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March - 1 
A suspect in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl admitted to a Karachi court on March 1 that he helped send e-mails showing Pearl in captivity. The suspect, Salman Saquib, confessed to allegations that he helped send e-mails of the captive US
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A suspect in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl admitted to a Karachi court on March 1 that he helped send e-mails showing Pearl in captivity. The suspect, Salman Saquib, confessed to allegations that he helped send e-mails of the captive US journalist, one of which showed Pearl with a gun to his head. A Judicial Magistrate has ordered Saquib into judicial custody pending charges.
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March - 1 
According to a media report, the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, has claimed that Omar was not involved in the case as he was in Lahore between January 23 to Feb
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According to a media report, the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, has claimed that Omar was not involved in the case as he was in Lahore between January 23 to February 5. Sa'adia Omar Sheikh’s petition opposing his extradition to the US came up for preliminary hearing before the Sindh High Court (SHC) on March 1. She invoked the writ jurisdiction of SHC to forestall the expected extradition of her husband to the USA. Her counsel argued that extradition of Omar would be against the Extradition Act 1972 as well as constitutional provisions regarding fundamental rights of a citizen.
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March - 1 
The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, seized a huge quantity of explosive devices, including two time bombs and six anti-tank mines, and narcotics in a raid conducted in the Mandra area, Chaghai district. No arrests have been made so far in connectio
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The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, seized a huge quantity of explosive devices, including two time bombs and six anti-tank mines, and narcotics in a raid conducted in the Mandra area, Chaghai district. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizure.
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March - 3 
Police in Faisalabad, on March 3, arrested the wife of Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who is allegedly involved in the Daniel Pearl case. According to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, a special police team raided the house of the in-laws of Amjad Farooqi in a villag
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Police in Faisalabad, on March 3, arrested the wife of Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who is allegedly involved in the Daniel Pearl case. According to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, a special police team raided the house of the in-laws of Amjad Farooqi in a village of Samundri. After failing to find Amjad, police arrested his wife and handed her over to an investigation team. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have reportedly been directed by the government to keep a vigil over the activities of persons having links with the proscribed JeM, to facilitate arrests of suspects in the Pearl case.
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March - 3 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, has no involvement in the abduction or murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, said US Secretary of State Colin Powell. In an interview with CNN, Powell stated that he had
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, has no involvement in the abduction or murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, said US Secretary of State Colin Powell. In an interview with CNN, Powell stated that he had seen no evidence to suggest that the ISI was involved in the abduction and murder of Pearl. In a separate interview with CNN, Pakistan’s Ambassador in the US Maleeha Lodhi also rejected reports of ISI involvement as 'speculative'. She said the ISI was an arm of the government and "once a decision is taken, all in the government work to achieve the goals."
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March - 4 
A Foreign Office spokesperson said on March 4 that the question of whether Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime accused in the abduction of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl, should be tried in Pakistan or extradited to the United States w
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A Foreign Office spokesperson said on March 4 that the question of whether Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime accused in the abduction of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl, should be tried in Pakistan or extradited to the United States would be considered in the context of the findings of the investigation. "The ongoing investigation will determine whether Omar Sheikh alone or others would need to be brought to trial," he said.
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March - 4 
According to a delayed report, the detention of 90 activists of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) was challenged in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), on March 4. A petition challenging the detention stated that 90 TNSM cadres h
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According to a delayed report, the detention of 90 activists of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) was challenged in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), on March 4. A petition challenging the detention stated that 90 TNSM cadres had been apprehended by the US-led allied forces on January 9 from Baghlan, Afghanistan. The detained activists were interrogated by American forces till January 17 and later shifted to Pakistan, the petition maintained. It further added that Pakistani authorities had detained them at the Central Prison, Haripur, without levelling any charges.
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According to media reports, a doctor was killed by two unidentified gunmen at Khyaban-e-Hafiz, Karachi, on March 4. The attackers managed to escape from the incident-site. While police sources did not rule out sectarian motives behind the killing, no
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According to media reports, a doctor was killed by two unidentified gunmen at Khyaban-e-Hafiz, Karachi, on March 4. The attackers managed to escape from the incident-site. While police sources did not rule out sectarian motives behind the killing, no arrests have yet been made in connection with the incident.
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Karachi that investigating agencies were looking for the four accused persons who were involved in the abduction of Pearl. Haider said the clue to Pearl’s body would be available only when these four persons
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said in Karachi that investigating agencies were looking for the four accused persons who were involved in the abduction of Pearl. Haider said the clue to Pearl’s body would be available only when these four persons were arrested
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March - 5 
Police in Lakki Marwat on March 5 recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and narcotics. More than five dozen proclaimed offenders were arrested in connection with the seizure.
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Police in Lakki Marwat on March 5 recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and narcotics. More than five dozen proclaimed offenders were arrested in connection with the seizure.
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March - 5 
The constitutional petition filed by the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the Daniel Pearl case, seeking a restraining order against his extradition, was on March 5 disposed of by a division bench of the Sindh Hi
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The constitutional petition filed by the wife of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the Daniel Pearl case, seeking a restraining order against his extradition, was on March 5 disposed of by a division bench of the Sindh High Court. Sadia Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh had filed the petition for a writ of mandamus against the respondents, restraining them from surrendering Omar to US authorities or any other foreign authority and from sending him abroad without his consent. She had claimed that the London-born Omar was a Pakistani citizen who was not involved in either the abduction of US journalist Daniel Pearl or his reported killing, or in any other crime. As reported earlier, she had maintained that the extradition of Omar would be in violation of the provisions of the Extradition Act, 1972.
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March - 5 
The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, on March 5 seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including 40 bombs of 82mm and three hand-grenades, in a raid conducted in Chaghai district. The ammunition included 40 rockets of 82 mm, 3,600 rounds of
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The Frontier Corps (FC), Baluchistan, on March 5 seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including 40 bombs of 82mm and three hand-grenades, in a raid conducted in Chaghai district. The ammunition included 40 rockets of 82 mm, 3,600 rounds of different calibre and one bomb of 60 mm mortar. However, no arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizures.
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March - 5 
The Lahore High Court on March 5 rejected the Punjab government's stand that the court could not examine secret agencies' reports regarding the arrest of cadres of the defunct religious organisations and terrorist groups. The court also directed the
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The Lahore High Court on March 5 rejected the Punjab government's stand that the court could not examine secret agencies' reports regarding the arrest of cadres of the defunct religious organisations and terrorist groups. The court also directed the government to present relevant records to justify their arrests.
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March - 6 
According to media reports, the taxi driver, who had dropped murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl near a hotel, on March 6 identified, before a judicial magistrate, in Karachi, Omar Sheikh as one of the abductors.
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According to media reports, the taxi driver, who had dropped murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl near a hotel, on March 6 identified, before a judicial magistrate, in Karachi, Omar Sheikh as one of the abductors.
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March - 6 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin said, on March 6, in Islamabad that terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir would continue. "Freedom struggle in held Kashmir would continue till the end of brutal Indian rule, no matter h
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin said, on March 6, in Islamabad that terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir would continue. "Freedom struggle in held Kashmir would continue till the end of brutal Indian rule, no matter how much more blood is required for this sacred cause", said Salahuddin while presiding over an urgent meeting of the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
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March - 6 
Secretary General of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI - Fazlur Rahman faction), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, was released on March 6 from the district jail in Quetta. He was arrested along with 10 other JuI, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pa
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Secretary General of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI - Fazlur Rahman faction), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, was released on March 6 from the district jail in Quetta. He was arrested along with 10 other JuI, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leaders on January 14 during a press conference against the government on its Afghan policy. Consequent to the release, he said that despite all "atrocities" committed by the government against the JuI, its leadership would not abandon the anti-US movement and would continue supporting the Taliban militia.
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March - 6 
The Federal government has asked the Sindh, Punjab and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) governments to ban the publications of as many as 22 magazines considered to propaganda machines of different religious and terrorist groups operating in Pakistan.
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The Federal government has asked the Sindh, Punjab and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) governments to ban the publications of as many as 22 magazines considered to propaganda machines of different religious and terrorist groups operating in Pakistan. These magazines are published from Karachi, Lahore and Muzaffarabad, according to a news report in the Pakistani daily, Dawn. These publications are reportedly being managed by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Badr Mujahideen, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Al Rashid Trust (ART), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Sunni Jihad Council and Hizb-i-Jihad-i-Islami.
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March - 6 
The Frontier Corps (FC) on March 6 seized a huge quantity of heavy arms and ammunition being smuggled from across the border in the Kurram Agency. FC Commanding Officer Col Hameed Khattak said five smugglers managed to escape towards Afghanistan leav
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The Frontier Corps (FC) on March 6 seized a huge quantity of heavy arms and ammunition being smuggled from across the border in the Kurram Agency. FC Commanding Officer Col Hameed Khattak said five smugglers managed to escape towards Afghanistan leaving behind the arms and ammunition. The arms included missiles, rocket launchers, Klashnikovs and bombs.
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March - 6 
The Lahore High Court on March 6 observed that the Federal government had blindly arrested the cadres of defunct religious and terrorist groups following their proscription on January 12. "What sort of threat the government felt to the solidarity of
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The Lahore High Court on March 6 observed that the Federal government had blindly arrested the cadres of defunct religious and terrorist groups following their proscription on January 12. "What sort of threat the government felt to the solidarity of the country that it blindly arrested the workers by using one order of arrest," said Justice Shahid Siddiqui. He made this observation while hearing 10 petitions filed against the arrest of cadres of the banned religious outfits. He expressed dissatisfaction over the secret agencies' reports, which led to the arrests. These reports were submitted after the judge had sought them despite the government's stance that the Court could not examine secret documents.
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March - 6 
The Mutahida Jehad Council (MJC), a Pakistan-based conglomeration of terrorist outfits, on March 6 said that the recent anti-Muslim riots in India’s Gujarat State had "further strengthened their resolve to rid the Kashmiris of New Delhi's illegal rul
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The Mutahida Jehad Council (MJC), a Pakistan-based conglomeration of terrorist outfits, on March 6 said that the recent anti-Muslim riots in India’s Gujarat State had "further strengthened their resolve to rid the Kashmiris of New Delhi's illegal rule." According to a statement released from Muzaffarabad by MJC chief Syed Salahuddin, "The carnage of Muslims in Gujarat by the Hindu fanatics, carried out with the full backing of the government and security forces, has strengthened our determination to overthrow occupation of Kashmir by India. We will accelerate and intensify our efforts to achieve the goal of freedom as early as possible."
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March - 6 
The Pakistani media said, quoting a New York Times report, that the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden was attempting to regroup in remote sanctuaries in Pakistan near the Afghan border. The report was based on newly detected Internet traf
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The Pakistani media said, quoting a New York Times report, that the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden was attempting to regroup in remote sanctuaries in Pakistan near the Afghan border. The report was based on newly detected Internet traffic among Al Qaeda cadres, including intercepted e-mail messages. US officials have reportedly indicated that they had discovered the existence of new Web sites and Internet communications that are a part of an effort to reconstitute the Al Qaeda. The report also pointed out that some of the communication activity was centred around villages in Baluchistan, along the Pakistan-Afghan border. American officials reportedly also said that some of these villages in Baluchistan, and perhaps others in the Jammu and Kashmir in India, could be serving as new sanctuaries for Al Qaeda cadres.
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March - 6 
The Pakistani said, a report in the New York Times quoting Pakistani officials indicated that US law enforcement officials were seeking the extradition of several other suspects, besides Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Ahmed Omar Sheikh, who have be
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The Pakistani said, a report in the New York Times quoting Pakistani officials indicated that US law enforcement officials were seeking the extradition of several other suspects, besides Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Ahmed Omar Sheikh, who have been linked to the 1999-hijacking of an Indian air craft, IC-814. The hijack culminated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, with the release of five terrorists, including Omar Sheikh and JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar. Omar is the only Pakistani terrorist whose hand-over the United States has publicly sought since he was indicted. The requests to Pakistan for his extradition were made in late November 2001, after Omar was secretly indicted by an American grand jury for his role in the 1994-abduction of three Britons and an American in India.
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March - 7 
According to a media report, Pakistan-based terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir are reportedly consolidating for better focus in their drive to launch further terrorist operations. The report indicated that the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC),
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According to a media report, Pakistan-based terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir are reportedly consolidating for better focus in their drive to launch further terrorist operations. The report indicated that the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based groups, has reportedly decided in principle to cut down the number of parties to between seven and nine for co-ordinating their activities in a more organised manner. The report also said unconfirmed reports indicated that two prominent proscribed terrorist outfits, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), had been expelled from the MJC. The report added that the MJC has directed the leadership of JeM and LeT to "quietly join Kashmir-based groups to circumvent the clampdown on militant organisations based in Pakistan." It also mentioned that only Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Barq, Tehrik-e-Jihad, al-Omar and Islamic Front will operate in Jammu and Kashmir in the ‘new set up’.
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March - 7 
In another incident, two assailants shot at and injured the caretaker of a mosque and another person near Imambargah Ali Raza in Karachi on March 7.
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In another incident, two assailants shot at and injured the caretaker of a mosque and another person near Imambargah Ali Raza in Karachi on March 7.
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March - 7 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on March 7 announced in Islamabad a general amnesty for cadres of proscribed religious or terrorist groups who would tender a written undertaking not to continue with that group any further. "The government will not
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on March 7 announced in Islamabad a general amnesty for cadres of proscribed religious or terrorist groups who would tender a written undertaking not to continue with that group any further. "The government will not take any further action against those activists of the banned groups who were arrested but had no criminal charges or having no FIR registered against them," announced Haider. According to media reports, lists of such cadres are being prepared by the Provinces and all those who have not been charged for any major crime would be released on a written undertaking that they would not continue with the banned party or group any further. Haider also said police have thus far arrested approximately 600 top-killers of sectarian organisations and their trial would commence as soon as the new system of anti-terrorist courts was operationalised.
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March - 7 
Reports in the Indian media said, US President George W Bush has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to stop cross-border terrorism against India and create conditions for ‘meaningful dialogue between two countries’. A senior US government offi
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Reports in the Indian media said, US President George W Bush has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to stop cross-border terrorism against India and create conditions for ‘meaningful dialogue between two countries’. A senior US government official, while talking to the Indian and Pakistani media in Washington, on March 7, said, "[President] Bush has personally told Musharraf and the US ambassador in Pakistan also keeps telling him to stop cross-border terrorism before there can be any meaningful dialogue". He added, "We are in a new day, Pakistan has to make strategic changes, not tactical one. There is no place for cross-border terrorism and even Musharraf had agreed to that". Asked if Musharraf does not heed US advice and continues with terrorism, he said, "We take him at his word. He is an important ally. We will be with him if he acts, if he plays games, then there will be a problem."
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March - 7 
The Pakistan Medical Association has reported that more than 73 doctors have been killed in the past two years in targeted killings in Karachi.
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The Pakistan Medical Association has reported that more than 73 doctors have been killed in the past two years in targeted killings in Karachi.
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March - 7 
Three unidentified sectarian terrorists killed a doctor in the Lyari area, within Bughdadi police limits, in Karachi on March 7. Dr Muzaffar Sammoon, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of the Lyari General Hospital, was killed when the terrorists ambushe
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Three unidentified sectarian terrorists killed a doctor in the Lyari area, within Bughdadi police limits, in Karachi on March 7. Dr Muzaffar Sammoon, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of the Lyari General Hospital, was killed when the terrorists ambushed his car. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing. This is the second targeted sectarian killing in Karachi during this week. As reported earlier, another doctor was killed in the Khyaban-e-Hafiz area of Karachi on March 4. Since January 2002, five doctors and at least six others have been victims of targeted killings in the city.
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March - 8 
41 outlaws were arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition seized during raids in various localities in the Badhber area in Peshawar on March 8.
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41 outlaws were arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition seized during raids in various localities in the Badhber area in Peshawar on March 8.
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March - 8 
A retired banker was killed on March 8 in a suspected sectarian attack in New Ghulghast Colony, Multan. According to official sources, Syed Ghulam Panjtan Kazmi, a Shiite, was killed by two assailants at his shop on the outskirts of the city. Shiite
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A retired banker was killed on March 8 in a suspected sectarian attack in New Ghulghast Colony, Multan. According to official sources, Syed Ghulam Panjtan Kazmi, a Shiite, was killed by two assailants at his shop on the outskirts of the city. Shiite leader Ali Raza Gardezi said President Musharraf's regime had failed to protect the lives of Shiites despite banning two rival Sunni sectarian groups, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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March - 8 
According to Pakistani media reports, the US government has sought Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh's extradition for killing an American, who, along with some other Western tourists, was abducted in India in 1994, and not in the recent a
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According to Pakistani media reports, the US government has sought Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh's extradition for killing an American, who, along with some other Western tourists, was abducted in India in 1994, and not in the recent abduction-cum-murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl. As reported earlier, British-born Omar is a prime suspect in the Pearl case and has been in police custody since February.
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March - 8 
Pakistani media sources quoted a report in the New York Times and indicated that approximately 1,800 Al Qaeda cadres and more than 3,500 Taliban fighters might have slipped into Pakistan since November 2001. Quoting Pakistani intelligence sources, th
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Pakistani media sources quoted a report in the New York Times and indicated that approximately 1,800 Al Qaeda cadres and more than 3,500 Taliban fighters might have slipped into Pakistan since November 2001. Quoting Pakistani intelligence sources, the report said only about 600 have been detained by Pakistani authorities. Of those detained, about 280 have been handed over to the US, but no one was a top leader of either the Al Qaeda or the Taliban. Pakistani officials have reportedly said that the flow of Taliban and Al Qaeda cadres into the country was at its peak in December 2001 and early January 2002 and had since declined considerably.
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March - 8 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rahman faction) has threatened to launch a countrywide protest movement if the group’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman was not released by March 22. Provincial chief of the group Sheikh Amanullah said in Peshawar that the
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rahman faction) has threatened to launch a countrywide protest movement if the group’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman was not released by March 22. Provincial chief of the group Sheikh Amanullah said in Peshawar that the government was illegally detaining Fazlur Rahman.
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March - 9 
23 Kharoti tribesmen praying at a Sufi shrine for the release of an al-Qaeda supporter were killed in air raids by American planes in rural Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan, reports said, quoting local residents, on March 9. The tribesmen were holding
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23 Kharoti tribesmen praying at a Sufi shrine for the release of an al-Qaeda supporter were killed in air raids by American planes in rural Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan, reports said, quoting local residents, on March 9. The tribesmen were holding prayers to secure the release of Macha Dad, a tribal leader in Landai Doog village, Paktika province, bordering Pakistan. "Macha Dad was a very rich man in the area and lots of Arabs and Pakistanis used to visit him and stay with him," a tribal elder was quoted as saying. He said American forces suspected that Macha Dad was providing refuge to al-Qaeda terrorists, or possibly the Taliban chief Mulla Mohammad Omar.
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March - 9 
A Karachi court recorded the statement of a witness in the Daniel Pearl murder case. Pearl, an American journalist, was abducted and later killed. The witness, a taxi driver, submitted to the court that he had taken Pearl and other passengers to some
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A Karachi court recorded the statement of a witness in the Daniel Pearl murder case. Pearl, an American journalist, was abducted and later killed. The witness, a taxi driver, submitted to the court that he had taken Pearl and other passengers to some places on the day of the incident and later dropped him at a restaurant in Saddar where a white car was waiting. Identifying Jaish-e-Mohamamd (JeM) terrorist Omar Shaikh, the witness said he opened the door for Pearl. Omar Shaikh is an accused in the case and is the alleged mastermind. The United States is pressing for his extradition.
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March - 9 
A terrorist involved in the 1996-massacre at a mosque has been arrested after returning to Pakistan from Iran, said police sources. Prime suspect Ghulam Raza Jafri had fled to Iran after 16 worshippers were shot dead at the al-Khair mosque in Multan.
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A terrorist involved in the 1996-massacre at a mosque has been arrested after returning to Pakistan from Iran, said police sources. Prime suspect Ghulam Raza Jafri had fled to Iran after 16 worshippers were shot dead at the al-Khair mosque in Multan. He was arrested on March 9 at a hideout in Shinkayari town, Baluchistan. Jafri is considered to be a front ranking cadre of the proscribed Shia group Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP).
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March - 9 
Reports said another doctor was shot dead in New Karachi, on March 9, in what is being seen by the authorities as an act of sectarian terrorism. Three motorcycle bound, unidentified, armed men killed the doctor at his clinic. A patient, too, was inju
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Reports said another doctor was shot dead in New Karachi, on March 9, in what is being seen by the authorities as an act of sectarian terrorism. Three motorcycle bound, unidentified, armed men killed the doctor at his clinic. A patient, too, was injured in the shot-out. Three doctors were killed in the past week in sectarian terrorism, reports added Speaking in Karachi, Sindh Governor Muhammadmian Soomro said it was the government’s chief responsibility to protect lives and property of the people and asked police to take urgent steps for the same.
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March - 9 
Speaking in Karachi, on March 9, Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said the government is determined to eliminate sectarian terrorism in the country. He said, "It is indeed a matter of grave concern for all of us that the scourge of sectarian killin
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Speaking in Karachi, on March 9, Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said the government is determined to eliminate sectarian terrorism in the country. He said, "It is indeed a matter of grave concern for all of us that the scourge of sectarian killings continues to haunt some sections of the population despite imposition of ban on some parties allegedly involved in these heinous acts." Haider was speaking at a book release function.
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March - 10 
Pakistani media said, quoting a report in the New York Times, the government is preparing to expel thousands of Arab, Afghan and other foreign students studying at various madrassas (seminaries) across the country. Quoting official sources, the repor
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Pakistani media said, quoting a report in the New York Times, the government is preparing to expel thousands of Arab, Afghan and other foreign students studying at various madrassas (seminaries) across the country. Quoting official sources, the report indicated that approximately 300 Arabs and Afghans are expected to be expelled initially and, within a few months, Pakistan is expected to reduce the number of Arab students by at least 7,000, from more than about 17,000 currently.
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March - 10 
Two persons were killed while 20 more sustained injuries when a powerful bomb blast occurred at a local exhibition on March 10 in Abbottabad. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the blast.
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Two persons were killed while 20 more sustained injuries when a powerful bomb blast occurred at a local exhibition on March 10 in Abbottabad. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the blast.
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March - 10 
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan
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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Islamabad, on March 10, said dialogue with Pakistan would not resume till Islamabad handed over at least some to the 20 criminals and terrorists wanted by India and Pakistan stopped cross-border terrorism. She said, "India will wait and see the change on the ground situation before agreeing for talks. If Pakistan hands over at least seven to ten criminals and brings down cross-border terrorism by 30 to 50 percent, relations can be normalised". The Minister added that President Pervez Musharraf’s refusal to denounce ‘cross-border terrorism’ and his insistence to make Kashmir the ‘core issue’ halted a positive development for an improvement in India-Pakistan relations.
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March - 11 
A top terrorist belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter on March 11 in Bahawalpur. According to Bahawalpur police chief Nazim Shahid Durrani, Shakeel Anwar alias Zahid alias Ghulam Mustafa was wanted in approxim
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A top terrorist belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter on March 11 in Bahawalpur. According to Bahawalpur police chief Nazim Shahid Durrani, Shakeel Anwar alias Zahid alias Ghulam Mustafa was wanted in approximately 150 acts of terrorism and carried a reward of Rs 1.5 million on his head. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site. Anwar is a suspect in the October 2001- Bahawalpur church massacre in which 16 Christians were killed. Police sources indicated that Anwar had been an associate of the LeJ chief Riaz Basra. Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Malik Asif Hayat said, on March 11, with the killing of Anwar, the LeJ network was broken in southern Punjab and other parts of the country. Anwar was the most wanted man on the sectarian front after Riaz Basra, the IGP said. "It will help us in tracking down the other wanted sectarian militants," he claimed.
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March - 11 
According to a media report, Pakistan has asked the US administration to allow a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent to appear before the court in Karachi as a witness in the case of abducted and slain US journalist Daniel Pearl. A for
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According to a media report, Pakistan has asked the US administration to allow a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent to appear before the court in Karachi as a witness in the case of abducted and slain US journalist Daniel Pearl. A formal request by Pakistan’s Foreign Office to the US State Department was reportedly made last week seeking the appearance of a special agent of the FBI, Roland J. Wilczynski. The US is yet to respond to this request. Wilczynski is believed to be a cyber crime expert who had helped Pakistani investigators track down three suspects who had sent e-mails.
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March - 11 
According to media reports from Multan, two persons including an activist of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) were killed by two unidentified terrorists in Muzaffargarh district on March 11. Police sources have indicated that the incident may be
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According to media reports from Multan, two persons including an activist of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) were killed by two unidentified terrorists in Muzaffargarh district on March 11. Police sources have indicated that the incident may be related to the killing of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist in an encounter on the same day in Bahawalpur. The terrorists managed to escaped from the incident site.
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March - 11 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists killed two TJP leaders outside their residence in Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi on March 11. According to police sources, Anwar Ali Tirmazi was a frontline leader of the TJP and Zulfiqar Haider was a former
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists killed two TJP leaders outside their residence in Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi on March 11. According to police sources, Anwar Ali Tirmazi was a frontline leader of the TJP and Zulfiqar Haider was a former Councillor of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A). The assailants managed to escape from the site of the incident.
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March - 11 
The four Provincial governments have presented a comprehensive report to the Federal government on the ongoing deweaponisation drive in their respective provinces. According to a report prepared by the Crises Management Cell (CMC), law enforcement ag
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The four Provincial governments have presented a comprehensive report to the Federal government on the ongoing deweaponisation drive in their respective provinces. According to a report prepared by the Crises Management Cell (CMC), law enforcement agencies of all four provinces have thus far recovered 136,092 illegal weapons and seized 7092,655 rounds of ammunition from various persons. The law enforcement agencies have arrested 71,172 people for possessing illegal arms since the country-wide de-weaponisation campaign was launched on June 21, 2001 and continued till February 5, 2002. While various police stations in the country have registered First Information Reports (FIR) against 27,128 people, police also raided 23,198 places for recovery of illicit arms. Providing details, the CMC report quoted in the media indicated that police in Islamabad recovered 79 illegal weapons and 430 rounds of ammunition. From Punjab Province 16,684 weapons and 70,242 rounds of ammunition were recovered, in Sindh 7,534 weapons and 20,918 rounds of ammunition were recovered and in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) 18,615 weapons and 428,848 rounds of ammunition were seized.
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March - 12 
Approximately 12 persons were injured as police fired teargas shells and resorted to baton-charge on March 12 to disperse hundreds of protesting mourners of two Tehreek-e-Jafferia Pakistan (TJP) activists, who were killed a day earlier, official sour
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Approximately 12 persons were injured as police fired teargas shells and resorted to baton-charge on March 12 to disperse hundreds of protesting mourners of two Tehreek-e-Jafferia Pakistan (TJP) activists, who were killed a day earlier, official sources said in Karachi. The protestors, reportedly, torched vehicles, banks, cinema houses and hospitals in and around the Shah Faisal Colony before and after the funeral procession. Police sources said they did not make any arrests.
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March - 12 
Hyderabad (Sindh) police, on March 12, booked two local leaders of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) for sedition. A case was lodged against Muhammad Javed Channa, Joint-Secretary JuI, Hyderabad and Maulana Dost Muhammad Farooqi, under the Anti-Terro
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Hyderabad (Sindh) police, on March 12, booked two local leaders of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) for sedition. A case was lodged against Muhammad Javed Channa, Joint-Secretary JuI, Hyderabad and Maulana Dost Muhammad Farooqi, under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for delivering provocative speeches on February 13 and inciting people against the government.
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March - 12 
Media reports said the Federal government has decided to proscribe the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a coalition of 16 Pakistan-based terrorist groups. They have been reportedly told to close their network in Pakistan.
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Media reports said the Federal government has decided to proscribe the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a coalition of 16 Pakistan-based terrorist groups. They have been reportedly told to close their network in Pakistan.
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March - 12 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government has extended the detention of Khalifa Abdul Qayyum, senior leader of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), for a further 30 days with effect from March 13. Qayyum was detained und
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government has extended the detention of Khalifa Abdul Qayyum, senior leader of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), for a further 30 days with effect from March 13. Qayyum was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 on February 12 and confined in Dera Ismail Khan on account of his involvement in sectarian activities.
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March - 12 
The prime suspect in Daniel Pearl murder case, Omar Saeed Sheikh, on March 12 stated before a Judge of the Sindh High Court that, if he is extradited, the US would "have to return him in the same way as India did." India had released him along with J
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The prime suspect in Daniel Pearl murder case, Omar Saeed Sheikh, on March 12 stated before a Judge of the Sindh High Court that, if he is extradited, the US would "have to return him in the same way as India did." India had released him along with Jash-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar and two others in exchange for passengers of an Indian Airlines aircraft IC-814 that was hijacked to Kandahar, Afghanistan, from Kathmandu in Nepal in December 1999. "America will suffer if I am killed in a false police encounter at its behest," stated Omar in the court. Meanwhile, the court extended their remand till March 22. "Get your dollars exchanged with rupees because destruction of the USA is imminent," Omar told people outside the court after the proceedings. According to media reports, Omar informed the court that nobody had interrogated him during the last 10 days and yet police were seeking extension in remand.
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March - 12 
Two unidentified terrorists killed a doctor outside his clinic in the Karimabad area of Karachi, on March 12. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. He is the fifth doctor to be killed during this month in, what official sources hav
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Two unidentified terrorists killed a doctor outside his clinic in the Karimabad area of Karachi, on March 12. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. He is the fifth doctor to be killed during this month in, what official sources have described as, an upsurge of targeted sectarian terrorism against the doctors' community. Meanwhile, major hospitals, clinics and health establishments in the city are expected to remain closed on March 13, today, in response to a Province-wide strike called by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) in protest against targeted killing of doctors and the apathy of the government towards the situation.
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March - 13 
According to media reports, highly explosive material and three detonators fixed in two pipes were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad near Iqbal Town in Lahore on March 13.
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According to media reports, highly explosive material and three detonators fixed in two pipes were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad near Iqbal Town in Lahore on March 13.
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March - 13 
According to media reports, police in Islamabad will take stern action against the ulema (religious scholars) whose entry into the federal capital has been banned. Police sources indicated that action would be taken if they tried to enter Islamabad d
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According to media reports, police in Islamabad will take stern action against the ulema (religious scholars) whose entry into the federal capital has been banned. Police sources indicated that action would be taken if they tried to enter Islamabad during the month of Moharram and cases would be registered against them under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Among those whose entry has been banned include chief of the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Maulana Azam Tariq and Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi of the Tehreek-i-Nifaz-i-Fiqh-Jaferia (TNFJ).
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March - 13 
Pakistani authorities on March 13 seized 440 kg of gunpowder in the border town of Miranshah near Afghanistan's Paktia province. Two Afghan nationals and a Pakistani were arrested in connection with the seizure. The explosive material was smuggled in
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Pakistani authorities on March 13 seized 440 kg of gunpowder in the border town of Miranshah near Afghanistan's Paktia province. Two Afghan nationals and a Pakistani were arrested in connection with the seizure. The explosive material was smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan and was reportedly intended for use in mortar bombs and other explosive devices, said official sources.
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March - 13 
The Vehari police, in an encounter on March 13, killed three Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists involved in at least 11 criminal cases. According to police sources, Fayyaz Ahmed Tarar, Javed Iqbal Rajput and Muhammad Amjad, all proclaimed offenders we
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The Vehari police, in an encounter on March 13, killed three Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists involved in at least 11 criminal cases. According to police sources, Fayyaz Ahmed Tarar, Javed Iqbal Rajput and Muhammad Amjad, all proclaimed offenders were wanted by the Khanewal and Vehari police in 11 different sectarian murders. Fayyaz Tarar carried Rs 500,000 head money. These terrorists are also reported to have been close associates of LeJ chief Riaz Basra. Some arms, ammunition and press cards of an Urdu-language daily were recovered from their possession. Furthermore, a document containing names of some prominent personalities who were on the hit list of the terrorists was also recovered. The police also found the address of another proclaimed offender Munir Ahmad, during a scrutiny of documents, raided his house in Thingi Colony on March 14 and arrested him. Four hand grenades, a rifle and 82 bullets were recovered from his possession.
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March - 14 
A self-claimed killer of US journalist Daniel Pearl was arrested in Lahore on March 14. Adnan alias Sunny, belonging to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), appeared at a local Urdu daily's office and claimed having slain Daniel Pearl. Talking to the m
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A self-claimed killer of US journalist Daniel Pearl was arrested in Lahore on March 14. Adnan alias Sunny, belonging to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), appeared at a local Urdu daily's office and claimed having slain Daniel Pearl. Talking to the media, Adnan said he belonged to an educated family although they had disowned him. According to him, "I bought rat-killing pills but, later, thought to die for a cause. I planned to save a soldier like Omar Sheikh. I fabricated the murder story and reached the newspaper office." He said he narrated the story in the said office which published it later. He indicated that the whole story was fake. He claimed that he had joined the JeM in 2001 in Mansehra and got 15-day training. He said he believed Omar Sheikh was not involved in the Pearl killing and hoped his confession of owning the murder would bail Omar out.
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March - 14 
According to a news report, the Federal government has reportedly asked the four Provinces to release those cadres of the five banned religious and terrorist groups who are ready to disassociate themselves from their organisation permanently. Such ca
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According to a news report, the Federal government has reportedly asked the four Provinces to release those cadres of the five banned religious and terrorist groups who are ready to disassociate themselves from their organisation permanently. Such cadres have reportedly been asked to sign a good behaviour bond for a period of at least two years under orders of the court and secure its formal approval from the Federal government. The report in The News, a Pakistani daily, quoting official sources, said a total of 2,060 cadres were arrested after President Musahrraf's speech on January 12. A scrutiny of those arrested is currently underway in order to ascertain as to how many of them could be offered this conditional release.
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March - 14 
According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, Azmat Ullah Beg, father of suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Moazzam Beg, has reportedly been informed by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that the US Federal Bureau o
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According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, Azmat Ullah Beg, father of suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Moazzam Beg, has reportedly been informed by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is interrogating his son in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Moazzam, who holds dual nationality of Britain and Pakistan, was arrested from Islamabad in early February.
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March - 14 
According to news reports, four persons accused of involvement in the recent killings of doctors in Karachi were arrested. This was stated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah at a meeting of the Pakistan Medical Associati
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According to news reports, four persons accused of involvement in the recent killings of doctors in Karachi were arrested. This was stated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah at a meeting of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on March 14. The IGP said an accused involved in the February 12-incident had been arrested and consequent to his information two more accused were arrested. Another accused person was also arrested while his three accomplices are still at large. The IGP also said it would be recommended to the government that doctors be issued weapon licences for their protection. He opined that doctors in the city had been killed in an organised manner and under a conspiracy aimed at spreading sectarian hatred.
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March - 14 
Media reports from Pakistan said US Attorney General John Ashcroft was quoted on March 14 as announcing the indictment of British-born Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of US journalist Daniel P
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Media reports from Pakistan said US Attorney General John Ashcroft was quoted on March 14 as announcing the indictment of British-born Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Omar "is charged with the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl and the 1994 kidnapping of a US citizen in India," Aschcroft announced at a press conference. The grand jury indictment charges Omar "with hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking resulting in the death of Daniel Pearl," said Ashcroft. Ashcroft also unsealed an indictment filed in November 2001 charging Omar with the 1994 armed abduction of US tourist Bela Jay Nuss in India. If Omar is found guilty of the crimes committed against Pearl "he could receive the death penalty," Ashcroft said, while conviction in the case of the US tourist carries "the maximum penalty of life in prison."
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March - 14 
Police launched a crackdown on sectarian terrorists in an attempt to curb a renewed spiral of violence between Sunnis and Shias. According to media reports, police have detained more than a dozen leaders in the past two days. Some 15 Sunni leaders ha
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Police launched a crackdown on sectarian terrorists in an attempt to curb a renewed spiral of violence between Sunnis and Shias. According to media reports, police have detained more than a dozen leaders in the past two days. Some 15 Sunni leaders have been arrested since March 12, religious affairs adviser to the Punjab government, Tahir Ashrafi, said. "Police have arrested around 15 senior leaders of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) party, out of a list of about 50 wanted Sunni extremist leaders," he said. Among the detainees were SSP vice president Sheikh Hakim. SSP chief Maulana Azam Tariq has been under house arrest since November 2001. Meanwhile, reports quoting Intelligence officials indicated that Karachi was likely to be a centre of further sectarian violence during the holy Muharram period.
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March - 14 
The Federal government has reportedly directed the Provincial home secretaries to terminate the publications of all the banned terrorist and religious groups which continued to appear in the market despite freezing of their assets and accounts. Media
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The Federal government has reportedly directed the Provincial home secretaries to terminate the publications of all the banned terrorist and religious groups which continued to appear in the market despite freezing of their assets and accounts. Media reports indicated that investigations thus far have revealed that a number of publications and web sites were still being maintained by the these groups despite the government proscription. In certain cases, it has been noticed, according to official sources, that the proscribed groups have commenced publications under different names consequent to the governmental crackdown. Interior Ministry Additional Secretary Abdul Rashid Khan said the ministry had sent a directive to Provincial governments to ensure the ban on publications of these groups under the relevant clauses of the Anti-Terrorism Act. A list naming the publications was also sent to the Provinces, he said. The list of 23 publications sent by the ministry includes a quarterly magazine, a fortnightly magazine, 17 monthly magazines and four weekly magazines. Publications by the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) include the English monthly Voice of Islam; monthly Al-Ribat in Arabic; monthly Majallah Al-Daawa in Urdu; monthly Tayyibat, Urdu for women; monthly Zarb-i-Taiba, Urdu for youth and students; weekly Jihad Times, Urdu and Sindhi. Besides, it also has a web-based, Radio Al-Jihad in Urdu and a Arabic web site. Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), sources said, printed the monthly Sada-i-Mujahid and weekly Al-Hilal. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), another proscribed terrorist group published the fortnightly Jaish-e-Mohammed in Urdu and English, and a monthly, Bint-i-Ayesha, Urdu for women. JeM also has an electronic newsletter at its web site. Al-Rashid Trust (ART), a charity organization whose accounts and assets were frozen under the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution, published the daily Islam, Urdu and weekly Zarb-i-Momin, in Urdu/English. Separately, quoting a study carried out by a German Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), reports said Kashmir-specific publications have been making their regular appearance on the news stands in Pakistan.
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March - 14 
The newly formed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly been given full powers to investigate bank accounts and properties of the top-level leadership of the five proscribed religious and terrorist groups to establish their sources of inco
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The newly formed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly been given full powers to investigate bank accounts and properties of the top-level leadership of the five proscribed religious and terrorist groups to establish their sources of incomes. The provincial governments have been given clear directions by the Federal Interior Ministry to extend co-operation to the FIA, a federal agency, so that it could ascertain funding sources of the top level leadership and try them in a court of law. According to a media report, the intelligence agencies have been asked to provide all available details to the FIA concerning the top leadership of the banned organisations. Official sources said the Federal government has asked the FIA to probe the disproportionate assets of members of banned organisations leading these groups at the provincial levels.
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March - 15 
The Karachi police have arrested six cadres of religious organisations involved in sectarian killings during the period 1996-2001, said Asad Jehangir, Additional Inspector General, Karachi. The arrested persons are reported to be cadres of the now de
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The Karachi police have arrested six cadres of religious organisations involved in sectarian killings during the period 1996-2001, said Asad Jehangir, Additional Inspector General, Karachi. The arrested persons are reported to be cadres of the now defunct Sunni groups Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). They are alleged to be involved in approximately 27 major incidents of sectarian killings in Karachi, including that of six doctors, said Jehangir. He added that police also recovered six TT pistols from their possession.
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March - 15 
The Punjab government has banned the entry of 110 Ulema (religious scholars) in the districts of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad during the holy period of Moharram-ul-Haram. It has also issued directives to the provincial administration across t
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The Punjab government has banned the entry of 110 Ulema (religious scholars) in the districts of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad during the holy period of Moharram-ul-Haram. It has also issued directives to the provincial administration across the Province to take action under Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO) against the Ulema who are found involved in delivering objectionable and sectarian speeches.
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March - 16 
According to a report in the Frontier Post, a Pakistani daily, of the more than 2,000 cadres of the banned religious and terrorist outfits detained after the January 12-crackdown, 809 have been released after scrutiny.
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According to a report in the Frontier Post, a Pakistani daily, of the more than 2,000 cadres of the banned religious and terrorist outfits detained after the January 12-crackdown, 809 have been released after scrutiny.
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March - 16 
According to media reports, five persons belonging to the proscribed Sunni group, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed on March 16 near Merik Sial in Jhang. According to official sources, the five persons were killed by a group of 10 unidentifie
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According to media reports, five persons belonging to the proscribed Sunni group, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed on March 16 near Merik Sial in Jhang. According to official sources, the five persons were killed by a group of 10 unidentified assailants who managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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March - 16 
President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad that he was outraged by the act of terrorism. He added that the "nefarious act was aimed at sabotaging Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism." He ordered the security agencies to launch a co-ordinated ope
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President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad that he was outraged by the act of terrorism. He added that the "nefarious act was aimed at sabotaging Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism." He ordered the security agencies to launch a co-ordinated operation to track down the culprits involved in the attack.
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March - 16 
The Kohat police, on March 16, arrested eight persons and seized weapons in a raid on a hideout on the outskirts of the city. The weapons seized in the raid were two pistols, one Kalashnikov, one 12-bore rifle, one repeater.
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The Kohat police, on March 16, arrested eight persons and seized weapons in a raid on a hideout on the outskirts of the city. The weapons seized in the raid were two pistols, one Kalashnikov, one 12-bore rifle, one repeater.
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March - 17 
A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist hailing from Jordan was arrested by the Bahadarabad Police on March 17. The arrested, Husni Amin, has confessed that he had taken part in Afghan war. He also reportedly claimed that he had also visited Pakistan earlier.
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A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist hailing from Jordan was arrested by the Bahadarabad Police on March 17. The arrested, Husni Amin, has confessed that he had taken part in Afghan war. He also reportedly claimed that he had also visited Pakistan earlier.
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March - 17 
According to media reports, the Intelligence Wing of Pakistan Rangers recovered arms and ammunition from Pacca Qila, Hyderabad, Sindh, in a raid conducted on March 17. The recovery included six pistols, four revolvers and 700 bullets. Official source
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According to media reports, the Intelligence Wing of Pakistan Rangers recovered arms and ammunition from Pacca Qila, Hyderabad, Sindh, in a raid conducted on March 17. The recovery included six pistols, four revolvers and 700 bullets. Official sources said the arms were meant to be used to create unrest during the holy period of Muharram. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the recovery.
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March - 17 
Five persons were killed and more than 40 injured, including the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17. The attack occurred during the Sunday morning service at the Protestant Internation
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Five persons were killed and more than 40 injured, including the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17. The attack occurred during the Sunday morning service at the Protestant International Church located between the American and Russian Embassies in the heavily protected area of the Diplomatic Enclave. According to media reports, a terrorist walked into the prayer hall and hurled six grenades on worshipers and later managed to escape from the incident site. Some eye witness accounts, however, have indicated the presence of two or three terrorists. Amongst those killed were Barbara Green, wife of an American diplomat and her daughter, two Pakistanis and an Afghan. The injured belonged to different countries including the USA, Britain, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Iraq and Sri Lanka. The government has constituted a high-level Inquiry Committee to carry out investigation into the attack.
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March - 17 
Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said in Lahore on March 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl will be interrogated in Pakistan. “We have decided in principle t
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Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said in Lahore on March 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl will be interrogated in Pakistan. “We have decided in principle to investigate Sheikh Omar in Pakistan for which foreign agencies including Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are collaborating in the inquiry of the murder of Daniel Pearl” said Sattar. He pointed out that the presence of Omar was “extremely necessary in Pakistan till inquiry against him is completed.”
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March - 17 
Moinuddin Haider, the Interior Minister, told CNN that the grenade attack could be the work of a suicide bomber. "Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but there is one unidentified body and we are seeing the possibility of that man being
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Moinuddin Haider, the Interior Minister, told CNN that the grenade attack could be the work of a suicide bomber. "Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but there is one unidentified body and we are seeing the possibility of that man being involved in this attacks." He said that the police had not found any suspects and that no one had yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Haider indicated that it was likely to be the work of terrorists opposed to the US war on terror and President Musharraf's crackdown on religious extremism. "I guess it is people who want to give a message to the West and those people who are against this war against terrorism and they are perturbed about the very strong policies pursued by President Musharraf on this issue," he said. According to him, the choice of target indicated that the attack was intended to send a message. "There are many churches around Islamabad and Rawalpindi but this one was chosen because many Western countries' diplomats and other people come and have their service here," he said. Lt. Col Masroor of the Special Army Monitoring Team while briefing the Federal Minister for Minorities, S K Tresslor, in Islamabad said, "perhaps the terrorist also died in the attack." Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Lahore that the attack was "another manifestation of extremism on part of some misled people." Asked to comment on whether the attack was the work of proscribed groups, he said that the government had already banned them and seized their accounts and it was not possible for them to retaliate in such a short time. However, Law Minister Khalid Ranjha commenting on the incident said, the involvement of foreign hand cannot be ruled out. Commenting on the attack, US President George W Bush said, "I am outraged by the terrorist attack that took place today in Islamabad, Pakistan against innocent civilians. I strongly condemn them as acts of murder that cannot be tolerated by any person of conscience nor justified by any cause."
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March - 17 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI- Fazlur Rahman faction) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was released from the Chashma Rest House, Dera Ismail Khan, on March 17 ending his six-month detention. He was put under house arrest in October 2001 soon after the US
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI- Fazlur Rahman faction) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was released from the Chashma Rest House, Dera Ismail Khan, on March 17 ending his six-month detention. He was put under house arrest in October 2001 soon after the US air strikes against Afghanistan commenced. "Labelling all the religious parties and groups as extremists by itself is an extreme step, which should be avoided," the Maulana said while talking to a Pakistani daily, The News, after his release. His release has led to the JuI cancelling its public protest scheduled for March 22.
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March - 18 
According to a news report, Pakistani investigators are reportedly probing an Al Qaeda connection to the March 17 terrorist attack on a Islamabad church in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. The Al Qaeda connection is being suspect
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According to a news report, Pakistani investigators are reportedly probing an Al Qaeda connection to the March 17 terrorist attack on a Islamabad church in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. The Al Qaeda connection is being suspected after investigators concluded consequent to the initial probe that the target of attack were American diplomats and not the Christian community. The investigators reportedly discerned that the attack was not aimed at killing Christians in general as there were more churches in Islamabad which could have been a much easier target. Senior Pakistani officials have pointed out that the incident may also be a reaction to reports regarding Omar Sheikh’s extradition to the US. The probe team is also investigating the reported regular presence of Iraqi, Iranian, Afghan, and several Pakistani worshippers in the church which, primarily, is meant for the diplomatic community.
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March - 18 
According to media reports, the Punjab police have been directed to scientifically update its data regarding various madrassas (religious seminaries) in the province through a district-wise survey. Similar instructions are reported to have been issue
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According to media reports, the Punjab police have been directed to scientifically update its data regarding various madrassas (religious seminaries) in the province through a district-wise survey. Similar instructions are reported to have been issued to police departments in the other three provinces. A sample proforma, seeking such information as the number of local and foreign students and teachers, has been sent to the police in all the districts of the province to gather basic information about seminaries as well as mosques. It also seeks information on the administrator of the seminaries besides details as to which sect they belong to. Meanwhile, a media report has indicated that according to the last survey of the seminaries conducted by the Federal Interior Ministry, there are 6,761 seminaries in Pakistan.
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March - 18 
Karachi police arrested two persons on March 18 for their alleged involvement in sectarian killings. The suspects have reportedly confessed to killing five Shias, including a doctor and a health inspector, police sources said. According to a media re
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Karachi police arrested two persons on March 18 for their alleged involvement in sectarian killings. The suspects have reportedly confessed to killing five Shias, including a doctor and a health inspector, police sources said. According to a media report, on a tip-off, police raided places in the Orangi Town and New Karachi Industrial Area, where they arrested Irfan Islam and Abdul Wudood and also recovered two mouser guns from their possession. Police sources indicated that the suspects reportedly confessed that they killed Dr Karamat Husain at his clinic in Orangi Extension on October 29, 2000.
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March - 18 
On March 18, unidentified gunmen killed a religious party activist in Machh, Quetta, in a suspected sectarian attack. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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On March 18, unidentified gunmen killed a religious party activist in Machh, Quetta, in a suspected sectarian attack. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 18 
Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, the Pakistani nuclear scientist under investigation for his alleged links to Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network has admitted to meeting both bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, form
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Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, the Pakistani nuclear scientist under investigation for his alleged links to Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network has admitted to meeting both bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, former Director General of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), who formed the UmmahTamir-e-Nau (UTN) in March 2000 in an interview to Pakistani daily The News on March 18 said "I have never been in contact with any local militants or the al-Qaeda terrorists. But I did meet Mulla Omar, members of his council of ministers as well as Osama bin Laden only to seek their co-operation in pursuing the goals of my organisation". According to him, "I met Osama to seek $3 million for manpower and land development projects in Afghanistan but he refused any help saying all of his accounts were frozen.". replying to a question on the kind of nuclear technology Laden possesses, he said, "I have no idea. It is highly sophisticated technology, not child's play. You require hi-tech storage, launching and delivery devices."
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March - 18 
The Federal government has set up two high-powered committees to investigate the March 17 terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured, said Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani on March 18. Separ
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The Federal government has set up two high-powered committees to investigate the March 17 terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured, said Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani on March 18. Separately, the Federal Law Minister Khalid Ranja while condemning the terrorist attack reportedly claimed that there were strong indications that Indian intelligence agencies had carried out the attack.
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March - 19 
According to a media report, unidentified men fired seven rockets, one after another, on the gas installations in Sui town, Dera Bugti Agency, Quetta, on March 19. However, the rockets, fired from the nearby hills, landed in the open ground near gas
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According to a media report, unidentified men fired seven rockets, one after another, on the gas installations in Sui town, Dera Bugti Agency, Quetta, on March 19. However, the rockets, fired from the nearby hills, landed in the open ground near gas well number 7 causing no damage. The Frontier Corps returned fire while the attackers escaped. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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March - 19 
According to media reports, six persons were being interrogated by police for their alleged involvement in the March 17-terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad’s Diplomatic Enclave in which five persons were killed and another 40 injured. Among the
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According to media reports, six persons were being interrogated by police for their alleged involvement in the March 17-terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad’s Diplomatic Enclave in which five persons were killed and another 40 injured. Among the six being interrogated were three of those injured in the attack. A student of the International Islamic University (IIU) has also been taken into custody for questioning. Meanwhile, official sources have indicated that the terrorist who carried out the attack with hand grenades could have been among the worshippers and may have also escaped with the panicked crowd consequent to the attack. Investigators have reportedly found no evidence that any outsider had entered the church as nobody was seen by the policeman guarding the church. Separately, Islamabad police chief Nasir Khan Durrani said the body of an unidentified man has not been claimed so far. "It can not be ruled out whether it was a suicide mission," he added.
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March - 19 
Authorities in the tribal area of Kurram Agency, on March 19, arrested four foreign nationals clad in Burqas (veil) along with their three Pakistani associates on the suspicion that they were members of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network. Medi
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Authorities in the tribal area of Kurram Agency, on March 19, arrested four foreign nationals clad in Burqas (veil) along with their three Pakistani associates on the suspicion that they were members of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network. Media reports pointed out that they were attempting to cross into Afghanistan without proper travel documents. "Two Sudanese, a Ugandan and a national of Mauritania have been arrested at the entry point of Kurram Agency and handed over to authorities in Peshawar for further interrogations", said Assistant Political Agent, Wakil Khan.
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March - 19 
Jameel Ahmed, spokesperson for the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), while indicating that elections in J&K would not resolve the Kashmir issue, added that terrorist operations would continue in the State. "Jamiat is formulating a programme along with othe
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Jameel Ahmed, spokesperson for the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), while indicating that elections in J&K would not resolve the Kashmir issue, added that terrorist operations would continue in the State. "Jamiat is formulating a programme along with other like-minded groups to thwart so-called polls in held Kashmir," Ahmed said. He said, "elimination" of activists of the ruling National Conference (NC) party was the initial phase of this programme. Another terrorist group, the Islamic Front, said on the same day that separatist leaders would be forbidden from participating in elections in Kashmir. "We will never forgive those who will take part in Indian polls," the group's publicity chief Arif Jehangir warned.
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March - 19 
Police seized four hand grenades and other ammunition while foiling a sabotage attempt on March 19. The explosives were reportedly hidden in a wooden plank of a shop and noticed by a passer-by, who reported the matter to the police. Police sources sa
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Police seized four hand grenades and other ammunition while foiling a sabotage attempt on March 19. The explosives were reportedly hidden in a wooden plank of a shop and noticed by a passer-by, who reported the matter to the police. Police sources said the explosives were meant for terrorist activity in the area. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the recovery.
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March - 19 
The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 19, asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to boycott the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly. MJC chairman Syed Salahuddin sai
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The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 19, asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to boycott the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly. MJC chairman Syed Salahuddin said, in Muzaffarabad, "Thousands of Kashmiris have been killed since 1988 to win freedom from India. These sacrifices were made not to bring one or the other group into power in the elections."
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March - 19 
The New York Times, a US daily, has indicated that terrorist and sectarian groups in Pakistan are believed to have closed ranks and are reportedly acting in unison to target both Americans nationals and President Pervez Musharraf, politically and phy
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The New York Times, a US daily, has indicated that terrorist and sectarian groups in Pakistan are believed to have closed ranks and are reportedly acting in unison to target both Americans nationals and President Pervez Musharraf, politically and physically.
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March - 19 
The Punjab unit chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Muhammad Idrees alleged in Lahore ,on March 19, that government agencies were involved in the current wave of terrorism in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference, he said terrorist acts migh
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The Punjab unit chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Muhammad Idrees alleged in Lahore ,on March 19, that government agencies were involved in the current wave of terrorism in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference, he said terrorist acts might be aimed at delaying the general elections and validating a referendum for the Presidentship of Pervez Musharraf.
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March - 19 
Three people including a Sunni professor and a prominent Shiite leader, were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lahore early on March 19. The Sunni Professor Attaur Rahman and his driver were killed when they arrived at an institute in the city’s Jain
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Three people including a Sunni professor and a prominent Shiite leader, were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lahore early on March 19. The Sunni Professor Attaur Rahman and his driver were killed when they arrived at an institute in the city’s Jain Mandar district. The Shiite leader Syed Hassan Raza was killed in the same area and by the same gunmen while they were fleeing from the area. A local police official said that it was not clear if the Shiite leader’s killing was co-incidental but added that the attack as a whole appears to be an incident of sectarian violence.
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March - 20 
According to a media report, the Federal government has decided to arrest all persons who have been directly or indirectly involved in terrorist activities in the last decade. The decision was reportedly taken at a meeting of Provincial Governors and
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According to a media report, the Federal government has decided to arrest all persons who have been directly or indirectly involved in terrorist activities in the last decade. The decision was reportedly taken at a meeting of Provincial Governors and law enforcing agencies, presided over by President Pervez Musharraf, consequent to reports that the police had failed to arrest the actual culprits involved in terrorist activities. According to a Pakistani daily, The News, directions have been issued to the police to arrest terrorists wanted in different cases on a top priority basis, while those who had no cases registered against them should be detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.
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March - 20 
Pakistan police have arrested 10 Iranian nationals to investigate their suspected role in the terrorist attack on a Protestant church in Islamabad on March 17 in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. At least five of the arrested Iran
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Pakistan police have arrested 10 Iranian nationals to investigate their suspected role in the terrorist attack on a Protestant church in Islamabad on March 17 in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured. At least five of the arrested Iranians were reportedly present inside the church when the incident occurred. They were injured in the attack and are now under treatment. An injured Iraqi and an Afghan and a few Pakistanis are also being detained for investigations. The Islamabad police also took into custody five relatives of these injured Iranians from the Diplomatic Enclave. The investigation team is reported to have indicated that the attack was aimed at killing US diplomats and other nationals working for various Non-Government Organisations (NGOs).
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March - 20 
President Pervez Musharraf announced, on March 20, the revamping of intelligence bodies and the creation of special anti-terrorist units within the national security organisations. Announcing the Cabinet decisions, Information Minister Nisar Memon sa
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President Pervez Musharraf announced, on March 20, the revamping of intelligence bodies and the creation of special anti-terrorist units within the national security organisations. Announcing the Cabinet decisions, Information Minister Nisar Memon said, in Islamabad, the meeting also approved, in principle, the draft of the Police Ordinance-2002 which is intended to replace the Police Act-1961. The Minister said special anti-terrorist units are being created within the national security organisations to deal with terrorism that has surfaced following "the government's successful handling of the post-September 11 events and its effective and principled policy to join the international coalition in the fight against terrorism." Referring to the need for revamping intelligence institutions, President Musharraf informed the Cabinet that the newly created anti-terrorist units should play a pro-active role to provide the necessary support for enhanced vigilance.
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March - 20 
The Haripur district administration banned, on March 19, the entry of about 42 Ulemas into the limits of Haripur. The step has been reportedly taken to ensure public safety, particularly to maintain law and order during the holy period of Muharram, a
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The Haripur district administration banned, on March 19, the entry of about 42 Ulemas into the limits of Haripur. The step has been reportedly taken to ensure public safety, particularly to maintain law and order during the holy period of Muharram, as these persons could deliver provocative, sectarian speeches.
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March - 20 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), too, has asked State government employees not to take part in the ensuing elections. In a statement released through a local news agency from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), its chief Syed Salahuddin claime
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), too, has asked State government employees not to take part in the ensuing elections. In a statement released through a local news agency from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), its chief Syed Salahuddin claimed that the people of Kashmir had rejected the elections in the past and they would never be a party to it in future too.
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March - 20 
Two persons were killed as three unidentified assailants ambushed a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mian Akhlaq Guddu and hurled hand-grenades and opened fire at his vehicle, on March 20, in the Baghbanpura area of Lahore. Among the dea
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Two persons were killed as three unidentified assailants ambushed a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mian Akhlaq Guddu and hurled hand-grenades and opened fire at his vehicle, on March 20, in the Baghbanpura area of Lahore. Among the dead were one of his security guards, while he himself, along with his driver and another guard, sustained bullet injuries. While Karachi police chief Javed Noor pointed that the incident was the result of Guddu's rivalries with many people, Guddu's family termed the attack as a terrorist attempt on his life. "It is an act of terrorism as we don’t have enmity in the area," said Asif Mairaj, the brother of Akhlaq Guddu. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the ambush.
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March - 21 
According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, proscribed terrorist and sectarian groups have reportedly started reactivating their cadres and leaders on new platforms. Quoting official sources, the report said the central command of banned groups
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According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, proscribed terrorist and sectarian groups have reportedly started reactivating their cadres and leaders on new platforms. Quoting official sources, the report said the central command of banned groups started forming new groups so that they could take active part in the forthcoming general elections and other national activities. Sources said Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) office-bearers were being accommodated in the newly-formed Azadari Council and Haideri Foundation. Some of them were also reportedly being adjusted in peace committees and other private bodies. Furthermore, cadres of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were also taking part in public meetings. They were also attempting to join new bodies or some political parties.
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March - 21 
According to media reports, the Sindh government has decided to put on trial 300 dangerous prisoners involved in terrorism, sectarianism and other crimes, who are now inside jails, in view of security threats. Official sources said this decision has
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According to media reports, the Sindh government has decided to put on trial 300 dangerous prisoners involved in terrorism, sectarianism and other crimes, who are now inside jails, in view of security threats. Official sources said this decision has been taken after the deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh.
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March - 21 
Authorities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) reportedly arrested six terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) on March 20. Media reports indicated that the arrests were made in the wake of the March 17-grenade attack on a church in Islamabad in
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Authorities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) reportedly arrested six terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) on March 20. Media reports indicated that the arrests were made in the wake of the March 17-grenade attack on a church in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and 40 others injured.
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March - 21 
The owner of a video shop was killed and two others injured when unidentified sectarian terrorists opened fire targeting the shop owner at Akhtar Colony, Karachi on March 21. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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The owner of a video shop was killed and two others injured when unidentified sectarian terrorists opened fire targeting the shop owner at Akhtar Colony, Karachi on March 21. However, no arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 22 
A review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the Punjab government’s plea for continued detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), but ordered that he be lodged in his house in
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A review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the Punjab government’s plea for continued detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), but ordered that he be lodged in his house in Bahawalpur, which should be declared a sub-jail. According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, the government would pay the detainee’s dependants Rs 10,000 per month for their subsistence. A similar order was passed in respect of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq's family.
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March - 22 
According to media reports, hours before President Pervez Musharraf’s second speech to the nation this year, the Federal government launched a massive crackdown on March 22 night against various terrorist and sectarian groups across the country. Pres
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According to media reports, hours before President Pervez Musharraf’s second speech to the nation this year, the Federal government launched a massive crackdown on March 22 night against various terrorist and sectarian groups across the country. President Musharraf is scheduled to address the nation on March 23, today, on the occasion of Pakistan Day. Reports have indicated that, until the early hours of March 23, the police had, in all the four provinces, arrested several members belonging to proscribed groups such as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The operation has been launched following a fresh wave of terrorist attacks on various mosques and churches in which several people were killed in recent weeks all over the country. A monitoring team comprising senior officials of the law enforcing agencies was reportedly set up in the Chief Executive’s Secretariat to supervise the crackdown launched by the Interior Ministry.
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March - 22 
According to Pakistani media reports, a key terror suspect has fled Indonesia for Pakistan. Police in Jakarta were unaware of his whereabouts until Malaysian officials informed them. Indonesian-born Hambali is alleged to be responsible for an attempt
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According to Pakistani media reports, a key terror suspect has fled Indonesia for Pakistan. Police in Jakarta were unaware of his whereabouts until Malaysian officials informed them. Indonesian-born Hambali is alleged to be responsible for an attempt to bomb US targets in Jakarta in the year 2001. Indonesia's national police spokesperson Saleh Saaf said on March 22 that they had to rely on Malaysian authorities to alert them that Hambali had left the country. "We received information from the Malaysian authorities that Hambali had fled the country (Indonesia) to Pakistan," Saaf added. Malaysia and Singapore have named Hambali along with Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as being leaders of the Islamist Jemaah Islamiah group.
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March - 22 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh and 10 others were charge sheeted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi, on March 22, for their alleged involvement in the abduction-cum-murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. The State counsel sa
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh and 10 others were charge sheeted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi, on March 22, for their alleged involvement in the abduction-cum-murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. The State counsel said whatever Omar had stated before the court would be held against him despite the fact that he did not say anything on oath. As reported earlier, on his first production before the ATC, Omar had admitted having masterminded the abduction of Pearl. Sindh Advocate General (AG) Raja Qureshi made this statement after attending the pre-trial proceedings. The police submitted an interim charge sheet of the case and produced principal accused Omar Sheikh and his accomplice Adil Sheikh before the judge. On the AG’s request, the court allowed the police time till March 29 to file the final charge sheet and remanded both the accused to judicial custody till that date. Meanwhile, Raja Qureshi was quoted as saying that Omar cannot be extradited to the US in the near future as he has been charged with the abduction and murder of Daniel Pearl. "Once a trial commences, then the person cannot be extradited unless the trial has been concluded and, if convicted, he has served out the sentence," he said.
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March - 22 
The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomeration of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 22, accused National Kashmir Committee (NKC) Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan of creating "misgivings" between the terrorists and the people of Kashm
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The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomeration of 13 Pakistan-based terrorist groups, on March 22, accused National Kashmir Committee (NKC) Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan of creating "misgivings" between the terrorists and the people of Kashmir and asked him to avoid making "controversial statements". "India has been trying in vain since long to create misgivings between the Mujahideen and the freedom seeking Kashmiris, but it seems that this task has now been taken up by the NKC chairman," a MJC spokesperson said in a statement released from Muzaffarabad. Sardar Qayyum was appointed NKC Chairman in January 2002.
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March - 22 
Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an unidentified assailant hurled a grenade at them near a religious school in , on March 22. However, the police later overpowered the alleged terrorist and also recovered two pistols from his pos
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Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an unidentified assailant hurled a grenade at them near a religious school in , on March 22. However, the police later overpowered the alleged terrorist and also recovered two pistols from his possession.
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March - 23 
Media reports on March 23, quoting the United States (US) government’s official, said Pakistan has agreed to hand over Ahmed Omar Sheikh for trial to the former after Pakistan has finished its own legal formalities. The US State Department’s official
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Media reports on March 23, quoting the United States (US) government’s official, said Pakistan has agreed to hand over Ahmed Omar Sheikh for trial to the former after Pakistan has finished its own legal formalities. The US State Department’s official reportedly said, "We've worked out our differences with Pakistan,". Pakistan has been reluctant to do so, allegedly, due to the refusal of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Pakistani external intelligence agency to co-operate on the matter, the report added.
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March - 23 
The President, General Pervez Musharraf in his Pakistan day address to the nation repeated his oft-quoted ‘warning’ to India that the latter should refrain from any ‘aggressive’ designs against Pakistan. Taking the pledge to ‘come down heavily’ on th
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The President, General Pervez Musharraf in his Pakistan day address to the nation repeated his oft-quoted ‘warning’ to India that the latter should refrain from any ‘aggressive’ designs against Pakistan. Taking the pledge to ‘come down heavily’ on the terrorists, he announced that Pakistan has a powerful Armed forces capable taking on any aggression. He said to the people of Pakistan, "Your armed forces are fully capable of handling any situation on the borders. Our resolve is strong and morale is high, as we face the task of defence of our motherland". Taking the familiar Pakistani establishment position he said, "Our basic stand is that the core issue of Kashmir and all other matters must be settled amicably and peacefully through parleys, but if India has aggressive designs it should not remain under any sort of misconception as Pakistan possesses a powerful military". He also reiterated his ‘resolve’ to fight terrorism saying "We have resolved to root out terrorism from the country and any person found involved in such evil activities would be given harsh and exemplary punishment". He added, "The anti-terrorism drive launched throughout the country would continue until terrorism is eradicated."
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March - 23 
Three children sustained serious injuries when a land mine went off in a field, which they were passing by, in Shehrug village, Sialkot, on March 23, said media reports. However, there were no reports regarding those responsible for planting the mine
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Three children sustained serious injuries when a land mine went off in a field, which they were passing by, in Shehrug village, Sialkot, on March 23, said media reports. However, there were no reports regarding those responsible for planting the mine in the field.
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March - 24 
Police in Gujranwala on March 24 arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist after an encounter while his accomplice managed to escape. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter. Police also recovered hand grenades and automatic weapons f
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Police in Gujranwala on March 24 arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist after an encounter while his accomplice managed to escape. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter. Police also recovered hand grenades and automatic weapons from the encounter site. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed that they were going to target a procession of the Shia community in the area. Official sources have indicated that the arrested had secured training in Afghanistan in 1994 and also took part in terrorist activity in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 24 
Quoting intelligence reports, leaked allegedly to the ‘Western press’, reports on March 24 said Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister (PM) of Israel ordered the Mossad, Israeli external intelligence agency to hunt for the killers of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Str
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Quoting intelligence reports, leaked allegedly to the ‘Western press’, reports on March 24 said Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister (PM) of Israel ordered the Mossad, Israeli external intelligence agency to hunt for the killers of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter, who was abducted and subsequently killed allegedly by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in Pakistan. Sharon, reportedly, directed Ephraim Halevy, the Mossad Director, "to get the assassins of Danny Pearl". A similar order was given in 1972 by the then PM Golda Meirto to Zvi Zamir , the then director of Mossad to ‘punish’ all the Palestinians who were allegedly involved in the massacre of Israli athletes at the Munich Olympic games, further said reports. The Federal government of Pakistan has directed the provincial government of Karachi to tighten the security for the arrested terrorists, including the JeM leader, Ahmed Omar Sheikh prime accused in the killings of Daniel Pearl, the report added.
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March - 25 
Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was shifted to his residence in Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, from the Mianwali Jail on March 25. According to media reports, he will remain under detention as his residence has been d
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Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was shifted to his residence in Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, from the Mianwali Jail on March 25. According to media reports, he will remain under detention as his residence has been declared as sub-jail. He was shifted on the orders of Lahore High Court review board, who had accepted his plea for shifting him from Mianwali Jail. As reported earlier, the government will pay Rs10, 000 to his family as sustenance allowance.
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March - 25 
The Hyderabad police raided a secret office of the proscribed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Liaquat Colony area on March 25 and arrested two persons. Media reports quoting police sources said that three persons had escaped from the inc
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The Hyderabad police raided a secret office of the proscribed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Liaquat Colony area on March 25 and arrested two persons. Media reports quoting police sources said that three persons had escaped from the incident site. Police also seized literature, pamphlets and other items from the office, which was secretly being run on the first floor of a medical store.
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March - 26 
A Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has denied Indian reports that he has given $100,000 to any person for Yasin Malik, chief of the JKLF and executive member of the separatist alliance All Part
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A Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has denied Indian reports that he has given $100,000 to any person for Yasin Malik, chief of the JKLF and executive member of the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC). Altaf Qadri, who is also the secretary-general of the PoK chapter of the APHC, claimed that the allegations were aimed at "maligning the freedom movement and its leaders." In an interview to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, he said that he had not travelled to Nepal for over six years, and, therefore "there was no question of giving money to anyone in Kathmandu. Even I do not know any Shazia Begum." As reported earlier, Shazia Begum was one of the two persons arrested on March 25 at Kud, on the Srinagar Jammu highway in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Police in J&K had seized $100,000 from Shazia.
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March - 26 
According to media reports, the United States immigration authorities have arrested a Pakistani immigrant for alleged involvement in attempts to blow up power plants and other sites in south Florida. US authorities are reportedly seeking to deport hi
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According to media reports, the United States immigration authorities have arrested a Pakistani immigrant for alleged involvement in attempts to blow up power plants and other sites in south Florida. US authorities are reportedly seeking to deport him to Pakistan. The Immigration and Naturalization Service had arrested Imran Mandhai in February 2002 when he was returning to his apartment from an Islamic centre in Hollywood, Florida. Official sources said that Mandhai conspired in April 2001 with others, whom they declined to identify, to acquire guns and explosives to carry out terrorist activity in the US. His father, however, in an interview with the New York Times denied that his son was involved in any terrorist activity. Official sources have indicated that Mandhai was linked to various Islamist groups since his arrival in the United States in April 1998. One of Mandhai's targets was reportedly a large Florida power and light plant near the Fort Lauderdale Airport, and he had planned to bomb it on April 27, 2001.
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March - 26 
Police in Ratodero, Larkana, resorted to aerial firing and lobbed tear gas shells to prevent a sectarian clash on the day of Muharram, when approximately 10 persons were injured in sectarian clashes between the Sunnis and Shias. According to official
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Police in Ratodero, Larkana, resorted to aerial firing and lobbed tear gas shells to prevent a sectarian clash on the day of Muharram, when approximately 10 persons were injured in sectarian clashes between the Sunnis and Shias. According to official sources, violence occurred when a mourning procession crossed barricades erected by police and raised slogans after reaching near the Mohammdi Mosque, where activists of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) had gathered for a congregation. Some JuI workers came out of the mosque and reportedly assaulted their rivals.
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March - 27 
Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on March 27 that one of the five people killed in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17 was probably the assailant himself. "A grenade has only one ounce of explosive and small splinters which p
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Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on March 27 that one of the five people killed in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad on March 17 was probably the assailant himself. "A grenade has only one ounce of explosive and small splinters which pierce your body, but in this case the whole body disintegrated… We are not sure whether he was a suicide bomber or whether somebody had trapped him, without his knowing it," said Haider. Although he did not indicate which terrorist group was responsible for the attack he pointed out that the suicide bomber "very probably came from Pakistan or neighbouring countries."
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March - 28 March - 29
Two cadres of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were killed and six others, including two police personnel were injured during a crackdown jointly conducted by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police in Faisalabad
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Two cadres of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were killed and six others, including two police personnel were injured during a crackdown jointly conducted by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police in Faisalabad on March 28. 65 other cadres were arrested in the crackdown which continued on March 29. According to media reports, on a tip-off that some Al Qaeda cadres were hiding in Faisalabad, a joint team of FBI and personnel of law enforcement agencies raided six areas in the city and arrested 46 people, including 19 foreigners. 16 Arab nationals were arrested during a raid in Faisal Town in Faisalabad on March 29. Sources indicated that the Arab nationals attempted to resist the arrest and injured a police personnel and in the ensuing encounter, the raiding team opened fire and killed Abdul Hasnat, who reportedly belonged to Syria. The encounter also left four others including three foreigners injured. In the light of information gathered from those arrested, police and FBI teams raided five more places and arrested 45 Al Qaeda cadres, including about 12 foreign nationals.
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March - 29 
A police spokesperson said in Lahore that the arrested members were dangerous terrorists belonging to different religious groups. Names and whereabouts of the arrested cadres are being kept secret, he added. Media reports have indicated that one
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A police spokesperson said in Lahore that the arrested members were dangerous terrorists belonging to different religious groups. Names and whereabouts of the arrested cadres are being kept secret, he added. Media reports have indicated that one of the arrested cadres, who was also injured in the operation, is Abu Zubaida, second-in-command of the Al Qaeda network. Official sources, while admitting that the man had close resemblance with Abu Zubaida, declined to confirm the report, saying the identity would be established after interrogating the man. Source added that more raids had been stopped owing to the possibility that Al Qaeda cadres may have gone underground fearing arrests. The raids, according to official sources, came as police investigated links between terrorist groups and the March 17 grenade attack on a church that killed five persons, including a US Embassy employee and her daughter.
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March - 29 
Regular trial of the four accused persons in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would commence inside the Central Prison in Karachi from April 5. A notification to this effect was submitted by Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja
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Regular trial of the four accused persons in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would commence inside the Central Prison in Karachi from April 5. A notification to this effect was submitted by Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja Qureshi, to the Anti-Terrorism Court before whom the police presented a final charge sheet of the case against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh and three others on March 29. The police have admitted in the final charge sheet that thus far neither Pearl’s body nor the crime weapon have been recovered. The final charge sheet also shows recovery of two e-mails dated January 27 and January 30 - one in Urdu written by accused Sheikh Adil and one in English written by Omar Sheikh.
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March - 30 
A review board of three Lahore High Court judges on March 30 recommended continued incarceration of Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq. This is the second time that the SSP chief was given an extension in his detention period. He will be s
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A review board of three Lahore High Court judges on March 30 recommended continued incarceration of Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq. This is the second time that the SSP chief was given an extension in his detention period. He will be shifted from his residence to the Mianwali Jail and kept there till May 31.
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March - 30 
According to a media report, more than 270 doctors including a majority of them from Sindh, had been killed by terrorists thus far through target shootings in the country. This was stated by Abu Inam, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association, wh
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According to a media report, more than 270 doctors including a majority of them from Sindh, had been killed by terrorists thus far through target shootings in the country. This was stated by Abu Inam, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association, while speaking at a peace conference in Islamabad on March 30.
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March - 30 
According to media reports, the Sindh government's notification for holding the Daniel Pearl murder case trial in Karachi Central Prison has been challenged in the Sindh High Court. Abdul Waheed Katpar, counsel for prime suspect Omar Sheikh, filed on
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According to media reports, the Sindh government's notification for holding the Daniel Pearl murder case trial in Karachi Central Prison has been challenged in the Sindh High Court. Abdul Waheed Katpar, counsel for prime suspect Omar Sheikh, filed on March 30 an application praying for setting aside the impugned notification and for conducting trial in an open court. The petitioner has contented that no reason has been assigned in the notification as to why there should be a jail trial. Meanwhile, the Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja Qureshi, said that the government had decided that the trial should be held inside the prison "because of security reasons.".
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March - 30 
In a suspected sectarian terrorist incident, the caretaker of a mosque and his son were killed by two unidentified assailants near Sabzi Mandi in Bahawalpur on March 30. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been ma
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In a suspected sectarian terrorist incident, the caretaker of a mosque and his son were killed by two unidentified assailants near Sabzi Mandi in Bahawalpur on March 30. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 30 
In an operation launched on March 30, the Kohat police arrested one proclaimed offender and 15 other criminals from different parts of the city and seized a large cache of illegal weapons.
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In an operation launched on March 30, the Kohat police arrested one proclaimed offender and 15 other criminals from different parts of the city and seized a large cache of illegal weapons.
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March - 30 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who had been accused of creating law and order problems during the Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to Lahore in 1999, was acquitted in the case by an anti-terrorism court on March 30. Report
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who had been accused of creating law and order problems during the Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to Lahore in 1999, was acquitted in the case by an anti-terrorism court on March 30. Reportedly, none of the six prosecution witnesses deposed against Qazi.
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March - 30 
Salar Abu Obaid and Nooruddin, the two injured Al Qaeda terrorists, arrested earlier on March 28 by a joint team of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI )and Pakistani police were shifted to Islamabad from the Faisalabad hospital under t
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Salar Abu Obaid and Nooruddin, the two injured Al Qaeda terrorists, arrested earlier on March 28 by a joint team of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI )and Pakistani police were shifted to Islamabad from the Faisalabad hospital under tight security on March 30, said media reports.
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March - 31 
16 of the 65 persons arrested on March 28 in Faisalabad for their alleged links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were freed on March 31. Media reports said that they were asked questions about any information or link with any person in
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16 of the 65 persons arrested on March 28 in Faisalabad for their alleged links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were freed on March 31. Media reports said that they were asked questions about any information or link with any person in connection with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA, abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, Al Qaeda cadres, training in Afghanistan at Taliban centres, collection of funds for Taliban and Al Qaeda, supply of arms and providing of shelter to terrorists.
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March - 31 
A media report quoting a senior intelligence official indicated that Pakistan has handed over to US authorities 20 arrested Arab Al Qaeda cadres. Meanwhile investigators assisted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have begun interrogatin
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A media report quoting a senior intelligence official indicated that Pakistan has handed over to US authorities 20 arrested Arab Al Qaeda cadres. Meanwhile investigators assisted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have begun interrogating suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban cadres arrested during raids in Faisalabad on March 28. These Arab cadres are expected to be flown to the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where hundreds of Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners are being detained. Among those handed over was Abu Zubaydah, a key deputy of Osama bin Laden. Media reports said that Abu Zubaydah, escaped to Pakistan after the erstwhile Taliban regime in Afghanistan collapsed and took operational control of the Al Qaeda. US authorities suspect that Zubaydah played a major role in various Al Qaeda operations, including the September 11, 2001 multiple terrorist attacks and the ‘millennium plot’ to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in late 1999.
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March - 31 
Media reports have indicated that Provincial police authorities have handed over a list of over 150 most-wanted terrorists involved in sectarian and terrorist activities to the Federal authorities for their immediate arrest. Official sources have poi
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Media reports have indicated that Provincial police authorities have handed over a list of over 150 most-wanted terrorists involved in sectarian and terrorist activities to the Federal authorities for their immediate arrest. Official sources have pointed out that the Federal government has instructed the law-enforcement agencies to arrest such terrorists as soon as possible. These sources also said that most of the terrorists named in the list are said to be currently associated with the groups proscribed by President Musharraf on January 12.
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March - 31 
Police announced on March 31 the arrest of four Sudanese nationals who were receiving pilot training at a private aviation club in Peshawar. Official sources indicated that the four were suspected of having links with Islamist terrorist groups.
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Police announced on March 31 the arrest of four Sudanese nationals who were receiving pilot training at a private aviation club in Peshawar. Official sources indicated that the four were suspected of having links with Islamist terrorist groups.
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March - 31 
The Lahore High Court Review Board on Detentions while rejecting on March 30 the Punjab government's request to extend the detention of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ordered his release. The Board declared that the material against
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The Lahore High Court Review Board on Detentions while rejecting on March 30 the Punjab government's request to extend the detention of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ordered his release. The Board declared that the material against Hafiz Saeed was not sufficient for extending his detention. According to the Constitution, the government is bound to produce a person before a High Court's review board if it wants an extension in his detention period beyond 90 days. He was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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