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June - 1 
a man, identified as Ali Muhammad (60), was killed outside a bakery in Khokhrapar. Investigators said the victim was receiving threats from extortionists.
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a man, identified as Ali Muhammad (60), was killed outside a bakery in Khokhrapar. Investigators said the victim was receiving threats from extortionists.
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June - 1 
a militant was killed in retaliatory firing incident with the Police in Chagai District. According to details, a vehicle carrying seven persons illegally entered in Chaghai. When Security Forces (SFs) signalled to stop, the assailants opened fire. SF
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a militant was killed in retaliatory firing incident with the Police in Chagai District. According to details, a vehicle carrying seven persons illegally entered in Chaghai. When Security Forces (SFs) signalled to stop, the assailants opened fire. SFs retaliated, killing one alleged militant and injuring three others.
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June - 1 
a police mobile van narrowly escaped a militant attack near Rashakai inter-change in Nowshera. DSP (Nowshera Circle) Riaz Khan said that militants had planted explosives along Nowshera-Mardan Road and they exploded when the van passed by. He said the
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a police mobile van narrowly escaped a militant attack near Rashakai inter-change in Nowshera. DSP (Nowshera Circle) Riaz Khan said that militants had planted explosives along Nowshera-Mardan Road and they exploded when the van passed by. He said the van and people riding it remained safe in the attack.
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June - 1 
a woman was injured in firing in Pahar Ganj area while two other men were wounded at Bin Qasim roundabout and Qasba Colony respectively.
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a woman was injured in firing in Pahar Ganj area while two other men were wounded at Bin Qasim roundabout and Qasba Colony respectively.
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June - 1 
another MQM supporter Waqas alias Vicky was shot dead at Yousuf Plaza, near Anarkali Bazaar.
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another MQM supporter Waqas alias Vicky was shot dead at Yousuf Plaza, near Anarkali Bazaar.
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At least eight persons, including two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists, were killed in different parts of Karachi on June 1 and June 2, reports The News.
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At least eight persons, including two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists, were killed in different parts of Karachi on June 1 and June 2, reports The News.
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June - 1 
eight militants were killed and three were injured when gunship helicopters pounded militants’ positions in Mela Village of Orakzai Agency. Four militant bases in Mela Village were destroyed in that action, Assistant Political Agent Hamid Khan said.
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eight militants were killed and three were injured when gunship helicopters pounded militants’ positions in Mela Village of Orakzai Agency. Four militant bases in Mela Village were destroyed in that action, Assistant Political Agent Hamid Khan said.
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June - 1 
Former provincial Minister and Kalat District Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Attaullah Langoh’s son Hafiz Imdadullah was shot dead near on Spiny Road in Quetta on June 1, reported Daily Times. Superintendent of Police (SP) Malik Arshad said
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Former provincial Minister and Kalat District Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Attaullah Langoh’s son Hafiz Imdadullah was shot dead near on Spiny Road in Quetta on June 1, reported Daily Times. Superintendent of Police (SP) Malik Arshad said that unidentified militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a car carrying Langoh’s son. He also informed that the Police arrested both the accused and seized two 30-bore pistols from them.
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Militants attacked troops near the Nadir Mela area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), leading to a shootout that killed six militants and injured two soldiers, including a captain on June 1, reports Central Asia Online. F
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Militants attacked troops near the Nadir Mela area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), leading to a shootout that killed six militants and injured two soldiers, including a captain on June 1, reports Central Asia Online. Five other militants were injured, Frontier Corps spokesman Major Fazl said.
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June - 1 
one MQM supporter, identified as Shahnawaz alias Shani, was shot near Abal Chowk at the Kaagzi Bazaar in Kharadar.
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one MQM supporter, identified as Shahnawaz alias Shani, was shot near Abal Chowk at the Kaagzi Bazaar in Kharadar.
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June - 1 
One Shahid was killed by unidentified assailants in the Katlang Town of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 1, reports Dawn. Officials of the Katlang Police Station said Shahid was killed by unidentified assailants when he was on his way to
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One Shahid was killed by unidentified assailants in the Katlang Town of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 1, reports Dawn. Officials of the Katlang Police Station said Shahid was killed by unidentified assailants when he was on his way to home from work.
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June - 1 
Police recovered an abdcuted businessman, Shahzad, from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror camps in Ghuarazai area of Lachi tehsil (revenue unit). The camps located on mountains were later destroyed. However, no arrests could be made.
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Police recovered an abdcuted businessman, Shahzad, from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror camps in Ghuarazai area of Lachi tehsil (revenue unit). The camps located on mountains were later destroyed. However, no arrests could be made.
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June - 1 
Rangers raided different areas of Gulshan-e-Iqbal including Quaid-e-Azam Colony and other adjoining areas after getting information about the presence of criminals in the area.
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Rangers raided different areas of Gulshan-e-Iqbal including Quaid-e-Azam Colony and other adjoining areas after getting information about the presence of criminals in the area.
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June - 1 
Resentment is brewing up in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) with the local representatives there calling on the US to support the right of self- determination of the people of the disputed region, saying that they are being oppressed by the Pakistan Government
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Resentment is brewing up in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) with the local representatives there calling on the US to support the right of self- determination of the people of the disputed region, saying that they are being oppressed by the Pakistan Government, Daily Excelsior reported. A three-member delegation of US embassy in Islamabad, including Lisa Buzenos, Political/Economic Officer and Kimberly Phelan, Political Officer, met chairperson of GB United Movement (GBUM), Manzoor Hussain Parwana in Gilgit on May 31, reports said. Parwana called denial of the right of self-determination and degradation of local national and cultural identity as two main issues for the people of GB, saying that with abundance of natural resources and enviable geo-strategic location the region fulfils the criteria to sustain as an independent country. "We expect brotherly relations with our neighbours namely India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan but do not expect them to treat us like a colony. The international community including our neighbors should respect our will to exist as an independent nation. We intend to use our land and resources for the well-being of our people but would refuse to let our neighbours exploit us to enhance their strategic depth or use our poor people as cannon fodder," Parwana said in a statement that was distributed in Washington on June 1.
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The grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti and the head of Balochistan Republican Party (BRP) Brahmdagh Bugti on June 1 said the NATO supply through Balochistan is not acceptable but if they (the Pakistani Government) want to do so, the Baloch should be taken
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The grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti and the head of Balochistan Republican Party (BRP) Brahmdagh Bugti on June 1 said the NATO supply through Balochistan is not acceptable but if they (the Pakistani Government) want to do so, the Baloch should be taken into confidence, reports Daily Times. In an Interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu Service, Bugti, who is currently on exile in Switzerland, said he was against all sorts of external intervention in the Balochistan issue be it from Pakistan, the United States (US) or from any other country. He said the ‘independence of Balochistan cause’ lacks international support but lobbying was being done in the US, United Kingdom (UK) and Russia. Further, the Baloch leader said that Pashtuns would not be part of “independent Balochistan” as the territory would be consisted of the Baloch majority area. He accused the Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for using power and money to divide Baloch leaders struggling for their “independence”. Although Brahmdagh did not support killings of people in an armed struggle of the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), he avoided condemning such a struggle.
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June - 1 
The lawyers, representing Doctor Shakeel Afridi jailed after helping the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) find slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, appealed against his conviction on June 1, reports Daily Times. Afridi was on May 23, 2012 sentenc
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The lawyers, representing Doctor Shakeel Afridi jailed after helping the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) find slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, appealed against his conviction on June 1, reports Daily Times. Afridi was on May 23, 2012 sentenced to 33 years in jail. He was arrested after United States (US) troops killed bin Laden in May 2011 in Abbottabad where he set up a fake vaccination programme in the hope of obtaining DNA samples to identify the al Qaeda leader. But he was convicted for treason over alleged ties to terrorist group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and not for working for the CIA, for which the court said it did not have jurisdiction. The appeal, filed by his brother Jamil Afridi through lawyers, said the allegations were “false, concocted and without foundation”. It said Afridi had “no association” with LI and that the conviction should be dismissed because he had no opportunity of defence or fair trial. The appeal said Afridi was abducted by LI in 2008 and ordered to pay PKR 1 million. The court said Afridi paid PKR 2 million to the faction and helped to provide medical assistance to terrorist commanders in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered tribal Areas (FATA). The terrorists have denied any links to Afridi, saying they fined him for over-charging patients, and have threatened to kill him.
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The pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees has declined sharply over the past two years mainly because of the uncertain security situation in their country, Dawn reported on June 1. According to officials, under an agreement signed in 2012 between A
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The pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees has declined sharply over the past two years mainly because of the uncertain security situation in their country, Dawn reported on June 1. According to officials, under an agreement signed in 2012 between Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), about three million remaining refugees were to be repatriated to Afghanistan by the end of December 2012, but a very small number of them have since returned. The Afghan Government is trying to resettle them before the exit of foreign troops in 2014 and beyond. On May 30, the jirga (tribal council) members met SAFRON Minister Shaukatullah Khan who assured them that the Pakistan Government would take every possible step to accelerate the pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees. The Minister called upon the UNHCR to increase the support package for refugees from USD 150 per person to USD 500 because they would have to purchase households for themselves on return. The jirga was informed that at present more than one million of the three million Afghan displaced persons were not registered with the authorities and because of this they were facing a number of problems. The elders complained to the Afghan minister of various problems being faced by the refugees, including police harassment and health and education related issues, and asked him to resolve these issues. The refugees demanded full security for their families’ life and property for resettlement in Afghanistan.
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June - 1 
three people were injured in Hangu Bazaar after an improvised explosive device and mortar shells placed in a handcart exploded. The blast partially damaged two shops and a bank.
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three people were injured in Hangu Bazaar after an improvised explosive device and mortar shells placed in a handcart exploded. The blast partially damaged two shops and a bank.
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June - 1 
Three persons were shot dead and three others injured in a target killing incident in the Ghani Goth area of Khuda Ki Basti in Surjani Town. Initial investigations revealed that five assailants on two motorcycles opened fire on the six people and fle
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Three persons were shot dead and three others injured in a target killing incident in the Ghani Goth area of Khuda Ki Basti in Surjani Town. Initial investigations revealed that five assailants on two motorcycles opened fire on the six people and fled. The dead were identified as Mehboob Khan (35), Ghulam Qadir Baloch and an unidentified 28-year-old person.
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June - 1 
unidentified armed assailants shot dead another unidentified man in Sohrab Goth area.
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unidentified armed assailants shot dead another unidentified man in Sohrab Goth area.
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June - 1 
unidentified assailants shot dead Police constable Riaz Gul at Nawa-e-Killi area of Quetta in an incident of target killing.
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unidentified assailants shot dead Police constable Riaz Gul at Nawa-e-Killi area of Quetta in an incident of target killing.
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June - 2 
SFs conducted a search operation in Juma Gul, Tormazdak, ShadiKhel and Abakhel areas of FR Tank. In the operation SFs arrested a number of suspects and also seized arms, ammunition and improvised explosives devices (IED).
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SFs conducted a search operation in Juma Gul, Tormazdak, ShadiKhel and Abakhel areas of FR Tank. In the operation SFs arrested a number of suspects and also seized arms, ammunition and improvised explosives devices (IED).
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June - 2 
armed militants killed one man at Ahmed Shah Bukhari road in Kalri area of Lyari on June 2 (today).
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armed militants killed one man at Ahmed Shah Bukhari road in Kalri area of Lyari on June 2 (today).
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June - 2 
Around 121 insurgent training camps were operating in Balochistan and 30 in Afghanistan, which are contributing to unrest in the province, Inspector-General (IG) Frontier Corps (FC) Major General Ubaidullah Khan said on June 2, reports The Express Tr
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Around 121 insurgent training camps were operating in Balochistan and 30 in Afghanistan, which are contributing to unrest in the province, Inspector-General (IG) Frontier Corps (FC) Major General Ubaidullah Khan said on June 2, reports The Express Tribune. Addressing a press conference in Quetta, Khan claimed that the camps are being operated by Harbiyar Marri, Brahmdagh Bugti, Allah Nazar and Javed Mengal, and are running concerted campaigns to defame state institutions. Brahmdagh Bugti is the leader of Balochistan Republican Party (BRP) and Harbiyar Marri of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) - both are accused of fuelling insurgency in the violence plagued province. Khan added that if the government tries its hard, these camps can be eliminated.
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June - 2 
at least four persons were killed in a drone attack in Ghwa Khwa area near Wana in South Waziristan Agency in the early morning of June 2 (today), reports The News. According to sources, four missiles were fired by a drone at a car parked in a house
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at least four persons were killed in a drone attack in Ghwa Khwa area near Wana in South Waziristan Agency in the early morning of June 2 (today), reports The News. According to sources, four missiles were fired by a drone at a car parked in a house in Ghwa Khwa area.
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June - 2 
In a bid to curb targeted killings and restore peace in Karachi, the Sindh Government has decided to revise territorial limits of existing Police Stations and to create Police sub-stations in sensitive neighbourhoods, reports Central Asia Online repo
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In a bid to curb targeted killings and restore peace in Karachi, the Sindh Government has decided to revise territorial limits of existing Police Stations and to create Police sub-stations in sensitive neighbourhoods, reports Central Asia Online reported on June 2. Conferees at a May 31 meeting at Chief Minister House decided on the plan to open Police sub-stations and to set up community policing and intelligence units, according to a Government statement. The Intelligence Bureau and Special Branch will work to identify criminals. The conferees also agreed to have the Sindh Government seek the Federal Government’s help in obtaining two helicopters to perform aerial surveillance
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June - 2 
More than 30 militants were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on June 2, reports Daily Times. Source said that the SFs launched a massive crackdown in Tirah Va
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More than 30 militants were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on June 2, reports Daily Times. Source said that the SFs launched a massive crackdown in Tirah Valley. Four hideouts and compounds of militants were also destroyed.
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June - 2 
Pakistan’s decision to allow two US military officials to return to a liaison post is a “sign of improving coordination between the United States and Pakistan”, Dawn quoting the American Forces Press Service reported on June 2. The story, posted prom
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Pakistan’s decision to allow two US military officials to return to a liaison post is a “sign of improving coordination between the United States and Pakistan”, Dawn quoting the American Forces Press Service reported on June 2. The story, posted prominently on the front page of the official Pentagon website, quotes spokesman Navy Capt John Kirby as saying that the two officers returned to Pakistan recently at the request of the Pakistani Government. Earlier, Capt Kirby told a news briefing at the Pentagon that there were no US military trainers in Pakistan. “A couple of liaison officers, from the US Regional Command East, Bagram, have returned to the area around Peshawar to coordinate and continue to liaise with the 11th Corps headquarters there at the Pakistani military.” The 11th Corps’ area of responsibility includes the border region that matches up with the US Regional Command East on the Afghanistan side.
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June - 2 
the SFs arrested a burqa-clad suicide bomber in Landikotal area of Khyber Agency. Official sources said that a bomber wearing burqa was stopped by SFs when they got suspicious.
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the SFs arrested a burqa-clad suicide bomber in Landikotal area of Khyber Agency. Official sources said that a bomber wearing burqa was stopped by SFs when they got suspicious.
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June - 2 
unidentified militants blew up a high-power transmission tower in Jar area of Bajaur Agency. After the incident the political authorities launched a search operation and arrested 20 persons in this regard. No group claimed responsibility for the dest
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unidentified militants blew up a high-power transmission tower in Jar area of Bajaur Agency. After the incident the political authorities launched a search operation and arrested 20 persons in this regard. No group claimed responsibility for the destruction of the tower.
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June - 2 
unidentified militants killed a person of the Hazara community, Muhammad Ali, and another injured near a bus stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.
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unidentified militants killed a person of the Hazara community, Muhammad Ali, and another injured near a bus stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.
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June - 2 
Unidentified militants on June 2 killed two Balochistan Levies personnel, identified as Rasool Bukhsh and Mohammad Umer Jan, in an attack on a check post in Rado area of Jaho tehsil (revenue unit) in Awaran District, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants on June 2 killed two Balochistan Levies personnel, identified as Rasool Bukhsh and Mohammad Umer Jan, in an attack on a check post in Rado area of Jaho tehsil (revenue unit) in Awaran District, reports Daily Times.
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June - 3 
a rocket shell was neutralised by the bomb disposal unit (BDS) in a field near the Officers Colony here in the Bannu Cantonment of Bannu District, reports The News. The sources said that a rocket shell was found in a field near the Officers Colony on
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a rocket shell was neutralised by the bomb disposal unit (BDS) in a field near the Officers Colony here in the Bannu Cantonment of Bannu District, reports The News. The sources said that a rocket shell was found in a field near the Officers Colony on the Bannu-Miranshah Road. Acting on a tip-off, officials of the BDS reached the spot and neutralised the shell.
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June - 3 
an activist of MQM, identified as Rashid, was shot and injured in a drive-by shooting in Malir. Police officials said that the victim is associated with the MQM Malir Unit-43. He was shot thrice while the motive behind the incident has yet to be asce
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an activist of MQM, identified as Rashid, was shot and injured in a drive-by shooting in Malir. Police officials said that the victim is associated with the MQM Malir Unit-43. He was shot thrice while the motive behind the incident has yet to be ascertained.
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June - 3 
an Afghan refugee, Ajmeer Khan was killed when he stepped on a mine in Shahedano Dhand in Kurram Agency
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an Afghan refugee, Ajmeer Khan was killed when he stepped on a mine in Shahedano Dhand in Kurram Agency
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June - 3 
another dead body of a man was found near Lyari Express Way in Bandhani Colony within the limits of Liaquatabad Police Station. Police officials said unidentified men, after kidnapping, shot the man once in his head before throwing his body into a de
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another dead body of a man was found near Lyari Express Way in Bandhani Colony within the limits of Liaquatabad Police Station. Police officials said unidentified men, after kidnapping, shot the man once in his head before throwing his body into a deserted place.
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June - 3 
another MQM activist Ali Patni went missing from Kharadar locality.
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another MQM activist Ali Patni went missing from Kharadar locality.
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June - 3 
At least six persons, including four Shias and a policeman, were killed and another Policeman injured when a group of unidentified assailants attacked a welding shop on Essa Khan Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on June 3, report
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At least six persons, including four Shias and a policeman, were killed and another Policeman injured when a group of unidentified assailants attacked a welding shop on Essa Khan Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on June 3, reports Daily Times. Sources said unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on the shop, killing five people, including a passer-by. “Four of the victims belong to the Shia community and it could be the case of sectarian targeted killing,” Police said. “They [attackers] entered a welding shop when workers were having their lunch and killed five people,” Senior Police Officer Jahangir Shah said, adding that the dead included four members of the Shia Hazara community and a passer-by. The deceased were identified as Haji Abdul Nabi, his son Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Tariq, Abdul Manan and Naqeebullah, the passer-by.
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June - 3 
Gilani said he had directed the Balochistan Chief Secretary to identify 35,000 graduates of Balochistan to be given jobs by the Government. “Fifteen hundred jobs in Federal Levies Force have already been provided to the people of Balochistan,” he sai
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Gilani said he had directed the Balochistan Chief Secretary to identify 35,000 graduates of Balochistan to be given jobs by the Government. “Fifteen hundred jobs in Federal Levies Force have already been provided to the people of Balochistan,” he said while talking to a PPP Balochistan delegation led by its provincial president Mir Sadiq Umrani. “1,500 more jobs will be created in the Federal Levies Force in Balochistan this year,” Gilani said, adding that the Government would further recruit 10,000 youth in different departments. Out of them, 5,000 would be sent abroad to acquire required skills in their respective fields, the Prime Minister added. He said that under the 18th Amendment, provisional autonomy had been granted to provinces in order to empower them. He said that under the 7th National Finance Commission Award (NFC), the share of Balochistan had reached PKR 120 billion as compared to PKR 40 billion in the past. He said the Government had allocated PKR Six billion to provide scholarships to the youth of Balochistan.
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June - 3 
militants killed a man and abducted two of his grandchildren after an attack on his home in Ghalo Cheena in Doaba area in Hangu District, reports The News. The sources said that scores of militants stormed the house of one Asghar in Ghalo Cheena and
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militants killed a man and abducted two of his grandchildren after an attack on his home in Ghalo Cheena in Doaba area in Hangu District, reports The News. The sources said that scores of militants stormed the house of one Asghar in Ghalo Cheena and opened indiscriminate fire on the family members. The sources said that Asghar was killed on the spot and two of his relatives sustained injuries in the attack. The militants also abducted two grandchildren of Asghar whose identities could not be confirmed.
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June - 3 
Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and recovered huge cache of explosives and arms in Shahi Bagh locality of Damghar area in Swat District, reports Dawn. Official sources said that personnel of Kanju, Kabal, and Shah Dheri Police Statio
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Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and recovered huge cache of explosives and arms in Shahi Bagh locality of Damghar area in Swat District, reports Dawn. Official sources said that personnel of Kanju, Kabal, and Shah Dheri Police Stations seized explosives, hand grenades, cartridges, wires and important documents during a search operation in Damghar area. The arms and explosive were dumped on the bank of the Swat River. The policemen spotted the arms during a joint patrolling in the area.
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June - 3 
Police found three men shot dead from different parts of Karachi, provincial metropolis of Sindh on June 3, while a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist was shot at and injured, reports Daily Times. The bodies of two young men were found from
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Police found three men shot dead from different parts of Karachi, provincial metropolis of Sindh on June 3, while a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist was shot at and injured, reports Daily Times. The bodies of two young men were found from Sector 8-L within the jurisdiction of Orangi Town Police Station. They were identified as 26-year-old Asad Iqbal and 31-year-old Shahid. Police officials said both victims lived in Orangi Town and unidentified men killed them after kidnapping. They said both were shot in their heads and chests.
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June - 3 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 3 directed the Balochistan Chief Secretary and Home Secretary to take steps to improve law and order situation in the province, reports Daily Times. Talking to a delegation of Hazara community at Governor’s H
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 3 directed the Balochistan Chief Secretary and Home Secretary to take steps to improve law and order situation in the province, reports Daily Times. Talking to a delegation of Hazara community at Governor’s House, the Prime Minister said that a concerted strategy must be evolved to ensure peace in Balochistan. He said any leniency on part of law enforcers would not be tolerated.
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June - 3 
the Akkakhel peace committee of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency has announced a general amnesty for all militants affiliated with any outfit, if they surrender unconditionally and gives an undertaking about good conduct in future. According to a stateme
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the Akkakhel peace committee of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency has announced a general amnesty for all militants affiliated with any outfit, if they surrender unconditionally and gives an undertaking about good conduct in future. According to a statement issued by the committee’s chief Haji Gul Meeran, the militants have been given the deadline of June 10 to surrender. After the date, the committee will take action against all militants living in Akkakhel and impose a fine of PKR five million on anyone sheltering outlaws. Houses of such people would also be demolished, the statement warned.
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June - 3 
the assailants were escaping after killing the five people when a Police patrolling team spotted the assailants and opened fire at them. Two policemen were injured in the ensuing shootout and one of them succumbed to injuries. Sources said that two a
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the assailants were escaping after killing the five people when a Police patrolling team spotted the assailants and opened fire at them. Two policemen were injured in the ensuing shootout and one of them succumbed to injuries. Sources said that two attackers were also injured but they escaped in a rickshaw.
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June - 3 
the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants killed two men and a woman in Qambar Khel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency after accusing them of being involved in illicit affair. A spokesman for the LI, Abu Rasheed Lashkari, told reporters by
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the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants killed two men and a woman in Qambar Khel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency after accusing them of being involved in illicit affair. A spokesman for the LI, Abu Rasheed Lashkari, told reporters by phone that its activists had caught the three people “red handed” in Qambar Khel area and they had been punished “in accordance with the Shariat”.
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June - 3 
the law-enforcement agencies have undertaken stringent security measures in and around the Peshawar Central Prison since shifting of alleged CIA informer Dr Shakil Afridi to the jail. The provincial government had made all necessary arrangements for
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the law-enforcement agencies have undertaken stringent security measures in and around the Peshawar Central Prison since shifting of alleged CIA informer Dr Shakil Afridi to the jail. The provincial government had made all necessary arrangements for the shifting of Dr Shakil to a more secure prison in Punjab and a green signal by the federal government to this effect was awaited. “Many families and those working in the area have been concerned since Dr Shakil was shifted to the Peshawar prison. Their fears are genuine in the wake of the Bannu jailbreak and that is why the provincial government is insisting that the federal government should shift Dr Afridi to a safer place at the earliest,” an official of the Home and Tribal Affairs Department said.
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June - 3 
The US drone attack killed 10 militants in the Birmal area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on June 3, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the drone fired four missiles at a suspected militant hideout in th
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The US drone attack killed 10 militants in the Birmal area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on June 3, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the drone fired four missiles at a suspected militant hideout in the Birmal area.
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June - 3 
Two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces in Kawar Qala area in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 3, reports Dawn. The slain militants were identified as Ihsanullah and Irfanullah.
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Two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces in Kawar Qala area in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 3, reports Dawn. The slain militants were identified as Ihsanullah and Irfanullah.
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June - 4 
10 militants were killed in aerial shelling in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Security officials said that fighter planes targeted hideouts of Tariq Afridi group of TTP in Dwa Thoe area in the morning that resulted in k
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10 militants were killed in aerial shelling in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Security officials said that fighter planes targeted hideouts of Tariq Afridi group of TTP in Dwa Thoe area in the morning that resulted in killing of 10 militants. The hideouts of Taliban were also destroyed in the bombardment, they added.
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June - 4 
a man was killed and another seven, including three security personnel, were injured in a remote-controlled blast in Bismillah Chowk in Panjgur District.
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a man was killed and another seven, including three security personnel, were injured in a remote-controlled blast in Bismillah Chowk in Panjgur District.
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June - 4 
A peace volunteer, who was kidnapped on May 19, was found slaughtered in Matani area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 4, reports Dawn. Sherbaz, a member of Bazidkhel Qaumi Lashkar (community militia),
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A peace volunteer, who was kidnapped on May 19, was found slaughtered in Matani area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 4, reports Dawn. Sherbaz, a member of Bazidkhel Qaumi Lashkar (community militia), was abducted along with another friend on May 19 when he was on way to his home in Ghaziabad locality of Matani. Police said that the body of the peace volunteer was found on a pavement. Ghulam, another worker of the peace body, had also been kidnapped along with him. He was also slaughtered and his body was thrown in Matani area few days ago. “A chit written in Pashto language was found with the body. The chit says that those supporting anti-Taliban forces and volunteers will face the same fate,” sources said adding that names of few other people were also mentioned in the chit.
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June - 4 
an unidentified man was killed and another wounded in a firing incident on Nishtar Road. DSP Qaiser Ali Shah said both victims were on a motorcycle when unidentified men targeted them. Condition of the injured was stated to be critical. The vio
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an unidentified man was killed and another wounded in a firing incident on Nishtar Road. DSP Qaiser Ali Shah said both victims were on a motorcycle when unidentified men targeted them. Condition of the injured was stated to be critical. The violence claimed four more lives in different parts of the city, including Orangi Town, Defence, Ferozabad, Sacchal and Sohrab Goth. A man was gunned down near his house in Islamia Colony when he was sitting outside a mosque. Police officials said the deceased hailed from Kurram Agency.
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June - 4 
an unidentified man’s body was found from a nullah near Super Highway. An MQM worker was wounded in an armed attack near Old Sabzi Mandi.
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an unidentified man’s body was found from a nullah near Super Highway. An MQM worker was wounded in an armed attack near Old Sabzi Mandi.
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June - 4 
Another man was killed when at least two armed men on a motorcycle shot him in the head. Police said the deceased was a watchman. Another watchman in Memon Nagar Society was gunned down.
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Another man was killed when at least two armed men on a motorcycle shot him in the head. Police said the deceased was a watchman. Another watchman in Memon Nagar Society was gunned down.
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June - 4 
At least two people, belonging to Punjab, were shot dead in a suspected ethnic killing in Mand town of Balochistan on June 4, reports Daily Times. According to Balochistan Levies official Amman Baloch the victims were coming from Iran and were on the
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At least two people, belonging to Punjab, were shot dead in a suspected ethnic killing in Mand town of Balochistan on June 4, reports Daily Times. According to Balochistan Levies official Amman Baloch the victims were coming from Iran and were on their way from Mand to Karachi in a coach when unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle intercepted the coach. They took the two persons out of the coach and shot them dead. “It is a case of target killing but it has been confirmed they belonged to the Punjab province,” the official said.
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June - 4 
Police said an unidentified man shot and killed the victim when he tried to stop him while trying to enter the society. A driver was killed when armed men attacked his car with gunshots near Jheel Park.
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Police said an unidentified man shot and killed the victim when he tried to stop him while trying to enter the society. A driver was killed when armed men attacked his car with gunshots near Jheel Park.
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June - 4 
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on June 4 asserted that the Federal Government was currently negotiating with the exiled Baloch leaders to help resolve the crisis in the province and to ensure stability and prosperity in Balochistan, reports Th
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on June 4 asserted that the Federal Government was currently negotiating with the exiled Baloch leaders to help resolve the crisis in the province and to ensure stability and prosperity in Balochistan, reports The News. Addressing an official gathering at the Command and Staff College, Quetta, the Prime Minister maintained that nations thrived in the presence of democratic institutions, before adding that all the key state institutions should work within their respective jurisdictions and domains for the good of the people. “Parliament, executive, and judiciary, all have to work well within their given domains for the people’s will,” he said. Prime Minister Gilani said the country had faced long periods of non-democratic rule, and one look at the balance sheet of Pakistan’s political history showed that by providing constitutional, political and economic security, democratically elected Governments had stood the test of time.
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June - 4 
six persons, including three US nationals, were detained at the Peshawar Motorway toll plaza after Police discovered a large cache of illegal arms from their vehicles. According to Police sources, the “suspicious cars” were stopped for a routine chec
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six persons, including three US nationals, were detained at the Peshawar Motorway toll plaza after Police discovered a large cache of illegal arms from their vehicles. According to Police sources, the “suspicious cars” were stopped for a routine check at the Peshawar Motorway toll plaza when the weapons were discovered. Police sources said that the weapons included 4 M4 assault rifles with 36 magazines and 4 pistols with 30 magazines. US Consul General Mary Richard also reached the Police Station where the Americans were detained for questioning, urging officials to seize weapons but not to detain the foreigners
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June - 4 
Ten more persons were killed while six others were injured in the ongoing spat of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on June 4, reports Daily Times. Police officials claimed four MQM workers were among the dead while all the six inj
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Ten more persons were killed while six others were injured in the ongoing spat of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on June 4, reports Daily Times. Police officials claimed four MQM workers were among the dead while all the six injured also belonged to the MQM. The most-affected areas included Pan Mandi, Kharadar, Kamil Gali, Kaghazai Bazaar, Risala, Garden, Dhobi Ghat, Chippa Gali, Soldier Bazaar and Chakiwara, where five people, including the four MQM workers, were killed and five other party workers were wounded. Armed men on motorcycles continued to target people in the Old City and its adjoining areas, for which Police blamed Lyari gangsters or People’s Amn Committee. Armed men on at least a dozen motorcycles killed an MQM worker, and wounded three others, in Pan Mandi area. Shortly, the same armed men shot and injured two more MQM workers. Later, the same men killed a rickshaw driver and injured a passenger inside near Azeem Plaza in Dhobi Ghat area. The victims were associated with the MQM unit-32. A 32-year-old man was killed while his companion – both MQM workers – was wounded when the same culprits targeted them in Kaghazai Bazaar in Kharadar. The culprits targeted and killed a man at his shop in Bihar Colony. This victim was also a member of the MQM.
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June - 4 
The Human Rights activist Asma Jehangir on June 4 said that the country’s security establishment was planning to get her killed using one of the many jihadi (holy warrior) outfits operating in the country, reports The Hindu. She spoke out on a couple
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The Human Rights activist Asma Jehangir on June 4 said that the country’s security establishment was planning to get her killed using one of the many jihadi (holy warrior) outfits operating in the country, reports The Hindu. She spoke out on a couple of primetime talk shows; stating that the military – particularly the Inter Services Intelligence – was upset with her for picking up cudgels for the Baloch people and speaking out against the role of the security establishment in the restive province of Balochistan. Jehangir went public with her fears after an “information-leak from a responsible and highly credible source.” Alarmed by this leak, leading members of Pakistan’s civil society said: “What makes the reported conspiracy to liquidate Asma Jehangir especially serious is, firstly, the environment of target-killings, in which dissident persons’ dead bodies are being dumped all over, and, secondly, the fact that the finger of accusation has been pointed at the extraordinarily privileged state actors.” In a statement issued through the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, they said this is not a conspiracy against one individual alone but a plot against Pakistan’s future as a democratic state. “We wish to make it clear to all and sundry, especially those who preside over the security apparatus, that they must not under-estimate the consequences of any harm being caused to the life of Asma Jehangir.”
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June - 4 
The Supreme Court was informed on June 4 that a committee comprising senior officers of law enforcement agencies was formed for issues confronting Balochistan, including the matter of missing persons, mutilated bodies and abductions for ransom, repor
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The Supreme Court was informed on June 4 that a committee comprising senior officers of law enforcement agencies was formed for issues confronting Balochistan, including the matter of missing persons, mutilated bodies and abductions for ransom, reports Daily Times. Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir told a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, that a joint meeting was held to discuss the issues of the province. Principal Secretary to Prime Minister and the Interior and Defence secretaries participated in the meeting, he said. He further said it was decided to form a high-level committee, comprising senior officers from all law enforcement agencies, which would submit its findings in five days. The attorney general said that another committee, headed by Farooq H Naek, was constituted to see the issue in wider perspective and it had been given a mandate to negotiate with political leaders.
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June - 4 
The United States should apologies for the NATO attack on Salala checkpost attack, which killed 24 soldiers, if it wants Pakistan to reopen key supply routes into Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said in an interview published on June
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The United States should apologies for the NATO attack on Salala checkpost attack, which killed 24 soldiers, if it wants Pakistan to reopen key supply routes into Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said in an interview published on June 4, reports Daily Times. “A representative parliament of 180 million people has spoken on one subject,” Khar told Foreign Policy, referring to new guidelines for US-Pakistan ties approved by Pakistani lawmakers which call for an apology. A US apology is “something which should have been forthcoming the day this incident happened, and what a partnership not only demands, but requires”, she said.
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June - 4 
three local LI ‘commanders’ surrendered to Akkakhel Peace Committee in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit). The committee had given an ultimatum on June 3 to all militants in Akkakhel area to lay down arms and surrender before June 10.
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three local LI ‘commanders’ surrendered to Akkakhel Peace Committee in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit). The committee had given an ultimatum on June 3 to all militants in Akkakhel area to lay down arms and surrender before June 10.
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June - 4 
two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) were killed and three volunteers of Zakhakhel Peace Committee sustained injuries in a clash in Bukarh area of Zakhakhel Bazaar.
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two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) were killed and three volunteers of Zakhakhel Peace Committee sustained injuries in a clash in Bukarh area of Zakhakhel Bazaar.
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June - 4 
US drone attack killed 15 militants in Hisokhel, east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, reports Daily Times. Officials said two missiles slammed into a compound in the vi
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US drone attack killed 15 militants in Hisokhel, east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, reports Daily Times. Officials said two missiles slammed into a compound in the village of Hisokhel before dawn. “Fifteen terrorists were killed in a dawn strike on a compound. The bodies of those killed were unable to be identified,” a security official in Miranshah said. He said there were unconfirmed reports that foreigners were among the dead. In the debris, local people found letterheads of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), wooden beds, blankets and mattresses. Dawn reported that al Qaeda’s ‘second-in-command’ Abu Yahya al-Libi was the target of the US drone strike. US officials confirmed to The New York Times that Libi had been the target of the missile attack in North Waziristan, but could not say whether he had survived. A senior Pakistani security source in Peshawar, meanwhile, told The New York Times that it “looks like he has been killed.”
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June - 5 
A Peshawar local judicial magistrate on June 5 granted bail to three Pakistani staffers of the US Consulate, including two drivers and a security guard, charged with transportation of unlicensed automatic weapons in two diplomatic vehicles, reports D
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A Peshawar local judicial magistrate on June 5 granted bail to three Pakistani staffers of the US Consulate, including two drivers and a security guard, charged with transportation of unlicensed automatic weapons in two diplomatic vehicles, reports Dawn. He, however, linked their release with the furnishing of two sureties of PKR 100,000 each. While driver Ahsanullah and guard Manzoor Ellahi were freed, driver Asif Khan was sent to jail as his surety bonds were rejected as the national identity card of one of his two guarantors was expired. Police on June 4 detained two diplomatic vehicles boarded by the three suspects along with three foreign staffers of the US Consulate near a toll plaza on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway. Police objected to the presence of unlicensed arms in the vehicles.
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June - 5 
At least 20 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in retaliatory fire by Security Forces (SFs) when a group of militants attacked the Salala checkpost along the Af-Pak international border in Mohammad Agency of Federally Administered
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At least 20 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in retaliatory fire by Security Forces (SFs) when a group of militants attacked the Salala checkpost along the Af-Pak international border in Mohammad Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 5, reports Dawn. The Salala checkpost, which was attacked by NATO forces on November 26, 2011, severely straining Pakistan-US relations. According to security officials, the attack was repulsed and 20 militants were killed and several others injured. According to them, one soldier was killed and three others injured in the exchange of fire. However, the TTP rejected SFs’ claim about casualties of militants and said only one militant had been killed and three injured. The TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said by phone that six soldiers had been killed in the attack and eight injured.
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June - 5 
at least six militants were killed when Kukikhel peace lashkar clashed with Tariq Afridi group of TTP in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency. TTP had earlier claimed to have captured some bunkers previously occupied by Kukikhel volunteers
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at least six militants were killed when Kukikhel peace lashkar clashed with Tariq Afridi group of TTP in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency. TTP had earlier claimed to have captured some bunkers previously occupied by Kukikhel volunteers in the same locality. Zabita Khan, a Kukikhel elder in Jamrud, said that reinforcements were dispatched to Tirah. He claimed that the tribal volunteers had besieged TTP from three sides. Taliban would soon be flushed out from Kukikhel area as the entire tribe was against their presence, he added.
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June - 5 
Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants attacked a checkpost of the local peace committee in Akkakhel area of Bara. At least 14 peace volunteers were injured in the attack. Two of them were in critical condition, sources said.
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Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants attacked a checkpost of the local peace committee in Akkakhel area of Bara. At least 14 peace volunteers were injured in the attack. Two of them were in critical condition, sources said.
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June - 5 
Militants blew up a Government-run boys’ middle school in the Afzalabad area of Mera Risalpur in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 5, reports Central Asia online. Police said the explosion destroyed three schoolrooms, the main gate and
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Militants blew up a Government-run boys’ middle school in the Afzalabad area of Mera Risalpur in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 5, reports Central Asia online. Police said the explosion destroyed three schoolrooms, the main gate and the outer wall, but did not harm anyone. The bomb was hidden in a water cooler in one of the classrooms
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June - 5 
Pakistan summoned U.S. Charge d’affaires Richard Hoagland to the Foreign Ministry to convey the Government's serious concern over repeated drone strikes. Hoagland was told that drone strikes represent a “clear red line for Pakistan'' as they are unla
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Pakistan summoned U.S. Charge d’affaires Richard Hoagland to the Foreign Ministry to convey the Government's serious concern over repeated drone strikes. Hoagland was told that drone strikes represent a “clear red line for Pakistan'' as they are unlawful, against international law and a violation of sovereignty. However, the US State Department declined to comment on the Pakistani Foreign Office’s demand for a discontinuation of drone strikes – terming it an “intelligence matter” – the spokesperson hinted there was little chance that these operations would cease and explained that drone operations were a part of Washington’s counter-terrorism strategy. “I can’t talk specifically about classified operations,” said US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner during a briefing.
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June - 5 
Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Qaim Ali Shah on June 5 argues that the recent spree of targeted killings in Karachi is not politically motivated; instead, he claims that it is a turf war between criminal gangs who are out to occupy each others’ terri
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Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Qaim Ali Shah on June 5 argues that the recent spree of targeted killings in Karachi is not politically motivated; instead, he claims that it is a turf war between criminal gangs who are out to occupy each others’ territory in show of might, reports The Express Tribune. Addressing a press conference at the CM House, Shah said, “Every murder cannot be attributed as targeted attacks. There is no politically motivated murder, but there is a conspiracy for giving air to ethnic and sectarian violence in Karachi.” Promising strict action against those involved in criminal activities, he said that 60 to 70 per cent killings were due to personal enmity while the rest could be attributed to ethnic and sectarian divide. But he claimed that “these sectarian and ethnic killings have been controlled to some extent”.
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June - 5 
the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) remarked on June 5 that Pakistan should not “commit the mistake” of handing Doctor Shakil Afridi over to the US, and should give him “nothing less than a death sentence”, reported The Express Tribune. This was stated
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the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) remarked on June 5 that Pakistan should not “commit the mistake” of handing Doctor Shakil Afridi over to the US, and should give him “nothing less than a death sentence”, reported The Express Tribune. This was stated by DPC leaders, including Maulana Sami-ul Haq, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Syed Munawar Hussain, during a press conference in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The leaders maintained that Doctor Afridi had committed treason and should not be spared for it.
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June - 5 
The Government provided police guards to different leaders of anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Adezai Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) except its chief and assured them of full legal support, reports Dawn. Addressing a joint press conference al
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The Government provided police guards to different leaders of anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Adezai Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) except its chief and assured them of full legal support, reports Dawn. Addressing a joint press conference along with the leaders of different peace bodies at Malik Saad Police Lines in Peshawar on June 5, Superintendent of Police (SP) Shafiullah Khan urged the volunteers to continue activities against militants in their respective localities. During the press conference, Adezai Qaumi Lashkar was represented by Waqif Khan, Qari Sajid and Fazl Malik while Bazidkhel Qaumi Lashkar was represented by its head Fahimur Rehman. However, head of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar Dilawar Khan was not present on the occasion. He even expressed ignorance about the press conference when contacted by Dawn. The SP appreciated the role of peace bodies against militants in the rural areas of Peshawar and hoped that Police and volunteers would continue to coordinate with each other for elimination of terrorism. He said that peace bodies had been formed when Dr Suleman was Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) to check movement of anti-state and anti-social elements. Mr Khan said that at least 10 peace bodies had been formed in the past. All of them would be revived to keep close liaison with Police for maintenance of peace and pinpointing criminals and terrorists in their areas, he added. He said that 260 personnel of community police would continue to work in rural areas and get salaries.
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June - 5 
The United States (US) on June 5 said that al Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone attack at Hisokhel, east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, reports
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The United States (US) on June 5 said that al Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone attack at Hisokhel, east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, reports Dawn. “Our government has been able to confirm al-Libi’s death,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney, ending a prolonged US tussle with a man who once escaped from a US jail in Afghanistan, and had defied previous attempts to kill him. “It is significant,” another US official said, saying Libi headed al Qaeda operations in Pakistan and had outreached to affiliates such as Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has attacked US targets. News of the killing of Libi followed reports detailing the scope of the US campaign against global terrorism, including revelations that President Barack Obama personally presides over a “kill list” of top suspects. Al Libi, a hero in militant circles for his 2005 escape from the US military prison in Bagram, Afghanistan, was elevated to al-Qaeda’s No. 2 spot when Ayman al-Zawahri rose to replace the slain Osama bin Laden. Militants and residents in the area told Pakistani agents that al-Libi was in the house when it was hit, Pakistani intelligence officials said. They said the mud and brick house was completely destroyed. A local Taliban chief, on condition of anonymity, said al-Libi was not present at the house, though his guard and driver were killed. However, residents of the village said Libi was killed as an unusually high number of militants gathered there after the drone strike and they kept people away. They usually bury the bodies after a drone strike in the nearest graveyard, said one of the villagers, describing the aftermath of previous strikes in the area. This time they put all the bodies in their cars and took them away.
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June - 6 
a man’s body, identified as that of Mohammad Yaseen (26), was recovered from a gunny bag abandoned near Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, within Aziz Bhatti Police remit.
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a man’s body, identified as that of Mohammad Yaseen (26), was recovered from a gunny bag abandoned near Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, within Aziz Bhatti Police remit.
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June - 6 
A new book ‘Confront and Conceal’ by The New York Times journalist David Sanger reveals that US used troop movement threat to spur Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to act against Haqqani network, but he refused, reports Indian Express. The US
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A new book ‘Confront and Conceal’ by The New York Times journalist David Sanger reveals that US used troop movement threat to spur Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to act against Haqqani network, but he refused, reports Indian Express. The US intends to keep between 10,000 to 15,000 counter-terrorism troops in Afghanistan, much beyond its troops’ drawdown in 2014, which could cross over into Pakistan in case of crisis, a top Barrack Obama aide had warned Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The aide conveyed this to the Pakistan Army Chief at a secret meeting in Abu Dhabi in October, 2011 in a bid to spur Pakistan to take strong action against the Haqqani network, the book claimed. But the threat didn’t appear to have made the desired impact.
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June - 6 
Afghan Intelligence on June 6 accused Pakistan of poisoning at least 65 schoolgirls in Takhar province on June 2, 2012 reports Daily Times. At least 15 suspects have been detained over mysterious illnesses. A teacher and three female students are amo
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Afghan Intelligence on June 6 accused Pakistan of poisoning at least 65 schoolgirls in Takhar province on June 2, 2012 reports Daily Times. At least 15 suspects have been detained over mysterious illnesses. A teacher and three female students are among those arrested and all 15 have confessed to being involved in poisoning, National Directorate of Security spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said. “The regional spy agencies, namely Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), are behind it. They are trying to sabotage the Shanghai Conference in Beijing and the success of Afghan education,” Mashal added.
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June - 6 
At least 740 people have been slain in targeted killings between January 1 and May 31, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on June 6 reports Central Asia Online. Zohra Yusuf, chairwoman of the HRCP, said 107 political activists were a
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At least 740 people have been slain in targeted killings between January 1 and May 31, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on June 6 reports Central Asia Online. Zohra Yusuf, chairwoman of the HRCP, said 107 political activists were among the dead. In 2011, 1,715 people were killed in violent incidents in the city. If the January-May pace holds, this year’s total will be higher, about 1,750. Zohra said people were being killed with impunity while the government seemed to have little control over the situation
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June - 6 
Dawn reported that on June 6 differences cropped up between office-bearers and members of (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) FATA Lawyers Forum (FLF) after its patron-in-chief Abdul Kareem Mehsud announced to suspend the forum’s cabinet, but the r
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Dawn reported that on June 6 differences cropped up between office-bearers and members of (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) FATA Lawyers Forum (FLF) after its patron-in-chief Abdul Kareem Mehsud announced to suspend the forum’s cabinet, but the rival group insisted the suspension was illegal as Abdul Kareem had no legal authority to do so. The reason for these differences was the announcement of some office-bearers and members of the forum to contest the case of Doctor Shakeel Afridi, who is suspected of having links with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and was recently convicted for supporting the militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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June - 6 
In a bid to equip the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Police to maintain law and order in the mountainous region, GB Chief Minister Mehdi Shah on June 6 handed over 2,000 weapons and 200,000 rounds to the force, reports The Express Tribune. He said the weapons
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In a bid to equip the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Police to maintain law and order in the mountainous region, GB Chief Minister Mehdi Shah on June 6 handed over 2,000 weapons and 200,000 rounds to the force, reports The Express Tribune. He said the weapons will enable the Police to effectively counter terrorism and extremists; “the menaces that have ruined life in the region”. “We have spent Rs [PKR] 220 million to procure these weapons; now I will not tolerate lame excuses from the police in maintaining law and order,” he added. He said that the Police also have been provided wireless sets and counter-terrorism training. He added that efforts are also underway to build the capacity of intelligence agencies. The weapons handed over to the Police included a total of 700 G3-rifles with 70,000 rounds, 300 7.62mm sub-machine guns with 30,000 rounds, and 1,000 9mm MP5 sub-machine guns with 100,000 rounds were.
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June - 6 
Lashing out at the Punjab Government, Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik on June 6 while talking to the media at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Headquarters in Islamabad asked the Pakistan Mu
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Lashing out at the Punjab Government, Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik on June 6 while talking to the media at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Headquarters in Islamabad asked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to desist from patronising terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), as they were only harming the country, reports Daily Times. Adviser Malik requested the Punjab Government to join hands with the Centre rather than protesting against the rulers, and let democracy prevail in the country. Commenting on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s protest against load shedding and his recent visit to his camp office at Minar-e-Pakistan, Malik said, “You cannot get anything by travelling in buses... Why haven’t your Police recovered the kidnapped son of the late Governor? Why don’t you tell the nation that you have failed?” He also criticised the Provincial Government for dealing with foreign subjects. “When the Iran delegation comes to Pakistan, they say that a deal has been finalised between Punjab and Iran. For God’s sake, this is one federation,” he added.
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June - 6 
Nine militants, including a local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, were killed during the clash between the volunteers of Kukikhel tribe in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. It is
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Nine militants, including a local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, were killed during the clash between the volunteers of Kukikhel tribe in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. It is learnt that TTP ‘commander’ Nazir Afridi was among the dead. He was a nephew of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) Chief Mangal Bagh and brother-in-law of TTP ‘commander’ Tariq Afridi.
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June - 6 
one Waqar Ahmed alias Khurram (30), was shot dead near his home situated in Federal B Area, within the jurisdiction of Jauharabad Police Station
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one Waqar Ahmed alias Khurram (30), was shot dead near his home situated in Federal B Area, within the jurisdiction of Jauharabad Police Station
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June - 6 
pillion riders threw a hand grenade near KMC Workshop, Nishtar Road within Eidgah Police limits. Police officials said the grenade did not go off and no casualty was caused
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pillion riders threw a hand grenade near KMC Workshop, Nishtar Road within Eidgah Police limits. Police officials said the grenade did not go off and no casualty was caused
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June - 6 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on June 6 said that drone strikes were a violation of human rights because innocent people, including children and women, get killed in such attacks, reports Daily Times.
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on June 6 said that drone strikes were a violation of human rights because innocent people, including children and women, get killed in such attacks, reports Daily Times.
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June - 6 
Terming drone attacks on Pakistani soil as ‘self defence’, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta made it clear that the campaign will continue, reports The Express Tribune. “We have made it very clear to Pakistani leaders that we will continue to defend
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Terming drone attacks on Pakistani soil as ‘self defence’, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta made it clear that the campaign will continue, reports The Express Tribune. “We have made it very clear to Pakistani leaders that we will continue to defend ourselves,” Panetta, who is wrapping up his nine-day tour of Asia, said during an interaction at the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi. His assertion came a day after Pakistan summoned the US envoy in Islamabad and lodged a protest over continued drone strikes, terming them unlawful and a violation of the country’s sovereignty. “This is about our sovereignty as well… The leadership of those that were involved in planning (the 9/11) attacks located (themselves) in Pakistan,” he said. “We had a strike yesterday (Tuesday) that hit another (al Qaeda) deputy leader,” he said referring to the death of Abu Yahya al Libi. Panetta termed the US-Pakistan relationship “complicated… often times frustrating, often times desperate, often times difficult.” “They have provided some cooperation… They have been engaged in going after those who threaten their country… (But) there are times when, frankly, the cooperation is not there,” he added. But, at the same time, he called it a ‘necessary relationship.’ The defence secretary said it was “extremely important” for the US to maintain its relationship with Pakistan given its nuclear capability. “The US cannot just walk away from that relationship,” he said. Talking about efforts to reopen transit centres and supply routes to Afghanistan from Pakistan, Panetta said “We are negotiating with them to see whether we can arrive at an agreement that will re-open those areas.”
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June - 6 
The Anti-terrorism court judge Shahid Rafique conducting the trial of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks of November 26, 2008 (26/11), w
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The Anti-terrorism court judge Shahid Rafique conducting the trial of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks of November 26, 2008 (26/11), was changed on June 6, 2012, reports IBN Live. No reason was given for the judge's transfer. Judge Rafique began hearing the Mumbai attacks case in 2011 after the then judge of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court was changed. This is for the fifth time, since the proceedings began in early 2009, that the judge conduting trial has been changed. The proceedings have dragged on behind closed doors at Adiala Jail without much progress.
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June - 6 
the ISI dismissed the allegation as absurd and senseless, reports Dawn. “This is an attempt to strain ties between the two countries. Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan. A peaceful and stable Afghanistan is in our interest,” a Pakistan
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the ISI dismissed the allegation as absurd and senseless, reports Dawn. “This is an attempt to strain ties between the two countries. Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan. A peaceful and stable Afghanistan is in our interest,” a Pakistani intelligence official said
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June - 6 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport Department is deploying security guards in the public bus terminal. “We have completed interviews of 30 security guards who would be deployed in the public bus stand next week to ensure that no untoward incident takes
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport Department is deploying security guards in the public bus terminal. “We have completed interviews of 30 security guards who would be deployed in the public bus stand next week to ensure that no untoward incident takes place there,” said Jamil Ahmed, a transport department official. The Transportation Minister has issued strict directives to act against those bringing weapons inside the bus terminal, he said. All the people have been advised through media to co-operate with the security efforts. The security guards, he said, will keep watch and arrest any suspicious people and hand them over to Police
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June - 6 
the Security Forces (SFs) escorted the health teams administered anti-polio drops to children in Sipah area of Bara due to the threatening of militant outfit. Local sources said that a Bara-based militant outfit had warned the residents of the area a
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the Security Forces (SFs) escorted the health teams administered anti-polio drops to children in Sipah area of Bara due to the threatening of militant outfit. Local sources said that a Bara-based militant outfit had warned the residents of the area against vaccinating their children. The political administration also deployed its officials to help the polio teams to reach those areas, which were inaccessible for them during the previous vaccination campaigns.
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the Sindh Rangers on the night between June 6 and June 7 arrested scores of suspects during multiple targeted operations in Karachi, including included Chakiwarda, Jadgal Chowk, Dhobi Ghat, and Kashti Chowk, recovering firearms and ammunition, report
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the Sindh Rangers on the night between June 6 and June 7 arrested scores of suspects during multiple targeted operations in Karachi, including included Chakiwarda, Jadgal Chowk, Dhobi Ghat, and Kashti Chowk, recovering firearms and ammunition, reports The News. Furthermore, Rangers raided buildings in Gadap and Mehmoodabad areas and arrested four suspects with weapons and ammunition
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June - 6 
The United States (US) talks pertaining to reopening NATO supplies and review of ties between the two countries slipped into a deadlock over three important issues, including rate for charging a truck crossing the supply into Afghanistan, reports Dai
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The United States (US) talks pertaining to reopening NATO supplies and review of ties between the two countries slipped into a deadlock over three important issues, including rate for charging a truck crossing the supply into Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Sources in the Foreign Ministry confided to Daily Times that as a matter of fact the talks between the two countries were facing stalemate, though, no official publicly talked about the deadlock. When asked for his version over the deadlock, Foreign Office’s spokesman Moazzam Khan said negotiations between Pakistan and the US continued while the two countries wanted to move the talks in positive direction. Four inter-related subjects namely drone attacks, rate of charges of NATO supply, border’s coordination mechanism, apology by US over Salala incident were discussed between the US and Pakistan. Sources said that stalemate between the negotiating teams of the two countries is prevailing over the questions of drone strikes, apology over Salala and rate of charging a truck carrying NATO supply to Afghanistan. The teams at technical level are not agreeing to each other’s demand.
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June - 6 
Three persons, including an activist of the Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in separate areas of Karachi on June 6, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, a number of old city areas remai
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Three persons, including an activist of the Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in separate areas of Karachi on June 6, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, a number of old city areas remained tensed due to the overnight clash between two ethnic groups, Baloch and Muhajirs over an abduction issue. Armed militants shot dead an activist of the MOC of MQM, identified as Raees Ahmed, at Dar-ul-Uloom Road, Korangi within the precincts of Awami Colony Police Station. Tension engulfed Korangi and Landhi in the aftermath
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June - 6 
two volunteers of Akkakhel peace committee were shot dead by LI militants in the Abdullah Kor area of Bara.
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two volunteers of Akkakhel peace committee were shot dead by LI militants in the Abdullah Kor area of Bara.
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June - 6 
United States (US) State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said on June 6 that though Pakistan has formally informed the US that sentencing of Doctor Shakeel Afridi was not linked to his help in tracing slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, there seem
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United States (US) State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said on June 6 that though Pakistan has formally informed the US that sentencing of Doctor Shakeel Afridi was not linked to his help in tracing slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, there seems to be no change in the view of Obama administration that 33 year imprisonment to the physician was not justified, reports The Times of India. "We continue to express our concerns about his continued incarceration. We have actually gotten some clarity that the charges against him are not related to the bin Laden case apparently," said the official. "We did get a response from the Pakistani Government. This, however, doesn't change our view that the prosecution and conviction of Doctor Afridi sends the wrong message about the importance of our shared interest in taking down one of the world's most notorious murderers, bin Laden. So we would just continue to urge the Pakistani Government to consider his appeal," he added.
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June - 7 
a cadre SSP, Shoaib (45), was shot dead while two passersby injured near Zeenat Square within the limits of Sharifabad Police Station. He was standing near a dairy shop when two armed assailants sprayed him with bullets while also injuring two passer
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a cadre SSP, Shoaib (45), was shot dead while two passersby injured near Zeenat Square within the limits of Sharifabad Police Station. He was standing near a dairy shop when two armed assailants sprayed him with bullets while also injuring two passersby, Shahab and Zeeshan. Spokesman of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), formerly known as SSP, Maulana Taj Hanfi said that victim was an active worker of ASWJ.
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June - 7 
a man, identified as Abu Bashar (43), was shot dead, while another injured near German School, Orangi Town within the precincts of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station. Police sources claimed that victim was a worker of the PPP.
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a man, identified as Abu Bashar (43), was shot dead, while another injured near German School, Orangi Town within the precincts of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station. Police sources claimed that victim was a worker of the PPP.
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June - 7 
an unidentified dead body was recovered from the mountains of Turbat District.
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an unidentified dead body was recovered from the mountains of Turbat District.
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June - 7 
At least 15 people, including five children, were killed and more than 48 got injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast outside a madrassa, Jamia Islamia Miftahul Uloom, near Bank Chowk on Sariab Link Road in Quetta on June 7, reported Daily Times. M
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At least 15 people, including five children, were killed and more than 48 got injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast outside a madrassa, Jamia Islamia Miftahul Uloom, near Bank Chowk on Sariab Link Road in Quetta on June 7, reported Daily Times. Majority of the victims were students of the madrassa. “A certificate-awarding ceremony was taking place when the bombing occurred. An explosive material was fixed to a bicycle parked outside the religious seminary. Terrorists detonated the explosive using a remote control,” said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Qazi Wahid. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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June - 7 
At least seven persons, including a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist and a cadre belonging to Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed in separate incidents of violence in different areas of Karachi on June 7, reports Daily Times. A trader, id
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At least seven persons, including a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist and a cadre belonging to Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed in separate incidents of violence in different areas of Karachi on June 7, reports Daily Times. A trader, identified as Abdul Hameed (45), was shot dead while Head Constable Aslam Ameer was injured in an extortion armed attack in Latif Cloth Market within the limits of Kharadar Police Station. The All Karachi Trader Ittehad Chairman Ateeq Mir said that gangsters were committing crimes frequently while the Law Enforcement Agencies had failed to ensure traders’ security.
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June - 7 
at least three people, including two militants, were killed and another was injured in a firing incident in Chaghai District. Unidentified assailants opened fire on tribal elder Sardar Ali Mardan’s son Raza Hasani in the main bazaar of the District.
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at least three people, including two militants, were killed and another was injured in a firing incident in Chaghai District. Unidentified assailants opened fire on tribal elder Sardar Ali Mardan’s son Raza Hasani in the main bazaar of the District. Hasani died on the spot and the killers fled from the scene. The levies officials intercepted the militants and opened fire on them, killing two of them and injuring one of their accomplices
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June - 7 
Four children received injuries when an explosive device, planted by unidentified militants, went off in Thang Khatta village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 7, reports Dawn. Locals said that the children of Tha
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Four children received injuries when an explosive device, planted by unidentified militants, went off in Thang Khatta village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 7, reports Dawn. Locals said that the children of Thang Khatta village were playing in a field when all of a sudden an explosive device, planted there, went off and injured four children. The injured children were identified as Bilal, Ayesha Bibi, Salma Bibi and Zahirullah.
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June - 7 
Imam Badshah (50) was shot dead in Kunwari Colony within Pirabad Police remits. Police said victim was a member of his neighbourhood’s Inter-Religious Amn Committee
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Imam Badshah (50) was shot dead in Kunwari Colony within Pirabad Police remits. Police said victim was a member of his neighbourhood’s Inter-Religious Amn Committee
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June - 7 
Khyber Agency tribesmen protested killings in the bombing of Tirah Valley by jetfighters and urged the Government to immediately halt military operation in the agency and ensure return and rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons. Led by Pa
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Khyber Agency tribesmen protested killings in the bombing of Tirah Valley by jetfighters and urged the Government to immediately halt military operation in the agency and ensure return and rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons. Led by Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, FATA, leaders Javed Afridi and Aminzada Afridi, these protesters converged on Sher Shah Suri Road outside the Peshawar Press Club.
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June - 7 
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou warned on June 7 that jihadi fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are training militant groups in northern Mali, reported Dawn. “We have information on the presence of Afghans and Pakistanis in northern Mali…The
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Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou warned on June 7 that jihadi fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are training militant groups in northern Mali, reported Dawn. “We have information on the presence of Afghans and Pakistanis in northern Mali…They are believed to be working as instructors,” he told the France 24 News Channel. “They are the ones who are training those who have been recruited across various West African countries,” said Issoufou. Mali has plunged into chaos since the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya in 2011 scattered mercenaries and weapons across the Sahel. The Tuareg rebels fought alongside a previously unknown militant group called Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith), which is believed to be backed by al Qaeda’s North African branch. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has been active for years in northern Mali, where it has launched attacks against Government Army positions, kidnapped foreigners and allegedly benefitted from drug running. “I think all these organisations cooperate amongst themselves, whether the Shebab in Somalia, Boko Haram in Nigeria, AQIM in Algeria and in the Sahel in general, all the way to Afghanistan,” he said. “Our concern is that the Sahel not becomes a new Afghanistan.” Issoufou said he feared the hardline militant groups regrouping in northern Mali could spread to his country, which has also been hit by AQIM attacks in recent years. “These groups in northern Mali are continuing to get their supply of weapons from south western Libya,” he said.
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June - 7 
one Adnan (26) was killed in an act of sectarian killing at Ayesha Manzil in the limits of Azizabad Police Station while he was going to Madni Mosque with his friend Tahir. Police said the victim belonged to Tablighi Jama’at and had no affiliation wi
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one Adnan (26) was killed in an act of sectarian killing at Ayesha Manzil in the limits of Azizabad Police Station while he was going to Madni Mosque with his friend Tahir. Police said the victim belonged to Tablighi Jama’at and had no affiliation with any political party.
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June - 7 
one Hanif (45) was shot dead in Angara Goth within the precincts of Liaquatabad Police Station while he was standing in front of his house.
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one Hanif (45) was shot dead in Angara Goth within the precincts of Liaquatabad Police Station while he was standing in front of his house.
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June - 7 
one person, Abdul Aziz, was injured when a shell fell on his house in Kalanga locality of Akkakhel. A portion of the house was also damaged. Likewise, houses of Haji Munawar and Baz Mohammad were partially damaged when hit by shells
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one person, Abdul Aziz, was injured when a shell fell on his house in Kalanga locality of Akkakhel. A portion of the house was also damaged. Likewise, houses of Haji Munawar and Baz Mohammad were partially damaged when hit by shells
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June - 7 
Pakistan on June 7 said that it will ‘soon’ reopen the Ground Lines of Communications (GLOCs) for NATO containers to re-enter Afghanistan and this could happen in a ‘week’s time’, reports The News. The United States (US) too admits that GLOCs will op
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Pakistan on June 7 said that it will ‘soon’ reopen the Ground Lines of Communications (GLOCs) for NATO containers to re-enter Afghanistan and this could happen in a ‘week’s time’, reports The News. The United States (US) too admits that GLOCs will open ‘soon’ but has refrained from giving a timeframe. When a senior Pakistani diplomat, monitoring the deliberations, was approached, he told The News, “We will open GLOCs soon. My hunch is in a week’s time” that could be around June 14, 2012. Earlier, when a senior official of the State Department was asked the same question, he told The News, “There is a “package deal” being discussed at high levels, which includes Coalition Support Fund (CSF), but the deal is not yet quite concluded. We remain hopeful.” He confessed that he was unaware of any ‘dates’ for either opening of GLOCs or the amount fixed for reimbursement of the CSF. “We would be delighted if Pakistan would announce sooner, rather than later, the opening of GLOCs. However, Pakistan has not yet conveyed to us any hints about a date,” he added.
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June - 7 
Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman, branded Leon Panetta’s statement as “unhelpful”. In response to a media query about the remarks made by Leon Panetta, Sherry said “This kind of public messaging from a senior member of the US Administrat
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Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman, branded Leon Panetta’s statement as “unhelpful”. In response to a media query about the remarks made by Leon Panetta, Sherry said “This kind of public messaging from a senior member of the US Administration is taken very seriously in Pakistan, and reduces the space for narrowing our bilateral differences at a critical time in the negotiations.” “It adds an unhelpful twist to the process and leaves little oxygen for those of us seeking to break a stalemate,” Sherry Rehman, said in a statement.
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June - 7 
Police found a dead body of one Kamran (28) from Furniture Market within the jurisdiction of Aram Bagh Police Station. Unidentified abductors reportedly abducted him and then abandoned his body in the market
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Police found a dead body of one Kamran (28) from Furniture Market within the jurisdiction of Aram Bagh Police Station. Unidentified abductors reportedly abducted him and then abandoned his body in the market
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June - 7 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani while talking to the media after the inauguration of Gems and Jewellery exhibition in Karachi (Sindh) said that the Government would not succumb to any international pressure to open the NATO supply line and Sha
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani while talking to the media after the inauguration of Gems and Jewellery exhibition in Karachi (Sindh) said that the Government would not succumb to any international pressure to open the NATO supply line and Shamsi airbase, reports The Express Tribune. PM Gilani said that the Government wants to revaluate its relations with the US on the basis of equality and will make all decision in the national interest on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). The PM refuted suggestions that the Government had suspended the NATO supply line because it could not withstand pressure from religious groupings such as Difa-e Pakistan Council (DPC). “Those who are now speaking against America were once its buddies,” PM Gilani added.
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June - 7 
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton implicitly defended Washington’s use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists. “We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with im
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton implicitly defended Washington’s use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists. “We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack,” Clinton said in Istanbul. “In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life,” she told the Global Counterterrorism Forum, a US- and Turkish-chaired group.
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June - 7 
The Aabpara Police (Islamabad) during the last two days registered five separate cases over the disappearance of people, including the mother of former Lal Masjid [Red Mosque] cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and a businessman, during the operation, Police
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The Aabpara Police (Islamabad) during the last two days registered five separate cases over the disappearance of people, including the mother of former Lal Masjid [Red Mosque] cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and a businessman, during the operation, Police said on June 7, reports Dawn. In all five complaints no one had been nominated. “Neither their dead bodies were found nor could their whereabouts be traced even after conducting the DNA tests of those who remained unidentified and were later buried at the H-11 graveyard,” said a Police Officer on condition of anonymity. The cases were registered before the June 8 deadline given by the Supreme Court to the Police directing them on May 25, 2012 to entertain the complaints over the disappearance of people during Operation Silence in 2007 and register cases, added Police. All the five cases were registered on charge of PPC 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person). Over the disappearance of Sahiba Khatoon, the Police registered a case in response of a complaint lodged by her son Maulana Abdul Aziz, who sated that his mother was missing since July 10, 2007. The second case was registered over the disappearance of Khalid Amin, in response of a complaint lodged by his brother Sajjad Ahmed, who stated that his brother was missing since July 7, 2007.Three other cases were registered over the disappearance including that of Mumraiz Khan, in response of a complaint lodged by his brother Munir Khan, a native of Murree. Mumraiz was missing since July 8, 2007.
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June - 7 
the Motorway Police during a patrol recovered two Russian-made grenades from Lyari Expressway in Hassan Square, Gauharabad within the limits of PIB Police Station.
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the Motorway Police during a patrol recovered two Russian-made grenades from Lyari Expressway in Hassan Square, Gauharabad within the limits of PIB Police Station.
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June - 7 
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on June 7 called for a UN investigation into US drone strikes in Pakistan, questioning their legality and saying they kill innocent civilians, reports Daily Times. UN High Commiss
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The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on June 7 called for a UN investigation into US drone strikes in Pakistan, questioning their legality and saying they kill innocent civilians, reports Daily Times. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay made the remarks at the end of a four-day visit to Pakistan. “Drone attacks do raise serious questions about compliance with international law,” Pillay told a news conference in Islamabad. “The principle of distinction and proportionality and ensuring accountability for any failure to comply with international law is also difficult when drone attacks are conducted outside the military chain of command and beyond effective and transparent mechanisms of civilian or military control,” she said. She said the attacks violate human rights. “I see the indiscriminate killings and injuries of civilians in any circumstances as human rights violations.” The UN human rights chief provided no statistics but called for an investigation into civilian casualties, which she said were difficult to track. “Because these attacks are indiscriminate it is very, very difficult to track the numbers of people who have been killed,” she said. “I suggested to the government that they invite the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Summary or Arbitrary Executions and he will be able to investigate some of the incidents.”
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June - 7 
two persons including a child were injured when mortar shells fell on several of houses in Baz Garha area of Kamarkhel in Bara of Khyber Agency.
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two persons including a child were injured when mortar shells fell on several of houses in Baz Garha area of Kamarkhel in Bara of Khyber Agency.
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June - 7 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on June 7 said that Washington was reaching the limits of its patience with Islamabad because of the safe havens the country offered to insurgents in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. It
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on June 7 said that Washington was reaching the limits of its patience with Islamabad because of the safe havens the country offered to insurgents in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. It was some of the strongest language used by a top US official to describe the strained ties between the US and Pakistan. “It is difficult to achieve peace in Afghanistan as long as there is safe haven for terrorists in Pakistan,” said Panetta. “It is very important for Pakistan to take steps. It is an increasing concern, the issue of safe haven, and we are reaching the limits of our patience,” he told reporters. The US has long pushed Pakistan to do more to help in the war against terror, but the relationship has received a series of blows, not least by a unilateral US raid into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden last year that humiliated Islamabad.
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June - 8 
A Federal Judge James Zagel on June 8, sentenced a Pakistan-born Chicago taxi driver Raja Lahrasib Khan (58) to seven and a half years in prison for attempting to send money to Ilyas Kashmiri a terrorist with alleged links to al
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A Federal Judge James Zagel on June 8, sentenced a Pakistan-born Chicago taxi driver Raja Lahrasib Khan (58) to seven and a half years in prison for attempting to send money to Ilyas Kashmiri a terrorist with alleged links to al Qaeda and leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HUJI), telling him that he had violated a citizenship oath made to God promising never to do harm to the United States (US) reports Dawn. Khan unfolded a piece of crumpled paper and read a brief statement apologising for seeking to send funds to Pakistan-based terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri. ”I made a bad decision. I did something for which I am ashamed,” said Khan. After Khan’s arrest, authorities accused him of taking steps to send cash to Kashmiri after Kashmiri indicated he needed money for explosives. Khan believed Kashmiri was getting orders from Osama bin Laden, prosecutors said. He sent USD 950 in 2009 to an individual in Pakistan for delivery to Kashmiri; he also took USD 1,000 from an undercover agent, allegedly believing that it would be used to buy weapons and possibly other supplies.
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June - 8 
a tube-well owned by Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) lawmaker and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Naseer Mohammad Khan Maidadkhel was partially damaged in a bomb blast in Kherukhel Pakka area of Lakki Marwat District in the night of June 8.
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a tube-well owned by Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) lawmaker and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Naseer Mohammad Khan Maidadkhel was partially damaged in a bomb blast in Kherukhel Pakka area of Lakki Marwat District in the night of June 8.
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June - 8 
At least 18 persons, including 13 members of a militant outfit, were killed on June 8 in a fierce gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) in Chagai District, reported Dawn. “The leader of the gang, Mohammad Azam, was killed in the gunfight,” Chagai Dep
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At least 18 persons, including 13 members of a militant outfit, were killed on June 8 in a fierce gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) in Chagai District, reported Dawn. “The leader of the gang, Mohammad Azam, was killed in the gunfight,” Chagai Deputy Commissioner, Doctor Tufail told the media, adding that the criminals killed in the fierce gunfight were wanted in several heinous crimes. Soon after the incident, Levies and armed tribesmen started pursuing the assailants and surrounded them in a mountainous area of Zarkan. The armed militants opened fire on the Levies personnel and tribesmen, who returned fire, killing 13 militants of the group. Five tribesmen were also killed in the gunbattle which continued for several hours during which the assailants used heavy weapons, including rockets and RPG. However, Levies personnel remained unhurt in the encounter. “The gang has been active in Chagai and other Districts of Balochistan for 20 years,” Doctor Tufail said, adding that it was wanted in a number of cases of murder, looting, attacks on Government and security officials and abduction-for-ransom. A large quantity of arms and ammunition, including heavy machineguns, RPG, rockets, rocket-launchers and other automatic weapons, loaded in two vehicles were seized. A senior Levies officer said one Sardar Ali Mardan had an old enmity with the gang over the killing of a brother of the gang leader sometime ago by people of the Mohammad Hasni tribe.
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June - 8 
At least 21 persons were killed and over 40 others injured on June 8 when a powerful bomb ripped through a bus carrying Government employees in Gulbela area on the Charsadda Road in the jurisdiction of Daudzai Police Station in Peshawar, reported The
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At least 21 persons were killed and over 40 others injured on June 8 when a powerful bomb ripped through a bus carrying Government employees in Gulbela area on the Charsadda Road in the jurisdiction of Daudzai Police Station in Peshawar, reported The News. The Intelligence reports revealed that a suicide bomber had been tasked to carry out an attack in the city. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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June - 8 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin on June 8, vowed to turn the guns on Pakistan if it stopped backing jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) who, he claimed, were fighting "Pakistan's war", reported The Times of India. "We are fighting Pak
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin on June 8, vowed to turn the guns on Pakistan if it stopped backing jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) who, he claimed, were fighting "Pakistan's war", reported The Times of India. "We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan," said Salahuddin, who also heads the Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), a grouping of terrorist organisations based in Pakistan. He said he was "desperate and agitated" with the new approach adopted by Pakistan in the peace process with India. "Kashmir has been the key issue but now it has become peripheral as all claims of supporting our struggle politically, diplomatically and morally are nothing but lip service," Salahuddin claimed. He said he believed that militancy alone is the solution to the Kashmir issues. "All those who were involved in the so-called peace talks eventually admitted that India is not serious and that it gained more and more time to implement its own design for the region," he claimed. Salahuddin said he believed the Pakistanis were silent because of the existing dichotomy on the Kashmir issue that has placed Islamabad in a dilemma on whether to support militancy or the peace process. He said he further believed the Pakistani people must play a vital role in mounting pressure for the Kashmir cause and in forcing the Government to withdraw its new approach, which is "hurting the Kashmir struggle"
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June - 8 
Hundreds of families were forced to flee when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched a fresh offensive against Kukikhel tribe in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 8, reported Dawn. Sources said tha
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Hundreds of families were forced to flee when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched a fresh offensive against Kukikhel tribe in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 8, reported Dawn. Sources said that about 500 families, belonging to Maniya Khel and Sra Vela localities of Tirah, reached Ghundi village of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) while around 300 more temporarily settled down in Ali Masjid area. A resident of Maniya Khel, Saifullah told the media “Taliban came in a large number. They were heavily armed”. He added that Kukikhel volunteers could not offer any resistance as they had exhausted all their ammunition and also vacated most of their bunkers. Saifullah further said that Taliban were also supported by Ansarul Islam (AI), a local militant outfit headed by Maulana Mehboobul Haq. He also alleged that the local militant outfit was affiliated with Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F). Further, another Kukikhel volunteer Noor Zahir said that his tribe, which had earlier vowed to expel Taliban from their soil at any cost, lost most of their areas to Taliban fighters of Tariq Afridi group. He said that Taliban started consolidating their position in the areas, which the Kukikehl volunteers vacated after the offensive was launched. “Taliban occupied our houses and seized most of our belongings including household items, cattle and stocks of edibles, which we use to keep for winter,” he said.
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June - 8 
it was reported that the Totakhel tribe demanded to the political administration of Mohmand Agency to release its members, arrested under collective responsibility clause of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) two months ago. The political administratio
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it was reported that the Totakhel tribe demanded to the political administration of Mohmand Agency to release its members, arrested under collective responsibility clause of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) two months ago. The political administration had arrested 31 tribesmen under collective responsibility clause of FCR on March 27, 2012 after militants blew up a health unit, a school and a telephone exchange in Atta area of Khawezai tehsil (revenue unit). The arrested tribesmen included elderly men and daily wagers. One of the arrested man told Dawn, “No one has come to ask why we are still under arrest”. Another detained tribesman said that the owners of the land, on which the buildings of school, hospital and telephone exchange were built, were already released by the political administration. The elders of Totakhel tribe demanded of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor to order release of the innocent tribesmen.
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June - 8 
the body of a Khasadar (tribal Police), identified as Ghulam Rasool, who was abducted few days ago on an unspecified date, was found in Ingeer Khura area of Hangu District, reports Dawn. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the
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the body of a Khasadar (tribal Police), identified as Ghulam Rasool, who was abducted few days ago on an unspecified date, was found in Ingeer Khura area of Hangu District, reports Dawn. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the abducting and killing of the Khasadar. TTP sources said that they killed the Khasadar because he was a Government servant and fighting against them in the tribal area. The deceased was serving in Khasadar Force in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and had come to Hangu for some personal work from where he was kidnapped few days ago.
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June - 8 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on June 8, announced its provincial budget with increased allocations for security-related expenses by PKR 5.6 billion for financial year 2012-13 keeping in view the precarious law and order situation in the reg
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on June 8, announced its provincial budget with increased allocations for security-related expenses by PKR 5.6 billion for financial year 2012-13 keeping in view the precarious law and order situation in the region, reported Dawn. Compared to the current fiscal year’s allocation of PKR 23.2 billion the Government has earmarked PKR 28.8 billion for security-related expenses in the provincial budget for fiscal 2012-13. According to the budget document, PKR 22 billion of PKR 28.8 billion would be provided from the federal divisional pool, while rest of the amount would be made available by the province. A sum of PKR 23.355 billion has been earmarked for Police in the budget, of which PKR 19.226 billion would be spent on salaries and PKR 4.129 billion on non-salary/operational expenses of the Police force. It was stated that KP remained the main target in the ongoing wave of terrorism and extremism, and consequently the expenditure of Police force had increased steadily during last four years.
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June - 9 
A Police Constable, identified as Kashif Ali, was killed during a pre-dawn encounter with militants in Kuthkani area of Maini village in Swabi District on June 9, reports Dawn. According to Police sources, a team of Topi City Police Station raided th
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A Police Constable, identified as Kashif Ali, was killed during a pre-dawn encounter with militants in Kuthkani area of Maini village in Swabi District on June 9, reports Dawn. According to Police sources, a team of Topi City Police Station raided the house of a militant Asif Khan. As the Police ordered the militants to surrender, they opened fire on them killing the Constable. However, the militants escaped from the house cordoned by the Police.
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June - 9 
another dead body, identified as that of Syed Raheel Shah (35), was recovered from Lyari Naddi within the precincts of Shershah Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO) Malik Nawaz said the victim was abducted, tortured and later killed.
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another dead body, identified as that of Syed Raheel Shah (35), was recovered from Lyari Naddi within the precincts of Shershah Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO) Malik Nawaz said the victim was abducted, tortured and later killed.
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June - 9 
armed militants killed four Policemen on Sariab Road in Quetta on June 9 (today), reported The News. According to initial reports, unknown gunmen attacked a patrolling Police party that killed four security men on the spot while attackers fled from t
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armed militants killed four Policemen on Sariab Road in Quetta on June 9 (today), reported The News. According to initial reports, unknown gunmen attacked a patrolling Police party that killed four security men on the spot while attackers fled from the scene.
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June - 9 
At least five more persons were killed on the second day of gun fight between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Chagai District on June 9, reports Daily Times. The clashes erupted on June 8 after the killing of a tribal elder’s son. No troop
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At least five more persons were killed on the second day of gun fight between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Chagai District on June 9, reports Daily Times. The clashes erupted on June 8 after the killing of a tribal elder’s son. No trooper has been killed in the clashes and the death toll has now reached to 23.
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June - 9 
At least four people were killed and two others injured in intense exchange of fire between two groups of drug peddlers at Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on the morning of June 9, reported The Express Tribune. According to the media, t
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At least four people were killed and two others injured in intense exchange of fire between two groups of drug peddlers at Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on the morning of June 9, reported The Express Tribune. According to the media, tensions were on a high in the area due to the conflict between the two groups and early in the morning the Square erupted with sounds of gunfire. One of those killed was identified as Irshad Mehsud, while another man was also believed to be part of the Mehsud clan. The other two dead were believed to be Afghans. The families of the suspects revealed that the victims belonged to Waziristan’s Mehsud tribe, adds The News.
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June - 9 
Dawn quoted Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington Sherry Rehman as saying “this kind of public messaging from a senior member of the US administration is taken very seriously in Pakistan, and reduces the space for narrowing our bilateral differences at
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Dawn quoted Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington Sherry Rehman as saying “this kind of public messaging from a senior member of the US administration is taken very seriously in Pakistan, and reduces the space for narrowing our bilateral differences at a critical time in the negotiations''.
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June - 9 
Elsewhere in the District, the Police claimed to have recovered explosive material and other equipment used in homemade bombs from a house in Abakhel village on June 9. “Two suspected militants arrested in connection with a case of bomb explosion rev
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Elsewhere in the District, the Police claimed to have recovered explosive material and other equipment used in homemade bombs from a house in Abakhel village on June 9. “Two suspected militants arrested in connection with a case of bomb explosion revealed during their investigation that they had concealed explosives in their home,” said a police official.
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June - 9 
Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, head of judicial commission formed for the recovery of missing persons, on June 9 held foreign intelligence agencies responsible for the deteriorating situation of Balochistan, claiming that there was concrete evidence
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Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, head of judicial commission formed for the recovery of missing persons, on June 9 held foreign intelligence agencies responsible for the deteriorating situation of Balochistan, claiming that there was concrete evidence against them, according to Daily Times. Justice Iqbal said that foreign intelligence agencies wanted to deteriorate the situation of Balochistan in order to de-stabilise Pakistan. About missing persons, Iqbal said that the Chief Minister of Balochistan had sent a list of 945 ‘missing’ persons to the commission, and added that the complete details of even 45 persons on the list had not been made available. “We sent the list back to the ministry for correction but it never came back,” he pointed out. The commission’s chief said that in the past week, 12 people who had been missing were recovered from Balochistan. He claimed that some of the missing persons were in Afghanistan and they could not be recovered because they were in US-controlled territory. He said that 42 bodies of missing persons were found in Balochistan. He also said that “there is a baseless propaganda about the actual figure of missing persons in the country.” He said that according to the commission, the total number of missing persons stood at 460, including 18 from Islamabad, 117 from Punjab, 174 from Sindh, 170 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 57 from Balochistan while 12 each from Azad Kashmir and Federally Administered Areas (FATA).
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June - 9 
Ongoing conflicts in different areas of the country are not being properly reported in media due to pressure and threats of different pressure groups and there is a dire need to address this sensitive issue, noted the participants of a roundtable dis
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Ongoing conflicts in different areas of the country are not being properly reported in media due to pressure and threats of different pressure groups and there is a dire need to address this sensitive issue, noted the participants of a roundtable discussion on June 9, according to Daily Times. The roundtable discussion with editors and reporters from print media, and representatives of civil society organisations on “Reporting Conflict” was organised by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF). The ongoing situation in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is very critical and conflict reporting in these areas has become very difficult, as the reporters there have to face threats and pressures from different sides including military, militants, local administration and political groups. In Balochistan even journalists were asked by the Balochistan High Court not to publish the statements of militant organizations. Local media somehow covers the local issues of conflict areas; however, they are often neglected by the mainstream national media. Due to the sensitive natures of the ongoing conflicts, more and more news editors are opting not to publish even the reports based on real facts due to immense pressure of stakeholders, mainly the law enforcing agencies and militant outfits. Because of this pressure and threats, many correspondents request their editors not to carry their byline, or change the dateline of their news so as to ensure their safety and security.
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June - 9 
Pakistan on June 9 said it was following a well-thought-out strategy to eradicate terrorism and would follow its own timeline in this endeavour, according to Daily Times. Maintaining that Pakistan was steadfast in its commitment to fighting terrorism
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Pakistan on June 9 said it was following a well-thought-out strategy to eradicate terrorism and would follow its own timeline in this endeavour, according to Daily Times. Maintaining that Pakistan was steadfast in its commitment to fighting terrorism, the Foreign Office said the country was following a “well thought out strategy to eradicate the menace of extremism and terrorism” and would follow its own timeline. “We are fighting terrorism and extremism in our own national interest and nobody should doubt our resolve and determination in this regard. Our sacrifices remain unparalleled and our resolve unshakable,'' the Foreign Office said, pointing out that Pakistan had repeatedly said it would neither allow its territory to be used against any country nor allow any safe havens on its territory. According to the Foreign Office, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was oversimplifying some of the very complex issues that “we are all dealing with in our efforts against extremism and terrorism”. These issues need to be seen in the context of overall peace and stability in Afghanistan and the broader region, the statement added. Earlier, Panetta had said, “We are reaching the limits of our patience, and for that reason it is extremely important that Pakistan take action to prevent this kind of safe haven.”
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June - 9 
Police found a bullet-riddled body of one Naveed Khan (31) from Sarya Gali in Old Timber Market within the remit of Napier Police Station.
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Police found a bullet-riddled body of one Naveed Khan (31) from Sarya Gali in Old Timber Market within the remit of Napier Police Station.
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June - 9 
Police recovered a bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Meharullah, in the Sakuran area of the industrial town Hub in Lasbela District.
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Police recovered a bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Meharullah, in the Sakuran area of the industrial town Hub in Lasbela District.
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June - 9 
the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant belonging to Sher Zaman faction, identified as Jahangir Khan Akakhel, along with his weapon, after a brief encounter near Na
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the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant belonging to Sher Zaman faction, identified as Jahangir Khan Akakhel, along with his weapon, after a brief encounter near Nadir Hospital on Super Highway. The accused, during initial course of investigation, confessed to have been involved in several heinous crimes, including murders, attempt to murders, abduction-for-ransom, extortion and Police encounters.
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June - 9 
The Times of India while quoting the United States (US) Counterterrorism officials on June 9, reported that the death of al Qaeda's ‘Deputy leader’, Abu Yahya al-Libi on June 4, 2012 is likely to accelerate a shift in power from the group's dwindling
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The Times of India while quoting the United States (US) Counterterrorism officials on June 9, reported that the death of al Qaeda's ‘Deputy leader’, Abu Yahya al-Libi on June 4, 2012 is likely to accelerate a shift in power from the group's dwindling leadership in Pakistan to its increasingly autonomous franchises, particularly the branch in Yemen, whose focus on attacking American interests is sure to continue. American counterterrorism officials said Libi had played a pivotal role as the organization's theological traffic cop, enforcing a unified message and ensuring that younger fighters in the affiliates did not go off the rails. For now, Ayman al-Zawahri, Qaeda's nominal leader, still holds the broad influence that he has consolidated since Osama bin Laden's death on May1-2, 2011. But the hierarchical structure of global jihad may be loosening a bit. Libi's death in a drone strike has torn at the connective tissue between the group's embattled leadership in Pakistan and its far-flung affiliates across the Middle East and Africa. Libi's killing may even augur increased violence as younger, more impetuous fighters vie to seize mantle of global leadership, said analysts. Osama Bin Laden himself, in the documents that US navy SEALs recovered from his house in Abbottabad, worried about "the rise of lower leaders who are not as experienced and this would lead to the repeat of mistakes."
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June - 9 
The United States (US) and Pakistan are working on the language of a possible US apology to end their stalemate and reopening of NATO’s supply routes to Afghanistan by Pakistan, as reported on June 9, by Dawn. Pakistan wants the US to apologise over
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The United States (US) and Pakistan are working on the language of a possible US apology to end their stalemate and reopening of NATO’s supply routes to Afghanistan by Pakistan, as reported on June 9, by Dawn. Pakistan wants the US to apologise over a November 26, 2011 air raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at the Salala military post in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The US had initially agreed to apologise but changed its mind after aides warned President Barack Obama that the move could harm his re-election campaign. Pakistan closed NATO’s supply routes to Afghanistan after the raid and is refusing to reopen them unless the Americans apologise. A team of US experts has been based in Islamabad for the past six weeks, trying to end the dispute and reopen the supply routes. On June 8, another senior US official, Assistant Secretary of Defence Peter Levoy, also joined the team.
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June - 9 
Three people were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on June 9, reported Daily Times. A man, identified as Arshad (32), was shot dead while his friend Bilal Nasir was injured while they were sitting at a tyre shop near Ali Bhai Auditorium
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Three people were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on June 9, reported Daily Times. A man, identified as Arshad (32), was shot dead while his friend Bilal Nasir was injured while they were sitting at a tyre shop near Ali Bhai Auditorium, Nishtar Road within the limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Tahir Ghazi said that victim’s elder brother Moosa Baloch, affiliated with People’s Amn Committee (PAC), was recently killed in the same manner.
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June - 9 
US President Barack Obama has ordered a ‘sharp increase’ in drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas in recent months, website Bloomberg quoted two officials on June 9, according to Tribune. The US officials said that they expect Pakistan to halt Cen
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US President Barack Obama has ordered a ‘sharp increase’ in drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas in recent months, website Bloomberg quoted two officials on June 9, according to Tribune. The US officials said that they expect Pakistan to halt Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations in the country in retaliation to the drone strikes and shut down the only air base being used for drones. The US officials were further quoted as saying that Obama’s decision to increase drone attacks reflected the “mounting US frustration with Pakistan over a growing list of disputes”. Meanwhile, Pakistani national security officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to Bloomberg, claimed that all CIA officers working on the drone program were expelled and the drones were now being launched from bases in Afghanistan.
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June - 10 
a Senior Official, District Coordination Officer Siraj Ahmad Khan said that around one hundred thousand illegal Afghan nationals have returned to their country from Peshawar since the City District Government issued warning to them on May 25, 2012.
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a Senior Official, District Coordination Officer Siraj Ahmad Khan said that around one hundred thousand illegal Afghan nationals have returned to their country from Peshawar since the City District Government issued warning to them on May 25, 2012. Khan claimed that unregistered Afghan nationals were leaving Peshawar voluntarily and a large number had gone back during the last couple of days via Torkham border. “Approximately 100,000 illegal Afghans have gone back to their homeland so far,” Siraj Khan told the media. He added that about 400,000 Afghans had been residing in the provincial capital illegally. He said that eviction of illegal Afghans would gain momentum in the coming days. However, a source said that International Agencies, monitoring cross border movement of registered and unregistered refugees between Pakistan and Afghanistan, did not report significant rush of Afghans at Torkham. “United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan did not report considerable increase in number of Afghans, returning to their country,” said the source, adding that the United Nations (UN) Agency and Afghan Government regularly checked cross border movement. He said that 50 to 60 Afghans were deported at Torkham every week that was a routine matter. “Everyone will feel visible change if 100,000 Afghans leave Peshawar,” he said.
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June - 10 
A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist was killed in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 10, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants opened fire and killed, Sohail Hussain, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, at Nishtar B
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A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist was killed in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 10, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants opened fire and killed, Sohail Hussain, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, at Nishtar Basti in PIB Colony near Old Subzi Mandi in Karachi. Soon, tension engulfed Hassan Square, Old Sabzi Mandi, University Road, Nishtar Basti, Jail Road and its surrounding areas. A heavy aerial firing was opened in different areas in which six people were injured. Angry people staged protests again killing and they set ablaze a rickshaw and jeep near Nishtar Basti.
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June - 10 
A website that posts messages from terrorist groups said on June 10 that it would reveal a video message from slain al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al Libi, according to Daily Times. “Soon, God willing: a visual message from Abu Yahya al Libi,” a notice po
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A website that posts messages from terrorist groups said on June 10 that it would reveal a video message from slain al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al Libi, according to Daily Times. “Soon, God willing: a visual message from Abu Yahya al Libi,” a notice posted on a forum said, without elaborating on when the message was recorded.
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June - 10 
At least 10 people, including one security official, were killed, and 10 others injured when terrorists fired rockets at a security check post in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 10, Daily Times reported.
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At least 10 people, including one security official, were killed, and 10 others injured when terrorists fired rockets at a security check post in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 10, Daily Times reported. According to media reports, unidentified terrorists fired eight rockets on the Security Forces’ (SFs) check post in Wana at midnight due to which a security officer was killed and three others were injured. The series of rock firing continued until morning. The SFs in the morning started an operation, against terrorists in Wana Bazaar after blocking all the roads leading towards the area, in which nine people were killed and seven injured. However, it was not known if any civilian was killed. Earlier, it was reported that a security officer was killed.
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June - 10 
At least one security official was killed and another injured when a group of militants attacked a check post in Wana, sub-division of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 10 (today), reports The Express Tribu
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At least one security official was killed and another injured when a group of militants attacked a check post in Wana, sub-division of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 10 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Official sources said that “heavy weapons and ammunition were used” in the attack, confirming that one security person was killed and one injured as Security Forces (SFs) successfully repulsed the attack. More casualties are feared.
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June - 10 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain has said that the Punjab Government has refused to keep Shakeel Afridi in Adiala Jail, according to Daily Times. Talking to the media on June 10, the information minister said that the KP
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain has said that the Punjab Government has refused to keep Shakeel Afridi in Adiala Jail, according to Daily Times. Talking to the media on June 10, the information minister said that the KP Government had requested the Federal Government to shift the high-security-risk prisoner from the Peshawar Central Jail to somewhere else. He said there was a proposal to detain Afridi in Adiala Jail or in Rahim Yar Khan. The federal government had asked for making arrangements in Adiala Jail, but the Punjab government expressed its inability to accede to the request, he said.
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June - 10 
MQM Coordination Committee in a statement said that the relentless killing of the MQM workers in the city was the part of a vicious conspiracy to undermine peace and tranquility. The statement further said that people belonging to every sphere of lif
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MQM Coordination Committee in a statement said that the relentless killing of the MQM workers in the city was the part of a vicious conspiracy to undermine peace and tranquility. The statement further said that people belonging to every sphere of life in Karachi were feeling a sense of insecurity due to sharp increase in the activities of criminal elements, incidents of firing, extortion, bloodshed and kidnappings for ransom.
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June - 10 
Nine persons, including four gangsters and one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on June 10, reported The Express Tribune. Four Haji Salamu gangsters, including the leader Haji Sala
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Nine persons, including four gangsters and one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on June 10, reported The Express Tribune. Four Haji Salamu gangsters, including the leader Haji Salamu, his brother Shahzad alias Charlie, nephew Kashif and an accomplice were shot dead and two others were injured in Mauripur Road area when Lyari gangsters and Haji Slamu gang exchanged fire. Police suggested that Haji Salamu gangster were killed because Salamu’s refused to join Peoples Amn Committee (PAC). According to details, an eye-witness claimed that a meeting had been arranged between Haji Salamu and Lyari gangster Sheraz Comrade’s group to sort out differences. Around a dozen men from Sheraz Comrade’s group parked outside Haji Salamu’s house and opened fire after he refused to openly support the PAC. However, PAC leader Zafar Baloch said that PAC has no link with the attack on Haji Salamu. “They were all criminals and were killed over a personal dispute,” he said while talking to the media. “In the last couple of months Haji Salamu’s gang was active and using [PAC chief] Uzair Baloch and [Lyari gangster] Baba Ladla’s name to extort money,” he added.
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June - 10 
one MQM activist was killed and six other people were injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in PIB Colony.
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one MQM activist was killed and six other people were injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in PIB Colony.
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June - 10 
one unidentified man was killed in the Golimar area.
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one unidentified man was killed in the Golimar area.
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June - 10 
Police found three unidentified dead bodies in gunny bags in Liaquatabad area and near Mauripur Road area.
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Police found three unidentified dead bodies in gunny bags in Liaquatabad area and near Mauripur Road area.
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June - 10 
Two websites linked to al Qaeda on June 10 announced that they will air a new video featuring the jihadist network’s deputy leader Abu Yahya al-Libi, whom Washington claimed to have killed in a drone strike in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Adm
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Two websites linked to al Qaeda on June 10 announced that they will air a new video featuring the jihadist network’s deputy leader Abu Yahya al-Libi, whom Washington claimed to have killed in a drone strike in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 4, 2012, reports The Express Tribune. The messages posted by Ansar and Alfidaa websites suggested that Libi remains alive. “Soon, a video message by Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Libi will be posted, may Allah protect him,” read the message posted by al Qaeda’s Sahab media arm.
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June - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up a government primary school for boys in Khat Kallay near Sheik Maltoon Town in Mardan District on June 10, reported Dawn. Police said 10 to 15 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast that destroyed two classrooms
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Unidentified militants blew up a government primary school for boys in Khat Kallay near Sheik Maltoon Town in Mardan District on June 10, reported Dawn. Police said 10 to 15 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast that destroyed two classrooms of the school completely. “We have taken Anwar Ali, the watchman of the school, into custody. He is being interrogated as he was absent at the time of explosion,” Police said.
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June - 10 
unidentified militants blew up three power pylons in Dasht area of Mastung District on June 10 suspending electricity supply to parts of the province, reports Dawn. A spokesman for the Quetta Electric Supply Company said 45 grid stations in 16 Distri
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unidentified militants blew up three power pylons in Dasht area of Mastung District on June 10 suspending electricity supply to parts of the province, reports Dawn. A spokesman for the Quetta Electric Supply Company said 45 grid stations in 16 Districts were affected.
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June - 11 
At least six people were killed and over two dozen people were injured when a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded near a bus in the Dringarh area of Mastung District in a suspected sectarian attack on June 11, reports The Times of
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At least six people were killed and over two dozen people were injured when a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded near a bus in the Dringarh area of Mastung District in a suspected sectarian attack on June 11, reports The Times of India. Officials confirmed the death of six persons. Police officials said the intended target of the bombing might have been a bus with Shia pilgrims that passed the area minutes before the explosion. The target of the bomb attack was passenger coaches carrying pilgrims to Iran via Taftan,” a Senior Police Official said, adds Dawn. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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June - 11 
Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd Gailu said, "About 150 missing persons have been traced due to the efforts of the incumbent Government," reports The News. Efforts were afoot to bring the disgruntled Baloch leaders in the national mainstrea
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Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd Gailu said, "About 150 missing persons have been traced due to the efforts of the incumbent Government," reports The News. Efforts were afoot to bring the disgruntled Baloch leaders in the national mainstream. The current Government is striving to put the province on the road to progress, he said during the budget speech for the financial year 2012-13 in Balochistan Assembly. He noted that Pakistan People’s Party (PP)-led coalition Government in the province pursued the policy of reconciliation and withdrew cases against the political figures besides releasing leaders and activists of various political parties who had been detained in different cases.
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June - 11 
Dawn reported that the TTP took full control of Kukikhel-dominated areas of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency as more families left their homes and moved to Jamrud town of the Agency. Sources said that besides fortifying their positions in the newly-occu
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Dawn reported that the TTP took full control of Kukikhel-dominated areas of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency as more families left their homes and moved to Jamrud town of the Agency. Sources said that besides fortifying their positions in the newly-occupied localities, TTP had also torched houses of some Kukikhel elders in Bagh and Sra Vela. They said that the TTP made announcements on loudspeakers from local mosques and asked residents to hoist white flags atop their houses and volunteer one person from each family to join the outfit. One resident of Jamrud, Muhammad Irfan, told the media that except for Puk Darra and Daman-e-Koh, all areas, including Sra Vela, Bagh, Pathai, Ghakhai, Baarhi Saporhi and Maniyakhel, had fallen to TTP and residents had moved to Ali Masjid and Ghundi in Jamrud. He however, denied that any offer had been made by the political administration to any of the displaced families and said they had not received any assistance from local authorities. “The entire Tirah Valley, except Bazaar Zakakhel, is now under effective control of three militant groups, TTP (Tariq Afridi group), Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansarul Islam (AI),” confirmed Bakhtiar Mohmand, Assistant Political Agent of Jamrud.
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June - 11 
in the backdrop of withdrawal of negotiators the Foreign Office (FO) Spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said Pakistan and US will have to adopt a realistic approach to improve bilateral relations, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to Pakistan Television
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in the backdrop of withdrawal of negotiators the Foreign Office (FO) Spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said Pakistan and US will have to adopt a realistic approach to improve bilateral relations, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to Pakistan Television, he said that Pakistan-US relations are important and there is a desire on both sides to build consensus on issues
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June - 11 
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's office turned down a request for a meeting by visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Lavoy, reflecting the strains that have hit ties between the two countries since 2011. A meeting
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Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's office turned down a request for a meeting by visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Lavoy, reflecting the strains that have hit ties between the two countries since 2011. A meeting was requested by the Americans but the General Headquarters declined it, unnamed Pakistani officials were quoted as saying. The officials said they were not aware if Lavoy was given any reasons for the decision. US officials in Washington too confirmed the development. One unnamed Pakistani official indicated the request was turned down because of allegations by US officials that Pakistan was not doing enough to rein in militants operating along the border with Afghanistan. "There are several reasons for turning down (a meeting with) Lavoy. It is to tell the Americans that you cannot be bad-mouthing us day in and day out and then expect a meeting with Pakistan's most powerful personality," the official said.
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June - 11 
the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) enacted a law to curb sectarian menace, reports The Express Tribune. The GBLA has become the first provincial legislature to have enacted a law dealing with sectarianism. Titled “Code of Conduct” (CoC
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the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) enacted a law to curb sectarian menace, reports The Express Tribune. The GBLA has become the first provincial legislature to have enacted a law dealing with sectarianism. Titled “Code of Conduct” (CoC), the bill was unanimously passed by the GBLA after being tabled in the house by Law Minister Wazir Shakeel on June 8. “CoC has been given a legal status and GBLA is the first assembly to have passed such a bill,” said Amjad Hussain, a lawyer and ruling party member of GBLA. He said that the bill was earlier endorsed by top clerics of different schools of thought.
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June - 11 
the No. 2 US commander in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti said that the NATO supply, closed by Pakistan, has not affected their operation as supply is continuing through alternate routes. The commander said the US has built alterna
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the No. 2 US commander in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti said that the NATO supply, closed by Pakistan, has not affected their operation as supply is continuing through alternate routes. The commander said the US has built alternative supply routes and has been able to get what it needs for the war. It has not really affected and will not do so in future, Scaparrotti said, adding US forces have still so many challenges in Afghanistan.
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June - 11 
The Pentagon said June 11 that the United States (US) has withdrawn negotiators from Pakistan after talks failed to produce an agreement on reopening vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, reports The News. "The decision was reached to bring the
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The Pentagon said June 11 that the United States (US) has withdrawn negotiators from Pakistan after talks failed to produce an agreement on reopening vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, reports The News. "The decision was reached to bring the team home for a short period of time," Pentagon spokesman George Little said. The team of negotiators had been in Pakistan for about six weeks, he said, as US officials had believed they were close to a deal with Islamabad to lift the blockade on NATO convoys. But no breakthrough was imminent and there was no scheduled date for a resumption of the negotiations, added Little. The US, however, would continue to maintain a "dialogue" with Pakistan and the departure of the expert negotiating team did not mean Washington had given up discussions with Islamabad, he said. "That's not to be taken as a sign of our unwillingness to continue the dialogue with Pakistanis on this issue," he said, adding that the negotiators are "prepared to return at any moment."
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June - 11 
The Supreme Court on June11 hinted it could summon Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani over the worsening law order situation in Balochistan, and could ask him how the country should be run and what he can do in this regard, reported Dai
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The Supreme Court on June11 hinted it could summon Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani over the worsening law order situation in Balochistan, and could ask him how the country should be run and what he can do in this regard, reported Daily Times. The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, remarked that the court could pass an order under Article 190 to summon the Army Chief. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by the chief justice, during the hearing of Balochistan target killings case, expressed annoyance over the press conference held by Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Major General Obaidullah Khan Khattak on June 2, 2012 regarding the deteriorating law and order situation of Balochistan, and sought the transcript of the news conference. The CJP observed that the situation in Balochistan was unstable, whereas the FC IG was holding a press conference, which is contrary to the court orders. He questioned whether the official was looking for a confrontation with the court
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June - 11 
the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mehsud faction, in a pamphlet distributed in South Waziristan Agency, gave a final warning to residents to evacuate the area, reported The Express Tribune. According to the pamphlet distributed by the militants i
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the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mehsud faction, in a pamphlet distributed in South Waziristan Agency, gave a final warning to residents to evacuate the area, reported The Express Tribune. According to the pamphlet distributed by the militants in the Mehsud territory of South Waziristan, it appealed to all residents of the Agency to vacate the Agency owing to the war in FATA. A general amnesty was also extended to all persons leaving the area. It added that no Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) or any NGO contractors were allowed to operate in the area. Rather it termed them as legitimate targets. Included in this list were employees associated with educational activities, health, and members of the Khasadar force (Tribal Police force). The handout said that these people, if caught working will be treated as criminals. The militant group also warned that house owners, and others who had helped members of the Mehsud tribe live in or settle in Waziristan, had committed a crime. The notice also carried a warning for those operating transportation enterprises. The handout said these people were committing an “unpardonable crime”.
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June - 11 
Two people, including a commander of Aman Lashkar (peace militia), were killed in two separate remote-controlled bomb blasts in the Mastak area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 11, reports Daily Times. According
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Two people, including a commander of Aman Lashkar (peace militia), were killed in two separate remote-controlled bomb blasts in the Mastak area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 11, reports Daily Times. According to a Police source, one bomb planted along a road exploded killing an unidentified man and destroying a van completely. Later, when an investigative team reached the scene, another bomb exploded, killing the peace militia commander injuring two security personnel.
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June - 12 
A doctor, identified as Doctor Murli Lal who was abducted two months ago from Sohbatpur town in Jaffarabad District reached his home in Dera Allahyar town of the District on June 12, reports Daily Times.
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A doctor, identified as Doctor Murli Lal who was abducted two months ago from Sohbatpur town in Jaffarabad District reached his home in Dera Allahyar town of the District on June 12, reports Daily Times.
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June - 12 
A local cleric, Maulvi Ibrahim Chisti, declared the polio campaign ‘un-Islamic’ and announced at the local mosque that jihad should be carried out against the visiting polio vaccination team in Muzaffargarh District, reports The Express Tribune. Acco
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A local cleric, Maulvi Ibrahim Chisti, declared the polio campaign ‘un-Islamic’ and announced at the local mosque that jihad should be carried out against the visiting polio vaccination team in Muzaffargarh District, reports The Express Tribune. According to details, the local polio team entered the District’s rural Khan Pur Bagga Sher area and asked local families to cooperate with the campaign. When the local cleric, Maulvi Ibrahim Chisti found out about the campaign, he immediately went to the biggest mosque in the area and declared that polio drops are ‘poison’ and against Islam. He added that if the polio team forced anybody to partake in the vaccination campaign, then jihad was ‘the only option’. As a result, the polio team returned to Muzaffargarh city without carrying out immunisation, and reported the matter to Muzaffargarh Health Executive District Officer (EDO) Doctor Aashiq Hussain. A Police inquiry was ordered, after which a raid was carried out in the cleric’s area. However, Chisti had already escaped by the time the Police arrived. Residents said the cleric had tried to convince them that the polio campaign was a ‘western conspiracy’ to render the population impotent. After the Police raid, the polio team returned to Khan Pur Bagga Sher to implement the polio immunisation campaign.
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June - 12 
a man, identified as Abdul Waheed (25), was shot dead within the limits of Korangi Police Station while he was going home.
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a man, identified as Abdul Waheed (25), was shot dead within the limits of Korangi Police Station while he was going home.
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June - 12 
At least two Policemen, identified as Abdul Jabbar (40) and Naheedullah (38), were killed and five others, including three civilians were injured in a suicide attack targeting the convoy of Faheem-ur-Rehman, the head of the anti-Taliban Bazidkhel Qau
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At least two Policemen, identified as Abdul Jabbar (40) and Naheedullah (38), were killed and five others, including three civilians were injured in a suicide attack targeting the convoy of Faheem-ur-Rehman, the head of the anti-Taliban Bazidkhel Qaumi Lashkar (Peace Committee) at Bazidkhel Chowk in Badhaber area of Peshawar on June 12, reports Daily Times. Both the Policemen killed in the attack belonged to Bazidkhel village and were members of the Special Force. According to bomb disposal unit, legs of the bomber had been found and he appeared to be a teenager. Fahim said that as a routine, he travelled in his own car, but this time he had luckily changed the vehicle and escaped the attack. “Yes, there are threats to my life, but I am not worried because it was not the first attack on my life,” he said. He accused Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of carrying out the attack because he had been opposing them for a long time and would not succumb to their pressure. “We are determined to fight the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) because they are against Pakistan and killing innocent people,” Fahim added.
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June - 12 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged a US Congressional delegation led by Representative Todd Platts that the relationship between Pakistan and the US is important and both sides simply cannot afford to ignore this fact, reports The Express Tribu
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged a US Congressional delegation led by Representative Todd Platts that the relationship between Pakistan and the US is important and both sides simply cannot afford to ignore this fact, reports The Express Tribune. “Both sides have shared goals of peace and prosperity in the region, the Foreign Minister said and called for working together to strengthen the relationship based on mutual trust and mutual respect.” The US Congressional delegation was briefed on the current status and challenges of Pakistan-US relationship. Foreign Minister Khar also informed the US Congressmen about the regional situation. The Congressional delegation agreed on the need to overcome the current stress and work for building a holistic relationship taking into account shared interests.
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June - 12 
Senior Minister Bashir Bilour on June 12 told the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly that the provincial Government had discussed with the Federal Government the shifting of Doctor Shakil Afridi, who allegedly helped Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track
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Senior Minister Bashir Bilour on June 12 told the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly that the provincial Government had discussed with the Federal Government the shifting of Doctor Shakil Afridi, who allegedly helped Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track down slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, to other jails from the Central Prison Peshawar, reports The News. Responding to the points raised by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid deputy parliamentary leader Nighat Orakzai, he said the Provincial Government was waiting for the response of the Federal Government. He said the Provincial Government would shift Doctor Shakil Afridi to the Balahisar Fort in Peshawar if he was not shifted to any other province. “As far as his security is concerned the Provincial Government has provided all the possible security to him at the Central Prison Peshawar,” the Minister said.
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June - 12 
sources in the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that since negotiating teams of the US and Pakistan have finished their work and the decision now lies with the political leaderships of the two countries. “They have provided input and now the leadership
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sources in the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that since negotiating teams of the US and Pakistan have finished their work and the decision now lies with the political leaderships of the two countries. “They have provided input and now the leadership would consider over the inputs,” they added. The US negotiating team who left Pakistan on June 11 would return when Pakistan would be ready to complete the dialogue over NATO supplies, the US Embassy said.
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June - 12 
the dead body of Kachchi Rabita Council (KRC) activist, identified as Moosa Sanghar, was found in a gunny bag near Kharadar Jama’at Khana. Sanghar was abducted on the night of June 11, 2012.
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the dead body of Kachchi Rabita Council (KRC) activist, identified as Moosa Sanghar, was found in a gunny bag near Kharadar Jama’at Khana. Sanghar was abducted on the night of June 11, 2012.
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June - 12 
The Pakistani Government should “bite the bullet” and re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan in order to ease tensions with the United States (US), a senior US Government official said on June 12, reports Daily Times. The US had said on
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The Pakistani Government should “bite the bullet” and re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan in order to ease tensions with the United States (US), a senior US Government official said on June 12, reports Daily Times. The US had said on June 11, 2012 that it was withdrawing its team of negotiators from Pakistan without securing a long-sought deal on supply routes for the war in neighbouring Afghanistan, publicly exposing a diplomatic stalemate and deeply strained relations that appear at risk of deteriorating further. “If the civilian government in Islamabad would bite the bullet and make the political decision to open the ground lines of communication, that would deflect some of the negativity right now,” the official said. “It wouldn’t automatically turn things around, but that would be an important step.”
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June - 12 
the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan on June 13 (today) underlined the need for solid steps to ensure rule of law and upholding of the Constitution for healthy development of society. Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of
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the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan on June 13 (today) underlined the need for solid steps to ensure rule of law and upholding of the Constitution for healthy development of society. Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of PHC Bar Association in Dera Ismail Khan District, he said the bench and bar were two important pillars of judiciary and therefore, they should strive for dispensation of justice. He said a large number of missing persons was a great challenge for the judiciary but its efforts had led to the shifting of around 900 such persons to internment centres notified by the Government.
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June - 12 
The United States has agreed to reimburse USD 1.18 billion or almost 75 per cent of the claims Pakistan has submitted for the expenses incurred in the fight against militants along the Afghan border, reports Dawn. The money comes from the Coalition S
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The United States has agreed to reimburse USD 1.18 billion or almost 75 per cent of the claims Pakistan has submitted for the expenses incurred in the fight against militants along the Afghan border, reports Dawn. The money comes from the Coalition Support Fund, which is used for reimbursing Pakistan and other US allies helping it in the war against terror. The approval shows that despite increased tensions, the US financial assistance to Pakistan has continued although it is becoming increasingly difficult to get congressional support for helping Pakistan.
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June - 12 
Three people, including the brother of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM’s) ex-Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), were killed in separate acts of violence in the metropolis on June 12, reported Daily Times. Two armed militants shot at two brothers o
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Three people, including the brother of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM’s) ex-Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), were killed in separate acts of violence in the metropolis on June 12, reported Daily Times. Two armed militants shot at two brothers of Syed Shakir Ali, former MQM MPA. Both victims were traders and armed assailants came to Shershah scrap market near Jehanabad Police check-post and killed one brother, identified as Syed Qarar Ali (60), and injured another brother Syed Zakir Ali (42).
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June - 12 
unidentified militants destroyed three shops and a tube-well in Merikhel area of Darra Adamkhel town in Kohat District, reported Dawn. Sources said that owner of one shop Gul Hassan Afridi had been warned by militants to stop informing Security Force
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unidentified militants destroyed three shops and a tube-well in Merikhel area of Darra Adamkhel town in Kohat District, reported Dawn. Sources said that owner of one shop Gul Hassan Afridi had been warned by militants to stop informing Security Forces (SFs) about their activities. However no loss of life was reported.
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June - 13 
a cadre of PAC identified as Owais (25) was shot dead while another cadre, identified as Naeem alias Lahoti, was injured near Cheel Chowk, Nawa Lane within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station while they were guarding the stronghold of the outfit.
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a cadre of PAC identified as Owais (25) was shot dead while another cadre, identified as Naeem alias Lahoti, was injured near Cheel Chowk, Nawa Lane within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station while they were guarding the stronghold of the outfit.
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June - 13 
A new video featuring al Qaeda’s number two Abu Yahya al-Libi, who the United States (US) says was killed on June 4, 2012 in a drone strike in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan, has been posted online,
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A new video featuring al Qaeda’s number two Abu Yahya al-Libi, who the United States (US) says was killed on June 4, 2012 in a drone strike in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan, has been posted online, reports Dawn referring to monitoring services. Both the SITE Monitoring Service and IntelCentre, which keep tabs on militants’ websites, said it was not clear when the video had been made. SITE said the video production date only indicated it had been produced by al Qaeda’s media arm As-Sahab sometime after November 2011. In the video, Libi denounces Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a “tyrant” and calls his Government a “criminal regime”, according to the SITE’s translation. He urges the Syrian people to continue fighting and calls on fighters in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey “to rise to help their brothers and to sacrifice themselves for them.”
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June - 13 
a senior Foreign Office official admitted that the apology, and not tariff rates, is the main hurdle for the resumption of NATO supplies to Afghanistan. Pakistan is willing to drastically reduce the taxes and transit fees it intends to impose on NATO
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a senior Foreign Office official admitted that the apology, and not tariff rates, is the main hurdle for the resumption of NATO supplies to Afghanistan. Pakistan is willing to drastically reduce the taxes and transit fees it intends to impose on NATO supplies passing through the country only if the US accepts full responsibility of the Salala air raid and offers a public apology. “Once the US tenders an apology, the issue of taxes and transit fees will be settled in no time,” said the official requesting anonymity.
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June - 13 
A senior United States (US) lawmaker Dianne Feinstein who also chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) said on June 13 that apologising to Pakistan over the November 26, 2012 Salala incident would improve Washington’s relations with a key all
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A senior United States (US) lawmaker Dianne Feinstein who also chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) said on June 13 that apologising to Pakistan over the November 26, 2012 Salala incident would improve Washington’s relations with a key ally, reports Dawn. “National Security of the US will be better served with a positive relationship with Pakistan,” Senator Dianne Feinstein said during a Senate hearing on budget priorities for 2013. He observed that both sides made mistakes in handling the November 26 incident, which caused the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a US air raid. Senator Feinstein noted that the dispute over the supply lines could be solved “with some civilian acceptance of the mistakes” the US had made. Such an acceptance could also lead to the reopening of NATO supply lines, she said, adding that “it would do well to apologise” for the mistakes made.
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June - 13 
A United States (US) drone fired two missiles on a car near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) killing four suspects inside the car on June 13, reports Dawn, The car was going to Tapi village near Esha
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A United States (US) drone fired two missiles on a car near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) killing four suspects inside the car on June 13, reports Dawn, The car was going to Tapi village near Esha check-post when it came under attack. Local people retrieved the charred bodies, they said, adding that those killed could not be identified.
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June - 13 
a wanted militant Israr Gul of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was arrested in a raid conducted in Orangi Town within the limits of Pirabad Police Station.
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a wanted militant Israr Gul of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was arrested in a raid conducted in Orangi Town within the limits of Pirabad Police Station.
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June - 13 
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the US should examine setting conditions for aid to Pakistan but not cutting it off, as Islamabad's closure of supply routes to the Afghan war cost American taxpayers millions of dollars a month, reported The
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the US should examine setting conditions for aid to Pakistan but not cutting it off, as Islamabad's closure of supply routes to the Afghan war cost American taxpayers millions of dollars a month, reported The News. Asked during a Senate budget hearing whether he would recommend halting aid to Pakistan, Panetta said: "I'd be very careful about just shutting it down." "What I would do is look at conditions for what we expect them to do," Panetta said, without elaborating. The American war effort there has become more costly, Panetta said, because of Pakistan's decision last November to ban trucks from carrying supplies to NATO forces in landlocked, neighbouring Afghanistan. That forced NATO to use longer, more costly routes through northern countries. Panetta told Congress that the US was spending about USD 100 million a month "because of the closure of the (routes)."
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June - 13 
Ehsan Khan, a vegetable supplier and resident of Sawat near Guru Jaglote, was injured when unidentified men opened fire on his van when he was returning to Gilgit after delivering stocks to the markets in Hunza on June 13, reports The Express Tribune
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Ehsan Khan, a vegetable supplier and resident of Sawat near Guru Jaglote, was injured when unidentified men opened fire on his van when he was returning to Gilgit after delivering stocks to the markets in Hunza on June 13, reports The Express Tribune. Khan succumbed to his injuries later. Police arrested seven people in connection with the murder, which the Police believe to be sectarian-motivated. “On the face of it, the murder appears to be sectarian-motivated but it will be established only after the investigations are completed,” a Police official, asking not to be named, said. Infuriated over the killing of a vegetable supplier, the traders’ union observed a shutter-down strike here on June 14. Most of the city presented a deserted look.
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June - 13 
five unidentified armed militants abducted a 16-year-old boy, identified as Mehmood Akhtar, from Killi Bangulzai area of Quetta while he was travelling in his car to an educational academy to attend his tuition class on June 13, reports The News.
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five unidentified armed militants abducted a 16-year-old boy, identified as Mehmood Akhtar, from Killi Bangulzai area of Quetta while he was travelling in his car to an educational academy to attend his tuition class on June 13, reports The News.
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June - 13 
Four people were killed, including a cadre of People’s Amn Committee (PAC) was killed in separate acts of violence in different areas of Karachi on June 13, reports Daily Times. Police found two unidentified bullet-riddled dead bodies from a shrubber
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Four people were killed, including a cadre of People’s Amn Committee (PAC) was killed in separate acts of violence in different areas of Karachi on June 13, reports Daily Times. Police found two unidentified bullet-riddled dead bodies from a shrubbery in Sahib Dad Goth within the limits of Memon Goth Police Station
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June - 13 
Pakistan’s Ambassador Sherry Rehman said, “We appreciate Senator Feinstein for showing the way forward in normalising ties in a relationship that is important to both sides and critical for stabilising the region.”
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Pakistan’s Ambassador Sherry Rehman said, “We appreciate Senator Feinstein for showing the way forward in normalising ties in a relationship that is important to both sides and critical for stabilising the region.”
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June - 13 
Police found another unidentified dead body of a youngster from Kunwari Colony within the limits of Manghopir Police Station.
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Police found another unidentified dead body of a youngster from Kunwari Colony within the limits of Manghopir Police Station.
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June - 13 
Sindh Police claimed to have arrested four suspects, including an extortionist, a target killer and two street criminals in different raids carried out in the city. Two suspects (street criminals), Farrukh alias Doctor and Jehangir along with their p
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Sindh Police claimed to have arrested four suspects, including an extortionist, a target killer and two street criminals in different raids carried out in the city. Two suspects (street criminals), Farrukh alias Doctor and Jehangir along with their pistols and a snatched motorcycle, were arrested during snap checking in New Karachi within the limits of Bilal Colony Police Station.
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June - 13 
the Anti-Extortionist Cell (AEC) arrested an alleged extortionist-cum-target killer, identified as Salman alias Qadir, in a raid conducted in Baldia Town. A TT pistol and some narcotics were also recovered from the possession of the accused.
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the Anti-Extortionist Cell (AEC) arrested an alleged extortionist-cum-target killer, identified as Salman alias Qadir, in a raid conducted in Baldia Town. A TT pistol and some narcotics were also recovered from the possession of the accused.
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June - 13 
The Times of India quoting Pakistan Body Count on June 13 reported that there is a steep decline in suicide attacks in the past few years. According to the data collated by Pakistan Body Count, an organisation that maintains a 'news-report based data
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The Times of India quoting Pakistan Body Count on June 13 reported that there is a steep decline in suicide attacks in the past few years. According to the data collated by Pakistan Body Count, an organisation that maintains a 'news-report based database' of suicide and drone attacks carried out in the country, the number of incidents as well as causalities, have witnessed a steep decline compared to 2009 and 2010 - the peak years in terms of causalities. The incidents which failed to reach even double digits in the five years spanning between 2002- 2006 suddenly spiked to 57 in 2007. The bombings claimed over 800 lives in that year. They went unchecked for the next two years and reached a peak in 2009 when 90 suicide bombings claimed over thousand lives. Although the number of incidents started declining in 2010 but the number of fatalities increased. In 2011 there were 44 blasts killing 625 people- nearly half of the 2009 figures. By March 2012, when the data was last updated, there were only 16 such blasts which took 119 lives.
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June - 13 
Unidentified armed militants on June 13 killed a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activist Afzal Khan in the Swat District reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed militants on June 13 killed a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activist Afzal Khan in the Swat District reports Daily Times.
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June - 13 
unidentified militants blew up a primary boys’ school in the Shah Pur area of Kohat District. According to the Police, around 600 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack.
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unidentified militants blew up a primary boys’ school in the Shah Pur area of Kohat District. According to the Police, around 600 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack.
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June - 14 
a Police officer Rauf Baloch (35) was shot dead at Ghulam Hussain Qaim Road, within the limits of Garden Police Station.
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a Police officer Rauf Baloch (35) was shot dead at Ghulam Hussain Qaim Road, within the limits of Garden Police Station.
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June - 14 
a sanitary man, identified as Sunny (25), was shot dead in Khori Garden, old city area, within the limits of Kharadar Police Station.
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a sanitary man, identified as Sunny (25), was shot dead in Khori Garden, old city area, within the limits of Kharadar Police Station.
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June - 14 
a United States (US) drone attack killed at least three more militants by firing two missiles on a building in the central market of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times, quoting Pakistani Officials. “A US drone fired two missile
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a United States (US) drone attack killed at least three more militants by firing two missiles on a building in the central market of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times, quoting Pakistani Officials. “A US drone fired two missiles on the first floor of a shop in the main market and at least three terrorists were killed,” a senior official said. It was not immediately confirmed (known) if there were any high-value targets killed in the latest strikes.
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June - 14 
Afghanistan is expected to use the latest round of international talks on its future on June 14 (today) to raise pressure on Pakistan over so-called militant safe havens ahead of the departure of foreign troops, reports Dawn. Representatives from 29
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Afghanistan is expected to use the latest round of international talks on its future on June 14 (today) to raise pressure on Pakistan over so-called militant safe havens ahead of the departure of foreign troops, reports Dawn. Representatives from 29 countries will gather in Kabul for the one-day conference, which follows a meeting in Istanbul in November aimed at mapping out the future of the war-torn country after NATO troops leave in 2014. Afghan President Karzai says peace depends on regional cooperation to smash sanctuaries for militant networks waging violence in his country, and has voiced hope that Pakistan can help in this process. Pakistanis say that the Americans and Afghans are trying to find a scapegoat in them for the deterioration of the decade-old war in Afghanistan. But in Afghanistan and the United States (US), critics say Pakistan’s resistance to cracking down on militant sanctuaries has only fuelled attacks. “That is why we have continued to witness major attacks, including on US interests inside Afghanistan, that have frustrated US and Afghan officials,” Najib Mahmood, a political science lecturer at Kabul University, said.
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June - 14 
an elder brother of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) sub-organisation Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC) sector in-charge, identified as Shahid (40), was shot dead on Taj Masjid Road area in Lyari within the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station.
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an elder brother of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) sub-organisation Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC) sector in-charge, identified as Shahid (40), was shot dead on Taj Masjid Road area in Lyari within the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station.
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June - 14 
an unidentified teenage boy was shot dead near Power House Chowrangi within the jurisdiction of Bilal Colony Police Station.
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an unidentified teenage boy was shot dead near Power House Chowrangi within the jurisdiction of Bilal Colony Police Station.
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June - 14 
at least four to six armed assailants shot dead a man, Pir Dad, near his house in Baloch Para in the PIB Colony Police Station jurisdiction. Following the incident, fear gripped the area, where the routine and commercial activities were partially sus
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at least four to six armed assailants shot dead a man, Pir Dad, near his house in Baloch Para in the PIB Colony Police Station jurisdiction. Following the incident, fear gripped the area, where the routine and commercial activities were partially suspended. Police officials said the deceased was maternal uncle of Ahmed Ali Magsi, who is accused of having connections with Lyari gangsters and has also been nominated in the cases registered against the killings of several workers and supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in PIB Colony and other areas. The name of Magsi appeared in the media when he was accused for the killings of MQM PIB Colony Sector Committee member Mansoor Mukhtar and his brother on March 27, 2012. At that time, the MQM had also demanded Magsi’s arrest. Police officials said that since Mukhtar’s killing inside his house in PIB Colony, the PIB Colony and its surrounding areas had become no-go areas for the Magsi group, but despite that, “the Magsi group was active and killing MQM men and law enforcers”. Heavy contingents of Rangers and police were deployed to avoid any possible clash between Magsi group and the MQM, as police officials believe there would be a reaction.
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June - 14 
At least nine persons, including a Police Officer, were killed and over a half dozen injured in different acts of target killings in Karachi on June 14, reports Daily Times. A trader was shot dead and two others were injured in Japan Plaza, near Tibe
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At least nine persons, including a Police Officer, were killed and over a half dozen injured in different acts of target killings in Karachi on June 14, reports Daily Times. A trader was shot dead and two others were injured in Japan Plaza, near Tibet Centre within the limits of Preedy Police Station when armed militants riding a motorcycle opened fire injuring three people Sohail (35), Aslam (40), and Asad Ali (40). Later, Sohail succumbed to his injuries.
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June - 14 
At least nine suspected militants were killed and four others were injured when military planes attacked their positions in upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 14, reports Dawn. The plan
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At least nine suspected militants were killed and four others were injured when military planes attacked their positions in upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 14, reports Dawn. The planes carried out the attacks in the violence-hit parts of Mamozai and destroyed three suspected militant hideouts in Adufeel and Botafeel areas. Security Forces (SFs) have launched an operation against the militants from two sides, Gheljo in Orakzai Agency and Dogar in Kurram Agency.
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June - 14 
British Foreign Minister William Hague said that Britain supports democracy in Pakistan, reported The News. Talking to Geo News programme, ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Ke Sath’, William Hague said his country is not with any political party; rather it supports d
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British Foreign Minister William Hague said that Britain supports democracy in Pakistan, reported The News. Talking to Geo News programme, ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Ke Sath’, William Hague said his country is not with any political party; rather it supports democracy in Pakistan. He termed his meeting with the President, Prime Minister, Foreign and Finance Ministers and some opposition leaders as ‘good’. Hague said he is further strengthening ties between Pakistan and Britain, adding he is much interested in upcoming elections in Pakistan. To a question, William Hague said he cannot give timeframe for the restoration of Pakistan-United States (US) ties but hoped that Pakistan and the United States will overcome their differences.
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June - 14 
Daily Times while quoting diplomatic sources reported that international pressure was mounting on Washington and Islamabad to end their stalemate on the issue of reopening NATO route. Pakistan and the US are denying that there was international pres
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Daily Times while quoting diplomatic sources reported that international pressure was mounting on Washington and Islamabad to end their stalemate on the issue of reopening NATO route. Pakistan and the US are denying that there was international pressure in this connection, nevertheless, they express their desire to strike a deal at the earliest pertaining to opening up what is being technically dubbed as Ground Lines of Communication into Afghanistan that are causing tension between Islamabad and Washington. However, Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan, dispelled the impression that there was any pressure from United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary William Hague and Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal, Being friendly countries of Pakistan and the US, they do worry about the situation and have desired that the two countries should come closer. He said that the international community is concerned about the security and peace in the region and they understand that role of Pakistan and the US is crucial in the area. “They (Denmark and UK) wished that Pakistan and the US should reach some deal by negotiations and they should sit together to understand each other. But they never put pressure for doing this or that,” he added.
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June - 14 
Dawn on June 14 (today) reported that in 17 of 20 countries surveyed by Pew Global, more than half respondents disapproved of United States (US) drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But the unmanned aer
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Dawn on June 14 (today) reported that in 17 of 20 countries surveyed by Pew Global, more than half respondents disapproved of United States (US) drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But the unmanned aerial strikes are popular in the US, according to the research. Sixty-two per cent of Americans approve of the drone campaign, with Republicans taking a clear lead. As many as seventy four per cent Republicans support the drones. Sixty per cent independents and 58 per cent Democrats also back the strikes. Outside the US, India is the only country where drone supporters outnumber those who oppose it. Thirty-two per cent of Indians surveyed said they supported the strikes. Twenty-one per cent said they were against it. Others expressed no opinion. The highest support for drones outside the US is in Britain where 44 per cent approve the strikes. But a majority — 47per cent — opposes it. The strongest opposition to drone strikes came from Greece where an overwhelming majority — 90 per cent — says the attacks should stop. Only five per cent say the strikes should continue. Egypt is close second with 89 per cent opposing the drones and only 6 per cent supporting it. Eighty-five per cent respondents in Jordan and 81 per cent in Turkey also oppose the drones. Pew also conducted a separate survey of drone strikes in Pakistan which will be released later. In predominantly Muslim nations, American anti-terrorism efforts are still widely unpopular. Just 7 per cent of Pakistanis have a positive view of President Obama, the same percentage that voiced confidence in President George W. Bush during the final year of his administration.
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June - 14 
during the same conference Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for greater international cooperation to stabilise his war-torn country and defeat militants, reports The Express Tribune. Karzai said the help of neighbouring countries and internationa
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during the same conference Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for greater international cooperation to stabilise his war-torn country and defeat militants, reports The Express Tribune. Karzai said the help of neighbouring countries and international powers was vital to economic growth and peace in his impoverished country. He also called on Pakistan directly to support nascent efforts to end the 10-year war in Afghanistan. “Support from these global powers and our neighbour is very important to Afghanistan and to the continued progress of Afghanistan towards stability and economic development,” Karzai told the delegates. “Cooperation of all of us countries in the region, the neighbours, and our allies and NATO that will bring stability not only to Afghanistan but the much-needed relief from terrorism and radicalism and violence,” Karzai added.
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June - 14 
Foreign Minister (FM) Hina Rabbani Khar during a Ministerial Conference in Kabul on June 14 accused Governments of doing a “terrible job” at working together to tackle militancy in Afghanistan as she called for a more unified approach, reports Dawn.
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Foreign Minister (FM) Hina Rabbani Khar during a Ministerial Conference in Kabul on June 14 accused Governments of doing a “terrible job” at working together to tackle militancy in Afghanistan as she called for a more unified approach, reports Dawn. The conference aimed at building greater regional cooperation on Afghanistan and its future beyond the pullout of NATO forces in 2014. Khar reiterated Pakistan’s stance that it has suffered enormously as a result of terrorism, and said a more united front was needed among international allies. “We have been making the claim that we need to all work together to ensure that we win against them rather than they win against us,” she said. FM Khar responded to US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta’s remarks on “losing patience” by saying she was “glad we are not losing patience with anyone, despite losing 24 soldiers”. She was referring to NATO air strikes on a Pakistani border post on November 26, 2011. Pakistan was not supporting any militant group and that it was doing whatever it could to advance the peace process in Afghanistan which she said must be “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned”, she said. She further said, “Pakistan still wants an unconditional apology and the reassurance that the Salala type of incident does not happen again.”
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June - 14 
MQM's former in-charge of Unit 32, Lyari sector, identified as Shabbir, and his son, Kamran, were injured near Garden Headquarter within the precincts of Nabi Bux Police Station.
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MQM's former in-charge of Unit 32, Lyari sector, identified as Shabbir, and his son, Kamran, were injured near Garden Headquarter within the precincts of Nabi Bux Police Station.
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June - 14 
one Doctor Amjad was shot and injured at his clinic near Kati Pahari within the limits of Shahrah Noor Jahan Police Station.
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one Doctor Amjad was shot and injured at his clinic near Kati Pahari within the limits of Shahrah Noor Jahan Police Station.
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June - 14 
one man Israr Khan (35) was shot dead in Muhammadi Colony near Khoshhal Chowk within the limits of Docks Police Station, reported Daily Times
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one man Israr Khan (35) was shot dead in Muhammadi Colony near Khoshhal Chowk within the limits of Docks Police Station, reported Daily Times
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June - 14 
one Syed Abbas, and another Jaffar, received bullet injuries near Lea Market, Hub bus stand within the limits of Nippier Police Station.
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one Syed Abbas, and another Jaffar, received bullet injuries near Lea Market, Hub bus stand within the limits of Nippier Police Station.
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June - 14 
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Syed Fasihuddin Shah expressing the concern in Sindh Assembly session informed the house that Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nawabshah Nisar Channa was missing for the last few
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Syed Fasihuddin Shah expressing the concern in Sindh Assembly session informed the house that Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nawabshah Nisar Channa was missing for the last few days and there were certain reports that the SSP has been abducted by the militants.
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June - 14 
Police found an unidentified dead body of a tortured man from Shah Waliullah Road near Ghausia Mobile Mall within the precincts of Baghdadi Police Station. A Police official said the victim had several torture marks on his body and appeared to be Kac
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Police found an unidentified dead body of a tortured man from Shah Waliullah Road near Ghausia Mobile Mall within the precincts of Baghdadi Police Station. A Police official said the victim had several torture marks on his body and appeared to be Kachchi speaking.
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June - 14 
Recent revelations about clandestine United States (US) drone campaigns against al Qaeda and other militants are not part of two major leak investigations being conducted by federal prosecutors, sources familiar with the inquiries said on June 14, re
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Recent revelations about clandestine United States (US) drone campaigns against al Qaeda and other militants are not part of two major leak investigations being conducted by federal prosecutors, sources familiar with the inquiries said on June 14, reports Dawn. Most detailed information on the drone wars, which were initiated by the George W. Bush administration but expanded by President Barack Obama, is highly classified, officials said. But Obama and top administration officials, including White House counter-terrorism Chief John Brennan, recently have been alluding more openly to drone operations in public remarks, and detailed news coverage has been widespread. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has not filed a “crime report” with the Justice Department over reports about Obama’s drone policy and a US “kill list” of targeted militants, an action which often would trigger an official leak investigation, two sources familiar with the matter said requesting anonymity. However, the CIA did file a “crime report” following publication by the Associated Press last month of a report disclosing the foiling of a plot by Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to attack an airliner using a newly designed underwear bomb, sources said. Officials said the second leak investigation involves a series of revelations in a book and article by a The New York Times journalist about the alleged role of US agencies in cyber-warfare activities against Iran.
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June - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) and a tribal lashkar repulsed a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on a check post in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from Afghan Province of Kunar, killing six attackers and injuring many, official sources sa
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Security Forces (SFs) and a tribal lashkar repulsed a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on a check post in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from Afghan Province of Kunar, killing six attackers and injuring many, official sources said in the night of June 14, reports Dawn. According to sources, the militants, who had taken shelter in Kunar Province after the military operation in the Malakand division, attacked the Bin Darra check post in Brawal area with rockets and heavy weapons. The SFs and lashkar volunteers countered the attack and inflicted casualties on attackers. This was the first attack in 2012 after the army’s deployment in the border areas of Upper Dir. However, TTP (Swat) denied that militants had suffered any casualty.
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June - 14 
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on June 14 stalled a move to cut off United States (US) aid to the country, reports Dawn. The amendment, proposed by Republican Senator Rand Paul, would have stopped US aid to Pakistan until the country released Doct
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on June 14 stalled a move to cut off United States (US) aid to the country, reports Dawn. The amendment, proposed by Republican Senator Rand Paul, would have stopped US aid to Pakistan until the country released Doctor Shakeel Afridi who helped Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) find Osama bin Laden. “I have an amendment that’s very important,” Senator Paul said. “It’s very important that we send Pakistan a signal that we are not willing to send a welfare cheque when they’re holding in prison a political prisoner who helped us get Bin Laden.
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June - 14 
Sindh Government on June 14 banned the entry of Maulana Masood-ur-Rehman, a leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in Sindh province under Sindh Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, reports Daily Times. The notification, issued in provincial
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Sindh Government on June 14 banned the entry of Maulana Masood-ur-Rehman, a leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in Sindh province under Sindh Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, reports Daily Times. The notification, issued in provincial capital Karachi stated that Maulana Rehman will not enter, reside or remain in the province of Sindh. The order will remain enforced for 60 days. The notification further mentioned that Maulana Rehman had participated in various conventions in Khairpur District and delivered hate speeches and his further presence may promote feeling of hatred among different sects.
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June - 14 
the Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Moazzam Khan said that efforts were going on to repair relations between Pakistan and the US that deteriorated after the November 26, 2011 Salala incident, reports Daily Times. Responding to queries during his weekl
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the Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Moazzam Khan said that efforts were going on to repair relations between Pakistan and the US that deteriorated after the November 26, 2011 Salala incident, reports Daily Times. Responding to queries during his weekly briefing, he said that the issues the two countries were trying to deal with were difficult ones, and one must understand that particularly after the Salala incident this relationship really went through a huge dip. “Now both sides are trying to resolve the issues and bring the relationship back on track, and at the end of the day, it is in the interest of both countries as this is an important relationship,” he added
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June - 14 
the National Assembly on June 14 approved five demands of grants worth PKR 11,377,526,000 for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Division for the fiscal year 2012-13, according to APP. The demands of grants presented to the House by Finance Ministe
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the National Assembly on June 14 approved five demands of grants worth PKR 11,377,526,000 for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Division for the fiscal year 2012-13, according to APP. The demands of grants presented to the House by Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh included PKR 244,565,000 for the Federal Government to meet expenditure in respect of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Division, PKR 800,091,000 in respect of other expenditures of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Division.
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June - 14 
unidentified dead body was found in a gunny bag from Khadda Market area of Lyari. Police said that the victims was first abducted and tortured before being killed, reports The News.
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unidentified dead body was found in a gunny bag from Khadda Market area of Lyari. Police said that the victims was first abducted and tortured before being killed, reports The News.
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June - 14 
Unidentified militants fired two rockets in Quetta on the night of June 14 which exploded in open places, causing no casualties or damage to property, reported Dawn. One rocket landed at the Wapda grid station in Marriabad on the Alamdar Road area an
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Unidentified militants fired two rockets in Quetta on the night of June 14 which exploded in open places, causing no casualties or damage to property, reported Dawn. One rocket landed at the Wapda grid station in Marriabad on the Alamdar Road area and the other near Musa College in Gulistan Town. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the attacks. A spokesman for the UBA, Murid Baloch, calling reporters from an unknown place said his organisation was behind the rocket attacks which were targeted against the cantonment area.
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June - 14 
unknown armed assailants killed a man at Khushaal Chowk in Machar Colony while another person was injured at Jail Chowrangi.
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unknown armed assailants killed a man at Khushaal Chowk in Machar Colony while another person was injured at Jail Chowrangi.
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June - 14 
US Senator John McCain, while criticizing Obama administration, said that it is unnecessarily damaging US relations with Pakistan, reported The News. In an interview to American TV, Senator McCain said the Obama administration’s encouragement of Indi
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US Senator John McCain, while criticizing Obama administration, said that it is unnecessarily damaging US relations with Pakistan, reported The News. In an interview to American TV, Senator McCain said the Obama administration’s encouragement of India’s active role in Afghanistan and criticizing Pakistan could be disastrous. The Senator said in his viewpoint, further antagonizing Pakistan unnecessarily is not appropriate.
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June - 15 
An employee of telephone exchange who was injured on June 14 succumbed to his injuries.
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An employee of telephone exchange who was injured on June 14 succumbed to his injuries.
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June - 15 
At least 11 more people were shot dead and two others wounded in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 15, reports Daily Times.
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At least 11 more people were shot dead and two others wounded in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 15, reports Daily Times.
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June - 15 
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne, on June 15 said regional stability would remain a distant dream as long as the Kashmir issue remained unresolved, The Hindu reports. Wynne said: “I must also point out that as l
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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne, on June 15 said regional stability would remain a distant dream as long as the Kashmir issue remained unresolved, The Hindu reports. Wynne said: “I must also point out that as long as the regional disputes, specially Kashmir, remains unresolved, stability will remain a distant dream, we must therefore continue for a just solution of the Kashmir dispute as it is only fair to all the people who dwell in this region.”
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June - 15 
In another incident, a quack was abducted and later found in critical condition at Hatri bypass. He succumbed to injuries later. Two other people were injured in different firing incidents in Panyari and Sireghat areas.
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In another incident, a quack was abducted and later found in critical condition at Hatri bypass. He succumbed to injuries later. Two other people were injured in different firing incidents in Panyari and Sireghat areas.
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June - 15 
In Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, two children were killed in after they touched a landmine, which exploded in the house of Juma Khel in Sheen Kamar-Zaodin area. Sources said the house was recently vacated by militants, who had allegedl
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In Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, two children were killed in after they touched a landmine, which exploded in the house of Juma Khel in Sheen Kamar-Zaodin area. Sources said the house was recently vacated by militants, who had allegedly laid the landmine in the house.
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June - 15 
In separate acts of target killings, at least seven people were shot dead and two others were wounded in different parts of the city.
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In separate acts of target killings, at least seven people were shot dead and two others were wounded in different parts of the city.
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June - 15 
Nine militants were killed and four injured after jetfighters attacked their hideouts in Kalaya area of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 15, Dawn reports. Jetfighters targeted militant positions in Adokehl an
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Nine militants were killed and four injured after jetfighters attacked their hideouts in Kalaya area of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 15, Dawn reports. Jetfighters targeted militant positions in Adokehl and Botakhel areas of Mamozai, a stronghold of militants. Sources said three militant hideouts were also destroyed.
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June - 15 
one Ayub Baloch, 27, was shot dead and his relative Nadeem Baloch, 30, was injured when at least two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on them near Gilani Masjid at Ghulam Hussain Qasim Road. SHO Mutahir Hussain, who was later suspended over a se
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one Ayub Baloch, 27, was shot dead and his relative Nadeem Baloch, 30, was injured when at least two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on them near Gilani Masjid at Ghulam Hussain Qasim Road. SHO Mutahir Hussain, who was later suspended over a series of target killings within his jurisdiction, said that both the victims hailed from Balochistan and had arrived in the city to visit their relatives, adding that the incident took place when they were parking their car.
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June - 15 
revered social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi has been given round-the-clock protection, for the first time in Karachi, against an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threat, officials said on June 15, according to Daily Times. “There is a threat to h
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revered social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi has been given round-the-clock protection, for the first time in Karachi, against an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threat, officials said on June 15, according to Daily Times. “There is a threat to him by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which wants to kidnap him and use him to get their detained militants released in exchange,” an unnamed security official said. Aslam Khan, a senior Police official, said, “A letter containing a hit-list has been intercepted, which includes Edhi and two police officials, including me,” he said. But Edhi’s son and deputy, Faisal, told AFP that the TTP had visited his father’s office on June 6 to assure him that he was not a target. “They told my father that they respect him and admire whatever he does, and won’t target him ever,” Faisal said.
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June - 15 
Security Forces advanced towards Alijo and Dogar areas without resistance. However, the development forced a large number of Mamozai tribesmen into vacating their houses and leaving for safer places.
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Security Forces advanced towards Alijo and Dogar areas without resistance. However, the development forced a large number of Mamozai tribesmen into vacating their houses and leaving for safer places.
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June - 15 
The country’s top leadership is contemplating reopening inland supply routes for international forces stationed in Afghanistan after the US appears to be softening its stance on offering an apology for November 26, 2011, attacks on border posts, The
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The country’s top leadership is contemplating reopening inland supply routes for international forces stationed in Afghanistan after the US appears to be softening its stance on offering an apology for November 26, 2011, attacks on border posts, The Express Tribune reports. “The matter is likely to be sorted out soon. A breakthrough is what we expect in weeks to come,” an official seeking anonymity said
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June - 15 
The dead body of a young man was found from Dhobi Ghat locality
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The dead body of a young man was found from Dhobi Ghat locality
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June - 15 
The News reports that two people, including an activist of a political party, were killed and four others injured in Hyderabad. According to Police, a political worker was killed and two others injured in a clash over hoisting flag at Hali Road in Sh
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The News reports that two people, including an activist of a political party, were killed and four others injured in Hyderabad. According to Police, a political worker was killed and two others injured in a clash over hoisting flag at Hali Road in Shafiq colony.
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June - 15 
The US drone strikes against suspected militant hideouts in tribal areas will ultimately fail to influence the outcome of an Afghan settlement, an American expert stressed in a newspaper opinion piece, according to Dawn. Michael Krepon, who is Direct
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The US drone strikes against suspected militant hideouts in tribal areas will ultimately fail to influence the outcome of an Afghan settlement, an American expert stressed in a newspaper opinion piece, according to Dawn. Michael Krepon, who is Director South Asian Program at the Stimson Center, noted in The Washington Post, “These strikes will ultimately fail to influence the outcome of an Afghan settlement, but they have already succeeded in making the United States more hated in Pakistan than India.”
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June - 15 
two children were injured when a stray mortar shell fell on the house of Lal Zamir in Gud Malang area of Akkakhel. Local sources said mortar shells were fired by SFs against militants in the area.
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two children were injured when a stray mortar shell fell on the house of Lal Zamir in Gud Malang area of Akkakhel. Local sources said mortar shells were fired by SFs against militants in the area.
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June - 15 
Two people, identified as Zeshan and Bilal, were killed and one was injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycles opened fire on them in the Tail Godown area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. Police
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Two people, identified as Zeshan and Bilal, were killed and one was injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycles opened fire on them in the Tail Godown area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. Police sources confirmed the reports and added that the deceased, who were brothers, were standing outside their house when the assailants attacked them.
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June - 15 
unidentified militants attacked the Levies centre in Shah Kas area of Jamrud. Local officials said miscreants fled after retaliatory fire by the Levies present inside the centre. They said an ambulance and a vehicle of the force were partially damage
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unidentified militants attacked the Levies centre in Shah Kas area of Jamrud. Local officials said miscreants fled after retaliatory fire by the Levies present inside the centre. They said an ambulance and a vehicle of the force were partially damaged due to the firing by miscreants.
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June - 16 
a mob attacked a Police Station in Quetta on June 16, demanding a man detained for allegedly desecrating the Quran be handed over, leaving at least two children dead and 19 with gunshot wounds. Violence erupted after Police arrested a “mentally retar
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a mob attacked a Police Station in Quetta on June 16, demanding a man detained for allegedly desecrating the Quran be handed over, leaving at least two children dead and 19 with gunshot wounds. Violence erupted after Police arrested a “mentally retarded” man said to have burnt pages of the holy book in Kuchlak, about 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of Quetta, senior administration official Qambar Dashti told AFP. “Angry protesters, mostly Afghan refugees, torched several vehicles and pelted police with stones,” Dashti said. They burnt tires and blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway. “Chanting the man should be killed for blasphemy, they later entered the police station and started firing,” he said, adding that a senior Police officer, Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar Malik Irshad narrowly escaped while his Police guard was wounded in the shooting. Police fired tear gas shells and opened fire in self defence, Quetta Police chief Qazi Wajid said. The clash left two children dead and 19 people wounded including eight policemen, he said.
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June - 16 
Daily Times reports that a car bomb ripped through parking area of Bazaar Zakhakhel in Landikotal town of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 16, killing 25 people and injuring more than 65, officials said. “The death toll is 25,” loca
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Daily Times reports that a car bomb ripped through parking area of Bazaar Zakhakhel in Landikotal town of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 16, killing 25 people and injuring more than 65, officials said. “The death toll is 25,” local administration chief Mutahir Zeb said. Zeb said there were 18 bodies at the Landikotal hospital while seven victims died while being taken for treatment in Peshawar. The dead included three children aged nine, 10 and 12, he added. “More than 20 wounded victims were rushed to Peshawar in critical condition,” a doctor told Daily Times, adding that the death toll might rise. The explosion also destroyed 12 shops and many vehicles.
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June - 16 
Daily Times reports that a roadside bomb targeting a Police van killed six Police officers and one civilian in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on June 16, Police said. “The bomb was planted in a drain. It was detonated by a remote-controlle
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Daily Times reports that a roadside bomb targeting a Police van killed six Police officers and one civilian in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on June 16, Police said. “The bomb was planted in a drain. It was detonated by a remote-controlled device. The target was a police van,” local Police chief Mubarak Zeb said. “A police van was on a routine patrol in the city. Six police officials in the van were killed. The vehicle was badly damaged,” said another Police official, Safazle Naeem.
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June - 16 
in Aram Bagh area, a motorcycle mechanic was shot dead near his home. The victim, Fahim Iqbal, recently returned from Balochistan where he had gone to see relatives.
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in Aram Bagh area, a motorcycle mechanic was shot dead near his home. The victim, Fahim Iqbal, recently returned from Balochistan where he had gone to see relatives.
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June - 16 
On June 16, five people were killed in the city in separate incidents of firing, according to Dawn. In Nagori Goth along the Super Highway, three people were found shot dead, Police said. “The victims remain unidentified and it seems that they were k
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On June 16, five people were killed in the city in separate incidents of firing, according to Dawn. In Nagori Goth along the Super Highway, three people were found shot dead, Police said. “The victims remain unidentified and it seems that they were kidnapped before being shots dead,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) Jan Muhammad Barhamani.
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June - 16 
Unidentified militants killed an active member of Maidan Peace Committee, Anwar Khan, along with his 13-year-old son in the Dir area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of June 16, according to Dawn. He was killed in the Koro Bagh area.
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Unidentified militants killed an active member of Maidan Peace Committee, Anwar Khan, along with his 13-year-old son in the Dir area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of June 16, according to Dawn. He was killed in the Koro Bagh area.
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June - 17 
10 people, including four Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists and a Policeman, were killed in separate acts of violence and target killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 17, reports Daily Times.
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10 people, including four Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists and a Policeman, were killed in separate acts of violence and target killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 17, reports Daily Times.
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June - 17 
A Police Constable was also shot dead and his son injured in an attack within the limits of Surjani Police Station.
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A Police Constable was also shot dead and his son injured in an attack within the limits of Surjani Police Station.
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June - 17 
A watchman was shot dead near Allah Rakha Park in the Kharadar police area.
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A watchman was shot dead near Allah Rakha Park in the Kharadar police area.
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June - 17 
A young man was gunned down near Timber Market. Officials identified the deceased as Aqeel Ibrahim.
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A young man was gunned down near Timber Market. Officials identified the deceased as Aqeel Ibrahim.
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June - 17 
Bullet-riddled dead bodies of three people were found in Nagori Goth along the Super Highway.
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Bullet-riddled dead bodies of three people were found in Nagori Goth along the Super Highway.
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June - 17 
Daily Times reports that unidentified armed assailants shot dead a milkman in Fakir Muhammad Road area Quetta on June 17. The victim was identified as Afsar Khan. Police said preliminary investigation indicated that it was an incident of target killi
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Daily Times reports that unidentified armed assailants shot dead a milkman in Fakir Muhammad Road area Quetta on June 17. The victim was identified as Afsar Khan. Police said preliminary investigation indicated that it was an incident of target killing.
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June - 17 
Police found a bullet-riddled body of a man from Chandni Chowk in Saeedabad Police area
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Police found a bullet-riddled body of a man from Chandni Chowk in Saeedabad Police area
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June - 17 
Police found dead bodies of two MQM activists from Nullah Stop in Lyari. The two were cousins and had been missing since June 16 evening.
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Police found dead bodies of two MQM activists from Nullah Stop in Lyari. The two were cousins and had been missing since June 16 evening.
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June - 17 
Seven terrorists were killed and several of their hideouts destroyed in bombing by aircraft in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 17, according to Daily Times. Security sources said the terrorists were
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Seven terrorists were killed and several of their hideouts destroyed in bombing by aircraft in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 17, according to Daily Times. Security sources said the terrorists were planning attacks and the Security Forces called in the aircraft for assistance. During the bombing, seven terrorists were killed and a number of others injured. Several of their hideouts were also destroyed in the attack.
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June - 17 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 17 accepted responsibility for the June 16, 2012 Kohat bomb blast that killed six Policemen and one civilian.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 17 accepted responsibility for the June 16, 2012 Kohat bomb blast that killed six Policemen and one civilian.
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June - 17 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan has declared a ban on the polio vaccination programme in the tribal agency as long as drone attacks continue in the region, The Hindu reported on June 17. This ban was announced on June 16 thro
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan has declared a ban on the polio vaccination programme in the tribal agency as long as drone attacks continue in the region, The Hindu reported on June 17. This ban was announced on June 16 through a press release which claimed polio affected only few in comparison to drones which killed large numbers indiscriminately. According to local media, the statement said: “After consultation with the Taliban Shura, servant of Mujahideen in North Waziristan Agency Hafiz Gul Bahadur has decided that there will be a ban on polio campaign as long as drone strikes are not stopped.” The statement also argued the polio campaign was just a front for the U.S. to spy inside Pakistan and made a reference to Shakeel Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA confirm the presence of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad by getting his family's DNA samples through a health programme.
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June - 17 
Two MQM workers, Mukhtar Khan and Amjad, were shot dead in Surjani Town and Orangi Town, respectively.
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Two MQM workers, Mukhtar Khan and Amjad, were shot dead in Surjani Town and Orangi Town, respectively.
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June - 17 
Violence spread across different parts of Gulistan-e-Johar with incidences of firing after a political party worker, Liaquat Bangash, was allegedly tortured and killed by Police and rangers who raided his house, Express News reported on June 17. Five
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Violence spread across different parts of Gulistan-e-Johar with incidences of firing after a political party worker, Liaquat Bangash, was allegedly tortured and killed by Police and rangers who raided his house, Express News reported on June 17. Five people, including two Policemen, were injured in firing incidents in the area. Bangash was arrest a year back by Crime Investigation Department (CID). He had more than 12 cases registered against him and had been released just a few days ago. The leader belonging to the Awami National Party (ANP) was found dead in the Rabia City complex in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on June 17, after what the police claimed was a “stair fall”, adds The News
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June - 18 
a local leader of Swat Qaumi Ittehad for Mohammadi Mohalla in Frontier Colony identified as Sher Ali (68) was shot dead outside his house within Pirabad Police precincts. Station House Officer (SHO) Ashfaq Baloch said that Ali’s brother, belonging t
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a local leader of Swat Qaumi Ittehad for Mohammadi Mohalla in Frontier Colony identified as Sher Ali (68) was shot dead outside his house within Pirabad Police precincts. Station House Officer (SHO) Ashfaq Baloch said that Ali’s brother, belonging to an anti-Taliban Amn Lashkar (Peace Militia), had earlier been killed in Karachi.
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June - 18 
a member of MQM’s Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC), identified as Afsar Khan (45) was shot dead along with his companion Zubair Khan (30) in Sherpao Colony, Qauidabad Police limits.
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a member of MQM’s Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC), identified as Afsar Khan (45) was shot dead along with his companion Zubair Khan (30) in Sherpao Colony, Qauidabad Police limits.
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June - 18 
a rocket exploded inside an open space near Mingora Police Station in Swat District. However, no loss of life or property was reported.
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a rocket exploded inside an open space near Mingora Police Station in Swat District. However, no loss of life or property was reported.
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June - 18 
abduction-for-ransom has become a nightmare for residents of the volatile Kurram Agency, forcing many of the tribal families to leave their native towns and seek accommodation in Rawalpindi and Islamabad Districts of Punjab province, reports Dawn. Af
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abduction-for-ransom has become a nightmare for residents of the volatile Kurram Agency, forcing many of the tribal families to leave their native towns and seek accommodation in Rawalpindi and Islamabad Districts of Punjab province, reports Dawn. After re-opening of Thall-Parachinar Road recently – which remained blocked since 2009 as armed militants had occupied this lone route to the restive area – the residents are now faced with the menace of kidnapping-for -ransom by militants. According to Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi, so far 50 people of Turi tribe were abducted by militants, while over PKR 80 million had been paid by the victim families in ransom for securing release of their relatives. “The militants kidnap young and earning members in order to bargain for hefty ransom. There are families whose members have been kidnapped twice within a span of eight months,” the lawmaker said. Kidnapping-for-ransom had become a profitable business for militants, added the MNA Turi
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June - 18 
At least 10 more people, including four activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in separate incidents of target killing, and one person was abducted in Karachi on June 18, reports Daily Times. Three bullet-riddled dead bodies of MQM’
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At least 10 more people, including four activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in separate incidents of target killing, and one person was abducted in Karachi on June 18, reports Daily Times. Three bullet-riddled dead bodies of MQM’s activists were recovered from an abandoned car at Mirza Adam Khan Road within the limits of Chakiwara Police Station. The victims were identified as Hassan Raza (35), Ijtiba Khan (40) and Atif Usmani (40). All of three them left their homes two days ago to dine with a friend Mubeen at Bakra Hotel, Kharadar before being abducted. The whereabouts of Mubeen could not be ascertained. SSP South Asif Ejaz Sheikh said that a Police party had cordoned off the area for Mubeen’s recovery.
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June - 18 
At least five students were killed and 53 injured in a suicide attack that targeted a university bus near Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) office on Samungli Road in Quetta on June 18, reports The News. Earlier it was reported that four students we
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At least five students were killed and 53 injured in a suicide attack that targeted a university bus near Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) office on Samungli Road in Quetta on June 18, reports The News. Earlier it was reported that four students were killed. According to the details, a suicide bomber blew himself up near the bus of Balochistan University of Information Technology (IT) at Samungli Road, killing five students and wounding 53 others, including four policemen and four female students." Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed the responsibility for the attack. The Indian Express added that the bus was carrying Shia students.
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June - 18 
At least four students died, while around 30 were injured when a powerful blast occurred near an IT University located in Jinnah Town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the morning of June 18 (today), reports The Express Tribune. The
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At least four students died, while around 30 were injured when a powerful blast occurred near an IT University located in Jinnah Town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the morning of June 18 (today), reports The Express Tribune. The bomb was planted inside a car parked nearby. The blast occurred when a van carrying students to the university reached the campus.
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June - 18 
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani during a meeting with tribal elders after the inauguration of a cadet college at Spinkai on June 18 said that Pakistan Army would continue the rehabilitation and reconstruction work for the uplift of t
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Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani during a meeting with tribal elders after the inauguration of a cadet college at Spinkai on June 18 said that Pakistan Army would continue the rehabilitation and reconstruction work for the uplift of the people of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), after it had flushed out terrorists and maintained peace in the area, reports Daily Times. However, its presence in South Waziristan was to improve the situation and eliminate any chance of reoccurrence of terrorism in the area, he added. Kayani said that army was deployed in the area on the demand of the locals and would remain present there until they wished and until the completion of development projects.
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June - 18 
Islamabad’s Ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman said, “An appropriate apology for the Salala incident of November 26, 2011 in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a US air attack is needed,” reported Dawn. Speaking at a conference on the Cap
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Islamabad’s Ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman said, “An appropriate apology for the Salala incident of November 26, 2011 in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a US air attack is needed,” reported Dawn. Speaking at a conference on the Captiol Hill, the Pakistani envoy also called for respect for her country’s sovereignty and an end to US drone strikes on Pakistani territory. Ambassador Rehman, who referred to both challenges and opportunities in Pakistan-US relationship, said the two countries are in a “critical phase” of negotiating new terms of engagement and narrowing down their differences.
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June - 18 
Members of the Balochistan Assembly criticised the Federal and Provincial Intelligence Agencies for their failure to identify elements behind acts of terrorism in the province, reports Dawn. Referring to the suicide attack on a bus in Quetta the lawm
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Members of the Balochistan Assembly criticised the Federal and Provincial Intelligence Agencies for their failure to identify elements behind acts of terrorism in the province, reports Dawn. Referring to the suicide attack on a bus in Quetta the lawmakers condemned the bomb attack and said it was the responsibility of the Government, Police and Intelligence Agencies to protect the people.
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June - 18 
Mushahid Hussain Sayed on June 18 while talking to the Defence Reporters’ Forum (DRF) at Parliament House’s cafeteria said that NATO supply would be reopened this month, but the United States (US) has to tender apology, reports Daily Times. He said
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Mushahid Hussain Sayed on June 18 while talking to the Defence Reporters’ Forum (DRF) at Parliament House’s cafeteria said that NATO supply would be reopened this month, but the United States (US) has to tender apology, reports Daily Times. He said that most of the matters had already been settled with Washington. “Reopening NATO route is nearer (within June) but the US apology is awaited and there is no way out other than this,” he said. He said that the US also had no choice, adding that if it could apologise to Afghanistan for a similar incident then why not to Pakistan.
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June - 18 
the officials of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested two persons involved in June 16, 2012 car bomb blast in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 65, reports Daily Times. The two accused were arre
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the officials of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested two persons involved in June 16, 2012 car bomb blast in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 65, reports Daily Times. The two accused were arrested after the identification of engine and chassis number of the vehicle, which was used in the explosion.
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June - 18 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, in her opening statement to the 20th session of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), while referring to her recent visit to Pakistan, said that she was impressed by “the energy a
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, in her opening statement to the 20th session of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), while referring to her recent visit to Pakistan, said that she was impressed by “the energy and capacity” available to strengthen human rights and democracy in Pakistan and also expressed serious concern over the continuing use of armed drones for targeted attacks, in particular because it was unclear that all persons targeted were combatants or directly participating in hostilities, reports Dawn. The High Commissioner urged states to conduct investigation that were transparent, credible and independent and provide victims with effective remedies. The Permanent Representative of Pakistan Ambassador Zamir Akram reiterated the position of the Government of Pakistan that drone strikes were contrary to international law and a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, and were counter-productive. He called upon the international community to pay heed to the concerns expressed by the High Commissioner and the Special Procedures with regard to drone attacks. The prominent human rights organisation, Amnesty International, in its statement, also said that the drone attacks “disregard human rights law” and that “the carrying out of killings….represents a fundamental challenge to the whole international system for the protection of human rights.” The American Civil Liberty Union, in its statement, called for “increased transparency and accountability regarding the use of armed drones for targeted killing”, and expressed concerns that “United States (US) drone killings have not complied with international law requirements mandating the protection of civilians.”
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June - 18 
Three people, identified as Murtaza Khan, Jaffar Khan and Namdar Khan, were killed and two others Mir Shah Gul and Noor Din, received injuries when mortar shells hit a caravan of migrating tribesmen, (Internally Displaced Persons, IDP) at Mandani Kal
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Three people, identified as Murtaza Khan, Jaffar Khan and Namdar Khan, were killed and two others Mir Shah Gul and Noor Din, received injuries when mortar shells hit a caravan of migrating tribesmen, (Internally Displaced Persons, IDP) at Mandani Kallay locality of Ali Sherzai area in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 18, reported Dawn. Residents of the area said that a large number of tribal people vacated their houses in Arghunjo, Toor Semath, Adukhel, Jabba, Mir Qalamkhel, Spaye, Botakhel and Jendri Kallay localities of Mamozai area owing to severe shelling and bombing by jetfighters.
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June - 18 
two bullet-riddled dead bodies of two cadres of a gang involved in robbery were found from New Karachi within Bilal Colony Police remit. The victims were identified as Ameer Barkat (40) and Ismail (22).
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two bullet-riddled dead bodies of two cadres of a gang involved in robbery were found from New Karachi within Bilal Colony Police remit. The victims were identified as Ameer Barkat (40) and Ismail (22).
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June - 18 
two people, including a woman, were killed while over half-a-dozen others injured in a clash that took place between two groups, Awami National Party (ANP) and Mudassir chief group, at Pehalwan Goth, within the limits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Stat
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two people, including a woman, were killed while over half-a-dozen others injured in a clash that took place between two groups, Awami National Party (ANP) and Mudassir chief group, at Pehalwan Goth, within the limits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station. The clash between the ANP and Mudassir Chief group broke out a day after the killing of local ANP leader Liaquat Bangash on May 17, 2012. The ANP claimed that the clash broke out after a camp established to mourn the death of Liaquat Bangash came under an attack by Mudassir chief group. Mudassir chief is a notorious criminal of Gulistan-e-Jauhar with several cases of target killing, extortion, police encounters and narcotics registered against him and his gang members.
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June - 18 
Unidentified armed militants on June 18 shot dead famous Pashtu singer Ghazala Javed along with her father in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to reports, Ghazala along with her father was on her way home in Dabgari area when some unidentifie
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Unidentified armed militants on June 18 shot dead famous Pashtu singer Ghazala Javed along with her father in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to reports, Ghazala along with her father was on her way home in Dabgari area when some unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on her vehicle. As a result, both father and daughter were killed on the spot.
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June - 19 
a teenage boy, Saleem (19), was shot dead in Future Colony, Landhi within the jurisdiction of Sharafi Goth Police Station.
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a teenage boy, Saleem (19), was shot dead in Future Colony, Landhi within the jurisdiction of Sharafi Goth Police Station.
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June - 19 
A tribal elder, Malik Atta Khan, was killed and his nephew, Fauji Khan, critically injured in a bomb explosion in Navagai tehsil (revenue unit) near the Chaharmang area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 19, report
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A tribal elder, Malik Atta Khan, was killed and his nephew, Fauji Khan, critically injured in a bomb explosion in Navagai tehsil (revenue unit) near the Chaharmang area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 19, reported Daily Times.
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June - 19 
A United Nations (UN) investigator, Christof Heyns, on June 19 called on the US President Barak Obama administration to justify its policy of assassinating rather than capturing al Qaeda or Taliban suspects, increasingly with the use of unmanned dron
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A United Nations (UN) investigator, Christof Heyns, on June 19 called on the US President Barak Obama administration to justify its policy of assassinating rather than capturing al Qaeda or Taliban suspects, increasingly with the use of unmanned drone aircraft that also take civilian lives, reports Daily Times. Heyns, UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a report issued overnight to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), urged Washington to clarify the basis under international law of the policy. The US military has conducted drone attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, in addition to conventional raids and air strikes, according to Heyns. “Disclosure of these killings is critical to ensure accountability, justice and reparation for victims or their families,” he said in a 28-page report. “While these attacks are directed at individuals believed to be leaders or active members of al Qaeda or Taliban, in the context of armed conflict (example in Afghanistan), in other instances, civilians have allegedly also perished in the attacks in regions where it is unclear whether there was an armed conflict or not (example in Pakistan),” he said. Human rights law requires that every effort be made to arrest a suspect, in line with the “principles of necessity and proportionality on the use of force”, the investigator said. Citing figures from the Pakistan Human Rights Commission, he said US drone strikes killed at least 957 people in Pakistan in 2010 alone. Thousands have been killed in 300 drone strikes there since 2004, 20 percent of whom are believed to be civilians. “Although figures vary widely with regard to drone attack estimates, all studies concur on one important point – there has been a dramatic increase in their use over the past three years,” Heyns said.
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June - 19 
Afghan authorities on June 19 said ‘regional spy agencies’ were behind the December 6, 2011, suicide attack in Kabul targeting a Shia gathering that killed more than 80 people in a veiled reference to Pakistani intelligence, reports Dawn. Attorney Ge
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Afghan authorities on June 19 said ‘regional spy agencies’ were behind the December 6, 2011, suicide attack in Kabul targeting a Shia gathering that killed more than 80 people in a veiled reference to Pakistani intelligence, reports Dawn. Attorney General (AG) Eshaq Aloko said the attack was planned in Peshawar, by “regional spy agencies” aimed at “provoking sectarian violence,” adding, “Although the Jhangvi group claimed responsibility, it was masterminded by some spy agencies in our neighbouring countries.” He added that two militants had been arrested in connection with the attack. The prosecutor said one of those arrested came from Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan, which borders Pakistan’s militant-infested tribal belt, and was paid PKR 10,000 to bring two suicide attackers to Kabul. He said the two arrested militants had confessed over the plot.
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June - 19 
All Pakistan Organisation of Small Traders and Cottage Industries (APOST&CI) staged a protest demo here against targeted killings, kidnappings-for-ransom and harassment of traders by extortionists and demanded that the city be handed over to Army for
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All Pakistan Organisation of Small Traders and Cottage Industries (APOST&CI) staged a protest demo here against targeted killings, kidnappings-for-ransom and harassment of traders by extortionists and demanded that the city be handed over to Army for an even-handed operation against the lawbreakers.
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June - 19 
an activist of Sunni Tehreek (ST) Anwar Siddiqui was injured in an armed attack at Khudadad Colony within the limits of Brigade Police Station.
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an activist of Sunni Tehreek (ST) Anwar Siddiqui was injured in an armed attack at Khudadad Colony within the limits of Brigade Police Station.
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June - 19 
At least four people were killed in separate acts of violence in different parts of Karachi on June 19, reports Daily Times. Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Shahid Memon (35), packed in gunny bag near Coconut Ground, FB Area within t
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At least four people were killed in separate acts of violence in different parts of Karachi on June 19, reports Daily Times. Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Shahid Memon (35), packed in gunny bag near Coconut Ground, FB Area within the limits of Jauharabad Police Station. A Police Official said the victim was missing since the evening of June 18, 2012.
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June - 19 
Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani on June 19 said that there were positive signals from Washington for apology over November 26, 2011, Salala check post incident, reported Daily Times. The Foreign Secretary said, “One thing should be clear that n
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Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani on June 19 said that there were positive signals from Washington for apology over November 26, 2011, Salala check post incident, reported Daily Times. The Foreign Secretary said, “One thing should be clear that negotiations between the United States (US) and Pakistan are in positive zone now.” He added that some progress was made in the talks pertaining to reopening of NATO route and Pakistan-US ties as most of the issues were settled. He said that chairwoman of the US Congress Intelligence Committee also called upon the US to seek apology for the Salala incident. Some behind-the-scene development is also going on and there are positive signals, he said. “Apology over November’s Salala incident is essential and the demand is in line with the parliamentary recommendations. Other issues would also be settled with the US in the light of the recommendations,” said Jilani.
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June - 19 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on June 19 that terrorists are facing internal differences so they will be unable to complete their anti-state agenda, reports Dawn. He said that Government was ready to hold talk
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on June 19 that terrorists are facing internal differences so they will be unable to complete their anti-state agenda, reports Dawn. He said that Government was ready to hold talks with militants for establishment of durable peace in the country as it was essential for development and progress. However, he added that strict action would be taken against them if they refused to hold negotiations and challenged the writ of the Government. “We have two options — either to launch a clean-up operation against militants or face worse situation than the past,” the Minister said.
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June - 19 
Pakistan has been placed 13th in the latest ranking of failed states compiled by Foreign Policy magazine, reports Daily Times. Pakistan with 101.6 points, the magazine said, is ranked 13th, a slight improvement from the previous two years. In 2011, i
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Pakistan has been placed 13th in the latest ranking of failed states compiled by Foreign Policy magazine, reports Daily Times. Pakistan with 101.6 points, the magazine said, is ranked 13th, a slight improvement from the previous two years. In 2011, it was ranked 12th in the list of failed states, while in 2010 and 2009 it was ranked 10th. African countries Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Chad and Zimbabwe top of the list, while Afghanistan with 106 points is ranked at number six, followed by Haiti, Yemen, Iraq and Central African Republic.
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June - 19 
Police found an unidentified dead body of a man also packed in gunny bag from Shah Faisal embankment within in the precincts of Korangi Industrial area Police Station. A Police officer said the victim appeared to be Pashtun.
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Police found an unidentified dead body of a man also packed in gunny bag from Shah Faisal embankment within in the precincts of Korangi Industrial area Police Station. A Police officer said the victim appeared to be Pashtun.
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June - 19 
Police found an unidentified dead body of a teenage boy from Star Ground within the limits of Quaidabad Police Station. The victim appeared to be Pashtun.
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Police found an unidentified dead body of a teenage boy from Star Ground within the limits of Quaidabad Police Station. The victim appeared to be Pashtun.
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June - 19 
The Supreme Court (SC) on June 19 disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in what was the culmination of a two-and-a-half-year-long clash between judiciary and executive, reports Daily Times. The SC said a bench of seven judges through its ju
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The Supreme Court (SC) on June 19 disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in what was the culmination of a two-and-a-half-year-long clash between judiciary and executive, reports Daily Times. The SC said a bench of seven judges through its judgement dated April, 26, 2012, followed by the detailed reasons released on May 8, 2012, had found Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court under Article 204(2) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, read with Section 3 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003 and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment until the rising of the court under Section 5 of the said ordinance, and since no appeal was filed against the judgement, the conviction has attained finality. “Therefore, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has become disqualified from being a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) in terms of Article 63(1) (g) of the constitution on and from the date and time of pronouncement of the judgement of this court dated 26.04.2012 with all consequences, that is, he has also ceased to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan with effect from the said date and the office of the Prime Minister shall be deemed to be vacant accordingly.”
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June - 19 
The Vice Principal Mir Nazir Marri of a Government school, Killi Sheikhan High School, was shot dead while he was on his way to the school on Arbab Karam Raod on June 19, reports Daily Times. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Qa
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The Vice Principal Mir Nazir Marri of a Government school, Killi Sheikhan High School, was shot dead while he was on his way to the school on Arbab Karam Raod on June 19, reports Daily Times. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Qazi Wahid, Marri was also a social activist and relative of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, the Marri tribe chief. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
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June - 20 
A French-al Qaeda leader, Naamen Meziche, linked to the September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11) attacks was arrested near the Pakistan-Iran border, reports Daily Times on June 20. A Western terror expert said Meziche was arrested in May in Quetta (Ba
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A French-al Qaeda leader, Naamen Meziche, linked to the September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11) attacks was arrested near the Pakistan-Iran border, reports Daily Times on June 20. A Western terror expert said Meziche was arrested in May in Quetta (Balochistan) as he was travelling to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Meziche was detained after disclosures by Younis al Mauritani, apparently tasked by Osama bin Laden to plot attacks on Australia, Europe and the United States (US) and captured in Pakistan in 2011, the Pakistani official said.
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June - 20 
a Hindu trader, identified as Ganga Ram Sharma, who was abducted on an unspecified date two months ago, reached home in Uthal, Headquarters of the Lasbela District. According to the Bela Station House Officer (SHO), Attaullah, the Khuzdar Assistant C
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a Hindu trader, identified as Ganga Ram Sharma, who was abducted on an unspecified date two months ago, reached home in Uthal, Headquarters of the Lasbela District. According to the Bela Station House Officer (SHO), Attaullah, the Khuzdar Assistant Commissioner had informed him that the trader had been recovered from a local hotel in the Naal area of the Khuzdar District. It could not be immediately confirmed if the relatives had paid ransom for his recovery. Talking to reporters, Sharma said that two months back some unidentified people in Police uniforms came to his shop in Lasbela and told him the Uthal District Police Officer (DPO) had summoned him. “They blindfolded me, and drove me to some unknown location,” he said, adding that the abductors had been talking to him in Urdu and had not asked him about his family or any ransom.
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June - 20 
an activist of the Tawheedul Islam (TI) was critically injured when explosives stored in the home of his ‘commander’ Mehmud in Bazaar Zakhakhel exploded.
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an activist of the Tawheedul Islam (TI) was critically injured when explosives stored in the home of his ‘commander’ Mehmud in Bazaar Zakhakhel exploded.
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June - 20 
An official for the holding facility where neuroscientist Doctor Aafia Siddiqui is serving her prison sentence denied rumours of her death on June 20, reports The Express Tribune. Speaking to the media, Doctor Maria Douglas, a spokesperson for Federa
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An official for the holding facility where neuroscientist Doctor Aafia Siddiqui is serving her prison sentence denied rumours of her death on June 20, reports The Express Tribune. Speaking to the media, Doctor Maria Douglas, a spokesperson for Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, where Doctor Siddiqui is imprisoned, vehemently denied rumours and said that it was absolutely false that Doctor Siddiqui had passed away, adding that no medical emergency has arisen. Earlier, text messages were circulating in Pakistan claiming that Doctor Siddiqui had passed away at the prison facility. Doctor Siddiqui, a neuroscientist by profession and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), allegedly went missing for five years before she was discovered in Afghanistan. The prosecution says that she tried to fire on a United States (US) soldier during her interrogation. She has also been accused of working for al Qaeda. She was sentenced to 86 years in prison in 2010 by a New York court. A statement issued by the Embassy of Pakistan also confirmed that Doctor Siddiqui was alive and quite well.
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June - 20 
At least 13 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and several others injured when helicopter gunships bombed their positions in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 20, reports Dawn. Acc
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At least 13 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and several others injured when helicopter gunships bombed their positions in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 20, reports Dawn. According to security sources, the helicopters destroyed five TTP hideouts in Dwa Thoe and a local militant ‘commander’ was among those killed.
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June - 20 
At least two Policemen, including the Zaimdara Police Station House Officer (SHO), Hazrat Hussain, and constable Salim Khan were injured when a Police mobile van hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the road in Sor Kamar area of Nagotal in
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At least two Policemen, including the Zaimdara Police Station House Officer (SHO), Hazrat Hussain, and constable Salim Khan were injured when a Police mobile van hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the road in Sor Kamar area of Nagotal in Lower Dir District on June 20, reports Dawn.
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June - 20 
more Kukikhel families moved out of Toor Darra after TTP-Tariq Afridi faction took control of the area. The families crossed over to Afghanistan and reached Jamrud through the Torkham border after walking for three days from Tirah via Nangarhar provi
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more Kukikhel families moved out of Toor Darra after TTP-Tariq Afridi faction took control of the area. The families crossed over to Afghanistan and reached Jamrud through the Torkham border after walking for three days from Tirah via Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. All the routes to Jamrud from Tirah are either under the control of TTP or activists of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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June - 20 
President Asif Ali Zardari on June 20 nominated Makhdoom Shahbuddin as the next Prime Minister to fill the office that felt vacant after the Supreme Court disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 19, 2012, reports Daily Times. Shahbuddin will file his
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President Asif Ali Zardari on June 20 nominated Makhdoom Shahbuddin as the next Prime Minister to fill the office that felt vacant after the Supreme Court disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 19, 2012, reports Daily Times. Shahbuddin will file his nomination papers on June 21, 2012 (today), while Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Raja Pervez Ashraf will be his covering candidate. Shahbuddin’s nomination came after a meeting of PPP leadership chaired by President Zardari.
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June - 20 
The Federal Government on June 20 asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Syed Masood Kausar to try to enter into dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to pave the wa
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The Federal Government on June 20 asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Syed Masood Kausar to try to enter into dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to pave the way for vaccination of children, reports Dawn. A letter sent to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Syed Masood Kausar by Shahnaz Wazir Ali, focal person for polio at the Prime Minister’s Polio Eradication Cell Secretariat requested the Governor to start talks with the TTP through the political agent of North Waziristan. A militant outfit headed by Hafiz Gul Bahadar had announced ban on polio vaccination on June 16, 2012, in reaction to the drone attacks. The letter titled “Ban on polio campaign in North Waziristan” expressed serious concern over reports regarding TTP’s ban on polio campaign in North Waziristan and asked the Governor to hold dialogue with militant leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar to save children from becoming handicapped. “All the available means must be utilised to ensure that the polio campaigns in the area are not disrupted for the sake of the future of 161,000 children there,” a one-page letter said. It said that the Government was extremely concerned about eradicating polio from the country in general and FATA in particular.
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June - 20 
The Ministry of Defence through an affidavit submitted in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) claimed on June 20 that neither the Federal Government nor the top brass of the Armed Forces had inked any secret agreement with the United States (US) to allow d
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The Ministry of Defence through an affidavit submitted in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) claimed on June 20 that neither the Federal Government nor the top brass of the Armed Forces had inked any secret agreement with the United States (US) to allow drones attacks in the tribal areas, reports The News. Deputy Attorney General (DAG), Muhammad Iqbal Mohmand submitted the written reply of the Ministry of Defence in the division bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth. During the previous hearing the bench had directed the DAG to explain whether they had allowed the US to carry out drone attacks in the country’s tribal areas. The DAG told the bench there was no secret deal between the Federal Government and US and this was the reason it had opposed the drone strikes, taken up the matter with the US Government and passed resolution in the National Assembly against these attacks. He argued that the drone strikes in the tribal areas were in violation of the country’s sovereignty and international conventions and the Government was even ready to pursue the case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). To a query, he said the US started the drone strikes during former president Pervez Musharraf’s rule and the court should summon him and ask about any verbal or written deal on drone strikes with the US. The court had already made Musharraf a party in the petitions filed against the drone strikes and given 15 days to his lawyer Mauzzam Butt to get power of attorney from him to submit his written reply about the drone strikes.
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June - 20 
the Supreme Court ordered Intelligence Agencies and Police to recover and produce the missing persons before the court in next hearing on July 9, 2012. The Supreme Court also ordered the Federal Defence Secretary, the Balochistan Chief Secretary, the
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the Supreme Court ordered Intelligence Agencies and Police to recover and produce the missing persons before the court in next hearing on July 9, 2012. The Supreme Court also ordered the Federal Defence Secretary, the Balochistan Chief Secretary, the Balochistan Home Secretary, the Balochistan Inspector General (IG) and the Frontier Corps (FC) IG to take concrete measures for the recovery of missing persons. The court ordered the Balochistan Government to provide PKR 1 million compensation each to the heirs of 381 people found dead in the province. The court also ordered the Provincial Government to submit a compliance report on July 9, 2012.
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June - 20 
Two former top United States (US) officials Stephen Hadley and John D Podesta said this policy of “stick” should accompany “carrot” too, arguing that Washington can't afford to do away with Islamabad at this point of time, reports The Indian Express.
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Two former top United States (US) officials Stephen Hadley and John D Podesta said this policy of “stick” should accompany “carrot” too, arguing that Washington can't afford to do away with Islamabad at this point of time, reports The Indian Express. “Given the distrust in the relationship, the US may be tempted to escalate its indirect conflict with Pakistan over Afghanistan, break any pretence of cooperation, and instead seek to contain the Pakistan-based insurgency to prevent it from operating in Afghanistan, India, or elsewhere,” said Stephen Hadley and John D Podesta in an article in July-August 2011 issue of the Foreign Affairs magazine. “Proposals for ramping up pressure on Pakistan include increasing the drone strikes, conducting US Special Forces operations in the country, cutting Islamabad off from international financial resources, labelling Pakistan a state sponsor of terror, and imposing sanctions,” they wrote. “But ending cooperation with Islamabad would considerably undermine US interests in the country. And given the resiliency of the Taliban insurgency and the inability of the Afghan Government to support itself, such a break is unlikely to achieve US goals in Afghanistan, either,” wrote Hadley and Podesta. Hadley was the National Security Advisor under the US President George W. Bush; Podesta was the White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001.
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June - 20 
Two people belonging to a pro-government peace force were injured on June 20 in a landmine blast in the Mondrani Pat area of Sui in Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified armed militants had attacked a camp of th
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Two people belonging to a pro-government peace force were injured on June 20 in a landmine blast in the Mondrani Pat area of Sui in Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified armed militants had attacked a camp of the peace force with sophisticated weapons in the morning. However, no one was injured in the attack. The peace force men were chasing the attackers when they were hit by a landmine explosion in Mondrani Pat. As a result of the explosion, two of them following the assailants were injured. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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June - 20 
Two persons were killed in separate acts of violence in different parts of Karachi on June 20, reported Daily Times. A truck driver, identified as Subhan (35), was shot dead in an act of target killing in Shirin Jinnah Colony within the limits of Jac
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Two persons were killed in separate acts of violence in different parts of Karachi on June 20, reported Daily Times. A truck driver, identified as Subhan (35), was shot dead in an act of target killing in Shirin Jinnah Colony within the limits of Jackson Police Station. Police officials said that the deceased hailed from Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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June - 20 
unidentified armed assailants shot dead a bus conductor, identified as Anwar alias Pappu, in Malir No 4 within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station
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unidentified armed assailants shot dead a bus conductor, identified as Anwar alias Pappu, in Malir No 4 within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station
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June - 21 
24-year-old Syed Ali Shah, was shot dead near Kala Maidan within the precincts of Orangi Police Station. An officer said Shah was into spiritualism, adding, that the reason for murder was yet to be ascertained.
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24-year-old Syed Ali Shah, was shot dead near Kala Maidan within the precincts of Orangi Police Station. An officer said Shah was into spiritualism, adding, that the reason for murder was yet to be ascertained.
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June - 21 
A bomb on a donkey cart killed three people at a Sufi shrine in Peshawar, the Provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 21, according to Dawn. “Three people have died and 21 are wounded,” Police official Asif Iqbal told AFP, adding, the dead i
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A bomb on a donkey cart killed three people at a Sufi shrine in Peshawar, the Provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 21, according to Dawn. “Three people have died and 21 are wounded,” Police official Asif Iqbal told AFP, adding, the dead included a five-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl who had come with their parents. “The bomb was planted in a donkey cart parked near the shrine,” he said. The donkey, whose front legs were tied with a rope, was blown to pieces, he said. The device was fitted with a timer and carried between eight and 10 kilograms of explosives, he said. “It appears that the target was the worshippers who were gathered here,” another Police officer, Tahir Ayub, said. The shrine houses the graves of several Sufi saints. The tomb of popular Pashto poet Rahman Baba is also near the Panj Peer shrine.
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June - 21 
a constable of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Mohammad Khan, was shot dead in Kunwari Colony within the remit of Manghopir Police Station. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP, CID) Fayyaz Khan said Khan had been a part of CID for six year
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a constable of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Mohammad Khan, was shot dead in Kunwari Colony within the remit of Manghopir Police Station. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP, CID) Fayyaz Khan said Khan had been a part of CID for six years and played a vital role in militancy cases.
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June - 21 
A UN expert urged the United States on June 21 to demonstrate that its drone attacks are legal, warning that the United Nations may be called on to investigate if Washington fails to act, Daily Times reported. Unless the US puts in place mechanisms t
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A UN expert urged the United States on June 21 to demonstrate that its drone attacks are legal, warning that the United Nations may be called on to investigate if Washington fails to act, Daily Times reported. Unless the US puts in place mechanisms to investigate its drone attacks, “the recommendation will be that the UN does”, Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson told reporters on the fringes of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “Each and every US attack will be investigated. Somebody needs to do right by these victims.” Describing drones as “rather like leaving a loaded gun around and waiting for someone to fire it”, Emmerson said that the international community was “extremely concerned about the use of targeted killings”. Emmerson, the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, said that 300 drone strikes took place in Pakistan between 2004 and 2012.
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June - 21 
Also, an Army officer was killed and seven other Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when militants attacked them during a search operation in Sharqi area of Laddha. Sources said that Captain Faseeh was killed and seven other SFs, including an
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Also, an Army officer was killed and seven other Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when militants attacked them during a search operation in Sharqi area of Laddha. Sources said that Captain Faseeh was killed and seven other SFs, including another Captain, were injured in the militants’ attack.
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June - 21 
At least 11 militants were killed and three others received injuries when jetfighters pounded their positions in Sharqi and Janata areas of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 21, according to Dawn.
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At least 11 militants were killed and three others received injuries when jetfighters pounded their positions in Sharqi and Janata areas of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 21, according to Dawn.
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June - 21 
At least eight people were killed across Balochistan on June 21. In Dera Bugti District, Muhammad Irfan, Hafeezullah and Ahmed of Bugti tribe were killed when their motorcycle hit a landmine in Pat Feeder area, Levies sources said, according to D
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At least eight people were killed across Balochistan on June 21. In Dera Bugti District, Muhammad Irfan, Hafeezullah and Ahmed of Bugti tribe were killed when their motorcycle hit a landmine in Pat Feeder area, Levies sources said, according to Dawn.
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June - 21 
Daily Times reports that unidentified gunmen shot dead a man in the Tump area of Kech District near Turbat. The victim was identified as Mehboob.
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Daily Times reports that unidentified gunmen shot dead a man in the Tump area of Kech District near Turbat. The victim was identified as Mehboob.
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June - 21 
In Bajaur Agency, 17 militants including some senior ‘commanders’ surrendered to SFs in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit). The surrendered militants took oath on the holey Quran that they would live as peaceful citizens in the future. “W
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In Bajaur Agency, 17 militants including some senior ‘commanders’ surrendered to SFs in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit). The surrendered militants took oath on the holey Quran that they would live as peaceful citizens in the future. “We will never participate in any anti-state activity. We will not be part of any militant group working against the country,” they pledged. The surrendered militants told journalists that that they were misguided by their commanders. “They (commanders) had told us that activities against the security forces and locals were a part of jihad,” they added. They said that they were attached with militant groups for the last four years. They said that they had taken part in several activities against the forces as well as tribal elders.
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June - 21 
Kamran Baloch, was shot dead near Qatar Morr within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station.
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Kamran Baloch, was shot dead near Qatar Morr within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station.
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June - 21 
Making it clear that dual nationals cannot be part of assemblies, the Supreme Court (SC) observed on June 21 that foreign nationals could not be allowed to have direct access to country’s nuclear programme and other state secrets, according to Dawn.
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Making it clear that dual nationals cannot be part of assemblies, the Supreme Court (SC) observed on June 21 that foreign nationals could not be allowed to have direct access to country’s nuclear programme and other state secrets, according to Dawn. “If dual nationals are allowed to enter assemblies, imported Prime Ministers will come to power and rule over us,” Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked. The Chief Justice said the law allowed citizens to hold dual nationality, but did not extend the concession to lawmakers. “The Constitution cannot be negated due to international law either,” the Chief Justice said. “We will ask the Election Commission to issue a notification like the one it issued a few days ago,” he said, in a clear reference to the notification de-notifying Yousuf Raza Gilani as Member of the National Assembly. He was heading a bench hearing a case pertaining to lawmakers holding dual nationality. The petitioner, Advocate Waheed Anjum, had accused as many as 14 lawmakers belonging to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) of holding foreign passports despite a clear bar in the Constitution on dual nationality holders from becoming a lawmaker. The parliamentarians with dual nationality, however, claimed that they were loyal to Pakistan.
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June - 21 
Police found a body from a roadside of Qasba Colony Sector 2½, situated within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. The victim, yet unknown, had received a bullet in the head.
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Police found a body from a roadside of Qasba Colony Sector 2½, situated within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. The victim, yet unknown, had received a bullet in the head.
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June - 21 
Police found a torture-marked body from a gunny bag spotted near Liaquatabad Bridge within the jurisdiction of Sharifabad Police Station. The victim, yet unidentified, was brutally tortured and also had a rope around his neck. A Police official infor
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Police found a torture-marked body from a gunny bag spotted near Liaquatabad Bridge within the jurisdiction of Sharifabad Police Station. The victim, yet unidentified, was brutally tortured and also had a rope around his neck. A Police official informed that he appeared to be of Baloch descent.
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June - 21 
Six persons, including a political party activist and a Policeman, were killed in separate acts of target killing and violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 21, reports Daily Times. An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movem
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Six persons, including a political party activist and a Policeman, were killed in separate acts of target killing and violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 21, reports Daily Times. An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Unit 66-C was shot dead in his apartment building in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station. In the aftermath, tension engulfed Jauhar Morr’s vicinity and all major shops and markets were closed. A Police official said that the MQM worker apparently became a target-killing victim.
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June - 21 
suspected militants blew up two high power transmission towers at Surizai Mera area in the limits of Badhber Police Station in Peshawar. A Police official said that several blasts were heard in the area after midnight. Police tried to reach the spot
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suspected militants blew up two high power transmission towers at Surizai Mera area in the limits of Badhber Police Station in Peshawar. A Police official said that several blasts were heard in the area after midnight. Police tried to reach the spot but feared ambush and visited the area in the morning, he added. The official said that the area was located close to Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where militants could easily carry out any sabotage act.
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June - 21 
The US has said it was preferred to keep the cooperative relationship with Pakistan, than to totally cut it off, The Express Tribune reported. In a joint interview with Charlie Rose on a show by the same name, both US Secretary of State Hillary Clint
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The US has said it was preferred to keep the cooperative relationship with Pakistan, than to totally cut it off, The Express Tribune reported. In a joint interview with Charlie Rose on a show by the same name, both US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State James Baker underscored that despite differences on some important regional and international issues, severing ties with Pakistan would not be in Washington’s interests. Suggesting on how to proceed on the difficult relation, Clinton said that “first of all I completely agree it is not in our interests to cut off our interest, it is in our interest to do better direct and manage that relationship and we are asking Pakistanis to do more of and better.” “I think that our relationship with Pakistan has been challenging for a long time. Some of it is of our own making,” Clinton admitted on the programme. The Secretary added “we are living with a country which has a lot of difficult issues both for themselves and then for us and others.” In another context she said, “When I first went to Pakistan as Secretary in 2009 that I found it impossible to believe that somebody in their government didn’t know where he [Osama bin Laden] was, and I still believe that. That he took up residence and built this huge compound in a military garrison town.” However, she conceded, “But to be fair, we have no evidence. We have never been able to prove that anyone at the upper levels knew that. I have no reason to believe that the civilian government knew anything.” She, though, said that the answer perhaps lay with lower level military and intelligence officials. “So who was in what level of responsibility in the military or the ISI, whether they were active or retired, because we do know that there are links to retired members, but we’ve never been able to close that loop,” the Secretary of State said. Clinton once again called on Pakistan to immediately release Dr Shakil Afridi, who had helped the Central Investigative Agency (CIA) to trace Osama bin Laden, and stop treating him like a “criminal”. “They should release Dr (Shakil) Afridi,” Clinton said. “This is something that is so unnecessary and gratuitous on their part. Pakistanis claimed he was their enemy as well and my argument to them is that this man contributed to ending the al Qaeda leadership that was in their country and they shouldn’t treat him like a criminal,” she said. Pointing out that the militants were harming the host as well, she said that Pakistan, despite the talk of sovereignty, were losing it. “They are losing sovereignty, large areas that are ungoverned; they have a rash of terrible attacks more than 30,000 people have been killed in the last decades. They talk a lot about sovereignty, well the first job of any sovereign nation is to protect your own people and secure your own border and that is what they should be doing.” Clinton added that Pakistan needs to recognise that “as the US withdraws from Afghanistan it is in their interest to have a strong stable Afghan government and that can only come from by being part of the solution at that [negotiation] table to try to help with Afghanistan’s economic, political and security development rather than doing everything possible to undermine it”. Former Secretary of State James Baker said, “I think we need to maintain the relationship with them because they are a nuclear power, and because we do not want to see nuclear conflagration in the sub continent and see any more proliferation than we have already seen.” When asked whether the US could use a threat to stop aid to leverage the US into getting the Pakistani side to stop double dealing the US, Baker said, “I am not sure we give them enough so that’s gonna make them stop them – they should know we are upset about this and that should make them stop.” Asked by the host whether he was contradicting himself on urging for cancelling aid, Baker said that the US needs to “maintain a relationship with them [Pakistan], but we need to get their attention. We shouldn’t break the relationship right now, sever the relationship totally.”
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June - 21 
two people died in the bomb explosion that took place at a tablighi markaz (centre for religious instruction) near Farooqia mosque in Ghausabad near Quetta, the Provincial capital. One person from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was killed on the spot and another
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two people died in the bomb explosion that took place at a tablighi markaz (centre for religious instruction) near Farooqia mosque in Ghausabad near Quetta, the Provincial capital. One person from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was killed on the spot and another died later, while 15 people were injured. “The blast took place when people had gathered at the centre after offering Asr prayers,” a Police officer said, adding that most of the worshippers had come from different areas of the country for attending a weekly congregation. Initial investigation showed that explosives had been placed in a bed that was lying by a pillar in the building. “We are investigating who had brought the bed into the tablighi centre,” a Police official said.
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June - 21 
Two personnel were killed and another injured in an armed attack on a Levies thana (Station) in the remote Nag area of Washik District. According to official sources, the attack took place early in the morning. The attackers also took away weapons an
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Two personnel were killed and another injured in an armed attack on a Levies thana (Station) in the remote Nag area of Washik District. According to official sources, the attack took place early in the morning. The attackers also took away weapons and other items from the Levies station, Washik Deputy Commissioner Saeed Jamali said.
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June - 21 
US diplomats working in Pakistan face increasing harassment amid a sharp deterioration in ties in the wake of last year’s killing of Osama bin Laden, a State Department report said on June 21, The Express Tribune reported. Such harassment and obstruc
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US diplomats working in Pakistan face increasing harassment amid a sharp deterioration in ties in the wake of last year’s killing of Osama bin Laden, a State Department report said on June 21, The Express Tribune reported. Such harassment and obstruction is described by US embassy staff as “deliberate, willful and systematic,” according to the 76-page report by the department’s watchdog, the office of inspector general. “Official Pakistani obstructionism and harassment, an endemic problem in Pakistan, has increased to the point where it is significantly impairing mission operations and program implementations,” the report said. Harassment included such things as delaying visas for staff, blocking shipments of materials for aid programs and construction work, and surveillance of staff and contractors.
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June - 22 
a tortured body of a young man was found by a side of Qayyumabad Road close to the Korangi Industrial Area. The victim, in his mid-20s, had been trussed up before being strangled to death, according to Police.
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a tortured body of a young man was found by a side of Qayyumabad Road close to the Korangi Industrial Area. The victim, in his mid-20s, had been trussed up before being strangled to death, according to Police.
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June - 22 
an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near a Levies post, killing two Levies personnel and injuring two others at Khra Shah, Tehsil (Revenue Unit) Khwaizai in Baezai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on June 22, according to The Express Tribune.
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an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near a Levies post, killing two Levies personnel and injuring two others at Khra Shah, Tehsil (Revenue Unit) Khwaizai in Baezai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on June 22, according to The Express Tribune.
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June - 22 
As many as 15 militants and one Security Force (SF) official were killed and two SFs were injured, when terrorists from Afghanistan attacked Karakar security checkpost (near Afghan border) in the Barawal area of Upper Dir District on June 22, reports
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As many as 15 militants and one Security Force (SF) official were killed and two SFs were injured, when terrorists from Afghanistan attacked Karakar security checkpost (near Afghan border) in the Barawal area of Upper Dir District on June 22, reports Daily Times.
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June - 22 
Daily Times reported that terrorists blew up a girls’ school in Ghulam Banda area of Kohat District. However no causality was reported.
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Daily Times reported that terrorists blew up a girls’ school in Ghulam Banda area of Kohat District. However no causality was reported.
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June - 22 
Dawn reports that militants blew up a bridge on a canal in Malikdinkhel area of Bara Tehsil in Khyber Agency reports Dawn.
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Dawn reports that militants blew up a bridge on a canal in Malikdinkhel area of Bara Tehsil in Khyber Agency reports Dawn.
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June - 22 
In Landi Kotal, a pro-government peace group activist, identified as Ghazi Khan was killed in Mastak area of Tirah Valley for planting an explosive device in group’s base, reports Dawn.
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In Landi Kotal, a pro-government peace group activist, identified as Ghazi Khan was killed in Mastak area of Tirah Valley for planting an explosive device in group’s base, reports Dawn.
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June - 22 
Lakki Marwat Police arrested Muhammad Tahir, brother of local TTP ‘commander’ Ashraf Ali, according to The Express Tribune.
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Lakki Marwat Police arrested Muhammad Tahir, brother of local TTP ‘commander’ Ashraf Ali, according to The Express Tribune.
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June - 22 
militants of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) destroyed a road roller near Mashokhel Bridge and another power pylon located in Gula Khan forest area, by firing rockets on it in limits of the Badhber Police Station in Peshawar, according to Dawn. However, their a
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militants of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) destroyed a road roller near Mashokhel Bridge and another power pylon located in Gula Khan forest area, by firing rockets on it in limits of the Badhber Police Station in Peshawar, according to Dawn. However, their attempt to kidnap a factory worker, identified as Ashraf was foiled by the Police on Frontier Road.
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June - 22 
MQM worker, identified as Gulraiz Jamal (20) was killed in Chaba Gali of Jodia Bazaar. Police said the victim before joining the MQM, was associated with militant outfit Sunni Tehrik.
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MQM worker, identified as Gulraiz Jamal (20) was killed in Chaba Gali of Jodia Bazaar. Police said the victim before joining the MQM, was associated with militant outfit Sunni Tehrik.
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June - 22 
one security official was killed and two others were injured when a SF’s mobile patrol hit a road side IED in Sararogha of SWA.
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one security official was killed and two others were injured when a SF’s mobile patrol hit a road side IED in Sararogha of SWA.
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June - 22 
some shops and a workshop of power transformers were burnt down on Ring Road Chowk in Peshawar after fire broke out due to a bomb blast. No damage to human life was reported.
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some shops and a workshop of power transformers were burnt down on Ring Road Chowk in Peshawar after fire broke out due to a bomb blast. No damage to human life was reported.
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June - 22 
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Raja Pervaiz Asharaf has been elected as the 25th Prime Minister (PM) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on June 22, reports Dawn. The newly elected PM and a new federal cabinet was sworn in at the Preside
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Raja Pervaiz Asharaf has been elected as the 25th Prime Minister (PM) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on June 22, reports Dawn. The newly elected PM and a new federal cabinet was sworn in at the Presidency in Islamabad. Twenty seven new federal ministers and 11 new ministers for state took oath; most of them were part of the previous cabinet as well. Ashraf, a unanimously agreed candidate of the PPP and its coalition partners, received 211 votes while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate Sardar Mehtab Abbasi received 89 votes. Soon after being named PM, Ashraf vowed to hold free and fair elections and sought the opposition’s support for the carrying on with the democratic process. He also promised to address the issues plaguing Balochistan and promised “peaceful co-existence” with neighbours India and Afghanistan. The United States welcomed the election of a new PM. “We are pleased that the leadership issue appears to have been settled,” stated, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
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June - 22 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on June 22 that they had beheaded seven Security Force (SF) personnel, who were kidnapped on June 21 after a clash with Security Forces (SFs) near Laddah in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Admini
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on June 22 that they had beheaded seven Security Force (SF) personnel, who were kidnapped on June 21 after a clash with Security Forces (SFs) near Laddah in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. TTP spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan called journalists from an unspecified location and said the TTP had killed all the seven SF personnel. The beheading claim was also made by TTP’s spokesman for SWA Asim Mehsud.
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June - 22 
Three people, including two seminary teachers and one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), worker were killed on June 22 in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. According to Police, they were victims of targeted killi
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Three people, including two seminary teachers and one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), worker were killed on June 22 in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. According to Police, they were victims of targeted killings on sectarian and political basis. Two seminary teachers, identified as Maulana Jamil Qasim (38) and Anwar Anjum (30), hailing from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) were killed on Abul Hasan Ispahani Road.
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June - 22 
three Policemen were injured when a Police foot patrol came under attack from a roadside remote controlled bomb on the Shah Aalam Road within the jurisdiction of Daudzai Police station on the outskirts of Peshawar, reports The Express Tribune.
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three Policemen were injured when a Police foot patrol came under attack from a roadside remote controlled bomb on the Shah Aalam Road within the jurisdiction of Daudzai Police station on the outskirts of Peshawar, reports The Express Tribune.
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June - 22 
Two Levies personnel, identified as Muhammad Naseer and Muhammad Yousaf were killed and another, Nizamuddin, was injured when four armed motorcyclists attacked a security checkpost in Naag area of Washiq District on June 22, reports Daily Times. The
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Two Levies personnel, identified as Muhammad Naseer and Muhammad Yousaf were killed and another, Nizamuddin, was injured when four armed motorcyclists attacked a security checkpost in Naag area of Washiq District on June 22, reports Daily Times. The attackers also took away official arms and wireless sets.
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June - 23 
a trader was also abducted in Quetta. Police said unidentified armed militants intercepted a local trader, Munir Ahmed, on Kansi Road at gunpoint and took him away in a vehicle.
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a trader was also abducted in Quetta. Police said unidentified armed militants intercepted a local trader, Munir Ahmed, on Kansi Road at gunpoint and took him away in a vehicle.
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June - 23 
At least eight persons (Sindhis), including a Policeman, were killed and another was injured in an attack by unidentified militants in Mill area of Sariab Road area of Quetta in Balochistan on June 23, reported Daily Times. According to Deputy Inspec
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At least eight persons (Sindhis), including a Policeman, were killed and another was injured in an attack by unidentified militants in Mill area of Sariab Road area of Quetta in Balochistan on June 23, reported Daily Times. According to Deputy Inspector General (Investigation) Hamid Shakil, unidentified armed men entered a laundry in old Sariab Mill and opened fire, killing six people on the spot and injuring three others. The deceased and injured were taken to Provincial Sandeman Hospital where two of the injured succumbed to their injuries.
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June - 23 
militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check post with rockets in Mand area of Kech District. However, no loss of life was reported.
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militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check post with rockets in Mand area of Kech District. However, no loss of life was reported.
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June - 23 
one civilian was also killed in Faizabad area of Sariab Road. According to sources, the person, identified as Khudae Nazar, was driving his car when unidentified armed militants shot him dead.
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one civilian was also killed in Faizabad area of Sariab Road. According to sources, the person, identified as Khudae Nazar, was driving his car when unidentified armed militants shot him dead.
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June - 23 
unidentified armed militants injured a Hindu trader, Prem Chand, in Mastung, some 45 kilometres southeast of Quetta.
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unidentified armed militants injured a Hindu trader, Prem Chand, in Mastung, some 45 kilometres southeast of Quetta.
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June - 24 
26-year-old Waseem, son of Raees and Shahid, 32, son of Ameen, were injured in firing of unidentified persons within the limits of Kharadar Police Station.
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26-year-old Waseem, son of Raees and Shahid, 32, son of Ameen, were injured in firing of unidentified persons within the limits of Kharadar Police Station.
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June - 24 
a man, Aslam Bhatti, was shot and injured in a firing incident in Baldia Town within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station. Police officials said that the incident took place over ongoing wave of target killings.
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a man, Aslam Bhatti, was shot and injured in a firing incident in Baldia Town within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station. Police officials said that the incident took place over ongoing wave of target killings.
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June - 24 
another body of a young man was found in a gunny bag from the Lyari River near Dhobi Ghat within the remit of Pak Colony Police Station. Police officials said that the victim was shot once in his head and later culprits threw his body in Lyari River.
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another body of a young man was found in a gunny bag from the Lyari River near Dhobi Ghat within the remit of Pak Colony Police Station. Police officials said that the victim was shot once in his head and later culprits threw his body in Lyari River.
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June - 24 
At least 170 complaints of extortion reported within a short span of six months have made the role of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) dubious, as Karachites are presently suspecting them for being pressurised by different political groups and remaini
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At least 170 complaints of extortion reported within a short span of six months have made the role of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) dubious, as Karachites are presently suspecting them for being pressurised by different political groups and remaining innocuous against extortion mafias, reports Daily Times. The growing number of extortion cases that has presently become a matter of concern for every citizen in general and business fraternity in particular has exposed the performance of LEAs. There is a massive increase in the extortion cases after the failure of LEAs in Lyari operation. According to official statistics made exclusively available to this scribe, some 39 cases of extortion were reported in January, 21 in February, 35 in March, 17 in April, 37 in May while 23 cases have been reported in June so far. The report said that extortion cases were reported from all zones, including Old City, Central, East, Malir, South and West with the Old City area remaining most affected in the last six months.
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June - 24 
At least four Policemen were shot dead in an ambush at Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass, on outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on June 24, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, four Police officials were patrolling the area
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At least four Policemen were shot dead in an ambush at Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass, on outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on June 24, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, four Police officials were patrolling the area when unidentified armed militants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on them. Resultantly, three Police personnel died on the spot while the other one succumbed to injuries in hospital. The slain Policemen were identified as identified as Abdullah Mengal, Shahjehan, Abdullah Pirkani and Mumtaz Sarpara. No group had claimed responsibility of the attack until the report was filed.
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June - 24 
Five more people were found dead in different parts of Karachi, while five others were injured in separate incidents of firing on June 24, reports Daily Times. A 42-year-old man, who was later identified as Abdul Ghani Soomro, was found dead nea
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Five more people were found dead in different parts of Karachi, while five others were injured in separate incidents of firing on June 24, reports Daily Times. A 42-year-old man, who was later identified as Abdul Ghani Soomro, was found dead near Native Jetty Bridge within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station. Police officials said the victim’s body was packed in a gunny bag. He went missing since Saturday, he added. SHO Ghulam Nabi Afridi said the deceased belonged to Kachchi community and lived in Khadda market area of Lyari.
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June - 24 
Police found a shot dead man from Mufeed-e-Aam Ground Malir within the limits of Saudabad Police Station. The identity of victim was yet to be ascertained. SHO Hassan Haider said the victim received a bullet in his head and Police not found any thing
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Police found a shot dead man from Mufeed-e-Aam Ground Malir within the limits of Saudabad Police Station. The identity of victim was yet to be ascertained. SHO Hassan Haider said the victim received a bullet in his head and Police not found any thing from his possession, which could provide help for his identity.
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June - 24 
Tayyab, 24, son of Mushtaq, was injured in a firing incident in Gulberg area.
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Tayyab, 24, son of Mushtaq, was injured in a firing incident in Gulberg area.
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June - 24 
the Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik expressed his grievances to Afghanistan over the Afghan militant attack on Pakistani security personnel in Upper Dir area, reports Dawn. Malik contacted the Afghan Interior Minister to s
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the Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik expressed his grievances to Afghanistan over the Afghan militant attack on Pakistani security personnel in Upper Dir area, reports Dawn. Malik contacted the Afghan Interior Minister to submit his complaint over the incident and blamed Afghan authorities for not preventing the cross border movement of militants into Pakistan.
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June - 24 
The Afghanistan-based Pakistan militants attacked a military convoy on June 24 in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the killing of at least 21 persons, including 11 militants and 10 soldiers, reports Daily Times. According to rep
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The Afghanistan-based Pakistan militants attacked a military convoy on June 24 in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the killing of at least 21 persons, including 11 militants and 10 soldiers, reports Daily Times. According to reports, militants attacked a military convoy in Upper Dir, killing at least 10 military personnel, while several others were left missing. The sources further said that the Security Forces (SFs) retaliated to attack and killed 11 terrorists.
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June - 24 
the dead bodies of two more persons were found within the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station. The identities of the victims have yet to be ascertained. Police officials said that the initial course of investigation suggested that one victim was
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the dead bodies of two more persons were found within the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station. The identities of the victims have yet to be ascertained. Police officials said that the initial course of investigation suggested that one victim was the Afghan origin, while another belonged to Mehsud tribe. West Zone SSP Amir Farooqi said that the victims were killed after abduction.
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June - 24 
The United States (US) on June 24 said that Pakistan Government is "deliberately, willfully and systematically" harassing and obstructing American diplomats in the country, marking a new low in the already strained ties between the two nations, repor
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The United States (US) on June 24 said that Pakistan Government is "deliberately, willfully and systematically" harassing and obstructing American diplomats in the country, marking a new low in the already strained ties between the two nations, reports Times of India. The harassment and obstruction has increased dramatically and reached "new levels of intensity", said a State Department report, which has urged Washington to take the issue up at bilateral talks with Islamabad. The Department's internal watchdog said the harassment of diplomats had heightened since the May, 2011 US raid on a compound in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden and rose further after November 26 NATO air strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, prompting Islamabad to block NATO supply lines into Afghanistan. "Official Pakistani obstructionism and harassment, an endemic problem in Pakistan, has increased to the point where it is significantly impairing mission operations and programme implementation," said an internal report of the US State Department office of Inspector General.
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June - 25 
A hoped-for peace deal ending the war in Afghanistan will likely remain out of reach unless both the United States and Taliban put more clear and consistent offers on the table, Mohammad Sadiq, Islamabad’s ambassador in Kabul said on June 25, reports
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A hoped-for peace deal ending the war in Afghanistan will likely remain out of reach unless both the United States and Taliban put more clear and consistent offers on the table, Mohammad Sadiq, Islamabad’s ambassador in Kabul said on June 25, reports Daily Times. “We don’t think all these issues can be solved by fighting. There must be a political process, but the parties need to be serious about it,” Mohammad Sadiq, said during an interview to Reuters. “There is a lack of clarity on both sides,” Sadiq said, referring to the US and Taliban negotiating positions. The role of Pakistan, with deep historic ties to Taliban, will be pivotal in US efforts to broker a peace deal between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the terrorist group, whose leaders are believed to be based in Pakistan.
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June - 25 
A terrorist was killed and another received injuries in an encounter in Gula Bera area near Junglekhel of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reports Dawn. Sources said that a Policeman was also injured in the encounter. Police said that they wer
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A terrorist was killed and another received injuries in an encounter in Gula Bera area near Junglekhel of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, reports Dawn. Sources said that a Policeman was also injured in the encounter. Police said that they were tipped off by intelligence agencies about entry of two terrorists from Hangu into Kohat. The slain militant was identified as Sahibur Rehman, a resident of Hangu District while Shaukat, a resident of South Waziristan Agency (FATA), was arrested in injured condition. The injured Policeman was identified as Gul Sher.
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June - 25 
bodies of two People’s Amn Committee (PAC) cadres were found from Swat Colony and 24-ki-market of Baldia Town. The victims were identified as Naveed Hanif (36) and Ghulam Nabi (24). The victims, residents of Lyari, were abducted while on their way to
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bodies of two People’s Amn Committee (PAC) cadres were found from Swat Colony and 24-ki-market of Baldia Town. The victims were identified as Naveed Hanif (36) and Ghulam Nabi (24). The victims, residents of Lyari, were abducted while on their way to Winder of Balochistan. Police suspected that deceased were killed by the Arshad Pappu group. One of their companions was missing till filing of this report.
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June - 25 
body of a youngster was found from Ramaswami within the limits of Garden Police Station. Police officials said that he was shot thrice and left in a gunny bag
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body of a youngster was found from Ramaswami within the limits of Garden Police Station. Police officials said that he was shot thrice and left in a gunny bag
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June - 25 
Four more people, including a senior Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadre, were killed in the continuing target killing and violence in Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, on June 25, reports Daily Times. A senior cadre of SSP, Imran ali
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Four more people, including a senior Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadre, were killed in the continuing target killing and violence in Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, on June 25, reports Daily Times. A senior cadre of SSP, Imran alias Bata (29), was shot dead while he was standing at a bus stop in Godhra Colony in New Karachi. He was shot multiple times. Police officials said that his killing was a sequel of the current sectarian violence.
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June - 25 
Police shut down an arms factory in Industrial Estate on Kohat Road, saying it was involved in weapon smuggling. They seized arms and ammunition and arrested three suspects. Police acted on a tip the Haroon Enterprises factory was involved in smuggli
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Police shut down an arms factory in Industrial Estate on Kohat Road, saying it was involved in weapon smuggling. They seized arms and ammunition and arrested three suspects. Police acted on a tip the Haroon Enterprises factory was involved in smuggling arms to Punjab, Rehmatullah, a Bhanamari Police Station officer, said. “We raided the factory and seized more than 300 unregistered pistols, 20 shotguns, two Kalashnikovs and more than 500 cartridges and other accessories,” he said. Only 79 pistols in the factory were registered, he added.
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June - 25 
Professor Muhammad Hussain of the Balochistan University of Information Technology Management and Sciences (BUITMS) succumbed to his injures on June 25, taking the death toll of Samungali Road suicide bomb blast of June 18 to six, reports Daily Times
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Professor Muhammad Hussain of the Balochistan University of Information Technology Management and Sciences (BUITMS) succumbed to his injures on June 25, taking the death toll of Samungali Road suicide bomb blast of June 18 to six, reports Daily Times. As reported earlier, five students of the BUITMS were killed and 70 others, including Policemen, women and children, were injured in the suicide bomb blast near Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) office at Samungli Road in Quetta.
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June - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) foiled a terror plan by recovering a cache of explosives and communication equipment during a routine check up on Zarghoon road in Quetta, reports Dawn.
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Security Forces (SFs) foiled a terror plan by recovering a cache of explosives and communication equipment during a routine check up on Zarghoon road in Quetta, reports Dawn.
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June - 25 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on motorcycles opened fire at the offices of local news channel Aaj TV in Karachi on June 25, injuring two persons, including a security guard, reports Dawn. The TTP claimed responsibility for the shooting,
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on motorcycles opened fire at the offices of local news channel Aaj TV in Karachi on June 25, injuring two persons, including a security guard, reports Dawn. The TTP claimed responsibility for the shooting, and threatened attacks against other television channels that did not feature the Taliban point of view. “We had informed the management of Aaj TV to include our view on issues, but the channel had become a mouthpiece of the government,” Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for the TTP said. “Geo TV is going to be our next target if they do not change their behaviour towards us. They have been using very bad language against the Mujahideen.” Meanwhile, Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has ordered for provision of security to all TV channels.
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June - 25 
the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed to have arrested an alleged target killer, Furqan alias Tunta, associated with PAC, during a raid conducted at a house situated in 500-Quarters, Mauripur. He was associated with the Ustad Taju group of Lyar
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the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed to have arrested an alleged target killer, Furqan alias Tunta, associated with PAC, during a raid conducted at a house situated in 500-Quarters, Mauripur. He was associated with the Ustad Taju group of Lyari gangster.
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June - 25 
The recent mass poisonings of Afghan students were plotted in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in Pakistan, the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) said June 25, reports Central Asia Online. The Haqqani Network and Islamic Movement of U
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The recent mass poisonings of Afghan students were plotted in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in Pakistan, the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) said June 25, reports Central Asia Online. The Haqqani Network and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) were involved in some, if not all, of the school poisonings, NDS officials contend. Not long after the NDS made that observation, another attack occurred June 25, when as many as 100 girls were poisoned at the Rahmat Abad high school in Sar-e-Pul Province. Further investigation showed the suspects received the poison and orders to attack from militants in Miranshah, the NDS said.
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June - 25 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) admitted for the first time that they are using the Afghan soil as a springboard for launching attacks on Pakistani Security Forces (SFs), reports The Express Tribune. The acknowledgment gives credence to Islamaba
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) admitted for the first time that they are using the Afghan soil as a springboard for launching attacks on Pakistani Security Forces (SFs), reports The Express Tribune. The acknowledgment gives credence to Islamabad’s claims that the TTP has found safe havens in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces bordering Pakistan. Pakistani officials believe that the top TTP cadres – including Maulana Fazlullah, Maulvi Faqir and Waliur Rehman – and hundreds of their loyalists had fled a string of military offensives in Swat, and Bajaur and Mohmand agencies since 2008 to seek shelter in Afghanistan. “Maulana Fazlullah is leading TTP attacks from Afghanistan’s border provinces and is in touch with fighters in Malakand division,” Sirajuddin, the spokesperson for TTP’s Malakand chapter, told The Express Tribune over phone from an undisclosed location. “We regularly move across the porous border,” he added. He claimed that Fazlullah was commanding over a thousand diehard fighters.
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June - 26 
a central leader of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqui was escaped in a murderous attack at Qayyumabad Bridge in Korangi area.
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a central leader of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqui was escaped in a murderous attack at Qayyumabad Bridge in Korangi area.
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June - 26 
a driver Aman Baloch was killed and a lineman Nasir was injured when unidentified motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire on the KESC truck (KP-8422) near KESC office in Shamsi Society in Malir.
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a driver Aman Baloch was killed and a lineman Nasir was injured when unidentified motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire on the KESC truck (KP-8422) near KESC office in Shamsi Society in Malir.
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June - 26 
a puncture shop owner also the sympathiser of MQM, namely Aqeel (32), was killed when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on him inside his shop situated in Surjani Police Station. SHO Shabbir Hussain said that the deceased had no affiliation with
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a puncture shop owner also the sympathiser of MQM, namely Aqeel (32), was killed when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on him inside his shop situated in Surjani Police Station. SHO Shabbir Hussain said that the deceased had no affiliation with any organisation but he was the supporter of MQM.
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June - 26 
A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Umar, was killed during a Police encounter in Mashugagar area in the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 26, reports The Nation. Sources said the incident
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A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Umar, was killed during a Police encounter in Mashugagar area in the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 26, reports The Nation. Sources said the incident occurred when Police flagged down a vehicle carrying some suspected persons. Instead of stopping the vehicle, militants tried to manage their escape and opened fire on Police team. Retaliating to the firing, police also opened fire and killed a militant identified as Umar on the spot, while three militants managed to escape. Police also recovered a hand grenade, pistol and cartridges from the possession of the slain commander.
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June - 26 
a US drone strike targeting a militant compound in the Shawal area, some 50 kilometres southwest of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, killed at least five militants. All those killed were fighters linked with Hafiz Gul Bahadur fact
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a US drone strike targeting a militant compound in the Shawal area, some 50 kilometres southwest of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, killed at least five militants. All those killed were fighters linked with Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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June - 26 
At least eight militants were killed on June 26 during a crackdown in Mamuzai and Bootakhel areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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At least eight militants were killed on June 26 during a crackdown in Mamuzai and Bootakhel areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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June - 26 
At least four people including a Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) official, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activist and MQM supporter were shot dead in separate incidents of target killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 26
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At least four people including a Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) official, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activist and MQM supporter were shot dead in separate incidents of target killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 26, reports The Nation. Syed Ali Imran Jaffrey (39), KESC Deputy General Manager (DGM), IBC North Nazimabad (Region-IV), was gunned down in an act of target killing near Saifee College in North Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Hyderi Police post. Law-enforcement agencies said that at least two unidentified armed motorcyclists came and targeted the victim’s white Suzuki Khyber near Saifee College. He had been shot five times and died on the spot.
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June - 26 
at least two armed motorcyclists shot and killed an owner of the auto-parts shop inside his shop in Jahangir Road under Jamshed Quarters Police Station. The victim was identified as Siraj (55), resident of the same area. DSP Qaiser Ali Shah said that
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at least two armed motorcyclists shot and killed an owner of the auto-parts shop inside his shop in Jahangir Road under Jamshed Quarters Police Station. The victim was identified as Siraj (55), resident of the same area. DSP Qaiser Ali Shah said that the deceased was affiliated with the MQM and his son is also a party worker, adding that his killing is politically-motivated.
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June - 26 
Balochistan Levies recovered a bullet-riddled body in the Dasht area of Mastung District in Balochistan on June 26, reports Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Buland Khan, a resident of Sariab area in Quetta. According to sources, Khan went
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Balochistan Levies recovered a bullet-riddled body in the Dasht area of Mastung District in Balochistan on June 26, reports Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Buland Khan, a resident of Sariab area in Quetta. According to sources, Khan went missing some five days ago
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June - 26 
Brigadier Ali Khan and four other military officers, who were facing a trial on the charges of planning a coup to establish a Caliphate, was court-martialled, as the proceedings that ended on June 26 concluded that they enjoyed ties with militant out
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Brigadier Ali Khan and four other military officers, who were facing a trial on the charges of planning a coup to establish a Caliphate, was court-martialled, as the proceedings that ended on June 26 concluded that they enjoyed ties with militant outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), reports The Nation. Brigadier Khan was arrested in May 2011, while four army majors were also arrested a day later for their alleged links with HuT. He is also accused of attempted mutiny. Brigadier Khan’s lawyer Colonel (retd) Inamur Raheem confirmed that the court martial proceedings had concluded and the final verdict would be announced in a few days. He said five witnesses from the prosecutors and two from defence were present during the proceedings. The prosecution witnesses in their recorded statements told the court that the accused had urged them to stage a rebellion against the state to materialise the dream of setting up a Caliphate.
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June - 26 
Presiding over his first cabinet meeting on June 26, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf welcomed new cabinet members to his team and said Balochistan was his priority and he had invited all Baloch leaders, in and outside Pakistan, to sit across the t
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Presiding over his first cabinet meeting on June 26, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf welcomed new cabinet members to his team and said Balochistan was his priority and he had invited all Baloch leaders, in and outside Pakistan, to sit across the table and find an amicable solution to the Balochistan issue, reports The News. Speaking at the meeting, the PM promised that the Government would go beyond the people’s expectations in helping the Baloch people and give them their due rights within the domain of the Constitution.
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June - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) camp situated in Miranshah was targeted with two missiles by militants. In retaliation, the SFs destroyed several hideouts of the militants. No casualties were reported in the attack.
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Security Forces (SFs) camp situated in Miranshah was targeted with two missiles by militants. In retaliation, the SFs destroyed several hideouts of the militants. No casualties were reported in the attack.
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June - 26 
the Frontier Constabulary and Police announced the arrest of two persons allegedly involved in a number of bombings in and around Quetta. Authorities claimed that as per confessions, the men received orders and funds for their activities from Nawab B
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the Frontier Constabulary and Police announced the arrest of two persons allegedly involved in a number of bombings in and around Quetta. Authorities claimed that as per confessions, the men received orders and funds for their activities from Nawab Brahmdagh Bugti by way of a Baloch Republican Army (BRA) ‘commander’. In press briefing held at the FC head quarters on Tuesday, DIG FC Brigadier Abdul Rasheed said that timely action by the paramilitary force and Police had resulted in the arrest of two men allegedly involved in planning and executing terrorist activities within the provincial capital, in addition to confiscating large amounts of explosive material from their possession.
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June - 26 
The United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on June 26 said US regrets the Salala check post incident and intends to expand ties with Pakistan in diverse fields, reports Dawn. Talking to a private TV news channel, Munter said US is s
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The United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on June 26 said US regrets the Salala check post incident and intends to expand ties with Pakistan in diverse fields, reports Dawn. Talking to a private TV news channel, Munter said US is serious about expanding business and social sector ties with Pakistan. He said that several issues regarding NATO supply resumption with Pakistan have been settled. Both sides agree that the NATO supply issue was not handled properly, he said adding there is need for a political decision to end the deadlock. Munter said restoration of NATO supply to Afghanistan was also in the interest of Pakistan.
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June - 26 
the US urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to respect each other’s sovereignty while fighting against terrorist. The US pushed for greater cooperation between Afghanistan, Pakistan and NATO forces while tackling with extremist militants, after an attack b
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the US urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to respect each other’s sovereignty while fighting against terrorist. The US pushed for greater cooperation between Afghanistan, Pakistan and NATO forces while tackling with extremist militants, after an attack by Afghan militants at a border checkpost in Pakistan’s Dir area left several Pakistani soldiers dead. The US State Department acknowledged that while dealing with terrorists, tensions exist on both sides. US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said in a statement that regional safety and sovereignty must be respected in order to deal with cross-border terrorism.
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June - 26 
three Pakistan People’ Party (PPP) activists sustained bullet injuries in an armed attack near Chota Maidan within the limits of Nazimabad police station. DSP Shahid Abbas said that the unidentified armed motorcyclists came and opened fire on a car (
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three Pakistan People’ Party (PPP) activists sustained bullet injuries in an armed attack near Chota Maidan within the limits of Nazimabad police station. DSP Shahid Abbas said that the unidentified armed motorcyclists came and opened fire on a car (AEW-812). Resultantly, three men, namely Imtiaz Khan, 35, Owais, 16, and Khan Afsar, 38, sustained bullet injuries. Police recovered several empty shells of 9MM pistol from the scene.
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June - 26 
Uganda Police on June 26 arrested five Pakistanis suspected of terrorist links, two weeks before the second anniversary of a bombing attack in Kampala for which Somali rebel group al Shabaab claimed responsibility, reports Daily Times. Officials said
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Uganda Police on June 26 arrested five Pakistanis suspected of terrorist links, two weeks before the second anniversary of a bombing attack in Kampala for which Somali rebel group al Shabaab claimed responsibility, reports Daily Times. Officials said the country was vulnerable to further attacks from al Shabaab who has vowed to keep striking until a Ugandan army contingent, leading an African Union mandated force protecting Somalia’s Government, withdraws. The area where the five men were arrested was formerly a base for now-dormant rebel group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF-NALU), which officials say has links to al Shabaab
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June - 27 
a close aide-cum-relative of Haider Abbasi Rizvi, Member National Assembly (MNA) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot and injured near his house situated at Abul Hassan Ispahani Road.
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a close aide-cum-relative of Haider Abbasi Rizvi, Member National Assembly (MNA) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot and injured near his house situated at Abul Hassan Ispahani Road.
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June - 27 
A report of a PEW global survey released on June 27 said that about 74 per cent of Pakistanis consider the US an enemy, up from 69 percent last year and 64 percent three years ago, reports Dawn. And the US President Barack Obama is held in exceedingl
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A report of a PEW global survey released on June 27 said that about 74 per cent of Pakistanis consider the US an enemy, up from 69 percent last year and 64 percent three years ago, reports Dawn. And the US President Barack Obama is held in exceedingly low regard by Pakistanis. Over the past few years, Pakistanis have become less willing to work with the US on efforts to combat extremist groups. While 50 percent still want the US to provide financial and humanitarian aid to areas where extremists operate, this is down from 72 percent in 2009. The comprehensive survey says majority of Pakistanis prefer Tehrik-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif favourably, while the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leadership gets dismal ratings.
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June - 27 
a youngster’s body was found from Baghdadi Police Lines, within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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a youngster’s body was found from Baghdadi Police Lines, within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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June - 27 
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs A. Rehman Malik on June 27 rejecting Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram's assertion of "state support" to the terrorists behind 26/11 massacre, said Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was a target of p
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Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs A. Rehman Malik on June 27 rejecting Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram's assertion of "state support" to the terrorists behind 26/11 massacre, said Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was a target of propaganda campaign, reports Times of India. "We are proud of our ISI, which is defending Pakistan," Malik said and stoutly defended the ISI as an "elite agency".
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June - 27 
At least seven persons were killed and as many as 30 injured, when a remote-controlled bomb went off at the Sibi Railway Station of Balochistan on June 27, reports Daily Times. The blast took place soon after the Jaffar Express reached the railway st
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At least seven persons were killed and as many as 30 injured, when a remote-controlled bomb went off at the Sibi Railway Station of Balochistan on June 27, reports Daily Times. The blast took place soon after the Jaffar Express reached the railway station and passengers rushed to a shop to buy some edibles.
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June - 27 
Former Minister Shaikh Rashid (61), known for his pro-LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba) leanings, was detained at Houston airport on arrival for his possible links with the LeT founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the M
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Former Minister Shaikh Rashid (61), known for his pro-LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba) leanings, was detained at Houston airport on arrival for his possible links with the LeT founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, reports Indian Express. Rashid, leader of the Awami Muslim League of Pakistan, was detained soon after he arrived by an Emirates flight last evening and was freed after five hours of interrogation. Sources said Rashid was detained for his possible links with Saeed. It is understood that he was scheduled to attend a fundraiser and meetings with his supporters in the US. Rashid had served as the Federal Minister for Railways from 2006 to 2008.
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June - 27 
Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA)’s Jamshed Town Director, Safdar Magsi and his driver Abdul Sattar were shot and injured in an armed ambush near Old Sabzi Mandi within the limits of PIB Police Station.
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Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA)’s Jamshed Town Director, Safdar Magsi and his driver Abdul Sattar were shot and injured in an armed ambush near Old Sabzi Mandi within the limits of PIB Police Station.
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June - 27 
Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants abducted three volunteers of Akkakhel Peace Committee at gunpoint from Sultankhel area in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 27, reports Dawn. The abducted volunteers, identified as Nase
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Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants abducted three volunteers of Akkakhel Peace Committee at gunpoint from Sultankhel area in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 27, reports Dawn. The abducted volunteers, identified as Naseem Khan, Mohammad Imran and Faraz, were on routine patrol in the area when they were intercepted and taken away at gunpoint.
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June - 27 
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed has launched a drive in Punjab to collect donations for militants active in Jammu and Kashmir, according to The Hindu. He visited Gujranwala District and collected wheat from
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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed has launched a drive in Punjab to collect donations for militants active in Jammu and Kashmir, according to The Hindu. He visited Gujranwala District and collected wheat from people at Al-Makka Centre. “I am thankful to you for your generous help for the ‘mujahideen’ in the shape of wheat crop. I expect you to donate maximum of the corn crop in the coming season,” Saeed told people in Gujranwala. Earlier, addressing a gathering in Gujranwala, Saeed claimed the US had collapsed economically and no country was willing to bail it out by extending financial support. “Our helpless rulers are talking of restoring the NATO supply routes but we will not allow them to do so,” he warned. He further claimed that all the countries in NATO would disperse soon and accused the US of defaming Pakistan and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
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June - 27 
Police raided a house in Maidikhel village of Lakki Marwat District and recovered illicit arms. Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Police Station officials claimed that they had recovered a hand grenade, two Kalakovs, two Kalashnikovs, three pistols, three shot
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Police raided a house in Maidikhel village of Lakki Marwat District and recovered illicit arms. Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Police Station officials claimed that they had recovered a hand grenade, two Kalakovs, two Kalashnikovs, three pistols, three shotguns, a rifle and about 2400 bullets.
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June - 27 
Sanjeeda Begum (35), mother of four children, was shot and killed in her house situated in Korangi within the jurisdiction of Zaman Town Police Station.
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Sanjeeda Begum (35), mother of four children, was shot and killed in her house situated in Korangi within the jurisdiction of Zaman Town Police Station.
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June - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested at least eight suspected militants during a raid on a house in Alamgudar area. Officials said that Rustam Khan, a local commander of LI, and three of his brothers were also among the arrested persons. Identity of the re
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested at least eight suspected militants during a raid on a house in Alamgudar area. Officials said that Rustam Khan, a local commander of LI, and three of his brothers were also among the arrested persons. Identity of the rest of the arrested men could not be established.
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June - 27 
the Balochistan Levies found a bullet-riddled body in Kanak area of Mastung District. The deceased has been identified as Asghar Ali Shah, a resident of Bagh
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the Balochistan Levies found a bullet-riddled body in Kanak area of Mastung District. The deceased has been identified as Asghar Ali Shah, a resident of Bagh
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June - 27 
The bullet-riddled body of chief of the anti-Taliban Bazidkhel Qaumi Lashkar (community militia), Fahim-ur-Rehman, who escaped at least seven attempts on his life since 2008, was found in his white Land Cruiser on the Ring Road of Peshawar, the provi
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The bullet-riddled body of chief of the anti-Taliban Bazidkhel Qaumi Lashkar (community militia), Fahim-ur-Rehman, who escaped at least seven attempts on his life since 2008, was found in his white Land Cruiser on the Ring Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 27, reports Dawn. The bodies of his three close friends and associates, Altaf Bacha, Haji Niaz Muhammad and Rahim Lala, were also found in the vehicle. Superintendent of Police Asif Iqbal said that personnel of the bomb disposal squad found the bodies after they had been informed about them at around 6.30am. He said the slain men might have been killed elsewhere and their bodies moved to the Ring Road. The chief of the Bazidkhel lashkar and his three associates sustained multiple bullet injuries to their heads and chests, he said. On June 12, two of his Police guards were killed in a suicide attack on his vehicle near his residence, but he survived simply because he was sitting in another car at the time. Meanwhile, both the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) have claimed responsibility for the murder of Mr Rehman and his three associates. “We killed Fahim and his comrades. They raised a militia against us and wanted to defeat us,” Ehsanullah Ehsan, the spokesman for the TTP, told journalists by phone. On their part, the LI said they would soon release a video of the four slain men.
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June - 27 
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani on June 27 asked NATO forces commander in Afghanistan General John Allen to stop cross-border incursions from the neighbouring country, reports Daily Times. The US commander in Afghanistan
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The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani on June 27 asked NATO forces commander in Afghanistan General John Allen to stop cross-border incursions from the neighbouring country, reports Daily Times. The US commander in Afghanistan discussed border coordination with the Army Chief. A senior Pakistani military official said, “We also raised the issue of cross-border attacks on the Pakistan military from Afghanistan. We demanded that ISAF take action against the militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan and eliminate the militant groups involved in cross-border attacks inside Pakistan.” “No apology, no supplies,” was the military’s perspective during the said meeting as described by the officials at a classified organisation.
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June - 27 
the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the targeted killings of at least three people. The suspect was identified as Abdul Rehman. His arrest was disclosed in a press conference held at the office
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the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the targeted killings of at least three people. The suspect was identified as Abdul Rehman. His arrest was disclosed in a press conference held at the office of South Zone SSP Asif Ejaz Sheikh. Police officials, however, did not disclose his political affiliation.
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June - 27 
the Mamond tribe of Bajaur Agency deployed hundreds of more volunteers in different areas along the border to prevent possible cross-border attacks by militants. The residents of the area said that extraordinary arrangements by the elders of tribal l
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the Mamond tribe of Bajaur Agency deployed hundreds of more volunteers in different areas along the border to prevent possible cross-border attacks by militants. The residents of the area said that extraordinary arrangements by the elders of tribal laskhar (militia) and peace committees were made in the border areas during the last two days. “More volunteers belonging to different villages have been inducted into the tribal laskhar while patrolling has been extended to the mountainous areas along the border,” Riaz Khan, a local tribesman said. The tribesmen said that several new peace committees were formed in the region. The Mamond Qaumi Laskhar also set up several new posts in different areas near the Pak-Afghan border, they added.
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June - 27 
the son of a tribal elder was shot dead in Narmaag area of Chaghai District near Pak-Afghan border. According to Chaghai Tehsildar Sahib Dad, unidentified armed men had gunned down Sher Ahmed, son of tribal elder Sardar Juma Khan Shaozai, in mountain
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the son of a tribal elder was shot dead in Narmaag area of Chaghai District near Pak-Afghan border. According to Chaghai Tehsildar Sahib Dad, unidentified armed men had gunned down Sher Ahmed, son of tribal elder Sardar Juma Khan Shaozai, in mountainous area of Narmaag.
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June - 27 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 27 released a video showing severed heads of 17 Pakistani soldiers, who they claimed to have killed in a cross-border attack on a checkpost in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. The beheading, claimed by the T
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on June 27 released a video showing severed heads of 17 Pakistani soldiers, who they claimed to have killed in a cross-border attack on a checkpost in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. The beheading, claimed by the TTP, took place on June 24 when TTP militants from Afghanistan infiltrated into the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A senior security official in Peshawar confirmed that a total of 17 soldiers were targeted by the attackers who came from the eastern Afghan province of Kunar. “Six troops were killed on the first day, then another seven were slaughtered the next day,” the official said. “Four were missing and now they have also been beheaded,” he said.
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June - 27 
Three persons, including a woman, were killed while two, including Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA)’s town Director, injured in separate acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh on June 27, reports Daily Times. A
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Three persons, including a woman, were killed while two, including Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA)’s town Director, injured in separate acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh on June 27, reports Daily Times. A man was shot dead at Allah Wali Chowrangi, New Karachi within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Industrial area Police Station. Zohaib (25), son of Ikram was a resident of Yousuf Goth, New Karachi.
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June - 27 
Vice Admiral Mark Harnitchek, director of the Defence Logistics Agency said, “On the ground, it’s almost three times more expensive to come from the north as it does from Pakistan. More expensive and slower”. NATO now uses an alternative network of n
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Vice Admiral Mark Harnitchek, director of the Defence Logistics Agency said, “On the ground, it’s almost three times more expensive to come from the north as it does from Pakistan. More expensive and slower”. NATO now uses an alternative network of northern routes that pass through Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Transporting a container from the United States to Afghanistan costs about USD 20,000, he told a group of defence reporters. But the cost of ferrying cargo to Karachi and then over roads to the Afghan border amounts to only a third of that price, he said
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June - 28 
a landmine blast injured five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Mach area of Bolan District. According to sources, the blast targeted a checkpost set up by the FC men near the Mach overhead bridge on the National Highway for checking of vehicles. As a
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a landmine blast injured five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Mach area of Bolan District. According to sources, the blast targeted a checkpost set up by the FC men near the Mach overhead bridge on the National Highway for checking of vehicles. As a result of the explosion, five personnel of the force sustained injuries.
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June - 28 
a portion of Mian Neka shrine was damaged when a remote controlled explosive device went off in Suraizai area in the limits of Badhber Police Station in Peshawar, reports Dawn. However, no loss of human life was reported.
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a portion of Mian Neka shrine was damaged when a remote controlled explosive device went off in Suraizai area in the limits of Badhber Police Station in Peshawar, reports Dawn. However, no loss of human life was reported.
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June - 28 
a rocket attack in Qambrani Road area of Quetta injured four persons. According to Sariab Superintendent of Police (SP) Amanullah Kakar, the rocket hit a private bank’s cash van. Resultantly, four security guards in the vehicle were injured.
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a rocket attack in Qambrani Road area of Quetta injured four persons. According to Sariab Superintendent of Police (SP) Amanullah Kakar, the rocket hit a private bank’s cash van. Resultantly, four security guards in the vehicle were injured.
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June - 28 
Afghan Taliban on June 28 rejected the statement of Pakistani Ambassador in Kabul Muhammad Sadiq wherein he had said that Taliban were allowed to go to Qatar for peace talks, saying the peace talks were not started on directions from Pakistan, report
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Afghan Taliban on June 28 rejected the statement of Pakistani Ambassador in Kabul Muhammad Sadiq wherein he had said that Taliban were allowed to go to Qatar for peace talks, saying the peace talks were not started on directions from Pakistan, reports Daily Times. Commenting on the Pakistani ambassador’s statement, Taliban ‘spokesman’ Zabihullah Mujahid said, “We have said earlier that Taliban representatives never proceeded to Qatar for Pakistan told them to do so, as the ambassador in an interview with Reuters had said.” Perhaps the Pakistani ambassador lacked knowledge in that connection, he said, adding, “Afghanistan started peace talks in its national interest and on the wishes of the leadership of Taliban, and then suspended the talks when the leadership wished so.” In the fresh message, Taliban reiterated that the talks were held for forwarding the confidence-building measures that had to be followed by peace talks. However, he did not rule out the possibility of resumption of the talks.
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June - 28 
At least 14 persons, including two policemen and a woman, were killed and 30 others, including women and children, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a bus of pilgrims coming from Iran, at Hazar Ganji area of Quetta on June 28, reports Daily T
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At least 14 persons, including two policemen and a woman, were killed and 30 others, including women and children, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a bus of pilgrims coming from Iran, at Hazar Ganji area of Quetta on June 28, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the bus that came under attack was carrying 50 passengers and was coming from Taftan, a bordering area with Iran. It was hit by a car in Hazar Ganji area near the fruit market. Two police vehicles were providing security cover to the bus, sources said, adding that the majority of the passengers belonged to the Hazara community. “At least 50 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast,” Bomb Disposal Squad officials said. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack. The banned outfit’s spokes person Abdu Bakar said the attack was carried out by Ziaur Rahman Farooqi and was in revenge for attacks on a madrassa and Tablighi centre.
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June - 28 
At least 60 people belonging to Hazara community living in Quetta have been killed in targeted attacks, including suicide, remote controlled and timer device bombings and firing, during the past six months, reports Dawn. In January, 14 Hazara people
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At least 60 people belonging to Hazara community living in Quetta have been killed in targeted attacks, including suicide, remote controlled and timer device bombings and firing, during the past six months, reports Dawn. In January, 14 Hazara people were killed in various attacks. Three members of the community were killed in March and about 20 in April. In May, six Hazaras were shot dead in different attacks. During the current month, at least 18 Hazaras have been killed in two suicide car bomb attacks. On June 18, a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden car hit in Jinnah Town a bus carrying students belonging to the community from Marriabad area of Quetta to a university.
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June - 28 
Eight troops, including a captain, were killed and three others injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near Alhaj Market in Bara town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 28, reports Daily Times. The deceased were
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Eight troops, including a captain, were killed and three others injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near Alhaj Market in Bara town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 28, reports Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Captain Manan, Tariq, Yousaf, Bahadur Shah, Ali Bacha, Nawaz Gul, Kamran Ali and Jan Afzal. The injured included Nabi Rehman, Zar Khan Ali and Jamil Hussain.
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June - 28 
Pakistan Railway Police have put security of all major railway stations in the country on high alert, reports Dawn. The steps have been taken in the wake of bomb blast at Sibi train terminal in which seven persons were killed and 15 others injured. I
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Pakistan Railway Police have put security of all major railway stations in the country on high alert, reports Dawn. The steps have been taken in the wake of bomb blast at Sibi train terminal in which seven persons were killed and 15 others injured. Inspector General of Railway Police Ibne Hussain visited Rawalpindi and Islamabad and directed to beef up the security of Rawalpindi, Chaklala and Margalla Railway Stations. “We have doubled the strength of police personnel in and around the railway stations to avoid any untoward situation,” said Raja Zaheer Arshad, acting Senior Superintendent of Rawalpindi Division Police. He said the Railway police IG during meetings asked the law enforcement agencies to keep an eye on the movement of suspicious persons in and around the railway installations. “IG Railway Police also discussed the situation with Pakistan Railways Chairman and assured him that his men will ensure the protection of passengers and staff of the railways,” he said.
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June - 28 
Pakistan told the UN Security Council on June 28 that it had acted with restraint to a recent cross-border attack by Taliban that killed 17 Pakistani soldiers, but warned against recurrence of such provocations from the Afghan side, reports Daily Tim
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Pakistan told the UN Security Council on June 28 that it had acted with restraint to a recent cross-border attack by Taliban that killed 17 Pakistani soldiers, but warned against recurrence of such provocations from the Afghan side, reports Daily Times. “Preventing recurrence of such incidents is absolutely imperative - and safe havens in Afghanistan of such people must be dissuaded,” Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, said of the attack that took place on June 24 in Upper Dir District. “It is a grave incident, which unfortunately is not unprecedented,” he told the 15-nation council, which debated the situation in Afghanistan. Ambassador Haroon, describing great costs to Pakistan in dealing with security challenges and refugees emanating from the Afghan situation, expressed deep concern over provocations from Afghan areas with sizable Afghan forces and international presence.
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June - 28 
Police arrested a wanted militant commander, Momin Khan alias Rohail Khan, from Shamozai area of Swat District. He was wanted in connection with explosives attack on Shamozai Police checkpost.
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Police arrested a wanted militant commander, Momin Khan alias Rohail Khan, from Shamozai area of Swat District. He was wanted in connection with explosives attack on Shamozai Police checkpost.
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June - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) June 28 repulsed another major attack on the Pakistani-Afghan border in the Sabir Kalley area of Upper Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reportedly killed seven militants, reports Central Asia Online. Militants based in Afghan
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Security Forces (SFs) June 28 repulsed another major attack on the Pakistani-Afghan border in the Sabir Kalley area of Upper Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reportedly killed seven militants, reports Central Asia Online. Militants based in Afghanistan attacked a military outpost in the Sabir Kalley area, but the SFs pushed them back, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
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June - 28 
The United States (US) Congressional leaders banded together on June 28 to push for designating the Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organisation, reports Dawn. The vote would make it unlawful to provide material support or resources to the group.
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The United States (US) Congressional leaders banded together on June 28 to push for designating the Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organisation, reports Dawn. The vote would make it unlawful to provide material support or resources to the group. Republican and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill joined hands to push for the legislation backed by the chairmen of the House Intelligence, Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees. Coming together of such powerful congressional leaders has not only ensured its passage but would also bring enough pressure on the Obama administration against blocking the move. In November, 2011, a senior State Department official told reporters that they were engaged in the “final formal review” on whether to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.
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June - 28 
two volunteers of the Zakhakhel Amn Lashkar (peace militia) were killed in a roadside explosion in Sheenkamar area of Bara. Riding a motorcycle, Taj Muhammad and Abdullah were coming from Lakar Baba in Tirah valley to the eastern area of Sheenkamar i
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two volunteers of the Zakhakhel Amn Lashkar (peace militia) were killed in a roadside explosion in Sheenkamar area of Bara. Riding a motorcycle, Taj Muhammad and Abdullah were coming from Lakar Baba in Tirah valley to the eastern area of Sheenkamar in Bara when their motorcycle was hit by a roadside bomb. As result of the explosion, the two died on the spot.
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June - 29 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Iftikhar Hussain on June 29, once again urged the Federal Government to shift detained Dr Shakeel Afridi to any other province owing to security threats to his life in Peshawar Central Jail, reports Da
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Iftikhar Hussain on June 29, once again urged the Federal Government to shift detained Dr Shakeel Afridi to any other province owing to security threats to his life in Peshawar Central Jail, reports Daily Times. Talking to media persons, the Minister said that the Federal Government should shift its prisoner from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Bannu jail-like attacks could occur in other jails of the province. He said that there was a serious threat of attack on Peshawar jail due to Shakeel Afridi’s incarceration there.
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June - 29 
a person, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead near Government Degree Collage in Sariab Road area when unidentified armed assailants, riding a motorbike, opened fire on him.
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a person, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead near Government Degree Collage in Sariab Road area when unidentified armed assailants, riding a motorbike, opened fire on him.
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June - 29 
a puncture shop owner, namely Imran (24), son of Aslam was shot and killed when at least two armed men riding a motorcycle targeted him at his shop situated in Buffer Zone in Taimoria Police remits.
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a puncture shop owner, namely Imran (24), son of Aslam was shot and killed when at least two armed men riding a motorcycle targeted him at his shop situated in Buffer Zone in Taimoria Police remits.
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June - 29 
a shutter-down strike was observed in the city against the suicide attack on a bus in Hazar Ganji area of Quetta on June 28, as the death toll from the bombing rose to 15. The call for a strike had been given by the Hazara Democratic Party with the s
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a shutter-down strike was observed in the city against the suicide attack on a bus in Hazar Ganji area of Quetta on June 28, as the death toll from the bombing rose to 15. The call for a strike had been given by the Hazara Democratic Party with the support of Tahfuz-e-Izadari Council, Tehreek Nifaz-i-Jaffaria, Balochistan Shia Conference, trader unions and other major political parties. All business centres within the commercial District of Quetta remained closed.
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June - 29 
Abu Jundal confessed that he had met LeT's operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the Pakistan jail. Jundal said that after 26/11, he fled to Pakistan and was running a business of sale and purchase of cars in Rawalpindi, reported on June 29,
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Abu Jundal confessed that he had met LeT's operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the Pakistan jail. Jundal said that after 26/11, he fled to Pakistan and was running a business of sale and purchase of cars in Rawalpindi, reported on June 29, by IBN Live.
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June - 29 
Alarmed by increasing frequency of cross-border attacks from Afghanistan-based Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, Pakistan’s military is believed to have decided to send reinforcements to Swat after TTP Swat chapter chief Maulvi Fazlullah an
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Alarmed by increasing frequency of cross-border attacks from Afghanistan-based Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, Pakistan’s military is believed to have decided to send reinforcements to Swat after TTP Swat chapter chief Maulvi Fazlullah and his loyalists threatened to recapture the valley they ruled for two years before they were routed by the military in 2009. “Threats from across the border are not something we can ignore … we will have to reinforce our troops to keep them away from Swat,” a senior security official said. Troops may be moved to Swat from Punjab’s Kharian and Jhelum cantonments, the official said. According to him, the reinforcements would be deployed to secure hills and roads leading to Swat from Afghanistan’s bordering Kunar and Nuristan provinces.
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June - 29 
Another body was found from Ramswami area in the jurisdiction of Garden Police Station. The deceased was identified as Junaid (27), son of Habib. SHO Athar Malik said that the unidentified culprits shot and killed the victim after kidnapped him from
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Another body was found from Ramswami area in the jurisdiction of Garden Police Station. The deceased was identified as Junaid (27), son of Habib. SHO Athar Malik said that the unidentified culprits shot and killed the victim after kidnapped him from his denting and painting shop in Ramswami. He said that the deceased had no affiliation with any party and belonged to the Urdu -speaking family
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June - 29 
At least four militants were killed in retaliatory firing of Frontier Crops (FC) while three FC personnel also sustained injuries when their check post in Dhand area of Hangu District came under attack of the militants on June 29, reports The Nation.
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At least four militants were killed in retaliatory firing of Frontier Crops (FC) while three FC personnel also sustained injuries when their check post in Dhand area of Hangu District came under attack of the militants on June 29, reports The Nation. The sources said that militants armed with automatic weapons attacked Security Forces check-post in Dhand area, inflicting injuries on three security forces personnel. The attack was repulsed with heavy retaliatory fire of the FC personnel in which four militants were killed.
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June - 29 
body of a young man identified as Shehzad (24), son of Ghulam Hussain Chandio was found from the bushes near Super Highway in Sohrab Goth Police precincts. DSP Iftikhar Lodhi said that the deceased was associated with the transport business and was k
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body of a young man identified as Shehzad (24), son of Ghulam Hussain Chandio was found from the bushes near Super Highway in Sohrab Goth Police precincts. DSP Iftikhar Lodhi said that the deceased was associated with the transport business and was kidnapped two days ago when he left home situated in Jamshed Quarters area to buy medicine for his wife. He said that the victim’s body was placed in blanket and his hands and legs were also tied with ropes, adding that the culprits shot him thrice and also marks of torture were found on his body.
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June - 29 
Defence Minister Naveed Qamar on June 29 said that Pakistan’s stance regarding US apology over the Salala incident would remain unchanged, reports Daily Times. He however clarified that negotiations on Pakistan-US ties were proceeding in the right di
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Defence Minister Naveed Qamar on June 29 said that Pakistan’s stance regarding US apology over the Salala incident would remain unchanged, reports Daily Times. He however clarified that negotiations on Pakistan-US ties were proceeding in the right direction and expressed hope for an early decision pertaining to restoration of NATO supplies. When asked if NATO supply routes would be reopened without a US apology, he again said that Pakistan would not change its position on the issue. “The government wants to play its role in the comity of nations without compromising its supreme national interests,” he said. “Pakistan needs guarantees that Salala-like incident would not happen again, but no final decision in accordance with the expectations of the country is reached yet,” the sources said.
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June - 29 
Eight bullet-riddled bodies were found in different areas of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 29, reports The News. The sources said that five bodies were dumped on roadside in Karigar
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Eight bullet-riddled bodies were found in different areas of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 29, reports The News. The sources said that five bodies were dumped on roadside in Karigar Garhi adjacent to Al-Haj Market in Bara tehsil where a day earlier a vehicle of Security Forces (SFs) was targeted by militants with an improvised explosive device (IED). The local sources said that the slain were not associated with the militants and were killed when the SFs opened fire following the IED attack a day earlier. However, when contacted, a senior security official rejected the allegation saying that innocent people were being killed by the militants. “We are here to protect the innocent people against terrorists and militants,” he said, requesting not to be named, adding, “The militants spread the propaganda blaming the security forces for killing of the innocent people”.
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June - 29 
explosives planted in a shop in Sui Town of Dera Bugti exploded, partially damaging the shop. However, no loss of life was reported.
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explosives planted in a shop in Sui Town of Dera Bugti exploded, partially damaging the shop. However, no loss of life was reported.
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June - 29 
Five people were killed in separate incidents of violence and targeted killings in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 29, reports The Nation. Body of an alleged member of the Lyari gangster group was found in Mawatch Goth in the M
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Five people were killed in separate incidents of violence and targeted killings in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on June 29, reports The Nation. Body of an alleged member of the Lyari gangster group was found in Mawatch Goth in the Maripur Police Station area. The deceased was identified as Dur Mohammad alias Durra (26), son of Nazar Mohammad. Sub-Inspector Mohammad Atif said that the deceased belonged to Shiraz Comrade Group of Lyari gangsters and the unidentified persons first kidnapped him and later shot him thrice in his head before dumping his body at the abandoned place.
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June - 29 
One Hafiz Ghulam Haider, hailing from Sheikh Wasil area in Mastung District, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle at Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on June 29, reports Dawn.
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One Hafiz Ghulam Haider, hailing from Sheikh Wasil area in Mastung District, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle at Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on June 29, reports Dawn.
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June - 29 
Police recovered explosive material and arrested the accused in the area of Lundkhwar Police Station in Mardan District, reports Daily Times. Sources revealed that Lundkhwar Police arrested a man identified as Bakhat Bahadar and recovered one kilogr
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Police recovered explosive material and arrested the accused in the area of Lundkhwar Police Station in Mardan District, reports Daily Times. Sources revealed that Lundkhwar Police arrested a man identified as Bakhat Bahadar and recovered one kilogramme of explosive material and a 40-metre safety fuse.
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June - 29 
Sajid Brohi (25), son of Saleem Brohi was shot dead near his home in Jehanabad area in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station. SHO Abdul Moid said that the deceased used to work at the garments factory. Two armed men targeted the victim shortly afte
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Sajid Brohi (25), son of Saleem Brohi was shot dead near his home in Jehanabad area in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station. SHO Abdul Moid said that the deceased used to work at the garments factory. Two armed men targeted the victim shortly after he left home to go for work. He was shot once in his head and died on the spot.
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June - 29 July - 1
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Mullah Mansoor was among 34 militants killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) since last three days (June 29-July 1) along Pak-Afghan border in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Mullah Mansoor was among 34 militants killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) since last three days (June 29-July 1) along Pak-Afghan border in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to a private TV channel, Mansoor was among 34 terrorists killed in fighting with SFs in Upper Dir two days back. Official sources have also confirmed the death. Mansoor belonged to the Khaal area of Dir and was ‘spokesman’ and important ‘commander’ of the TTP. Skirmishes between SFs and militants have been going on for the last three days on Pak-Afghan border in Lower Dir, wherein some 34 terrorists have been killed.
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June - 29 
The Afghan Taliban on June 29 denied that they had obtained permission from Pakistan to send representatives to Qatar to participate in initial talks that US officials had hoped would lead to a peace deal in Afghanistan, adding that they had acted in
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The Afghan Taliban on June 29 denied that they had obtained permission from Pakistan to send representatives to Qatar to participate in initial talks that US officials had hoped would lead to a peace deal in Afghanistan, adding that they had acted independently, reports Dawn. In a statement posted on a Taliban website, the militant group said it made “decisions of its own liking in all matters and affairs in light of Islamic principles and national interests”. “We would like to once categorically state that the representatives of Islamic Emirate did not go to Qatar with the permission of Pakistan,” the outfit said in the statement posted on June 28. “The Islamic Emirate is completely free and independent in all of its affairs.”
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June - 29 
the bullet-riddled body of a man wanted by Police was found from the Salehabad area of Khuzdar, reports Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Gazgi. According to sources, he was wanted by Khuzdar Police in several ca
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the bullet-riddled body of a man wanted by Police was found from the Salehabad area of Khuzdar, reports Daily Times. The deceased was identified as Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Gazgi. According to sources, he was wanted by Khuzdar Police in several cases.
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June - 29 
The Inspector General Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Akbar Khan Hoti said on June 29 that restive areas in the outskirts of Peshawar has been cleared from outlaws and militants and the writ of the Government has been established owing to t
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The Inspector General Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Akbar Khan Hoti said on June 29 that restive areas in the outskirts of Peshawar has been cleared from outlaws and militants and the writ of the Government has been established owing to the supreme sacrifices of Security Forces (SFs) and Police. Talking to reporters after addressing as a chief guest of the 8th Elite Force Passing Out parade at AK Centre Mansar in Attock District, the IGP said that SFs have dismantled training camps of militants in Khyber, Mohmand, Bajaur, South Waziristan Agencies besides destroying the hideouts of militants in the suburban areas of the provincial capital, resulting significant improvement in law and order situation in the province. The IGP said infiltration of militants from North Waziristan Agency to Thall area of Kurram Agency has significantly been controlled. However, he said some times the militants sneak through from North Waziristan Agency to Thall and later moved to settle areas by indulging themselves in wrong activities.
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June - 29 
The Islamabad Police on June 29 conducted a search operation in the vicinity of Margalla Hills to ensure foolproof security in Islamabad. Teams of Margalla Police Station, headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Hussain Lassi, conducted the se
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The Islamabad Police on June 29 conducted a search operation in the vicinity of Margalla Hills to ensure foolproof security in Islamabad. Teams of Margalla Police Station, headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Hussain Lassi, conducted the search operation in villages Kalinger, Chontra and Gandhian and arrested 12 suspects.
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June - 29 
The United States designated two Afghanistan-Pakistan money changers as helping Taliban manage and move funds, setting sanctions against both that aim to hinder their business, reports Daily Times. The US Treasury said the two hawalas, or money excha
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The United States designated two Afghanistan-Pakistan money changers as helping Taliban manage and move funds, setting sanctions against both that aim to hinder their business, reports Daily Times. The US Treasury said the two hawalas, or money exchange businesses, the Haji Khairullah Haji Sattar Money Exchange (HKHS) and the Roshan Money Exchange, “have been used by Taliban to facilitate money transfers in support of Taliban’s narcotics trade and terrorist operations.” Up through last year, HKHS services were “a preferred method for Taliban leadership to transfer money to Taliban commanders in Afghanistan,” the Treasury said. HKHS has 16 branches in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Dubai, while Roslan operates 11 branches in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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June - 29 
three more bodies had also been found in Qamberabad area of Bara tehsil
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three more bodies had also been found in Qamberabad area of Bara tehsil
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June - 29 
unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school with explosive material in the Mata Shah area of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. No causality was reported in the incident.
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unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school with explosive material in the Mata Shah area of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. No causality was reported in the incident.
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June - 30 
According to Police, unidentified assailants barged into a shop of Noor Ahmed Qambarani in Satellite Town area of Quetta and seriously wounded him after attacking him with knife. He was later succumbed to his injuries. The attackers managed to escape
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According to Police, unidentified assailants barged into a shop of Noor Ahmed Qambarani in Satellite Town area of Quetta and seriously wounded him after attacking him with knife. He was later succumbed to his injuries. The attackers managed to escape from the scene. Noor Ahmed Qambarani was one of the close companions of Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Khair Bakhsh Marri in National Awami Party period.
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June - 30 
According to sources, Abu Jundal’s voice samples will be matched with the intercepts available with intelligence agencies, as reported on June 30 by IBNLive. Sources say Jundal's voice samples were collected by the intelligence agencies on June 22, 2
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According to sources, Abu Jundal’s voice samples will be matched with the intercepts available with intelligence agencies, as reported on June 30 by IBNLive. Sources say Jundal's voice samples were collected by the intelligence agencies on June 22, 2012 a day after he was arrested by Delhi Police at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after being deported from Saudi Arabia.
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June - 30 
Security Forces defused a landmine laid by militants near a camp of Amn Force in Sui area of Dera Bugti.
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Security Forces defused a landmine laid by militants near a camp of Amn Force in Sui area of Dera Bugti.
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June - 30 
The Times of India reported on June 30, that Abu Jundal has revealed that one Major Abdurrehman and key 26/11 accused Sajid Mir alias Sajid Wajid had visited India as cricket fans and conducted reconnaissance of important sites in Delhi and Mumbai fo
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The Times of India reported on June 30, that Abu Jundal has revealed that one Major Abdurrehman and key 26/11 accused Sajid Mir alias Sajid Wajid had visited India as cricket fans and conducted reconnaissance of important sites in Delhi and Mumbai for about a fortnight. Sources said both had traveled on Pakistani passports bearing fake names and came to watch a match between India and Pakistan at Mohali in 2005. Regarding Hafiz Saeed, he said, Saeed is guarded round the clock by Pakistan's security forces and its spy agency, the ISI.
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June - 30 
Two persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in different areas of Balochistan on June 30, reports
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Two persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in different areas of Balochistan on June 30, reports
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June - 30 
Unidentified armed assailants wounded a man, identified as Shahnawaz, in Sonipur area of Dera Allahyar District.
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Unidentified armed assailants wounded a man, identified as Shahnawaz, in Sonipur area of Dera Allahyar District.
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June - 30 
Unidentified militants attacked Qabul Khan Village of Jaffarabad District with heavy weapons and fired four rockets, which landed in isolated places. However, no loss of life and damage to property was reported in the attack.
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Unidentified militants attacked Qabul Khan Village of Jaffarabad District with heavy weapons and fired four rockets, which landed in isolated places. However, no loss of life and damage to property was reported in the attack.
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June - 30 
Unidentified militants opened fire and killed a person, Mir Khan, in Surab of Kalat District.
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Unidentified militants opened fire and killed a person, Mir Khan, in Surab of Kalat District.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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