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October - 1 
At least two Taliban militants were killed and several troopers injured when a Taliban militant blew himself up during a raid at Swat in NWFP on October 1, reports Daily Times. “Security forces conducted a raid ... in Toprai near Gat. During the raid
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At least two Taliban militants were killed and several troopers injured when a Taliban militant blew himself up during a raid at Swat in NWFP on October 1, reports Daily Times. “Security forces conducted a raid ... in Toprai near Gat. During the raid on a house, one of the two Taliban inside the house – who was wearing a suicide jacket – detonated the explosives strapped to his body, killing himself and the other Taliban and injuring two soldiers,” said the ISPR.
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October - 1 
Security Forces (SFs) also conducted a search operation in Garhi near Shamozai, and arrested four suspects. Another Taliban militant surrendered before SFs in Dagai.
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Security Forces (SFs) also conducted a search operation in Garhi near Shamozai, and arrested four suspects. Another Taliban militant surrendered before SFs in Dagai.
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October - 1 
Troops conducted a search operation in Kalla Kalle, and arrested two Taliban militants, while three others surrendered.
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Troops conducted a search operation in Kalla Kalle, and arrested two Taliban militants, while three others surrendered.
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October - 2 
According to Daily Times, unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen in Ghari Kapoora Police precincts at Mardan in NWFP on October 2. The two slain Police personnel were identified as Nasir Ali and Subhan Ali.
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According to Daily Times, unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen in Ghari Kapoora Police precincts at Mardan in NWFP on October 2. The two slain Police personnel were identified as Nasir Ali and Subhan Ali.
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October - 2 
On October 2, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari amended the Anti-terrorism Act, 1997, according to Daily Times. Any intimidation or terrorising the public, social sectors, business community and preparing or attacking the civilians, government offi
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On October 2, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari amended the Anti-terrorism Act, 1997, according to Daily Times. Any intimidation or terrorising the public, social sectors, business community and preparing or attacking the civilians, government officials, installations, Security Forces or law enforcement agencies can be tried under the amended Act.
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October - 2 
Seven militants voluntarily surrendered themselves before SFs at Barshaur, while SFs also defused six improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at Derai near Kanju.
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Seven militants voluntarily surrendered themselves before SFs at Barshaur, while SFs also defused six improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at Derai near Kanju.
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October - 2 
SFs continued the assault on the Taliban militants in Doda, Matak and Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil and destroyed several Taliban hideouts.
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SFs continued the assault on the Taliban militants in Doda, Matak and Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil and destroyed several Taliban hideouts.
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October - 2 
Three militants were killed in a search operation at Zulamkot-Serai of Swat District in NWFP on October 2, according to Daily Times. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the Security Forces (SFs) also conducted search operations
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Three militants were killed in a search operation at Zulamkot-Serai of Swat District in NWFP on October 2, according to Daily Times. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the Security Forces (SFs) also conducted search operations in Shah Dheri and arrested local commander Rehmat, besides arresting five militants at Shahid Khapa near Peochar and Sarsani.
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October - 2 
Troops killed 27 alleged militants at Khyber Agency in FATA on October 2, officials said, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the Frontier Corps (FC), attack helicopters shelled militant training centres in the Tirah valley of Bara District,
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Troops killed 27 alleged militants at Khyber Agency in FATA on October 2, officials said, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the Frontier Corps (FC), attack helicopters shelled militant training centres in the Tirah valley of Bara District, killing 27 militants including two key commanders, Ghulam Nabi and Farooq Swati. Two hideouts, three caves and 19 vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed during the operation.
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October - 2 
Two remote-controlled bombs exploded in Umri and Siddiqabad under Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in FATA on October 2, reports Daily Times. 12 suspected Taliban militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a subsequent searc
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Two remote-controlled bombs exploded in Umri and Siddiqabad under Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in FATA on October 2, reports Daily Times. 12 suspected Taliban militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a subsequent search operation in the area.
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20 Taliban militants, believed to be followers of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazlullah, were arrested from Karachi in Sindh on October 3, reports Daily Times. Intelligence agencies said they were arrested on the basis of information obtained from terrorist
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20 Taliban militants, believed to be followers of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazlullah, were arrested from Karachi in Sindh on October 3, reports Daily Times. Intelligence agencies said they were arrested on the basis of information obtained from terrorists arrested earlier, adding that they had been living in the city in the guise of internally displaced people. "The arrests follow the acquisition of vital information from captured Taliban," a senior official said. They were arrested from Pathan Colony and were moved back to Mingora at Swat in NWFP for further investigations, he said. "Eleven of the arrested men hail from Kabal’s Kuzabandai area and nine from other parts of Kabal," the official said.
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According to Daily Times, suspected Taliban militants fired three rockets at Peshawar in NWFP on October 3, damaging a school building and a vehicle. A Pishtakhara Police Official said that the three rockets were fired from an unknown location at 2:3
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According to Daily Times, suspected Taliban militants fired three rockets at Peshawar in NWFP on October 3, damaging a school building and a vehicle. A Pishtakhara Police Official said that the three rockets were fired from an unknown location at 2:30 am. One hit the Nodeyah Payan High School, damaging the boundary wall of the building and a van parked inside, while the other two landed in fields nearby.
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October - 4 
The army has killed nine more Taliban militants – including three key commanders –in the ongoing military operation in Swat, said officials on October 4, Daily Times reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, six militants – including three comm
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The army has killed nine more Taliban militants – including three key commanders –in the ongoing military operation in Swat, said officials on October 4, Daily Times reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, six militants – including three commanders identified as Kota Younas, Noor Amin and Fazal Rabi – were killed in a clash with troops in Banjar village. The troops also killed three Taliban militants in the Bazdara area of Malakand. A Lashkar (militia) member was also killed in Bazdara.
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October - 4 
A senior Afghan Taliban commander has confirmed that Uzbek militant commander Qari Tahir Yuldashev was killed in the US drone attack during the last week of August 2009 in South Waziristan, The News reported. “Its true he is dead. Unfortunately he wa
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A senior Afghan Taliban commander has confirmed that Uzbek militant commander Qari Tahir Yuldashev was killed in the US drone attack during the last week of August 2009 in South Waziristan, The News reported. “Its true he is dead. Unfortunately he was staying at the same house which was struck by the drone in South Waziristan in August,” the Taliban commander acknowledged when contacted by phone. Though he did not mention the village where Tahir Yuldashev was killed, he said the incident happened during the last week of August in South Waziristan. Other militant sources, however, said the Uzbek commander died in Kaniguram in South Waziristan, a place considered relatively safe for Taliban militants. The Taliban commander said Tahir moved to the adjoining South Waziristan after frequent US drone attacks in Mirali in North Waziristan in which his men suffered heavy losses. He lived in Ladha and Makeen in South Waziristan for sometime but then moved to another town when US Predator planes started focusing on known strongholds of the Taliban there.
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October - 4 
Military authorities assured a jirga (council of elders) of Ahmedzai Wazirs in Wana on October 4 that a peace accord reached with the Mulla Nazir group in South Waziristan in 2007 remained intact, Dawn reported. The assurance was reportedly given by
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Military authorities assured a jirga (council of elders) of Ahmedzai Wazirs in Wana on October 4 that a peace accord reached with the Mulla Nazir group in South Waziristan in 2007 remained intact, Dawn reported. The assurance was reportedly given by Major General Sajjad Wazir and other military officers. The jirga was attended by about 120 elders of the tribe, including Malak Bismillah, Ajmal and Malak Noor Khan. The jirga assured cooperation to security forces and said there would be no attack on security personnel and government installations in the Wana subdivision. The jirga backed by Mulla Nazir had held a meeting with the administration on October 3 and offered its support for establishing the Government’s writ in the region.
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October - 4 
Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said an operation against the Baitullah Mehsud group had already started and its training centres had been pounded by aircraft and artillery. He said various roads leading to South Waziristan had been clos
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Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said an operation against the Baitullah Mehsud group had already started and its training centres had been pounded by aircraft and artillery. He said various roads leading to South Waziristan had been closed but no decision had been taken about a ground operation. The spokesman said there would be no operation in Wana.
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October - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 24 Taliban militants on October 4 and 26 others surrendered to the troops. “Security forces ... conducted a search operation in Mora area near Najigram ... and arrested 16 Taliban,” said the ISPR. Troops also conducted
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 24 Taliban militants on October 4 and 26 others surrendered to the troops. “Security forces ... conducted a search operation in Mora area near Najigram ... and arrested 16 Taliban,” said the ISPR. Troops also conducted a search operation in Chuprial and arrested four suspects. They also found a tunnel in the house of a Taliban identified only as Saeed. Further, four suspected Taliban militants were arrested from the Shobrang area in Buner District.
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October - 4 
Thirteen Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Drushkhela, seven in Bar Shaur and Nazarabad and six in Gwaleri and Chuprial.
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Thirteen Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Drushkhela, seven in Bar Shaur and Nazarabad and six in Gwaleri and Chuprial.
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October - 5 
A suicide bomber targeted the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in Islamabad on October 5, killing five persons, including a UN diplomat and two women employees. Six other staff members were injured, The News reported. The terrorist is
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A suicide bomber targeted the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in Islamabad on October 5, killing five persons, including a UN diplomat and two women employees. Six other staff members were injured, The News reported. The terrorist is reported to have entered the WFP building in Frontier Constabulary (FC) uniform through the small gate. He walked to the reception and blew himself up at 1217 hours, an investigation agency source said. The WFP office is located in a tightly-guarded residential area of the national capital. The dead included a UN diplomat and Iraqi national Bootan Ali, in charge reception Gul Rukh, assistant in charge reception Farzana Barkat, Abdul Wahab and Abid Rehman.
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October - 5 
During the ongoing search-and-clear operations in Swat, the SFs arrested 10 Taliban militants at Baqi Banda and Dhand.
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During the ongoing search-and-clear operations in Swat, the SFs arrested 10 Taliban militants at Baqi Banda and Dhand.
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October - 5 
Five militants surrendered to the SFs at Darmai, Bar Shaur and Alamganj. In addition, ten suspected militants, including a close lieutenant of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, surrendered to the a
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Five militants surrendered to the SFs at Darmai, Bar Shaur and Alamganj. In addition, ten suspected militants, including a close lieutenant of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, surrendered to the administration in Dir District on October 5, The News reported.
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October - 5 
Five militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts on the Gurguri hilltop in Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on October 5. The helicopters shelled the hideouts for over two hours after militants attacked the Fort Saloop, e
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Five militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts on the Gurguri hilltop in Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on October 5. The helicopters shelled the hideouts for over two hours after militants attacked the Fort Saloop, eight kilometres west of Bara bazaar. Three soldiers were injured when rockets hit the fort, officials said. However, local people said five troopers had been injured.
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October - 5 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik informed the National Assembly on October 5 that his ministry had reached an agreement with the Ittehad Tanzeemat-i-Madaris Pakistan (ITMP) for setting up a regulatory authority for seminaries, Dawn reported. However, a
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik informed the National Assembly on October 5 that his ministry had reached an agreement with the Ittehad Tanzeemat-i-Madaris Pakistan (ITMP) for setting up a regulatory authority for seminaries, Dawn reported. However, a leader of the Tanzeemat-i-Madaris termed it a premature announcement. In response to a question, Malik said the Government and office-bearers of the representative body of five wafaqs of madrassas had agreed that a regulatory authority would be set up to oversee the mainstreaming and working of thousands of religious schools in the country. Under the National Education Policy, the interior ministry has been asked to deal with the ITMP which represents over 20,000 seminaries. The minister said the seminaries would be answerable to the regulatory authority over monetary assistance received from the government for their mainstreaming and academic activities. However, the ITMP secretary general Qari Mohammad Hanif Jallandhry said it was a premature and one-sided statement because a paper for setting up the authority was yet to be worked out. In response to a question, Qari Jallandhry said the minister had agreed to give the status of an independent examination board to each wafaq, but the Government was yet to make a concrete commitment in this regard. It was decided at a meeting held on September 29 that all wafaqs would be allowed to select teachers in accordance with qualifications recommended by the Government. “Under the agreement, we will follow the curriculum of the federal board at the matriculation and intermediate levels. All five wafaqs will have a joint forum for a unified approach on madressah education,” Qari Jallandhry said. “It is too early to make such a statement on the floor of the house because there is a long way to go and we are expecting several meetings in the coming weeks,” he said. The ITMP represents the Wafaqul Madaris Al Arbia of the Deobandi school of thought, Tanzeemul Madaris (Brailvi), Rabatul Madaris (Jamaat-i-Islami), Wafaqul Madaris Asalfia (Ahl-i-Hadith) and Wafaqul Madaris Ashia (Shia). The Wafaqul Madaris Al Arbia has over 12,000 institutions and the other four wafaqs about 8,000.
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October - 5 
Security Forces killed eight Taliban militants and arrested 13 others in Malakand, a Security Forces (SFs) spokesman said on October 5, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters, the spokesman said an operation in Palai had been completed, adding th
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Security Forces killed eight Taliban militants and arrested 13 others in Malakand, a Security Forces (SFs) spokesman said on October 5, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters, the spokesman said an operation in Palai had been completed, adding that the area had been cleared of the Taliban. The spokesman said markets and schools in Palai were now open and that the SFs had provided relief items to the residents.
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October - 5 
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations), Bin Yameen, said the recovery of a severed head and two legs suggested that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. Over 80 employees, including about 20 diplomats, were inside the WFP offi
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The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations), Bin Yameen, said the recovery of a severed head and two legs suggested that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. Over 80 employees, including about 20 diplomats, were inside the WFP office when the terrorist struck. The WFP office is reportedly well protected as a 15-foot high wall has been erected around it with barbed wire and security cameras in place. President Asif Ali Zardari’s private residence is situated near the blast venue apart from some other important houses.
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October - 5 
The Government has decided to adopt recommendations by the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Balochistan formed during the regime of President Pervez Musharraf, Dawn reported. This was decided on October 5 in a meeting between Prime Minister Yousaf Raza
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The Government has decided to adopt recommendations by the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Balochistan formed during the regime of President Pervez Musharraf, Dawn reported. This was decided on October 5 in a meeting between Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President Shujaat Hussain, at the prime minister's Parliament House chamber. The PML-Q president informed the PM about the recommendations that had been formulated by the parliamentary sub-committee headed by Shujaat, with PML-Q General Secretary Musahid Hussain and Senator Wasim Sajjad as its members in the previous Government.
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October - 5 
The Interior Minister Rehman Malik termed it a suicide attack and told reporters at the blast site that more attacks could occur in the near future as the terrorist outfits had planned to destabilise the country. “It was a suicide attack, and the bom
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The Interior Minister Rehman Malik termed it a suicide attack and told reporters at the blast site that more attacks could occur in the near future as the terrorist outfits had planned to destabilise the country. “It was a suicide attack, and the bomber, who was wearing the uniform of paramilitary personnel, came inside the premises by taking permission of security guards to use toilet,” the minister said. Rehman Malik said this was a reaction to the military operation against the terrorists in Swat and the FATA. Five days ago, these elements had threatened to retaliate, he said. According to preliminary assessment of the explosive experts, seven to eight kilograms of explosive material was used in the attack, Malik said, adding the explosive material was not pure but mixed. A security alert had been issued about possible attacks by terrorists in the Punjab, Sindh, Islamabad and Balochistan, he added.
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October - 5 
The new chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakeemullah Mehsud, thought by Pakistani and US officials to have been killed in infighting, appeared before a small group of journalists at an unspecified place in South Waziristan on October 5,
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The new chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakeemullah Mehsud, thought by Pakistani and US officials to have been killed in infighting, appeared before a small group of journalists at an unspecified place in South Waziristan on October 5, vowing to avenge the killing of his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud and expedite attacks on US and Pakistani forces, Dawn reported. The international media reported on October 3 that US intelligence agencies believed that Hakeemullah died in a fire-fight with a rival faction weeks ago. Hakeemullah was reportedly accompanied at the meeting with journalists by Fidayeen-i-Islam commander Qari Hussain Mehsud, Taliban’s South Waziristan chief Waliur Rehman Mehsud and TTP spokesman Azam Tariq. He alleged that both Pakistan and the US were involved in drone attacks which had killed a large number of innocent women and children. Hakeemullah said Pakistan had been created in the name of Islam, but its rulers were subservient to the American and Jewish lobbies. He said “This is why we are opposed to the army and Pakistani rulers. The Taliban are not against the people of Pakistan,” adding that the jihad would continue till the enforcement of Sharia (Islamic law) in the country. The TTP chief accused the government of having provided 1,000 of acres land for expansion of the US embassy and said that American agencies had hired over 200 houses in Islamabad to promote their agenda. He also said that agents of the Blackwater security agency were patrolling the streets of Islamabad and Peshawar. In reply to a question, Hakeemullah said the TTP had links with Al Qaeda and other jihadi forces throughout the world. The Shura Ittehadul Mujahideen was fully intact and he had held a meeting with its leaders only three days ago, he added. He ruled out differences among Taliban groups and said that claims of clashes among them were false. “You (journalists) can see it for yourselves that I (Hakeemullah), Waliur Rehman and Qari Hussain are alive and safe and sound. The news of clashes among us and our fight for succession are false and fabricated to mislead the Taliban,” he said. Hakeemullah also said that the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban were one and there were no differences between them. According to him, “The Afghan Taliban are fighting the allied forces under the leadership of Mullah Omar and we are his followers.” He accused the government of violating several agreements it had reached with the Taliban and said: “If it (the government) accepts our demands, we are ready to hold talks.”
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October - 5 
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on October 5 ordered closing all offices of the world body in Pakistan for the time being for security concerns. Michele Montas, a spokeswoman for Ban Ki-moon, told a press briefing at the UN headquart
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The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on October 5 ordered closing all offices of the world body in Pakistan for the time being for security concerns. Michele Montas, a spokeswoman for Ban Ki-moon, told a press briefing at the UN headquarters that five UN staff members were killed and a number of them injured. She said all UN offices had been closed in Pakistan for security concerns to their staff members in the country. She said the decision to shut all UN offices in Pakistan had been made on a temporary basis. She said the UN had not received any prior threat from militants in Pakistan and it was a surprise for them that the terrorists chose to target the UN humanitarian facilities involved in feeding the hungry people there.
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October - 6 
According to Times of India, Pakistan is planning to push as many as 60 "surrendered" Taliban militants into Jammu and Kashmir to become part of the jihad against India. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is said to have offered the militants the
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According to Times of India, Pakistan is planning to push as many as 60 "surrendered" Taliban militants into Jammu and Kashmir to become part of the jihad against India. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is said to have offered the militants the option of either going to jail or crossing the Line of Control (LoC). "Although the Taliban is yet to successfully infiltrate into India, the coming days will pose a challenge as their attempts to sneak in are expected before the onset of winter," said a senior official. Apart from the group of 60, there are nearly 250 to 300 militants - armed with sophisticated weapons, Thuraya satellite phones and Indian mobile SIM cards - poised at launch pads along the LoC.
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October - 6 
Elsewhere in the province, troops arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants in Swat District on October 6, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said troops conducted a search operation in Taghan and Maira, and arrested 10 su
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Elsewhere in the province, troops arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants in Swat District on October 6, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said troops conducted a search operation in Taghan and Maira, and arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants. Meanwhile, eight Taliban militants are reported to have voluntarily surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in Barshaur, Biha and Chuprial. The ISPR also said that troops recovered 21 communication sets during a search operation in Banjir Banda. Separately, a Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) ‘commander’, identified as Badshah Zeb alias Gorkai Mullah, surrendered to the SFs in the Ushari Darra area of Dir District. In addition, the ISPR said the Taliban fired three mortar rounds and four rockets at the Kabutar check-post, injuring two soldiers.
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October - 6 
Fighter jets bombed Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) Pakistan strongholds of Makeen and Nawazkot in South Waziristan on October 6 - killing six militants and injuring three others, Daily Times reported. Military sources said the strikes came a day after TTP ch
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Fighter jets bombed Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) Pakistan strongholds of Makeen and Nawazkot in South Waziristan on October 6 - killing six militants and injuring three others, Daily Times reported. Military sources said the strikes came a day after TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud vowed to launch attacks against the Security Forces (SFs) in the country. “The air strikes are part of a major offensive being planned against the terror network,” sources told Daily Times. According to sources in Wana, the TTP holds considerable sway in both Makeen and Nawazkot, and the group has established its command-and-control structure there. Locals said SFs were amassing around Mehsud areas in South Waziristan, and the imminent operation would involve large-scale bombings.
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October - 6 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik rejected reports that the bomber was a serving or ex-member of the Frontier Constabulary (FC). “Our strength is intact and complete and he (suicide bomber) was not an FC man,” he told reporters in Islamabad on October 6
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik rejected reports that the bomber was a serving or ex-member of the Frontier Constabulary (FC). “Our strength is intact and complete and he (suicide bomber) was not an FC man,” he told reporters in Islamabad on October 6.
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October - 6 
Terrorists continued attacking Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, as three more rockets landed in parts of the city from an unknown location early on October 6, injuring three persons and damaging two houses, The News reported. A woman, a minor girl and
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Terrorists continued attacking Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, as three more rockets landed in parts of the city from an unknown location early on October 6, injuring three persons and damaging two houses, The News reported. A woman, a minor girl and a boy sustained injuries when a rocket hit a house in Miskeenabad under the jurisdiction of Bhanamari Police Station at around 2 am. The house was partially damaged in the attack. Another projectile landed inside the house of a banker, Riaz, in Landi Arbab village, damaging the building partially. The third projectile is reported to have landed in the nearby open fields.
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October - 6 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on October 6 it had carried out the suicide attack on the main office of UN’s World Food Programme in Islamabad on October 5 and vowed further attacks on Governments and foreign targets, Dawn reported. Five
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed on October 6 it had carried out the suicide attack on the main office of UN’s World Food Programme in Islamabad on October 5 and vowed further attacks on Governments and foreign targets, Dawn reported. Five UN officials - four Pakistanis and an Iraqi among them - were killed when a suicide bomber dressed as a paramilitary soldier dodged security measures and detonated explosives in the fortified office. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility and said his organisation would not leave the people of Pakistan at the mercy of the Blackwater security agency. He also said the Taliban were ready to face a military operation in the tribal region. Further, Azam Tariq said Interior Minister Rehman Malik had refuted the fact that new TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud was alive. “He (interior minister) should visit South Waziristan and he would have a chance to meet Hakeemullah there,” he added.
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October - 7 
12 militants surrendered before the SFs while six others were arrested from different areas of the valley.
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12 militants surrendered before the SFs while six others were arrested from different areas of the valley.
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October - 7 
Afghan Taliban militants killed six militant leaders of the Hakeemullah Mehsud group for refusing to release two men they had kidnapped, Dawn reported. Daily Times reported that the incident occurred in the Hangu city in the NWFP. According to source
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Afghan Taliban militants killed six militant leaders of the Hakeemullah Mehsud group for refusing to release two men they had kidnapped, Dawn reported. Daily Times reported that the incident occurred in the Hangu city in the NWFP. According to sources, the two men, Shahid and Shah Nawaz, had been kidnapped three days ago. An Afghan Taliban shura (executive council) meeting held in the Orakzai Agency of FATA asked the militants to release the men and ‘sentenced them to death’ when they refused to do so. The shura was also reportedly attended by members from Waziristan. The sources said bodies of Hafiz Kamal, Hafiz Mujahid, Ghulam Mohammad, Basit and Manzoor were lying at a place on the Orakzai-Parachinar border with bombs tied to them.
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October - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed six militants, including commander Nisar, in the Swat Valley on October 7, The News reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “Important terrorist commander Nisar alias Ghazi Baba from Mat
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed six militants, including commander Nisar, in the Swat Valley on October 7, The News reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “Important terrorist commander Nisar alias Ghazi Baba from Matta Tehsil has been killed this morning in Biha Valley.” Nisar was carrying head money of PKR 10 million, the ISPR said, adding that he was involved in terrorist activities in Peuchar and Matta. Nisar was a member of the Taliban central shura and a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah. The ISPR said Nisar was involved in the killing of SF personnel and local elders. It said his son, whose name was not disclosed, had been arrested.
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October - 7 
The Balochistan High Court has ordered the Station House Officer of Dera Bugti Police Station to register an FIR against former President Pervez Musharraf and others in the murder case of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Dawn reported. On a petition
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The Balochistan High Court has ordered the Station House Officer of Dera Bugti Police Station to register an FIR against former President Pervez Musharraf and others in the murder case of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Dawn reported. On a petition by Nawab Bugti’s son Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti, a bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa ordered on October 7 registration of a case against the respondents, except the NWFP Governor Owais Ghani. The petitioner had nominated Gen (retd) Musharraf, former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former Governor of Balochistan, Owais Ghani, former Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf, former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao and former Home Minister Shoaib Nausherwani. The court accepted the submission of the petitioner, but excluded the name of Ghani, who being governor of the NWFP, holds a constitutional position. Nawab Bugti was killed on August 26, 2006.
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October - 7 
Three Police officials were injured in a bomb blast at the Spiny Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, late on October 7, The News reported. The blast took place near a Police van which was on a routine patrol on the road. It is yet to be confirmed
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Three Police officials were injured in a bomb blast at the Spiny Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, late on October 7, The News reported. The blast took place near a Police van which was on a routine patrol on the road. It is yet to be confirmed whether the blast was caused by an explosive device planted by the road or a hand grenade, an unnamed official said.
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October - 7 
Troops killed six militants and injured two others in a clash in the Razmak area of North Waziristan on October 7, Dawn reported. According to sources, the clash occurred when troops retaliated after the militants had attacked a military base and fir
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Troops killed six militants and injured two others in a clash in the Razmak area of North Waziristan on October 7, Dawn reported. According to sources, the clash occurred when troops retaliated after the militants had attacked a military base and fired 11 rockets. An unnamed official said that the exchange of fire continued for about two hours. He claimed that militants had taken away bodies of the assailants who had been killed. The claim, however, could not be verified from independent sources.
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October - 8 
A blast destroyed a telephone cabinet at the Zarghoon Road, Police said on October 8. The powerful explosive device was reportedly planted near the cabinet besides the wall of the GPO Quetta. However, no loss of life was reported.
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A blast destroyed a telephone cabinet at the Zarghoon Road, Police said on October 8. The powerful explosive device was reportedly planted near the cabinet besides the wall of the GPO Quetta. However, no loss of life was reported.
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October - 8 
A soldier was killed and two others sustained injuries when a remote-controlled blast targeted a security vehicle in the Baicheena area of Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on October 8, Daily Times reported. The vehicle was en route to Inayat Killa
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A soldier was killed and two others sustained injuries when a remote-controlled blast targeted a security vehicle in the Baicheena area of Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on October 8, Daily Times reported. The vehicle was en route to Inayat Killay when the device exploded. Security Forces cordoned off the area following the attack, and the political authorities arrested 41 people under the Collective Responsibility Clause of the FCR.
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October - 8 
AFP reported that the bullet-riddled bodies of 15 suspected Taliban militants were found in Swat on October 8, according to Daily Times. "I can confirm that 15 bodies were found today, and our information is that they are Taliban… They might have bee
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AFP reported that the bullet-riddled bodies of 15 suspected Taliban militants were found in Swat on October 8, according to Daily Times. "I can confirm that 15 bodies were found today, and our information is that they are Taliban… They might have been the victims of infighting among militant groups or killed by local people," Army spokesman Major Mushtaq Khan told AFP.
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October - 8 
An unidentified militants fired three rockets from an undisclosed location, hitting different areas of the provincial capital Peshawar and injuring one person on October 8, Daily Times reported. A Police official said a rocket hit a house in Shaheen
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An unidentified militants fired three rockets from an undisclosed location, hitting different areas of the provincial capital Peshawar and injuring one person on October 8, Daily Times reported. A Police official said a rocket hit a house in Shaheen Colony and injured one person. Another rocket hit the Communication and Works Department office in Khyber Colony in the Town Police precincts. However, no casualties were reported. In addition, another rocket hit an agriculture farm in the Peshtakhara Police precincts.
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October - 8 
Four militants were killed in an exchange of fire with troops in the Shawal area of North Waziristan on October 8, Dawn reported. The clash took place after a vehicle in an army convoy going from Daber Pepli camp to its base in Mana hit a bomb placed
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Four militants were killed in an exchange of fire with troops in the Shawal area of North Waziristan on October 8, Dawn reported. The clash took place after a vehicle in an army convoy going from Daber Pepli camp to its base in Mana hit a bomb placed on the road and one soldier was injured. Troops pursued the militants and subsequently killed four of them.
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October - 8 
Reports from Laddah stated that five militants were killed and several others injured when troops mounted a ground and air assault on suspected positions of the Taliban in South Waziristan. Sources said that three militants were killed in the Kalkala
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Reports from Laddah stated that five militants were killed and several others injured when troops mounted a ground and air assault on suspected positions of the Taliban in South Waziristan. Sources said that three militants were killed in the Kalkala area and two in Shawal. An unnamed official source said that militants fired 10 missiles from Makeen at the Razmak fort and Scouts fort in Jandola. Helicopter gunships are reported to have shelled Taliban positions in Speenkai Raghzai.
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October - 8 
Security Forces have started bombing Taliban positions in South Waziristan as the army prepares for a ground operation in the agency, Financial Times has reported, according to Daily Times. "We have sealed the area and are involved in aerial targetin
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Security Forces have started bombing Taliban positions in South Waziristan as the army prepares for a ground operation in the agency, Financial Times has reported, according to Daily Times. "We have sealed the area and are involved in aerial targeting [of Taliban locations]," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told the newspaper on October 8. Abbas did not disclose when the army would begin the ground campaign, but an unnamed minister was quoted as saying that the preparations were complete. He said the military needed to act before the winter snow started to fall in November.
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October - 8 
The former Malakand Commissioner, Syed Muhammad Javed, detained since May 2009 for allegedly facilitating Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah, was released on October 8, said the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain. The former commissioner was arrest
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The former Malakand Commissioner, Syed Muhammad Javed, detained since May 2009 for allegedly facilitating Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah, was released on October 8, said the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain. The former commissioner was arrested after three arrested army commandos were beheaded by the Taliban. Iftikhar said the Grade 20 civil bureaucrat had been freed, but a departmental inquiry was still pending against him. The former commissioner’s release follows a petition filed by his brother, Syed Muhammad Hamid, with the Peshawar High Court.
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October - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) on October 8 claimed to have killed 17 militants in Swat as General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, asserted that peace had been restored to 95 per cent areas of the District, The News reported. The SF
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The Security Forces (SFs) on October 8 claimed to have killed 17 militants in Swat as General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, asserted that peace had been restored to 95 per cent areas of the District, The News reported. The SFs conducted search operations in Tiligram, Benjot, Ser and Mangultan and killed 12 terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed. In another operation in Kasona, it added that troops killed five militants. Ashfaq Nadeem, while briefing the media at Circuit House in Mingora, said peace had been restored to 95 percent of Swat. He said majority of the militants had either been killed or arrested during the Army offensive and some had surrendered. He said curfew had already been lifted from most areas.
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October - 8 
Troops defused two bombs in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency. Members of Lashkar (militia) also defused a bomb in Salarzai sub-division. Separately, the troops arrested 12 Taliban militants from Khar and also sealed shops selling chemical fe
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Troops defused two bombs in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency. Members of Lashkar (militia) also defused a bomb in Salarzai sub-division. Separately, the troops arrested 12 Taliban militants from Khar and also sealed shops selling chemical fertilizers.
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October - 9 
49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, on October 9, The News re
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49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, on October 9, The News reported. A Police official said that people were busy in routine activities when a suicide bomber detonated the explosives laden in his car. Many of those killed and injured were passengers of a mini-bus that was passing through the area at the time of the blast. Seven children, many of them schoolboys, and a woman, were among those killed. The blast destroyed around 30 vehicles and partially damaged over 60 shops in the nearby markets. Windowpanes of hundreds of shops and offices were also reportedly destroyed. Among those killed or injured were patients and their attendants going or coming out of the nearby Lady Reading Hospital, the biggest public sector hospital in the NWFP. An official of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) estimated that around 50 kg of high-intensity explosives had been loaded in the car, being driven by the suicide bomber, while another official said the explosives were around 100 kg. “As the explosives were loaded in the doors and side cavities, it caused more damage to the nearby buildings rather than creating a huge crater in the ground,” a BDU official said. There were reports that the bomber attempted to reach the NWFP Assembly building through Sher Shah Suri Road but was not allowed by the Policemen near the Peshawar Central Prison. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Malik Naveed termed the attack a reaction to the ongoing military operations in Swat and parts of the FATA. The Deputy Medical Superintendent at Lady Reading Hospital, Sahib Gul, said the blast killed 50 people and wounded 120 others, 22 of them critically. Dr Gul said the death toll could increase, adding that most of the dead were beyond recognition. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
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October - 9 
Security Forces claimed to have killed nine militants and arrested six besides destroying a training camp and four other hideouts in the Tora Cheena, Sherakai, Akhurwal and Bostikhel areas of the gun manufacturing Darra Adamkhel town in NWFP on Octob
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Security Forces claimed to have killed nine militants and arrested six besides destroying a training camp and four other hideouts in the Tora Cheena, Sherakai, Akhurwal and Bostikhel areas of the gun manufacturing Darra Adamkhel town in NWFP on October 9. Official sources told The News that four soldiers were injured in the shootout. The SFs, backed by gunship helicopters, targeted a militant camp in Tora Cheena area and killed nine militants, including an important ‘commander’ identified as Zubair alias Anas. Six militants were also arrested in an injured condition during the military operation. Also in Tora Cheena area, the SFs arrested a would-be suicide bomber, who was said to be a handicapped man. The troops targeted four more militant hideouts in Sherakai, Akhurwal and Bostikhel area. However, no casualties were reported thus far.
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October - 9 
The SFs on October 9 said they killed at least six terrorists in Swat, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operation at Banjot and Kasona near Malamjaba and killed six terrorists,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
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The SFs on October 9 said they killed at least six terrorists in Swat, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operation at Banjot and Kasona near Malamjaba and killed six terrorists,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
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October - 10 
Ajmad Farooqi of splinter fraction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the GHQ, a private TV channel reported. A member of the fraction told the channel the Taliban would continue their subversive acti
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Ajmad Farooqi of splinter fraction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the GHQ, a private TV channel reported. A member of the fraction told the channel the Taliban would continue their subversive actions until the Government stopped the military operation in the country’s north; held former President Pervez Musharraf accountable for his actions; forced Blackwater US private security firm to leave the country; shut down all western non-Governmental organisations in the north; and secured the immediate release of detained Taliban.
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October - 10 
At least four Taliban and three soldiers were killed in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, according to Daily Times. Four Taliban militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Laghari area of Ma
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At least four Taliban and three soldiers were killed in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, according to Daily Times. Four Taliban militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Laghari area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency. Security Forces (SFs) neutralised four Taliban hideouts, sources said, adding that a Security official was also killed and two others injured during the attack.
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In a successful 18-hour operation, the armed forces – in collaboration with Special Services Group commandos – killed four terrorists, arrested one and rescued 39 hostages at a security office outside the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on O
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In a successful 18-hour operation, the armed forces – in collaboration with Special Services Group commandos – killed four terrorists, arrested one and rescued 39 hostages at a security office outside the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on October 11, ending a siege that began on October 10, Daily Times reported. Three civilians and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed on October 11, while seven SF personnel and three civilians were injured during the 18-hour operation – which culminated in the arrest of the ringleader, Aqeel alias Dr Osman. Although Aqeel was injured, sources said his condition is stable. Six soldiers and five terrorists had already been killed in the siege on October 10. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General, Major General Athar Abbas, said that two army officials were killed and seven others injured in the commando operation. Three civilian hostages were also killed in the operation, he added. The ISPR chief said eight SF personnel, including a Brigadier and a Lieutenant Colonel, nine terrorists and three civilians were killed on October 10 and 11, while the total number of injured was 15 – 12 army personnel and three civilians. He said the operation to rescue the hostages began around 6am (PST), and continued for 45 minutes in the first phase – during which commandos rescued 30 hostages and killed four terrorists. He said the five terrorists killed in the first phase were armed with suicide vests and tried to resist the troops. “The terrorists had suicide jackets, improvised explosive devices, grenades... they wanted to blow up all the hostages and cause maximum damage,” the AFP quoted him as saying. “Terrorist Aqeel alias Dr Osman was overpowered at around 9am in an injured condition when he tried to blow himself up and the rest of the hostages ... triggering a blast in adjacent offices of the security building ... five security personnel were injured in the final phase of the operation,” he said. The siege began just before midday on October 10, when terrorists in military uniform and armed with automatic weapons and grenades drove up to the Rawalpindi compound and shot their way through a checkpoint. AFP quoted a security official as saying that Aqeel was also wanted in connection with a rocket attack on former president Pervez Musharraf in 2007 and the killing of the military’s surgeon general in February 2008. “He is a known terrorist. His name is mentioned in several cases,” the unnamed official was quoted as saying.
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October - 10 
Nine Taliban militants were killed and five injured in a clash between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban militants in the Dara Adam Khel of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on October 10, according to Daily Times.
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Nine Taliban militants were killed and five injured in a clash between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban militants in the Dara Adam Khel of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on October 10, according to Daily Times.
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October - 10 
Six Army personnel, including a brigadier and a lieutenant colonel, were killed and five others seriously injured when militants clad in Army uniform attacked the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Army in Rawalpindi at around 11:30am (PST) on October
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Six Army personnel, including a brigadier and a lieutenant colonel, were killed and five others seriously injured when militants clad in Army uniform attacked the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Army in Rawalpindi at around 11:30am (PST) on October 10, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He said that the highly trained militants armed with sophisticated weapons aboard a Suzuki van entered the office of the Security staff outside the premises of the General Headquarters and took 10 to 15 officials hostage. They opened fire and hurled hand grenades when they were stopped for checking at the first check post. He said that five of the 6 to 7 militants who attacked the headquarters were also killed in retaliatory fire of the Security Forces (SFs). “Five terrorists, one of whom was a suicide bomber, were killed in the ensuing gunbattle. Three to four accomplices of the terrorists, however, managed to cross over the grassy grounds unnoticed during the shootout,” Gen Abbas said. The SFs have cordoned off the entire area and a siege was continuing to arrest the terrorists alive. The slained brigadier and lieutenant colonel were identified as Anwaar and Waseem, respectively.
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October - 10 
The militants fired 34 rockets at a SFs checkpost in the Razmak area of North Waziristan Agency, killing two soldiers.
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The militants fired 34 rockets at a SFs checkpost in the Razmak area of North Waziristan Agency, killing two soldiers.
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October - 10 
The SFs recovered a huge cache of weapons, including suicide jackets, during a search operation in Koza Bandai area of Kabal tehsil.
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The SFs recovered a huge cache of weapons, including suicide jackets, during a search operation in Koza Bandai area of Kabal tehsil.
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October - 10 
Unidentified militants killed two people in Khuzdar in an attack on a truck carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan on the RCD Highway in Balochistan on October 10, according to Daily Times. Police said the armed motorcyclists opened fire at
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Unidentified militants killed two people in Khuzdar in an attack on a truck carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan on the RCD Highway in Balochistan on October 10, according to Daily Times. Police said the armed motorcyclists opened fire at the truck using automatic weapons, killing two helpers aboard the vehicle, identified as Abdul Rahim Khan and Amjad.
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October - 11 
21 militants were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted their positions in different areas of Ladha and Makeen sub-divisions in South Waziristan Agency on October 11, The News reported. Tribal sources said two fighte
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21 militants were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted their positions in different areas of Ladha and Makeen sub-divisions in South Waziristan Agency on October 11, The News reported. Tribal sources said two fighter planes started bombing Ladha Sarai, Patowelai, Tangi, Bodinzai, Makeen, Bandkhel and other areas in the afternoon. They said that 21 militants were killed and eight others injured while five hideouts were destroyed in the air strikes. Political Agent of South Waziristan, Syed Shahab Ali Shah, confirmed that the Pakistan Air Force jets bombed different areas of Ladha and Makeen sub-divisions. Talking to The News, he said that it was not a full-scale operation but a limited action to hit specific targets in the agency. “The air strike was imperative after the rocket attack on the Army camp in Razmak by the militants,” he said, adding that arrangements had been finalised for a major operation, which would be launched after a final decision by the relevant quarters. He also said that many families had fled the agency due to the imminent military operation and shifted to safer places, but still a large number of people were present there. He said that tented villages would be established for displaced persons in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan, adding that places had been identified for the purpose.
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October - 11 
SFs are investigating possible links between the sole surviving militant Aqeel and an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009, said officials on October 11. ISPR chief Athar Abbas told AFP that Aqeel appeared to have the same name and ali
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SFs are investigating possible links between the sole surviving militant Aqeel and an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009, said officials on October 11. ISPR chief Athar Abbas told AFP that Aqeel appeared to have the same name and alias as one of the terrorists wanted in connection with the gun-and-grenade attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. Dawn has reported that security agencies have arrested at least 20 people for allegedly having links with Aqeel.
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October - 12 
A division bench of the Lahore High Court on October 12 accepted two petitions moved by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JD, also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and quashed two criminal cases against him on charges of delivering a spe
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A division bench of the Lahore High Court on October 12 accepted two petitions moved by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JD, also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and quashed two criminal cases against him on charges of delivering a speech that urged Muslims to fight against the US, Israel and India, Daily Times reported. The petitioner’s lawyer, A. K. Dogar, said the cases had been registered under Section 11-F(4) of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, but the section was not applicable to JD, as it was “not a terrorist outfit”. The bench asked the Assistant Advocate General if he had any document to prove if JD was a banned organisation, but it was found that no such notification had been issued by the federal or provincial Governments. Aziz also said that the JD had not been included in the list of proscribed organisations, and the outfit was only on a “watch list” because of its alleged involvement in terrorism activities.
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October - 12 
According to Daily Times, unidentified armed men killed the Balochistan Chief Mines Inspector on Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 12. Ashraf Ali was a member of the Shia Hazara community. The suspected sectarian killing of th
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According to Daily Times, unidentified armed men killed the Balochistan Chief Mines Inspector on Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 12. Ashraf Ali was a member of the Shia Hazara community. The suspected sectarian killing of the Hazara official occurred in the wake of a statement by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan that regretted target killings of Hazara. Quoting the Hazara community, the statement said 270 members of the community had been killed since 2004.
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October - 12 
At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others sustained injuries after Security Forces (SFs) launched Operation Sherdil in the Mamoond and Salarzai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 12, Daily Times reported.
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At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others sustained injuries after Security Forces (SFs) launched Operation Sherdil in the Mamoond and Salarzai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 12, Daily Times reported.
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October - 12 
At least 41 persons - including six soldiers - were killed and 45 others were injured on October 12 in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the Alpuri area of Shangla District (which borders Swat District), NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Huss
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At least 41 persons - including six soldiers - were killed and 45 others were injured on October 12 in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the Alpuri area of Shangla District (which borders Swat District), NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain and a military official said, Daily Times reported. The bomber – believed to be 14 years old and on foot – targeted the convoy while it was passing through the busy Alpuri bazaar. The AP news agency, however, reported that the bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near the convoy. A military spokesman said that 12 shops and seven vehicles were destroyed when the young bomber detonated explosives. “Some vehicles loaded with ammunition were also part of the convoy... they caught fire after the explosion,” said the spokesman.
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October - 12 
Elsewhere in the FATA, jets bombed Taliban positions in South Waziristan, killing six Taliban militants. SFs said that three Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the Bajaur raids. The AP news agency reported that fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban h
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Elsewhere in the FATA, jets bombed Taliban positions in South Waziristan, killing six Taliban militants. SFs said that three Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the Bajaur raids. The AP news agency reported that fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban hideouts. Meanwhile, 26 militants surrendered to the authorities in the Laghari area of Mamoond.
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October - 12 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 12 claimed responsibility for the GHQ attack, a militant spokesman told AFP. “We claim responsibility for the attack on GHQ. It was carried out by our Punjab branch,” said Azam Tariq, main TTP spokesman
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 12 claimed responsibility for the GHQ attack, a militant spokesman told AFP. “We claim responsibility for the attack on GHQ. It was carried out by our Punjab branch,” said Azam Tariq, main TTP spokesman. “We have the capability to strike at any place in Pakistan... We can target many more important places,” he told AFP by phone from an unknown location
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October - 12 
Three commandos injured in the rescue operation at the GHQ in Rawalpindi died in hospital on October 12, raising the death toll in the incident to 22, a military statement said. “Three more Special Services Group (SSG) personnel who were injured in a
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Three commandos injured in the rescue operation at the GHQ in Rawalpindi died in hospital on October 12, raising the death toll in the incident to 22, a military statement said. “Three more Special Services Group (SSG) personnel who were injured in an operation yesterday to save hostages embraced martyrdom,” the statement said.
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October - 13 
According to Daily Times, the death toll from a suicide bombing in the Shangla District of NWFP increased to 45 from 41 on October 13 even as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. “Two people died overnight and tw
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According to Daily Times, the death toll from a suicide bombing in the Shangla District of NWFP increased to 45 from 41 on October 13 even as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. “Two people died overnight and two more died this morning,” a doctor told AFP.
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October - 13 
At least six Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets targeted the group’s positions in South Waziristan on October 13, said officials, even as jets and helicopter gunships bombed Taliban hideouts and ground forces fired heavy artillery in Baj
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At least six Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets targeted the group’s positions in South Waziristan on October 13, said officials, even as jets and helicopter gunships bombed Taliban hideouts and ground forces fired heavy artillery in Bajaur Agency, killing 26 Taliban militants and injuring dozens of others, Daily Times reported. Fighter jets are reported to have launched another round of air-strikes in South Waziristan, destroying around 15 houses in Makeen, Ladha and Barwand, said a local intelligence official. The military said in a statement that “Taliban fired 31 rockets” at a security convoy in South Waziristan on October 13, injuring two soldiers. Abdul Malik, a local Government official, said the military strikes in Bajaur Agency took place in the Damadola and Sawai areas.
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October - 13 
In another incident of target-killing, the Jamhoori Watan Party Vice-President, Muhammad Aslam Mirza, and his driver were shot dead by unidentified armed men in the Shalkot area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 13, The News reported. Pol
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In another incident of target-killing, the Jamhoori Watan Party Vice-President, Muhammad Aslam Mirza, and his driver were shot dead by unidentified armed men in the Shalkot area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 13, The News reported. Police said Muhammad Aslam Mirza was coming out of his poultry farm located at Shalkot, when he reached near the gate of the farm some unidentified armed men opened fire, killing him and his driver Gul Faraz on the spot. The Police termed it a targeted killing.
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October - 13 
In the Swat District, Security Forces said on October 13 that they had killed five more Taliban militants and arrested five others. In addition, at least 33 more Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs.
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In the Swat District, Security Forces said on October 13 that they had killed five more Taliban militants and arrested five others. In addition, at least 33 more Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs.
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October - 13 
The Crime Investigation Department of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ from the provincial capital Karachi on October 13, Daily Times reported. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fayyaz Khan said
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The Crime Investigation Department of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ from the provincial capital Karachi on October 13, Daily Times reported. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fayyaz Khan said that the TTP commander for Matta in Swat District, Ahmed Jan alias Ustad Jee, was arrested when the Police carried out a raid in the Korangi Industrial Area. An unspecified quantity of illegal arms was also recovered from his possession. SSP Khan said initial investigation revealed that Ahmed Jan hails from Matta and is associated with the banned militant outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). He was affiliated with the Hassan Ali alias Toor Mullah group, who has reportedly been killed by the troops.
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October - 14 
19 persons, including some militants and eight persons of a family, were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted different areas of South Waziristan Agency on October 14, The News reported. Four hideouts of the militan
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19 persons, including some militants and eight persons of a family, were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted different areas of South Waziristan Agency on October 14, The News reported. Four hideouts of the militants were also destroyed in the air strikes, tribal sources said. Fighter planes are reported to have bombed the Maidan, Tangi, Bodinzai, Kacha Langarkhel, Sam, Ragh, and Salay Rogha areas in Ladha sub-division. At least 11 persons, including militants, were killed and seven others injured in the bombing. The sources added that a training centre of the militants, the house of a Taliban ‘commander’ and a hideout were destroyed in the Sam, Ragh and Salay Rogha areas, respectively, in air attacks. They said several houses were also damaged in the intense bombing by the Pakistan Air Force jets in Salay Rogha. Tribal sources said two fighter jets fired at a house of an 80-year-old tribal elder Malik Nekam Khan in the Spinkai area of Sarwakai Tehsil (revenue unit) at 3:00 pm, killing eight members of his family on the spot and injuring seven others. Some of the dead were identified as Faqir Khan Mahsud, Shama Gul Mahsud, three women and as many children. The head of the family, Malik Nekam Khan, also sustained critical injuries.
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October - 14 
All arrangements for a major operation against the militants in South Waziristan had reportedly been finalised. Several contingents of the Army personnel equipped with tanks, artillery guns and other sophisticated weaponry had reached the area and ar
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All arrangements for a major operation against the militants in South Waziristan had reportedly been finalised. Several contingents of the Army personnel equipped with tanks, artillery guns and other sophisticated weaponry had reached the area and are waiting for relevant authorization. A large number of residents have started fleeing the areas in Ladha, Makeen, Sra Rogha, Sarwakai and Tiarza. However, the fleeing residents were reportedly facing problems in shifting to safer locations due to blockade of roads.
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October - 14 
The Lahore Police arrested two suspected terrorists and recovered a suicide jacket from their possession on October 14, The Nation reported. According to a private TV, both terrorists were hiding in the flats of Liaquatabad after escaping from Model
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The Lahore Police arrested two suspected terrorists and recovered a suicide jacket from their possession on October 14, The Nation reported. According to a private TV, both terrorists were hiding in the flats of Liaquatabad after escaping from Model Town. According to eyewitnesses, both the suspects were around 20-25 years of age. Their names and outfit affiliation were, however, not disclosed so far.
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October - 14 
United States Consul General in Karachi, Stephen Fakan, has said it would be unreasonable to deny the presence of the Taliban in Balochistan, The News reported. “We don’t want the Taliban or extremists to gain the kind of foothold in the province tha
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United States Consul General in Karachi, Stephen Fakan, has said it would be unreasonable to deny the presence of the Taliban in Balochistan, The News reported. “We don’t want the Taliban or extremists to gain the kind of foothold in the province that is unhealthy for the people of Balochistan, too,” said Fakan while talking to reporters in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 14. “Seeing how difficult it was to dislodge them, but when you squeeze these people there, so they have to move somewhere else and so in some parts of Balochistan, so we are focusing on the province from that perspective, and the US ambassador also tried to make the point some time back,” he added. “I think that we have established over the years that the Taliban pass the borders between Afghanistan and Balochistan, and even some members of the government had said that they know they (Taliban) travel to Karachi, they travel to Islamabad and they move all around the country,” the diplomat stated.
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October - 15 
A day after the US Congress attached an explanatory statement to the Kerry-Lugar Bill to clarify its intent, US President Barack Obama signed the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 in Washington on October 15, The News reported. “This law
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A day after the US Congress attached an explanatory statement to the Kerry-Lugar Bill to clarify its intent, US President Barack Obama signed the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 in Washington on October 15, The News reported. “This law is the tangible manifestation of broad support for Pakistan in the US, as evidenced by its bipartisan, bicameral, unanimous passage in Congress,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement. The statement also that the United States wanted to engage Pakistan on the basis of strategic partnership, “grounded in support for Pakistan’s democratic institutions and the Pakistani people.” “And this act formalises that partnership, based on a shared commitment to improving the living conditions of the people of Pakistan through sustainable economic development, strengthening democracy, rule of law and combating extremism that threatens Pakistan and the United States,” Gibbs added.
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October - 15 
According to Daily Times, Police have arrested around 58 terror suspects from raids in various cities and recovered ammunition, suicide jackets, and hand grenades, a private TV channel reported on October 15. According to the channel, Islamabad Polic
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According to Daily Times, Police have arrested around 58 terror suspects from raids in various cities and recovered ammunition, suicide jackets, and hand grenades, a private TV channel reported on October 15. According to the channel, Islamabad Police arrested two terrorists, identified as Mubashar Mahboob and Abdullah, from the Shalimar Police precincts and recovered pistols, suicide jackets and hand grenades. Further, the Lahore Police arrested five terrorists, including Maulvi Siddique, from Walton Road, another from the Miani Sahib graveyard and three others from Shahdra. Police sources said Siddique was injured when he was arrested and is believed to have participated in the attack on the FIA building. Police recovered two pistols and a fake police identity card from him. Three others were arrested in a raid on a seminary in Shahdrah. In addition, Peshawar Police in NWFP arrested 48 suspects in the ongoing crackdown on Afghan refugees from various areas of the provincial capital.
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October - 15 
According to Dawn, military planes bombed suspected militant positions in the Laddah, Nawazkot, Khaisora, Saam, Sararogha and Tiarza areas of South Waziristan on October 15, killing at least 32 militants and non-combatants. 12 people were reportedly
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According to Dawn, military planes bombed suspected militant positions in the Laddah, Nawazkot, Khaisora, Saam, Sararogha and Tiarza areas of South Waziristan on October 15, killing at least 32 militants and non-combatants. 12 people were reportedly killed and seven others injured in the Kanigram and Karama areas of Laddah sub-division and nine in Nawazkot area adjacent to North Waziristan. Five people were killed when their car was hit in Maulvi Khan Sarai and six people died and five wounded in Tiarza. Officials said that three Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when a military base in Jandola came under a rocket attack. While the Government is yet to formally launch a military operation in South Waziristan, the Pakistan Air Force has reportedly intensified attacks in the region. Over the past five days, more than 60 militants and non-combatants have been killed. “We are targeting militant hideouts with jetfighters and helicopter gunships in the first phase of an operation in South Waziristan,” said Secretary Law and Order FATA, Tariq Hayat, according to The News. “There are some 1,500 foreign militants including Uzbeks, Chechens, Arabs and Sudanese in South Waziristan,” he added. Residents said jets carried out repeated sorties in the area on October 15.
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October - 15 
According to The News, 11 persons, including three Policemen, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the building of the Saddar Police Station located in the military area of Kohat i
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According to The News, 11 persons, including three Policemen, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the building of the Saddar Police Station located in the military area of Kohat in the NWFP on October 15, The News reported.
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October - 15 
At least 19 persons, including 14 Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries in three separate terrorist attacks in Lahore, capital of Punjab province, on October 15, The News reported. All nine attackers were also sh
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At least 19 persons, including 14 Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries in three separate terrorist attacks in Lahore, capital of Punjab province, on October 15, The News reported. All nine attackers were also shot dead by the SFs, officials said. The attacks were carried out at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building on the Temple Road, the Manawan Police Training Centre and the Elite Police Academy on the Bedian Road. The District Emergency Control Room reportedly received the first call of a terrorist attack at 9:40am (PST) on the FIA building. After 15-16 minutes, the control room received other calls of attacks on the Manawan Police Training Centre and the Elite Police Training Academy at 9:55am and 9:56am, respectively. In the first attack, a terrorist wearing an explosive vest attacked the FIA offices. The assailant reportedly opened indiscriminate fire at the people, killing six persons, including two FIA inspectors, on the spot. Police cordoned off the building and subsequently killed the terrorist. Police recovered a hand-grenade, seven chambers, some dry fruit and an explosive vest from the possession of the terrorist. The Police also arrested a suspected youth, aged around 20, from near the FIA building. However, Daily Times reported that at least three terrorists attacked the FIA building, killing seven people. A witness said the attackers shot dead two SF personnel, and entered the premises. FIA personnel inside the compound killed one of the terrorists, while FIA sources said one of the attackers was arrested. AFP reported that one of the gunmen escaped. In the second attack, four terrorists stormed the Elite Force Training Centre and an encounter continued till afternoon until the SFs killed the two attackers and freed a family they were holding hostage. Two other attackers blew themselves up, Police said. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Lahore, Major General Shafaqat Ahmed, told journalists that the Pakistan Army and Police carried out a successful operation and the training centre had been cleared of terrorists. The SFs killed two out of four terrorists — one at the main gate the other on the rooftop of a building. The other two terrorists blew themselves up. An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Ghulam Jaffar, and a civilian, Adil, were killed and seven Policemen were wounded in the attack. The attackers of the Manawan Police Training School, wearing Police-like camouflage fatigues, lobbed a grenade and opened indiscriminate fire at the trainees, killing 11 Policemen and a civilian and injuring 34 Policemen. However, Daily Times reported that nine Policemen died and 60 were injured when four attackers wearing suicide jackets attacked the compound. Three of the men blew themselves up, while one was subsequently killed by the Police. This is the second terrorist on the Manawan Police Training School. On March 30, 2009, eight police recruits and a civilian were killed when a group of 10 terrorists attacked the training facility.
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October - 15 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, an eight-year-old boy, identified as Hamza, was killed and 12 persons, including two Policemen, were wounded when a powerful bomb exploded in a three-storey building in the officers’ colony of provincial capital Peshawar on Oct
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, an eight-year-old boy, identified as Hamza, was killed and 12 persons, including two Policemen, were wounded when a powerful bomb exploded in a three-storey building in the officers’ colony of provincial capital Peshawar on October 15, Dawn reported. Capital City Police Officer Liaquat Ali Khan told reporters that the bomb planted in a car was detonated by a remote control. The building is reported to have collapsed and several apartments in adjacent buildings were damaged. Some vehicles parked in the area were also damaged. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations), Karim Khan, told journalists that approximately 60 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast.
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October - 15 
Four Afghan Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on October 15. The slain men reportedly belonged to the Ghaznavi group of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network of the Taliban in Afghanistan “Three missiles were fired by th
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Four Afghan Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on October 15. The slain men reportedly belonged to the Ghaznavi group of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network of the Taliban in Afghanistan “Three missiles were fired by the drone in Dandi Darphakhel area and killed four Afghan Taliban from the Haqqani network,” officials told Daily Times. The strike occurred in the backdrop of the army’s preparations for an operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in neighbouring South Waziristan Agency.
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October - 15 
Four militants were killed as the Security Forces targeted militant hideouts in the Utmankhel area of Orakzai Agency on October 15, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said the jetfighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militan
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Four militants were killed as the Security Forces targeted militant hideouts in the Utmankhel area of Orakzai Agency on October 15, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said the jetfighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militants in Utmankhel area, killing four militants and targeting three compounds.
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October - 15 
In another incident of target-killing, a trader was shot dead and another injured when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at them on the Thana Road. Asif Ali and Altaf Hussain sustained multiple injuries. Hospital sources confirmed tha
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In another incident of target-killing, a trader was shot dead and another injured when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at them on the Thana Road. Asif Ali and Altaf Hussain sustained multiple injuries. Hospital sources confirmed that Asif Ali later died, while the condition of Altaf Hussain was stated to be serious.
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October - 15 
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the gunmen had originally planned to take people hostage, as evidence suggested “they had plans for a lengthy siege”.
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Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the gunmen had originally planned to take people hostage, as evidence suggested “they had plans for a lengthy siege”.
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October - 15 
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Kohat region), Abdullah Khan, told reporters that a 22-year-old suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden double cabin vehicle just outside the main gate of Saddar Police Station, killing 11 people, incl
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The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Kohat region), Abdullah Khan, told reporters that a 22-year-old suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden double cabin vehicle just outside the main gate of Saddar Police Station, killing 11 people, including three Policemen Fayazul Hasnain, Muhammad Noor and Khurshid, and injuring 22 persons, including four Policemen. Among those wounded were two women and some schoolchildren passing by the spot. The blast destroyed the northern part of the Police Station building, eight vehicles, including a Police van, and the wall of the Pakistan Air Force’s Officers Mess, said the DIG, adding 100 kilograms of explosive material was used in the bombing. The Police Station is adjacent to the official residence of the District Police Officer and is situated about 30 metres from the main Army checkpoint leading to the Kohat garrison. Office of the District Coordination Officer and several other high ranking Government officers, a private college and the Virtual University are located in the area.
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October - 15 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. The claim was made by TTP central spokesman Azam Tariq who contacted reporters to confirm that the attack was made by the Taliban militants operating in Darra Adamkhel.
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. The claim was made by TTP central spokesman Azam Tariq who contacted reporters to confirm that the attack was made by the Taliban militants operating in Darra Adamkhel.
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October - 15 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Amjad Farooqi faction has claimed responsibility for the three attacks.
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Amjad Farooqi faction has claimed responsibility for the three attacks.
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October - 15 
Two persons, including a Frontier Corps trooper, were killed and five others injured in terrorist attacks in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 15-night, The News reported. A team of the Frontier Corps (FC) was attacked while they were patr
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Two persons, including a Frontier Corps trooper, were killed and five others injured in terrorist attacks in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 15-night, The News reported. A team of the Frontier Corps (FC) was attacked while they were patrolling the Saryab Road in Killi Badini. As the convoy reached Killi Badini, a powerful explosive device planted near the road went off, killing trooper Ahsanullah. Two FC soldiers and two civilians passing by sustained multiple injuries.
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October - 16 
A security official told AFP that suspected Taliban militants had launched a rocket attack at a military camp in the Shakai area of South Waziristan, killing three soldiers and wounding four.
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A security official told AFP that suspected Taliban militants had launched a rocket attack at a military camp in the Shakai area of South Waziristan, killing three soldiers and wounding four.
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October - 16 
At least 15 persons, including three policemen, were killed and 19 others sustained injuries after a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Criminal Investigation Agency’s (CIA) Special Investigation Unit in Peshawar, the capital
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At least 15 persons, including three policemen, were killed and 19 others sustained injuries after a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Criminal Investigation Agency’s (CIA) Special Investigation Unit in Peshawar, the capital city of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on October 16; the ninth major terror attack in the country in less than two weeks, according to Daily Times. NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told that 11 people had been killed and 15 injured in the car bombing. He said seven of the injured were in critical condition. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari, however, told Daily Times that 15 people, including three Policemen, two children and two women, had been killed in the attack. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) Chief Shafqat Malik told that 60-70 kilogrammes of explosives had been used in the attack, adding that Police had recovered a leg of the attacker. Peshawar Police Chief Liaquat Ali Khan had earlier told that a man and a woman had carried out the blast. He said the man had been travelling in the car, while the woman had been riding a motorcycle. However, the SSP (coordination) told Daily Times that a woman had not been involved, adding that she was a teacher at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) School and had been killed along with her father, Manzoor Hussain, and her 10-year-old sister.
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October - 16 
At least 25 Taliban militants and three troopers were killed on October 16, as the military continued operations in South Waziristan and the Bajaur tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. 12 Taliban mil
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At least 25 Taliban militants and three troopers were killed on October 16, as the military continued operations in South Waziristan and the Bajaur tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. 12 Taliban militants were killed during the third day of bombings in South Waziristan while 18 others were injured. They said six terrorist hideouts had been destroyed and several houses had been damaged.
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October - 16 
Helicopter gunships killed 10 Taliban militants during raids on suspected terrorist bases in Bajaur Agency, officials told the AFP.
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Helicopter gunships killed 10 Taliban militants during raids on suspected terrorist bases in Bajaur Agency, officials told the AFP.
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October - 16 
In Bajaur, three more terrorists were killed and two injured during a clash between Security Forces and the Taliban in the Salarzai area, local sources said. Residents of South Waziristan have also started migrating to safer regions, including closer
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In Bajaur, three more terrorists were killed and two injured during a clash between Security Forces and the Taliban in the Salarzai area, local sources said. Residents of South Waziristan have also started migrating to safer regions, including closer to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Eyewitnesses told that the Taliban had abandoned their bases in populated areas and were taking shelter on hilltops and in caves they had set up three months ago.
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October - 16 
The North Waziristan Political Agent Mathar Zeb announced an indefinite curfew in the Miranshah, Mir Ali and Dosali areas from October 16 (today).
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The North Waziristan Political Agent Mathar Zeb announced an indefinite curfew in the Miranshah, Mir Ali and Dosali areas from October 16 (today).
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October - 16 
The Pakistan Army launched Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) late on October 16 night, combating the Hakeemullah Mehsud-led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killing 30 Taliban militants in air strikes targeting the Kotkai, Makeen and Ladah re
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The Pakistan Army launched Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) late on October 16 night, combating the Hakeemullah Mehsud-led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killing 30 Taliban militants in air strikes targeting the Kotkai, Makeen and Ladah regions in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on three different fronts, according to Daily Times. Four soldiers had also been killed and 12 others wounded on the first day of the offensives. “The ground offensive has started,” military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. “The headquarters of the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will be surgically targeted to dismantle the network of the terror outfit,” the APP news agency quoted him as stating on a radio programme. He said intelligence reports had revealed around 80 percent of the terror attacks in the country originated from South Waziristan, adding about 1,500 foreign terrorists were believed to be hiding in the area in addition to the locals.
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October - 17 
12 Taliban militants were killed and two injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 17, according to Daily Times. Political administrati
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12 Taliban militants were killed and two injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 17, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials told that three militants were killed in the Salarzai tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency, adding two others were injured. The SFs also arrested four Taliban militants at Khar, headquarters of Bajaur, while 16 Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in the Mamoond tehsil. Official sources said that the SFs continued the military operation in the Warr Mamoond and Salarzai tehsils to restore the Government’s writ in these areas, adding, Taliban hideouts were being shelled with helicopters.
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October - 17 
A spokesman for the Frontier Corps Media Cell told the APP that SFs killed nine Taliban militants, including seven foreigners, in an overnight operation in Agra Post of Mohmand Agency. He said one soldier was martyred in the fighting.
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A spokesman for the Frontier Corps Media Cell told the APP that SFs killed nine Taliban militants, including seven foreigners, in an overnight operation in Agra Post of Mohmand Agency. He said one soldier was martyred in the fighting.
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October - 17 
Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is actively engaged in reviving militancy in Punjab by providing arms and money to extremists, the Director General of Punjab Police, Paramdeep Singh Gill, said on Octobe
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Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is actively engaged in reviving militancy in Punjab by providing arms and money to extremists, the Director General of Punjab Police, Paramdeep Singh Gill, said on October 17, reports Times of India. "The ISI has been providing arms and ammunition besides giving money and drugs to militants to revive militancy in the state," Gill said in Patiala. However, "we are self-equipped to defeat the malicious designs of ISI to spread unrest in the border state," Gill added. The Punjab Police will soon deploy five companies of the Indian Reserve Battalion on the lines of the National Security Guard commandos to tackle any disturbance in the State, the DGP informed, adding, "Though the ISI wanted to infiltrate some terrorists through international border for creating turbulence in the State, the Punjab police will not allow them to succeed in their nasty designs."
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October - 17 
The Government imposed a curfew in the region, shutting down all link roads to and from Waziristan and jamming the mobile and telecommunication systems in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat and Bannu Districts. Official sources said the military wa
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The Government imposed a curfew in the region, shutting down all link roads to and from Waziristan and jamming the mobile and telecommunication systems in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat and Bannu Districts. Official sources said the military was converging on Taliban strongholds from three directions — Jandola in the east, Shakai in the west and Razmak in the north. They said initial reports had revealed the Taliban were putting up a “stiff resistance” to the army’s advances. The local population of the conflict-stricken areas has moved to safer places, with the UN predicting around 250,000 people fled their homes in anticipation of the operation. Authorities have set up registration camps for these internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan. Sources in the FATA Secretariat said 12,800 families had already been registered in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank, adding, preparations were underway to accommodate more in the relief camps.
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October - 17 
Three soldiers were killed and six injured after two separate remote controlled bombings targeted SFs convoys in the Waziristan tribal agencies. Sources told that a security convoy travelling to South Waziristan from the Razmak subdivision of North W
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Three soldiers were killed and six injured after two separate remote controlled bombings targeted SFs convoys in the Waziristan tribal agencies. Sources told that a security convoy travelling to South Waziristan from the Razmak subdivision of North Waziristan was targeted two kilometres from the army camp. They said two soldiers were killed and four others injured in the bombing, which also destroyed the vehicle. Separately, a security official told AFP that one soldier had been killed and two others wounded in a bombing in Jandola town of South Waziristan.
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October - 18 
A grenade was hurled into the house of the Balochistan Information Minister Younas Mullazai in the provincial capital Quetta on October 18, Dawn reported. However, the minister was not in the house at that time. According to Police, the grenade lobbe
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A grenade was hurled into the house of the Balochistan Information Minister Younas Mullazai in the provincial capital Quetta on October 18, Dawn reported. However, the minister was not in the house at that time. According to Police, the grenade lobbed by men on a motorbike exploded in the backyard of the house. Windows and doors were damaged and a wall collapsed. Sources said that Mullazai was in Jhal Magsi to offer condolences on the death of former senator Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Magsi. Police later raided several places in the city and outskirts and took some people into custody for questioning.
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October - 18 
A spokeswoman for the UNHCR in Pakistan confirmed that authorities had registered more than 100,000 displaced people. “Over the last five days, 3,065 families (around 21,000 people) registered... before this latest influx there had been about 80,500
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A spokeswoman for the UNHCR in Pakistan confirmed that authorities had registered more than 100,000 displaced people. “Over the last five days, 3,065 families (around 21,000 people) registered... before this latest influx there had been about 80,500 people or 11,000 families,” Ariane Rummery said, according to AFP.
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October - 18 
According to The News, Pakistan has informed Iran that Jundallah (Soldiers of God), the Pakistan-based anti-Shia militant outfit, which has claimed responsibility for the October 18 suicide attack in Zahedan, targeting the elite Iranian Revolutionary
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According to The News, Pakistan has informed Iran that Jundallah (Soldiers of God), the Pakistan-based anti-Shia militant outfit, which has claimed responsibility for the October 18 suicide attack in Zahedan, targeting the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is carrying out coordinated terrorist operations with the help of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), to undermine Pakistan-Iran relations. According to interior ministry sources in Islamabad, the explanation has been conveyed to Tehran after the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alleged that the suicide attack, which killed at least 42 persons, had been plotted from Pakistan. Ahmadinejad had further alleged that Abdul Malik Rigi, chief of the Jundallah, who has claimed responsibility for the attack, operates from Pakistan. Jundallah, also known in Iran as the Rigi group (after its chief Abdul Malik Rigi), is a militant group of Iranian Baloch, who claims to represent their minority’s rights in Iran’s southeast province of Sistan-Balochistan. Their hideout is in Pakistani Balochistan. Iran directly blames Jundallah for a series of cross-border operations that have been going on since 2003, killing mostly Iranian soldiers and border guards. Initially, patronised by late Taliban ‘commander’ Nek Mohammad, the Pakistan chapter of Jundallah usually draws its cadre from Jihadi and sectarian groups like the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the LeJ.
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October - 18 
All educational institutions run by the Federal Government and the armed forces and some top-ranking private sector institutions will remain closed for up to a week in Islamabad, cantonments, all major cities, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan occu
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All educational institutions run by the Federal Government and the armed forces and some top-ranking private sector institutions will remain closed for up to a week in Islamabad, cantonments, all major cities, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir, reported a private TV channel late on October 18. The channel said the Government had decided to close schools and colleges for a week because of security threats, Daily Times reported. The decision would not affect schools and colleges run by provincial Governments and other private sector institutions.
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October - 18 
Around 60 of the Taliban’s second-cadre leaders – who fled Swat during the army’s Operation Rah-e-Rast – used Karachi as a transit route to head out to Middle East countries, Daily Times reported. When armed activists of Sindh’s nationalist parties b
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Around 60 of the Taliban’s second-cadre leaders – who fled Swat during the army’s Operation Rah-e-Rast – used Karachi as a transit route to head out to Middle East countries, Daily Times reported. When armed activists of Sindh’s nationalist parties blocked roads on the Punjab-Sindh border in a bid to stop the influx of internally displaced persons – fearing that several of them could be Taliban in disguise – the Taliban’s second-cadre leadership travelled to the provincial capital by trains and subsequently flew to Middle Eastern states via Karachi airport. Sources told Daily Times that sleeper cells of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi facilitated at least 60 leaders of the Taliban and arranged for tickets to the Middle East. Some of those who travelled to the Middle East were close to Taliban leaders Muslim Khan and Maulana Fazlullah and were part of the TTP’s decision-making processes because of their influence. According to the sources, the Karachi unit of TTP hosts Taliban from other provinces, and provides logistics support and recruits new members. However, the Karachi TTP has no operational wing, meaning it does not have permission to carry out any attacks.
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October - 18 
At least 73 suspects, including seven foreigners, were arrested when the law-enforcement agencies conducted raids in Lahore, Islamabad and other parts of the country, sources said. Agencies raided Azadi Chaok Yadgar in Lahore and arrested three perso
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At least 73 suspects, including seven foreigners, were arrested when the law-enforcement agencies conducted raids in Lahore, Islamabad and other parts of the country, sources said. Agencies raided Azadi Chaok Yadgar in Lahore and arrested three persons and recovered a huge cache of weapons, cartridges and fake identity cards from their possession. The accused belong to the Tehrik-e-Taliban’s Amjad Farooqi Group. Further, the Margalla Police raided the office of the Hizbut Tahrir in Islamabad and arrested 35 persons. The police claimed to have recovered sensitive material from the office. Besides, the Guddu Police arrested several foreigners from a coach going from Quetta to Peshawar. In a joint operation, Police and Rangers arrested seven foreigners from the border area between the Punjab and Sindh provinces.
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October - 18 
At least two people were injured in firing at a truck carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan on the RCD Highway near Baghbana area of Khuzdar on October 18, according to Daily Times. Police sources told APP that unidentified motorcyclists a
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At least two people were injured in firing at a truck carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan on the RCD Highway near Baghbana area of Khuzdar on October 18, according to Daily Times. Police sources told APP that unidentified motorcyclists attacked the truck carrying goods for NATO troops with automatic weapons – injuring two men, who have been identified as Abdul Shakoor Khan and Gul Zaman. The assailants later managed to escape.
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October - 18 
Earlier in the day, the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan alleged that the Jundullah chief had taken refuge in Balochistan in Pakistan, Daily Times reported. Talking to Geo News, Mashallah Shakeri alleged that the Jundullah chief, Abdul Malik Regi, has
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Earlier in the day, the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan alleged that the Jundullah chief had taken refuge in Balochistan in Pakistan, Daily Times reported. Talking to Geo News, Mashallah Shakeri alleged that the Jundullah chief, Abdul Malik Regi, has taken refuge in an unknown region of Balochistan Province, The News reported. However, Pakistan’s Foreign Office has denied that Islamabad has information on the presence of the Jundallah chief in Pakistan. Talking to a private TV channel, Abdul Basit rejected the Iranian ambassador’s claim that the Jundullah chief is hiding in Balochistan, according to Daily Times.
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October - 18 
In its advance towards the Taliban stronghold of Makeen, the Security Forces (SFs) clashed with militants, killing 30 of them in the Jandola, Kotkai and Srarogha areas, said a statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). It said two soldi
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In its advance towards the Taliban stronghold of Makeen, the Security Forces (SFs) clashed with militants, killing 30 of them in the Jandola, Kotkai and Srarogha areas, said a statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). It said two soldiers died and four others sustained injuries in these clashes. The Mandana, Kund and Tarakai areas were secured from this side, added the statement. The operation progressed seven kilometres north of Shakai from the second direction where the SFs had captured areas like Boya Narai and Wozi Sar from the militants, said the ISPR, which also claimed that 20 militants and a soldier were killed while three soldiers were wounded in the same area. Securing some key heights around and south of Razmak, the Army said the advancing SFs killed 10 militants and lost two soldiers with four sustaining injuries.
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October - 18 
In their first reaction since the launch of the ground offensive by the Army, the Taliban rejected the casualty toll mentioned by the ISPR and said only one of their men was killed and three injured in an air raid in the Makeen area. Calling media of
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In their first reaction since the launch of the ground offensive by the Army, the Taliban rejected the casualty toll mentioned by the ISPR and said only one of their men was killed and three injured in an air raid in the Makeen area. Calling media offices from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed the militants had inflicted “heavy casualties” on the troops and pushed them back from their strongholds. There was, however, no independent confirmation of the claims made by both the sides as mobile phones had not been working in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu since the launch of the operations on October 16-night while communication lines were out of order in North and South Waziristan.
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October - 18 
Iran has received information that "some security agents" in Pakistan were co-operating with elements behind the October 18 attack on the Revolutionary Guards, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying, Times of India reported. Ahmadinejad c
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Iran has received information that "some security agents" in Pakistan were co-operating with elements behind the October 18 attack on the Revolutionary Guards, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying, Times of India reported. Ahmadinejad called on Pakistan not to waste time in co-operating with Iran in apprehending the perpetrators, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Iranian media said the Jundollah claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, which killed more than 30 persons, including at least five senior commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps, in the south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. "We were informed that some security agents in Pakistan are co-operating with the main elements of this terrorist incident... We regard it as our right to demand these criminals from them," Ahmadinejad said, without giving details. "We ask the Pakistani government not to delay any longer in the apprehension of the main elements in this terrorist attack," he said. The State television said Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned a senior Pakistani diplomat in capital Tehran, saying there was evidence "the perpetrators of this attack came to Iran from Pakistan."
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October - 18 
More than 100,000 people have fled South Waziristan after the military operation was launched, officials said on October 18, according to Dawn. “Around 100,000 people have been displaced. They are settling in neighbouring Tank and Dera Ismail Khan di
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More than 100,000 people have fled South Waziristan after the military operation was launched, officials said on October 18, according to Dawn. “Around 100,000 people have been displaced. They are settling in neighbouring Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts,” Colonel Waseem Shahid from an army support group said. “Some 80,000 people had already left Waziristan before the operation. More people are coming out. In the last two days about 1,500 families or you can say some 22,000 people have left the area,” he added. Officials said the number could rise to 200,000 with more families expected to leave in the coming days, despite an indefinite curfew slapped on parts of South Waziristan, home to a population of 600,000.
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October - 18 
Reports suggested that the SFs started advancing from three directions. However, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed it was from four directions. He said the Taliban attacked and inflicted casualties on the troops in Kund and Kalkala during their ad
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Reports suggested that the SFs started advancing from three directions. However, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed it was from four directions. He said the Taliban attacked and inflicted casualties on the troops in Kund and Kalkala during their advance towards Spinkai Raghzai. The troops were also targeted near Razmak, Faridullah Mela in Shakai, Zawar Mela and Khaisoor, claimed the Taliban spokesman. “We are determined to fight back as this war has been imposed on us,” he added.
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October - 18 
Security agencies have started a crackdown in and around the federal capital Islamabad against miscreants having links with terrorist outfits, detaining dozens of suspicious people from different areas of the metropolis, The News reported. The Police
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Security agencies have started a crackdown in and around the federal capital Islamabad against miscreants having links with terrorist outfits, detaining dozens of suspicious people from different areas of the metropolis, The News reported. The Police conducted a search operation in various seminaries being run illegally and raided some religious academies suspected by intelligence agencies for their involvement in suspicious activities, intelligence agency sources said. The sources said intelligence agencies, in the context of the military operation in South Waziristan, sent a list of different seminaries to the law-enforcing agencies, seeking immediate action against them.
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October - 18 
Security Forces arrested nine Taliban militants from different areas of Swat District during a operation on October 18, Daily Times reported. Sources said two militants were arrested in the Palai area of Malakand while violating curfew orders. The tr
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Security Forces arrested nine Taliban militants from different areas of Swat District during a operation on October 18, Daily Times reported. Sources said two militants were arrested in the Palai area of Malakand while violating curfew orders. The troops also arrested the remaining seven from the Charbagh, Fizaghat and Saidu Sharif areas.
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October - 18 
The Army claimed killing 60 militants and losing five soldiers with 11 others sustaining injuries in the past 24 hours as Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) launched in South Waziristan Agency entered the second day on October 18, The News rep
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The Army claimed killing 60 militants and losing five soldiers with 11 others sustaining injuries in the past 24 hours as Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) launched in South Waziristan Agency entered the second day on October 18, The News reported.
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October - 19 
14 militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when jet fighters targeted militant hideouts in the Yakkaghund and Baizai subdivisions of Mohmand Agency on October 19, The News reported. Official sources said fighter planes of the Paki
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14 militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when jet fighters targeted militant hideouts in the Yakkaghund and Baizai subdivisions of Mohmand Agency on October 19, The News reported. Official sources said fighter planes of the Pakistan Air Force targeted the militant hideouts in Karair, Koz Chinari, Shamshah, Spinki Tangi and Badmanai areas of the Yakkaghund subdivision and the Dawezai area of Baizai. They said the bombing killed 14 militants and many others wounded. Several militant hideouts were also destroyed in the air strikes, the sources added. In addition, three children were killed in the Dawezai area of Baizai sub-division when some bombs missed the target and hit the civilian area.
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October - 19 
A Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore on October 19 sentenced Hijratullah, a man charged with involvement in the March 30, 2009 attack on the Manawan Police Training School in Lahore, to ten years in prison, Daily Times reported. Security Forces had arres
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A Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore on October 19 sentenced Hijratullah, a man charged with involvement in the March 30, 2009 attack on the Manawan Police Training School in Lahore, to ten years in prison, Daily Times reported. Security Forces had arrested Hijratullah near a makeshift helipad at the Manawan police training centre on March 30. Authorities had also confiscated grenades, daggers, a wireless device and an Afghan passport from him. However, Hijratullah was acquitted of charges in another attack on a Police Station on The Mall due to lack of evidence. At least 26 people were killed and over 150 injured in the first siege of the Manawan training school in March. Baitullah Mehsud, the late commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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October - 19 
A report from Dera Ismail Khan has stated that the Pakistan Army has struck deals to keep two powerful tribal chiefs — Mulla Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur — from joining the battle against the Government, officials told The Associated Press on October
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A report from Dera Ismail Khan has stated that the Pakistan Army has struck deals to keep two powerful tribal chiefs — Mulla Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur — from joining the battle against the Government, officials told The Associated Press on October 19, The News reported. Under the terms agreed to about three weeks ago, Mulla Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur will stay out of the current fight in parts of South Waziristan. They will also allow the army to move through their own lands unimpeded, giving the military additional fronts from which to attack the Taliban. In exchange, the army will ease patrols and bombings in the lands controlled by the two warlords, two Pakistani intelligence officials based in the region told AP.
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October - 19 
A suspected Taliban militant was killed while attempting to build a bomb in the Mandal area of Bajaur Agency. The explosion killed the militant and also injured some members of his family.
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A suspected Taliban militant was killed while attempting to build a bomb in the Mandal area of Bajaur Agency. The explosion killed the militant and also injured some members of his family.
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According to Dawn, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police claimed on October 20 to have arrested three members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in the third such action in a week. “All the three arrested suspects — Mohamm
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According to Dawn, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police claimed on October 20 to have arrested three members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in the third such action in a week. “All the three arrested suspects — Mohammad Sahab alias Qasai, Rojhan Khan and Ali Mohammad — belong to the commander Farooq group of the TTP,” said a statement issued by the CID. It also said, “The suspects have been arrested from different parts of the city and the CID has seized a suicide jacket which was ready to be used, three pistols and 27 rounds from their possession.” The latest operation came a day after the Karachi Police chief announced the arrest of the chief of the Karachi branch of the TTP and his three accomplices on October 19. Earlier on October 13, the CID claimed to have arrested a TTP activist from Korangi. The CID statement said the three suspects arrested on October 20 were involved in several crimes in the city, apparently to generate funds for their terrorist activities. “Apart from attacking security forces in Swat and destroying schools in the valley, the suspects are also wanted in several cases of kidnapping for ransom,” the statement quoted Fayyaz Khan, the Superintendent of Police (Operations) of the CID, as saying.
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October - 19 
At least six Taliban militants were killed and three others injured during operations by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Salarzai and Mamoond sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 19, Daily Times reported.
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At least six Taliban militants were killed and three others injured during operations by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Salarzai and Mamoond sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 19, Daily Times reported.
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October - 19 
Dawn reported that 12 members of a displaced family were killed when a bomb hit them in South Waziristan on October 19. The dead included women and children. According to sources, the family was fleeing the army operation against militants in Hendi Z
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Dawn reported that 12 members of a displaced family were killed when a bomb hit them in South Waziristan on October 19. The dead included women and children. According to sources, the family was fleeing the army operation against militants in Hendi Zawar area. Unconfirmed reports suggested that they were hit by a shell fired from a jet plane. Some displaced people who had managed to reach Razmak area of North Waziristan said the family belonged to the Shabikhel tribe.
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October - 19 
Eighteen Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed and 12 soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on October 19, Daily Times rep
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Eighteen Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed and 12 soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on October 19, Daily Times reported. He told journalists at a press conference that the Security Forces (SFs) were advancing from three fronts: on the Jandola–Sararogha axis, on the Shakai-Ladha axis and from the south and southwest of Razmak. He said the SFs had surrounded Kotkai, the hometown of Qari Hussain – reportedly the “mentor of suicide bombers” - and secured Tor Ghundai (east of Kotkai) and Shishwarm (northeast of Kotkai). He said the SFs were consolidating positions after securing Sherwangi despite stiff resistance from the Taliban. Abbas said the troops were also consolidating their positions in the south and southwest of Razmak despite rocket fire from Makeen.
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October - 19 
Following the closure of public-sector and military educational institutions in the province, the Private Education Institution Management Association NWFP, has also decided to close all private educational institutions in the provincial capital Pesh
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Following the closure of public-sector and military educational institutions in the province, the Private Education Institution Management Association NWFP, has also decided to close all private educational institutions in the provincial capital Peshawar for three days to avoid Taliban attacks on schools and colleges. Association president Khawaja Yawar Naseer told Daily Times parents had demanded that schools and colleges be closed for three days – from October 20 to 22. He said the association had not received any direct threats from the Taliban or any directives from the NWFP Government to close the schools, but it took the step as a precautionary measure.
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October - 19 
Law enforcement agencies have arrested at least 114 suspected Taliban militants from across the country during an ongoing security operation, a private TV channel reported on October 19, according to Daily Times. According to the channel, the Sindh P
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Law enforcement agencies have arrested at least 114 suspected Taliban militants from across the country during an ongoing security operation, a private TV channel reported on October 19, according to Daily Times. According to the channel, the Sindh Police arrested 18 suspected militants, including a foreigner woman, from Guddu area of Kashmoor District. The District Police Officer Abdul Salam told reporters that in the last three days, they had arrested 49 suspects from the Sindh-Punjab border and other areas of Guddu. He said those arrested included Afghan, Iranian, Tajik, Uzbek and Turk nationals.
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October - 19 
Police on October 19 claimed to have arrested the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Karachi chief, along with three accomplices, Daily Times reported. Speaking at a press conference, the Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed and Senior Superinten
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Police on October 19 claimed to have arrested the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Karachi chief, along with three accomplices, Daily Times reported. Speaking at a press conference, the Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed and Senior Superintendent of Police Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam Khan said they had arrested Akhtar Zaman, believed to be the chief of the TTP’s Karachi unit, and three accomplices identified as Samiullah alias Shamim, Fazal Kareem and Munawwar Khan from a Sohrab Goth hideout. “These men had tried to blow up an oil depot in Kemari on September 15,” Ahmed said, adding the militants had planned to target the offices of security agencies using an explosives-laden vehicle.
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October - 19 
Police sources told The News that the operation against the suspicious seminaries would continue till October 19 (today) and that raids would be conducted at seminaries located in the jurisdiction of Golra, Bahara Kahu, Shalimar, Karal, Sihala, Shahz
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Police sources told The News that the operation against the suspicious seminaries would continue till October 19 (today) and that raids would be conducted at seminaries located in the jurisdiction of Golra, Bahara Kahu, Shalimar, Karal, Sihala, Shahzad Town, Nelore and Margala Police Stations. Earlier, more than 60 suspicious persons were arrested during a search operation in the areas situated near the GHQ. Police sources told Online on October 18 that more than 60 suspected persons had been arrested during a search operation in the areas located near the GHQ. Out of the 60 arrested persons, numerous are said to be Afghan citizens. Later, the Police released all those who had identity cards and other documents.
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October - 19 
The Islamabad Police on October 19 arrested an activist of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) from Pir Wadhai.
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The Islamabad Police on October 19 arrested an activist of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) from Pir Wadhai.
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October - 19 
The SFs claimed to have recovered an unspecified quantity of heavy artillery, including anti-aircraft guns, from Khar, the agency’s headquarters.
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The SFs claimed to have recovered an unspecified quantity of heavy artillery, including anti-aircraft guns, from Khar, the agency’s headquarters.
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October - 19 
Thousands of people are reported stranded in various areas of South Waziristan because of a closure of roads by the SFs and non-availability of transport. They are also facing a severe shortage of food and medicines.
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Thousands of people are reported stranded in various areas of South Waziristan because of a closure of roads by the SFs and non-availability of transport. They are also facing a severe shortage of food and medicines.
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October - 19 
Two of the six recruits of the Frontier Corps (FC) abducted by unidentified gunmen were shot dead by the captors and their bodies dumped in the Yakh Kandao area of Orakzai Agency on October 20. Tribal sources told The News that unknown armed men atta
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Two of the six recruits of the Frontier Corps (FC) abducted by unidentified gunmen were shot dead by the captors and their bodies dumped in the Yakh Kandao area of Orakzai Agency on October 20. Tribal sources told The News that unknown armed men attacked the houses of six FC recruits, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Hafiz, Muhammad Irshad, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Ashraf and Umar Islam, and dragged them out of their homes in the Shamsuddin area on October 19-night. They said the kidnappers then bundled them into their vehicles and fled. The kidnapped recruits, who belonged to Aakhel tribe, had recently come home after completing their training when they were abducted. The Orakzai Agency unit of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had earlier issued threats to the tribesmen to stop joining the Security Forces or face consequences.
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October - 19 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a former activist of a banned outfit near his house in the Rehan Colony of Bahawalpur in Punjab province on October 19, Dawn reported. Islamuddin had been divisional convener of the banned Sunni outfit, the Sipah-e-S
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a former activist of a banned outfit near his house in the Rehan Colony of Bahawalpur in Punjab province on October 19, Dawn reported. Islamuddin had been divisional convener of the banned Sunni outfit, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). After its proscription, he used to reportedly earn his livelihood by selling edibles on a handcart. He was coming from his house near Shama Cinema on the Multan Road when two motorcyclists shot at him and fled. He later died at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital.
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October - 20 
An explosive device planted near a CD shop blew up six shops in the Barkund area of Mansehra city in the Mansehra District on October 20-morning, Dawn reported. Three persons, including the owner of a barbershop, were injured in the incident. The CD
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An explosive device planted near a CD shop blew up six shops in the Barkund area of Mansehra city in the Mansehra District on October 20-morning, Dawn reported. Three persons, including the owner of a barbershop, were injured in the incident. The CD shop was completely destroyed while five adjacent general stores, barber shops and a book store were damaged extensively. Sajjad Ahmad, the owner of CD shop, said that some four months ago he along with other CD shop owners had shut their business after receiving threats. However, on the eve of Eidul Fitr they reopened the businesses.
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October - 20 
An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said that the Security Forces were consolidating their positions on Jandola, and extending a security perimeter around Kaskai and Shisanwam. It said Taliban militants from surrounding heights were engaging
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An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said that the Security Forces were consolidating their positions on Jandola, and extending a security perimeter around Kaskai and Shisanwam. It said Taliban militants from surrounding heights were engaging the SFs with rockets and small arms. The army said important heights surrounding Sherwangi had also been secured, and “Taliban are abandoning their positions”. Troops also seized arms and ammunition during the course of the operation’s fourth day. Long-range artillery, helicopter gunships and jet fighters are backing ground troops in the operation, fleeing residents told reporters in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan.
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October - 20 
Michele Montas, a spokeswoman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at a press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York, said the Pakistan Government had not set up any camps for accommodating the IDPs yet. She said the UN was well aware of th
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Michele Montas, a spokeswoman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at a press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York, said the Pakistan Government had not set up any camps for accommodating the IDPs yet. She said the UN was well aware of the problems being faced by the IDPs arriving at the camps and provided 60 per cent of the fund meant for accommodating and providing food to the displaced persons. She said due to security concerns, the UN personnel could not travel to the areas where these IDPs had been arriving and was working with local non-government organisations to provide maximum relief to the displaced families. Michele said the UN was aware that most of the displaced persons were living with their relatives because the Government had not made any arrangement for their accommodation.
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October - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 20 killed three militants and arrested two others during the ongoing operation in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency, the Frontier Corps’ media cell said, Daily Times reported. During the operation in Dora, Gurgra
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 20 killed three militants and arrested two others during the ongoing operation in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency, the Frontier Corps’ media cell said, Daily Times reported. During the operation in Dora, Gurgray and Landay Killay, two militants, identified as Najeeb and Shan, were killed. Separately, in Miliward, the SFs arrested two militants and impounded a vehicle along with a large cache of arms.
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October - 20 
The army killed 20 militants on the fourth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan, the military said on October 20, as troops intensified the battle for the control of Kotkai, Daily Times reporte
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The army killed 20 militants on the fourth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan, the military said on October 20, as troops intensified the battle for the control of Kotkai, Daily Times reported. The TTP claimed they killed seven soldiers in an attack, but the army said only four soldiers had been killed in the assault on positions around Kotkai – the hometown of TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud and trainer of suicide bombers Qari Hussain. The Taliban casualties have taken the death toll to 91 since the launch of the operation on October 16. “We are consolidating our positions around Kotkai, and control of this town will pave the way for deeper advances towards Makeen and other strongholds of the Taliban,” said military officials. They said troops battling their way into Kotkai were facing resistance from the Taliban. “Fierce fighting going with the Taliban is in progress... we have to take full control of the town before we move deeper into Taliban territory,” said the officials.
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October - 20 
The provincial Governments on October 20 ordered the closure of Government and private educational institutions across the country following the attack on the IIUI, Daily Times reported. The Sindh Education Department announced the closure of all sch
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The provincial Governments on October 20 ordered the closure of Government and private educational institutions across the country following the attack on the IIUI, Daily Times reported. The Sindh Education Department announced the closure of all schools in the province until October 25. The NWFP and Balochistan Governments have also announced the closure of all education institutions until October 25. Educational institutions in the federal capital had already been shut down until October 25. In Punjab, a private TV channel reported that all Government and private education institutions would remain closed until further orders. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told the channel all education institutions would reopen once the security situation improved.
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October - 20 
The Taliban warned Mehsud elders against support to the military. “We call on Mehsud leaders not to support or speak in favour of the government. If any Mehsud tribesman collaborates with the government or speaks in their favour, stern action will be
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The Taliban warned Mehsud elders against support to the military. “We call on Mehsud leaders not to support or speak in favour of the government. If any Mehsud tribesman collaborates with the government or speaks in their favour, stern action will be taken against them,” Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq told BBC.
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October - 20 
The United Nations said on October 20 that 170,000 people had been displaced from the South Waziristan Agency due to fresh violence and the military operation by the Pakistan Army against the Taliban and estimated that the number of internally displa
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The United Nations said on October 20 that 170,000 people had been displaced from the South Waziristan Agency due to fresh violence and the military operation by the Pakistan Army against the Taliban and estimated that the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) would reach 250,000 in the next couple of days, The News reported.
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October - 20 
Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured after a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in the Khatan area of Khuzdar District on October 20, Daily Times reported. A Police source said unidentified miscreants had planted the remote-controlled bom
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Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured after a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in the Khatan area of Khuzdar District on October 20, Daily Times reported. A Police source said unidentified miscreants had planted the remote-controlled bomb which they exploded while a FC vehicle was passing by. The blast also destroyed the FC vehicle.
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October - 20 
Two suicide bombers targeted the new campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in the H-10 sector of Islamabad on October 20, killing at least six students and staff members, including two female students, and injuring more than
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Two suicide bombers targeted the new campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in the H-10 sector of Islamabad on October 20, killing at least six students and staff members, including two female students, and injuring more than 29 others, The News reported. Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad, Amer Ali Ahmad, said that the deceased were identified as Sidra Khalid (student), Hina (student), Pervaiz Masih (sanitary worker), Shaukat Bhatti (security guard), Amna (worker) and Khalil-ur-Rehman (student). This is the first terrorist attack on an educational institution in Islamabad. The first blast occurred at the cafeteria of the women’s campus at 3:07 pm while another took place at the Sharia bloc five minutes later, damaging the main structure of the building and dozens of cars parked near the blast site. The Inspector General of Police in Islamabad, Syed Kaleem Imam, said that a suspect, identified as ‘GM’, was arrested from the scene after the suicide attack at the cafeteria. He said the suspect belonged to Khanewal and had studied at the IIUI some seven years back. The IGP said he was arrested while capturing the scene on a movie camera. Kaleem Imam said according to the preliminary investigation, each bomber used 4 to 5 kilograms of explosive material and one and a half to two kg of pellets and ‘C-4’ kind of explosives were used in each suicide belt. He also said the suicide bombers apparently wanted to hit some other targets inside the federal capital, probably Security Forces, including the Police or maybe some diplomatic missions. “As they failed to penetrate the thick three-tier security cordon laid around the federal capital, they got frustrated and decided to target the IIUI, an institution where Islamic subjects are taught and where students from so many Muslim countries come to study,” the officer said. He conceded that security arrangements at the university were not adequate because it was generally believed that because of the Islamic status of this university the terrorists would not attack it.
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October - 21 
12 militants surrendered to the SFs in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency on October 21.
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12 militants surrendered to the SFs in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency on October 21.
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October - 21 
12 persons, including Arab, Pakistani and Afghan militants, were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast in Surkot village, five kilometres east of Miranshah, regional headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, on October 21-evening, The News
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12 persons, including Arab, Pakistani and Afghan militants, were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast in Surkot village, five kilometres east of Miranshah, regional headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, on October 21-evening, The News reported.
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October - 21 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, 32 suspected persons, including five close associates of Maulana Fazlullah, Swat unit chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were arrested during search operations in the Kohat District on October 21. Sources said the mi
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, 32 suspected persons, including five close associates of Maulana Fazlullah, Swat unit chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were arrested during search operations in the Kohat District on October 21. Sources said the militants, who are also reportedly the Shura (executive council) members of the Swat Taliban, were staying in a house in Behzadi Chikerkot area. However, their names were not disclosed to the media. Police sources said 27 suspects were arrested from the outskirts of Kohat city and 250 kilograms of explosives, safety fuses, two Kalashnikov rifles, two repeaters, three rifles and five pistols were recovered from them.
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October - 21 
Fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan on October 21, as the army hoisted the national flag in the Shingwari area on the fifth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations press release st
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Fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan on October 21, as the army hoisted the national flag in the Shingwari area on the fifth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations press release stated that, in the past 24 hours, 15 Taliban militants had been killed and 10 injured after jet fighters and long-range artillery struck Taliban positions in the Badar, Sam, Sararogha, Nanoo, Ladah and Makeen areas. It said four soldiers, including an officer, had also died in the same period. The capture of Shingwari would reportedly allow ground forces to advance towards the Chalwashti, Kanniguram and Sam areas.
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October - 21 
In Charsadda in the NWFP, Police arrested six suspected extremists on October 21. All those arrested men are said to be residents of the Swat and Shangla Districts. In Dir and Bajaur Agency, Frontier Corps troops arrested at least 22 suspected terror
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In Charsadda in the NWFP, Police arrested six suspected extremists on October 21. All those arrested men are said to be residents of the Swat and Shangla Districts. In Dir and Bajaur Agency, Frontier Corps troops arrested at least 22 suspected terrorists, according to a statement by the paramilitary force, reported APP.
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October - 21 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on October 21 that Iran had been informed that Jundallah chief Abdul Malik Reigi is in Afghanistan and not Pakistan, Daily Times reported. He said Islamabad had forwarded knowledge of his whereabouts to Iran. Conde
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on October 21 that Iran had been informed that Jundallah chief Abdul Malik Reigi is in Afghanistan and not Pakistan, Daily Times reported. He said Islamabad had forwarded knowledge of his whereabouts to Iran. Condemning the incident in Iran, he said Pakistan had already repatriated Reigi’s brother to Iran and would not hesitate to repatriate Reigi if he were on its soil. He also claimed that India has continuously failed to share information on the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008 with Pakistan and Islamabad will not listen to any further allegations of its involvement in the incident. "We have been continuously accused [of involvement in the Mumbai attacks by India] ... enough is enough," he told journalists in Islamabad. He also warned India against issuing threats to Pakistan, adding nobody should cast doubt over Pakistan’s commitment to fight terrorism. He said if India refused to share information with Pakistan, Islamabad would refuse to listen to any more allegations implicating it in the attacks. He also said Pakistan had not yet received India’s seventh dossier on the Mumbai attacks. "India should not perceive our offer for negotiations as a sign of weakness ... we can engage in threatening rhetoric just as well, or even better, than India. Pakistan is not a weak country and is capable of responding (to India)," he told journalists. He stated that Islamabad would not take dictation from anyone over the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed’s case.
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October - 21 
The army continued its efforts to secure Kotkai – the hometown of "suicide bomber mentor" Qari Hussain. "Soldiers have captured the Taliban positions around Kotkai, securing their hold over the area… We are encircling the Kotkai village," sources in
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The army continued its efforts to secure Kotkai – the hometown of "suicide bomber mentor" Qari Hussain. "Soldiers have captured the Taliban positions around Kotkai, securing their hold over the area… We are encircling the Kotkai village," sources in the political administration said.
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October - 21 
The bomb disposal squad defused a 107mm rocket overhead from a busy shopping complex in Tirah bazaar. In a separate action, the SFs arrested 18 tribesmen in Darra Adamkhel for their alleged links with the militants. They were arrested during search o
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The bomb disposal squad defused a 107mm rocket overhead from a busy shopping complex in Tirah bazaar. In a separate action, the SFs arrested 18 tribesmen in Darra Adamkhel for their alleged links with the militants. They were arrested during search operations in the Sheraki, Bostikhel, Akharwal and Mullakhel areas.
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October - 21 
The Security Forces (SFs) claimed killing a would-be bomber at a time when he was preparing for the suicide mission at Tiligram in the Swat District on October 21, The News reported. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said
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The Security Forces (SFs) claimed killing a would-be bomber at a time when he was preparing for the suicide mission at Tiligram in the Swat District on October 21, The News reported. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the SFs acted on an intercept about a suicide mission and raided a house in Tiligram area, killing the potential bomber before he could leave for the mission. In addition, the ISPR claimed troops had arrested 11 militants in the Shalpin and Dabsar areas. Two others surrendered to the SFs in Tiligram and Totano Banda.
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October - 21 
Three militants were killed and as many injured during a search operation in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency on October 21, The News reported. Tribal sources said that the Security Forces (SFs) continued search operation against militants in Charm
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Three militants were killed and as many injured during a search operation in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency on October 21, The News reported. Tribal sources said that the Security Forces (SFs) continued search operation against militants in Charmang valley. They said that three militants were killed and as many injured when they challenged the troops in the valley.
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October - 21 
Three Security Force (SF) personnel and two civilians were injured in roadside bomb blasts in different areas of the Nawagai and Mamond subdivisions.
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Three Security Force (SF) personnel and two civilians were injured in roadside bomb blasts in different areas of the Nawagai and Mamond subdivisions.
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October - 21 
Tribal and Taliban sources said four houses were destroyed in the blast caused by explosives dumped inside the house in Surkot. They denied reports that the blast was caused by a drone attack. Among those dead was reportedly Al Qaeda operative Abu Mu
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Tribal and Taliban sources said four houses were destroyed in the blast caused by explosives dumped inside the house in Surkot. They denied reports that the blast was caused by a drone attack. Among those dead was reportedly Al Qaeda operative Abu Musa al-Misri (an expert at preparing suicide vehicles). However, militant sources denied the killing of any senior Al Qaeda operative in the blast, but admitted that some of the victims were "guests". They said a man with the same name — Abu Musa al-Misri — has already been declared dead in two previous drone attacks at Naurak and later at Khaisura in the Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan. A senior Taliban commander said the dead included Arabs, Pakistani and Afghan fighters, and some children of Arab militants. He said the militants dumped huge explosives inside the house and were making a bomb from explosives when they mistakenly touched some wires that caused a huge blast. He said four other houses located in the same vicinity were also destroyed, causing widespread destruction. "The death toll may go up as still there are people under the rubble," said a tribal elder of Surkot.
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October - 22 
14 militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs voluntarily in the Lowi Mamond sub-division.
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14 militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs voluntarily in the Lowi Mamond sub-division.
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October - 22 
A man was injured when rockets hit his house in the Mulla Syed area of Salarzai sub-division. The rockets which appeared to have been fired at a check-post missed the intended target. Separately, a private hospital was reportedly blown up in Nawagai
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A man was injured when rockets hit his house in the Mulla Syed area of Salarzai sub-division. The rockets which appeared to have been fired at a check-post missed the intended target. Separately, a private hospital was reportedly blown up in Nawagai bazaar.
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October - 22 
According to Dawn, seven labourers were injured in a grenade attack in Surab, some 65km from Kalat town, in the Kalat District on October 22. A senior Police officer said that armed men on a motorcycle hurled the grenade on the labourers working on a
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According to Dawn, seven labourers were injured in a grenade attack in Surab, some 65km from Kalat town, in the Kalat District on October 22. A senior Police officer said that armed men on a motorcycle hurled the grenade on the labourers working on a gas pipeline.
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October - 22 
Displaced people from South Waziristan continued arriving in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank. Many reaching the two cities were handed over tents and some food but the displaced people reportedly complained about lack of help by the Government. According t
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Displaced people from South Waziristan continued arriving in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank. Many reaching the two cities were handed over tents and some food but the displaced people reportedly complained about lack of help by the Government. According to the ISPR, 7,184 families have been registered in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan since October 13. Five registration points have been established in the city of Dera Ismail Khan. The Government is, however, yet to establish a camp for the displaced people.
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October - 22 
Five militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Bajaur Agency on October 22, Dawn reported. Sources said that troops returned fire after a military convoy on patrol in the
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Five militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Bajaur Agency on October 22, Dawn reported. Sources said that troops returned fire after a military convoy on patrol in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division was attacked. Three militants were killed and two others injured. One trooper also sustained injuries. Further, two militants were killed and two others injured in a clash in the Lowi Sam area of Khar sub-division. The clash is reported to have erupted when militants attacked a check-post.
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October - 22 
Helicopter gunships targeted militants’ positions in different areas of the Salarzai sub-division and destroyed three hideouts.
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Helicopter gunships targeted militants’ positions in different areas of the Salarzai sub-division and destroyed three hideouts.
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October - 22 
In Karachi, the Sindh Police arrested three suspected militants, including a Saudi citizen, the Hassan Square and another from Hyderabad. Separately, the Sindh Police claimed the arrest of a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative, who is allegedly
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In Karachi, the Sindh Police arrested three suspected militants, including a Saudi citizen, the Hassan Square and another from Hyderabad. Separately, the Sindh Police claimed the arrest of a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative, who is allegedly wanted in more than 100 high-profile terrorism cases.
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October - 22 
In Lahore, Police arrested three foreigners from the Sandha area. Iqbal Town Superintendent of Police Ali Rizvi said all three men were wanted for an attack on the Rescue-15 building in Lahore.
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In Lahore, Police arrested three foreigners from the Sandha area. Iqbal Town Superintendent of Police Ali Rizvi said all three men were wanted for an attack on the Rescue-15 building in Lahore.
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October - 22 
In the Mamond sub-division, two people were wounded when an explosive device placed on a road went off in the Tarkho area. One soldier was injured by the roadside bomb blast in the Barkhlozo area of Lowi Mamond. Two other bombs were defused by the SF
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In the Mamond sub-division, two people were wounded when an explosive device placed on a road went off in the Tarkho area. One soldier was injured by the roadside bomb blast in the Barkhlozo area of Lowi Mamond. Two other bombs were defused by the SFs in the same area.
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October - 22 
Militants fired six rockets on the Razmak Army Camp, killing one soldier and injuring another.
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Militants fired six rockets on the Razmak Army Camp, killing one soldier and injuring another.
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October - 22 
Police and law-enforcement agencies arrested around 200 suspected terrorists in various search operations across the country on October 22, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the Security Forces – in collaboration with Police –
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Police and law-enforcement agencies arrested around 200 suspected terrorists in various search operations across the country on October 22, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the Security Forces – in collaboration with Police – arrested 152 suspects from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Most of the men belong either to the FATA or are Afghan nationals. Those arrested in Islamabad included an alleged suicide bomber – who was wearing a suicide jacket when he was arrested, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Khan Khursheed Khan. The channel reported that another suicide bomber was also arrested in Islamabad. Further, the channel said one of those arrested in Islamabad was carrying "maps" of sensitive locations.
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October - 22 
Security agencies have arrested two of the highest ranking Punjabi Taliban ‘commanders’, who are believed to have masterminded the attack on Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on October 10, 2009 and other high-profile attacks in Lahore.
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Security agencies have arrested two of the highest ranking Punjabi Taliban ‘commanders’, who are believed to have masterminded the attack on Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on October 10, 2009 and other high-profile attacks in Lahore. The two ‘commanders’, identified as Iqbal and Gul Muhammad, both hailing from Faisalabad, were arrested earlier this week by law-enforcement agencies, senior officials disclosed to Dawn on October 22. They were members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shura, the umbrella council of about top 40 militant commanders that coordinates and oversees Taliban activities in Pakistan. The two, who were in charge of militancy in Punjab, officials claim, served as the link between Taliban’s main leadership in Waziristan and the Punjabi Taliban network, a grouping of sectarian and Kashmir focussed militant groups responsible for the Taliban attacks in Punjab and the federal capital. Their arrest came after telephone intercepts by intelligence agencies and disclosures by Muhammad Aqil alias Dr Usman, who led the October 10 attack on the GHQ and was the only attacker to be arrested after the siege. Iqbal and Muhammad are said to be of the same ranking in the militant hierarchy as Aqil, who was also one of the TTP Shura members. Security sources said the two were involved in most of the major attacks in Punjab in 2009, including the one on the GHQ and the three coordinated attacks in Lahore on October 15. At least one of them is believed to have escorted the GHQ attackers.
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October - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) continued consolidating positions in the Tor Ghundai and Gurgurai Sar areas of South Waziristan on the sixth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat on October 22, The News reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),
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Security Forces (SFs) continued consolidating positions in the Tor Ghundai and Gurgurai Sar areas of South Waziristan on the sixth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat on October 22, The News reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 24 militants and two Army soldiers were killed and four soldiers were wounded in different areas on the Jandola-Srarogha and Shakai-Ladha axis. There was no comment from the Taliban about the casualty toll. Sources said 12 of the slain militants were foreigners. Although Army officials confirmed the killing of two soldiers, independent sources put the death toll at four. Displaced people arriving in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan through different routes said Taliban positions were being targeted with artillery, jet fighters and gunship helicopters in Makeen, Ladha and Srarogha. They said majority of the areas where the troops had reached and which were once considered the strongholds of Taliban had been vacated by the civilians. The troops, the sources said, had almost halted advance onward from Kotkai village in a bid to secure the area before going ahead into the mountainous and forested areas to chase the militants. The ISPR statement said intense fighting took place in Tor Ghundai on October 22, which resulted in the killing of 13 militants while the rest fled into the nearby mountains. The troops secured the Tor Ghundai village after the battle. The statement said SFs were in the process of securing Shishamwam where efforts were on to clear the caves. The area of Mizowam in this sector had been secured, said the statement. The troops captured the Gurgura Sar area on the Shakai-Ladha axis, and were attempting to strengthen positions north of Sherwangai. Militants are reported to have attacked the SFs in Boay Naray, located west of Sherwangai. The attack was repulsed and in the consequent encounter 11 of the attackers were killed. One soldier was also killed and three others wounded in the clash that took place on October 21-night, said the ISPR statement. Security officials said the troops started patrolling the Torwam-Sherwangai Road after seizing control of the Torwam Bridge, which was under control of the militants since 2007. The ISPR statement said the bridge was the key link between Torwam and Ladha.
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October - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 22 claimed to have killed an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the Banpur Sar area while three bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in Barikot in Swat valley, The News reported. Villagers said unknown
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 22 claimed to have killed an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the Banpur Sar area while three bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in Barikot in Swat valley, The News reported. Villagers said unknown persons had killed three suspected militants and dumped their bodies in the Ghazi Kandao area of Barikot. Two slain men were identified as Abdul Hameed and Bakht Zada while the identity of the third one could not be ascertained. In addition, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed that the SFs killed an important Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Iqbal alias Islam, during a search and clearance operation in Banpur Sar. It also said a large quantity of grenades, ammunition and equipment were recovered.
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October - 22 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police has claimed to have arrested two Afghan nationals who were allegedly running a gang of bank robbers to generate funds for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reported. According to a seni
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police has claimed to have arrested two Afghan nationals who were allegedly running a gang of bank robbers to generate funds for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reported. According to a senior official, the accused – Ataullah and Dawood Afghani – were arrested during a raid in Bilal Colony of Korangi area on October 22. He said an initial probe indicated that the duo was wanted in more than a dozen cases, including those of murder and kidnapping for ransom. Superintendent of Police (Operations), Fayyaz Khan, said that an AK-47 assault rifle and two hand-grenades were found in their possession. "The accused were involved in several bank dacoities and other crimes mainly to fund the TTP," he added.
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October - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed three militants and demolished their seven houses and six hideouts during operations in different areas of the Mohmand Agency on October 22, The News reported. Official sources said that the SFs contin
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The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed three militants and demolished their seven houses and six hideouts during operations in different areas of the Mohmand Agency on October 22, The News reported. Official sources said that the SFs continued advancing towards the remote borderlands in Baizai subdivision. The sources said a clash took place between the SFs and militants in the Manzari Cheena area of Baizai sub-division. Three militants were killed and several others injured during the clash. The troops also conducted search operations in various parts of the Baizai and Safi sub-divisions where seven houses and six hideouts of the militants were destroyed and a number of suspects were arrested.
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October - 22 
The SFs, according to the ISPR, arrested nine suspects from the seminary known as Madrassa Mazhar-ul-Uloom in Mingora’s Green Chowk and from Manglawar, Kokarai, Dahro, Rangeela and Godhand during their search and clearance operations. The Mingora Pol
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The SFs, according to the ISPR, arrested nine suspects from the seminary known as Madrassa Mazhar-ul-Uloom in Mingora’s Green Chowk and from Manglawar, Kokarai, Dahro, Rangeela and Godhand during their search and clearance operations. The Mingora Police have also reportedly launched a campaign against Afghan prayer leaders. The Police arrested 12 such clerics and charged them under 14 Foreign Act.
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October - 22 
Two militants surrendered before the SFs at Fizza Gat near Mingora and Nagga areas. In addition, a number of 60mm mortar bombs were recovered by the SFs from an area located east of Kabal.
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Two militants surrendered before the SFs at Fizza Gat near Mingora and Nagga areas. In addition, a number of 60mm mortar bombs were recovered by the SFs from an area located east of Kabal.
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October - 22 
Unidentified gunmen attacked an army vehicle in the federal capital Islamabad on October 22, killing a Brigadier and his driver and critically injuring a guard, Daily Times reported. Police officials said Brigadier Moinuddin Haider was en route to hi
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Unidentified gunmen attacked an army vehicle in the federal capital Islamabad on October 22, killing a Brigadier and his driver and critically injuring a guard, Daily Times reported. Police officials said Brigadier Moinuddin Haider was en route to his office in Rawalpindi when the assailants fired at his jeep at around 8:45am near Street No 5, G-11/1. Police and witnesses put the number of assailants at two – aged between 18-to-20 years – and said they were riding a motorbike. "It was an act of terrorism… The purpose was to kill and make news," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas was quoted as saying by Reuters. Brigadier Moin reportedly arrived in Pakistan on leave a few days ago from Sudan – where he was part of a UN peacekeeping mission. Officials suspect that the Taliban are likely behind the assassination – ordered in retaliation against the military operation in South Waziristan. The Inspector General of Police, Kaleem Imam, said it was "a target killing" and the assailants had been monitoring the route of the Brigadier.
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October - 23 October - 22
18 persons, including some women and children, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a bus hit a landmine in the Mohmand Agency on October 23, Dawn reported. According to Mohmand Rifles, the bus carrying wedding guests from Rawalpindi hi
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18 persons, including some women and children, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a bus hit a landmine in the Mohmand Agency on October 23, Dawn reported. According to Mohmand Rifles, the bus carrying wedding guests from Rawalpindi hit the mine at Suran Darra Chowk, some 25 kilometres from the Mamad Gat Frontier Corps camp. "The device was placed by militants who wanted to hit tanks and armoured personnel carriers," official sources said. Officials of the political administration confirmed that 18 people had been killed and six others were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for planting the mine, but local people and officials believe it was the work of militants in reaction to a search operation carried out in the area by security agencies a few days ago. Several militants were arrested and houses of a number of suspects were demolished during the search operation.
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October - 23 
A senior Police officer said the Police had arrested 80 suspects in the last three days. He said the Police continued the operation on October 23 and arrested 60 suspects from Dhok Noon, Dhok Makhan, Bhatta, Sohan, Pind Warian, Khana Dak, Khana East,
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A senior Police officer said the Police had arrested 80 suspects in the last three days. He said the Police continued the operation on October 23 and arrested 60 suspects from Dhok Noon, Dhok Makhan, Bhatta, Sohan, Pind Warian, Khana Dak, Khana East, Koral, Ghori Town, Kalinger and other slums in the Aabpara and Margallah police precincts. The official said police had seized 22 guns, 10 pistols, two Kalashnikov rifles, ammunition and 102 bottles of liquor from them. Most of the arrested persons were from Waziristan and Afghanistan.
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October - 23 
According to Dawn, five militants were killed when military planes and artillery attacked their positions in the Mulla Syed and Banda areas of Bajaur Agency on October 23. Three militants were injured and a local Taliban leader Gul Amin surrendered.
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According to Dawn, five militants were killed when military planes and artillery attacked their positions in the Mulla Syed and Banda areas of Bajaur Agency on October 23. Three militants were injured and a local Taliban leader Gul Amin surrendered. Troops also destroyed three tunnels in the Mulla Syed area.
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October - 23 
According to the ISPR, 142 militants and 20 soldiers have been killed since October 17. 56 soldiers suffered injuries while the troops arrested six suspected militants during the operation. The Taliban, however, has confirmed the killing of only thre
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According to the ISPR, 142 militants and 20 soldiers have been killed since October 17. 56 soldiers suffered injuries while the troops arrested six suspected militants during the operation. The Taliban, however, has confirmed the killing of only three of their men in the past one week. Talking to reporters from an undisclosed location by phone, the outlawed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, said only three of their colleagues had been killed since the launch of the military operation. He claimed that six tribesmen had also been killed during the past seven days. Azam Tariq also warned the media not to present one side of the picture.
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October - 23 
Eight persons were killed and 17 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber exploded himself at a Police check-post on the GT Road near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra in the Attock District of Punjab province in the morning on
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Eight persons were killed and 17 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber exploded himself at a Police check-post on the GT Road near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra in the Attock District of Punjab province in the morning on October 23, The News reported. According to District administration sources, a suicide bomber blew himself when Security Force (SF) personnel intercepted him at the check-post near the PAC, some 60 kilometres from the national capital Islamabad. Consequently, eight persons were killed and 17 others were injured. District Police chief Fakhar Sultan said the attack killed six civilians and two Pakistan Air Force personnel. The Air Force said 15 security staff were wounded and confirmed two of its personnel were dead. "We have found a mutilated face, as well as other body parts, including legs and arms of the bomber," said Sultan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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October - 23 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, 15 people were injured in a bombing outside a restaurant in the Hayatabad area of provincial capital Peshawar on October 23, Police told Daily Times. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Karim Khan said nine of th
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, 15 people were injured in a bombing outside a restaurant in the Hayatabad area of provincial capital Peshawar on October 23, Police told Daily Times. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Karim Khan said nine of the injured were being treated at the Hayatabad Medical Complex, while six had already been discharged. Two people were in critical condition, he added. He said the bomb had been planted in a car, adding it had contained around 60 kilograms of explosives. One suspect has been arrested in this connection, the APP news agency reported.
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October - 23 
Fierce fighting was reported from the Sherwangai area in South Waziristan Agency as troops started their advance towards the militants’ strongholds on the Shakai-Ladha axis on October 23, the seventh day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat, according to The
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Fierce fighting was reported from the Sherwangai area in South Waziristan Agency as troops started their advance towards the militants’ strongholds on the Shakai-Ladha axis on October 23, the seventh day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat, according to The News. The Army claimed killing 13 militants, raising the casualty toll of the Taliban to 142 since October 17. However, the Taliban said only three of their men were killed since the launch of the operation. However, claims from both sides could not be confirmed. After three days of fighting, Security Forces (SFs) were seen in full control of Sherwangai, its surrounding heights and the nearby village of Chalweshtai where troops had been deployed on the mountain peaks to avoid militants’ attacks from different directions, sources said. Fighter jets and artillery targeted suspected militants positions in Mashta, Ragh, Sam, Srarogha, Penga, Ladha and Makeen areas, but there were no reports about casualties. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that 13 militants and two soldiers were killed in clashes and rocket fire in and around Kotkai, Sherwangai and Chalweshtai areas. Seven soldiers sustained injuries in the fighting. The ISPR said one soldier and seven militants were killed and two soldiers injured during an encounter around Kotkai while another soldier and six Uzbek militants were killed in the fighting around the Sherwangai area. Five more soldiers sustained injuries. The military statement said one Vickers machine gun, one rocket launcher, along with three rockets, two Kalashnikov rifles, along with 300 rounds, one sniper rifle, one hand-grenade, two walkie-talkie sets and books in Uzbek language were also recovered.
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October - 23 
Police arrested four alleged terrorists from Farooqabad during a crackdown on suspicious persons.
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Police arrested four alleged terrorists from Farooqabad during a crackdown on suspicious persons.
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October - 23 
Police on October 23 claimed the arrest of a Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan terrorist, Qaisar Mauvia, from Sector F-12, and also apprehended 60 suspects from different parts of the federal capital Islamabad, Daily Times reported. Police said Mauvia was invo
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Police on October 23 claimed the arrest of a Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan terrorist, Qaisar Mauvia, from Sector F-12, and also apprehended 60 suspects from different parts of the federal capital Islamabad, Daily Times reported. Police said Mauvia was involved in target killing and other illegal activities in the country.
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October - 23 
Three militants were killed, fifteen arrested and seven surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Swat District on October 23, Dawn reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, the SFs, during a search and clearance operation in
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Three militants were killed, fifteen arrested and seven surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Swat District on October 23, Dawn reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, the SFs, during a search and clearance operation in the Talang area of Nejegram, killed three militants after an exchange of heavy gunfire. The SFs also arrested 15 suspected militants in the Mangaltan, Miandam, and Chak Dawlat areas of Swat during a search operation. The military stated that seven militants laid down arms and surrendered to the SFs in the outskirts of Mingora.
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October - 23 
Unidentified gunmen on October 23 killed an official of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, Daily Times reported. The Police said the assailants opened fire on Tanveer Raza, an IB inspector, while he was walking on Zargoon
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Unidentified gunmen on October 23 killed an official of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, Daily Times reported. The Police said the assailants opened fire on Tanveer Raza, an IB inspector, while he was walking on Zargoon Road near the office of the Railways divisional superintendent, killing him instantly. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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October - 23 
US lawmakers on October 23 passed a Pentagon spending bill that reportedly sets tough new restrictions on military aid to Pakistan, according to Daily Times. The US Senate voted 68-29 in favour of a $680 billion defence-spending bill for fiscal year
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US lawmakers on October 23 passed a Pentagon spending bill that reportedly sets tough new restrictions on military aid to Pakistan, according to Daily Times. The US Senate voted 68-29 in favour of a $680 billion defence-spending bill for fiscal year 2010, which was passed in the House of Representatives by a 281-146 margin on October 8 and now goes to US President Barack Obama for his assent. The new limits reportedly include efforts to track where US military hardware sent to Pakistan ends up, as well as a warning that the aid must not upset "the balance of power in the region" – a reference to tensions between Pakistan and India. The military spending bill would impose new restrictions on how Pakistan gets reimbursed out of a $1.6 billion fund for logistical and military support of US-led efforts to battle the militants. The measure requires that the US secretaries of state and defence certify "whether such reimbursement is consistent with the national security interest of the United States and will not adversely impact the balance of power in the region". The bill also says the Pentagon must certify that Islamabad is waging a "concerted" fight against Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other fighters before it can receive the massive package of aid to battle extremists on its soil. It directs the Pentagon to track how Pakistan uses military hardware it receives in order "to prohibit the re-transfer of such defence articles and defence services without the consent of the United States". The legislation instructs the White House to send lawmakers a report every 180 days on progress toward long-term security and stability in the country. The spending bill also calls for spending another $130 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in fiscal year 2010, which began October 1.
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October - 24 
21 Taliban militants and three soldiers killed were killed as Security Forces (SFs) took control of Kotkai in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), an important Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold and the native town of its chief Hakeem
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21 Taliban militants and three soldiers killed were killed as Security Forces (SFs) took control of Kotkai in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), an important Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold and the native town of its chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, after intense fighting on October 24, according to Daily Times. Addressing a joint press conference with Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Athar Abbas said 21 terrorists had been killed and three soldiers martyred while eight people had been injured. "Reliable sources have reported that due to the pressure of the ongoing operation, there have been large-scale desertions amongst the rank of terrorists groups. It has been also reported that the terrorists are shaving and trimming their beards to escape from the area," Abbas said. He said the military had not reached an accord with any militant outfit in FATA, adding however, that the Government had signed a few agreements with people from the Tribal Areas, including the Ahmedzai and Wazir tribes through the FATA Secretariat to secure their support against the terrorists. Asked about collaboration with the US in executing the operation, the Army spokesman said, "We have asked them (the US) to let us finish the job on our own and get the support of local population (against terrorists)."
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October - 24 
A Motorway Police official was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near Lillah Interchange close to Kalar Kahar in Punjab on October 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the officials at the interchange aske
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A Motorway Police official was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near Lillah Interchange close to Kalar Kahar in Punjab on October 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the officials at the interchange asked a car to stop for security checking, but the driver blew up the vehicle, resulting in the death of a patrolling officer, Shah Iran.
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October - 24 
A suspected US drone killed 22 militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 24, according to Daily Times. The drone targeted a Taliban shura (leadership council) meeting in Damadola area, which is 12 kilometres
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A suspected US drone killed 22 militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 24, according to Daily Times. The drone targeted a Taliban shura (leadership council) meeting in Damadola area, which is 12 kilometres north of Khar. Sources in the political administration said Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy chief Maulvi Faqir left the site minutes before the strike, adding that his relatives were among the dead. "The shura meeting could have been deciding a strategy to confront the Government forces after a military offensive was launched against militants in South Waziristan," sources said.
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October - 24 
Two key Taliban commanders were killed and ten other terrorists arrested in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) at Sahra area under Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat in North West Frontier Province on October 24, according to Daily Times. The source
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Two key Taliban commanders were killed and ten other terrorists arrested in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) at Sahra area under Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat in North West Frontier Province on October 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said the two commanders, Saidul Bashar and Karim alias Commando, were close aides of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Swat chief Mullah Fazlullah. Meanwhile, 10 militants were arrested during search operations and three Taliban militants surrendered before SFs.
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October - 25 October - 26
16 militants were killed and 23 others wounded during a joint operation by the Army and Frontier Constabulary in the Tora Warai area of Hangu District in the NWFP on October 25-night and October 26, Dawn reported. 54 militants, including some Afghans
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16 militants were killed and 23 others wounded during a joint operation by the Army and Frontier Constabulary in the Tora Warai area of Hangu District in the NWFP on October 25-night and October 26, Dawn reported. 54 militants, including some Afghans, were arrested during the operation. According to officials, security officer Abdul Jaffar was killed and seven other Security Force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in the operation which was launched after an attack by militants on a military check-post in Tora Warai late on October 25. Hundreds of militants of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan from Orakzai Agency and Hangu reportedly took part in the attack. Troops repulsed the attack after a gun-battle which continued for about two hours. Officials told Dawn that militants had taken away the bodies of their colleagues and the injured. Six hideouts of the militants were destroyed in Tora Warai and a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including two rocket-launchers, five rockets, two grenades, three shotguns, two rifles, four pistols and automatic weapons, was seized. Militants reportedly use Tora Warai to enter North Waziristan Agency from the Orakzai Agency. A few days ago, the SFs blew up a road linking Hangu with North Waziristan to stop the movement of militants.
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October - 25 
23 militants were killed as troops advanced deeper into the Taliban-controlled territory in South Waziristan and captured Gherlama, an important position north of Kotkai, the hometown of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, Dawn
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23 militants were killed as troops advanced deeper into the Taliban-controlled territory in South Waziristan and captured Gherlama, an important position north of Kotkai, the hometown of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, Dawn reported. Four soldiers are reported to have died in fierce gun-battles in areas around Gherlama, Kotkai, Nawazkot and Spinqamer. Shin Gher, a vital hilltop near Razmak in North Waziristan, was also captured. Tanks, backed by military jets and helicopter gunships, are reported to have targeted Taliban positions. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), troops secured the important Tarkona Narai hill after a 16-hour gun-battle and made gains on the Jandola-Sararogha axis, securing important ridges. ISPR said that 15 more terrorists and a soldier were killed as troops moved beyond Kotkai. Troops have secured Point 1125 north of Shishwam, an important ridge on the Jandola-Sararogha axis, and another point two kilometres north of Kotkai. On the western side of the axis, the Security Forces secured forward ridges of Kaskai, three kilometres north-west of Kotkai. Tarkona Narai, the highest feature on an important junction east of Sherwangi, has also been secured on the Shakai-Kaniguram axis. The hilltop had four strong points and a series of bunkers. Four terrorists were killed in the battle for the hilltop and eight others when they tried to flee from the area. One non-commissioned officer and three soldiers were also killed in the incident. Local officials said that landmines had slowed the advance of troops. They said 15 terrorists and three soldiers had been injured in the offensive. Security Forces, officials said, consolidated their positions in Kotkai and captured a number of other areas over the past few days. They said helicopter gunships attacked terrorists’ positions in Kaniguram.
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October - 25 
At least six militants were killed when jet fighters targeted their hideouts in the Ghiljo area in Upper Orakzai Agency on October 25, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that two hideouts and a camp of the Taliban were also destroyed in the air strikes
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At least six militants were killed when jet fighters targeted their hideouts in the Ghiljo area in Upper Orakzai Agency on October 25, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that two hideouts and a camp of the Taliban were also destroyed in the air strikes. They said that jetfighters attacked hideouts of Taliban three times and killed at least six militants in Ghiljo Bazaar, considered a stronghold of Taliban affiliated with the Hakeemullah Mehsud group. The Tariq Afridi group of Taliban controls a small part of lower Orakzai Agency.
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October - 25 
Elsewhere in the province, unidentified armed men killed a Police Inspector and injured a Constable in the Khuzdar District on October 25. Witnesses said the men, who were in a car, opened fire on Inspector Riaz Ahmed Zehri and Constable Muhammad Far
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Elsewhere in the province, unidentified armed men killed a Police Inspector and injured a Constable in the Khuzdar District on October 25. Witnesses said the men, who were in a car, opened fire on Inspector Riaz Ahmed Zehri and Constable Muhammad Farooq and fled. Zehri died instantly while Farooq was hospitalised. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. APP reported that the attack consequently sparked a violent demonstration in the area, in which people torched and ransacked Government and private property, including a bank.
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October - 25 
Many displaced people arriving in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank Districts of the NWFP said that the militants had left the villages recently captured by Security Forces days before the launch of the military operation, The News reported. "They have gone
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Many displaced people arriving in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank Districts of the NWFP said that the militants had left the villages recently captured by Security Forces days before the launch of the military operation, The News reported. "They have gone into the mountains or shifted to the neighbouring Orakzai Agency while some moved to the adjoining parts of Balochistan," said a tribesman.
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October - 25 October - 26
Nine militants were killed during clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on October 26, according to Dawn. Sources said about 15 militants attacked a security post in the Mattak area near the Afghan border on O
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Nine militants were killed during clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on October 26, according to Dawn. Sources said about 15 militants attacked a security post in the Mattak area near the Afghan border on October 25 and killed a Junior Commissioned Officer and three other SF personnel. Two other SF personnel sustained injuries in the attack. Troops subsequently fired back, killing six militants and injuring four others. According to official sources, the militants fired seven missiles on security posts in Tawheedabad and Sadiqabad and a base in Bilalabada. However, the missiles caused no damage or casualty. Three militants were killed and one was injured in an exchange of fire which continued for over about an hour. Militants also fired missiles on a flour mill in Bajaur, causing damage to the building and machinery. The managing director of the mill, Haji Mehboob, said the militants appeared to have targeted the upper portion of the building where security forces had set up a picket.
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October - 25 
Security Forces launched a large-scale operation in the Charbagh and Khawazakhela sub-divisions of Swat District on October 25, arresting 11 Taliban militants – including a would-be suicide bomber, said officials, Daily Times reported. At least seven
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Security Forces launched a large-scale operation in the Charbagh and Khawazakhela sub-divisions of Swat District on October 25, arresting 11 Taliban militants – including a would-be suicide bomber, said officials, Daily Times reported. At least seven houses owned by Taliban were also demolished, said an Inter-Services Public Relations statement.
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October - 25 
Six militants and three soldiers were killed in a clash in the Mattak village of Nawagai sub-division in Bajaur Agency on October 25, The News reported. Tribal sources said a group of militants attacked a check-post of the Security Forces (SFs) in Ma
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Six militants and three soldiers were killed in a clash in the Mattak village of Nawagai sub-division in Bajaur Agency on October 25, The News reported. Tribal sources said a group of militants attacked a check-post of the Security Forces (SFs) in Mattak village, killing three soldiers on the spot. Following the incident, the SFs targeted the positions of the militants with artillery guns from Khar, the regional headquarters of Bajaur Agency. Consequently, six militants were killed and three others injured while several militant hideouts were also destroyed. Clashes between the militants and SFs were also reported from the Mulla Said area of Salarzai sub-division. There was, however, no report on the loss of life from either side.
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October - 25 
Six Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the Security Forces in Khawazakhela, while troops arrested three Afghan nationals from Mingora. The troops are also reportedly continuing with an operation against the Taliban in Buner Distric
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Six Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the Security Forces in Khawazakhela, while troops arrested three Afghan nationals from Mingora. The troops are also reportedly continuing with an operation against the Taliban in Buner District.
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October - 25 
The death toll in the US drone attack in Bajaur Agency on October 24 increased to 33 when 13 wounded persons succumbed to their injuries on October 25, according to The News. Sources in the Damadola area, located less than 10 kilometres from Bajaur’s
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The death toll in the US drone attack in Bajaur Agency on October 24 increased to 33 when 13 wounded persons succumbed to their injuries on October 25, according to The News. Sources in the Damadola area, located less than 10 kilometres from Bajaur’s headquarters Khar, said the injured persons died on the way to clinics. They said six more injured persons were in a critical condition and there was apprehension that the death toll could rise further. The US drones had fired three missiles at a bunker used by militants near Choutra village in Damadola area. Initial reports said 20 persons were killed and dozens others were injured in the strike.
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October - 25 
The house of a militant was destroyed in shelling by gunship helicopters in the Ghundai and Mandal areas of Khar sub-division. The volunteers of Mamond Qaumi Lashkar (militia) also continued action against suspected militants in their areas.
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The house of a militant was destroyed in shelling by gunship helicopters in the Ghundai and Mandal areas of Khar sub-division. The volunteers of Mamond Qaumi Lashkar (militia) also continued action against suspected militants in their areas.
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October - 25 
The TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud is reported to have urged the Government to stop the operation which he said had been launched to get US aid.
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The TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud is reported to have urged the Government to stop the operation which he said had been launched to get US aid.
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October - 25 
Two militants were killed and four others sustained injuries while two explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed in action by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khyber Agency on October 25, The News reported. The SFs targeted positions of the militants
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Two militants were killed and four others sustained injuries while two explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed in action by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khyber Agency on October 25, The News reported. The SFs targeted positions of the militants from the Fort Salop in the Gurguri area. In the heavy firing, a militant belonging to the Sipah tribe was killed, official sources said. They added that four others, including a ‘commander’, sustained injuries in the firing by the SFs. The official sources said one vehicle loaded with explosives and arms was also destroyed in the attack. In another incident, the SFs claimed they blew up the vehicle of militants that that had been left behind by the fleeing militants in the Akakhel area. They claimed that troops in the same area also killed a militant who had opened fire on the soldiers from a car.
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October - 25 
Unidentified gunmen killed the Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan, a member of the Pakistan People’s Party, outside his residence in the provincial capital Quetta on October 25, Daily Times reported. The Baloch Liberation United Front c
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Unidentified gunmen killed the Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan, a member of the Pakistan People’s Party, outside his residence in the provincial capital Quetta on October 25, Daily Times reported. The Baloch Liberation United Front claimed responsibility for the assassination. Police in Quetta said unidentified motorcyclists shot dead the minister outside his residence on Thogai Road, while his brother’s father-in-law, Hydayat Jaffar, was injured in the same attack. Shafiq Khan is the second minister from Balochistan to have been killed over the last two months.
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October - 26 
According to Dawn, 11 militants and two soldiers were killed during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Baizai tehsil (revenue division) of Mohmand Agency on October 26-night. The militants attacked a check post in the
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According to Dawn, 11 militants and two soldiers were killed during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Baizai tehsil (revenue division) of Mohmand Agency on October 26-night. The militants attacked a check post in the Baidmani area of Baizai, triggering an attack by the SFs in which 11 militants and two soldiers were killed and two others injured. Independent sources, however, said that seven militants were killed in the clashes.
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October - 26 
According to The News, eight bodies of suspected militants were recovered in the Swat District on October 26. Four bodies were reportedly found dumped in the Khwazakhela area, official sources said.
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According to The News, eight bodies of suspected militants were recovered in the Swat District on October 26. Four bodies were reportedly found dumped in the Khwazakhela area, official sources said.
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October - 26 
Continuing their advance from three sides on the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) strongholds of Srarogha, Ladha and Makeen on the 10th day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, the Security Forces (SFs) claimed killing 19 more militants in three separate clashes
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Continuing their advance from three sides on the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) strongholds of Srarogha, Ladha and Makeen on the 10th day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, the Security Forces (SFs) claimed killing 19 more militants in three separate clashes on October 26, The News reported. Six Army soldiers were also killed while 20 others sustained injuries during clashes between the two sides in the Gharlai, Sarwek, Shaga and Sharkai Sar areas. Independent confirmation of the casualty was, however, not possible as the area has been under curfew for the past 10 days and communication links had been snapped. In their advance from three sides over the past 10 days, the SFs have captured Kotkai, village of the TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud and his cousin and suicide bombers’ trainer Qari Hussain, along with Sherwangai, Nawazkot, Chalweshtai and some key ridges. However, the troops faced tough resistance on the 10th day in their advance towards the TTP stronghold of Srarogha. Sources said a clash occurred when the Taliban militants tried to block the way of advancing troops near Srarogha. Military officials said 10 militants were killed in the clash which also claimed the lives of six Army soldiers. 14 soldiers sustained injuries and were evacuated with the help of military helicopters.
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October - 26 
District Police Officer Gul Wali Khan said that Police had arrested 22 suspects, including seven illegal Afghan nationals, during a search operation in Hangu and Thall. Two Kalashnikovs, three rifles, five shotguns, seven pistols and cartridges were
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District Police Officer Gul Wali Khan said that Police had arrested 22 suspects, including seven illegal Afghan nationals, during a search operation in Hangu and Thall. Two Kalashnikovs, three rifles, five shotguns, seven pistols and cartridges were seized. Police also foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of food items to Afghanistan and arrested six people. Three trucks carrying 1,050 bags of flour, 10 bags of wheat, 400 bags of sugar and 60 tins of ghee were impounded.
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October - 26 
Giving details of the advance made by SFs on the 10th day, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops secured the Kazhakas area on the road leading to Inzar Killay and Srarogha. The troops also secured Gharlai village on Kotkai-Srarog
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Giving details of the advance made by SFs on the 10th day, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops secured the Kazhakas area on the road leading to Inzar Killay and Srarogha. The troops also secured Gharlai village on Kotkai-Srarogha road. On the Shakai-Kaniguram axis, the ISPR said troops surrounded Sarwek village, one kilometre north of Chalweshtai, and secured the surrounding ridges. Seven militants were killed and five soldiers injured in the operation in the same zone. From the Razmak side, the SFs claimed securing the Shaga village and Sharakai Sar in the Nawazkot area. Two militants were killed and one soldier injured in the operation. The political administration officials said troops had secured the Moomi Karam and Sarwek villages after getting control of Chalweshtai. They said the troops would be able to reach and control the strategic peaks of Asman Manza and Karwan Manza in next two days.
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October - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 militants, including a close aide of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 12 militants, including seven Afghan nati
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 militants, including a close aide of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 12 militants, including seven Afghan nationals, were arrested during search operations in Kalam, Bahrain, Naway Killay and Manglawar. It added that three militants, identified as Habib Noor, Barkat and Abdul Khaliq, surrendered to the SFs in Kabal sub-division and another in Matta. In another incident, the troops arrested a close aide of Fazlullah, identified as Ali Shah Khan, during a raid in Charbagh. The sources said 960 grams of gold and some important documents were recovered from his possession. They said Ali Shah Khan was in-charge of the militants’ finances in Swat. There were reports that Maulana Fazlullah used to stay at his residence whenever he visited Charbagh.
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October - 26 
The Security Forces claimed to have killed four militants and injured six others in aerial bombardment carried out at Mamozai area in Orakzai Agency on October 26, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said the jet fighters targeted the hide
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The Security Forces claimed to have killed four militants and injured six others in aerial bombardment carried out at Mamozai area in Orakzai Agency on October 26, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said the jet fighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of militants in Mamozai area, killing four militants and injuring six others.
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October - 26 
The SFs in Lee Sam and Khar targeted militants’ positions in the area with artillery. Officials said several militant hideouts were destroyed by the shelling. The troops are reported to have faced stiff resistance from the Taliban in Charmang, but ha
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The SFs in Lee Sam and Khar targeted militants’ positions in the area with artillery. Officials said several militant hideouts were destroyed by the shelling. The troops are reported to have faced stiff resistance from the Taliban in Charmang, but have cleared 90 per cent of the area.
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October - 26 
Thousands of people have reportedly been displaced from areas inhabited by the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan and have taken refuge in parts of the neighbouring North Waziristan Agency as well as the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan Districts in the NWFP.
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Thousands of people have reportedly been displaced from areas inhabited by the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan and have taken refuge in parts of the neighbouring North Waziristan Agency as well as the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan Districts in the NWFP. Locals said almost all the people had left Sarwekai and Ladha sub-divisions. Only a small number of people had stayed behind to guard their houses and belongings, said tribesmen arriving in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.
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October - 26 
Tribal sources said an estimated 10,000 militants, mostly local tribesmen and some foreigners — Uzbek fighters — had gone into the mountains following the launch of the military operation on October 17. They were preparing for a tough battle in the m
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Tribal sources said an estimated 10,000 militants, mostly local tribesmen and some foreigners — Uzbek fighters — had gone into the mountains following the launch of the military operation on October 17. They were preparing for a tough battle in the mountains, forests and narrow passes, said security officials, who expected fierce fighting in the days ahead.
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October - 27 
A high-ranking army officer narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in the national capital Islamabad on October 27, Dawn reported. Brigadier Waqar Ahmad Malik, Director of Defence Services Guards at the GHQ, was going to a bank along with his mother
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A high-ranking army officer narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in the national capital Islamabad on October 27, Dawn reported. Brigadier Waqar Ahmad Malik, Director of Defence Services Guards at the GHQ, was going to a bank along with his mother in his official car when a gunman in khaki and wearing a shawl opened fire on him. The Brigadier, who was in mufti, escaped unhurt because his driver reportedly sped the vehicle away. The windscreen of the car and its roof was badly damaged. This was the second attack on a senior officer in Islamabad in less than a week. On October 22, Brigadier Moinuddin Ahmad was killed by terrorists in the G-11/1 sector.
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October - 27 
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs cleared the village of Zeriwam on the Jandola-Srarogha axis. One soldier and five militants were killed in clashes in and around Zeriwam and Garlai areas, it added. Advancing from Chalw
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According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs cleared the village of Zeriwam on the Jandola-Srarogha axis. One soldier and five militants were killed in clashes in and around Zeriwam and Garlai areas, it added. Advancing from Chalweshtai on Shakai-Kaniguram axis, the troops reached the suburbs of Kund Mela and Momi Karam areas and started removing improvised explosive devices from the roads. Seven militants were reportedly killed during an engagement with troops in the same area. SFs said they had regained the control of the old Frontier Corps post in Nawazkot and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the area located on the Razmak-Makeen axis. The ISPR statement said the troops clashed with militants in Tawda Cheena, Vedan, Manza Sar, Zare Sar and Makeen, killing 30 of them. Two soldiers were injured as militants fired two rockets at the Razmak camp.
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October - 27 
Authorities have arrested three tribesmen under the Collective Responsibility Clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. Troops also set ablaze houses of three suspects in the Chinari area.
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Authorities have arrested three tribesmen under the Collective Responsibility Clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. Troops also set ablaze houses of three suspects in the Chinari area.
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October - 27 
In Islamabad, Police arrested six suspects from the Jinnah Super Market after they failed to identify themselves. Meanwhile, Sindh Police arrested 11 foreigners from the Sindh-Punjab border. Police also arrested 10 suspects from Bhakkar and shifted t
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In Islamabad, Police arrested six suspects from the Jinnah Super Market after they failed to identify themselves. Meanwhile, Sindh Police arrested 11 foreigners from the Sindh-Punjab border. Police also arrested 10 suspects from Bhakkar and shifted them to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
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October - 27 
Law-enforcement agencies have arrested Qari Ishtiaq, ‘acting chief’ of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Punjab, from Bahawalpur, Daily Times reported. Ishtiaq allegedly masterminded the attack on the Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Ra
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Law-enforcement agencies have arrested Qari Ishtiaq, ‘acting chief’ of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Punjab, from Bahawalpur, Daily Times reported. Ishtiaq allegedly masterminded the attack on the Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on October 10-11, a private TV channel reported on October 27. According to the channel, security agencies also seized a heavy cache of explosives and sophisticated arms from him. An intelligence source told the channel that the TTP Punjab chief had provided "important information" about his three accomplices – Sajjad, Qamar and Adnan. The channel said Police had also arrested 29 suspected terrorists from Bahawalpur.
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October - 27 
Muzaffargarh police arrested three suspects and recovered a pistol from them. The men were identified as Abdul Sattar, Abdullah and Mukhtar. Police also arrested at least 24 Afghan nationals from the border city of Chaman in Balochistan.
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Muzaffargarh police arrested three suspects and recovered a pistol from them. The men were identified as Abdul Sattar, Abdullah and Mukhtar. Police also arrested at least 24 Afghan nationals from the border city of Chaman in Balochistan.
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October - 27 
Police and law enforcement agencies arrested eight men allegedly involved in various incidents of terrorism, during separate raids in the provincial capital Quetta on October 27, Daily Times reported. On a tip-off, heavy contingents of Police raided
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Police and law enforcement agencies arrested eight men allegedly involved in various incidents of terrorism, during separate raids in the provincial capital Quetta on October 27, Daily Times reported. On a tip-off, heavy contingents of Police raided various places on Sariab Road, Satellite Town, Shalkot, Quaidabad, Saddar and other areas and arrested the suspected terrorists. The Police also seized some weapons from their possession. Police sources claimed that the men had confessed to their involvement in various terrorist activities in the city.
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October - 27 
Reports from Landi Kotal stated that two Security Force personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at Fort Salop in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency on October 27, officials said. At least 10 rockets were fired at the fort, some eight kilom
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Reports from Landi Kotal stated that two Security Force personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at Fort Salop in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency on October 27, officials said. At least 10 rockets were fired at the fort, some eight kilometres west of Bara bazaar, by unidentified persons resulting in injuries to two soldiers of the frontier Corps. In retaliation, the troops targeted suspected positions of militants in Gurguri and adjoining areas. Later, the troops also carried out a search operation in Malikdin Khel and arrested at least five suspected militants.
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October - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 27 claimed killing 42 more militants, raising the toll to 240 since the launch of Operation Rah-e-Nijat targeting the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan Agency on October 17, The News reported. The tr
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 27 claimed killing 42 more militants, raising the toll to 240 since the launch of Operation Rah-e-Nijat targeting the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan Agency on October 17, The News reported. The troops admitted losing one soldier and injuries to two others as they advanced on the militants’ strongholds of Srarogha, Makeen and Ladha from three directions, using Wana, Jandola and Razmak as their rear bases. Tribal sources said the troops were facing stiff resistance during their advance towards Srarogha, the stronghold of the TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, after the capture of Kotkai, Sherwangai, Chalweshtai and other small villages and mountain ridges from the Taliban.
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October - 27 
Security Forces arrested six militants from the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency. The operation was conducted in the Malik Din Khel area of Bara.
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Security Forces arrested six militants from the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency. The operation was conducted in the Malik Din Khel area of Bara.
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October - 27 
The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, told reporters that the mastermind behind the Hayatabad and Sukarno Chowk bombings had been arrested.
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The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, told reporters that the mastermind behind the Hayatabad and Sukarno Chowk bombings had been arrested.
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October - 27 
The political administration officials said fighter planes bombed Ladha, Shpeshtin, Gadawai, Kacha Langarkhel, Mashta, Sam and Selai Rogha. The villages of Badar, Nano, Kotkhel, Jalandhar and Karama were targeted with heavy artillery guns from the Wa
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The political administration officials said fighter planes bombed Ladha, Shpeshtin, Gadawai, Kacha Langarkhel, Mashta, Sam and Selai Rogha. The villages of Badar, Nano, Kotkhel, Jalandhar and Karama were targeted with heavy artillery guns from the Wana side while the villages of Aimarkhel and Bandkhel were targeted from Razmak. Sources said five hideouts of militants were destroyed in bombing by the planes while a huge cache of weapons was seized in the Badar area. The sources said nearly three-dozen militants had been killed in bombing on different areas. The troops were reportedly facing resistance from the militants in Ghorlama village.
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October - 27 
The Union Government on October 27 issued a travel advisory alerting Indian pilgrims against visiting Pakistan, reports Times of India. "Government of India is of the view that it is not advisable for Indian pilgrims to visit Pakistan in the prevaili
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The Union Government on October 27 issued a travel advisory alerting Indian pilgrims against visiting Pakistan, reports Times of India. "Government of India is of the view that it is not advisable for Indian pilgrims to visit Pakistan in the prevailing situation when frequent terrorist attacks are taking place in Punjab province of Pakistan, where all Gurudwaras are situated," the advisory said. The Union Ministry for Home Affairs has asked Indian citizens to avoid undertaking any visit to Pakistan till the security situation improves.
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October - 27 
the United Nations’ figures revealed that 205,000 people had been displaced from South Waziristan due to the military operation. The latest figures released on October 27 suggested that some 50,000 to 80,000 people were still in the area affected by
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the United Nations’ figures revealed that 205,000 people had been displaced from South Waziristan due to the military operation. The latest figures released on October 27 suggested that some 50,000 to 80,000 people were still in the area affected by the fighting. Mentioning security concern as a problem, the statement said there was a little room for aid workers to manoeuvre in the highly-volatile areas. A similar complaint was reportedly made by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The UN said it was expecting more people to be displaced because of the ongoing fighting.
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October - 27 
Three SF personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Safi area on October 27. Sources said a vehicle carrying soldiers was hit by a landmine near Khazina, causing injuries to three soldiers.
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Three SF personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Safi area on October 27. Sources said a vehicle carrying soldiers was hit by a landmine near Khazina, causing injuries to three soldiers.
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October - 27 
Unidentified persons killed an active member of the tribal Lashkar (militia) in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, on October 27, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that Shireen Khan was sitting in his shop when unidentified persons opened fire,
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Unidentified persons killed an active member of the tribal Lashkar (militia) in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, on October 27, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that Shireen Khan was sitting in his shop when unidentified persons opened fire, killing him on the spot. The attackers later managed to escape despite tight security in the area.
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October - 27 
US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of tw
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US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport before he boarded a flight to Philadelphia, from where he was intending to travel to Pakistan to meet Pakistani terrorist handlers, including the fugitive Ilyas Kashmiri. Headley's partner in the terror plot, which included plans to attack the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, was a Pakistani-Canadian named Tahawwur Hussain Rana, also a resident of Chicago who was arrested by the FBI on October 18. According to the FBI affidavit filed in a Chicago court, Headley was in close contact with Ilyas Kashmiri and several unidentified leaders of LeT, two of whom are identified as "LeT member A" and "Individual A." He had visited Pakistan before to meet LeT handlers and was returning there ostensibly to finalize plans for strikes. "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. "These e-mails reflect that LeT Member A was placing a higher priority on using Headley to assist in planning a new attack in India than on completing the planned attack in Denmark," it said. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government." "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government."
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October - 28 
A girls’ school was blown up in the Aranda village of Shabqadar area. While the school building was destroyed no casualty was reported because schools in the area were closed.
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A girls’ school was blown up in the Aranda village of Shabqadar area. While the school building was destroyed no casualty was reported because schools in the area were closed.
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October - 28 
A remote-controlled car bomb killed at least 105 people – including women and children – and injured around 200 others at the Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on October 28, Daily Times reported. "We have received 92 bodies and some par
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A remote-controlled car bomb killed at least 105 people – including women and children – and injured around 200 others at the Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on October 28, Daily Times reported. "We have received 92 bodies and some parts of bodies and 200 injured people – including 70 women and children," said Haider Afridi, chief executive of the Lady Reading Hospital. He said around 25 people – mostly women – were in critical condition, while only 25 bodies had so far been identified. "Nineteen of the dead are women and 11 are children. All the dead are civilians," Dr Zafar Iqbal told the AFP news agency. The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain, however, said, "More than 80 people were killed ... around 200, mostly women and children, were injured in the car bomb blast." Bomb disposal squad chief Shafqat Malik told reporters that 150 kilograms of explosives were used in the remote-controlled blast. He said that some people were still trapped under the rubble. According to the AFP, the explosion brought down buildings. A three-storey building and a mosque, Masjid Umme Habiba, situated in the narrow bazaar, caved in while six other structures were engulfed by a huge fire caused by the explosion, The News reported. Around 12 houses and over 60 shops were gutted while almost 300 other shops and houses were severely damaged due to the powerful explosion at around 12:40 pm. The Meena Bazaar is famous for women’s dresses, cosmetics and children’s garments. Minister Iftikhar Hussain told journalists that the blast was linked with the ongoing military operation in South Waziristan against the Taliban, saying, "foreign terrorists – including Arabs, Chechens and Uzbeks – stationed in Waziristan are carrying out attacks in Pashtun areas". However, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing so far, according to Daily Times. The Capital City Police Officer Liaqat Ali told reporters that terrorists were "confused" because of the security in the city, and were – therefore – targeting public places. He said, "There was information that an explosives-laden car had entered the city." Meanwhile, the Taliban and Al Qaeda have denied involvement in the bomb blast and claimed they do not explode bombs in bazaars and mosques, The News reported. According to an Al Qaeda statement, they are not involved in the killing of innocent people. Al Qaeda sources said elements who want to defame Jihad and refugees are behind the Peshawar bomb blast. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in an email sent to the media also condemned the blast and denied its involvement in the incident.
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October - 28 
According to Dawn, the Sindh Police on October 28 claimed to have arrested five members of a banned militant outfit and seized about 150 kilograms of explosives, automatic rifles and suicide vests from them. A senior CID Police official said that the
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According to Dawn, the Sindh Police on October 28 claimed to have arrested five members of a banned militant outfit and seized about 150 kilograms of explosives, automatic rifles and suicide vests from them. A senior CID Police official said that the five suspected militants, all residents of Karachi, were arrested in different parts of Orangi Town and they were planning terrorist attacks on key installations in the city. "Initial investigations suggest that they all are militants and associated with the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. They have a history of police arrests on different charges," said Superintendent of Police (SP) Fayyaz Khan. The arrested suspects, aged between 25 and 26 years, were identified as Nasir alias Saifullah, Shakeel Barmi, Atif alias Chooha, Wasim alias Baroodi and Afzal alias Rickshaw Wala. The Police also said they were looking for four of their accomplices – Rasheed Swati, Arif alias Chota, Danish and Naseer – who were still at large. The Police claimed that the arrested suspects were planning to target Government buildings and prominent individuals. "Their main targets were government buildings and hotels," said SP Khan.
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October - 28 
At least one persons was killed and three others sustained injuries in a bomb blast at a busy junction in Dera Bugti on October 28, according to Daily Times. Police said the explosives were triggered with a remote-controlled device. Painda Khan, a re
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At least one persons was killed and three others sustained injuries in a bomb blast at a busy junction in Dera Bugti on October 28, according to Daily Times. Police said the explosives were triggered with a remote-controlled device. Painda Khan, a resident of the nearby village, died instantly. The three injured people have been identified as Muhammad Khan, Ali Khan and Akhtar. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
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October - 28 
Four suspected militants were killed and three others injured in a clash with the Security Forces (SFs) in Mohmand Agency on October 28, Dawn reported. Sources said a group of militants attacked the Baidmani check-post in Baizai sub-division with hea
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Four suspected militants were killed and three others injured in a clash with the Security Forces (SFs) in Mohmand Agency on October 28, Dawn reported. Sources said a group of militants attacked the Baidmani check-post in Baizai sub-division with heavy weapons at about 1.30am. Four militants, including two Afghan nationals, were killed when the troops returned fire. This was the second attack on the post in two days. Two SF personnel and 11 militants were killed in an attack on October 27.
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October - 28 
The District Administration of Lahore has ordered that 17 Government schools in different areas of Lahore and the Punjab University be shut down for security reasons, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the District administratio
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The District Administration of Lahore has ordered that 17 Government schools in different areas of Lahore and the Punjab University be shut down for security reasons, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the District administration authorities ordered to close down the Government Muslim Model High School Urdu Bazaar, Govt Victoria High School, Govt Saleem Model High School, Govt Girls' Higher Secondary School Ravi Road, Govt Chishtia Girls' High School, Cathedral High School Anarkali, Anthony High School Lawrence Road, Govt Central Model School Lower Mall, Saint Francis High School Anarkali and Sacred Heart Girls' High School Temple Road, among others.
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October - 28 
The Inspector General of the NWFP Police has said that the Police have arrested the mastermind of the group involved in the Hayatabad and Soekarno Chowk bomb blasts, The News reported. Talking to reporters, he said 16,500 new police officials would b
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The Inspector General of the NWFP Police has said that the Police have arrested the mastermind of the group involved in the Hayatabad and Soekarno Chowk bomb blasts, The News reported. Talking to reporters, he said 16,500 new police officials would be recruited for maintaining law and order in the province. He added that red alert security was in place in the province and hundreds of terrorists and their commanders have been arrested. He said the Police also recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives. A group was involved in bomb blasts in Hayatabad and Soekarno Chowk and its leader has been arrested and is being interrogated, Malik Naveed added.
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October - 28 
The Security Forces (SFs) were only a few kilometres from Srarogha, the stronghold of the Hakeemullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on the 12th day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 28, The News reported
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The Security Forces (SFs) were only a few kilometres from Srarogha, the stronghold of the Hakeemullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on the 12th day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 28, The News reported. Sources said some militants were fleeing to North Waziristan from the Srarogha side and via the Shawal Road from Makeen due to increased pressure from the advancing troops. Local sources said the troops were heading for Srarogha after getting full control of Kotkai and securing the surrounding areas and ridges. "The next important point is Srarogha, where a tough battle is expected once the troops get close," said a political administration official. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 25 militants were killed and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered. Five soldiers sustained injuries in the clashes and in attacks from the militants in different areas, it added. The ISPR said SFs made considerable progress on the Kotkai-Srarogha axis and secured the area overlooking the TTP stronghold of Srarogha. Eight militants were killed and three soldiers were wounded in incidents in that area. The statement also said 25 Taliban training centres and nine caves were destroyed in Kotkai while three more training centres were overrun in the Murghaband area. According to tribesmen, the Kaniguram village on the Shakai-Kaniguram axis is a strong base of militants, where mostly Uzbeks were based. The troops secured an important area of Karwan Manza, located two kilometres east of Kaniguram. SFs also continued a search for militants and arms in Nawazkot, a strategic village located on the Razmak-Makeen axis.Local sources said that the SFs would be able to capture the high points of Asman Manza after getting control of Kaniguram, which is currently under a siege. Control over Asman Manza and Karwan Manza would enable the troops to advance on Kokatkhel, Karama, Delay, Mashta, Badar and other areas of Ladha sub-division and Sarwekai, the sources said. They added that six militants were killed and four injured in a clash with the SFs in the Sherkot area. Fighter planes bombed TTP hideouts in Ladha, Maidan, Patwelai and other areas, but there were no reports about casualties. The ISPR chief, Major General Athar Abbas, while addressing a press conference in the federal capital Islamabad, said Uzbek fighters had made Mehsud and other tribes hostage, adding that Mehsud tribes were not linked with these foreigners. "As soon as the area is cleansed from terrorists, including foreigners, the Mehsud tribesmen will return to their area to resume their own system," he said. Abbas said it was confirmed, through interceptions, that TTP ‘commander’ Waliur Rehman was present in the area but nothing could be said about Hakeemullah Mehsud. He rejected the impression that the TTP had made a tactical withdrawal from Kotkai to launch another assault, saying that the Taliban leadership was on the run.
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October - 28 
The suicide attack at a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul on October 28, 2009 was a joint operation directed by an Afghan warlord based in the tribal areas of Pakistan and by an Al Qaeda operative, the Afghan intelligence Director said, Times of Ind
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The suicide attack at a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul on October 28, 2009 was a joint operation directed by an Afghan warlord based in the tribal areas of Pakistan and by an Al Qaeda operative, the Afghan intelligence Director said, Times of India reported. The intelligence official, Amrullah Saleh, said six Afghan suspects had been arrested, including an imam (prayer leader) who had provided a hideaway for the attackers. He said the suspects had said that the three suicide attackers were all from the Swat Valley in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Saleh said the operation was jointly directed. One group was the Haqqani network, a Taliban-affiliated organization led by Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin which is based in North Waziristan, and the other leader was an Al Qaeda operative known as Ajmal, who fled to the Waziristan area. 11 persons, including five UN personnel, were killed in the attack.
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October - 29 
Army troops have discovered the passport of a militant linked to two hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks, during an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on October 29 that the p
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Army troops have discovered the passport of a militant linked to two hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks, during an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on October 29 that the passport belonging to Said Bahaji, a German of Moroccan origin, was among documents, weapons and literature seized by the military and shown to a group of journalists during an official trip. The channel reported the passport showed the man had arrived in Karachi just days before 9/11. However, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, who accompanied the reporters on the trip to South Waziristan, had no comments to offer. "I haven’t seen the passport. These reporters may have seen it," he said. Bahaji’s name has appeared in the 9/11 Commission Report, according to Reuters.
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October - 29 
Continuing their advance towards Srarogha, the stronghold of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, the Security Forces (SFs) said they had killed 11 militants and lost one soldier with two others injured on October 29, the 13t
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Continuing their advance towards Srarogha, the stronghold of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, the Security Forces (SFs) said they had killed 11 militants and lost one soldier with two others injured on October 29, the 13th day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, The News reported. However, reporters and cameramen of television channels flown to South Waziristan and taken on a guided visit to several points quoted the SFs as claiming that 82 militants were killed in the fighting.
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October - 29 
Local sources said the troops had surrounded Kaniguram village and were preparing to secure control of Masp Mela, Asman Manza and Karwan Manza in the next 24 hours. They said a clash took place between the SFs and militants in Kaniguram but there was
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Local sources said the troops had surrounded Kaniguram village and were preparing to secure control of Masp Mela, Asman Manza and Karwan Manza in the next 24 hours. They said a clash took place between the SFs and militants in Kaniguram but there was no information about the casualties. Fierce clashes were also reported from Ahmadwam area near Srarogha. Local sources said 20 militants were killed in the clash in Ahmadwam. They did not mention casualties among the troops. Jet fighters bombed Srarogha, Spina Mela, Ladha, Piazha, Sam and other areas, believed to be the hiding places and strongholds of the TTP. These areas were also being targeted by artillery guns from Army bases in Razmak and Jandola, local sources said. They said several militants had been killed and injured, but the exact casualty toll could not be confirmed. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the troops consolidated their position on the Kotkai-Srarogha axis from Jandola side. It claimed the troops captured Inzar Killay and clearance operation also continued in Zariwam village. Five militants were killed in Ganra Kas village in the same area. A mortar fire also killed one soldier and injured two others. On the Shakai-Kaniguram axis, a training centre was discovered as the troops continued siege of Kaniguram. The troops also captured an important height west of Kaniguram overlooking the road to Ghanikhel and Mazkai. Six militants were killed and their bunkers were destroyed in the same area, said the ISPR statement. The SFs are also reportedly consolidating their positions in Servek and Tarkona Narai, it added. Since the launch of the operation, security officials have claimed killing over 250 militants. They have also admitted the death of 31 soldiers since October 17. However, there are no reports from independent sources about the casualties and the gains by the troops. Most of the information about the operation is provided by the ISPR.
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October - 29 
The death toll in the car bombing at Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on October 28 rose to 117 on October 29-evening and rescue workers believed that some bodies were still in the debris of the collapsed buildings. A spokesman for the
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The death toll in the car bombing at Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on October 28 rose to 117 on October 29-evening and rescue workers believed that some bodies were still in the debris of the collapsed buildings. A spokesman for the Edhi Foundation told Dawn that he himself had counted 117 bodies. He said that 14 madrassa (seminary) students were still trapped in a mosque destroyed by the blast and only one of the bodies had been retrieved so far. However, the Senior Superintendent of Police (coordination), Mohammad Alam Shinwari, said that 105 bodies had been counted and now parts of the bodies were being recovered. Some parts of the vehicle used in the blast had been found, he added.
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October - 29 
The leadership of Al Qaeda is in Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on October 29, according to Daily Times. "I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn’t get them if they really wanted
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The leadership of Al Qaeda is in Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on October 29, according to Daily Times. "I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn’t get them if they really wanted to," she added. "Maybe that’s the case; maybe they’re not gettable. I don’t know... As far as we know, they are in Pakistan," Clinton told senior Pakistani newspaper editors in Lahore, AFP reported. Separately, Clinton also reportedly met Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and exchanged views on a host of security-related issues.
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October - 29 
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the US does not have any evidence of India's involvement in Balochistan amid Pakistan's allegation that New Delhi was fomenting trouble in the province, Rediff reported. "Well, first of all, we
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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the US does not have any evidence of India's involvement in Balochistan amid Pakistan's allegation that New Delhi was fomenting trouble in the province, Rediff reported. "Well, first of all, we have no evidence of that. I mean, we just have no evidence of that," Clinton said in reply to a question that many Pakistanis believe that India is fomenting trouble in Balochistan. "So from our perspective, we believe that anything like that, any charge that might be made like that, and Balochistan, as you know, is a very volatile region," she said during her interaction with Pakistani editors in Lahore on October 29-night. Clinton said she has not seen any evidence from Pakistan about India's involvement in Balochistan.
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October - 30 
14 Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed on the 14th day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported. All 14 militants were killed along the Jandola-Sararogha axis, with troops advancing toward
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14 Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed on the 14th day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported. All 14 militants were killed along the Jandola-Sararogha axis, with troops advancing towards and securing an important area west of Dralima and northwest of Ahnei Kalle. Two soldiers were killed when the militants fired mortar shells. "On the Shakai-Kaniguram axis, forces secured... ridge point 6,954 – 3 kilometres north of Kundmela and 2 kilometres west of Kaniguram," said a Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. Further, the ISPR said a clearance operation is underway in Khaikaeh Narai and surrounding areas. Troops – after fully securing Asman Manza – are reportedly expanding their security perimeter with a search-and-clearance operation in Kaniguram in progress. "On the Razmak-Makeen axis, the forces are consolidating their positions at Pakalita Sar and Manza Sar... dominating Razmak-Makeen Road," said the statement. In addition, fighter jets are reported to have bombed Taliban positions in Kaniguram and Makeen.
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October - 30 
A Pakistani boat, which had intruded into Indian waters near Sir Creek area of Kutch District in Gujarat, was seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on October 30 but its occupants managed to escape, reports PTI. "During patrolling, a BS
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A Pakistani boat, which had intruded into Indian waters near Sir Creek area of Kutch District in Gujarat, was seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on October 30 but its occupants managed to escape, reports PTI. "During patrolling, a BSF team spotted a boat about 1.5 km from Sir Creek area. On seeing the BSF patrol team, the occupants of the boat dived into sea," BSF officials said. They said that the team "seized the boat and started to track down the occupants. But, due to difficult terrain and thick cover of mangroves, the occupants managed to flee. They had time on their side as the team was far away from the boat." The BSF officials also said that the number of occupants of the boat is not yet known, adding, "We are not sure about number of occupants of the boat as our team was far away from them when they escaped." Later, the boat was found to be a fishing boat that has been brought to the Kutch coast, they added. The BSF has heightened vigil in the area after receiving inputs of increased Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, activities in the creek area, they said.
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October - 30 
At least two Taliban militants were killed when tribesmen retaliated against an attack on the chief of a peace committee, and a peace volunteer was injured in crossfire in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported.
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At least two Taliban militants were killed when tribesmen retaliated against an attack on the chief of a peace committee, and a peace volunteer was injured in crossfire in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported. An administration official said Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief, Malik Sultan, with heavy weapons in Baizai area. At least two militants were killed and four injured in the ensuing clash, which continued for about an hour. Sultan is reported to have escaped unhurt.
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October - 30 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on October 30 that the Taliban torched 409 educational institutions in the Malakand Division of the NWFP and 64 in FATA, Daily Times reported. Calling the Taliban "professional killers and liars", the minister said
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on October 30 that the Taliban torched 409 educational institutions in the Malakand Division of the NWFP and 64 in FATA, Daily Times reported. Calling the Taliban "professional killers and liars", the minister said they were enemies of Islam and Pakistan and had nefarious designs to destabilise the country. Malik reiterated the Government’s firm stance of uprooting the menace of extremism and terrorism from the country.
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October - 30 
Pakistan's Consul General in Chicago personally knew both David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, arrested by the FBI for planning to carry out a major terrorist attack in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the US authorities
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Pakistan's Consul General in Chicago personally knew both David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, arrested by the FBI for planning to carry out a major terrorist attack in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the US authorities have claimed, according to Times of India. The FBI in its revised charge-sheet filed before a Chicago court said the Consul General of Pakistan in Chicago personally knows both Rana and Headley a.k.a. Daood Gilani, as all three of them are from the same high school. According to the Website of the Pakistan Embassy in US, Dr Aman Rashid is the Consul General in Chicago. "On or about September 25, 2009, Rana spoke by telephone with the Consul General at the Pakistani Consulate in Chicago in an effort to obtain a five-year visa for Headley to travel to Pakistan. It is clear from the email traffic unrelated to terrorist plotting that the Consul General knows Rana and Headley personally as all three attended the same high school," the FBI claimed. However, the affidavit, does not say anything if the Consul General was aware or had any inclination of the terrorist connection of Rana and Headley. Rana (48) and Headley (49) are residents of Chicago and also alumni of the same military school. American national Headley, whose assistance was sought by LeT in planning a major terrorist attack in India, was helped by his Pakistani-Canadian friend Rana to obtain a visa for Pakistan so that he can travel to NWFP for training and meeting the LeT leaders, federal prosecutors have charged. The charge-sheet also indicates that the LeT was planning to use Headley for a major terrorist attack in India. The transcripts of the taped conversations, both e-mail and telephone, reveals that the LeT was planning to use Headley for attack on a mysterious Indian actor 'Rahul' - which Indian intelligence agencies say could be a code message. Headley stated that he intended to travel to Pakistan in early October 2009 to meet with an unidentified LeT Individual 'B' and (Ilyas) Kashmiri, the FBI told the court. It said Headley had already travelled to Pakistan from late January to early March of 2009, during which he visited FATA.
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October - 30 
The political administration of Mohmand Agency is reported to have arrested eight Mehsud tribesmen from the Safi sub-division.
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The political administration of Mohmand Agency is reported to have arrested eight Mehsud tribesmen from the Safi sub-division.
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October - 31 
33 Taliban militants were killed in the decisive battle for control of the Mehsud mainland in the Sararogha area on October 31, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said, according to Daily Times. Four army personnel were injured in th
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33 Taliban militants were killed in the decisive battle for control of the Mehsud mainland in the Sararogha area on October 31, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said, according to Daily Times. Four army personnel were injured in the attack. "Security forces have entered Sararogha," the statement added. "The town has been surrounded from all three entry points. All the key positions and ridges around Sararogha have been taken over by security forces," it said. "During the process of moving forward, intense exchanges of fire took place. Thirteen terrorists have been killed. The military will begin its clearance operation of Sararogha in the next 24 hours. There is a substantial presence of terrorists in the town," ISPR Director General Major Gen Athar Abbas said. By being on the brink of controlling both Sararogha and Kaniguram – the two main Mehsud towns where Taliban militants held great sway – the military appears to be moving ahead of schedule. Also, advancing from the Shakai side, the military captured Karama village, a training centre of Uzbek militants. Separately, the military cleared Nawazkot of Taliban militants and moved onto the outskirts of Makeen.
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October - 31 
Two civilians were killed as a mortar shell landed in the Alacha area of Landikotal, a sub-division of Khyber Agency, during an exchange of fire with militants late on October 31, The News reported. Sources said the shell hit the house of Bahadar Kha
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Two civilians were killed as a mortar shell landed in the Alacha area of Landikotal, a sub-division of Khyber Agency, during an exchange of fire with militants late on October 31, The News reported. Sources said the shell hit the house of Bahadar Khan when his family members were asleep. Consequently, his two brothers, Liaqat Khan and Saud Khan, were killed. Three more members of the same family sustained injuries in the incident. Meanwhile, in the Tedi Bazaar area of Jamrud sub-division, some unidentified miscreants detonated a bomb outside the house of agency’s councillor, Israrullah Khan. However, no casualty was reported in the explosion. Locals said the explosion partially damaged the outer wall of the house.
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*Data till , April 17, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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