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May - 1 
A trooper, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, was killed and three others were abducted when militants attacked Paitasun checkpost in the south of Chitral city near the Afghanistan border in the Chitral District. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah W
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A trooper, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, was killed and three others were abducted when militants attacked Paitasun checkpost in the south of Chitral city near the Afghanistan border in the Chitral District. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said that three soldiers identified as Mohammad Hassan, Sher Ahmad and Ghaziuddin were abducted along with their arms by the militants.
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May - 1 
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) operation on May 1, reports Times of India. US President Barack Obama confirmed that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a US Army operation conducted in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakht
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) operation on May 1, reports Times of India. US President Barack Obama confirmed that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a US Army operation conducted in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, adds The News. "Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the US has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children," said President Barack Obama.
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At least 25 militants and a trooper were killed and several were injured in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when Security Forces (SFs) destroyed their hideouts by gunship helicopters on May
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At least 25 militants and a trooper were killed and several were injured in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when Security Forces (SFs) destroyed their hideouts by gunship helicopters on May 1, reports Daily Times. According to sources, SFs targeted terrorist hideouts in the rural areas of Baizai tehsil near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border including Soran Dara, Sheikh Baba and Walidad Kor, destroying many hideouts.
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May - 1 
Drone attacks are counter-productive and have an adverse impact on the military and the political strategy against terrorism, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 1, reports Daily Times. Talking in PTV’s live programme “Prime Minister Online
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Drone attacks are counter-productive and have an adverse impact on the military and the political strategy against terrorism, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 1, reports Daily Times. Talking in PTV’s live programme “Prime Minister Online”, Gilani said that drone technology should be transferred to Pakistan and the US should reconsider its position on use of drones. As a civilised and responsible country, Pakistan is using all the diplomatic channels to put across its viewpoint and there is realisation that drone attacks were creating a negative impact, he added. Gilani said drone attacks started during the government of Pervez Musharraf, after permission was given for surveillance. But subsequently the Americans got intelligence and they carried out drone attacks, he added.
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Four persons were reported to be killed along with Osama bin Laden in a compound known as Waziristan Haveli in Abbottabad District on May 1, reports Dawn. The killed were identified as Osama’s son and three bodyguards. Later, Bin Laden’s two wives, o
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Four persons were reported to be killed along with Osama bin Laden in a compound known as Waziristan Haveli in Abbottabad District on May 1, reports Dawn. The killed were identified as Osama’s son and three bodyguards. Later, Bin Laden’s two wives, one of them of Yemeni origin, and a total of nine children, including his 11 year old daughter, were also recovered from the compound. The women and children are now in the custody of Pakistan’s security agencies.
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Four Policemen were killed and 11 containers transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan were completely destroyed when unidentified militants fired rockets on NATO containers and the Police checkpost on Rawalpindi-Talagang Road near Dhalya C
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Four Policemen were killed and 11 containers transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan were completely destroyed when unidentified militants fired rockets on NATO containers and the Police checkpost on Rawalpindi-Talagang Road near Dhalya Chowk in Pindi Gheb town of Attock District in Punjab on May 1, reports Daily Times. Four personnel, including sub-inspector Ramazan, Constable Muhammad Munir, Constable Asif Mehmood and wireless operator Zafar were killed in the rocket attack.
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A general store was also destroyed due to a powerful bomb blast near Charwazgai checkpost in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency on May 2.
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A general store was also destroyed due to a powerful bomb blast near Charwazgai checkpost in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency on May 2.
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Afghanistan Army on July 2 fired 10 mortar shells that landed 800 metres inside South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “No loss of life or damage to property was, however, reported,” said Security
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Afghanistan Army on July 2 fired 10 mortar shells that landed 800 metres inside South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “No loss of life or damage to property was, however, reported,” said Security sources. “Afghan National Army fired 10mortar shells on civilians in Angoor Adda area (last Pakistani town on border with Afghanistan) between 1030 hours to 1300 hours at Saturday night,” sources spoke on the condition of anonymity. Pakistan lodged “protest” with the Afghanistan Government through military and other channels.
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As per the directions given by Punjab Police Inspector General Javed Iqbal, security stood high alert across the province so as to avoid any incident of violence in the wake of the operation in Abbottabad on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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As per the directions given by Punjab Police Inspector General Javed Iqbal, security stood high alert across the province so as to avoid any incident of violence in the wake of the operation in Abbottabad on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, May 2, while reacting to a statement of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir, informed the Supreme Court that there wasn’t any plan to try those terrorists apprehended by law enfo
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, May 2, while reacting to a statement of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir, informed the Supreme Court that there wasn’t any plan to try those terrorists apprehended by law enforcement agencies in military courts, reports Daily Times. A three-judge bench, comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, was hearing the missing persons’ case. During May 2’s hearing, Jahangir appeared before the court on behalf of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and stated that according to her information, a plan to amend the Anti-Terrorist Act to try terrorists in military courts was being considered. She asserted that such a recommendation had been given by three retired judges. Justice Javed Iqbal later said that the apex court did not interfere in the Government’s affairs and added that the courts had never encouraged mischief mongers, regretting that “criminals were released because Police in most of the cases failed to provide evidence”. He asked the interior minister not to take the directions of the apex court lightly. At the outset of the proceedings, Rehman Malik told the court that Balochistan was a victim of international terrorism. He maintained that first miscreants killed people in Punjab, Hazarwal, Sindh and now they wanted to create a law and order situation in Balochistan.
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Four persons, including a woman and three children, were killed and five others, including two Policemen, were injured when a bomb exploded near a mosque in the Umerzai Police Station area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 2, reports
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Four persons, including a woman and three children, were killed and five others, including two Policemen, were injured when a bomb exploded near a mosque in the Umerzai Police Station area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 2, reports Daily Times. The bomb destroyed the mosque and damaged the outer wall of the Police Station which is appeared to be the main target.
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Hundreds took to the streets in Quetta , the capital of Balochistan, on May 2, to pay homage to Osama bin Laden, chanting death to America and setting fire to a US flag, witnesses and organisers said, reports Times of India. The participants belongin
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Hundreds took to the streets in Quetta , the capital of Balochistan, on May 2, to pay homage to Osama bin Laden, chanting death to America and setting fire to a US flag, witnesses and organisers said, reports Times of India. The participants belonging to a religious party in Quetta were led by Federal Lawmaker Maulavi Asmatullah. "Bin Laden was the hero of the Muslim world and after his martyrdom he has won the title of great mujahed (Muslim fighter)," Asmatullah said. Organisers said between 1,000 and 1,200 people attended the rally. They also torched a US flag before dispersing peacefully. It was the first rally in Pakistan after the United States announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in an overnight commando mission in Pakistan.
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May - 2 
Liaquatabad Police claimed to have detained 31 suspected assailants allegedly involved in riots and violence within Liaquatabad town.
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Liaquatabad Police claimed to have detained 31 suspected assailants allegedly involved in riots and violence within Liaquatabad town.
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May - 2 
MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed was accused in the murder of Farooq Baig, a senior worker of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who was killed on May 2 near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station
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MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed was accused in the murder of Farooq Baig, a senior worker of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who was killed on May 2 near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station
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May - 2 
Pakistan has no interest in protecting any terrorist who may be hiding in the country, Ambassador to the United States (US), Hussain Haqqani, said on May 2, reports Daily Times. “What I find incredulous is the notion that somehow, just because there
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Pakistan has no interest in protecting any terrorist who may be hiding in the country, Ambassador to the United States (US), Hussain Haqqani, said on May 2, reports Daily Times. “What I find incredulous is the notion that somehow, just because there is a private support network in Pakistan, the state, the Government and the military of Pakistan should be blamed,” he said.
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May - 2 
Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf said on May 2 that the news of Osama bin Laden’s death was a “positive step”, although he criticised the United States (US) for launching the raid within his country’s borders, reports Daily Times.
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Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf said on May 2 that the news of Osama bin Laden’s death was a “positive step”, although he criticised the United States (US) for launching the raid within his country’s borders, reports Daily Times.
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May - 2 
Six people, including a senior leader the of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Farooq Baig, were killed in Babar Market near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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Six people, including a senior leader the of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Farooq Baig, were killed in Babar Market near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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May - 2 
The killing of Osama bin Laden by United States (IS) forces was not a joint operation with Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari said in a column in Washington Post on May 2, reports Dawn. Zardari, also dismissed any notion that Pakistan was failing t
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The killing of Osama bin Laden by United States (IS) forces was not a joint operation with Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari said in a column in Washington Post on May 2, reports Dawn. Zardari, also dismissed any notion that Pakistan was failing to take action against militants on its territory. Zardari said the whereabouts of the al Qaeda leader were not known to the Pakistani authorities.
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May - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 2 confirmed the killing of Osama Bin Laden and issued a threat that TTP will take its revenge, reports The News. TTP’s spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan in an audio message, said, “Pakistan will be the prime targ
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 2 confirmed the killing of Osama Bin Laden and issued a threat that TTP will take its revenge, reports The News. TTP’s spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan in an audio message, said, “Pakistan will be the prime target followed by United States (US)”, adding, “The US had been on a man-hunt for Osama and now Pakistani rulers are on our hit-list. We had also killed Benazir Bhutto in a suicide attack.”
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May - 2 
The United States (US) killing of Osama bin Laden shows that the Taliban cannot defeat the US in Afghanistan and that it should abandon its ties to al Qaeda, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 2, reported Daily Times. “In Afghanistan w
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The United States (US) killing of Osama bin Laden shows that the Taliban cannot defeat the US in Afghanistan and that it should abandon its ties to al Qaeda, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 2, reported Daily Times. “In Afghanistan we will continue taking the fight to al Qaeda and their Taliban allies while working to support the Afghan people as they build a stronger Government and begin to take responsibility for their own security,” Clinton said.
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May - 2 
Twenty five foreign militants, including Pakistanis, were killed and wounded by Afghan Security Forces (SFs) after they crossed the border from Pakistan, reported Daily Times. Jamaluddin Badr, Governor of north-eastern Nuristan province, said the 25
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Twenty five foreign militants, including Pakistanis, were killed and wounded by Afghan Security Forces (SFs) after they crossed the border from Pakistan, reported Daily Times. Jamaluddin Badr, Governor of north-eastern Nuristan province, said the 25 foreign militants which included Arabs, Chechens and Pakistanis were killed and wounded overnight. He said the operation was launched to guard against attacks after Osama bin Laden’s death on May 1. “We are aware of the situation here now that al Qaeda and other elements will try to infiltrate into Afghanistan. We have launched an operation to control border infiltration,” said Badr.
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May - 2 
Unidentified militants blew up two eight-inch diameter gas pipelines near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District disrupting gas supply to the gas purification plant on May 2, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants blew up two eight-inch diameter gas pipelines near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District disrupting gas supply to the gas purification plant on May 2, reported Daily Times.
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May - 3 
A cadre of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Amir Khan Group, identified as Hyder alias Lamba, was killed and a passerby injured in firing by undefined armed assailants near Sindhi Hotel in the precincts of Liaquatabad Police Station in Karachi o
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A cadre of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Amir Khan Group, identified as Hyder alias Lamba, was killed and a passerby injured in firing by undefined armed assailants near Sindhi Hotel in the precincts of Liaquatabad Police Station in Karachi on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
Australia warned on May 3 of the very high threat of terrorist attacks against Western targets in Pakistan following the killing of Osama bin Laden on May1 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, although security warning levels at home remain
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Australia warned on May 3 of the very high threat of terrorist attacks against Western targets in Pakistan following the killing of Osama bin Laden on May1 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, although security warning levels at home remain unchanged, reported Daily Times. “There is a very high threat of terrorist attack against places in Pakistan that are frequented by Australians and other Westerners,” the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said, adding, “We continue to receive a stream of credible reports indicating terrorists are in the advanced stages of planning attacks, including in Pakistani cities.”
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May - 3 
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Islamabad has plenty of questions to answer over Osama bin Laden. “There will be lots of questions about what sort of support system Bin Laden had in Pakistan, and we need those questions answered,” adde
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British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Islamabad has plenty of questions to answer over Osama bin Laden. “There will be lots of questions about what sort of support system Bin Laden had in Pakistan, and we need those questions answered,” added Cameron.
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May - 3 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta said on May 3 that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden’s compound, as they feared their Pakistani counterparts might alert the al Qaeda chief, re
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta said on May 3 that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden’s compound, as they feared their Pakistani counterparts might alert the al Qaeda chief, reports Daily Times. “It was decided that any effort to work with the Pakistanis could jeopardise the mission: They might alert the targets”, said Panetta, adding, that the options presented to United States (US) President Barack Obama included bombing the compound with B-2 bombers or firing a “direct shot” with cruise missiles. Air strikes were in the end ruled out because of the risk of “too much collateral [damage]” said Panetta, referring to potential civilian casualties, approving in the end the helicopter assault. Further, Panetta alleged Pakistan, saying that it was either incompetent or involved when one look at the country's role in Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. Panetta told lawmakers "either they were involved or incompetent. Neither place is a good place to be."
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May - 3 
France’s Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was not convinced Osama Bin Laden could go undetected in Pakistan until his death and would ask Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to explain. “I find it a little difficult to imagine that the p
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France’s Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was not convinced Osama Bin Laden could go undetected in Pakistan until his death and would ask Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to explain. “I find it a little difficult to imagine that the presence of someone like bin Laden in a relatively small town could go completely unnoticed,” Juppe said.
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May - 3 
Funeral procession by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JUD) and funeral prayers by Naveed Qamar were offered for al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at University Road. Later, JuD workers chanted slogans against the United States (US) and vocalised jihadist poems.
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Funeral procession by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JUD) and funeral prayers by Naveed Qamar were offered for al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at University Road. Later, JuD workers chanted slogans against the United States (US) and vocalised jihadist poems.
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May - 3 
Indian Government sources said that a vast majority of Pakistan's military leadership is unhappy about the United States (US) operation that killed Osama bin Laden and fears that America will conduct similar raids in the future to target the country'
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Indian Government sources said that a vast majority of Pakistan's military leadership is unhappy about the United States (US) operation that killed Osama bin Laden and fears that America will conduct similar raids in the future to target the country's nuclear arsenal, reports Times of India. An assessment made by Indian agencies suggests that almost three-fourths of the Pakistani military brass is concerned about the way American helicopters crossed into Pakistani territory, carried out a surgical strike and left without informing either the Pakistani Government or security establishment.
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May - 3 
It was reported that the bullet-riddled Pakistani villa that hid Osama bin Laden from the world was put under police control. Bin Laden’s hideout had been kept under tight army control after the raid by US Special Forces on May 1 in Abbottabad Distri
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It was reported that the bullet-riddled Pakistani villa that hid Osama bin Laden from the world was put under police control. Bin Laden’s hideout had been kept under tight army control after the raid by US Special Forces on May 1 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “The army handed over the site to Police and we have deployed about 100 extra Policemen around the compound and in the surrounding streets,” said Police official Qamar Hayat.
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May - 3 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) issued sketches of three more suspects of the Birch Club blast that occurred in Ghas Mandi in Karachi on April 21.
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) issued sketches of three more suspects of the Birch Club blast that occurred in Ghas Mandi in Karachi on April 21.
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May - 3 
Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, on May 3 demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kurram Agency for killing hund
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Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, on May 3 demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kurram Agency for killing hundreds of innocent people and to restore the Thal-Parachinar road, which links the region to the rest of the country, reports Express Tribune. Criticizing the Government for its non-serious attitude in resolving the issue, he said, “I boycotted the National Assembly’s session last week and I will continue to protest till our demands are fulfilled”.
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May - 3 
Militants blew up a Government high school for boys in Azakhel Payan of Peshawar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents.
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Militants blew up a Government high school for boys in Azakhel Payan of Peshawar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents.
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May - 3 
Osama Bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan, where al Qaeda leader was killed by United States (US) forces, President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism chief John Brennan said on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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Osama Bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan, where al Qaeda leader was killed by United States (US) forces, President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism chief John Brennan said on May 3, reports Daily Times. “Well I think the latest information is that he was in this compound for the past five or six years and he had virtually no interaction with others outside that compound. But yet he seemed to be very active inside the compound,” Brennan said, adding, “And we know that he had released videos and audios. We know that he was in contact with some senior Qaeda officials”.
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May - 3 
Pakistani soldiers arrested a peasant, Shamrez Khan, in Abbottabad District near the compound where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) raid on May 3, reported Daily Times. “My father was taken into custody outside his
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Pakistani soldiers arrested a peasant, Shamrez Khan, in Abbottabad District near the compound where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) raid on May 3, reported Daily Times. “My father was taken into custody outside his house when he was looking at the house where the operation was conducted,” Khan’s son Mohammad Qasim said.
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May - 3 
President Asif Ali Zardari on May 3 said that the accusations on Pakistan extending safe havens to extremists were “baseless” and insisted the country’s long-term help was crucial to the United States (US) triumph in gunning down Osama bin Laden, rep
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President Asif Ali Zardari on May 3 said that the accusations on Pakistan extending safe havens to extremists were “baseless” and insisted the country’s long-term help was crucial to the United States (US) triumph in gunning down Osama bin Laden, reports Express Tribune. “Some in the US press have suggested that Pakistan lacked vitality in its pursuit of terrorism, or worse yet that we were disingenuous and actually protected the terrorists we claimed to be pursuing,” said Zardari, adding, “Such baseless speculation may make exciting cable news, but it doesn’t reflect fact.” Zardari’s defence came after Washington warned it would probe how the al Qaeda kingpin managed to live in ‘undetected luxury’ in Pakistan. “Pakistan has never been and never will be the hotbed of fanaticism that is often described by the media,” added Zardari
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May - 3 
Seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed and two others injured in an aerial firing by the Security Forces (SFs) in the remote Bazaar Zakha Khel area near Khar Ghot in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (F
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Seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed and two others injured in an aerial firing by the Security Forces (SFs) in the remote Bazaar Zakha Khel area near Khar Ghot in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
Three border Policemen, who were abducted by Afghan Taliban during an attack on a Paitasun checkpost in border village Arsoon in Chitral District on the night of May 3, were set free by their abductors. A soldier, Abdul Ghafoor, had lost his lies in
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Three border Policemen, who were abducted by Afghan Taliban during an attack on a Paitasun checkpost in border village Arsoon in Chitral District on the night of May 3, were set free by their abductors. A soldier, Abdul Ghafoor, had lost his lies in the night of May 3 when Afghan Taliban attacked Paitasun checkpost. Three other personnel of border police identified as Mohammad Hassan, Ghaziuddin and Muhibur Rahman were abducted along with their arms and taken to Nuristan province of Afghanistan. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said that he had sent a jirga (tribal council) to Nuristan province of Afghanistan to seek safe release of the abducted Policemen.
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May - 3 
Two blasts hit two NATO oil tankers in separate incidents in Khyber Agency. An oil tanker, carrying fuel for the United States (US) led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, was blown up near Ali Masjid in a bomb blast. In the second incident, a bomb
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Two blasts hit two NATO oil tankers in separate incidents in Khyber Agency. An oil tanker, carrying fuel for the United States (US) led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, was blown up near Ali Masjid in a bomb blast. In the second incident, a bomb blast hit a NATO oil tanker at Torkham town.
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May - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government high school in the Pabbi area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The intensity of the blast was so strong that three classrooms have been completely turned int
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government high school in the Pabbi area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The intensity of the blast was so strong that three classrooms have been completely turned into debris.
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May - 3 
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the relationship of the US with Pakistan was complicated but important one, adding, that several critical intelligence provided by Pakistan to the US over a period of time helped them reach Osama bin L
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the relationship of the US with Pakistan was complicated but important one, adding, that several critical intelligence provided by Pakistan to the US over a period of time helped them reach Osama bin Laden, reported The News. Carney said that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was not armed when US Special Forces stormed his compound but he did resist before he was shot. Bin Laden's wife "rushed the US assaulter" and was shot in the leg but not killed, contrary to what a White House official said on May 2.
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May - 4 
A 10-year-old girl Nazia was killed when a mortar shell fired by SFs fell on the house of Qismat Khan in Zangal Kallay of Malakdin Khel area.
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A 10-year-old girl Nazia was killed when a mortar shell fired by SFs fell on the house of Qismat Khan in Zangal Kallay of Malakdin Khel area.
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May - 4 
A bullet-riddled body of an unidentified Balochi man was found from Lyari River in Old Golimar in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station.
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A bullet-riddled body of an unidentified Balochi man was found from Lyari River in Old Golimar in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station.
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May - 4 
A soldier was killed and four others were injured when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ambushed Security Forces (SFs) convoy in Serwakai area of South Waziristan Agency, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs were returning to their base camp after co
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A soldier was killed and four others were injured when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ambushed Security Forces (SFs) convoy in Serwakai area of South Waziristan Agency, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs were returning to their base camp after conducting a raid and search operation in the area when they came under attack. The SFs retaliated but the militants managed to escape.
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May - 4 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Arif, was killed near Noor Decoration House within the limits of Surjani Police Station in Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times.
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Arif, was killed near Noor Decoration House within the limits of Surjani Police Station in Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times.
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May - 4 
An unnamed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official told reporters that the compound had been raided in 2003 during a search for the al Qaeda operative, reports Times of India. Since then, the compound had not been on the ISI's radar, the official
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An unnamed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official told reporters that the compound had been raided in 2003 during a search for the al Qaeda operative, reports Times of India. Since then, the compound had not been on the ISI's radar, the official said. It was revealed that the land for the compound was acquired in three separate deals by one Arshad Khan from Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khan has now been identified as one of the two couriers killed along with bin Laden in the United States raid.
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May - 4 
Charging that elements in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have "dual loyalty", United States (US) lawmaker Peter King on May 4 alleged that the Pakistan intelligence outfits spend more time in chasing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents in
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Charging that elements in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have "dual loyalty", United States (US) lawmaker Peter King on May 4 alleged that the Pakistan intelligence outfits spend more time in chasing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents inside Pakistan rather the terrorists operating inside the country, reported Indian Express. "There's no doubt that there have been elements in the ISI which have not been supportive of our position, which have at least a dual loyalty," said Congressman, Peter King, adding, “The fact that the ISI maintained its headquarters so close to bin Laden's hiding place in a neighbourhood populated by prominent retired military and intelligence officials, and to learn that for six years bin Laden was living in that compound raises questions.” It raises possibility that there was a direct facilitation by elements of the Pakistan Government or the Pakistan intelligence is "entirely inept", King added.
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May - 4 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on May 4 said that Pakistan is fighting the war against terrorism and Osama Bin Laden’s death is part of the war, reports Dawn. Malik said that the Foreign Office of Pakistan has presented a detailed statemen
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on May 4 said that Pakistan is fighting the war against terrorism and Osama Bin Laden’s death is part of the war, reports Dawn. Malik said that the Foreign Office of Pakistan has presented a detailed statement about the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
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May - 4 
Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said that Pakistan alerted the US to its suspicions about a compound where Osama Bin Laden was found hiding as far back as 2009. Bashir also hit out at “disquieting” comments by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Direct
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Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said that Pakistan alerted the US to its suspicions about a compound where Osama Bin Laden was found hiding as far back as 2009. Bashir also hit out at “disquieting” comments by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta that US officials had ruled out informing Islamabad in advance about US raid on the Pakistani compound, which led to the al Qaeda chief’s death. Asked in a BBC radio interview about the compound in Abbottabad where the al Qaeda chief was discovered, Bashir said: “This particular location was pointed out by our intelligence quite some time ago to the US intelligence. Of course they have a much more sophisticated equipment to evaluate and to assess. We had indicated this compound as far back as 2009 as a possible place”, Bashir said, although he added it was not known at the time Bin Laden was hiding there and there were “millions” of other suspect locations.
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May - 4 
Groups of Pakistani lawyers held protests over the killing of Laden, denouncing America and saying prayers for their ‘hero’, reported Daily Times. Around 70 lawyers staged a rally in Abbottabad District, condemning the US operation in their city. The
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Groups of Pakistani lawyers held protests over the killing of Laden, denouncing America and saying prayers for their ‘hero’, reported Daily Times. Around 70 lawyers staged a rally in Abbottabad District, condemning the US operation in their city. They shouted “Go America go, Osama Bin Laden is our hero” and chanted slogans against the US-allied and Pakistani Government.
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May - 4 
In Peshawar, where Bin Laden once lived during the fight to evict Soviet troops Afghanistan, about 200 lawyers offered special prayers for the al Qaeda ‘hero’ at the courts.
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In Peshawar, where Bin Laden once lived during the fight to evict Soviet troops Afghanistan, about 200 lawyers offered special prayers for the al Qaeda ‘hero’ at the courts.
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May - 4 
Lawmaker Mufti Kifayetullah of Jama’at Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) during the proceedings of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on May 4 termed Osama bin Laden as a ‘hero’ of Muslims and a great jihadi leader, who sacrificed his life for the glory of Islam p
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Lawmaker Mufti Kifayetullah of Jama’at Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) during the proceedings of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on May 4 termed Osama bin Laden as a ‘hero’ of Muslims and a great jihadi leader, who sacrificed his life for the glory of Islam prompting a cabinet member of Awami National Party (ANP) Bashir Ahmad Bilour to call him a symbol of terror, reports Dawn. “It is a matter of shame for army and Government that foreign forces invaded the country and killed our hero,” he remarked, adding, “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government was equally responsible for this action. This is a fact that Americans killed bin Laden but they could not eliminate his ideology”.
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May - 4 
NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on May 4 to make progress in the battle against terrorism and said the US commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden was justified, reports Dawn. “We have encouraged the Pakistani auth
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NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on May 4 to make progress in the battle against terrorism and said the US commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden was justified, reports Dawn. “We have encouraged the Pakistani authorities to reinforce the fight against terrorists and extremists, in particular in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region,” Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. “We have seen progress, I think there is potential for more progress,” he added. “We must actively cooperate with the Pakistani Government and military in order to strengthen efforts against terrorists in the border region,” Mr Rasmussen added further.
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May - 4 
Pakistan authorities on May 4 arrested Gul Madah, the contractor who built the three-storey mansion in 2005 in Abbottabad District where Osama bin Laden was residing, reports Times of India. Gul hailed from Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa an
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Pakistan authorities on May 4 arrested Gul Madah, the contractor who built the three-storey mansion in 2005 in Abbottabad District where Osama bin Laden was residing, reports Times of India. Gul hailed from Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and had been living near Abbottabad for some years.
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May - 4 
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani said on May 4 that he and his embassy were receiving threatening phone calls and emails ever since Osama bin Laden was killed, reports Times of India. Haqqani said such threats show how
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Pakistan's ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani said on May 4 that he and his embassy were receiving threatening phone calls and emails ever since Osama bin Laden was killed, reports Times of India. Haqqani said such threats show how his country's contribution to fighting terrorism was being ignored while only failures are being highlighted. "I'm getting threatening phone calls. My embassy is getting threatening phone calls. They're people sending e-mails saying, instead of recognising what Pakistan has contributed, the failure is being pointed out," said Haqqani, adding, “The Pakistan Government will get to the bottom of it but an important concern right now was to reassure people in the US that Pakistan as a nation did not look upon Osama bin Laden favourably.”
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May - 4 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 4 defended country’s ‘failure’ to spot that Osama bin Laden had been hiding out in a luxury compound near Islamabad, saying that fighting terrorism was the whole world’s responsibility, reports Daily Times. “T
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 4 defended country’s ‘failure’ to spot that Osama bin Laden had been hiding out in a luxury compound near Islamabad, saying that fighting terrorism was the whole world’s responsibility, reports Daily Times. “There is an intelligence failure of the whole world, not just Pakistan alone Gilani told reporters in Paris where he met French President Nicholas Sarkozy. “Certainly we have intelligence sharing with the rest of the world, including the United States, so if somebody points out that there are ... lapses from the Pakistan side, that means there are lapses from the whole world,” he said. “We want to fight terrorism in our own interest,” he added, asserting, “There is no threat to Pakistan. West is supporting Pakistan as it is a responsible nation.”
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May - 4 
Samiullah, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot and critically wounded by unidentified assailants in Quetta on May 4, reported Daily Times. However, no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack
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Samiullah, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot and critically wounded by unidentified assailants in Quetta on May 4, reported Daily Times. However, no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack
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May - 4 
Ten militants were killed and as many others injured in a clash between the Hafiz Daulat and Nabi groups in Kurrat area in Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 4, reports The News. Both groups used light and heavy weapon
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Ten militants were killed and as many others injured in a clash between the Hafiz Daulat and Nabi groups in Kurrat area in Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 4, reports The News. Both groups used light and heavy weaponry and fired mortar shells at each other’s positions.
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May - 4 
The doctor Qazi Mahmoodul Haq, who sold the piece of the land where Osama Bin Laden’s final hideout was built, said that the buyer, a Pakistani who apparently sheltered the al Qaeda chief, was a “modest, humble” man who did not seem to be a terrorist
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The doctor Qazi Mahmoodul Haq, who sold the piece of the land where Osama Bin Laden’s final hideout was built, said that the buyer, a Pakistani who apparently sheltered the al Qaeda chief, was a “modest, humble” man who did not seem to be a terrorist, reports Daily Times. The doctor said he sold a plot of land to Arshad in 2005. Property records obtained by reporters show Muhammad Arshad bought adjoining plots in four stages between 2004 and 2005 for USD 48,000. The two appear to be the same person, and the names may be faked.
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May - 4 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) owned the mansion in the town of Abbottabad in Kahyber Pakhtunkhwa where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, a Canadian newspaper, Globe and Mail, has reported, according to Times of India. The report claimed that Pak
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) owned the mansion in the town of Abbottabad in Kahyber Pakhtunkhwa where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, a Canadian newspaper, Globe and Mail, has reported, according to Times of India. The report claimed that Pakistan is hushing up the issue of the ownership of the compound. The Globe and Mail quoted a Pakistani Police officer familiar with bin Laden's compound to say the house was used by HM. "The place belonged to Hizbul Mujahideen," the Police officer said, adding, "But the authorities have asked us not to share any information about the exact ownership."
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May - 4 
The United States (US) troops were prepared to capture Osama bin Laden alive, but his resistance and use of a woman as shield, forced them to kill the al Qaeda leader, said John Brennan, the National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland
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The United States (US) troops were prepared to capture Osama bin Laden alive, but his resistance and use of a woman as shield, forced them to kill the al Qaeda leader, said John Brennan, the National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland on May 4, reports Times of India. Brennan said, "If we had the opportunity to take bin Laden alive, if he didn't present any threat, the individuals involved were able and prepared to do that. We had discussed that extensively in a number of meetings in the White House and with our President".
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May - 4 
The White House said on May 4 that United States (US) President Barack Obama reserves the right to act again against top terror suspects inside Pakistan, following the raid which killed Osama bin Laden, reported The News. Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney
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The White House said on May 4 that United States (US) President Barack Obama reserves the right to act again against top terror suspects inside Pakistan, following the raid which killed Osama bin Laden, reported The News. Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney said, “President Obama made very clear during the campaign that that was his view, and by the actions he has taken as President, feels that it was the right approach and continues to feel that way”. During the 2008 presidential campaign, then senator Obama said that he would order action against Osama bin Laden or other senior al Qaeda leaders inside Pakistan if the country’s leadership “is unable or unwilling to act.”
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May - 4 
Three rockets were fired at Wana scouts camp in intervening night of May 3-4. No loss of life or property was reported. Sources said that soon after the rocket attack security SFs pounded suspected locations in Doag, Korezai, Peer Bagh and Musa Qilla
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Three rockets were fired at Wana scouts camp in intervening night of May 3-4. No loss of life or property was reported. Sources said that soon after the rocket attack security SFs pounded suspected locations in Doag, Korezai, Peer Bagh and Musa Qilla areas with light and heavy weapons. Musa Qilla, which is considered a stronghold of TTP, was also hit during the firing, which continued for at least one hour. Sources added that a centre of TTP in Musa Qilla was slightly damaged in the firing. However, no loss of life was reported from the area.
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May - 4 
Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a truck in the Mohsinzai area of Kurram Agency, injuring the driver, identified as Noori. A number of militants have shifted to Kurram Agency due to the military operation in Orakzai Agency and are alleged
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Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a truck in the Mohsinzai area of Kurram Agency, injuring the driver, identified as Noori. A number of militants have shifted to Kurram Agency due to the military operation in Orakzai Agency and are allegedly engaged in hostilities against the local population and SFs.
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May - 4 
Unidentified assailants killed a local person hours after abducting him from Bara Bazaar of Bara tehsil. Sources said that assailants abducted three persons, including two hailing from Punjab. Identity of the killed one could not be established immed
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Unidentified assailants killed a local person hours after abducting him from Bara Bazaar of Bara tehsil. Sources said that assailants abducted three persons, including two hailing from Punjab. Identity of the killed one could not be established immediately.
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May - 4 
Washington on May 4 worked to establish whether Pakistan had sheltered the al Qaeda leader, which Islamabad vehemently denies, reports Daily Times. South Florida Congressman Allen West said Government of Pakistan may have aided and abetted Osama bin
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Washington on May 4 worked to establish whether Pakistan had sheltered the al Qaeda leader, which Islamabad vehemently denies, reports Daily Times. South Florida Congressman Allen West said Government of Pakistan may have aided and abetted Osama bin Laden’s lengthy hideout from US forces. Unless the United States gets a clear explanation of what Pakistani officials knew about bin Laden’s whereabouts, “all aid from American taxpayers to this nation needs to cease,” West wrote in a letter to congressional leaders. “It is not unreasonable for the American people to question if Osama bin Laden was located on Government-controlled land, next to a military academy and so close the nation’s capital. What real assistance was the Pakistan Government providing for the last 10 years to locate the al Qaida leader and bring him to justice?” He suggested the possibility that Pakistan helped Osama bin Laden elude capture to keep USD 20 billion of aid flowing since the 9/11 attacks. “We need to understand whether the government of Pakistan was harbouring Osama bin Laden all these years,” Allen West wrote.
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A cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Salamuddin alias Shahzad Lahoti, was killed in Narainpura area within the precincts of Eidgah Police Station. Later, Rangers claimed that they arrested one Mahmood and recovered a TT pistol from his posses
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A cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Salamuddin alias Shahzad Lahoti, was killed in Narainpura area within the precincts of Eidgah Police Station. Later, Rangers claimed that they arrested one Mahmood and recovered a TT pistol from his possession.
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May - 5 
A legislation was introduced on May 5 in the United States (US) House of Representatives which if passed would cut aid to Pakistan unless the state department can certify that Islamabad was not harbouring al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reports Times
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A legislation was introduced on May 5 in the United States (US) House of Representatives which if passed would cut aid to Pakistan unless the state department can certify that Islamabad was not harbouring al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India. "For all these years, we believed that Osama bin Laden was on the run, living in a cave; but, apparently, Satan's Pawn has been living for years in a million-dollar compound just yards away from a Pakistani military base, but Pakistan claims no knowledge of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. I just don't buy it," said Texas Republican Ted Poe. He said that he introduced a bill that would require Congress and the American people to get a full understanding of what Pakistan knew about bin Laden's whereabouts and when they knew it, before US give them anymore American money. "Congress has already appropriated $3 billion in aid to Pakistan for this year; and unless Pakistan can prove that they were not providing sanctuary for America's number one enemy, they should not receive any American aid," Poe added.
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May - 5 
A member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Haji Masood-ur-Rehman, was killed and two other members were injured when unidentified assailants fired at them at Khando Goth area of North Nazimabad in Karachi on May 5, reports Daily Times. Later, Pol
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A member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Haji Masood-ur-Rehman, was killed and two other members were injured when unidentified assailants fired at them at Khando Goth area of North Nazimabad in Karachi on May 5, reports Daily Times. Later, Police claimed to have arrested one Ijlal Hussain, on the suspicion of Rehman’s murder.
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May - 5 
A shepherd, identified as Naseer (15), was injured when a landmine exploded in Ashrafabad locality of Khwazai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.
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A shepherd, identified as Naseer (15), was injured when a landmine exploded in Ashrafabad locality of Khwazai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.
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May - 5 
A United States (US) official on May 5 said that the material seized from Osama bin Laden's compound showed al Qaeda network had planned strikes on US trains on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, reported The News. As of February 2010,
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A United States (US) official on May 5 said that the material seized from Osama bin Laden's compound showed al Qaeda network had planned strikes on US trains on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, reported The News. As of February 2010, al Qaeda "was allegedly contemplating conducting an operation against trains at an unspecified location in the US on the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001," the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. It was reported that while it was clear there was some level of planning, there is no recent information to indicate an active ongoing plot to target transportation and no information on possible locations or specific targets. Al Qaeda "was looking into trying to tip a train by tampering with the rails so that the train would fall off the track at either a valley or a bridge," according to the department.
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May - 5 
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was shot dead in his hideout by special United States (US) forces in Pakistan, was a mass killer of Muslims and not a martyr as a few people are trying to portray, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5,
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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was shot dead in his hideout by special United States (US) forces in Pakistan, was a mass killer of Muslims and not a martyr as a few people are trying to portray, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5, reported Times of India. In her remarks to the National Conference of Editorial Writers, Clinton said the State Department is now working on a narrative "that will convince people he was a murderer, not a martyr," and that Osama bin Laden murdered more Muslims than anyone else. "He was a mass killer of Muslims," she said.
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May - 5 
Atta-ur-Rehman, an imam (cleric) and a member of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), was shot dead near Mubarak Masjid within the jurisdiction of Mochko Police Station.
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Atta-ur-Rehman, an imam (cleric) and a member of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), was shot dead near Mubarak Masjid within the jurisdiction of Mochko Police Station.
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May - 5 
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on May 5 said that no operation is being conducted in the province and there are no troops or tanks present in the province, reports Dawn. “No military operation is being carried out in Balochistan,” he
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Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on May 5 said that no operation is being conducted in the province and there are no troops or tanks present in the province, reports Dawn. “No military operation is being carried out in Balochistan,” he said while talking to media persons in the Chief Minister’s House. He said the Government had already announced that no new cantonments would be established in Balochistan and Sui cantonment had been converted into a military collage where classes had already started.
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May - 5 
China reaffirmed its support for efforts by its ally Pakistan to combat terrorism after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces, and urged the world to help Islamabad. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu stopped short of directl
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China reaffirmed its support for efforts by its ally Pakistan to combat terrorism after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces, and urged the world to help Islamabad. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu stopped short of directly criticising the daring raid by US Special Forces on Pakistani soil that ended with Osama bin Laden’s death, but said national sovereignty “should be respected” at all times. “Pakistan is at the forefront of the international counter-terrorism effort. The international community should understand and support Pakistan,” Jiang told a press conference.
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May - 5 
COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that any action similar to the Abbottabad operation, violating the country’s sovereignty, will warrant a review of the level of military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, and demanded it to re
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COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that any action similar to the Abbottabad operation, violating the country’s sovereignty, will warrant a review of the level of military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, and demanded it to reduce the strength of its troops in the country to the “minimum essential” levels.
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May - 5 
Congresswoman Kay Granger asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to immediately stop American aid program for flood victims in Pakistan, where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on May 1, reports Indian Express. Expressi
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Congresswoman Kay Granger asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to immediately stop American aid program for flood victims in Pakistan, where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on May 1, reports Indian Express. Expressing her "concerns during this time of immense uncertainty about our country's relationship with Pakistan", Congresswoman Kay Granger, who chairs a key committee with oversight over foreign assistance, urged Clinton to shelve nearly USD 200 million in cash payments to Pakistan agencies.
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May - 5 
In a bid to convey his unease over the operation and that inaction over the raid should not be taken as his tacit endorsement, the Army chief announced a reduction in the number of US military personnel in Pakistan. However, the demand for reduction
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In a bid to convey his unease over the operation and that inaction over the raid should not be taken as his tacit endorsement, the Army chief announced a reduction in the number of US military personnel in Pakistan. However, the demand for reduction in the strength of US military personnel, some of them providing training to paramilitary forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and others engaged in joint technical projects, was initially made by Gen Kayani almost three weeks before the Abbottabad operation when military officials of the two countries were discussing ways of mending the strained military-to-military ties. Gen Kayani is reported to be looking at 25 to 40 per cent cut in the number of US Special Operations personnel based in Pakistan.
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May - 5 
Jama’at-e-Islami (JI) urged its followers on May 5 to hold mass rallies on May 6 (today) to demand their Government to withdraw its support of the United States (US) war on militancy, reports Daily Times. JI said the US had violated the sovereignty o
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Jama’at-e-Islami (JI) urged its followers on May 5 to hold mass rallies on May 6 (today) to demand their Government to withdraw its support of the United States (US) war on militancy, reports Daily Times. JI said the US had violated the sovereignty of its key ally by sending its own forces into Abbottabad to kill the al Qaeda leader. “Even if there was any sympathy for the Americans, it would dissipate after the way they crushed and violated our sovereignty and our independence,” JI chief Syed Munawar Hasan said, adding, “We have appealed to everyone to hold peaceful demonstrations on Friday on a very large scale. Our first demand is Pakistan should withdraw from the war on terror.”
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May - 5 
No US assistance can be provided to Pakistan unless the Obama administration certifies to Congress that Pakistan did not have any information about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, says a bill introduced in the House of Representatives, Dawn reported o
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No US assistance can be provided to Pakistan unless the Obama administration certifies to Congress that Pakistan did not have any information about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, says a bill introduced in the House of Representatives, Dawn reported on May 6. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs but a growing number of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are urging their colleagues not to take decisions that may hurt US interests. “Congress has already appropriated USD three billion in aid to Pakistan for this year,” said Congressman Ted Poe, a Texas Republican, while introducing the bill. “Unless Pakistan can prove that they were not providing sanctuary for America’s number one enemy, they should not receive any American aid.” Co-sponsors - Congressmen Vern Buchanan, John Culberson and Allen West, all Republicans - also want to “punish” Pakistan but many see it as a hasty move. “It is not the time to back away from Pakistan… but rather a time to strengthen ties,” said House Speaker John Boehner. “It’s premature to talk of cutting aid, we both benefit from having a strong bilateral relationship.”
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May - 5 
One militant was killed and two others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected locations in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs p
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One militant was killed and two others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected locations in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs pounded militant positions in Baizai area near Afghan border. A militant, identified as Mukamal Shah, was killed while his two accomplices were injured in the action.
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May - 5 
Pakistan more than ever needs support in its efforts to combat terrorism and bolster democracy following the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the European Union said on May 5, reports Daily Times. While the US operation on Pakistani soil “
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Pakistan more than ever needs support in its efforts to combat terrorism and bolster democracy following the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the European Union said on May 5, reports Daily Times. While the US operation on Pakistani soil “has raised questions” on the role of the country’s Army and intelligence services, “there can be no doubt that we will have to rely on Pakistan’s full cooperation as a partner,” said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Catherine Ashton. “More than ever we need to underpin the democratic elected government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani,” he said. But he cautioned that the death of the terrorist mastermind “underlines the need for a broad and reinforced engagement of Pakistan generally, but also on security-related issues such as counter terrorism and human rights.”
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May - 5 
Pakistan warned the United States on May 5 of “disastrous consequences” if it carries out any more raids against terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, and hit back at international allegations it may have been harbouring the al Qaeda ‘
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Pakistan warned the United States on May 5 of “disastrous consequences” if it carries out any more raids against terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, and hit back at international allegations it may have been harbouring the al Qaeda ‘chief’, reports Daily Times. Briefing media personalities at the Foreign Office about different aspects and questions regarding the US operation in Abbottabad, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said that Pakistan’s military and political leadership was well-equipped and mindful of the defence requirements of the country. Salman Bashir said the US action, which led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, was a covert operation and Pakistan armed forces were not consulted. He said that Admiral Mike Mullen had telephoned Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at about 3am and informed him about the operation. Bashir pointed out that the American action involved legal issues concerning violation of sovereignty and these should be addressed for the sake of global peace and stability. Even Americans were mindful of the sovereignty issue and Admiral Mullen, among other things, also raised this issue during the conversation with the Army Chief, he added. The secretary recalled that the UN Security Council had emphasised that “member states must ensure that any measure taken to combat terrorism complies with their obligations under international law and in particular human rights, refugee and humanitarian law”.
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May - 5 
Pakistani Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, promised a thorough probe into allegations some of which were reported in the US media, claiming that active or retired Pakistani officials helped Osama bin Laden hide in Abbottabad. “Pakistan will conduct
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Pakistani Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, promised a thorough probe into allegations some of which were reported in the US media, claiming that active or retired Pakistani officials helped Osama bin Laden hide in Abbottabad. “Pakistan will conduct a full inquiry into what his support network was, whether the support network was a private network, or whether it involved individuals working at any level in our police or security services or anywhere,” the ambassador told the Foreign Policy magazine. “We totally reject there was complicity as a policy decision. The only other two explanations are incompetence and overconfidence of our security services,” he added.
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May - 5 
Police found a dead body of a youth, identified as Abdul Wahab, belonging to People’s Student Federation (PSF), from an abandoned plot in Altaf Nagar within the precincts of Manghopir Police Station. It was reported that Wahab was abducted three days
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Police found a dead body of a youth, identified as Abdul Wahab, belonging to People’s Student Federation (PSF), from an abandoned plot in Altaf Nagar within the precincts of Manghopir Police Station. It was reported that Wahab was abducted three days ago
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May - 5 
Police on May 5 shot dead two would-be suicide bombers during an encounter at Draban checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. “They were travelling in an explosive-laden Suzuki pick-up. Police targeted the vehicle a
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Police on May 5 shot dead two would-be suicide bombers during an encounter at Draban checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. “They were travelling in an explosive-laden Suzuki pick-up. Police targeted the vehicle and both the would-be suicide bombers were killed in it,” said District Police Officer Mohammad Hussain. The vehicle was coming to Dera city from Frontier Region of Drazenda, a tribal area along the Waziristan border.
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May - 5 
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on May 5 ordered an investigation into the intelligence failure in detecting the presence of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout and for determining how the US car
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The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on May 5 ordered an investigation into the intelligence failure in detecting the presence of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout and for determining how the US carried out the operation ‘Geronimo’ without the Pakistan military getting wind of it, reports Dawn. The directives for a broad-based military inquiry were given at a corps commanders conference at the GHQ as the Army decided on an immediate reduction in the US military presence in the country in protest against the ‘unilateral American operation’ in which the fugitive al Qaeda ‘chief’ with $25 million bounty on his head was killed.
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May - 5 
The United Sates Senator Carl Levin on May 5 said that 'high levels' of the Pakistani Government knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding, must know where Mullah Omar is too, reports The News. The Senate Armed Services Committee, Levin said, has alread
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The United Sates Senator Carl Levin on May 5 said that 'high levels' of the Pakistani Government knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding, must know where Mullah Omar is too, reports The News. The Senate Armed Services Committee, Levin said, has already started a preliminary investigation into Pakistan's involvement and, depending on the results of that investigation, will decide whether to hold public hearings to investigate further. "We need these questions answered about whether or not the top level of the Pakistan government knew or was told by the ISI, their intelligence service, about anything, about this suspicious activity for five years in a very, very centralized place," Levin said.
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May - 5 
The United States relationship with Pakistan is not always easy but has been productive for both sides, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5, after the killing of Osama bin Laden raised questions about the alliance, reports Daily Times. C
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The United States relationship with Pakistan is not always easy but has been productive for both sides, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5, after the killing of Osama bin Laden raised questions about the alliance, reports Daily Times. Clinton acknowledged that Washington’s relationship with Islamabad was awkward at times, but said it was still important. “It is not always an easy relationship, you know that,” Clinton said adding “But on the other hand it is a productive one for both our countries and we are going to continue to cooperate between our governments, our militaries, our law-enforcement agencies but most importantly between the American and Pakistani people.”
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May - 5 
United States (US) on May 5 refrained from drawing a parallel between 9/11 and the dastardly Mumbai attacks, also known as 26/11, and appeared to be unwilling to support any similar "hot pursuit" Indian effort as done by the US Special Forces in Paki
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United States (US) on May 5 refrained from drawing a parallel between 9/11 and the dastardly Mumbai attacks, also known as 26/11, and appeared to be unwilling to support any similar "hot pursuit" Indian effort as done by the US Special Forces in Pakistan to kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reported Indian Express. "I don't want to speculate too broadly about an operation that was clearly unique in the history of the US and the history of the world, where we had an individual who was possibly the most wanted man in the world and had perpetrated heinous crimes against not only American citizens but citizens around the globe," said US State Department spokesman Mark Toner. Toner said he is aware of all those terrorism related cases in India including the attack on the Indian Parliament and the Mumbai terrorist attack. "Our counterterrorism cooperation both with India and with Pakistan is ongoing and we believe that it's directed at exactly these kinds of elements," he added.
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May - 5 
United States (US) troops were led to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by his own deputy, Ayman al Zawahiri, because of internal power struggle between the two, reports Daily Times, quoting from al Watan, Saudi paper on May 5. It reported that the to
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United States (US) troops were led to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by his own deputy, Ayman al Zawahiri, because of internal power struggle between the two, reports Daily Times, quoting from al Watan, Saudi paper on May 5. It reported that the top two al Qaeda men had differences and that a courier who led US forces to Bin Laden was working for Zawahiri. The courier was a Pakistan national and not a Kuwaiti as the US suspected. The man knew he was being followed by the US military but disguised the fact. “The Egyptian faction of al Qaeda is de facto running the organisation now and since he was taken ill in 2004 they have been trying to take full control,” according to sources. It said Zawahiri’s faction had persuaded Osama bin Laden to leave Tribal Areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border and take shelter instead in Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. With the return of an Egyptian figure in al Qaeda, Saif al Adel, the Egyptian faction hatched a plan to dispose of Osama bin Laden.
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May - 6 
Afghan intelligence believed Osama bin Laden was in hiding in an area close to Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa four years ago, but no action was taken after the claim was furiously rejected by former president Pervez Musharraf, reports Dawn
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Afghan intelligence believed Osama bin Laden was in hiding in an area close to Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa four years ago, but no action was taken after the claim was furiously rejected by former president Pervez Musharraf, reports Dawn quoting Afghanistan’s former Intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh on May 6. Saleh, who has long been a hate figure in Islamabad among officials who believed he was implacably anti-Pakistan also said that he had no doubts “that Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, was hiding in a safe house owned by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Karachi”, adding, “He is protected by ISI, General Ahmad Shuja Pasha knows as I am talking to you where is Mullah Omar and he keeps daily briefs from his officers about the location of senior Taliban leaders, simple”.
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May - 6 
An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Amir Abbas, was shot dead near Gelanabad Kausar town, within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station.
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An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Amir Abbas, was shot dead near Gelanabad Kausar town, within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station.
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May - 6 
An unidentified rickshaw driver who appeared to be an ethnic Hazara was shot dead near Jauhar Mor in Gulistan Jauhar Police precincts.
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An unidentified rickshaw driver who appeared to be an ethnic Hazara was shot dead near Jauhar Mor in Gulistan Jauhar Police precincts.
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May - 6 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 6 said that keeping in view the longstanding relations, the United States should not have violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, reports Daily Times. Reacting to the military operation cond
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 6 said that keeping in view the longstanding relations, the United States should not have violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, reports Daily Times. Reacting to the military operation conducted deep inside the country’s territory by a US team of Navy Seals, the Prime Minister said that the issue of violation of its sovereignty was a matter of concern for Pakistan. He said that it was particularly so, in view of the cooperation with the United States in the fields of intelligence and defence. “Pakistan’s sovereignty should not have been violated. There was no need to a shortcut or to bypass Pakistan,” remarked Gilani during his informal chat with the journalists who were in his entourage for a three-day visit to France.
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May - 6 
Qasim, an activist of Kachi Rabita Council (KRC) killed near the al Makran Hotel, Art Chowk, in the limits of Kalakot Police Station.
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Qasim, an activist of Kachi Rabita Council (KRC) killed near the al Makran Hotel, Art Chowk, in the limits of Kalakot Police Station.
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May - 6 
Quoting the media reports, rediff.com reported on May 6 that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha may step down in the wake of widespread criticism of the Pakistani establishment over United States (US) Special Forces
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Quoting the media reports, rediff.com reported on May 6 that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha may step down in the wake of widespread criticism of the Pakistani establishment over United States (US) Special Forces killing Osama bin Laden near a key military facility in the garrison city of Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pasha may quit as the Pakistan Government "looks for a fall guy for the bin Laden debacle," unnamed senior officials were quoted. The senior officials said "they recognise that an important head has to roll and soon" to allay domestic and international anger over bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad, located close to the federal capital of Islamabad, adding, “The most likely candidate to be the fall guy is General Ahmed Shuja Pasha. It is nearly a done deal".
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May - 6 
The al Qaeda confirmed the death of its leader Osama Bin Laden on May 6 and swore revenge for his killing by elite US commandos, Daily Times quoting the SITE monitoring group reported. “We in the al Qaeda organisation pledge to God and ask his help,
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The al Qaeda confirmed the death of its leader Osama Bin Laden on May 6 and swore revenge for his killing by elite US commandos, Daily Times quoting the SITE monitoring group reported. “We in the al Qaeda organisation pledge to God and ask his help, support and steadfastness to continue on the path of jihad, the path walked upon by our leaders, and on top of them, Osama,” SITE quoted a statement by the organisation as saying. “The blood of Osama, may God have mercy upon him, weighs more to us and is more precious to us and to every Muslim than to be wasted in vain,” the statement added. The statement promised that the US and those who lived in the country “will never enjoy security until our people in Palestine enjoy it”. The statement specified the location of Bin Laden’s death and those responsible, and so is likely end to fringe conspiracy theories that were beginning to form about his demise, while it directly threatened Pakistan’s leaders. “We call upon the Muslims of Pakistan, on whose land Osama was killed, to rise up and revolt to cleanse this shame that has been attached to them by a clique of traitors and thieves who sold everything to the enemies,” the statement made by al Qaeda added.
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May - 6 
The United Sates (US) drones fired missiles into a compound in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, killing at least 17 militants, reports Daily Times. Four US drones took part in the atta
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The United Sates (US) drones fired missiles into a compound in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, killing at least 17 militants, reports Daily Times. Four US drones took part in the attack which came just four days after US commandos shot dead top al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the garrison city of Abbottabad.
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May - 6 
Three people were killed and 21 others were injured in a blast at a gambling den in Jhatpat Market, Chakiwara No-2 in Lyari town of Karachi on May 6, reported Daily Times.
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Three people were killed and 21 others were injured in a blast at a gambling den in Jhatpat Market, Chakiwara No-2 in Lyari town of Karachi on May 6, reported Daily Times.
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May - 6 
Unidentified militants on May 6 (today) fired rockets on a group of Shia Muslims in Quetta, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that three rockets were fired from nearby hills, towards the city of H
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Unidentified militants on May 6 (today) fired rockets on a group of Shia Muslims in Quetta, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that three rockets were fired from nearby hills, towards the city of Hazara where the Shiites were in a neighbourhood park.
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May - 6 
United States (US) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on May 6 that the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden “could be a game-changer” that would have a significant impact on the war in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. Gates said, “US forces would
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United States (US) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on May 6 that the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden “could be a game-changer” that would have a significant impact on the war in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. Gates said, “US forces would probably be able to tell within six months whether bin Laden’s death has had an effect on the war,” adding, “I think that there is a possibility that it could be a game-changer.”
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May - 7 
Investigators engaged in piecing together the life of Osama bin Laden since his dramatic escape from Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains have discovered the al Qaeda ‘chief’ had been living in Pakistan’s urban centres longer than they had thought, Dawn
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Investigators engaged in piecing together the life of Osama bin Laden since his dramatic escape from Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains have discovered the al Qaeda ‘chief’ had been living in Pakistan’s urban centres longer than they had thought, Dawn reported on May 7. Before moving to his sprawling compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, towards the end of 2005, Osama bin Laden had lived with his family in Chak Shah Mohammad Khan, a village in the nearby District of Haripur, for nearly two and a half years. Chak Shah Mohammad, situated on the highway to Abbottabad, is two kilometres to the southeast of Haripur town.
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May - 7 
Police arrested a militant, identified as Mohammad Afzal, in Machikhel area of the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 7, reports Dawn.
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Police arrested a militant, identified as Mohammad Afzal, in Machikhel area of the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 7, reports Dawn.
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May - 7 
Police in Czech Republic arrested a Pakistani national wanted on an international warrant for murder and terrorism last week, reports Daily Times.
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Police in Czech Republic arrested a Pakistani national wanted on an international warrant for murder and terrorism last week, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
The Chef of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani does not support President Asif Ali Zardari's "no-first-use" nuclear policy, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, reports Times of India on May 7. "Although he has remaine
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The Chef of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani does not support President Asif Ali Zardari's "no-first-use" nuclear policy, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, reports Times of India on May 7. "Although he has remained silent on the subject, Kayani does not support Zardari's statement last year to the Indian press that Pakistan would adopt a 'no first use' policy on nuclear weapons. “Despite increasing financial constraints, we believe that the military is proceeding with an expansion of both its growing strategic weapons and missile programs," the cables sent by the then US ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson prior to Kayani's Washington visit between February 20-27, 2009, said.
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May - 7 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 7 challenged the claim by the United States about the killing of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden and demanded presentation of circumstantial evidence in the shape of a video to remove doubts, reports Dawn.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 7 challenged the claim by the United States about the killing of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden and demanded presentation of circumstantial evidence in the shape of a video to remove doubts, reports Dawn. In a message delivered through telephone to journalists from an unknown location, TTP’s ‘deputy spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan alleged that Osama bin Laden was killed somewhere else and the US staged a drama to put pressure on Pakistan and other Muslim countries and to defame Islam. The TTP spokesman refused to accept the US version of Osama’s killing and burial at the sea of such an important man and asked for release of video showing his killing.
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May - 8 
An activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Rashid Ansari, was abducted and then killed on May 8 in Korangi area within the jurisdiction of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh reported Daily Times.
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An activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Rashid Ansari, was abducted and then killed on May 8 in Korangi area within the jurisdiction of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh reported Daily Times.
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May - 8 
Intelligence sources in Dera Ismail Khan and Wana, headquarters of South SWA, said that a cadre of the 13-man committee of the Hakeemullah Mehsud led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in an attack by the rival Qari Zainuddin faction. Source
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Intelligence sources in Dera Ismail Khan and Wana, headquarters of South SWA, said that a cadre of the 13-man committee of the Hakeemullah Mehsud led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in an attack by the rival Qari Zainuddin faction. Sources said that the slain, Mufti Noor Wali, was an important ‘commander’ of the Hakeemullah group.
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May - 8 
Osama bin Laden had a “support network” in Pakistan but it is not clear if the Pakistani Government was involved, US President Barack Obama said in his first public comments on May 8, reports Daily Times. “We think that there had to be some sort of s
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Osama bin Laden had a “support network” in Pakistan but it is not clear if the Pakistani Government was involved, US President Barack Obama said in his first public comments on May 8, reports Daily Times. “We think that there had to be some sort of support network for bin Laden inside of Pakistan,” Obama told the CBS show “60 Minutes,” according to excerpts of an interview released. “But we don’t know who or what that support network was. We don’t know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government, and that’s something that we have to investigate and, more importantly, the Pakistani government has to investigate.”
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May - 8 
Pakistan on May 8 said if it knew Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country, it would have acted against the al Qaeda leader, reported Daily Times. “If any member of the Pakistani Government, the Pakistani military or the Pakistani intelligence servi
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Pakistan on May 8 said if it knew Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country, it would have acted against the al Qaeda leader, reported Daily Times. “If any member of the Pakistani Government, the Pakistani military or the Pakistani intelligence service knew where Osama bin Laden was, we would have taken action,” Islamabad’s Ambassador in Washington, Hussain Haqqani said, adding, “Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan was not to Pakistan’s advantage”. Pakistan is pursuing an investigation to understand how the al Qaeda leader could have been hiding in a prominent town. “It is premature to reveal details of the investigation,” said Haqqani. It was reported that Pakistani officials have interviewed at least one of Bin Laden’s wives.
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May - 8 
Quoting a senior US intelligence official Indian Express reported that computer material gathered by the US forces after the raid revealed that Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad home was a ‘command-and-control’ centre for al Qaeda. "This is the largest c
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Quoting a senior US intelligence official Indian Express reported that computer material gathered by the US forces after the raid revealed that Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad home was a ‘command-and-control’ centre for al Qaeda. "This is the largest cache of intelligence derived from the scene of any single terrorist," said Donilon. The investigations have shown that Osama was actively involved in planning and directing al Qaeda's terror plots. "What we now know, again taking a look initially here, is that he had obviously an operational and strategic role, and a propaganda role, for al Qaeda," Donilon added.
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May - 8 
The US Military Commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said that the killing of Osama bin Laden may weaken al Qaeda’s influence on the Afghan Taliban. Even so, General David Petraeus warned that Afghanistan is still a potential refuge for in
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The US Military Commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said that the killing of Osama bin Laden may weaken al Qaeda’s influence on the Afghan Taliban. Even so, General David Petraeus warned that Afghanistan is still a potential refuge for international terror groups, and al Qaeda is just one of those. He also warned that the May 2 US raid that killed the al Qaeda leader in Abbottabad did not spell the end of the NATO battle in Afghanistan, which began just one month after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington with the aim of wiping out al Qaeda and bin Laden. During an interview, Petraeus said, the strong link between al Qaeda and the Taliban was personal, not organisational. “The deal between the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda was between Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden, not the organisations,” he said.
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May - 8 
Three persons sustained injuries when a bomb exploded outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Minister Arbab Ayub Jan in Peshawar on May 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said the explosion took place just after visitors to Minister House h
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Three persons sustained injuries when a bomb exploded outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Minister Arbab Ayub Jan in Peshawar on May 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said the explosion took place just after visitors to Minister House had left by car. Three of the guests were injured. “It was a remote-controlled device planted under a billboard near my house,” Minister Arbab Ayub Jan said, adding, “Perhaps those responsible thought I was in the car.”
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May - 8 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an explosion in Asman Manza area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of May 8, reports Dawn. Sources said that the FC personnel were going from
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an explosion in Asman Manza area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of May 8, reports Dawn. Sources said that the FC personnel were going from Kaniguram to Laddah when they were hit by an explosive device. The deceased were identified as Shan and Mashan.
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May - 8 
Two persons were injured in a rocket attack in Awaran District on May 8, reports Daily Times. It was reported that unknown armed militants fired a rocket from a hilly area, which landed at a nearby agriculture field, injuring two farmers.
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Two persons were injured in a rocket attack in Awaran District on May 8, reports Daily Times. It was reported that unknown armed militants fired a rocket from a hilly area, which landed at a nearby agriculture field, injuring two farmers.
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May - 8 
White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told during NBC’s “Meet the Press” show that Ayman al Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon long considered al Qaeda’s number two, “is not anywhere near the leader that Osama bin Laden was”. “They, as an org
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White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told during NBC’s “Meet the Press” show that Ayman al Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon long considered al Qaeda’s number two, “is not anywhere near the leader that Osama bin Laden was”. “They, as an organisation, will have to work themselves through some sort of succession,” Donilon said. Killing bin Laden, he added, was “a real blow”.
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May - 9 
A member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Aamir Razaq was shot dead in Mehmoodabad area in the limits of the Baloch Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh on May 9, reports Daily Times.
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A member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Aamir Razaq was shot dead in Mehmoodabad area in the limits of the Baloch Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh on May 9, reports Daily Times.
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May - 9 
A senior member of the Awami National Party (ANP), Faiz Ahmad Kakar, was abducted by unidentified militants from the Labour Square Road at Gulshan-e-Maymar in the limits of Gadap Town.
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A senior member of the Awami National Party (ANP), Faiz Ahmad Kakar, was abducted by unidentified militants from the Labour Square Road at Gulshan-e-Maymar in the limits of Gadap Town.
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May - 9 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no intention of bringing home its chief operative in Pakistan despite an apparent attempt by the Pakistani media to unmask his identity, US officials said on May 9, according to Dawn. While the Pakistani media re
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no intention of bringing home its chief operative in Pakistan despite an apparent attempt by the Pakistani media to unmask his identity, US officials said on May 9, according to Dawn. While the Pakistani media reports apparently were inaccurate, US officials said they believe the leak was a calculated attempt to divert attention from American demands for explanations of how Osama bin Laden could have hidden for years near Pakistan’s principal military academy in Abbottabad.
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May - 9 
Dawn reported on May 9 that differences which cropped up among the leaders of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar over the deployment of law-enforcers in their area, raised fears that the TTP may exploit the situation. According to official sources Dilawar Khan, w
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Dawn reported on May 9 that differences which cropped up among the leaders of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar over the deployment of law-enforcers in their area, raised fears that the TTP may exploit the situation. According to official sources Dilawar Khan, who heads lashkar, and his deputy Fazal Malik were not ready to accept each other’s leadership any longer. The differences had been simmering between their two clans since the former head of the lashkar, Haji Abdul Malik, was killed in a suicide attack in 2009. Both the top leaders of the anti-TTP body had developed differences over raids and arrest of people in different areas. Besides, political affiliations also caused differences between them as Dilawar belonged to Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and the other group was associated with Awami National Party (ANP).
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May - 9 
In a related statement, the Inter Services Public Relations said Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had requested Gilani to “consider convening'' a joint session of Parliament for briefing on the security issues related to the “Abbottabad incid
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In a related statement, the Inter Services Public Relations said Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had requested Gilani to “consider convening'' a joint session of Parliament for briefing on the security issues related to the “Abbottabad incident''. Speaking to officers at Rawalpindi, Kharian and Sialkot garrisons exclusively about the Abbottabad incident, General Kayani noted, “Articulation of a national response through Parliament, under the circumstances, is the most effective way to let the world know the historic achievements of Pakistan against al Qaeda and its terror affiliates.''
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May - 9 
Militants killed a tribesman, identified as Shamsur Rehman, from Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on charges of spying in Khwasi Banda area of Kohat District on May 9, reports Dawn. Waris Khan, victim’s brother, alleged B
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Militants killed a tribesman, identified as Shamsur Rehman, from Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on charges of spying in Khwasi Banda area of Kohat District on May 9, reports Dawn. Waris Khan, victim’s brother, alleged Bilal and Behram for the killing of Shamsur Rehman and said that his family had been receiving threats from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for quite long.
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May - 9 
Pakistan struck a clandestine deal in 2001 that allowed the United States (US) to carry out a unilateral raid on its territory similar to May 1-2 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the Guardian reported on May 9, according to Tribu
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Pakistan struck a clandestine deal in 2001 that allowed the United States (US) to carry out a unilateral raid on its territory similar to May 1-2 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the Guardian reported on May 9, according to Tribune. The agreement was finalised between then military ruler Pervez Musharraf and US President George W. Bush after Osama bin Laden eluded capture in Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains, the newspaper said, citing serving and retired Pakistani and US officials. Under the terms of the agreement, Pakistan would allow US troops to conduct a raid inside Pakistan in search of Bin Laden, his second in command Ayman al Zawahiri, and the group’s third-ranking official. Both sides also agreed that Islamabad would vociferously protest the incursion afterwards in keeping with public sensitivities. The newspaper quoted a former senior US official as saying that “there was an agreement between Bush and Musharraf that if we knew where Osama was, we were going to come and get him.” “The Pakistanis would put up a hue and cry, but they wouldn’t stop us,” the official told the Guardian. A senior Pakistani official said it had been struck under Musharraf and renewed by the army during the “transition to democracy” – a six-month period from February 2008 when Musharraf was still president but a civilian government had been elected. The former US official said the Pakistani protests of the past week were the “public face” of the deal, adding, “We knew they would deny this stuff.”
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May - 9 
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on May 9 asserted in Parliament “the war against terrorism is our own national priority'' and described the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) as a “national asset'' which has full support of the Government, accor
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on May 9 asserted in Parliament “the war against terrorism is our own national priority'' and described the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) as a “national asset'' which has full support of the Government, according to The Hindu. “Indeed, the ISI is a national asset and has the full support of the government. We are proud of its considerable accomplishments,” he added, according to Daily Times. The premier also mentioned that some 40 key al Qaeda operatives, including Faraj al-Libbi and Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, were arrested by the ISI, and stressed, “No other country in the world and no other security agency has done so much to interdict al Qaeda than our spy agency and armed forces.” He also dispelled the allegations of complicity and incompetence on the country’s security agencies, saying the ISI prosecuted the anti-terror strategy with a high degree of professionalism and superb determination. “Allegations of complicity or incompetence are absurd. We emphatically reject such accusations,” said the Prime Minister. He also warned that any attack on Pakistan’s strategic assets would be retaliated with full force. “Let no one draw any wrong conclusions. Any attack against Pakistan’s strategic assets whether overt or covert will find a matching response,” the premier told the National Assembly. “Pakistan reserves the right to retaliate with full force. No-one should underestimate the resolve and capability of our nation and armed forces to defend our sacred homeland,” said Gilani. About Osama bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad, Gilani's explanation was that asymmetrical warfare had happened to be the tool in vogue against superior conventional forces, adds The Hindu. “Terrorism falls in that category… Hiding in plain sight, as is evident in this case, is perhaps another technique that could be attributed to bin Laden in the realm of asymmetrical intelligence,'' he explained.
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May - 9 
Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani's criticism of the unilateral action through which Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, the US on May 9 asserted that it would not apologise to the Pakistan Government for the incident, accor
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Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani's criticism of the unilateral action through which Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, the US on May 9 asserted that it would not apologise to the Pakistan Government for the incident, according to The Hindu. “We do not apologise for the action,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters. Acknowledging that there were differences between the two countries on a host of issues, he hoped that Pakistan would carry out a complete investigation as to how bin Laden had successfully evaded detection staying in Abbottabad for so long. Asked whether the Obama Administration had confidence in the leadership of Pakistan, Carney said it thought it important that the Pakistanis did a full investigation. “We are, obviously, doing a full investigation and examining some of the substantial material that our operators collected in bin Laden's compound for evidence of the support network that must have existed to allow Osama bin Laden to continue to live in Abbottabad for so long,” he said. “We have made clear that given the threat that bin Laden represented to the US, — given that he was the most wanted man in the world, a mass murderer, a terrorist who continued to plot against us the United States and our allies, — that the President [Barack Obama] would use whatever means necessary to ensure that we could eliminate him. And he did that,” Carney said.
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May - 9 
The elders of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 9 expressed grave concern over military operations and killing of innocent people in drone attacks, reported Dawn. They demanded immediate end to military operations in
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The elders of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 9 expressed grave concern over military operations and killing of innocent people in drone attacks, reported Dawn. They demanded immediate end to military operations in the tribal areas. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Iqbal Afridi said that after killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden there was no logic in continuing drone attacks. He claimed that so far no high profile terrorist had been killed in the drone attacks, adding, “The tribesmen are not involved in any kind of terrorism but they are targeted for the only sin that they love their country and have been defending its boundaries against the aggressors”.
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May - 9 
The Government is set to announce a defence budget for the upcoming fiscal year that will be just over a quarter of its targeted tax revenues, though a careful analysis of the allocations suggests that the numbers understate the full costs of militar
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The Government is set to announce a defence budget for the upcoming fiscal year that will be just over a quarter of its targeted tax revenues, though a careful analysis of the allocations suggests that the numbers understate the full costs of military spending. The ‘stated’ defence budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 is likely to be PKR 495 billion, an increase of PKR 53 billion or 12 per cent over the previous year’s ‘stated’ budget, a rate of increase that is nominally below inflation. This, however, masks actual defence expenditures in several ways, including transferring military pensions to civilian expenses and counting ‘security’ operations separately.
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May - 9 
Two unidentified bullet-riddled bodies were found near Kuchlak, around 20 kilometres away from the provincial capital Quetta on May 9, reported Daily Times.
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Two unidentified bullet-riddled bodies were found near Kuchlak, around 20 kilometres away from the provincial capital Quetta on May 9, reported Daily Times.
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May - 9 
US intelligence sleuths reportedly found one of the accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known 26/11) using a cell phone from prison in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. However, the Pakistani authorities did not act even w
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US intelligence sleuths reportedly found one of the accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known 26/11) using a cell phone from prison in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. However, the Pakistani authorities did not act even when provided the information by the US, a media report said on May 9. "The Pakistanis try to get out of facing tough questions by anti-American statements in Pakistani media," The News quoted an unnamed US official as saying in its report. "Only recently, we gave them intelligence based on electronic means that one Mumbai incident accused was still using a cell phone from prison but nothing has happened. How can we trust them in such environment?" the official asked. The official was speaking about reasons why US authorities were not trusting Pakistan completely. The report said while willing to avoid placing excessive open pressure on a weak civilian government and often issuing statements that reassured Pakistan, Americans have repeatedly said they felt betrayed. "Soon after the Mumbai attacks, President George W. Bush issued a statement which said that the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) was not involved in the Mumbai attacks. This was mainly due to the personal efforts of Pakistan's Ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, who met with senior Bush administration officials to request that statement. "In return, Pakistan assured full cooperation in investigating the Mumbai incident. Americans say that Pakistan never stuck to its side of the bargain and serious action had not been taken against Mumbai incident accused until now," the daily said.
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May - 9 
US officials have released the names of three widows of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden which were arrested from Abbottabad compound, reports The News. According to American television, the three widows who were living with Osama Bin Laden have been
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US officials have released the names of three widows of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden which were arrested from Abbottabad compound, reports The News. According to American television, the three widows who were living with Osama Bin Laden have been identified as Umm-e-Hamza, Umm-e-Khalid and Amal al Saada. Umm-e-Hamza and Umm-e- Khalid hailed from Saudi while Amal al Saada is Yemeni national. Fourth widow of Osama lived in Syria. US official said that Pakistan agreed to give access to the US for quizzing Osama’s widows.
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May - 9 
US President Barack Obama said that he thought that “there had to be some sort of support network for [Osama] bin Laden inside of Pakistan”, reports The Hindu. He said, “We don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, pe
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US President Barack Obama said that he thought that “there had to be some sort of support network for [Osama] bin Laden inside of Pakistan”, reports The Hindu. He said, “We don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government, and that's something that we have to investigate, and more importantly, the Pakistani government has to investigate.” He added that there were not only individual terrorists in Pakistan but “also a climate inside of Pakistan that sometimes is deeply anti-American. And it makes it more difficult for us to be able to operate there effectively.” He said, “[Continuing counterterrorism cooperation] doesn't mean that there aren't going to be times where we're going be frustrated with Pakistanis. And frankly, there are going be times where they're frustrated with us.”
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May - 9 
Western Governments must work with Pakistan to increase the fight against militants on its border with Afghanistan, NATO's secretary general said on May 9, according to The News. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he saw "no alternative" to cooperating with
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Western Governments must work with Pakistan to increase the fight against militants on its border with Afghanistan, NATO's secretary general said on May 9, according to The News. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he saw "no alternative" to cooperating with Pakistan in the war against terrorism. Though he expressed appreciation for the efforts so far by Pakistan's military to fight militants in its border region with Afghanistan he said, "But I think more could be done." "My bottom line is that we need strong cooperation with Pakistan. If we are to assure long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan and beyond, then we need positive engagement with Pakistan," Rasmussen said.
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May - 10 
A bomb attack targeting a court in Nowshera District on May 10 (today) killed two Police constables including a female Police officer and wounded four others including two Policemen, reported Express Tribune.
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A bomb attack targeting a court in Nowshera District on May 10 (today) killed two Police constables including a female Police officer and wounded four others including two Policemen, reported Express Tribune.
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May - 10 
A watchman, identified as Risalat, was wounded in a hand grenade attack targeting a plot owned by the Peoples Amn (Peace) Committee chief Uzair Baloch located near Art Chowk in Lyari town in Karachi on May 10, reports Daily Times.
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A watchman, identified as Risalat, was wounded in a hand grenade attack targeting a plot owned by the Peoples Amn (Peace) Committee chief Uzair Baloch located near Art Chowk in Lyari town in Karachi on May 10, reports Daily Times.
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May - 10 
Acting Inspector General (IG) of Balochistan Police Ghalib Bandesha denied the presence of the militant organization Quetta Shura, composed of top leadership of the Afghan Taliban in Balochistan. Bandesha was responding to recent media reports which
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Acting Inspector General (IG) of Balochistan Police Ghalib Bandesha denied the presence of the militant organization Quetta Shura, composed of top leadership of the Afghan Taliban in Balochistan. Bandesha was responding to recent media reports which stated that the United States (US) and Pakistani intelligence agencies are on a hunt for Osama bin Laden’s ally Mullah Omar in Quetta after the successful raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. Omar is reported to have a reward of $25million on his head and is sheltered by heavily-armed fighters in Quetta near the Afghan border. Reports also quoted a senior Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) official confirming to have planned a ‘huge military action in Quetta’.
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May - 10 
Al Qaeda on May 10 again called on Muslims to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden and said Americans will “pay the price” for President Barack Obama’s decision to kill him, the SITE Intelligence monitoring service said, reports Daily Times. Al Fajr M
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Al Qaeda on May 10 again called on Muslims to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden and said Americans will “pay the price” for President Barack Obama’s decision to kill him, the SITE Intelligence monitoring service said, reports Daily Times. Al Fajr Media Centre, which SITE calls the exclusive online distributor of al Qaeda propaganda, said the assassination was a “big mistake” and a “serious sin,” and that Obama had brought disaster on the American people. The statement, made available by the US-based SITE, opened with a lengthy eulogy of bin Laden, killed by US commandos in Pakistan. It said that “despite the stress and the affliction, he continued to smile, certain of the victory of Allah and convinced of His support. He did not retreat nor flatter; instead, he incited to jihad and martyrdom and sought that with his person and his money.” Turning to the American people, it said: “Today, Obama distributed among you the blood of our martyr. We are an Ummah (the global Muslim community) that does not remain silent to injustice, so do not blame us after today. “You are those who chose him and you are those who will pay the price. Obama is protected by armies, (but) who will protect you from our assault?”
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May - 10 
Britain on May 10 asked Pakistan to "dismantle" all terror groups operating on its soil and posing a threat to it as well as to the region and beyond, reported Indian Express. Foreign Secretary William Hague noted that Pakistan has suffered more casu
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Britain on May 10 asked Pakistan to "dismantle" all terror groups operating on its soil and posing a threat to it as well as to the region and beyond, reported Indian Express. Foreign Secretary William Hague noted that Pakistan has suffered more casualties from terrorism than any country since September 11, but nonetheless called upon the beleaguered country to do all it can to "dismantle all militant and terrorist groups operating on, and from, its soil", adding, “We continue to urge Pakistan to do all it can to dismantle all militant and terrorist groups operating on, and from, its soil".
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May - 10 
Dawn reported that six ministers, belonging to the Pakistan’s People’s Party (PPP), accused their coalition partner in the Government, the Jama’at Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), of supporting the Taliban and promoting terrorism. Minister for Communication
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Dawn reported that six ministers, belonging to the Pakistan’s People’s Party (PPP), accused their coalition partner in the Government, the Jama’at Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), of supporting the Taliban and promoting terrorism. Minister for Communications and PPP’s Deputy Parliamentary Leader Mir Sadiq Umrani said the JUI-F was spreading terrorism and setting up and running seminaries with Government funds.
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May - 10 
Nasrullah Afridi, a tribal journalist from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was killed in a car bomb blast in Khyber Super Market of cantonment area in Peshawar.
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Nasrullah Afridi, a tribal journalist from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was killed in a car bomb blast in Khyber Super Market of cantonment area in Peshawar.
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May - 10 
One of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)'s most important leaders who was indicted by the United Sates (US) Treasury Department for the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Arif Qasmani, is trying to acquire biological weapons and anthrax through his al-Qaida links,
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One of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)'s most important leaders who was indicted by the United Sates (US) Treasury Department for the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Arif Qasmani, is trying to acquire biological weapons and anthrax through his al-Qaida links, Times of India reported on May 11. The interrogation report of a Pakistani businessman and Guantánamo Bay detainee, Saifullah Paracha, has revealed that LeT was in touch with a US-based "al-Qaida anthrax operative'' as it tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Qasmani is among the four persons whose assets had been frozen by the US for their alleged involvement in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts. The US notification, in fact, had said that Qasmani also facilitated the Samjhauta blast in 2007. Paracha, a businessman from Sargodha, revealed to the US authorities in 2008 that LeT's Qasmani might have been discussing ways to acquire biological weapons and anthrax with a US based pharmacist, Nazmut Tariq, identified also as an al-Qaida operative.
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May - 10 
The fatalities in the bomb blast in Nowshera District court increased to four. Earlier The Express Tribune reported that two Police constables, including a female Police officer, were killed and four others, including two Policemen, were injured. “It
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The fatalities in the bomb blast in Nowshera District court increased to four. Earlier The Express Tribune reported that two Police constables, including a female Police officer, were killed and four others, including two Policemen, were injured. “It was a bomb blast. Two police constables, including a policewoman, were killed,” Nowshera Police Chief, Qureish Khan, had said.
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May - 10 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 10 said that it had yet to receive a formal request from the United Sates (US) to question three widows of Osama bin Laden while US said that it expects Pakistan will “soon” let it in this regard, reports Daily
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 10 said that it had yet to receive a formal request from the United Sates (US) to question three widows of Osama bin Laden while US said that it expects Pakistan will “soon” let it in this regard, reports Daily Times. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received a formal request from the US.” She also said that no extradition requests had been received from the countries of origin of bin Laden’s wives – Yemen and Saudi Arabia. US investigators want to question his three wives as they seek to roll up his global militant network. “Pakistanis now appear willing to grant access. Hopefully, they’ll carry through on the signals they’re sending,” said a US official familiar with the matter in Washington. Bin Laden’s Yemeni wife has told Pakistani investigators that they lived in the compound where her spouse was killed in the garrison town of Abbottabad for five years.
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May - 10 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, during an operation in Mula Banda area of Munda tehsil (revenue unit) in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 10, reports Daily Times. Sources said the
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, during an operation in Mula Banda area of Munda tehsil (revenue unit) in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 10, reports Daily Times. Sources said the militants were planting an improvised explosive device (IED) when Security Forces reached spot. All the three militants were killed after a gunfight that lasted for more than an hour. SFs recovered a remote controlled bomb, three hand grenades, three pistols, a detonator and electric wires from their possession.
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May - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 10 threatened Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of “dire consequences” if he does not accept the appeal of their activists convicted of attacking former President General Pe
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 10 threatened Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of “dire consequences” if he does not accept the appeal of their activists convicted of attacking former President General Pervez Musharraf, reports The Express Tribune. The TTP militants were sentenced to death by the Lahore High Court in the attack case on former President General Pervez Musharraf. The sources in the Federally Ministry of Interior said TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shakirullah Shakir Mehsud threatened the Chief Justice that if he does not accept appeals of their nine activists he would suffer “dire consequences.”
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May - 10 
Three suspected Arab militants were killed when a US drone attacked a vehicle near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 10, reports Dawn. Sources said the drone fired two missiles at a pick-up, g
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Three suspected Arab militants were killed when a US drone attacked a vehicle near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 10, reports Dawn. Sources said the drone fired two missiles at a pick-up, going from Bagher to Sra Qala, near Angoor Adda. Official sources said the three Arabs were killed on the spot.
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May - 10 
Times of India reports that the packing carton of the Global Positioning System (GPS) used by the terrorists in the Mumbai terror attack (26/11) was found in a house in Karachi which was believed to have been used as a control room for orchestrating
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Times of India reports that the packing carton of the Global Positioning System (GPS) used by the terrorists in the Mumbai terror attack (26/11) was found in a house in Karachi which was believed to have been used as a control room for orchestrating the strike. India will share with Pakistan all information related to the GPS device, used by the 26/11 attackers to navigate in Indian waters on fishing trawler 'Kuber', to help authorities in that country establish the role of Pakistani terrorists. The information will help Pakistan to match the details of the GPS with the packaging carton of the device which has been recovered by Pakistani investigating agencies in Karachi.
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May - 10 
Unidentified armed militants blew up a gas supply pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 10, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed militants blew up a gas supply pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 10, reported Daily Times.
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May - 11 
A bomb disposal squad defused an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village near Orakzai Agency on May 11.
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A bomb disposal squad defused an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village near Orakzai Agency on May 11.
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May - 11 
A group of US Senators introduced a legislation that would keep the Guantánamo Bay open, reported Indian Express. This legislation came in response to Barack Obama Administration’s intention to close down the detention camp. The group, comprising fiv
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A group of US Senators introduced a legislation that would keep the Guantánamo Bay open, reported Indian Express. This legislation came in response to Barack Obama Administration’s intention to close down the detention camp. The group, comprising five Senators, said US needs a safe place to keep terrorists, as they believe that the death of Osama bin Laden and the materials seized would result in arrests of more terrorists. "I believe that the new intelligence collected in the raid on bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, increases the likelihood that more terrorists will be captured in the near future. We are going to want to have a safe, first-rate facility in which we can house these people in order to keep them off the battlefield and gain intelligence from them," Senator Joe Lieberman said. However, the White House repeatedly asserted that Obama Administration is committed to close down the Guantánamo Bay. Attorney General Eric Holder had also recently restated the administration's intention to close the detention facility.
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May - 11 
A United States (US) lawmaker on May 11 initiated legislation to stop American aid to Pakistan for its fostering of terrorism, reports Times of India. California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduced a bill to stop aid to a country whose leadershi
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A United States (US) lawmaker on May 11 initiated legislation to stop American aid to Pakistan for its fostering of terrorism, reports Times of India. California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduced a bill to stop aid to a country whose leadership, he said, ''concealed, protected and enabled'' Osama bin Laden for many years.
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May - 11 
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a constable were shot dead in an attack by armed militants in the Sultanabad area of Karachi on May 11, reported Daily Times. It was reported that ASI Manzoor Ahmed was patrolling in the area on a motorcycle alon
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An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a constable were shot dead in an attack by armed militants in the Sultanabad area of Karachi on May 11, reported Daily Times. It was reported that ASI Manzoor Ahmed was patrolling in the area on a motorcycle along with Police constable Saleem Khan when two assailants fired at them killing Ahmed on the spot and injuring the constable. Later, constable Khan succumbed to his injuries.
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May - 11 
Bomb disposal squad neutralised an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports Dawn. Police said that unidentified militants had planted an improvised expl
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Bomb disposal squad neutralised an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports Dawn. Police said that unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device, filled with liquid and attached to non-electric fuse and cartridges of 12 bore.
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May - 11 
Congressman Mike Rogers said that the Haqqani network may have had some "logistical role" behind bombings incidents in India. "We believe that they may have some logistical role in helping in the bombings in India," Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman
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Congressman Mike Rogers said that the Haqqani network may have had some "logistical role" behind bombings incidents in India. "We believe that they may have some logistical role in helping in the bombings in India," Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said in response to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a Washington-based eminent think tank. Rogers, who is being briefed regularly by the American intelligence agencies including the CIA, however did not specify any particular terrorist attacks inside India, but apparently was referring to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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May - 11 
Five mutilated and decomposed bodies of Baloch missing persons, including the bodies of a former leader of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) and the Baloch National Movement (BNM) were found from Panjgur area of Khuzdar District, and f
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Five mutilated and decomposed bodies of Baloch missing persons, including the bodies of a former leader of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) and the Baloch National Movement (BNM) were found from Panjgur area of Khuzdar District, and from Quetta on May 11, reported Daily Times.
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May - 11 
Former President General Pervez Musharraf warned in an interview on May 11 that the United States would be ‘a loser’ if it alienated Pakistan in the war against al Qaeda and militants, reports Daily Times. General Musharraf, speaking about the US rai
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Former President General Pervez Musharraf warned in an interview on May 11 that the United States would be ‘a loser’ if it alienated Pakistan in the war against al Qaeda and militants, reports Daily Times. General Musharraf, speaking about the US raid in Pakistan which eliminated Osama bin Laden, also told ABC News there was no deal between his Government and Washington almost a decade ago allowing US forces to conduct a unilateral raid in Pakistani territory, as reported by the British newspaper “Never! And this is the assertion being cast by the Guardian and I rejected that. I condemn such an insinuation,” General Musharraf said. “There was no such deal.” Further, General Musharraf said that it is possible that rogue members of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the military knew of Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. “As a policy, the Army and the ISI are fighting terrorism and extremism, al Qaeda and the Taliban. But rogue elements within are a possibility,” Musharraf said. “As I said, at the lower level, somebody following a policy of his own and violating the policy from above is a possibility.”
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May - 11 
Pakistan commando-turned dreaded global terrorist Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who is linked to multiple terror plots under the terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (HuJI) including a series of planned "Mumbai style" attacks in key European cities,
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Pakistan commando-turned dreaded global terrorist Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who is linked to multiple terror plots under the terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (HuJI) including a series of planned "Mumbai style" attacks in key European cities, could succeed Osama bin Laden as the chief of al Qaeda, reports Times of India on May 12. It was reported that Ilyas Kashmiri, who was at one point a member of the Pakistan military, serving as a commando in a Special Services Group (SSG) that was once tasked with training Afghan Mujahideen (holy warrior) to fight the Soviets is on the most wanted list of the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may succeed bin Laden as Ayman al-Zawahiri the presumed successor, is deeply unpopular in some circles and his elevation is by no means guaranteed. In April this year, the US has announced a bounty of $5 million on the head of Ilyas Kashmiri.
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May - 11 
Pakistan Government paid British Parliamentarian George Galloway 135,000 pounds from a secret fund for promoting its case on the Kashmir issue, reported Daily Excelsior on May 12. The issue came to light when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of th
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Pakistan Government paid British Parliamentarian George Galloway 135,000 pounds from a secret fund for promoting its case on the Kashmir issue, reported Daily Excelsior on May 12. The issue came to light when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly or Lower House of Parliament examined an audit report on May 11. The amount was paid to him from the "Pakistan projection fund" by the Pakistan High Commission in London but it was never credited to the Government account.
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May - 11 
Police foiled a sabotage bid by neutralising a five-kilogram heavy bomb, planted on G.T. Road in Nowshera District. According to Police, unidentified militants planted a remote controlled bomb on the road to target school buses. However, the bomb was
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Police foiled a sabotage bid by neutralising a five-kilogram heavy bomb, planted on G.T. Road in Nowshera District. According to Police, unidentified militants planted a remote controlled bomb on the road to target school buses. However, the bomb was timely and safely defused by Police.
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May - 11 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani, on May 11, exhorted political leadership from across the party line to stand united and give a collective strategy on national policy on security to face the serious challenges facing the country, reports Daily
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani, on May 11, exhorted political leadership from across the party line to stand united and give a collective strategy on national policy on security to face the serious challenges facing the country, reports Daily Times. “I request you to stand united and give us a strategy on our national policy on security,” said the PM in his address to the Senate, adding, “We shall not allow our territory to be used for terrorism.” “Our political leaders may have their differences. But, across the world, they stand united on the issue of national foreign policy,” said Gilani as he asked the senators not to give anyone a chance to destabilise the country. “It is our (government and legislators) responsibility to unite over the issues of national importance. There would be differences in the methodology, strategy, approach, but on the issue of national interests, we are all one,” added the prime minister, saying unless the state institutions were strengthened, the country couldn’t be made stronger.
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May - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a would-be suicide bomber, who was entering Darra Adamkhel from Khyber Agency, at Spina Thana checkpost. Officials said that 12-year-old Shehzad, a resident of Donga Qambarkhel village of Khyber Agency, was coming to Da
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a would-be suicide bomber, who was entering Darra Adamkhel from Khyber Agency, at Spina Thana checkpost. Officials said that 12-year-old Shehzad, a resident of Donga Qambarkhel village of Khyber Agency, was coming to Darra Adamkhel from a mountain situated behind the checkpost. He confessed that he was trained for suicide bombing by TTP, official added.
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May - 11 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 11 fired several rockets at Arakhel residential area in Frontier Region of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 11 fired several rockets at Arakhel residential area in Frontier Region of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident
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May - 11 
The Intelligence Officers recovered a handwritten journal containing his "operational ideas," during the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 11, reports The News. Agents studying the notebook for information on future al Qaeda plo
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The Intelligence Officers recovered a handwritten journal containing his "operational ideas," during the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 11, reports The News. Agents studying the notebook for information on future al Qaeda plots said that it is "just one of many things" found. It doesn't entail where he's been or what he's done."
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May - 11 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hired United States (US) attorneys to pleaded immunity for their clients in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case by questioning jurisdiction of US courts in the matter and arguing that the US government has design
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hired United States (US) attorneys to pleaded immunity for their clients in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case by questioning jurisdiction of US courts in the matter and arguing that the US government has designated Pakistan "a critical friend and ally," effectively giving it political and diplomatic cover, Times of India reported on May 12. In a May 6 brief filed before a New York District Court in a case brought against ISI and its current and former chief by relatives of American victims of the 26/11 carnage allegedly masterminded by the ISI, attorneys Kevin Walsh and Allen Wasserman, citing case law, maintained that "under fundamental principles of international law long accepted by the courts of the United States, ISI, as a 'foreign sovereign' is immune from the jurisdiction of this court."
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May - 11 
The Ministry of Defence sought an increase in the PKR 495 billion defence budget proposed by the Ministry of Finance to PKR 524 billion, or 18.4 per cent more than the budget for the outgoing fiscal year, The Express Tribune reported on May 12. After
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The Ministry of Defence sought an increase in the PKR 495 billion defence budget proposed by the Ministry of Finance to PKR 524 billion, or 18.4 per cent more than the budget for the outgoing fiscal year, The Express Tribune reported on May 12. After a briefing by the Ministry of Defence on 2012’s defence and security requirements, the chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Fauzia Wahab said the proposed defence budget of PKR 495 billion might be increased keeping rising needs in mind. Wahab said the defence budget can be increased up to three per cent of the total size of the economy, while the proposed budget is 2.5 per cent of GDP. The defence ministry has also sought restoration of the Armed Forces Defence Programme that had an outlay of USD 1.5 billion (PKR 129 billion). The programme had been discontinued some years ago, which is creating problems, Wahab quoted the defence ministry as saying. “Both the committee and the Ministry of Defence have shown concerns over not fully funding military research that has undermined the defence system,” the chairperson said. The Ministry of Finance has proposed PKR 495 billion or a 12 per cent rise for next year’s defence budget. However, documents show that the Ministry of Defence wants this to be increased to PKR 524.3 billion, which is 18.4 per cent or Rs81.5 billion more than the defence budget of the outgoing fiscal year. For the current fiscal year the government had allocated PKR 442 billion. The Ministry of Defence has also sought PKR 202.4 billion for staff expenses, which is PKR 25.6 billion or 14.5 per cent more than the expenses in the outgoing fiscal year. The expenses are for the salary and allowances of military personnel, documents show. For operating defence expenses, the Ministry has asked for PKR 127.6 billion, which is PKR 18.3 billion or 16.7 per cent more than the outgoing year’s budget. The operating expenses comprise travel allowance, daily allowance, PIA fares, railways charges, repair of vehicles, telephone, stationary, ration, petroleum charges, military farms, medical stores and reimbursement of training charges.
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May - 11 
The Obama administration dismissed demands of a group of lawmakers that US should stop aid to Pakistan in the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden. "They are legitimate concerns. But we believe that our counter-terrorism cooperation and our a
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The Obama administration dismissed demands of a group of lawmakers that US should stop aid to Pakistan in the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden. "They are legitimate concerns. But we believe that our counter-terrorism cooperation and our assistance to Pakistan is in the long-term national security interests of the US, as well as in the long-term interests of building a stronger, more prosperous and more democratic Pakistan," State department spokesman Mark Toner said.
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May - 11 
The Supreme Court (SC), on May 11, asked Balochistan Chief Secretary to appear in the court on May 12 (today) and respond to queries over the worsening law and order situation in the province, reports Daily Times. SC, while expressing dissatisfaction
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The Supreme Court (SC), on May 11, asked Balochistan Chief Secretary to appear in the court on May 12 (today) and respond to queries over the worsening law and order situation in the province, reports Daily Times. SC, while expressing dissatisfaction over recent incidents of target killings, kidnappings for ransom and other incidents of lawlessness, remarked that the Provincial Government was bound to protect lives and properties of people under Article 9 of the constitution. The court also directed the Provincial Government to provide details of compensation which had been given to the families of those who had fallen prey to target killings.
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May - 11 
Two unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at the Saud Arabian Consulate situated within the jurisdiction of Gizri Police Station in Karachi. However, no casualty or material damage was reported in the incident.
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Two unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at the Saud Arabian Consulate situated within the jurisdiction of Gizri Police Station in Karachi. However, no casualty or material damage was reported in the incident.
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May - 11 
Unidentified militants torched two NATO containers that were returning to Karachi from Afghanistan after offloading supplies for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan near Mastung District.
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Unidentified militants torched two NATO containers that were returning to Karachi from Afghanistan after offloading supplies for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan near Mastung District.
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May - 12 
A United States (US) drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 12, killing at least eight suspected militants, reports Daily Times. However, the identitie
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A United States (US) drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 12, killing at least eight suspected militants, reports Daily Times. However, the identities of those killed have not been confirmed.
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May - 12 
Indian Express quoting ABC News on May 12 reported that one of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing in the midst of the US Navy SEALs' raid on al Qaeda Chief’s Abbottabad hideout on May 2. This fact came to limelight by the three wives of Osama bin La
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Indian Express quoting ABC News on May 12 reported that one of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing in the midst of the US Navy SEALs' raid on al Qaeda Chief’s Abbottabad hideout on May 2. This fact came to limelight by the three wives of Osama bin Laden who are in the Pakistani custody. The women said that one of bin Laden's sons has not been seen since the May 2 raid, unnamed Pakistani officials were quoted by ABC News as saying. The son was not identified, but Pakistani investigators agreed that it appeared that someone was missing from the compound, the report added. Later, however, one US official said there was no evidence that anyone was missing from the Abbottabad compound. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also told CNN that in a recent briefing with the CIA, there was no mention of a missing son. US officials said one of bin Laden's sons, Khalid, was killed in the raid. It is not known if another son, Hamza, was in the compound at the time of the raid, though his mother is reportedly among the wives of bin Laden who are in custody. The US has previously denied the SEALs took anyone from the compound other than bin Laden's body.
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May - 12 
Pakistan on May 12 decided to launch an inter-agency process to define the extent of counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States (US) amid tensions over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. The Cabinet’s Defence Committ
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Pakistan on May 12 decided to launch an inter-agency process to define the extent of counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States (US) amid tensions over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. The Cabinet’s Defence Committee chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani comprehensively reviewed the post-Osama bin Laden situation and decided to institute an inter-agency process to clearly define the parameters of Pakistan’s cooperation with the US in counter-terrorism in accordance with national interests and the aspirations of the people. The committee condemned the US unilateral action in violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, and held that safeguarding sovereignty and national security was a sacred duty that would be ensured at all costs. It underscored that Pakistan should remain firmly committed to eliminating all forms and manifestations of terrorism and in this regard reiterated the importance of international cooperation.
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May - 12 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an interview with Time Magazine, on May 12 revealed that cooperation between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Pakistani counterpart, the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI), had broken down, reports D
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an interview with Time Magazine, on May 12 revealed that cooperation between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Pakistani counterpart, the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI), had broken down, reports Dawn. Gilani said that, continuing to work with the United States could imperil his Government, unless Washington takes drastic steps to restore trust and win over 180 million Pakistanis. Gilani warned that his Government was accountable to an electorate increasingly hostile to the US. “I am not an army dictator, I’m a public figure,” “If public opinion is against you [referring to his US allies] then I cannot resist it to stand with you. I have to go with public opinion.” Asked about the reason for this trust deficit, Gilani replied tersely, “It’s not from our side. Ask them.” “Traditionally, the ISI worked with the CIA,” he said. Now, “what we’re seeing is that there’s no level of trust.”
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May - 12 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police on May 12 claimed to have arrested four alleged militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bader Mansoor group, affiliated with Punjab Taliban, including a student of University of Karachi a
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police on May 12 claimed to have arrested four alleged militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bader Mansoor group, affiliated with Punjab Taliban, including a student of University of Karachi and recovered 25 kilogram of explosives, two suicide jackets, three Kalashnikovs, six grenades, three pistols, a LMG rifle and various sorts of detonators and electronic devices from their possession in a raid in the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The arrested were identified as, Habibullah, Habib-ur-Rehman, Babar Iqbal alias Bubbly and their mastermind Maaz alias Irfan.
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May - 12 
The private journal and other documents recovered from Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad revealed that he intended to target Americans through trains and planes, reports Daily Times. “If possible, strike on significant dates, such as United St
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The private journal and other documents recovered from Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad revealed that he intended to target Americans through trains and planes, reports Daily Times. “If possible, strike on significant dates, such as United States (US) Independence Day on July 4 and the upcoming 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11)”, reads one of the recovered documents. He urged to kill more Americans in a single attack and to drive them from the Arab world. The records show that Osama was communicating from his walled compound in Pakistan with al Qaeda’s offshoots, including the Yemen branch, which has emerged as the leading threat to the US.
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May - 12 
The real breakthrough that led to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden came from a mysterious Central Investigation Agency (CIA) detainee, Hassan Ghul, reports The News quoting from May 12 special report based on interviews with two dozen current and form
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The real breakthrough that led to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden came from a mysterious Central Investigation Agency (CIA) detainee, Hassan Ghul, reports The News quoting from May 12 special report based on interviews with two dozen current and former senior Intelligence, White House and State Department officials. According to the report, it was Ghul who after years of tantalizing hints from other detainees finally provided the information that prompted the CIA to focus intensely on finding Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti, pseudonym for the courier who would lead them to bin Laden.
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May - 12 
The United States (US) commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden was “not an assassination”, US Attorney General Eric Holder said on May 12 after the al Qaeda leader’s sons denounced the operation on May 11, reported Daily Times. Holder said that the
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The United States (US) commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden was “not an assassination”, US Attorney General Eric Holder said on May 12 after the al Qaeda leader’s sons denounced the operation on May 11, reported Daily Times. Holder said that the raid on bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan on May 1 was a “kill or capture mission” and that his surrender would have been accepted if offered, but that the safety of US Navy commandos was paramount. “What happened to bin Laden was not an assassination,” Holder said, adding, “I think the action that we took against him can be seen as an act of national self-defence. You have to remember it is lawful to target an enemy commander”. Holder added, “But the threat has not gone. We have to face others in al Qaeda, others still sworn to do harm to the US and its allies. We have to deal with them as well”.
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May - 13 
70 people, including 65 paramilitary forces and five civilians, were killed on May 13 (today) when a suicide bomb attack targeted Pakistan paramilitary personnel as they were about to leave from a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Sha
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70 people, including 65 paramilitary forces and five civilians, were killed on May 13 (today) when a suicide bomb attack targeted Pakistan paramilitary personnel as they were about to leave from a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District, reported Express Tribune. “Sixty-five of them are from the paramilitary Police and five were civilians”, Charsadda District Police Chief Nisar Khan Marwat said. “The explosions detonated as newly trained cadets were getting into buses and coaches for a 10-day leave after their course, and they were wearing civilian clothes. The first bomb was a suicide attack. We are investigating the nature of the second bomb,” added Marwat. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed their first major strike in revenge for Osama bin Laden’s death, adds Dawn. “This was the first revenge for Osama’s martyrdom. Wait for bigger attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan,” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location.
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May - 13 
A suspected suicide bomber was killed and two others were injured when a bomb exploded in a house in Dotani village of Loralai District in Balochistan on May 13, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sadiq. The injured included Nizamu
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A suspected suicide bomber was killed and two others were injured when a bomb exploded in a house in Dotani village of Loralai District in Balochistan on May 13, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sadiq. The injured included Nizamuddin and Sher Afzal, a 14-year old boy. According to sources, two people, identified as Nizamuddin and Mohammad Sadiq, visited the house of Fateh Mohammad and said they wanted to talk to him. Fateh Mohammad took them to a room where an explosion took place after a few minutes. “The man carrying the bomb was blown to pieces,” said an unnamed senior Police Officer. “The man killed in the blast was probably a suicide bomber,” sources said, adding that he wanted to carry out an attack somewhere else in the town but the bomb exploded prematurely”.
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May - 13 
Eight tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed after a blast ripped through a parking lot at Torkham along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. Local people said that a magnet bomb fitted with one of the tankers exploded with
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Eight tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed after a blast ripped through a parking lot at Torkham along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. Local people said that a magnet bomb fitted with one of the tankers exploded with a bang. A group identifying itself as Abdullah Ezam Brigade claimed responsibility for the blast.
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May - 13 
Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 13 surrendered himself before Parliament for accountability after conceding intelligence failure of the country’s premier secret agency in the Abbottabad o
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Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 13 surrendered himself before Parliament for accountability after conceding intelligence failure of the country’s premier secret agency in the Abbottabad operation in which al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on May 2, reports Daily Times. The declaration of the ISI chief came during an in-camera session of the joint session of parliament, which was convened to take the lawmakers on board about the Abbottabad incident, which has stirred a storm throughout the country. In a rare show of parliament’s supremacy over the country’s military and intelligence institutions, the ISI head also offered to resign if parliament so decides, and pleaded forgiveness from the nation for the “intelligence lapse” in Abbottabad. He told the House that the United States had used stealth technology on its helicopters that could not be detected. “It was due to the technological superiority that they managed to get in undetected,” Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan quoted the ISI chief as saying. Pasha, however, pointed out that apart from the failure of the ISI, it was also the responsibility of the Provincial Government, local Police and related agencies to attain information about the al Qaeda chief. “We are, of course, not shying away from our responsibility, but all must share their failure,” Pasha said.
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May - 13 
Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in the Kharkamar area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 13, reports Daily Times.
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Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in the Kharkamar area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 13, reports Daily Times.
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May - 13 
Two blasts rocked Saifur Market in the densely polluted area of Yar Hussain in Swabi District the night of May 13. However, no casualty was reported because the market was closed at the time of blasts. Officials said that target of militants were fiv
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Two blasts rocked Saifur Market in the densely polluted area of Yar Hussain in Swabi District the night of May 13. However, no casualty was reported because the market was closed at the time of blasts. Officials said that target of militants were five CD shops in the market.
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May - 14 
A rail track near Jacobabad Railway Station in Jacobabad District of Sindh was damaged in a low-intensity bomb blast on May 14, reports Daily Times. After the explosion, train service was suspended. According to Railway officials there were no causal
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A rail track near Jacobabad Railway Station in Jacobabad District of Sindh was damaged in a low-intensity bomb blast on May 14, reports Daily Times. After the explosion, train service was suspended. According to Railway officials there were no causalities in the incident.
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May - 14 
At least six persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a bomb concealed inside a bus exploded near Kharian town in Gujrat District of Punjab on May 14, reports Daily Times. According to Police Deputy Superintendent Mian Sultan, a passenger
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At least six persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a bomb concealed inside a bus exploded near Kharian town in Gujrat District of Punjab on May 14, reports Daily Times. According to Police Deputy Superintendent Mian Sultan, a passenger bus was heading to Kharian from Kotlan when a bomb went off near a police station at Chak Kamala.
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May - 14 
Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised an eight-kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency.
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Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised an eight-kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency.
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May - 14 
Five militants were killed and several injured in a clash during the ongoing Army operation Brekhna (Thunder) in Suran Dara area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 14, reports Dawn. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (
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Five militants were killed and several injured in a clash during the ongoing Army operation Brekhna (Thunder) in Suran Dara area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 14, reports Dawn. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ also admitted that three militants were killed in the exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs). He claimed that several SFs personnel were also killed and injured. SFs claimed more gains in violence-plagued Baizai and Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency.
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May - 14 
Five SFs personnel and two civilians were injured when a landmine exploded in Bankhel area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that soldiers were patrolling the area when explosive device planted on a dirt track in Bankhel area near Afghan
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Five SFs personnel and two civilians were injured when a landmine exploded in Bankhel area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that soldiers were patrolling the area when explosive device planted on a dirt track in Bankhel area near Afghanistan border went off. Five soldiers, a girl and a driver received injuries, sources added.
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May - 14 
Militants fired seven rockets at the residence of chief of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Haji Mohammad Ali, in Haleemzai tehsil in the night. The committee head remained unhurt.
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Militants fired seven rockets at the residence of chief of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Haji Mohammad Ali, in Haleemzai tehsil in the night. The committee head remained unhurt.
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May - 14 
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on May 14 urged Pakistan to stand united with its Western allies to tackle the Taliban, who were behind a double suicide bombing in the country, reports Daily Times. “It is with shock and sadness that I le
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on May 14 urged Pakistan to stand united with its Western allies to tackle the Taliban, who were behind a double suicide bombing in the country, reports Daily Times. “It is with shock and sadness that I learned the death of some 80 paramilitary cadets killed in a terrorist attack,” Rasmussen wrote in a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari. “This attack is a stark reminder that Pakistan and the allies must stand united to defeat the scourge of violent extremism,” he added.
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May - 14 
The death toll in the twin suicide attacks on Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13 increased to 90, Times of India reported on May 14.
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The death toll in the twin suicide attacks on Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13 increased to 90, Times of India reported on May 14.
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May - 14 
The death toll in twin suicide attacks Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 82, The Express Tribune reported on May 14.
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The death toll in twin suicide attacks Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 82, The Express Tribune reported on May 14.
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May - 14 
Two bombs exploded along the G.T. Road at Tarnab Farm in the limits of Chamkani Police Station of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 14, reports Dawn. An official said that both the blasts occurred simultaneously with a gap of 10 minutes at about
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Two bombs exploded along the G.T. Road at Tarnab Farm in the limits of Chamkani Police Station of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 14, reports Dawn. An official said that both the blasts occurred simultaneously with a gap of 10 minutes at about 10.30am. However, people in the area remained unhurt, police said.
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May - 14 
Two imams (prayer leaders) of Pakistani origin and a relative were arrested in Florida of United Sates (US) on May 14 for their alleged links to the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested
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Two imams (prayer leaders) of Pakistani origin and a relative were arrested in Florida of United Sates (US) on May 14 for their alleged links to the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested Hafiz Mohammed Sher Ali Khan and his son Izhar Khan in South Florida. They will appear before a federal court in South Florida on May 16. The US FBI, which arrested them, is also looking for three other people who are believed to be in Pakistan. Another of Hafiz Khan’s sons, Irfan Khan, was arrested in Los Angeles and will appear in court there. Also charged are three Pakistani residents: Ali Rehman, Alam Zeb and Amina Khan. Ms Amina is Hafiz Khan’s daughter, and Alam Zeb is her son. The four-count indictment alleges that the three defendants arrested in the US planned to provide ‘material support’ to a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad. They also allegedly provided support to the TTP. Hafiz Khan is the imam at Flagler Mosque in Miami. Izhar Khan is an imam at the Jamaat Al Mu’mineen Mosque in Margate of Florida.
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May - 14 
Unidentified militants blew up Haji Mawez Kaley Government Boys’ Primary School in Bakarabad area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency in the night of May 14. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident. The attack brings to 3,
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Unidentified militants blew up Haji Mawez Kaley Government Boys’ Primary School in Bakarabad area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency in the night of May 14. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident. The attack brings to 3, the total number of schools destroyed in Jamrud while the tally stands at 40 in the whole of Khyber Agency.
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May - 15 
An office of the National Database and Registration Authority and an electricity pylon was damaged when a bomb blast occurred on Airport Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times
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An office of the National Database and Registration Authority and an electricity pylon was damaged when a bomb blast occurred on Airport Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times
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May - 15 
An officer of Balochistan Constabulary Force escaped a bomb attack while he was passing through Maingundi area on the Quetta-Mastung road in a convoy. However, no casualties were reported.
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An officer of Balochistan Constabulary Force escaped a bomb attack while he was passing through Maingundi area on the Quetta-Mastung road in a convoy. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 15 
Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd escaped an attack in Dashat area of Mastung District on May 15, reported Dawn.
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Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd escaped an attack in Dashat area of Mastung District on May 15, reported Dawn.
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May - 15 
ISI stopped sharing intelligence with the CIA following the unilateral US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India quoting The Sunday Telegraph reported. ISI agents, who had earlier been credited with helping spot targets for drone s
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ISI stopped sharing intelligence with the CIA following the unilateral US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India quoting The Sunday Telegraph reported. ISI agents, who had earlier been credited with helping spot targets for drone strikes and give data to the CIA, have now started to withhold crucial operational details about militants. The US said it had not shared information about the daring raid with Pakistan. The media report said the ISI has now broken off relations with the CIA. "They are furious. They handed over telephone intercepts in 2009 that were crucial in leading to bin Laden's courier — the key breakthrough in the hunt," a source was quoted as saying.
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May - 15 
One of the militants involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team on March 3, 2009, arrested in Taunsa Sharif city of Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Police arrested Adnan Khosa fo
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One of the militants involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team on March 3, 2009, arrested in Taunsa Sharif city of Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Police arrested Adnan Khosa for a bank robbery that took place on May 14 in Taunsa Sharif. Upon interrogation, Khosa confessed that he and his father, Qari Irshad, had been involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. Khosa and his father had fled the country after the attack, according to sources, and had only recently returned from Dubai. Soon after the attack, police had arrested a man named Zubair from Hotel Makhan, on the Indus Highway near Shah Saddar Din, another town in Dera Ghazi Khan. Zubair had mentioned an accomplice by the name of Adnan Khosa during his interrogation.
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May - 15 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed two persons after accusing them of spying for the United States in the Nawi Adda and Boya areas of the Datta Khel areas in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed two persons after accusing them of spying for the United States in the Nawi Adda and Boya areas of the Datta Khel areas in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 15, reports Daily Times.
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May - 15 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha o May 15 warned India that any Abbottabad-like attack by it would invite a fitting response from Pakistan as targets inside the country “had already been identified” and
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha o May 15 warned India that any Abbottabad-like attack by it would invite a fitting response from Pakistan as targets inside the country “had already been identified” and “rehearsal” carried out, reports The Hindu. Pasha's warning came as he addressed the in-camera joint session of the Senate and National Assembly held behind closed doors.
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May - 15 
Two militants were arrested in Dhadar area for their alleged involvement in attacks on tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. It was reported that the Levies Force personnel signaled six militants to stop on the road link
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Two militants were arrested in Dhadar area for their alleged involvement in attacks on tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. It was reported that the Levies Force personnel signaled six militants to stop on the road linking Sibi to Bakhtiarabad but they opened fire. In retaliation the Levies Force returned the fire and arrested the militants identified as Murad Ali and Rehmat. The Levies Force also seized a Kalashnikov, a TT pistol, four bottles filled with explosive chemical and a motorcycle. During interrogation, the arrested militants said they used to attack and torch tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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May - 15 
Two prisoners, Alauddin and Kashif, who are associated with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit, escaped from civil hospital’s jail ward in Karachi on May 15, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that the suspects were being treated for the last o
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Two prisoners, Alauddin and Kashif, who are associated with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit, escaped from civil hospital’s jail ward in Karachi on May 15, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that the suspects were being treated for the last one month under the court Police’s custody. Two unidentified men came to the ward to help the prisoners escape. According to details, Alauddin was arrested by the Orangi Town Police on June 3, 2010, while trying to escape after robbing a private bank. Kashif was also arrested in 2010, by the Azizabad Police and was allegedly affiliated with the LeJ. It was reported that both the militants also have ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and collect funds for militant outfits in the tribal areas.
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May - 16 
A government-run school was blown up in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. Locals said unidentified militants planted improvised explosive device (IED) at Government primary school for boys in Gari Yagal area. The number of destroyed schools in Bajaur Age
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A government-run school was blown up in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. Locals said unidentified militants planted improvised explosive device (IED) at Government primary school for boys in Gari Yagal area. The number of destroyed schools in Bajaur Agency has reached to 106.
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May - 16 
A member of anti-Taliban peace committee was shot dead by militants in Jawaki village of Frontier Region Kohat. Militants claimed that they killed Ghani who had attended a jirga (tribal Council) the other day.
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A member of anti-Taliban peace committee was shot dead by militants in Jawaki village of Frontier Region Kohat. Militants claimed that they killed Ghani who had attended a jirga (tribal Council) the other day.
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May - 16 
A Quetta-bound car coming from Noshki in Dashat area of Mastung District was fired upon by unidentified militants, killing three people and injuring another on May 16, reported Dawn. The dead were identified as Abdul Khaliq, Zahoor Ahmed and Abdul Re
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A Quetta-bound car coming from Noshki in Dashat area of Mastung District was fired upon by unidentified militants, killing three people and injuring another on May 16, reported Dawn. The dead were identified as Abdul Khaliq, Zahoor Ahmed and Abdul Rehman, all from Sasoli community.
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May - 16 
A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by unidentified militants on his way to the Saudi Consulate in Khayaban-e-Shahbaz area within the limits of the Darakhshan Police Station in Karachi on May 16, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) c
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A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by unidentified militants on his way to the Saudi Consulate in Khayaban-e-Shahbaz area within the limits of the Darakhshan Police Station in Karachi on May 16, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for the killing, and warned United States (US) against attacking its close ally al Qaeda.
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May - 16 
An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Danish, was shot dead near Crown Garden within the remits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station.
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An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Danish, was shot dead near Crown Garden within the remits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station.
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May - 16 
At least 12 militants were killed and another four injured in twin US drone attack in Mir Ali Town, some 40 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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At least 12 militants were killed and another four injured in twin US drone attack in Mir Ali Town, some 40 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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May - 16 
Authorities in Pakistan interrogated Alam Zeb on May 16 wanted in the United States (US) on charges of financing and supporting the al Qaeda linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reported Daily Times. Zeb is the grandson of the imam (cleric) of a
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Authorities in Pakistan interrogated Alam Zeb on May 16 wanted in the United States (US) on charges of financing and supporting the al Qaeda linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reported Daily Times. Zeb is the grandson of the imam (cleric) of a Florida mosque who was arrested in the US along with his two sons on May 14 on the same charges of creating a network that moved funds from the US to TTP. “Zeb is being interrogated by the security officials at one of their facilities,” said an intelligence official. The college student denied any links with terrorists. Zeb said his grandfather, Pakistani-born American Hafiz Muhammad Sher Ali Khan, had sent money back to Pakistan only to help poor relatives rebuild their houses damaged in fighting in Swat between the army and Taliban.
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May - 16 
Barrister Iqbal Jaffree moved a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on May 16 calling for the expulsion of the United States (US) Ambassador Cameron Munter from the country, ban on transit facilities to the US until it apologises over the Abbotta
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Barrister Iqbal Jaffree moved a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on May 16 calling for the expulsion of the United States (US) Ambassador Cameron Munter from the country, ban on transit facilities to the US until it apologises over the Abbottabad operation, and finally to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reported Daily Times. He said that “cowardly” policies made by the Pakistani rulers, including Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf gave courage to the US to carry out a military operation within Pakistani territory, adding, “All the leaders lack the courage to stand against the US as all have been taking dollars from it by handing over innocent Pakistanis.”
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May - 16 
Britain and Pakistan need to work closely to further enhance their partnership in diverse areas, mainly in trade, investment and education with a view to eliminate terrorism from Pakistan and promote peace and security of the region and the world, Pr
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Britain and Pakistan need to work closely to further enhance their partnership in diverse areas, mainly in trade, investment and education with a view to eliminate terrorism from Pakistan and promote peace and security of the region and the world, President Asif Ali Zardari said on May 16, reports Daily Times. President Asif Ali Zardari said this while talking to a British delegation led by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Alistair Burt, which called on him at the Presidency. Briefing the media, spokesperson to the President, Farhatullah Babar, said that matters relating to Pak-UK bilateral cooperation, strategic dialogue, fight against terrorism, trade and economic cooperation and regional issues were discussed during the meeting. The situation arising out of the Abbottabad operation was also discussed during the meeting, he added. The president said that Pakistan had rendered great sacrifices, both human and material than any other country in the fight against terrorism. He said that the Government and the people of Pakistan appreciate Britain’s acknowledgement of Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts.
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May - 16 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) arrested two alleged terrorists, identified as Qari Mustafa and Commander Ameen, in connection with the suicide attacks on the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Ali (A.S) near Karbala Gammy Shah in Lahore on September 2, 201
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) arrested two alleged terrorists, identified as Qari Mustafa and Commander Ameen, in connection with the suicide attacks on the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Ali (A.S) near Karbala Gammy Shah in Lahore on September 2, 2010. The arrests yielded explosives, suicide jackets and sophisticated weapons.
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May - 16 
Nizamuddin, an activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead at Paracha Chowk area of Muhammadi Colony.
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Nizamuddin, an activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead at Paracha Chowk area of Muhammadi Colony.
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May - 16 
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Chief Election Commissioner Justice Khawaja Mohammad Saeed on May 16 fixed June 26 as the polling day for the General Election to 41 direct seats of PoK Legislative Assembly, reports Dawn. According to the polls’ sched
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Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Chief Election Commissioner Justice Khawaja Mohammad Saeed on May 16 fixed June 26 as the polling day for the General Election to 41 direct seats of PoK Legislative Assembly, reports Dawn. According to the polls’ schedule, nomination papers will be filed by May 26.
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May - 16 
Police on May 16 announced the arrest of a suspected militant, identified as Adnan Khosa alias Arshad alias Sajjad, operating under Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Amjad Farooqi group, allegedly involved in attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on Marc
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Police on May 16 announced the arrest of a suspected militant, identified as Adnan Khosa alias Arshad alias Sajjad, operating under Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Amjad Farooqi group, allegedly involved in attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3, 2009, reports Dawn.
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May - 16 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 16 said that it was the need of the hour that the United States and Pakistan should rebuild the trust and confidence between their governments and institutions, reports Daily Times. PM said Pakistan desir
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 16 said that it was the need of the hour that the United States and Pakistan should rebuild the trust and confidence between their governments and institutions, reports Daily Times. PM said Pakistan desired due recognition and support of the international community, particularly that of the US, at this stage rather than negative messaging and uncalled-for criticism, emanating from there. Talking to a US delegation, led by US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John F Kerry, Gilani reiterated Pakistan’s strong commitment and resolve to fighting the menace of extremism and terrorism. He, however, underlined the imperative of mutual trust, interest and respect for Pakistan’s sovereignty to strengthen its national consensus in the war against terror to achieve the common objective of defeating the forces of terror.
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May - 16 
Supreme Court admonished Balochistan Chief Secretary Ahmed Bux Lehri over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that it was the duty of the Gove
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Supreme Court admonished Balochistan Chief Secretary Ahmed Bux Lehri over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that it was the duty of the Government to provide protection to its citizens in accordance with the constitution. Justice Chaudhry noted that although the army, Frontier Constabulary, Levies and other law enforcement agencies had been working under the command of Lehri, the security situation in Balochistan remained unchanged. The report presented by the secretary stated that 251 people had been killed in targeted killings and 155 in sectarian violence in the last three years in Balochistan. The court directed the secretary to prepare a comprehensive report detailing security situation in Balochistan in the last three years, 2008 to 2011.
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May - 16 
Three persons, including a woman, were injured when militants attacked Shalowzan and Khaiwas villages with heavy weapons in Kurram Agency. The attackers fired rockets, mortar shells and other heavy weapons from their hideouts Tangi and Nari areas at
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Three persons, including a woman, were injured when militants attacked Shalowzan and Khaiwas villages with heavy weapons in Kurram Agency. The attackers fired rockets, mortar shells and other heavy weapons from their hideouts Tangi and Nari areas at both the villages. The volunteers of Turi tribe and local people also retaliated. Both sides continued to trade fire till late night.
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May - 16 
Two children were killed and another injured when one of them stepped on a landmine, planted by unidentified militants, in the empty house of Shah Nawaz in Wali Kor area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The slain childre
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Two children were killed and another injured when one of them stepped on a landmine, planted by unidentified militants, in the empty house of Shah Nawaz in Wali Kor area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The slain children were identified as Luqman son of Yar Syed and Adil son of Gulab. The third child identified as Lal son of Mumtaz sustained injuries in the blast.
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May - 16 
Unidentified militants attacked an auto workshop at Sakran road in Hub with a hand-grenade, killing a man and injuring three others.
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Unidentified militants attacked an auto workshop at Sakran road in Hub with a hand-grenade, killing a man and injuring three others.
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May - 16 
Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting supply to the purification plant.
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Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting supply to the purification plant.
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May - 17 
15 militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash when a group of 100 militants attacked a security checkpost in the Sangu Mera area north of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 17, reports Expres
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15 militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash when a group of 100 militants attacked a security checkpost in the Sangu Mera area north of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 17, reports Express Tribune. Sources said that the militants from the adjacent Bara area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) attacked the check post located 10 kilometers north of Peshawar in the morning. The slain SFs personnel were identified as elite force constable, Zahid, and Frontier Constabulary (FC) Zahiq Shah. Five other SF personnel also sustained injuries.
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May - 17 
A Journalist of a Sindhi daily, Mohram Ali Shaikh, was killed by unidentified assailants in Rahooja town of Karachi on May 17, reported Dawn.
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A Journalist of a Sindhi daily, Mohram Ali Shaikh, was killed by unidentified assailants in Rahooja town of Karachi on May 17, reported Dawn.
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May - 17 
A senior al Qaeda Yemeni operative, Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub alias Abu Sohaib Al Makki, was arrested by security agencies in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) report stated that the arrest of Al Makki i
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A senior al Qaeda Yemeni operative, Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub alias Abu Sohaib Al Makki, was arrested by security agencies in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) report stated that the arrest of Al Makki is a major development in unravelling the al Qaeda network operating in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.
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May - 17 
Al Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as its leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death on May 2, Times of India reported on May 18. Saif al-Adel, a top al-Qaeda strategist and senior military leader, has been tapped as care
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Al Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as its leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death on May 2, Times of India reported on May 18. Saif al-Adel, a top al-Qaeda strategist and senior military leader, has been tapped as caretaker ‘chief’ of the group, CNN reported, citing former Libyan militant Noman Benotman, who has renounced al Qaeda’s ideology. The decision to choose Adel, also known as Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi, came as militants grew increasingly restive over the lack of a formal successor to bin Laden, Benotman told CNN. Bin Laden's long-time deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, another Egyptian, is considered to be his presumed successor. Benotman said the appointment of Adel on a temporary basis may be a way for the group to gauge reaction to having someone outside the Muslim holy region of the Arabian Peninsula at the helm.
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May - 17 
Bullet-riddled dead bodies of four Security Force personnel were found in Degari intersection of Dahst tehsil (revenue unit) area in Mastung District on May 17, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Salim, Muhammad Nadeem, res
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Bullet-riddled dead bodies of four Security Force personnel were found in Degari intersection of Dahst tehsil (revenue unit) area in Mastung District on May 17, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Salim, Muhammad Nadeem, residents of Quetta, Major Riaz and Hawaldar Muhammad Yasin, of Multan District in Punjab.
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May - 17 
Former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif on May 17 urged Pakistan to stop treating India as 'biggest enemy', reports Times of India. He called for reappraisal of ties with its neighbour to move forward and progress,
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Former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif on May 17 urged Pakistan to stop treating India as 'biggest enemy', reports Times of India. He called for reappraisal of ties with its neighbour to move forward and progress, saying Islamabad must stop treating New Delhi as its "biggest enemy".
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May - 17 
Police arrested three alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants for launching attacks on NATO tankers. The three alleged militants were identified as Ali Imran, Shujaur Rahman and Hafiz Aizazur Rahman.
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Police arrested three alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants for launching attacks on NATO tankers. The three alleged militants were identified as Ali Imran, Shujaur Rahman and Hafiz Aizazur Rahman.
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May - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five suspected al Qaeda linked militants who had tried to carry out a suicide bombing in south western city of Quetta on May 17, reports Times of India. They were killed in gunfight near a paramilitary check post in Qu
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Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five suspected al Qaeda linked militants who had tried to carry out a suicide bombing in south western city of Quetta on May 17, reports Times of India. They were killed in gunfight near a paramilitary check post in Quetta. It was reported that the would-be bombers included three women and were believed to be foreigners. "From the appearance of the attackers, it looked they were either Uzbek or Chechens," a senior security official said, adding, "They had hand grenades and bombs strapped to their bodies." If the attack had been carried out, it would have been the second targeting Pakistan's military since al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) raid on May 1. A Police official said at least one of the attackers blew himself up before being shot. No SFs were killed, the officials added.
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May - 17 
SFs arrested a tribal shopkeeper from Shinwari Plaza in main bazaar of Kohat for his alleged links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn.
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SFs arrested a tribal shopkeeper from Shinwari Plaza in main bazaar of Kohat for his alleged links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn.
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May - 17 
The dead bodies of two tribesmen, killed on charges of spying for the US, were found on May 17 in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The body of Sakhi Jan was found on Miramshah-Madakhel Road and ano
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The dead bodies of two tribesmen, killed on charges of spying for the US, were found on May 17 in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The body of Sakhi Jan was found on Miramshah-Madakhel Road and another body of one Gul Zaman found in Derga Mandai area. Pieces of paper found on the bodies said the deceased were killed because they spied for the US.
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May - 17 
The Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on May 17 said that the country’s security agencies had caught the terrorists involved in attacks on the Marriot hotel, GHQ and Parade Lane Mosque red handed, but due to lacuna in the Anti-Terrorism Act
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The Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on May 17 said that the country’s security agencies had caught the terrorists involved in attacks on the Marriot hotel, GHQ and Parade Lane Mosque red handed, but due to lacuna in the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), the culprits got released, reports Daily Times. He said that the existing evidence only provided for a thumbnail impression of an accused, while the latest mode of investigation could not be used as the law did not permit to do so and we are facing problems with India over investigation of the culprits. He said the Government was making efforts to amend the ATA to bring the terrorists to justice.
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May - 17 
The judicial tribunal on the May 17, 2011 Kharotabad incident of Quetta found Colonel Faisal Shahzad of Frontier Corps (FC), former Quetta Police chief Daud Junejo and other FC and Police personnel guilty of killing five foreigners and recommended le
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The judicial tribunal on the May 17, 2011 Kharotabad incident of Quetta found Colonel Faisal Shahzad of Frontier Corps (FC), former Quetta Police chief Daud Junejo and other FC and Police personnel guilty of killing five foreigners and recommended legal action against them. The report said that FC and Police exceeded their powers in taking action against the four Russian and one Tajik national. The tribunal, however, said that the foreigners were well-trained terrorists and had entered Pakistan illegally. Videos presented before the tribunal confirmed that the foreigners had received terrorism training. But, the report said the five foreigners were unarmed, had no suicide jackets and had no plan to attack Police and FC when they were killed. They could have been arrested, the report said.
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May - 17 
Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace at Admi Kot post in North Waziristan Agency. The troops stationed at the post fired at the intruding helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of Pakistan Army soldiers received injuries.
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Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace at Admi Kot post in North Waziristan Agency. The troops stationed at the post fired at the intruding helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of Pakistan Army soldiers received injuries. “Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace today at Admi Kot Post, North Waziristan, in the early hours of the morning. The troops at the post fired upon the helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of our soldiers received injuries,” a statement issued in Islamabad said. “Pakistan Army has lodged a strong protest and demanded a flag meeting” with NATO officials in Afghanistan, the statement added.
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May - 17 
Two NATO oil tankers were set ablaze near Khor village on Talagang-Attock Road in Attock District on May 17, reported Dawn.
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Two NATO oil tankers were set ablaze near Khor village on Talagang-Attock Road in Attock District on May 17, reported Dawn.
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May - 17 
Two soldiers, identified as Basharat and Ajmal, were killed and another received injuries in a landmine explosion in Dabori area of upper tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency.
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Two soldiers, identified as Basharat and Ajmal, were killed and another received injuries in a landmine explosion in Dabori area of upper tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency.
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May - 18 
At least seven Shia people, including a passerby girl, were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in an attack near Killi Kamalo area of Quetta on May 18, reports Daily Times. Police termed the incident as sectarian killing and have started
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At least seven Shia people, including a passerby girl, were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in an attack near Killi Kamalo area of Quetta on May 18, reports Daily Times. Police termed the incident as sectarian killing and have started investigating it. Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack and a spokesman of the outfit, Ali Sher Hadri, threatened to carry out such attacks in the future as well against the Shia community.
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May - 18 
Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for May 17 attack on Security Force (SF) personnel in Mastung District that killed four SFs.
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Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for May 17 attack on Security Force (SF) personnel in Mastung District that killed four SFs.
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May - 18 
Pakistan has been submitting exaggerated and inaccurate bills for the billions of dollars US pays to fight militants along the Afghanistan border and the Pentagon has been rejecting 40 per cent of its claims, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Jour
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Pakistan has been submitting exaggerated and inaccurate bills for the billions of dollars US pays to fight militants along the Afghanistan border and the Pentagon has been rejecting 40 per cent of its claims, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Journal report said on May 18. “The billing spat has exacerbated tensions between the countries, which reached a nadir after the US raided the compound of Osama bin Laden without informing Pakistani authorities,” a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report said. There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon. The WSJ said the records detail USD 3.2 billion in expense claims submitted to the US for operations from January 2009 through June 2010. “According to the documents and interviews with officials, Pakistan has routinely submitted requests that were unsubstantiated, or were deemed by the US to be exaggerated or of little or no use in the war on terror underscoring what officials and experts see as a deep undercurrent of mistrust between the supposed allies,” the WSJ said. In another case, the US paid millions to refurbish four helicopters to help Pakistan’s army transport troops into battle against Taliban and other militants. But the Pakistanis ended up diverting three of those aircraft to peacekeeping duties in Sudan operations for which Islamabad receives compensation from the United Nations, US officials said. A senior Pakistani official termed it as “detrimental to bilateral trust”, The Daily added.
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May - 18 
Police arrested three suspected terrorists from Jamia Hafsa al-banat madrasa (religious seminary) in the Tatlay Aali Police precincts of Gujranwala District on May 18, reports Daily Times. The arrested terror suspects include the madrassa’s Nazim, Qa
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Police arrested three suspected terrorists from Jamia Hafsa al-banat madrasa (religious seminary) in the Tatlay Aali Police precincts of Gujranwala District on May 18, reports Daily Times. The arrested terror suspects include the madrassa’s Nazim, Qari Iftikhar Ahmed and two others, Qari Bilal Ahmed and Qari Muhammad Akram. The Police found explosive material and ball bearing concealed in pressure cookers and seized illegal weapons from them.
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May - 18 
Police claimed to have arrested two assailants allegedly involved in target killings during a raid in Sharifabad area on May 18, reports Daily Times. The accused were identified as Khalid Hussain alias Mamu and Naeem. Police recovered two hand grenad
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Police claimed to have arrested two assailants allegedly involved in target killings during a raid in Sharifabad area on May 18, reports Daily Times. The accused were identified as Khalid Hussain alias Mamu and Naeem. Police recovered two hand grenades, one repeater and four TT pistols.
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May - 18 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to convince the Haqqani network to join Afghan peace talks, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Journal report said on May 18. Officials and tribal elders with ties to the group said that the ISI wants
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to convince the Haqqani network to join Afghan peace talks, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Journal report said on May 18. Officials and tribal elders with ties to the group said that the ISI wants the group to join Afghan peace talks, suggesting that Pakistan was unlikely to heed the US warning that it must act soon, the Journal added. US want Pakistan to crackdown on the militant group, which has carried out several attacks in Afghanistan. A tribal elder from North Waziristan, who has contacts with Haqqani's inner circle, said the network has been alarmed by the persistent CIA drone strikes and the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. "They may want to talk," the elder was quoted as saying in the report. In an indication that the Haqqanis were worried, their compounds in North Waziristan's capital Miran Shah was emptied out in the days following the raid and killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the elder added.
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May - 18 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vowed to fight with “new zeal” in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death to complete the al Qaeda chief’s mission of waging holy war against the West, the ‘deputy commander’ of TTP Waliur Rehman told the Associated P
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vowed to fight with “new zeal” in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death to complete the al Qaeda chief’s mission of waging holy war against the West, the ‘deputy commander’ of TTP Waliur Rehman told the Associated Press on May 16, Daily times reported on May 18. Rehman said that terrorists would continue to stage attacks in the coming days. Rehman spoke to the AP along the border between North and South Waziristan. “After the martyrdom of Sheikh Osama, the Mujahideen (revenue unit) will continue jihad to complete his mission with a new zeal,” Rehman said, referring to his fighters. “We have the same target, programme and mission,” he added. “Our enemies are NATO, Jews and Christians.” Rehman also questioned details that have emerged about the US raid that killed bin Laden.
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May - 18 
Unidentified militants blew up the building of a Government-run primary school in Gul Bacha Korona under Saro Police Station in Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 18, reports Dawn. The entire building,
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Unidentified militants blew up the building of a Government-run primary school in Gul Bacha Korona under Saro Police Station in Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 18, reports Dawn. The entire building, including two rooms and a veranda, was destroyed in the blast. With the latest incident, the number of blown up/torched schools reached 13 in Shabqadar tehsil alone.
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May - 19 
Announcing election manifesto, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on May 19 said it will contest all 41 seats of Legislative Assembly of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the General Elections of June 26, 2011, reports Dawn. National Press Club, MQM Dep
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Announcing election manifesto, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on May 19 said it will contest all 41 seats of Legislative Assembly of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the General Elections of June 26, 2011, reports Dawn. National Press Club, MQM Deputy Convener Farooq Sattar said MQM will continue struggle for the genuine rights of Kashmiris, adding, “MQM wants to resolve the Kashmir dispute as per aspirations of Kashmiris. They should be part of every talk over Kashmir between Pakistan and India.”
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May - 19 
Army Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yaseen Malik on May 19 hinted at launching a military operation to clear the restive Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of militants and make Thall-Parachinar Road safer for travelling,
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Army Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yaseen Malik on May 19 hinted at launching a military operation to clear the restive Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of militants and make Thall-Parachinar Road safer for travelling, reports Dawn.
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May - 19 
Asked about the killing of five alleged Chechen terrorists in Kharotabad area, the Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said it was the provincial Government’s responsibility to investigate the incident and determine if the foreigners were s
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Asked about the killing of five alleged Chechen terrorists in Kharotabad area, the Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said it was the provincial Government’s responsibility to investigate the incident and determine if the foreigners were suicide bombers or not and whether they were carrying weapons and explosive materials. Asked about the law and order situation, Magsi said the question was related to the provincial Government and it should deal with it. “The problems will not be resolved by holding tribal jirgas (tribal councils) because we are not living in such an era in which such traditional jirgas give result,” he added.
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May - 19 
Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said that he has no idea whether the Quetta Shura, a group comprising Afghan Taliban leadership, including top leader Mullah Omar, is in Balochistan, but if it was present then no one could stop the Unite
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Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said that he has no idea whether the Quetta Shura, a group comprising Afghan Taliban leadership, including top leader Mullah Omar, is in Balochistan, but if it was present then no one could stop the United States (US) from carrying out attacks against it.
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May - 19 
In a recording made shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden praised the mass protests that have toppled and shaken long-time rulers across the Arab world. Laden’s message, released on militant websites on May 19 addressed to the Muslim nation, repr
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In a recording made shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden praised the mass protests that have toppled and shaken long-time rulers across the Arab world. Laden’s message, released on militant websites on May 19 addressed to the Muslim nation, represents an attempt by him to remain relevant following sweeping changes in which al Qaeda and other militant outfits have played almost no role, reported Dawn. “The winds of change will spread through the entire Islamic world, God willing,” Bin Laden said in the 12-minute audio message, adding, “The youth need to make necessary preparations and not act without consulting the experience of the honest ones and those who are far from half solutions and compromises with the oppressors.”
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May - 19 
In another meeting with US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen over March 3-4, 2008, Kayani was asked for his help “in approving a third Restricted Operating Zone for US aircraft over the FATA.” The request, detailed in a cable sent fr
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In another meeting with US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen over March 3-4, 2008, Kayani was asked for his help “in approving a third Restricted Operating Zone for US aircraft over the FATA.” The request, detailed in a cable sent from the US Embassy Islamabad on March 24, clearly indicates that two ‘corridors’ for US drones had already been approved earlier.
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May - 19 
Lawyers, judges and litigants vacated Nowshera courts after a bomb hoax.
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Lawyers, judges and litigants vacated Nowshera courts after a bomb hoax.
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May - 19 
One of the secret internal American Government cables, accessed by Dawn through WikiLeaks, provide confirmation that the United States (US) military drone strikes programme within Pakistan had more than just tacit acceptance of the country’s top mili
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One of the secret internal American Government cables, accessed by Dawn through WikiLeaks, provide confirmation that the United States (US) military drone strikes programme within Pakistan had more than just tacit acceptance of the country’s top military brass, despite public posturing to the contrary, reported Dawn on May 20. In fact, as long ago as January 2008, the country’s military was requesting the US for greater drone back-up for its own military operations. Previously exposed diplomatic cables have already shown that Pakistan’s civilian leaders are strongly supportive, in private, of the drone strikes on alleged militant targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), even as they condemn them for general consumption. In a meeting on January 22, 2008 with US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral William J. Fallon, Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani requested the Americans to provide “continuous Predator coverage of the conflict area” in South Waziristan where the army was conducting operations against militants. The request is detailed in a ‘Secret’ cable sent by then US Ambassador Anne Patterson on February 11, 2008. Pakistan’s military has consistently denied any involvement in the covert programme run mainly by the Central Investigation Agency (CIA). The American account of Gen Kayani’s request for “Predator coverage” does not make clear if mere air surveillance were being requested or missile-armed drones were being sought.
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May - 19 
One person identified as Shamsul Qamar, was killed and seven others, including two Policemen, sustained injuries in a roadside explosion at Jehangira Chowk in Nowshera District on May 19. It was reported that a remote controlled bomb was planted by
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One person identified as Shamsul Qamar, was killed and seven others, including two Policemen, sustained injuries in a roadside explosion at Jehangira Chowk in Nowshera District on May 19. It was reported that a remote controlled bomb was planted by unidentified militants along the road near Jehangira Chowk.
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May - 19 
The tribal elders said that Government should replace paramilitary forces with the army in the area. “The government should deploy regular army on the main road,” they added. They alleged that Frontier Corps (FC) had lost the confidence of people as
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The tribal elders said that Government should replace paramilitary forces with the army in the area. “The government should deploy regular army on the main road,” they added. They alleged that Frontier Corps (FC) had lost the confidence of people as the force failed to provide security to local population.
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May - 19 
Unidentified terrorists blew up a gas pipeline near Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 19, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified terrorists blew up a gas pipeline near Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 19, reported Daily Times.
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May - 20 
16 persons, including 8 members of a family, were killed when NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents at Landikotal and Torkham areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 20, reports Dawn. The source
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16 persons, including 8 members of a family, were killed when NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents at Landikotal and Torkham areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 20, reports Dawn. The sources said in the first incident at 10:30 p.m. the militants torched a NATO oil tanker in Khugakhel area on the Landikotal bypass. The tanker was parked on the roadside when it was dynamited with a time device, the sources said. Six people died immediately after the incident while injured were taken to hospitals where 10 more succumbed to their injuries. Second incident took place after a few minutes at Torkham where an explosive device went off in an oil tanker at the Torkham parking hub, officials said. Soon after the blast, the fire spread and engulfed three more oil tankers parked near it.
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May - 20 
Confidential American diplomatic cables obtained by Dawn on May 20 reveal new details about the activities of US forces on the ground in Pakistan, an issue that has gained heightened sensitivity in the aftermath of the Raymond Davis incident in Lahor
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Confidential American diplomatic cables obtained by Dawn on May 20 reveal new details about the activities of US forces on the ground in Pakistan, an issue that has gained heightened sensitivity in the aftermath of the Raymond Davis incident in Lahore and the American raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad. The reports reveal that US special operations forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gathering by the summer of 2009 and deployed with them on joint operations in Pakistani territory by September that year. “We have created Intelligence Fusion cells with embedded US Special Forces with both SSG and Frontier Corps (Bala Hisar, Peshawar) with the Rover equipment ready to deploy,” reported then US Ambassador Anne Patterson to the State Department in May 2009. “Through these embeds, we are assisting the Pakistanis collect and coordinate existing intelligence assets.” At the time she noted that the US had “not been given Pakistani military permission to accompany the Pakistani forces on deployments as yet.” By September, plans for the joint intelligence activities had been expanded to include army headquarters. “Pakistan has begun to accept intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support from the US military for COIN operations,” Ms Patterson wrote. “In addition … intelligence fusion centers” had been established “at the headquarters of Frontier Corps and the 11th Corps and we expect at additional sites, including GHQ and the 12th Corps in Balochistan.” In April 2009, the cell at Bala Hisar assisted with the Pakistan military operation then taking place in Lower Dir. “US Special Operations Command Force are assisting the FC at the Intelligence Fusion Cell at FC Headquarters with imagery, target packages, and operational planning,” a cable written that month reveals.
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May - 20 
Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed when a double-cabin vehicle on its way to Sadda in Kurram Agency from Mamozai, went off near the border area of Ghunza in Orakzai Agency. The dead were identified as Rasool Jan, Idrees Jamal
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Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed when a double-cabin vehicle on its way to Sadda in Kurram Agency from Mamozai, went off near the border area of Ghunza in Orakzai Agency. The dead were identified as Rasool Jan, Idrees Jamal, Haider Zaman, Bilal and Akbar Zaman Afridi, the driver.
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May - 20 
One of the seven suspects, Jamil Ahmed, arrested by Pakistan authorities for the alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) was detained on the basis of information provided by Saudi Arabia, according to a secret United Stat
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One of the seven suspects, Jamil Ahmed, arrested by Pakistan authorities for the alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) was detained on the basis of information provided by Saudi Arabia, according to a secret United States (US) cable released by WikiLeaks, reports Indian Express on May 20. The cable dated August 7, 2009 sent by then Charge d'Affaires Gerald Feierstein said Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Jamil Ahmed after the Saudi Arabian Government "passed information they had from an Interpol lead". Ahmed "allegedly sent money from Saudi Arabia to another arrested suspect, Shahid Jamil Riaz, just prior to the attacks", revealed the cable. "Ahmed was arrested from his home in Battgram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province," the cable said. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is among the seven persons currently on trial for allegedly planning, financing and facilitating the 26/11 attacks.
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May - 20 
One passerby was killed and 11 other injured in a car bomb blast on a US consulate vehicle on Abdarra Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at about 8 am on May 20, reports Dawn. Two consulate personnel in the bullet-proof L
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One passerby was killed and 11 other injured in a car bomb blast on a US consulate vehicle on Abdarra Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at about 8 am on May 20, reports Dawn. Two consulate personnel in the bullet-proof Land Cruiser also suffered minor injuries. According to Police, the vehicle carrying US personnel was going to the consulate office in the cantonment from the American Club in the posh University Town. US embassy spokesman in Islamabad, Alberto Rodriguez, said in a statement that the vehicle had been hit by an improvised explosive device. The vehicle was damaged, but no US personnel were seriously injured. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in telephone calls to AFP, claimed responsibility, threatening further attacks against Western targets and indicating that the blast was to avenge the May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy SEALs. “Our first enemy is Pakistan, then the United States and after that other NATO countries,” said TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan.
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May - 20 
One person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion on University Road in Peshawar, on May 20 (today) reports Dawn.
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One person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion on University Road in Peshawar, on May 20 (today) reports Dawn.
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May - 20 
Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber and two of his handlers belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 who were planning terror attacks in the financial hub Karachi, reported The News. "We have arrested three militants, Alam Zaib,
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Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber and two of his handlers belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 who were planning terror attacks in the financial hub Karachi, reported The News. "We have arrested three militants, Alam Zaib, Hasandar Sheena and Inaamur Rehman from Orangi town neighbourhood on a tip-off today," Karachi Police chief Saud Mirza said, adding, "They were members of TTP cell in Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being run by Abu Mansoor."
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May - 20 
Quoting from a United States (US) cable dated April 8, 2008, accessed through the WikiLeaks, The Hindu on May 20 reported that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that India-Paki
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Quoting from a United States (US) cable dated April 8, 2008, accessed through the WikiLeaks, The Hindu on May 20 reported that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that India-Pakistan relations could not be held hostage to the issue of Kashmir alone. The Pakistan military and successive political establishments have consistently argued that Kashmir is the core issue between India and Pakistan, and that without a resolution of the dispute there can be no meaningful progress in ties. Yet, after a few months in office, Qureshi too was calling Kashmir a ‘core issue.' Qureshi said there was a large constituency on both sides of the border that believed in moving forward, but they were not particularly vocal. In his assessment, the answer to improved relations lay in more confidence-building measures, people-to-people contacts and increased trade. The cable said: “But within the coalition, there are two important players on the extremism issue. One is Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfundyar Wali Khan, who is liberal and ‘thinks like us' but is a Pashtun who looks at things differently. “The other is Nawaz Sharif, who sounds more aggressive and belligerent than the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), especially on the issue of the then President Pervez Musharraf's future.
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May - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) targeted militant positions in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency with artillery fire, killing six suspected militants. Two hideouts were destroyed.
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Security Forces (SFs) targeted militant positions in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency with artillery fire, killing six suspected militants. Two hideouts were destroyed.
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May - 20 
Six persons were killed when missiles fired by a US drone hit their car near Esha Check post in the North Waziristan Agency. Sources said that two missiles were fired at the vehicle going from Miramshah to Spalga village.
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Six persons were killed when missiles fired by a US drone hit their car near Esha Check post in the North Waziristan Agency. Sources said that two missiles were fired at the vehicle going from Miramshah to Spalga village.
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May - 20 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and another two injured on May 20 in a bomb blast in Mand town of Turbat District, reports Dawn. According to sources a bicycle rigged with an explosive device had been parked on a roadside. The bomb wen
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and another two injured on May 20 in a bomb blast in Mand town of Turbat District, reports Dawn. According to sources a bicycle rigged with an explosive device had been parked on a roadside. The bomb went off when a FC patrol vehicle was passing through the area, killing two personnel and injuring two others.
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May - 22 
A joint unit in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Iftikhar, was shot dead near Model Park in Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on May 22, reported Daily Times.
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A joint unit in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Iftikhar, was shot dead near Model Park in Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on May 22, reported Daily Times.
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May - 22 
Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage “holy war”, Dawn reported on May 22 quoting WikiLeaks. A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financi
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Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage “holy war”, Dawn reported on May 22 quoting WikiLeaks. A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financial support estimated at USD 100 million a year was making its way from those Gulf Arab states to an extremist recruitment network in Punjab. Asked to respond to the report, Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry spokesman Osama Nugali said: “Saudi Arabia issued a statement from day one that we are not going to comment on any WikiLeaks reports because Saudi Arabia is not responsible for these reports and we are not sure about their authenticity.” The November 2008 dispatch by Bryan Hunt, the then principal officer at the US consulate in Lahore, was based on discussions with local government and non-governmental sources during trips to Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. The network in Punjab reportedly exploited worsening poverty to indoctrinate children and ultimately send them to training camps, said the cable. Saudi Arabia is seen as funding some of Pakistan’s hardline religious seminaries, or madrassas, which churn out young men eager for “holy war”, posing a threat to the stability of the region. “At these madrassas, children are denied contact with the outside world and taught sectarian extremism, hatred for non-Muslims, and anti-Western/anti-Pakistan government philosophy,” said the cable.
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May - 22 
Dawood Ibrahim, who tops the list of most wanted Indian fugitives who escaped from Mumbai in 1984 lives in a 20,000 sq ft bungalow on Cliffton Road area in Karachi and is guarded by Pakistani Rangers and monitored by the Inter Service Intelligence (I
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Dawood Ibrahim, who tops the list of most wanted Indian fugitives who escaped from Mumbai in 1984 lives in a 20,000 sq ft bungalow on Cliffton Road area in Karachi and is guarded by Pakistani Rangers and monitored by the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, reports Times of India on May 22.
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May - 22 
Eight militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded their positions in Khadezai and Saigel Darra areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that four militant hideouts were al
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Eight militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded their positions in Khadezai and Saigel Darra areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that four militant hideouts were also destroyed in the shelling. Militants have established hideouts in the upper tehsil, which is still not in the control of Security Forces (SFs). The helicopter gunships heavily shelled the area. SFs also conducted a search operation in the area. Mortar shells, landmines and large quantity of ammunition were recovered during the operation.
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May - 22 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while condemning the assault in PNS Mehran said that al Qaeda and Taliban are enemies of Pakistan, reported The News. “The attack was not on Pakistan navy but on Pakistan,” Malik said.
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while condemning the assault in PNS Mehran said that al Qaeda and Taliban are enemies of Pakistan, reported The News. “The attack was not on Pakistan navy but on Pakistan,” Malik said.
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May - 22 
Federal Police arrested one Ashraf Jonu, a militant of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accused of attacking NATO oil containers and seized four kilogram explosive material and two hand grenades from his possession on May 22, reported Daily Times. Th
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Federal Police arrested one Ashraf Jonu, a militant of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accused of attacking NATO oil containers and seized four kilogram explosive material and two hand grenades from his possession on May 22, reported Daily Times. The initial investigation revealed that Jonu trained in preparing explosive circuit somewhere in Afghanistan and also had contacts with a Taliban leader Ameer Abdul Salam and visited Helmand in Afghanistan in 2007. He also remained in contact with Taliban Commander Maulvi Khalil in Afghanistan and allegedly owned up to attacking the NATO oil tankers near Mastung, Mach and Chaman along with his accomplices who hailed from Lahore, Quetta, Miranshah, Muzaffarabad, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad.
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May - 22 
Five Security Force (SF) personnel and five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed while nine SF personnel were injured in an attack by TTP on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase Karachi that started in
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Five Security Force (SF) personnel and five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed while nine SF personnel were injured in an attack by TTP on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase Karachi that started in the night of May 22, reports Times of India. The gun battle is still continuing. Two US made surveillance aircraft were also damaged in the attack. Claiming the responsibility for the attack TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said, "We had already warned after Osama's martyrdom that we will carry out even bigger attacks". “The operation still continues. It is not over yet," said one security official. The cordon around the attackers was being tightened and the operation was likely to be completed soon, he added. Express Tribune reports that the Pakistan Intelligence had warned the Police and other Security agencies that terrorist outfits, including TTP, were planning to carry out such attacks on army, navy and air force installations. The Federal Interior Ministry had issued an alert, warning Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) to beef up security across the country.
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May - 22 
In a meeting with an American diplomat in July 2009, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Afrasiyab Khattak claimed that the Haqqani network, a militant group the US holds responsible for multiple attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan was bei
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In a meeting with an American diplomat in July 2009, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Afrasiyab Khattak claimed that the Haqqani network, a militant group the US holds responsible for multiple attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan was being protected by the Pakistan military, Dawn reported on May 22 quoting American diplomatic cables, exposed by WikiLeaks. “Khattak described the Pakistani military as treating the Haqqanis ‘separately’ … from other militants,” reported Lynne Tracy, the Principal Officer at the US Consulate in Peshawar. “The Haqqani family, [Khattak] observed, has already moved out of North Waziristan. “Part of the family, he said, is living in a rented house on the Kohat Road on the southern side of Peshawar. The other half is living in a house owned by the Haqqani family in the Rawalpindi cantonment.”
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May - 22 
In addition, Barack Obama said that Pakistan's obsession with India that makes it look at its neighbour as an “existential threat” is a mistake and it would do well to shed this contest mentality. Obama said both he and British Prime Minister David C
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In addition, Barack Obama said that Pakistan's obsession with India that makes it look at its neighbour as an “existential threat” is a mistake and it would do well to shed this contest mentality. Obama said both he and British Prime Minister David Cameron understood that Pakistan had been “very obsessed” with India. US wants Pakistan to realise that the biggest threat to it does not come from outside but is “homegrown”. He said, “They see that (India) as their existential threat. I think that’s a mistake. I think that peace between India and Pakistan would serve Pakistan very well.”
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May - 22 
Pakistan Army on May 22 denied a report that US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country, reports Dawn. The Dawn on May 21 said that it had obtained secret dispatches from
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Pakistan Army on May 22 denied a report that US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country, reports Dawn. The Dawn on May 21 said that it had obtained secret dispatches from WikiLeaks that revealed that US Special Forces were deployed with Pakistani troops in joint operations in Pakistan by September of 2009. A spokesman from the Pakistani military’s media relations department categorically denied the presence of American troops in North and South Waziristan. “No US troops are involved in any military operations in FATA,” said the spokesman.
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May - 22 
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 22 that the United States (US) had a mole right inside Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad hideout and this was how the al Qaeda chief was tracked down, reports Times of India quoting a media report. Top
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Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 22 that the United States (US) had a mole right inside Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad hideout and this was how the al Qaeda chief was tracked down, reports Times of India quoting a media report. Top US officials said after the raid that they were only partially certain of Osama's presence inside the $1 million mansion, but Malik says only definitive information could have led them right to the room where bin Laden was killed. The report also says that bin Laden's Saudi wives believe that it was his younger Yemeni wife Amal who betrayed him either by supplying information or by allowing herself to be tracked to the compound.
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May - 22 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 22 warned the US that Pakistan will be "forced to respond" if it does not stop drone strikes in the country's tribal belt, reports Indian Express. The ISI chief t
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 22 warned the US that Pakistan will be "forced to respond" if it does not stop drone strikes in the country's tribal belt, reports Indian Express. The ISI chief took a firm stance with the US on drone strikes, as saying "We will be forced to respond if you do not come up with a strategy that stops the drone strikes”. Pasha also described a recent incursion by NATO helicopters into Pakistani airspace as a "shock" for defence cooperation between the US and Pakistan.
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May - 22 
There are elements within the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistani Army who provided support to Osama bin Laden, said American lawmaker and Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Rogers on May 22, reported Indian E
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There are elements within the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistani Army who provided support to Osama bin Laden, said American lawmaker and Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Rogers on May 22, reported Indian Express. Rogers, who has access to classified United States (US) information on bin Laden case, however, said there is no evidence so far which indicates that the top leadership of either of these two Pakistan organisations were aware of the presence of bin Laden in Abbottabad. "But I believe, and I think many believe that there were elements within those organisations that may have provided them safety and at least logistical support to some degree," Rogers said.
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May - 22 
US President Barack Obama on May 22 said that he would approve an Abbottabad-like operation which killed Osama bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. Speaking to the BBC on the eve of his visit to Britain,
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US President Barack Obama on May 22 said that he would approve an Abbottabad-like operation which killed Osama bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. Speaking to the BBC on the eve of his visit to Britain, Obama said that he was mindful of Pakistani sovereignty but said the US could not allow "active plans to come to fruition without us taking some action". Asked what he would do if one of al Qaeda's top leaders, or the Taliban leader Mullah Omar, was tracked down to a location in Pakistan or another sovereign territory, he said the US would take unilateral action if required. He said, "Our job is to secure the United States. We are very respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan. But we cannot allow someone who is actively planning to kill our people or our allies' people. We can't allow those kinds of active plans to come to fruition without us taking some action."
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May - 23 
A cleric and Imam of Eidgah Mosque Maulana Abdul Jalil Mohammad Hasani was killed in Toghi road area, reports Dawn.
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A cleric and Imam of Eidgah Mosque Maulana Abdul Jalil Mohammad Hasani was killed in Toghi road area, reports Dawn.
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May - 23 
A motorist received minor injuries as a low intensity bomb planted beneath the Rashakai Bridge on Motorway (M-1) went off in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 23, reports Daily Times.
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A motorist received minor injuries as a low intensity bomb planted beneath the Rashakai Bridge on Motorway (M-1) went off in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 23, reports Daily Times.
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May - 23 
A truck driver and two labourers were abducted by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Bahai Dag area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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A truck driver and two labourers were abducted by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Bahai Dag area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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May - 23 
A volunteer of Sultan Peace Committee, identified as Sher Afzal, was injured in a landmine explosion in Utmankhel area of Baizai tehsil, reports Dawn.
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A volunteer of Sultan Peace Committee, identified as Sher Afzal, was injured in a landmine explosion in Utmankhel area of Baizai tehsil, reports Dawn.
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May - 23 
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed while he was on his way from Quetta in Balochistan to North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan on May 23 (today) reported Times of India.
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Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed while he was on his way from Quetta in Balochistan to North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan on May 23 (today) reported Times of India.
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May - 23 
An Afghan security official refusing to disclose the details confirmed the killing, saying: "It is correct that Mullah Omar has been killed."
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An Afghan security official refusing to disclose the details confirmed the killing, saying: "It is correct that Mullah Omar has been killed."
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May - 23 
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir rejected the reports of “security breach” at the Pakistan Navy’s airbase that was attacked by TTP, saying the attack on the airbase could not be termed “security lapse”. “Terrorists wanted to cause damage to
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Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir rejected the reports of “security breach” at the Pakistan Navy’s airbase that was attacked by TTP, saying the attack on the airbase could not be termed “security lapse”. “Terrorists wanted to cause damage to the assets of the navy. And it was clear that they targeted naval forces,” said Noman Bashir. Contrary to Bashir’s statement, Pakistan defence and political analysts termed the attack on the Mehran naval air base as a "big security lapse", reports Indian Express. Security Experts said that "insiders" were facilitating the militants in their deadly agenda and asked the Government and military to wake up to this. The daring attack by the armed militants, who used rockets, grenades and heavy ammunition, has raised serious doubt over the military's ability to protect its key installations. "It is a worrying thing that this attack is nothing but a serious security lapse on part of the navy," Air Vice Marshal and defence analyst (retd) Shahzad Chaudhary, said. "It is not possible for these terrorists to have so much creditable information about the presence of the aircrafts on the base without inside help. The fact that these militants have managed to hold off the SFs for 16 hours shows they came well drilled and prepared for the operation," Nasim Zehra, a political and current affairs expert said.
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May - 23 
David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirator of 2008 Mumbai attacks, testified on May 23 that Pakistani militant groups that got assistance from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Dawn. The trial of businessman Tahawwur Rana is bein
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David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirator of 2008 Mumbai attacks, testified on May 23 that Pakistani militant groups that got assistance from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Dawn. The trial of businessman Tahawwur Rana is being closely watched worldwide, for what testimony might reveal about suspected links between the Pakistani militant group blamed in the rampage on India’s city Mumbai in 2008; and Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, which has been under increased scrutiny since Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces on May 2 outside Islamabad. Rana is accused of providing cover for Headley by allowing him to use his Chicago-based immigration services business as a cover when he travelled to India. Headley, Rana’s long-time friend from boarding school, told jurors on Monday that he received weapons and leadership training with the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) since 2000 and it was his understanding that LeT and ISI coordinated with each other in general. He did not immediately give any specifics.
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May - 23 
Eight militants and a soldier were killed during a clash in Suran Darra area of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 23, reports Dawn. Three personnel of Security Forces (SFs) were also injured in the clash. Sources sai
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Eight militants and a soldier were killed during a clash in Suran Darra area of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 23, reports Dawn. Three personnel of Security Forces (SFs) were also injured in the clash. Sources said that fierce clash erupted between SFs and militants in Surran Dara and Mattani as both sides used heavy weapons.
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May - 23 
Five security personnel have been abducted from Sherani area of Zhob District while they were going to Islamabad from Quetta.
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Five security personnel have been abducted from Sherani area of Zhob District while they were going to Islamabad from Quetta.
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May - 23 
Hamid Gul appeared across Pakistan's television networks denying this, adding he was at his home in Rawalpindi. “Was I killed too,” was his counter. He said the Afghans may have put out this story to facilitate U.S. troop withdrawal and help Presiden
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Hamid Gul appeared across Pakistan's television networks denying this, adding he was at his home in Rawalpindi. “Was I killed too,” was his counter. He said the Afghans may have put out this story to facilitate U.S. troop withdrawal and help President Barack Obama's return-to-White-House campaign.
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May - 23 
Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Amir Khan was released from the Central Prison in Karachi on May 23, reported Daily Times. Khan was sentenced life imprisonment by the Additional District and Session Judge in the murder case of Farooque Qu
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Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Amir Khan was released from the Central Prison in Karachi on May 23, reported Daily Times. Khan was sentenced life imprisonment by the Additional District and Session Judge in the murder case of Farooque Qureshi, a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
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May - 23 
NATO will protect its troops and Afghans from militants based across the border in Pakistan, the NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on May 23, reiterating pledges by the United States (US) to target insurgents there who have escalated
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NATO will protect its troops and Afghans from militants based across the border in Pakistan, the NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on May 23, reiterating pledges by the United States (US) to target insurgents there who have escalated attacks since Osama bin Laden’s death, reports The Express Tribune. “It is well known that there is cross-border activity and it… (is) a problem and a security challenge,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters in Kabul after talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. “We will take all necessary measures to protect the Afghan people and our own troops,” he said of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), whose war against the Taliban in Afghanistan has dragged on for 10 years.
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May - 23 
Pakistan is under tremendous pressure and threat from extremist elements in the country which is reflected in the series of terrorist attacks including the latest one on the nation's naval facilities, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on
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Pakistan is under tremendous pressure and threat from extremist elements in the country which is reflected in the series of terrorist attacks including the latest one on the nation's naval facilities, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on May 23, reports Times of India. "It just illustrates that Pakistan is under enormous pressure and threat from these kinds of groups and they suffer considerably from this kind of violent extremism," Mark Toner told reporters. Toner said that the recent terror attacks speak of the need for close counterterrorism cooperation in spite of some of the questions raised by the Osama bin laden raid.
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May - 23 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 23 that regional peace cannot be guaranteed until the resolution of Kashmir issue, urging the world’s peace loving nations to come forward to resolve the issue that has jeopardised the peace efforts
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 23 that regional peace cannot be guaranteed until the resolution of Kashmir issue, urging the world’s peace loving nations to come forward to resolve the issue that has jeopardised the peace efforts in the region, reports Daily Times. “Unless this core issue is resolved, the dream of peace and harmony in the region cannot come true,” said the PM after inaugurating a two-day national conference on Kashmir, organised by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir University. The PM highlighted the need for acknowledging Kashmiris’ rights to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations resolutions. He said that no significant development could take place in South Asia unless the resolution of this core issue.
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May - 23 
Seven militants were killed when a US drone strike destroyed a vehicle on the outskirts of Mir Ali, around 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times.
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Seven militants were killed when a US drone strike destroyed a vehicle on the outskirts of Mir Ali, around 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times.
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May - 23 
The Afghan Taliban on May 23 was quick to deny reports of their leader Mullah Omar being killed while being shifted by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials from Quetta to North Waziristan, reports The Hindu. In a statement released in K
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The Afghan Taliban on May 23 was quick to deny reports of their leader Mullah Omar being killed while being shifted by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials from Quetta to North Waziristan, reports The Hindu. In a statement released in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban said: “We strongly reject these false claims of the enemy and urge our fellow countrymen, Mujahideen and the rest of the Muslims not to believe these intelligence lies and false reports. He is alive and well and is leading the Mujahideen in all aspects while living safely with reliance on Allah.” A similar denial came from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and was later quoted by Interior Minister Rehman Malik when asked if the Mullah Omar had been killed. This is not the first time the one-eyed militant has been reported dead. News about Omar being killed was aired by an Afghan television channel on the basis of an observation made by the spokesman of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, Lutfullah Mashal. Stating that “our sources and senior Taliban members confirm that they can't contact him”, Mr. Mashal hoped that Omar was dead but could not confirm it. According to Mr. Mashal, the Taliban leader had been living in Quetta ever since he was forced to flee Afghanistan after the U.S.-led forces attacked the country in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. The Afghan television report also apparently named the former ISI Director-General, Hamid Gul, as among those retired members of Pakistan's intelligence service who were with Omar at the time of his reported death.
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May - 23 
The death toll in the attack by the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase in Karachi rose to 14 on May 23, reported Daily Times. The fatalities included 10 Security Forces (SF
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The death toll in the attack by the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase in Karachi rose to 14 on May 23, reported Daily Times. The fatalities included 10 Security Forces (SFs) and four militants. Two militants are suspected to have run away. However, earlier it was reported that five militants and five SF s were killed. The militants also destroyed two US-built P-3C Orion aircraft.
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May - 23 
Two bullet-riddled bodies were found from Morgab area in Turbat District on May 23, reports Daily Times. One of the victims was identified as Khalid Hanif, who was picked up along with his younger brother Ghulam Dastagir and nephew Mahzo by personnel
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Two bullet-riddled bodies were found from Morgab area in Turbat District on May 23, reports Daily Times. One of the victims was identified as Khalid Hanif, who was picked up along with his younger brother Ghulam Dastagir and nephew Mahzo by personnel of the Frontier Corps from their house in Nasrabad area in Turbat District. “Dastagir and Mahzo are still missing”, said a family member. The other victim, Ahmed was picked up from his house in Gowargo area of Mand, and killed by SFs during his illegal detention, claimed his family.
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May - 24 
A militant ‘commander’, Fareed Marwat, was killed and three tribesmen were injured during clashes in Balishkhel and Khar Kallay areas of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 24, reports Dawn. Sources said that militant
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A militant ‘commander’, Fareed Marwat, was killed and three tribesmen were injured during clashes in Balishkhel and Khar Kallay areas of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 24, reports Dawn. Sources said that militant ‘commander’ Fareed Marwat was a resident of Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three members of Turi tribe were also injured in the fighting, sources added.
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May - 24 
An activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Asghar Khan, was shot dead near Ghousia Chowrangi area within the limits of Landhi Police Station on May 24, reports Daily Times.
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An activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Asghar Khan, was shot dead near Ghousia Chowrangi area within the limits of Landhi Police Station on May 24, reports Daily Times.
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May - 24 
Deadlock was reported in the talks with militants for safe release of 31 abducted passengers. Sources said that TTP demanded PKR 60 million as ransom for release of 31 Turi tribesmen, who were abducted by them on March 26.
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Deadlock was reported in the talks with militants for safe release of 31 abducted passengers. Sources said that TTP demanded PKR 60 million as ransom for release of 31 Turi tribesmen, who were abducted by them on March 26.
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May - 24 
Pakistan on May 24 suspended a top commander, Commodore Raja Tahir, after the attack on Mehran naval base in Karachi by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, which killed 10 navy personnel and destroyed two spy planes in Karachi on May 22, repo
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Pakistan on May 24 suspended a top commander, Commodore Raja Tahir, after the attack on Mehran naval base in Karachi by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, which killed 10 navy personnel and destroyed two spy planes in Karachi on May 22, reports Indian Express. Sources said investigators believe a senior militant leader, Ilyas Kashmiri, had organized the plan as he was the mastermind of the deadly TTP attack on the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi in 2009.
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May - 24 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 24 asserted that terrorists by creating uncertainty and chaos wanted to de-stabilise the country but they would never succeed in their indiscriminate aims, reports Daily Times. Talking to media upon his arriva
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 24 asserted that terrorists by creating uncertainty and chaos wanted to de-stabilise the country but they would never succeed in their indiscriminate aims, reports Daily Times. Talking to media upon his arrival at Pakistan Navy’s airbase PNS Mehran in Karachi, which was attacked by a group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militants, the Prime Minister said that the terrorist attack on the naval facility was a point to ponder over for the entire nation. Gilani directed the authorities concerned to revisit, improve and upgrade the security of all the defence installations. “There is a need to upgrade the security measures keeping in view the intentions of terrorists,” he said. “Whatever possible action is required should be taken as the Government will extend all support in this behalf,” the premier affirmed.
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May - 24 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel, set ablaze 15 houses in Jammu area in Frontier Region Kohat. The residents of the area had raised an armed lashkar (tribal militia) against TTP.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel, set ablaze 15 houses in Jammu area in Frontier Region Kohat. The residents of the area had raised an armed lashkar (tribal militia) against TTP.
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May - 24 
Two dead bodies, identified as that of Abid Saleem and Mehrab Baloch, were found from Morgab area of Turbat District on May 24, reported Daily Times.
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Two dead bodies, identified as that of Abid Saleem and Mehrab Baloch, were found from Morgab area of Turbat District on May 24, reported Daily Times.
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May - 25 
A Balochistan Levies trooper, identified as Muhammad Akram, was shot dead in Mastung District while he was on his way to levies station from Mastung city.
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A Balochistan Levies trooper, identified as Muhammad Akram, was shot dead in Mastung District while he was on his way to levies station from Mastung city.
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May - 25 
A bullet-riddled body, identified as that of Jamal Khan, was found from Gazgi area in Khuzdar District on May 25 reports Daily Times.
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A bullet-riddled body, identified as that of Jamal Khan, was found from Gazgi area in Khuzdar District on May 25 reports Daily Times.
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May - 25 
Another dead body, found in Majdalo area in Gowargo tehsil (revenue unit) of Panjgur District was identified as that of Abdul Hameed Baloch who was picked up from a passenger coach on December 13, 2010, while he was heading to Panjgur from Quetta.
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Another dead body, found in Majdalo area in Gowargo tehsil (revenue unit) of Panjgur District was identified as that of Abdul Hameed Baloch who was picked up from a passenger coach on December 13, 2010, while he was heading to Panjgur from Quetta.
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May - 25 
Four persons were killed and 18 others received injuries in the Balishkhel area of Upper Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25 ahead of ceasefire agreement between the warring tribes of Shia and Sunni sects, reports Da
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Four persons were killed and 18 others received injuries in the Balishkhel area of Upper Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25 ahead of ceasefire agreement between the warring tribes of Shia and Sunni sects, reports Dawn. To bring an end to clashes in different areas of the Agency, the elders of Turi and Bangash tribes during a meeting with the political authorities and Frontier Corps (FC) officials in Parachinar agreed to take urgent steps for a truce and restoration of lasting peace in the volatile tribal region. The elders of six tribes of Ahle Sunnat had already declared a unilateral ceasefire in Sadda tehsil (revenue unit) on May 24.
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May - 25 
Nine persons were killed and over 39 got injured when militants drove a car packed with explosives into a Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police Station at University Road in Peshawar on May 25 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Senior Police
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Nine persons were killed and over 39 got injured when militants drove a car packed with explosives into a Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police Station at University Road in Peshawar on May 25 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ijaz said, “It was a huge blast which completely destroyed the three-storey building,” he said, noting that there were usually 10 to 15 people present at that time in the Police Station. Police said the attack was carried out with a small truck containing at least 200-250 kilograms of explosives, and that body parts were hurled more than 300 metres (yards) away from the blast. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, saying it was to avenge Osama bin Laden's death, adds The News.
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May - 25 
Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who scouted targets for the attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) testified on May 25 about conversations he had with a Chicago based Pakistan born businessman Tahawwur Rana accused of h
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Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who scouted targets for the attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) testified on May 25 about conversations he had with a Chicago based Pakistan born businessman Tahawwur Rana accused of helping the attackers and providing support to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a retired Pakistan military officer Abdur Rehman, known as ‘Pasha’, reports Express Tribune. Headley said that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and elements in Pakistan’s military coordinated with Lashkar and other Pakistan militants. Headley told the US District Court jury about secretly recorded telephone conversations he had with Rana and Pasha.
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May - 25 
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) that met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House on May 25 evening resolved to crush terrorists with full might and vigour, reports Daily Times. The meeting
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The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) that met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House on May 25 evening resolved to crush terrorists with full might and vigour, reports Daily Times. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman, Services Chiefs and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General. The DCC reviewed the security situation arising out of terrorist attacks and issues relating to regional security and stability. The chief of naval staff and secretaries of defence, interior and foreign affairs briefed the DCC on the terrorist attack on PNS Mehran, internal security and regional situation. After in-depth discussions, it was decided that, coordinated efforts will be made to prevent and pre-empt acts of terrorism. It was decided that security, defence and law enforcement agencies would be authorised to use all means necessary to eliminate militants. The DCC expressed full confidence in the ability and the capacity of the armed forces and law enforcement and intelligence agencies in meeting all threats posed to the national security.
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May - 25 
The United States (US) Defence Secretary Robert Gates defended the US assistance for Pakistan on May 25 as he underscored the importance of continued engagement with the key regional country amid strains in the bilateral relationship, reports Daily T
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The United States (US) Defence Secretary Robert Gates defended the US assistance for Pakistan on May 25 as he underscored the importance of continued engagement with the key regional country amid strains in the bilateral relationship, reports Daily Times. “I do not think that the money that we have spent in Pakistan has been a waste. The reality is that Pakistan now has 140,000 troops on the border. Their actions in Swat and in South Waziristan have been helpful to us,” he said. Gates spoke as the two countries acknowledged differences since the May 2 unilateral action that took out al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from his hideout in Abbottabad. “Our relationship with Pakistan is not what we wish it were. There is, as the Pakistanis are fond of pointing out, a deficit of trust, in their view because the US has abandoned them on several occasions in the past; most recently, in 1990 and in 1989 after the Soviets left and then with the Pressler amendment,” the Defence Secretary explained during an interaction at the American Enterprise Institute.
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May - 25 
The United States (US) military on May 25 said that it plans to scale back the number of American troops in Pakistan after Islamabad made a formal request, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden, reports Dawn. There are more than 200 US
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The United States (US) military on May 25 said that it plans to scale back the number of American troops in Pakistan after Islamabad made a formal request, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden, reports Dawn. There are more than 200 US military personnel in Pakistan serving mostly as trainers as part of a long-running effort to counter al Qaeda and religious extremists. But the uneasy relationship between Pakistan and the United States has come under severe strain following a unilateral raid by US commandos that killed Osama bin Laden on May 2 in the Abbottabad.
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May - 26 
A suicide bomber blew up a car laden with explosives at a checkpoint close to the Hangu Police Station and Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 26 evening, killing 32 persons and injuring 60 others, reports Daily Ti
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A suicide bomber blew up a car laden with explosives at a checkpoint close to the Hangu Police Station and Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 26 evening, killing 32 persons and injuring 60 others, reports Daily Times. A double-cabin pickup packed with explosives was detonated at a barrier outside the Hangu Police Station on Hangu-Thall Road, creating a 10-foot long and foot-deep crater, said a Senior Police Official. Regional Police spokesman Fazal Naeem feared most of those killed were policemen, and predicted that the toll would rise, because there were offices and residences of senior police and administration officials near the attack site. Kohat division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Masood Khan Afridi said that “the bomber blew up the car at a checkpost near the Hangu Police Station”. He said 400 to 450 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the attack. “The destruction due to the blast is beyond imagination,” he added. “The buildings housing the Police Station, DPO office and nearby residence of the DPO were partially damaged but at least 15 shops, including a tea house and a restaurant, are completely razed,” the DIG said, adding, “The death toll has now risen to 32.”
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May - 26 
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on May 26 accused India of supplying anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers and mortars to insurgents in Balochistan, reports Times of India. Cornered during a BBC TV interview over alleged Pakistani compl
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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on May 26 accused India of supplying anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers and mortars to insurgents in Balochistan, reports Times of India. Cornered during a BBC TV interview over alleged Pakistani complicity in Osama bin Laden’s hiding at Abbottabad, Musharraf brazenly charged India with fomenting trouble in Balochistan to wriggle out of a difficult position. He said that “Do you know we caught five truckloads of weapons very recently, just about two months back. Five truckloads of anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers, mortars. Now, who brought these five trucks? Who gave these? Americans or the Afghanistan government? No sir. India gave them. And we know it."
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May - 26 
Four persons were killed and five others injured during a clash between a lashkar (tribal militia) of Zaka Khel tribesmen and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Agency (FATA) on May 26, reports Dail
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Four persons were killed and five others injured during a clash between a lashkar (tribal militia) of Zaka Khel tribesmen and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Agency (FATA) on May 26, reports Daily Times. Sources said that number of casualties might increase as the fierce gunbattle, which started when tribesmen tried to take control of the LI’s trenches at Narray Baba, still continued between the two rivals. Identification of those killed and their links to either group could not be ascertained.
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May - 26 
Pakistan has agreed to permit the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to send in a forensic team to search Osama bin Laden’s compound, the Washington Post reported on May 26, citing US officials. The CIA team will arrive at the compound in Abbottabad w
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Pakistan has agreed to permit the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to send in a forensic team to search Osama bin Laden’s compound, the Washington Post reported on May 26, citing US officials. The CIA team will arrive at the compound in Abbottabad within days to thoroughly search the residence where US Navy commandos killed bin Laden on May 2 in a unilateral raid that angered Islamabad, the report said. “The assault team was there for only 40 minutes,” an unnamed US official told Washington Post. “The aim is to return to the site - to do another, more thorough, look.” The CIA plans to use infrared cameras and other devices capable of identifying materials possibly embedded behind walls, inside safes or underground, the Washington Post reported.
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May - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fired a mortar shell at a military checkpoint near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency but there were no casualties.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fired a mortar shell at a military checkpoint near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency but there were no casualties.
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May - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 26 vowed to continue attacks against Pakistan, even if the US leaves Afghanistan, till the implementation of the Islamic system in the country, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to the BBC, the spokesperson
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 26 vowed to continue attacks against Pakistan, even if the US leaves Afghanistan, till the implementation of the Islamic system in the country, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to the BBC, the spokesperson for the TTP in Mohmand Agency Sajjad Mohmand, warned of strikes on high-value targets at an even larger scale to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. He said that TTP attackers are not only limited to tribal areas they have also spread across Pakistan and the world.
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May - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claims the responsibility for the attack. “We accept responsibility for this attack. Soon you will see bigger attacks. Revenge for Osama can’t be satisfied just with small attacks,” he adde
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claims the responsibility for the attack. “We accept responsibility for this attack. Soon you will see bigger attacks. Revenge for Osama can’t be satisfied just with small attacks,” he added.
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May - 26 
The Hizbul Mujahideen ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin on May 26 said that Pakistan still supports militants in Kashmir despite its internal security problems, reports Times of India. In an interview with a local news agency, Salahuddin said, "Ou
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The Hizbul Mujahideen ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin on May 26 said that Pakistan still supports militants in Kashmir despite its internal security problems, reports Times of India. In an interview with a local news agency, Salahuddin said, "Our Mujahideen can come and go at their own will. There is no question that the army can stop us. And we have hundreds of training camps in the state where we recruit and train the Mujahideen." The Hizbul commander added that till the Kashmir issue is unresolved, Pakistan can never consider itself safe.
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May - 26 
The Indian high commission in London rubbished Musharraf's allegations, saying they were "totally baseless".
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The Indian high commission in London rubbished Musharraf's allegations, saying they were "totally baseless".
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May - 26 
The US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Robert Blake rubbished the Pakistan’s claim of Indian involvement in Balochistan, adding that the separatist movement in Balochistan is fuelled by the country's domestic policies and not
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The US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Robert Blake rubbished the Pakistan’s claim of Indian involvement in Balochistan, adding that the separatist movement in Balochistan is fuelled by the country's domestic policies and not India. "I don't think that the existence of a terrorist or a separatist movement in Balochistan is fuelled by Indian financing or anything like that," Robert Blake added. "I think it's fuelled by domestic issues that are internal to Pakistan," Blake said in his interaction with Defense Writers Group in Washington.
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May - 26 
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Wall Street Journal that they have no plans to attack nuclear arsenal. A larger assault by the TTP on Mehran naval base in Karachi renewed fears that Pakistan’s sizable nuclear arsenal could be vulnerable. Ehsanull
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TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Wall Street Journal that they have no plans to attack nuclear arsenal. A larger assault by the TTP on Mehran naval base in Karachi renewed fears that Pakistan’s sizable nuclear arsenal could be vulnerable. Ehsanullah Ehsan dismissed those concerns as America’s “excuse” to pressure Pakistan’s Government into fighting the TTP, who he portrayed as the country’s true protectors. “Pakistan is the only Muslim nuclear power state,” Ehsan said in a telephonic interview, adding that the TTP had no intention of changing that fact. He mocked Pakistan’s willingness to work with the US, saying, “Isn’t it a shame for us to have the Islamic bomb, and even then we are bowing down to the pressures of America.”
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May - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline supplying natural gas to a purification plant in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District on May 26, reports Daily Times. As per reports, an explosive device was planted along a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline by un
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Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline supplying natural gas to a purification plant in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District on May 26, reports Daily Times. As per reports, an explosive device was planted along a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline by unidentified militants. The explosion also resulted in suspension of gas supply from well numbers 15 and 17 to a gas purification plant in Pir Koh area.
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May - 26 
Working with Pakistan is a strategic necessity for the United States, even as Washington presses Islamabad to act more decisively on counter-terrorism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 26, reports Daily Times. Pakistan had been a goo
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Working with Pakistan is a strategic necessity for the United States, even as Washington presses Islamabad to act more decisively on counter-terrorism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 26, reports Daily Times. Pakistan had been a good partner in international efforts to fight terrorism, she said, despite anger in the US over the discovery that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been living there for years before US commandos killed him in a May 2 raid. “We do have a set of expectations that we are looking for the Pakistani government to meet, but I want to underscore in conclusion it is not as though they have been on the sidelines. It is in our national security interests to have a comprehensive long-term security partnership with Pakistan,” Clinton told a news conference in Paris.
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May - 27 
Another body was recovered from Saryab area of Quetta. However, identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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Another body was recovered from Saryab area of Quetta. However, identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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May - 27 
At least 23 militants were killed when the Army fighter jets pounded militants’ hideouts in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27, reports Dawn. Air strikes were carried out in Mamozai, Akhonkot and Bilr
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At least 23 militants were killed when the Army fighter jets pounded militants’ hideouts in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27, reports Dawn. Air strikes were carried out in Mamozai, Akhonkot and Bilras areas in upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency. However, the claim about casualties could not be verified from independent sources. Warplanes also hit targets in central tehsil of Kurram Agency.
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May - 27 
Former President Pervez Musharraf during an interview with Time magazine on March 27 admitted that Pakistan is a “very dangerous” country, reports The Hindu. “It is very dangerous, yes, I will have to admit,” Pervez Musharraf adds. The most dangerous
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Former President Pervez Musharraf during an interview with Time magazine on March 27 admitted that Pakistan is a “very dangerous” country, reports The Hindu. “It is very dangerous, yes, I will have to admit,” Pervez Musharraf adds. The most dangerous country is Afghanistan, according to Pervez Musharraf, who is now living in exile in London and is planning to return home to run for the President which he left in 2008. Being asked, which is more of a threat to Pakistan, extremism or India he said that “At the moment, its extremism and terrorism. But you can't compare. Let's not think this is a permanent situation”. “The orientation of 90 per cent of Indian troops is against Pakistan. We cannot ever ignore India, which poses an existential threat to Pakistan.” On nuclear arsenal, “...Yes, we have nuclear weapons, and we are proud of it. Nuclear weapons are the pride of every man, woman and child walking in the streets of Pakistan. Why are we nuclear? Because of India”, he added further.
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May - 27 
Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence of the country's military and intelligence officials knew that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a heavily-fortified compound near the Abbottabad military academy. ''The US had absolutely no evidence that anyone
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Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence of the country's military and intelligence officials knew that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a heavily-fortified compound near the Abbottabad military academy. ''The US had absolutely no evidence that anyone at the highest level of the Pakistani government knew the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden,'' she said. Pakistani leaders, she said, had assured a probe on how bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan , adding that she would return to Washington ever more '' committed' ' to the US-Pak relationship.
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May - 27 
Osama bin Laden and his top aides had discussed making a deal with Pakistan in which al Qaeda would refrain from attacking the country in exchange for protection inside the country, New York Times reported on May 27 quoting unnamed US officials. Docu
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Osama bin Laden and his top aides had discussed making a deal with Pakistan in which al Qaeda would refrain from attacking the country in exchange for protection inside the country, New York Times reported on May 27 quoting unnamed US officials. Documents seized from the slain al Qaeda ‘chief’s Abbottabad hideout include messages between Osama bin Laden and his top operations chief over the past year which provide the first suggestion that bin Laden considered Pakistan's Government amenable to a bargain. The paper said that such a bargain was to ensure the safety of top al Qaeda leaders. The officials emphasised that they had found no evidence that such a proposal, which one American official said was in the "discussion phase," was ever raised with Pakistani military or intelligence operatives.
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May - 27 
Pakistan’s sovereignty is the top priority of the elected Government and the allies must respect its mandate, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdaus Ashiq Awan while briefing reporters on the federal cabinet’s meeting on Ma
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Pakistan’s sovereignty is the top priority of the elected Government and the allies must respect its mandate, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdaus Ashiq Awan while briefing reporters on the federal cabinet’s meeting on May 27, reports Daily Times.
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May - 27 
Security agencies arrested six militants from Sindh and Punjab Districts on May 27 in connection with May 22 terrorist attack on PNS Mehran airbase in Karachi, reports Dawn. Five of the suspects were arrested from Shah Faisal and Model colonies of Ka
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Security agencies arrested six militants from Sindh and Punjab Districts on May 27 in connection with May 22 terrorist attack on PNS Mehran airbase in Karachi, reports Dawn. Five of the suspects were arrested from Shah Faisal and Model colonies of Karachi and the sixth identified as Qari Qaiser was arrested from a seminary in Chak 363-GB on Sattiana Road in Faisalabad District of Punjab province. Qaiser was arrested for his alleged links with terrorists who attacked the naval base. However, the Police did not confirm the arrest and said no Policeman took part in the raid.
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May - 27 
The chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman, once considered close to radical militants groups but now hunted by them, has been asked by the authorities to cut down his public appearances for his own safety, Times of India re
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The chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman, once considered close to radical militants groups but now hunted by them, has been asked by the authorities to cut down his public appearances for his own safety, Times of India reports quoting The Express Tribune. Maulana Fazlur has been warned by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) of an imminent threat to his life. Rehman has recently escaped two back-to-back attempts on his life in his home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Based on credible intelligence reports, the NACTA has conveyed to Rehman that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda might target him.
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May - 27 
The death toll in the car bomb explosion in Hangu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 39 as seven more bodies were recovered from the debris of the destroyed buildings on May 27, reports Daily Times. The number of the injured has reached 56. The buildings
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The death toll in the car bomb explosion in Hangu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 39 as seven more bodies were recovered from the debris of the destroyed buildings on May 27, reports Daily Times. The number of the injured has reached 56. The buildings destroyed in the explosion, included District courts, offices of Works and Services Department, District Coordination Office (DCO), a Police Station, National Bank of Pakistan, a press club, a telecom company’s office, a hotel and 30 shops.
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May - 27 
The United Sates (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on May 27 said that the US was more committed to Pakistan after the Osama bin laden crisis, but asked Islamabad to take decisive steps to defeat al Qaeda. The top US diplomat affirmed that Amer
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The United Sates (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on May 27 said that the US was more committed to Pakistan after the Osama bin laden crisis, but asked Islamabad to take decisive steps to defeat al Qaeda. The top US diplomat affirmed that America had no evidence that anyone in Pakistan at the highest level knew where bin Laden was and she would return to Washington “ever more committed” to the relationship. Talking to newsmen at the US Embassy in Islamabad after meeting Pakistan’s civil and military leadership – President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani – Clinton also said that Pakistan had been “very forthcoming in saying somebody somewhere” was providing support to bin Laden and that a probe was under way. She maintained that a “tremendous amount of commitment has been shown by the government of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism,” as the two countries had moved forward, since US President Barack Obama took over. “We will continue to support Pakistan’s sovereignty, civilian elected government and its people. (But) America cannot and should not solve Pakistan’s problems. That’s up to Pakistan. But in solving its problems, Pakistan should understand that anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories will not make problems disappear,” averred Clinton.
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May - 27 
The United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an interview with ABC News on March 27 said that US regrets civilian death in drone attack, reports Dawn. America had “a very difficult relationship” with Pakistan and relations were fa
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The United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an interview with ABC News on March 27 said that US regrets civilian death in drone attack, reports Dawn. America had “a very difficult relationship” with Pakistan and relations were far from ideal, adding that “It’s a very challenging relationship because there have been some problems”. “We are very appreciative of getting our diplomat out of Pakistan and that took cooperation by the government of Pakistan”, she added further.
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May - 27 
The United States on May 27 gave Islamabad a list of terrorist leaders against whom it wants joint operation against, reports The News. The list includes Osama bin Laden’s deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, along with Siraj Haqqani of the Haqqani network, Ily
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The United States on May 27 gave Islamabad a list of terrorist leaders against whom it wants joint operation against, reports The News. The list includes Osama bin Laden’s deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, along with Siraj Haqqani of the Haqqani network, Ilyas Kashmiri, the head of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and suspected al Qaida leader, and Atiya Abdel Rahman, al Qaida operations chief, the US TV reported, citing unnamed officials from both Governments. The list was discussed during separate meetings between senior Pakistani and US officials in the past two weeks, including o May 27 in Islamabad with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a US official, a Pakistani government official and a Pakistani intelligence official.
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May - 27 
Three decomposed and mutilated dead bodies, including that of a zonal organiser of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), were recovered from different parts of Balochistan on March 27, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, body
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Three decomposed and mutilated dead bodies, including that of a zonal organiser of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), were recovered from different parts of Balochistan on March 27, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, body of a missing student, Fareed Baloch, a zonal organiser of the BSO-A, was found near a river in Ferozabad area of Khuzdar District.
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May - 27 
Top Pakistani Army officials are concerned that their ranks have been penetrated by infiltrators aiding terrorists in a campaign against the state, Daily Times quoting The Washington Post reported on May 27. The top Pakistani military commander, Gene
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Top Pakistani Army officials are concerned that their ranks have been penetrated by infiltrators aiding terrorists in a campaign against the state, Daily Times quoting The Washington Post reported on May 27. The top Pakistani military commander, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, was shaken by the discovery of al Qaeda ‘leader’ Osama bin Laden close to a Pakistani military academy, said The Washington Post. He told US officials in a recent meeting that his first priority was “bringing our house in order,” The Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed senior Pakistani intelligence official. “We are under attack, and the attackers are getting highly confidential information about their targets,” The Washington Post quotes the official as saying. Western officials have long accused Pakistan’s intelligence services of playing a double game by fighting terrorists who pose a domestic threat, but protecting those fighting American troops in Afghanistan.
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May - 28 
Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted pro-government tribal elders at a market in Salarzai village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 28, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-T
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Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted pro-government tribal elders at a market in Salarzai village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 28, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’, Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed responsibility, saying the elders were targeted because they were helping the Security Forces.
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May - 28 
Matta tehsil (revenue unit) Awami National Party (ANP) President Muzaffar Ali Khan along with a Policeman and a guest were killed when unidentified militants attacked his Hujra (guest house) at Matta tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with
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Matta tehsil (revenue unit) Awami National Party (ANP) President Muzaffar Ali Khan along with a Policeman and a guest were killed when unidentified militants attacked his Hujra (guest house) at Matta tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with hand grenades and automatic weapons on May 28, reports Daily Times. A police constable, Abdullah and a guest Sher Rehman, a resident of Shah Dheri, were killed on the spot while another policeman Zamin Zada sustained injuries.
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May - 28 
President Asif Ali Zardari’s Chief Security Officer Bilal Shaikh was attacked by unidentified assailants in Karachi on May 28, reports Dawn. Shaikh was on his way from Firdous Colony to Khamosh Colony when unidentified assailants opened fire. The ass
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President Asif Ali Zardari’s Chief Security Officer Bilal Shaikh was attacked by unidentified assailants in Karachi on May 28, reports Dawn. Shaikh was on his way from Firdous Colony to Khamosh Colony when unidentified assailants opened fire. The assailants fled the scene after Security Forces fired back, leaving behind their car and weapons. Two security officers named Mehmood and Farooq were injured in the incident. According to President Security Force (PSF) commander Faisal Shaikh, a rocket launcher, hand grenade and other weapons were recovered from the assailants’ car.
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May - 28 
The United Sates (US) Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton has not given clean chit to Pakistan's ISI over Osama bin Laden's presence in the country, her spokesman Mark Toner said on May 28, reports Times of India. "I don't think she (Clinton) gave the
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The United Sates (US) Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton has not given clean chit to Pakistan's ISI over Osama bin Laden's presence in the country, her spokesman Mark Toner said on May 28, reports Times of India. "I don't think she (Clinton) gave them (ISI) a free chit," state department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters at his daily news conference when asked if Clinton has given a clean chit to ISI with regard to its links to terrorists. "We acknowledge that there are difficulties in the relationship, but the bottom line is that this is a relationship that's in our interest and in Pakistan's interest, and so we need to work through these challenges moving forward," he said.
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May - 28 
Unidentified militants blew up a telephone exchange in Mandan area in Bannu District
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Unidentified militants blew up a telephone exchange in Mandan area in Bannu District
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May - 29 
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the outer wall of a house in Sheikh Maltoon area in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off on May 29, partially damaging the residence, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty wa
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An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the outer wall of a house in Sheikh Maltoon area in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off on May 29, partially damaging the residence, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported.
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May - 29 
Anti-Extremism Cell of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on May 29 claimed to have arrested four Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists in connection with target killing incidents across Karachi and recovered a triple two riffle and two TT pistols from
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Anti-Extremism Cell of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on May 29 claimed to have arrested four Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists in connection with target killing incidents across Karachi and recovered a triple two riffle and two TT pistols from their possession, reported Daily Times. One Muntazir Imam, an alleged target killer arrested from Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, confessed during interrogation that he was involved in the murder of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem and his son Mawia on March 11, 2010 at Nazimabad, and 11 others. Imam also admitted that he was involved in the murder of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cadre Omar Dhobi at Aram Bagh. During interrogation Imam revealed that the four other militants arrested were involved in the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists.
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May - 29 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detectives disregarded multiple warnings that the Pakistani-American David Headley was working with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — two of which came from his own wives, The Hindu reported on May 30. The FBI, intelli
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detectives disregarded multiple warnings that the Pakistani-American David Headley was working with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — two of which came from his own wives, The Hindu reported on May 30. The FBI, intelligence sources said, instead chose to believe Headley's claims that he had only made contact with the jihadist (Holy warrior) group to further his work as a counter-narcotics informant. FBI officials, the sources said, were long aware of Headley's links with jihadists in Pakistan's north-west, and even interviewed him for information in the weeks after 9/11. But they believed Headley was working for the United States' Drug Enforcement Agency, which he developed a relationship with, after being arrested in 1988 for smuggling heroin from Pakistan. In 1997 Headley was arrested by the DEA again, and this time secured his freedom by becoming a key informant. In a 1998 letter, prosecutors said he “helped the DEA infiltrate the very close-knit Pakistani narcotics dealing community in New York.”
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May - 29 
Investigations revealed that Ali Dayan, a Pakistan researcher for HRW, also made public an e-mail that Shahzad had sent then with the instructions to make it public in case something happened to him. The email provided Shahzad’s account of a meeting
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Investigations revealed that Ali Dayan, a Pakistan researcher for HRW, also made public an e-mail that Shahzad had sent then with the instructions to make it public in case something happened to him. The email provided Shahzad’s account of a meeting he held with two ISI officials on October 17, 2010. After he disappeared on May 29, there were allegations that he had been abducted by the ISI because of his recent story on the PNS Mehran base attack of May 22. Shahzad had reported that the attack took place after the Navy identified and interrogated a few of its lower-level officers for their ties with al Qaeda.
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May - 29 
Pakistan has decided to launch an air and ground military offensive in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The News. The United States has long demanded that Pakistan launch an offensive in the region to hun
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Pakistan has decided to launch an air and ground military offensive in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The News. The United States has long demanded that Pakistan launch an offensive in the region to hunt down the Haqqani network, one of the deadliest Afghan militant factions fighting American troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan has been reluctant, but has come under intense US pressure to attack militancy after it was discovered that Osama bin Laden had been living there. Quoting unnamed “highly placed sources” as saying Pakistani Air Force planes would soften up militant targets under the “targeted military offensive” before ground operations were launched.
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May - 29 
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had attended the funeral of Mumbai attacks accused David Headley's father in 2010, Times of India reported on May 29. This was disclosed by 50-year-old Headley at a Chicago court during the trial of co-accu
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had attended the funeral of Mumbai attacks accused David Headley's father in 2010, Times of India reported on May 29. This was disclosed by 50-year-old Headley at a Chicago court during the trial of co-accused Tahawwur Rana (50) in the 26/11 attacks case. He told jury during the course of questioning on May 26 that Prime Minister Gilani attended the funeral of his father Syed Saleem Gilani and also offered condolences to the bereaved family. Saleem Gilani, who died in December 2010, was a well-known poet, author and musicologist. He was former Director General of Radio Pakistan and worked for the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC. Headley's half-brother Danyal Gilani works as a public relations officer at Prime Minister Gilani's office.
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May - 29 
PM's office on May 29 rubbished the claim. "The Prime Minister never attended Saleem Gilani's funeral and had only visited Danyal Gilani's (Headley's half-brother) house to condole the death," a spokesman for Gilani's office said. The spokesman also
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PM's office on May 29 rubbished the claim. "The Prime Minister never attended Saleem Gilani's funeral and had only visited Danyal Gilani's (Headley's half-brother) house to condole the death," a spokesman for Gilani's office said. The spokesman also denied the report that Danyal Gilani currently works as a public relations officer in the Prime Minister's office. Danyal Gilani is currently posted as the spokesman at the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing.
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May - 29 
Quoting sources in the Indian Government, The Hindu reported that US authorities did not intend to press Pakistan for the extradition of suspects sought by federal prosecutors for their role in the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks on Mumbai ( als
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Quoting sources in the Indian Government, The Hindu reported that US authorities did not intend to press Pakistan for the extradition of suspects sought by federal prosecutors for their role in the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks on Mumbai ( also known as 26/11), lest it should lead to a further breakdown of its increasingly fraught relationship with Pakistan. Even though Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, demanded greater counter-terrorism action against al Qaeda during her just-concluded visit to Pakistan, the sources said she did not push for action against several Pakistani nationals indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) attack, which left 164 persons, including six Americans dead. “The United States has been putting intense diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to do more on Mumbai, but seems to think any public action will undermine its priority, which is action against jihadist groups focussed on the West, like al-Qaeda,” an Indian Intelligence official observed.
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May - 29 
Taliban leader Mullah Baradar is believed to have informed US whereabouts of al Qaeda ‘Chief’ Osama Bin Laden, The News quoting a UK paper claimed on May 29. According to the report, in return the US promised to pullout troops from Taliban stronghold
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Taliban leader Mullah Baradar is believed to have informed US whereabouts of al Qaeda ‘Chief’ Osama Bin Laden, The News quoting a UK paper claimed on May 29. According to the report, in return the US promised to pullout troops from Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan once Osama had been killed or captured. Until now it has been believed that Osama Bin Laden was caught when the US intercepted a phone call made by his courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti. But new reports suggest it was actually Baradar who told the US where he was hiding. Baradar was arrested in a joint Pak-US operation last year in Karachi and was interrogated in prison before being released in October 2010.
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May - 29 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ and alleged mastermind of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination plot of December 27, 2007, Baitullah Mehsud, has been placed on top of the list of most wanted terrorists and criminals given
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ and alleged mastermind of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination plot of December 27, 2007, Baitullah Mehsud, has been placed on top of the list of most wanted terrorists and criminals given by the US despite official claim that he was killed in a United States (US) missile attack in Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas in 2009, reports Dawn. However, four other militants of TTP, Abdullah Saddam, and Abdul Rehman of Akora Khattak city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faiz Mohammad and Ikramullah of Waziristan in FATA are also wanted by the Police in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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May - 29 
Two Shia Policemen were killed and three other people, including a woman and a Sub-Inspector of the Central Investigation Department (CID) were injured in a sectarian attack on Spiny Road in Quetta on May 29, reported Dawn. Meanwhile, Ali Sher Haide
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Two Shia Policemen were killed and three other people, including a woman and a Sub-Inspector of the Central Investigation Department (CID) were injured in a sectarian attack on Spiny Road in Quetta on May 29, reported Dawn. Meanwhile, Ali Sher Haideri, spokesman of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 29 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times.
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May - 30 
A girl was killed and 10 others got injured in bomb blast at a local hotel in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 30, reports Daily Times. The bomb planted on the rooftop of the hotel in the main
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A girl was killed and 10 others got injured in bomb blast at a local hotel in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 30, reports Daily Times. The bomb planted on the rooftop of the hotel in the main bazaar of Miranshah went off at around 11am, wounding 10 people, including three women and four children. A girl succumbed to her wounds after reaching hospital.
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May - 30 
A militant ‘commander’ surrendered to Police in Lakki Marwat Police Station of Lakki Marwat District. An official said that ‘commander’ Azizullah of Dhoda village was wanted in several cases.
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A militant ‘commander’ surrendered to Police in Lakki Marwat Police Station of Lakki Marwat District. An official said that ‘commander’ Azizullah of Dhoda village was wanted in several cases.
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May - 30 
A young industrialist was abducted by armed assailants near Gulshan-i-Ghazi within the remit of the Mochko Police Station when he was driving to his workplace.
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A young industrialist was abducted by armed assailants near Gulshan-i-Ghazi within the remit of the Mochko Police Station when he was driving to his workplace.
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May - 30 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on May 30 declared former President General Pervez Musharraf a “proclaimed offender” in the December 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case, reports Daily Times. The court had issued an arrest warrant of Musharraf in Februa
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on May 30 declared former President General Pervez Musharraf a “proclaimed offender” in the December 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case, reports Daily Times. The court had issued an arrest warrant of Musharraf in February 2011 after Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigators declared him an “absconder”. The investigators had told the court that Musharraf had not been cooperating in the probe of the assassination case.
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May - 30 
Dawn quoting the senior officials of Pakistan Navy reported that terrorists had entered the PNS Mehran base after breaching Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) security parameters on the southern side, about 800 metres from the naval airbase. One of the offic
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Dawn quoting the senior officials of Pakistan Navy reported that terrorists had entered the PNS Mehran base after breaching Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) security parameters on the southern side, about 800 metres from the naval airbase. One of the officials said that the fact that terrorists did not attack the PAF facilities and rushed towards the PNS base gave credence to the view that they had predetermined targets and were facilitated from within.
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May - 30 
Humanitarian agencies active in northwest tribal areas have been quietly told to prepare for up to 365,000 displaced people in advance of a military offensive against North Waziristan Agency, a senior official with an international humanitarian agenc
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Humanitarian agencies active in northwest tribal areas have been quietly told to prepare for up to 365,000 displaced people in advance of a military offensive against North Waziristan Agency, a senior official with an international humanitarian agency said. “Humanitarian agencies operating in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were given the heads up two weeks ago by the authorities of a possible displacement of up to 50,000 families,” he said, referring to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the northwest province. A similar tip-off in 2009 preceded a military offensive in neighbouring South Waziristan by about five months, he said.
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May - 30 
Later, gunship helicopters targeted the hideouts of militants in Jammu area of FR Kohat and Bazidkhel town. The Government has evacuated the Jammu area for conducting an operation against militants, who have been firing rockets at the town from mount
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Later, gunship helicopters targeted the hideouts of militants in Jammu area of FR Kohat and Bazidkhel town. The Government has evacuated the Jammu area for conducting an operation against militants, who have been firing rockets at the town from mountains for several months.
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May - 30 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) on May 30 arrested five suspects from a building opposite to the office of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) situated on Guru Mangat Road in Lahore District of Punjab province, reported Daily Times. The arr
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) on May 30 arrested five suspects from a building opposite to the office of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) situated on Guru Mangat Road in Lahore District of Punjab province, reported Daily Times. The arrestees included a former Special Services Group (SSG) commando of Pakistan Navy, identified as Kamran Ahmed, and his brother, for allegedly providing maps of Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran naval airbase to the attackers. Sources report that Ahmed was in regular contact with another suspect involved in the attack, namely Qari Qaiser, who was arrested on May 27 from Sattiana area of Faisalabad District.
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May - 30 
Local people recovered the dead body of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant from Akhorwal area in Darra Adamkhel in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 30, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Naeem Khan, resident of Ali Baz K
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Local people recovered the dead body of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant from Akhorwal area in Darra Adamkhel in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 30, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Naeem Khan, resident of Ali Baz Kalay and an active TTP militant.
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May - 30 
Nine suspected terrorists were arrested during search operations in Darra Adamkhel and Hangu District of in connection with bomb blasts.
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Nine suspected terrorists were arrested during search operations in Darra Adamkhel and Hangu District of in connection with bomb blasts.
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May - 30 
The Federal Government on May 30 refused to defend Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in a United States (US) court which summoned him, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief and some other Pakistan officials on a lawsuit filed by
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The Federal Government on May 30 refused to defend Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in a United States (US) court which summoned him, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief and some other Pakistan officials on a lawsuit filed by relatives of Americans killed in the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), reports Daily Times. The refusal was made in a reply submitted by the Foreign Affairs Ministry to the Lahore High Court (LHC) on a petition of Saeed, who had sought legal assistance from the Government. The reply said that the Government was defending the State institution, ISI, before the US court and that Saeed and his organisation were not a part of it. American national Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and Rivka had been killed in 2008 Mumbai attacks. The couple’s son, Moshe, and others had filed nine claims against Hafiz Saeed being the patron of the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Azam Cheema, Sajid Majid as well as the ISI, its former Director General Nadeem Taj and ISI chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha.
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May - 30 
The United Sates (US) Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen on May 30 said that the Pakistani Government would launch a major offensive on militants in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). “It’s a very i
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The United Sates (US) Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen on May 30 said that the Pakistani Government would launch a major offensive on militants in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). “It’s a very important fight and a very important operation,” the outgoing chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff told a television network. In several interviews to US television channels, Admiral Mullen said part of his job as chairman had been to try and “close the trust gap” between the United States and Pakistan, which had built up over many years. Mr Mullen said he visited Pakistan last week with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to “show the strength in terms of our commitment” because “we’re going through a difficult patch right now after the (Osama) bin laden operation”. The United States has long demanded the operation to eliminate the Haqqani network, which Washington claims is protected by Pakistanis. Describing the US-Pakistan relationship as vital, Admiral Mike Mullen said that he came away from May 27 meeting with Pakistani leaders convinced of their commitment to work with the US on security, intelligence and development. “It was a very frank meeting, it is a very difficult time and yet a very important relationship,” he said of the May 27 meeting that Mullen and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had with the Pakistani political and military leadership in Islamabad. Mullen said Hillary and I went to Pakistan to “reaffirm the commitment on the part of the US to work with Pakistan” and to send a message about the importance of the US-Pakistan relationship.
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May - 30 
Three bankers were abducted from Bin Qasim area of Karachi while they were returning from a club on May 30.
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Three bankers were abducted from Bin Qasim area of Karachi while they were returning from a club on May 30.
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May - 30 
Three Punjabi settlers were shot dead and another sustained bullet injuries when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Tasp area of Panjgur District on May 30, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ramzan and Ij
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Three Punjabi settlers were shot dead and another sustained bullet injuries when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Tasp area of Panjgur District on May 30, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ramzan and Ijaz, residents of Multan District and Nasir Shah, a resident of Bahawalpur District. The injured man was identified as Irfan.
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May - 31 
A diplomatic cable sent under the name of United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton states that despite public disavowals, “some officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate continue to maintain ties with a wide a
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A diplomatic cable sent under the name of United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton states that despite public disavowals, “some officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate continue to maintain ties with a wide array of extremist organizations,” in particular the Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reported The Hindu. The cable, dated December 30, 2009 was sent to five US Embassies, including that of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. It says these organisations exploit Pakistan's network of charities, non-governmental organisations and madrasas (religious seminaries), which provide them with “recruits, funding and infrastructure to plan new attacks.” Clinton accuses Pakistan of seeking to block the listing of Pakistan based terrorists as well as “affiliated” terrorists nominated for blocking by India under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1267. Further, the cable also focussed on the check of illegal finance flows into Pakistan and Afghanistan from some Gulf countries, which was also marked to American Embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It states that “donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide.” The country is described as a “critical financial support base for al Qaeda, the Taliban, LeT, and other terrorist outfits, including Hamas, which probably raises millions of dollars annually from Saudi sources, often during Hajj and Ramadan.”
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May - 31 
A high alert was sounded at the Pakistan Air Force's Chaklala airbase and Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Rawalpindi on May 31 after an intelligence agency warned of possible terrorist attacks,
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A high alert was sounded at the Pakistan Air Force's Chaklala airbase and Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Rawalpindi on May 31 after an intelligence agency warned of possible terrorist attacks,
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May - 31 
Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested four alleged militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) after an alleged encounter on Hub River Road in Karachi. The arrested included Munawar Alam, Mohammad Shahid, Khawaja Talat and Moha
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Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested four alleged militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) after an alleged encounter on Hub River Road in Karachi. The arrested included Munawar Alam, Mohammad Shahid, Khawaja Talat and Mohammad Ali for their involvement in sectarian killings, kidnapping for ransom and robberies in the city. The Police also recovered two kalashnikovs, one 222 rifle, one TT pistol and a Suzuki Khyber (Q-2814) from their possession. Interrogations reveal that the accused also confessed to the killing of four persons, namely, Barkat Ali, a Shia man in Sharah-e-Noor Jahan; Mumtaz Qadri, Pesh Imam belonging to Barelvi school of thought in Godhra Camp, New Karachi and two cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST), Izzat Gul and Adnan Sheikh in New Karachi Industrial Area.
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May - 31 
At least 10 passengers sustained minor injuries on May 31 when five bogeys of the Peshawar bound Khushal Khan Express derailed after a low intensity bomb explosion damaged the track near Tangwani Railway Station in Kashmore District.
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At least 10 passengers sustained minor injuries on May 31 when five bogeys of the Peshawar bound Khushal Khan Express derailed after a low intensity bomb explosion damaged the track near Tangwani Railway Station in Kashmore District.
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May - 31 
At least four oil tankers were completely destroyed in a blast in one of the vehicles at the Torkham border while carrying fuel for the NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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At least four oil tankers were completely destroyed in a blast in one of the vehicles at the Torkham border while carrying fuel for the NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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May - 31 
Headley testified before a United States (US) court that al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri had a plan to kill the CEO of Lockheed Martin in frustration over drone attacks along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and had sent men for surveillance, reported
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Headley testified before a United States (US) court that al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri had a plan to kill the CEO of Lockheed Martin in frustration over drone attacks along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and had sent men for surveillance, reported The News. Headley added that following his arrest he had offered to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by giving a sword implanted with a chip to Kashmiri so that he could be targeted by drone attacks. “There was a plan to kill him [the CEO] because he was making drones,” said Hedley, adding, “Kashmiri had arranged for men to carry out surveillance in the US in connection with the plot to kill the Lockheed CEO.
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May - 31 
In the District, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested an absconding militant Ghulam Rasool Khoso from Chamra Chowrangi along with a TT pistol accused involvement in two murder cases.
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In the District, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested an absconding militant Ghulam Rasool Khoso from Chamra Chowrangi along with a TT pistol accused involvement in two murder cases.
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May - 31 
India and Pakistan failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarisation of Siachen but decided to continue talks to arrive at a solution to the issue.
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India and Pakistan failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarisation of Siachen but decided to continue talks to arrive at a solution to the issue.
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May - 31 
Investigations revealed that he was trained by the ISI in safe houses near the airport and on the streets of Lahore in Punjab province, reported Express Tribune. Headley disclosed that he had attended over 50 training sessions. He added that he had b
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Investigations revealed that he was trained by the ISI in safe houses near the airport and on the streets of Lahore in Punjab province, reported Express Tribune. Headley disclosed that he had attended over 50 training sessions. He added that he had been introduced to Major Iqbal by a serving army officer, Major Ali, who he met in the military cantonment in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), adding that he knew where the safe house in Lahore was.
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May - 31 
It was reported that the armed forces will carry out a limited operation in North Waziristan Agency primarily targeting al Qaeda, TTP and foreign militants, as against the widely held belief that the focus will be exclusively on the Haqqani Network.
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It was reported that the armed forces will carry out a limited operation in North Waziristan Agency primarily targeting al Qaeda, TTP and foreign militants, as against the widely held belief that the focus will be exclusively on the Haqqani Network. Military commanders ruled out the possibility of a full scale operation like the one launched in South Waziristan and said it was ‘unfeasible’ because of difference in ground realities. South Waziristan, they said, was a “no-go area” when they launched a major military offensive in October 2009 to flush out terrorists. “But the northern part has a massive presence of military and there are peace pacts with tribes that cannot be ignored.” A senior officer said, “The operation will be very selective and intelligence led.” The major target, it is said, will be the TTP militants who took refuge in North Waziristan after having been dislodged from south. “It will indeed be a big achievement if we succeed in neutralising some of the suicide bomber training centres,” added another officer.
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May - 31 
One member of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Salimullah, who was also the District Ameer (chief) of Karak, was killed in Latambar area of Karak District by unidentified militants on May 31.
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One member of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Salimullah, who was also the District Ameer (chief) of Karak, was killed in Latambar area of Karak District by unidentified militants on May 31.
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May - 31 
Pakistan is home to a large number of militant outfits and can be broadly divided into five groups, one of which specifically targets India and Kashmir that gets the maximum support from the establishment, reported Indian Express, quoting a United St
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Pakistan is home to a large number of militant outfits and can be broadly divided into five groups, one of which specifically targets India and Kashmir that gets the maximum support from the establishment, reported Indian Express, quoting a United States (US) Congressional report on May31. India and Kashmir-oriented militants, especially the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Harakat ul-Mujahideen (HuM), are based in both the Punjab province and in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The report said that the Islamist militant groups operating in and from Pakistan territory are of five broad types, namely, globally oriented militants, Afghanistan-oriented militants, India- and Kashmir-oriented militants, sectarian militants, and domestically oriented militants. Globally oriented militants are al Qaeda and its Uzbek affiliates primarily operate out of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the megacity of Karachi, claimed the report. The Afghanistan-oriented militants, included the 'Quetta shura' of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, believed to operate from the Balochistan provincial capital of Quetta, as well as Karachi, added the report.
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May - 31 
Pakistani warplanes attacked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Mirkalam Khel and Akhon Kot areas of the north western Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 31 killing 18 terrorists, reported Daily Times. It i
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Pakistani warplanes attacked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Mirkalam Khel and Akhon Kot areas of the north western Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 31 killing 18 terrorists, reported Daily Times. It is suspected that TTP commander, Tariq, who leads militants in Darra Adam Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, could also be among the dead.
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May - 31 
The body of missing journalist Saleem Shahzad, who worked as bureau chief for the Hong Kong based Asia Times, an online publication, and the Italian News Agency Adnkronos (AKI), was found from Mandi Bahauddin District on May 31, reported Dawn. In the
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The body of missing journalist Saleem Shahzad, who worked as bureau chief for the Hong Kong based Asia Times, an online publication, and the Italian News Agency Adnkronos (AKI), was found from Mandi Bahauddin District on May 31, reported Dawn. In the initial reports after his abduction Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged that Shahzad had been picked up by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and that the ISI had threatened him last year as well when he had reported on the release of Mullah Baradar, an aide to Mullah Omar, who had been captured by Pakistan earlier.
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May - 31 
The leadership of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency was not involved in planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), self-confessed plotter David Coleman Headley testified on May 31, reports Dawn. Headley, who pleaded g
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The leadership of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency was not involved in planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), self-confessed plotter David Coleman Headley testified on May 31, reports Dawn. Headley, who pleaded guilty to 12 terror charges arising out of the attacks on India’s financial capital and other unrealised plots, testified that no more than a handful of ISI agents were involved in the Mumbai plot. This revelation stood contrary to Headley’s previous testimonies that claimed the ISI worked closely with the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and detailed his relationship with an ISI handler identified as Major Iqbal. However, Headley’s testimony on May 31 supports Pakistan’s assertion that the ISI’s involvement was limited to a handful of rogue agents.
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May - 31 
While the United States (US) cleared billions of dollars worth arms sales to Pakistan for the war against terror, including advanced F 16 fighters, it refused the sale of a crucial advanced missile technology due to concerns that it could be used to
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While the United States (US) cleared billions of dollars worth arms sales to Pakistan for the war against terror, including advanced F 16 fighters, it refused the sale of a crucial advanced missile technology due to concerns that it could be used to target India, reported Indian Express, quoting from the latest released WikiLeaks cables on May 31. A request by Islamabad to procure an advanced Harpoon missile system was turned down in February 2009 after Washington determined that it would threaten India. In a cable dated March 18, 2009, US Ambassador Anne W Patterson justified the sale of F 16 fighters to Pakistan, holding that it was not a threat as India has an overwhelming aerial superiority, and went on to say that Washington has occasionally denied “Pakistan’s request for arms sales that could upset the regional balance of power”.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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