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January - 1 
The Pakistani Army establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, r
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The Pakistani Army establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, reports The News. Statistically speaking, the staggering death toll (of 5,243) means that the human bombs were able to kill 476 people every year on average and 40 people each month since 2002. Likewise, Pakistan suffered an average 81 suicide bombings every year and seven attacks a month over the past eleven years. Pakistan had experienced only one suicide bombing before 9/11 when the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad was targeted. However, over the next 11 years between January 2002 and December 2012, the human bombs let loose a reign of terror in almost every nook and cranny of the country, killing over 5,000 people in almost 900 suicide attacks.
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January - 2 
The past five years have been difficult for Balochistan according to statistics revealed by the Home Department, reports The Express Tribune. Violence in the province has claimed over 2,100 lives and left 3,845 injured in over 3,232 incidents of bomb blasts and rocket attacks in this period. Amidst
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The past five years have been difficult for Balochistan according to statistics revealed by the Home Department, reports The Express Tribune. Violence in the province has claimed over 2,100 lives and left 3,845 injured in over 3,232 incidents of bomb blasts and rocket attacks in this period. Amidst rising sectarian strife and targeted killings, the government’s inability to deal with the situation appears more jarring than ever. Throughout the province, sectarian killings remain the biggest challenge. From 2008 to 2012, 758 members of the Shia community were killed in 478 incidents. Of these, 338 victims belonged to the Hazara community, indicating that Hazaras remain the prime targets of these aggressions. The province has become a base for a decade-long insurgency as well as a killing field for various sects. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) allegedly keeps targeting Shias throughout Balochistan. Accordingly, officials have beefed up safety measures from Quetta to Taftan and are even planning to hold meetings with Iranian authorities to discuss possible arrangements to facilitate the movement of Hazaras from Marriabad to Hazara Town and Hazar Ganji. The findings also uncover staggering ‘kill and dump’ statistics. Around 570 dead bodies have been found strewn throughout the province, with 370 of the victims belonging to the Baloch community and 89 to the Pashtun community. The rest remain unidentified to this day. Further still, over 402 non-Baloch have been killed in 498 incidents, and over 486 injured in multiple attacks. Not surprisingly, security personnel have also suffered great losses. As many as 340 Frontier Corps personnel and 380 Policemen have lost their lives in the line of duty, and 508 security officials in total have been left wounded. Analysts say that despite the staggering figures, the Provincial Government is yet to review regulations pertaining to the movement of pilgrims under the Travel Agency Act of 1976. In one instance, police decided to refer the investigation of ‘sensitive cases’ to the Crime Investigation Department after the arrest of alleged terrorist Sher Dil of LeJ, also known as Babu, in a bid to curb violence in Balochistan.
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January - 4 
The annual report by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), released on January 4, stated that 5,047 people were killed and another 5,688 were injured in 2,217 attacks in 2012, reports Daily Times. Comparatively, in 2011, there were 2,895 such attacks and 7,107 consequent fatalities. K
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The annual report by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), released on January 4, stated that 5,047 people were killed and another 5,688 were injured in 2,217 attacks in 2012, reports Daily Times. Comparatively, in 2011, there were 2,895 such attacks and 7,107 consequent fatalities. Karachi, Quetta, Kurram Agency and Gilgit were the hardest hit, witnessing more than 85 percent of all terrorist incidents in 2012, while the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) emerged as a major actor responsible for the prevalent instability. Balochistan remained the focal point of nationalist insurgency and sectarian violence, witnessing 474 terrorist attacks, the highest for any region. The TTP-infested and militancy-hit KP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) remained second and third most volatile regions, with 456 and 388 terrorist attacks reported, respectively. Meanwhile, 187 terrorist attacks were reported in Karachi and 28 in other parts of Sindh; 26 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB); 17 in Punjab and one in Islamabad. The country witnessed a 53 percent increase in sectarian violence. Non-sectarian attacks, on the other hand, decreased by 20 percent. The number of suicide attacks across the country fell by 27 percent. Meanwhile, the US drone strikes and the consequent killings also recorded a 40 percent decrease. The number of cross-border attacks and clashes decreased from 84 in 2011 to 79 in 2012. However, the casualties in these attacks increased by 25 percent. “Most of the cross-border attacks and clashes (70%) were reported from Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan, including attacks reportedly carried out by militants of the TTP’s Swat chapter hiding in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nuristan provinces,” said the PIPS report.
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January - 6 
At least 255 lives were lost in 40 strikes by the CIA-operated drones while 54 people sustained injuries in various parts of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, Daily Times reported on January 7. The US drones carried out at least 40 strikes in North
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At least 255 lives were lost in 40 strikes by the CIA-operated drones while 54 people sustained injuries in various parts of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, Daily Times reported on January 7. The US drones carried out at least 40 strikes in North Waziristan and fired 123 missiles at various targets. Along with some known foreign and local militants, innocent tribal people including women and children were also killed in these attacks. Another 54 persons, mostly women and children up to 15 years of age, were injured in the drone attacks. Most of the injured were maimed for life.
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January - 7 
Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 persons killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, Daily Times reported January 8. According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, 2,124 people were killed in Karachi in 20
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Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 persons killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, Daily Times reported January 8. According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, 2,124 people were killed in Karachi in 2012, the worst year since records began nearly 20 years ago. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says 1,800 people died in targeted killings in the first nine months of 2012. In 2011, it put the number at 1,000, which was then the deadliest in 16 years. Police insist killings related to ethnic and sectarian disputes accounted for only 20 percent of the murders, but rights activists say a shortage of law enforcement officers is part of the problem. “Karachi is becoming a city where controlling violence is becoming increasingly difficult because of an insufficient police force, which is less than 30,000 for around 18 million people,” says Zohra Yusuf, HRCP chairwoman. Karachi, a business centre with a population of 18 million, accounts for 20 percent of GDP, 57 percent of tax revenue and elects 33 lawmakers to the Federal Parliament. Karachi has all the ingredients of an explosive cocktail – gang warfare, land grabbings, drugs, extremism, political rivalries, ethnic tensions, extreme poverty and a mushrooming population owing to migration.
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January - 13 
Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International
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Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International Border (IB). One is 50 km away from the Jaisalmer border in the Ghotaki area (Ghotki District of Sindh Province) of Pakistan. And the second one is opposite the Ganganagar border in Bahawalpur area (Bahawalpur District of Punjab Province). Both the centres are managed by ISI officials and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants. Upon receiving this information from across the border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put its troopers on high alert. The sources also said there has been information that a new alliance has been made between JeM and Babbar Khalsa at Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
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January - 15 
197 Pakistani militants surrendered to the Army in the year 2012 in Bajaur Agency, Central Asia Online reports on January 16. Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah commented, "During the past five years, more than 6,000 militants have surrendered to the government”. He further added that ex-militan
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197 Pakistani militants surrendered to the Army in the year 2012 in Bajaur Agency, Central Asia Online reports on January 16. Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah commented, "During the past five years, more than 6,000 militants have surrendered to the government”. He further added that ex-militants who surrendered have denounced terrorism and joined mainstream society. Peace committees and the general public has been instrumental in forcing militants to lay down arms, he further said.
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January - 22 
In the aftermath of 9/11, the number of foreign students studying in the madrassas of Punjab had dropped sharply but about 450 are still on their rolls and causing a bit of worry to the Punjab Police, Dawn reported on January 23. A recent field survey of the madrassas by the Special Branch of the pr
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the number of foreign students studying in the madrassas of Punjab had dropped sharply but about 450 are still on their rolls and causing a bit of worry to the Punjab Police, Dawn reported on January 23. A recent field survey of the madrassas by the Special Branch of the provincial Police revealed that 289 of them are, technically, staying illegally in the country. An overwhelming majority of them, 275, were found lodged in the madrassas in Lahore. Many of the foreign students have been continuing their stay in the residential madrassas without fulfilling legal formalities, the field report said. It suggested the Punjab Government to direct local authorities to ensure the registration of foreigners at District Police level to keep a watch on them on regular basis. Those found violating Pakistan’s immigration laws “should be sent back” to their home country. The report partly blamed the administration of madrassas for not paying attention to the legal status of the foreign students on their rolls. In the face of West’s ‘war on terror’— and description of the madrassas system as “the breeding ground of Islamic extremists” — the former president Pervez Musharraf ordered, in 2005, that the foreign madrassas students staying in Pakistan illegally must leave the country and the legal ones register themselves with the authorities. Seven years later, the secret Police has counted 444 resident foreign students in the madrassas all over Punjab. Interestingly the highest number, 135, came from Indonesia, the next highest were the 99 students from Thailand. Other foreign nationalities studying in the Punjab madrassas are Kazakhstan (44), China (30), Philippines (28), Kyrgyzstan (21), Malaysia (20) and Myanmar (9), according to the survey report.
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January - 23 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police busted 12 networks of terrorists and rounded up 459 militants and killed 52 others during 2012, a Police communiqué said on January 23, reports The News. It said that during the last 12 months 21 cases of suicide bombings were registered in different parts of the provin
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police busted 12 networks of terrorists and rounded up 459 militants and killed 52 others during 2012, a Police communiqué said on January 23, reports The News. It said that during the last 12 months 21 cases of suicide bombings were registered in different parts of the province. At least 21 Policemen were killed and 45 others sustained injuries in these attacks. Similarly, the statement said 386 cases of explosive recovery, missile attacks and blasts at CD and barber shops were registered in which 54 policemen lost lives and 147 were injured, the communiqué said. “One suicide bomber was held, five suicide jackets, 33,036 hand-grenades/dynamites, 6,576 kilogram explosives, 31,416 metre prima chord, 497 rocket shells and 988 metre safety fuses were recovered,” it added. During 2012, a total of 171 Police encounters took place in which 11 Policemen were killed and 14 more injured, the communiqué said, adding, some 48 dacoits were killed and 21 injured in these clashes. Police also recovered 4,715 rifles and light machine guns, 8,702 shotguns, 36,420 pistols, 4,923 Kalashnikov rifles, 2,356 Kalakov, 327 hand-grenades, 51 Stengun and machinegun, 33 bombs and 2019,594 cartridges were recovered.
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February - 1 
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on February 1 accused the Government of having failed to act against abuses committed by security and intelligence agencies which are letting extremist groups to attack religious minorities, reports Dawn. “The authorities did little to address attacks against journalists
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The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on February 1 accused the Government of having failed to act against abuses committed by security and intelligence agencies which are letting extremist groups to attack religious minorities, reports Dawn. “The authorities did little to address attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, and committed serious abuses in counter-terrorism operations,” the HRW said in a report. Pakistan had a turbulent year in 2012, with the judicial ouster of Yousuf Raza Gilani from the premiership, attacks on civilians by militant groups, growing electricity shortages, rising food and fuel prices, and “continuing political dominance by the military, which operates with almost complete impunity”. The religious minorities continued to face insecurity and persecution and the Government failed to provide protection to them or to hold extremists accountable. “Pakistan’s human rights crisis worsened markedly in 2012 with religious minorities bearing the brunt of killings and repression,” said Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan Director of Human Rights Watch.
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February - 13 
The political agent of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 13 submitted complete report of casualties caused by the drone attacks from 2008 to 2012 to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) through Deputy Attorney General M Iqbal Mohmand that claimed that around
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The political agent of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 13 submitted complete report of casualties caused by the drone attacks from 2008 to 2012 to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) through Deputy Attorney General M Iqbal Mohmand that claimed that around 894 persons, including 48 foreigners, 35 women and 24 children, were killed in the US drone attacks in during the last five years, reports The News. At the previous hearing, the court had sought detailed report from the Government about the losses caused due to drone strikes in FATA. According to the report, the US drones conducted 147 attacks on various locations in North Waziristan from 2008 to 2012.
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February - 21 
Intelligence reports said that 12 suicide bombers have entered the city to target certain places, Police and official. Police and other law enforcing agencies stepped up security checks in Peshawar after the reports. It is not clear what the targets of these bombers are. However, Senior Police offic
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Intelligence reports said that 12 suicide bombers have entered the city to target certain places, Police and official. Police and other law enforcing agencies stepped up security checks in Peshawar after the reports. It is not clear what the targets of these bombers are. However, Senior Police officials believe they could hit Friday prayers and key Government and civil and military installations. The intelligence reports warned the Provincial Government of strikes from terror outfits through suicide bombings, and have suggested stepped-up security to foil these strikes.
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February - 27 
The Senate was informed on February 27 that a majority of suicide attacks in the country took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that Punjab was particularly vulnerable to crimes against property, reports Dawn. In reply to a question put by Senator Colonel (retd) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, Inter
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The Senate was informed on February 27 that a majority of suicide attacks in the country took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that Punjab was particularly vulnerable to crimes against property, reports Dawn. In reply to a question put by Senator Colonel (retd) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the house that 57 suicide attacks took place in KP from 2010 to 2012. He said that 32 suicide attacks took place in 2010, 24 in 2011 and 21 in 2012 across the country. Over 8,560 incidents of dacoity took place in Punjab, 4,690 in Sindh, 218 in KP, 281 in Balochistan, 86 in Islamabad and 16 in Gilgit-Baltistan. About 55,225 robberies were committed in Punjab, 4,690 in Sindh, 1,257 in KP, 493 in Balochistan, 819 in Islamabad and 86 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Over 98,495 incidents of theft took place in Punjab, 7,786 in Sindh, 4,278 in KP, 2,387 in Balochistan, 1,030 in Islamabad and 593 in Gilgit-Baltistan during the past three years.
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February - 28 
At least 813 Police personnel have lost their lives in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) since 2007, Central Asia Online reported March 1, citing KP Police Department records. The deadliest year was 2009, when 201 Policemen were killed. The report showed that 108 Policemen were killed
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At least 813 Police personnel have lost their lives in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) since 2007, Central Asia Online reported March 1, citing KP Police Department records. The deadliest year was 2009, when 201 Policemen were killed. The report showed that 108 Policemen were killed in 2007, 167 in 2008, 99 in 2012, 142 in 2011, 86 in 2012 and 10 so far this year. Another 1,772 Police personnel have been injured since 2007, according to the records.
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March - 3 
During last two months at least 236 Police encounters were held in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh and 53 gangs of criminals were busted, said a report of the performance of Karachi zonal Police. The report said that from the January 1 to February 28, 2013 Karachi Police
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During last two months at least 236 Police encounters were held in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh and 53 gangs of criminals were busted, said a report of the performance of Karachi zonal Police. The report said that from the January 1 to February 28, 2013 Karachi Police arrested 3862 accused including 2465 absconders and 300 proclaimed offenders. The Police during this period was engaged in 236 encounters during which 53 gangs were busted. During these two months the Police recovered from the arrested accused 24 submachine guns, 7 shotguns, 15 rifles, 21 repeaters, 23 revolvers, 999 pistols, 11 mousers, 25 daggers, 19 hand grenades and 205 mobile phones.
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March - 13 
Sindh Police on March 13 said 156 officials and personnel of Karachi Police were killed during encounters with criminals and terrorists’ attacks beginning January 2012 to date, reports The News. The victims were one Superintendent of Police (SP), one Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), four ins
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Sindh Police on March 13 said 156 officials and personnel of Karachi Police were killed during encounters with criminals and terrorists’ attacks beginning January 2012 to date, reports The News. The victims were one Superintendent of Police (SP), one Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), four inspectors, 14 Sub-Inspectors (SI), 21 Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI), 24 head constables and 91 constables. The report said 197 police officers or personnel were injured during the same period. They included four DSPs, five inspectors, 17 sub-inspectors, 26 assistant sub-inspectors, 28 head constables, and 117 constables. The report also shows that 37 Police officers and personnel were killed and 85 others injured in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana during the same year.
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March - 20 
Submitting a progress report regarding the missing persons, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Balochistan on March 20 told the Supreme Court that six Army officers are involved in the abduction of missing persons in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. According to
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Submitting a progress report regarding the missing persons, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Balochistan on March 20 told the Supreme Court that six Army officers are involved in the abduction of missing persons in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. According to the report submitted by DIG CID Feroze Shah, 10 military personnel are accused of abducting the missing persons. “Some 18 missing persons had returned home safe and sound but 48 people are yet to be traced,” he said. “Following the statements of 12 missing persons after they returned home the Balochistan Police asked the Frontier Corps to trace the whereabouts of the accused Army men including two Lt Colonels, six majors and two subedars”, said the report submitted by the DIG in the SC. The report further states that the FC personnel assured that they would extend full cooperation for the completion of investigation and the recovery of the missing persons. According to FC, some of the officers did not belong to the organisation and others had gone back to Pakistan Army.
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March - 26 
Militants have killed more than 49,000 of their countrymen since 9/11, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan learned on March 26, reports Central Asia Online. Militants at one point held 24% of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and 37% of Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), but effective militar
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Militants have killed more than 49,000 of their countrymen since 9/11, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan learned on March 26, reports Central Asia Online. Militants at one point held 24% of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and 37% of Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), but effective military operations restored the Government's writ, Raja Irshad, a lawyer for the Security Forces, told a three-member SC bench. The bench was hearing a petition challenging the Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulation, 2011. Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) KP Ameer Prof Ibrahim had challenged the regulations in the court. Troops shut down militants' FM radio stations and destroyed their network, Irshad told the bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The troops carried out more than 400 military operations to restore Government control, the SC bench learned. More than 9000 persons including military, paramilitary and Police officials along with members of Government-backed tribal Aman Lashkars (peace militia) have been killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA during the last five years, reports Dawn. The report said that a total of 235 suicide attacks, 9,257 rocket attacks and 4,256 bomb explosions have taken place in KP and FATA since 2008. Among the fatalities, 5,152 were civilians, 1,489 army officials, 675 Frontier Corps, while 1,717 belonged to the Police force. In targeted attacks, 243 people belonging to Lashkars were killed and 275 were injured, while 995 schools and 35 colleges were also destroyed in the last five years. The agencies’ report cited 475 major and 135 small raids while 6000 search operations by the security forces in which, it said, 3,051 militants were killed. Militancy in the region was at its peak during 2007 and 2008. However, actions taken by the law enforcement agencies had restrained the militants’ strength, it added.
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March - 27 
Nobody was held responsible for the operation of Lal Masjid as the commission submitted its report to the Supreme Court on March 27, reports The News. Over 200 people recorded their statements before the Lal Masjid Commission. The report recommended paying compensation to the heirs of martyrs. Howev
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Nobody was held responsible for the operation of Lal Masjid as the commission submitted its report to the Supreme Court on March 27, reports The News. Over 200 people recorded their statements before the Lal Masjid Commission. The report recommended paying compensation to the heirs of martyrs. However, no statement was recorded on behalf of any Army officer regarding the operation. The commission did not hold anybody responsible for the Lal Masjid operation.
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April - 4 
A total of 2,050 persons were killed and another 3,822 were injured in over 1,500 terrorist attacks across Pakistan in 2012, according to a report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), The Times of India reported on April 5. At least 2,284 persons died in ethnic, sectarian and politi
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A total of 2,050 persons were killed and another 3,822 were injured in over 1,500 terrorist attacks across Pakistan in 2012, according to a report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), The Times of India reported on April 5. At least 2,284 persons died in ethnic, sectarian and political violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh during the period.The report also noted that there had been a decrease in US drone attacks on Pakistan's restive tribal areas, with the number of missile strikes falling from 74 in 2011 to 48 in 2012. "Estimates of casualties varied between 240 and 400," the report said.
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April - 29 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested over 50 suspects during various targeted raids and operations in different parts of the Karachi, reports Daily Times. According to details, Police arrested about two dozen suspects during targeted raids in various localities of Sohrab Goth including Jangal Go
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested over 50 suspects during various targeted raids and operations in different parts of the Karachi, reports Daily Times. According to details, Police arrested about two dozen suspects during targeted raids in various localities of Sohrab Goth including Jangal Goth, Faqira Goth, Lasi Goth and Al-Asif Square.
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May - 3 
A report, 'Press Freedom Report', released by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on May 3 said that at least six journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan during first four months of 2013, Two of them were purposely targeted and murdered because of their work while remaining four wer
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A report, 'Press Freedom Report', released by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on May 3 said that at least six journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan during first four months of 2013, Two of them were purposely targeted and murdered because of their work while remaining four were killed in suicide blasts, reports Daily Times. The report said that 54 journalists were killed in the country during the period of Jan 2002 to Apr 2013. 35 of them were murdered deliberately because of their work, disclosed the Press Freedom. Of the 54 journalists killed in the line of duty during these 12 years, 15 were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 10 from Federally Administrated Tribal Agencies (FATA), 16 from Balochistan, 8 from Sindh, 3 from Punjab and 2 from the federal capital, said the report. Of the 35 journalists murdered since the year 2002 because of their work, 10 were from KP, 10 from Balochistan, five from FATA, six from Sindh, three from Punjab and one from Islamabad. Twenty of them were shot; six targeted in suicide attacks, one killed in a bomb blast, while eight abducted before murder, stated the report. Balochistan remained the most dangerous province for journalists in 2013, where four journalists were killed in the line of duty. Many journalists received direct life threats sometimes by security agencies and militants. Cable operators were also forced to shut down channels in 14 Districts of Balochistan after receiving threats from banned groups.
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May - 19 
Around 934 persons, including 90 Policemen and Rangers personnel and 844 members of political parties, were killed in the Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the first four months of the 2013, reports The News. 535 persons have fallen victim to incidents of target killing
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Around 934 persons, including 90 Policemen and Rangers personnel and 844 members of political parties, were killed in the Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the first four months of the 2013, reports The News. 535 persons have fallen victim to incidents of target killing and around 569 unclaimed bullet-riddled bodies have been recovered. Meanwhile, statistics from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) indicate the year 2012 recorded 104 cases of sectarian killings. A majority of those targeted belonged to the Shia community, although in the consequent tit-for-tat cycle of violence Sunnis have been victimised too.
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May - 26 
The Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) on May 26 in its special report on the general election observes that the elections have marked a referendum against extremism, reports Dawn. The nation has rejected fundamentalism and upheld freedom of thought. The report said the turnout of voters was th
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The Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) on May 26 in its special report on the general election observes that the elections have marked a referendum against extremism, reports Dawn. The nation has rejected fundamentalism and upheld freedom of thought. The report said the turnout of voters was the highest (55.14 per cent) despite the unfavourable environment prevalent before the elections, threats of target killings of candidates and bomb blasts right up to the day of polling. The voters stood in queues at polling booths for long hours. This had even prompted foreign observers to declare that the nation of Pakistan braved the violence and expressed their opinion via ballot papers.
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June - 30 
Four militants, 76 bandits and 19 abductors were killed in 1,382 Police encounters in Sindh from January 1 to June 27, 2013, Daily Times reported on June 30 quoting a report. According to a report sent to IGP Sindh Shahid Baloch, it was mentioned that during the aforementioned period, overall 24,385
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Four militants, 76 bandits and 19 abductors were killed in 1,382 Police encounters in Sindh from January 1 to June 27, 2013, Daily Times reported on June 30 quoting a report. According to a report sent to IGP Sindh Shahid Baloch, it was mentioned that during the aforementioned period, overall 24,385 accused were arrested including 2,213 proclaimed offenders, 15,138 absconders, 73 abductors, 66 terrorists and 5,699 dacoits. In these actions 524 gangs were busted. Sindh Police, in these raids, recovered 1458-kg explosives, three rockets/ rocket launchers, 204 hand grenades, 55 bombs, five suicide jackets, 4403 pistols/ revolvers, 139 rifles, 194 SMG/ AK-47, six MP-5, two LMGs, one anti-aircraft gun, two G-3 rifles and 415 shotguns/ repeaters. The Karachi police, during the same period, arrested 9548 accused including 4694 absconders, 473 proclaimed offenders, 23 kidnappers, 65 terrorists and 4403 dacoits/ criminals. The city police busted 46 gangs in action against criminals. Two LMGs, two G-3 rifles, six MP-Fives, 111 shotguns/ repeaters, 80 rifles, 3068 pistols/ revolvers, four suicide jackets, 203 hand grenades, 51 bombs, two rocket launchers and 1458-kg explosives were recovered in these raids. As many as 662 police encounters took place in Karachi in which four terrorists, 50 dacoits and 17 kidnappers were killed.
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July - 2 
The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low, The Express Tribune quoting a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported on July 3. According to the data mentioned in the report, the number of drone strikes conducted
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The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low, The Express Tribune quoting a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported on July 3. According to the data mentioned in the report, the number of drone strikes conducted under Obama’s administration stands at 318, while the total number of strikes carried out since 2004 is 370. These hundreds of strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region killed at least 2,500 people, 400 of whom are said to be civilians. The report stated that around 200 children lost their lives in drone attacks. The campaign carried out with the help of unmanned aircraft left around 1,100 injured. There is said to be a steep decline in the number of US drone strikes in Pakistan; strikes are now at their lowest level since early 2008. The average number of people being killed in each drone strike has fallen sharply too, an analysis of the Bureau’s data shows. On average, four people now die in each attack – just a third of the rate in the first six months of 2010. TJIB data indicates that the highest casualties in the US drone war occur when the CIA carries out “signature strikes” – attacking groups of men judged to be behaving in a suspicious manner. TBIJ is a not for profit organisation based at City University in London.
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July - 3 
The United State (US) Government has requested USD 1.16 billion for aid to Pakistan in the 2014 financial year — almost half of the USD 2.6 billion it spent in 2012 and a quarter of the USD 4.5 billion it spent in 2010, says a report released on July 3, reports Dawn. The military aid also goes down
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The United State (US) Government has requested USD 1.16 billion for aid to Pakistan in the 2014 financial year — almost half of the USD 2.6 billion it spent in 2012 and a quarter of the USD 4.5 billion it spent in 2010, says a report released on July 3, reports Dawn. The military aid also goes down to USD 397 million from over USD 1.2 billion in 2010. The cuts, however, may not have a major impact on the Pakistani economy as the country received an estimated USD 12.8 billion from July 2012 to May 2013. The Obama administration is also seeking USD 765.7 million (and USD 252.2 million in Overseas Contingency Operations funds) within the Economic Support Fund (ESF) for energy assistance, economic growth and agriculture, education, health, and cross-cutting issues such as supporting gender equality, human rights, better governance, and political participation. In the Foreign Military Financing, USD 300 million for Pakistan would enhance the counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism capabilities of its Security Forces, and would encourage US-Pakistan military-to-military engagement, the report said. The Obama administration has also requested USD 17.87 Million under non-proliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programmes to provide training to build Pakistan’s capacity to detect, deter, and respond to terrorist threats and improve border security.
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July - 7 
The arrest of an al Qaeda militant, Khalid Bin Attash, from Karachi (Sindh) in 2002 was the first major breakthrough in the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported Dawn on July 8 quoting findings of the Abbottabad Commission tasked to investigate the presence of the al Qaeda chief in the
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The arrest of an al Qaeda militant, Khalid Bin Attash, from Karachi (Sindh) in 2002 was the first major breakthrough in the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported Dawn on July 8 quoting findings of the Abbottabad Commission tasked to investigate the presence of the al Qaeda chief in the country. The classified report is a scathing criticism of the performance of the Intelligence Agencies, with the commission members specifically observing that the well-resourced ISI acted unprofessionally, lacked commitment to fight extremism and terror and obstructed the performance of other spy outfits, adds Dawn. The five-member Commission led by Justice Javed Iqbal believed that “culpable negligence and incompetence at almost all levels of Government can more or less be conclusively established”. The Commission found that after Khalid Bin Attash's arrest, he identified Abu Ahmed Ali Kuwaiti as bin Laden's right hand man and courier, and led the Americans to bin Laden. Kuwait's intelligence service was unable to provide any details about the man and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had provided four phone numbers to Pakistan between 2009 to November 2010 without any details as to who they were searching for during the hunt for Kuwaiti. The numbers mostly remained off. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) kept the CIA in the loop "without knowing the context and to whom these numbers belonged". Kuwaiti, who had helped buy land and construct a compound using fake documents to hide in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, had been with bin Laden's family when it moved to Karachi in 2001. He stayed with them when his boss joined them when they moved to Peshawar a year later. They then moved to Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before shifting to the scenic town of Swat before eventually settling in Abbottabad. The al Qaeda chief was eventually killed there in unilateral United States (US) raid near a premier army training facility in May 2011. The commission, formed after the US raid, had submitted its 700-page report earlier this year. The report is yet to be made public. The commission found that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, identified as the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks, had visited bin Laden in Peshawar. They were forced to shift to Haripur, where they stayed till 2005, after Khalid Sheikh was arrested from Rawalpindi District of Punjab. Kuwaiti planned the family's escape to Abbottabad and supervised the construction of bin Laden's compound after buying the land for it. The compound had three complexes. Kuwaiti lived in its annexe with his family. Bin Laden occupied two top floors along with his family. The commission has pointed out the various violations in the construction of the compound that remained unchecked. "...the fort type construction remained unnoticed by cantonment board, Police, Intelligence Agencies and the locals. The occupants also remained unchecked for non-payment of property tax since 2005," read the Commission's report.
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July - 8 
Dawn reported that with the surge in violence in Lyari area over the past few days, several families have left the strife-torn locality and taken refuge in Badin and Thatta Districts of the province. In Badin District most families are staying at various shrines and some have been taken in by their
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Dawn reported that with the surge in violence in Lyari area over the past few days, several families have left the strife-torn locality and taken refuge in Badin and Thatta Districts of the province. In Badin District most families are staying at various shrines and some have been taken in by their relatives. According to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the number of fleeing families will continue to increase in the coming days. “We are not hopeful of improvement in the situation in Lyari and that is why we have been compelled to leave our homes and businesses,” said Mohammad Ismail Bhatti. Mohammad Ismail Rahu, former Badin Municipal Committee councillor, confirmed the surge of families from Lyari to Badin over the past three days. In Thatta, Kutchhi families, including women and children, staged a protest and sit-in in front of the Dhabeji Press Club. The protesters, who had arrived in Thatta from the Kalri, Agra Taj Colony and Shah Latif Colony areas in Lyari said they had been residing in Lyari for a long time but owing to violence between powerful rival groups they were compelled to leave their homes and properties and take refuge with their relatives in Thatta District.
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July - 9 
Pakistan had reached an understanding with the United States (US) on drone strikes targeting militants, according to leaked remarks from a former Intelligence Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reported Daily Times on July 10 (today). Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who headed Pakistan’s premier Inter-Services Intelligenc
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Pakistan had reached an understanding with the United States (US) on drone strikes targeting militants, according to leaked remarks from a former Intelligence Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reported Daily Times on July 10 (today). Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who headed Pakistan’s premier Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency at the time of bin Laden’s killing in 2011, told investigators that drone strikes had their uses. “The Director General said there were no written agreements. There was a political understanding,” the report said. The Americans had been asked to stop drone strikes because they caused civilian casualties, but “it was easier to say no to them in the beginning, but ‘now it was more difficult’ to do so,” it quoted the former ISI chief as saying. “Admittedly the drone attacks had their utility, but they represented a breach of national sovereignty. They were legal according to American law but illegal according to international law,” the report quoted the ISI chief as saying. Pakistan publicly condemns US missile attacks on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda operatives as a violation of its sovereignty, but the new revelations are the latest sign of double-dealing in private. The revelations come in findings of a Pakistani investigation into how al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden evaded detection for nearly a decade, which were published by the Al-Jazeera news network.
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July - 9 
The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and Intelligence Agencies if a national embarrassment like the one caused by the United States (US) raid of May 1-2, 2011, is to be avoided, repor
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The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and Intelligence Agencies if a national embarrassment like the one caused by the United States (US) raid of May 1-2, 2011, is to be avoided, reports Dawn on July 10 (today). The Commission, in the penultimate chapter of the 336-page report, made 32 wide ranging recommendations to address the issues identified during the course of its investigations and testimonies by key civilian and military functionaries. But strikingly, its suggestions repeatedly bemoaned “military hegemony” and emphasised on strengthening democracy. While it is said that the Commission concluded that it was a collective failure at all levels of the Government and a series of incidents of negligence and poor policy culminated in the May1-2 incident, the report appeared to be quite categorical about whom it found to be responsible as it noted: “The failure was primarily an intelligence-security failure that was rooted in political irresponsibility and military exercise of authority and influence in policy and administrative areas for which it neither had constitutional or legal authority, nor the necessary expertise and competence.” At another point in an oblique reference to the military and its spy agencies, it said systemic failure in the country was a “concrete outcome and product of acts of commission and omission of specific individuals and institutions, who usurp responsibilities that are not theirs”. There were several references to frequent military interventions as the cause of national woes, and a warning that threat of revival of military’s “green book ideology” persisted despite the army having faded from the political scenario under General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
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July - 10 
The United States (US) Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden because of Pakistani military's obsession with India and advanced American stealth technology, Times of India reported on July 11 quoting the report of the Abbottabad Commission. The
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The United States (US) Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden because of Pakistani military's obsession with India and advanced American stealth technology, Times of India reported on July 11 quoting the report of the Abbottabad Commission. The leaked report of the Abbottabad Commission said India remained the focus of Army "despite a growing American threat including actual border raids, drone strikes, special operations, the spread of a hostile spy network" among others. "Given the negative developments in US-Pakistan relations in recent years, there was no basis to limit defence planning to only one front in the east (with India), while ignoring the border and airspace in the West," it said.
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July - 12 
Quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The News on July 12 reported that Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad". Citing a Taliban operative, the BBC reported that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of M
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Quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The News on July 12 reported that Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad". Citing a Taliban operative, the BBC reported that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to Syria in recent years. At least 12 experts in warfare and information technology had gone to Syria in the last two months, the Taliban operative told BBC. The Pakistani Government has not yet commented on the issue.
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July - 15 
A detailed report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on July 15 stated that ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence has taken 1,726 lives in Karachi from January to June 2013, which is around 45 percent higher compared to 1,215 deaths during the same period in 2012, repor
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A detailed report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on July 15 stated that ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence has taken 1,726 lives in Karachi from January to June 2013, which is around 45 percent higher compared to 1,215 deaths during the same period in 2012, reports Daily Times. The data, collected from newspapers and compiled by HRCP, expressed grave concern over the issue. The report further disclosed that those killed include victims of sectarian violence, targeted killings, as well as those whose dead bodies were found in different parts of the city. HRCP noted that in each of the six months in 2013, the killings were much higher than the corresponding period last year with June being the most violent. As many as 291 people were killed in January 2013, compared to 153 in January 2012 - 271 in February compared to 149 in February 2012 - 311 in March 2013 and 182 in March 2012 - 262 in April this year and 258 in April 2012 - 278 in May this year compared to 244 in May last year and 313 was the death toll in June 2013 compared to 229 in June 2012. Though the number of fatalities in violence was by no means small in the previous year, in 2013 the number never dipped below 250 in any month from January to June 2013.
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July - 15 
In its preliminary findings the Balochistan Home Department has recommended an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 new personnel in Police, 10,000 to 15,000 in Levies force personnel and similarly 15,000 to 20,000 in the Frontier Corps, a senior Balochistan Police Official confided in The Express Tribune.
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In its preliminary findings the Balochistan Home Department has recommended an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 new personnel in Police, 10,000 to 15,000 in Levies force personnel and similarly 15,000 to 20,000 in the Frontier Corps, a senior Balochistan Police Official confided in The Express Tribune. Currently, the Balochistan police and constabulary comprises about 35,000 personnel. Resultantly, only five to ten per cent of the provincial territory is controlled by the Police while the current strength of approximately 20,000 Levies operates in B areas—rural areas of the province. The strength of FC currently stands at about 50,000 personnel and the agency is headed by the military in the province.
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July - 15 
The done strikes of United States (US) faces broad opposition around the world and is unpopular across the globe, says Washington based The Pew Research Centre report released on July 15, reports Dawn. The Pew Research Centre conducted a survey on the issue in 39 countries, out of which 31 countries
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The done strikes of United States (US) faces broad opposition around the world and is unpopular across the globe, says Washington based The Pew Research Centre report released on July 15, reports Dawn. The Pew Research Centre conducted a survey on the issue in 39 countries, out of which 31 countries disapprove of US drone attacks against extremist groups in places such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. “In most of the nations polled, there continues to be extensive opposition to the American drone campaign against extremist leaders and organisations,” the report notes. The only three countries where majorities support the drone campaign are Israel (64 per cent), Kenya (56 percent) and the US itself (61perecent).
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July - 15 
The initial report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Committee on the migration of Kutchi community submitted to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on July 15 states that the war over extortion and political motives has caused the recent spell of violence in Lyari that has forced many members of the
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The initial report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Committee on the migration of Kutchi community submitted to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on July 15 states that the war over extortion and political motives has caused the recent spell of violence in Lyari that has forced many members of the Kutchi community to flee to parts of rural Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The committee comprises five Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) members, including Taj Haider, Doctor Sikandar Mandhro, Ali Mardan Shah, Rashid Rabbani and Jam Mahtab Dahar. It was formed on July 12, 2013 soon after the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked the Federal Interior Secretary to visit Karachi. The members of the committee visited Badin and Thatta to hold meetings with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camps. “We have started consulting various stakeholders and recorded statements of elected representatives, politicians, notables and social workers of the area. The initial findings point towards a ‘bhatta mafia’ and political motives as the reason behind the unrest,” a member of the committee said. “We will continue recording the statements of different stakeholders and present the final report to the CM within a couple of days.” There were, however, contradictory statements by the committee members on the number of IDPs who took shelter in Thatta and Badin Districts. PPP leader Taj Haider informed the media that around 3,000 people had been displaced. “Out of the displaced persons, the Government is looking after 1,200 people,” he added. “The Government is very serious about resolving the problems of the Kutchi community. Very soon we shall end the differences between the Baloch and the Kutchis.” Meanwhile, taking note of a report filed by the Rangers Director General Rizwan Akhtar, which proposed that the Police force be depoliticised, political parties’ militant wings should be disbanded, no-go areas be eliminated and a campaign be launched to deweaponise the city the three-member bench of the Supreme Court raised their concern that if law enforcers merely kept filing reports, who would eliminate the no-go areas and militant wings of the political parties in the city. The Supreme Court appeared tired of reports with suggestions instead of concrete results. The bench of Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Amir Hani Muslim, resumed the follow-up hearing of the Karachi violence suo motu case and observed that despite the law enforcers’ undertaking to improve law and order in April, nothing had changed over the last three months. “The situation of residents of Lyari is most miserable,” remarked Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, referring to the recent mass migration the Kutchi community members following intense fighting with the defunct Peoples Amn Committee (PAC).
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July - 16 
A committee on peace dispelling the impression that two communities are fighting with each other in Lyari in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, claimed on July 16 that a ‘third force’ is conspiring infighting between Baloch and Katchi communities in Lyari, reports Daily Tim
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A committee on peace dispelling the impression that two communities are fighting with each other in Lyari in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, claimed on July 16 that a ‘third force’ is conspiring infighting between Baloch and Katchi communities in Lyari, reports Daily Times. President Asif Ali Zardari had constituted the committee which comprises of representatives from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Sindh Government. The president had constituted the committee, headed by the PPP leader and Sindh Law Minister Doctor Sikandar Mandhro, after an increase in protests by people belonging to the Katchi community who were complaining atrocities being committed against them by persons belonging to People’s Aman Committee (PAC).
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July - 16 
The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif Government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations report released on July 17, reports Dawn. The report by Daniel Markey, a senior fe
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The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif Government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations report released on July 17, reports Dawn. The report by Daniel Markey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, says that the new deal will have to be sensitive to Pakistan’s concerns and objectives. “This will likely mean that Washington will face new constraints in its counter-terrorism operations. But managed with care, a new agreement could put the targeted killing campaign against Al Qaeda on firmer political footing without entirely eliminating its effectiveness,” he argues.
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July - 18 
In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia, disclosed a detailed Fact Sheet issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on July 18, reports Daily Times. The fact sheet prepa
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In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia, disclosed a detailed Fact Sheet issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on July 18, reports Daily Times. The fact sheet prepared under the Pakistan Religious Violence Project, an undertaking of the USCIRF, took into account publicly reported attacks against religious communities in Pakistan during the past 18 months. The report stated that while Shias are more at risk of becoming victims of suicide bombings and targeted shootings, the already poor religious freedom environment for Hindus, Christians, and Ahmadis continued to deteriorate, with a number violent incidents occurring against members of these communities. "The Shia bore the brunt of attacks from militants and terrorist organisations, with some of the deadliest attacks occurring during holy months and pilgrimages," said the report. Since January 2012, the Shia community was attacked 77 times, killing 635 members and injuring 834. They also suffered 18 incidents of bomb blasts and 46 times witnessed targeted shootings. Christians, the second biggest religious community of Pakistan, were attacked 37 times in which 11 Christians were killed and 36 injured. They were also attacked in targeted shootings that claimed 3 lives, while 5 Christian girls were also raped. Ahmadis witnessed 54 attacks including 1 bomb blast and 26 incidents of targeted shootings in which 22 Ahmadis were killed and 39 injured.
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July - 19 
According to reports submitted by the civilian spy agency to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the IB arrested a ‘death squad’ Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Masoom Billah from Afra Garden in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The report fu
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According to reports submitted by the civilian spy agency to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the IB arrested a ‘death squad’ Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Masoom Billah from Afra Garden in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The report further stated that Billah has told investigators that his group was planning more sectarian attacks in the country. Following a briefing, the Prime Minister directed the IB officials to track down those who were supplying arms, bankrolling and providing logistical support to terrorist outfits in the country. According to an official statement, the prime minister directed the IB to keep a vigilant eye on terrorists, their cohorts and other criminals. He also directed that the IB should reinforce its countrywide intelligence network by maintaining coordination with all other security agencies as well as provincial law-enforcers. It further claims that Billah’s arrest was a major breakthrough in the case as he was not only the plotter of the June 26, 2013 attack on Justice Baqar but was also the chief of the LeJ’s secret ‘death squad’. Billah reportedly told investigators that the attack was executed by LeJ activists Qari Bashir Ahmed Leghari and Asif Chautoo, while Attaur Rehman was head of the operation. The report quoted Billah as saying that the LeJ was also plotting attacks against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) politicians for their sectarian affiliations.
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July - 19 
Quoting n intelligence report sent to the Provincial Government recently Dawn reported that despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed outfits are working in different Government departments in the Rawalpindi Division, comprising the Di
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Quoting n intelligence report sent to the Provincial Government recently Dawn reported that despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed outfits are working in different Government departments in the Rawalpindi Division, comprising the Districts of Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal and Rawalpindi. The intelligence report stated that over 460 persons charged with terror activities and delivering hate speeches had been placed under section IV (Schedule IV) of ATA in the Rawalpinidi Division. Of these, nearly 40 were working in different Government departments like education and even some sensitive institutions. Anyone put on the watch list under Section IV of the ATA 1997 has to inform the respective police before leaving his hometown and upon return.
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July - 20 
According to an Iranian TV report, the United States (US) has offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner swap agreement for the extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, The Express Tribune reported on July 21. The agreement states that Aafia will have to stay imprisoned in Pakistan for the number of years she was
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According to an Iranian TV report, the United States (US) has offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner swap agreement for the extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, The Express Tribune reported on July 21. The agreement states that Aafia will have to stay imprisoned in Pakistan for the number of years she was sentenced to in the US. The report claimed that the Federal Ministry of Interior has formed a task force to look into this offer. Aafia was sentenced to 86 years in jail on September 23, 2010, after she was found guilty on seven counts, including attempted murder. She is currently being held at an American maximum security prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
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July - 20 
The Government has agreed to reveal names of all detainees in internment centres run by the country’s Intelligence Agencies, reports The Express Tribune on July 21. At the same time, during a high-level meeting on July 18, 2013 at the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP)’s office in Islamabad, a mecha
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The Government has agreed to reveal names of all detainees in internment centres run by the country’s Intelligence Agencies, reports The Express Tribune on July 21. At the same time, during a high-level meeting on July 18, 2013 at the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP)’s office in Islamabad, a mechanism a mechanism was agreed upon allowing the relatives of ‘missing persons’ to meet their loved-ones in these detention centres. A mechanism has also been worked out for the recovery of missing persons, sources said.
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July - 25 
On July 25 that the SITE-Association of Industry is worried about rising incidents of extortion, robbery and threats and is trying to put together a special Security Force, which will have ‘legal cover’ to patrol the industrial estate. The move comes after failed attempts by successive Governments t
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On July 25 that the SITE-Association of Industry is worried about rising incidents of extortion, robbery and threats and is trying to put together a special Security Force, which will have ‘legal cover’ to patrol the industrial estate. The move comes after failed attempts by successive Governments to curb criminal activities through Police and Paramilitary Forces, which have not helped in developing confidence in the country’s largest cluster of factories.
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July - 29 
According to media reports the death toll in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Prison attack has reached to 24, including 12 Policeman, four prisoners (Sajid, Juma Malang, Akhtar Abbas and Aslam), a bakery watchman Aslam, a passerby Mohammad Nasim and one unidentified person. Police claimed of killing fi
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According to media reports the death toll in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Prison attack has reached to 24, including 12 Policeman, four prisoners (Sajid, Juma Malang, Akhtar Abbas and Aslam), a bakery watchman Aslam, a passerby Mohammad Nasim and one unidentified person. Police claimed of killing five attackers. Earlier, it was reported that 11 persons were killed in the attack. While accepting responsibility for the attack, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said, “Some 150 Taliban, including 60 suicide bombers, attacked the Central Prison and managed to free about 300 prisoners”, reports The Express Tribune. However, different media sources reported that around 250 prisoners had managed to escape during the attack. Referring to the incident, KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on July 30 said, “No prior intelligence regarding this incident was shared,” reports The Express Tribune.
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July - 30 
In its latest fact-finding report, titled, ‘Extra-judicial acts by Rangers in Karachi’, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called the Paramilitary Force an agent of fear, instead of an agent of security, reports The Express Tribune on July 31 (today). In its report, the HRCP took up 11 r
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In its latest fact-finding report, titled, ‘Extra-judicial acts by Rangers in Karachi’, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called the Paramilitary Force an agent of fear, instead of an agent of security, reports The Express Tribune on July 31 (today). In its report, the HRCP took up 11 recent cases of abduction, extra-judicial killings and torture allegedly by the Rangers. “In all such cases, the Rangers have abused their power and not disclosed charges against abducted persons,” it observed.
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August - 1 
The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism on August 1 said that its field investigation in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2012 briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone
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The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism on August 1 said that its field investigation in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2012 briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone strike, reports The News. It said the tactic has previously been labelled a possible war crime by two United Nations (UN) investigators. A statement said the Bureau’s research confirmed that five ‘double-tap’ strikes took place in mid-2012, one of which also struck a mosque. In total 53 people were killed, and 57 injured. The new study focused mainly on strikes around a single village in North Waziristan - attacks that were aimed at one of al Qaeda’s few remaining senior figures, Abu Yahya al-Libi. He was finally killed by a CIA drone strike on June 4 2012. Congressional aides have previously been reported as describing to the Los Angeles Times reviewing a CIA video showing Abu Yahya al-Libi alone being killed. But the Bureau’s field research appears to confirm what others reported at the time - that al-Libi’s death was part of a sequence of strikes on the same location that killed up to 16 people. If correct, that would indicate that Congressional aides were not shown crucial additional video material. The CIA has rejected the charge. Spokesman Edward Price told the Bureau, ‘The CIA takes its commitment to Congressional oversight with the utmost seriousness. The Agency provides accurate and timely information consistent with our obligation to the oversight Committees. Any accusation alleging otherwise is baseless.’ The Bureau first broke the story of the CIA’s deliberate targeting of rescuers in a February 2012 investigation for The Sunday Times.
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August - 8 
130 people lost their lives during the Holy month of Ramazan in Karachi city because of target killing or abduction, reports The Daily Times on August 9. People who lost their lives include 105 ‘innocent’ people, 13 Police personnel, seven workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), three workers of
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130 people lost their lives during the Holy month of Ramazan in Karachi city because of target killing or abduction, reports The Daily Times on August 9. People who lost their lives include 105 ‘innocent’ people, 13 Police personnel, seven workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), three workers of Awami National Party (ANP), one worker of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and one of Pakistan Sunni Tehreek. As per Human Right Commission of Pakistan’s and media reports, about 1,800 people lost their lives in separate incidents of violence. While in January 291 people were killed, February 271, March 311, April 262, May 278 and in June as many as 313 people were killed.
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August - 9 
The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week
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The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week on al-Qaida highlights the dangers for India, "Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [LeT] continues to provide advanced terrorist training, including on improvised explosive devices." It explains, "Although recruiting primarily from the Punjab province of Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba continues to be active in Afghanistan and India as well as Pakistan. Its transnational reach and its highly-specialized training remain a cause for concern." Moreover, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)- PML (N), recently allocated USD 620,000 to facilities run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), parent body of LeT, highlighting the blurred lines between the establishment and terror groups.
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August - 20 
According to a survey carried out by the Provincial Government, as many as 267 terrorists are imprisoned in the Punjab out of which 17 are locked up at Bahawalpur Central Jail, reports The Express Tribune. It says that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District, Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore District, Multan C
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According to a survey carried out by the Provincial Government, as many as 267 terrorists are imprisoned in the Punjab out of which 17 are locked up at Bahawalpur Central Jail, reports The Express Tribune. It says that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District, Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore District, Multan Central Jail in Multan District and Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan Jail in DG Khan District have been declared ‘sensitive’ and Rangers personnel have been deployed there. The Faisalabad Central Jail, Bahawalpur Central Jail, Dera Ghazi Khan Central Jail and Mianwali Central Jail are, however, still without similar security arrangements. The report says that there is a shortage of security staff at these jails. It says that the inmates in these jails freely use mobile phones.
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August - 26 
The Government on August 26 informed the National Assembly that 339 drone attacks had been recorded in the country since 2004, according to findings of a number of unofficial organisations which followed America’s policy to use drones worldwide, reports Dawn. A written answer submitted to the house
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The Government on August 26 informed the National Assembly that 339 drone attacks had been recorded in the country since 2004, according to findings of a number of unofficial organisations which followed America’s policy to use drones worldwide, reports Dawn. A written answer submitted to the house in response to a question said that 400 civilians had died in the tribal belt as a result of the attacks. There was no mention of the number of terrorists killed. The focus of the answer was on how the Government disapproved of the attacks, termed them a violation of the country’s sovereignty and was building pressure through likeminded organisations, countries and the United Nations (UN) against their legitimacy. To a flurry of questions in which members sought a clarification whether the government had any underhand understanding with the United States (US) Government to allow the use of drones in the tribal areas, Minister of State Khurram Dastagir Khan categorical answer was ‘no’. He said the Government hadn’t found any written agreement between Pakistan and the US on the use of drones, but it could be safely assumed that the previous two Governments led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had silently agreed, hence they never forcefully raised the issue.
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September - 2 
Al Qaeda’s leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported on September 3 citing top-secret US intelligence documents. The al Qaeda leadership is “hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has i
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Al Qaeda’s leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported on September 3 citing top-secret US intelligence documents. The al Qaeda leadership is “hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has inflicted huge losses against the terrorist network,” The Washington Post said online. “Although there is no evidence that al Qaeda has forced a drone crash or successfully interfered with flight operations, US intelligence officials have closely tracked the group’s persistent efforts to develop a counter-drone strategy since 2010,” the report said, citing the secret documents. The al Qaeda commanders are keen to achieve “a technological breakthrough (that) could curb the US drone campaign, which has killed an estimated 3,000 people over the past decade,” The Washington Post reported. Drone strikes have forced al Qaeda operatives to limit their movements in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and other places.
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September - 8 
A United States (US) magazine Foreign Policy has termed Karachi “the most dangerous megacity” in the world, reported The Express Tribune. In a piece on Karachi’s role in the global trade of methamphetamine — an illegal psychostimulant – Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residen
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A United States (US) magazine Foreign Policy has termed Karachi “the most dangerous megacity” in the world, reported The Express Tribune. In a piece on Karachi’s role in the global trade of methamphetamine — an illegal psychostimulant – Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residents, “some 25 percent higher than any other major city”. Commenting on the recent pace of change in Karachi, the report stated, “From 2000 to 2010, Karachi’s population grew more than 80 percent. That’s roughly equivalent to adding more than New York City’s entire population in just a decade.” The article says that “gangs tied to political parties have long operated in the poorer parts of the city, running extortion rings and land-grab schemes”, asserting that these factors have helped turn conditions in the city to one of the most fertile hotbeds for meth trade.
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September - 11 
The Home and Tribal Affairs Department of Balochistan on September 11 revealed that 592 mutilated dead bodies have been found in the last three years from different parts of the province, reports Dawn. According to documents obtained by Dawn, Police and other law enforcers have found 592 bullet-ridd
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The Home and Tribal Affairs Department of Balochistan on September 11 revealed that 592 mutilated dead bodies have been found in the last three years from different parts of the province, reports Dawn. According to documents obtained by Dawn, Police and other law enforcers have found 592 bullet-riddled bodies since 2010 to September 2013. The documents indicate an increase in recovery of mutilated bodies during the current year in different volatile parts of Balochistan province, the least developed of the country. Most of the dead bodies were found in Quetta, Khuzdar, Kalat and the volatile Mekran belt. “Most of the dead bodies are of Baloch political workers,” the document said, adding that few of the victims belong to other ethnic groups as well. The Provincial Home Ministry has directed all concerned Deputy Commissioners and concerned Police officials to properly investigate into the recovery of dead bodies. Besides mutilated dead bodies, the document revealed that 132 cases of missing persons were pending before the Supreme Court and the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), headed by Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Eight new cases of missing persons have been registered with the provincial home and tribal affairs department. “66 cases of missing persons are pending before Supreme Court and 64 are pending before the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances,” the document said. The Ministry said most of the cases of missing persons were pertaining to Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Panjgur, Turbat and other troubled parts of Balochistan.
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September - 18 
The Sindh Government on September 18 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that the Police arrested 1,357 alleged criminals during targeted operations that began on September 5, 2013, reports The News. Among those arrested, 19 were involved in murders and target killings, six in terrorism activities, 14 i
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The Sindh Government on September 18 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that the Police arrested 1,357 alleged criminals during targeted operations that began on September 5, 2013, reports The News. Among those arrested, 19 were involved in murders and target killings, six in terrorism activities, 14 in taking extortion money, three in kidnappings for ransom, 97 in robberies, 283 in possessing illegal weapons, 259 in possessing narcotics and 608 in other crimes. These statistics are part of a report submitted to the Karachi Registry of the apex court by Chief Secretary Mohammad Ejaz Chaudhry. The report, prepared by the Home Department and presented to the apex court in connection with Karachi’s law and order suo moto implementation case, says that 1,225 raids were conducted and 59 encounters with criminals occurred in different parts of the city between September 5, 2013 and September 16, 2013. Police also claimed the recovery of over 350 illegal weapons and explosive substance during the raids.
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September - 19 
The Federal Government on September 19 prepared a new list of 52 proscribed outfits involved in militancy and extremism, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report quoting sources in the Interior Ministry. A previous list, prepared by the Interior Ministry under former ruling
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The Federal Government on September 19 prepared a new list of 52 proscribed outfits involved in militancy and extremism, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report quoting sources in the Interior Ministry. A previous list, prepared by the Interior Ministry under former ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), had 23 such outfits. According to the sources, al Qaeda tops the new list. In the previous list, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had secured the first place with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on the second spot.
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September - 26 
The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, Times of India quoting The Washington Post report said on September 26. Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, known as Godane, earned a scholarship in the 1990s
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The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, Times of India quoting The Washington Post report said on September 26. Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, known as Godane, earned a scholarship in the 1990s to study in Pakistan, where he "connected with jihadist circles", analysts were quoted as saying by The Washington Post. Godane then travelled to "Afghanistan to train and fight, as well as to Kashmir", the report said. The militant commander, thought to be in his mid-30s, returned to Somalia in 2002 and joined the Islamic Courts Union, an Islamist group that controlled large swaths in the southern part of the country. He held senior positions until late 2006, when the transitional Government drove the Islamists out. Hardliners from the group then formed al-Shabaab, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people, including three Indian nationals. The report described Godane as "a man of contradictions". He is "bookish, eloquent in both Arabic and Somali, recites poetry and is known to quote from obscure academic journals". However, he also ruthlessly killed most of his rivals to seize control of al-Shabaab, the Somali militia linked to al Qaida.
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October - 2 
The News on October 3 (today) reported that the Karachi Police during last month conducted 2845 raids in limits of different Police Stations and arrested 3976 accused, reported. In 184 Police encounters 36 extortionists, 27 kidnappers, 18 terrorists, 301 dacoits and 1248 absconders and 114 proclaime
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The News on October 3 (today) reported that the Karachi Police during last month conducted 2845 raids in limits of different Police Stations and arrested 3976 accused, reported. In 184 Police encounters 36 extortionists, 27 kidnappers, 18 terrorists, 301 dacoits and 1248 absconders and 114 proclaimed offenders were arrested and arms recovered from them.
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October - 5 
The death toll in Karachi during September, 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have ed a total 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists, reports The Daily Times on October 5. Unidentified men killed at least one Pakistan Navy,
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The death toll in Karachi during September, 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have ed a total 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists, reports The Daily Times on October 5. Unidentified men killed at least one Pakistan Navy, one Rangers personnel and 17 Policemen in targeted ambush in September, 2013.
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October - 6 
The News while quoting official statistic on October 6 reported that there have been more kidnapping-for-ransom cases in Karachi this year - 148 - than any other in the last two decades. According to data compiled by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), 129 of these cases have been solved.
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The News while quoting official statistic on October 6 reported that there have been more kidnapping-for-ransom cases in Karachi this year - 148 - than any other in the last two decades. According to data compiled by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), 129 of these cases have been solved. The kidnapping cases in the city have risen sharply in the last few weeks – the abductees mostly businessmen and children. The CPLC says that in most of the cases, the kidnappers are residents of rural Sindh or Hub in Balochistan. To tackle this problem, Police, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary personnel have been deployed at several check points on the city’s exit points. In some cases when the ransom is not paid, the kidnap victim is killed and the body dumped along the highway. The most disturbing aspect of the CPLC report is that some dismissed police officials are also involved in a few cases. The CPLC chief says that there are five major groups responsible for the majority of the kidnapping for ransom cases. “The kidnappings usually occur in the city’s suburbs or the Old City areas,” explains Ahmed Chinoy. “These gangs usually kidnap people returning from French Beach, the Northern Bypass, Hawkesbay Road and traders in Old City areas including Timber Market, Lea Market, Kharadar and Jama Cloth Market.” The official said the kidnappers mostly arrived in pick-ups or on motorcycles and managed to kidnap traders despite the presence of security guards at the markets. “These groups target the bankers, estate agents and traders and their children. They demand somewhere between PKR 0.1 and PKR0.3 million and if the families don’t pay, they kill the victims and dump their bodies in the area near the Northern Bypass that lies within the jurisdictions of the Surjani and Manghopir Police Station or other places that fall within the remit of the Sohrab Goth, Sachal, Bin Qasim, Quaidabad Police Stations.”
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October - 9 
The News on October 9 (today) reported that an inquiry report confirmed that ‘bhatta mafia’ (extortionists) were active in Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad indicating that they collected extortion under the protection of Police and the relevant section of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), while
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The News on October 9 (today) reported that an inquiry report confirmed that ‘bhatta mafia’ (extortionists) were active in Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad indicating that they collected extortion under the protection of Police and the relevant section of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), while the CDA officials were also found depriving the vendors of fresh fruit and vegetables to provide them to their high-ups to please them. The reports said that on the basis of documentary evidence available in shapes of First Information Reports (FIRs) and in the light of statements recorded by the team, it appears that there are two groups — Nasir Khan Group (consisting of Marshal, Qari and others, allegedly patronised by Safdar Siddique) and Amanuallah alias Shino Group (consisting of Mir Vais, Riaz and others) — involved in collecting extortion from Sabzi Mandi. In order to probe the issue at least five teams headed by upper subordinates were constituted, with the direction to visit the Sabzi Mandi and record statements of vendors, transporters, workers, fruit sellers, with a view to ascertain the presence and modus operandi of extortionists if any. The teams including Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP) and Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Industrial Area visited Sabzi Mandi in uniform as well as in civil clothes in order to know the factual position of the issue. The report revealed that during the inquiry it was also stated by the concerned persons that Inspector Aurangzeb Satti, in connivance with other CDA officials was involved in taking illegal gratification from fruit sellers. He used to confiscate fruit and vegetable stall arbitrarily.
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October - 13 
The Police claimed to have arrested 122 suspects with weapons. The Karachi Police arrested 50 absconders, 13 for keeping illegal guns, nine for keeping narcotics, one terrorist, eight robbers, one murderer and 40 more for involvement in other crimes. The Police carried out 92 raids and five encounte
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The Police claimed to have arrested 122 suspects with weapons. The Karachi Police arrested 50 absconders, 13 for keeping illegal guns, nine for keeping narcotics, one terrorist, eight robbers, one murderer and 40 more for involvement in other crimes. The Police carried out 92 raids and five encounters and seized 28 unlicensed weapons also.
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October - 18 
The Government of Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," an United Nation (UN) human rights investigator said on October 18, reports The News. Ben Em
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The Government of Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," an United Nation (UN) human rights investigator said on October 18, reports The News. Ben Emmerson, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, also urged the United States to release its own data on the number of civilian casualties caused by its drone strikes. Emmerson says that preliminary information gathered for a report released on October 18 indicated that more than 450 civilians may have been killed in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. It says more work needs to be done to confirm these figures. Emmerson said Pakistan's Foreign Ministry told him it had recorded at least 330 drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan's largely lawless region bordering Afghanistan, since 2004. In an interim report to U.N. General Assembly released, Emmerson said Pakistani Government records showed that drone strikes had killed at least 2,200 people and seriously wounded at least 600 since 2004. He said Pakistan had confirmed that "at least 400 civilians had been killed as a result of remotely piloted aircraft strikes and a further 200 individuals were regarded as probable non-combatants." "Officials indicated that, owing to underreporting and obstacles to effective investigation, those figures were likely to be an underestimate" of civilian deaths, Emmerson said.
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October - 24 
According to a October 24 report by the Prime Minister's Special Cell on polio, militant attacks on Pakistan’s polio workers have killed 27 vaccinators and Police guards during the past year and a half, reported Central Asia Online. The report, released in connection with World Polio Day (October 24
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According to a October 24 report by the Prime Minister's Special Cell on polio, militant attacks on Pakistan’s polio workers have killed 27 vaccinators and Police guards during the past year and a half, reported Central Asia Online. The report, released in connection with World Polio Day (October 24, 2013), said 16 of those killed were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The most recent attack occurred in October when a militant bomb killed five people – including Police guarding a polio team and local volunteers aiding the team in Badhaber area of Peshawar. Another attack in the same locality a few months ago killed two female polio workers. Meanwhile, the Government on October 24 decided to include polio vaccination on the agenda of dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as 90 per cent of the cases during the current year have been reported from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where the militants have banned anti-polio campaigns. Minister of State for Health Regulations Saira Afzal Tarar said that Taliban should understand the fact that children were suffering because of their ban on the polio drives. She said so far this year 49 cases of polio had been reported in Pakistan - 36 in FATA, three in Punjab, four in Sindh and six in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Polio virus circulation has been restricted to three zones, that is, FATA, Quetta and its neighbouring Districts of Qilla Abdullah and Pishin and Karachi’s Gadap Town.” She added that 260,000 children in North and South Waziristan Agencies had not been vaccinated against polio since July 2012. It may be noted that since July 2012, 24 health workers and Policemen protecting them have been killed and 14 others injured in 24 targeted attacks on vaccinators in different parts of the country.
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October - 30 
The Government on October 30 claimed that more than two thousand suspected terrorists have been killed in 317 drone strikes in the past five years while only 67 innocent civilians have died in these attacks, reports Dawn. The Ministry of Defence furnished a written reply in the Senate detailing the
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The Government on October 30 claimed that more than two thousand suspected terrorists have been killed in 317 drone strikes in the past five years while only 67 innocent civilians have died in these attacks, reports Dawn. The Ministry of Defence furnished a written reply in the Senate detailing the number of US drone strikes in the past five years. Surprisingly the Ministry of Defence data also claims that no innocent civilian was struck by the drone strikes since January 2012 while more than three hundred terrorists were targeted in the strikes. The official data negates the claims by local political and religious parties that US drone strikes in Pakistan have mostly killed innocent civilians, including women and children. According to the official data, this year has witnessed the lowest number of drone strikes which are 14 as compared to 2010 when the US hit Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) 115 times through drone attacks. Only three percent of 2,227 people killed in US drone strikes since 2008 were civilians, a surprisingly low figure that sparked criticism from groups that have investigated deaths from the attacks. The number is much lower than past Government calculations and estimates by independent organizations that have gone as high as 300. The Ministry said 317 drone strikes have killed 2,160 Islamic militants and 67 civilians since 2008. However, the Foreign Office said on October 31 that the Government was convinced that drone attacks were counter-productive and it (FO) had sought details from the Ministry of Defence about the low non-combatant casualty figure reported in Senate. “Our position on the drone strikes is very clear. We are convinced that drone strikes are counter-productive,” Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said at the weekly media briefing.
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November - 9 
Quoting Police record, The Express Tribune on November 10 reported that 50 people have lost their lives in Karachi in the first 10 days of violence in November, calling it the Dark November. Members of political and religious organisations as well as police officers are among the people who died. “T
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Quoting Police record, The Express Tribune on November 10 reported that 50 people have lost their lives in Karachi in the first 10 days of violence in November, calling it the Dark November. Members of political and religious organisations as well as police officers are among the people who died. “Twenty of those who died lost their lives in Lyari,” a Police Officer said. Police and Rangers, however have arrested 80 alleged criminals from various areas of Karachi in the ongoing targeted operation.
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November - 27 
Over 40 suspects accused for involvement in the November 21, 2013 Raja Bazaar incident that took place on Ashura (10th day of Muharram) had been identified, while 12 suspects had been arrested so far, reported Daily Times quoting Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalika. He said
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Over 40 suspects accused for involvement in the November 21, 2013 Raja Bazaar incident that took place on Ashura (10th day of Muharram) had been identified, while 12 suspects had been arrested so far, reported Daily Times quoting Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalika. He said the initial investigation of the incident revealed that it was neither a pre-planned incident nor a well thought-out conspiracy. He said the situation was under control as clerics played a vital role in this regard.
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December - 2 
An Intelligence assessment sent to South Block, New Delhi by the Indian Mission in Pakistan reveals that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack (also known as 26/11) mastermind Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, with the backing of Nawaz Sharif's Government, has intensified his anti-India propaganda and operations to inf
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An Intelligence assessment sent to South Block, New Delhi by the Indian Mission in Pakistan reveals that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack (also known as 26/11) mastermind Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, with the backing of Nawaz Sharif's Government, has intensified his anti-India propaganda and operations to influence Islamabad's policy towards its larger neighbour, reports Mail Online India. The memo says that Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), "listens" to Saeed and "follows his diktats". Since the ISI is the cutting edge of Pakistan's India policy, and Saeed has, thus, manoeuvred himself into a position from where he can leave his ideological imprint on it. According to the report, the big change is that Saeed, who was running his propaganda machine from the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) headquarters in Muridke tehsil (revenue unit) of Shaikhupur District in Punjab, is now using Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi as the base of his operations. The JuD is the 'spiritual mentor' of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which had carried out the Mumbai terror attacks, and is opposed to India and the United States (US). The internal assessment on Saeed's activities notes that "JuD Amir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has been playing a crucial role in promoting the anti-India agenda smoothly with the assistance and support of the Pakistan government. There seems to be an underlying arrangement between the government and the JuD to provide Saeed some space for promoting his agenda of fanning anti- India sentiment in Pakistanis."
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December - 2 
Pakistan has turned down Afghan President Hamid Karzai's request to allow Afghan Taliban to set up an office in the country, according to a media report on December 2, reports The Times of India. "Our role (in the Afghan peace process) will remain that of a facilitator and not a leader...allowing t
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Pakistan has turned down Afghan President Hamid Karzai's request to allow Afghan Taliban to set up an office in the country, according to a media report on December 2, reports The Times of India. "Our role (in the Afghan peace process) will remain that of a facilitator and not a leader...allowing the Taliban to open an office in Pakistan will be contrary to our principled position," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted as saying by an unnamed aide. Instead, Pakistan and Afghanistan will explore options on an "urgent basis" to open a political office for the Afghan Taliban in Turkey or Saudi Arabia, the aide, who accompanied Sharif on an official visit to Kabul on November 30, 2013, said. The aide indicated an "important development" regarding the Afghan Taliban office is expected in the next few weeks but did not give details.
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December - 4 
Pakistan has again lost the battle against polio this year with 72 cases reported in the country so far, surpassing Nigeria which reported 50 cases and Afghanistan where only nine cases surfaced, reported The Express Tribune on December 5 (today) quoting World Health Organisation (WHO) report. Accor
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Pakistan has again lost the battle against polio this year with 72 cases reported in the country so far, surpassing Nigeria which reported 50 cases and Afghanistan where only nine cases surfaced, reported The Express Tribune on December 5 (today) quoting World Health Organisation (WHO) report. According to WHO, last week Pakistan reported six polio cases while Afghanistan and Nigeria did not report any. Comparing the number of polio cases reported last year in Pakistan which were 57 with this year’s 72, it is clear that despite the tall claims made by the Government, the battle is far from over. Considering the current scenario, efforts were made to make the last national anti-polio drive of 2013, held from November 18 to 20, a success. During the campaign, 33.1 million children were vaccinated, while 2.34 million were missed for reasons other than parental refusals. Of these, 622, 354 were reported from Balochistan, 501,870 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), 477,329 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) this includes 260,000 from North and South Waziristan Agencies, 126,380 from Punjab, 609,084 from Sindh, 2,895 from Islamabad, 438 from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and 217 from Gilgit-Baltistan. “We’re moving forward but we’re facing challenges,” said WHO Polio Eradication chief Dr Elias Durry. He said for Pakistan the inaccessibility of polio teams in FATA is one of the major hurdles in stopping polio virus transmission in the country. He was of the view that Pakistan still had a chance to fight against polio and achieve the set target but it required commitment and quality anti-polio drives.
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December - 5 
Healthcare activists promoting family planning in Pakistan are facing constant fatwas (religious edicts) from conservative forces, killing of volunteers and kidnapping of the public health activists, apart from the lacklustre support from the Government, reports The Times of India. "Five of our staf
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Healthcare activists promoting family planning in Pakistan are facing constant fatwas (religious edicts) from conservative forces, killing of volunteers and kidnapping of the public health activists, apart from the lacklustre support from the Government, reports The Times of India. "Five of our staff members were killed by the fundamentalists. But the sister of one of the martyrs came up to join and the take the social fight further as a health worker," says Syed Kamal Shah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rahnuma which is the largest NGO working in the area of reproductive health. The main hurdles of family planning programmes in Pakistan are lack of political will, insufficient public funding, unavailability, stigma, family pressure and religious concerns, he said, adding, "The attitude among the people is changing fast now and there is huge demand. The unmet needs for contraceptives are 33 percent. The people want to buy contraceptives, but availability is the concern". The Government spending is below 25% in Pakistan where now the Provincial Governments were entrusted to handle health subject, making the things further complicated. "The political parties are also not ready to take a stand to support the family planning as in the case of clergies," he added. "The allocation is not coming. There is no national policy for health or education and there is no commitment from the external donors to support the programmes after 2014," Shah said.
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December - 6 
Pakistan's former Army Chief General (retired) Ashfaq Pervez Kayani still faces threats from militants and hence was forced to abandon his retirement house, reports The Times of India quoting a media report published on December 6. Security threats have forced Kayani to leave his newly built retire
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Pakistan's former Army Chief General (retired) Ashfaq Pervez Kayani still faces threats from militants and hence was forced to abandon his retirement house, reports The Times of India quoting a media report published on December 6. Security threats have forced Kayani to leave his newly built retirement home. He has opted to live near a heavily guarded army house. While he was still in service, Kayani planned to spend his retired life in Islamabad's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) However, security experts felt that the house was a security threat because it was impossible to protect the rear end of the house (where the land sloped down to the river), reported Dawn. Although, the house has close circuit television for monitoring the security of the house but this was deemed insufficient. Consequently, Kayani, months before his retirement, started constructing a new house in the heavily guarded and secure neighbourhood of the army house, the report said quoting a retired army officer living in the same area.
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December - 8 
The Express Tribune quoting a performance report of the city Police reported that for the past three months as many as 9, 944 alleged criminals were arrested with a staggering 15, 653 kilograms of explosive material recovered during raids in Karachi. Inspector General of Sindh Police Shahid Nadeem B
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The Express Tribune quoting a performance report of the city Police reported that for the past three months as many as 9, 944 alleged criminals were arrested with a staggering 15, 653 kilograms of explosive material recovered during raids in Karachi. Inspector General of Sindh Police Shahid Nadeem Baloch submitted the report, which charts data from September 5, 2013 to December 6, 2013. The arrested suspects include 269 wanted criminals, 3,056 absconders, 40 kidnappers, 61 extortionists and 102 terrorists. Various types and amounts of ammunition were also recovered by the Karachi Police.
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December - 10 
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said on December 10, reports The News. Even if limited in scope, a conflict with nuclear weapons would wreak havoc in the atmosphere and devastate
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A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said on December 10, reports The News. Even if limited in scope, a conflict with nuclear weapons would wreak havoc in the atmosphere and devastate crop yields, with the effects multiplied as global food markets went into turmoil, the report said.
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December - 10 
Around 700 ‘missing persons’ have been shifted to the notified internment centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the last few months, according to a report produced in the Peshawar High Court on December 10, reports Dawn. While submitting the 25-page
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Around 700 ‘missing persons’ have been shifted to the notified internment centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the last few months, according to a report produced in the Peshawar High Court on December 10, reports Dawn. While submitting the 25-page report of the Task Force on Missing Persons to a bench comprising Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk and Justice Musarrat Hilali, Deputy Attorney General (DAG)( Muzamil Khan said 643 people were shifted to internment centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 64 to such centres in tribal areas. He said members of the task force formed by the Interior Minister in July 2013 had visited internment centres to verify the information about internees. Hearing 425 habeas corpus petitions related to enforced disappearance, the bench directed the DAG to match the names of the detainees mentioned in the petitions with those pointed out in the report to know how many ‘missing persons’ had been shifted to the internment centres. It later fixed the next hearing into the cases for January 14, 2014 asking the DAG to provide the report to the court after conducting tally of the names. The bench also ordered the Government to ensure that internees meet relatives on a regular basis
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December - 12 
More than two and a half years after United States (US) commandos shot dead al Qaeda figurehead Osama bin Laden, the global extremist network is more dangerous than ever, warned American experts and counterterrorism officials on December 12 during Jamestown Foundation’s annual conference on terroris
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More than two and a half years after United States (US) commandos shot dead al Qaeda figurehead Osama bin Laden, the global extremist network is more dangerous than ever, warned American experts and counterterrorism officials on December 12 during Jamestown Foundation’s annual conference on terrorism in Washington, reported Daily Times. Thanks notably to a flood of recruits flowing to join al Qaeda-linked forces fighting in Syria’s civil war, the group is back on its feet, and securing territory from which it could once more threaten Europe and the United States. Bin Laden’s former lieutenants in al Qaeda’s historic leadership have been killed by US Special Forces or in drone strikes, or else are isolated and on the run in the tribal badlands on the Afghan-Pakistan border. But armed groups in Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and West Africa have flocked to his banner and al Qaeda is rebuilding its influence and recruiting fighters across the region. “Their leadership has been hit very hard, but this brand is still growing. And it’s growing from an increased number of safe havens,” said retired US Marine Corps General James Mattis, adding, “Al Qaeda is resilient, they adapted. We have to think strategically before we act, not only act tactically.”
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December - 23 
According to intelligence sources, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to attack members of the Shia community in response to the November 15, 2013 Ashura clashes in Rawalpindi District, reported Daily Times on December 23 (today). The attackers would use vehicles with fake official num
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According to intelligence sources, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to attack members of the Shia community in response to the November 15, 2013 Ashura clashes in Rawalpindi District, reported Daily Times on December 23 (today). The attackers would use vehicles with fake official number plates or motorcycles or rickshaws with applied-for-registration plates. Police have declared 14 processions scheduled in Karachi highly sensitive and 150 sensitive. Similarly, 29 majalis (gathering) are considered highly sensitive and 170 sensitive. Security has been tightened across the city for Chehlum (40th day) of Imam Hussain on December 23 and 24, 2013. In order to avoid untoward incidents, almost 10,000 cops include 1,450 non-gazetted officers, 8,300 constables and 54 policewomen have been stationed. Moreover, military troops would be deployed throughout the province to assist Police and Rangers. The entrances of Imambargahs (Shia place of commemoration) are to be guarded jointly by the police and private security company personnel. Female volunteers would also be deployed at Imambargah entry points to deal with the threat of female suicide bombers. Cellular services would be suspended and pillion riding banned in several cities of Sindh, including Karachi, Hyderabad, Khairpur, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana.
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December - 30 
Quoting the National Intelligence Estimate Report, The Express Tribune on December 30 (today) reported that the Taliban and other militant groups will have the upper hand in Afghanistan by 2017 even if the United States (US) maintains a small military presence in the country. The report includes inp
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Quoting the National Intelligence Estimate Report, The Express Tribune on December 30 (today) reported that the Taliban and other militant groups will have the upper hand in Afghanistan by 2017 even if the United States (US) maintains a small military presence in the country. The report includes input from all 16 American Intelligence Agencies and is prepared for US policymakers and lawmakers. In another report also released this year, the US intelligence community predicted that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) would continue to be the most multifaceted and problematic of the Pakistani militant groups. “The group has the long-term potential to evolve into a permanent and even Hamas/Hezbollah-like presence in Pakistan,” it warned. The reports states that Pakistan is “intently focused” on Afghanistan, anticipating International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) drawdown. The Washington Post, which has seen a copy of the latest estimate, reported that it portrayed a dismal picture of the security situation in Afghanistan. It warns that the situation would deteriorate even more rapidly if the US and the Afghan Government do not sign a security deal for keeping a small international force in Afghanistan after next year’s drawdown of American troops. The report claims that any gains made by the United States and its allies will be lost by 2017 as the Taliban and other groups become increasingly influential in the war-torn country.
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December - 31 
The Express Tribune reported that the killings of 172 Policemen have broken all records of the Karachi Police history. The last three years for Karachi Police proved precarious due to the killings of several Policemen. In 2011, a total of 53 Policemen lost their lives in the line of duty. Compared t
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The Express Tribune reported that the killings of 172 Policemen have broken all records of the Karachi Police history. The last three years for Karachi Police proved precarious due to the killings of several Policemen. In 2011, a total of 53 Policemen lost their lives in the line of duty. Compared to this number, in 2012, the killings of Policemen more than doubled with a total of 122 killings. From January to November 2013, as many as 150 Policemen have been shot dead. In eight years, from 1992 to 2010, around 250 Policemen were shot dead in Karachi.
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