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April - 1 
A bridge on the Indus Highway in Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP was damaged by two explosions on April 1-night, according to Dawn. The explosions also damaged some nearby houses and shops. Ten people sustained minor injuries in these blasts.
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A bridge on the Indus Highway in Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP was damaged by two explosions on April 1-night, according to Dawn. The explosions also damaged some nearby houses and shops. Ten people sustained minor injuries in these blasts.
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April - 1 
At least two people were killed and 10 others sustained serious injuries in the Swat district of NWFP on April 1, according to The News. The Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Matta sub-division, Haroon Babar, said that militants ambushed a convo
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At least two people were killed and 10 others sustained serious injuries in the Swat district of NWFP on April 1, according to The News. The Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Matta sub-division, Haroon Babar, said that militants ambushed a convoy of about 35 elders at the Malikabad area when they were on their way to the Venai checkpoint. The elders, following a peace deal between the elders and the forces on March 31, were supposed to hand over two official vehicles to the force at the checkpoint, which were earlier captured by the militants during fighting. Military spokesperson Major Shahid told reporters that two persons died on the spot.
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April - 1 
Authorities should only use force as a last resort against militants near the Afghan border, newly elected North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on April 1, according to Daily Times. Addressing the provincial
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Authorities should only use force as a last resort against militants near the Afghan border, newly elected North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on April 1, according to Daily Times. Addressing the provincial assembly, he said the use of force in the past made it harder to bring peace to the province. He said his Government would, instead, promote dialogue at all levels. "We’ll make every effort to restore peace in the province. We’ll form traditional jirgas for peace," he stated. The Awami National Party’s Hoti was elected as Chief Minister unopposed on March 31.
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Police said that unidentified gunmen killed one Frontier Corps trooper, Habibur Rehman, and injured four soldiers after opening fire at them in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 1, Daily Times reported. Police official Raja Fayyaz told AP that
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Police said that unidentified gunmen killed one Frontier Corps trooper, Habibur Rehman, and injured four soldiers after opening fire at them in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 1, Daily Times reported. Police official Raja Fayyaz told AP that the soldiers came under fire as they traveled through Quetta on a routine patrol. There was no claim of responsibility.
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April - 2 
Another incident, two people were killed in a bomb blast in the Bagar area of Jaffarabad district. The bomb, planted on a bicycle, exploded, killing a local landlord and his aide, Geo News reported.
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Another incident, two people were killed in a bomb blast in the Bagar area of Jaffarabad district. The bomb, planted on a bicycle, exploded, killing a local landlord and his aide, Geo News reported.
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Militants blew up another school building and a portion of a check-post in Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP on April 2-night, according to Dawn. Local elder Mohammad Akbar said three rooms of the Government Girls’ Middle School in the Kohi Wal locality we
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Militants blew up another school building and a portion of a check-post in Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP on April 2-night, according to Dawn. Local elder Mohammad Akbar said three rooms of the Government Girls’ Middle School in the Kohi Wal locality were damaged in an explosion. Another explosion occurred at the main hall of the Zarghunkhel check-post, damaging the infrastructure. Militants have so far reportedly damaged over a dozen school buildings and security posts in the area.
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Security forces are reported to have defused a landmine in Dera Bugti. "Unidentified persons planted an anti-tank landmine near a bridge in the Sangsela area of Dera Bugti district," Geo News reported.
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Security forces are reported to have defused a landmine in Dera Bugti. "Unidentified persons planted an anti-tank landmine near a bridge in the Sangsela area of Dera Bugti district," Geo News reported.
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Two civilians, Lal Khan and Ali Jan, were killed on April 2 after their donkey cart hit a landmine in Sohbatpur in the Nasirabad district, Daily Times reported.
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Two civilians, Lal Khan and Ali Jan, were killed on April 2 after their donkey cart hit a landmine in Sohbatpur in the Nasirabad district, Daily Times reported.
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Two security force (SF) personnel were short dead by unidentified armed men at the Quetta airport road near Killi Alamo on April 2, according to The News. The SF personnel were on their routine assignment in plain clothes when unidentified assailants
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Two security force (SF) personnel were short dead by unidentified armed men at the Quetta airport road near Killi Alamo on April 2, according to The News. The SF personnel were on their routine assignment in plain clothes when unidentified assailants attacked them. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the killing, Daily Times reported.
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At least nine persons were injured in bomb blasts in Dera Allahyar and Mastung on April 3, according to Dawn. Three guards of pro-government tribal elder Wadera Bungal Khan Bugti and three passers-by were injured when a remote-controlled bomb attache
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At least nine persons were injured in bomb blasts in Dera Allahyar and Mastung on April 3, according to Dawn. Three guards of pro-government tribal elder Wadera Bungal Khan Bugti and three passers-by were injured when a remote-controlled bomb attached to a parked motorcycle exploded near Sobatpur Chowk in Dera Allahyar. Bungal Khan, a former commander of the slain nationalist leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti, escaped unhurt. Further, three linemen of the Quetta Electric Supply Company were wounded when a landmine exploded in the Pashkram village of Mastung district. They were repairing a power pylon which had been blown up on April 2-night.
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In the province, security forces (SFs) on April 3 arrested four suspected suicide bombers from the Naseerabad district. The suspects were arrested from a passenger bus traveling from Peshawar in the NWFP to Quetta. SF personnel seized suicide jackets
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In the province, security forces (SFs) on April 3 arrested four suspected suicide bombers from the Naseerabad district. The suspects were arrested from a passenger bus traveling from Peshawar in the NWFP to Quetta. SF personnel seized suicide jackets and explosives from the possession of the alleged bombers.
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Militants blew up four CD shops within the Badabher Police Station precinct of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province, on April 3, Daily Times reported. Militants planted four homemade bombs in front of the CD shops in the Baroo Stop a
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Militants blew up four CD shops within the Badabher Police Station precinct of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province, on April 3, Daily Times reported. Militants planted four homemade bombs in front of the CD shops in the Baroo Stop area on Kohat Road, sources said. The blasts, which occurred at around 2pm, damaged the shops and shredded their shutters. However, no casualties were reported.
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April - 3 
Supply from the Pir Koh gas field to the main purification plant in Sui was suspended after a pipeline was blown up by suspected insurgents in the Dashat Goran area of Dera Bugti district on April 3.
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Supply from the Pir Koh gas field to the main purification plant in Sui was suspended after a pipeline was blown up by suspected insurgents in the Dashat Goran area of Dera Bugti district on April 3.
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The Taliban are reportedly negotiating with the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes the return of former militant commanders and their foreign fighters to Wana after they were evicted in an operation in 2007. "However, we have told the Taliban that the former comm
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The Taliban are reportedly negotiating with the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes the return of former militant commanders and their foreign fighters to Wana after they were evicted in an operation in 2007. "However, we have told the Taliban that the former commanders are welcome to return, but they cannot bring Uzbek or other foreign militants back to Wana or surrounding areas," said a tribal elder who was part of the jirga. The Taliban leadership had invited influential Ahmedzai Wazir elders to a jirga in Wana on March 31 to discuss possible permission for the return of ex-militant commanders along with foreigners who fled when local Taliban leader Maulana Nazir led a campaign against foreign militants, especially Uzbeks. A Taliban-led parallel government in the FATA is negotiating the return of five key Wazir militant commanders – Ghulam Jan, Maulvi Abbas, Haji Umar, Maulvi Javed Karmazkhel, and Noor Islam – return to Wana, along with foreign militants who accompany Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir.
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Two militant commanders surrendered to the security forces in the Matta sub-division of Swat district on April 3, Daily Times reported. The duo, identified as Fazle Subhan and Yahya, surrendered following mediation by local elders, an unnamed officia
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Two militant commanders surrendered to the security forces in the Matta sub-division of Swat district on April 3, Daily Times reported. The duo, identified as Fazle Subhan and Yahya, surrendered following mediation by local elders, an unnamed official said, adding that the two were released the same day.
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Unidentified armed men killed militant commander Maulana Matiur Rehman in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan on April 3, Daily Times reported.
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Unidentified armed men killed militant commander Maulana Matiur Rehman in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan on April 3, Daily Times reported.
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April - 4 
Four foreigners suspected of having links with al Qaeda were arrested from the Dera Murad Jamali area of Nasirabad district in Balochistan on April 4, Dawn reported. They were reportedly traveling in a Peshawar-bound bus. "The suspects are Turkish na
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Four foreigners suspected of having links with al Qaeda were arrested from the Dera Murad Jamali area of Nasirabad district in Balochistan on April 4, Dawn reported. They were reportedly traveling in a Peshawar-bound bus. "The suspects are Turkish nationals. They were going to Jacobabad when security officials intercepted the bus on Thursday night," sources told Dawn. A large quantity of high explosives, 1,600 rounds of sub-machine gun, a laptop, 10 Jihadi books, CDs, fake Afghan refugee cards, some dollars and riyals and a digital camera were seized from their possession.
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April - 4 
In the province, the security forces on April 4 arrested seven suspected militants, including a close aide of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, in the Swat district, The News reported. Nasibzada, a companion of Maulana Fazlullah, and two other suspected
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In the province, the security forces on April 4 arrested seven suspected militants, including a close aide of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, in the Swat district, The News reported. Nasibzada, a companion of Maulana Fazlullah, and two other suspected militants were arrested in the jurisdiction of Mingora police station. One was arrested from Khwazakhela and three suspected militants, identified as Muhammad Hanif, Fazle Majeed and Rahimullah, were arrested from Kabal.
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April - 5 
Two children were injured in a hand grenade blast in a madrassa in the Sorani area of Bannu in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 5, TV channel Dawn News reported, according to Daily Times. The blast occurred in Darul Uloom Arabia locat
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Two children were injured in a hand grenade blast in a madrassa in the Sorani area of Bannu in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 5, TV channel Dawn News reported, according to Daily Times. The blast occurred in Darul Uloom Arabia located in the Sorani area – hometown of former NWFP chief minister Akram Khan Durrani.
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April - 6 
According to Daily Excelsior, leaders of several militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir met in the Rawalpindi city of Pakistan on April 6 and vowed to continue their jihad. The meeting, organised by the Pakistan-based Al-Badr Mujahideen at a
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According to Daily Excelsior, leaders of several militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir met in the Rawalpindi city of Pakistan on April 6 and vowed to continue their jihad. The meeting, organised by the Pakistan-based Al-Badr Mujahideen at a mosque in Rawalpindi, was addressed by United Jihad Council (UJC) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, Al-Badr chief Bakht Zameen Khan and leaders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizbi Islami-Kashmir and other jihadi groups. "The continuation of the jihad in Kashmir is linked with the survival of Pakistan," Salahuddin told the 500-strong gathering. Observers said this was one of the largest gatherings addressed by militant leaders near Islamabad in the past few years. Salahuddin said the jihadi groups would be ready for a dialogue with India only if "agrees to quit Kashmir and recognise the fundamental rights of Kashmiris." He told the gathering that they will continue operating in Jammu and Kashmir as long as even a single Indian soldier is deployed in the State. "We in this gathering want to convey a message to Kashmiri Muslims that they are not alone. We are with them. We will not accept Indian hegemony till the last drop of our blood," he said. He claimed that the "jihad" in Kashmir is passing through a "sensitive period" because its traditional supporters had turned their back on it and the base of the movement was now in "Azad Kashmir" (PoK).
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April - 6 
Another incident, unidentified miscreants attacked the Dhand check-post in Mohmand Agency in the early hours of April 6, according to Dawn. The miscreants fired several rockets from the surrounding hills at the check-post, housing paramilitary troops
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Another incident, unidentified miscreants attacked the Dhand check-post in Mohmand Agency in the early hours of April 6, according to Dawn. The miscreants fired several rockets from the surrounding hills at the check-post, housing paramilitary troops. Troops of the Mohmand Rifles and Khasadar forces retaliated with rockets and large machineguns. However, no causality was reported.
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April - 6 
Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has said that reconciliation efforts have begun in the province and the new Government will take steps to make them successful, according to Dawn. He informed the media in provincial capital Quetta that s
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Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has said that reconciliation efforts have begun in the province and the new Government will take steps to make them successful, according to Dawn. He informed the media in provincial capital Quetta that stopping military operation and restoring peace and normality in the province would be the new Government’s priority. He said the Government’s first task should be to initiate dialogue with dissidents because the use of force over the past five years had not yielded any positive result.
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April - 6 
Four SF personnel were injured when a landmine exploded in the Dera Bugti district.
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Four SF personnel were injured when a landmine exploded in the Dera Bugti district.
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April - 6 
In the FATA, unidentified terrorists on April 6 blew up six shops, including two selling CD (compact disk), at Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the FATA, The News reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. No group has cla
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In the FATA, unidentified terrorists on April 6 blew up six shops, including two selling CD (compact disk), at Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the FATA, The News reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
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April - 6 
One militant was killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces (SFs) in the Mand area of Turbat district on April 6, according to Dawn. Official sources said that the militants attacked a convoy passing through Mand, a small town near the Pa
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One militant was killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces (SFs) in the Mand area of Turbat district on April 6, according to Dawn. Official sources said that the militants attacked a convoy passing through Mand, a small town near the Pakistan-Iran border. Security forces retaliated, killing one of the militants and injuring another. "We have seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition left behind by the militants," Frontier Corps sources said.
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April - 6 
Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council)
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Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened and brokered a truce between the warring groups in the villages of Khwar Kalay, Balish Khel and Sangeena, in the presence of political administration officials.
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April - 6 
The security forces arrested seven Afghan nationals while three militants surrendered to the authorities in the Swat district of NWFP on April 6, according to The News. Sources said three Afghans were detained at the Fiza Gate checkpoint and subseque
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The security forces arrested seven Afghan nationals while three militants surrendered to the authorities in the Swat district of NWFP on April 6, according to The News. Sources said three Afghans were detained at the Fiza Gate checkpoint and subsequently, based on their revelations, four more were arrested from Nishat Chowk. The police also recovered PKR 0.2 million from them. Sources added that three militants surrendered to the security forces in the Khwazakhela area.
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April - 7 
According to Dawn, two security force (SF) personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in bomb blasts and armed attacks on SFs in the Khuzdar, Noshki and Hub areas of Balochistan on April 7.
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According to Dawn, two security force (SF) personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in bomb blasts and armed attacks on SFs in the Khuzdar, Noshki and Hub areas of Balochistan on April 7.
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April - 7 
All the religious outfits which were banned by General Pervez Musharraf during his military rule would approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan and seek restoration, chief of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group said on April 7. "The ban was a st
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All the religious outfits which were banned by General Pervez Musharraf during his military rule would approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan and seek restoration, chief of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group said on April 7. "The ban was a step that the retired General took only to please America and now it is abundantly clear that people have rejected his policies," Hafiz Saeed, LeT (now known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) chief told The News. He criticised President Musharraf's Kashmir policy and alleged that the 'U-turn' taken by the Musharraf Government on Kashmir had badly damaged the cause of the Kashmiris' ‘freedom struggle’.
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April - 7 
Sources said that a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was hit by a remote-controlled bomb near Government Girls College in Noshki, killing a soldier and injuring two others. The FC soldiers were on their way to Noshki from their check-post when they came u
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Sources said that a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was hit by a remote-controlled bomb near Government Girls College in Noshki, killing a soldier and injuring two others. The FC soldiers were on their way to Noshki from their check-post when they came under attack. Another FC trooper was killed in Khuzdar when unidentified assailants opened fire at their vehicle on a bridge in the Khatan area. Sources said that unidentified people also attacked a police van with a bomb at the Hub-Dureji road in the Lasbela district, injuring three police personnel.
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April - 7 
The Balochistan Assembly in its inaugural session on April 7 unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an immediate end to military operations in the province, APP reported. The resolution also called for the release of Balochistan National Party
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The Balochistan Assembly in its inaugural session on April 7 unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an immediate end to military operations in the province, APP reported. The resolution also called for the release of Balochistan National Party (Mengal faction) chief Akhtar Mengal and all detained political activists, and the rehabilitation of Balochistan’s internally displaced people, according to Daily Times. The House also passed a resolution unanimously calling for an UN-led investigation into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. A resolution moved by 12 legislators demanded a judicial inquiry into the murder of former Balochistan governor Nawab Akbar Bugti and former Member of Provincial Assembly Balaach Marri. Another related resolution called for an UN-supervised probe into their murders, and demanded that Bugti’s body be handed over to his family. The fourth resolution demanded the abolition of the police and restoration of the Levies Force.
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April - 7 
The British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said in Islamabad on April 7 that there were connections between terrorist groups operating in the UK and Pakistan, according to Dawn. Threats to the UK had connections in Pakistan, she said, adding that threat
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The British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said in Islamabad on April 7 that there were connections between terrorist groups operating in the UK and Pakistan, according to Dawn. Threats to the UK had connections in Pakistan, she said, adding that threats to Pakistan had been traced back to the UK.
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April - 7 
The new coalition Government will not negotiate with "terrorists", Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on April 7, according to Daily Times. "We will not negotiate with terrorists, but we will engage [them in dialogue] and we believe in politi
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The new coalition Government will not negotiate with "terrorists", Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on April 7, according to Daily Times. "We will not negotiate with terrorists, but we will engage [them in dialogue] and we believe in political engagement," Qureshi told Dawn News television in an interview. He said the new Government would adopt a multi-pronged strategy to combat terrorism, as military force alone was not the only solution. The Foreign minister also said that it was a mistaken perception that Pakistan was fighting the US’ war on terror, adding that terrorism was affecting Pakistan’s people and economy. He said the new Government would convince the people that the war on terror was in Pakistan’s best interest. On the continued detention of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan for confessing to passing nuclear bomb technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, Qureshi said he didn’t want Khan’s movements "restricted". He said Khan was a "respected Pakistani" who should be allowed to go out if he wished. He added that Dr Khan would not be handed over to the International Atomic Energy Agency. On the Kashmir issue, Qureshi said the Government would not put it on the backburner, as it was also on the agenda of the composite dialogue with India. He said Pakistan would have an independent foreign policy that serves its national interest.
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April - 7 
Unidentified people exploded a bomb near an under-construction police station in the Hoti area of Mardan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 7, destroying its building partially, The Post reported. However, no loss of life or injuries
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Unidentified people exploded a bomb near an under-construction police station in the Hoti area of Mardan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 7, destroying its building partially, The Post reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The police station which was in the last stage of its completion had cost PKR 20 million so far.
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April - 8 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government launched a fresh peace process for the violence-hit Swat district on April 8 by constituting a ministerial committee to initiate dialogue with different groups of militants, Dawn reported. Provincial
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government launched a fresh peace process for the violence-hit Swat district on April 8 by constituting a ministerial committee to initiate dialogue with different groups of militants, Dawn reported. Provincial Information Minister Sardar Hussain Babak said that the provincial cabinet in its first meeting had decided to reactivate the jirga system to resolve the issue of militancy through peaceful means. Babak said the committee comprising two senior ministers and some other cabinet members from Malakand region had been tasked to work out a mechanism for the proposed jirga. Elected representatives, notables and ulema (religious scholars) from the region would be inducted into the jirga, he said, adding that the NWFP Government was launching a comprehensive dialogue process from the Swat district. The minister said the committee would put up its recommendations to the cabinet within two weeks. Senior ministers Rahimdad Khan and Bashir Ahmad Bilour would head the committee.
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April - 8 
Unidentified men fired a rocket on a Khasadar (tribal police) check-post in the Ghazi Baig area of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on April 8, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or damage was reported.
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Unidentified men fired a rocket on a Khasadar (tribal police) check-post in the Ghazi Baig area of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on April 8, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or damage was reported.
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April - 9 
A man was killed and six others sustained injuries on April 9 as sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the FATA continued for the fifth consecutive day, Daily Times reported. A jirga (council) is reportedly attempting to break a truce among rival
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A man was killed and six others sustained injuries on April 9 as sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the FATA continued for the fifth consecutive day, Daily Times reported. A jirga (council) is reportedly attempting to break a truce among rival sects in the Agency and several local elders have announced their support for the deliberations. Elders from Parachinar as well as lower and central Kurram are trying to persuade those engaged in the fighting to stop violence in the area. Reports said that fighting is continuing in the Puar and Mirma areas of Parachinar for the tenth consecutive day.
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April - 9 
Armed supporters of the TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah reappeared in the Matta sub-division of Swat district in the NWFP and were seen marching on the roads on April 9, Daily Times reported. According to locals, commanders Iqbal Hussain and Ikramuddin
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Armed supporters of the TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah reappeared in the Matta sub-division of Swat district in the NWFP and were seen marching on the roads on April 9, Daily Times reported. According to locals, commanders Iqbal Hussain and Ikramuddin led the armed militants — numbering between 40 and 45. The local Taliban marched in the Shakar Darra area, which is 500 metres from the Baryam check-post. Neither the security force personnel at the check-post, nor the area police officials reportedly posed any resistance to the show of strength. Locals said that the militants were traveling to the Pisho Dherai area. Fazlullah’s spokesman, Sirajuddin, said that the local Taliban were returning to their respective areas to resume their ‘responsibilities’.
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April - 9 
Hafiz Saeed also said Pakistan's detained nuclear scientist, Dr A. Q. Khan, was a victim who has already suffered a great deal and should immediately be released and his honour restored. Saeed demanded that Dr Khan be made the next president of the c
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Hafiz Saeed also said Pakistan's detained nuclear scientist, Dr A. Q. Khan, was a victim who has already suffered a great deal and should immediately be released and his honour restored. Saeed demanded that Dr Khan be made the next president of the country, a position he deserved. Answering a question he said he would urge President Musharraf to step down because the mandate given by the masses in the general elections is against him and America and he should accept the verdict given by the masses. "The new government should revert to the Afghan policy of 2001, approach the Taliban, hold talks with them. It would lead to stability, not only in Pakistan but in Afghanistan as well. If (Afghan President) Hamid Karzai can offer amnesty to the Taliban in Afghanistan why the Pakistan government cannot do that," he asked.
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April - 9 
The Kashmiri leadership and the Kashmiri people are disappointed because of the previous Government's Kashmir policy and they have lost their trust and support, he stated. All the options that General Musharraf had been offering on the Kashmir issue
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The Kashmiri leadership and the Kashmiri people are disappointed because of the previous Government's Kashmir policy and they have lost their trust and support, he stated. All the options that General Musharraf had been offering on the Kashmir issue have not been responded to by India, he said. "It is necessary now that the newly-elected Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, should review the country's Kashmir policy, immediately change the stance and talk openly to resolve this issue," Saeed said.
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April - 9 
The proscribed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has rejected the Government’s offer for talks, saying it was not ready even to consider it. Talking to Dawn by a satellite phone on April 9, the BLA spokesman Beebarg Baloch said: "We regard the Government’
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The proscribed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has rejected the Government’s offer for talks, saying it was not ready even to consider it. Talking to Dawn by a satellite phone on April 9, the BLA spokesman Beebarg Baloch said: "We regard the Government’s offer for talks as its defeat because previously it was not ready even to recognise the existence of the BLA." He said that three pillars of what he called genocide of the Baloch nation - establishment, the army and the Musharraf-led system - were intact and the Government could not hoodwink the Baloch people. He said that two former governors of Balochistan, a chief minister, a provincial minister and a federal minister were on the hit-list of the BLA.
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April - 10 
A pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh gas plant was blown up on April 10, according to Dawn. Police sources said the blast was caused by an explosive device planted under the 16-inch diameter pipeline connecting the gas plant with the Pir Koh field
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A pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh gas plant was blown up on April 10, according to Dawn. Police sources said the blast was caused by an explosive device planted under the 16-inch diameter pipeline connecting the gas plant with the Pir Koh field. Gas supply to the plant was suspended. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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April - 10 
Militants fired rockets and gun shots on a check-post of the security forces in the Arand area of Sibi. The rockets, however, did not hit the target. Sources said that armed men damaged some machinery being used for construction of roads in the area.
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Militants fired rockets and gun shots on a check-post of the security forces in the Arand area of Sibi. The rockets, however, did not hit the target. Sources said that armed men damaged some machinery being used for construction of roads in the area. Claiming responsibility for the attack, a Baloch Liberation Army spokesman said security forces had suffered casualties.
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April - 11 
A mortar shell hit the Awami Market in the Chinar Chowk of Kurram Agency in the FATA on April 11, killing two people and injuring three others, while two more people died of sectarian violence in other parts of Kurram Agency, Daily Times reported. Th
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A mortar shell hit the Awami Market in the Chinar Chowk of Kurram Agency in the FATA on April 11, killing two people and injuring three others, while two more people died of sectarian violence in other parts of Kurram Agency, Daily Times reported. The people killed in the mortar blast were identified as Muhammad Ismail and Muhammad Wakhan, sons of prominent tribal leader Saleh Khan. Ajmal Khan was injured in the blast and a vehicle was destroyed.
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April - 11 
According to Daily Times, Police in the Sialkot district have arrested three terror suspects, who they said were planning to carry out suicide bombings. Dawn News reported on April 11 that police said the suspects had confessed they had links with Ta
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According to Daily Times, Police in the Sialkot district have arrested three terror suspects, who they said were planning to carry out suicide bombings. Dawn News reported on April 11 that police said the suspects had confessed they had links with Taliban and al Qaeda. Sialkot District Police Officer Muhammad Amin Owais told the channel that the detained men had tried to abduct a Shia cleric from Allama Iqbal Chowk when a police squad stopped them. Two of them were from Karachi, he said, and one from Quetta. Police officials also said that the suspects had abducted children in the past and sent them to Afghanistan “for brain-washing”.
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April - 11 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based terrorist groups, are among the 44 outfits designated as ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisations’ (FTO) by the US, Daily Excelsior reported. Besides these two, other groups active in India
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based terrorist groups, are among the 44 outfits designated as ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisations’ (FTO) by the US, Daily Excelsior reported. Besides these two, other groups active in India — the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-i-Islami and Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) — are also in the FTO list issued by the office of the coordinator for counter terrorism of the US Department of State. "FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressurising groups to get out of the terrorism business," a State Department statement said. Other groups of the South Asia include Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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April - 11 
On the same day, sectarian clashes continued in various parts of the Agency for the seventh consecutive day. Both sects reportedly used heavy weapons in Balish Khel and Khar Kalay, wounding several people. In an attempt to stop the fighting, security
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On the same day, sectarian clashes continued in various parts of the Agency for the seventh consecutive day. Both sects reportedly used heavy weapons in Balish Khel and Khar Kalay, wounding several people. In an attempt to stop the fighting, security forces used heavy artillery and fired upon hilltop positions of both sects, resulting in the death of one Haji Masood Khan. One of the shells hit the house of Haji Banaat Khan, a prominent tribal leader of the Sadda area, killing his 13-year-old son, Kausar. The shelling also injured his two nephews, Yousuf Khan and Naseeb Khan. According to reports, sectarian violence also continued in various areas of Parachinar on April 11.
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April - 12 
Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 12, raising the death toll of the past eight days in the area to 35, reported Daily Times. Five tribesmen — Qadir Gul, Hamid H
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Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 12, raising the death toll of the past eight days in the area to 35, reported Daily Times. Five tribesmen — Qadir Gul, Hamid Hussain, Rafique, Taib Khan and Abdul Hanan — were killed, and 10 injured, during a clash in the Marro Khel area of Lower Kurram Agency. Similarly, three people were shot dead by armed rival groups in the areas of Balishkhel, Sadda, Karman, Para Chamkani, Pewar and Teri Mengal. The political administration of the Agency has engaged the local elite and tribal elders to arrange a ceasefire and to restore normalcy to the agency.
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April - 12 
Three dead bodies of security force personnel, who were reported ‘lost’ during a military operation earlier this year in South Waziristan, were found on April 12. “We have recovered three bodies of jawans who were lost early this year,” an unnamed mi
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Three dead bodies of security force personnel, who were reported ‘lost’ during a military operation earlier this year in South Waziristan, were found on April 12. “We have recovered three bodies of jawans who were lost early this year,” an unnamed military source in Wana told Daily Times, adding, “Two FC and one army soldier’s bodies were recovered.”
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April - 12 
Two people were killed in a landmine explosion in the Pat Feeder area of Dear Bugti district on April 12, according to Dawn. The victims were on way to their village on a motorcycle when the bike hit the landmine when they reached near the Rd-238 are
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Two people were killed in a landmine explosion in the Pat Feeder area of Dear Bugti district on April 12, according to Dawn. The victims were on way to their village on a motorcycle when the bike hit the landmine when they reached near the Rd-238 area of the Pat Feeder Canal, killing the two on the spot, police sources said.
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April - 13 
A hand-grenade lobbed on children playing cricket and football in the Ayub Stadium in Quetta on April 13, caused injuries to three boys. Police sources told Dawn that the grenade, thrown from the Jail road area, landed among the children.
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A hand-grenade lobbed on children playing cricket and football in the Ayub Stadium in Quetta on April 13, caused injuries to three boys. Police sources told Dawn that the grenade, thrown from the Jail road area, landed among the children.
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April - 14 
A man was killed and four others sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in the Mastung district on April 14, Dawn reported. According to police sources, employees of the Water and Power Development Authority were repairing a damaged power pylon i
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A man was killed and four others sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in the Mastung district on April 14, Dawn reported. According to police sources, employees of the Water and Power Development Authority were repairing a damaged power pylon in the Pashkaram area of Mastung when one of them stepped over a landmine.
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April - 14 
According to The News, the death toll in the ongoing sectarian violence rose to 48 as seven more persons were killed and 16 others sustained injuries in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency in FATA, on April 14. Five people were killed when
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According to The News, the death toll in the ongoing sectarian violence rose to 48 as seven more persons were killed and 16 others sustained injuries in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency in FATA, on April 14. Five people were killed when a mortar shell hit a trench in Parachamkani and one each was killed in the Balashkhel and Sadda areas. Sources said that clashes resumed immediately after the paramilitary forces vacated the Khoshan Gul checkpoint for unknown reasons where the tribal elders gathered on April 14 to effect a cease-fire among the rival groups as agreed on April 13-evening.
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April - 14 
According to The Post, foolproof security arrangements had been finalised and hundreds of armed Taliban militants would be guarding the complex from the surrounding mountain tops. Temporary check-posts will be set up on routes leading to the venue wh
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According to The Post, foolproof security arrangements had been finalised and hundreds of armed Taliban militants would be guarding the complex from the surrounding mountain tops. Temporary check-posts will be set up on routes leading to the venue while armed militants would patrol the entire area to thwart any possible act of sabotage.
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April - 14 
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Robert S Mueller told a meeting in London last week that al Qaeda would not "go quietly into the night," having established "new sanctuaries" in "ungoverned spaces, Tribal Areas, and the Frontier pr
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Robert S Mueller told a meeting in London last week that al Qaeda would not "go quietly into the night," having established "new sanctuaries" in "ungoverned spaces, Tribal Areas, and the Frontier province of Pakistan." Addressing a meeting at Chatham House, Mueller said al Qaeda is resilient and its network is now diffused, Daily Times reported. He said a top tier is the core al Qaeda organisation, which has "established new sanctuaries in Pakistan", which means that it can "reconstitute its leadership, recruit new operatives, and regenerate its capability to attack."
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April - 14 
The National Assembly asked the Government on April 14 to approach the United Nations to get former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination investigated by an international commission, on the pattern of a probe into the 2005 killing of former P
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The National Assembly asked the Government on April 14 to approach the United Nations to get former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination investigated by an international commission, on the pattern of a probe into the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafiq Hariri, according to Dawn. The demand was made in a unanimously passed resolution moved by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Farooq H. Naek, who later said that the Government would move the UN Security Council "as soon as possible" to set up the panel that the document said must "identify the culprits, perpetrators, organisers and financiers behind this heinous crime and bring them to justice."
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April - 14 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has urged the government to honour its pledge regarding holding negotiations with the Taliban to pave way for durable peace in the FATA, The News reported. This was stated by Maulana Umar, spokesperson for the TTP,
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has urged the government to honour its pledge regarding holding negotiations with the Taliban to pave way for durable peace in the FATA, The News reported. This was stated by Maulana Umar, spokesperson for the TTP, while talking to reporters from an undisclosed location on April 14. He asked the Government to stop use of force for restoration of peace and launch a dialogue process to resolve all the issues. He said the TTP was expected to make an important announcement about peace in the "Ghazi Islam Conference" which will be held in the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) of the Mohmand Agency on April 15 (today). Umar said top TTP leaders and tribal elders would address the conference and would make an important announcement about peace in the country. "The Ghazi Islam Conference will again prove our loyalty to Pakistan as our struggle is aimed at only expelling the US and coalition forces from Afghanistan", he added. Maulana Umar added that previously the tribesmen in Mohmand Agency used to celebrate the annual Urs, which was against the spirit of Islam and tribal traditions, adding that the Ghazi Islam Conference would be a purely spiritual gathering.
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April - 15 
A cease-fire was enforced in the Balishkhel, Sadda, Khwar Killay and Sangeena areas of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 15 after 11 days of sectarian violence, which left over 50 people dead and more than 100 wounded, according to Dawn. Sources sai
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A cease-fire was enforced in the Balishkhel, Sadda, Khwar Killay and Sangeena areas of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 15 after 11 days of sectarian violence, which left over 50 people dead and more than 100 wounded, according to Dawn. Sources said that in the first phase rival groups started vacating their positions in the Sadda and Balishkhel areas of Lower Kurram on April 15-evening and paramilitary forces backed by army troops were seen taking positions in the affected areas. The rival groups agreed to a truce after negotiations with the Kohat Regional Coordination Officer Umar Afridi and Political Agent Syed Zaheerul Islam. Officials said the two factions had agreed to a cease-fire and vacate hilltops in the troubled areas of the Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan.
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April - 15 
A close aide of the TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah has offered to surrender on the condition that security forces and the government grant him amnesty from prosecution. Talking to Daily Times over the telephone from an undisclosed location, Muhammad A
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A close aide of the TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah has offered to surrender on the condition that security forces and the government grant him amnesty from prosecution. Talking to Daily Times over the telephone from an undisclosed location, Muhammad Ali Shah a.k.a. Nadar Mulla, said he was never involved in attacks on army. The Taliban had kept him in prison for 35 days at Imam Dheri as he had helped release five Frontier Corps personnel whom the militants wanted to kill, said the militant commander. Nadar Mulla said he left Imam Dheri along with other Taliban militants following the bombing of the area by security forces. He said he was now under pressure from Taliban commander Khan Khitab. He also said he had nothing to do with the issuing of a fatwa (edict) calling for slaughter of army troops.
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April - 15 
A spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Beebargh Baloch, claimed responsibility for the killing of FC personnel in Quetta. He also said that the BLA was behind landmine explosions in Mastung and Khuzdar. He accused the security forces of ar
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A spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Beebargh Baloch, claimed responsibility for the killing of FC personnel in Quetta. He also said that the BLA was behind landmine explosions in Mastung and Khuzdar. He accused the security forces of arresting many innocent people during search operations in the Seiah Koh area of Marri and Dera Bugti.
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April - 15 
A two-day ‘Ghazi Islam Conference’ organized by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) began in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA at the mausoleum of Haji Sahib Turangzai on April 15, Daily Times reported. Local ulema (religious scholars), Taliban leaders
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A two-day ‘Ghazi Islam Conference’ organized by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) began in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA at the mausoleum of Haji Sahib Turangzai on April 15, Daily Times reported. Local ulema (religious scholars), Taliban leaders and delegations from the Tank and Swat districts of the NWFP, and the North and South Waziristan, Kurram Agency, Orakzai Agency and Bajaur Agency participated in the conference. However, the media has been prevented from reporting their names.
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April - 15 
Another incident, one person was killed and three others sustained injuries when a landmine exploded in the Patokh area of Dera Bugti district.
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Another incident, one person was killed and three others sustained injuries when a landmine exploded in the Patokh area of Dera Bugti district.
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April - 15 
Hundreds of people, including Taliban spokesman Maulana Umar, attended the event. Umar told Daily Times that Sahib had remained engaged in a jihad against British imperialism throughout his life and that Taliban were his real heirs. He also said that
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Hundreds of people, including Taliban spokesman Maulana Umar, attended the event. Umar told Daily Times that Sahib had remained engaged in a jihad against British imperialism throughout his life and that Taliban were his real heirs. He also said that jirgas held with the Government differ in nature, and that jirgas would be held in the Mohmand Agency, Bajaur, Swat and Wazirstan in the coming days. He expected positive results from these jirgas within a week and said both the Government and TTP want peace. He said that object of the conference was to enable the Taliban to spread the message of jihad. He said that a formal invitation has been extended to TTP naib ameer (deputy chief) Maulana Faqeer Muhammad of Bajaur and he is likely to attend the conference, and added that TTP leader Baitullah Mehsud would not be able to participate in the conference due to personal engagements and security reasons.
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April - 15 
Just a few yards away, another man was killed when the camel he was riding stepped on a landmine.
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Just a few yards away, another man was killed when the camel he was riding stepped on a landmine.
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April - 15 
Sources said sporadic clashes continued in Parachamkani and Kirman, and Pewar and Tangi areas on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. At least one person was killed and six others injured in clashes on April 15-morning. Meanwhile, hundreds of students he
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Sources said sporadic clashes continued in Parachamkani and Kirman, and Pewar and Tangi areas on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. At least one person was killed and six others injured in clashes on April 15-morning. Meanwhile, hundreds of students held a protest demonstration in Parachinar on April 15 after the authorities postponed matriculation examinations in the region due to the clashes.
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April - 15 
Sources said that armed people fired rockets on some check-posts of the security forces in Dera Bugti. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Sources said that armed people fired rockets on some check-posts of the security forces in Dera Bugti. However, no loss of life was reported.
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April - 15 
Traders and industrialists said on April 15 that they had been receiving threatening letters from a militant organisation in the Khyber Agency, causing the suspension of night shifts in scores of factories in industrial estates in Hayatabad, Daily Ti
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Traders and industrialists said on April 15 that they had been receiving threatening letters from a militant organisation in the Khyber Agency, causing the suspension of night shifts in scores of factories in industrial estates in Hayatabad, Daily Times reported. They said Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) had issued notices to many factory owners warning them to close their factories or they would not held be responsible for any harm done. “The situation is serious. We (industrialists) are being harassed. A large number of factory owners have closed night shifts as in a situation like this, we cannot invest and run our factories,” said Haji Muhammad Asif, president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry while briefing the NWFP Minister for Industries Syed Ahmed Hasan Shah on the industrial situation. The minister assured the industrialists, investors, exporters and traders that their life and property would be protected at all costs, and that they would be provided with security.
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April - 15 
Two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, Saifur Rehman and Saifitullah, were shot dead in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 15, Dawn reported.
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Two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, Saifur Rehman and Saifitullah, were shot dead in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 15, Dawn reported.
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April - 16 
A jirga (council/assembly) of Zakhakhel and Qambarkhel elders and Taliban leaders from Waziristan succeeded in arranging the release of four detained Taliban commanders on bail, Daily Times reported. The Taliban commanders from South Waziristan had b
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A jirga (council/assembly) of Zakhakhel and Qambarkhel elders and Taliban leaders from Waziristan succeeded in arranging the release of four detained Taliban commanders on bail, Daily Times reported. The Taliban commanders from South Waziristan had been arrested for destroying tankers carrying oil for coalition troops in Afghanistan, and abducting their drivers. In exchange, the Taliban commanders handed back 50,000 gallons of petrol and two oil tankers to complainants in Landi Kotal (Khyber Agency) and released two abducted drivers. 60 people were injured and 40 oil tankers burnt after two explosions near the Torkham border four weeks ago. Javed Ibrahim Paracha, chairman of the World Prisoner’s Relief Commission of Pakistan, headed the jirga at his residence. He told Daily Times he had been directed by the Interior Affairs Adviser Rehman Malik and Interior Secretary Kamal Shah to organise the jirga to resolve the issue peacefully. He said the jirga consisted of Waziristan’s Taliban commanders Mir Qasim Janikhel and Ishaq Wazir, and Zakhakhel and Qambarkhel elders, including Nasir Khan and Khyber Khan.
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April - 16 
According to Daily Times, at least 20 persons were killed as fighting erupted between activists of the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Kooki Khel tribesmen of the Khyber Agency in FATA on April 16. "The two sides have started an exchange of f
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According to Daily Times, at least 20 persons were killed as fighting erupted between activists of the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Kooki Khel tribesmen of the Khyber Agency in FATA on April 16. "The two sides have started an exchange of fire," Rasool Khan, Assistant Political Agent of the Jamrud subdivision, confirmed to Daily Times. A tribal elder from Jamrud claimed that the Government had done nothing to avert the clash, despite knowing of hostilities on both sides. Tensions in the Jamrud subdivision surfaced after Kooki Khel tribe refused to surrender to the 30-point agenda of LI. The groups are reported to have targeted each other's positions in the hills using rockets and mortar shells, Geo News channel reported. LI is lead by cleric Mangal Bagh, who follows the puritanical Deobandi form of Sunni Islam. He has reportedly attempted to enforce a strict Taliban-style Islam in the region, provoking the tribesmen. "We can’t implement the Mangal Bagh brand of Islam on ourselves and our people," elders from the Katya Khel sub-tribe of the Kooki Khel tribe, gathered at a meeting, told Daily Times on April 15. They said they were "as much Muslims as Mangal Bagh and his men," adding, "He should not teach us Islam." Representing the sub-tribe Haji Shamshad, Haji Muhammad Ashraf, and Haji Sarfaraz said they were being asked to hoist black flags on their houses and surrender before the LI cadres. "All their demands are absurd as we’ve already taken action against those involved in smuggling, the hashish trade, kidnappings for ransom, and murders," they said.
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April - 16 
Police seized a suicide jacket, arms and ammunition during a raid in the Kanjoo area of Kabal sub-division of Swat district on April 16, according to Daily Times. One suicide jacket, two G-3 rifles, two LMG rifles, four military uniforms, six time bo
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Police seized a suicide jacket, arms and ammunition during a raid in the Kanjoo area of Kabal sub-division of Swat district on April 16, according to Daily Times. One suicide jacket, two G-3 rifles, two LMG rifles, four military uniforms, six time bombs and a large number of bullets were recovered during the raid in Delai village. Police officer Sanobar Khan stated that militants had dumped the explosives before fleeing the area.
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April - 16 
The conference participants have established three check-posts on a two-kilometer-long stretch of road leading to the mausoleum in Ghazi Abad area on the Main Peshawar-Mohmand Highway, and guards armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs surrounde
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The conference participants have established three check-posts on a two-kilometer-long stretch of road leading to the mausoleum in Ghazi Abad area on the Main Peshawar-Mohmand Highway, and guards armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs surrounded the venue. The concluding session of the conference will be held on April 16 (today). The urs (death anniversary) of Haji Sahib Turangzai traditionally held on April 14, 15 and 16 every year have been cancelled this year and replaced with the Ghazi Islam Conference, due to the reservations of local Taliban who said that the urs was ‘un-Islamic’. The Taliban has occupied the mausoleum since July 29, 2007.
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April - 16 
The Government’s claims of holding talks with Baloch insurgents are a "pack of lies" and the new Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani are "fooling themselves" by offering talks, the Baloch Liberation Ar
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The Government’s claims of holding talks with Baloch insurgents are a "pack of lies" and the new Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani are "fooling themselves" by offering talks, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said on April 16, and also issued a hit-list to kill two former governors and a former chief minister of Balochistan. In an interview with Daily Times, BLA spokesman Bibarg Baloch said that Balochistan’s new governor and chief minister had lied with the people of Balochistan about holding talks with Baloch "freedom fighters". He said the announcement was a political gimmick to achieve political gains and the support of military and intelligence quarters. "Neither the Government contacted us nor are we interested in talks," he added. The hit-list includes: former Balochistan governors Amirul Mulk Mengal and Owais Ahmed Ghani; former Balochistan chief minister Jam Muhammad Yousaf; former federal minister Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind and former provincial home minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani.
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April - 16 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency chief Umar Khalid announced a six-point agenda to run the affairs of the tribal agency, Daily Times reported. Addressing the concluding session of a two-day ‘Ghazi Islam Conference’ on April 16, the
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency chief Umar Khalid announced a six-point agenda to run the affairs of the tribal agency, Daily Times reported. Addressing the concluding session of a two-day ‘Ghazi Islam Conference’ on April 16, the Taliban leader said they would "fight against the oppressors and stand by the oppressed." He declared a general amnesty for the people who left the area fearing their lives and ordered women to observe the pardah (veil). Umar also warned those dealing in interest-based business to stop un-Islamic practices. Only local Taliban would be authorised to take any action in the area, he stated. He also announced the establishment of a complaint cell to hear complaints against the Taliban.
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April - 17 
According to Daily Times, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said that terrorists are still operating freely in Pakistan along its Afghanistan border. According to a report released this week - Combating Terrorism: The Unite
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According to Daily Times, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said that terrorists are still operating freely in Pakistan along its Afghanistan border. According to a report released this week - Combating Terrorism: The United States Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy the Terrorist Threat and Close the Safe Haven in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas – GAO said since 2002, destroying the terrorist threat and closing the terrorist safe haven have been key national security goals. The US has provided Pakistan, the agency pointed out, a key ally in the war on terror, more than $10.5 billion for military, economic, and development activities. The GAO was asked to assess firstly the progress in meeting these national security goals for Pakistan’s FATA, and secondly the status of US efforts to develop a comprehensive plan for the FATA. To address these objectives, GAO compared national security goals against assessments conducted by US agencies and reviewed available plans. According to its findings, the United States has not met its national security goals to destroy terrorist threats and close the safe haven in Pakistan’s FATA. Since 2002, the US relied principally on the Pakistan military to address US national security goals. Of the approximately $5.8 billion the US provided for efforts in the FATA and border region from 2002 through 2007, about 96 percent reimbursed Pakistan for military operations there. According to the Department of State, GAO noted, Pakistan deployed 120,000 military and paramilitary forces in the FATA and helped kill and capture hundreds of suspected Al Qaeda operatives; these efforts cost the lives of about 1,400 members of Pakistan’s security forces. However, GAO found broad agreement, as documented in the National Intelligence Estimate, State, and embassy documents, as well as Defence officials in Pakistan, that al Qaeda had regenerated its ability to attack the US and had succeeded in establishing a safe haven in the FATA. No comprehensive plan for meeting US national security goals in the FATA has been developed, as stipulated by the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism in 2003, which called for by an independent commission, mandated by congressional legislation in 2007.
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April - 17 
According to The Post, the Lashkar-e-Islam chief, Mangal Bagh, has said that his outfit is fighting against terrorism, crime and gambling and has 180000 volunteers in the Khyber Agency of FATA. In an interview to Channel Five on April 17, he said tha
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According to The Post, the Lashkar-e-Islam chief, Mangal Bagh, has said that his outfit is fighting against terrorism, crime and gambling and has 180000 volunteers in the Khyber Agency of FATA. In an interview to Channel Five on April 17, he said that "We established Lashkar to counter criminals and also contact religious scholars before the foundations of the organisation… We firstly started working for seminaries and only for religious people… We are working for religion besides our businesses." "Allah Almighty reveals in the Holy Quran not for any particular region but for whole world and we are His men to spread His message," Mangal said. "We will only accept this rule of law prescribed by Allah Almighty and not those that were made by Jews," he stated. To a question, he said their manifesto comprised of 30 clauses. He also said their organisation had 180000 volunteers. Mangal Bagh also claimed that his outfit had no contacts with al Qaeda and any other organisation.
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April - 17 
Harabyar Marri, son of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, has been released from a London jail on bail, Geo News reported on April 17. Harabyar had been arrested in December 2007 and detained in London on terrorism charges, the chann
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Harabyar Marri, son of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, has been released from a London jail on bail, Geo News reported on April 17. Harabyar had been arrested in December 2007 and detained in London on terrorism charges, the channel said.
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April - 17 
Suspected militants shot dead a female health worker stationed at a clinic in the Baytha area of Safi sub-division in the Mohmand Agency late on April 17-night. Eyewitnesses blamed the local Taliban for the killing of Nihar Begum, AFP reported. Local
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Suspected militants shot dead a female health worker stationed at a clinic in the Baytha area of Safi sub-division in the Mohmand Agency late on April 17-night. Eyewitnesses blamed the local Taliban for the killing of Nihar Begum, AFP reported. Local official Haseeb Khan confirmed the incident but could not confirm whether the attackers were local Taliban. "We have arrested three suspects," he added.
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April - 17 
The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing of a policeman in Quetta on April 17, and warned that it would carry out more such attacks in future. Attacks by the BLA have reportedly intensified since the new gov
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The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing of a policeman in Quetta on April 17, and warned that it would carry out more such attacks in future. Attacks by the BLA have reportedly intensified since the new government took over, despite an offer by Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani to resolve differences through dialogue. The BLA has rejected the offer.
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April - 17 
Unidentified armed men killed a police constable on April 17 and injured two others in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, Daily Times reported. Constable Amin Atif was shot dead by unidentified persons on the city’s Joint Road while another policeman, M
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Unidentified armed men killed a police constable on April 17 and injured two others in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, Daily Times reported. Constable Amin Atif was shot dead by unidentified persons on the city’s Joint Road while another policeman, Munir Ahmed, and a civilian, Abdul Sattar, were injured in the incident. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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April - 18 
An explosion near the building of the Balochistan Intermediate and Secondary Education Board in the provincial capital Quetta damaged the windowpanes of the adjacent buildings without causing any causality.
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An explosion near the building of the Balochistan Intermediate and Secondary Education Board in the provincial capital Quetta damaged the windowpanes of the adjacent buildings without causing any causality.
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April - 18 
Four youths were killed in two incidents of violence in the Kurram Agency of FATA on April 18, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitness accounts, two students were killed when suspected militants opened fire in Alizai. Separately, security force
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Four youths were killed in two incidents of violence in the Kurram Agency of FATA on April 18, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitness accounts, two students were killed when suspected militants opened fire in Alizai. Separately, security forces near Parachinar allegedly killed two youngsters, Dawn News reported.
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April - 18 
Militants of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on April 18 offered shelter to Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammad Omar, should they ask for it, The News reported. Militant commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad also offered a general amnesty to all their opponents
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Militants of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on April 18 offered shelter to Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammad Omar, should they ask for it, The News reported. Militant commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad also offered a general amnesty to all their opponents, except alleged US spies and those involved in adultery, and announced the formation of various committees for settling people's conflicts. Tribal sources said that the militants for the first time invited their once-harsh opponents, including the tribal elders, former and present parliamentarians and some clerics, to their stronghold in Barkhalozo area in the Mohmand subdivision to assure them that they should no more consider the militants a threat.
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April - 18 
Suspected militants released 16 security force personnel who were abducted during the clashes, Dawn News reported.
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Suspected militants released 16 security force personnel who were abducted during the clashes, Dawn News reported.
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April - 18 
The Lashkar-e-Islam on April 18 ended clashes with the Kooki Khel tribe in the Jamrud subdivision of Khyber Agency in FATA after the tribe accepted the militant group’s demands to end illegal businesses, according to Daily Times. The Peshawar-Torkham
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The Lashkar-e-Islam on April 18 ended clashes with the Kooki Khel tribe in the Jamrud subdivision of Khyber Agency in FATA after the tribe accepted the militant group’s demands to end illegal businesses, according to Daily Times. The Peshawar-Torkham Highway was opened for traffic after five days of closure due to fighting between the two sides. The Lashkar-e-Islam reportedly captured the houses of tribesmen late on April 16, and told them to stop extorting money from vehicles on the highway and end illegal businesses, including the sale of liquor and the sheltering of criminals. Tribal elders said Iqtidar Shah, the elder son of the late Malik Zahir Shah, had surrendered to the Lashkar-e-Islam late on April 17, during a jirga (council). They said that Kooki Khel elder Guli Shah had accepted the Lashkar-e-Islam’s 30-point agenda during a similar jirga held at the Shah Kas area on April 18. Haji Misri Khan, a close aide of Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh, said the tribe had accepted all their demands. He said the Kooki Khel tribe had agreed that they would eradicate distilleries from the area and stop the sale of hashish and the extortion of money from commuters, adding that they would also expel criminals from the area.
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April - 18 
The militants spoke about the abolition of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and told the jirga (council) members they wanted the Shariah to replace the FCR. All the jirga members backed the militants’ proposa
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The militants spoke about the abolition of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and told the jirga (council) members they wanted the Shariah to replace the FCR. All the jirga members backed the militants’ proposal and assured them to support their struggle for enforcing the Islamic laws in the FATA. Maulana Faqir Mohammad in his speech offered general amnesty to all their opponents and said they were now free in their movements in the tribal region. However, he explained there would be no change in their policy for alleged US spies and those engaged in adultery and un-Islamic activities. Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar, he claimed, were the true heroes of the Muslim world, adding he and his followers would lay down their lives for them. Faqir Mohammad remarked: "Sheikh Osama has become an ideology now and America's $50 million bounty for his head is not even worthy for his turban." The militant commander also said they would not tolerate President Pervez Musharraf in any form in the country as "he detained their guests (Arab fighters) and sold them like animals to America."
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April - 18 
Two security force personnel were killed and another sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in the Dera Bugti district on April 18, Daily Times reported. A paramilitary force vehicle was on routine patrol in the Thoba Nothani locality of the dist
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Two security force personnel were killed and another sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in the Dera Bugti district on April 18, Daily Times reported. A paramilitary force vehicle was on routine patrol in the Thoba Nothani locality of the district when it hit a landmine. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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April - 19 
A Taliban commander, blamed for the deadliest attack on United States (US) troops since they entered Afghanistan in 2001, has been killed in a shootout with security forces in Pakistan, US and Pakistani officials have said, according to Daily Times.
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A Taliban commander, blamed for the deadliest attack on United States (US) troops since they entered Afghanistan in 2001, has been killed in a shootout with security forces in Pakistan, US and Pakistani officials have said, according to Daily Times. Police killed Ahmad Shah alias Mullah Ismail, at a roadblock near Peshawar, an unnamed senior Pakistani intelligence official said. Jehanzeb Khan, a police official in Badhber, said local officers responding to an emergency call about a kidnapping on April 10 had opened fire on one car when the driver tried to speed away from a roadblock. He said two suspected kidnappers were killed and their victim was freed unharmed. An unnamed senior Pakistani intelligence official said further investigation had identified one of them as Shah. The US officials — one from the military and one working in counter-terrorism – also confirmed Shah’s death in Pakistan. Zabiullah Mujahed, a Taliban spokesman, said he did not know if Shah was dead. Shah’s death was first reported by CBS News on April 16.
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April - 19 
Afghan and US officials have described Shah as the leader of Taliban militants who ambushed a group of US commandos in June 2005 and shot down a Chinook helicopter sent to rescue them. 16 American Special Forces personnel died in the crash.
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Afghan and US officials have described Shah as the leader of Taliban militants who ambushed a group of US commandos in June 2005 and shot down a Chinook helicopter sent to rescue them. 16 American Special Forces personnel died in the crash.
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April - 19 
In Miranshah Bazaar, the Taliban paraded two alleged thieves through the bazaar in a pick-up truck after painting their faces black and shaving their heads. The ‘thieves’ were forced to shout, “Whoever will steal and disobey their parents will get si
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In Miranshah Bazaar, the Taliban paraded two alleged thieves through the bazaar in a pick-up truck after painting their faces black and shaving their heads. The ‘thieves’ were forced to shout, “Whoever will steal and disobey their parents will get similar punishment.” A Taliban ‘commander’ who was accompanying the accused said that one of the ‘thieves’ was from Miranshah, while the other was from the Mir Ali tehsil (administrative division) of North Waziristan Agency. He alleged that Muhammad Khalid, 30, and Rasool Badshah, 40, robbed people in Afghanistan and that the Taliban had seized four ‘stolen’ vehicles from their possession.
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April - 19 
Local Taliban in South Waziristan Agency on April 19 publicly ‘executed’ three people who had allegedly killed a teenager, Intezar Mehsud, APP reported, according to Daily Times. The deceased, identified as Janan Mehsud, Farooq Wazir and an Afghan na
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Local Taliban in South Waziristan Agency on April 19 publicly ‘executed’ three people who had allegedly killed a teenager, Intezar Mehsud, APP reported, according to Daily Times. The deceased, identified as Janan Mehsud, Farooq Wazir and an Afghan national, had allegedly murdered the boy who belonged to the Bandkhel tribe, after robbing him of PKR 60,000. The local Taliban held an investigation and subsequently executed the ‘criminals’ at Makeen Ada, report said. Laddha Assistant Political Agent Yayha Wazir confirmed the incident.
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April - 20 
A check-post of the security forces was attacked in the Kahan area of Kohlu district. Sources said some people fired around a dozen rockets on the check-post but the rockets did not hit the post.
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A check-post of the security forces was attacked in the Kahan area of Kohlu district. Sources said some people fired around a dozen rockets on the check-post but the rockets did not hit the post.
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April - 20 
A FC trooper was killed and another sustained injuries when a landmine exploded in the Sangsella area of Dera Bugti district.
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A FC trooper was killed and another sustained injuries when a landmine exploded in the Sangsella area of Dera Bugti district.
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April - 20 
An unnamed tribal leader told the BBC that the tribesmen of the area could not confirm whether the abducted Ambassador had ever been kept in any tribal area of Pakistan or Afghanistan. He also said that they had no information on the identity of the
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An unnamed tribal leader told the BBC that the tribesmen of the area could not confirm whether the abducted Ambassador had ever been kept in any tribal area of Pakistan or Afghanistan. He also said that they had no information on the identity of the kidnappers. Separately, the political administration in the Khyber Agency has claimed that local Taliban were not involved in the abduction of the envoy, according to Dawn News. The Assistant Political Agent of the agency stressed that Azizuddin was not in the Khyber Agency. News of Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who has been missing since February 11, surfaced when an Arab satellite channel broadcast a video of him on April 20. Flanked by his driver and bodyguard, Azizuddin urged the government of Pakistan to secure his speedy release.
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April - 20 
In the province, suspected insurgents blew an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline near the Loti area suspending gas supply to the plant in Sui, The Post reported. This gas pipeline was laid between Pirkoh and Sui and was one of the major lines in the area.
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In the province, suspected insurgents blew an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline near the Loti area suspending gas supply to the plant in Sui, The Post reported. This gas pipeline was laid between Pirkoh and Sui and was one of the major lines in the area. The same pipeline was reportedly blown up three days back in the same area, sources said.
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April - 20 
The abductors of missing Pakistan envoy Tariq Azizuddin have demanded the release of 12 prisoners, including the men suspected of plotting Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, in exchange for his freedom, the BBC reported on April 20, according to Daily T
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The abductors of missing Pakistan envoy Tariq Azizuddin have demanded the release of 12 prisoners, including the men suspected of plotting Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, in exchange for his freedom, the BBC reported on April 20, according to Daily Times. The kidnappers have demanded the release of Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TSNM) chief Maulana Sufi, five Afghan Taliban militants and the three men arrested on charges of allegedly plotting Benazir Bhutto’s assassination — Aitzaz Shah, Hussnain and Rafaqat. According to reports, the people demanded by the abductors in exchange for the release of the envoy are all linked to militant commander Baitullah Mehsud. Maulana Umar, spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), however told the BBC that his group had no involvement in the kidnapping of Azizuddin, adding that they also had no knowledge of the abduction.
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April - 20 
The Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh has claimed that he was repeatedly asked by Taliban militants in Waziristan and elsewhere in the FATA to make his armed group part of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but he rejected the demand, as he didn’t w
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The Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh has claimed that he was repeatedly asked by Taliban militants in Waziristan and elsewhere in the FATA to make his armed group part of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but he rejected the demand, as he didn’t want to do anything that could harm the country. In an interview with The News at his base in a remote part of Bara in the Khyber Agency, he said that he has never fought Pakistan’s security forces and had no intention of doing so in future. "There is a Pakistan Army camp in Bara area and we also have Frontier Corps troops and Khasadars operating here. We have had no problem with the presence of these forces in our area," he said. Mangal Bagh also said he had no links with al Qaeda or Afghan and Pakistani Taliban. He said he didn’t send his fighters to fight on the side of Taliban in Waziristan, Swat and Darra Adam Khel. Mangal Bagh stated that "Ours is a reformist organization trying to promote virtue and prevent vice. We have rid Bara of drug-traffickers, gamblers, kidnappers, car-snatchers and other criminals and we want to cleanse Jamrud as well of those selling drugs and liquor and running gambling dens. That was the reason for us to send our mujahideen to Jamrud to accomplish the job." He claimed that the Lashkar-e-Islam was now able to enforce its code of conduct in almost the whole of Khyber Agency except parts of Jamrud inhabited by the Kukikhel tribe and a two-kilometer stretch of territory in the Maidan area of Tirah valley. "We have 120,000 men under arms who at a short notice would be able to assemble in case of need. All I have to do is to make an announcement on our FM radio channel and my mujahideen volunteers would be ready to fight for the Lashkar-e-Islam," he maintained. He added that about 70 vehicles, almost all double-door pickups, had been donated by pious and wealthy tribesmen for use by Lashkar-e-Islam volunteers.
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April - 20 
Three security force personnel were killed and a civilian was injured in the Hub area of Balochistan on April 20-night, Dawn reported. Police sources said two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle near the Gadani bus
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Three security force personnel were killed and a civilian was injured in the Hub area of Balochistan on April 20-night, Dawn reported. Police sources said two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle near the Gadani bus stop. "Two soldiers died and another succumbed to injuries in hospital," police said. The driver of a bus which was passing through the area at the time of the firing was injured.
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April - 21 
A copy of the six-point agreement issued to media late on April 21 said suicide bombings and the killing of innocent people had necessitated the accord. Under the agreement, the TNSM will continue to pursue a peaceful struggle for the enforcement of
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A copy of the six-point agreement issued to media late on April 21 said suicide bombings and the killing of innocent people had necessitated the accord. Under the agreement, the TNSM will continue to pursue a peaceful struggle for the enforcement of Shariah, while respecting the law and condemning those who commit violence. It was not known if rebel cleric Maulana Fazlullah, Sufi Muhammad’s son-in-law, has agreed to the pact. Sufi Muhammad was arrested in 2001 while attempting to return from Afghanistan, where he led thousands of Muslim volunteers in the Taliban’s fight against the US-backed war on terror. A spokesman of Fazlullah hailed his father-in-law’s release, saying that they hoped the NWFP Government would continue these efforts. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan also welcomed Sufi Muhammad’s release.
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April - 21 
According to Dawn, militants took eight militiamen hostage after the Frontier Corps (FC) foiled an attempt by them on April 21 to abduct two employees of the World Wood Programme in the FATA. The eight hostages, all belonging to the Mehsud Scouts, we
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According to Dawn, militants took eight militiamen hostage after the Frontier Corps (FC) foiled an attempt by them on April 21 to abduct two employees of the World Wood Programme in the FATA. The eight hostages, all belonging to the Mehsud Scouts, were freed by their captors after the Frontier Corps raided a lair of the group and arrested a number of militants. Earlier during the day, paramilitary forces rescued from the militants two employees of the World Food Programme abducted in Zakhakhel area after a gun-battle. According to officials, at least five FC personnel and two Khasadar force soldiers were injured in the clash.
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April - 21 
An FC spokesman stated that around 50 to 60 militants riding in three pick-up trucks ambushed a group of Frontier Corps militiamen near Prang Sam, in the Jamrud sub district, on April 21-morning. A heavy exchange of fire between the two sides left tw
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An FC spokesman stated that around 50 to 60 militants riding in three pick-up trucks ambushed a group of Frontier Corps militiamen near Prang Sam, in the Jamrud sub district, on April 21-morning. A heavy exchange of fire between the two sides left two FC troops dead and five others wounded. The spokesman said in the afternoon, the militants made another attempt against security force personnel, attacking a post of the Mehsud Scouts (MS). They abducted eight soldiers, making them hostage. The FC subsequently raided a hideout of the militants, who agreed to exchange the troops for their own detained associates.
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April - 21 
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the military was not involved in the Government’s decision to release the TNSM chief, AP reported.
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Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the military was not involved in the Government’s decision to release the TNSM chief, AP reported.
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April - 21 
Militants have warned the Government that they would resume fighting if it does not stop the military operations in Swat, South Waziristan and other Tribal Areas, according to Daily Times. Taliban spokesman Maulana Omar told reporters on the phone th
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Militants have warned the Government that they would resume fighting if it does not stop the military operations in Swat, South Waziristan and other Tribal Areas, according to Daily Times. Taliban spokesman Maulana Omar told reporters on the phone that they [Taliban] had nothing to do with the abduction of Tariq Azizuddin, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan. He also said the Government had violated the "ceasefire".
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April - 21 
Suspected militants blew up a video shop in the Kurram village of Karak district in NWFP, APP reported. The blast occurred when a remote-controlled explosive device planted near the shop was detonated. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Suspected militants blew up a video shop in the Kurram village of Karak district in NWFP, APP reported. The blast occurred when a remote-controlled explosive device planted near the shop was detonated. However, no loss of life was reported.
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April - 21 
The Balochistan Government on April 21 withdrew all cases, including those of sedition, against detained former Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal, but Mengal’s Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) rejected the move, terming it a "cos
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The Balochistan Government on April 21 withdrew all cases, including those of sedition, against detained former Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal, but Mengal’s Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) rejected the move, terming it a "cosmetic measure taken by a powerless provincial government," Daily Times reported. Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani convened a meeting at Chief Minister’s House — attended by, among others, Balochistan Chief Secretary Nasir Mehmood and Inspector General of Police Saud Gohar — at which cases registered against political leaders and activists were reviewed. Terming them "politically motivated," the meeting’s participants recommended that all cases against Mengal and various other political leaders be dropped. The Balochistan government also said it would take up the issue of similar cases registered against Mengal in the Sindh province. It also dropped cases of sedition registered by the previous government against Mengal after he addressed two public gatherings in Quetta in 2006, before and after the killing of former Balochistan Governor and Chief Minister Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
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April - 21 
The BNP, of which Mengal is the president, rejected the decision, saying that it was "absolutely meaningless" to withdraw all the cases except the one for which he was being held in a Karachi jail. BNP Central Secretary General Habib Jalib Baloch sai
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The BNP, of which Mengal is the president, rejected the decision, saying that it was "absolutely meaningless" to withdraw all the cases except the one for which he was being held in a Karachi jail. BNP Central Secretary General Habib Jalib Baloch said that the decision was a "cosmetic measure" taken by a "totally powerless provincial government" to gain political mileage. The actual centres of power in the country were the military and the intelligence agencies, he said, adding that the establishment did not support co-operation between political forces and did not want Mengal and hundreds of BNP leaders released.
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April - 21 
The Government has decided to ban carrying of and display of weapons as part of its policy of maintaining peace. A plan in this regard would be made public in a couple of days, Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, told Dawn on
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The Government has decided to ban carrying of and display of weapons as part of its policy of maintaining peace. A plan in this regard would be made public in a couple of days, Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, told Dawn on April 21. Malik said misuse of weapons and their unnoticed display was one of the main reasons for deterioration in the law and order situation. He also said provincial Governments had been asked to enforce the ban and issue new arms licences with care and after thorough investigation.
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April - 21 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has released Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of the banned militant organisation Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), under a peace deal to restore normalcy to Swat and its adjoining areas, Dai
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has released Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of the banned militant organisation Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), under a peace deal to restore normalcy to Swat and its adjoining areas, Daily Times reported. "Sufi Muhammad and the jirga have given assurances that he and his companions will remain peaceful," NWFP Information Minister Sardar Hussain Babek told AFP.
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April - 21 
The police have arrested two members of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba) in connection with the murder of two Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials during separate raids in Karachi. "They are both linked to the murders of the IB off
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The police have arrested two members of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba) in connection with the murder of two Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials during separate raids in Karachi. "They are both linked to the murders of the IB officials and are the members of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa," said police officer Jaffer Hussain, according to Daily Times. Two IB officials, Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim and Sub-Inspector Fazal-ur-Rehman, were killed on March 27, 2008 at Regal Chowk, within the jurisdiction of Preedy police station in Karachi. A loaded TT pistol and chemicals used in making of explosives were recovered from their possession.
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April - 21 
The ruling Awami National Party Information Secretary Zahid Khan said talks were underway with militants to free other people as part of the reconciliation process, NNI reported.
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The ruling Awami National Party Information Secretary Zahid Khan said talks were underway with militants to free other people as part of the reconciliation process, NNI reported.
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April - 21 
There is "strong evidence" that al Qaeda operatives are present in the Tribal Areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on April 21, according to Daily Times. "The evidence shows that al Qaeda is prese
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There is "strong evidence" that al Qaeda operatives are present in the Tribal Areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on April 21, according to Daily Times. "The evidence shows that al Qaeda is present there (along the Pak-Afghan border)," he said while addressing a joint press conference at the Foreign Office with his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Rejecting the idea of unilateral action against al Qaeda, he said that Pakistan, Afghanistan and NATO forces should all work together to defeat the terrorist organisation. Miliband said he supported Pakistan’s "multi-pronged" strategy to deal with militancy through political and economic means as well as security measures. However, he added, "Reconciliation does not mean creating safe space for terrorists."
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April - 22 
Another incident, two soldiers of the Frontier Corps were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in the Doli Wad area of Kohlu district on April 22.
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Another incident, two soldiers of the Frontier Corps were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in the Doli Wad area of Kohlu district on April 22.
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April - 22 
Ayman al-Zawahiri, widely considered to be number two in the al Qaeda, criticised Muslims for failing to support Islamist insurgencies in Iraq and elsewhere in a new audiotape posted on April 22 on the Internet, according to The News. In several part
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, widely considered to be number two in the al Qaeda, criticised Muslims for failing to support Islamist insurgencies in Iraq and elsewhere in a new audiotape posted on April 22 on the Internet, according to The News. In several parts of the audio message, al-Zawahiri claimed that Taliban took over 95 per cent of Afghanistan and was sweeping Pakistan as well. "Residents of the provinces and various regions welcome the Taliban and urge them to come to purify their regions of corruption; this is the secret of Taliban quick deployment and gripping control of 95 per cent of Afghanistan," he said. "The Crusaders and their agents in Pakistan and Afghanistan are starting to fall," al-Zawahiri said. Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant also said: "I call upon the Muslim nation to fear Allah’s question (at judgment day) about its failure to support its brothers of the Mujahideen, and (urge it) not to withhold men and money, which is the mainstay of a war…I urge all Muslims to hurry to the battlefields of Jihad, especially in Iraq."
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April - 22 
Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman on April 22 welcomed Sufi Muhammad’s release, but vowed that an armed struggle for Shariah law would continue despite the signing of a peace accord. Muslim Khan said: "We welcome the release ... but we will only lay down
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Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman on April 22 welcomed Sufi Muhammad’s release, but vowed that an armed struggle for Shariah law would continue despite the signing of a peace accord. Muslim Khan said: "We welcome the release ... but we will only lay down arms when the Government enforces Shariah law." Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas also said that no decision had been made to withdraw the army from Swat.
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April - 22 
More agreements between the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and militants are in the pipeline, NWFP Law Minister Arshad Abdullah said on April 22, according to Daily Times. He said that the release of Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of th
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More agreements between the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and militants are in the pipeline, NWFP Law Minister Arshad Abdullah said on April 22, according to Daily Times. He said that the release of Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), was a step towards bringing peace to the Malakand division. It also delivered the Government’s message of peace to other militant groups, he added. Asked if amnesty would be granted to other militants, Abdullah said agreements aimed at bringing peace to the country in general and NWFP in particular were in the pipeline, and the Government was negotiating with other militant factions, including Fazlullah’s. However, the law minister clarified that a Government amnesty would only be for Pakistani nationals, not foreign militants. Asked if the implementation of Shariah law in Malakand division was part of the agreement with the TSNM, the law minister said it was not part of the six-point peace agreement. In the agreement, Abdullah said that "the organisation [TNSM] assured that the Government of Pakistan and state institutions would be respected so that peace and the government’s writ of state could be restored in Malakand region." The TNSM also assured the Government that if certain elements did not refrain from militancy, the Government would have the right to take action against them, he added.
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April - 22 
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Balochistan University, Dr. Safdar Kiyani, was shot dead by insurgents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 22-evening, Dawn reported. According to sources, two people on a motorbike opened fire on Dr. Kiyani whe
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The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Balochistan University, Dr. Safdar Kiyani, was shot dead by insurgents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 22-evening, Dawn reported. According to sources, two people on a motorbike opened fire on Dr. Kiyani when he came out of his house in the Green Town area on Sariab road for an evening walk. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the murder. "He had been working for intelligence agencies and we had already warned him," the BLA spokesman Beebargh Baloch told reporters from an unspecified location.
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April - 22 
Three other soldiers were wounded in three landmine blasts in the Lehri, Sangsella and Karmo Wad areas of Dera Bugti and Kohlu districts.
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Three other soldiers were wounded in three landmine blasts in the Lehri, Sangsella and Karmo Wad areas of Dera Bugti and Kohlu districts.
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April - 23 
A Frontier Constabulary (FC) soldier died and another sustained injuries on April 23 in an exchange of fire between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan army "due to a misunderstanding" at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Nawa Pass in the Bajau
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A Frontier Constabulary (FC) soldier died and another sustained injuries on April 23 in an exchange of fire between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan army "due to a misunderstanding" at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Nawa Pass in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. Up to 10 militants of a group which attacked the Afghan check-post and caused the "misunderstanding" were also killed in the clash. A press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that militants had attacked the Daud Qilla check-post in Afghanistan early on April 23-morning. The Afghan army started firing in the direction of Pakistani forces with heavy weapons and Pakistani troops reportedly retaliated and the exchange of fire continued for some time. The ISPR said the exchange of fire occurred due to a "misunderstanding" between the Afghan troops and the FC personnel.
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April - 23 
In FATA, two workers of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) were abducted from the Karapa area of Ghalanai, headquarters of the Mohmand Agency, on April 23, according to Dawn. Officials said that Noorul Haq, logistics officer of Save the Children,
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In FATA, two workers of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) were abducted from the Karapa area of Ghalanai, headquarters of the Mohmand Agency, on April 23, according to Dawn. Officials said that Noorul Haq, logistics officer of Save the Children, and his driver Amir Mohammad were going from the agency headquarters hospital in Ghalanai to Peshawar. The NGO is running a family health project in Mohmand Agency for training women doctors and paramedics and is also providing life-saving drugs for children.
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April - 23 
Militants shot dead a man, identified as Gul Zali Khan, near Miranshah in North Waziristan for "spying for the United States", an official said on April 23, according to Daily Times. Locals found the bullet-riddled body the victim hailing from Birmal
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Militants shot dead a man, identified as Gul Zali Khan, near Miranshah in North Waziristan for "spying for the United States", an official said on April 23, according to Daily Times. Locals found the bullet-riddled body the victim hailing from Birmal village along with a note that read, "This man has met his fate because he was spying for the American and Afghan forces and giving them help". He was abducted from a bus stop last week just outside Miranshah by the militants, residents said.
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April - 23 
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baitullah Mehsud, has ordered his militants to "immediately cease their activities" in the FATA and NWFP, Dawn reported. "Baitullah Mehsud has issued directives to all his comrades that in order to rest
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The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baitullah Mehsud, has ordered his militants to "immediately cease their activities" in the FATA and NWFP, Dawn reported. "Baitullah Mehsud has issued directives to all his comrades that in order to restore peace in the region, they should cease their activities forthwith both in the tribal region as well as the settled districts of the NWFP," said a pamphlet released on April 23. "He has warned that his directives should be complied with and those violating them will be publicly punished," it said. A spokesman for Baitullah confirmed the contents of the pamphlet circulated in South Waziristan in FATA and the adjoining districts of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP. The development follows negotiations between the TTP and the Government, conducted through tribal interlocutors. A 15-point draft agreement, to be signed between the Mehsud tribe of South Waziristan and the local political administration, calls for an end to militancy, exchange of prisoners, withdrawal of the military and resolution of issues in accordance with local customs and the Frontier Crimes Regulation. TTP spokesman Maulana Omar told Dawn that the military had begun pulling out of the Mehsud area as a result of the talks. The draft agreement envisages the Frontier Corps would replace the military in the area. A military spokesman, however, denied that any orders had been issued to pull out the army. "Not yet… So far we have not received any orders from the government," Major General Athar Abbas said. Omar said talks between the two sides were "coming to fruition". The agreement would incorporate demands from the two sides, he added. He claimed that the TTP had in custody more than 100 military, paramilitary and Government officials. They would be released after the signing of the peace accord through a grand tribal jirga. He said the Government had released three of their people, including TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Mohammad. He expressed the hope that the Government would also withdraw forces from other areas.
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April - 23 
The United States’ judgement on the new Pakistani Government’s peace deal with militants will depend on whether the groups keep their pledge against using force, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said on April 23, according to Daily Tim
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The United States’ judgement on the new Pakistani Government’s peace deal with militants will depend on whether the groups keep their pledge against using force, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said on April 23, according to Daily Times. He said, "The Pakistani Government is engaged in discussions designed to stop violence. It’s got to be done in a way that produces results, that reduces violence. It’s the outcome that matters." Boucher said there had been such efforts in the past, but unsuccessful ones because they were not enforced. The White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, however, said, "We have been concerned about these types of approaches because we don’t think they work." "What we encourage them to do," Perino said, "is to continue to fight against the terrorists and to not disrupt any security or military operations that are ongoing in order to help prevent a safe haven for terrorists there."
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April - 25 
According to Daily Times, various defunct sectarian and militant groups have started re-emerging in the country, especially in Karachi, after remaining underground for the past several years. Dawn News reported on April 25 that activists of some sect
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According to Daily Times, various defunct sectarian and militant groups have started re-emerging in the country, especially in Karachi, after remaining underground for the past several years. Dawn News reported on April 25 that activists of some sectarian groups had carried out wall-chalking, hoisted outfit flags and displayed posters to inform the public about their activities, including gatherings in mosques in Karachi. The channel also quoted sources in banned militant outfits as saying that these organisations were active under new names and venues, adding that they had recently held large rallies in Karachi. According to the channel, jihadi groups like the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Al-Badr have established new offices.
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April - 25 
At least three people were killed and 26 injured when a car bomb exploded near Mardan City Police Station in the NWFP on April 25, Daily Times reported. Mardan district Superintendent of Police Ijaz Abid said the bomb, planted in a car parked near th
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At least three people were killed and 26 injured when a car bomb exploded near Mardan City Police Station in the NWFP on April 25, Daily Times reported. Mardan district Superintendent of Police Ijaz Abid said the bomb, planted in a car parked near the police station, detonated around 6am, killing two civilians and a police official, and injuring around 17 policemen and nine civilians. He also said that nearly 35 to 40 kilograms of explosives were used and the police station and adjacent shops were badly damaged. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. "This attack was carried out by our mujahideen to avenge the earlier killing of one of our commanders by police in Mardan," TTP spokesman Maulana Omar told Reuters by telephone.
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April - 25 
At least three persons were killed and 35 others injured in a powerful bomb explosion in a market near Mardan city police station in NWFP on April 25 (today)-morning, reports The News. One Sub Inspector, Furrukh Saeed, a hotel owner and a child were
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At least three persons were killed and 35 others injured in a powerful bomb explosion in a market near Mardan city police station in NWFP on April 25 (today)-morning, reports The News. One Sub Inspector, Furrukh Saeed, a hotel owner and a child were among the victims. At least 13 security force personnel and seven passers-by were among the injured. The explosion completely destroyed a portion of the police station and at least 15 to 16 shops in the proximity.
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April - 26 
A jirga (council) is currently negotiating for a peace deal after two other jirgas failed to broker a truce in the area on April 26-night between the Dadukhel tribe and Taliban, according to Daily Times. The Taliban have also handed the locals a list
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A jirga (council) is currently negotiating for a peace deal after two other jirgas failed to broker a truce in the area on April 26-night between the Dadukhel tribe and Taliban, according to Daily Times. The Taliban have also handed the locals a list of wanted people, who are accused of being criminals.
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April - 26 
Militants blew up a gas pipeline in the Sui area near Jaffarabad, suspending the gas supply to various Punjab districts, Geo TV reports, according to Daily Times. The channel said the gas supply had been suspended to several southern Punjab districts
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Militants blew up a gas pipeline in the Sui area near Jaffarabad, suspending the gas supply to various Punjab districts, Geo TV reports, according to Daily Times. The channel said the gas supply had been suspended to several southern Punjab districts and powerhouses. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA), a banned militant outfit, has claimed responsibility for the incident. Militants in Balochistan often blow up the gas pipeline and electricity poles to press the government for their demands – from seeking royalties for the region’s gas supply to getting share in government jobs. The BRA also claimed responsibility for the killing of six army personnel in a remote control bomb blast in Dera Bugti in August 2007.
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April - 26 
The offices of an intelligence agency and the executive district officer of the public health department were damaged in another bomb explosion in the Dear Bugti town. According to police sources, unidentified assailants planted a bomb near the build
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The offices of an intelligence agency and the executive district officer of the public health department were damaged in another bomb explosion in the Dear Bugti town. According to police sources, unidentified assailants planted a bomb near the building which exploded damaging the buildings.
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April - 26 
Three Taliban and four suspected criminals were killed and several others, including women and children, injured in a clash in the Dadukhel area of the Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 26. Assistant Political Agent Yakaghund Shahidullah Khan told Dawn
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Three Taliban and four suspected criminals were killed and several others, including women and children, injured in a clash in the Dadukhel area of the Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 26. Assistant Political Agent Yakaghund Shahidullah Khan told Dawn that the casualties’ figure could be increased because firing which started in the evening continued till late night. According to sources, people belonging to the local Taliban besieged a house where they alleged some 10 to 12 people were planning for some criminal activities. An exchange of fire took place in which three people from Taliban’s side — one of them identified as Zahid Khan of Michni — and four from other side — two of them identified as Noor Sham and Amjad — were killed. Rockets and Kalashnikovs were used in the fighting, sources added.
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April - 26 
Two people were injured when a bomb went off under a tractor trolley in the Pat Feeder area of the Dera Bugti district on April 26, Dawn reported. Police sources said that unidentified assailants had planted the bomb under the trolley.
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Two people were injured when a bomb went off under a tractor trolley in the Pat Feeder area of the Dera Bugti district on April 26, Dawn reported. Police sources said that unidentified assailants had planted the bomb under the trolley.
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April - 27 
A man was executed in public by Taliban militants in the Rahim Korona area of the Mohmand Agency in the FATA on April 27, Dawn reported. The Taliban had ‘sentenced’ Zaiver Khan to death after finding him guilty of hijacking vehicles and killing a num
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A man was executed in public by Taliban militants in the Rahim Korona area of the Mohmand Agency in the FATA on April 27, Dawn reported. The Taliban had ‘sentenced’ Zaiver Khan to death after finding him guilty of hijacking vehicles and killing a number of people. The execution was carried out in a field where a large number of militants had gathered around. With the execution, the death toll in the ongoing clashes between the local militants and tribesmen rose to 13. Three militants, three children and a woman were among the dead.
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April - 27 
Local people said the militants had set ablaze houses of several people belonging to the Dadukhel tribe and abducted six tribesmen. Over 1,000 militants with heavy weapons mounted on trucks besieged a locality near Michni and reportedly carried out h
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Local people said the militants had set ablaze houses of several people belonging to the Dadukhel tribe and abducted six tribesmen. Over 1,000 militants with heavy weapons mounted on trucks besieged a locality near Michni and reportedly carried out house-to-house searches for alleged criminals. Militants’ spokesman Maulana Umar informed journalists that the Taliban from Khyber and Bajaur agencies had also taken part in the clashes. He claimed that they were fighting with people who were involved in kidnapping and other anti-social activities.
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April - 27 
Two gas pipelines were blown up in Balochistan, suspending supplies to several districts in the Punjab province, officials said on April 27, Daily Times reported. A main gas pipeline transporting natural gas from the Sui plant in Dera Bugti district
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Two gas pipelines were blown up in Balochistan, suspending supplies to several districts in the Punjab province, officials said on April 27, Daily Times reported. A main gas pipeline transporting natural gas from the Sui plant in Dera Bugti district and a pylon supplying power to the Attock Cement Factory were damaged, said Sui gas spokesman Muhammad Inayatullah. However, no loss of life no injuries was reported. The Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for both the explosions.
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April - 28 
A report by the European Police Office is reported to have stated that Pakistan’s tribal areas is the "command and control centre" for al Qaeda’s "remaining core leadership" planning attacks in the European Union (EU), according to Dawn. The annual
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A report by the European Police Office is reported to have stated that Pakistan’s tribal areas is the "command and control centre" for al Qaeda’s "remaining core leadership" planning attacks in the European Union (EU), according to Dawn. The annual "Terrorism Situation and Trend Report-2008" said: "The tribal areas of Pakistan host a number of terrorist training camps operating in support of the Afghan Taliban, pro-Taliban Pakistani groups and foreign Mujahideen." It also stated that in the past, terrorist links between Pakistan and the EU were almost exclusively focused on the UK, but terrorism is now expanding in the EU. It said that the foiled plot in Germany, related to an Uzbek group based in the tribal areas, and recent cases in the UK and Denmark indicated an increasingly assertive and efficient Pakistani-based command and control of terrorism in the EU. It also said that a number of EU nationals who attended training in Pakistan were later involved in terrorist offences in the EU.
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April - 28 
According to the report: "Afghan Taliban and pro-Taliban groups in Pakistan have links to the increasingly active core-structure of Al Qaeda that is currently based in the Pashtun tribal areas in western Pakistan. There it is believed to have reorgan
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According to the report: "Afghan Taliban and pro-Taliban groups in Pakistan have links to the increasingly active core-structure of Al Qaeda that is currently based in the Pashtun tribal areas in western Pakistan. There it is believed to have reorganised and rebuilt its capabilities as well as its command and control functions." The report notes that "over the past five years much of the command, control and inspiration for planning attacks came from Al Qaeda’s remaining core leadership in the tribal areas of Pakistan". According to the report, majority of the arrested suspects in the foiled attacks in Germany and Denmark had received some form of training in Pakistan.
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April - 28 
An unnamed senior official said it was a "pressure tactic" and Baitullah wanted to extract maximum benefit, according to Dawn. Sources said that Baitullah was demanding release of his supporters detained on charges of terrorist activities before reac
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An unnamed senior official said it was a "pressure tactic" and Baitullah wanted to extract maximum benefit, according to Dawn. Sources said that Baitullah was demanding release of his supporters detained on charges of terrorist activities before reaching an agreement with the Government.
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April - 28 
Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has temporarily suspended talks with the Government over the army’s refusal to withdraw from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), his spokesman announced on April 28, Daily T
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Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has temporarily suspended talks with the Government over the army’s refusal to withdraw from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), his spokesman announced on April 28, Daily Times reported. The cease-fire announced by Mehsud last week would continue, spokesman Maulana Umar added. The truce was declared after officials announced that a peace agreement had been drafted that included the withdrawal of Government soldiers from some border areas, as well as the exchange of captives on both sides and a pledge not to launch attacks, AFP reported. "TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud ordered the cancellation of negotiations with the Government through a tribal jirga [council]," Umar told reporters by telephone. He said that Mehsud had taken the decision after learning of the continued presence of troops in the FATA. "Some hidden hands are not sincere in (a) deal with the Taliban and there are elements that do not want peace," Umar quoted Mehsud. He said the negotiating team had been ‘disappointed’ by the Government’s inaction. He said the Taliban would resume dialogue if their demands were accepted, adding that the Taliban required the Government to show that it was committed to the peace agreement. He warned that the Taliban would "take revenge" if the Government launched any military operation, Reuters reported. Separately, AP quoted the Awami National Party’s Muhammad Adeel as saying that the Taliban’s demand of a "symbolic" gesture had caused the breakdown in talks.
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April - 28 
Beebargh Baloch, spokesman for the banned Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for blowing up the track and the blast in Kalat.
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Beebargh Baloch, spokesman for the banned Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for blowing up the track and the blast in Kalat.
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April - 28 
If the Government does not remove all military check-posts from the Mohmand Agency in FATA within three days, the Taliban will not accept any peace agreement with the Government, militants’ spokesman Asad warned on April 28. He told Daily Times by te
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If the Government does not remove all military check-posts from the Mohmand Agency in FATA within three days, the Taliban will not accept any peace agreement with the Government, militants’ spokesman Asad warned on April 28. He told Daily Times by telephone that if the Government did not remove the check-posts, the Taliban would destroy them themselves. He also warned all criminals, including murderers, proclaimed offenders and robbers, to immediately leave the Agency or be prepared to face judgement in accordance with Islamic laws. To a question, he said that the Government had failed to tackle crime in the area, alleging that some Government officials were supporting the criminals.
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April - 28 
Pro-Taliban militants beheaded a police officer on April 28 in South Waziristan after accusing him of spying for the security forces, AFP reported. The body of 35-year-old Shaukat Khan was found in a field at Dabar village a day after he was abducted
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Pro-Taliban militants beheaded a police officer on April 28 in South Waziristan after accusing him of spying for the security forces, AFP reported. The body of 35-year-old Shaukat Khan was found in a field at Dabar village a day after he was abducted by gunmen, reported senior police officer Mumtaz Zarin. A note found near the body reportedly said he was involved in the killing of warlord Nek Muhammad in a suspected US missile strike in June 2004 in the region. "He had admitted his role in providing intelligence to the authorities... We have repeatedly said we will teach such people a lesson", the note said.
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April - 28 
The building of the Kalat post office was damaged when a bomb exploded near it.
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The building of the Kalat post office was damaged when a bomb exploded near it.
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April - 28 
The Islamabad High Court division bench on April 28 granted bail to former Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz in four cases, Daily Times reported. The cases involve the abduction of Chinese nationals and policemen, the murder of a Rangers tro
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The Islamabad High Court division bench on April 28 granted bail to former Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz in four cases, Daily Times reported. The cases involve the abduction of Chinese nationals and policemen, the murder of a Rangers trooper and terrorism against the state. Aziz was asked to submit a surety bond of PKR 0.5 million in each case. Aziz is still facing trial in eight more cases registered under the Amplifier Act and Section 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. These cases will be heard on May 3 and Aziz will be freed if granted bail in these cases.
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April - 28 
The railway link between Quetta, capital of Balochistan, and the rest of Pakistan was cut off on April 28-evening after the main track was blown up by insurgents in the Sariab area, according to Dawn. It was the second incident of the blowing up of r
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The railway link between Quetta, capital of Balochistan, and the rest of Pakistan was cut off on April 28-evening after the main track was blown up by insurgents in the Sariab area, according to Dawn. It was the second incident of the blowing up of railway track in 24 hours. According to sources, a four-foot portion of track was blown up by some people in the Dashat area, some 30km off Quetta, at 2am.
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April - 29 
Al Qaeda's continued public calls to overthrow President Pervez Musharraf has remained a 'threat to Pakistan', said the US State Department's Country Report on Terrorism 2007 that has also declared attacks on Benazir Bhutto as the 'deadliest' of the
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Al Qaeda's continued public calls to overthrow President Pervez Musharraf has remained a 'threat to Pakistan', said the US State Department's Country Report on Terrorism 2007 that has also declared attacks on Benazir Bhutto as the 'deadliest' of the previous year. The report released on April 30 said despite having a huge presence of approximately 80,000 to 100,000 troops in the FATA, the Government's authority in the area continued to be challenged. It said military operations though disrupted militant activities no senior al Qaeda leader was either captured or killed in 2007. According to the report, the Government freed 28 militants in November 2007 in exchange for the release of 213 Pakistani soldiers held by militant commander Baitullah Mehsud. Out of the 28 released, three of them were convicted on terrorism charges. However, over 1,000 Pakistani military personnel have been killed since 2001 while carrying out counter-terrorist operations, the report said. Pakistan arrested or detained several high-profile terrorist suspects, but faced significant challenges in prosecuting such cases, the report said. Giving examples of those militants freed in exchange of the release of military personnel, the report also mentioned Naeem Noor Khan, alleged al Qaeda's computer expert, and said he was released without formally being charged, notwithstanding the Government's claim that he was top al Qaeda operative. "The trend and sophistication of suicide bombings grew in Pakistan this year. The December 27 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in a suicide bombing after a political rally in Rawalpindi, was the most prominent suicide attack. Between 2002 and 2006, the Department recorded approximately 22 suicide attacks in the country, whereas in 2007 there were over 45 such attacks," the report said. Sectarian violence claimed hundreds of lives this year and increased since 2006, according to data from the Institute for Conflict Management, the report said. In November 2007, more than 100 people were killed in Sunni-Shia fighting in Parachinar in FATA. In April 2007, approximately 80 people were killed in Kurram in the FATA), when sectarian fighting broke out after a religious procession was attacked. The number of terrorism attacks worldwide fell slightly in 2007 to 14,499, from 14,570 in 2006. A total of 72,066 people were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2007, down from 75,211 in the previous year, data from the US National Counter-terrorism Centre showed. In the two regions of US-led wars, terrorism incidents in Iraq fell to 6,212 last year from 6,628 in 2006, but in Afghanistan they rose to 1,127 from 969 in the previous year, data showed.
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April - 29 
In the province, four militants of the Baitullah Mehsud group were arrested on April 29 during a clash with supporters of a pro-government militant commander in the Tank district. Local people said Commander Turkistan’s supporters also captured two v
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In the province, four militants of the Baitullah Mehsud group were arrested on April 29 during a clash with supporters of a pro-government militant commander in the Tank district. Local people said Commander Turkistan’s supporters also captured two vehicles in the Suza area after an attack by his men. During the clash, two Baitullah group militants were injured.
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April - 29 
Militants killed three policemen and injured three others on April 29 in Kohat, Daily Times reported. The officers were reportedly following the militants who had earlier stolen a taxi. "The attackers then opened fire and the policemen did not have a
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Militants killed three policemen and injured three others on April 29 in Kohat, Daily Times reported. The officers were reportedly following the militants who had earlier stolen a taxi. "The attackers then opened fire and the policemen did not have a chance to retaliate," the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) police chief Malik Naveed told AFP. "It appears to be a terrorist attack," he added.
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April - 29 
Suspected militants abducted three Government employees in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA on April 29, Daily Times reported. The employees – two drivers and a clerk – were commuting to work from Yaka Ghund to Ghallanai when their vehicle was ambushed
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Suspected militants abducted three Government employees in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA on April 29, Daily Times reported. The employees – two drivers and a clerk – were commuting to work from Yaka Ghund to Ghallanai when their vehicle was ambushed. No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction so far.
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April - 29 
Suspected militants killed a police constable, Mubarak Khan, at a check-post in the Mangochar area of Kalat.
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Suspected militants killed a police constable, Mubarak Khan, at a check-post in the Mangochar area of Kalat.
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April - 29 
The Baloch Liberation Army’s spokesman Beebargh Baloch claimed responsibility for killing the two MI personnel in Khuzdar and the policeman in Kalat. This was reportedly the second attack on MI personnel in the province in four days. On April 26, a b
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The Baloch Liberation Army’s spokesman Beebargh Baloch claimed responsibility for killing the two MI personnel in Khuzdar and the policeman in Kalat. This was reportedly the second attack on MI personnel in the province in four days. On April 26, a bomb exploded close to the MI office in Dera Bugti blowing up a major portion of the office but no one was hurt.
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April - 29 
The Dera Ismail Khan district Police said on April 29 that they had arrested a would-be suicide bomber carrying a vest strapped with 15 kilograms of explosives. "We have arrested a would-be suicide bomber with a vest carrying 15 kilograms of explosiv
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The Dera Ismail Khan district Police said on April 29 that they had arrested a would-be suicide bomber carrying a vest strapped with 15 kilograms of explosives. "We have arrested a would-be suicide bomber with a vest carrying 15 kilograms of explosives," District Police Officer (DPO) Ghaffar told AFP. The 23-year-old suspect, identified as Adnash Gul from Abbotabad, was travelling in a passenger van from North Waziristan to Dera Ismail Khan, a police official said. The DPO told reporters that Adnash was coming from a madrassa (seminary) in Miranshah, and had said he was supposed to hand over the explosives-laden jacket to a man in Dera Ismail Khan.
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April - 29 
The local Taliban retook control of Darra Adam Khel after talks between the administration and tribal elders to guarantee safety of the Indus Highway were deadlocked, according to Dawn. The militants continued their activities in the area despite the
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The local Taliban retook control of Darra Adam Khel after talks between the administration and tribal elders to guarantee safety of the Indus Highway were deadlocked, according to Dawn. The militants continued their activities in the area despite the presence of security forces. A military pick-up carrying two personnel of army’s engineering corps was captured by militants on April 28. The two abducted army personnel were later freed, but the vehicle was not returned. The militants are again searching vehicles and commuters on the Indus Highway and two masked militants killed a man in Akhorwal area, accusing him of being involved in drug smuggling. They have reportedly started collecting a ‘tax’, of PKR 1,000 for each truck leaving the coalmine for their ‘daily expenses’.
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April - 29 
The local Taliban set a CD shop ablaze in the Gwaleri Labut area of Matta sub-division in Swat district on April 29 and threatened the barbers to refrain from trimming beards of the people, Dawn reported. The militants also issued threatening letters
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The local Taliban set a CD shop ablaze in the Gwaleri Labut area of Matta sub-division in Swat district on April 29 and threatened the barbers to refrain from trimming beards of the people, Dawn reported. The militants also issued threatening letters to CD shops’ owners and barbers to switch over to other businesses otherwise their shops would be blown up with bombs. Residents of the area said the militants reappeared in various localities of Swat district and resumed their activities, dictating the locals to obey their orders and halt propaganda against Taliban and their leaders. In the Namal area, militants visited a local bazaar and broke the locks of a CD shop, owned by Hussain. They also warned owners of other CD shops of dire consequences if they did not switchover to other businesses within 24 hours. The militants also removed the posters and banners of leaders of various political parties displayed in the bazaar.
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April - 29 
Three men accused of shooting at a synagogue and plotting attacks against the US and Israeli embassies in Oslo should receive prison terms of between two and 10 years, the prosecutor in the case told an Oslo court on April 29, according to Dawn. The
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Three men accused of shooting at a synagogue and plotting attacks against the US and Israeli embassies in Oslo should receive prison terms of between two and 10 years, the prosecutor in the case told an Oslo court on April 29, according to Dawn. The three defendants are the first to be tried under new anti-terrorism laws introduced in Norway after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. The lead defendant, Irfan Q. Bhatti, a 30-year-old Norwegian of Pakistani origin, should be sentenced to 10 years behind bars, six of which should be without the possibility of parole, the prosecutor said. Bhatti, a debt collector, stands charged along with Ibrahim Oezbabacan, a 29-year-old man of Turkish origin, with firing an automatic weapon at the Oslo synagogue on September 17, 2006. No one was injured in the attack. Bhatti and a third man, Andreas Bog Kristiansen, 28, also stand accused of planning attacks on the synagogue and on US and Israeli embassies in Oslo. The alleged attacks were foiled after police learned of the plans.
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April - 29 
Two Military Intelligence (MI) personnel were killed in Khuzdar on April 29. A police official told Dawn that Mohammad Yaqoob Lashari and Abdul Hameed were going to a hotel when unidentified militants on a motorcycle opened fire on them and sped away
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Two Military Intelligence (MI) personnel were killed in Khuzdar on April 29. A police official told Dawn that Mohammad Yaqoob Lashari and Abdul Hameed were going to a hotel when unidentified militants on a motorcycle opened fire on them and sped away. The MI personnel reportedly died on the spot. Police subsequently raided several places, including hostels of the Khuzdar Degree College and Engineering University, and detained about 30 suspects for questioning.
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April - 30 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has received a list of demands from the local Taliban to end the ongoing tension and restore peace in the Swat Valley, Daily Times reported. According to sources in the Government, negotiations betwe
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has received a list of demands from the local Taliban to end the ongoing tension and restore peace in the Swat Valley, Daily Times reported. According to sources in the Government, negotiations between the Maulana Fazlullah-led Taliban and the NWFP Government are scheduled to occur in a few days. They claimed that the intelligence agencies had forwarded the list of demands to the Government. The sources said that the Taliban have demanded the imposition of Shariah (Islamic law) in Malakand division, an end of all cases against the Taliban and amnesty for the local Taliban of the region. The Government is considering the demands to bring peace to the region, they added. The local Taliban are also in contact with the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad for peace and Shariah in the region. Sufi Muhammad has convened a shura (executive council) meeting of the TNSM on May 15 to deliberate on the peace process in the region. Further, Fazlullah said on April 30 that he is ready for talks with the Government. In a speech broadcast on his illegal FM radio station, he said that the Government must show sincerity in its efforts for peace to ensure successful negotiations. He also vowed to continue the struggle for the implementation of Shariah in the Malakand division and urged the people of the region to support his cause. Fazlullah claimed that some elements were attempting to sabotage the peace efforts by creating misunderstanding between the Government and the Taliban. This was the first transmission by Fazlullah’s radio station since it was shut down by troops during the military operation in 2007.
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April - 30 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on April 30 refused to talk to the Government after the latter sent a Jirga (council) to negotiate a peace deal in the militancy-hit tribal regions. Talking to The News from an undisclosed location, the TTP spokesm
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on April 30 refused to talk to the Government after the latter sent a Jirga (council) to negotiate a peace deal in the militancy-hit tribal regions. Talking to The News from an undisclosed location, the TTP spokesman Maulana Omar rejected the reports as baseless which claimed that talks between militants and the Government had resumed to resolve the conflict in FATA, Swat and Darra Adam Khel. "Yes, the government approached us once again on Wednesday and sent even a Jirga that wanted us to resume the talks. But we declined the offer as the talks have no purpose," remarked the militants' spokesman and a close aide to TTP chief and deputy chief Baitullah Mehsud and Maulana Faqir Mohammad, respectively. "Once again I fear clouds of violence are hovering over the tribal areas and some settled districts of NWFP if the present government repeats the blunders of the previous one led by Gen Musharraf," Omar said. He added that "We will never lay down arms till the army is present in the tribal areas and Swat."
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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