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August - 1 
A Police source told PTI that activists of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP) were involved in the violence. “Their armed activists from other parts of Punjab gathered in Koriaan village,” the source said. Vi
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A Police source told PTI that activists of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP) were involved in the violence. “Their armed activists from other parts of Punjab gathered in Koriaan village,” the source said. Violence erupted in the village, part of Gojra sub-division of Toba Tek Singh District and located 160 km from Lahore, when a group of Muslims alleged three Christians burnt pages of the Koran during a wedding last week. At least seven Christians, including four women and two children, were burnt alive. Three others were killed in Police firing on August 1. The Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti and provincial minister Sanaullah, however, said no Christian was involved in desecrating the Koran.
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August - 1 
A terrorist with links to the Al Qaeda was arrested by security agencies from the federal capital Islamabad, Police said on August 1, Times of India reported. The man, identified by Police as Rao Shakir, was arrested from the Bhara Kahu area of Islam
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A terrorist with links to the Al Qaeda was arrested by security agencies from the federal capital Islamabad, Police said on August 1, Times of India reported. The man, identified by Police as Rao Shakir, was arrested from the Bhara Kahu area of Islamabad late on July 31-night. He was linked to several terrorist attacks, including a suicide attack on a bus of an intelligence agency, the suicide bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad in September 2008 and an attack in Rawalpindi. Officials said Police had been looking for Shakir for a long time. A Police spokesman said Shakir's accomplices were arrested earlier. The arrested man also allegedly provided safe houses to militants. Shakir is believed to be a member of an Al Qaeda-linked group suspected of involvement in the 2002 abduction and killing (February 1, 2002) of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
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August - 1 
The SFs blew up a madrassa (seminary) on the Begukhel Road in Machenkhel in the Lakki Marwat District on August 2, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs raided Siddiqia madrassa at 5:30 am and blew it up, destroying five rooms of the build
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The SFs blew up a madrassa (seminary) on the Begukhel Road in Machenkhel in the Lakki Marwat District on August 2, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs raided Siddiqia madrassa at 5:30 am and blew it up, destroying five rooms of the building. Head of the madrassa, Maulana Gul Muhammad, was not present at the time. There was no casualty as the seminary was empty. Official sources also said there were authentic reports that the seminary was being used as a shelter by the local and non-local militants. In addition, unidentified militants are reported to have fired at a police check-post near Shah Hassankhel village in the night of August 1.
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August - 2 
A report by the Foreign Affairs Committee quoted a former CIA chief as saying the Pakistan-based LeT had reached a “merge point” with the Al Qaeda. “It was from the tribal areas in Pakistan that the bomb plots in London, Madrid, Bali, Islamabad, and
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A report by the Foreign Affairs Committee quoted a former CIA chief as saying the Pakistan-based LeT had reached a “merge point” with the Al Qaeda. “It was from the tribal areas in Pakistan that the bomb plots in London, Madrid, Bali, Islamabad, and later Germany and Denmark were planned,” said the report on ‘Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan,’ headed by lawmaker Mike Gapes. The report said the LeT, which was responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks that targeted Westerners, in particular U.S. and U.K, nationals, also operates from these tribal areas. It added that a section within the Pakistani Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) still feels that “India, rather than the Islamic terrorists,” was the main threat to it. “We welcome the increasing recognition at senior levels within the Pakistani military of the need for a recalibrated approach to militancy, but we remain concerned that this may not necessarily be replicated elsewhere within the Army and the ISI,” the report said. It welcomed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s remark that terrorism, not India, was the real threat to his country. However, the report raised doubts over “whether the underlying fundamentals of Pakistani security policy have changed sufficiently to realise the goals of long-term security and stability in Afghanistan.”
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August - 2 
A squad of the Paharipura Police Station was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Islamabad town around 2:30 am while patrolling the streets. Both the members of the squad, Hidayatullah from Harichand village in Charsadda, and Imtiaz, resident of Afghan Col
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A squad of the Paharipura Police Station was ambushed by unknown gunmen in Islamabad town around 2:30 am while patrolling the streets. Both the members of the squad, Hidayatullah from Harichand village in Charsadda, and Imtiaz, resident of Afghan Colony in Peshawar, were killed in the attack.
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Afghanistan rejected on August 2 reported claims by Pakistan’s Interior Minister that President Hamid Karzai had admitted that ‘terrorist’ training camps in Afghanistan were operating against Pakistan, Dawn reported. “This is absolutely not true. Thi
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Afghanistan rejected on August 2 reported claims by Pakistan’s Interior Minister that President Hamid Karzai had admitted that ‘terrorist’ training camps in Afghanistan were operating against Pakistan, Dawn reported. “This is absolutely not true. This is baseless,” Interior Minister Hanif Atmar said at a press conference, also denying that Karzai had told his ministry to take action against these training grounds. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik reportedly told a private television channel that Karzai had made the admission during a meeting in Kabul in July 2009. Malik was also quoted as saying: “Karzai directed his security adviser and interior minister to destroy and close down all training camps working against Pakistan.” Rejecting this claim, Atmar said the president had rather pledged “firm action” against threats to Pakistan from Afghanistan should he receive evidence. Atmar also reportedly disagreed with the Pakistani minister’s reported claim that 90 per cent of militants arrested in Pakistan were of Afghan origin. Kabul had “strong evidence” that Afghan as well as Pakistani, Central Asian and Al Qaeda-linked militants of various nationalities were operating from safe havens across the border, the minister said.
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August - 2 
Charges of rebellion against the state have been laid against the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad in the Saidu Sharif Police Station in Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. A Police official said a
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Charges of rebellion against the state have been laid against the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad in the Saidu Sharif Police Station in Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. A Police official said a First Information Report was registered against Sufi under sections 120-D, 121, 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The official said Sufi was charged with inciting the masses during his address at Grassy Ground in Mingora on April 20, 2009. He said in his address, Sufi had called the Supreme Court and the high courts of Pakistan “un-Islamic”. Sufi had also termed all judges, lawyers and pro-democracy clerics “rebels”. Sufi was arrested along with his two sons, Ziaullah and Rizwanullah, from Sethi Town in the provincial capital Peshawar on July 26.
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August - 2 
Holding the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, a British parliamentary committee on August 2, 2009 said several major terrorist attacks across the world, including those in London, Madrid, and Bali, had their
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Holding the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, a British parliamentary committee on August 2, 2009 said several major terrorist attacks across the world, including those in London, Madrid, and Bali, had their origins in the tribal areas of Pakistan, The Hindu reported.
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In the NWFP, suspected Taliban militants bombed four shops selling CDs and cassettes in the Balakot town of Mansehra District on August 2. Police officer Habibur Rahman said a time bomb planted outside the shops in the main market of Balakot exploded
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In the NWFP, suspected Taliban militants bombed four shops selling CDs and cassettes in the Balakot town of Mansehra District on August 2. Police officer Habibur Rahman said a time bomb planted outside the shops in the main market of Balakot exploded early in the morning, AP reported. Two people were also injured in the blast, Online news agency reported.
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August - 2 
In the southern Mashogagar village, terrorists killed a prayer leader Qari Roohul Amin of Sulemankhel, who had been abducted on June 29, and placed three kilograms of explosives with his body to trigger it with a remote control device in the hope tha
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In the southern Mashogagar village, terrorists killed a prayer leader Qari Roohul Amin of Sulemankhel, who had been abducted on June 29, and placed three kilograms of explosives with his body to trigger it with a remote control device in the hope that Policemen would come close to it. Officials of the bomb disposal squad, however, defused the explosives without any damage.
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August - 2 
Militants shot dead two Policemen in Paharipura while a Police party escaped a booby trap when a bomb disposal squad defused explosives placed with the body of a slain prayer leader in Mashogagar in the early hours of August 2, The News reported.
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Militants shot dead two Policemen in Paharipura while a Police party escaped a booby trap when a bomb disposal squad defused explosives placed with the body of a slain prayer leader in Mashogagar in the early hours of August 2, The News reported.
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August - 2 
Paramilitary troops were on August 2, 2009 deployed in the Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, in the Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of the Koran, The Hindu
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Paramilitary troops were on August 2, 2009 deployed in the Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, in the Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of the Koran, The Hindu reported. Pakistan Rangers personnel took up positions in and around Azafi Abadi, a day after it witnessed communal clashes. Persons from the two communities reportedly exchanged fire and over 80 homes of Christians were set ablaze by mobs. However, despite deployment of the Pakistan Rangers, the situation in the area remained tense throughout the day as some Christians refused to bury their dead until Police registered a complaint against those responsible for the killings and arson. “We have arrested a number of suspects and exemplary punishment will be given to those involved in heinous crimes. This is a crime against humanity,” Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister of Punjab, told reporters. He said some outlawed religious groups were involved in the violence but did not name them.
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August - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested 27 others from the Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), two militants were killed and seven others arrested during s
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested 27 others from the Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), two militants were killed and seven others arrested during search-and-cordon operations in Derai and Danda. In addition, two more militants were killed and two others arrested in Gorai, Kotlai and Daragai. The SFs also conducted search and clearance operations in Kamargai near Gulibagh area and apprehended a local Taliban ‘commander’ and nine suspects. They also carried out a search operation in Shah Dheri and arrested eight Taliban militants and seized four rifles and three pistols. A local Taliban leader, identified as Khairur Rehman, surrendered to the SFs in Shangla District. The troops also carried out a search operation in the Biha valley and discovered two tunnels and a training camp with bunkers and a generator.
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August - 3 
A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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August - 3 
According to Dawn, jets shelled Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near Swat on August 3. The aircraft raided Dok Darra town after intelligence reports said that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesma
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According to Dawn, jets shelled Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near Swat on August 3. The aircraft raided Dok Darra town after intelligence reports said that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesman Major Nasir Ali Khan said. “The bombing destroyed three Taliban bases and killed five militants,” he said. Local administration chief Javed Marwat confirmed the air strikes and said at least five militants were killed, but warned that the number of casualties could rise.
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August - 3 
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), three terrorists surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in Shangla District and search and clearance operations are reportedly continuing in Swat and Malakand. Further, the SFs arrested nine terr
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According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), three terrorists surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in Shangla District and search and clearance operations are reportedly continuing in Swat and Malakand. Further, the SFs arrested nine terrorists in the Panrsat, Ashara, Shakardarra, Puronai and Kukarai areas of Swat District, demolished three houses of militants and defused an explosive device. One SMG with three magazines, two pistols and one computer were seized in Gokdara area, near Mingora. Further, four terrorists were arrested and four rifles and 30 rounds recovered in Salampur area. One terrorist was reportedly apprehended from the Dargai Killay area of Malakand.
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August - 3 
Authorities in Bajaur Agency have reportedly asked the elders of Salarzai tribe to flush the militants out of their areas or face consequences. Speaking at a Jirga of the elders, Khar Subdivision Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak said the peopl
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Authorities in Bajaur Agency have reportedly asked the elders of Salarzai tribe to flush the militants out of their areas or face consequences. Speaking at a Jirga of the elders, Khar Subdivision Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak said the people of Tangi, Babar Shah, Darra, Ghundai and Sor Dagay should co-operate with the political administration in eliminating the militants and refrain from harbouring them in their areas. The elders vowed to make efforts for handing over the wanted persons to the administration or expel them from the area to avert a possible action by the Government.
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August - 3 
Daily Times reports that five civilians and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and six civilians and an equal number of SFs injured in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 3. Militants fired rockets and missiles at an army camp,
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Daily Times reports that five civilians and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and six civilians and an equal number of SFs injured in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 3. Militants fired rockets and missiles at an army camp, northeast of Miranshah, killing four Army personnel and seriously injuring another six.
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August - 3 
Elements in the intelligence agencies who were sympathetic towards terrorists had resigned and had been arrested, a private TV channel quoted Interior Minister Rehman Malik on August 3, adding they were officers of the rank of Major and wanted to tar
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Elements in the intelligence agencies who were sympathetic towards terrorists had resigned and had been arrested, a private TV channel quoted Interior Minister Rehman Malik on August 3, adding they were officers of the rank of Major and wanted to target army generals, Daily Times reported. He said there have been some elements in the intelligence agencies who have had links with terrorists, including Baitullah Mehsud, Qari Ilyas and Qari Hussain and with banned organisations. To a question, he said South Waziristan had become a hub of anti-state activities and terrorists from various areas, including Hangu, Bajaur and Mohmand agencies, were operating against security forces. He also reportedly said the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) supported the Taliban and Al Qaeda in destabilising the country.
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August - 3 
The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) killed five abducted officials, including a Station House Officer (SHO), on August 3, and threatened to kill the remaining abducted persons if their demands were not met within 24 hours, Daily Times reported. The BRA
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The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) killed five abducted officials, including a Station House Officer (SHO), on August 3, and threatened to kill the remaining abducted persons if their demands were not met within 24 hours, Daily Times reported. The BRA is reported to have thrown the bodies on Jathhar Kelji Road. Speaking to a private TV channel by satellite telephone, a spokesman for the BRA, Sarfraz Baloch, claimed responsibility for killing the officials, including the Dera Murad Jamali SHO Ahsanullah Khosa. The spokesman threatened that if the Government did not release arrested Baloch leaders within 24 hours, the BRA would kill the remaining officials and labourers in their custody. The officials and labourers were working on Government projects in different areas of Dera Murad Jamali, headquarter of Nasirabad District, when they were abducted.
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August - 3 
The federal and the Punjab governments had filed separate appeals with the Supreme Court against a Lahore High Court order freeing Hafiz Saeed and Nazir from house arrest. But the Punjab Government later moved an application for the withdrawal of its
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The federal and the Punjab governments had filed separate appeals with the Supreme Court against a Lahore High Court order freeing Hafiz Saeed and Nazir from house arrest. But the Punjab Government later moved an application for the withdrawal of its petition, and told the court that if the federal Government provided fresh evidence against Saeed, the provincial administration would reverse its decision to withdraw the appeal. In its application for the withdrawal of the appeal against Hafiz Saeed, the Punjab Government said the LeT chief and Nazir were put under house arrest on a directive by the federal Government, but the centre had “failed” to provide concrete evidence for their house arrest.
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August - 3 
The Supreme Court on August 3 adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing of a petition filed by the federal Government challenging the release of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his close
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The Supreme Court on August 3 adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing of a petition filed by the federal Government challenging the release of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his close aide Col (r) Nazir Ahmad, Daily Times reported. A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja is hearing the case. Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa told the court on August 3 that the record of the case was with the Punjab Government, but Punjab Advocate General Raza Farooq had resigned and nobody else had been appointed in his place. He said the case could not proceed in the absence of the record, and called on the court to adjourn the proceedings. Advocate A. K. Dogar, representing Hafiz Saeed, did not object to the attorney general’s request – which was accepted by the court.
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August - 3 
The Taliban militants attacked an Army camp in the Datakhel area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. A Taliban-launched rocket hit, a house killing two women and wounding another three.
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The Taliban militants attacked an Army camp in the Datakhel area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. A Taliban-launched rocket hit, a house killing two women and wounding another three.
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August - 3 
Three militants were killed and several others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in different areas of Salarzai sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 3, The News reported. Official sources said the
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Three militants were killed and several others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in different areas of Salarzai sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 3, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs targeted the militant hideouts in Darra, Ghundai and Sor Dagay areas with artillery guns, killing three militants and injuring several others. They added that a number of sanctuaries of the militants were destroyed in the operations.
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August - 4 
An underground tunnel was destroyed by the SFs in search operations in the Bahadar Gaam area near Charbagh. Eight militants were also arrested during the operation.
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An underground tunnel was destroyed by the SFs in search operations in the Bahadar Gaam area near Charbagh. Eight militants were also arrested during the operation.
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August - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six Taliban militants in fighting in the Kabal and Barikot areas of NWFP on August 4 while a soldier was killed and another sustained injuries, a Police official told Daily Times. Sources said dead bodies of five
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six Taliban militants in fighting in the Kabal and Barikot areas of NWFP on August 4 while a soldier was killed and another sustained injuries, a Police official told Daily Times. Sources said dead bodies of five of the slain militants were recovered. While three dead bodies were recovered from Manglor on the outskirts of Mingora, two other dead bodies were recovered from Landai Kas and Qazi Abad areas.
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August - 4 
SFs also carried out search operations in Dagai, Garoh and Kotali areas, arresting three terrorists and recovered five rifles, one pistol, one IED and a huge cache of ammunition. Two more suspects were arrested during a search and clearance operation
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SFs also carried out search operations in Dagai, Garoh and Kotali areas, arresting three terrorists and recovered five rifles, one pistol, one IED and a huge cache of ammunition. Two more suspects were arrested during a search and clearance operation in the Jambil near Saidu Sharif.
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August - 4 
SFs conducted search operations in the Dahrah and Nagwa areas and demolished three militant’s hideouts. They also recovered 10 rifles, four small machineguns, two pistols, two grenades and one mine detector from the hideouts. Similarly, the SFs disco
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SFs conducted search operations in the Dahrah and Nagwa areas and demolished three militant’s hideouts. They also recovered 10 rifles, four small machineguns, two pistols, two grenades and one mine detector from the hideouts. Similarly, the SFs discovered and destroyed two tunnels in the Rampatai area of Peochar.
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August - 4 
The SFs arrested 17 terrorists in the on-going search and clearance operations in different parts of Swat. "Security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Kalam and Bahrain and arrested four suspects," ISPR said.
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The SFs arrested 17 terrorists in the on-going search and clearance operations in different parts of Swat. "Security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Kalam and Bahrain and arrested four suspects," ISPR said.
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August - 5 
Hakeemullah had telephoned journalists to deny that Baitullah had been killed in a missile strike by US drone aircraft on August 5. Terming the reports as "ridiculous", he said it was ploy hatched by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Cen
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Hakeemullah had telephoned journalists to deny that Baitullah had been killed in a missile strike by US drone aircraft on August 5. Terming the reports as "ridiculous", he said it was ploy hatched by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to force Baitullah into the open and assassinate him. However, senior government officials have expressed skepticism, demanding proof that Baitullah is alive.
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August - 5 
A spokesman for US President Barack Obama has said the White House cannot confirm the killing of the TTP chief, adding the people of Pakistan are now safer if reports are accurate. Describing Baitullah Mehsud as a murderous thug, the White House spok
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A spokesman for US President Barack Obama has said the White House cannot confirm the killing of the TTP chief, adding the people of Pakistan are now safer if reports are accurate. Describing Baitullah Mehsud as a murderous thug, the White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on August 5: “We cannot confirm whether he is dead. There seems to be a growing consensus among credible observers that he is indeed dead.”
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August - 5 
Dir District, SFs raided the house of a Taliban leader in Munz Banda, recovering 20 kilograms of explosives, detonators and other material required for the preparation of improvised explosive devices.
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Dir District, SFs raided the house of a Taliban leader in Munz Banda, recovering 20 kilograms of explosives, detonators and other material required for the preparation of improvised explosive devices.
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August - 5 
Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division i
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Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sources close to Baitullah Mehsud confirmed the killing of his wife in the drone attack, but denied reports that the TTP chief too was killed in the missile strikes, The News reported. "Yes, I can confirm this bad news about the loss of his wife," said a senior Taliban commander based at Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. He, however, denied reports that Baitullah Mehsud too was killed in the strike. Official and tribal sources said the US spy plane fired two missiles at the house of Ikramuddin Mehsud.
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August - 5 
In the province, Hangu District Police on August 5 arrested 17 Taliban militants during a search operation in various parts of the District. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Farid Khan said Police had arrested 17 militants and seized a large cache
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In the province, Hangu District Police on August 5 arrested 17 Taliban militants during a search operation in various parts of the District. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Farid Khan said Police had arrested 17 militants and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. He said the arrested men had been promoting the Taliban’s agenda in the District, adding they had been harassing people and staging bombings.
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August - 5 
Officials said it was the first casualty of any close relatives of the Pakistani Taliban commander in US missile strikes. Baitullah Mehsud married the daughter of Ikramuddin, a tribal elder from the Shabikhel branch of Mehsud tribe, in October 2008.
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Officials said it was the first casualty of any close relatives of the Pakistani Taliban commander in US missile strikes. Baitullah Mehsud married the daughter of Ikramuddin, a tribal elder from the Shabikhel branch of Mehsud tribe, in October 2008. Baitullah is also from the Shabikhel Mehsud clan. Hakimullah Mehsud, deputy to Baitullah Mehsud, confirmed the attack on the house of his leader’s father-in-law, but denied the loss of his wife. "There is no truth in media reports that the said wife of Ameer Saib (Baitullah) has been killed in the drone attack," the Taliban commander told media persons from an undisclosed location. He said Baitullah had already withdrawn his family from the area when the situation deteriorated as a result of the military operation launched by the Government against them. There has been no official confirmation of the incident so far.
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August - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 5 that they, in collaboration with local militias, had killed eight militants during the ongoing military operation in Swat and Dir Districts, Daily Times reported. "The local Lashkar [militia], during a search op
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 5 that they, in collaboration with local militias, had killed eight militants during the ongoing military operation in Swat and Dir Districts, Daily Times reported. "The local Lashkar [militia], during a search operation backed by the Frontier Corps, killed four terrorists at Dog Darra in Dir, including Taliban commander Shakoor," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The Lashkar also destroyed the houses of nine Taliban militants. According to the Online news agency, the militia killed five militants, adding that three of the deceased were Afghan nationals, while the remaining two were residents of Swat. The ISPR said four more Taliban militants had been killed in two different areas of Swat. It said the SFs, during a search operation at Goratai, had killed three extremists, including an explosives expert. In a separate incident, another member of the Taliban was killed in Kotah near Barikot and some arms and ammunition recovered.
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August - 5 
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested another suspect allegedly linked with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on August 4. FIA sources told Daily Times on August 5 that the SIU was already questioning five suspect
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The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested another suspect allegedly linked with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on August 4. FIA sources told Daily Times on August 5 that the SIU was already questioning five suspects, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, and Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu Al-Qama of Islamabad, Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah of Sheikupura, Shahid Jamil Riaz of Bahawalpur and Hammad Amin Sadiq of Rahim Yar Khan to probe their links with the Mumbai attacks. "The suspects revealed the name of another suspect, Jamil Ahmed, of Battgram during interrogation. Ahmed also allegedly facilitated the acts of terrorism in Mumbai on November 26," they said. The sources said the SIU arrested Ahmed from near his house, adding that the suspect was being interrogated.
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August - 5 
The Government announced that 25 extremist and militant groups and welfare organisations affiliated to them have so far been banned because of their involvement in terrorist activities, Dawn reported. In a written reply submitted on August 5 in respo
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The Government announced that 25 extremist and militant groups and welfare organisations affiliated to them have so far been banned because of their involvement in terrorist activities, Dawn reported. In a written reply submitted on August 5 in response to a question in the National Assembly, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the banned organisations included Al Qaeda, Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP), Tehrik Nifaz-i-Fiqah Jafaria, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, Al Akhtar Trust, Al Rasheed Trust (ART), Tehrik-i-Islami, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic Students Movement, Khairun Nisa International Trust, Tehrik-i-Islam Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Lashkar-i-Islam, Balochistan Liberation Army, Jamiat-i-Ansar, Jamiatul Furqan, Hizbut Tehrir, Khuddam-i-Islam and Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan. Malik said the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, Al Akhtar Trust, and Al Rasheed Trust were banned on December 10, 2008, after they were named in the United Nations Security Council Resolution No 1267 and the Sunni Tehrik was placed on the ‘watch list’. He said law-enforcement agencies were closely monitoring their activities and stern action was being taken against people taking part in objectionable activities.
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August - 5 
The SFs conducted a search operation at Kabalgram in the Shangla District and destroyed 10 Taliban hideouts. During a separate search operation at Kuz Shaur, near Chuprial, they arrested eight Taliban militants. Six more militants were arrested near
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The SFs conducted a search operation at Kabalgram in the Shangla District and destroyed 10 Taliban hideouts. During a separate search operation at Kuz Shaur, near Chuprial, they arrested eight Taliban militants. Six more militants were arrested near Mingora, raising the total number of apprehended to 14, while five Taliban hideouts were demolished near Charbagh. The SFs also conducted a search operation at Nigulai and Kuza Banda and confiscated three vehicles belonging to Taliban commander Khurshid.
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August - 6 
A man was killed and seven others, including four women and three children, sustained injuries in shelling and bombing by gunship helicopters of the Pakistan Army on Qutabkhel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on August 6, The News re
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A man was killed and seven others, including four women and three children, sustained injuries in shelling and bombing by gunship helicopters of the Pakistan Army on Qutabkhel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on August 6, The News reported. Villagers said three military helicopters started shelling several houses early in the morning in which a tribesman, identified as Abbas Khan, was killed. The villagers also said four women and three children were wounded in the shelling.
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August - 6 
A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area
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A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area developed differences with his associates over the July 29 attack on the house of Haji Khalil, an activist of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Shah Zar is reported to have opened fire on his colleagues when they were offering Maghrib prayers, killing six of them on the spot, while he himself was killed by another militant, deputed to guard them. The militants later killed the son of Shah Zar who was stated to be a militant as well. Shah Zar was said to be a close relative of Haji Khalil and both hailed from the same village. Haji Khalil was killed after killing two of the Taliban attackers and injuring three others on July 29.
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August - 6 
According to The News, nine militants were killed and two others sustained injuries during an operation by the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Nawagai and Salarzai subdivisions in Bajaur Agency on August 6. Daily Times reported that t
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According to The News, nine militants were killed and two others sustained injuries during an operation by the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Nawagai and Salarzai subdivisions in Bajaur Agency on August 6. Daily Times reported that the SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in the Chinar, Kohi, Manugai and Banda areas of Nawagai and Darra, Ghundi and Sur Dagai areas of Salarzai. The SFs also arrested three Taliban militants during a search operation in the Manugai area of Nawagai.
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August - 6 
Close commanders of the TTP chief have rejected the reports of Baitullah Mehsud’s death as rumours. “How could he die in the attack when he was not present in the house,” said a close aide to Baitullah, who called The News from an undisclosed locatio
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Close commanders of the TTP chief have rejected the reports of Baitullah Mehsud’s death as rumours. “How could he die in the attack when he was not present in the house,” said a close aide to Baitullah, who called The News from an undisclosed location. He claimed speaking to Baitullah two days ago, adding that he was safe and sound. The Taliban commander claimed that Baitullah was far away from the place where the drone struck the house of his father-in-law. He also said the Government had declared Baitullah dead twice in the past, but those claims proved untrue. “How could a person wanted by the Pakistani and US governments would like to stay at a place where the US spy planes fly round-the-clock and the Pakistani forces continuously target his positions,” he asked.
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August - 6 
He said that relations with India were moving in a “positive direction”, and the stalled peace process would resume after upcoming meetings between the foreign secretaries and the foreign ministers of the two countries. “We hope that as a result of t
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He said that relations with India were moving in a “positive direction”, and the stalled peace process would resume after upcoming meetings between the foreign secretaries and the foreign ministers of the two countries. “We hope that as a result of the next meetings between the foreign secretaries and the foreign ministers, there will be some progress in the context of resuming a sustained composite dialogue process,” said Basit. He said both countries were trying to schedule the time and venue for a meeting of the foreign secretaries ahead of the talks between the foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in September.
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August - 6 
In Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, Taliban militants opened fire on a Bajaur Levies soldier, Alam Khan, killing him on the spot.
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In Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, Taliban militants opened fire on a Bajaur Levies soldier, Alam Khan, killing him on the spot.
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August - 6 
In the province, unidentified persons shot dead two shopkeepers in Dera Ismail Khan on August 6, The News reported. Police sources said Ajab Khan and Akhtar Khan were on way to home after closing their shop in Dahoter area when unidentified persons o
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In the province, unidentified persons shot dead two shopkeepers in Dera Ismail Khan on August 6, The News reported. Police sources said Ajab Khan and Akhtar Khan were on way to home after closing their shop in Dahoter area when unidentified persons opened fire on them, killing them on the spot. Reports said the two belonged to a banned religious group.
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August - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants and arrested 21 others in the ongoing military operation in Swat and Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on August 6, Daily Times reported. The ISPR said SFs killed four milit
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Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants and arrested 21 others in the ongoing military operation in Swat and Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on August 6, Daily Times reported. The ISPR said SFs killed four militants during an encounter at Samsel Bandai near Kabal, while two others were killed during a search operation in Amankot. A Taliban militant was also killed in the Rashghatta-Kokarai area near Jambil. The ISPR said two terrorists were arrested from Perona near Jambil and four Taliban militants surrendered in Dakorak. Troops also arrested six suspected terrorists from Jan Patai near Alpurai and three more from Guljabba.
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August - 6 
The Foreign Office said on August 6 India had “not provided enough evidence” to put Jama’at-ud-Da’awa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on trial, but Pakistan is investigating him in line with the country’s own laws, Daily Times reported. “It needs to be un
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The Foreign Office said on August 6 India had “not provided enough evidence” to put Jama’at-ud-Da’awa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on trial, but Pakistan is investigating him in line with the country’s own laws, Daily Times reported. “It needs to be underlined that we have received information from India, but the material contained in dossiers on Hafiz Saeed is not really enough and doesn’t strengthen our position in proceeding legally,” said Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit at a weekly briefing in Islamabad.
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August - 6 
The Government asked Interpol to issue a global alert for the fugitives, the international Police agency said. “The authorities in Pakistan are to be commended for making full use of Interpol’s global network and tools,” said Secretary General Ron No
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The Government asked Interpol to issue a global alert for the fugitives, the international Police agency said. “The authorities in Pakistan are to be commended for making full use of Interpol’s global network and tools,” said Secretary General Ron Noble in the statement issued from the agency’s headquarters in Lyon. “This demonstrates their commitment to allowing all of Interpol’s 187 member-countries to benefit from and help with the investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks,” he said. The 13 suspects were not named in the media statement, but Interpol said their names and other information would be included in the Police agency’s databases and circulated worldwide.
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August - 6 
The Interpol on August 6 issued an alert asking member countries to help locate 13 suspects wanted for the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008 and notify Pakistan, who will then issue arrest warrants and seek their extradition, an Interpol
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The Interpol on August 6 issued an alert asking member countries to help locate 13 suspects wanted for the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008 and notify Pakistan, who will then issue arrest warrants and seek their extradition, an Interpol statement said, Daily Times reported.
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August - 6 
There is a strong likelihood that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed, along with his wife and bodyguards, in a missile attack, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in Islamabad on August 6, The News reported. “We suspect
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There is a strong likelihood that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed, along with his wife and bodyguards, in a missile attack, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in Islamabad on August 6, The News reported. “We suspect he was killed in the missile strike,” Rehman Malik said, adding “We have some information, but we don’t have material evidence to confirm it.” His younger wife, daughter of Malik Ikramuddin Mehsud, reportedly died in the air strike. Four children were reportedly injured in the attack.
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August - 6 
Two persons, including a soldier, were killed during an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Akakhel Mera area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency on August 6, The News reported. Five militants were arrested, officials said.
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Two persons, including a soldier, were killed during an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Akakhel Mera area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency on August 6, The News reported. Five militants were arrested, officials said. The Security Forces are reported to have surrounded the centre of Akakhel unit of the LI and in the ensuing encounter, one soldier and an LI militant were killed while five LI members were arrested.
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August - 7 
A Taliban official in South Waziristan, where the meeting took place, told Reuters the Government had fabricated reports of the infighting. Noor Said, deputy spokesman under Baitullah, said: "There was no fighting in the shura. Both Waliur Rehman and
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A Taliban official in South Waziristan, where the meeting took place, told Reuters the Government had fabricated reports of the infighting. Noor Said, deputy spokesman under Baitullah, said: "There was no fighting in the shura. Both Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah are safe and sound." However, an intelligence officer denied this, saying he had reports that Hakeemullah was dead.
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August - 7 
According to sources, both sides had used rockets, mortars and heavy machine-guns in the fighting. Intelligence officials claimed that 11 militants of the Baitullah group had been killed in the gun-battle, but the militants had taken away the bodies
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According to sources, both sides had used rockets, mortars and heavy machine-guns in the fighting. Intelligence officials claimed that 11 militants of the Baitullah group had been killed in the gun-battle, but the militants had taken away the bodies taking advantage of darkness. However, the claim could not be confirmed from independent sources or local police. The Tank District Police Officer Abdur Rahsid said he had no information about the clash.
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August - 7 
At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-
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At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud might have been killed in a missile strike by US drones in South Waziristan on August 5. A private TV cannel reported that Baitullah’s men attacked two offices of peace committees run by Turkistan Bhitani in the Imamkhel and Umerada areas of Tank. Around 200 armed militants reportedly took part in the pre-dawn raid. The gunfight continued for about two hours, the channel reported. Turkistan Bhitani, who had won the backing of the Government after challenging Baitullah Mehsud in Tank and South Waziristan, had set up the camps in Government school buildings, Dawn reported. Turkistan Bhitani joined the anti-Taliban campaign after 40 of his men had been killed by supporters of Baitullah in 2008.
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August - 7 
Baitullah Mehsud was allegedly killed in a drone attack on August 5 while visiting his father-in-law Maulana Ikramuddin’s house in the Laddha sub-division. The attack also resulted in the deaths of one of his wives, Ikramuddin’s daughter, and over ha
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Baitullah Mehsud was allegedly killed in a drone attack on August 5 while visiting his father-in-law Maulana Ikramuddin’s house in the Laddha sub-division. The attack also resulted in the deaths of one of his wives, Ikramuddin’s daughter, and over half-a-dozen guards. “Information is coming from that area that he is dead… I am unable to confirm unless I have solid evidence,” said Interior Minister Rehman Malik. He also said “It is a targeted law enforcement action against Baitullah Mehsud’s group and it will continue until Baitullah Mehsud’s group is eliminated forever.” The minister urged the TTP to lay down arms and urged them to come into the mainstream, saying the new TTP chief would face the same fate as Baitullah. He said the TTP is a banned outfit and there was no possibility of talks with them.
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August - 7 
In the NWFP, three rockets hit a military airbase and a Frontier Corps (FC) official’s house on August 7 but no casualties were reported, Police said. Two rockets hit the Badaber airbase in Peshawar but no damage was reported. Separately, a rocket wa
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In the NWFP, three rockets hit a military airbase and a Frontier Corps (FC) official’s house on August 7 but no casualties were reported, Police said. Two rockets hit the Badaber airbase in Peshawar but no damage was reported. Separately, a rocket was fired at an FC official’s house in Gulberg II, Saddar area of the provincial capital. The structure was partially destroyed in the attack and a neighbouring house was also damaged. The official’s brother, Malik Ashraf, told reporters that they had rented the property to a family from Hangu two days ago and had been living elsewhere themselves.
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August - 7 
Quoting intelligence reports on August 7, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 5, Daily Times reported. “Based on
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Quoting intelligence reports on August 7, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 5, Daily Times reported. “Based on information gleaned from intelligence reports, the news of Baitullah’s death is correct. But we are going for ground verification, and when the information has been confirmed, then we will be 100 percent sure,” he told reporters in Islamabad. He also told BBC Radio that it was “pretty certain” that the Taliban chief was dead, Reuters reported. A Taliban commander and aide to Baitullah Mehsud, meanwhile, told Associated Press that the TTP chief was killed in the US strike. “I confirm that Baitullah Mehsud and his wife died in the American missile attack in South Waziristan,” Taliban commander Kafayatullah said by telephone. He did not give any further details.
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August - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) on August 7 said they killed two Taliban militants and arrested five others in the ongoing operation in Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted a search operation at Maloch near Kabal and killed two terro
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Security Forces (SFs) on August 7 said they killed two Taliban militants and arrested five others in the ongoing operation in Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted a search operation at Maloch near Kabal and killed two terrorists and apprehended [a] few suspects,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The SFs arrested two terrorists from the Nokhara and Kalakot villages near Fatehpur and two others during a search operation in Sanela near Aloch. The ISPR also said a terrorist surrendered at Mangar Kot near Charbagh. In addition, two soldiers were injured during a search operation at Maloch. Meanwhile, locals of Kotah village surrendered 89 rifles to the SFs.
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August - 7 
Ten people were killed and seven others sustained injuries during clashes between two rival militant groups in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on August 7, The News reported. Sources said the fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-u
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Ten people were killed and seven others sustained injuries during clashes between two rival militant groups in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on August 7, The News reported. Sources said the fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) started when the AI cadres captured a post in the Kookikhel area. After a fierce clash, with both sides using heavy guns, the post was recaptured by the LI militants. Sources said the dead included six AI men, three from the LI and a non-combatant. Those killed from the LI also included ‘commander’ Rangeen Khan. The civilian was killed when a mortar shell landed at a house.
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August - 7 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said keeping in view the available intelligence information there were 60-70 per cent chances that Baitullah Mehsud had been killed in the drone attack, The News re
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said keeping in view the available intelligence information there were 60-70 per cent chances that Baitullah Mehsud had been killed in the drone attack, The News reported. “The ground realities are indicating that he is dead. But we are still waiting for the remaining 30 per cent if someone from his own network appears and confirms his death,” explained the military spokesman. “The mystery will be cleared in the next 24 hours,” he said, adding, “It’s not a small incident that could be kept secret.” The Online news agency quoted a private TV channel as reporting that the Government could make the official announcement with regard to Baitullah’s death within the coming week. It said the Interior Ministry had received a fax from South Waziristan Political Agent Syed Shahab Ali Shah confirming Baitullah’s death.
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August - 7 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants and destroyed six militant hideouts in a search operation in the Nawagai and Salarzai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on August 7, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs during the search operat
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants and destroyed six militant hideouts in a search operation in the Nawagai and Salarzai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on August 7, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs during the search operation in various areas of Charmang sub-division destroyed hideouts and underground bunkers and killed two militants. The troops also patrolled Bar Kamangara and Lar Kamangara areas and established check-posts in various areas and started a search operation. In the Chinar area of Salarzai sub-division, the SFs fired artillery shells at militant hideouts.
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August - 7 
The TTP deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, meanwhile, told Daily Times he could neither confirm nor deny Baitullah’s killing in the drone attack. Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources have said that Taliban commanders were meeting in
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The TTP deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, meanwhile, told Daily Times he could neither confirm nor deny Baitullah’s killing in the drone attack. Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources have said that Taliban commanders were meeting in the FATA to choose a successor. It was unclear when they might reach a decision.
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August - 8 
A bomb blast outside a school in Charsadda injured six persons on August 8, according to Daily Times. Police officer Marjan Khan said the blast hit a parking area outside the school for boys and girls shortly before classes ended in Charsadda Distric
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A bomb blast outside a school in Charsadda injured six persons on August 8, according to Daily Times. Police officer Marjan Khan said the blast hit a parking area outside the school for boys and girls shortly before classes ended in Charsadda District, northeast of Peshawar city. Five of those injured were motorcycle-rickshaw drivers who were waiting to take children home.
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August - 8 
In the province, a would-be suicide bomber was arrested in the limits of Totalai Police Station on August 8, official sources said. The sources said 16-year-old Khair Hussain was detained in the Kangalai Chengalai area. He is reported to be a residen
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In the province, a would-be suicide bomber was arrested in the limits of Totalai Police Station on August 8, official sources said. The sources said 16-year-old Khair Hussain was detained in the Kangalai Chengalai area. He is reported to be a resident of Shahpur area in Shangla District and had entered Buner. Khair Hussain, who was presented to reporters by the Police, said he was trained in Qambar in Swat. Meanwhile, gunship helicopters targeted various hideouts of the militants in Chagharzai area bordering Shangla District. However, there was no report on the human and material losses due to the bombing.
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August - 8 
Senior Taliban commander Qari Hussain, maintaining that Baitullah is alive, has threatened to unleash a wave of suicide attacks to "avenge the Government-sponsored propaganda against our leader".
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Senior Taliban commander Qari Hussain, maintaining that Baitullah is alive, has threatened to unleash a wave of suicide attacks to "avenge the Government-sponsored propaganda against our leader".
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August - 8 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Hakeemullah Mehsud and Taliban commander Waliur Rehman were killed in a gunbattle that erupted during a meeting to determine the future of the organisation, PTV reported on August 8, a few hours after Hakeem
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Hakeemullah Mehsud and Taliban commander Waliur Rehman were killed in a gunbattle that erupted during a meeting to determine the future of the organisation, PTV reported on August 8, a few hours after Hakeemullah claimed Baitullah Mehsud is "alive", reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters the Government had received reports that only one of the two rivals for the leadership of the Taliban was killed. "The infighting was between Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah Mehsud," he said, adding, "We have information that one of them has been killed. Who was killed we will be able to say after confirming." According to PTV, Rehman killed Hakeemullah after the latter was appointed the new TTP chief.
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August - 9 
A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attack
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A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief Malik Ajmal’s residence at around 2 AM. Ajmal’s security guards and volunteers retaliated, killing 11 militants. However, Ajmal and five of his men were also killed in the attack. According to the AFP, local official Javed Ali confirmed the incident. Ajmal Khan was a pro-government tribal elder, who captured 12 Taliban militants and handed them over to the Security Forces last week.
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August - 9 
According to Daily Times, two civilians and a Policeman were killed when Taliban militants ambushed a Police convoy in the Bannu District on August 9. “Three policemen were on a routine patrol in Meryan village of Bannu when they were attacked by a g
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According to Daily Times, two civilians and a Policeman were killed when Taliban militants ambushed a Police convoy in the Bannu District on August 9. “Three policemen were on a routine patrol in Meryan village of Bannu when they were attacked by a group of 10 Taliban,” senior local official Iqbal Marwat told AFP. He said one Policeman and two farmers in nearby fields were killed in the attack.
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August - 9 
Authorities are increasingly convinced that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan, the military said on August 9, Daily Times reported. “Multiple sources are now
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Authorities are increasingly convinced that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan, the military said on August 9, Daily Times reported. “Multiple sources are now confirming he (Baitullah) is dead,” including at least two Taliban commanders, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said. He said the reports of infighting were “one of the biggest, latest indicators”. According to him, “Why is there a fight, why this fight for succession? These are very strong indicators leading towards reasonable confirmation that he was killed.” He said authorities were currently unable to confirm what occurred in the Taliban meeting where the gun-battle is believed to have broken out. Meanwhile, a senior Government official doubted that any potential successor had been injured. He said there were reports of a clash among Taliban guards at a meeting on Saturday evening and indications that some people had been wounded, but there was no credible information to suggest any of the Taliban leaders were among them. There are also conflicting reports that a major fight broke out between the two likely contenders to replace Baitullah – Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman – with one or both being killed or wounded.
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August - 9 
Haji Turkistan Bhittani, a commander of the Abdullah Mehsud group, told various television channels on August 9 that Baitullah Mehsud had been killed along with 40 militants in the drone strike and was buried in his house, Dawn reported. He also said
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Haji Turkistan Bhittani, a commander of the Abdullah Mehsud group, told various television channels on August 9 that Baitullah Mehsud had been killed along with 40 militants in the drone strike and was buried in his house, Dawn reported. He also said Qari Hussain, mastermind of several suicide attacks, was seriously injured in the attack. Bhittani added that Mufti Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah Mehsud, the two leading contenders for the TTP chief’s post, were also killed along with several aides when fighting erupted at a shura (executive council) meeting held to choose a new chief of the TTP.
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August - 9 
Insurgents shot dead four more Policemen and threatened to execute other hostages unless the Government withdraws troops and releases detainees in Balochistan, Police said on August 9, The News reported. “The bodies of four more policemen were found
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Insurgents shot dead four more Policemen and threatened to execute other hostages unless the Government withdraws troops and releases detainees in Balochistan, Police said on August 9, The News reported. “The bodies of four more policemen were found early on Sunday. They had been shot dead overnight,” senior Police official Kalim Ullah told reporters. The insurgents had set August 9 as a deadline for meeting their demands. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed on August 9 that it had killed four more kidnapped Policemen after the Government failed to meet its demands and thrown their bodies in lands. “We have killed four more policemen and released seven labourers on humanitarian grounds,” said spokesman Sarbaz Baloch, in a telephone call to reporters in the provincial capital Quetta. “In a day or two, we will decide about the fate of other policemen, if our demands are not accepted by the government,” he added. The Policemen and the labourers were taken hostages late in July 2009 in the Naseerabad District, Police officials said. Four policemen were killed in July, while another six Policemen and four labourers were still being held, the Police officials said. “If the government does not withdraw the FC (Frontier Corps) from Quetta and release our men, we will kill the rest of the hostages in a couple of days,” Sarbaz Baloch said.
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August - 9 
Taliban militants on August 9 attacked an army convoy using a remote controlled bomb in North Waziristan, killing two Security Force (SF) personnel and injuring three others, Daily Times reported. The convoy was heading from Mir Ali to Miranshah when
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Taliban militants on August 9 attacked an army convoy using a remote controlled bomb in North Waziristan, killing two Security Force (SF) personnel and injuring three others, Daily Times reported. The convoy was heading from Mir Ali to Miranshah when the bomb exploded at Norak on the Mir Ali-Miranshah road, 15 kilometers east of the agency headquarters. One vehicle was destroyed in the attack. In retaliation, the SFs targeted militant hideouts but there were no casualties.
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August - 9 
The Police arrested two men during raids in the Totalai area of Buner District on August 9, claiming that they were important militant commanders, The News reported. Sources said a Police party raided the house of Mufti Asim in Bagh Khadokhel and arr
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The Police arrested two men during raids in the Totalai area of Buner District on August 9, claiming that they were important militant commanders, The News reported. Sources said a Police party raided the house of Mufti Asim in Bagh Khadokhel and arrested him. They also recovered a Kalashnikov rifle, a pistol and ammunition. 36-year old Mufti Asim was wanted in connection with different cases. Another militant commander, identified as Ghazan, a resident of Zaga village, was arrested from Inayatabad in Totalai. District Police Officer Rashid Khan said Ghazan was wanted to the police in the murder of a Policeman on April 23, 2009 and snatching official weapons from the Chengalai Police besides torching a Police post on April 27, 2009. He added that a Kalashnikov rifle, three magazines and 60 rounds were recovered from Ghazan.
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August - 9 
The Security Forces killed a leader of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) after an exchange of fire in the Malanari area of Dera Ismail Khan District on August 9, The News reported. Official sources said Miftahullah, a SSP leader who was allege
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The Security Forces killed a leader of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) after an exchange of fire in the Malanari area of Dera Ismail Khan District on August 9, The News reported. Official sources said Miftahullah, a SSP leader who was allegedly involved in sectarian killings in Dera city, was shot dead during a search operation.
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August - 9 
The US National Security Adviser James Jones said on August 9 that evidence suggests that Baitullah Mehsud is dead, noting that the subsequent dissension within the Taliban represents an important moment in the struggle against violent extremism in P
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The US National Security Adviser James Jones said on August 9 that evidence suggests that Baitullah Mehsud is dead, noting that the subsequent dissension within the Taliban represents an important moment in the struggle against violent extremism in Pakistan. “It goes to show that I think the strategy that we are engaged with Pakistan is actually having some effect, and that is good,” he told Fox News.
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August - 10 
A close aide of the TTP chief demanded that the Government prove Baitullah was dead. “I challenge (Interior Minister) Rehman Malik to prove that Baitullah is dead,” Hakeemullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a shootout on August 7, told journal
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A close aide of the TTP chief demanded that the Government prove Baitullah was dead. “I challenge (Interior Minister) Rehman Malik to prove that Baitullah is dead,” Hakeemullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a shootout on August 7, told journalists over the telephone. Hakeemullah said, “I am alive ... I am here to prove that I am alive and so is Baitullah,” he said. “Baitullah is alive and healthy ... he will come before the media soon. There is no succession,” he said. However, Hakeemullah’s statement that Baitullah is healthy contradicted a statement by another Taliban leader, Maulana Noor Syed, who claimed the TTP chief “is seriously ill”. In a telephone call to journalists from an undisclosed location, Hakeemullah said: "Look, I am here, safe and sound." The 30-year-old Hakeemullah reiterated that Baitullah was alive and promised that his videotape would be soon delivered to the media, The News reported. Interior Minister Rehman Malik had said on August 8 that top TTP commanders Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah clashed during a TTP shura (executive council) meeting convened to choose Baitullah's successor. He said one of them, "probably Hakimullah" as he put it, had been killed in the shoot-out between the two militant commanders and their followers at Srarogha village in South Waziristan. However, Waliur Rahman, appointed by Baitullah as his deputy and spokesman, denied reports of his death or injury. He telephoned reporters on August 9 to claim that no clash had taken place in any shura meeting. He insisted that Hakeemullah too was all right and that they had no differences with each other. He said Hakeemullah would call reporters as well to issue denial about any clash and to prove that he was alive. Waliur Rahman claimed that neither Baitullah was killed in the US drone attack nor any shura meeting was convened to choose his successor. Hakeemullah is reported to have stressed that he and Waliur Rahman had no differences. Hakeemullah confirmed, however, that Baitullah's wife had been killed and added that the Taliban would soon avenge her death. "Drones are still flying in the area. The government is provoking Baitullah to speak on the telephone so that he can be targeted and killed, but he will not do so," he said.
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August - 10 
A paramilitary soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries when a bomb exploded near the Banda Post, about two kilometers from Miranshah. The soldiers were reportedly fetching water from a nearby spring when the bomb exploded. The Gul Baha
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A paramilitary soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries when a bomb exploded near the Banda Post, about two kilometers from Miranshah. The soldiers were reportedly fetching water from a nearby spring when the bomb exploded. The Gul Bahadur group, which has alliance with the group of Baitullah Mehsud, claimed responsibility for both the attacks. The militant group, which scrapped a peace agreement with the Government on June 29, has demanded withdrawal of troops and an end to the drone attacks. The group had earlier claimed responsibility for an attack on a military convoy in Wacha Bibi area on June 28. Seventeen soldiers were killed in that attack.
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August - 10 
Al Qaeda is trying to install a new “chief terrorist” in the Tribal Areas following the alleged death of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “Al Qaeda has bee
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Al Qaeda is trying to install a new “chief terrorist” in the Tribal Areas following the alleged death of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “Al Qaeda has been grouping in the same place (South Waziristan) and is trying to find somebody to install as the leader, as the chief terrorist in that area,” he told BBC Radio. He said the Taliban were in disarray and fleeing the area following the apparent killing of their commander. He hoped this would result in the border regions being open to greater development. “All the credible intelligence that I have received on the drone attack has led me to finally confirm it (Mehsud’s death),” he said to questions on whether Mehsud was actually dead. “It’s one of the achievements and I also feel that after the killing of Baitullah Mehsud, the whole TTP ... it will take some time for them to regroup,” he added. “Information gathered in the past three days has revealed that most Taliban are running away from the area,” AFP quoted him as saying. The Taliban, Malik said, should play their role to further develop the Tribal Areas, the Online news agency reported. To questions on leniency towards the Taliban militants who laid down their arms and renounced violence, he said that none of the Taliban involved in the murder of innocent people would be pardoned. However, he added, the people who had been fighting the Government out of fear of the Taliban would be shown leniency.
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August - 10 
In the FATA, fierce fighting erupted between volunteers of a local militia and militants when the militants ambushed two vehicles of a peace committee in the evening of August 10 in Ghalanai, headquarters of the Mohmand Agency. Two vehicles carrying
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In the FATA, fierce fighting erupted between volunteers of a local militia and militants when the militants ambushed two vehicles of a peace committee in the evening of August 10 in Ghalanai, headquarters of the Mohmand Agency. Two vehicles carrying volunteers of the peace committee from Lakaro to Kareer for a search operation were attacked by militants when they reached the area. The armed volunteers retaliated and sources said reinforcements were sent to the area to support the militia, adding the militants had been surrounded by the Lashkar volunteers and fighting was going on. Earlier, the SFs had targeted militants’ hideouts in different areas of Safi and Pandyali sub-divisions of the Mohmand Agency.
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August - 10 
In the province, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) on August 10 foiled a terrorist plan to be carried out on Independence Day and arrested eight terrorists, seizing weapons from them, Daily Times reported. The FC troops, which had been deployed in provi
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In the province, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) on August 10 foiled a terrorist plan to be carried out on Independence Day and arrested eight terrorists, seizing weapons from them, Daily Times reported. The FC troops, which had been deployed in provincial capital Quetta after a deteriorating law and order situation, raided the New Sariyab area on a tip-off and arrested the eight terrorists. The troops also seized a hand grenade, some Kalashnikovs, explosives and pistols from their possession. According to sources, the terrorists said, during initial investigation, they had planned to launch attacks in the Mezan Chowk during the August 14 celebrations. The arrested persons were identified as Hidayatullah, Attaullah, Abdul Samad, Abdul Razzaq, Abid Ali, Abdul Rehman, Dadullah and Amanullah. Sources said all of them belonged to a banned organisation.
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August - 10 
Maharashtra home minister Jayant Patil said in Mumbai on August 10 that Pakistan had owned up to four of the nine terrorists who were shot dead during the November 26-29 attacks by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). "Now, we shall pursue with the centre that
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Maharashtra home minister Jayant Patil said in Mumbai on August 10 that Pakistan had owned up to four of the nine terrorists who were shot dead during the November 26-29 attacks by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). "Now, we shall pursue with the centre that Pakistan should accept the bodies of all the nine (terrorists) gunned down by security forces. We hope this matter will be sorted out in the next 10 days," Patil told reporters. Patil said he was informed that the Pakistan Government had accepted as its nationals four of the nine who carried out the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai. The bodies of nine terrorists are lying in the morgue of the Sir J.J. Hospital for the past nine months and their condition is not very good, Patil said.
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August - 10 
Militants who had kidnapped Police personnel and labourers on July 30 claimed on August 10 to have killed 10 more Policemen and thrown their bodies in the Chattar area of Nasirabad District, dawn reported. With the latest claim by the Baloch Republic
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Militants who had kidnapped Police personnel and labourers on July 30 claimed on August 10 to have killed 10 more Policemen and thrown their bodies in the Chattar area of Nasirabad District, dawn reported. With the latest claim by the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), the number of Policemen killed by the kidnappers has now reached 22. Police officials in Dera Murad Jamali told Dawn that they had just heard this claim of the BRA. “Until the bodies are found, we cannot say anything in this regard,” an official said.
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August - 10 
On August 8, the BRA had issued another deadline of 48 hours to the Government to release detained Baloch leaders and workers and threatened to kill more Policemen if the demand was not met. The BRA spokesman Sarbaz Baloch told journalists on August
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On August 8, the BRA had issued another deadline of 48 hours to the Government to release detained Baloch leaders and workers and threatened to kill more Policemen if the demand was not met. The BRA spokesman Sarbaz Baloch told journalists on August 10 that the group had killed 10 more Policemen in retaliation for the military operation in Dera Bugti. He claimed the BRA had also attacked Security Forces (SFs) in Dera Bugti and damaged a helicopter. Officials, however, denied that the SFs had launched any operation in Dera Bugti, clarifying that troops had been sent to Chattar area for the recovery of the kidnapped Policemen.
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August - 10 
Security Forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled hideouts of the militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur after a military convoy was attacked in North Waziristan on August 10, Dawn reported. According to officials, 11 militants were
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Security Forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled hideouts of the militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur after a military convoy was attacked in North Waziristan on August 10, Dawn reported. According to officials, 11 militants were killed when troops launched a counter-attack and fired heavy artillery and mortars to dislodge the militants from their positions. Local people said that a heavy exchange of fire continued for five hours and residential areas were also hit. The military convoy was going to Mirali from Dosali when it was ambushed near Asadkhel, injuring three soldiers. Gul Bahadur’s spokesman Ahmadullah Ahmadi claimed that 32 soldiers had been killed and 14 military vehicles captured.
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August - 10 
Seven suspected terrorists were arrested from Bhakkar, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan and two suicide jackets and explosives seized from their possession, according to Daily Times. Quoting sources in the security agencies, a private TV channel reported
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Seven suspected terrorists were arrested from Bhakkar, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan and two suicide jackets and explosives seized from their possession, according to Daily Times. Quoting sources in the security agencies, a private TV channel reported on August 10 that two suspected terrorists, identified as Muhammad Ayub and Qamar Abbas, were arrested from Bhakkar. Separately, two unidentified terrorists were arrested from Sargodha and two suicide jackets and explosives seized. In the third raid, two suspected terrorists from Dera Ghazi Khan and one from Multan were arrested. Sources said the arrested men had been shifted to Lahore for investigation. They said a crackdown was underway against banned outfits across the Punjab province following the Mian Channu bomb blast in July 2009 - in which seven people were killed – that was blamed on Master Riaz, an alleged operative of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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August - 10 
The Army will stay in Swat until the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been rehabilitated and reconstruction completed, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “I am confident your presence in the area will n
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The Army will stay in Swat until the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been rehabilitated and reconstruction completed, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “I am confident your presence in the area will not only discourage anti-state elements from regrouping, but also improve the pace of development in the area,” he told a gathering of soldiers during a visit to Malakand. Prior to his address, the Prime Minister was informed that the Army now controlled 90 percent of the Malakand Division. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders separately, Gilani said the Taliban were on the run and would soon be eliminated. He said extremists would never be allowed to impose their will through violence again. “Nobody will be allowed to stop our children going to school or impose a system through violence in the name of Islam and at gunpoint,” AFP quoted him as saying. He also said the Government would introduce a special package for Swat, incorporating new development, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the IDPs.
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August - 10 
The political administration imposed an indefinite curfew in Miranshah, Mirali, Rezmak, Datakhel, Boya and Ghulam Khan areas of North Waziristan. Local people said that a large number of troops, tanks and armoured personnel carriers were deployed in
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The political administration imposed an indefinite curfew in Miranshah, Mirali, Rezmak, Datakhel, Boya and Ghulam Khan areas of North Waziristan. Local people said that a large number of troops, tanks and armoured personnel carriers were deployed in the tribal region after Gul Bahadur had scrapped the peace deal.
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August - 10 
The SFs are reported to have used gunship helicopters and armoured personnel carriers during the operation against the LI. Militants of the banned LI also used heavy weapons against the SFs, injuring one soldier. A shell landed at the house of Kashar
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The SFs are reported to have used gunship helicopters and armoured personnel carriers during the operation against the LI. Militants of the banned LI also used heavy weapons against the SFs, injuring one soldier. A shell landed at the house of Kashar Gul in Nogazi Baba, killing two women and two children. Two men and seven women sustained injuries in the shelling. The LI spokesman, Zar Khan, alleged that the SFs tried to make way for the entry of its rival organisation, Ansarul Islam, and the LI had to act in its defence. The Ansarul Islam spokesman, Mubeen Khan, said his organisation had not taken part in the operation but pledged to assist the SFs in maintaining law and order in the area if such a request was made.
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August - 10 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on August 10 that the group’s chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan on August 5, and announced a 15-day mourning period, reported a private TV channel, accordin
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on August 10 that the group’s chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan on August 5, and announced a 15-day mourning period, reported a private TV channel, according to Daily Times. Newly-appointed TTP spokesman Azam Tariq told the channel the group would observe a cease-fire during the mourning period. He said a successor to Baitullah had not been chosen yet.
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August - 10 
The US said it is “pretty sure” that Baitullah Mehsud has been killed, White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said on August 10. He said the development “shows that Pakistan has made progress in moving to root out extremists”.
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The US said it is “pretty sure” that Baitullah Mehsud has been killed, White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said on August 10. He said the development “shows that Pakistan has made progress in moving to root out extremists”.
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August - 10 
Two militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in a clash between militants and the Security Forces (SFs) in the Hasham area of Bajaur Agency on August 10, Dawn reported. Sources said militants attacked a check-post of the SFs in the H
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Two militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in a clash between militants and the Security Forces (SFs) in the Hasham area of Bajaur Agency on August 10, Dawn reported. Sources said militants attacked a check-post of the SFs in the Hasham area of Nawagai sub-division. They said the troops retaliated, killing two militants and injuring three others. Official sources said a militant commander stated to be the mastermind of attacks on schools and other Government installations had been arrested by the SFs.
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August - 10 
Two women and two children were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a shell hit a house in the Shalobar area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency, during fighting between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militant
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Two women and two children were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a shell hit a house in the Shalobar area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency, during fighting between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants on August 10, The News reported.
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August - 11 
14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired thr
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14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had occupied from Zangi Khan Burki, a local influential trader, and turned it into their ‘Markaz’ or headquarters. Zangi Khan and his family had left their house and shifted to Karachi after tribal and foreign militants took over Kaniguram. Another house owned by the Agency councilor, Arif Zaman, located near the alleged headquarters of the Taliban, was also damaged in the attack. Sources close to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said all those killed in the attack were local tribal militants. They also claimed that the victims of the drone attack included some women and children. The newly-appointed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, called journalists and claimed that only six people, including some women and children, had been killed in the attack by the US drone.
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August - 11 
A paramilitary commander separately told AFP that the operation was launched after militants fired rockets at a paramilitary checkpoint early on August 10 in an assault in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, that killed two civilians, The News reported. The
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A paramilitary commander separately told AFP that the operation was launched after militants fired rockets at a paramilitary checkpoint early on August 10 in an assault in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, that killed two civilians, The News reported. The pre-dawn rocket attack targeted a Frontier Corps base in the city’s Hayatabad neighbourhood, Peshawar Police chief Sifwat Ghayur told AFP. “One rocket landed harmlessly inside the post but three others strayed into the residential area, killing two men and wounding three others,” Ghayur said. Taliban militants also fired rockets and mortars towards a military post in the nearby tribal district of Bara but there were no casualties or damage, a military official said earlier. Three Taliban militants were killed when troops returned fire, the official told AFP. Hayatabad is close to the Bara town.
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August - 11 
Of the more than two million people uprooted by the anti-Taliban offensive in the NWFP, around 765,000 have now returned home, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on August 11, Daily Times reported. However, it said
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Of the more than two million people uprooted by the anti-Taliban offensive in the NWFP, around 765,000 have now returned home, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on August 11, Daily Times reported. However, it said the ongoing military operation is causing a fresh round of displacement for the region. Around 1.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are still living with host communities, while over 160,000 are sheltering in 21 camps, according to the OCHA. Nine camps have closed down following the IDPs repatriation, it added. But ongoing military operations in the Upper Dir District have forced others into camps. With schools in Lower Dir District having reopened, the IDPs are made to seek shelter elsewhere.
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August - 11 
Pakistan has denied it had agreed to accept the bodies of four of the nine terrorists killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (26/11) as has been claimed by the Home Minister of the State of Maharashtra in India, Times of India
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Pakistan has denied it had agreed to accept the bodies of four of the nine terrorists killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (26/11) as has been claimed by the Home Minister of the State of Maharashtra in India, Times of India reported on August 11, 2009. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit told Online news agency in Islamabad that reports on this in the Indian media were baseless and fabricated. "He strongly condemned this attitude of the Indian media and said that it was not a suitable time to publish such kind of baseless news items when only very recently the prime ministers of Pakistan and India had held a very important meeting in Sharm El Sheikh while the next course of secretary level dialogue was going to be held in New York on the (sidelines) of the UN General Assembly session," Online stated. Basit also said Pakistan's High Commission in New Delhi had never made any request to India on handing over the dead bodies of four of the 26/11 attackers.
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August - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) used helicopter gunships in an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on August 11, killing 17 militants and destroying six hideouts of the militants, Dawn reported. The Front
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Security Forces (SFs) used helicopter gunships in an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on August 11, killing 17 militants and destroying six hideouts of the militants, Dawn reported. The Frontier Corps Media Cell said a huge ammunition dump was also destroyed in the Shalobar area. According to sources, an unspecified quantity of arms and ammunition were also seized.
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August - 11 
Taliban militant set ablaze seven primary schools in the Buner District where children recently resumed their studies after the area was declared safe by the army, officials said on August 11, Daily Times reported. “Three boys’ and four girls’ primar
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Taliban militant set ablaze seven primary schools in the Buner District where children recently resumed their studies after the area was declared safe by the army, officials said on August 11, Daily Times reported. “Three boys’ and four girls’ primary schools were set on fire by Taliban on Monday in Buner District,” the District Police chief Abdul Rasheed told AFP. No one was hurt in the arson attacks as the schools were closed for the night, he said, but the buildings were burnt to the ground. The Online news agency reported that five schools were also torched in Shangla District.
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August - 11 
Taliban militants killed a local tribal elder after abducting him on August 11, while two of his family members are still in the group’s custody, said local sources and the Taliban, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of Malik Zahir Shah Go
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Taliban militants killed a local tribal elder after abducting him on August 11, while two of his family members are still in the group’s custody, said local sources and the Taliban, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of Malik Zahir Shah Gorbuz was found in the Shwafarsh area of Safi sub-division after he was kidnapped on August 11 along with his son and another relative. Taliban spokesman Akramullah Mohmand told reporters that the group had killed the elder because he was holding meetings to organise an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia) in the area.
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August - 11 
The Government told the National Assembly on August 11 that it had asked provinces to keep a watch on the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), which is accused of fomenting recent violence in the Punjab province’s Jhang and Goj
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The Government told the National Assembly on August 11 that it had asked provinces to keep a watch on the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), which is accused of fomenting recent violence in the Punjab province’s Jhang and Gojra towns, Dawn reported. Interior Minister Rehman Malik acknowledged there was a lot of truth in concern voiced by an opposition lawmaker from Jhang who said the Government must act against the SSP to avoid the kind of situation it had to face in Swat valley of the North West Frontier Province after Taliban militants were allowed to thrive there. Malik reportedly said it was a fact that the SSP had had been involved in terrorist activities in the past and added “The provincial governments have been asked to keep a watch on its activities.”
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August - 11 
The Khan of Kalat (is the title of former rulers of State of Kalat. Kalat state is now part of Balochistan), Mir Suleman Dawood, announced on August 11 the formation of a council for ‘independent Balochistan’ and rejected any reconciliation with the
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The Khan of Kalat (is the title of former rulers of State of Kalat. Kalat state is now part of Balochistan), Mir Suleman Dawood, announced on August 11 the formation of a council for ‘independent Balochistan’ and rejected any reconciliation with the Government of Pakistan without the mediation of European Union and United Nations, Dawn reported. Addressing reporters from London on telephone, he said the council would ensure the creation of an independent state of Balochistan. The Khan said Baloch separatist forces of Pakistan and Iran would have representation in the council. He said the names of members of the council would be announced later. He, however, said that Nawabzada Baramdagh Bugti, leader of the Baloch Republican Party, will be a member of the council, adding that he was in touch with him and other forces which stood for an independent Balochistan. The Khan of Kalat said the Baloch had observed their Independence Day on August 11 because the British rulers had accepted the independent and autonomous status of the Kalat state on August 11, 1947. He said Kalat was merged into Pakistan in March 1948 and in reaction Prince Agha Abdul Karim launched a revolt. The Khan also said the Baloch had lost trust in Pakistani rulers. However, he said that if European Union and United Nations mediated then negotiations could be held with the Government of Pakistan.
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August - 11 
The PML-Q member Sheikh Waqqas Akram said all of some 200 SSP activists arrested in Jhang after a judge took a Suo Motu notice of the July 21 violence were later released “one by one” and that he learned during a visit to Gojra that members of the sa
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The PML-Q member Sheikh Waqqas Akram said all of some 200 SSP activists arrested in Jhang after a judge took a Suo Motu notice of the July 21 violence were later released “one by one” and that he learned during a visit to Gojra that members of the same group attacked Christians in Gojra for unproven blasphemy, burning seven of them alive. He also that a SSP leader had been allowed to address the arrested group’s militants in jail and to go around the country without regard to what he called restrictions for banned organisations.
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August - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs), during an 18-hour-long operation in Akhund Killay in the Kabal sub-division of Swat District, killed a militant commander and three others and showed their corpses to the media in Mingora on August 11, The News reported. Br
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The Security Forces (SFs), during an 18-hour-long operation in Akhund Killay in the Kabal sub-division of Swat District, killed a militant commander and three others and showed their corpses to the media in Mingora on August 11, The News reported. Briefing reporters, Lt-Col Akhtar of the Inter-Services Public Relations media cell in Swat, said the operation against the militants in Akhund Killay continued for 18 hours. He said the militants had taken positions in bunkers at the hilltops while SF personnel had to move into the area by boats. He said the SFs succeeded in killing four militants, including ‘commander’ Rahim Shah alias Fauji. Two others killed in the operation were identified as Wajid and Said Rahim while the name of the third militant could not be ascertained. An APP report, meanwhile, stated that about eight militants and two soldiers were killed during the operation, the official said. He claimed that the bodies of four militants were recovered while the remaining four were thrown by their colleagues into the river.
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August - 11 
The SFs, the ISPR said, conducted a search operation at Biha and arrested 15 terrorists. The troops also conducted a search operation at Madial near Chuprial and arrested two suspects while in a similar search operation at Darmai, one soldier was kil
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The SFs, the ISPR said, conducted a search operation at Biha and arrested 15 terrorists. The troops also conducted a search operation at Madial near Chuprial and arrested two suspects while in a similar search operation at Darmai, one soldier was killed during an exchange of fire with the militants. An ISPR press release said two terrorists surrendered before the SFs at Khairarai. It also the SFs demolished three tunnels at Rampatai near Bar Shaur area. The forces are also reported to have arrested five supporters of terrorists during a raid and during a search operation in Batkhela they apprehended five more suspects.
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August - 11 
The Taliban in Orakzai Agency announced on August 11 that they would not attack the Security Forces (SFs) during Ramzan and Taliban Sharia (Islamic law) courts would remain closed “until the tenth day of Eid”. The group’s spokesman in the agency told
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The Taliban in Orakzai Agency announced on August 11 that they would not attack the Security Forces (SFs) during Ramzan and Taliban Sharia (Islamic law) courts would remain closed “until the tenth day of Eid”. The group’s spokesman in the agency told journalists over telephone that the Taliban leadership in Orakzai had decided to halt attacks on the SFs during the holy month of Ramzan. He said Taliban Sharia courts in the agency would remain closed from August 12 (today) until the 10th day of Eid.
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August - 11 
Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from
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Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from Ghaljo area – in Garhi village, killing eight militants, including a brother of Taliban ‘commander’ Sakhi. They said the slain militants were members of the Mashti tribe. Locals said the assailants could be Taliban militants from a rival group of Mufti Ziaur Rehman from the Akhel tribe. In apparent retaliation to the killings, militants from the Mashti tribe abducted at least 50 Akhel tribesmen, including 16 militants.
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August - 12 
A senior official confirmed the clash but did not give details about casualties. “The local administration has no writ in the area and we have no information about the number of casualties,” he added.
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A senior official confirmed the clash but did not give details about casualties. “The local administration has no writ in the area and we have no information about the number of casualties,” he added.
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August - 12 
At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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August - 12 
Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, D
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Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants loyal to Baitullah attacked Bhittani’s men in the Soor Gher area and set ablaze 33 houses. They said that seven supporters of Bhittani were killed and 15 captured. Bhittani’s men claimed to have killed over 50 attackers. According to Associated Press, at least 70 militants were killed in the clash. Two intelligence officials said that militants used rockets, mortars and anti-aircraft guns against Turkistan’s men. The officials, who cited wireless intercepts from the area, confirmed that at least 70 people had been killed. Bhittani claimed that 90 fighters were killed and more than 40 houses destroyed.
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August - 12 
In the same Agency, Taliban militants fired rockets at a Security Force post at Landikotal on August 12, injuring a soldier. Troops reportedly retaliated using artillery and sophisticated guns. The report added that Taliban militants fired at least
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In the same Agency, Taliban militants fired rockets at a Security Force post at Landikotal on August 12, injuring a soldier. Troops reportedly retaliated using artillery and sophisticated guns. The report added that Taliban militants fired at least six rockets at the Parangsam post.
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August - 12 
Masked gunmen are reported to have killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia on August 12, according to Daily Times. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and
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Masked gunmen are reported to have killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia on August 12, according to Daily Times. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said eyewitness Ismail Hasan. The gunmen then opened fire, he said. Residents said the attack took place after early morning prayers at the mosque in Galkayo town and targeted a group of 25 mostly Pakistanis who had arrived in the semi-autonomous northern region on August 11. “Six Pakistanis died on the spot while another Pakistani died in hospital. These men are preachers from Karachi, Pakistan,” Galkayo District Commissioner Hussein Abdullahi told Reuters. Pakistan’s acting ambassador in neighbouring Kenya, Manzoor Chaudhry, confirmed that Pakistani nationals had been killed in Galkayo. The exact death toll, however, was unclear because there have been conflicting figures from different sources, he said.
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August - 12 
Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on August 12 denied a recent report that Taliban have attacked the nuclear facilities three times in two years, saying there is “absolutely no chance” the country’s atomic weapons could fall into terrorist
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Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on August 12 denied a recent report that Taliban have attacked the nuclear facilities three times in two years, saying there is “absolutely no chance” the country’s atomic weapons could fall into terrorist hands, Daily Times reported. Abbas said an article written by a UK-based security expert was baseless because none of the bases named actually had any nuclear facilities. “It is factually incorrect,” he said. Shaun Gregory, a professor at Bradford University’s Pakistan Security Research Unit, wrote that several Taliban attacks have already hit military bases where nuclear components are secretly stored. The article appeared in the July 2009 newsletter of the Combating Terrorism Center of the US Military Academy at West Point. The most recent assault, he wrote, was the August 2008 coordinated suicide bombings of the Wah Cantonment Ordnance Factory, which he said is considered one of Pakistan’s main nuclear weapons assembly sites. The other two attacks were in late 2007 on the Sargodha Air Base, which Gregory identified as a nuclear missile storage facility and the air base at Kamra, the article said. Abbas, however, said none of the military bases named were used to store atomic weapons. He said the Wah Ordnance Factory makes small arms and ammunition, Kamra is an air force facility and Sargodha is an air force ammunition dump for conventional weapons. “These are nowhere close to any nuclear facility,” he said.
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August - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 12 that they had arrested 46 suspected Taliban militants during the ongoing search and clearance operation in various parts of Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operations at S
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 12 that they had arrested 46 suspected Taliban militants during the ongoing search and clearance operation in various parts of Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operations at Siakas, Chirhi Banda and Biha, and arrested 30 Taliban, including Nisar alias Ghazi Baba. They also seized a large cache of arms and ammunition,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The SFs, in addition, also conducted another search operation at Bar Shalpalam and Shangwatai near Matta sub-division, and arrested three Taliban militants, including the most wanted Muhammad Rahim. Further, a search operation at Chamtlai resulted in the troops defusing two improvised explosive devices, the ISPR added.
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August - 12 
SFs also conducted an operation at Waliabad and arrested one of Masood Azhar’s accomplices, while another five suspected militants were arrested during a search operation at Tal village. Separately, nearly 600 residents of Tutan Banda conducted a pri
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SFs also conducted an operation at Waliabad and arrested one of Masood Azhar’s accomplices, while another five suspected militants were arrested during a search operation at Tal village. Separately, nearly 600 residents of Tutan Banda conducted a private search operation and apprehended six terrorists. The SFs also arrested one of Taliban commander Talemand’s associates from Najigram on a tip-off.
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August - 12 
The APP news agency reported that the SFs cordoned off the Haji Baba area of Mingora city and demolished the houses of four suspects, Riaz, Fazle Karim, Suleman, Mujeeb and Ishaq.
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The APP news agency reported that the SFs cordoned off the Haji Baba area of Mingora city and demolished the houses of four suspects, Riaz, Fazle Karim, Suleman, Mujeeb and Ishaq.
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August - 12 
Two persons, Abdul Hameed and Qamar, were killed and six others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in the Irrigation Colony area on Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, in the evening of August 12, The News reported. A Frontier Corps (FC) s
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Two persons, Abdul Hameed and Qamar, were killed and six others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in the Irrigation Colony area on Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, in the evening of August 12, The News reported. A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesman said the bomb was planted in a motorcycle. Shortly after the blast, some militants opened fire on the FC check-post in the area. One militant was killed in an exchange of fire with the FC troopers.
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August - 12 
Two schoolboys were killed and another injured on August 12 when a mine exploded in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. The three, all brothers, were playing when the explosive device went off in Nisarabad on the outskirts of Khar, local adminis
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Two schoolboys were killed and another injured on August 12 when a mine exploded in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. The three, all brothers, were playing when the explosive device went off in Nisarabad on the outskirts of Khar, local administration chief Adalat Khan said. Two of them, aged between nine and 11 years, were killed and their 13-year-old brother injured, he said. A security official confirmed the casualties, saying that it was unclear if the mine had been planted by militants or had been left during a six-month battle fought between the military and the Taliban.
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August - 13 
12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,”
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12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,” said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. Military sources in Orakzai said that six of the bases in Tora Cheena and Chappar Ferozkhel areas had been razed. The sources said dead bodies of 12 slain Taliban militants were seen from helicopters. Hakeemullah – a close aide of Baitullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan – is commanding Taliban in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies.
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August - 13 
A tribal elder – who led a lashkar (militia) against al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants in South Waziristan in 2007 – his bodyguard and two passers-by were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Wana in FATA on August 13, said witnesses, repo
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A tribal elder – who led a lashkar (militia) against al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants in South Waziristan in 2007 – his bodyguard and two passers-by were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Wana in FATA on August 13, said witnesses, reports Daily Times. “Malik Khadeen was passing through Wana Bazaar when a bomb planted on a motorcycle went off … killing him, his driver and two passers-by,” eyewitnesses told over the telephone. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but local Taliban commanders accused al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants who were flushed out from Ahmedzai Wazir areas in the spring of 2007.
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August - 13 
According to Daily Times, Security Forces (SFs) killed one Taliban militant and arrested 14 others, including a ‘commander’, at Swat in NWFP. “Troops killed a Taliban, identified as Liaqat, in Liluani and arrested local Taliban commander Rahim Gul fr
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According to Daily Times, Security Forces (SFs) killed one Taliban militant and arrested 14 others, including a ‘commander’, at Swat in NWFP. “Troops killed a Taliban, identified as Liaqat, in Liluani and arrested local Taliban commander Rahim Gul from Luluani village,” said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). SFs conducted a search operation in Ghuzano Sar near Peochar, and arrested two Taliban militants, while two others surrendered in Bagh Dheri and Shalpalam. Two Taliban militants were arrested from Shaggai. Another two were arrested from Tando Dag and Ahingro Dherai. The ISPR said the SFs arrested five Taliban militants from Tal.
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August - 13 
Daily Times reports that dead bodies of two persons, who were shot dead on an unspecified date, were recovered from Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on August 13.
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Daily Times reports that dead bodies of two persons, who were shot dead on an unspecified date, were recovered from Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on August 13.
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August - 13 
Two pro-Government lashkar (militia) leaders were killed and their bullet-ridden dead bodies dumped at Bajaur Agency in FATA on August 13, according to Daily Times. “Both the tribal elders were shot dead by gunmen. We think Taliban are involved in th
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Two pro-Government lashkar (militia) leaders were killed and their bullet-ridden dead bodies dumped at Bajaur Agency in FATA on August 13, according to Daily Times. “Both the tribal elders were shot dead by gunmen. We think Taliban are involved in the incident,” a local Government official told AFP.
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August - 14 
Pakistan Government on August 13 summoned Somalia’s ambassador to the Foreign Office (FO) to protest over the August 12 killing of five Pakistani preachers in a mosque at Galkayo in Somalia. “Additional Secretary (Africa) Muhammad Aslam called the am
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Pakistan Government on August 13 summoned Somalia’s ambassador to the Foreign Office (FO) to protest over the August 12 killing of five Pakistani preachers in a mosque at Galkayo in Somalia. “Additional Secretary (Africa) Muhammad Aslam called the ambassador to the FO and urged the Somali government to facilitate immediate repatriation of the preachers’ bodies,” an FO statement read. It said Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar expressed condolences over the tragic incident in a telephone call to Pakistani State Minister for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad Khan.
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August - 14 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a militant affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered a huge quantity of weapons including a suicide jacket from Machar Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Karach
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a militant affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered a huge quantity of weapons including a suicide jacket from Machar Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Karachi in the night of August 14. Deputy Inspector General Saud Mirza while speaking at a press conference held at Central Police Office on August 15, disclosed that Rozuddin alias Toor, son of Sawab Khan, hails from Tank in Waziristan and was dispatched to Karachi by the TTP commander Qari Hussain Mehsud, who is an expert of making suicidal jackets, with a huge cache of explosives and ammunitions for carrying out terrorist activities, including suicide bombings on sensitive installations, especially on CID officials. Superintendent of Police (SP) CID, Mazhar Mashwani headed the team, which carried out the raid on the militants' hideout told Daily Times that four other militants managed to escape when the Police party reached the spot while police arrested Rozuddin and recovered a jacket carrying 16 kilogrammes of explosive, 10 anti-tank shells, one launcher with four RPG-7 rockets, 10 hand grenades and five TT pistols. SP Mashwani further said that the militants reached Karachi four days ago from Waziristan and dumped the weapons in the house where the Police conducted the raid.
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August - 14 
The Taliban militants fired five mortar shells at an Army camp in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 14 and injured eight Security Force (SF) personnel, according to Daily Times. Though the SFs retaliated, it was not reported whether the T
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The Taliban militants fired five mortar shells at an Army camp in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 14 and injured eight Security Force (SF) personnel, according to Daily Times. Though the SFs retaliated, it was not reported whether the Taliban militants suffered any casualties.
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August - 14 
Three separate bombings killed one man and injured 18 people in Balochistan on August 14, according to Daily Times. Police officer Abdul Hameed Lasi told the Associated Press one of the bombs exploded in Hub, killing one man while injuring 15 otehsr.
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Three separate bombings killed one man and injured 18 people in Balochistan on August 14, according to Daily Times. Police officer Abdul Hameed Lasi told the Associated Press one of the bombs exploded in Hub, killing one man while injuring 15 otehsr. Another Police Official, Abdul Qadoos, said two more bombs targeted Mach, injured three others. Separately, APP reported that unidentified persons blew up three electricity towers in Kohlu and Dera Allahyar Khan, suspending power to surrounding areas.
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August - 14 
Three SF personnel were injured when Taliban militants attacked their checkpost in Ali Masjid area of the Khyber Agency at around 1am (PST) on the same day. The injured personnel were identified as, Shafi, Mohammad Bangash and Gulzar Bangash.
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Three SF personnel were injured when Taliban militants attacked their checkpost in Ali Masjid area of the Khyber Agency at around 1am (PST) on the same day. The injured personnel were identified as, Shafi, Mohammad Bangash and Gulzar Bangash.
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August - 14 
Unidentified militants fired at least two rockets in the Peshawar city on August 14, according to Daily Times. The first rocket hit a house in Gulberg and the second landed in Bana Manri. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused another two rockets in Chathro
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Unidentified militants fired at least two rockets in the Peshawar city on August 14, according to Daily Times. The first rocket hit a house in Gulberg and the second landed in Bana Manri. The Bomb Disposal Squad defused another two rockets in Chathro Dag area of Badbher. A Bana Manri Police Official said the rocket had damaged a power supply line, but there were no casualties. A Peshawar Electric Supply Company spokesman said the rocket had damaged an 11KV transmission line.
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August - 15 
13 people, including Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) District treasurer Saiful Malook, surrendered before a joint operation team comprising Colonel Naseer Janjua, District Commissioner Officer (DCO) Yahya Khan and District Police Officer
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13 people, including Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) District treasurer Saiful Malook, surrendered before a joint operation team comprising Colonel Naseer Janjua, District Commissioner Officer (DCO) Yahya Khan and District Police Officer (DPO) Abdur Rashed Khan. After his surrender, Malook told journalists at Circuit House Daggar that his group was against the violence adopted by the Taliban to enforce sharia laws in Malakand division. He said the TNSM and its leadership had been peacefully struggling for enforcement of sharia and denied any links with the Taliban.
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August - 15 
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Dail
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A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Daily Times. “An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed into a security checkpost in Waliabad near Charbagh, killing three soldiers and a civilian,” said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. “We believe the bomber was aiming to hit a target in Mingora, where locals celebrated Independence Day on a massive scale,” said an unnamed security official.
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August - 15 
According to Daily Times, the militants blew up two towers of a 500KV transmission line of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and damaged two other pylons in village Abdullah Shoro in Loni Kot of Sindh on August 15. The Bomb Dispos
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According to Daily Times, the militants blew up two towers of a 500KV transmission line of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and damaged two other pylons in village Abdullah Shoro in Loni Kot of Sindh on August 15. The Bomb Disposal Squad removed explosive devices from other pylons and defused them. In another incident, unidentified persons blew up a tower of the 220KV Shikarpur-Uch transmission line near Allah Yar village, suspending electricity supply to many areas. Pakistan Electric Power Company (Private) Limited (PEPCO) restored the electricity supply using alternate resources, while rehabilitation work was underway. The NTDC engineers were engaged in the repair work after explosions on August 12.
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August - 15 
Four Taliban militants who were part of a group that killed 17 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in 2008 surrendered to Hangu Police. Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Alam Shinwari told reporters the four men had been wanted for their
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Four Taliban militants who were part of a group that killed 17 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in 2008 surrendered to Hangu Police. Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Alam Shinwari told reporters the four men had been wanted for their involvement in the deaths of 17 FC personnel during a clash with the Taliban at the Daravribandi area of Hangu District.
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August - 15 
One Taliban militant was killed during a clash with the Police in the Kat Garh area of Hangu District.
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One Taliban militant was killed during a clash with the Police in the Kat Garh area of Hangu District.
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August - 15 
Three passers-by were killed and 25 others, including some women and children, sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing after a roadside bomb blast in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on August 15
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Three passers-by were killed and 25 others, including some women and children, sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing after a roadside bomb blast in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on August 15, The News reported. Tribal sources said unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device on Gulam Khan Road in Darga Mandi, which went off soon after a convoy of the SFs passed through the area. The SFs opened indiscriminate fire after the incident, killing three passers-by and injuring 25 others. The vehicles parked in the surrounding areas were also damaged in the firing by the troops.
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August - 15 
Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-ridd
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Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 militants were shifted to Wana in the evening on August 16. They said the militants had gone to the Paktika province in Afghanistan to fight the US-led coalition forces and were returning home when they were attacked by the armed men. The sources also said the militants had come back to Pakistan and were hoping to reach Shakai after passing through the territory of the Mehsud tribe. The militants, under the command of Meeradin, were reportedly traveling in two pickup trucks, when they were ambushed by unidentified assailants at the Shawangi area in the Ladha sub-division in the morning on August 15.
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August - 15 
Unidentified militants blew up three NATO oil tankers supplying fuel to the US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan at a terminal in Pishin District of Balochistan, according to Daily Times. A Police source said around 10 masked militants entered the te
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Unidentified militants blew up three NATO oil tankers supplying fuel to the US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan at a terminal in Pishin District of Balochistan, according to Daily Times. A Police source said around 10 masked militants entered the terminal, held the watchman at gunpoint and planted remote-controlled bombs there. They also planted a bomb inside a parked vehicle, but the Bomb Disposal Squad defused it. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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August - 16 
18 bodies of suspected militants were found dumped in various parts of the Swat District while Security Forces (SFs) killed six militants and arrested 12 others elsewhere in the valley during a search operation on August 16, The News reported. Offici
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18 bodies of suspected militants were found dumped in various parts of the Swat District while Security Forces (SFs) killed six militants and arrested 12 others elsewhere in the valley during a search operation on August 16, The News reported. Official sources said 11 bodies were found dumped on the roadside in Kanju Dheri and Dewlai areas in Kabal sub-division. Eight of the bodies were recovered from the Kanju area. Three bodies were recovered from Islampur, one in Kota Aboha, another from Gumband Mera and two more were found in Gorai area. Another unconfirmed report said three more bodies were found in the valley, raising the total to 21. In an interview with the BBC Urdu service, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the slain men weren’t in the custody of the SFs and the military had no hand in the killings. He also said people who had suffered at the hands of the militants might have killed them to take revenge. Since July 13 when the displaced people started returning to Swat, a total of 102 bodies have been found dumped on roadsides and on the banks of Swat River. Almost all of them were reportedly stated to be of the militants.
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August - 16 
According to The News, a soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near a Security Forces’ (SFs) checkpoint in the Swat District in the night of August 16. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a su
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According to The News, a soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near a Security Forces’ (SFs) checkpoint in the Swat District in the night of August 16. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a suicide bomber was moving towards the Naway Killay check-post when the soldiers asked him to stop. However, the bomber entered a house near the check-post and blew him up, injuring four soldiers. One of the soldiers later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
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August - 16 
In the FATA, the building of a private school was partially damaged when an explosive device went off in the Khogakhel area of Landi Kotal sub-division in Khyber Agency on August 16.
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In the FATA, the building of a private school was partially damaged when an explosive device went off in the Khogakhel area of Landi Kotal sub-division in Khyber Agency on August 16.
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August - 16 
In the NWFP, around 13 suspected militants were arrested from the Nowshera District on August 16, Dawn reported. Sources said the SFs launched an operation in the wake of the missile attack on the Nowshera Cantonment and Badrashi area on August 15.
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In the NWFP, around 13 suspected militants were arrested from the Nowshera District on August 16, Dawn reported. Sources said the SFs launched an operation in the wake of the missile attack on the Nowshera Cantonment and Badrashi area on August 15.
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August - 16 
Ladha is inhabited by the Mehsud tribesmen and is under the control of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior Taliban commander of the Mullah Nazir group said they would not say as to who killed their men and why. “Either
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Ladha is inhabited by the Mehsud tribesmen and is under the control of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior Taliban commander of the Mullah Nazir group said they would not say as to who killed their men and why. “Either the government, the Uzbeks or the Mehsud Taliban could be involved in their killing. But right now, we cannot say anything concrete,” he said. He added that the militants were traveling via Makeen and Ladha in South Waziristan where the Mehsud Taliban and the Uzbek militants were active. The Taliban commander said most of the bodies had been recovered except three, which, he said, were taken away by the assailants. Another senior Taliban commander later telephoned The News from Wana and denied reports about the killing of Mullah Nazir in the ambush. “There is no truth in these reports. I offered Maghrib prayers with him on Sunday and he was safe and sound. This man, Turkistan Bhittani, is spreading lies by claiming that Ameer Sahib (Mulla Nazir) has been killed by the Baitullah Mehsud group,” claimed the Taliban commander and a close aide to Nazir. He termed it part of a malicious propaganda launched by pro-government commander Turkistan Bhittani to create differences between the militants belonging to the Ahmadzai Wazir and Mehsud tribes. He resisted blaming anyone for the killings at this stage.
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August - 16 
Suspected insurgents blew up a 220KV electricity pylon on the Guddu-Quetta high transmission line in Dera Allahyar on August 16, suspending power supply to several areas. The pylon, located along the Dera Allahyar bypass, was destroyed up when explos
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Suspected insurgents blew up a 220KV electricity pylon on the Guddu-Quetta high transmission line in Dera Allahyar on August 16, suspending power supply to several areas. The pylon, located along the Dera Allahyar bypass, was destroyed up when explosives attached to it were detonated with a remote control, Daily Times reported. Power supply to several areas of Balochistan, including provincial capital Quetta, was suspended.
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August - 16 
The Christian community on August 16 asked the Punjab Government to provide security for an annual Christian congregation at Maryamabad in the Sheikhupura District, following threats of terrorist attacks from unidentified persons, Daily Times reporte
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The Christian community on August 16 asked the Punjab Government to provide security for an annual Christian congregation at Maryamabad in the Sheikhupura District, following threats of terrorist attacks from unidentified persons, Daily Times reported. The Christian community has informed the Government that residents of Chak No 3 RB, Maryamabad, had received threatening phone calls from unidentified persons, who warned of attacking the congregation and “reducing it to a pile of ashes in a manner similar to the Gojra attacks” on Christians earlier in August. Organisers of three-day religious conference – from September 4 to 6 – said they had informed the local Police about the threats, which had expressed its inability to secure such a large gathering of people due to limited resources. The community has, consequently, appealed to the prime minister, the Punjab chief minister and the Punjab inspector general of police to take notice of the security threat and demanded the Government deal with extremist threats to the community sternly.
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August - 16 
The political administration launched a crackdown against the Mandal tribe and arrested its 25 elders for failing to hand over 10 suspected militants to the authorities. Sources said that the crackdown was launched after the tribes conveyed its inabi
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The political administration launched a crackdown against the Mandal tribe and arrested its 25 elders for failing to hand over 10 suspected militants to the authorities. Sources said that the crackdown was launched after the tribes conveyed its inability to the Government to produce the wanted men. The political administration had given a list of 10 militants to Mandal tribe to hand them over to it for investigation.
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August - 16 
The SFs claimed to have killed six more militants at Ningolai in Kabal. The slain militants were identified as Sher Alam, Umar Rahim, Rehmat Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, Nawab Ali and Aftab. The forces also arrested 12 suspected militants from various parts
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The SFs claimed to have killed six more militants at Ningolai in Kabal. The slain militants were identified as Sher Alam, Umar Rahim, Rehmat Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, Nawab Ali and Aftab. The forces also arrested 12 suspected militants from various parts of the District. Five persons, including Shah Zareen, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Iqbal, Liaquat Ali and Aminul Haq, were arrested in Mingora city. Those detained in Kabal area included Ibrahim, Bakht, Nek Muhammad and Akbar while Habib Khan, Zareef Khan and Fawad were arrested in the Aligrama area. In Kanju Dheri area, the troops torched the houses belonging to militants identified as Akbar, Yousuf and Umar. Two shops owned by the militants were also burnt in Mingora. In another incident, the SFs allegedly shot dead a person identified as Tota, a resident of Rang Mohalla, for violating curfew.
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August - 16 
Two militants were killed and four others injured during a clash with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Charmang valley of Bajaur Agency on August 16, Dawn reported. Sources said that a group of militants attacked a check-post and the SFs retaliated a
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Two militants were killed and four others injured during a clash with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Charmang valley of Bajaur Agency on August 16, Dawn reported. Sources said that a group of militants attacked a check-post and the SFs retaliated and exchanged heavy gunfire with them. Two militants were subsequently killed and four sustained injuries during the exchange of fire, they added. Three hideouts of militants were also destroyed in the search operation in the area.
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August - 17 
A man and his two sons were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sirki Road. Police said the owner of a welding shop, Sher Ahmed, was on his way home along with his two sons - Shabir Ahmed and Jalil Ahmed - when they were attacked. Police said some
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A man and his two sons were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sirki Road. Police said the owner of a welding shop, Sher Ahmed, was on his way home along with his two sons - Shabir Ahmed and Jalil Ahmed - when they were attacked. Police said some unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons on them. While Jalil Ahmed died at the incident site, Sher Ahmed and Shabir Ahmed succumbed to their injuries in the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital.
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August - 17 
A Taliban spokesman from Swat said on August 17 that his men would soon step up attacks. “We stopped our activity for a few days, but will resume during or after Ramzan,” said Muslim Khan over the telephone. The Taliban also claimed responsibility fo
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A Taliban spokesman from Swat said on August 17 that his men would soon step up attacks. “We stopped our activity for a few days, but will resume during or after Ramzan,” said Muslim Khan over the telephone. The Taliban also claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide bombings in the Swat Valley, saying that the blasts were a message to the visiting US envoy Richard Holbrooke that the militants remained strong despite the recent Army gains there, The News reported. The bombings were “a gift to Holbrooke,” Muslim Khan The Associated Press from an unidentified location. He said the weekend bombings in Swat were avenging the alleged killings of militants in the Army custody.
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August - 17 
According to Daily Times, the bodies of nine Policemen taken hostage in July 2009 by insurgents were discovered in Balochistan on August 17. "We have recovered nine bodies of dead policemen. They were kidnapped by the Balochistan Republican Army," sa
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According to Daily Times, the bodies of nine Policemen taken hostage in July 2009 by insurgents were discovered in Balochistan on August 17. "We have recovered nine bodies of dead policemen. They were kidnapped by the Balochistan Republican Army," said senior Police officer Kaleem Ullah. The corpses were found in Naseerabad, some 390 kilometers southeast of provincial capital Quetta, and the Police officers were thought to have been killed about four days ago, Kaleem added. The insurgents had taken 24 local Police officials and labourers hostage in late July. Three Policemen escaped, and the bodies of 12 others have already been found. Sarbaz Baloch, a spokesman for the Balochistan Republican Army, had earlier in August claimed responsibility for the kidnappings and deaths in a telephone call to reporters in Quetta. He demanded that the Security Forces leave the city.
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August - 17 
Armed men shot dead Allama Ali Sher Hyderi, chief of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), along with his associate Imtiaz Phulpoto at Khairpur in the Sindh province on August 17, The News reported. Sources said Allama Hyderi was returning home a
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Armed men shot dead Allama Ali Sher Hyderi, chief of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), along with his associate Imtiaz Phulpoto at Khairpur in the Sindh province on August 17, The News reported. Sources said Allama Hyderi was returning home after delivering a speech at a religious gathering in the Dost Muhammad Abro village within the limits of the Ahmedpur Police Station when he was attacked. Police sources said one of the attackers, identified as Aashiq Ali Jagirani, was also killed in retaliatory fire by Hyderi’s bodyguards.
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August - 17 
At least seven persons, including three children and two women, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in a passenger vehicle at a petrol station in the Shabqadr sub-division of Charsadda District in the NWFP on August 17, The
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At least seven persons, including three children and two women, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in a passenger vehicle at a petrol station in the Shabqadr sub-division of Charsadda District in the NWFP on August 17, The News reported. Driver Zahid Khan was getting fuel in his pick-up at the Attock Filling Station on Michni Road near Shabqadr town, around 20 kilometers northeast of provincial capital Peshawar, when the explosion occurred. The vehicle was carrying passengers from Shabqadr town to Anbar sub-division of the nearby Mohmand Agency when the blast occurred. Those killed in the blast included Zahid Khan, two women, and three children. Officials of the bomb disposal squad said around eight kilograms of explosives were connected with a timer that went off inside the petrol pump. A Police official said explosives were concealed in a pack of medicines which the cleaner of the car, Mukarram, had placed inside.
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August - 17 
Hashmi is reported to have reminded Kumaran that both countries had agreed in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to share information on terrorist threats. The joint statement issued at the end of the Gilani-Singh meeting in Egypt had said: “The two countries
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Hashmi is reported to have reminded Kumaran that both countries had agreed in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to share information on terrorist threats. The joint statement issued at the end of the Gilani-Singh meeting in Egypt had said: “The two countries will share real time, credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threats.” Kumaran was reportedly told that Pakistan needed information before it could act against groups planning the attacks. “In all sincerity, we would request India to share information that they have and for our part we stand ready to cooperate fully in pre-empting any act of terror,” Hashmi was quoted as saying. Combating terror, he claimed, required serious, sustained and pragmatic cooperation.
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August - 17 
In the fresh wave of target killing incidents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, four persons, including a cardiologist, were shot dead in two separate places on August 17, The News reported. Police said cardiologist Dr Abid Iqbal Zaidi was shot dead
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In the fresh wave of target killing incidents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, four persons, including a cardiologist, were shot dead in two separate places on August 17, The News reported. Police said cardiologist Dr Abid Iqbal Zaidi was shot dead by unidentified armed men on the Fatima Jinnah Road when he reached his private clinic around 6pm (PST). The cause of the murder is yet to be confirmed, but the Police stated that it is an incident of target killing.
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August - 17 
Khairpur District Police Officer (DPO) Pir Muhammad Shaikh termed Hyderi’s killing a result of personal enmity. The DPO said the murder took place over the possession of a piece of land and had nothing to do with sectarianism. He said the attacker ha
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Khairpur District Police Officer (DPO) Pir Muhammad Shaikh termed Hyderi’s killing a result of personal enmity. The DPO said the murder took place over the possession of a piece of land and had nothing to do with sectarianism. He said the attacker had just been released from a jail in Karachi. He said Aashiq Jagirani’s brother, Qalandar Bakhsh, had murdered Allama Hyderi’s father, Haji Waris Khan Janwari, over the same issue and had been in jail. The DPO said six people sustained injuries in the shoot-out. However, the murder reportedly bore all indications of a sectarian killing, with the head of the local police saying “it was a targeted attack on Allama Hyderi”.
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August - 17 
Leader of the Mohmand Agency-based Taliban, Qari Shakeel, reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast, saying they would continue such attacks on locals until the Government stopped raising armed militias against the militants. A first informatio
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Leader of the Mohmand Agency-based Taliban, Qari Shakeel, reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast, saying they would continue such attacks on locals until the Government stopped raising armed militias against the militants. A first information report has been lodged against two militant commanders, Qari Shakeel and Adnan, for the blast. The attack is said to be the third of its kind against Anbar tribesmen since the tribe’s decision to form a Lashkar (militia) against the Taliban.
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August - 17 
Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi has been named as successor to Allama Hyderi. Allama Hyderi, who hailed from Khairpur, was the fourth SSP chief to be killed since it was formed in the late 1980s. After the Sunni outfit was banned by former President Pervez
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Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi has been named as successor to Allama Hyderi. Allama Hyderi, who hailed from Khairpur, was the fourth SSP chief to be killed since it was formed in the late 1980s. After the Sunni outfit was banned by former President Pervez Musharraf in February 2002, it was operating under the name of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at.
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August - 17 
Pakistan on August 17 asked India to share information that formed the basis of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s fears of more terrorist attacks allegedly being planned in Pakistan, Dawn reported. “Acting Indian Deputy High Commissioner Mr P. Kumaran
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Pakistan on August 17 asked India to share information that formed the basis of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s fears of more terrorist attacks allegedly being planned in Pakistan, Dawn reported. “Acting Indian Deputy High Commissioner Mr P. Kumaran was called to the Foreign Office by Director-General of South Asia Afrasiab Hashmi and told that Mr Singh’s remarks warranted serious and prompt attention,” Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said. Addressing a conference of chief ministers on internal security in the Indian capital New Delhi, Manmohan Singh had said that there was a surge in infiltration and Pakistan-based terrorist groups were planning attacks in India.
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August - 17 
Police on August 17 arrested a key Taliban commander from Bhara Kahu in the national capital Islamabad. A police official told Daily Times that Qari Saifullah, who was found injured and is being treated at a hospital, was a member of the Tehrik-e-Tal
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Police on August 17 arrested a key Taliban commander from Bhara Kahu in the national capital Islamabad. A police official told Daily Times that Qari Saifullah, who was found injured and is being treated at a hospital, was a member of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He said Saifullah was a close associate of the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and an accomplice of another high-profile terrorist, Fidaullah, who had been arrested by the Police sometime in June 2009. Saifullah reportedly told the Police he had been injured in a drone strike in South Waziristan. Police have also arrested Saifullah’s brother Zahid from the Secretariat Police precincts, a private TV channel reported.
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August - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 17 that they had killed 13 Taliban militants in Swat District and arrested 28 militants, including 20 who surrendered in Dir District, Daily Times reported. “Troops conducted a search operation in Shaheed Sar near
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 17 that they had killed 13 Taliban militants in Swat District and arrested 28 militants, including 20 who surrendered in Dir District, Daily Times reported. “Troops conducted a search operation in Shaheed Sar near Sar Qala, and destroyed the Taliban headquarters there... 7 Taliban were also killed,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), adding that six more militants were killed in a search operation at Derai. Separately, 20 Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Dir.
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August - 17 
The SSP leader’s murder triggered violence in major towns of Sindh. There were reports of aerial firing and armed SSP activists forced shopkeepers to close their shops. The Army and the Rangers were called out to assist the Police in maintaining the
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The SSP leader’s murder triggered violence in major towns of Sindh. There were reports of aerial firing and armed SSP activists forced shopkeepers to close their shops. The Army and the Rangers were called out to assist the Police in maintaining the law and order. The protesters removed the main railway tracks, suspending train link to the upcountry. There were reports that the house of the suspected killer had been torched by the people in Luqman town. Two persons were killed and another sustained injuries in firing by paramilitary forces that tried to stop an angry mob from removing railway tracks.
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August - 17 
Unidentified militants set ablaze a girls school in the Balambat sub-division of Dir Lower District in the night of August 17, The News reported. Villagers said unidentified people torched the Government Girls Middle School at Kadh in Balambat. Earli
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Unidentified militants set ablaze a girls school in the Balambat sub-division of Dir Lower District in the night of August 17, The News reported. Villagers said unidentified people torched the Government Girls Middle School at Kadh in Balambat. Earlier on August 16, unidentified men are reported to have set ablaze a basic health unit in the Mornai village.
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August - 18 
A tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Khwezai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA captured and handed over to the Security Forces (SFs) a top militant commander and spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar, The News reported. Maulvi Omar
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A tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Khwezai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA captured and handed over to the Security Forces (SFs) a top militant commander and spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar, The News reported. Maulvi Omar a.k.a. Said Muhammad was also deputy to Bajaur Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, engaged in fighting against the SFs since August 6, 2008. He used to reportedly sell perfumes in a pushcart in the Inayat Killay Bazaar in Bajaur Agency in the past and at one stage, studied and taught in a madrassa (seminary).
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August - 18 
According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight ot
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According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-post located near Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, which was manned by army and paramilitary personnel. An official said that an army soldier and three paramilitary personnel were killed in the attack. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack till last reports came in.
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August - 18 
Bodies of four unidentified persons were found elsewhere in the Orakzai Agency. However, it was not known who killed the four men.
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Bodies of four unidentified persons were found elsewhere in the Orakzai Agency. However, it was not known who killed the four men.
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August - 18 
In recent weeks, the TTP had appointed another spokesman named Azam Tariq, though Maulvi Omar insisted that he hadn’t been replaced. A senior military official told The News that the TTP spokesman during preliminary interrogation confirmed the death
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In recent weeks, the TTP had appointed another spokesman named Azam Tariq, though Maulvi Omar insisted that he hadn’t been replaced. A senior military official told The News that the TTP spokesman during preliminary interrogation confirmed the death of Baitullah Mehsud in a US drone attack on August 5 on the house his father-in-law, Ikramuddin, in Zangara village in South Waziristan Agency. According to an official of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC), Maulvi Omar and his two bodyguards were returning to Bajaur after a failed attempt to travel to the Orakzai Agency when armed volunteers of the local tribal Lashkar in Khwezai area captured them. Maulvi Omar, the official said, was scheduled to attend an important meeting of senior TTP commanders in Orakzai. Maulvi Omar and his two colleagues, identified as Hanifullah and Waheed Gul, were walking on foot when members of the Lashkar waylaid and captured them. They later handed them over to the Mohmand Rifles, a wing of the FC. The TTP spokesman was then shifted to Ghalanai, the headquarters of the Mohmand Agency, where he was to be produced before the media. Sources in the militia said TTP letterheads signed by Baitullah Mehsud, maps, video camera and a walkie-talkie were recovered from Omar at the time of his arrest.
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August - 18 
Militants attacked two girls’ schools in the Balambat area of Lower Dir District in the night of August 18, according to Dawn. The militants first blew up the building of a community school and then set ablaze a high school building in the area. Acco
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Militants attacked two girls’ schools in the Balambat area of Lower Dir District in the night of August 18, according to Dawn. The militants first blew up the building of a community school and then set ablaze a high school building in the area. According to Major Ilyas, in-charge of the Dir media centre, the acts of subversion were being carried out by militants fleeing the region because of troops’ successes in the operation.
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August - 18 
Suspected militants on August 18 beheaded a man kidnapped from the Matani area of Peshawar on August 12, The News reported. Kabir Hussain, who had come from the US and was on way from Peshawar airport to his village Dabori in the Kohat District, was
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Suspected militants on August 18 beheaded a man kidnapped from the Matani area of Peshawar on August 12, The News reported. Kabir Hussain, who had come from the US and was on way from Peshawar airport to his village Dabori in the Kohat District, was kidnapped by five armed men from Matani along with the taxi driver, Mira Khan, who was later released.
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August - 18 
Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with t
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Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with the Lashkar of armed tribesmen in the Qazikhel and Storikhel areas. The clash continued for four hours and three militants belonging to Swat and South Waziristan were killed and several others injured. The Lashkar members also captured an injured militant.
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August - 18 
Unidentified armed men blew up a hideout of the militants belonging to Hakimullah Mehsud, the TTP ‘commander’ for Orakzai Agency, in the Anjani area.
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Unidentified armed men blew up a hideout of the militants belonging to Hakimullah Mehsud, the TTP ‘commander’ for Orakzai Agency, in the Anjani area.
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August - 19 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 19 summoned the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah and 10 other militants to surrender or appear in the court within seven days, The News reported. The ATC Judge Khalil Kha
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 19 summoned the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah and 10 other militants to surrender or appear in the court within seven days, The News reported. The ATC Judge Khalil Khan Khalil asked Fazlullah, who is the son-in-law of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, to surrender to the local Police or appear before the court, along with 10 other militants, within seven days to defend terror charges against him or else the court would initiate hearing against him and his associates under Section 19(10) of the Anti-Terrorism Act in absentia. The court issued summons for 11 militants, including Fazlullah, Yousaf, son of Khalid Khan, Tahir, son of Bihram, Hadi, son of Habib Khan, Muhammad Hussain, son of Nusrat Ahmed, Aziz, son of Fazal Majeed, Anwar, son of Jamshed, Qadir, son of Fazal Rahim, Sher Ali, son of Feroz, Ziaur Rehman, son of Naseebzada and Muhamamd Rasool.
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August - 19 
In a speech on his FM radio Maulvi Faqir accused the peace committee of Mohmand Agency of violating a ‘peace accord’ between militants and tribal elders by capturing TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar. He warned that the TTP would avenge Umar’s capture. "The
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In a speech on his FM radio Maulvi Faqir accused the peace committee of Mohmand Agency of violating a ‘peace accord’ between militants and tribal elders by capturing TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar. He warned that the TTP would avenge Umar’s capture. "The Taliban will take action against those members of the peace committee who captured our spokesman," he said. Maulvi Omar, he claimed, was functioning as a journalist and his arrest would not affect the movement. He, however, said that despite the ‘violation’, the agreement would remain in force. A local militia captured Umar in Mohmand Agency in the night of August 17 and later handed him over to the Security Forces. Faqir told the BBC that Muslim Khan had been appointed TTP spokesman in place of Maulvi Omar. Muslim Khan is currently the spokesman of the Taliban in Swat.
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August - 19 
In the province, bodies of two Hindus were found in Mingora in the Swat District oon August 19, The News reported. Unidentified assailants are reported to have shot them dead and dumped their bodies on the roadside. Further, a press release of the In
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In the province, bodies of two Hindus were found in Mingora in the Swat District oon August 19, The News reported. Unidentified assailants are reported to have shot them dead and dumped their bodies on the roadside. Further, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Security Forces (SFs) conducted search operations in Tanki Top near Shalkosar, Doghlai, Dagai near Shaur and arrested 10 suspects. The SFs also carried out a search operation in Saidu Sharif and Charbagh and arrested three suspects. In another operation in Manglawar, the SFs arrested eight suspects. The troops also conducted a search operation in Pathaney village near Sangota and apprehended four suspects while two suspects were detained during a search operation in Zarakhela. The SFs are also reported to have carried out a search operation in Ghakhi Banda near Tutano Banda and arrested two suspects.
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August - 19 
Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, a senior leader of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed on August 19 to have taken over the leadership of the militant organisation on a ‘temporary basis’, Dawn reported. He told the BBC Urdu Service he was now
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Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, a senior leader of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed on August 19 to have taken over the leadership of the militant organisation on a ‘temporary basis’, Dawn reported. He told the BBC Urdu Service he was now acting chief of the TTP, replacing Baitullah Mehsud for a ‘short time’ because he was ‘sick’. Maulvi Faqir claimed that Baitullah was ‘alive but sick’. "But even if Baitullah is killed it will not affect the Taliban movement," he added. About the reported dispute over succession, he said neither Mufti Wali Rehman nor Hakeemullah Mehsud had the authority to declare anyone as Baitullah’s successor.
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August - 19 
Police claimed to have arrested two militants, identified as Mukaram Khan and Janat Gul, during a raid in the Samar Bagh area of Lower Dir District. Officials said the duo had confessed to their involvement in the murder of District Police Officer Kh
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Police claimed to have arrested two militants, identified as Mukaram Khan and Janat Gul, during a raid in the Samar Bagh area of Lower Dir District. Officials said the duo had confessed to their involvement in the murder of District Police Officer Khurshid Khan and former district official Alam Zeb Khan.
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August - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Service
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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August - 19 
Taliban ‘commander’ Khursheed and his 10 men surrendered to the Security Forces in the Ningolai area of Kabal sub-division in Swat.
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Taliban ‘commander’ Khursheed and his 10 men surrendered to the Security Forces in the Ningolai area of Kabal sub-division in Swat.
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August - 19 
The body of a suspected Al Qaeda leader was found in a house in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on August 19, Dawn reported. According to officials, the body with multiple wounds was of Abdullah Noori, son of Abdul Qadir, an Algerian believed to be Os
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The body of a suspected Al Qaeda leader was found in a house in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on August 19, Dawn reported. According to officials, the body with multiple wounds was of Abdullah Noori, son of Abdul Qadir, an Algerian believed to be Osama bin Laden’s top aide. They said the man had been suffering from kidney ailment and was being treated by a private physician in a rented house in the Tehkal area on the University Road. Ten other people in the house were also arrested, but seven of them were later released. The other three are said to be foreigners, one of them from Algeria. Police said they raided the house on information that an important militant commander was hiding there.
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August - 19 
Three explosions injured 13 people, including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and two Policemen, in Balochistan on August 19, Dawn reported. Two FC personnel and six other people were wounded when unidentified persons lobbed a bomb at their vehicle
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Three explosions injured 13 people, including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and two Policemen, in Balochistan on August 19, Dawn reported. Two FC personnel and six other people were wounded when unidentified persons lobbed a bomb at their vehicle on Hospital Road in Khuzdar and escaped. In provincial capital Quetta, three persons were injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in the Chaki Shahwani area. In addition, two Policemen were injured when a hand grenade was hurled at their check-post in the premises of Balochistan University in Quetta.
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August - 19 
Tribal sources said a group of unidentified armed men forced their entry into the house of Lali Jan in Shago area. The armed men then dragged out Lali Jan, along with his two sons, Suleman and Ibrahim, from the house and took them to a nearby field a
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Tribal sources said a group of unidentified armed men forced their entry into the house of Lali Jan in Shago area. The armed men then dragged out Lali Jan, along with his two sons, Suleman and Ibrahim, from the house and took them to a nearby field and shot them dead with Kalashnikov rifles. Suleman was a soldier in the Bajaur Levies while Ibrahim was working as a water carrier in the Bajaur Scouts. Meanwhile, a militant was killed and another sustained injuries during a clash with the SFs in the Rashakai area in Khar sub-division. The SFs, in addition, also arrested four suspected militants and dynamited their houses in the Shago area.
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August - 19 
Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News r
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Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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August - 20 
A bomb exploded near the Nowshera Kalan Police post on August 20, damaging the wall of the building, Dawn reported. The bomb was reportedly planted in a water cooler, which was placed at the boundary wall of the post. The device exploded at 4:00pm (P
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A bomb exploded near the Nowshera Kalan Police post on August 20, damaging the wall of the building, Dawn reported. The bomb was reportedly planted in a water cooler, which was placed at the boundary wall of the post. The device exploded at 4:00pm (PST), damaging the wall of the post and an adjacent building. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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August - 20 
Dialogue with the Taliban is possible only if they lay down their weapons and accept the writ of the state, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on August 20, Daily Times reported. Talking to journalists in Islamabad, the Foreign Minister said
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Dialogue with the Taliban is possible only if they lay down their weapons and accept the writ of the state, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on August 20, Daily Times reported. Talking to journalists in Islamabad, the Foreign Minister said the return of the internally displaced people from Swat was proof that the Taliban were on the run. He said the Government was democratically elected and "will never shut the door on dialogue". To a question, Qureshi said, "We have achieved great success by turning the people’s opinion against the Taliban and now the local population is rising against them and knows that the Taliban are a bad influence."
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August - 20 
Eight persons, including four Policemen, were wounded when a bomb exploded close to a Police patrol car on the Misryal road in Rawalpindi on August 20. City Police Officer Rao Iqbal told Dawn that investigators were trying to determine whether it was
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Eight persons, including four Policemen, were wounded when a bomb exploded close to a Police patrol car on the Misryal road in Rawalpindi on August 20. City Police Officer Rao Iqbal told Dawn that investigators were trying to determine whether it was a grenade attack or an explosive device had been planted. He said initial investigation suggested that some Policemen were on patrol in a private car when probably a grenade was hurled at them from a distance. In addition to a private car being used by the Policemen, a motorbike and a nearby wall were damaged in the explosion.
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August - 20 
Four more bodies, believed to be of militants, were recovered from the Charbagh and Nawagai areas. Separately, two militants, identified as Ahmad and Abdur Rehman, were arrested during search operations in the Manglawar, Punjotand and other areas. Th
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Four more bodies, believed to be of militants, were recovered from the Charbagh and Nawagai areas. Separately, two militants, identified as Ahmad and Abdur Rehman, were arrested during search operations in the Manglawar, Punjotand and other areas. The troops also targeted various hideouts of the militants with heavy artillery in Manglawar.
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August - 20 
In the NWFP, approximately 60 militants, including two relatives of the Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah, laid down their arms and surrendered to the Security Forces on August 20, The News reported. The surrendered militants were presented before
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In the NWFP, approximately 60 militants, including two relatives of the Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah, laid down their arms and surrendered to the Security Forces on August 20, The News reported. The surrendered militants were presented before the media by Lt-Col Akhtar Abbas of the Swat Media Cell. The surrendered militants included important Taliban commander Khurshid Ahmad and two cousins of Maulana Fazlullah identified as Akbar Zada and Usman.
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August - 20 
Nowshera Police conducted raids on local mosques and arrested two prayer leaders. The duo was identified as Maulvi Kamran and Qari Imran, both hailing from the Mohmand Agency in the FATA. They were accused of having links with a group of Taliban.
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Nowshera Police conducted raids on local mosques and arrested two prayer leaders. The duo was identified as Maulvi Kamran and Qari Imran, both hailing from the Mohmand Agency in the FATA. They were accused of having links with a group of Taliban.
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August - 20 
Police in Hangu District arrested 11 persons, including five terrorists, and recovered a cache of arms from their possession on August 20, Daily Times reported. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (Operations), Farid Khan Khattak, said Police arreste
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Police in Hangu District arrested 11 persons, including five terrorists, and recovered a cache of arms from their possession on August 20, Daily Times reported. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (Operations), Farid Khan Khattak, said Police arrested the suspects from Qazi Pump, Kotaki and adjoining areas.
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August - 21 
A pre-dawn drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan Agency on August 21, Dawn reported. According to sources, missiles fired by the suspected US pilotless plane hit a residential compound in Dandy Derpakhel village near Miranshah
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A pre-dawn drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan Agency on August 21, Dawn reported. According to sources, missiles fired by the suspected US pilotless plane hit a residential compound in Dandy Derpakhel village near Miranshah, frequented by militants mostly from the Punjab province. Militant sources claimed that women and children, and not their men, had been killed in the attack. The compound was adjacent to a large seminary set up by the Afghan militant ‘commander’ Jalaluddin Haqqani, said to be close to Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. An unnamed official said the compound was used as a training centre for militants but he was not sure which group was running it.
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August - 21 
A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was besieged by the Security Force (SF) personnel in Kohat on August 21, The News reported. Official sources said the Police were informed that a 15-year-old suicide bomber would attack a mosque or imambargah
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A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was besieged by the Security Force (SF) personnel in Kohat on August 21, The News reported. Official sources said the Police were informed that a 15-year-old suicide bomber would attack a mosque or imambargah anytime in the city. The SF personnel spotted the bomber in a bazaar with two hand-grenades in his hand and a firearm on his shoulder, the sources said. Seeing the Police party, the bomber ran away and forced his entry into the house of Inayatullah Jan in BB Pakdaman Street and took his family members hostage. Later, the women and other members of the family, except one Safdar Hashmi, were allowed to go out of the house. Eyewitnesses said the only hostage, Safdar Hashmi, managed to escape from the house and the Police party headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Abdullah Khan fired tear-gas shells and bullets at the house. The bomber later blew himself up when he couldn’t escape. The house also suffered damage in the explosion. Later, Safdar Hashmi, while talking to the media, said the bomber was 15-year-old and hailed from Punjab. He said that four other suicide bombers had also entered Kohat District to carry out blasts, adding that the bomber revealed they had links with Al Qaeda.
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August - 21 
According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the
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According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the people killed in the attack, the officials said, adding that three women were among the dead. The US reportedly launched the strike based on information that Haqqani was in the compound, according to two of the local intelligence officials based in North Waziristan. However, Pakistani authorities have not been able to confirm that he was there at the time, they said.
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August - 21 
An attack on the Jaffaria Alliance Balochistan chief Allama Maqsood Domki was foiled in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on August 21 by the Shia cleric’s own guards, Daily Times reported. According to Police, unidentified men opened fire on Domki at
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An attack on the Jaffaria Alliance Balochistan chief Allama Maqsood Domki was foiled in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on August 21 by the Shia cleric’s own guards, Daily Times reported. According to Police, unidentified men opened fire on Domki at Ibrahim Street, McCongi Road, as he was on his way home after Friday prayers. Domki’s guards retaliated, killing one attacker on the spot, while two of his accomplices managed to escape. The Police said it had recovered two mobile phones and a grenade from the slain attacker. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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August - 21 
In the province, six people were injured in a bomb blast at the Civil Hospital Road in Khuzdar in the evening of August 21, The News reported. According to the Police, the bomb was planted in a motorbike parked at the roadside.
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In the province, six people were injured in a bomb blast at the Civil Hospital Road in Khuzdar in the evening of August 21, The News reported. According to the Police, the bomb was planted in a motorbike parked at the roadside.
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August - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) on August 21 killed at least 12 militants in different areas of Mohmand Agency and destroyed several of their hideouts, The News reported. SF sources said at around 2:00 pm, two gunship choppers shelled militant strongholds in t
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Security Forces (SFs) on August 21 killed at least 12 militants in different areas of Mohmand Agency and destroyed several of their hideouts, The News reported. SF sources said at around 2:00 pm, two gunship choppers shelled militant strongholds in the Ghani Baba, Michni and Seperay areas of Yakkaghund sub-division. “Twelve militants were killed and four of their hideouts destroyed during the operation,” the Frontier Corps said in a statement. “The troops also seized heavy arms, ammunition and explosives during the operation,” said the statement.
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August - 21 
Soon after the attack, militants attacked the Amin check-post near Miranshah. An exchange of fire took place which continued for more than three hours. Security Forces, meanwhile, claimed to have killed four militants in a pre-emptive attack but this
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Soon after the attack, militants attacked the Amin check-post near Miranshah. An exchange of fire took place which continued for more than three hours. Security Forces, meanwhile, claimed to have killed four militants in a pre-emptive attack but this could not be verified from independent sources. The Political administration imposed a curfew on Miranshah after the attack on the check-post. Residents said that one person was killed and two others injured when troops opened fire on a group of people for violating the curfew.
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August - 22 
‘Commander’ Faqir Mohammad, who had proclaimed himself as successor to the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, on August 20, announced on August 22 that Hakeemullah Mehsud was the new leader of the TTP. “I am stepping down as leader of the Tehrik-i-Tal
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‘Commander’ Faqir Mohammad, who had proclaimed himself as successor to the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, on August 20, announced on August 22 that Hakeemullah Mehsud was the new leader of the TTP. “I am stepping down as leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban in the larger interest of the movement,” Faqir Mohammad, the TTP leader from Bajaur Agency and Baitullah’s deputy, told reporters on phone from an undisclosed location. “There were a few problems on certain issues last week, but they have been resolved now,” he stated. According to him, “I am the most senior leader of the TTP after Baitullah and the sacrifices I rendered for it are no less. However, due to some unavoidable reasons, I am stepping down. There is no factionalism within the TTP now.” Faqir Mohammad claimed that a 42-member shura (executive council) of the TTP met in Orakzai Agency and it unanimously endorsed Hakeemullah as new leader of the Taliban in Pakistan. The shura appointed Azam Tariq the new spokesman for the TTP to replace Maulvi Omar, who was arrested by Security Forces in Mohmand Agency a few days ago.
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August - 22 
A tehsil (revenue division) official was killed when unidentified men attempted to abduct him and his colleague, unspecified sources told. They also said that the other official and one of the attackers were injured in crossfire with Police. The Poli
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A tehsil (revenue division) official was killed when unidentified men attempted to abduct him and his colleague, unspecified sources told. They also said that the other official and one of the attackers were injured in crossfire with Police. The Police arrested the three abductors and seized their vehicle.
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August - 22 
According to Daily Times, two persons were killed and three others injured in a suicide blast in Hayatabad area of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 22, Police said. The blast occurred in sector N-I Phase IV of the area near t
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According to Daily Times, two persons were killed and three others injured in a suicide blast in Hayatabad area of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 22, Police said. The blast occurred in sector N-I Phase IV of the area near the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC).Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Coordination Qazi Jamilur Rehman told that it was a remote-controlled device and weighed around five to seven kilograms. He said that the bomb was attached to a vehicle carrying Haji Mubin, a spokesman for the Ansarul Islam (AI), a Khyber Agency-based banned outfit and another member of the organisation. Rehman said Mubin and his fellow passenger were killed along with three passers-by. The AI and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) have been fighting each other in Khyber Agency since many months.
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August - 22 
In the province, unidentified gunmen shot dead an intelligence agency official and a trooper of the Pakistan Army late on August 22 in Nowshera District, The News reported. A Police report said Naik Ameer Hamza of the Army Services Corps (ASC) and In
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In the province, unidentified gunmen shot dead an intelligence agency official and a trooper of the Pakistan Army late on August 22 in Nowshera District, The News reported. A Police report said Naik Ameer Hamza of the Army Services Corps (ASC) and Intikhab Alam of an intelligence agency were sitting on the ASC ground at night when the gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on them. They are reported to have died at the District Headquarters Hospital.
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August - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 27 Taliban militants and neutralised three of their hideouts in various parts of Swat and Malakand.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 27 Taliban militants and neutralised three of their hideouts in various parts of Swat and Malakand.
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August - 22 
Two persons, identified as Muhammad Arif and Abdul Manan, were injured when a roadside bomb exploded at Wadh tehsil (revenue division) in Balochistan on August 22, Daily Times reported. The Police have registered a case and started investigation.
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Two persons, identified as Muhammad Arif and Abdul Manan, were injured when a roadside bomb exploded at Wadh tehsil (revenue division) in Balochistan on August 22, Daily Times reported. The Police have registered a case and started investigation.
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August - 23 
40 suspected persons were arrested in a search operation while 12 militants surrendered to the authorities in various parts of the Swat valley on August 23, according to The News. Official sources said the Security Forces (SFs) launched a search oper
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40 suspected persons were arrested in a search operation while 12 militants surrendered to the authorities in various parts of the Swat valley on August 23, according to The News. Official sources said the Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in the Manglore area, arresting 40 suspects. Meanwhile, 12 militants surrendered to the SFs in Fatepur and Gul Jabba.
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August - 23 
A security official was killed and two others wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire in a mosque during the Taraveeh prayers in Mamoonzai area in Khar sub-division of Bajaur Agency, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on Aug
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A security official was killed and two others wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire in a mosque during the Taraveeh prayers in Mamoonzai area in Khar sub-division of Bajaur Agency, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on August 23 that the officials were Levies personnel.
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August - 23 
Mailk said the Security Forces (SFs) had arrested three would-be suicide bombers from capital Islamabad in July 2009, who planned to attack the Parliament House. He told the channel that the SFs had foiled the terrorist plot that aimed to target the
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Mailk said the Security Forces (SFs) had arrested three would-be suicide bombers from capital Islamabad in July 2009, who planned to attack the Parliament House. He told the channel that the SFs had foiled the terrorist plot that aimed to target the National Assembly building and other Government installations in the federal capital. Malik also said operations against the Taliban would continue during Ramzan. “There will not be a ceasefire during Ramzan. We are not interested in a ceasefire,” he said. “The Taliban have not kept their commitments in the past. We will continue our targeted actions against them,” the minister added.
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August - 23 
Police foiled a terrorist plot in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on August 23 by recovering two tons of explosive material from a vehicle, The News reported. The Balochistan Police on a tip-off raided a pick up carrying 2,000 kg of explosive materia
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Police foiled a terrorist plot in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on August 23 by recovering two tons of explosive material from a vehicle, The News reported. The Balochistan Police on a tip-off raided a pick up carrying 2,000 kg of explosive material. The accused riding in the vehicle exchanged fire with Police but later left the vehicle and managed to escape.
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August - 23 
Taliban militants in Pakistan are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider US President Barack Obama their “number one enemy”, a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader had been appointed to head the Tehrik-i-
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Taliban militants in Pakistan are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider US President Barack Obama their “number one enemy”, a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader had been appointed to head the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reported. Waliur Rehman made the remarks in an interview with the Associated Press. Speaking on August 22 - before aides to another Taliban ‘commander’ said a second contender, Hakeemullah Mehsud, had been appointed the next chief - Rehman said Baitullah had given him full control over the TTP and that a new leader “would be chosen within five days”. He did not refer to the claim that Hakeemullah had become the leader. Rehman is reported to have met the AP journalists in a forest near Makeen village in South Waziristan. “We are with Afghan Taliban. We will keep on helping them until America and its allies are expelled,” he said, adding this did not mean an end to attacks in Pakistan. “American President Obama and his allies are our enemy number one… We will sacrifice our bodies, hearts and money to fight them,” he said.
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August - 23 
The Karachi Police claimed on August 23 to have arrested seven members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a proscribed Sunni militant group, Dawn reported. The suspects were arrested in the Defence View area in the night of August 22, the Deputy Inspect
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The Karachi Police claimed on August 23 to have arrested seven members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a proscribed Sunni militant group, Dawn reported. The suspects were arrested in the Defence View area in the night of August 22, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Saud Mirza said at a press conference. According to him, the accused surrendered themselves to law-enforcement agencies without putting up a resistance. The DIG said one of the accused, Shahzad, was a close associate of Amjad Farooqi and was involved in attacks on former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Police also seized three suicide jackets, 15 kilograms of explosive material, four AK-47 rifles, four pistols, two gas masks, five kilograms of ball bearings, 200 rounds of bullets, electric wires, remote controls and batteries. Police is also reported to have found about one and half kilograms of heroin. The accused allegedly smuggled drugs to foreign countries to generate funds for purchasing arms and ammunition and supporting families of their accomplices who were killed or were under detention. They also used to provide money to the Quetta-based Taliban commander Abdul Samad. Those arrested were Muhammad Aziz alias Salman, Muhammad Shahzad alias Pehlwan, Ghulam Muhammad alias Umar, Shahbaz alias Mian, Alam Zeb alias Huzaifa, Shakil Ahmed and Khalil Ahmed Toori. The DIG said Khalil Toori is a brother of Qasim Toori, a Jundullah activist arrested after an encounter in Shah Latif town of Bin Qasim area in January 2008. Police said several Government officials and Police officers were on the hit-list of the accused who had received training in camps in South Waziristan.
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August - 23 
The Taliban have killed chief Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law and other relatives on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 23, Daily Times reported. Malik told a fo
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The Taliban have killed chief Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law and other relatives on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 23, Daily Times reported. Malik told a foreign TV channel in an interview that he had credible information to this effect. Recent media reports have suggested the Taliban had taken a number of Baitullahs’ relatives hostage on suspicion that they might have given away the TTP leader’s whereabouts to the US, leading to his subsequent death in a drone strike in South Waziristan.
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August - 23 
Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on August 23, The News reported. The
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Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on August 23, The News reported. The blast also destroyed four houses and damaged eight others in the street. “Three people, including two women, were killed and 15 others injured when the suicide bomber blew himself up in a street after he ran short of ammunition,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Qazi Jamilur Rehman. The bomb disposal squad estimated around eight kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. A large number of ball bearings and nails were also used in the blast to increase its intensity. The SSP said the attack was probably linked to the blast in Hayatabad in the evening of August 22, which killed Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman Mobin Afridi and his associate Haji Khan. The suicide bombers perhaps wanted to attack the house of Mubin, where people had gathered to offer condolence to his brother Sahibzada, who had rushed from Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral, and other members of the family on his death, sources said. The Ansar-ul-Islam cadres opened fire on the attacker, who returned the fire. “During an exchange of fire, the attacker got injured and ran short of rounds, after which he preferred to blow himself up instead of being caught,” said an unnamed Police official. Mobin Afridi was killed, along with his friend, when his car was blown up in Phase-IV, Hayatabad. In 2008, his brother and a former spokesman for the Ansar-ul-Islam, Maulana Mustamim, was also killed.
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August - 23 
Unidentified men on August 23 killed pro-government tribal chief Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir and three others in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Sarwar was traveling from his home village of Dazha Ghundi to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan,
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Unidentified men on August 23 killed pro-government tribal chief Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir and three others in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Sarwar was traveling from his home village of Dazha Ghundi to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, when gunmen attacked his vehicle, officials said, killing him, his son Bakhmal Khan, brother Gulzar and an uncle of ‘commander’ Nek Muhammad. However, the AFP reported that four persons had been killed along with Sarwar. Sarwar, a tribal chief, had played an important role in fighting against the Taliban in Wana.
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August - 24 
A media update of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops arrested 38 more terrorists, while six others surrendered during the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Rast. According to the ISPR, the SFs conducted a search operation in Shingarai,
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A media update of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops arrested 38 more terrorists, while six others surrendered during the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Rast. According to the ISPR, the SFs conducted a search operation in Shingarai, Sabgar Shah and Tiligram and arrested 26 suspected militants while six terrorists voluntarily surrendered in Fatehpur. During another search operation in Ghuzkas and Lalku near Shalkho Sar and Muslim Baig Sar near Derai, the SFs apprehended six terrorists.
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August - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants during a search operation while 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants were found in the Sar Tiligram area in the Swat Valley on August 24, The News reported. Sources said the SFs continued a search oper
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants during a search operation while 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants were found in the Sar Tiligram area in the Swat Valley on August 24, The News reported. Sources said the SFs continued a search operation in Sar Tiligram area and killed four militants identified as Sherzada, Yasin, Sabir and Bakht Rawan, besides recovering 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants. The sources said SFs also demolished six houses of the militants in the Manja area of Kabal sub-division during a search operation. The house of commander Jalal was also destroyed in the Kota area in Barikot Yehsil.
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August - 24 
Six terrorists having links with the Baitullah Mehsud network were arrested from Sargodha in the Punjab province on August 24, Dawn reported. District Police Officer (DPO) Usman Anwar told reporters that four of the terrorists arrested were brothers,
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Six terrorists having links with the Baitullah Mehsud network were arrested from Sargodha in the Punjab province on August 24, Dawn reported. District Police Officer (DPO) Usman Anwar told reporters that four of the terrorists arrested were brothers, Zahid Mustafah, Ikram Rabbani, Mohammad Abu Bakar and Farook. He identified the other two as Mohammad Shoaib and Abu Bakar of Chiniot. He said the militants were planning to attack security installations and the Police headquarters. They also planned to attack an imambargah in Chiniot and a religious congregation in Rabwa. The DPO said suicide jackets and a large quantity of arms and ammunition and explosive material had been seized.
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August - 24 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead Afghan journalist Janullah Hashimzada in the Jamrud area in Khyber Agency on August 24 when he was on his way to Peshawar from Afghanistan, The News reported. He was traveling in a passenger coach to Peshawar to reach hi
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead Afghan journalist Janullah Hashimzada in the Jamrud area in Khyber Agency on August 24 when he was on his way to Peshawar from Afghanistan, The News reported. He was traveling in a passenger coach to Peshawar to reach his home in Hayatabad when four gunmen, driving a white colour car, intercepted the vehicle in the Surkamar area on the highway linking Pakistan to Afghanistan. Driver of the coach Abbas said the four gunmen came out of their car and forced him and the cleaner to disembark. "Then, two gunmen entered the coach and shot Janullah in the forehead four times, killing him on the spot," he said. Another passenger, Ali, also an Afghan national, sustained bullet injuries and was shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar. Janullah had been working for a number of Pakistani, Afghan, Western and Arabic media organisations. At present, he was the bureau chief in Pakistan for Afghanistan’s Pashto TV channel, Shamshad.
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August - 25 
Foreign Minster Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said he doubted the TTP had appointed a new leader, Reuters reported. “My information is that there is no decision taken yet,” Qureshi told a news conference at Istanbul in Turkey. “There are a lot of claiman
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Foreign Minster Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said he doubted the TTP had appointed a new leader, Reuters reported. “My information is that there is no decision taken yet,” Qureshi told a news conference at Istanbul in Turkey. “There are a lot of claimants. There is confusion. We have to wait and see who the next chief is going to be,” he added. Malik also said India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had no political wings, APP reported. “No political eavesdropping is being carried out at any secret agencies,” he said.
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August - 25 
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik on August 25 dismissed reports that a new Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief had been appointed as “all speculation”, and said the group was in disarray, according to Daily Times. “It is all speculation u
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik on August 25 dismissed reports that a new Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief had been appointed as “all speculation”, and said the group was in disarray, according to Daily Times. “It is all speculation until Hakimullah Mehsud himself comes forward and says that he [is] the TTP chief,” he added. “Our information is that they have not been able to appoint anyone despite the lapse of so many days since Baitullah’s death because now they are fighting among themselves,” he further mentioned.
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August - 25 
Richard Holbrooke, the top US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN on August 25 that the deadly Taliban insurgency in both countries relies heavily on funding from the Persian Gulf, reports Daily Times. Such donations, he told CNN, outpaced e
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Richard Holbrooke, the top US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN on August 25 that the deadly Taliban insurgency in both countries relies heavily on funding from the Persian Gulf, reports Daily Times. Such donations, he told CNN, outpaced even the multibillion-dollar exports of opium and heroin from Afghanistan. “It seems to be ... individuals carrying money in their suitcases,” he said. “Sometimes they are taking advantage of the pilgrimage. Sometimes from hawala. Sometimes from charities,” he added.
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August - 25 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud died in August 2009 after a US missile strike, his “successor”, Hakeemullah Mehsud, confirmed on August 25, vowing revenge on the US for the attack, reports Daily Times. Hakeemullah also declar
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud died in August 2009 after a US missile strike, his “successor”, Hakeemullah Mehsud, confirmed on August 25, vowing revenge on the US for the attack, reports Daily Times. Hakeemullah also declared himself the new leader of the group. Disputing the US and Pakistani version of events, the Taliban said Baitullah had survived until August 23. “Baitullah was injured in a drone attack and died on Sunday afternoon,” Hakeemullah told AFP over the telephone from an undisclosed location.“He remained unconscious after being seriously injured in a drone attack and died on Sunday. Now the shura [meeting of elders] has unanimously appointed me new head of the TTP,” said Hakeemullah. “We will take revenge and soon. We will give our reply to this drone attack to America. The effects of our attack will go up to Washington,” he added. Hakeemullah said Waliur Rehman had been named Taliban chief for South Waziristan. “All of the Taliban are united. The news about the differences and fighting are baseless and those spreading such type of news will face failure,” he further added. The AP news agency said Wali had confirmed Baitullah’s death and the announcement that Hakeemullah would lead the TTP.
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August - 25 
Troops killed three Taliban militants and arrested seven others, while 11 locals – who were forced to get terrorist training – surrendered at Swat and Malakand in the NWFP on August 25, according to Daily Times. “Troops conducted a search operation i
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Troops killed three Taliban militants and arrested seven others, while 11 locals – who were forced to get terrorist training – surrendered at Swat and Malakand in the NWFP on August 25, according to Daily Times. “Troops conducted a search operation in Taghan, Bishbanr near Gat and killed two Taliban, while another was killed and one arrested during a search operation in Asharbanr near Khawazakhela,” said a statement by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR said 11 locals surrendered to Security Forces in Bar Shaur near Chuprial. The houses of three Taliban militants were also demolished in Manja.
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August - 26 
A clash between Security Forces and armed terrorists was reported near Jaffarabad and Sui.
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A clash between Security Forces and armed terrorists was reported near Jaffarabad and Sui.
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August - 26 
According to Daily Times, unidentified militants blew up an oil tanker carrying fuel to Afghanistan near a bridge along the Torkham border in the Khyber Agency of FATA on August 26. Border officials said the driver and his helper had gone to a nearby
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According to Daily Times, unidentified militants blew up an oil tanker carrying fuel to Afghanistan near a bridge along the Torkham border in the Khyber Agency of FATA on August 26. Border officials said the driver and his helper had gone to a nearby mosque to say their prayers when the tanker was blown up.
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August - 26 
At least three persons belonging to Punjabi community were killed and three others critically injured on August 26 in a targeted killing claimed by the Baloch Liberation United Front at Jinnah Road of capital Quetta in Balochistan, when Baloch nation
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At least three persons belonging to Punjabi community were killed and three others critically injured on August 26 in a targeted killing claimed by the Baloch Liberation United Front at Jinnah Road of capital Quetta in Balochistan, when Baloch national parties observed a “black day” in addition to a shutter down strike on the third death anniversary of Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti, former Chief Minister and Governor of the province, according to Daily Times. All businesses, public and private institutions were shut down following the Balochistan National Front’s call for a shutter down and wheel-jam strike. The Government deployed 5,000 Policemen and Frontier Corps personnel to ensure peace. The Government also imposed Section 144 restrictions on assembly, preventing the Jamhoori Watan Party from staging a protest rally in front of the Quetta Press Club.
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August - 26 
Militants fired nine rockets from the mountains surrounding the Sui airport. However, no damage was reported.
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Militants fired nine rockets from the mountains surrounding the Sui airport. However, no damage was reported.
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August - 26 
On August 26, the Anti Terrorism Court headed by Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sent key Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Saifullah and his brother Zahid Akram to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand with direction to the Police to present them before it o
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On August 26, the Anti Terrorism Court headed by Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sent key Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Saifullah and his brother Zahid Akram to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand with direction to the Police to present them before it on September 9, for their involvement in Marriott suicide attack case, according to Daily Times.
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August - 26 
Taliban militants attacked a military convoy killing two soldiers at Madi Jam, an area 20 kilometres east of Wana, in the South Waziristan area of FATA on August 26, intelligence officials and residents said, reports Daily Times. Subsequently, helico
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Taliban militants attacked a military convoy killing two soldiers at Madi Jam, an area 20 kilometres east of Wana, in the South Waziristan area of FATA on August 26, intelligence officials and residents said, reports Daily Times. Subsequently, helicopter gun ships and jets attacked Taliban hideouts. Residents in Wana saw armoured personnel carriers heading towards Madi Jam. “Helicopters dropped leaflets asking people to leave the fighting area,” Muhammad Aslam, a resident of Madi Jam, told Reuters on telephone.
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August - 26 
The abducted general manager of the FATA Rural Development Project Bajaur Agency, Imran Afridi, was released by his captors on August 26, according to Daily Times. The abductors also released three other persons along with Afridi, handing them over t
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The abducted general manager of the FATA Rural Development Project Bajaur Agency, Imran Afridi, was released by his captors on August 26, according to Daily Times. The abductors also released three other persons along with Afridi, handing them over to a local jirga (tribal council). The officials were abducted three months ago from Barang tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency.
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August - 26 
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Pakistan and Afghanistan, David Sedney, on August 26 said that no nation has suffered at the hands of al Qaeda the way Pakistanis have suffered after the 9/11 attacks, a private TV channel reported, ac
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The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Pakistan and Afghanistan, David Sedney, on August 26 said that no nation has suffered at the hands of al Qaeda the way Pakistanis have suffered after the 9/11 attacks, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times. He said the US and Pakistan shared a common goal of destroying al Qaeda, which was out at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border trying to create another 9/11-like catastrophe. Speaking at the Pentagon, Sedney said the US not only acknowledged, but appreciated the courage and bravery of the Pakistani people and its Security Forces (SFs) with which they had put up a fight against the terror network. Sedney also acknowledged that there was a shortfall of military supplies to Pakistan, but the US was working “very hard” to provide to Pakistani SFs whatever they needed to fight al Qaeda. Meanwhile, Sedney rejected claims that the drone technology was not being provided to Pakistan due to Indian pressure and said the Pakistani media was propagating such misperceptions.
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August - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of the Loti gas field in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on August 26, Police said, reports Daily Times. The pipeline supplied gas to the Loti Purification Plant from a well and was blown up with e
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of the Loti gas field in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on August 26, Police said, reports Daily Times. The pipeline supplied gas to the Loti Purification Plant from a well and was blown up with explosive charges.
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August - 27 
A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber
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A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on August 27, said hospital and official sources, according to Daily Times. Reuters, however, reported that at least 22 personnel had been killed. The sources said that five of those injured were in critical condition. An injured soldier said that a man entered the compound where the soldiers had gathered and blew himself up when they offered him to break the fast with them. The bomber targeted soldiers from the Khyber Zakhakhel tribe, and sources said the political authorities of Torkham were tipped off about a week ago about the attack. A suicide bomber was also recently arrested from Torkham.
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August - 27 
A Toori Khel Lashkar (militia) set ablaze houses of three persons, identified as Ali Ahmad, Akhlaq and Syed Riaz, at Kurram Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. A source said the trio had stopped a tribesman’s funeral procession and
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A Toori Khel Lashkar (militia) set ablaze houses of three persons, identified as Ali Ahmad, Akhlaq and Syed Riaz, at Kurram Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. A source said the trio had stopped a tribesman’s funeral procession and set ablaze several vehicles. Later, the 5,000-strong lashkar set ablaze the houses of the three persons.
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August - 27 
According to an Inter Services Public Relations statement, Security Forces (SFs) arrested 31 militants while 14 others surrendered in the Malakand division. The SFs personnel also recovered an explosives-laden vehicle. The statement said around 271,1
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According to an Inter Services Public Relations statement, Security Forces (SFs) arrested 31 militants while 14 others surrendered in the Malakand division. The SFs personnel also recovered an explosives-laden vehicle. The statement said around 271,102 cash cards were distributed amongst internally displaced persons.
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August - 27 
At least 10 persons were killed and five others injured when a drone fired two missiles at a house in the Kanigaram area of Laddha tehsil (revenue unit) of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. Meanwhile, AP reported
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At least 10 persons were killed and five others injured when a drone fired two missiles at a house in the Kanigaram area of Laddha tehsil (revenue unit) of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. Meanwhile, AP reported that there were conflicting claims about the identities of the dead. An intelligence official requesting anonymity said they were believed to be militants from Uzbekistan.
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August - 27 
More than 80 percent of the 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Swat and Malakand in the NWFP have now returned home, Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed, chairman of the Special Support Group for the displaced, said on August 27, report
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More than 80 percent of the 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Swat and Malakand in the NWFP have now returned home, Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed, chairman of the Special Support Group for the displaced, said on August 27, reports Daily Times. “There are those who are saying to us ‘We will take you to the tunnels, we will take you to the caches, we will take you to the places where they have been storing ammunition and explosives and suicide jackets’,” the relief official said. He also said, “Insurgencies don’t go away in months, they go away in decades. We have seen this in our own neighbourhood – in Sri Lanka, India and Afghanistan – but this is the first time that we are talking about dealing with it so effectively in months.”
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August - 27 
Seven Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with the Police at Buner in the NWFP, a private TV channel quoted a local Police official as saying on August 27, reports Daily Times. The Buner District Police Officer said an e
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Seven Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with the Police at Buner in the NWFP, a private TV channel quoted a local Police official as saying on August 27, reports Daily Times. The Buner District Police Officer said an exchange of fire occurred between law enforcement personnel and militants, in which two vehicles were also destroyed.
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August - 27 
Swat District Police re-arrested Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad’s sons on August 27, after they were freed from the Peshawar Central Prison in NWFP earlier in the day, reports Daily Times. The Peshawar High Court had
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Swat District Police re-arrested Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad’s sons on August 27, after they were freed from the Peshawar Central Prison in NWFP earlier in the day, reports Daily Times. The Peshawar High Court had said on August 26 the detention of Sufi’s sons – Ziaullah, Rizwanullah and Hayatullah – under Section 3 of the Public Maintenance Order was illegal and unconstitutional and had ordered their release. Peshawar Central Prison sources said that officials of the Swat police spent the night at the central prison and took the three men into custody after prison authorities set them free.
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August - 28 
A 22-year-old militant of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) died in Kalurkot in the Bhakkar District on August 28 when a hand grenade he was holding exploded, Dawn reported. The Kalurkot Police Station House Officer Faiz Shehzad said he rece
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A 22-year-old militant of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) died in Kalurkot in the Bhakkar District on August 28 when a hand grenade he was holding exploded, Dawn reported. The Kalurkot Police Station House Officer Faiz Shehzad said he received information that a would-be suicide bomber was present in a house at neighborhood Awanawala in the city area. Police cordoned off the house and asked the militant to surrender but he tried to hurl a hand grenade on the Police which exploded in his hand. The wounded militant, identified Javaid Iqbal, was shifted to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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August - 28 
A former militant ‘commander’, who was also chief of a peace committee, was killed by militants in Mohmand Agency on August 28, The News reported. Talking to the media from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesperson Ikramullah Mohmand said the dec
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A former militant ‘commander’, who was also chief of a peace committee, was killed by militants in Mohmand Agency on August 28, The News reported. Talking to the media from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesperson Ikramullah Mohmand said the decision of killing former militant commander Yar Saeed was taken in the Shura (executive council) meeting held on the same day. He claimed Yar Saeed alias Chakri was picked up, along with his two colleagues identified as Jan Muhammad and Ikram from Qandaro in Safi sub-division.
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August - 28 
During a search operation in the Qambar area, a militant, identified as Nisar, was arrested by the SFs. Further, a militant, identified as Inayatullah, stated to be an expert in fixing the FM radio channel of the militants, was arrested from the Rahi
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During a search operation in the Qambar area, a militant, identified as Nisar, was arrested by the SFs. Further, a militant, identified as Inayatullah, stated to be an expert in fixing the FM radio channel of the militants, was arrested from the Rahimabad area. Three suspects were arrested from the Kokarai area while the two militants killed by the SFs two days earlier were identified as Hayat Muhammad and Azizur Rahman. In the Dadhar area, the SFs demolished three houses belonging to militants.
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August - 28 
Five militants were killed in a clash with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Thana area of Malakand Agency in the early hours of August 28, The News reported. Official sources said unidentified militants opened fire on the convoy of the SFs on Palai R
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Five militants were killed in a clash with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Thana area of Malakand Agency in the early hours of August 28, The News reported. Official sources said unidentified militants opened fire on the convoy of the SFs on Palai Road, west of Thana, at 4 am, and the troops returned the fire, killing five militants. Some of the slain militants were reported to be foreigners. However, the identity of the slain militants could not be established. Five Kalashnikovs, a rocket launcher, rocket shells, five hand grenades, five wireless sets and explosive materials were also recovered from the militants.
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August - 28 
In the province, three bullet-riddled bodies of unidentified militants were found dumped in the Muhammad Khwaja area of Hangu District on August 28. Official sources said unidentified gunmen killed three militants and dumped their bodies in a field i
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In the province, three bullet-riddled bodies of unidentified militants were found dumped in the Muhammad Khwaja area of Hangu District on August 28. Official sources said unidentified gunmen killed three militants and dumped their bodies in a field in Muhammad Khwaja area. Later, one of them was identified as Malung.
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August - 28 
Police on August 28 arrested 12 suspected foreign terrorists from Dera Ghazi Khan District, after they reportedly sneaked into the country from Iran, Daily Times reported. The men from Sudan, Russia, Turkey and Iran were arrested along with a laptop
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Police on August 28 arrested 12 suspected foreign terrorists from Dera Ghazi Khan District, after they reportedly sneaked into the country from Iran, Daily Times reported. The men from Sudan, Russia, Turkey and Iran were arrested along with a laptop computer and $10,000, an unnamed official said. The detainees “had links with Taliban” and wanted to go to South Waziristan Agency, he said.
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August - 28 
Six militants and a minor were killed when gunship helicopters targeted a hideout of militants in the Charbagh area of Swat District on August 28, The News reported. Acting on a tip-off, gunship helicopters targeted the base of militants near River S
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Six militants and a minor were killed when gunship helicopters targeted a hideout of militants in the Charbagh area of Swat District on August 28, The News reported. Acting on a tip-off, gunship helicopters targeted the base of militants near River Swat in the Charbagh area, killing six militants and injuring several others. A press release issued by the Swat Media Cell said the base was being used as a launching pad for preparing suicide bombers and using them for carrying out terrorist activities in Kabal, Kanju and Mingora city. Sources said a minor, identified as Ayaz, son of Fazal Rabbi, was killed while Ma’ab and Sajjad Ali were injured when helicopters targeted militant hideouts in Charbagh.
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August - 28 
The Lahore High Court has asked the authorities not to restrain the free movement of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dawn reported. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry also issued on August 28 contempt or court notices to five Police and administrati
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The Lahore High Court has asked the authorities not to restrain the free movement of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dawn reported. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry also issued on August 28 contempt or court notices to five Police and administration officials of Islamabad on Dr Khan’s petition challenging his official protocol and terming it a violation of his fundamental rights. Petitioner’s counsel Barrister Syed Ali Zafar submitted that Dr Khan had earlier filed a petition challenging his virtual house arrest by the Musharraf regime under the garb of providing security while the Islamabad High Court had declared him a free citizen. The counsel submitted that Dr Khan had agreed to a security protocol because the Government not only wanted to ensure his security owing to his sensitive status but the Islamabad High Court had also issued directions in this regard. The counsel submitted that the security protocol included conditions like informing the security agencies in advance of his movement. The authorities, however, restricted his movement to his house in violation of the court orders and the security package agreed with them. The court, after hearing the arguments, reportedly directed the Government not to restrain Dr Khan’s movement in any manner.
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August - 28 
The Piplan Police on August 28 claimed to have arrested an alleged terrorist of the TTP and seized a pistol and 40 bullets from him, according to Dawn. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, of Noora Sharaf in Kalurkot Police precin
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The Piplan Police on August 28 claimed to have arrested an alleged terrorist of the TTP and seized a pistol and 40 bullets from him, according to Dawn. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, of Noora Sharaf in Kalurkot Police precincts, carrying a briefcase at the bus stand. Upon search, jihadi literature and some CDs were found in his briefcase. A source said Sajjad admitted that he had got the material from Waziristan and was working for the TTP.
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August - 28 
The Salarzai tribe Lashkar (militia) chief Malik Munasib Khan and five others were injured in a bomb blast in Salarzai sub-division’s headquarters, near the residence of tribal elder Shahabuddin Khan. “As Munasib Khan was passing by, a powerful explo
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The Salarzai tribe Lashkar (militia) chief Malik Munasib Khan and five others were injured in a bomb blast in Salarzai sub-division’s headquarters, near the residence of tribal elder Shahabuddin Khan. “As Munasib Khan was passing by, a powerful explosion destroyed a shop and wounded six men, including the Lashkar chief,” official sources told Daily Times. No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion but Taliban involvement was suspected as the Lashkar is fighting the Taliban-linked militancy in the area.
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August - 28 
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sindh Police on August 28 arrested a Taliban ‘deputy commander’ during a raid in the Sultanabad area of Keamari Town, even as three of his associates managed to escape, Daily Times reported. SIU chief Senio
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The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sindh Police on August 28 arrested a Taliban ‘deputy commander’ during a raid in the Sultanabad area of Keamari Town, even as three of his associates managed to escape, Daily Times reported. SIU chief Senior Superintendent of Police Raja Umer Khattab said the raid was launched following a tip off from sources. After a brief encounter, several Policemen entered the house, where a Taliban militant attempted to blow himself up with a hand grenade. The SIU chief said the grenade did not explode and the Policemen arrested the militant, identified as Ayaz Khan alias Abu Kasha. He said Ayaz had admitted that he came to Karachi to escape the military operation in Swat in the NWFP.
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August - 28 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 28 claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Torhkam in the Khyber Agency that killed 22 Khasadar force personnel, saying it was their first retaliation for their former chief Baitullah Mehsud’s deat
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 28 claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Torhkam in the Khyber Agency that killed 22 Khasadar force personnel, saying it was their first retaliation for their former chief Baitullah Mehsud’s death, Daily Times reported. As reported earlier, a suicide bomber blew himself up as troops gathered at sunset to break their daily fast in the holy month of Ramadan, killing 22 soldiers and injuring eight others at Torkham near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on August 27
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August - 29 
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), his driver and two militants were killed in an ambush in the Karak District late on August 29-night, The News reported. Police said DSP Shafqatullah Khattak, posted in the Anti-Terrorist Squad in Bannu Distric
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A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), his driver and two militants were killed in an ambush in the Karak District late on August 29-night, The News reported. Police said DSP Shafqatullah Khattak, posted in the Anti-Terrorist Squad in Bannu District, was on his way to Latamber from Bannu when the militants rammed their vehicle with the Police van and at the same time opened indiscriminate fire on the Policemen. The Police retaliated and as a result of the collision and firing, DSP Shafqatullah, his driver Naeemullah Shah and two terrorists, Abdullah Noor and another person, whose name could not be ascertained, were killed. The DSP’s gunman, Farman Ali, was seriously injured and later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Bannu. It is believed that one of the terrorists had also been injured, but was taken away by his accomplices along with them. One of the slain terrorists is believed to be a foreigner. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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August - 29 
A grand jirga (council) of tribesman from Khar was informed by the political authorities that the locals now bore the responsibility for protecting their areas under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. They were to
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A grand jirga (council) of tribesman from Khar was informed by the political authorities that the locals now bore the responsibility for protecting their areas under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. They were told that the tribesmen must take action against the Taliban if they wanted to avoid suffering losses in case the government operated to clear their areas of the terrorists.
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August - 29 
Bullet-riddled dead bodies of six suspected Taliban were found in a village in Swat, eight kilometres from Mingora, Police said. "Six badly mutilated bodies were found from two different places at Odigram," Ghulam Farooq, a senior Police official sai
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Bullet-riddled dead bodies of six suspected Taliban were found in a village in Swat, eight kilometres from Mingora, Police said. "Six badly mutilated bodies were found from two different places at Odigram," Ghulam Farooq, a senior Police official said, adding that the bodies had bullet wounds. It was not clear who had killed them.
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August - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including six would-be suicide bombers, during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Swat on August 29, according to Daily Times. Helicopter gunships were called in after intelligence
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including six would-be suicide bombers, during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Swat on August 29, according to Daily Times. Helicopter gunships were called in after intelligence and locals said a suicide attack mastermind was present in the Chaharbagh town of Swat. "At least six would-be suicide bombers were killed in the shelling by helicopter gunships. The place was being used as launching pad for training suicide attackers," an army statement said. A military official in Mingora confirmed the strikes in the Mangaltan area of the town and the death toll, adding several Taliban militants were injured as well. The air raid on the training facility, located on a small island in the Swat River opposite the town of Chaharbagh, was conducted after local residents tipped off the SFs of its location, according to Lt Col Akhtar Abbas, the Army spokesman in Swat.
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August - 29 
The Bajaur Agency political administration on August 29 demolished the house of a Taliban militant and also recovered a large cache of weapons from a house in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),
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The Bajaur Agency political administration on August 29 demolished the house of a Taliban militant and also recovered a large cache of weapons from a house in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Bajaur Scouts and political authorities used explosives to demolish the house of one Pervez, believed to be a cadre of the Taliban.
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August - 29 
The military sources said it continued search and clearance operations across Malakand and Swat. "Security forces carried out a search operation at Thana area and killed five terrorists during an exchange of fire," military sources added. Another Tal
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The military sources said it continued search and clearance operations across Malakand and Swat. "Security forces carried out a search operation at Thana area and killed five terrorists during an exchange of fire," military sources added. Another Taliban militant was killed during an operation in Dandial.
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August - 29 
Two bullet-riddled bodies of militants reported to be brothers were found dumped in the Balogram area of Swat District. They were identified as Fazal Wahid alias Shikari, the militants’ ‘commander’ in Qambar area, and his brother Fazal Subhan.
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Two bullet-riddled bodies of militants reported to be brothers were found dumped in the Balogram area of Swat District. They were identified as Fazal Wahid alias Shikari, the militants’ ‘commander’ in Qambar area, and his brother Fazal Subhan.
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August - 30 
18 militants were killed and several others were arrested during the ongoing military operation in the Charbagh sub-division of Swat District on August 30, The News reported. Brigadier Tahir Hameed said search and clearance operations against the mil
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18 militants were killed and several others were arrested during the ongoing military operation in the Charbagh sub-division of Swat District on August 30, The News reported. Brigadier Tahir Hameed said search and clearance operations against the militants continued in Balash Banar, Gutt and Mangaltan areas during which 18 militants were killed and many others were arrested. He also said a large cache of food stuff and looted money was also recovered from the possession of the militants. According to the Swat Media Centre (SMC), a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the militants’ hideouts during search and clearance operations in various areas of Charbagh. Several bombs were also defused, it added.
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August - 30 
At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police fo
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At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to the station when the attacker detonated his explosives, local Government administrator Atifur Rehman told The Associated Press. Authorities were investigating reports the attacker - possibly in uniform - might have hidden among the dozens of recruits, he said. “Initial investigations suggest the attacker climbed the small boundary wall and blew himself up, but there is also a report the suicide bomber was already inside,” he said. However, local Police chief Idrees Khan denied reports that the bomber was wearing a uniform and might have been one of the volunteers. Khan also blamed the attack on a decision to relax a daily curfew in the area for Ramzan.
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August - 30 
Several vehicles carrying supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan caught fire after a huge bomb blast followed by heavy firing on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border near Chaman in the Balochistan province in the evening of August 30, The News report
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Several vehicles carrying supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan caught fire after a huge bomb blast followed by heavy firing on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border near Chaman in the Balochistan province in the evening of August 30, The News reported. Police sources told APP that hundreds of heavy vehicles, mostly carrying supplies for the NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan, had to stop on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border near Chaman as all types of cross border movement had been suspended due to security reasons for the last two days. Prior to the explosion, a Police party deployed for security of the vehicles defused a bomb. As a result of the blast, several trucks and tankers transporting fuel and other equipment for the NATO forces caught fire. However, no loss of life was reported from the incident site.
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August - 30 
The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told journalists that “After the massive operation in Swat such incidents are expected.” It is very difficult to avoid such attacks, he added. The minister also acknowledged the Taliban had not been
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The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told journalists that “After the massive operation in Swat such incidents are expected.” It is very difficult to avoid such attacks, he added. The minister also acknowledged the Taliban had not been completely removed from the region, adding the military operation would continue until every single armed Taliban militant in Malakand Division was killed.
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August - 30 
Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Wazir
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Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The News from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, that dozens of militants coming from the adjoining South Waziristan Agency attacked the FC troopers manning the roadside checkpoint in Dosali. The militants first lobbed hand grenades at the troops and then opened fire with assault rifles. According to sources, the paramilitary troops had already taken positions and were well-prepared for any eventuality. The troops repulsed the militant attack, triggering an exchange of heavy fire. Later, three militants, who reportedly belonged to South Waziristan, were killed and eight others were arrested. Among the arrested militants, four were said to be trained suicide bombers.
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August - 30 
To seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition from their possession, the Security Forces also recovered some Afghan currency from the detained Taliban militants. Military sources later confirmed the incident and said the detained militants had been
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To seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition from their possession, the Security Forces also recovered some Afghan currency from the detained Taliban militants. Military sources later confirmed the incident and said the detained militants had been shifted to an unidentified location for interrogation.
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August - 30 
Two local leaders of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) and a student were killed by unidentified gunmen in the Dheri area of Kabal sub-division, Police said. The ANP leaders, Bakht Karam and Irfanuddin Khan, were shot dead by assailants when they
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Two local leaders of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) and a student were killed by unidentified gunmen in the Dheri area of Kabal sub-division, Police said. The ANP leaders, Bakht Karam and Irfanuddin Khan, were shot dead by assailants when they were going for some domestic work to Dheri. In addition, the body of a student, Rahim Shah, was recovered from the fields. He was earlier kidnapped by unknown abductors. The victim was stated to be a relative of a local ANP leader.
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August - 31 
A militant of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was arrested from Sukkur, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, Security Force personnel arrested the man from the Babar Bypass area along with an unspecified cache of weap
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A militant of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was arrested from Sukkur, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, Security Force personnel arrested the man from the Babar Bypass area along with an unspecified cache of weapons.
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August - 31 
At least 36 bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in various locations of the Swat valley on August 31, The News reported. Official sources said 30 bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped in the Manglawar and Banjot areas while the b
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At least 36 bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in various locations of the Swat valley on August 31, The News reported. Official sources said 30 bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped in the Manglawar and Banjot areas while the body of another militant, identified as Bacha Rahman, was recovered from the Nawagai area in Barikot. Three bodies were found in the Kanju area while two were recovered from Akhund Killay. Bodies of the Taliban militants were dumped on roadsides after being killed in mysterious circumstances, the sources said. So far a total of 230 bodies have been found dumped on roads and riversides in the Swat District. In addition, the Army-run Swat Media Centre said two militants were killed in the Kabal area during an encounter and arms were recovered from their possession. According to the centre’s updates, several areas in Charbagh sub-division, including Banjot, Mangultan and Bashbanr, were cleared of militants. The media centre also said that in the last three days, 30 Taliban militants had been killed during various operations against the militants. In the exchange of fire, one soldier was also killed, the media centre added.
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August - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 15 Taliban militants in various clashes in the Swat District on August 31, Daily Times reported. One soldier was also killed in crossfire between the army and the Taliban. “The security forces conducted a search
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 15 Taliban militants in various clashes in the Swat District on August 31, Daily Times reported. One soldier was also killed in crossfire between the army and the Taliban. “The security forces conducted a search operation in Allahabad near Charbagh. In an exchange of fire with the terrorists, five Taliban and one soldier was killed,” an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. The SFs also killed seven more Taliban militants and arrested 11 of them during a search operation in Maira. Further, three more Taliban militants were killed during an operation in Lundai Sarand. In addition, the SFs conducted search operations in Gulkanda and Aman Kot and arrested seven militants. In another search operation in Sangota and Ahingora Cham near Fatehpur, the army apprehended four militants.
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August - 31 
Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Ad
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Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodabad in Lower Kurram, triggering retaliation by the Orakzai-based TTP.
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August - 31 September - 1
Two Punjabis were allegedly victims of target killing in the evening of August 31 as violence broke out in various Baloch-dominated Districts after another Baloch nationalist leader’s body was recovered, Daily Times reported. The Balochistan Natio
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Two Punjabis were allegedly victims of target killing in the evening of August 31 as violence broke out in various Baloch-dominated Districts after another Baloch nationalist leader’s body was recovered, Daily Times reported. The Balochistan National Movement (BNM) Secretary General Khalil Ahmed Baloch said the party’s central joint secretary Rasool Baksh Mengal was found dead in Lasbela District. Mengal was allegedly detained by intelligence agencies from the Uthal area on August 23. Baloch said the recent target killing of Baloch nationalist leaders had forced the party to believe that intelligence agencies had killed all the missing persons of Balochistan. Rasool Mengal’s killing reportedly led to a series of protests all over the Balochistan province. In Maskhy area, protesters set ablaze banks and offices of the National Database and Registration Authority and the District administration. The Baloch National Front, an alliance of 10 nationalist groups, has announced a complete shutter-down and wheel-jam strike across Balochistan on September 1 (today) to protest the killing of the Baloch leader.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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