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June - 2 
According to media reports, the Federal government has reportedly terminated funding to 115 madrassas (seminaries) across the country for their alleged involvement in terrorism. These seminaries were allegedly involved in sectarian violence and terro
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According to media reports, the Federal government has reportedly terminated funding to 115 madrassas (seminaries) across the country for their alleged involvement in terrorism. These seminaries were allegedly involved in sectarian violence and terrorism, said Mufti Abdul Qavi, member of the Madrassa Education Board, on June 2. These madrassas would henceforth not be entitled to financial assistance from the government and their activities would remain under observation, he added. However, he refused to identify these seminaries. He said the government would provide financial assistance to no more than 8,000 registered madrassas.
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June - 2 
Police in Karachi, on June 2, arrested a front-ranking terrorist of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Qari Ataullah alias Ata Haidery was arrested in Liaquatabad along with some arms and ammunition. Police sources indicated that Ata was a
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Police in Karachi, on June 2, arrested a front-ranking terrorist of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Qari Ataullah alias Ata Haidery was arrested in Liaquatabad along with some arms and ammunition. Police sources indicated that Ata was allegedly involved in the killings of a doctor on March 4 and a college principal and two others on May 6 in Karachi in the year 2002.
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June - 3 
An anti-terrorism Court in Multan, on June 3, awarded capital punishment on two counts to a terrorist of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Sunni group. According to the prosecution, Zahid Husain and an accomplice had killed two police personnel
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An anti-terrorism Court in Multan, on June 3, awarded capital punishment on two counts to a terrorist of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Sunni group. According to the prosecution, Zahid Husain and an accomplice had killed two police personnel on August 13, 2000.
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June - 4 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin said, on June 4, in Rawalpindi, Kashmiris had "every right to move across the Line of Control (LoC) and no one could stop them." He also said terrorist operations would continue in the Indian State of Jam
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin said, on June 4, in Rawalpindi, Kashmiris had "every right to move across the Line of Control (LoC) and no one could stop them." He also said terrorist operations would continue in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) despite international efforts to avert a war between India and Pakistan. Salahuddin said his group still favoured a political settlement to the Kashmir issue but insisted on the inclusion of Pakistan in any dialogue process.
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June - 5 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said approximately 154,000 illegal weapons were recovered during the campaign launched for the recovery of illegal weapons under the government's de-weaponisation process which will complete its first year on June 5
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said approximately 154,000 illegal weapons were recovered during the campaign launched for the recovery of illegal weapons under the government's de-weaponisation process which will complete its first year on June 5, today.
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June - 9 
Front ranking leader of the Baluchistan National Party (BNP), Mir Aslam Gichki was assassinated along with one of his associates in Mashkey, Quetta, on June 9. Six other persons were injured in the attack. According to a media report, Gichki had gone
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Front ranking leader of the Baluchistan National Party (BNP), Mir Aslam Gichki was assassinated along with one of his associates in Mashkey, Quetta, on June 9. Six other persons were injured in the attack. According to a media report, Gichki had gone to Shahragi village in the Mashkey area of Awaran district to condole attend a memorial service. On his way back, unidentified, armed men ambushed his vehicle, killing him and his associate. No one has claimed responsibility for the assassination thus far. He was elected as a member of the Baluchistan Assembly in the 1997 elections. Official sources said the attackers, besides using automatic weapons, also fired a rocket and later manage to escape. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killings. Meanwhile, senior BNP leaders in Quetta alleged that the provincial government was responsible for the killing. They claimed that hired assassins were used to kill Gichki.
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June - 10 
Indian media reports said, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, in a statement to Parliament on June 10, said Britain accepted a clear link between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and groups such as the Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT)
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Indian media reports said, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, in a statement to Parliament on June 10, said Britain accepted a clear link between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and groups such as the Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT), Jash-e Mohammed and (JeM) and Harkat-ul Mujahideen (HuM). He also underlined the international diplomatic pressure on General Musharraf "to take visible, decisive and verifiable steps to seal the Line of Control; to stop supplies to militant groups; to help restrain the violent activities of these groups; and to close the militant training camps on Pakistan’s side of the Line of Control". This was perhaps the first time that any senior Minister of any government anywhere in the world had officially pin-pointed a ‘clear link’ between the ISI and Kashmiri terrorists, reports pointed. Straw, who said he personally asked the Pakistan President for assurances on cross-border terrorism during his visit in May 2002, added, "international efforts against terrorism and the Kashmir crisis will be an important agenda item for the meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Whistler, Western Canada, later this week"
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June - 10 
The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomeration of Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on June 10 condemned the arrest of senior executive member of the separatist alliance All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his son-in-la
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The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomeration of Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on June 10 condemned the arrest of senior executive member of the separatist alliance All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his son-in-law by Indian security agencies on June 9. "Muttahida Jihad Council strongly condemns the arrest of the popular leader of the freedom movement, Syed Ali Geelani, and his son-in-law, Altaf Ahmed Shah, under the black law, Pota," said the alliance in a statement. The MJC also rejected and termed baseless allegations that Geelani was getting money from the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) for distribution among the group's commanders in Jammu and Kashmir.
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June - 11 
According to a media report, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has interrogated more than 70 Arab, Afghan and Pakistani suspects in Peshawar for their alleged links with the Al Qaeda terror network. They were among the first batch of pro-T
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According to a media report, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has interrogated more than 70 Arab, Afghan and Pakistani suspects in Peshawar for their alleged links with the Al Qaeda terror network. They were among the first batch of pro-Taliban cadres who arrived in Peshawar after being released from the Shabarghan prison by Afghan Deputy Defence Minister Gen. Abdur Rashid Dostam. Four of those interrogated have been reportedly sent to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for further interrogation.
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June - 11 
Syed Salahuddin, chief of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), said the Line of Control (LoC) is not a permanent border and crossing the border is the basic right of Kashmiris. In an interview on June 11, he said, "We are not bound to accept all the obligati
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Syed Salahuddin, chief of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), said the Line of Control (LoC) is not a permanent border and crossing the border is the basic right of Kashmiris. In an interview on June 11, he said, "We are not bound to accept all the obligation which the government of Pakistan has [taken] under the international pressure."
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June - 11 
Two rockets were reportedly fired on June 11 at a building in Miranshah, western Pakistan, housing US personnel looking for Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists, but both missed their targets. The rockets were aimed at a vocational training school where t
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Two rockets were reportedly fired on June 11 at a building in Miranshah, western Pakistan, housing US personnel looking for Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists, but both missed their targets. The rockets were aimed at a vocational training school where the US personnel are staying. Media reports said it was the fourth rocket attack on the college building in Miranshah, bordering eastern Afghanistan. No loss of life or injuries has been reported in this incident.
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June - 12 
According to a media report, the French police have claimed that they have arrested five persons, including two Pakistani nationals, in a raid on June 12 in two suburbs of Paris. The arrested persons are suspected of having links with the Al Qaeda te
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According to a media report, the French police have claimed that they have arrested five persons, including two Pakistani nationals, in a raid on June 12 in two suburbs of Paris. The arrested persons are suspected of having links with the Al Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden. They are also reportedly linked to Markaz-Dawa-al-Irshad, parent organisation of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and other terrorist groups operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. All the five are being accused of having provided logistical support to Richard Reid, the British "shoe-bomber". He, on December 22, 2001, unsuccessfully attempted to blow up a bomb contained in his shoe inside an American Airlines flight to Miami that he had boarded at Roissy- Charles de Gaulle Airport outside Paris. The two Pakistanis were arrested from a discrete residence they maintained in a back alley in the suburb of Evry, located south of Paris. The other three persons were arrested from Mantes-la- Jolie, an urban neighbourhood west of Paris, which in the past has reportedly been an important centre of Islamist fundamentalists. The French police said they seized guns and rifles, a telescopic lens and two computers.
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June - 12 
According to a media report, unidentified assailants fired three missiles at a camp where North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah was staying, on June 12. He was staying at the camp of Shawal Rifles of the Frontier Con
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According to a media report, unidentified assailants fired three missiles at a camp where North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah was staying, on June 12. He was staying at the camp of Shawal Rifles of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in North Waziristan Agency when missiles hit the camp, but the Governor survived as they missed the target. The Shawal Rifles personnel retaliated with gunfire towards the surrounding mountains but could not target the attackers. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with this incident.
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June - 13 
According to a report in the New York Times, Pakistan has arrested several US citizens linked to the Al Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden near the Afghanistan border, including a suspected associate of suspected ‘dirty bomb’ builder Jose Padill
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According to a report in the New York Times, Pakistan has arrested several US citizens linked to the Al Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden near the Afghanistan border, including a suspected associate of suspected ‘dirty bomb’ builder Jose Padilla. Padilla alias Abdullah al Muhajir was arrested on May 8 at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after US officials said he had reportedly held extensive meetings with top-Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Zubaydah about possibly detonating a conventional weapon to spew radiological material in the United States.
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June - 13 
According to the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington has no evidence about the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He said this while addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar in Islam
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According to the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington has no evidence about the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He said this while addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar in Islamabad on June 13. According to him, "The information on this matter is a scrap of intelligence, and people say they believe al-Qaeda people are in Kashmir or in various locations…I do not have the evidence of al-Qaeda militants operating in Kashmir, as it tends to be speculative...it is not actionable...it is not verifiable. The US has no such evidence of al-Qaeda presence."
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June - 13 
Chief of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) unit, Abdul Rasheed Turabi said the Pakistan government would not be able to fulfill its commitments made to the international community of stopping the Kashmiris from crossing the Line o
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Chief of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) unit, Abdul Rasheed Turabi said the Pakistan government would not be able to fulfill its commitments made to the international community of stopping the Kashmiris from crossing the Line of Control (LoC). In an interview to the Voice of America, he said the ‘Kashmir movement’ was not dependent on the Indian allegation of infiltration. "It is purely an indigenous struggle for the right to self-determination according to the UN Charter," he said.
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June - 13 
Pakistan on June 13 denied claims by visiting US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that Al Qaeda terrorists were operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. "It is absolutely incorrect," said military regime spokesperson Rashid Qureshi. Accor
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Pakistan on June 13 denied claims by visiting US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that Al Qaeda terrorists were operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. "It is absolutely incorrect," said military regime spokesperson Rashid Qureshi. According to him, "frankly there is no substance in this whatsoever. We don't know where this information has come from but it seems Indian propaganda is being believed… This is the typical Indian way to discredit the indigenous Kashmiri struggle for self-determination."
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June - 13 
Unidentified persons reportedly fired three rockets on a gas well of the Uch gas field in Quetta on June 13 causing disruption to gas supply. According to official sources, the rockets were fired from the hilly area of Uch, which exploded near the ga
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Unidentified persons reportedly fired three rockets on a gas well of the Uch gas field in Quetta on June 13 causing disruption to gas supply. According to official sources, the rockets were fired from the hilly area of Uch, which exploded near the gas well. However, no loss of life or injuries has been reported thus far.
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June - 14 
According to media reports from Mirpur, June 15, former Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry on June 14 refuted allegation made by India about the existence of training camps fo
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According to media reports from Mirpur, June 15, former Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry on June 14 refuted allegation made by India about the existence of training camps for Kashmiri terrorists in PoK. He is also reported to have warned India to refrain from taking any drastic steps against Pakistan or PoK and demanded an immediate increase in deployment numbers of existing UN Military Observers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir.
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June - 14 
In a suspected incident of suicide bombing, approximately 12 persons, including five women, were killed and 51 others injured when a car containing explosives exploded outside the boundary wall of the US Consulate in Karachi on June 14. According to
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In a suspected incident of suicide bombing, approximately 12 persons, including five women, were killed and 51 others injured when a car containing explosives exploded outside the boundary wall of the US Consulate in Karachi on June 14. According to media reports, one of the three vehicles, which came from the direction of Clifton Bridge and were passing through Abdullah Haroon Road, exploded near the US Consulate building after crossing the Marriott Hotel. However, top police officials while denying that the attack was a suicide bombing said that the bomb exploded in a moving vehicle. According to these sources, a car, in which four women were seated, was passing through the road and the blast resulted in the death of all the four occupants. Separately, other official sources were quoted as saying that the bomb was concealed in the car driven by a lady and that some persons, who were probably following the car, blew up the explosive device through remote control when the car reached near the US Consulate. The identity of the alleged suicide bomber has not been ascertained thus far.
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June - 14 
India on June 14 condemned the suicide attack on the US consulate in Karachi, in which an estimated 12 persons were killed and 51 others injured. "It is a very sad and a very regrettable incident that we condemn fully….I am really grieved and unhappy
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India on June 14 condemned the suicide attack on the US consulate in Karachi, in which an estimated 12 persons were killed and 51 others injured. "It is a very sad and a very regrettable incident that we condemn fully….I am really grieved and unhappy that yet another terrorist activity of a suicide bomb variety has taken place in Karachi.," Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh told the media in New Delhi.
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June - 14 
Meanwhile, the United States on the same day, while condemning the terrorist attack outside its consulate in Karachi has closed down all its diplomatic missions in Pakistan as well as the American Centre in Islamabad. US President George W Bush said
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Meanwhile, the United States on the same day, while condemning the terrorist attack outside its consulate in Karachi has closed down all its diplomatic missions in Pakistan as well as the American Centre in Islamabad. US President George W Bush said that "radical killers" were responsible for the terrorist incident. In a statement from Houston, he said that, "we fight an enemy that are radical killers. That's what they are. They claim they're religious people and they blow up Muslims. They have no regard for individual life." Separately, White House spokesperson Ari Fleischer said that the bombing demonstrated the dangers terrorists continue to pose for the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 strikes on US landmarks.
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June - 14 
Separately, a hitherto unknown group calling itself Al Qanoon has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack. The group hand-delivered photocopies of its statement to media organisations on the same day. The hand-written message also reportedly
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Separately, a hitherto unknown group calling itself Al Qanoon has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack. The group hand-delivered photocopies of its statement to media organisations on the same day. The hand-written message also reportedly included a warning of further attacks. However Sindh province police chief, Syed Kamal Shah, said that they had not received a copy of the statement. The statement reportedly said, "America and its allies and its slave Pakistani rulers should prepare for more attacks. This bomb attack is just a beginning of al-Qanoon's jihadi operation in Pakistan."
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June - 15 
According to media reports of June 15, Karachi Police have questioned a number of people in connection with the June 14-car bomb explosion near the US Consulate-General. Media reports quoting police sources said agents of the Federal Investigation Bu
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According to media reports of June 15, Karachi Police have questioned a number of people in connection with the June 14-car bomb explosion near the US Consulate-General. Media reports quoting police sources said agents of the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) had visited and examined the place of the blast. Reports added that movie cameras installed on all the sides of the US Consulate could be of much use for the FBI agents and police. Meanwhile the police are suspecting that the bomb was planted in the Toyota Corolla car belonging to Khanum Motor Training School and a remote-controlled device was used to set off the bomb. However, they ruled out the possibility of suicide bombing, as there were no evidences to substantiate such a claim. There were four women inside the Toyota car at the time of the blast. Media reports were critical of the arrogant behavior of investigators who raided the houses of the four women to question their family members.
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June - 15 
According to media reports, following a group called Al Qanoon claiming responsibility for the June 14-bombing outside the US Consulate General in Karachi, an American media report said the attack could be the work of a new coalition of terrorist gro
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According to media reports, following a group called Al Qanoon claiming responsibility for the June 14-bombing outside the US Consulate General in Karachi, an American media report said the attack could be the work of a new coalition of terrorist groups, with possible links to the Al Qaeda. Reports further identified the new coalition as the Laskhar-i-Omar, named after Omar Shaikh, former leader of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), an accused in the abduction and killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl. The new grouping is suspected to have been formed by the survivors of three terrorist groups––Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), JeM and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) which were banned by Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
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June - 15 
Media reports, quoting sources in Hyderabad, on June 15, Anti-terrorism Court Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah provided the certified copy of a 3.36-minutes video cassette to the defence in Daniel Pearl murder case. Reports added that the cassette containe
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Media reports, quoting sources in Hyderabad, on June 15, Anti-terrorism Court Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah provided the certified copy of a 3.36-minutes video cassette to the defence in Daniel Pearl murder case. Reports added that the cassette contained scenes of the gruesome murder of the US journalist.
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June - 16 
An activist of the Haqiqi faction of the Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM-H) was killed in Karachi on June 16. According to official sources, the slain activist was writing slogans on walls in the Bilal Colony, New Karachi, when the brother of a police pe
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An activist of the Haqiqi faction of the Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM-H) was killed in Karachi on June 16. According to official sources, the slain activist was writing slogans on walls in the Bilal Colony, New Karachi, when the brother of a police personnel, a resident of the locality, objected to it. In the ensuing exchange of fire between the two, the MQM-H activist was killed. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with this incident.
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June - 16 
Hundreds of Al Qaeda terrorists are reportedly hiding in Pakistani cities after forming or renewing alliances with local Islamist extremist networks that have helped provide safe houses for communications, training and logistics, Los Angeles Times re
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Hundreds of Al Qaeda terrorists are reportedly hiding in Pakistani cities after forming or renewing alliances with local Islamist extremist networks that have helped provide safe houses for communications, training and logistics, Los Angeles Times reported on June 16. US authorities reportedly said Al Qaeda has made similar efforts to regroup by merging with local Muslim extremist groups in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The report pointed that US intelligence analysts believe that Osama bin Laden and his top aides have found refuge somewhere along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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June - 17 
According to a media report, judicial authorities in France decided to place under detention a Pakistani national, Ghulam-Mustafa Rama. Rama is suspected of having provided logistical support to Richard Reid, the British national who is known as the
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According to a media report, judicial authorities in France decided to place under detention a Pakistani national, Ghulam-Mustafa Rama. Rama is suspected of having provided logistical support to Richard Reid, the British national who is known as the ‘shoe-bomber’ for having attempted to set off an explosive concealed in his shoe during a flight on December 22, 2001 to Miami. Rama, who is also the founder of the French branch of Markaz Dawa al-Irshad, was arrested by French police on June 12 at his home in Evry. On the same day, another unidentified Pakistani national and three Franco-Algerians were arrested. Police sources indicated that they are investigating the possibility of Rama playing an important role in providing recruits for terrorist operations in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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June - 17 
According to a media report, the Federal government has earmarked an amount of Rs 800 million for the modernisation of madrassas (Islamic seminaries) in the 2002-03 budget. The allocated amount would be spent on registration of seminaries and provisi
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According to a media report, the Federal government has earmarked an amount of Rs 800 million for the modernisation of madrassas (Islamic seminaries) in the 2002-03 budget. The allocated amount would be spent on registration of seminaries and provision of free computers and books on modern subjects, besides religious literature, to the students in these seminaries. The report, while indicating that there are more than 10,000 madrassas across the country, added that the government has records of about only 6,000 seminaries. No seminary without registration would get funds out the allocated amount, official sources said and added that the Ministry of Religious Affairs has been collecting information regarding all unregistered seminaries. These sources also said it is the madrassas in tribal areas that are producing terrorists. The report said approximately 121 seminaries are allegedly receiving assistance from foreign countries.
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June - 17 
According to media reports, police have ruled out the possibility of suicide bombing in the June 14-bomb explosion near the US consulate in which 12 persons were killed and 51 others injured. Inspector General of Sindh Police Syed Kamal Shah said, on
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According to media reports, police have ruled out the possibility of suicide bombing in the June 14-bomb explosion near the US consulate in which 12 persons were killed and 51 others injured. Inspector General of Sindh Police Syed Kamal Shah said, on June 17, "So far, we have not found any evidence, which could lead us to believe that it was a suicide bombing." He clarified that there was no difference of opinion between agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local investigators. About the kind of bomb used in the attack, he said either a timer device was fitted to the explosive or a remote-controlled device was used to set off the bomb. He said police had not made any formal arrest, thus far, in this case. Shah, while not ruling out the possibility of the involvement of foreign hand, including people from Afghanistan, added Al Qaeda cadres might be present in Karachi and local groups might also have been involved.
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June - 17 
Meanwhile, Additional Home Secretary Rasheed Khan said, in Islamabad, on the same day, they have no definite evidence of the involvement of any proscribed groups in the Karachi blast. In an interview to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Kha
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Meanwhile, Additional Home Secretary Rasheed Khan said, in Islamabad, on the same day, they have no definite evidence of the involvement of any proscribed groups in the Karachi blast. In an interview to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Khan said "There is no such evidence till now. Anyhow, it might have been carried out by any one of the terrorist organizations of Pakistan". Contrary to what the Sindh Inspector General of Police had said on the same day in Karachi, Rasheed Khan pointed out that "all the three attackers were suicide bombers and in such incidents the attackers himself die."
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June - 17 
Police in Karachi on June 17 arrested Akram Lahori, front ranking terrorist of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), and his five accomplices from a hideout in Orangi Town. Police also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from
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Police in Karachi on June 17 arrested Akram Lahori, front ranking terrorist of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), and his five accomplices from a hideout in Orangi Town. Police also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the hideout. Akram Lahori is believed to be second-in-command after Riaz Basra, who along with three of his accomplices, was killed in an encounter in Mailsi, Multan on May 14, 2002. Lahori was arrested from Orangi Town on information given by Shabbir Ahmed, arrested in Gulzar-i-Hijri on June 17. Akram Lahori was carrying a head money of Rs five million announced by the Sindh government and another Rs five million announced by the Punjab government.
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June - 17 
Unidentified terrorists killed three Shia worshippers at a mosque in Multan on June 17 in a sectarian attack. Police sources said three unidentified assailants fired gunshots on worshippers leaving the mosque on the eastern outskirts of Multan and la
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Unidentified terrorists killed three Shia worshippers at a mosque in Multan on June 17 in a sectarian attack. Police sources said three unidentified assailants fired gunshots on worshippers leaving the mosque on the eastern outskirts of Multan and later escaped on two motorcycles. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing and no outfit has claimed responsibility for the incident.
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June - 18 
According to media reports, a rocket was fired near a building that houses US forces in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, but the rocket landed in wasteland and no one was injured. Official sources said unidentified persons fired the rocket on
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According to media reports, a rocket was fired near a building that houses US forces in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, but the rocket landed in wasteland and no one was injured. Official sources said unidentified persons fired the rocket on June 18 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan.
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June - 19 
A team of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sleuths and Karachi police, in a joint operation on June 19, arrested two persons––suspected activists of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terror network. The two suspects were arrested during a raid at a
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A team of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sleuths and Karachi police, in a joint operation on June 19, arrested two persons––suspected activists of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terror network. The two suspects were arrested during a raid at a house in Buffer Zone area. Official sources indicated said the joint team recovered two satellite phones and some explosive material from the house. The FBI reportedly interrogated both the suspects in connection with their alleged involvement in the June 14 car bomb blast outside the US Consulate, Karachi, in which 14 persons were killed and 51 injured.
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June - 19 
Four unidentified-armed men, in Turbat, killed the father of Mir Aslam Buladi, a leader of the Baluchistan National Movement (BNM) and a former Provincial Agriculture Minister, on June 19. All the four assassins managed to escape from the incident si
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Four unidentified-armed men, in Turbat, killed the father of Mir Aslam Buladi, a leader of the Baluchistan National Movement (BNM) and a former Provincial Agriculture Minister, on June 19. All the four assassins managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with this killing.
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June - 19 
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan said in Muzaffarabad on June 19 that there are no Al Qaeda terrorists or terrorist camps in the region. According to him, "The indigenous freedom struggled in held Kashmir was
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Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan said in Muzaffarabad on June 19 that there are no Al Qaeda terrorists or terrorist camps in the region. According to him, "The indigenous freedom struggled in held Kashmir was started by the Kashmiri people themselves and no foreign country is involved in support of their freedom struggle."
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June - 19 
The Federal government on June 19 approved the promulgation of "Madrassah Registration Ordinance 2002" to regulate seminaries by bringing them under the normal educational system of the country. According to the ordinance, all madrassas would have to
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The Federal government on June 19 approved the promulgation of "Madrassah Registration Ordinance 2002" to regulate seminaries by bringing them under the normal educational system of the country. According to the ordinance, all madrassas would have to seek registration with the Pakistan Madrassah Education Board and the respective Provincial Madrassah Education Boards. They have been prohibited from receiving Zakat (financial assistance), grant, donation or other benefits from the Federal government or provincial governments unless registered under the ordinance. Minister for Information and Media Development Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, "One of the objectives of introducing this regulatory mechanism is to control those religious schools which had been subjected to militancy." Seminaries refusing to register themselves with education boards to be set up by the government would not be allowed to operate, the minister said. Media reports indicated that the ordinance approved at a cabinet meeting, presided over by President Pervez Musharraf, also decided that religious schools would facilitate teaching of science, mathematics, English and Urdu, providing an opportunity to the students to enroll in professional educational institutions if they desired. Every registered madrassa, according to the ordinance, would have to maintain accounts and submit an annual report to the respective education board. A registered seminary would not be allowed to receive any grant, donation or aid from any foreign source or allow admission to foreign students or make appointment of teachers without valid visa and No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Federal Interior Ministry. The minister said that all the four governors were asked to complete the registration process in six months time. Responding to a question, Nisar Memon said he could not ascertain the exact number of seminaries in the country. "But it seems that they run in thousands," he said, adding that it would take some time to know about the exact number of religious schools. He also said that the curriculum of religious schools would be similar to that of other educational institutions in Pakistan.
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June - 20 
According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on June 20 ruled out a cease-fire with India, by saying it did not consider the truce as a "pre-requisite for negotiations to resolve the long-standing problem." The group
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According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on June 20 ruled out a cease-fire with India, by saying it did not consider the truce as a "pre-requisite for negotiations to resolve the long-standing problem." The group also said that its terrorist operations would continue in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The HM comment was in response to the J&K separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Abdul Ghani Bhat’s statement in Srinagar on June 19 that the alliance wanted to travel to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to meet terrorist leaders and negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir issue. HM ‘Supreme Commander’ Syed Salahuddin said that Bhat had not consulted him before floating the proposal.
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June - 20 
Following a crackdown against foreigners living in the city without legal documents, Karachi police on June 20 arrested eight Afghan nationals from a hideout in the limits of Sharifabad police station. They are being interrogated for suspected links
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Following a crackdown against foreigners living in the city without legal documents, Karachi police on June 20 arrested eight Afghan nationals from a hideout in the limits of Sharifabad police station. They are being interrogated for suspected links with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The Federal Interior Ministry had issued special directives to the police for a crackdown against illegal immigrants after the June 14 bomb explosion in which 12 persons were killed and 51 injured.
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June - 20 
US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police raided several places in the city on the same day and arrested four persons, including a woman, in connection with their alleged involvement in the blast, said official sources.
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US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police raided several places in the city on the same day and arrested four persons, including a woman, in connection with their alleged involvement in the blast, said official sources.
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June - 21 
According to a media report, police in Karachi on June 21 recovered 134 Klashnikov rifles, rockets, landmines and poisonous capsules on the basis of information given by certain activists of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a proscribed Sunni sectarian g
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According to a media report, police in Karachi on June 21 recovered 134 Klashnikov rifles, rockets, landmines and poisonous capsules on the basis of information given by certain activists of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a proscribed Sunni sectarian group. Official sources said that 44 Klashnikov rifles were recovered on a lead given by Akram Lahori, the most wanted terrorist of LeJ, who was taken into custody along with five of his accomplices recently. In a similar action, police raided a place on a lead given by Ataur Rehman alias Naeem Bukhari and recovered 90 Klashnikov rifles, landmines, rockets, and poisonous capsules.
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June - 21 
According to media report, the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) has rejected the newly promulgated ordinance on regulation of madrassas (seminaries). JeI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed said that the ordinance is aimed at "dividing" the Muslim Ummah (community). Ahmed
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According to media report, the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) has rejected the newly promulgated ordinance on regulation of madrassas (seminaries). JeI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed said that the ordinance is aimed at "dividing" the Muslim Ummah (community). Ahmed claimed that anti-Islamic elements have succeeded in their conspiracy and are implementing their agenda after prolonged attempts. He termed the government move as "an endeavour to implementing agenda given by foreign powers."
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June - 21 
Separately, the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has also criticised the ordinance, stating that his party would oppose the new laws and ban on foreign donations to religious institutions. In a press release issued from Peshawar
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Separately, the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has also criticised the ordinance, stating that his party would oppose the new laws and ban on foreign donations to religious institutions. In a press release issued from Peshawar on June 21, he said that the government had formed a Madressah Board to end the autonomy of the religious institutions, but his party would never recognise the board. He alleged that the government was taking action against religious institutions to reportedly secure aid from western countries and other donor agencies
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June - 21 
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Hyderabad on June 21 framed 28 charges against Omar Sheikh, front ranking terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and prime accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case. However, the accused is reported to have denied the
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The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Hyderabad on June 21 framed 28 charges against Omar Sheikh, front ranking terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and prime accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case. However, the accused is reported to have denied the charges, including denying having hatched a conspiracy to abduct and murder Pearl.
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June - 21 
The Federal government has reportedly intensified its crackdown on extremist groups after the June 14 car bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi in which 12 persons were killed. Official sources said that dozens of people with suspected link
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The Federal government has reportedly intensified its crackdown on extremist groups after the June 14 car bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi in which 12 persons were killed. Official sources said that dozens of people with suspected links to proscribed groups had been arrested in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. The arrested persons belonged to the outlawed Sunni sectarian group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). These sources added that Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives from Afghanistan have reportedly linked up with sympathisers and banned extremist groups in Pakistan to carry out terrorist attacks.
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June - 23 
According to a Paksitani media report, US Senate Intelligence Committee chief Senator Bob Graham said on June 23 that the US Administration believes Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan. "Our best intelligence estimate continues to be that he is ali
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According to a Paksitani media report, US Senate Intelligence Committee chief Senator Bob Graham said on June 23 that the US Administration believes Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan. "Our best intelligence estimate continues to be that he is alive and probably someplace in those tribal areas on the western side of Pakistan," Graham said in a television interview.
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June - 23 
Lahore Police on June 23 arrested dozens of activists of the proscribed Sunni groups––Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Raids were conducted in the areas of Ghaziabad, Multan Road, Ravi Road, Samanabad. According to official
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Lahore Police on June 23 arrested dozens of activists of the proscribed Sunni groups––Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Raids were conducted in the areas of Ghaziabad, Multan Road, Ravi Road, Samanabad. According to official sources, the nexus between Al Qaeda and the two groups were ascertained after the recent arrests of LeJ terrorists, including Akram Lahori and Atta-ur-Rehman alias Naeem Bokhari.
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June - 23 
Pakistan intelligence officials are interrogating five suspected Al Qaeda terrorists after arresting them in Peshawar on June 23. Two Arabic-speaking men, two Afghan nationals and a Pakistani were arrested in a raid on the Afghan Support Committee (A
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Pakistan intelligence officials are interrogating five suspected Al Qaeda terrorists after arresting them in Peshawar on June 23. Two Arabic-speaking men, two Afghan nationals and a Pakistani were arrested in a raid on the Afghan Support Committee (ASC)––a non-governmental organisation in Pabbi, Peshawar. The ASC is a Kuwait-based group reportedly set up by Osama bin Laden. Senior ASC employee Hussein Halil of Jordan is still in custody after being arrested in Pabbi for suspected Al Qaeda links in the last week of May 2002. The US government had frozeb the ASC's assets in January 2002 for alleged links with Laden’s Al Qaeda terrorist network.
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June - 23 
Pakistani security agencies have reportedly identified the group responsible for the June 14 car bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi and will name them soon, Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Karachi on June 23. As reported earli
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Pakistani security agencies have reportedly identified the group responsible for the June 14 car bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi and will name them soon, Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Karachi on June 23. As reported earlier, 12 persons were killed and 51 others were injured in the blast. "We have identified the gang behind the blast but I don't want to name the group at this stage," said Haider, adding that they would be named in "two or three days". He also said, "… There are some links" between the June 14 blast and the May 8 blast outside Karachi's Sheraton hotel, which police believe was a suicide attack. The Minister warned that further attacks against foreigners were still possible.
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June - 23 
Separately, security forces also recovered two unexploded rockets from the fields near the town of Datta Khel, five km from a vocational institute in Miranshah, which reportedly houses the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents.
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Separately, security forces also recovered two unexploded rockets from the fields near the town of Datta Khel, five km from a vocational institute in Miranshah, which reportedly houses the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents.
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June - 23 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in a statement from Muzaffarabad said the proposed visit of Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist alliance, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) could imply a split because a series of hi
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in a statement from Muzaffarabad said the proposed visit of Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist alliance, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) could imply a split because a series of high-profile APHC leaders had been arrested by India recently. HM chief Syed Salahuddin claimed "India is eliminating the sincere leaders in Kashmir through its agents and is imprisoning others. Initiation of the negotiation process by some Hurriyat leaders in such a set of circumstances would leave a question mark on the honour and dignity of the conglomerate."
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June - 23 
Two rockets were fired on June 23 at a building close to where the US forces are believed to be staying in the tribal areas. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The rockets exploded approximately 50 yards from the headquarters of the p
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Two rockets were fired on June 23 at a building close to where the US forces are believed to be staying in the tribal areas. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The rockets exploded approximately 50 yards from the headquarters of the paramilitary Tochi Scouts in the town of Mir Ali, 15km from the Afghan border town of Miranshah
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June - 24 
According to media reports, two unidentified, armed men killed a person in North Karachi on June 24. Police sources indicated that it could be an act of sectarian terrorism as the deceased was associated with the Tableeghi Jamaat. The assailants mana
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According to media reports, two unidentified, armed men killed a person in North Karachi on June 24. Police sources indicated that it could be an act of sectarian terrorism as the deceased was associated with the Tableeghi Jamaat. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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June - 25 
An Anti-Terrorism court in Multan, on June 25, sentenced two activists of the defunct Sunni terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) to death on two counts. According to the prosecution, Qari Umer Hayat and Muhammad Nawaz killed Farrukh Barjees Haide
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An Anti-Terrorism court in Multan, on June 25, sentenced two activists of the defunct Sunni terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) to death on two counts. According to the prosecution, Qari Umer Hayat and Muhammad Nawaz killed Farrukh Barjees Haider and Muhammad Idrees, on April 26, 2000, in Khanewal. Haider was an eye-witness and complainant in the case relating to his father's murder, who was killed in a terrorist attack in the year 1998.
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June - 25 
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Amanullah Khan condemned in Islamabad, on June 25, President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to permanently end terrorist incursions into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The pledge was "the most shamef
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Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Amanullah Khan condemned in Islamabad, on June 25, President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to permanently end terrorist incursions into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The pledge was "the most shameful submission by Pakistan to Indian blackmail," said Khan. The JKLF chief also warned against any attempt to permanently divide the State, saying it "would fight tooth and nail" any such attempt. The best solution to solve the Kashmir issue was granting complete independence, Khan opined.
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June - 26 
According to a report in Dawn, Pakistan has handed over to US authorities approximately 327 suspected Al Qaeda members since the launch of the US-led anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan in year 2001. Quoting official sources, the report said, over th
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According to a report in Dawn, Pakistan has handed over to US authorities approximately 327 suspected Al Qaeda members since the launch of the US-led anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan in year 2001. Quoting official sources, the report said, over the last eight months Pakistani authorities arrested a total of 378 suspected Al Qaeda associates of whom 327 are now in US’ custody. Military intelligence sources reportedly confirmed the total tally and said Yemenis topped the list of those arrested. There are a total of 87 Yemenis and seven French nationals among the 327 suspected Al Qaeda associates, besides an undisclosed number of Sudanese, Saudi Arabian, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Moroccan and Chechnyan nationals. These sources added that the arrested Al Qaeda members were transported by American authorities to an unknown foreign location where they were under interrogation. The highest-ranking Al Qaeda terrorist arrested thus far by Pakistani authorities is Abu Zubaydah, reported to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden. Zubaydah was arrested in Faisalabad on March 28, 2002 during a raid by a joint Pakistan-US intelligence team.
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June - 26 
An umbrella organisation of madrassas in Pakistan, on June 26, rejected the Federal government's proposed "madaris education ordinance" and announced to resist its enforcement. As reported earlier, the government has made public a draft ordinance req
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An umbrella organisation of madrassas in Pakistan, on June 26, rejected the Federal government's proposed "madaris education ordinance" and announced to resist its enforcement. As reported earlier, the government has made public a draft ordinance requiring all religious schools in the country to get registered with the Federal and Provincial religious madaris boards within six months of the promulgation of the ordinance. The Coordination Committee of religious institutions organisation, which met in Islamabad, decided to observe June 28 as a nationwide protest day against the proposed ordinance. Later, speaking at a joint news conference, Maulana Hanif Jallendhri and Maulana Abdul Malik, chief of Jamiat Ittehadul Ulema, said almost 70 per cent of the religious institutions in the country were already registered under the 1860 Societies Act and more would be ready to do so. The religious leaders pointed out that the ordinance was a clear interference in the affairs of seminaries and their independence and dignity was at stake.
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June - 26 
Four rockets were fired at security checkpoints in the north-western tribal belt on the Afghan border but no one was hurt, officials and residents said on June 26. Residents of the area said the rockets were fired overnight at both the Ghulam Khan an
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Four rockets were fired at security checkpoints in the north-western tribal belt on the Afghan border but no one was hurt, officials and residents said on June 26. Residents of the area said the rockets were fired overnight at both the Ghulam Khan and Sayed Gey posts set up by security forces recently to prevent Al Qaeda terrorists from entering Pakistan.
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June - 26 
Meanwhile, military regime spokesperson Rashid Qureshi said in Islamabad, on the same day, heavy enforcement was dispatched to the area where the SFs were carrying out operations on the basis of information passed on by US intelligence communication
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Meanwhile, military regime spokesperson Rashid Qureshi said in Islamabad, on the same day, heavy enforcement was dispatched to the area where the SFs were carrying out operations on the basis of information passed on by US intelligence communication experts. He said the operation was still going on and added that the exact number of Al Qaeda cadres killed could not be ascertained immediately. Qureshi, while pointing that no foreign troops were involved in any operation inside Pakistan, added that only intelligence communication experts of the US were assisting Pakistani SFs to interpret messages of Al Qaeda terrorists.
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June - 26 
Police have reportedly arrested approximately 100 members of proscribed Sunni groups Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) this week in a countrywide crackdown, official sources said on June 26. Security agencies have reportedly i
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Police have reportedly arrested approximately 100 members of proscribed Sunni groups Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) this week in a countrywide crackdown, official sources said on June 26. Security agencies have reportedly indicated that Al Qaeda and local terrorist groups are teaming up to attack Western targets with the aim of destabilising the Musharraf regime. "The present crackdown is a sequel to the massive terrorist attacks in Karachi and as a result of leads provided through investigations," said Interior Secretary Tanseem Noorani. Some members of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit have also been reportedly arrested. A media report quoting a Karachi police source said the Al Qaeda was funding terrorists in Pakistan to help them re-group and launch attacks to destabilise the government.
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June - 26 
Separately, an unconfirmed report said one of the terrorists blew himself-up with a grenade when he was cornered while another died in custody. A search and cordon operation has been launched to arrest the remaining terrorists hiding in the area.
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Separately, an unconfirmed report said one of the terrorists blew himself-up with a grenade when he was cornered while another died in custody. A search and cordon operation has been launched to arrest the remaining terrorists hiding in the area.
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June - 26 
Ten Pakistan security force (SF) personnel and two Chechen cadres of the Al Qaeda terror network were killed in an encounter in South Waziristan Agency on June 26. According to media reports, SF personnel had raided Azam Warsak, a remote tribal area
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Ten Pakistan security force (SF) personnel and two Chechen cadres of the Al Qaeda terror network were killed in an encounter in South Waziristan Agency on June 26. According to media reports, SF personnel had raided Azam Warsak, a remote tribal area bordering Afghanistan, and arrested Al Qaeda terrorists hiding there. The operation followed reports that Al Qaeda terrorists had taken shelter in the house of Abdul Khaliq Sarkikhel Wazir, a resident of Kaza Paunga. In the ensuing encounter, 10 SF personnel and two terrorists were killed. Two other persons were injured during the encounter. Confirming the encounter, Assistant Political Agent Wana Anwar Ali Shah said "Our forces have lost 10 persons, five from the armed forces and five from the South Waziristan Scouts in the encounter last night." The other terrorists at the hideout managed to escape from the encounter site. Local residents indicated that there were approximately 35 of them in the hideout. This encounter is the first confirmation of the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in tribal areas of Pakistan. Eyewitnesses were quoted as saying that four American officials had monitored the operation in Azam Warsak, approximately 14km from the Wana Camp. The raid was reportedly based on tip-offs from US intelligence agents that 40 to 50 Al Qaeda fugitives from the March 2002-Operation Anaconda offensive in eastern Afghanistan were hiding in two buildings. SFs arrested a Chechen terrorist, identified as Muhammad Yahya, who reportedly claimed to be an Afghan from the Kunduz province. They also seized an 81mm mortar gun, an Al-Qaeda uniform and literature from the hideout.
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June - 26 
The Punjab police on June 26 released approximately 20 of the 100 persons arrested on June 23 on suspicion of being activists of proscribed groups. District police officer Javed Noor, while denying no one belonged to the Al Qaeda terror network of Os
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The Punjab police on June 26 released approximately 20 of the 100 persons arrested on June 23 on suspicion of being activists of proscribed groups. District police officer Javed Noor, while denying no one belonged to the Al Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden added, "They all belong to local organizations." 52 two persons, primarily from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), were said to have been arrested from Lahore in raids on seminaries, mosques, offices and residences of the known or suspected members of the banned outfits. The rest were arrested from other parts of the Province.
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June - 27 
According to a media report, unidentified, armed assailants, on June 27, killed a Shia activist in Multan. The assailants later managed to escape from the incident site. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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According to a media report, unidentified, armed assailants, on June 27, killed a Shia activist in Multan. The assailants later managed to escape from the incident site. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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June - 27 
In a major breakthrough in the investigation of the June 14-car bomb blast outside the US Consulate General in Karachi, two arrested activists of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a Sunni group, Akram Lahori and Attaur Rehman alias Naim Bukhari
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In a major breakthrough in the investigation of the June 14-car bomb blast outside the US Consulate General in Karachi, two arrested activists of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a Sunni group, Akram Lahori and Attaur Rehman alias Naim Bukhari, reportedly confessed to their involvement in the blast. A media report quoting official sources said an official announcement in this regard was expected to be made in the next two or three days, probably by Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider in Karachi. Two different teams of US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agents and a Pakistani Joint Interrogation Team (JIT) is reported to have interrogated Lahori and Rehman and declared them "black" in the US Consulate General bomb blast case. Sources disclosed that, during investigation both of them had reportedly confessed to their links with the Al Qaeda terror network and the Taliban. The accused also reportedly revealed to the investigators their other proposed targets, sources added.
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June - 27 
Pakistan has condemned India's decision to ban Dukhtaran-e-Milat or Daughters of the Nation (DeM), a secessionist group in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The DeM, established in 1987, was proscribed on June 27 under the Prevention of Terroris
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Pakistan has condemned India's decision to ban Dukhtaran-e-Milat or Daughters of the Nation (DeM), a secessionist group in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The DeM, established in 1987, was proscribed on June 27 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). A statement issued by the Foreign Office said, "it is a matter of grave concern for the government of Pakistan that the Indian forces continue their efforts to arrest Ms Aasiya Andrabi, head of the Dukhtaran-i-Millat and other leaders of the freedom movement."
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June - 27 
Pakistani authorities on June 27 arrested 17 persons, including 15 tribesmen, in the North West Frontier Province’s (NWFP) South Waziristan district as they intensified search operations for Al Qaeda terrorists after 10 security force (SF) personnel
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Pakistani authorities on June 27 arrested 17 persons, including 15 tribesmen, in the North West Frontier Province’s (NWFP) South Waziristan district as they intensified search operations for Al Qaeda terrorists after 10 security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter on June 26 in the same area. "Authorities have arrested around 15 tribesmen and have sealed the entire area around Azam Warsak," said tribal leader Purdil Wazir. A local official said SFs also arrested two non-tribal Pakistanis who are believed to have crossed into Pakistan with Al Qaeda terrorists.
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June - 27 
Separately, two unidentified terrorists intercepted the car of a doctor at Stadium Road in Karachi on the same day and injured him. Police sources indicated that it was an incident of sectarian terrorism. No arrests have been made so far in connectio
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Separately, two unidentified terrorists intercepted the car of a doctor at Stadium Road in Karachi on the same day and injured him. Police sources indicated that it was an incident of sectarian terrorism. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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June - 30 
Pakistani authorities have arrested a suspected Arab Al Qaeda terrorist in the tribal territory bordering Afghanistan, said local officials and tribesmen on July 1. The Arab detainee, reportedly a member of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network, was arr
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Pakistani authorities have arrested a suspected Arab Al Qaeda terrorist in the tribal territory bordering Afghanistan, said local officials and tribesmen on July 1. The Arab detainee, reportedly a member of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network, was arrested on June 30 from a bus at Tanai village, 22 km east of Wana, a major town in the semi-autonomous region of South Waziristan.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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