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July - 1 
10 militants were killed and six others sustained injuries when two groups of militants traded heavy fire in Neka Ziarat area in the central parts of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 1, according to The News. The so
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10 militants were killed and six others sustained injuries when two groups of militants traded heavy fire in Neka Ziarat area in the central parts of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 1, according to The News. The sources said the clash between the militant groups led by Noor Jamal alias Mulla Toofan of Orakzai-based commander and Adnan Afridi of Darra Adamkhel erupted in the morning and still continuing.
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July - 1 
A boy was killed and three officials of the Tribal Electric Supply Company (TESCO) and a passer-by injured in a hand-grenade attack on a vehicle near a Police checkpost in Bara Qaeedm area of Peshawar District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 1, accordi
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A boy was killed and three officials of the Tribal Electric Supply Company (TESCO) and a passer-by injured in a hand-grenade attack on a vehicle near a Police checkpost in Bara Qaeedm area of Peshawar District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 1, according to The News. The sources said that a vehicle of the Tesco, carrying six officials, was on way to Peshawar from Bara grid-station when a boy hurled a hand-grenade at the vehicle in Bajri area near Bara Qadeem Police checkpost. The sources said that grenade exploded near the vehicle, leaving three employees of Tesco and two passers-by injured. The injured were shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex where one of them named Tehseenullah (10), and a resident of Sheikhan village, succumbed to wounds.
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July - 1 
A cadre of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Qari Noor Muhammad (35), was shot dead in Khokhrapar Police Station area of Karachi. Sources said Qari Noor Muhammad, , a Pesh-Imam (prayer leader) of a mosque, and his friend Muneer (35), received bullet
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A cadre of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Qari Noor Muhammad (35), was shot dead in Khokhrapar Police Station area of Karachi. Sources said Qari Noor Muhammad, , a Pesh-Imam (prayer leader) of a mosque, and his friend Muneer (35), received bullet wounds when four assailants riding on two motorcycles opened fire at them while they were sitting outside the mosque.
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July - 1 
A soldier, whose name could not be ascertained, sustained injuries when a landmine planted by militants at a roadside exploded in Shawa Farsh area.
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A soldier, whose name could not be ascertained, sustained injuries when a landmine planted by militants at a roadside exploded in Shawa Farsh area.
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July - 1 
A Station House Officer (SHO) associated with the Brigade Police, and his guard, were shot dead near German Chowk under Brigade Police Station of Karachi in Sindh in the night of July 1, according to The News. SHO Nasirul Hassan and Head Constable Kh
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A Station House Officer (SHO) associated with the Brigade Police, and his guard, were shot dead near German Chowk under Brigade Police Station of Karachi in Sindh in the night of July 1, according to The News. SHO Nasirul Hassan and Head Constable Khurram Butt had completed a round of snap checking and were on their way back to the Police Station. Around 10.05 pm (PST), however, some armed men riding on motorcycles intercepted their vehicle near German Chowk — about 200 yards away from the Brigade police station — and opened fire at the two men, before fleeing the scene of crime. The Deputy Inspector-General (DIG)-South Iqbal Mehmood said that 48-year-old Hassan was one of the officers who had taken part in the Karachi operations during the decade of the 1990s. More than 240 officers who had taken part in the Karachi operation of the 1990s had been killed so far, but none of their killers could be arrested, DIG Mehmood added. The assailants had used Kalashnikovs, TT and 9mm pistols, DIG Mehmood added further.
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July - 1 
An unidentified assailants shot dead a woman in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. The sources said that unidentified assailants entered the house of Ali Gul in Masood locality and opened indiscriminate fire on his wife. She received multi
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An unidentified assailants shot dead a woman in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. The sources said that unidentified assailants entered the house of Ali Gul in Masood locality and opened indiscriminate fire on his wife. She received multiple bullets and died on the spot.
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At least 40 persons were killed and 175 others injured when three suicide attackers blew themselves up inside the shrine of Lahore’s patron saint Syed Ali Hajwairi popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh, at about 11 pm (PST) in the night of July 1, acco
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At least 40 persons were killed and 175 others injured when three suicide attackers blew themselves up inside the shrine of Lahore’s patron saint Syed Ali Hajwairi popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh, at about 11 pm (PST) in the night of July 1, according to Daily Times. The death toll was expected to rise further as the compound was jam-packed at the time of the blast due to the special prayers that are offered every Thursday night in the shrine. Police say the bombers had used 10 to 15 kilogrammes of explosives in each blast along with ball-bearings. Police sources confirmed that the city administration had been receiving threats about such an attack for the last one year. Police had beefed up security at the shrine, but the attackers managed to enter the compound undetected.
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Five persons were injured in three rocket attacks in Quetta. Sources said the first rocket was fired from an undisclosed location, which landed and exploded in the courtyard of Muhammad Tayab's house located in Shahbaz Town Phase III, injuring five p
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Five persons were injured in three rocket attacks in Quetta. Sources said the first rocket was fired from an undisclosed location, which landed and exploded in the courtyard of Muhammad Tayab's house located in Shahbaz Town Phase III, injuring five persons who were reported to be settlers in Balochistan. The injured were identified as Taj Muhammad, Abdul Qadir, Sher Afzal, Bismillah and Saeed. The second rocket hit Muhammad Saeed's house at the Zarghoon Road destroying its roof. No casualties were reported in the incident. The third rocket exploded in the open in Musa Colony at Saryab Road without causing any damage and casualty.
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July - 1 
Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik said that effective measures had been taken for the smooth and dignified return of South Waziristan’s IDPs.
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Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik said that effective measures had been taken for the smooth and dignified return of South Waziristan’s IDPs.
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July - 1 
Sources confirmed that the Ministry of Interior had informed the authorities concerned in the Punjab Government two days ago about the impending terrorist threat in Lahore. Following the information relayed by the Interior Ministry, sources said, Pun
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Sources confirmed that the Ministry of Interior had informed the authorities concerned in the Punjab Government two days ago about the impending terrorist threat in Lahore. Following the information relayed by the Interior Ministry, sources said, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also called an important meeting of high-level officials to review the security arrangements in place in Punjab. Moreover, a number of intelligence agencies also communicated to the authorities concerned that they had received reliable intelligence information about terrorists planning to carry out attacks in Punjab, targeting Lahore in particular, the sources added.
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July - 1 
The South Waziristan Agency has been cleared of the Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) and there are no more insurgent hideouts in the tribal region, a private television channel quoted Pakistan Army’s operations commander in South Waziristan,
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The South Waziristan Agency has been cleared of the Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) and there are no more insurgent hideouts in the tribal region, a private television channel quoted Pakistan Army’s operations commander in South Waziristan, Major-General Nawaz Khan, as saying on July 1, reports Daily Times. Briefing the media at the Rata Kullachi Stadium in Dera Ismail Khan, the operations commander said that foreign forces were responsible for the situation that had developed in the region, adding that the Pakistan Army had also arrested foreigners and seized foreign-made arms and ammunition from their possession. After the successful completion of Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation), the political administration of the region was responsibly fulfilling its duties, he said. The operations commander also surveyed the ongoing activities at a registration camp for the internally displaced persons (IDPs), and said that the process of the IDPs repatriation was progressing along the right track.
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July - 1 
Two young sisters were killed and another boy suffered multiple injuries in a grenade attack on their residence on Saryab Road in Quetta in the night of July 1, according to Daily Times. Unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at the house of Amir G
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Two young sisters were killed and another boy suffered multiple injuries in a grenade attack on their residence on Saryab Road in Quetta in the night of July 1, according to Daily Times. Unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at the house of Amir Gulzar, in the Kili Dost Agha area of Saryab Road.
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July - 2 
A truck driver was abducted from the National Highway in Bakhtiarabad area of Bolan District. Sources said that the truck was passing through the area when it was intercepted by armed militants, who took the driver hostage.
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A truck driver was abducted from the National Highway in Bakhtiarabad area of Bolan District. Sources said that the truck was passing through the area when it was intercepted by armed militants, who took the driver hostage.
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July - 2 
Armed militants attacked a security post in Janay Khwar area of Matani, 20 kilometres away from Peshawar the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing three soldiers of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and injuring as many before abducting two securi
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Armed militants attacked a security post in Janay Khwar area of Matani, 20 kilometres away from Peshawar the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing three soldiers of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and injuring as many before abducting two security personnel and taking away ammunition on July 2, reports Daily Times. "Around 50 militants armed with rockets launchers and automatic weapons stormed the FC post in Janay Khwar where two platoons of the FC were deployed at 2 am (PST) to counter attacks on Peshawar from Darra Adamkhel," said an official. He added that the clash between the militants and FC personnel lasted for almost two hours. Heavy contingents of FC and Police were deployed on the boundary between Peshawar and tribal areas of Darra Adamkhel and Khyber Agency after the attack.
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July - 2 
Lahore Police on July 2 arrested 17 alleged militants, including the masterminds of the attack on Ahmadi worship places in Model town and Garhi Shahu on May 28 from various areas of Lahore, according to Daily Times. The two masterminds were arrested
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Lahore Police on July 2 arrested 17 alleged militants, including the masterminds of the attack on Ahmadi worship places in Model town and Garhi Shahu on May 28 from various areas of Lahore, according to Daily Times. The two masterminds were arrested on their return from Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. Sources said that Police recovered a huge amount of arms and ammunitions and at least 20,000 kilogrammes of explosives, 100 assault rifles and 18 suicide jackets from various areas of the city.
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July - 2 
Pakistan on July 2 urged the international community to stay engaged in the war-torn country of Afghanistan without interfering in the country’s internal affairs, reports Daily Times. "Long-term objectives of peace, stability and development in Afgha
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Pakistan on July 2 urged the international community to stay engaged in the war-torn country of Afghanistan without interfering in the country’s internal affairs, reports Daily Times. "Long-term objectives of peace, stability and development in Afghanistan can only be realised by respecting its sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity," Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon told the UN Security Council. At the same time, peace and economic development was contingent upon a stable (Afghanistan) Government, enjoying support of the majority people, he said. Participating in a debate at the 15-nation council on the Afghan situation, Haroon said the communiqué issued by a peace jirga (tribal council) in June 2010 was an enabling document to formulate a national strategy for sustainable peace. He supported local ownership of the challenges faced by Afghanistan and the momentum for dialogue and peace generated by the jirga.
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July - 2 
People lashed out at the US, blaming its alliance with the Pakistani Government and its presence in Afghanistan for spurring suicide attacks on Data Darbar. Protests were held in Lahore against the attack. More than 5,000 people staged a protest rall
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People lashed out at the US, blaming its alliance with the Pakistani Government and its presence in Afghanistan for spurring suicide attacks on Data Darbar. Protests were held in Lahore against the attack. More than 5,000 people staged a protest rally in Lahore after Friday prayers and similar demonstrations were held in other cities across the country. "America is killing Muslims in Afghanistan and in our tribal areas (with missile strikes), and militants are attacking Pakistan to express anger against the Government for supporting America," said Zahid Umar, who frequently visits the shrine.
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July - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants during an operation in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 2, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants during an operation in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 2, according to Daily Times. Security sources said that five vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed. A cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered by the troops, the sources added.
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July - 2 
The Law enforcers neutralised the network of a terrorist group named ‘Fidaieen’, arrested its four cadres and recovered a list of expected targets in Lahore from their possession. According to sources, the list recovered from terrorists also carried
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The Law enforcers neutralised the network of a terrorist group named ‘Fidaieen’, arrested its four cadres and recovered a list of expected targets in Lahore from their possession. According to sources, the list recovered from terrorists also carried names of a few important personalities of the province and important installations. The sources said that law enforcers have also recovered 1000-litres of chemical, 90 hand grenades, 400 detonators, 26 walky-talky wireless sets and 24 uniforms of Elite Police Force (EPF) from their possession.
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July - 2 
The suicide attack on the Data Darbar shrine of Lahore on July 1 rose to 44 on July 2, according to Daily Times.
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The suicide attack on the Data Darbar shrine of Lahore on July 1 rose to 44 on July 2, according to Daily Times.
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July - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) denied any involvement in a triple suicide bombing on the Data Darbar shrine. "We are not responsible for these attacks, this is a conspiracy by foreign secret agencies, you know we do not attack public places," A
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) denied any involvement in a triple suicide bombing on the Data Darbar shrine. "We are not responsible for these attacks, this is a conspiracy by foreign secret agencies, you know we do not attack public places," Azam Tariq, a spokesman for the TTP told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location. "We condemn this brutal act. Our target is very clear and we only attack police, army and other security personnel," he added. No one so far has claimed responsibility for the attack in Lahore.
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July - 2 
Unidentified assailants killed a Shia scholar, Ali Muhammad, in a suspected sectarian attack in Saryab area of Quetta in Balochistan on July 2, reports Daily Times. Ali Muhammad, president of the Kashmirabad Imambargah, was walking in a street close
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Unidentified assailants killed a Shia scholar, Ali Muhammad, in a suspected sectarian attack in Saryab area of Quetta in Balochistan on July 2, reports Daily Times. Ali Muhammad, president of the Kashmirabad Imambargah, was walking in a street close Shahjee chowk when the assailants opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.
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July - 3 
At least 10 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 3, according to Daily Times. Security officials said that Taliba
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At least 10 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 3, according to Daily Times. Security officials said that Taliban (TTP) militants first attacked on a check post situated at Dabori Sanpaka Kandao in Upper Orakzai. SFs retaliated and killed four Taliban (TTP) militants were killed.
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July - 3 
At least two persons lost their lives while another five sustained injuries when they came under explosion caused by a roadside bomb in Ibrahim Khel locality in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 3, according to The News. Police sources sai
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At least two persons lost their lives while another five sustained injuries when they came under explosion caused by a roadside bomb in Ibrahim Khel locality in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 3, according to The News. Police sources said that a 10- kilogrammes bomb was planted on a roadside. The deceased persons were identified as Shah Wali and Nasir.
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July - 3 
Four soldiers were killed and seven others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit a vehicle of SFs in Gurguri area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. The sources said two vehicles of SFs were on their way to the
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Four soldiers were killed and seven others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit a vehicle of SFs in Gurguri area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. The sources said two vehicles of SFs were on their way to the Frontier Corps’ Fort Salop Camp from the Gurguri checkpoint when one vehicle struck the IED planted by the roadside. Three personnel of the Mehsud Scouts and one personnel of the Frontier Constabulary were killed on the spot and seven others were injured, sources added. The deceased were identified as Qayyum Khattak, Irshad Orakzai, Haqeed Ali and Etibaar Ali.
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July - 3 
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on July 3 said his party is ready to convene a national conference to address the root causes of terrorism and to chalk out a national policy to deal with the threat, reports Daily Times. Addressing
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Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on July 3 said his party is ready to convene a national conference to address the root causes of terrorism and to chalk out a national policy to deal with the threat, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference at his residence in Raiwind, Nawaz said that if the Government called such a conference, the PML-N would ensure its active participation in the event. Nawaz urged the Government not to “look towards” the US to decide the country’s fate and instead take the initiative in negotiating with the Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP). “They (the US) are holding talks with the Taliban, so Islamabad should adopt the same policy at local level,” he said. He pointed out that terrorism was directly linked to the Government’s foreign policy. He also called for the implementation of the suggestions of the National Assembly’s committee on national security.
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July - 3 
Six Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in a clash between SFs and Taliban (TTP) militants at Sangra area in Lower Orakzai Agency.
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Six Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in a clash between SFs and Taliban (TTP) militants at Sangra area in Lower Orakzai Agency.
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July - 3 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government once again stressed that military action against terrorists in Punjab is vital. KP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told reporters on July 3 that terrorists in Punjab were carrying out attacks against
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government once again stressed that military action against terrorists in Punjab is vital. KP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told reporters on July 3 that terrorists in Punjab were carrying out attacks against various sects. “Terrorists are neither Pathan nor Punjabi. However, terrorist centres and their mentors are present in Punjab,” the KP information minister said. Hussain urged the Punjab Government to be more focused on terrorism, as terrorists were now trying to trigger sectarian violence by starting activities in the name of Barelvi and Deobandi sects. “The KP Government has time and again informed the Punjab Government regarding the danger of terrorism,” he added.
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July - 3 
The Punjab Government was informed of possible terrorist threat to mosques and shrines in the province, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said, Daily Times quoting a private TV channel reported on July 3. The interior minister rejected the comments made
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The Punjab Government was informed of possible terrorist threat to mosques and shrines in the province, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said, Daily Times quoting a private TV channel reported on July 3. The interior minister rejected the comments made by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, that the federal intelligence agencies were not sharing intelligence reports with the Punjab administration. Talking to journalists in Islamabad, Malik said he would resign if it was proven that he has “stopped sharing intelligence with the Punjab Government,” and challenged the Punjab chief minister to resign if proven right. He added that he was ready to face any inquiry and would be pleased, should the PML-N wish to send their people for the inquiry. Malik said it could be possible that Nawaz was not properly informed, adding that Shahbaz Sharif should not distract from the issue.
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July - 3 
The Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) will soon launch their own ‘media regulatory authority’ to monitor TV channels, radio stations and newspapers to “stop propaganda” against Islam, a TTP spokesman said on July 3, reports Daily Times. “We a
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The Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) will soon launch their own ‘media regulatory authority’ to monitor TV channels, radio stations and newspapers to “stop propaganda” against Islam, a TTP spokesman said on July 3, reports Daily Times. “We are working on a Taliban (TTP) media regulatory authority, which should be operational in the next few days. Its main objective is to monitor the media closely, so that no false statement regarding Islam and its ideologies is made, nor any disputed matter is discussed in the media,” Muhammad Omar, a self-proclaimed TTP spokesman said in a statement emailed to media offices. He said, “If anyone tries to carry out such practices, he or she will be fined first. If he or she does not refrain from such practices, then the person will be executed under a suo motu action.” More details would be given soon, Omar added.
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July - 4 
At least 12 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed when fighter jets pounded their hideouts in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 4, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the fighte
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At least 12 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed when fighter jets pounded their hideouts in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 4, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in Mamozai, Khadezai, Molazai, Dabori and Alikhel areas of Upper Orakzai, killing 12 Taliban (TTP) militants and inuring another 10. Four terrorist hideouts were destroyed in the strikes as well.
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July - 4 
Four workers were shot dead and another seven were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire in Surab tehsil (revenue unit) of Kalat District, around 200 kilometres from Quetta, in Balochistan on July 4, according to Daily Times. Sources said
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Four workers were shot dead and another seven were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire in Surab tehsil (revenue unit) of Kalat District, around 200 kilometres from Quetta, in Balochistan on July 4, according to Daily Times. Sources said that a private vehicle was carrying labourers, who were returning from a gas plant to their residential colony, when unidentified assailants opened fire at their vehicle in Surab bazaar area. The victims belonged to Ghotki District of the Sindh and Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab.
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July - 4 
In Bajaur Agency, the political administration set a two-day deadline to the militants in Samasai village in Khar tehsil to surrender or face action, reports The News. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) of elders of Samasai, Assistant Political Agen
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In Bajaur Agency, the political administration set a two-day deadline to the militants in Samasai village in Khar tehsil to surrender or face action, reports The News. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) of elders of Samasai, Assistant Political Agent of Khar subdivision, Iqbal Khattak said tribesmen should cooperate with the Government and SFs to purge the area of militants and miscreants and restore durable peace. He said the militants in Samasai and elsewhere in Bajaur Agency must lay down weapons and surrender to the Government before the expiry of deadline to avoid action. “No one would be allowed to challenge writ of Government and target Government installations in Bajaur Agency,” the official vowed.
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July - 4 
On July 4 night, four militants were killed when they tried to storm a Security camp in Timergara in Lower Dir. One security personal was killed, while 11 others were also injured in the attack. The four militants, who were travelling in two vehicles
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On July 4 night, four militants were killed when they tried to storm a Security camp in Timergara in Lower Dir. One security personal was killed, while 11 others were also injured in the attack. The four militants, who were travelling in two vehicles, opened fire on the gate of the Balam Butt scouts cantonment in Timergara at 2 am (PST). Two of them hurled hand-grenades at the Security personnel deployed at the gate and tried to force their way into the compound. Security forces deployed at the gate fired on the militants and repulsed the attack. They then blew up their vehicle. The other two bombers were also killed and their vehicle was destroyed when the security forces retaliated. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said that a suicide attack had been foiled at Timergara by SFs.
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July - 4 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani agreed to a proposal put forth by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to call a national conference to discuss the issue of terrorism. Talking to Nawaz on the phone, PM Gilani said further decisions over the proposal would be t
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani agreed to a proposal put forth by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to call a national conference to discuss the issue of terrorism. Talking to Nawaz on the phone, PM Gilani said further decisions over the proposal would be taken during the high-level meeting that would be held in Islamabad on July 5. During the conversation, both leaders agreed to prepare a joint strategy to deal with the threat posed by militancy. Both leaders acknowledged that terrorism was the main hurdle in the way of development of the country. They also agreed that this was not the time for a “blame game”, and instead urged all political parties to work together over the issue of terrorism. The PM also assured full support of the Federal Government to the Punjab Government in dealing with terrorism. In addition, Prime Minister Gilani said that the Government will take action against militants in southern Punjab only if the Interior Ministry, intelligence agencies or the Punjab Government provide solid and credible information about the existence of terrorist outfits in the area. The prime minister said this while talking to the journalists after he visited the Ganga Ram Hospital to inquire after the health of people who had been injured in July 1’s suicide attacks in Data Darbar.
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July - 4 
The PML-N leader claimed that the Interior Ministry and the intelligence agencies working under its control were not cooperating and sharing information with the Punjab Government. “No evidence regarding the presence of terrorists in southern Punjab
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The PML-N leader claimed that the Interior Ministry and the intelligence agencies working under its control were not cooperating and sharing information with the Punjab Government. “No evidence regarding the presence of terrorists in southern Punjab has been found,” he said.
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July - 4 
The Police on July 4 arrested 12 suspected terrorists over May 28 attacks on two worship places of the Ahmadi community and a hospital in Lahore, according to Dawn. They were arrested in the suburbs of the eastern Lahore and Police also seized “huge
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The Police on July 4 arrested 12 suspected terrorists over May 28 attacks on two worship places of the Ahmadi community and a hospital in Lahore, according to Dawn. They were arrested in the suburbs of the eastern Lahore and Police also seized “huge quantity of explosive material and weapons from their custody”, Deputy Chief of Police operations Rao Sardar said. Sardar said the weapons seized included rocket launchers, hand grenades and anti-aircraft guns.
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July - 4 
The Punjab Home Department has decided to launch a crackdown on 17 banned outfits in the province and formed task forces at the district level to oversee the operations, Daily Times quoting BBC Urdu reported on July 4. Each task force will consist of
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The Punjab Home Department has decided to launch a crackdown on 17 banned outfits in the province and formed task forces at the district level to oversee the operations, Daily Times quoting BBC Urdu reported on July 4. Each task force will consist of CID, Special Branch and Anti-Terrorist Squad officials, while the District Police Officer would supervise the force and report to the Punjab Home Department. Task force officials have been directed to stay in touch with intelligence officials in the districts in order to exchange information regarding the banned outfits. The task forces will crackdown on secret hideouts of these outfits and apprehend their members. They will also trace out financing sources of the organisations. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), Tehreek-e-Jafariya Pakistan (TJP), Tehreek Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan (erstwhile SSP), Khudamul Islam, Islami Tehreek Pakistan, Hizabut Tehreer, Jamiatul Insar, Jamiatul Furqan, Kherun Nas International Trust, Islamic Student Movement, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) are the outfits that will be targeted by the task forces.
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July - 4 
The religious clerics from various schools of thought on July 4 vowed to join hands with the Government to foil terrorists’ designs in order to maintain sectarian harmony in the country, reports Daily Times. They also decided to observe a day against
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The religious clerics from various schools of thought on July 4 vowed to join hands with the Government to foil terrorists’ designs in order to maintain sectarian harmony in the country, reports Daily Times. They also decided to observe a day against terrorism to express solidarity amongst their ranks. Interior Minister Rehman Malik had called up the exclusive meeting of clerics in the backdrop of the triple suicide bombing on the Data Darbar in Lahore, where 42 people lost their lives. In a joint press briefing after the meeting, Malik said the successful military operation in Malakand division, and the ongoing offensive in South Waziristan had frustrated the terrorists, who were making last-gasp desperate attempts like the Data Darbar attack to undermine peace in Pakistan. He said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Nawaz Sharif had hinted at a “control strategy” to eliminate terrorism and “I welcomed it”. “We will work with the Punjab Government to do away with extremism and continue fighting until peace is restored,” he added. At the end of the briefing, the clerics read out the resolutions passed during the meeting and reiterated the ‘fatwa’, which was issued earlier after consensus was evolved among all 43 clerics. According to the fatwa, all suicide attacks were against the spirit of Islam and humanity. “Whosoever kills a Muslim has nothing to do with the religion of Islam,” the clerics declared unanimously.
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July - 4 
The SFs and volunteers of a tribal lashkar (militia) arrested five wanted Taliban (TTP) militants from Bindari area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit). The arrested Taliban were identified as Inayatullah, Zakirullah, Muhammad Faiz, Rasool Khan and Muha
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The SFs and volunteers of a tribal lashkar (militia) arrested five wanted Taliban (TTP) militants from Bindari area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit). The arrested Taliban were identified as Inayatullah, Zakirullah, Muhammad Faiz, Rasool Khan and Muhammadullah.
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July - 4 
Two Security Forces (SFs) personnel were injured in a landmine blast in Mashti Meela area of Lower Orakzai.
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Two Security Forces (SFs) personnel were injured in a landmine blast in Mashti Meela area of Lower Orakzai.
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July - 4 
Two soldiers were injured when unidentified militants attacked a SFs convoy in North Waziristan. The assailants ambushed the convoy at Sargardan Chowk that was on way to Datta Khel from Miranshah, injuring Subedar Muhammad Shafiq and another soldier.
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Two soldiers were injured when unidentified militants attacked a SFs convoy in North Waziristan. The assailants ambushed the convoy at Sargardan Chowk that was on way to Datta Khel from Miranshah, injuring Subedar Muhammad Shafiq and another soldier. The SFS retaliated, killing one of the militant.
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July - 5 
A cleaner of a pickup van was killed and a passer-by sustained injuries when an explosive device planted in a vehicle went off at the bus stand near the Qasaban Gate in Bannu, the principal city of Bannu District.
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A cleaner of a pickup van was killed and a passer-by sustained injuries when an explosive device planted in a vehicle went off at the bus stand near the Qasaban Gate in Bannu, the principal city of Bannu District.
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July - 5 
A volunteer of the pro-government lashkar (tribal army) was killed and two troopers’ sustained injuries in a landmine blast in Kong area in Khwezai subdivision in Mohmand Agency.
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A volunteer of the pro-government lashkar (tribal army) was killed and two troopers’ sustained injuries in a landmine blast in Kong area in Khwezai subdivision in Mohmand Agency.
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July - 5 
A wanted TTP ‘commander’, Ameerullah Mehsud, was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) at a security checkpost in Miranshah. Ameerullah alias ‘Langra Qari’ carried a head money of PNR 20 million. Two security personnel were also injured in the
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A wanted TTP ‘commander’, Ameerullah Mehsud, was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) at a security checkpost in Miranshah. Ameerullah alias ‘Langra Qari’ carried a head money of PNR 20 million. Two security personnel were also injured in the clash. Mehsud was listed 11 out of 19 most-wanted TTP commanders by the Government. Taliban sources said Ameerullah and several other Mahsud Taliban commanders had shifted to North Waziristan before the military operation was launched against them in South Waziristan in October 2009. Pleading anonymity, a local Taliban (TTP) ‘commander’ in Miramshah said 45-year old ‘Commander’ Ameerullah was one of the trustworthy commanders of TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mahsud. “He took part in jihad (holy war) in Afghanistan and had lost one of his legs in a landmine blast there,” the Taliban (TTP) ‘commander’ added.
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July - 5 
An increasing number of militants of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) fighting for separation of China's Muslim majority Xinjiang province were "fleeing to Pakistan and settling down there for future plots," Indian Express quoting state-run
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An increasing number of militants of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) fighting for separation of China's Muslim majority Xinjiang province were "fleeing to Pakistan and settling down there for future plots," Indian Express quoting state-run newspaper, China Daily, reported on July 5. "According to latest reports, the ETIM has been in close collaboration with the Taliban and Osama bin Laden," the China Daily said in its lead story on the first anniversary of the bloody riots in Xinjiang capital Urumqi in which an estimated 200 people were killed. It said an ETIM leader is also reported to be hiding in Pakistan and there are also reports of a "Chinese battalion" made up of about 320 ETIM members in the Taliban forces. It said a number of ETIM fighters were "fleeing to Pakistan and settling down there for future plots". "It is not hard for them (ETIM members) to hide in Pakistan. They have similar religious beliefs, appearances and languages as the locals," the report said. The report about ETIM militants settling down in Pakistan came a day before the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who during his week-long stay is expected to firm up the deal with China to finance and build two 650 mw nuclear reactors.
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July - 5 
An unidentified militants killed an elder of the Jatoi tribe and a passer-by on the Qambrani Road in Quetta.
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An unidentified militants killed an elder of the Jatoi tribe and a passer-by on the Qambrani Road in Quetta.
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July - 5 
An unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder, Malik Hashim Khan, in Kohi Hassankhel area in the Frontier Region of Peshawar on July 5. It is learnt that Malik Hashim Khan was reportedly active in motivating the people to rise against the milita
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An unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder, Malik Hashim Khan, in Kohi Hassankhel area in the Frontier Region of Peshawar on July 5. It is learnt that Malik Hashim Khan was reportedly active in motivating the people to rise against the militants and miscreants. The deceased was regarded among the tribesmen as a peace-loving person. No one claimed responsibility for the killing.
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July - 5 
At least 10 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed and four others injured when fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force bombed their hideouts in Orakzai Agency on July 5, according to Daily Times. Sources said that fighter planes
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At least 10 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed and four others injured when fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force bombed their hideouts in Orakzai Agency on July 5, according to Daily Times. Sources said that fighter planes bombed the hideouts of militants in the Jabba and Mamozai Sama areas of upper Orakzai Agency, killing 10 militants and injuring another four. Five hideouts of militants were also destroyed in the airstrike, the sources said.
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July - 5 
At least 23 militants were killed while many others injured during clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Lower Dir of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 5, according to The News. SFs launched attack on militants in Upper Medan and Kalpani areas after a suici
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At least 23 militants were killed while many others injured during clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Lower Dir of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 5, according to The News. SFs launched attack on militants in Upper Medan and Kalpani areas after a suicide attack on a scouts’ Security checkpost in the night of July 4. SFs sources said that as many as 23 militants were killed while scores others wounded while search operation is also underway in many adjoining areas to neutralise the militants’ hideouts. Curfew is imposed in Balam Butt tehsil (revenue unit) and in Medan Road.
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July - 5 
Four persons, including a Levies Force official, were killed and another four injured on July 5 in separate incidents in Balochistan, according to Daily Times. A police patrol vehicle was on its way to pick the Station House Officer (SHO) of Quaidaba
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Four persons, including a Levies Force official, were killed and another four injured on July 5 in separate incidents in Balochistan, according to Daily Times. A police patrol vehicle was on its way to pick the Station House Officer (SHO) of Quaidabad Police Station when unidentified militants riding a motorcycle opened fire at the vehicle. As result, a passer-by Jamal died on the spot and two Policemen were seriously injured. The injured officials were identified as Bashir Ahmed and Muhammad Ramzan.
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July - 5 
In an official handout, the Sindh Police claimed of arresting 46 militants affiliated with different jihadi (holy warrior) outfits in Karachi during the first six months of the 2010. As per the handout, Police killed six militants, while recovering 2
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In an official handout, the Sindh Police claimed of arresting 46 militants affiliated with different jihadi (holy warrior) outfits in Karachi during the first six months of the 2010. As per the handout, Police killed six militants, while recovering 251.5 kilogrammes of explosives, 79 detonators, 44 hand grenades, eight live bombs, two suicide jackets, 137 automatic weapons and 36,294 rounds of ammunition.
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July - 5 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik ruled out any military operation in Punjab and said that whatever action was required, it would be taken by the Punjab Government. “The federal agencies will provide the Provincial Government all the necessary assistanc
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik ruled out any military operation in Punjab and said that whatever action was required, it would be taken by the Punjab Government. “The federal agencies will provide the Provincial Government all the necessary assistance,” he said. He said the nexus among the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the TTP and al Qaeda was responsible for the recent gruesome terrorist attacks in the country.
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July - 5 
One Levies personnel killed and another two sustained injured in a firing incident in Mastung District.
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One Levies personnel killed and another two sustained injured in a firing incident in Mastung District.
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July - 5 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Karachi Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militant, Zahid Khan alias Shakeel, from the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on July 5, according to Daily Times. CID Operations Senior Superintendent of Police
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Karachi Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militant, Zahid Khan alias Shakeel, from the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on July 5, according to Daily Times. CID Operations Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fayyaz Khan said a CID team arrested Zahid Khan alias Shakeel with a TT pistol and four bullets. The arrestee was involved in the killing of a Shia community member Shehzad Hussain among others, the SSP added.
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July - 5 
The Federal and Provincial Governments resolved to stop the banned outfits from operating under any other name with rigorous monitoring of activities of all such organisations.
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The Federal and Provincial Governments resolved to stop the banned outfits from operating under any other name with rigorous monitoring of activities of all such organisations.
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July - 5 
The Government on July 5 offered to hold talks with militant outfits provided that they lay down arms and accept the writ of State, after the country’s top civilian leadership pondered over the question of how to stop deadly terrorist attacks on civi
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The Government on July 5 offered to hold talks with militant outfits provided that they lay down arms and accept the writ of State, after the country’s top civilian leadership pondered over the question of how to stop deadly terrorist attacks on civilians at a high-level meeting, reports Daily Times. The high-level meeting on the law and order situation was chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Addressing reporters following the inter-provincial meeting on law and order, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and Interior Minister Rehman Malik renewed the Government’s call for talks with Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants ready to renounce violence. “One thing is very clear that they will have to accept the writ of the State and surrender before the Government. Our doors are open for negotiations with those who will surrender before the Government,” Kaira said. He also announced that the Government is reactivating the National Counter Terrorism Authority to deal with the threat of terrorism.
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July - 5 
The Lahore Police on July 5 arrested six militants involved in the May 28 attacks on the worship places of Ahmedis and recovered large quantities of explosives and weapons from their possession, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Cap
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The Lahore Police on July 5 arrested six militants involved in the May 28 attacks on the worship places of Ahmedis and recovered large quantities of explosives and weapons from their possession, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Muhammad Aslam Tareen said that the terrorists identified as Haroon Saeed, Rizwan, Umair, Umer, Javed Alam and Abbas were involved in different terrorist activities, including the attacks at the Jinnah Hospital and Moon Market. He said that police had recovered 18,000 kilogrammes of explosive material, six Kalashnikovs, 21 grenades and 600 bullets, adding that terrorists Haroon Saeed and Rizwan had also been involved in insurgency activities in Afghanistan, while Umair and Umer were acting as facilitators and Javed Alam and Abbas were the owners of the houses where these terrorists were living.
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July - 5 
The Punjab Government on July 5 banned 23 militant organisations operating under new names after having been outlawed and directed Police to keep a strict vigil on 1,690 office-bearers and workers of the outfits after including them in Schedule 4, re
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The Punjab Government on July 5 banned 23 militant organisations operating under new names after having been outlawed and directed Police to keep a strict vigil on 1,690 office-bearers and workers of the outfits after including them in Schedule 4, reports Dawn. According to the Provincial Home Department, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) of Hafiz Saeed has not been restricted like others, but Saeed and his two associates have been barred from travelling abroad. Their accounts have been frozen and they will not be able to get arms licences. Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jaish-i-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Tehrik-i-Jaferia (TIJ), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Harkatul Mujahideen (HM), Hizbul Tehrir, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP) had been banned by the Musharraf Government in 2002, but most of them started their activities with new names. SSP was renamed as Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan, JeM as Alfurqan and Khuddamul Islam and TIJ as Islami Tehrik Pakistan and LeT as JuD. Hizbul Tehrir did not change its name.
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July - 6 
An Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, who was arrested along with six Indian collaborators, has confessed during interrogation that he had entered Tripura via Bangladesh to go to Punjab to monitor army movement there and report to ISI headquart
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An Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, who was arrested along with six Indian collaborators, has confessed during interrogation that he had entered Tripura via Bangladesh to go to Punjab to monitor army movement there and report to ISI headquarters, Police said on July 6, reports Shillong Times. From Bangladesh, the Pakistani national crossed over to Tripura where he was given full cooperation by his six Indian collaborators, Police said.
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July - 6 
Candace rejected the notion that Washington was taking an early “flight” to leave Afghanistan. “Our strategy has not changed. Our main goal is to defeat, dismantle and disrupt al Qaeda in Afghanistan before going back,” she declared
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Candace rejected the notion that Washington was taking an early “flight” to leave Afghanistan. “Our strategy has not changed. Our main goal is to defeat, dismantle and disrupt al Qaeda in Afghanistan before going back,” she declared
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July - 6 
Police arrested a person, Jamaluddin, and recovered seven kilogrammes of explosives from his possession in Tajabad area, a suburban area of Peshawar.
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Police arrested a person, Jamaluddin, and recovered seven kilogrammes of explosives from his possession in Tajabad area, a suburban area of Peshawar.
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July - 6 
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on July 6 stressed that Pakistan’s role as a frontline State in the war against terrorism has had a serious impact on all spheres of national life, especially on the country’s economy, reports Daily Times. He sa
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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on July 6 stressed that Pakistan’s role as a frontline State in the war against terrorism has had a serious impact on all spheres of national life, especially on the country’s economy, reports Daily Times. He said this while talking to a delegation of the International Crisis Group (ICG) that called on him at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat. The PM told the delegation, led by ICG President Louise Arbour, that foreign investment in Pakistan had declined considerably and economic activities had come under pressure. “Despite these serious constraints, Pakistan remains resolutely committed to take this war to its logical conclusion and root out the threat of terrorism and militancy from its soil,” he said.
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July - 6 
Taking advantage of the new violence in Kashmir, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin on July 6 addressed a rally in Islamabad to ‘‘denounce human rights violations in Kashmir’’, reports Times of India. Salahuddin has found himself increas
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Taking advantage of the new violence in Kashmir, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin on July 6 addressed a rally in Islamabad to ‘‘denounce human rights violations in Kashmir’’, reports Times of India. Salahuddin has found himself increasingly isolated as the militant violence in the Valley waned to an all-time low since 1989. The HM, which was once Jammu and Kashmir’s largest indigenous group, has fragmented and July 6’s rally is seen as his desperate attempt to stage a comeback. Salahuddin assailed Islamabad for trying to please New Delhi and extending a warm welcome to Home Minister P Chidambaram last month. ‘‘Pakistan’s constant efforts to befriend India are like rubbing salt into the wounds of Kashmiris,’’ he said. Salahuddin claimed Kashmiris consider Pakistan as their lawful representative to raise the Kashmir issue at national and international level.
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July - 6 
The Afghan Taliban on July 6 strongly reacted to media reports about the arrest of their spiritual leader Mulla Mohammad Omar in Pakistan in March 2009 and termed it propaganda of their enemies, reports The News. A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, Q
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The Afghan Taliban on July 6 strongly reacted to media reports about the arrest of their spiritual leader Mulla Mohammad Omar in Pakistan in March 2009 and termed it propaganda of their enemies, reports The News. A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, Qari Yusuf, said “This is 150 per cent untrue. He is safe and sound and leading the Mujahideen (freedom-fighter) in Afghanistan. By spreading such rumours about our Ameerul Momineen (Commander of the faithful), the West and particularly the US wanted to demoralise our Mujahideen and the Muslims supporting Jihad (holy war) all over the world.”
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July - 6 
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has declared suicide attacks in Pakistan 'haram' (prohibited) on July 6, according to Daily Times. Speaking in an interview, he said suicide attacks had no moral grounds, and elements behind such attacks sho
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The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has declared suicide attacks in Pakistan 'haram' (prohibited) on July 6, according to Daily Times. Speaking in an interview, he said suicide attacks had no moral grounds, and elements behind such attacks should be publicly executed. “Some foreign elements are trying to create religious discord in the country,” Saeed said. He said that Pakistan had been forced to become a frontline state in the war against terrorism. Hafiz Saeed blamed India for the Data Darbar attacks and challenged Indian authorities to prove that the JuD was involved in the Mumbai attacks. The JuD chief also said that Pakistan should hold talks with the Taliban. “If the US can negotiate with the Taliban, why can Pakistan not do the same,” he said.
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July - 6 
The militants blew up a state-run primary school at Khattako Pul area in the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 6, according to Daily Times. The Police said that explosives had been planted near the main gate of Government Primary Sc
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The militants blew up a state-run primary school at Khattako Pul area in the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 6, according to Daily Times. The Police said that explosives had been planted near the main gate of Government Primary School for Boys.
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July - 6 
The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) 'Prime Minister' Raja Farooq Haider advised Pakistan Government not to link ongoing negotiations with India to resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying this is not the right time as Islamabad's position is "quite we
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The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) 'Prime Minister' Raja Farooq Haider advised Pakistan Government not to link ongoing negotiations with India to resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying this is not the right time as Islamabad's position is "quite weak" due to "internal vulnerabilities", reports Daily Excelsior. He suggested that Pakistan should first resolve "small irritants and controversial issues" before finally sorting out the "core issue of Kashmir." He said that Pakistan and India should maintain status quo on Kashmir for "some time."
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July - 6 
The Pakistani authorities said no fresh order has been issued to ban militant groups working under new names or to impose curbs on foreign travel by individuals like the JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, though action will be taken only if evidence is found aga
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The Pakistani authorities said no fresh order has been issued to ban militant groups working under new names or to impose curbs on foreign travel by individuals like the JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, though action will be taken only if evidence is found against them. Responding to local media reports that 23 militant groups operating under new names have been banned, Law Minister of Punjab province Rana Sanaullah, Lahore Police chief Muhammad Aslam Tareen and sources in Islamabad said no notification has been issued with regard to the outlawed organisations or individuals like Saeed. “The Punjab government has not issued any new notification banning any proscribed organisation that is working under a new name. They are already banned,” Sanaullah said. Authorities in Punjab were “planning to crack down on militants if they are related to any banned organisation,” he said.
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July - 6 
The United States (US) Consul General in Peshawar Candace Putnam said on July 6 that the United States desired to see Pakistan take action against the Haqqani network, which is killing American soldiers in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. “We very m
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The United States (US) Consul General in Peshawar Candace Putnam said on July 6 that the United States desired to see Pakistan take action against the Haqqani network, which is killing American soldiers in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. “We very much would like to see action in North Waziristan Agency. The Haqqani network is killing our soldiers,” Putnam told a news conference before leaving her post. Elizabeth Rood will now replace her at the US Consulate General in Peshawar. However, the outgoing consul general said it was up to Pakistan to decide when they would need to take action. She stressed that extremists “have found safe havens” in North Waziristan Agency. “There is no question that extremists have found safe havens in the border areas... that is why your (Pakistani) troops are fighting in those areas. I think you recognised that reality. You have been making good progress in that battle against militants,” she said.
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July - 6 
Two Government primary schools, one each for boys and girls, were blown up by militants in Bhai Chena area of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 6, according to Daily Times.
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Two Government primary schools, one each for boys and girls, were blown up by militants in Bhai Chena area of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 6, according to Daily Times.
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July - 6 
Two unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle shot dead a member of the Shia community, Fayyaz Hussain Naqvi (24), in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh on July 6, according to Daily Times.
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Two unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle shot dead a member of the Shia community, Fayyaz Hussain Naqvi (24), in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh on July 6, according to Daily Times.
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July - 6 
Unidentified militants fired rockets from the seaside on the Gwadar Port and the Gwadar Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar City of Balochistan on July 6, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported in the attack. Unidentified milita
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Unidentified militants fired rockets from the seaside on the Gwadar Port and the Gwadar Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar City of Balochistan on July 6, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported in the attack. Unidentified militants – on a boat – resorted to firing rockets from the seaside, as the security measures in place make it difficult to conduct such attacks from land.
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July - 7 
A bomb blast destroyed five vehicles parked outside a showroom under Faqirabad Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 7, according to Daily Times. The blast completely destroyed five cars and left 20 others p
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A bomb blast destroyed five vehicles parked outside a showroom under Faqirabad Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 7, according to Daily Times. The blast completely destroyed five cars and left 20 others partially damaged in the showroom. Unidentified militants planted a bomb near the showroom, which went off at 5:45am. Police says around 1.5 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast.
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July - 7 
A boys’ degree college was damaged in a bomb blast in Khar. Political administration officials said that unidentified militants planted three bombs around the college. One of the bombs went off, partially damaging the building. However, security pers
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A boys’ degree college was damaged in a bomb blast in Khar. Political administration officials said that unidentified militants planted three bombs around the college. One of the bombs went off, partially damaging the building. However, security personnel managed to defuse the other two bombs.
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July - 7 
Al Qaeda’s top leadership in Pakistan directed confessed agent Najibullah Zazi in his plot to bomb the New York subway, US officials said on July 7, reports Daily Times. In an indictment against five alleged terrorists, the US Justice Department reve
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Al Qaeda’s top leadership in Pakistan directed confessed agent Najibullah Zazi in his plot to bomb the New York subway, US officials said on July 7, reports Daily Times. In an indictment against five alleged terrorists, the US Justice Department revealed Zazi’s plan was “directly related to a scheme by al Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the UK”. Earlier this year 2010, Zazi pleaded guilty to the three charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support to the al Qaeda. He had told the federal court in Brooklyn in February that the plans to blow up New York targets just after the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks included “mortal operations” in the underground train system.
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July - 7 
Atleast 15 militants were killed and 10 others wounded when Security Forces (SFs) pounded militant hideouts in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 7, according to Daily Times. Security sources said
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Atleast 15 militants were killed and 10 others wounded when Security Forces (SFs) pounded militant hideouts in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 7, according to Daily Times. Security sources said jets targeted militant positions in Dabori, Khadizai, Mamozai and Mulla Badai areas in Upper Orakzai. Four hideouts were destroyed and 15 militants were killed in the action whereas 10 others injured. More than 1400 militants have been killed so far and 170 hideouts destroyed during operation against militants going on in Orakzai Agency since last three months.
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July - 7 
British Police on July 7 arrested a Pakistani national suspected of being an al-Qaeda operative in north-eastern England after US authorities issued a warrant for his arrest, reports The News. Abid Naseer (24) is sought by the United States on charge
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British Police on July 7 arrested a Pakistani national suspected of being an al-Qaeda operative in north-eastern England after US authorities issued a warrant for his arrest, reports The News. Abid Naseer (24) is sought by the United States on charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organisation, conspiring to provide material support, and conspiracy to use a destructive device. He was arrested by British counter-terrorism Police in 2009 on suspicion of plotting mass casualty attacks in England and of being an operative of al-Qaeda, although he was never charged. The British government subsequently tried to deport him but while an immigration court acknowledged he was “an al-Qaeda operative who posed and still poses a serious threat,” it ruled his safety could not be guaranteed in Pakistan. Naseer was due to appear in court on July 7 in connection with the US arrest warrant, Police said. “Naseer has been arrested in the UK pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant issued on July 7, 2010, at the request of the US Government.”
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July - 7 
Intelligence reports on July 7 revealed that after the destruction of the terrorists’ communication systems and the disruption of their supply lines by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and the Pakistan Army, the terrorists were planning to expedite su
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Intelligence reports on July 7 revealed that after the destruction of the terrorists’ communication systems and the disruption of their supply lines by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and the Pakistan Army, the terrorists were planning to expedite suicide attacks across the country through suicide bombers and explosives-laden vehicles, according to Daily Times. Intelligence reports said that terrorists in Khyber Agency, Orakzai Agency and Malakand Division, including Swat, are gathering at Darra Adam Khel, which has now become their new safe haven. The intelligence reports said that after the damage caused to their communication system during the month of June by LEAs and the Army, the terrorists were now using the “rifle rod antenna system”, which is a weaker kind of communications system, and is easily detectable by LEAs. The reports added that the terrorists had planned suicide attacks in Khyber Agency, and in this connection, numerous explosives-laden vehicles and suicide bombers had been prepared in the area by the terrorists. Another report warned that a stolen vehicle, registered in the name of a military officer, was likely to be used in a terrorist attack. The report said that the vehicle bears a sticker of the Staff College Headquarter 12 Division and bears registration number Z-7813, Sindh. The vehicle of Lt Colonel Akhter Ahmed Khalil of Headquarter 5 Corps was stolen from Karachi on an unspecified date. LEAs have been advised to immediately put security across the country on high alert and take all necessary steps to recover the stolen vehicle.
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July - 7 
Police arrested two key members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Allah Yar alias Junaid and Qari Ubaidullah, from the Azadi chowk area of Lahore on July 7, according to Daily Times. Intelligence sources said Allah Yar alias Junaid and Qari Ub
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Police arrested two key members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Allah Yar alias Junaid and Qari Ubaidullah, from the Azadi chowk area of Lahore on July 7, according to Daily Times. Intelligence sources said Allah Yar alias Junaid and Qari Ubaidullah were traced through telephonic calls. The terrorists had disguised themselves and come to Lahore from Waziristan. They are believed to be residents of southern Punjab. The sources said that the two were planning to launch a major terrorist attack in Lahore.
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July - 7 
Seven persons, including five women, were injured when unidentified assailants hurled hand-grenades at the houses of two local journalists, Noor Muhammad Binori and Imran Khan, in Bhai Cheena near Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
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Seven persons, including five women, were injured when unidentified assailants hurled hand-grenades at the houses of two local journalists, Noor Muhammad Binori and Imran Khan, in Bhai Cheena near Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
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July - 7 
Two persons were injured in a grenade attack on a NATO oil tanker near Chaman town of Balochistan on July 7, according to Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified militants hurled a grenade at the NATO oil tanker, which was returning from Afghanis
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Two persons were injured in a grenade attack on a NATO oil tanker near Chaman town of Balochistan on July 7, according to Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified militants hurled a grenade at the NATO oil tanker, which was returning from Afghanistan after supplying fuel to allied forces based there. As a result, driver of the vehicle Niaz Ali and cleaner Zahid Khan were injured.
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July - 8 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on July 8 briefed parliamentarians about the ongoing war against terrorism during an in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PC
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on July 8 briefed parliamentarians about the ongoing war against terrorism during an in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), according to Daily Times. The three-hour meeting was held at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani. According to sources, the ISI DG comprehensively briefed the parliamentarians about the prevailing situation in the country and the ongoing operation against the Taliban. During the briefing, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazalur Rehman said that he would not support the Government if a military operation was launched in North Waziristan. “Dialogue and negotiations are the best options to deal with the threat of terrorism,” he said. The sources said Fazl criticised US policies in the war against terrorism and demanded the Government end its cooperation with US authorities. Sources, however, said Haider Abbas Rizvi from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supported the military operation against local Taliban in North Waziristan. He also urged the Government to “tighten the grip” on elements who are supporting the Taliban. The sources said that the committee chairman briefed the parliamentarians over the Government’s stance regarding the ongoing war on terror and appreciated the support of all political parties in this regard. Later, while talking to journalists, Rabbani said that Pakistan was an independent and sovereign country and the Government would decide when and where to launch military operations.
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July - 9 
85 militants were arrested and six houses of militants were destroyed during search operation in different localities of Nowshera and Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 9, according to Daily Times. Police sources said joint search operation of S
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85 militants were arrested and six houses of militants were destroyed during search operation in different localities of Nowshera and Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 9, according to Daily Times. Police sources said joint search operation of Security Forces (SFs) is underway in Badarshi and Kaka Sahib areas of Nowshera in which 70 suspected militants have been arrested whereas six houses of militants including the house of outlawed outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Nowshera Ameer (Chief) Qari Kamran. On the other hand, 15 suspected persons arrested during search operation in North Hasht Nagar area in Charsadda.
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July - 9 
At least 10 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed, including a key Taliban (TTP) commander, whereas scores others sustained injuries, when Security Forces (SFs) pounded militants’ hideouts located in Orakzai Agency of Federa
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At least 10 Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants were killed, including a key Taliban (TTP) commander, whereas scores others sustained injuries, when Security Forces (SFs) pounded militants’ hideouts located in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of July 9 (today), according to The News. Six militant sanctuaries were completely shattered during clashes, official sources claimed. A key Taliban (TTP) commander, Wasi-ur-Rehman, was also among those killed during clash, sources added.
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July - 9 
At least 65 persons were killed, including women and children, and 110 persons injured, as two suicide bombers blew themselves up through political offices, just seconds apart from each other, in Yakka Ghund tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in
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At least 65 persons were killed, including women and children, and 110 persons injured, as two suicide bombers blew themselves up through political offices, just seconds apart from each other, in Yakka Ghund tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 9, according to Daily Times. The first bomber, riding a motorbike, hit the main boundary wall of the political offices of the Yakka Ghund tehsil, while the second attacker, driving an explosives-laden coach, hit the main offices, which also included a sub-jail in the premises. The dead included five khasadars (local tribal Security Force), two political moharrars (reader) and five members of a family, while over 100 shops and more than two dozen vehicles were destroyed in the explosions. The bomber rammed the vehicle, as hundreds of tribal elders had gathered around the office of Rasool Khan, the Mohmand assistant political agent, for a meeting.
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July - 9 
Muhammad Rafeeq alias Akhlaaq, ‘chief’ of Jund-ul-Khyber (JK), a dissident group of TTP, was captured by militants of its rival group, Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), along with his six companions in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency a few days back, sources told
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Muhammad Rafeeq alias Akhlaaq, ‘chief’ of Jund-ul-Khyber (JK), a dissident group of TTP, was captured by militants of its rival group, Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), along with his six companions in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency a few days back, sources told to The News.
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July - 9 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a growing threat to the US and the Western world, Times of India quoting a new investigative report said on July 9. The report by the US-based organisation, Investigative Project on Terrorism, quotes Gen David Petraeus, n
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a growing threat to the US and the Western world, Times of India quoting a new investigative report said on July 9. The report by the US-based organisation, Investigative Project on Terrorism, quotes Gen David Petraeus, now commander of the Afghan campaign, telling the Senate a few months ago, "There's no question but that there are elements in Pakistan that have not yet been the focus of the Pakistani counter-insurgency efforts...obviously India has expressed its concern as well. The rise of LeT and the need to take action against it has been a 'source of dialogue' with Pakistani authorities." The report says Westerners who underwent training in LeT's camps include Australian David Hicks, shoe-bomber Richard Reid and Dhiren Barot who had masterminded a failed gas cylinder bombing in London. What makes it difficult to mount a concerted international action against the group is the fact that in Pakistan they enjoy an unprecedented popular and State support. The report details growing cooperation among LeT and al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, the Afghan Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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July - 9 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attacks. TTP Mohmand spokesman Ikramullah told reporters on telephone from an undisclosed location that their targets were the offices of the political administrati
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attacks. TTP Mohmand spokesman Ikramullah told reporters on telephone from an undisclosed location that their targets were the offices of the political administration and the local peace committee, which had arranged an anti-Taliban jirga (tribal council) there. We have no enmity with the people, he added. “Our intentions were to stop the holding of the anti-Taliban jirga,” Ikramullah added.
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July - 9 
Three officials of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) were rescued soon after unidentified militants abducted them in Wana of South Waziristan in the morning of July 9. The sources said that the three officials identified as Sher Wali, Ashiq and M
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Three officials of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) were rescued soon after unidentified militants abducted them in Wana of South Waziristan in the morning of July 9. The sources said that the three officials identified as Sher Wali, Ashiq and Muhammad Nazeer were on their way to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, in the morning when armed men abducted them. Subsequently, Political Agent Syed Shahab Ali Shah directed Assistant Political Agent Abdul Ghafoor to warn the Ahmedzai tribesmen to rescue the abducted officials by 5 pm (PST) or action would be taken against them under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR). The sources said the elders of the Ahmedzai tribe contacted the abductors and secured the safe release of the officials unconditionally in the afternoon.
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July - 9 
Two persons were killed and an equal number of them sustained bullet injuries when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle in Dera Bugti of Balochistan on July 9, according to Daily Times. Sources said that a cab carrying four people was on its
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Two persons were killed and an equal number of them sustained bullet injuries when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle in Dera Bugti of Balochistan on July 9, according to Daily Times. Sources said that a cab carrying four people was on its way to Kashmore from Sui when unidentified militants opened fire on them near the Mazari Ghot area. Bashir Bugti and Qasim Bugti received multiple bullet wounds to the upper torso and died on the spot, while Suleman Bugti and Qadir Bugti sustained serious injuries.
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July - 10 
Daily Times reports that a soldier was killed and two others were injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Tornajar area of Khyber Agency, Security sources said on July 10. According to the sources, a convoy of the Security Forces (SFs) was on its way
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Daily Times reports that a soldier was killed and two others were injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Tornajar area of Khyber Agency, Security sources said on July 10. According to the sources, a convoy of the Security Forces (SFs) was on its way from the Milwat base to Bara tehsil (revenue unit) when it hit a roadside bomb in the Tornajar area, killing a Security official and wounding two others.
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July - 10 
Daily Times reports that three Pakistan Army troopers were killed as Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) attacked Security Forces (SFs) in Makeen District of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), sparking clashe
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Daily Times reports that three Pakistan Army troopers were killed as Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) attacked Security Forces (SFs) in Makeen District of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), sparking clashes in which 25 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed, officials said on July 10. “Taliban fighters also attacked a security post in Kaniguram valley, 30 kilometres north of the region’s main town of Wana overnight, injuring five soldiers, another security official said.
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July - 10 
The death toll in July 9 suicide bomb blasts at the political offices in Yakka Ghund tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency’s rose to 106, as many more of the wounded succumbed to injuries in hospitals, while 18 people are still missing, the politic
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The death toll in July 9 suicide bomb blasts at the political offices in Yakka Ghund tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency’s rose to 106, as many more of the wounded succumbed to injuries in hospitals, while 18 people are still missing, the political administration said on July 10.
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July - 11 
A person, Ghulam Sakhi, was killed in the Spin Karez area after being abducted from the outskirts of Quetta on July 7. Levies Force found the body of Ghulam Sakhi from near Spin Karez. According to an autopsy, the victim was tortured to death four da
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A person, Ghulam Sakhi, was killed in the Spin Karez area after being abducted from the outskirts of Quetta on July 7. Levies Force found the body of Ghulam Sakhi from near Spin Karez. According to an autopsy, the victim was tortured to death four days ago.
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July - 11 
A senior US senator, Carl Levin, urged Pakistan on July 11 to crack down on the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, which operates on both sides of the Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Se
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A senior US senator, Carl Levin, urged Pakistan on July 11 to crack down on the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, which operates on both sides of the Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he does not think the Haqqani network would ever make peace, and he vowed to push to include the group on the US terrorist blacklist. “They are not following through, and have not followed through, by going after one of the truly great threats that face us here in Afghanistan, which is the coming into Afghanistan from Pakistan of Haqqani fighters,” the Democrat from Michigan told reporters in Kabul at the end of his two-day visit.
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July - 11 
An unidentified militants abducted two personnel of a law enforcement agency from Quetta. According to sources, Asif and Tahir were travelling from the Hazarganji area to Quetta when unidentified militants, travelling in a car, abducted them and fled
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An unidentified militants abducted two personnel of a law enforcement agency from Quetta. According to sources, Asif and Tahir were travelling from the Hazarganji area to Quetta when unidentified militants, travelling in a car, abducted them and fled.
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July - 11 
At least 22 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others injured when the fighter jets and helicopter gunships of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bombed various areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FA
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At least 22 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others injured when the fighter jets and helicopter gunships of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bombed various areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 11, according to Daily Times. Sources said fighter jets shelled TTP hideouts at 9 am (PST) in Qaum Sok, Balyana and Tor Smit, killing 10 Taliban and injuring another four. Again at 11 am (PST), helicopter gunships bombed TTP hideouts in Mazeed Garhi, Tor Kantri and Sra Mela areas in Upper Orakzai killing 12 TTP and injuring six.
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July - 11 
Daily Times reports that Maula Bakhsh Dashti, National Party (NP) leader and former Turbat District Nazim (organizer), was shot dead in Turbat of Balochistan on July 11. Sources said that, Dashti was travelling in his car, along with friends, from a
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Daily Times reports that Maula Bakhsh Dashti, National Party (NP) leader and former Turbat District Nazim (organizer), was shot dead in Turbat of Balochistan on July 11. Sources said that, Dashti was travelling in his car, along with friends, from a local village to Turbat when unidentified militants intercepted his car and opened fire at the vehicle. As a result, the NP leader died on the spot and two of his friends, Shaukat Baloch and Allah Bakhsh Baloch, were injured.
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July - 11 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that terrorists are infiltrating into Pakistan via Afghanistan, asking the Afghanistan Government to take action against the insurgency, Daily Times quoting a private TV channel reported on July 11. Talking to repo
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that terrorists are infiltrating into Pakistan via Afghanistan, asking the Afghanistan Government to take action against the insurgency, Daily Times quoting a private TV channel reported on July 11. Talking to reporters in Islamabad, the Minister asked the Afghanistan Government to seal the Pak-Afghan border from Kunar (Afghanistan province) to Mohmand Agency. He said activists of the banned organisations Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) do not follow any religion. Malik said terrorists wanted to unleash a wave of sectarian clashes across the country and also hinted at the involvement of a “third power” behind the ongoing terrorist activities in the country. The interior minister said one of the two suicide bombers who carried out the attacks at Data Darbar in Lahore had been identified.
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July - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested about seven key militant ‘commanders’ and some 225 other suspects from different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including provincial capital Peshawar, Nowshera and Sarbanda on July 11, according to Daily Times. Police so
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested about seven key militant ‘commanders’ and some 225 other suspects from different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including provincial capital Peshawar, Nowshera and Sarbanda on July 11, according to Daily Times. Police sources said that the search operations were carried out in different parts of Peshawar city on a tip-off from law enforcement agencies. The SFs recovered ammunition in the Ziarat Kaka Sahib area of Nowshera, and from Ghari Atta, Ghari Qamaruddin, Bahadur Kalay, Landi Arbab, Mushtaq Abad, Charkha Khel, Bhana Mari and Bhad Beer. The Police arrested seven militant ‘commanders’ along with 29 other suspected militants from the Bandbasti area adjoining Khyber Agency, and recovered five-kilogramme bombs, 14 rifles, 20 pistols and seven Kalashnikovs. The Police said that two arrested Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP ‘commanders’ were identified as Huzaifa Mehsud and Abu Abbas who hail from the Waziristan Agency.
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July - 11 
The intelligence agencies revealed that there has been a worrying increase in the activities of banned religious and militant organisations in the province, some of whom have been functioning under new names and have been found to be distributing hat
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The intelligence agencies revealed that there has been a worrying increase in the activities of banned religious and militant organisations in the province, some of whom have been functioning under new names and have been found to be distributing hate literature. According to the intelligence agencies’ report, jihadi (holy war) organisations have continued functioning in Hafizabad District, Gujrat, Pakpattan, Attock, Mianwali, Khanewal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rahim Yar Khan.
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July - 11 
The intelligence reports revealed that three banned outfits, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are involved in recent terrorist attacks across Punjab. According to the reports, LEJ, HUJI a
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The intelligence reports revealed that three banned outfits, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are involved in recent terrorist attacks across Punjab. According to the reports, LEJ, HUJI and TTP are involved in a majority of attacks of the total 49 terrorist incidents that occurred across Punjab during the last 18 months. Reports said that HUJI ‘chief commander’ and the TTP and al Qaeda ‘operations chief’ in Pakistan, Ilyas Kashmiri, masterminded these attacks. The report further said that 49 incidents of terrorism occurred in Punjab during the last one-and-a-half years, killing 687 people, including 69 Police officials. At least 1,834 people, including 268 Police personnel, were injured in these attacks. 21 of the 49 incidents were traced by law enforcement agencies (LEAs), 37 terrorists were arrested, 24 of the attackers were killed in encounters with Police and 27 suicide bombers blew themselves up during these attacks.
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July - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested at least 53 suspects, including the former chief of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), during the ongoing crackdown against banned organisations in Southern Punjab on July 11, according to Daily Times. Sources said
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested at least 53 suspects, including the former chief of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), during the ongoing crackdown against banned organisations in Southern Punjab on July 11, according to Daily Times. Sources said that Police arrested former SSP ‘chief’ Tanveer and 19 other suspects of the same outfit from Khanewal. The Police also arrested 20 suspects from Multan, 12 from Vehari, six from Bahawalpur and five suspects from Bahawalnagar. In a statement issued from Islamabad, SSP ‘chief’ Muhammad Ahmad Ludhianvi condemned the arrests, claiming that Police had arrested about 170 people belonging to his organisation so far. The crackdown in Southern Punjab was launched to please the US authorities, Ludhianvi added.
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July - 12 
A militants fired two missiles at Khar. However, there was no damage done as one missile landed near the Civil Colony and other on a field.
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A militants fired two missiles at Khar. However, there was no damage done as one missile landed near the Civil Colony and other on a field.
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July - 12 
A security official was killed and four others injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Sangra area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 12, according to Daily Times. The sources said a Security Force’s (SFs) party w
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A security official was killed and four others injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Sangra area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 12, according to Daily Times. The sources said a Security Force’s (SFs) party was on a routine patrol when their vehicle hit a landmine in Sangra area of Lower Orakzai.
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July - 12 
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the guesthouse of a pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Swab Khan, in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 12, according to Daily Times. However, the attacker caused no casualties. Police said that Khan
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A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the guesthouse of a pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Swab Khan, in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 12, according to Daily Times. However, the attacker caused no casualties. Police said that Khan belongs to Mamozai area of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and was currently living in Khwasi Banda area of Kohat.
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July - 12 
An unidentified militants blew up a primary school at Sheikh Baba Kalay in Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, raising the number of schools so far destroyed in the agency to 93.
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An unidentified militants blew up a primary school at Sheikh Baba Kalay in Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, raising the number of schools so far destroyed in the agency to 93.
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July - 12 
Police arrested 39 suspected terrorists from across Punjab, 20 from Multan and 19 from Lahore, as part of a crackdown launched against activists of various banned militant organisations on July 12, according to Daily Times. Sources said that followin
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Police arrested 39 suspected terrorists from across Punjab, 20 from Multan and 19 from Lahore, as part of a crackdown launched against activists of various banned militant organisations on July 12, according to Daily Times. Sources said that following directions issued by the Interior Ministry, the provincial authorities launched a massive crackdown against activists of defunct terrorist organisations across the province. However, until the filing of this report, over 100 suspects had been arrested across the province. According to police, some of the suspects arrested from Multan had been identified as Anwar Shah, Abdul Baqi, Asid Kamran, Hafiz Mazhar and Aasim. The law enforcers launched crackdowns in different cities, including Sahiwal, Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Bahawalnagar, Hafizabad and Gujrat. However, in the provincial capital, different teams of law enforcers launched massive operations in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Ravi Road, Shafiqabad, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Township, Green Town, Sabzazar, Ghaziabad and Mughalpura. Following intelligence information, large contingents of security personnel cordoned off selected areas and thoroughly searched different houses, the sources said. During the operation at Gulshan-e-Ravi, Police arrested two activists of a banned group, identified as Abdullah and Emmad, from an undisclosed house.
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July - 12 
Police arrested 410 suspects during a grand search operation in various parts of the provincial capital Peshawar. The operation was conducted in the limits of Khazana, Faqirabad and Paharripura Police Stations. According to police, 16 rifles, 10 AK-4
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Police arrested 410 suspects during a grand search operation in various parts of the provincial capital Peshawar. The operation was conducted in the limits of Khazana, Faqirabad and Paharripura Police Stations. According to police, 16 rifles, 10 AK-47 rifles, four Kalakovs, 13 pistols and 830 bullets were also seized during the operation.
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July - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) in a joint search operation arrested 45 suspects from the Azakhel camp area in Nowshera and recovered arms, drugs and ammunition from their possession. During the search, a number of suspects were held and arms including six
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The Security Forces (SFs) in a joint search operation arrested 45 suspects from the Azakhel camp area in Nowshera and recovered arms, drugs and ammunition from their possession. During the search, a number of suspects were held and arms including six Kalashnikov rifles, three hand grenades, 26 guns, 30 pistols, three kilograms of hashish and 804 rounds were recovered, sources added.
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July - 12 
The SFs arrested 216 suspected persons in Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said that most of the arrested persons were from Sepah tribe to which Mangal Bagh, head of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), belonged. The action was take
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The SFs arrested 216 suspected persons in Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said that most of the arrested persons were from Sepah tribe to which Mangal Bagh, head of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), belonged. The action was taken and arrests made following a remote-controlled roadside blast that targeted convoy of the SFs and injured two soldiers of the Frontier Corps.
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July - 13 
A Frontier Corps (FC) trooper and a local person were killed as a FC trooper tried to rescue abducted personnel in Kabu area of Kalat District on July 13, according to Daily Times. The FC also arrested eight suspects from the spot. Acting on a tip-of
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A Frontier Corps (FC) trooper and a local person were killed as a FC trooper tried to rescue abducted personnel in Kabu area of Kalat District on July 13, according to Daily Times. The FC also arrested eight suspects from the spot. Acting on a tip-off, FC personnel carried out a raid in Kabu, a mountainous area of Kalat, where a group of militants were hiding along with two hostages. There was exchange of fire between the FC and the militants, during which a FC trooper and a local person were killed. “One of the hostage was killed while the other was rescued. Around eight militants have been arrested in the raid,” official sources said. Two FC personnel taken hostage, Tahir and Mohammad Asif, had been posted at Ghaza Bund Scouts on the outskirts of Quetta. They were coming to the city when armed men abducted them at gunpoint on July 11.
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July - 13 
A roadside bomb went off in Saro Killay of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 13 soon after a delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) visited the blast site in Ekkaghund, reports The News.
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A roadside bomb went off in Saro Killay of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 13 soon after a delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) visited the blast site in Ekkaghund, reports The News. However, no casualty was reported in the blast. Local sources said that activities of the militants had increased in the recent days in the 25 villages of the District adjacent to Mohmand Agency.
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July - 13 
A tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan and seven trucks were burnt after a ‘mysterious’ blast at the Khajoor Stop on the Grand Trunk Road in Pabbi near Nowshera.
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A tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan and seven trucks were burnt after a ‘mysterious’ blast at the Khajoor Stop on the Grand Trunk Road in Pabbi near Nowshera.
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July - 13 
At least 100 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and one soldier injured in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 13, according to Daily Times.
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At least 100 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and one soldier injured in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 13, according to Daily Times.
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July - 13 
The driver of a NATO oil tanker was killed and his colleague injured in Mastung town on July 13. According to sources, a NATO oil tanker was returning to Karachi from Afghanistan, after supplying fuel to the allied forces stationed there, when uniden
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The driver of a NATO oil tanker was killed and his colleague injured in Mastung town on July 13. According to sources, a NATO oil tanker was returning to Karachi from Afghanistan, after supplying fuel to the allied forces stationed there, when unidentified militants opened fire at the vehicle and fled. As a result, the tanker’s driver died on the spot while his colleague was injured. The deceased was identified as Ibrahim who received multiple bullet wounds on his upper torso. Both the victims belonged to Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab.
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July - 13 
The political administration arrested 24 persons belonging to the Mamoond tribe for their alleged involvement in missiles attack in Khar.
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The political administration arrested 24 persons belonging to the Mamoond tribe for their alleged involvement in missiles attack in Khar.
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July - 13 
The TTP militants blew up a Government school in Tanai area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency, taking the total number of destroyed schools to 94.
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The TTP militants blew up a Government school in Tanai area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency, taking the total number of destroyed schools to 94.
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July - 13 
Two Police officials, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were injured in a grenade attack on Mastung Police Station. Officials said two unidentified militants ridding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at the Mastung City Police Station. The bo
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Two Police officials, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were injured in a grenade attack on Mastung Police Station. Officials said two unidentified militants ridding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at the Mastung City Police Station. The bomb blast injured Station House Officer Ghulam Sarwar and Additional SHO Abdul Salam Bangulzai. A few months ago, unidentified assailants gunned down the previous SHO of the same Police Station, Murad Sajidi.
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July - 14 
24 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 34 others injured when the fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pounded militant hideouts in Kasha, Srigaray, Khorhi, Mamoonzai and Shakartangi areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Adm
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24 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 34 others injured when the fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pounded militant hideouts in Kasha, Srigaray, Khorhi, Mamoonzai and Shakartangi areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 14, according to Daily Times. Security sources said five TTP hideouts were destroyed in the attacks.
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July - 14 
A powerful explosion shattered Masjid-e-Ishkhel mosque and some shrines in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports The News. However, no casualty or injury was reported in the incident.
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A powerful explosion shattered Masjid-e-Ishkhel mosque and some shrines in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports The News. However, no casualty or injury was reported in the incident.
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July - 14 
A soldier sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Askarabad area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The sources said the Security Forces (SFs) were patrolling the area when an explosive device planted by militants o
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A soldier sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Askarabad area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The sources said the Security Forces (SFs) were patrolling the area when an explosive device planted by militants on a roadside went off, injuring a soldier critically. The SFs also spotted another bomb in the same vicinity, which was later defused. Soon after the blast, the security forces launched a search operation and arrested several suspected persons from the area.
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July - 14 
Faisal Shehzad, the man arrested for plotting car bombing in New York’s Times Square appeared in a video on Al-Arabiya television on July 14 in which he said he planned to attack the United States, reports The News. “This attack on the United States
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Faisal Shehzad, the man arrested for plotting car bombing in New York’s Times Square appeared in a video on Al-Arabiya television on July 14 in which he said he planned to attack the United States, reports The News. “This attack on the United States will be a revenge for all the Mujahideen... and oppressed Muslims, including ... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (the late leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq), î said Faisal Shahzad”. The recording, whose authenticity could not immediately be confirmed, was made in English and had an Arabic voiceover. “I will carry this attack on their behalf, and I hope that it will please Muslims,” Faisal Shahzad said in the first video linking him to the abortive May 1 bomb plot and al-Qaeda. “With Jihad (holy war), the basis of Islam can be enforced and the word of Allah and his religion will prevail,” he said. “Abandoning Jihad destroys the religion and puts Muslims in an insulting position as they get robbed of land and authority,” he added. Dressed in the attire of Afghan fighters with a black turban and a trimmed beard, Shahzad appeared in a video that carried the “Umar Media” brand, with an AK-47 rifle apparently added by video editing to his left. “Eight years have passed since the war in Afghanistan. You will see that the Muslims’ war has just started, and we will tell you how Islam will spread all over the world,” he said, reading at some point from a book. Dubai-based Al-Arabiya said the video was 40-minutes long. It said Shahzad appeared in the video with Faqir Mohammed, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader in Bajaur Agency, but such footage was not aired.
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July - 14 
Habib Jalib Baloch, a former member of the Senate (Upper House of Parliament) and Secretary General of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal Group) was killed on July 14 (today) by unidentified assailants in Quetta city, the Police said, according t
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Habib Jalib Baloch, a former member of the Senate (Upper House of Parliament) and Secretary General of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal Group) was killed on July 14 (today) by unidentified assailants in Quetta city, the Police said, according to Rediff.com. Three motorcycle-borne assailants shot Baloch outside his home on Sariab Road in the morning, Deputy Inspector General of Police Hamid Shakil told reporters. Witnesses said Baloch, a senior Baloch nationalist leader, was shot when he came out of the house. He succumbed to his injuries later. The assailants escaped after the incident, the Police added. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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July - 14 
Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna interacting with Indian media in Islamabad on July 14 outlined terrorism as the "core issue" saying "the time had come" for Pakistan to act on "overwhelming evidence" presented to it over the role of Pakistan-ba
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Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna interacting with Indian media in Islamabad on July 14 outlined terrorism as the "core issue" saying "the time had come" for Pakistan to act on "overwhelming evidence" presented to it over the role of Pakistan-based terror outfits in the 26/11 attacks, reported Times of India. He stressed that India had provided "overwhelming" and "irrefutable" evidence to Pakistan on the involvement in the 26/11 attacks. He also responded to a question on Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed saying Saeed had been "consistently making statements which provoke people of Pakistan against India. Such tirades against India will certainly not help smoothen relations." He is to meet his Pakistani counterpart on July 15 (today).
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July - 14 
Police and the Elite Force in a joint action arrested a known militant ‘commander’ Ahmed Wali alias Sheikh Saadi, along with his two accomplices and recovered a cache of weapons, including explosives and communication gadgets, during a raid on a hous
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Police and the Elite Force in a joint action arrested a known militant ‘commander’ Ahmed Wali alias Sheikh Saadi, along with his two accomplices and recovered a cache of weapons, including explosives and communication gadgets, during a raid on a house in Khander area in Nowshera Kalan of Nowshera District.
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July - 14 
The attack on a Police vehicle with a timed explosive device in Gujranwala on July 15 spread fear among the personnel of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Punjab Police, sources told Daily Times, adding that it had been disclosed earlier in
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The attack on a Police vehicle with a timed explosive device in Gujranwala on July 15 spread fear among the personnel of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Punjab Police, sources told Daily Times, adding that it had been disclosed earlier in intelligence reports that terrorists were planning to target law enforcement agencies’ personnel in the province. The incident took place in the Aroop Police Station area in Gujranwala in the night of July 14. Muhammad Ali, duty officer of the Police Station said that Sub-Inspector Farhat Nawaz, along with other policemen, was on a routine patrol, adding that they had parked their vehicle along the main road to rest, during which the vehicle exploded. Officials at the FIA Regional Office and the Central Police Office (CPO) were terrified, and extremely concerned about their security. The sources said that fear gripped the FIA and Punjab Police officials, while several personnel of FIA’s Special Investigation Unit and Punjab Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad are avoiding travelling, or preferring to travel in private vehicles with tinted glasses.
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July - 14 
The beheaded bodies of two militants were found in Zor Killay and Bostikhel area in the Darra Adamkhel region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 14, according to The News. The sources said that militants belonging to the Darra Adamkhel chapter of Tehreek-
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The beheaded bodies of two militants were found in Zor Killay and Bostikhel area in the Darra Adamkhel region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 14, according to The News. The sources said that militants belonging to the Darra Adamkhel chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) abducted Dost Muhammad, Umar Khan and Jannat Gul from Shiraki village some four days ago on July 11. The militants later beheaded Dost Muhammad and Umar Khan, who were brothers, and dumped their bodies in Zor Killay and Bostikhel area in Darra Adamkhel. The slain persons belonged to Momin fraction of TTP. The third abducted person was still untraceable and might be in the custody of the militants, sources added.
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July - 14 
The number of suspected persons during the last three days rose to 671 on July 14, as 91 more persons were arrested from parts of the provincial capital Peshawar. As many as 410 persons were arrested on July 12 while another 170 were held on July 13.
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The number of suspected persons during the last three days rose to 671 on July 14, as 91 more persons were arrested from parts of the provincial capital Peshawar. As many as 410 persons were arrested on July 12 while another 170 were held on July 13. A total of 200 personnel of the Frontier Police, 60 from the Elite Police Force and three platoons of the Frontier Constabulary took part in the operation.
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July - 14 
The Police arrested more than 200 suspected persons, including Afghan nationals, during its ongoing search operations, from various parts of Lahore on 14, according to Daily Times. Reportedly, most of the arrested Afghan nationals had failed to provi
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The Police arrested more than 200 suspected persons, including Afghan nationals, during its ongoing search operations, from various parts of Lahore on 14, according to Daily Times. Reportedly, most of the arrested Afghan nationals had failed to provide their identification documents to the officers at the time of the raids.
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July - 14 
Three rockets fired by militants from unknown direction landed in the mountainous Sultankhel area near Jawaki in Frontier Region Kohat. The sources said the rockets missed the target and fell on the hills that caused no loss of life or damage to prop
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Three rockets fired by militants from unknown direction landed in the mountainous Sultankhel area near Jawaki in Frontier Region Kohat. The sources said the rockets missed the target and fell on the hills that caused no loss of life or damage to property.
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July - 15 
A centuries-old mosque and shrine were destroyed in a bomb blast at Ashkel of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. The shrine of Al-Haaj Seqique Banori, popularly known as Bacha Sahib, along with a centuries-old mosque was blown up at 2 pm (PST) by explo
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A centuries-old mosque and shrine were destroyed in a bomb blast at Ashkel of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. The shrine of Al-Haaj Seqique Banori, popularly known as Bacha Sahib, along with a centuries-old mosque was blown up at 2 pm (PST) by explosive material, placed inside the mosque. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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July - 15 
A US drone destroyed a compound used by the TTP militants in Sheerani Mada Khel village of North Waziristan, killing at least 10 militants at around 6:30 pm (PST). The drone fired at least two missiles into the compound which was a TTP and al Qaeda s
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A US drone destroyed a compound used by the TTP militants in Sheerani Mada Khel village of North Waziristan, killing at least 10 militants at around 6:30 pm (PST). The drone fired at least two missiles into the compound which was a TTP and al Qaeda stronghold. However, it was not immediately clear whether there were any high-value targets among the dead.
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July - 15 
After three rounds of discussions through the day between the Foreign Ministers on July 15, India and Pakistan were unable to find a meeting ground on most of the irritants in bilateral relations but decided to remain engaged nonetheless, reports The
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After three rounds of discussions through the day between the Foreign Ministers on July 15, India and Pakistan were unable to find a meeting ground on most of the irritants in bilateral relations but decided to remain engaged nonetheless, reports The Hindu. Though Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi described the prolonged engagement as "useful'' and his Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna saw it as "constructive,'' the inability to break new ground was evident at the joint press conference they addressed late in the evening.
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July - 15 
An intelligence agency report stated that Abdullah and Abul Rehman, aged 14 to 15 years, went missing from a seminary in Manshera since June 4, and they were likely to be sent on suicide missions targeting important personalities in Punjab.
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An intelligence agency report stated that Abdullah and Abul Rehman, aged 14 to 15 years, went missing from a seminary in Manshera since June 4, and they were likely to be sent on suicide missions targeting important personalities in Punjab.
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July - 15 
At least 15 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and several others injured as helicopter gunships targeted militant compounds in the Ghundaki, Mashti Kandi, Chapri Alikhel and Dharra Dhar Mamzai areas of Upper Orakzai in Federally
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At least 15 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and several others injured as helicopter gunships targeted militant compounds in the Ghundaki, Mashti Kandi, Chapri Alikhel and Dharra Dhar Mamzai areas of Upper Orakzai in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 15, according to Daily Times.
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July - 15 
Five persons were killed and 60 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand in Mingora, the headquterer of Swat District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 15, according to Daily Times. Police said five people were killed,
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Five persons were killed and 60 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand in Mingora, the headquterer of Swat District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 15, according to Daily Times. Police said five people were killed, including two women and a couple visiting from Punjab. Four of the injured were in critical condition and have been shifted to a Peshawar hospital. At least 10 shops and eight vehicles were damaged in the blast. Police believes the bomber was on foot, and he detonated himself when a Security convoy was passing through the area. A military spokesman said the Army was target and that two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured.
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July - 15 
Police arrested another militant on the information gleaned from a commander and militants arrested during a grand operation in Kandar Killay near Nowshera.
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Police arrested another militant on the information gleaned from a commander and militants arrested during a grand operation in Kandar Killay near Nowshera.
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July - 15 
Reports compiled by the intelligence agencies have revealed that terrorists are planning to carry out suicide attacks on the US embassy, the British High Commission and consulates, while also targeting 2,600 Chinese engineers working on different pro
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Reports compiled by the intelligence agencies have revealed that terrorists are planning to carry out suicide attacks on the US embassy, the British High Commission and consulates, while also targeting 2,600 Chinese engineers working on different projects in Punjab. It stated that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had planned to carry out attacks on Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday, and their families. The Security Force personnel and installations could also be targeted in near future while extremists have also planned attacks on NATO oil tankers and containers, the report said. According to another intelligence report, a terrorist group belonging to the "Fiday Jihad" was planning suicide attacks on the American embassy, the British High Commission in Islamabad and their consulates across the country.
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July - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a foreign militant Badshah Gah from Ahmadi Banda near Thall in Hangu District during a search operation. Four LMGs, 12 grenades, several Kalashnikovs, and 10 kilogrammes of explosives were recovered from Badshah’s posse
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a foreign militant Badshah Gah from Ahmadi Banda near Thall in Hangu District during a search operation. Four LMGs, 12 grenades, several Kalashnikovs, and 10 kilogrammes of explosives were recovered from Badshah’s possession.
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July - 15 
Three aid workers employed by the US-based charity Mercy Corps have been freed in good health by their abductors after a five-month abduction ordeal. The aid workers and their driver were abducted on February 18 in Qila Saifullah District, about 200
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Three aid workers employed by the US-based charity Mercy Corps have been freed in good health by their abductors after a five-month abduction ordeal. The aid workers and their driver were abducted on February 18 in Qila Saifullah District, about 200 kilometres northwest of Quetta. The driver was killed in the month of June, prompting Mercy Corps to close offices in Balochistan and neighbouring Sindh. "It is confirmed that three Mercy Corps workers have been released by the abductors in the wake of negotiations by tribal elders," provincial Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said. "No ransom was paid for their release," he added.
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July - 15 
Unidentified militants opened fire on four NATO-supply containers in Mach locality of Bolan tehsil (revenue) in Quetta of Balochistan in the night of July 15, setting them ablaze, according to The News. Sources said that NATO containers were heading
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Unidentified militants opened fire on four NATO-supply containers in Mach locality of Bolan tehsil (revenue) in Quetta of Balochistan in the night of July 15, setting them ablaze, according to The News. Sources said that NATO containers were heading to Afghanistan en-route Quetta from Karachi, carrying oil and other logistic materials on them. When the drivers stopped along a hotel on National Highway, some unidentified militants attacked and set ablaze containers by resorting to indiscriminate firing.
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July - 16 
10 persons, including three children, were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb planted inside a shop exploded in a market in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. Intelligence officials also confirmed the toll, saying three shops and four cars were des
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10 persons, including three children, were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb planted inside a shop exploded in a market in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. Intelligence officials also confirmed the toll, saying three shops and four cars were destroyed. The ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) was among those killed in the explosion, the residents said, adding that six persons among those injured belonged to the same outfit. “The timed device appeared to have been planted by a rival militia,” the residents told Daily Times by phone.
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July - 16 
Accusing India of being "selective" in its approach, Pakistan said the dialogue cannot move forward till its concerns were also understood by New Delhi, reported Times of India. "If we focus more only on those issues which India gives importance to
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Accusing India of being "selective" in its approach, Pakistan said the dialogue cannot move forward till its concerns were also understood by New Delhi, reported Times of India. "If we focus more only on those issues which India gives importance to and ignore those considered important by Pakistan, then I don't think the talks can move forward," Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said. However, he said he would not call his July 15 talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna a "deadlock". "There are difficulties and we need to find a way to handle them," Qureshi said, adding "we are ready to engage, we are ready to negotiate any time, anywhere and we are not in a hurry. We will wait till they are ready".
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July - 16 
Another NATO oil tanker was set ablaze by unidentified militants in Wadh area of Khuzdar.
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Another NATO oil tanker was set ablaze by unidentified militants in Wadh area of Khuzdar.
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July - 16 
At least 16 persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries as their vehicles were ambushed by unidentified militants in Char Khel locality of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 16, according to Dail
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At least 16 persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries as their vehicles were ambushed by unidentified militants in Char Khel locality of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 16, according to Daily Times. A caravan, comprising passenger vehicles, was heading to Peshawar from Para Chanar, a central place in Kurram Agency. The victims are believed to be hailing from Para Chanar, sources said.
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July - 16 
Describing his talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi as "good and constructive," External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna said at a joint press conference that Pakistan has promised speedy trial of the 26/11 Mumbai attack accused and
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Describing his talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi as "good and constructive," External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna said at a joint press conference that Pakistan has promised speedy trial of the 26/11 Mumbai attack accused and had given a fresh assurance not to allow this country's territory to be used for terror against India, reports Times of India. "The bottom-line is that the discussions were good and constructive," Krishna said after his wide-ranging talks with Qureshi that covered a wide array of issues of mutual concern, including terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir and humanitarian biggest Confidence-Building Measures (CBM) to ease trust deficit between the two countries. The two sides decided to continue engagement, with Krishna inviting Qureshi to visit India, saying he looked forward to welcoming him. Krishna said that during the talks, he reminded his Pakistani interlocutors to fulfil the pledge that Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had given to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Bhutan over two months ago not to allow Pakistani territory to be used for terror activities directed against India. "It would go a long way in building trust," Krishna said.
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July - 16 
Five civilians and four Policemen were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion targeting a Police vehicle near Baghto Chowk on Tall Road in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 16, according to Daily Times.
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Five civilians and four Policemen were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion targeting a Police vehicle near Baghto Chowk on Tall Road in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 16, according to Daily Times.
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July - 16 
Five NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents in Balochistan on July 16, according to Daily Times. Levies personnel said that four NATO oil tankers were parked outside a roadside hotel in Mach Town when unidentified militants fired
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Five NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents in Balochistan on July 16, according to Daily Times. Levies personnel said that four NATO oil tankers were parked outside a roadside hotel in Mach Town when unidentified militants fired at the vehicles, setting them ablaze, as they were carrying highly inflammable material. No casualties were reported in the incident as the drivers and helpers of the tankers were inside the hotel.
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July - 16 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) executed two persons by strapping explosives to their bodies after accusing them of spying for the US in a village near Miranshah of North Waziristan.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) executed two persons by strapping explosives to their bodies after accusing them of spying for the US in a village near Miranshah of North Waziristan.
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July - 17 
The death toll in Shia caravan attack in Dhad Kamar area of Char Khel region in Lower Kurram of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 16 increased to 18 on July 17, reports Daily Times. All the dead persons were Shias who were travelling
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The death toll in Shia caravan attack in Dhad Kamar area of Char Khel region in Lower Kurram of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 16 increased to 18 on July 17, reports Daily Times. All the dead persons were Shias who were travelling from Parachinar to Peshawar. Militants used heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, during the ambush which was escorted by Security Forces (SFs). Two of the buses were completely destroyed in the attack. Kurram tribal Agency has for three years been a flashpoint for sectarian violence. More than 4,000 persons have died in outbreaks of sectarian violence in the area.
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July - 17 
Two persons were injured on July 17 when unidentified militants opened fire at a container carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan near Kalat in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The injured were identified as Muhammad Kareem and Ghulam Nabi.
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Two persons were injured on July 17 when unidentified militants opened fire at a container carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan near Kalat in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The injured were identified as Muhammad Kareem and Ghulam Nabi.
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July - 18 
24 militants including three ‘commanders’ surrendered to the SFs along with a cache of heavy weapons and explosives during a search operation in Mamond subdivision in Bajaur Agency, reports The News. Official sources said 21 militants laid down arms
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24 militants including three ‘commanders’ surrendered to the SFs along with a cache of heavy weapons and explosives during a search operation in Mamond subdivision in Bajaur Agency, reports The News. Official sources said 21 militants laid down arms during a jirga (tribal council) of Mamond tribal elders. The names of the militants or their commanders were not disclosed to the media. They reportedly belonged to Mukha, Gabari, Meena, Kaga, Landai, Bandarai, and Zagai areas of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit). The recovered arms and ammunition includes 85 Russian-made Kalashnikov rifles, 23 rocket launchers, 23 rockets, 40 artillery shells, 12 mortar shells, five remote-controlled bombs, short-range missiles, scores of hand-grenades and explosives. The political administration has set July 31 deadline for the tribesmen to hand over heavy weapons to the Government and register the small ones.
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July - 18 
At least 25 militants were killed and 23 others injured when the fighter jets and helicopter gunships of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bombed various parts of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 18, reports Daily Tim
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At least 25 militants were killed and 23 others injured when the fighter jets and helicopter gunships of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bombed various parts of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 18, reports Daily Times. Security Forces (SFs) sources said the helicopter gunships bombed the Utmela, Sufaid Darra and Shakar Tangi areas of the Central Orakzai Agency at 8 am (PST) killing 15 militants and injuring eight others. Three hideouts of militants were also destroyed in the bombardment. Further, fighter jets bombed the Dabori, Ali Khel, Mamoozai and Ghalju areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in the afternoon, killing 10 terrorists and injuring 15 others. Two hideouts of militants were also destroyed in the bombardment.
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July - 18 
The twin bomb attacks in Kampala that killed 73 persons on July 11 were carried out by suicide bombers and Pakistanis were among 20 suspects arrested, the Ugandian Police said on July 18, reports Indian Express. “We have arrested more than 20 persons
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The twin bomb attacks in Kampala that killed 73 persons on July 11 were carried out by suicide bombers and Pakistanis were among 20 suspects arrested, the Ugandian Police said on July 18, reports Indian Express. “We have arrested more than 20 persons, some of whom are foreigners, including Pakistanis,” a top Police officer said.
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July - 18 
Three persons were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Sargodha town of Punjab in the evening of July 18, according to Daily Times. The target was Darululo
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Three persons were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Sargodha town of Punjab in the evening of July 18, according to Daily Times. The target was Darululoom Muhammadia Imambargah, witnesses said. Tariq Abbas, who was injured in the blast, said when worshippers were coming out after Maghrib prayers (prayer just after sunset), a youth tried to enter the Imambargah compound. When a guard stopped him, the teenage suicide bomber blew himself up.
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July - 19 
24 militants laid down arms and surrendered to security forces in Bajaur tribal region on July 19. Locals said that the 24 militants wanted by the Government in various cases of violence including kidnappings, target killings, destroying schools and
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24 militants laid down arms and surrendered to security forces in Bajaur tribal region on July 19. Locals said that the 24 militants wanted by the Government in various cases of violence including kidnappings, target killings, destroying schools and other Government buildings laid down arms voluntarily and surrendered to security forces through a tribal jirga (assembly). They also handed over one Kalashnikov riffle each as fine to the authorities. They took oath in the presence of elders of the jirga that they would remain loyal to Government and abide by the law of the land. More than 900 militants have surrendered to SFs so far in Bajaur tribal region.
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July - 19 
A suicide attack plot was foiled when two suicide bombers were killed in a bid to carryout a suicide attack on Security Forces (SFs) present within Punjab Regiment Center (PRC) in Mardan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 19, according to Daily Times
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A suicide attack plot was foiled when two suicide bombers were killed in a bid to carryout a suicide attack on Security Forces (SFs) present within Punjab Regiment Center (PRC) in Mardan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 19, according to Daily Times. Four SF personnel sustained minor injuries in retaliatory firing.
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July - 19 
Military planes and helicopter gunships pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in the Orakzai and Central Kurram Agency on July 19, killing 42 militants and injuring several others, reported Dawn. 20 militants were killed and 16 others wounded a
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Military planes and helicopter gunships pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in the Orakzai and Central Kurram Agency on July 19, killing 42 militants and injuring several others, reported Dawn. 20 militants were killed and 16 others wounded as well as five of the hideouts were destroyed in the Kunretyal, Jrando Kalley, Tungdara and Dranrhi areas of Orakzai Agency, sources said.
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July - 19 
Military planes and helicopter gunships pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in the Orakzai and Central Kurram Agency on July 19, killing 42 militants and injuring several others, reported Dawn. 20 militants were killed and 16 others wounded a
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Military planes and helicopter gunships pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in the Orakzai and Central Kurram Agency on July 19, killing 42 militants and injuring several others, reported Dawn. 20 militants were killed and 16 others wounded as well as five of the hideouts were destroyed in the Kunretyal, Jrando Kalley, Tungdara and Dranrhi areas of Orakzai Agency, sources said. 22 militants were killed and 11 others injured when military aircraft targeted Dogar and adjoining areas, destroying five suspected hideouts. Dogar is the headquarters of central Kurram Agency and a stronghold of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Sources said that a large number of militants had sneaked into lower Kurram from Orakzai. The TTP is said to have established their command and control system in the Shasho Ghund area. According to sources, they plan attacks on Government installations and security forces from Bugan and Chapari areas near Toorghar.
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July - 19 
Police claimed to have arrested two persons and recovered eight bundles of wire, used in making bombs, from their possession at a checkpost near Dobai Bus Stand in Mardan on July 19. Police stopped a Suzuki pick-up at the checkpost and recovered 20,
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Police claimed to have arrested two persons and recovered eight bundles of wire, used in making bombs, from their possession at a checkpost near Dobai Bus Stand in Mardan on July 19. Police stopped a Suzuki pick-up at the checkpost and recovered 20,000 feet long wire consisting of eight bundles from the vehicle. Police also arrested two persons riding the vehicle.
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July - 19 
SFs arrested 700 suspected persons including five militant ‘commanders’ during search operation carried out in Ziarat Kaka Sahib, Bahadur Baba, Kheshgi Mera, Rashakai, Jaroba, Speenkhak and Akbarpura villages and the Azakhel refugees’ camp for intern
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SFs arrested 700 suspected persons including five militant ‘commanders’ during search operation carried out in Ziarat Kaka Sahib, Bahadur Baba, Kheshgi Mera, Rashakai, Jaroba, Speenkhak and Akbarpura villages and the Azakhel refugees’ camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Nowshera District, reports The News. District Police Officer Nisar Ahmad Tanoli said that five militant ‘commanders’ and 45 outlaws were among the 700 suspected persons arrested during the search operation. 40 Kalashnikov rifles, 12 Kalakovs rifles, 96 guns, 165 pistols, 25 hand-grenades, 60 meters prima cord, 40 kilograms of explosives, 4,996 cartridges and 15 kilograms of hashish were recovered during search operation, he added.
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July - 19 
Some elements in the Pakistan Government know the whereabouts of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, warning Islamabad against keeping a "poisonous" snake in its backyard, reported Times of India. Hillary also
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Some elements in the Pakistan Government know the whereabouts of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, warning Islamabad against keeping a "poisonous" snake in its backyard, reported Times of India. Hillary also said the Pakistanis leadership during her visit to Islamabad has been told to take on every non-Governmental Armed Force inside the country. She said Pakistan's intelligence establishment must share with the US any information about movement of bin Laden and al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri. "I want those guys. I will not be satisfied until we get them," she said in interviews to American TV channels during her just concluded visit to Islamabad. "...I assume somebody, somebody in this Government, from top to bottom, does know where bin Laden is. And I'd like to know too so I think we've got to keep pressure on, which we are doing," Hillary said. Earlier on July 19, she had said that she believed Osama bin Laden and Taliban spiritual head Mullah Omar were in Pakistan. She said the US is getting closer to the fugitive. "I don't want to put a proximity or timeline on it (getting bin Laden). As I've said, we have gotten closer because we have been able to kill a number of their trainers, their operational people, their financiers," Hillary told Fox News channel. "I think elements in the Government do (know the whereabouts of bin Laden). I've said that before. But I think it is also important to know we have been getting with Pakistani cooperation a lot of the top leadership of al-Qaeda," she said. Hillary said she had told the Pakistani leadership "look, you've got to take on every non-governmental armed force inside your country, because even though you think they won't bother you today, there is no guarantee. Its like keeping a poisonous snake in your backyard."
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July - 19 
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on July 19 that she believed that Osama bin Laden was still in Pakistan, reports The News. “I believe (bin Laden) is here in Pakistan and it would be very helpful if we could take them (al-Qaeda leaders)
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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on July 19 that she believed that Osama bin Laden was still in Pakistan, reports The News. “I believe (bin Laden) is here in Pakistan and it would be very helpful if we could take them (al-Qaeda leaders),” Clinton said. The US secretary of state sought tougher action from Islamabad to combat militants ahead of a key conference in Afghanistan. “There are still additional steps that we are asking and expecting the Pakistanis to take,” she told the BBC. “... there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that should an attack against the United States be traced to be Pakistani it would have a very devastating impact on our relationship,” she added. Clinton confirmed that Washington planned to formally designate the Haqqani network while cautiously welcoming other Afghan plans to talk with and reintegrate fighters who renounce violence. “We know that the Haqqani network is behind many attacks in Afghanistan. It’s clearly a terrorist group,” Clinton told reporters, adding,“The fact that there may be discussions with this group (or others) is something we’re willing to support as long as there are specific guidelines.”
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July - 19 
Two low intensity bombs exploded in the Wali Khel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 19, according to Daily Times. Abbas Ali, an official of the Khasadar (tribal force), the bombs were planted at
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Two low intensity bombs exploded in the Wali Khel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 19, according to Daily Times. Abbas Ali, an official of the Khasadar (tribal force), the bombs were planted at electricity polls on Peshawar-Torkham Road to suspend the power supply and damage the newly installed optical fibre cable. The explosions slightly damaged the electricity polls, but no casualty has been reported, he said.
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July - 20 
According to Daily Times, terrorists are planning attacks on the worship places of minorities in Lahore, Jhang, Chiniot, Muzzaffargarh and Chakwal, intelligence agencies reported on July 20.
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According to Daily Times, terrorists are planning attacks on the worship places of minorities in Lahore, Jhang, Chiniot, Muzzaffargarh and Chakwal, intelligence agencies reported on July 20.
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July - 20 
An intelligence agency revealed that an unknown terrorist group ‘Munsa’ was planning to attack offices of sensitive agencies, government buildings, army garrisons and checkposts in Lahore. According to threat alert-233, “Terrorists are planning to ca
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An intelligence agency revealed that an unknown terrorist group ‘Munsa’ was planning to attack offices of sensitive agencies, government buildings, army garrisons and checkposts in Lahore. According to threat alert-233, “Terrorists are planning to carry out suicide attacks on offices of the ISI, government buildings, army checkposts and other buildings”.
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July - 20 
An unidentified militants blew up a private school in the Akhorwal area of Frontier Region of Kohat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the morning of July 20, reports Dawn. Local people said they heard three loud explosions that jolted their houses. Five r
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An unidentified militants blew up a private school in the Akhorwal area of Frontier Region of Kohat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the morning of July 20, reports Dawn. Local people said they heard three loud explosions that jolted their houses. Five rooms of the Al Noor High School for Boys were destroyed in the blast.
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July - 20 
Daily Times reports that unidentified armed men shot dead Liaquat Ali Mengal, former president of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), in Kalat District in Balochistan on July 20. Liaquat Ali Mengal was on way to his house from Kalat bazaar
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Daily Times reports that unidentified armed men shot dead Liaquat Ali Mengal, former president of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), in Kalat District in Balochistan on July 20. Liaquat Ali Mengal was on way to his house from Kalat bazaar when three persons riding a motorcycle opened fire on him near Moughalzai area. Mengal was killed on the spot. The attackers managed to escape. Police termed the incident a case of target killing.
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July - 20 
Pakistan dismissed Menon's remarks as "baseless accusations". Pakistan’s Foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit "strongly refuted" Menon's comments about links between Pakistan's establishment and Pakistani-American Headley. Headley, who is in a Chic
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Pakistan dismissed Menon's remarks as "baseless accusations". Pakistan’s Foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit "strongly refuted" Menon's comments about links between Pakistan's establishment and Pakistani-American Headley. Headley, who is in a Chicago prison, was interrogated by Indian investigators, including sleuths from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in June.
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July - 20 
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on July 20 asserted that Osama bin Laden and Taliban spiritual head Mullah Omar were not in Pakistan as alleged by Hillary Clinton. Reacting to Clinton's contention during her two-day visit to Pakistan which conc
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on July 20 asserted that Osama bin Laden and Taliban spiritual head Mullah Omar were not in Pakistan as alleged by Hillary Clinton. Reacting to Clinton's contention during her two-day visit to Pakistan which concluded on July 19, Gilani said if anyone has credible and verifiable information establishing their presence on Pakistani soil, then it should be shared with the Government of Pakistan, The Hindu reports.
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July - 20 
Security officials thwarted a major terrorist attack in Mardan when they killed three suicide bombers and two of their aides close to Mardan Cantonment training grounds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 20, reports Daily Times. According to the Inter-Ser
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Security officials thwarted a major terrorist attack in Mardan when they killed three suicide bombers and two of their aides close to Mardan Cantonment training grounds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 20, reports Daily Times. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), three suicide bombers blew themselves up in vain when they were challenged by guards deployed outside the training area of the Punjab Regiment centre in Mardan. Two terrorists providing cover to the suicide bombers were also killed in an exchange of fire with troops, in which four of the officials were also injured. Another two terrorists covering the attackers are still missing and security forces cordoned off the area to apprehend the absconding terrorists, the ISPR said. Police sources said 25 suspects had been arrested in a search launched jointly by the Army and Police in the residential areas adjacent to the training centre.
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July - 20 
The interrogation of Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, who helped the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, points to official patronage of terror groups, National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar
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The interrogation of Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, who helped the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, points to official patronage of terror groups, National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on July 20, reports Times of India. Without naming Pakistan, Menon said the nexus had left no room for India to be optimistic as the link was growing "stronger". "It has been brought to us through Headley that there are clear links between militants and official establishments. It is that nexus with existing intelligence agencies that makes it much a harder phenomenon for us to deal with and suggest it won't be broken soon," Menon said, addressing a conference on terrorism in New Delhi. He said the information that Indian investigating agencies have and deal with suggest that the link "is getting stronger", adding, the interrogation of Headley proved "our worst fears have come true and the situation is as bad as we thought". Stating that "there is less possibility of being optimistic", the NSA said the traditional definition of terror groups in South Asia has become obsolete in the wake of these outfits merging to conduct operations. "The other aspect that is coming from it is how over times in the last few years these terror groups in South Asia have got fused, they are training together, using the same communication," Menon said. "The traditional distinction of these terror groups has become meaningless," he said, referring to Pakistan's "good" Taliban and "bad" Taliban theory.
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July - 20 
The News reports that unknown assailants shot dead a soldier of Bajaur Levies and injured a passer-by in Yousafabad area near Khar on July 20, official sources said.
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The News reports that unknown assailants shot dead a soldier of Bajaur Levies and injured a passer-by in Yousafabad area near Khar on July 20, official sources said.
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July - 20 
The SFs also seized huge cache of arms including rockets, missiles, mortar guns, anti-aircraft guns, mines, Kalashnikovs, explosive and a large number of cartridges during search operation in Meena area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit), according to D
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The SFs also seized huge cache of arms including rockets, missiles, mortar guns, anti-aircraft guns, mines, Kalashnikovs, explosive and a large number of cartridges during search operation in Meena area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit), according to Dawn.
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July - 20 
The United Sates will continue to have close cooperative relationship with Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed in an interview, asserting that walking away from the key South Asian ally would be a mistake, reported Daily Times. “The Pa
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The United Sates will continue to have close cooperative relationship with Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed in an interview, asserting that walking away from the key South Asian ally would be a mistake, reported Daily Times. “The Pakistanis themselves are paying a huge price because of it (terrorist challenge). They’ve had so many deaths due to bombings that these terrible terrorist networks impose upon the people of Pakistan. Their military has lost a lot of people in the fighting,” she told FOX News. “This is tough. I’m not going to sit and tell you that it is not. But boy, do I think it would be a mistake to walk away. We’ve walked away from Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past with all the consequences we’re well aware of,” Clinton added.
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July - 20 
To counter sectarianism, the Government is making all-out efforts to spread tolerance and understanding in society in a phased manner, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on July 20, Daily Times reported. He said the government would continue its
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To counter sectarianism, the Government is making all-out efforts to spread tolerance and understanding in society in a phased manner, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on July 20, Daily Times reported. He said the government would continue its efforts for sectarian harmony.
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July - 21 
65 civilians have so far fallen victim to 93 incidents of landmine explosions because of the lack of precautionary measures in the militancy-affected Swat District, officials of a Swiss organisation said during a one-day workshop in Swat. The program
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65 civilians have so far fallen victim to 93 incidents of landmine explosions because of the lack of precautionary measures in the militancy-affected Swat District, officials of a Swiss organisation said during a one-day workshop in Swat. The programme manager of Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, Fredrick Marten, along with the national coordinator Nisarullah, highlighted the hidden danger from unexploded mines in war-hit areas. They said the organization was working on Mines Risk Education Project and from January 2010 to June sensitized more than 141,549 individuals including children about the potential threat from landmines to human lives.
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July - 21 
A 10-year-old girl, Sharifa Bugti, was killed in a landmine blast in the Ghot Band Ali Sundrani area of Jaffarabad District.
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A 10-year-old girl, Sharifa Bugti, was killed in a landmine blast in the Ghot Band Ali Sundrani area of Jaffarabad District.
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July - 21 
A Delhi court on July 21 issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against five Pakistanis in a case filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), charging them with facilitating terrorist attacks in India, but rejected its application for NBWs against
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A Delhi court on July 21 issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against five Pakistanis in a case filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), charging them with facilitating terrorist attacks in India, but rejected its application for NBWs against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the first and second accused, reports The Hindu. While agreeing with the prosecution’s charges against the seven, Special Judge (NIA) S. P. Garg said no purpose would be served by issuing NBWs against Saeed and Lakhvi. For, a Mumbai trial court had issued NBWs against them and subsequently Interpol also issued Red Corner Notices. The NIA counsel had on July 20 said that Saeed and Lakhvi could be issued the “Special Notice” as the Security Council had imposed sanctions on them for their ties to the al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The five persons against whom NBWs have been issued are Karachi residents Sajid Mir alias Wasi and Abdur Rehman Hashim, Pakistani army officers Major Iqbal and Major Sameer Ali, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) resident Illyas Kashmiri. All the accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act for “facilitating terrorist acts and acts preparatory to terror attacks between 2005 and October 2009 in India including Delhi”.
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July - 21 
A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ and close aide of TTP Swat ‘chief’ Mullah Fazlullah, Qari Sohail, surrendered before the SFs at Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat, reports Daily Times. Sohail was in charge of the TTP’s FM-ra
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A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ and close aide of TTP Swat ‘chief’ Mullah Fazlullah, Qari Sohail, surrendered before the SFs at Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat, reports Daily Times. Sohail was in charge of the TTP’s FM-radio station during their rule in Swat.
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July - 21 
NATO decided to establish a trust fund in order to train Pakistan’s Security Forces in counter-terrorism techniques. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen informed President Asif Zardari about the decision during a meeting, according to spokes
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NATO decided to establish a trust fund in order to train Pakistan’s Security Forces in counter-terrorism techniques. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen informed President Asif Zardari about the decision during a meeting, according to spokesman Farhatullah Babar. Those who attended the meeting, among others, were Babur Hizlan, the Turkish Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Defence Secretary Syed Athar Ali.
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July - 21 
Refusing to take any more allegations from Washington, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on July 21 clearly saying that Osama Bin Laden or al-Qaeda were no friends of Pakistan or peace, reports The News. He strongly dismissed US Secretar
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Refusing to take any more allegations from Washington, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on July 21 clearly saying that Osama Bin Laden or al-Qaeda were no friends of Pakistan or peace, reports The News. He strongly dismissed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s assertion that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan. “If we were aware of where the top al-Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan, by now we would have reached them because we do not consider them friends of Pakistan or friends of peace,” he said adding that they had been disturbing peace in Pakistan, the region and the globe. “This is not the first time that this has been said and our position has been consistent. These are speculations,” Qureshi said. It appears that Pakistan makes the obligatory remarks against the US drone attacks to pacify its domestic audience and the US levels allegations against Pakistan to pacify theirs.
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July - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 40 militants and injured 30 others in a clash in Upper Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 21, according to Daily Times. Three SF personnel were also killed in the clash, while six officia
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 40 militants and injured 30 others in a clash in Upper Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 21, according to Daily Times. Three SF personnel were also killed in the clash, while six officials were injured. The incident occurred in Dabori Ali Khel area of the Agency. The SFs cleared Sheikhan and Naznao areas of the Agency and consolidated positions atop important hills in the area. Three terrorist hideouts were also destroyed.
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July - 21 
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has signalled that it aspired to playing a role for bringing about peace in South Asia and its periphery even after its combat mission in Afghanistan, says NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has signalled that it aspired to playing a role for bringing about peace in South Asia and its periphery even after its combat mission in Afghanistan, says NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on July 21, reports Dawn. Pakistan would be a key partner in the new role. “We would also stay committed beyond the date our combat mission (in Afghanistan) ends because it is utmost important that we make our contribution to the regional peace and security,” NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after their talks. Rasmussen, who was on his first visit to Pakistan, however, did not explain how NATO intended to ensure peace and security in the region. His words come alive with significance if read with “Nato 2020” — a policy paper outlining the alliance’s ambition of a global role. The strategy is to be unveiled in November.
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July - 21 
The personnel of Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) defused a remote-control bomb planted by unidentified militants to attack a convoy of the Security Forces (SFs) in Mattani area near Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 21, according to The News. Sources i
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The personnel of Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) defused a remote-control bomb planted by unidentified militants to attack a convoy of the Security Forces (SFs) in Mattani area near Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 21, according to The News. Sources in the area said the SFs were due to carry out a search operation in Matani. Some local people informed the SFs that explosives had been planted on the roadside to attack the convoy that was expected to pass through the area.
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July - 21 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two persons in Mashwad Bazdad area of Awaran District in Balochistan on July 21, according to The News. Levies officials said Muhammad Qah-Din and Muhammad Samad of Mashwad Bazdad were on their way to bazaar when uni
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two persons in Mashwad Bazdad area of Awaran District in Balochistan on July 21, according to The News. Levies officials said Muhammad Qah-Din and Muhammad Samad of Mashwad Bazdad were on their way to bazaar when unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened indiscriminate fire on them and fled.
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July - 22 
A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Irshad Khan, and his aide were killed when a bomb they were constructing in the militant chief’s home exploded in Khar area of Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. Syed Ghafoor, a local official, s
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A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Irshad Khan, and his aide were killed when a bomb they were constructing in the militant chief’s home exploded in Khar area of Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. Syed Ghafoor, a local official, said that several members of ‘commander’ Irshad Khan’s family were injured in the blast. He said that Irshad Khan was behind several attacks on the security forces in the region and had contacts with top Taliban leaders in nearby North and South Waziristan.
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July - 22 
A person was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on him at Esanagri in Quetta in Balochistan on July 22, reports The News. Police said unidentified assailants opened fire on Naseebullah, a resident of Pishin, leaving him critically injur
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A person was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on him at Esanagri in Quetta in Balochistan on July 22, reports The News. Police said unidentified assailants opened fire on Naseebullah, a resident of Pishin, leaving him critically injured
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July - 22 
A private TV channel has received the footage of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat leader Maulvi Fazalullah, which shows him addressing his comrades, a private TV channel reported on July 22, reports Daily Times. The fresh footage rubbishes s
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A private TV channel has received the footage of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat leader Maulvi Fazalullah, which shows him addressing his comrades, a private TV channel reported on July 22, reports Daily Times. The fresh footage rubbishes statements of the Pakistani and Afghanistan Government that the fugitive leader was killed in a clash with the armed forces. The footage revealed Fazalullah, saying that he had sent the four suicide bombers, who attacked Timer Gara some time ago. Pakistan Army and the The Awami National Party (ANP) were still on their hit list, and the strength of the TTP had not been lessened, the channel reported. According to sources, it was the first footage, which had been released by Fazalullah himself. The footage showed the injured leg of the TTP leader, due to which he was walking slowly, which confirmed the news that he received a bullet in his leg.
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July - 22 
Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned on July 22 of fresh attempts by militant groups to push India and Pakistan into a military conflict, reports Daily Times. Mullen said he feared extremists would attempt another
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Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned on July 22 of fresh attempts by militant groups to push India and Pakistan into a military conflict, reports Daily Times. Mullen said he feared extremists would attempt another operation similar to the 2008 Mumbai attacks in order to goad India into armed retaliation against Pakistan. Mullen said the Mumbai attacks had demonstrated how a small group of extremists could have a “strategic impact”. “One of the things that struck me then and is still of great concern is that those terrorists could bring two countries closer (to a possible conflict),” he told reporters on board his plane bound for New Delhi. “I’ve worried a great deal about a repeat attack, of something like that,” Mullen said, adding that he wanted “to focus on making sure this doesn’t happen again”. Mullen began a two-day visit to India that coincided with a visit by the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke.
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July - 22 
At least 29 militants were killed and 17 others injured in two separate clashes and during shelling by gunship helicopters as Security Forces (SFs) took control of the Ghiljo tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Ar
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At least 29 militants were killed and 17 others injured in two separate clashes and during shelling by gunship helicopters as Security Forces (SFs) took control of the Ghiljo tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 22, according to The News. The sources said in the first incident, SFs and militants fought a gun battle in the Sarkikhel mountain area where the militants were entrenched. A total of 14 militants were reportedly killed and 11 others sustained injuries in the clash, the sources added. However, no casualty was suffered by the troops. When the clashes were over, SFs took control of the Government offices, telephone exchange and hospital in Ghiljo and clamped a curfew to carry out a search and clearance operation. Further, SFs killed 15 militants and injured six others during search operation.
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July - 22 
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said, "One of the things that struck me then and is still of great concern is that those terrorists could bring the two countries closer (to a possible conflict)."
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Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said, "One of the things that struck me then and is still of great concern is that those terrorists could bring the two countries closer (to a possible conflict)."
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July - 22 
Faisal Shahzad, the main suspect behind the failed Times Square bombing plot, is seen in a new video footage along with TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud, with the two shaking hands and hugging each other. The Pakistani American had following his arrest c
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Faisal Shahzad, the main suspect behind the failed Times Square bombing plot, is seen in a new video footage along with TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud, with the two shaking hands and hugging each other. The Pakistani American had following his arrest claimed that he had met Mehsud and a host of other radical leaders but investigators had then said they were yet to verify his claims. The video that has now emerged shows a man who appears to be Shahzad shaking hands with Mehsud and then embracing him. The footage, which is on the Sky News website, features an audio track of Shahzad saying, "Today, along with the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Hakimullah Mehsud and under the command of Amir al-Mumineen Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid (may Allah protect him), we are planning to wage an attack on your side, InshaAllah".
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July - 22 
Muhammad Fazal, a cadre of the Haqiqi Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM-H), a splinter outfit of the erstwhile Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM), was shot dead by four armed assailants riding two motorcycles near the Sauidi College in the Sauidabad Police area.
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Muhammad Fazal, a cadre of the Haqiqi Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM-H), a splinter outfit of the erstwhile Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM), was shot dead by four armed assailants riding two motorcycles near the Sauidi College in the Sauidabad Police area.
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July - 22 
Pakistan was actively collaborating with the Taliban in Afghanistan while accepting US aid, leaked US military reports showed on July 22, a disclosure likely to increase pressure on Washington’s embattled ally, reports Daily Times. Under the heading
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Pakistan was actively collaborating with the Taliban in Afghanistan while accepting US aid, leaked US military reports showed on July 22, a disclosure likely to increase pressure on Washington’s embattled ally, reports Daily Times. Under the heading “Afghan War Diary”, the revelations released by online organisation WikiLeaks emerged as Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned of greater NATO casualties in Afghanistan. The documents were provided first to The New York Times, Britain’s The Guardian newspaper and German weekly Der Spiegel. Contained in more than 90,000 classified documents, the disclosures could fuel growing doubts in Congress about US President Barack Obama’s war strategy at a time when the US death toll is soaring. The leaked reports, covering a period from January 2004 to December 2009, suggest that current and former officials from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have met directly with the Taliban in secret strategy sessions to organise terrorist networks fighting US soldiers. The Guardian said more than 180 intelligence files accuse the ISI of supplying, arming and training the insurgency since at least 2004. One of the reports even implicates the ISI in a plot to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai, attacks on NATO warplanes, a plot to poison the beer supply of Western troops and the 2008 Indian embassy bombing, said the newspaper. WikiLeaks said the leaked documents “do not generally cover top-secret operations”. The site also reported that it had “delayed the release of some 15,000 reports” as part of what it called “a harm minimisation process demanded by our source”, but said it may release the other documents after further review.
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July - 22 
Police on July 22 killed three militants and arrested 262 alleged criminals including proclaimed offenders and 90 suspects during a search operation carried out in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The News. Deputy Inspector General
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Police on July 22 killed three militants and arrested 262 alleged criminals including proclaimed offenders and 90 suspects during a search operation carried out in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The News. Deputy Inspector General of Police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah said that a Special Police Party headed by District Police Officer Waqif Khan and Superintendent of Police Mir Qasim Khan was organised for the operation in which the police killed three militants and arrested 262 alleged criminals and 90 other suspects, who were wanted to Police in different cases of abductions, robberies and other crimes.
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July - 22 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on July 22 emphasised the need for joint monitoring of the Pak-Afghan border and increased sharing of information between Pakistan and NATO-ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) forces on cross-border moveme
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on July 22 emphasised the need for joint monitoring of the Pak-Afghan border and increased sharing of information between Pakistan and NATO-ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) forces on cross-border movement of terrorists, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minster expressed these views with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general, who called on him at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat. Dilating on NATO and ISAF forces’ role in Afghanistan, the PM stressed that the international community must stay engaged and facilitates efforts of the Afghan Government to rebuild its State institutions and related capacity. He reiterated Pakistan’s offer to train the Afghan National Army, national police and civil bureaucracy.
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July - 22 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government closed two registration centres in Peshawar set up for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Kurram Agency, after receiving threats from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) asking the Government to close the centre
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government closed two registration centres in Peshawar set up for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Kurram Agency, after receiving threats from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) asking the Government to close the centres or face attacks. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government had set up the two registration centres at Hayatabad Sports Complex and at Civil Quarters, Kohat Road for Kurram IDPs in Peshawar. Sources said that a few days ago, TTP threatened the security guards of the registration centre located at Kohat Road to close all the registration centres. However, a Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) official said that the registration centres were closed temporarily and would be reopened in a few days after security had improved. The PDMA had started registration of Kurram IDPs in the two centres and official sources said that about 16,000 families had been registered so far.
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July - 22 
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, said that the network of terrorists has been dismantled and around 100 wanted suspects have been arrested during a search operation. Addressing a gathering in the Regi Model Town
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, said that the network of terrorists has been dismantled and around 100 wanted suspects have been arrested during a search operation. Addressing a gathering in the Regi Model Town area after laying foundation stone of the Durrani Media Colony in Peshawar, he said the search operation was launched to dismantle the network of terrorists and would end within five days.
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July - 22 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is as deadly a terror group as Taliban and al-Qaeda and they were working in close coordination, said Richard Holbrooke, United States special envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan, Times of India reports. Talking to journalists in
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is as deadly a terror group as Taliban and al-Qaeda and they were working in close coordination, said Richard Holbrooke, United States special envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan, Times of India reports. Talking to journalists in New Delhi on July 22 Holbrooke said the US has been pushing Pakistan to take action on all these groups. "We understand, as Government, that it (LeT) is a threat and we talk about it all the time with Pakistani military (asking them) to deny their territory to this organisation," said Holbrooke. He said LeT was a part of terror conglomerate comprising Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban and the Haqqani network. "Taliban has almost become a brand," he said. "Under intense pressure these groups seem to be growing closer to each other. Two or three years ago, they were more distinct than now," Holbrooke said. Holbrooke admitted that Pakistan's Taliban connection was a problem. "The links between the ISI [Inter Services Intelligence] and the Taliban are a problem. US has spoken to the Pakistan Government and the military on ISI's links with the Taliban," he said. Holbrooke also said that the “few steps” taken by Islamabad in this direction were “not enough,” adds The Hindu. Referring to ISI’s links with militant organisations, he asserted that tackling the LeT was “equal to any other priority in the region,” as its goal was to create “maximum problems” between India and Pakistan. “Their [LeT, al Qaeda and Taliban] long-term objective is to destroy the Western civilisation and to create crisis between New Delhi and Islamabad. Under intense pressure, these groups seem to be growing closer to each other. Two or three years ago, they were more distinct than now.”
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July - 22 
Two cadres of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were killed in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on July 22, reports The News. The victims, identified as Asgar and Fahran Baig were shot dead by armed assailants in the Pakistan Bazaar Police limits
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Two cadres of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were killed in different parts of Karachi in Sindh on July 22, reports The News. The victims, identified as Asgar and Fahran Baig were shot dead by armed assailants in the Pakistan Bazaar Police limits and in Sector 7/A in the Surjani Town police jurisdiction respectively.
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July - 23 
A Police Constable was killed and at least five other Policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO) and a Sub-Inspector, were injured in suspected terrorist attacks outside two Police stations in Lahore in Punjab on July 23, reports Daily Times.
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A Police Constable was killed and at least five other Policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO) and a Sub-Inspector, were injured in suspected terrorist attacks outside two Police stations in Lahore in Punjab on July 23, reports Daily Times.
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July - 23 
According to a research carried out by the BBC Urdu service, nearly 2,500 people have been killed as a result of US drones and militant attacks since January 2009, reports Daily Times. The research shows how Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghol
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According to a research carried out by the BBC Urdu service, nearly 2,500 people have been killed as a result of US drones and militant attacks since January 2009, reports Daily Times. The research shows how Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) strongholds in the border area close to Afghanistan have been targeted by US drone aircraft, while, at the same time, TTP have carried out attacks across Pakistan. Missile attacks by US drones in the Tribal Areas have more than tripled under the Obama administration, research by the BBC Urdu service shows. Compared with 25 drone strikes between January 2008 and January 2009, there were at least 87 such attacks between President Barack Obama taking office on January 20, 2009 and the end of June 2010. More than 700 people have been killed in such attacks under Obama, compared with slightly fewer than 200 from under his predecessor, George W Bush. The TTP backlash over the same period has been even more violent. Terrorists have struck more than 140 times in various locations, killing more than 1,700 people and injuring hundreds more, the BBC research shows. Over the same 18-month period, many more than 2,500 people have died in offensives by the Pakistani Army and fighting between troops and the TTP.
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July - 23 
According to Police officials, SHO Rizwan Latif, Sub-Inspector Abdul Razzaq and Constable Muhammad Aamir, were injured when a low-intensity timed-device, fixed inside the vehicle, exploded outside the Lytton Road Police station. Another Police vehicl
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According to Police officials, SHO Rizwan Latif, Sub-Inspector Abdul Razzaq and Constable Muhammad Aamir, were injured when a low-intensity timed-device, fixed inside the vehicle, exploded outside the Lytton Road Police station. Another Police vehicle was also hit by a timed-device blast near the Police station, but no one was injured because the vehicle was empty at that time.
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July - 23 
At least 29 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including two ‘commanders’, were killed and several others injured, during a military operation in Orakzai Agency on July 23, according to Daily Times. Gunship helicopters of the Security Forces
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At least 29 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including two ‘commanders’, were killed and several others injured, during a military operation in Orakzai Agency on July 23, according to Daily Times. Gunship helicopters of the Security Forces (SFs) pounded TTP hideouts in the Ghandki and Mullapati areas in Upper Orakzai, destroying four hideouts. Sources said that TTP ‘commanders’ Zahidullah and Suleman Mehsud were among the dead.
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July - 23 
Pakistan is cooperating more with US-backed Afghanistan peace efforts but not to the extent sought by Washington, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said on July 23, according to The News. Speaking on a visit to Brita
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Pakistan is cooperating more with US-backed Afghanistan peace efforts but not to the extent sought by Washington, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said on July 23, according to The News. Speaking on a visit to Britain, Richard Holbrooke cited several areas of progress, including a greater Pakistani military push against the militants on its soil, but an Afghan Taliban faction called the Haqqani network remained a “real problem”. “Without Pakistan’s participation, this (Afghan) war could go on indefinitely,” he said in a briefing for reporters after holding talks with Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff David Richards and UK National Security Adviser Peter Ricketts. “There’s much more cooperation at every level,” he said, citing joint efforts to build bilateral military, consular and economic ties and an expanded assault by Pakistani forces against some militants in areas near the Afghan border. “Everyone talks about North Waziristan but what we talk about is the Haqqani network,” he said, citing several attacks inside Afghanistan he said it had launched. “Let’s be very specific ...It’s a real problem.”
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July - 23 
Pakistan-based Sikh militants, supported by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), might carry out bomb blasts in New Delhi before the Commonwealth Games, the Punjab Police has alerted, reports Times of India. An advisory circulated recent
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Pakistan-based Sikh militants, supported by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), might carry out bomb blasts in New Delhi before the Commonwealth Games, the Punjab Police has alerted, reports Times of India. An advisory circulated recently among all senior officers in the State by the intelligence department of Punjab Police has pointed out that Sikh militant leaders based in Pakistan are under "tremendous pressure" from the ISI to carry out sabotage activities in India before the Games. "Militant leaders, including Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) chief Ranjit Singh Neeta are planning to undertake some militant actions, including bomb blasts, before the Games scheduled in New Delhi in October," the advisory said. It also stated that around 15 kilograms RDX was smuggled into India from Pakistan by Neeta's contacts, which was divided into three parts, most of which has been seized by Police from different places in the State including Ferozepur and Rajpura. Intelligence sources of the State Police have inputs that Neeta could himself enter India if those directed to carry out the nefarious designs failed in their task. "Certain militants sitting abroad are desperate to push four Sikh extremists into India to carry out nefarious activities," the advisory said. Meanwhile, police have been sensitised and directed to take necessary preventive and detective measures to avoid any untoward incident, official sources said.
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July - 23 
The chief of the pro-Government peace committee, Malik Sardar Ali, along with two colleagues, Karim Khan and Gul Muhammad Khan, were killed in an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Sapary area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit)
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The chief of the pro-Government peace committee, Malik Sardar Ali, along with two colleagues, Karim Khan and Gul Muhammad Khan, were killed in an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Sapary area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency on July 23. The sources said suspected militants had planted two powerful IEDs on the roadside to target the vehicle of the peace committee leader, Malik Sardar Ali.
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July - 23 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants released Muhammad Rafiq alias Akhlaaq, head of Jund-ul-Khyber, a dissident group of TTP, along with his six companions unconditionally and allowed the group to operate in the Mangal Bagh-controlled area in Tirah Val
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants released Muhammad Rafiq alias Akhlaaq, head of Jund-ul-Khyber, a dissident group of TTP, along with his six companions unconditionally and allowed the group to operate in the Mangal Bagh-controlled area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. A LI ‘commander’ said that after probing the killing of their deputy chief, they reached the conclusion that he had been killed by TTP ‘commander’ Nazir Afridi of Sepah tribe working under Tariq Afridi, who had developed differences with LI over the beheading one of the three Sikhs abducted by TTP in Khyber Agency. He said all the detained men of Jund-ul-Khyber including Muhammad Rafiq were found innocent and were released a few days ago.
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July - 23 
The personnel of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) defused a 12 kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unidentified militants on the Samana Road of Hangu. The officials said the powerful IED was planted by unidentified militants in the midd
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The personnel of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) defused a 12 kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unidentified militants on the Samana Road of Hangu. The officials said the powerful IED was planted by unidentified militants in the middle of the road to target the Security Forces (SFs) that use the same road for movement to Zargari area.
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July - 23 
The Police arrested 75 suspected persons during a search operation carried out in mountainous areas of Sawaldher, Guli Abad, Spari as well as Chura and Jabar areas in the Mardan District and recovered 175 kilograms of explosives, 2,500 fuses and 2,00
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The Police arrested 75 suspected persons during a search operation carried out in mountainous areas of Sawaldher, Guli Abad, Spari as well as Chura and Jabar areas in the Mardan District and recovered 175 kilograms of explosives, 2,500 fuses and 2,000 meters prima card used in triggering blasts and 750 dynamites.
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July - 23 
Three key leaders and financiers for the Haqqani network and the Afghan Taliban have been “designated,” or targeted through sanctions, for supporting acts of terrorism linked to the militant outfits based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United State
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Three key leaders and financiers for the Haqqani network and the Afghan Taliban have been “designated,” or targeted through sanctions, for supporting acts of terrorism linked to the militant outfits based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United States Department of the Treasury announced on July 23, according to The Hindu. The designation was made pursuant to Executive Order 13224, according to which the Treasury was authorised to target Gul Agha Ishakzai, the head of the Afghan Taliban's financial commission; Amir Abdullah, former treasurer to senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar; and Nasiruddin Haqqani, an emissary for the Haqqani Network. The Treasury noted that the Haqqani network was a Afghan Taliban-affiliated group of militants operating out of North Waziristan Agency and “and has been spearheading insurgent activity in Afghanistan.” The Treasury has effectively frozen all assets that the three individuals hold under U.S. jurisdiction. Further, the Treasury may now prohibit any U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions with them. Regarding Ishakzai, the Treasury said he was the head of the Afghan Taliban's financial commission and part of a recently-created Afghan Taliban council that coordinated the collection of zakat (a tax sanctioned by Islamic law) from Balochistan Province in Pakistan. The Treasury further noted that Ishakzai collected money for suicide attacks in Kandahar. Abdullah was said to have served as treasurer to senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and was the former deputy to the Afghan Taliban Governor of Kandahar Province. Haqqani was regarded as a key leader of the Haqqani network, being the brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, previously designated by the U.S. in March 2008. Nasiruddin Haqqani was said to function as “an emissary for the Haqqani network and spends much of his time raising money.” Further, the three individuals were also added to the United Nations 1267 Consolidated List on July 19, 2010 for being associated with al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden or the Taliban, the Treasury said in a statement.
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July - 23 
Two gunmen opened fire on a Police vehicle outside the Gulshan Ravi Police station, where Muhammad Saleem, driver of the Police vehicle, as well as Constables Muhammad Naseer and Muhammad Masood received bullet injuries. All the injured were taken to
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Two gunmen opened fire on a Police vehicle outside the Gulshan Ravi Police station, where Muhammad Saleem, driver of the Police vehicle, as well as Constables Muhammad Naseer and Muhammad Masood received bullet injuries. All the injured were taken to nearby hospitals, where Muhammad Saleem succumbed to his injuries
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July - 23 
Two rockets fired from the nearby Khyber Agency landed in different parts of the Peshawar city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the wee hours on July 23, according to The News. The sources said that one rocket hit the house of a resid
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Two rockets fired from the nearby Khyber Agency landed in different parts of the Peshawar city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the wee hours on July 23, according to The News. The sources said that one rocket hit the house of a resident identified as Iqbal in the University Town while another fell in the agricultural fields in Pishtakhara village. No casualty or damage was reported in the incident. The rockets were apparently targeting the Peshawar Airport.
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July - 23 
Two US lawmakers, a Republican and a Democrat, proposed a bill demanding the withdrawal of all US troops in Pakistan, where they are conducting covert operations against militants, reports The News. “We have known that US forces have been operating i
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Two US lawmakers, a Republican and a Democrat, proposed a bill demanding the withdrawal of all US troops in Pakistan, where they are conducting covert operations against militants, reports The News. “We have known that US forces have been operating in secret inside the territories of Pakistan without congressional approval,” Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich said on July 23, pointing to reports the United States was stepping up its presence there. He said the House of Representatives was expected to take up the resolution next week. The measure was introduced late on July 22. Kucinich said the covert operations were a “violation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution introduced after the Vietnam War that only allows the president to send US armed forces into military operations abroad if Congress approves the decision or if the United States is under a serious threat or attack.” “It is our constitutional responsibility as members of Congress to act,” Kucinich added. Joining Kucinich on the bill was Ron Paul, a Texas Republican who espoused libertarian views during his failed 2008 bid for the presidency.
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July - 24 
Admiral Mike Mullen, the US joint chiefs of staff chairman said on July 24 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had become “a very dangerous organisation and a significant regional and global threat”, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters at the US Emb
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Admiral Mike Mullen, the US joint chiefs of staff chairman said on July 24 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had become “a very dangerous organisation and a significant regional and global threat”, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters at the US Embassy, Mullen stressed that there was a strong need to take stern action to stop LeT’s activities. He said LeT was expanding into Afghanistan and other countries beyond the region. Mullen also supported the statement issued by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the presence of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan. “They are hiding in a very secure place and it is very difficult to trace them,” he said. He claimed that the tribal belt on Pakistan’s western border had become the “global headquarters” for al Qaeda. Mullen said that the Pakistani Government had not taken any action against the Haqqani network. “The Haqqani group is the most lethal network faced by the US-led international forces in Afghanistan,” he said, adding that he had repeatedly urged Pakistan to tackle the threat. Referring to the planned withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, Mullen said it would not be the end of the mission, rather “it will be the start of a process”. “The US military will stay there (Afghanistan) till complete revival of peace,” he added.
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July - 24 
At least 16 militants were killed while scores others injured in US drone strikes in Angora Adda locality of South Waziristan Agency in the early morning of July 24 (today), reports The News. According to sources, US drone fired five missiles on a co
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At least 16 militants were killed while scores others injured in US drone strikes in Angora Adda locality of South Waziristan Agency in the early morning of July 24 (today), reports The News. According to sources, US drone fired five missiles on a compound, reportedly a hideout of the TTP, resulting in killing of as many as 16 militants and injuring scores others. The identification and association with TTP outfit of those killed in missile attacks could not be determined due to unavailability of officials.
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July - 24 
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on July 24 that it will be impossible for it to continue the dialogue with India if New Delhi does not pay importance to the Kashmir issue, reports Indian Express. India must include the Kashmir issue in tal
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on July 24 that it will be impossible for it to continue the dialogue with India if New Delhi does not pay importance to the Kashmir issue, reports Indian Express. India must include the Kashmir issue in talks with Pakistan in order to take forward parleys between the two countries, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. “It will be impossible for Pakistan to continue the dialogue if India does not pay importance to the Kashmir issue,” Qureshi told reporters.
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July - 24 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) Bajaur Agency chief Ismail Muhammadi surrendered along with six other militants at Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 24 and announced the
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) Bajaur Agency chief Ismail Muhammadi surrendered along with six other militants at Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 24 and announced their full support for the Pakistan Army in the war against terrorism, according to Daily Times. According to political administration officials, Ismail surrendered along with six other terrorists to the political authorities in a grand tribal jirga (council) of the Badan tribe in Mohmand tehsil (revenue unit), which was held at Khar.
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July - 24 
Two persons, identified as Muhammad Sarwar and Noor Alam Bangali, were shot dead by unidentified assailants near Gwadar International Airport of Gwadar District in Balochistan on July 24, according to Daily Times. Sarwar belonged to Lahore and owned
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Two persons, identified as Muhammad Sarwar and Noor Alam Bangali, were shot dead by unidentified assailants near Gwadar International Airport of Gwadar District in Balochistan on July 24, according to Daily Times. Sarwar belonged to Lahore and owned a small snack bar in Gwadar while Bangali was a resident of Karachi.
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July - 24 
Unidentified militants shot dead the son of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 24, according to Daily Times. Police said that two unidentified militants opened fire on Mian Rashid H
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Unidentified militants shot dead the son of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 24, according to Daily Times. Police said that two unidentified militants opened fire on Mian Rashid Hussain (30) and his nephew Amjad, while they were walking in a bazaar. Rashid died on the spot, while Amjad was seriously injured in the attack. For the past two years, the KP information minister had been receiving death threats from militants for his outspoken stance against terrorism.
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July - 25 
24 persons, majority of them local tribal militants, were killed and some others injured in three different missile attacks by the US drones in South Waziristan and North Waziristan Agencies, reports The News. The first attack took place in Shaktoi a
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24 persons, majority of them local tribal militants, were killed and some others injured in three different missile attacks by the US drones in South Waziristan and North Waziristan Agencies, reports The News. The first attack took place in Shaktoi area of South Waziristan Agency where the drone fired two missiles and hit a double-cabin pickup carrying militants. Taliban (TTP) sources said 14 militants were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The slain militants belonged to the Hakimullah Mehsud-led TTP. The second drone attack occurred in Landi Khel village of Srarogha tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan. Tribal sources said four persons, suspected to be militants belonging to the TTP, were killed and five others sustained injuries. They said the drone fired two missiles on a house where some militants were having dinner. Moreover, six people were killed and four others injured in the third drone attack in the adjoining North Waziristan tribal region. Official and tribal sources said the drone fired two missiles and struck a house in Tolkhel village, seven kilometres north of Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan.
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July - 25 
24 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in air strikes by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in Tursamat and Jabbar villages of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on
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24 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in air strikes by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in Tursamat and Jabbar villages of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 25, according to The News. The sources said the fighter jets heavily bombed the hideouts of militants and destroyed their arms depot in Mamozai area. However, Daily Times reported the killing of 15 TTP militants in the air strikes.
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July - 25 
A desperate woman, identified as Shazia Sultan, appealed to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the human rights organisations to provide her protection against a Swat Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, who was forcing her to marry him.
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A desperate woman, identified as Shazia Sultan, appealed to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the human rights organisations to provide her protection against a Swat Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, who was forcing her to marry him. Shazia Sultan, A divorcee, was resident of Mian Bela in Swat District at a press conference said that a Taliban (TTP) ‘commander’ Gul Azeem, the brother of her former husband Denawat Khan, first forced her husband to divorce her. She alleged that due to his threats she along with her husband Denawat Khan fled to Quetta but the militant followed them there and even fired at her on one occasion. The woman said that after some time they returned to Peshawar where her husband divorced her after succumbing to threats by his brother. She said that she was leading a happy life and had three daughters.
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July - 25 
A vehicle of Security Forces (SFs) was partially damaged in a remote-controlled bomb attack in Shalobar area near Hisara Khwar. The sources said that SFs conducted a search operation in Shalobar area where one of their vehicles was targeted with remo
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A vehicle of Security Forces (SFs) was partially damaged in a remote-controlled bomb attack in Shalobar area near Hisara Khwar. The sources said that SFs conducted a search operation in Shalobar area where one of their vehicles was targeted with remote-controlled bomb. No casualty was reported. However, the vehicle of the SFs and a nearby house were partially damaged in the incident.
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July - 25 
An unidentified militants abducted a person, identified as Asghar Khan of Malik Din Khel tribe, from Dro Adda in Akakhel area.
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An unidentified militants abducted a person, identified as Asghar Khan of Malik Din Khel tribe, from Dro Adda in Akakhel area.
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July - 25 
Daily Times reports that the Punjab Government has converted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the Anti-Terrorism Department (ATD), established the Punjab Security Board and the Security Implementation Committee. According to the ne
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Daily Times reports that the Punjab Government has converted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the Anti-Terrorism Department (ATD), established the Punjab Security Board and the Security Implementation Committee. According to the new setup of ATD, the department has seven wings – including the intelligence, operation, investigation, prosecution, research, and analysis, technical and training wings. The responsibility of the intelligence wing would be to collect information on terrorists, extremists, sectarians, militants, as well as leaders and activists of banned organisations. It would also coordinate with sister organisations like the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA), National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) and other intelligence agencies, in order to follow up on intelligence reports and to ensure the implementation of decisions taken by the provincial intelligence committee. The responsibilities of the operation wing include the launch of all kinds of operations against militants, preparing an operational strategy regarding absconding terrorists and terrorists handed over to the investigation wing, monitoring and surveillance of banned organizations and the fourth schedule as well as Afghan-trained boys (ATBs). The investigation wing will be responsible for investigating cases related to terrorism, interrogating arrested terrorists, preparing reports, collecting evidence, contacting the prosecution and submitting challans in anti-terrorist courts. The prosecution wing will continue consultations, prepare witnesses, pursue cases until a final decision, review matters relating to the acquittal of terrorists and filing appeals in higher courts. The research and analysis wing will analyze matters relating to intelligence, issue potential terrorist attack warnings, issue predictions about future circumstances, present recommendations regarding policy options and compile profiles of arrested terrorists. The responsibilities of the technical wing will be the collection of phone call record of suspects and detecting their exact locations, monitoring cyber crimes, surveillance through audio and video resources, preparing sketches of most-wanted terrorists and the maintenance of technical equipment. The ATD’s training wing will counter terrorism, arrange courses of orientation, provide training on intelligence, technicalities, cyber crimes, criminal investigation intelligence and training of computerized target shooting. In a separate notification, the provincial government notified the establishment of the Punjab Security Board. The Punjab chief minister will be the board’s chairman, while members will include the provincial law minister, two National Assembly members nominated by the CM, the chief secretary, home secretary and the prosecution secretary, as well as the Punjab inspector general. The Punjab CM also constituted a security implementation committee to counter extremism in the society.
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July - 25 
Explosive devices planted near the Hujra (guest house) of Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Munawwar Khan in Lakki Marwat city went off in the night of July 25, without causing any damage. Police said that the MPA’s brother Ameer Ahmad Khan along w
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Explosive devices planted near the Hujra (guest house) of Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Munawwar Khan in Lakki Marwat city went off in the night of July 25, without causing any damage. Police said that the MPA’s brother Ameer Ahmad Khan along with servants was in the Hujra at the time of explosions but he escaped unhurt. MPA Munawwar Khan said that his Hujra was targeted because he was member of the anti-militants Marwat Qaumi Jirga (community council).
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July - 25 
One person was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sariab Road in Quetta on July 25, reports The News. The deceased was identified as Faqir Mohammad Bangulzai.
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One person was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sariab Road in Quetta on July 25, reports The News. The deceased was identified as Faqir Mohammad Bangulzai.
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July - 25 
One person was wounded when unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade at a house in Kili Baro area.
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One person was wounded when unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade at a house in Kili Baro area.
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July - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 22 suspected persons in Khanmahi and Umarzai areas of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 25, according to The News. One Kalashnikov rifle, nine guns and a pistol were also recovered from their possession.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 22 suspected persons in Khanmahi and Umarzai areas of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 25, according to The News. One Kalashnikov rifle, nine guns and a pistol were also recovered from their possession.
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July - 25 
The TTP claimed responsibility for the killing of Mian Rashid Hussain, the only son of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq called some reporters in Peshawar and expressed his regrets over the killin
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The TTP claimed responsibility for the killing of Mian Rashid Hussain, the only son of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq called some reporters in Peshawar and expressed his regrets over the killing of Mian Rashid. But later the group’s deputy spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan called some reporters and claimed responsibility for the killing. He said Azam Tariq was in a remote area and might not be aware of the development. He said six men had been sent to kill Mian Iftikhar’s son and they had returned safely to their hideout.
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July - 25 
Two girls and a woman were injured when a house was hit by a shell in Zawa Khormatang area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency where security forces conducted search operation and pounded the suspected hideouts of militants
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Two girls and a woman were injured when a house was hit by a shell in Zawa Khormatang area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency where security forces conducted search operation and pounded the suspected hideouts of militants
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July - 25 
Two militants were killed during a search operation conducted by Security Forces (SFs) in Tank District on July 25. A cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered during the operation. SFs arrested two suspected militants and seized nine Kalashnik
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Two militants were killed during a search operation conducted by Security Forces (SFs) in Tank District on July 25. A cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered during the operation. SFs arrested two suspected militants and seized nine Kalashnikov rifles. The operation was launched some 30 kilometres off Tank in Sur Kamaar and its adjoining areas of Manjhi Raghzai and Gomal Bazar.
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July - 26 
An unidentified militants blew up a franchise of a private cellular company adjacent to a mosque with a time device in Hangu. However, no casualty was reported.
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An unidentified militants blew up a franchise of a private cellular company adjacent to a mosque with a time device in Hangu. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 26 
14 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when jet fighters bombed two vehicles of militants in Dogar area in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency, reports The News. The sources said the two vehicles
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14 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when jet fighters bombed two vehicles of militants in Dogar area in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency, reports The News. The sources said the two vehicles were destroyed in the attack and the occupants of the two vehicles were killed on the spot. The slain militants included a TTP ‘commander’ identified as Amjad, the sources added.
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July - 26 
24 dead bodies, believed to be that of militants, were recovered in Akakhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 26, according to Dawn. The residents of Khurmatan village in the area found the bodies and informe
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24 dead bodies, believed to be that of militants, were recovered in Akakhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 26, according to Dawn. The residents of Khurmatan village in the area found the bodies and informed local administration about that. Security officials claimed that the slain persons were militants, who were killed during a ground operation in Khurmatan conducted jointly by the Army and Frontier Corps. They said that several hideouts of militants were also destroyed in the operation. The officials said that security forces were moved into the area from Kohat and Peshawar side to conduct the operation after receiving reports about the presence of some militant activists in the area.
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July - 26 
A former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official, Colonel Ameer Sultan alias Colonel Imam, who is in custody of militants since four months in North Waziristan, appealed to the President, Prime Minister and Director General of the ISI to accept de
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A former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official, Colonel Ameer Sultan alias Colonel Imam, who is in custody of militants since four months in North Waziristan, appealed to the President, Prime Minister and Director General of the ISI to accept demands of the militant organisation, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami, to save his life, The News reported on July 26. He said his fate would be worse than that of the former Pakistan Air Force officer Khalid Khwaja, who also served in the ISI and was put to death by the same group of militants on April 28. The militant organisation holding him and a British journalist, Asad Qureshi, released videotape on July 26 in which Col Imam was shown recording his written statement. Col Imam, Khalid Khwaja and Asad Qureshi were kidnapped on March 26 from Mir Ali town in North Waziristan where they had gone to make documentary on Taliban and victims of the US drone attacks. Initially, a little known militant organisation, Asian Tigers, had claimed responsibility for the abduction and later set their terms for the release of the three abducted persons. On April 28, the militants shot dead Khalid Khwaja and placed his body on a road near Mir Ali town, threatening to kill the remaining two hostages if their demands were not accepted. The outfit had demanded a huge amount as ransom and release of 160 militants in exchange for Asad Qureshi and Col Imam. In the new videotape, Col Imam said he was recording his statement on July 24. He complained he had become fed up with his life as he was being held in an underground cell. “I am in custody of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami led by Abdullah Mansoor. I sent several statements and CDs to the Government but they did nothing for my release. He appealed to the President, Prime Minister, ISI director-general, Lt Gen (R) Hameed Gul and Gen (R) Mirza Aslam Beg to accept the demands of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami. “You people know about my services for this country and nation. If the Government does not care for me, then I will not care for it and disclose its several weaknesses,” Col Imam said.
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July - 26 
A Frontier Corps official, identified as Naveed, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khuzdar District.
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A Frontier Corps official, identified as Naveed, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khuzdar District.
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July - 26 
An unidentified militants shot dead Habibullah, the son of National Party (NP) central leader Tufail Sabir in Khuzdar.
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An unidentified militants shot dead Habibullah, the son of National Party (NP) central leader Tufail Sabir in Khuzdar.
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July - 26 
Around 200 militants stormed the Achini Police post jointly manned by the Peshawar Police and the Frontier Constabulary, killing a soldier and a Policeman. A Police official said the militants armed with heavy weapons and rocket launchers attacked th
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Around 200 militants stormed the Achini Police post jointly manned by the Peshawar Police and the Frontier Constabulary, killing a soldier and a Policeman. A Police official said the militants armed with heavy weapons and rocket launchers attacked the Achini post near Malukabad area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Jan Hussain of the Frontier Constabulary and a Policeman, Manzoor, sustained injuries in the attack and were taken to a hospital in Peshawar for treatment. Both succumbed to injuries at the hospital.
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July - 26 
Daily Times reports that two Levies personnel, identified as Karim Dad and Zahoor Ahmed, were shot dead on July 26 by unidentified assailants near the Pirnawa area of Awaran District in Balochistan.
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Daily Times reports that two Levies personnel, identified as Karim Dad and Zahoor Ahmed, were shot dead on July 26 by unidentified assailants near the Pirnawa area of Awaran District in Balochistan.
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July - 26 
Eight persons, including three Policemen and two children, were killed, while 23 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in the Khan Sher Garhi area
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Eight persons, including three Policemen and two children, were killed, while 23 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in the Khan Sher Garhi area of Peshawar on July 26, according to Daily Times. At the time of the attack, a number of people were gathered in and outside the Awami National Party (ANP) leader’s house to condole the death of his son, Rashid, who was gunned down by militants on July 24. “A suicide bomber blew himself up when a Police constable tried to stop him from entering the residence of the minister,” Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Liaquat Ali said. Eyewitnesses, who had come to offer condolences, said that the suicide bomber, aged between 20 and 22, was wearing black clothes and detonated the explosives when Police tried to stop him from entering Iftikhar’s house. Police said 10 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying their goal was to kill Iftikhar Hussain because his political party “is allied with the United States”. “This is just the beginning,” Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan told The Associated Press by telephone. “We will carry out more attacks against the party. We will destroy their roots,” he said.
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July - 26 
Five members including three minors of a family were killed when rocket fired by the militants struck a house in Darra Adamkhel, reports The News.
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Five members including three minors of a family were killed when rocket fired by the militants struck a house in Darra Adamkhel, reports The News.
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July - 26 
Four persons including two minors were shot dead and four others sustained injuries when unidentified militants ambushed a car in Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District. The sources said the family members of Ehsanullah were heading home fro
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Four persons including two minors were shot dead and four others sustained injuries when unidentified militants ambushed a car in Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District. The sources said the family members of Ehsanullah were heading home from Mingora in the morning when unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on the car in Taghwan in Charbagh tehsil.
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July - 26 
Four soldiers were critically injured in a roadside blast in Meshti Mela area in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 26, according to The News. Sources said a convoy of the Security Forces (SFs) was on way to Upper te
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Four soldiers were critically injured in a roadside blast in Meshti Mela area in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 26, according to The News. Sources said a convoy of the Security Forces (SFs) was on way to Upper tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency when it hit a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The identity of the injured soldiers could not be ascertained.
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July - 26 
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) lashed out against a trove of leaked US intelligence reports that alleged close connections between it and Taliban militants fighting NATO troops in Afghanistan, calling the accusations malicious and unsubstantiated.
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Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) lashed out against a trove of leaked US intelligence reports that alleged close connections between it and Taliban militants fighting NATO troops in Afghanistan, calling the accusations malicious and unsubstantiated. The reports, which were released by the online whistle-blower WikiLeaks, raised new questions about whether the US can succeed in convincing Pakistan to sever its historical links to the Taliban and deny them sanctuary along the Afghanistan border - actions that many analysts believe are critical for success in Afghanistan. The US has given Pakistan billions in military aid since 2001 to enlist its cooperation, however, often the release of such reports is considered to be a part of added pressure on Pakistan to do more against the war against terror.
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July - 26 
Militants blew up a primary school for boys in Matani area of Peshawar, reports Dawn.
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Militants blew up a primary school for boys in Matani area of Peshawar, reports Dawn.
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July - 26 
One person was injured in Quetta when unidentified gunmen opened fire on him in Kashmirabad area of the city.
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One person was injured in Quetta when unidentified gunmen opened fire on him in Kashmirabad area of the city.
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July - 26 
Pakistan harbours no aggressive designs against any state, but was determined to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on July 26, according to Daily Times. “We, therefore, need to maintain conventio
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Pakistan harbours no aggressive designs against any state, but was determined to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on July 26, according to Daily Times. “We, therefore, need to maintain conventional forces adequately supplemented by credible deterrence,” Gilani said while addressing the soft launch of IDEAS 2010, at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. He said Pakistan would continue to develop its military potential that guarantees peace with dignity and honour. He said Pakistan has been able to do so by significantly developing indigenous capabilities for production of sophisticated weapon systems and equipment. “Our military capability is basically for deterrence while we yearn for peace. We believe that military weakness invites aggression from stronger nations, but we do not wish to be dragged into an arms race as we seek to invest in socio-economic well being of our people,” the PM added. Gilani expressed satisfaction that after meeting domestic requirements, the country’s defence industry has now moved towards marketing products at the international level.
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July - 26 
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik on July 26 said that the Pakistani-American, Faisal Shehzad who pleaded guilty to a New York bomb plot met the country’s Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud, just days after footage emerg
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Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik on July 26 said that the Pakistani-American, Faisal Shehzad who pleaded guilty to a New York bomb plot met the country’s Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud, just days after footage emerged of them hugging, reports Daily Times. “He visited Pakistan seven times and he met Hakimullah Mehsud and also met other people, those so-called leaders of the TTP,” Malik added. Sky News broadcast a video last week showing Shahzad and Mehsud, commander of the TTP, shaking hands, smiling and hugging sometime before the failed May 1 attack.
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July - 26 
Pakistan's obsession with India is leading it to "dig its own grave" as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)’s destructive role" now stands exposed in the wake of the revelations by classified intelligence documents, a leading US lawmaker said on Ju
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Pakistan's obsession with India is leading it to "dig its own grave" as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)’s destructive role" now stands exposed in the wake of the revelations by classified intelligence documents, a leading US lawmaker said on July 26, reports Indian Express. "The ISI's attempt to distinguish good from bad militants will spin out of control. With its obsession with India, Pakistan is digging its own grave," Congressman Ed Royce said in the wake of WikiLeaks revelations. "I've been speaking about the destructive role of Pakistan's ISI for many, many years. I've read this headline before," Royce, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, said when asked about the WikiLeaks leakage which revealed that ISI continues to help and assist al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
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July - 26 
Rehman Malik said that Pakistan had lodged protest with the Afghanistan Government about the presence of key leaders of terrorists in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province allegedly involved in planning and carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan. “W
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Rehman Malik said that Pakistan had lodged protest with the Afghanistan Government about the presence of key leaders of terrorists in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province allegedly involved in planning and carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan. “We have strongly protested with the Afghanistan Government and asked it to stop the supply of arms and ammunitions to Nuristani terrorists and seal the border,” said Rehman Malik while talking to reporters after offering condolences for the Mian Rashid Hussain, son of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain. To a question, Rehman Malik said Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and other extremist outfits had already been banned by the Government and it would not take dictation from others for taking actions against the activists of these groups.
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July - 26 
SFs blew up the house of a wanted militant with explosives in the area of Chengazo in Bajaur Agency and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the area. During the operation an unspecified wanted terrorist was also arrested.
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SFs blew up the house of a wanted militant with explosives in the area of Chengazo in Bajaur Agency and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the area. During the operation an unspecified wanted terrorist was also arrested.
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July - 26 
Six persons were seriously injured when unidentified militants hurled hand-grenades on the house of a local journalist in Khar tehsil of the Bajaur Agency. Local people and authorities said that unidentified militants attacked the house of Syed Zafar
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Six persons were seriously injured when unidentified militants hurled hand-grenades on the house of a local journalist in Khar tehsil of the Bajaur Agency. Local people and authorities said that unidentified militants attacked the house of Syed Zafarullah Banori with sophisticated weapons and hand-grenades at midnight in the area of Bai China, about 14 km from Khar.
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July - 26 
Spokesperson for the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) Attiq Chohan has said that his organisation was no more banned as the Lahore High Court had cleared it of the charges in a detailed verdict last year, The News reported on July 26. Producing copies of the
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Spokesperson for the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) Attiq Chohan has said that his organisation was no more banned as the Lahore High Court had cleared it of the charges in a detailed verdict last year, The News reported on July 26. Producing copies of the verdict of the LHC to The News, Attiq Chohan said that a section of the media was constantly mentioning the Jamaat-ud-Dawa as a banned organisation. He reminded that the office-bearers of the organisation had moved the court against the ban and the judges later gave a decree in its favour. “We are no more banned organisation. We are neither a terrorist organisation nor do we support it as Islam does not allow terrorism,” said Attiq Chohan.
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July - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims it has organised 3,000 terrorists for its declared battle against India, the TTP spokesperson tells Tahir Ali in Islamabad on July 26, reports Rediff. TTP declared that it is providing training to terrorists to
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims it has organised 3,000 terrorists for its declared battle against India, the TTP spokesperson tells Tahir Ali in Islamabad on July 26, reports Rediff. TTP declared that it is providing training to terrorists to launch an attack on India. The TTP spokesperson Azam Tariq told this correspondent in a telephone interview that the TTP has vowed to capture "Hindustan". "India is our Jageer (domain)," Tariq said, "and we will attack to take possession of it. We are training lots of fighters and suicide bombers who will be used for this purpose." He added the TTP would fight a "decisive' battle" in India before proceeding towards the Middle East, presumably to evict Israel from that region. After taking control of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the TTP spokesperson said the Taliban would move towards India. Tariq said Islamic scriptures have predicted a victory over "non-believers". "For us, whether they are Hindus or Jews, they all are the same. Soon, we will teach India a lesson. India's defeat at the hands of the Mujahideen (holy warriors) is written in our religious books," he boasted. Criticising relations between Pakistan and the United States, Tariq said, "We are not against Pakistan, but we don't like its pro-American policies; we will target their security forces, the secular leaders and other sensitive installations until the government does not change its anti-Islamic policies."
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July - 26 
The United States said it had alerted the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan when it learned thousands of secret military files about the Afghan war were to be published by the media. “Over the weekend, as we had been contacted by media representati
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The United States said it had alerted the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan when it learned thousands of secret military files about the Afghan war were to be published by the media. “Over the weekend, as we had been contacted by media representatives and anticipated this story coming out, at high levels we gave an alert to President Karzai, to President Zardari,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. Crowley was referring to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari. The foreign ministries of both countries were also informed, he said. “We wanted to make sure they understood the context under which these documents would be released, that this was the result of a leak of classified documents, not sanctioned, authorised by the United States government,” he said.
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July - 26 
The US Consul General to Karachi William J. Martin on July 26 announced the launch of special projects in Balochistan besides the opening of a US consulate in the provincial metropolis, reports Daily Times. He was addressing a ceremony held in connec
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The US Consul General to Karachi William J. Martin on July 26 announced the launch of special projects in Balochistan besides the opening of a US consulate in the provincial metropolis, reports Daily Times. He was addressing a ceremony held in connection with the 234th Independence Day of America at a local hotel in Quetta. The ceremony was attended by Balochistan Assembly Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani, provincial ministers, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) and several journalists. Martin said the US was committed to working alongside Pakistan to help improve the country’s health, education and energy sectors. “The US is mulling opening a consulate in Quetta,” he added. He announced several new assistance programmes worth millions of dollars for Balochistan. Many of these projects will directly benefit the people of Balochistan, he added. He said, “During the meetings, the Government and people have told us the most important need in the province is water. In addition to a national high-efficiency irrigation project that will include Balochistan, we are working with the provincial government to provide the people with potable water.”
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July - 26 
Two bodies were found on the Qambrani Road in Quetta. The deceased were identified as Ashfaq Mengal, and Farooq Mulazai.
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Two bodies were found on the Qambrani Road in Quetta. The deceased were identified as Ashfaq Mengal, and Farooq Mulazai.
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July - 26 
Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified assailants in the limits of Sadar Sammundri Police station in Faisalabad in Punjab on July 26, according to The News. Nisar Ahmad, his brother Muhammad Ashfaq and their friend Bashir Ahmad were sitting outs
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Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified assailants in the limits of Sadar Sammundri Police station in Faisalabad in Punjab on July 26, according to The News. Nisar Ahmad, his brother Muhammad Ashfaq and their friend Bashir Ahmad were sitting outside their house when unidentified assailants, wearing Police uniforms, opened indiscriminate fire on them. As a result, Nisar Ahmad died on the spot while Ashfaq and Bashir Ahmad received critical bullet injuries. The injured were rushed to the Hospital where Ashfaq breathed his last while Bashir Ahmad was referred to the Allied Hospital in precarious condition.
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July - 27 
A soldier got injured during an encounter between SFs and militants at the newly established checkpost in Zag area of Manzari Cheena.
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A soldier got injured during an encounter between SFs and militants at the newly established checkpost in Zag area of Manzari Cheena.
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July - 27 
Admiral Mike Mullen, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said on July 27 that the information in leaked documents on the war in Afghanistan did not call into question the US strategy or Washington’s relationship with Pakistan, reports Daily Times.
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Admiral Mike Mullen, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said on July 27 that the information in leaked documents on the war in Afghanistan did not call into question the US strategy or Washington’s relationship with Pakistan, reports Daily Times. Admiral Mike Mullen said he was “appalled” at the leak of 92,000 secret military files on the Afghan mission, but that the information about Pakistan’s activities and other details were taken into account during a major strategy review on the war in 2009. “Certainly the information that I’ve seen so far in the documents, there’s nothing in there that wasn’t reviewed or considered in the strategic review on the war last year,” Mullen told reporters on his plane before landing in Iraq. He said the administration of US President Barack Obama was still “working through” all the documents, adding that most of the files appeared to be “field level information, raw intelligence”. The documents, made public by the website WikiLeaks, alleges Pakistan allowed its spies to meet directly with the Taliban and even plot to assassinate Afghan leaders. Asked if the files show Pakistan has duped Washington, Mullen said that was not the case and that the United States had made clear to Islamabad its concerns about possible links to militant groups. “I do not believe the Pakistani leaders have misled the United States,” he said. US relations with Pakistan have “dramatically” improved in the past year and Pakistan had launched offensives against extremists in the northwest, involving tens of thousands of troops, Mullen said. “I’ve seen some very positive steps,” he said. He, however, added that Washington remained concerned about Pakistani intelligence service’s alleged links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Haqqani network. Mullen said “any links which exist with terrorist organisations, whether it’s Haqqani or LeT, are completely unacceptable”. “I am appalled at the release. I feel very strongly that we need to make sure to do all we can that leaks like this don’t occur,” he said.
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July - 27 
Pakistan on July 27 dismissed as "baseless" and "skewed" the leaked US intelligence reports that accused its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency of supporting Taliban fighters, reports Times of India. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told th
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Pakistan on July 27 dismissed as "baseless" and "skewed" the leaked US intelligence reports that accused its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency of supporting Taliban fighters, reports Times of India. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told the media that leaked reports were "far-fetched and skewed" and inconsistent with ground realities. The leaked documents also betrayed a "lack of understanding of the complexities involved" in Pakistan's role in the war against terror, he said. Pakistan's "constructive and positive role in Afghanistan" cannot be affected by such "baseless and self-serving reports", Basit said. Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Muhammad Sadiq said regardless of how the classified documents emerged, they cast the US administration in a poor light.
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July - 27 
Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has said the “outdated perspectives” of the leaked American military intelligence reports were out of step with the emerging Islamabad-Washington cooperative partnership to fight terrorism. “As the Gover
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Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has said the “outdated perspectives” of the leaked American military intelligence reports were out of step with the emerging Islamabad-Washington cooperative partnership to fight terrorism. “As the Government of Pakistan works with the US to fight the terrorists, allegations of any arm of the Pakistani Government collaborating or cooperating with the Taliban is absolutely wrong,” he said.
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July - 27 
The Awami National Party (ANP) lost about 485 diehard activists during the ongoing ‘war on terror’ for its tough stance against militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas over the last many years, Daily Times reported o July 27. Most of the cas
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The Awami National Party (ANP) lost about 485 diehard activists during the ongoing ‘war on terror’ for its tough stance against militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas over the last many years, Daily Times reported o July 27. Most of the casualties were from Malakand division where the party leaders and workers remained on the hit list of terrorists since 2006. The latest blow was the assassination of Mian Rashid Hussain, the only son of the Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who had been declared by the militants as their “enemy number one” for his harsh statements against them. The nationalist party suffered another blow when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the residence of the information minister in Pabbi when hundreds of women were there to offer condolences to the family and men were offering Fateha in the nearby mosque. Mian Iftikhar is not deterred but ready to sacrifice even his own life. “We all are to die. I am proud of the martyrdom of my son,” the outspoken minister told journalists on Tuesday. “Two of our MPAs have been killed in the bomb attacks. Alamzeb, MPA from Peshawar, was killed in January last year in a roadside blast. Another was Dr Shamsher from Swat, killed in a suicide attack three days after Eid ul Azha in 2009,” said Zahid Hussain, a former nazim of Landi Arbab and the ANP Peshawar chapter office-bearer. Several were lucky to escape unhurt in terror attacks. They include ANP head Asfandyar Wali Khan, who escaped a suicide attack at the family house, Wali Bagh, in 2008. Four people were killed and several wounded in the attack.
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July - 27 
The country’s authorities have a blueprint of the enemy’s intentions, which culminate at Pakistan’s destabilisation, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the Senate on July 27, reports Daily Times. Winding up a discussion on the resolutions admitted b
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The country’s authorities have a blueprint of the enemy’s intentions, which culminate at Pakistan’s destabilisation, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the Senate on July 27, reports Daily Times. Winding up a discussion on the resolutions admitted by the House on the deaths of Baloch leaders Habib Jalib and Maula Bakhsh Dashti, the minister said someone is encouraging the hostile elements active in Balochistan, Mohmand Agency, Swat and other troubled areas of the country. “I had raised these issues with Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram… they will look into it and let us know about their position,” Malik said. He added that there was evidence of infiltration from Afghanistan and the issue had also been raised with the Afghan government and US authorities. He said the parallel military forces created by some Baloch leaders have killed three army officers, 21 FC personnel, 29 policemen, 26 settlers from Punjab, 21 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12 from Sindh and 112 from other parts of the country in 2010. “Terrorism is pervading the country, including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan. Does this mean they should all create liberation armies? Balochistan is a part of Pakistan, then why are settlers being killed there,” he questioned. The minister said there was no doubt that “hidden hands” were behind the Balochistan unrest, adding that he was sure that the Baloch were being used by these elements. “The Balochistan Liberation Army is being run by Haribyar. The Balochistan Republic Army is also active there. Dr Allah Nazar is heading the Balochistan Liberation Front, while Maula Bakhsh Dashti and Javed Mengal have created the Lashkar-e-Balochistan,” he informed the House. He said the elimination of liberation forces is must for stability and peace in the country.
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July - 27 
The Government on July 27 introduced comprehensive legislation in the Senate to create adequate deterrence and curb terrorism in the country in the most effective manner, reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Rehman Malik introduced the Anti-Terrori
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The Government on July 27 introduced comprehensive legislation in the Senate to create adequate deterrence and curb terrorism in the country in the most effective manner, reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Rehman Malik introduced the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2010 to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, which contains several measures to make the law harder on terrorists. He said that there was an urgent need for this law. The proposed bill, which was referred to the committee concerned for further deliberations, would help plug the loopholes and improve the grey areas in the law to combat terrorism in wider terms. Under the proposed bill, if the members of a proscribed organisation are found continuing their activities, they would not be issued any passport, granted any loan or issued credit cards from a financial institution. No fresh arms licences would be issued to such people and the licences already issued would stand void, the law states. Under the proposed legislation, if someone is found possessing an explosive substance, with or without an explosive device, without lawful justification, it would be presumed, unless proven contrary, that the explosive substance would be used for terrorism purposes. Under the proposed amendments, a person arrested under terrorism charges can be kept behind bars for 90 days and his detention cannot be challenged in any court. The detainee would be produced in-camera before the court within 24 hours. The bill said that destroying Government and private properties with force, resisting against law enforcers, glorifying terrorists and establishing illegal FM radio stations would be considered acts of terrorism. Under the proposed bill, the Federal Government may authorise any person to intercept calls and messages and trace calls through any telecommunication system. During a war, hostilities against Pakistan or internal aggression or to defend the security of Pakistan, the federal government would have preference and priority in the telecommunication system over any licence. No court would grant bail to a person accused of an offence under this act, punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years. According to the new law, a confessional statement made before the District Police Officer involving an attack on members of the armed forces, civil armed forces, law enforcement agencies, government installations, hotels or public property would be admissible in evidence.
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July - 27 
The SFs launched massive search operations by clamping curfew in the different areas of Orakzai Agency and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. The sources said the search operation was conducted in Ghiljo, Khwaja Zafar Sheikhan, Aout Mela, Saif
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The SFs launched massive search operations by clamping curfew in the different areas of Orakzai Agency and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. The sources said the search operation was conducted in Ghiljo, Khwaja Zafar Sheikhan, Aout Mela, Saifal Darra and Zafar Ghari. The SFs recovered suicide jackets, landmines, suicide vests-making material, rocket launchers and many other weapons, sources said.
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July - 27 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said that it was the duty of the Mujahideen (holy warrior) to annihilate the Awami National Party (ANP), as it was “not only the enemy of the Taliban, but Islam as well”. Talking to reporters over telephone from a
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said that it was the duty of the Mujahideen (holy warrior) to annihilate the Awami National Party (ANP), as it was “not only the enemy of the Taliban, but Islam as well”. Talking to reporters over telephone from an undisclosed location about the recent attacks on the ANP, TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said Pashtuns could not tolerate the existence of the ANP in the region, as the party was an enemy of Islam.
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July - 27 
Two Khasadars (tribal forces), Ahmed Shah and his brother Ihsanullah, and a minor Gulab sustained critical injuries when a landmine planted by militants exploded in Kodakhel area in Baizai subdivision in Mohammad Agency.
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Two Khasadars (tribal forces), Ahmed Shah and his brother Ihsanullah, and a minor Gulab sustained critical injuries when a landmine planted by militants exploded in Kodakhel area in Baizai subdivision in Mohammad Agency.
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July - 27 
Unidentified militants shot dead a Police Officer, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Naimatullah Shahwani, in the Kalat area of Balochistan on July 27, according to The News. ASI Naimatullah Shahwani was standing outside the Civil Hospital, when unidenti
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Unidentified militants shot dead a Police Officer, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Naimatullah Shahwani, in the Kalat area of Balochistan on July 27, according to The News. ASI Naimatullah Shahwani was standing outside the Civil Hospital, when unidentified militants riding a bike opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.
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July - 27 
US lawmakers on July 27 challenged the President Barack Obama’s war strategy, defeating a resolution calling for the removal of US forces from Pakistan by a crushing 38-372 margin, reports Daily Times. But lawmakers – who face a war-weary public in N
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US lawmakers on July 27 challenged the President Barack Obama’s war strategy, defeating a resolution calling for the removal of US forces from Pakistan by a crushing 38-372 margin, reports Daily Times. But lawmakers – who face a war-weary public in November mid-term elections – argued about the nearly nine-year-old conflict and Obama’s plan to right the faltering campaign in time to start a draw-down by July 2011. “Wake up America. WikiLeaks’ release of secret war documents gave us 92,000 reasons to end the wars. Pick one,” Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich, author of the Pakistan measure, said as the debate began. Foes of the Afghan war were drawing strength from the leaks by the whistleblower’s website. Kucinich and Republican Representative Ron Paul had seized the chance to introduce a so-called “War Powers” resolution, aimed at boosting congressional control over overseas military deployments, to force Obama to pull forces out of Pakistan.
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July - 28 
An anti-terrorism court extended 10-day judicial remand of the alleged terrorist, Asmatullah alias Muaz, and his accomplice Abdullah, nominated in the attacks on two Ahmadi worship places on July 28, reported The News. The hearing of the case took pl
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An anti-terrorism court extended 10-day judicial remand of the alleged terrorist, Asmatullah alias Muaz, and his accomplice Abdullah, nominated in the attacks on two Ahmadi worship places on July 28, reported The News. The hearing of the case took place inside the jail as movement of the suspects was not possible for security reasons.
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July - 28 
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi indicted four suspected militants in an explosive substance case on July 28 said Dawn. Ghani Subhan alias Murad, Fiaz-ur-Rahman alias Abdul Rahman, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Mohammad Atif, stated to be associated with the T
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An anti-terrorism court in Karachi indicted four suspected militants in an explosive substance case on July 28 said Dawn. Ghani Subhan alias Murad, Fiaz-ur-Rahman alias Abdul Rahman, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Mohammad Atif, stated to be associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were charged with keeping explosive material used in bomb making.
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July - 28 
As terrorism is a global, regional and local issue, Pakistan and the United Kingdom have a robust and comprehensive partnership, including on counter-terrorism, Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said on July 28 according to Daily Times. Basit said
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As terrorism is a global, regional and local issue, Pakistan and the United Kingdom have a robust and comprehensive partnership, including on counter-terrorism, Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said on July 28 according to Daily Times. Basit said, “Terrorists have no religion, no humanity, no specific ethnicity or geography,” adding, “the terrorists’ networks, as the UK knows well, mutate and operate in different regions and cities. The genesis of terrorism as a global phenomenon warrants close attention,” Further, he said “Pakistan is as much a victim of terrorism as are Afghanistan, India or any other countries and Pakistan had done much more than any other country in combating terrorism.” “Our people and Security Forces (SFs) have rendered innumerable sacrifices,” added Basit.
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July - 28 
Cooperation with Pakistan on counter-terrorism is at an “all-time high”, General James Mattis said on July 28, reports Daily Times. A trove of leaked US military documents released this week also raised new questions about whether Pakistan was secret
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Cooperation with Pakistan on counter-terrorism is at an “all-time high”, General James Mattis said on July 28, reports Daily Times. A trove of leaked US military documents released this week also raised new questions about whether Pakistan was secretly supporting the Taliban. Mattis said it was “no surprise” there may be some relationship between Pakistani Intelligence Services and the Taliban, but he said the motives were unclear to him. Mattis warned that NATO forces would face months of difficult fighting. The general declared that victory in Afghanistan was possible and expressed optimism that troops would start coming home in a year. He said that top leaders of two major insurgent groups, the Quetta Shura and the Haqqani Network, were designated as terrorists.
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July - 28 
Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik said that after suffering defeat in Swat and South Waziristan, the militants had now started arriving in major cities to terrorise the people but the Security Forces (SFs) would soon eliminate their ne
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Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik said that after suffering defeat in Swat and South Waziristan, the militants had now started arriving in major cities to terrorise the people but the Security Forces (SFs) would soon eliminate their new sanctuaries in urban areas on July 28, reported The News. The Corps Commander said, “the SFs during successful military operations had broken the back of the militants and they were no more able to operate in Swat District, Malakand division and South Waziristan that were once considered their strongholds,” adding, “After their defeat and expulsion from their sanctuaries in Swat and South Waziristan, the militants have now started coming to the cities to terrorise innocent citizens and strengthen their positions.” Further, The Corps Commander denied the charges of human rights violations against the Army in Swat and said the Pakistan Army was one of the world’s best and professionally trained armies and there was no way it would trample human rights. He said the people had extended full support to the Government in the action against the militants in Swat, Malakand, South Waziristan and other parts of the tribal areas, which enabled the SFs flush out insurgents from these areas.
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July - 28 
David Headley’s revelation that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) planned the Mumbai attacks with possible help from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is a ‘ticking time-bomb’ that could wreck the US-Pakistan relationship and take the subcontinent to disaste
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David Headley’s revelation that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) planned the Mumbai attacks with possible help from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is a ‘ticking time-bomb’ that could wreck the US-Pakistan relationship and take the subcontinent to disaster, a former CIA official Bruce Riedel has warned. Riedel said Pakistan should carry out a ‘thorough house cleaning’ of its military
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July - 28 
Defending US military assistance for Islamabad, the President Barack Obama Administration on July 28 told New Delhi that a stable Pakistan should not be seen as a threat to India, reports Daily Times. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley also unde
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Defending US military assistance for Islamabad, the President Barack Obama Administration on July 28 told New Delhi that a stable Pakistan should not be seen as a threat to India, reports Daily Times. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley also underscored the importance of effective steps by India, Afghanistan and Pakistan towards the goal of regional stability. “A stable Pakistan is not a threat to India. A stable India does not need to be a threat to Pakistan,” Crowley said. He said in giving military assistance to Pakistan, the United States had systems of accountability to be sure that it was being employed in accordance with the agreements and “so building up the capability of Pakistan to deal with the threat within its own borders should not be seen as a threat to India”. “We have worked hard across the region to try to move countries beyond a zero-sum mentality. Pakistan has an interest in what happens in Afghanistan. So does India. And likewise, going in the other direction, Afghanistan has an interest in what goes on in countries that will, that border it, whether it’s Pakistan and India on one side, or Iran on the other,” he said.
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July - 28 
Pakistan Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani on July 28 asked the critics of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism performance not to judge its resolve by the Afghan war leaks but view it in the context of current unified efforts, marked by Pakistan’s countless
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Pakistan Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani on July 28 asked the critics of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism performance not to judge its resolve by the Afghan war leaks but view it in the context of current unified efforts, marked by Pakistan’s countless sacrifices and unprecedented level of cooperation with the US and Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Haqqani, appearing in the Charlie Rose Show, also drew attention to the importance of addressing Pakistan’s regional concerns vis-a-vis India. He also said that Islamabad would be deeply worried, if the US somehow suddenly pulled out from its insurgency-hit western neighbour, Afghanistan, in a replay of the situation that happened in the late 1980s when the US left the region immediately after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. The envoy said that as emphasised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, the US and Pakistan had made substantive improvement in enhancing the bilateral ties during the Zardari-Gilani regime.
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July - 28 
The general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Bajaur chapter and religious scholar, Maulana Hanif Fazil, was shot at by unidentified assailants at his seminary in Khar of Bajaur Agency, according to Daily Times. Residents said that two unidentified a
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The general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Bajaur chapter and religious scholar, Maulana Hanif Fazil, was shot at by unidentified assailants at his seminary in Khar of Bajaur Agency, according to Daily Times. Residents said that two unidentified assailants, wearing masks, barged into the seminary Madrassa Anwarul Uloom and reached the room where Maulana Hanif was sitting. They opened fire on him and injured him. The assailants managed to escape. It may be recalled that a jirga (council) of around 500 religious scholars in Khar few days ago termed suicide attack and militant activities un-Islamic. According to sources Maulana Hanif also delivered a speech in the jirga and called upon militants to stop their activities.
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July - 28 
The militants fired three rockets at Kohat Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 28, according to Daily Times. However, no loss was caused as the rockets landed in open areas. The first rocket hit OTS Road. The second rocket landed in an open grou
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The militants fired three rockets at Kohat Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 28, according to Daily Times. However, no loss was caused as the rockets landed in open areas. The first rocket hit OTS Road. The second rocket landed in an open ground near Government High School, while the third one hit the football ground near Army Public College. Police launched search operation in various parts of the district along the tribal belt following the rocket attack and arrested 43 suspected persons including seven unregistered tribesmen Six Kalashnikovs, two Kalakovs, 15 rifles, 19 pistols and 14 kilograms of hashish were recovered from the possession of the arrested persons.
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July - 28 
The personnel of law-enforcement agencies were put on alert after rumours about the entry of a suicide bomber in Khan Shergarhi area in Pabbi tehsil (revenue unit) of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 28 reported The News. A veiled wom
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The personnel of law-enforcement agencies were put on alert after rumours about the entry of a suicide bomber in Khan Shergarhi area in Pabbi tehsil (revenue unit) of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 28 reported The News. A veiled woman started running after seeing the Policemen and other personnel of a law-enforcement agency in a street in the locality and entered a house. Taking her for a possible suicide bomber, the Policemen chased her and started searching houses in the area. Lady Police constables were also called out to participate in the search but the woman remained untraced. Following the rumours, the administration intensified security measures by deploying Police and Frontier Constabulary Personnel at the residence of Provincial Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain. Also, the Police cordoned off Khan Shergarhi to forestall another suicide act.
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July - 28 
Three Security Forces (SFs) were killed and 10 others injured when militants attacked a convoy in the Pash Ziarat area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 28, reports Dawn. The convoy was going from Shawal
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Three Security Forces (SFs) were killed and 10 others injured when militants attacked a convoy in the Pash Ziarat area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 28, reports Dawn. The convoy was going from Shawal in South Waziristan to Razmak in North Waziristan when it came under attack near the Pash Ziarat area. The SFs countered the attack and exchanged fire with the militants for about two hours. At least 10 militants were killed during the clash. However, an official of the bomb disposal squad was injured when an explosive device he was trying to defuse went off in the Speen Jamat locality near Pash Ziarat.
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July - 28 
Unidentified assailants killed a Police Officer in an ambush at Naupura on the outskirts of Gilgit, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan on July 28, according to Dawn. Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Shabbar Hussain of the Special Branch was heading towards
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Unidentified assailants killed a Police Officer in an ambush at Naupura on the outskirts of Gilgit, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan on July 28, according to Dawn. Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Shabbar Hussain of the Special Branch was heading towards the city for duty on his motorbike with his two years old nephew when the assailants opened fire on him with sophisticated weapons at Naupura. The ASI received multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot. However his nephew remained unhurt.
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July - 29 
12 militants were killed and 11 others injured in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Kurram Agency on July 29, according to Dawn. SFs launched a search operation in the Marghan Kandaw area of central Kurram Agency on information that militants
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12 militants were killed and 11 others injured in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Kurram Agency on July 29, according to Dawn. SFs launched a search operation in the Marghan Kandaw area of central Kurram Agency on information that militants were regrouping there. As the security personnel reached the area, they came under attack. The SFs retaliated and destroyed an important hideout of the militants. Sources said that the SFs had gained control of major parts of Lower and Central Kurram Agency.
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July - 29 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on July 29 urged his Western allies to destroy Islamist militant sanctuaries in neighbouring Pakistan after thousands of secret US files were leaked, reports The News. "The time has come for our international allies
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on July 29 urged his Western allies to destroy Islamist militant sanctuaries in neighbouring Pakistan after thousands of secret US files were leaked, reports The News. "The time has come for our international allies to know that the war against terrorism is not in Afghanistan’s homes and villages," Karzai told a news conference in Kabul. "But rather this war is in the sanctuaries, funding centres and training places of terrorism which are outside Afghanistan. "Whether we are able to destroy these sanctuaries or not is another question. Our international allies have this ability, but the question is why they are not doing it."
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July - 29 
An unidentified assailants set the Zakat (Obligatory alms in Islam) office in Awaran District on fire causing partial damage to its furniture.
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An unidentified assailants set the Zakat (Obligatory alms in Islam) office in Awaran District on fire causing partial damage to its furniture.
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July - 29 
An unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade in the house of Wasif Siraj, a Government employee in Railway Housing Scheme on Brewery Road. The grenade exploded in the courtyard of the house. However, no injuries were reported.
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An unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade in the house of Wasif Siraj, a Government employee in Railway Housing Scheme on Brewery Road. The grenade exploded in the courtyard of the house. However, no injuries were reported.
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July - 29 
At least 10 persons were killed and their houses set ablaze in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 29, reports Daily Times. Local residents said that men of the Shia sect carried out the attack. T
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At least 10 persons were killed and their houses set ablaze in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 29, reports Daily Times. Local residents said that men of the Shia sect carried out the attack. The incident occurred in the Sanghbakht village inhabited by the Mengal tribe near the Afghanistan border. Mengal tribesmen are predominantly Sunni and live on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. "They (attackers) first evicted the residents from their homes, ransacked them and killed 10 persons on the spot," the residents said adding that the attack could be retaliation for the attack on a convoy of Shias on July 16 in which 18 persons were killed. Parachinar and other towns of Kurram had been witnessing sectarian violence since a long time and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) used the tense relations between Sunnis and Shias to strengthen their presence in the area. Local residents said that four women and two children were missing in the aftermath of the attack.
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July - 29 
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen asked the ISI to "strategically shift its focus", as any ties with the terrorist outfits that has come to light in the wake of the WikiLeaks episode is unacceptable. "There have been eleme
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Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen asked the ISI to "strategically shift its focus", as any ties with the terrorist outfits that has come to light in the wake of the WikiLeaks episode is unacceptable. "There have been elements of the ISI that have got relationships with extremist organisations, and we consider that unacceptable," Mike Mullen told reporters at a Pentagon news conference along with defence secretary Robert Gates. "In the long run, I think that the ISI has to strategically shift its -- tied in great part to what the secretary's laid out -- focused on its view of its own national-security interests," Mullen said in response to a question in which he was asked to respond to the remarks made by the British Prime Minister David Cameroon in India that Britain would not tolerate export of terrorism by Pakistan.
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July - 29 
Former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General Hamid Gul on July 29 said that he never ordered Indians killed, reports Times of India. He has described the 91,000 leaked US military documents, which allege close connections betwe
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Former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General Hamid Gul on July 29 said that he never ordered Indians killed, reports Times of India. He has described the 91,000 leaked US military documents, which allege close connections between Pakistan and Taliban militants, as "fictional". Gul, Director General of ISI from 1987 to 1989, said there was "much bashing of the ISI and of the Army indirectly in this case, and they feel that I am probably a convenient whipping boy". Instead, Gul has blamed General Ashfaq Kayani, Pakistan’s present Army chief. Gul, who headed ISI when Pakistan and the US were supporting Islamist militants in their fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan, is mentioned a number of times throughout the leaked intelligence reports. In one report, Gul, who has been an outspoken supporter of the Taliban, is alleged to have dispatched three men in December 2006 to carry out attacks in Afghanistan's capital. However, in an interview in Rawalpindi, Gul said that it was "fictional" and went on to say that "it only depicts the intelligence failure on the part of US and whoever else, but much of it, I think, has been contributed by Afghanistan intelligence".
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July - 29 
One person was killed while another was seriously injured in Quetta in Balochistan on July 29, reports Daily Times. According sources, Haji Habib and Muhammad Tahir were sleeping in their house in Raisani Town on Brewery Road, when armed assailants s
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One person was killed while another was seriously injured in Quetta in Balochistan on July 29, reports Daily Times. According sources, Haji Habib and Muhammad Tahir were sleeping in their house in Raisani Town on Brewery Road, when armed assailants shot them through the window of the house. Habib died on the spot while Tahir was injured and was taken to the Bolan Medical College Hospital.
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July - 29 
Pakistan is concerned about "influence of India in Afghanistan" and does not want to be caught in a "pincer movement" on the issue, the country's envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, has said, reports Indian Express. "The Pakistani government is working
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Pakistan is concerned about "influence of India in Afghanistan" and does not want to be caught in a "pincer movement" on the issue, the country's envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, has said, reports Indian Express. "The Pakistani government is working very hard at bringing about normalcy in relations with India, but there are outstanding issues that keep cropping up there as well," Haqqani told PBS. "We are concerned about the influence of India in Afghanistan because we have had conflict with India and we do not want to have a situation in which we are caught in a pincer movement," he said in response to a question. "The government in Pakistan, including our military and our intelligence services, are very clear about the future direction. We want good relations with our neighbours, have no intention of trying to carve out a sphere of influence in Afghanistan," he said.
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July - 29 
Pakistani Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani on July 29 renewed Pakistan’s support for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and asked India to enter into result-oriented talks with Islamabad towards resolution of the decades-old Kashmir confl
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Pakistani Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani on July 29 renewed Pakistan’s support for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and asked India to enter into result-oriented talks with Islamabad towards resolution of the decades-old Kashmir conflict, reports Daily Times. "For us the most important thing is the rights of the Kashmiri people - we are committed to finding a resolution to the Kashmir dispute," Haqqani said at an international conference at the Capitol Hill, the seat of the US Congress. Pakistan, he said, was serious about resolving the longstanding conflict and expects reciprocity from New Delhi, as Islamabad wanted good relations with its eastern nuclear-armed neighbour. "We look forward to a meaningful and result-oriented dialogue with India on Kashmir," he added.
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July - 29 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on July 29 assured the Senate that the issue of hostile statements against Pakistan made by British Prime Minister David Cameron would be taken up at a diplomatic level and warned that such statements could adversely
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on July 29 assured the Senate that the issue of hostile statements against Pakistan made by British Prime Minister David Cameron would be taken up at a diplomatic level and warned that such statements could adversely affect the war against terrorism, reports Daily Times. Responding to points of orders raised by Raza Rabbani and others in the Senate, Gilani said NATO and world forces had miserably failed to curb violence and terrorism in Afghanistan. "Pakistan has never claimed to be a super power, but is currently undertaking efforts against terrorism in its best capacity," he said, adding that Pakistan had lost more soldiers compared to NATO and other forces fighting against terrorism. He urged the international community to understand Pakistan’s problems and help the country.
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July - 29 
Rejecting the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s comments, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that most of the Afghanistan war stalwarts had left Pakistan for other places due to crackdown by Armed forces. Qureshi said Pakistan
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Rejecting the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s comments, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that most of the Afghanistan war stalwarts had left Pakistan for other places due to crackdown by Armed forces. Qureshi said Pakistan has the largest deployment of its forces on western borders. "More than 150,000 troops have been deployed there and about a thousand border posts erected. These steps will benefit both Pakistan and Afghanistan," he noted.
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July - 29 
The Pakistan Foreign Office reacted sharply to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s suggestion of a NATO operation inside Pakistan, saying the comments were "incomprehensible", reports Daily Times. "We don’t see any reason as to why these remarks sho
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The Pakistan Foreign Office reacted sharply to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s suggestion of a NATO operation inside Pakistan, saying the comments were "incomprehensible", reports Daily Times. "We don’t see any reason as to why these remarks should have been made by the Afghanistan President," Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said.
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July - 29 
Underlining the need to remain engaged with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart, David Cameron, on July 29 called on Islamabad to be indiscriminate in cracking down on terror groups operating from its soil, reports Tim
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Underlining the need to remain engaged with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart, David Cameron, on July 29 called on Islamabad to be indiscriminate in cracking down on terror groups operating from its soil, reports Times of India. "We believe that Pakistan should be as serious in paying attention to terror on its western borders as on the eastern borders. I sincerely hope the world community would use its good offices to promote this," Singh said at a joint press conference with Cameron here. "It is not acceptable, as I have said, for there to be within Pakistan existence of terror groups that cause terrorism within Pakistan, outside Pakistan, in Afghanistan, India and elsewhere in the world," added Cameron. At the same time, Pakistan should be encouraged to take steps to see that terror was reduced. "We want to work with Pakistan to make it fight the LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba] and Afghan or Pakistan Taliban. The Pakistan Government has taken steps and it needs to take further steps to reduce terrorism in Afghanistan, India and the streets of London. I think the right thing is to have discussion with Pakistan frankly, clearly and openly. Next week, I will have discussions with the President of Pakistan,'' he said. Making the same point, Manmohan Singh hoped that Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi would accept the invitation to visit India later this year so that "sooner or later" the dialogue was restored to the "proper sense of purpose."
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July - 29 
US Vice-President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on July 29 that Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was "changing" its behaviour towards Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Biden downplayed leaked documents which suggested
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US Vice-President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on July 29 that Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was "changing" its behaviour towards Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Biden downplayed leaked documents which suggested that between 2004 and 2009, elements of ISI, armed, trained and financed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) despite Islamabad’s anti-terror alliance with Washington. "I’m getting very close to what I shouldn’t be talking about in terms of classification," said Biden. "But what was talked about in those leaks were the intelligence community within the ISI. That is the sort of the CIA of Pakistan. That has been a problem in the past. It is a problem we’re dealing with and is changing."
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July - 30 
A majority of them are far less concerned about India-centric terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as compared to Taliban and al Qaeda. The Pew Research Center in its latest opinion poll released said that “Just 35 per cent have a negative view of LeT
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A majority of them are far less concerned about India-centric terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as compared to Taliban and al Qaeda. The Pew Research Center in its latest opinion poll released said that “Just 35 per cent have a negative view of LeT, a much lower percentage than for the other extremist organisations tested.”
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July - 30 
A NATO oil tanker was attacked in the Western Bypass area of Quetta. Police officials said unidentified assailants attached an improvised explosive device (IED) to the tanker. The explosion caused thousands of litres of oil to spill from the tanker.
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A NATO oil tanker was attacked in the Western Bypass area of Quetta. Police officials said unidentified assailants attached an improvised explosive device (IED) to the tanker. The explosion caused thousands of litres of oil to spill from the tanker. The tanker was partially damaged in the explosion, but no casualties were reported. Police has arrested two suspects identified as Shabbir Ghaffar and Mubarak Muhammad from the blast site.
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July - 30 
A Police constable was shot dead near Barech Market at the Sirki Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on July 30, reports Daily Times. According to Police officials, Head Constable Syed Zulfiqar Ali was going home when unidentified a
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A Police constable was shot dead near Barech Market at the Sirki Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on July 30, reports Daily Times. According to Police officials, Head Constable Syed Zulfiqar Ali was going home when unidentified assailants fired at him. As a result, the Syed Zulfiqar Ali died on the spot while the assailants managed to flee.
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July - 30 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested two persons allegedly associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) at Shershah area in Karachi on July 30, according to Daily Times. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested two persons allegedly associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) at Shershah area in Karachi on July 30, according to Daily Times. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Daud. Two TT pistols and several rounds of ammunitions were recovered from their possessions. CID (Investigations) Superintendent of Police Mazhar Mashwani said that both militants are affiliated with the JeM, and accused of providing shelter and weapons to their other associates.
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July - 30 
The United States (US) on July 30 brushed aside an Afghanistan demand to strike at Afghani Taliban safe havens across the border, saying it has no plans to send combat troops to Pakistan, reports Daily Times. “We have no plans to send US combat force
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The United States (US) on July 30 brushed aside an Afghanistan demand to strike at Afghani Taliban safe havens across the border, saying it has no plans to send combat troops to Pakistan, reports Daily Times. “We have no plans to send US combat forces to Pakistan,” State Department Spokesman Philip Crowley said. The spokesman said the US was working with the Pakistanis to eliminate the safe havens which are a threat to Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States. Stating that the elimination of safe havens was central to US President Barack Obama’s strategy unveiled 2009 December, Crowley said “You have the United States and the international community working with Afghanistan on one side of the border, and you do have Pakistan taking aggressive action on the other side of the border. And our message to Pakistan is that that offensive, if you will, needs to continue.” The Obama administration on July 28 expressed satisfaction over the “aggressive action” taken by the Pakistan Army in the Tribal Areas. About the negative image of the US in Pakistan, Crowley said the Obama administration had worked hard in recent months to try to strengthen bilateral relations.
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July - 30 
Though terror groups continue to strike in their country, a majority of Pakistanis still consider India as a major threat, view America as an enemy and are far less concerned about Taliban and al Qaida, Times of India quoting Pew Research Center opin
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Though terror groups continue to strike in their country, a majority of Pakistanis still consider India as a major threat, view America as an enemy and are far less concerned about Taliban and al Qaida, Times of India quoting Pew Research Center opinion poll reported on July 30. While Pakistanis express serious concerns about the US, they have also deep worries about neighbour and long-time rival India than militant outfits within Pakistan, according to the prestigious Pew Research Centre opinion poll carried out inside Pakistan. "When asked which is the greatest threat to their country - India, the Taliban or al-Qaida - slightly more than half of Pakistanis (53 per cent) choose India, compared with 23 per cent for Taliban and just 3 per cent for al-Qaida," it said. However, despite the deep-seated tensions between India and Pakistan, most Pakistanis want better ties with India. Roughly seven-in-ten (72 per cent ) said it is important for relations with India to improve and about three-quarters support increased trade with India and further talks between the two rivals, it said. In spite of pumping in billions of dollars in economic and military aid, the US image in Pakistan was at its lowest ever among the 22 nations included in the poll. 59 per cent of the respondents described America as an enemy and only eight per cent trusted President Barack Obama. The Pakistanis saw little threat from Taliban and al Qaida and only 25 per cent of the people said it would be bad for Islamabad if Taliban takes over again Afghanistan.
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July - 31 
A Police Officer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karachi in Sindh on July 31. The deceased, identified as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Zahoor Ahmed, was shot dead near the Al Sadaf turn in Sector 10 of Orangi Town while he was on his way
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A Police Officer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karachi in Sindh on July 31. The deceased, identified as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Zahoor Ahmed, was shot dead near the Al Sadaf turn in Sector 10 of Orangi Town while he was on his way to work.
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July - 31 
Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and a former chief minister of the Balochistan on July 31 accused the Government and its functionaries of carrying out target killings of Baloch leaders and activists, reports Da
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Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and a former chief minister of the Balochistan on July 31 accused the Government and its functionaries of carrying out target killings of Baloch leaders and activists, reports Daily Times. Addressing a public rally at Manan Chowk of Quetta over the telephone from Dubai, he said Habib Jalib had been killed by those who believed that he was a hurdle in the way of their vested interests and evil designs. BNP party workers took out a rally from Liaquat Park and marched up to Manan Chowk to listen to Mengal’s speech. Addressing the rally’s participants, Mengal said bloodshed was not new for the Baloch people, but one thing was clear that the Baloch people were not scared of anything and would not be deterred by the use of force. “The state and its agents have deliberately created panic in Balochistan, but the BNP is not scared of anything, as the party has already scarified the lives of many of its leaders and workers,” he said.
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July - 31 
Six people, including a woman and four Police officials, were injured when unidentified assailants fired on a Police van in the Killi Tarka area of Spiny Road in Quetta of Balochistan in the morning of July 31, according to Daily Times. Sources said
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Six people, including a woman and four Police officials, were injured when unidentified assailants fired on a Police van in the Killi Tarka area of Spiny Road in Quetta of Balochistan in the morning of July 31, according to Daily Times. Sources said that a Brewery Police Station van was on a routine patrol in the Killi Tarka area near Rustam roundabout, when the officials became suspicious of a car. Police chased the car to a narrow street, where the assailants in the car opened fire, injuring four officials and two passers-by. The injured officials have been identified as Assistant Sub Inspector Murtaza, Constable Mohammad Yousaf, Atta Mohammad and driver Ali Dad, and the civilians as Ibrahim and Painda Bibi.
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July - 31 
The militants allegedly killed two persons on charges of ‘spying for the American forces’ and dumped their bodies along the roadside at separate places in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 31, according to
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The militants allegedly killed two persons on charges of ‘spying for the American forces’ and dumped their bodies along the roadside at separate places in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 31, according to Dawn. Sources said one of the two bullet-ridden bodies was found near the Tablighi Markaz located on the Miramshah-Dattakhel Road. The victim was stated to be an Afghan, who was abducted by the militants and later killed. The second body was found near Peer Kalli on the Bannu-Miramshah Road. A chit was found on his body, saying “spies would meet the same fate in the area”.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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