daily Times in Peshawar.
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July - 20 
According to Dawn, a meeting presided over by President Pervez Musharraf on July 20 approved ‘an all-encompassing strategy’ to combat terrorism, extremism and growing militancy in the country, particularly in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and tribal areas. Sources said the meeting decided
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According to Dawn, a meeting presided over by President Pervez Musharraf on July 20 approved ‘an all-encompassing strategy’ to combat terrorism, extremism and growing militancy in the country, particularly in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and tribal areas. Sources said the meeting decided to provide ‘necessary financial and security support’ to NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani to restore law and order in the province. "The meeting discussed all aspects of the current wave of violence and terrorism and took a number of important decisions to improve the law and order situation across Pakistan," said the President’s Media Advisor Rashid Qurashi. Sources said the president told the meeting that the writ of the government would have to be established by chasing terrorists and militants and that the government would not bow before their demands.
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July - 23 
The Federal Government on July 23 rejected the local Taliban demand for the removal of security check posts across North Waziristan. “The governor excused himself from meeting the demand, saying there is no question of removing the check posts unless the government is assured (by the Taliban) of an
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The Federal Government on July 23 rejected the local Taliban demand for the removal of security check posts across North Waziristan. “The governor excused himself from meeting the demand, saying there is no question of removing the check posts unless the government is assured (by the Taliban) of an improvement in the security condition,” a tribal elder told Daily Times.
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July - 25 
A United States embassy spokeswoman rejected Geo Television channel’s report that the US planned to strike at nine places in North Waziristan. Elizabeth Colton told Daily Times that there was no threat to Pakistan from the US Government. "Pakistan and the US are allies in the war on terror and we ar
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A United States embassy spokeswoman rejected Geo Television channel’s report that the US planned to strike at nine places in North Waziristan. Elizabeth Colton told Daily Times that there was no threat to Pakistan from the US Government. "Pakistan and the US are allies in the war on terror and we are cooperating closely," she said.
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July - 25 
According to Daily Times, the US authorities have pointed out the locations of nine alleged terrorist training camps in North Waziristan to Pakistani authorities and an anti-terrorism campaign has been started in the area. Geo News reported on July 25 that Pakistan and the US would act secretly agai
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According to Daily Times, the US authorities have pointed out the locations of nine alleged terrorist training camps in North Waziristan to Pakistani authorities and an anti-terrorism campaign has been started in the area. Geo News reported on July 25 that Pakistan and the US would act secretly against terrorists in Waziristan. They said that the action against Abdullah Mehsud in Balochistan was part of the "silent operation started under US pressure."
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August - 4 
Colonel Jawad and Colonel Sarfaraz of the Pakistan Army told a meeting of local elders, councillors and political leaders that there would be no military operation in Swat. They said the army had been called in to maintain law and order, which was why the troops did not retaliate despite terrorists’
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Colonel Jawad and Colonel Sarfaraz of the Pakistan Army told a meeting of local elders, councillors and political leaders that there would be no military operation in Swat. They said the army had been called in to maintain law and order, which was why the troops did not retaliate despite terrorists’ attacks on the army.
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August - 13 
Meanwhile, the local Taliban handed over control of Darra Adam Khel to the government after a jirga (assembly) assured them that there would be no more criminal and ‘un-Islamic’ activities in the area. "The Taliban have given up control of Darra Adam Khel after the jirga assured them that it would t
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Meanwhile, the local Taliban handed over control of Darra Adam Khel to the government after a jirga (assembly) assured them that there would be no more criminal and ‘un-Islamic’ activities in the area. "The Taliban have given up control of Darra Adam Khel after the jirga assured them that it would take action against anti-social elements and un-Islamic activities in the area," Senator Abdur Raziq from Darra told Daily Times on August 13. He said that according to the agreement, the Taliban would retake control of Darra Adam Khel if the jirga or the local administration failed to fulfil their promise.
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September - 2 
Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad reiterated that the soldiers had not been abducted, but were trapped amid a dispute between the militants and local tribesmen. “We have not received any demand from them,” he told AFP. He said a jirga (council) was holding talks with local tribesmen to
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Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad reiterated that the soldiers had not been abducted, but were trapped amid a dispute between the militants and local tribesmen. “We have not received any demand from them,” he told AFP. He said a jirga (council) was holding talks with local tribesmen to secure safe passage for the soldiers. Arshad told Daily Times that the soldiers were not missing or held hostage but were staying with the Mehsud tribe. An intelligence official in the region told Associated Press that militants abducted 205 troops - 135 army soldiers, 70 paramilitary troops - and seized 20 military vehicles.
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September - 4 
The political administration, however, claimed that the two men were killed due to a coalmine dispute.
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The political administration, however, claimed that the two men were killed due to a coalmine dispute.
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September - 8 
Four soldiers were killed and another two injured on September 8 when suspected militants opened fire on a small military convoy in the Kohistan district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), army said. “Yes, some militants attacked the army convoy near the Sazeen area in Kohistan district, martyr
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Four soldiers were killed and another two injured on September 8 when suspected militants opened fire on a small military convoy in the Kohistan district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), army said. “Yes, some militants attacked the army convoy near the Sazeen area in Kohistan district, martyring four jawans and injuring two others,” military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told Daily Times on the telephone from Rawalpindi. It was the first attack on the army in the Kohistan district. The two-vehicle convoy was on its way to Skardu in the Northern Areas, close to Pakistan’s border with China, when they were attacked, sources added.
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September - 14 
11 abducted Frontier Corps personnel returned to their bases on September 14 after they were freed unconditionally in North Waziristan, local police said. Pro-Taliban militants had reportedly kidnapped the soldiers at a security check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road on September 12. The Bannu Nursi
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11 abducted Frontier Corps personnel returned to their bases on September 14 after they were freed unconditionally in North Waziristan, local police said. Pro-Taliban militants had reportedly kidnapped the soldiers at a security check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road on September 12. The Bannu Nursing College vice-principal Dr Abdur Rahim Khattak was also released by the militants.
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September - 14 
Six soldiers were missing after September 13 clashes with the Taliban in North Waziristan, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP on September 14. He said, "We have lost contact with a paramilitary post and six soldiers are either missing or dead."
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Six soldiers were missing after September 13 clashes with the Taliban in North Waziristan, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP on September 14. He said, "We have lost contact with a paramilitary post and six soldiers are either missing or dead."
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September - 21 
Pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah asked his followers to hit official targets, after the government ignored a demand to release his supporters, sources said. Abduction of government officials was part of the targets that the cleric said should be achieved. "I ask you to attack the targets. Now I
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Pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah asked his followers to hit official targets, after the government ignored a demand to release his supporters, sources said. Abduction of government officials was part of the targets that the cleric said should be achieved. "I ask you to attack the targets. Now I will show the government what I can do," he told a council at Iman Dheri outside Mingora city, his headquarters.
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September - 24 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has denied that militants will provide security cover to the armed forces. Reacting to a statement by tribal negotiator Maulana Asamuddin that militant commander Baitullah Mehsud had agreed to provide safe passage to security forces between Jandola and Wana
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has denied that militants will provide security cover to the armed forces. Reacting to a statement by tribal negotiator Maulana Asamuddin that militant commander Baitullah Mehsud had agreed to provide safe passage to security forces between Jandola and Wana, a spokesman for the ISPR said the security forces deployed their own security apparatus when moving from one place to another. Dawn had quoted Maulana Asamuddin, a member of the peace jirga (council), as saying that both sides had agreed to take confidence-building measures before the release of soldiers taken hostage by militants in the Mehsud-dominated area on August 30.
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October - 11 
A small jirga of tribal elders is negotiating a cease-fire with government officials in North Waziristan after fierce clashes between security forces and militants in which 250 people have been killed. The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Jan Orakzai told reporters in Peshawar that a
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A small jirga of tribal elders is negotiating a cease-fire with government officials in North Waziristan after fierce clashes between security forces and militants in which 250 people have been killed. The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Jan Orakzai told reporters in Peshawar that a jirga was negotiating a ceasefire, adding, "Once the ceasefire is agreed upon then a larger jirga will discuss permanent peace." Meanwhile, Major General Waheed Arshad reiterated that the army reserved the right to retaliate if military installations were attacked, and added, "We will retaliate if we come under fire."
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October - 11 
The military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the Jirga (council) which met military authorities told them that the 200 militants killed in ‘Operation al-Mizan’, included 50 foreigners, 25 of them Uzbeks and the rest from Tajikistan, Afghanistan and of Arab descent.
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The military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the Jirga (council) which met military authorities told them that the 200 militants killed in ‘Operation al-Mizan’, included 50 foreigners, 25 of them Uzbeks and the rest from Tajikistan, Afghanistan and of Arab descent.
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October - 13 
The Hindu reports that pro-Taliban militants on October 13 released 30 of the over 200 security force (SF) personnel they had abducted over a month ago in the South Waziristan region. The SF personnel were on their way from Wana to Laddah in South Waziristan. Tribal elders had been making attempts t
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The Hindu reports that pro-Taliban militants on October 13 released 30 of the over 200 security force (SF) personnel they had abducted over a month ago in the South Waziristan region. The SF personnel were on their way from Wana to Laddah in South Waziristan. Tribal elders had been making attempts to get the abducted troops released. President Prevez Musharraf, in an interview with BBC had said the unprofessional conduct of the troops had resulted in their capture by the militants.
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October - 24 
An official statement said the NWFP government had requisitioned troops, but they would be deployed when asked by the district administration. NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir and provincial police chief Sharif Verik said at a press conference in provincial capital Peshawar that the government
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An official statement said the NWFP government had requisitioned troops, but they would be deployed when asked by the district administration. NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir and provincial police chief Sharif Verik said at a press conference in provincial capital Peshawar that the government had no plans to launch an operation in Swat and wanted to resolve the issue by peaceful means. "Anyone creating obstacle will be dealt with in accordance with the law," Wazir said. Maulana Fazlullah, he said, had also planned to appoint a governor for the region. He admitted that the government had lost its writ in 59 villages and supporters of the cleric had set up a parallel government. He said the cleric had over 4,500 armed volunteers, he had set up an armed wing called Shaheen Force and established courts. The home secretary said that foreign militants and members of the banned organisations were also hiding in the troubled area, adding that elders of Swat had requested the caretaker government to deploy troops in the district to re-establish the government writ.
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October - 24 
Maulana Fazlullah, the local cleric who has also mobilised more than 2,000 armed volunteers, told followers on his FM radio that troops had been deployed to kill innocent people. He denied that he had challenged the writ of the government and set up a parallel administration. Addressing a rally at t
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Maulana Fazlullah, the local cleric who has also mobilised more than 2,000 armed volunteers, told followers on his FM radio that troops had been deployed to kill innocent people. He denied that he had challenged the writ of the government and set up a parallel administration. Addressing a rally at the Dheri Ground, Fazlullah said that if an operation were launched, his force would "kill many people," according to Daily Times. He told supporters via his radio station that if an operation was launched, they should attack security forces and members of a Swat jirga that met the caretaker chief minister in Peshawar earlier this week to "sanction the operation against my followers".
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October - 26 
NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir confirmed that three Frontier Constabulary personnel and one policeman, who had been abducted by militants from Sambat and Baryan in the Matta sub-district earlier in the day, were ‘reported’ to have been executed. He also said two civilians were killed and anot
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NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir confirmed that three Frontier Constabulary personnel and one policeman, who had been abducted by militants from Sambat and Baryan in the Matta sub-district earlier in the day, were ‘reported’ to have been executed. He also said two civilians were killed and another wounded in an encounter between militants and security forces in Imam Dheri, the village of Maulana Fazlullah, leader of the TNSM. He denied reports that the government had launched any operation and said that militants in the village had fired on troops who were patrolling the area.
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October - 29 
The NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir told AFP there were "reports around 60 miscreants were killed in three days of fighting. The toll could be higher." He told AP that a total of 20 security force personnel and civilians were killed since October 26. Another eight soldiers and four police pers
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The NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir told AFP there were "reports around 60 miscreants were killed in three days of fighting. The toll could be higher." He told AP that a total of 20 security force personnel and civilians were killed since October 26. Another eight soldiers and four police personnel were missing, he said.
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October - 31 
According to AFP, the militants fired at an army chopper hovering over Matta, prompting the gunship to attack three militants’ positions. NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir disclosed that at least 15 to 18 militants including Tariq, a close aide of TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah, were killed in the
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According to AFP, the militants fired at an army chopper hovering over Matta, prompting the gunship to attack three militants’ positions. NWFP Home Secretary Badshah Gul Wazir disclosed that at least 15 to 18 militants including Tariq, a close aide of TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah, were killed in the clashes. The security forces suffered no casualties, he added.
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October - 31 
Efforts were being made to broker a peace deal between the government and the militants. An all-parties jirga (council) has formed a group to talk to Maulana Fazlullah and the government to find a peaceful solution to the issue. "We are waiting for a green signal from NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai a
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Efforts were being made to broker a peace deal between the government and the militants. An all-parties jirga (council) has formed a group to talk to Maulana Fazlullah and the government to find a peaceful solution to the issue. "We are waiting for a green signal from NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai and Maulana Fazlullah for a meeting to discuss ways for peace in the district," Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction) NWFP chief Senator Gul Naseeb told Daily Times
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November - 1 
Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the latest round of fighting began at 4:30 am when the militants attacked a check-post and the troops responded with mortar and small arms fire. He informed: "It is going on and helicopters are still engaged by law enforcing agencies… Accor
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Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the latest round of fighting began at 4:30 am when the militants attacked a check-post and the troops responded with mortar and small arms fire. He informed: "It is going on and helicopters are still engaged by law enforcing agencies… According to the information I have from the police and Frontier Constabulary, between 60 to 70 miscreants were killed in Swat's areas of Khwazakhela today." Locals of Khwazakhela, the main point of fighting on November 1, said that the military helicopters started strikes at 4 am, leading to an exodus of the local populace for safer places in the upper parts of the district – Madyan, Bahrain, Miandam and other places. Mortar shells were fired at the Taliban's alleged hideouts at Baryam, Salandai, Imam Dherai, Koza Bandai from the FC camp near Mingora, airport and other areas.
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November - 1 
Provincial police chief Sharif Virk said SFs had used helicopter gun-ships and artillery to dislodge the militants from their positions. "Unless we clear the high ground positions and dislodge them from hilltops, it would be very risky and dangerous to move foot soldiers in Khwazakhela", he said. He
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Provincial police chief Sharif Virk said SFs had used helicopter gun-ships and artillery to dislodge the militants from their positions. "Unless we clear the high ground positions and dislodge them from hilltops, it would be very risky and dangerous to move foot soldiers in Khwazakhela", he said. He also said that Matta, a major militant stronghold, would be targeted later. He put the militants’ strength in Swat at between 4,000 and 5,000. Virk added that food and ammunition had been provided to police holed up in a police station in Matta. "It’s too dangerous to evacuate them now. They can better defend themselves from inside," he stated.
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November - 2 
According to Daily Times, a militant hideout, once owned by the late Taliban commander, Mullah Dadullah, was destroyed in North Waziristan, killing nine unidentified people on November 2. Two foreign militants were among the dead, sources added. Residents and local sources said that the drones flew
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According to Daily Times, a militant hideout, once owned by the late Taliban commander, Mullah Dadullah, was destroyed in North Waziristan, killing nine unidentified people on November 2. Two foreign militants were among the dead, sources added. Residents and local sources said that the drones flew over the site in the village of Danday Darpakhel before two missiles hit the site. Local sources said that 12 militants were also injured in the blast. The house was used as a training camp and explosives store by militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of local Taliban. Meanwhile, the Military spokesman, Major General Waheed Arshad, said his forces were not involved. He further added, "The army has not fired any weapon in the area."
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November - 2 
According to Daily Times, the NWFP Governor Lt Gen Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on November 2 said that an army operation is the last resort to restore law and order in Swat district.
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According to Daily Times, the NWFP Governor Lt Gen Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on November 2 said that an army operation is the last resort to restore law and order in Swat district.
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November - 2 
Militants loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah paraded 48 security force (SF) before media personnel in Swat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The SF personnel had surrendered during a week of fierce clashes. One unnamed soldier said, "The militants told us that we would not be harmed
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Militants loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah paraded 48 security force (SF) before media personnel in Swat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The SF personnel had surrendered during a week of fierce clashes. One unnamed soldier said, "The militants told us that we would not be harmed if we surrender. If not, then the entire population from the village below will climb up the hill and may kill you." The soldiers subsequently were given PKR 500 each before being released. One of the soldiers told BBC that they do not want to fight with their Muslim brothers who are fighting for the implementation of Sharia.
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November - 4 
On November 4, pro-Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud released over 200 soldiers who had been taken hostage in South Waziristan on August 30. Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told Daily Times, "The 211 soldiers the militants have released reached Wana." He also confirmed that the gover
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On November 4, pro-Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud released over 200 soldiers who had been taken hostage in South Waziristan on August 30. Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told Daily Times, "The 211 soldiers the militants have released reached Wana." He also confirmed that the government had released 25 militants including a relative of slain Taliban commander Abdullah Mehsud, Sohail Zeb, in exchange for the soldiers’ release. Officials said the soldiers and militants had been exchanged through jirga (tribal council) members at Tiarza tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres northeast of Wana.
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At least 20 militants were injured when they tried to attack and capture the Saidu Sharif airport late on November 12-night, said Gen Waheed, adding that five suspects, including four locals and one Afghan, were detained by paramilitary personnel in Chakdara on November 13. He said telephone directo
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At least 20 militants were injured when they tried to attack and capture the Saidu Sharif airport late on November 12-night, said Gen Waheed, adding that five suspects, including four locals and one Afghan, were detained by paramilitary personnel in Chakdara on November 13. He said telephone directories had been confiscated from the suspects. “Some weapons were also recovered from their possession,” he stated. Answering a question on when the military operation would end, Gen Waheed said, “It will take time to eliminate the militants.”
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November - 13 
The government imposed a curfew in Swat, the army said. “The curfew has been imposed to check the movement of the militants,” chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP, adding that it would be in force from midnight November 13 to November 14.
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The government imposed a curfew in Swat, the army said. “The curfew has been imposed to check the movement of the militants,” chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP, adding that it would be in force from midnight November 13 to November 14.
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November - 14 
The military in a statement issued from its newly established office at Mingora in Swat said that 40 militants were killed on November 14-night in the Koza Bandai area of Swat. Two of the dead were local commanders identified as Matiullah and Muhammad Ali. The statement added that two paramilitary F
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The military in a statement issued from its newly established office at Mingora in Swat said that 40 militants were killed on November 14-night in the Koza Bandai area of Swat. Two of the dead were local commanders identified as Matiullah and Muhammad Ali. The statement added that two paramilitary Frontier Constabulary soldiers were killed and eight others injured in an exchange of fire with militants in the same area.
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November - 15 
30 more people, including 20 militants and four civilians, were killed and more than 70 others, including 50 civilians, injured as security forces continued bombing suspected militants’ hideouts in the Shangla and Swat districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on the third consecutive day
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30 more people, including 20 militants and four civilians, were killed and more than 70 others, including 50 civilians, injured as security forces continued bombing suspected militants’ hideouts in the Shangla and Swat districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on the third consecutive day on November 15, according to The News. Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad confirmed that 20 militants were killed - 12 of them in Shangla and eight in Swat. He said several militants were injured and their bunkers destroyed in the daylong shelling by the gunship helicopters and artillery in both the districts. The spokesman termed as baseless the militants’ claim that 60 soldiers were killed in Shangla in two days of fighting. Further, Gen Waheed admitted to have received some reports about civilian casualties in the Shangla district, but did not provide any details. “For the first time the troops have started operation to clear the Bisham-Shangla road and attacked a critical gorge about 5km from Alpuri. We have reports of the killing of 12 militants in that action,” Gen Arshad told Dawn. He claimed that the militants had abandoned Alpuri and fled to the mountains near Mingora.
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November - 18 
An AFP report added that artillery and helicopter gun-ships on November 18 pounded bases of militants in the Kanju area of Swat Valley, Major General Waheed Arshad said “a military operation is already under way. Ground forces will also be used to intensify the operation shortly,” adding that milita
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An AFP report added that artillery and helicopter gun-ships on November 18 pounded bases of militants in the Kanju area of Swat Valley, Major General Waheed Arshad said “a military operation is already under way. Ground forces will also be used to intensify the operation shortly,” adding that militant casualties were heavy. The military spokesperson disclosed that about 120 militants had been killed in the past few days, with five soldiers also dying in the clashes.
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November - 19 
Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad informed that since militants, whom he referred to as "robbers" and "dacoits", were hiding in residential areas the locals were advised to either expel them from their towns or themselves shift to other places so that they do not suffer in case of mi
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Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad informed that since militants, whom he referred to as "robbers" and "dacoits", were hiding in residential areas the locals were advised to either expel them from their towns or themselves shift to other places so that they do not suffer in case of military action. He said militants' hideouts in both the Swat and Shangla districts were targeted by gunship helicopters, mortar and artillery shells which caused heavy losses to the militants but since fighting was still continuing there he could not receive actual death toll suffered by the militants.
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November - 20 
According to The News, at least 30 more militants loyal to the pro-Taliban group TNSM were killed in clashes with security forces (SFs) in the Swat valley of NWFP, the army said on November 20. The latest deaths take the toll reported by the army from a week of fighting to around 150. "Our offensive
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According to The News, at least 30 more militants loyal to the pro-Taliban group TNSM were killed in clashes with security forces (SFs) in the Swat valley of NWFP, the army said on November 20. The latest deaths take the toll reported by the army from a week of fighting to around 150. "Our offensive against militants has been continuing since last night and there are reports that 20 to 30 more militants have been killed," military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP. Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman, meanwhile, claimed that 15 soldiers had been killed and their weapons seized in the Shangla district, but the calm could not be confirmed from independent sources, Dawn reported. Waheed said troops were now controlling a key road in Swat's Shangla district, which leads to Alpuri. Residents in different areas of Swat valley said that gunfire continued and helicopters hovered in the sky as scores of people abandoned their homes in the Dagai and Akhund Kalai areas of Kabal sub-division. The military had asked the residents to vacate the area on November 19 so that there are no civilian casualties. Witnesses said people were moving towards safer areas with their belongings packed in vehicles. Civilians were reported fleeing in large numbers from various parts of Shangla and the government sought the help of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to set up four relief camps, according to Dawn.
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November - 25 
Swat Media Centre spokesman Amjad Iqbal said two local commanders were among those killed, reported AFP. Commander Khitab Khan was one of the commanders killed, Daily Times reported. Iqbal said SFs had targeted the hideouts of militants loyal to TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah throughout November 25-n
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Swat Media Centre spokesman Amjad Iqbal said two local commanders were among those killed, reported AFP. Commander Khitab Khan was one of the commanders killed, Daily Times reported. Iqbal said SFs had targeted the hideouts of militants loyal to TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah throughout November 25-night. However, militants' sources denied the government claim and said Khan Khitab was alive, The News reported. They pointed out that a similar claim about Khan Khitab's death in military operations in Shangla was made earlier but it proved untrue.
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November - 26 
The Mingora-based military spokesman also said Akbar Ali, the nephew of a pro-government retired army colonel in Totano Bandai in the Kabal sub-division, was abducted and beheaded by the Taliban on November 26. He also said the SFs were consolidating their positions in Kuza Bandai, Ningolai and Seeg
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The Mingora-based military spokesman also said Akbar Ali, the nephew of a pro-government retired army colonel in Totano Bandai in the Kabal sub-division, was abducted and beheaded by the Taliban on November 26. He also said the SFs were consolidating their positions in Kuza Bandai, Ningolai and Seegram. He said troops had occupied hilltops in Shakardara, Kunj and Najia Top dominating the low-lying areas and were able to strike at militants' positions. He also informed that about 500 armed Taliban militants trying to cross over to Swat from Asbanr in Lower Dir district were turned back by the local people.
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November - 26 
The Swat operation would be completed before elections, caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan told reporters in Islamabad. “We are taking action against foreign miscreants in Swat. The condition will resolve itself and the operation will be completed before general elections,” he said.
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The Swat operation would be completed before elections, caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan told reporters in Islamabad. “We are taking action against foreign miscreants in Swat. The condition will resolve itself and the operation will be completed before general elections,” he said.
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November - 28 
Major Amjad Iqbal, the military spokesman in Mingora, told reporters that the majority of militants were either killed or had escaped to the mountains after the security forces (SFs) targeted them in their hideouts. He said 230 militants had so far been killed in clashes with the SFs in the Swat and
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Major Amjad Iqbal, the military spokesman in Mingora, told reporters that the majority of militants were either killed or had escaped to the mountains after the security forces (SFs) targeted them in their hideouts. He said 230 militants had so far been killed in clashes with the SFs in the Swat and Shangla districts. He said most of the militants were killed in Shangla while their death toll in Swat was 56. “Security forces entered the town of Imam Dheri, the main base of Maulana Fazlullah… He has gone underground,” Major Iqbal told AFP. Earlier, the chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said in Rawalpindi that 200 to 215 militants were killed in Swat and Shangla. However, there was no independent confirmation of the claim. About losses suffered by the military, Major Iqbal said four soldiers were killed while 15 wounded in the two days of fighting. He added that six more bodies of slain militants were recovered on November 28. He claimed one of them was an Uzbek national. Major Iqbal informed that the SFs had cleared the area between Mingora and Shakardarra in Matta subdivision, which had been a stronghold of the militants.
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November - 28 
Military authorities on November 28 said they had evicted militants from most of the troubled areas in the Swat valley while all the displaced government officials returned to their jobs in Shangla district after the retreat of Maulana Fazlullah-led militants from their positions in the district hea
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Military authorities on November 28 said they had evicted militants from most of the troubled areas in the Swat valley while all the displaced government officials returned to their jobs in Shangla district after the retreat of Maulana Fazlullah-led militants from their positions in the district headquarters of Alpuri, according to The News.
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November - 30 
Swat Media Information Centre spokesman told reporters that 11 militants were arrested at Ayub Bridge in Kanju and that the security forces had seized weapons and explosive material from their possession. The spokesman said, around 50 suspects were also rounded up by the security forces in Mingora c
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Swat Media Information Centre spokesman told reporters that 11 militants were arrested at Ayub Bridge in Kanju and that the security forces had seized weapons and explosive material from their possession. The spokesman said, around 50 suspects were also rounded up by the security forces in Mingora city. The spokesman also urged militants and people to surrender their weapons to security forces, for which they would be rewarded. A media centre press release asked people to play an active role in destroying militants’ trenches and to identify ammunition dumps.
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December - 2 
A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson in Swat, meanwhile, said 22 militants had been arrested at the FC checkpoint at Ayub Bridge in Kanju, two each at Fizzagut and another two at Landaki. Among those arrested are Afghan national Waheedullah, who allegedly headed the propaganda wing of the militants; M
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A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson in Swat, meanwhile, said 22 militants had been arrested at the FC checkpoint at Ayub Bridge in Kanju, two each at Fizzagut and another two at Landaki. Among those arrested are Afghan national Waheedullah, who allegedly headed the propaganda wing of the militants; Maulana Ghaniur Rehman, a cleric of Imam Dehri in Swat; and Mohammad Iqbal, believed to be a financer of the militants.
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December - 4 
Security forces killed over 230 militants and arrested 90, including some foreign nationals, since the start of military operations in the Swat district of the NWFP, according to interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Dawn reported. In his weekly press briefing on law and order
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Security forces killed over 230 militants and arrested 90, including some foreign nationals, since the start of military operations in the Swat district of the NWFP, according to interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Dawn reported. In his weekly press briefing on law and order on December 4, he said the operation in Swat was continuing and expressed the hope that elections in Swat would be held on January 8, along with other parts of the country. He claimed that "The situation has considerably improved and most of the areas have been cleared of the militants, enabling local residents to resume their normal activities." Cheema said the civil administration was functioning normally in the Swat and Shangla districts and police had set up pickets. The writ of the government, he added, would be also established in other areas.
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December - 8 
The Pakistan Army claimed on December 8 that it has cleared almost all militants from Swat after killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. According to AFP, Major General Nasser Janjua said 20,000 troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery had driven the militants out of
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The Pakistan Army claimed on December 8 that it has cleared almost all militants from Swat after killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. According to AFP, Major General Nasser Janjua said 20,000 troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery had driven the militants out of their strongholds in an ongoing military operation. “Fazlullah is still on the run with hardcore militants estimated to be between 200 to 400, including some foreigners,” Janjua told reporters in Mingora, and added, “The militants have retreated to two places in the mountains in the northwest of the valley and we will chase them there.” However, Janjua was careful not to claim success, saying the militants remain dangerous and likely will try to regroup for at least one major counter-attack, adds Associated Press. He said officials believe that some of the fighters loyal to Fazlullah have melted into the local populace, while the hardcore supporters have been pushed into the Piochar side valley. He also said Fazlullah had been involved with the “enemy”, and claimed al Qaeda had played a role in the unrest in the conservative region. He informed that said five soldiers and six civilians had been killed in the operation and around 20 civilians had also been wounded. He opined that it would take up to four months to stabilise the region, adding that it would take at least 12 months to reopen the region to tourists.
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December - 14 
Further, Fazlullah’s brother on December 14 asked the TNSM chief to surrender. Fazle Ahad - who was arrested by security forces at the beginning of the military operation - said in a message aired on government-run radio: "Fighting the government is not in the interest of Pakistan and the nation. Th
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Further, Fazlullah’s brother on December 14 asked the TNSM chief to surrender. Fazle Ahad - who was arrested by security forces at the beginning of the military operation - said in a message aired on government-run radio: "Fighting the government is not in the interest of Pakistan and the nation. Therefore, militants have to lay down their weapons."
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December - 14 
Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn.
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Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn. The militants have named their movement as Tehrik Taliban-i-Pakistan and said the aim of the movement was to enforce Sharia (Islamic law) in their respective areas. The decision was taken at a meeting of 40 Taliban leaders, held in an undisclosed place in South Waziristan. "The sole objective of the Shura meeting was to unite the Taliban against NATO forces in Afghanistan and to wage a ‘defensive jihad’ against Pakistani forces here," Baitullah’s spokesman Maulana Omar said. He claimed that Pakistani forces were bombing seminaries and killing people and the Taliban wanted to avenge the forces’ action. The meeting asked the government to call off the military operation in Swat and North Waziristan and abolish all military checkpoints within 10 days. Otherwise, it warned, a suitable course of action would be chalked out in the next meeting of the militants. Taliban leaders from seven tribal agencies, six Frontier Regions of FATA and the NWFP districts of Swat, Kohistan, Buner, Dir, Malakand, Kulachi, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank and D.I. Khan attended the meeting. They demanded release of Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and other Taliban jailed across the country. The meeting also formed a 40-member consultative committee (Shura) to be headed by Baitullah Mehsud. Maulana Umar has been chosen as spokesman for the committee.
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