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January - 12 
Tank police officials said that militants attacked a garrison, the police lines and a picket with rockets and heavy gunfire, Dawn reported. The building of a vocational college where troops had been stationed also came under attack. The security forces retaliated with gunfire and the clash went on f
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Tank police officials said that militants attacked a garrison, the police lines and a picket with rockets and heavy gunfire, Dawn reported. The building of a vocational college where troops had been stationed also came under attack. The security forces retaliated with gunfire and the clash went on for two hours. A policeman, identified as Latifullah, who suffered injuries died later.
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January - 16 
The Director General Military Operation (DGMO) Major General Ahmad Shuja Pasha said on January 16 that the army had achieved a primary target of the Rah-e-Haq Operation in Swat by clearing the valley of miscreants and establishing the writ of the government there, according to Daily Times. "The misc
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The Director General Military Operation (DGMO) Major General Ahmad Shuja Pasha said on January 16 that the army had achieved a primary target of the Rah-e-Haq Operation in Swat by clearing the valley of miscreants and establishing the writ of the government there, according to Daily Times. "The miscreants have been pushed to the Peochar area and to the snow-capped mountains, and peace has returned to the valley," Pasha briefed journalists in Rawalpindi. He said the Rah-e-Haq Operation started on November 13, 2007 and was jointly executed by the 23rd Division of 10 Corps and 17th Division of 11 Corps. "The army cleared the valley by December 24," he said. Pasha said 36 soldiers had died and 72 were injured in the operation, while nine civilians had died and another 45 injured. Gen. Pasha informed that 10 senior aides of the militant leader had been arrested and Maulana Fazlullah himself narrowly escaped arrest on quite a few occasions. He said a total of 617 suspects had been arrested but most of them were released after interrogation.
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January - 24 
The Interior Ministry has warned the provinces that 13 suicide bombers have entered Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore from the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and may carry out attacks in these cities, Daily Times reported. According to Geo News, the ministry revealed in a letter written to the prov
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The Interior Ministry has warned the provinces that 13 suicide bombers have entered Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore from the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and may carry out attacks in these cities, Daily Times reported. According to Geo News, the ministry revealed in a letter written to the provinces and security agencies that terrorists have formed a new group by the name of Al-Quds Army and that 13 of its newly trained suicide bombers have entered major cities for subversive activities. The ministry has also warned security agencies and the provinces that two extremists of Maulana Fazlullah’s Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) have entered Sindh and Balochistan.
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January - 25 
However, ISPR Director General Major General Athar Abbas said around 25-30 militants and two security forces personnel were killed, adding that 10 personnel were injured. He denied militant’s claims of having killed seven soldiers and taken another 15 hostage. “At present, the aim is the recovery of
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However, ISPR Director General Major General Athar Abbas said around 25-30 militants and two security forces personnel were killed, adding that 10 personnel were injured. He denied militant’s claims of having killed seven soldiers and taken another 15 hostage. “At present, the aim is the recovery of trucks [of food and ammunition] and if the resistance grows, then the operation may continue till the army takes control of the area,” Abbas said. Reports said that the security forces had imposed a curfew in the region.
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January - 28 
Officials in Peshawar confirmed the presence of the militant groups in Darra, adding that the groups had focused on "extending sway" to Peshawar. They said, "Today, both the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad have a strong presence within 20 kilometers of Peshawar." The unnamed officials said, "Th
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Officials in Peshawar confirmed the presence of the militant groups in Darra, adding that the groups had focused on "extending sway" to Peshawar. They said, "Today, both the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad have a strong presence within 20 kilometers of Peshawar." The unnamed officials said, "The fact of the matter is that some of the groups, such as Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, are very active around Peshawar and Kohat district, especially in areas close to the Kohat-Rawalpindi Highway." The officials also stated that the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was the "most active group" in Darra.
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January - 28 
The security forces on January 28 claimed purging Darra Adam Khel and the surrounding hills of the militants amid reports of heavy shelling and artillery fire that continued till afternoon. "The troops are in full control of the town and the adjoining mountains. Besides, the Friendship Tunnel is als
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The security forces on January 28 claimed purging Darra Adam Khel and the surrounding hills of the militants amid reports of heavy shelling and artillery fire that continued till afternoon. "The troops are in full control of the town and the adjoining mountains. Besides, the Friendship Tunnel is also under control and will take some time to be reopened for general traffic," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told The News.
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February - 6 
Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar on February 6 declared a unilateral cease-fire from South Waziristan to Swat, saying no security forces would be targeted. "We will not attack any security person, be it in Waziristan or in Swat (district)," he told Daily Times from an undisclosed location. Maulvi Umar
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Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar on February 6 declared a unilateral cease-fire from South Waziristan to Swat, saying no security forces would be targeted. "We will not attack any security person, be it in Waziristan or in Swat (district)," he told Daily Times from an undisclosed location. Maulvi Umar denied the cease-fire was the result of "secret negotiations", claiming the Taliban were responding to a reduction in the military’s attacks on them. "We will not attack the security forces till [our] next announcement," he said, adding, "We see a marked decrease in intensity of attacks on us." Tribal sources said a Taliban shura (council) had decided on the cease-fire after the government had "agreed to meet certain points." However, the military said that operations against militants would continue. "This (Taliban ceasefire) is [a] one-sided (announcement). We received no formal communiqué," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said.
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February - 17 
Election Commission (EC) on February 17 announced that it had postponed the February 18 polls in NA-37 Parachinar. EC Secretary Kanwar Dilshad told Geo Television that the general elections had been delayed after the provincial government requested the centre to do so in view of the volatile securit
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Election Commission (EC) on February 17 announced that it had postponed the February 18 polls in NA-37 Parachinar. EC Secretary Kanwar Dilshad told Geo Television that the general elections had been delayed after the provincial government requested the centre to do so in view of the volatile security situation that had gripped the area after the suicide blast.
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February - 18 
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly followed closely by the Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) in the elections held on February 18, according to The Hindu. The PPP led with 87 seats out of 272, followed by 66 for the PML-N, and
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly followed closely by the Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) in the elections held on February 18, according to The Hindu. The PPP led with 87 seats out of 272, followed by 66 for the PML-N, and 38 for the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). Among the smaller parties, (ANP) the Muttahida Qaumi Movement won 19 seats and the Pakhtun nationalist Awami National Party got 10 seats. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, a religious coalition which won 59 seats in 2002, was able to win only three this time. Other political parties - the PPP-Sherpao, the Balochistan National Party, the National People’s Party and the PML-F - got one, one, two, and four seats, respectively, according to Daily Times. Independent candidates won 27 seats. In the Punjab province, the PML-N won 101 seats out of 280, while the PPP and independent candidates got 78 and 35 seats, respectively. The PML-Q got 66 seats. In Sindh, the PPP won 65 seats out of 125, while the MQM and the PML-Q got 38 and nine seats, respectively. The PML-N failed to win a single seat while one independent candidate was successful. In Balochistan, the PML-Q won 17 seats out of 44, while the PPP won seven seats. Independent candidates won ten seats. In the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the ANP won 31 seats out of 85, while the PML-Q and the PML-N have won six and five seats, respectively. The PPP won 17 seats in the NWFP. In the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), six constituencies out of a total of 12 have been officially announced. Elections in two of the constituencies were postponed. As all the candidates in the region contested the elections as independent candidates, no political parties won any inroads in the region. At a press conference following a central executive committee meeting of the PPP, co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari staked the party’s claim to form the government at the Centre with the help of allies. The party is reportedly in a position to form the Sindh provincial government by itself. "We intend to make government in all four provinces and at the Centre, so we will act as the government-in-waiting with our allies… Our endeavour and our policy is to form a national consensus government that will take along all political forces," Zardari said.
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February - 18 
19 people were killed and 157 others were injured in countrywide election-related violence on February 18, caretaker Interior Minister Lt-Gen (retd) Hamid Nawaz told Dawn. However, according to independent reports, the number of casualties may be higher. The minister said that nine died in Punjab, s
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19 people were killed and 157 others were injured in countrywide election-related violence on February 18, caretaker Interior Minister Lt-Gen (retd) Hamid Nawaz told Dawn. However, according to independent reports, the number of casualties may be higher. The minister said that nine died in Punjab, seven in Sindh and three in NWFP. He did not give any casualty figures for Balochistan, where four people were reported to have been killed. According to independent reports, the overall death toll in the country was 26. "Despite 19 deaths, the government considers the election quite peaceful with no incident of terrorism in any part of the country… We are happy that neither any incident of terrorism nor any obstacle in the election process was reported in the country," the caretaker minister said. Private TV channels reported that clashes between supporters of different political parties occurred in Khairpur, Gujranwala, Chakwal, Kamoki, Mirpur, Jacobabad, Muzzafargarh, Mandi Bahauddin, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sargodha, Charsadda, Sukkur, Gujar Khan, Shikarpur, Hangu, Gakharmandi, Sialkot, Samandri, Sanghar and Peshawar. Polling is reported to have begun at a slow pace as voters appeared to be wary of violence. However, as the day progressed, the voter turnout improved and according to unconfirmed reports, it is estimated to be 35 percent. Ambassadors of UK, US, Japan, China, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Iran, South Asian Association of Regional Corporation (SAARC) and European Union Countries visited different polling stations in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and expressed their satisfaction over polling process, security arrangements and performance of elections staff. The government has deployed 81,000 troops and nearly 400,000 police personnel to provide security to the more than 64,000 polling stations, a third of which had been declared sensitive. The Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Qazi Muhammad Farooq said on February 18-night that the Election Commission had fulfilled its responsibility to hold free, fair and transparent elections, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. "We have not received any complaints so far, but if we receive any, action would be taken," he said.
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February - 22 
Malakand Region Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Akhtar Ali Shah said on that all police stations and check posts in the militancy-hit Swat district had been restored. Restoration of police stations and check posts comes weeks after a military operation started against militants loyal t
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Malakand Region Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Akhtar Ali Shah said on that all police stations and check posts in the militancy-hit Swat district had been restored. Restoration of police stations and check posts comes weeks after a military operation started against militants loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah who made an unsuccessful attempt last year to take over the district and establish ‘Islamic administration.’ Shah said that police personnel had also been deployed at the restored police stations and that they had resumed their professional duties.
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February - 26 
The Interior Ministry said on February 26 that security forces had arrested more than 440 militants, including 60 would-be suicide bombers, in the last three months, Daily Times reported. Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier (r) Javed Cheema told reporters, "Security agencies have arrested 442 terr
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The Interior Ministry said on February 26 that security forces had arrested more than 440 militants, including 60 would-be suicide bombers, in the last three months, Daily Times reported. Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier (r) Javed Cheema told reporters, "Security agencies have arrested 442 terrorists and militants during the past three months. From 60 of these terrorists, suicide jackets and other material was confiscated, which shows the law enforcement agencies are in protective mode and stopped them from launching suicide attacks." Cheema said that 17 suspects had been arrested in Punjab, 26 in Sindh, 13 in the NWFP and 122 in Balochistan, Dawn reported. Similarly, 124 alleged militants were arrested in Swat while 140 surrendered to security forces. He said that 45kgs of explosive, eight detonators with leads, five remote controls with chargers and 10 hand-grenades had been seized in Punjab. 43 kilograms of explosives, 44 detonators, two rocket-launchers and 53 hand-grenades were seized in Sindh. In the NWFP, 50,096 kgs of explosives, 26 hand-grenades, 10 explosive jackets, 16 dynamites, 14 detonators, four rocket-launchers, 11 missiles, 32 mortar shells and 24 safety fuses were recovered. The spokesman said that from February 1 to date, 770kgs of explosive had been seized and two explosives-laden vehicles impounded in Swat. He added that 18 explosive devices, 96 detonators, 75kgs of explosive, 112 hand-grenades, 246 mortar shells, 56 mines, 19 rocket launchers and four AA guns had also been seized from the militants.
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March - 2 
According to Daily Times, there were no security arrangements for the assembly, arranged in a shady clearing surrounded by tall trees. The explosion occurred when most of the people had dispersed and noted elders of the five tribes were discussing forming committees to implement the jirga’s decision
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According to Daily Times, there were no security arrangements for the assembly, arranged in a shady clearing surrounded by tall trees. The explosion occurred when most of the people had dispersed and noted elders of the five tribes were discussing forming committees to implement the jirga’s decisions, witnesses said. They said the bomber was between 18 and 22 years old and had a thin beard. "The suicide bomber was an 18-year-old boy. His face is recognisable and initial investigations indicate he was a resident of Darra Adam Khel," senior local official Saleem Gandapur told AFP.
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March - 3 
According to The News, at least 10 people were killed and six others injured when dozens of armed men belonging to the Khyber Agency-based Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) attacked Shiekhan village on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) with rocket launchers and other
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According to The News, at least 10 people were killed and six others injured when dozens of armed men belonging to the Khyber Agency-based Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) attacked Shiekhan village on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) with rocket launchers and other sophisticated weapons before bulldozing a shrine and four houses on March 3. Some sources put the death toll at 16 and said 15 of the deceased were villagers. Police had to fire teargas shells to disperse hundreds of angry villagers who blocked the main Bara Road to register their protest against the LeI militants. "Dozens of armed men of Mangal Bagh-led militant organisation attacked Shiekhan village at around 11.30 am. The villagers, mostly unarmed and unprepared, resisted the assault that resulted into a fierce clash between the rival groups," said a police official. While the militants used rockets and mortar shells besides machineguns and AK-47 assault rifles, the villagers retaliated with rifles. The heavy fighting that continued for hours restricted hundreds of villagers in the nearby areas to their houses. Students in the local schools were also confined to their institutions. Before fleeing to their stronghold Bara in the Khyber Agency of FATA, the LeI militants bulldozed four houses and set ablaze a shrine after razing its building. The Mangal Bagh-led LeI group had reportedly warned the villagers against the stay of a saint, Pir Abdul Hakeem, in the Dani Baba Shrine. The saint is among six people, including a woman, who sustained injuries in the attack. The attack is the first by LeI in the settled part of Peshawar. Mangal Bagh, the head of the LeI, has been enforcing his own brand of Islam in his areas for about two years, according to Dawn. Locals told Daily Times that Shiekhan is home to supporters of Pir Saifur Rehman, who was expelled from Bara in 2007 under immense pressure from the LeI.
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March - 5 
A peace jirga (council) held in Swat on March 5 blamed the intelligence agencies for the prevailing terrorist threat in the region, alleging that TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah was a mere tool that must surrender to the authorities. “The government [should] hold talks with the intelligence agencies i
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A peace jirga (council) held in Swat on March 5 blamed the intelligence agencies for the prevailing terrorist threat in the region, alleging that TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah was a mere tool that must surrender to the authorities. “The government [should] hold talks with the intelligence agencies instead of the local Taliban, as the agencies and Maulana Fazlullah are one and the same in the Swat conflict, while the government is their opponent,” the peace jirga alleged. Addressing a press conference following the jirga, tribal elders — Mukhtar Yusafzai, Sher Shah Khan, Khurshid Kaka Jee, Al-Haj Zahid Khan, Fazal Maula Khan and Adalat Khan — announced a movement to restore peace to Swat and other parts of the region. “Maulana Fazlullah is a criminal and must repent the sins he committed at the behest of the intelligence agencies,” the elders said.
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March - 9 
According to Daily Times, militants blew up an oil tanker in Landi Kotal with dynamite on March 9, but the political administration said the tanker was safe. The tanker, which was to carry fuel to Afghanistan, was parked near the Michini check-post.
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According to Daily Times, militants blew up an oil tanker in Landi Kotal with dynamite on March 9, but the political administration said the tanker was safe. The tanker, which was to carry fuel to Afghanistan, was parked near the Michini check-post.
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March - 9 
Caretaker Interior Minister Lt Gen (r) Hamid Nawaz Khan has claimed that around 200 militants have so far surrendered to the authorities in the Swat district of NWFP, according to Daily Times.He told the PTV that 422 people had been arrested in Swat for their involvement in terrorist activities. “Si
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Caretaker Interior Minister Lt Gen (r) Hamid Nawaz Khan has claimed that around 200 militants have so far surrendered to the authorities in the Swat district of NWFP, according to Daily Times.He told the PTV that 422 people had been arrested in Swat for their involvement in terrorist activities. “Six tonnes of explosive material has also been recovered from the area,” he added. “Security agencies have averted 20 to 30 possible incidents of terrorism in the Punjab and Sindh during Muharram and the elections,” the minister said.
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March - 10 
On March 10, the Pakistan army said that it has arrested six suspected militants in the town of Tank and in Swat.
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On March 10, the Pakistan army said that it has arrested six suspected militants in the town of Tank and in Swat.
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March - 10 
Troops conducted a search operation in the Dherai area to arrest commander Idrees, one of the top 10 aides of militant leader Maulana Fazlullah. However, the operation ended without any arrest, officials said.
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Troops conducted a search operation in the Dherai area to arrest commander Idrees, one of the top 10 aides of militant leader Maulana Fazlullah. However, the operation ended without any arrest, officials said.
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March - 20 
Daily Times reported that the illegal radio station of militant commander Maulana Fazlullah has resumed broadcasts in the Swat district. BBC Urdu reported on March 20 that official sources had confirmed that Fazlullah’s radio, after a closure of almost three months, was back on air with his fiery sp
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Daily Times reported that the illegal radio station of militant commander Maulana Fazlullah has resumed broadcasts in the Swat district. BBC Urdu reported on March 20 that official sources had confirmed that Fazlullah’s radio, after a closure of almost three months, was back on air with his fiery speeches. "The FM radio station has been broadcasting Fazlullah’s speeches for the last three days, but it has not yet been fully active," a government official told BBC.
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March - 27 
The new Government will withdraw the army from Swat in NWFP and end "violence in the name of war and terror", Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali said on March 27, according to Daily Times. Talking to reporters after a meeting with a US congressional delegation at Frontier House in I
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The new Government will withdraw the army from Swat in NWFP and end "violence in the name of war and terror", Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali said on March 27, according to Daily Times. Talking to reporters after a meeting with a US congressional delegation at Frontier House in Islamabad, he said the problems in South Waziristan should be resolved politically rather than by use of power. "I hate [the phrase] ‘war against terrorism’," he said, adding that he had told the US delegation what the ANP’s stance was. He said the new Government would have to focus on law and order, because the problem had spread from the Tribal Areas to the whole country.
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April - 1 
Authorities should only use force as a last resort against militants near the Afghan border, newly elected North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on April 1, according to Daily Times. Addressing the provincial assembly, he said the use of force in the past mad
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Authorities should only use force as a last resort against militants near the Afghan border, newly elected North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on April 1, according to Daily Times. Addressing the provincial assembly, he said the use of force in the past made it harder to bring peace to the province. He said his Government would, instead, promote dialogue at all levels. "We’ll make every effort to restore peace in the province. We’ll form traditional jirgas for peace," he stated. The Awami National Party’s Hoti was elected as Chief Minister unopposed on March 31.
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April - 8 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government launched a fresh peace process for the violence-hit Swat district on April 8 by constituting a ministerial committee to initiate dialogue with different groups of militants, Dawn reported. Provincial Information Minister Sardar Hussain Babak said th
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government launched a fresh peace process for the violence-hit Swat district on April 8 by constituting a ministerial committee to initiate dialogue with different groups of militants, Dawn reported. Provincial Information Minister Sardar Hussain Babak said that the provincial cabinet in its first meeting had decided to reactivate the jirga system to resolve the issue of militancy through peaceful means. Babak said the committee comprising two senior ministers and some other cabinet members from Malakand region had been tasked to work out a mechanism for the proposed jirga. Elected representatives, notables and ulema (religious scholars) from the region would be inducted into the jirga, he said, adding that the NWFP Government was launching a comprehensive dialogue process from the Swat district. The minister said the committee would put up its recommendations to the cabinet within two weeks. Senior ministers Rahimdad Khan and Bashir Ahmad Bilour would head the committee.
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April - 21 
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the military was not involved in the Government’s decision to release the TNSM chief, AP reported.
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Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the military was not involved in the Government’s decision to release the TNSM chief, AP reported.
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April - 21 
The ruling Awami National Party Information Secretary Zahid Khan said talks were underway with militants to free other people as part of the reconciliation process, NNI reported.
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The ruling Awami National Party Information Secretary Zahid Khan said talks were underway with militants to free other people as part of the reconciliation process, NNI reported.
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April - 22 
Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman on April 22 welcomed Sufi Muhammad’s release, but vowed that an armed struggle for Shariah law would continue despite the signing of a peace accord. Muslim Khan said: "We welcome the release ... but we will only lay down arms when the Government enforces Shariah law." A
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Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman on April 22 welcomed Sufi Muhammad’s release, but vowed that an armed struggle for Shariah law would continue despite the signing of a peace accord. Muslim Khan said: "We welcome the release ... but we will only lay down arms when the Government enforces Shariah law." Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas also said that no decision had been made to withdraw the army from Swat.
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April - 30 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has received a list of demands from the local Taliban to end the ongoing tension and restore peace in the Swat Valley, Daily Times reported. According to sources in the Government, negotiations between the Maulana Fazlullah-led Taliban and the NWFP
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has received a list of demands from the local Taliban to end the ongoing tension and restore peace in the Swat Valley, Daily Times reported. According to sources in the Government, negotiations between the Maulana Fazlullah-led Taliban and the NWFP Government are scheduled to occur in a few days. They claimed that the intelligence agencies had forwarded the list of demands to the Government. The sources said that the Taliban have demanded the imposition of Shariah (Islamic law) in Malakand division, an end of all cases against the Taliban and amnesty for the local Taliban of the region. The Government is considering the demands to bring peace to the region, they added. The local Taliban are also in contact with the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad for peace and Shariah in the region. Sufi Muhammad has convened a shura (executive council) meeting of the TNSM on May 15 to deliberate on the peace process in the region. Further, Fazlullah said on April 30 that he is ready for talks with the Government. In a speech broadcast on his illegal FM radio station, he said that the Government must show sincerity in its efforts for peace to ensure successful negotiations. He also vowed to continue the struggle for the implementation of Shariah in the Malakand division and urged the people of the region to support his cause. Fazlullah claimed that some elements were attempting to sabotage the peace efforts by creating misunderstanding between the Government and the Taliban. This was the first transmission by Fazlullah’s radio station since it was shut down by troops during the military operation in 2007.
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April - 30 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on April 30 refused to talk to the Government after the latter sent a Jirga (council) to negotiate a peace deal in the militancy-hit tribal regions. Talking to The News from an undisclosed location, the TTP spokesman Maulana Omar rejected the reports as baseless w
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on April 30 refused to talk to the Government after the latter sent a Jirga (council) to negotiate a peace deal in the militancy-hit tribal regions. Talking to The News from an undisclosed location, the TTP spokesman Maulana Omar rejected the reports as baseless which claimed that talks between militants and the Government had resumed to resolve the conflict in FATA, Swat and Darra Adam Khel. "Yes, the government approached us once again on Wednesday and sent even a Jirga that wanted us to resume the talks. But we declined the offer as the talks have no purpose," remarked the militants' spokesman and a close aide to TTP chief and deputy chief Baitullah Mehsud and Maulana Faqir Mohammad, respectively. "Once again I fear clouds of violence are hovering over the tribal areas and some settled districts of NWFP if the present government repeats the blunders of the previous one led by Gen Musharraf," Omar said. He added that "We will never lay down arms till the army is present in the tribal areas and Swat."
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May - 1 
Chief Minister of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, will unveil a $4 billion peace plan that envisages a 30 per cent reduction in militancy within three years, retrieval of the areas lost to militants and improvement in the writ of the state, Dawn reported. The plan, p
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Chief Minister of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, will unveil a $4 billion peace plan that envisages a 30 per cent reduction in militancy within three years, retrieval of the areas lost to militants and improvement in the writ of the state, Dawn reported. The plan, put together by a task force of the Awami National Party, envisions a peace jirga (council) comprising provincial ministers and legislators. The Government has set up a peace committee for Malakand to restore peace in Swat but the plan proposes a larger jirga with its terms of reference outlined. Sources said Hoti would unveil the plan in the NWFP assembly, to be convened soon. The speech will outline the objectives of the plan – reducing the level of insurgency in the province by 30 per cent within three years, including attacks on security forces and suicide and roadside bombings, reclaiming areas lost to militants and strengthening the writ of the state. It envisages an increase in the number of police personnel by 8,000 men and Frontier Constabulary by 6,000. It seeks reforms in police, revival of executive magistracy, support for the recently-established regional coordinating officers and 10 Regional Peace Conferences of Ulema (religious scholars). A member of the task force said a donors’ conference would be convened to finance the peace plan. He said some countries had already shown interest in financing the plan. "There is a great deal of interest. The Saudis, Americans, European Union, Scandinavians and Chinese have all shown interest in the peace plan," said Khalid Aziz who played a key role in drafting the plan. Commenting on the peace plan, Chief Minister Hoti told Dawn: "The international community needs to understand that instead of firing a multi-million dollar missile that causes collateral damage it is better to invest that money to improve the lives of the people. They need to send out a powerful message to the people that this whole war on terror is not just about killing, it’s also about changing their lives for the better."
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May - 13 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban agreed on May 13 to the implementation of Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 in the Malakand division within one month, Daily Times reported. The Taliban’s demand for the implementation of Shariah (Islamic law) has been set
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban agreed on May 13 to the implementation of Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 in the Malakand division within one month, Daily Times reported. The Taliban’s demand for the implementation of Shariah (Islamic law) has been settled, the NWFP unit president of the Awami National Party, Afrasiab Khattak, informed the media after the second round of talks with Taliban representatives from Swat. He also said the two sides decided to extend the cease-fire agreement until the third round of the dialogue. Asked about the withdrawal of troops from Swat, Khattak said the issue was discussed during the meeting, but no agreement had been reached. Taliban representative Ali Bakht told reporters that their delegation was completely satisfied with the progress made in the second round of talks. He said the Taliban had demanded implementation of Shariah, the army’s withdrawal from Swat, the release of all Taliban prisoners without pre-conditions and compensation for damages to civilians during military operations in Swat. Asked if the Taliban would lay down arms before a troop withdrawal from Swat, Ali Bakht said "We have no arms."
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May - 14 
Around 24 madrassa (seminary) students from Swat in the NWFP are being investigated by security forces, while first information reports (FIR) have been registered against six others for being involved in child militancy during the military operation in Swat, according to Daily Times. In his report o
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Around 24 madrassa (seminary) students from Swat in the NWFP are being investigated by security forces, while first information reports (FIR) have been registered against six others for being involved in child militancy during the military operation in Swat, according to Daily Times. In his report on children’s rights, the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) Child Rights Committee District Co-ordinator Shaukat Salim said that child militancy in Swat is on the rise. He said that about 25 to 30 madrassa students (from seven to 15 years of age) of Kabal sub-division were used as child militants by Maulana Fazlullah, leader of the militants. Salim said that security forces had registered FIRs against six students at Kabal Police Station after foiling a planned suicide mission against security forces. He said the remaining 24 students were still under investigation at an undisclosed location.
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May - 15 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh has asked the administration in Peshawar capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), to close down all cinema halls in the city, Daily Times reported. "We will [ourselves] take action to close down cinemas," Bagh said in his address on an illegal FM
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh has asked the administration in Peshawar capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), to close down all cinema halls in the city, Daily Times reported. "We will [ourselves] take action to close down cinemas," Bagh said in his address on an illegal FM radio station on May 15-night, according to residents. However, they said the LI chief did not set a deadline for the closure of these cinemas.
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May - 16 
Government is likely to discuss the issue of a general amnesty for militants who attacked security forces over the past year during the third round of talks with the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants on May 21. An official source told Daily Times that there were three contentious issues in the talks:
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Government is likely to discuss the issue of a general amnesty for militants who attacked security forces over the past year during the third round of talks with the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants on May 21. An official source told Daily Times that there were three contentious issues in the talks: general amnesty; the militants’ surrender of weaponry seized from security forces; and the Government’s return of Fazlullah’s Imam Dheri headquarters to the militants. He said that the Government had presented 23 conditions for peace and the Taliban had only provided seven. The source indicated that the Government was planning to make the complete peace agreement public once an agreement had been reached.
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May - 21 
The Taliban militants operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district on May 21 signed a 16-point peace agreement with the Awami National Party (ANP)-led NWFP Government and agreed to disbanding the militia, while denouncing and renouncing suicide attacks and stopping attacks o
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The Taliban militants operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district on May 21 signed a 16-point peace agreement with the Awami National Party (ANP)-led NWFP Government and agreed to disbanding the militia, while denouncing and renouncing suicide attacks and stopping attacks on the security forces and Government installations, The News reported. The Taliban were represented by their spokesman Muslim Khan, Ali Bakht, Maulana Muhammad Amin, Mehmood Khan and Nisar Khan, while the Government team consisted of senior ministers Bashir Bilour and Rahimdad Khan, NWFP Environment Minister Wajid Ali Khan, ANP provincial President Afrasiyab Khattak and legislator Shamshir Ali. After the talks that continued for eight-and-a-half hours, Bashir Bilour announced that both the sides had signed a 16-point peace agreement and hoped that now there would be peace in the Swat valley. Reading out the agreement, Bilour said the militants had agreed to the following: (1) To accept and honour the writ of the federal and provincial governments; (2) Shariat-e-Muhammadi would be implemented in erstwhile Malakand Division in letter and spirit; (3) The militants would not malign religions of other citizens; (4) The cases of the (Taliban) prisoners would be reviewed and a decision about their release would be made; (5) The government is assured that its law enforcement agencies, government officials, buildings and installations, police stations, police officials, Police Lines, Army, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary, bridges, roads and electricity installations would not be attacked. There would be a ban on keeping private militia. The Taliban would denounce and disown suicide attacks, remote-controlled bomb blasts and bomb blasts in all private, government buildings and shops; (6) The Army would be gradually sent back to barracks in accordance with the prevailing situation; (7) All foreign militants would be handed over to the government besides an assurance from the militants that they would not attack barber shops and markets visited by women; (8) The government would look into all damages done during the operations and would compensate all deserving victims; (9) The Taliban would not oppose vaccination against polio, measles, smallpox and TB, including all those administered to children, and would not obstruct women's education; (10) There would be complete ban on the display of weapons and only licensed arms would be allowed; (11) The incidents of kidnapping and car-lifting must be condemned and subsequently eliminated and all those training centres where militants and suicide bombers were being trained would be dismantled besides those places where explosives were being made; (12) In line with the rules of the authorised license, there would be permission to talk on FM radio channel; (13) The local Taliban would cooperate with the government in the investigations of incidents of murders, robbery and other crimes; (14) The government would take action in the area against oppressors, bribe-takers, adulterers, thieves, dacoits and kidnappers in order to rid the society of such elements; (15) An Islamic university would be set up in Mamdheri Complex, which would be run by a joint government-Taliban committee. In the 16th point, an 11-member joint committee was named to ensure the implementation of the agreement. Talking to reporters, a member of the Taliban negotiating team, Ali Bakht, said the Government would release 200 militants in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, sources among the militants claimed the Taliban commander in Swat Maulana Fazlullah and his comrades were given amnesty and the Government had assured the Taliban that it would not take action against them. However, Senior minister Bashir Bilour said "The committee, which has already been formed, will decide about it." Meanwhile, Geo News reported Major General Athar Abbas as saying that the army would not oppose the peace deal.
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May - 28 
Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is spending approximately PKR 3 billion on militancy annually, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on May 28. "He [Mehsud] is spending between Rs 2.5 - 3 billion yearly on procuring weapons, equipment, vehi
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Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is spending approximately PKR 3 billion on militancy annually, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on May 28. "He [Mehsud] is spending between Rs 2.5 - 3 billion yearly on procuring weapons, equipment, vehicles, treating wounded militants and keeping families of killed militants fed," the Governor told Daily Times. He stated that this significant sum could not be generated solely through zakat or donations, but did not elaborate on the sources of funding. However, he indicated that money generated from the sale of narcotics was feeding militancy in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this regard, he held the US and United Kingdom "responsible for ignoring my early warnings" of serious repercussions if poppy cultivation was not curtailed in Afghanistan after the ouster of the Taliban regime.
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May - 28 
The Taliban on May 28 announced a complete cessation of hostilities after holding talks for six days with a peace committee of elders from Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP. A spokesman for ‘commander’ Tariq told Dawn that the Government had assured them that the military would stop operations in Darra Ada
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The Taliban on May 28 announced a complete cessation of hostilities after holding talks for six days with a peace committee of elders from Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP. A spokesman for ‘commander’ Tariq told Dawn that the Government had assured them that the military would stop operations in Darra Adamkhel and, in return, the Taliban would stop their activities on the stretch of Indus Highway passing through Darra Adamkhel. He said: “Now we are completely satisfied and trust the man provided by the Government as a guarantor, and announce immediate cease fire. Formal talks for finalising modalities of the peace deal would commence from Thursday.” The Government had reportedly been trying to hold talks with the militants engaged in armed clashes with security forces since February 25, 2008 to ensure that the Indus Highway passing through Darra Adamkhel and the Kohat tunnel remained safe. The administration formed a jirga (council) in Kohat on May 22 and sent it to Taliban to hold talks on behalf of the Government.
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May - 30 
Welcoming the NWFP Government’s offer for talks, a spokesman for the local Taliban on May 30 announced a cease-fire in the Mardan district, according to Dawn. The spokesman, identifying himself as Maulana Abdullah, addressed journalists at the Mardan Press Club on phone. He said the Taliban had carr
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Welcoming the NWFP Government’s offer for talks, a spokesman for the local Taliban on May 30 announced a cease-fire in the Mardan district, according to Dawn. The spokesman, identifying himself as Maulana Abdullah, addressed journalists at the Mardan Press Club on phone. He said the Taliban had carried out a number of terrorist activities, including bomb blasts, rocket attacks and suicide bombing in protest against the military operation against them. He also said that recently three Taliban leaders had been killed by Police in the Palo Dheri area. According to him: "We planted a bomb in a car near the City Police station and carried out a suicide attacks in the Cantt Bakers in protest against the killing of our men." Abdullah said that the Taliban wanted peace in the district and, therefore, accepted the offer for talks. He stated that the Taliban wanted enforcement of Shariah (Islamic law) in the area and putting an end to the obscenity. He added that the provincial Government was sincere in its offer for talks, but the real decision-makers were the NWFP Governor, the central government and the armed forces who "are killing us at the behest of the American."
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June - 4 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Prison Minister Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel said the Government had released a majority of the detained militants in Swat on June 4, Daily Times reported. “The NWFP Government has released the majority of the Swat militants after a peace accord between the Governm
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Prison Minister Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel said the Government had released a majority of the detained militants in Swat on June 4, Daily Times reported. “The NWFP Government has released the majority of the Swat militants after a peace accord between the Government and the militants,” the minister told reporters during a visit to the Central Jail in provincial capital Peshawar.
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June - 9 
ANP Information Secretary Zahid Khan and Senior Minister Bashir Bilour told Daily Times on June 9 that the peace deal between the NWFP Government and the Swat Taliban is still intact.
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ANP Information Secretary Zahid Khan and Senior Minister Bashir Bilour told Daily Times on June 9 that the peace deal between the NWFP Government and the Swat Taliban is still intact.
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June - 10 
Daily Times quoting an official source reports that six Taliban prisoners would be released from Taimargara Jail on June 10 (today). "Those people are being released on bail," said the unnamed official. He said approximately 60 Taliban were still imprisoned at Taimargara Jail.
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Daily Times quoting an official source reports that six Taliban prisoners would be released from Taimargara Jail on June 10 (today). "Those people are being released on bail," said the unnamed official. He said approximately 60 Taliban were still imprisoned at Taimargara Jail.
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June - 13 
A broad security plan is on the cards to protect the Peshawar city from attacks by local Taliban, sources told Daily Times on June 13. They said around 3,000 security force personnel would be deployed to guard Peshawar, and that 26 security posts would be set up to monitor militants. An unnamed seni
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A broad security plan is on the cards to protect the Peshawar city from attacks by local Taliban, sources told Daily Times on June 13. They said around 3,000 security force personnel would be deployed to guard Peshawar, and that 26 security posts would be set up to monitor militants. An unnamed senior police official said that Police had told the Government that it could not control militancy on its own and needed the assistance of the Frontier Constabulary, the Frontier Corps and the Army.
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June - 17 
Swat-based Taliban have suspended contact with the NWFP government to protest against the slow progress on a peace agreement they entered into less than a month ago, said Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan, adding, that "some elements were interfering in the peace process," as a result of which Taliban h
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Swat-based Taliban have suspended contact with the NWFP government to protest against the slow progress on a peace agreement they entered into less than a month ago, said Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan, adding, that "some elements were interfering in the peace process," as a result of which Taliban had decided to temporarily freeze contact with the provincial government. Contact with the NWFP government has been suspended for "a period of one week to see if the government takes steps to accelerate the progress on issues discussed in the May 21 peace agreement," said the spokesman. He said the provincial government had already been told about the decision. The spokesman added that a delay in the release of Taliban prisoners had forced the decision. "Under the agreement, the prisoners should have been freed 15 days after the deal," said Khan. As reported earlier, 18 Taliban prisoners were set free by the Government following the peace deal while another 55 are still in prison. NWFP Information Minister, Iftikhar Hussain, has however said they were not told about any such decision. Hussain said that there had been no severing of contact, though admitted that the Taliban had complained of the slow progress.
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June - 18 
Daily Times reports that Shia clerics have condemned bomb blasts and the killings of Shias in Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu and Parachinar and called for local Taliban to be driven out of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Shia cleric Allama Hussain Masoodi said that his community was silent but not wea
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Daily Times reports that Shia clerics have condemned bomb blasts and the killings of Shias in Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu and Parachinar and called for local Taliban to be driven out of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Shia cleric Allama Hussain Masoodi said that his community was silent but not weak, and that the Taliban in the NWFP should be evacuated at once. Similarly, another cleric, Syed Muhammad Aun Naqvi said that the new Government in the NWFP had failed to maintain law and order. "The silence of the government and Fazlur Rehman after the killings is disappointing," he said, adding, "The NWFP government has proved it cannot control the situation after giving Parachinar to the local Taliban."
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June - 20 
North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Senior Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour told the provincial assembly on June 20 that there are no Taliban in Peshawar and the provincial government will not hold talks with local Taliban in other settled areas. "We do not accept Taliban except in Swat. Nor are we goin
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North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Senior Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour told the provincial assembly on June 20 that there are no Taliban in Peshawar and the provincial government will not hold talks with local Taliban in other settled areas. "We do not accept Taliban except in Swat. Nor are we going to initiate dialogue with them," he told the House, reports Daily Times. Bilour said the provincial government stood by Swat peace agreement that it made with local Taliban. Separately, Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that the deal would be implemented in phases. He said the government would release those Taliban who deserved to be freed.
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June - 24 
Parliamentarians warned the Government that the country might lose one of its provinces if it did not consider the situation in NWFP seriously. Speaking on a point of order, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said it was a matter of months until the NWFP was no longer part of the country. He also cri
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Parliamentarians warned the Government that the country might lose one of its provinces if it did not consider the situation in NWFP seriously. Speaking on a point of order, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said it was a matter of months until the NWFP was no longer part of the country. He also criticised Malik’s statements, saying the government would further aggravate the situation through the use of force. He also questioned why the government’s policies in NWFP and Balochistan did not match.
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June - 24 
The government is fully aware of the situation in the NWFP concerning the activities of militants and will take proper action within a week, Adviser to Prime Minster on Interior Rehman Malik said on June 24, according to Daily Times. Addressing the National Assembly, he said the situation in Peshawa
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The government is fully aware of the situation in the NWFP concerning the activities of militants and will take proper action within a week, Adviser to Prime Minster on Interior Rehman Malik said on June 24, according to Daily Times. Addressing the National Assembly, he said the situation in Peshawar was not critical. "The government is not sleeping and is aware of its responsibilities," APP quoted him as saying. He also warned a "bordering country" against launching attacks inside Pakistan, adding, "Otherwise we will also launch action." He said the government would hold talks with Balochistan parliamentarians next week to resolve the issues of the province through dialogue.
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July - 2 
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud is reported to have asked the Taliban in Swat to resume peace talks with the NWFP Government after fresh clashes erupted between security forces and the local Taliban in the area on July 2. Muslim Khan, spokesman for Maulana Fazlullah, told Dawn that B
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Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud is reported to have asked the Taliban in Swat to resume peace talks with the NWFP Government after fresh clashes erupted between security forces and the local Taliban in the area on July 2. Muslim Khan, spokesman for Maulana Fazlullah, told Dawn that Baitullah had allowed them to resume the talks which were suspended last week. The clashes occurred in the Sra Banda area of Matta sub-division and both sides reportedly used heavy weapons.
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July - 4 
Malakand Range Deputy Inspector General of Police TanvirulHaq Sipra said a new elite force would be raised for the maintenance of law and order in Swat district. Sipra told a press conference at the Mingora Press Club that after the creation of the force, police would not need the help of the Fronti
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Malakand Range Deputy Inspector General of Police TanvirulHaq Sipra said a new elite force would be raised for the maintenance of law and order in Swat district. Sipra told a press conference at the Mingora Press Club that after the creation of the force, police would not need the help of the Frontier Constabulary or other departments. He said that around 1,500 personnel would be deployed at seven centres to be set up in Swat. He said that the number of police stations in Swat is being increased from nine to 22, and the number of policemen, which at present stands at 1,500, will also be doubled. He said that Swat would be divided into rural and settled area administrations, with each area headed by an officer of the senior superintendent of police (SSP) rank. The number of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) is also being increased from four to 10, with each DSP responsible for two police stations.
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July - 5 
The NWFP government and Swat Taliban are expected to hold talks on July 5. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Minister for Forests Wajid Ali Khan have contacted the Swat Taliban leadership for the meeting.
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The NWFP government and Swat Taliban are expected to hold talks on July 5. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Minister for Forests Wajid Ali Khan have contacted the Swat Taliban leadership for the meeting.
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July - 7 July - 8
Unidentified armed men shot dead a religious leader in the Charbagh division of Swat district in the NWFP on July 7-night, police sources told Daily Times on July 8. Charbagh DarulUloom Administrator Maulvi Masood was killed in an ambush, the officials said.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a religious leader in the Charbagh division of Swat district in the NWFP on July 7-night, police sources told Daily Times on July 8. Charbagh DarulUloom Administrator Maulvi Masood was killed in an ambush, the officials said.
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July - 11 
A Taliban spokesman has said that militants will start killing a group of hostages if their men detained by the Government are not released by July 12-afternoon, according to Dawn. Maulvi Umar claimed on July 11 that the Taliban had abducted 29 persons, most of them security force personnel. However
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A Taliban spokesman has said that militants will start killing a group of hostages if their men detained by the Government are not released by July 12-afternoon, according to Dawn. Maulvi Umar claimed on July 11 that the Taliban had abducted 29 persons, most of them security force personnel. However, an official in the Hangu district of the NWFP said that only 16 or 17 people had been held by the Taliban. He said the hostages were taken during a siege of a police station in Hangu on July 9. A 400-strong force of Taliban militants had besieged the Doaba police station after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies.
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July - 14 
NWFP senior minister Bashir Bilour told reporters in the provincial capital Peshawar that so far 25 Taliban prisoners had been released under the agreement. He said the decision about the release of other prisoners would be taken on a case to case basis. "We are sincere in implementing the deal," he
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NWFP senior minister Bashir Bilour told reporters in the provincial capital Peshawar that so far 25 Taliban prisoners had been released under the agreement. He said the decision about the release of other prisoners would be taken on a case to case basis. "We are sincere in implementing the deal," he added.
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July - 14 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 14 announced suspension of talks with the NWFP Government due to delay in non-implementation of the May 21 peace accord. Talking to The News, spokesman for the Taliban in Swat, Muslim Khan, said the Government was not sincere in keeping its commitments mad
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 14 announced suspension of talks with the NWFP Government due to delay in non-implementation of the May 21 peace accord. Talking to The News, spokesman for the Taliban in Swat, Muslim Khan, said the Government was not sincere in keeping its commitments made during the talks in the past. "The Government failed to honour its promises made during the last two months of talks and now it will be meaningless to continue the process of dialogue," he said. He also said that it would be waste of time to continue negotiations without the dismantling of roadside checkpoints, withdrawal of all cases against Taliban, withdrawal of Army from Swat and compensation to the victims of the military operations. This is the third time that the Taliban in Swat operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah have discontinued peace talks. Muslim Khan said if the Government was really sincere in establishing peace through talks, it should translate its promises into action. "We agreed to the provincial Government's request for a three-month time for the enforcement of Shariah, but it had assured the immediate implementation of other promises. Now it is dilly-dallying. The Government should categorically inform us about its position," he stated. However, the NWFP Minister Wajid Ali Khan said the peace pact was still intact and the Government was committed to the implementation of the accord and release of Taliban prisoners.
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July - 16 
The Government has accused the Taliban of violating the peace agreement in Swat by abducting law-enforcement personnel and running militant training centres, according to Dawn. In a statement issued on July 16, the district coordination officer and local police chief said Taliban militants had abduc
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The Government has accused the Taliban of violating the peace agreement in Swat by abducting law-enforcement personnel and running militant training centres, according to Dawn. In a statement issued on July 16, the district coordination officer and local police chief said Taliban militants had abducted policemen Nezar Ali and ZerQias and demanded release of 10 militants in return for their freedom. The officials said the Taliban had not raised the issue of release of the militants during earlier negotiations. “Taliban should respect the peace deal and free the personnel immediately,” they said, adding that the Government had already released 19 militants unconditionally. The officials said the Taliban did not attend a scheduled meeting of the joint implementation committee for the accord on July 16. “Training centres for subversive activities at eight locations in Swat district, including Baila Gut, Malam Jaba, Zora, Dadhara, and Peochar, are still operating and activities at these hideouts have increased in violation of the agreement,” they said. The officials also said the Taliban had renounced militancy and accepted the writ of the government. They had promised not to run a parallel administration or display weapons in the valley. Despite the agreement, there have reportedly been seven attacks on police and five on the army; 10 officials have been killed and three police posts, 15 schools and five private buildings, including a hotel in Malam Jaba, have been set ablaze since May 21. They also said Taliban’s FM radio station was being used from time to time to criticise Government’s policies in violation of the accord.
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July - 16 
The Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and the Frontier Police launched an operation on July 16 in the Naryab and Zargari areas of Doaba Town in Hangu district, attacking hideouts of militants with gunship helicopters and artillery fire, The News reported. There were unconfirmed reports t
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The Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and the Frontier Police launched an operation on July 16 in the Naryab and Zargari areas of Doaba Town in Hangu district, attacking hideouts of militants with gunship helicopters and artillery fire, The News reported. There were unconfirmed reports that heavy shelling killed one person in Tora Warai while four others sustained injuries in Naryab. Curfew is already in place in Doaba town since July 9 when the police had launched a crackdown on certain groups. Educational institutions, bazaars and roads in the area have been closed for the last one week and the local people are reportedly migrating to safer places. “The Army and the police have launched the operation in Naryab, which was later extended to Zargari and other areas to eliminate groups that are threatening peace in Hangu. So far there is no report of any casualty,” District Police Officer, Mohammad Idrees, told The News from Hangu. The officer said that no hideout had been demolished in the operation. After getting air cover from choppers, the troops reportedly moved to Naryab town with tanks and armoured personnel carriers at around 12 noon to take over the stronghold of the local militants, who had recently killed 17 FC personnel during an ambush in Zargari and occupied the Doaba police station. Spokesman for the militants in Hangu, Maulvi Haider, alleged that the Taliban had assured the Jirga (council) of not carrying out any attack but despite that the Government had moved the security forces against them. According to a local resident, there are about 200 to 300 militants in different villages of Doaba but the rest had come from the adjacent tribal areas.
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July - 17 
Security forces on July 17 attacked militants around Hangu district in the NWFP, clearing several Taliban strongholds. "We have cleared Shamana Fort and Zarguri and Naryab areas north of Hangu," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He added that the "operation will be expan
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Security forces on July 17 attacked militants around Hangu district in the NWFP, clearing several Taliban strongholds. "We have cleared Shamana Fort and Zarguri and Naryab areas north of Hangu," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He added that the "operation will be expanded as some areas are yet to be cleared." In the crackdown launched late on July 16, "the security forces, backed by tanks and gunship helicopters, also secured Naryab Dam", local officials said. The spokesman said there were some casualties on the militants’ side, adding that the exact numbers were not available. Taliban spokesman Mullah Shaheen confirmed the clashes, conceding that four militants had been injured. Official sources said four vehicles of the militants were also hit in Zarguri and Sarmalo. The militants retaliated by firing rocket-propelled grenades at the security forces that called in gunship helicopters and targeted the area near Torawarey, the sources added. "There’s normal resistance and now our troops are advancing," Abbas said, according to AFP.
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July - 17 
The Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said people had given the Government a mandate for five years. "This is just nonsense and we know from where they are getting dictation," he said, adding that the statement of BaitullahMehsud was regrettable. He said the Government would not
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The Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said people had given the Government a mandate for five years. "This is just nonsense and we know from where they are getting dictation," he said, adding that the statement of BaitullahMehsud was regrettable. He said the Government would not step down, nor would it follow the dictates of a person or group.
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July - 17 
Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said the NWFP Government will not resign nor become hostage to any militant group. He was responding to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud who issued on July 17 a five-day ultimatum for the provincial Government to resign or "face dire consequen
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Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said the NWFP Government will not resign nor become hostage to any militant group. He was responding to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud who issued on July 17 a five-day ultimatum for the provincial Government to resign or "face dire consequences." Hoti said the provincial Government had "sent the army to Hangu as a precautionary measure", and not to target any particular group.
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July - 22 
ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the operation carried out against Taliban in Hangu has achieved all desired results. Talking to the BBC, he declared that all troubled areas in Hangu district have been cleared of militants.
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ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the operation carried out against Taliban in Hangu has achieved all desired results. Talking to the BBC, he declared that all troubled areas in Hangu district have been cleared of militants.
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July - 23 
The Army wound up its week-long operation in the Hangu district of the NWFP on July 23-evening after flushing out militants and taking control of the area, said the military spokesman, Dawn reported. The Director-General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas, said:
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The Army wound up its week-long operation in the Hangu district of the NWFP on July 23-evening after flushing out militants and taking control of the area, said the military spokesman, Dawn reported. The Director-General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas, said: "Security forces have achieved the desired objectives and operation was halted on Wednesday evening." He stated that the army had accomplished its task, but would stay in the violence-hit district as long as the provincial Government wanted. The army spokesman also said the Government’s writ had been re-established, possession of all police stations and check points had been retaken and the area was now under the control of the security forces. Army and paramilitary forces had launched a joint operation against militants in several parts of Hangu district on the request of the provincial Government on July 14 two days after the Taliban ambushed a convoy of the Frontier Constabulary in Dorai, near Zargari, killing 15 soldiers. Gen Abbas said that approximately 20 militants had been killed in the operation and 30 others were arrested. However, many of them had been released, he added. He said that security forces had destroyed hideouts of the militants in the Zargari, Doaba and Neryab areas of Hangu. On July 15, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan had given a deadline to the NWFP Government to wind up the operation by July 23 or face action.
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July - 25 
Up to 40 commanders of al Qaeda were arrested during military operations in Hangu and Bara, while 17 security force personnel had been killed, Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said on July 25, Daily Times reported. He said that suicide attacks had come to "zero level" in
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Up to 40 commanders of al Qaeda were arrested during military operations in Hangu and Bara, while 17 security force personnel had been killed, Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said on July 25, Daily Times reported. He said that suicide attacks had come to "zero level" in the Punjab and Sindh provinces, adding that such attacks were down by 80 percent in the NWFP. The adviser said the operation in the Hangu district had been carried out successfully and desired objectives had been achieved with the minimum use of force. Rehman said the Government had employed the "three-Ds" (dialogue, development and deterrence) and "three-Ps" (prevent, protect and pursue) policy to contain terrorism in the country. He also said the Government would prefer negotiations to sort out problems in the FATA, but warned that stern action would be taken if the peace deals between the NWFP Government and the tribal militants failed.
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July - 25 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it will not launch operation against the NWFP Government after the expiry of the deadline that they had issued, Daily Times reported. TTP spokesman Maulvi Omar said they had decided to "sincerely review the behaviour of the NWFP Government". He said that the
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it will not launch operation against the NWFP Government after the expiry of the deadline that they had issued, Daily Times reported. TTP spokesman Maulvi Omar said they had decided to "sincerely review the behaviour of the NWFP Government". He said that the decision was taken during a session of the Taliban Shura (executive council) presided over by TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud.
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July - 26 
Eight tribes of Hangu district on July 26 decided not to provide shelter to the Taliban or any other militant outfit and to co-operate with the Government, Daily Times reported. According to BBC Urdu, the decision was made at a jirga (council) held at the office of the Hangu district co-ordination o
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Eight tribes of Hangu district on July 26 decided not to provide shelter to the Taliban or any other militant outfit and to co-operate with the Government, Daily Times reported. According to BBC Urdu, the decision was made at a jirga (council) held at the office of the Hangu district co-ordination officer and attended by representatives from numerous tribes.
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July - 28 
The Government has declared eight districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as "high security zones" with emphasis on beefing up security in these zones to avert any possible attack from the Taliban, The News reported. "We have received credible reports that after pulling out of the peace
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The Government has declared eight districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as "high security zones" with emphasis on beefing up security in these zones to avert any possible attack from the Taliban, The News reported. "We have received credible reports that after pulling out of the peace accord, the local Taliban are planning to launch attacks in these districts," said a senior official on July 28. These eight districts are Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Nowshera, Abbottabad and Tank. The Interior Ministry has advised extra security and vigilance at all the entry and exit points of these cities.
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July - 28 
The TTP in Swat will reconstruct all damaged girls’ schools at its own expenditure, spokesman Muslim Khan said on July 28, according to Daily Times. He claimed that the Taliban would reconstruct the burnt and bombed girls’ schools in Swat, but demanded a trial of those involved in the killings of th
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The TTP in Swat will reconstruct all damaged girls’ schools at its own expenditure, spokesman Muslim Khan said on July 28, according to Daily Times. He claimed that the Taliban would reconstruct the burnt and bombed girls’ schools in Swat, but demanded a trial of those involved in the killings of the Jamia Hafsa students. He said the TTP would resume peace talks with the NWFP Government only if it imposed the Shariah (Islamic law) immediately and put the peace agreement to practice. He said TTP was not against the administration of polio drops to children if their parents agreed to it and directed women not to come out of their houses without male relatives.
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July - 29 
Security forces have reportedly launched a renewed search operation in pursuit of the militants in different parts of the valley. A military spokesman said that six militants were arrested and two were killed in the operation. A large quantity of automatic weapons and ammunition was also recovered.
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Security forces have reportedly launched a renewed search operation in pursuit of the militants in different parts of the valley. A military spokesman said that six militants were arrested and two were killed in the operation. A large quantity of automatic weapons and ammunition was also recovered. He added that the arrested militants were believed to be close associates of Fazlullah.
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July - 29 July - 30
48 militants, including a commander, and five soldiers were killed and an unspecified number of people were injured as fierce clashes continued in the Swat Valley of the NWFP for the second consecutive day on July 30, The News reported. The fighting erupted on July 29 after the militants attacke
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48 militants, including a commander, and five soldiers were killed and an unspecified number of people were injured as fierce clashes continued in the Swat Valley of the NWFP for the second consecutive day on July 30, The News reported. The fighting erupted on July 29 after the militants attacked a security post in their stronghold in the Matta sub-division and took about 25 security force (SF) personnel hostage. After the overnight targeting of various militants’ positions, the SFs, backed by gunship helicopters, carried out an operation and shelled suspected militant positions in several parts of the valley, including Peuchar, Namal, Ronial, Sarbanda and Chuprial that left 48 persons dead and as many injured. The Taliban militants also claimed killing 25 SF personnel, but the claim could not be confirmed independently. A military spokesman said in the daylong clashes with the militants, one officer, a junior officer and three soldiers were killed. The two sides clashed in the Sijbanr area of Matta in which, according to the military spokesman, approximately 25 militants were killed. In the Sarbanda area of Matta, hundreds of militants attacked the troops and claimed killing 30 SF personnel. The claim was rejected by the military, which said that only two officers and three soldiers were killed in the attack. Further, SFs also killed 12 militants and injured several others when they attacked the militants, who had laid siege to the Matta police station. The militants targeted the Wenai check-post with rockets and one militant was killed when the troops retaliated. Backed by gunship helicopters, the SFs also attacked suspected positions of the militants in the mountainous area of Peuchar, killing ‘commander’ Maulvi Hussain Ali alias Tor Mulla and 10 others. The attack also left six militants, including commander Nisar, injured. In the Jura area of Matta, shelling by the Army gunship helicopters injured 13 people. In the Shangwatai area of Matta, two persons were killed as the peach orchard, they were working in, was targeted by military gunship helicopters. In addition, approximately 24 mortar shells landed in Nihag Darra area on the Swat-Dir border injuring two persons. The militants also blew up a Government hotel in Malam Jabba, which they had torched earlier, and an Army rest house in the Charbagh sub-division. They also blew up a Government girls’ school in Gulibagh and bridges in the Gurra, Ronial and other areas of Matta. The local military officials said curfew across the Swat Valley would remain in place till further notice. The militants also blocked roads in Kabal sub-division, Chota Kalam, Ningwalai and other mountainous areas with huge boulders and tree trunks suspending traffic on the Matta-Mingora road. Muslim Khan, spokesman for the local Taliban, told Associated Press that only five militants had been killed in the clashes and claimed that they had killed more than 30 soldiers. "The morale of our Taliban is high and security forces are retreating in several areas," he claimed. He said the militants were fighting in self-defence and blamed the Government for "not honouring" the May 2008 peace agreement. "If the Government doesn’t announce a formal end to this deal, neither will we," Khan said. Talks, for the moment, were out of question, he added.
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July - 30 
Talking to Geo News, the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said the Government believed in dialogue but the use of force was the only recourse if the state writ was constantly challenged.
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Talking to Geo News, the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said the Government believed in dialogue but the use of force was the only recourse if the state writ was constantly challenged.
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July - 30 
Unidentified militants killed the Dera Ismail Khan District Account Officer Syed Arif Hussain Shah, police said on July 30, Daily Times reported. Two motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire at Shah, who hailed from the Shia community, near the Pir Zakori graveyard on Zhob Road, when he was en route to o
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Unidentified militants killed the Dera Ismail Khan District Account Officer Syed Arif Hussain Shah, police said on July 30, Daily Times reported. Two motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire at Shah, who hailed from the Shia community, near the Pir Zakori graveyard on Zhob Road, when he was en route to office. The police termed the incident a possible act of sectarian violence. While the gunmen escaped after the firing, no group has claimed responsibility for the killing so far. Angry people blocked the road in front of the District Hospital in protest and reportedly shouted slogans against the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the local administration. Soon after the incident, unidentified persons reportedly opened fire and wounded two activists of the Ansarullah, a branch of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), at Din Pur Chowk, The News reported.
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July - 31 
Following threats from the Taliban and the ongoing military operation in Swat, police in the provincial capital Peshawar beefed up security and established at least 20 checkpoints, eight of them in city areas, to check entry of suicide bombers, Dawn reported. "The police have fully concentrated on c
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Following threats from the Taliban and the ongoing military operation in Swat, police in the provincial capital Peshawar beefed up security and established at least 20 checkpoints, eight of them in city areas, to check entry of suicide bombers, Dawn reported. "The police have fully concentrated on checking vehicles especially at the entry points. Earlier they avoided checking the vehicles with women on board, but now all the vehicles are being checked even if the lady police are not available on the occasion," Superintendent of Police (Cantonment Circle), Abdul Qadir Qamar, said during a press conference at the Police Lines on July 31.
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July - 31 
NWFP Government spokesman Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the provincial Government was requesting the federal Government for more army troops, to "bring peace and protect the lives, property and honour of the people for Swat."
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NWFP Government spokesman Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the provincial Government was requesting the federal Government for more army troops, to "bring peace and protect the lives, property and honour of the people for Swat."
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August - 3 
Haji Muslim Khan, a spokesman for the Taliban, warned the NWFP Government of "retaliation" if the military operation is not stopped in the province. Further, a spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s chief Baitullah Mehsud threatened a ‘tit-for-tat response’ if the Government launched an opera
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Haji Muslim Khan, a spokesman for the Taliban, warned the NWFP Government of "retaliation" if the military operation is not stopped in the province. Further, a spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s chief Baitullah Mehsud threatened a ‘tit-for-tat response’ if the Government launched an operation in the tribal region. Maulvi Umar told Dawn that the Taliban believed in peace but they would ‘retaliate with full force’ if the Government ‘imposed a war’ on them. He said that while the Government was making offers for talks, the army was preparing for an operation. He also threatened suicide attacks if the operation was launched.
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August - 3 
Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad announced that a public meeting will be held in the Lal Qala area of Dir district on August 10. Talking to reporters, Sufi said implementation of Shariah (Islamic law) in the region was not possible without peace.
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Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad announced that a public meeting will be held in the Lal Qala area of Dir district on August 10. Talking to reporters, Sufi said implementation of Shariah (Islamic law) in the region was not possible without peace.
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August - 4 
Security forces (SFs) targeted suspected militants’ positions in the Matta and Kabal areas in the second phase of ‘Operation Rah-i-Haq’. There were, however, no immediate reports of casualties. A curfew in force in the area was relaxed from 7am to 7pm, with people facing a severe shortage of food it
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Security forces (SFs) targeted suspected militants’ positions in the Matta and Kabal areas in the second phase of ‘Operation Rah-i-Haq’. There were, however, no immediate reports of casualties. A curfew in force in the area was relaxed from 7am to 7pm, with people facing a severe shortage of food items. Military authorities said the operation would continue till the areas were cleared of militants. "This operation is going to be decisive," Brigadier Zia Anjum Bodla, Army’s Divisional Commander, told journalists at the Circuit House in Gul Kadda. He said the SFs would clean up the militant-infested Peochar and other areas and restore peace and rule of law. He stated that 94 militants, 14 SF personnel and 28 civilians had been killed over the past six days. Among the SF personnel killed were three intelligence officials, one army major and a captain. He added that troops were pressed into action after the militants violated the peace agreement by burning down schools and killing and abducting SF personnel.
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August - 5 
Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that Brigadier Zia Anjum Bodla's claim regarding Taliban casualties in the ongoing military action was exaggerated and wrong. He said that they had suffered only 10 casualties while another eight persons were wounded. Zia on August 4 claimed that the SFs had killed
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Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that Brigadier Zia Anjum Bodla's claim regarding Taliban casualties in the ongoing military action was exaggerated and wrong. He said that they had suffered only 10 casualties while another eight persons were wounded. Zia on August 4 claimed that the SFs had killed 94 militants in five days of fighting.
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August - 7 
Taliban on August 7 announced war on the SFs and said negotiations with the NWFP Government were possible only after the troops left the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told reporters that they would launch an offensive against the SFs.
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Taliban on August 7 announced war on the SFs and said negotiations with the NWFP Government were possible only after the troops left the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told reporters that they would launch an offensive against the SFs.
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August - 7 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) offered on August 7 to mediate between the Government and the Taliban in Swat, according to Dawn. Its chief Maulana Sufi Mohammad told journalists after a meeting of the outfit’s Shura (executive council) in Amandara that two committees had been const
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) offered on August 7 to mediate between the Government and the Taliban in Swat, according to Dawn. Its chief Maulana Sufi Mohammad told journalists after a meeting of the outfit’s Shura (executive council) in Amandara that two committees had been constituted to broker a cease-fire deal. The first committee, headed by TNSM’s deputy chief Maulana Mohammad Alam, has gone to the provincial capital Peshawar for talks with the ANP-led Government, and the second committee, headed by Maulana Abdul Haq, would contact the Taliban leadership in Swat. "It is the duty of every Muslim to work for peace among warring Muslim brethren," Maulan Sufi said, adding that the TNSM would try to persuade the two sides to sign a peace agreement and avoid violence in the region.
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August - 9 
Anyone voting for President Pervez Musharraf in the forthcoming impeachment motion would be the next target for the Swat-based Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Daily Times reported. TTP spokesman Muslim Khan said on August 9 that Musharraf was responsible for the present spate of violence in the FAT
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Anyone voting for President Pervez Musharraf in the forthcoming impeachment motion would be the next target for the Swat-based Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Daily Times reported. TTP spokesman Muslim Khan said on August 9 that Musharraf was responsible for the present spate of violence in the FATA and NWFP. Khan alleged that the president was intent upon "destroying Islam and Pashtuns at the behest of his American masters".
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August - 24 
13 more persons were killed in continuing violence in the Swat district of the NWFP on August 24 while two more bodies were retrieved from the rubble of the Charbagh police post, blown up in a suicide attack on August 23, The News reported. Tension prevailed in the Kabal sub-division where the se
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13 more persons were killed in continuing violence in the Swat district of the NWFP on August 24 while two more bodies were retrieved from the rubble of the Charbagh police post, blown up in a suicide attack on August 23, The News reported. Tension prevailed in the Kabal sub-division where the security forces (SFs), backed by gunship helicopters and artillery, carried out a daylong operation against militants. The military said that it had destroyed the centre, which served as one of the militants’ main command and control, logistic-cum-training and launching pads for terrorist activities and killed about 10-15 foreign militants, including Chechens, Uzbeks and Tajiks. According to the military, the slain foreigners belonged to Tahir Yuldeshev’s Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). "We have credible information about the killing of 10-15 foreign militants out of the 45 killed on Saturday," the ISPR spokesman in Swat, Nasir Ali, told The News. He claimed most parts of Kabal had been cleared of the militants and action would continue till the elimination or eviction of the militants in other parts. However, a spokesman for the Swat unit of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Muslim Khan, rejected the military claim about the killing of foreign militants as baseless. He also disputed the claim about the killing of 45-50 militants in Kabal as unfounded and said instead 30 corpses of the security forces personnel were lying scattered in Kabal. The spokesman also asked parents and other relatives of soldiers to stop their loved ones from coming to Swat for taking part in the military operation in the valley or no "requests" of their relatives after their arrest would be accepted.
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August - 28 
Taliban spokesman offered to release all the SF personnel captured by the militants if their arrested comrades were released. He warned of more suicide attacks on the troops and other government officials if the military operation in Swat was not halted.
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Taliban spokesman offered to release all the SF personnel captured by the militants if their arrested comrades were released. He warned of more suicide attacks on the troops and other government officials if the military operation in Swat was not halted.
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September - 1 
The army claimed on September 1 that it had routed Taliban militants in Bajaur, killing 560 Pakistani and foreign fighters and foiling a push to make Bajaur into a militant fortress. Major General Athar Abbas, the chief of ISPR, told a western news agency that 20 SF personnel had died and 30 were mi
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The army claimed on September 1 that it had routed Taliban militants in Bajaur, killing 560 Pakistani and foreign fighters and foiling a push to make Bajaur into a militant fortress. Major General Athar Abbas, the chief of ISPR, told a western news agency that 20 SF personnel had died and 30 were missing. "In our view, the back has been broken… Main leaders are on the run and the people of the area are now openly defying whatever the militants had achieved there," he said. He also said many foreigners were reportedly in Bajaur before the operation, but that many had probably fled to Afghanistan or other parts of the NWFP and that the operation had turned up no trace of al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri.
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September - 2 
The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said on September 2 that military operations in the tribal region and troubled areas of the NWFP had been suspended in reverence for Ramazan. “Let me make it very clear that the operation has been suspended in the tribal areas, Swat and
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The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said on September 2 that military operations in the tribal region and troubled areas of the NWFP had been suspended in reverence for Ramazan. “Let me make it very clear that the operation has been suspended in the tribal areas, Swat and Bajaur in respect for Ramazan… We will strongly react if someone tries to disturb peace or attack the forces,” he told journalists at the Parliament House in Islamabad.
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September - 8 
The Inter-Services Public Relations spokesman Major Murad said there were confirmed reports of explosions in Dandi Derpakhel but their cause had not been ascertained. It was the seventh violation of Pakistan’s territory by US forces over the past 10 days and at least 61 people have been killed in th
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The Inter-Services Public Relations spokesman Major Murad said there were confirmed reports of explosions in Dandi Derpakhel but their cause had not been ascertained. It was the seventh violation of Pakistan’s territory by US forces over the past 10 days and at least 61 people have been killed in the attacks.
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October - 6 
In Darra Adam Khel, the SFs said they had gained complete control of the Indus Highway and cleared the Kohat tunnel. An ISPR statement said ‘militants’ had been evicted from their bunkers and hideouts along the road. Troops also carried out a search operation in the Tor Chappar area "with the suppor
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In Darra Adam Khel, the SFs said they had gained complete control of the Indus Highway and cleared the Kohat tunnel. An ISPR statement said ‘militants’ had been evicted from their bunkers and hideouts along the road. Troops also carried out a search operation in the Tor Chappar area "with the support of local population", the press release said.
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October - 26 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani addressing a news conference on October 26 after his October 24-25 visit to China, where he attended the 7th Asian Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Beijing, said that the Government would call back the Army and replace it with other law-enforcement agencies after res
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani addressing a news conference on October 26 after his October 24-25 visit to China, where he attended the 7th Asian Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Beijing, said that the Government would call back the Army and replace it with other law-enforcement agencies after restoration of peace in the troubled areas of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). “Army is not a solution. It was sent to deal with emergency situation in the troubled areas and will be replaced with other law-enforcement agencies after it restores peace in these areas,” Gilani said. He mentioned the Government was “disassociating the peace-loving tribesmen from militants” and was encouraging tribesman to form lashkars (militias) against the Taliban. He said strikes by United States spy planes in Pakistan were hurting Pakistan’s cause and indirectly helping the Taliban. “We sign agreements that we will not allow unwanted cross-border movement, and this activity still takes place. It is a violation of the agreement,” Gilani said. “Similarly, when agreements are singed [with the Taliban] that there will be no attacks on security forces, but such incidents still happen, that is also a violation of agreements, ” he added.
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November - 1 November - 2
At least 13 Taliban militants and two security force (SF) personnel were killed and nine militants injured in clashes in various areas of Swat valley in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a security official said on November 2, reports Daily Times .“During the last 24 hours, at least 13 Taliba
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At least 13 Taliban militants and two security force (SF) personnel were killed and nine militants injured in clashes in various areas of Swat valley in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a security official said on November 2, reports Daily Times .“During the last 24 hours, at least 13 Taliban were killed and nine were critically injured, while two security personnel were also killed,” a spokesman of the Swat Media Centre told APP. The clash killing two SF personnel occurred when the Taliban attacked a patrolling party in Matta tehsil (revenue division) on November 1, he said, adding that the troops retaliated and killed four Taliban militants.
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November - 4 
Major Gen Nasir Janjua, in charge of the Swat military operation, told reporters in Mingora that the Taliban had suffered heavy casualties and the valley would soon be cleared of the Taliban, according to Daily Times. He said troops had completed operation in Sar Senai area of Kabal tehsil and resid
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Major Gen Nasir Janjua, in charge of the Swat military operation, told reporters in Mingora that the Taliban had suffered heavy casualties and the valley would soon be cleared of the Taliban, according to Daily Times. He said troops had completed operation in Sar Senai area of Kabal tehsil and residents, who had moved to safer places during the operation, could return. Janjua told APP that the armed forces had not struck any agreement with the Taliban and asked the people not to provide them protection. He said that a total of 60 army personnel were killed in the Swat operation.
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November - 6 
The government ordered law enforcement agencies to shoot at sight suspected militants in the areas connecting Peshawar with Khyber Agency to control terrorist activities and rising incidents of abduction for ransom, sources said, according to Dawn. “Free movements of militants from Michni to Khyber
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The government ordered law enforcement agencies to shoot at sight suspected militants in the areas connecting Peshawar with Khyber Agency to control terrorist activities and rising incidents of abduction for ransom, sources said, according to Dawn. “Free movements of militants from Michni to Khyber Agency and Peshawar has to be stopped and Michni hilltop be manned by scouts with the clear order to shoot on sight militants in the area,” official sources said. The decision was taken at a high level meeting also decided that government would support formation of lashkars (militias) by Mulagori and Shinwari tribes besides asking officials concerned to persuade tribesmen in other areas of Khyber Agency to follow the suit. The meeting also opposed the formation of lashkars in settled areas.
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November - 7 
The Cantonment Police Superintendent Abdul Qadir Qamar said at Police Lines that the Cantonment and Peshawar airport areas were attacked with rockets from Khyber Agency. The rocket attacks started after the police launched an operation targeting abductors, said Qamar.
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The Cantonment Police Superintendent Abdul Qadir Qamar said at Police Lines that the Cantonment and Peshawar airport areas were attacked with rockets from Khyber Agency. The rocket attacks started after the police launched an operation targeting abductors, said Qamar.
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November - 22 
British terror suspect Rashid Rauf was among the five people killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on November 22, officials and intelligence sources said. “We have got him, but dead,” an unnamed senior intelligence official confided to Daily Times in Peshawar while referring to Rashid Rau
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British terror suspect Rashid Rauf was among the five people killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on November 22, officials and intelligence sources said. “We have got him, but dead,” an unnamed senior intelligence official confided to Daily Times in Peshawar while referring to Rashid Rauf, the suspected mastermind of a 2006 plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners who was arrested in August 2006 and escaped from police custody in December 2007. “We are investigating at the moment, but we do not have any information,” a British Foreign Office spokesman said about Rauf’s reported death. The government has not confirmed his killing. A Western diplomatic source told AFP the missile was fired from a jet across the border in Afghanistan. Peshawar-based intelligence officials said another al Qaeda militant Abu Zubair Al Masri was also among the dead, adding, “He is a low-ranking Al Qaeda leader.”
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November - 22 
Political administration officials said the attack targeted the house of one Khaliq Noor in the Khaisoor area of Alikhel village in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue division), 20 kilometres south of Miranshah. Locals said the house was known to host al Qaeda and Taliban militants. Local Taliban confirmed the
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Political administration officials said the attack targeted the house of one Khaliq Noor in the Khaisoor area of Alikhel village in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue division), 20 kilometres south of Miranshah. Locals said the house was known to host al Qaeda and Taliban militants. Local Taliban confirmed the attack but said all the dead were locals.
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November - 22 
Security forces have taken complete control of Swat’s Kabal tehsil (revenue division) in the NWFP, a military statement said on November 22, according to Daily Times. It said the Taliban had fled the area after heavy casualties and a team of engineers was detecting and removing landmines and remote-
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Security forces have taken complete control of Swat’s Kabal tehsil (revenue division) in the NWFP, a military statement said on November 22, according to Daily Times. It said the Taliban had fled the area after heavy casualties and a team of engineers was detecting and removing landmines and remote-controlled bombs that Taliban had planted in the area. It said the fleeing Taliban had robbed several houses and offices.
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December - 3 
Though some private channels, quoting sources in the Interior Ministry, reported the death of the chief of the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulana Fazlullah during the ongoing military operations, independent sources did not confirm the reports. “I talked to him right
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Though some private channels, quoting sources in the Interior Ministry, reported the death of the chief of the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulana Fazlullah during the ongoing military operations, independent sources did not confirm the reports. “I talked to him right now and he is alive and safe,” a source close to the militant leader told The News following the reports about his killing. In addition, a spokesman for the militants in the valley denied reports about Fazlullah’s death. “He is still alive. The reports about his killing were aired by the persons wanting to achieve cheap popularity. It is also an attempt to demoralise our fighters, but they will meet certain failure,” the spokesman said.
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December - 5 
A car bomb explosion- outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) near the Qisakhwani Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killed at least 22 persons and injured more than 90 on December 5, Daily Times reported. Hospital sources said the death toll m
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A car bomb explosion- outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) near the Qisakhwani Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killed at least 22 persons and injured more than 90 on December 5, Daily Times reported. Hospital sources said the death toll might increase because some of the wounded are in a critical condition. Imambargah Alamdar Karbala and several adjacent buildings in the Kocha Risaldar alley were damaged and the ensuing fire engulfed buildings, markets and vehicles. The powerful explosion also damaged electricity wires, plunging the area into darkness. NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that about 20 to 25 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast, which he said did not appear to be a suicide bombing. The explosion created a five feet deep crater. The site of the bombing is one of the busiest markets in the city, with hundreds of shops in markets in narrow alleys.
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December - 6 
Awami National Party (ANP) Senior Vice President, Haji Adeel, said that the NWFP government has ‘lost control’ of Swat district. The ANP leader also questioned the role of thousands of army and paramilitary troops engaged in combating militancy in the valley for more than a year. “What will be the c
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Awami National Party (ANP) Senior Vice President, Haji Adeel, said that the NWFP government has ‘lost control’ of Swat district. The ANP leader also questioned the role of thousands of army and paramilitary troops engaged in combating militancy in the valley for more than a year. “What will be the credibility of the military operation in Swat when houses of ministers are destroyed and their family members are queued up for shooting,” Adeel said at a one-day seminar organised by the Joint Action Committee. “What I see is that the situation has gone out of control of both the federal and provincial governments and the people have lost confidence in the government and the army,” Adeel said. The ANP leader said that in spite of the fact that Swat did not share a border with Afghanistan, it was still restive, adding that the armed forces failed to control the Taliban. He once again offered an olive branch to the Taliban and said the ANP government in NWFP was ready to revive the May 21 peace agreement if the Taliban agreed to lay down weapons.
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December - 7 
Investigators probing the December 5 explosion at Koocha-e-Risaldar in Peshawar have come to the conclusion that it was a suicide attack, saying the bomber was reduced to pieces due to the huge quantity of the explosives laden in the car, The News reported. 32 persons were killed and over 120 others
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Investigators probing the December 5 explosion at Koocha-e-Risaldar in Peshawar have come to the conclusion that it was a suicide attack, saying the bomber was reduced to pieces due to the huge quantity of the explosives laden in the car, The News reported. 32 persons were killed and over 120 others were wounded in the blast just outside the Imambargah (Shia place of worship) Alamdar in Koocha-e-Risaldar. “In fact, it was a suicide car bombing. The driver of the explosive-laden vehicle wanted to move ahead but he could not get any space. In the meantime, a security guard raised alarm and ran towards him due to which the terrorist blew himself up,” a top investigator claimed. Earlier, police were of the opinion that the explosion was triggered by a car bomb, parked on the Muhammad Ali Johar Road. “We suspect a sectarian hand behind the attack,” an unnamed police official said.
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December - 8 
Taliban torched at least 53 vehicles destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan in an attack on the outskirts of Peshawar early on December 8– the second such raid in two days, police and locals said, according to Daily Times. Armed gunmen shouting ‘God is great’ attacked Bilal Container Terminal near
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Taliban torched at least 53 vehicles destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan in an attack on the outskirts of Peshawar early on December 8– the second such raid in two days, police and locals said, according to Daily Times. Armed gunmen shouting ‘God is great’ attacked Bilal Container Terminal near Jamil Chowk on the Ring Road at around 3am, said Zahid Ali, a local resident. He said he heard gunshots and explosions after which a large part of the terminal caught fire. City Superintendent of Police Chaudary Ashraf said it was a sabotage attack. The number of attackers could not be ascertained, he said, and it was not clear how they entered the terminal and set ablaze the vehicles. Meanwhile, a Pentagon official said on December 8 the attacks would have a minimal impact on US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and no effect on combat operations. "The overall impact on our logistical efforts to resupply US forces, NATO forces… as well as Afghan forces has been small and had an overall insignificant impact to date… There’s been no direct bearing on our immediate combat capabilities," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.
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December - 14 
Maulvi Omer, spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on December 14 claimed responsibility for the attacks on NATO supplies and termed it a reaction to the US drone attacks in the Pakistani territory, The News reported. Talking to reporters by phone from an undisclosed location, Om
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Maulvi Omer, spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on December 14 claimed responsibility for the attacks on NATO supplies and termed it a reaction to the US drone attacks in the Pakistani territory, The News reported. Talking to reporters by phone from an undisclosed location, Omer termed the recent series of attacks on terminals, used for supplies to NATO and the US forces in Afghanistan, “a response to the Americans for their drone strikes inside Pakistan”. He said the TTP would expedite the attacks if the US strikes continued. Omer also threatened to carry out such attacks on NATO supply vehicles elsewhere in the country if the intensity of the attacks inside Afghanistan was not reduced. “We would try to cut off every supply through Pakistan if the situation remains the same,” Omer warned, saying they were ready to hold talks with the Government.
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December - 17 
Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar said rival cleric Pir Samiullah and his followers were killed for opposing the Taliban in Swat, according to Daily Times. He said the remaining 18 followers of Samiullah taken hostage by the Taliban would be executed soon. He told reporters over telephone that the triba
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Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar said rival cleric Pir Samiullah and his followers were killed for opposing the Taliban in Swat, according to Daily Times. He said the remaining 18 followers of Samiullah taken hostage by the Taliban would be executed soon. He told reporters over telephone that the tribal militias formed against the Taliban had failed.
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December - 23 
NWFP Assembly on December 23 asked the federal Government to initiate talks with the local Taliban for the restoration of peace, saying military operations were not a solution to the deteriorating law and order, Daily Times reported. The province’s security situation dominated the discussions in the
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NWFP Assembly on December 23 asked the federal Government to initiate talks with the local Taliban for the restoration of peace, saying military operations were not a solution to the deteriorating law and order, Daily Times reported. The province’s security situation dominated the discussions in the House, with some opposition members alleging the Government had lost its writ in the Tribal Areas.
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December - 24 
A previously-unknown pro-Taliban group, Ansar Wa Mohajir, has claimed responsibility for the December 24-bomb blast in Lahore and the earlier rocket attacks on Dera Ismail Khan. Toofan Wazir, identifying himself as a commander and spokesman of the group, telephoned The News from somewhere in North W
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A previously-unknown pro-Taliban group, Ansar Wa Mohajir, has claimed responsibility for the December 24-bomb blast in Lahore and the earlier rocket attacks on Dera Ismail Khan. Toofan Wazir, identifying himself as a commander and spokesman of the group, telephoned The News from somewhere in North Waziristan to claim responsibility for the two attacks. He threatened more attacks against the Security Forces and Government installations to avenge the two recent US missile strikes in North Waziristan in which several militants belonging to Punjab province were killed. According to Toofan Wazir, the US drones fired the missiles at Pakistani targets with the agreement and co-operation of the Government of Pakistan. He said revenge would be taken from both the Americans and the Pakistan Government. In Pakistan, he warned, suicide bombings would be carried out and bombs would be planted and exploded at important Government installations.
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December - 24 
The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed Khan, said on December 24 that 154 Policemen were killed and 522 wounded in the fight against militancy and terrorism in 2008, Dawn reported. Talking to reporters at Nowshera, he also said Hangu, Kohat, Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan have been declar
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The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed Khan, said on December 24 that 154 Policemen were killed and 522 wounded in the fight against militancy and terrorism in 2008, Dawn reported. Talking to reporters at Nowshera, he also said Hangu, Kohat, Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan have been declared as NWFP's most sensitive Districts.
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December - 25 
The Maulana Fazlullah-led militants operating in Swat Valley have announced a complete ban on female education from January 15 and warned violators of harsh action, The News reported. Shah Dauran, the vice chief of Swat militants and in charge of the FM radio, announced that no Government or private
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The Maulana Fazlullah-led militants operating in Swat Valley have announced a complete ban on female education from January 15 and warned violators of harsh action, The News reported. Shah Dauran, the vice chief of Swat militants and in charge of the FM radio, announced that no Government or private educational institution would enroll girls. He said all schools and colleges should stop female education by January 15. He threatened to blow up all schools violating the ban, adding the schools providing education to girls would be forced to close. The militants in Swat have so far reportedly bombed or torched around 100 girls’ schools to forcibly stop girls from going to school in the district.
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December - 31 
Police have claimed that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud has raised a force of volunteers for carrying out terrorist attacks in the region during Muharram. Speaking at a joint meeting of leaders of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and the Shia community at the Kohat Police Club on Dec
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Police have claimed that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud has raised a force of volunteers for carrying out terrorist attacks in the region during Muharram. Speaking at a joint meeting of leaders of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and the Shia community at the Kohat Police Club on December 31, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Kohat division), Qudratullah Marwat, said senior officials had received intelligence reports that Baitullah Mehsud had sent a batch of 500 terrorists for disturbing peace in the region by targeting sensitive places and Muharram processions.
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