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January - 1 
Four persons were killed and two others kidnapped in separate incidents in Swat District of NWFP on January 1, The News reported. A person identified as Sardar Ali was dragged out of his house and his head was chopped off at the Green Square. In another incident at the same location, unknown assaila
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Four persons were killed and two others kidnapped in separate incidents in Swat District of NWFP on January 1, The News reported. A person identified as Sardar Ali was dragged out of his house and his head was chopped off at the Green Square. In another incident at the same location, unknown assailants shot dead a man, whose identity could not be ascertained. The body of one Zahir Shah was found at a roadside while the body of an unidentified man was recovered from Nishat Square. Two farmers were abducted at gunpoint from fields and were shifted to an unidentified location.
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January - 2 
In the Shakardarra area of Matta sub-division, two persons, Ameer Hameedullah and Muhammad Kareem, were shot dead by unidentified assailants.
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In the Shakardarra area of Matta sub-division, two persons, Ameer Hameedullah and Muhammad Kareem, were shot dead by unidentified assailants.
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January - 2 
Suspected militants also shot dead a female dancer at Green Chowk in Mingora city. Ziarat Gul, the husband of the slain dancer, had reportedly expelled her from his house.
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Suspected militants also shot dead a female dancer at Green Chowk in Mingora city. Ziarat Gul, the husband of the slain dancer, had reportedly expelled her from his house.
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January - 2 
Unidentified gunmen on January 2 killed an elder of the Mamoond tribe in Kalan village of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. 46-year old Malik Stana Khan was shot dead when he was on his way to Kalan, a political administration official said. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing so fa
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Unidentified gunmen on January 2 killed an elder of the Mamoond tribe in Kalan village of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. 46-year old Malik Stana Khan was shot dead when he was on his way to Kalan, a political administration official said. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing so far.
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January - 2 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead Deedar Gul, president of the Kalam chapter of the ruling Awami National Party. The assailants subsequently escaped from the incident site after the attack.
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead Deedar Gul, president of the Kalam chapter of the ruling Awami National Party. The assailants subsequently escaped from the incident site after the attack.
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January - 4 
Unidentified assailants shot dead three persons at the Matta College Square and later escaped from the incident site.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead three persons at the Matta College Square and later escaped from the incident site.
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January - 5 
Some unidentified gunmen barged into a house at Watkay in Mingora and shot dead a woman.
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Some unidentified gunmen barged into a house at Watkay in Mingora and shot dead a woman.
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January - 5 
Suspected Taliban militants in North Waziristan shot dead two Afghan nationals and a resident of the Bannu District of NWFP and hanged bodies of the Afghans from a tree on the Bannu-Miramshah Road at Naurak village in the morning of January 5, The News reported. A hand-written Pashto language letter
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Suspected Taliban militants in North Waziristan shot dead two Afghan nationals and a resident of the Bannu District of NWFP and hanged bodies of the Afghans from a tree on the Bannu-Miramshah Road at Naurak village in the morning of January 5, The News reported. A hand-written Pashto language letter left with the bodies accused them of spying on ‘Mujahideen’ in North Waziristan for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan. The letter also termed the killing of the two Afghans and the Pakistani a “gift” to US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher. Naurak villagers said the two Afghans were identified as Omar Siddique and Muhammad Qasim, both hailing from the Khost province of Afghanistan, and were living along with their families in a village near Miranshah. The other slain person was identified as Azizur Rahman, a contractor, of the Bannu District.
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January - 5 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a former councillor, Muhammad Sahib, in the Aligram area of Charbagh.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a former councillor, Muhammad Sahib, in the Aligram area of Charbagh.
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January - 5 January - 6
According to Dawn, six bullet-ridden bodies of Security Force (SF) personnel, who had been abducted by Taliban militants a few days ago, were found in the Mingora city of Swat District on January 6. The militants brought the six persons to the College Square here in the night of January 5 and shot t
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According to Dawn, six bullet-ridden bodies of Security Force (SF) personnel, who had been abducted by Taliban militants a few days ago, were found in the Mingora city of Swat District on January 6. The militants brought the six persons to the College Square here in the night of January 5 and shot them dead. Approximately 32 people have been killed in Swat in the six days since the beginning of the New Year.
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January - 7 
Two persons were shot dead in separate incidents in Kabal and Matta. Unidentified assailants shot dead a person, identified as Shuja Khan, near a hospital and threw his body by a water tank. In Aghal Barthana, unknown gunmen killed one civilian, identified as Bahr-e-Karam.
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Two persons were shot dead in separate incidents in Kabal and Matta. Unidentified assailants shot dead a person, identified as Shuja Khan, near a hospital and threw his body by a water tank. In Aghal Barthana, unknown gunmen killed one civilian, identified as Bahr-e-Karam.
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January - 8 
Suspected militants shot dead two Government employees in North Waziristan Agency late on January 8, Daily Times reported. The ambush took place in Asadkhel village, around 35 kilometers south of agency headquarters Miranshah. Amanullah Jan, a junior administrator in Razmak town, and his security gu
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Suspected militants shot dead two Government employees in North Waziristan Agency late on January 8, Daily Times reported. The ambush took place in Asadkhel village, around 35 kilometers south of agency headquarters Miranshah. Amanullah Jan, a junior administrator in Razmak town, and his security guard were killed, while Jan’s deputy and another guard were injured after gunmen hiding on a roadside shot at their car, a local official told AFP. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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January - 11 
On New Road in Mingora town, unidentified gunmen shot dead a person Hakim Siraj while the body of another person, whose name could not be ascertained, was found in Matta Bazaar. In Durushkhela village of Matta sub-division, the body of Ahmad Jan and his son were found at the roadside.
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On New Road in Mingora town, unidentified gunmen shot dead a person Hakim Siraj while the body of another person, whose name could not be ascertained, was found in Matta Bazaar. In Durushkhela village of Matta sub-division, the body of Ahmad Jan and his son were found at the roadside.
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January - 13 
The Taliban in North Waziristan Agency shot dead an Afghan national, accusing him of spying for the United States, a local official said on January 13, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of Bahadur Khan was found early on January 13 in a market in Miranshah, the agency’s main town, the un
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The Taliban in North Waziristan Agency shot dead an Afghan national, accusing him of spying for the United States, a local official said on January 13, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of Bahadur Khan was found early on January 13 in a market in Miranshah, the agency’s main town, the unnamed official told AFP, adding Khan was abducted from the same place the previous day.
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January - 14 
Unidentified armed men on January 14 killed a tribal elder in the Orakzai Agency, Daily Times reported. Malak Noor Akbar of the Aakhel sub-tribe was shot dead outside his house in the Ghaljo area of the agency. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack thus far.
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Unidentified armed men on January 14 killed a tribal elder in the Orakzai Agency, Daily Times reported. Malak Noor Akbar of the Aakhel sub-tribe was shot dead outside his house in the Ghaljo area of the agency. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack thus far.
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January - 15 
In North Waziristan, the Taliban militants on January 15 shot dead a man accused of spying for the US forces across the border in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. Officials said the 30-year-old was abducted from Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, in December 2008 after a suspected US dro
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In North Waziristan, the Taliban militants on January 15 shot dead a man accused of spying for the US forces across the border in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. Officials said the 30-year-old was abducted from Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, in December 2008 after a suspected US drone attack on a militant hideout in the area. “He was gunned down before dawn and his body was dumped on a roadside near Miranshah,” said an unnamed official. A note placed near the body described him as a ‘US spy’.
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January - 16 
Unidentified gunmen dragged Ameer Zeb, a Police constable, out of his house in Charbagh and shot him dead.
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Unidentified gunmen dragged Ameer Zeb, a Police constable, out of his house in Charbagh and shot him dead.
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January - 17 
The militants shot dead a person accused of spying on them in the Shalpin area of Khwazakhela sub-division on January 17, The News reported on January 18.
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The militants shot dead a person accused of spying on them in the Shalpin area of Khwazakhela sub-division on January 17, The News reported on January 18.
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January - 18 
Four persons, including a Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and two others sustained injuries in separate incidents of violence, while a Police check-post was blown up in the Shahdherai area of the Swat District on January 18, The News reported. Sources said unidentified armed men shot
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Four persons, including a Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and two others sustained injuries in separate incidents of violence, while a Police check-post was blown up in the Shahdherai area of the Swat District on January 18, The News reported. Sources said unidentified armed men shot dead a soldier, Arshad, at the bus terminal in Mingora town.
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January - 19 
In a suspected sectarian incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead a shop owner from the Ahmadiyya community outside his house in the Kotri District of Sindh province in the evening of January 19, Daily Times reported. The 55-year-old man had no rivalries and had been killed because of his faith, a sp
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In a suspected sectarian incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead a shop owner from the Ahmadiyya community outside his house in the Kotri District of Sindh province in the evening of January 19, Daily Times reported. The 55-year-old man had no rivalries and had been killed because of his faith, a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya community claimed in a press release on January 20. He said Saeed Ahmed ran a small shop in the Uthwal area of the District and had just reached home when he was killed at his doorstep. Two Ahmadis had been killed in similar but separate shooting incidents in Sindh in 2008, after a fatwa (religious edict) against the community.
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January - 20 
A bank manager of Habib Bank Limited was killed by the insurgents early on January 20, according to Daily Times. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility, saying the slain banker was ‘spying’ for intelligence agencies. Attiq Ahmed Qureshi, the bank manager, was shot dead by unidentifi
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A bank manager of Habib Bank Limited was killed by the insurgents early on January 20, according to Daily Times. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility, saying the slain banker was ‘spying’ for intelligence agencies. Attiq Ahmed Qureshi, the bank manager, was shot dead by unidentified men on a motorcycle, near the Sariab Police Station. BLA spokesman Bibarg Baloch told Daily Times that Attiq had been warned several times before to stop going against the BLA’s cause by spying for the agencies.
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January - 20 
Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency on January 20 shot dead six more people on charges of spying for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan, The News reported. Tribal sources in agency headquarters Miranshah said that two of the six slain spies were Afghan nationals. One of them, whose
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Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency on January 20 shot dead six more people on charges of spying for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan, The News reported. Tribal sources in agency headquarters Miranshah said that two of the six slain spies were Afghan nationals. One of them, whose bullet-riddled body was dumped near the Miranshah Bazaar, was identified as Guldar Ali, hailing from Afghanistan’s Khost province. Similarly, four more bodies were recovered from the Tehsil Road near Mirali. They were identified as Shah Madeen Khattak, a barber hailing from Karak district, 65-year-old electrician Shahi Haider Khan, teenager Nisar Ali and an Afghan citizen, whose name could not be ascertained. A handwritten letter placed near the bodies blamed all the four persons for spying for the US forces on the Mujahideen. With the recent killings, the number of alleged spies killed by the Taliban rose to 24 since last month.
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January - 23 
Suspected militants shot dead a bank manager, Shah Rahman, in the Banora area of Fatehpur.
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Suspected militants shot dead a bank manager, Shah Rahman, in the Banora area of Fatehpur.
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January - 24 
Two persons of Punjabi origin were shot dead in a targeted killing on the Sariab road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 24, Police said, reported Daily Times. The victims, identified as Muhammad Farooq and Shahzad Ahmed, were both residents of Rahim Yar Khan District of Pu
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Two persons of Punjabi origin were shot dead in a targeted killing on the Sariab road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 24, Police said, reported Daily Times. The victims, identified as Muhammad Farooq and Shahzad Ahmed, were both residents of Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) spokesman Bibarg Baloch claiming the responsibility for the killings told Daily Times that the men were killed in reaction to the “ongoing genocide of the Baloch people by the Pakistan Army”. He said the BLA had formally asked all ‘Punjabi citizens’ to leave Balochistan or face the consequences. “Those who followed our warnings have already left, but those who refuse to quit Balochistan will be targeted in the future,” he warned. The BLA spokesman also claimed the two men were intelligence agents.
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January - 27 
Unidentified gunmen killed a Shia civilian in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 27 in at least the second sectarian-linked attack during the last 48 hours, Daily Times reported. “Unidentified gunmen shot dead Athar Hussain Shah on the Dayal road while he was returning to town from his nearby f
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Unidentified gunmen killed a Shia civilian in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 27 in at least the second sectarian-linked attack during the last 48 hours, Daily Times reported. “Unidentified gunmen shot dead Athar Hussain Shah on the Dayal road while he was returning to town from his nearby farm and then escaped,” local police official Tauqir Abbas said. Abbas added the victim was the son of a caretaker at a local Shia mosque. “It seems to be a sectarian killing,” the official said. There was, however, no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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January - 28 
The militants’ commander and presenter on FM Radio channel, Maulana Khalil, who recently replaced Shah Dauran, claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel in Qambar. As an indefinite curfew remained in force in Manglawar near Mingora, six people were reportedly killed for curfew violation. Those shot dea
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The militants’ commander and presenter on FM Radio channel, Maulana Khalil, who recently replaced Shah Dauran, claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel in Qambar. As an indefinite curfew remained in force in Manglawar near Mingora, six people were reportedly killed for curfew violation. Those shot dead by the SFs were reportedly attempting to migrate from the troubled area.
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February - 1 
32 persons, including three soldiers, were killed and 22 others sustained injures as the Security Forces (SFs) intensified the operation in the Charbagh, Matta and Sangota areas of the Swat District on February 1, The News reported. Locals said most of the people killed in Charbagh and Sangota du
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32 persons, including three soldiers, were killed and 22 others sustained injures as the Security Forces (SFs) intensified the operation in the Charbagh, Matta and Sangota areas of the Swat District on February 1, The News reported. Locals said most of the people killed in Charbagh and Sangota during shelling were civilians, who were finding it difficult to move to safer places due to the perpetual curfew and escalating clashes. They said SFs targeted suspected positions of militants in Charbagh with artillery before consolidating their position in the town. Eight persons, including four women and two children, were killed and 16 others injured when mortar shells hit several houses in the area. In the Roshanabad area, two persons were shot dead by the SFs when they opened fire on them. Eight bodies of unknown people were retrieved from Shakar Tangay area of Sangota.
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February - 1 
A mortar shell hit the house of Rahmat Ali in the Shakro area, killing five persons, including four women. A Police constable, Fazle Mannan, who was abducted by the militants when he was on his way to Rahimabad Police station in Mingora city, was shot dead on February 1. The body of an unidentified
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A mortar shell hit the house of Rahmat Ali in the Shakro area, killing five persons, including four women. A Police constable, Fazle Mannan, who was abducted by the militants when he was on his way to Rahimabad Police station in Mingora city, was shot dead on February 1. The body of an unidentified person was recovered from the Aligrama area of Kabal. Two persons were killed in firing at ambulances belonging to Medicine Sans Frontiers and Edhi, which were shifting the injured to a hospital. Both militants and SFs reportedly blamed each other for the incident.
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February - 1 
Three SF personnel were killed in a clash with the militants in the Sar Banda area of Matta sub-division. During the clash, a militant was also killed which was confirmed by the Taliban spokesman in Swat. Three more SF personnel were injured during the militants’ attack on the Frontier Corps camps i
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Three SF personnel were killed in a clash with the militants in the Sar Banda area of Matta sub-division. During the clash, a militant was also killed which was confirmed by the Taliban spokesman in Swat. Three more SF personnel were injured during the militants’ attack on the Frontier Corps camps in Kanju and Dherai. In the Parri area of Barikot, councillor Muhammad Hanif was shot dead by unidentified assailants.
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February - 2 
Unidentified gunmen killed a Shia trader in Quetta on February 2 in an attack apparently linked to the recent cycle of sectarian killings in the provincial capital, Daily Times reported. Syed Iqbal Zaidi, a resident of Quetta’s Shahbaz Town locality, was driving home when two men on a motorcycle sho
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Unidentified gunmen killed a Shia trader in Quetta on February 2 in an attack apparently linked to the recent cycle of sectarian killings in the provincial capital, Daily Times reported. Syed Iqbal Zaidi, a resident of Quetta’s Shahbaz Town locality, was driving home when two men on a motorcycle shot him near Sariab Bridge on Zargoon Road and fled, Police said. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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February - 2 
Unidentified men shot dead a former secretary general of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) on February 2, Daily Times reported. Chaudhry Muhammad Yousuf, also a close aide to the local Member of National Assembly Sheikh Waqas Akram, was on a morning walk when armed men attacked hi
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Unidentified men shot dead a former secretary general of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) on February 2, Daily Times reported. Chaudhry Muhammad Yousuf, also a close aide to the local Member of National Assembly Sheikh Waqas Akram, was on a morning walk when armed men attacked him near Mohallah Babrana in Jhang. Yousuf, along with Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, had founded the SSP in 1985.
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February - 7 
Suspected terrorists shot dead two Policemen and blew up a check post, killing five more, in an attack in the Mianwali District of Punjab on February 7, Police said, according to Daily Times. The attackers first killed the two Police guards and then blew up the check post with explosives in the town
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Suspected terrorists shot dead two Policemen and blew up a check post, killing five more, in an attack in the Mianwali District of Punjab on February 7, Police said, according to Daily Times. The attackers first killed the two Police guards and then blew up the check post with explosives in the town bordering the restive NWFP. It was not clear whether the raid was linked to the continued violence in the north-western region, where the army is battling al Qaeda-linked terrorists and the Taliban. “Seven of our men have died in the attack that appears to be part of terrorist activity being carried out by militants across the country,” Malik Tasaddaq Hayat, a senior Police official in Minawali District, told Reuters.
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February - 8 
A driver was shot dead while his colleague sustained injuries when unknown assailants opened fire on a truck ferrying supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan in the Lakorain area on the National Highway in Khuzdar District on February 8, The News reported. The truck was coming from Karachi and h
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A driver was shot dead while his colleague sustained injuries when unknown assailants opened fire on a truck ferrying supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan in the Lakorain area on the National Highway in Khuzdar District on February 8, The News reported. The truck was coming from Karachi and heading towards Afghanistan via the Chaman border. When it reached the Lakorain area, motorcycle borne attackers opened fire on the truck, killing driver Khan Sawar and injuring Haji Ahmed Khan.
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February - 9 
Taliban militants shot dead an abducted Afghan near Miranshah, accusing him of spying for the United States, an official said on February 9, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of 30-year-old Islamud Din was found dumped by the road in Sheratalla area, 40 kilometers north of Miranshah. “Is
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Taliban militants shot dead an abducted Afghan near Miranshah, accusing him of spying for the United States, an official said on February 9, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of 30-year-old Islamud Din was found dumped by the road in Sheratalla area, 40 kilometers north of Miranshah. “Islam, who was kidnapped two weeks ago, had multiple bullet wounds on his body,” local police official Mehboob Khan told AFP. A note found on the body said he was “spying for the US”, the official said.
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February - 11 
Five attackers who targeted the Afghan Justice Ministry building amid a wave of coordinated suicide attacks on February 11 had contacted Pakistan shortly before being shot dead, the Afghan intelligence chief said, Daily Times reported. Mobile phones found at the scene showed the attackers had "sent
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Five attackers who targeted the Afghan Justice Ministry building amid a wave of coordinated suicide attacks on February 11 had contacted Pakistan shortly before being shot dead, the Afghan intelligence chief said, Daily Times reported. Mobile phones found at the scene showed the attackers had "sent three messages to Pakistan calling for the blessings of their mastermind" as they entered the building, Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh said, according to AFP. All five attackers were shot dead, the Defence Ministry said. The five attackers were aged between 20 and 25, Saleh added.
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February - 12 
Five persons were killed and 12 others sustained injuries during the ongoing military operation in Swat District on February 12, The News reported. One person was killed in the Shahdara area of Mingora town when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on him. In another incident, a man was shot dead in th
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Five persons were killed and 12 others sustained injuries during the ongoing military operation in Swat District on February 12, The News reported. One person was killed in the Shahdara area of Mingora town when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on him. In another incident, a man was shot dead in the Spairdar area of Matta sub-division. Sources said 12 persons were injured during the shelling in Kanju area. A child, peering out of windows of a house, was hit by a bullet, killing him on the spot. The mother of the child, who rushed to pick the body, was also killed in the firing. Sources said SF personnel resorted to indiscriminate firing after a remote-controlled bomb attack on their convoy in Kanju. They said one soldier sustained injuries in the attack.
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February - 19 
Suspected militants on February 19 shot dead a prominent tribal elder in the Chamarkand area of Lakaro sub-division in Mohmand Agency, The News reported. The Mohmand-based Taliban spokesman Ikramullah claimed that their fighters killed Malik Ameer Rahman for getting perks and facilities from the Gov
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Suspected militants on February 19 shot dead a prominent tribal elder in the Chamarkand area of Lakaro sub-division in Mohmand Agency, The News reported. The Mohmand-based Taliban spokesman Ikramullah claimed that their fighters killed Malik Ameer Rahman for getting perks and facilities from the Government. "All the pro-government elements would meet the same fate", he warned.
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February - 24 
A Shia trader and three of his sons were shot dead in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on February 24, according to Daily Times. Ghulab Shah, a hardware trader of Afghan origin, was returning home with his six sons at about 8pm when four gunmen ambushed his car on the
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A Shia trader and three of his sons were shot dead in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on February 24, according to Daily Times. Ghulab Shah, a hardware trader of Afghan origin, was returning home with his six sons at about 8pm when four gunmen ambushed his car on the high-security Sariab Road. Shah and three of his sons died instantly, while two of them were injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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March - 1 
In North Waziristan Agency, an alleged US spy was shot dead by Taliban militants in the Razmak area on March 1, Dawn reported. Nisar Mohammad, an Afghan national, was killed allegedly for spying on Taliban for the US, they said, adding that the 35-year-old Afghan had been abducted a week ago.
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In North Waziristan Agency, an alleged US spy was shot dead by Taliban militants in the Razmak area on March 1, Dawn reported. Nisar Mohammad, an Afghan national, was killed allegedly for spying on Taliban for the US, they said, adding that the 35-year-old Afghan had been abducted a week ago.
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March - 9 
Unidentified men on a motorbike killed two Shias in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta on March 9, Daily Times reported. The victims were shot in their car on Kirani road, on the outskirts of the Balochistan capital. “Two men from the Shia community were shot dead by unknown gunmen riding a moto
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Unidentified men on a motorbike killed two Shias in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta on March 9, Daily Times reported. The victims were shot in their car on Kirani road, on the outskirts of the Balochistan capital. “Two men from the Shia community were shot dead by unknown gunmen riding a motorbike,” a Police official said. No one claimed responsibility for the killings. The attack came a week after five Shias were killed in another drive-by shooting in Quetta, AFP reported.
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March - 13 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead three pro-government tribesmen in the Bajaur Agency, Dawn reported. The slain tribesmen had been kidnapped from the Hilalkhel village of Chaharmang sub-division three days earlier. Residents said that the three headless bodies had been dumped in a deserted place. The vi
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead three pro-government tribesmen in the Bajaur Agency, Dawn reported. The slain tribesmen had been kidnapped from the Hilalkhel village of Chaharmang sub-division three days earlier. Residents said that the three headless bodies had been dumped in a deserted place. The victims were pro-government tribesmen, who were involved in organising a militia against militants in the area.
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March - 14 
A Shia couple was shot dead while passing on a motorbike through the area. Muhammad Sharif, a low-ranking anti-terrorist court official in Dera Ismail Khan, and his wife died when unidentified gunmen, also on a motorbike, opened indiscriminate gunfire. “It was a targeted killing,” local Police offic
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A Shia couple was shot dead while passing on a motorbike through the area. Muhammad Sharif, a low-ranking anti-terrorist court official in Dera Ismail Khan, and his wife died when unidentified gunmen, also on a motorbike, opened indiscriminate gunfire. “It was a targeted killing,” local Police official Ehsanullah Khan said. Khan also said the couple lived in a small Shia community close to South Waziristan. The two gunmen escaped after the shooting, the official said.
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March - 15 
Two Sunnis were shot dead on March 15 in the second apparent sectarian attack in Dera Ismail Khan in as many days, according to Daily Times. Muhammad Shoaib and Asad Khan were killed a day after a Shia couple were shot dead by armed motorcyclists in the same area. The two men were coming out of a mo
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Two Sunnis were shot dead on March 15 in the second apparent sectarian attack in Dera Ismail Khan in as many days, according to Daily Times. Muhammad Shoaib and Asad Khan were killed a day after a Shia couple were shot dead by armed motorcyclists in the same area. The two men were coming out of a mosque when the gunmen opened fire, before escaping on a motorbike, Police official Ehsanullah Khan told AFP. “It seems to be a sectarian killing,” he added.
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March - 23 
A member of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was killed in an apparent sectarian attack in Dera Ismail Khan on March 23, Daily Times reported. Abu Khan, an SSP activist, was near his shop on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan when two gunmen shot him dead and later escaped on thei
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A member of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was killed in an apparent sectarian attack in Dera Ismail Khan on March 23, Daily Times reported. Abu Khan, an SSP activist, was near his shop on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan when two gunmen shot him dead and later escaped on their motorbike, witnesses told AFP. A boy on the street was also wounded. Local Police official Rasheed Khan said "He was an active member of Sipah-e-Sahaba… It seems to be a sectarian killing."
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April - 2 
A would-be suicide bomber shot himself dead before hitting his target i.e. the funeral prayers for slain Police official Fateh Rehman in the Haryan Kot area of Dargai sub-division in NWFP on April 2, The News reported. Five Police personnel, including Station House Officer Fateh Rehman, were killed
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A would-be suicide bomber shot himself dead before hitting his target i.e. the funeral prayers for slain Police official Fateh Rehman in the Haryan Kot area of Dargai sub-division in NWFP on April 2, The News reported. Five Police personnel, including Station House Officer Fateh Rehman, were killed in a rocket and rifle attack on a Police mobile van by militants near Jitkot village in Upper Dir District on April 1. Sources said the bomber abandoned a bag full of explosives and his suicide vest and hurled two hand-grenades at the people before fleeing. However, the hand-grenades did not explode and he shot himself on the spot with a pistol. The villagers found a national identity card with the body identifying him as Irshadul Haq, son of Niaz Muhammad, of Targhao area in Bajaur Agency.
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April - 6 
Three female workers of a USAID-funded project run by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Rise International, and their driver were allegedly killed by militants in the Kund Bangla area in the jurisdiction of Shinkiary Police Station in Mansehra District on April 6, The News reported. A social mobilise
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Three female workers of a USAID-funded project run by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Rise International, and their driver were allegedly killed by militants in the Kund Bangla area in the jurisdiction of Shinkiary Police Station in Mansehra District on April 6, The News reported. A social mobiliser of the Rise International, Sadaf Yar Muhammad of Shabqadar in Charsadda District, Assistant Education Officer, Anjum Zeb of Mansehra, and an unidentified female worker and their driver Saifullah of Pabbi in Nowshera District, were on their way to Mansehra from a mountainous area of Kund Bangla when some unknown assailants attacked them, killing them on the spot. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the killings so far.
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April - 11 
Gunmen shot dead eight persons in separate incidents in Balochistan on April 11, amid protests over the killing of three local leaders, Police said, according to Daily Times. Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead a Police official in Quetta, senior Police officer Rana Khalid told AFP. In another drive-by
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Gunmen shot dead eight persons in separate incidents in Balochistan on April 11, amid protests over the killing of three local leaders, Police said, according to Daily Times. Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead a Police official in Quetta, senior Police officer Rana Khalid told AFP. In another drive-by shooting, gunmen killed one person and wounded another, he said. “Both incidents could be linked to a three-day strike being observed in the province” since the bodies of three separatist politicians were found on April 9, he said. Police also recovered dead bodies of six employees at a coalmine in Margat. “The victims who were abducted on Friday, were killed before dawn on Saturday,” local Police officer Jaffar Hussain said. “They were shot dead,” he said. Meerak Baloch, spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the Margat killings in a phone call to AFP, saying those targeted were people from Punjab and the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
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April - 13 
A Policeman was shot dead and a civilian sustained bullet wounds in Quetta on April 13, a Police official said, Daily Times reported. The official said the Policeman, Niaz Ali, was patrolling on a motorbike, when unidentified armed militants opened fire at him on Sariab Road. Saeed Ahmed, a passer-b
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A Policeman was shot dead and a civilian sustained bullet wounds in Quetta on April 13, a Police official said, Daily Times reported. The official said the Policeman, Niaz Ali, was patrolling on a motorbike, when unidentified armed militants opened fire at him on Sariab Road. Saeed Ahmed, a passer-by, also sustained bullet injuries.
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April - 13 
The political administration found two bullet-riddled bodies in the agency. Both were shot dead at point blank range, said Police. The dead men were reportedly residents of Kurry Haider area in Jandola. According to BBC, the bodies appeared to be those of pro-Mehsud fighters from a group in Jandola
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The political administration found two bullet-riddled bodies in the agency. Both were shot dead at point blank range, said Police. The dead men were reportedly residents of Kurry Haider area in Jandola. According to BBC, the bodies appeared to be those of pro-Mehsud fighters from a group in Jandola led by Asmatullah Shaheen. The group is opposed to a rival one led by Haji Turkistan Bhittani. Bhittani told the BBC his men were not involved in the killings.
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April - 14 
The death toll in the week-long unrest in Balochistan has increased to 20 as another person succumbed to injuries in a local hospital in the provincial capital Quetta on April 14, The News reported. 22-year old Asfandyar Khan Pashtun, a MBA student in the Balochistan University, was shot dead uniden
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The death toll in the week-long unrest in Balochistan has increased to 20 as another person succumbed to injuries in a local hospital in the provincial capital Quetta on April 14, The News reported. 22-year old Asfandyar Khan Pashtun, a MBA student in the Balochistan University, was shot dead unidentified assailants while standing outside a house of his relatives in the Jinnah town on April 11. Meanwhile, some armed men shot dead a man on Sariab road on April 14-evening. The victim was identified as Zahoor, an employee of the Civil Defence department.
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April - 15 
A 28-year-old sectarian worker-turned-lawyer was shot dead near Hamdard Dawakhana off the arterial M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi on April 15-afternoon, Dawn reported. Police said the victim, Mazharul Islam, was a former member of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and was on his way
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A 28-year-old sectarian worker-turned-lawyer was shot dead near Hamdard Dawakhana off the arterial M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi on April 15-afternoon, Dawn reported. Police said the victim, Mazharul Islam, was a former member of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and was on his way on his bike when at around 3.15pm two attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on him. The victim was a junior attorney with Maqbool Ahmed, a senior criminal lawyer who has mainly appeared as the defence counsel in several sectarian killing cases against the workers of the banned SSP and its militant wing, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Area Station House Officer, Inspector Kanson Dean, said “It is definitely a targeted killing.” Meanwhile, sources said the former SSP cadre was arrested in 2002 and released from jail in 2007. They said he was booked in three cases pertaining to possession of explosives, illegal weapons and an attempt to kill Policemen to avoid arrest.
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April - 17 
A man and a woman accused of committing adultery were shot dead by the Taliban militants in the same District in the presence of their relatives, The Hindu reports. Later, unidentified persons sent a video to the Dawn newspaper on April 17 showing a Taliban firing squad killing the man and woman. In
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A man and a woman accused of committing adultery were shot dead by the Taliban militants in the same District in the presence of their relatives, The Hindu reports. Later, unidentified persons sent a video to the Dawn newspaper on April 17 showing a Taliban firing squad killing the man and woman. In the video, the woman is heard appealing to the Taliban for mercy. "Have mercy on me, please have mercy. The charges against me are false and no man has ever touched me," she is heard saying. The Taliban militants first pumped several bullets into the woman’s chest and then fired a burst from assault rifles at her and the man. As the woman was apparently still alive after being shot, some Taliban are heard shouting: "She is alive, kill her." The newspaper quoted its sources as saying that the incident took place a few days ago.
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April - 28 
Security Forces opened fire on a suspected Taliban militant in a bazaar in the Datta Khel sub-division of North Waziristan on April 28, killing him on the spot, Daily Times reported. An army convoy was passing through the Datta Khel bazaar when they spotted Umer Nawaz and shot him dead on suspicion.
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Security Forces opened fire on a suspected Taliban militant in a bazaar in the Datta Khel sub-division of North Waziristan on April 28, killing him on the spot, Daily Times reported. An army convoy was passing through the Datta Khel bazaar when they spotted Umer Nawaz and shot him dead on suspicion.
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May - 3 
In what appeared to be target killings, unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen on the Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 3, Daily Times reported. Police said Head Constable Khan Gul and Constable Shamshad were on duty when they were attacked.
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In what appeared to be target killings, unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen on the Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 3, Daily Times reported. Police said Head Constable Khan Gul and Constable Shamshad were on duty when they were attacked.
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May - 10 
Three civilians were killed in strafing by gunship helicopters and a paramilitary soldier was shot dead by militants in the Malakand Agency on May 10, The News reported.
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Three civilians were killed in strafing by gunship helicopters and a paramilitary soldier was shot dead by militants in the Malakand Agency on May 10, The News reported.
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May - 12 
Reports from Mingora and Peshawar quoting Frontier Corps (FC) sources said the Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants in the Torwarsak area of Buner District while there were reports about the killing of 37 Taliban militants in an assault in the Gulabad area of Dir Lower District and four others
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Reports from Mingora and Peshawar quoting Frontier Corps (FC) sources said the Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants in the Torwarsak area of Buner District while there were reports about the killing of 37 Taliban militants in an assault in the Gulabad area of Dir Lower District and four others in Swat on May 12, The News reported. Six bodies were found in parts of Swat Valley while a person was shot dead in Kanju. The SFs said four militants were killed in a clash triggered by Taliban’s firing at Mamdherai. Further, six beheaded bodies of unidentified persons were recovered from Suhrab Khan Chowk, Peopleís Chowk, Rahimabad, Landikas and Green Chowk. Arshad Kanju, resident of Kanju, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
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May - 21 
During clashes in the Nanbati and Kalpani areas, seven militants were killed, while a soldier sustained injuries. In addition, a man was shot dead in Chakdara for violating curfew. Residents of the area reportedly said there was a curfew in the area for the last eight days.
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During clashes in the Nanbati and Kalpani areas, seven militants were killed, while a soldier sustained injuries. In addition, a man was shot dead in Chakdara for violating curfew. Residents of the area reportedly said there was a curfew in the area for the last eight days.
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May - 23 
At least 17 Taliban militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when troops launched a counter-insurgency Rah-e-Rast operation at Mingora in Swat of NWFP on May 23, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, reports Daily Times. He said the troops had secured a part of the city fr
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At least 17 Taliban militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when troops launched a counter-insurgency Rah-e-Rast operation at Mingora in Swat of NWFP on May 23, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, reports Daily Times. He said the troops had secured a part of the city from the Circuit House to Makan Bagh. Battles to secure Nawan Killi have begun and a link up between forces coming from Fiza Ghat to Whataki Chowk and Ayub Bridge to Nawan Killi has been completed. Intense clashes were reported from Nishat Chowk in Mingora. The report adds that a suicide bomber was shot dead and an explosives-laden vehicle was destroyed in Makanzai area of the city. On the Qambar Ridge overlooking Mingora, three caves with large quantities of ammunition and rations were discovered during a search and destroy operation. The Taliban militants are on the run in small groups from their former Peochar stronghold. Troops have secured the vital Wanai Bridge linking Matta with Peochar. Gen Abbas said there were about 1,500 ‘hardcore militants’ still fighting in Swat, and that the army would try to complete the operation in eight weeks.
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May - 24 
A senior activist of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in a target killing on May 24. 40-year old Allauddin was the Lines Area Unit in-charge of the banned Sunni outfit, and had earlier worked for the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). A source in the Criminal Investigation Department tol
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A senior activist of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in a target killing on May 24. 40-year old Allauddin was the Lines Area Unit in-charge of the banned Sunni outfit, and had earlier worked for the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). A source in the Criminal Investigation Department told Daily Times the deceased was currently engaged in re-organising the SSP in Karachi. Following the incident, participants of Allauddin’s funeral prayers started shooting guns in the air outside Imambargah-e-Ali Raza. Subsequently, dozens of people belonging to the Fiqa-e-Jafferia gathered on the road and started rioting by burning tyres and pelting stones on passing vehicles.
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May - 25 
Unidentified gunmen on May 25 shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a group of workers at a construction site, local Police chief Muhammad Iqbal said. “Three of the workers died on the spot
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Unidentified gunmen on May 25 shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a group of workers at a construction site, local Police chief Muhammad Iqbal said. “Three of the workers died on the spot and one was injured. The victims were all Shias,” he told AFP. The slain civilians were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, Jahangir and Mumtaz Hussain.
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May - 26 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead two suspected militants when they refused to surrender in the Mamad Gat area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on May 26. Sources told The News that two militants, whose identity could not be established, were heading for Ghallanai from the Chinari area when the SFs stopp
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead two suspected militants when they refused to surrender in the Mamad Gat area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on May 26. Sources told The News that two militants, whose identity could not be established, were heading for Ghallanai from the Chinari area when the SFs stopped them near the Mohmand Rifles camp and ordered them to surrender. However, the militants resisted, which prompted the troops to open indiscriminate fire, killing both of them on the spot. The political administration has confirmed the incident and said the slain militants hailed from Waziristan.
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May - 27 
Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist, The News reported. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan Town, as armed men resorted to aerial firing, forced
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Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist, The News reported. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan Town, as armed men resorted to aerial firing, forced the shopkeepers to pull down shutters and also attacked Imambargahs (Shia places of worship) in the area. 38-year old Qari Amanullah was shot dead while his son Sufian was injured by two gunmen near a Tandur in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. According to Police, the deceased was a former Sipah-e-Sahaba unit in-charge.
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May - 28 
Reports indicated that after the second blast at Qissa Khwani, the Police had an encounter with some suspected militants in the nearby streets. The firing between the militants, who had reportedly made a child hostage, continued for almost an hour. Police shot dead two of the suspects and arrested
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Reports indicated that after the second blast at Qissa Khwani, the Police had an encounter with some suspected militants in the nearby streets. The firing between the militants, who had reportedly made a child hostage, continued for almost an hour. Police shot dead two of the suspects and arrested an equal number from a building, Inspector General Police Malik Naveed said.
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May - 31 
In the NWFP, Taliban on May 31 attacked the Army Public School in Hangu District, killed a school employee and abducted three persons, including two Policemen, Daily Times reported. Official sources said a large number of Taliban militants intruded into the school and attempted to abduct the staff.
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In the NWFP, Taliban on May 31 attacked the Army Public School in Hangu District, killed a school employee and abducted three persons, including two Policemen, Daily Times reported. Official sources said a large number of Taliban militants intruded into the school and attempted to abduct the staff. The militants later shot dead an administrative officer, Gharib Gul, and abducted Head Constable Shakirullah, Constable Bilal and a school employee, Sohail.
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June - 2 
Dozens of unidentified armed men shot dead a Policeman and security guard of the NATO supply terminal in Chaman town before setting ablaze four trailers loaded with supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan on June 2, The News reported. Inspector Fida Muhammad informed the media that some three do
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Dozens of unidentified armed men shot dead a Policeman and security guard of the NATO supply terminal in Chaman town before setting ablaze four trailers loaded with supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan on June 2, The News reported. Inspector Fida Muhammad informed the media that some three dozen armed men stormed the Police check-post, shot dead one of the Policemen before looting five AK-series rifles and an unknown number of wireless communication sets from the check-post. They later broke into the NATO supply terminal, shot dead its security guard identified as Abdul Wahab and set ablaze four trailers loaded with supplies for the NATO troops in Afghanistan. The armed men also abducted the watchman of the terminal at gunpoint. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the first of its nature in the border town.
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June - 2 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an agricultural research officer and his driver in the Kolachi area of Dera Ismail Khan on June 2, according to The News. Sources said Muhammad Iqbal was on his way to the research station at Paharpur in Kolachi in his official vehicle when the gunmen opened fire on him
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead an agricultural research officer and his driver in the Kolachi area of Dera Ismail Khan on June 2, according to The News. Sources said Muhammad Iqbal was on his way to the research station at Paharpur in Kolachi in his official vehicle when the gunmen opened fire on him. Consequently, Iqbal and his driver, Najeebullah, sustained bullet injuries. They were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. Muhammad Iqbal was the elder brother of Qari Khalil Ahmad, a leader of the outlawed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP).
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June - 4 
A Policeman was shot dead by unidentified individuals in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, on June 4-morning, in what is being reported as another in a series of target killings of Policemen by insurgents in the provincial capital. According to Daily Times, Subha Khan, a traffic police official, was
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A Policeman was shot dead by unidentified individuals in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, on June 4-morning, in what is being reported as another in a series of target killings of Policemen by insurgents in the provincial capital. According to Daily Times, Subha Khan, a traffic police official, was en route to work at his post on Arbab Ghulam Ali Road, when two unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
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June - 12 
SFs allegedly shot dead a mentally challenged person, identified as Misal Khan of Haveed, when a military convoy was passing through the area. Further, 40year-old Mumtaz Khan was critically injured when hit by a stray bullet in the Muslimabad area of Bannu.
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SFs allegedly shot dead a mentally challenged person, identified as Misal Khan of Haveed, when a military convoy was passing through the area. Further, 40year-old Mumtaz Khan was critically injured when hit by a stray bullet in the Muslimabad area of Bannu.
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June - 21 
Four persons, including two women, were killed after armed assailants opened fire on the residence of tribal leader Wadera Wazeer Khan in Dera Bugti on June 21, Daily Times reported. A Sui Police official said the victims could not be identified. The motive behind the killings could only be ascertai
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Four persons, including two women, were killed after armed assailants opened fire on the residence of tribal leader Wadera Wazeer Khan in Dera Bugti on June 21, Daily Times reported. A Sui Police official said the victims could not be identified. The motive behind the killings could only be ascertained after an investigation into the killings, he said.
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June - 23 
A Taliban commander from South Waziristan opposed to the TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and part of an apparent plan to isolate the leader of the Pakistan Taliban from his tribesmen ahead of a likely military operation in the area was shot dead on June 23-morning, The Hindu reported. Qari Zainuddin, a 2
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A Taliban commander from South Waziristan opposed to the TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and part of an apparent plan to isolate the leader of the Pakistan Taliban from his tribesmen ahead of a likely military operation in the area was shot dead on June 23-morning, The Hindu reported. Qari Zainuddin, a 26-year-old Mehsud tribesman, who led his own group of militants, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in his office in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP, from where he had recently given interviews to Pakistani and international media denouncing Baitullah Mehsud as an “agent” of America and India.
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June - 23 
The principal of the Government Commerce College was shot dead by two motorcycle borne assailants in a suspected sectarian incident in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on June 23, The News reported. Professor Amanat Ali was reportedly ambushed while traveling to his college. Nobody has claimed respon
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The principal of the Government Commerce College was shot dead by two motorcycle borne assailants in a suspected sectarian incident in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on June 23, The News reported. Professor Amanat Ali was reportedly ambushed while traveling to his college. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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July - 4 
A local trader was shot dead in an apparent target killing on July 4 in the Commissionary Bazaar area of Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The killing came a few hours after the signing of the six-point peace agreement in a jirga led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman for the res
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A local trader was shot dead in an apparent target killing on July 4 in the Commissionary Bazaar area of Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The killing came a few hours after the signing of the six-point peace agreement in a jirga led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman for the restoration of peace in the District.
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July - 4 
Unidentified armed men shot dead a Levies official in the Killi Sadozai early on July 4, , Daily Times reported. Police said that Adam Khan Babar, a trooper in Zhob Levies Force, was on his way home when he was killed.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a Levies official in the Killi Sadozai early on July 4, , Daily Times reported. Police said that Adam Khan Babar, a trooper in Zhob Levies Force, was on his way home when he was killed.
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July - 6 
Five persons, including a prayer leader and two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan on July 6, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported that unidentified people shot dead a Shia rickshaw driver in Gali Bagh Wali. He was identified as B
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Five persons, including a prayer leader and two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan on July 6, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported that unidentified people shot dead a Shia rickshaw driver in Gali Bagh Wali. He was identified as Bakht Wadha, a resident of Dinpur village.
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July - 6 
The principal of a Government school is reported to have been shot dead in a targeted killing in Mastung on July 6, according to Daily Times. Officials said the principal of Pilot Secondary High School, identified as Javaid, was on his way home when unidentified militants killed him on the Quetta Ro
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The principal of a Government school is reported to have been shot dead in a targeted killing in Mastung on July 6, according to Daily Times. Officials said the principal of Pilot Secondary High School, identified as Javaid, was on his way home when unidentified militants killed him on the Quetta Road. Javaid is the fourth academician to be targeted in a series of attacks on Government officials during the last few months in various parts of Balochistan.
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July - 7 
Taliban militants shot dead a man and injured two others in the Mattani area of provincial capital Peshawar on July 7. Sources told Daily Times that two militants attacked a car near Gulmast Pump, injuring a man.
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Taliban militants shot dead a man and injured two others in the Mattani area of provincial capital Peshawar on July 7. Sources told Daily Times that two militants attacked a car near Gulmast Pump, injuring a man.
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July - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) on July 9 shot dead an alleged suicide bomber and his father in the Maroofkhel area of Shangla District, The News reported. Sources said that Maulana Said Aban and his son Niamatullah, a suspected suicide bomber, were shot dead by the troops during a raid on their house. The SF
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Security Forces (SFs) on July 9 shot dead an alleged suicide bomber and his father in the Maroofkhel area of Shangla District, The News reported. Sources said that Maulana Said Aban and his son Niamatullah, a suspected suicide bomber, were shot dead by the troops during a raid on their house. The SFs also blew up their house with explosives. The sources said Maulana Said Aban was the Pesh Imam (chief priest) of a mosque in Maroofkhel area. The militants in Swat had reportedly trained Niamatullah as a suicide bomber and his name was included in the list of would-be bombers with the militants. The residents of area, however, said Maulana Said never supported the militants.
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July - 23 
The principal of a school was shot dead in a suspected sectarian incident in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 23, according to Dawn. Police said Haji Mohammad Mohsin, principal of the Government High School in Sariab Mills, was going to school when armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on
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The principal of a school was shot dead in a suspected sectarian incident in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 23, according to Dawn. Police said Haji Mohammad Mohsin, principal of the Government High School in Sariab Mills, was going to school when armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. “It is a target killing,” a Police officer said, adding that raids were being carried out in various areas to arrest the killers.
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July - 24 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a Professor of the Government Degree College on the Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 24, according to The News. Police officials said motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire on Haji Ghulam Sarwar, a Chemistry professor, when he was entering his hou
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a Professor of the Government Degree College on the Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 24, according to The News. Police officials said motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire on Haji Ghulam Sarwar, a Chemistry professor, when he was entering his house near the Tariq Hospital on Sariab Road. He sustained multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot. Haji Ghulam Sarwar is the sixth academician to be a victim of target killings in Balochistan during the last couple of months.
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July - 25 
According to Daily Times, Security Forces (SFs) on July 25 shot dead at least 14 Taliban militants during operations across Malakand, Buner and Swat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). “During last 24 hours, search and clearance operations were conducted in Swat and Malakand division”, the Inter
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According to Daily Times, Security Forces (SFs) on July 25 shot dead at least 14 Taliban militants during operations across Malakand, Buner and Swat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). “During last 24 hours, search and clearance operations were conducted in Swat and Malakand division”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. 10 Taliban were killed in Buner, while four were killed in Swat, and the SFs also arrested 29 militants from various areas of the two Districts. “SFs conducted a search operation at Sappari Kandao, Koto Banda and Shadas and killed nine terrorists at Koto Banda and one at Zohaib post,” ISPR added. The ISPR reports that the SFs also killed two militants and arrested four during a search operation at Torshe Khan Sar. A militant training camp and a cave were also destroyed in the area and SFs recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition. During a search operation at Utror near Kalam, SFs killed a militant, arrested another and recovered a number of arms and ammunition, the ISPR said. During search operations in Bararai area of Khawzakhela, Malakand and Qambar SFs arrested 21 militants.
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July - 31 
Taliban militants, reportedly affiliated with commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur, in North Waziristan Agency shot dead an insurgent, Maulvi Gulab, and his deputy in the crowded Miranshah Bazaar on July 31. Sources close to the Taliban militants told The News that Gulab was known for abducting people and th
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Taliban militants, reportedly affiliated with commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur, in North Waziristan Agency shot dead an insurgent, Maulvi Gulab, and his deputy in the crowded Miranshah Bazaar on July 31. Sources close to the Taliban militants told The News that Gulab was known for abducting people and then beheading them on charges of spying on the Taliban for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan. Witnesses said armed men came to the bazaar in a pickup truck and opened indiscriminate gunfire on commander Gulab and his associates. Gulab died on the spot, along with his deputy. Two other men working at a restaurant were injured in the firing. Tribal sources said the assailants seemed to be militants.
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August - 2 
Militants shot dead two Policemen in Paharipura while a Police party escaped a booby trap when a bomb disposal squad defused explosives placed with the body of a slain prayer leader in Mashogagar in the early hours of August 2, The News reported.
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Militants shot dead two Policemen in Paharipura while a Police party escaped a booby trap when a bomb disposal squad defused explosives placed with the body of a slain prayer leader in Mashogagar in the early hours of August 2, The News reported.
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August - 6 
A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area developed differences with his associates over the
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A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area developed differences with his associates over the July 29 attack on the house of Haji Khalil, an activist of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Shah Zar is reported to have opened fire on his colleagues when they were offering Maghrib prayers, killing six of them on the spot, while he himself was killed by another militant, deputed to guard them. The militants later killed the son of Shah Zar who was stated to be a militant as well. Shah Zar was said to be a close relative of Haji Khalil and both hailed from the same village. Haji Khalil was killed after killing two of the Taliban attackers and injuring three others on July 29.
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August - 6 
In the province, unidentified persons shot dead two shopkeepers in Dera Ismail Khan on August 6, The News reported. Police sources said Ajab Khan and Akhtar Khan were on way to home after closing their shop in Dahoter area when unidentified persons opened fire on them, killing them on the spot. Repo
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In the province, unidentified persons shot dead two shopkeepers in Dera Ismail Khan on August 6, The News reported. Police sources said Ajab Khan and Akhtar Khan were on way to home after closing their shop in Dahoter area when unidentified persons opened fire on them, killing them on the spot. Reports said the two belonged to a banned religious group.
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August - 9 
Insurgents shot dead four more Policemen and threatened to execute other hostages unless the Government withdraws troops and releases detainees in Balochistan, Police said on August 9, The News reported. “The bodies of four more policemen were found early on Sunday. They had been shot dead overnight
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Insurgents shot dead four more Policemen and threatened to execute other hostages unless the Government withdraws troops and releases detainees in Balochistan, Police said on August 9, The News reported. “The bodies of four more policemen were found early on Sunday. They had been shot dead overnight,” senior Police official Kalim Ullah told reporters. The insurgents had set August 9 as a deadline for meeting their demands. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed on August 9 that it had killed four more kidnapped Policemen after the Government failed to meet its demands and thrown their bodies in lands. “We have killed four more policemen and released seven labourers on humanitarian grounds,” said spokesman Sarbaz Baloch, in a telephone call to reporters in the provincial capital Quetta. “In a day or two, we will decide about the fate of other policemen, if our demands are not accepted by the government,” he added. The Policemen and the labourers were taken hostages late in July 2009 in the Naseerabad District, Police officials said. Four policemen were killed in July, while another six Policemen and four labourers were still being held, the Police officials said. “If the government does not withdraw the FC (Frontier Corps) from Quetta and release our men, we will kill the rest of the hostages in a couple of days,” Sarbaz Baloch said.
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August - 12 
Masked gunmen are reported to have killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia on August 12, according to Daily Times. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said eyewitness Ismail Hasan
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Masked gunmen are reported to have killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia on August 12, according to Daily Times. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said eyewitness Ismail Hasan. The gunmen then opened fire, he said. Residents said the attack took place after early morning prayers at the mosque in Galkayo town and targeted a group of 25 mostly Pakistanis who had arrived in the semi-autonomous northern region on August 11. “Six Pakistanis died on the spot while another Pakistani died in hospital. These men are preachers from Karachi, Pakistan,” Galkayo District Commissioner Hussein Abdullahi told Reuters. Pakistan’s acting ambassador in neighbouring Kenya, Manzoor Chaudhry, confirmed that Pakistani nationals had been killed in Galkayo. The exact death toll, however, was unclear because there have been conflicting figures from different sources, he said.
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August - 13 
Daily Times reports that dead bodies of two persons, who were shot dead on an unspecified date, were recovered from Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on August 13.
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Daily Times reports that dead bodies of two persons, who were shot dead on an unspecified date, were recovered from Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on August 13.
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August - 13 
Two pro-Government lashkar (militia) leaders were killed and their bullet-ridden dead bodies dumped at Bajaur Agency in FATA on August 13, according to Daily Times. “Both the tribal elders were shot dead by gunmen. We think Taliban are involved in the incident,” a local Government official told AFP.
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Two pro-Government lashkar (militia) leaders were killed and their bullet-ridden dead bodies dumped at Bajaur Agency in FATA on August 13, according to Daily Times. “Both the tribal elders were shot dead by gunmen. We think Taliban are involved in the incident,” a local Government official told AFP.
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August - 17 
A man and his two sons were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sirki Road. Police said the owner of a welding shop, Sher Ahmed, was on his way home along with his two sons - Shabir Ahmed and Jalil Ahmed - when they were attacked. Police said some unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate firi
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A man and his two sons were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sirki Road. Police said the owner of a welding shop, Sher Ahmed, was on his way home along with his two sons - Shabir Ahmed and Jalil Ahmed - when they were attacked. Police said some unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons on them. While Jalil Ahmed died at the incident site, Sher Ahmed and Shabir Ahmed succumbed to their injuries in the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital.
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August - 17 
Armed men shot dead Allama Ali Sher Hyderi, chief of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), along with his associate Imtiaz Phulpoto at Khairpur in the Sindh province on August 17, The News reported. Sources said Allama Hyderi was returning home after delivering a speech at a religious gathering
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Armed men shot dead Allama Ali Sher Hyderi, chief of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), along with his associate Imtiaz Phulpoto at Khairpur in the Sindh province on August 17, The News reported. Sources said Allama Hyderi was returning home after delivering a speech at a religious gathering in the Dost Muhammad Abro village within the limits of the Ahmedpur Police Station when he was attacked. Police sources said one of the attackers, identified as Aashiq Ali Jagirani, was also killed in retaliatory fire by Hyderi’s bodyguards.
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August - 17 
In the fresh wave of target killing incidents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, four persons, including a cardiologist, were shot dead in two separate places on August 17, The News reported. Police said cardiologist Dr Abid Iqbal Zaidi was shot dead by unidentified armed men on the Fatima Jinnah Ro
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In the fresh wave of target killing incidents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, four persons, including a cardiologist, were shot dead in two separate places on August 17, The News reported. Police said cardiologist Dr Abid Iqbal Zaidi was shot dead by unidentified armed men on the Fatima Jinnah Road when he reached his private clinic around 6pm (PST). The cause of the murder is yet to be confirmed, but the Police stated that it is an incident of target killing.
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August - 19 
In the province, bodies of two Hindus were found in Mingora in the Swat District oon August 19, The News reported. Unidentified assailants are reported to have shot them dead and dumped their bodies on the roadside. Further, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Security
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In the province, bodies of two Hindus were found in Mingora in the Swat District oon August 19, The News reported. Unidentified assailants are reported to have shot them dead and dumped their bodies on the roadside. Further, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Security Forces (SFs) conducted search operations in Tanki Top near Shalkosar, Doghlai, Dagai near Shaur and arrested 10 suspects. The SFs also carried out a search operation in Saidu Sharif and Charbagh and arrested three suspects. In another operation in Manglawar, the SFs arrested eight suspects. The troops also conducted a search operation in Pathaney village near Sangota and apprehended four suspects while two suspects were detained during a search operation in Zarakhela. The SFs are also reported to have carried out a search operation in Ghakhi Banda near Tutano Banda and arrested two suspects.
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August - 19 
Tribal sources said a group of unidentified armed men forced their entry into the house of Lali Jan in Shago area. The armed men then dragged out Lali Jan, along with his two sons, Suleman and Ibrahim, from the house and took them to a nearby field and shot them dead with Kalashnikov rifles. Suleman
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Tribal sources said a group of unidentified armed men forced their entry into the house of Lali Jan in Shago area. The armed men then dragged out Lali Jan, along with his two sons, Suleman and Ibrahim, from the house and took them to a nearby field and shot them dead with Kalashnikov rifles. Suleman was a soldier in the Bajaur Levies while Ibrahim was working as a water carrier in the Bajaur Scouts. Meanwhile, a militant was killed and another sustained injuries during a clash with the SFs in the Rashakai area in Khar sub-division. The SFs, in addition, also arrested four suspected militants and dynamited their houses in the Shago area.
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August - 19 
Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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August - 22 
In the province, unidentified gunmen shot dead an intelligence agency official and a trooper of the Pakistan Army late on August 22 in Nowshera District, The News reported. A Police report said Naik Ameer Hamza of the Army Services Corps (ASC) and Intikhab Alam of an intelligence agency were sitting
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In the province, unidentified gunmen shot dead an intelligence agency official and a trooper of the Pakistan Army late on August 22 in Nowshera District, The News reported. A Police report said Naik Ameer Hamza of the Army Services Corps (ASC) and Intikhab Alam of an intelligence agency were sitting on the ASC ground at night when the gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on them. They are reported to have died at the District Headquarters Hospital.
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August - 24 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead Afghan journalist Janullah Hashimzada in the Jamrud area in Khyber Agency on August 24 when he was on his way to Peshawar from Afghanistan, The News reported. He was traveling in a passenger coach to Peshawar to reach his home in Hayatabad when four gunmen, driving a wh
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead Afghan journalist Janullah Hashimzada in the Jamrud area in Khyber Agency on August 24 when he was on his way to Peshawar from Afghanistan, The News reported. He was traveling in a passenger coach to Peshawar to reach his home in Hayatabad when four gunmen, driving a white colour car, intercepted the vehicle in the Surkamar area on the highway linking Pakistan to Afghanistan. Driver of the coach Abbas said the four gunmen came out of their car and forced him and the cleaner to disembark. "Then, two gunmen entered the coach and shot Janullah in the forehead four times, killing him on the spot," he said. Another passenger, Ali, also an Afghan national, sustained bullet injuries and was shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar. Janullah had been working for a number of Pakistani, Afghan, Western and Arabic media organisations. At present, he was the bureau chief in Pakistan for Afghanistan’s Pashto TV channel, Shamshad.
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August - 30 
Two local leaders of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) and a student were killed by unidentified gunmen in the Dheri area of Kabal sub-division, Police said. The ANP leaders, Bakht Karam and Irfanuddin Khan, were shot dead by assailants when they were going for some domestic work to Dheri. In ad
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Two local leaders of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) and a student were killed by unidentified gunmen in the Dheri area of Kabal sub-division, Police said. The ANP leaders, Bakht Karam and Irfanuddin Khan, were shot dead by assailants when they were going for some domestic work to Dheri. In addition, the body of a student, Rahim Shah, was recovered from the fields. He was earlier kidnapped by unknown abductors. The victim was stated to be a relative of a local ANP leader.
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September - 1 
A pro-government tribal elder, Malik Walayat Shah, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in the Haleemzai sub-division of Mohmand Agency in the night of September 1, Dawn reported. Malik Shah was reportedly ambushed when he went out of his house after breaking the Ramzan fast in the evening at Sh
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A pro-government tribal elder, Malik Walayat Shah, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in the Haleemzai sub-division of Mohmand Agency in the night of September 1, Dawn reported. Malik Shah was reportedly ambushed when he went out of his house after breaking the Ramzan fast in the evening at Shanikhel village. He was considered a pro-administration elder and used to visit the office of the political agent on regular basis.
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September - 2 
Three people were shot dead in the industrial town of Hub in Balochistan on September 2, Dawn reported. According to Police, Syed Walayat Hussain, his friend and a bodyguard were going to Karachi after attending a religious function in the Dureji sub-division when motorcycle borne assailants opened
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Three people were shot dead in the industrial town of Hub in Balochistan on September 2, Dawn reported. According to Police, Syed Walayat Hussain, his friend and a bodyguard were going to Karachi after attending a religious function in the Dureji sub-division when motorcycle borne assailants opened fire at their car on the Sakran Road. Police said it might be an incident of sectarian killing.
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September - 3 
A militia (Qaumi Lashkar) killed three militants in an exchange of fire in the Kabal sub-division of the Swat District, while seven militants were arrested in the area during a search operation by the Security Forces (SFs) on September 3, The News reported. Sources said the militiamen traded fire wi
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A militia (Qaumi Lashkar) killed three militants in an exchange of fire in the Kabal sub-division of the Swat District, while seven militants were arrested in the area during a search operation by the Security Forces (SFs) on September 3, The News reported. Sources said the militiamen traded fire with the militants in the Galoch area in Kabal, killing three unidentified militants. Besides, bodies of two militants, identified as Rozi Khan and Ansar, shot dead by unknown persons, were recovered in the Panr and Haji Baba areas.
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September - 3 
The SFs are reported to have shot dead one person and injured two others for violating the curfew in Saidu Sharif.
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The SFs are reported to have shot dead one person and injured two others for violating the curfew in Saidu Sharif.
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September - 4 
According to Dawn, suspected militants shot dead two Frontier Constabulary (FC) troopers in Nasir Bagh suburbs of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, early in the morning on September 4. An official of the Nasir Bagh Police Station said that the FC personnel were on routine patrol when around 3am unidentifi
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According to Dawn, suspected militants shot dead two Frontier Constabulary (FC) troopers in Nasir Bagh suburbs of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, early in the morning on September 4. An official of the Nasir Bagh Police Station said that the FC personnel were on routine patrol when around 3am unidentified people armed with sophisticated weapons attacked them. He said the troops also returned the fire. In the encounter, FC soldiers, Mula Jan and Arbab, residents of Bara in Khyber Agency, were injured. They later died at the Khyber Teaching Hospital. Cantonment Circle Superintendent of Police Nisar Khan Marwat said the incident appeared to be target killing.
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September - 6 
An employee of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Muhammad Iftikhar, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Khuzdar town of Balochistan on September 6, reports Daily Times. Police said Iftikhar was visiting a friend at his shop when two unidentified men riding a motorcycle
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An employee of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Muhammad Iftikhar, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Khuzdar town of Balochistan on September 6, reports Daily Times. Police said Iftikhar was visiting a friend at his shop when two unidentified men riding a motorcycle opened fire. The Police said the incident was an apparent target killing.
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September - 6 
Three Policemen were shot dead by unidentified militants at Hasan Abdal in Punjab in apparent act of targeted killing, a senior Police Officer said on September 6, reports Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Yaseen, Bashrat Shah and Muhammad Naeem. “The police officials were sleepin
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Three Policemen were shot dead by unidentified militants at Hasan Abdal in Punjab in apparent act of targeted killing, a senior Police Officer said on September 6, reports Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Yaseen, Bashrat Shah and Muhammad Naeem. “The police officials were sleeping in the guardroom after taking the pre-dawn meal when they were shot dead,” Police Officer Arshad Mahmood told AFP. “All had a single bullet wound to their forehead. It appears to be a targeted killing,” he added
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September - 9 
The twin brother of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Balochistan was shot dead by unidentified militants in an incident of target killing near his home at Khalid Bin Waleed Road under Ferozabad Police Station on September 9, reports Daily Times. The slain person was identified as Agha Jal
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The twin brother of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Balochistan was shot dead by unidentified militants in an incident of target killing near his home at Khalid Bin Waleed Road under Ferozabad Police Station on September 9, reports Daily Times. The slain person was identified as Agha Jalal (62).
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September - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead eight Taliban militants, including three Afghans, and injured nine others during operations in Swat and Malakand areas of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on September 12, according to Daily Times. A security officer was also killed and another injured in t
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead eight Taliban militants, including three Afghans, and injured nine others during operations in Swat and Malakand areas of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on September 12, according to Daily Times. A security officer was also killed and another injured in the clashes, the ISPR said.
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September - 12 
Unidentified militants shot dead three Shinwari tribesmen on the main road in Landikotal. Two of the deceased were brothers, identified as Arshad and Jamshed Shinwari. One of them was the son-in-law of former senator Hafiz Abdul Malik, who is a brother of Zakat and Usher Minister Noorul Haq Qadri. T
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Unidentified militants shot dead three Shinwari tribesmen on the main road in Landikotal. Two of the deceased were brothers, identified as Arshad and Jamshed Shinwari. One of them was the son-in-law of former senator Hafiz Abdul Malik, who is a brother of Zakat and Usher Minister Noorul Haq Qadri. The three men were driving from Torkham to Peshawar when they were attacked near Khyber Takya. The two brothers were killed on the spot, while the third one died on his way to the hospital. Witnesses said the attackers were in a blue Corolla and after gunning down the three men, abandoned the car in the nearby mountains.
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September - 15 
Daily Times reports that unidentified gunmen shot dead an official of a law-enforcement agency on Saryab Road at capital Quetta in Balochistan on September 15. According to Saryab Police, the deceased, whose identity was not disclosed, left his camp to purchase food around iftar (fast-breaking meal)
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Daily Times reports that unidentified gunmen shot dead an official of a law-enforcement agency on Saryab Road at capital Quetta in Balochistan on September 15. According to Saryab Police, the deceased, whose identity was not disclosed, left his camp to purchase food around iftar (fast-breaking meal) time when he was targeted at Badini Cross.
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September - 26 
Daily Times reports that an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead near Naeem Hospital at Malir No. 15 within the limits of Saudabad Police station in Karachi on September 26. Police said Mudasir, 30, was on his way on a motorbike when unidentified assailants shot at h
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Daily Times reports that an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead near Naeem Hospital at Malir No. 15 within the limits of Saudabad Police station in Karachi on September 26. Police said Mudasir, 30, was on his way on a motorbike when unidentified assailants shot at him and managed to escape. The victim, an area distributor of a food company, succumbed to his injuries later. The deceased was also a supporter of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and was the witness in five high profile cases of sectarian killings.
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September - 26 
Four persons, including two Policemen, were shot dead in various incidents of violence in Gilgit following a blast in a local bookshop on September 26, officials said, Daily Times reported. They said the explosives were placed in a bookstore in a busy market in Gilgit and the explosion killed one pe
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Four persons, including two Policemen, were shot dead in various incidents of violence in Gilgit following a blast in a local bookshop on September 26, officials said, Daily Times reported. They said the explosives were placed in a bookstore in a busy market in Gilgit and the explosion killed one person and injured four others. Following the blast, enraged protestors started pelting shops with stones and one of the groups clashed with the Police as well, in which Superintendent Ali Sher was shot dead. A Police official was also killed when protesters fired at a Police van. Police said a 15-year-old boy, Kamran Hussain, was shot dead in clashes.
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October - 2 
According to Daily Times, unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen in Ghari Kapoora Police precincts at Mardan in NWFP on October 2. The two slain Police personnel were identified as Nasir Ali and Subhan Ali.
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According to Daily Times, unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen in Ghari Kapoora Police precincts at Mardan in NWFP on October 2. The two slain Police personnel were identified as Nasir Ali and Subhan Ali.
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October - 13 
In another incident of target-killing, the Jamhoori Watan Party Vice-President, Muhammad Aslam Mirza, and his driver were shot dead by unidentified armed men in the Shalkot area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 13, The News reported. Police said Muhammad Aslam Mirza was coming out of hi
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In another incident of target-killing, the Jamhoori Watan Party Vice-President, Muhammad Aslam Mirza, and his driver were shot dead by unidentified armed men in the Shalkot area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 13, The News reported. Police said Muhammad Aslam Mirza was coming out of his poultry farm located at Shalkot, when he reached near the gate of the farm some unidentified armed men opened fire, killing him and his driver Gul Faraz on the spot. The Police termed it a targeted killing.
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October - 15 
At least 19 persons, including 14 Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries in three separate terrorist attacks in Lahore, capital of Punjab province, on October 15, The News reported. All nine attackers were also shot dead by the SFs, officials said. The attacks we
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At least 19 persons, including 14 Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries in three separate terrorist attacks in Lahore, capital of Punjab province, on October 15, The News reported. All nine attackers were also shot dead by the SFs, officials said. The attacks were carried out at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building on the Temple Road, the Manawan Police Training Centre and the Elite Police Academy on the Bedian Road. The District Emergency Control Room reportedly received the first call of a terrorist attack at 9:40am (PST) on the FIA building. After 15-16 minutes, the control room received other calls of attacks on the Manawan Police Training Centre and the Elite Police Training Academy at 9:55am and 9:56am, respectively. In the first attack, a terrorist wearing an explosive vest attacked the FIA offices. The assailant reportedly opened indiscriminate fire at the people, killing six persons, including two FIA inspectors, on the spot. Police cordoned off the building and subsequently killed the terrorist. Police recovered a hand-grenade, seven chambers, some dry fruit and an explosive vest from the possession of the terrorist. The Police also arrested a suspected youth, aged around 20, from near the FIA building. However, Daily Times reported that at least three terrorists attacked the FIA building, killing seven people. A witness said the attackers shot dead two SF personnel, and entered the premises. FIA personnel inside the compound killed one of the terrorists, while FIA sources said one of the attackers was arrested. AFP reported that one of the gunmen escaped. In the second attack, four terrorists stormed the Elite Force Training Centre and an encounter continued till afternoon until the SFs killed the two attackers and freed a family they were holding hostage. Two other attackers blew themselves up, Police said. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Lahore, Major General Shafaqat Ahmed, told journalists that the Pakistan Army and Police carried out a successful operation and the training centre had been cleared of terrorists. The SFs killed two out of four terrorists — one at the main gate the other on the rooftop of a building. The other two terrorists blew themselves up. An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Ghulam Jaffar, and a civilian, Adil, were killed and seven Policemen were wounded in the attack. The attackers of the Manawan Police Training School, wearing Police-like camouflage fatigues, lobbed a grenade and opened indiscriminate fire at the trainees, killing 11 Policemen and a civilian and injuring 34 Policemen. However, Daily Times reported that nine Policemen died and 60 were injured when four attackers wearing suicide jackets attacked the compound. Three of the men blew themselves up, while one was subsequently killed by the Police. This is the second terrorist on the Manawan Police Training School. On March 30, 2009, eight police recruits and a civilian were killed when a group of 10 terrorists attacked the training facility.
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October - 15 
In another incident of target-killing, a trader was shot dead and another injured when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at them on the Thana Road. Asif Ali and Altaf Hussain sustained multiple injuries. Hospital sources confirmed that Asif Ali later died, while the condition of Alta
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In another incident of target-killing, a trader was shot dead and another injured when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at them on the Thana Road. Asif Ali and Altaf Hussain sustained multiple injuries. Hospital sources confirmed that Asif Ali later died, while the condition of Altaf Hussain was stated to be serious.
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October - 19 
Two of the six recruits of the Frontier Corps (FC) abducted by unidentified gunmen were shot dead by the captors and their bodies dumped in the Yakh Kandao area of Orakzai Agency on October 20. Tribal sources told The News that unknown armed men attacked the houses of six FC recruits, Muhammad Yasee
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Two of the six recruits of the Frontier Corps (FC) abducted by unidentified gunmen were shot dead by the captors and their bodies dumped in the Yakh Kandao area of Orakzai Agency on October 20. Tribal sources told The News that unknown armed men attacked the houses of six FC recruits, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Hafiz, Muhammad Irshad, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Ashraf and Umar Islam, and dragged them out of their homes in the Shamsuddin area on October 19-night. They said the kidnappers then bundled them into their vehicles and fled. The kidnapped recruits, who belonged to Aakhel tribe, had recently come home after completing their training when they were abducted. The Orakzai Agency unit of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had earlier issued threats to the tribesmen to stop joining the Security Forces or face consequences.
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October - 19 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a former activist of a banned outfit near his house in the Rehan Colony of Bahawalpur in Punjab province on October 19, Dawn reported. Islamuddin had been divisional convener of the banned Sunni outfit, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). After its proscription, he u
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a former activist of a banned outfit near his house in the Rehan Colony of Bahawalpur in Punjab province on October 19, Dawn reported. Islamuddin had been divisional convener of the banned Sunni outfit, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). After its proscription, he used to reportedly earn his livelihood by selling edibles on a handcart. He was coming from his house near Shama Cinema on the Multan Road when two motorcyclists shot at him and fled. He later died at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital.
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November - 5 
A senior Professor of the University of Balochistan was shot dead on the Kassi Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, on November 5-night, The News reported. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. Police said Prof Khurshid Ansari was on his way to a mosque
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A senior Professor of the University of Balochistan was shot dead on the Kassi Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, on November 5-night, The News reported. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. Police said Prof Khurshid Ansari was on his way to a mosque to offer his prayer when some unidentified men riding a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire, killing him instantly. The assailants subsequently fled from the incident site. Meanwhile, a BLA spokesman telephoned media offices and claimed responsibility for the killing.
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November - 6 
In yet another terrorist attack on a senior military officer, two motorcyclists attacked a serving Brigadier of an intelligence agency on November 6-morning, The News reported. The Brigadier and his driver sustained bullet injuries and were later shifted to the PIMS hospital. The Police, quoting wit
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In yet another terrorist attack on a senior military officer, two motorcyclists attacked a serving Brigadier of an intelligence agency on November 6-morning, The News reported. The Brigadier and his driver sustained bullet injuries and were later shifted to the PIMS hospital. The Police, quoting witnesses, said Brigadier Hafiz Suhail Ahmad left his house in Sector I-8/4, along with his driver Lance Naik Muhammad Ramzan, for his office on a Prado Jeep at about 8:30 am (PST). Two motorcycle borne gunmen soon intercepted the vehicle and opened fire. “The assailants then disappeared into the adjacent streets leading to Rawalpindi,” the Police stated. An eyewitness said the attacker carrying a Kalashnikov was wearing a doctors’ overcoat and was also carrying a black laptop bag. The Islamabad Senior Superintendent of Police, Tahir Alam Khan, said the assailants, in their 20s, had entered Islamabad from the IJP Road. He also said a Kalashnikov and a 9mm pistol were used in the assault, adding they had recovered 10 empty shells — seven of Kalashnikov and three of a 9mm pistol — from the incident site. Three brigadiers have been targeted in the federal capital in the last 15 days. On October 22, Brigadier Moeenuddin Ahmad, on leave from the UN peacekeeping mission, was shot dead in G-11/1 along with his driver Havaldar Asghar Ali. In the second incident on October 27, Brigadier Waqar Ahmad, Deputy Director General of the Defence Services Guard, was attacked in the I-9/1 area.
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November - 9 
Three Security Force personnel and two militants were killed and a soldier sustained injuries in a bomb blast and firing incidents in different areas of Bajaur Agency on November 9, The News reported. Sources said two soldiers were killed and another sustained injuries when their vehicle was attacke
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Three Security Force personnel and two militants were killed and a soldier sustained injuries in a bomb blast and firing incidents in different areas of Bajaur Agency on November 9, The News reported. Sources said two soldiers were killed and another sustained injuries when their vehicle was attacked with a remote-controlled bomb in the Mulla Said area in Salarzai sub-division. In another incident, unknown armed men shot dead Subedar Noor Zada of the Bajaur Levies force in a high security zone in Khar.
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November - 12 
Syed Abul Hassan Jaffry, media manager of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, was shot dead near his home in Gulbarg on November 12-morning, Dawn reported. Jaffry was going to his office when he was shot at point-blank range as he turned his car towards the Swati Phatak. Cantonment
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Syed Abul Hassan Jaffry, media manager of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, was shot dead near his home in Gulbarg on November 12-morning, Dawn reported. Jaffry was going to his office when he was shot at point-blank range as he turned his car towards the Swati Phatak. Cantonment Circle Superintendent of Police Nisar Khan Marwat said that it appeared to be a sectarian attack. He said there was no eyewitness, but it was possible that more than one assailant had fired at the car from two directions with 30-bore pistols. Jaffry’s brother-in-law Shah Agha said “It was a target killing, but it is not clear if he was killed by Americans or it was a sectarian attack. He had no enmity with anyone.”
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November - 15 
The Security Forces (SFs) on November 15 launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked checkpoints in various areas of Khar subdivision and killed a tribesman in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Official sources said that the militants fired several rockets on
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The Security Forces (SFs) on November 15 launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked checkpoints in various areas of Khar subdivision and killed a tribesman in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Official sources said that the militants fired several rockets on the checkpoints in different areas of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, targeting military and Government installations. The SFs subsequently imposed curfew and launched a search operation in the area. The SFs also targeted hideouts of militants in the nearby areas with artillery guns, but there was no word on loss of life. The militants, the sources said, shot dead a tribesman, Sherzai, and blew up his house in Belot area of Mamond. His body was found at a desolate place near Belot village.
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November - 15 
Volunteers of the Lashkar (militia) shot dead three veil-clad men near the residence of an anti-Taliban Nazim in Bazidkhel village of Peshawar District in the NWFP on November 15. Nazim of the Bazidkhel Union Council, Faheemur Rahman had raised a voluntary Lashkar comprising several hundred villager
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Volunteers of the Lashkar (militia) shot dead three veil-clad men near the residence of an anti-Taliban Nazim in Bazidkhel village of Peshawar District in the NWFP on November 15. Nazim of the Bazidkhel Union Council, Faheemur Rahman had raised a voluntary Lashkar comprising several hundred villagers to protect his area from the militants. He has survived a number of bombings and attacks on his life after a feud with Mangal Bagh, the chief of the Khyber Agency-based militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam. “The three Burqa-clad terrorists were on their way to my village Hujra, five kilometres south of Peshawar on the Kohat Road, when someone informed the Qaumi Lashkar volunteers and the villagers managed to kill them,” Faheemur Rahman told The News. He said apparently he was the target as several attempts had been made in the past to kill him. Rehman claimed that the attackers were from the Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency and were associated with the Lashkar-e-Islam, which had attacked his house and Hujra (guesthouse) thrice in recent months. No group has claimed responsibility for the failed attack on the Nazim nor has anyone owned the three men so far.
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November - 19 
A Shia cleric was shot dead on November 19 in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station, Daily Times reported. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the Imambargah Safina-e-Ahlebait hailing from Baltistan
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A Shia cleric was shot dead on November 19 in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station, Daily Times reported. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the Imambargah Safina-e-Ahlebait hailing from Baltistan, which is located in the Raees Ambrohi Colony, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle borne assailants at Riaz Chowk in Orangi Town. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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November - 20 
In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded on November 20-night at Teen Hatti under the Jamshed Quarte
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In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded on November 20-night at Teen Hatti under the Jamshed Quarters Police Station jurisdiction in Karachi. The two men were going to a mosque near Teen Hatti shrine, when unidentified men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at them, Daily Times reported.
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November - 23 
Two Policemen were shot dead in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 23 in what appeared to be a case of target killing, Daily Times reported. The Policemen, Sardar Muhammad Samalani and Syed Amir Muhammad Khilji, were on routine patrol on Qambrani Road when unidentified assailants opened fir
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Two Policemen were shot dead in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 23 in what appeared to be a case of target killing, Daily Times reported. The Policemen, Sardar Muhammad Samalani and Syed Amir Muhammad Khilji, were on routine patrol on Qambrani Road when unidentified assailants opened fire at them, Police said.
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December - 4 
40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by
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40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by hurling of grenades and indiscriminate targeted firing by the terrorists, reportedly numbering between six to eight. According to latest reports, two of the terrorists blew themselves up while two others were shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs). Exhaustive combing of the densely-populated locality was also being carried out by the SFs to flush out the other terrorists, who reportedly managed to escape from the spot and took refuge in the vicinity. The mosque is predominantly frequented by serving and retired Army officers, soldiers and members of their families and is not open to civilians living in the area. A serving Major General, a Brigadier, one Colonel and two Lt-Colonels were among the officers killed in the attack. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that 36 people, including 17 children, 10 civilians and nine Army personnel were killed in the attack. The ISPR said four terrorists approached the mosque inside an officers’ residential colony in the Parade Lane and lobbed grenades at worshipers, followed by indiscriminate firing. Meanwhile, two suicide bombers entered the mosque and blew themselves up, killing 36 people, who were offering the Friday prayers. SF personnel in the area retaliated and two other terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire. The terrorists reportedly scaled the mosque wall to enter the premises and carried out a double suicide attack, and when the people rushed out, their other accomplices hurled hand grenades at them and sprayed bullets with automatic weapons, killing 40 people on the spot and injuring over 86.
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December - 8 
One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding on a motorcycle came and opened indiscriminate fire
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One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding on a motorcycle came and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Naeem on the spot, while injuring his friend Basheer and subsequently managed to escape.
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December - 8 
The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi on December 8, according to Daily Times. The slain leader was identified as Syed Shahid Hussain. Police quoting eyewitnesses
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The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi on December 8, according to Daily Times. The slain leader was identified as Syed Shahid Hussain. Police quoting eyewitnesses said three unidentified suspects barged into Hussain’s apartment in the Assistant Commissioner Apartments, and opened fire on him using 9-mm pistols.
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December - 8 
Two persons, including one Frontier Constabulary (FC), were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi on December 8, reports The News. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that the incident happened inside the v
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Two persons, including one Frontier Constabulary (FC), were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi on December 8, reports The News. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that the incident happened inside the victims’ house situated in Gulshan-i-Bunair of Quaidabad, while he was asleep. During the investigation it was found that the deceased was a recruit of the FC and was posted in Abbottabad. A few days ago, he took a leave from headquarters and came to Karachi for the construction of his house. The deceased personnel was married and originated from Swat. The murder seems to be a target killing incident.
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December - 19 
SFs killed six militants and neutralised three militant’s hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. Also, unidentified gunmen shot dead two militants in the area. The helicopter gunships pounded Feroz Khel and Shaikhan areas of Lower Orakzai, killing six militants and neutralised three of their hideouts. The
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SFs killed six militants and neutralised three militant’s hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. Also, unidentified gunmen shot dead two militants in the area. The helicopter gunships pounded Feroz Khel and Shaikhan areas of Lower Orakzai, killing six militants and neutralised three of their hideouts. The two bodies of militants were recovered from Sanpaga Kandao area of Upper Orakzai.
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December - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at least nine suspected Taliban militants in the count
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at least nine suspected Taliban militants in the country’s northwest tribal region near the Afghanistan border. The Army had used helicopter gunships to destroy three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency, he added further.
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December - 25 
Two Policemen were killed in a militant attack in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, in the early hours of December 25, according to Daily Times. An official source said that unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen at a check post in Taj Abad locality of Peshawar. The
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Two Policemen were killed in a militant attack in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, in the early hours of December 25, according to Daily Times. An official source said that unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen at a check post in Taj Abad locality of Peshawar. The official said the two Policemen were identified as Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Javed, both from Swabi District. According to the officials, the militants managed to escape after killing the Policemen.
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December - 30 
12 Taliban militants were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Bajaur and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, according to Daily Times. 10 Taliban militants, including ‘commander’ Shahabuddin, were killed and 18 injured in clashes
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12 Taliban militants were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Bajaur and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, according to Daily Times. 10 Taliban militants, including ‘commander’ Shahabuddin, were killed and 18 injured in clashes between SFs and Taliban militants in Chamar Kand of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The SFs also neutralised a militant hideout. Two Taliban militants were killed and another injured during an encounter between SFs and Taliban militants at Mamoond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Political administration said that Taliban militants attacked a SFs checkpost at Mamoond tehsil. Retaliating, the SFs shot dead two militants and injured another.
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December - 30 
One key anti-Taliban elder, Taj Muhammad (38), was shot dead and his bullet-riddled body found dumped on a roadside in Bajaur Agency. The bullet-riddled body of Taj Muhammad, an anti-Taliban elder of the Salarzai tribe, was found by a road in a village in Bajaur. “He had been shot with an automatic
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One key anti-Taliban elder, Taj Muhammad (38), was shot dead and his bullet-riddled body found dumped on a roadside in Bajaur Agency. The bullet-riddled body of Taj Muhammad, an anti-Taliban elder of the Salarzai tribe, was found by a road in a village in Bajaur. “He had been shot with an automatic weapon and a note from the Taliban said anyone working against them would be killed in the same manner,” said local Administration Official Faramosh Khan. Local residents said the Taliban abducted Muhammad along with five other persons a few days go.
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