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June - 1 
A person suffered injuries when a rocket fired by unidentified militants, from an undisclosed location, hit a tree near Sarbanda Bus Stop in Peshawar.
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A person suffered injuries when a rocket fired by unidentified militants, from an undisclosed location, hit a tree near Sarbanda Bus Stop in Peshawar.
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June - 1 
A power pylon of 500KV transmission line, from Tarbela Dam to Sheikh Mohammadi grid station of Peshawar, was blown up by unidentified militants in Nazar area of Swabi District.
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A power pylon of 500KV transmission line, from Tarbela Dam to Sheikh Mohammadi grid station of Peshawar, was blown up by unidentified militants in Nazar area of Swabi District.
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June - 1 
According to a book written by slain Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad the 26/11 Mumbai attacks was scripted by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers and approved before its execution by al Qaeda ‘commanders’, reports Times of India. The
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According to a book written by slain Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad the 26/11 Mumbai attacks was scripted by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers and approved before its execution by al Qaeda ‘commanders’, reports Times of India. The book titled ‘Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban -- beyond bin Laden and 9/11' describes the Mumbai plan as one pushed through by Ilyas Kashmiri, a key al Qaeda ally with wide links with the Pakistan defence establishment. Shahzad says in the book that the plan was authored by the ISI officers and embraced and executed by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). "With Ilyas Kashmiri's immense expertise on Indian operations, he stunned the al Qaeda leaders with the suggestion that expanding the war theatre was the only way to overcome the present impasse. He presented the suggestion of conducting such a massive operation in India as would bring India and Pakistan to war and with that all proposed operations against Al-Qaeda would be brought to a grinding halt. Al-Qaeda excitedly approved the attack-India proposal," Shahzad wrote in the book, excerpts of which were published in Dawn.
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June - 1 
At least 27 Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed as Afghan Taliban attack Shaltalo security post in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the Afghanistan border, on June 2, reports Dawn. 45 militants were also killed in the clash t
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At least 27 Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed as Afghan Taliban attack Shaltalo security post in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the Afghanistan border, on June 2, reports Dawn. 45 militants were also killed in the clash that followed. Three civilians were also killed during the clash. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Malakand Division) Qazi Jameel said that the militants wearing uniforms of the Afghan National Army, NATO troops and Pakistan Army stormed the post in Shaltalo and opened fire with heavy weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. The post and a school building used by security personnel were destroyed. Official sources said 250 to 300 militants had taken part in the attack. The militants had crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan’s Kunar region.
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June - 1 
ISI issued a rare media statement to deny it was behind the abduction and killing of Saleem Shahzad. The ISI also threatened legal action against media outlets that were speculating that the spy agency was somehow linked to the slaying of the journal
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ISI issued a rare media statement to deny it was behind the abduction and killing of Saleem Shahzad. The ISI also threatened legal action against media outlets that were speculating that the spy agency was somehow linked to the slaying of the journalist. The ISI statement, in the form of a story, quoted an unidentified intelligence official as saying, “It is regrettable that some sections of the media have taken upon themselves to use the incident for targeting and maligning the ISI.” As reported earlier, before he was killed, Shahzad told a human rights activist that he had been threatened by ISI agents.
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Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on June 1 ruled out an imminent offensive in North Waziristan, contradicting a newspaper report that Pakistan had agreed to assault North Waziristan following pressure from the United States, reports Daily Times. S
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Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on June 1 ruled out an imminent offensive in North Waziristan, contradicting a newspaper report that Pakistan had agreed to assault North Waziristan following pressure from the United States, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a news conference in Mohmand Agency, Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik, commander of the 11th Corps based in Peshawar, said there was no change in his forces’ posture in the last weeks. “I have no such plans as far as I am concerned,” he told reporters. “We will undertake operations when we want to do it, when it is militarily and otherwise in the national interest to undertake such operations.” “I do not operate on press reports. I get orders from my high command,” he said in response to a question. When asked about the Haqqani network, Malik said, “We are misusing the word ‘network’. It does not become a network if four people sit together somewhere.” In addition, the Government has decided not to carry out an army operation in North Waziristan, the Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was told in its June 1’s meeting. “No such plan has been devised to launch an offensive in North Waziristan,” said the committee’s chairman Senator Salim Saifullah Khan quoting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar. But, there was immense pressure on Pakistan from the United States for action against foreign elements present inside the country, said Saifullah. Talking to reporters after the meeting, he said “the committee has proposed that action should be taken against foreign elements if they are present in the Tribal Areas”.
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June - 1 
Militants targeted FC fort in Shna Warai area in Hangu District with rockets. However, rockets landed in open fields. SFs repulsed the attack and retaliated with firing from heavy machineguns.
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Militants targeted FC fort in Shna Warai area in Hangu District with rockets. However, rockets landed in open fields. SFs repulsed the attack and retaliated with firing from heavy machineguns.
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June - 1 
Pakistan's leading human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has described Pakistan Army generals as political duffers who are out to ruin the country by promoting terrorism, reports Times of India. "Ye fauji siyasi duffers hain (Army men are po
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Pakistan's leading human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has described Pakistan Army generals as political duffers who are out to ruin the country by promoting terrorism, reports Times of India. "Ye fauji siyasi duffers hain (Army men are political duffers). This country will go nowhere if it follows their policies," said Jahangir while participating in a discussion on a Pakistan news channel. "I am not talking about the ordinary soldiers but these generals who play golf and reward themselves with plots of land. They have brought the country to a place where there is terrorism in every nook and corner of the country. They are the people who are promoting terrorism and training young and innocent boys in safe houses in our midst," added Jahangir.
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June - 1 
Professor Ghulam Hussain Saba Dashtiari of Balochistan University was shot dead in Sariab area of Quetta on June 1, reports Dawn. “According to sources, Dashtiari was walking with a student when masked militants on a motorcycle shot him dead and esc
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Professor Ghulam Hussain Saba Dashtiari of Balochistan University was shot dead in Sariab area of Quetta on June 1, reports Dawn. “According to sources, Dashtiari was walking with a student when masked militants on a motorcycle shot him dead and escaped. Meanwhile, Saifullah, the spokesman for the Ansarul Islam (AI) outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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June - 1 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge quantity of oil, allegedly stolen from the tankers supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, from the warehouse of Umar Gul in Landi Kotal.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge quantity of oil, allegedly stolen from the tankers supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, from the warehouse of Umar Gul in Landi Kotal.
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June - 1 
Seven Security Force (SF) personnel were killed when Taliban militants from Afghanistan’s Kunar province attacked and overran Shaltalo security checkpost jointly manned by Frontier Corps (FC) and Dir Levies in Berawal area of Upper Dir District of Kh
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Seven Security Force (SF) personnel were killed when Taliban militants from Afghanistan’s Kunar province attacked and overran Shaltalo security checkpost jointly manned by Frontier Corps (FC) and Dir Levies in Berawal area of Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the Pak-Afghan border on June 1 reports Dawn. Sector-in-charge Brigadier Nadeem Mirza said the terrorists, who had infiltrated from Afghanistan’s Kunar province, attacked the checkpost situated about 20 kilometres inside the Pakistani territory from the Afghan border. He said that Shaltalo checkpost was in a remote area with no telephone facility, adding that terrorists used heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades and machine-guns
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June - 1 
Six people were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Baarboze area of Dera Bugti District.
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Six people were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Baarboze area of Dera Bugti District.
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June - 1 
The courier who led US intelligence to Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan hailed from the Swat Valley, unnamed Pakistani officials said on June 1, reports Daily Times. The officials identified the courier as Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed. He and his brother
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The courier who led US intelligence to Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan hailed from the Swat Valley, unnamed Pakistani officials said on June 1, reports Daily Times. The officials identified the courier as Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed. He and his brother Abrar were shot dead in the US Navy SEAL raid on May 2 that also killed bin Laden and two other people. The brothers apparently linked up with bin Laden after they returned to Swat Valley from Kuwait, where their parents had immigrated. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the real names of the two brothers, said they were from Martung village of Swat.
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June - 1 
The Government is not fond of military action and wants to have an exit strategy, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on June 1, reports The Express Tribune. The Government, he said, was not taking dictation from anybody, “but it will take action
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The Government is not fond of military action and wants to have an exit strategy, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on June 1, reports The Express Tribune. The Government, he said, was not taking dictation from anybody, “but it will take action when its writ is challenged [in North Waziristan]”. “We will decide if there is any need for [an operation in North Waziristan.] We will not meddle unnecessarily,” the premier said. In addition, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said the Government was ready to hold dialogue with militants on condition that these elements surrendered themselves to the political agents of their areas, reports Daily Times. Speaking in a live programme “Prime Minister Online”, the prime minister said, “But if they (militants) will challenge writ of the Government, target innocent people and attack cities, public property, installations, Police stations and railways, the Government will take action against them.”
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June - 1 
The members of Akakhel Peace Committee shot dead two captives of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) to avenge killing of one of their volunteers in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 1.
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The members of Akakhel Peace Committee shot dead two captives of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) to avenge killing of one of their volunteers in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 1.
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June - 1 
The United States should delay much of its multibillion-dollar package to Pakistan pending economic reforms as the aid has led to official inaction and public resentment, Daily Times reported on June 1 quoting Centre for Global Development study. The
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The United States should delay much of its multibillion-dollar package to Pakistan pending economic reforms as the aid has led to official inaction and public resentment, Daily Times reported on June 1 quoting Centre for Global Development study. The report by the Centre for Global Development, a private Washington think-tank, comes as more US lawmakers question aid to Pakistan after US forces discovered and killed Osama bin Laden. The United States in 2009 authorised a $7.5 billion package named after Senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar and Representative Howard Berman, who hoped to fight anti-Americanism in Pakistan by switching the US focus from backing the military to building the economy and civilian institutions. But the study, the result of research that began well before the bin Laden raid, said the aid drive had paradoxically soured public perceptions of the United States as it raised false hopes for better times. And with Pakistani leaders now assuming a steady flow of cash from Washington, “it makes sense for them to push for that money rather than to work with their political rivals to move on key reforms”, it said. “For these reasons, we recommend that much of the $7.5 billion Kerry-Lugar-Berman aid package not be disbursed immediately,” it said.
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June - 1 
Unidentified militants blew up a community model primary school for girls in Achini area of Peshawar.
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Unidentified militants blew up a community model primary school for girls in Achini area of Peshawar.
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June - 1 
Unidentified militants blew up three empty houses of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Frontier Region of Kohat. Officials told Dawn that militants, who were targeting members of a tribal lashkar (militia) and their houses in Jammu area in FR Ko
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Unidentified militants blew up three empty houses of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Frontier Region of Kohat. Officials told Dawn that militants, who were targeting members of a tribal lashkar (militia) and their houses in Jammu area in FR Kohat, came to the village and planted explosives at three houses.
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June - 2 
A leader of the National Party (NP), Nasim Jangian was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Turbat District.
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A leader of the National Party (NP), Nasim Jangian was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Turbat District.
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June - 2 
A Shia activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Sadaqat Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Orangi Town of Karachi on June 2.
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A Shia activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Sadaqat Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Orangi Town of Karachi on June 2.
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June - 2 
Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shafqat Malik, said on June 2 that provincial BDS officials had diffused 317 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the current year and foiled 25 per cent of terror
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Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shafqat Malik, said on June 2 that provincial BDS officials had diffused 317 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the current year and foiled 25 per cent of terror acts in the province, reports Dawn. Briefing media persons in Peshawar, AIG Malik said that 25 per cent of terror attempts were foiled in the provincial capital by diffusing bombs, suicide jackets, fuses and other explosive material. He said that the BDS diffused five suicide jackets, two vehicle-borne IEDs, 63 timed devices, 25 remote-controlled IEDs, 105 grenade IEDs and 114 rocket IEDs. He said that two BDS officials were killed while diffusing explosive material in the current year and eight last year. Answering a question, the AIG said that explosives laden in 15 vehicles were diffused in 2010 while two trucks laden with 250 kilogrammes to 350 kilogrammes explosives each were diffused this year in Bannu and Hangu.
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June - 2 
Admiral Mike Mullen said that the US was not ruling out the possibility of reconciliation with some Haqqani Network militants, while stating that Pakistani and American militaries could undertake joint operations against the militants. Mullen indic
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Admiral Mike Mullen said that the US was not ruling out the possibility of reconciliation with some Haqqani Network militants, while stating that Pakistani and American militaries could undertake joint operations against the militants. Mullen indicated that some members of the Haqqani network might be open to reconciliation. “I don’t count out the fact that that’s a possible path as well,” said the Admiral. It was reported that the US and Pakistan had agreed to form a joint anti-terrorism squad to fight militants.
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June - 2 
Al Qaeda has released a two-part 100-minute video apparently produced after the death of Osama bin Laden that calls for individual acts of jihad (Holy war) on “enemy soil,” a US-based monitoring service SITE said on June 3, reports Dawn. Among the se
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Al Qaeda has released a two-part 100-minute video apparently produced after the death of Osama bin Laden that calls for individual acts of jihad (Holy war) on “enemy soil,” a US-based monitoring service SITE said on June 3, reports Dawn. Among the several speakers are Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s long-time number two to bin Laden, and American-born Adam Gadahn, who says that Muslims living in the West are “perfectly placed to play an important and decisive part in the jihad against the Zionists and Crusaders.” Muslims living in the United States can easily buy automatic assault weapons at a gun show without any identification or submitting to a background check, Gadahn says, speaking in English, according to a transcript of the first video released by the SITE Monitoring Service. “It’s important that we weaken our cowardly enemies’ will to fight by targeting influential public figures in Crusader and Zionist government, industry and media,” Gadahn says. The video was produced by al Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab and is titled, “You are only responsible for yourself.” It was posted on Web forums on June 2, and opens with old footage of bin Laden sitting next to al-Zawahiri giving a speech that criticizes the Western occupation of Muslim lands.
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June - 2 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, Khan Afsar Mohmand alias Jawad, from Manghopir area of Karachi, reports Express Tribune. He is involved in numerous t
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, Khan Afsar Mohmand alias Jawad, from Manghopir area of Karachi, reports Express Tribune. He is involved in numerous target killings, kidnapping for ransom and extortion cases. A TT pistol and ammunition was allegedly seized from him and a hit list containing the names of senior leaders of Political parties and Police officers was also found on him. Afsar is believed to have joined the TTP in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where he conducted militant operations against the Armed Forces. He is said to be closely linked with TTP’s Qari Shakeel group based in the northern areas and is charged of killing seven people in 2010 and one person named Farooq Ahmed in January 2011. Moreover, he carried out most of the murders within the jurisdiction of Pirabad, Mominabad and Site A. It was reported that there are more than a dozen active members of Afsar’s TTP cell in Karachi, who remain at large. The preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspect along with other TTP members was planning a huge suicide bombing mission in Karachi.
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June - 2 
Pakistan Government will "think whether there is any need" for a military operation in North Waziristan and not take dictation from anyone on launching a campaign against militants in North Waziristan whenever its writ is challenged, Prime Minister Y
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Pakistan Government will "think whether there is any need" for a military operation in North Waziristan and not take dictation from anyone on launching a campaign against militants in North Waziristan whenever its writ is challenged, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on June 2, reports Indian Express. Asked about reports that a military operation is imminent in North Waziristan tribal agency, he said: "We will think whether there is any need for it. We will not interfere in the matter unnecessarily." Later, responding to a question, Gilani said United States (US) drone attacks are unacceptable as they are "against Pakistan's sovereignty, public opinion and the spirit of resolutions passed by Parliament". These attacks are counter-productive as they affect Pakistan's strategy to separate tribesmen from militants.
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June - 2 
Pakistan is going to reduce sharply the number of US military trainers allowed in the country, Admiral Mike Mullen, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on June 2, reports Dawn. Admiral Mike Mullen declined to offer figures on Pakista
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Pakistan is going to reduce sharply the number of US military trainers allowed in the country, Admiral Mike Mullen, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on June 2, reports Dawn. Admiral Mike Mullen declined to offer figures on Pakistani plans to cut the military mission but said the number of US trainers was “not going to zero.” “There clearly is an ongoing contraction of that support and it is tied to the difficult time we are going through,” Mullen told defence reporters in Washington. Pakistani and US military sources in Pakistan have said the training component of the US military mission in Pakistan numbered as high as about 150 in recent years and would be reduced to less than 50. It was about 70 in April. Pressed for a figure, Mullen said only he saw “a very significant cutback” and refused to elaborate.
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June - 2 
Pakistan said on June 2 that there should not be "baseless speculation" from any quarters regarding the testimony of David Headley in the US trial of terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, reports Indian Express
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Pakistan said on June 2 that there should not be "baseless speculation" from any quarters regarding the testimony of David Headley in the US trial of terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, reports Indian Express. Headley's case involves a trial in the US and Pakistan has not been given access to him, Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua told a weekly news briefing. She was responding to a question about Headley's testimony linking Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to the Mumbai attacks. Pakistan is "not in a position to determine the details of what he (Headley) is saying or what he is not saying", Janjua said. "Therefore, what we can say is that it is our expectation that all sides will refrain from vitiating the atmosphere by baseless speculation" from the trial, she added.
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June - 2 
State Department official Shari Villarosa said that al Qaeda still has the capacity to stage international attacks from Pakistan despite US forces’ killing of the terrorist network’s ‘leader’ Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. “Although the al Qae
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State Department official Shari Villarosa said that al Qaeda still has the capacity to stage international attacks from Pakistan despite US forces’ killing of the terrorist network’s ‘leader’ Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. “Although the al Qaeda core is clearly weaker, it retains the capability to conduct regional and transnational attacks,” from Pakistan, Villarosa said in written testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Villarosa, the deputy counterterrorism coordinator in charge of regional affairs, pointed to the al Qaeda linkages of the Pakistan-based terrorist groups Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Haqqani Network.
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June - 2 
The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on June 2 that Pakistan needed space to sort out internal problems and that it would be dangerous for the United States to abandon the troubled war partner, reports The Express Tri
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The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on June 2 that Pakistan needed space to sort out internal problems and that it would be dangerous for the United States to abandon the troubled war partner, reports The Express Tribune. Mullen said that Pakistan has been going through “a great deal of introspection” in the month since US forces killed Osama bin Laden. “I think we need to give them a little time and space to do that. And that makes all the sense in the world to me,” Mullen said. “I think the worst thing we could do / would be (to) cut them off,” he added. If the United States distanced itself from Pakistan, “10 years from now, 20 years from now, we go back and it’s much more intense and it’s much more dangerous,” he added further.
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June - 2 
Two bullet-riddled bodies, identified as those of Muhammad Tariq Baloch from Turbat District and Abdul Hameed Marri from Winder city in Lasbela District, were found near coastal highway in the Lasbela District on June 2.
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Two bullet-riddled bodies, identified as those of Muhammad Tariq Baloch from Turbat District and Abdul Hameed Marri from Winder city in Lasbela District, were found near coastal highway in the Lasbela District on June 2.
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June - 2 
Unidentified armed militants abducted two brick traders, identified as Haji Faiz Muhammad and Haji Muhammad Mandukhail on June 2 from Dasht area some14 km from Quetta.
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Unidentified armed militants abducted two brick traders, identified as Haji Faiz Muhammad and Haji Muhammad Mandukhail on June 2 from Dasht area some14 km from Quetta.
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June - 3 
A US drone missile strike targeting a compound killed five militants in Ghwakhwa area, 10 kilometres west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 3.
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A US drone missile strike targeting a compound killed five militants in Ghwakhwa area, 10 kilometres west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 3.
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June - 3 
At least 20 people were injured on June 4 (today) after unidentified militants threw hand grenades at a hotel in Karachi on Thakkar road, reports Times of India. According to some media reports, the hotel also doubles as a gambling den.
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At least 20 people were injured on June 4 (today) after unidentified militants threw hand grenades at a hotel in Karachi on Thakkar road, reports Times of India. According to some media reports, the hotel also doubles as a gambling den.
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June - 3 
Four persons, including three Security Forces (SFs) officials, were injured in a hand grenade attack on a check post in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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Four persons, including three Security Forces (SFs) officials, were injured in a hand grenade attack on a check post in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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June - 3 
Hundreds of militants on June 3 besieged Nusrat Darra area in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the Afghan border, shortly after troops claimed to have regained control after a combat operation that killed 75 persons, reports Daily Time
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Hundreds of militants on June 3 besieged Nusrat Darra area in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the Afghan border, shortly after troops claimed to have regained control after a combat operation that killed 75 persons, reports Daily Times. “Militants have attacked again. There are hundreds of them. They have besieged the area and torched a Government school,” Regional Police Chief Qazi Jamilur Rehman said, that they had come from Afghanistan. The area is around 10 kilometres (six miles) from the Shaltalo checkpost which was destroyed by militants in two days of intense fighting, killing 27 Policemen and three civilians. Rehman said reinforcements and helicopter gunships had been moved into the Nusrat Darra area in order to quell the attack.
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June - 3 
In the province, two persons, facing charges of blowing up a Levies Force Fort at Chakdara and a Police Station in Lower Dir on May 8, 2009, were granted bail by the Peshawar High Court due to lack of evidence.
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In the province, two persons, facing charges of blowing up a Levies Force Fort at Chakdara and a Police Station in Lower Dir on May 8, 2009, were granted bail by the Peshawar High Court due to lack of evidence.
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June - 3 
Pakistan-based militant group blamed for the assault on Mumbai could also pose a threat to the United States, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said on June 3, reports Daily Times. Napolitano, who visited India, last week for talks on a
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Pakistan-based militant group blamed for the assault on Mumbai could also pose a threat to the United States, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said on June 3, reports Daily Times. Napolitano, who visited India, last week for talks on anti-terrorism, renewed her assertion that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was in the same league as al Qaeda in US eyes. “LeT is a potent terrorist organisation. It could be construed as a threat to the United States. It certainly is to India,” Napolitano said. “It is al Qaeda-like in its strength and organisation,” she said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think-tank.
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June - 3 
People were not allowed to go near the monumental structure of Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on June 3 because of security reasons, reports Dawn. Minar-e-Pakistan Project Director Shafique Raza said people had been barred from going near the Minar-e-Pa
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People were not allowed to go near the monumental structure of Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on June 3 because of security reasons, reports Dawn. Minar-e-Pakistan Project Director Shafique Raza said people had been barred from going near the Minar-e-Pakistan because militants have threatened to target the monument and consequently the management decided to close it to visitors.
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June - 3 
Six persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 11 persons, including two Policemen were injured in a clash between armed assailants and law enforcers in Sachal area of Karachi on June 3, reported Daily Times. One of the kil
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Six persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 11 persons, including two Policemen were injured in a clash between armed assailants and law enforcers in Sachal area of Karachi on June 3, reported Daily Times. One of the killed SF personnel was identified as Mumtaz Ahmad, while the two injured Policemen were identified as Nawaz and Khadim Hussain.
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June - 3 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the cross-border attack on the Shaltalo security post. Ehsanullah Ahsan, ‘spokesman’ for the TTP, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location that “Up to 40 to 50 of our fighters
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the cross-border attack on the Shaltalo security post. Ehsanullah Ahsan, ‘spokesman’ for the TTP, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location that “Up to 40 to 50 of our fighters took part in the operation. None of our fighters were killed.” ‘Deputy leader’ TTP Fakir Mohammed said the group with close ties to al Qaeda had changed strategy and would now focus on large-scale attacks only on State targets like the one in Dir. “Our new strategy of launching big attacks on military installations was aimed at causing demoralisation in the ranks of the security forces and tiring of the Government”. “We also want to limit civilian casualties. Our ultimate objective is to force the Government to end its alliance with the United States,” Mohammad added.
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June - 3 
The Federal Government has raised the defence budget by 11.36 percent by allocating PKR 495 billion for the country’s three Armed Forces in the upcoming financial year 2011-12 against the upward revised budget of PKR 444.495 billion in the outgoing f
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The Federal Government has raised the defence budget by 11.36 percent by allocating PKR 495 billion for the country’s three Armed Forces in the upcoming financial year 2011-12 against the upward revised budget of PKR 444.495 billion in the outgoing fiscal year ending June 30. The Government had been requested by the armed forces to make an allocation of PKR 582 billion. But, the Ministry of Defence had proposed to the Finance Ministry an allocation of PKR 524 billion for the three armed forces – Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy. However, keeping in view the tight fiscal space available with the Federal Government, a sum of PKR 495 billion has been earmarked for the armed forces in the upcoming fiscal year. Of the PKR 495 billion Defence budget, PKR 206.488 billion have been allocated for employees’ related expenditures, PKR 128.283 billion for operational expenses, PKR 117.59 billion for physical assets and PKR 42.637 billion for civil works. According to budget documents, in the fiscal year 2010-11 ending June 30, the Federal Government had allocated a sum of PKR 442 billion for the armed forces but due to certain reasons the allocation was subsequently increased to PKR 444.495 billion. Further, the Government will spend PKR 56 billion on internal security of the country during 2011-12 as the intensity of terrorist attacks, especially after the killing of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, has made the job of the departments concerned more challenging. The projected allocation includes PKR 5.8 billion for various projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).
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June - 3 
Top al Qaeda leader and ‘head’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in Wana Bazaar area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at 11:15 pm on June 3, reports Daily Time
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Top al Qaeda leader and ‘head’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in Wana Bazaar area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at 11:15 pm on June 3, reports Daily Times. A hand-written brief statement in Urdu-language from a ‘spokesman’ of the HuJI, Abu Hamzullah Kasher, distributed in Wana Bazaar on June 4 afternoon, confirmed that Kashmiri was killed. “Harkatul Jihad al-Islami’s 313 Brigade confirms that in Friday’s drone attack at 11:15pm our ‘commander-in-chief’, Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, was martyred,” the spokesman, Abu Hamzullah Kasher said in the statement. “We have received reports of his death. But we are waiting for conclusive evidence to confirm that Kashmiri has been killed with nine other terrorists,” an unnamed security official told Daily Times. “What is confirmed is that he (Kashmiri) was seen two days back at the site of the attack,” the officials said. “Testimonies of the injured will clear the situation when they speak out,” he added. Ilyas Kashmiri is believed to having planned the deadly attack on Navy’s airbase PNS Mehran in Karachi on May 22. “We will certainly give the US a revengeful reply,” added the HuJI spokesman Abu Hamzullah Kasher.
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June - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government primary school in Darsamand area in Hangu District.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government primary school in Darsamand area in Hangu District.
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June - 3 
US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal said they could not confirm if Kashmiri was killed in the drone strike in South Waziristan on June 3.
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US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal said they could not confirm if Kashmiri was killed in the drone strike in South Waziristan on June 3.
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June - 4 
19 persons were killed and 45 others were injured when a suicide bomber attacked an Army-run bakery on the Mall Road in Nowshera Cantonment area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at around 8.45 pm in the night of June 5, reports Daily Times.
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19 persons were killed and 45 others were injured when a suicide bomber attacked an Army-run bakery on the Mall Road in Nowshera Cantonment area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at around 8.45 pm in the night of June 5, reports Daily Times. The condition of 12 of the injured persons was said to be serious. According to an unnamed Police official, those killed in the attack included the wife of an Army major, his son and a daughter. According to bomb disposal squad personnel, the suicide bomber appeared to be a teenager. His head had been found in the debris of the bakery. Seven to eight kilograms of explosives had been used in the bombing. The attack was claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “It was a remote control bomb which was planted by our men,” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said in a phone call from an undisclosed location.
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June - 4 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has demanded to the Afghanistan President to stop Afghani Taliban from attacking Upper Dir District while criticising the NATO for ignoring terrorists’ cross over from Afghanistan. “We have demand President Hamid Karzai
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has demanded to the Afghanistan President to stop Afghani Taliban from attacking Upper Dir District while criticising the NATO for ignoring terrorists’ cross over from Afghanistan. “We have demand President Hamid Karzai to take steps against attacks from Afghanistan by Taliban in Upper Dir district,” said the Provincial Government’s spokesman Mian Iftikhar Hussain while briefing media on a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti.
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June - 4 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), an "extremely capable" terror group with a sophisticated regional network continues to plan its operations from within Pakistan, a US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said on June 4, warning that militant safe have
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), an "extremely capable" terror group with a sophisticated regional network continues to plan its operations from within Pakistan, a US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said on June 4, warning that militant safe havens inside that country pose greatest threat to American national security, reports Indian Express. "Despite international condemnation for its November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, LeT continues to plan regional operations from within Pakistan. LeT is an extremely capable terrorist organisation with a sophisticated regional network," the Government Accountability Office said in its 51-page report. In the report titled 'Combating Terrorism: US Government Should Improve Its Reporting on Terrorist Safe Havens', the GAO said al Qaeda and other groups such as the Haqqani network used the FATA to launch attacks in Afghanistan, plan operations worldwide, train, recruit and disseminate propaganda. "It (LeT) continues to view American interests as legitimate targets. While the Government of Pakistan has banned LeT, it needs to take further action against this group and its front organisations, which find safe haven within Pakistan," it added.
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June - 4 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 26 Afghan Taliban militants on June 4 in the fourth day of fighting close to the Afghanistan border, in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Police officer Bahadur Khan said the militants crosse
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 26 Afghan Taliban militants on June 4 in the fourth day of fighting close to the Afghanistan border, in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Police officer Bahadur Khan said the militants crossed over into Upper Dir from Afghanistan's Kunar province and opened fire on troops. In the retaliatory firing 26 of the militants were killed, he said, adding troops suffered no casualties.
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June - 4 
Unidentified militant set ablaze a NATO container at Kombripul of Kachi area in Haripur District. However, the driver and cleaner remained unhurt.
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Unidentified militant set ablaze a NATO container at Kombripul of Kachi area in Haripur District. However, the driver and cleaner remained unhurt.
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June - 4 
Unidentified militant shot dead a Frontier Corps (FC) official in Junglekhel area of Kohat District. According to Police, FC official, Noman, posted at Hangu was on leave and was going to a market when unidentified militant opened fire at him, killin
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Unidentified militant shot dead a Frontier Corps (FC) official in Junglekhel area of Kohat District. According to Police, FC official, Noman, posted at Hangu was on leave and was going to a market when unidentified militant opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.
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June - 4 
Unidentified militants blew up a boys’ school at Shalobar area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency on June 4, taking the total number of destroyed schools to 42 in the last two years. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
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Unidentified militants blew up a boys’ school at Shalobar area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency on June 4, taking the total number of destroyed schools to 42 in the last two years. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
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June - 5 
Ahmedzai Wazir tribes won local TTP ‘commanders’ support during a Jirga (tribal council) to keep the 2007 ‘peace deal’ going in South Waziristan after a US drone strike killed dreaded terrorist leader Ilyas Kashmiri on June 3, Ahmedzai Wazir tribe el
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Ahmedzai Wazir tribes won local TTP ‘commanders’ support during a Jirga (tribal council) to keep the 2007 ‘peace deal’ going in South Waziristan after a US drone strike killed dreaded terrorist leader Ilyas Kashmiri on June 3, Ahmedzai Wazir tribe elders said. “The TTP ‘commanders’ understood Pakistan could do little to stop these drone attacks and assured they will not break the 2007 peace deal the TTP reached with the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes in reaction to the killing of senior militant leader Kashmiri,” a tribal elder told Daily Times by phone from Wana, after returning from the jirga. “We have been invited by the TTP ‘commanders’ to discuss the situation in the wake of Kashmiri’s killing and they (TTP ‘commanders’) admitted they have no hard feelings against Pakistan after Kashmiri’s killing,” the elder said wishing not to be named for personal security. However, TTP leader Mullah Nazir did not attend the jirga.
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June - 5 
Eighteen militants were killed in three US drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 6, reports Daily Times. Earlier, Dawn reported that only seven militants were killed. The first strike killed se
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Eighteen militants were killed in three US drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 6, reports Daily Times. Earlier, Dawn reported that only seven militants were killed. The first strike killed seven terrorists in the early hours in Shalam Raghzai, 10 kilometres northwest of Wana, the Agency’s main town. The second one struck a compound in Wacha Dana, 12 kilometres northwest of Wana, killing eight terrorists. The third hit eight hours later in the Dray Nishtar area, which lies on the border with North Waziristan at 10:45am local time, around 30 kilometres from the site of the other two raids. “A US drone fired two missiles on a terrorist vehicle killing three rebels,” a senior Pakistani security official said, talking about the third attack.
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June - 5 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in the meeting that the Government has hard evidence of involvement of foreign agencies in Balochistan.
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in the meeting that the Government has hard evidence of involvement of foreign agencies in Balochistan.
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June - 5 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on June 5 described David Coleman Headley as a convict who has "no credibility and cannot be trusted," reports Indian Express. In an effort to discredit Headley's testimony that detailed the alleged links of Inter Serv
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on June 5 described David Coleman Headley as a convict who has "no credibility and cannot be trusted," reports Indian Express. In an effort to discredit Headley's testimony that detailed the alleged links of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) officials to the Mumbai 2008 (also known as 26/11) attacks, Malik questioned whether Headley could corroborate his claims about Pakistan's spy agency. "Headley's father was a Pakistani from a good family. Headley himself is a criminal and a convict... This man has no credibility and cannot be trusted," Malik said in an interview to the Newsweek Magazine. Malik contended that Pakistan's "hands are clean on Mumbai, and India is aware of this."
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June - 5 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 5 that he was “98 percent sure” senior al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike near the Afghanistan border, reported Daily Times. However, US officials in Washingto
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 5 that he was “98 percent sure” senior al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike near the Afghanistan border, reported Daily Times. However, US officials in Washington were sceptical over reports that Kashmiri was dead. “All ground intelligence shows that he is dead. What I can say is there is a 98 percent chance he is dead,” the Interior Minister said, adding, “Since we do not have the body, we do not have the DNA we need to confirm. This is the substantive evidence we are looking for.”
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June - 5 
Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) pasted leaflets in different parts of Malakdin Khel locality in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency, warning residents not to allow their women to travel alone or without a close male family member. “Husbands would be penalised hea
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Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) pasted leaflets in different parts of Malakdin Khel locality in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency, warning residents not to allow their women to travel alone or without a close male family member. “Husbands would be penalised heavily if they allow their wives to travel alone in any public transport vehicle,” the pamphlet warned. It threatened local residents, especially youth, to desist from shaving and uploading musical ring tones in their cellular phones. “The violators will be heavily fined,” it warned further. The pamphlets were appeared at a time when SFs are engaged in a full-fledged military operation against the outfit and local residents are subjected to unspecified hours of curfew in different parts of Bara. Although Government claims that military operation in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency is successful, LI proved its presence by distributing leaflets in different areas.
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June - 5 
Militants blew up the house of former agency councillor Haji Khiyal Zaman on suspicion of patronising a local peace committee in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency.
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Militants blew up the house of former agency councillor Haji Khiyal Zaman on suspicion of patronising a local peace committee in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency.
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June - 5 
Pakistan helped the United States locate Ilyas Kashmiri. Washington Post reported that Ilyas Kashmiri was on a list of terrorist leaders the United States gave to Pakistan in May. The New York Times reported that Kashmiri’s death “could go some way t
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Pakistan helped the United States locate Ilyas Kashmiri. Washington Post reported that Ilyas Kashmiri was on a list of terrorist leaders the United States gave to Pakistan in May. The New York Times reported that Kashmiri’s death “could go some way to alleviating the strained relations” between Pakistan and the US, particularly after the covert raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad on May 2.
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June - 5 
Pakistan Intelligence Agencies on June 5 uncovered a plot to assassinate President Asif Ali Zardari and arrested several suspects, Times of India reported. The Agencies conducted raids over the past few weeks in Islamabad and Punjab and arrested up
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Pakistan Intelligence Agencies on June 5 uncovered a plot to assassinate President Asif Ali Zardari and arrested several suspects, Times of India reported. The Agencies conducted raids over the past few weeks in Islamabad and Punjab and arrested up to 42 suspects. It was reported that the plotters had planned to target President Zardari while he visited the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), where his father Hakim Ali Zardari was being treated till his recent death. Security officials said that the President faces serious threat to his life from the Taliban and other militant outfits.
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June - 5 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on June 5 that the Government is ready for political dialogue with the estranged leaders of Balochistan in the larger national interest, reports Daily Times. Speaking during a briefing at Quetta on security situ
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on June 5 that the Government is ready for political dialogue with the estranged leaders of Balochistan in the larger national interest, reports Daily Times. Speaking during a briefing at Quetta on security situation in Balochistan, the Prime Minister appreciated efforts of the Balochistan Government to improve law and order situation in the province. He said that sharing of information among federal and provincial departments should be further strengthened. The Federal Government and the Federal Interior Ministry will spend PKR one billion each to modernise and equip provincial law enforcement agencies with weapons and provide them transport, he said adding, “We will work together for ensuring peace and security.” He said cross-border movement of Afghan refugees should be checked. Gilani said progress on the issue of missing persons is quite satisfactory, however, more efforts should be made for finding the remaining 38 persons. The Prime Minister further said that out of a total of 144 missing persons, 41 returned to their homes while false cases against 38 were withdrawn, while many other persons have been located.
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June - 5 
Six persons were killed and another 11 injured when a bomb ripped through a passenger vehicle parked at a bus terminal near a market in Matani, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 5 (today), reports Dawn. T
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Six persons were killed and another 11 injured when a bomb ripped through a passenger vehicle parked at a bus terminal near a market in Matani, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 5 (today), reports Dawn. The bomb was planted at the terminal near a market in Matani, Senior Police Officer Kalam Khan said. “We have reports that six people were killed and 11 wounded,” khan added. Peshawar Police Chief Mohammad Ijaz said a remote controlled device was used in the bombing. The dead included three women and one child, he said, adding that the wounded also included two women.
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June - 5 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to attack American targets abroad to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. Omar Khalid Khorasani, the top TTP ‘commander’ in Mohmand Agency said that the recent attacks in Pakistan were only the start of blo
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to attack American targets abroad to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. Omar Khalid Khorasani, the top TTP ‘commander’ in Mohmand Agency said that the recent attacks in Pakistan were only the start of bloody reprisals after Osama bin Laden’s death. “These attacks were just a part of our revenge. God willing, the world will see how we avenge Osama bin Laden’s martyrdom,” said Khorasani. “We have networks in several countries outside Pakistan.”
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June - 5 
The South Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatens the CD businessmen of Imperial Market in Raza Bazaar in Rawalpindi to shut down movie and CD shops or face the consequences, reports The Express Tribune. The letter, written in Ur
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The South Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatens the CD businessmen of Imperial Market in Raza Bazaar in Rawalpindi to shut down movie and CD shops or face the consequences, reports The Express Tribune. The letter, written in Urdu on plain white paper, was addressed to the president of Imperial Market, Sheikh Idrees, and claimed to be written by the leader of TTP-South Punjab. However, the name of the writer was not given. “We have noticed that your market has become a den of immoral and un-Islamic activities. You sell pornographic movies and CDs containing immoral content. Therefore, we warn you to stop your immoral activities now or else you will be responsible for the grave consequences,” stated the letter, adding that this was the final warning. The letter also urged traders to, “Help (TTP-Punjab) in eliminating immorality from society.”
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June - 5 
The US drone strike that killed top al Qaeda leader and ‘head’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Ilyas Kashmiri in Laman village, 20 km from Wana, in South Waziristan Agency also eliminated top Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) ‘commander’ Amir Hamza. Hamza
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The US drone strike that killed top al Qaeda leader and ‘head’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Ilyas Kashmiri in Laman village, 20 km from Wana, in South Waziristan Agency also eliminated top Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) ‘commander’ Amir Hamza. Hamza, a resident of Wana, was commander of the Mullah Nazir faction of the TTP. Mullah Nazir has an agreement with the Government and many Punjabi Taliban fighters are believed to be living in Wana and surrounding areas that are controlled by his group.
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June - 5 
There is no evidence of Taliban presence in the provincial capital Quetta and the propaganda in this regard is baseless, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 5, reports Daily Times. “The propaganda of the Taliban Quetta Shura is baseless, if a
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There is no evidence of Taliban presence in the provincial capital Quetta and the propaganda in this regard is baseless, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 5, reports Daily Times. “The propaganda of the Taliban Quetta Shura is baseless, if anyone has concrete evidence about their claims, it must be shared with Government”, Malik said. Malik dispelled the impression about the alleged presence of Taliban in Quetta. “Over 30 raids have been conducted on the presence of Taliban across Balochistan, but they were not found,” he said.
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June - 5 
Two rockets were fired on the Frontier Corps (FC) and Khasadar Force checkposts by unidentified militants in Zayarai area of Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports Daily Times. The rockets fired from the surrounding hilltops, howe
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Two rockets were fired on the Frontier Corps (FC) and Khasadar Force checkposts by unidentified militants in Zayarai area of Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports Daily Times. The rockets fired from the surrounding hilltops, however, missed the targets, sources added. No causality was reported in the incident. Around 10 tribesmen of the area were detained under the Frontier Crimes Regulation Act.
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June - 6 
A special anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has formally indicted Sufi Mohammad, ‘chief’ of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), reports The Express Tribune. Special court judge Aasim Imam delivered his verdict in two cases and indicted Sufi
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A special anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has formally indicted Sufi Mohammad, ‘chief’ of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), reports The Express Tribune. Special court judge Aasim Imam delivered his verdict in two cases and indicted Sufi Mohammad. The hearing was held in a special court set up in the Peshawar Jail. Hearing of two other cases has been adjourned until June 27 due to absence of the authorities concerned.
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June - 6 
A US drone strike killed seven militants in an attack targeting a compound in Shalam Raghzai, 10 kilometres northwest of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 6 (today), reports Dawn. An
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A US drone strike killed seven militants in an attack targeting a compound in Shalam Raghzai, 10 kilometres northwest of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 6 (today), reports Dawn. An intelligence official said seven militants were killed and all of them were ‘Punjabi Taliban’, a term used for insurgents hailing from Punjab province. The site of the latest attack was around 10 kilometres south of the Ghwakhwa area where Iliyas Kashmiri was reported killed on June 3.
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June - 6 
Eight NATO oil tankers were destroyed in an explosion near Torkham Border in Khyber Agency before crossing into neighbouring Afghanistan, reported Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
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Eight NATO oil tankers were destroyed in an explosion near Torkham Border in Khyber Agency before crossing into neighbouring Afghanistan, reported Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
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June - 6 
Five militants and one trooper, Nahid Gul, were killed when militants from Afghanistan attacked a check post in Patala area of lower Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near the Pakistan Afghanistan border on June 7, reports D
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Five militants and one trooper, Nahid Gul, were killed when militants from Afghanistan attacked a check post in Patala area of lower Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near the Pakistan Afghanistan border on June 7, reports Dawn. Also, another trooper, identified as Azeem Khan was abducted during the attack.
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June - 6 
Ilyas Kashmiri was in the process of forming a new terror outfit called the "Lashkar-e-Osama" (LO) for carrying out reprisal attacks to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden. Kashmiri convened a special meeting attended by TTP commanders Asmatullah M
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Ilyas Kashmiri was in the process of forming a new terror outfit called the "Lashkar-e-Osama" (LO) for carrying out reprisal attacks to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden. Kashmiri convened a special meeting attended by TTP commanders Asmatullah Maavia, Amjad Farooqui and Badar Mansoor in the Data Khel area of North Waziristan Agency a week ago to constitute the special squad. LO was plotting a wave of suicide bombings across Pakistan and to target embassies and diplomats. The three TTP commanders were assigned territories to conduct bombings. While Mansoor was tasked with targeting Lahore and southern Punjab, Farooq was to carry out attacks in Islamabad and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)
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June - 6 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on June 6 confirmed the death of al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri, the mastermind of Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran in Karachi, in US drone strike on June 3, reported The News. Malik said Taliban and al Qaeda are an
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on June 6 confirmed the death of al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri, the mastermind of Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran in Karachi, in US drone strike on June 3, reported The News. Malik said Taliban and al Qaeda are anti- Pakistan and are conducting terrorism to destabilize the country. He said the Government was determined to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestation.
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June - 6 
Pakistani Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have been put on alert in the Federal capital Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to prevent possible suicide attacks to avenge the killing of Ilyas Kashmiri, reports Indian Express. The National Crisis
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Pakistani Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have been put on alert in the Federal capital Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to prevent possible suicide attacks to avenge the killing of Ilyas Kashmiri, reports Indian Express. The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of the Interior Ministry after receiving an intelligence report on possible attacks reported that the terrorists are plans to launch motorcycle-riding suicide bombers against targets. The LEAs were informed that five to nine Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives have been sent to Islamabad and Rawalpindi to strike targets. Reportedly, a TTP operative named Ihsan alias Chhota Ustad has prepared sketches of the Artillery Centre and Pakistan Ordnance Factory at Sanjwal, as well as routes used by factory workers, for an attack by a sleeper TTP cell at Tarnol near Islamabad. The TTP Wali Mohammad group, led by Waliur Rehman, the deputy commander of the TTP based in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), handles the cell in Tarnol, and is alleged to be behind a string of abductions for ransom and a recent attack on the Artillery Centre in Attock District of Punjab.
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June - 6 
People of various tribal regions have refused to form anti-Taliban lashkars (peace bodies) and demanded release of the 175 members of a jirga (tribal council) allegedly imprisoned in Mohmand Agency about a month ago. Speaking at a press conference a
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People of various tribal regions have refused to form anti-Taliban lashkars (peace bodies) and demanded release of the 175 members of a jirga (tribal council) allegedly imprisoned in Mohmand Agency about a month ago. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club, the students of different tribal regions, led by FATA Students Federation vice-president Shafeeq Ahmad Safi, Barhanuddin and Gul Sattar Mengal, rejected the Government’s move to force the tribal people to form anti-Taliban peace bodies. Shafeeq alleged that the political administration of Mohmand Agency had invited a jirga of 175 elders of the region and asked them to form an anti-Taliban lashkar, but on refusal they were detained under the 40 Frontier Crime Regulation. He made it clear that in the prevailing situation the tribal people could not afford such steps. “The members and heads of various Qaumi lashkars (community militia) are being killed in different tribal and settled areas, but the Government has failed to arrest the killers,” he said and added that it was the government’s responsibility to protect lives of the people.
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June - 6 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 6 extended his unqualified support to the process of reconciliation in Balochistan, encouraging Baloch militants to come to terms with the Government to return peace in the province, reported Daily Times. He
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 6 extended his unqualified support to the process of reconciliation in Balochistan, encouraging Baloch militants to come to terms with the Government to return peace in the province, reported Daily Times. He said the Government was ready for dialogue with the estranged leaders of Balochistan in the larger national interest, adding, “The next session of the Federal cabinet would be held in Quetta, and said he himself would visit Balochistan every month to review development projects, ensure implementation of the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan (Initiation of the Rights of Balochistan) package and review security situation in the province.”
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June - 6 
Two men, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Mateen and Sanaullah, were shot dead, while two others, Salahuddin and Sajid were injured by unidentified assailants near Noor Hotel within the remits of PIB Police Stati
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Two men, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Mateen and Sanaullah, were shot dead, while two others, Salahuddin and Sajid were injured by unidentified assailants near Noor Hotel within the remits of PIB Police Station on June 6.
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June - 6 
Unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Military Intelligence and injured two others in Bannu square in Thall tehsil (revenue unit) of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 6, reports Dawn. Official sources said that Subedar Naseem J
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Unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Military Intelligence and injured two others in Bannu square in Thall tehsil (revenue unit) of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 6, reports Dawn. Official sources said that Subedar Naseem Jan and lance Naik Abdullah of Military Intelligence were on their routine duty on a motorcycle when unidentified assailants opened fire. Subedar Naseem Jan died on the spot while his subordinate Abdullah sustained bullet injuries. A pedestrian, Ibraheem, was also injured.
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June - 6 
Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at Lyari Peace Committee Chief Aziz Baloch in Ghas Mandi area injuring 10 people, including associates of Baloch.
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Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at Lyari Peace Committee Chief Aziz Baloch in Ghas Mandi area injuring 10 people, including associates of Baloch.
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June - 7 
According to a new report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on June 7, Pakistan is in danger of "losing control of part of its nuclear arsenal" to terrorists,
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According to a new report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on June 7, Pakistan is in danger of "losing control of part of its nuclear arsenal" to terrorists,
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June - 7 
Al Qaeda and outfits linked to it remain the world's biggest Security threat despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, the head of Interpol said on June 7, reported The News. The Interpol claimed that airlines and other forms of public transport are mo
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Al Qaeda and outfits linked to it remain the world's biggest Security threat despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, the head of Interpol said on June 7, reported The News. The Interpol claimed that airlines and other forms of public transport are most at risk, with terrorists using fraudulent passports to travel undetected. "Even before bin Laden was captured and killed, the biggest threat was not only al Qaeda but al Qaeda affiliated terrorist groups around the world," said Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble, adding, "I think that remains the biggest threat now as it was before his death.”
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June - 7 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on June 7 granted bail to two suspects of attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3, 2009, reports Dawn. The two suspects, Ashfaq and Mohsin, petitioned that they had no role in the attack and the chargeshee
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on June 7 granted bail to two suspects of attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3, 2009, reports Dawn. The two suspects, Ashfaq and Mohsin, petitioned that they had no role in the attack and the chargesheet submitted by the Police also did not establish their involvement in the incident.
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June - 7 
At least one person was killed when a bomb exploded in Hazar Gunji area near Shalkot Police Station in Quetta, on June 7.
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At least one person was killed when a bomb exploded in Hazar Gunji area near Shalkot Police Station in Quetta, on June 7.
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June - 7 
It has been revealed that a photograph purporting to show Kashmiri after his death — which was posted along with a statement from HuJI on the Shamukh al-Islam jihadist Internet forum — was actually a picture of Abu Dera Ismail Khan, a Lashkar-e-Toiba
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It has been revealed that a photograph purporting to show Kashmiri after his death — which was posted along with a statement from HuJI on the Shamukh al-Islam jihadist Internet forum — was actually a picture of Abu Dera Ismail Khan, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant killed during the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11). Kashmiri, 46, has a thick beard and lost an eye while fighting in the Afghan jihad. The photo released by the HuJI shows a man who also appears to be missing an eye but is clean-shaven. Arif Rafiq, editor of The Pakistan Policy Blog, pointed out that the Urdu statement issued on June 4 about Kashmiri’s reported death had misspelt the HuJI’s name twice.
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June - 7 
Pakistan on June 7 rejected calls by the United States (US) to prosecute Intelligence officers and top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders indicted by a Federal Court for their role in the November 2008 Mumbai attack (also known as 26/11), reported The
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Pakistan on June 7 rejected calls by the United States (US) to prosecute Intelligence officers and top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders indicted by a Federal Court for their role in the November 2008 Mumbai attack (also known as 26/11), reported The Hindu. In meetings conducted in May 2011 with the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Pakistani officials said that action against the LeT could spark off a war within Pakistan. “They said there were thousands, of trained cadre with the Lashkar who would become impossible to control if their leaders were arrested,” a source revealed, adding, “Instead, they said they would maintain strict watch over the LeT, and slowly work to dismantle its military capabilities.”
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June - 7 
Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana was involved in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) and he and his friend Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley were part of the same team that carried out the 26/11 assault, a US f
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Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana was involved in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) and he and his friend Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley were part of the same team that carried out the 26/11 assault, a US federal attorney told a Chicago court on June 7, reports Times of India. "Evidences flatly contradict the defence argument that Rana was not part of it. Rana and Headley were part of the same team," the attorney said as the closing argument in the Rana case started. While Headley has pleaded guilty, Rana has maintained that he is not guilty in the charge of "support to terrorism".
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June - 7 
Pointing at the Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI's) direct involvement in providing arms to militants in Jammu and Kashmir, Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), has t
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Pointing at the Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI's) direct involvement in providing arms to militants in Jammu and Kashmir, Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), has told FBI that ISI gives weapons to terrorists when they are about to enter the Indian territory, according to Indian Express. In the interrogation video played for the first time during his trial, Rana knowing well that his statements could be used against him during the trial, told FBI investigators that Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley had told him ISI provided weapons to “freedom fighters” in Jammu and Kashmir. When asked about ISI and weapons, and Headley's role, Rana said, “No guns but now obviously it's, uh, a freedom fight... in Kashmir. I think he said ISI gives them weapons.” “When he says, when they (terrorists) are about to enter into India. So, at that very moment, when they say bye bye to each other... ISI at that time gives them, you know, guns,” Rana told the investigators. Rana also told the FBI that Headley was affiliated with both ISI and Lashkar-Toiba (LeT) and had also met Ilyas Kashmiri, leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI), who according to media reports was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan Agency on June 3.
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June - 7 
The tribesmen of Jawaki area in Frontier Region of Kohat on June 7 demanded the authorities to launch operation against militants and their harbourers in Tor Chappar locality of Darra Adamkhel town, lying between Peshawar and Kohat District, to stop
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The tribesmen of Jawaki area in Frontier Region of Kohat on June 7 demanded the authorities to launch operation against militants and their harbourers in Tor Chappar locality of Darra Adamkhel town, lying between Peshawar and Kohat District, to stop rocket attacks on their homes, reported Dawn. “Militants attack our area from the mountains of Tor Chappar and then disappear in the house of their harbourers,” tribesmen alleged.
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June - 7 
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in Washington on June 7 that he had “no confirmation” of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami’s (HuJI) death when he was asked about Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s remarks, according to Indian Express
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US State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in Washington on June 7 that he had “no confirmation” of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami’s (HuJI) death when he was asked about Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s remarks, according to Indian Express. “I both have no comment and no way of confirming his death,” Toner said. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 6, “As far as the death of Ilyas Kashmiri is concerned, America has confirmed that his death occurred on Friday.” Malik told the media outside Parliament that he could “confirm... 100 per cent that he (Kashmiri) is dead”.
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June - 8 
A new academic study from Princeton, Georgetown and the University of Pennsylvania in the US revealed that poverty in Pakistan does not lead to terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on June 9. The study is based on surveys carried out by four acade
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A new academic study from Princeton, Georgetown and the University of Pennsylvania in the US revealed that poverty in Pakistan does not lead to terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on June 9. The study is based on surveys carried out by four academics that conducted extensive field research in Pakistan by interviewing 6,000 people of varying income groups and geography. The report states that Pakistanis, in general, do not like militant groups such as the al Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Afghan Taliban. It also maintains that poor Pakistanis dislike militant outfits more than the middle classes. The study suggests people who hate militants the most are the urban poor because they’re the ones who are affected by terror attacks the most.
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June - 8 
An Awami National Party (ANP) activist, Javed alias Toti, was shot dead at the Wednesday Bazaar of Qasba Colony in Pirabad Police precincts.
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An Awami National Party (ANP) activist, Javed alias Toti, was shot dead at the Wednesday Bazaar of Qasba Colony in Pirabad Police precincts.
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June - 8 
Army on June 8 sent home two-thirds of the US military personnel who were training its forces in counterinsurgency skills along the porous border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. An unnamed senior Army official said that 90 of an estimated 135
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Army on June 8 sent home two-thirds of the US military personnel who were training its forces in counterinsurgency skills along the porous border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. An unnamed senior Army official said that 90 of an estimated 135 US trainers have left the country, the latest setback in the deeply troubled relationship between the United States and Pakistan’s Army following the May 2 US raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin laden. The 90 Americans had been training the Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force made up mostly of tribesmen from the frontier areas. “We have reassessed our requirements and sent 90 people home,” said the Army official. Other Americans have also been ordered to leave Pakistan, but the official would not elaborate or provide details.
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June - 8 
David Coleman Headley on June 8 mapped out the hierarchy of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and provided valuable information on terrorist leaders inside Pakistan, the US Federal Attorney Vicky Peters told a court in Chicago, reports Times of India. This info
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David Coleman Headley on June 8 mapped out the hierarchy of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and provided valuable information on terrorist leaders inside Pakistan, the US Federal Attorney Vicky Peters told a court in Chicago, reports Times of India. This information, given by Headley in the first two weeks after his arrest in October 2009, was passed on to other Governments, Vicky Peters said during closing arguments in the trial of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the Mumbai attacks. There was communication between terrorists in Pakistan and Headley wherein they knew that he was exchanging information with Pakistani-Canadian Rana, the Attorney said.
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June - 8 
Five militants and two SF personnel were killed when militants laid an ambush on the patrol party with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades in the Shaheedan Dhand area of Kurram Agency on June 8.
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Five militants and two SF personnel were killed when militants laid an ambush on the patrol party with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades in the Shaheedan Dhand area of Kurram Agency on June 8.
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June - 8 
High Court has asked the Government to explain why the section of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution giving Islam the status of state religion should not be declared illegal, reports Daily Star. In the year, 1988, Government led by military rul
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High Court has asked the Government to explain why the section of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution giving Islam the status of state religion should not be declared illegal, reports Daily Star. In the year, 1988, Government led by military ruler HM Ershad inserted a section in the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution to give Islam the status of state religion.
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June - 8 
Leon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said that Islamabad must do more to go after militants within its borders who are plotting and directing attacks against troops in Afghanistan. “It is vital,” he said, that Pakistan liv
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Leon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said that Islamabad must do more to go after militants within its borders who are plotting and directing attacks against troops in Afghanistan. “It is vital,” he said, that Pakistan live up to its end of the bargain, cooperating more fully in counter-terrorism matters and ceasing to provide sanctuary to Afghan Taliban and other insurgent groups. Panetta, the current CIA director, said that after the US raid in Pakistan that killed bin Laden, Americans asked Islamabad to “take a number of concrete steps to demonstrate cooperation and counter-terrorism”.
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June - 8 
Maulvi Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vows to escalate anti-US fight in Afghanistan in response to intensified drone missile strikes on its territory. Maulvi Younus, one of Nazir’s senior ‘commanders’ said that “Because the United
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Maulvi Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vows to escalate anti-US fight in Afghanistan in response to intensified drone missile strikes on its territory. Maulvi Younus, one of Nazir’s senior ‘commanders’ said that “Because the United States is launching these strikes we will send more fighters to Afghanistan and step up our operations against US forces”. “We have no other option. We have no weapons which shoot them (drone aircraft) down so we will fight the United States in Afghanistan.” “We have lots of Mujahideen (holy warriors). It is not a problem. If drone strikes continue we believe many tribesmen will join us because they (drone strikes) are killing ordinary people,” said Qari Yousaf, a close aide to Nazir. “Our shura (council) will decide on the appropriate time to send more fighters (to Afghanistan) and how many will go.”
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June - 8 
Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, an adviser to the Prime Minister after his visit to a jail in Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on June 8 came up with the observation that jails have become breeding grounds for extremists because outfits like th
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Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, an adviser to the Prime Minister after his visit to a jail in Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on June 8 came up with the observation that jails have become breeding grounds for extremists because outfits like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) have taken their “ideological campaign” to prisoners, reported Dawn.
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June - 8 
one Khadim Hussain, an activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was killed when armed men opened fire on him near Teen Talwar area on Clifton Road within the jurisdiction of Frere Police Station. He said that Police believed that personal enmity mig
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one Khadim Hussain, an activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was killed when armed men opened fire on him near Teen Talwar area on Clifton Road within the jurisdiction of Frere Police Station. He said that Police believed that personal enmity might be a motive behind the incident.
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June - 8 
Pakistan's paramilitary troopers on June 8 shot dead a youth at point blank range in Karachi, reported Times of India. The victim, identified as Sarfraz Shah, was pleading for mercy after being surrounded by five troopers of the Pakistan Rangers at
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Pakistan's paramilitary troopers on June 8 shot dead a youth at point blank range in Karachi, reported Times of India. The victim, identified as Sarfraz Shah, was pleading for mercy after being surrounded by five troopers of the Pakistan Rangers at Benazir Bhutto Park in Boat Basin area of Karachi. One of the troopers then fired two shots at Shah from point blank range with a G3 assault rifle. Pakistan Rangers officials had earlier told the media that Shah was an "armed criminal" and was killed when he resisted efforts to capture him after a robbery. However, the footage aired on all TV news channels clearly showed that Shah was unarmed when he was shot.
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June - 8 
Slain Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad in his recently released book, 'Inside al Qaeda and Taliban - Beyond bin Laden and 9/11', wanted to be translated into all Indian languages to familiarize Indians with the direct threat they faced from a
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Slain Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad in his recently released book, 'Inside al Qaeda and Taliban - Beyond bin Laden and 9/11', wanted to be translated into all Indian languages to familiarize Indians with the direct threat they faced from al Qaida, reports Times of India. Just before he went missing in May, he had contacted members of the Indian strategic community seeking help in identifying publishers who could help him in this exercise. While Shahzad's indictment of al Qaeda seems to be one of the reasons for his undoing, Shahzad had repeatedly emphasized in his meetings with Indian experts that India was emerging as one of the main targets of al Qaeda. Shahzad insisted that al Qaida was trying to surround India by terror and was working on a plan to set up its terror camps in almost all of India's neighbouring countries to achieve this. Al Qaeda, he said, was particularly focusing on Bangladesh to set up anti-India terror camps.
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June - 8 
The family of killed al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri on June 8 wanted to know about the proofs of his death, reports Daily Times. His elder brother said, “We haven’t seen his body or any part of his body and unless we get some evidence we can’t accept
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The family of killed al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri on June 8 wanted to know about the proofs of his death, reports Daily Times. His elder brother said, “We haven’t seen his body or any part of his body and unless we get some evidence we can’t accept he’s dead. We want solid proof. So far we have no official confirmation of his death. Even intelligence officials have been coming, asking if we’ve received any information. If he has been killed in jihad we’d appreciate it because it would be martyrdom.” “He told me he was dead against any terrorist act in Pakistan. He loved Pakistan and its army. He always said that he’d like his son to join the army as an officer,” added Asghar.
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June - 8 
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina wants to keep Islam the State religion, thus preserving the illegal changes to the Constitution, made in 2007 by the provisional Government, reports Spero News. In a statement on June 8, the Prime Minist
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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina wants to keep Islam the State religion, thus preserving the illegal changes to the Constitution, made in 2007 by the provisional Government, reports Spero News. In a statement on June 8, the Prime Minister responded to those calls for the restoration of the original secular constitution, as established by the Supreme Court in July 2010. But the most radical Muslims support the Hasina’s position: If the decision of the Court were to prevail, the parties based on religion – which are all Islamic – would have to quit Government.
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June - 8 
The United States (US) reduced the number of its military personnel in Pakistan following the request of Pakistani Government, a US Defence official said on June 10, reports Daily Times. Chief of the Office of the Defence Representative-Pakistan Vice
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The United States (US) reduced the number of its military personnel in Pakistan following the request of Pakistani Government, a US Defence official said on June 10, reports Daily Times. Chief of the Office of the Defence Representative-Pakistan Vice Admiral Michael Lefever said, “We recently received a written request from the Government of Pakistan to reduce the number of US military personnel here, and we have nearly completed that reduction,” he said. A senior Pakistani military official said on June 8 that Pakistan Army had sent home 90 US military personnel.
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June - 8 
US anti-terror cooperation with Pakistan is in American long-term security interest and the cooperative efforts between the two countries have yielded results, the US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. “What we are trying to do in Pakistan i
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US anti-terror cooperation with Pakistan is in American long-term security interest and the cooperative efforts between the two countries have yielded results, the US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. “What we are trying to do in Pakistan is to build democratic institutions, to improve Pakistan’s security, to help it face an existential threat from terrorism. And that is where our assistance is focused,” Mark Toner said at the daily briefing. “Clearly, our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan has yielded results. We have talked about the fact that more terrorists have been killed on Pakistani soil over the years than anywhere else in the world and that were apprehended on Pakistani soil over the years. And that is indicative of our strong counterterrorism cooperation,” Toner said, stressing the importance of anti-terror cooperation.
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June - 8 
US missile strikes hit a militant training facility and a suspected vehicle in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 8, killing 24 militants, reports Daily Times. At least 20 terrorists were killed when US dron
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US missile strikes hit a militant training facility and a suspected vehicle in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 8, killing 24 militants, reports Daily Times. At least 20 terrorists were killed when US drone aircraft fired four missiles at a fortress-like terrorist training camp in Zawai Narai area of Shawal tehsil (revenue unit). Sources said that the compound in Shawal tehsil, which lies along the border that separates South and North Waziristan Agency, was run by militants of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, whose loyalists attack in Afghanistan, and was targeted by five US missiles at around 12pm. Shortly afterwards, two more missiles were fired at a vehicle suspected to be carrying militants in a village in South Waziristan about three kilometres away from the site of the first strike. Four militants were killed in the strike on the vehicle.
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June - 9 
A man, identified as Ghulam Ali, was injured in a landmine explosion in Patmandrani area of Dera Bugti District.
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A man, identified as Ghulam Ali, was injured in a landmine explosion in Patmandrani area of Dera Bugti District.
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June - 9 
An activist and a sympathiser of Awami National Party (ANP) were shot dead near Fancy Tower, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the remits of Sachal Police Station on June 9.
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An activist and a sympathiser of Awami National Party (ANP) were shot dead near Fancy Tower, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the remits of Sachal Police Station on June 9.
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June - 9 
An explosive device planted in the driving seat of a NATO oil tanker went off in Changai area in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 9, reports Daily Times. During the last one month some 40 oil tank
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An explosive device planted in the driving seat of a NATO oil tanker went off in Changai area in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 9, reports Daily Times. During the last one month some 40 oil tankers have been destroyed in blasts in this area.
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June - 9 
At least 150 militants armed with rockets attacked a security checkpost in North Waziristan Agency on June 9 (today), killing eight soldiers, reports The Express Tribune. Twelve militants were also killed in retaliatory firing by Security Forces (SFs
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At least 150 militants armed with rockets attacked a security checkpost in North Waziristan Agency on June 9 (today), killing eight soldiers, reports The Express Tribune. Twelve militants were also killed in retaliatory firing by Security Forces (SFs).
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June - 9 
At least four persons were killed and three others were injured when a roadside bomb ripped through a passenger van carrying members of a peace lashkar (tribal militia) in a bus stand in Darawar area of Matani near Peshawar, the provincial capital of
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At least four persons were killed and three others were injured when a roadside bomb ripped through a passenger van carrying members of a peace lashkar (tribal militia) in a bus stand in Darawar area of Matani near Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the morning of June 9, reports Daily Times. The van, which was heading towards Kakakhel village, was hit by a remote-controlled explosive device planted by the side of a road at around 10am. Noor Rehman, Muhammad Aslam, Abdullah and an unidentified person were killed on the spot.
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June - 9 
Blaming “a strategic shift of United States (US) policy towards India” for an “acute deficit of trust” between Pakistan and US, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf suggested on June 9 open and frank talks to restore the trust immediate
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Blaming “a strategic shift of United States (US) policy towards India” for an “acute deficit of trust” between Pakistan and US, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf suggested on June 9 open and frank talks to restore the trust immediately, reports Daily Times. “The abandonment of Pakistan after 1989, with a strategic tilt of the US towards India and military sanctions against Pakistan, cost US-Pakistan relations very dearly,” Musharraf wrote in an article for CNN, suggesting in the mind of Pakistanis the US “used” Pakistan and then “abandoned it.” He said there was an acute deficit of trust and confidence between the US and Pakistan at all levels of Government, the military and intelligence that further complicated and indeed weakened “our joint war against terror.”
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June - 9 
Cooperating with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism is essential to maintain pressure on al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden’s death, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta said on June 9, reported Daily Times. “Continuing cooperation w
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Cooperating with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism is essential to maintain pressure on al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden’s death, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta said on June 9, reported Daily Times. “Continuing cooperation with Pakistan is critical to keep a tremendous amount of pressure on al Qaeda’s leadership and the networks that provide it support and safe havens at a time when it is most vulnerable,” Panetta said, warning Pakistan to do more to step up in the fight against terrorism. Al Qaeda linked militants who control much of Somalia are looking to extend their operations and carry out attacks abroad, Panetta said, adding, “The threat from al Shebab to the United States (US) and Western interests in the Horn of Africa and to the US homeland is significant and on the rise.” Further, Panetta added that the US has an extremely ‘frustrating’ and ‘complicated’ relationship with Pakistan and it can’t succeed in Afghanistan without succeeding in Pakistan. “I strongly urge those in Pakistan to take steps to do whatever they can to prevent cross-border attacks and to prevent the safe havens that do exist on the Pakistani side of the border,” Panetta said. “This is a difficult challenge,” he added. “The relationship with Pakistan is at the same time one of the most critical and yet one of the most complicated and frustrating relationships that we have,” added Panetta.
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June - 9 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested one Chaudhry Mohammad Riaz alias Raju from Saddar area for supplying heavy explosives and ammunition to the terrorist outfits, including the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested one Chaudhry Mohammad Riaz alias Raju from Saddar area for supplying heavy explosives and ammunition to the terrorist outfits, including the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
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June - 9 
In the District, unidentified terrorists blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pir Koh area, suspending gas supply to the purification plant.
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In the District, unidentified terrorists blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pir Koh area, suspending gas supply to the purification plant.
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June - 9 
One Imran Masih was shot dead at his house in Christian Colony, Landhi in the precincts of Zaman Town Police Station by unidentified assailants.
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One Imran Masih was shot dead at his house in Christian Colony, Landhi in the precincts of Zaman Town Police Station by unidentified assailants.
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June - 9 
Pakistan authorities arrested five Paramilitary troopers for shooting dead a youth, Sarfraz Shah, on June 8 at point blank range in a public park in Karachi, reports Indian Express. Pakistani Security Forces are often accused of using excessive force
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Pakistan authorities arrested five Paramilitary troopers for shooting dead a youth, Sarfraz Shah, on June 8 at point blank range in a public park in Karachi, reports Indian Express. Pakistani Security Forces are often accused of using excessive force and abusing ordinary citizens.
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June - 9 
Pamphlets branding members of the minority Ahmadiyya community as "wajib-ul-qatl" (fit to be killed) and inciting people to attack them are being openly circulated in Faisalabad District of Punjab, reported Indian Express, quoting media reports. The
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Pamphlets branding members of the minority Ahmadiyya community as "wajib-ul-qatl" (fit to be killed) and inciting people to attack them are being openly circulated in Faisalabad District of Punjab, reported Indian Express, quoting media reports. The pamphlets list the names of several Ahmadiyya industrialists, doctors and businesses. The pamphlets were issued by the All Pakistan Students Khatm-e-Nubuwat Federation and are being circulated at main shopping plazas and important commercial centres in Punjab. "To shoot such people is an act of jihad and to kill such people is an act of sawab (blessing)," the pamphlets read. The Umoor-e-Aama Jama'at Ahmadiyya of Faisalabad, a group representing the community, reacted to the distribution of such literature by saying that the propaganda campaign is being "carried out unhindered by some fanatic religious groups under the patronage of law enforcing agencies and the provincial government". Tags
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June - 9 
Police found two unidentified bodies of youth from Niazi Chowk, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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Police found two unidentified bodies of youth from Niazi Chowk, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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June - 9 
Two levies personnel, identified as Sher Ahmed and Muhammad Murad, were killed and another Saeed Mohammad sustained injuries in an explosion in Matohra area of Mastung District on June 9.
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Two levies personnel, identified as Sher Ahmed and Muhammad Murad, were killed and another Saeed Mohammad sustained injuries in an explosion in Matohra area of Mastung District on June 9.
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June - 9 
Two men, identified as Abdul Wahid and Asif, were shot dead near KMC hospital in the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station by four armed assailants.
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Two men, identified as Abdul Wahid and Asif, were shot dead near KMC hospital in the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station by four armed assailants.
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June - 9 
Two persons, including a Policeman, were killed near a tool plaza of Dera Murad Jamali town in Naseerabad District on June 10, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a Policeman and two watchmen were deputed near a gas pipeline in Uch Gas Field w
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Two persons, including a Policeman, were killed near a tool plaza of Dera Murad Jamali town in Naseerabad District on June 10, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a Policeman and two watchmen were deputed near a gas pipeline in Uch Gas Field when some unidentified militants abducted them. Later, the Policeman identified as Karim Bux and the watchman identified as Murad Ali were found shot dead in a nearby area while another watchman, Yasin, was listed as abducted.
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June - 9 
Two persons, Mangla and Iqbal Khan, were injured in a landmine blast in Jani Bairi area of Sui in Dera Bugti District.
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Two persons, Mangla and Iqbal Khan, were injured in a landmine blast in Jani Bairi area of Sui in Dera Bugti District.
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June - 10 
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Masta Mir, was arrested during a Police encounter in an area near Dhal Bhazadi of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 10, reports The Express Tribune. Automatic weaponry was recovered from his possessio
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A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Masta Mir, was arrested during a Police encounter in an area near Dhal Bhazadi of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 10, reports The Express Tribune. Automatic weaponry was recovered from his possession.
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June - 10 
About 100 TTP militants abducted 18 coalminers from Akhorwal area in Darra Adamkhel town of Kohat District in the night of June 10. Official sources said that the Tariq Afridi faction of TTP entered into Akhorwal area in the night from Tora Chinna ar
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About 100 TTP militants abducted 18 coalminers from Akhorwal area in Darra Adamkhel town of Kohat District in the night of June 10. Official sources said that the Tariq Afridi faction of TTP entered into Akhorwal area in the night from Tora Chinna area, which connects Darra Adamkhel with Khyber Agency of FATA.
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June - 10 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai repeated his call for Pakistan on June 10 to help end a 10-year Taliban insurgency, reports Daily Times. “The brotherly role of Pakistan ... together with us in defeating extremism and terrorism and working with us
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai repeated his call for Pakistan on June 10 to help end a 10-year Taliban insurgency, reports Daily Times. “The brotherly role of Pakistan ... together with us in defeating extremism and terrorism and working with us to bring stability in both countries would go a long way,” Karzai told reporters after meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari. Karzai arrived with a delegation of cabinet ministers, security chiefs and members of a peace council, which is headed by former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani. The talks between President Zardari and his Afghan counterpart in Islamabad focussed on efforts to broker peace with the Taliban. “Twins are as we are, the suffering is the same and the joy will be the same,” Karzai said of the relationship between the two countries. “The struggle (to fight terror) is the struggle of all and the victory will be in the interests of all,” he added.
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June - 10 
An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar convicted a TTP Swat chapter cadre, Jamaluddin alias Ghouri, for carrying an improvised explosive devise and sentenced him to 14 years rigorous imprisonment, reports Dawn. The accused was arrested by Pishtakhara po
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An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar convicted a TTP Swat chapter cadre, Jamaluddin alias Ghouri, for carrying an improvised explosive devise and sentenced him to 14 years rigorous imprisonment, reports Dawn. The accused was arrested by Pishtakhara police in the outskirts of Peshawar on July 5, 2010.
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June - 10 
one Abdul Hameed, the driver of a NATO oil tanker was killed and his helper received bullet injuries when unidentified armed militants attacked the oil tanker in the Yaro area of Pishin District, while it was on its way to Karachi from Afghanistan.
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one Abdul Hameed, the driver of a NATO oil tanker was killed and his helper received bullet injuries when unidentified armed militants attacked the oil tanker in the Yaro area of Pishin District, while it was on its way to Karachi from Afghanistan.
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June - 10 
Pakistan and the United States (US) on June 10 resolved to ensure that al Qaeda is "dismantled, disrupted and defeated", though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani wants a distinction to be made between the Taliban and al Qaeda, reports Indian Express.
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Pakistan and the United States (US) on June 10 resolved to ensure that al Qaeda is "dismantled, disrupted and defeated", though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani wants a distinction to be made between the Taliban and al Qaeda, reports Indian Express. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gilani expressed determination that al Qaeda had to be dismantled, disrupted and defeated, for which both countries should work together. Gilani said it is "imperative to make a distinction between the Taliban and al Qaeda, which would help to overcome the threat". Gilani and Clinton also expressed satisfaction over the establishment of a Joint Task Force between the Intelligence Agencies of the two countries to facilitate information sharing and co-ordination.
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June - 11 
A sub-engineer of works and services department, Abul Khair, was abducted by unidentified militants on way to his office in agency headquarters Ghalanai.
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A sub-engineer of works and services department, Abul Khair, was abducted by unidentified militants on way to his office in agency headquarters Ghalanai.
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June - 11 
Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh Police arrested two alleged militants, Abdul Razzak alias Omer and Rashid Iqbal alias Basit, belonging to the Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosives, two hand g
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Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh Police arrested two alleged militants, Abdul Razzak alias Omer and Rashid Iqbal alias Basit, belonging to the Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosives, two hand grenades, two TT pistols, 20 feet detonating wire, 200 bullets from Frontier Colony in Karachi on June 12, reported Daily Times. During the initial course of interrogation Abdul Razzak said that he was affiliated with Commander Wali Mehsud who was the successor of Qari Hussain, a mastermind of suicide bombings and held himself responsible of provoking youth in Karachi, preparing them for suicide bombings and sectarian target killings. He further revealed that he was also responsible to use them for abduction for ransom and robberies for getting money to help TTP fighting in Waziristan region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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June - 11 
At least 32 persons were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in a market in Peshawar late on June 11, reports Daily Times. “The death toll is now 32. Ninety-five people have been wounded and 21 of them are in serious condition,” Jameel Shah, a spok
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At least 32 persons were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in a market in Peshawar late on June 11, reports Daily Times. “The death toll is now 32. Ninety-five people have been wounded and 21 of them are in serious condition,” Jameel Shah, a spokesman for Lady Reading Hospital, the main Government hospital in the city told Reuters. The bombing took place near a building which houses several newspaper offices as well as apartments and across the street from the offices of the top political agent to Khyber, and only about 100 yards from Army housing units. A small blast preceded a big one which Police suspect to have been carried out by a suicide bomber, said senior Police official Banaras Khan. So far, no one has claimed responsibility.
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June - 11 
Five militants were killed and nine others were injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in different areas of Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) along Afghanistan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 11, r
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Five militants were killed and nine others were injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in different areas of Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) along Afghanistan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 11, reports Dawn. Sources said that jet fighters targeted militant positions in Shokrhai, Walidad, Miana and Mettai localities in Baizai tehsil.
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June - 11 
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on June 12 said that the Pakistan Army will face deadly suicide attacks if it undertakes operations in North Waziristan, reports Times of India. "If Pakistani forces enter North Waziristan, the
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on June 12 said that the Pakistan Army will face deadly suicide attacks if it undertakes operations in North Waziristan, reports Times of India. "If Pakistani forces enter North Waziristan, they will face deadly suicide attacks," Maulana Fazlur told reporters in an interaction. The US has been pressuring Pakistan Army to undertake operations in North Waziristan Agency where the Haqqani network carrying out attacks on coalition forces in adjacent Afghanistan is based. Pakistan has been resisting, saying it will itself decide when to carry out any operation in the area. Maulana Fazlur warned the conflict in Afghanistan is spreading into Pakistan and could soon engulf the country, unless steps are taken to halt the spread of violence through a negotiated settlement.
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June - 11 
Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) was included in the case against Rangers personnel involved in extrajudicial killing of a young man on June 8 at Sarfaraz Shah in the Benazir Bhutto Park in Karachi on the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakis
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Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) was included in the case against Rangers personnel involved in extrajudicial killing of a young man on June 8 at Sarfaraz Shah in the Benazir Bhutto Park in Karachi on the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, The News reported. Section 7 of the ATA says whoever commits an act of terrorism whereby death of any person is caused, shall be punishable, on conviction, with death or with imprisonment for life, and with fine.
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June - 11 
The military is planning to enlist pro-Government tribal elders in a fresh campaign it has devised to flush out al Qaeda militants and its affiliates from North Waziristan, unnamed army officials said. The move is aimed at deflecting growing US press
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The military is planning to enlist pro-Government tribal elders in a fresh campaign it has devised to flush out al Qaeda militants and its affiliates from North Waziristan, unnamed army officials said. The move is aimed at deflecting growing US pressure for a full-scale offensive against the Haqqani Network. Under the plan, local tribesmen have been urged to form lashkars (tribal militia), to take out ‘hard-core al Qaeda elements and their affiliates’. The idea was not only discussed in the recently held meeting of the corps commanders but was also taken up during discussions between Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and CIA chief Leon Panetta. “This strategy has achieved significant results in South Waziristan Agency and now it’s time to apply it in the North,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “We are encouraging pro-Pakistan tribesmen to take on al Qaeda operatives. Tajik, Uzbek and Chechen fighters have found sanctuaries in North Waziristan,” he added. “We will facilitate them (tribesmen) to form tribal lashkars to achieve that goal.”
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June - 11 
The US intelligence officials have twice handed Islamabad tips about insurgent bomb-making factories, only to find them abandoned before Pakistani troops arrived, Dawn quoting The Washington Post reported on June 11. The vacated factories have led US
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The US intelligence officials have twice handed Islamabad tips about insurgent bomb-making factories, only to find them abandoned before Pakistani troops arrived, Dawn quoting The Washington Post reported on June 11. The vacated factories have led US officials to question whether the information had been mistakenly leaked in recent weeks or whether the insurgents had been directly warned by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), according to the report. Relations between the two long-time allies have been seriously strained since US killed al Qaeda ‘leader’ Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad on May 1. The Washington Post said Pakistani officials were given surveillance video in mid-May that located two bomb-making plants in the remote tribal areas of North and South Waziristan. But by the time Pakistani troops arrived on June 4, the sites had been vacated. A senior Pakistani military official said the United States had shared information about weapons storage facilities as well, but these had also been found empty.
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June - 11 
Unidentified assailants on June 11 killed a Security Force accounts officer in Turbat of Balochistan.
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Unidentified assailants on June 11 killed a Security Force accounts officer in Turbat of Balochistan.
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June - 12 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on June 12 said that the Indian presence in his country cannot be in any way used against Pakistan, which should be happy that Afghanistan is being "tremendously" helped by another neighbour, reports Indian Express.
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on June 12 said that the Indian presence in his country cannot be in any way used against Pakistan, which should be happy that Afghanistan is being "tremendously" helped by another neighbour, reports Indian Express. "The Indian presence in Afghanistan... cannot be in any manner used against Pakistan," Karzai said in an interview to state-run PTV. India, being an old friend of Afghanistan, was helping it "tremendously and providing financial assistance," he said. "Pakistan should feel happy that Afghanistan is being helped by another neighbour," Karzai said. At the same time, he pointed out that Pakistan is a "conjoined twin and brother" of Afghanistan. Karzai lauded the role of the Pakistani leadership and people in enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan to achieve peace and stability in the region. In addition, President Hamid Karzai’s top officials said after the visit to Islamabad that Pakistan is more willing than before to play a role in Afghanistan’s tentative peace process with the Taliban and has agreed to target the hideouts of Taliban fighters and other insurgents who attack Afghanistan and refuse to take part in faltering peace talks. Karzai, who met Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, called on the Pakistani Government to help Taliban militants take part in any peace negotiations, said Muhammad Masoom Stanikzai, secretary of a peace council set up by Karzai. “During the talks, the message of the Afghanistan Government was very clear,” he said. “The message was that those (rebels) who want to join the peace process and reconcile should be facilitated and the means should be prepared for them in order to enable them to join the negotiations,” he added. But those who do not want to join the reconciliation process “must be dropped... No room should be left (for them to) arrange and organise and encourage people to fight and continue the war.” In response, Pakistan was “much more welcoming than at any other time”, said Karzai’s spokesman Waheed Omer.
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June - 12 
Armed assailants opened fire in some areas of Orangi town killing one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker Akbar affiliated with the MQM sub-organisation Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC) within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. The vio
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Armed assailants opened fire in some areas of Orangi town killing one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker Akbar affiliated with the MQM sub-organisation Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC) within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. The violence escalated, killing four more people and injuring several others.
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June - 12 
At least six people were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in the Bara Kahu area of Islamabad went off on June 12.
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At least six people were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in the Bara Kahu area of Islamabad went off on June 12.
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June - 12 
Death toll in the twin bomb blasts in the Khyber Super Market in Peshawar on June 11 rose to 39 as seven more injured persons succumbed to injuries on June 12.
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Death toll in the twin bomb blasts in the Khyber Super Market in Peshawar on June 11 rose to 39 as seven more injured persons succumbed to injuries on June 12.
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June - 12 
In the District, unidentified armed militants shot dead Zia Alam Advocate, lawyer of Ajmal Pahari in North Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Sir Syed Police Station.
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In the District, unidentified armed militants shot dead Zia Alam Advocate, lawyer of Ajmal Pahari in North Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Sir Syed Police Station.
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June - 12 
Police found a bullet-riddled body of a youth from Nayaabad Khadda Market within the jurisdiction of Baghdadi Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
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Police found a bullet-riddled body of a youth from Nayaabad Khadda Market within the jurisdiction of Baghdadi Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
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June - 12 
Police found the body of Asmatullah Kakar, an Awami National Party (ANP) activist from Malir Market situated within the remits of Malir City Police Station.
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Police found the body of Asmatullah Kakar, an Awami National Party (ANP) activist from Malir Market situated within the remits of Malir City Police Station.
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June - 12 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 12 denied responsibility for twin bomb blasts. “We did not carry out this attack in Peshawar. It is an attempt by foreign secret agencies who are doing it to malign us,” TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 12 denied responsibility for twin bomb blasts. “We did not carry out this attack in Peshawar. It is an attempt by foreign secret agencies who are doing it to malign us,” TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said. “We do not target innocent people. Our targets are very clear, we attack Security Forces, Government and people who are siding with it,” Ehsan said.
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June - 12 
Two persons, including the suicide bomber, were killed and six persons were injured in a suicide attack at a bank located in sector I-8 of Markaz area in Islamabad on June 13, reports Daily Times. According to sources, an 18 year old suicide bomber w
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Two persons, including the suicide bomber, were killed and six persons were injured in a suicide attack at a bank located in sector I-8 of Markaz area in Islamabad on June 13, reports Daily Times. According to sources, an 18 year old suicide bomber was forcing to enter the bank but the security guard posted outside the bank stopped him at the entrance. The suicide bomber pushed the guard and tried to enter the bank but on the latter’s continued resistance he blew himself up at the bank’s entrance, killing the guard and himself.
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June - 12 
Unidentified militants abducted two persons, identified as Haji Wali Muhammad and Sultan, at gunpoint in Dhadar area of Bolan District on June 12.
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Unidentified militants abducted two persons, identified as Haji Wali Muhammad and Sultan, at gunpoint in Dhadar area of Bolan District on June 12.
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June - 13 
A Hindu trader identified as Dewan Chand was killed when unidentified armed militants opened fire at him, killing him on the spot in Mastung District on June 13.
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A Hindu trader identified as Dewan Chand was killed when unidentified armed militants opened fire at him, killing him on the spot in Mastung District on June 13.
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June - 13 
A labourer, identified as Mukhtiar, was shot dead and another identified as Naveed, was injured near UBL Sports Complex within the limits of Yousuf Plaza Police Station.
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A labourer, identified as Mukhtiar, was shot dead and another identified as Naveed, was injured near UBL Sports Complex within the limits of Yousuf Plaza Police Station.
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June - 13 
A Levies Force official was killed and four civilians were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Ibrahimzai area of Orakzai Agency. The Levies personnel, identified as Ansar Ali, was going to Kalaya.
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A Levies Force official was killed and four civilians were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Ibrahimzai area of Orakzai Agency. The Levies personnel, identified as Ansar Ali, was going to Kalaya.
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June - 13 
A man was killed and another sustained splinter wounds in an explosion near Regional National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office in Shara-e-Gulistan area of Quetta.
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A man was killed and another sustained splinter wounds in an explosion near Regional National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office in Shara-e-Gulistan area of Quetta.
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June - 13 
A man, identified as Abdul Qadir, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Gandawa area of Jhal Magsi District.
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A man, identified as Abdul Qadir, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Gandawa area of Jhal Magsi District.
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June - 13 
A sympathiser of MQM, identified as Junaid, was killed and two others Muhammad Amir and Shahida Begun were injured in Pirabad Police remits.
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A sympathiser of MQM, identified as Junaid, was killed and two others Muhammad Amir and Shahida Begun were injured in Pirabad Police remits.
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June - 13 
An unidentified man was shot dead in Orangi Town, while two others - Wajid Shoaib and Adnan Khan - succumbed to bullet injuries in a firing incident at Qasba Colony.
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An unidentified man was shot dead in Orangi Town, while two others - Wajid Shoaib and Adnan Khan - succumbed to bullet injuries in a firing incident at Qasba Colony.
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June - 13 
At least seven tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan were burnt to ashes on June 13 when a bomb planted in one of the vehicles exploded at a terminal in Torkham border area in Khyber Agency. There were no reports of any casualties.
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At least seven tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan were burnt to ashes on June 13 when a bomb planted in one of the vehicles exploded at a terminal in Torkham border area in Khyber Agency. There were no reports of any casualties.
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June - 13 
Four unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on the people sitting at a scrap shop at Qasba Colony in the limits of Pirabad Police Station killing one Nazar and injuring four others.
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Four unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on the people sitting at a scrap shop at Qasba Colony in the limits of Pirabad Police Station killing one Nazar and injuring four others.
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June - 13 
It was reported that terrorists have chalked out a plan regarding an attack on the prominent members of the Ahmadi community in the country, starting from Faisalabad District. Sources in the local Law Enforcement Agencies also revealed that different
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It was reported that terrorists have chalked out a plan regarding an attack on the prominent members of the Ahmadi community in the country, starting from Faisalabad District. Sources in the local Law Enforcement Agencies also revealed that different terrorist outfits have joined together in the mission and they have initiated the campaign through distribution of pamphlets and organising conferences in local seminaries against the Ahmadi’s, saying that the Ahmadi citizens of the country were involved in conspiracies against Islam and Pakistan.
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June - 13 
Police foiled the plan to blow up a railway track in Mangoli area of Dera Murad Jamali city in Naseerabad District on June 14, reports Daily Times. The Police recovered 40 kilogrammes of explosives and foiled the attack
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Police foiled the plan to blow up a railway track in Mangoli area of Dera Murad Jamali city in Naseerabad District on June 14, reports Daily Times. The Police recovered 40 kilogrammes of explosives and foiled the attack
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June - 13 
President Asif Ali Zardari on June 13 reiterated the country’s resolve to cooperate with international forces in combating terrorism and militancy which were common enemies of the world, reports Pakistan Observer. He declared that the fight against t
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President Asif Ali Zardari on June 13 reiterated the country’s resolve to cooperate with international forces in combating terrorism and militancy which were common enemies of the world, reports Pakistan Observer. He declared that the fight against terror will continue till the complete elimination of vicious elements and forces involved in killing of innocent people in Pakistan and everywhere in the world. Talking to Thomas R. Nides, United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President's Secretariat) in Islamabad, President Zardari said the Government and the people of Pakistan had made unparallel human and economic sacrifices in the process of combating militancy. He said it was in the interest of both the countries that relations based on respect for sovereignty and mutual trust and mutual interest should move on and carried forward in a mutually beneficial manner.
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June - 13 
The judge of the anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks has been changed for the fourth time, with the current incumbent being transferred to another court in Punjab
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The judge of the anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks has been changed for the fourth time, with the current incumbent being transferred to another court in Punjab province, reports Times of India. Rana Nisar Ahmed, who had been hearing the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case since he was appointed judge of Rawalpindi's Anti-Terrorist Court no III in November 2010, was transferred on June 11. Ahmed had also been conducting the trial of five suspects charged with involvement in the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto. According to a notification issued by the Lahore High Court, Ahmed was appointed as additional district and sessions judge in Shakargarh. The move came hours after Ahmed issued a permanent arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf for failing to cooperate with investigators probing Bhutto's assassination.
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June - 13 
Three persons, including two women, were injured in firing by unidentified armed assailants near Shahzad Cinema.
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Three persons, including two women, were injured in firing by unidentified armed assailants near Shahzad Cinema.
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June - 13 
Three Punjab Regiment personnel were killed and four others sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb planted by suspected militants hit their vehicle in the Ghundai Sra area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (F
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Three Punjab Regiment personnel were killed and four others sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb planted by suspected militants hit their vehicle in the Ghundai Sra area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 13, reports Dawn. The slain personnel were identified as Naik Liaquat, Mahdum and Farhat while injured personnel were Qutbuddin, Asad, Nehal, and Wali Dad.
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June - 13 
Unidentified armed assailants opened fire at the Ladies Park near Old Sabzi Mandi, resultantly killing one Salman and injuring Naseem.
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Unidentified armed assailants opened fire at the Ladies Park near Old Sabzi Mandi, resultantly killing one Salman and injuring Naseem.
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June - 13 
Unidentified armed militants targeted and killed Shafiq Ahmed Qureshi affiliated with the All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation (APMSO) on June 13.
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Unidentified armed militants targeted and killed Shafiq Ahmed Qureshi affiliated with the All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation (APMSO) on June 13.
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June - 14 
Akram Khan Durrani, Leader of Opposition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, on June 14 said that the United Nations (UN) is about to recognise the Afghan Taliban as a political force, reports Dawn. Opening the budget debate in the assembly, he said
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Akram Khan Durrani, Leader of Opposition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, on June 14 said that the United Nations (UN) is about to recognise the Afghan Taliban as a political force, reports Dawn. Opening the budget debate in the assembly, he said the UN would soon remove the Afghan Taliban from its list of terrorist organisations and it had already opened doors for negotiations with the group. “I am telling you on the floor of the house that the UN will very soon declare the Taliban movement a political party,” he said and urged the Government to resume talks with the ‘forces of resistance’ in the province and tribal areas to end the ongoing bloodshed. Mr Durrani, a close associate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam - Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, said Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had discussed the matter during his visit to Islamabad last week and sought Pakistan’s cooperation. “If Karzai and America can negotiate with the Taliban why cannot our government talk with the local (militant) groups,” he said.
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June - 14 
Four missiles hit a vehicle carrying suspected militants from Razmak road to Tappi area, some 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. All eight militants on board the vehicle were killed.
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Four missiles hit a vehicle carrying suspected militants from Razmak road to Tappi area, some 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. All eight militants on board the vehicle were killed.
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June - 14 
In the ongoing spate of target killing seven more people died on June 14 bringing the death toll to 17 in two days following the killing of two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members in Orangi town on June 13.
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In the ongoing spate of target killing seven more people died on June 14 bringing the death toll to 17 in two days following the killing of two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members in Orangi town on June 13.
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June - 14 
Pakistan’s top military spy agency on June 14 arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden on May 1, reported The
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Pakistan’s top military spy agency on June 14 arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden on May 1, reported The News quoting New York Times. Pakistan’s detention of five CIA informants, including a Pakistan Army major who officials said copied the license plates of cars visiting bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, is the latest evidence of the fractured relationship between the United States (US) and Pakistan. The fate of the CIA informants arrested in Pakistan is unclear, but American officials said that the CIA Director, Leon E. Panetta, raised the issue when he travelled to Islamabad last week to meet with Pakistani military and intelligence officers. Some American officials see the arrests as illustrative of the disconnect between Pakistan and American priorities at a time when they are supposed to be allies in the fight against al Qaeda, instead of hunting down the support network that allowed bin Laden to live for years, the Pakistani authorities are arresting those who assisted in the raid that killed the world’s most wanted man.
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June - 14 
The Federal Capital has a total of 153 madrasas (seminaries) but all of them are ‘unauthorised’ and have been built without approval of the Government, said Capital Development Authority (CDA) Director General Sarwar Sindu on June 14, reports Dawn.
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The Federal Capital has a total of 153 madrasas (seminaries) but all of them are ‘unauthorised’ and have been built without approval of the Government, said Capital Development Authority (CDA) Director General Sarwar Sindu on June 14, reports Dawn. The official said each mosque in the city had a madrasa despite the fact that there was no provision for building a seminary in any mosque. According to a new survey jointly conducted by the CDA, Local Administration and the Police, 56 mosques and the 153 seminaries have been found ‘unauthorised’. But the Government seems helpless in taking action against them, said sources in the local administration. It seems impossible for the Government to take any action against such mosques and seminaries under the prevailing circumstances when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is allegedly backed by some religious elements in Islamabad, is carrying out terror activities in the country. It was reported that unauthorised construction of mosques is again on the rise in Islamabad indicating that the authorities concerned are hesitant to take action against them fearing reaction from the religious organisations as experienced in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) case in July 2007.
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June - 14 
The House Appropriations Committee on June 14 approved a defence spending bill that imposes limits on US aid to Pakistan and creates a special bipartisan group to review the US role in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The panel gave the go-ahead to
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The House Appropriations Committee on June 14 approved a defence spending bill that imposes limits on US aid to Pakistan and creates a special bipartisan group to review the US role in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The panel gave the go-ahead to the bill on a voice vote on June 16. The legislation would provide USD 530 billion for the Defence Department and USD119 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill is USD 9 billion less than President Barack Obama requested. The bill would withhold 75 percent of the USD 1.1 billion in US aid to Pakistan until the administration reports to Congress on how it would spend the money. Reflecting the frustration with Pakistan’s effort in battling terrorism, the committee adopted an amendment that gives Congress even more power to review the spending.
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June - 14 
Three US drone attacks killed 18 suspected militants in South and North Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 15, reports Dawn. Drone missiles targeted a vehicle and a compound near Wana, the main town in South Waz
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Three US drone attacks killed 18 suspected militants in South and North Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 15, reports Dawn. Drone missiles targeted a vehicle and a compound near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency, killing 10 persons. The victims were believed to be allied with Maulvi Nazir, a prominent militant commander in the area.
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June - 14 
United States (US) said that aid given to Pakistan is in the interest for the National Security of both the countries, for building the democratic institutions and infrastructure and to strengthen economy, said US State Department spokesman Mark Tone
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United States (US) said that aid given to Pakistan is in the interest for the National Security of both the countries, for building the democratic institutions and infrastructure and to strengthen economy, said US State Department spokesman Mark Toner on June 14, reports The News. Further, Toner said that there was no evidence found of any link between Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) and Haqqani network. "We remain committed to working with Pakistan on counter-intelligence or counter-terrorism operations. We believe they've been successful to date, "Toner added.
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June - 15 
A man was killed and three others wounded when assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a roadside tea stall near Shafiq Morr. Samanabad Police said that four men on two motorbikes attacked New Quetta Hashmi Hotel near Shafiq Morr and escaped.
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A man was killed and three others wounded when assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a roadside tea stall near Shafiq Morr. Samanabad Police said that four men on two motorbikes attacked New Quetta Hashmi Hotel near Shafiq Morr and escaped.
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June - 15 
A police mobile of the SITE-A police station came under an armed attack near Qasba Colony that left a Police constable, Javed Shah, wounded, said an official at the Pirabad police station.
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A police mobile of the SITE-A police station came under an armed attack near Qasba Colony that left a Police constable, Javed Shah, wounded, said an official at the Pirabad police station.
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June - 15 
Amir Aziz, an army major allegedly picked up by Intelligence Agencies in connection with the Osama Bin Laden raid was not, as reported by the international press, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) informant, alleged an official privy to the situati
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Amir Aziz, an army major allegedly picked up by Intelligence Agencies in connection with the Osama Bin Laden raid was not, as reported by the international press, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) informant, alleged an official privy to the situation on June 15, reports Express Tribune. The major was a doctor in the Army’s medical corps and lived just a couple of hundred yards from the compound where Bin Laden was picked up. The source also added that Aziz’s house in Abbottabad had his nameplate on the door and that this was removed only a day after the raid. The Government official did not know the identity of the other men who were picked up but said that that Aziz was the only Army official.
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June - 15 
Armed motorcyclists targeted two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the New Karachi area. Police said that 35-year-old Haroon Shaukat died on the spot after sustaining a bullet wound in the head while 45-year-old Farooq Hanif sustaine
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Armed motorcyclists targeted two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the New Karachi area. Police said that 35-year-old Haroon Shaukat died on the spot after sustaining a bullet wound in the head while 45-year-old Farooq Hanif sustained two bullet wounds in the shoulder and chest and was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for treatment.
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June - 15 
Assailants shot dead 28-year-old Tahir Karim and wounded his 26-year-old friend, Akhtar Khan, when they were travelling in a rickshaw near Shah Faisal Muhallah within the remit of the Orangi Town Police Station.
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Assailants shot dead 28-year-old Tahir Karim and wounded his 26-year-old friend, Akhtar Khan, when they were travelling in a rickshaw near Shah Faisal Muhallah within the remit of the Orangi Town Police Station.
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June - 15 
Assailants shot dead a Police constable, 42-year-old Muhammad Arif, near Aziz Millat School in Sector 5F-2 in Orangi Town No 13 when he was riding home after completing his duty hours.
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Assailants shot dead a Police constable, 42-year-old Muhammad Arif, near Aziz Millat School in Sector 5F-2 in Orangi Town No 13 when he was riding home after completing his duty hours.
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June - 15 
Assailants shot dead a young man in Qasba Colony within the remit of the Pirabad Police Station. Police said the victim was in his mid-20s and could not be identified.
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Assailants shot dead a young man in Qasba Colony within the remit of the Pirabad Police Station. Police said the victim was in his mid-20s and could not be identified.
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June - 15 
Assailants shot dead another man, Shahid Hussain Zaidi who was the administrator of an Imambargah, near Mohammadpur Police post.
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Assailants shot dead another man, Shahid Hussain Zaidi who was the administrator of an Imambargah, near Mohammadpur Police post.
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June - 15 
Fazle-ur-Rahman Khalil, the head of anti-India militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahedeen (HM), lives on the outskirts of Islamabad in the suburb of Golra Sharif, reports Indian Express quoting a senior Government official on the condition of anonymity. It
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Fazle-ur-Rahman Khalil, the head of anti-India militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahedeen (HM), lives on the outskirts of Islamabad in the suburb of Golra Sharif, reports Indian Express quoting a senior Government official on the condition of anonymity. It was reported that Pakistan authorities, clearly aware of Khalil’s whereabouts, leave him alone, just as they tolerate other Kashmiri militant groups. Khalil is useful to authorities because of his unusually wide contacts among Pakistan’s many militant outfits, the official said. However, Khalil dismissed suggestions he may have been in touch with Osama while he was hiding in Abbottabad. “It is 100 per cent wrong; it’s rubbish,’’ Khalil said, adding, “Osama did not have contact with anybody.’’
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June - 15 
Islamabad Police on June 15 arrested 24 suspected militants during search operation in Shahzad Town, Industrial Area, Bhara Kau, Tarnol, Sihala and Sect areas of Islamabad and also recovered 15 liquor bottles, one pistol and 1.20kg hashish from their
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Islamabad Police on June 15 arrested 24 suspected militants during search operation in Shahzad Town, Industrial Area, Bhara Kau, Tarnol, Sihala and Sect areas of Islamabad and also recovered 15 liquor bottles, one pistol and 1.20kg hashish from their possession.
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June - 15 
Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and Republican Presidential aspirant for the 2012 presidential elections, said on June 15 that a large element in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have become pro-Taliban and p
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Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and Republican Presidential aspirant for the 2012 presidential elections, said on June 15 that a large element in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have become pro-Taliban and pro-al Qaeda, reports Indian Express. Taking to the Fox News channel during an interview, Newt Gingrich said "Well, it says to me we better rethink everything about our strategy in the region and we better rethink our intelligence community. We've given Pakistan USD 20 billion since 9/11. It's very clear that large parts of Pakistani establishment are deeply anti-American". "We should be angry that they were in fact hiding bin Laden. Instead of saying, boy this really great, they're now saying, how can you embarrass us by killing him on our territory when apparently, they were protecting him," he said.
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June - 15 
Pakistan’s Security Agencies have rounded up several people who are believed to be working for the CIA in a move that indicates serious tensions between Islamabad and Washington. The official, who requested not to be named, said that the drive agains
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Pakistan’s Security Agencies have rounded up several people who are believed to be working for the CIA in a move that indicates serious tensions between Islamabad and Washington. The official, who requested not to be named, said that the drive against the ‘CIA spies’ was accelerated following the death of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a top-secret US commando operation on May 1. “Yes, I can confirm that several suspects have been arrested in recent months. Some of them have been released after they were cleared by the authorities while others are still being interrogated,” he added. He would not give the exact number of arrests though some sources put it at 40. However, no serving or retired military official was amongst those held by the security agencies, said a statement issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR).
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June - 15 
Sabzi Mandi Police arrested two accused Rahat Gul and Muhammad Nadeem and recovered one pistol and 1.20kilogramgram hashish from their possession
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Sabzi Mandi Police arrested two accused Rahat Gul and Muhammad Nadeem and recovered one pistol and 1.20kilogramgram hashish from their possession
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June - 15 
Ten more people were killed in separate incidents on June 15 as violence on ‘ethnic and political grounds’ continued in the Capital city of Sindh, Karachi, reports Dawn. The death toll mounted to 27 during the last three days. Orangi Town remained th
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Ten more people were killed in separate incidents on June 15 as violence on ‘ethnic and political grounds’ continued in the Capital city of Sindh, Karachi, reports Dawn. The death toll mounted to 27 during the last three days. Orangi Town remained the worst-hit part of the metropolis where most of the causalities occurred.
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June - 15 
The bullet-riddled body of a student activist of the All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation, who had gone missing from the Liaquat National Hospital after an armed attack, was found near Essa Nagri under the Lyari Expressway. “The victim was id
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The bullet-riddled body of a student activist of the All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation, who had gone missing from the Liaquat National Hospital after an armed attack, was found near Essa Nagri under the Lyari Expressway. “The victim was identified as 23-year-old Saad Asad, who was a resident of Azizabad,” said an official at the Sharifabad police station.
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June - 15 
The dead body of a middle-aged man was found in a storm-water drain near the Bacha Khan flyover in Banaras within the remit of the Paposh Nagar Police post.
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The dead body of a middle-aged man was found in a storm-water drain near the Bacha Khan flyover in Banaras within the remit of the Paposh Nagar Police post.
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June - 15 
The United Sates (US) assistance for Pakistan is in the interests of both countries and Washington remains committed to working with Islamabad on counterterrorism efforts, the State Department said on June 15, reports Daily Times. “We believe that as
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The United Sates (US) assistance for Pakistan is in the interests of both countries and Washington remains committed to working with Islamabad on counterterrorism efforts, the State Department said on June 15, reports Daily Times. “We believe that assistance is important in our national security interests and obviously in Pakistan’s security interests to provide that kind of support so that Pakistan becomes a prosperous, democratic nation, or a more prosperous, democratic nation,” spokesman Mark Toner said. The spokesman explained that Washington’s assistance for Pakistan is directed towards building the South Asian country’s institutions, shoring up its democratic institutions and infrastructure and strengthening its economy.
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June - 15 
Two NATO oil tankers carrying fuel for the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were set on fire and a driver injured while on their way from Karachi to Kandahar by unidentified militants near Qambari bridge area of Dhadar in Bolan District on June 1
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Two NATO oil tankers carrying fuel for the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were set on fire and a driver injured while on their way from Karachi to Kandahar by unidentified militants near Qambari bridge area of Dhadar in Bolan District on June 15.
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June - 16 
A blast in a NATO oil tanker destroyed a trailer and a car in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. An explosive device fitted to the tanker carrying more than forty thousand litres of fuel to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, was detonated on Landikotal B
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A blast in a NATO oil tanker destroyed a trailer and a car in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. An explosive device fitted to the tanker carrying more than forty thousand litres of fuel to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, was detonated on Landikotal Bazaar bypass. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
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June - 16 
A former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist Pervaiz Fateh was shot dead in North Nazimabad within the limits of Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan.
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A former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist Pervaiz Fateh was shot dead in North Nazimabad within the limits of Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan.
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June - 16 
A man was shot dead near Kashti Chowk within the limits of Napier Police Station.
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A man was shot dead near Kashti Chowk within the limits of Napier Police Station.
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June - 16 
An unidentified bullet-riddled body of a man was found near the Government Boys School, Kala Board within Saudabad Police limits.
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An unidentified bullet-riddled body of a man was found near the Government Boys School, Kala Board within Saudabad Police limits.
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June - 16 
Ayman al-Zawahri took over the command of al Qaeda after the killing of Osama bin Laden in a United States (US) led operation on May 1, a website Ansar al-Mujahideen affiliated with al Qaeda said on June 16, reports Daily Times. Zawahri vowed to pre
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Ayman al-Zawahri took over the command of al Qaeda after the killing of Osama bin Laden in a United States (US) led operation on May 1, a website Ansar al-Mujahideen affiliated with al Qaeda said on June 16, reports Daily Times. Zawahri vowed to press ahead with al Qaeda’s campaign against the US and its allies. “The general leadership of al Qaeda group, after the completion of consultation, announces that Sheikh Ayman Zawahri has assumed responsibility for command of the group,” the website Ansar al-Mujahideen said in a statement posted on the website. Zawahri’s whereabouts are unknown, although he has long been thought to be hiding along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The US is offering a $25 million reward for any information leading to his capture or conviction.
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June - 16 
In the ongoing violence in Karachi, Daily Times on June 16 reported death of seven more persons, taking the death toll to 34. It was reported that that armed assailants took positions in various buildings in Orangi town area and fired bullets resulta
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In the ongoing violence in Karachi, Daily Times on June 16 reported death of seven more persons, taking the death toll to 34. It was reported that that armed assailants took positions in various buildings in Orangi town area and fired bullets resultantly leading to fire in a garbage warehouse located near the Fire Brigade Office where one Zahir Shah, an activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), sustained injuries and later became the victim of crossfire and died. Also, two fire fighters, Muhammad Hussain and Ali Manzil, sustained bullet wounds.
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June - 16 
Jamaluddin was shot dead at MPR Colony, Orangi Town.
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Jamaluddin was shot dead at MPR Colony, Orangi Town.
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June - 16 
Kalri Police found the bullet riddled body of a man identified as Imran Azam near Niazi Chowk in Bagh-e-Lyari area.
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Kalri Police found the bullet riddled body of a man identified as Imran Azam near Niazi Chowk in Bagh-e-Lyari area.
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June - 16 
More than 300 militants crossed the border from Kunar province of Afghanistan to Khar area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at around 4:00am on June 16, resulting in hours of clashes that left 15 persons dead, reports Th
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More than 300 militants crossed the border from Kunar province of Afghanistan to Khar area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at around 4:00am on June 16, resulting in hours of clashes that left 15 persons dead, reports The Express Tribune. The dead included nine militants, three lashkar volunteers, a soldier and two women, sources said.
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June - 16 
Pakistan on June 16 indicated that terrorism was not part of the agenda for the Foreign Secretary-level engagement with India that was expected to take place this month (June), reports The Hindu. This was the categorical response of Foreign Office sp
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Pakistan on June 16 indicated that terrorism was not part of the agenda for the Foreign Secretary-level engagement with India that was expected to take place this month (June), reports The Hindu. This was the categorical response of Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua to a specific question on whether the fresh evidence provided by India on the Mumbai 2008 terror attacks would be discussed at the Foreign Secretary talks. The focus would be on Jammu and Kashmir, peace and security, and promotion of friendly exchanges. Asked if Pakistan was open to discussing the fresh evidence being cited by India, Ms. Janjua's response was that matters relating to terrorism had been discussed at the Home/Interior Secretary-level engagement and whatever New Delhi provided as fresh evidence or new information was sent to the Interior Ministry where it was examined on the basis of ground realities.
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June - 16 
Quetta Police on June 16 arrested five Afghan nationals who crossed into Pakistan from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District at Balaili check post without possessing legal travelling documents.
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Quetta Police on June 16 arrested five Afghan nationals who crossed into Pakistan from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District at Balaili check post without possessing legal travelling documents.
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June - 16 
Salman alias Dada Baloch, an operative of Ghaffar Zikri gang affiliated with Raja Pathan was shot dead on Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai Road within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.
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Salman alias Dada Baloch, an operative of Ghaffar Zikri gang affiliated with Raja Pathan was shot dead on Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai Road within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.
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June - 16 
Suspected militants abducted and later slit the throat of a telephone lineman, identified as Gul Zamin, in the Bara area of Khyber Agency.
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Suspected militants abducted and later slit the throat of a telephone lineman, identified as Gul Zamin, in the Bara area of Khyber Agency.
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June - 16 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed to back Zawahri as al Qaeda’s new leader and vowed to carry out attacks against Western targets. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan described Zawahri as a ‘capable person’ and said the former Egyptian doctor would
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed to back Zawahri as al Qaeda’s new leader and vowed to carry out attacks against Western targets. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan described Zawahri as a ‘capable person’ and said the former Egyptian doctor would inspire the group to take on the West. “We have been carrying out our activities, which will gather more momentum. We will get revenge for the oppression by the West,” said Ehsanullah over the phone from an undisclosed location. Omar Khalid Khorasani, a senior TTP commander, recently said a few days back that Zawahri would be the group’s ‘chief and supreme leader’.
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June - 16 
The Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director General and a former Olympian Syed Abrar Hussain Shah was shot dead near Nawab Nauroz Khan Stadium in Quetta on June 16.
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The Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director General and a former Olympian Syed Abrar Hussain Shah was shot dead near Nawab Nauroz Khan Stadium in Quetta on June 16.
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June - 16 
Three women were killed and two children sustained injuries when a mortar shell fired by a militant group hit their house in Tirah in Orakzair Agency.
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Three women were killed and two children sustained injuries when a mortar shell fired by a militant group hit their house in Tirah in Orakzair Agency.
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June - 16 
Two NATO oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were on their way from Karachi to Kandahar when armed militants set them on fire near Nautal area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.
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Two NATO oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were on their way from Karachi to Kandahar when armed militants set them on fire near Nautal area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.
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June - 16 
Unidentified terrorists blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District, suspending gas supply to the gas purification plant in Sui. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Unidentified terrorists blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District, suspending gas supply to the gas purification plant in Sui. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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June - 16 
US on June 16 expressed apprehension that the nuclear weapons and technology of Pakistan might fall into the hands of terrorists and thus stressed on having the lines of communications open with Islamabad, reports Times of India. "It's a country wit
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US on June 16 expressed apprehension that the nuclear weapons and technology of Pakistan might fall into the hands of terrorists and thus stressed on having the lines of communications open with Islamabad, reports Times of India. "It's a country with an awful lot of terrorists on that border," Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at a joint Pentagon news conference with the Defence Secretary, Robert Gates. "Things that I fear in the future, it's the proliferation of that technology, and it's the opportunity and the potential that it could fall into the hands of terrorists, many of whom are alive and well and seek that in that region. And that's of great interest, I think, to our country and certainly to the rest of the world," Mullen said in response to a question.
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June - 17 
A top US Senator Diannne Feinstein said that Ayman al-Zawahri, is likely hiding in Pakistan and can be arrested by Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) if it "really wants" to do so.
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A top US Senator Diannne Feinstein said that Ayman al-Zawahri, is likely hiding in Pakistan and can be arrested by Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) if it "really wants" to do so.
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June - 17 
Al Qaeda suspects Pakistan may have been involved in the United States (US) raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1 and fears that the Pakistanis may assist future operations as well, said US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on June 17, reports Dawn.
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Al Qaeda suspects Pakistan may have been involved in the United States (US) raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1 and fears that the Pakistanis may assist future operations as well, said US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on June 17, reports Dawn. “There is some indication that al Qaeda is worried that because of the way we went after Bin Laden, their suspicion is that the Pakistanis may have been involved in it,” he said, adding, the al Qaeda militants were “worried that the Pakistanis may betray them as well”.
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June - 17 
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West Zone Karachi, Sultan Khwaja, on June 17 said that an investigation team had completed a probe into Sarfaraz Shah “fake encounter” on June 8 and demanded for the arrest of all the accused persons to jail custody til
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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West Zone Karachi, Sultan Khwaja, on June 17 said that an investigation team had completed a probe into Sarfaraz Shah “fake encounter” on June 8 and demanded for the arrest of all the accused persons to jail custody till June 18, reports Daily Times. The accused included six Sindh Rangers’ officials - Bahaur Rehman, Liaquat Ali, Mohammad Tariq, Manthar Ali, Shahid Zafar, Afzal Khan and two civilians - Afsar Khan and Alam Zaib who claimed to have registered a fake case against the victim.
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June - 17 
Four militants were killed and five others were injured when jet fighters bombed suspected hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency, according to Dawn. The SFs continued their operation agai
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Four militants were killed and five others were injured when jet fighters bombed suspected hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency, according to Dawn. The SFs continued their operation against militants and fighter planes targeted hideouts in Wali Dad Meena, Metai and Shonkrai areas of Baizai tehsil.
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June - 17 
Kunar (Afghanistan) Provincial Police Chief General Ewaz Muhammad said on June 17 that four children were killed in Sirkanay area by a rocket fired from Pakistan, according to Daily Times. He added more than 100 rockets were fired from Pakistan’s sid
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Kunar (Afghanistan) Provincial Police Chief General Ewaz Muhammad said on June 17 that four children were killed in Sirkanay area by a rocket fired from Pakistan, according to Daily Times. He added more than 100 rockets were fired from Pakistan’s side of the border into Afghanistan territory over the last few days. General Aminullah Amarkhil, an Afghanistan border Police official said that the rockets come from an area where the Pakistani Army is fighting insurgents. He, however, did not name the area.
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June - 17 
Militants fired rocket into Riaz Shaheed Police check Post in Sarband area of Peshawar, according to The News. Subsequently, the Police opened fire and the gun-battle continued for almost half an hour. However, no casualty was reported.
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Militants fired rocket into Riaz Shaheed Police check Post in Sarband area of Peshawar, according to The News. Subsequently, the Police opened fire and the gun-battle continued for almost half an hour. However, no casualty was reported.
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June - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) backed by artillery killed 12 militants during a search operation in the Mamund area of the Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 17, Daily Times reports. Government official Tariq Khan said the ope
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Security Forces (SFs) backed by artillery killed 12 militants during a search operation in the Mamund area of the Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 17, Daily Times reports. Government official Tariq Khan said the operation was launched after fresh intelligence reports on terrorists coming from Afghanistan to the area to target tribal militiamen and troops stationed there. “We are deploying additional security forces in our villages and towns located near the Afghan border to protect our areas,” he said, adding that tribal elders were asked to remain vigilant and alert authorities of any terrorist movement. As reported earlier, more than 200 terrorists launched a cross-border attack into Pakistan on a village in the same area on June 16, killing five people in the second such raid in two weeks.
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June - 17 
The Army said on June 17 it had acted on US intelligence about bomb factories in Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and neutralised two of them, but denied US media reports that the information was leaked to militants, according
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The Army said on June 17 it had acted on US intelligence about bomb factories in Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and neutralised two of them, but denied US media reports that the information was leaked to militants, according to Dawn. “Intelligence information was received regarding four compounds suspected of being used as IED making facilities. Operations were launched on all. Two were found to be used as IED making facilities and have been destroyed. Information on the other two proved to be incorrect,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in statement.
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June - 17 
The driver of a NATO oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan was going to Kandahar (Afghanistan) from Karachi (Sindh) was killed when unidentified militants opened fire on the tanker in Akhtarabad area of Quetta on June 17.
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The driver of a NATO oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan was going to Kandahar (Afghanistan) from Karachi (Sindh) was killed when unidentified militants opened fire on the tanker in Akhtarabad area of Quetta on June 17.
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June - 17 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Sindh Rangers on June 17 submitted comments at the Sindh High Court (SHC) about the abduction of Azib Ahmed Qudwai, a student of Hamdard University who was abducted on April 2, 2011. According to sources, Lie
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Sindh Rangers on June 17 submitted comments at the Sindh High Court (SHC) about the abduction of Azib Ahmed Qudwai, a student of Hamdard University who was abducted on April 2, 2011. According to sources, Lieutenant Colonel Mirza Waseem Baig on behalf of ISI submitted comments and said, “Qudwai has neither been arrested nor has been kept in the custody of ISI.” However, Qudwai’s father had filed a constitutional petition against Director Generals ISI, Military Intelligence and Inspector General of Police, Sindh for seeking whereabouts of his son.
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June - 17 
The ISPR strongly refuted reports in the media quoting unnamed US sources that element in Pakistan security forces tipped off terrorists helping them to escape the purported IED factories in Waziristan. “This assertion (collusion with militants) is t
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The ISPR strongly refuted reports in the media quoting unnamed US sources that element in Pakistan security forces tipped off terrorists helping them to escape the purported IED factories in Waziristan. “This assertion (collusion with militants) is totally false and malicious and the facts on ground are contrary to it,” the ISPR spokesman said. Reports earlier indicated that US had accused Pakistan Army of the collusion with the militants.
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June - 17 
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry on June 17 lodged a complaint with the American Embassy about a NATO aircraft incursion around 2.5 km inside Pakistani territory, reported Indian Express. Officials in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Are
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The Pakistani Foreign Ministry on June 17 lodged a complaint with the American Embassy about a NATO aircraft incursion around 2.5 km inside Pakistani territory, reported Indian Express. Officials in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) said the incursion occurred on June 17 and a few bombs were dropped but no casualties were reported.
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June - 17 
The United Nations (UN) Security Council on June 17 split the international sanctions regime for the Taliban and al Qaeda to encourage the Taliban to join reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. The council unanimously passed two resol
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The United Nations (UN) Security Council on June 17 split the international sanctions regime for the Taliban and al Qaeda to encourage the Taliban to join reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. The council unanimously passed two resolutions which set up one new blacklist of individuals and organizations accused of links to al Qaeda and a second for those linked to the Taliban militia. The two groups have until now been handled by the same sanctions committee that was set up in 1999 when al Qaeda had major bases in the Taliban. But the international powers wanted to separate them to highlight the divide between al Qaeda’s global jihadist agenda and the Taliban’s focus on Afghanistan. The new resolutions, 1988 and 1989, send “a clear message to the Taliban that there is a future for those who separate from al Qaeda, renounce violence and abide by the Afghan constitution,” said Susan Rice, UN envoy for the United States (US), which led the campaign for the division.
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June - 17 
The United States (US) on June 17 vowed to hunt down and kill new al Qaeda “emir” (chief) Ayman al- Zawahri like it did in the case of Osama bin Laden, reports Indian Express. “He (Zawahiri) and his organisation still threaten us. As we did both seek
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The United States (US) on June 17 vowed to hunt down and kill new al Qaeda “emir” (chief) Ayman al- Zawahri like it did in the case of Osama bin Laden, reports Indian Express. “He (Zawahiri) and his organisation still threaten us. As we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin Laden, we certainly do or will do the same thing with Zawahri,” Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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June - 17 
Unidentified militants blew up two gas pipelines of 16-inch and 8-inch diameter each near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting gas supply to the purification plant.
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Unidentified militants blew up two gas pipelines of 16-inch and 8-inch diameter each near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting gas supply to the purification plant.
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June - 17 
Unidentified militants fired upon a passenger van coming from Rawalpindi District of Punjab Province in the Kacha Pakha area in Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 17, killing a Policeman and wounding three persons who were traveling in it.
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Unidentified militants fired upon a passenger van coming from Rawalpindi District of Punjab Province in the Kacha Pakha area in Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 17, killing a Policeman and wounding three persons who were traveling in it.
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June - 17 
When asked if the US strategy in Afghanistan could succeed without Pakistan Gates said, “I would say that our strategy is succeeding and Pakistan is playing a contributory role to that,” adding, “It is important to remember that they have 140,000 tro
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When asked if the US strategy in Afghanistan could succeed without Pakistan Gates said, “I would say that our strategy is succeeding and Pakistan is playing a contributory role to that,” adding, “It is important to remember that they have 140,000 troops on that border that, at a minimum, are stirring things up.” The Pakistani troops, he noted, had cleared South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of religious extremists and “even their presence and manoeuvring” in that region “creates uncertainty” for the militants.
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June - 18 
A group of militants attacked a Security checkpost in Ladha town in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 18, triggering a gunfight, which killed one soldier and wounded two others, reports Daily Times. “One so
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A group of militants attacked a Security checkpost in Ladha town in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 18, triggering a gunfight, which killed one soldier and wounded two others, reports Daily Times. “One soldier was killed and two were injured in the attack, three militants were also killed in the retaliatory fire,” a Security official said in Peshawar, the main city in the northwest.
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June - 18 
A Pakistani journalist, Waqar Kiani, working for local and international media houses, was allegedly beaten up by the Police on June 18 in Islamabad, after he broke his silence about the July 2008 ordeal when he was apparently abducted and tortured b
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A Pakistani journalist, Waqar Kiani, working for local and international media houses, was allegedly beaten up by the Police on June 18 in Islamabad, after he broke his silence about the July 2008 ordeal when he was apparently abducted and tortured by Intelligence Agencies, reports The Hindu. According to Kiani, four persons wearing Police uniforms and travelling in a Police van stopped him and beat him up. Working for The Guardian in July 2008, Kiani was abducted and tortured for tracking a story about the alleged cooperation between Pakistan and British Intelligence in the detention camps and abuse of suspected militants. When he was let off, Kiani was warned of dire consequences if he spoke about the incident.
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June - 18 
According to United States (US) officials and information retrieved from Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound, al Qaeda in Pakistan has turned to abduction for ransom to offset dwindling cash reserves, reports Dawn. “We’ve seen that their donors hav
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According to United States (US) officials and information retrieved from Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound, al Qaeda in Pakistan has turned to abduction for ransom to offset dwindling cash reserves, reports Dawn. “We’ve seen that their donors have been less dependable and we’re seeing them turning more to kidnapping as a way of keeping the money coming in,” said C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. Experts from the Central Investigation Agency (CIA), National Counter-terrorism Centre, the Treasury Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and military hope to identify important al Qaeda donors, especially wealthy Persian Gulf figures.
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June - 18 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on June 18 said that Pakistan is a sovereign state and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is neither conducting any operation inside the country nor will it be allowed to do so, reports Dawn. Talking to
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on June 18 said that Pakistan is a sovereign state and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is neither conducting any operation inside the country nor will it be allowed to do so, reports Dawn. Talking to media outside the parliament, he said the law enforcement agencies are conducting operation against illegal immigrants, adding, the people who are living in Pakistan despite their expiry of visa have also been deported. He urged the people to stand with national security agencies and criticism on them without any evidence is unjustified as they are fighting for the survival of the country.
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June - 18 
Police said that terrorists abducted a nine-year-old girl, Sohana Jawed, on her way to school and forced her to wear a suicide bomb vest. The Police quoting the rescued girl said that she managed to escape her captors as they directed her to attack a
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Police said that terrorists abducted a nine-year-old girl, Sohana Jawed, on her way to school and forced her to wear a suicide bomb vest. The Police quoting the rescued girl said that she managed to escape her captors as they directed her to attack a paramilitary checkpoint in Timergarah town of Lower Dir District. Police presented Sohana Jawed, dressed in a blue and white school uniform, at a news conference in Lower Dir district. Jawed, who is in third grade, was on her way to school in Peshawar on June 18 when she was grabbed by two women and forced into a car carrying two men, she said during the news conference.
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June - 18 
The Chief of Army staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on June 18 told a visiting European delegation that “Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan but not at the cost of Pakistan,” suggesting that Islamabad wants to remain relevant in any peace initiative
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The Chief of Army staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on June 18 told a visiting European delegation that “Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan but not at the cost of Pakistan,” suggesting that Islamabad wants to remain relevant in any peace initiative and is unlikely to accept a solution that would undermine its strategic interests, reports The Express Tribune. This revelation was made by German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel, who is currently visiting Pakistan alongside his European Union counterpart.
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June - 18 
Three persons, including two children, were killed and 17 others, including five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Bismillah Chowk in Panjgur in Balochistan on June 18, reports Daily Times. Lashkar
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Three persons, including two children, were killed and 17 others, including five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Bismillah Chowk in Panjgur in Balochistan on June 18, reports Daily Times. Lashkar-e-Balochistan claimed responsibility for the attack. Panjgur District Police Officer Jamil Ahmed Zehri said that the remote-controlled bomb was planted in a motorcycle, which was parked in Bismillah Chowk of Chetkhan Bazaar. “Possibly, the FC personnel were targeted in the attack” he said.
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June - 19 
A man, Mohammad Hussain was shot dead near Nullah Stop within New Karachi Industrial Area Police limits.
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A man, Mohammad Hussain was shot dead near Nullah Stop within New Karachi Industrial Area Police limits.
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June - 19 
A senior Police official and a constable were injured in a remote control bomb attack on the Shaheed Shaukat Ali Police check post in Dera Murad Jamali town of Naseerabad District.
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A senior Police official and a constable were injured in a remote control bomb attack on the Shaheed Shaukat Ali Police check post in Dera Murad Jamali town of Naseerabad District.
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June - 19 
According to Pakistan Economic Survey 2010-11, Pakistan’s economy has suffered direct and indirect losses of upto USD 67.93 billion due its role as a frontline State in operations against terrorists, miscreants and militants since 2001, reports Dawn.
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According to Pakistan Economic Survey 2010-11, Pakistan’s economy has suffered direct and indirect losses of upto USD 67.93 billion due its role as a frontline State in operations against terrorists, miscreants and militants since 2001, reports Dawn. The war on terror has spread especially since 2006, like a contagion into settled areas of the country that has so far taken lives of over 35,000 citizens and 3,500 security personnel. “Pakistan has never witnessed such devastating social and economic upheavals in its industry and even after dismemberment of the country by direct war”, the Survey said. “Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio has declined from 22.5 per cent in 2006-07 to 13.4 per cent in 2010-11 with serious consequences for job creating ability of the economy”, it added. According to the survey the committee, at the start of the war, the cost of it to the country was estimated at USD 2.669 billion in fiscal year 2001-02. “The economy was subjected to enormous direct and indirect costs which continued to rise from USD 2.669 billion in 2001-02 to USD 13.6 billion by 2009-10, projected to rise to USD 17.8 billion in the current financial year (2010-11) and moving forward, the direct and indirect costs to the economy are most likely to rise further, the Survey observed.
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June - 19 
Ambassador to United States (US) Husain Haqqani on June 19 said that the capture of newly named head of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri is a top priority of Pakistan and US intelligence, reported The News. He said that Pakistan and US are working to
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Ambassador to United States (US) Husain Haqqani on June 19 said that the capture of newly named head of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri is a top priority of Pakistan and US intelligence, reported The News. He said that Pakistan and US are working together to capture Ayman al-Zawahri, adding that joint operation would be conducted on the information in this regard. Ambassador Haqqani said the individuals who have been rounded up in Pakistan after the May 1 Abbottabad raid are part of an effort to find out what happened and how, and who was involved. "We will be dealing with each one of them on the basis of what information they have. As far as the concern that there are people amongst the people that we have rounded up who were informants for the Central Investigation Agency (CIA), we will deal with them as we would deal with a friendly Intelligence service, and we will resolve this to satisfaction of our friends, as well as to our own laws," Haqqani said.
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June - 19 
Another body of a man packed in a gunny bag was found from Bacha Khan Chowk within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station.
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Another body of a man packed in a gunny bag was found from Bacha Khan Chowk within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station.
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June - 19 
Another body of a MQM member, identified as Shahid Bali, was found from Ghas Mandi area.
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Another body of a MQM member, identified as Shahid Bali, was found from Ghas Mandi area.
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June - 19 
At least 50 terrorists attacked a paramilitary checkpoint in Walidad area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near the Afghan border on June 19, triggering a clash that killed four soldiers and up to 25 terrorists, reports
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At least 50 terrorists attacked a paramilitary checkpoint in Walidad area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near the Afghan border on June 19, triggering a clash that killed four soldiers and up to 25 terrorists, reports Daily Times. Warplanes pounded a terrorist stronghold in the Mohmand Agency on the Afghan border in an operation that left 25 terrorists dead, the military said. Pakistan Army, paramilitary troops and the Air Force launched a joint operation “to evict terrorists’ stronghold of Walidad” in Mohmand, it said.
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June - 19 
Dozens of terrorists attacked the homes of two tribal elders, killing six persons in Ziarat Masood village of Mohmand Agency in the night of June 19. “A group of terrorists attacked houses of Malik Ghazi Khan and Malik Ghulab Khan, who were also memb
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Dozens of terrorists attacked the homes of two tribal elders, killing six persons in Ziarat Masood village of Mohmand Agency in the night of June 19. “A group of terrorists attacked houses of Malik Ghazi Khan and Malik Ghulab Khan, who were also members of a local peace committee, killing six people and wounding four others,” local administration official Zabit Khan said. “Those killed in the attack also included close relatives, including sons, of the two tribal elders,” he added.
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June - 19 
One, Rafiq belonging to Kachhi community was shot dead in Agra Taj Colony within the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station.
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One, Rafiq belonging to Kachhi community was shot dead in Agra Taj Colony within the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station.
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June - 19 
Pakistan on June 19 announced the setting up of a new commission to ascertain 'full facts' about Osama bin Laden's presence in the country and probe the unilateral United States (US) raid of May 1 that killed the al Qaeda chief, as a panel constitute
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Pakistan on June 19 announced the setting up of a new commission to ascertain 'full facts' about Osama bin Laden's presence in the country and probe the unilateral United States (US) raid of May 1 that killed the al Qaeda chief, as a panel constituted previously courted controversy even before it could begin its work, reported Indian Express. Law Minister Maula Bakhsh Chandio said a new commission will soon be set to start the investigation. Officials said the commission's mandate includes establishing 'the full facts' regarding Osama's presence in Pakistan and details about the US incursion.
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June - 19 
Police killed at least four militants, who attacked Riaz Shaheed checkpost in the limits of Sarbanda Police Station of Peshawar in the night of June 17, reports Dawn. An official said that a group of militants fired three rockets at Riaz Shaheed poli
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Police killed at least four militants, who attacked Riaz Shaheed checkpost in the limits of Sarbanda Police Station of Peshawar in the night of June 17, reports Dawn. An official said that a group of militants fired three rockets at Riaz Shaheed police post but they could not hit the target. Militants also opened firing on Police with automatic weapons but Police successfully retaliated by killing four militants.
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June - 19 
The body of a man was found from Khajji Ground within the jurisdiction of Rizvia Police Station.
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The body of a man was found from Khajji Ground within the jurisdiction of Rizvia Police Station.
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June - 19 
The body of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Feroz Iqbal, who was abducted on June 18 was found from Kikri Ground within the remits of Kharadar Police Station in a gunny bag on June 19.
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The body of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Feroz Iqbal, who was abducted on June 18 was found from Kikri Ground within the remits of Kharadar Police Station in a gunny bag on June 19.
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June - 19 
Three young men were found dead from Old Haji Camp area within the jurisdiction of Kalakot Police Station.
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Three young men were found dead from Old Haji Camp area within the jurisdiction of Kalakot Police Station.
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June - 19 
Three-day old body of an unidentified man who was shot dead was found from the sea within the limits of Jackson Police Station.
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Three-day old body of an unidentified man who was shot dead was found from the sea within the limits of Jackson Police Station.
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June - 19 
Unidentified armed militants killed the driver of a NATO oil tanker carrying fuel for the NATO forces from Karachi (Sindh) to Kandahar in Afghanistan on June 19 near Mian Ghundi area in the suburb of Quetta.
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Unidentified armed militants killed the driver of a NATO oil tanker carrying fuel for the NATO forces from Karachi (Sindh) to Kandahar in Afghanistan on June 19 near Mian Ghundi area in the suburb of Quetta.
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June - 19 
Unidentified militants blew up an electric tower of Tarbela-Peshawar transmission line of 500KV at tower 265 in Taru Jabba area of Nowshera District on June 19, which plunged Peshawar and its adjoining areas into darkness.
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Unidentified militants blew up an electric tower of Tarbela-Peshawar transmission line of 500KV at tower 265 in Taru Jabba area of Nowshera District on June 19, which plunged Peshawar and its adjoining areas into darkness.
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June - 20 
12 militants, nine of them from the Haqqani network, were killed when US drones hit a compound in Khardand area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 20, reports Daily Times. Pakistani officials said it was only the f
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12 militants, nine of them from the Haqqani network, were killed when US drones hit a compound in Khardand area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 20, reports Daily Times. Pakistani officials said it was only the fourth time that US drones had hit Kurram, where Haqqani loyalists are believed to have fled as US pressure mounts on Pakistan to launch an offensive on their headquarters in North Waziristan. Nine of them were Afghans and believed to be linked to the Haqqani group,” a second intelligence official said.
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June - 20 
A man, identified as Naeem, was killed and eight others sustained injuries in a car bomb blast on Saryab Road near Degree College in Quetta on June 20.
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A man, identified as Naeem, was killed and eight others sustained injuries in a car bomb blast on Saryab Road near Degree College in Quetta on June 20.
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June - 20 
About 80 per cent residents of South and North Waziristan Agencies have been affected mentally while 60 per cent people of Peshawar are nearing to become psychological patients if the problems related to terrorism are not addressed immediately,” Dawn
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About 80 per cent residents of South and North Waziristan Agencies have been affected mentally while 60 per cent people of Peshawar are nearing to become psychological patients if the problems related to terrorism are not addressed immediately,” Dawn quoting a survey conducted by an NGO, Horizon reported on June 20. Conducted under the supervision of noted psychologist Dr Khalid Mufti, the survey said that seven to nine per cent children became victims of phobia owing to consistent telecast of terrorism related scenes by TV channels. It would be very difficult to save future of youth if the existing situation remained unchanged, said Dr Mufti. He urged TV channels to avoid telecasting footage of terrorism related incidents to improve mental health of people and children exposed to phobia and other disorders.
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June - 20 
Pakistan cautioned the United States (US) on June 20 that its peace talks with the Taliban might not make headway without clarity on ‘reconcilable’ and without taking Islamabad and Kabul on board about dialogue with the Afghan insurgency leadership,
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Pakistan cautioned the United States (US) on June 20 that its peace talks with the Taliban might not make headway without clarity on ‘reconcilable’ and without taking Islamabad and Kabul on board about dialogue with the Afghan insurgency leadership, reported Dawn. US Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Frank Ruggiero in his meetings at the Foreign Office was rather curtly told that American unwillingness to share information on the talks was against the spirit of rebuilding modicum of trust after a spate of bruising incidents beginning with the May 1 Abbottabad raid on Osama bin Laden compound. Pakistani officials sounded critical over lack of clarity about who the US considered as reconcilable. “On one hand they are talking to Mullah Omar’s aide, but on the other the Taliban leader is on the list of the five men that they want to be taken out,” an official, asking not to be named, said, adding that Pakistan would also like to hear if there could be any space in the political dialogue for the Haqqani network, whose operational commander Sirajuddin Haqqani is also on the list of five most wanted terrorists.
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June - 20 
Pakistan hosts the highest number of refugees, 1.9 million, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on June 20 (today), reports Daily Times. Iran and Syria follow Pakistan with 1.1 million and 1 million refugees, respectively, UNHCR said.
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Pakistan hosts the highest number of refugees, 1.9 million, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on June 20 (today), reports Daily Times. Iran and Syria follow Pakistan with 1.1 million and 1 million refugees, respectively, UNHCR said.
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June - 20 
Three peace committee members were killed and five others got injured in a remote-controlled explosion near the Hujra (guest house) of a member of the local peace committee in Mathani, a suburban locality of Peshawar in the evening of June 20, report
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Three peace committee members were killed and five others got injured in a remote-controlled explosion near the Hujra (guest house) of a member of the local peace committee in Mathani, a suburban locality of Peshawar in the evening of June 20, reports Daily Times. According to an official of Mathani Police Station, the explosive material was planted in a vehicle that was blown up through a remote-control near the Hujra of Ejaz Khan, a member of the people committee.
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June - 21 
Pakistan ranked number 12 on a list of the “most failed states”, according to an annual report published in the Foreign Policy magazine on June 21, reports The Express Tribune. The report titled “The Failed States Index 2011” compiles a list of co
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Pakistan ranked number 12 on a list of the “most failed states”, according to an annual report published in the Foreign Policy magazine on June 21, reports The Express Tribune. The report titled “The Failed States Index 2011” compiles a list of countries in terms of vulnerability. From refugee flows to poverty, public services to security threats, the list takes together a country’s performance on this battery of indicators to reflect its stability. In both 2009 and 2010, Pakistan took the number 10 spot on this index, whereas in 2008 it was ranked number nine. Amongst Pakistan’s neighbouring states, Afghanistan ranks 7 while Iran ranks 35. Foreign Policy magazine states that these countries are on ‘alert’. Bangladesh ranks 25, and Sri Lanka is 29 on this list. China ranks 72, whereas India ranks 76 on the list. These countries are considered to be in the ‘moderate’ zone for vulnerability. The 2011 report states that Pakistan has long been dubbed the “world’s most dangerous country” in Washington policy circles. The report states that tick off any checklist of US national security concerns, and Pakistan has them all: nuclear weapons, terrorist and insurgent groups galore, and rampant anti-American sentiment. Add to all this, a volatile political system, and it’s no wonder that Pakistan preoccupies so many Western security analysts. The report adds that Pakistan is not just dangerous for the West – it’s often a danger to its own people. It also states that the cultivation of militant groups by the Pakistani military and intelligence services – which the report states is a counterweight to India and a source of “strategic depth” in Afghanistan – has turned Pakistan into a “cockpit of terrorist violence”.
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June - 21 
A military official, who declined to be identified, ruled out the possibility of the Brigadier’s involvement in any plot. “He just had contacts with the outfit. But he was not involved in any type of conspiracy,” added the unnamed official.
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A military official, who declined to be identified, ruled out the possibility of the Brigadier’s involvement in any plot. “He just had contacts with the outfit. But he was not involved in any type of conspiracy,” added the unnamed official.
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June - 21 
CDA official said each mosque in the city had a seminary despite the fact that there was no provision for building a madrasa (seminary) in any mosque.
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CDA official said each mosque in the city had a seminary despite the fact that there was no provision for building a madrasa (seminary) in any mosque.
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June - 21 
General and Defence Analyst Talat Masood said that Hizbul Tahrir tends to attract supporters among the young and the educated elite. Some fear it may have been making inroads into the army. “What we see is that it is trying to infiltrate the military
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General and Defence Analyst Talat Masood said that Hizbul Tahrir tends to attract supporters among the young and the educated elite. Some fear it may have been making inroads into the army. “What we see is that it is trying to infiltrate the military and wanting to bring some sort of a change through the military and that could be dangerous,” added Talat.
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June - 21 
His wife rejected the allegations against him as “rubbish”, adding, “It’s a fashion here that whosoever offers prayers and practices religion is dubbed as Taliban and militant.” She said her husband went missing since May 5, and when she got in touc
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His wife rejected the allegations against him as “rubbish”, adding, “It’s a fashion here that whosoever offers prayers and practices religion is dubbed as Taliban and militant.” She said her husband went missing since May 5, and when she got in touch with the Army, military officers told that Khan had been held for questioning but will soon return home.
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June - 21 
Hundreds of Islamic scholars in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 21 declared suicide bombings unlawful and asked all foreign militants hiding in the area to stop such attacks, reports Indian Express. About
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Hundreds of Islamic scholars in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 21 declared suicide bombings unlawful and asked all foreign militants hiding in the area to stop such attacks, reports Indian Express. About 300 religious scholars unanimously agreed on the move to declare suicide attacks as “haram” or forbidden by Islam and condemned all forms of terrorist activities in North Waziristan Agency. The meeting of the prominent 'Ulema' of North Waziristan Agency was held in the Madrassa Nizamia religious school at Eidak, a town in Mir Ali area. The school is a leading and respected institution in North Waziristan. The scholars strongly condemned all those involved in recruiting and training suicide bombers. The meeting warned all foreigners to stop their violent activities as they can only live in North Waziristan peacefully according to local customs.
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June - 21 
Islamabad Police got orders June 21 to stop immediately any unauthorised construction or expansion of seminaries in the territory, reported Dawn. As the first step in the campaign, the Islamabad Administration and Police jointly conducted a survey th
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Islamabad Police got orders June 21 to stop immediately any unauthorised construction or expansion of seminaries in the territory, reported Dawn. As the first step in the campaign, the Islamabad Administration and Police jointly conducted a survey that found 305 seminaries of different schools of thought exist in the city’s rural and urban areas, with 800 teachers and 29,000 students on their rolls. But only 131 of them were rated “legal” as they were registered with the Auqaf Department. Deobandi School runs 199 seminaries, Barelvis 89, Ahle Hadith 10 and Asna Ashari seven. Most of them have been built on encroached land and without seeking approval of their designs by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) or the Islamabad Administration. However the administration flinches from taking action against the seminaries, legal or illegal, as it arouses raw, violent emotions.
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June - 21 
Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD), the frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on June 21 warned India against “striking” Pakistan and asked it to hand over those involved in the Samjhauta Express train bombing of February 18, 2007, reports Indian Expres
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Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD), the frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on June 21 warned India against “striking” Pakistan and asked it to hand over those involved in the Samjhauta Express train bombing of February 18, 2007, reports Indian Express. The 10-point declaration was adopted at the “Defence of Islam and Pakistan's Stability” conference organised by JuD at the Jamia-al-Dirasat Islamia seminary in Karachi. It called for the US to be declared an enemy of Pakistan and warned the Government against releasing Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh. The declaration also warned India against “striking” Pakistan and asked it to hand over those involved in the 2007 Samjhauta Express train bombing February 18, 2007, in which 68 people were killed, mostly Pakistanis. It also warned the people about alleged attempts by India, Israel and the US to destabilise Pakistan and called for unity among citizens to defend the country. Among those who addressed the gathering was senior JuD leader Abdur Rehman Makki, who contended the situation in Pakistan was “not as bad as the local and Western media says”.
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June - 21 
Militants tried to destroy a Police mobile van with a remote controlled improvised explosive device on Hangu-Balyamina Road in Hangu. However, the van escaped the blast.
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Militants tried to destroy a Police mobile van with a remote controlled improvised explosive device on Hangu-Balyamina Road in Hangu. However, the van escaped the blast.
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June - 21 
Osama bin Laden was involved in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27, 2007 and the perpetrators of her murder have been identified, Interior Minister Rehman Malik claimed on June 21, reports Indian Express. "The assassi
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Osama bin Laden was involved in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27, 2007 and the perpetrators of her murder have been identified, Interior Minister Rehman Malik claimed on June 21, reports Indian Express. "The assassins and perpetrators of Benazir Bhutto's murder have been identified. Some have been arrested while others have been declared ‘proclaimed offenders’. If the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leadership allows, I will disclose who they were, where the plan was prepared and how they came to Rawalpindi," said Malik.
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June - 21 
Pakistan Army on June 21 arrested Brigadier Ali Khan over alleged links to an extremist outfit Hizbul Tahrir, reports Daily Times. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas stressed that Khan was not linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), whi
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Pakistan Army on June 21 arrested Brigadier Ali Khan over alleged links to an extremist outfit Hizbul Tahrir, reports Daily Times. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas stressed that Khan was not linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is seen as much more of a threat by the West than Hizbul Tahrir. “We follow zero tolerance policy of such activities within the military. Therefore prompt action was taken on detection,” Abbas said.
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June - 21 
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif on June 21 said that the Government and intelligence agencies are responsible for ruining the country, reports The News. He added that no compromise would be made on Pakistan’s sovereignty. Sp
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Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif on June 21 said that the Government and intelligence agencies are responsible for ruining the country, reports The News. He added that no compromise would be made on Pakistan’s sovereignty. Speaking during an election rally in Azad Jammu Kashmir (Pakistan Ocuppied Kashmir), Nawaz said that there was corruption in every institution and the country had never seen corruption of this level.
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June - 21 
President of Pakistan and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari alleged that PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif wanted to bring Army and the Government face to face. Addressing a gathering in connection with 58th birth anniversary of Shahe
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President of Pakistan and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari alleged that PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif wanted to bring Army and the Government face to face. Addressing a gathering in connection with 58th birth anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto in Nauder of Larkana District, the President said that there is no difference between thinking of Nawaz Sharif and Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
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June - 21 
senior Police officers say this time the Government is determined to counter illegal activities in the name of religion, they hastily clarify that the motive behind their latest move is “to regulate the seminaries properly to prevent their misuse, in
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senior Police officers say this time the Government is determined to counter illegal activities in the name of religion, they hastily clarify that the motive behind their latest move is “to regulate the seminaries properly to prevent their misuse, intentionally or unintentionally”.
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June - 21 
Six militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the morning of June 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that the clash ensued when a group of militants attac
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Six militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the morning of June 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that the clash ensued when a group of militants attacked a security post in Dabori area with heavy weapons. A trooper was injured in the attack. After the incident, SFs launched search operation in Arang, Zakhtan and Gandi Tal areas. Several landmines were defused in those areas and hideouts of militants were destroyed during the search operation, sources added.
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June - 21 
Syed Naqi Hussain Shah (57), the in-charge of Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT), a free eye hospital, was abducted by unidentified militants from his office at Akora Khattak in Nowshera District. Syed Naqi Shah, hailing from Chakwal, Punjab
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Syed Naqi Hussain Shah (57), the in-charge of Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT), a free eye hospital, was abducted by unidentified militants from his office at Akora Khattak in Nowshera District. Syed Naqi Shah, hailing from Chakwal, Punjab was working at the hospital since 2004 and presently living in Nowshera Cantonment.
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June - 21 
The Jinnah Terminal of the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport in Karachi was reportedly closed on June 21 after a suspicious bag was spotted on the main gate of the international arrival, reports Daily Times. However, Police, Rangers and bomb disposa
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The Jinnah Terminal of the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport in Karachi was reportedly closed on June 21 after a suspicious bag was spotted on the main gate of the international arrival, reports Daily Times. However, Police, Rangers and bomb disposal squad declared it a hoax after inspection.
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June - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school in Hangu city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 21.
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school in Hangu city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 21.
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June - 22 
A pedestrian, identified as Maqbool Shah, was injured in another blast on the main road near TD Bazaar in Jamrud. Nobody has so far claimed responsibility for any of these incidents.
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A pedestrian, identified as Maqbool Shah, was injured in another blast on the main road near TD Bazaar in Jamrud. Nobody has so far claimed responsibility for any of these incidents.
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June - 22 
A person, identified as Ejaz Ali, was killed in North Karachi within the limits of Sir Syed Police Station.
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A person, identified as Ejaz Ali, was killed in North Karachi within the limits of Sir Syed Police Station.
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June - 22 
Assistant US Attorney Victoria Peters said that Headley "mapped out the hierarchy of LeT, in which Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the Mumbai 2008 attacks (also known as 26/11) was revealed to be the leader of the military wing of LeT", addi
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Assistant US Attorney Victoria Peters said that Headley "mapped out the hierarchy of LeT, in which Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the Mumbai 2008 attacks (also known as 26/11) was revealed to be the leader of the military wing of LeT", adding, “Headley also gave the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a list of 34 targets that he believes are still on the radar for Pakistan terrorist organizations.”
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June - 22 
David Headley's "valuable information" on the Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) hierarchy is of interest not only to America but also to other countries, said United States (US) prosecutors on June 22.
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David Headley's "valuable information" on the Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) hierarchy is of interest not only to America but also to other countries, said United States (US) prosecutors on June 22.
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June - 22 
Hizbul Tahrir continues to freely distribute its propaganda material and promote its events at mosques just yards away from the Police Headquarters in Lahore and Islamabad. Hizbul Tahrir’s objective is to overthrow the current Pakistan Government and
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Hizbul Tahrir continues to freely distribute its propaganda material and promote its events at mosques just yards away from the Police Headquarters in Lahore and Islamabad. Hizbul Tahrir’s objective is to overthrow the current Pakistan Government and establish a worldwide caliphate that encompasses all Muslim majority countries. While the outfit claims to be non-violent, it has often been accused of aiding and abetting acts of terrorism.
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June - 22 
Most Pakistanis see India as a bigger threat than the Taliban and the al Qaeda and disapprove of the US military operation that killed Osama bin Laden, Times of India quoting Pew Research Centre poll reported on June 22. When asked which is the bigge
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Most Pakistanis see India as a bigger threat than the Taliban and the al Qaeda and disapprove of the US military operation that killed Osama bin Laden, Times of India quoting Pew Research Centre poll reported on June 22. When asked which is the biggest threat to their country, India, the Taliban, or al Qaeda, a majority of Pakistanis (57%) say India, the poll noted. Although Osama bin Laden has not been well-liked in recent years, a majority of Pakistanis describe his death as a bad thing. Only 14% say it is a good thing, poll released on June 21 by the Pew Research Centre added.
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June - 22 
Pakistan Army on June 22 said that it had questioned four Majors over links to Hizbul Tahrir outfit, reports Daily Times. Reportedly, their questioning followed the arrest of Brigadier Ali Khan on June 21, who was serving in military Headquarters in
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Pakistan Army on June 22 said that it had questioned four Majors over links to Hizbul Tahrir outfit, reports Daily Times. Reportedly, their questioning followed the arrest of Brigadier Ali Khan on June 21, who was serving in military Headquarters in the garrison town of Rawalpindi. However, the four Majors had been questioned in relation to the Brigadier Ali Khan case and not been detained.
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June - 22 
Pew Research Center survey finds that just 37 percent support using Army to fight terrorists, 16 percent lower than two years ago, reports Daily Times. Domestic support for the Pakistani military’s campaign against terrorist groups has waned in recen
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Pew Research Center survey finds that just 37 percent support using Army to fight terrorists, 16 percent lower than two years ago, reports Daily Times. Domestic support for the Pakistani military’s campaign against terrorist groups has waned in recent years, showing deep-rooted opposition among the Pakistani public to the United States. The survey of 3,221 Pakistanis found that just 37 percent of them supported using the army to fight terrorists, which was 16 percent lower than two years ago, according to Pew Research Center survey.
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June - 22 
Police found a body of an unidentified man near Shahzad Morr in Qasba Colony within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station.
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Police found a body of an unidentified man near Shahzad Morr in Qasba Colony within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station.
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June - 22 
Police on June 22 killed five suspected militants during an encounter in Sarbanda area in the suburbs of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Addressing a press conference at Malik Saad Khan Police Lines, the acting S
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Police on June 22 killed five suspected militants during an encounter in Sarbanda area in the suburbs of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Addressing a press conference at Malik Saad Khan Police Lines, the acting Superintendent of Cantonment Circle, Imtiaz Shah, said that about 60 suspected militants attacked the Manzoor Shaheed Police check post after midnight, but police successfully repulsed the attack. Two Kalashnikovs, one hand grenade and some ammunition were recovered from the place of encounter.
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June - 22 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on June 22 said that the future of Pakistan is closely linked to the resolution of the Kashmir dispute and assured complete political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris till their complete freedom, reports Daily
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on June 22 said that the future of Pakistan is closely linked to the resolution of the Kashmir dispute and assured complete political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris till their complete freedom, reports Daily Times. Addressing a public gathering in Bagh town of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Gilani said that people of Pakistan and PoK were two bodies and one soul in real terms, enjoying complete unanimity of views on religious, cultural, ethnic, historical and geographical facets of life. Terming the Kashmiris and the people of Pakistan as an integral part of each other, Gilani said resolution of the Kashmir dispute was at the core of the creation of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). He said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) laid the foundation of the party as he had differences with General Ayub Khan on the issue of Kashmir. Gilani recalled that ZAB had vowed a war spanning over thousand years to liberate Kashmir.
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June - 22 
The United States (US) President Barack Obama on June 22 vowed the US will "insist" Pakistan to fulfil its promises to counter militant sanctuaries on its soil, reports Times of India. "We will work with the Pakistani Government to root out the cance
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The United States (US) President Barack Obama on June 22 vowed the US will "insist" Pakistan to fulfil its promises to counter militant sanctuaries on its soil, reports Times of India. "We will work with the Pakistani Government to root out the cancer of violent extremism, and we will insist that it keep its commitments," Obama said in a televised speech on troop withdrawal plans for the war in Afghanistan. Obama's comments underscored festering tensions between Washington and Islamabad in the wake of a unilateral US raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Abbottabad on May 1. In blunt language, Obama made clear he was ready to order more assaults against any safe-havens harbouring those who aimed to kill Americans. "For there should be no doubt that so long as I am president, the United States will never tolerate a safe-haven for those who aim to kill us: they cannot elude us, nor escape the justice they deserve," he said. Referring to Pakistan, Obama said "no country is more endangered by the presence of violent extremists." The US president said his Government would "continue to press Pakistan to expand its participation in securing a more peaceful future for this war-torn region."
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June - 22 
Three Shia people were killed and nine others got injured when four armed militants fired at a bus carrying Shia pilgrims to Iran in Akhtarabad area of Quetta on June 22.
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Three Shia people were killed and nine others got injured when four armed militants fired at a bus carrying Shia pilgrims to Iran in Akhtarabad area of Quetta on June 22.
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June - 22 
Two Khasadar personnel, identified as Naib Subedar Hiran Shah Afridi and his companion Yar Wazir, were killed in a bomb blast at a Police checkpoint in the town of Jamrud in Khyber Agency, reports Daily Times. Two other Khasadar personnel, identified
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Two Khasadar personnel, identified as Naib Subedar Hiran Shah Afridi and his companion Yar Wazir, were killed in a bomb blast at a Police checkpoint in the town of Jamrud in Khyber Agency, reports Daily Times. Two other Khasadar personnel, identified as Amjad and Abdul Wajid, sustained serious injuries in the blast.
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June - 22 
Two persons were killed and five others received injuries when unidentified persons opened firing on a passenger vehicle in Mohammad Khwaja area of Hangu District. Security Forces (SFs) launched search operation in the area after the incident and arr
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Two persons were killed and five others received injuries when unidentified persons opened firing on a passenger vehicle in Mohammad Khwaja area of Hangu District. Security Forces (SFs) launched search operation in the area after the incident and arrested several suspected persons.
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June - 22 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead two brothers, identified as Nasarullah and Habibullah, belonging Awami National Party (ANP) in Korangi No 1 within the jurisdiction of Awami Colony Police Station on June 22.
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead two brothers, identified as Nasarullah and Habibullah, belonging Awami National Party (ANP) in Korangi No 1 within the jurisdiction of Awami Colony Police Station on June 22.
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June - 23 
A 132KV power pylon was blown up by unidentified militants disrupting power supply to Parachinar and parts of Upper Kurram Agency.
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A 132KV power pylon was blown up by unidentified militants disrupting power supply to Parachinar and parts of Upper Kurram Agency.
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June - 23 
A cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011 contained contacts to a militant outfit with ties to Inters Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The News quoting The New York Times on June 23. The cell phone belo
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A cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011 contained contacts to a militant outfit with ties to Inters Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The News quoting The New York Times on June 23. The cell phone belonged to Osama’s courier who was also killed in the May 1 raid. The discovery indicated that bin Laden used the group, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), as part of his support network inside Pakistan. The Newspaper quoted analysts familiar with HuM saying it had deep roots in the area around Abbottabad and its leaders have strong ties with both al Qaeda and ISI.
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June - 23 
A khasadar (tribal Police), identified as Ajab Khan, was killed by unidentified militants in Jawaki area of Frontier Region Kohat.
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A khasadar (tribal Police), identified as Ajab Khan, was killed by unidentified militants in Jawaki area of Frontier Region Kohat.
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June - 23 
At least five persons were killed and three others injured as fighting between volunteers of Zakhakhel Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) intensified in Tora Vela of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Trib
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At least five persons were killed and three others injured as fighting between volunteers of Zakhakhel Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) intensified in Tora Vela of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 23, reports Dawn. Members of both the groups were among the dead and injured. Sources said that volunteers of tribal lashkar captured an important stronghold of the militant outfit in the valley.
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June - 23 
Former President General Pervez Musharraf’s Aide de Camp (ADC) Major (Retired) Tanveer Ali was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his suite in the limits of the Shalimar Police Station in Islamabad.
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Former President General Pervez Musharraf’s Aide de Camp (ADC) Major (Retired) Tanveer Ali was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his suite in the limits of the Shalimar Police Station in Islamabad.
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June - 23 
In the District, a bullet-riddled dead body of a Baloch Student Organisation-Azad (BSO-A) leader Shafi Baloch was found near Mach area. Shafi was abducted on June 18, 2011 from the Lakpass area of Mastung District.
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In the District, a bullet-riddled dead body of a Baloch Student Organisation-Azad (BSO-A) leader Shafi Baloch was found near Mach area. Shafi was abducted on June 18, 2011 from the Lakpass area of Mastung District.
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June - 23 
Mir Rustam Marri, a social activist and a former Balochistan National Party (BNP) District President, was shot dead in Dera Allah Yar city of Jaffarabad District. Rafiq Khoso, a leader of Balochistan Republican Party (BRP), said that it was a politic
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Mir Rustam Marri, a social activist and a former Balochistan National Party (BNP) District President, was shot dead in Dera Allah Yar city of Jaffarabad District. Rafiq Khoso, a leader of Balochistan Republican Party (BRP), said that it was a political murder and blamed the Government for extra-judicial killing of Baloch nationalist leader.
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June - 23 
On June 23 reported that one Raja Sabri Khan, from Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, was developing his own drone technology in his research facility called Integrated Dynamics. The company's chief executive is developing the technology despi
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On June 23 reported that one Raja Sabri Khan, from Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, was developing his own drone technology in his research facility called Integrated Dynamics. The company's chief executive is developing the technology despite security challenges arising from the current political climate and the public anger over the United States (US) use of the unmanned aircrafts.
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June - 23 
Stressing the need for a political solution to the Afghan conflict through a regional diplomatic effort, Senator John Kerry said the US should listen to both Pakistanis and Afghans to protect American interests. Opening a hearing on US goals and prog
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Stressing the need for a political solution to the Afghan conflict through a regional diplomatic effort, Senator John Kerry said the US should listen to both Pakistanis and Afghans to protect American interests. Opening a hearing on US goals and progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said by announcing withdrawal of 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by September 2012, President Obama has kept his commitment. “We have a complicated relationship. We have to work with the Pakistanis where our interests converge and we have to find common ground where we have different goals even when the road ahead looks difficult,” he said at the hearing.
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June - 23 
The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on June 23 said that Army would be withdrawn from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when tribal people were able to take up their responsibilities, reports Dawn. Addressing two separat
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The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on June 23 said that Army would be withdrawn from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when tribal people were able to take up their responsibilities, reports Dawn. Addressing two separate jirgas (tribal council) of Ahmedzai Wazir and Mehsud tribes in Wana and Chegmalai areas of South Waziristan Agency, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said the Army had played an important role in eradicating militancy and restoring peace in the region. Pakistan has deployed over 100,000 regular and paramilitary troops in FATA to flush out the Taliban from the area. “We have not come for fighting (the terrorists) alone. We have come here to help develop your areas,” Kayani Ahmedzai Wazir tribes in Wana.
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June - 23 
Three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at Juma Khan’s drug den in Pirangabad area of Mastung District on June 23, reports Daily Times. The victims were identified as Ghulam Far
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Three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at Juma Khan’s drug den in Pirangabad area of Mastung District on June 23, reports Daily Times. The victims were identified as Ghulam Farooq, Mohammad Akbar, and Saifullah, while the injured were identified as Nasir Ahmed, Jalil Ahmed, Nazir Ahmed and Mir Ahmed.
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June - 23 
Two persons, including one driver Altaf Shah and one cleaner Adil Shah of a NATO oil tanker, were shot dead by unidentified militants while carrying fuel for the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan in Dhaddar area of Bolan District.
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Two persons, including one driver Altaf Shah and one cleaner Adil Shah of a NATO oil tanker, were shot dead by unidentified militants while carrying fuel for the NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan in Dhaddar area of Bolan District.
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June - 23 
US General David Petraeus has stated that service of Pakistan should be acknowledged in war against terror, reports The News. In his statement before US Senate Committee for Intelligence, Petraeus stated that thousands of Army personnel, Police and c
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US General David Petraeus has stated that service of Pakistan should be acknowledged in war against terror, reports The News. In his statement before US Senate Committee for Intelligence, Petraeus stated that thousands of Army personnel, Police and civilian Pakistani have rendered sacrifice of their lives in the war against terror. The US General said Pakistan has to take more steps in this war against terror.
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June - 23 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress that Pakistan must be a part of the Afghan peace process while announcing that senior Afghani, Pakistani and American officials would meet next week for further talks on this issue. In addition, Hil
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress that Pakistan must be a part of the Afghan peace process while announcing that senior Afghani, Pakistani and American officials would meet next week for further talks on this issue. In addition, Hillary Clinton said that US is not prepared to continue the same levels of military aid to Pakistan unless it sees some changes in the relationship, reports Daily Times. “When it comes to our military aid, we are not prepared to continue providing that at the pace we were providing it unless and until we see some steps taken,” Clinton told a Senate committee.
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June - 23 
While announcing his plan to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer, US President Barack Obama on June 23 issued a stern warning to Pakistan, saying he will never tolerate terrorist safe havens inside the country, reports Dawn. “Of co
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While announcing his plan to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer, US President Barack Obama on June 23 issued a stern warning to Pakistan, saying he will never tolerate terrorist safe havens inside the country, reports Dawn. “Of course, our efforts must also address terrorist safe havens in Pakistan,” said Barack Obama in his June 23 evening policy speech, which outlined his policies for the Pak-Afghan region. “We will work with the Pakistani government to root out the cancer of violent extremism, and we will insist that it keep its commitments,” he said, adding, “For there should be no doubt that so long as I am President, the United States will never tolerate a safe haven for those who aim to kill us: they cannot elude us, nor escape the justice they deserve.”
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June - 24 
A former commando of the Pakistan Navy Kamran Ahmed Malik and his brother Zaman Malik, who were arrested on May 27 for interrogation from Lahore District of Punjab province in connection with the May 22 Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran attack in
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A former commando of the Pakistan Navy Kamran Ahmed Malik and his brother Zaman Malik, who were arrested on May 27 for interrogation from Lahore District of Punjab province in connection with the May 22 Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran attack in Karachi, have been released on June 24 after being declared innocent.
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June - 24 
At least 10 militants were killed when the fighter jets of Pakistani Air Force bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered tribal Areas (FATA) along the Pak-Afghan border on June 24.
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At least 10 militants were killed when the fighter jets of Pakistani Air Force bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered tribal Areas (FATA) along the Pak-Afghan border on June 24.
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June - 24 
Explosives and hand grenades were recovered from Islamabad’s fruit and vegetable market on June 24, reported Dawn. The recovery of explosives and hand grenades was made from a car parked in the market.
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Explosives and hand grenades were recovered from Islamabad’s fruit and vegetable market on June 24, reported Dawn. The recovery of explosives and hand grenades was made from a car parked in the market.
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June - 24 
Pakistan and India on June 24 while wrapping up Foreign Secretary level talks in Islamabad, agreed to continue discussions on Jammu and Kashmir in a purposeful and forward looking manner with the view to finding a peaceful solution by narrowing diver
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Pakistan and India on June 24 while wrapping up Foreign Secretary level talks in Islamabad, agreed to continue discussions on Jammu and Kashmir in a purposeful and forward looking manner with the view to finding a peaceful solution by narrowing divergences and building convergences, reports Daily Times. The two sides agreed on the need for promoting friendly exchanges and noted with satisfaction the progress made towards finalisation of the visa agreement which would help liberalise the visa regime and facilitate people-to-people, business-to-business and sports contacts. Addressing a joint press conference after concluding the two-day talks, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao said the two sides discussed various issues in an open and constructive manner, and termed the talks very positive. The two countries’ top diplomats said they discussed security issues, terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir, confidence building measures (CBMs) and friendly exchanges.
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June - 24 
Pakistan Army on June 24 condemned the June 23 report of The New York Times which stated that a cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contained contacts of a militant outfit, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) that had ties with the Pakis
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Pakistan Army on June 24 condemned the June 23 report of The New York Times which stated that a cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contained contacts of a militant outfit, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) that had ties with the Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency, reports Daily Times. Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said in a statement sent by text message that the military “rejects the insinuations made in the New York Times story”, adding, “It is part of a well-orchestrated smear campaign against our security organisations”.
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June - 24 
Police claimed to have recovered two suicide jackets, 25 kilogrammes of explosives, one light machine gun (LMG), ten detonators, 30 feet of detonating wire, T&T blocks, three rifles, four repeaters, 300 rounds of sub-machine gun and four police unifo
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Police claimed to have recovered two suicide jackets, 25 kilogrammes of explosives, one light machine gun (LMG), ten detonators, 30 feet of detonating wire, T&T blocks, three rifles, four repeaters, 300 rounds of sub-machine gun and four police uniforms.
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June - 24 
President Asif Ali Zardari on June 24 denied that Pakistan is turning a blind eye to terrorists, and vowed that it will hunt down and eliminate terrorists, reports Daily Times. In an interview published in Strait Times, President Zardari said Pakista
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President Asif Ali Zardari on June 24 denied that Pakistan is turning a blind eye to terrorists, and vowed that it will hunt down and eliminate terrorists, reports Daily Times. In an interview published in Strait Times, President Zardari said Pakistan was determined to wiping out extremism. He underscored his resolve by emphasising that Pakistan had been the hardest-hit victim of the scourge with more than 35,000 persons, including security forces, killed by terrorists. In addition, the president said, terrorists had caused economic losses of nearly USD 68 billion. He dismissed the notion that the increasing number of terrorist attacks was the proof that the country was on the brink of becoming a failed state. Instead, he said, effective law enforcement operations had put terrorists on their heels and they were launching more attacks out of desperation. The President said, “Our army is capable of defending territory and sovereignty. Apart from that, free media, independent judiciary, a dynamic civil society and an active parliament are indicators of strengthening Pakistani institutions.”
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June - 24 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on June 24 said that Pakistan-India Foreign Secretary level talks were a step towards resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries, reports Daily Times. Talking to Minister of State for Foreign Affa
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on June 24 said that Pakistan-India Foreign Secretary level talks were a step towards resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries, reports Daily Times. Talking to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and Azam Jammu Kashmir (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) President Raja Zulqarnain Khan at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, the Prime Minister said that talks were manifestation of the resolve of the Government to have a peaceful co-existence in the region. Gilani said it was the wish of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto to make all possible efforts for the resolution of Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of people of the India occupied Kashmir.
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June - 24 
Sindh Police on June 24 foiled a terror attack by recovering a 40 kilogram bomb from Doctors’ Colony of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where Shia community performed Friday prayers, reports Daily Times. Officials of the bomb disposal s
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Sindh Police on June 24 foiled a terror attack by recovering a 40 kilogram bomb from Doctors’ Colony of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where Shia community performed Friday prayers, reports Daily Times. Officials of the bomb disposal squad claimed that the bomb contained 20 kilograms of high explosive material, 10 kilograms of ball bearings and 20 meters of American made detached cord connected with two detonators and was supposed to explode with a remote control device during Friday prayers.
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June - 24 
The accused Jandullah militant, Saleem, during the initial course of interrogation confessed that he is associated with Fasihur Rehman group of Jandullah and is an in-charge of the terror activities in the city. He confessed to being involved in vari
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The accused Jandullah militant, Saleem, during the initial course of interrogation confessed that he is associated with Fasihur Rehman group of Jandullah and is an in-charge of the terror activities in the city. He confessed to being involved in various Muharram bomb blasts in the city, including Ashura bomb blast near Light House in December 2009 and other sectarian blasts.
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June - 24 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists belonging to different religious outfits and recovered explosives from their possession during separate raids in different parts of Karachi. The Anti-Extremist
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists belonging to different religious outfits and recovered explosives from their possession during separate raids in different parts of Karachi. The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the CID arrested two Jandullah militants, identified as Mohammad Saleem alias Rizwan alias Jihadi alias Taliban and Rizwan Ali and one Commander of Swat Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) identified as Nazeer Ahmed alias Waqas in Mauripur and SITE areas. Liaquatabad Town Police claimed to have arrested an accused allegedly belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
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June - 24 
Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline near Loti gas field area in Dera Bugti District on June 24.
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Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline near Loti gas field area in Dera Bugti District on June 24.
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June - 25 
A bomb partially exploded outside the gate of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office located at Tipu Sultan Road within the limits of Bahadurabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on June 25, reports Daily Tim
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A bomb partially exploded outside the gate of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office located at Tipu Sultan Road within the limits of Bahadurabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on June 25, reports Daily Times. According to details, a high intensity bomb partially exploded. No one was injured from the small explosion, however, a wall and main gate of the office was partially damaged.
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June - 25 
A vehicle of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was attacked by militants in Mastung, some 40 kilometres from Quetta, on June 25, reports Daily Times. However, no one was injured. According to Police, a UNHCR coach, carrying Afghan
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A vehicle of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was attacked by militants in Mastung, some 40 kilometres from Quetta, on June 25, reports Daily Times. However, no one was injured. According to Police, a UNHCR coach, carrying Afghan refugees to Afghanistan from Karachi, came under attack when militants opened fire on it on National Highway near Mastung. Militants managed to escape from the scene after Police officials present with the UNHCR staff retaliated.
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June - 25 
At least 15 militants were killed in the faction clash between the supporters of two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ near the Afghan border in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 25.
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At least 15 militants were killed in the faction clash between the supporters of two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ near the Afghan border in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 25.
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June - 25 
Four bullet-riddled dead bodies were found from Shahnawaz Chowk of Pak Colony in Khi area of Karachi on June 25 (today), reported The News. The identity of the victims could not be ascertained.
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Four bullet-riddled dead bodies were found from Shahnawaz Chowk of Pak Colony in Khi area of Karachi on June 25 (today), reported The News. The identity of the victims could not be ascertained.
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June - 25 
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, on June 25 accused the United States (US) of supporting terrorism, pointing to American drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan that allegedly have killed scores of civilians, reports Daily Times. Ayat
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, on June 25 accused the United States (US) of supporting terrorism, pointing to American drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan that allegedly have killed scores of civilians, reports Daily Times. Ayatollah Ali Khomeini said a country whose military forces were responsible for such deaths couldn’t lecture the world about fighting terror. “The US and European governments that follow it describe Palestinian combatant groups who fight for liberation of their land as terrorists,” Khomeini said in a written message to an international conference on combating terrorism that opened in Tehran on June 25. However, Khomeini said Israeli military strikes against civilian targets or assassination of Palestinians by Israeli security agents were not condemned by the West as acts of terrorism. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the conference that Washington, Israel and Europe were the worst culprits. Ahmadinejad said, “It is unfortunate that I have to announce that the individuals and groups responsible for these (terrorist) incidents are supported by certain European governments and some American politicians.”
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June - 25 
Ten Policemen were killed and another five sustain injuries when two suicide bombers, one of them burqa-clad, blew themselves up inside a Police Station in Kolachi Town of Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reports Daily Time
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Ten Policemen were killed and another five sustain injuries when two suicide bombers, one of them burqa-clad, blew themselves up inside a Police Station in Kolachi Town of Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reports Daily Times. At least 10 Police officers died while five others were wounded during the siege, Regional Police Chief Imtiaz Shah said. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for the attack, saying it was partly in revenge for the US raid that killed al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden. TTP ‘spokesman’ Ahsanullah Ahsan confirmed that the group sent two attackers, one of them a woman.
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June - 25 
Two bombs weighing eight kilogrammes each were found near the wall of a local madrassa in Awan chowk in Gujranwala town of Punjab on June 25, reports Daily Times. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) later neutralised the bombs.
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Two bombs weighing eight kilogrammes each were found near the wall of a local madrassa in Awan chowk in Gujranwala town of Punjab on June 25, reports Daily Times. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) later neutralised the bombs.
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June - 26 
According to the unofficial results announced late on June 26, elections were postponed in three constituencies after the death of three people in the violence. Elections were held on 37 seats of the AJK Legislative Assembly and according to the las
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According to the unofficial results announced late on June 26, elections were postponed in three constituencies after the death of three people in the violence. Elections were held on 37 seats of the AJK Legislative Assembly and according to the last unconfirmed reports, Pakistan People’s Party was ahead of other contestants with 19 seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bagged seven, Muslim Conference (MC) four while two independent candidates were also declared successful.
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June - 26 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on June 26 claimed that Pakistan fired 470 rockets into Afghanistan over the past three weeks, killing 36 people, including 12 children, reports Daily Times. The attacks came in areas of Kunar and Nangarhar provinc
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on June 26 claimed that Pakistan fired 470 rockets into Afghanistan over the past three weeks, killing 36 people, including 12 children, reports Daily Times. The attacks came in areas of Kunar and Nangarhar provinces from where NATO forces have been withdrawn, Afghan border officials said. Karzai indicated that Pakistani Government forces were responsible for the bombardment. “They should be stopped immediately and if they are not being carried out by the forces, Pakistan should make it clear who is behind the attacks,” he said in a statement. Karzai said that he discussed the rocket barrage with President Asif Ali Zardari during an anti-terrorism conference in Tehran on June 25, the same day the Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman Muhammad Zahir Azimi warned that Afghanistan would defend itself. “The government of Pakistan should understand that there will be a reaction for killing Afghan citizens,” said spokesman Muhammad Zahir Azimi.
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June - 26 
At least 250 families have moved out of central Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after the start of an operation by the Security Forces against militants. According to a private TV channel, a camp has been set up at New Dur
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At least 250 families have moved out of central Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after the start of an operation by the Security Forces against militants. According to a private TV channel, a camp has been set up at New Durrani village with a capacity to accommodate 1,500 families. Sources said arrangements had been made at the camp for the provision of necessary ration to the IDPs. People have been asked to get themselves registered at the camp to get the required facilities.
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June - 26 
Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) leaders on June 26 urged the masses to wage war against America and India if either country violates Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty like in the Abbottabad operation of May 1 that killed Osama bin L
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Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) leaders on June 26 urged the masses to wage war against America and India if either country violates Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty like in the Abbottabad operation of May 1 that killed Osama bin Laden, reports Express Tribune. Addressing separate protest rallies on June 26, JuD chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Mall Road and JeI chief Syed Munawar Hasan on Multan Road said they were ready to fight the United States (US) and India for the protection of Pakistan.
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June - 26 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) arrested six Afghan Taliban militants from Shern Jogezai area of Qila Saifullah District on June 26, reports Daily Times. A large amount of weapons and explosive material had also been recovered from their possession.
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) arrested six Afghan Taliban militants from Shern Jogezai area of Qila Saifullah District on June 26, reports Daily Times. A large amount of weapons and explosive material had also been recovered from their possession.
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June - 26 
Six people, including three Police officials and three under-trial prisoners, were injured in a blast at Qazzafi Police picket in Multan District on June 26, reported Daily Times. According to sources, explosives were planted in a motorcycle, which
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Six people, including three Police officials and three under-trial prisoners, were injured in a blast at Qazzafi Police picket in Multan District on June 26, reported Daily Times. According to sources, explosives were planted in a motorcycle, which had been parked along the wall of the picket. Three Police officials, identified as Sajjad, Khadim and Irshad, sustained injuries while three under-trial prisoners, identified as Qaisar Abbas, Danish and Imran were injured.
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June - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed that they had used husband wife duo to attack the Kolachi Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District on June 25. TTP spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said that “This shows how much we hate Pakistani security instit
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed that they had used husband wife duo to attack the Kolachi Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District on June 25. TTP spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said that “This shows how much we hate Pakistani security institutions’’. Ahsan claimed it was the first time the militant group had used a woman suicide bomber. However, Pakistani officials said a woman suicide bomber wearing a burqa attacked a World Food Programme food distribution centre at Khar in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, 2010, killing 45 people. The TTP claimed responsibility for that attack in city of Khar but never said it was by a woman bomber. Still, that was believed to be the first attack by a woman.
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June - 26 
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on June 26 won a majority of seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) elections, reports Daily Times. Those who were declared successful included former AJK Prime Ministers Barrister Sultan Meh
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on June 26 won a majority of seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) elections, reports Daily Times. Those who were declared successful included former AJK Prime Ministers Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, Farooq Haider, Sardar Yaqoob and Sardar Attique. Senior politicians like Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, Sardar Qamaruz Zaman, Siyab Khalid, Chaudhry Ismail and Tariq Farooq also won their seats.
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June - 26 
Unidentified militants tried to blow up the main gas supply line on Charsadda-Mansehra Road in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 26, reports Dawn. “An improvised explosive device was planted near the gas supply line that went off with
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Unidentified militants tried to blow up the main gas supply line on Charsadda-Mansehra Road in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 26, reports Dawn. “An improvised explosive device was planted near the gas supply line that went off with a bang but luckily the pipelines did not burst,” Police said. Bomb disposal Squad (BDS) said that 25 kilograms explosives were used in the blast.
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June - 27 
A hand grenade attack left one person dead and 19 others injured in Lyari within the remits of Chakiwara Police Station.
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A hand grenade attack left one person dead and 19 others injured in Lyari within the remits of Chakiwara Police Station.
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June - 27 
A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warlord Fazal Saeed Haqqani on June 27 quit the outfit, saying he had broken with the militia and would form his own anti-American group Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami (TTI) along the Afghan border, reported Daily
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A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warlord Fazal Saeed Haqqani on June 27 quit the outfit, saying he had broken with the militia and would form his own anti-American group Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami (TTI) along the Afghan border, reported Daily Times. Saeed Haqqani, who was the Taliban leader in Kurram Agemcy near the Afghan border said that he left to protest against what he said was the oufit’s “brutal” attacks on civilians. Saeed Haqqani will now fight the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), and would continue to attack US troops in Afghanistan, said his spokesman, Hafiz Saeed. “I repeatedly told the leadership council of the TTP that they should stop suicide attacks against mosques, markets and other civilian targets,” said Haqqani, adding, “Islam does not allow killings of innocent civilians in suicide attacks.” “I have therefore decided to quit the TTP,” added Haqqani, claiming to have defected along with “hundreds of supporters.”
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June - 27 
Adding to the United States (US) State Department report, Trafficking in Persons published on June 27 it is revealed that militant outfits in Pakistan use children to act as spies, fight and carry out suicide bombings, reported Indian Express. “Non-s
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Adding to the United States (US) State Department report, Trafficking in Persons published on June 27 it is revealed that militant outfits in Pakistan use children to act as spies, fight and carry out suicide bombings, reported Indian Express. “Non-state militant groups abduct children or coerce parents with fraudulent promises into giving away children as young as 12 to spy, fight, or die as suicide bombers in Pakistan and Afghanistan,” the report revealed. It said that militants often sexually and physically abuse the children and use psychological coercion to convince them the acts they commit are justified. The report said news organisations, NGOs, and international organisations reported that the 2010 floods contributed to increased trafficking in Pakistan. The report also highlighted the sex trafficking problem in Pakistan. It said the largest human trafficking problem is concentrated in Sindh and Punjab District. Incidentally, on June 20, security officials took into custody a nine-year-old girl, Sohana Javed, who was abducted and forced to wear a suicide vest by the militants to attack a Police checkpoint in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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June - 27 
At least 27 militants were killed in two drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 27, reports Daily Times. In the first strike, a missile hit a moving vehicle in Ghalmandi Panga village on the Afg
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At least 27 militants were killed in two drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 27, reports Daily Times. In the first strike, a missile hit a moving vehicle in Ghalmandi Panga village on the Afghan border. A few hours later, another drone fired three missiles into a terrorist training centre in Mantoi town. So far this year (2011), drones have carried out around 40 strikes on terrorist hideouts in the mountainous tribal belt, killing over 300 militants out of which 88 terrorists were killed in June.
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June - 27 
Curfew was lifted in Qambarkhel area after local elders agreed to dismantle all private jails, run by local militant outfits, and hand over wanted militants to SFs till June 30. “The elders were told that no seminary would be allowed to be establishe
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Curfew was lifted in Qambarkhel area after local elders agreed to dismantle all private jails, run by local militant outfits, and hand over wanted militants to SFs till June 30. “The elders were told that no seminary would be allowed to be established and operate in the area without official permission,” they added.
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June - 27 
Militants destroyed a school in Qambarkhel area of Khyber Agency.
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Militants destroyed a school in Qambarkhel area of Khyber Agency.
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June - 27 
One Kashif Wakeel, a cadre of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), was shot dead at Do Minute Chowrangi in the remits of Bilal Colony Police Station in Karachi on June 27.
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One Kashif Wakeel, a cadre of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), was shot dead at Do Minute Chowrangi in the remits of Bilal Colony Police Station in Karachi on June 27.
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June - 27 
Pakistan on June 27 ordered Britain to withdraw some of its military training teams from the country, reports Daily Times. The demand is likely related to fallout from the covert United States (US) raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1. “The Unit
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Pakistan on June 27 ordered Britain to withdraw some of its military training teams from the country, reports Daily Times. The demand is likely related to fallout from the covert United States (US) raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1. “The United Kingdom (UK) has been asked to withdraw some of its training support teams on a temporary basis by the Pakistani Government in response to security concerns,” British High Commission spokesman in Islamabad, George Sheriff said. Following the al Qaeda chief’s death, Pakistan sent home at least 120 US military trainers. Relations between Pakistan and Britain tend to be less turbulent than with the US. But the Pakistani army has been under serious pressure to reassert the country’s sovereignty.
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June - 27 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reassured the United States on June 27 that Pakistan remained committed to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, but appeared little supportive of Washington’s direct contacts with Taliban, bypassing Islamabad, re
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reassured the United States on June 27 that Pakistan remained committed to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, but appeared little supportive of Washington’s direct contacts with Taliban, bypassing Islamabad, reported Dawn. “Pakistan sincerely desires peace and stability in the region to ensure development and prosperity,” he said in a statement which significantly emphasised that Islamabad only “supports Afghan-led reconciliation and peace process”.
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June - 27 
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement delivered with the report. “But if we act on the laws that have been passed and the commitments that have been made, it is solvable.” As many as 27 million men, women, and children are “living in
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement delivered with the report. “But if we act on the laws that have been passed and the commitments that have been made, it is solvable.” As many as 27 million men, women, and children are “living in a state of modern slavery,” she said. The reports says that in Pakistan, “non-state militant groups kidnap children or coerce parents with fraudulent promises into giving away children as young as 12 to spy, fight, or die as suicide bombers” in the country and in Afghanistan. “The militants often sexually and physically abuse the children and use psychological coercion to convince the children that the acts they commit are justified,” the report adds.
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June - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) foiled an attack on a convoy of local people coming from Peshawar towards Parachinar in Kurram Agency and arrested a militant from the Agency’s Bigan area.
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Security Forces (SFs) foiled an attack on a convoy of local people coming from Peshawar towards Parachinar in Kurram Agency and arrested a militant from the Agency’s Bigan area.
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June - 27 
SFs established new checkpoints at Jarhobi locality of Bazaar-Zakhakhel area after clearing the area of militants after six years.
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SFs established new checkpoints at Jarhobi locality of Bazaar-Zakhakhel area after clearing the area of militants after six years.
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June - 27 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 27 threatened to carry out a series of attacks against American, British and French targets to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. “Soon you will see attacks against America and NATO coun
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 27 threatened to carry out a series of attacks against American, British and French targets to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. “Soon you will see attacks against America and NATO countries, and our first priorities in Europe will be France and Britain,” deputy TTP leader Wali-ur-Rehman said in a videotape aired on Al Arabiya. “We selected 10 targets to avenge the death of bin Laden,” adding, the first revenge operation was the siege of a Pakistan naval base, PNS Mehran, in Karachi on May 23.
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June - 27 
The Civil Power Regulation (CPR) Bill, 2011, is against terrorists, and not against the tribal people, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said on June 27, reports Daily Times. “It is meant to protect the basic rights of the people of Federally
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The Civil Power Regulation (CPR) Bill, 2011, is against terrorists, and not against the tribal people, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said on June 27, reports Daily Times. “It is meant to protect the basic rights of the people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA), safeguard their honour and dignity, uphold the supremacy of internationally recognised human rights and bring the terrorists to justice,” Kausar said, adding, The new law will deal with cases linked to the wave of terrorism caused by al Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has immensely affected the country for the last several years.
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June - 27 
The Deputy Attorney General of Gilgit-Baltistan, Shahid Ajmal Rao, was found dead at his residence in Gilgit-Baltistan on June 27.
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The Deputy Attorney General of Gilgit-Baltistan, Shahid Ajmal Rao, was found dead at his residence in Gilgit-Baltistan on June 27.
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June - 27 
The United States (US) delayed the release of funds meant to fight militancy amid reports that it has threatened to cut off Pakistan’s civil and military aid on June 27 reports Express Tribune. Pakistan was expecting $500 million (PNR 43 billion) in
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The United States (US) delayed the release of funds meant to fight militancy amid reports that it has threatened to cut off Pakistan’s civil and military aid on June 27 reports Express Tribune. Pakistan was expecting $500 million (PNR 43 billion) in the last tranche of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), which was set up by the US Congress after the 9/11 attacks to reimburse allies for costs in supporting the US led war on militancy. A Finance Ministry official said that the US Congress is yet to clear the transaction. This is the second major setback to Pakistan’s besieged economic managers who seem to be struggling to keep the budget deficit below six per cent of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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June - 27 
The United States (US) State Department’s report on human trafficking, released on June 27, reveals that the militants in Pakistan use children to carry out their dirty work, reported Dawn. The report places Pakistan in tier 2: Countries which do no
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The United States (US) State Department’s report on human trafficking, released on June 27, reveals that the militants in Pakistan use children to carry out their dirty work, reported Dawn. The report places Pakistan in tier 2: Countries which do not fully comply with the minimum standards for dealing this menace but are making significant efforts. The number of countries failing to comply with international standards to prevent human trafficking almost doubled to 23. Pakistan is not among them.
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June - 27 
The US has threatened to cut off civil and military aid after Pakistan launched a crackdown against the “Central Investigation Agency (CIA) network” and appears reluctant to go after one of the deadliest Afghan insurgent groups in North Waziristan Ag
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The US has threatened to cut off civil and military aid after Pakistan launched a crackdown against the “Central Investigation Agency (CIA) network” and appears reluctant to go after one of the deadliest Afghan insurgent groups in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Military and foreign office officials, all speaking on condition of anonymity, said the main reason behind the friction is Pakistan’s tough stance on the role of CIA operatives and its decision to reduce US footprint in the country as well as its refusal to launch a full-scale military offensive against the Haqqani network believed to be based in North Waziristan.
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June - 27 
Two persons, including a woman, were killed in Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel when a mortar shell hit a house on June 27, reports Dawn. According to sources, Security Forces (SFs) received information that militants were hiding in Pirwal Khel villa
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Two persons, including a woman, were killed in Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel when a mortar shell hit a house on June 27, reports Dawn. According to sources, Security Forces (SFs) received information that militants were hiding in Pirwal Khel village of Akhorwal. SFs besieged the area but militants started firing on them with automatic weapons, rockets and mortars from the mountains and their hideouts. One of the mortar shells hit a house, killing Imran and Bibi Marjana.
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June - 27 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead one Shakirullah Shakir, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ who was affiliated with TTP wing of suicide bombers Fidayeen-e-Islam and helped train and deploy the suicide bombers in Miranshah town of No
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead one Shakirullah Shakir, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ who was affiliated with TTP wing of suicide bombers Fidayeen-e-Islam and helped train and deploy the suicide bombers in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency.
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June - 27 
Unidentified militants attacked a NATO container carrying fuel for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan while it was on its way to Kandahar from Karachi (Sindh) in Dasht area of Mastung District and critically injured the driver of the container, id
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Unidentified militants attacked a NATO container carrying fuel for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan while it was on its way to Kandahar from Karachi (Sindh) in Dasht area of Mastung District and critically injured the driver of the container, identified as Mustafa Shah, on June 27.
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June - 27 
Unidentified militants set a NATO oil tanker on fire in Lack Pass area of Mastung District.
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Unidentified militants set a NATO oil tanker on fire in Lack Pass area of Mastung District.
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June - 27 
Volunteers of Zakhakhel tribal lashkar have taken control of one of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) strongholds in Baz Garha area in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.
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Volunteers of Zakhakhel tribal lashkar have taken control of one of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) strongholds in Baz Garha area in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.
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June - 28 
A former union council Naib Nazim (deputy organiser), Shaukat Hayat, was shot dead and two others were injured in an attack by unidentified militants within the limits of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtun
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A former union council Naib Nazim (deputy organiser), Shaukat Hayat, was shot dead and two others were injured in an attack by unidentified militants within the limits of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 28, reports Dawn. A Police official said that Shaukat Hayat, ex-Naib nazim of Chughalpura union council was on way to attend a relative’s funeral along with his brother Nasir Hayat and friend Ismail Khan in a car when two unidentified militants riding a motorbike attacked them in Paharipura. The three sustained serious bullet injuries and Shaukat Hayat succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.
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June - 28 
A mortar fired from an unidentified location fell on the house of Muhammad Ullah Khan at Saro Kalay area of Upper Dir District, killing his son and injuring three including a woman.
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A mortar fired from an unidentified location fell on the house of Muhammad Ullah Khan at Saro Kalay area of Upper Dir District, killing his son and injuring three including a woman.
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June - 28 
A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Shakir, who helped train and deploy suicide bombers was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the Qutab Khel area on Bannu- Miranshah road near Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Ag
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A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Shakir, who helped train and deploy suicide bombers was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the Qutab Khel area on Bannu- Miranshah road near Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Agency at around 4:00 pm on June 28, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Shakir, a resident of South Waziristan, was riding a motorcycle when unidentified assailants in a vehicle with tinted windows sprayed bullets on him. Shakir was a close aide of TTP’s chief trainer of suicide bombers Qari Hussain and had also served as his spokesperson for some time. Fidayeen-e-Islam, a branch within the TTP, was responsible for training of suicide bombers and was headed by Qari Hussain, famously known as 'Ustad-e-Fedayeen'. According to the Associated Press, Shakir once claimed to a local newspaper that his group had trained more than 1,000 suicide bombers at camps in North Waziristan. Shakir’s name hit headlines last month for issuing threats to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. He had reportedly threatened the CJP with ‘dire consequences’ if he accepted the conviction of the TTP activists who were awarded death sentence by the Lahore High Court for attacking former President Pervez Musharraf.
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June - 28 
A Senior United States (US) military officer on June 28 said that Pakistani leaders show no sign of cracking down the Haqqani militants operating from sanctuaries near the Afghan border, despite repeated US requests, reports Indian Express. The US ha
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A Senior United States (US) military officer on June 28 said that Pakistani leaders show no sign of cracking down the Haqqani militants operating from sanctuaries near the Afghan border, despite repeated US requests, reports Indian Express. The US has long demanded Pakistan go after the Haqqani Network in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that has staged attacks on NATO-led forces in Afghanistan. But top officers indicated they did not expect any improvement in Islamabad's cooperation and that Pakistan lacked the will and the resources to move against Haqqani militants. US vice-admiral and the in charge of Special Operations Command, William Mc Raven said, "it is both a capacity issue for the Pakistanis and I think potentially a willingness issue," adding, “The situation in northwest tribal areas is difficult for them to deal with." Lieutenant General John Allen, named as the next commander in Afghanistan, suggested Pakistan was keeping its options open by allowing Haqqani fighters to operate within its borders
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June - 28 
An investigation report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on June 28 revealed that the Ilyas Kashmiri outfit, 313 Brigade, a unit of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) had planned the assassination of the Former Minorities’ Affairs Minister, Shazad
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An investigation report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on June 28 revealed that the Ilyas Kashmiri outfit, 313 Brigade, a unit of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) had planned the assassination of the Former Minorities’ Affairs Minister, Shazad Bhatti on March 3, 2011, reports Express Tribune. The outfit had planned to kill Bhatti with the help of Asmatullah Muawiya, the self-proclaimed leader of the Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “[The plan] was executed by elements of Tehreek-e-Islami (TeI) coupled with the disgruntled lot of ‘Ghazi Force’ stationed at Islamabad,” the JIT report stated. The JIT report continued to reveal that a man calling himself Shabbir Haidri informed MPA Chaudhry Tahir Naveed by telephone about the plan to kill Bhatti. Terrorists Umarul-Bashar and Ameer Muawiya of Faisalabad District in Punjab and Abu Saeed and Tahirul-Hassan of Islamabad had executed the plan, the report claimed. They abided by the directions of terrorist Khilji of Ameer-e-Taliban, it added. The JIT findings revealed that the actual name of Umarul-Bashar is Abid Malik and he lived in Nai Abadi in Faisalabad District. Abu Saeed’s actual name is Qari Ziaur-Rehman, also from Faisalabad District. According to the findings of the report, both terrorists fled to Dubai, from Karachi via Sri Lanka. The JIT also discovered that the actual name of Shabbir Haidri is Nazar Muhammad, a resident of Narowal District, and had been temporarily residing in Akhtar Colony in Karachi. Haidri was apprehended from Karachi and brought to Islamabad on April 24 for interrogation, which is still in progress.
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June - 28 
Brigadier Ali Khan is likely to be released soon after spending more than a month and a half in detention for suspected links with an extremist outfit Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HuT), officials said on June 28, reports Express Tribune. The brigadier and four un
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Brigadier Ali Khan is likely to be released soon after spending more than a month and a half in detention for suspected links with an extremist outfit Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HuT), officials said on June 28, reports Express Tribune. The brigadier and four unnamed majors are in custody for questioning for their suspected ties with HuT, which calls for creating a pan-Islamic caliphate system by ousting, the pro-American Government in the country. Military officials interrogating the brigadier have not found ‘enough evidence’ to formally charge him, said a military official. “You need to have very solid evidence to charge-sheet anyone in the military. At the moment there is no such thing against the detained officers, including Brigadier Ali,” added the official on condition of anonymity.
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June - 28 
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on June 28 said that Pakistan had a major role to play in Afghanistan for peace and that his country recognised the sacrifices lay down by Pakistan in the fight against terror, reports Daily Times. Hague said h
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague on June 28 said that Pakistan had a major role to play in Afghanistan for peace and that his country recognised the sacrifices lay down by Pakistan in the fight against terror, reports Daily Times. Hague said he was encouraged by his discussion with the Pakistani leadership on a range of issues common to both the countries. Hague said that Pakistani leaders called for promoting reconciliation in Afghanistan during discussions. He added that the UK had always welcomed dialogue between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as friendly relations between the two neighbours would have a positive impact on regional peace and environment. He brushed aside impression that Pakistan had been kept in dark on reconciliation process in Afghanistan and reiterated key role of the South Asian country for the promotion of peace in its neighbour to the west. Hague mentioned that Pakistan was actively participating in the Trilateral Core Group meetings comprising Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States.
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June - 28 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik Pakistan on June 28 said that slain al Qaeda ‘commander’ Ilyas Kashmiri 'may also have been part' of the Mumbai attacks but India's claim that he may have been supported by Pakistan is misplaced, reports Indi
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik Pakistan on June 28 said that slain al Qaeda ‘commander’ Ilyas Kashmiri 'may also have been part' of the Mumbai attacks but India's claim that he may have been supported by Pakistan is misplaced, reports Indian Express. Malik claimed he had confirmation that Kashmiri had been killed in a US drone attack on June 3. Malik said the Mumbai attacks were carried out by non-state actors and "used against Pakistan". The Mumbai incident was used by "some forces" to bring the two countries to war and it would have also benefited terrorists because any mobilisation of troops against India would have relieved pressure on them on Pakistan's western border, he said.
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June - 28 
Intelligence officials arrested former Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) spokesperson Misri Khan, now a dissident, from Shami Road in Peshawar along with two other persons, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Misri Khan, aged between 45 and 50, belong
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Intelligence officials arrested former Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) spokesperson Misri Khan, now a dissident, from Shami Road in Peshawar along with two other persons, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Misri Khan, aged between 45 and 50, belonged to the Shalobar clan of the Afridi tribe and had served as LI spokesperson for around three years. Around a year back, he along with some senior ‘commanders’ of LI developed serious differences with its ‘chief’ Mangal Bagh, leading to a split in the outfit.
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June - 28 
Osama bin Laden was out of touch with the younger generation of al Qaeda commanders, and they often didn't follow his advice during the years he was in hiding in Abbottabad, US and Pakistani officials said on June 28, reports The News. According to t
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Osama bin Laden was out of touch with the younger generation of al Qaeda commanders, and they often didn't follow his advice during the years he was in hiding in Abbottabad, US and Pakistani officials said on June 28, reports The News. According to the American Newspaper, Contradicting the assertions of some American officials that bin Laden was running a "command and control" centre from the walled compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, officials say that bin Laden clearly wasn't in control of al Qaeda, though he was trying to remain involved or at least influential. "He was like the cranky old uncle that people weren't listening to," said a US official, who'd been briefed on the evidence collected from the Abbottabad compound and who spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. One new detail, discovered by US Newspaper, is that the bin Laden household was buying and selling gold jewellery, perhaps as a way to raise money.
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June - 28 
Pakistan cannot afford to match the induction of modern weaponry by India, which possibly has a greater capacity to sustain a war, Pakistani Defence Minister Chaudhary Ahmad Mukhtar said on June 28, reports Times of India. "If we only try to match t
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Pakistan cannot afford to match the induction of modern weaponry by India, which possibly has a greater capacity to sustain a war, Pakistani Defence Minister Chaudhary Ahmad Mukhtar said on June 28, reports Times of India. "If we only try to match them (India) militarily and buy the sort of armament which they have, we will probably not be able to afford it," Mukhtar said, adding, “India's economy is six to seven times bigger than Pakistan's and its trade volumes were five to six times greater".
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June - 28 
Pakistan on June 28 called for the “blame game” to stop as the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan met to discuss security in the region amid a Taliban insurgency and heightened tensions over cross border shelling, reports Dawn. President Hamid K
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Pakistan on June 28 called for the “blame game” to stop as the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan met to discuss security in the region amid a Taliban insurgency and heightened tensions over cross border shelling, reports Dawn. President Hamid Karzai has condemned the firing of 470 rockets from Pakistan into Afghanistan over the past three weeks. Islamabad says only that “a few accidental rounds” may have crossed the border when it pursued militants who had attacked its security forces. “We need to end this blame-game,” Salman Bashir, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, told a news conference after a meeting of three countries in Kabul, without making any specific reference to border shelling. “We need to take ownership for our own affairs, this problem will not go away if we keep on pointing finger at each other, we have done it for too long and I think it is time that our two great nations decide.” Afghanistan has often blamed elements within the Pakistan government for supporting the Taliban insurgency.
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June - 28 
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 28 that his country would act against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (a front of the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed if India provided actionable evidence against him, The Hindu report
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Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on June 28 that his country would act against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (a front of the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed if India provided actionable evidence against him, The Hindu reported. Similarly, he articulated Islamabad's willingness to go after underworld don Dawood Ibrahim if there was proof of him living in Pakistan.
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June - 28 
The military spokesperson Major General Athar Abbas also confirmed that Brigadier Ali and four other detained majors have yet to be formally charge-sheeted. “Investigations are underway and they will be charge-sheeted once the probe is complete,” sai
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The military spokesperson Major General Athar Abbas also confirmed that Brigadier Ali and four other detained majors have yet to be formally charge-sheeted. “Investigations are underway and they will be charge-sheeted once the probe is complete,” said Major General Abbas.
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June - 28 
The withdrawal was first reported by the British Newspaper the Guardian on June 25 in conjunction with the UK based Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The Newspaper said Pakistan expelled at least 18 British military advisers, deployed as part of a
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The withdrawal was first reported by the British Newspaper the Guardian on June 25 in conjunction with the UK based Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The Newspaper said Pakistan expelled at least 18 British military advisers, deployed as part of a PNR 15 million pound ($23.9 million) programme to train the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC). The Newspaper said the training program began in August 2010 and was scheduled to run until at least summer 2013. The trainers were stationed at a British-funded Frontier Corps base near Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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June - 28 
Two NATO oil tankers carrying logistics for the NATO forces in Afghanistan were set ablaze by unidentified militants on June 28 near Mach area of Bolan District .
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Two NATO oil tankers carrying logistics for the NATO forces in Afghanistan were set ablaze by unidentified militants on June 28 near Mach area of Bolan District .
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June - 29 
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander on June 29 threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations in Pakistan similar to the May 22 strike on Mehran Naval Base in Karachi to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, reports Times of I
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A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander on June 29 threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations in Pakistan similar to the May 22 strike on Mehran Naval Base in Karachi to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India. "The revenge game has already been started from Pakistan. The attack on Mehran Naval Base in Karachi was the first in the line of 10 that Taliban has planned to avenge the death of bin Laden," Wali-ur Rehman, head of TTP in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) told Al-Arabiya in an interview.
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June - 29 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on June 29 indicted six Rangers personnel and a civilian named Afsar in the June 8 Sarfaraz Shah murder case in Karachi, reports Daily Times. However, the accused plead not guilty.
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on June 29 indicted six Rangers personnel and a civilian named Afsar in the June 8 Sarfaraz Shah murder case in Karachi, reports Daily Times. However, the accused plead not guilty.
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June - 29 
Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar on June 29 said that Pakistan has told the United States to leave “drone” airbase in Shamsi of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. “We have told them (the US officials) to leave the Shamsi airbase,” said the Mini
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Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar on June 29 said that Pakistan has told the United States to leave “drone” airbase in Shamsi of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. “We have told them (the US officials) to leave the Shamsi airbase,” said the Minister while talking to journalists at his office. He said the trust between the US and Pakistan had reduced to a great extent after the May 2 incident. “This mistrust could be reduced by sitting together and taking joint actions.” The minister pointed out that the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) had stopped its funding for the war on terror being fought in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that had been harming the country’s economy.
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June - 29 
Frontier Corps (FC) troops on June 29 arrested 108 Afghanistan nationals travelling by two buses to Karachi (Sindh) from Quetta .
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Frontier Corps (FC) troops on June 29 arrested 108 Afghanistan nationals travelling by two buses to Karachi (Sindh) from Quetta .
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June - 29 
Human rights violations in Balochistan are getting worse as militants and Security Forces target civilians, while authorities seem unwilling to rein in lawlessness, according to a report released on June 29 by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
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Human rights violations in Balochistan are getting worse as militants and Security Forces target civilians, while authorities seem unwilling to rein in lawlessness, according to a report released on June 29 by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The HRCP said in its report that lawlessness in the province had proliferated at an alarming rate with a growing number of targeted killings, kidnappings, enforced disappearances and attacks on religious minorities. Zohra Yusuf, HRCP chairwoman, said at least 140 mutilated bodies of people gone missing had been found in the past year. “A very dangerous trend has emerged that those who disappeared were now found dead on roadsides. The bodies have torture marks,” she said in Islamabad.
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June - 29 
Islamabad Police on June 29 arrested two militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered suicide jackets from their possession, reports The News. The terrorists identified as Mohib Ullah and Munawar hailed from Mohmand Agency of
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Islamabad Police on June 29 arrested two militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered suicide jackets from their possession, reports The News. The terrorists identified as Mohib Ullah and Munawar hailed from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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June - 29 
Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on June 29 asked the Saudi Arabian Government to ban Ahmadiyyas (Qadianis) from visiting Mecca and Medina to perform Haj (pilgrimage) and Umrah (mini-Haj), reports Times of India. Ahmadiyyas have been declared non
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Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on June 29 asked the Saudi Arabian Government to ban Ahmadiyyas (Qadianis) from visiting Mecca and Medina to perform Haj (pilgrimage) and Umrah (mini-Haj), reports Times of India. Ahmadiyyas have been declared non-Muslims in countries like Pakistan and face persecution. The seminary's vice-rector, Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi alleged that many Qadianis from India "disguise themselves as Muslims" and visit Mecca to perform Haj and Umrah in a memorandum to Saudi ruler King Abdullah, the custodian of two mosques in Mecca and Medina. "Stop them as they are misguided and may mislead other Muslims," said the memorandum.
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June - 29 
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is still waiting for revenue officials to submit details of movable and immovable assets of former President General Pervez Musharraf, who has been declared proclaimed offender by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) i
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The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is still waiting for revenue officials to submit details of movable and immovable assets of former President General Pervez Musharraf, who has been declared proclaimed offender by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s December 27, 2007 murder case, despite court orders to confiscate his property, reported Express Tribune. The ATC had given the FIA until June 25 to comply with its orders and seize the former President’s property.
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June - 29 
The Security Forces on June 29 neutralised three bombs planted by militants on the roadside of the NHA Colony near the Army camp office in Darra Adamkhel town of Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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The Security Forces on June 29 neutralised three bombs planted by militants on the roadside of the NHA Colony near the Army camp office in Darra Adamkhel town of Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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June - 29 
Two persons identified as Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz, who were abducted on July 30, 2005, were reportedly killed by al Qaeda on June 29 on an unspecified location, reports Daily Times. It was reported that both the abducted persons had links with
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Two persons identified as Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz, who were abducted on July 30, 2005, were reportedly killed by al Qaeda on June 29 on an unspecified location, reports Daily Times. It was reported that both the abducted persons had links with al Qaeda, as revealed by the data gathered from their laptops in possession. However, Amna Masood Janjua, wife of Masood Janjua, rejected the spy agencies’ report that her husband had been killed and contended that her husband and Faraz were alive and in the custody of spy agencies in Rawalpindi. She demanded that their graves be identified and DNA tests be carried out to determine their identity.
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June - 30 
A clash between two religious groups, Sunni Tehreek (ST) and Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), claimed three lives, including one woman, and injured 12 others in Godhra area of New Karachi, reported Daw
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A clash between two religious groups, Sunni Tehreek (ST) and Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), claimed three lives, including one woman, and injured 12 others in Godhra area of New Karachi, reported Dawn.
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June - 30 
A dead body of a man, identified as Muhammad Ismail Mirwani, was found in Surab area of Kalat District on June 30 reports Dawn.
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A dead body of a man, identified as Muhammad Ismail Mirwani, was found in Surab area of Kalat District on June 30 reports Dawn.
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June - 30 
A dead body was found in Malir area.
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A dead body was found in Malir area.
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June - 30 
A Government servant was also shot dead by unidentified militants in Nazimabad area.
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A Government servant was also shot dead by unidentified militants in Nazimabad area.
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June - 30 
A Lahore High Court on June 30 sought a “fresh and comprehensive” response from the Foreign Ministry to a petition by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed asking it to direct the Government to defend him
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A Lahore High Court on June 30 sought a “fresh and comprehensive” response from the Foreign Ministry to a petition by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed asking it to direct the Government to defend him in a United States (US) lawsuit filed by relatives of victims of the 26/11, reports Indian Express.
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June - 30 
A man was killed in Shah Faisal area. Another man was killed by armed assailants in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.
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A man was killed in Shah Faisal area. Another man was killed by armed assailants in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.
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June - 30 
At least nine people, including a woman, were killed while 13 others sustained injuries in various incidents of firing in Karachi on June 30, reports The News.
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At least nine people, including a woman, were killed while 13 others sustained injuries in various incidents of firing in Karachi on June 30, reports The News.
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June - 30 
Seven suspected terrorists charged with possessing explosive, attacking the Danish Embassy and abetting the killing of Army Surgeon General Mushtaq Baig were released from Adiala Central Jail in Rawalpindi on June 30, reports Dawn. The suspects had b
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Seven suspected terrorists charged with possessing explosive, attacking the Danish Embassy and abetting the killing of Army Surgeon General Mushtaq Baig were released from Adiala Central Jail in Rawalpindi on June 30, reports Dawn. The suspects had been acquitted by the trial court on May 29 due to lack of evidence but on the directive of the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, the Capital Police detained them. However, they challenged their detention in the Islamabad High Court which set aside the detention orders on June 28.
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June - 30 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had been trying to lure back senior ‘commander’, Fazal Saeed Haqqani, because he controls strategic routes into Afghanistan and Pakistan and can block off terrorists’ escape paths, his supporters said. TTP chief H
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had been trying to lure back senior ‘commander’, Fazal Saeed Haqqani, because he controls strategic routes into Afghanistan and Pakistan and can block off terrorists’ escape paths, his supporters said. TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud has sought help from Haqqani for a truce with Saeed, who quit the group to protest against what he called “brutal” attacks on civilians, militant sources said. “A six-member delegation of Afghan commanders is meeting commander Saeed at the request of Hakimullah Mehsud to ask him to rejoin the group,” a militant source close to Saeed told a group of reporters. Saeed’s faction controls important roads used by both Pakistani and Afghan militants based in North Waziristan’s tribal region for attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Saeed, who quit TTP on June 28, has now formed a new group called the Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami (TTI), comprising some 500 fighters and is said to have close ties to Sirajuddin Haqqani, leader of Haqqani Network.
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June - 30 
The United States (US) President Barrack Obama’s adviser John Brennan on June 30 said that US determined to pursue the “utter destruction” of al Qaeda, while refocusing its counter-terrorism strategy to combat the threat of home-grown terror, Daily T
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The United States (US) President Barrack Obama’s adviser John Brennan on June 30 said that US determined to pursue the “utter destruction” of al Qaeda, while refocusing its counter-terrorism strategy to combat the threat of home-grown terror, Daily Times. The new strategy, developed after US commandos killed Osama bin Laden on May 2 in Pakistan, is a “pragmatic, not ideological” approach to counterterrorism that “formalises” the administration’s approach since January 2009, said John Brennan. The principal focus is “al Qaeda, its affiliates and its adherents,” said Brennan. “We aim to render the heart of al Qaeda incapable of launching attacks against our homeland, our citizens, or our allies, as well as preventing the group from inspiring its affiliates and adherents to do so,” he said. “This is a war – a broad, sustained, integrated and relentless campaign that harnesses every element of American power,” he said. “And we seek nothing less than the utter destruction of this evil that calls itself al Qaeda. If our nation is threatened, our best offence won’t always be deploying large armies abroad but delivering targeted, surgical pressure to the groups that threaten us,” he added.
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June - 30 
The United States continues to pay for historical mistakes with Pakistan, such as the decision to walk away from the region after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989 and imposing sanctions on Pakistan in response to its nuclear ambitions,
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The United States continues to pay for historical mistakes with Pakistan, such as the decision to walk away from the region after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989 and imposing sanctions on Pakistan in response to its nuclear ambitions, outgoing US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on June 30, reports Daily Times. While Gates said the President Barack Obama Administration had “bent over backward” to improve ties with Pakistan, the relationship remains tense. Islamabad has terminated a US military training mission there. “We all wish it were in a better place, but on the same token this relationship has ebbed and flowed for decades,” Gates said.
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June - 30 
The United States on June 30 rejected demands from Pakistani officials to abandon Shamsi Air Base in Balochistan, used by the CIA to conduct drone strikes in Waziristan, reports Daily Times. “That base is neither vacated nor being vacated”, an unname
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The United States on June 30 rejected demands from Pakistani officials to abandon Shamsi Air Base in Balochistan, used by the CIA to conduct drone strikes in Waziristan, reports Daily Times. “That base is neither vacated nor being vacated”, an unnamed US official said. Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar on June 29 said that US had been asked to vacate the Shamsi Air Base, adding, “When they (US forces) will not operate from there, no drone attacks will be carried out.”
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June - 30 
Three more security checkposts have been set up in Loy Shelman and Sheen Pokh areas of Khyber Agency along River Kabul’s bank near the Pakistan-Afghan border. Sheen Pokh is a remote area of Landikotal bordering Afghanistan to the east and west and Mo
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Three more security checkposts have been set up in Loy Shelman and Sheen Pokh areas of Khyber Agency along River Kabul’s bank near the Pakistan-Afghan border. Sheen Pokh is a remote area of Landikotal bordering Afghanistan to the east and west and Mohmand Agency to the north, which is around 40 kilometres from Landikotal Bazaar in the north. It was usual with militants to come across the River Kabul into Sheen Pokh for carrying out subversive activities. The step has also been taken to obstruct likely penetration of insurgents from across the border in Afghanistan into Pakistan via ghost porous routes, Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak said.
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June - 30 
Troops backed by jets and helicopter gunships killed as many as 40 militants in Baizai region under Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan on June 30, reports Daily Times. Brigadier Aftab Ahmad said that hi
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Troops backed by jets and helicopter gunships killed as many as 40 militants in Baizai region under Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan on June 30, reports Daily Times. Brigadier Aftab Ahmad said that his forces had destroyed 17 militant hideouts in Baizai region under his command. “We killed at least 40 terrorists,” Ahmad said. However, there was no independent verification of the deaths. Frontier Corps spokesman Major Fazalur Rehman said one soldier was also killed and added that Security Forces have cleared most of the conflict ravaged Baizai after inflicting heavy casualties on militants.
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June - 30 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school building with explosives at the Sharkeerah area in Mattani, a suburban locality of the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar on June 30, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was report
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school building with explosives at the Sharkeerah area in Mattani, a suburban locality of the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar on June 30, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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June - 30 
Unidentified militants shot dead two more men and injured one other near Sindhi Hotel in New Karachi, reports The News.
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Unidentified militants shot dead two more men and injured one other near Sindhi Hotel in New Karachi, reports The News.
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*Data till , April 17, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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