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December - 1 
Al Qaeda on December 1 claimed responsibility for the abducting of a 70-year-old American aid worker, Warren Weinstein, from his house in the eastern city of Lahore on August 13, and issued a series of demands for his release, reports Dawn. In a vide
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Al Qaeda on December 1 claimed responsibility for the abducting of a 70-year-old American aid worker, Warren Weinstein, from his house in the eastern city of Lahore on August 13, and issued a series of demands for his release, reports Dawn. In a video message posted on militant websites, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri said Warren Weinstein would be released if the United States stopped airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. He also demanded the release of all al Qaeda and Taliban suspects around the world. ”Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to al Qaeda and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who is neck-deep in American aid to Pakistan since the 1970s,” al-Zawahri said, according to a translation provided by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant messages.
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December - 1 
An activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Mohammad Waseem, was found dead in Manghopir area of Karachi on December 1, reports Dawn. Waseem had been missing for the last couple of days.
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An activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Mohammad Waseem, was found dead in Manghopir area of Karachi on December 1, reports Dawn. Waseem had been missing for the last couple of days.
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December - 1 
An independent think tank on November 30, called for substantial mid-course changes to the Kerry-Lugar bill, which forms the bedrock of civilian assistance to Pakistan, “to fulfill its goals for both the US and Pakistan.” “Writing Pakistan out of the
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An independent think tank on November 30, called for substantial mid-course changes to the Kerry-Lugar bill, which forms the bedrock of civilian assistance to Pakistan, “to fulfill its goals for both the US and Pakistan.” “Writing Pakistan out of the American foreign policy script is simply not an option,” said Jane Harman, President of the Wilson Center, in a report released on December 1. The report concludes that a robust program of US civilian assistance to Pakistan serves important American interests. It urges Congress not to confuse security aid to the Pakistani military with economic assistance designed to shore up civilian Government.
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Criticising the United States (US) over the operation that killed Osama bin Laden near its capital on May 1, saying ‘unauthorised unilateral’ action could threaten international peace, reported Daily Times. The Foreign Ministry denied that Pakistan h
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Criticising the United States (US) over the operation that killed Osama bin Laden near its capital on May 1, saying ‘unauthorised unilateral’ action could threaten international peace, reported Daily Times. The Foreign Ministry denied that Pakistan had any prior knowledge of the operation and said there was no question of US helicopters taking off from Pakistani bases, despite strenuously pointing out past intelligence cooperation. “Pakistan expresses its deep concerns and reservations over the manner in which the Government of the US carried out this operation without prior information or authorisation from the Government of Pakistan,” said Foreign Ministry. It said such ‘unauthorised unilateral action’ could not be taken as a rule and said it should not become ‘a future precedent’ for any country. “Such actions undermine cooperation and may also sometimes constitute threat to international peace and security,” it said, adding, “As far as the target compound is concerned, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency has been sharing information with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2009.” “It is important to highlight that taking advantage of much superior technological assets, CIA exploited the intelligence leads given by us to identify and reach Osama bin Laden,” the statement added. The FO statement also rejected reports suggesting that the US helicopters took off from the Ghazi Airbase terming them as “absolutely false and incorrect.” “Neither any base or facility inside Pakistan was used by the US forces, nor Pakistan Army provided any operational or logistical assistance to these operations conducted by the US forces”, the statement asserted.
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December - 1 
Five militants were killed as clashes between two rival groups in Maylo village of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency entered the second day. The Kukikhel support the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) against the Tariq Afridi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (T
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Five militants were killed as clashes between two rival groups in Maylo village of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency entered the second day. The Kukikhel support the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) against the Tariq Afridi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Kukikhel and LI cadres are reported to have taken control of an important TTP base and seized three bunkers on the hilltops overlooking the Maylo village.
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Four Constables of Justice Qasim Khan’s squad were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Multan-Khanewal road in Multan District on December 1, reports Daily Times. Four assailants appeared in a white car and opened fire at the squad of Justice Qas
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Four Constables of Justice Qasim Khan’s squad were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Multan-Khanewal road in Multan District on December 1, reports Daily Times. Four assailants appeared in a white car and opened fire at the squad of Justice Qasim Khan near Pul Rangan causing the casaulaties.
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In another raid, the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested nine suspects, including an underworld don, Ghulam Patni in Karachi. A team of Crime Investigation Department on a tip-off conducted a raid in Kharadar and arrested Patni, recovering a hug
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In another raid, the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested nine suspects, including an underworld don, Ghulam Patni in Karachi. A team of Crime Investigation Department on a tip-off conducted a raid in Kharadar and arrested Patni, recovering a huge cache of weapons from his possession that included a Kalashnikov, a 9-mm pistol and two hand grenades.
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Mauripur Police claimed to have arrested three extortionists in a raid at Mauripur Truck stand. Police said that the accused persons, identified as Rajesh, Abdullah Baloch and Junaid Baloch, were arrested along with two TT pistols when they reached t
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Mauripur Police claimed to have arrested three extortionists in a raid at Mauripur Truck stand. Police said that the accused persons, identified as Rajesh, Abdullah Baloch and Junaid Baloch, were arrested along with two TT pistols when they reached the said spot to collect extortion from the transporters.
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Nine militants were killed and several others injured on December 1 when Security Forces pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Barlas, Adokhel and other areas of Mamozai in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. T
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Nine militants were killed and several others injured on December 1 when Security Forces pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Barlas, Adokhel and other areas of Mamozai in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Three hideouts were destroyed. Security Forces (SFs) have claimed considerable gains in the military operation continuing for the last 15 days. At least 180 militants have been killed and 72 others injured in the operation so far, according to the sources.
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Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani gave his troops "full liberty" to respond to any further cross-border attacks by NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports Indian Express. Gener
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Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani gave his troops "full liberty" to respond to any further cross-border attacks by NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports Indian Express. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani told commanders of units deployed along the western border with Afghanistan that they had "full liberty of action to respond (by) employing all capabilities" available at their disposal, the sources said. Kayani was quoted by the sources as saying that there should be "no ambiguity in the rules of engagement for everyone down the chain of command" if they faced an attack by NATO forces. Such an action would "require no clearance at any level" and the army would "provide resources as required on ground", he was quoted as saying.
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Pakistan enraged by November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the United States (US)-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 1
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Pakistan enraged by November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the United States (US)-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 1 warning that “enough is enough,” reported Express Tribune.
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Pakistan has resumed some cooperation with NATO forces in Afghanistan following NATO strikes by working with the coalition to prevent another cross-border incident from escalating, a NATO spokesman Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said, reports Tim
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Pakistan has resumed some cooperation with NATO forces in Afghanistan following NATO strikes by working with the coalition to prevent another cross-border incident from escalating, a NATO spokesman Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said, reports Times of India.
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December - 1 
Pakistani military officials gave the “go-ahead” to November 26, 2011 United States (US) airstrikes that inadvertently led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Express Tribune
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Pakistani military officials gave the “go-ahead” to November 26, 2011 United States (US) airstrikes that inadvertently led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Express Tribune, quoting The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on December 1. US officials giving a detailed account of the attack to WSJ said that an Afghan-led assault force that included American commandos was hunting down Taliban fighters when it was fired at from the Salala check post along the Pakistani side of the border. According to US officials, the commandos first thought they were being fired at by Taliban militants, but later discovered that the fire reportedly came from Pakistani troops. This led the commandoes to request an airstrike against the assailants, who then contacted a joint border-control center to verify if there were any Pakistani troops present at the check post. The Pakistani representatives at the center reportedly said that there were no Pakistani troops in the area; the US officials told the WSJ that this cleared the way for the Americans to conduct the airstrikes.
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December - 1 
Police foiled a terrorist attack on Shia “Imam Bargahs” during Muharram by arresting four suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and recovered suicide jackets, hand grenades, pistols and other weapons from their possession. The accused
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Police foiled a terrorist attack on Shia “Imam Bargahs” during Muharram by arresting four suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and recovered suicide jackets, hand grenades, pistols and other weapons from their possession. The accused revealed that they were planning to sabotage the law and order situation during Muharram, added Daily Times. Police officials said these TTP operatives had affiliation with Al-Bader Group and smuggled weapons into Karachi via Chaman border of Qilla Abdullah District in Balochistan.
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 1 said that Pakistan’s decision to boycott the Bonn conference in protest against the NATO attack and violation of its sovereignty was final and taken collectively, reports Dawn. However, Mr Gilani s
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 1 said that Pakistan’s decision to boycott the Bonn conference in protest against the NATO attack and violation of its sovereignty was final and taken collectively, reports Dawn. However, Mr Gilani said, Pakistan could work with the United States, NATO and ISAF under a new agreement and by devising new rules of engagement. The prime minister said it was up to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to formulate recommendations on ties with the United States and NATO.
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December - 1 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that there was no threat of either “judicial” or “military” coup as both the institutions were pro-democracy and did not want to derail the system, reported Dawn.
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that there was no threat of either “judicial” or “military” coup as both the institutions were pro-democracy and did not want to derail the system, reported Dawn.
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December - 1 
Seven Pakistani workers were abducted in Logar Province, reports Dawn. The Pakistanis, engineers and workers assigned to a hospital construction project in Logar Province, were returning to their accommodation after work when they were abducted at gu
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Seven Pakistani workers were abducted in Logar Province, reports Dawn. The Pakistanis, engineers and workers assigned to a hospital construction project in Logar Province, were returning to their accommodation after work when they were abducted at gunpoint.
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December - 1 
The Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) to continue their political activities under the constitutional rights across Karachi. It said in its verdict: “If any hurdle is created in the party activities, they can get he
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The Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) to continue their political activities under the constitutional rights across Karachi. It said in its verdict: “If any hurdle is created in the party activities, they can get help of relevant authorities.” The two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Mushir Alam and Justice Ahmad, was hearing a constitutional petition filed by MQM-H Information Secretary Aleem Khan and Human Rights Activist Syed Iqbal Kazmi. Khan stated in the petition that the Government had imposed an unannounced ban on MQM-H’s political activities.
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The United States (US) on December 1 warned Pakistani leaders of dangerous consequences if there is another terror attack on India that originates from Pakistan, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama has said, asking Islamabad to give up the
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The United States (US) on December 1 warned Pakistani leaders of dangerous consequences if there is another terror attack on India that originates from Pakistan, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama has said, asking Islamabad to give up the policy of supporting extremist elements, reports Indian Express. General (retd) James Jones, who was the National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama from January 2009 to October 2010, said the message that they should give up the policy of supporting terrorist and extremist elements has been conveyed to Pakistani leaders several times by top US officials.
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December - 1 
The White House ruled out President Barack Obama offering "formal condolences" to Pakistan, as suggested by his top diplomat in Islamabad in a desperate bid to salvage deteriorating ties, Indian Express quoting a media report said.
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The White House ruled out President Barack Obama offering "formal condolences" to Pakistan, as suggested by his top diplomat in Islamabad in a desperate bid to salvage deteriorating ties, Indian Express quoting a media report said.
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December - 1 
Three dead bodies of truck drivers were found in Sharag area of the Harnai District on December 1, reported Dawn. The victims were among the four truck drivers abducted from the District on an unspecified date. Reportedly, one of them was freed who r
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Three dead bodies of truck drivers were found in Sharag area of the Harnai District on December 1, reported Dawn. The victims were among the four truck drivers abducted from the District on an unspecified date. Reportedly, one of them was freed who reached home in an injured condition, the sources added. The deceased were identified as Abdul Rehman, Ghulam Haider and Mohammad Hasan.
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December - 1 
Two persons of Pakistani nationality were shot dead by NATO forces in the Bibi Jan area of Helmand Province in Afghanistan which shares a border with the Chagai District of Balochistan on December 1, reports The Express Tribune. Balochistan Levies co
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Two persons of Pakistani nationality were shot dead by NATO forces in the Bibi Jan area of Helmand Province in Afghanistan which shares a border with the Chagai District of Balochistan on December 1, reports The Express Tribune. Balochistan Levies confirmed the incident saying that the two were shot dead in Helmand while on their way to visit relatives in the Brabcha area of Helmand. According to a spokesperson of the Frontier Corps, the incident of firing took place inside Afghanistan territory.
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December - 1 
Unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive devise (IED) with a remote control outside District Coordination Officer’s (DCO) office at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Decemb
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Unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive devise (IED) with a remote control outside District Coordination Officer’s (DCO) office at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 1, reports Daily Times. However, there were no reports of casualties.
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December - 2 
A 10-year-old boy, identified as Bahar Khan Bugti, was killed when a landmine exploded in Hafat Wali area of Dera Bugti District on December 2, reported Dawn.
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A 10-year-old boy, identified as Bahar Khan Bugti, was killed when a landmine exploded in Hafat Wali area of Dera Bugti District on December 2, reported Dawn.
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December - 2 
A clash between the Zakha Khel Peace Lashkar (armed militia) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) at Narri Baba area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency killed two Lashkar members and seriously wounded another two, reports Daily Times. The clash erupted over the po
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A clash between the Zakha Khel Peace Lashkar (armed militia) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) at Narri Baba area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency killed two Lashkar members and seriously wounded another two, reports Daily Times. The clash erupted over the possession of a hill post at Narri Baba.
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December - 2 
A heavy contingent of Rangers and Police conducted a raid in Naik Mohammad Goth, Orangi Town and detained four suspects, Dost Mohammad, Abdul Khaliq, Kamran and Ishaq Baloch. They also recovered three TT pistols and drugs from their possessions.
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A heavy contingent of Rangers and Police conducted a raid in Naik Mohammad Goth, Orangi Town and detained four suspects, Dost Mohammad, Abdul Khaliq, Kamran and Ishaq Baloch. They also recovered three TT pistols and drugs from their possessions.
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December - 2 
A shop selling compact discs (CD) was destroyed and four other shops were partially damaged when a bomb planted by the suspected militants exploded in Karnal Sher Kili of Swabi District. No one was, however, injured in the blast.
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A shop selling compact discs (CD) was destroyed and four other shops were partially damaged when a bomb planted by the suspected militants exploded in Karnal Sher Kili of Swabi District. No one was, however, injured in the blast.
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December - 2 
A spokesman of ISPR said on December 2 that remarks of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) about Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had been misquoted in a section of the press, reports Daily Times. In this context, the exact quote of the COAS was, “The respons
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A spokesman of ISPR said on December 2 that remarks of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) about Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had been misquoted in a section of the press, reports Daily Times. In this context, the exact quote of the COAS was, “The response could have been more effective if PAF had also joined in. However, it was no fault of PAF. A timely decision could not be taken due to a breakdown of communication with the affected posts and, therefore, a lack of clarity of the situation, at various levels, including the Corps Headquarters and GHQ”, the spokesman said.
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December - 2 
Amid an increasingly souring relationship, the United States (US) Senate voted to attach strings to military aid to Pakistan while an independent think tank urged policymakers to continue ‘robust’ civilian assistance, reported Express Tribune on Dece
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Amid an increasingly souring relationship, the United States (US) Senate voted to attach strings to military aid to Pakistan while an independent think tank urged policymakers to continue ‘robust’ civilian assistance, reported Express Tribune on December 2 (today). American Senators unanimously approved an amendment by Democratic Senator Bob Casey aimed at blocking counterinsurgency aid to Pakistan until Islamabad takes aggressive steps to curb the use of roadside bombs, blamed for the deaths of US soldiers in Afghanistan. About half of all American casualties in Afghanistan in 2011 were attributed to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which, Washington alleges, are prepared across the border in Pakistan.
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December - 2 
At least seven militants were killed and five Security Force (SFs) personnel were injured in a clash when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a security checkpoint at Ursoon area in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 2
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At least seven militants were killed and five Security Force (SFs) personnel were injured in a clash when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a security checkpoint at Ursoon area in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 2, reports Daily Times. Chitral Scouts Commandant, Colonel Nasir Jadoon, said that terrorists targeted a border post of Chitral Scouts at Ursoon area with mortar shells from Nooristani province of Afghanistan.
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December - 2 
British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Howell of Guildford said that Pakistan remains an important partner in the fight against terrorism. Answering to a question by Lord Nazir Ahmed on Government’s assessment of contributio
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British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Howell of Guildford said that Pakistan remains an important partner in the fight against terrorism. Answering to a question by Lord Nazir Ahmed on Government’s assessment of contribution made by Pakistan as front-line state, Lord Howell said: “The al Qaeda core has been severely weakened over the last six months. It is important that the UK and Pakistan, together with other key international partners such as the United States, continue to work together to disrupt terrorist groups which threaten all our interests.”
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December - 2 
Eight militants were killed and a Sepoy (trooper) was injured in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 2, reports Dawn. The sources said that Security Forces (SFs) were carrying out a searc
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Eight militants were killed and a Sepoy (trooper) was injured in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 2, reports Dawn. The sources said that Security Forces (SFs) were carrying out a search operation in Tasakhel area of Dabori, about 68km north of Ghiljo, when militants attacked them, injuring Sepoy Abbas. The SFs in a retaliatory action shelled suspected locations. At least eight militants were killed in the fighting.
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December - 2 
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander, General John Allen, said the need to confront sanctuaries in Pakistan was “one of the reasons we are shifting our operations to the east”. According to The Guardian, Allen said he did not know
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander, General John Allen, said the need to confront sanctuaries in Pakistan was “one of the reasons we are shifting our operations to the east”. According to The Guardian, Allen said he did not know what long-term consequences of November 26, 2011 clash would be, describing it as a “tragedy”, but made clear that push to the east would continue, adding, “Ultimately outcome we hope to achieve in the East is a reduction of insurgent networks to the point where Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) can handle them, reducing them in 2012, if necessary going after them in 2013”.
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December - 2 
LEA personnel conducted a raid at a cricket ground in Government school in Pakistan Bazaar and recovered three Kalashnikovs, three 7mm rifles and several rounds from the water tank. They recovered arms on the basis of detail given by a detained targe
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LEA personnel conducted a raid at a cricket ground in Government school in Pakistan Bazaar and recovered three Kalashnikovs, three 7mm rifles and several rounds from the water tank. They recovered arms on the basis of detail given by a detained target killer Asif alias Qudoos, who was arrested few days back from Orangi Town.
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December - 2 
Loralai Police arrested three suspected militants including an Uzbek from the Loralai bypass in Loralai District and recovered explosives from their possession, reported Daily Times.
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Loralai Police arrested three suspected militants including an Uzbek from the Loralai bypass in Loralai District and recovered explosives from their possession, reported Daily Times.
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December - 2 
Militants of Tariq Afridi group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were forced to flee from their stronghold in Tirah Valley after its rival militant group LI took control of the Maylo base after a fierce clash. Sources said that dozens of TTP slipp
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Militants of Tariq Afridi group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were forced to flee from their stronghold in Tirah Valley after its rival militant group LI took control of the Maylo base after a fierce clash. Sources said that dozens of TTP slipped out of Maylo village through secret routes in the night after the LI militants took control of the TTP base in the area. The LI also had the support of Kukikhel volunteers who were opposing the presence of TTP in their area since long. LI sources in Bara claimed to have seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the TTP base along side laying their hand on a number of mules, donkeys and pick up vehicles.
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December - 2 
Mohammad Younis, unwittingly swept up in a failed terror plot to bomb Times Square on May 1, 2010, was sentenced on December 2 to three year’s probation. Mohammad Younis had pleaded guilty to charges he arranged an illegal transfer of USD 7,000 to F
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Mohammad Younis, unwittingly swept up in a failed terror plot to bomb Times Square on May 1, 2010, was sentenced on December 2 to three year’s probation. Mohammad Younis had pleaded guilty to charges he arranged an illegal transfer of USD 7,000 to Faisal Shahzad — money Shahzad claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) provided to fund his one-man strike against New York City. Younis and his brother in Pakistan were part of underground money transfer system known as Hawala, authorities said. When the Times Square attack was in the planning stages, Younis` brother sent him the cash that he delivered to Shahzad at a Long Island railroad station. Prosecutors in federal court in Manhattan acknowledged that Younis never knew about Shahzad’s plot. But they argued that a potential sentence of up to six months would be appropriate to deter money transmissions that could fund terrorism.
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December - 2 
NATO commanders are planning a substantial offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at militant outfits based in Pakistan, involving an escalation of aerial attacks on militant sanctuaries, and have not ruled out cross-border raids with ground troops,
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NATO commanders are planning a substantial offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at militant outfits based in Pakistan, involving an escalation of aerial attacks on militant sanctuaries, and have not ruled out cross-border raids with ground troops, reported Dawn quoting a report from The Guardian on December 2. The aim of offensive over next two years is to reduce threat represented by Pakistan-based groups loyal to insurgent leaders like Haqqani Network, Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur. While drawing down forces in Helmand and Kandahar, the United States (US) will step up its presence in Eastern Provinces bordering Pakistan, bringing long-festering issue of insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan tribal areas to a head. Message being given to Pakistan military is that if it cannot or will not eliminate insurgent havens, US forces will attempt job themselves, report said.
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December - 2 
Pakistan has officially withdrawn from Bonn international conference on Afghanistan, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on December 2, saying that it regretted the boycott, reports Daily Times. Pakistan said on December 1 that it planned to pull out of
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Pakistan has officially withdrawn from Bonn international conference on Afghanistan, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on December 2, saying that it regretted the boycott, reports Daily Times. Pakistan said on December 1 that it planned to pull out of the meeting in reaction to a cross-border attack by NATO that killed 24 of its soldiers and plunged US-Pakistani relations deeper into crisis. Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in a telephone call that his country would not send a delegation, but wished the conference success, the Germany Ministry said.
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December - 2 
Pakistani man living in the United States faces up to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty Friday to providing material support to the feared Islamist militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). US justice officials said Jubair Ahmad (24), posted a prop
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Pakistani man living in the United States faces up to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty Friday to providing material support to the feared Islamist militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). US justice officials said Jubair Ahmad (24), posted a propaganda video for LeT "glorifying violent jihad" in 2010, three years after he arrived in the United States with his parents and two younger brothers. "Foreign terrorist organizations such as LeT use the Internet as part of well-orchestrated propaganda campaigns to radicalize and recruit individuals to wage violent jihad and to promote the spread of terror," said US Attorney Neil MacBride.
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December - 2 
Pakistani military official on December 2 denied a Wall Street Journal report that Pakistani officials gave the go-ahead to a NATO air strike that killed 24 troops, unaware that their own forces were in the area, reported Express Tribune. The officia
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Pakistani military official on December 2 denied a Wall Street Journal report that Pakistani officials gave the go-ahead to a NATO air strike that killed 24 troops, unaware that their own forces were in the area, reported Express Tribune. The official categorically denied the Journal’s account, saying the aircraft had already engaged when Pakistan was contacted. “Wrong information about the area of operation was provided to Pakistani officials a few minutes before the strike,” said the official. “Without getting clearance from the Pakistan side, the post had already been engaged by US helicopters and fighter jets. Pakistan did not have any prior information about any operation in the area,” he added.
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December - 2 
Speakers at a protest rally titled Defense of Pakistan organised by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 2 demanded that intelligence sharing with NATO forces in Afghanistan be stopped to avenge the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011
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Speakers at a protest rally titled Defense of Pakistan organised by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 2 demanded that intelligence sharing with NATO forces in Afghanistan be stopped to avenge the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011 attack in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Express Tribune. They said banning the movement of supplies through Pakistan was an insufficient response. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) were also represented at the protest. JuD leaders warned that they would launch a civil disobedience movement against the Government if “it failed in protecting the sovereignty of the country in future as well”.
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December - 2 
The Finance Ministry is delaying in releasing funds to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat which has sought PKR 11 billion for creating 4,545 jobs, a National Assembly Committee was informed on December 2, reports Dawn. A FATA
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The Finance Ministry is delaying in releasing funds to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat which has sought PKR 11 billion for creating 4,545 jobs, a National Assembly Committee was informed on December 2, reports Dawn. A FATA Secretariat Official informed the Standing Committee on State and Frontier Regions (Safron) that the Ministry had so far agreed to release funds for 1,000 posts but even those funds had not been released. In 2009, the FATA Secretariat initiated a case for the creation of 4,545 posts for which PKR 11 billion was demanded. Safron Secretary Habibullah Khan said that all formalities had been completed in this regard and only release of funds from the Finance Ministry was awaited. The members complained that neither funds were released nor appointments made in FATA. The situation, they said, was creating a sense of deprivation and frustration among the residents. The committee noted with concern that the Finance Ministry had released only PKR1 billion out of the approved development budget of PKR 15 billion during the current fiscal year. The committee was of the view that the provision of PKR 1.8 billion for strengthening ‘peace committees’ and lashkars (tribal militia) should be rationalised.
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December - 2 
The Government deputed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel at the Shamsi Airbase on December 2 to compile the data of foreigners there, reports Dawn. “We have sent FIA personnel to compile the data of feigners,” Federal Minister of Interior
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The Government deputed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel at the Shamsi Airbase on December 2 to compile the data of foreigners there, reports Dawn. “We have sent FIA personnel to compile the data of feigners,” Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said. The FIA men were sent to the airbase to fulfil the immigration requirements for the foreigners. The Government has given a 15-day deadline to the US to vacate the airbase which had been sublet to the United Sates for conducting drone operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The airbase was leased out to the US in 1992 for hunting expeditions
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December - 2 
The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on December 2 claimed to have arrested 18 suspects and recovered weapons from their possession in different parts of Karachi, reported Daily Times. The LEAs detained eight suspects during a joint raid at an area of
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The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on December 2 claimed to have arrested 18 suspects and recovered weapons from their possession in different parts of Karachi, reported Daily Times. The LEAs detained eight suspects during a joint raid at an area office of Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) in a slum area in Rasheedabad within the precincts of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station.
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December - 2 
The Senate (Upper House of the Parliament) on December 2 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the NATO attack on Pakistani check posts in Mohmand Agency which killed at least 24 soldiers, reports The Express Tribune. The resolution was moved by
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The Senate (Upper House of the Parliament) on December 2 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the NATO attack on Pakistani check posts in Mohmand Agency which killed at least 24 soldiers, reports The Express Tribune. The resolution was moved by the Leader of the Opposition in Senate, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri and was backed by all the other Senators. The resolution read: “This House strongly condemns the NATO aggression. It is an attack on sovereignty and integrity of the country and the entire nation is grieved. This barbaric act is totally intolerable. It is not first such attack on Pakistan forces as similar events have been taken place in the past too. Hence, this House does not accept this excuse of NATO that the attack was a result of some kind of misunderstanding. It further added that the attack was contrary to United Nations (UN) resolutions and international laws, and also demanded that all such attacks in the future be countered in every possible way”.
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December - 2 
The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense,
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The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense, the Pentagon Press Secretary George Little in response to a question said that the relationship with Pakistan was critical. “We are partners with Pakistan … We will be working over time to resolve our differences over this and other matters.”
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December - 2 
The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense,
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The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense, the Pentagon Press Secretary George Little in response to a question said that the relationship with Pakistan was critical. “We are partners with Pakistan … We will be working over time to resolve our differences over this and other matters.” In addition, as a sovereign nation Pakistan has the right to self-defense, so does the United States (US), the Pentagon asserted amid reports from Islamabad that Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani had issued direction that his commanders on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border can return fire without permission, reports The News. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain John Kirby said that November 26, 2011 NATO bombing that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghanistan border has had a chilling effect on the relationship between the two countries. "I think it's safe to say that the incident has had a chilling effect on our relationship with the Pakistani military, no question about that. Both sides deem it to be as serious as it was," Kirby said, adding, that every sovereign nation has the right to order their troops to defend themselves.
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December - 2 
Torkham Custom’s officials and the political administration sent back around 68 commercial fuel tankers from the Torkham border, which were crossing to Peshawar. Central Bureau of Revenue (CBR) officials reportedly circulated a formal letter amongst
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Torkham Custom’s officials and the political administration sent back around 68 commercial fuel tankers from the Torkham border, which were crossing to Peshawar. Central Bureau of Revenue (CBR) officials reportedly circulated a formal letter amongst custom officials in Peshawar and Torkham asking them to stop commercial fuel export to Afghanistan amid the growing tension between US and Pakistan over NATO attack. Sources said that NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were short of fuel deposits after the Government of Pakistan stopped NATO consignments and blocked the fuel supply through Torkham and Chaman borders.
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December - 2 
US State Department has said that America respects Pakistan’s sovereignty evident form US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) quick steps to launch a probe into Mohmand tragedy for the very reason, reports The News. Spokesman Mark Toner in State Department’s
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US State Department has said that America respects Pakistan’s sovereignty evident form US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) quick steps to launch a probe into Mohmand tragedy for the very reason, reports The News. Spokesman Mark Toner in State Department’s daily briefing said that US CENTCOM had tasked a team with an in-depth investigation into the NATO’s friendly fire, which martyred more than a dozen Pakistani troops deployed at an outstation next to Afghan border. “US wants to make sure no such incident comes to pass in the future”, Toner added.
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December - 3 
At least 20 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in an operation conducted by the SFs in different parts of FATA. According to media reports, the militants first started indiscriminate firing at the SFs in Anzar Kalay area of Orakzai A
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At least 20 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in an operation conducted by the SFs in different parts of FATA. According to media reports, the militants first started indiscriminate firing at the SFs in Anzar Kalay area of Orakzai Agency. The SFs retaliated, and as a result eight militants were killed on the spot, while two soldiers sustained injuries.
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December - 3 
SFs shelled five terrorist hideouts in different areas of North Waziristan Agency at Zakhtan, Arhang and Shaker Tangi and killed 12 militants.
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SFs shelled five terrorist hideouts in different areas of North Waziristan Agency at Zakhtan, Arhang and Shaker Tangi and killed 12 militants.
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December - 3 
Two persons were killed in acts of sectarian violence in Karachi in Sindh on December 3, Daily Times reported. In one incident an activist of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as SSP, was shot dead near Dawood Chowrangi within the pr
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Two persons were killed in acts of sectarian violence in Karachi in Sindh on December 3, Daily Times reported. In one incident an activist of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as SSP, was shot dead near Dawood Chowrangi within the precincts of Quaidabad police station. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Fayyaz, was going home on a bus when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on him through bus window, killing him on the spot. Separately, another man was shot dead near his house at Chanesar Goth within the limits of Tipu Sultan police station. The deceased was identified as Shahid Raza.
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December - 4 
A United States (US) aircraft arrived in Pakistan on December 4 for US nationals vacating the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan, reports Dawn. Strict security measures were being taken place in the area and residents were told not to leave their homes. A
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A United States (US) aircraft arrived in Pakistan on December 4 for US nationals vacating the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan, reports Dawn. Strict security measures were being taken place in the area and residents were told not to leave their homes. According to sources, the process of shifting the US nationals into to the aircraft had started already.
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December - 4 
An influential Republican lawmaker John McCain said that the United States should link its military aid to Pakistan’s cooperation on security. Senator John McCain alleged that Pakistani intelligence continued to support a militant group that killed A
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An influential Republican lawmaker John McCain said that the United States should link its military aid to Pakistan’s cooperation on security. Senator John McCain alleged that Pakistani intelligence continued to support a militant group that killed Americans, and he noted that Pakistani troops in the past had fired across the poorly marked Afghan border.
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December - 4 
Battered by Pakistani military operations and US drone strikes, the once-formidable Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has splintered into more than 100 smaller factions, weakened and running short of cash, reported Daily Times quoting security officia
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Battered by Pakistani military operations and US drone strikes, the once-formidable Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has splintered into more than 100 smaller factions, weakened and running short of cash, reported Daily Times quoting security officials, analysts and tribesmen from the insurgent heartland. “Today, the command structure of the TTP is splintered, weak and divided and they are running out of money,” said Mansur Mahsud, a senior researcher at the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Area) Research Center. “In the bigger picture, this helps the Army and the Government because the TTP are now divided.” The first signs of cracks within the TTP appeared after its leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in a drone strike in August 5, 2009, Mahsud said. Since then, the group has steadily deteriorated. Set up in 2007, the TTP is an umbrella organisation created to represent roughly 40 insurgent groups in the tribal belt plus al Qaeda-linked groups headquartered in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. “In the different areas, leaders are making their own peace talks with the Government,” Mahsud added. “It could help the Pakistani Government and military separate more leaders from the TTP and more foot soldiers from their commanders.” The two biggest factors hammering away at the TTP’s unity are US drone strikes and Pakistani Army operations in the tribal region. Turf wars have flared as terrorists fleeing the Pakistani military operations have moved into territory controlled by other terrorists, sometimes sparking clashes between groups. And as leaders have been killed either by drones or the Pakistani army, lieutenants have fought among themselves over who will replace them.
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December - 4 
One soldier sustained injuries when a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) came under militants attack in Malikdin Khel area.
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One soldier sustained injuries when a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) came under militants attack in Malikdin Khel area.
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December - 4 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 4 said that his Government had decided to review the agreements made by the Government of President Pervez Musharraf with the United States, NATO, ISAF and the United Nations (UN), reports Dawn. PM G
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 4 said that his Government had decided to review the agreements made by the Government of President Pervez Musharraf with the United States, NATO, ISAF and the United Nations (UN), reports Dawn. PM Gilani said the political and military leadership, along with the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), saw the strike as an opportunity to revise the entire terms of business (ToBs) on all national and international issues such as war on terror, security of the region, Kashmir, made by the Musharraf Government with the US, NATO, ISAF and the UN. He said the Government had assigned the National Security Committee of Parliament (NSCP) to prepare its recommendations over all important matter and submit these to the next joint session of parliament. Mr Gilani said the main objective behind boycotting the Bonn conference was not only limited to a strong protest, but also to devise afresh a uniformed policy to deal with national issues.
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December - 4 
SFs recovered six remote controlled explosive devices, planted along the main road near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency. The explosive devices were later defused safely.
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SFs recovered six remote controlled explosive devices, planted along the main road near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency. The explosive devices were later defused safely.
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December - 4 
Six persons including three women and three children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports Da
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Six persons including three women and three children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports Dawn.
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December - 4 
Unidentified persons blew up an under-construction house of a transporter in Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal. Sources said that Sartaj, the owner of the house, was a supplier of fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. He was receiving threats from local m
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Unidentified persons blew up an under-construction house of a transporter in Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal. Sources said that Sartaj, the owner of the house, was a supplier of fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. He was receiving threats from local militant groups, they added.
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December - 4 
United Sates (US) President Barack Obama made a telephone call to President Asif Ali Zardari “to personally express his condolences on the tragic loss” of twenty-four Pakistani soldiers in a NATO strike, the White House said, reports Daily Times. “Th
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United Sates (US) President Barack Obama made a telephone call to President Asif Ali Zardari “to personally express his condolences on the tragic loss” of twenty-four Pakistani soldiers in a NATO strike, the White House said, reports Daily Times. “The President (Obama) made clear that this regrettable incident was not a deliberate attack on Pakistan and reiterated the United State’s strong commitment to a full investigation,” a statement issued by the White House said.
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December - 4 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived at Bonn for international talks aimed at charting a course for Afghanistan after NATO combat troops withdraw, as her aides played down a boycott by Pakistan. Clinton will meet with President Hamid Kar
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived at Bonn for international talks aimed at charting a course for Afghanistan after NATO combat troops withdraw, as her aides played down a boycott by Pakistan. Clinton will meet with President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan officials at a conference in Bonn that is also aimed at ensuring international financial and technical support continues after the troops withdraw in 2014. “I don’t think it (the boycott) will impact the conclusions of the conference in any way,” a senior State Department official told reporters on the condition of anonymity during the flight to Bonn from Washington.
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December - 4 
US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan have been ordered not to approach the buffer zone on the Af-Pak border in order to avoid recurrence of November 26 air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. An order in this regard has been issued by General John
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US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan have been ordered not to approach the buffer zone on the Af-Pak border in order to avoid recurrence of November 26 air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. An order in this regard has been issued by General John Allen, the Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the air strike, pending the detailed probe into the incident announced by US Central Command (CENTCOM), Ivo Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO, said.
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December - 5 
Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) and Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in a joint raid killed three cadres of the Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 5 during an encounter in Allahwala Town of Korangi in Karachi, which
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Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) and Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in a joint raid killed three cadres of the Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 5 during an encounter in Allahwala Town of Korangi in Karachi, which ensued in a bid to recover an abducted industrialist Ahmed Chinoy, reports Daily Times. Two Policemen Raees Baloch and Abdul Sattar were also wounded in the skirmish. Chinoy was abducted from Landhi Industrial Zone of Quaidabad on October 8. Officials said that the abductors had initially demanded PKR 70 million for his release but later decided to settle for PKR 20 million after negotiations. Officials also claimed to have recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosive besides a huge cache of weapons, including four hand grenades and three TT pistols from the hideout.
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December - 5 
At least two Policemen were killed and eleven others, including three Policemen, were injured on December 5 evening in a rocket attack in the Main Bazaar of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to initial reports, at least two
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At least two Policemen were killed and eleven others, including three Policemen, were injured on December 5 evening in a rocket attack in the Main Bazaar of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to initial reports, at least two rockets were fired by unidentified militants, one of which landed in Paracha market, the city’s main business centre and the other some distance away a few hours before a Muharram procession was due to pass through the area.
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December - 5 
Despite tall claims of authorities about improvement in law and order situation in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), only a single school out of the total 83 educational institutions, destroyed during the last three years,
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Despite tall claims of authorities about improvement in law and order situation in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), only a single school out of the total 83 educational institutions, destroyed during the last three years, has been rebuilt so far, reports Dawn. “About 20,000 students, both girls and boys, have been deprived of getting education owing to destruction of schools in the tribal region,” officials of Education Department said. “Work has been initiated to reconstruct some of the blown up schools. But the pace of work is very slow. No one can say when these schools will be made functional again,” officials said.
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December - 5 
Pakistan Army on December 5 engaged its 245 operational companies including regular troops and paramilitary wings to maintain law and order during Ashura and the remaining days of the Islamic month of Muharram in security volatile districts and triba
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Pakistan Army on December 5 engaged its 245 operational companies including regular troops and paramilitary wings to maintain law and order during Ashura and the remaining days of the Islamic month of Muharram in security volatile districts and tribal region across Pakistan, The Nation. The operational companies include 122 from the regular Army while those of 123 from the Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary and Rangers, Army’s three paramilitary offshoots. As many as 38 Districts have been marked as security sensitive in various parts of the country where the military has deployed troops at brigades and platoons level on the directives of the Government of Pakistan. These Districts include those of 21 in Punjab, six in Gilgit-Baltistan, five each in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Balochistan.
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December - 5 
Pakistan wants to rebuild its ties with the United States (US) despite ongoing retaliation over deadly NATO air strikes on its troops in Mohammad Agency, the Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani said on December 5, stressing that he believes “it wo
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Pakistan wants to rebuild its ties with the United States (US) despite ongoing retaliation over deadly NATO air strikes on its troops in Mohammad Agency, the Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani said on December 5, stressing that he believes “it won’t take long” to achieve a new relationship with its uneasy ally, reports Dawn. PM Yousuf Raza Gilani’s remarks indicate that Pakistan is looking for a way to restore some normalcy to ties with Washington, but wants to leverage the situation to try and reset the relationship in ways more beneficial to Pakistan.
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December - 5 
PM Yousuf Raza Gilani during an interview with The Associated Press also said the country remained committed to working with Afghanistan to bring insurgent leaders – many of whom are believed to be on Pakistani soil and to enjoy close relations with
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PM Yousuf Raza Gilani during an interview with The Associated Press also said the country remained committed to working with Afghanistan to bring insurgent leaders – many of whom are believed to be on Pakistani soil and to enjoy close relations with Islamabad’s Security Forces – into talks with the Government and allow the US to begin withdrawing its troops as it is committed to doing. That may offer some reassurance to international leaders meeting in Bonn (Germany), to discuss the future of Afghanistan. Gilani’s remarks indicate that Pakistan is looking for a way to restore some normalcy to ties with Washington following the November 26 air strikes, but wants to leverage the situation to try and reset the relationship in ways more beneficial to Pakistan.
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December - 5 
Seven Pakistani workers abducted from Pul-i-Alam of Logar province in Afghanistan on December 1, were released on December 5 after five-day in captivity, reports Daily Times. The Pakistanis - engineers and workers on a hospital construction project i
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Seven Pakistani workers abducted from Pul-i-Alam of Logar province in Afghanistan on December 1, were released on December 5 after five-day in captivity, reports Daily Times. The Pakistanis - engineers and workers on a hospital construction project in Logar, just south of the capital Kabul - were freed unharmed, Provincial Police Chief Ghulam Sakhi Roghliwani said. It was not clear what prompted their release, he added, saying an investigation into the incident was underway.
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December - 5 
Sindh Rangers detained 17 suspects during raids that were carried out in the last 24 hours in different parts of the city, including Manghopir, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Gadap Town, Singer Chowrangi Landhi and Khyaban-i-Shujaat area in Clifton Town, Dawn rep
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Sindh Rangers detained 17 suspects during raids that were carried out in the last 24 hours in different parts of the city, including Manghopir, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Gadap Town, Singer Chowrangi Landhi and Khyaban-i-Shujaat area in Clifton Town, Dawn reported on December 6. The Rangers also recovered illicit weapons and a motorcycle from their possession.
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December - 5 
Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 5, reports Daily Times. No one has claimed responsibility for this attack yet though Baloch Republican Army (BRA) often c
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Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 5, reports Daily Times. No one has claimed responsibility for this attack yet though Baloch Republican Army (BRA) often claims the responsibility for targeting economic installations in Dera Bugti
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December - 5 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it was “unfortunate” Pakistan boycotted the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan, but said that Islamabad still had a crucial role to play. “I think it was unfortunate that they did not participate,” Clinton
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it was “unfortunate” Pakistan boycotted the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan, but said that Islamabad still had a crucial role to play. “I think it was unfortunate that they did not participate,” Clinton told a press conference on the sidelines of the Bonn Conference, adding that it would have been better if the country had attended. “We regret the choice that they made because today’s conference was an important milestone toward the kind of security and stability that is important for Pakistan as well as for Afghanistan,” she said.
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December - 6 
A person was injured in a rocket attack in Kohat District.
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A person was injured in a rocket attack in Kohat District.
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December - 6 
Dawn reports that at least four people were injured in a roadside blast at the Kalapul area on Korangi Road in Karachi in the morning of December 6.
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Dawn reports that at least four people were injured in a roadside blast at the Kalapul area on Korangi Road in Karachi in the morning of December 6.
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December - 6 
Dawn reports that the beheaded body of one of the two abducted personnel of the Chitral Scouts was found in Darashot forest near Chitral on December 6. Afghan militants had simultaneously attacked five check posts of the Chitral Scouts near the Afgha
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Dawn reports that the beheaded body of one of the two abducted personnel of the Chitral Scouts was found in Darashot forest near Chitral on December 6. Afghan militants had simultaneously attacked five check posts of the Chitral Scouts near the Afghan border on August 29, killing 30 personnel. They had also abducted soldier Faqir Hussain and trooper Sadiq Jalal after the attack. Sources said that Afghan militants informed former Union Minister Abdul Majeed Qureshi about the body of Faqir Hussain. The local Police spotted the body of the soldier in the Darashot forest near Arsoon and handed it over to the Chitral Scouts. Sadiq Jalal is still in custody of the militants and they have demanded release of their men in exchange for the abducted trooper.
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December - 6 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 6 commended the Security Forces (SFs) for maintaining peace during Ashura processions, reports Dawn. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he said he was thankful to everyone, including the Tehreek-e-T
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 6 commended the Security Forces (SFs) for maintaining peace during Ashura processions, reports Dawn. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he said he was thankful to everyone, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), for their cooperation in ensuring peaceful Ashura processions throughout the country during the 9th and 10th days of Muharram.
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December - 6 
Kukikhel tribal lashkar (armed militia) peace committee expelled the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from their area of the Tirah Valley, bordering Afghanistan, reports Central Asia Online. The TTP’s Tariq Afridi group had seized the homes
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Kukikhel tribal lashkar (armed militia) peace committee expelled the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from their area of the Tirah Valley, bordering Afghanistan, reports Central Asia Online. The TTP’s Tariq Afridi group had seized the homes and agricultural lands of the Kukikhel tribe in remote Tirah nine months ago. The volunteers not only expelled the Taliban but took control of all their bases and bunkers, Zabita Khan, a Kukikhel elder, said. “Our lashkar also burned some of their hideouts in Maylo village, one of the TTP’s strongholds,” he said.
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December - 6 
Militants fired four Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs) near a Shia Ashura procession in the town of Kalaya in the Orakzai Agency. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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Militants fired four Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs) near a Shia Ashura procession in the town of Kalaya in the Orakzai Agency. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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December - 6 
One person was injured when an explosion occurred on the 10th day of Muharram (Ashura) at Kala Pul bridge in the Clifton area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) T
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One person was injured when an explosion occurred on the 10th day of Muharram (Ashura) at Kala Pul bridge in the Clifton area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Tariq Dhareji said that the bomb seemed to be a planted device and left a crater in the middle of the bridge.
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December - 6 
Pakistan has an important role to play in the Afghanistan peace process, including in any negotiations with the Taliban, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on December 6, reports Dawn. Speaking in Berlin a day after Pakistan boycotted a conferen
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Pakistan has an important role to play in the Afghanistan peace process, including in any negotiations with the Taliban, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on December 6, reports Dawn. Speaking in Berlin a day after Pakistan boycotted a conference devoted to helping Afghanistan, Karzai said the two countries needed to work closely together. “Pakistan’s role in any negotiations with the Taliban is very important and that is what we are seeking,” he told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Pakistan unfortunately suffers from the presence of sanctuaries (for Taliban insurgents) there and unless we address the sanctuaries and work together towards a comprehensive understanding of our problems and the eradication of radicalism we will neither see peace in Afghanistan nor peace and stability in Pakistan,” he added.
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December - 6 
Pakistan on December 6 temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Authorities want to discuss how to improve the process after NATO airstrikes o
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Pakistan on December 6 temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Authorities want to discuss how to improve the process after NATO airstrikes on November 26 killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, the military said. The troops were recalled for “consultation” and should be back at their posts within the next few days, said a senior Pakistani military official. The official did not specify how many troops would be recalled or how many would be left at the border centres.
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December - 6 
Pentagon expressed hope that Pakistan would restore all posts at Afghan border. According to the Pentagon spokesman, this would certainly have an impact on the operations and risks the chances of incidents like the one that happened on November 26. H
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Pentagon expressed hope that Pakistan would restore all posts at Afghan border. According to the Pentagon spokesman, this would certainly have an impact on the operations and risks the chances of incidents like the one that happened on November 26. He said that Pakistan did not recall all of its personnel, adding that they left one officer in each centres.
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December - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) raided house of militant ‘commander’, Shah Wali, in the Dhok Darra area of Upper Dir District. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the house that included rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-tank gu
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Security Forces (SFs) raided house of militant ‘commander’, Shah Wali, in the Dhok Darra area of Upper Dir District. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the house that included rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-tank guns and a large amount of explosives.
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December - 6 
Sindh Government deployed around 100,000 Security Force personnel, 80,000 Policemen and 20,000 Rangers men. The Frontier Constabulary will also be present at sensitive locations and the Army has also been put on alert. Inspector General Sindh Police
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Sindh Government deployed around 100,000 Security Force personnel, 80,000 Policemen and 20,000 Rangers men. The Frontier Constabulary will also be present at sensitive locations and the Army has also been put on alert. Inspector General Sindh Police Mushtaq Shah said that about 30,000 Policemen have been deployed for the Ashura procession moving from Nishtar Park.
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December - 6 
The spokesman of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Shia shrine in Afghanistan, India Express reported quoting reports broadcast by Radio Free Europe in Pakistan and by the BBC’s Pakistan service. LeJ is a Punjab
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The spokesman of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Shia shrine in Afghanistan, India Express reported quoting reports broadcast by Radio Free Europe in Pakistan and by the BBC’s Pakistan service. LeJ is a Punjabi sectarian outfit with a long history of cooperation with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as well as close ties to al Qaeda and the Taliban. However, a Taliban ‘spokesman’, Zabiullah Mujahid, condemned the attacks and called the perpetrators “enemies.” Two of the attacks — in Kabul, where most of the deaths occurred, and in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, where four people were killed — were carried out by suicide bombers on foot. A third attack, in the southern city of Kandahar, used a bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle, but no one was killed.
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December - 6 
The United States (US) State Department on December 6 defended aid to Pakistan amid calls from senators for a full review of whether economic and military assistance there serves the US national interest, reports Dawn. “We believe our assistance to P
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The United States (US) State Department on December 6 defended aid to Pakistan amid calls from senators for a full review of whether economic and military assistance there serves the US national interest, reports Dawn. “We believe our assistance to Pakistan still continues to provide dividends for the American people in trying to grow and strengthen Pakistan’s democratic institutions, boost its economy,” said spokesman Mark Toner. “In the long term, you know, those are the kinds of things we’re seeking to achieve,” he told reporters one day after Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham made a full-throated call for revaluating the aid.
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December - 6 
The US military is working around a Pakistani Government border blockade by shipping small amounts of some supplies for the Afghan war through other countries, US defense officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The rerouted supplies,
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The US military is working around a Pakistani Government border blockade by shipping small amounts of some supplies for the Afghan war through other countries, US defense officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The rerouted supplies, like all that go through Pakistan, are non-lethal items. The supplies for US troops in Afghanistan are items that would have been sent through Pakistan if the border hadn’t been closed in protest over the US bombing on November 26 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Captain John Kirby said, “The border closing has had no appreciable impact on military operations in Afghanistan and that senior American commanders believe they are well supplied for now.” Kirby said, “The top US commander in Kabul, Marine General John Allen, is comfortable that he’s got what he needs right now.” About 30 percent of the non-lethal supplies for US and coalition troops in Afghanistan normally come via two routes from Pakistan - the Torkham border crossing in the northwest Khyber tribal area and at the Chaman gateway in the southwestern Balochistan province, near the city of Quetta. Much of what is supplied is fuel. About 40 percent of non-lethal supplies travel on a northern route that enters Afghanistan by rail through Uzbekistan, and about 30 percent are shipped by air.
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December - 6 
Three Policemen were injured when militants fired six rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from hilltops at buildings in the Hangu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Hangu is known for sectarian tensions between Sunni
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Three Policemen were injured when militants fired six rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from hilltops at buildings in the Hangu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Hangu is known for sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Police in the area are on high alert to prevent attacks against Shia Muslims, who are holding processions to mark Ashura.
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December - 6 
Twelve militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in overnight clashes in the Jogi village of Masozai in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the Afghan border on December 6, reports The Express Tribune.
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Twelve militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in overnight clashes in the Jogi village of Masozai in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the Afghan border on December 6, reports The Express Tribune.
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December - 6 
Two bombs placed along the route of an Ashura procession were defused in Mardan District.
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Two bombs placed along the route of an Ashura procession were defused in Mardan District.
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December - 6 
Two policemen were injured when Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) militants pelted the Ashura procession in Jhang District on December 6, reports Dawn.
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Two policemen were injured when Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) militants pelted the Ashura procession in Jhang District on December 6, reports Dawn.
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December - 6 
Two rockets were fired in Peshawar. However, no casualty was reported.
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Two rockets were fired in Peshawar. However, no casualty was reported.
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December - 7 
A man was shot dead in front of his house in Bhittaiabad within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi on December 7, reports Daily Times. The victim, identified as Haji Mangal Khan (55), was the resident of Street No 6 at Bhittaiabad.
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A man was shot dead in front of his house in Bhittaiabad within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi on December 7, reports Daily Times. The victim, identified as Haji Mangal Khan (55), was the resident of Street No 6 at Bhittaiabad.
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December - 7 
Documents found in the Pakistan home in garrison town of Abbottabad, where slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, show that the al Qaeda leader was no longer had any role in operations, an unnamed US expert who reviewed the evid
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Documents found in the Pakistan home in garrison town of Abbottabad, where slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, show that the al Qaeda leader was no longer had any role in operations, an unnamed US expert who reviewed the evidence said on December 7, according to The News. The expert said the 200 pieces of evidence - notebooks, files, computers and USB drives - recovered by the US commandos who staged the raid in which he died, showed "it had been quite a while since he was involved in the day-to-day management of the organization.""The writings we recovered are mostly general position papers, along the lines of 'We must continue to attack the US' or 'Can the Somali Shebab be trusted?" the source told. "In one small blue notebook from February 2010, he wonders if one member should be promoted, who should be named to replace another killed in a drone raid. But nothing about operational management of the organization," the source added. About a third of the items confiscated were about personal family matters including efforts by one of his wives to find a husband for one of their daughters, the source added. "In any event, for security reasons, he only received messages one or two times a month. How can you run a network in those conditions?" the expert said. US Navy SEALs killed Bin Laden on May 2 in a raid on a compound in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad, north of the capital Islamabad, and later buried the 9/11 mastermind at sea.
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December - 7 
Frontier Corps (FC) on December 7 detained 54 Afghan nationals who did not have valid travelling document, FC sources said, report Daily Times. According to an official, FC men deployed at the Sheela Bagh check-post, during a routine checking, detain
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Frontier Corps (FC) on December 7 detained 54 Afghan nationals who did not have valid travelling document, FC sources said, report Daily Times. According to an official, FC men deployed at the Sheela Bagh check-post, during a routine checking, detained 54 Afghans who illegally entered into Pakistan through border at Chaman, and intended to travel to Quetta. They were detained under the Foreigners Act.
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December - 7 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet asked the country’s political and military leadership to reexamine the country’s cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Afghanistan. “The cabinet has termed the NATO attack a violation of the coun
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet asked the country’s political and military leadership to reexamine the country’s cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Afghanistan. “The cabinet has termed the NATO attack a violation of the country`s security and survival, and law of the land. It supported the decisions taken by political and military leadership at the federal level and said there is a need to reconsider the country`s cooperation with NATO forces in Afghanistan,” he said.
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December - 7 
Launching a search operation after recovery of two bombs near Haideriah imamargah (Shia place of worship) in Bikat Gunj Bazaar area, Mardan District Police arrested 28 suspects on December 7, reports Daily Times.
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Launching a search operation after recovery of two bombs near Haideriah imamargah (Shia place of worship) in Bikat Gunj Bazaar area, Mardan District Police arrested 28 suspects on December 7, reports Daily Times.
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December - 7 
On December 7, a bomb planted at Kala Pul in Karachi exploded when buses containing a number of Muharram mourners passed the point, reported Daily Times. At least four passersby were injured in the incident. Another bomb planted at A B Seena Line in
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On December 7, a bomb planted at Kala Pul in Karachi exploded when buses containing a number of Muharram mourners passed the point, reported Daily Times. At least four passersby were injured in the incident. Another bomb planted at A B Seena Line in Karachi exploded shortly after the Muharram procession passed by. However, no casualty was reported. Karachi Police registered two separate cases and suspect that a single terrorist group was behind both blasts. They, however, ruled out the involvement of any banned oraganisation in either one.
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December - 7 
Pak Institute for Peace Studies has claimed that deaths from all attacks by militants fell nearly 20 percent, Daily Times reported. Nearly 1,700 people were killed in “terrorist” or “insurgent” attacks through November, according to the institute, ex
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Pak Institute for Peace Studies has claimed that deaths from all attacks by militants fell nearly 20 percent, Daily Times reported. Nearly 1,700 people were killed in “terrorist” or “insurgent” attacks through November, according to the institute, excluding those in Balochistan that were mostly carried out by nationalists, not militants. The number of persons killed during the same period in 2010 were around 2,100. The number of people killed in suicide attacks in Pakistan in the first 11 months of 2011 dropped almost 40 percent compared to the same period in 2010, according to the data. The data said that while more than 670 people were killed in suicide attacks in 2011, the number of persons killed in such incident in the same period in 2010 were around 1,060, respectively.
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December - 7 
Pakistan asked Afghanistan on December 7 to provide evidence to support accusations that LeJ carried out the attack in Kabul. As reported earlier, the spokesman of LeJ claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.
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Pakistan asked Afghanistan on December 7 to provide evidence to support accusations that LeJ carried out the attack in Kabul. As reported earlier, the spokesman of LeJ claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.
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December - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) have handed over 608 detainees to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for being kept in the notified internment centres, while around 500 more will follow them soon, the Peshawar High Court was informed on December 7, according to
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Security Forces (SFs) have handed over 608 detainees to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for being kept in the notified internment centres, while around 500 more will follow them soon, the Peshawar High Court was informed on December 7, according to Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand told the court that some internees handed over to the Provincial Government had been placed in the ‘black’ category. The bench directed him to produce details of the detainees given in the government`s custody and verify if any missing person whose case was being heard by the court had been among them. It also asked the Provincial Government to adopt tight security checks at detention centres, including prisons, which were notified as internment centres under the new law of Action (In Aid of Civil Power) Regulation-2011.
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December - 7 
The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas, reports Dawn. “It will be better to give representation to tribal people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
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The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas, reports Dawn. “It will be better to give representation to tribal people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as status of separate province will further add to the problems of Fata,” FDM president Abdur Reheem Afridi told a press conference on December 7. “Making separate province from the war-torn Fata is not viable. It will further increase the miseries of tribal people instead of ridding them of problems,” he added.
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December - 7 
The United States on December 7 urged for greater action by Pakistan against a militant group that Afghanistan blamed for the December 6 suicide attack against its Shia minority in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said
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The United States on December 7 urged for greater action by Pakistan against a militant group that Afghanistan blamed for the December 6 suicide attack against its Shia minority in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) in mind when she urged Pakistan to act against extremists during an October visit to Islamabad. “It’s precisely the kind of organisation that the Secretary was trying to address when she went to Pakistan in calling for Pakistan to do more to combat this kind of extremist terrorist activity within its own borders,” Toner told reporters. Pointing out that LeJ has been blamed for attacks in Pakistan as well, Toner said: “It’s clearly a threat to both countries. It’s just too important, the threat we face. There needs to be ongoing, sustained and even increased cooperation and coordination between Afghanistan (and) Pakistan and certainly with the international community.” Afghan President Hamid Karzai on December 6 had said that the LeJ orchestrated the attack.
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December - 8 
A Hindu trader, identified as Dr Ashok Kumar, was abducted along with his driver and two labourers in Ferozabad area, some 30 kilometres away from Khuzdar District. According to Police, Dr Ashok Kumar was on his way to Naal from Khuzdar in his pickup
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A Hindu trader, identified as Dr Ashok Kumar, was abducted along with his driver and two labourers in Ferozabad area, some 30 kilometres away from Khuzdar District. According to Police, Dr Ashok Kumar was on his way to Naal from Khuzdar in his pickup when a group of armed assailants intercepted him and abducted the all four people at gunpoint. The two labourers, identified as, Muhammad Azam, and Muhammad Yamin, who were later released in Wadh area. The driver, Azad Khan, and Dr Ashok Kumar are still in the captivity of abductors.
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December - 8 
A shopkeeper was shot dead by unidentified assailants in main Turbat bazaar in Turbat District of Balochistan on December 8, reports Daily Times.
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A shopkeeper was shot dead by unidentified assailants in main Turbat bazaar in Turbat District of Balochistan on December 8, reports Daily Times.
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December - 8 
At least 42 NATO oil tankers and containers were torched after unidentified militants fired two rockets at them in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, reports The Express Tribune. As many as 32 oil tankers and 10 containers, carrying fuel and military har
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At least 42 NATO oil tankers and containers were torched after unidentified militants fired two rockets at them in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, reports The Express Tribune. As many as 32 oil tankers and 10 containers, carrying fuel and military hardware for NATO forces in Afghanistan, were parked in a terminal on the Airport Road when a group of unidentified militants fired two rockets, followed by intense firing. No casualties have been reported yet. According to official sources, as many as 119 oil tankers and 111 containers carrying fuel and military hardware for NATO forces are parked in different terminals of Quetta for the past 13 days since Pakistan suspended the supply.
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December - 8 
At least seven aircraft landed at the Shamsi air base in Balochistan on December 6 to airlift personnel and equipment out of Pakistan, Daily Times reported. “Seven aircraft have landed here since morning,” a local confirmed, adding, “They also set se
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At least seven aircraft landed at the Shamsi air base in Balochistan on December 6 to airlift personnel and equipment out of Pakistan, Daily Times reported. “Seven aircraft have landed here since morning,” a local confirmed, adding, “They also set several containers on fire today and we saw its thick flames rising.” “They are evacuating the base, evacuation is in the process,” confirmed an unnamed senior Pakistani Government official in Islamabad. According to sources in the Washuk District, American officials were likely to vacate the airbase on December 8 (today). The United States is evacuating the Shamsi air base following orders from the Pakistan military incensed by a NATO raid on the border that left 24 soldiers dead, officials said. The deadline for the removal of all US personnel and equipment from the base was set for December 11.
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December - 8 
Director General Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem on December 8 termed the NATO airstrike in Mohmand Agency as a “pre-planned attack,” reports The News. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence which met under the chairmanship
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Director General Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem on December 8 termed the NATO airstrike in Mohmand Agency as a “pre-planned attack,” reports The News. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence which met under the chairmanship of Javed Ashraf Qazi, the DG MO said NATO officials gave wrong information to the Border Coordination Centre about the location of the operation. "The bunkers were specifically targeted and destroyed," Major General Ashfaq Nadeem told the Senate body.
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December - 8 
Five criminals, including two target killers were arrested in a raid in Memon Para area of Hyderabad. The alleged killers were identified as Fahim and Kamran who belonged to Karachi, while the others were identified as Suhail, Adeel and Nimo from Hyd
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Five criminals, including two target killers were arrested in a raid in Memon Para area of Hyderabad. The alleged killers were identified as Fahim and Kamran who belonged to Karachi, while the others were identified as Suhail, Adeel and Nimo from Hyderabad. According to sources, Fahim was allegedly involved in the murder of a journalist working for a private news channel.
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December - 8 
Government decided to deploy air defence weapons on the country’s border with Afghanistan to pre-empt fresh attacks as it re-evaluates the strategy for safeguarding its western borders from air raids, the Director General of Military Operations told
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Government decided to deploy air defence weapons on the country’s border with Afghanistan to pre-empt fresh attacks as it re-evaluates the strategy for safeguarding its western borders from air raids, the Director General of Military Operations told the Federal Cabinet and the Senate’s Defence Committee.
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December - 8 
Malir City Police arrested two alleged target killers, identified as Shahnawaz alias ‘Shaitan’ and Nadeem alias ‘Manhoos’, during a raid, reports The Express Tribune. The two reportedly confessed to being involved in the murder of over 50 persons. Po
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Malir City Police arrested two alleged target killers, identified as Shahnawaz alias ‘Shaitan’ and Nadeem alias ‘Manhoos’, during a raid, reports The Express Tribune. The two reportedly confessed to being involved in the murder of over 50 persons. Police recovered a cache of weapons in the raid, including two TT pistol and a triple bore rifle.
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December - 8 
Nine suspected militants affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested during separate raids in different parts of the Islamabad’s rural area on December 8, reports Dawn.
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Nine suspected militants affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested during separate raids in different parts of the Islamabad’s rural area on December 8, reports Dawn.
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December - 8 
Parliamentary Committee on National Security sought details from the Government regarding agreements with the United States in war against terrorism. The committee met second time in a week under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani and discussed
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Parliamentary Committee on National Security sought details from the Government regarding agreements with the United States in war against terrorism. The committee met second time in a week under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani and discussed the memogate fiasco thoroughly and NATO strike on the Pakistan Army border post in Mohmand Agency.
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December - 8 
Sindh Rangers arrested 14 suspects besides recovering weapons and a snatched motorcycle from their possession in separate targeted operations at Surjani, Gadap, PECHS, Mehmoodabad, Quaidabad and Landhi area of Karachi on December 8, reports Daily Tim
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Sindh Rangers arrested 14 suspects besides recovering weapons and a snatched motorcycle from their possession in separate targeted operations at Surjani, Gadap, PECHS, Mehmoodabad, Quaidabad and Landhi area of Karachi on December 8, reports Daily Times.
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December - 8 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched Observatory Annual Report 2011 on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on December 8, reports Daily Times. HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusaf, HRCP Director IA Rehman and Salima Hashmi were presen
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched Observatory Annual Report 2011 on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on December 8, reports Daily Times. HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusaf, HRCP Director IA Rehman and Salima Hashmi were present on the occasion. According to the report, in the year 2010-2011, extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances remained rampant, particularly in Balochistan, creating an extremely high-risk environment for human rights defenders. Judicial process in front of both the Supreme Court and high courts was still unnecessarily lengthy, contributing to a feeling of impunity. A high number of cases of enforced disappearances remained unresolved. The report said that in an attempt to address the situation, the Government set up a three-member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), headed by a former Supreme Court judge, in March 2010.
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December - 8 
The Khyber Agency coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRPC), Zarteef Khan Afridi, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jamrud town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8, reports Dawn.
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The Khyber Agency coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRPC), Zarteef Khan Afridi, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jamrud town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8, reports Dawn. Sources said two assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on Zarteef Khan Afridi while he was on his way to a Government school where he worked as headmaster. Abdullah Ezaam Brigade took responsibility for the murder. Family sources said the deceased had been receiving threats because he was opposed to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activities in tribal areas and supported women’s rights. Zarteef Khan took a courageous step during the general election of 1997 when he allowed womenfolk of his family to cast their vote.
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December - 8 
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - al-Alami (LeJ-al-Alami) denied on December 8 that it was involved in the suicide attack on the Shia shrine of Afghanistan and condemned the carnage, reports Dawn. A person claiming to be a spokesman for the LeJ-al-Alami and id
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The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - al-Alami (LeJ-al-Alami) denied on December 8 that it was involved in the suicide attack on the Shia shrine of Afghanistan and condemned the carnage, reports Dawn. A person claiming to be a spokesman for the LeJ-al-Alami and identifying himself as Abu Bakar Mansoor reportedly called some media outlets hours after the bombings to inform that the Kabul attack had been carried out by his group. However, a person, purported to be a representative of the LJA, told Dawn by phone that enemies of Pakistan and Afghanistan were behind the bloodshed.
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December - 9 
A Frontier Corps (FC) officer was killed when a landmine had exploded near the Sorange coal mines, in the suburbs of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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A Frontier Corps (FC) officer was killed when a landmine had exploded near the Sorange coal mines, in the suburbs of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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December - 9 
Addressing a press briefing at the Pentagon, Press Secretary George Little said that the NATO supply routes were important and expressed hope that the routes closed by Pakistan could be reopened in the future. He added that while ISAF commander Gener
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Addressing a press briefing at the Pentagon, Press Secretary George Little said that the NATO supply routes were important and expressed hope that the routes closed by Pakistan could be reopened in the future. He added that while ISAF commander General Allen and ISAF were making contingency plans to compensate the logistics efforts, however the closure of the supply routes had not led to a significant impact in the US’ ability to “provide for the war effort.”
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December - 9 
An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), Sualeh Shah (35), was shot dead in Bengali Market of Korangi area in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 9, reports Dawn. Sources said that unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle op
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An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), Sualeh Shah (35), was shot dead in Bengali Market of Korangi area in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 9, reports Dawn. Sources said that unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on Sualeh Shah in Bengali Market when he was sitting at a shop. The assailants managed to escape.
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December - 9 
Balochistan Government has decided to send back all trucks and tankers carrying oil and goods meant for the NATO troops in Afghanistan back to Karachi for security reasons. A Provincial Government official said that necessary arrangements had been ma
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Balochistan Government has decided to send back all trucks and tankers carrying oil and goods meant for the NATO troops in Afghanistan back to Karachi for security reasons. A Provincial Government official said that necessary arrangements had been made to send NATO containers and oil tankers under tight security back to Karachi in a couple of days. “Full security will be provided to the convoys of NATO oil tankers and containers from Chaman to Karachi via Khuzdar and Nasirabad districts,” he said. “Over 350 oil tankers and containers are parked at different terminals in Quetta and Chaman,” Balochistan Home Secretary Nasibullah Khan Bazai said.
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December - 9 
Intelligence agencies and the Lahore Police arrested a terrorist, identified as Saad, along with a suicide jacket and explosives weighing 16 kilograms from Raiwind Road near Thokar Niaz Baig area of Lahore in Punjab on December 9, reports Daily Times
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Intelligence agencies and the Lahore Police arrested a terrorist, identified as Saad, along with a suicide jacket and explosives weighing 16 kilograms from Raiwind Road near Thokar Niaz Baig area of Lahore in Punjab on December 9, reports Daily Times. Sources said that Saad belonged to Waziristan Agency and was planning a terrorist attack at Thokar Niaz Baig. The intelligence agencies traced his phone records and eventually arrested him.
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December - 9 
One trooper sustained injuries on December 9 as an advancing contingent of Security Forces (SFs) stepped on a landmine in the Talai area of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune.
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One trooper sustained injuries on December 9 as an advancing contingent of Security Forces (SFs) stepped on a landmine in the Talai area of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune.
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December - 9 
Pakistan upgraded its air defence system along the Afghanistan border to make it capable of shooting down aircraft in a response to future NATO attack on a military outpost, reports Daily Times. “Now we have a fully equipped air defence system on the
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Pakistan upgraded its air defence system along the Afghanistan border to make it capable of shooting down aircraft in a response to future NATO attack on a military outpost, reports Daily Times. “Now we have a fully equipped air defence system on the Afghan border. It has the capability of tracing and detecting any aircraft,” a security official under the condition of anonymity said.
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December - 9 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 9 expressed a firm resolve to protect national sovereignty, and stressed that NATO attacks like the one carried out on November 26 would no
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 9 expressed a firm resolve to protect national sovereignty, and stressed that NATO attacks like the one carried out on November 26 would not be allowed in the future, reports Daily Times.
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December - 9 
Suspected militants blew up a power pylon of heavy transmission line at Gula Khan Zangali village in Mera Balarzai area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the early morning of December 9, reports Dawn. An official of Badhbe
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Suspected militants blew up a power pylon of heavy transmission line at Gula Khan Zangali village in Mera Balarzai area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the early morning of December 9, reports Dawn. An official of Badhber Police Station said that militants had planted explosives with the base of tower which went off after midnight and destroyed the tower located at Gula Khan Zangali village.
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December - 9 
The Federal Communication Minister Arbab Alamgir Khan on December 9 informed Senate (Upper House of the parliament) that NATO containers movement had caused PKR 40 billion loss to national exchequer in the form of damage to road infrastructure, repor
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The Federal Communication Minister Arbab Alamgir Khan on December 9 informed Senate (Upper House of the parliament) that NATO containers movement had caused PKR 40 billion loss to national exchequer in the form of damage to road infrastructure, reports Daily Times. Responding to NATO containers movement, which is ruining the nationwide road network, Khan said according to estimates PKR 40 billion losses has been incurred due to overloaded vehicles carrying the NATO containers.
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December - 9 
The United States (US) Army Chief General Martin Dempsey on December 9 said there still are sanctuaries for militants in Pakistan and that the country’s influence in Afghanistan needs to be tackled, reports Dawn. “In Pakistan, the sanctuary for these
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The United States (US) Army Chief General Martin Dempsey on December 9 said there still are sanctuaries for militants in Pakistan and that the country’s influence in Afghanistan needs to be tackled, reports Dawn. “In Pakistan, the sanctuary for these militants persists. We have to work hard to end its influence on our Afghan mission,” General Martin Dempsey said. General Martin Dempsey also said that Pakistan’s decision to block NATO supply routes reflected badly on its relationship with the United States. The US military chief indicated that the US was already working on alternative routes to reduce its dependence on Pakistan for supplying its troops in Afghanistan. “We can change the percentages of our reliance upon the Pakistani line of communication. “We can adjust and we can get it done. It will be more expensive. It will be time-consuming but we have the time to do it,” he said.
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December - 9 
Three Rangers personnel were killed while four others sustain serious injuries in a blast that occurred near Safura Chowrangi in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi in the morning of December 9 (today), reports The News.
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Three Rangers personnel were killed while four others sustain serious injuries in a blast that occurred near Safura Chowrangi in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi in the morning of December 9 (today), reports The News.
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December - 9 
Unidentified militants abducted 16 poor labourers from the Shelman area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the midnight, reports Daily Times. The workers were abducted by militants from the bank of the river Kabul at Sheen Pokh side in Loy Shelman.
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Unidentified militants abducted 16 poor labourers from the Shelman area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the midnight, reports Daily Times. The workers were abducted by militants from the bank of the river Kabul at Sheen Pokh side in Loy Shelman.
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December - 10 
A bomb blast killed a passerby on the Main University Road within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station. According to sources, the bomb was planted in the middle of the road and went off when a motorcyclist, Mirza Munaf Baig, was passing by it.
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A bomb blast killed a passerby on the Main University Road within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station. According to sources, the bomb was planted in the middle of the road and went off when a motorcyclist, Mirza Munaf Baig, was passing by it.
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December - 10 
A child was killed and three women sustained injuries in a landmine blast in the Sham area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 10, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a family was on its way on foot when a child stepped
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A child was killed and three women sustained injuries in a landmine blast in the Sham area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 10, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a family was on its way on foot when a child stepped on the landmine.
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December - 10 
An international NGO worker, Shah Faisal Mengal (36), was shot dead near PIDC within the limits of Civil Line Police Station in Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. A Police official said Shah Faisal Mengal, was hit by almost a dozen bullets
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An international NGO worker, Shah Faisal Mengal (36), was shot dead near PIDC within the limits of Civil Line Police Station in Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. A Police official said Shah Faisal Mengal, was hit by almost a dozen bullets fired by unidentified bike riders who intercepted his car when he was on his way to Beach Luxury hotel to meet someone.
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December - 10 
At least three militants were killed and one soldier sustained injuries during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Murghan area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on December 10, reports Daily Times
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At least three militants were killed and one soldier sustained injuries during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Murghan area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on December 10, reports Daily Times.
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December - 10 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik categorically stated that the Government was not holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as talks could not take place until terrorists surrender themselves before the authorities. Denying the media
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik categorically stated that the Government was not holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as talks could not take place until terrorists surrender themselves before the authorities. Denying the media reports about negotiations between the Government and the TTP, he said, “I talked to stake holders in Bajaur and they confirm that there are no talks with them.” “If TTP surrenders, definitely the government would consider talks, he added.
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December - 10 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar “denied peace talks with any militant group” as the foreign media reported, saying “it has been consistent policy of the Government that dialogue can be commenced with such elements who have surrend
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar “denied peace talks with any militant group” as the foreign media reported, saying “it has been consistent policy of the Government that dialogue can be commenced with such elements who have surrendered to the writ of the government and are not involved in any criminal activity”.
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December - 10 
Nine suspects allegedly involved in several cases of crimes, including target killings, were arrested during separate raids in different parts of Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. The Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) made the arrests fr
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Nine suspects allegedly involved in several cases of crimes, including target killings, were arrested during separate raids in different parts of Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. The Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) made the arrests from Ibrahim Hyderi and Korangi Industrial Area. CIA officials said that the suspects, including Abdul Rehman, Noorul Bashar, Irfan, Anwar, Hanif, Kareem, Zaheer, Rana Habibullah and Atif Rasheed, were wanted to the Docks, Korangi, Ibrahim Hyderi and Zaman town Police Stations. The arrests were disclosed at a press conference held at CIA office in which DSP Usman Asghar said that the culprits were involved in at least eight cases of target killings including a target killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s unit in-charge Mohammad Yaqoob in Ibrahim Hyderi.
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December - 10 
Officials of the investigation team, probing recent remote-controlled roadside blasts in Karachi, on December 10 revealed that the militant outfit Jundullah was involved in the blasts targeting Rangers, reports Dawn. According to Senior Superintenden
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Officials of the investigation team, probing recent remote-controlled roadside blasts in Karachi, on December 10 revealed that the militant outfit Jundullah was involved in the blasts targeting Rangers, reports Dawn. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Fayaz Khan, evidences have been found indicating involvement of Jundullah in all four roadside blasts during the current week. Khan further said that the leader of the gang, conducting attacks on Rangers, was Fasih-ul-Rehman, a resident of Landhi. He said the group had been operating since 2004 though they have obtained expertise in road-side bombings now.
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December - 10 
Police found the strangulated body of a young man from Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road area of Lyari within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. A Police official said the victim had ropes in h
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Police found the strangulated body of a young man from Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road area of Lyari within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. A Police official said the victim had ropes in his neck and some torture marks were also present on his body.
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December - 10 
Security Forces arrested two suspected militants in Shah Kas. Officials said that the arrested men belonged to Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Security Forces arrested two suspected militants in Shah Kas. Officials said that the arrested men belonged to Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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December - 10 
The bullet-riddled body of a resident of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) was found at a deserted place. The deceased was identified as Gul Badshah. A chit left along the body said that supporters of the tribal lashkar (armed militia) would mee
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The bullet-riddled body of a resident of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) was found at a deserted place. The deceased was identified as Gul Badshah. A chit left along the body said that supporters of the tribal lashkar (armed militia) would meet the same fate. However, nobody claimed responsibility for the killing.
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December - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on December 10 that they are in peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, ‘deputy chief’ of TTP, said the TTP were negotiating with the help of local tribal eld
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on December 10 that they are in peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, ‘deputy chief’ of TTP, said the TTP were negotiating with the help of local tribal elders in the Bajaur Agency (FATA). “Our talks are going in the right direction,” he told Reuters from an undisclosed location. He is also looking to advance the dialogue beyond Bajaur Agency. “If negotiations succeed and we are able to sign a peace agreement in Bajaur, then the Government and the TTP of other areas such as Swat, Mohmand, Orakzai and South Waziristan Agency will sign an agreement. Bajaur Agency will be a role model for other areas,” Faqir Mohammad added.
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December - 10 
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan denied that the outfit is in peace talks with the Government, reports Daily Times. Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the claims, saying there would be no negotiations until the Government imposed Islamic law or Shariah in the cou
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TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan denied that the outfit is in peace talks with the Government, reports Daily Times. Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the claims, saying there would be no negotiations until the Government imposed Islamic law or Shariah in the country. He had previously denied reports of peace talks by unnamed commanders and intelligence officials.
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December - 10 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a watchman, Ilahi Bakhsh, of a local private hospital near Hub Chowki of Lasbela District. The attackers managed to escape from the scene.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a watchman, Ilahi Bakhsh, of a local private hospital near Hub Chowki of Lasbela District. The attackers managed to escape from the scene.
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December - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up two shrines in the Kam Shelman area of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The shrines of Sheikh Bahadar Baba and Sheikh Mosa Baba, which were reportedly a hundred years old, were blown up with explosive material.
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Unidentified militants blew up two shrines in the Kam Shelman area of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The shrines of Sheikh Bahadar Baba and Sheikh Mosa Baba, which were reportedly a hundred years old, were blown up with explosive material.
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December - 10 
Unidentified militants killed two tribesmen of Zakhakhel tribe in Kharhy Mela area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants killed two tribesmen of Zakhakhel tribe in Kharhy Mela area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Dawn.
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December - 10 
Unidentified militants lobbed grenades at the residence of Sandroop Khan, causing damage to the house in Shah Kas of Jamrud tehsil, reports Dawn. Nobody was hurt in the attack. The reason of the grenade attack was stated to be an old family dispute.
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Unidentified militants lobbed grenades at the residence of Sandroop Khan, causing damage to the house in Shah Kas of Jamrud tehsil, reports Dawn. Nobody was hurt in the attack. The reason of the grenade attack was stated to be an old family dispute.
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December - 10 
White House spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said that the White House had seen reports of the TTP entering into negotiations with Pakistan, however, she added, they “do not appear definitive at this point.” Hayden said that the White House was not in a p
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White House spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said that the White House had seen reports of the TTP entering into negotiations with Pakistan, however, she added, they “do not appear definitive at this point.” Hayden said that the White House was not in a position to comment on the details of any such talks.
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December - 11 
A driver was killed and nine NATO oil tankers parked outside a hotel on the outskirts of Dhadar town in the Bolan District of Balochistan were destroyed in the night of December 11 when unidentified men opened fire and set ablaze the vehicles, report
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A driver was killed and nine NATO oil tankers parked outside a hotel on the outskirts of Dhadar town in the Bolan District of Balochistan were destroyed in the night of December 11 when unidentified men opened fire and set ablaze the vehicles, reports Dawn. One driver, identified as Noman, a resident of Peshawar, was killed in the attack. The oil tankers were returning to Karachi after the Balochistan Government decided to send back all oil tankers and containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan for security reasons. At present, over 350 oil tankers and containers are parked in Quetta and the border town of Chaman.
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December - 11 
A senior Pakistani official said that Pakistan will shoot down any US drone that intrudes its airspace as per new directives, reports Daily Times. According to the new Pakistani Defence Policy, “Any object entering into our airspace, including US dro
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A senior Pakistani official said that Pakistan will shoot down any US drone that intrudes its airspace as per new directives, reports Daily Times. According to the new Pakistani Defence Policy, “Any object entering into our airspace, including US drones, will be treated as hostile and be shot down,” an unnamed senior Pakistani military official told NBC News.
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December - 11 
American flag was lowered at the Shamsi airbase of Balochistan on December 11 as the US military personnel vacate the facility, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the United States troops deployed at the base are collecting their equipment. “
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American flag was lowered at the Shamsi airbase of Balochistan on December 11 as the US military personnel vacate the facility, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the United States troops deployed at the base are collecting their equipment. “Seven US planes have landed at Shamsi airbase over the past four days and loaded with military equipment and belongings of troops for shifting them to Bagram airbase in Afghanistan,” the sources added. “Most of the US soldiers and other officials have gone to Afghanistan in the past four days,” the sources added further. However, some US army personnel and technical staff were still at the base, removing radars and other sensitive equipment installed on nearby mountains. The evacuation process is expected to be completed in 24 hours. Earlier on December 10, Frontier Corps personnel arrived in Washuk to take control of the Shamsi airbase, reports Dawn.
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December - 11 
Four NATO oil tankers, along with their drivers, went missing near the Quetta-Chaman highway, reports The Express Tribune. These four trucks were on their way to Karachi when they went missing near Meezai Adda.
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Four NATO oil tankers, along with their drivers, went missing near the Quetta-Chaman highway, reports The Express Tribune. These four trucks were on their way to Karachi when they went missing near Meezai Adda.
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December - 11 
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander in Afghanistan General John R Allen on December 11 said that a repeat of Mohmand-type mishap can’t be guaranteed in war against terror, reports Daily Times. Talking to Khaleej Times, he said: “
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander in Afghanistan General John R Allen on December 11 said that a repeat of Mohmand-type mishap can’t be guaranteed in war against terror, reports Daily Times. Talking to Khaleej Times, he said: “You simply can’t guarantee anything in war. The conditions are difficult at the border, let the investigation play out, we will look carefully. If we find fault on our part, we will resolve that … we will look at every aspect of the circumstances to make sure it does not happen again.” The paper had asked if there were any guarantees of such a mishap not happening again. General Allen, the chief of ISAF, denied the allegations that the recent NATO attack on two Pakistani military posts was deliberate.
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December - 11 
Militants blew up a girls’ primary school in the Srekh Banada of Jamal Ghari in the limits of Jabbar Police Station of Mardan District, reports Daily Times. No casualty was reported in the incident. The explosion destroyed rooms and the boundary wall
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Militants blew up a girls’ primary school in the Srekh Banada of Jamal Ghari in the limits of Jabbar Police Station of Mardan District, reports Daily Times. No casualty was reported in the incident. The explosion destroyed rooms and the boundary wall of the school.
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December - 11 
One suspected terrorist was arrested during search drive of the law enforcement agencies in Alikheil and Warokai villages of Tank District while a cache of weapons was also recovered.
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One suspected terrorist was arrested during search drive of the law enforcement agencies in Alikheil and Warokai villages of Tank District while a cache of weapons was also recovered.
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December - 11 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Government could go to any length to assert the country’s sovereignty, saying that “I do not rule out the closure of Pakistan’s airspace to US planes”. In an interview with the BBC, the Prime Minister a
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Government could go to any length to assert the country’s sovereignty, saying that “I do not rule out the closure of Pakistan’s airspace to US planes”. In an interview with the BBC, the Prime Minister also said the closure of routes for NATO convoys could continue for “a few weeks more”.
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December - 11 
Two militants, including a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Asmatullah, were arrested by Security Forces during a raid at a suspicious house in Hangu city. A cache of ammunition was also recovered during the raid.
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Two militants, including a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Asmatullah, were arrested by Security Forces during a raid at a suspicious house in Hangu city. A cache of ammunition was also recovered during the raid.
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December - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government school for girls in Shah Dhand village of Sardheri area in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 11, reports Dawn. A room and veranda of the school were destroyed completely in the blast.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government school for girls in Shah Dhand village of Sardheri area in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 11, reports Dawn. A room and veranda of the school were destroyed completely in the blast.
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December - 12 
A vendor, identified as Khuda Bakhsh, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at Seraib Patik area, reported The News.
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A vendor, identified as Khuda Bakhsh, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at Seraib Patik area, reported The News.
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December - 12 
An unidentified bullet-riddled body was found in Killi Sardar area of Quetta.
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An unidentified bullet-riddled body was found in Killi Sardar area of Quetta.
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December - 12 
At least four militants were killed on December 12 when rival militant outfits clashed in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. The dead belonged to the Lashkar-e-Islam
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At least four militants were killed on December 12 when rival militant outfits clashed in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. The dead belonged to the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The clash resulted from LI support for a tribal anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) peace committee in the Tirah Valley, Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said. A TTP spokesman claimed responsibility for killing the LI activists and warned that more such attacks would follow. The LI assisted the Kukikhel peace lashkar in dislodging the TTP from one of its strongholds in the Tirah Valley a week ago.
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December - 12 
Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Dr Shoaib Suddle, on December 12 said that arms from 3,400 non-commercial containers had been unloaded in Pakistan, reports Pak Observer. Dr Shoaib said that more than 3,400 non-commercial containers, meant for Afghanista
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Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Dr Shoaib Suddle, on December 12 said that arms from 3,400 non-commercial containers had been unloaded in Pakistan, reports Pak Observer. Dr Shoaib said that more than 3,400 non-commercial containers, meant for Afghanistan, disappeared in Pakistan. He revealed that arms from these containers had been unloaded in Pakistan. 3,400 non-commercial containers were not included in the 29,000 containers disappeared en route to Afghanistan. The disappearance of 29,000 commercial containers has caused a loss of one trillion rupees to the national exchequer, added Dr Suddle. Following media reports regarding fraud of billions of rupees in the NATO and the Afghan Transit Trade containers, case Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took the suo motu notice and appointed Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Shoaib Suddle to investigate the case.
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December - 12 
Gadap Police on December 12 rescued more than 50 children, chained in a seminary of Sohrab Goth of Karachi, reported The News. According to details, all the children hail from the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were kept at undergrou
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Gadap Police on December 12 rescued more than 50 children, chained in a seminary of Sohrab Goth of Karachi, reported The News. According to details, all the children hail from the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were kept at underground dungeon.
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December - 12 
Hoti said that those militants who escaped from the military action in Malakand District to Nuristan province of Afghanistan were staging attacks in Chitral District. He said the Security Forces (SFs) had purged Malakand division of militants. He sai
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Hoti said that those militants who escaped from the military action in Malakand District to Nuristan province of Afghanistan were staging attacks in Chitral District. He said the Security Forces (SFs) had purged Malakand division of militants. He said those militants who survived the military action would not go scot-free and would be brought to justice. “The SFs will respond with full force against those staging attacks on civilian and military installations inside Pakistan from the Afghan side,” he added. He said the US would get a befitting response from Pakistan’s security forces if it carried out another attack on the Pakistani border posts.
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December - 12 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on December 12 accused American and NATO forces of harboring the militants who were flushed out from Swat valley in the border areas of Afghanistan, reported Dawn. “The border areas of neighbou
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on December 12 accused American and NATO forces of harboring the militants who were flushed out from Swat valley in the border areas of Afghanistan, reported Dawn. “The border areas of neighbouring Afghanistan are being used by the terrorists,” he said at the inaugural ceremony of Chitral campus of Khan Abdul Wali Khan University. Hoti asked the NATO forces in Afghanistan to discourage the elements who were carrying out attacks in the Pakistani territory. He said that the recent US attack on the Pakistani check posts was uncalled for and unpardonable. Evidence showed that it was a deliberate attack, he added.
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December - 12 
Mama Qadir Baloch the Vice President of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) said outside the Quetta Press Club that he had received threats from Secret Agencies, reports Daily Times.
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Mama Qadir Baloch the Vice President of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) said outside the Quetta Press Club that he had received threats from Secret Agencies, reports Daily Times.
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December - 12 
One tribesman, identified as Laakho Bugti, sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Looti area of Dera Bugti District.
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One tribesman, identified as Laakho Bugti, sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Looti area of Dera Bugti District.
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December - 12 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for December 9, 2011 bomb attack on Rangers vehicle in Karachi and said the TTP will continue to target the Security Force personnel, reported Dawn. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said they
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for December 9, 2011 bomb attack on Rangers vehicle in Karachi and said the TTP will continue to target the Security Force personnel, reported Dawn. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said they had taken revenge for the death of three militants who blew themselves up to avoid arrest at Sea view in Karachi on November 16, 2011.
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December - 12 
The leaders of a United States (US) House-Senate negotiating panel on December 12 said that they had agreed to freeze USD 700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it provides some assurances of assistance in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devi
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The leaders of a United States (US) House-Senate negotiating panel on December 12 said that they had agreed to freeze USD 700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it provides some assurances of assistance in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the region, reported Dawn. The explosive devices are among militants’ most effective weapons against US and coalition troops in Afghanistan. Many are made using ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer shipped across the border from Pakistan. The freeze on US aid was agreed as part of a defense bill that is expected to be passed this week. The US wants “assurances that Pakistan is countering IEDs in their country that are targeting our coalition forces,” Representative Howard McKeon, a House Republican, said. The provision freezing USD 700 million in aid to Pakistan was agreed upon by leaders of the Armed Services Committees from both parties in the House and Senate, including McCain
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December - 12 
The members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights have been informed during an in-camera briefing by high-ranking officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the Intelligence Agencies on December 12 that about 1,100 peo
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The members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights have been informed during an in-camera briefing by high-ranking officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the Intelligence Agencies on December 12 that about 1,100 people have been killed and hundreds of houses burnt in Parachinar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the past five years and that the operation against “non-local militants” is under way, reported Dawn. The committee headed by Riaz Fatyana of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) had called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar, Peshawar Corps Commander General Khalid Rabbani, sector commander of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Federal Defense Secretary and officials of the Federal and Provincial Departments to brief the members on the alleged human rights violations taking place in the Parachinar area due to the closure of various roads by militants.
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December - 12 
The Punjab and Balochistan Assemblies on December 12 passed resolutions, condemning the NATO attack on Salala border post in Mohmand Agency on November 26 in which 24 officers and soldiers were martyred, reports Daily Times. The treasury and oppositi
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The Punjab and Balochistan Assemblies on December 12 passed resolutions, condemning the NATO attack on Salala border post in Mohmand Agency on November 26 in which 24 officers and soldiers were martyred, reports Daily Times. The treasury and opposition benches in the Punjab Assembly, showing solidarity with the Pakistan Army and backing the PPP Government decisions in the war on terror, unanimously passed the resolution. The resolution said that the House presented a high tribute to the Pakistan Army, its officers and soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the country. The resolution also supported decisions of the Federal Government, including stoppage of NATO supplies, vacation of Shamsi airbase by the US Army and boycott of the Bonn Conference.
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December - 12 
The United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on December 12 said that the Mohmand Agency incident was a setback for the Pak-US relations and the United States wanted to rebuild cooperation in areas of economy, military and intelligence-sha
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The United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on December 12 said that the Mohmand Agency incident was a setback for the Pak-US relations and the United States wanted to rebuild cooperation in areas of economy, military and intelligence-sharing, reports Daily Times. In an interview to a private television channel, he said Mohmand Agency incident happened when the two countries were having military and intelligence cooperation and they were collaborating on economic matters.
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December - 12 
Three bullet-riddled bodies of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) activists were found in the Zero Point area of Khuzdar District on December 12, reported Dawn. The victims were identified as Bashir Ahmed, his brother Sanaullah Mardoi and Alla
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Three bullet-riddled bodies of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) activists were found in the Zero Point area of Khuzdar District on December 12, reported Dawn. The victims were identified as Bashir Ahmed, his brother Sanaullah Mardoi and Allah Bakhsh Mardoi.
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December - 12 
Three Policemen, a pedestrian and one militant were killed in a clash, which ensued when two Policemen were abducted by militants in Karbogha area in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 12, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Of
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Three Policemen, a pedestrian and one militant were killed in a clash, which ensued when two Policemen were abducted by militants in Karbogha area in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 12, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Officer (DPO) Abdul Rasheed Khan said that two Policemen were on a routine security drive, escorting a vehicle of a bank in a private car when they were intercepted by militants in Karbogha. They took the Police officials, but left the money untouched,” he said.
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December - 13 
A soldier was killed and six others were injured when militants attacked some Army personnel in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency.
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A soldier was killed and six others were injured when militants attacked some Army personnel in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency.
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December - 13 
A US Congressional panel on December 13 agreed to freeze USD 700 million in aid to Pakistan in a punitive measure that aims to stop the spread of improvised-explosive devices in Afghanistan, raw material for which, US lawmakers say, is smuggled from
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A US Congressional panel on December 13 agreed to freeze USD 700 million in aid to Pakistan in a punitive measure that aims to stop the spread of improvised-explosive devices in Afghanistan, raw material for which, US lawmakers say, is smuggled from Pakistan, reports The Express Tribune. The US wants “assurances that Pakistan is countering improvised explosive devices in their country that are targeting our coalition forces”, Representative Howard McKeon, a House Republican said. The freeze was agreed upon by leaders of the armed services committees from both parties in the House and Senate (Upper House of Parliament).
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December - 13 
Armed militants abducted six officials of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) an NGO, working in the water, health and education sector, from Barshor area of Pishin District, reports Dawn. The officials were on their way to the border area of
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Armed militants abducted six officials of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) an NGO, working in the water, health and education sector, from Barshor area of Pishin District, reports Dawn. The officials were on their way to the border area of Barshor for field work when a group of armed militants hiding in the Kot area intercepted their vehicle and took away all the six officials on gunpoint to an unknown location.
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December - 13 
At least six people, including two members of a Lyari gang war group, were killed in a violent clash that erupted in the Kalri area of Karachi late in the night of December 12 and continued till December 13, reports The News. According to Police, som
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At least six people, including two members of a Lyari gang war group, were killed in a violent clash that erupted in the Kalri area of Karachi late in the night of December 12 and continued till December 13, reports The News. According to Police, some members of a Lyari gang war group (Baba Ladla), including Ali alias Alooq Gawaderi, entered the Kalri area to extort money from residents. When one of the shop owners resisted, the gangsters opened fire, resulting in crossfire.
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December - 13 
Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee Salim Saifullah warned that relations, which are already at a low point, could worsen further following the decision by the US House-Senate panel. “I don’t think this is a wise move. It could
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Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee Salim Saifullah warned that relations, which are already at a low point, could worsen further following the decision by the US House-Senate panel. “I don’t think this is a wise move. It could hurt ties. There should instead be efforts to increase cooperation. I don’t see any good coming out of this,” Saifullah said. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit also suggested pressure from the US would hurt ties, saying Islamabad believes “in cooperative approaches”.
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December - 13 
Five militants and a Policeman were killed during an encounter at Aziz Market on Frontier Road in Badhaber area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on December 13, reports Daily Times. The encounter started when militants equip
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Five militants and a Policeman were killed during an encounter at Aziz Market on Frontier Road in Badhaber area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on December 13, reports Daily Times. The encounter started when militants equipped with automatic arms started firing at a Police patrolling party at Aziz Market, killing Police Constable Hayat Khan. In retaliation, five terrorists were also killed. Four Policemen also sustained bullet injuries, adds Dawn. The head of Bazidkhel Qaumi lashkar (armed militia) Fahimur Rehman said that the attackers belonged to Khyber Agency-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). They have fled Bara owing to military operation.
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December - 13 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 13 that Pakistan was not responsible for all the ills of Afghanistan, and the country would formulate polices keeping in view core objectives and supreme national interest, reported Daily Times. Kha
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 13 that Pakistan was not responsible for all the ills of Afghanistan, and the country would formulate polices keeping in view core objectives and supreme national interest, reported Daily Times. Khar said the people and Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan have close contacts, and Pakistan seeks to further cement ties with all neighbouring countries, including Afghanistan. “We seek best possible good relations with Afghanistan,” said Khar. However, she dispelled the impression that Pakistan was responsible for every ill in Afghanistan. She further said that Afghan refugees living in Pakistan were responsible for September 20, 2011 assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. “We are not responsible if Afghan refugees crossed the border and entered Kabul, stayed in a guest house and attacked Rabbani,” she said, adding “we want best relations with Afghanistan” to ensure peace and stability in the region and for jointly fighting extremism and terrorism.
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December - 13 
Four people were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire in F.B area
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Four people were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire in F.B area
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December - 13 
Frontier Corps Inspector General Major General Ubaidullah Khattak claimed that 90 percent of the Baloch missing persons were involved in criminal activities and had been killed by their own organisations. Addressing a press conference at Frontier Cor
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Frontier Corps Inspector General Major General Ubaidullah Khattak claimed that 90 percent of the Baloch missing persons were involved in criminal activities and had been killed by their own organisations. Addressing a press conference at Frontier Corps Headquarters in Quetta, he said that the Frontier Corps was present in various Districts of Balochistan to maintain law and order. The issue of Balochistan is purely political and it cannot be resolved by force. “If tribal elders and members of civil society ensure peace in the province, then the Frontier Corps will be withdrawn,” he added. Khattak denied the allegations that his force was involved in enforced disappearances of Baloch youth and political activists. Defending the Frontier Corps existence, the Frontier Corps Chief said there had been decline in violence during this year as 1,328 incidents took place while there were 1,425 incidents of violence in 2010.
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December - 13 
Militants blew off a middle school for boys in Kot area of Kohat District. However, nobody was injured in the incident. Sources said that militants planted two time bombs of 20 kilograms each at the building which went off one after another.
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Militants blew off a middle school for boys in Kot area of Kohat District. However, nobody was injured in the incident. Sources said that militants planted two time bombs of 20 kilograms each at the building which went off one after another.
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December - 13 
Militants blew up a Government primary school for girls in Imamkhel area of the Tank District. The bomb disposal squad said that 20 kilograms of explosives was used in the attack.
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Militants blew up a Government primary school for girls in Imamkhel area of the Tank District. The bomb disposal squad said that 20 kilograms of explosives was used in the attack.
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December - 13 
One person, identified as Ayub, was killed and another injured in a clash that occurred between two armed groups on Fatima Jinnah road in Quetta on December 13, reports The News.
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One person, identified as Ayub, was killed and another injured in a clash that occurred between two armed groups on Fatima Jinnah road in Quetta on December 13, reports The News.
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December - 13 
Peshawar High Court was informed that only four of the ‘missing persons’ could be traced in the lists of around 608 detainees given in the custody of the Provincial Government by the Security Forces and intelligence agencies and that they were kept i
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Peshawar High Court was informed that only four of the ‘missing persons’ could be traced in the lists of around 608 detainees given in the custody of the Provincial Government by the Security Forces and intelligence agencies and that they were kept in the internment centres named by the Government. A two-member bench comprising the Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth expressed annoyance over slow pace of provision of information to the court by intelligence agencies about the people in their custody and directed a deputy attorney general (DAG), Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand, to convey it to them that the court wanted them to take the matter seriously.
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December - 13 
Police arrested three suspects in sector G-11 in Islamabad for their alleged involvement in stealing explosive material, on December 13, reported Daily Times. The suspects were identified as Imran, Umar and Babar.
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Police arrested three suspects in sector G-11 in Islamabad for their alleged involvement in stealing explosive material, on December 13, reported Daily Times. The suspects were identified as Imran, Umar and Babar.
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December - 13 
Police recovered an unidentified dead body from Shah Faisal colony No. 2.
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Police recovered an unidentified dead body from Shah Faisal colony No. 2.
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December - 13 
Police rescued 53 madrassa students, some as young as seven, who had been chained in the basement of a Karachi seminary, unearthing gruesome tales of dungeon torture and visits by Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) instructors, who some claimed were s
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Police rescued 53 madrassa students, some as young as seven, who had been chained in the basement of a Karachi seminary, unearthing gruesome tales of dungeon torture and visits by Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) instructors, who some claimed were starting to prepare them to join the terror group's jihad on the Afghan front, reports The Times of India. Police said they were probing the institution's possible links to terrorist outfits. "We are being made mujahedeen (holy warrior) here. We are being made Taliban here. They say you should get training... we will send you to fight," a student told Pakistan's Geo TV. Police said the chained students were beaten and barely fed and that they have begun investigations into the seminary links to violent militant groups. "The rescued students included kids as young as seven and 21 teenagers,'' a Police officer said. Police arrested some clerics, but the head cleric, who had arrived recently from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province, and his four accomplices managed to escape. Gulshan-e-Maymar Police registered a case against the five suspects who were identified as Qari Usman (arrested), Mufti Daud, Qari Abdullah, Qari Qudratullah and Maulana Fakharuddin of Jamia Masjid Zakaria Kandhelwi Madrassa Arabia.
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December - 13 
Policeman Sardar Ali Khan, stenographer at DIG Peshawar office, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Yakatoot area of Peshawar when he was returning after offering Morning Prayer from a local mosque.
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Policeman Sardar Ali Khan, stenographer at DIG Peshawar office, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Yakatoot area of Peshawar when he was returning after offering Morning Prayer from a local mosque.
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December - 13 
Policeman, Resham Gul, who was injured in a rocket attack in the main market of Kohat on December 5 (Ashura day) succumbed to his injuries.
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Policeman, Resham Gul, who was injured in a rocket attack in the main market of Kohat on December 5 (Ashura day) succumbed to his injuries.
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December - 13 
Six persons, among them four children, were killed when militants attacked houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13 after Security Forces launched a search ope
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Six persons, among them four children, were killed when militants attacked houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13 after Security Forces launched a search operation against militants, reports Dawn. Officials said militants fired mortars on the houses in Arjali Nadi and Qaziabad areas, killing six people. Two children, a women and a man were killed when a mortar shell hit the house of one Zewar Gul. Another mortar shell, which fell on the house of Yaqoob Khan, killed two children.
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December - 13 
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland has said that US has not cut USD 700 million civilian aid to Pakistan while Defence Authorization bill is under discussion in the Congress. Briefing the media, Victoria Nuland said Defence Department provi
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State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland has said that US has not cut USD 700 million civilian aid to Pakistan while Defence Authorization bill is under discussion in the Congress. Briefing the media, Victoria Nuland said Defence Department provides strategy how to utilize military aid and how to note its success
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December - 13 
The dead body found on December 12 in Killi Sardar area of Quetta was identified as that of a Hindu trader Ravi Kumar, reported Daily Times. Kumar, a local trader of Quetta, had been abducted on October 22, 2011 by armed militants from Satellite Town
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The dead body found on December 12 in Killi Sardar area of Quetta was identified as that of a Hindu trader Ravi Kumar, reported Daily Times. Kumar, a local trader of Quetta, had been abducted on October 22, 2011 by armed militants from Satellite Town area. The abductors demanded PKR 20 million from the family, and ultimately reduced their demand to PKR 10 million. When the family did not fulfill their demand, Ravi was executed and his body thrown.
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December - 13 
The News reports that the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh claimed to have arrested two cadres of Punjab Chapter of TTP and recovered 10 kilograms of explosives, three Kalashnikovs, two pistols, including a 9mm one, and hundreds of bullets
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The News reports that the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh claimed to have arrested two cadres of Punjab Chapter of TTP and recovered 10 kilograms of explosives, three Kalashnikovs, two pistols, including a 9mm one, and hundreds of bullets from the Superhighway. The two suspects , identified as Abdul Wahid alias Lala alias Guddu and Mohammed Shakeel, disclosed that they had buried more arms and explosives in Haji Mureed Goth of Khamosh Colony. A raid was conducted there which led to the recovery of 20 kilograms of explosives, three kilograms of ball bearings, a five-meter-long detonating cord, three detonators, one hand grenade, a Kalashnikov, an MP-5 gun and hundreds of bullets. The alleged militants further disclosed that they belonged to the Punjabi Taliban Group and worked under the command of Ustad Qari Aslam who had been issuing instructions to them from his hideout in Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and who directed them to gather information about Intelligence Agencies and Government buildings in Karachi as well as about Police officers and Ulema (religious head) and scholars from the Shia and Qadiyani sects.
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December - 13 
The top NATO commander in Afghanistan Marine General John Allen said that he is seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistan’s communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after NATO airstrikes. Allen spoke over the phone with Pakistan A
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The top NATO commander in Afghanistan Marine General John Allen said that he is seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistan’s communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after NATO airstrikes. Allen spoke over the phone with Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and both expressed a commitment to work through the incident. He said that Pakistan will soon send liaison officials back to NATO headquarters in Kabul that were pulled after the November 26 incident which killed 24 Pakistani soldier in FATA.
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December - 13 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon E Panetta on December 13 voiced confidence that the US and Pakistan can patch up their differences, emphasising that “ultimately, we can’t win the war in Afghanistan without being able to win in our relations
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon E Panetta on December 13 voiced confidence that the US and Pakistan can patch up their differences, emphasising that “ultimately, we can’t win the war in Afghanistan without being able to win in our relationship with Pakistan as well,” reported Daily Times. “I think it is going to be important, as we are able to move and progress in our efforts in Afghanistan, that we continue to do outreach in Pakistan,” Panetta said, adding, “If that region is ever going to find peace, it is going to happen not only by achieving stability in Afghanistan, but also by achieving some degree of stability in Pakistan as well”.
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December - 14 
A bomb blast injured two tribal elders of Koki Khel tribe at Wache wane area in Tirah valley.
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A bomb blast injured two tribal elders of Koki Khel tribe at Wache wane area in Tirah valley.
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December - 14 
Armed assailants stole oil from a NATO tanker after locking up Security Force personnel in a room of the Levies Force’s station in Kosak Top area of Qilla Abdullah District on December 14, reports Dawn. The tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afg
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Armed assailants stole oil from a NATO tanker after locking up Security Force personnel in a room of the Levies Force’s station in Kosak Top area of Qilla Abdullah District on December 14, reports Dawn. The tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was parked at the station when 35 to 40 armed militants entered the place, locked up the Levies personnel in one room, shifted oil to another tanker and fled.
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December - 14 
At least 70 suspects were arrested and a torture cell was recovered during separate overnight search operations in different area of Karachi on December 14, reported Daily Times. The search operation was carried out by the Law Enforcement Agencies in
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At least 70 suspects were arrested and a torture cell was recovered during separate overnight search operations in different area of Karachi on December 14, reported Daily Times. The search operation was carried out by the Law Enforcement Agencies in Pak Colony, Bahadurabad and North Nazimabad from where the Police arrested about 70 suspects and shifted them to undisclosed locations. According to sources, few of the detainees were later released after initial course of interrogation.
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December - 14 
Blaming the former President General Parvez Musharraf regime for most of the problems in Pak-US ties, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani Pakistan will seek "surety and guarantees" for its sovereignty under new terms of engagement with the US during talks that wou
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Blaming the former President General Parvez Musharraf regime for most of the problems in Pak-US ties, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani Pakistan will seek "surety and guarantees" for its sovereignty under new terms of engagement with the US during talks that would be held "very soon". "I need the surety and guarantees for the sovereignty of my country and such (NATO strike) unilateral actions should not be taken in future," Gilani added.
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December - 14 
Commander’ Shamim Mehsud refuted the claim of security forces that the writ of the government had been enforced in the tribal area. “If there is control of security forces, how will we freely run our training, control and command centres.” He said: “
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Commander’ Shamim Mehsud refuted the claim of security forces that the writ of the government had been enforced in the tribal area. “If there is control of security forces, how will we freely run our training, control and command centres.” He said: “American forces are facing defeat in Afghanistan and here in tribal areas the Pakistani troops have stuck. After being deceived by America the security personnel have entered the Mehsud areas, but now they are facing humiliation here.”
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December - 14 
Contending that United States’ (US) relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker on December 14 said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to "side" with India to "cut off the Inter-Services Intelligence (I
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Contending that United States’ (US) relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker on December 14 said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to "side" with India to "cut off the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)", reports Hindustan Times. Senator Mark Kirk said at a discussion forum by prestigious Washington-based think tank, Foreign Policy Initiative that a US-India tie-up was ISI's "horror story" but time had come for it to evolve. Pakistan has decided we're leaving. Pakistan has decided that they can cripple the civilian Government," he said, adding, The US needs a stable party in the region who has a status quo pro-civilian anti-terror interest, which is India. "And in many ways, this is the ISI horror story, but I would say they picked this, and we should now arrange that fate for them." He urged General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to play what he called "hard ball" with Pakistan. "Get in with the Indian Intelligence Service, the Indian Chief of Staff, bring Indian, not just economic but military assistance on line, and build some long relationships so that in the mid-presidential term next time, the 2014 time frame, you have a steady partner with new money coming on the table that can send an important signal to Afghanistan," Kirk said.
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December - 14 
In a series of startling revelations, Express Tribune on December 14 reported the confession of Sabiha Khatton, a widow of a killed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab Chapter cadre, Qari Shahid Khan, that her husband was involved in the planning
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In a series of startling revelations, Express Tribune on December 14 reported the confession of Sabiha Khatton, a widow of a killed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab Chapter cadre, Qari Shahid Khan, that her husband was involved in the planning of the May 22, 2011 Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran attack and that she assisted Khan in the September 19, 2011 assassination attempt on Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Aslam and the November 16, 2011 Sea view blast in Karachi. Qari Shahid Khan was one of the three alleged TTP militants who were killed in an encounter in a bid to recover an abducted industrialist, Riaz Chinoy, from Korangi town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.
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December - 14 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on December 14 said that talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are possible only if they lay down arms and surrender to the Government, reported Dawn. “We can even forgive the blood of our fri
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on December 14 said that talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are possible only if they lay down arms and surrender to the Government, reported Dawn. “We can even forgive the blood of our friends and party workers if they (TTP) lay down arms and become patriotic Pakistanis,” said Hoti while speaking at a public meeting in Torghar District.
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December - 14 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 14 said negotiations between Pakistan and the United States would start soon to resolve thorny issues bedeviling the relationship, reports Dawn. “We are the aggrieved party. We need the future relations t
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 14 said negotiations between Pakistan and the United States would start soon to resolve thorny issues bedeviling the relationship, reports Dawn. “We are the aggrieved party. We need the future relations to be based on respect of our sovereignty,” the Prime Minister said. He said talks between Islamabad and Washington would start after the Parliament approved decisions of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet. He said the cabinet had already endorsed the DCC’s decisions and these would now be placed before Parliament.
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December - 14 
Quoting the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Operations) Tahir Ayub Express Tribune reported that law and order situation has improved in the provincial metropolis as the Police, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary (FC) are doing everything in
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Quoting the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Operations) Tahir Ayub Express Tribune reported that law and order situation has improved in the provincial metropolis as the Police, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary (FC) are doing everything in their power to fight militancy in the city. Joint efforts by the Police, paramilitary and army and other Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) have forced terrorists to decamp from Peshawar. “The city had become a haven for suicide bombers.” The frequency of suicide attacks has decreased to a large extent in the city, Ayub said.
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December - 14 
Sabiha claimed that her family had links with militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), while her husband was a member of the TTP and was involved in the planning and execution of major attacks from 2009-2011, including the March 3, 2009 Sri Lankan
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Sabiha claimed that her family had links with militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), while her husband was a member of the TTP and was involved in the planning and execution of major attacks from 2009-2011, including the March 3, 2009 Sri Lankan team attack. Sabiha claimed to be involved in monitoring SSP Aslam’s house prior to the attack. She confessed that the perpetrators of the Mehran attack and Sea view blast had stayed at her house too.
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December - 14 
Six militants were killed in retaliatory fire by Balochistan Frontier Corps in Balgudar area of Turbat District on the night of December 14, reports The News. A group of militants ambushed a Frontier Corps convoy proceeding to Panjgoar from Turbat wi
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Six militants were killed in retaliatory fire by Balochistan Frontier Corps in Balgudar area of Turbat District on the night of December 14, reports The News. A group of militants ambushed a Frontier Corps convoy proceeding to Panjgoar from Turbat with sophisticated weapons leaving two troopers injured. As the troops retaliated, six assailants were killed. A number of their accomplices managed to escape in cover of darkness leaving behind huge cache of heavy arms including rocket launchers, Kalashnikovs and rounds.
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December - 14 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on December 14 said the "issue of reopening up of NATO supply route never came under discussion", reported Indian Express. "It would be appreciated that unnecessary speculation in this regard is avoided", th
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on December 14 said the "issue of reopening up of NATO supply route never came under discussion", reported Indian Express. "It would be appreciated that unnecessary speculation in this regard is avoided", the ISPR said in a statement.
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December - 14 
The journalists were allowed to visit various sections of the centre situated at a distance of about three kilometres from a camp of SFs. They spent a night there and met well-equipped TTP militants whose number remained 30 during the day and 45 at n
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The journalists were allowed to visit various sections of the centre situated at a distance of about three kilometres from a camp of SFs. They spent a night there and met well-equipped TTP militants whose number remained 30 during the day and 45 at night. They were stunned to see heavy and light weapons, including 75RR guns, anti-aircraft guns, mortars, missiles, rockets, grenades and Kalashnikov, etc., in the godown of the centre. The journalists witnessed a training session of 10 would-be Fidayeen (suicide bombers) whose ages ranged between 16 and 30 years.
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December - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 ruled out any negotiations with the Government and claimed to have control over most areas of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. In an interview wi
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 ruled out any negotiations with the Government and claimed to have control over most areas of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. In an interview with a three-member delegation of senior tribal journalists at a command and control centre of militants in South Waziristan Agency, the key ‘operational commander’ and ‘chief’ of Laddah sub-division chapter of TTP, Shamim Mehsud, rejected any contacts with the Government under the present circumstances. He said the TTP would not hold talks with the Government till the enforcement of sharia (Islamic rule of Law), pulling out of Security Forces (SFs) from tribal areas, payment of compensation to tribals for destruction of their homes and properties and release of the TTP from Pakistani prisons.
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December - 14 
Two Frontier Corps personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in a landmine blast during a routine patrol in Mand area of the Kech District near the Pakistan-Iran border.
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Two Frontier Corps personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in a landmine blast during a routine patrol in Mand area of the Kech District near the Pakistan-Iran border.
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December - 14 
Two men, identified as Jalil Ahmed and Pukar Khan were killed and a woman identified as Samina was injured when unknown armed militants opened fire at a house in Killi Kamalo area on Sariab road of Quetta on December 14, reported The News
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Two men, identified as Jalil Ahmed and Pukar Khan were killed and a woman identified as Samina was injured when unknown armed militants opened fire at a house in Killi Kamalo area on Sariab road of Quetta on December 14, reported The News
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December - 14 
Two pro-Government peace lashkar (tribal militia) volunteers killed and three others sustained bullets injuries in the encounter between the militants and Khasadars along with peace lashkar volunteers in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in
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Two pro-Government peace lashkar (tribal militia) volunteers killed and three others sustained bullets injuries in the encounter between the militants and Khasadars along with peace lashkar volunteers in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, reports Daily Times. The political administration official on the condition of anonymity said that a Khasadar person was missing since in the clash. However, the local and other independent sources said that militants had abducted five Khasadar personnel and shifted to non-disclosed destination. The official sources also rejected the abduction of the five Khasadar personnel.
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December - 14 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on December 14 said that relations with Pakistan were complicated but that it was important to maintain a relationship with Islamabad, reported Dawn. Speaking to troops in Sharana Base in Sharan Dist
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on December 14 said that relations with Pakistan were complicated but that it was important to maintain a relationship with Islamabad, reported Dawn. Speaking to troops in Sharana Base in Sharan District of Paktika province in Afghanistan, he said, “The Haqqanis that you fight here in this area come across the border, attack here and go back into the safe havens over there. The Pakistanis have a responsibility to deal with those safe havens”. “The bottom line is that it is complicated, it is complex; we have some difficult issues to deal with but at the same time it’s important to maintain a relationship with Pakistan because we are confronting a common enemy,” he added.
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December - 15 
A man identified as Yasir Arafat Hazara, was shot dead in Alamdar Road area in Quetta.
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A man identified as Yasir Arafat Hazara, was shot dead in Alamdar Road area in Quetta.
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December - 15 
A militant was killed as Security Forces (SFs) and Police opened retaliatory fire after being attacked by a militant group with hand grenades in Mandakhel village of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 15, reports Dawn. Two SF presonnel
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A militant was killed as Security Forces (SFs) and Police opened retaliatory fire after being attacked by a militant group with hand grenades in Mandakhel village of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 15, reports Dawn. Two SF presonnel suffered wounds in the attack. Officials claimed that the killed militant, Noor Mohammad, his father Faqeer Mohammad and uncle Qari Yousuf were involved in attacks on SFs and blowing up schools, electricity pylons and Government installations.
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December - 15 
A newly built house was dynamited at Sheikhmal Khel area of Landikotal. The house of Gul Ahmad Shinwari was completely damaged in the blast. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
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A newly built house was dynamited at Sheikhmal Khel area of Landikotal. The house of Gul Ahmad Shinwari was completely damaged in the blast. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
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December - 15 
Balochistan Levies found an unidentified dead body in Murga Kibzai area of Zhob District.
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Balochistan Levies found an unidentified dead body in Murga Kibzai area of Zhob District.
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December - 15 
Bullet-riddled body of a 12-year-old boy, identified as Khan, was found on December 15 from the bushes situated near National Highway within the limits of Steel Town Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times.
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Bullet-riddled body of a 12-year-old boy, identified as Khan, was found on December 15 from the bushes situated near National Highway within the limits of Steel Town Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times.
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December - 15 
Police found an unidentified dead body in Polo Ground area of Quetta.
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Police found an unidentified dead body in Polo Ground area of Quetta.
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December - 15 
Police neutralised a terror plan and defused two indigenously made explosive devices in a forest near Hayat Khel village in the limits of Haibat Ali Khan Shaheed Police Station of Darra Pezu town in Lakki Marwat District.
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Police neutralised a terror plan and defused two indigenously made explosive devices in a forest near Hayat Khel village in the limits of Haibat Ali Khan Shaheed Police Station of Darra Pezu town in Lakki Marwat District.
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December - 15 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for December 9, 2011 attack on a Rangers vehicle near Safoora Chowrangi in Karachi, reported Express Tribune. The TTP made the claim via a statement that was posted on several jihadi websites wh
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for December 9, 2011 attack on a Rangers vehicle near Safoora Chowrangi in Karachi, reported Express Tribune. The TTP made the claim via a statement that was posted on several jihadi websites which regularly feature content from the TTP and other militant outfits.
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December - 15 
TTP claims that it destroyed the Rangers’ vehicle through an “explosive canister”, and that its operation was revenge for the death of Mujahid Abdul Moeed bin Abdul Salam ‘Abu Umar’, who it claims was killed in a raid by the Rangers on November 18, 2
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TTP claims that it destroyed the Rangers’ vehicle through an “explosive canister”, and that its operation was revenge for the death of Mujahid Abdul Moeed bin Abdul Salam ‘Abu Umar’, who it claims was killed in a raid by the Rangers on November 18, 2011. Moeed was assigned to Global Islamic Media Front’s (GIMF) “Language and Translation Department” and helped to create the Qadisiya Foundation for Media “to translate media material into the languages of the Indian subcontinent. He created local media groups and Jihadi websites and forums in Asian languages, especially Urdu, English, Bengali, and Pashto.
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December - 15 
Two watchmen, identified as Azeem and Niaz Ameen Sheikhmal Khel Shinwari, were killed by unidentified militants when they were patrolling the graveyard particularly the graves of the relatives of Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri in
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Two watchmen, identified as Azeem and Niaz Ameen Sheikhmal Khel Shinwari, were killed by unidentified militants when they were patrolling the graveyard particularly the graves of the relatives of Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri in Peero Khel graveyard of Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 15, reports Daily Times. A local militant outfit, Abdullah Ezaam Brigade, claimed responsibility for the killings. Family of local MNA Noorul Haq Qadri had deputed two watchmen at the Peero Khel graveyard after suspected militants blew up graves of their four members in January 2010.
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December - 15 
Unidentified armed men shot dead a man in Loni area of Loralai District.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a man in Loni area of Loralai District.
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December - 15 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, identified as Abdul Hameed, in a PCO shop in Sariab Road area of Quetta on December 15, reported Daily Times. Hameed was the son of a religious scholar Moulvi Abdul Aziz.
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, identified as Abdul Hameed, in a PCO shop in Sariab Road area of Quetta on December 15, reported Daily Times. Hameed was the son of a religious scholar Moulvi Abdul Aziz.
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December - 16 
25 militants and one soldier were killed in clashes between the militants and Frontier Corps in Khanki village in the Upper Orakzai region in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, reported Daily Times. Frontier Corps were attacke
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25 militants and one soldier were killed in clashes between the militants and Frontier Corps in Khanki village in the Upper Orakzai region in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, reported Daily Times. Frontier Corps were attacked by 50 militants while driving through the Mamuzai area of Orakzai, the stronghold of Hakimullah Meshud, the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). One soldier was killed and more than 20 were wounded. The troops retaliated and killed at least 25 militants.
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December - 16 
A girl was killed and four of her family members injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Bara tehsil. A mortar shell fell on the house of Khan Sher, killing his six-year-old daughter and injuring another daughter besides son, nephew and a
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A girl was killed and four of her family members injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Bara tehsil. A mortar shell fell on the house of Khan Sher, killing his six-year-old daughter and injuring another daughter besides son, nephew and a niece.
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December - 16 
An explosive device went off alongside a road in Kukikhel area of Tirah valley. However, no damage to human life was reported in the explosion.
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An explosive device went off alongside a road in Kukikhel area of Tirah valley. However, no damage to human life was reported in the explosion.
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December - 16 
Considering the former leaders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq and Ghulam Rasool, as a threat to law and order in the country, a review board of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on December 16, extended their detention, reported Express Tribune.
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Considering the former leaders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq and Ghulam Rasool, as a threat to law and order in the country, a review board of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on December 16, extended their detention, reported Express Tribune.
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December - 16 
Gwadar District Hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Doctor Naseem Baloch was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pasni area of Gwadar District on December 16, reported Daily Times. According to sources, Baloch was sitting in his clinic in Main P
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Gwadar District Hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Doctor Naseem Baloch was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pasni area of Gwadar District on December 16, reported Daily Times. According to sources, Baloch was sitting in his clinic in Main Pasni bazaar when some armed militants barged into the clinic and sprayed him with bullets killing him on the spot.
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December - 16 
Police on December 16 claimed to have arrested six suspects, including the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) al Mukhtar group, which is also linked to al Badar Mansoor group, and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from their p
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Police on December 16 claimed to have arrested six suspects, including the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) al Mukhtar group, which is also linked to al Badar Mansoor group, and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from their possession, reported Daily Times. The arrested suspects included ringleader Asghar alias Omar, while five of his accomplices were identified as Zahid alias Osama, Abid, Usman alias Hamza, Shakir and Ali Akbar. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Aslam, group leader Asghar is the expert in making bombs and had got training of bomb making in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He said all the bombs used in the terror activities in Karachi were made by him. The SSP said the accused were planning to carry out attack on the exhibition being held in Korangi area
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December - 16 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 16 asked the United States (US) to respect Pakistan’s redlines, its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, reported Daily Times. Gilani also sought a guarantee from the US for not transgressing P
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 16 asked the United States (US) to respect Pakistan’s redlines, its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, reported Daily Times. Gilani also sought a guarantee from the US for not transgressing Pakistan’s frontiers in the future as happened in the case of November 26, 2011 NATO strike. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan wanted to work with the US to defeat the common enemy, which was not only the enemy of Pakistan and the US but also of the entire civilised world.
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December - 16 
The head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on December 16 said the problem of terrorism that Pakistan is facing is "because of its partnership in the American war in Afghanistan", reported Indian Express. Imran made the remarks during
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The head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on December 16 said the problem of terrorism that Pakistan is facing is "because of its partnership in the American war in Afghanistan", reported Indian Express. Imran made the remarks during a meeting with United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter and former envoy Robin Raphael. He said that while his party wants good relations with all countries, including the US, it "strongly believes that this partnership cannot be at the cost of Pakistan's national interest", adding, "If the US wants friendship with the people of Pakistan, it should stop violating its sovereignty through drone attacks and other incursions inside its territory."
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December - 16 
Three people, including a woman, were killed after mortar shells hit their house in Muslim Dhand area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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Three people, including a woman, were killed after mortar shells hit their house in Muslim Dhand area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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December - 16 
Two militants and a security official were killed in a clash in Dogra area. An official of the local political administration said the clash occurred after Security Forces were attacked by militants. He said after the attack, the forces and militant
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Two militants and a security official were killed in a clash in Dogra area. An official of the local political administration said the clash occurred after Security Forces were attacked by militants. He said after the attack, the forces and militants intensely exchanged fire leaving two militants and a security official dead.
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December - 17 
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Maraj Khan, was killed when unidentified assailants ambushed a Police mobile of the Rustam Police Station of the Charguli checkpost on Gujrat Road near the Kandarkas village in Mardan District of Khyber Pahtunkhwa o
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An assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Maraj Khan, was killed when unidentified assailants ambushed a Police mobile of the Rustam Police Station of the Charguli checkpost on Gujrat Road near the Kandarkas village in Mardan District of Khyber Pahtunkhwa on December 17, reports Daily Times. Soyurces said the Police mobile van was under routine petrol when unidentified assailants hidden in a sugarcane field opened fire. Driver Muhammad Hussain and constables Shahzeb and Asif were seriously injured in the attack.
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December - 17 
Former female councilor of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Fahmida Qadir Bhaksh, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Sengani Sar area of Turbat District on December 17, reported Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified armed mi
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Former female councilor of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Fahmida Qadir Bhaksh, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Sengani Sar area of Turbat District on December 17, reported Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified armed militants forcefully entered the house of Fahmida Bhaksh and opened fire on her, killing her on the spot.
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December - 17 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Khushdil Khan has directed officials to deploy community Police at schools in his constituency, comprising suburban areas of Peshawar, owing to continuous attacks by militants on educational institutions. “
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Khushdil Khan has directed officials to deploy community Police at schools in his constituency, comprising suburban areas of Peshawar, owing to continuous attacks by militants on educational institutions. “I have directed the officials of education department to identify the most sensitive as well as important schools in Badhber, Matani and Adezai areas so that community police could be deployed there,” the deputy speaker said. However, an unnamed high ranking Police official that there was already shortage of Police personnel to increase patrolling along the border areas of Khyber Agency and Darra Adamkhel to stop entry of militants into Peshawar. It was impossible to deploy Police at schools, he added.
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December - 17 
Police claimed to have arrested a militant, identified as Raeef Khan, who was coming from Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to Kohat District, at Kaghazai check post and recovered 6.1 kilograms of explosives and hand grenad
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Police claimed to have arrested a militant, identified as Raeef Khan, who was coming from Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to Kohat District, at Kaghazai check post and recovered 6.1 kilograms of explosives and hand grenades from his possession.
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December - 17 
The dead body of Tahsinullah, a student of a seminary in Akora Khattak, who was abducted from outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province on May 28, 20011, was found at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar on December 17, reported
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The dead body of Tahsinullah, a student of a seminary in Akora Khattak, who was abducted from outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province on May 28, 20011, was found at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar on December 17, reported Dawn. Hussain, brother of the victim, said that Tahsinullah disappeared on January 8, 2008 on charges of terrorism. “Anti-Terrorism Court sent him to jail and later acquitted him after two years on lack of evidence against him,” said Hussain. He was released on a court order on May 28, 2011.
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December - 17 
Three soldiers, including an official, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Katasarai village in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, reported Daily Times. No outfit claimed responsibilit
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Three soldiers, including an official, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Katasarai village in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, reported Daily Times. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. However, local intelligence officials suspect the involvement of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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December - 17 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school, a house and a tubewell in three different incidents in Mandeo area of the Bannu District. Militants had planted explosive devices at the building of Government primary school, the house of Afsar Zaman
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school, a house and a tubewell in three different incidents in Mandeo area of the Bannu District. Militants had planted explosive devices at the building of Government primary school, the house of Afsar Zaman and a tubewell damaging the buildings in the explosions. However, no casualties were reported. Police said that locally made explosive devices were used in the attack.
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December - 17 
Unidentified militants blew up a State-run girls’ high school in the night of December 17 by detonating explosive material in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit). The total number of destroyed schools in Khyber Agency has reached to 61 with t
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Unidentified militants blew up a State-run girls’ high school in the night of December 17 by detonating explosive material in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit). The total number of destroyed schools in Khyber Agency has reached to 61 with the latest blast.
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December - 18 
A former Unit in-charge of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Adil Hashim, was killed at Joria Bazar within the precincts of Kharadar Police Station in Karachi on December 18, reported Daily Times. The victim left his house and reached at the corner o
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A former Unit in-charge of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Adil Hashim, was killed at Joria Bazar within the precincts of Kharadar Police Station in Karachi on December 18, reported Daily Times. The victim left his house and reached at the corner of his street after receiving someone’s phone call. The person who called him is suspected to be behind his killing. The Police booked five suspects including Imran, Mansoor, Faizan, Hamid and another person.
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December - 18 
A militant was killed and four tribal people were injured in different incidents. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed a cadre of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.
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A militant was killed and four tribal people were injured in different incidents. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed a cadre of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.
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December - 18 
A representative Jirga (tribal council) of tribal agencies ‘FATA Grand Alliance’ in Islamabad on December 18 demanded of the Government for making an end to the ongoing military operation in tribal areas besides initiating peace process through dialo
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A representative Jirga (tribal council) of tribal agencies ‘FATA Grand Alliance’ in Islamabad on December 18 demanded of the Government for making an end to the ongoing military operation in tribal areas besides initiating peace process through dialogue to restore normalcy in the affected areas. The FATA Grand Alliance (FGA) meeting was held under the chairmanship of Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi Member of National Assembly (MNA) Khyber Agency. The representatives of students, teachers, lawyers, business community, attended the meeting. The participants of FGA unanimously passed the resolutions for giving FATA the status of separate province and demanded that immediate actions should be taken to resolve the grievances of tribal area.
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December - 18 
At least 17 militants were killed during an air assault on their secret hideouts by Security Forces in Jawaki and Samaa areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, reports Daily Times. Three secret hideouts w
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At least 17 militants were killed during an air assault on their secret hideouts by Security Forces in Jawaki and Samaa areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, reports Daily Times. Three secret hideouts were neutralised.
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December - 18 
In Sipah area, a minor daughter of Zareef Khan was injured and two rooms of his house were badly damaged.
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In Sipah area, a minor daughter of Zareef Khan was injured and two rooms of his house were badly damaged.
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December - 18 
In the Difaa-e-Pakistan Conference (‘Defence of Pakistan’ conference) led by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jama’at-e-Ulema-Islam (JuI), about 50,000 Islamists, including chief Hafiz Saeed, staged a protest at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on December 18 to
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In the Difaa-e-Pakistan Conference (‘Defence of Pakistan’ conference) led by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jama’at-e-Ulema-Islam (JuI), about 50,000 Islamists, including chief Hafiz Saeed, staged a protest at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on December 18 to condemn the United States (US) and India, while showing support for Pakistan’s military, reported Indian Express. The speakers also included Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, known as the father of the Afghan Taliban. Saeed vowed to avenge the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and to continue the holy war in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He claimed it was the duty of Pakistanis to take revenge for the killing of Muslims in Gujarat in 2002, the destruction of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and the killing of Pakistani nationals in the bombing of the Samjhauta Express train in 2007. Saeed warned the US to avoid creating troubles for Pakistan. Otherwise, he said, the JuD and workers of other like-minded parties knew what action to take, added Dawn. “Today I send out a message to Americans. We will give you due respect as guests in line with our religion. But if you come here to deprive Pakistan of its nuclear assets, to martyr our soldiers in Mohmand Agency-like incidents, kill innocent people as Raymond Davis had done and use our country’s airbases for spying, we will defend our country with full force,” he said.
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December - 18 
Sharafi Goth Police claimed to have arrested two suspects, identified as Shahid Anwar and Asghar, allegedly involved in various cases of target killings while at least 14 suspects were detained from Orangi Town in a house-to-house search operation. P
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Sharafi Goth Police claimed to have arrested two suspects, identified as Shahid Anwar and Asghar, allegedly involved in various cases of target killings while at least 14 suspects were detained from Orangi Town in a house-to-house search operation. Police also recovered about 12 pistols from their possessions.
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December - 18 
Three members of a family - Abdul Haq, his wife and his teenage son - were injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Merikhel area of Akkakhel.
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Three members of a family - Abdul Haq, his wife and his teenage son - were injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Merikhel area of Akkakhel.
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December - 18 
Two people, identified as Dost Muhammad and Allah Noor, were shot dead and another injured in a firing incident in the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on December 18, reports Dawn. The victims were standing on the road when unidentif
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Two people, identified as Dost Muhammad and Allah Noor, were shot dead and another injured in a firing incident in the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on December 18, reports Dawn. The victims were standing on the road when unidentified armed militants opened fire, killing the two on the spot. A passer-by identified as Mohammad Mushtaq was injured in the attack.
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December - 19 
A man, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead in Killi Fatima area of Mastung District on December 19, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead in Killi Fatima area of Mastung District on December 19, reported Daily Times.
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December - 19 
A new Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) report on December 19 said that “American strategy is focused on Central Asia in part as a response to the challenges of transiting supplies through Pakistan for the Afghan war,” reports Express Tribune
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A new Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) report on December 19 said that “American strategy is focused on Central Asia in part as a response to the challenges of transiting supplies through Pakistan for the Afghan war,” reports Express Tribune. According to report, the United States (US) has increasingly relied on the Northern Distribution Network to send non-military supplies to Afghanistan since 2009. “Close to 75 per cent of ground sustainment cargo is now shipped via the NDN.” The NDN, according to report, is made up of three land routes. “One stretching from the Georgian Black Sea port of Poti, through Baku, Azerbaijan, across the Caspian Sea, and into Central Asia; one from the Latvian port of Riga through Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan; and a final route that originates in Latvia and travels through Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and passes into Afghanistan via Tajikistan.” Only 29 per cent of cargo goes through Pakistan, whereas 40 per cent goes through the NDN, and the rest is shipped by air. However, the committee report says that the NDN is not an ideal replacement for current supply routes in Pakistan. The NDN only allows goods to be sent to Afghanistan and not back, and also only allows for the transit of non-lethal supplies. “Sensitive and high-technology equipment is transported by airlift.”
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December - 19 
A senior Baloch nationalist leader on December 19 warned that Balochistan would not "remain with" Pakistan if extra-judicial killings and excesses by Security Forces (SFs) in were not stopped immediately in Balochistan, reported The Times of India. I
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A senior Baloch nationalist leader on December 19 warned that Balochistan would not "remain with" Pakistan if extra-judicial killings and excesses by Security Forces (SFs) in were not stopped immediately in Balochistan, reported The Times of India. If steps were not taken immediately to halt the extra-judicial killing of Baloch nationalists and to engage them in a dialogue, then "Balochistan will not remain with you", said Sardar Ataullah Mengal, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP). In unusually blunt remarks, Mengal said the violence and killings by SFs had taken "Balochistan to the point of no return" and steps have to be taken to engage youths "who have been driven into the mountains by the army". The bodies of over 200 Baloch activists have been found across the province since 2010. Rights groups have alleged the activists were victims of extra-judicial killings by SFs. However, the Army and Intelligence Agencies have denied these charges. "We love Balochistan and it is a precious part of Pakistan," Mengal said, adding, Those responsible for rights violations and excesses in Balochistan should be held accountable.
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December - 19 
According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, Pakistan’s military officials on December 19 blamed an Afghan commander for the November 26 NATO strike on Salala check post in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The BBC reported that the accu
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According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, Pakistan’s military officials on December 19 blamed an Afghan commander for the November 26 NATO strike on Salala check post in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The BBC reported that the accused Afghan National Army (ANA) commander conspired on the instructions of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security to dismantle Pakistan’s ties with US and NATO. According to the published report, Pakistani military officials were probing the incident on their own and also handed few details of the investigative report to their NATO counterparts across the border on Monday. Pakistani officials demanded action against the accused Afghan National Army commander by NATO officials in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s investigative report did not indicate involvement of any American officials in the attack. According to the report Afghani troops, without any prior notice, were patrolling an area at Pak-Afghan border which required 72 hours prior notice to Pakistani forces. The troops deployed at Salala check post opened fire on Afghan patrol team considering them militants and subsequently NATO air defence helicopters, came to Afghan team’s rescue, attacked the Pakistani post. According to Pakistan officials, Afghans knew exact location of the post hence calling NATO for help was a pre-planned scheme. However the ISPR rebuffed the BBC report calling it inaccurate.
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December - 19 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 19 claimed to have arrested six suspects and recovered weapons from their possession from different places including Korangi Industrial Area, Sohrab Goth and Saddar area of Karachi, reported Daily Time
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 19 claimed to have arrested six suspects and recovered weapons from their possession from different places including Korangi Industrial Area, Sohrab Goth and Saddar area of Karachi, reported Daily Times. Officials said that the accused were associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and used to provide logistic support to TTP militants who arrived in the city from tribal areas. The detained suspects include Ejaz, Fateh Khan, Akbar Khan, Tabish, Imam Buksh and Adnan Khan. A Kalashnikov, four TT pistols and narcotics were also recovered from their possession. According to details, one of them, Ejaz is said to be an activist of a political party.
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December - 19 
Eight cadres of Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested in Kalatoi area of Birmal tehsil (revenue unit) in Wana sub-division of South Waziristan Agency during a search operation.
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Eight cadres of Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested in Kalatoi area of Birmal tehsil (revenue unit) in Wana sub-division of South Waziristan Agency during a search operation.
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December - 19 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, on December 19, said that the madaris (religious seminaries) which are not registered with Wafaq-ul/Tanzeem-ul Madaris would be considered illegal after January 1, 2012, reported Daily Times. The minister
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, on December 19, said that the madaris (religious seminaries) which are not registered with Wafaq-ul/Tanzeem-ul Madaris would be considered illegal after January 1, 2012, reported Daily Times. The minister said, “We all condemn December 12, 2011 Sohrab Goth incident in Karachi when Police rescued around 50 students of a madrassa who were found chained in the basement during a raid”.
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December - 19 
Pakistan on December 19 told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border air strikes that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers was a “transgression of Pakistan’s territorial integrity and a flagrant violation of the UN
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Pakistan on December 19 told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border air strikes that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers was a “transgression of Pakistan’s territorial integrity and a flagrant violation of the UN Charter”, reported Daily Times. “The attack on Pakistan border post on 26 November 2011, which resulted in martyrdom of 25 soldiers, was a grave incident,” Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan’s acting permanent representative to the UN said. “We want the international community to succeed in Afghanistan because this success is in Pakistan’s own national interest,” the Pakistani envoy said
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December - 19 
Pakistan restored liaison officers at coordination centres along Durand line, NATO said on December 19, reports Daily Times. But the US-led coalition’s supply lines that run through Pakistan remain closed since the November 26 NATO attacks. NATO co
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Pakistan restored liaison officers at coordination centres along Durand line, NATO said on December 19, reports Daily Times. But the US-led coalition’s supply lines that run through Pakistan remain closed since the November 26 NATO attacks. NATO commander in Afghanistan, US General John Allen, said that “We have seen liaison officers, Pakistani officers, return to border coordination centres, General Allen has spoken to General Kayani, so we are moving in the right direction”. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release issued, however, officers were not returning. Only a few officers were called for consultations and had gone back. The border control centres were set up to help NATO and Afghanistan forces and their Pakistani counterparts on the other side of the porous border to coordinate operations against terrorists and avoid the kind of the incident.
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December - 19 
The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign report on December 19 named Pakistan and Mexico, the most dangerous countries to work, reports Daily Times. At least 106 journalists were killed in 2011, among them 20 who reported on the Arab spring uprisings,
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The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign report on December 19 named Pakistan and Mexico, the most dangerous countries to work, reports Daily Times. At least 106 journalists were killed in 2011, among them 20 who reported on the Arab spring uprisings, a campaign group said on Monday. More than 100 others were attacked, intimidated, arrested and wounded in countries including Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen, the Press Emblem Campaign said. The PEC said 12 journalists died in Mexico, while Pakistan came second with 11 journalists killed, the majority of whom died on the border with Afghanistan, followed by Iraq, Libya and the Philippines.
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December - 19 
The minister also held a meeting with Information Technology Secretary, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to discuss the issue of threatening e-mails and unwanted Short Messaging Service (SMS). He has directed the PTA to ensure moni
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The minister also held a meeting with Information Technology Secretary, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to discuss the issue of threatening e-mails and unwanted Short Messaging Service (SMS). He has directed the PTA to ensure monitoring of e-mails so that those who are involved in such e-mails could be nabbed and dealt with under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997.
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December - 19 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Katisar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, reports Daily Times. The incident took place when a SF vehicle on routine patrol
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Katisar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, reports Daily Times. The incident took place when a SF vehicle on routine patrolling duty hit a landmine in the Katisar area.
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December - 19 
US spending cuts “reduce” not “freezes” aid to Pakistan. US spending plan for fiscal 2012, which began October 1 the House of Representatives approved the bill on December 16, 2011 and the Democratic-run Senate approved it on December 17. The legisla
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US spending cuts “reduce” not “freezes” aid to Pakistan. US spending plan for fiscal 2012, which began October 1 the House of Representatives approved the bill on December 16, 2011 and the Democratic-run Senate approved it on December 17. The legislation allocates USD 850 million for a fund to help Pakistan’s military develop counter-insurgency capabilities to fight Islamist militants within its borders. This is actually a slight increase from last year’s USD 800 million but less than the USD 1.1 billion President Obama requested for the fund in 2012.
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December - 20 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai urged Pakistan on December 20 to open up communications with neighbouring Afghanistan even though it has thorny relations with the United States and Islamabad’s archenemy, India, reports Daily Times. “Our wish is th
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai urged Pakistan on December 20 to open up communications with neighbouring Afghanistan even though it has thorny relations with the United States and Islamabad’s archenemy, India, reports Daily Times. “Our wish is that Pakistan has a policy like a neighboring country with Afghanistan,” Karzai said in one of several interviews with Afghan television channels. “They should be in close contact with Afghanistan,” even though Afghanistan has a friendship with India and the US. “We are very hopeful that Pakistan — based on their national interests and because they are a neighboring country — will be in contact with us,” Karzai said.
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December - 20 
British Police arrested a Pakistani student at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of a terrorism offence on December 20, reported Daily Times. West Midlands Police said the 22-year-old man was arrested after arriving at the central England airport on a
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British Police arrested a Pakistani student at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of a terrorism offence on December 20, reported Daily Times. West Midlands Police said the 22-year-old man was arrested after arriving at the central England airport on a flight from Dubai. He was being questioned on suspicion of possessing “a document likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.” Police said the document was found on the suspect.
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December - 20 
Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that drones are still flying over tribal areas despite what he said clear orders issued by the Chief of the Army staff to shoot any intruding aircraft after the NATO attack incide
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Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that drones are still flying over tribal areas despite what he said clear orders issued by the Chief of the Army staff to shoot any intruding aircraft after the NATO attack incident. “We have reliably learnt that drones are still flying over Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) even after the NATO air strike and orders issued by the army chief to shoot them down as soon as they enter and violate Pakistan’s airspace in future,” the JUI-F chief, adding, “We demand of the Government to immediately rescind all such hidden agreements that put the country’s sovereignty at stake”.
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December - 20 
Militants blew up two primary schools in separate incidents in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 20, reports The Express Tribune. The first incident took place in the Matta Mughal Khel area. The second school was blown up in Ba
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Militants blew up two primary schools in separate incidents in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 20, reports The Express Tribune. The first incident took place in the Matta Mughal Khel area. The second school was blown up in Bareesa Ghundai, where militants placed a time bomb outside a boy’s primary school. Only one room remained intact after the blast. Both areas are located close to the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 20 
Pakistan remained the deadliest country for journalists for the second year in a row, while coverage of political unrest around the world was "unusually dangerous," a New York press advocacy group The Committee to Protect Journalists said on December
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Pakistan remained the deadliest country for journalists for the second year in a row, while coverage of political unrest around the world was "unusually dangerous," a New York press advocacy group The Committee to Protect Journalists said on December 20, reports Dawn. The Committee to Protect Journalists said in its year-end report that 43 journalists died around the world in 2011. Seven journalists were killed in Pakistan, where 29 journalists have been killed in the past five years.
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December - 20 
Pakistan's former envoy to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani on December 20 said American officials were "intransigent and even threatening" after the May 2 raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, The Times of India. "Anyone tasked with
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Pakistan's former envoy to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani on December 20 said American officials were "intransigent and even threatening" after the May 2 raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, The Times of India. "Anyone tasked with the job of representing Pakistan in the US faces a tough and thankless assignment," he made the revelations in a statement submitted to the judicial commission investigating bin Laden's presence in the country.
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December - 20 
The political administration of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) on December 20 warned Kukikhel tribe of strict action if it fails to fulfill its collective territorial responsibility by expelling extremist elements from its area,
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The political administration of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) on December 20 warned Kukikhel tribe of strict action if it fails to fulfill its collective territorial responsibility by expelling extremist elements from its area, reports Dawn. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) of Kukikhel tribe in Jamrud, Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jameel made it clear to the tribal elders that situation deteriorated in the area during the last few days as militants shot dead down a human rights activist and later blew up a high school for girls. Mr Jameel reminded the tribesmen that if they failed to respond to their collective responsibilities, the administration would have no other option but to launch a military operation in Jamrud. Speaking on the occasion, Kukikhel elders Malik Mohammad Ismail, Malik Faizullah Jan and Malikzada Salahuddin assured the political administration of their full support and cooperation. However, they demanded of the political authorities to help them identify the unwanted elements in their area. They added that they were mindful of their collective responsibilities provided the local administration also took sincere steps in combating militancy.
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December - 20 
The United States (US) on December 20 put its covert air campaign that targets al Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives in Pakistan's tribal agencies "on hold", in the wake of strained ties between the two countries, reported Indian E
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The United States (US) on December 20 put its covert air campaign that targets al Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives in Pakistan's tribal agencies "on hold", in the wake of strained ties between the two countries, reported Indian Express quoting The Long War Journal Several US intelligence officials involved in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) programme, which uses unmanned Predator and Reaper strike aircraft, more commonly called drones, said the strikes were on hold due to fears that an attack at this point in time would further damage the already fragile relationship. But the Journal said that officials would consider launching strikes if there was a confirmed sighting of a high-profile target. "We may strike soon if an extremely high value target pops up, but otherwise there is hesitation to pull the trigger right now," the intelligence official said.
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December - 21 
A Government-run middle school for girls’ was blown up in Sheedo area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of December 21, reports Daily Times. Two classrooms and a hall of the school were badly damaged in the blast.
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A Government-run middle school for girls’ was blown up in Sheedo area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of December 21, reports Daily Times. Two classrooms and a hall of the school were badly damaged in the blast.
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December - 21 
A tribesman Malik Noor, a resident of North Waziristan Agency, decided to sue the Government of United Kingdom for extending help to the US in drone attack in the FATA. A legal notice was issued to UK Foreign Minister to reply till January 12 or fac
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A tribesman Malik Noor, a resident of North Waziristan Agency, decided to sue the Government of United Kingdom for extending help to the US in drone attack in the FATA. A legal notice was issued to UK Foreign Minister to reply till January 12 or face litigation, Malik Noor told in a press conference in Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). He said that his father Malik Daud, a former agency councillor, had been killed in a drone attack along with 49 other persons when he was attending a local jirga to resolve a dispute among tribesmen on March 17. He said that the UK Government had already admitted that its secret agencies were assisting CIA in the drone attacks.
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December - 21 
At least 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 18 Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in the ongoing operation in Upper Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, reports Daily Times. A
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At least 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 18 Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in the ongoing operation in Upper Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, reports Daily Times. According to sources, SFs were advancing towards Alikhail and Kago Qamar areas of Upper Orakzai Agency where a clash between SFs and militants took place in which at least 18 soldiers including Major Samiaullah were injured. In retaliation, the SFs opened fire on terrorists, killing at least 30 militants. The SF sources said that a store of explosive material and two vehicles used by the terrorists were also destroyed.
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December - 21 
Five children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Nala area of Malikdinkhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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Five children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Nala area of Malikdinkhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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December - 21 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on December 21 said that Pakistan was committed to pursuing a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India, including on the issue of Kashmir, reported Express Tribune. Foreign Minist
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on December 21 said that Pakistan was committed to pursuing a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India, including on the issue of Kashmir, reported Express Tribune. Foreign Minister Khar said that Pakistan continues to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process. “We are also actively engaged in various trilateral and quadrilateral forums exploring ways to bring peace, stability and development in Afghanistan,” she said, adding, “As peace and security must be underpinned with economic development, Pakistan has pledged an amount of USD 330 million for carrying out development and reconstruction work in Afghanistan.”
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December - 21 
One person was killed and seven others were injured in sectarian violence during 25th Muharram procession in Shah Faisal Colony near Jamia Farooqia in Karachi on December 21, reported Daily Times. Some people came out of the Jamia Farooqia and asked
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One person was killed and seven others were injured in sectarian violence during 25th Muharram procession in Shah Faisal Colony near Jamia Farooqia in Karachi on December 21, reported Daily Times. Some people came out of the Jamia Farooqia and asked the mourners to divert their procession route. Upon which, both groups exchanged hot words and clashed. The firing also occurred during the clash and resultantly five people, identified as Yasir Khalil Yousuf, Kamran Lal Khan, Saeed Javed Iqbal, Kaleemullah, and Ghayas Din, were wounded. A Police official said that they found an unidentified dead body of a young man, who received a bullet in his head and bore several torture marks on his body.
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December - 21 
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 21 said his country wanted new rules of engagement with the United States (US) with a guarantee to respect its sovereignty and assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", repo
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 21 said his country wanted new rules of engagement with the United States (US) with a guarantee to respect its sovereignty and assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", reported The Times of India, adding, “In case any credible and actionable information was available, it must be shared with Pakistan for necessary action.” He stressed that the drone attacks must be stopped, which were causing collateral damage and were grossly detrimental to the Government's efforts to isolate terrorists from local population.
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December - 21 
Seven SF personnel were injured when a checkpost was hit by a rocket in Kotkai area in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). Security officials said SFs were conducting a search operation after receiving information that some TTP militants had entered the t
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Seven SF personnel were injured when a checkpost was hit by a rocket in Kotkai area in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). Security officials said SFs were conducting a search operation after receiving information that some TTP militants had entered the tribal agency from across the border. A canister of petrol was probably fitted to the rocket that triggered fire after it hit the target.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up a private medical store at Karikot area in SWA and managed to escape from the scene.
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Unidentified militants blew up a private medical store at Karikot area in SWA and managed to escape from the scene.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up three shops of narcotics at Safeerullah Market in Ghundi area of Jamrud. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade accepted responsibility for destroying the shops.
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Unidentified militants blew up three shops of narcotics at Safeerullah Market in Ghundi area of Jamrud. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade accepted responsibility for destroying the shops.
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December - 21 
United States donated four bomb disposal vans and 100 motorcycles to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police. The equipment is being provided under ‘Police Assistance Programme’ implemented by the US Embassy’s Narcotics Affairs Section. US Consul General Mari
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United States donated four bomb disposal vans and 100 motorcycles to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police. The equipment is being provided under ‘Police Assistance Programme’ implemented by the US Embassy’s Narcotics Affairs Section. US Consul General Marie Richards paid tribute to Pakistan’s Security Forces at the event, saying, “I would like to praise the courage and dedication of the Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. It is their commitment to duty that protects the people of Peshawar and KP from criminals and violent militants. “I hope that the equipment we are providing today will help them to carry out their duties safely and effectively in future.” KP Police Chief Akbar Hoti received the equipment, a statement issued by the US Consul-General said. To date, the US has committed USD 75 million in assistance to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police to build capacity and improve security across the province.
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December - 22 
A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed when the FC check post came under militant attack in Malazai area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 22, reports The News.
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A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed when the FC check post came under militant attack in Malazai area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 22, reports The News.
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December - 22 
At least 16 Punjab University (PU) students were seriously injured in a sectarian clash between Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT) and Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) Lahore District on December 22, reported Daily Times. The clash occurred over the org
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At least 16 Punjab University (PU) students were seriously injured in a sectarian clash between Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT) and Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) Lahore District on December 22, reported Daily Times. The clash occurred over the organisation of a ceremony in connection with Imam Hussain (AS) Day at New Campus. ISO activists were preparing to organise an event to mark Imam Hussain (AS) Day with the permission of PU administration at lawns of Chemical Engineering Department when some activists of IJT attacked them with bamboo sticks and stones. The trouble began when the IJT and ISO requested the PU administration to organise separate events on Imam Hussain (AS) Day. The administration allowed IJT to organise its event on condition that ISO could stage theirs as well. However on the night of December 21, IJT activists announced that their event would be held at the same time and place as the ISO’s. IJT activists also threatened to kill eight ISO activists to avenge an incident in 1994, which claimed the lives of four IJT activists, and asked them to refrain from organising their event.
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December - 22 
Four persons, including a girl child, were injured in a remote controlled bomb blast at the private clinic of a lady doctor in Bahadar Garhi area of Hangu city in Hangu District, reports Dawn. The main gate, waiting rooms and boundary wall of the cl
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Four persons, including a girl child, were injured in a remote controlled bomb blast at the private clinic of a lady doctor in Bahadar Garhi area of Hangu city in Hangu District, reports Dawn. The main gate, waiting rooms and boundary wall of the clinic were badly damaged in the explosion.
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December - 22 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said that the children in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are suffering due to militancy. While speaking at a conference on “Child rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA” organised by the Society fo
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said that the children in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are suffering due to militancy. While speaking at a conference on “Child rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA” organised by the Society for Protection of the Rights of Child (Sparc), KP Governor Masood Kausar told the participants that improving child rights in FATA was priority of the Government. Speakers at the conference called upon the Government to implement the laws for protection of child rights in the tribal areas. The Governor said that militancy was the major hurdle to development in FATA where schools, colleges, hospitals and other institutions were seriously affected by it. “The children have suffered a lot and with this in mind serious steps are under way for promotion of educational and healthcare facilities in FATA,” he said. He assured coordination between the Government departments and the civil society for implementation of laws for protection of the rights of children.
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December - 22 
Pakistani military rejected the conclusions of a US investigation into a NATO air strike. US officials, unveiling the results of their investigation into the Nov. 25-26 incident that has enraged Pakistanis, said both sides were to blame and said the
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Pakistani military rejected the conclusions of a US investigation into a NATO air strike. US officials, unveiling the results of their investigation into the Nov. 25-26 incident that has enraged Pakistanis, said both sides were to blame and said the soldiers’ deaths were partly rooted in miscommunication and misunderstandings. Pakistani Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Pakistan does not agree with the US findings because they are “short on facts.”
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December - 22 
Prominent businesswoman Nilofar Abadan who was abducted on March 8, 2011 from Gurdat Singh road area in Quetta returned home on December 22, reported Dawn. The abductors had contacted the family and demanded a huge amount as ransom for releasing her
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Prominent businesswoman Nilofar Abadan who was abducted on March 8, 2011 from Gurdat Singh road area in Quetta returned home on December 22, reported Dawn. The abductors had contacted the family and demanded a huge amount as ransom for releasing her. The sources said that the abductors later threw her on the Double Road area and escaped from the scene. It was not known on what conditions she was released by the abductors. Her husband Faridon Abadan, who served as the Minister for Minority Affairs in the cabinet of Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, had been abducted on February 17, 2002 and his whereabouts are still not known.
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December - 22 
The man whose body was found after December 21, 2011 sectarian clash in Shah Faisal Colony of Karachi was identified as Ahmad Baloch on December 22, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Nadeem Baig said the victim was the son of N
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The man whose body was found after December 21, 2011 sectarian clash in Shah Faisal Colony of Karachi was identified as Ahmad Baloch on December 22, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Nadeem Baig said the victim was the son of Naib Ameer Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Maulana Qamaruddin Baloch and was studying at Jamia Farooqia.
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December - 22 
The United States (US) Air Force Special Operations Command’s Brigadier General and investigating officer into the NATO air strike Stephen Clark said on December 22 that the lack of trust and series of miscommunications contributed to the NATO attack
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The United States (US) Air Force Special Operations Command’s Brigadier General and investigating officer into the NATO air strike Stephen Clark said on December 22 that the lack of trust and series of miscommunications contributed to the NATO attack on November 26, reports The Express Tribune. While briefing reporters at the Pentagon via phone, Clark said that NATO failed to give precise information to Pakistan about its positions during the operation because of general mistrust as it is believed that earlier ISAF operations were compromised when Pakistan was told the exact locations of the US forces.
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December - 22 
The World Bank on December 22 said it would provide Pakistan with USD 5.5 billion in development aid over the next two years, reports Dawn. “The Bank has responded flexibly in the face of the tremendous challenges Pakistan has gone through over the p
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The World Bank on December 22 said it would provide Pakistan with USD 5.5 billion in development aid over the next two years, reports Dawn. “The Bank has responded flexibly in the face of the tremendous challenges Pakistan has gone through over the past year or so,” said its Pakistan country Director Rachid Benmessaoud, adding, “We will continue our strong support to Pakistan, while keeping a keen eye on implementation to ensure that these efforts translate into real results on the ground”. The World Bank’s Progress Report on its Pakistan Program said its efforts had been disrupted over the past two years by the devastating floods of 2010-2011, ongoing security problems as well as “slow economic reform”, adding, “A range of governance, corruption and business environment indicators suggest that these areas remain a challenge”. The funds include USD 4 billion in development assistance and USD 1.5 billion from the Bank’s International Finance Corporation, which helps private sector firms.
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December - 22 
Three people were killed and two others injured when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a van in the Daring-gar area of Mastung District on December 22, reported Dawn. The deceased were identified as Nuroz Khan, Nasiruddin and Mohammad Umar.
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Three people were killed and two others injured when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a van in the Daring-gar area of Mastung District on December 22, reported Dawn. The deceased were identified as Nuroz Khan, Nasiruddin and Mohammad Umar. The injured passer-by were identified as, Ahmed Khan and Babul.
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December - 22 
Two gas pipelines were blown up in Sui and Pirkoh gas fields of Dera Bugti District. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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Two gas pipelines were blown up in Sui and Pirkoh gas fields of Dera Bugti District. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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December - 22 
US State Department’s deputy spokesman Mark Toner said that the US prepared to offer compensation to the families of troops who lost their lives, adding that US offered to send a team to Pakistan to brief the military on the findings of its investiga
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US State Department’s deputy spokesman Mark Toner said that the US prepared to offer compensation to the families of troops who lost their lives, adding that US offered to send a team to Pakistan to brief the military on the findings of its investigation into the NATO raid. “We accept responsibility for mistakes committed by the US side in the NATO air strike incident” that led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers, Mark Toner told a briefing.
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December - 22 
White House said that it accepts responsibility for the mistakes they made, and expresses its “deepest regret for the loss of life and for the lack of proper coordination between U.S. and Pakistani forces that contributed to those losses.” In a state
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White House said that it accepts responsibility for the mistakes they made, and expresses its “deepest regret for the loss of life and for the lack of proper coordination between U.S. and Pakistani forces that contributed to those losses.” In a statement issued by Caitlin Hayden, the White House spokesperson said that “the United States expresses our sincere condolences to the Pakistani people, to the Pakistani Government, and most importantly to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who were killed or wounded.”
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December - 23 
Baghdadi Police conducted a raid in Khadda Market, Sanghar Mohalla’s SM Plaza, and detained six suspects along with recovering weapons from their possession. The accused belonged to extortionist gang.
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Baghdadi Police conducted a raid in Khadda Market, Sanghar Mohalla’s SM Plaza, and detained six suspects along with recovering weapons from their possession. The accused belonged to extortionist gang.
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December - 23 
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 23 brushed aside all the speculations of any military takeover, reported Daily Times. “The Pakistan Army has and will continue to support democratic process in the country,” Gene
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Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 23 brushed aside all the speculations of any military takeover, reported Daily Times. “The Pakistan Army has and will continue to support democratic process in the country,” General Kayani declared when he spoke to troops stationed in the forward posts in Mohmand and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). General Kayani dispelled the speculations of any military takeover and said that these were misleading and being used as a bogey to divert the focus from the real issues. The army chief emphasised that the issues of National Security need to be considered on merit alone, saying that irrespective of all other considerations, there could be no compromise on the National Security.
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December - 23 
Four children were injured in two separate incidents when shells hit two houses.
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Four children were injured in two separate incidents when shells hit two houses.
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December - 23 
Militants killed one Frontier Constabulary (FC) Security Official and reportedly abducted 19 others in an attack on Security Forces (SFs) in the Mullazai Fort north of the Tank District on December 23, reported Express Tribune. The exact number of ab
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Militants killed one Frontier Constabulary (FC) Security Official and reportedly abducted 19 others in an attack on Security Forces (SFs) in the Mullazai Fort north of the Tank District on December 23, reported Express Tribune. The exact number of abducted militants could not be determined. Sources also said that the initial number of FC personnel missing after the attack was 23 but seven of them had returned back safely. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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December - 23 
One girl was killed and five persons, including children were injured when stray mortar shells fell on three different houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 23
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One girl was killed and five persons, including children were injured when stray mortar shells fell on three different houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 23, reported Dawn.
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December - 23 
One kukikhel tribesman was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Serhai area of Tirah Valley, reported Daily Times.
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One kukikhel tribesman was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Serhai area of Tirah Valley, reported Daily Times.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) imposed ban on pillion riding in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of the Agency and warned that violators would be shot on sight. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that the step was taken to curb attacks against SFs a
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Security Forces (SFs) imposed ban on pillion riding in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of the Agency and warned that violators would be shot on sight. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that the step was taken to curb attacks against SFs and supporters of the local administration. “The ban applies to the entire Bara tehsil and would be strictly implemented,” he said, adding, “Violators would be shot on sight and the bike would be torched and no leniency would be shown to anyone”. The local administration had on three previous occasions banned pillion riding in Bara but it could not be effectively implemented.
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December - 23 
SFs arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil, reported Dawn. Officials said that arrested suspects included two young sons of Haji Najeebullah, a former local ameer of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI).
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SFs arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil, reported Dawn. Officials said that arrested suspects included two young sons of Haji Najeebullah, a former local ameer of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI).
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December - 23 
Sindh Police claimed to have arrested nine suspects, including three target killers, from different areas of Karachi. Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police arrested two suspects, Saeed Bazmi and Sabt-e-Rasool alias Khurram, and recovered two repeaters, a 9mm p
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Sindh Police claimed to have arrested nine suspects, including three target killers, from different areas of Karachi. Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police arrested two suspects, Saeed Bazmi and Sabt-e-Rasool alias Khurram, and recovered two repeaters, a 9mm pistol and two TT pistols from their possession. During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they were involved in the murders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Shahid alias Charbi and his three friends.
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December - 23 
Surjani Police claimed to have arrested a target killer Safdar alias Kala, belonging to a political party, from Surjani Town and recovered a TT pistol from his possession. Police said during interrogation, Safdar confessed that he was involved in one
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Surjani Police claimed to have arrested a target killer Safdar alias Kala, belonging to a political party, from Surjani Town and recovered a TT pistol from his possession. Police said during interrogation, Safdar confessed that he was involved in one dozen murders, including the killing of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) activist Nazeer, two Shabab Milli activists, four Pakhtoons and five land mafia members.
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December - 23 
The United States (US) said on December 23 that it was committed to working with Pakistan and pledged support for democracy, amid friction between the war partners and a political showdown in Islamabad, reported Dawn. “The issues that we face and the
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The United States (US) said on December 23 that it was committed to working with Pakistan and pledged support for democracy, amid friction between the war partners and a political showdown in Islamabad, reported Dawn. “The issues that we face and the challenges we face are too important,” said State Department spokesman Mark Toner, adding, “We desire a closer, more productive relationship with Pakistan both militarily and as well as politically. And we’re constantly working to build that closer cooperation”. Further, he added, “We support the democratic process in Pakistan; we support the constitution and the rule of law, as well as the will of the Pakistani people. This is a matter for the Pakistani people to resolve within their own political process.”
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December - 23 
Unidentified armed assailants on December 23 attacked a mobile telecommunication company franchise office at Shadman Town in North Karachi, within the limits of Sharah-e-Noor Jahan Police Station killing two young employees and wounding two others, r
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Unidentified armed assailants on December 23 attacked a mobile telecommunication company franchise office at Shadman Town in North Karachi, within the limits of Sharah-e-Noor Jahan Police Station killing two young employees and wounding two others, reported Daily Times. The incident was captured in the close circuit cameras installed at the franchise. According to CCTV footage, two armed militants entered the franchise, opened fire on the staffers, set counter on fire and fled after swift operation. The deceased were identified as Amir Shafiq, and Ashraf Mehdi, while the injured were Fahad and Sohail.
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December - 23 
Unidentified militants blew up Bacha Khan Foundation’s middle school in Khugakhel area of Landikotal. The school’s building was razed to the ground. However, no casualty was reported. The same school had also been targeted last year.
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Unidentified militants blew up Bacha Khan Foundation’s middle school in Khugakhel area of Landikotal. The school’s building was razed to the ground. However, no casualty was reported. The same school had also been targeted last year.
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December - 24 
A man and three children were injured when an explosive device disguised as a toy exploded in their house on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 24, reports Daily Times.
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A man and three children were injured when an explosive device disguised as a toy exploded in their house on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 24, reports Daily Times.
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December - 24 
A suicide car bomb attack killed five soldiers and wounded 12 others on December 24 (today) at Tochi Scouts' main office on Kohat Road in Bannu District, reported Dawn. The bomber drove his explosives-packed vehicle into the camp office of the parami
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A suicide car bomb attack killed five soldiers and wounded 12 others on December 24 (today) at Tochi Scouts' main office on Kohat Road in Bannu District, reported Dawn. The bomber drove his explosives-packed vehicle into the camp office of the paramilitary Frontier Corps troops, killing five personnel and injuring 12 others. The camp is a base for Frontier Corps troops, before and after deployments in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 24 
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on December 24 expressed dissatisfaction over the slow disposal of cases in anti-terrorism courts (ATC), delay in submission of charge sheets and frequent adjournments being sought and gran
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on December 24 expressed dissatisfaction over the slow disposal of cases in anti-terrorism courts (ATC), delay in submission of charge sheets and frequent adjournments being sought and granted to prosecuting and defence counsel in trial courts, reports Dawn. According to a press release, the chief justice was presiding over a high-level meeting to monitor the performance of ATCs and the role of investigation and prosecution agencies at the Karachi Registry of the apex court. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said the Supreme Court set up a mechanism for monitoring the performance of the ATC for the quick disposal of the cases and such mechanism was meant to remove handicaps and irritants in the way of expeditious disposal of the cases. The CJ said the menace of terrorism and the situation in Karachi came up for consideration in the five-member SC bench that issued categorical directions to the provincial police and the director-general of Rangers for apprehending culprits and timely investigation in the cases and their effective prosecution so that those found guilty were sent behind the bar. Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam and the in-charge judge of the ATCs presented the facts and figures in respect of ATCs. According to the report, 1,124 cases were pending before 11 ATCs in the province out of which some 323 cases are pending in Karachi alone. It said that the meeting was told that since 1998 some 30 convicts under the Anti Terrorism Act and four convicts under the ordinary laws were awaiting execution and on account of such unusual delay in execution, the deterrent effect of the law is missing. Sindh Inspector General (IG) Mushtaq Shah produced a record of the past five months from July24 till date submitting that total 240 cases were registered and 291 accused persons under the anti-terrorism law and 130 cases were charge-sheeted in the courts.
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December - 24 
Terrorists blew up a Government school in the Noor Khel village in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 24, reports Daily Times. However, no loss to life was reported. The incident was fol
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Terrorists blew up a Government school in the Noor Khel village in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 24, reports Daily Times. However, no loss to life was reported. The incident was followed by an extensive gun battle between terrorists and Security Forces (SFs) positioned at Ziarai checkpost.
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December - 24 
The United States (US) on December 24 said that it will continue to work with Pakistan towards improving bilateral relations, which saw significant challenges throughout the year, reports Daily Times. The State Department’s comments came amid straine
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The United States (US) on December 24 said that it will continue to work with Pakistan towards improving bilateral relations, which saw significant challenges throughout the year, reports Daily Times. The State Department’s comments came amid strained relations between the sides following the November 26 NATO cross-border attacks on Mohmand Agency (FATA) checkposts, which resulted in the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers. “We desire a closer, more productive relationship with Pakistan both militarily and as well as politically. And we’re constantly working to build that closer cooperation. As I said, we’ve been very forthright in acknowledging that this is a relationship that needs to work,” acting spokesman Mark Toner said. “We’ve been, I think, pretty candid in saying that there have been some significant obstacles throughout this year in the relationship,” Toner added. “But at each juncture, we’ve tried to address those challenges and we have recommitted ourselves to working with Pakistan. And we’re going to continue to do that because we believe we need to work with Pakistan,” Toner remarked.
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December - 24 
Two unidentified militants were killed and five people of Amn (peace) Force sustained injuries during a clash in Loti area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 24, reports Daily Times. The identities of the dead could not be ascertained.
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Two unidentified militants were killed and five people of Amn (peace) Force sustained injuries during a clash in Loti area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 24, reports Daily Times. The identities of the dead could not be ascertained.
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December - 25 
12 militants were killed and seven others injured when jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Toor Semat, Jandri and Jabba Killi localities in Muhammadzai, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold, of Orakzai Agency. At least five hideouts we
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12 militants were killed and seven others injured when jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Toor Semat, Jandri and Jabba Killi localities in Muhammadzai, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold, of Orakzai Agency. At least five hideouts were destroyed.
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December - 25 
A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Mohammad Nasim, was found in the Sarah Kadi area of the Loralai District. A letter found was found on the dead body of Nasim. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killing, s
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A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Mohammad Nasim, was found in the Sarah Kadi area of the Loralai District. A letter found was found on the dead body of Nasim. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killing, saying he was involved in spying and warned that anybody found spying on the TTP would meet the same
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December - 25 
A Lashkar-e-Islam cadre, Shafeeq, was killed when SFs opened firing after their convoy was attacked in Nala Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. Two security personnel received injuries when the convoy was attacked. A sea
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A Lashkar-e-Islam cadre, Shafeeq, was killed when SFs opened firing after their convoy was attacked in Nala Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. Two security personnel received injuries when the convoy was attacked. A search operation was also conducted in the area but no one was arrested.
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December - 25 
A man, identified as Anwar Maseeh, was shot dead in Shahzab Town of Quetta.
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A man, identified as Anwar Maseeh, was shot dead in Shahzab Town of Quetta.
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December - 25 
A mosque and an overhead water tank were also damaged in Hissar Khan Kallay by the mortar shells.
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A mosque and an overhead water tank were also damaged in Hissar Khan Kallay by the mortar shells.
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December - 25 
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) on December 26 strongly condemned Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s December 25, 2011 allegations regarding the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan’s (SSP) involvement in the March 2, 2011 murder of former Minister for Minorit
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Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) on December 26 strongly condemned Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s December 25, 2011 allegations regarding the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan’s (SSP) involvement in the March 2, 2011 murder of former Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, reported Express Tribune. ASWJ leaders rejected the allegations levelled at their organisation declaring the statement deceiving and misleading. The organization’s Central Deputy Secretary Allama Masoodur Rehman Usmani and its Islamabad patron Chief Maulana Abdul Razaq Haidri in their joint statement said that the Interior Minister had continuously blamed their party to hide the Federal Government’s failure in solving the murder case. According to reports, ASWJ had decided to approach the court regarding Malik’s allegations. The organisation claimed that Malik’s allegation, against them, was due to pressure from external forces. They added that this was to create a rift between Muslims and Christians and that the allegations have no credibility. ASWJ demanded that Malik should provide evidence and present it in court or else the party will challenge his allegations in court. They reiterated that their organisation had no links with terrorism, “We never talk about avenging the death of one person by killing a 100.”
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December - 25 
An engineer, identified as Hafiz Mohammad Ejaz, of a mobile phone company was abducted in Mastung area of Mastung District while he was coming back to Quetta from Mangocher area.
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An engineer, identified as Hafiz Mohammad Ejaz, of a mobile phone company was abducted in Mastung area of Mastung District while he was coming back to Quetta from Mangocher area.
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December - 25 
At least 22 militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and unspecified number of others got injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in Jogi area in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25
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At least 22 militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and unspecified number of others got injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in Jogi area in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, reports Dawn. Both sides used heavy and light weapons in fighting that continued for hours.
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December - 25 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on December 25 that red warrants for assassins of former Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti had been issued and soon they would be brought to justice, reported Daily Times. “The two assassins
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on December 25 that red warrants for assassins of former Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti had been issued and soon they would be brought to justice, reported Daily Times. “The two assassins are activists of the banned outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). They had managed to reach Middle East. However, we are making efforts for their arrest and will bring them back to the country,” he said.
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December - 25 
The United States (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan due to tensions with that country, Daily Times quoting The Los Angeles Times reported on December 25. Citi
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The United States (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan due to tensions with that country, Daily Times quoting The Los Angeles Times reported on December 25. Citing unnamed current and former US officials, The Los Angeles Times said on December 23 the undeclared halt in CIA attacks is aimed at reversing a sharp erosion of trust between the two countries. The pause in the missile strikes comes amid an intensifying debate in the administration of President Barack Obama over the future of the CIA’s covert drone war in Pakistan, the paper said. The CIA has killed dozens of al Qaeda operatives and hundreds of low-ranking fighters there since the first Predator strike in 2004, but the programme has infuriated many Pakistanis, the report noted.
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December - 25 
Three children and a woman were injured when mortar shells fell on the houses of Ibrahim and Haji Mohammad in Spin Qabar area of Bara.
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Three children and a woman were injured when mortar shells fell on the houses of Ibrahim and Haji Mohammad in Spin Qabar area of Bara.
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December - 25 
Two armed militants shot dead two persons, identified as Mohammad Aslam and Shahzad Bashir, in the Manno Jan Road area of Quetta on December 25, reported Dawn. Aslam and Bashir belonged to Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab province and had come to Q
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Two armed militants shot dead two persons, identified as Mohammad Aslam and Shahzad Bashir, in the Manno Jan Road area of Quetta on December 25, reported Dawn. Aslam and Bashir belonged to Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab province and had come to Quetta in search of work.
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December - 25 
Two people were killed and two others got injured when armed assailants opened fire on them at a hotel in the Tump area of Turbat District.
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Two people were killed and two others got injured when armed assailants opened fire on them at a hotel in the Tump area of Turbat District.
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December - 25 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man at Khyber roundabout in Orangi Town of Karachi on December 25, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man at Khyber roundabout in Orangi Town of Karachi on December 25, reported Daily Times.
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December - 26 
A prominent member of Shia-Sunni Peace Jirga of Hangu, Maulana Niazbar, was killed and his companion, Maulana Zeenatullah, was seriously injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycle opened firing on them in Kohat. The deceased, Maulana Niazbar
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A prominent member of Shia-Sunni Peace Jirga of Hangu, Maulana Niazbar, was killed and his companion, Maulana Zeenatullah, was seriously injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycle opened firing on them in Kohat. The deceased, Maulana Niazbar, also a member of Sunni Supreme Council in Hangu District, had come to Kohat to attend two separate jirgas (tribal council).
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December - 26 
After the safe return of the abducted Parsi businesswoman Nilofar Abadan on December 22, 2011, Rao Amin Hashim, Inspector-General of Balochistan Police said, “Criminal gangs are responsible for these abductions. The police force is not being pressuri
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After the safe return of the abducted Parsi businesswoman Nilofar Abadan on December 22, 2011, Rao Amin Hashim, Inspector-General of Balochistan Police said, “Criminal gangs are responsible for these abductions. The police force is not being pressurized and is working up to its capacity,” reports Express Tribune. Sources close to Nilofar’s family say that she has been released on assurances that an additional amount PKR 6 million will be paid to the abductors after she sells of her property. They have threatened that failure to do so could put her family members in the line of danger. PKR 20 million had been paid in ransom some four months ago.
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December - 26 
Al Qaeda on December 26 warned America, Pakistan and Afghanistan of attacks to avenge killing of its influential leader Tehsin bin Ali Abdul Aziz and his two aides in a drone strike in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Admi
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Al Qaeda on December 26 warned America, Pakistan and Afghanistan of attacks to avenge killing of its influential leader Tehsin bin Ali Abdul Aziz and his two aides in a drone strike in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 1, reports Dawn. A three-page pamphlet in Arabic with Urdu translation on a separate page, issued by Abdul Aalaam Maatafi Haleema (Abu Baseer Al-Tartusi), Amir of Al-Harkatah Alamia Kurdistan Iraq, said the attacks would be carried out in the three countries as they were allies. The pamphlet said Al-Harkatah Alamia Kurdistan Iraq was a sister organisation of al Qaeda. It said that Tehsin, along with two associates Hussain Iraqi and Taliban leader Sahib Noor Ahmedzai Wazir, had been killed in the US drone attack.
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December - 26 
British officials believed that senior leaders of al Qaeda in Pakistan had been killed in an intense campaign of drone strikes and others are moving to North Africa, Dawn quoting The Guardian reported on December 26. According to a report published i
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British officials believed that senior leaders of al Qaeda in Pakistan had been killed in an intense campaign of drone strikes and others are moving to North Africa, Dawn quoting The Guardian reported on December 26. According to a report published in The Guardian, the officials are confident that a “last push” in 2012 is likely to destroy the group’s remaining senior leadership in the country. The report claimed that the militants are now moving to North Africa, including Libya, to open new fronts, raising fears that the region could become a new battle field.
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December - 26 
Eight suspected militants were killed in shelling by SFs in the ongoing operation in the Musazai and Jogi areas of Kurram Agency.
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Eight suspected militants were killed in shelling by SFs in the ongoing operation in the Musazai and Jogi areas of Kurram Agency.
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December - 26 
In connection with the December 24, 2011 abduction of a colleague, identified as Mohan Lal Meghwadh, from Mirpukhas District, the lawyers in several Districts of Sindh boycotted the courts on December 26 and said that they would continue to do so if
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In connection with the December 24, 2011 abduction of a colleague, identified as Mohan Lal Meghwadh, from Mirpukhas District, the lawyers in several Districts of Sindh boycotted the courts on December 26 and said that they would continue to do so if law enforcers do not rescue him soon, reports Express Tribune. To protest against the abduction, the Bar Associations of Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Umerkot and Tharparker announced that they would boycott their duties for an entire week. Their colleagues in Hyderabad also refused to perform their duties. “We are not only upset by the fact that Meghwadh has been abducted, but are also angry because the Police is refusing to cooperate with us in this matter,” said Advocate Salahuddin Panhwar, who is the President of the Mirpurkhas District Bar Association as well as a member of the Pakistan Bar Council.
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December - 26 
Mattis called for “full disclosure of all border area facilities and installations” on both sides of the border, with updates using a shared database and map as well as organizing coordination visits, added The News. Mattis also directed NATO’s Inter
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Mattis called for “full disclosure of all border area facilities and installations” on both sides of the border, with updates using a shared database and map as well as organizing coordination visits, added The News. Mattis also directed NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander General John Allen to take a number of corrective actions to improve relations with Islamabad, including fostering “improved, mutual trust” between forces working in the mostly lawless border areas. "We must improve border coordination and this requires a foundational level of trust on both sides of the border," said Mattis.
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December - 26 
Police killed two suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in a successful 24-hour standoff to rescue three abducted Government workers near Dera Ismail Khan town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 26, reports Dawn. Imtiaz Shah, chief of D
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Police killed two suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in a successful 24-hour standoff to rescue three abducted Government workers near Dera Ismail Khan town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 26, reports Dawn. Imtiaz Shah, chief of Dera Ismail Khan Police, said the militants had abducted the three workers from a Government-run insurance company on December 24.
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December - 26 
Seven militants of an unidentified outfit were killed when Security Forces (SFs) shelled the terrorists’ hideouts in the Mamozai and Khadizai areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26, reports Daily Times.
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Seven militants of an unidentified outfit were killed when Security Forces (SFs) shelled the terrorists’ hideouts in the Mamozai and Khadizai areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26, reports Daily Times.
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December - 26 
The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) foiled a possible terror bid in the Federal Capital by arresting six alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on December 26, reported Daily Times. A Senior Police Of
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The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) foiled a possible terror bid in the Federal Capital by arresting six alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on December 26, reported Daily Times. A Senior Police Official on condition of anonymity said that six TTP militants were arrested during separate raids in different parts of Islamabad’s rural area Shahzad Town late on the night of December 26, 2011, and was disclosed on December 28 because of the security reasons. The official said that the suspects were hiding in a rented house in the area for the last couple of months. Sources reveal that the alleged militants were planning to carry out terror act on Islamabad Highway.
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December - 26 
The head of US CENTCOM urged greater trust and communications with the Pakistani military amid the diplomatic crisis after the NATO air strike, reports Daily Times. CENTCOM chief General James Mattis made his recommendations after his command release
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The head of US CENTCOM urged greater trust and communications with the Pakistani military amid the diplomatic crisis after the NATO air strike, reports Daily Times. CENTCOM chief General James Mattis made his recommendations after his command released the results of its own investigation into the November 26 incident. “The strongest take-away from this incident is the fundamental fact that we must improve border coordination and this requires a foundational level of trust on both sides of the border,” Mattis said. Islamabad rejected an earlier US inquiry after the Americans insisted their troops responded only after coming under heavy machine-gun and mortar fire.
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December - 26 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Amir Haider Hoti, during a day-long visit to Swat, announced a development package for the valley on December 26, reports The Express Tribune. CM Amir Haider Hoti said good fortune has returned to Swat and p
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Amir Haider Hoti, during a day-long visit to Swat, announced a development package for the valley on December 26, reports The Express Tribune. CM Amir Haider Hoti said good fortune has returned to Swat and people are once again living a peaceful and normal life. However, long-term peace will only be achieved when terrorists in Afghanistan and the tribal belt are completely eliminated. The CM laid the foundation stone of Excelsior College and Sangota Public School, which were destroyed by militants in 2008. He also announced various new projects for Swat, including construction of new schools, bridges, hydel power projects, grid stations and hospitals.
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December - 26 
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on December 26 met at the Parliament House, with Mian Raza Rabbani in the chair to discuss the situation arising from the November 26, 2011 NATO attack on military outposts in Mohmand Agency of
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on December 26 met at the Parliament House, with Mian Raza Rabbani in the chair to discuss the situation arising from the November 26, 2011 NATO attack on military outposts in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), resulting in the cut-off of the supply route to coalition forces stationed in Afghanistan by the Pakistani Government, reported Daily Times. Sources disclosed that that the committee sought the opinion of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue about the financial impact on the national economy of the said accords with NATO and United States (US) Forces stationed in Afghanistan.
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December - 26 
The United States (US) military briefed Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on its investigation into NATO air strikes on Mohammad check post on November 26, reports The News. A report by military investigators was delivered to General Ashfaq
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The United States (US) military briefed Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on its investigation into NATO air strikes on Mohammad check post on November 26, reports The News. A report by military investigators was delivered to General Ashfaq Kayani on December 25 by a US officer based in Islamabad, who explained the findings to the General, Pentagon spokesman Captain John Kirby told reporters. The full report from the joint US-NATO investigative team was not released publicly until on December 26 to allow time for the Pakistani leadership to read the findings first, Kirby said. "We wanted General Kayani to be able to see the entire thing," he said. The approach represented "an appropriate professional courtesy" to Kayani, he added.
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December - 26 
Two persons were killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta on December 26, reported Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Jan Marri and Hamza Marri and the injured a
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Two persons were killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta on December 26, reported Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Jan Marri and Hamza Marri and the injured as Jamshed Marri.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up the main gas pipeline near a seminary in Shah Mansoor area in Swabi, reports Dawn. The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) suspended supply of natural gas to the entire District after the incident.
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Unidentified militants blew up the main gas pipeline near a seminary in Shah Mansoor area in Swabi, reports Dawn. The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) suspended supply of natural gas to the entire District after the incident.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants opened fire at Surkamar Frontier Constabulary Fort in Surkamar area, 40 kilometers west from Tank town, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Unidentified militants opened fire at Surkamar Frontier Constabulary Fort in Surkamar area, 40 kilometers west from Tank town, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported.
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December - 26 
US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) in its investigation has revealed that it took 45 minutes for a NATO operations center in Afghanistan to notify a senior allied commander about attack on Pakistani check-posts in Mohmand Agency, reported The Ne
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US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) in its investigation has revealed that it took 45 minutes for a NATO operations center in Afghanistan to notify a senior allied commander about attack on Pakistani check-posts in Mohmand Agency, reported The News quoting a report published in The New York Times (NYT). NYT report stated that once alerted, the commander immediately halted American attacks on two Pakistani posts. But by then, military communications between the two sides had sorted out a chain of errors and the shooting had already stopped. An unclassified version of the 30-page report, released by the military’s Central Command, also revealed for the first time that an American AC-130 gunship flew two miles into Pakistani territory to return fire on troops that had attacked a joint American-Afghan ground patrol just across the border in Afghanistan. The NYT report further stated that American officials said the first allied mistake was that NATO had not informed Pakistan about the patrol, so the Pakistani soldiers would not have known to expect allied forces nearby.
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December - 27 
A member of Tank peace committee, Nizamuddin, was killed and two of his associates received injuries when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Wazirabad area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 27, reports Dawn. So far seven
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A member of Tank peace committee, Nizamuddin, was killed and two of his associates received injuries when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Wazirabad area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 27, reports Dawn. So far seven key members of the peace committee, including its head Shahabuddin Khan, had been killed. The committee was formed in 2009 before the launch of Operation ‘Rah-e-Nijat’ on the directives of the Government to curb the growing activities of militants in the region. In 2011 it was disbanded after complaints from local people.
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December - 27 
A month after Pakistan had suspended NATO supplies in the wake of alliance attack on outposts in Mohmand Agency on November 26, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on December 27 said that NATO supplies will not be restored free of cost. He said that the
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A month after Pakistan had suspended NATO supplies in the wake of alliance attack on outposts in Mohmand Agency on November 26, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on December 27 said that NATO supplies will not be restored free of cost. He said that the Pakistani roads were destroyed due to movement of heavy vehicles, carrying NATO supplies. “We will build our roads and infrastructure with the money we take from NATO,” he said, adding that if US was Pakistan’s friend, it would have to take care of Islamabad’s interests.
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December - 27 
A Pesh Imam (present prayer leader) of Lal Masjid, Gulbahar, and caretaker of the seminary, identified as Maulana Abdus Samad Soomro, was shot dead in an act of target killing within the remit of Gulbahar Police Station. He was associated with Tehree
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A Pesh Imam (present prayer leader) of Lal Masjid, Gulbahar, and caretaker of the seminary, identified as Maulana Abdus Samad Soomro, was shot dead in an act of target killing within the remit of Gulbahar Police Station. He was associated with Tehreek Ghalba-e-Islam and Ittehad Bain-ul Muslimeen. Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat’s (ASWJs) spokesman Maulana Taj Hanfi said that the deceased was his party’s sympathizer. Some sources said that victim was also associated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). However Police officials denied the reports saying that they had no information about his affiliation with any outlawed organisation.
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December - 27 
A pro-Government tribal elder of Mamond tribe and senior leader of peace committee, Malik Fazal Wahid (42), escaped unhurt when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his car in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area
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A pro-Government tribal elder of Mamond tribe and senior leader of peace committee, Malik Fazal Wahid (42), escaped unhurt when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his car in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 27, reports Dawn. According to an eyewitness, Malik Fazal Wahid was going in a car from his hometown Damadola to Khar, the agency headquarters. Mr Fazal had recently formed a lashkar (tribal militia) against militants in the area. Mr Fazal’s elder brother Malik Hamid Khan was killed in 2009 in an attack by militants.
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December - 27 
According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Report on the Federal and Provincial budgets of 2011 the division of resources between Defense and the Social Sector in Pakistan is tilted towards the former, preventing improvements in the welf
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According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Report on the Federal and Provincial budgets of 2011 the division of resources between Defense and the Social Sector in Pakistan is tilted towards the former, preventing improvements in the welfare of the people, reported Express Tribune. The report titled ‘Budgeting for Rights’ states that the actual difference between the Defense and the Social Sector spending is greater than that reported in the budgets. It said while the defense budget of the country was PKR 495.2 billion, up to PKR 582 billion was being spent on the sector. In comparison, it said, PKR 440.3 billion was being spent on the social sector (24 per cent less than defense spending). HRCP director IA Rehman said at PKR 495.2 billion, the defense budget did not include the expenses incurred on the rehabilitation of people displaced in the military operations in the tribal areas. The Report mentioned that there had been no improvement in the disparity in health sector spending between rural and urban areas, the latter getting the majority of the funds. It said the health sector was worse off than the education sector. The Report also stated that the PKR 7, 000 per month minimum wage was not enough. Rehman said that only 15 to 20 per cent of workers in the country were receiving a wage equal to or more than the minimum wage. It said there were no mechanisms in place to ensure that Government subsidies, particularly those given on food commodities and fuel, were reaching the target population groups. The Report said that the budget mentioned that housing would be provided to up to 250,000 people in the country this year. The HRCP Report further said funds allocated for disaster management were not enough keeping in view the experience of the current and the previous years. It mentioned that Sindh had allocated PKR 0.28 billion for the current year, even though its expenditure in 2010 had been PKR 10.4 billion.
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December - 27 
Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, including the leader and senior activist Doctor Arshad, were arrested in Chakwal District in connection with November 12, 2011 killing of four security personnel and a civilian at Pir Chambal in Jhelum District
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Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, including the leader and senior activist Doctor Arshad, were arrested in Chakwal District in connection with November 12, 2011 killing of four security personnel and a civilian at Pir Chambal in Jhelum District. His three accomplices, Mazhar Hussain, Iqbal Ahmed and Wasif Mehmood were also arrested. However, Express Tribune reported that the four LeJ militants arrested were detained in one of the Agencies of Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 27 
International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on December 27 officially rejected the findings of a US-NATO investigation into the attack on a border outpost, reports Daily Times. “There is nothing new in the report,” said World Chairman and Ambassador
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International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on December 27 officially rejected the findings of a US-NATO investigation into the attack on a border outpost, reports Daily Times. “There is nothing new in the report,” said World Chairman and Ambassador at Large IHRC Dr Muhammad Shahid Amin Khan, and added the commission was expecting that US and NATO will conceal the real facts. “We had demanded fair investigations and official apology from the White House, Pentagon, State Department and NATO should be tender to the Pakistan and Pakistan Army,” he said. “They must acknowledge the greater contribution of Pakistan in the war against terror and efforts for lasting peace in the region. Just admitting the mistake is not enough without punishing the culprits, that hampered the efforts for peace and counter-terrorism,” he said.
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December - 27 
Islamabad Foreign Ministry on December 27 proposed moving heavy artillery away from the Line of Control (LoC), reported Daily Times. “Pakistan has proposed to India to move 120-millimetre guns some 30 kilometers away from the LoC,” Foreign Ministry S
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Islamabad Foreign Ministry on December 27 proposed moving heavy artillery away from the Line of Control (LoC), reported Daily Times. “Pakistan has proposed to India to move 120-millimetre guns some 30 kilometers away from the LoC,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abdul Basit said during talks between Pakistani and Indian experts in Islamabad on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between the two countries, adding, “The move would help reduce casualties on both sides”. Pakistan and India also agreed to extend the validity of the “Agreement on Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons” for another five years and recommended their respective Foreign Secretaries to move in this direction.
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December - 27 
Police disclosed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader’s son, Hafiz Ahmed Qamar, who was killed after being abducted from Shah Faisal Colony on December 21, 2011. Shah Faisal Police registered
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Police disclosed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader’s son, Hafiz Ahmed Qamar, who was killed after being abducted from Shah Faisal Colony on December 21, 2011. Shah Faisal Police registered an FIR on behalf of one, Yasir. Over one dozen suspects, including the arrested one from JUI’s rival religious groups, were nominated in the case. The suspects included, Shahrukh, Shehzad, Agha Munir, Hammad, Khurram, Naseeb, Tanvir, Zeeshan, Agha Asghar, Hassan alias Compound, Sajjad alias Tunda, Imran, Abu Hashim and others.
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December - 27 
Siraj Khan, assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau, by killed by unidentified gunmen as he was returning home after Isha (night) prayers on the Dora Road under Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar.
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Siraj Khan, assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau, by killed by unidentified gunmen as he was returning home after Isha (night) prayers on the Dora Road under Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar.
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December - 27 
Terror bid was foiled by Security Forces (SFs) who defused two remote control devices, planted at two separate spots on the main highway stretching from Parachinar to Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that on the information of the
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Terror bid was foiled by Security Forces (SFs) who defused two remote control devices, planted at two separate spots on the main highway stretching from Parachinar to Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that on the information of the locals who got suspicious about a device planted on the roadside at the Urwali area, SFs arrived at the spot and defused it.
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December - 27 
The Additional Station House Officer (SHO) of Badbher Police Station, Sub-Inspector Mursaleen Khan, was shot dead as he patrolled Musazai area on the outskirts of Peshawar. A Police official said Sub-Inspector Mursaleen Khan and other personnel were
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The Additional Station House Officer (SHO) of Badbher Police Station, Sub-Inspector Mursaleen Khan, was shot dead as he patrolled Musazai area on the outskirts of Peshawar. A Police official said Sub-Inspector Mursaleen Khan and other personnel were fired at when they signaled two men riding a motorcycle to stop at around 11am.
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December - 27 
The bullet riddled body of a missing person, identified as Gulam Qader, was found dumped in Murgap area of Turbat city in Turbat District on December 27, reported Express Tribune. Gulam Qader had been abducted from his home in Naseerabad District on
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The bullet riddled body of a missing person, identified as Gulam Qader, was found dumped in Murgap area of Turbat city in Turbat District on December 27, reported Express Tribune. Gulam Qader had been abducted from his home in Naseerabad District on an unspecified date.
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December - 27 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government said that the province is no more up on the ladder of areas around the world with a `chronic crisis` of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Government, according to officials, has informed UN relief agencies tha
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government said that the province is no more up on the ladder of areas around the world with a `chronic crisis` of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Government, according to officials, has informed UN relief agencies that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has around 102,000 displaced families (470,000 persons), clarifying that the figure of IDPs in their use for planning purposes is outdated. “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sitting, somewhere, on the top of the list of places with chronic IDP crisis is no more the case, as things have improved much in the recent past,” said Shakeel Qadir Khan, Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adding that “we are likely to be somewhere in the middle of it (list).” The PDMA, according to its chief, carried out a survey in September and October this year after realising that the figure of 1.1 million IDPs used by international organisations for planning purposes was not a true representation of situation on ground. International community had described the IDP crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as chronic in 2009 after a mass displacement from Malakand division due to insecurity and military operation against Swat’s Taliban. Later, displacements from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, including Bajaur, Kurram, Mohmand, Khyber and South Waziristan agencies because of militancy raised the IDP number to 4.4 million.
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December - 27 
Two persons were killed in separate acts of sectarian killing and violence in different areas of Karachi on December 27, reported Daily Times. A man, identified as Nayyar Abbas, belonging to the Shia sect was shot dead near Sajjadia Imambargah in Ora
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Two persons were killed in separate acts of sectarian killing and violence in different areas of Karachi on December 27, reported Daily Times. A man, identified as Nayyar Abbas, belonging to the Shia sect was shot dead near Sajjadia Imambargah in Orangi Town within the limits of Mominabad Police Station. Abbas was a scout leader of North Nazimabad’s Hussaini Sajjadia Imambargah and used to live in Kausar Niazi Colony, North Nazimabad.
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December - 27 
Wah Cantonment Police foiled a terrorism bid by arresting a militant, identified as Naseem Shah, with two hand grenades in Islamabad on December 27, reported Dawn. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Raja Taifoor Akhter said acting on a tip-off, a P
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Wah Cantonment Police foiled a terrorism bid by arresting a militant, identified as Naseem Shah, with two hand grenades in Islamabad on December 27, reported Dawn. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Raja Taifoor Akhter said acting on a tip-off, a Police party intercepted a van and during search, recovered two grenades from him.
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December - 28 
A man, identified as Haji Feroz Khan, was shot dead at Rufi Bara Market in Sohrab Goth within the precincts of Sacchal Police Station in Karachi on December 28, reported Daily Times. The victim used to run carpentry shop in Ali Town and hailed from M
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A man, identified as Haji Feroz Khan, was shot dead at Rufi Bara Market in Sohrab Goth within the precincts of Sacchal Police Station in Karachi on December 28, reported Daily Times. The victim used to run carpentry shop in Ali Town and hailed from Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 28 
A Pentagon spokesperson said in Washington that punitive action against those found guilty could not be ruled out, but only the final inquiry report could determine who was responsible. The Pentagon official also noted that the CENTCOM commander, who
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A Pentagon spokesperson said in Washington that punitive action against those found guilty could not be ruled out, but only the final inquiry report could determine who was responsible. The Pentagon official also noted that the CENTCOM commander, who supervises the US-led war in Afghanistan, had already directed the Kabul-based International Security and Assistance Forces (ISAF) to take concrete measures to improve cooperation with Pakistan.
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December - 28 
Bruce Riedel, the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst, terming terrorism as the "toughest challenge" for President Barack Obama on December 28 said that the United States (US) needs to reset its policy toward Pakistan to contain the ambi
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Bruce Riedel, the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst, terming terrorism as the "toughest challenge" for President Barack Obama on December 28 said that the United States (US) needs to reset its policy toward Pakistan to contain the ambitions of the army, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the flourishing syndicate of terror, like the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reported Indian Express. Describing the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) as the first major international crisis after Obama's electoral victory, Riedel said, "The President made good on his pledge to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" al Qaeda. But the jihadist threat endures." “The group's allies and affiliates in Pakistan, by contrast, are under virtually no pressure," Riedel said, adding, "Al Qaeda is on the defensive in Pakistan, but its many allies and affiliates are on the march". "Indeed, they enjoy the support of Pakistan's army and the patronage of its spy service ISI."They are flourishing," added Riedel.
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December - 28 
Five suspected terrorists were killed in clashes with SFs in Kurram Agency.
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Five suspected terrorists were killed in clashes with SFs in Kurram Agency.
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December - 28 
Frontier Corps personnel during checking in Akhtarabad area of Quetta arrested 20 Afghans on traveling without necessary documents, The News reported. These Afghans were trying to enter Quetta through a Chaman route.
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Frontier Corps personnel during checking in Akhtarabad area of Quetta arrested 20 Afghans on traveling without necessary documents, The News reported. These Afghans were trying to enter Quetta through a Chaman route.
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December - 28 
Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader and Senior Minister Maulana Abdul Wasay on December 28 severely criticized Interior Minister Rehman Malik over his statement about the demolition of unregistered seminaries and has dubbed him a ‘dubious character’,
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Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader and Senior Minister Maulana Abdul Wasay on December 28 severely criticized Interior Minister Rehman Malik over his statement about the demolition of unregistered seminaries and has dubbed him a ‘dubious character’, reported Daily Times. The Interior Minister was a non-entity and had been imposed on us, said Wasay in the Balochistan Assembly. “He often talks about action against religious seminaries and madaris and use of brute force in Balochistan, with the clear intention to sabotage the peace process there,” Wasay said, adding, “Whenever there is any peace process underway for religious harmony and unity, Malik is there to sabotage the process. Similarly, he sabotaged the reconciliation process in Balochistan with his objectionable statements.” Commenting on the Prime Minister’s recent statement in which he declared 2012 as the year of Balochistan, Wasay said that he expected worse days ahead for Balochistan. “No one should be dreaming or involved in wishful thinking that Balochistan in 2012 will be a better place,” he observed.
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December - 28 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 28 said that his country will support any reconciliation process in Afghanistan that is Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and does not destabilise Pakistan, reports Times of Inda. Pakistan does not want a repea
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 28 said that his country will support any reconciliation process in Afghanistan that is Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and does not destabilise Pakistan, reports Times of Inda. Pakistan does not want a repeat of the situation at the time of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, Gilani said during a meeting with Tholhath Ibrahim, the Defence Minister of Maldives. At that time, Pakistan was "left alone in the lurch to bear the burden of three million Afghan refugees whom the world had forgotten", he said. Gilani said Pakistan was keen to see Afghanistan as a stable, prosperous and independent country because "Pakistan's stability was intertwined with the stability of our western brotherly neighbour". He further said Pakistan wants to improve its relations with its neighbours, especially the SAARC countries.
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December - 28 
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said on December 28 that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will never support the resumption of supplies to NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, and would rather want it to be blocked permanently, reported
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Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said on December 28 that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will never support the resumption of supplies to NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, and would rather want it to be blocked permanently, reported Express Tribune. Sanaullah said that the people will resist if the Government tries to resume NATO supplies.
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December - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 28 pounded terrorists’ positions in Mamozai, Khadizai and Chapar Kali areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and killed seven terrorists besides destroying four terror safe houses, repo
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 28 pounded terrorists’ positions in Mamozai, Khadizai and Chapar Kali areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and killed seven terrorists besides destroying four terror safe houses, reports Daily Times. Over 40 rockets and a large number of landmines were recovered during search operation in Arhang, Zakhtun and Gandi Tal areas.
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December - 28 
The bullet-riddled body of a Baloch missing person, identified as Sikandar Ali Bugti, was found in Liari area of Uthal tehsil (revenue unit) Lasbela District on December 28, reports Daily Times. Sikandar was abducted from Vindar area some two years a
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The bullet-riddled body of a Baloch missing person, identified as Sikandar Ali Bugti, was found in Liari area of Uthal tehsil (revenue unit) Lasbela District on December 28, reports Daily Times. Sikandar was abducted from Vindar area some two years ago and he was listed missing since then.
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December - 28 
The relief extended to militancy-affected people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has led to increase the number of voters in the region as over one million people have obtained computerised national identity cards (CNIC) in seven agenc
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The relief extended to militancy-affected people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has led to increase the number of voters in the region as over one million people have obtained computerised national identity cards (CNIC) in seven agencies, reports Dawn. “Relief goods and cash assistance were major factors, which motivated tribesmen to allow their female family members to obtain CNIC,” said Shamshad Khan, assistant election commissioner of South Waziristan Agency. He added that people in FATA also registered their females in the Draft Electoral Roll-2011. The Government and relief agencies give food and cash assistance to those affected tribal people, who posses CNIC.
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December - 28 
The United States (US) indicated on December 28 that it might take action against those involved in the November 26, 2011 NATO attack on Pakistani border posts, but only after receiving the final report of an official US inquiry into the incident, re
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The United States (US) indicated on December 28 that it might take action against those involved in the November 26, 2011 NATO attack on Pakistani border posts, but only after receiving the final report of an official US inquiry into the incident, reported Dawn . Earlier, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a preliminary report which conceded NATO’S mistakes but also blamed Pakistan for the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers. Islamabad has rejected the report as biased and is urging the US to find those responsible and take punitive action against them.
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December - 28 
Unidentified armed militants abducted two employees of Health Department from Chathar area of Naseerabad District. The abducted were identified as Gulzar Ahmad and Muhammad Asghar Mengal.
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Unidentified armed militants abducted two employees of Health Department from Chathar area of Naseerabad District. The abducted were identified as Gulzar Ahmad and Muhammad Asghar Mengal.
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December - 28 
Unidentified militants blew up the building of Government primary school for girls at Tahir Shah Kalli in Somnat area of Shabqadar in Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 28, reports Dawn. The school building was completely destroyed
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Unidentified militants blew up the building of Government primary school for girls at Tahir Shah Kalli in Somnat area of Shabqadar in Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 28, reports Dawn. The school building was completely destroyed in the blast. However no loss of life was reported. Police started search operation and arrested three suspects belonging to Orakzai Agency (FATA).
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December - 28 
Unidentified militants dynamited two schools in Chalas area of Diamir District on December 28, reported Dawn. No casualties were reported.
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Unidentified militants dynamited two schools in Chalas area of Diamir District on December 28, reported Dawn. No casualties were reported.
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December - 29 
According to the report, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) has a considerable presence in Khairpur District. In 2009, SSP leader Allama Sher Hyderi was killed in the District. SSP leader Malik Ishaq is accused of killing 70 people in over 40 cases.
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According to the report, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) has a considerable presence in Khairpur District. In 2009, SSP leader Allama Sher Hyderi was killed in the District. SSP leader Malik Ishaq is accused of killing 70 people in over 40 cases.
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December - 29 
At least ten people, including journalists, were injured in a clash between two sectarian groups in Khairpur District on December 29, Express Tribune. Armed men from both sects continued aerial fire, though a heavy bout of tear gassing by the police
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At least ten people, including journalists, were injured in a clash between two sectarian groups in Khairpur District on December 29, Express Tribune. Armed men from both sects continued aerial fire, though a heavy bout of tear gassing by the police forced many to leave. The markets in the area have been closed and Khairpur is reportedly deserted, save for the Police and Rangers patrolling the streets. Other reports claimed that there was a virtual curfew-like situation as no one was allowed on the streets. People are afraid of the clash escalating further because the tussle is between two religious groups,” said a citizen, Irfan Phulpoto. He said that the tense areas were Nao Goth, the stronghold of one group and Panj Gula, the stronghold of another sect. Some 600 Policemen and 200 Rangers officers were reportedly deputed to patrol.
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December - 29 
High profile Police surgeon, Doctor Baqar Shah, was shot dead by two unidentified armed militants while returning home from the Bolan Medical College Teaching Hospital on Sabzal Road in Quetta on December 29, reported Daily Times. Baqar Shah was the
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High profile Police surgeon, Doctor Baqar Shah, was shot dead by two unidentified armed militants while returning home from the Bolan Medical College Teaching Hospital on Sabzal Road in Quetta on December 29, reported Daily Times. Baqar Shah was the witness of the May 17, 2011 Kharotabad incident where five Chechens and Russians were killed by the Police and Frontier Corps. According to initial reports, he received five bullets, all in his head and chest, making the incident instantly fatal. Earlier, a group of armed men tried to abduct him from a roadside, which he resisted. He identified them as Policemen and he used to deal with them on and off while handling medico-legal cases. Senator Haji Lashkari Raisani said “He was receiving threats after compiling post mortem reports.”
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December - 29 
Jama’at-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief and Chairman Kashmir Committee Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while chairing the Committee meeting at Parliament House on December 29 said that Pakistan will continue to extend its moral, political and diplomatic supp
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Jama’at-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief and Chairman Kashmir Committee Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while chairing the Committee meeting at Parliament House on December 29 said that Pakistan will continue to extend its moral, political and diplomatic support to people of Kashmir, reported The News. The Kashmir Committee advised the Foreign Office (FO) to keep the Kashmir issue at the forefront. It is the core issue and Pakistan can't afford to put it at the backburner. "Kashmiris have rendered unforgettable sacrifices and we should not do anything which damages the Kashmir cause," said Rehman, directing the FO to speak firmly on Kashmir. He said the whole nation is behind the FO on the issue. "We may have differences on other issues, but we are all united on three issues friendship with China, nuclear assets and Kashmir," he asserted.
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December - 29 
On December 29, Senior Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi announced on his television talk show that he has been receiving threatening messages after raising questions about the military's role in politics, reported The Times of India. Sethi said he h
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On December 29, Senior Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi announced on his television talk show that he has been receiving threatening messages after raising questions about the military's role in politics, reported The Times of India. Sethi said he had received "serious" threats from both "non-state and state actors". He said if the threats did not stop, he would be "compelled" to name the "organizations and officials" who were responsible for them. Without naming any intelligence agency, Sethi said during his show on Geo News channel that the organization's operatives were "in touch with and threatening several other senior journalists". The journalists did not speak about the threats before "because we did not want to destabilize things, but the time has come when all of them should come forward and speak publicly", he said, adding, "This is not the age when intelligence operatives should be threatening their own civilians.”
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December - 29 
Police claimed to have arrested two accused including an alleged target killer and unearthed a torture cell in Karachi, reported The News. Jamshed Quarter Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) conducted a raid in Chanesar Goth, Mehmoodabad and arrested an
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Police claimed to have arrested two accused including an alleged target killer and unearthed a torture cell in Karachi, reported The News. Jamshed Quarter Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) conducted a raid in Chanesar Goth, Mehmoodabad and arrested an accused identified as Jamal Khaskheli and recovered a pistol from his possession.
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December - 29 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of the Shinwari tribe, Talib Shinwari, the son of Khizar Shinwari, in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 29, reports Daily Times. Talib Shinwari was abduct
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of the Shinwari tribe, Talib Shinwari, the son of Khizar Shinwari, in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 29, reports Daily Times. Talib Shinwari was abducted while driving his car near Tadi Bazaar area of Jamrud and later killed.
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December - 29 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a tribal elder of Orakzai Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) in Bosti Banda area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 29, reports Dawn. Police said that the assailants, who are on motorcycle
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a tribal elder of Orakzai Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) in Bosti Banda area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 29, reports Dawn. Police said that the assailants, who are on motorcycle, managed to escape after killing the tribal elder, however, they left behind their motorcycle, bearing registration number RLA-4672.
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December - 30 
A Government primary school was blown up in Ziarat Kaka Sahib area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 30, reports Dawn. A teacher of the school said the explosion completely destroyed the two-room building and its boundary wall. T
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A Government primary school was blown up in Ziarat Kaka Sahib area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 30, reports Dawn. A teacher of the school said the explosion completely destroyed the two-room building and its boundary wall. The bomb disposal squad said explosives weighing around 12 kilograms were used in the attack.
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December - 30 
A militant ‘commander’, Qasim, was arrested in an injured condition from the Government hospital in Wana of SWA, reports Dawn. Troops also detained his two brothers and two TTP militants. Commander Qasim was affiliated with the Maulvi Nazir group of
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A militant ‘commander’, Qasim, was arrested in an injured condition from the Government hospital in Wana of SWA, reports Dawn. Troops also detained his two brothers and two TTP militants. Commander Qasim was affiliated with the Maulvi Nazir group of TTP and was injured in clashes with NATO forces in Afghanistan, sources added.
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December - 30 
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant was killed and eight others were injured in an attack by helicopter gunships on their hideout in Makeen area of SWA. Sources said that two helicopter gunships shelled the hideout belonging to the TTP. Three
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A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant was killed and eight others were injured in an attack by helicopter gunships on their hideout in Makeen area of SWA. Sources said that two helicopter gunships shelled the hideout belonging to the TTP. Three Arab nationals were among the injured but their names and nationalities could not be ascertained.
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December - 30 
An Excise Inspector, identified as Fida Ahmed Badini, was shot dead and his relative sustained serious bullet injuries in Essai area of Panjgur District.
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An Excise Inspector, identified as Fida Ahmed Badini, was shot dead and his relative sustained serious bullet injuries in Essai area of Panjgur District.
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December - 30 
At least 14 persons, including women and children, were killed and 35 others got injured in a powerful explosion near the residence of tribal elder Shafiq Mengal, son of former acting Chief Minister and Federal Minister Naseer Mengal on Arbab Karam K
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At least 14 persons, including women and children, were killed and 35 others got injured in a powerful explosion near the residence of tribal elder Shafiq Mengal, son of former acting Chief Minister and Federal Minister Naseer Mengal on Arbab Karam Khan Road in a suicide attack in Quetta on December 30, reported Daily Times. Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the explosion, saying that it was its first suicide attack. Quetta Police Chief Eshan Mehboob said that Shafiq Mengal and his family were unhurt in the blast.
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December - 30 
Express Tribune reported the Paramilitary Rangers on December 30 started taking possession of highly sensitive United States (US) cargo stranded in Pakistan following the blockade of the NATO supply route by Pakistan in protest against the November 2
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Express Tribune reported the Paramilitary Rangers on December 30 started taking possession of highly sensitive United States (US) cargo stranded in Pakistan following the blockade of the NATO supply route by Pakistan in protest against the November 26, 2011 air strikes. Pakistan Rangers were directed by ‘high authorities’ to take over the cargo containing military hardware and ammunition till the Government makes a decision about the re-opening of NATO supply route. Pakistan Rangers is said to have acquired a yard, namely Mega 6, at Karachi’s Port Qasim for this purpose. “We have acquired a suitable place at Port Qasim where the sensitive cargo will be stored for the time being,” a senior official said. According to sources, Pakistan Rangers have taken possession of as many as 250 cargo units whereas the Paramilitary Force has been directed to keep an eye on nearly 3,256 more cargo units stranded in Pakistan after the blockade.
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December - 30 
Five abductors were killed and two Levies personnel got injured during an armed clash in an attempt to rescue four abducted health workers from Malazi and Hailkalzai Basic Health Unit in Pishin District. Those abducted were identified as lady doctor
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Five abductors were killed and two Levies personnel got injured during an armed clash in an attempt to rescue four abducted health workers from Malazi and Hailkalzai Basic Health Unit in Pishin District. Those abducted were identified as lady doctor Shenaz, technician Muhammad Asad and workers Noor Shah and Mohabbat Khan. After the Security personnel were informed about the incident the Levies personnel chased the abductors near Barshore and opened fire on them, killing five abductors and arresting another after the armed clash. One Balochistan Levies official said, “The abductors belonged to Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered tribal Areas (FATA) and were taking the hostages to Waziristan via Zhob route”.
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December - 30 
On December 30, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in its year-ending report on minorities and the state of human rights in Pakistan stated that the year 2011 had seen the country lose key political figures to religious extremism and this has
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On December 30, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in its year-ending report on minorities and the state of human rights in Pakistan stated that the year 2011 had seen the country lose key political figures to religious extremism and this has set an alarming trend for the years ahead, reports The News. This year was unlike any other that we have seen, said HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusuf. The nation witnessed the assassination of a sitting Governor, Salman Taseer, who belonged to the ruling party, and the Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhati, both in the name of religion. At the same time, former Information Minister Sherry Rehman was threatened with her life after she proposed amendments to the blasphemy law. Though the amendments were sensible and proposed to help the vulnerable in the country, Zohra said “it was appalling to see the Prime Minister withdrawing them and stating on national television that the party had nothing to do with it.” The report further stated the issues of law and discrimination against the minority communities and also the issue of forced conversions of Hindu girls in Sindh province. The Ahmadi community was the target of religious extremism. Religious hatred is not something that has emerged suddenly, said Akhtar Baloch, a senior member of the HRCP. The clause in the Constitution that says “a non-Muslim cannot be the head of the state” is where the discrimination begins, said Rolan D’ Souza, a Human Rights Activist . D’ Souza pointed out that though the Shia Hazaras in Balochistan are not a part of a minority, they are still being persecuted and 380 have been killed in ten years.
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December - 30 
On December 30, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) leader Asadullah Bhutto, fearing that Balochistan is on the brink of no return, called for “an end to the unannounced military operation and the role of the [Intelligence] Agencies in the province,” reported Exp
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On December 30, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) leader Asadullah Bhutto, fearing that Balochistan is on the brink of no return, called for “an end to the unannounced military operation and the role of the [Intelligence] Agencies in the province,” reported Express Tribune. The party asked for military leaders, including former President General Pervez Musharraf, to be held accountable in a court of law for the human rights violations in Balochistan. When asked if the situation in Balochistan was bad, JeI Balochistan Chapter leader, Abdul Mateen Akhunzada remarked, “It is not just bad, it has gone far beyond that.” The “makruh and condemnable role” of Security Agencies operating in Balochistan is not the way to developing an understanding, said Akhunzada. Baloch leader, Sardar Ataullah Mengal spoke about the targeted killings of Punjabi settlers in the province. The “protectors of the country” – the Pakistan Army – has become an army for Punjab only, Mengal added. “If a Punjabi is killed, dozens of Baloch youth are taken away by the agencies illegally. People wait for years to hear about their whereabouts and then receive the bullet-riddled bodies of their loved ones. How can there not be a reaction?” He also questioned why the military does not react in a similar manner when people are killed in Karachi. JeI Sindh Chapter leader Mohammad Hussain Mehanti questioned the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, for not fulfilling his promise to withdraw troops from Balochistan.
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December - 30 
Six militants were killed and four others were injured when jets bombarded militant hideouts in Garium area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, reports The Express Tribune. Garium which is located
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Six militants were killed and four others were injured when jets bombarded militant hideouts in Garium area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, reports The Express Tribune. Garium which is located some 18 km towards east of Razmak, the main town in North Waziristan Agency is considered to be an area infested by militancy. There were reports of presence foreign militants in the area. However, this could not be officially confirmed.
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December - 30 
Suspected militants blew up a State-run high school for girls at Badhber on the suburbs of provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar in the night of December 30, reports Dawn.
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Suspected militants blew up a State-run high school for girls at Badhber on the suburbs of provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar in the night of December 30, reports Dawn.
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December - 30 
The Frontier Corps recovered one of the abducted health workers, identified as Gulzar Ahmed, and seized 10-kilogrammes of explosives during a raid at a camp in the Chatter area of Naseerabad District. Two health workers were abducted by unidentified
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The Frontier Corps recovered one of the abducted health workers, identified as Gulzar Ahmed, and seized 10-kilogrammes of explosives during a raid at a camp in the Chatter area of Naseerabad District. Two health workers were abducted by unidentified armed militants from the same area on December 28, 2011. One of the abductor’s brothers, Commander Chena, was arrested.
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December - 30 
Two persons, including tribal leader Malik Aziz Khan Mehsud, were killed and four others sustained injuries when unidentified militants fired a mortar shell from unknown direction in Shakoi area of Laddah tehsil in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), repo
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Two persons, including tribal leader Malik Aziz Khan Mehsud, were killed and four others sustained injuries when unidentified militants fired a mortar shell from unknown direction in Shakoi area of Laddah tehsil in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports Daily Times.
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December - 30 
Two volunteers of a local peace committee, Nawaz Khan (24) and Hazart Khan (22), were killed and three, including a woman, sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn. Th
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Two volunteers of a local peace committee, Nawaz Khan (24) and Hazart Khan (22), were killed and three, including a woman, sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn. There followed a search operation during which security personnel arrested a suspected militant and seized an explosive device near the Darra bazaar area.
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December - 31 
12 militants were killed and nine others got injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Bilras, Bar Mella and Toor Semath area of Mamozai tehsil on December 31, reports Dawn. Sources said that hideouts were destroyed.
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12 militants were killed and nine others got injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Bilras, Bar Mella and Toor Semath area of Mamozai tehsil on December 31, reports Dawn. Sources said that hideouts were destroyed.
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December - 31 
a security official was injured when a convoy was hit by a roadside explosion in Malikdinkhel of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency on December 31, reports Dawn
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a security official was injured when a convoy was hit by a roadside explosion in Malikdinkhel of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency on December 31, reports Dawn
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December - 31 
A Shia leader of the Pasban-e-Jaffaria, Askari Raza, was killed and his companion, Ali Mehdi, was injured in an assault on Rashid Minhas Road within the limits of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station in Karachi on December 31, reported Daily Times. Two arm
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A Shia leader of the Pasban-e-Jaffaria, Askari Raza, was killed and his companion, Ali Mehdi, was injured in an assault on Rashid Minhas Road within the limits of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station in Karachi on December 31, reported Daily Times. Two armed assailants were also wounded after the Shia leader’s companions opened fire on them in retaliation.
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December - 31 
at least four people including a medical practitioner and his brother were abducted from Chatar area of Naseerabad District on the night of December 31. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ayub Lahsari and his brother Mehol Lahsari, who were trav
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at least four people including a medical practitioner and his brother were abducted from Chatar area of Naseerabad District on the night of December 31. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ayub Lahsari and his brother Mehol Lahsari, who were travelling from Chatar to Dera Allah Yar in Jaffarabad District.
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December - 31 
at least three rockets were fired from a mountainous area on Sabzal Road, Killi Deba and Spini Road in Quetta on December 31. However, no casualties were reported.
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at least three rockets were fired from a mountainous area on Sabzal Road, Killi Deba and Spini Road in Quetta on December 31. However, no casualties were reported.
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December - 31 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested five Punjab Chapter Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants (also known as Punjabi Taliban) from the National Highway near a thermal factory in Shah Latif Town in Ka
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested five Punjab Chapter Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants (also known as Punjabi Taliban) from the National Highway near a thermal factory in Shah Latif Town in Karachi on December 31, reported Express Tribune. The suspects were identified as Alauddin alias Shakirullah, Farhan Khan alias Ali, Amir Shahzad alias Mufti Asadullah, Irfan alias Mavia and Shah Jahan alias Adnan Munna. Alauddin is the chief of the Punjabi Taliban group in Sindh. The group is led by Ustad Aslam. The Police also seized two suicide jackets, 145 kilogrammes of explosives, six detonators, 23 rockets grenades, three Kalashnikovs, a 9mm pistol, 10 kilogrammes of fertiliser and detonating wires from them.
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December - 31 
four schoolchildren were killed and 21 persons, mostly students, got injured in two incidents in Khyber Agency on December 31. According to officials, a bomb went off outside the Hujra (guest house) of tribal elder Malik Rasool Jan, where a jirga (tr
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four schoolchildren were killed and 21 persons, mostly students, got injured in two incidents in Khyber Agency on December 31. According to officials, a bomb went off outside the Hujra (guest house) of tribal elder Malik Rasool Jan, where a jirga (tribal council) was in progress. Two students of a nearby school were killed and 14 injured. Two elders of Khugakhel tribe were also wounded. The dead students were identified as Mohammad Ilyas and Shah Saud. In Bara tehsil, two children were killed and five others injured when a stray shell fell on the Iqra Model School in Malikdinkhel area. The slain boys were identified as Shah Zeb and Khiyal Mir.
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December - 31 
Levis Force thwarted a terror bid by defusing explosives planted beneath the railway bridge in Sibi District on December 31.
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Levis Force thwarted a terror bid by defusing explosives planted beneath the railway bridge in Sibi District on December 31.
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December - 31 
Taxila Police on December 31 arrested two alleged militants, identified as Amjad Hussain and Tanvir Ahmad, and recovered heavy cache of arms from their possession in Rawalpindi, reported Dawn. According to Police sources, a Police party intercepted a
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Taxila Police on December 31 arrested two alleged militants, identified as Amjad Hussain and Tanvir Ahmad, and recovered heavy cache of arms from their possession in Rawalpindi, reported Dawn. According to Police sources, a Police party intercepted a car and during the search recovered heavy cache of arms and ammunition, including three repeater guns, five pistols, 44-bore gun and 2,500 bullets.
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December - 31 
The United Sates (US) President Barack Obama on December 31 signed a wide-ranging defence bill into law, which freezes some USD 700 million in assistance until Pakistan comes up with a strategy to deal with improvised explosive devices, reports Daily
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The United Sates (US) President Barack Obama on December 31 signed a wide-ranging defence bill into law, which freezes some USD 700 million in assistance until Pakistan comes up with a strategy to deal with improvised explosive devices, reports Daily Times. The president gave approval to the bill despite having “serious reservations” about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists.
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*Data till , March 25, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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