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Report:2012
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January - 1 
According to January 1 media report of Daily Times, the year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing incidents escalated in the third quarter of 2011 an
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According to January 1 media report of Daily Times, the year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing incidents escalated in the third quarter of 2011 and some 602 people were targeted on political or ethnic grounds. July and August remained the deadliest months of 2011 as some 552 citizens were killed, including 301 in July and 251 in August. Some 50 people were killed in September, 44 in October, 28 in November and 31 in December.
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January - 2 
The year 2011 witnessed a marked decline in suicide attacks in the country, The Express Tribune quoting Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) reported on January 2. CMC is a data collection NGO which taps into Interior Ministry, Health Department and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) resources. As a
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The year 2011 witnessed a marked decline in suicide attacks in the country, The Express Tribune quoting Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) reported on January 2. CMC is a data collection NGO which taps into Interior Ministry, Health Department and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) resources. As a result, the number of deaths also decreased by 48% compared to the previous year. The brunt of fatalities were faced by civilians – out of 606 people killed in 2011, 358 were civilians while the Army lost 33 of its soldiers, the Frontier Constabulary lost 100 and the Police lost 54 personnel. A total of 23 of the 41 attacks targeted civilians. As many as 51 suicide bombers were used in the attacks – certain hits used more than one human bomb. Only four of the recorded bomb attacks targeted the military.
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January - 2 
All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The decision was take
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All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Taliban Shura held at an unspecified place on January 2. A statement issued in the form of a pamphlet to the media in Waziristan after the meeting said that “All Mujahideen —local and foreigners —are informed that all jihadi forces, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan, have unanimously decided to form a five-member commission. It will be known as Shura-i-Murakbah.” The committee comprises Maulvi Azmatullah, Maulvi Noor Saeed, Maulvi Saeedullah, Maulvi Sadar Hayat and Hafeez Amir Hamza. According to sources, Azmatullah (Taliban commander in Barwan) represents the Waliur Rehman group, Noor Saeed (Taliban commander in Barwan) the Hakeemullah Mehsud group, Saeedullah (from Afghanistan) the Haqqani group, Sadar Hayat (from North Waziristan) the Maulvi Gul Bahadar group and Amir Hamza (from Ahmedzai Wazir tribe) the Mulla Nazir group in Wana subdivision of South Waziristan. Spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan confirmed that the meeting had been held and the statement dated December 31 was issued after approval by Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Omar. The sources said the committee had been formed to resolve differences among various militant factions regroup them and investigate killings on spying charges and excesses, if any, committed by the Taliban against local people. “All Mujahideen, local and foreigners, are informed that they should desist from killing and kidnapping for ransom innocent people and cooperate with this committee in curbing crimes. If any Mujahid is found involved in unjustified killings, crimes and other illegal activities he will be answerable to Shura-i-Murakbah and will be punished in accordance with the Shariah law,” the statement says. The sources said the high command of TTP and Afghan Taliban had been trying for two months to reach an agreement on uniting different factions. The first meeting in this regard was held on November 27 in Azam Warsak near Wana in South Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Waliur Rehman Mehsud, Hakeemullah Mehsud, Mulla Nazir, Abu Yehya Al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda and Sirajuddin Haqqani of the Haqqani network. The second meeting was held on December 11 in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Sabiullah Mujahid, Maulvi Sangeen and Maulvi Ashfaq from Afghanistan, Yehya al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda, Hafiz Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Sadiq Noor from North Waziristan and Hakeemullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman and Mulla Nazir from South Waziristan. Talking to Dawn on phone from an unspecified place, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah said the Mujahideen groups had reposed their confidence in the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar and recognised him as the leader of Afghanistan. He said the TTP would send its fighters to Afghanistan after March for waging jihad against “US-led infidel forces”.
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‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping their negotiations will culminate in a ‘lasting’ agre
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‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping their negotiations will culminate in a ‘lasting’ agreement which will restore peace in the country’s lawless tribal lands. “We have drawn the broader outlines for a possible accord. And what we’re now working on are minor details,” said an Intelligence Official, who claimed the results of the ‘year-long’ peace process would be unveiled shortly. “Unlike the past, we are trying to have something workable and implementable this time around,” said the official referring to the failure of all three agreements the security institutions had with the TTP. “These are crucial times…we have to be extremely careful. A slight miscalculation can harm us in a big way,” the official, requesting anonymity, added in reference to changes in the regional war given the eventual withdrawal of the United States (US)-led international forces by 2014. However, publicly, the military denies having any talks with the militants. Senior TTP associates also confirmed that these covert talks with the military establishment were reaching a climax and said there were several indications of things moving ahead. According to sources, earlier, the TTP leader Maulvi Waliur Rehman Mehsud had ordered to halt the training of suicide bombers at several camps in South and North Waziristan. “Now look how effective this thing alone is … it has never happened in four years that the TTP stops training its suicide bombers,” said Raqeebullah Mehsud, a young militant commander from the Ludha area of South Waziristan. Further, Raqeebullah said TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud was not aware of these talks and he, along with a core group following his hard-line positions on talks with the Government was aware of these negotiations. “He [Hakimullah] is out. At least people here think so,” Raqeebullah commented. Though it could not be confirmed, some officials said the TTP chief might have crossed into Afghanistan after sudden defections of his loyalists to pro-Pakistan militant groups who were against launching attacks in the country’s mainland.
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January - 4 
Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led troops in Afghanistan, reported Indian Express. It
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Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led troops in Afghanistan, reported Indian Express. It is reported that the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed a joint five-member ‘shura’ or council, named Shura-e-Muraqba, with other Pakistani militant outfits. The new ‘shura’ includes the Haqqani Network and powerful commanders of the groups led by Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur who have already signed a peace deal with the Pakistan Army. The new entrants into the shura are the factions of TTP led by Hakimullah Mehsud and Maulana Wali-ur Rahman. The five-member ‘shura’ with other Pakistani militant outfits made a pledge to “stop their fight against their own armed forces and instead focus their attention against the US-led forces in Afghanistan”, The News reported. The council was created after weeks of hectic efforts. A high-level delegation of the Afghan Taliban, sent by Omar, “succeeded in bringing together different Pakistani militant groups on a single platform”, the report added. Prominent al Qaeda members also asked the Pakistani Taliban, in a pair of rare meetings, held on the request of the Afghan Taliban, to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against US-led forces in Afghanistan, militant commanders said Monday. The meetings were held in Pakistan’s tribal region in November and December. “For God’s sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to boost the battle against US in Afghanistan,” senior al Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi told Pakistani militants at a meeting on December 11, 2011.
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January - 4 
Over 200 containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan started returning to Karachi from the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on January 4, reported Daily Times. Official sources confirmed the return of NATO containers to Karachi, and added that they were not allowed to
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Over 200 containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan started returning to Karachi from the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on January 4, reported Daily Times. Official sources confirmed the return of NATO containers to Karachi, and added that they were not allowed to enter Afghanistan through Chaman border gate following the November 26, 2011 attack on Salala border post that killed 26 soldiers. The return of the NATO containers back to Karachi has come as relief for over 600 workers, including drivers, cleaners and helpers. “We were in a tense mental state as we had to stay at Chaman NATO terminal for the past few days,” a driver said.
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January - 4 
The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report 2011 released on January 4 (Today) shows the decrease in violence in 2011, reports Daily Times. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank monitoring security situation of the country, suggested “crucial steps” should
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The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report 2011 released on January 4 (Today) shows the decrease in violence in 2011, reports Daily Times. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank monitoring security situation of the country, suggested “crucial steps” should be taken to root out militancy and terrorism despite reduction in violence in 2011. “Although conflict-related violence decreased in Pakistan in 2011, the complex security landscape in the country made it one of the most volatile states in the region and necessitated effective measures to curb militancy and terrorism,” PIPS said in a press release. The report noted that the trend of an overall decrease in the number of violent incidents and casualties in Pakistan that was witnessed in 2010 continued in 2011. The report attributed a fall in conflict-related casualties largely to military operations in the Tribal Areas and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and to fewer suicide bombings and drone strikes in the country in 2011. According to the report, a total of 2,985 violent incidents—including terrorist attacks, security forces operations, ethno-political violence, inter-tribal clashes, drone attacks, and cross-border attacks—were reported in Pakistan in 2011. This is compared to 3,393 incidents in 2010 and 3,816 in 2009, a decrease of 12 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Casualties in violent incidents also went down, from 10,003 fatalities in 2010 to 7,107 in 2011, a decrease of 29 percent. The number of people injured in these attacks declined from 10,283 in 2010 to 6,736 in 2011, representing a 34 percent decrease.
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January - 6 
the construction of 22 school buildings to replace structures destroyed by militants in Swat should be completed by the end of January, Shakeel Qadir Khan, Managing Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, reports Central Asia online. The completion of the school buildings wou
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the construction of 22 school buildings to replace structures destroyed by militants in Swat should be completed by the end of January, Shakeel Qadir Khan, Managing Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, reports Central Asia online. The completion of the school buildings would benefit thousands of Swat students whom militants have deprived of an education, Khan said. A total of 183 school buildings are being constructed across Swat, he said, with financial assistance provided by international donors. Most of those 183 buildings will be ready by the end of 2012, he added.
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January - 8 
A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan since November 17, has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks on Pakistani Security Forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, the New York Times re
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A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan since November 17, has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks on Pakistani Security Forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on January 8 citing US and Pakistani officials. The insurgents are increasingly taking advantage of tensions raised by an American air strike in November 26 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in two border outposts in Mohamad Agency, plunging relations between the two countries to new depths. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), hoping to avoid making matters worse while Pakistan completes a wide-ranging review of its security relationship with the United States, has not conducted a drone strike since mid-November, the newspaper said. Over all, drone strikes in Pakistan dropped to 64 last year, compared with 117 in 2010, according to The Long War Journal, a website that monitors the attacks.
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January - 8 
American intelligence agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four al Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside Pakistan during 2011, revealed an annual report compiled by Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) on drone attacks, reports Daily Times
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American intelligence agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four al Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside Pakistan during 2011, revealed an annual report compiled by Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) on drone attacks, reports Daily Times. CMC, an independent research centre, which regularly monitors drone attacks in Pakistan, has prepared an annual report (2011) on drone attacks inside Pakistani territory. The report notes 43 percent decline in drone attacks during 2011 than 2010. CIA had conducted 132 drone attacks in 2010. The number of fatalities in drone attacks has also dropped by 35 percent. US had carried out 75 drone attacks inside Pakistan during the year 2011 killing 609 people. Among them only three were Arab commanders of al Qaeda; one was UK’s most wanted and just four were senior commanders of different factions of Pakistani militants, the report said, adding that the rest were innocents. American drones fired 242 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles during the year and destroyed 38 houses, 37 vehicles, one camp and a seminary. One such missile costs for $68000 which means the CIA spent $16.456 million or Rs 1.5 billion to kill 609 people. In average, ammunition cost of every single casualty was $27000 or Rs 2.4 million. If other expenses are included the overall cost of killing one suspected militant will further rise. It may become point of concern for American taxpayer that such a huge amount of money was spent just to eliminate four al Qaeda leaders and four Taliban commanders. The report said drone strikes also strained US-Pak relations.
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January - 8 
Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tribal regions from the TTP, The Express Tribune rep
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Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tribal regions from the TTP, The Express Tribune reported on January 8. Officials and TTP affiliates told The Express Tribune on January 6 that the militants were being pushed to vacate Orakzai Agency because of its close proximity to the garrison city of Kohat. “We don’t want to run unnecessary risk. If we tolerate the Taliban presence, it will be a strategic mistake. We will be on their target, if things go wrong again in the future,” said an official privy to the ongoing peace talks between the militants and security agencies. Same is true for Khyber Agency, which borders Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has borne the brunt of the war on terror in the past three years, the official said. “We cannot continue to allow them to maintain a presence near our cities from where they can plan and mount attacks,” the official added. Both sides, however, said that the military was not keen on regaining complete control of other tribal regions, which are controlled by the TTP or its splinters including South Waziristan, Bajaur and Mohmand – the regions that share borders with Afghanistan.
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January - 9 
The Express Tribune reported in January 9 that the al Qaeda continues to preach jihad (holy war) in Pakistan through an Urdu monthly magazine, Hiteen. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post to not only the Deobandis but also to Ahl-e-Hadith and Barelvis to convert them to al Qaeda’s poi
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The Express Tribune reported in January 9 that the al Qaeda continues to preach jihad (holy war) in Pakistan through an Urdu monthly magazine, Hiteen. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post to not only the Deobandis but also to Ahl-e-Hadith and Barelvis to convert them to al Qaeda’s point of view. Hiteen, the battlefield where Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi defeated the Crusaders, was started in June 2011, a month after Osama Bin Laden’s killing. The magazine has stories which preach jihad and praise Bin Laden. The seventh edition which was sent out last month opens with an essay, Matyrdom of Sheikh Osama bin Laden and the International Jihad Movement. The magazine has the ‘sayings’ of Mullah Omar and some al Qaeda leaders. There is also an interview with Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Rehman Al Husnain, who was once part of Kuwait’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, but has now joined al Qaeda. There is a fatwa by Muhammad Waliullah Hussain of the Jama’at-ul-Uloom-ul Islami, which declares that there is no bar on Muslims looting goods from NATO containers. Hiteen does not carry the name of the editor, the only way to send feedback is through two email addresses. An editorial in the magazine says that it is not true that the mission of the ‘mujahedeen’, (holy warrior) has been damaged with Bin Laden’s death. The mujahedeen are still fighting with their full strength. It advises readers not to pay attention to the ‘false reports about mujahedeen from the hypocritical media’ and to continue the struggle. The fight, it says, will continue till the United States (US) is removed from Muslim countries and an Islamic Caliphate is established. An anonymous essay speaks of the need for another Bin Laden who would fight non-Muslims and defend the Muslims. The magazine thanks the many wings of al Qaeda all over the world. A Police Officer of the Counter Terrorism Department, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that they had knowledge of the magazine and that copies of it were in their record and would soon discover who was responsible for publishing and circulating it.
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January - 9 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 9 voiced concern at the reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end, reports Daily Times. A statement issued in Lahore District by HRCP said, “The HRCP
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 9 voiced concern at the reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end, reports Daily Times. A statement issued in Lahore District by HRCP said, “The HRCP is alarmed at reports of threats received by journalists on account of their work. While it is not uncommon for journalists in Pakistan to live under a constant cloud of intimidation and violence, the perceptible increase in threats is manifested by over a dozen journalists killed in 2011, while many others have been forced to go into hiding. Many have exercised self-censorship for the sake of safety and others have suffered for airing views that are unpopular in some quarters. A number of journalists have recently gone public about the threats they have received from ‘anonymous callers’. They have also mentioned cell phone numbers of the callers but little has been done to identify or prosecute these people. A Government committed to media freedom must neither remain a spectator in the circumstances nor wait to be implored into action.” Further the report stated, “HRCP wants to remind the authorities that for two years now Pakistan has held the dubious distinction of being one of the deadliest countries for journalists. HRCP reiterates that those making threats and perpetrating violence against journalists are encouraged by the fact that out of over 70 journalists killed in Pakistan in the last decade, the perpetrators have been brought to justice in only one case.” HRCP urged all state institutions to acknowledge the dangers faced by the journalists, identify and prosecute those threatening media persons on account of their work and ensure that journalism does not remain a dangerous profession in Pakistan.
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January - 10 
A Judicial Commission probing the May 30, 2011 murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, on January 10 submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with findings as well as recommendations by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) for the journalist community and financial assistan
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A Judicial Commission probing the May 30, 2011 murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, on January 10 submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with findings as well as recommendations by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) for the journalist community and financial assistance to Shahzad’s family, reports Express Tribune. The commission was constituted by the Government on June 16, 2011. Shahzad went missing from Islamabad on May 29, 2011 only to be found murdered a day later.
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January - 10 
The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 10, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation d
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The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 10, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions, reports Dawn. The January 10 strike — and its follow-up two days later — were joint operations, a Pakistani security source based in the tribal areas said. They made use of Pakistani “spotters” on the ground and demonstrated a level of coordination that both sides have sought to downplay since tensions first erupted in January 2011 with the killing of two Pakistanis by a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis in Lahore. “Our working relationship is a bit different from our political relationship,” the source said. “It’s more productive.”
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January - 11 
The Army on January 11 warned of “serious ramifications” and “consequences” for the country over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s allegations that the Army Chief and the ISI Director General “unconstitutionally” submitted their response in the memo scandal to the Supreme Court, reports Daily Time
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The Army on January 11 warned of “serious ramifications” and “consequences” for the country over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s allegations that the Army Chief and the ISI Director General “unconstitutionally” submitted their response in the memo scandal to the Supreme Court, reports Daily Times. In an interview to China’s People’s Daily Online, the Prime Minister termed the affidavits submitted by Army Chief and ISI to the court “unconstitutional and illegal”. “There can be no allegation more serious than what the honourable prime minister has leveled against COAS and DG ISI and has unfortunately charged the officers for violation of the constitution. This has very serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country”, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Earlier, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked Secretary Defence Khalid Naeem Lodhi and handed over the additional charge of secretary defence to Nargis Sethi. Prime Minister Gilani’s office said in a statement that Lodhi was fired for “gross misconduct and illegal action which created misunderstanding” between state institutions. In a related development, the Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani summoned an emergency meeting of the corps commanders. Dawn quoted sources as saying that the military high command had appointed Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali commander of the 111 brigade. Pakistan Army changed the commander of a Rawalpindi-based unit that has traditionally played a vital role in military coups as Army Chief Kayani gathered his key aides to assess an escalation in tensions with the civilian Government. Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali was named the new commander of the 111 Brigade, an infantry formation that is part of the X Corps and has usually been called out during past military takeovers to take over key buildings and installations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, sources said.
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January - 11 
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is likely to hand over to the Government on January 11 (today) its report comprising recommendations on new terms of engagement with the United States (US) and NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the war on terror and bro
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is likely to hand over to the Government on January 11 (today) its report comprising recommendations on new terms of engagement with the United States (US) and NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the war on terror and broad outlines of the country’s relations with Afghanistan and India, reported Dawn. The 17-member committee was tasked with formulating new terms of engagement with the US and NATO after the November 26, 2011 attack in the Mohmand Agency that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who represented the Foreign Office during the committee’s deliberations, told reporters that the Government was seeking the Parliament’s wisdom and would reframe its foreign policy in accordance with the mandate given by the PCNS. PCNS chairman Senator Raza Rabbani said, “We will give a broad outline for terms of engagement with the US and other countries, without going into details which was the prerogative of the Foreign Office and the Government.”
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January - 11 
The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan said on January 11 that it gave money to Sunni Ittehada Council (SIC), a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, reported The Times of India
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The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan said on January 11 that it gave money to Sunni Ittehada Council (SIC), a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, reported The Times of India. The grant highlights the difficulties facing Washington as it seeks partners to support religious moderation in Pakistan. The US Government website (www.usaspending.gov) shows that the group received USD 36,607 from Washington in 2009. A US diplomat, on the condition of anonymity, said that the embassy had given money to the group to organize the rallies, but that it had since changed direction and leadership. He said it was a one-off grant, and wouldn't be repeated. The SIC was formed in 2009 to counter extremism. It groups politicians and clerics from Pakistan's traditionalist Barelvi Muslim movement, often referred to as theological moderates in the Pakistani context. The American money was used to organize nationwide rallies against militants and suicide bombings, the embassy official said. The demonstrations received widespread media coverage, and were some of the first against extremism in the country. In 2011, however, the council led demonstrations in support of the Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Salman Taseer, Governor of Punjab who was killed on January 4, 2011, for his criticism of blasphemy laws used to persecute religious minorities. However, two leading members of the council denied receiving any American funds. "This propaganda is being unleashed against us because we are strongly opposed to Western democracy and American policies in the region and in the world," said Sahibzada Fazal Karim, the head of the council, adding, "We are against extremism, but we support Qadri because he did a right thing".
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January - 12 
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on January 12 that according to the report of commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, his killers could not be traced, but the Police and Law Enforcement Agencies have been directed to continue invest
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on January 12 that according to the report of commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, his killers could not be traced, but the Police and Law Enforcement Agencies have been directed to continue investigating the case, reported Daily Times. Giving further details, information minister said that the commission has advised that the widow of Saleem Shahzad should be provided PKR 3 million, a teaching job in a Government institution near her residence, and free education to his children up to graduation level. Talking to media outside the Parliament House, Awan said the report will be made public today and would be uploaded on website of the Ministry of Information by the afternoon of January 13. The commission initiated its proceedings from June 27, 2011, till January 9, 2012, and held around 23 meetings besides probing on certain aspects in the course of inquiry. The commission was constituted by the Government on June 21, 2011, to inquire into the March 2, 2011, murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad.
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January - 12 
the Commission blamed various ‘belligerents’ involved in the war on terror for his murder. But it didn’t single out any person or organisation, which could have killed him, leaving the room open for further probe, adds Dawn. In its set of recommendations, the most important was to rein in the Inter-
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the Commission blamed various ‘belligerents’ involved in the war on terror for his murder. But it didn’t single out any person or organisation, which could have killed him, leaving the room open for further probe, adds Dawn. In its set of recommendations, the most important was to rein in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) and make them accountable within their organisations and to the parliamentary committees concerned. The commission said that the ISI and IB be made more law-abiding through a legislation, carefully outlining their respective mandates and role; that their interaction with the media be carefully streamlined institutionally and regularly documented. According to the summary of the commission, “Salim’s writings probably did, and certainly could have drawn the ire of various belligerents in the war on terror which included the Pakistani state and non-state actors such as the Taliban and al Qaeda and foreign actors. “Any of these could have had the motive to commit the crime, as clearly, he was also in close contact with all of these,” said the report.
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January - 14 
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected on January 14 a US military investigation into the deadly NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts of Mohammad Agency on November 26, reports Dawn. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, asked the military comma
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The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected on January 14 a US military investigation into the deadly NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts of Mohammad Agency on November 26, reports Dawn. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, asked the military command to share its rejoinder with the American side. “In the meeting, Pakistan’s position on the report was also elaborated and it was decided that the response will be shared with all concerned shortly,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The Director General of Military Operations presented a point-wise riposte to the US findings and insisted that the attacks were intentional.
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January - 16 
As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have “disappeared” in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, The News reported quoting Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons on January 16. Sitting in a camp
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As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have “disappeared” in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, The News reported quoting Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons on January 16. Sitting in a camp in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, since January 1, 2012 to protest against the “disappearances” of Baloch people, Qadeer said about 250,000 people from Marri and Dera Bugti areas had migrated to other provinces and even to Afghanistan since their lives were in danger. The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons has so far organised three protest camps outside the KPC, two in Islamabad and several in Quetta. “The precarious situation in Balochistan can be gauged from the fact that along with adults, 169 children are also missing,” Qadeer said. Speaking at a News Conference on International Human Rights Day at the KPC, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Zohra Yusuf had said the establishment saw the problem of Balochistan as a “security issue” but it would not be fair to say it wanted to get rid of Balochistan. However, she went on to say that the Government in Balochistan was ineffective. HRCP figures about “missing” people were conservative as compared to claims made by Baloch nationalists. Yusuf said Baloch nationalists claimed that 5,000-7,000 people were “missing” in Balochistan, but HRCP figures were more conservative. “It is a matter of grave alarm that 107 new cases of enforced disappearance have been reported in Balochistan in 2011, and the ‘missing persons’ are increasingly turning up dead,” she added.
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January - 18 
The Government is establishing two de-radicalisation centres to ensure psychological and economic rehabilitation of those people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who renounce militancy, reports Dawn. These centres are being set up in Sikandaro area of Bajaur Agency in FATA and Gover
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The Government is establishing two de-radicalisation centres to ensure psychological and economic rehabilitation of those people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who renounce militancy, reports Dawn. These centres are being set up in Sikandaro area of Bajaur Agency in FATA and Government Degree College in Tank town of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is adjacent to the militancy-infested South Waziristan Agency. Official sources said that Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps would jointly run these centres to de-radicalise detainees arrested in the conflict zone. The Federal Development Working Party has approved a grant in aid for these centres at a meeting held in Peshawar on January 18.
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January - 21 
A firm run by the Pakistani military will collect a fee of USD 1,000 for every container truck passing through the country under new conditions for the reopening of NATO supply routes, Indian Express reported quoting a media report of January 21. The Government is contemplating the imposition of the
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A firm run by the Pakistani military will collect a fee of USD 1,000 for every container truck passing through the country under new conditions for the reopening of NATO supply routes, Indian Express reported quoting a media report of January 21. The Government is contemplating the imposition of the fee, which will be collected by the army-run National Logistics Cell (NLC) as a condition for reopening the supply routes that were closed in retaliation for a cross-border NATO air strike on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. There is no proposal from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to impose a transit fee on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and NATO containers but the Government is considering a proposal to allow the NLC to charge a fee for transportation charges and for providing No Objection Certificates, revealed the sources privy to the development. “The proposed fee is not to be imposed by the FBR despite getting approval in the Finance Bill 2011,” an unnamed senior official of the FBR said. Instead, the NLC will be tasked to collect the fee and to ensure that no pilferage of NATO supplies occurs during transit through Pakistan. The NLC currently charges a small fee for granting NOC and a proposal is being considered to raise this fee to USD1,000 per container in case NATO supplies are restored.
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January - 21 
Around 390 families from Khyber Agency took refuge in Jalozai internally displaced persons camp on January 21 as an intensified crackdown on militants has triggered displacements from Shalobar tribal area, reports Dawn. A meeting of the Peshawar based officials of international aid agencies, includi
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Around 390 families from Khyber Agency took refuge in Jalozai internally displaced persons camp on January 21 as an intensified crackdown on militants has triggered displacements from Shalobar tribal area, reports Dawn. A meeting of the Peshawar based officials of international aid agencies, including United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Food Programme (WFP), has been scheduled for January 23 at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority’s (PDMA) offices to review the emergency, determining future course of action, according to Faiz Mohammad, chief coordinator (IDPs), PDMA. `Between 3,000 and 5,000 Shalobar families are estimated to leave their homes and head to other places for personal safety,` said Noor Akbar Afridi, in-charge of IDPs` camp in Jalozai, some 20 kilometres east of Peshawar. A large number of families left Qamberabad, Surkas and other villages inhabited by Shalobar tribe in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. People began leaving their houses after hearing that the Government has decided to extend IDP status to members of the Shalobar tribe in view of intensified crackdown. Paramilitary Frontier Corps, backed-up by the Army, has enlarged the ambit of its crackdown on Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) led by notorious Mangal Bagh in Bara plains, making thousands non-combatant tribal people flee from Qamberabad and Surkas villages on January 20 and January 21.
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January - 23 
A 24 pages document released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, on January 23 revealed that a direct intervention by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and warning of an enhanced response had finally brought NATO’s air strikes on Volcano
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A 24 pages document released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, on January 23 revealed that a direct intervention by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and warning of an enhanced response had finally brought NATO’s air strikes on Volcano and Boldak posts in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 26 2011 to a halt, reports Dawn. It gives Pakistan’s perspective on a United States (US) investigation report on the incident which brought the already-strained relations between Pakistan and the US to a new low. General Kayani talked to ODRP (Office of the Defense Representative Pakistan) Chief L.G. Keen at the US Embassy and warned that if the fire did not stop immediately he would order an enhanced level of response, beyond the one which was already being given by the Pakistani military until that time in the shape of small arms and mortar fire. The intervention finally brought the fire to a halt. The document, which outlined the first formal reaction to the attack by the General Headquarters (GHQ), rejected the US investigation report on the Salala incident which claimed the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers. “Pakistan does not agree with several portions and findings of the investigation report as these are factually not correct,” it said. The document said the US investigation report was structured around the argument of “self-defense” and “proportional use of force”, an argument contrary to facts.
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January - 23 
Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2012, on January 23, reports Daily T
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Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2012, on January 23, reports Daily Times. Targeted killings and other attacks on civilians by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and sectarian and ethnic militant groups, as well as killings of journalists, were commonplace during the year, it said. The Rights group said security deteriorated dramatically throughout the country as the result of suicide bombings by the TTP and affiliated groups, which targeted civilians and public spaces, including marketplaces and religious processions. There was a dramatic increase in targeted killings in Balochistan, while 800 people were killed in often politically motivated violence in Karachi, the report added. Relations between Pakistan and the United States (US) deteriorated markedly in 2011. Factors fuelling the diplomatic crisis included the killing of two men by a Central Investigation Agency (CIA) contractor at a Lahore traffic junction; the withholding of USD 800 million in military aid to Pakistan; Pakistan’s alleged support for militants from the “Haqqani Network”; the alleged harbouring by Pakistan of Osama bin Laden and his killing by the US; and the November 26, 2011 Mohmand Agency strike by NATO that killed 24 Pakistani troops. The US carried out about 75 aerial drone strikes during 2011 on suspected al Qaeda and TTP members. These strikes resulted in claims of large numbers of civilian casualties, but lack of access to the conflict areas has prevented independent verification.
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January - 24 
officials of the Education Department said that number of schools destroyed in Khyber Agency had reached 57. Out of these schools 32 were targeted in Bara, 22 in Landi Kotal and four in Jamrud, depriving 16,000 children of education only in Bara tehsil.
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officials of the Education Department said that number of schools destroyed in Khyber Agency had reached 57. Out of these schools 32 were targeted in Bara, 22 in Landi Kotal and four in Jamrud, depriving 16,000 children of education only in Bara tehsil.
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January - 24 
The Afghan Taliban on January 24 shared with Pakistan the ‘functional blueprint” of their formal talks with US officials in the Gulf state of Qatar, The Express Tribune reported quoting an Afghan leader. It is possibly the first time that the Afghan Taliban has shared details of what they will be di
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The Afghan Taliban on January 24 shared with Pakistan the ‘functional blueprint” of their formal talks with US officials in the Gulf state of Qatar, The Express Tribune reported quoting an Afghan leader. It is possibly the first time that the Afghan Taliban has shared details of what they will be discussing with US negotiators, even though they haven’t divulged what had been previously discussed. “The Taliban have asked Pakistan to point out if it has any objection to the issues they have prioritised for talks with the US,” the Afghan leader, privy to the developments, told The Express Tribune. The Taliban have also updated the Haqqani network, the deadliest of all Taliban factions, on the round of dialogue with the US and the future plan, he said. Dr Nasiruddin Haqqani, the elder brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, recently travelled to the United Arab Emirates and met with the top Taliban negotiator, Tayyeb Agha, to apprise him of the Taliban-US interaction.
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January - 26 
On January 26, Daily Times reported that after two months into Pakistan's blockade of NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, where drivers, fed up with waiting, are starting to desert. For a month, Directors of
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On January 26, Daily Times reported that after two months into Pakistan's blockade of NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, where drivers, fed up with waiting, are starting to desert. For a month, Directors of transport companies, drivers and their helpers hung around patiently, buoyed by rumors of an imminent reopening of the border, shut after United States (US) air strikes on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan is still reviewing the relationship and no one knows when the border will reopen, through which passes 25 percent of the supplies needed by the 130,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan. Fed up, running out of money and missing their families, many of the drivers have since abandoned their trucks and returned to their homes. "They had no more money in the end so they left one helper with their vehicle for security and care, and went back to their families," All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association Vice Chairman Muhammad Saleh Afridi said, adding, that more than a thousand trucks were stranded in Karachi. There are about 5,000 containers and military vehicles, according to a count provided by the authorities in early January this year. Since then, more have arrived by boat, while hundreds of oil tankers are filling huge car parks by the sea. "Most of the tankers are loaded with fuel, so helpers have to look after them to avoid looting," Afridi said.
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January - 27 
A huge crowd comprising mostly of youngsters with majority of them in a uniform dress code from different seminaries across Sindh gathered at the first major show of political prowess of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rahman (JUI-F) at Bagh-e-Quaid on M.A Jinnah Road in Karachi on January 27, repo
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A huge crowd comprising mostly of youngsters with majority of them in a uniform dress code from different seminaries across Sindh gathered at the first major show of political prowess of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rahman (JUI-F) at Bagh-e-Quaid on M.A Jinnah Road in Karachi on January 27, reported Dawn. Rahman said that an unjust economic system and getting the country involved in an American-led war had fostered extremism. The gathering rejected subservience to any external force and cautioned the rulers against mortgaging national sovereignty for their narrow vested interests. The Maulana warned that people were getting disappointed with democracy because of interventions and if complete transparency was not maintained, from preparing electoral lists to announcement of results, the consequences could be disastrous. He said that instead of an Islamic welfare state, the country had been turned into a security state by the establishment which was gobbling up 60 per cent of resources. Maulana said his party believed that an economic revolution required that the poor be made real masters of resources. He urged people to reject those who were responsible for the economic imbalance. He said even those who raised the slogan of ‘roti, kapra aur makan’ had failed to improve the life of the poor. Holding black and white party flags, the supporters had a variety of slogans but common thoughts to share. “We don’t want any secular and liberal party to rule Pakistan,” said Haseebullah, a second-year student of Dars-i-Nizami, who accompanied his more than 500 seminary students from Korangi town at the rally. “People have witnessed those who are allied with the United States,” said Shiraz Khan, in his mid-20s, and enrolled with a Clifton seminary. “As the slogan of this rally [Islam Zindabad Conference] reflects the emotion motivating this huge crowd, it also shows people’s loyalty to religious parties and we are hopeful about positive poll results even in Karachi if they are held in a transparent manner.” “If the MMA (Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal) is revived and the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) gives up its stance of a solo flight, the power of the religious parties will be felt across the country as well as Karachi,” said Mohammad Shamshad, a Baldia town resident.
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January - 27 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed a decline in the number of bomb blasts in 2011 compared to 2010, The Express Tribune reported quoting Peshawar City Police study. Yet this is hardly a cause to rejoice, as the death toll from the attacks was actually higher than the previous year. According to a comparat
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed a decline in the number of bomb blasts in 2011 compared to 2010, The Express Tribune reported quoting Peshawar City Police study. Yet this is hardly a cause to rejoice, as the death toll from the attacks was actually higher than the previous year. According to a comparative study by the capital city police, a total of 34 bomb blasts took place in the province in 2011, killing 400 civilians and 134 police officials, while 37 blasts were witnessed in 2010 which killed 411 civilians and 99 security personnel. However, the capital city showed a marked decline compared to 2010, thanks to the efforts of law enforcement agencies and the cooperation of locals.
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January - 28 
Quoting the January 28 media reports, the Express Tribune reported that the six Pakistanis killed by Iranian border guards on January 26, 2012 were alleged to be “drug traffickers” who crossed over from Pakistan. The six were shot dead after they allegedly crossed the border and opened fire; the rep
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Quoting the January 28 media reports, the Express Tribune reported that the six Pakistanis killed by Iranian border guards on January 26, 2012 were alleged to be “drug traffickers” who crossed over from Pakistan. The six were shot dead after they allegedly crossed the border and opened fire; the report said quoting the Iranian Sistan-Balochistan province border Police. Over 1,000 kilos (2,200 pounds) of opium and hashish were seized, the report said. “After a number of drug traffickers… not only did they not pay attention to the halt orders but started shooting, the Iranian border patrol returned fire,” the Police added.
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January - 29 
The Afghanistan and Pakistan Governments are seeking peace talks with the Afghan Taliban in Saudi Arabia separate from United States (US)-brokered talks with the militants in Qatar, officials said on January 29, reported Daily Times. Taliban negotiators have begun holding preliminary talks with US o
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The Afghanistan and Pakistan Governments are seeking peace talks with the Afghan Taliban in Saudi Arabia separate from United States (US)-brokered talks with the militants in Qatar, officials said on January 29, reported Daily Times. Taliban negotiators have begun holding preliminary talks with US officials in the Gulf state on plans for peace talks aimed at ending the decade-long war in Afghanistan, a former Taliban official said. But Afghan and Taliban officials indicated in response to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report about plans for talks in Saudi Arabia that both Kabul and Islamabad were looking for their own talks with the militants. Asked for his response to the BBC report, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai said, “Of course we support any steps towards the Afghan peace process.” He refused to comment further. But senior Afghan Government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “We will always pursue all roads towards peace in Afghanistan, including contacts with the Taliban that are not limited to the Qatar office.”
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January - 30 
A secret NATO report claims to “fully expose” direct links between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan Taliban, reported Express Tribune quoting January 31 report of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). According to the BBC, the leaked report notes “Pakistan manipulati
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A secret NATO report claims to “fully expose” direct links between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan Taliban, reported Express Tribune quoting January 31 report of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). According to the BBC, the leaked report notes “Pakistan manipulation of the Afghan Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly.” It goes on to add “as this report is derived directly from insurgents, it should be considered informational and not necessarily analytical.”
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January - 30 
An Oslo court on January 30 sentenced two suspects to prison for planning to bomb the Danish Newspaper that published drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Norway’s first-ever guilty verdict for “plotting to commit a terrorist act,” reported Express Tribune. According to Norway’s Intelligence Service,
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An Oslo court on January 30 sentenced two suspects to prison for planning to bomb the Danish Newspaper that published drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Norway’s first-ever guilty verdict for “plotting to commit a terrorist act,” reported Express Tribune. According to Norway’s Intelligence Service, Police Security Service (PST), Davud, a short, bearded man received training in making and using explosives from al Qaeda members and sympathizers in Pakistan’s region of Waziristan between November 2008 and July 2010. Norwegian national Mikael Davud (40), a member of China’s Uighur minority considered the mastermind behind the plot against the Jyllands-Posten Daily, was sentenced to seven years behind bars. Meanwhile, Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, an Iraqi Kurd residing in Norway received a three-and-a-half-year prison term. According to the prosecution, the two men had in liaison with al Qaeda planned to use explosives against the offices of the Danish Newspaper and to murder Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist behind the most controversial of the 12 drawings of the Prophet published in September 2005. “There is no doubt that it was Davud who took the initiative in the preparations for a terrorist act and that he was the central character,” the three judges said in their ruling. “The court also believes that it was he himself who would have carried out the terrorist attack since he has explained that he planned to lay out the explosives himself,” they added.
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January - 30 
Further, Dawn while quoting the secret document reported that the ISI is secretly helping Afghan Taliban, who assumes their victory is inevitable once Western troops leave. The leaked report “State of the Taliban”, seen by the BBC and The Times, was compiled from information gleaned from insurgent d
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Further, Dawn while quoting the secret document reported that the ISI is secretly helping Afghan Taliban, who assumes their victory is inevitable once Western troops leave. The leaked report “State of the Taliban”, seen by the BBC and The Times, was compiled from information gleaned from insurgent detainees and was given to NATO commanders in Afghanistan in January 2012, the media reports said. It claims that Pakistan and its ISI are aware of the locations of senior Afghan Taliban leaders. The BBC said the report was based on material from 27,000 interrogations of more than 4,000 captured Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda operatives, plus other foreign fighters and civilians. “Pakistan’s manipulation of the Afghan Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly,” the report was quoted as saying. “ISI officers tout the need for continued jihad and expulsion of foreign invaders from Afghanistan.”
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February - 2 
Reports that the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has kept the guessing game on about his reported political ambitions. At a press conference on Januaru 31, 2011 in Karachi, he parried questions on whether the JuD would declare itself a political party and participate in elections.
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Reports that the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has kept the guessing game on about his reported political ambitions. At a press conference on Januaru 31, 2011 in Karachi, he parried questions on whether the JuD would declare itself a political party and participate in elections. There is speculation that Saeed plans to contest upcoming elections either to the Punjab Assembly or the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. He said it was a "misconception" to not consider JuD a political party, as its activities were of political nature
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February - 3 
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu on February 3 reported that the banned jihadi groups have seen a revival after affiliates have started opening local and foreign currency accounts to restart their money-trains. BBC Urdu reported that it had managed to obtain a list from Intelligence A
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu on February 3 reported that the banned jihadi groups have seen a revival after affiliates have started opening local and foreign currency accounts to restart their money-trains. BBC Urdu reported that it had managed to obtain a list from Intelligence Agencies of jihadi groups, which have been banned by Pakistan, have been opening new accounts under pseudonyms to receive funds from local as well as foreign sources. According to the report, Intelligence Agencies have been monitoring Jihadi groups, as blacklisted by the Government of Pakistan. According to the report, the funds have been traced to some groups involved in terrorist activities. They also include groups which appear to work for social welfare. However, due to their links with extremist groups, they too are being blacklisted. Intelligence Agencies have expressed their fear that following the reopening of their cash lines, these extremist groups are once again gathering momentum. Interior Ministry sources said that as per reports from Intelligence Agencies, seven banned groups have been opening accounts in different banks. The groups include Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Tehreek-e-Islami, Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan (MIP), Ghazi Force, Hizbut Tahrir, Jama’at-ul-Furqan (JuF), and Khairunissa International Trust (KIT). The reports claimed that people linked to these groups were using local and foreign currency accounts. After reviewing the reports, Federal Interior Ministry has alerted banking circles of federal investigative agencies and related authorities to collect details of such accounts from different banks, especially those with large transactions, and with foreign currencies.
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February - 6 
A report, compiled by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), said that the drone attacks in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have repeatedly targeted rescuers who rush to the scene of a strike, as well as mourners at subsequent funerals. The BIJ report found that at lea
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A report, compiled by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), said that the drone attacks in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have repeatedly targeted rescuers who rush to the scene of a strike, as well as mourners at subsequent funerals. The BIJ report found that at least 50 civilians had been killed in follow-up strikes after they rushed to help those hit by a drone-fired missile. The BIJ estimated that more than 20 other civilians were killed in strikes on funerals. The findings were published on the BIJ’s website as well as in London’s Sunday Times and the New York Times. The bureau’s findings were based on interviews with witnesses to strikes in the rugged region where reporting is often dangerous and difficult. American officials have questioned the accuracy of such claims, alleging that accounts might be concocted by militants or falsely confirmed by residents who fear retaliation. But most other studies of drone strikes have relied on sketchy and often contradictory news reports from Pakistan. The bureau’s investigation, which began last year with a study of civilian casualties, involved interviews with villagers who said they saw strikes, wounded people and relatives of those killed. The bureau counted 260 strikes by Predator and Reaper drones since President Barack Obama took office. It said between 282 and 535 civilians had been ‘credibly reported’ killed in those attacks, including over 60 children. American officials said the number was too high, though they acknowledged that “at least several dozen civilians” had lost their lives ‘inadvertently’ in strikes aimed at militant ‘suspects’.
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February - 6 
The level of corruption in Police departments is evident by studying the number of officers charged for corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2011 which do not include the number of complaints filed against the Police or cases which could not be pursued, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to Th
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The level of corruption in Police departments is evident by studying the number of officers charged for corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2011 which do not include the number of complaints filed against the Police or cases which could not be pursued, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to The Express Tribune, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Inquiry and Inspection Sultan Haneef Orakzai stated that in 2011, 219 corruption cases were registered against police officers which resulted in penalties for 105 officials. “Corruption is not just limited to KP, but is endemic to the entire country.” Low-ranking Police officials are found to be the primary culprits in a large number of cases. In 2010, 237 officers faced corruption charges. Orakzai said a total of 166 corruption cases were reported in Peshawar, 22 in Mardan, 14 in Hazara, 12 in Bannu, 10 in Kohat, eight in Malakand and five in Dera Ismail Khan in 2010.
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February - 7 
Quoting The New York Times on February 7 Dawn reported that a senior American Military Commander, General James N. Mattis, the head of the Central Military Command, is expected to travel to Pakistan in February 2012 in what Obama administration officials say is the first step towards thawing a strat
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Quoting The New York Times on February 7 Dawn reported that a senior American Military Commander, General James N. Mattis, the head of the Central Military Command, is expected to travel to Pakistan in February 2012 in what Obama administration officials say is the first step towards thawing a strategic relationship that has in effect remained frozen for more than two months. General Mattis will meet Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to discuss the investigation of November 26, 2011 exchange of fire at the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, as well as new border coordination procedures to prevent a recurrence of the incident, The New York Times said. The State Department is supporting a proposal circulating in the administration for the United States (US) to issue a formal apology for the deaths of the Pakistani soldiers in the air strike by American gunships. “We’ve felt an apology would be helpful in creating some space,” said an American official who has been briefed on the State Department’s view and who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Soon after the lethal air strike, the White House decided that President Obama would not offer formal condolences to Pakistan, overruling State Department officials who argued for such a show of remorse to help salvage relations. Some administration aides said at the time that they were worried that if Obama decided to overrule the military and apologize to Pakistan, it could become ammunition for his Republican opponents in the presidential campaign.
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February - 8 
According to the latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2011, launched on February 8, at least 85 per cent of children in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are still enrolled in schools, reports Express Tribune. ASER states that only 15 per cent of children between the ages of five and 16 are
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According to the latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2011, launched on February 8, at least 85 per cent of children in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are still enrolled in schools, reports Express Tribune. ASER states that only 15 per cent of children between the ages of five and 16 are currently out of school, out of which 58.7 per cent are girls. The ratio of enrolment stands at 65 per cent for boys and 35 per cent for girls. The survey was conducted by the South Asia Forum for Education Development (SAFED), a forum managed by Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi (Committee for the Initiation of Education).
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February - 8 
United States (US) President Barack Obama has overwhelming support from American voters for his use of drone strikes against terror suspects and his planned troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a poll found conducted n February 8 revealed, reports Express Tribune. 83 per cent of those asked in the Washing
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United States (US) President Barack Obama has overwhelming support from American voters for his use of drone strikes against terror suspects and his planned troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a poll found conducted n February 8 revealed, reports Express Tribune. 83 per cent of those asked in the Washington Post and American Broadcasting Company (ABC) News survey said they backed Obama’s use of unmanned drone aircraft against suspected militants in the tribal belt of Pakistan. However, the programme has also drawn the ire of the Pakistani public and some civil liberties groups who have termed the drone as illegal and its victims as being murdered extra judiciously.
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February - 9 
In a report, entitled “Militant Pipeline” describing the links between the northwestern Pakistani frontier and the West, researcher Paul Cruickshank quoted one Ustad Ahmad Faruq, a Pakistan-based al Qaeda spokesman who acknowledged his network’s difficulties. “The freedom we enjoyed in a number of r
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In a report, entitled “Militant Pipeline” describing the links between the northwestern Pakistani frontier and the West, researcher Paul Cruickshank quoted one Ustad Ahmad Faruq, a Pakistan-based al Qaeda spokesman who acknowledged his network’s difficulties. “The freedom we enjoyed in a number of regions has been lost. We are losing people and lack resources. Our land is being squeezed and drones fly over us,” he reportedly said in an audio cassette.
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February - 12 
Slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden urged his younger children to go live peacefully in the West and get a university education, reported Daily Times quoting his brother-in-law in an interview published on February 12. Zakaria al-Sadah, the brother of bin Laden's Yemeni fifth wife Amal, told Britai
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Slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden urged his younger children to go live peacefully in the West and get a university education, reported Daily Times quoting his brother-in-law in an interview published on February 12. Zakaria al-Sadah, the brother of bin Laden's Yemeni fifth wife Amal, told Britain's The Sunday Times that the Saudi-born terrorist believed his children "should not follow him down the road to jihad". “He told his own children and grandchildren, 'Go to Europe and America and get a good education’,” al-Sadah said, adding, Bin Laden told them, "You have to study, live in peace and don't do what I am doing or what I have done.”
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February - 12 
Sources privy to investigations revealed to The Express Tribune on February 12 that the planners of 26/11 Mumbai attacks watched the terror unfold live at a rented house in the North Nazimabad neighbourhood of Karachi. The planners not only watched the terror unfold via cameras carried by the attack
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Sources privy to investigations revealed to The Express Tribune on February 12 that the planners of 26/11 Mumbai attacks watched the terror unfold live at a rented house in the North Nazimabad neighbourhood of Karachi. The planners not only watched the terror unfold via cameras carried by the attackers, they provided them live instructions to engage Indian security personnel and inflict maximum damage, sources added. Pakistani and Indian investigation agencies have found as many as 35 people to be involved in the siege in Mumbai while Indian authorities have been able to trace the exact location of the ‘base camp’ of the attack in Karachi, sources added, while discussing a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) report on the attacks. According to the report, available with The Express Tribune, these terror suspects provided logistic and financial support to the gunmen who carried out the attack. The extensive report includes names of the captain and crew of boats that carried the attackers to Mumbai, financers of the operation, the facilitators in Karachi and those who provided logistical support and technology. The attackers were purportedly trained at sea near Thatta and had even made preparatory trips to Mumbai, unnoticed by the Indian navy, sources added. The investigations, however, refute claims made by Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the leading planners of the Mumbai attacks. Headley had testified earlier that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had coordinated with each other for the attack. The ISI provided military and moral support to the group, he had alleged.
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February - 13 
Religious seminaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collected PKR 30.46 million from foreign countries/institutions during the last five years, the Ministry of Interior said in a report submitted to the National Assembly on February 13, reports Dawn. Some heads of institutions in Sindh also visited foreign
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Religious seminaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collected PKR 30.46 million from foreign countries/institutions during the last five years, the Ministry of Interior said in a report submitted to the National Assembly on February 13, reports Dawn. Some heads of institutions in Sindh also visited foreign countries and collected funds. On the other hand, the Government of Punjab, Balochistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Islamabad capital territory administration claimed that religious seminaries in their jurisdictions were not getting any foreign funding. Replying to a question of Member of National Assembly (MNA) Qudsia Arshad regarding foreign funding to religious seminaries, the Home Department of Sindh added that as per report of the Police special branch, some heads of institutions visited Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE to collect funds but detail of the funding could not be collected. The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stated that it had no mechanism to ascertain the details of financial assistance provided by foreign countries to the religious seminaries because there was no restriction on the madrassas to receive financial assistance from abroad.
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February - 14 
Home Department Report on February 14 reports that, “Target killings still continue in most parts of the country and major reasons behind these are sectarian, demographic changes, easy access to illicit weapons, mistrust among ethnic groups, family enmities and business rivalries”. The report said t
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Home Department Report on February 14 reports that, “Target killings still continue in most parts of the country and major reasons behind these are sectarian, demographic changes, easy access to illicit weapons, mistrust among ethnic groups, family enmities and business rivalries”. The report said that in Sindh 1,659 people were killed in 2010 and as many as 475 in 2011. Sixty-four accused were arrested and 115 cases registered during 2010 in Sindh. During 2011, 220 accused were arrested and 334 cases registered. In Balochistan, target killings appear to have been adopted as the foremost instrument of terrorism more recently. It makes a change of tactics. The terrorist incidents seemed to have been carried out more for harassment than causing casualties; consequently, there were bomb blasts on unfrequented roads/streets and rockets landing in open areas or wilderness causing little casualties. The new tactics not only substantially increased the casualties figure, but also added to insecurity among the targeted groups, which includes settlers and Shias. According to the report, no target killing has so far been reported in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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February - 15 
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on February 15 while quoting the incident of abduction and killing said “the policy of Intelligence Agencies to kill and dump has been seen in the province and most of the victims have been young students from the nationalist groups,” reports Daily Times. It
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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on February 15 while quoting the incident of abduction and killing said “the policy of Intelligence Agencies to kill and dump has been seen in the province and most of the victims have been young students from the nationalist groups,” reports Daily Times. It said activists are being arrested by intelligence personnel in the presence of Police officers and taken to torture cells run by military and its Intelligence Agencies. “More than a hundred persons, including members of sectarian religious groups, have been missing since the military regime of General Musharraf but their whereabouts remain unknown,” AHRC added. The group said the unlawful practice of enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings in custody had increased drastically in Sindh.
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February - 16 
On February 16 reported that the Abbottabad Commission further delays in releasing its report as it struggles to determine how and with whose help al Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden had been living in Abbottabad for years. The Government formed the high-powered inquiry commission in 2011 to investigate
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On February 16 reported that the Abbottabad Commission further delays in releasing its report as it struggles to determine how and with whose help al Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden had been living in Abbottabad for years. The Government formed the high-powered inquiry commission in 2011 to investigate the killing of Bin Laden by United States marine commandos in a secret raid on May 1, 2011. Its mandate also includes finding out whether the terror leader was aided by elements from within the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as alleged by the West. However, insiders said that the Commission is in a fix over the question of fixing responsibility. “It looks like they can’t and won’t name anybody,” said an official, who is aware of the proceedings. The Abbottabad Commission has also sought details of arrests of illegal immigrants in the country during the last 10 years from the Ministry of Interior and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
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February - 17 
Quoting official documents, Dawn reported on February 17 that the Government over the past four years has issued about 50,000 prohibited-bore arms licenses. According to official documents, the licenses have been issued since the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led coalition came into power in 2008 to
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Quoting official documents, Dawn reported on February 17 that the Government over the past four years has issued about 50,000 prohibited-bore arms licenses. According to official documents, the licenses have been issued since the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led coalition came into power in 2008 to applicants from all the provinces, allowing them to carry sub-machineguns and AK-47s for their personal security. The Interior Ministry issued 27,551 permits in 2009, 11,776 in 2008, 5,789 in 2010 and 4,682 IN 2011. The licenses were issued on the approval of the Prime Minister, the Interior Minister and the Minister of State for Interior. A new arms policy is under consideration because issuance of licenses has become a provincial subject after the adoption by Parliament of the 18th Amendment.
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February - 19 
A total of 231 bullet-riddled bodies were found by roadsides in Balochistan in 2011, said a report, titled “Balochistan’s Maze of Violence” compiled by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), launched in Islamabad on February 19, reports Express Tribune. Of these, according to Balochist
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A total of 231 bullet-riddled bodies were found by roadsides in Balochistan in 2011, said a report, titled “Balochistan’s Maze of Violence” compiled by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), launched in Islamabad on February 19, reports Express Tribune. Of these, according to Balochistan Government’s Home Department estimation, the bodies of 196 missing persons were recovered mostly from Baloch-dominated Districts of the province including Quetta, Sibi, Kalat, Mekran, Naseerabad and Zhob, said the report.
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February - 19 
Around 7,000 children were abducted in 2011 and of the total, a large number belonged to Karachi, a report published by the Human Rights Commission South Asia (HRCSA) on February 19 highlighted, stating that abduction noticeably increased in 2011, reports The News. Research of a hundred Police Stati
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Around 7,000 children were abducted in 2011 and of the total, a large number belonged to Karachi, a report published by the Human Rights Commission South Asia (HRCSA) on February 19 highlighted, stating that abduction noticeably increased in 2011, reports The News. Research of a hundred Police Stations of Karachi by the HRCSA showed that around 3,090 parents filed First Information Reports (FIRs) for lost children in 2011. Further classification by the HRCSA showed that the number of missing boys is around 2,500, whereas the number of girls is around 600, with their ages ranging between 11 and 12. However, there are some cases with children even younger than that.
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February - 19 
Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) reported that abduction for ransom has become an easiest way to get money in Karachi. According to details, the trend of abduction for ransom has risen frequently in the commercial hub of the country, Karachi, where majority of people are paying ransom for re
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Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) reported that abduction for ransom has become an easiest way to get money in Karachi. According to details, the trend of abduction for ransom has risen frequently in the commercial hub of the country, Karachi, where majority of people are paying ransom for release of their dear ones. Sources privy to the matter said that the areas, including Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Shah Latif Town, Gadap Town and Bin Qasim Town are hit by this menace.
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February - 20 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its aligned terror outfits have embarked upon a campaign of high-profile abductions which has armed the militant with millions of dollars in ransom being used to galvanise a sophisticated network of jihadi gangs whose reach spans the country, reports Indian Expre
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its aligned terror outfits have embarked upon a campaign of high-profile abductions which has armed the militant with millions of dollars in ransom being used to galvanise a sophisticated network of jihadi gangs whose reach spans the country, reports Indian Express quoting a report of Pakistan’s security officials on February 20. Wealthy industrialists, academics, Western aid workers and kin of military officers have been targets in a spree that began three years ago, a report quoting Pakistani security officials saying it has now spread to every major Pakistani city, reaching the wealthiest neighbourhood.
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February - 21 
At least 46 journalists were killed across the globe in 2011 and Pakistan continues to be the most deadly country for the second year in running, New York based rights group Committee to Protect Journalists said on February 21, reported Indian Express. Pakistan reported seven deaths followed by fiv
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At least 46 journalists were killed across the globe in 2011 and Pakistan continues to be the most deadly country for the second year in running, New York based rights group Committee to Protect Journalists said on February 21, reported Indian Express. Pakistan reported seven deaths followed by five each in Iraq and Libya.
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February - 21 
While referring to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report that was made public on February 21, Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed former President Pervez Musharraf and former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) head Baitullah Mehsud for assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (Decem
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While referring to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report that was made public on February 21, Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed former President Pervez Musharraf and former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) head Baitullah Mehsud for assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (December 27, 2007), reported Express Tribune. Malik blamed Musharraf for creating an enabling environment by not providing Benazir security and Mehsud for ordering the killing. The Government is in talks with International Police (Interpol) to bring Musharraf back to the country through the issuance of a red notice, Malik said.
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February - 22 
Judicial Commission, constituted under the Supreme Court’s directives for monitoring the target killings in Karachi, submitted its preliminary report of the incidents that occurred in 2011 to the provincial Government. The details of the report will be published and submitted to all political partie
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Judicial Commission, constituted under the Supreme Court’s directives for monitoring the target killings in Karachi, submitted its preliminary report of the incidents that occurred in 2011 to the provincial Government. The details of the report will be published and submitted to all political parties.
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February - 24 
Suspected militant havens in Pakistan could jeopardise the United States (US) strategy in Afghanistan, secret cables exchanged between the US Ambassador in Kabul and his superiors in Washington revealed, reported Express Tribune quoting The Washington Post on February 24. According to the report, Ry
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Suspected militant havens in Pakistan could jeopardise the United States (US) strategy in Afghanistan, secret cables exchanged between the US Ambassador in Kabul and his superiors in Washington revealed, reported Express Tribune quoting The Washington Post on February 24. According to the report, Ryan C. Crocker, the head of the US diplomatic mission in Afghanistan had sent a secret cable last month, through Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contacts, instead of usual protocols, warning that the safe havens that insurgent fighters allegedly enjoyed in Pakistan, were failing years of US efforts to place curbs on the likes of the Haqqani Network, and ultimately plans to hand over security responsibilities to an Afghan force.
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February - 27 
Osama bin Laden (OBL) was in routine contact with several senior figures from the Pakistan’s military and its intelligence arm while hiding in the country, Express Tribune on February 28 (today) reported quoting The Telegraph. The Telegraph reported that according to one of the Wikileaks e-mails, th
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Osama bin Laden (OBL) was in routine contact with several senior figures from the Pakistan’s military and its intelligence arm while hiding in the country, Express Tribune on February 28 (today) reported quoting The Telegraph. The Telegraph reported that according to one of the Wikileaks e-mails, the firm had been given access to information papers collected from bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound after US Special Forces attacked it on May 1, 2011, killing the al Qaeda leader. Wikileaks published five million e-mails and secret intelligence files from United States (US) security think tank Stratfor on February 27 after being obtained by hacktivist group Anonymous. The e-mail, from a Stratfor analyst, suggested that up to 12 officials in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency knew of the safe house. “Mid to senior level ISI and Pakistan military with one retired Pakistan Military General that had knowledge of OBL arrangements and safe house,” the e-mail said. The internal e-mail, however, did not name any of the Pakistani officials allegedly involved.
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February - 29 
After nearly nine years of incarceration, the first high-value detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Majid Khan (32), on February 29 plead guilty to terrorism charges against him, as part of a plea-bargain agreement, reports Express Tribune. Khan said, “I have been trying to contact the Embassy of Pakistan fo
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After nearly nine years of incarceration, the first high-value detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Majid Khan (32), on February 29 plead guilty to terrorism charges against him, as part of a plea-bargain agreement, reports Express Tribune. Khan said, “I have been trying to contact the Embassy of Pakistan for nine years…I want to officially request that I want a Pakistani lawyer down the road.” During the hearing, Khan, when responding to the different charges against him, said that he never met Osama Bin Laden, who he referred to as “Sheikh Osama Bin Laden.” Khan is due to be sentenced in four years. Khan had been accused, amongst other charges, of plotting to assassinate the former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in 2002, and helping provide financing for the 2003 bomb blast in Indonesia. Khan is also accused of plotting with Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the 9/11 mastermind, to carry out attacks in the United States (US). Khan was reportedly kept in a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret prison from 2003 to 2006, before he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006. While at the detention facility, Khan reportedly tried to commit suicide twice, once by “chewing on his veins.” Khan, as a high-value detainee, was detained at Camp VII, where 14 other high value detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, are imprisoned. The Washington Post had earlier reported that Khan had been transferred out of Camp VII before his hearing.
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February - 29 
Meanwhile, Indian Express while quoting Pakistan’s intelligence officials reported that Osama bin Laden kept two copies of the Bible where he wrote secret clues to future terror attacks to be conducted across the globe. The two copies of the Bible were found hidden at his house in Abbottabad Distric
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Meanwhile, Indian Express while quoting Pakistan’s intelligence officials reported that Osama bin Laden kept two copies of the Bible where he wrote secret clues to future terror attacks to be conducted across the globe. The two copies of the Bible were found hidden at his house in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Two concealed radio sets were also discovered at the building. "We had already cleared the compound before demolition but found two copies of the Bible and two radio sets. The Bibles were in English and we cannot be sure why they were there. These copies were found as we checked the rooms for the final time before demolishing the building," an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official told The Sun.
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February - 29 
More than 25 cases of terrorist attacks in Islamabad have been pending in the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) of Rawalpindi District in Punjab for over a year due to the lackadaisical attitude of the capital territory administration, reported Dawn on February 29 (today). High profile cases such as the
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More than 25 cases of terrorist attacks in Islamabad have been pending in the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) of Rawalpindi District in Punjab for over a year due to the lackadaisical attitude of the capital territory administration, reported Dawn on February 29 (today). High profile cases such as the terror attacks on the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office; the Naval Complex and the trial of the alleged facilitators of the Times Square (New York) bomber were among two dozen cases pending in the ATCs. The reason for this is failure of authorities to pay the PKR 50,000 monthly salary to the special prosecutor, Syed Mohammad Tayyab, who had been hired to pursue the cases.
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February - 29 
Pakistan on February 29 rubbished WikiLeaks disclosure that some of its intelligence and Army officers were in touch with slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and knew his whereabouts before his killing in Abbottabad on May 1-2, 2011, reports Times of India. "These kinds of charges are not new… far
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Pakistan on February 29 rubbished WikiLeaks disclosure that some of its intelligence and Army officers were in touch with slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and knew his whereabouts before his killing in Abbottabad on May 1-2, 2011, reports Times of India. "These kinds of charges are not new… far from the truth," said Pakistan military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. The claim was made in emails allegedly from United States based think tank STRATFOR, which were published by the website along with its five million emails on February 27, 2012.
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March - 1 
A report appearing on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu website said on March 1 that Brigadier Ali Khan of Pakistan Army, currently facing court-martial, planned to spread mutiny against the Government and attack the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi with support of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (
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A report appearing on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu website said on March 1 that Brigadier Ali Khan of Pakistan Army, currently facing court-martial, planned to spread mutiny against the Government and attack the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi with support of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), reports Daily Times. Major Suhail, Defence counsel’s witness, in his written statement to the a military court, said that Brigadier Ali had hatched a conspiracy with a pilot and planned to attack GHQ during a meeting of corps commanders. The report said that during a meeting with members of HuT, the officer drew circles on paper to highlight his plan and told them that with support of three to four hundred armed men, they could take control of the Government.
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March - 2 
Business community and people in Mardan District on March 2 expressed concern over the wide circulation of fake currency notes of different denominations, which is causing financial loss to them, reports Dawn. Talking to the media reporters, several residents of Mardan city said that counterfeit not
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Business community and people in Mardan District on March 2 expressed concern over the wide circulation of fake currency notes of different denominations, which is causing financial loss to them, reports Dawn. Talking to the media reporters, several residents of Mardan city said that counterfeit notes, especially of PKR 1, 000 and PR 500 denominations, were in circulation in the market for last few months and no action was taken against the elements involved in this anti-state activity.
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March - 4 
the residence of Shakeel Afridi, who is arrested over treason charges, has been sealed due to law and order concerns. The family of the arrested doctor is said to have relocated itself to an unidentified destination, and the Hayatabad residence has been reported to be vacant since May.
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the residence of Shakeel Afridi, who is arrested over treason charges, has been sealed due to law and order concerns. The family of the arrested doctor is said to have relocated itself to an unidentified destination, and the Hayatabad residence has been reported to be vacant since May.
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March - 4 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on March 4 removed its ‘deputy chief’ Faqir Muhammad from the key position, reports Daily Times. TTP, however, permitted him to be part of the terrorist group as an ordinary fighter. In an interview with a foreign media organisation, TTP ‘spokesman’ Ahsanullah Ah
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on March 4 removed its ‘deputy chief’ Faqir Muhammad from the key position, reports Daily Times. TTP, however, permitted him to be part of the terrorist group as an ordinary fighter. In an interview with a foreign media organisation, TTP ‘spokesman’ Ahsanullah Ahsan said that a consultation meeting of the TTP was held on March 2 under its Chief Hakeemullah Mehsud. The meeting, which was also attended by nine other important TTP ‘commanders’, took a number of decisions, including the removal of Faqir Muhammad, the spokesman said. Ahsan said that no one had been nominated to replace Faqir, adding that the announcement could be made in the next TTP meeting. Declining to divulge reasons for Faqir’s removal, Ahsan said the ‘deputy chief’ had only been conveying decisions under instructions of Hakeemullah Mehsud. Faqir had been heading TTP in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He had developed differences with the TTP leadership after an abduction of 20 children in Bajaur Agency on the eve of Eidul Fitr in 2011. He was accused by Maulvi Dadullah, another TTP ‘commander’, of having links with the Government.
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March - 6 
A media report stated that authorities in Islamabad have allowed the family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his widows and children, to leave the country. A Yemeni brother-in-law of Laden has arrived in Pakistan to take away his two Yemeni widows; a newspaper quoted offici
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A media report stated that authorities in Islamabad have allowed the family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his widows and children, to leave the country. A Yemeni brother-in-law of Laden has arrived in Pakistan to take away his two Yemeni widows; a newspaper quoted official sources as saying.
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March - 6 
March 6 reported that the Balochistan High Court disposed of 83 cases of missing persons, among 4000 cases during the Judicial Year 2011. Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Qazi Faez Isa revealed these figures during a full court reference to mark the commencement of the new judicial year 2012 at
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March 6 reported that the Balochistan High Court disposed of 83 cases of missing persons, among 4000 cases during the Judicial Year 2011. Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Qazi Faez Isa revealed these figures during a full court reference to mark the commencement of the new judicial year 2012 at Balochistan High Court (BHC). “The court took suo motu notices of sensitive cases and had never come under pressure nor was influenced in any case. All the verdicts were given on merit fulfilling the constitutional obligations,” he said. Justice Isa said that court was taking keen interest into the cases of missing persons. “As many as 83 missing persons surfaced while 43 such cases are still pending. A separate day in a week was allocated for the cases of missing persons,” he said.
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March - 7 
Al Qaeda’s main operational commander and the chief of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who was reportedly killed on June 3, 2011 in a United States (US) drone attack in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was spotted in North Wazirist
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Al Qaeda’s main operational commander and the chief of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who was reportedly killed on June 3, 2011 in a United States (US) drone attack in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was spotted in North Waziristan Agency recently, reported Daily Times on March 7 (today), referring to reliable sources. The HuJI leader reportedly visited North Waziristan this week and held sittings with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Sources said that during the visit, Kashmiri spent a night with Mehsud, as his guest. During Kashmiri’s visit to the TTP comrade in Waziristan, a renowned journalist from Islamabad was also reportedly present there. During the sittings with Mehsud, Kashmiri allegedly reviewed the future strategy in connection with jihad, his movement and the present situation in Afghanistan. However, sources said that security officials of the US and Pakistan failed to confirm the death of the HuJI commander and media reports were published in July 2011 that he was still active in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, it is said that the photograph believed to be of Kashmiri’s corpse, was actually that of a militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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March - 8 
In a new twist to the Osama bin Laden saga, emails leaked from an intelligence analysis firm Stratfor suggest that the body of the al Qaeda leader was actually sent to the US for cremation and not buried at sea, reports Indian Express. According to the emails, Osama was killed in a US raid on his c
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In a new twist to the Osama bin Laden saga, emails leaked from an intelligence analysis firm Stratfor suggest that the body of the al Qaeda leader was actually sent to the US for cremation and not buried at sea, reports Indian Express. According to the emails, Osama was killed in a US raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was transported to the US and cremated. The emails were allegedly obtained by the hacker group Anonymous from Stratfor, a private organisation dealing with analysis of intelligence and geopolitical situations. WikiLeaks has released the emails exchanged within Stratfor on May 2, the day Osama was killed. Following his death, the US said he was buried at sea in accordance with Islamic tradition. However, Stratfor’s vice-president for intelligence, Fred Burton reportedly said he doubts the White House version of what happened. Burton, says the body was “bound for Dover, [Delaware] on (a) CIA plane” and “onward to Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Bethesda (Maryland)”.
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March - 8 
Pakistan possessed up to 110 nuclear weapons and spent a whopping USD 2.2 billion on its atomic arsenal last year, claims a report by an international NGO, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reports Times of India. In the report titled "Don't bank on the bomb", the ICAN said t
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Pakistan possessed up to 110 nuclear weapons and spent a whopping USD 2.2 billion on its atomic arsenal last year, claims a report by an international NGO, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reports Times of India. In the report titled "Don't bank on the bomb", the ICAN said that Pakistan had between 90 and 110 nuclear weapons. "Its arsenal has grown substantially in recent years, from 60 to 80 nuclear weapons in 2008," it said. The report, issued this week, quoted sources as saying that Pakistan intended to double its arsenal in the next five to 10 years with the goal of having up to 350 weapons of varying yield. It further said Pakistan spent an estimated USD 2.2 billion on its nuclear weapons programme last year, up from USD 1.8 billion in 2010.
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March - 9 
Osama bin Laden was betrayed by one of his jealous wives and his aides. It seems all was not well in Osama’s safe house in Pakistan towards the end, the media report stated saying there was “poisonous mistrust” between Osama’s three wives, with one of them being accused of betraying him to United S
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Osama bin Laden was betrayed by one of his jealous wives and his aides. It seems all was not well in Osama’s safe house in Pakistan towards the end, the media report stated saying there was “poisonous mistrust” between Osama’s three wives, with one of them being accused of betraying him to United States (US) intelligence. Tensions erupted between Sadah, described as “the favoured wife,” and Khairiah Saber, an older woman who occupied a separate floor. In interrogation, Sadah accused her rival of having betrayed their husband to US intelligence.
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March - 9 
The Government on March 9 appointed Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam as the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), quashing rumours of another extension for Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reports The Express Tribune. Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam will step into Pasha’s boots
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The Government on March 9 appointed Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam as the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), quashing rumours of another extension for Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reports The Express Tribune. Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam will step into Pasha’s boots as Director General of the Directorate of ISI after serving as the commander of the V Corps, a key army administrative unit that is based in Karachi. “Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has appointed Lt-Gen Zaheerul Islam, corps commander Karachi, as new director general of the Inter Services Intelligence,” the PM’s office said in a terse statement. The appointment of Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam, whose nomination was supposedly backed by President Asif Ali Zardari, was finalised on March 9 evening.
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March - 9 
A refresher course in criminal law will focus mainly on the Protection of Women Act 2006, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2010 on sexual harassment, Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Amendment) Act 2011, Acid Control and Acid Crime Pre
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A refresher course in criminal law will focus mainly on the Protection of Women Act 2006, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2010 on sexual harassment, Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Amendment) Act 2011, Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Acts of 2010, among others. The force will also be trained to counter violence against women, child rights, handling of juvenile offenders, police powers of arrests, entering a situation, searching suspects, seizing weapons or other things and questioning and the role of women police officers.
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March - 9 
A new twist to the mystery of how Osama got a shelter in a Pakistani cantonment town for over six years, before he was killed by US SEALs came from a retired Pakistani brigadier Shaukat Qadir, who carried out his own investigations, the Times said. Besides the intense jealousy among his wives, Qadi
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A new twist to the mystery of how Osama got a shelter in a Pakistani cantonment town for over six years, before he was killed by US SEALs came from a retired Pakistani brigadier Shaukat Qadir, who carried out his own investigations, the Times said. Besides the intense jealousy among his wives, Qadir claims that Osama had been sidelined by his outfit. “al Qaeda decided to retire him in 2003 as he was mentally senile having picked up some degenerative disease from 2001.”
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March - 10 
The organisations previously banned by the Government are: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP banned on August 14, 2001), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaafria Pakistan (TJP), Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM),
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The organisations previously banned by the Government are: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP banned on August 14, 2001), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaafria Pakistan (TJP), Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM), Tehreek-e-Islami (on January 14, 2002), al Qaeda (on March 17, 2003), Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan, Khuddam-ul-Islam, Islami Tehreek Pakistan (on November 15, 2003), Jama’at-ul-Ansar (JuA), Jama’at-ul-Furqan (JuF), Hizb-ut-Tehrir (HuT on November 20, 2003), Khair-un-Naas International Trust (on October 27, 2004), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA on April 7, 2006), Islamic Students Movement of Pakistan (on August 21, 2006), Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Ansar-ul-Islam (AI), Haji Namdar Group (on June 30, 2008), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP on August 25, 2008), Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), Al-Akhtar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust (banned under the UNSC Resolution 1267 on December 10, 2008), Shia Talba Action Committee, Markaz-e-Sabeel (Gilgit), Tanzeem Naujawan-i-Sunnat (Gilgit), People’s Aman Committee (PAC), Balochistan Republican Army (BRA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB), Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) and Balochistan Mussalah Difa Tanzeem (banned in 2011). Sunni Tehreek (ST) was put on a watch list on January 14, 2002.
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March - 10 
The Government of Pakistan has discreetly banned the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), reported Express Tribune, quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report on March 10 (today). In what the BBC describes as a notification issued by the Interior Minsitry two weeks ago, the ASWJ was
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The Government of Pakistan has discreetly banned the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), reported Express Tribune, quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report on March 10 (today). In what the BBC describes as a notification issued by the Interior Minsitry two weeks ago, the ASWJ was suspected to have been involved in terrorism related activities of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the defunct terror outfit. The new notification, unannounced publically, has been issued based on schedule-one of the Anti-Terrorism Act. According to the copies of the notification available with the BBC, authorities in all four provinces have been alerted to the change in status.
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March - 11 
Referring to unspecified reliable sources reported that after volatile Balochistan, the situation in Gilgit-Baltistan has turned into a volcano that could erupt at any time, exposing hundreds of locals to violence, hatred and death. At present a great deal of unrest that is being witnessed among the
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Referring to unspecified reliable sources reported that after volatile Balochistan, the situation in Gilgit-Baltistan has turned into a volcano that could erupt at any time, exposing hundreds of locals to violence, hatred and death. At present a great deal of unrest that is being witnessed among the residents of Gilgit-Baltistan representing various religious sects, including Deobandi, Shia, Sunni and Ismaili, could disrupt the law and order situation, triggering large-scale violence in the northern areas anytime. Sources said a large amount of illegal arms and ammunitions have been dumped in various parts of the region by various communities under the nose of the Government while administration had its eyes closed over the issue.
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March - 11 
The report further adds that most of the time the major cities of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially, Gilgit face imposition of curfew by the security forces to maintain the law and order situation, whereas media is also unable to report independently on the issue. The media reports also highlight that a
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The report further adds that most of the time the major cities of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially, Gilgit face imposition of curfew by the security forces to maintain the law and order situation, whereas media is also unable to report independently on the issue. The media reports also highlight that a large number of locals from various areas of the region are being trained for militant activities in the training camps at Diamer District and Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in case of any violence
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March - 12 
Pakistan has faced heavy criticism for not doing more to clampdown on the groups, many of which are allowed to operate freely under new names, such as Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), a United Nations (UN)-blacklisted charity considered a front for the LeT.
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Pakistan has faced heavy criticism for not doing more to clampdown on the groups, many of which are allowed to operate freely under new names, such as Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), a United Nations (UN)-blacklisted charity considered a front for the LeT.
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March - 13 
Sources in the Interior Ministry while talking to The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity confirmed the existence of a notification for the ban on ASWJ for involvement in anti-state, terrorist activities and sectarian violence. An unnamed said that this notification had been issued in the thir
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Sources in the Interior Ministry while talking to The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity confirmed the existence of a notification for the ban on ASWJ for involvement in anti-state, terrorist activities and sectarian violence. An unnamed said that this notification had been issued in the third week of February, 2012, on the basis of Intelligence Agency reports revealing the involvement of ASWJ in terrorism activities and sectarian violence.
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March - 15 
Police have been put on high alert after an alleged letter from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened attacks on co-educational schools and non-governmental organisations in Mansehra District. “We are not yet certain about the origin of the letter asking people to act against the NGOs, CD and
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Police have been put on high alert after an alleged letter from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened attacks on co-educational schools and non-governmental organisations in Mansehra District. “We are not yet certain about the origin of the letter asking people to act against the NGOs, CD and video centres and schools where boys and girls were taught together, but we have put the Police on high alert in the District,” said District Police Officer Ijaz Ahmad Khan.
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March - 15 
The death toll of March 14, 2012 search operation reached 21 as seven more dead bodies of civilians were found in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15.
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The death toll of March 14, 2012 search operation reached 21 as seven more dead bodies of civilians were found in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15.
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March - 16 
Refuting the data collected by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), according to which only 10 per cent of South Waziristan Agency’s residents had suffered displacement, Senator Saleh Shah on March 16 said that people had been forced to flee from five of its eight tehsils due to military operation
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Refuting the data collected by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), according to which only 10 per cent of South Waziristan Agency’s residents had suffered displacement, Senator Saleh Shah on March 16 said that people had been forced to flee from five of its eight tehsils due to military operations. “The suffering of 0.1 million Mehsud tribesmen, who are living like refugees in miserable conditions in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan have been overlooked, said the senator from the restive South Waziristan Agency, during a chat with journalists. Shah said that the figures collected by Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP), an NGO, which were quoted by chairman of the Regional Institute of Policy Research in an article published in Dawn, contradicted ground realities.
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March - 16 
The Balochistan Government on March 16 decided to withdraw 28 cases registered in Dera Bugti District against Baloch Republican Party (BRP) chief Nawabzada Brahamdagh Bugti, reports Dawn. Provincial Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai directed Divisional Commissioners and the Balochistan Inspector Gene
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The Balochistan Government on March 16 decided to withdraw 28 cases registered in Dera Bugti District against Baloch Republican Party (BRP) chief Nawabzada Brahamdagh Bugti, reports Dawn. Provincial Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai directed Divisional Commissioners and the Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) to collect details of cases against the leaders in their respective divisions. “Twenty-eight cases of different nature will be withdrawn in the first phase,” the sources informed, adding that the cases were registered in the District of Dera Bugti in connection with attacks on national installations, gas pipelines and Security Forces.
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March - 17 
“Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the US into a crisis. As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour, and killing him would alter the war’s path in Afghanistan,” said the documents. The documents stated that Bin Laden hoped the attacks on Obama and Petraeus would be carried o
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“Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the US into a crisis. As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour, and killing him would alter the war’s path in Afghanistan,” said the documents. The documents stated that Bin Laden hoped the attacks on Obama and Petraeus would be carried out by Pakistani militant Ilyas Kashmiri.
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March - 17 
Slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of United States (US) President Barack Obama, reported Dawn on March 17 (today). The report, which cited documents seized at the Abbottabad compound where Bin Laden was killed by US for
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Slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of United States (US) President Barack Obama, reported Dawn on March 17 (today). The report, which cited documents seized at the Abbottabad compound where Bin Laden was killed by US forces, said the al Qaeda leader also sought to kill General David Petraeus, who then headed international forces in Afghanistan. Bin Laden wanted to kill the US President because “Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make (Vice President Joe) Biden take over the presidency,” according to the documents.
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March - 18 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 18 said that Police have arrested around 31 extortionists from Karachi in the last two days, reported Daily Times. Extortion has been existent for 15 years, however, the situation has been improving ever since the present Government took measures against it, M
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 18 said that Police have arrested around 31 extortionists from Karachi in the last two days, reported Daily Times. Extortion has been existent for 15 years, however, the situation has been improving ever since the present Government took measures against it, Malik stated. Malik said that target killings in Karachi have been curbed but extortion still lives.
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March - 19 
Pakistan's support for Haqqani Network has increased through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance, revealed Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a United States (US) think tank, in its report on March 19, reports Times of India. The report has asse
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Pakistan's support for Haqqani Network has increased through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance, revealed Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a United States (US) think tank, in its report on March 19, reports Times of India. The report has asserted that the network represents a strategic threat to the enduring stability of the Afghan State and US national security interests in the region. "The Haqqani Network is the primary proxy force backed by elements of Pakistan's security establishment. Pakistan's support for the Haqqani Network has increased, through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance," the report titled "The Haqqani Network: A Strategic Threat" said.
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March - 19 
The Investigative Agencies on March 19 submitted reports in the court of Senior Civil Judge Farrukh Arjumand in Islamabad regarding slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s existence in Pakistan, reported Express Tribune. The report said that Bin Laden entered Pakistan along with his family through A
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The Investigative Agencies on March 19 submitted reports in the court of Senior Civil Judge Farrukh Arjumand in Islamabad regarding slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s existence in Pakistan, reported Express Tribune. The report said that Bin Laden entered Pakistan along with his family through Afghanistan and resided in various areas of the country. However, no records could be found at any airport regarding his travels. It further stated that Bin Laden’s children were born in Pakistan, yet no record was available with any hospital as apparently they were registered under fake names. The investigation is still under process the, report stated.
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March - 20 
A recently-released Home Department Report on March 20 revealed that the bodies found in the province are still overwhelmingly those of the ethnic Baloch, reports Express Tribune. According to the official report of the Balochistan Home Department, 218 of the 308 bodies found in 2010 and 2011 were o
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A recently-released Home Department Report on March 20 revealed that the bodies found in the province are still overwhelmingly those of the ethnic Baloch, reports Express Tribune. According to the official report of the Balochistan Home Department, 218 of the 308 bodies found in 2010 and 2011 were of the ethnic Baloch people. The trend does not seem to be changing for the current year as 16 of the 25 bodies recovered were also of ethnic Baloch people, the report revealed. It further states that 95 dead bodies were found in Kalat District, making it the deadliest District in the province. Quetta and Makran Division came in a distant second and third with 61 and 63 bullet-riddled bodies of ethnic Baloch found, respectively, during the last two years. As many as nine bodies of ethnic Baloch people were found in Naseerabad while three were recovered from Sibi District.
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March - 20 
According to a report published in The Telegraph on March 21 quoting a meeting of the former Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha with a Stratfor Researcher, DG Pasha was fearful of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan as that would mean dangerous implications for P
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According to a report published in The Telegraph on March 21 quoting a meeting of the former Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha with a Stratfor Researcher, DG Pasha was fearful of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan as that would mean dangerous implications for Pakistan’s security, reported Express Tribune. The details of this meeting were leaked by Wikileaks along with hundreds of emails. “We do not wish to see the Talibs dominate Afghanistan,” Pasha was quoted as saying. “On the contrary, we want to see a broad-based Government that can end the civil war in that country, which has had disastrous fallout for us.” However, Pasha maintained that any future Government in Afghanistan must also feature the Taliban. “Of course the Talibs will be a key player in a post-NATO Afghanistan, which we feel necessary for true peace to take place.”
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March - 20 
Apart from recommendations to review the relations with the US, the committee also touched upon Pakistan’s sensitive defence pacts. Presenting guidelines for revised terms of engagement with the US/NATO/ISAF and general foreign policy, Rabbani said, “Parliament has three options, it can either accep
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Apart from recommendations to review the relations with the US, the committee also touched upon Pakistan’s sensitive defence pacts. Presenting guidelines for revised terms of engagement with the US/NATO/ISAF and general foreign policy, Rabbani said, “Parliament has three options, it can either accept the recommendations, accept them with amendments or totally reject them.” The parliamentary committee recommended that in the new rules of engagement Pakistan’s sovereignty shall not be compromised. It stressed for qualitatively bridging, through effective steps, the gap between assertions and facts on the ground, and noted that the relationship with the US should be based on mutual respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of each other.
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March - 20 
The special joint sitting of the two houses of parliament on March 20 called for unconditional apology from the US over Salala border post air strike and reduction in the country’s footprints in Pakistan, as it started a debate on redefining the terms of engagement with Washington in the light of th
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The special joint sitting of the two houses of parliament on March 20 called for unconditional apology from the US over Salala border post air strike and reduction in the country’s footprints in Pakistan, as it started a debate on redefining the terms of engagement with Washington in the light of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), reports Daily Times. The committee chairman, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, presented the much-awaited report of the committee, which carried recommendations for review of the Pak-US relations.
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March - 21 
According to a March 22 report in Daily Times there has been a swift rise in the number of abduction for ransom in Lahore District. One reason for the rise in the crime is the failure of Law Enforcement Agencies to track down the abducted people, which, in a way, encouraged criminals to snatch peopl
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According to a March 22 report in Daily Times there has been a swift rise in the number of abduction for ransom in Lahore District. One reason for the rise in the crime is the failure of Law Enforcement Agencies to track down the abducted people, which, in a way, encouraged criminals to snatch people. According to the figures available in the report, at least 400 cases of abductions have been registered till March 20, 2012. With the average of five persons per day, abductors continue to lift young girls, minor children, youths, government employees and traders. Around 2,954 abductions were reported in 2011, while 2010 saw 2,831 people’s abduction.
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March - 22 
Human rights violations increased manifold in 2011 according to a report released in Islamabad on March 22, reported Dawn. The report on ‘State of Human Rights in 2011’, launched by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), spoke of a gloomy scenario vis-à-vis administration of justice, law an
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Human rights violations increased manifold in 2011 according to a report released in Islamabad on March 22, reported Dawn. The report on ‘State of Human Rights in 2011’, launched by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), spoke of a gloomy scenario vis-à-vis administration of justice, law and order, jails and prisoners, freedom of movement, expression and thought, rights of women, children and workers, education and health as well as environment and status of refugees. Kamran Arif, the HRCP co-chairman, said three members of the commission had died. He said: “2011 began with murders of Governor Salman Taseer and later Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shahbaz Bhatti. “Minorities continued to suffer and are leaving an unsafe country.” He said sectarian violence, kidnappings and extra-judicial killings dominated the year 2011.
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March - 22 
Sources in the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) said that a majority of the families declined to register cases and avoided Police interference for the recovery of victims. They categorised the kidnapping gangs in the city into two groups – those operating from southern Punjab and affiliate
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Sources in the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) said that a majority of the families declined to register cases and avoided Police interference for the recovery of victims. They categorised the kidnapping gangs in the city into two groups – those operating from southern Punjab and affiliated with various terrorist outfits and others formed because of poverty. They said that inter-city groups usually took the victims to their hometowns, where accessibility of law enforcers was limited due to the tribal system.
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March - 23 
Seven Member of National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) announced on March 23 their decision to form a separate parliamentary group and dissociate from the main group which had hitherto been negotiating with the PPP-led Government FATA’s share in the Fede
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Seven Member of National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) announced on March 23 their decision to form a separate parliamentary group and dissociate from the main group which had hitherto been negotiating with the PPP-led Government FATA’s share in the Federal Cabinet and allocation of resources to the legislators. Speaking at a news conference, the seven FATA parliamentarians — MNAs Hameedullah Jan Afridi, Bilal Rehman, Kamran Khan, Zafar Beg Bhittani and Senators Haji Khan Afridi, Hilalur Rehman and Malik Rashid Ahmad — said they would strive to protect their people from drone attacks.
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March - 23 
US has apparently refused to revisit its policy on drone strikes against al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas as recommended by a Pakistani Parliamentary committee, reports Indian Express. The stand of the US on drone strikes was conveyed by US Ambassador Cameron Munter during
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US has apparently refused to revisit its policy on drone strikes against al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas as recommended by a Pakistani Parliamentary committee, reports Indian Express. The stand of the US on drone strikes was conveyed by US Ambassador Cameron Munter during a meeting with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar yesterday, The Express Tribune reported, quoting its sources. The envoy met Khar to discuss the revised terms of engagement with the US tabled in Parliament earlier this week. The Parliamentary Committee on National Security presented 40 recommendations to a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate for revamping ties with the US.
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March - 24 
The United States (US) military on March 24 decided not to take action against those service members involved in November 26, 2011 Salala check post attack, that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports The News. According to a US newspaper, the US military has finalized its second inquiry report in wh
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The United States (US) military on March 24 decided not to take action against those service members involved in November 26, 2011 Salala check post attack, that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports The News. According to a US newspaper, the US military has finalized its second inquiry report in which it has held Pakistan army personnel responsible for the incident. The US military officials have said that according to the 2nd inquiry report, there is no evidence of negligence by the US soldiers, adding that they attacked in self-defence; therefore, no disciplinary action would be taken against them. The investigation has ascertained that a series of mistakes were made on both sides in failing to properly coordinate their locations and actions, both before the operation and during the resulting engagement, NATO said.
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March - 26 
The project will assist the Government in evolving the BISP from a basic cash transfers system to a more integrated national safety net system which promotes human development. The project will be implemented in partnership with other stakeholders, including Provincial Governments. The introduction
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The project will assist the Government in evolving the BISP from a basic cash transfers system to a more integrated national safety net system which promotes human development. The project will be implemented in partnership with other stakeholders, including Provincial Governments. The introduction of cash transfers under the Waseela-e-Taleem programme will help beneficiary families to enroll and ensure school attendance of their children aged between 5 and 12 years. The project will be implemented over a five-year period from 2011-12 to 2015-16.
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March - 27 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offered Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency to give advance notice of United States (US) future drone strikes against targets on Pakistani territory, though Pakistani spy agency dismissed the offer, demanding that the US hand over the intelligence, so its force
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offered Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency to give advance notice of United States (US) future drone strikes against targets on Pakistani territory, though Pakistani spy agency dismissed the offer, demanding that the US hand over the intelligence, so its forces or jets could pursue targets on their own, reports The News on March 27 (today). According to the Associated Press, the offer was given by CIA Director David Patraeus, who met with ISI’s then chief, Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha at a meeting in London in January 2012. Pasha's pronouncements included ceasing all US drone strikes as part of what Pakistani politicians call a "total reset" in its relationship.
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March - 27 
Three American lawmakers espousing the cause of the people of Balochistan on March 27 alleged that the Pakistani Government is a "radical Islamist" one and is providing weapons and resources to extremist groups, reports The News. Seeking independence of Balochistan, the three Congressmen led by Dana
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Three American lawmakers espousing the cause of the people of Balochistan on March 27 alleged that the Pakistani Government is a "radical Islamist" one and is providing weapons and resources to extremist groups, reports The News. Seeking independence of Balochistan, the three Congressmen led by Dana Rohrabacher at a news conference held at the National Press Club in Washington claimed that Pakistan is not a friend of the United States (US), but an American enemy. Rohrabacher said, "The Government of Pakistan is radical Islam. It has been providing weapons and resources to radical Muslim elements that again use them against Americans. All these years we thought that Pakistan is our friend. We now find out that are really our enemy." The two other Congressmen were Louie Gohmert and Steve King.
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March - 28 
The District witnessed cross-border attacks last summer that prompted authorities to deploy troops along the border. In the first attack, carried out in the first week of June 2010, 31 people, including 27 Police and Levies officials were killed. Maulana Fazlullah-led Swat Taliban, flushed out from
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The District witnessed cross-border attacks last summer that prompted authorities to deploy troops along the border. In the first attack, carried out in the first week of June 2010, 31 people, including 27 Police and Levies officials were killed. Maulana Fazlullah-led Swat Taliban, flushed out from Swat in a major military operation in 2009 and believed to have regrouped in Kunar Province of Afghanistan, had claimed responsibility for those attacks.
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March - 28 
The information about Osama bin Laden crossing over into Pakistan and staying in different cities and towns before moving to Abbottabad came in the testimony given by his widow Amal Ahmed Abdulfattah on March 28, during interrogation by a joint investigation team (JIT) comprising civilian and milita
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The information about Osama bin Laden crossing over into Pakistan and staying in different cities and towns before moving to Abbottabad came in the testimony given by his widow Amal Ahmed Abdulfattah on March 28, during interrogation by a joint investigation team (JIT) comprising civilian and military officials, reports Dawn. She told the investigators that after 9/11 she reunited with her husband in Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in 2002. From Peshawar they went to Swat where they lived for about nine months. Later, they stayed for about two years in Haripur District before moving to Abbottabad. In the first full account of Osama’s movement after 9/11, she told the investigation team in Islamabad that she had lived with him in four cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but declined to say if any Pakistani official had been in contact with him.
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March - 28 
The military officials have asked people in the border areas of Upper Dir District to keep a vigilant eye on suspected people as militants can launch attacks from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Terrorists could make attempts to sneak into Pakistan and launch attacks as snow had started to melt on the mo
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The military officials have asked people in the border areas of Upper Dir District to keep a vigilant eye on suspected people as militants can launch attacks from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Terrorists could make attempts to sneak into Pakistan and launch attacks as snow had started to melt on the mountains, connecting the two countries, Brigadier Saqib Rashid, the operational commander for the region, told a local jirga (tribal council). The jirga, held in the border town of Barawal, was attended by about 200 local elders.
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March - 28 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will resume registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and relief activities in Jalozai camp from March 28 (today). The UN agency’s spokesperson in Peshawar Taimur Ahmad said that relief operation would begin in the camp with the coo
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will resume registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and relief activities in Jalozai camp from March 28 (today). The UN agency’s spokesperson in Peshawar Taimur Ahmad said that relief operation would begin in the camp with the coordination of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). Under the new formula IDPs from Qambarkhel and Malikdin Khel tribes would be registered on March 28 and March 29. For next two days IDPs from Sipah and Akakhel tribes would get registration cards.
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March - 30 
A new book, tilted, The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has claimed that it was not Osama bin Laden who had come up with the 9/11 plot, reports The Times of India on March 31 (today). When the strike was first proposed to him in 199
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A new book, tilted, The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has claimed that it was not Osama bin Laden who had come up with the 9/11 plot, reports The Times of India on March 31 (today). When the strike was first proposed to him in 1996 the al Qaeda leader refused to give his backing. It was not until three years later before he could be brought around and another five years before the attack eventually took place. The book also gives the first in depth account of the problems the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Investigative Agency (CIA) had hunting down al Qaeda after 9/11.
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March - 30 
Slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden spent nine years on the run in Pakistan after the September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11) attacks, and during that time he moved between five safe houses and fathered four children, at least two of whom were born in a Government hospital, his youngest wife, Amal
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Slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden spent nine years on the run in Pakistan after the September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11) attacks, and during that time he moved between five safe houses and fathered four children, at least two of whom were born in a Government hospital, his youngest wife, Amal Ahmad Abdul Fateh (30), told Pakistani investigators, reports The Hindu on March 31 (today). The 9/ 11 attacks caused the bin Laden family to “scatter”, claimed the report. Fateh returned to Karachi with her newborn daughter, Safia, where they stayed for about nine months. They changed houses up to seven times under arrangements brokered by “some Pakistani family” and bin Laden's elder son, Saad.
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March - 31 
Pakistani authorities were unable to trace the reports of two commissions that investigated the funding of politicians by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 1990, the Government's law officer informed the Supreme Court on March 31, reports Indian Express. When a three-judge Bench headed by Chi
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Pakistani authorities were unable to trace the reports of two commissions that investigated the funding of politicians by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 1990, the Government's law officer informed the Supreme Court on March 31, reports Indian Express. When a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry resumed hearing on a petition filed by Ex-Air Force Chief Asghar Khan against the distribution of funds among politicians by the ISI, Attorney General Anwar-ul-Haq said the reports of two commissions that probed the issue could not be found in the Law Ministry. The Chief Justice, however, directed the Attorney General to produce them in court at the next hearing on April 23, 2012.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the incessant recovery of mutilated bodies, increasing incidents of abductions and targeted killings affirm the notion that law enforcement agencies were either helpless or too weak to take action against criminals. “It is ironic that
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Meanwhile, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the incessant recovery of mutilated bodies, increasing incidents of abductions and targeted killings affirm the notion that law enforcement agencies were either helpless or too weak to take action against criminals. “It is ironic that you know 206 bodies were found dumped in different parts of Balochistan but failed to find any clue about the causes and who are behind these killings,” the Chief Justice remarked when Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai presented details of unrest. “The discovery of mutilated bodies is fuelling hatred and tarnishing image of the country. You should interview the victim families and dig deeper to know who is responsible for this massacre,” Justice Chaudhry said. The figures provided by the Home Department were different from the report of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). The IB, in its report, said 52 bodies were found dumped this year [2012], but the Home Department said 44 bodies were found during the past three months.
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April - 3 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that the ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence in Karachi has claimed at least 300 lives so far in 2012. Parts of the city have become battlegrounds in the last week; with authorities unable to prevent spiraling violence blamed on activists
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that the ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence in Karachi has claimed at least 300 lives so far in 2012. Parts of the city have become battlegrounds in the last week; with authorities unable to prevent spiraling violence blamed on activists from political parties representing competing ethnic groups. "About 300 people have been the victims of violent shootings in the last three months," HRCP Chairwoman Zahra Yusuf said. "The figures compiled by our staff and the death toll for the last three months confirmed by the police shows the number of victims of violence was not less than 300," she said. The figures include the assassination of 49 political activists, while the rest of the victims were people with no political affiliations, the HRCP statement read. The HRCP previously said 1,715 people were killed in 2011 in sudden flare-ups of violence in city.
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April - 4 
Times of India on April 5 reported that the Abdul Rehman Makki, the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is a conduit between LeT and Taliban. Government sources say that one of the main reasons for the US announcing a reward of USD two million for Makki is said to be h
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Times of India on April 5 reported that the Abdul Rehman Makki, the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is a conduit between LeT and Taliban. Government sources say that one of the main reasons for the US announcing a reward of USD two million for Makki is said to be his proximity to Taliban supreme commander Mullah Omar and al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri. According to Indian authorities, Makki had regularly participated in meetings along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border that also featured Omar and al-Zawahiri and in which it was decided to attack Indian interests in Kabul, including its embassy
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April - 5 
Half of the terrorism-related stories published in the country’s key national newspapers originate from the border region in Pakistan’s northwest, says a new study released by a local media development organisation on April 5, reports Daily Times. “Almost 50 percent of terrorism stories come from Fe
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Half of the terrorism-related stories published in the country’s key national newspapers originate from the border region in Pakistan’s northwest, says a new study released by a local media development organisation on April 5, reports Daily Times. “Almost 50 percent of terrorism stories come from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),” says the study, ‘How Pakistani Media Reports Terrorism Related Conflict?’ The study has been conducted by the Intermedia Pakistan, an Islamabad-based media development organisation which focuses on training, advocacy and research on media issues. “On TV, the region gets 44 percent of the airtime when it comes to reporting on terrorism-related conflict.” “The study is based on in-depth content analysis of terrorism-related news reports published in a sample of newspapers and aired on select television channels,” says Sadaf Baig, the author of the report. “It unveils statistics that shed new light on the way local media covers terrorism in Pakistan.” In terms of regional break up of news coverage of terrorism-related events, the study says, “FATA dominates the coverage of terrorism with 26 percent of terrorism-related news emanating from the region, KP follows with 23 percent, Balochistan gets 24 percent coverage, Sindh 19 percent, Punjab eight percent, Islamabad six percent while Gilgit Baltistan two percent and AJK gets one percent of space in newspapers.” The study revealed that FATA and Frontier Regions (FRs) featured prominently in terrorism-related stories, adding that armed fighting and skirmishes dominated the incidents of terrorism events reported from FATA.
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April - 6 
Around 20 million children in Pakistan, including an estimated 7.3 million of primary school age, are not in school, said a statement issued by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on April 6, reports Daily Times. “Investing in children and their education is vital due to
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Around 20 million children in Pakistan, including an estimated 7.3 million of primary school age, are not in school, said a statement issued by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on April 6, reports Daily Times. “Investing in children and their education is vital due to the positive impacts it has on so many socio-economic dimensions. It is therefore imperative that all children in Pakistan, both boys and girls, have the opportunity to attend and complete their schooling,” the statement said. About the efforts of the fund for promoting education for children across the country, the statement said, “UNICEF is supporting the nationwide ‘Every Child in School’ campaign, which encourages parents and communities to ensure that all primary school-age children are enrolled for the new school year. A special focus is being placed on enrolling girls, who represent 57 percent of primary school-age children who are not attending school. Girls from poor families in rural areas, for example, receive just over one year of education, on average.”
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April - 8 
Under constant pressure from the US over the increasing use of Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) by militants on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghan border, Pakistani authorities have worked out a strategy to counter the threat, reports The Express Tribune. Draft legislation for the National Strateg
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Under constant pressure from the US over the increasing use of Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) by militants on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghan border, Pakistani authorities have worked out a strategy to counter the threat, reports The Express Tribune. Draft legislation for the National Strategy to Counter-IED will be soon tabled in parliament for approval. The proposed C-IED Act 2012 will provide a legal framework for the strategy and deal with issues like monitoring and controlling ingredients used in IED-making and prosecution of criminals by introducing new amendments to existing laws. The national strategy, soon to be made public, has been prepared by the National Counter-IED Forum. It is headed by the interior secretary and includes chief secretaries of all provinces, the National Counter Terrorism Authority Director General (FG), DG Engineers Pak Army, DGs/ IGs of all Civil Armed Forces, IG police of all provinces and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Inter-Services Intelligence. One of the most fatal tactical weapons used by militants, IEDs have caused 13,918 casualties – 47% of the total casualties suffered during the past four years on Pakistan’s side of the border. According to a policy paper available with The Express Tribune, out of these causalities, Pakistan Army and law-enforcement agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have suffered 1,244 casualties with 221 people killed and 1,023 injured most of them critically.
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April - 9 
India, responding to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s statement on Hafiz Saeed, said that ‘solid evidence’ on the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind has already been given to Pakistan, The Express Tribune quoting CNN-IBN reported on April 10. Sources in
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India, responding to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s statement on Hafiz Saeed, said that ‘solid evidence’ on the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind has already been given to Pakistan, The Express Tribune quoting CNN-IBN reported on April 10. Sources in the Indian Government said that the evidence includes the statement of Ajmal Kasab – the lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks – saying that “Saeed was present during the selection and training of terrorists behind the 26/11 attack.” They also pointed out that the statements of David Coleman Headley, another person involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, on Saeed have also been sent to Pakistan. The sources stressed on Pakistan to work on the provided evidence. Gilani, talking to the media on April 8, had said that Pakistan and India will share intelligence and evidence against Saeed on April 16. “We are in the middle of talks with India and on April 16 both countries’ interior secretaries will share their evidence against Saeed. And on the basis of these evidences, which would be sufficient for the courts, further action against Saeed will be taken,” Gilani added.
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April - 10 
Pakistan is going to deploy specially trained Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) forces at 820 border posts along the Pak-Afghan border to counter the use of homemade landmines – the weapon that causes the most troop and civilian casualties on both sides of the border, reports The Express
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Pakistan is going to deploy specially trained Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) forces at 820 border posts along the Pak-Afghan border to counter the use of homemade landmines – the weapon that causes the most troop and civilian casualties on both sides of the border, reports The Express Tribune. “Special instructions are being passed to all agencies to enhance vigilance on the Pak-Afghan border. Pakistan has deployed 23 wings of the Frontier Corps (FC) for border control. The manpower deployed on approximately 820 posts established by the Pakistan Army/FC along the international border are being trained to monitor the movement of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN),” said an official document available with The Express Tribune. CAN and Ammonium Nitrate (AN) are used to manufacture fertilisers but simultaneously function as key ingredients in making homemade mines called IEDs. The FC has trained their personnel in basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) to undertake search and disposal operations, while specialised Police units have been established to undertake EOD tasks which will be used not only on border points but during raids on IED manufacturing sites on its side of the border. IEDs have caused over 13,918 (civilian and military) casualties, which is 47% of the total casualties suffered by Pakistan over the past four years in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone. The use of Taliban homemade landmines and roadside bombs against NATO forces has reached record levels according to a Pentagon task force. IEDs are the number one cause of casualties for International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), newly trained Afghan National Security Forces (NSF) troops and civilians. The US has devoted huge resources to defeating the IED threat over the years but with little success. The US Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) alone has an annual budget of over USD three billion, and since 2006, USD 20 billion have been spent on C-IED efforts.
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April - 12 
Estimated to have more nuclear weapons than India, Pakistan is rapidly developing and expanding its atomic arsenal, spending about USD 2.5 billion a year to develop such weapons, reports The Hindu quoting a report 'Assuring Destruction Forever: Nuclear Modernization around the World’ by Reaching Cri
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Estimated to have more nuclear weapons than India, Pakistan is rapidly developing and expanding its atomic arsenal, spending about USD 2.5 billion a year to develop such weapons, reports The Hindu quoting a report 'Assuring Destruction Forever: Nuclear Modernization around the World’ by Reaching Critical Will of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. “Pakistan has been rapidly developing and expanding its nuclear arsenal, increasing its capacity to produce plutonium, and testing and deploying a diverse array of nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles” said the report. “Pakistan is moving from an arsenal based wholly on highly enriched uranium (HEU) to greater reliance on lighter and more compact plutonium-based weapons, which is made possible by a rapid expansion in plutonium production capacity,” said the 150-page report. “Pakistan is also moving from aircraft-delivered nuclear bombs to nuclear-armed ballistic and cruise missiles and from liquid-fuelled to solid-fuelled medium-range missile. Pakistan also has a growing nuclear weapons research, development, and production infrastructure,” it said. According to the report Pakistan is estimated to have 90-110 nuclear weapons.
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April - 13 
More than 181,000 people have fled fighting between Government troops and Taliban or al Qaeda-linked militants in the Khyber Agency Areas of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on April 13, reports Daily Times. “The number of peop
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More than 181,000 people have fled fighting between Government troops and Taliban or al Qaeda-linked militants in the Khyber Agency Areas of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on April 13, reports Daily Times. “The number of people displaced by an ongoing government security operation in northwest Pakistan has now surpassed 181,000,” said a statement from the office of the UNHCR. The agency said that about 10,000 new arrivals were being registered daily at the Jalozai camp near Peshawar. “The vast majority of those registered - 85 percent - choose not to live in the Jalozai camp, opting instead to stay with friends, relatives or in rented accommodation,” said the UNHCR adding that it had distributed more than 37,000 humanitarian kits. Other UN agencies, including UNICEF and the World Health Organisation, were also providing aid. The fighting started on January 20 when the Government troops attacked terrorist groups in the Khyber Agency.
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April - 16 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on April 16 removed four senior officials and ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident as more details emerged about the audacity of the attacking militants and utter failure of police to respond, reports Dawn. The KP Government removed Bannu Division’s Commis
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on April 16 removed four senior officials and ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident as more details emerged about the audacity of the attacking militants and utter failure of police to respond, reports Dawn. The KP Government removed Bannu Division’s Commissioner Abdullah Mehsud, Inspector General (Prisons) Arshad Majeed Mohmand, Deputy Inspector General (Bannu Range) Muhammad Iftikhar Khan and Deputy Superintendent (Bannu Jail) Muhammad Zahid from their posts and made them officers on special duty. A five-member committee set up on the order of Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti has been asked to complete its inquiry in 15 days. Mohammad Azam Khan, Provincial Secretary of Home and Tribal Affairs, put the number of escaped prisoners at 384. According to last reports, 88 of them have since returned, most of them voluntarily. A few others were arrested in different areas. According to latest reports, of the 384 escaped inmates, 145 were under-trial, 94 were charged with murder and 30 in narcotics cases and 21 sentenced to death.
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April - 17 
Intelligence officials on April 17 said that the intelligence services had warned the Government three months ago about a possible attack on a prison in Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that was raided on April 15, 2012, freeing around 400 prisoners including militants, reported Dawn. The intelligence in
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Intelligence officials on April 17 said that the intelligence services had warned the Government three months ago about a possible attack on a prison in Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that was raided on April 15, 2012, freeing around 400 prisoners including militants, reported Dawn. The intelligence information was conveyed to the Government through a letter dated January 5, 2012. The letter identified Bannu jail as a target, along with the Pakistan Air Force base in the north-western garrison town of Kohat, the Kohat cantonment and a Police Station. “The intelligence information about the possible attacks was shared with the Government in January 2012,” a senior intelligence official said.
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April - 17 
The New York based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in its newly updated Impunity Index released on April 17 that deadly, unpunished violence against the press rose sharply in Pakistan and Mexico, continuing a dark, years-long trend in both nations, reports Dawn. The global index, which c
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The New York based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in its newly updated Impunity Index released on April 17 that deadly, unpunished violence against the press rose sharply in Pakistan and Mexico, continuing a dark, years-long trend in both nations, reports Dawn. The global index, which calculates unsolved journalist murders as a percentage of each country’s population, shows that Pakistani authorities routinely fail to bring prosecutions in journalist murders, including several with suspected Government links, while Mexican officials are yet to effectively combat the murderous crime groups targeting news media in vast parts of the nation. It said that with 19 unsolved cases, Pakistan’s rating has worsened considerably in recent years. Intelligence and military officials are suspected to have played a role in a number of cases.
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April - 17 
According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Balochistan Chapter, as many as 34 members of the Hindu community, most of whom are traders, have been abducted across different parts of Balochistan so far since 2011, reports Express Tribune on April 17. “A few are still in the captivity of t
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According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Balochistan Chapter, as many as 34 members of the Hindu community, most of whom are traders, have been abducted across different parts of Balochistan so far since 2011, reports Express Tribune on April 17. “A few are still in the captivity of the captors while all others were released after paying a huge chunk of money as ransom,” Tahir Hussain, Balochistan HRCP Vice Chairman told the media
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April - 18 
a Judicial Commission report identified the three suspects for the January 2, 2012, murder of Professor (Retired) Bashir Ahmed Channar’s in Jamshoro District, reports Express Tribune. According to the report, the three suspects identified as Bachal Narejo, Meenhal Rajjar and Hamza Ali Chandio belong
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a Judicial Commission report identified the three suspects for the January 2, 2012, murder of Professor (Retired) Bashir Ahmed Channar’s in Jamshoro District, reports Express Tribune. According to the report, the three suspects identified as Bachal Narejo, Meenhal Rajjar and Hamza Ali Chandio belonged to the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), the student wing of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F). The report identified the allocation of admission seats as the motive behind the murder. It is based on several testimonies.
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April - 18 
According to an April 18 intelligence agency’s report, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud convened a meeting in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to plan targeted attacks in case of the expected resumption of NATO supplies, reports Express T
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According to an April 18 intelligence agency’s report, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud convened a meeting in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to plan targeted attacks in case of the expected resumption of NATO supplies, reports Express Tribune. An extract of the intelligence report states that Mehsud convened a meeting with several senior ‘commanders’ of TTP, Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda on an unspecified date of February 2012. The report adds that in case of the resumption of NATO supplies, the militants will show their anger through terrorist activities across the country, including targeting high-profile personalities. The report says possible targets not only include United States (US) diplomats and their bases in Pakistan, but also Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan and Maulana Fazlur Rehman of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).
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April - 18 
another report revealed that the Jundullah group also held a meeting to plan out attacks across the country, particularly in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore District of Punjab. It added that the group had established an army of 21 militants for the purpose. The said ‘Army’ will report to Hakeemulla
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another report revealed that the Jundullah group also held a meeting to plan out attacks across the country, particularly in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore District of Punjab. It added that the group had established an army of 21 militants for the purpose. The said ‘Army’ will report to Hakeemullah Mehsud, who will also assign the targets. It said that the targets assigned to this group would be Government offices, sensitive installations, important personalities and law enforcement agencies.
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April - 18 
Another report says that five TTP militants have entered Punjab from the Darya Khan Bridge in a double-cabin vehicle and are armed with huge quantities of explosives, ammunition and different numbered licence plates. It identifies two militants Waqar and Atique as the masterminds behind attacks plan
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Another report says that five TTP militants have entered Punjab from the Darya Khan Bridge in a double-cabin vehicle and are armed with huge quantities of explosives, ammunition and different numbered licence plates. It identifies two militants Waqar and Atique as the masterminds behind attacks planned in the metropolitan cities and mentions two suspected suicide bombers from Orakzai Agency of FATA.
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April - 18 
The National Assembly Human Rights Committee (NAHRC) was told on April 18 that more than 650 Shias in Quetta (Balochistan) and 450 in Dera Ismail Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) were targeted and killed recently, reports Daily Times. Mohammad Amin Shahidi, Deputy General Secretary of Wahdatul Muslimeen, a
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The National Assembly Human Rights Committee (NAHRC) was told on April 18 that more than 650 Shias in Quetta (Balochistan) and 450 in Dera Ismail Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) were targeted and killed recently, reports Daily Times. Mohammad Amin Shahidi, Deputy General Secretary of Wahdatul Muslimeen, a Shia organisation, informed the committee that more than 650 Shias in Quetta and 450 in Dera Ismail Khan were targeted and killed recently. He claimed that not a single person was arrested for the killings, adding that few people who were arrested in the aforementioned cases were released on bail. Shahidi said such incidents of lawlessness, hardships in getting justice created frustration among the Shia community, adding that the country’s law and order situation would further deteriorate if the desperate Shias took up arms. The NAHRC was also told that some ‘hidden forces’ were responsible for the killings of Shias in different parts of the country. The committee members agreed that there was no sectarian clash between the Shias and the Sunnis, observing that clerics of both sides agreed to restore peace in Gilgit-Baltistan, Dera Ismail Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Quetta (Balochistan). However, the committee said the law enforcement agencies, Police and intelligence agencies had completely failed to control such incidents and identify the culprits.
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April - 24 
According to officials, the Government has paid financial compensation to the families of 2,894 people, who were killed in militancy, and 3,497 seriously injured, reports Dawn. Statistics compiled by the Civil Secretariat of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) show that 4,163 civilians have b
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According to officials, the Government has paid financial compensation to the families of 2,894 people, who were killed in militancy, and 3,497 seriously injured, reports Dawn. Statistics compiled by the Civil Secretariat of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) show that 4,163 civilians have been killed and 5,346 seriously wounded in militancy and collateral damage in seven agencies and six Frontier Regions (FRs) of FATA over the last five to six years. However, families of 3,118 violence victims, including 1,849 seriously injured persons, have not been compensated so far. Officials told Dawn on April 24 that the Civil Secretariat of FATA had asked the Federal Government to release funds for payment to the violence victims’ legal heirs and wounded persons. However, a parliamentarian from the area insists there’s no shortage of funds and that the militancy-affected families from Kurram Agency will be compensated. According to reports, militancy claimed lives of 655 civilians in Bajaur Agency, 469 in Mohmand Agency, 449 in Khyber Agency, 71 in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), 424 in North Waziristan Agency, 237 in Orakzai Agency, three in FR Peshawar, 186 in FR Kohat, 62 in FR Tank, seven in FR Lakki, one in FR Dera Ismail Khan and four in FR Bannu. The number of seriously injured people is 934 in Bajaur, 480 in Mohmand, 580 in Khyber, 704 in NWA, 60 in SWA and 221 in Orakzai, while 64 civil servants and 187 personnel of Levies and Khasadar forces lost their lives in militancy-related incidents.
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April - 25 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on April 25 set a one-month deadline for illegal Afghan nationals to leave the province or face legal action, reports Dawn. District Coordination Officer Siraj Ahmad Khan told a press conference that illegal Afghan nationals should leave the province by May 25 other
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on April 25 set a one-month deadline for illegal Afghan nationals to leave the province or face legal action, reports Dawn. District Coordination Officer Siraj Ahmad Khan told a press conference that illegal Afghan nationals should leave the province by May 25 otherwise they would be treated according to the law of the land. “Police will arrest illegal Afghan nationals under 14 Foreign Act and they will be deported to their country after May 25,” said Mr Khan, who was accompanied by Commissioner for Afghan Refugees Zaheerul Islam. He said that the Government had decided to expel illegal Afghan nationals from the province and action would be started from Peshawar where approximately 400,000 undocumented Afghans were residing. Pakistan, sheltering the largest refugee population since early 1980s, Afghanistan and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees had signed a tripartite agreement to legalise stay of registered Afghans till December next. The Government has been issuing such deadlines to illegal Afghans since 2001, but did not implement the same. However, Police had launched a crackdown against Afghan prayer leaders some time ago and deported many of them. Earlier on April 24, Afghan Deputy Refugees and Repatriation Minister Samad Hami said Afghanistan and Pakistan soon plan to sign an agreement that would let refugees stay in Pakistan until 2017, Afghanistan. The deal would protect refugees from forcible deportation from Pakistan, he said.
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April - 26 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shared intelligence with Pakistan suggesting al Qaeda planned to carry out major attacks inside Pakistan, reports Dawn. The information was based on documents seized by US Navy SEALs during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad. Some of the detail
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shared intelligence with Pakistan suggesting al Qaeda planned to carry out major attacks inside Pakistan, reports Dawn. The information was based on documents seized by US Navy SEALs during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad. Some of the details of the intelligence shared with Dawn revealed that before being killed in the May 2 raid, Osama bin Laden, along with Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who took over as al Qaeda chief in June 2011, and other senior leaders of the terror outfit had planned to mount indiscriminate attacks on Pakistani soil. There were conflicting reports about the shared intelligence. One participant of the meeting said CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell had presented a dossier to Pakistani officials while another claimed that it was just a tip about what al Qaeda had been planning to do in Pakistan and lacked related details — the bits that could help put the jigsaw together.
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April - 26 
The World Bank’s Board of Directors on April 26 approved two projects totalling USD 550 million aimed at supporting Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen education and natural gas sectors, which are critical to Pakistan’s growth and development, reported Dawn. The Second Punjab Education Sector Proj
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The World Bank’s Board of Directors on April 26 approved two projects totalling USD 550 million aimed at supporting Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen education and natural gas sectors, which are critical to Pakistan’s growth and development, reported Dawn. The Second Punjab Education Sector Project of USD 350 million will support the Punjab Government’s education sector reform programme which is designed to increase child school participation and student achievement. To address these challenges, the Punjab Government is implementing the Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme (PESRP), which aims at improving schooling outcome through institutional development and strengthening, improved monitoring and enhanced governance and accountability. The WB has supported this programme since 2008. During this time, the reform programme has put in place and strengthened important initiatives. The USD 200 million Natural Gas Efficiency Project aims at enhancing the supply of natural gas by reducing physical and commercial losses in the pipeline system. The challenges in the gas sector are also significant. Pakistan faces severe scarcity of gas, with production failing to keep pace with demand. Other critical challenges include inadequate allocation of gas, inefficient end-use of gas, and high levels of unaccounted-for gas (UFG).
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April - 27 
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had planned to mount indiscriminate attacks on Pakistani soil before his killing in a covert United States (US) raid in Abbottabad, the documents seized by the Americans from the slain terrorist's compound in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunk
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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had planned to mount indiscriminate attacks on Pakistani soil before his killing in a covert United States (US) raid in Abbottabad, the documents seized by the Americans from the slain terrorist's compound in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have suggested, reports The Times of India on April 28 (today). The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shared intelligence about possible al Qaeda attacks inside Pakistan when officials of the two countries met to explore the way forward in resetting bilateral ties. The information was "based on documents seized by US Navy SEALs during the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound" in Abbottabad in May 2011. Some details of the intelligence "revealed that before being killed in the May 1-2 raid, bin Laden, along with Ayman al Zawahiri and other senior leaders of the terror outfit had planned to mount indiscriminate attacks on Pakistani soil."
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April - 28 
The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Police on April 28 thwarted the attempt of more than one hundreds activists of National Students Federation (NSF), a pro-independence group, led by their president Anwar Baig, to stage a march towards the Line of Control (LoC) in Kotli District by taking many of t
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The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Police on April 28 thwarted the attempt of more than one hundreds activists of National Students Federation (NSF), a pro-independence group, led by their president Anwar Baig, to stage a march towards the Line of Control (LoC) in Kotli District by taking many of them into “protective custody,” witnesses and Police sources said, reports Greater Kashmir. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP, Kotli) Riyaz Mughal said that they had set up roadblocks at three points - Dhanna, Seri and Chattar – to prevent the marchers from nearing the LoC. When the group reached Dhanna village in some eight or so vehicles, they were intercepted by the Police. Mughal said despite being stopped some activists tried to make their way beyond the Police cordon following which they were taken into “protective custody.” Around a dozen other activists, including Muzaffarabad based NSF leader Kamran Baig, was taken into custody from Seri village where they had managed to reach separately from another route. The detained activists were kept in Police Lines Kotli for several hours and were set free in the evening, Mughal added. The call to cross the dividing line from Khuiratta sector, which faces Jammu Province in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, was given by NSF on a day [April 28] when “Karachi Agreement” was signed in 1949 by the Kashmiri leaders to handover the administrative control of Gilgit-Baltistan to the Government of Pakistan. NSF advocates complete freedom of the disputed Himalayan region. In 1990 the NSF had staged a massive march towards the LoC in Chakothi sector in the south of Muzaffarabad, choosing February 11, the death anniversary of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat, for the crossing. Two of its activists had died in firing by the troops right at the LoC. In August 2007, the group attempted to cross a snowcapped route in Neelum Valley that connects PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan and had lost another two activists, due to harsh weather. “No one was hurt as Police contingents successfully overpowered the procession of at least 100 activists of the NSF,” said Superintendent Police Ghulam Akber Chaudhry while talking to The Express Tribune. According to organisers, the activists had planned to enter into Indian Kashmir to apprise the world of the irrelevancy of the LoC.
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April - 30 
Chief of Police announced that the fight to clear Lyari of criminals will take about three days, acknowledging that the force had no idea how much resistance it would face. On day four of the Police operation, Police morale was low despite the Inspector General’s (IG) assessment that the troubled ne
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Chief of Police announced that the fight to clear Lyari of criminals will take about three days, acknowledging that the force had no idea how much resistance it would face. On day four of the Police operation, Police morale was low despite the Inspector General’s (IG) assessment that the troubled neighbourhood had been cleared about 60% of gangsters. IG Mushtaq Shah told the media that around 20 criminals have been arrested and up to seven suspects killed. Some of the suspects have escaped and taken refuge in Malir area of the District. There were rumours circulating on the streets of Lyari, especially among the Policemen, that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were fighting for the gangsters. Some of the suspects were identified as having links to the BLA, the report added.
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April - 30 
The report noted, "Levels of reported militant violence in Indian-administered Kashmir have been declining since 2008, but Indian authorities report continued infiltration across the Line of Control."
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The report noted, "Levels of reported militant violence in Indian-administered Kashmir have been declining since 2008, but Indian authorities report continued infiltration across the Line of Control."
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April - 30 
The sources said the al Qaeda commanders based in Pakistan was not involved in the decision, but they only ratified it. Shinwari has five brothers who are affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits. His elder brother Hazrat Nabi Shinwari, alias Tamanchy Mulla, wa
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The sources said the al Qaeda commanders based in Pakistan was not involved in the decision, but they only ratified it. Shinwari has five brothers who are affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits. His elder brother Hazrat Nabi Shinwari, alias Tamanchy Mulla, was a theology teacher in a Government-run school in Landikotal. He was leading the TTP in Khyber Agency in 2005 and also used to send militants to Kashmir and Afghanistan. He has remained the head of Harkat-ul Mujahideen (HuM) and is nowadays said to be leading his group of TTP militants in Waziristan.
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May - 1 
A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report said that contrary to the perception that Osama bin Laden lived in seclusion for nearly five years in Pakistan's Abbottabad, he travelled to the restive Waziristan region to attend a dinner about a year before he was killed. The al Qaida chief was the
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A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report said that contrary to the perception that Osama bin Laden lived in seclusion for nearly five years in Pakistan's Abbottabad, he travelled to the restive Waziristan region to attend a dinner about a year before he was killed. The al Qaida chief was the surprise guest at a dinner hosted by two men on the fringes of the Waziristan region late one night in the summer of 2010, BBC report said.
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It was reported that the residents of Bilal town in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad where Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 1-2 have asked the Government to build a 'statue of peace' or a beautiful monument at the site of his compound to remind the world that there is no place for such a t
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It was reported that the residents of Bilal town in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad where Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 1-2 have asked the Government to build a 'statue of peace' or a beautiful monument at the site of his compound to remind the world that there is no place for such a terrorist mastermind. "We have written to the Pakistan Government to build either a statue of peace or a beautiful monument at the site where Laden lived illegally. By doing so, we should give a message to the world that the man who was the symbol of terror is no more along with his philosophy. His elimination will bring peace to the world," Zubair Ahmed, a resident of Bilal Town said.
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May - 2 
A report released by UNESCO ranks Pakistan as the second-most dangerous country for journalists in 2010-2011, reports Dawn. Mexico was the most dangerous, with 18 journalist fatalities in that time frame. Two Pakistani journalists were killed in 2006-2007, followed by six in 2008-2009 and 16 in 2010
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A report released by UNESCO ranks Pakistan as the second-most dangerous country for journalists in 2010-2011, reports Dawn. Mexico was the most dangerous, with 18 journalist fatalities in that time frame. Two Pakistani journalists were killed in 2006-2007, followed by six in 2008-2009 and 16 in 2010-2011, the report, “The Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity,” found. Forty-two journalists have been killed in Pakistan since 1992, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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May - 2 
Al Qaeda was plotting to carry out audacious terror attacks in Europe similar to 26/11 Mumbai strikes, a "treasure trove" of documents embedded inside a porn movie recovered from a terrorist returning from Pakistan has revealed, reports Indian Express. The al Qaeda plots were found inside encoded in
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Al Qaeda was plotting to carry out audacious terror attacks in Europe similar to 26/11 Mumbai strikes, a "treasure trove" of documents embedded inside a porn movie recovered from a terrorist returning from Pakistan has revealed, reports Indian Express. The al Qaeda plots were found inside encoded inside a movie stored in a digital disk, after Police arrested Austrian Maqsood Lodin (22) in Berlin on May 16, 2011. He had returned from Pakistan via Budapest, Hungary, and then travelled overland to Germany, CNN reported. The interrogators found the digital storage device and memory cards hidden in his underpants. Inside them was a pornographic video called "Kick Ass" and a file marked "Sexy Tanja". More than 100 al Qaeda documents that included an inside track on some of the terror group's most audacious plots and a road map for future operations were found in the movie.
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May - 2 
Annual Report, Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, released by Jama’at Ahmadiyya Pakistan on May 2 reported that the hate campaign against the Ahmadis reached new heights in Pakistan and even innocent children are not spared now. The report said, “There was an open hate campaign against Ahmadis in P
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Annual Report, Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, released by Jama’at Ahmadiyya Pakistan on May 2 reported that the hate campaign against the Ahmadis reached new heights in Pakistan and even innocent children are not spared now. The report said, “There was an open hate campaign against Ahmadis in Pakistan and young children studying in nursery grade classes are not even spared from this horrific discrimination and hatred.” “The hate filled posters; stickers, fliers and calendars were openly distributed across Pakistan,” it added. The report specifically mentioned the hate campaigns faced by the Ahmadis in Faisalabad District of Punjab province where fliers and leaflets were openly distributed calling people to kill Ahmadis. The Government and security agencies failed to take any concrete action against such actions. Expelling children from educational institutions also increased and even kids studying in nursery were not spared. Ahmadi children faced expulsion from schools or outright refusal by the educational institutions to admit them.
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May - 2 
Claiming that the documents uncovered are "pure gold", US intelligence sources told CNN they were the most important haul of al Qaeda materials in 2011, besides those found when US Navy SEALs raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan. The future plots included the idea of seizing
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Claiming that the documents uncovered are "pure gold", US intelligence sources told CNN they were the most important haul of al Qaeda materials in 2011, besides those found when US Navy SEALs raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan. The future plots included the idea of seizing cruise ships and carrying out attacks in Europe similar to the gun attacks by Pakistani terrorists in Mumbai in November 2008.
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May - 2 
It was reported that the ongoing Lyari operation is proving to be a financial burden for the Sindh Government, with daily costs running into hundreds of thousands of rupees. According to estimates, bullets worth PKR 5 million have been used, so far. For the operation, around 2,000 personnel have bee
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It was reported that the ongoing Lyari operation is proving to be a financial burden for the Sindh Government, with daily costs running into hundreds of thousands of rupees. According to estimates, bullets worth PKR 5 million have been used, so far. For the operation, around 2,000 personnel have been deployed around Lee Market, Cheel Chowk and other surrounding areas.
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May - 2 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet on May 2 was informed by Police Department that 97 persons, including 25 Policemen and a soldier of the Frontier Constabulary, were killed in 105 terror attacks during the first quarter of 2012 in KP, reports Central Asia Online. Of 331 people wounded in the quart
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet on May 2 was informed by Police Department that 97 persons, including 25 Policemen and a soldier of the Frontier Constabulary, were killed in 105 terror attacks during the first quarter of 2012 in KP, reports Central Asia Online. Of 331 people wounded in the quarter, 68 were police, Police officials told the KP cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti. Attacks damaged 14 Police vehicles, 4 Police Stations, 21 schools, 2 bridges, 4 electricity towers and 45 private vehicles, Police told the cabinet.
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May - 2 
The report urged the Government to consider Ahmadiyya-specific laws and ensure that Ahmadis in Pakistan were given equal rights as any other citizen. “Ahmadis are facing legal, social, cultural and political discrimination because of these laws which are against the very base of our society where eq
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The report urged the Government to consider Ahmadiyya-specific laws and ensure that Ahmadis in Pakistan were given equal rights as any other citizen. “Ahmadis are facing legal, social, cultural and political discrimination because of these laws which are against the very base of our society where equal rights of individual are prime,” it added.
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May - 3 
Indian Army sources say there are about 2,500 militants in various training camps in PoK. There are over 40 such camps on the other side of Line of Control (LoC).
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Indian Army sources say there are about 2,500 militants in various training camps in PoK. There are over 40 such camps on the other side of Line of Control (LoC).
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May - 4 
Each of the 11 people wanted a murder or kidnapping case registered against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, his cabinet members, including the then Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao and religious minister Ijazul Haq, former Federal Secretary I
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Each of the 11 people wanted a murder or kidnapping case registered against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, his cabinet members, including the then Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao and religious minister Ijazul Haq, former Federal Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah, the then area Corps Commander, Director General Rangers, Senior Officers of the City Police and Administration – and also any person these accused name during their interrogation.
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May - 4 
At least 11 persons aggrieved by the 2007 military operation in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) registered murder and kidnapping charges against the then entire state hierarchy with the City Police on May 4, reported Dawn. A Senior Police Officer confirmed that the Aabpara Police Station of Islamabad entere
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At least 11 persons aggrieved by the 2007 military operation in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) registered murder and kidnapping charges against the then entire state hierarchy with the City Police on May 4, reported Dawn. A Senior Police Officer confirmed that the Aabpara Police Station of Islamabad entered their separate complaints in its Roznamcha (daily diary). “We are following the legal procedure. That was the first step in entertaining the complaints,” he told Dawn on condition of anonymity.
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May - 5 
After the chaotic eight days of gun battle between the Police and Lyari gangsters, life was finally seen progressing toward normalcy on May 5, reported Daily Times. The residents of Lyari, who remained huddled in their homes for over a week, finally felt ease as markets, schools, colleges and hospit
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After the chaotic eight days of gun battle between the Police and Lyari gangsters, life was finally seen progressing toward normalcy on May 5, reported Daily Times. The residents of Lyari, who remained huddled in their homes for over a week, finally felt ease as markets, schools, colleges and hospitals began opening. According to Police sources, the Sindh Police spent PKR 0.4 million daily on midday and night meals of some 1,400 law enforcers. In totality, sources said that the Sindh Government spent PKR 3.2 million only on meals during the weeklong operation. Despite spending huge amount on the operation, the Sindh Police provided a financial shock of PKR 15 million to the exchequer as some 20 vehicles, including armoured personnel carriers and police mobiles, were disfigured by the gangsters.
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May - 5 
Baloch Republican Party (BRP) press release on May 5 read that the random abductions and extra-judicial killings of the Baloch are on the rise in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The presser also read on one hand, Pakistani officials and the Supreme Court claimed that they were making efforts to re
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Baloch Republican Party (BRP) press release on May 5 read that the random abductions and extra-judicial killings of the Baloch are on the rise in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The presser also read on one hand, Pakistani officials and the Supreme Court claimed that they were making efforts to recover Baloch missing persons and to stop the dumping of decomposed bodies, on the other hand, Security Forces continued to abduct torture and extra-judicially kill them.
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May - 5 
The death toll in the May 4 suicide attack at Khar Bazaar of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), 2012 increased to 29 on May 5.
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The death toll in the May 4 suicide attack at Khar Bazaar of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), 2012 increased to 29 on May 5.
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May - 5 
The death toll in the suicide attack at Khar Bazaar of Bajaur Agency increased to 26 as Dawn reported six more death. Injured persons number also increased to 75 as 42 was reported earlier.
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The death toll in the suicide attack at Khar Bazaar of Bajaur Agency increased to 26 as Dawn reported six more death. Injured persons number also increased to 75 as 42 was reported earlier.
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May - 6 
Intelligence agencies on May 6 expressed fears that the associates of Doctor Arshad Waheed, who was killed in a drone attack in 2008, may have rejoined militant activities after their release from custody, reports Dawn. According to official documents, the men were accused of plotting attack on Form
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Intelligence agencies on May 6 expressed fears that the associates of Doctor Arshad Waheed, who was killed in a drone attack in 2008, may have rejoined militant activities after their release from custody, reports Dawn. According to official documents, the men were accused of plotting attack on Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the Danish Embassy, Surgeon-General Mushtaq Baig and a military bus in R.A. Bazaar, Lahore.
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May - 6 
The documents based on the reports submitted to the Federal Review Board (a judicial body formed by the Supreme Court to examine the detention cases of suspects) by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and the Interior Ministry said that some suspects who had been detain
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The documents based on the reports submitted to the Federal Review Board (a judicial body formed by the Supreme Court to examine the detention cases of suspects) by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and the Interior Ministry said that some suspects who had been detained under the Security of Pakistan Act 1952 and were then released by the courts were no longer present at their given addresses.
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May - 6 
The documents said the Agencies had information about their reunion with the terrorist groups. Doctor Akmal Waheed, a cardiologist, and his brother Doctor Arshad Waheed were accused of having links with al Qaeda, attacking Karachi Corps Commander’s convoy in 2004 and financially aiding and harbourin
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The documents said the Agencies had information about their reunion with the terrorist groups. Doctor Akmal Waheed, a cardiologist, and his brother Doctor Arshad Waheed were accused of having links with al Qaeda, attacking Karachi Corps Commander’s convoy in 2004 and financially aiding and harbouring activists of the Jundallah outfit. They were, however, exonerated from charges in 2006. Doctor Arshad was killed in a United States (US) drone attack in Waziristan in March 2008.
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May - 7 
The US House Armed Services Committee chairman Republican Buck McKeon on May 7 called for a bar on preferential import of goods or services from Pakistan until they re-open the NATO supply routes, reports The Express Tribune. In a release of his draft bill of the National Defense Authorisation Act f
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The US House Armed Services Committee chairman Republican Buck McKeon on May 7 called for a bar on preferential import of goods or services from Pakistan until they re-open the NATO supply routes, reports The Express Tribune. In a release of his draft bill of the National Defense Authorisation Act for fiscal year 2013, the US Republican Congressman also called for a bar on support or reimbursement provided to Pakistan until the Secretary of Defense provides a report on “the model for reimbursement, including how claims are proposed and adjudicated; new conditions or caveats that the Government of Pakistan places on the use of its supply routes; and the new cost associated with transit through supply routes in Pakistan.”
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May - 8 
A press release on the subcommittee’s website says that the bill has slashed funding for the Global War on terror by USD 3 billion to USD 8.2 billion, which has reduced funding for programs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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A press release on the subcommittee’s website says that the bill has slashed funding for the Global War on terror by USD 3 billion to USD 8.2 billion, which has reduced funding for programs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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May - 8 
Shahzain and his 26 security guards were arrested by paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) on December 22, 2010, at the Buleli check post in Quetta for allegedly smuggling weapons. Sources had said a huge cache of weapons and ammunition, including 50 Kalashnikov assault rifles, anti-aircraft guns and 46,
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Shahzain and his 26 security guards were arrested by paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) on December 22, 2010, at the Buleli check post in Quetta for allegedly smuggling weapons. Sources had said a huge cache of weapons and ammunition, including 50 Kalashnikov assault rifles, anti-aircraft guns and 46,000 rounds, was recovered from the vehicles they were travelling in. Later, the Supreme Court cancelled their earlier bail granted by Balochistan High Court.
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May - 9 
The Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Government has linked the opening of the mosques sealed in Gilgit in the aftermath of sectarian violence, which erupted on April 3, 2012, with the acceptance of the code of conduct that bars prayer leaders from making hate speeches, according to Express Tribune. The code of
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The Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Government has linked the opening of the mosques sealed in Gilgit in the aftermath of sectarian violence, which erupted on April 3, 2012, with the acceptance of the code of conduct that bars prayer leaders from making hate speeches, according to Express Tribune. The code of conduct, prepared by a parliamentary peace committee, binds prayer leaders of both central mosques not to malign each other’s beliefs or to use foul language against the rival sect’s revered personalities. It states that prayer leaders and their deputies should not issue inflammatory decrees, especially during Friday and Eid sermons. Clerics will not demand a share in Government jobs and other privileges for their respective sects under the new code of conduct. If they violate it, they will be liable to be tried under the anti-terrorism act, the code states.
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May - 9 
The press release read Pakistani forces began major offensives against innocent Baloch on May 9. SFs laid siege to the area and blocked entry and exit ways. According to the press release, SFs were also using gunship helicopters and heavy artillery. Several people have been killed and a good number
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The press release read Pakistani forces began major offensives against innocent Baloch on May 9. SFs laid siege to the area and blocked entry and exit ways. According to the press release, SFs were also using gunship helicopters and heavy artillery. Several people have been killed and a good number of villagers have been injured. No accurate reports of casualties and death tolls have been reported because the areas were still besieged.
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May - 11 
According to the commission, the number of cases reported from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was 24 and 12 are still pending with it. The Senate was informed that 170 cases from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 134 from Punjab were still pending, 93 cases were reported from Sindh and 71 of them were pendi
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According to the commission, the number of cases reported from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was 24 and 12 are still pending with it. The Senate was informed that 170 cases from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 134 from Punjab were still pending, 93 cases were reported from Sindh and 71 of them were pending, while 19 cases were reported in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and 12 were pending. The house was told that 91 cases were reported from Balochistan and 56 were still pending with the commission.
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May - 11 
The Senate on May 11 was informed that the number of ‘missing persons’ has surged in Punjab to 246 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 169 in the past 16 months, reports Dawn. Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said that 467 people went missing across the country till May 2, 2021 as compared to 138 in
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The Senate on May 11 was informed that the number of ‘missing persons’ has surged in Punjab to 246 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 169 in the past 16 months, reports Dawn. Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said that 467 people went missing across the country till May 2, 2021 as compared to 138 in 2010. He quoted the figures from the findings of the Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances. He said 138 cases were transferred to the commission when it was established on March 1, 2011. Later, the number of cases went up to 676 and the commission disposed of 209 cases and 467 were pending.
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May - 13 
According to sources, both General Karimi and General Allen were interested in restoration of the NATO supply. But the Afghan and ISAF sides seemed to agree to General Kayani that parliament had furnished its recommendations and it is for the government to decide fate of the stalled supply to NATO,
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According to sources, both General Karimi and General Allen were interested in restoration of the NATO supply. But the Afghan and ISAF sides seemed to agree to General Kayani that parliament had furnished its recommendations and it is for the government to decide fate of the stalled supply to NATO, sources added. “Such meetings are routine in this war-torn region but this 35th meeting was important when Pak-US ties are under review after the incident of November,” said the sources.
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May - 13 
Ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ISAF on May 13 agreed on border control mechanism while restoration of the NATO supply also came under discussion during the 35th meeting of Tripartite Commission at GHQ in Rawalpindi, reports Daily Times. Pakistan Army contingent was le
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Ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ISAF on May 13 agreed on border control mechanism while restoration of the NATO supply also came under discussion during the 35th meeting of Tripartite Commission at GHQ in Rawalpindi, reports Daily Times. Pakistan Army contingent was led by COAS General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani while ISAF commander General John Allen and Afghan National Army Chief of General Staff General Sher Muhammad Karimi headed their respective delegations in the meeting, ISPR stated. The three sides resumed high-level military contacts after a break of several months.
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May - 13 
Criminal gangs of Lyari continue to commit kidnapping-for-ransom, brutal killings, extortion and other sorts of crime after their successful weeklong gun battle with the Law Enforcement Agencies that left at least 40 people dead besides injuring hundred others. “We have fulfilled the commitment of r
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Criminal gangs of Lyari continue to commit kidnapping-for-ransom, brutal killings, extortion and other sorts of crime after their successful weeklong gun battle with the Law Enforcement Agencies that left at least 40 people dead besides injuring hundred others. “We have fulfilled the commitment of restoring peace in Lyari”, the Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said when his official 48-hour ultimatum ended.
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May - 13 
The retaliation of gangsters resulted in a defeat to the law enforcers besides compelling them to retreat from the battleground where 40 people and six of their personnel were killed. Such a defeat to the Police and Frontier Constabulary (FC) boosted up the morale of criminals who rule the densely p
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The retaliation of gangsters resulted in a defeat to the law enforcers besides compelling them to retreat from the battleground where 40 people and six of their personnel were killed. Such a defeat to the Police and Frontier Constabulary (FC) boosted up the morale of criminals who rule the densely populated areas of Lyari. The feared residents who have lost their last hope of seeing a crime-free Lyari say that they sought to see the bodies of gangsters in a pool of blood but not even a single one was hurt in the whole gun fight.
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May - 14 
GB Government on May 14 decided to constitute a judicial commission to probe April 2012 sectarian bout which claimed at least 24 lives, according to Express Tribune. Ali Madad Sher apprised the participants of the meeting that the Government has arrested 21 outlaws wanted for sectarian bout and has
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GB Government on May 14 decided to constitute a judicial commission to probe April 2012 sectarian bout which claimed at least 24 lives, according to Express Tribune. Ali Madad Sher apprised the participants of the meeting that the Government has arrested 21 outlaws wanted for sectarian bout and has issued orders to arrest nine others. The Security Force formed in the wake of sectarian violence has also started operation on Karakoram Highway, he added. Sher said that to ensure sustainable peace, a grand jirga (tribal council) will be formed, while the code of conduct prepared by a peace committee to bar clerics from making hate speeches will be presented in the upcoming assembly session to provide it a legal cover. The Masjid Board, he said, has signed the code, while the Government has extended a deadline for prayer leaders to endorse it. The code also binds prayer leaders from talking against their rival sects’ beliefs and revered personalities.
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May - 15 
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet on May 15 directed relevant Ministries and Departments to conclude the ongoing negotiations for new terms and conditions on resumption of NATO ground supplies, reports Daily Times. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gila
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The Defence Committee of the Cabinet on May 15 directed relevant Ministries and Departments to conclude the ongoing negotiations for new terms and conditions on resumption of NATO ground supplies, reports Daily Times. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, also reiterated Pakistan’s stance that only non-lethal cargo will be allowed to transit the country. It decided that the military authorities should negotiate fresh border ground rules with NATO/ISAF to ensure that Salala-like incidents do not reoccur. “The new terms and conditions should incorporate a clause, as recommended by parliament, to the effect that only non-lethal cargo would be allowed to transit through Pakistan to Afghanistan,” it emphasised.
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May - 16 
On May 16, The Christian Science Monitor website reported that US-led coalition is expected to pay Pakistan a fee of USD 1,500 to USD 1,800 for every truck carrying supplies through the country.
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On May 16, The Christian Science Monitor website reported that US-led coalition is expected to pay Pakistan a fee of USD 1,500 to USD 1,800 for every truck carrying supplies through the country.
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May - 16 
Reports indicate that Pakistan is set to gain USD 365 million annually, under ‘an agreement’, for the reopening of supply routes for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops in Afghanistan, The Express tribune quoting a report of The Christian Science Monitor website revealed. The United Sta
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Reports indicate that Pakistan is set to gain USD 365 million annually, under ‘an agreement’, for the reopening of supply routes for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops in Afghanistan, The Express tribune quoting a report of The Christian Science Monitor website revealed. The United States-led (US) coalition is expected to pay Pakistan a fee of USD 1,500 to USD 1,800 for every truck carrying supplies through the country. Officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the bill is estimated to go up to USD one million per day. It is estimated that as many as 600 trucks will pass through Pakistan every day between now and next year. The US, in return, has asked Pakistan to provide security for the supplies which are transported using private local companies, faster customs clearance and checkpoints, reveals the report. Pakistan has not provided security to trucks carrying NATO supplies in the past.
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May - 16 
The death toll of May 14, 2102, blast at Almo Chowk in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, rose to five when a man succumbed to his injuries on May 16, reported Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Arif.
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The death toll of May 14, 2102, blast at Almo Chowk in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, rose to five when a man succumbed to his injuries on May 16, reported Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Arif.
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May - 17 
Pakistani negotiators have proposed a fee of about USD 5,000 for each NATO shipping container and tanker that transits its territory by land into and out of Afghanistan, Daily Times quoting a Washington Post report said. The newspaper said that the amount is a key sticking point in discussions about
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Pakistani negotiators have proposed a fee of about USD 5,000 for each NATO shipping container and tanker that transits its territory by land into and out of Afghanistan, Daily Times quoting a Washington Post report said. The newspaper said that the amount is a key sticking point in discussions about the terms of a deal that would allow the traffic to resume, according to US and Pakistani officials.
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May - 18 
According to the book, prepared by the Punjab counterterrorism department, of the 70 high profile terror suspects, 28 belonged to different Sunni outfits and 20 to Shia organisations, while the rest had association with various banned outfits including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Abdul Hameed
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According to the book, prepared by the Punjab counterterrorism department, of the 70 high profile terror suspects, 28 belonged to different Sunni outfits and 20 to Shia organisations, while the rest had association with various banned outfits including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Abdul Hameed alias Wattoo belonged to TTP and wanted in connection with terrorist attacks on GPO Chowk and Naval War College, Lahore. The fresh edition of the ‘Red Book’ has been sent to all Police Stations and City Police Officers of the Province. The first part of the book contained profiles of terrorists, while the second and third part shows their association with the organisations. It also carries their photographs, criminal record, the names of the terror groups they belonged to and reward money announced by the Punjab Government.
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May - 18 
According to the information available, the Punjabi Taliban will pick up important people and foreigners in the first phase of the attacks. Sources said that the Punjabi Taliban was planning these attacks in order to get arrested members released. It was also indicated in the letter that the Punjabi
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According to the information available, the Punjabi Taliban will pick up important people and foreigners in the first phase of the attacks. Sources said that the Punjabi Taliban was planning these attacks in order to get arrested members released. It was also indicated in the letter that the Punjabi Taliban’s mastermind, Aslam, along with his accomplices had reached Karachi to carry out the attacks, while a militant named, Faragh was said to have been present in the city already.
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May - 18 
Among the desperately wanted terrorists, Ikramullah belonged to TTP Baitullah Mehsood group and was involved in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Matiur Rehman belonged to Amjad Farooqi group and wanted by Police in connection with suicide attack on former president General
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Among the desperately wanted terrorists, Ikramullah belonged to TTP Baitullah Mehsood group and was involved in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Matiur Rehman belonged to Amjad Farooqi group and wanted by Police in connection with suicide attack on former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf. The attack was carried out on December 25, 2003.
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May - 18 
During the siege, the terrorist had long chats with the Policemen surrounding his house, which were recorded and are now part of the judicial dossier. Merah told the Police that he had dropped the plan to attack the Indian mission due to difficulty of the enterprise. He also said that he had attende
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During the siege, the terrorist had long chats with the Policemen surrounding his house, which were recorded and are now part of the judicial dossier. Merah told the Police that he had dropped the plan to attack the Indian mission due to difficulty of the enterprise. He also said that he had attended jihad camps in Pakistan and undergone al Qaeda training.
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May - 18 
The HRW expressed strong concerns that the bill in its present form would prevent the commission from addressing or investigating human rights violations by members of the armed forces and intelligence agencies. In instances of allegations against the armed forces, the commission would only be manda
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The HRW expressed strong concerns that the bill in its present form would prevent the commission from addressing or investigating human rights violations by members of the armed forces and intelligence agencies. In instances of allegations against the armed forces, the commission would only be mandated to seek a report from the Federal Government. After it received the report, it would only be able to recommend further action to the Government. It would have no powers of direct investigation into these cases. The commission also would be virtually powerless to investigate any allegation of abuse relating to an Intelligence Agency, the HRW said. Section 15 of the proposed law states that the “functions of the commission do not include inquiring into the act or practice of Intelligence Agencies.”
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May - 18 
Two months after he was shot dead by French Special Forces, a 23-year-old Algerian-origin terrorist Mohamed Merah was found to have been plotting to attack the Indian embassy in Paris on the direction of his Taliban handlers in Pakistan, reports The Times of India on May 19 (today). Quoting sources
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Two months after he was shot dead by French Special Forces, a 23-year-old Algerian-origin terrorist Mohamed Merah was found to have been plotting to attack the Indian embassy in Paris on the direction of his Taliban handlers in Pakistan, reports The Times of India on May 19 (today). Quoting sources from the French Internal Intelligence and the Special Forces, Le Monde reported that Mohamed Merah's Taliban handlers in Pakistan had tasked him to attack the Indian mission. "That was the target given him by the Taliban who prepared him for jihad during his training in Pakistan in the summer of 2011," the paper reported. Merah was killed after Police and Special Forces laid an almost 32-hour siege of his apartment in Toulouse, after his armed attacks on a Jewish school and killing of army personnel outside their barracks on March 15, 2012.
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May - 19 
According to the poll results, Pakistan is the only country that rated its own influence as negative. The survey results revealed that a negative view of Pakistan was found mostly in Western countries. Around 75% Americans, 69% Canadians and 72% Australians said Pakistan's influence in the world is
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According to the poll results, Pakistan is the only country that rated its own influence as negative. The survey results revealed that a negative view of Pakistan was found mostly in Western countries. Around 75% Americans, 69% Canadians and 72% Australians said Pakistan's influence in the world is mainly negative. The pattern of negative perception was similar in the European countries. The view of Pakistan by India was negative as well.
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May - 19 
Almost a year after key 26/11 suspect Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri was reported killed in a drone strike, the United Nations (UN) has updated his status as "reported dead" in a sanctions list of individuals and entities associated with al Qaeda. The UN Security Council al-Qaida Sanctions committee amende
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Almost a year after key 26/11 suspect Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri was reported killed in a drone strike, the United Nations (UN) has updated his status as "reported dead" in a sanctions list of individuals and entities associated with al Qaeda. The UN Security Council al-Qaida Sanctions committee amended on May 10 the information related to Kashmiri in its comprehensive 'al-Qaida Sanctions List'. The updated information reads Kashmiri "reportedly deceased in Pakistan on June 11, 2011".
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May - 19 
Pakistan has been ranked second in the list of most negatively rated countries in the world by a global poll for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service, which surveyed 24,090 people around the world, reported Indian Express on May 19 (today). Pakistan was rated "mostly negative" by 51%
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Pakistan has been ranked second in the list of most negatively rated countries in the world by a global poll for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service, which surveyed 24,090 people around the world, reported Indian Express on May 19 (today). Pakistan was rated "mostly negative" by 51% of the respondents, getting placed just one spot above the most negatively rated country – Iran, which was rated negative by 55% of the total respondents, reports The Express Tribune. Most of the respondents blamed Pakistan's foreign policy and the poor treatment of its citizens for such a widespread negative perception of the country.
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May - 21 
Banks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 21 sealed 22 accounts worth billions of rupees owned by depositors suspected of links to militants and drug smugglers, officials said, reports Central Asia Online. Twelve of the accounts were in the Khyber, Mohman
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Banks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 21 sealed 22 accounts worth billions of rupees owned by depositors suspected of links to militants and drug smugglers, officials said, reports Central Asia Online. Twelve of the accounts were in the Khyber, Mohmand and Bajaur agencies of FATA. The other 10 accounts were in Bannu, Peshawar, Nowshera, Kohat, Hangu and Dera Ismail Khan Districts of KP. The Home Ministry, Interior Ministry, Anti-Narcotics Force and law enforcement agencies have received details of the sealed accounts for further action, officials said.
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May - 23 
Amnesty International criticized the US for its use of lethal force, particularly for the ‘unlawful’ killing of Osama bin Laden in a clandestine US commando raid in Pakistan in May 2011, reports The News. The US administration made clear that the operation had been conducted under the United States
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Amnesty International criticized the US for its use of lethal force, particularly for the ‘unlawful’ killing of Osama bin Laden in a clandestine US commando raid in Pakistan in May 2011, reports The News. The US administration made clear that the operation had been conducted under the United States of America's (USAs) theory of a global armed conflict between the USA and al Qaeda in which the USA does not recognize the applicability of international human rights law," it said in its annual report. "In the absence of further clarification from the US authorities, the killing of Osama bin Laden would appear to have been unlawful," it said.
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May - 23 
Amnesty regretted President Barack Obama's failure to shut down Guantanamo, noting that at the end of 2011, nearly two years after his self-imposed closure deadline, "171 men were still held at the base, including four who had been convicted by military commission." The number of detainees at the US
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Amnesty regretted President Barack Obama's failure to shut down Guantanamo, noting that at the end of 2011, nearly two years after his self-imposed closure deadline, "171 men were still held at the base, including four who had been convicted by military commission." The number of detainees at the US detention centre in Cuba currently stands at 169. The report lamented that five suspects accused of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks "had been held incommunicado for up to four years in secret US custody before being transferred to Guantanamo."
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May - 23 
The death in the May 22 drone attack in the Tabai area near Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency increased to 10, reports Dawn. Earlier, Daily Times reported that only four militants were killed.
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The death in the May 22 drone attack in the Tabai area near Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency increased to 10, reports Dawn. Earlier, Daily Times reported that only four militants were killed.
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May - 24 
The United States (US) on May 24 voiced concern over extrajudicial killings and religious intolerance in Pakistan, including in the restive province of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. In an annual report on human rights, the US State Department said that the “most serious human rights’ problems” i
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The United States (US) on May 24 voiced concern over extrajudicial killings and religious intolerance in Pakistan, including in the restive province of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. In an annual report on human rights, the US State Department said that the “most serious human rights’ problems” in Pakistan included extrajudicial killings, torture and disappearances by both Security Forces and terrorists. “Lack of government accountability remained a pervasive problem. Abuses often went unpunished, fostering a culture of impunity,” the report read further. In presenting the report, US official Mike Posner also highlighted a surge in violations of religious freedom, including through controversial anti-blasphemy laws, as well as violence in Balochistan.
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May - 26 
A high-level meeting will review security arrangements for Doctor Shakeel Afridi. Official sources said on May 26 that the meeting would consider whether the jailed CIA informant should remain in a Peshawar prison or shifted somewhere else for security reasons. “We will take stock of present securi
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A high-level meeting will review security arrangements for Doctor Shakeel Afridi. Official sources said on May 26 that the meeting would consider whether the jailed CIA informant should remain in a Peshawar prison or shifted somewhere else for security reasons. “We will take stock of present security arrangements made for the safety of Doctor Shakeel and that what threats he might be facing,” sources said. Sources said intelligence reports had warned authorities that militants inside the Peshawar prison might harm Doctor Shakeel.
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May - 27 
Pakistan Government justifies the USD 5,000 fee for shipping NATO containers to Afghanistan as officials familiar with the US-Pakistan talks say Islamabad’s demand is “neither irrational nor out of the blue”, reports The Express Tribune. As Pakistan and the United States make some headway in bilater
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Pakistan Government justifies the USD 5,000 fee for shipping NATO containers to Afghanistan as officials familiar with the US-Pakistan talks say Islamabad’s demand is “neither irrational nor out of the blue”, reports The Express Tribune. As Pakistan and the United States make some headway in bilateral talks, Islamabad’s demand for USD 5,000 per container for transporting goods to Afghanistan through its territory remains the biggest stumbling block. The supplies made to ISAF and NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan have ruined Pakistan’s road infrastructure over the last nine years of cooperation, they added.
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May - 28 
The five-page court document, available with Dawn, reveals that Mr Afridi was arrested for his “involvement in anti-state activities” on May 23, 2011, following reports that he was in league with LI. The order said intelligence reports had indicated that the accused had close links with the defunct
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The five-page court document, available with Dawn, reveals that Mr Afridi was arrested for his “involvement in anti-state activities” on May 23, 2011, following reports that he was in league with LI. The order said intelligence reports had indicated that the accused had close links with the defunct LI and “his love for Mangal Bagh, Amir of Lashkar-i-Islam, and his association with him was an open secret”. Referring to the report submitted by the JIT, it said the accused had paid PKR two million to LI when he was serving at the Khyber Agency’s Bara tehsil (revenue unit) headquarters hospital at Dogra. The court also accused Mr Afridi of providing medical assistance to militant commanders like Said Noor Malikdinkhel, Hazrat Sepah, Wahid Shaloberkhel and others at the hospital.
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May - 31 
China has urged Pakistan to take effective measures to stop the activities of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) militants present in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Express Tribune quoting BBC Urdu reported. According to the report, the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi curre
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China has urged Pakistan to take effective measures to stop the activities of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) militants present in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Express Tribune quoting BBC Urdu reported. According to the report, the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi currently visiting Pakistan said that it was their belief that militants belonging to the ETIM are influencing the Chinese province Xinjiang, which has a Muslim majority population. Xinjiang, which is home to the Uighur Muslims, has faced increased terrorist activities in recent years, inviting a crackdown by Chinese forces. The restive province which shares a border with Pakistan has been under heavy security since July 2009, when the Uighurs launched attacks on Han people in the regional capital Urumqi. Sources within the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on condition of anonymity, told BBC that Chinese officials discussed the matter with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari along with other officials during several meetings, where the Pakistani Foreign Secretary was also summoned.
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June - 1 
Resentment is brewing up in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) with the local representatives there calling on the US to support the right of self- determination of the people of the disputed region, saying that they are being oppressed by the Pakistan Government, Daily Excelsior reported. A three-member delegat
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Resentment is brewing up in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) with the local representatives there calling on the US to support the right of self- determination of the people of the disputed region, saying that they are being oppressed by the Pakistan Government, Daily Excelsior reported. A three-member delegation of US embassy in Islamabad, including Lisa Buzenos, Political/Economic Officer and Kimberly Phelan, Political Officer, met chairperson of GB United Movement (GBUM), Manzoor Hussain Parwana in Gilgit on May 31, reports said. Parwana called denial of the right of self-determination and degradation of local national and cultural identity as two main issues for the people of GB, saying that with abundance of natural resources and enviable geo-strategic location the region fulfils the criteria to sustain as an independent country. "We expect brotherly relations with our neighbours namely India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan but do not expect them to treat us like a colony. The international community including our neighbors should respect our will to exist as an independent nation. We intend to use our land and resources for the well-being of our people but would refuse to let our neighbours exploit us to enhance their strategic depth or use our poor people as cannon fodder," Parwana said in a statement that was distributed in Washington on June 1.
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June - 1 
The pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees has declined sharply over the past two years mainly because of the uncertain security situation in their country, Dawn reported on June 1. According to officials, under an agreement signed in 2012 between Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of States and Fron
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The pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees has declined sharply over the past two years mainly because of the uncertain security situation in their country, Dawn reported on June 1. According to officials, under an agreement signed in 2012 between Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), about three million remaining refugees were to be repatriated to Afghanistan by the end of December 2012, but a very small number of them have since returned. The Afghan Government is trying to resettle them before the exit of foreign troops in 2014 and beyond. On May 30, the jirga (tribal council) members met SAFRON Minister Shaukatullah Khan who assured them that the Pakistan Government would take every possible step to accelerate the pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees. The Minister called upon the UNHCR to increase the support package for refugees from USD 150 per person to USD 500 because they would have to purchase households for themselves on return. The jirga was informed that at present more than one million of the three million Afghan displaced persons were not registered with the authorities and because of this they were facing a number of problems. The elders complained to the Afghan minister of various problems being faced by the refugees, including police harassment and health and education related issues, and asked him to resolve these issues. The refugees demanded full security for their families’ life and property for resettlement in Afghanistan.
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June - 5 
The United States (US) on June 5 said that al Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone attack at Hisokhel, east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, reports Dawn. “Our government has been able to confirm al-
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The United States (US) on June 5 said that al Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone attack at Hisokhel, east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, reports Dawn. “Our government has been able to confirm al-Libi’s death,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney, ending a prolonged US tussle with a man who once escaped from a US jail in Afghanistan, and had defied previous attempts to kill him. “It is significant,” another US official said, saying Libi headed al Qaeda operations in Pakistan and had outreached to affiliates such as Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has attacked US targets. News of the killing of Libi followed reports detailing the scope of the US campaign against global terrorism, including revelations that President Barack Obama personally presides over a “kill list” of top suspects. Al Libi, a hero in militant circles for his 2005 escape from the US military prison in Bagram, Afghanistan, was elevated to al-Qaeda’s No. 2 spot when Ayman al-Zawahri rose to replace the slain Osama bin Laden. Militants and residents in the area told Pakistani agents that al-Libi was in the house when it was hit, Pakistani intelligence officials said. They said the mud and brick house was completely destroyed. A local Taliban chief, on condition of anonymity, said al-Libi was not present at the house, though his guard and driver were killed. However, residents of the village said Libi was killed as an unusually high number of militants gathered there after the drone strike and they kept people away. They usually bury the bodies after a drone strike in the nearest graveyard, said one of the villagers, describing the aftermath of previous strikes in the area. This time they put all the bodies in their cars and took them away.
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June - 6 
At least 740 people have been slain in targeted killings between January 1 and May 31, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on June 6 reports Central Asia Online. Zohra Yusuf, chairwoman of the HRCP, said 107 political activists were among the dead. In 2011, 1,715 people were killed i
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At least 740 people have been slain in targeted killings between January 1 and May 31, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on June 6 reports Central Asia Online. Zohra Yusuf, chairwoman of the HRCP, said 107 political activists were among the dead. In 2011, 1,715 people were killed in violent incidents in the city. If the January-May pace holds, this year’s total will be higher, about 1,750. Zohra said people were being killed with impunity while the government seemed to have little control over the situation
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June - 7 
The Aabpara Police (Islamabad) during the last two days registered five separate cases over the disappearance of people, including the mother of former Lal Masjid [Red Mosque] cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and a businessman, during the operation, Police said on June 7, reports Dawn. In all five complain
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The Aabpara Police (Islamabad) during the last two days registered five separate cases over the disappearance of people, including the mother of former Lal Masjid [Red Mosque] cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and a businessman, during the operation, Police said on June 7, reports Dawn. In all five complaints no one had been nominated. “Neither their dead bodies were found nor could their whereabouts be traced even after conducting the DNA tests of those who remained unidentified and were later buried at the H-11 graveyard,” said a Police Officer on condition of anonymity. The cases were registered before the June 8 deadline given by the Supreme Court to the Police directing them on May 25, 2012 to entertain the complaints over the disappearance of people during Operation Silence in 2007 and register cases, added Police. All the five cases were registered on charge of PPC 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person). Over the disappearance of Sahiba Khatoon, the Police registered a case in response of a complaint lodged by her son Maulana Abdul Aziz, who sated that his mother was missing since July 10, 2007. The second case was registered over the disappearance of Khalid Amin, in response of a complaint lodged by his brother Sajjad Ahmed, who stated that his brother was missing since July 7, 2007.Three other cases were registered over the disappearance including that of Mumraiz Khan, in response of a complaint lodged by his brother Munir Khan, a native of Murree. Mumraiz was missing since July 8, 2007.
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