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April - 1 
A bullet-riddled body of a Baloch missing person was recovered in Barech town on Saryab Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on April 1, reports Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Rehmatullah Bangulzai. He had received bulle
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A bullet-riddled body of a Baloch missing person was recovered in Barech town on Saryab Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on April 1, reports Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Rehmatullah Bangulzai. He had received bullets in his head and chest, which was the cause of his death, hospital sources said. Rehmatullah Bangulzai was picked up when he was coming from Mach to Quetta on a passenger van on March 12.
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April - 1 
A suicide bomber killed a child and injured 10 other persons after he was identified and shot at in Darra Adam Khel town of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 1, reports Daily Times. Sources said that a would-be suicide bomber was identifi
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A suicide bomber killed a child and injured 10 other persons after he was identified and shot at in Darra Adam Khel town of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 1, reports Daily Times. Sources said that a would-be suicide bomber was identified as he tried to enter the crowded market in Darra Adam Khel. Tribesmen tried to over power him but he blew himself up when he was shot at, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring 10 people, a senior administrative official said.
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April - 1 
A tube-well was blown up in Doog village in the South Waziristan Agency.
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A tube-well was blown up in Doog village in the South Waziristan Agency.
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April - 1 
Elsewhere in the same District, unidentified militants blew up two electricity pylons in Bazid Khel area adjacent to the frontier region of the District, reports Dawn. Officials said that due to the destruction of 132KV power pylons, electricity was
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Elsewhere in the same District, unidentified militants blew up two electricity pylons in Bazid Khel area adjacent to the frontier region of the District, reports Dawn. Officials said that due to the destruction of 132KV power pylons, electricity was suspended to Mianwali and Dera Ismail Khan. According to the bomb disposal squad (BDS), the militants had planted two kilogrammes explosives to each of the supporting pillar.
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April - 1 
Four bogies of the Peshawar-bound Quetta Express derailed after a bomb explosion on the railway track near Dera Allahyar in Jaffarabad District of Balochistan. According to official sources, a potion of the track was blown up when the train was passi
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Four bogies of the Peshawar-bound Quetta Express derailed after a bomb explosion on the railway track near Dera Allahyar in Jaffarabad District of Balochistan. According to official sources, a potion of the track was blown up when the train was passing through the Sim-Shakh area. However, no casualty was reported.
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April - 1 
Nine militants were killed when Security Forces launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked a checkpost in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 1, reports Dawn. Three SFs personnel, identi
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Nine militants were killed when Security Forces launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked a checkpost in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 1, reports Dawn. Three SFs personnel, identified as Sajid, Mirza Tabassum and Azeem Khan, were injured during the offensive. Later, SFs launched a search operation in localities near Dabori after the attack and recovered a number of rocket shells and landmines.
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April - 1 
The under construction portion of Samendar Kot high school was blown up in Dandy Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency.
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The under construction portion of Samendar Kot high school was blown up in Dandy Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency.
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April - 1 
Unidentified militants beheaded three watchmen at a NATO trucks’ terminal near Landi Kotal railway station in the Khyber Agency. The slain watchmen, Hijran Ullah, Hafiz Ullah and Amaldar Shinwari, belonged to the local Shinwari tribe. The militants a
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Unidentified militants beheaded three watchmen at a NATO trucks’ terminal near Landi Kotal railway station in the Khyber Agency. The slain watchmen, Hijran Ullah, Hafiz Ullah and Amaldar Shinwari, belonged to the local Shinwari tribe. The militants also set on fire five oil tankers and a container, causing slight damage to the oil tankers, which were empty.
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April - 2 
11 soldiers were injured when a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) was ambushed with a remote-controlled device in the Akakhel area of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn.
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11 soldiers were injured when a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) was ambushed with a remote-controlled device in the Akakhel area of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn.
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At least two persons were killed and three others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion in Kushak area of Kohlu District in Balochistan on April 2, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a convoy of Government backed tribal
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At least two persons were killed and three others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion in Kushak area of Kohlu District in Balochistan on April 2, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a convoy of Government backed tribal elder Rab Nawaz Marri was heading home in Gazni from Kohlu city when it was attacked with a remote- controlled bomb planted by the side of a road.
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April - 2 
Four militants were killed while another 12 injured in the factional clash between Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan, in the far-flung areas of Zakha Khel Bazaar (market) in Landiko
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Four militants were killed while another 12 injured in the factional clash between Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan, in the far-flung areas of Zakha Khel Bazaar (market) in Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 2, reports Daily Times. So far, four militants have reportedly been killed, including an LI ‘commander’ identified as Toti Khan, while, 12 others from both sides were injured, local sources of Zakha Khel confirmed. Many prisoners, who were kept for extortion money, fled from the private jails of the LI when the two sides fought each other, a source in Malik Deen Khel tribe in Kata Koshata informed.
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April - 2 
One person injured in the bid to explode the car of Badhber Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) leader in Sulemankhel area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 2, reports Dawn. Source said that vice-presid
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One person injured in the bid to explode the car of Badhber Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) leader in Sulemankhel area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 2, reports Dawn. Source said that vice-president of the Badhber Qaumi Lashkar, Mukamil Shah, who is also a leader of Awami National Party, just passed through the area when the blast occurred. He escaped unhurt, he source added. Another motorcar, passing through the area, was damaged in the blast, he said. The driver identified as Akbar Khan received injuries. The source said that one week ago Khyber Agency-based militant group Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) abducted Aftab Khan, the nephew of Mukamil Shah, and threw his beheaded body on a road in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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April - 2 
Police arrested two suspected militants and recovered a truck packed with explosive materials in the jurisdiction of the Chamkani Police Station. The recovered explosives include 2,250 safety fuses and 10,000 detonators. The arrested persons were ide
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Police arrested two suspected militants and recovered a truck packed with explosive materials in the jurisdiction of the Chamkani Police Station. The recovered explosives include 2,250 safety fuses and 10,000 detonators. The arrested persons were identified as Dawood of Kamar Bara and Khursheed of Kachori.
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April - 2 
Two persons were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a NATO container in Wadh area of Khuzdar District.
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Two persons were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a NATO container in Wadh area of Khuzdar District.
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April - 3 
A Daily Times report said that target killing spree claimed the lives of 160 persons in Karachi in March 2011. The target killings started on the strike day announced by ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) against the dismissal of a high up on the d
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A Daily Times report said that target killing spree claimed the lives of 160 persons in Karachi in March 2011. The target killings started on the strike day announced by ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) against the dismissal of a high up on the directives of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
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April - 3 
At least 41 persons were killed and more than 100 injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, reports Daily Time
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At least 41 persons were killed and more than 100 injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, reports Daily Times. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings. “Our men carried out these attacks and we will carry out more in retaliation for Government operations against our people in the northwest,” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said.
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April - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants through gunship helicopter shelling in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 3, reports The Express Tribune.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants through gunship helicopter shelling in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 3, reports The Express Tribune.
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April - 3 
Ten Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including five top ranking ‘commanders’, were killed during an encounter Security Forces (SFs) in Tor Chapar village of Darra Adamkhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 3, reports Dawn. The slain ‘commande
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Ten Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including five top ranking ‘commanders’, were killed during an encounter Security Forces (SFs) in Tor Chapar village of Darra Adamkhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 3, reports Dawn. The slain ‘commanders’ were identified as Qari Ikramullah, ‘second in command’ of TTP Amir for Darra Adamkhel and Khyber Agency; Sarfraz Ayubi, Qari Mubeen, Qari Javed and Abdul Manan.
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April - 3 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB) militant Abdul Qadir Kalmati alias Raketi while he was planting explosives at the Garden Police Headquarters in Karachi, reports Express Tribune. A raid a
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB) militant Abdul Qadir Kalmati alias Raketi while he was planting explosives at the Garden Police Headquarters in Karachi, reports Express Tribune. A raid at a place near the Kathore Mor led the Police to the goldmine of weapons, where they found 107 dynamite sticks, four electronic detonators, an anti-tank mine, a BM rocket and 10 remote-control switches. LeB was held responsible for the earlier attacks at Police Stations in the city. “We have also found a hit list,” the Police chief revealed, adding, “Their next targets were famous personalities, higher officials in the Police, the Government as well as sensitive installations.” Kalmati confessed that his outfit is also funded by a “foreign country”. However, that country’s name was not disclosed.
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The death toll in April 3 Sakhi Sarwar shrine blasts rose to 49 when eight of the injured died at the Dera Ghazi Khan District Head Quarter Hospital in Punjab on April 4, reports Dawn.
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The death toll in April 3 Sakhi Sarwar shrine blasts rose to 49 when eight of the injured died at the Dera Ghazi Khan District Head Quarter Hospital in Punjab on April 4, reports Dawn.
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April - 3 
The factional clash between Mangal Bagh-led LI volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan turns a new turn when the Ansarul Islam joined the Zakha Khel tribe’s militants in Mira Kholey. Earlier on April 2, it was reported that
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The factional clash between Mangal Bagh-led LI volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan turns a new turn when the Ansarul Islam joined the Zakha Khel tribe’s militants in Mira Kholey. Earlier on April 2, it was reported that four militants, including LI opposition force ‘commander’ identified as Toti Khan, were killed. Toti Khan belongs to Zakha Khel tribe. Ansarul Islam militants attacked a secret jail of Lashkar-e-Islam and rescued 20 persons who had been abducted by LI from Peshawar and Khyber Agency for ransom. Clashes between the two militants groups were reported in other parts of the Khyber Agency as well. The clashes between the Zakhakhel tribe and the LI begun after the LI killed Maulana Muhammad Hashim, a tribe member. The tribe is demanding that LI hand over those militants who were responsible for the abduction and subsequent killing of Maulana Hashim.
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April - 3 
The voluntary repatriation of internally displaced families from the conflict-hit Bajaur and Mohmand Agency will start from April 11, reports Dawn. The FATA Disaster Management Authority said that the programme of voluntary return would continue till
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The voluntary repatriation of internally displaced families from the conflict-hit Bajaur and Mohmand Agency will start from April 11, reports Dawn. The FATA Disaster Management Authority said that the programme of voluntary return would continue till May 20. However, officials said that none of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) would be forced to leave the camps, set up for them in Jalozai and Risalpur. Presently around 15,000 IDP families have been residing in these camps. The plan of voluntary repatriation is also applicable to around 65,000 displaced families living off-camps. “The return of these IDPs will be in accordance with international standards, which does not allow forced return,” said Allah Dad Khan, in-charge of Jalozai camp, situated around 10 kilometres off the G.T. Road from Pabbi town. Further, the Director General of FATA Disaster Management Authority, Arshad Khan, also said that they had finalised arrangements so that all Bajaur and Mohmand IDPs, who left their homes as a result of operation against militants in their respective areas, could go back with honour and respect. According to FATA Disaster Management Authority, the number of displaced families from Bajaur Agency are 50,000 whereas the displaced families from Mohmand Agency are over 30, 800. The IDPs living off-camps include 37,000 families from Bajaur and around 29,000 families from Mohmand. Mr Allah Dad said that Jalozai camp, the largest of all, housed over 13,000 displaced families from Bajaur and over 1,500 families from Mohmand Agency. The same camp also provides shelter to over 4,000 families belonging to Bara, Khyber Agency, but so far that area had not been cleared by the SFs and no returning plan has been announced for them.
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April - 3 
Three dead bodies of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) leaders were found in Pash-Bogi area, 30 kilometres off Dera Bugti District on April 3, reported Dawn. The dead bodies were identified as Khatiran Bugti, Ghulam Qadir and Pir Jan.
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Three dead bodies of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) leaders were found in Pash-Bogi area, 30 kilometres off Dera Bugti District on April 3, reported Dawn. The dead bodies were identified as Khatiran Bugti, Ghulam Qadir and Pir Jan.
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April - 3 
Two accomplices of suicide bombers were arrested. The detainees included a suspected suicide bomber identified as Fida Hussain, a 15 year-old Afghan refugee from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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Two accomplices of suicide bombers were arrested. The detainees included a suspected suicide bomber identified as Fida Hussain, a 15 year-old Afghan refugee from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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April - 3 
Two persons, including an activist of the Awami National Party (ANP) and the younger brother of Sunni Tehreek (ST) activist were killed in Karachi on April 3, reports Daily Times. Police found body of ANP local leader Nasarullah Niazi in a gunny bag
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Two persons, including an activist of the Awami National Party (ANP) and the younger brother of Sunni Tehreek (ST) activist were killed in Karachi on April 3, reports Daily Times. Police found body of ANP local leader Nasarullah Niazi in a gunny bag from Bihar Colony, Lyari, within the limits of Chakiwara Police Station. The body of Naveed Anjum, the younger brother of a local leader of ST was found from a garbage drum near Ship Owner College in the limits of Sharah Noor Jahan Police Station.
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April - 4 
A teenage suicide bomber killed an anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) lashkar (militia) leader, Muhammad Akbar (55), and seven other persons near a bus terminal in the Jandol town of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 4, reports Dai
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A teenage suicide bomber killed an anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) lashkar (militia) leader, Muhammad Akbar (55), and seven other persons near a bus terminal in the Jandol town of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 4, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the suicide bomber blew himself up at a car showroom near the bus terminal. “We have found the head of the bomber. He appears to be a teenager, a 15 to 16-year-old boy,” said Dir District Police Chief Saleem Marwat.
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April - 4 
Al Qaeda and its affiliated militant outfits based in tribal belts of Pakistan are grooming alternative leaders and splitting into small cells to confuse counter-terror agencies and to survive in the face of sudden fatalities, The Express Tribune quo
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Al Qaeda and its affiliated militant outfits based in tribal belts of Pakistan are grooming alternative leaders and splitting into small cells to confuse counter-terror agencies and to survive in the face of sudden fatalities, The Express Tribune quoting intelligence officials in Islamabad and associates of the outfit in South and North Waziristan Agencies reported on April 5. The outfits, including the Haqqani network, have been following this pattern for some time and "unusual changes" are expected in months to come. The Afghan Taliban led by Maulana Sirajuddin Haqqani and his father Maulana Jalaluddin Haqqani, supposedly the strongest of al-Qaida’s partners, might be promoting a new leader to undertake the outfit's operational and organisational activities, the report added.
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April - 4 
Al Qaeda-affiliated outfit based in the same region and led by veteran militant leader Ilyas Kashmiri too is in the process of creating several small cells to cause confusion and for the division of labour. The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) was co
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Al Qaeda-affiliated outfit based in the same region and led by veteran militant leader Ilyas Kashmiri too is in the process of creating several small cells to cause confusion and for the division of labour. The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) was converted to al Qaeda’s 313 Brigade and then renamed as Lashkar-e-Zil.
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April - 4 
Dushmankhel tribe chief, Sardar Amanuddin Mehsood, was killed in Wana, the head quarter of South Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 4, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified militants had abduc
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Dushmankhel tribe chief, Sardar Amanuddin Mehsood, was killed in Wana, the head quarter of South Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 4, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified militants had abducted him two months ago and his body was found near the Shewkai Narai area of Wana on April 4. However, no one has claimed responsibility for the murder so far but the multiple injuries on Sardar Amanuddin Mehsood body depicts that he was tortured to death.
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April - 4 
Intelligence agencies arrested three persons, identified as Mati Jan Afghan, Abdullah and Ustad Fasehullah, in connection with the Dera Ghazi Khan Sakhi Sarwar twin suicide blasts from Chakri Interchange in Rawalpindi. All three of them suspected to
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Intelligence agencies arrested three persons, identified as Mati Jan Afghan, Abdullah and Ustad Fasehullah, in connection with the Dera Ghazi Khan Sakhi Sarwar twin suicide blasts from Chakri Interchange in Rawalpindi. All three of them suspected to be linked with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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April - 4 
Two workers of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), were shot dead near Liaquatabad underpass in the limits of the Liaquatabad Police Station of Karachi on April 4, reports Daily Times. The slain activis
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Two workers of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), were shot dead near Liaquatabad underpass in the limits of the Liaquatabad Police Station of Karachi on April 4, reports Daily Times. The slain activists were identified Abu Hashim (28) and Zubair.
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April - 5 
A farmer, Dilawar Khan, was killed when a rocket fired by militants at a military checkpost exploded in a field in Akhorwal area of Darra Adam Khel in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 5, reports Dawn.
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A farmer, Dilawar Khan, was killed when a rocket fired by militants at a military checkpost exploded in a field in Akhorwal area of Darra Adam Khel in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 5, reports Dawn.
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April - 5 
A NATO container driver, identified as Abdul Hameed, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on the container in Wadh area of Khuzdar District of Balochistan on April 5, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a NATO container carryin
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A NATO container driver, identified as Abdul Hameed, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on the container in Wadh area of Khuzdar District of Balochistan on April 5, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a NATO container carrying military hardware for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan was on its way from Karachi to Chaman when unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire at the container on RCD Highway near Wadh area in Khuzdar District.
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April - 5 
A new White House Report warned on April 5 that Pakistan still has no clear path to triumph over insurgents, and said Afghanistan’s Taliban was turning more and more to soft civilian targets, reports Dawn. The semi-annual White House Report to Congre
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A new White House Report warned on April 5 that Pakistan still has no clear path to triumph over insurgents, and said Afghanistan’s Taliban was turning more and more to soft civilian targets, reports Dawn. The semi-annual White House Report to Congress is designed to judge progress or otherwise towards key objectives of the war in Afghanistan and operations against al Qaeda in Pakistan, now nearly a decade old. The report noted a deterioration of the situation in inhospitable Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in northwest Pakistan alongside the Afghanistan border between January and March of 2011. It details an operation in Mohmand Agency and Bajaur Agency in the areas that started in January to clear insurgent strongholds —the third time in two years that the Pakistani army has attempted to complete the task. “What remains vexing is the lack of any indication of ‘hold’ and ‘build’ planning or staging efforts to complement ongoing clearing operations,” the report said. “As such there remains no clear path to defeating the insurgency in Pakistan, despite the unprecedented and sustained deployment of over 147,000 forces.” The report also however noted the “tremendous human sacrifices” made by Pakistani forces in the region.
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April - 5 
A TTP ‘commander’, Noor Mohammad Khwaidadkhel, and his bodyguard, Fazl Mahmood, were killed and two civilians injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a weekly festival in Baggun village of Kurram Agency. Noor Mohammad was an important mem
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A TTP ‘commander’, Noor Mohammad Khwaidadkhel, and his bodyguard, Fazl Mahmood, were killed and two civilians injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a weekly festival in Baggun village of Kurram Agency. Noor Mohammad was an important member of the TTP and its slain leader Baitullah Mehsud had appointed him as his deputy in Kurram Agency. The sources said a militant outfit led by ‘Commander’ Sattar had rivalry with the Noor Mohammad group.
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April - 5 
The bomb disposal squad neutralised a mortar recovered near Gulu Bera on a roadside in Junglekhel town.
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The bomb disposal squad neutralised a mortar recovered near Gulu Bera on a roadside in Junglekhel town.
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April - 5 
Three ‘commanders’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) were killed in fighting with Zakhakhel lashkar (tribal militia) in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that the lashkar killed K
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Three ‘commanders’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) were killed in fighting with Zakhakhel lashkar (tribal militia) in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that the lashkar killed Khan Zakhakhel, the suspected head of the LI execution squad, along with his family after torching his house on the second day of fighting. The sources claimed that Khan Zakhakhel carried out executions on the orders of Mangal Bagh. Two other LI ‘commanders’, Mula Zahuruddin and Policai (real name not known) were also killed along with Khan. Another two LI ‘commanders’ reportedly surrendered to the Zakhakhel lashkar in Bar Qambar Khel and Brug areas, after the latter took control of Ziarhai heights. The sources also added that Ansarul Islam militants re-established control over Sandapal after Zakhakhel tribesmen, previously loyal to LI, had abandoned the area. The LI had ousted Ansar from Sandapal three years ago after a fierce gunbattle. Meanwhile, the political administration in Landi Kotal has held consultations with Zakhakhel elders and assured them of the Government support against LI.
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April - 5 
Two government schools and a basic health unit were blown up in different areas of Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that a boys’ primary school in Shaha Beg area and a boys’ primary school and basic health unit in Momin
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Two government schools and a basic health unit were blown up in different areas of Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that a boys’ primary school in Shaha Beg area and a boys’ primary school and basic health unit in Mominabad area were blown up with explosives.
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April - 5 
Two militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed when TTP and Ansarul Islam exchanged heavy fire in Peer Mela Zakha Khel area in Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency. Three other TTP militants were also arrested by the Ansarul Islam.
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Two militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed when TTP and Ansarul Islam exchanged heavy fire in Peer Mela Zakha Khel area in Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency. Three other TTP militants were also arrested by the Ansarul Islam.
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April - 6 
Expressing apprehension that the United States is being "taken for suckers" and "looked at as patsies" by Pakistan, two American lawmakers on April 6 called for strengthening ties with India even as a White House report gave a harshly critical assess
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Expressing apprehension that the United States is being "taken for suckers" and "looked at as patsies" by Pakistan, two American lawmakers on April 6 called for strengthening ties with India even as a White House report gave a harshly critical assessment of Islamabad's effort to defeat extremism, reports Times of India. "After 10 years of hearing the same sales pitch I tend to doubt it. I doubt that our money is buying anything that's deep or durable," New York Congressman Gary Ackerman said at a hearing. "I doubt the leaders in the Afghanistan Government and the Pakistani Government are going to do anything except pursue their own narrow, venal self interests. I doubt the ISI will ever stop working with us during the day and going to see their not-so-secret friends in the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and other terrorist groups at night."In addition, his California colleague Dana Rohrabacher went even further back to frame the situation in a historical context. "I've been hearing that for 50 years. And I will tell you, a realistic relationship, rather than basing the relationship on wishful thinking, is what will bring about peace in that part of the world. What we've had is wishful thinking and what I call irrational optimism," he said at a hearing called to assess U.S foreign policy priorities in South Asia. Still, administration officials defended Washington's outreach to Pakistan, insisting that the country is vital to US national security interests and suggesting the U.S had no other options. But lawmakers were not convinced. Both Rohrabacher and Ackerman, who described U.S ties with New Delhi as the "one shining light" and "brightest light" respectively of the administration's foreign policy pressed for greater emphasis on India. "I would hope that we have the intelligence to work and to make sure that India is our best friend in that part of the world," Rohrabacher said, offering his contrast between the two countries. "The fact is that Pakistan is committed to Islam...India is dedicated to prosperity for their people."
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April - 6 
Four children were killed and three others injured when an explosive device planted near a pond in Jerma village of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off on April 6, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the blast took place near a pond wher
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Four children were killed and three others injured when an explosive device planted near a pond in Jerma village of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off on April 6, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the blast took place near a pond where some children had been playing.
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April - 6 
Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured in a remote-controlled explosion in Mashky area of Awaran District on April 6, reports Daily Times. According to details, an FC convoy was heading towards Khuzdar from Mashky when it hit an improvised e
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Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured in a remote-controlled explosion in Mashky area of Awaran District on April 6, reports Daily Times. According to details, an FC convoy was heading towards Khuzdar from Mashky when it hit an improvised explosive device (IED) near No vkjo. Theehicle was damaged in the attack, while four personnel sustained splinter wounds.
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April - 6 
Police on April 6 arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, involved in several bomb blasts in Islamabad and Azad Kashmir, from outskirts of Islamabad, reports Dawn. Police sources said that Faisal Shabbir Abbasi belonged to the Hakimulla
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Police on April 6 arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, involved in several bomb blasts in Islamabad and Azad Kashmir, from outskirts of Islamabad, reports Dawn. Police sources said that Faisal Shabbir Abbasi belonged to the Hakimullah Mehsud’s faction of the TTP.
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April - 6 
The use of terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) by Inter Services Intelligence came in for a lambasting at the House of Representatives during a hearing on April 6 on foreign policy priorities and needs amidst economic challenges in South Asia
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The use of terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) by Inter Services Intelligence came in for a lambasting at the House of Representatives during a hearing on April 6 on foreign policy priorities and needs amidst economic challenges in South Asia, reports The Hindu. In a well-attended hearing at the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill, members of the Congress pressed top Obama administration officials on the core question of why, after USD 20 billion had been pumped into Pakistan over the last decade and over a billion dollars had been supplied under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill, anti-American sentiment in Pakistan was still so strong. Putting it bluntly, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Chabot, Republican of Ohio, said, “The question is basically we spent all this money and they still hate us. What should we do about that?” Congressman Chabot also added that despite efforts “the fact remains that Pakistani and U.S. strategic interests diverge on certain issues — especially those concerning Islamist terrorist groups like LeT, which the Pakistani ISI continues to view as a strategic asset vis-a-vis India.”
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April - 6 
Three children and a woman were killed and another woman was injured when a shell hit the house of one Toor Mulla in Selai area of Bezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 6, reports Dawn.
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Three children and a woman were killed and another woman was injured when a shell hit the house of one Toor Mulla in Selai area of Bezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 6, reports Dawn.
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April - 6 
Two NATO oil tankers were set on fire by unidentified terrorists near the Qamabari Bridge in Dhaddar of Bolan District. As a result, the tankers caught fire and were completely destroyed.
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Two NATO oil tankers were set on fire by unidentified terrorists near the Qamabari Bridge in Dhaddar of Bolan District. As a result, the tankers caught fire and were completely destroyed.
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April - 6 
Unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at a house in Goth Faiz Muhammad, in the limits of the Mir Hassan Levies Police Station in Chattar tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Murad Jamali. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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Unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at a house in Goth Faiz Muhammad, in the limits of the Mir Hassan Levies Police Station in Chattar tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Murad Jamali. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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April - 7 
A man, identified as Meskin Awan (50), was killed in a hand grenade attack near Chaman rail crossing on Jaffar Khan Jamali Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on April 7, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Meskin Awan (50), was killed in a hand grenade attack near Chaman rail crossing on Jaffar Khan Jamali Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on April 7, reports Daily Times.
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April - 7 
A suicide attack at the house of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Investigations, Wazir Nasir Khan, in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on April 7 (today) killed two persons, including the bomber and a Police Constable, reports The Expres
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A suicide attack at the house of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Investigations, Wazir Nasir Khan, in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on April 7 (today) killed two persons, including the bomber and a Police Constable, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that the attacker entered the Residential colony of Police officers early in the morning at around 8am, in an explosive laden car which he rammed into the house of DIG Investigations. As a result, one Police constable, who was standing at the gate, died and nine others, including DIG Khan and several children, were injured.
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April - 7 
At least six militants were killed when Security Force (SFs) pounded their hideouts with artillery shelling in Darra Adamkhel town of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 7, reports Dawn. Sources said that artillery unit of Army pounded a fr
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At least six militants were killed when Security Force (SFs) pounded their hideouts with artillery shelling in Darra Adamkhel town of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 7, reports Dawn. Sources said that artillery unit of Army pounded a frequented route of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Bulandra area of Darra Adamkhel, adjacent to Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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April - 7 
Fifty militants and four Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed in bombings and clashes in different areas of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 7, reports Dawn. During the second phase of Operation Brekhna (lig
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Fifty militants and four Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed in bombings and clashes in different areas of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 7, reports Dawn. During the second phase of Operation Brekhna (lightning) in militant-infested areas along the Afghanistan border, SFs backed by warplanes, helicopter gunships and artillery pounded militant hideouts in Suran Darra, Mosakhel, Bahadar Kalley, Matai, Shinwari and Ghalingar areas of Bezai and Safi tehsils (revenue unit). Administration officials said 50 militants were killed and several others injured as air strikes destroyed several hideouts in the intervening night of April 6-7.
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April - 7 
Four persons were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a NATO oil tanker in the Rabi Canal area of Dera Murad Jamali in Nasirabad District.
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Four persons were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a NATO oil tanker in the Rabi Canal area of Dera Murad Jamali in Nasirabad District.
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April - 7 
One person was killed while 19 others were injured in a low intensity blast outside the country’s largest video CDs market ‘Rainbow Centre’ in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 7, reports Daily Times.
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One person was killed while 19 others were injured in a low intensity blast outside the country’s largest video CDs market ‘Rainbow Centre’ in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 7, reports Daily Times.
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April - 7 
Pakistan on April 7 rejected the highly critical US White House report of its efforts to defeat Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, saying it would not be held accountable for US-led failures in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. “I would like to categoric
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Pakistan on April 7 rejected the highly critical US White House report of its efforts to defeat Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, saying it would not be held accountable for US-led failures in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. “I would like to categorically state that we do not share the assessment of the US,” Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua told reporters at a weekly briefing in response to a question on the White House document. “The references to Pakistan are unwarranted,” she said. “Pakistan should not be held accountable for the failings of coalition strategy in Afghanistan. Pakistan has a clear strategy in dealing with this and other issues and solely be guided by its own national interest,” added the spokesperson.
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April - 8 
A person suspected to have links with Afghan Taliban was arrested along with explosives during search of the Quetta-bound Chaman passenger train at the Chaman railway station. The sources said that explosive material was packed in cartons.
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A person suspected to have links with Afghan Taliban was arrested along with explosives during search of the Quetta-bound Chaman passenger train at the Chaman railway station. The sources said that explosive material was packed in cartons.
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April - 8 
A person, identified as Abdul Hameed, was killed and 15 others, including nine Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were injured in a remote controlled blast in Chitkan Bazaar area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on April 8, reports Daily Times. Sources
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A person, identified as Abdul Hameed, was killed and 15 others, including nine Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were injured in a remote controlled blast in Chitkan Bazaar area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on April 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified militants had attached an explosive device with a motorbike and parked it in the main Chitkan Bazaar. They detonated it through a remote control when a vehicle of the FC was passing by the area.
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April - 8 
An unidentified militants blew up a power pylon of 220KV transmission line in Lehri area of Sibi District. Bomb Disposal Squad recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosive materials from another power pylon in the same area.
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An unidentified militants blew up a power pylon of 220KV transmission line in Lehri area of Sibi District. Bomb Disposal Squad recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosive materials from another power pylon in the same area.
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April - 8 
Crime Investigation Department of Sindh Police arrested two suspected militants belonging to the Qari Shakeel group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Sohrab Goth of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 8, reports The Express Tribu
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Crime Investigation Department of Sindh Police arrested two suspected militants belonging to the Qari Shakeel group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Sohrab Goth of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 8, reports The Express Tribune. The arrested militants were identified as Shahid alias Goli and Mohammad Sharif alias Malang. Two pistols and ammunition were recovered from their hideout. A hit list, which included names of prominent political party leaders and traders in Karachi, was also recovered from their possession.
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April - 8 
The Station Head Officer (SHO) Shoba Police Station Abdul Satar and his security guard Husnain were injured in a powerful bomb explosion at Rehman Colony in Shoba Bazaar area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 8, repor
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The Station Head Officer (SHO) Shoba Police Station Abdul Satar and his security guard Husnain were injured in a powerful bomb explosion at Rehman Colony in Shoba Bazaar area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 8, reports Daily Times. The SHO was on his way to work when the roadside bomb placed at Rehman Colony went off.
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April - 8 
Two tribesmen and an Afghan national were killed on charges of spying for United States in two separate places in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the dead body o
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Two tribesmen and an Afghan national were killed on charges of spying for United States in two separate places in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the dead body of Aziz, an Afghan national, was found near Nowrek village in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) and those of two local tribesmen, Inayatullah and Shah Wali, were spotted in Pir Kali area near Miramshah. Chits strapped to the bodies said the three had been killed because they were spying for the US.
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April - 8 
Umar Fidayee (14), the teenage suicide bomber who was arrested as an accomplice to suicide attackers of the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, confessed that up to 400
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Umar Fidayee (14), the teenage suicide bomber who was arrested as an accomplice to suicide attackers of the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, confessed that up to 400 suicide bombers are being trained in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported on April 9. He made the remarks in an interview aired on April 8 from his hospital bedside, where he is being treated after detonating a hand grenade. “I was trained for two months and saw many boys being trained there,” he said, going on to appeal on Pakistanis to “please forgive me”. “God has given me a new life but I am sad that we killed innocent people, innocent children,” he added.
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April - 9 
30 suspected militants were arrested and five land mines were also neutralised by the Security Forces (SFs) in Saafi area.
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30 suspected militants were arrested and five land mines were also neutralised by the Security Forces (SFs) in Saafi area.
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April - 9 
A police official, identified as Head Constable Javed Iqbal, and another man, Jan Mohammad, were shot dead in Musa Colony of Sariab Road area in Quetta of Balochistan in the night of April 9, reports Dawn.
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A police official, identified as Head Constable Javed Iqbal, and another man, Jan Mohammad, were shot dead in Musa Colony of Sariab Road area in Quetta of Balochistan in the night of April 9, reports Dawn.
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April - 9 
A total of 3,169 people have been killed and 6,540 others injured in 2,488 terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) during the past three years, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in a written reply to a question in the Sena
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A total of 3,169 people have been killed and 6,540 others injured in 2,488 terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) during the past three years, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in a written reply to a question in the Senate or upper house of Parliament on April 9, reports Times of India. Rehman Malik said that 1,579 people were killed in 2008-09 while another 1,590 lost their lives in 2009-10. There were 1,157 acts of terrorism during 2008-09 and 1,331 incidents of terror during 2009-10. The rest of the incidents occurred 2011 year. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bore the brunt of suicide attacks, which killed 1,524 people in the region. Punjab recorded 605 deaths, Sindh 134, Islamabad 125 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 11. The reply did not give the figures for Balochistan province and the. Malik said 360 people allegedly involved in bomb attacks were arrested since 2008. A total of 222 of these suspects were acquitted by courts, including 172 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 36 in Punjab and 14 in Islamabad. In response to another question, Malik said the Government had banned four outfits including Lashkar-e-Islam, Ansar-ul-Islam, the Haji Namdar group and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Punjab chapter in June and August 2008
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April - 9 
One Army official died in a clash with militants in Saafi area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 9, reports Dawn.
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One Army official died in a clash with militants in Saafi area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 9, reports Dawn.
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April - 9 
President Asif Ali Zardari on April 9 said that regional cooperation and trans-national linkages are essential for effectively fighting terrorism and South Asian countries have a collective responsibility to frame strategies to rid the region of mili
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President Asif Ali Zardari on April 9 said that regional cooperation and trans-national linkages are essential for effectively fighting terrorism and South Asian countries have a collective responsibility to frame strategies to rid the region of militancy, reports Times of India. President Asif Ali Zardari made the remarks during a meeting with visiting South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed. "It was, therefore, national and collective responsibility to make sincere efforts and implement strategies to rid the South Asian region of terrorism and militancy," Asif Ali Zardari said. The two leaders discussed matters related to terrorism, drug trafficking and socio-economic cooperation among member states of the SAARC. "Regional cooperation in South Asia is the only realistic way forward for which the SAARC should be made more relevant and visible," Asif Ali Zardari added.
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April - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) killed seven militants in Matta area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 9, reports Dawn. According to sources, militants were trying to force their way into the Matta area, when SFs opened fire in retaliation, kille
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Security Forces (SFs) killed seven militants in Matta area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 9, reports Dawn. According to sources, militants were trying to force their way into the Matta area, when SFs opened fire in retaliation, killed seven militants.
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April - 9 
Three suspected militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from the Civil Lines Police Station of Lahore in Punjab on April 9, reports Daily Times. Explosives and other items were recovered from their possession. Identification of the arrested
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Three suspected militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from the Civil Lines Police Station of Lahore in Punjab on April 9, reports Daily Times. Explosives and other items were recovered from their possession. Identification of the arrested militants were yet to be disclosed.
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April - 9 
Two more decomposed bodies of missing persons were recovered in Tasp area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on April 9, reports Daily Times. Sources said that both the victims had been shot in the head multiple times. Identification of the bodies ha
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Two more decomposed bodies of missing persons were recovered in Tasp area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on April 9, reports Daily Times. Sources said that both the victims had been shot in the head multiple times. Identification of the bodies has not been ascertained as yet
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April - 10 
Atleast hundred families have migrated from Bazaar Zakhakhel area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency to safer places due to fresh clashes between Zakhakhel tribe and LI. Amid the intense gunbattle between Zakhakhel lashkar and Mangal Bagh-led LI, local
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Atleast hundred families have migrated from Bazaar Zakhakhel area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency to safer places due to fresh clashes between Zakhakhel tribe and LI. Amid the intense gunbattle between Zakhakhel lashkar and Mangal Bagh-led LI, locals have started migrating to safer places in Landikotal, Jamrud and Peshawar via Ali Masjid route. Mehboobul Haq-led Ansarul Islam is also backing the Zakhakhel lashkar in Maidan, Sanda Pal and other areas in Tirah Valley.
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April - 10 
Behram Khan, the main accused of plotting twin suicide attacks on Syed Sakhi Sarwar’s shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, was arrested from Gharigaal area of Mamond District in Bajaur Agency along with five other associates.
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Behram Khan, the main accused of plotting twin suicide attacks on Syed Sakhi Sarwar’s shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, was arrested from Gharigaal area of Mamond District in Bajaur Agency along with five other associates.
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April - 10 
Four Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants including a ‘commander’ were killed during the clash with the members of Zakhakhel lashkar (tribal militia) in Bazaar Zakhakhel area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on
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Four Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants including a ‘commander’ were killed during the clash with the members of Zakhakhel lashkar (tribal militia) in Bazaar Zakhakhel area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 10, reports Daily Times.
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April - 10 
Terrorists based in Pakistan do not want the country to normalise its relations with India, says Pakistani Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani, Dawn reported on April 11. In a seminar at the Harvard University, Ambassador Haqqani also described the Sub-
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Terrorists based in Pakistan do not want the country to normalise its relations with India, says Pakistani Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani, Dawn reported on April 11. In a seminar at the Harvard University, Ambassador Haqqani also described the Sub-continent’s partition as “the worst divorce” in history and urged both India and Pakistan to work together to reduce tensions. Haqqani said that the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes were orchestrated by extremists who wanted India and Pakistan to “go to war”. The two countries needed to work together to eliminate terrorism from the region and ensure that “there are no terrorist victims in Pakistan or in India”, he added further.
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April - 10 
Two Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants ambushed the convoy in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. Officials said that SFs were engaged in a search operation in Suran Darra area
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Two Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants ambushed the convoy in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. Officials said that SFs were engaged in a search operation in Suran Darra area of Baizai when they came under attack. The SFs arrested 30 suspects during a search operation in the area after the incident.
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April - 11 
A 26 inch diameter pipeline, supplying gas to Guddu power station from Sui, blew up near Guddu in Kashmore District of Sindh on April 11, reports Dawn. The explosion did not affect power generation at the power station as was being supplied gas throu
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A 26 inch diameter pipeline, supplying gas to Guddu power station from Sui, blew up near Guddu in Kashmore District of Sindh on April 11, reports Dawn. The explosion did not affect power generation at the power station as was being supplied gas through an alternate pipeline.
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April - 11 
A Pakistan-born computer engineer, Farooque Ahmed (35), sentenced to 23 years in prison by a US court on April 11 after he pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to assist suspected members of al Qaeda in planning bombings at Metro rail stations in
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A Pakistan-born computer engineer, Farooque Ahmed (35), sentenced to 23 years in prison by a US court on April 11 after he pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to assist suspected members of al Qaeda in planning bombings at Metro rail stations in the Washington area, reports Indian Express. A resident of Virginia, Farooque Ahmed pleaded guilty to the charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organisation and collecting information to assist in planning an attack on a transit facility. He was arrested by the FBI on October 27, 2010.
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April - 11 
Army jet fighters and helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in Baizai and Safi tehsils. The artillery also targeted militant positions in Mattani and Suran Darra. However, no casualty was reported.
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Army jet fighters and helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in Baizai and Safi tehsils. The artillery also targeted militant positions in Mattani and Suran Darra. However, no casualty was reported.
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April - 11 
Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Vice-Chairman (VC) Akhtar Hussain and three others, including a passerby woman, were gunned down while at least three others were injured in an incident of target killing within the limits of Ferozabad Police Sta
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Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Vice-Chairman (VC) Akhtar Hussain and three others, including a passerby woman, were gunned down while at least three others were injured in an incident of target killing within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station in Karachi on April 11, reports Daily Times. The incident occurred at Tariq Road traffic signal when MQM-H (Afaq group) VC and other party’s workers were returning from the Central Jail after visiting Afaq Ahmed. According to Police at least four assailants, riding on motorcycles, opened indiscriminate fire on a Suzuki Cultus and a motorcycle of MQM-H members. The deceased included Akhtar Hussain, MQM-H Karachi Organising Committee member Abdul Kareem, party worker Shoaib and a passerby woman Sham-un-Nehar, while the injured MQM-H workers included Salman Irshad and Anwar.
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April - 11 
Police neutralised a bomb planted outside the residence of Jamaat-i-Islami provincial General Secretary Shabir Ahmed Khan in Afghan Colony under Faqirabad Police Station of Peshawar. An official of Bomb Disposal Unit said that the explosive, weighing
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Police neutralised a bomb planted outside the residence of Jamaat-i-Islami provincial General Secretary Shabir Ahmed Khan in Afghan Colony under Faqirabad Police Station of Peshawar. An official of Bomb Disposal Unit said that the explosive, weighing six kilograms, was packed in plastic, adding that it was a remoter controlled bomb.
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April - 11 
The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed made a rare public appearance in Islamabad on April 11 to lead the funeral prayers for Kashmiri leader Maulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah, killed in Srinagar, and used the occasion to rubbish the India-
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The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed made a rare public appearance in Islamabad on April 11 to lead the funeral prayers for Kashmiri leader Maulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah, killed in Srinagar, and used the occasion to rubbish the India-Pakistan cricket diplomacy while vowing for a “jihad” in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Indian Express. In a provocative speech, Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, claimed the movement in Kashmir would serve as an example for “Muslims in Hyderabad and Junagarh who want independence from the oppression of Hindus”.
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April - 11 
The United States (US) is committed to improving its relationship with Pakistan, despite tensions over the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis by a CIA contractor, said US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on April 11, reports Daily Times. Speaking
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The United States (US) is committed to improving its relationship with Pakistan, despite tensions over the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis by a CIA contractor, said US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on April 11, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a seminar titled “Pakistan-US: A Way Forward”, jointly organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and the US embassy, Munter spoke of a “renewal” in Pakistan-US relations and noted America’s many humanitarian programmes in the country. “We are committed to working together in partnership with Pakistan in the short, medium, and long-term to achieve a strong and successful Pakistan. We want to see a strong and stable Pakistan, one in which democratic institutions are effective and transparent, one in which the extraordinary potential of Pakistanis can be unlocked for the benefit of all, the strength of Pakistan, its vibrant culture and diversity, serves as a symbol of success”. t
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April - 11 
Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including a Major, were injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device planted along with Khysar Bridge in Naushki District of Balochistan on April 11, reports Dawn. A passer-by, identified as Ghula
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Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including a Major, were injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device planted along with Khysar Bridge in Naushki District of Balochistan on April 11, reports Dawn. A passer-by, identified as Ghulam Yasin, was also injured in the blast. A spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for the blast.
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April - 11 
Three militants and a Policeman were killed and another official sustained injuries in a clash at Jamrud Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on April 11, reports Dawn. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Liaquat Ali said th
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Three militants and a Policeman were killed and another official sustained injuries in a clash at Jamrud Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on April 11, reports Dawn. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Liaquat Ali said that a police party led by Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sajid Iqbal Khan was on a routine patrol when militants ambushed their vehicle near Hayatabad Industrial Estate at about 2am. At least 20 militants with sophisticate weapons opened indiscriminate fire on the Police van from the rooftop of a building in Khushaal Market. An unnamed Police source claimed that the militants belonged to Khyber Agency and one of them was from Lashkar-i-Islam (LI). The other two slain militants belonged to Qambarkhel and Kokikhel tribes, however, he did not disclose their names.
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April - 11 
Three people, including a religious cleric, were killed and 13 others, including a woman and children, were injured in a landmine explosion in Kanrakai area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 11, reports Daily Tim
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Three people, including a religious cleric, were killed and 13 others, including a woman and children, were injured in a landmine explosion in Kanrakai area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 11, reports Daily Times. According to details, a pick-up taking commuters from Kanrakai to Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, when it hit an anti-tank explosive planted by unidentified militants. The explosion resulted in the complete destruction of the vehicle and the killing of three persons on the spot. The victims were identified as Muhammad Hassan, Noor Wali and Maulana Rahmat Ali.
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April - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up two power transmission towers in Qayum Abad and Bayankhel areas of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up two power transmission towers in Qayum Abad and Bayankhel areas of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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April - 12 
A high ranking US General, Admiral Robert Willard, Head of the US military’s Pacific Command, expressed concern to Congress on April 12 about the expanding reach of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), warning it was no longer solely focused on India or even S
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A high ranking US General, Admiral Robert Willard, Head of the US military’s Pacific Command, expressed concern to Congress on April 12 about the expanding reach of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), warning it was no longer solely focused on India or even South Asia, reports Dawn. LeT, one of the largest and best-funded extremist militant outfits in the region is blamed for the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, which killed 166 people in India’s commercial capital. The outfit was nurtured by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to fight India in Kashmir, and analysts say it is still unofficially tolerated even though Islamabad banned the outfit nearly a decade ago. Admiral Willard, told the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the United States was actively working with South Asian Governments including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and India to contain LeT. But he cautioned that the group was active elsewhere. “Unquestionably they have spread their influence internationally and are no longer solely focused in South Asia and on India,” Willard told the Senate Armed Services Committee. The United States has evidence of LeT’s presence in Europe and the broader Asia-Pacific region, he added. In the past, LeT has fielded militants in Canada and in the United States. India continues to be LeT’s main target. But Willard noted that the outfit has declared holy war against the United States and renewed longstanding concerns in Washington about attacks by LeT militants against US forces in Afghanistan.
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April - 12 
A supporter of ANP was killed and another was injured in a firing incident in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haq and injured as Ali.
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A supporter of ANP was killed and another was injured in a firing incident in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haq and injured as Ali.
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April - 12 
Eight militants were killed and 12 others injured when jet fighters, helicopter gunships and artillery pounded their hideouts in Mattani, Suran Darra, Wali Dad Kor, Ghanam Shah and Sheikh Baba villages in Baizai and Safi tehsils (revenue unit) of Moh
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Eight militants were killed and 12 others injured when jet fighters, helicopter gunships and artillery pounded their hideouts in Mattani, Suran Darra, Wali Dad Kor, Ghanam Shah and Sheikh Baba villages in Baizai and Safi tehsils (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 12, reports Dawn.
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April - 12 
Militants who were driven out by the ‘spring cleaning operation’ of Frontier Constabulary (FC) in the Frontier Region (FR) of Peshawar in February 2010 are returning to their old strongholds. “Militants fleeing the ongoing operation in Tor Sapari are
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Militants who were driven out by the ‘spring cleaning operation’ of Frontier Constabulary (FC) in the Frontier Region (FR) of Peshawar in February 2010 are returning to their old strongholds. “Militants fleeing the ongoing operation in Tor Sapari area of FR Kohat have moved back to Maroofkhel, Tauda Cheena, Pakhi Parizi and Aka Khel areas bordering the Peshawar District, FR Peshawar and Khyber Agency,” said the sources. Officials said that militants returned to the area just after a few months and started target killing of pro-Government elders and members of peace bodies in Bora of FR Peshawar and other villages owing to failure of political administration to maintain its writ there after the operation. Sources said that most of the militants had shifted to FR Kohat and Khyber tribal region when Government deployed FC in the area to keep vigil on movement of suspected persons. “In the recent past, when security forces launched operation against terrorists in Khyber Agency and FR Kohat, they again changed their locations and came to the border areas near Peshawar,” a source said.
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April - 12 
Three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists and one Awami National Party (ANP) supporter were shot dead in two different incidents of target killings in Karachi on April 12, reports Daily Times. Police officials said unidentified assailants on a m
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Three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists and one Awami National Party (ANP) supporter were shot dead in two different incidents of target killings in Karachi on April 12, reports Daily Times. Police officials said unidentified assailants on a motorcycle appeared in Mehmoodabad Gate and opened fire on three MQM workers when they were collecting data for the ongoing census, resultantly all three died shortly after the firing. The victims were identified as Syed Asif Ali (44), Muhammad Naeem (42), and Muneer Ahmed (56).
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April - 12 
Two civilians, identified as Imran and Nazir, were injured when militants fired about a dozen rockets at Thall Fort in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 12, reports Dawn. Officials said that terrorists fired at least 12 rockets from Orakz
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Two civilians, identified as Imran and Nazir, were injured when militants fired about a dozen rockets at Thall Fort in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 12, reports Dawn. Officials said that terrorists fired at least 12 rockets from Orakzai Agency side of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at Thall Fort of Army in Hangu District but failed to hit the target. The rockets exploded in fields and injured two pedestrians
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April - 12 
Unidentified militants blew off Bacha Khan Education Foundation middle school at Khuga Khel in Shinwari area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the night, reports Daily Times. However, no human loss has been reported in the blast.
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Unidentified militants blew off Bacha Khan Education Foundation middle school at Khuga Khel in Shinwari area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the night, reports Daily Times. However, no human loss has been reported in the blast.
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April - 13 
A Washington Post report quoting US defence officials have claimed that there is no plan to suspend or restrict the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan, and that the agency has not been asked to pull any of its employees out of Pakistan. The report sta
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A Washington Post report quoting US defence officials have claimed that there is no plan to suspend or restrict the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan, and that the agency has not been asked to pull any of its employees out of Pakistan. The report stated that during the meeting of CIA Director Leon E. Panetta and ISI Chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Panetta said that he has an obligation to protect the American people and was responsible for national security and therefore he had no plans to call an end to the drone strikes in Pakistan and nor was he planning to alter their frequency.
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April - 13 
A driver, Barkatullah (45), was shot dead near Saba Cinema in New Karachi. Police said the victim was a Pakhtoon speaking.
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A driver, Barkatullah (45), was shot dead near Saba Cinema in New Karachi. Police said the victim was a Pakhtoon speaking.
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April - 13 
A MQM activist, Shahbaz Rafiq (45) and an ANP worker, Hazratullah, were shot dead in Sohrab Goth.
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A MQM activist, Shahbaz Rafiq (45) and an ANP worker, Hazratullah, were shot dead in Sohrab Goth.
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April - 13 
A passerby was killed when unidentified assailants attacked the ANP ward office with heavy gunshots.
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A passerby was killed when unidentified assailants attacked the ANP ward office with heavy gunshots.
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April - 13 
Five officials of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) received injuries while defusing a 500 kilograms explosive device near Sardaryab area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 13, reports Dawn. The injured officials were identified as Arifulla
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Five officials of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) received injuries while defusing a 500 kilograms explosive device near Sardaryab area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 13, reports Dawn. The injured officials were identified as Arifullah, Ziaratullah, Mohammad Mehmood, Habibullah and Khan Said. The officials had brought a 500-kilogram explosive device from Peshawar and were trying to defuse it near Sardaryab recreational spot.
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April - 13 
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on April 13 said that it will give new talks with India a chance but had little faith they will succeed and believe it is only a matter of time before they will have to fight again, reports Daily Times. For now, many of them are
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Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on April 13 said that it will give new talks with India a chance but had little faith they will succeed and believe it is only a matter of time before they will have to fight again, reports Daily Times. For now, many of them are engaged in peaceful pursuits such as small businesses, teaching or social welfare, and they face severe Pakistani restrictions on crossing Line of Control (LoC) separating Azad Kashmir (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) and Indian held Kashmir. “We have not given up jihad, but are just giving another chance to talks,” Abdul Aziz Alvi, JuD ‘chief’ in Azad Kashmir said. “If India does not understand the language of negotiation, then guns will start speaking,” Alvi said as he was attending a protest rally against Indian plans to build dams in its part of Kashmir.
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April - 13 
Only a day after a four-hour meeting between the heads of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States held to reset strained ties between the two agencies, missiles fired by US drones killed seven
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Only a day after a four-hour meeting between the heads of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States held to reset strained ties between the two agencies, missiles fired by US drones killed seven suspected militants and injured four others near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 13, reports Dawn. An eyewitness said the militants had entered SWA from Afghanistan in two vehicles when four unmanned planes attacked them near the border village of Bagher. The drones fired missiles at the moving vehicles and a motorbike. In addition, Pakistan lodged a protest with the United States over the Angoor Adda drone attack, describing the continued drone raids as a ‘core irritant’ in counter-terrorism cooperation. “Pakistan strongly condemns the drone attack at Angoor Adda today. We have repeatedly said that such attacks are counter-productive and only contribute to strengthening the hands of terrorists,” Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told US Ambassador Cameron Munter while lodging the protest with him. “Drone attacks have become a core irritant in the counter-terror campaign,” a statement by the Foreign Office said. However, the timing of the latest attack is also being seen as meaningful because it took place at a time when ISI Chief General Shuja Pasha was on his way home from Washington after talks with his counterpart, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta. General Pasha had called for limiting the scope of drone attacks to North Waziristan as a precondition for reviving the stalled counter-terrorism cooperation.
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April - 13 
Pakistani authorities on April 13 refuted the Chilean Police's claim of having arrested the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar, accused of coordinating the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane on December 24, 1999, saying
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Pakistani authorities on April 13 refuted the Chilean Police's claim of having arrested the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar, accused of coordinating the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane on December 24, 1999, saying the Chilean authorities had nabbed someone else, reports Dawn.
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April - 13 
Unidentified assailants shot dead three MQM workers and injured another person at an estate agency near Mohajir Chowk in Orangi Town. The dead were identified as Habib (33), Waqas (24), and Zaheer (44) while injured was identified as Irfan.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead three MQM workers and injured another person at an estate agency near Mohajir Chowk in Orangi Town. The dead were identified as Habib (33), Waqas (24), and Zaheer (44) while injured was identified as Irfan.
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April - 14 
A total of 957 civilians were killed in American drone attacks in the country 2010, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said in its annual report on April 14, reports Times of India. Report said that terrorist attacks in Pakistan left 2,542 peopl
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A total of 957 civilians were killed in American drone attacks in the country 2010, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said in its annual report on April 14, reports Times of India. Report said that terrorist attacks in Pakistan left 2,542 people dead and 5,062 others injured in 2010. "Target killings" in the country's port city of Karachi saw the death of 237 political activists while in the southwestern province of Balochistan, at least 118 people were killed, the report said. At least 1,159 people, including 1,041 civilians, lost their lives in 67 suicide bomb attacks in the country. During 2010, at least 12,580 people were killed in different incidents, including 791 honour killings. A total of 581 people were kidnapped for ransom. The report, whose statistics were derived largely from media and other undisclosed sources, criticised the government for failing to protect the citizens, especially religious minorities. It said the biggest terrorist incident took place in Lahore at a place of worship place of a religious minority. The attack left 99 members of the Ahmadiyya sect dead.
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April - 14 
At least 18 militants were killed and another 25 injured in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Baizai and Safi tehsils (revenue unit) of Mohamad Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 14, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were kill
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At least 18 militants were killed and another 25 injured in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Baizai and Safi tehsils (revenue unit) of Mohamad Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 14, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were killed and 10 others injured in the clashes. The hideouts attacked were in Suran Darra, Wach Kohi, Khaili Kor, Baidmani and Wali Dad Kor areas along the Afghanistan border.
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April - 14 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, on April 14 appreciated the support extended by tribal elders in the war against terrorism, Daily Times quoting an ISPR press release reported on April 15. Addressing the tribal elders during
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, on April 14 appreciated the support extended by tribal elders in the war against terrorism, Daily Times quoting an ISPR press release reported on April 15. Addressing the tribal elders during his visit to Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and Peshawar, he acknowledged their sacrifices in war against terrorism. He reiterated the army’s resolve to bring peace and stability to the affected areas and protect lives and properties of tribal people against all internal as well as external threats. The COAS inaugurated the Bannu-Mir Ali-Miran Shah-Ghulam Khan road being constructed as part of quick impact projects, undertaken by the Pakistan Army for social development of the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas.
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April - 14 
Pakistan would back a plan to allow the Taliban to open a political office in Turkey to help with talks to end the war in Afghanistan, a Pakistani official said on April 14 during a visit by President Asif Ali Zardari to Ankara, reports Daily Times.
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Pakistan would back a plan to allow the Taliban to open a political office in Turkey to help with talks to end the war in Afghanistan, a Pakistani official said on April 14 during a visit by President Asif Ali Zardari to Ankara, reports Daily Times. “We have no reservations for such an office to be opened,” the official said, on condition of anonymity. “We are not against it. As long as there’s ownership from the Afghanistan people and the Afghanistan Government we will not oppose it,” the official added. Analysts say that any solution to the Afghanistan conflict would likely require the support of Pakistan. Turkey, which has hosted talks aimed at building trust between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has said it is open to allowing the establishment of a diplomatic presence for the Taliban on its soil, but that there is no formal request yet. The proposal first surfaced during a trilateral summit in December between Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul, in which Karzai said Kabul would welcome any offer by Turkey meant to facilitate talks. President Zardari, who is in Turkey, and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul declined to comment on the issue during a news conference on April 12. A Turkish foreign ministry official said: “There is no application (for opening a Taliban office) yet and no decision has been taken yet. We will evaluate it when there is such a demand.”
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April - 14 
Police arrested four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ during a raid in Maskini Darra of Lower Dir District. The four TTP ‘commanders’ were identified as Nimatullah, Umar Bacha, Saifur Rahman and Abu Bakar.
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Police arrested four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ during a raid in Maskini Darra of Lower Dir District. The four TTP ‘commanders’ were identified as Nimatullah, Umar Bacha, Saifur Rahman and Abu Bakar.
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April - 14 
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, while strongly condemning drone attacks on April 14, said that they were counter-productive in law enforcement operations against terrorists, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to Haji Muneer Ahmad Orakzai, a
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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, while strongly condemning drone attacks on April 14, said that they were counter-productive in law enforcement operations against terrorists, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to Haji Muneer Ahmad Orakzai, a Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Gilani said that the issue was being raised at all forums to convey Pakistan’s concerns to NATO forces. The prime minister added that the Government was taking concrete measures for FATA development by bringing them into mainstream politics.
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April - 14 
Religious leader Maulana Abdul Kabir Qadri Qambrani and a student of his seminary, Dur Khan, were killed and his son and another student were injured in an attack in the Sariab Road area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on April 14, r
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Religious leader Maulana Abdul Kabir Qadri Qambrani and a student of his seminary, Dur Khan, were killed and his son and another student were injured in an attack in the Sariab Road area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on April 14, reports Dawn. According to Police, the assailants who were on a motorbike opened fire on them near the Bibi Nani Shrine.
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April - 14 
Seven more people, including four Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers and one Awami National Party (ANP) activist, were killed in separate incidents of target killings that continued to plague Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on April 14,
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Seven more people, including four Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers and one Awami National Party (ANP) activist, were killed in separate incidents of target killings that continued to plague Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on April 14, reports Daily Times.
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April - 14 
Six persons, including two activists each of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP), were killed ongoing wave of target killings in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 14, reports Daily Times.
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Six persons, including two activists each of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP), were killed ongoing wave of target killings in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 14, reports Daily Times.
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April - 14 
The Sindh Law and Parliamentary Minister Mohammad Ayaz Soomro has condemned the act of terrorism in Karachi and described it a conspiracy hatched by anti-democratic and criminal elements against the present Government. Talking to newsmen, he said: “B
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The Sindh Law and Parliamentary Minister Mohammad Ayaz Soomro has condemned the act of terrorism in Karachi and described it a conspiracy hatched by anti-democratic and criminal elements against the present Government. Talking to newsmen, he said: “Being a son of soil, we are custodian of Sindh and it is our joint responsibility to protect lives, properties and honor of the citizens without any discrimination of political affiliation, sect, colour or caste.
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April - 14 
Two suspected militants from France have been arrested in Pakistan after meeting a man accused of having ties to al Qaeda, officials said on April 14, reports Dawn. The French men, who have not been identified publicly, were arrested at a bus stop in
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Two suspected militants from France have been arrested in Pakistan after meeting a man accused of having ties to al Qaeda, officials said on April 14, reports Dawn. The French men, who have not been identified publicly, were arrested at a bus stop in Lahore (Punjab) in January 25 after going there from the airport with a man identified as Tahir Shehzad, a Pakistani intelligence official said. Information from Shehzad led authorities to Umar Patek, an Indonesian al Qaeda-linked suspect detained on January 25, the official said. The French men had intended to travel with Patek to North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where al Qaeda’s top command is based, he said on condition of anonymity. It was not immediately clear if the men were suspected of plotting a terror attack. One of the French citizens is of Pakistani origin and the other is a convert to Islam, the Pakistani official said. France is home to Western Europe’s largest Muslim population, estimated to be at least 5 million.
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April - 14 
Unidentified militants blew up Khobai Educational Academy, a private high school, in Khobai area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 14, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants blew up Khobai Educational Academy, a private high school, in Khobai area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 14, reports Dawn.
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April - 15 
A Government-run primary school was partially damaged when an explosive device planted by unidentified militants went off in Sholwai area of Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 15, reports Dawn.
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A Government-run primary school was partially damaged when an explosive device planted by unidentified militants went off in Sholwai area of Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 15, reports Dawn.
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April - 15 
A top Washington think tank, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), has argued that recent examples of nuclear industry goods being smuggled from the United States to Pakistan highlight the need for closer monitoring and raise quest
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A top Washington think tank, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), has argued that recent examples of nuclear industry goods being smuggled from the United States to Pakistan highlight the need for closer monitoring and raise questions about how an ostensible “ally” of the U.S. could be involved in this illicit trade, The Hindu reported on April 16. Speaking to The Hindu David Albright, President and founder of the ISIS said the “U.S. Government and the nuclear industry need to be working closer together” if such smuggling rings were to be detected. Reflecting upon an ISIS paper that examined the case of Pakistani Nadeem Akhtar, Mr. Albright said, “The U.S. government should simply ask Pakistan to stop this trade, if they want to be our allies,” adding that the recent cases in which smuggling rings were caught they ultimately lead back to supply orders originating in Pakistan. Akhtar's case made news last month when U.S. prosecutors charged him with “running a smuggling operation that shipped materials and equipment to the agencies operating Pakistan's nuclear program,” according to media reports. Akhtar (45) was said to have operated an export firm in Maryland, which obtained items such as radiation-detection devices, calibration equipment and nuclear-grade resins from a company based in North Dakota and passed them on to “agencies that are on a U.S. Commerce Department blacklist.” The orders made to the U.S. Company dated back to 2005 and 2006.
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April - 15 
Iran is building a concrete fence all along its 700-kilometres long border with Pakistan to stop cross-border movements of terrorists, Iran's Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on April 15, reports Times of India. The three feet thi
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Iran is building a concrete fence all along its 700-kilometres long border with Pakistan to stop cross-border movements of terrorists, Iran's Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on April 15, reports Times of India. The three feet thick and 10 feet high fence, built with concrete and fortified by steel rods, will span the impenetrable mountainous terrain in south eastern Iran, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said. "The fence is to prevent villains from crossing into the Islamic republic," the General said. The fence would start from Taftan area to Mand in the Baloch majority Sistan province, which borders Pakistan's Balochistan province. Though the Iranian defence minister did not mention any Pakistani terror groups, the Pakistan-based Baloch outfit Jundullah has been known to operate on both sides of Baloch area.
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April - 15 
Supply of natural gas to the purification plant was suspended on April 15 after unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Loti gas field area of Dera Bugti District on April 15, reports Dawn.
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Supply of natural gas to the purification plant was suspended on April 15 after unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Loti gas field area of Dera Bugti District on April 15, reports Dawn.
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April - 15 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no plans to suspend “operations” in Pakistan against terror suspects despite objections from leaders in Islamabad, a US official said on condition of anonymity on April 15, reports Daily Times. “Pakistan has
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no plans to suspend “operations” in Pakistan against terror suspects despite objections from leaders in Islamabad, a US official said on condition of anonymity on April 15, reports Daily Times. “Pakistan has criticised missile strikes by US drone aircraft in its tribal belt, but CIA Director Leon Panetta has told intelligence officials that he has a duty to prevent attacks on the United States,” official said. “Panetta has been clear with his Pakistani counterparts that his fundamental responsibility is to protect American people, and he will not halt operations that support that objective,” the official added.
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April - 15 
The European Parliament on April 15 rebuked Pakistan for the slow progress in the fight against militancy in the country and directed the European Commission to appropriate financial aid to Islamabad based on its sincere efforts to eradicate terroris
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The European Parliament on April 15 rebuked Pakistan for the slow progress in the fight against militancy in the country and directed the European Commission to appropriate financial aid to Islamabad based on its sincere efforts to eradicate terrorist groups, reports Times of India. The European Union Parliament issued two declarations reprimanding Pakistan about the dangers posed by the Taliban and calling for urgent measures for the security of the European Union (EU). Noting that Pakistani militants are a major threat to Europe and the world, it instructed the Commission to "re-evaluate the size and objectives of its financial aid, depending on the sincere efforts of the Pakistani government to eradicate terrorist groups". It expressed concern about Taliban sympathizers infiltrating into Pakistani military, intelligence and other security establishments. "Taliban militants are continuously attempting to gain control over nuclear warheads, which clearly poses a threat for Europe and the world," EU said. Terrorism and extremism are not just threats to the stability of Pakistan, but also to the rest of the world, it said noting "elements of the Pakistani intelligence and security services are suspected of giving practical and financial support to terrorist groups". EU called on the Pakistani Government to do more to tackle extremism, and the EU member-states to assist in preventing extremist indoctrination, rooting out extremist infiltration of security services and closing the training centres used by groups for terrorist missions abroad.
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April - 15 
The News quoting a unnamed US official reported that the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) has established its own spy network in Pakistan. According to the US official, the CIA established its spy network in Pakistan’s tribal areas during the last
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The News quoting a unnamed US official reported that the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) has established its own spy network in Pakistan. According to the US official, the CIA established its spy network in Pakistan’s tribal areas during the last two years.
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April - 15 
The United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on April 15 voiced understanding for talks with the Taliban as she mourned late diplomat Richard Holbrooke, an avid proponent of reconciliation in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. At a memori
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The United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on April 15 voiced understanding for talks with the Taliban as she mourned late diplomat Richard Holbrooke, an avid proponent of reconciliation in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. At a memorial service, Clinton credited Holbrooke with setting the troubled US relationships with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the right track as special envoy to the countries. “Those who found negotiations with the Taliban distasteful got a very powerful response from Richard - diplomacy would be easy if we only had to talk to our friends,” Clinton said at the American Academy in Berlin. “And negotiating with your adversaries wasn’t a disservice to people who had died, if by talking you could prevent more violence,” Clinton said.
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April - 15 
Two Security Force (SFs) personnel and a militant were killed during a clash when a group of militants attacked a security post in Khapyanga area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 15, reports Dawn. The deceased S
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Two Security Force (SFs) personnel and a militant were killed during a clash when a group of militants attacked a security post in Khapyanga area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 15, reports Dawn. The deceased SFs personnel were identified as Wasim Khan and Hakeem Khan
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April - 16 
Federal minister of Interior Rehman Malik on April 16 said that drone attacks cannot be stopped; we are trying to resolve the issue through diplomatic channels, reports Dawn.
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Federal minister of Interior Rehman Malik on April 16 said that drone attacks cannot be stopped; we are trying to resolve the issue through diplomatic channels, reports Dawn.
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April - 16 
Pakistan and Afghanistan on April 16 agreed on the formation of a joint commission to carry forward the reconciliation process, following the withdrawal of foreign troops from the insurgency-torn country, reports Dawn. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza
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Pakistan and Afghanistan on April 16 agreed on the formation of a joint commission to carry forward the reconciliation process, following the withdrawal of foreign troops from the insurgency-torn country, reports Dawn. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who held exhaustive talks here at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, described the parleys as "historic", saying that "the two countries stand together as they have shared destinies." Prime Minister Gilani said that he in consultations with President Karzai, Chairman Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani and members of the High Peace Council, had agreed to establish the two-tier Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Commission for facilitating and promoting reconciliation and peace. The first tier of commission will include the chief executives, foreign ministers along with chiefs of the military and intelligence services of the two countries while the second tier will comprise senior officials of foreign ministries, military and intelligence services. "I have assured President Karzai that Pakistan strongly supports an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process for reconciliation and peace," Gilani said.
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April - 16 
Targeted killings claimed eight more lives, including that of activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP), Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and a police officer, in different parts of the provincial capital of Sin
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Targeted killings claimed eight more lives, including that of activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP), Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and a police officer, in different parts of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi on April 16, reports Daily Times.
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April - 16 
The bullet-riddled body of an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), identified as Muhammad Hamid Baloch, was found in Bhawani area on the RCD Highway in Lasbela District of Balochistan on April 16, reports Daily Times. No group has claimed the responsibilit
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The bullet-riddled body of an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), identified as Muhammad Hamid Baloch, was found in Bhawani area on the RCD Highway in Lasbela District of Balochistan on April 16, reports Daily Times. No group has claimed the responsibility for the killing so far.
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April - 16 
Unidentified assailants set ablaze a tanker, carrying fuel supplies for NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan, on the National Highway in the limits of the Sadar Levies Station of Dera Murad Jamali town.
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Unidentified assailants set ablaze a tanker, carrying fuel supplies for NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan, on the National Highway in the limits of the Sadar Levies Station of Dera Murad Jamali town.
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April - 16 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Pir Koh area of Dear Bugti District, forcing the suspension of supply to a gas purification plant. According to official sources, unidentified men had planted an explosive device near a 24-inch diamete
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Pir Koh area of Dear Bugti District, forcing the suspension of supply to a gas purification plant. According to official sources, unidentified men had planted an explosive device near a 24-inch diameter pipeline supplying gas to a purification plant from Pir Koh gas field.
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April - 17 
A Sub-Inspector (SI), Zulfiqar Qaimkhani (40), was shot dead in New Karachi Police Lane within the limits of New Karachi Police Station.
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A Sub-Inspector (SI), Zulfiqar Qaimkhani (40), was shot dead in New Karachi Police Lane within the limits of New Karachi Police Station.
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April - 17 
A Head Constable of Sukkhun Police Station, Ali Bux (35), was shot dead on National Highway in the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Ali Bux was the resident of Hassan Panhwar Goth of Bin Qasim Town. Two unidentified assailants arrived on a motorc
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A Head Constable of Sukkhun Police Station, Ali Bux (35), was shot dead on National Highway in the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Ali Bux was the resident of Hassan Panhwar Goth of Bin Qasim Town. Two unidentified assailants arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on him near Jogi Moor on National Highway as he was heading to Sukkhun Police Station.
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April - 17 
At least 600 internally-displaced persons (IDPs) families of SWA will return home during the third phase of the repatriation programme starting on April 30. These people belong to Berwand and Maula Khan Serai areas of SWA. Some 900 families comprisin
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At least 600 internally-displaced persons (IDPs) families of SWA will return home during the third phase of the repatriation programme starting on April 30. These people belong to Berwand and Maula Khan Serai areas of SWA. Some 900 families comprising 6,133 individuals returned to their homes in the first two phases of the repatriation plan.
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April - 17 
Hundreds of cadres of Hizbut Tehrir, a banned outfit, successfully held a rally outside Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on April 17, reports The Express Tribune. The activists called for replacing the present Government system in the country with caliphat
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Hundreds of cadres of Hizbut Tehrir, a banned outfit, successfully held a rally outside Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on April 17, reports The Express Tribune. The activists called for replacing the present Government system in the country with caliphate (an Islamic political system). They raised slogans like “Say no to democracy”, “We welcome Khilafah”, “Kufar nahi Islam chahiey” (We want Islam, not secularism). Police sources said that lack of coordination and the absence of senior Police officials at the scene were the main reasons why Police made no attempt to stop the rally. They did, however, arrest two of the more than hundred people participating in the rally. A statement issued by Hizbut Tehrir after the rally said, “Our members have braved the harshness of the traitor rulers for the sake of Allah and Rasul Allah. We pledge to continue our struggle against the American kuffar (infidels) and their agent rulers until Allah bestows us nasr (help).”
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April - 17 
Police found a bullet-riddled dead body of an unidentified person from sector 11-A, in front of Nadeem Avenue under Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station in North Karachi.
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Police found a bullet-riddled dead body of an unidentified person from sector 11-A, in front of Nadeem Avenue under Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station in North Karachi.
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April - 17 
The Khyber Agency-based militant outfit Ansarul Islam (AI) claimed on April 17 that Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) ‘chief’ Mangal Bagh has fled across the border into Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. The claim was made at a news conference in the Pesh
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The Khyber Agency-based militant outfit Ansarul Islam (AI) claimed on April 17 that Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) ‘chief’ Mangal Bagh has fled across the border into Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. The claim was made at a news conference in the Peshawar Cantonment, just a stone’s throw from the offices of the Khyber Agency political administration. AI ‘senior commander’ Haji Akhunzada Kamarkhel and ‘spokesperson’ Qari Mehboob Khan told reporters that Mangal Bagh and his associates have fled to Afghanistan in the face of growing public opposition, which resulted from the constant vigilantism and repression of LI. “Bagh has taken shelter with Amin Shah Shinwari, a local drug baron in the Nazyan Shinwari area of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan,” they added.
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April - 17 
The suicide attacks are haram (forbidden) and totally against the teachings of Islam, and the suicide bombers are the enemies of Islam and Pakistan, speakers at a meeting organised by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in Islamabad said on April 17, reports
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The suicide attacks are haram (forbidden) and totally against the teachings of Islam, and the suicide bombers are the enemies of Islam and Pakistan, speakers at a meeting organised by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in Islamabad said on April 17, reports Daily Times. Addressing ‘Istehkaam-e-Pakistan Sunni Conference’ at Minar-e-Pakistan, SIC Chairman Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Fazal Karim condemned the terrorist attacks in the country, especially at mosques and shrines of Sufis, and called for open trial of terror suspects. He took an oath from the attendants that they would spare no effort to save Pakistan.
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April - 17 
The United States will fail if Pakistan does not succeed in its war against terrorism, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said during an interview to Russian State-run news agency Novosti on April 17, reports The Express Tribune. Terming terroris
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The United States will fail if Pakistan does not succeed in its war against terrorism, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said during an interview to Russian State-run news agency Novosti on April 17, reports The Express Tribune. Terming terrorism an international issue and highlighting Pakistan’s status as a front-line state, Prime Minister Gilani said that US “has now realised that Pakistan is not part of the problem, but it can play an important role in efforts to solve this problem”. Terrorism, he said, recognised no boundaries or religion and its sole objective was to create instability and it operated on foreign agenda. He said that drone attacks were counterproductive as they created sympathies for the terrorists. He said that Pakistan had rendered great sacrifices in the war against terrorism, which was being acknowledged by the international community, adding that Pakistan’s nuclear programme was completely safe. Referring to the cost paid by Pakistan in the war on terror, Gilani said that Pakistan’s economy has also suffered a lot. He said he hoped that the US “will soon accept that Pakistan had an important role in the solution of war against terrorism”. Replying to a question, he said that Pakistan and the US were in this war together and if Pakistan fails, the US will also fail.
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April - 17 
Three persons, including two Policemen, were shot dead in incidents of target killing in separate parts of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi on April 17, reports Daily Times.
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Three persons, including two Policemen, were shot dead in incidents of target killing in separate parts of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi on April 17, reports Daily Times.
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April - 17 
Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and a trooper were killed during an encounter in Tangi Badinzai area of Laddah tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of April
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Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and a trooper were killed during an encounter in Tangi Badinzai area of Laddah tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of April 16, reports Dawn. The militants attacked a checkpoint in Tangi Badinzai area, killing a member of security forces and injuring two others. The sources said that three militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) retaliated. An unnamed TTP ‘spokesman’ claimed responsibility for the attack on the checkpoint.
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April - 18 
A resolution adopted unanimously by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on April 18 demanded immediate halt to United States (US) drone attacks in FATA, reports Dawn. The resolution also demanded of the US Government to provide drone technology to Pakist
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A resolution adopted unanimously by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on April 18 demanded immediate halt to United States (US) drone attacks in FATA, reports Dawn. The resolution also demanded of the US Government to provide drone technology to Pakistan so as precise action could be taken against militants. The drone attacks were counterproductive and also spread hatred against America, it added.
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April - 18 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on April 18 sentenced to death one Maqsood alias Soodi who killed two Christian brothers accused of blasphemy on July 7, 2010, reported Dawn.
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on April 18 sentenced to death one Maqsood alias Soodi who killed two Christian brothers accused of blasphemy on July 7, 2010, reported Dawn.
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April - 18 
At least four persons, two security guards and two labourers, were killed in separate incidents in Chamalang area of Loralai District and Barkhan Districts of Balochistan on April 18, reports Daily Times. In the first incident, an explosion took pl
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At least four persons, two security guards and two labourers, were killed in separate incidents in Chamalang area of Loralai District and Barkhan Districts of Balochistan on April 18, reports Daily Times. In the first incident, an explosion took place when two personnel of the Marri Security Forces (SFs) deputed near Chamalang coalfield stepped on a landmine placed on a non-metal road in Surgari area. Both the security guards received critical splinter wounds and died on the spot. In the second incident, unidentified militants opened fire at a camp set up by a construction company in Dada Shah Mehmood area of Barkhan District, resulting in the death of two workers, identified as Muhammad Bakhsh and Sajjad Ahmed, and injuring two others.
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April - 18 
New Karachi town Police claimed to have arrested a target killer, one Waqas, who belonged to the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) in the limits of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station and recovered 30 bore pistols from his possession. Waqas confe
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New Karachi town Police claimed to have arrested a target killer, one Waqas, who belonged to the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) in the limits of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station and recovered 30 bore pistols from his possession. Waqas confessed during initial course of interrogation that he targeted three MQM activists in Mehmoodabad and three others at Mominabad area after the killing of his party leader Akhter Hussain.
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April - 18 
Pakistan's Finance Minister on April 18 dismissed the report that his country is a major recipient of tens of billions of dollars in US aid and termed it as "a myth", reports Dawn. Shaikh said in Washington that the US had not delivered what it promi
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Pakistan's Finance Minister on April 18 dismissed the report that his country is a major recipient of tens of billions of dollars in US aid and termed it as "a myth", reports Dawn. Shaikh said in Washington that the US had not delivered what it promised under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Law aid package, which is meant to provide USD 7.5 billion in civilian aid over five years. The law passed in 2009, authorized USD 1.5 billion a year. "There is a perception that there is a lot of money going to Pakistan," Shaikh said, adding, "It is largely a myth that Pakistan is a beneficiary of tens of billions of dollars. The truth is that in the Kerry-Lugar-Berman arrangement this year we have not even received $300 million".
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April - 18 
Police arrested a militant, identified as Behram who allegedly masterminded suicide attacks on the shrine of Sakhi Sarwar in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3. Behram confessed to the investigators that Ayub, a resident of Bajaur Agency i
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Police arrested a militant, identified as Behram who allegedly masterminded suicide attacks on the shrine of Sakhi Sarwar in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3. Behram confessed to the investigators that Ayub, a resident of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) planned to kill those worshipping graves.
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April - 18 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani urged the US on April 18 to end its drone strikes in Pakistan and said that Washington should share intelligence better to allow the country to wage its own war on terror, reports Daily Times. While speaking in
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani urged the US on April 18 to end its drone strikes in Pakistan and said that Washington should share intelligence better to allow the country to wage its own war on terror, reports Daily Times. While speaking in the National Assembly (NA), Gilani said that the issue of drone strikes was discussed in detail during his meeting with US House Speaker John Boehner and that he appraised Boehner about the growing unrest among the public due to the US unmanned aerial strikes. PM Gilani said, "I told him that you will have to respect our political and military efforts if you want to succeed in the war on terror." "We are trying to secure drone technology from the US so that after gaining information from their intelligence reports, we can hit the militant hideouts in tribal region", he added. He reiterated that the war against terrorism is Pakistan’s own war, which Pakistan would fight to eliminate the enemy that is posing a serious threat to the country.
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April - 18 
SFs arrested a commander, identified as Abdul Akbar, of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Chapter of Orakzai Agency belonging to Hakeemullah Mehsud group along with his accomplice from a clinic in Frontier Region Kohat.
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SFs arrested a commander, identified as Abdul Akbar, of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Chapter of Orakzai Agency belonging to Hakeemullah Mehsud group along with his accomplice from a clinic in Frontier Region Kohat.
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April - 18 
Sindh Police claimed to have arrested five alleged target killers involved in the recent spate of target killings through separate encounters and the Police recovered one Kalashnikov and three 9mm pistols from their possessions. According to Central
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Sindh Police claimed to have arrested five alleged target killers involved in the recent spate of target killings through separate encounters and the Police recovered one Kalashnikov and three 9mm pistols from their possessions. According to Central Investigation Department (CID) Police, four target killers were arrested after a brief encounter within the remits of Eidgah Police Station. The arrested were identified as Owais Baloch, Zahid, Liaquat and Shah Jahan.
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April - 18 
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said on April 18 that troops deputed in Balochistan would return to their barracks soon and no operation would be carried out in the province without a permission of the Provincial Governmen
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The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said on April 18 that troops deputed in Balochistan would return to their barracks soon and no operation would be carried out in the province without a permission of the Provincial Government, reports Daily Times. The CoAS claimed that not even a single Army unit was conducting any operation in Balochistan, adding that only two battalions were present in Sui area of the province. Balochistan chief minister was responsible for maintaining law and order in the province, remarked Kayani, adding that the troops would be pulled out and then responsibility would be taken over by the Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC). Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Gwadar Institute of Technology in Sui, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said that youths of Balochistan would be recruited in the Army according to percentage of their province’s share in the total population of the country. He announced that 5,000 Baloch youth would become part of the Army later this month (April).
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April - 18 
Two militants were killed and one Security Forces (SF) sustained injuries during clashes in Koz Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 18, reports Dawn.
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Two militants were killed and one Security Forces (SF) sustained injuries during clashes in Koz Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 18, reports Dawn.
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April - 18 
Two persons were killed in incidents of target killings in different parts of Karachi on April 18, reported Daily Times. A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Mirza Imran Baig was shot dead in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal area i
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Two persons were killed in incidents of target killings in different parts of Karachi on April 18, reported Daily Times. A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Mirza Imran Baig was shot dead in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in the jurisdiction of Sacchal Police Station in Karachi. In another incident, an activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Asghar was shot dead while another, Ahmed Ali was injured in Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazar Police Station.
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April - 18 
Unidentified assailants opened fire on the house of MQM’s joint in-charge Central Information Committee (CIC) Saif Abbas in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area within the limits of Gulberg Police Station. However, no casualties were reported.
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Unidentified assailants opened fire on the house of MQM’s joint in-charge Central Information Committee (CIC) Saif Abbas in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area within the limits of Gulberg Police Station. However, no casualties were reported.
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April - 18 
Unidentified militants shot dead a tribesman, identified as Imdad Hussain, in Hewas village of Kurram Agency.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a tribesman, identified as Imdad Hussain, in Hewas village of Kurram Agency.
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April - 19 
A bullet-riddled dead body of a doctor, identified as Mumtaz Haider, who was abducted on March 28 was found in Killi Kamalo area on Saryab Road in Quetta, the Provincial capital of Balochistan, on April 19, reports Daily Times.
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A bullet-riddled dead body of a doctor, identified as Mumtaz Haider, who was abducted on March 28 was found in Killi Kamalo area on Saryab Road in Quetta, the Provincial capital of Balochistan, on April 19, reports Daily Times.
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April - 19 
A cadre of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Amir Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Jewellers Market in Korangi within the limits of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi, the Provincial capital of Sindh, on
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A cadre of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Amir Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Jewellers Market in Korangi within the limits of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi, the Provincial capital of Sindh, on April 19, reported Daily Times. According to the Sindh Home Ministry, 500 murders have taken place during 2011, while 114 lives have been lost due to target killing, adds Times of India. Meanwhile, police claimed to have arrested five persons involved in target killings.
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April - 19 
A jirga (tribal council) of Masud Safi and Dawaizi tribes in Mohmand Agency assured full cooperation to the SFs and political administration and unanimously decided to impose PKR two million fines and set ablaze the house of tribesman providing shelt
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A jirga (tribal council) of Masud Safi and Dawaizi tribes in Mohmand Agency assured full cooperation to the SFs and political administration and unanimously decided to impose PKR two million fines and set ablaze the house of tribesman providing shelter to militants in the area. A large number of elders from different areas of Pandyali and Safi tehsils of Yakaghund subdivision attended the jirga held in Dawaizi with Malak Raza Khan in the chair. Operation-in-charge Colonel Gul Hassan and Tehsildar of Pandyali Shamsul Hassan also attended the jirga. Colonel Gul Hassan said that the SFs had cleared almost 90 per cent of affected areas in Safi and Dawaizi tehsils along the Afghanistan border.
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April - 19 
At least 80 militants, wanted in various cases, surrendered before SFs in Safi tehsil.
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At least 80 militants, wanted in various cases, surrendered before SFs in Safi tehsil.
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April - 19 
Fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed suspected militant hideouts in different areas, including Suran Darra, Walidad Mena and Seem Ghakhi of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 19, reports Dawn. However, no cas
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Fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed suspected militant hideouts in different areas, including Suran Darra, Walidad Mena and Seem Ghakhi of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 19, reports Dawn. However, no casualty was reported.
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April - 19 
Lawmakers and tribal elders of Kurram Agency unanimously decided in Islamabad to take up the issue of 35 passengers abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road on March 26, 2011, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor besides pressing the SFs for ensuring safe
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Lawmakers and tribal elders of Kurram Agency unanimously decided in Islamabad to take up the issue of 35 passengers abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road on March 26, 2011, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor besides pressing the SFs for ensuring safety on the route. Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Kurram Agency Sajid Hussain Turi said that this was for the first time that the two major tribes in the volatile Kurram Agency, Turi and Mengal, had passed on the buck to the Government regarding safety of their tribesmen on Thall-Parachinar Road and many other issues as in the past, the two tribes were holding each other responsible for any untoward incident in the tribal area.
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April - 19 
Police claimed to have foiled a potential terrorist attack in Faisalabad after arresting two alleged terrorists, Asmatullah of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Rehman of Dera Ghazi Khan District in Punjab, and seized 24 kilogrammes of explosi
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Police claimed to have foiled a potential terrorist attack in Faisalabad after arresting two alleged terrorists, Asmatullah of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Rehman of Dera Ghazi Khan District in Punjab, and seized 24 kilogrammes of explosive from their possession.
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April - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised four landmines and recovered seven boxes of Kalashnikovs cartridges, 600 cartridges of various calibers during search in Sheshmahal area of Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit).
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised four landmines and recovered seven boxes of Kalashnikovs cartridges, 600 cartridges of various calibers during search in Sheshmahal area of Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit).
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April - 19 
Suspected militants targeted the offices of two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), Tehrik and Mehak with a car bomb, injuring three people, including a Security Guard, on Al-Gilani Street in Quetta, reported Express Tribune. According to Police re
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Suspected militants targeted the offices of two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), Tehrik and Mehak with a car bomb, injuring three people, including a Security Guard, on Al-Gilani Street in Quetta, reported Express Tribune. According to Police reports it was a remote-controlled bomb that targeted the offices of two NGOs, which operate with local and foreign help to promote education and creating health awareness in Balochistan.
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April - 19 
The interlocutors and guarantors of Kurram peace deal will meet in Islamabad on April 19 (today) to chalk out a strategy for recovery of 35 passengers, who were abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road in March 26, 2011. They will discuss ways to salvage
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The interlocutors and guarantors of Kurram peace deal will meet in Islamabad on April 19 (today) to chalk out a strategy for recovery of 35 passengers, who were abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road in March 26, 2011. They will discuss ways to salvage the peace agreement that collapsed only after month it was put into effect.
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April - 19 
The roofs of three rooms of the Civil Lines Police Station in Faisalabad District of Punjab collapsed when the explosive material seized from a militant named Usman exploded accidentally, injuring a constable on April 19, reports Dawn.
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The roofs of three rooms of the Civil Lines Police Station in Faisalabad District of Punjab collapsed when the explosive material seized from a militant named Usman exploded accidentally, injuring a constable on April 19, reports Dawn.
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April - 19 
Two persons on a motorcycle were injured in a landmine blast that took place in Jani Berri area of Sui tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Bugti District.
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Two persons on a motorcycle were injured in a landmine blast that took place in Jani Berri area of Sui tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Bugti District.
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April - 19 
Unidentified terrorists blew up a commercial market belonging to a Naib Subedar of the Levies Force in Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai Agency causing a loss of PNR 8 million on April 19, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified terrorists blew up a commercial market belonging to a Naib Subedar of the Levies Force in Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai Agency causing a loss of PNR 8 million on April 19, reports Daily Times.
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April - 19 
US and Pakistani leaders agree they cannot afford to let security ties unravel, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Army Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on April 19, even as he acknowledged persistent strains, including alleged Pakistani links to t
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US and Pakistani leaders agree they cannot afford to let security ties unravel, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Army Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on April 19, even as he acknowledged persistent strains, including alleged Pakistani links to terrorists staging attacks in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. “We’re working our way through the relationships that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has with the Haqqani network and the strain that that creates,” Mullen said, even as he cited battlefield gains reducing the group’s mobility. “I’ll see Chief of Army Staff General Kayani here shortly and these are issues I address with him every single time we engage. And I certainly intend to (raise that) this week.” Mullen acknowledged that “we’ve had a very turbulent time”, but added that despite the tensions, all sides acknowledged the relationship was vital. “I think that all of us believe that we cannot afford to let this relationship come apart,” Mullen said, referring to US and Pakistani military and intelligence chiefs.
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April - 20 
In the first incident, the militants attacked security personnel when they were advancing in Suran Darra area, killing one SF and injuring five others. Later, the SFs retaliated, with helicopter gunships and jet fighters targeting militant positio
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In the first incident, the militants attacked security personnel when they were advancing in Suran Darra area, killing one SF and injuring five others. Later, the SFs retaliated, with helicopter gunships and jet fighters targeting militant positions in Suran Dara, Walidad Top and Matai areas, killing nine militants and destroying several hideouts.
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April - 20 
A bullet-riddled dead body of an unidentified person was found in Choko area of Awaran District on April 20, reported Dawn.
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A bullet-riddled dead body of an unidentified person was found in Choko area of Awaran District on April 20, reported Dawn.
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April - 20 
A Pakistani schoolboy, who failed in his suicide bomb bid as his partner launched an attack at a Pakistani shrine April 3, has spoken of the terror mission and how he was brainwashed by the Taliban, reports Indian Express. "All I was thinking was tha
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A Pakistani schoolboy, who failed in his suicide bomb bid as his partner launched an attack at a Pakistani shrine April 3, has spoken of the terror mission and how he was brainwashed by the Taliban, reports Indian Express. "All I was thinking was that I had to detonate myself near as many people as possible. When I decided it was the right time, it was a moment of happiness for me," the BBC quoted 14-year-old Umar Fidai, as saying. "I thought that there would be a little bit of pain, but then I would be in heaven," he added. The failed suicide bomber revealed the plan was that the other brainwashed schoolboy, Ismail, would “blow himself up near the shrine. I would wait for the ambulances to come and detonate myself near them to kill more people. I had no doubts at all beforehand.”
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April - 20 
A Policeman was shot dead in Jalbani Goth in the limits of Malir City Police Station. Police Constable Mohammad Ayub, 40, hailed from Chakwal in Punjab.
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A Policeman was shot dead in Jalbani Goth in the limits of Malir City Police Station. Police Constable Mohammad Ayub, 40, hailed from Chakwal in Punjab.
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April - 20 
A professor, identified as Abdul Hameed Mengal, of Engineering University in Khuzdar District was abducted by unidentified assailants
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A professor, identified as Abdul Hameed Mengal, of Engineering University in Khuzdar District was abducted by unidentified assailants
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April - 20 
A spokesman of militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami (LI) contradicted the news about fleeing of their leader Mangal Bagh to Afghanistan. Talking from an undisclosed place the LI spokesman said that Mangal Bagh was still in Tirah valley leading his volunt
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A spokesman of militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami (LI) contradicted the news about fleeing of their leader Mangal Bagh to Afghanistan. Talking from an undisclosed place the LI spokesman said that Mangal Bagh was still in Tirah valley leading his volunteers against Zakhakhel lashkar and Ansarul Islam.
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April - 20 
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, in an interview with a private TV channel in Islamabad on April 20 that Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), still has ties to militants fighting
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Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, in an interview with a private TV channel in Islamabad on April 20 that Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), still has ties to militants fighting in Afghanistan, during a trip to Islamabad on Wednesday that was focused on fence-mending in the wake of diplomatic tensions, according to Daily Times. “The ISI has a long-standing relationship with the Haqqani network. That doesn’t mean everyone in the ISI, but it’s there”, Admiral Mullen said. Pakistan’s perceived foot-dragging in tackling strongholds in North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) belonging to the Haqqani network and its continuing relationship with it was ‘the most difficult part’ of the US-Pakistani relationship, Mullen said in a separate interview. “Haqqani is supporting, funding, training fighters that are killing Americans and killing coalition partners. And I have a sacred obligation to do all I can to make sure that doesn’t happen. So that’s at the core - it’s not the only thing - but that’s at the core that I think is the most difficult part of the relationship,” Mullen said. tt In reply, an unnamed senior Pakistani intelligence official told Reuters, “... If he means we’re providing them with protection, with help, that’s not correct.” Claiming that Pakistan had attacked Haqqani’s positions and raided his mosques in the past, he added, “Right now, we are not attacking him because we are fully engaged against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).”
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April - 20 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) indicted 21 persons, including Maulana Abdul Aziz, his wife Umme Hassan, his daughter Tayyaba and other seminary students in a case of the murder of a ranger’s official on July 3, 2007 Red Mosque operation, reported Dawn
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) indicted 21 persons, including Maulana Abdul Aziz, his wife Umme Hassan, his daughter Tayyaba and other seminary students in a case of the murder of a ranger’s official on July 3, 2007 Red Mosque operation, reported Dawn. The accused pleaded not guilty and the Court adjourned the hearing till May 3.
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April - 20 
Elsewhere in the District, another man, Mohammad Ayub, was abducted when he was on his way to his home.
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Elsewhere in the District, another man, Mohammad Ayub, was abducted when he was on his way to his home.
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April - 20 
Four persons, including three Shia men and a Policeman, were killed in incidents of target killings in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on April 20, reported Daily Times.
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Four persons, including three Shia men and a Policeman, were killed in incidents of target killings in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on April 20, reported Daily Times.
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April - 20 
In the Khyber Agency, SFs arrested five suspected LI militants, identified as Sher Rehman, Mohammad Rehman, Gulmir Khan, Yaqub Khan and Qabil Shah, from Landikotal Bazaar.
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In the Khyber Agency, SFs arrested five suspected LI militants, identified as Sher Rehman, Mohammad Rehman, Gulmir Khan, Yaqub Khan and Qabil Shah, from Landikotal Bazaar.
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April - 20 
Masked militants slit the throat of a tribesman, identified as Malang Meerak, for assisting SFs in Sheen Drang area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency on April 19, reports Dawn.
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Masked militants slit the throat of a tribesman, identified as Malang Meerak, for assisting SFs in Sheen Drang area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency on April 19, reports Dawn.
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April - 20 
Militants blew up a Government high school in Bosti Khel village of Darra Adamkhel town with explosives, reported Dawn. No loss of life was caused in the explosion.
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Militants blew up a Government high school in Bosti Khel village of Darra Adamkhel town with explosives, reported Dawn. No loss of life was caused in the explosion.
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April - 20 
Nine militants and a Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash and shelling in different areas of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 20, reports Dawn.
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Nine militants and a Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash and shelling in different areas of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 20, reports Dawn.
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April - 20 
Police arrested three Afghanistan nationals, Liaquat, Badshah and Habib Noor, for illegal stay in Fateh Jang area of Attock District under Foreign Act.
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Police arrested three Afghanistan nationals, Liaquat, Badshah and Habib Noor, for illegal stay in Fateh Jang area of Attock District under Foreign Act.
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April - 20 
Police arrested three assailants, identified as Aamir, Shafi and Shabbir, suspected of target killings in Karachi from Laskian area in Sargodha District on April 20, reports Daily Times.
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Police arrested three assailants, identified as Aamir, Shafi and Shabbir, suspected of target killings in Karachi from Laskian area in Sargodha District on April 20, reports Daily Times.
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April - 20 
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) claimed to have arrested a target killer, Tahir alias Rizvi, from Orangi Town along with a TT pistol from his possession. The officer informed that Tahir was involved in three murders committed in the Manghopir area a
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Special Investigation Unit (SIU) claimed to have arrested a target killer, Tahir alias Rizvi, from Orangi Town along with a TT pistol from his possession. The officer informed that Tahir was involved in three murders committed in the Manghopir area as well as recky and pointation of targets.
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April - 20 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) blew up a private FM radio station in Umer Abad area of Parang Police Station in Charsadda District by planting explosives around the building on April 20, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported in
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) blew up a private FM radio station in Umer Abad area of Parang Police Station in Charsadda District by planting explosives around the building on April 20, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
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April - 20 
The TTP killed a truck driver and his helper in Baizai town of Mohmand Agency for supplying livestock to East Afghanistan province of Nangarhar, reported Daily Times.
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The TTP killed a truck driver and his helper in Baizai town of Mohmand Agency for supplying livestock to East Afghanistan province of Nangarhar, reported Daily Times.
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April - 20 
The US will not abandon its drone programme in Pakistan but how it goes forward is a matter for the US, Pakistani intelligence and military officials to determine, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a US official said on April
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The US will not abandon its drone programme in Pakistan but how it goes forward is a matter for the US, Pakistani intelligence and military officials to determine, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a US official said on April 20, according to Daily Times. “The programme is something that we have said we go ahead on. The question is how. And that process is going to be something that is going to be one of the main tasks that our intel and our military guys have,” the official said.
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April - 20 
Three persons, including son-in-law of Allama Hassan Turabi, were shot dead in the jurisdiction of Aziz Bhatti Police Station. Reports said that four unidentified assailants opened fire on a moving vehicle killing the three persons, identified as Sye
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Three persons, including son-in-law of Allama Hassan Turabi, were shot dead in the jurisdiction of Aziz Bhatti Police Station. Reports said that four unidentified assailants opened fire on a moving vehicle killing the three persons, identified as Syed Basharat Hussain, Shah Sawar Ali and Tahir Hussain. Station House Officer Aziz Bhatti said victim Shah Sawar was the father-in-law of slain Basharat while victim Tahir was son-in-law of Allama Hassan Turabi. He said that these killings were made on sectarian ground.
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April - 20 
Top ‘commander’ of TTP Waliur Rehman on April 20 praised Mehsud tribe for not siding with the Government against Taliban in the South Waziristan Agency, reported Dawn. “We congratulate the Mehsud tribe for rendering great sacrifices,” Rehman said, ad
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Top ‘commander’ of TTP Waliur Rehman on April 20 praised Mehsud tribe for not siding with the Government against Taliban in the South Waziristan Agency, reported Dawn. “We congratulate the Mehsud tribe for rendering great sacrifices,” Rehman said, adding, “Fellow tribesmen would always demonstrate such character in future. The Government had formed tribal militias against mujahideen, however these militias were unable to fulfil the objectives set by the Government.
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April - 21 
A bomb blast on the railway tracks between Shahdadpur and Lundo railway station damaged one feet piece of track suspending the traffic in the area, reports Dawn.
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A bomb blast on the railway tracks between Shahdadpur and Lundo railway station damaged one feet piece of track suspending the traffic in the area, reports Dawn.
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April - 21 
A landmine blast in the Rabi Canal area within the precincts of Sadar Levies Police Station of Naseerabad District killed a 12 year old boy, identified as Mahwar on April 21, reported Daily Times.
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A landmine blast in the Rabi Canal area within the precincts of Sadar Levies Police Station of Naseerabad District killed a 12 year old boy, identified as Mahwar on April 21, reported Daily Times.
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April - 21 
A Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist, identified as Noman Baig, was killed near his house in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi by unknown armed assailants.
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A Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist, identified as Noman Baig, was killed near his house in Rizwan Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi by unknown armed assailants.
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April - 21 
A shopkeeper was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Bus Stop area of Panjgur District.
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A shopkeeper was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Bus Stop area of Panjgur District.
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April - 21 
Around 23 terrorists, including some senior commanders of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, voluntarily surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs).
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Around 23 terrorists, including some senior commanders of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, voluntarily surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs).
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April - 21 
At least 18 people were killed and 41 sustained injuries in a powerful blast that ripped through Rami Club building near Ghaas Mandi area of Lyari locality in Karachi, the Provincial Capital of Sindh on April 21, reports The News.
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At least 18 people were killed and 41 sustained injuries in a powerful blast that ripped through Rami Club building near Ghaas Mandi area of Lyari locality in Karachi, the Provincial Capital of Sindh on April 21, reports The News.
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April - 21 
At least seven people were killed on April 22 (today) in a US drone attack that fired five missiles on a compound in Spinwam area of North Waziristan Agency, reported The News
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At least seven people were killed on April 22 (today) in a US drone attack that fired five missiles on a compound in Spinwam area of North Waziristan Agency, reported The News
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April - 21 
Five soldiers were killed and nine others wounded as fierce clashes erupted between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Maskini area of Lower Dir District on April 21, reported Dawn. It was reported that 500 militants from across Afghan border att
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Five soldiers were killed and nine others wounded as fierce clashes erupted between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Maskini area of Lower Dir District on April 21, reported Dawn. It was reported that 500 militants from across Afghan border attacked a security checkpost at Kharkai area killing one SF. After overrunning the Kharkai post, the militants went for a checkpost in Bosta area, killing four SFs, including naib subedar (trooper) Razi Mohammad, soldier Amjad, and two Police Constables Maheed and Azizullah.
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April - 21 
It was reported that the Army claimed to have cleared the Suran sector in Mohmand Agency of militants and initiated the consolidation phase II of ‘Operation Brekhna’ launched to clear Suran sector adjoining Afghanistan border.
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It was reported that the Army claimed to have cleared the Suran sector in Mohmand Agency of militants and initiated the consolidation phase II of ‘Operation Brekhna’ launched to clear Suran sector adjoining Afghanistan border.
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April - 21 
Militants beheaded a sympathiser, Niaz Badshah, of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar, which had been fighting against the TTP since 2008, and threw his body on the main Matani-Adezai Road in Peshawar.
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Militants beheaded a sympathiser, Niaz Badshah, of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar, which had been fighting against the TTP since 2008, and threw his body on the main Matani-Adezai Road in Peshawar.
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April - 21 
Pakistan’s Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani in response to the top US military officer’s accusation of April 20 that Pakistan’s main intelligence agency maintains ties with terrorists rejected as ‘negative propaganda’ the suggestion that it was not doing eno
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Pakistan’s Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani in response to the top US military officer’s accusation of April 20 that Pakistan’s main intelligence agency maintains ties with terrorists rejected as ‘negative propaganda’ the suggestion that it was not doing enough to combat al Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reported Daily Times on April 22.
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April - 21 
Police claimed to have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions from two vehicles and arrested two drivers in the limits of Chamkani Police Station. The weapons recovered include 9,000 cartridges of 9mm and 40 repeaters, along with 11,000 cartrid
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Police claimed to have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions from two vehicles and arrested two drivers in the limits of Chamkani Police Station. The weapons recovered include 9,000 cartridges of 9mm and 40 repeaters, along with 11,000 cartridges, 20 repeaters and three pistols. The drivers of both the vehicles Sartaj Khan and Fahim were arrested on the spot for transporting the arms and ammunitions to Punjab.
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April - 21 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Baizai District of Mohmand Agency on April 21 killed a truck driver and his helper for supplying cattle to Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. It was reported that around 20 terrorists armed with automatic weapons op
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Baizai District of Mohmand Agency on April 21 killed a truck driver and his helper for supplying cattle to Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. It was reported that around 20 terrorists armed with automatic weapons opened fire on three trucks soon after they entered the Baizai District dropping supplies across the border in east Afghanistan.
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April - 21 
The bodies of eight abducted passengers who were abducted on March 26 were found in Shahidano Dhand area of lower Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), were handed to elders of Turi tribes reports Dawn.
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The bodies of eight abducted passengers who were abducted on March 26 were found in Shahidano Dhand area of lower Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), were handed to elders of Turi tribes reports Dawn.
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April - 21 
The death toll of the bomb blast that occurred on April 21 in Ghass Mandi rose to 19.
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The death toll of the bomb blast that occurred on April 21 in Ghass Mandi rose to 19.
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April - 21 
The United States (US) will provide Pakistan with 85 small ‘Raven’ drone aircraft, a US military official said on the condition of anonymity on April 21, reports Dawn,
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The United States (US) will provide Pakistan with 85 small ‘Raven’ drone aircraft, a US military official said on the condition of anonymity on April 21, reports Dawn,
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April - 21 
Two fishermen, Gulam Nabi and Muhammad Ali, were injured in a landmine explosion within the limits of Doda Tiba Police Station in Jaffarabad District.
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Two fishermen, Gulam Nabi and Muhammad Ali, were injured in a landmine explosion within the limits of Doda Tiba Police Station in Jaffarabad District.
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April - 21 
Two NATO oil tankers transporting fuel for NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan came under fire by unidentified gunmen on the National Highway in Dhaddar area of Bolan District. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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Two NATO oil tankers transporting fuel for NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan came under fire by unidentified gunmen on the National Highway in Dhaddar area of Bolan District. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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April - 21 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead three leaders of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mehaz (JSMM) party at Bakhorri Mori area in Sanghar District, reported Daily Times. The dead were identified as Sirai Qurban Khuhawar, Rooplo Cholyani and Noorullah Tunio. J
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead three leaders of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mehaz (JSMM) party at Bakhorri Mori area in Sanghar District, reported Daily Times. The dead were identified as Sirai Qurban Khuhawar, Rooplo Cholyani and Noorullah Tunio. JSMM Central Leader Hafeez Hakro alleged that the personnel of Law Enforcement Agencies were involved in both the incidents of killings, as the LEA accused JSMM of recent attacks on railways lines.
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April - 21 
Unidentified assailants killed a property dealer, identified as Arshid Kurd, in Balochi Street area of Quetta.
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Unidentified assailants killed a property dealer, identified as Arshid Kurd, in Balochi Street area of Quetta.
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April - 21 
Unidentified terrorists blew up a 4-inch diameter gas pipeline near Eastern Bypass, causing suspension of the gas supply to Rind Garh locality.
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Unidentified terrorists blew up a 4-inch diameter gas pipeline near Eastern Bypass, causing suspension of the gas supply to Rind Garh locality.
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April - 21 
US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen told Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that the US linked the halting of the drone campaign in the tribal belt on the condition that the Pakistan military will launch a full-scal
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US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen told Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that the US linked the halting of the drone campaign in the tribal belt on the condition that the Pakistan military will launch a full-scale operation against the influential Afghan terrorist outfit, the Haqqani network, based in North Waziristan Agency of federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Express Tribune.
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April - 22 
A former cadre of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), identified as Mohammed Nadeem, was shot dead in Sharea Faisal near Star Gate, reported Daily Times.
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A former cadre of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), identified as Mohammed Nadeem, was shot dead in Sharea Faisal near Star Gate, reported Daily Times.
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April - 22 
A six-year-old girl was killed when a landmine planted by unidentified militants in front of her house exploded.
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A six-year-old girl was killed when a landmine planted by unidentified militants in front of her house exploded.
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April - 22 
An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar acquitted two persons charged in a bombing case that took place near Bara Qadeem checkpost in Peshawar which had left five persons dead and 20 others injured in 2010. The accused had allegedly remained missing for
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An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar acquitted two persons charged in a bombing case that took place near Bara Qadeem checkpost in Peshawar which had left five persons dead and 20 others injured in 2010. The accused had allegedly remained missing for several weeks and were finally charged in the present case registered at Sarbanda Police Station on March 11, 2010. The local police alleged that the accused belonged to a Bara (Khyber Agency of FATA) based outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), headed by Mangal Bagh.
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April - 22 
At least 63 militants laid down arms and surrendered to the Security Forces at a jirga (tribal council) at Dwaizai in Mohammad Agency. Sixty-two of them belonged to Dwaizai, Pandyali tehsil and one to Sagai area of Safi tehsil.
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At least 63 militants laid down arms and surrendered to the Security Forces at a jirga (tribal council) at Dwaizai in Mohammad Agency. Sixty-two of them belonged to Dwaizai, Pandyali tehsil and one to Sagai area of Safi tehsil.
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April - 22 
At least three persons, identified as Punhal, Abdul Majeed and Ismail, were injured in a landmine blast within the limits of Doda Khan Police Station in Jaffarabad District.
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At least three persons, identified as Punhal, Abdul Majeed and Ismail, were injured in a landmine blast within the limits of Doda Khan Police Station in Jaffarabad District.
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April - 22 
Bullet-riddled body of Muhammad Tariq was found from Suparco Road of Mawach Goth in the limits of Maripur Police Station in Karachi on April 22, reports Dawn.
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Bullet-riddled body of Muhammad Tariq was found from Suparco Road of Mawach Goth in the limits of Maripur Police Station in Karachi on April 22, reports Dawn.
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April - 22 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on April 22 categorically stated that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was not involved in the Mumbai terror attack and maintained that Islamabad had no issues with New Delhi helping Afghanistan in its d
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on April 22 categorically stated that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was not involved in the Mumbai terror attack and maintained that Islamabad had no issues with New Delhi helping Afghanistan in its development provided there was no presence of the Indian Army on that side of the Durand Line, reports The Hindu. Rehman Malik made these remarks while interacting with an Indian media delegation that is visiting the country on the invitation of the Pakistan Government. Replying to a host of questions, the Minister side-stepped controversial issues such as the alleged Indian hand behind the unrest in Balochistan and how the visa situation between the two countries had been complicated by India's insistence on having every application scrutinised by the Union Home Ministry.
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April - 22 
ISI ‘chief’ Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha has made it to the list of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world along with dignitaries like United States President Barrack Obama and his Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton, reports
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ISI ‘chief’ Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha has made it to the list of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world along with dignitaries like United States President Barrack Obama and his Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton, reports Times of India. Pasha's profile on the magazine's website was written by former CIA Director Michael Hayden, who described him as "a Pakistani patriot and American partner” trying to manage the difficult task of reconciling the two roles.
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April - 22 
Pakistan and the United States on April 22 voiced confidence in taking their strategic partnership forward even as Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir urged a review of the drone attacks strategy in pursuit of militants who may be hiding on Pakistani sid
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Pakistan and the United States on April 22 voiced confidence in taking their strategic partnership forward even as Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir urged a review of the drone attacks strategy in pursuit of militants who may be hiding on Pakistani side of the Afghanistan border, reports Daily Times. In a joint media appearance with the US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Ambassador Marc Grossman, the top Pakistani career diplomat described talks in the steering group as ‘cordial, constructive and engaging,’ during which the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to an enduring partnership. “Pakistan values its relations with the United States- we had satisfying discussions. We have agreed to give a new momentum to relations in the coming weeks with the visit of Ambassador Grossman to Pakistan next week and possibly Secretary Hillary Clinton’s visit in May for the next round of strategic dialogue,” Bashir added. Grossman, for his part, reiterated Washington’s resolve to pursuing a long-term relationship with Pakistan. Bashir, responding to a question, said there were certain issues on which Pakistan’s position was very clear.
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April - 22 
The death toll of Security Forces personnel in the militants attack on a security checkpost in Maskini area of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa increased to 16, reports Dawn. Earlier Dawn reported that five soldiers were killed and nine other
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The death toll of Security Forces personnel in the militants attack on a security checkpost in Maskini area of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa increased to 16, reports Dawn. Earlier Dawn reported that five soldiers were killed and nine others injured. According to security officials, 11 personnel of Dir Scouts, three of police force and two of Dir Levies were killed in the pre-dawn attack by a group of 500 militants from Kunar across the Durand Line on a hilltop post in Kharkai area of Maskini. Some 20 militants were also killed in the clash, security officials added. Officials said three local Policemen were missing after the incident.
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April - 22 
The latest report put the death toll to 25 in the US drone attack on a compound owned by a tribesman, Gul Sharif Wazir, in Yazz Khula village of Spinwam area in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 22, report
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The latest report put the death toll to 25 in the US drone attack on a compound owned by a tribesman, Gul Sharif Wazir, in Yazz Khula village of Spinwam area in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 22, reports Dawn. Earlier The News reported that seven people were killed. Out of 25 persons, 18 were militants and seven were civilians. According to local people, four children and three women were among those killed. Official sources said that two missiles were fired at a Hujra (guest house) where a group of ‘armed guests’ was staying. A vehicle parked in the compound was damaged in the attack. Two more missiles were fired at a room in the family portion, killing the women and children. Five people were injured in the attack.
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April - 22 
The Peshawar High Court dismissed bail petition of a suspected militant charged in a case of an ambush on the SFs on July 16, 2009, at Peuchar area in Swat which had resulted in killing of eight soldiers. The accused-petitioner, Wali Muhammad, was ar
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The Peshawar High Court dismissed bail petition of a suspected militant charged in a case of an ambush on the SFs on July 16, 2009, at Peuchar area in Swat which had resulted in killing of eight soldiers. The accused-petitioner, Wali Muhammad, was arrested on February 26, 2011, by the personnel of Mathra Police Station. The Police alleged that they had raided his residence and had recovered 23 kilogrammes explosive material from his possession.
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April - 22 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants abducted a pro-government tribal elder Malak Sher Khan alias Sheray from his house in Gakizai area of Lakkaro tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohammad Agency. Later, his body was found in the area. The TTP Mohmand chapt
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants abducted a pro-government tribal elder Malak Sher Khan alias Sheray from his house in Gakizai area of Lakkaro tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohammad Agency. Later, his body was found in the area. The TTP Mohmand chapter ‘spokesman’ Sajjad Mohmand told reporters that they had killed him for having close links with political authorities. He said the man was going to head a tribal lashkar (tribal militia) against TTP.
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April - 22 
Two separate attacks, one near the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta and another in the sub-tehsil (revenue unit) Baghbana of Khuzdar District, killed two NATO drivers, identified as Khayal Muhammad and Sahib Dad, carrying supply for forces stationed in
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Two separate attacks, one near the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta and another in the sub-tehsil (revenue unit) Baghbana of Khuzdar District, killed two NATO drivers, identified as Khayal Muhammad and Sahib Dad, carrying supply for forces stationed in Afghanistan on April 22, reports Daily Times.
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April - 22 
Unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at the house of a businessman in the limits of Defence Police Station on Tariq Road market. However, no causality occurred in the attack.
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Unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at the house of a businessman in the limits of Defence Police Station on Tariq Road market. However, no causality occurred in the attack.
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April - 23 
A person was killed while another sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Dera Murad Jamali of Nasirabad District in Balochistan on April 23, reports Daily Times.
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A person was killed while another sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Dera Murad Jamali of Nasirabad District in Balochistan on April 23, reports Daily Times.
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April - 23 
A suicide bomber struck the vehicle of an anti-Taliban militia leader killing him and four others in Salarzai area, 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency. Malik Manasib Khan was the chief of Salarzai tribe, which
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A suicide bomber struck the vehicle of an anti-Taliban militia leader killing him and four others in Salarzai area, 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency. Malik Manasib Khan was the chief of Salarzai tribe, which had raised a village force and expelled Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from their area.
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April - 23 
An eight-year-old child was killed and another person was injured when a remote-controlled bomb went off in the guesthouse of a former head of a peace committee in Shahoowam area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on April 23, according
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An eight-year-old child was killed and another person was injured when a remote-controlled bomb went off in the guesthouse of a former head of a peace committee in Shahoowam area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on April 23, according to Daily Times. The explosion also severely damaged the guesthouse building. According to Station House Officer (SHO), Islam Din, unidentified militants had planted a remote-controlled bomb in the guesthouse of Hafiz Sakhiur Rehman, a surrendered former militant who was supporting the Security Forces (SFs) in their fight against the militants.
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April - 23 
Anti-drone rally organised by Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) activists halted NATO supply shipments to Afghanistan on April 23 after thousands of protesters rallied on the main road to the border to demand Washington stop firing missiles agai
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Anti-drone rally organised by Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) activists halted NATO supply shipments to Afghanistan on April 23 after thousands of protesters rallied on the main road to the border to demand Washington stop firing missiles against militants sheltering inside the country, reports Dawn. Police officer Khurshid Khan said supplies had been stopped until April 25 mornings because of the protest. The demonstration was held by the political party of Imran Khan, a former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team. He has called for peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and has long opposed the drone strikes in the border region.
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April - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) killed six militants and neutralised two hideouts in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 23, reports Dawn. Landmines and explosives were also recovered, Officials added.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed six militants and neutralised two hideouts in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 23, reports Dawn. Landmines and explosives were also recovered, Officials added.
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April - 23 
The Army had broken the back of militants linked to al Qaeda and Taliban and the nation will soon prevail over this menace, the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Kayani said in a speech on April 23 that followed criticism from the United Stat
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The Army had broken the back of militants linked to al Qaeda and Taliban and the nation will soon prevail over this menace, the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Kayani said in a speech on April 23 that followed criticism from the United States that it wasn’t doing enough to fight militancy, reports Daily Times. “In war against terrorism, our officers and soldiers have made great sacrifices and have achieved tremendous success,” he said in a speech to army cadets at Kakul military academy, north of Islamabad. “The terrorists’ backbone has been broken and (God willing) we will soon prevail”. Washington, struggling to put down a 10-year insurgency in Afghanistan, said this month that Pakistan lacked a robust plan to defeat militants, and its intelligence agents were maintaining links with Afghan Taliban militants.
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April - 23 
Times of India reports that Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, on April 23 said that Pakistani investigators had collected enough evidence against the masterminds of the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26,2008, also known as 26/11) and that
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Times of India reports that Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, on April 23 said that Pakistani investigators had collected enough evidence against the masterminds of the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26,2008, also known as 26/11) and that he was confident that the courts would convict them. "We have enough evidence and I am quite hopeful that they will be convicted. But if I say some thing much, that means I'm overstepping my position because the matter has to be decided by the court," Malik told CNN-IBN channel in an interview.
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April - 24 
A dead body of a Policeman, identified as Naseer Ahmed Ronjho, who was abducted from Hub a few days ago, was found in a garden behind the office of the Lasbela District Police chief in Uthal.
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A dead body of a Policeman, identified as Naseer Ahmed Ronjho, who was abducted from Hub a few days ago, was found in a garden behind the office of the Lasbela District Police chief in Uthal.
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April - 24 
A woman was killed when a stray shell hit a house in the Kamalkhel village of Kandahari area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency.
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A woman was killed when a stray shell hit a house in the Kamalkhel village of Kandahari area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency.
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April - 24 
Elsewhere in the Agency, five accused on suspicion of involvement in the abduction and killing of a tribal elder, Sher Mohammad, were arrested. Mohammad was reported to be abducted on April 22.
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Elsewhere in the Agency, five accused on suspicion of involvement in the abduction and killing of a tribal elder, Sher Mohammad, were arrested. Mohammad was reported to be abducted on April 22.
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April - 24 
Former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) head Samar Mubarak Mand said that Pakistan has the capability to shoot down Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated drones, reported Indian Express. Mand said, “Pakistan had F-16 fighter jets, which
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Former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) head Samar Mubarak Mand said that Pakistan has the capability to shoot down Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated drones, reported Indian Express. Mand said, “Pakistan had F-16 fighter jets, which were capable of shooting down any kind of drone predators,” adding, “It was a strategic issue, therefore the final decision in this regard rested with the Government. It is noteworthy that similar statements had been issued time and again by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman that Pakistan is capable of shooting down the US predator aircraft. But such claims are in direct contrast with Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s statement that the Pakistan Air Force cannot shoot down unmanned US drones.”
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April - 24 
Gunship helicopters continued to shell suspected positions in the Sheikh Baba area of Safi tehsil. However, no casualties were reported.
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Gunship helicopters continued to shell suspected positions in the Sheikh Baba area of Safi tehsil. However, no casualties were reported.
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April - 24 
NATO supplying to Afghanistan was resumed after protesters against United States (US) drone strikes lifted a blockade on April 24, reported Dawn. “Peshawar ring road has been cleared and re-opened for vehicular traffic,” said a senior local administr
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NATO supplying to Afghanistan was resumed after protesters against United States (US) drone strikes lifted a blockade on April 24, reported Dawn. “Peshawar ring road has been cleared and re-opened for vehicular traffic,” said a senior local administration official, adding that trucks will only be able to use the route from April 25 (today) morning because of security reasons. Imran Khan, who leads the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, said earlier that his supporters would “block supplies for NATO in different parts of the country if drone attacks are not stopped within one month,” adding, “We want a sovereign Pakistan.”
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April - 24 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on April 24 said, “We have to stand united against anti-state elements and it will be our greatest success that the nation should unite against terrorism and extremism,” adding, “that no country could win a war
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on April 24 said, “We have to stand united against anti-state elements and it will be our greatest success that the nation should unite against terrorism and extremism,” adding, “that no country could win a war without the support of people. The Government would not rest until and unless terrorism is eliminated, and all possible steps would be taken to give quality education to the citizens” reports Daily Times.
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April - 24 
The body of a local trader, identified as Jauhar Ali, who was abducted by unidentified assailants near his hometown Khungi in Dir town of Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 23, was found dead in Alizai area of Arang in Bajaur Agency in Feder
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The body of a local trader, identified as Jauhar Ali, who was abducted by unidentified assailants near his hometown Khungi in Dir town of Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 23, was found dead in Alizai area of Arang in Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 24, reports Dawn.
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April - 24 
Times of India on April 25 quoted Army Major General Athar Abbas saying "There is no evidence that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has global aspirations or was involved in the 2009 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul,” adding, “The LeT is a banned group
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Times of India on April 25 quoted Army Major General Athar Abbas saying "There is no evidence that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has global aspirations or was involved in the 2009 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul,” adding, “The LeT is a banned group that is being contained, and there is also no evidence with Pakistani authorities linking the LeT to militant groups operating in Pakistan's tribal areas. At the same time, Abbas said, “militant commander Ilyas Kashmiri, described by Indian and US officials as a key suspect in the Mumbai terror attacks, had played an "instrumental" role in planning an attack on the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi in October 2009. Kashmiri was also involved in two attempts to assassinate former President and Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf in late 2003,” adding, “Kashmiri, who led a "splinter" group or breakaway faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), was working with the local Taliban. Earlier this month, the US announced a reward of five million dollars for anyone who provides information and helps in the arrest of Kashmiri, the commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) terror group that supports al Qaeda. Speaking on the issue of 2008 Mumbai attack in India, Abbas said, "A splinter group was involved and we have collected the maximum evidence, LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was heading the splinter group responsible for the terrorist assault in November 2008.”
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April - 24 
Two children were killed in two landmine explosions in Hamzani area of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on April 24, reported Dawn.
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Two children were killed in two landmine explosions in Hamzani area of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on April 24, reported Dawn.
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April - 24 
US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said that Pakistan’s legitimate security demands must be taken into account on the question of Afghanistan. Legitimate demands of Pakistan on the Afghan question must be given due consideration, he said, addin
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US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said that Pakistan’s legitimate security demands must be taken into account on the question of Afghanistan. Legitimate demands of Pakistan on the Afghan question must be given due consideration, he said, adding, “US has great respect for Pakistan and wants to see it as a sovereign and stable state. We are working for the stability in the region, and are supporting both the civilian Government and Army in Pakistan.”
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April - 25 
A suspect, identified as Mustafa Rehman Orakzai, belonging to Al Mukhtar faction of TTP, was arrested on April 25 for his alleged involvement in the April 21 Karachi’s Rami Club bombing in which 18 people were killed and 41 injured, reports Dawn. Po
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A suspect, identified as Mustafa Rehman Orakzai, belonging to Al Mukhtar faction of TTP, was arrested on April 25 for his alleged involvement in the April 21 Karachi’s Rami Club bombing in which 18 people were killed and 41 injured, reports Dawn. Police also recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosives, a rocket, two hand grenades and a TT pistol from the suspect. Investigations revealed that Omar Baloch was the ring leader of the outfit.
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April - 25 
Another blow to already tense relations between the United Sates and Pakistan was dealt on April 25 when leaked official documents of Guantánamo cables showed that the US administration had placed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on a list of te
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Another blow to already tense relations between the United Sates and Pakistan was dealt on April 25 when leaked official documents of Guantánamo cables showed that the US administration had placed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on a list of terrorist outfits, reports Dawn. In the documents, leaked by the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks website, US officials rank the ISI alongside groups like Hezbollah, al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptian Islamic Jihad, the brainchild of al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman Al-Zawahiri, is also on the list of 70 terrorist entities. In a so-called threat indicator matrix used to determine which of the inmates at Guantánamo Bay can be released, a detainee’s link to the ISI is seen as confirming his association with terrorism. The 17-page threat matrix is the first official US documents to have emerged that ranks the ISI among terrorist groups.
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April - 25 
At least 15 passengers, including eight women, five children and two men, were burnt to death and several others injured in the night of April 25 when unidentified militants set a Quetta-bound bus on fire at Pirak area of Sibi District in Balochistan
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At least 15 passengers, including eight women, five children and two men, were burnt to death and several others injured in the night of April 25 when unidentified militants set a Quetta-bound bus on fire at Pirak area of Sibi District in Balochistan, reports Dawn. When the bus, which was coming from Peshawar, reached near Pirak, the driver parked it at a roadside hotel. Four unidentified militants riding on motorcycles reached there and two of them entered the bus. After sprinkling the vehicle with petrol, they put it on fire.
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April - 25 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik assured the National Assembly that law-enforcement personnel would be deployed within two days to secure the Thall-Parachinar road in Kurram Agency and help the besieged people of the area. He was responding
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik assured the National Assembly that law-enforcement personnel would be deployed within two days to secure the Thall-Parachinar road in Kurram Agency and help the besieged people of the area. He was responding to a point of order by Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi from the affected area that subsequently walked out in protest against what he termed the Government’s indifference to the misery of the people of Parachinar who could not travel on the road because of insecurity. Mr Turi announced that he would join a hunger-strike camp set up several days ago by the affected people from his area in front of the press club here.
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April - 25 
Five more bullet-riddled dead bodies of Baloch missing persons were found in Kech and Khuzdar areas of Balochistan. According to the Turbat Police, two bodies were found in Banartok Chatri area of Pasni Road, some eight kilometres away from Turbat Ci
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Five more bullet-riddled dead bodies of Baloch missing persons were found in Kech and Khuzdar areas of Balochistan. According to the Turbat Police, two bodies were found in Banartok Chatri area of Pasni Road, some eight kilometres away from Turbat City. They were identified as Zarif Baloch, resident of Kalatuk area of Kech, and Shameem Baloch, resident of Malikabad area of Tump. Zarif was travelling in a passenger coach from Karachi to Turbat when a group of armed men intercepted the coach and offloaded him near Nalyet area of Turbat on April 20. “Shameem was whisked away from Gwadar some days back,” local Police Officer Muhammad Riaz said.
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April - 25 
Four more Pakistani conspirators have been charged by US prosecutors with carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on behalf of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Indian Express reported on April 26. In a second superseding indictment filed by the federal pro
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Four more Pakistani conspirators have been charged by US prosecutors with carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on behalf of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Indian Express reported on April 26. In a second superseding indictment filed by the federal prosecutors before a court in Chicago, the four were identified as Sajid Mir, Mazhar Iqbal, Abu Qahafa and one by the name of 'Major Iqbal'. Besides, the indictment mentioned an unnamed individual "Lashkar Member D." All are residents of Pakistan. The four persons identified were previously mentioned but not named in the indictments that charged Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley and Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana in connection with the Mumbai attacks which killed 166 people, including six Americans. Sajid Mir was associated with LeT and supervised others linked with the outfit. He served as a "handler" for Headley, who has confessed to his involvement in Mumbai attacks, and others who were directed to carry out actions relating to planning, preparing for and carrying out the terrorist strikes on behalf of LeT. While Abu Qahafa was an associate with LeT who trained others in combat techniques for use in terrorist attacks; Mazhar Iqbal and 'Lashkar Member D' were LeT commanders. An individual known as 'Major Iqbal' participated in planning and funding attacks carried out by LeT in Mumbai, federal prosecutors said. According to the indictment, Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa and Mazhar Iqbal conspired with each other, Headley, 'Lashkar Member D' and others known and unknown to the grand jury, to deliver, place, discharge and detonate explosives and other lethal devices in, into and against places of public use, state and government facilities, public transportation systems and infrastructure facilities in India.
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April - 25 
Militants on April 25 released a trader, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi, also a former agency councilor, after receiving PKR 5.4 million as ransom in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The abducted trader, Haji Asgha
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Militants on April 25 released a trader, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi, also a former agency councilor, after receiving PKR 5.4 million as ransom in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The abducted trader, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi, had been kidnapped along with 35 other passengers when militants attacked a convoy at Beggan area of Kurram Agency on March 26. Three passengers had also been killed and two others injured in the attack. The bodies of seven hostages were found in Shaheedan Dhand area near Afghan border. Narrating his ordeal, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi said that he was going in the convoy from Peshawar to Parachinar when militants attacked it near Beggan. He said that he jumped off the vehicle, ran away and hid in the nearby fields but local people captured him. He said that he was carrying PKR 600,000 cash with him at the time of attack on the convoy. He said that local people, who captured him, snatched the amount from him and later handed him over to militants. He said that he had no information about the other hostages.
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April - 25 
The Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, mastermind of the 26/11 attacks, on April 25 claimed India cannot prove his organisation's link to the 2008 terror strike and accused the Pakistan Government of succumbing to pressure from Ind
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The Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, mastermind of the 26/11 attacks, on April 25 claimed India cannot prove his organisation's link to the 2008 terror strike and accused the Pakistan Government of succumbing to pressure from India and the US, reports Indian Express. Saeed, who is the founder of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which carried out the Mumbai attack, said India had sent a 400-page report to the Pakistani Government in an attempt to substantiate its claims but had failed to do so, Saeed said. India cannot prove JuD's link to Mumbai attacks, he said.
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April - 25 
Three bodies of activists of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) were found in Sorgaz Zeddi area of Khuzdar District. Their identities were ascertained from the slips found from their pockets. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ayub Muhammad Hasni, a
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Three bodies of activists of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) were found in Sorgaz Zeddi area of Khuzdar District. Their identities were ascertained from the slips found from their pockets. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ayub Muhammad Hasni, a barber, who was whisked away some nine days ago from Khuzdar city, while two others were identified as Muhammad Hafeez and Ghulam Murtaza.
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April - 26 
A tower of 1100 KV transmission line, supplying electricity from Tarbela Dam, was partially damaged when two bombs, planted by unidentified militants, went off in Swabi District. The tower was completely damaged in 2009 and it was the second attempt
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A tower of 1100 KV transmission line, supplying electricity from Tarbela Dam, was partially damaged when two bombs, planted by unidentified militants, went off in Swabi District. The tower was completely damaged in 2009 and it was the second attempt to disrupt the main supply line from Tarbela Dam.
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April - 26 
At least one Guantánamo Bay detainee discovered to be involved in a plot to attack the US Consulate in Peshawar and believed to have carried out a string of bombings in Pakistan in 2002, was also on the payroll for British and Canadian intelligence s
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At least one Guantánamo Bay detainee discovered to be involved in a plot to attack the US Consulate in Peshawar and believed to have carried out a string of bombings in Pakistan in 2002, was also on the payroll for British and Canadian intelligence services, according to secret files on detainees at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp, The express Tribune quoting WikiLeaks reported on April 27. Algerian detainee Adil Hadi al Jazairi bin Hamili, linked with the Algerian Armed Islamic Group and the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, confessed that he had worked for the Taliban’s foreign ministry and intelligence services as well. Hamili was captured in a raid in Peshawar in 2003. According to Pakistan’s Intelligence Bureau, Hamili was an Algerian terrorist, hired assassin, kidnapper, and member of Osama bin Laden’s “umbrella organisation.” However, the Central Intelligence Agency found that not only was Hamili a source for the British and Canadian intelligence services who had withheld information from the two, but he was also running a terrorist cell. According to US assessment, Hamili was actually Abu Adil, who Khalid Shaikh Mohammad had confessed to meeting in early 2002. Mohammad had given PKR 300,000 to support Abu Adil’s cell in Punjab and an assassination plot against the then President General Pervez Musharraf. According to Mohammad, Abu Adil was responsible for attacks on two churches in Islamabad and Sialkot, and possibly involved in the May 2002 attack on Karachi’s Sheraton Hotel in which 11 French engineers and three Pakistanis were killed. Hamili was recruited by foreign intelligence “because of his connections to members of various al Qaeda linked terrorist groups that operated in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” Hamili was not the only spy in custody. Iraqi detainee Bisher al-Rawi also said he had links with MI5 and was providing information to the agency on Abu Qatada, the ‘spiritual leader of the Armed Islamic Group’. The document states that the intelligence service owned up to this. “When visiting Guantánamo Bay, a member of an allied intelligence service admitted a relationship with the detainee.”
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April - 26 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on April 26 said that attempts to defame the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) internationally have always failed, reports Daily Times. “The ISI is never been involved in politics. It has served the country a
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on April 26 said that attempts to defame the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) internationally have always failed, reports Daily Times. “The ISI is never been involved in politics. It has served the country and nation tremendously,” said Malik while briefing media at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat after twin blasts in Navy buses in Karachi. “The Interior Ministry controls police and some paramilitary units and the ISI is exclusively controlled by the Pakistan Army,” added Rehman Malik. “The ISI is a patriotic organisation and has a great role in combating terrorism in the country. Those who are trying to malign the agency would never succeed in their designs,” the minister remarked. Malik told media that ‘good clues’ had been found in Tuesday’s attacks on the buses of the Pakistan Navy. “We have found good clues and hopefully will nab the culprits,” he added further.
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April - 26 
Frontier Corps (FC) and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, which included several light machine guns, sub machine guns, 7.62mm and 7mm rifles, night vision goggles, scanners, radio sets and bullet proof jac
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Frontier Corps (FC) and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, which included several light machine guns, sub machine guns, 7.62mm and 7mm rifles, night vision goggles, scanners, radio sets and bullet proof jackets in Pat Feedar area of Jaffarabad District. It was reported that a joint raiding team raided a house in the jurisdiction of Mir Hassan Police Station and arrested the leader of a terrorist outfit who smuggled heavy and sophisticated arms to other terrorist outfits.
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April - 26 
Militants blew up a Government-run primary school for girls in Adezai area on the suburbs of provincial metropolis Peshawar on April 26, reports Dawn.
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Militants blew up a Government-run primary school for girls in Adezai area on the suburbs of provincial metropolis Peshawar on April 26, reports Dawn.
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April - 26 
One Balochistan Constabulary (BC) personnel, identified as Faiz Muhammad, was killed and three others sustained injuries in a landmine blast while they were on their routine patrol on April 26 in Chatter area of Dera Murad Jamali city of Naseerabad D
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One Balochistan Constabulary (BC) personnel, identified as Faiz Muhammad, was killed and three others sustained injuries in a landmine blast while they were on their routine patrol on April 26 in Chatter area of Dera Murad Jamali city of Naseerabad District, reports Daily Times.
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April - 26 
Osama bin Laden escaped US and British forces, closing in on his cave-haven hacked into the mountainside, with the help of a Pakistani warlord who provided guides to take him to safety in north-eastern Afghanistan, Indian Express reported on April 27
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Osama bin Laden escaped US and British forces, closing in on his cave-haven hacked into the mountainside, with the help of a Pakistani warlord who provided guides to take him to safety in north-eastern Afghanistan, Indian Express reported on April 27. The al Qaeda supremo’s successful flight from Tora Bora mountains in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan has been seen as an early lapse by the international military. New details about the escape emerged from interrogation reports of the Guantánamo Bay detainees and one account claims that local Pakistani militant ‘commander’ Maulvi Noor Mohammad aided Osama’s escape. The Guardian said that in documents obtained by it, Mohammad provided 40-50 fighters to escort a trapped Osama and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri to safety following intervention of al Qaeda ‘commander’ known as Abu Torab in mid-December 2001. Previously, it was said that Osama escaped south from Tora Bora into Pakistan. However, in two accounts from Guantánamo Bay detainees, Osama and Zawahiri headed north to a safe house of an Afghan sympathiser called Awal Malim Gul near Jalalabad. The duo rested there before travelling further on horse back into the remote province of Kunar, where they were to remain for 10 months.
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April - 26 
Security Forces arrested four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Mohammad Zahir, Umair Khalil, Zia and Zakir, from Tarnol area of Islamabad on April 26, reports Dawn. Sources said that they had a plan to target Islamabad’s Red Zone and s
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Security Forces arrested four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Mohammad Zahir, Umair Khalil, Zia and Zakir, from Tarnol area of Islamabad on April 26, reports Dawn. Sources said that they had a plan to target Islamabad’s Red Zone and sensitive installations in Rawalpindi. They are cadres of Qari Zia group of the TTP, Bajaur chapter. The maps of Islamabad’s Red Zone and sensitive installations and buildings located in Rawalpindi were recovered from their possession.
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April - 26 
Twin bomb blasts targeting two Pakistan Navy buses, carrying officials to work, in Karachi killed four persons, including one civilian female doctor and injured 56 others on April 26, reported Daily Times. According to sources, the first blast hit a
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Twin bomb blasts targeting two Pakistan Navy buses, carrying officials to work, in Karachi killed four persons, including one civilian female doctor and injured 56 others on April 26, reported Daily Times. According to sources, the first blast hit a naval staff carrier bus with 50 personnel onboard in Defence area, killing two people, Sub-Lieutenant Iqbal and Doctor Shazia, and injuries 37 others. The second navy vehicle carrying 35 officials was hit by a timed bomb concealed inside a garbage drum placed by the side of a road in Baldia Town near Northern Bypass, killing two others, identified as Umar Farooq and a civilian employee Muhammad Sharif, and injuring nineteen others. Later, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for the blasts, and vowed more attacks on Security Forces (SFs). “SFs will be targeted in the future as well, because they are killing their own people in Waziristan and elsewhere on the behest of the United States,” Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said.
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April - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch diameter gas pipeline near Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District, damaging the pipeline and disrupting supply to the gas purification plant in Sui area.
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Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch diameter gas pipeline near Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District, damaging the pipeline and disrupting supply to the gas purification plant in Sui area.
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April - 27 
A passenger train was attacked and two eight-inch diameter gas pipelines were blown up in two explosions in Jacobabad District and Dera Bugti District on April 27, reported Daily Times. Unidentified assailants had planted an explosive device on the r
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A passenger train was attacked and two eight-inch diameter gas pipelines were blown up in two explosions in Jacobabad District and Dera Bugti District on April 27, reported Daily Times. Unidentified assailants had planted an explosive device on the railway tracks near a bordering area between Jaffarabad District and Jacobabad District, and detonated the device by a remote control when the Karachi bound Bolan Mail from Quetta passed by the area. The blast damaged 20-feet-long section of the railway track, derailing the engine and four bogies of the train. However, no casualties were reported.
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April - 27 
ANP activist Asif was shot dead in the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station.
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ANP activist Asif was shot dead in the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station.
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April - 27 
Four persons, including two activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and one each of the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) were killed in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 27, reported Daily Times.
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Four persons, including two activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and one each of the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) were killed in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on April 27, reported Daily Times. Two PPP workers, identified as Iqbal and Hussain Abid, were shot dead while two activists of the People’s Students Federation (PSF) were injured in firing by unidentified armed assailants near Safari Park, within the jurisdiction of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station.
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April - 27 
Militants hurled hand grenade at the house of Qayum Khan, the headmaster of high school Shabqadar. The house was partially damaged in the attack.
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Militants hurled hand grenade at the house of Qayum Khan, the headmaster of high school Shabqadar. The house was partially damaged in the attack.
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April - 27 
On April 27, quoting United States (US) military documents posted by WikiLeaks, Times of India reported that the mastermind of 9/11 attacks Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was warned by a senior al Qaeda military commander to not to kill Wall Street Journal r
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On April 27, quoting United States (US) military documents posted by WikiLeaks, Times of India reported that the mastermind of 9/11 attacks Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was warned by a senior al Qaeda military commander to not to kill Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in February 2002 and that he should be “returned back to one of the previous groups who held him” or "freed". However, Shaikh Mohammed during his interrogation told the US interrogators at Guantánamo Bay that he cut off Pearl's head anyway.
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April - 27 
One Mohammad Haris, an activist of JSQM was gunned down in Port Qasim Industrial Area within the limits of Sukkhun Police Station.
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One Mohammad Haris, an activist of JSQM was gunned down in Port Qasim Industrial Area within the limits of Sukkhun Police Station.
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April - 27 
Police arrested six persons, including three from Railway Police, after seizing a truck loaded with arms and ammunitions, being carried from Peshawar, at a picket near Grassy Lane on Rawal Road in Rawalpindi District on April 27, reports Daily Times.
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Police arrested six persons, including three from Railway Police, after seizing a truck loaded with arms and ammunitions, being carried from Peshawar, at a picket near Grassy Lane on Rawal Road in Rawalpindi District on April 27, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a Police party was performing its routine duty at a Police picket near Grassy Lane, Fauji Tower when they intercepted a car and Shahzore truck, seizing 31 wooden boxes packed with arms and ammunitions and arresting five people, travelling in the car ahead of the truck and the truck driver.
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April - 27 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on April 27 rejected the claims that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had ventured into any project without the Government’s knowledge, and that the country’s intelligence agencies were subservient to the Govern
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on April 27 rejected the claims that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had ventured into any project without the Government’s knowledge, and that the country’s intelligence agencies were subservient to the Government and were not involved in any act that was against national interests, reports Daily Times. Gilani’s defence of the ISI came in response to April 26 Western media reports of Guantanamo Bay files ranking ISI as a terrorist organisation along with al Qaeda and other such terrorist outfits, adds The Hindu. “If the ISI has taken some step, it has been done with our backing,” said Gilani.
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April - 27 
Sindh Police and its Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested five alleged target killers. According to sources, a CID Police team raided a house in Mauripur and arrested one target killer, Bakht Chandio and recovered a TT pistol and ammunition
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Sindh Police and its Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested five alleged target killers. According to sources, a CID Police team raided a house in Mauripur and arrested one target killer, Bakht Chandio and recovered a TT pistol and ammunition from his possession. Liaquatabad Town Police arrested two target killers, identified as Irfan and Junaid, allegedly involved in killing of the younger brother of SHO Super Market police station Shafiq Tanoli. Orangi Town Police arrested a target killer from Pirabad area who was allegedly involved in more than 10 murders. Mochko Police arrested Wakeel Khan involved in the murder of a Police constable Abid in January 2008 at Mochko area and recovered a TT pistol from his possession.
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April - 27 
The dead bodies of three Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were found in various areas in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 27, reports Dawn. The body of Mohammad Ayub alias Boda, a local
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The dead bodies of three Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were found in various areas in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 27, reports Dawn. The body of Mohammad Ayub alias Boda, a local ‘commander’ of LI, was found in Sepah area of Bara. Sources said that his colleagues killed him after developing differences with him. Two other alleged militants Gul Wais and Shah Syed were killed by unidentified assailants and their bodies were found in Sheen Drand area of Akkakhel.
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April - 27 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a Frontier corps (FC) soldier, Islam Zada, in front of his house in Angor Korona of Shabqadar in Charsadda District.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a Frontier corps (FC) soldier, Islam Zada, in front of his house in Angor Korona of Shabqadar in Charsadda District.
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April - 27 
Unidentified terrorists blew up two gas pipelines in the Loti area of Dera Bugti District, resulting in disruption of the gas supply to the Sui plant. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for both the attacks.
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Unidentified terrorists blew up two gas pipelines in the Loti area of Dera Bugti District, resulting in disruption of the gas supply to the Sui plant. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for both the attacks.
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April - 28 
A rural health centre was blown up by unidentified militants in Dhand Kodakhel area of the Mohmand Agency.
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A rural health centre was blown up by unidentified militants in Dhand Kodakhel area of the Mohmand Agency.
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April - 28 
A trooper was killed and five were injured when a landmine hit a security patrol in Ghalingar area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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A trooper was killed and five were injured when a landmine hit a security patrol in Ghalingar area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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April - 28 
An activist of Kachhi Rabita Council, identified as Zubair, was abducted and later shot dead near Rehmania Mosque within the limits of Surjani Police Station.
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An activist of Kachhi Rabita Council, identified as Zubair, was abducted and later shot dead near Rehmania Mosque within the limits of Surjani Police Station.
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April - 28 
At least 33 militants, two pro-Government tribesmen and one trooper were killed in separate incidents in Kurram, Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 28, reports Dawn. Helicopter gunships pounded three m
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At least 33 militants, two pro-Government tribesmen and one trooper were killed in separate incidents in Kurram, Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 28, reports Dawn. Helicopter gunships pounded three militant hideouts in Mirandy, Sangraba and Chinarak areas of Kurram Agency, killing 25 militants and two tribal volunteers while injuring several others.
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April - 28 
At least five persons were killed and eight others injured on April 28 (today) after a bomb hit a Pakistan Navy bus in the Karsaz area of Karachi, reports Dawn. According to sources, a bomb planted on a roadside exploded when a Pakistan Navy bus was
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At least five persons were killed and eight others injured on April 28 (today) after a bomb hit a Pakistan Navy bus in the Karsaz area of Karachi, reports Dawn. According to sources, a bomb planted on a roadside exploded when a Pakistan Navy bus was passing by, killing five persons including a pedestrian, a female doctor and one naval officer.
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April - 28 
Dead bodies of two persons, killed by militants on charges of spying, were found near Masha Mansoor area in the limits of Shaheed Haibat Ali Khan Police Station of Darra Pezu town of Lakki Marwat District on April 28, reports Dawn. One of the slain p
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Dead bodies of two persons, killed by militants on charges of spying, were found near Masha Mansoor area in the limits of Shaheed Haibat Ali Khan Police Station of Darra Pezu town of Lakki Marwat District on April 28, reports Dawn. One of the slain persons was identified as Hikmatullah, a resident of Burghu Adamzai, while the other victim is yet to be identified.
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April - 28 
Eight militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) pounded suspected militant hideouts with heavy artillery in Khadizai and Mamozai areas of Orakzai Agency. Three hideouts were destroyed. SFs recovered a cache of weapons and dismantled several la
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Eight militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) pounded suspected militant hideouts with heavy artillery in Khadizai and Mamozai areas of Orakzai Agency. Three hideouts were destroyed. SFs recovered a cache of weapons and dismantled several landmines in Ghaljo, Kandi Kalli and Takhshak villages.
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April - 28 
Five persons were killed in seperate incidents of target killing in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on April 28, reported Daily Times. Two brothers, Kamran and Khalid, who were also cadres of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), were shot dead by unide
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Five persons were killed in seperate incidents of target killing in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on April 28, reported Daily Times. Two brothers, Kamran and Khalid, who were also cadres of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Manzoor Colony within the limits of Baloch Colony Police Station while they were sitting at their furniture showroom.
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April - 28 
Quoting from the secret files of WikiLeaks, Dawn on April 29 (today) reported that Abdul Rabbani Abu Rahman aka Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani admitted to United States (US) investigators that he had been directly working for Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, one
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Quoting from the secret files of WikiLeaks, Dawn on April 29 (today) reported that Abdul Rabbani Abu Rahman aka Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani admitted to United States (US) investigators that he had been directly working for Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks, and that one of the sons of Osama bin Laden, Saaed Bin Laden, had been living in Karachi with his wife and son in 2002. According to revealed files, Rabbani had been in detention at the Guantánamo Bay camp since September 19, 2004, two years after his arrest in Karachi. Rabbani, according to the report, admitted that he was an al Qaeda facilitator from early 2002 to September 2002. During this period he managed a number of safe houses in Karachi and had direct link to many senior al Qaeda cadres, including Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri. These safe houses provided logistical support to most of the September 11, 2001, hijackers, the investigation report said. He was directly involved with terrorist plans and operations. Rabbani further said that Osama’s son, Saaed Bin Laden, lived in Karachi with his wife and son, from January 2002 through at least June 2002. Umar Sheikh provided a safe haven for Saaed in Karachi. While Saaed was there, he would occasionally come with Sheikh to one of the detainee’s safe houses at house number D-255, Block 13 D, Gulshan-i-Iqbal area of Karachi.
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April - 28 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack on the Navy personnel that killed five persons, including two civilians and three officers, and injured eight others.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack on the Navy personnel that killed five persons, including two civilians and three officers, and injured eight others.
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April - 28 
The Zakhakhel lashkar (tribal militia) captured the main mountain tops from the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants in their fresh offensive in Khare Mela, Khar Ghot, Maidanak and Mangal Bagh Kandaoe, an official of Khasadar Force said. According to a Kha
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The Zakhakhel lashkar (tribal militia) captured the main mountain tops from the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants in their fresh offensive in Khare Mela, Khar Ghot, Maidanak and Mangal Bagh Kandaoe, an official of Khasadar Force said. According to a Khasadar official, the Zakhakhel tribe and the forces have controlled most of the areas of Zakhakhel Bazaar, adding that only Soor Ghar mountain was still under the occupation of LI fighters, which would soon be taken over. He further said that now the whole Zakhakhel Bazaar area was under the control of SFs and the Zakhakhel lashkar.
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April - 28 
Two bullet-riddled dead bodies of missing Balochi persons, identified as Siddiq Edio, a Human Rights Commission for Pakistan (HRCP) activist, and member of Baloch Student Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), Yousaf Nazar Baloch, were found on April 28 at the J
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Two bullet-riddled dead bodies of missing Balochi persons, identified as Siddiq Edio, a Human Rights Commission for Pakistan (HRCP) activist, and member of Baloch Student Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), Yousaf Nazar Baloch, were found on April 28 at the Jaki area along coastal highway, some 60 kilometres from the Ormara Town of Gwadar District, reports Daily Times.
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April - 28 
Two persons who appeared to be Afghanis were shot dead in the jurisdiction of Surjani Police Station.
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Two persons who appeared to be Afghanis were shot dead in the jurisdiction of Surjani Police Station.
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April - 28 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen and took away their official rifles at Nasir Bagh Road of Peshawar in the night of April 28. Hayat Mir and Masood Khan, the policemen, were patrolling the road near Police Colony when unidentified assai
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen and took away their official rifles at Nasir Bagh Road of Peshawar in the night of April 28. Hayat Mir and Masood Khan, the policemen, were patrolling the road near Police Colony when unidentified assailants on motorcycle attacked and open fire on them, killing them on the spot. The assailants managed to escape along with the rifles of slain Policemen.
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April - 29 
A body of a youth who appeared to be a Balochi was found from Mewa Shah Graveyard in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
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A body of a youth who appeared to be a Balochi was found from Mewa Shah Graveyard in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
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April - 29 
A person, identified as Khawand Bux, received injuries in a landmine blast in Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti District.
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A person, identified as Khawand Bux, received injuries in a landmine blast in Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti District.
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April - 29 
A person, identified as Khawand Bux, received injuries in a landmine blast in Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti District.
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A person, identified as Khawand Bux, received injuries in a landmine blast in Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti District.
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April - 29 
A Pesh Imam of Dua Mosque was shot dead near his house in Garden East by two unidentified assailants.
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A Pesh Imam of Dua Mosque was shot dead near his house in Garden East by two unidentified assailants.
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April - 29 
Repeating US concerns about the safe havens of the Taliban beyond the reach of NATO troops in Pakistan, a Pentagon report said on April 29 that “to consolidate progress in security in recent months, Pakistan needed to make more headway in eliminating
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Repeating US concerns about the safe havens of the Taliban beyond the reach of NATO troops in Pakistan, a Pentagon report said on April 29 that “to consolidate progress in security in recent months, Pakistan needed to make more headway in eliminating the sanctuaries”, reports Daily Times. In a twice-annual report to the US Congress, the Pentagon said that “a surge of foreign troops into Afghanistan has dealt a blow to the Taliban insurgency but total violence has risen since last fall”. It said the increase in overall security incidents, which includes roadside bombs and direct fire, was due in part to the surge of foreign troops, stepped-up targeting of insurgent safe havens, and mild winter weather. The Pentagon warned that “hard fighting” was likely ahead in 2011 as the Taliban, adapting its techniques to match intensified attacks from foreign adversaries, would try to regain areas of south Afghanistan.
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April - 29 
The death toll of April 27 attack on Pakistan Navy increased to six, when one of the injured officers, Ashraf, succumbed to his injuries.
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The death toll of April 27 attack on Pakistan Navy increased to six, when one of the injured officers, Ashraf, succumbed to his injuries.
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April - 29 
The Rangers claimed to have detained 11 suspects and recovered illegal weapons from their possession in Baldia Town, reported Dawn.
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The Rangers claimed to have detained 11 suspects and recovered illegal weapons from their possession in Baldia Town, reported Dawn.
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April - 29 
The United Sates (US) Ambassador Cameron Munter on April 29 said that Pakistan and United States will continue to cooperate in the war against their common enemy in an effort to ensure peace in the region, reports Dawn. Talking to media personnel aft
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The United Sates (US) Ambassador Cameron Munter on April 29 said that Pakistan and United States will continue to cooperate in the war against their common enemy in an effort to ensure peace in the region, reports Dawn. Talking to media personnel after meeting a jirga (tribal council) headed by former senator Nawab Ayaz Khan Jogezai in Quetta, Cameron Munter said that cooperation between the two countries was vital for peace and stability in the region. “The enemy of Pakistan and the United States is the same, who is targeting worship places, shrines, passenger buses and killing innocent people,” he said, and added that waging a war against terrorists was not easy but the Pakistani military was fighting very bravely against militants.
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April - 29 
Three persons, including a former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Shaikh Liaquat Qureshi, were killed in separate incidents in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on April 29, reports Daily Times. Qureshi was goi
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Three persons, including a former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Shaikh Liaquat Qureshi, were killed in separate incidents in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on April 29, reports Daily Times. Qureshi was going home in his car when unidentified assailants, shot him dead at Maskan Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area.
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April - 29 
Three Policemen sustained injuries when suspected militants attacked a checkpost at Milli Khel area in the outskirts of the Peshawar city late in the night of April 29, reports Dawn. The injured were identified as Sub-Inspector Misri Khan and Constab
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Three Policemen sustained injuries when suspected militants attacked a checkpost at Milli Khel area in the outskirts of the Peshawar city late in the night of April 29, reports Dawn. The injured were identified as Sub-Inspector Misri Khan and Constables Aafiat Khan and Kifayat of Community Police. A Police official said that dozens of militants armed with sophisticated weapons attacked the Police checkpost from different directions which also caused damage to the building. He said that police retaliated and repulsed the attack. However, the militants managed to escape.
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April - 29 
Two Policemen and two militants were killed in an exchange of fire between the two parties in Chattar area of Naseerabad District on April 29, reports Daily Times. Official sources said a Police mobile van was on routine patrol when four unidentifie
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Two Policemen and two militants were killed in an exchange of fire between the two parties in Chattar area of Naseerabad District on April 29, reports Daily Times. Official sources said a Police mobile van was on routine patrol when four unidentified militants opened fire at it near Piro Bridge in Chattar area, resulting in the death of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Wazir Ali Abro and Constable Rab Nawaz and injury of a constable, Rustam Khan. In retaliation, the Police killed two militants, who were later identified as Haro and Nabi Dad.
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April - 29 
Two Policemen and two militants were killed in an exchange of fire between the two parties in Chattar area of Naseerabad District on April 29, reports Daily Times. Official sources said a Police mobile van was on routine patrol when four unidentifie
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Two Policemen and two militants were killed in an exchange of fire between the two parties in Chattar area of Naseerabad District on April 29, reports Daily Times. Official sources said a Police mobile van was on routine patrol when four unidentified militants opened fire at it near Piro Bridge in Chattar area, resulting in the death of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Wazir Ali Abro and Constable Rab Nawaz and injury of a constable, Rustam Khan. In retaliation, the Police killed two militants, who were later identified as Haro and Nabi Dad.
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April - 29 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of eight-inch diameter in Sui area disrupting the gas supply to the Sui Purification Plant.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of eight-inch diameter in Sui area disrupting the gas supply to the Sui Purification Plant.
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April - 29 
Western powers must be firm with Pakistan about its need to crack down on extremists, but there is no alternative to continuing to work with Islamabad, British Member of Parliament (MP) David Miliband said on April 29, reports Dawn. Miliband voiced a
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Western powers must be firm with Pakistan about its need to crack down on extremists, but there is no alternative to continuing to work with Islamabad, British Member of Parliament (MP) David Miliband said on April 29, reports Dawn. Miliband voiced alarm at the influence inside Pakistani society of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). “We should be engaging with Pakistan” he said at the Council on Foreign Relations. Pakistan needs to do more to hold assailants for the Mumbai attack accountable and if Lashkar-e-Taiba is expanding its reach, “then we need to be even more insistent on the need to roll up that infrastructure,” he said. But Miliband called on the US along with the South Asian nation’s neighbours to keep trying to engage both politically and economically. “One of the most chilling things I’ve heard and read over the last few months is that America has a choice about whether or not to sever its links with Pakistan. Because if you think it difficult, frustrating, enervating, dangerous dealing with Pakistan at the moment as a partner, try fulfilling your own interests in South Asia without Pakistan as a partner,” he said.
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April - 30 
A suspected suicide bomber was arrested in Arakhel area of Kohat. According to official sources, the suspected 17-year-old suicide bomber was arrested as a result of a joint operation launched by Frontier Corps and peace committee of Jawakai area of
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A suspected suicide bomber was arrested in Arakhel area of Kohat. According to official sources, the suspected 17-year-old suicide bomber was arrested as a result of a joint operation launched by Frontier Corps and peace committee of Jawakai area of Kohat. Initial investigations revealed name of the suspected suicide bomber as Noor Muhammad, a resident of Tappi Kohat.
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April - 30 
At least three militants were killed during an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) after attacking a checkpost in Tora Chinna area of Darra Adamkhel town in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 30, reports Dawn. The checkpost in Tora Chinna
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At least three militants were killed during an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) after attacking a checkpost in Tora Chinna area of Darra Adamkhel town in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 30, reports Dawn. The checkpost in Tora Chinna area, which links Darra Adamkhel to Orakzai Agency, came under attack around 2 am in the night of April 29.
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*Data till , April 16, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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