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November - 1 
According to Reuters, nine militants and two soldiers were killed during the fighting on November 1, taking the TTP death toll to 331 in 16 days of fighting. 38 soldiers have been killed in the operation so far, according to Army estimates, although
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According to Reuters, nine militants and two soldiers were killed during the fighting on November 1, taking the TTP death toll to 331 in 16 days of fighting. 38 soldiers have been killed in the operation so far, according to Army estimates, although there is no independent verification of casualty figures. "The command and control structure of the Taliban exists in Sararogha, Makeen and Ladha," a security official said. "It’s going to be a tough fight here," he added.
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November - 1 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in Bara, injuring four people, local residents told Daily Times on November 1. Two explosions occurred at the 18-room Government High School for Girls in Karigar Ghari area. Locals said the blast de
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in Bara, injuring four people, local residents told Daily Times on November 1. Two explosions occurred at the 18-room Government High School for Girls in Karigar Ghari area. Locals said the blast destroyed the building and also damaged nearby houses, injuring four people. "The terrorists have blown up the school, demolishing all the rooms," said administration official Shafeerullah. Locals said a boy, who watched the premises, was also missing, possibly kidnapped by the militants, AFP reported.
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November - 1 
The Army hopes to neutralise the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan Agency before the winter sets in, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on November 1, Daily Times reported. "The operation so far has been very successful. The
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The Army hopes to neutralise the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan Agency before the winter sets in, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on November 1, Daily Times reported. "The operation so far has been very successful. The resistance that we were expecting initially did not come with the same swiftness we were expecting," Qureshi - who is in Kuala Lumpur to attend a meeting of Islamic countries starting on November 2 (today) - told reporters. "South Waziristan is an area which is very important in order to check terrorist activity in Pakistan. Not just Pakistan, but beyond," said Qureshi. He said the armed forces had surrounded the area and choked supply lines to the Taliban. "They are on the run. They are in retreat and there is disarray over there," he claimed. Qureshi said it would be difficult to give a timeframe for total military success, but "we would want to achieve our objectives as much as possible before the winter sets in… And it seems, as things are going on, that we might be able to do so ... I can’t give you a date, but that area becomes very cold (by late December). We want to operate and establish our foothold before that."
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November - 1 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 16 Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and injured 10 others in clashes on November 1 during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. In the battle to control Sararogha, one of
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 16 Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and injured 10 others in clashes on November 1 during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. In the battle to control Sararogha, one of the main TTP strongholds, SFs killed six militants and injured four others. Separately, aerial strikes in Ladha, Saam, Gadawai, Maidaan and Makeen killed five militants and injured three others. Four TTP hideouts were also destroyed in the air-strikes. In addition, the SFs captured Kaniguram, a town with a population of 30,000, and seized heavy weapons during a door-to-door search operation.
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At least 35 persons, including two women and children, were killed and 63 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Rawalpindi on November 2, Daily Times reported. The m
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At least 35 persons, including two women and children, were killed and 63 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Rawalpindi on November 2, Daily Times reported. The majority of the blasts victims were reportedly military personnel and employees of the Defence Ministry who had queued up at the NBP Shalimar Plaza Branch to draw their salaries. It was the second terrorist attack in the Red Zone area of the garrison city within a month. According to eyewitnesses, many of the victims were retired military personnel who had gathered at the bank to draw their pensions. Several surrounding offices, part of a nearby hotel and a number of vehicles were also destroyed. Eyewitnesses said the attack occurred at 10:40am when a man riding a motorbike approached the parking lot of the plaza and blew himself up in front of the NBP branch, in close proximity with the Pearl Continental hotel, the military’s General Headquarters and the State Bank of Pakistan. Rawalpindi Regional Police Officer (RPO) Aslam Tareen confirmed the eyewitnesses’ account. "We found parts of a suicide vest and some body parts of the suicide attacker. At least 35 people were killed and 63 others were wounded," he said. The Inter-Services Public Relations Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said four soldiers were killed and nine injured in the attack.
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November - 2 
Police on November 2 foiled a terrorist attack targeting a police check-post at the Babu Sabu Interchange of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway, an entry point into Lahore, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitnesses, the attacker was travelling in a
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Police on November 2 foiled a terrorist attack targeting a police check-post at the Babu Sabu Interchange of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway, an entry point into Lahore, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitnesses, the attacker was travelling in a car with an alleged accomplice. Upon being stopped by Police for a routine inspection, the man got out of the car’s passenger seat and detonated his suicide jacket, injuring 25 persons, including the car’s driver. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Hussain told Daily Times that eight to 10 kilograms of explosive material had been used in the attack. Mazhar said the terrorist’s head was found some 30 yards from the blast site. He said the attacker’s face was scarred but recognisable, adding the attacker seemed to be 18. Police officials said the car was packed with huge quantities of explosives and "could have caused a catastrophe" had it entered the city, AFP reported. Official sources said the injured included five Policemen, who were in critical condition.
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November - 2 
Seven Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Security Force (SF) personnel and aerial strikes in Bajaur Agency on November 2, Daily Times reported. The air and ground assault focused on Ovishah, Seolai, Kharkay and Badalai areas in the Mam
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Seven Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Security Force (SF) personnel and aerial strikes in Bajaur Agency on November 2, Daily Times reported. The air and ground assault focused on Ovishah, Seolai, Kharkay and Badalai areas in the Mamoond sub-division, destroying four terrorist hideouts. The SFs also reportedly clashed with the militants in Mulla Said and Mataak in the Salarzai sub-division.
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on November 2 that the Security Forces had gained complete control of Kaniguram, a major stronghold of Uzbek fighters, Daily Times reported. He said the terr
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on November 2 that the Security Forces had gained complete control of Kaniguram, a major stronghold of Uzbek fighters, Daily Times reported. He said the terrorists there had been using modern weaponry, fortified positions and bunkers, adding the entire area had been cleared of mines and improvised explosive devices. He said the military had also secured Karama village, east of Kaniguram, adding other strategically important points around Kaniguram had also been secured. Giving details of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, the ISPR chief said 12 militants had been killed in the last 24 hours, adding that six SF personnel had been injured. He said he was not sure if the Taliban’s top leadership had escaped to North Waziristan or was still in the area.
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The United Nations on November 2 announced an immediate withdrawal of its staff from the NWFP and FATA due to the deteriorating security situation there, Daily Times reported. The measure was taken after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon assessed the
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The United Nations on November 2 announced an immediate withdrawal of its staff from the NWFP and FATA due to the deteriorating security situation there, Daily Times reported. The measure was taken after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon assessed the security situation in the northwestern region at ‘Phase-IV’. "The decision has been taken bearing in mind the intense security situation in the region," UN National Information Officer Ishrat Rizvi said. She said the implication of Phase-IV security would include reduction in the international UN staff in the region, with presence of only those vital for emergency operations, humanitarian relief, security operations and any other essential operations as advised by the Secretary-General. "All other UN staff involved in the running of programme activities will be relocated," she said.
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November - 3 
A would-be suicide bomber was killed before reaching his target in the Lachi sub-division of Kohat District on November 3-evening. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Abdullah Khan, told The News that a would-be suicide bomber, riding a motorcycl
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A would-be suicide bomber was killed before reaching his target in the Lachi sub-division of Kohat District on November 3-evening. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Abdullah Khan, told The News that a would-be suicide bomber, riding a motorcycle, was heading to his alleged target when he was blown up near the Iftikhar Well area in Lachi at 9:15 pm (PST).
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November - 3 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, a militant was killed and two others sustained injuries during a search operation carried out by the Security Forces (SFs) at Manago area in the Shangla District on November 3. Official sources said the SFs and Police conducted
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, a militant was killed and two others sustained injuries during a search operation carried out by the Security Forces (SFs) at Manago area in the Shangla District on November 3. Official sources said the SFs and Police conducted a joint search operation in Manago area, killing one militant and injuring two others, whose identity could not be ascertained. They belonged to Charbagh area in Swat District.
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November - 3 
Refuting the Army’s claims about gains in South Waziristan, the TTP claimed that its fighters had staged a tactical retreat from some areas to bring the troops into hilly and forested areas. In a telephonic conversation with a foreign news agency, TT
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Refuting the Army’s claims about gains in South Waziristan, the TTP claimed that its fighters had staged a tactical retreat from some areas to bring the troops into hilly and forested areas. In a telephonic conversation with a foreign news agency, TTP spokesman Azam Tariq denied the Army’s claims of killing over 300 militants during the last 18 days. "Only 11 of our men have been killed so far," Azam Tariq was quoted as saying. He said they were prepared for a long war with the Army and that they had retreated as part of a strategy from certain areas that the Army was claiming to have captured.
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November - 3 
Security agencies on November 3 claimed to have arrested two would-be suicide bombers from the Kot Ganesh area of Chakwal District in Punjab province, Daily Times reported. The duo was identified as Afghan national Fakharullah and his accomplice Ejaz
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Security agencies on November 3 claimed to have arrested two would-be suicide bombers from the Kot Ganesh area of Chakwal District in Punjab province, Daily Times reported. The duo was identified as Afghan national Fakharullah and his accomplice Ejaz alias Usman, a resident of Bhakhar. The arrested men were reportedly planning to target an Imambargah (Shia place of worship). The authorities said they recovered suicide jackets, hand grenades and ammunition from the two men.
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November - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) continued their offensive against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency and destroyed the house of an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the agency’s headquarters Khar, officials said on November 3. Political administration officials told
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Security Forces (SFs) continued their offensive against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency and destroyed the house of an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the agency’s headquarters Khar, officials said on November 3. Political administration officials told Daily Times that the SFs had arrested five Taliban militants in the Mamoond sub-division and blown up the house of Taliban leader Sher Khan in Khar.
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November - 3 
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on November 3 approved the Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2009, declaring "terrorism financing" a criminal offence, Daily Times reported. Officials of the Finance Ministry and the State Bank of Pakistan
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The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on November 3 approved the Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2009, declaring "terrorism financing" a criminal offence, Daily Times reported. Officials of the Finance Ministry and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reportedly informed the committee members that Pakistan, being a signatory to various UN conventions, required laws in line with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The committee meeting, presided by Fauzia Wahab, was attended by Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen, Finance Secretary Salman Siddique, the SBP deputy governor, SBP Banking Policy director and other senior officials. The committee also approved increase in penalty from PKR 1 million to PKR 5 million for a company or its employees found guilty of an offence under the proposed bill. The committee was informed that the amendments were in line with international standards on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism. In the proposed bill, the definition of "financial institutions" includes any institution accepting deposits and other repayable funds from public, lending in whatsoever form, financial leasing, money or valuable transfer, managing credit and debit cards, cheques, travellers cheque, money orders, bank drafts and electronic money among other financial activities.
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November - 3 
The Security Forces (SFs) advanced towards Janta on November 3 after securing areas around the Taliban stronghold of Sararogha in the South Waziristan Agency, where 21 militants and one soldier were reported dead by the Inter-Services Public Relation
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The Security Forces (SFs) advanced towards Janta on November 3 after securing areas around the Taliban stronghold of Sararogha in the South Waziristan Agency, where 21 militants and one soldier were reported dead by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), The News reported. Official sources said the troops had secured the areas around Sararogha while clashes had taken place near Makeen and Sam where the militants were offering resistance. The troops claimed killing 16 militants during clashes in Sararogha while a soldier was killed and another injured in a landmine explosion in the area. They said several improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the militants were discovered and defused by the troops. The military is reported to have claimed considerable gains against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on all the three fronts. Officials said the troops were now advancing towards Makeen and Ladha, considered as two major strongholds of the militants. With the 21 casualties on November 3, as claimed by the Army officials, the death toll of the militants has mounted to 364 in the past 18 days. However, claims and counter-claims from the two sides could not be confirmed from independent sources mainly due to inaccessibility of the area, severance of communication lines, and displacement of people from South Waziristan and their shifting to safer places. Local sources said the SFs had captured the Janta area located between Sararogha and Ladha. However, they said the area had already been vacated by the militants. Janta is said to be a mountainous area and once a base of the Taliban because of its strategic location. They said the troops were now advancing towards Ladha, Asman Manza and Karwan Manza, the next important points after the capture of Kaniguram. The sources also said the TTP hideouts were targeted by fighter jets and with heavy artillery in Ladha, Makeen and Sam areas. Four militants’ positions were reportedly destroyed in the attack, the sources added. According to local officials, the troops are yet to reach the Ladha, Janta, Shaktoi and Barwand areas. However, they said Makeen was almost under siege by the troops, who had established strong posts on the nearby mountains to facilitate their advance on this stronghold of the militants. The ISPR statement said besides killing 16 militants and the death of an Army soldier, two suspected militants had been arrested in Sararogha. It said militants fired six rockets on security forces in Kaniguram as they were busy searching the area for IEDs, weapons and militants to secure the adjoining ridges. The military said five militants were killed during a clash in Ghanikhel near Kaniguram. On the Razmak-Makeen axis, the troops said they had secured the area from Cheena up to Mian Nurkhel. Manza Sar had also been secured and the troops were consolidating their positions, the statement added. The ISPR said the troops came under a rocket and small arms attack from the militants near Razmak, but no one was killed or injured. One soldier sustained injuries while defusing an IED at the Chashmai bridge on the same axis.
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November - 3 
Two Taliban ‘commanders’ are reported to have surrendered along with some weapons in Khar.
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Two Taliban ‘commanders’ are reported to have surrendered along with some weapons in Khar.
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November - 4 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency in the FATA and another in the Hangu District of the NWFP, officials and residents said on November 5. Sources told Daily Times that the militants blew up t
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency in the FATA and another in the Hangu District of the NWFP, officials and residents said on November 5. Sources told Daily Times that the militants blew up the building of Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Akakhel. Locals said the armed militants blindfolded the school’s guard and planted explosives in the building. In addition, militants also blew up a school and torched eight houses in Hangu.
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November - 5 
A military operation will also be conducted in North Waziristan after the completion of Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar said on November 5, Daily Times reported.
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A military operation will also be conducted in North Waziristan after the completion of Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar said on November 5, Daily Times reported.
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November - 5 
A senior Professor of the University of Balochistan was shot dead on the Kassi Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, on November 5-night, The News reported. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. Police sa
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A senior Professor of the University of Balochistan was shot dead on the Kassi Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, on November 5-night, The News reported. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. Police said Prof Khurshid Ansari was on his way to a mosque to offer his prayer when some unidentified men riding a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire, killing him instantly. The assailants subsequently fled from the incident site. Meanwhile, a BLA spokesman telephoned media offices and claimed responsibility for the killing.
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November - 5 
Elsewhere in the FATA, the Security Forces (SFs) arrested 75 suspected persons during a search operation in various areas of Khar sub-division in the Bajaur Agency while 21 illegal Afghan nationals were deported by political administration, official
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Elsewhere in the FATA, the Security Forces (SFs) arrested 75 suspected persons during a search operation in various areas of Khar sub-division in the Bajaur Agency while 21 illegal Afghan nationals were deported by political administration, official sources said on November 5. The sources said that SFs and political administration jointly launched a crackdown on militants and miscreants and arrested 75 suspected persons from the Fajja, Tauheedabad, Shandai Mor and Lashora areas in Khar sub-division.
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November - 5 
Four persons were killed when a US pilotless plane struck a house with missiles in the Naurak village of North Waziristan Agency on November 5, The News reported. Tribal sources said the CIA-operated drone fired two missiles at 1:25 am at a house of
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Four persons were killed when a US pilotless plane struck a house with missiles in the Naurak village of North Waziristan Agency on November 5, The News reported. Tribal sources said the CIA-operated drone fired two missiles at 1:25 am at a house of a tribesman named Musharraf in Naurak, 12 kilometres from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, killing four persons. The political administration confirmed the attack but denied any casualties. However, independent sources confirmed the killing. Unnamed security officials were quoted by the foreign and local media as claiming that those killed were militants. The names and identities of the dead were, however, not available. Villagers said two vehicles parked in the house were also destroyed in the attack.
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November - 5 
In the Mamond sub-division, the SFs dynamited the house of a militant ‘commander’ while four militants surrendered to the troops. The SFs are also reported to have defused a roadside bomb planted by militants during a search operation in Inayat Killa
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In the Mamond sub-division, the SFs dynamited the house of a militant ‘commander’ while four militants surrendered to the troops. The SFs are also reported to have defused a roadside bomb planted by militants during a search operation in Inayat Killay Bypass.
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November - 5 
The Security Forces (SFs) secured Ladha Fort in South Waziristan Agency on November 5 and consolidated their positions on peaks around another base of the militants, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said 28 Te
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The Security Forces (SFs) secured Ladha Fort in South Waziristan Agency on November 5 and consolidated their positions on peaks around another base of the militants, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said 28 Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants had been killed, taking the death toll for the TTP to 422 since the Operation Rah-e-Nijat began on October 17. Five soldiers, including an officer, were killed and two were injured on November 5, the statement said. “Security forces have secured Ladha Fort and the northeast area of Shashak and also cleared Bangel Khel,” the ISPR statement stated. SFs secured the Ladha Fort and consolidated their positions on the peaks in the Sararogha area where the five soldiers were killed in a blast, the military said. The troops also conducted house-to-house search and clearance operations in the Spin Qamar, Wucha Kauna Algad and Lugar Manza areas. The SFs also recovered a heavy cache of arms from the Razmak-Makeen axis.
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November - 5 
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a most wanted militant belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), from a petrol station in the Sohrab Goth area of provincial capital Karachi on November 5, The News
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The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a most wanted militant belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), from a petrol station in the Sohrab Goth area of provincial capital Karachi on November 5, The News reported. The SIU officials claimed that the militant, identified as 32-year old Umer Khan, was on number five of the top ten most wanted list and termed his arrest a major breakthrough in the ongoing operation against militants in the country. Khan was the ‘commander’ of the Kabal-Gram area of Shangla in the Malakand Division of NWFP. During the military operation earlier in 2009, Umer Khan fled from Swat and came to Karachi and was working as a petrol pump operator situated near Sohrab Goth and through a tip-off, a special team of SIU conducted a successful raid and arrested him from the petrol pump. One TT pistol was recovered from his possession.
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November - 5 
The TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has urged his fighters to stand fast against the military offensive in South Waziristan, warning them in an intercepted message obtained on November 5 that cowards will go to hell, The News reported. “Remember this is
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The TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has urged his fighters to stand fast against the military offensive in South Waziristan, warning them in an intercepted message obtained on November 5 that cowards will go to hell, The News reported. “Remember this is the commandment of God that once fighting starts with the enemy, you cannot leave the battlefield without permission from your commander, and don’t look for excuses to run away from the fighting,” Hakeemullah told his followers in a speech on November 3 broadcast over a wireless radio network. Of those, who do run away, he warned, “Such people will go to hell.” The intelligence officials shared a recording of the speech with The Associated Press, to show that the militant leader is concerned about desertions in the ranks. “We are in Jihad and we should not pay heed to the whispers of Satan. We should sacrifice our lives for Islam so that we can feel pride on the day of judgment,” Hakeemullah said. The political administration officials said the troops had advanced some 30 kilometres from the Wana direction so far. They have reportedly captured some strategically important areas of Ladha Tehsil (revenue unit), which will facilitate their advance on the Ladha town. According to officials, the SFs have got control of Garde Serai mountain after consolidating positions in Ladha and the freshly captured Ladha Fort, which was abandoned by the Frontier Corps (FC) after immense pressure from the militants more than a year ago. Sources said the FC fort was mostly destroyed by the militants. A clash was reported in Shamerai village near the Ladha bridge. Officials said seven militants were killed and some others sustained injuries in the incident. They said the rest of militants fled the scene. The troops also captured Sheen Sar and the Hanrai Tangi area in their advance from Jandola towards Sararogha. From the Razmak side, the SFs have seized control of Panj Plorai and Ashkar Kot to reach the Taliban stronghold of Makeen. A statement from the ISPR said a blast near Sararogha killed five soldiers, including one officer. Two more soldiers sustained injuries. The explosion occurred as the troops were busy in a clearance operation and consolidating their positions on the Jandola-Sararogha axis. The troops have captured the areas of Shashak and Bangalkhel on the Shakai-Kaniguram axis. Seven militants were killed in retaliatory fire from SFs in Mangora and Ghundai Ghar. The troops also secured the road from Asman Manza to Gadawai, said the ISPR statement.
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November - 5 
Two militants were killed and three volunteers of a peace committee were injured in a clash over the abduction of a doctor in the Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency on November 5, The News reported. Tribal sources said a group of militants belonging to
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Two militants were killed and three volunteers of a peace committee were injured in a clash over the abduction of a doctor in the Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency on November 5, The News reported. Tribal sources said a group of militants belonging to the Darra Adamkhel unit of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had kidnapped Dr Israel Khan. However, the volunteers of Sturikhel Peace Committee chased the militants and intercepted them at Anjani area. The sources said two militants were killed in an exchange of fire while three volunteers also sustained injuries. The militants later left behind the doctor, who was rescued by the peace committee members.
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November - 6 
A soldier was killed and six others sustained injuries during a search and clearance operations by the Security Forces in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on November 6, Dawn reported. A security official in Jamrud told reporters that the incid
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A soldier was killed and six others sustained injuries during a search and clearance operations by the Security Forces in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on November 6, Dawn reported. A security official in Jamrud told reporters that the incident took place at Yousuf Talab locality of Sipah where the SFS clashed with militants during a search and clearance operation. The official confirmed the killing of a Mehsud Scouts trooper Said Nabi and injuries to six of his colleagues when, according to him, militants opened fire at the troops from one of their hideouts in Yousuf Talab. The SFs subsequently retaliated with heavy artillery fire and also used two gunship helicopters to target militant positions in the Sipah area. Officials claimed to have inflicted heavy loses on the militants and destroying a number of their hideouts and training camps. The SFs also claimed to have arrested at least six suspect militants or their sympathisers after the shootout at Yousuf Talab.
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November - 6 
Eight militants were killed and four were arrested during search operations in the Swat District on November 6, Dawn reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, Security Forces (SFs) conducted search operations in the Dakorak area of Charbagh sub-d
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Eight militants were killed and four were arrested during search operations in the Swat District on November 6, Dawn reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, Security Forces (SFs) conducted search operations in the Dakorak area of Charbagh sub-division early in the morning. During an exchange of fire with troops, local Taliban leader Fida Hussain and his four aides, Latif, Arsal Khan, Mohammad Anwar and Roshan, were killed. Troops also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition. A military spokesman said that the Fida Hussain group was wanted in cases of looting a bank’s van, killing of a security guard and attacks on the SFs in Charbagh, Khwazakhela and Alam Gunj. In another encounter, militant leader Fazal Maabud was killed and his unnamed associate was injured. In the Kabal sub-division, troops killed suspected militants Abdul Wali and Bakht Sher in a clash.
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November - 6 
Elsewhere in the province, an official of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) was killed and four persons, including a woman and boy, were injured in a militant attack on the Tora Warai Fort in Thall sub-division of Hangu District on November 6, The News
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Elsewhere in the province, an official of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) was killed and four persons, including a woman and boy, were injured in a militant attack on the Tora Warai Fort in Thall sub-division of Hangu District on November 6, The News reported. Official sources said a group of militants attacked the FC Fort at Tora Warai with heavy arms in the afternoon, killing one FC trooper and injuring four persons.
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November - 6 
In yet another terrorist attack on a senior military officer, two motorcyclists attacked a serving Brigadier of an intelligence agency on November 6-morning, The News reported. The Brigadier and his driver sustained bullet injuries and were later shi
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In yet another terrorist attack on a senior military officer, two motorcyclists attacked a serving Brigadier of an intelligence agency on November 6-morning, The News reported. The Brigadier and his driver sustained bullet injuries and were later shifted to the PIMS hospital. The Police, quoting witnesses, said Brigadier Hafiz Suhail Ahmad left his house in Sector I-8/4, along with his driver Lance Naik Muhammad Ramzan, for his office on a Prado Jeep at about 8:30 am (PST). Two motorcycle borne gunmen soon intercepted the vehicle and opened fire. “The assailants then disappeared into the adjacent streets leading to Rawalpindi,” the Police stated. An eyewitness said the attacker carrying a Kalashnikov was wearing a doctors’ overcoat and was also carrying a black laptop bag. The Islamabad Senior Superintendent of Police, Tahir Alam Khan, said the assailants, in their 20s, had entered Islamabad from the IJP Road. He also said a Kalashnikov and a 9mm pistol were used in the assault, adding they had recovered 10 empty shells — seven of Kalashnikov and three of a 9mm pistol — from the incident site. Three brigadiers have been targeted in the federal capital in the last 15 days. On October 22, Brigadier Moeenuddin Ahmad, on leave from the UN peacekeeping mission, was shot dead in G-11/1 along with his driver Havaldar Asghar Ali. In the second incident on October 27, Brigadier Waqar Ahmad, Deputy Director General of the Defence Services Guard, was attacked in the I-9/1 area.
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November - 6 
Malak Nasir, a nephew of former Member of Provincial Assembly Malak Dedar, was arrested in Bahrain for his links with militants. Further, during search operations in Shakar Dara and Bazkheal, three men and a veil-clad woman were arrested.
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Malak Nasir, a nephew of former Member of Provincial Assembly Malak Dedar, was arrested in Bahrain for his links with militants. Further, during search operations in Shakar Dara and Bazkheal, three men and a veil-clad woman were arrested.
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November - 6 
The deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards alleged on November 6 that Pakistan arrested and later released the Jundallah leader Abdolmalek Reigi a few days before the group carried out a suicide bombing in Iran, Daily Times reported. “We ha
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The deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards alleged on November 6 that Pakistan arrested and later released the Jundallah leader Abdolmalek Reigi a few days before the group carried out a suicide bombing in Iran, Daily Times reported. “We have precise information about the movement and places where terrorists are hiding,” an Iranian news agency quoted Brigadier General Hossein Salami of the Revolutionary Guards as saying. “On September 26, Reigi was arrested in one of the streets of Quetta but after an hour he was released following the intervention of the intelligence service of our neighbouring country,” Salami said. Quetta, capital of Balochistan, borders Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province where the Jundallah is active. Some 42 people, including 15 Revolutionary Guards personnel, died in the October 18 bombing in the Sistan-Baluchestan town of Pisheen. “How is it possible that this guy can move freely (unless he is) under the protection of the intelligence services?” Hossein Salami said.
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November - 6 
Troops on November 6 entered Makeen – considered the headquarters and the last bastion of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan – as the military killed 24 more militants in clashes, Daily Times reported. “Today (Friday), security f
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Troops on November 6 entered Makeen – considered the headquarters and the last bastion of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan – as the military killed 24 more militants in clashes, Daily Times reported. “Today (Friday), security forces moved into Makeen, which is considered the headquarters of the Taliban. A large part of town has been cleared. In the remaining parts, a search-and-clearance operation is underway,” said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman in a statement, adding that intense clashes were in progress, and Taliban militants were fleeing the area – leaving behind their weapons and ammunition.
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November - 6 
Troops on November 6 entered Makeen – considered the headquarters and the last bastion of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan – as the military killed 24 more militants in clashes, Daily Times reported. “Today (Friday), security f
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Troops on November 6 entered Makeen – considered the headquarters and the last bastion of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan – as the military killed 24 more militants in clashes, Daily Times reported. “Today (Friday), security forces moved into Makeen, which is considered the headquarters of the Taliban. A large part of town has been cleared. In the remaining parts, a search-and-clearance operation is underway,” said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman in a statement, adding that intense clashes were in progress, and Taliban militants were fleeing the area – leaving behind their weapons and ammunition. Troops killed at least 21 militants in Makeen, where a house owned by slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud was also demolished. The Security Forces are also consolidating their positions around Sararogha, where search-and-clearance operations are underway. Troops, in addition, killed at least three TTP militants when the group fired rockets in Sararogha. The SFs are also reportedly consolidating their positions in and around Ladha, and conducting search-and-clearance operations.
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November - 6 
Two unidentified militants surrendered to the SFs in Mingora.
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Two unidentified militants surrendered to the SFs in Mingora.
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November - 8 
At least 10 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in Zachmir Kund area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on November 8, said official sources, reports Daily Times. The clash erupted when Taliban militants attacked Security Forces (SFs) with sophisticated
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At least 10 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in Zachmir Kund area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on November 8, said official sources, reports Daily Times. The clash erupted when Taliban militants attacked Security Forces (SFs) with sophisticated weapons during a search operation in the area. Two SFs were also killed in fighting – which continued for about four hours. Five SFs were also injured. Meanwhile, troops also defused a landmine in Gongut.
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November - 8 
At least 13 people, including a local councillor heading an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia), were killed and 44 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a cattle market at Adezai village, 25 kilometres south of the capital city of Pesha
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At least 13 people, including a local councillor heading an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia), were killed and 44 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a cattle market at Adezai village, 25 kilometres south of the capital city of Peshawar in NWFP on November 8, said hospital sources and Police, reports Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Muhammad Karim Khan said that that around eight-to-10 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 8 
Daily Times reports that at least 18 Taliban militants were arrested and three others surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) at Swat in NWFP.
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Daily Times reports that at least 18 Taliban militants were arrested and three others surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) at Swat in NWFP.
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November - 8 
Elsewhere in the Punjab province, the Police arrested six militants in Dera Ghazi Khan and seized 60,000 kilograms of explosives from two trucks in which they were travelling, a private television channel reported on November 8, according to Daily Ti
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Elsewhere in the Punjab province, the Police arrested six militants in Dera Ghazi Khan and seized 60,000 kilograms of explosives from two trucks in which they were travelling, a private television channel reported on November 8, according to Daily Times. Police Sources said that they were trying to transport the explosives to Punjab for attacks.
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November - 8 
Police foiled a terror attack attempt when they killed a would-be suicide bomber near a Golra police check post at Islamabad in Punjab on November 8, reports Daily Times. While two accomplices of the attacker managed to escape, a suicide jacket was r
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Police foiled a terror attack attempt when they killed a would-be suicide bomber near a Golra police check post at Islamabad in Punjab on November 8, reports Daily Times. While two accomplices of the attacker managed to escape, a suicide jacket was recovered from the incident site.
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November - 8 
Troops killed 20 Taliban militants “over the last 24 hours” and found a huge cache of arms and ammunition, while eight soldiers – including an officer – were injured in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in various parts of South Waziristan in FATA, according to
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Troops killed 20 Taliban militants “over the last 24 hours” and found a huge cache of arms and ammunition, while eight soldiers – including an officer – were injured in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in various parts of South Waziristan in FATA, according to Daily Times. A statement by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on November 8 that troops consolidated their positions around Sararogha, Raghzai and Sagar Langer Gel, killing three Taliban militants in a clash. “On the Shakai–Kaniguram axis, troops fully dominated and controlled the entire axis and conducted a search-and-clearance operation ... in Totai, Langar Khel, Tapparghai, Gutsurai, Gadowai, Bangal Khel and Kund Mela,” added the ISPR, adding that a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives was also found. “Eight soldiers – including an officer – were injured and 12 Taliban were killed ... a factory for manufacturing IED components ... was found in Gadawai,” mentioned the ISPR. In areas along Razmak and Makeen, troops conducted a search-and-clearance operation. “Taliban fired small arms and rockets in Blanki Sar, Lagar Manza, Kund Mela and Makeen ... 5 Taliban were killed in clash,” said the ISPR.
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November - 8 
Troops killed three Taliban militants and arrested another one in an injured condition, while eight others surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) at Bajaur Agency in FATA on November 8, according to Daily Times. SFs used long-range artillery in Mam
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Troops killed three Taliban militants and arrested another one in an injured condition, while eight others surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) at Bajaur Agency in FATA on November 8, according to Daily Times. SFs used long-range artillery in Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) to target Taliban hideouts, killing three Taliban militants. In Khar, an important Taliban commander surrendered along with his son before SFs. Six other Taliban militants also surrendered before troops in Mamoond tehsil.
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November - 9 
Eight suspected militants were killed and several others injured as military planes targeted their positions in the Kurram Agency on November 9, Dawn reported. According to sources, the areas which came under the air attack included Chinarak, Spairko
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Eight suspected militants were killed and several others injured as military planes targeted their positions in the Kurram Agency on November 9, Dawn reported. According to sources, the areas which came under the air attack included Chinarak, Spairkot and Ormigai in the east of Parachinar. A vehicle carrying militants was hit in Khwaidatkhel, leaving eight occupants dead. The sources said that the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan had shifted its weapons and other material to Orakzai and central Kurram before the start of military operation in South Waziristan.
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November - 9 
Security Forces fully secured the Shakai-Ladha road and started patrolling the Kaniguram-Ladha axis as eight militants and four soldiers died in fresh clashes in South Waziristan on the 24th day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat on November 9, The News report
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Security Forces fully secured the Shakai-Ladha road and started patrolling the Kaniguram-Ladha axis as eight militants and four soldiers died in fresh clashes in South Waziristan on the 24th day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat on November 9, The News reported. A local source said four soldiers died in a roadside bomb blast in the Makeen area. However, the Army militants fired several rockets at a security post in the Makeen area, killing four soldiers and injuring another. Eight militants were also killed in retaliatory action by the troops, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Local sources said ground troops were consolidating their positions in Kaniguram and Makeen as fighter jets and helicopters continued targeting the militants’ hideouts in different areas of South Waziristan. Locals said troops destroyed a stronghold of militant commander Mumtaz Burki in the Jamalki Garagah area in Kaniguram. A search operation was launched in Maidan, Kot Langarkhel, Zay Killay, Habib Kot and the surrounding areas in Ladha sub-division, said political administration officials. They also said that arms, ammunition and explosives with suicide jackets and ball-bearings were also recovered during search operations in the Shakai, Kaniguram and Bangalkhela areas. Troops have reportedly secured the Wedan, Ashkarkot and Tauda Cheena villages in Makeen as efforts were underway to secure the town, known to be the nerve centre of the militants. Most of the militants have, however, reportedly deserted their positions and fled to the nearby North Waziristan, Kurram and Orakzai tribal agencies. Officials said a security post had been established in the Makeen area. They said resistance from the militants had ended in Kaniguram, Shakai, Tiarza, Silay Rogha, Asman Manza and Karwan Manza. The sources said troops had strengthened their control over all those areas once known as the strongholds of the militants. The ISPR statement said Security Forces consolidated their positions at the Jandola-Srarogha axis on November 9. A search and clearance operation was also under way on the Shakai-Kaniguram axis. Locals said a small number of the displaced people were coming to register at the camp established in Ratta Kulachi in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP. The ISPR said 9,343 cash cards had been issued to the displaced families. It said over 4,845 patients from the displaced families were treated at the Army field hospital in Dera Ismail Khan.
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November - 9 
Tariq Afridi, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ for Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP, has reportedly been appointed as the chief of the banned organisation for Khyber Agency in the FATA and the Matani area of Peshawar District in the NWFP, a
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Tariq Afridi, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ for Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP, has reportedly been appointed as the chief of the banned organisation for Khyber Agency in the FATA and the Matani area of Peshawar District in the NWFP, according to The News. Taliban sources said the appointment was made by the TTP Shura (executive council), which met recently in Orakzai Agency. The sources said Muhammad, the spokesman for the TTP in Darra Adam Khel, would also be the spokesman for the organisation for the Khyber Agency and the Matani area. Omar, belonging to Darra Adam Khel, would be the spokesman for the TTP in the Jewaki area in Darra Adam Khel and for the Kohat region. These appointments were not announced formally by the TTP, but the Taliban sources contended that approval was given by the Shura of the organisation in its meeting held in the Orakzai Agency. Qari Hussain, the TTP ‘commander’ known as trainer of suicide bombers, reportedly attended the meeting. Aslam Farooqi is said to be the patron of the militants in the Orakzai Agency. Tariq Afridi, reportedly based in the Orakzai Agency, has been fighting Security Forces in Darra Adam Khel and sponsoring attacks in Peshawar and Kohat. Intelligence sources said some of the suicide bombers striking in Peshawar, Kohat and Punjab province were also being sent on missions by Tariq Afridi and his men. Tariq Afridi and the TTP unit in Darra Adam Khel were also behind the abduction of Polish engineer Petr Stanczak and his subsequent execution in 2008. At present, there is no chief of the TTP in the Khyber Agency. The position was apparently left vacant when Yahya Hijrat, the former leader of the TTP in the Khyber Agency, was arrested in Peshawar. He was subsequently declared dead in a Police encounter. Tariq Afridi would continue to head the TTP in his native Darra Adam Khel and also in the Matani area of Peshawar District.
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November - 9 
The death toll in the suicide attack in Matani on November 8 reached 18, as three critically wounded villagers succumbed to their injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital.
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The death toll in the suicide attack in Matani on November 8 reached 18, as three critically wounded villagers succumbed to their injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital.
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November - 9 
Three persons, including a Policeman, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber riding an auto-rickshaw blew himself up at a Police barricade on the Ring Road in the Latifabad area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on Novem
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Three persons, including a Policeman, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber riding an auto-rickshaw blew himself up at a Police barricade on the Ring Road in the Latifabad area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on November 9, The News reported. An eyewitness, Attaullah, told reporters that Policemen deployed at a barricade near a canal signalled an auto-rickshaw to stop around 10:00 am (PST). “A man in his early 20s, having a trimmed beard and wearing brown clothes, came out of the three-wheeler and detonated explosives strapped around his vest,” he recalled. Another eyewitness, Sher Afzal, said he saw two people going towards the barricade in a rickshaw a few moments before the blast. Investigators said five to six kilograms of explosives were used in the incident. This was the second suicide bombing in Peshawar during the last 24 hours.
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November - 9 
Three Security Force personnel and two militants were killed and a soldier sustained injuries in a bomb blast and firing incidents in different areas of Bajaur Agency on November 9, The News reported. Sources said two soldiers were killed and another
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Three Security Force personnel and two militants were killed and a soldier sustained injuries in a bomb blast and firing incidents in different areas of Bajaur Agency on November 9, The News reported. Sources said two soldiers were killed and another sustained injuries when their vehicle was attacked with a remote-controlled bomb in the Mulla Said area in Salarzai sub-division. In another incident, unknown armed men shot dead Subedar Noor Zada of the Bajaur Levies force in a high security zone in Khar.
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November - 10 
According to Dawn, five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) after attacks on the base camp of the Frontier Crops and check-posts in the Bajaur Agency on November 10. Sources said that a group of militants f
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According to Dawn, five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) after attacks on the base camp of the Frontier Crops and check-posts in the Bajaur Agency on November 10. Sources said that a group of militants fired seven missiles and three rockets at the base camp of the Bajaur Scouts in Katkot area of Loe Mamond sub-division, some 24 kilometres from Khar, the agency headquarters. However, no loss of life or property was reported as most of the missiles and rockets missed the target and landed outside the camp. The SFs later retaliated with heavy weapons, killing four militants and injuring three others. Further, one militant was killed and two others injured in an encounter with the SFs in the Barkhlozo area of Loe Mamond. The clash erupted after militants attacked a security post in Barkhlozo. In addition, one soldier of the Khyber Rifles was injured in a remote controlled bomb blast when the SFs were conducting a search operation on the main Barkhlozo road.
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November - 10 
At least 34 persons were killed and nearly 100 others sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb blast at a crowded intersection in the Charsadda bazaar of Charsadda District in the NWFP on November 10-afternoon, Dawn reported. Scores of women and chi
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At least 34 persons were killed and nearly 100 others sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb blast at a crowded intersection in the Charsadda bazaar of Charsadda District in the NWFP on November 10-afternoon, Dawn reported. Scores of women and children are reported to have died and dozens of shops and vehicles were damaged in the suspected suicide attack. District Police chief Riaz Khan said the explosives were packed in a car parked near the Farooq-i-Azam chowk. He said Police suspected that it was a suicide attack because limbs and shoes of the suspected bomber had been found. Shopkeepers and vendors were preparing to put down the shutters and a large number of people were waiting at a taxi stand when the explosion took place. Seven children and three women were among the dead, Police said.
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November - 10 
Azam Tariq, spokesman for the Hakeemullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed on November 10 in a telephonic call to reporters from an undisclosed location that the Army had so far captured only roads while the Taliban were holding th
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Azam Tariq, spokesman for the Hakeemullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed on November 10 in a telephonic call to reporters from an undisclosed location that the Army had so far captured only roads while the Taliban were holding the key locations in forests and mountains. He said they had adopted the hit-and-run policy and were preparing to fight a long guerrilla war against the advancing Army. He also claimed inflicting casualties on the SFs, but did not give the exact number. The TTP spokesman said they were ready for a tough resistance against the Army.
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November - 10 
Five militants were killed and seven injured on November 10 when fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. The sources told Daily Times that fighter jets bombed Ghalju, Khawga Rehri and other parts of Upper Orakzai, destroying three
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Five militants were killed and seven injured on November 10 when fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. The sources told Daily Times that fighter jets bombed Ghalju, Khawga Rehri and other parts of Upper Orakzai, destroying three Taliban hideouts.
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November - 10 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on November 10 announced a “revolutionary” development package for Gilgit-Baltistan, Daily Times reported. Addressing a public gathering, Gilani assured them that the Gilgit-Baltistan election would be free, fair and
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on November 10 announced a “revolutionary” development package for Gilgit-Baltistan, Daily Times reported. Addressing a public gathering, Gilani assured them that the Gilgit-Baltistan election would be free, fair and transparent, and the Government would encourage all political parties to participate in the election process. He also said after the election, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan would enjoy complete internal autonomy as they would have their own Chief Minister, independent Public Service and Election commissions, and a separate judiciary. Gilani also declared Skardu as a ‘big city’, saying that the city had already been upgraded to the divisional level. The Prime Minister said 200 schools and 100 dispensaries would become operational in Skardu by the end of 2009, adding that PKR 2 billion had already been allocated for education and PKR 1 billion for healthcare. Allowance: He also announced Hill Allowance for Government employees of grade 1-15 and fixed their minimum salary at PKR 6,000. Gilani said the Skardu airport would be upgraded to the international level in view of the city’s tourism potential. He stated that the Government had allocated PKR 100 million for the purchase of 100 buses for the students of Gilgit-Baltistan, adding that 33 buses had already been bought. He added that salaries of Police personnel in the area would be brought at par with their federal counterparts, adding that 5,000 more staff would be inducted in the Police force on quota at the district level. A total of 264 candidates are contesting for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported on November 5. In the November 12 elections, there are 23 candidates contesting from PPP, 20 from MQM, 14 from PML-N, 14 from PML-Q, 6 from Jamiat-e Ulema-e Islam, 3 from Jamaat-e Islami, 10 from the Gilgit-Baltistan Democratic Alliance, 4 from the ANP and 2 from TIP and 2 from the Balawaristan National Front.
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SFs arrested 25 suspected militants, including two important Taliban leaders, during a search operation in the Kohat region on November 11, Dawn reported. The operation started in the early hours and was conducted jointly by Security Forces and Polic
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SFs arrested 25 suspected militants, including two important Taliban leaders, during a search operation in the Kohat region on November 11, Dawn reported. The operation started in the early hours and was conducted jointly by Security Forces and Police in Bilitang, Kot and Kharmatu areas of Kohat. Eighteen militants belonging to Orakzai Agency were arrested along with some arms and ammunition. Two important members of the Taliban were among the arrested militants, who had recently entered Kohat. Similarly, Police arrested seven suspects during search operation in various parts of the Hangu District after midnight on November 10. The seizure included four Kalashnikovs, five rifles, nine pistols and more than hundred cartridges. Police, in addition, also foiled a terrorism bid by destroying a 20-kilogram multi-system bomb planted near a police check-post on the busy Hangu highway on November 11.
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November - 10 
The Afghan Taliban ‘Commander’ Abdul Manan a.k.a. Mulla Toor Jan, has denied any link between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants, saying that the Afghan Taliban were not in Pakistan but were fighting in Afghanistan against the occupied troops
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The Afghan Taliban ‘Commander’ Abdul Manan a.k.a. Mulla Toor Jan, has denied any link between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants, saying that the Afghan Taliban were not in Pakistan but were fighting in Afghanistan against the occupied troops, The News reported. Talking to a TV channel, Abdul Manan said the Afghan Taliban was fighting against the US and NATO troops as they occupied Afghanistan through force and the Taliban would drive them out of their land. Responding to a question regarding suicide attacks in Pakistan, he said: “It is un-Islamic and wrong to target innocent people in blasts.” He also expressed his unawareness about the objectives of the Pakistani Taliban. Asked about the Taliban Shura in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, he said the Taliban had control of over 80 per cent of Afghanistan and it would not be wise for the Taliban to live in Pakistan, saying only one per cent or less Taliban militants visit Pakistan to meet their relatives. Answering another question, he rejected the influence of Al Qaeda on the Taliban, saying the Taliban wanted an Islamic system in the country according to the wishes of the people. Talking on coordination among the Taliban, he said advisers of the Taliban existed all over the country and they took decisions after consultation and their decisions had to be followed by the Taliban.
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November - 10 
The Army on November 10 claimed killing nine more militants to raise the Taliban death tally to 492 since the launch of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 17, The News reported. Among the nine slain militants, the Army sa
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The Army on November 10 claimed killing nine more militants to raise the Taliban death tally to 492 since the launch of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 17, The News reported. Among the nine slain militants, the Army said five were killed in the north of Ladha and four others were killed in the Tauda Cheena and Fort Knoll areas of Makeen. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs continued search and clearance operations in the Sarai Ghundaka, Kandao, Spinkai and Zariwam areas on the Jandola-Sararogha axis. The SFs have reportedly discovered and dismantled a private jail near the Bangalkhel area of Ladha, where they are conducting a search and clearance operation over the past few days. Several caves, bunkers, towers and observation posts of the Taliban were also destroyed in the same area, said the ISPR. On the Razmak-Makeen axis, the SFs recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested one militant from the area. Political administration officials said the troops were in complete control of Makeen, the nerve centre of the TTP. They said the areas of Shakai, Kaniguram and Makeen had been cleared while a search operation was underway in Maidan, Kot Langarkhel and Bazay. The troops have also established posts on mountains in Sararogha to strengthen their positions and started a search operation on the Srarogha-Piazha Road. The troops are now reportedly advancing towards Janta, Piazha and Makeen from the Sararogha side. Sources said the SFs had also started a search operation in the Sam area of Ladha while posts had been established on the hilltops in Karwan Manza, Karam and Delay. Sources said the SFs were now controlling more than 80 per cent of the Mehsud areas in the agency as there was no or little resistance from the militants in recent days. They said the majority of militants had either fled into the neighbouring North Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies or sneaked into the adjacent districts of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP in the garb of fleeing population.
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November - 10 
The Bajaur administration has set five-day deadline to the elders of Warh Mamond sub-division to hand over militants in their respective areas to the authorities. Addressing a jirga (council of elders), Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jamial said
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The Bajaur administration has set five-day deadline to the elders of Warh Mamond sub-division to hand over militants in their respective areas to the authorities. Addressing a jirga (council of elders), Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jamial said the administration had handed over a list of wanted militants to the elders a few weeks ago but they are yet to hand them over to the authorities. He said the elders of Mamond were not cooperating with the administration and the troops. He threatened to launch a military operation
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November - 10 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on November 10 that the fight in South Waziristan would be “tougher than in Kashmir”, Daily Times reported. The TTP spokesman Azam Tariq also vowed to fight a “tough, protracted guerrilla war” against the a
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on November 10 that the fight in South Waziristan would be “tougher than in Kashmir”, Daily Times reported. The TTP spokesman Azam Tariq also vowed to fight a “tough, protracted guerrilla war” against the army, and played down the group’s losses in Waziristan.
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November - 11 
A bomb blast at a music shop in the Dir town of Upper Dir District on November 11-morning destroyed five shops completely and partially damaged 10 others, Dawn reported. The explosives planted by unidentified persons at a music shop in Saleem Market
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A bomb blast at a music shop in the Dir town of Upper Dir District on November 11-morning destroyed five shops completely and partially damaged 10 others, Dawn reported. The explosives planted by unidentified persons at a music shop in Saleem Market of Dir Bazaar also caused minor injuries to a student. No organisation has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
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November - 11 
A landmine blast and ambush killed 10 Security Force (SF) personnel in the Mohmand Agency on November 11, Daily Times reported. “Eight soldiers were martyred and two were wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine buried on the roadside… The soldiers
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A landmine blast and ambush killed 10 Security Force (SF) personnel in the Mohmand Agency on November 11, Daily Times reported. “Eight soldiers were martyred and two were wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine buried on the roadside… The soldiers were on a routine patrol. The landmine was buried by the militants. The explosion damaged the pick-up,” Frontier Corps spokesman Major Fazalur Rehman said.
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November - 11 
A rocket fired on November 11-morning fell near a law enforcement agency camp in the Musa Colony area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, Daily Times reported. Satellite Town Police sources said the militants had targeted the troops, but the
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A rocket fired on November 11-morning fell near a law enforcement agency camp in the Musa Colony area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, Daily Times reported. Satellite Town Police sources said the militants had targeted the troops, but the rocket fell on a house. They said no casualties were reported, as the residents had apparently gone out, but two rooms of the house were damaged.
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November - 11 
At least five suspected militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of Taliban in the mountainous area of lower Orakzai Agency on November 11, Dawn reported. Officials said that at least six camps and hideouts of the Taliban
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At least five suspected militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of Taliban in the mountainous area of lower Orakzai Agency on November 11, Dawn reported. Officials said that at least six camps and hideouts of the Taliban were completely destroyed in the air strike in Sultanzai area in the evening. The air attack was conducted on the information that Taliban militants were fleeing South Waziristan Agency and taking shelter in the Orakzai Agency. Local tribesmen said that two women were also among the victims as militants were residing in their house.
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November - 11 
At least seven Taliban militants were killed and two soldiers sustained injuries in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said on November 11, Daily Times reported. “An i
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At least seven Taliban militants were killed and two soldiers sustained injuries in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said on November 11, Daily Times reported. “An intense gunbattle took place at the recently-established checkpost at Fort Knoll, where seven terrorists were killed and two soldiers, including an officer injured,” it said. The forces also reportedly cleared Kaniguram and discovered eight tunnels inside the compounds and seized arms and ammunition. The operation is now mostly focused on consolidation of troops’ positions in and around the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) strongholds of Makeen, Ladha and Sararogha. Political administration officials told The News that a search operation had been launched in Faqir Koroona and Siga villages of Ladha sub-division. They said the troops had started advancing towards Ladha from Makeen and were only six kilometres away from it. The troops are expected to be in full control of the Wana-Razmak road once they occupy and clear the remaining six kilometres road between Ladha and Makeen. Jet fighters continued hitting the TTP hideouts alongside the ground offensive and sources said four positions of militants were destroyed in Shaktoi. Sources said tunnels up to half-kilometre-long had been discovered in Kari Kamar, Char Chobai, Mohmand Kamar, Roghpal, Panrai Kamar, Manzai and Mirza Begai areas of Kaniguram and been cleared of militants and IEDs on the 26th day of the military action that began on October 17. Local sources said huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered during a search operation in Boya area located north of Shakai.
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November - 11 
In another raid, an SIU team arrested a man, Roshan Iqbal, in Abidabad, and claimed that he was a close associate of Maulana Fazlullah, the Swat unit chief of the TTP. “Iqbal is the prime suspect in a case pertaining to the killing of five workers of
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In another raid, an SIU team arrested a man, Roshan Iqbal, in Abidabad, and claimed that he was a close associate of Maulana Fazlullah, the Swat unit chief of the TTP. “Iqbal is the prime suspect in a case pertaining to the killing of five workers of an NGO in Khawaza Khela area of Swat,” the SP said. “He was wanted in a large number of cases of terror attacks and other crimes committed in the valley. The cases have been registered at different police stations of Malakand division,” he added. The SIU claimed to have seized an AK-47 assault rifle, a pistol and couple of hand grenades from the two suspects.
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November - 11 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik informed the National Assembly on November 11 that the masterminds of suicide attacks on the International Islamic University and the UN office in Islamabad had been arrested, The News reported. He said the Police inves
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik informed the National Assembly on November 11 that the masterminds of suicide attacks on the International Islamic University and the UN office in Islamabad had been arrested, The News reported. He said the Police investigation led to the arrest of two masterminds and the Police officials extracted important information from them. However, no details regarding the arrest were provided by the minister.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a senior Taliban ‘commander’ in the Kabal sub-division and also defused bombs in the Khwazakhela sub-division of Swat District on November 11. Sources told Daily Times that the SFs arrested Ismail and his accomplices fr
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a senior Taliban ‘commander’ in the Kabal sub-division and also defused bombs in the Khwazakhela sub-division of Swat District on November 11. Sources told Daily Times that the SFs arrested Ismail and his accomplices from the Bara Bandai area of Kabal and shifted them to an undisclosed location. Sources also said another Taliban ‘commander’ Fazl Mabood surrendered to the SFs in Kabal. The troops are also reported to have defused bombs near Gamon Bridge.
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November - 11 
Security Forces on November 11 killed three militants and seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency, Dawn reported. Security officials in the Shahkas Fort of Frontier Corps said that they launched a searc
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Security Forces on November 11 killed three militants and seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency, Dawn reported. Security officials in the Shahkas Fort of Frontier Corps said that they launched a search operation in Gurguri and adjoining areas after getting information about the presence of some militants. They said that at least three militants were killed in an exchange of fire. They also claimed to have arrested a number of suspect militants during the search and clearance operation. The Security Forces also destroyed a huge quantity of mortar shells and seized different types of light and heavy arms and ammunition from different militant bases.
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November - 11 
The operational commander of Swat, Major General Asfaque Nadeem, said on November 11 that 100 per cent area of Swat was under the control of SFs and all entry and exit points had been closed so that militants could not escape from the valley, The New
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The operational commander of Swat, Major General Asfaque Nadeem, said on November 11 that 100 per cent area of Swat was under the control of SFs and all entry and exit points had been closed so that militants could not escape from the valley, The News reported. Talking to a group of senior journalists in Mingora, he said the SFs were conducting search operations in some areas of Swat District on information about the presence of unwanted elements. Gen Asfaque also said that work on development projects had already been started and the SFs were repairing and constructing mosques.
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November - 11 
The SFs arrested 46 suspected persons during a search operation in the Tarkhodag area of Mamond sub-division.
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The SFs arrested 46 suspected persons during a search operation in the Tarkhodag area of Mamond sub-division.
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November - 11 
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Karachi Police on November 11 claimed to have arrested two members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in separate raids, Dawn reported. In a statement, a senior SIU official said a terror suspect, ident
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The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Karachi Police on November 11 claimed to have arrested two members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in separate raids, Dawn reported. In a statement, a senior SIU official said a terror suspect, identified as Afzal Khan, was arrested during a raid on a house in the PIB Colony. “Afzal Khan was wanted in several cases of terrorism in Swat,” the Superintendent of Police (SP), Raja Umer Khattab, said, claiming that the suspect was a senior member of the TTP. According to the official, the suspect hails from the Buner District of NWFP. “He has confessed to having destroyed about a dozen government schools in the Swat valley before the launch of a military operation in the area,” the officer stated.
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November - 11 
Two militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mamond sub-division while four personnel of the Bajaur Levies sustained injuries in a remote controlled bomb blast in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency on Novembe
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Two militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mamond sub-division while four personnel of the Bajaur Levies sustained injuries in a remote controlled bomb blast in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency on November 11, Dawn reported. Sources said that a group of militants attacked a security post in the Maina area of Warh Mamond with heavy weapons. However, the SFs responded quickly and as a result two militants were killed and four others injured. Four personnel of the Bajaur Levies sustained injuries when a remote controlled bomb planted by militants on bypass road in Nawagai exploded. The Levies men were on a routine patrolling in the area. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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November - 11 
Two paramilitary personnel were killed and eight others reported missing after Taliban militants attacked their convoy at Ghanam Shah. Local official Rasool Khan said two SF personnel, initially reported as missing, later made contact. “A search oper
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Two paramilitary personnel were killed and eight others reported missing after Taliban militants attacked their convoy at Ghanam Shah. Local official Rasool Khan said two SF personnel, initially reported as missing, later made contact. “A search operation is continuing for the remaining eight who are missing,” Khan told AFP. Two bodies were recovered after the ambush and 10 militants killed after attack helicopters shelled suspected Taliban hideouts in the Bai Zai area.
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November - 12 
17 soldiers were killed in stiff resistance to Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on November 12, The News reported. This is the highest death toll for the military since operations were launched o
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17 soldiers were killed in stiff resistance to Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on November 12, The News reported. This is the highest death toll for the military since operations were launched on October 17, security officials said. At least 15 soldiers were killed in clashes while a roadside bomb blast killed two soldiers in the Sararogha area further east, officials said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) earlier said that five soldiers and 22 militants were killed in the last 24 hours of the offensive. But the Army and security officials in the area told AFP that the military death toll was 17. 15 soldiers were killed in the clashes, an Army officer told AFP. It is the first time we have seen such stiff resistance, he said. Another unnamed official also said the clashes included face-to-face fighting. The Army said five militants were killed on November 12 during a clash with militants in the Ghra Sar area on the Jandola-Sararogha axis. The troops were busy clearing the area when they came under fire from the militants. One soldier sustained injuries in an exchange of fire. 14 militants and five soldiers were killed while seven soldiers sustained injuries in another clash in the Kot Langarkhel area near Ladha as the troops continued a search and clearance operation on the Shakai-Kaniguram axis. The military said caches of arms and ammunition were recovered in Sata, Mangora Sar, Narakai, Gulit Killay, Torwam and Shabikhel areas. On the Razmak-Makeen axis, the Security Forces (SFs) continued advancing towards the south of Makeen. A security post was also established in Zaidullah Gharyum and troops started patrolling the area, the ISPR said. It said the operation was under way to secure the Darra Algad area, located south of Makeen. The statement said three more militants were killed during a clash with troops in Rogha village. The political administration officials said the Ladha-Wana Road had been cleared of landmines while the operation was under way to clear the Ladha-Makeen Road. Five remote-controlled bombs were discovered and defused on the Ladha-Wana Road, officials added. Locals said elders from South Waziristan were holding talks with the political administration and discussing the repatriation of the displaced people to their respective areas as the troops were in control of more than 80 per cent of the Mehsud tribal territory now. Sources said the political administration had informed the tribal elders to prepare themselves for return to their areas cleared by the Army. The sources said the administration wanted the people to go back to the cleared areas, but the residents were reluctant as they feared both the Army and TTP.
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November - 12 
Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 12 claimed the arrest of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist wanted in 16 cases and for the murder of 28 members of the Shia-Hazara community in target killings in the provincial capital, Dail
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Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 12 claimed the arrest of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist wanted in 16 cases and for the murder of 28 members of the Shia-Hazara community in target killings in the provincial capital, Daily Times reported. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Operations), Shahid Nizam Durrani, said Police had arrested Hafiz Muhammad Usman Muhammad Shahi alias Abbas, considered one of the masterminds of 28 sectarian killings. He said Abbas had also revealed important details of recent sectarian killings, in addition to providing information on his accomplices in target killings. “Abbas also provided information that helped us find a Kalashnikov used in sectarian killings,” the DIG said. The militant has also reportedly confessed to being involved in the murder of Hussain Ali Yousafi – chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party, who was shot dead in Quetta on January 26, 2009. “Following the information provided by Abbas about his colleagues, police are planning more raids in Bolan, Mach and Naseerabad districts with the hope to bust the gang involved in sectarian killings in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. A team of senior police officers is investigating the matter,” said the DIG.
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November - 12 
Syed Abul Hassan Jaffry, media manager of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, was shot dead near his home in Gulbarg on November 12-morning, Dawn reported. Jaffry was going to his office when he was shot at point-blank range as he tu
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Syed Abul Hassan Jaffry, media manager of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, was shot dead near his home in Gulbarg on November 12-morning, Dawn reported. Jaffry was going to his office when he was shot at point-blank range as he turned his car towards the Swati Phatak. Cantonment Circle Superintendent of Police Nisar Khan Marwat said that it appeared to be a sectarian attack. He said there was no eyewitness, but it was possible that more than one assailant had fired at the car from two directions with 30-bore pistols. Jaffry’s brother-in-law Shah Agha said “It was a target killing, but it is not clear if he was killed by Americans or it was a sectarian attack. He had no enmity with anyone.”
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November - 12 
The Karachi Police on November 12 claimed to have arrested seven Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants after a shootout in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Daily Times reported. Police said more than 300 kilograms of explosives were also seized from them. Poli
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The Karachi Police on November 12 claimed to have arrested seven Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants after a shootout in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Daily Times reported. Police said more than 300 kilograms of explosives were also seized from them. Police said the men have been identified as Saeed Anwar alias Molvi, Hamid Ali alias Hameesh alias Batu, Hazrat Umer alias Ameer Sahab, Khan Wali, Khan Alam, Saifur Rehman and Karamat Khan. Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed told reporters, “They were planning to target offices of the law enforcement and intelligence agencies.”
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November - 12 
The militants attacked a check-post of the SFs at Jangzai area of Mamoond sub-division, but no casualties were reported. Later, the SFs targeted Taliban hideouts with heavy artillery.
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The militants attacked a check-post of the SFs at Jangzai area of Mamoond sub-division, but no casualties were reported. Later, the SFs targeted Taliban hideouts with heavy artillery.
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November - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) and political administration (PA) on November 12 arrested 40 suspected Taliban militants in a search operation in Bajaur Agency. PA officials told Daily Times they had arrested the men from Khar, headquarters of the agency.
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The Security Forces (SFs) and political administration (PA) on November 12 arrested 40 suspected Taliban militants in a search operation in Bajaur Agency. PA officials told Daily Times they had arrested the men from Khar, headquarters of the agency. They said the Taliban militants had been shifted to the headquarters prison.
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November - 12 
Two persons were killed and six others were wounded in separate bomb and hand grenade explosions at Gul Bagh and Wuch Bazaar in the Hangu town of Hangu District in the early hours of November 12, according to The News. “Unidentified miscreants had pl
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Two persons were killed and six others were wounded in separate bomb and hand grenade explosions at Gul Bagh and Wuch Bazaar in the Hangu town of Hangu District in the early hours of November 12, according to The News. “Unidentified miscreants had planted explosive devices outside a house in Gul Bagh, which exploded early in the day,” a Police official said. He said Waseem died instantly while his father Naseer, mother, two brothers and a sister sustained serious injuries in the explosion. Meanwhile, some miscreants attacked the house of Salamat with hand grenades in Wuch Bazaar. However, members of the family remained unhurt in the attack. Sources said the Security Forces (SFs) chased the attackers and killed one of them after an exchange of fire. Later, the SFs arrested another attacker in an injured condition. However, their names could not be ascertained. In a separate incident, unidentified people blew up five empty houses with explosive material in the Shahukhel area. Most of the residents in the area had reportedly vacated their houses due to possible militant attacks.
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November - 13 
At least 13 people – 10 military personnel and three civilians – were killed and 60 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the regional headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on Novembe
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At least 13 people – 10 military personnel and three civilians – were killed and 60 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the regional headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 13, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a military check-post on Artillery Road at 6:45am (PST), killing 10 military personnel and three civilians, and injuring 60. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said the vehicle was loaded with around 200 kilograms of explosives. NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain told the media that nine ISI officials were killed, while three were missing. Hussain also said that surrounding walls and an entire block of the agency headquarters were completely destroyed, while six blocks had been partially damaged.
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November - 13 
At least six militants and two soldiers were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said on November 13, Daily Times reported. The soldiers were killed and a
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At least six militants and two soldiers were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said on November 13, Daily Times reported. The soldiers were killed and an equal number were wounded during an encounter with the militants at Ahmed Wam. Security Forces (SFs) have reportedly fully secured the area from Makeen to Marobi Raghzai. They also cleared Rogha and Mir Khoni.
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November - 13 
Elsewhere in the FATA, three local militant ‘commanders’ and 13 persons were arrested by the Security Forces in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on November 13, Dawn reported. The operation in Khar, the agency headquarters, and its surrounding ar
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Elsewhere in the FATA, three local militant ‘commanders’ and 13 persons were arrested by the Security Forces in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on November 13, Dawn reported. The operation in Khar, the agency headquarters, and its surrounding areas had been launched on November 11. Sources said 150 people had been arrested so far from different areas under the territorial responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation.
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November - 13 
One militant was killed and several others sustained injuries when Pakistan Air Force fighters bombarded suspected hideouts of the militants in Kurram Agency on November 13, The News reported. Militants fleeing the operation in South Waziristan Agenc
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One militant was killed and several others sustained injuries when Pakistan Air Force fighters bombarded suspected hideouts of the militants in Kurram Agency on November 13, The News reported. Militants fleeing the operation in South Waziristan Agency had reportedly been hiding in the Kurram and Orakzai Agency.
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November - 13 
Pakistan’s focus in the war on terror is being affected because of persistent tension with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on November 13, according to Daily Times. "While Pakistan is fully committed to taking to logical conclusion the
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Pakistan’s focus in the war on terror is being affected because of persistent tension with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on November 13, according to Daily Times. "While Pakistan is fully committed to taking to logical conclusion the ongoing operations against the Taliban, the country’s forces are over stretched because of perpetual tensions on the eastern border," Gilani said at a meeting with the visiting US National Security Adviser Gen (r) James Jones. The Prime Minister said the US should be "sensitive" to Pakistan’s core interests – including the Kashmir dispute, issues related to water, the Indian military’s capability and the balance of power in South Asia. He also said the US should use its influence with India to resume the composite dialogue process and bring down tensions with Pakistan, to enable Islamabad to concentrate on the war on terror.
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November - 13 
Six oil tankers carrying fuel for the NATO forces based in Afghanistan were torched in two separate attacks in Bolan and Khuzdar on November 13. Police sources in Bolan told The News that unidentified armed men torched five tankers, carrying fuel for
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Six oil tankers carrying fuel for the NATO forces based in Afghanistan were torched in two separate attacks in Bolan and Khuzdar on November 13. Police sources in Bolan told The News that unidentified armed men torched five tankers, carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, in the Mach area, some 60 kilometres south of the provincial capital Quetta. An oil tanker driver was killed and two others were wounded when an exchange of fire took place.
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November - 13 
Ten persons, including nine security officials, were killed and 22 injured in a suicide attack at a Police Station in the Bannu town of Bannu District in the NWFP on November 13. A Police official told Daily Times that a suicide attacker rammed his e
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Ten persons, including nine security officials, were killed and 22 injured in a suicide attack at a Police Station in the Bannu town of Bannu District in the NWFP on November 13. A Police official told Daily Times that a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Bakkakhel Police Station on Miranshah Road – killing seven Security Force personnel, two Frontier Corps troops and a pedestrian. He also said that 22 people, including 19 Policemen, were also injured in the suicide attack. The station is close to the border with North Waziristan. The bomber reportedly struck 25 minutes after the suicide attack on the ISI building in provincial capital Peshawar.
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November - 13 
The Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber during an operation in Saidu Sharif early on November 13, The News reported. "Waheedullah, 17, was arrested from a mosque in Saidu Sharif and prima chord and fuses were also recovered from his possession,
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The Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber during an operation in Saidu Sharif early on November 13, The News reported. "Waheedullah, 17, was arrested from a mosque in Saidu Sharif and prima chord and fuses were also recovered from his possession," a Police official said
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November - 13 
The Security Forces (SFs) in a fresh offensive in the Elum Ghar area of Buner District killed two local militant ‘commanders’ among four persons on November 13, Dawn reported. The wife and three children of another ‘commander’ were arrested after he
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The Security Forces (SFs) in a fresh offensive in the Elum Ghar area of Buner District killed two local militant ‘commanders’ among four persons on November 13, Dawn reported. The wife and three children of another ‘commander’ were arrested after he escaped in an injured condition. Sources said militant ‘commanders’ Asmatullah and Habibur Rehman of the Pir Baba area were killed in an encounter with the SFs in Elum Ghar. Habibur Rehman’s wife and a child were also killed in the clash. Another ‘commander’, identified as Aziz, who was injured, escaped from the area, while his wife and three children were arrested. The Elum Ghar operation had been launched on November 11. An army official was also killed while three others sustained injuries during clashes with the militants.
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November - 13 
The SFs arrested a ‘commander’ of the Swat Taliban, Tahir alias Hazrat Ali, from the Jamia Masjid in Swari.
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The SFs arrested a ‘commander’ of the Swat Taliban, Tahir alias Hazrat Ali, from the Jamia Masjid in Swari.
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November - 14 
A blast was heard in Quetta late on November 14-night. Police said the explosion occurred near a shop close to Khojak Road, but provided no further information.
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A blast was heard in Quetta late on November 14-night. Police said the explosion occurred near a shop close to Khojak Road, but provided no further information.
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November - 14 
A bomb exploded in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, on November 15-evening, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or property was reported. According to Police sources, unidentified people had placed a bomb near the passport office.
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A bomb exploded in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, on November 15-evening, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or property was reported. According to Police sources, unidentified people had placed a bomb near the passport office.
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November - 14 
At least 12 persons, including a Policeman and a three-year-old child, were killed and another 35 injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at a Police checkpost in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Pr
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At least 12 persons, including a Policeman and a three-year-old child, were killed and another 35 injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at a Police checkpost in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Police and hospital staff said on November 15, reported Daily Times. However, eight of the injured persons are said to be in critical condition
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November - 14 
At least 18 militants were killed as fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency, a private TV channel reported on November 15, according to Daily Times. The bombings also destroyed 10 Taliban hideouts in the Ghaljo, Dabori and Mamoz
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At least 18 militants were killed as fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency, a private TV channel reported on November 15, according to Daily Times. The bombings also destroyed 10 Taliban hideouts in the Ghaljo, Dabori and Mamozai areas of upper Orakzai Agency, the channel reported. Shelling by helicopter gunships also destroyed a Taliban ammunition depot in the area. However, Dawn put the death toll of the militants at 24.
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November - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants in operations in South Waziristan in the Federal Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on November 14, reports Daily Times. It said seve
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Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants in operations in South Waziristan in the Federal Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on November 14, reports Daily Times. It said seven terrorists were killed and four Security Force (SF) personnel injured in the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. The forces cleared the area around Madike, located two kilometers northeast of Ahmed Wam, and also secured an important height, Point 1663, at Parmonkai Roghzai, the ISPR statement said, adding, numerous propaganda CDs, maps and passports were seized during a search operation for Taliban commander Nasrullah.
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November - 14 
Seven militants were killed and a Taliban ammunition depot destroyed as fighter jets pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in the Lower Orakzai Agency, a private Television channel reported on November 14, according to Daily Times.
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Seven militants were killed and a Taliban ammunition depot destroyed as fighter jets pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in the Lower Orakzai Agency, a private Television channel reported on November 14, according to Daily Times.
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November - 14 
Troops killed 13 Taliban militants in two separate clashes in Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on November 14 Daily Times reported. Five terrorists were killed after a gro
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Troops killed 13 Taliban militants in two separate clashes in Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on November 14 Daily Times reported. Five terrorists were killed after a group of Taliban militants ambushed a military convoy near Totakan village, while, another eight Taliban militants were killed during a search operation in a forest near Mangaltan village. Meanwhile, a local military spokesman said that the soldiers also seized a large number of arms and ammunition. The death toll could not be verified independently.
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November - 15 
A militant, considered to be a close aide of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra Adam Khel ‘commander’ Tariq, on November 15 confessed to killing a Polish engineer earlier in 2009, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times. The Ta
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A militant, considered to be a close aide of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra Adam Khel ‘commander’ Tariq, on November 15 confessed to killing a Polish engineer earlier in 2009, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times. The Taliban in Darra Adam Khel had announced on February 8 that they had beheaded Polish engineer Peter Stanczak. Attaullah said ‘commander’ Tariq had assured him that the Peter’s murder would earn them money and ensure the release of their colleagues in Government custody. The TTP militant also confessed to his involvement in a number of other incidents of terrorism and abductions for ransom. Attaullah said he, along with Abdul Samad, Umer Farooq, Mufti Abdul Rasheed and Abdul Ghafoor, had killed dozens of people in various attacks and abducted several others for ransom.
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November - 15 
Five militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency on November 15, The News reported. The Security Forces (SFs) claimed killing five militants in Ahmadwam village on the Jandola-Sararogha Road. Military sou
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Five militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency on November 15, The News reported. The Security Forces (SFs) claimed killing five militants in Ahmadwam village on the Jandola-Sararogha Road. Military sources said an exchange of fire took place between the SFs and militants during a search operation in Ahmadwam that resulted in the killing of five terrorists. The sources said the troops cleared the villages of Shavazai, Khaznikai and Odin Sar on the road between Jandola and Sararogha. A cache of arms was recovered in the Tiarza area on the Shakai-Kaniguram Road, where SFs are conducting a search operation. Four roadside bombs were recovered and defused by the bomb disposal squad of the Army during a search operation on the Razmak-Makeen Road. The SFs also reportedly established a check-post in the Shawal Algad area on the same route.
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November - 15 
In addition, fighter jets bombed the Taliban hideouts in Piazha, Wozai Kach and the adjacent areas, but there were no reports about casualties or material losses. Military sources said the troops had secured Khaisur Killay, Ahmad Gul Killay, Torwam B
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In addition, fighter jets bombed the Taliban hideouts in Piazha, Wozai Kach and the adjacent areas, but there were no reports about casualties or material losses. Military sources said the troops had secured Khaisur Killay, Ahmad Gul Killay, Torwam Bridge and Michikhel Killay in their advance from the Wana side.
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November - 15 
Intelligence agencies have arrested a top leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from a major city of the Punjab province after trailing him for a week, The News reported. The militant, who was only identified by his initials N.A.Z, is said to
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Intelligence agencies have arrested a top leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from a major city of the Punjab province after trailing him for a week, The News reported. The militant, who was only identified by his initials N.A.Z, is said to rank amongst the top leaders of the category-3 classification done by the security agencies. Category-1 includes Osama bin Laden, Mulla Omar and Aymen al-Zawahiri. Category-2 includes Hakeemullah Mehsud, Maulvi Fazlullah etc, while Category-3 top leaders comprise the cadre that is directly responsible for specific territories, which in the arrested militant’s case are the entire Punjab province and the federal capital Islamabad. He was described by an unnamed Police official as an “information treasure trove”. N.A.Z hails from a Middle Eastern country and was reportedly the chief planner of terrorist activities in Punjab and Islamabad, the sources said.
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November - 15 
On November 15, the troops killed 12 more militants in two different areas of the valley. Four militants were killed in a gunfight in the Shamozai Gharai area. In addition, eight bodies were recovered from Karakar, a mountain connecting the Swat and
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On November 15, the troops killed 12 more militants in two different areas of the valley. Four militants were killed in a gunfight in the Shamozai Gharai area. In addition, eight bodies were recovered from Karakar, a mountain connecting the Swat and Buner Districts, while 14 bodies were found in the Gulibagh area. The bodies dumped in Karakar and Gulibagh areas were stated to be of militants. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 12 militants were killed in Karakar Banda, Ilam Saand, Ashar Banr and Gari Shamozai. It said the militants were killed during a search operation. The ISPR said two suspected militants were arrested from Shalpin and seven others surrendered to the SFs in Charbagh, Roria and Zarakhela. There was no mention in the ISPR press release about the bodies recovered from the Gulibagh area.
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November - 15 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA has funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) since the 9/11 attacks, accounting for as much as one-third of the CIA’s annual budget – reported an Americ
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA has funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) since the 9/11 attacks, accounting for as much as one-third of the CIA’s annual budget – reported an American newspaper, citing current and former US officials, according to Daily Times. The Los Angeles Times quoted officials as saying that the ISI had also “collected tens of millions of dollars through a classified CIA programme that pays for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a clandestine counterpart to the rewards publicly offered by the State Department.” The officials said the payments have triggered intense debate within the US Government, because of “long-standing suspicions that the ISI continues to help Taliban who undermine US efforts in Afghanistan and provide sanctuary to Al Qaeda members in Pakistan.” But US officials have continued the funding because the ISI’s assistance is considered crucial: “almost every major terrorist plot this decade has originated in Pakistan’s tribal belt, where ISI informant networks are a primary source of intelligence”, said the newspaper.
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November - 15 
The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a Police checkpoint in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, increased to 15 on November 15, Police and administrative officials said, Daily Times reported. The bomber detonated his cache of explosives on Novembe
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The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a Police checkpoint in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, increased to 15 on November 15, Police and administrative officials said, Daily Times reported. The bomber detonated his cache of explosives on November 14 as Police tried to stop and search his vehicle at a check-post in the city. “The death toll has risen to 15. Twenty-one injured people are still being treated in hospitals,” a senior Police official, Karim Khan, said.
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November - 15 
The political administration sources said a heavy exchange of fire was reported between the militants and SFs in the Maroobi area of Makeen, but there was no word on the casualties on either side. The sources said both sides used heavy and light arms
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The political administration sources said a heavy exchange of fire was reported between the militants and SFs in the Maroobi area of Makeen, but there was no word on the casualties on either side. The sources said both sides used heavy and light arms during the clash. They said the national flag had been hoisted on a hilltop in Asman Manza.
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November - 15 
The Security Forces (SFs) on November 15 launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked checkpoints in various areas of Khar subdivision and killed a tribesman in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Official source
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The Security Forces (SFs) on November 15 launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked checkpoints in various areas of Khar subdivision and killed a tribesman in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Official sources said that the militants fired several rockets on the checkpoints in different areas of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, targeting military and Government installations. The SFs subsequently imposed curfew and launched a search operation in the area. The SFs also targeted hideouts of militants in the nearby areas with artillery guns, but there was no word on loss of life. The militants, the sources said, shot dead a tribesman, Sherzai, and blew up his house in Belot area of Mamond. His body was found at a desolate place near Belot village.
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November - 15 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the November 13-suicide attack on the regional headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar. Qari Hussain, a top TTP ‘commander’, telephoned reporters to claim re
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the November 13-suicide attack on the regional headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar. Qari Hussain, a top TTP ‘commander’, telephoned reporters to claim responsibility for the suicide bombing that targeted the ISI regional headquarters off the busy Khyber Road in the Cantonment area. Qari Hussain, cousin of the TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud and known as the trainer of suicide bombers, threatened further attacks against the Security Forces and law-enforcement agencies.
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November - 15 
The troops also fired artillery shells on suspected Taliban hideouts from the high ground of the Razmak military camp in North Waziristan.
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The troops also fired artillery shells on suspected Taliban hideouts from the high ground of the Razmak military camp in North Waziristan.
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November - 15 
The White House National Security Council has “this debate every year”, said a former high-ranking US intelligence official involved in the discussions. Despite deep misgivings about the ISI, the official said, “there was no other game in town”. The
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The White House National Security Council has “this debate every year”, said a former high-ranking US intelligence official involved in the discussions. Despite deep misgivings about the ISI, the official said, “there was no other game in town”. The payments to Pakistan are authorised under a covert programme initially approved by former President George Bush and continued under President Barack Obama. “The CIA payments are a hidden stream in a much broader financial flow... the US has given Pakistan more than $15 billion over the last eight years in military and civilian aid,” said Los Angeles Times. “The ISI has used the covert CIA money for a variety of purposes, including the construction of a new headquarters in Islamabad... that project pleased CIA officials because it replaced a structure considered vulnerable to attack: it also eased fears that the US money would end up in the private bank accounts of ISI officials,” it said.
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November - 15 
Twelve more militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in Karakar and Shamozai Gharai while 14 bodies were found dumped in Charbagh’s Gulibagh area in the Swat Valley on November 15, The News reported. It was the second consecuti
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Twelve more militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in Karakar and Shamozai Gharai while 14 bodies were found dumped in Charbagh’s Gulibagh area in the Swat Valley on November 15, The News reported. It was the second consecutive day that clashes between the SFs and militants were reported from Swat District. Eight casualties of militants were reported from Charbagh on November 14 when the SFs claimed killing them in a clash during a search operation in the Ashar Banr and Nala areas.
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November - 15 
Unknown men displayed anti-Taliban banners at the roadside and other locations in several areas of Kabal sub-division. The banners contained some slogans against the Taliban and Maulana Fazlullah.
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Unknown men displayed anti-Taliban banners at the roadside and other locations in several areas of Kabal sub-division. The banners contained some slogans against the Taliban and Maulana Fazlullah.
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November - 15 
Volunteers of the Lashkar (militia) shot dead three veil-clad men near the residence of an anti-Taliban Nazim in Bazidkhel village of Peshawar District in the NWFP on November 15. Nazim of the Bazidkhel Union Council, Faheemur Rahman had raised a vol
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Volunteers of the Lashkar (militia) shot dead three veil-clad men near the residence of an anti-Taliban Nazim in Bazidkhel village of Peshawar District in the NWFP on November 15. Nazim of the Bazidkhel Union Council, Faheemur Rahman had raised a voluntary Lashkar comprising several hundred villagers to protect his area from the militants. He has survived a number of bombings and attacks on his life after a feud with Mangal Bagh, the chief of the Khyber Agency-based militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam. “The three Burqa-clad terrorists were on their way to my village Hujra, five kilometres south of Peshawar on the Kohat Road, when someone informed the Qaumi Lashkar volunteers and the villagers managed to kill them,” Faheemur Rahman told The News. He said apparently he was the target as several attempts had been made in the past to kill him. Rehman claimed that the attackers were from the Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency and were associated with the Lashkar-e-Islam, which had attacked his house and Hujra (guesthouse) thrice in recent months. No group has claimed responsibility for the failed attack on the Nazim nor has anyone owned the three men so far.
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November - 16 
Security Force personnel patrolling an area in the Turbat town of Makran District survived a bomb attack late on November 16, Dawn reported. Sources said that militants fixed an explosive device to a motorbike and parked it near a graveyard to blow u
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Security Force personnel patrolling an area in the Turbat town of Makran District survived a bomb attack late on November 16, Dawn reported. Sources said that militants fixed an explosive device to a motorbike and parked it near a graveyard to blow up a Frontier Corps (FC) patrolling vehicle. The device was detonated through remote control when the FC vehicle passed through the place. The vehicle was partially damaged. “All FC men remained unhurt,” a Police official told Dawn.
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November - 16 
The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed four militants near Gulibagh in the Swat District while the body of a militant ‘commander’ was found dumped in the Sambat area of Matta sub-division, The News reported. The Inter-Services Public Relati
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The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed four militants near Gulibagh in the Swat District while the body of a militant ‘commander’ was found dumped in the Sambat area of Matta sub-division, The News reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops conducted a search operation in Roria near the Gulibagh area of Charbagh. It said the SFs confronted the militants during the action and killed four of them. Four militants, according to the ISPR, were arrested from Tiligram in Swat and Dargai in the Malakand Agency. Sources said the bullet-riddled body of Ahmad Jan alias Tor Lala was found dumped on a roadside in Sambat after unidentified men killed him. Ahmad Jan was among the ‘commanders’ of the Swat militants wanted by the SFs in numerous acts of terror in the area, the sources said. Further, official sources said that during a search in the Sir Tiligram area SFs recovered a huge quantity of explosives and other material used in making bombs. They said the seized explosives included 23 homemade bombs.
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November - 16 
Three persons were killed and more than 30 others sustained injuries in a suicide car bombing which targeted the Badaber Police Station on the Kohat Road near Peshawar, the NWFP capital, The News reported. The powerful blast razed to the ground a mos
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Three persons were killed and more than 30 others sustained injuries in a suicide car bombing which targeted the Badaber Police Station on the Kohat Road near Peshawar, the NWFP capital, The News reported. The powerful blast razed to the ground a mosque, a large portion of the Police Station and three nearby buildings. It also injured some horses in the nearby horse stand and damaged several vehicles in the vicinity. Eyewitnesses said Constable Umer Rahman of the Frontier Constabulary opened fire as he became suspicious about a fast-approaching vehicle near the Badaber Police Station around 7:40am. “When the brave constable opened fire, the explosives stuffed in the vehicle exploded. The soldier also suffered injuries but he is safe and sound,” Frontier Constabulary Commandant Zafarullah Khan told The News. Those killed in the blast were identified as Dilshad from Badaber village, Abdul Mannan from Mohmand Agency and Sher Rahman belonging to the Kurram Agency. Officials of the bomb disposal squad estimated that around 250 kilograms of explosives had been stuffed in the vehicle. This was the fifth incident of its kind in and outside Peshawar during the last eight days.
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November - 17 
A Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police and his driver were injured in a bomb blast on Spiny Road in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, on November 17, Daily Times reported. The Saddar Station House Officer Abid Bukhari said DIG (Operations) Shahid
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A Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police and his driver were injured in a bomb blast on Spiny Road in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, on November 17, Daily Times reported. The Saddar Station House Officer Abid Bukhari said DIG (Operations) Shahid Nizam Durrani was on his way to office in his staff car when the bomb exploded. He said the remote-controlled device was planted in a roadside drain, adding that the DIG and his driver were rushed to Civil Hospital. However, a passer-by, identified as Haji Muhammad, died on the spot. Eight persons, mainly Policemen, were injured in the blast. Police have reportedly arrested at least 50 suspects for questioning in this regard. No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion thus far.
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November - 17 
Elsewhere in the FATA, at least 24 Taliban militants surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in Bajaur Agency on November 17. Political administration officials told Daily Times that the 24 militants had surrendered in Saida Shah, Asghar and Manogai
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Elsewhere in the FATA, at least 24 Taliban militants surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in Bajaur Agency on November 17. Political administration officials told Daily Times that the 24 militants had surrendered in Saida Shah, Asghar and Manogai areas of Charmang sub-division and also handed over their weapons to the SFs.
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November - 17 
Militants blew up another girls’ school in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on November 17, The News reported. Tribal sources said the suspected militants had planted explosives in the compound of Government Girls Middle School at Ghazi Gul Kil
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Militants blew up another girls’ school in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on November 17, The News reported. Tribal sources said the suspected militants had planted explosives in the compound of Government Girls Middle School at Ghazi Gul Killay in the Malikdinkhel area of Bara. The blast destroyed four rooms of the school and created cracks in the whole structure. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the act.
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November - 17 
Police also claimed to have arrested three suspected suicide bombers from a house in the Arbab Town and recovered 300 kilograms of explosives from them. The Saddar Superintendent of Police, Farrukh, said, “The men were preparing for suicide attacks i
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Police also claimed to have arrested three suspected suicide bombers from a house in the Arbab Town and recovered 300 kilograms of explosives from them. The Saddar Superintendent of Police, Farrukh, said, “The men were preparing for suicide attacks in Quetta.”
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November - 17 
Ten militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were arrested while one militant surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in the Swat District on November 17, Dawn reported. The SFs arrested a 17-year-old would-be suicid
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Ten militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were arrested while one militant surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in the Swat District on November 17, Dawn reported. The SFs arrested a 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, identified as Jawad, during an operation in Nawi Kally. The troops, in addition, also arrested five suspected persons in Koza Banda, three in Bara Banda and one in Charbagh. Further, one militant laid down arms and surrendered to the SFs in Bara Banda.
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November - 17 
The Army has captured most of the population centres and disrupted the terrorists’ food supply line in South Waziristan, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on November 17. “The myth has been broken that this was a graveyard for empires
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The Army has captured most of the population centres and disrupted the terrorists’ food supply line in South Waziristan, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on November 17. “The myth has been broken that this was a graveyard for empires and it would be a graveyard for the army,” Abbas told reporters in Sararogha. “Major town and population centres have been secured,” he added. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the Security Forces (SFs) had completely cleared Sararogha. “Sararogha has been completely cleared and fully under control of security forces,” it said. They secured important feature point 1665, south of Janata, and conducted sanitisation of Khazhikai, Shuza Sar and defused six IEDs. The SFs also consolidated positions at Ghundai Gur, Tikrai Sar, Sultano, Pungai, Ladha Fort and Bangel Khel, and carried out search operations at Gani Khel, Khaikaeh Narai. The ISPR statement said the forces were strengthening their positions on the Razmak-Makeen axis. They also cleared Blanki Sar and destroyed six Taliban bunkers.
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November - 17 
The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have threatened the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) of contaminating water sources and reservoirs with poisonous material with the aim of pressurizing the Army to stop
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The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have threatened the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) of contaminating water sources and reservoirs with poisonous material with the aim of pressurizing the Army to stop the military operation in South Waziristan. Official sources told The News that a letter threatening to contaminate water was faxed to the Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments in Rawalpindi on November 17. The letter states that the TTP has procured 200 litres of poisonous material that would be used to contaminate water sources and reservoirs in the wards falling under RCB and CCB limits. However, the TTP in its letter has not intimated the time and date of implementing the threat. Through the letter, the RCB and CCB officials have been threatened to stop the military operation in South Waziristan, sources claimed.
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November - 17 
The Taliban chief in Swat District, Maulana Fazlullah, on November 17 claimed that he had safely crossed over to Afghanistan, The News reported. BBC Urdu Service said Fazlullah telephoned its Peshawar reporter Abdul Hai Kakar to claim that he was in
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The Taliban chief in Swat District, Maulana Fazlullah, on November 17 claimed that he had safely crossed over to Afghanistan, The News reported. BBC Urdu Service said Fazlullah telephoned its Peshawar reporter Abdul Hai Kakar to claim that he was in Afghanistan and that his fighters would soon start guerrilla attacks against the Security Forces in Swat. The report said Fazlullah read a written statement while speaking from a mobile phone having an Afghanistan code. Fazlullah is reported to have threatened that the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who is in the forefront in condemning the Taliban, would meet the same fate as late Afghan President Dr Najibullah who was shot dead and then hanged, along with his younger brother Ahmadzai, in Kabul’s Aryana Square by the Afghan Taliban on September 27, 1996 on the day they captured the city.
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November - 18 
Four militants were killed and five others injured in a US drone missile strike in the Shanakhora village of North Waziristan on November 18. "It was a US drone attack which targeted a militant compound killing four militants and wounding five others
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Four militants were killed and five others injured in a US drone missile strike in the Shanakhora village of North Waziristan on November 18. "It was a US drone attack which targeted a militant compound killing four militants and wounding five others," a senior security official in the area told AFP. He said two missiles were fired from a US drone. Another security official confirmed the attack. "The compound was being used by the Taliban militants, however it is not clear whether there were any foreign militants or high-value targets," the official told AFP. Residents in Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan, said they heard two loud blasts just before midnight.
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November - 18 
Further, 13 militants were arrested from the Charbagh, Mingora, Koza Bandai and Odigram areas.
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Further, 13 militants were arrested from the Charbagh, Mingora, Koza Bandai and Odigram areas.
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November - 18 
Further, 23 militants, belonging to Chinar, Mano, Sor Dagay, Bar Darra and Manogi areas in Salarzai subdivision, surrendered to the political administration. The militants also handed over their weapons to the Government and promised to live peaceful
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Further, 23 militants, belonging to Chinar, Mano, Sor Dagay, Bar Darra and Manogi areas in Salarzai subdivision, surrendered to the political administration. The militants also handed over their weapons to the Government and promised to live peacefully.
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November - 18 
Heavy artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in Kurram Agency killed five militants on November 18 while four militants were killed when fighter jets targeted their positions in Bajaur Agency, The News reported.
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Heavy artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in Kurram Agency killed five militants on November 18 while four militants were killed when fighter jets targeted their positions in Bajaur Agency, The News reported.
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November - 18 
Heavy artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in Kurram Agency killed five militants on November 18 while four militants were killed when fighter jets targeted their positions in Bajaur Agency, The News reported. In Kurram Agency, the SFs t
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Heavy artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in Kurram Agency killed five militants on November 18 while four militants were killed when fighter jets targeted their positions in Bajaur Agency, The News reported. In Kurram Agency, the SFs targeted the Shashu Ghund area with artillery, killing five militants and injuring four others. Tribal sources said the SFs fired 70 artillery shells at the hideouts of militants in Shashu Ghund. Some of the slain militants were identified as Hamza, Masood and Saifullah.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, Azam Tariq, spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), told a news conference at a secret location in South Waziristan that the Taliban never thought of Azad (independent) Waziristan, which was the propaganda of the "pro-US"
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Meanwhile, Azam Tariq, spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), told a news conference at a secret location in South Waziristan that the Taliban never thought of Azad (independent) Waziristan, which was the propaganda of the "pro-US" government in Islamabad. Only three journalists from the neighbouring North Waziristan Agency were reportedly invited to a meeting with Azam Tariq at a secret location. The TTP spokesman told the journalists that they would continue fighting the American and NATO troops in Afghanistan. He said the Taliban in Waziristan had no dispute with the Government of Pakistan and the Army, as the people of this region were patriots. He alleged that the Government had risked the country and the people by lending support to the United States and the TTP would continue its war till the US control ended. He dissociated the Taliban from the blasts in civilian areas and claimed the Blackwater agency was involved in all such attacks. "Look, what it (Blackwater) has done in Iraq with civilians," said Azam Tariq, adding the security agency was brought into Pakistan under a well-planned strategy. An AFP report added that Azam Tariq also said the Taliban’s guerrilla war would expel troops from South Waziristan. "We have not been defeated. We have voluntarily withdrawn into the mountains under a strategy that will trap the Pakistan Army in the area," the Taliban spokesman claimed. "The Army claims they have captured most of the towns. This is wrong, in fact we have vacated old forts which we captured from them in previous clashes. The troops are trapped there and we will retake the area," he said.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, four militants were killed and two others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted their hideouts in the Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency. Official sources said the fighter jets heavily bombed the hideouts of milita
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Meanwhile, four militants were killed and two others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted their hideouts in the Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency. Official sources said the fighter jets heavily bombed the hideouts of militants in Anga and its adjoining areas in Mamond, destroying several bunkers and hideouts. There was, however, no word on the loss of life. SFs, the sources said, also shelled the militants’ positions with artillery and rocket launchers in the Charmang Valley of Nawagai, killing four militants and injuring two others. The troops also recovered heavy weapons, including anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, rocket launchers, Kalashnikov rifles, hand-grenades, thousands of cartridges and foreign currency, during a search operation in Charmang.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) on November 18 detained two men at the Quetta International Airport, one of them a suspected Al Qaeda operative, as they were boarding a Jeddah-bound flight that was carrying pilgrims for Haj. FIA
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Meanwhile, the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) on November 18 detained two men at the Quetta International Airport, one of them a suspected Al Qaeda operative, as they were boarding a Jeddah-bound flight that was carrying pilgrims for Haj. FIA authorities said they detained the duo, identified as Bashir Ahmed and Burhanuddin, whose names were on the Exit Control List. Bashir was wanted by the Police in Mustang District for attempted murder, while Burhanuddin is a suspected Al Qaeda member.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, the residents of Daburi, Khadezai, Mishti Bazaar, Sangra, Mandati Killay, Ghiljo, Ferozkhel, Qasimkhel and Utmankhel have reportedly started migrating to safer locations in Kohat, Peshawar and Rawalpindi after the Security Forces intensifi
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Meanwhile, the residents of Daburi, Khadezai, Mishti Bazaar, Sangra, Mandati Killay, Ghiljo, Ferozkhel, Qasimkhel and Utmankhel have reportedly started migrating to safer locations in Kohat, Peshawar and Rawalpindi after the Security Forces intensified shelling in the area.
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November - 18 
Rockets fired at the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police’s office in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, hit the houses of Hindu and Christian minorities near Spiny Road on November 18, Daily Times reported. According to official sources, the two r
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Rockets fired at the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police’s office in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, hit the houses of Hindu and Christian minorities near Spiny Road on November 18, Daily Times reported. According to official sources, the two rockets were meant to hit the office of Balochistan DIG Shahid Durrani, who had survived an earlier assassination attempt on November 17. One of the rockets landed in the Christian Colony, damaging the house of Haji Yar Mohammad on Spiny Road. The rocket damaged the boundary wall of the house and shattered the windowpanes of nearby houses. The second rocket, which was also fired at the same time, exploded in the house of Chaman Lal, a Hindu, after hitting the boundary wall of Almas Joseph’s house. Locals said the rockets had damaged several houses, but there were no casualties. The attack, which is believed to have targeted the DIG office, took place a day after a remote control blast in the provincial capital. Although the DIG escaped unhurt, one civilian was killed and eight others injured. According to sources, the banned Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 18 claimed killing six more militants in South Waziristan Agency, The News reported. A statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said six militants were killed when they opened small arms fire on the SF
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 18 claimed killing six more militants in South Waziristan Agency, The News reported. A statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said six militants were killed when they opened small arms fire on the SFs in the Kund Mela area on the Shakai-Kaniguram Road. Five soldiers, including an officer, sustained injuries in the attack. In retaliatory fire, six militants were killed. On the Jandola-Srarogha axis, the SFs continued consolidating their positions in Khazhankai, Adirai Mela, Chagmalai and Siltoi. A roadside bomb exploded near a security patrol, injuring one officer and two soldiers. On the Razmak-Makeen Road, the troops destroyed eight bunkers in Lita Sar and Blanai Sar areas. A huge quantity of weapons was also recovered during a search operation in Cheena village, said the ISPR.
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November - 18 
Six civilians and 12 militants were killed, while 23 people sustained injuries as jetfighters shelled various parts of the Orakzai Agency on November 18, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said the jet fighters targeted the hideouts and c
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Six civilians and 12 militants were killed, while 23 people sustained injuries as jetfighters shelled various parts of the Orakzai Agency on November 18, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said the jet fighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militants in Ghiljo, Mishti Bazaar, Mazidgarhi and Tor Kanray, killing 12 militants and injuring 17 others. Eight hideouts and four vehicles were also destroyed in the attack. The sources said that some of the shells missed the targets and hit houses in Shahukhel area, killing three women, two minors and a man while injuring six others. Those killed were identified as Utmankhela, Usmankhela, Naeema Bibi, Asad, Samina and Abdul Wahid.
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November - 18 
Six more bodies of suspected militants were found dumped in various areas of Swat Valley on November 18, The News reported. Those whose bodies were found also included a close aide to the slain deputy leader of the Swat Taliban Maulana Shah Dauran. T
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Six more bodies of suspected militants were found dumped in various areas of Swat Valley on November 18, The News reported. Those whose bodies were found also included a close aide to the slain deputy leader of the Swat Taliban Maulana Shah Dauran. The corpse of Ihsanullah was found dumped in the fields in Kokarai locality of Mingora. The body of another militant, identified as Shamakhel, was recovered from a roadside in Charbagh. Local sources said four bodies of suspected militants were found in the Gorra area situated on the border with Dir District.
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November - 18 
Two women, three children and two men were killed when military planes accidentally bombed some houses in the Hangu District of NWFP on November 18, Dawn reported. In the course of an attack on a seminary, the planes are reported to have accidentally
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Two women, three children and two men were killed when military planes accidentally bombed some houses in the Hangu District of NWFP on November 18, Dawn reported. In the course of an attack on a seminary, the planes are reported to have accidentally dropped some bombs on adjacent shops and some houses in the Shahu Khel area of Hangu. Besides the women and children, two labourers were also killed in the attack.
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November - 19 
13 militants and a paramilitary soldier were killed and several other people injured in air raids and clashes in various parts of the Bajaur Agency on November 19, Dawn reported. Fighter planes and helicopter gunships are reported to have targeted mi
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13 militants and a paramilitary soldier were killed and several other people injured in air raids and clashes in various parts of the Bajaur Agency on November 19, Dawn reported. Fighter planes and helicopter gunships are reported to have targeted militant hideouts in the Speray, Gatki and Sewai areas of Mamond sub-division. Two relatives of a militant leader, Maulvi Muneer, were killed when a shell hit his house in Sewai. One mortar shell hit the house of militant leader Fam Jan in Kamangara area of Nawagai sub-division, killing him, his wife and two sons. In addition, four militants were killed and five others injured in a clash with the Security Forces in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division. The clash erupted when militants attacked a security post in Bar Cheenar area with heavy weapons. The fighting, which continued for over an hour, also left one paramilitary soldier, Sarwar Khan, dead and six others injured. A girl was injured when a shell fired by militants hit a house.
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November - 19 
A Shia cleric was shot dead on November 19 in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station, Daily Times reported. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the I
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A Shia cleric was shot dead on November 19 in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station, Daily Times reported. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the Imambargah Safina-e-Ahlebait hailing from Baltistan, which is located in the Raees Ambrohi Colony, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle borne assailants at Riaz Chowk in Orangi Town. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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November - 19 
At least 20 people – including three Policemen – were killed and 50 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Judicial Complex on Khyber Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 19, Daily Times reported. This
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At least 20 people – including three Policemen – were killed and 50 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Judicial Complex on Khyber Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 19, Daily Times reported. This was the sixth suicide attack in 11 days in the provincial capital. The bomber struck at around 10:20am at the main gate of the complex, which houses district lower courts and is close to the Peshawar High Court, Civil Secretariat, the NWFP Assembly Flag Staff House and other Government offices and installations. Peshawar District Coordination Officer Sahibzada Muhammad Anis told reporters that it was a suicide attack, and the bomber had tried to enter the court premises. “He was on foot and detonated his explosives when security personnel tried to stop him,” said Anis, adding that three Policemen were among the dead. The Cantonment Superintendent of Police, Nisar Marwat, told Daily Times that around eight-to-10 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack.
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November - 19 
Five persons, including two women, were injured in rocket attacks in different areas of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 19, Dawn reported. According to the Police, a woman and her two children were injured when a rocket fired from an unsp
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Five persons, including two women, were injured in rocket attacks in different areas of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 19, Dawn reported. According to the Police, a woman and her two children were injured when a rocket fired from an unspecified place hit their house in Pashtoonabad. Further, a rocket exploded in a house in Essa Nagri, injuring two people.
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November - 19 
In addition, windowpanes of a house were destroyed when a grenade exploded in its courtyard in the Kalat town.
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In addition, windowpanes of a house were destroyed when a grenade exploded in its courtyard in the Kalat town.
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November - 19 
In another incident in Peshawar, two Policemen were killed and five persons sustained injuries in a bomb blast that targeted a Police vehicle on the outskirts of Peshawar early on November 19. “It was a remote-controlled bomb packed with steel pellet
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In another incident in Peshawar, two Policemen were killed and five persons sustained injuries in a bomb blast that targeted a Police vehicle on the outskirts of Peshawar early on November 19. “It was a remote-controlled bomb packed with steel pellets, which was planted on the roadside,” a senior Police official said.
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November - 19 
Meanwhile, the Kohat Police arrested four militants and 21 criminals during a search operation on November 19. They also seized four Kalashnikovs, three repeaters, five shotguns, four rifles and seven pistols.
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Meanwhile, the Kohat Police arrested four militants and 21 criminals during a search operation on November 19. They also seized four Kalashnikovs, three repeaters, five shotguns, four rifles and seven pistols.
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November - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) are reported to have killed seven more Taliban militants in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on November 19. The SFs “engaged and cleared a Taliban [hideout] ...near Kikrai” on the Jandola-Sararogha f
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Security Forces (SFs) are reported to have killed seven more Taliban militants in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on November 19. The SFs “engaged and cleared a Taliban [hideout] ...near Kikrai” on the Jandola-Sararogha front, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, according to Daily Times. “During the clash, seven Taliban were killed,” said the ISPR, adding that troops also consolidated their positions around Tor Wam, and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition. The SFs also reportedly gained control of positions around Marghaband, and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition. They have started clearing compounds in Janata village, and found some arms and ammunition. The troops are also consolidating their positions on the Razmak-Makeen front, and found the bodies of two Taliban militants in Imarkhel Zangi.
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November - 19 
Separately, two houses were damaged by two rockets in the Faqir Mohammad and Jan Mohammad areas.
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Separately, two houses were damaged by two rockets in the Faqir Mohammad and Jan Mohammad areas.
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November - 19 
The Kohat Police arrested four militants and 21 criminals during a search operation on November 19. They also seized four Kalashnikovs, three repeaters, five shotguns, four rifles and seven pistols.
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The Kohat Police arrested four militants and 21 criminals during a search operation on November 19. They also seized four Kalashnikovs, three repeaters, five shotguns, four rifles and seven pistols.
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November - 19 
The militants killed a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper and his father in a failed kidnap bid at Darra Ghari in the Orakzai Agency on November 19, The News reported. Tribal sources said the militants from the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra A
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The militants killed a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper and his father in a failed kidnap bid at Darra Ghari in the Orakzai Agency on November 19, The News reported. Tribal sources said the militants from the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra Adamkhel chapter headed by Talha kidnapped an FC trooper, identified as Inayat Ali along with his father Ali Mohsin. The Orakzai-based pro-government TTP group members, headed by Maulvi Nazeer, are reported to have chased the militants to secure the release of the duo. The kidnappers subsequently shot dead the FC trooper and his father after realising that they could not take them along. Both the groups later exchanged fire in Darra Ghari area that resulted in the killing of a militant from the Darra-based group. A militant commander, identified as Talha, sustained injuries.
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November - 19 
The militants killed a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper and his father in a failed kidnap bid at Darra Ghari in the Orakzai Agency on November 19, The News reported. Tribal sources said the militants from the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra A
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The militants killed a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper and his father in a failed kidnap bid at Darra Ghari in the Orakzai Agency on November 19, The News reported. Tribal sources said the militants from the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra Adamkhel chapter headed by Talha kidnapped an FC trooper, identified as Inayat Ali along with his father Ali Mohsin. The Orakzai-based pro-government TTP group members, headed by Maulvi Nazeer, are reported to have chased the militants to secure the release of the duo. The kidnappers subsequently shot dead the FC trooper and his father after realising that they could not take them along. Both the groups later exchanged fire in Darra Ghari area that resulted in the killing of a militant from the Darra-based group. A militant commander, identified as Talha, sustained injuries.
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November - 19 
Two houses were damaged by two rockets in the Faqir Mohammad and Jan Mohammad areas. In addition, windowpanes of a house were destroyed when a grenade exploded in its courtyard in the Kalat town.
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Two houses were damaged by two rockets in the Faqir Mohammad and Jan Mohammad areas. In addition, windowpanes of a house were destroyed when a grenade exploded in its courtyard in the Kalat town.
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November - 19 
Two militants were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Bezoo Kot area of Hangu District in the NWFP on November 19, Dawn reported. Police Constable Khurshid Alam was also injured in the shootout following a raid on a house in the area. The
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Two militants were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Bezoo Kot area of Hangu District in the NWFP on November 19, Dawn reported. Police Constable Khurshid Alam was also injured in the shootout following a raid on a house in the area. The bodies of slain militants, identified as Amjid and Yar Khan, were taken to a local hospital.
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November - 20 
A US drone strike on a compound in North Waziristan Agency killed eight Taliban militants on November 20, Daily Times reported. Two militants were also injured in the attack on the building located in Michi Khel village of Mir Ali revenue-division, 1
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A US drone strike on a compound in North Waziristan Agency killed eight Taliban militants on November 20, Daily Times reported. Two militants were also injured in the attack on the building located in Michi Khel village of Mir Ali revenue-division, 18 kilometres east of agency the headquarters Miranshah. The Associated Press reported that the targeted compound was owned by two brothers and the Taliban militants frequently visited the building. Ahmed Nawaz Dawar, a local tribesman, said the Taliban buried those killed and took the wounded to a hospital.
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An infiltration bid was foiled by the SFs, killing two intruders and forcing their associates to retrieve to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Balakote sector of Poonch District on November 21, according to Daily Excelsior. However, in the process,
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An infiltration bid was foiled by the SFs, killing two intruders and forcing their associates to retrieve to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Balakote sector of Poonch District on November 21, according to Daily Excelsior. However, in the process, one trooper was also killed and two others injured. Official sources said cease-fire violation by the Pakistan Army at Tarkundi in Balakote sector of Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) in Poonch District during which they fired heavily on Indian positions was aimed at pushing a group of five to seven militants into the Indian territory. Inspector General of Police (Jammu Zone) Ashok Gupta said that militants made three attempts to infiltrate into this side from the area falling between Dandot and Kanga Gali on the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector since the night of November 20. A heavy exchange of firing continued for about an hour in which two infiltrators and one trooper were killed while two other soldiers were injured.Intercepts revealed that a group of five to seven militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit were launched from Dandot area of PoK (half of Dandot village falls in occupied Kashmir) in the night of November 20 by Pakistan Army, which fired on the Indian posts at Tarkundi, adjacent to Dandot, to give covering fire to the militants and engage troops in firing to divert their attention from intrusion. One Pika gun, one AK-47 rifle fitted with an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one 12 bore gun, a binocular, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one grenade, six AK magazines, two medicine kits and some eatables were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. The slain trooper was identified as Rifleman Suresh Kumar of 7th Rajasthan Rifles.
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November - 20 
At least 19 militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in the South Waziristan Agency, Khyber Agency and Bajaur Agency on November 20, The News reported. Tribal and officials sources said five militants were killed and nine perso
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At least 19 militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in the South Waziristan Agency, Khyber Agency and Bajaur Agency on November 20, The News reported. Tribal and officials sources said five militants were killed and nine persons, including a soldier, sustained injuries during an exchange of fire in the Asman Manza area in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan. The clash, which continued for an hour, erupted when the militants attacked a military camp. SFs and militants also clashed in the Maidan area in Ladha but there was no word on casualties. The troops continued search operations in the Rawam area of Tiarza sub-division and Kaniguram and seized an unspecified quantity of arms and ammunition. A small arms factory was also seized in the operation and the SFs established a check-post on the Ladha Road.
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November - 20 
Elsewhere in the province, unidentified men planted a time bomb in front of a sweet shop in the main bazaar of Mach town, which exploded at 8:55 am, damaging the shop. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Elsewhere in the province, unidentified men planted a time bomb in front of a sweet shop in the main bazaar of Mach town, which exploded at 8:55 am, damaging the shop. However, no loss of life was reported.
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November - 20 
Five militants, including a foreigner, were killed when the Security Forces (SFs) targeted the militant hideouts in Speen Thall area of Thall sub-division in the Hangu District on November 20, The News reported. An Afghan militant was among the dead.
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Five militants, including a foreigner, were killed when the Security Forces (SFs) targeted the militant hideouts in Speen Thall area of Thall sub-division in the Hangu District on November 20, The News reported. An Afghan militant was among the dead. In addition, the Police claimed to have arrested eight militants in a search operation in the area. One of them was identified as Muzaffar hailing from the Khapyanga area of Kurram Agency in the FATA.
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November - 20 
In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded on Novemb
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In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded on November 20-night at Teen Hatti under the Jamshed Quarters Police Station jurisdiction in Karachi. The two men were going to a mosque near Teen Hatti shrine, when unidentified men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at them, Daily Times reported.
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November - 20 
In addition, SFs targeted the hideouts of militants at Charmang in Nawagai and Hazar town in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency with artillery shells and mortar guns, killing six militants and injuring four others. According to AFP, four soldie
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In addition, SFs targeted the hideouts of militants at Charmang in Nawagai and Hazar town in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency with artillery shells and mortar guns, killing six militants and injuring four others. According to AFP, four soldiers were killed and three wounded when the militants attacked their check-post in the Chinar area. In Khar, a militant was arrested while two others surrendered to the SFs.
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November - 20 
In the Khyber Agency, eight militants were killed in a clash with the SFs in the Gandao area. Official sources said the militants attacked a security check-post in Gandao with heavy arms, prompting the troops to retaliate. The exchange of gunfire con
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In the Khyber Agency, eight militants were killed in a clash with the SFs in the Gandao area. Official sources said the militants attacked a security check-post in Gandao with heavy arms, prompting the troops to retaliate. The exchange of gunfire continued for two hours in which eight militants were killed. Further, a member of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) was killed in a roadside explosion in Bara sub-division. Tribal sources said the BDU members were clearing the route for the Security Forces’ convoy in the Naway Kamar area in Bara when an explosive device planted by unidentified militants went off at 10:45 am, killing a BDU member identified as Ashraf and injuring three soldiers. Soon after the incident, the SFs cordoned off the area and arrested nine suspected militants in a search operation. They were identified as Ghulam Muhammad, Faqeer, Sarteef, Muhammad Usman, Khiyal Wali, Habib, Aqalamin, Said Ahmed and Sajid.
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November - 20 
India is complicating issues to delay the peace dialogue with Pakistan on all issues, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said on November 20, Daily Times reported. Basit said Pakistan wanted initiation of a result-oriented dialogue process with Ind
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India is complicating issues to delay the peace dialogue with Pakistan on all issues, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said on November 20, Daily Times reported. Basit said Pakistan wanted initiation of a result-oriented dialogue process with India. “We are not interested in mere photo sessions,” he added. India was not sincere about resolving the Kashmir and water-related disputes with Pakistan, he claimed, adding that the Indian behaviour testified that it did not want peace in the region.
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November - 20 
Mulla Muhammed Omar, chief of the Afghan Taliban, has fled Quetta, the Balochistan capital, and found refuge from the potential US attacks in Karachi, capital of Sindh, with the assistance of Pakistan’s intelligence, The Washington Times reported on
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Mulla Muhammed Omar, chief of the Afghan Taliban, has fled Quetta, the Balochistan capital, and found refuge from the potential US attacks in Karachi, capital of Sindh, with the assistance of Pakistan’s intelligence, The Washington Times reported on November 20, according to The News. The newspaper alleged that Mulla Omar had been residing in Quetta, where the Afghan Taliban Shura had moved from Kandahar after the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Two senior US intelligence officials and one former senior CIA officer told Washington Times that Omar travelled to Karachi in October 2009 after the end of Ramadan. He inaugurated a new senior leadership council in Karachi, the officials said. The officials accused the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, of helping the Taliban leaders move from Quetta, where they were exposed to attacks by the US drones.
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November - 20 
The death toll in the bomb attack on a Police party in the Yakatoot area of provincial capital Peshawar increased to three after a Sub-Inspector and another Policeman succumbed to injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital on November 20. According to the
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The death toll in the bomb attack on a Police party in the Yakatoot area of provincial capital Peshawar increased to three after a Sub-Inspector and another Policeman succumbed to injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital on November 20. According to the bomb disposal unit, around 10 kilograms of high-intensity explosives were used in the attack. The officials added that the explosives were planted on the roadside and triggered through a remote-control device when the patrolling car was passing through the area.
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November - 20 
The Islamabad Police announced on November 20 that it had arrested a suspect involved in a suicide attack at a UN office in October 2009 and a series of other bomb blasts, Dawn reported. “Five blasts took place in Islamabad in 2009, four of them have
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The Islamabad Police announced on November 20 that it had arrested a suspect involved in a suicide attack at a UN office in October 2009 and a series of other bomb blasts, Dawn reported. “Five blasts took place in Islamabad in 2009, four of them have been investigated and he is involved in the four blasts,” Islamabad Police chief Kalim Imam told a press conference. Police paraded the suspect, identified as Jamshed alias Tahir, before journalists. Kalim Imam said the suspect aided in the acts of suicide attack on the World Food Programme office in Islamabad in which five UN employees were killed. He allegedly brought the bomber to the World Food Programme office, Imam said. Police found suicide jackets, about eight kilograms of explosives and ball bearings used to make bombs in his possession. Imam said that the man was a key activist of Ghazi Force formed and operated by Maula Niaz Raheem, a former student of the Lal Masjid. According to Police, the Ghazi Force was formed to carry out reprisal or revenge activities for the 2007 military operation against the Lal Masjid. Police said Jamshed was arrested from the Rawal Lake area where he was waiting for his accomplices coming from Orakzai Agency.
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November - 20 
Unidentified men on November 20 opened fire at two NATO containers in the Chhoto area, some 15 kilometres from Mastung city, inuring two persons, The News reported. According to Police, two containers carrying goods for the Afghanistan-based NATO for
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Unidentified men on November 20 opened fire at two NATO containers in the Chhoto area, some 15 kilometres from Mastung city, inuring two persons, The News reported. According to Police, two containers carrying goods for the Afghanistan-based NATO forces were on their way when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at them. Muhammad Irfan, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to Quetta while Manzoor Ahmed was shifted to the Mustung Headquarters Hospital.
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November - 21 
At least 11 suspected militants, a majority of foreigners among them, were killed and seven others injured when jets bombed militant hideouts and an Afghan refugee camp in Orakzai Agency on November 21, Dawn reported. Strikes were also carried out in
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At least 11 suspected militants, a majority of foreigners among them, were killed and seven others injured when jets bombed militant hideouts and an Afghan refugee camp in Orakzai Agency on November 21, Dawn reported. Strikes were also carried out in the Chappri Feroze Khel and Bezote areas bordering Khyber Agency.
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November - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 14 Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, as six soldiers, including an officer, were also killed and another four injured on November 21, according t
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 14 Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, as six soldiers, including an officer, were also killed and another four injured on November 21, according to Daily Times. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the SFs secured Lakki Ghundi after an intense battle with the Taliban. “During the operation, 14 terrorists were killed, while six soldiers, including an officer embraced martyrdom and four were injured,” it said. SFs cleared Gandil Wala area near Jandola and launched a search operation in Sarwekai and Paya near Tiarza. SFs also conducted a mopping up operation at Yargha Khel near Kaniguram and also discovered a 70-foot tunnel in the area. Troops also secured Manna, Tut Kasko Khula and Kandao Sar west of Razmak and secured Laghar Narai as well. The road from Laghar Narai to Nawazkot was cleared and eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were neutralised. A large cache of weapons was recovered, the ISPR added.
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November - 21 
Three suspected militants blew themselves up after Police surrounded them in Sarar village on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on November 21, according to Daily Times. However, there were no other casualties. “Police
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Three suspected militants blew themselves up after Police surrounded them in Sarar village on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on November 21, according to Daily Times. However, there were no other casualties. “Police chasing the suspects surrounded them in Sarar village” on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, Police official Raja Faisal said. “The militants, who were on foot, blew themselves up after police surrounded them,” he said, adding that there were no Police casualties.
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November - 22 
17 militants, including two ‘commanders’ and two foreigners, were killed and eight others injured in bombing by fighter planes and clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on November 22, The New
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17 militants, including two ‘commanders’ and two foreigners, were killed and eight others injured in bombing by fighter planes and clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on November 22, The News reported. Official sources said jet fighters of the Pakistan Air Force carried out intensive bombing on militant positions in the Saparay, Kharkay, Gotki and Sewai areas of Mamond subdivision, killing four militants, including two foreigners, and injuring five others. Four bunkers, they added, were also destroyed in the attacks. In another operation, the SFs killed 10 militants and an important ‘commander’, identified as Rafiullah, and wounded three others when fierce clashes broke out between the two sides in the Lois am, Inzari and Rashakai areas. Reports said the militants had attacked security checkpoints with automatic weapons, which was retaliated instantly. A local militant ‘commander’, whose identity could not be established, was among the dead. The sources said the SFs also seized huge quantity of weapons after the clashes. Meanwhile, a militant commander was killed when the troops shelled his house with artillery guns in the Tarkho area in Mamond. The house was completely destroyed in the shelling, the sources added.
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November - 22 
According to The News, five militants were killed and nine others sustained injuries in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on November 22. Officials said the troops came under attack from the militants during their advance t
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According to The News, five militants were killed and nine others sustained injuries in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on November 22. Officials said the troops came under attack from the militants during their advance towards the Pash Ziarat and Shawal areas. The Security Forces (SFs) retaliated, killing two of the attackers and injuring five others. The troops subsequently secured control of the Pash Ziarat area after pushing back the militants, the officials added. They were now reportedly advancing towards Shawal, they said, adding a trooper also sustained injury in the clashes. A clash was also reported from the Asman Manza area of Kaniguram. Officials said the militants attacked a camp of the SFs from the Murdar Algad area. Retaliatory fire from the troops resulted in the killing of three militants. One soldier sustained injuries in the encounter. The SFs said that they had secured the Ladha-Makeen Road and started patrolling the Wana-Kaniguram route. The troops also said they were in full control of the Jandola-Wana Road and that electricity supply has been restored in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan.
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November - 22 
Elsewhere in the province, Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber from the Qambar area near Mingora on November 22 and presented him before the media. 16-year old Khair Hussain said he was studying in a Madrassa (seminary) in Rang Mohalla when the
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Elsewhere in the province, Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber from the Qambar area near Mingora on November 22 and presented him before the media. 16-year old Khair Hussain said he was studying in a Madrassa (seminary) in Rang Mohalla when the militants kidnapped him. He said the militants asked him to become a suicide bomber and when he refused to do so, he was tortured.
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November - 22 
Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 22 arrested two suspected militants allegedly involved in bomb blasts and damaging railway tracks and electricity poles, according to Daily Times. AFP reported that the Police had arrested the sus
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Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 22 arrested two suspected militants allegedly involved in bomb blasts and damaging railway tracks and electricity poles, according to Daily Times. AFP reported that the Police had arrested the suspects from a house in the Eastern Bypass area after receiving a tip-off. They also recovered an unspecified quantity of explosives from the suspects’ possession.
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November - 22 
The Government has amended the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 through the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009, which bars courts from granting bail to suspected terrorists liable to the death sentence, life imprisonment or a 10-year prison term. Accor
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The Government has amended the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 through the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009, which bars courts from granting bail to suspected terrorists liable to the death sentence, life imprisonment or a 10-year prison term. According to a copy of the ordinance available with Daily Times, the Government has amended Section 21-D of the Anti Terrorism Act 1997, under which no court, including the high courts and the Supreme Court, can grant bail to a person liable to these punishments. The Government had included Section 21-E in the act, under which the period of physical remand of suspected terrorists has been increased from 30 days to 90 days, enabling Police to effectively interrogate suspects. Under the new Section 21-E, banks and monetary institutions are bound to provide information on transactions and accounts having links with crimes or financial assistance to terrorists. The Government had also amended Section 11-W, under which the portrayal of terrorists as heroes, spreading religious, sectarian or linguistic hate, or promoting extremism through radio, wall-chalking and other means have been declared criminal offences. Any person found involved in portrayal of terrorists as heroes would be liable to a sentence of up to six months and a fine. The NWFP Law Minister Barrister Arshad Abdullah said the amendments were made as hundreds of alleged Taliban and their leaders, including Muslim Khan, ‘commander’ Mahmood Khan and others, had been arrested during the military operation in Swat and Malakand, but they had not been presented in courts due to complications in the existing anti-terrorism laws. He said three interrogation centres, including Fizzagat, Khwazakhela and Malakand, had been declared sub-jails where the Taliban had been detained. “Under the new law, Taliban will be deemed terrorists unless they prove themselves otherwise,” he said, adding that the “burden of proof” would now be shifted to the accused under the special law. The law minister also said confessions made by Taliban suspects would be recorded in front of a security official equal to the rank of a senior superintendent of police or an army colonel and would be considered an extra-judicial confession, he added. The minister said the definition of terrorism had been widened and suspects arrested with explosives, lethal weapons, or found operating radio channels as tools of anti-state activities, would be considered terrorists. Abdullah said human rights organisations and lawyers might oppose the legislation, but the Government had no other alternative, as citizens were not willing to come forward and volunteer evidence against arrested terrorists. As the military operation in Swat nears completion, the detained terrorists would now be interrogated and tried under the new law, he said. President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the prime minister, had approved the extension of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 to Federally Administered Tribal Areas of the NWFP in terms of Article 247.
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November - 22 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on November 22 denied having any link to two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges, The News reported. David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana were arrested in October 2009 and are accused of plotting an attack on the
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on November 22 denied having any link to two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges, The News reported. David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana were arrested in October 2009 and are accused of plotting an attack on the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and unspecified targets in India, the US authorities said in court documents. The documents said the plans were discussed with the LeT and with another militant Ilyas Kashmiri. The Indian authorities are also investigating whether the two men had links to the Mumbai attacks of November 2008. “David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana have no connections with the Lashkar-e-Taiba, linking them with our organisation was propaganda aimed at maligning Kashmir’s freedom struggle… We strongly condemn it,” Abdullah Gaznavi, the spokesman for the group, told Reuters by phone. “All our members are local Kashmiri Muslims and we have no network in America, or any other place… We are only fighting Indian security forces in Kashmir,” Gaznavi claimed.
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November - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) on November 22 claimed to have killed 13 militants and conceded one casualty and injuries to five soldiers during an encounter in the Shahukhel area of Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Military sources said the Frontier Co
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The Security Forces (SFs) on November 22 claimed to have killed 13 militants and conceded one casualty and injuries to five soldiers during an encounter in the Shahukhel area of Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Military sources said the Frontier Corps (FC) launched a ground assault in the Shahukhel area (bordering Hangu District of NWFP) early in the morning. During the battle, the sources said 13 militants and one Junior Commissioned Officer were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries. Tribal sources said the hideouts and compounds of militants in the Shahukhel area were bombarded by fighter jets, gunship helicopters and artillery. The use of jet fighters, however, could not be confirmed officially. Later, the SFs launched a search operation in the area and arrested 14 militants, but no confirmation of the arrests was available at the official level. However, talking to reporters from an undisclosed location, the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Orakzai chapter spokesman Ziaur Rehman claimed that no militant was killed in the fighting.
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November - 22 
Two rockets fired from an unknown location slightly damaged a house in Railway Colony in the Cantonment area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, early on November 22, The News reported. One of the projectiles landed at the house of a civilian, Shakil,
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Two rockets fired from an unknown location slightly damaged a house in Railway Colony in the Cantonment area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, early on November 22, The News reported. One of the projectiles landed at the house of a civilian, Shakil, in Railway Colony and caused damage to the building, while the other landed in the fields without causing any casualty or damage.
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November - 23 
According to The News, six people were killed when a shell landed in a civilian area during an exchange of fire between the militants and Security Forces (SFs) at Gagra check-post in the Khyber Agency on November 23. In addition, 19 persons, includin
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According to The News, six people were killed when a shell landed in a civilian area during an exchange of fire between the militants and Security Forces (SFs) at Gagra check-post in the Khyber Agency on November 23. In addition, 19 persons, including seven soldiers, sustained injuries in the clash. Tribal and official sources said a group of militants attacked a security check-post at Gagra in the Landikotal Tehsil (revenue unit), prompting the SFs to retaliate. The sources said 10 mortar shells landed in a market in Landikotal while one of the shells hit a coach and a pick-up near a filling station, killing six persons on the spot. Those killed were identified as Ali Syed, Iqbal, Akhtar Zeb, Arif, Sanaaf and Rehmatullah.
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November - 23 
In a joint operation, the Security Forces (SFs) and volunteers of the Khwezai Peace Committee killed a militant and arrested a ‘commander’ and demolished the houses of three other militants in the Spinki Tangi area in the Baizai sub-division of Mohma
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In a joint operation, the Security Forces (SFs) and volunteers of the Khwezai Peace Committee killed a militant and arrested a ‘commander’ and demolished the houses of three other militants in the Spinki Tangi area in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on November 23, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said that armed volunteers of the peace committee raided the houses of two militants, identified as Nasir Khan and Yousuf Khan, in the Spinki Tangi area early in the day. An exchange of fire between the volunteers and militants took place when the latter challenged the former, the sources said, adding that a member of the peace body, Zarin Khan, sustained injuries in the two-hour long gunfight. In the meantime, SFs shelled the positions of militants with artillery guns from Bhai Dag camp in which an unidentified militant was killed. The volunteers also arrested a local militant ‘commander’ Abdul Wali and Khan Muhammad, brother of Nasir, and handed them over to the SFs. The volunteers and troops also demolished the houses of Nasir, Yousuf and Ibrahim in the area before setting them ablaze.
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November - 23 
Nine more Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency on November 23, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said that three soldiers were also injured in the figh
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Nine more Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency on November 23, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said that three soldiers were also injured in the fighting. The Security Forces cleared Golden Top west of Pash Ziarat in Tabai Sar following “intense clashes” with Taliban, and consolidated their positions around Lakhi Ghund and the Bunker ridge.
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November - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed 17 militants in the Shahukhel area of Orakzai Agency on November 23, The News reported. Official sources said gunship helicopters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militants in the Shahukhel area.
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed 17 militants in the Shahukhel area of Orakzai Agency on November 23, The News reported. Official sources said gunship helicopters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militants in the Shahukhel area. Ground forces also used heavy artillery and took control of the area. The sources said during the shelling, the SFs killed 17 militants and injured eight others. In addition, at least 16 militants, including ‘commanders’ Mitha Khan and Asghar, were arrested during the operation. The gunship helicopters also targeted militant hideouts in Lal Garhi, Teri Killay, Kasha and Shaker Tangi. Reports indicated that other parts of Orakzai Agency, including Daburi, Mamozai and Masjid Garhi, were targeted by fighter jets, where 13 hideouts of the militants were destroyed. The sources said SFs also destroyed two FM radio stations operational in Saiful Darra and Kasha.
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November - 23 
The SFs recovered a huge quantity of weapons from the house of a local Taliban ‘commander’ in Bajaur Agency on November 23, officials said. Political administration officials told Daily Times that the SFs and political administration raided the house
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The SFs recovered a huge quantity of weapons from the house of a local Taliban ‘commander’ in Bajaur Agency on November 23, officials said. Political administration officials told Daily Times that the SFs and political administration raided the house of the Taliban ‘commander’ at Gatak area in Nawagai sub-division and recovered a huge cache of arms including explosives, hand grenades and Kalashnikov rifles. He said the SFs also defused a bomb at Mamond sub-division of the agency, thwarting a potential terrorist attack. He added that three Taliban ‘commanders’ surrendered to the SFs.
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November - 23 
Two Policemen were shot dead in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 23 in what appeared to be a case of target killing, Daily Times reported. The Policemen, Sardar Muhammad Samalani and Syed Amir Muhammad Khilji, were on routine patrol on Qam
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Two Policemen were shot dead in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 23 in what appeared to be a case of target killing, Daily Times reported. The Policemen, Sardar Muhammad Samalani and Syed Amir Muhammad Khilji, were on routine patrol on Qambrani Road when unidentified assailants opened fire at them, Police said.
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November - 24 
According to The News, helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of militants in the Shahukhel and Tora Warai areas of Hangu District in the NWFP on November 24, killing 11 militants and destroying three of their hideouts. Sources said the action was
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According to The News, helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of militants in the Shahukhel and Tora Warai areas of Hangu District in the NWFP on November 24, killing 11 militants and destroying three of their hideouts. Sources said the action was taken after a group of militants fired rockets at the Security Forces (SFs) in Shahukhel and Tora Warai areas, injuring a soldier. Soon after the incident, the SFs launched an offensive against the militants, hitting their hideouts.
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November - 24 
According to The News, three militants were killed and an equal number of them were arrested in two separate incidents in the Swat District of NWFP on November 24. Official sources said the Security Forces (SFs) clashed with a group of militants in t
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According to The News, three militants were killed and an equal number of them were arrested in two separate incidents in the Swat District of NWFP on November 24. Official sources said the Security Forces (SFs) clashed with a group of militants in the Kokarai area on the outskirts of Mingora city, killing three militants. In another incident, the SFs arrested three unidentified militants during a search operation at Gumbar Mera in the suburb of the city.
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November - 24 
Five Pakistani Army officers have been detained for questioning over possible links to the two US terror suspects of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) , who are accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, intelligence officials said on Novembe
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Five Pakistani Army officers have been detained for questioning over possible links to the two US terror suspects of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) , who are accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, intelligence officials said on November 24, Daily Times reported. LeT militants, David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, were arrested in Chicago during October 2009. US prosecutors said the two men were believed to be working with an unidentified senior member of the outfit and a senior Al Qaeda operative. Two Pakistani intelligence officials said phone records showed the five Pakistani officers had contacted Headley and Rana. They say the five include a retired brigadier general and two active lieutenant colonels, but did not provide more details.
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November - 24 
Four militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khar sub-division of Bajaur Agency on November 24, The News reported. Three members of a family, including two children, and a prisoner
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Four militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khar sub-division of Bajaur Agency on November 24, The News reported. Three members of a family, including two children, and a prisoner were killed and four others injured when rockets hit a house in Maminzo area and Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar sub-division early in the day. Sources told The News that militants fired a number of rockets on various checkpoints of the SFs, Levies Force and Bajaur Scouts headquarters. Several shells landed in the compound of Bajaur Scouts headquarters one of which hit the lock-up, killing a prisoner and injuring two troopers. The SFs subsequently retaliated, killing four militants.
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November - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 23 militants during an operation in the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of the Khyber Agency on November 24, Dawn reported. The SFs were backed by helicopters, tanks, armoured personnel carriers and heavy artillery. A
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 23 militants during an operation in the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of the Khyber Agency on November 24, Dawn reported. The SFs were backed by helicopters, tanks, armoured personnel carriers and heavy artillery. A press release issued by the Frontier Corps (FC) media cell in Jamrud said that during the day-long operation, codenamed Khwakh Ba De Sham at least 23 militants were killed and 36 suspects arrested. 12 explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed and a huge quantity of arms and ammunitions seized in different localities of Bara. The FC said that an important base of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Gurgurai was taken over by the SFs without any significant resistance. Local officials say that LI militants used the base for most of their attacks. The area also reportedly has a network of caves, training camps, ammunition dumps and private jails. Earlier, the SFs had imposed a curfew in Bara on November 24 and plugged all points of entry from Orakzai Agency and Tirah to prevent terrorists’ infiltration and escape. The SFs erected barricades at Mamanri, Chora, Sheen Kamar and Zawa, destroyed an illegal Lashkar-e-Islam checkpoint in Merikhel area of Akkakhel and set up their own post.
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November - 24 
The exiled Baloch leaders on November 24 rejected the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package on the grounds that it doesn’t go far enough to meet their main problems, The News reported. Hyrbyair Marri, the London-based leader of the Marri tribe, while
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The exiled Baloch leaders on November 24 rejected the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package on the grounds that it doesn’t go far enough to meet their main problems, The News reported. Hyrbyair Marri, the London-based leader of the Marri tribe, while opposing any compromise with the Government called the package a “mockery and a cruel joke” with the people of Balochistan and said it falls short of Baloch expectations and was only an exercise in buying more time. He said “This package is misleading. It’s another trap set for us to convince us that the federation pains for us and wants the solution of our miseries.” Marri said President Zardari and his Government may have good sentiments but they were powerless and the real powers rest with the military establishment. Mir Suleman Dawood Khan, the current Khan of Kalat, said the Government failed to take all stakeholders on board and didn’t consult those it didn’t like. “Baloch nationalist parties were not consulted and only allies of the current government were informed about it a few days ago,” he said. Noordin Mangal, another leader, said the package doesn’t address the real problems of the Baloch people. In addition, three leading Balochistan tribes - Marris, Mengals and Bugtis - on November 24 described the Balochistan package as a political gimmick and charged that it was like rubbing salt into the wounds of the Baloch people. The late Nawab Akbar Bugti’s son and President of the Jamhoori Watan Party, Talal Bugti, charged that the package was prepared by the invisible forces and not by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s team or a parliamentary committee. “The prime minister in his address to the parliament’s joint session said the FC would remain in Balochistan, which means, no change in the status-quo. If they are not serious, which I believe, we have the option to knock at the doors of the United Nations,” Talal warned. The Balochistan National Party-Mengal Vice-President Sajid Tareen said in Quetta that what had been announced in the package had never been the demand of Balochistan’s people. “Our stand remains unchanged that the federating units must be treated as per the 1940 Pakistan Resolution,” he said. “We don’t believe in dialogue anymore, as it has been non-productive. We are not politically active as several other parties are,” said a source close to the veteran Baloch leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, who is chieftain of the Marri tribe. The package could not satisfy the people of Balochistan, as it had nothing significant for them, Senator Dr Abdul Malik of the Balochistan National Party said while talking to media persons after the announcement of the package. Senator Hasil Bazinjo said the package carries most of the old things and there is nothing new in it. “The Baloch people want practical steps, not announcements,” he added.
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November - 24 
The Federal Government on November 24 unfolded a five-tier multi-dimensional special package for the Balochistan province - combining political, administrative and economic initiatives - in a joint sitting of parliament, The News reported. The packag
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The Federal Government on November 24 unfolded a five-tier multi-dimensional special package for the Balochistan province - combining political, administrative and economic initiatives - in a joint sitting of parliament, The News reported. The package, named Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan, was presented by the Pakistan People’s Party Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, who heads the seven-member parliamentary committee, which finalised the package in consultation with the political leadership in parliament and other stakeholders. The five-tier package - constitutional, political, administrative, economic and monitoring mechanism - envisages the withdrawal of the Army from Sui that would be replaced with the Frontier Corps, a fact-finding commission, headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court/high court, to probe into the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, inquiry by the superior judiciary into the murder of Baloch political workers, including Ghulam Muhammad, Lala Munir and Munir Ahmed, and target killings in the province. The package also included the release of all political workers and withdrawal of cases against those who have no charges, while the missing persons with charges would be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction for trial within seven days. Such missing persons would be allowed legal counsel of their choice and the Government would assist them in this regard. Family members of such persons be informed accordingly and allowed visiting rights. Presenting the details of the package, Senator Raza Rabbani said necessary constitutional amendments would be made to strengthen the provincial autonomy as demanded by smaller provinces, especially Balochistan. The constitutional reforms related matters include abolition of the Concurrent List, end to the Police Order and the Balochistan Local Government Ordinance 2001 from the 6th Schedule and effective implementation of the Article 153 relating to the Council of Common Interest. The package assures effective implementation of articles 154 to 159 and 170 of the Constitution. The unanimously passed resolutions of the Balochistan Assembly from 2002 till date related to the province would be implemented within the legal framework of the Constitution. On the economic side, the package envisages that the federal government will pay royalty worth PKR 120 billion on the Gas Development Surcharge from 1954 to 1991, to be payable over 12 years. Rabbani said the restructuring of the National Finance Commission award criteria was already underway and the criteria of inverse population, poverty and resource generation need to be taken into consideration. About political matters, the Senator said the Federal Government, in consultation with the provincial Government, would release all political workers except those involved in heinous crimes. A dialogue would be initiated with all major stakeholders in the political spectrum of the province to bring them into the mainstream, he said. He added that the exiled leaders, who want to return to Pakistan, would be facilitated except those who were involved in acts of terrorism. Referring to the administrative measures, Rabbani said the Federal Government should immediately review the role of federal agencies in the province and stop all such operations that were not related to war against terrorism. “Proposals should not be formulated for the construction of new cantonments except in frontier areas. Construction of new cantonments in Sui and Kohlu would be stopped for the time being. The FC will take over the already constructed cantonment at Sui,” he added. Rabbani said a commission, headed by a sitting member of the superior judiciary from Balochistan, would be constituted in respect of the missing persons. The names of the missing persons would be identified and if found to be in custody without any charges they would be released, he said. In view of the decision of the provincial government, he said the policy of conversion of ‘B’ areas into ‘A’ areas would be reviewed from time to time. Urban areas would have regular police.
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November - 24 
Tribal and official sources said helicopter gunships pounded the hideouts and compounds of militants in the Daburi, Ghiljo, Khadizai, Mamozai, Tor Smat, Akhunkot, Mazid Ghari, Saiful Darra, Machiney Killay, Arghanjo and Ghundi Killay areas of Orakzai
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Tribal and official sources said helicopter gunships pounded the hideouts and compounds of militants in the Daburi, Ghiljo, Khadizai, Mamozai, Tor Smat, Akhunkot, Mazid Ghari, Saiful Darra, Machiney Killay, Arghanjo and Ghundi Killay areas of Orakzai Agency, killing 19 militants and injuring 13 others on November 24, The News reported. In addition, seven hideouts and four vehicles owned by the militants were also destroyed. The helicopter gunships hit a vehicle in the Ghiljo area in which one person was killed and another sustained injuries.
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November - 24 
Unidentified gunmen torched four vehicles carrying fuel for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, the Police said on November 24, Daily Times reported. The attack took place overnight in the Jafarbad District, south of provincial capi
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Unidentified gunmen torched four vehicles carrying fuel for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, the Police said on November 24, Daily Times reported. The attack took place overnight in the Jafarbad District, south of provincial capital Quetta. “Unidentified gunmen started firing on a convoy of 15 oil tankers, triggering a fire and destroying four oil tankers,” District Police Chief Ghulam Farid said. The gunmen are reported to have fled immediately.
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November - 25 
A day before the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, an anti-terror court in Rawalpindi indicted seven persons, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, ‘operations commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for their suspected involvement in
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A day before the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, an anti-terror court in Rawalpindi indicted seven persons, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, ‘operations commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for their suspected involvement in the attacks, The Hindu reported. The indictment on November 25, 2009 paves the way for the trial of the seven men, which may begin on December 5, the date for which the next hearing has been fixed. The seven persons, all in custody, are: Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, "mastermind" of the attacks; Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah, also of the LeT and described as a "facilitator and expert of computer networks"; Hamad Amin Sadiq, who is charged with "facilitating funds and hideouts" for the Mumbai attackers; Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu al Qama, described as a "handler"; Shahid Jamil Riaz, who is described both as a facilitator for funds, as well as a crew member of a boat used by the attackers; Jamil Ahmed, described as "facilitator"; and, Younus, also a "facilitator." The in camera proceedings in Anti-Terror Court 1 of Rawalpindi were held in the high-security Adiala Jail, and reportedly lasted a little under two hours. Judge Malik Mohammed Akram Awan framed charges against the seven under the Anti-Terrorism Act, several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including Section 302 for murder and under the Explosives Act. All the seven pleaded not guilty to the charges, including Shahid Jamil Riaz, who earlier made a detailed confession about his part in the attacks before a judicial magistrate in Rawalpindi, where he was first produced after his arrest. Earlier, the court rejected objections by defence lawyers at the last hearing over the admissibility of the confession of the lone arrested LeT terrorist Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ as evidence. They had argued that as he was neither an accused in the case in Pakistan nor in the list of proclaimed offenders, his statement could not be used for the purpose of framing charges against the other accused. While holding that ‘Kasab’ could not be declared a proclaimed offender as his whereabouts were known, the Judge said he would be treated as an accused whose case had been separated from the case under trial in his court, and who was being proceeded against in another court.
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November - 25 
According to The News, seven more militants were killed and 10 others arrested as the Security Forces (SFs) continued their operations in the Shahukhel area of the Orakzai Agency on November 25. Tribal sources said the SFs targeted the hideouts of mi
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According to The News, seven more militants were killed and 10 others arrested as the Security Forces (SFs) continued their operations in the Shahukhel area of the Orakzai Agency on November 25. Tribal sources said the SFs targeted the hideouts of militants in the Shahukhel area, killing at least seven militants and arresting 10 others. Over 30 militants have been killed in the operation so far.
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November - 25 
Dozens of people from Storikhel, Spin Kamar and other areas have started to migrate to safer locations as the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham continued for the second day. According to the locals, the troops targeted the hideouts of militants in the moun
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Dozens of people from Storikhel, Spin Kamar and other areas have started to migrate to safer locations as the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham continued for the second day. According to the locals, the troops targeted the hideouts of militants in the mountainous Tirah Valley. They said Lashkar-e-Islam militants were hiding on the Bara side of Tirah while the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants were living on the Orakzai side of the valley.
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November - 25 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, the Police claimed to have arrested 14 militants and recovered explosives from their possession in various parts of the Nowshera District, The News reported.
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, the Police claimed to have arrested 14 militants and recovered explosives from their possession in various parts of the Nowshera District, The News reported.
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November - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed three militants and injured eight others in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency on November 25, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs and militants clashed in an are
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed three militants and injured eight others in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency on November 25, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs and militants clashed in an area between Asman Manza Nand in the Ladha sub-division, leaving three militants dead and eight others injured. The SFs also fired artillery from Asman Manza at the hideouts of the militants in the Mushta area.
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November - 25 
The cleaner of an oil tanker, meant for NATO forces in Afghanistan, was killed and its driver injured when unidentified gunmen attacked the vehicle on the Ring Road near Tor Baba in Peshawar on November 25, The News reported.
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The cleaner of an oil tanker, meant for NATO forces in Afghanistan, was killed and its driver injured when unidentified gunmen attacked the vehicle on the Ring Road near Tor Baba in Peshawar on November 25, The News reported.
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November - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) on November 25 killed three militants in Swat, Daily Times reported. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement, "Security forces carried out a search operation at Bar Kandao and killed three terrorists." The
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The Security Forces (SFs) on November 25 killed three militants in Swat, Daily Times reported. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement, "Security forces carried out a search operation at Bar Kandao and killed three terrorists." The SFs, on a tip-off, carried out a search operation in Gumbat Maira near Kokarai and arrested four terrorists, while five others surrendered in Roringar. During a clearance operation in Bangi Wala, the SFs defused 10 improvised explosive devices (IED) and also seized a heavy cache of weapons. They also defused 12 IEDs along the Tanai-Jandola Road. The SFs are also reported to have completed a search operation of area around Khasadar Ridge near Barwand.
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November - 25 
the troops are also reported to have cleared two areas in Push Ziarat, besides Bangewala and Janjol areas in Srarogha and Kotkai. Further, ten landmines planted by the militants in the area were defused. A huge cache of arms and ammunition abandoned
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the troops are also reported to have cleared two areas in Push Ziarat, besides Bangewala and Janjol areas in Srarogha and Kotkai. Further, ten landmines planted by the militants in the area were defused. A huge cache of arms and ammunition abandoned by the militants were also seized. The SFs continued a search operation in Brund, Maulay Khan, where two caves being used by the militants were also demolished.
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November - 25 
Two women were killed and an equal number of them were wounded when an artillery shell landed in a house in the Storikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency on November 25, The News reported. Local sources said three children from the same family
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Two women were killed and an equal number of them were wounded when an artillery shell landed in a house in the Storikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency on November 25, The News reported. Local sources said three children from the same family were also injured in the incident.
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November - 26 
A remote-controlled bomb blast injured three people, including two Policemen, and destroyed an electricity pylon in Bashirabad area of Peshawar in NWFP on November 26, said Police, reports Daily Times. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordinatio
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A remote-controlled bomb blast injured three people, including two Policemen, and destroyed an electricity pylon in Bashirabad area of Peshawar in NWFP on November 26, said Police, reports Daily Times. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) of Peshawar, Muhammad Alam Shinwari, said that the device had been planted to target Gulbahar SHO Riazul Islam. He said at least two kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack.
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November - 26 
At least 18 Taliban militants were killed and 14 others injured when fighter jets and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban positions in Orakzai Agency of FATA on November 26, reports Daily Times. Seven Taliban hideouts were also destroyed in the raid
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At least 18 Taliban militants were killed and 14 others injured when fighter jets and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban positions in Orakzai Agency of FATA on November 26, reports Daily Times. Seven Taliban hideouts were also destroyed in the raids. Eight Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed the Chapri Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai, while 10 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes that targeted Dabori, Alf Khel and Toorsimt areas of Upper Orakzai. The sources said Security Forces had gained full control of Shahukhel, defusing eight mines and arresting four Taliban militants.
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November - 26 
In Jandola, Security Forces (SFs) cleared Bangiwal, Janata, Kunj Mela, Zawar Killi, Gund and Umar Raghzai, arresting four suspects from Shahu and defusing 10 improvised explosive devices.
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In Jandola, Security Forces (SFs) cleared Bangiwal, Janata, Kunj Mela, Zawar Killi, Gund and Umar Raghzai, arresting four suspects from Shahu and defusing 10 improvised explosive devices.
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November - 26 
The Anti-Terrorist Court on November 26 acquitted six persons charged with planning acts of terrorism in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times. New Town Police had arrested Shafiqur Rehman, Abdul Khaliq, Niaz Ahmad, Abdul Basit, Abdul Majid and Abdul
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The Anti-Terrorist Court on November 26 acquitted six persons charged with planning acts of terrorism in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times. New Town Police had arrested Shafiqur Rehman, Abdul Khaliq, Niaz Ahmad, Abdul Basit, Abdul Majid and Abdul Saboor from outside the Rawalpindi Arts Council. Police also claimed of seizing three suicide belts, five detonators and other explosives from them. The court rejected the bail application of Khairullah Mehsud, a resident of South Waziristan. The court is trying three suspected terrorists – Khairullah Mehsud, Fidaullah and Khurram Shahzad for their alleged involvement in an attack on a Frontier Constabulary (FC) checkpost on Margalla Road in Islamabad. Eight FC personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the checkpost. They were also allegedly involved in the Hamza Camp suicide attack case. An unidentified suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a 72-seater bus parked in front of Hamza Camp on Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Road in Rawalpindi on November 24, 2007. The bus carrying Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials to work was destroyed and over 25 people were killed. the court also adjourned the hearing of cases against former Lal Masjid chief cleric Abdul Aziz until December 7 as the defence lawyer, Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, is in Saudi Arabia to perform haj (Islamic pilgrimage). On September 16, the court dropped terrorism charges against the former cleric, and co-accused in three cases.
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November - 26 
Troops also cleared Spinkot, Sharkai Sar near Kot Langarkhel and Narakai, establishing links in Khuni Mor and Sarwekai and defusing 15 improvised explosive devices. Forces also consolidated their positions in Behram Shah village near Laki Ghund, whil
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Troops also cleared Spinkot, Sharkai Sar near Kot Langarkhel and Narakai, establishing links in Khuni Mor and Sarwekai and defusing 15 improvised explosive devices. Forces also consolidated their positions in Behram Shah village near Laki Ghund, while troops cleared 15 compounds in Pash Ziarat and 20 compounds at Salarai Shag near Kandai Sar. SFs also discovered a training centre in Tauda China Khula.
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November - 26 
Troops arrested a wanted Taliban militant, identified as Abdullah Shah Mehsud, in South Waziristan of FATA. Abdullah had a head money of PKR 10 million, according to Daily Times. “Troops arrested a wanted terrorist, Abdullah Shah Mehsud … from Tank …
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Troops arrested a wanted Taliban militant, identified as Abdullah Shah Mehsud, in South Waziristan of FATA. Abdullah had a head money of PKR 10 million, according to Daily Times. “Troops arrested a wanted terrorist, Abdullah Shah Mehsud … from Tank … the head money has been paid to the informer,” said the ISPR.
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November - 26 
Troops conducted a search operation in Gashkor village and Kalam in Swat of NWFP, and arrested two Taliban militants, while eight others surrendered at Shangwatai, Qambar and Kabal, reports Daily Times.
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Troops conducted a search operation in Gashkor village and Kalam in Swat of NWFP, and arrested two Taliban militants, while eight others surrendered at Shangwatai, Qambar and Kabal, reports Daily Times.
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November - 26 
Troops on November 26 used planes to drop leaflets over North Waziristan Agency in FATA to announce rewards on the capture of leaders and commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Daily Times. The leaflets carried photographs and an
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Troops on November 26 used planes to drop leaflets over North Waziristan Agency in FATA to announce rewards on the capture of leaders and commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Daily Times. The leaflets carried photographs and announced head money of eight of the TTP’s 19 main leaders. The leaflets only gave the names and the head money for the rest. The leaflets also carried telephone numbers and asked people to contact authorities if they had any information on the TTP members. The TTP leaders and commanders mentioned in the leaflets included Hakeemullah Mehsud with a PKR 50 million head money, Qari Hussain (PKR 50 million), Waliur Rehman (PKR 50 million), Gurguray (PKR 20 million), Mazloom Yar ( PKR 20 million), TTP spokesman Azam Tariq (PKR 20 million), Noor Hameed (PKR 20 million), Maulvi Shamim (PKR 20 million), Muhammad Ismail (PKR 20 million), Jalil Mehsud (PKR 20 million), Sher Azam (PKR 20 million), Shah Faisal Mehsud (PKR 20 million), Nisaruddin (PKR 20 million), Azmatullah Bermand (PKR 20 million), Anwar Kulachi (PKR 10 million), Khan Saeed Duatoi (PKR 10 million), Asmatullah (PKR 10 million), Abdul Wahab (PKR 10 million) and Abdullah Shah (PKR 10 million).
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November - 27 
A Frontier Corps (FC) statement said troops backed by helicopter gun ships killed 15 Taliban militants at Khyber Agency in FATA, which lies on the main NATO supply route to Afghanistan outside Peshawar in NWFP, reported the AFP, according to Daily Ti
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A Frontier Corps (FC) statement said troops backed by helicopter gun ships killed 15 Taliban militants at Khyber Agency in FATA, which lies on the main NATO supply route to Afghanistan outside Peshawar in NWFP, reported the AFP, according to Daily Times. The Army and the FC mounted the operation in Khyber three days ago to crack down on militants, some of whom have attacked convoys supplying foreign troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Military spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman told AFP that three helicopter gun ships neutralized Taliban positions.
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November - 27 
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party’s chief Nawaz Sharif on November 27 said that killers of Akbar Bugti should be brought to justice for peace in Balochistan, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times.
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The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party’s chief Nawaz Sharif on November 27 said that killers of Akbar Bugti should be brought to justice for peace in Balochistan, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times.
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November - 27 
The Security Forces cleared Bangi Wal, Kunj Mela, Raghazai, in addition to 30 houses in Haidri Kuch and 50 houses in Kot Raghazai. They seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a clearance operation in Zhawar Killi. A clearance operation in
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The Security Forces cleared Bangi Wal, Kunj Mela, Raghazai, in addition to 30 houses in Haidri Kuch and 50 houses in Kot Raghazai. They seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a clearance operation in Zhawar Killi. A clearance operation in Chagh Malai and Tor Mandao is underway. Further, the Army conducted a clearance operation around Pash Ziarat, Wachuba and Kot Bandkhel, defusing nine IEDs. Troops also cleared 30 compounds in Mad Amir Killi, and seized a cache of arms and ammunition. A soldier was injured during a clash in the area. A clearance operation is also underway in Shaktu Taba village.
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November - 27 
Troops killed 15 Taliban militants in the military offensive at South Waziristan in FATA, said the ISPR on November 27, reports Daily Times. The Army launched an air and ground offensive in South Waziristan on October 17, deploying 30,000 troops back
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Troops killed 15 Taliban militants in the military offensive at South Waziristan in FATA, said the ISPR on November 27, reports Daily Times. The Army launched an air and ground offensive in South Waziristan on October 17, deploying 30,000 troops backed by fighter jets and helicopter gun ships in a bid to flush out the Taliban militants. “Security forces cleared Narakai after ... a clash ... 15 Taliban were killed and one soldier injured,” said the ISPR in a statement, adding that troops cleared Sarwekai-Siplatoi Road in the same area, defusing 10 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted along the road.
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November - 27 
Two Taliban militants surrendered before the Security Forces at Miandam in Swat of NWFP, reports Daily Times. Troops also conducted a search operation in the Qamber area and arrested three suspects
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Two Taliban militants surrendered before the Security Forces at Miandam in Swat of NWFP, reports Daily Times. Troops also conducted a search operation in the Qamber area and arrested three suspects
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November - 29 
Four more militants were killed in Wana, the capital of South Waziristan Agency. "Troops retaliated after militants fired rockets at their camp in Wana. Four militants were killed and two were arrested," a local military spokesman said.
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Four more militants were killed in Wana, the capital of South Waziristan Agency. "Troops retaliated after militants fired rockets at their camp in Wana. Four militants were killed and two were arrested," a local military spokesman said.
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November - 29 
Troops killed four militants during a search operation in the Bara town of Khyber Agency on November 29. "Four militants were killed and several others were wounded in search operations in different parts of Bara," a senior military official told AFP
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Troops killed four militants during a search operation in the Bara town of Khyber Agency on November 29. "Four militants were killed and several others were wounded in search operations in different parts of Bara," a senior military official told AFP.
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November - 30 
A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said two SF personnel were injured in clearing operations in the South Waziristan Agency during Operation Rah-e-Nijat. The ISPR said the SFs carried out clearing operations at Kulal Raghzai a
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A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said two SF personnel were injured in clearing operations in the South Waziristan Agency during Operation Rah-e-Nijat. The ISPR said the SFs carried out clearing operations at Kulal Raghzai and consolidated positions in the Jandola sector. It also said that militants fired four rockets at Ladha Fort in the Shakai sector, injuring one soldier. “The security forces also carried out a clearing operation near Asman Manza area,” the ISPR added. In the Razmak sector, militants fired rockets, mortars and small arms at Pash Ziarat and Kam Narakai, according to the ISPR. “The security forces carried out a clearing operation at Mir Khoni area. During the encounter one soldier was injured,” it said.
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November - 30 
An AFP report added that Major Fazlur Rehman, a spokesman for the Frontier Corps, said the militants had arrived in Kurram Agency from South Waziristan Agency where an army operation was underway.
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An AFP report added that Major Fazlur Rehman, a spokesman for the Frontier Corps, said the militants had arrived in Kurram Agency from South Waziristan Agency where an army operation was underway.
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November - 30 
Ten militants were killed and 13 others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) raided militants’ training camps in the Dhol Ragha area of Kurram Agency on November 30, Dawn reported. Seven injured militants, including their commander, were arrested a
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Ten militants were killed and 13 others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) raided militants’ training camps in the Dhol Ragha area of Kurram Agency on November 30, Dawn reported. Seven injured militants, including their commander, were arrested and three hideouts destroyed, officials said. Troops with air support had launched operations against the militants in central and lower Kurram last week and taken over a training centre of militants in Shasho area near the main Thall-Parachinar Road. The sources said that 10 militants were killed and seven others injured in the fresh offensive in Dhol Ragha on November 30. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition was seized and five vehicles laden with weapons were destroyed. Six militants were reportedly arrested in the Badama area of central Kurram.
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November - 30 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on November 30 in a statement that one militant was arrested in Tank, while 10 suspected terrorists were arrested during Operation Rah-e-Rast in the Swat and Malakand areas in the last 24 hours. It also
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on November 30 in a statement that one militant was arrested in Tank, while 10 suspected terrorists were arrested during Operation Rah-e-Rast in the Swat and Malakand areas in the last 24 hours. It also said the SFs carried out a search operation in Chakral area and found a 15-foot-long tunnel in Swat. “During a search operation in Shagai near Piochar, a 10-foot-long tunnel was found,” the ISPR said.
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November - 30 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) denied on November 30 that the two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges were among its members, The News reported. David Headley, a Pakistani-born American, and Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin,
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) denied on November 30 that the two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges were among its members, The News reported. David Headley, a Pakistani-born American, and Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, were arrested in October 2009 on charges of plotting attacks in India and Denmark. India has accused both of links to the LeT. “We strongly reject claims that Headley and Rana are associated with Lashkar… We strongly condemn it. All our members are Kashmiris and none of our activists are present in America,” the group’s spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location. “Linking the two to Lashkar is a game plan to malign Lashkar at an international level,” Ghaznavi claimed. He also said the LeT was only active in Kashmir to end India’s illegal occupation.
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November - 30 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 61 militants and arrested 85 others during the ongoing Operation Khwakh Bad-e-Shum in the Khyber Agency, security officials said on November 30, Daily Times. Briefing reporters at the Bara Fort, operation in-charge Br
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 61 militants and arrested 85 others during the ongoing Operation Khwakh Bad-e-Shum in the Khyber Agency, security officials said on November 30, Daily Times. Briefing reporters at the Bara Fort, operation in-charge Brigadier Fayyaz Khan said 25 vehicles were also destroyed during the operation. Brigadier Khan said the SFs had captured several important areas and hideouts in the Tirah valley and had also destroyed several terrorist centres. He said the SFs also recovered tunnels in Bara, where the terrorists used to keep abducted people. Brigadier Khan stated that the troops were advancing towards Gurgury and Shin Qamar areas, believed to be the strongholds of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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November - 30 
Two Police officials were injured when unidentified armed men attacked their vehicle on the Indus Highway, Police said on November 30, Daily Times reported. A Police official said that Mattani Station House Officer Riaz Khan and Constable Shamshad we
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Two Police officials were injured when unidentified armed men attacked their vehicle on the Indus Highway, Police said on November 30, Daily Times reported. A Police official said that Mattani Station House Officer Riaz Khan and Constable Shamshad were seriously injured when the attackers ambushed their patrol vehicle. The official said the police party was on a routine patrol when they were attacked, adding the armed men seemed to have attempted to abduct the Policemen.
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*Data till , April 23, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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