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December - 1 
At least four militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked the headquarters of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Dabori area of upper Orakzai Agency on December 1-night, Dawn re
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At least four militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked the headquarters of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Dabori area of upper Orakzai Agency on December 1-night, Dawn reported. Several hideouts of the TTP were destroyed in the Dabori bazaar and its outskirts when artillery shells fired from the nearby Shahu Khel area in Hangu District in the NWFP slammed into them. According to sources, the SFs had taken control of important positions in the lower Orakzai Agency area of Feroze Khel and were now moving deeper into the tribal territory.
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December - 1 
Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man wit
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Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallenged into the grounds of Khan’s house and blew himself up, killing the legislator, sources said. According to witnesses, the suicide bomber entered Khan’s hujra (guest house) with other people to greet the legislator and as he got closer to the target he blew himself up, AFP reported. “The MPA [Member of Provincial Assembly] was killed in a suicide attack,” the Kabal Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hussain Badshah, said, adding that the MPA had been given two Policemen for security while eight personal security guards were protecting him. The Security Forces are reported to have imposed a curfew in the area and started a search operation. His injured brothers, Shaukat Ali Khan and Wakeel Khan, were earlier kidnapped by the militants when the military Operation Rah-e-Rast was launched in the District, The News reported. However, they were released later but the militants killed his nephew.
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December - 1 
In the FATA, the SFs also cleared Dunai Killi, the remaining portion of Janata and seized a huge cache of weapons during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan in the last 24 hours, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. “The se
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In the FATA, the SFs also cleared Dunai Killi, the remaining portion of Janata and seized a huge cache of weapons during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan in the last 24 hours, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. “The security forces conducted patrolling in areas around Bxu, Bakka Khel, Rucha, Bapsa, Sagai and Talib Khel,” it added. The ISPR also said the SFs arrested 10 suspected terrorists during search operations in two different areas of Swat and Malakand in the NWFP.
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December - 1 
Militant ‘commander’ Mulla Launcher and one of his accomplices were killed and six others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in various areas of Kurram Agency on December 2, The News reported. In addition, the SFs arrested t
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Militant ‘commander’ Mulla Launcher and one of his accomplices were killed and six others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in various areas of Kurram Agency on December 2, The News reported. In addition, the SFs arrested three militants along with some heavy weapons while the militants blew up a key bridge on the Parachinar-Peshawar Road in Arawali area.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on December 1, Daily Times reported. The SFs conducted a search and a clearance operation in Kamarkhel and Dorra on the outskirts of Bara, APP reported.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on December 1, Daily Times reported. The SFs conducted a search and a clearance operation in Kamarkhel and Dorra on the outskirts of Bara, APP reported.
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Unidentified gunmen killed the chief of a local peace committee in the Swabi District, official sources said on December 1. Sources said that pro-Taliban militants killed Ambar Pakhpokha, head of a local peace committee. The Taliban have subsequently
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Unidentified gunmen killed the chief of a local peace committee in the Swabi District, official sources said on December 1. Sources said that pro-Taliban militants killed Ambar Pakhpokha, head of a local peace committee. The Taliban have subsequently claimed responsibility for the killing.
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Unidentified gunmen killed three tribal leaders in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on December 1, Daily Times reported. The unidentified gunmen killed the tribal chiefs when they ambushed their vehicle in Oblan area. The deceased were identifie
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Unidentified gunmen killed three tribal leaders in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on December 1, Daily Times reported. The unidentified gunmen killed the tribal chiefs when they ambushed their vehicle in Oblan area. The deceased were identified as Malik Gul Haider, Malik Sabz Ali and Malik Mir Aslam Khan.
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According to Dawn, planes bombed a number of areas in the Warh Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on December 2, killing four militants and injuring three others. Official sources said the Security Forces targeted positions of militant
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According to Dawn, planes bombed a number of areas in the Warh Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on December 2, killing four militants and injuring three others. Official sources said the Security Forces targeted positions of militants in the Kharkay, Anga, Almazo and Gotki areas in Mamond sub-division and Sharif Khana and Shah Khana in Nawagai, The News reported.
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December - 2 
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, six militants were arrested in Peer Pati and Qambar. The SFs also arrested 20 suspects from Mingora while eight militants surrendered in the Bar Sor, Charbagh and Garga areas of Matta.
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According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, six militants were arrested in Peer Pati and Qambar. The SFs also arrested 20 suspects from Mingora while eight militants surrendered in the Bar Sor, Charbagh and Garga areas of Matta.
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December - 2 
An official of the Pakistan Navy foiled a suicide attack on the Naval Headquarters at Zafar Chowk on the Margalla Road in the national capital Islamabad on December 2, The News reported. However, two Navy personnel were killed in the attack, while 13
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An official of the Pakistan Navy foiled a suicide attack on the Naval Headquarters at Zafar Chowk on the Margalla Road in the national capital Islamabad on December 2, The News reported. However, two Navy personnel were killed in the attack, while 13 persons were injured. A spokesman for the Pakistan Navy confirmed the death of two personnel - Amjad Ittwar and Muhammad Ashraf. A 16-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at 1:30 pm during his body search, eyewitnesses said. A Navy spokesman claimed students of Bahria College located on the premises of the complex were the target of the terrorist. Police said a naval intelligence official, deployed in plainclothes around the main entrance gate of the Naval Complex in E-8 Sector of Islamabad and a naval guard, spotted a suspicious teenager following information provided by a passer-by. He called the boy and started searching him. As he was engaged in the body search, the boy blew himself up.
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Five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in the NWFP on December 2, The News reported. Official sources said the militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in the Palai area, lo
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Five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in the NWFP on December 2, The News reported. Official sources said the militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in the Palai area, located near the border between Malakand Agency and Mardan District. The SFs, however, repulsed the attack and five militants were killed. Palai, situated in the foothills, has reportedly been the scene of encounters between the military and militants in recent months. Militants from Buner, Swat and Malakand Agency have been operating in the area.
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December - 2 
In the Hangu District, 10 militants were killed in a clash and 128 wanted criminals were arrested during a joint operation by the Police and the Frontier Constabulary, Dawn reported. The operation was carried out in areas adjacent to Hangu and Orakza
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In the Hangu District, 10 militants were killed in a clash and 128 wanted criminals were arrested during a joint operation by the Police and the Frontier Constabulary, Dawn reported. The operation was carried out in areas adjacent to Hangu and Orakzai Agency - Thall, Doaba, Shahu Khel, Kahi, Naryab and Kotki. The District Police chief Abdur Rasheed said three bombs with remote control devices, a rocket launcher, two grenades, 19 Kalashnikovs, 18 rifles, 17 shotguns, 24 pistols, 10kgs of hashish and thousands of cartridges had been seized. He said Police had also seized 1,950 bags of sugar and 868 of flour which were being smuggled to Afghanistan.
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December - 2 
In the Shangotai area of Matta sub-division in the Swat District, the bodies of two persons, Shah Ji and his son Yaqub, were found. They were reported to have had links with the Taliban and were wanted in several militancy-related cases.
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In the Shangotai area of Matta sub-division in the Swat District, the bodies of two persons, Shah Ji and his son Yaqub, were found. They were reported to have had links with the Taliban and were wanted in several militancy-related cases.
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December - 2 
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on December 2 that Washington will press Islamabad to do more against all the militant groups threatening Pakistan, its neighbours and the United States, Dawn reported. Testifying about President Barack Obama’s
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on December 2 that Washington will press Islamabad to do more against all the militant groups threatening Pakistan, its neighbours and the United States, Dawn reported. Testifying about President Barack Obama’s new strategy for the region, Clinton told lawmakers that the Pakistanis had shown over the last year their “willingness to take on the Pakistani Taliban which directly threaten them.” “The unity of support that the people of Pakistan are showing for this effort is profoundly significant, but, as we have said, it is not enough,” she told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “It is difficult to parse out the different groups that are operating within Pakistan, all of whom we think are connected in one way or another with Al Qaeda, and partition some off and go after the others,” she said. “It will be our continuing effort... to make the case that the Pakistanis have to do more against all of the insurgent terrorist groups that are threatening them, that are threatening us in Afghanistan and the Afghan people and are threatening other neighbours in the region,” she added.
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December - 2 
The US President Barack Obama said on December 2 that US success in Afghanistan – where he plans to deploy 30,000 more troops and has vowed to “seize the initiative” to end the unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011 – is “inextricably linked”
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The US President Barack Obama said on December 2 that US success in Afghanistan – where he plans to deploy 30,000 more troops and has vowed to “seize the initiative” to end the unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011 – is “inextricably linked” to Washington’s partnership with Pakistan, Daily Times reported. But the US president also warned that the people and Governments of both Pakistan and Afghanistan are “endangered”. “We will act with the full recognition that our success in Afghanistan is inextricably linked to our partnership with Pakistan,” Obama told cadets at the US military academy at West Point. In a speech televised live nationwide, Obama billed the “effective partnership” with Pakistan as one of the three “core elements” for defeating extremism, along with an increase in both troops and civilians. “We are in Afghanistan to prevent a cancer from once again spreading... but this same cancer has also taken root in the border region of Pakistan,” he said. “In the past, we too often defined our relationship with Pakistan narrowly. Those days are over,” Obama stated. “We are committed to a partnership with Pakistan that is built on ... mutual interests, mutual respect and mutual trust,” he told his audience. “We will strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to target those groups that threaten our countries, and have made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe-haven for terrorists whose location is known and whose intentions are clear,” he said.
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December - 3 
In Bajaur Agency, militants are reported to have attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of the main town of Khar, according to Daily Times. “It was an organised attack. Troops effectively repulsed it, and five militants were killed in the ret
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In Bajaur Agency, militants are reported to have attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of the main town of Khar, according to Daily Times. “It was an organised attack. Troops effectively repulsed it, and five militants were killed in the retaliatory fire,” said Fazal Rabbi, deputy commander of the local tribal police force.
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December - 3 
In the NWFP, a Police official was injured in an explosion at a Police check-post in the Regi area of capital Peshawar on December 3, Daily Times reported. A Police official said the blast created a three feet deep and eight feet wide crater at the s
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In the NWFP, a Police official was injured in an explosion at a Police check-post in the Regi area of capital Peshawar on December 3, Daily Times reported. A Police official said the blast created a three feet deep and eight feet wide crater at the site. Bomb Disposal Squad chief Shafqat Malik told reporters that around seven kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination), Muhammad Alam Shinwari, said the remote- controlled device was planted at some distance from the check-post.
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December - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants during raids at two locations in the Swat while two bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped elsewhere in the District on December 3, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs had arrested a militant ‘c
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants during raids at two locations in the Swat while two bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped elsewhere in the District on December 3, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs had arrested a militant ‘commander’, identified as Naseem alias Abu Faraj, recently. On his information, the sources said SFs raided a militant hideout in Saigram near Koza Bandai and in an exchange of fire 10 militants were killed. Naseem, who was guiding the SFs to the hideout of his accomplices, was also killed and a soldier sustained injuries in the incident.
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December - 3 
The New York Times reported on December 3 that the White House had authorized an expansion of the Central Intelligence Agency’s drone programme in the tribal region and that American officials are talking to Pakistan to explore the possibility of str
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The New York Times reported on December 3 that the White House had authorized an expansion of the Central Intelligence Agency’s drone programme in the tribal region and that American officials are talking to Pakistan to explore the possibility of striking in Balochistan. The expanded authorisation, it added, paralleled President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
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December - 3 
The Security Forces arrested Taliban ‘commander’ Hayatullah and his two associates from the Larmai area of Mamoond sub-division in Bajaur Agency.
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The Security Forces arrested Taliban ‘commander’ Hayatullah and his two associates from the Larmai area of Mamoond sub-division in Bajaur Agency.
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December - 4 
40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News rep
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40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by hurling of grenades and indiscriminate targeted firing by the terrorists, reportedly numbering between six to eight. According to latest reports, two of the terrorists blew themselves up while two others were shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs). Exhaustive combing of the densely-populated locality was also being carried out by the SFs to flush out the other terrorists, who reportedly managed to escape from the spot and took refuge in the vicinity. The mosque is predominantly frequented by serving and retired Army officers, soldiers and members of their families and is not open to civilians living in the area. A serving Major General, a Brigadier, one Colonel and two Lt-Colonels were among the officers killed in the attack. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that 36 people, including 17 children, 10 civilians and nine Army personnel were killed in the attack. The ISPR said four terrorists approached the mosque inside an officers’ residential colony in the Parade Lane and lobbed grenades at worshipers, followed by indiscriminate firing. Meanwhile, two suicide bombers entered the mosque and blew themselves up, killing 36 people, who were offering the Friday prayers. SF personnel in the area retaliated and two other terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire. The terrorists reportedly scaled the mosque wall to enter the premises and carried out a double suicide attack, and when the people rushed out, their other accomplices hurled hand grenades at them and sprayed bullets with automatic weapons, killing 40 people on the spot and injuring over 86.
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December - 4 
A senior US diplomat on December 4 alleged that some Al Qaeda leadership could be present in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Dawn reported. "Our intelligence shows that some of the Al Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan," Candace Putnam, the
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A senior US diplomat on December 4 alleged that some Al Qaeda leadership could be present in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Dawn reported. "Our intelligence shows that some of the Al Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan," Candace Putnam, the US Consul-General in Peshawar, told a media roundtable in Peshawar. "I don’t know where Osama bin Laden is on any given day, but we do know that some of the leadership is sitting in Quetta and that they travel back and forth from Afghanistan to Pakistan," she said. "We know that they are there. And I think your government also knows this. Whether they want to say this in public or not but I think they know they are there," she added. She also said that the United States had been successful in removing some of the Al Qaeda leadership. But increasingly, she added, the United States had found that Al Qaeda was working with the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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December - 4 
According to the AFP, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters that the Taliban militants entered the mosque disguised as worshippers. Claiming responsibility for the attack, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said the Parade Lane mosque was si
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According to the AFP, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters that the Taliban militants entered the mosque disguised as worshippers. Claiming responsibility for the attack, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said the Parade Lane mosque was similar to Masjid-e-Zarrar built in Madina by the munafiqeen (infidel), and was "demolished on the orders of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)". Talking to BBC, the TTP leader Waliur Rehman Mehsud said his men attacked senior army officers. "Our militants attacked the military officers (our primary target) and we will continue to attack the army," he said, adding that the civilians killed in the attack were relatives of army personnel and their deaths "did not matter," Daily Times reported.
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December - 4 
Eight militants were killed and their three hideouts destroyed on December 4 in strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in the Ferozkhel area of the Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said fighter
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Eight militants were killed and their three hideouts destroyed on December 4 in strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in the Ferozkhel area of the Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said fighter jets targeted the hideouts and compounds of militants in the Ferozkhel area, killing eight militants and destroying their three hideouts and four houses. The sources added that the jets also destroyed an arms depot of the militants.
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December - 4 
Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party hit a landmine in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency on December 4, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said Amanullah, resident of Qala Gai Lakaro
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Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party hit a landmine in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency on December 4, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said Amanullah, resident of Qala Gai Lakaro, Baseer Khan, Safi Jan, Haji Bakht Noor, resident of Landi Arbab, the driver Khaista Rehman, resident of Haleemzai, and an unidentified person were killed in the incident. The injured, including Amroz, Saifullah, Hamayatulalh Khan, Rukhsana and Ayesha, were taken to a hospital where four of them were said to be in critical condition.
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December - 4 
The Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit described Candace’s statement as "speculation" and "misleading". "This is but sheer speculation. If there is any credible information, it should be shared with us through government channels rather than making
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The Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit described Candace’s statement as "speculation" and "misleading". "This is but sheer speculation. If there is any credible information, it should be shared with us through government channels rather than making misleading statements through the media," the spokesman said. Pakistan’s own intelligence, he added, indicated that the Taliban leadership was in Afghanistan. "Otherwise, they would have long been handled, given our unflinching commitment against violent extremism. Our actions against terrorism speak for themselves," Abdul Basit claimed.
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December - 4 
The Superintendent of Police (Potohar Town), Kamran Adil, said there were at least four terrorists who blew themselves up inside and outside the mosque during the attack. "We believe the total number of these terrorists, who came on a 2002 model grey
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The Superintendent of Police (Potohar Town), Kamran Adil, said there were at least four terrorists who blew themselves up inside and outside the mosque during the attack. "We believe the total number of these terrorists, who came on a 2002 model grey colour Toyota Corolla car, could be seven. Four have blown themselves up. We are trying to ascertain our suspicions that there is at least another terrorist who has been killed and is among the dead counted so far, while at least two are hiding somewhere in the area. We are trying to track them down and arrest or kill them," he said.
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December - 4 
US Army General David Petraeus told the National Public Radio (NPR) on December 4 that the Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar stays most, if not all, of the time in Pakistan, Daily Times reported. He told NPR that the Afghan Taliban were located "in va
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US Army General David Petraeus told the National Public Radio (NPR) on December 4 that the Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar stays most, if not all, of the time in Pakistan, Daily Times reported. He told NPR that the Afghan Taliban were located "in various locations in Pakistan... typically in Balochistan. It’s called the Quetta shura". "I’m not sure that folks will say [the Taliban] right inside the city [Quetta] or precisely — it will move around and so forth. But... has historically been centred on that city," Petraeus said. "And when the Taliban were ejected, defeated along with Al Qaeda and other extremist elements that were located in Afghanistan prior to 9/11... they dispersed in these very rugged areas of eastern Afghanistan, the tribal areas of Pakistan and then down in the Balochistan as well". The US general also said the Siraj Haqqani network, believed to be operating from North Waziristan, was a "big concern".
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December - 5 
Around 40 Taliban militants attacked an Army checkpoint in Wana of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing one Security Force (SF) on December 5, according to Daily Times. Six Taliban militants were also killed in the retaliatory firing o
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Around 40 Taliban militants attacked an Army checkpoint in Wana of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing one Security Force (SF) on December 5, according to Daily Times. Six Taliban militants were also killed in the retaliatory firing of the SFs. “Soldiers at the checkpoint on a bridge in Wana retaliated after coming under fire on Friday night,” said an unnamed Security official adding that “There were 30 to 40 Taliban who first fired rocket-propelled grenades at our post and then opened fire with AK-47 rifles which killed one of our soldiers. But we retaliated and killed six of them.”
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December - 5 
SFs arrested 35 Taliban militants, including three important commanders, during search operations in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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SFs arrested 35 Taliban militants, including three important commanders, during search operations in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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December - 5 
SFs arrested former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud’s right-hand ‘commander’, Rafiuddin, along with five other terrorists in Hangu, official sources said adding the SF had also killed a Taliban commander. The Taliban commander Zahir
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SFs arrested former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud’s right-hand ‘commander’, Rafiuddin, along with five other terrorists in Hangu, official sources said adding the SF had also killed a Taliban commander. The Taliban commander Zahir Shah was killed during a military operation in Tal area of Hangu.
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December - 5 
Taliban militants in Ladha of South Waziristan killed one SF, as troops continue the ongoing military operation in the region. “A soldier was martyred when militants shot and killed him in Ladha,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
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Taliban militants in Ladha of South Waziristan killed one SF, as troops continue the ongoing military operation in the region. “A soldier was martyred when militants shot and killed him in Ladha,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
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December - 6 
At the Tanai check-point, the sources said, SFs arrested six militants, including two important ‘commanders’.
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At the Tanai check-point, the sources said, SFs arrested six militants, including two important ‘commanders’.
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December - 6 
Eight militants were killed and many others sustained injuries in attacks by fighter jets in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, according to Daily Times. Tribal sources said the fighter jets pou
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Eight militants were killed and many others sustained injuries in attacks by fighter jets in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, according to Daily Times. Tribal sources said the fighter jets pounded the compounds and hideouts of militants in lower parts of the tribal agency, including Saifal Darra, Shakarkand and Sra Gharai, killing eight militants and injuring many others. Also, three hideouts and five vehicles of the militants were destroyed in the raid.
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December - 6 
Fighter jets bombed Kharki, Gatki and Sparay areas of Salarzai tehsil and Banda area of Mamoond tehsil. No casualties were reported.
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Fighter jets bombed Kharki, Gatki and Sparay areas of Salarzai tehsil and Banda area of Mamoond tehsil. No casualties were reported.
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December - 6 
Five militants, including local ‘commander’ Gul Maula, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dangram area in the suburbs of Mingora city of Swat in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 6, according to The News. Sour
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Five militants, including local ‘commander’ Gul Maula, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dangram area in the suburbs of Mingora city of Swat in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 6, according to The News. Sources said ‘commander’ Gul Maula and his four accomplices, identified as Tariq, Khadim Shah, Muhammad Ali and Ejaz, were killed during an encounter with SFs.
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December - 6 
Four Security Force (SF) personnel were seriously injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Chinari area of the Mohmand Agency on December 6. Official sources said SFs were patrolling the Chinari area in Safi sub-division when their vehicle struck a re
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Four Security Force (SF) personnel were seriously injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Chinari area of the Mohmand Agency on December 6. Official sources said SFs were patrolling the Chinari area in Safi sub-division when their vehicle struck a remote-controlled device planted by the militants. Four soldiers sustained injuries in the blast.
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December - 6 
In the province, Swabi District Police foiled a terrorist plot, seizing a large quantity of explosives from a coffin. According to a private television channel, Police stopped a vehicle near Shevah checkpoint. Upon searching it, they found 511 dynami
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In the province, Swabi District Police foiled a terrorist plot, seizing a large quantity of explosives from a coffin. According to a private television channel, Police stopped a vehicle near Shevah checkpoint. Upon searching it, they found 511 dynamites, 90 detonators and 250-meters of fuse cable from a coffin in the car. The Police arrested two persons for further investigation.
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December - 6 
SFs also arrested six suspected militants in the Damghar area in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). The sources said the arrested men were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The names of those held were not disclosed to the media. The Ar
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SFs also arrested six suspected militants in the Damghar area in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). The sources said the arrested men were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The names of those held were not disclosed to the media. The Army-run Swat Media Centre (SMC) said seven militants surrendered before SFs in the Charbagh area.
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December - 6 
The fighter jets attacked suspected hideouts of Taliban militants in Kharkay Gotki and Saparay areas in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) and the Banda area of Salarzai sub-division. However, there was no word on loss of life or damage to property.
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The fighter jets attacked suspected hideouts of Taliban militants in Kharkay Gotki and Saparay areas in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) and the Banda area of Salarzai sub-division. However, there was no word on loss of life or damage to property.
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December - 6 
The law-enforcement agencies arrested 60 suspected persons from the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi during a grand search operation on December 6 in the wake of Parade Lane mosque attack in Rawalpindi city on December 4, according to Daily Times.
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The law-enforcement agencies arrested 60 suspected persons from the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi during a grand search operation on December 6 in the wake of Parade Lane mosque attack in Rawalpindi city on December 4, according to Daily Times. The Islamabad Police arrested 60 suspected persons from the limits of Sabzi Mandi Police Station. Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi City Police along with other law-enforcement agencies arrested 10 suspected people in search operation in Rawalpindi.
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December - 6 
The SFs arrested seven militants from Toda Cheena and Qalandher areas in Makeen and recovered a huge cache of weapons, including anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank mines and other arms.
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The SFs arrested seven militants from Toda Cheena and Qalandher areas in Makeen and recovered a huge cache of weapons, including anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank mines and other arms.
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December - 6 
Two anti-Taliban tribal elders, identified as Khan Wali and Rehmatullah, were killed and another two were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Malangi area under Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Federally Administered Tribal Area
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Two anti-Taliban tribal elders, identified as Khan Wali and Rehmatullah, were killed and another two were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Malangi area under Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, according to Daily Times. The injured persons were identified as Abdul Wadud and Abdul Hadi. “Two tribesmen were killed and two were injured in the blast. The bomb was planted outside a mosque,” senior Police official Fazal Rabbi told AFP by telephone. An intelligence official in the area confirmed the incident and said both tribesmen were respected elders who spoke out against the Taliban.
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December - 7 
25 militants belonging to Sor Dagai, Chinar and Lara Darra areas in Salarzai, surrendered along with their weapons before SFs in Khar town.
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25 militants belonging to Sor Dagai, Chinar and Lara Darra areas in Salarzai, surrendered along with their weapons before SFs in Khar town.
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December - 7 
A car bomb blast injured nine persons and damaged several vehicles and shops in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on December 7, according to Daily Times. Sources said that at least nine persons, including two children, were injured when the explosi
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A car bomb blast injured nine persons and damaged several vehicles and shops in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on December 7, according to Daily Times. Sources said that at least nine persons, including two children, were injured when the explosion occurred at the main gate of the Junior Assistant Colony (JAR) in the Chaman Housing Society. Police said the explosives-laden vehicle blew up 30 minutes after unidentified men left it at the gate of the residential colony. An Assistant Commissioner was also injured in the blast.
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December - 7 
A fierce clash took place in the Chinar area of Charmang Valley in the Nawagai Sub-Division when militants attacked Security Forces (SFs). The official sources said one militant was killed and several others sustained injuries in the clash.
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A fierce clash took place in the Chinar area of Charmang Valley in the Nawagai Sub-Division when militants attacked Security Forces (SFs). The official sources said one militant was killed and several others sustained injuries in the clash.
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December - 7 
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suic
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A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suicide attack on a court in the city in three weeks. The earlier target was the Judicial Complex on the Khyber Road and the bombing claimed 22 lives. The two Policemen who died were identified as head Constable Naseer Ahmed and Assistant Sub-Inspector Ruhullah. The blast damaged the court building and damaged windows of the nearby MPA hostel, petrol station and some other buildings. About half a dozen vehicles and motorcycles were destroyed. Peshawar District Coordination Officer Sahibzada Mohammad Anees said the bomber had come in an auto-rickshaw. He tried to enter the session’s court building, but when the Policeman on duty stopped him for a search, the man blew himself up. Dr Hameed Afridi of the Lady Reading Hospital said that 54 victims had been brought to the hospital. Six of them were brought dead and three others died in the hospital. The condition of six of the inured was critical, he said. Mohammad Tanveer told Dawn that the bomber had used six to seven kilograms of explosives. Parts of his suicide vest, ball bearings and his head and legs have been found.
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December - 7 
Daily Times quoting an intelligence reports warned on December 8 that the al Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are planning to carry out attacks at the Karachi’s hospitals and the airport to “avenge Operation Rah-e-Nijat”. The reports st
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Daily Times quoting an intelligence reports warned on December 8 that the al Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are planning to carry out attacks at the Karachi’s hospitals and the airport to “avenge Operation Rah-e-Nijat”. The reports stated that the Taliban could strike in the guise of patients or Haj pilgrims. A communiqué sent by the Interior Ministry’s National Crisis Management Cell to provincial authorities warned that Taliban could also use improvised explosive devices (IED) and suicide attacks against foreigners in Karachi. A letter issued by Sindh Special Home Secretary Collin Kamran Dost to Inspector General of Police Sallahuddin Khattak quoted intelligence sources as saying that the Taliban’s possible targets could be US citizens, people associated with American projects and guests staying at hotels, and US diplomats and employees working for foreign non-governmental organisations. According to another communiqué, the TTP plans to target hospitals and airports, while posing as patients in wheelchairs and as pilgrims arriving in the city after Haj. Moreover, the Taliban are likely to use vehicles covered with garlands – such as the ones used in wedding processions – to carry suicide bombers and explosives to the areas they seek to target.
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December - 7 
Eight Taliban militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in different areas of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 7, according to The News. The official sources added that fighter jets pounded sus
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Eight Taliban militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in different areas of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 7, according to The News. The official sources added that fighter jets pounded suspected hideouts of insurgents in Kharkay, Gotki, Anga and Banda areas in which four militants were killed and several others injured. Two hideouts were also destroyed in air raids.
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December - 7 
SFs conducted a search operation in Inayat Killay, the second business hub of the Bajaur tribal region near Khar headquarters, and arrested five militants and recovered weapons from their possession.
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SFs conducted a search operation in Inayat Killay, the second business hub of the Bajaur tribal region near Khar headquarters, and arrested five militants and recovered weapons from their possession.
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December - 7 
The death toll of in Peshawar Sessions Courts suicide bombing on December 7 rose to 13 as two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on December 8, according to The News. The sources said public prosecutor in Mardan, Arifullah, a res
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The death toll of in Peshawar Sessions Courts suicide bombing on December 7 rose to 13 as two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on December 8, according to The News. The sources said public prosecutor in Mardan, Arifullah, a resident of Badaber and Bakhtawar Shah, a rickshaw driver, died at the Lady Reading Hospital.
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December - 7 
There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond Sub-Division. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blas
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There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond Sub-Division. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blast.
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December - 7 
Two bomb blasts killed at least 38 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab on December 7, according to Daily Times. The two bombs exploded 30 seconds apart at 8:45 PM (PST). The first blas
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Two bomb blasts killed at least 38 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab on December 7, according to Daily Times. The two bombs exploded 30 seconds apart at 8:45 PM (PST). The first blast occurred outside a plaza housing a branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank, while the other outside the Allama Iqbal Town Police Station, situated across the road. A suicide bomber had also targeted Moon Market in August 2008 in which nine people were killed. As the first bomb went off, the plaza where the bank is situated, and an adjacent building went up in flames, halting rescue work, Nazeer Ahmed, a security guard who was at the spot when the blasts occurred, said. Nazeer said the fire made it impossible to rescue anyone from the burning buildings. The Punjab Law Minister, Police officials and officials of the Bomb Disposal Squad, rescue officials and witnesses could not say if the blasts were suicide attacks or remote-controlled detonations. Punjab Inspector General Tariq Saleem Dogar said the bombs might have been detonated by remote control, while Superintendent of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi said he was not certain if a suicide bomber was involved. “We have recovered 33 dead bodies so far,” said Dr Rizwan Naseer, Director General of Rescue and put the toll for the injured at 95. However, Dawn reports 45 causalities in the twin blast.
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December - 8 
A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The b
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A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The blast in Multan destroyed the facades off several buildings in a part of the city largely reserved for Government and Security Agencies. The apparent target of the blast was a building housing an office of the ISI which was also damaged. Senior Police Officer Agha Yusuf said at least three Taliban militants in a car carried out the attack. He said one of them first fired a rocket and an automatic weapon at a police checkpoint, and then drove to the intelligence agency – where they blew it up. He said Security personnel were also among the 12 killed. “It was a suicide attack. There were two attackers who were stopped at the checkpost, but they tried to flee and Security personnel fired at them,” another Police Official, Arif Ikram told reporters. “The attackers returned fire and also launched two rockets, and later exploded their vehicle.” Multan’s top administrative official, Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi, said that one military building was badly damaged in the blast. “They did not succeed in hitting the target,” he claimed.
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December - 8 
A US missile strike killed at least three civilians in a village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8 (today), according to Dawn. The official sources al
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A US missile strike killed at least three civilians in a village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8 (today), according to Dawn. The official sources also confirmed that the missiles destroyed a car carrying three people.
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December - 8 
Five Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Sakhra and Asharai near Matta during Operation Rah-e-Rast in Malakand. The SFs arrested nine suspects at Kabal, Bakhro near Madyan, Qambar and Tahirabad near Mingora.
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Five Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Sakhra and Asharai near Matta during Operation Rah-e-Rast in Malakand. The SFs arrested nine suspects at Kabal, Bakhro near Madyan, Qambar and Tahirabad near Mingora.
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December - 8 
One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding o
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One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding on a motorcycle came and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Naeem on the spot, while injuring his friend Basheer and subsequently managed to escape.
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December - 8 
Peshawar Police on December 8 foiled bomb blast bid in Bakhshupul area of the Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), when they defused four bombs weighing 40 kilogrammes each, according to Daily Times. Inspector General Shafqat
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Peshawar Police on December 8 foiled bomb blast bid in Bakhshupul area of the Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), when they defused four bombs weighing 40 kilogrammes each, according to Daily Times. Inspector General Shafqat Malik said the bombs could have destroyed everything within a 100 meters radius had they not been defused.
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December - 8 
PNR 19,716 cash cards have also been issued to displaced families of South Waziristan.
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PNR 19,716 cash cards have also been issued to displaced families of South Waziristan.
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December - 8 
The death toll in the December 8 bombing at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore rose to 54, according to Daily Times. A spokesman of the rescue operation said of the 45 people, 28 were men, 11 women and six children. Nine people were burned be
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The death toll in the December 8 bombing at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore rose to 54, according to Daily Times. A spokesman of the rescue operation said of the 45 people, 28 were men, 11 women and six children. Nine people were burned beyond recognition. More than 150 people were injured in the attack, he said.
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December - 8 
The Government has concrete evidence of India’s involvement in terrorism across the country and the issue will be taken up during a round of talks with New Delhi soon, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 8, according to Daily Times. Talki
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The Government has concrete evidence of India’s involvement in terrorism across the country and the issue will be taken up during a round of talks with New Delhi soon, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 8, according to Daily Times. Talking to reporters after meeting clerics in Karachi, Malik said militants and weapons were also coming in from Afghanistan, and Pakistan had taken up the issue with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. He said the Government was working on an action plan for effective surveillance of the Pak-Afghan border, adding that in this regard, biometric checkposts would soon be set up at three points along the border. Malik said al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden was not in Pakistan, and if anyone had any information in this regard, he should share it with Islamabad so that the country could take appropriate action. The Interior Minister said religious scholars from all sects had declared suicide attacks against the teachings of Islam, while the Government had also sought the views of clerics from around the world on terrorism. He said the Government would organise a conference on terrorism where scholars from Muslim countries would be invited to give their views on the issue. Malik said he would also meet clerics across the country and in this regard, a meeting had been scheduled in Lahore on December 10.
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December - 8 
The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi on December 8, according to Daily Times. The slain leader was identified as
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The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi on December 8, according to Daily Times. The slain leader was identified as Syed Shahid Hussain. Police quoting eyewitnesses said three unidentified suspects barged into Hussain’s apartment in the Assistant Commissioner Apartments, and opened fire on him using 9-mm pistols.
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December - 8 
The Police and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel said that the twin blasts at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore were suicide attacks. Iqbal Town Police claimed to have recovered the remains of two suicide attackers. Iqbal Town Superintendent of
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The Police and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel said that the twin blasts at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore were suicide attacks. Iqbal Town Police claimed to have recovered the remains of two suicide attackers. Iqbal Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Ali Nasir Rizvi told Daily Times that a head and limbs recovered from the site of the blasts are believed to be of two suicide attackers, who according to initial reports were not more than 18 years old and belonged to southern Punjab. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Ahmed while talking to Daily Times supported the version of the SP and termed both attacks as suicide bombings. He said the material used in the twin blasts included ball bearings that are used in suicide vests. Mazhar said that 10 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blasts. He said there was also possibility that some hand grenades were also used in the blasts, which targeted the building in a 150-yard radius.
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December - 8 
The Police recovered 10 mortar shells from the suburbs of Mingora city.
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The Police recovered 10 mortar shells from the suburbs of Mingora city.
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December - 8 
The Saryab station house officer (SHO) and two other Policemen were injured in a hand-grenade attack on a Police convoy on the Sabzal Road in Quetta of Balochistan on December 8, according to Daily Times. Police sources said SHO Jamil Marri was on r
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The Saryab station house officer (SHO) and two other Policemen were injured in a hand-grenade attack on a Police convoy on the Sabzal Road in Quetta of Balochistan on December 8, according to Daily Times. Police sources said SHO Jamil Marri was on routine patrol in the area when unidentified militants hurled a hand-grenade at his vehicle.
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December - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 suspected militants in the last 24 hours during Operation Rah-e-Nijat and Rah-e-Rast in South Waziristan. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs carried out a search opera
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 suspected militants in the last 24 hours during Operation Rah-e-Nijat and Rah-e-Rast in South Waziristan. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs carried out a search operation at Ziarat in the Jandola sector and also cleared Ospana Raghazai in the Shakai sector. Clearance and search operations at Kudi Ghar Sar, Nanu and Khaisura are underway. Taliban militants fired six rockets at Spin Jamaat, which were responded to effectively. The forces also cleared 46 compounds, including a training centre at Marobi West and defused nine improvised explosive devices in the Razmak sector. The Taliban also fired 10 rockets and fired Kalashnikov rounds at the Saidullah Post near Dua Khula and Pash Ziarat, to which SFs retaliated.
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December - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 47 suspects from across Swat during search and clearance operations and issued a list of 10 most wanted Taliban militants, directing them to surrender. The SFs arrested 30 suspects from Koza Bandai, 10 from Galouch
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 47 suspects from across Swat during search and clearance operations and issued a list of 10 most wanted Taliban militants, directing them to surrender. The SFs arrested 30 suspects from Koza Bandai, 10 from Galouch area of Kabal tehsil (revenue unit), two from Tahirabad, four from Sarsenai and one from Mingora. However, some of them were released after initial investigation.
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December - 8 
The SFs arrested 11 suspected Taliban militants from Khawaza Khela tehsil (revenue division), while two Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’, surrendered before the SFs in Charbagh tehsil, officials said.
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The SFs arrested 11 suspected Taliban militants from Khawaza Khela tehsil (revenue division), while two Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’, surrendered before the SFs in Charbagh tehsil, officials said.
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December - 8 
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the ISI office. Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with an Associated Press reporter in Waziristan.
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The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the ISI office. Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with an Associated Press reporter in Waziristan.
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December - 8 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will take on the Army when winter arrives in the tribal region, TTP chief T.T.P. Hakeemullah Mehsud said in a phone call with CNN on December 8, according to The News. “We will wait till January for our offensive
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will take on the Army when winter arrives in the tribal region, TTP chief T.T.P. Hakeemullah Mehsud said in a phone call with CNN on December 8, according to The News. “We will wait till January for our offensive since we are stronger during the snowing season,” Hakeemullah said. He said he was confident despite the large-scale military operation currently targeting the TTP in South Waziristan. “We have conserved our energy and have not lost our morale,” he said. “The leadership of my organisation is safe,” he said, but he did not say where they were taking refuge. He neither denied nor confirmed that the TTP was responsible for the December 8 suicide blast outside the District court in Peshawar. “Being occupied in other matters, I have not been able to contact my colleagues there, so I will not be able to take responsibility at this time,” Hakeemullah said.
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December - 8 
The United Sates intelligence personnel stationed in Pakistan are trying to ascertain whether Abdur Rehman alias Pasha, a retired major of the Pakistan Army, who has recently been named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a key link betwe
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The United Sates intelligence personnel stationed in Pakistan are trying to ascertain whether Abdur Rehman alias Pasha, a retired major of the Pakistan Army, who has recently been named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a key link between the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack suspect David Headley and his Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) handlers, is the brother-in-law of Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the absconding Ameer of the pro-Taliban Pakistani Jehadi outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), reports The News. Rehman has been charged in a Chicago court by the FBI on allegations of conspiring terrorist attacks in association with Headley, a US national of Pakistani-origin, who is already in the FBI’s custody. According to diplomatic circles in Islamabad, the United Sates intelligence personnel are trying to determine if Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed is the same person who had filed a petition in the Supreme Court on October 12, 2004, challenging the arrest of Qari Saifullah Akhtar and seeking his production in the apex court. The petitioner had also sought a court order to prevent possible deportation of Qari Saifullah, his brother-in-law, to another country. The petition was thrown out on January 18, 2005. Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the Ameer (chief) of the Pakistan chapter of the HUJI, who had been arrested in 1995 for conspiring to topple the second Government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, had been named by the slain PPP leader in her posthumous book -- Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West - as a principal suspect in the October 18, 2007 attempt on her life in Karachi.
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December - 8 
The United States has warned the Government that its Security Forces (SFs) will chase Taliban forces into Pakistan if Islamabad does not get tough with the insurgents, the Daily Times reported quoting The New York Times on December 8. Quoting unnamed
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The United States has warned the Government that its Security Forces (SFs) will chase Taliban forces into Pakistan if Islamabad does not get tough with the insurgents, the Daily Times reported quoting The New York Times on December 8. Quoting unnamed US and Pakistani officials, the newspaper said the blunt message was delivered in November when National Security Adviser James Jones and White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan met with the heads of the military and intelligence. “Jones’s message was if that Pakistani help wasn’t forthcoming, the United States would have to do it themselves,” an unnamed official told the New York Times. That could mean the US expanding drone attacks beyond the Tribal Areas and Special Forces raids in Pakistan against Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, the officials said. “I think they read our intentions accurately,” a senior US Administration Official said. US officials said the message was intended to press the Pakistani military to pursue Taliban insurgents.
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December - 8 
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 8 said that Pakistan’s stability was critical to the security of South Asia, according to Daily Times. Speaking to US Global Leadership of Coalition, she said the Obama Administration was amplifyi
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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 8 said that Pakistan’s stability was critical to the security of South Asia, according to Daily Times. Speaking to US Global Leadership of Coalition, she said the Obama Administration was amplifying its diplomatic and development efforts in the region and considered civilian aid a key part of the overall partnership with regional players. “We have also begun expanding our civilian effort in Pakistan, whose stability is essential to the security of that region and beyond,” Clinton said. She further added that President Barack Obama had made it clear while outlining his revamped strategy for the region “that we cannot finish the (anti-terror) job on our own, or with military might alone”.
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December - 8 
Two Arab nationals were killed in a missile strike on a car by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -operated spy planes at Spalga village in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 8, according to T
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Two Arab nationals were killed in a missile strike on a car by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -operated spy planes at Spalga village in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 8, according to The News. A senior Government official based in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, told The News by telephone that the drone fired two missiles on the car. He said two Arab nationals were travelling in the car when it was struck by the drone. Four drones were flying at the time of the attack over the area. The Taliban sources also confirmed that both the men killed in the drone attack were foreigners and belonged to Saudi Arabia. Both of them had just left their homes and were on their way to the Afghan border, where they were supposed to meet their colleagues, the Taliban sources said. They said the identity of the two ‘guest fighters’ could not be ascertained as their bodies had been blown apart. A tribesman of Spalga village, Hafiz Rasool, told The News by telephone that the car was torn into pieces after being hit by the drone.
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December - 8 
Two persons, including one Frontier Constabulary (FC), were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi on December 8, reports The News. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police so
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Two persons, including one Frontier Constabulary (FC), were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi on December 8, reports The News. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that the incident happened inside the victims’ house situated in Gulshan-i-Bunair of Quaidabad, while he was asleep. During the investigation it was found that the deceased was a recruit of the FC and was posted in Abbottabad. A few days ago, he took a leave from headquarters and came to Karachi for the construction of his house. The deceased personnel was married and originated from Swat. The murder seems to be a target killing incident.
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December - 8 
United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates on December 8 said that the U.S. is prepared to give Pakistan more help in fighting against al-Qaeda if its Government wants it, according to The News. Gates, who arrived in Afghanistan, said it is Pakista
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United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates on December 8 said that the U.S. is prepared to give Pakistan more help in fighting against al-Qaeda if its Government wants it, according to The News. Gates, who arrived in Afghanistan, said it is Pakistan's ``foot on the accelerator'' when it comes to fighting terrorists. But he said the U.S. could provide more assistance ``at any pace they are prepared to accept.'' While Pakistan is considered one of the closest U.S. allies in the war on terrorism, it is also accused of giving anti-U.S. forces a safe haven along its lawless border.
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December - 9 
Five suspected militants were arrested at Miachan Baba in Shakai sector. The SFs also cleared 25 compounds at Tara Tiza Alghad and Mairobi Raghzai in Razmak sector and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.
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Five suspected militants were arrested at Miachan Baba in Shakai sector. The SFs also cleared 25 compounds at Tara Tiza Alghad and Mairobi Raghzai in Razmak sector and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.
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December - 9 
In the province, the SFs neutralised a militant plot and defused three powerful remote-controlled bombs at Mamond tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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In the province, the SFs neutralised a militant plot and defused three powerful remote-controlled bombs at Mamond tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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December - 9 
India is involved in terrorism in Pakistan and wants to tear the country apart, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘chief’ Munawwar Hasan said on December 9, according to Daily Times. Addressing a grand tribal jirga (council) at Markaz Islami, the JI ‘Chief’ said
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India is involved in terrorism in Pakistan and wants to tear the country apart, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘chief’ Munawwar Hasan said on December 9, according to Daily Times. Addressing a grand tribal jirga (council) at Markaz Islami, the JI ‘Chief’ said India, the United States and Israel were united against Pakistan. He said India wanted to decide the Kashmir issue unilaterally, adding that there would be no compromise on the issue. The JI ‘chief’ said his party condemned suicide bombings, but drone attacks, military operations and alliance with the US were equally condemnable and Ulema (religious scholars) should give fatwa against them.
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December - 9 
Security Agencies arrested six people, three foreigners among them, for their alleged links with banned religious outfit Jaish-i-Mohammed and for planning a terrorist attack in Sargodha of Punjab on December 9, according to The News. Among the suspec
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Security Agencies arrested six people, three foreigners among them, for their alleged links with banned religious outfit Jaish-i-Mohammed and for planning a terrorist attack in Sargodha of Punjab on December 9, according to The News. Among the suspects were two Egyptians, one Yemeni, two Pakistani-Americans and a local. Sources said that these five militants were arrested from the house of one of the suspects in Aziz Bhatti Town. Two computers and some jihadi literature were recovered. The Pakistani-Americans were identified as Omer Farooq and Waqar.
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December - 9 
The Police arrested 13 suspected militants in a raid conducted in Kharmato areas of Kohat city in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the evening of December 9, according to The News. Sources said the raids were conducted after unidentified person
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The Police arrested 13 suspected militants in a raid conducted in Kharmato areas of Kohat city in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the evening of December 9, according to The News. Sources said the raids were conducted after unidentified persons beheaded an employee of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) in the area on December 9. Arms including 12 Kalashnikov rifles, five guns, four pistols, five hand-grenades and 2,000 rounds were recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.
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December - 9 
The SFs arrested 10 suspected militants at Saidu Sharif, Fizaghat, Bishbanr, Mingora and Jijal Kandao near Fatehpur.
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The SFs arrested 10 suspected militants at Saidu Sharif, Fizaghat, Bishbanr, Mingora and Jijal Kandao near Fatehpur.
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December - 9 
The SFs cleared Aka Khel Pungai near Ahmadwam and Abdullah Noor Kaskai near Kotkai in Jandola sector during the latest action in Operation Rah-e-Nijat and destroyed several improvised explosive devices. The SFs also cleared Ghujre, two kilometres nor
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The SFs cleared Aka Khel Pungai near Ahmadwam and Abdullah Noor Kaskai near Kotkai in Jandola sector during the latest action in Operation Rah-e-Nijat and destroyed several improvised explosive devices. The SFs also cleared Ghujre, two kilometres north of Pash Ziarat, and destroyed tunnels and underground bunkers.
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December - 9 
The SFs sources said that 589 Taliban militants have so far been killed in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, while 79 of their personnel died. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a large cache of arms and
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The SFs sources said that 589 Taliban militants have so far been killed in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, while 79 of their personnel died. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a large cache of arms and ammunition had also been recovered from different terrorist hideouts since the operation began.
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December - 9 
Three Taliban militants were killed in the military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that three Taliban militants were killed in
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Three Taliban militants were killed in the military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that three Taliban militants were killed in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Chinar area in Nawagai tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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December - 9 
Two Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Salhand and Chamtalai posts in Swat.
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Two Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Salhand and Chamtalai posts in Swat.
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December - 9 
Unidentified Taliban militants blew up a boys school in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 9, according to Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified Taliban militants a
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Unidentified Taliban militants blew up a boys school in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 9, according to Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified Taliban militants arrived at the Government High School for Boys at Shlobar and abducted the school watchman. Later, the militants blew up the school. However, no casualty was reported. According to AFP, Taliban blew up two schools in Khyber Agency, officials said. They said most of the buildings were reduced to rubble but no one was injured. “Both main school buildings were completely destroyed,” said Shafeerullah Wazir, the top Administrative Official of the District, adding only two classrooms remained standing in the two adjacent schools. Wazir said the Taliban had buried large quantities of dynamite around the outer walls of the schools. “Both Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam are involved in this act,” he said.
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December - 10 
A top al Qaeda leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone missile strike in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. Yahya managed to escape from the Bagram Airbase of Afghanistan
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A top al Qaeda leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone missile strike in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. Yahya managed to escape from the Bagram Airbase of Afghanistan in 2005. He was born in Libya in 1963 and enjoyed close relations with Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahri. United States authorities had offered a bounty of USD five million for his capture, dead or alive. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, no US drone hit South Waziristan on December 10. Since August 2008, at least 65 such strikes have killed around 625 people.
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December - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants in ongoing operations in Khyber Agency and South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. The SFs targeted militant hideouts in Bara tehsil (r
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants in ongoing operations in Khyber Agency and South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. The SFs targeted militant hideouts in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber, killing 10 militants in Zava area of Tirah valley, official sources said. Sources told Daily Times that troops also destroyed four militant hideouts in the area, adding that three militants, including a commander, were arrested during a search operation in Akakhel area of Bara.
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December - 10 
SFs killed five militants, while a trooper was killed in the clashes in South Waziristan. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the SFs cleared the Nanu area and destroyed militant hideouts in Barwand, including that of Taliban commander Wa
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SFs killed five militants, while a trooper was killed in the clashes in South Waziristan. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the SFs cleared the Nanu area and destroyed militant hideouts in Barwand, including that of Taliban commander Waliur Rehman. The SFs also cleared Partigai area near Ahmadwam and Kazha Kats, and also secured 30 militant’s compounds in the area around Abdullah Nur Kaskai, Bangiwala and Aka Khel Pungai. The SFs conducted a search operation in Marobi Raghozai near Makeen and neutralised an ammunition factory, along with a cache of arms and ammunitions.
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December - 10 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants and demolished three houses belonging to the Taliban in Mattani area of SWAT in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 10, according to Daily Times.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants and demolished three houses belonging to the Taliban in Mattani area of SWAT in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 10, according to Daily Times.
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December - 11 
At least five people were injured when a petrol filling station was blown up through a remote-controlled device in the main town of Lakki Marwat District. The bomb was fitted to a bicycle. The injured included the owner of the station, Naseer Khan, w
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At least five people were injured when a petrol filling station was blown up through a remote-controlled device in the main town of Lakki Marwat District. The bomb was fitted to a bicycle. The injured included the owner of the station, Naseer Khan, who is a former parliamentarian from Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N). Others injured were identified as Nazir Muhammad, Qasim Khan, Jan Dad and Sher Muhammad. Lakki Marwat District Police Officer Ayub Khan said the bomb weighed between eight to 10 kilogrammes.
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December - 11 
One unidentified militant was killed in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency.
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One unidentified militant was killed in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency.
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December - 11 
Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama said in excerpts of a weekend interview on December 11, according to The News. In the interview with media, Barack Obama said the tribal mi
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Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama said in excerpts of a weekend interview on December 11, according to The News. In the interview with media, Barack Obama said the tribal militants that straddle the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan were the "epicenter of the violent extremism directed against the West... and the United States." "Ultimately, in order for us to eradicate the problem, to really go after al-Qaeda... we are going to need more cooperation from Pakistan. There is no doubt about that," Barack Obama added.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) discovered a Jannat (heaven) in South Waziristan Agency on December 11, in which militants used to brainwash suicide bombers. According to ISPR, a team of journalists visited the jannat at Nawaz Kot area of the agency. The ‘heav
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Security Forces (SFs) discovered a Jannat (heaven) in South Waziristan Agency on December 11, in which militants used to brainwash suicide bombers. According to ISPR, a team of journalists visited the jannat at Nawaz Kot area of the agency. The ‘heaven’ consisted of four rooms. Each room contains beautiful paintings of running canals of milk and honey surrounded by hoors (maidens of paradise). Conducting Officer Major Saleem said Taliban clerics showed the jannat to the would-be suicide bombers to convince them that once they blew themselves up they would enjoy a status equivalent to that of the companions of Prophet Muhammad. He said they were also told that they would live forever in the company of beautiful hoors. He said SFs had also seized hate literature, CDs, hashish and other drugs from the site. The official said two would-be suicide bombers and their trainers were also arrested from the place.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 17 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, according to Daily Times. In Orakzai Agency, nine Taliban militants were killed and two of the
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 17 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, according to Daily Times. In Orakzai Agency, nine Taliban militants were killed and two of their hideouts destroyed in air strikes on Ghiljo and Mamoonzai tehsils (revenue unit), Paramilitary Force spokesman Major Fazalur Rehman told AFP. They included a man identified as a local Taliban ‘commander’, Bacha Akbar, Military spokesman Major Mushtaq Khan said.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested two others in the ongoing military operations in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 11, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested two others in the ongoing military operations in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 11, according to Daily Times.
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December - 11 
Seven militants were killed and 20 others injured when troops clashed with the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Shalobar area of Bara tehsils (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The clash occurred when troops raided a house in the area.
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Seven militants were killed and 20 others injured when troops clashed with the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Shalobar area of Bara tehsils (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The clash occurred when troops raided a house in the area.
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December - 11 
The five Americans arrested from Sargodha on charges of seeking jihad will not be deported until investigation is complete, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 11, according to Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Malik said US Amb
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The five Americans arrested from Sargodha on charges of seeking jihad will not be deported until investigation is complete, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 11, according to Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Malik said US Ambassador Anne W Patterson had informed him in writing that five US nationals were arriving in Pakistan with "bad intentions". "Acting on the information, our law enforcement authorities arrested the Americans," he said, adding that the US nationals were not being deported. "We will first see which laws they have violated. Once our law enforcement authorities clear them, only then can we deport them," he said.
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December - 11 
Three Taliban were arrested from the Mamoond tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. The SFs also destroyed two Taliban hideouts in Nawagai.
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Three Taliban were arrested from the Mamoond tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. The SFs also destroyed two Taliban hideouts in Nawagai.
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December - 12 
10 militants were killed while more than 150 suspects arrested in the Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. Officials said the SFs retaliated when Taliban militants fired at them in the Shalobar area of Bara during the operation, jointly c
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10 militants were killed while more than 150 suspects arrested in the Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. Officials said the SFs retaliated when Taliban militants fired at them in the Shalobar area of Bara during the operation, jointly conducted by the Army and the Frontier Corps.
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December - 12 
A patrolling party of the Levies Force escaped a remote-controlled bomb attack in the Kotki area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency. They said 19 suspects had been arrested in search operations. The sources said a bomb went off during a routine patrol o
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A patrolling party of the Levies Force escaped a remote-controlled bomb attack in the Kotki area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency. They said 19 suspects had been arrested in search operations. The sources said a bomb went off during a routine patrol of the Levies Force, while another remote-controlled blast occurred in the Nawagai bazaar.
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December - 12 
At least 10 Taliban militants were killed during the ongoing military operation in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, according to Daily Times. The killed Taliban militants included a ‘commander’ wanted by
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At least 10 Taliban militants were killed during the ongoing military operation in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, according to Daily Times. The killed Taliban militants included a ‘commander’ wanted by Police in several incidents of sabotage and insurgency. The Security Forces (SFs) launched a massive operation in Marghan, Dogar, Gawadar, Zangey and Terley area. The SFs are advancing into other areas and have destroyed four Taliban hideouts so far. They have also seized a large amount of ammunition and explosive material.
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December - 12 
Bonair Khan, a close aide of Sufi Muhammad, was killed along with three other associates as they tried to escape from the Army’s Red Fort in Maidan area of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 12, according to Daily Times.
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Bonair Khan, a close aide of Sufi Muhammad, was killed along with three other associates as they tried to escape from the Army’s Red Fort in Maidan area of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 12, according to Daily Times. It has been reported that Bonair Khan had masterminded several suicide bombings, target killings and attacks on Security Forces and facilitated the Taliban in various attacks.
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December - 12 
The SFs also captured an underground cave in South Waziristan Agency that was used as a depot by the Taliban militants for storing arms and heavy weapons, besides seizing a large cache of foreign-made weapons. Major Saleem of the army told the journa
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The SFs also captured an underground cave in South Waziristan Agency that was used as a depot by the Taliban militants for storing arms and heavy weapons, besides seizing a large cache of foreign-made weapons. Major Saleem of the army told the journalists that the SFs had also recovered a 22-pound cannon that could strike long-range targets. He said the seized foreign weapons included anti-aircraft guns, missiles, rocket launchers, mortar guns, hand grenades and land mines.
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December - 12 
The SFs arrested two suspects from Ghalanai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. According to the Mohmand Agency’s political administration, one of the suspects was arrested from Kashmir Kor by the SFs while the second was arrested by the Ghalanai tehsildar.
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The SFs arrested two suspects from Ghalanai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. According to the Mohmand Agency’s political administration, one of the suspects was arrested from Kashmir Kor by the SFs while the second was arrested by the Ghalanai tehsildar.
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December - 13 
An intelligence agency captured the Swat Taliban ‘leader’ Fazlullah’s driver, Rahim Dad, from Shergarh area in Mardan of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 13, according to Daily Times. Sources said the personnel of an intelligence agen
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An intelligence agency captured the Swat Taliban ‘leader’ Fazlullah’s driver, Rahim Dad, from Shergarh area in Mardan of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 13, according to Daily Times. Sources said the personnel of an intelligence agency’s raided a house in Shergarh area on a tip-off and arrested Rahim Dad, recovering a Kalashnikov rifle and hand grenades from his possession. Rahim is a resident of Gulshanabad in Batkhela Tehsil (revenue division) of Malakand Agency.
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December - 13 
Four militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including their ‘commander’, were arrested in the Quaidabad area of Karachi on December 13, according to Daily Times. The arrested militants were allegedly plotting terror activities in the city
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Four militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including their ‘commander’, were arrested in the Quaidabad area of Karachi on December 13, according to Daily Times. The arrested militants were allegedly plotting terror activities in the city during Moharramul Haram (Islamic Religious Month) and four hand grenades, four Kalashnikovs and three-and-a-half kilogrammes of hashish were recovered from their possession. The Senior Superintendent of Police (East Zone II Investigations) Choudhry Aslam Khan said the arrested men have been identified as Noor Wali, Niaz alias Riaz, Kher Mohammad alias Kaka and Niaz alias Omer. Giving details about the militant’s background, Khan said they had abducted a businessman named Zain Mehdi in Karachi, detained him for three months and later released him after receiving ransom money of PNR one million. Two months back, they had killed a man named Zubair at the Sohrab Goth graveyard suspecting him of being a Police informer. They had also robbed PNR one million from a petrol pump in Federal B Area of Karachi.
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December - 13 
On December 13, the religious leaders from various schools of thought in Punjab declared suicide attacks as ‘haram’ (prohibited) and promised to cooperate with the Punjab Government in the fight against terrorism, according to Daily Times. They expre
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On December 13, the religious leaders from various schools of thought in Punjab declared suicide attacks as ‘haram’ (prohibited) and promised to cooperate with the Punjab Government in the fight against terrorism, according to Daily Times. They expressed this commitment in a unanimous resolution, passed after a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Lahore. The resolution, presented by Muttahida Ulema Board Chairman Sahibzada Fazle Karim, stated that suicide bombings had no place in Islam. It said the board wanted to see the country on the road to development and peace. Meanwhile, talking to journalists, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif urged religious leaders to play a major role in countering the challenges being faced by the country.
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December - 13 
The former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed called suicide bombings “un-Islamic”, saying that United States drone strikes were an assault on the country’s sovereignty and “cannot be tolerated anymore”. Addressing a conference, he said Is
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The former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed called suicide bombings “un-Islamic”, saying that United States drone strikes were an assault on the country’s sovereignty and “cannot be tolerated anymore”. Addressing a conference, he said Islam did not allow killing of “Muslim brothers” by launching suicide attacks and bomb blasts on ordinary citizens. “Suicide attacks are not allowed in Islam and our religion does not allow the killing of innocent people. “The murder of a Muslim is in fact the killing of all humanity,” he said, adding that United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces would be defeated in Afghanistan due to their “anti-people” policies. He said drone attacks in Pakistan were a violation of international law and the country’s sovereignty. Qazi called for strict action against elements involved in corruption adding that clerics from different schools of thought should unite to guide the nation in “these testing times” and protect it from imperialist forces.
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December - 13 
The Security Forces (SF) killed at least seven militants in Kurram tribal region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13, according to Daily Times. Two soldiers also died in the fighting, officials told the Associated Press on co
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The Security Forces (SF) killed at least seven militants in Kurram tribal region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13, according to Daily Times. Two soldiers also died in the fighting, officials told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media. People began fleeing the area after SF urged villagers to leave, the officials said. Reuters quoted administration officials and intelligence agents as saying that the SF, backed by artillery and fighter aircraft, had attacked terrorists in Kurram and destroyed 10 of their hideouts. 20 militants and 12 SF personnel were also injured in the exchange of fire.
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December - 13 
The SFs carried out an operation at village Tanga Patai and destroyed nine improvised explosive device (IEDs) and recovered a cache of arms from the area.
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The SFs carried out an operation at village Tanga Patai and destroyed nine improvised explosive device (IEDs) and recovered a cache of arms from the area.
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December - 13 
Unidentified militants blew up and set ablaze the houses of eight Government officials in Sharif Khana of Charmang area in Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency, reports The News. The sources said that militants first blew up one by one all the eight
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Unidentified militants blew up and set ablaze the houses of eight Government officials in Sharif Khana of Charmang area in Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency, reports The News. The sources said that militants first blew up one by one all the eight houses located in Sharif Khana, some 20 kilometres from Khar headquarters, and then set ablaze all the structures. The houses were completely destroyed in the blasts and fire. No casualty was reported as the families had abandoned the houses when the military operation was launched against militants in the area. Eyewitnesses said that eight Government Officials identified as Abdul Kabeer, Nazifullah, Mujtaba, Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Zubair, Abdul Khaliq and Muhammad Aziz were earlier living in these houses. Nobody claimed responsibility for the act.
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December - 14 
A Spanish court on December 14 sentenced nine Pakistani nationals and two Indian nationals to 14-year jail terms for belonging to a terrorist outfit and making plan for a suicide bomb blast in Barcelona, according to The Hindu. Earlier, these person
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A Spanish court on December 14 sentenced nine Pakistani nationals and two Indian nationals to 14-year jail terms for belonging to a terrorist outfit and making plan for a suicide bomb blast in Barcelona, according to The Hindu. Earlier, these persons were arrested in Spain on January 19, 2008.
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December - 14 
Frontier Constabulary sources said SFs killed nine Taliban militants in Kurram Agency.
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Frontier Constabulary sources said SFs killed nine Taliban militants in Kurram Agency.
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December - 14 
SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured another three militants in various areas of Khar and Nawagai in Bajaur Agency.
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SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured another three militants in various areas of Khar and Nawagai in Bajaur Agency.
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December - 14 
Six militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted a terrorists’ vehicle in Kurram Agency.
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Six militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted a terrorists’ vehicle in Kurram Agency.
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December - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 18 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. The SFs killed five Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South W
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 18 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. The SFs killed five Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. It said the SFs killed four militants at Mola Khan Sarai in the Shakai sector, while a trooper was also injured during the clash. Another militant was killed and a soldier injured during a clash in the Razmak sector.
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December - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search operation at Najigram in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 14, according to Daily times.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search operation at Najigram in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 14, according to Daily times.
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December - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ for the Naugolai area in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was arrested during a raid at a hideout in Ittehad Town, a close proximity of Karachi city, on December 14, according to Daily times
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ for the Naugolai area in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was arrested during a raid at a hideout in Ittehad Town, a close proximity of Karachi city, on December 14, according to Daily times. Police sources said a Crime Investigation Department team headed by Investigations Senior Superintendent of Police Umar Shahid arrested Rashid alias Tooti Khan. One TT pistol was recovered from his possession. The arrested man is believed to be a close associate of Maulvi Fazlullah and Abu Faraj of the TTP Swat and was involved in killing law enforcement personnel and attacking various sensitive installations and check posts.
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December - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 urged clerics to refrain from issuing edicts against suicide bombing without lending an ear to the “jihadi point of view”, according to Daily Times. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said, “We expect that th
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 urged clerics to refrain from issuing edicts against suicide bombing without lending an ear to the “jihadi point of view”, according to Daily Times. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said, “We expect that the clerics will not issue fatwas against suicide bombing without listening to the point of view of the jihadi forces.” “These clerics, if they are forced by the Government to issue decrees against us, should visit areas where Security Forces’ operation is going on to know who is doing what.” The TTP appeal came after the Government sought edicts from renowned religious scholars and clerics against suicide attacks. “Issuing fatwas against suicide bombing on the basis of the Government’s propaganda is unjust,” the spokesman added.
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December - 14 
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in Saddokhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. Local residents said it was the second attack on Malik Ashraf Killi Primary Scho
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Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in Saddokhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. Local residents said it was the second attack on Malik Ashraf Killi Primary School. They said as many as 200 girls were enrolled in the school. Political administration and security officials also visited the site and warned Afghanistan nationals to vacate the area within a week. “They are Taliban. They are the same people who do not want children to get education,” Rahim Gul Khattak, a senior administration official, told AFP.
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December - 14 
Weapons being used for terrorism in Pakistan come from Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on December 14, according to Daily times. Addressing a conference on ‘Improving Governance: Towards Sustainabl
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Weapons being used for terrorism in Pakistan come from Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on December 14, according to Daily times. Addressing a conference on ‘Improving Governance: Towards Sustainable Growth, Peace and Equity’, he said, “Every bullet, gun, bomb, rocket and explosives being used in acts of terrorism in Pakistan comes from Afghanistan.” The NWFP Governor was chairing the session ‘Sustainable Governance Strategies to Counter Terrorism’ on the second day of the three-day conference. He said external factors were the main cause for the increasing terrorism across the country. “Religious seminaries and economic problems in the country existed before the advent of terrorism in the country; therefore, these things cannot be attributed as the reason behind the menace. Terrorism has actually been triggered by external factors, primarily anarchy and unrest in Afghanistan,” he said. “The question that needs answering is that who is providing the resources to the insurgents,” Ghani said, adding that around Rs 40 billion had been spent by terrorists in the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the last 10 years.
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December - 15 
A pipeline supplying gas to Loti Gas Field in Zain Koh area was blown up at Sui. The Police sources said unidentified militants planted a bomb near the 16-inch pipeline, adding the explosion destroyed a portion of the pipeline.
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A pipeline supplying gas to Loti Gas Field in Zain Koh area was blown up at Sui. The Police sources said unidentified militants planted a bomb near the 16-inch pipeline, adding the explosion destroyed a portion of the pipeline.
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December - 15 
A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentifi
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A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentified militants detonated the explosives outside the house of Khosa, who was not in home at the time of explosion. An eyewitness, Naeem, said a white-coloured car reached the gate of Khosa’s house and exploded, APP reported. Most of the dead and injured were persons shopping or working at the market. It was unclear whether the bomber meant to target the politician’s home or the market. The attack badly damaged the house and several nearby shops and buildings, including a mosque and bank. “The whole market has collapsed,” said Raza Khan, a local resident. “There is smoke and people running here and there.” The attacker had packed the car with about 900 pounds (400 kilogrammes) of explosives, Senior Police Officer Muhammad Rizwan said. Zulfiqar Khosa’s son, Dost Muhammad Khosa, said two of his cousins were among the wounded. “It was a direct attack on us,” Dost alleged, declining to speculate who was behind the blast. Meanwhile, Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa said that his residence was targeted in the suicide attack but he is not sure whether he was the target of the bomber or not. “All of my family members are safe and are in Lahore,” he told a private television channel after a suicide bomber exploded an explosives-laden car outside his residence. Khosa condemned the explosion.
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December - 15 
During ‘Operation Rah-e-Raast’ in Malakand Division, SFs recovered a cache of arms from Lalkhu Gharai, Batku, Hatrang, Tangar, Darogzar and Bashkhela. SFs also conducted a search operation in Tutaki near Matta, Manglaur, Charbagh, Harichand, Devolai,
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During ‘Operation Rah-e-Raast’ in Malakand Division, SFs recovered a cache of arms from Lalkhu Gharai, Batku, Hatrang, Tangar, Darogzar and Bashkhela. SFs also conducted a search operation in Tutaki near Matta, Manglaur, Charbagh, Harichand, Devolai, Imamdherai and Tighak-Galoch and arrested 17 Taliban militants.
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December - 15 
Gunship helicopters also pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in Tarali, Sultani, Tari Tank, Dogar and Alwara Mela. As many as five Taliban militants were injured and several of their hideouts were destroyed. Orakzai is believed to be the base of Hakee
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Gunship helicopters also pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in Tarali, Sultani, Tari Tank, Dogar and Alwara Mela. As many as five Taliban militants were injured and several of their hideouts were destroyed. Orakzai is believed to be the base of Hakeemullah Mehsud, leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, and is part of Pakistan’s tribal belt on the Afghanistan border.
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December - 15 
in the province, SFs conducted search operation near Tara Tiza and neutralised 22 militant hideouts, including two tunnels (35 feet long) in Razmak sector. SFs successfully established link up at village Zawar near Ghariom. In Pash Ziarat, 15 militan
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in the province, SFs conducted search operation near Tara Tiza and neutralised 22 militant hideouts, including two tunnels (35 feet long) in Razmak sector. SFs successfully established link up at village Zawar near Ghariom. In Pash Ziarat, 15 militant hideouts were neutralised and a cache of arms was recovered.
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December - 15 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ‘chief’ Altaf Hussain appealed to religious scholars of all schools of thought on December 15 to highlight in their sermons and speeches the fact that Islam forbids suicide bombing and to issue a fatwa (dictat) declarin
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ‘chief’ Altaf Hussain appealed to religious scholars of all schools of thought on December 15 to highlight in their sermons and speeches the fact that Islam forbids suicide bombing and to issue a fatwa (dictat) declaring that it (suicide bombing) is impermissible under any circumstances, according to Dawn. He was addressing from London a convention of Ulema and mashaikhs organised to discuss ways of maintaining sectarian harmony during Muharram. He condemned the rising incidents of terrorism and suicide bombings across the country. Hussain also condemned United States drone attacks in Pakistan when a participant drew his attention to such attacks in tribal areas. Such attacks, he said, often caused death of innocent people.
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December - 15 
One Pakistan origin American national, Syed Haris Ahmed (25) of Atlanta, and one Bangladesh origin American national, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (23) of Georgia, were sentenced to 13 and 17 years in prison respectively by a United States court on Decembe
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One Pakistan origin American national, Syed Haris Ahmed (25) of Atlanta, and one Bangladesh origin American national, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (23) of Georgia, were sentenced to 13 and 17 years in prison respectively by a United States court on December 15, for their link to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and providing them with material aid and support for attacks in the U.S. and abroad, according to The Hindu. District Judge William Duffey Junior of Federal Court in Atlanta sentenced Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, following their convictions in 2009 in separate but related criminal trials. Like David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, Sadequee and Ahmed too were in contact with the LeT and the JeM. However unlike Headley, who sent video footage and photographs of possible LeT targets in India, Sadeequee and Ahmed sent video clips of possible LeT targets in the US. “This is not about your faith,” Judge Duffey Jr. told them. “This is about your conduct. This is about the rule of law in this country that you have decided does not apply to you.”
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December - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 36 Taliban militants in separate military operations in Orakzai, Bajaur and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 15, according to Daily Times. Sources said that 25 Taliban militants we
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 36 Taliban militants in separate military operations in Orakzai, Bajaur and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 15, according to Daily Times. Sources said that 25 Taliban militants were killed when gunship helicopters pounded their hideouts in the Khost Sturi Khel and Sultanzai areas of Orakzai Agency. They also said three hideouts and two vehicles were also destroyed in the attack. An important training centre at Sultankhel was also destroyed.
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December - 15 
SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured two other militants in Charmang, Mamoond and Nawagai tehsils of Bajaur Agency. Eighteen Taliban surrendered to security forces in Inayat Killay and various parts of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit).
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SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured two other militants in Charmang, Mamoond and Nawagai tehsils of Bajaur Agency. Eighteen Taliban surrendered to security forces in Inayat Killay and various parts of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit).
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December - 15 
SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in South Waziristan Agency. SFs also cleared Aqhzar, Tauda Uba, Jani Kot and arrested two suspects. They also consolidated their positions in Shakai sector.
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SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in South Waziristan Agency. SFs also cleared Aqhzar, Tauda Uba, Jani Kot and arrested two suspects. They also consolidated their positions in Shakai sector.
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December - 15 
The JIT reportedly decided to book the six United States nationals under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Dawn. The Police had registered a case against Waqar Hussain Khan, 22 (Virginia), Ahmed Abdullah Mani, 20 (Virginia), Ramay S Zamzam, 22 (Egypt
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The JIT reportedly decided to book the six United States nationals under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Dawn. The Police had registered a case against Waqar Hussain Khan, 22 (Virginia), Ahmed Abdullah Mani, 20 (Virginia), Ramay S Zamzam, 22 (Egypt) Iman Hasan Yamar, 17, (California), Omar Farouk, 24 and his father Khalid Farouk (Virginia) under the Pakistan Penal Code for criminal conspiracy and violation of Foreigners Act after arresting them from Sargodha on December 9.
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December - 15 
The Sargodha civil court on December 15 granted 10 days’ physical remand of the five United States nationals arrested for their reported involvement in planning to join militant outfits, according to The News. They were brought to Sargodha from Lahor
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The Sargodha civil court on December 15 granted 10 days’ physical remand of the five United States nationals arrested for their reported involvement in planning to join militant outfits, according to The News. They were brought to Sargodha from Lahore amid tight security and presented before the judge, where a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) requested for their 10-day remand. Meanwhile, United State’s State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in response to a question about the Lahore High Court order: “It sounds to me to be a reasonable judicial procedure.” The LHC had directed the authorities in Pakistan not to deport the arrested US nationals to any country. “We are in the process of working with the Pakistani authorities to determine their legal status, and formal charges haven’t been brought,” Kelly said. Declining to comment on the LHC verdict, Kelly said: “What we’re interested in is that their legal rights are being respected, that the local law is being followed, and that they have access to legal counsel. And we normally provide them with a list of lawyers, who are available in the matter that they’re being held for.”
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December - 15 
The Taliban leadership is sending messages from various sources to the Government for holding dialogue, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 15, according to Daily Times. “The Government cannot hold talks with unreliable people who don’t e
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The Taliban leadership is sending messages from various sources to the Government for holding dialogue, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 15, according to Daily Times. “The Government cannot hold talks with unreliable people who don’t even fulfil their commitments. If the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) really wants to hold dialogue with the Government, they must surrender and lay down their arms first,” Malik said. He said TTP leader Hakeemullah Mehsud had accepted responsibility for the Parade Lane mosque attack in Rawalpindi, adding that the TTP had time and again accepted the responsibility of militant attacks in various parts of the country including suicide attacks on students at the International Islamic University. “How can they (Taliban) blame the country’s secret agencies for carrying out terrorist attacks,” he asked, adding that, “TTP spokesman Azam Tariq is a liar. He is the person who first announced the death of Hakeemullah Mehsud and said Faqir Muhammad will be the head of the TTP, but later backtracked.” “The leadership of TTP has realised that their so-called and self-designed jihad is meaningless now as the clerics have denounced suicide attacks and their jihad, which is against innocent people,” Malik said.
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December - 15 
Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at a Police bus in Quetta of Balochistan on December 15, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the bus was slightly damaged and caused no casualties.
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Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at a Police bus in Quetta of Balochistan on December 15, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the bus was slightly damaged and caused no casualties.
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December - 15 
Unidentified militants torched two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) oil tankers in Spiny Road of Quetta. Officials said the unidentified militants opened fire on the tankers on Spiny Road and managed to escape from the scene.
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Unidentified militants torched two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) oil tankers in Spiny Road of Quetta. Officials said the unidentified militants opened fire on the tankers on Spiny Road and managed to escape from the scene.
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December - 16 
A Baloch Senator on December 15 said there is no proof that New Delhi is fomenting trouble there (Balochistan), according to The Hindu. In a statement that could embarrass Pakistan, which has claimed that India is fuelling unrest in Balochistan, the
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A Baloch Senator on December 15 said there is no proof that New Delhi is fomenting trouble there (Balochistan), according to The Hindu. In a statement that could embarrass Pakistan, which has claimed that India is fuelling unrest in Balochistan, the Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo said that “We don’t have a proof. As a representative of Baloch people and a leader of a National Party, I have no information on this. Maybe, intelligence agencies of India and Pakistan have knowledge about it”. Asking India to realise the threat posed by terrorism in its neighbourhood, the Senator said terror emanating from Afghanistan reached Pakistan in no time and New Delhi should keep this fact in mind.
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 suspected militants, including a ‘commander’, Syed Noor, during a search operation in Shalober, Qamberkhel and Akakhel area of Bara sub-division in Khyber Agency.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 suspected militants, including a ‘commander’, Syed Noor, during a search operation in Shalober, Qamberkhel and Akakhel area of Bara sub-division in Khyber Agency.
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December - 16 
Six Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the raids and clashes in the South Waziristan.
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Six Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the raids and clashes in the South Waziristan.
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December - 16 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interrogator of David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani has, for the first time, confirmed that "A section of serving Pakistan army officers" are working in collaboration with India-specific jihadi groups li
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interrogator of David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani has, for the first time, confirmed that "A section of serving Pakistan army officers" are working in collaboration with India-specific jihadi groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), according to Times of India. Sources said this was revealed by Headley to his FBI interrogators in what is the first confirmation by an independent probe agency of the involvement of Pakistani Army officers in planning and executing terrorist operations against India. This, sources said, had been conveyed to the Indian side by the FBI team which visited India to share information on Headley’s questioning. While Pakistan has explained away the instances of the involvement of Army officials calling them “aberrations”, this has exposed the jihadi infiltration of the Pakistani Army and their collaboration with terrorist outfits in anti-India operations. Sources said the officials identified by Headley were working with Lashkar on ‘Karachi project’ as part of a larger campaign against India. This project involves using jihadi fugitives from India sheltered in Pakistan to draw in vulnerable Indian Muslim youth. The FBI interrogation of David Coleman Headley has revealed a Lashkar training project involving jihadi fugitives from India. The youth, after they are trained by Pakistani army officials, are sent back to India as part of the gameplan to conceal the Pakistani involvement and pass off the terror in India as a home-grown phenomenon.
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December - 16 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 49 Taliban militants in separate military actions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times. “At least 18 militants were killed when helicopters pounded Toori Khel town
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 49 Taliban militants in separate military actions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times. “At least 18 militants were killed when helicopters pounded Toori Khel town of Orakzai Agency when they (militants) were holding an important meeting,” paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. Local Administration Official Riaz Khan confirmed the toll and said four more were killed in air strikes in the Sultanzai town of Orakzai Agency.
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December - 16 
The SFs lunched a ground and air offensive in Dagar town in the Kurram Agency, killing 21 Taliban militants, paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. However, Dawn put the death toll to 27. Another 18 Taliban militants were arreted from the s
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The SFs lunched a ground and air offensive in Dagar town in the Kurram Agency, killing 21 Taliban militants, paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. However, Dawn put the death toll to 27. Another 18 Taliban militants were arreted from the same town.
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December - 16 
The top leadership of al Qaeda and Taliban is in Pakistan and planning to kill “as many Americans as they have” in the past, United States (US) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on December 16, according to Daily Times. “The ind
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The top leadership of al Qaeda and Taliban is in Pakistan and planning to kill “as many Americans as they have” in the past, United States (US) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on December 16, according to Daily Times. “The indication that I have is that they (al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban leadership) are here [Pakistan] and are actually protected by others, particularly, by the [local] Taliban. This is our information, we operate under it and it’s the focus of our strategy,” he said in an interview at the US embassy in Islamabad. Mullen said both al Qaeda and the Taliban had their “resource” and leadership in Pakistan and are “still planning to kill as many Americans as they have killed before”. Mullen said the US was determined not to let the terrorists use Pakistan as staging ground to launch attacks in the future. “We are going to do everything we possibly can do to make sure that it does not happen again,” he said. Mullen avoided questions on possible US drone attacks in Balochistan.
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December - 16 
Unidentified militants blown up two gas pipelines in separate incidents in Dera Bugti of Balochistan on December 16, causing disruption of gas supply to many parts of Karachi, according to Daily Times. Local sources said that unidentified militants b
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Unidentified militants blown up two gas pipelines in separate incidents in Dera Bugti of Balochistan on December 16, causing disruption of gas supply to many parts of Karachi, according to Daily Times. Local sources said that unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline at Loti area of Dera Bugti, which was connected to well number 2. Another 30-inch gas pipeline passing from Sui was also damaged by unidentified militants. The attack disrupted the supply of gas to several parts of Karachi.
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December - 16 
Unidentified militants fired several rockets in Peshawar city, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 16, according to Daily Times. The rockets landed in an uninhabited area and caused no loss of life or property. Chamkani Sta
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Unidentified militants fired several rockets in Peshawar city, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 16, according to Daily Times. The rockets landed in an uninhabited area and caused no loss of life or property. Chamkani Station Police officials said that the explosion occurred in Afridi Garhi on Chamkani Road at around 7:30 AM (PST). The Bomb Disposal Squad said the rockets were of the MP-12 type.
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December - 17 
A key al Qaeda operative, Zohaib Al-Zahidi, and seven other foreigners were among 17 persons killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. Zohai
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A key al Qaeda operative, Zohaib Al-Zahidi, and seven other foreigners were among 17 persons killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. Zohaib Al-Zahidi was an important al Qaeda cadre involved in planning and executing several militant attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the first attack, five United States (US) drones fired at least 10 missiles at two houses in the Ambarshaga area killing at least 15 people. Another US drone killed two Taliban militants as it fired two missiles at their vehicle around 4 AM (PST) in Godi Wala village in Datta Khel tehsil (revenue division), 40 kilometres west of Miranshah. Official sources said the first missile missed the target due to which several militants escaped, while two of them were killed by the second missile. However, The News put the death to 16.
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December - 17 
A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Bannu of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 17, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt, according to Daily Times. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ayub said that it was a “mira
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A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Bannu of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 17, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt, according to Daily Times. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ayub said that it was a “miracle” that no one was killed or injured in the bombing in Essakhel village. “A young boy, aged 13 or 14, blew himself up in the middle of guests who were visiting the house of a local political leader to congratulate him on his return from Haj,” Ayub said. The boy was killed by his suicide vest, but Police said it was possible that not all the explosives detonated, while a hand grenade the bomber was carrying was also defused at the scene.
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December - 17 
As many as four persons were killed and 27 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled grenades at the participants of a music concert at Shah Kas area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal A
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As many as four persons were killed and 27 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled grenades at the participants of a music concert at Shah Kas area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times.
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December - 17 
Six persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel and three Taliban militants, were killed while five SF personnel injured in two separate attacks in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FAT
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Six persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel and three Taliban militants, were killed while five SF personnel injured in two separate attacks in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. The sources said two SF personnel were killed when a remote-controlled bomb struck a security convoy in the Malikdin Khel area of Bara tehsil. In the second incident, the Taliban militants attacked a security check post in the Feroz Khel area, close to the Orakzai Agency border. A SF official was killed while five others were injured in the attack. Three Taliban militants were also killed when SFs retaliated.
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December - 17 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 17 arrested one Nooran Gul Mehsud alias Rocket, a close aide of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud from Ramzan Goth in Karachi, according to Daily Times. Senior Superintend
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 17 arrested one Nooran Gul Mehsud alias Rocket, a close aide of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud from Ramzan Goth in Karachi, according to Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) OF CID Fayyaz Khan said an incomplete suicide jacket, 20 kilogrammes of explosives, two kilogrammes of ball bearings and nails each, six electric timers and wires, and one Kalashnikov rifle was recovered from his possession. “The man’s name is included in CID’s Red Book in the category of most dangerous terrorists,” Fayyaz Khan added. Khan said Nooran had organised a terrorist network in Karachi on the directives of the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. “Nooran was also involved in an attack on an Intelligence Agency personnel and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) in Sohrab Goth,” he said. “Two policemen were killed while several others, including AVCU chief SSP Farooq Awan and an intelligence official were wounded in the incident.” The arrested militant was also responsible for providing medical treatment to terrorists in the city who were wounded while fighting the Pakistan Army in Waziristan, Khan added further.
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December - 17 
The Pakistan Army will crackdown on the Sirajuddin Haqqani network after the completion of the South Waziristan operation, a private television channel quoted United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen as saying on December 1
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The Pakistan Army will crackdown on the Sirajuddin Haqqani network after the completion of the South Waziristan operation, a private television channel quoted United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen as saying on December 17, according to Daily Times. In an interview with the channel, Mullen said Pakistan’s operation against terrorists in Waziristan was in its final phase, adding that the Security Forces had gained considerable success against the Taliban. To a question, Mullen said US President Barack Obama had directed his administration to work to build mutual trust between Pakistan and the US. He said Obama had discussed the new Pak-Afghan policy with the Pakistani leadership over telephone and addressed Islamabad’s concerns over the issue. He said Washington respected Pakistan’s sovereignty, however, the US had conveyed its reservations to Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani. Mullen said he had asked Kayani to fight al Qaeda, which was hiding in the Tribal Areas
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December - 17 
Times of India quoting the report of Geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor said that the investigation into the David Headley case has conclusively proved that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) continue to enjoy great deal
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Times of India quoting the report of Geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor said that the investigation into the David Headley case has conclusively proved that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) continue to enjoy great deal of operational freedom in Pakistan because of their links with its Government and military officials even as al-Qaeda barely manages to survive. This is one of the conclusions drawn by Geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor in its latest report on US investigations into Headley which further authenticates India’s stand that Islamabad is not doing enough to dismantle the terror infrastructure. According to Stratfor, the case shows that LeT and HuJI operatives were able to travel, raise funds, communicate, train and plan operations in Pakistan with seemingly little interference. ‘‘This is a stark contrast to al-Qaeda, which is hunted, on the run and experiencing a great deal of difficulty moving operatives, communicating, raising funds and conducting operations. The links between Headley and his associates to current and former Pakistani military officers and Government officials are likely what is affording LeT and HUJI their operational freedom,’’ said the report, adding that even while having to drift out from under the wings of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the two groups have developed an advanced central planning apparatus. The report goes on to say that HuJI leader Ilyas Kashmiri’s links with al-Qaida and the plans for Denmark attack are an indication that HuJI has become more closely aligned with the transnational jihadis targeting philosophy as a result of Kashmiri’s contacts with Osama bin Laden and company. ‘‘It appears that LeT, on the other hand, has retained more of a focus on India. So, while the two organisations continue to cooperate, they do have some differences in targeting philosophy, and it would seem that HuJI is creeping further into the al-Qaida orbit than LeT,’’ states the report.
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December - 17 
Two personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in Khuzdar District of Balochistan after unidentified militants opened fire on a routine patrol party on December 17, according to Daily Times. The FC team came under attack in Zehri area of Khuzd
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Two personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in Khuzdar District of Balochistan after unidentified militants opened fire on a routine patrol party on December 17, according to Daily Times. The FC team came under attack in Zehri area of Khuzdar while on a routine patrol. The attackers opened fire on the FC team and injured two personnel. The FC retaliated, but the militants managed to escape. The injured officials were moved to a hospital where their condition was reported to be stable. Following the incident, the FC cordoned off the area and began a search for the attackers. At least five suspects were detained by the FC in connection with the attack. No group has so far accepted responsibility for the assault.
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December - 18 
12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, accordi
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12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, according to The News. “The worshipers were coming out after offering the Friday prayers from the Civil Colony mosque in the Police Lines when the suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the wall,” an eyewitness said. “Eleven persons were killed and 32 others injured in the explosion, which occurred at 1:30 PM (PST),” a Police official said. It was the first incident of its kind in Dir Lower, where Security Forces (SFs) in the summer crushed a Taliban-led insurgency concentrated in Maidan and Adinzai tehsil (revenue division) of the Dir Lower District.
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December - 18 
A US drone fired four missiles in the Shagga village of North Waziristan, killing eight Taliban militants and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm (IST) in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres west
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A US drone fired four missiles in the Shagga village of North Waziristan, killing eight Taliban militants and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm (IST) in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres west of Miranshah. “The US drone fired four missiles, hitting a house, a compound and some makeshift buildings,” a Security Official in Peshawar told the AFP. “It looks like some key Taliban or al Qaeda figures are hiding in this area, and that’s why the drones are targeting this area again and again.” An official told AFP, “Our informers told us that the Taliban had gathered to attend the funeral prayers of those killed December 17’s missile attacks,” he said.
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December - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) backed by fighter jets killed 16 Taliban militants and injured another 22 when they targeted militant hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, according to Dai
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Security Forces (SFs) backed by fighter jets killed 16 Taliban militants and injured another 22 when they targeted militant hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, according to Daily Times. Sources said the jets destroyed four hideouts in Dabori, Ghalju, Mamuzai and Malpati areas of Upper Orakzai.
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December - 18 
The SFs arrested 14 suspected militants during a search operation in the Malakdin Khel and Qambar Khel areas of Bara tehsil.
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The SFs arrested 14 suspected militants during a search operation in the Malakdin Khel and Qambar Khel areas of Bara tehsil.
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December - 18 
The SFs arrested 30 suspected militants during search operations in Bala Sur near Chuprial, as well as Hamwarai, Roria, Kontangat, Kotkai, Kamargai area of Swat, according to Daily Times. A Taliban militant surrendered at Kharary near Matta.
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The SFs arrested 30 suspected militants during search operations in Bala Sur near Chuprial, as well as Hamwarai, Roria, Kontangat, Kotkai, Kamargai area of Swat, according to Daily Times. A Taliban militant surrendered at Kharary near Matta.
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December - 18 
The SFs in South Waziristan neutralised 30 bunkers and compounds, which were previously being used by the Taliban militants. The SFs conducted a search operation in Song Khula near Asman Manza and destroyed a watchtower that was used by the Taliban m
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The SFs in South Waziristan neutralised 30 bunkers and compounds, which were previously being used by the Taliban militants. The SFs conducted a search operation in Song Khula near Asman Manza and destroyed a watchtower that was used by the Taliban militants. The Taliban militants fired with small arms at a SFs checkpost near Razmak, injuring a soldier.
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December - 18 
Unidentified militants destroyed a boys’ college in Alamgodar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) in Khyber Agency. The sources said that the militants attacked the college in the early hours of morning. They tied up the guard with ropes and blew
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Unidentified militants destroyed a boys’ college in Alamgodar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) in Khyber Agency. The sources said that the militants attacked the college in the early hours of morning. They tied up the guard with ropes and blew up the building using explosives. The sources said 20 rooms of the college were completely destroyed.
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December - 19 
A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-Ch
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A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-Chughalpura Road in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 19, according to Daily Times. Police said the blast occurred when Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Iftikhar Khan and some constables were passing through the area. The DSP said he was on official duty, adding the bomb went off seconds before the Police patrol party would have reached the spot. Speaking with journalists, Peshawar Senior Superintendent (coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said the explosive device had been planted along the road and was detonated using a remote control, adding it seemed the actual target of the suspected militants was the Police convoy.
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December - 19 
At least three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC), including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and another two injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Quetta of Balochistan on December 19, according t
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At least three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC), including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and another two injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Quetta of Balochistan on December 19, according to Daily Times. Sources said that DSP Habibullah Qaisarani had left his home for office when the militants, riding a motorcycle, ambushed his car on the Jail Road. Habibullah, Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad Aslam and Constable Shafiq Ahmed died on the spot. The driver of the van, Nazeer Ahmed, and another constable Muhammad Yasir were injured in the attack.
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December - 19 
In North Waziristan, the SFs conducted a search of Waziristan Hotel in Miran Shah and arrested two militants and recovered three grenades and a jacket from them.
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In North Waziristan, the SFs conducted a search of Waziristan Hotel in Miran Shah and arrested two militants and recovered three grenades and a jacket from them.
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December - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 20 militants in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, according to Daily Times. The SFs killed six militants in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency and arrested anoth
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 20 militants in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, according to Daily Times. The SFs killed six militants in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency and arrested another four militants during a search operation in the area. The six militants were killed when they tried to attack the Janki Post in Bara, while the militants were arrested from the Shalobar area. The SFs also blew up the house of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) ‘commander’ Arif.
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December - 19 
SFs also conducted a search operation in Badam Shah near Pash Ziarat and neutralised three militant compounds, two bunkers and a tunnel and cleared four suspected houses.
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SFs also conducted a search operation in Badam Shah near Pash Ziarat and neutralised three militant compounds, two bunkers and a tunnel and cleared four suspected houses.
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December - 19 
SFs conducted search operations in several areas of the Jandola sector in South Waziristan and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunitions.
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SFs conducted search operations in several areas of the Jandola sector in South Waziristan and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunitions.
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December - 19 
SFs killed six militants and neutralised three militant’s hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. Also, unidentified gunmen shot dead two militants in the area. The helicopter gunships pounded Feroz Khel and Shaikhan areas of Lower Orakzai, killing six milit
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SFs killed six militants and neutralised three militant’s hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. Also, unidentified gunmen shot dead two militants in the area. The helicopter gunships pounded Feroz Khel and Shaikhan areas of Lower Orakzai, killing six militants and neutralised three of their hideouts. The two bodies of militants were recovered from Sanpaga Kandao area of Upper Orakzai.
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December - 19 
SFs killed six militants in the Razmal area in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. “Security forces conducted a search operation in Lowara Punga near Mana. During the encounter six terrorists were killed,” The Inter-Services Public
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SFs killed six militants in the Razmal area in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. “Security forces conducted a search operation in Lowara Punga near Mana. During the encounter six terrorists were killed,” The Inter-Services Public Relations said. The SFs secured Sain Tanga and Malik Shahi areas in South Waziristan and arrested four suspects during the clearance operation in several areas of the Jandola sector.
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December - 19 
The militants fired rockets and small arms at a SFs patrol near Mana, which was effectively retaliated. SFs also cleared 52 compounds in various areas and recovered a cache of arms.
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The militants fired rockets and small arms at a SFs patrol near Mana, which was effectively retaliated. SFs also cleared 52 compounds in various areas and recovered a cache of arms.
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December - 19 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 40 suspected Taliban militants during a search operation in Kabal tehsil (revenue division) of Swat.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 40 suspected Taliban militants during a search operation in Kabal tehsil (revenue division) of Swat.
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December - 19 
The SFs also imposed curfew in Bara Bandai area of Kabal and conducted a search operation in which they arrested several suspects.
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The SFs also imposed curfew in Bara Bandai area of Kabal and conducted a search operation in which they arrested several suspects.
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December - 20 
According to a delayed report of December 20, the Police arrested Khalilullah, the Punjab chief of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, Usman alias Shahbaz, from Manawan locality of Lahore, Dawn r
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According to a delayed report of December 20, the Police arrested Khalilullah, the Punjab chief of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, Usman alias Shahbaz, from Manawan locality of Lahore, Dawn reports on December 31. Khalil, who was said to be the right hand of late Baitullah Mehsud, allegedly masterminded the twin suicide bombings at Moon Market of Iqbal Town in Lahore on December 7, 2009. According to sources, the Cantonment Division Police raided an outhouse of Malik Nazir in a Manawan locality of Lahore on December 20 and arrested Khalil and the 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, Usman alias Shahbaz. Police recovered explosive material and sensitive documents from the place where he was living. On confession provided by Khalil, Police captured another eight suspected militants, three of them from Tandlianwala in Faisalabad District. During interrogation, the suspected militants confessed that they were to attack the flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border on December 22. Khalil confessed before investigators that he had a team of 600 suicide bombers. According to sources, Khalil was on the US list of most-wanted terrorists. Capital City Police Officer Pervez Rathor said that Khalil arranged food, accommodation, weapons and vehicles for the bombers for attacks across the province.
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December - 20 
A private school building was damaged in a blast in Mathra Police Station area of Peshawar. A Mathra Police Station official said that the blast occurred at around 2 AM (PST) in the Muslim Public School, damaging two rooms, a gate and part of the bou
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A private school building was damaged in a blast in Mathra Police Station area of Peshawar. A Mathra Police Station official said that the blast occurred at around 2 AM (PST) in the Muslim Public School, damaging two rooms, a gate and part of the boundary wall. However, no casualty in the blast was reported.
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December - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in Kalangi area of Malakand in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Daily Times. Security officials said the Taliban were trying to enter Malakand through Bajaur Agency o
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in Kalangi area of Malakand in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Daily Times. Security officials said the Taliban were trying to enter Malakand through Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and fired at the SFs when they were intercepted near the Kalangi checkpost. The subsequent gun battle led to the killing of four Taliban militants. The SFs recovered a rocket launcher, four machine guns, sixteen magazines and six grenades from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 20 
The SFs arrested 60 suspected Taliban militants during search operations in various parts of Swat.
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The SFs arrested 60 suspected Taliban militants during search operations in various parts of Swat.
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December - 20 
The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge
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The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge of Gagra Police Station and had been abducted in June while he was on his way home. The bodies of the Taliban militants, identified as Imtiaz, Israr, Saadat and Ismail, were found in the Nawagai Police Station area.
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December - 20 
The SFs recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosive material and weapons during search operation in Dhoda area of the Lakki Marwat District, reports The News. At least 20 persons were arrested for further investigation “The militants had
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The SFs recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosive material and weapons during search operation in Dhoda area of the Lakki Marwat District, reports The News. At least 20 persons were arrested for further investigation “The militants had buried the IEDs, explosive material, arms and ammunition in the underground caves,” the District Police Officer Muhammad Ayub said. The recovered explosive devices and arms included eight IEDs, three buckets each filled with 25 kilograms of explosive, detonators, two bags full of explosive powder, eight Kalashnikov rifles, a long machine gun, two shotguns, explosive wire (prime cord) and 2,605 rounds.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the Totakna area of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the Totakna area of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21, according to Daily Times.
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December - 21 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a Taliban militant from Bin Qasim Town of Karachi on December 21 who is allegedly involved in high-profile terrorism cases in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a Taliban militant from Bin Qasim Town of Karachi on December 21 who is allegedly involved in high-profile terrorism cases in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. CID Superintendent Police (Investigations) Mazhar Mashwani said a special CID team successfully raided Bin Qasim Town and arrested the accused Mohammad Umer after an encounter. During the initial course of interrogation, Umer revealed that he had been involved in several heinous cases of crime, including terrorism, in Mohmand Agency, he added. A shotgun and five bullets were recovered from Umer’s possession.
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December - 21 
Two Taliban militants were killed and three others arrested in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, according to The News. The Inter-Services Public Relatio
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Two Taliban militants were killed and three others arrested in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, according to The News. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) sources said the militants fired with small arms at the Security Forces (SFs) check-post near Janata, which was effectively retaliated. In the Shakai sector, the ISPR said, the militants engaged SFs positions in Pungai near Ladha from southwest of Narakai. During the ensuing clash, two militants were killed, ISPR said. In the Razmak sector, militants attacked the SFs check-post near Mana and Pash Ziarat, which was effectively retaliated.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up the Khattako Bridge checkpost on the Shamshato Road in the Urmur Police Station area of Peshawar. The checkpost was manned by four Policemen, but none of them was present when the blast occurred. The Senior Superintende
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Unidentified militants blew up the Khattako Bridge checkpost on the Shamshato Road in the Urmur Police Station area of Peshawar. The checkpost was manned by four Policemen, but none of them was present when the blast occurred. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said the remote-controlled bomb weighed around one and half kilogrammes.
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December - 22 
A girl’s school was bombed in Kamar Khel area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency by unidentified militants on December 22. Sources said that the militants planted explosives in Government Girls Middle Schools. The blast damaged the compound and rooms of
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A girl’s school was bombed in Kamar Khel area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency by unidentified militants on December 22. Sources said that the militants planted explosives in Government Girls Middle Schools. The blast damaged the compound and rooms of the school, a local said. Moreover, the continuing curfew has forced the closure of all educational institutions in Bara.
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December - 22 
At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and another eight injured as the Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, continued their offensive against terrorists in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December
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At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and another eight injured as the Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, continued their offensive against terrorists in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 22, according to Daily Times. A private news channel said helicopter gunships pounded militant’s hideouts in the region, killing seven militants and injuring another eight. Six more militants were killed in Ferozekhel during a encounter with the SFs. Ihsanullah, an important Taliban ‘commander’, was also among the dead. However, another TV channel claimed that Ihsanullah’s killing was a result of clash between two militant groups.
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December - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in Karakar area of the Swat District. According to the Swat Media Centre, a group of militants were attempting to enter Buner from Swat when Security personnel intercepted them, resulting in an encounte
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in Karakar area of the Swat District. According to the Swat Media Centre, a group of militants were attempting to enter Buner from Swat when Security personnel intercepted them, resulting in an encounter. Two soldiers were also injured in the exchange of fire. The SFs recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two Klashnikovs, wireless sets and a sub-machine gun from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 22 
The SFs conducted a search operation in Janata area and recovered an unspecified number of arms and ammunitions.
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The SFs conducted a search operation in Janata area and recovered an unspecified number of arms and ammunitions.
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December - 22 
the SFs killed four militants in separate clashes during the Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan. Sources said that two militants were killed and two injured in Nazar Khel near Gani Khel. The SFs killed two more militants du
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the SFs killed four militants in separate clashes during the Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan. Sources said that two militants were killed and two injured in Nazar Khel near Gani Khel. The SFs killed two more militants during a search operation in Ghariom.
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December - 22 
Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times.
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Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times. The building is situated on the Sher Shah Suri Road close to the Cantonment Railway Station. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) officials confirmed the toll in the first ever suicide attack in the country aimed specifically at journalists. They said two of the bodies were identified as police constable Riazuddin and a passer-by, Rubina. Rubina, who died of a cardiac arrest, was traveling in a rickshaw close to the press club when the blast occurred. Peshawar Press Club accountant Mian Iqbal Shah succumbed to his injury at the hospital later. Several passers-by, including those travelling in a minibus, were injured in the blast besides Peshawar Press Club employees Yasir, Ayub and Kamran. A photo journalist, Khurram Pervez, also sustained injuries in the blast. Peshawar City Police chief Liaqat Ali Khan told reporters that the suicide attacker had tried to enter the premises. The Police guard at the gate frisked the man and tried to overpower him when he discovered that the person was wearing a suicide vest, however, the bomber detonated his vest during the scuffle. The press club employee Yasir Jamil, who was also injured in the blast said that the suicide bomber was trying to enter the press club when the Police guard stopped him. He said the attacker had an argument with the guard, and blew himself up moments later. He said the bomber had a dark complexion and short height and seemed around 18 to 19 years of age.
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December - 23 
Daily Times quoting a Senior Police Official on December 23 reported that several militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who were hiding and fighting in the tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), have reached Karachi to carry out ter
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Daily Times quoting a Senior Police Official on December 23 reported that several militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who were hiding and fighting in the tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), have reached Karachi to carry out terrorist activities during Muharramul Haram. A senior police official, on condition of anonymity, told Daily Times that militants affiliated with LeJ, who were fighting against Security Forces in Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu and Waziristan, have come to Karachi to evoke sectarian violence in the city. “They plan to carry out suicide bombings and target killings,” the officer said. “These militants want to show their strength to the law enforcers and intelligence agencies, and they also want to take revenge of the killings of their leaders and workers in the last couple of months in the city.” A source said as many as 13 high-profile militants of LeJ had been killed in different acts of violence, which resulted in them taking revenge. It is believed that the prime target of the militants would be the main processions and Majalis-e-Azza held in various parts of the city during the first ten days of Muharram, the source added.
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December - 23 
In the Bara tehsil, SFs arrested five suspected persons, including a wanted militant, during a search operation on December 23.
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In the Bara tehsil, SFs arrested five suspected persons, including a wanted militant, during a search operation on December 23.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after they came under attack in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) on December 23, according to Daily Times. Taliban militant
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after they came under attack in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) on December 23, according to Daily Times. Taliban militants attacked two check posts in Charmang area, upon which the SFs killed 10 of the militants in retaliatory fire. However, The News put the militant fatalities to 12.
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December - 23 
The SFs discovered and defused a roadside landmine in Shin Drang area. Officials said that militants had planted the bomb to target the SFs.
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The SFs discovered and defused a roadside landmine in Shin Drang area. Officials said that militants had planted the bomb to target the SFs.
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December - 23 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud on December 23 asked his ‘commanders’ not to interfere in the matters of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Warning of stric
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud on December 23 asked his ‘commanders’ not to interfere in the matters of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Warning of strict action against those who violated the order, Hakeemullah asked his group to desist from abductions and other criminal activities and interference in the governance of Political Administration of North Waziristan. He said those violating the order would be held accountable.
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December - 23 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘deputy chief’ Waliur Rehman said he has sent thousands of fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming US troops. Waliur Rehman said the TTP remains committed to battling the Army in South Waziristan,
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘deputy chief’ Waliur Rehman said he has sent thousands of fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming US troops. Waliur Rehman said the TTP remains committed to battling the Army in South Waziristan, but they are essentially waging a guerrilla war. “Since Obama (President Barack Obama) is also sending additional SFs to Afghanistan, we sent thousands of our men there to fight North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and American SFs,” Rehman said. While the military estimated it had killed around 600 Taliban militants, Rehman claimed that he had lost fewer than 20. He also said his group would stop attacking Pakistan’s SFs if the country would sever its ties with the US. He claimed the Taliban only attacked SFs and did not believe in any strikes on civilian targets.
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December - 24 
A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi on December 24, according to Daily Times. The bomber blew himself
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A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi on December 24, according to Daily Times. The bomber blew himself up when Head Constable Ittefaq intercepted him at a picket set up for the Security of the imambargah, where a congregation was being held.
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December - 24 
Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that f
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Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that four persons, including one Policeman and three civilians, were killed and 24 injured in the attack, which was carried out using a suicide jacket packed with eight kilogrammes of explosives. The bomber struck at the junction of Mall Road and Arbab Road in front of an insurance company’s office, where a Security Force post had been set up to inspect vehicles. A policeman told Daily Times the bomber was on foot and detonated explosives strapped to his body when Policemen stopped him at the post.
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December - 24 
Police arrested four terrorists on December 24 and recovered as many suicide vests and a large cache of arms from their possession in Mianwali District. The Police arrested a suspect, Muhammad Jamil, from Gulberg Chowk and recovered videos of suicide
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Police arrested four terrorists on December 24 and recovered as many suicide vests and a large cache of arms from their possession in Mianwali District. The Police arrested a suspect, Muhammad Jamil, from Gulberg Chowk and recovered videos of suicide bombings and also arrested his accomplice, Egal Khan, on the basis of the information provided by Jamil. Further information provided by the two men led to the arrest of Amanullah Hattar and Imran Pathan from Kacha Gujrat area of Mianwali. The Police recovered explosives, suicide vests, CDs, cell phones, documents, maps and ball bearings from the possession of the arrested persons. Officials said the arrested persons were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the city during Muharram.
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December - 24 
Two people were killed and another two sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Phelawagh village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan on December 24, according to Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Saifullah and Shah Gul, who were kil
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Two people were killed and another two sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Phelawagh village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan on December 24, according to Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Saifullah and Shah Gul, who were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in Phelawagh village.
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December - 25 
The Police on December 25 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Morrian area near Rawal Town of Islamabad, according to Daily Times. The Police sources said that a citizen informed Shahzad Town Police Station that arms and ammunition was lyin
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The Police on December 25 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Morrian area near Rawal Town of Islamabad, according to Daily Times. The Police sources said that a citizen informed Shahzad Town Police Station that arms and ammunition was lying at a deserted place at Morrian near Rawal Town. Shahzad Town Police and bomb disposal squad reached the place and found two hand grenades, huge quantity of sulpher powder and other arms and ammunition.
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December - 25 
The Police recovered 500 kilogrammes of explosives from Mardan and 2,000 kilogrammes from Bannu. A private television channel quoted NWFP Police Inspector General (IG) Malik Naveed saying that the NWFP Government had thwarted six potential suicide at
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The Police recovered 500 kilogrammes of explosives from Mardan and 2,000 kilogrammes from Bannu. A private television channel quoted NWFP Police Inspector General (IG) Malik Naveed saying that the NWFP Government had thwarted six potential suicide attacks in recent weeks. Speaking with the media in Peshawar after the suicide blast at the Mall Road, the IG said Police were conducting raids in the suburban areas of the city. Regarding security arrangements for Muharram, he said as many as 700 ex-servicemen of the Frontier Corps had been recalled to protect citizens.
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December - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at l
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at least nine suspected Taliban militants in the country’s northwest tribal region near the Afghanistan border. The Army had used helicopter gunships to destroy three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency, he added further.
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December - 25 
The SFs arrested a militant during a search operation in Nawagai area of Bajaur Agency on December 25.
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The SFs arrested a militant during a search operation in Nawagai area of Bajaur Agency on December 25.
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December - 25 
The SFs neutralised the house of a militant ‘commander’ in Mamond by using explosives, besides targeting several militant positions in Mulla Said area with artillery shells and mortar guns.
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The SFs neutralised the house of a militant ‘commander’ in Mamond by using explosives, besides targeting several militant positions in Mulla Said area with artillery shells and mortar guns.
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December - 25 
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has formed a group to avenge the death of their commander Ilyas Abufraz who was killed in an operation, according to Daily Times. The group, codenamed Mujahid Abufraz, has been assigned to carry out terrorist acti
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The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has formed a group to avenge the death of their commander Ilyas Abufraz who was killed in an operation, according to Daily Times. The group, codenamed Mujahid Abufraz, has been assigned to carry out terrorist activities in Rawalpindi, Multan, Gujranwala, Karachi, Quetta, and Dera Ismail Khan during Muharram. According to a circular issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to the regional Police officers, TTP leader Qari Hussain Mehmood has formed a group of four militants to avenge the death of Abufraz.
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December - 25 
The unidentified militants blew up three schools in separate attacks in Landikotal and Peshawar. Buildings of two Government high schools about 1.5 kilometers apart were blown up in Landikotal. No casualties were reported, as both schools were empty
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The unidentified militants blew up three schools in separate attacks in Landikotal and Peshawar. Buildings of two Government high schools about 1.5 kilometers apart were blown up in Landikotal. No casualties were reported, as both schools were empty at the time. In the second incident, the militants tried to blow up a Government boys’ high school in Spin Wari village in Peshawar. According to the Police, the blast only damaged the school’s boundary wall.
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December - 25 
Three militants surrendered before the SFs in Lagharai area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.
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Three militants surrendered before the SFs in Lagharai area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.
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December - 25 
Three SF personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at two military check posts in Chamarkand area of Mohmand Agency late in the night of December 24, reports The News. Tribal sources said the militants fired rockets at Marjan-I and Marjan-I
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Three SF personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at two military check posts in Chamarkand area of Mohmand Agency late in the night of December 24, reports The News. Tribal sources said the militants fired rockets at Marjan-I and Marjan-II check posts in Chamarkand area in Safi tehsil (revenue unit). Three troopers on duty at the checkpoints were injured in the attack. In retaliation, the SFs pounded the hideouts of militants with artillery cannons but there was report on any human and material losses inflicted on the militants.
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December - 25 
Two Policemen were killed in a militant attack in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, in the early hours of December 25, according to Daily Times. An official source said that unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen at a
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Two Policemen were killed in a militant attack in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, in the early hours of December 25, according to Daily Times. An official source said that unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen at a check post in Taj Abad locality of Peshawar. The official said the two Policemen were identified as Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Javed, both from Swabi District. According to the officials, the militants managed to escape after killing the Policemen.
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December - 26 
10 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26 as Security Forces (SFs) continued operations against the Taliban militants, according to Daily Times. Six militants wer
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10 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26 as Security Forces (SFs) continued operations against the Taliban militants, according to Daily Times. Six militants were killed and 11 injured when helicopter gunships bombed militant hideouts in the Orakzai Agency, officials said. Political Administration officials said that SFs attacked militant hideouts in areas close to the border with Hangu, killing six militants and injuring 11, adding that two militant hideouts were also neutralised in the attacks. A clash between SFs and militants left at least four militants dead and seven injured in Mohmand Agency, APP reported. According to security officials, the clash occurred in the Chamarkand area in the night of December 24. SF personnel have started search operations in various areas of the Mohmand Agency.
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December - 26 
A roadside bomb blast injured at least 26 persons soon after a procession of mourners passed the Khalifat Chowk in Paposh Nagar Police Station area in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi on December 26, according to Daily Times. Karachi Capital City Poli
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A roadside bomb blast injured at least 26 persons soon after a procession of mourners passed the Khalifat Chowk in Paposh Nagar Police Station area in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi on December 26, according to Daily Times. Karachi Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed said that it seemed that a remote controlled device was used to detonate the bomb that weighed around half a kilogramme. "Twenty-six people, including two rangers personnel and two Policemen were wounded and taken to hospital. Six of them have been discharged while others may be released soon," the Police chief said. Ahmed added the bomb was placed close to a car parked on the road, adding that from now on, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) would check all procession routes beforehand. BDS Assistant Sub-Inspector Abdul Rauf confirmed that around half a kilogramme of explosives was used along with ball bearings, nuts and bolts, which also caused cracks in the ground around the blast site. Sindh Police Criminal Investigation Department Senior Superintendent of Police Fayyaz Khan said that it was likely that the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit and other anti-Shia elements might have carried out the attack.
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December - 26 
A US missile attack that demolished a suspected Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed 13 militants on December 26, according to Daily Times. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building in Danday Saidgi village, seven kilometres north of M
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A US missile attack that demolished a suspected Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed 13 militants on December 26, according to Daily Times. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building in Danday Saidgi village, seven kilometres north of Miranshah, official sources said. “The Taliban have recovered more dead bodies from the debris today (December 27). We have reports that a total of 13 terrorists were killed and three injured,” an intelligence official in Miranshah said. “One of the local ‘commander’, Abdur Rehman, was also killed,” he added. “The compound was used by local Taliban attached to the Haqqani network, which has attacked US troops in Afghanistan,” said another Senior Security Official.
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December - 26 
Five militants were killed and two others injured in a clash between two banned militants groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, in the Tirrah Valley of Khyber Agency. Political administration officials told Daily Times that armed militants of t
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Five militants were killed and two others injured in a clash between two banned militants groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, in the Tirrah Valley of Khyber Agency. Political administration officials told Daily Times that armed militants of the two groups were using heavy weaponry to target rival hideouts in the valley. The SFs fired at hideouts of Lashkar-e-Islam, neutralizing two of them.
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December - 26 
Security Forces (SF) arrested 50 suspected militants, including two foreigners, during a search operation in Mingora of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 26, according to Daily Times. SF had earlier enforced a curfew in parts of Mingora
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Security Forces (SF) arrested 50 suspected militants, including two foreigners, during a search operation in Mingora of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 26, according to Daily Times. SF had earlier enforced a curfew in parts of Mingora after they learned that several militants were hiding out in the area. SF recovered a cache arms during the search operations.
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December - 26 
Three Taliban militants were killed and two injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan on December 26, reports Daily Times. The sources said that the missiles hit the house of a local, Asmatullah,
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Three Taliban militants were killed and two injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan on December 26, reports Daily Times. The sources said that the missiles hit the house of a local, Asmatullah, in Danday Saidgy village, 20 kilometres north of Miranshah, at around 7pm (PST). Another security official confirmed the drone strike to AFP, adding that Asmatullah had links with the Taliban.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants assassinated an anti-Taliban tribal elder and dumped his beheaded dead body by the roadside in Bajaur Agency. According to a local official, Gul Muhammad (42), an elder of the Salarzai tribe, had been actively participating in
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Unidentified militants assassinated an anti-Taliban tribal elder and dumped his beheaded dead body by the roadside in Bajaur Agency. According to a local official, Gul Muhammad (42), an elder of the Salarzai tribe, had been actively participating in raising a village militia to battle the Taliban in the region. "The body of Gul Muhammad was found this morning in Mamund village," Faramosh Khan, the official, said. "A note found on the beheaded body said that anyone who would join the militia against the Taliban would be killed in the same manner," he added.
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December - 27 
At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. T
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At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. The procession was passing close to a Police barricade in front of the imambargah on CMH Road at about 6.30 PM (IST) when the bomber struck, a Senior Police Officer said. At least 15 of those injured are in critical condition. The gathering attracted about 1,000 people, said Police Officer Tahir Qayum. Those killed included two policemen, he said. “The bomber came in front of me. He was accompanying the procession. Police searched everybody on the gate and the bomber blew himself during the body search,” said Atif Bashir, a medical storekeeper with a bandaged forehead. “All of a sudden the electricity cut. There was panic and people were crying for help,” he added.
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December - 27 
Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured in attacks on militant hideouts and in a clash between militants and tribesmen in Orakzai Agency on December 27. Sources told Daily Times that air strikes pounded militant hideouts in Sturikhel area
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Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured in attacks on militant hideouts and in a clash between militants and tribesmen in Orakzai Agency on December 27. Sources told Daily Times that air strikes pounded militant hideouts in Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency, killing five militants and injuring eight others. The sources said three militant hideouts were also neutralised in the strikes.
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December - 27 
Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber near a religious congregation in Bagh District of POK. The would-be bomber has confessed to involvement in several attacks on Security Forces (SF). The arrested militant is a member of a group that has remain
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Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber near a religious congregation in Bagh District of POK. The would-be bomber has confessed to involvement in several attacks on Security Forces (SF). The arrested militant is a member of a group that has remained active in Swat, Buner and other Districts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The group has been responsible for destroying two tanks and the death of several troops. It also masterminded a suicide attack at a polling station that killed more than 100 citizens.
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December - 27 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up the home of an official in Kurram, killing him and five children as they slept, officials said. “Unknown assailants planted dynamite near the boundary wall of the house and exploded it between 2-3 AM (PST), complet
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up the home of an official in Kurram, killing him and five children as they slept, officials said. “Unknown assailants planted dynamite near the boundary wall of the house and exploded it between 2-3 AM (PST), completely destroying the house,” Abab Ali, an Administration Official, told AFP by telephone. A junior local official, Sarfraz Khan, one of his sons and four other relatives died. Three other relatives were wounded,” he said. “Besides the official, those killed were aged five to 11. We don’t know who was responsible,” he added.
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The clash, which was started, between Taliban and a tribal militia in Orakzai Agency on December 27 killed 15 persons more on December 28. The clashes broke out when Taliban fighters attacked homes and trenches dug by the anti-Taliban militia in the
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The clash, which was started, between Taliban and a tribal militia in Orakzai Agency on December 27 killed 15 persons more on December 28. The clashes broke out when Taliban fighters attacked homes and trenches dug by the anti-Taliban militia in the Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency. Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured on December 27. Security officials said the Taliban destroyed several houses and killed nine men from a rival militia, which was set up to challenge the Taliban who hold sway in parts of Orakzai. “They also killed local tribal elder Malik Sharif and took over his house,” one official said. “We have reports that nine militia men and six militants have been killed. The fighting is still going on,” a Security official based in the neighbouring garrison city of Kohat told AFP by telephone.
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December - 27 
The Taliban militants detained a freelance journalist working for the Associated Press (AP) for shooting in the volatile tribal region in violation of a ban imposed by them in Miranshah of North Waziristan, reports The News. Taliban spokesman Ahmadul
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The Taliban militants detained a freelance journalist working for the Associated Press (AP) for shooting in the volatile tribal region in violation of a ban imposed by them in Miranshah of North Waziristan, reports The News. Taliban spokesman Ahmadullah Ahmadi said by phone from somewhere in North Waziristan that the reporter had been taken into ‘custody’ for violating the ban. He said the detained reporter identified himself as Mohammad Rashid and was working for AP, an American wire service. He said the 45-year-old journalist was arrested by a group of Taliban fighters while making video of motor bargain centres in the evening of December 27. He belongs to Rawalpindi, said Ahmadi. Miranshah is the hub of non-custom paid expensive cars smuggled into the area from Afghanistan. Dealers come from all over Pakistan and buy these vehicles and take them to other parts of the country. The Taliban spokesman said they seized a car, an expensive video camera and some other items from the detained journalist.
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December - 27 
Three militants were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and members of the Sturikhel tribe. Sources said the militants had been threatening members of the Sturikhel tribe in a bid to stop them from enrolling in the Frontier Corps. Th
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Three militants were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and members of the Sturikhel tribe. Sources said the militants had been threatening members of the Sturikhel tribe in a bid to stop them from enrolling in the Frontier Corps. They said the situation had escalated to such an extent that a clash erupted between the militants and members of the tribe firing at each other. Resultantly, three militants were killed and six others injured.
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December - 28 
A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financia
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A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampage, throwing stones at ambulances, torching cars and shops and firing bullets into the air. Tens of thousands of Police and paramilitary forces, fearing militant attacks on Ashura processions were deployed. “The blast was so huge that I felt my hearing had gone, but then I started hearing cries of injured people and saw pieces of human flesh and blood on the road,” said Abbas Ali, 35, one of the mourners thrown to the ground. Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), against which the Army has been waging a major operation in near the Afghan border, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), another of most feared Islamist networks. “At least 30 people have been killed so far in the suicide attack and 63 others have been injured,” Provincial Health Minister Saghir Ahmed told AFP. “We have declared emergency at all hospitals in Karachi and doctors are making every effort to save the injured. The situation is very grim,” he added. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, where the attack happened, was ablaze with burning cars and motorcycles, and covered in debris from buildings attacked by rioters, said an AFP correspondent. This attack was the deadliest in Karachi since a suicide bomber targeted the homecoming of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- who was assassinated two months later -- killing at least 139 people in October 2007. It was the third attack on Ashura commemorations in Pakistan in 2009. However, The News put the death toll to 40.
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December - 28 
At least 15 militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 28, a press released issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
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At least 15 militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 28, a press released issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, according to Dawn. The militants raided Boya Narai Post in South Waziristan Agency. Security Forces (SFs) retaliated and as a result 15 militants were killed including militant ‘commander’ Zainual. Two Security personnel, Lance Havaldar Sikandar and Havaldar Aftab were killed while three others were injured during the gun battle. Soon after successful retaliation the SFs conducted search and clearance operation in Marobi Raghzai and Zhawar Killi in Razmak sector and a compound in Landi Wah near Lakki in Shakai sector and recovered a cache a large cache of arms and ammunition.
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December - 28 
Police arrested three suspected militants near Kashmore. The militants, travelling from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in a van, were on their way to Sindh and were carrying a heavy quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives. District Police Of
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Police arrested three suspected militants near Kashmore. The militants, travelling from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in a van, were on their way to Sindh and were carrying a heavy quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives. District Police Officer Kashmore Abdul Salam Sheikh said the militants wanted to transfer the arms and ammunitions, including detonators, explosives, guns and suicide jackets, to different parts of Sindh.
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December - 28 
The Security Forces (SFs) carried out search and clearance operation in Atror near Kalam, Chuprial and Nilgram areas of Swat and recovered several weapons.
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The Security Forces (SFs) carried out search and clearance operation in Atror near Kalam, Chuprial and Nilgram areas of Swat and recovered several weapons.
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December - 28 
The Taliban blew up five-room Government primary girls school in the Shabqadar town of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Dawn. Senior Police Official Mohammad Riaz Khan said that the school was destroyed when two bombs
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The Taliban blew up five-room Government primary girls school in the Shabqadar town of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Dawn. Senior Police Official Mohammad Riaz Khan said that the school was destroyed when two bombs planted by Taliban militants exploded. A nearby house was also damaged but there were no casualties, Khan added.
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December - 28 
Three unidentified militants surrendered to SFs at Roringar and Devolai. SFs also carried out search and clearance operation in Mingora city and Tal, Kandao near Shah Dheri and Taghma areas of Swat and recovered arms and ammunition.
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Three unidentified militants surrendered to SFs at Roringar and Devolai. SFs also carried out search and clearance operation in Mingora city and Tal, Kandao near Shah Dheri and Taghma areas of Swat and recovered arms and ammunition.
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December - 28 
Two SF personnel were killed when suspected militants attacked a checkpost in Chamarkand with rockets in the night of December 28. Five SF personnel were also injured. Troops retaliated quickly and killed one militant and injured several others. Mili
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Two SF personnel were killed when suspected militants attacked a checkpost in Chamarkand with rockets in the night of December 28. Five SF personnel were also injured. Troops retaliated quickly and killed one militant and injured several others. Militant hideouts were pounded with artillery, but there was no report about casualties.
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December - 28 
Unidentified militants blew up a shop located along the Pak-Afghan Highway in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up a shop located along the Pak-Afghan Highway in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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December - 29 
A bomb blast near a hotel in Sibi of Balochistan injured the driver of a NATO oil tanker and damaged his vehicle on December 29, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the drivers parked the oil tankers near a local hotel in Sibi at night, dur
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A bomb blast near a hotel in Sibi of Balochistan injured the driver of a NATO oil tanker and damaged his vehicle on December 29, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the drivers parked the oil tankers near a local hotel in Sibi at night, during which, unidentified militants placed two boxes filled with explosives under the tankers. The explosives detonated as soon as the driver switched on the engine in the morning, injuring the driver and damaging the vehicle.
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December - 29 
Five civilians, including four children and a woman, and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an exchange of fire and shelling in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during last 24 hours, according to Daily Times.
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Five civilians, including four children and a woman, and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an exchange of fire and shelling in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during last 24 hours, according to Daily Times. Local people said the children were killed when a mortar shell hit a playground in Sagai Bala area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) on December 29. Another shell hit the house of Qazi in Chamarkand area, killing a woman.
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December - 29 
Helicopter gunships pounded militant’s positions in Shiekh Baba, Soran Dara, Golono and Sagai areas.
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Helicopter gunships pounded militant’s positions in Shiekh Baba, Soran Dara, Golono and Sagai areas.
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December - 29 
In the same locality, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have warned khasadars a (local tribal force) and construction contractors against carrying out their duties by distributing pamphlet in Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 29, reports D
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In the same locality, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have warned khasadars a (local tribal force) and construction contractors against carrying out their duties by distributing pamphlet in Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 29, reports Daily Times. The TTP said the decision had been made to protect the life and property of the tribal people belonging to the Mehsud tribe.
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December - 29 
The death toll of December 28, 2009 suicide bomb blast during an Ashura procession on the M.A. Jinnah Road near the Light House area of Karachi increased to 43 as 13 injured persons succumbed to their injuries on December 29, according to Dawn.
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The death toll of December 28, 2009 suicide bomb blast during an Ashura procession on the M.A. Jinnah Road near the Light House area of Karachi increased to 43 as 13 injured persons succumbed to their injuries on December 29, according to Dawn.
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December - 29 
The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee ‘Chairman’ Mufti Muneebur-Rehman has said the ‘Sunni Rehbar Council’ will observe a countrywide shutter down strike on January 1, 2010 to mourn the Karachi suicide blast, a private TV channel reported. Talking to the media
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The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee ‘Chairman’ Mufti Muneebur-Rehman has said the ‘Sunni Rehbar Council’ will observe a countrywide shutter down strike on January 1, 2010 to mourn the Karachi suicide blast, a private TV channel reported. Talking to the media persons in Karachi, Rehman said the suicide blast was a result of security failure and questioned how the suicide bomber managed to enter the procession amid tight security arrangements. He called upon the Government to establish a commission to probe the attack.
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December - 29 
The troopers killed an alleged Taliban ‘commander’, Abu Zar, during a search operation in Swat. “Security Forces (SFs) conducted a search operation near Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) and killed Abu Zar, a wanted terrorist commander,” a military stat
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The troopers killed an alleged Taliban ‘commander’, Abu Zar, during a search operation in Swat. “Security Forces (SFs) conducted a search operation near Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) and killed Abu Zar, a wanted terrorist commander,” a military statement said, calling him an explosives expert who planned attacks against SFs. “Two other militants were also arrested with a cache of arms and ammunition,” the statement added. A Senior Security Official said Muhammad Siddque alias Abu Zar, a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, was a “great symbol of terror” in Swat, and had killed a number of Policemen and Army personnel. The arrested Taliban were identified as Sher Bahadar and Muhammad Ali.
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December - 29 
Two unidentified militants fired at a petrol station, injuring Police officer Malik Jan and his son Shoaib, in Munda area of Lower Dir in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 29, according to Daily Times. It was reported that Police killed
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Two unidentified militants fired at a petrol station, injuring Police officer Malik Jan and his son Shoaib, in Munda area of Lower Dir in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 29, according to Daily Times. It was reported that Police killed both the attackers in retaliatory firing.
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December - 29 
Unidentified militants killed one trooper of the Bajaur Levies, Havaldar Mukarram Khan, in Inayat Qila Bazaar of Khar tehsil on December 29.
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Unidentified militants killed one trooper of the Bajaur Levies, Havaldar Mukarram Khan, in Inayat Qila Bazaar of Khar tehsil on December 29.
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December - 29 
US President Barack Obama have identified Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia as the four places where terrorists were hatching plans to attack the United States, according to Dawn. In a statement issued in evening of December 28, Obama also vow
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US President Barack Obama have identified Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia as the four places where terrorists were hatching plans to attack the United States, according to Dawn. In a statement issued in evening of December 28, Obama also vowed to track down the plotters behind the attempted Christmas Day aero plane bombing attack. “We will continue to use every element of our national power to disrupt, to dismantle and defeat the violent extremists who threaten us, whether they are from Afghanistan or Pakistan, Yemen or Somalia, or anywhere where they are plotting attacks against the US homeland”, he added further.
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December - 30 
12 Taliban militants were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Bajaur and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, according to Daily Times. 10 Taliban militants, including ‘commander’ S
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12 Taliban militants were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Bajaur and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, according to Daily Times. 10 Taliban militants, including ‘commander’ Shahabuddin, were killed and 18 injured in clashes between SFs and Taliban militants in Chamar Kand of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The SFs also neutralised a militant hideout. Two Taliban militants were killed and another injured during an encounter between SFs and Taliban militants at Mamoond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Political administration said that Taliban militants attacked a SFs checkpost at Mamoond tehsil. Retaliating, the SFs shot dead two militants and injured another.
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December - 30 
A would-be suicide bomber and his three accomplices were killed before reaching the intended target after their explosive-laden vehicle exploded due to mishandling of the explosive material in Orakzai Agency.
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A would-be suicide bomber and his three accomplices were killed before reaching the intended target after their explosive-laden vehicle exploded due to mishandling of the explosive material in Orakzai Agency.
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December - 30 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik, on December 30, has reiterated that Indian Intelligence Agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is involved in instigating the ongoing armed insurgency in Balochistan, according to Daily Times. He made these comments
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik, on December 30, has reiterated that Indian Intelligence Agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is involved in instigating the ongoing armed insurgency in Balochistan, according to Daily Times. He made these comments while talking to reporters in Gawadar before attending a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Malik said India was supporting the insurgency in Balochistan and was trying to turn the Baloch against their own country. The Pakistani Government would frustrate all such plans by paying full attention to the problems of Balochistan, he said. The recently announced Balochistan package and the consensus developed between The Federal Government and all federating units indicated that the Government was making progress in bridging the gap between the Centre and the provinces, Malik added. To a question about the Government’s reconciliatory plans, Malik said the Government would give the Baloch people all those rights that they had been denied in the past. It is the top most priority of the Government to give every Baloch his genuine rights, he added. When asked about the Government’s strategy to deal with those leaders who kept harping on about an independent Balochistan, Malik said he viewed the Baloch Republican Party chief Brahamdagh Bugti as “a brother’’. “We will try to convince all disillusioned forces in Balochistan. Justice will be done with everyone affected in the past. All reservations of the Baloch people will be addressed through democratic means,” he assured.
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December - 30 
One key anti-Taliban elder, Taj Muhammad (38), was shot dead and his bullet-riddled body found dumped on a roadside in Bajaur Agency. The bullet-riddled body of Taj Muhammad, an anti-Taliban elder of the Salarzai tribe, was found by a road in a villa
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One key anti-Taliban elder, Taj Muhammad (38), was shot dead and his bullet-riddled body found dumped on a roadside in Bajaur Agency. The bullet-riddled body of Taj Muhammad, an anti-Taliban elder of the Salarzai tribe, was found by a road in a village in Bajaur. “He had been shot with an automatic weapon and a note from the Taliban said anyone working against them would be killed in the same manner,” said local Administration Official Faramosh Khan. Local residents said the Taliban abducted Muhammad along with five other persons a few days go.
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December - 30 
SFs arrested 15 suspected Taliban militants while other four surrendered during the last 24 hours as part of the on-going Operation Rah-e-Rast. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), SFs carried out search and clearance operations i
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SFs arrested 15 suspected Taliban militants while other four surrendered during the last 24 hours as part of the on-going Operation Rah-e-Rast. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), SFs carried out search and clearance operations in and near Charbagh, Qambar, Tilligram and Garai Kalle. The SFs arrested 10 militants and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. Also, four militants surrendered to SFs at village Chamtlai and Khawazakhela. The SFs conducted search and clearance operations in Baz Darra Bala, Thana and arrested five suspected militants and recovered one stolen car.
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December - 30 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 30 claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in Karachi, and threatened more attacks on “the US ally”, according to Daily Times. “My group claims responsibility for the Karachi
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 30 claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in Karachi, and threatened more attacks on “the US ally”, according to Daily Times. “My group claims responsibility for the Karachi attack and we will carry out more such attacks within 10 days,” said Asmatullah Shaheen, one of the TTP ‘commanders’, who spoke by telephone to a Reuters reporter.
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December - 30 
The year 2009 proved to be another bloody year of the decade for media in Pakistan in which 10 journalists, in 163 cases of direct attacks on media, paid the ultimate price of practicing a difficult trade in the backdrop of rising terrorism and milit
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The year 2009 proved to be another bloody year of the decade for media in Pakistan in which 10 journalists, in 163 cases of direct attacks on media, paid the ultimate price of practicing a difficult trade in the backdrop of rising terrorism and militancy and were killed in the line of duty, according to Dawn. Of these 10 journalists, four were killed in Punjab, three in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and one each in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Balochistan and Islamabad, according to the annual research on the state of media in Pakistan, released on December 30 by Intermedia, a Pakistani media development organisation that focuses on media research, advocacy and training. The total 163 cases included murders, assaults, abductions, explicit threats, censorship cases and attacks on media properties and establishments. Punjab bore the brunt of these attacks with 54 cases and the NWFP a close behind with 52, while Islamabad was the surprise third biggest victim of attacks on media with 28 cases. Sindh recorded 12 attacks, six attacks each were recorded in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and FATA, and three in Balochistan. Ten journalists were kidnapped in 2009, four in NWFP, two in Islamabad and one each in Balochistan, FATA, Punjab and Sindh. The report also documented at least 24 cases of assaults on working journalists across the country, in which 70 journalists were injured — 36 in Punjab, 12 in Islamabad, 10 in the NWFP, seven in Sindh and five in PoK. At least 28 journalists received threats in person or over the phone. Of these, nine journalists were in Islamabad, eight in the NWFP, seven in Sindh, and one in FATA. The Intermedia report also documented at least 35 cases of official gag orders, censorship or restrictions on publication or broadcast in 2009. Of these, the highest number of cases, 23, was in the NWFP, four in Punjab, three in Islamabad and one each in Sindh, Balochistan, FATA and PoK. Ten cases of physical and armed attacks were reported on media property and establishments, exemplified by the suicide attack on the Peshawar Press Club on December 22, 2009. Of these attacks, four were in the NWFP, two each in Fata and Punjab and one each in Islamabad and PoK. “At least 45 journalists have been killed in Pakistan in the last five years, several by suspected militants, but this is the first time that suicide squads of terrorists have targeted media persons as a specific, overt target, indicating a dramatic increase in the level of threats facing the media in the country,” Adnan Rehmat, executive director of Intermedia, said.
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December - 30 
Two persons, including a union council nazim (member) from the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q), were killed at Sultan Ibrahim Road in Khuzdar of Balochistan after unidentified militants riding motorcycle fired at a garage on December 30, accordi
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Two persons, including a union council nazim (member) from the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q), were killed at Sultan Ibrahim Road in Khuzdar of Balochistan after unidentified militants riding motorcycle fired at a garage on December 30, according to Daily Times. Local Police sources said, Abdul Rasheed, a union council nazim belonging to the PML-Q, was killed while he was having his vehicle repaired at a garage on Sultan Ibrahim Road. The firing also resulted in the death of a mechanic identified as Muhammad Riaz.
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December - 31 
A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 31 denied that the TTP was behind the suicide attack that targeted a Muharram procession on December 28 in Karachi, according to Daily Times. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said over the phon
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A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 31 denied that the TTP was behind the suicide attack that targeted a Muharram procession on December 28 in Karachi, according to Daily Times. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said over the phone from an undisclosed location that his group was not responsible for the attack. About purported spokesman Asmatullah Shaheen’s earlier claim for responsibility on December 30, Azam said he could have been referring to his own group, but TTP had nothing to do with the attack. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Asmatullah was a “self-proclaimed” TTP spokesman.
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December - 31 
A US drone strike killed at least four persons in North Waziristan, Security and Intelligence Officials said. The missile struck a compound in Machikhel village, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah. “A US drone fired two missiles, which hit a compound of
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A US drone strike killed at least four persons in North Waziristan, Security and Intelligence Officials said. The missile struck a compound in Machikhel village, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah. “A US drone fired two missiles, which hit a compound of a local tribesman, Karim Khan, killing four people and injuring two others,” a Senior Security Official said. The identity of those killed was not immediately known, adding it was also not clear whether any high-value target was present in the area at the time of the strike, the Security Official added further.
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December - 31 
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on December 30 condemned a deadly bomb attack on the Peshawar Press Club on December 22, 2009 and warned that it was a sign of a new “war on media” by political extremists, according to The News. Four
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on December 30 condemned a deadly bomb attack on the Peshawar Press Club on December 22, 2009 and warned that it was a sign of a new “war on media” by political extremists, according to The News. Four people died in suicide bombing outside the Press Club in Peshawar and 20 others were injured. “This targeted attack, far from the frontline of conflict, illustrates that the war on media by extremists is being taken into the heart of the cities”, IFJ General Secretary Aidan White said. “The Government must spare no effort in finding those responsible.” The IFJ is backing the demands of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and its calls for action to find those responsible.
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December - 31 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major-General Athar Abbas said Security Forces (SFs) had killed some 650 militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administra
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major-General Athar Abbas said Security Forces (SFs) had killed some 650 militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in October-December 2009, according to The News. In an interview with Geo News, Major-General Abbas said militants had been flushed out of South Waziristan while their hideouts had also been neutralised. SFs have defeated militants in Malakand and South Waziristan due to professional strategy and public support. The militants are on the run. He rebuffed reports about the presence of Quetta Shura, terming it baseless. He said insurgency had started again in Mohmand and Bajaur Agencies after allied forces removed their Security posts along the border areas in Afghanistan. The military spokesman said the remaining few terrorists were carrying out terrorist activities in the country. “We will overcome them soon,” said Abbas. To a question, he said Pakistan had not accepted any foreign pressure or help for the launch of military offensive in Malakand and South Waziristan.
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December - 31 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four foreign Taliban militants and a woman during a raid on a private hospital in Wana, the capital of South Waziristan Agency, of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 31, according t
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four foreign Taliban militants and a woman during a raid on a private hospital in Wana, the capital of South Waziristan Agency, of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 31, according to Daily Times. The SFs laid siege to the private clinic in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan, at 2 AM (PST), leading an encounter until around 7 AM, said local Administration and Intelligence Officials. A Security Official said the raid followed a tip off that wounded Taliban were brought to the hospital from Sherwangi. “Commandos and Security Forces raided the hospital. Taliban fired at the troops and in the gunfight, which lasted more than four hours, four Taliban and a woman were killed, while 22 others were arrested,” said the official. “One soldier was also injured. The three dead terrorists appear to be Arabs and one of Sudanese origin,” added the official. The identity of the woman was not initially clear, said the official. An Intelligence Official said 27 suspects were also arrested in the raid.
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December - 31 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search-and-clearance operation in Bangai Banda near Barikot of Swat in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 31, according to Daily Times. SFs also arrested 26 suspects, while
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search-and-clearance operation in Bangai Banda near Barikot of Swat in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 31, according to Daily Times. SFs also arrested 26 suspects, while four others surrendered to SFs.
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December - 31 
The suspected Taliban militants blew up two boys’ schools in Bajaur Agency. A 21-room Government high school and a five-room primary school, side by side in Shago village of Bajaur, were blew up with explosives overnight, local Administration Officia
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The suspected Taliban militants blew up two boys’ schools in Bajaur Agency. A 21-room Government high school and a five-room primary school, side by side in Shago village of Bajaur, were blew up with explosives overnight, local Administration Official Muhammad Jameel Khan told AFP. “It is the work of the Taliban … they have destroyed several schools in the past,” he said, adding that there were no casualties. Gul Rehman, a Bajaur Education Officer, said Taliban had destroyed more than 60 schools over a year in the District.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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