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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 1 said that the situation in Karachi has made a marked improvement from before and that there has been no reported target killings during Eid, report Dawn. Rehman Malik said this on the second da
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 1 said that the situation in Karachi has made a marked improvement from before and that there has been no reported target killings during Eid, report Dawn. Rehman Malik said this on the second day of Eid during a surprise visit to Empress Market in Karachi. The Interior Minister also held discussions with the CCPO Karachi during his visit. He also said that surgical operations are still being conducted in the city in which the Government is having some success
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Five civilians were killed and 35 others, including 10 Police officials, were injured in a suicide car bombing in the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 1, reports The Express Tribune. The explosion happened after officers signa
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Five civilians were killed and 35 others, including 10 Police officials, were injured in a suicide car bombing in the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 1, reports The Express Tribune. The explosion happened after officers signalled a suspect vehicle to stop at a checkpost in the Lakki Marwat District, local Police Chief Gul Wali Khan said. The driver ignored the instruction so Police opened fire and the suicide bomber detonated his device, he added. About 40 shops and 10 houses were damaged in the blast. “We have recovered five bodies so far from the debris,” he added further.
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Political authorities on September 3 arrested 22 tribesmen in connection with attacks on passenger buses in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. At least seven passengers were killed in an ambush on a pass
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Political authorities on September 3 arrested 22 tribesmen in connection with attacks on passenger buses in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. At least seven passengers were killed in an ambush on a passenger bus in Kurram Agency in the night of September 1.
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Seven passengers were killed in lower Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 1 when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle, reports Dawn. According to sources, the passenger vehicle was travelling from
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Seven passengers were killed in lower Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 1 when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle, reports Dawn. According to sources, the passenger vehicle was travelling from the Alizai area to Parachinar when the assailants opened fire, killing four people on the spot and severely wounding four others. Six out of the seven persons who lost their lives in the incident belonged to the same family.
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Suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Afghanistan abducted as many as 40 Pakistani boys after they inadvertently strayed across the border, Daily Times reported on September 2. The boys, from the town of Mamoond in Bajaur Agency of
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Suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Afghanistan abducted as many as 40 Pakistani boys after they inadvertently strayed across the border, Daily Times reported on September 2. The boys, from the town of Mamoond in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), were trekking when they ended up in Afghanistan on August 31. “Now, they are being held by militants across the border,” Pakistan Government official Muhammad Haseeb Khan said. Two local intelligence officials said that the abductors were apparently from Maulvi Faqir Muhammad group of TTP, who is active in Bajaur but is believed to have fled to Afghanistan in 2010. Security officials said about 20 boys below ten years old in the group were allowed to return to Pakistan, but boys between 12 to 14 years old were held. About 60 children took part in the outing. Tribal elders and clerics were trying to negotiate with the militants to secure their release, officials said.
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A bank building and several shops were damaged when an explosive device planted in a canister went off in the Omarzai bazaar (market) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 2, reports Dawn.
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A bank building and several shops were damaged when an explosive device planted in a canister went off in the Omarzai bazaar (market) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 2, reports Dawn.
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A lieutenant commander, Nasir (35) and his friend Iqbal (40) were shot dead at sector 11-B within the limits of Sir Syed Police Station in North Karachi. Nasir and Iqbal were going home from Noor Islam Mosque when two unidentified assailants on a mot
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A lieutenant commander, Nasir (35) and his friend Iqbal (40) were shot dead at sector 11-B within the limits of Sir Syed Police Station in North Karachi. Nasir and Iqbal were going home from Noor Islam Mosque when two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on them, killing Nasir on the spot, while Iqbal received critical injuries. Iqbal succumbed to his injuries later in Hospital. Police recovered empty shells of a 9mm pistol from the spot.
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A man of Pakistani origin has been arrested and charged in the US with supporting Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), FBI officials said on September 2, reports Dawn. Zubair Ahmad (24), of Woodbridge, Virginia, allegedly received religious training from the terro
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A man of Pakistani origin has been arrested and charged in the US with supporting Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), FBI officials said on September 2, reports Dawn. Zubair Ahmad (24), of Woodbridge, Virginia, allegedly received religious training from the terrorist group as a teenager in Pakistan and later attended one of its training camps. Zubair came to the United States in 2007 with his family. He’s been under investigation for two years, ever since the US Federal Bureau of Investigation got a tip that he might be connected to the group, the officials said. An affidavit submitted in a Virginia court claims that in September 2010, Zubair produced and uploaded a propaganda video to YouTube on behalf of LeT, after communications with a person named “Talha”. In a subsequent conversation with another person, Zubair identified Talha as Talha Saeed, the son of LeT ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammed Saeed. Talha and Zubair allegedly communicated about the images, music and audio that Zubair was to use to make the video. The final video contained images of LeT leader Hafiz Saeed, so-called jihadi (holy war) martyrs and armoured trucks exploding after they were hit by improvised explosive devices. In October 2010, Talha allegedly contacted Zubair and requested that he revise the LeT propaganda video, giving Zubair specific instructions. Zubair allegedly revised the video and posted it on October 16, 2010. In August 2011, FBI agents interviewed Zubair, but he denied any involvement with the October 2010 video.
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A man was shot dead near Mira Naka under Sher Shah Police Station.
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A man was shot dead near Mira Naka under Sher Shah Police Station.
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A man was shot dead, while his brother was injured near Rado Apartment in the jurisdiction of Gulistan Jauhar Police Station. The victim, 30-year-old Arbab Mirza, son of Tahir Mirza, was the resident of Rado Apartments block 14 Gulistan Jauhar.
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A man was shot dead, while his brother was injured near Rado Apartment in the jurisdiction of Gulistan Jauhar Police Station. The victim, 30-year-old Arbab Mirza, son of Tahir Mirza, was the resident of Rado Apartments block 14 Gulistan Jauhar.
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September - 2 
A teenager girl, Areesha (17), daughter of Abdul Rasheed, who received bullet injuries in Chakiwara on Chand Raat, succumbed to her injuries.
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A teenager girl, Areesha (17), daughter of Abdul Rasheed, who received bullet injuries in Chakiwara on Chand Raat, succumbed to her injuries.
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An activist of PPP, Rashid (36), son of Basheer, was shot dead in his shop in sector 9-A in the limits of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town.
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An activist of PPP, Rashid (36), son of Basheer, was shot dead in his shop in sector 9-A in the limits of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town.
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At least seven persons, including a Navy officer and an activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), were killed in separate acts of target killing and violence in different parts of Karachi over three days of Eidul Fitr, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven persons, including a Navy officer and an activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), were killed in separate acts of target killing and violence in different parts of Karachi over three days of Eidul Fitr, reports Daily Times.
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Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on September 2 said that large chunk of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has been cleared of terrorists after the successful military operation ‘Brekhna’ (lightening)
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Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on September 2 said that large chunk of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has been cleared of terrorists after the successful military operation ‘Brekhna’ (lightening) there and writ of the Government has finally been restored in the region, reports Daily Times. Briefing journalists at Mamodgut in Mohmand Agency, Malik said that Army had reclaimed 80 to 85 percent area of Mohmand Agency following successful military operation ‘Brekhna’ in which 72 soldiers, including three officers, embraced martyrdom and around 150 were injured. He said that internally displaced persons (IDPs) belonging to Mohmand Agency had returned to their areas and were living safely.
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September - 2 
Police recovered a dead body of a young man, bearing torture marks, from Maripur Road near Railway Crossing in the precincts of Docks Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained and he appears to be Baloch.
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Police recovered a dead body of a young man, bearing torture marks, from Maripur Road near Railway Crossing in the precincts of Docks Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained and he appears to be Baloch.
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September - 2 
The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have detained 123 more suspects and recovered arms and drugs from their possession during search operation in different parts of Karachi, including Kharadar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Surjani, Malir and Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
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The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have detained 123 more suspects and recovered arms and drugs from their possession during search operation in different parts of Karachi, including Kharadar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Surjani, Malir and Gulistan-e-Jauhar. According to a handout issued from Rangers head office, the law enforcers recover one 7mm rifle, one 12-bore repeater, one 12-bore rifle, four TT pistols, 161 vine bottles and one motorcycle from the possession of 18 suspects who were arrested from Surjani, Khuda Ki Basti, Ghas Mandi and Khokhrapar areas.
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September - 2 
The Times of India reports that India and Pakistan had through "back channels" agreed to a non-territorial solution to Kashmir under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, reveals a latest Wikileaks cable. Accord
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The Times of India reports that India and Pakistan had through "back channels" agreed to a non-territorial solution to Kashmir under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, reveals a latest Wikileaks cable. According to the US embassy cable - dated April 21, 2009 - Singh confirmed this to a visiting US delegation, led by then House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Howard Berman in April, 2009, saying that the solution included free trade and movement across LoC. "We had reached an understanding in back channels," he related, says the cable, in which Musharraf had agreed to a non-territorial solution to Kashmir. Singh's comments authenticate Musharraf's assertions in 2010 that India and Pakistan had reached that stage, where they were preparing the final draft for the resolution. He had said the two sides shared drafts through "back channels", and these were in keeping with the four-point template which he had envisaged to resolve the issue. Musharraf's four points included demilitarization, maximum autonomy, making border irrelevant and joint management of the area.
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A joint force of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Coast Guards and the Frontier Constabulary will be established on the Sindh-Balochistan border to check movement of terrorists and smuggling of arms into Karachi, reports Daily Times. This
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A joint force of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Coast Guards and the Frontier Constabulary will be established on the Sindh-Balochistan border to check movement of terrorists and smuggling of arms into Karachi, reports Daily Times. This was decided in a meeting on September 3 chaired by Interior Minister Rehman Malik. The minister said that the purpose of the post would be to monitor and control the movement of terrorists and check inter-provincial gunrunning and curb smuggling of fuel from Iran via Balochistan. All the authorities concerned will coordinate with each other to establish the checkposts, the meeting was informed. Later, addressing a press conference at the Chief Minister’s House, Malik announced that President Asif Ali Zardari had released PKR five billion to help maintain law and order in Karachi. He said that grant was aimed at purchasing Police armoured vehicles and enhancement of intelligence network besides establishing various checkposts and running an effective anti-terrorism campaign in Karachi.
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September - 3 
A man was shot dead on Saryab Road. According to details, unidentified armed men opened fire on Maula Bakhsh, killing him instantly.
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A man was shot dead on Saryab Road. According to details, unidentified armed men opened fire on Maula Bakhsh, killing him instantly.
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September - 3 
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Athar Abbas on September 3 said that just like all other people, Pakistan Army felt concerned about poor law and order situation in Karachi. In an interview to a foreign news
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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Athar Abbas on September 3 said that just like all other people, Pakistan Army felt concerned about poor law and order situation in Karachi. In an interview to a foreign news agency, he said that Army was seriously concerned over the death of innocent citizens in Karachi. He said that situation in Karachi had its impact on the whole country. Abbas said that Pakistan Army desired that all activities of terrorism should end in Karachi.
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September - 3 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police on September 3 arrested an alleged terrorist belonging to Hezbollah, involved in bank robberies, street crimes, encounters and snatching of motorbikes and other heinous crimes in a raid at PECH
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police on September 3 arrested an alleged terrorist belonging to Hezbollah, involved in bank robberies, street crimes, encounters and snatching of motorbikes and other heinous crimes in a raid at PECHS area near UBL Bank along Tariq Road in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The arrested man was identified as Abid Hussain Bangash, a member of Hezbollah. The Police recovered a Kalashnikov, two hand grenades and cash from his possession.
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September - 3 
The law enforcement agencies arrested six suspects, including officials of Afghanistan National Army, during a raid on a camp of Afghan refugees in Chakdara town in Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 3, reports Dawn. The arrested men inc
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The law enforcement agencies arrested six suspects, including officials of Afghanistan National Army, during a raid on a camp of Afghan refugees in Chakdara town in Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 3, reports Dawn. The arrested men included Abdul Ghaffar and Khan Mohammad, who are said to be officials of Afghanistan National Army. Sources said that security agencies had been alerted to keep a vigilant eye on Afghan refugees’ camps at Chakdara, Timer, Toor Qilla Munda and Mayar Jandol after getting information that about 270 officials of Afghanistan National Army and some NGOs working in Afghanistan had been staying in those camps.
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September - 3 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 3 said that they were holding 30 Pakistani boys who were abducted September 1 after being lured across the border into Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. TTP ‘Spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ahsan said that the
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 3 said that they were holding 30 Pakistani boys who were abducted September 1 after being lured across the border into Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. TTP ‘Spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ahsan said that the boys were abducted because they belong to a tribe that opposed TTP. He said that TTP would decide the boys’ fate and set conditions for a possible release.
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September - 3 
The volunteers of various peace bodies in Peshawar and tribal and semi-tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 3 decided to extend cooperation to each other in their fight against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), re
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The volunteers of various peace bodies in Peshawar and tribal and semi-tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 3 decided to extend cooperation to each other in their fight against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn. Sources said that a meeting of the heads of various peace bodies was held at Bazid Khel of Peshawar wherein different issues were discussed. The meeting was also attended by Haji Gul Meran of Madali Chowk, Lal Pur Gul and Javed of Dura Adda of Akakhel and Bazid Khel Qaumi Lashkar chief Fahimur Rehman. The participants of the meeting expressed concern over shortage of arms and ammunitions, saying Government should extend support to them otherwise they would not be in a position to afford the expenditures of the fight against militants. They said that Government had promised to raise community police for support of peace bodies but all the appointments in the force were made on basis of political affiliations. Those Policemen only worked as bodyguards of political figures, they alleged.
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September - 3 
Two persons, including a woman, were shot dead in separate incidents in Shah Nurani area of Khuzdar District of Balochistan on September 3, reports Daily Times. Wadh Assistant Commissioner Mir Nasir Merwani said that a woman was shot dead and her bod
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Two persons, including a woman, were shot dead in separate incidents in Shah Nurani area of Khuzdar District of Balochistan on September 3, reports Daily Times. Wadh Assistant Commissioner Mir Nasir Merwani said that a woman was shot dead and her body was thrown in Shah Nurani area. The victims belonged to interior Sindh.
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September - 4 
A 35-years-old Abdul Kareem was shot dead within the precincts of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station. Abdul Kareem was sitting near his home in Hussain Hazara Goth when unidentified assailants shot him dead and fled.
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A 35-years-old Abdul Kareem was shot dead within the precincts of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station. Abdul Kareem was sitting near his home in Hussain Hazara Goth when unidentified assailants shot him dead and fled.
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September - 4 
A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, Rehan (30) was shot dead in Lines Area within the limits of Brigade Police Station, reports Daily Times.
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A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, Rehan (30) was shot dead in Lines Area within the limits of Brigade Police Station, reports Daily Times.
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September - 4 
An unidentified assailants shot dead a man and threw his body near Chotta Graveyard under Pirabad Police Station.
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An unidentified assailants shot dead a man and threw his body near Chotta Graveyard under Pirabad Police Station.
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September - 4 
At least four people, a woman among them, were killed and two others were injured during a clash between Deoband and Barelvi sects in Godhra area of New Karachi area of Karachi on September 4, reports Dawn.
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At least four people, a woman among them, were killed and two others were injured during a clash between Deoband and Barelvi sects in Godhra area of New Karachi area of Karachi on September 4, reports Dawn.
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September - 4 
Expressing full confidence in the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) operating against lawbreakers in Karachi, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 4 promised unbiased and across the board action against those found involved in anti-state acti
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Expressing full confidence in the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) operating against lawbreakers in Karachi, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 4 promised unbiased and across the board action against those found involved in anti-state activities, reports Daily Times. Talking to a delegation of journalists at his residence in Lahore, Gilani said the LEAs had been ordered to take action on credible intelligence with a view to minimising collateral damage. “I am confident the law enforcement agencies will not resort to any action which is not in the interest of Pakistan,” he added.
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September - 4 
In October 2009, the Army was ready to launch an operation in Waziristan but President Asif Ali Zardari opposed the move on political grounds, Dawn reports on September 5 quoting a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks. The cable deals with a mee
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In October 2009, the Army was ready to launch an operation in Waziristan but President Asif Ali Zardari opposed the move on political grounds, Dawn reports on September 5 quoting a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks. The cable deals with a meeting the then US ambassador in Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, had with Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Islamabad on October 6, 2009. In that meeting, “Gen Kayani said the Pakistani military was going into Waziristan in force in two-four weeks” but President “Zardari had advised against it for political reasons and wanted to wait until spring”. The message includes the ambassador’s comments as well, noting that “it is not entirely clear what this (`going in force`) meant.” She also informed Washington that she planned to “follow up with President Zardari” on why he was opposing the proposed operation.
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September - 4 
Rangers and Police arrested over a dozen suspects, including four alleged target killers, during search operation in Bakra Piri in Lyari and Pak Colony’s Jehanabad and their surrounding areas in Karachi.
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Rangers and Police arrested over a dozen suspects, including four alleged target killers, during search operation in Bakra Piri in Lyari and Pak Colony’s Jehanabad and their surrounding areas in Karachi.
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September - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) continued besieging Baish Banar Mountain in Manglawar tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and reportedly killed two terrorists on September 4, reports Daily Times. Two SF personnel were also sustained in
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Security Forces (SFs) continued besieging Baish Banar Mountain in Manglawar tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and reportedly killed two terrorists on September 4, reports Daily Times. Two SF personnel were also sustained injuries.
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September - 4 
The chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, claimed on September 4 that his fighters have the upper hand in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), regions that are c
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The chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, claimed on September 4 that his fighters have the upper hand in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), regions that are close to the Afghan border, reports Daily Times. He urged Muslims to support the group, according to a video monitored by the SITE Intel Group, which tracks militant websites. It was Mehsud’s first appearance in such a video since he admitted a role in the failed May 1, 2010, attempt to set off a car bomb in New York’s Times Square.
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September - 4 
The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeers involved in funding terrorism across the Kashmir valley have disclosed that Pakistan has installed a Government printing press for printing fake currency at Peshawar. The FICN have been pumped into Ind
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The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeers involved in funding terrorism across the Kashmir valley have disclosed that Pakistan has installed a Government printing press for printing fake currency at Peshawar. The FICN have been pumped into India, especially Jammu and Kashmir, from Bangladesh and Nepal. The disclosures have been made by a West Bengal native, Habibullah and two Kashmiri walnut traders, Ghulam Mohammad Sofi and Abdul Rashid War, residents of Soipora, Kupwara during their sustained interrogation by police after their arrest at Domel near Jhajjar Kotli on Jammu-Srinagar national highway on August 25. Habibullah had also admitted that he and his other associates were operating in the Kashmir valley for past four years and not for last three months, as they had disclosed earlier during their preliminary questioning.
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September - 4 
Tribal elders from Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Afghanistan for the release of the boys abducted during an outing along the Pak-Afghan border on Septe
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Tribal elders from Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Afghanistan for the release of the boys abducted during an outing along the Pak-Afghan border on September 1, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Athar Abbas said on September 4, reports Daily Times. “A tribal jirga (council) from Bajaur is currently holding talks with the terrorists,” Major General Athar Abbas said. “The future course of action will be decided by tribal elders from both sides of the border.” Pakistani Government officials had initially said around 60 boys from the ethnic Pashtun Mamoun tribe took part in the outing. But about 20 below ten years were allowed to return to Pakistan, while up to 40 others between 12 to 14 years old were held.
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September - 4 
Two militants were killed when a bomb exploded prematurely in Kalosha area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of September 4, reports Dawn. Sources said that two militants were planting an expl
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Two militants were killed when a bomb exploded prematurely in Kalosha area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of September 4, reports Dawn. Sources said that two militants were planting an explosive device on the road leading to the house of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ Sharif Wazir in Kalosha area when it went off, killing them on the spot. Sharif Wazir was a confidant of TTP ‘commanders’ Mullah Nazir and Nek Mohammad. He had played a prominent role in eviction of Uzbek militants from South Waziristan Agency in 2008. Sources said that militants were planting the bomb to target Sharif Wazir.
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September - 5 
A girl was injured when suspected militants fired rockets and missiles at border areas of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. Sources said that militants targeted Manro Jangle and Speray localities with rockets and missiles. Six rockets an
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A girl was injured when suspected militants fired rockets and missiles at border areas of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. Sources said that militants targeted Manro Jangle and Speray localities with rockets and missiles. Six rockets and five missiles were fired by the militants. Security Forces (SFs) and tribal lashkar (militia) retaliated and forced the militants to flee.
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September - 5 
A security official and a militant were killed in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists in Beesh Banard area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 5, reports Daily Times. Swat Media Centre informed that the encounter
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A security official and a militant were killed in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists in Beesh Banard area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 5, reports Daily Times. Swat Media Centre informed that the encounter took place when SFs chased the terrorists during a search operation.
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September - 5 
A senior al Qaeda leader, Younis al-Mauritani, believed to have been responsible for planning attacks on the US, Europe and Australia was arrested on an unspecified date in Quetta of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. Younis al-Mauritani was picked up
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A senior al Qaeda leader, Younis al-Mauritani, believed to have been responsible for planning attacks on the US, Europe and Australia was arrested on an unspecified date in Quetta of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. Younis al-Mauritani was picked up in the suburbs of Quetta along with two other high-ranking operatives of al Qaeda, said Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on September 5. Cooperation between the CIA and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) led to the arrests by the paramilitary, ISPR said. “In an intelligence-driven operation by Inter-Services Intelligence in coordination with Frontier Corps Balochistan, a senior al Qaeda leader, Younis al-Mauritani, mainly responsible for planning and conduct of international operations, was nabbed,” ISPR statement said. “Al-Mauritani was tasked personally by Osama bin Laden to focus on hitting targets of economical importance in United States of America, Europe and Australia,” the ISPR added.
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September - 5 
An application has been filed at the Secretariat Police Station for the registration of FIR against Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik for allegedly being involved in the release of terrorists in Karachi, following Mirza’s allegations. The app
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An application has been filed at the Secretariat Police Station for the registration of FIR against Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik for allegedly being involved in the release of terrorists in Karachi, following Mirza’s allegations. The application was filed by Advocate Tariq Asad in which it was stated that Malik had released at least 25 target killers. It was further mentioned that the Interior Minister had released Kamran Madhori, who was involved in an attack on a coach carrying personnel of Sindh Reserve Police in Korangi. The applicant alleged that Malik had committed treason by offering American agencies access to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) database and demanded that an inquiry be launched against him.
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September - 5 
Explosives damaged a house in the border area of Angoor Adda in SWA. Locals said that the explosive went off inside the house of Nazar Jan, a member of Ahmedzai Wazir tribe. The house was partially damaged in the explosion. No loss of life was report
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Explosives damaged a house in the border area of Angoor Adda in SWA. Locals said that the explosive went off inside the house of Nazar Jan, a member of Ahmedzai Wazir tribe. The house was partially damaged in the explosion. No loss of life was reported.
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September - 5 
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is to inquire about total number of arms licenses (prohibited bore, non prohibited bore) issued by Ministry of Interior over a period of 10 years, starting from year 2000, reports Daily Times. This was decided at a
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Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is to inquire about total number of arms licenses (prohibited bore, non prohibited bore) issued by Ministry of Interior over a period of 10 years, starting from year 2000, reports Daily Times. This was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik at the Ministry of Interior on September 5. The meeting was attended by Interior Secretary, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman, immigration and passports Director General and Inspector General of Police, (IG) Islamabad. FIA shall conduct inquiry based on the record of National Bank of Pakistan, which was authorised to collect challans and fee deposits. NADRA shall revalidate all arms licences issued by the Ministry of Interior as well as the provincial Governments with immediate effect.
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September - 5 
Four persons, including an activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), were killed in separate acts of target killings on September 5 as the gruesome trend of gunny bag-stuffed bodies re-emerged in the provincial capital Karachi, reports Daily Times.
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Four persons, including an activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), were killed in separate acts of target killings on September 5 as the gruesome trend of gunny bag-stuffed bodies re-emerged in the provincial capital Karachi, reports Daily Times.
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September - 5 
Police arrested a wanted terrorist, ‘commander’ Payee Mohammad during a search operation in Kanju area. The Police had received a tip-off that a terrorist ‘commander’, Payee Mohammad, was present in the house of his relatives at Shaheed Baba.
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Police arrested a wanted terrorist, ‘commander’ Payee Mohammad during a search operation in Kanju area. The Police had received a tip-off that a terrorist ‘commander’, Payee Mohammad, was present in the house of his relatives at Shaheed Baba.
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September - 5 
Senator Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani, former President of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Balochistan, made a startling disclosure in Quetta on September 5 that a prominent militant leader had approached him agreeing to end his militancy and join the ma
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Senator Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani, former President of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Balochistan, made a startling disclosure in Quetta on September 5 that a prominent militant leader had approached him agreeing to end his militancy and join the mainstream politics within the framework of one Pakistan, reports Daily Times. The senator said that the militant leader had contacted him from a foreign country and expressed his readiness to join the mainstream politics by ending his campaign for greater Balochistan. He did not name the leader, forcing the journalists to guess about him. Lashkari Raisani was talking to newsmen at his Sarawan House, where he made the startling disclosure. When asked to name the leader who approached him, he replied, “The leader is in self-exile and is leading a militant group in Balochistan.” “He did not impose any conditions or place any demand but expressed his willingness to join the peaceful political struggle within the framework of law and the constitution and now it is up to the rulers that how they treat this development,” Raisani added.
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September - 5 
The dead bodies of two brothers, who had gone missing mysteriously, were found in Humrang Beebak area on September 5. Sources said that the two brothers had fallen victim to terrorism.
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The dead bodies of two brothers, who had gone missing mysteriously, were found in Humrang Beebak area on September 5. Sources said that the two brothers had fallen victim to terrorism.
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September - 6 
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on September 6 ordered the Sindh Government to appoint the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) judges within two days, reports Daily Times. A larger bench of the Supreme Court, comprising CJP Iftikh
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on September 6 ordered the Sindh Government to appoint the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) judges within two days, reports Daily Times. A larger bench of the Supreme Court, comprising CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing the suo motu case regarding the target killings and violence in Karachi. Justice Jamali raised a question why the judges had still not been appointed despite the recommendation made by the Sindh High Court chief justice. Sindh Advocate General (AG) Abdul Fatah Malik said that the judges would be appointed in three days upon which the CJP ordered him to complete the task within two days. The CJP also ordered the Sindh Government to appoint judges in ATCs throughout Sindh within two days and submit a report to the court.
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September - 6 
In an attempt to mount pressure on the Government to release Osama bin Laden’s family from custody, the TTP allegedly plans to abduct high-ranking civil and armed officials from all over the country, says Interior Ministry sources. According to offic
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In an attempt to mount pressure on the Government to release Osama bin Laden’s family from custody, the TTP allegedly plans to abduct high-ranking civil and armed officials from all over the country, says Interior Ministry sources. According to official sources, the Interior Ministry has advised all Government departments and officials of law enforcement agencies to stay vigilant. “Such an incident can take place in Islamabad and provincial capital cities; therefore, strict security measures are needed,” stated a circular issued by the Crisis Management Cell of the Interior Ministry.
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September - 6 
The Abbottabad Commission has imposed a ban on travelling abroad for all persons relating to slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s raid in Abbottabad, including Dr Shakeel Afridi, till further orders, reports Daily Times. No such person should be a
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The Abbottabad Commission has imposed a ban on travelling abroad for all persons relating to slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s raid in Abbottabad, including Dr Shakeel Afridi, till further orders, reports Daily Times. No such person should be allowed to leave the country without clearance from the commission, it was officially announced. Dr Afridi ran a phony vaccination programme in Abbottabad in an effort to obtain a DNA sample from the al Qaeda leader. Dr Afridi had helped the CIA find bin Laden but was barred from leaving Pakistan. Afridi is being detained by Government authorities, but has not been charged with any crime.
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September - 6 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 6 set conditions for freeing 27 abducted youths it has been holding hostage for about a week and demanded that the Government should release children and women languishing in various prisons, stop ins
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 6 set conditions for freeing 27 abducted youths it has been holding hostage for about a week and demanded that the Government should release children and women languishing in various prisons, stop instigating tribesmen for forming anti-TTP lashkars (militia) and disband such lashkars and ‘peace committees’ in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). In a video released to the media from Kunar of Afghanistan, Bajaur Agency TTP ‘chief’ Maulana Dadullah confirmed that the 27 children from Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) were in the custody of his group. The TTP leader threatened that the lives of the children could be at risk if the demands were not met. He said no-one had so far contacted the TTP for negotiating the children’s release. He said the children were safe.
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September - 6 
The United States is likely seek access to question a senior member of al Qaeda arrested in Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on September 6, as he cheered US-Pakistani cooperation in capturing him, reports Daily Times. Asked whether t
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The United States is likely seek access to question a senior member of al Qaeda arrested in Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on September 6, as he cheered US-Pakistani cooperation in capturing him, reports Daily Times. Asked whether the United States would seek access to Mauritani, who is in Pakistani custody, Panetta said: “I assume that we will work with the Pakistanis to try to obtain access and try to gather intelligence from that individual.” Panetta said the operation was particularly encouraging because Mauritani “was someone we thought was a real threat in terms of our security.”
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September - 7 
At least 26 people were killed and over 60 injured in two suicide attacks targeting the residence of the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Frontier Corps (FC) Brigadier Farrukh Shehzad in Quetta on September 7, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, i
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At least 26 people were killed and over 60 injured in two suicide attacks targeting the residence of the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Frontier Corps (FC) Brigadier Farrukh Shehzad in Quetta on September 7, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, it was reported that 15 persons were killed in the twin suicide car bomb blast. The attacks targeted and wounded DIG Brigadier Farrukh Shehzad whose force was involved in the arrest of Younis al Mauritani and two other al Qaeda operatives in Quetta in an operation on September 5. A woman, her three children and at least 11 troops from the FC and Balochistan Constabulary (BC) were among the dead, Police officer Hamid Shakil said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the twin attacks. “Our fidayeen (suicide bombers) have carried out this attack. It is revenge for the arrests of our brothers in Quetta,” TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. “If they make more arrests then the reaction will be much more forceful,” he warned.
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September - 7 
Fifteen persons were killed and 25 other were injured in twin blast near the commissioner’s office followed by gunfire in Quetta of Balochistan on September 7 (today), reports The Express Tribune. The first blast occurred near commissioner’s office i
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Fifteen persons were killed and 25 other were injured in twin blast near the commissioner’s office followed by gunfire in Quetta of Balochistan on September 7 (today), reports The Express Tribune. The first blast occurred near commissioner’s office in the Civil Lines area. The second explosion was heard five minutes later from the same location. However, the intensity of the second blast was less. One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in a vehicle packed with explosives near the car of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Frontier Corps (FC) in Balochistan, Farrukh Shehzad. The other suicide bomber entered his house and blew himself up. The dead included his guards. The explosions brought down the walls of his house and nearby offices. The wife of the DIG FC has reportedly been killed. Unofficial sources said 15 people were killed and 25 are critically injured. Two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel and two children are also among the dead. Stringent firing was also reported from the site of the blast.
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September - 7 
Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wasan said that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested 1,249 persons and recovered 188 weapons from their possession since the commencement of surgical operation. He further said the Police had so far ar
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Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wasan said that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested 1,249 persons and recovered 188 weapons from their possession since the commencement of surgical operation. He further said the Police had so far arrested 782 criminals and recovered 179 weapons while Rangers nabbed 467 suspects, out of which 19 were handed to the police. Of these, 42 were suspected target killers, he added.
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September - 7 
Sindh Law Department on September 7 posted six judges in provincial Anti Terrorism Courts (ATCs) against vacancies on the directives of Supreme Court (SC), reports Dawn. The SC on September 6 ordered the Sindh Government to appoint judges in the anti
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Sindh Law Department on September 7 posted six judges in provincial Anti Terrorism Courts (ATCs) against vacancies on the directives of Supreme Court (SC), reports Dawn. The SC on September 6 ordered the Sindh Government to appoint judges in the anti-terrorism courts within two days so that cases of extortion and other heinous crimes in Karachi could be tried under the anti-terrorism act. According to a notification issued, the Law Department has posted Rasheed Ahmed Soomro as Judge, ATC Jacobabad, Shahid Shafiq as Judge ATC Badin, Syed Saeed Hassan as Judge ATC Khairpur, Muhammad Javed Alam as Judge ATC Hyderabad.
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September - 7 
Sindh Police on September 7 arrested six persons, including a target killer, in separate raids at various parts of Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, reports Daily Times. According to Police, an accused Qasim alias Babloo, who is said to be
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Sindh Police on September 7 arrested six persons, including a target killer, in separate raids at various parts of Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, reports Daily Times. According to Police, an accused Qasim alias Babloo, who is said to be a target killer, was arrested from Sector 7-A of Surjani in the limits of Surjani Police Station. The accused during initial course of investigation confessed to have murdered over 12 persons while Police also recovered a 9mm pistol from his possession. Further, Frere Police arrested five persons namely Kareem, Shareef, Abdul Malik, Jamal and Gulfam from Cantonment area. The accused were involved in an armed clash at Mehran Terrace of Cantonment area. Three repeaters, one shotgun and four TT pistols were recovered from their possession.
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September - 7 
Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Major General Ejaz Chaudhry informed the SC that law and order situation in Karachi is worse than Waziristan. Speaking during the hearing of target killings and violence in Karachi at the SC’s Karachi Registry, he
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Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Major General Ejaz Chaudhry informed the SC that law and order situation in Karachi is worse than Waziristan. Speaking during the hearing of target killings and violence in Karachi at the SC’s Karachi Registry, he said that militant groups of political and ethnic parties were involved in violence in the city.
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September - 7 
The US officials knew for a very long time that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) had created various terrorist groups, including those based out from Nepal, to carry out attacks in India, according to the latest US cables released by Wikileaks, acco
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The US officials knew for a very long time that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) had created various terrorist groups, including those based out from Nepal, to carry out attacks in India, according to the latest US cables released by Wikileaks, according to Indian Express. The US cables clearly show that Americans also knew that Tiger Memon, the prime accused in 1993 Mumbai blast case and an aide of global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, had tied up with the ISI. One of such organisations created by ISI in Pakistan was Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF), with its main base in Kathmandu, Nepal. "To dispatch men and material and to execute explosions in India, Kathmandu was invariably made the nodal point and JKIF exploited the vulnerable Kathmandu-based Kashmiri businessmen for such activities since they had a ready-made and clean past. JKIF kingpin Javed Krawah himself used to run a carpet business in Kathmandu," said the US cable signed off by the then US Ambassador to India, Frank Wisner. The JKIF, says the cable dated July 8, 1997, was controlled from Pakistan by ISI and Memon. "Their contact in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was Bilal Beg, who was running an indoctrination camp near Muzaffarabad, funded extensively by the ISI to carry out terrorist acts in India. ''One Colonel Farooq of Pakistan ISI tasked Bilal Beg and Tiger Memon to utilize Kathmandu-based activists Lateef and Javed Krawah to set off blasts in Delhi before the Lok Sabha elections," it said. In May 21, 1996; this JKIF team set off a very high intensity explosion at Lajpat Nagar, in which 13 persons were killed and 40 injured. "The RDX used in this blast was brought from Kathmandu," the cable said. The subsequent explosion in a Rajasthan roadways bus near Dausa on May 22, 1996 was also engineered by the JKIF. "Another JKIF team under the leadership of Abdul Gani, AKA Assadullah, was sent to execute a bomb blast in Ahmedabad," it said. The JKIF again planned a chain of explosions in Delhi before Republic Day 1997 at the behest of ISI and Tiger Memon, the cable said. Since its inception, the JKIF had been under considerable pressure from its Pakistan-based leadership to carry out bomb blasts outside Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in Delhi, the cable said.
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September - 7 
US officials on September 7 imposed financial sanctions on three al Qaeda leaders based in Pakistan, including Libya-born propaganda chief, Abu Yahya al-Libi, reports Dawn. The two others named by the US Treasury Department were Younis al-Mauritani,
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US officials on September 7 imposed financial sanctions on three al Qaeda leaders based in Pakistan, including Libya-born propaganda chief, Abu Yahya al-Libi, reports Dawn. The two others named by the US Treasury Department were Younis al-Mauritani, who was arrested in Quetta on September 5, and Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan, who was identified by Treasury as a logistical supporter of al Qaeda. “We are targeting two of al Qaeda’s top strategists and commanders in Pakistan, as well as a senior facilitator, striking at the heart of al Qaeda’s remaining leadership and its operations in Pakistan,” Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen said in a statement.
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September - 8 
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on September 8 remark that “all the political parties have formed armed groups and the current situation is very critical”, reports Daily Times. The Supreme Court was hearing the suo
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on September 8 remark that “all the political parties have formed armed groups and the current situation is very critical”, reports Daily Times. The Supreme Court was hearing the suo motu case regarding the target killings and violence in Karachi. The CJP further said, “If the criminal factor is eliminated from political parties, a peaceful atmosphere can be restored across Sindh, especially in Karachi.” It is the responsibility of the citizens to maintain law and order in the city, he said. All political parties were works for increasing their power only, he said.
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September - 8 
Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 8 detained some 330 suspects, including 14 political workers, two target killers, two extortionists and former nazim (mayor) of Baldia town, Kamran Akhtar, during search operation at different parts of the
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Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 8 detained some 330 suspects, including 14 political workers, two target killers, two extortionists and former nazim (mayor) of Baldia town, Kamran Akhtar, during search operation at different parts of the provincial metropolis Karachi, reports Daily Times. The sources said the law enforcers also recovered weapons, including 28 kalashnikovs, 18 pistols, 40 TT pistols, nine snatched bikes and some 3,000 rounds from their possession. Sources said over 2,000 Rangers personnel along with Policemen and sniffer dogs participated in the operation at different parts of the city, including Al-Rahim Apartment, Pehalwan Goth, Yousuf Plaza, FB Area, Baldia Town, Saeedabad, Rangar Mohalla, Banaras, Sohrab Goth and New Karachi.
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September - 8 
Officials of Chamkani Police Station in Peshawar recovered 25 kilogrammes of explosives and other materials being smuggled from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on September 8, reports Daily Times. Two persons identified as Gul Muhamma
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Officials of Chamkani Police Station in Peshawar recovered 25 kilogrammes of explosives and other materials being smuggled from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on September 8, reports Daily Times. Two persons identified as Gul Muhammad, a resident of Nasir Bagh, Peshawar and Bacha Khan, a resident of Charsadda were also taken into custody, Chief Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Imtiaz Altaf said. “Among the seized materials include 25 kilogrammes of explosives, 30 detonators and a bundle of safety-valves,” Chamkani Police Station official said. He said the explosives and other materials were being transported to Darra Adamkhel in a car coming from Muzaffarabad.
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September - 8 
Pakistan wanted to wind down militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in 2006, but failed due to a stiff 10-day protest by militant leaders, according to a US embassy cable from Islamabad released by Wikileaks, reports Hindustan Times. “The Inter-Services Inte
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Pakistan wanted to wind down militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in 2006, but failed due to a stiff 10-day protest by militant leaders, according to a US embassy cable from Islamabad released by Wikileaks, reports Hindustan Times. “The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had summoned the leaders of the Kashmiri militancy for a March 8, 2006, meeting in which the Government of Pakistan thanked the militants for their struggle, but then told them to lay down their arms and give the bilateral peace process a chance,” says the cable. The cable says that the militant leaders responded to Pakistan’s orders to stand down and accept financial cuts with a 10-day protest, and refused to leave the safe house in Islamabad where the meeting took place. Although the details varied, most accounts agreed on the basic message: time had come for the militants to stop violence to allow space for President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to move forward with peace initiatives. According to the cable, Srinagar-based separatist leader Yasin Malik, who heads the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), told the US that he had used his March-April 2006 visit to Pakistan to reach out to Kashmiri militant leaders, counseling them to lay down arms and give the peace process a chance. The cable also stated that JKLF secretary general Mohammed Rafiq Dar said the confusion in the United Jihad Council (UJC) – a conglomerate of leaders of militant groups active in Kashmir – created an opening for Malik to advocate a ceasefire. For instance, Dar said Malik held several conversations with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) leader and UJC chairman Syed Salahuddin, who said he joined the protest in response to Pakistan’s orders out of comradeship. The US embassy adds a note to Salahuddin’s statement saying, “The syntax of Salahuddin’s remark suggesting that militancy will naturally die off if only the militants were given a seat at the table indicates that it was lifted straight from Malik’s talking points, which paraphrase Musharraf’s own thinking.” In 2006, Musharraf had proposed a four-point formula, envisaging self-rule in a Jammu and Kashmir demarcated into provinces.
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September - 8 
Terming Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as the biggest danger to the Afghanistan Government, US Senator Mark Kirk on September 8 said that ISI was responsible for the death of several Americans inside war-ravaged Afghanistan, reports Ind
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Terming Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as the biggest danger to the Afghanistan Government, US Senator Mark Kirk on September 8 said that ISI was responsible for the death of several Americans inside war-ravaged Afghanistan, reports Indian Express. "Pakistan has become the main threat to Afghanistan. Pakistan's intelligence service is the biggest danger to the Afghan government. It is also a tremendous threat to the lives of American troops," Senator Mark Kirk said in his speech after his third two-week Afghan assignment as Naval Reserve Intelligence Commander. "Let me be clear: many Americans died in Afghanistan because of Pakistan's ISI. Afghans are most victimised by their neighbours, the Pakistanis," he said. "I first served as a reservist in Afghanistan in 2008. I believed that Pakistan was complicated, that we have many interests there and that we must advance diplomatically. I no longer agree with that," he added. Identifying the Haqqani network as the new face of terror, Kirk said that the Haqqanis are backed and protected by ISI
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September - 8 
The inhabitants of Baldia staged a protest demonstration against the search operation outside the camp of Sachal Rangers 60 Wing in Baldia Town. The sources said the Rangers had arrested two target killers, Kamran Lamba and Imran, belonging to a reli
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The inhabitants of Baldia staged a protest demonstration against the search operation outside the camp of Sachal Rangers 60 Wing in Baldia Town. The sources said the Rangers had arrested two target killers, Kamran Lamba and Imran, belonging to a religious party from sector 5 A in New Karachi and recovered two Kalashnikovs, two 9-mm pistol and 300 rounds from them.
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September - 8 
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is resisting Islamabad’s pressure for a big push against terrorists in eastern Afghan provinces, where most of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up sanctuaries and hav
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The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is resisting Islamabad’s pressure for a big push against terrorists in eastern Afghan provinces, where most of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up sanctuaries and have launched multiple attacks from there on Pakistan’s border check posts, reports Dawn. The differences could result in another rough patch in military and intelligence ties between Pakistan and the US, which leads the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The relations were gradually improving after months of friction. ISAF Commander General John Allen, who was on his first visit to Pakistan on September 7 after taking over the coalition command in Afghanistan, had to listen to protests by Pakistani generals upset over the ease with which TTP who, after fleeing military operations in the country, launched attacks in Dir and Chitral from their sanctuaries in Kunar and Nuristan. On September 6, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had visited Chitral and adjoining areas that witnessed TTP attacks and the issue was also discussed at the Corps Commanders conference, underscoring the seriousness being attached by the Army to the issue.
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September - 8 
Two militants were injured when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on a suspected vehicle in Bagun area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 8, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs were providing escort to 300 pas
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Two militants were injured when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on a suspected vehicle in Bagun area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 8, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs were providing escort to 300 passengers going from Parachinar in Khurram to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when armed persons travelling in a suspected car approached the convoy from the opposite direction. When it reached Bagun area, the soldiers opened fire on the vehicle. Two militants were injured in the firing. The suspected persons along with their wounded accomplices abandoned the vehicle and ran away, sources added. Sources said that the attackers belonged to the Mullah Toofan faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) led by ‘commander’ Mohammad Ayub.
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September - 9 
A Pakistan-born former Taliban terrorist, Munir Farooqi (54), was given four life sentences on September 9 after he was found guilty of trying to recruit undercover officers for jihad (holy war) and fight British soldiers in Afghanistan. Munir Farooq
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A Pakistan-born former Taliban terrorist, Munir Farooqi (54), was given four life sentences on September 9 after he was found guilty of trying to recruit undercover officers for jihad (holy war) and fight British soldiers in Afghanistan. Munir Farooqi, a Pakistani-born British citizen was at the centre of a plot to radicalise and persuade young men to “fight, kill and die” in a jihad in Afghanistan. He and his accomplices were captured in a Police sting when two undercover anti-terrorism police officers infiltrated his group. Farooqi was told he must serve a minimum of nine years before he can be considered for parole. He had been convicted of preparing for acts of terrorism, three counts of soliciting to murder and one count of dissemination of terrorist publications, following a four-month trial at the Manchester Crown Court. His accomplice, Matthew Newton (29), was found guilty of the same charges. Israr Malik (23), another accomplice, was convicted of two counts of soliciting to murder.
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September - 9 
A US secret diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks revealed that All Part Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq wanted Line of Control (LoC) to be converted into a permanent border and three separate legislative assemblies
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A US secret diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks revealed that All Part Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq wanted Line of Control (LoC) to be converted into a permanent border and three separate legislative assemblies for Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir regions with Chief Minister and Governor from each region on rotation basis, according to Indian Express. The cable said the Mirwaiz wanted this “because he was concerned about his own political future”. It adds that the Mirwaiz's proposal — ‘United States of Kashmir’ — included turning the LoC into a permanent border between India and Pakistan. “First, the LoC would become border, but every effort would be made by parties on both sides to make it irrelevant similar to the soft barriers that define many of the borders in Europe. Second, both Kashmiri regions of India and Pakistan would be given semi-autonomous status. The proposal would set three separate state assemblies on the Indian side… and two on the Pakistani side including Azad Kashmir and northern areas,” it says. The diplomatic cable sent from US embassy on September 9, 2006 said the soft border solution is getting support in the Valley from both separatists and mainstream political parties
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September - 9 
Alluding to the Supreme Court’s criticism of inherent weaknesses in Police investigations, the Sindh Police Chief Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Wajid Ali Durrani confessed on September 9 that an incomplete FIR had led to exoneration of alleged at
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Alluding to the Supreme Court’s criticism of inherent weaknesses in Police investigations, the Sindh Police Chief Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Wajid Ali Durrani confessed on September 9 that an incomplete FIR had led to exoneration of alleged attackers, reports The Express Tribune. IGP Wajid Ali Durrani said “Thirty per cent of the police force sympathises with them [criminals],” he claimed. The IGP was testifying before a five-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, which is hearing a suo motu case into the violence in Karachi. “This is one of the operational problems that we face,” Durrani said. “Whenever a case with a political affiliation comes to the fore, action is taken but nobody is ready to register a FIR.”
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September - 9 
An Inspector of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Wali Khan was allegedly abducted by unidentified persons from the KDA town area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 9, reports Dawn. Official sources said that Inspector Wali Khan, who is post
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An Inspector of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Wali Khan was allegedly abducted by unidentified persons from the KDA town area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 9, reports Dawn. Official sources said that Inspector Wali Khan, who is posted in Hangu, did not reach home in the KDA town. The inspector belongs to Karak District.
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September - 9 
Federal Minister for Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Shaukatullah Khan on September 9 said that more Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies personnel will be deployed along the Pak-Afghan border to check infiltration of militants from Afghan
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Federal Minister for Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Shaukatullah Khan on September 9 said that more Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies personnel will be deployed along the Pak-Afghan border to check infiltration of militants from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Talking to a delegation of Tribal Union of Journalists during his visit to Bajaur Agency, the Federal Minister said the Government of Pakistan had lodged a strong protest with Afghanistan authorities against militant attacks in Chitral, Dir and Bajaur regions from Kunar and Nuristan provinces. He said to prevent the attacks the Government had decided to increase the strength of Security Forces along the border. He said the capacity of levies force in all the tribal agencies would be enhanced to cope with militancy. He added that quotations had been invited from reputed arms dealers and suppliers within the country for purchase of sophisticated weapons, bullet-proof jackets and vehicles for FC and levies forces. He said 2,000 more youth would be recruited in Levies force from FATA, adding that efforts were being made to impart advanced training to the personnel. The Federal Government had decided to set up levies training centres in all the seven agencies’ headquarters. He said levies personnel would also be sent to Islamabad for special training.
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September - 9 
Fierce clashes between two factions of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rattled the Talo Kanj, Badsha Kot and Shabak areas of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 9, reports Dawn. The fighting involved militant
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Fierce clashes between two factions of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rattled the Talo Kanj, Badsha Kot and Shabak areas of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 9, reports Dawn. The fighting involved militants loyal to TTP chief Hakeemullah and TTP Kurram chapter Chief Fazal Seed. The latter had parted ways with the TTP and formed his own group, Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan (TTIP), on June 27. The rift between the two groups reached peak after Hakeemullah’s men set up checkposts in Talo Kanj, Badsha Kot and Shabak areas. They then started collecting “taxes”. The Fazal Saeed group resisted the move and his supporters attacked the checkposts and tents of Hakeemullah’s men. Both sides used heavy weapons as fighting continued till late into the night. The report about causalities is yet to come.
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September - 9 
Pakistan suffered the most in the US-declared "war on terror" after the 9/11 attacks, facing almost 300 deadly suicide bombings and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Times of India quoting a Jang report said on September 9. "
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Pakistan suffered the most in the US-declared "war on terror" after the 9/11 attacks, facing almost 300 deadly suicide bombings and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Times of India quoting a Jang report said on September 9. "It's close to ten years now since 9/11. In the decade of the USA's 'War on Terror', Pakistan has suffered the most, facing at least 290 suicide bombings which have led to the death of 4,700 people, left thousands more injured and caused immense losses," said Jang.
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September - 9 
The chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) on September 9 said that a report, produced by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in the court, could not be made public, reports Daily Times. A larger bench of the Supreme Court, comprising CJP Iftikhar Muhamma
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The chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) on September 9 said that a report, produced by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in the court, could not be made public, reports Daily Times. A larger bench of the Supreme Court, comprising CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing the suo motu case regarding the target killings and violence in Karachi. “The ISI has briefed to the court and also submitted a comprehensive report,” the CJP said, adding that the report contained very important information about the violence. “The ISI’s report is very important but the court cannot make it public, the CJP added.
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September - 9 
The United States believes Pakistan is vital to stabilising the South Asian region and continues to work with Islamabad, despite differences on issues related to counterterrorism, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on September 9, reports Daily T
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The United States believes Pakistan is vital to stabilising the South Asian region and continues to work with Islamabad, despite differences on issues related to counterterrorism, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on September 9, reports Daily Times. He also applauded Pakistan’s effort in the anti-terror war over the years, including the latest capture of al Qaeda operative Younis al-Mauritani. “At the same time, you know, I think we have to recognise that Pakistan is a critical country in that region of the world, not only in terms of trying to give us some cooperation in the war that we are conducting there, but also because they are a nuclear power, also because they themselves are in the effort to try to confront terrorism there, but also because they can be extremely important to us in the effort to provide stability in Afghanistan and other areas,” he said.
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September - 10 
13-year-old boy, a son of unit in charge of MQM Korangi sector, was shot dead in the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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13-year-old boy, a son of unit in charge of MQM Korangi sector, was shot dead in the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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September - 10 
A 25-year-old man was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the jurisdiction of SITE-A Police Station. The victim was identified as Usman. Yet another man was killed and his friend got injured when unidentified armed riders opened indiscriminate firi
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A 25-year-old man was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the jurisdiction of SITE-A Police Station. The victim was identified as Usman. Yet another man was killed and his friend got injured when unidentified armed riders opened indiscriminate firing on them at Lasi Parah in Model Colony remits. The deceased was identified as Mukhtayar Marfaani.
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September - 10 
A bullet-riddled dead body, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found in the limits of Baghdadi Police station. The victim was identified as Nazar alias Jumah. Police said that the deceased was kidnapped, tortured and then murdered
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A bullet-riddled dead body, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found in the limits of Baghdadi Police station. The victim was identified as Nazar alias Jumah. Police said that the deceased was kidnapped, tortured and then murdered
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September - 10 
A girl, identified as Shumaila,, received a stray bullet and died on the spot when she was enjoying heavy shower on the rooftop of her house at Nazimabad
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A girl, identified as Shumaila,, received a stray bullet and died on the spot when she was enjoying heavy shower on the rooftop of her house at Nazimabad
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September - 10 
A Washington Post report said that missile attacks by the US drones in Pakistan have tripled in 2008 after ‘frustrated’ US and Pakistani officials decided to change tactics in the war on terror. Pakistani officials have reported 11 such strikes in FA
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A Washington Post report said that missile attacks by the US drones in Pakistan have tripled in 2008 after ‘frustrated’ US and Pakistani officials decided to change tactics in the war on terror. Pakistani officials have reported 11 such strikes in FATA this year, the report said, compared with three in 2007.
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September - 10 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) and Anti-Extremist Cell claimed to have arrested 11 suspects, including five alleged target killers, during separate raids in different parts of the city.
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) and Anti-Extremist Cell claimed to have arrested 11 suspects, including five alleged target killers, during separate raids in different parts of the city.
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September - 10 
Decomposed dead body of a Baloch Student Organisation – Azad (BSO-Azad) activist, Kaleemullah (19), with 14 bullet injuries was found at Naushki Road near Kushak area of Mastung District in Balochistan on September 10, reports Daily Times. Kaleemulla
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Decomposed dead body of a Baloch Student Organisation – Azad (BSO-Azad) activist, Kaleemullah (19), with 14 bullet injuries was found at Naushki Road near Kushak area of Mastung District in Balochistan on September 10, reports Daily Times. Kaleemullah was an activist of BSO-Azad Mastung Zone, and nephew of Mohammad Aslam Baloch, a National Party leader. Sources said that he was abducted from Satellite Town on August 25.
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September - 10 
Five persons were shot dead in separate incidents of violence in different parts Karachi in Sindh on September 10, Daily Times reported.
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Five persons were shot dead in separate incidents of violence in different parts Karachi in Sindh on September 10, Daily Times reported.
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September - 10 
Pakistan has sealed off all borders with Afghanistan in order curb the massive influx of Afghans into Pakistan, said Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 10, reports Daily Times. Addressing a news conference at the CM Secretariat in
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Pakistan has sealed off all borders with Afghanistan in order curb the massive influx of Afghans into Pakistan, said Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 10, reports Daily Times. Addressing a news conference at the CM Secretariat in Quetta, the Minister said that the Government had imposed a complete ban on the movement of Afghan refugees and other foreign nationals by restricting their movement to the locality where they resided. “There will be a complete restriction on the movement of Afghan refugees in Balochistan and KP,” the Federal Minister told journalists. He said that Army, Frontier Corps, Police and Balochistan Levies had been asked to place a check on the free movement of Afghan refugees and other foreigners and bar them from entering major human settlements. “We have given the deadline of one month to illegal immigrants to obtain their refugee cards or otherwise they would be arrested and deported to Afghanistan after completing their sentences,” Malik said. Pakistan has also banned issuing Visit Visas to Afghans.” There will be no Afghan visiting Pakistan on a Visit Visa,” he added. Further, when asked if key operatives of al Qaeda and Taliban were in Quetta, he said that after the death of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda has declared Pakistan to be its enemy. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, according to him, have moved from remote tribal areas to Quetta after their defeat by the Pakistan Army. He said that “The Tehreek-e-Taliban leaders, who were based in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), are facing defeat at the hand of the Pakistan Army and have now moved to Quetta,” Malik said, referring to the recent twin suicide attacks on the residence of the DIG of the Frontier Corps (FC), Farrukh Shehzad.
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September - 10 
Police and Rangers took 40 persons into custody and recovered huge cache of weapons from their possession.
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Police and Rangers took 40 persons into custody and recovered huge cache of weapons from their possession.
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September - 10 
Three soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Chegmalai area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on September 10, reports Dawn.
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Three soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Chegmalai area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on September 10, reports Dawn.
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September - 11 
SFs also arrested two suspected militants from the premises of high school in Gerarai.
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SFs also arrested two suspected militants from the premises of high school in Gerarai.
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September - 11 
A child was killed and three others sustained injuries when three mortar shells landed in a residential area of Kandokhel, sub section of Khugakhel in Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. Sources said that the three mortar shells, fired
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A child was killed and three others sustained injuries when three mortar shells landed in a residential area of Kandokhel, sub section of Khugakhel in Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. Sources said that the three mortar shells, fired from an undisclosed destination by unidentified militants, struck the ground near the house of a tribesman, Rehman Ali, where the boys were playing cricket. Hayat Ali (13) was killed on the spot while three others identified as Rehmat Ali (18), Ishraq (12) and Ziaur Rahman (14) received splinter injuries.
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September - 11 
At least four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles, hitting a vehicle and a house in the Hisokhel village of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 11, reports Daily Times. A nearby hous
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At least four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles, hitting a vehicle and a house in the Hisokhel village of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 11, reports Daily Times. A nearby house was also damaged in the missile strike. The identities of the militants killed in the attack were not immediately clear.
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September - 11 
Karachi Police press release said that have arrested 12,020 accused from January 1 to September 08, 2011, during actions against criminal elements, while 26 Police Officers and Constables embraced martyrdom and 65 others injured during encounters. 12
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Karachi Police press release said that have arrested 12,020 accused from January 1 to September 08, 2011, during actions against criminal elements, while 26 Police Officers and Constables embraced martyrdom and 65 others injured during encounters. 12,020 accused including 5,239 dacoits, 6,427 absconders and 354 wanted accused. Police recovered 4,194 illegal weapons, including 38 SMGs, LMGs; 11 shotguns, 54 rifles, 82 repeaters, 3,648 pistols, 210 revolvers, four carbines, 22 mousers, four RPGs and 20 hand grenades from their possession.
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September - 11 
Police arrested four militants in Buner District. Police said that another accomplice of the militants managed to escape. One of the arrested militant was identified as Yaqoob, a resident of Elai village in Buner District. Police said that Yaqoob and
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Police arrested four militants in Buner District. Police said that another accomplice of the militants managed to escape. One of the arrested militant was identified as Yaqoob, a resident of Elai village in Buner District. Police said that Yaqoob and his two accomplices were trying to enter Buner District from Malakand when police at Kingar Galai post arrested them. Police arrested two of them while their third accomplice escaped. Police also recovered three hand grenades, magazines of Kalashnikovs and detonators from their possession.
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September - 11 
Search operation by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) was in full swing as around 300 more suspects were taken into custody in various parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 11, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources,
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Search operation by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) was in full swing as around 300 more suspects were taken into custody in various parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 11, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, over 2,000 Rangers personnel along with Policemen and sniffer-dogs conducted search operation in different parts of the city, including Lyari, Nayaabad, Daryabad, Agra Taj colony, Bihar colony, Baldia Town, Saeedabad, New Karachi, Iqbal Plaza near Radio Pakistan, Jackson, Gul Bahar and Rangar Mohalla. Some 200 suspects were detained along with huge cache of heavy weapons. LEAs detained some 100 persons from Iqbal Plaza and nearby buildings located along MA Jinnah Road while several suspects were apprehended from Baldia, Sherpao Colony, Shah Faisal Colony, Keamari, Nazimabad and other areas. Sunni Tehreek (ST) headquarters in Risala area and Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) office at Sherpao Colony were also passed through search exercise. LEAs also sealed the house of People’s Amn Committee chief Uzair Baloch during the operation.
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September - 12 
Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Sindh Police Saud Mirza on September 12 claimed to have scaled down the target killings to three percent through the ongoing search operations in Karachi, which started from August 23, reports Daily Times. Mirza
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Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Sindh Police Saud Mirza on September 12 claimed to have scaled down the target killings to three percent through the ongoing search operations in Karachi, which started from August 23, reports Daily Times. Mirza at a press conference said that Sindh Police had conducted raids at 2,000 places where some 1,478 persons, including 48 target killers and 21 extortionists were detained and a huge cache of weapons was seized. AIG Saud Mirza said that Police and Rangers in joint search operation recovered huge cache of illegal weapons, including 36 Kalashnikovs, 476 pistols, 19 rifles, 18 repeaters and 259 grenades. Moreover, he said that 17 target killers and 78 absconded criminals were arrested in joint raids of Sindh Police and CID at Mochko, Pak Colony and New Karachi and 290 different types of weapons, including 253 grenades were recovered. He further said that the Sindh Police have so far arrested 140 target killers, who are allegedly involved in the killing of 245 persons. Mirza said 16 challans of 13 target killers who were arrested from June 18 to August 17 and 52 challan of 48 target killers involved in the killing of 45 persons, were established.
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September - 12 
At least 17 suspects, including political workers, were detained by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in targeted search operations at different parts of Karachi on September 12, reports Daily Times.
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At least 17 suspects, including political workers, were detained by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in targeted search operations at different parts of Karachi on September 12, reports Daily Times.
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September - 12 
LEAs after a brief encounter at Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Sector 5A-1 arrested Hubul Bengali who is said to be the worker of a religious political party. His other accomplice namely Arshad K-2 escaped under the cover of heavy gunshots. Police official sai
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LEAs after a brief encounter at Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Sector 5A-1 arrested Hubul Bengali who is said to be the worker of a religious political party. His other accomplice namely Arshad K-2 escaped under the cover of heavy gunshots. Police official said the accused was involved in the murders of three workers of banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) during a recent clash.
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September - 12 
National Party leader and former District nazim (mayor) Khair Jan Baloch escaped unhurt in a firing incident in Awaran. According to sources, Baloch was going with his family to Jaho from Awaran when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car. Ho
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National Party leader and former District nazim (mayor) Khair Jan Baloch escaped unhurt in a firing incident in Awaran. According to sources, Baloch was going with his family to Jaho from Awaran when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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September - 12 
Police arrested a terrorist from Swat who had been wanted for important sabotage activities since a long time. According to details, Police, on tip off by an informant, conducted a raid in the Koza Bandi area, from where the terrorist, Muhammad Rahim
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Police arrested a terrorist from Swat who had been wanted for important sabotage activities since a long time. According to details, Police, on tip off by an informant, conducted a raid in the Koza Bandi area, from where the terrorist, Muhammad Rahim alias Baba Commando was arrested. Rahim was also running a radio station since 2007, which was a source of invoking awareness about the spread of terrorism in the country.
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September - 12 
Seven more suspects along with heavy weapons were detained from Pioneer Apartments at Abul Hassan Ispahani Road during a search operation. Some five suspects namely Janan Khan, Zar Malook, Naveed, Babar and Ismail were detained from Rasheedabad i
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Seven more suspects along with heavy weapons were detained from Pioneer Apartments at Abul Hassan Ispahani Road during a search operation. Some five suspects namely Janan Khan, Zar Malook, Naveed, Babar and Ismail were detained from Rasheedabad in the limits of Pirabad Police Station. LEAs also recovered one Kalashnikov, four TT pistols, several rounds and narcotics from their possession. A CCTV camera, which was used to monitor the movement of LEAs were recovered. The accused belonged to one of the notorious criminal groups namely Bhaloo group.
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September - 12 
Troops were deployed along the border in Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Chitral to check incursions of militants from Afghanistan.
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Troops were deployed along the border in Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Chitral to check incursions of militants from Afghanistan.
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September - 12 
Unidentified masked assailants killed a tribesman and injured three others in Marai area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 12, reports Daily Times. Sources said that assailants stopped a passenger coach going to Orakzai Agency of F
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Unidentified masked assailants killed a tribesman and injured three others in Marai area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 12, reports Daily Times. Sources said that assailants stopped a passenger coach going to Orakzai Agency of FATA and forced the commuters to get off the vehicle. They shot dead a passenger and injured three others, sources added. All the victims belong to Mishti Mela tribe of Orakzai Agency.
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September - 12 
Unidentified militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost with a hand grenade in Turbat on September 12, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified militants riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at an FC checkpost and managed
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Unidentified militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost with a hand grenade in Turbat on September 12, reports Daily Times. According to sources, unidentified militants riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at an FC checkpost and managed to escape. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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September - 13 
A pro-government tribal elder was killed and his three relatives were injured when militants attacked his house in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. According to officials and local residents, militants attacked the house of Mlaka Gul Noor in Landi Shah
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A pro-government tribal elder was killed and his three relatives were injured when militants attacked his house in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. According to officials and local residents, militants attacked the house of Mlaka Gul Noor in Landi Shah area of Damadola with heavy weapons. Malak Gul Noor had supported Government against militants in the region. He also played leading role in formation of peace committee and flushing out militants from the region.
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September - 13 
A soldier was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in Laddha area of In South Waziristan Agency.
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A soldier was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in Laddha area of In South Waziristan Agency.
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September - 13 
Awami National Party (ANP) District President, Sher Muhammad Khan, was killed and four others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast at Bandai village of Maidan tehsil (revenue unit) in Lower Dir District.
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Awami National Party (ANP) District President, Sher Muhammad Khan, was killed and four others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast at Bandai village of Maidan tehsil (revenue unit) in Lower Dir District.
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September - 13 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 13 said that ‘criminals’ arrested in Karachi during the current operation belonged to all political parties, reports Dawn. The Government has evidences (audio and video tapes) against them which
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 13 said that ‘criminals’ arrested in Karachi during the current operation belonged to all political parties, reports Dawn. The Government has evidences (audio and video tapes) against them which will be made public if permitted by the Supreme Court. “I will consult with the federation’s lawyer, Babar Awan, about getting permission from the Supreme Court to make the names of criminals public,” he told reporters at the National Press Club. Although, he said, the people arrested in Karachi belonged to all political parties, he was of the view that they had not been recruited by the parties, but they somehow managed to get refuge in them after committing crimes. He said that Police and Rangers had arrested 48 target killers, 90 criminals and 28 extortionists and seized 308 weapons. The operation, he said, was being carried out without any discrimination, with the sole objective being to restore normality and peace in the city
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September - 13 
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) provided protection to slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden for a period of time, Indian Express reported on September 14 quoting a report of The New Yorker magazine. Former Afghanistan intelligence chief Amrullah Sa
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Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) provided protection to slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden for a period of time, Indian Express reported on September 14 quoting a report of The New Yorker magazine. Former Afghanistan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh told the magazine’ writer Dexter Filkins, that an ISI operative Syed Akbar Sabir had escorted Osama from the Pakistani region of Chitral to Peshawar, passing through Kunar Province, in Afghanistan, along the way. “We believed that he was part of the ISI operation to care for Osama,” Saleh, who directed the Afghan intelligence service from 2004 to 2010, said. He said the ISI operative had been arrested by Afghan intelligence in 2005. The article talks about another ISI agent Fida Muhammad, who too had been arrested by Afghan intelligence agents. Muhammad said his most memorable job came in December, 2001, when he was part of a large ISI operation intended to help jihadi fighters escape from Tora Bora — the mountainous region where Osama was trapped for several weeks, until he mysteriously slipped away.
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September - 13 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a school van in Matani, a suburb of Peshawar, on September 13, killing four children and the driver, reports Daily Times. At least 12 boys, two girls and two female teachers were injured in the atta
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a school van in Matani, a suburb of Peshawar, on September 13, killing four children and the driver, reports Daily Times. At least 12 boys, two girls and two female teachers were injured in the attack. TTP claimed the responsibility of the attack. “This was to teach them a lesson, and we will continue to carry out attacks wherever and whenever possible, no matter if it is a school or a school bus,” said Mohammad Afridi, a TTP ‘spokesman’ of the Darra Adamkhel chapter.
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September - 13 
Times of India quoting the report of The New Yorker magazine said that the order to kill Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad came from the Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani's staff, on the suspicion that Indian intelligence tried to recruit him.
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Times of India quoting the report of The New Yorker magazine said that the order to kill Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad came from the Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani's staff, on the suspicion that Indian intelligence tried to recruit him. When Shahzad attended a conference in New Delhi last year, "officers from an Indian intelligence agency offered to put him on a retainer", The New Yorker reported, quoting Roger van Zwanenberg, the publisher of Pluto Press, London, which published Shahzad's book on terrorism recently. ISI officials become convinced that Shahzad was working for a foreign intelligence agency. This could have elevated him in the eyes of the military from a troublesome reporter who deserved a beating to a foreign agent who needed to be killed," the article said. The initial order was to harm him but it was changed at the last moment to kill him, the magazine said. "Reliable intelligence indicates that the order to kill Shahzad came from a senior officer on General Kayani's staff. The officer made it clear that he was speaking on behalf of Kayani himself," the article added.
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September - 13 
Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in a canal near Paharkhel Thall village on the outskirts of Lakki city in Lakki Marwat District, reports Dawn. The deceased were identified as Sadullah and Rizwanullah. Sources said that letters were also found in
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Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in a canal near Paharkhel Thall village on the outskirts of Lakki city in Lakki Marwat District, reports Dawn. The deceased were identified as Sadullah and Rizwanullah. Sources said that letters were also found in the pockets of the deceased. The letters said that Sadullah was killed for uprising against Maulvi Ashraf Ali group of TTP while Rizwanullah was killed for spying for Afghanistan Government against TTP.
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September - 13 
Two suspected militants were killed when a mortar shell exploded accidentally in a bunker in Zambakhel Bazaar area.
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Two suspected militants were killed when a mortar shell exploded accidentally in a bunker in Zambakhel Bazaar area.
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September - 13 
Two tribal elders and a prayer leader were killed in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 13, reports Dawn. Sources said that militants abducted two tribal elders and a prayer leader on September 1
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Two tribal elders and a prayer leader were killed in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 13, reports Dawn. Sources said that militants abducted two tribal elders and a prayer leader on September 11 from near their houses in Akkakhel area. The bullet-riddled bodies of the abducted persons were found at a deserted place on September 13. A letter, left along the dead bodies, accused the deceased of raising a tribal lashkar and assisting Security Forces against militants. The tribal elders were identified as Haji Mohammad and Mohammad Amin.
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September - 14 
As many as 569 Pakistani militants were killed in the State in the past 12 years, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said, according to PTI. Most of the Pakistani militants killed were affiliated to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to statistics posted on
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As many as 569 Pakistani militants were killed in the State in the past 12 years, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said, according to PTI. Most of the Pakistani militants killed were affiliated to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to statistics posted on the State Police website. A total of 323 militants were killed from 1998 to 2002 when LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfits launched a series of suicide attacks on military and police installations. The four-year period coincided with eruption of Kargil war when the influx of Pakistani militants affiliated to LeT and JeM increased into the state. The number of Pakistani militants killed in the State declined after 9/11 terror strikes in the US, apparently due to the pressure exerted by Washington on Islamabad to curb militant activities on its soil. The data showed 127 identified Pakistani militants were liquidated from January 2003 to December 2004. The lowest number of Pakistani militants, 103, were killed between January 2005 and December 2009, it said. 16 militants from the neighbouring country were eliminated in the first four months of 2010. The data gave names and residential details of the killed militants who had come from Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Peshawar and other Pakistani cities.
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September - 14 
CID separately arrested a target killer Rehan, accused in several heinous crimes, including firing at police van, robberies and kidnapping from Hyderi area. Five persons Muhammad Riyaz, Shoaib, Asad, Rafiq and Nazeer Hussain were arrested in the limi
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CID separately arrested a target killer Rehan, accused in several heinous crimes, including firing at police van, robberies and kidnapping from Hyderi area. Five persons Muhammad Riyaz, Shoaib, Asad, Rafiq and Nazeer Hussain were arrested in the limits of Frere Police Station. Police claimed to have recovered several gold biscuits from the accused Shoaib and Asad, who were involved in Glass Tower robbery.
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September - 14 
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Pakistan on September 14 the United States would “do everything we can” to defend US forces from Pakistan-based militants staging attacks in Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. “Time and again we’ve urged t
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Pakistan on September 14 the United States would “do everything we can” to defend US forces from Pakistan-based militants staging attacks in Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. “Time and again we’ve urged the Pakistanis to exercise their influence over these kinds of attacks from the Haqqanis. And we have made very little progress in that area,” Panetta told reporters flying with him to San Francisco. He added, “I think the message they (the Pakistanis) need to know is: we’re going to do everything we can to defend our forces.” He declined to answer questions about what steps the United States might take to defend US forces. But Panetta said he was concerned about the Haqqanis’ ability to attack American troops and then “escape back into what is a safe haven in Pakistan.” “And that’s unacceptable,” Panetta said.
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September - 14 
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sohrab Goth Iftikhar Lodhi disclosed that a target killer, Kashif Raza Abidi, was arrested from Gulshan-e-Maymar. DSP Lodhi said that the accused confessed to have murdered two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) acti
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Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sohrab Goth Iftikhar Lodhi disclosed that a target killer, Kashif Raza Abidi, was arrested from Gulshan-e-Maymar. DSP Lodhi said that the accused confessed to have murdered two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists.
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September - 14 
Militants beheaded a local tribesman in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on charges of spying, reports Dawn. Sources said that militants abducted Rahim Shah, a resident of Dray-Plar area of Bara Qambarkhel, and later left his beheaded body in the ne
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Militants beheaded a local tribesman in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on charges of spying, reports Dawn. Sources said that militants abducted Rahim Shah, a resident of Dray-Plar area of Bara Qambarkhel, and later left his beheaded body in the nearby mountains. A letter left with the body alleged that the deceased was involved in spying on militants and desecration of worship places.
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September - 14 
Militants shot dead three Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials in the Janikhel area of Frontier Region Bannu in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 14, reports Dawn. Another officer sustained injuries. Officials said th
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Militants shot dead three Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials in the Janikhel area of Frontier Region Bannu in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 14, reports Dawn. Another officer sustained injuries. Officials said that the ISI personnel were going to the tribal area when two militant riding a motorbike intercepted their pick-up truck near Sardikhel and opened fire. The attackers managed to escape after the attack.
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September - 14 
New Karachi Industrial Area Police arrested three persons Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Danish and Rasheed and recovered three TT pistols and several rounds from their possession.
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New Karachi Industrial Area Police arrested three persons Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Danish and Rasheed and recovered three TT pistols and several rounds from their possession.
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September - 14 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar town Naeem Sheikh said that the Police arrested Shahid, an arms dealer, and recovered two Kalashnikovs, eight repeaters, four triple-2 rifles, 45 pistols, thousands of bullets and 45 license punching tools from hi
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar town Naeem Sheikh said that the Police arrested Shahid, an arms dealer, and recovered two Kalashnikovs, eight repeaters, four triple-2 rifles, 45 pistols, thousands of bullets and 45 license punching tools from his possession.
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September - 14 
The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on September 14 has said that the Supreme Court (SC) will extend its full support to the Government to control law and order situation in Karachi so that lives and properties of innocen
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The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on September 14 has said that the Supreme Court (SC) will extend its full support to the Government to control law and order situation in Karachi so that lives and properties of innocent citizens could be protected, reports Daily Times. He made this assurance during the hearing of a suo motu case on target killings and violence in Karachi at the Supreme Court (SC)’s Karachi Registry. CJP took notice of a statement issued by the Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, in which Malik said, “Several arrested target killers confessed during the investigation that they belonged to various political parties.” The CJP said that it was a matter of grave concern. The CJP also expressed serious concern over a statement issued by Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Wajid Durrani in which the (IGP) had said, “Approximately 30 to 40 percent police personnel are the supporters of terrorists.” The CJP said this won’t help in controlling law and order situation. Chaudhry said it was responsibility of the Government and law-enforcement agencies to provide protection to people.
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September - 14 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DoJ) on September 14 said that three Pakistani citizens, arrested in Miami, have pleaded guilty to providing material support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The Ex
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DoJ) on September 14 said that three Pakistani citizens, arrested in Miami, have pleaded guilty to providing material support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The Express Tribune. In a statement issued by the FBI, the three accused, named Irfanul Haq, Qasim Ali and Zahid Yousuf, pleaded guilty before a US district judge in Washington to the count of “conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation.” The three were accused of trying to smuggle a “purported TTP member” into the US. In March 2011, the three were arrested in Miami on the count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. According to the FBI, “Haq, Ali and Yousaf admitted that between January 3 and March 10, 2011, they conspired to provide material support to the TTP in the form of false documentation and identification, knowing that the TTP engages in terrorist activity and terrorism. “According to court documents, Haq, Ali and Yousaf conducted a human smuggling operation in Quito, Ecuador, that attempted to smuggle an individual they believed to be a member of the TTP from Pakistan into the US.”
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September - 14 
The Federal Government on September 14 decided not to give Police powers to Rangers in Karachi on a permanent basis and to retain the prevailing arrangement under which the paramilitary force enjoys special powers of search and arrest for three month
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The Federal Government on September 14 decided not to give Police powers to Rangers in Karachi on a permanent basis and to retain the prevailing arrangement under which the paramilitary force enjoys special powers of search and arrest for three months, reports Dawn. “It has been decided that Rangers will not have police powers on a permanent basis,” President’s Spokesman Farhatullah. But Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said she was not aware of the decision taken by the Government in this regard. According to prevailing laws, he said, the Government could not give special powers to Rangers for more than 90 days. For that legislation would be required from parliament to amend the laws. Director General (DG) Rangers Sindh Major General Ijaz Chaudhry demanded on September 6 permanent search and arrest powers to end killings in Karachi and said the decline in incidents of target killing was temporary and criminals would again try to disrupt peace in the port city.
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September - 14 
The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 14 arrested over 100 suspects, including three target killers, two robbers and two extortionists, in separate raids in Karachi, reports Daily Times. Six of the 100 suspects are said to Afghans. The LEA
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The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 14 arrested over 100 suspects, including three target killers, two robbers and two extortionists, in separate raids in Karachi, reports Daily Times. Six of the 100 suspects are said to Afghans. The LEAs recovered 100 weapons of different types.
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September - 14 
The Manzarkhel branch of Akkakhel tribe has extended its full support to the local peace committee in its campaign against militants. The decision was made at a jirga (tribal council) of tribal elders where scores of local armed volunteers joined the
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The Manzarkhel branch of Akkakhel tribe has extended its full support to the local peace committee in its campaign against militants. The decision was made at a jirga (tribal council) of tribal elders where scores of local armed volunteers joined the peace committee and also established a number of checkpoints to monitor the movements of militants. The jirga also constituted 13 groups, each comprising 10 armed volunteers, to patrol the Akkakhel-Matani Road. The groups were directed to operate under the command of Haji Gul Miran, the head of Akkakhel Peace Committee.
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September - 14 
The political administration distributed cheques of PKR 300,000 each to the heirs of slain local tribal members who lost their lives in a suicide attack at the Torkham border on August 27, 2009, where more than twenty Khasadar personnel were killed,
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The political administration distributed cheques of PKR 300,000 each to the heirs of slain local tribal members who lost their lives in a suicide attack at the Torkham border on August 27, 2009, where more than twenty Khasadar personnel were killed, and in a NATO oil tanker blast in Khuga Khel in Landikotal, when 15 were killed. A total of 32 families were compensated out of 36. The compensation ceremony was held at Tehsil office in Landikotal. The Landikotal Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak distributed the cheques among the heirs.
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September - 15 
A suicide bomber blew himself up during funeral prayers Jandol town of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 31 persons and injuring 63 others, reports Daily Times. The attacker struck as mourners were preparing for prayers being held in
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A suicide bomber blew himself up during funeral prayers Jandol town of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 31 persons and injuring 63 others, reports Daily Times. The attacker struck as mourners were preparing for prayers being held in open ground near cornfields in Jandol town, 100 kilometres from Swat Valley. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for suicide attack. “The death toll has risen to 31 with 63 wounded in the attack,” said Senior Police official Salim Khan Marwat, adding that the bomber targeted members of a state-sponsored anti-militant militia operating in the area. “It was a suicide attack. A bomber came on foot and blew himself up in the middle of people as they were about to start prayers.” The funeral was for Bakhat Khan, who was a member of a local “militia that is opposed to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rule in the region.
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September - 15 
Al Qaeda’s chief of operations in Pakistan Abu Hafs al-Shahri has been killed, a senior US official said on condition of anonymity, reports Daily Times. The death of Abu Hafs in Waziristan follows the killing of al Qaeda’s number two Atiyah abd al-Ra
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Al Qaeda’s chief of operations in Pakistan Abu Hafs al-Shahri has been killed, a senior US official said on condition of anonymity, reports Daily Times. The death of Abu Hafs in Waziristan follows the killing of al Qaeda’s number two Atiyah abd al-Rahman in August. “It has been confirmed that al Qaeda’s chief of Pakistan operations, Abu Hafs al-Shahri, was killed earlier this week in Waziristan in Pakistan,” the official said. “Abu Hafs’ death will further degrade al Qaeda’s ability to recover from the death last month of al Qaeda’s number two, Atiyah, because of his operations experience and connections within the group.” “Abu Hafs’ death removes a key threat inside Pakistan, where he collaborated closely with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to conduct coordinated attacks.”
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September - 15 
Al-Qaeda's new chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is still hiding in Pakistan, Pentagon spokesman George Little said on September 15, reports Indian Express. "We have no information to indicate that he is anywhere else than in Pakistan," Pentagon spokesman Geor
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Al-Qaeda's new chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is still hiding in Pakistan, Pentagon spokesman George Little said on September 15, reports Indian Express. "We have no information to indicate that he is anywhere else than in Pakistan," Pentagon spokesman George Little said. Little's comments came after Zawahiri apparently posted a new message coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The hour-long video, posted on September 12 on jihadist websites, includes an audio broadcast purportedly from al-Zawahiri and a video message from Osama bin Laden, recorded before his death in May in Pakistan.
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September - 15 
An unidentified militant was killed when explosive material he was trying to plant inside a school in Speen Qabar area of Bara exploded. However, other militants later destroyed the school. An adjoining private health clinic was also damaged due to t
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An unidentified militant was killed when explosive material he was trying to plant inside a school in Speen Qabar area of Bara exploded. However, other militants later destroyed the school. An adjoining private health clinic was also damaged due to the explosion.
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September - 15 
As many as 60 suspects, including political workers, were detained by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) during targeted search operations in different parts of Karachi on September 15, reports Daily Times.
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As many as 60 suspects, including political workers, were detained by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) during targeted search operations in different parts of Karachi on September 15, reports Daily Times.
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September - 15 
At least three houses were partially damaged when mortar shells fired by the SFs at the suspected militant positions hit the houses of Azmat Shah and Maulana Abdul Qayyum in Gandao area.
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At least three houses were partially damaged when mortar shells fired by the SFs at the suspected militant positions hit the houses of Azmat Shah and Maulana Abdul Qayyum in Gandao area.
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September - 15 
Clifton Police claimed to have arrested four target killers Asif Ali, Mubarak, Adnan and Zeeshan from Upper Gizri area and recovered two 7mm rifles, one repeater and six TT pistol from their possession. According to Police, accused belongs to a polit
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Clifton Police claimed to have arrested four target killers Asif Ali, Mubarak, Adnan and Zeeshan from Upper Gizri area and recovered two 7mm rifles, one repeater and six TT pistol from their possession. According to Police, accused belongs to a political party and confessed to have murdered eight persons in Saeedabad and Baldia town Police limits. Police further said that the latter left their homes in the wake of targeted operation and were living in the upper Gizri area where they were arrested on a tip-off.
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September - 15 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a target killer Mairaj alias Qasai and recovered one Kalashnikov from his possession.
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a target killer Mairaj alias Qasai and recovered one Kalashnikov from his possession.
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September - 15 
LEAs also conducted a raid at Old Golimar and Pak Colony areas and arrested four target killers Sohail, Ali, Pervez and Alam recovering huge cache of weapons from their possession. Police sources said that they were involved in target killings and ri
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LEAs also conducted a raid at Old Golimar and Pak Colony areas and arrested four target killers Sohail, Ali, Pervez and Alam recovering huge cache of weapons from their possession. Police sources said that they were involved in target killings and riots.
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September - 15 
Pakistan's border region remains the most dangerous place in the world and Federally Administered Tribal Areas remains epicentre of the world's worst of global jihad, said Michael Vickers, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence said, reports
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Pakistan's border region remains the most dangerous place in the world and Federally Administered Tribal Areas remains epicentre of the world's worst of global jihad, said Michael Vickers, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence said, reports Times of India. "Pakistan's FATA remain the epicentre - the "Star Wars Bar," if you will - of the world's worst of global jihad," said Michael Vickers. "The continued presence of groups, like TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), the Haqqani Network, and the Commander Nazir Group who provide al Qaida with safe haven and make common cause with it ensures that the FATA will almost certainly remain a principal area of US counterterrorism focus well after core al-Qaida is dismantled and ejected from the region," Vickers said at a conference at the National Defense University.
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September - 15 
Saudabad police conducted a raid at Malir railway crossing area and arrested a target killer Zafar alias Andha and recovered one Kalashnikov from his possession. Police said Andha belongs to a political party. LEAs also conducted raids at Landhi No 1
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Saudabad police conducted a raid at Malir railway crossing area and arrested a target killer Zafar alias Andha and recovered one Kalashnikov from his possession. Police said Andha belongs to a political party. LEAs also conducted raids at Landhi No 1 and Tipu Sultan Allah Wali Colony but as per sources, no one could be arrested from these areas.
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September - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants after militants attacked their convoy with a remote-controlled explosive device that left two soldiers dead in Gandao area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Are
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants after militants attacked their convoy with a remote-controlled explosive device that left two soldiers dead in Gandao area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 15, reports Dawn. The incident occurred in Gandao area when an improvised explosive device planted on a roadside went off when a SFs convoy was passing by. Two security personnel were killed and one was injured in the explosion. Later, the SFs cordoned off the area and started indiscriminate firing. The officials said that at least four militants were killed and six others injured in the retaliatory fire by the SFs
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September - 15 
The death toll in September 15 suicide bombing in Samar Bagh area of Jandol town in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 45, District Coordination Officer (DCO) Mahmood Aslam Wazir said on September 16, reports Dawn.
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The death toll in September 15 suicide bombing in Samar Bagh area of Jandol town in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 45, District Coordination Officer (DCO) Mahmood Aslam Wazir said on September 16, reports Dawn.
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September - 15 
The SFs neutralised an explosive device planted on a roadside near Charwazgai security checkpost in Landi Kotal.
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The SFs neutralised an explosive device planted on a roadside near Charwazgai security checkpost in Landi Kotal.
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September - 15 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on September 15 (today) that Pakistan and Afghanistan are epicenters of terror, according to Times of India. Most of the terror groups based in Pakistan target India, he added. India has neutralised 51 terror mo
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on September 15 (today) that Pakistan and Afghanistan are epicenters of terror, according to Times of India. Most of the terror groups based in Pakistan target India, he added. India has neutralised 51 terror modules since the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008, Chidambaram said. "No country is immune from terror attacks. Challenge of terrorism is a formidable challenge," the Union home Minister said.
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September - 16 
A 12-year-old girl was injured when a mortar shell fired by SFs from Fort Salop fell on a house in Bara tehsil (revenue unit). In a similar incident, three women were injured when a mortar shell fell on another house in Sipah area.
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A 12-year-old girl was injured when a mortar shell fired by SFs from Fort Salop fell on a house in Bara tehsil (revenue unit). In a similar incident, three women were injured when a mortar shell fell on another house in Sipah area.
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September - 16 
Pakistan and Afghanistan on September 16 discussed ways and means to take effective and concrete measures against extremism and terrorism to ensure peace and security in the region, reports Daily Times. “Terrorism is a common enemy and both the count
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Pakistan and Afghanistan on September 16 discussed ways and means to take effective and concrete measures against extremism and terrorism to ensure peace and security in the region, reports Daily Times. “Terrorism is a common enemy and both the countries had agreed to take joint and effective measures to curb it and fight the militancy for the safety and security of people of both the countries,” said Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Jaweed Lodin while addressing a joint press conference after the completion of the second meeting of the Joint Peace Commission held at the Foreign Office. The Joint Peace Commission was constituted by the two countries to carry forward a reconciliation process following the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan.
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September - 16 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 16 said that Pakistan had already contributed enormously in fight against terrorism and extremism and it was now the United States’ turn to “do more”, reports Daily Times. “Now it’s the time that they [U
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 16 said that Pakistan had already contributed enormously in fight against terrorism and extremism and it was now the United States’ turn to “do more”, reports Daily Times. “Now it’s the time that they [United States] should do more,” the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan had sacrificed much in battling the menace of terrorism during the last decade and that Islamabad should not be pressurised to do more.
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September - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) conducted an operation in Chora village of Jamrud of Khyber Agency and destroyed a militant hideout in the area. SFs also recovered an ammunition depot and triggered an explosion to destroy it. However, one soldier was killed an
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Security Forces (SFs) conducted an operation in Chora village of Jamrud of Khyber Agency and destroyed a militant hideout in the area. SFs also recovered an ammunition depot and triggered an explosion to destroy it. However, one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the explosion.
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September - 16 
Seven militants were killed and two others injured during a clash between two militant groups, separately led by Quwat Khan and Mullah Toofan, in Gawaki area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 16, reports Dawn
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Seven militants were killed and two others injured during a clash between two militant groups, separately led by Quwat Khan and Mullah Toofan, in Gawaki area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 16, reports Dawn.
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September - 17 
Cameron Munter, the US Ambassador in Islamabad, on September 17 said in remarks broadcast that there is evidence linking the Haqqani insurgent network to the Pakistani government, a charge that could raise tensions in an already strained anti-terror
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Cameron Munter, the US Ambassador in Islamabad, on September 17 said in remarks broadcast that there is evidence linking the Haqqani insurgent network to the Pakistani government, a charge that could raise tensions in an already strained anti-terror alliance between Washington and Islamabad, reports Daily Times. The US and NATO blame the Haqqani network for many of the attacks in Afghanistan, including this week’s strike on the US Embassy. US officials say they are looking for evidence that directly links elements of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to the assault on the US Embassy and coalition headquarters in Kabul on September 13, a sign of just how rancorous relations have become between the two allies in the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban. “The attack that took place in Kabul a few days ago, that was the work of the Haqqani Network,” Munter said during the interview. “And the facts, that we have said in the past, (is) that there are problems, there is evidence linking the Haqqani network to the Pakistan government. This is something that must stop.” Neither the ISI nor the Pakistani military, of which the spy agency is part, immediately responded to the US suspicions. Pakistani Government officials dismissed the suspicions as insulting and unfair. A senior US defence official said that given the ISI’s history of supporting and sheltering the Haqqanis, it was “almost reflexive” to see if the spy agency had any role in the latest Kabul siege.
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September - 17 
Five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on Charbagh road on the west of Landikotal Bazaar (Market) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was detonated on September 17,
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Five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on Charbagh road on the west of Landikotal Bazaar (Market) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was detonated on September 17, reports Daily Times.
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September - 17 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Balochistan chapter, on September 17, expressed its serious concern over the increasing number of decomposed bodies of missing persons being recovered from different parts of Balochistan, reports Daily Times
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Balochistan chapter, on September 17, expressed its serious concern over the increasing number of decomposed bodies of missing persons being recovered from different parts of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. HRCP Quetta chapter Chairman Tahir Hussain and Advocate Zahoor Shahwani, while addressing a news conference, said that situation was going from bad to worse in the province, as security personnel themselves were not secure from attacks. They said that most of the people did not come forward to record their statements out of fear. “The hoardings displayed in Hindu dominated areas of the province demanding security for members of the community reflect the state of lawlessness and prevailing sense of fear,” they told the reporters. They said the number of mutilated dead bodies of missing persons was increasing with each passing day. “Around 188 decomposed dead bodies have so far been dumped in desolate places in different parts of Balochistan since June 4, 2010,” they said, adding, “Most of the victims were political opponents, students and cream of the society.” Quoting a report, they said that those lawyers who appeared before courts in connection with the cases of missing persons were also killed.
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September - 17 
Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri confessed in the Anti-Terrorism Court on September 17, that he had killed Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad for his `blasphemous` statements, reports Dawn. Qadri contended that Salman Taseer had committed blasphemy
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Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri confessed in the Anti-Terrorism Court on September 17, that he had killed Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad for his `blasphemous` statements, reports Dawn. Qadri contended that Salman Taseer had committed blasphemy under the references of Quran and Islamic Jurisprudence and, every person who committed such act or supported a blasphemer or doubted that the punishment of blasphemer was unjustified or practically tried to abolish sentence for commission of blasphemy, was liable to death.
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September - 17 
Soldiers battled TTP militants in an attempt to seize precious debris from a suspected US drone that crashed at Jangara village in the South Waziristan Agency near the Afghanistan border. TTP claimed that they shot down the unmanned aircraft, which c
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Soldiers battled TTP militants in an attempt to seize precious debris from a suspected US drone that crashed at Jangara village in the South Waziristan Agency near the Afghanistan border. TTP claimed that they shot down the unmanned aircraft, which crashed in the night of September 17 near Jangara village. However, a security official in Peshawar said that the American drone crashed in Zangara village, apparently because of some technical faults. A search operation is continuing to recover the debris, security official added, saying that a group of terrorists fired on troops during the search operation but fled after retaliatory fire. “We have no reports of loss of life on both sides,” he added.
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September - 17 
The Haqqani network, one of the most feared militant groups in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the Kabul Government and the United States only if the Taliban did, Haqqani network Chief Sirajuddin Haqqani told Reuters on September 17,
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The Haqqani network, one of the most feared militant groups in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the Kabul Government and the United States only if the Taliban did, Haqqani network Chief Sirajuddin Haqqani told Reuters on September 17, reports Dawn. The Haqqanis technically fall under the command of the Taliban leader Mullah Omar, although US officials believe they can act independently. The group has become so confident after battlefield gains, that it no longer has sanctuaries in Pakistan, and instead felt secure inside Afghanistan, said Sirajuddin Haqqani in the interview by telephone from an undisclosed location. In what Sirajuddin described as a further sign of strength, the Haqqanis are also consolidating their hold on eastern Afghanistan, forcing rival groups out of territory they have claimed. Sirajuddin Haqqani is described by US forces in Afghanistan as one of their most lethal enemies. The United States has posted a bounty of up to USD five million for Sirajuddin Haqqani. The Sirajuddin Haqqani rejected several peace gestures from the United States and President Hamid Karzai’s Government in the past because they were an attempt to “create divisions” between militant groups, he said. Any further efforts to do so would fail, added Sirajuddin, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani. Although he is still revered by militants, ill health forced Jalaluddin to pass on leadership of the group to Sirajuddin, who is seen as far more ruthless. “They offered us very very important positions but we rejected and told them they would not succeed in their nefarious designs. They wanted to divide us,” said Sirajuddin Haqqani. “We would support whatever solution our Shura members suggest for the future of Afghanistan,” he said, referring to the Afghan Taliban leadership.
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September - 18 
As many as 52 suspects, including a target killer, were arrested in surgical operation in different areas of Karachi on September 18, reports Daily Times. The major operation was conducted at P&T Colony from where several suspects were apprehended. T
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As many as 52 suspects, including a target killer, were arrested in surgical operation in different areas of Karachi on September 18, reports Daily Times. The major operation was conducted at P&T Colony from where several suspects were apprehended. The colony was located in Gizri where heavy contingents of Rangers and Police, including women personnel, cordoned off the area. They recovered licensed and unlicensed weapons from the area. The operation was also conducted at Zia Colony, Korangi and some areas of Mauripur where Rangers and Police recovered weapons and booked several suspects.
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September - 18 
At least 10 militants were killed in a clash with troops after an under-construction security post near the Afghanistan border at Kharkai Kandao in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came under attack on September 18, reports Dawn. Regional Int
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At least 10 militants were killed in a clash with troops after an under-construction security post near the Afghanistan border at Kharkai Kandao in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came under attack on September 18, reports Dawn. Regional Inter-Services Public Relations chief Lieutenant-Colonel Arif told reporters that 10 militants had been killed and one soldier injured in the clash at Kharkai Kandao where security personnel were setting up an outpost on a hill.
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September - 18 
At least 15 persons were killed when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a checkpost manned by pro-Government tribesman and Security Forces (SFs) in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered
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At least 15 persons were killed when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a checkpost manned by pro-Government tribesman and Security Forces (SFs) in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 18, reports Dawn. Armed with assault rifles and hand grenades, the militants killed four Pashtun tribesmen and Frontier Constabulary solider. Members of a tribal militia and SFs retaliated, killing 10 militants. Two vehicles of the lashkar were also destroyed in the attack.
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September - 18 
Concerned over repeated infiltration attempts, the Centre has directed Security Forces (SFs) to intensify vigil along the border and take necessary steps to foil any attempt by Pakistan-based elements to push terrorists into India, reports Daily Exce
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Concerned over repeated infiltration attempts, the Centre has directed Security Forces (SFs) to intensify vigil along the border and take necessary steps to foil any attempt by Pakistan-based elements to push terrorists into India, reports Daily Excelsior. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials said at least 60 infiltration bids have taken place along the border in Jammu and Kashmir till August 2011 and apprehend that such attempts will intensify in the coming days till the onset of winter. Besides, intelligence reports also suggested that around 2,500 terrorists are active in training camps and launching pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and some other areas in Pakistan and all of them were primarily trained to infiltrate into India. According to the Home Ministry estimate, infiltration attempts have shown a marginal increase during 2010 in comparison to 2009. While there were 489 infiltration attempts in 2010, there were 485 such attempts in 2009. Also, there has been an increase in incidents of ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC). At least 23 incidents of ceasefire violation have been reported along the LoC till August 2011. There were 77 ceasefire violations in 2008 which came down to 28 in 2009 but further increased to 44 in 2010.
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September - 18 
Intelligence agencies are learnt to have identified as many as two dozen extremist militant and sectarian outfits operating in Karachi who may face a crackdown once the hunt for politically-backed target killers is over, an unnamed senior official of
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Intelligence agencies are learnt to have identified as many as two dozen extremist militant and sectarian outfits operating in Karachi who may face a crackdown once the hunt for politically-backed target killers is over, an unnamed senior official of the Federal Minister of Interior said on September 18, reports The Express Tribune. Official said that extremist organisations will be targeted in the next phase. “This proposal is under consideration,” he added. According to a report compiled by intelligence agencies, as many as 19 groups — five of them run by Shias — were active in Karachi and their associates were involved in bomb explosions and murders. Among the groups active in Karachi, the biggest is Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), an anti-Shia sectarian outfit involved in mass murder and improvised attacks on minority groups, including Ahmadis. It has a strong known al Qaeda link. Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Harkat-e-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen al Alami, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Jundallah, Tehreek Islami Lashkar-e-Muhammadi, Sunni Tehreek and Lashkar-e-Islami are the other Sunni groups active in Karachi. Among Shia militant outfits are: Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), Imamia Student Organisation (ISO), Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan, Mehdi Militia and Hezbollah.
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September - 18 
Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) also conducted a raid in Orangi Town, Sector 10 and detained two persons. Sources said they had come from other areas and recently settled in Orangi Town.
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Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) also conducted a raid in Orangi Town, Sector 10 and detained two persons. Sources said they had come from other areas and recently settled in Orangi Town.
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September - 18 
LEAs have so far detained over 500 suspects during the surgical operation and raids in several areas of metropolis since August 24, 2011.
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LEAs have so far detained over 500 suspects during the surgical operation and raids in several areas of metropolis since August 24, 2011.
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September - 18 
Militants set ablaze a Government primary school in Kachi Nisar village in Arsoon area along the Afghan border in Chitral. The Chitral District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said the militants fled towards Afghanistan after torching the scho
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Militants set ablaze a Government primary school in Kachi Nisar village in Arsoon area along the Afghan border in Chitral. The Chitral District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said the militants fled towards Afghanistan after torching the school building. It was the first attack on a Government school in Chitral.
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September - 18 
Pakistan's sacked National Security Adviser Mahmood Durrani claimed he had "written authority and had conferred with the ISI chief before admitting to the media that 26/11 Mumbai terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was a Pakistani, Times of India quoting a US
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Pakistan's sacked National Security Adviser Mahmood Durrani claimed he had "written authority and had conferred with the ISI chief before admitting to the media that 26/11 Mumbai terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was a Pakistani, Times of India quoting a US cable revealed by WikiLeaks reported on September 19. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani axed Durrani January 7, 2009, and a day later he met US Ambassador Anne Patterson. Durrani told Patterson that he had consulted with ISI Chief General Shuja Pasha about announcing Kasab was Pakistani. The ISI chief had been very specific that the Government wanted to disseminate that information. The cable points out Durrani saying he was one of the four people authorized, in writing, to make such statements on behalf of the Government.
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September - 18 
Police arrested a suspected agent of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), near Kanpur Central Railway station in Uttar Pradesh on September 18, The Times of India reported. The arrestee was identified as Faisal Rahman (40) alias Guddu, a n
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Police arrested a suspected agent of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), near Kanpur Central Railway station in Uttar Pradesh on September 18, The Times of India reported. The arrestee was identified as Faisal Rahman (40) alias Guddu, a native of Ranchi in Jharkhand. He was arrested by the Police following his suspicious movement in the city. He has reportedly confessed to his involvement in sending security-related information to the ISI in Pakistan.
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September - 18 
Police arrested two men for their alleged involvement in terrorism from Matta area of Swat District. Station House Officer (SHO) of Mata Police Station, Bakht Khan, arrested the two accused, identified as Nooruddin Khan and Numan, residents of Ashari
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Police arrested two men for their alleged involvement in terrorism from Matta area of Swat District. Station House Officer (SHO) of Mata Police Station, Bakht Khan, arrested the two accused, identified as Nooruddin Khan and Numan, residents of Ashari village.
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September - 18 
Three persons were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Haider Khan area of Kurram Agency. According to sources, the three men were travelling from Parachinar to Alizai when the assailants opened fire on their veh
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Three persons were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Haider Khan area of Kurram Agency. According to sources, the three men were travelling from Parachinar to Alizai when the assailants opened fire on their vehicle. Moreover, it was reported that all three of them were members of the Toori tribe belonging to Shia sect.
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September - 18 
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen has restated his strong desire to see the Pakistani military take action against Haqqani network and their safe havens in North Waziristan, Mullen’s spokesman Captain John Kirby said on September 18, repo
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US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen has restated his strong desire to see the Pakistani military take action against Haqqani network and their safe havens in North Waziristan, Mullen’s spokesman Captain John Kirby said on September 18, reports Daily Times. The top US and Pakistani military leaders met in Spain to discuss ways to shore up strained ties after a US raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a spike in violence in Afghanistan, he said. Mullen and General Ashfaq Kayani sat down for more than two hours of talks on September 16 the sidelines of a NATO conference in Seville, the spokesman added. During the meeting, Mullen expressed “deep concerns about the increasing - and increasingly brazen - activities of the Haqqani network” seeking Pakistan Army’s action against them, Kirby said.
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September - 19 
A bullet-riddled body of a missing person, identified as Abdul Ghafoor Rodini, was found in Zero Point area of Khuzdar District on September 19, reports Daily Times. Abdul Ghafoor Mengal went missing on August 11 from Industrial town of Hub. “Ghafoor
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A bullet-riddled body of a missing person, identified as Abdul Ghafoor Rodini, was found in Zero Point area of Khuzdar District on September 19, reports Daily Times. Abdul Ghafoor Mengal went missing on August 11 from Industrial town of Hub. “Ghafoor was abducted along with two other people, including Baloch National Party (BNP) activist Abdul Nabi Mengal,” an official said, adding that the body of Nabi Mengal was found on August 18 near Hub town.
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September - 19 
A driver was killed and his cleaner received injuries when militants attacked NATO containers on Torkham bypass road near Degree College in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 19, reports Dawn. Officials said that
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A driver was killed and his cleaner received injuries when militants attacked NATO containers on Torkham bypass road near Degree College in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 19, reports Dawn. Officials said that militants riding in a non-registered car opened indiscriminate firing on NATO containers parked on Torkham bypass road. The attackers managed to escape in the darkness.
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September - 19 
An unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder of pro-government peace committee, Malik Aziz Khan, at Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. Malik Aziz Khan was on his way to mosque for prayer.
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An unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder of pro-government peace committee, Malik Aziz Khan, at Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. Malik Aziz Khan was on his way to mosque for prayer.
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September - 19 
An unidentified persons blew up an oil tanker, supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, on GT Road near Shaidu area of Nowshera District. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
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An unidentified persons blew up an oil tanker, supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, on GT Road near Shaidu area of Nowshera District. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
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September - 19 
At least eight people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack targeting Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam in the Darakhshan area of Karachi on September 19 (today), reports The Express Tribune.
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At least eight people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack targeting Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam in the Darakhshan area of Karachi on September 19 (today), reports The Express Tribune. The blast occurred outside the house of SSP Chaudhry Aslam. The house, nearby buildings and vehicles in the area were severely damaged after the blast. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Commander Shaukat confirmed that six guards, a woman and a child were killed. He said a double-cabin vehicle had been used in the attack. Aslam, who survived the attack, told reporters that he had received threats from militant groups, including the al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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September - 19 
At least five persons were killed and 33 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the busy commercial area of Nishtarabad Chowk along the GT Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the night of September 19, reports Dawn. C
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At least five persons were killed and 33 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the busy commercial area of Nishtarabad Chowk along the GT Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the night of September 19, reports Dawn. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Imtiaz Altaf said that explosives attached to a motorcycle had been detonated through a remote control. The in-charge of the bomb disposal unit, Shafqat Malik, said that about 8-10 kilograms of explosives had been used in the blast. Police said the main target of terrorists was the CD-cum-music centre, adding that the blast damaged 25 shops. Nishtarabad is known for CD shops that have been a frequent target of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants.
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September - 19 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 19 claimed responsibility for the suicide car attack on the residence of Crime Investigation Department (CID) Senior Superintendent of Police, Choudhury Aslam, saying Aslam had arrested and killed many of
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 19 claimed responsibility for the suicide car attack on the residence of Crime Investigation Department (CID) Senior Superintendent of Police, Choudhury Aslam, saying Aslam had arrested and killed many of its fighters, reports Daily Times. “We will attack other Police officials as well who are taking action against our people,” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. He went on to name five Karachi Police officials on the TTP hit list. SSP Khan was among the few police officers involved in the cases of terrorism, especially against the TTP.
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September - 19 
Three oil tankers were gutted in firing by unidentified militants on Quetta-Taftan National Highway under Sadar Levies Thana in Mastung District.
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Three oil tankers were gutted in firing by unidentified militants on Quetta-Taftan National Highway under Sadar Levies Thana in Mastung District.
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September - 19 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Pakistan in 3-1/2 hours of talks on September 18 to attack the Haqqani network militant group, an unnamed senior US official said on September 19, reports Daily Times. The official, who spoke on condition
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Pakistan in 3-1/2 hours of talks on September 18 to attack the Haqqani network militant group, an unnamed senior US official said on September 19, reports Daily Times. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the issue of counterterrorism in general and the Haqqani network in particular were the first and last topics discussed by Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
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September - 20 
16 militants, including Afghan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab chapter, were arrested during a search operation in Wacha Khur area of South Waziristan Agency. Sources said that the search operation, supervised by Colonel Yasin and Politic
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16 militants, including Afghan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab chapter, were arrested during a search operation in Wacha Khur area of South Waziristan Agency. Sources said that the search operation, supervised by Colonel Yasin and Political Agenct Javed Marwat, started at 5am and continued till 10:30am. They said that ground forces backed by two helicopter gunships and tanks took part in the operation.
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September - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) on September 20 killed 29 militants during a search operation in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The operation was carried out after an attack on a checkpost in Arhang v
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Security Forces (SFs) on September 20 killed 29 militants during a search operation in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The operation was carried out after an attack on a checkpost in Arhang village of Dabori by militants in which one Policeman, identified as Hidayatullah Jan, was killed and nine SFs were injured. Officials said the militants had launched a two-pronged attack on the post early in the morning. After the attack, SFs launched the operation and destroyed several militant hideouts and advanced to Gall and Gandi Tall areas. During the operation, SFs killed 29 militants and injured 72 others. They also claimed capturing over a dozen militants.
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September - 20 
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants shot dead 29 Shia pilgrims travelling to Taftan, a town that shares border with Iran, in two consecutive attacks in Ganjidori area of Mastung District and Quetta city of Balochistan on September 20, reports Dawn.
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The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants shot dead 29 Shia pilgrims travelling to Taftan, a town that shares border with Iran, in two consecutive attacks in Ganjidori area of Mastung District and Quetta city of Balochistan on September 20, reports Dawn. Militants ordered pilgrims off their bus, lined them up and opened indiscriminate fire on them in Ganjidori area. An hour after the first attack, unidentified gunmen killed another three Shias on the outskirts of Quetta whom Police said were relatives of victims of the first incident en route to collect their bodies. Claiming for the attack, LeJ spokesperson, who introduced himself as Ali Sher Haideri, said his outfit will continue to target people from Shia community.
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September - 20 
The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 20 claimed to have arrested over 80 suspects, including two extortionists and two target killers, in the surgical operation conducted in various parts of Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, re
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The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 20 claimed to have arrested over 80 suspects, including two extortionists and two target killers, in the surgical operation conducted in various parts of Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, reports Daily Times.
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September - 20 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a militant, identified as Jamshed, in Garhi Sarmai area of Darra Adamkhel in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 20, reports Dawn. Officials blamed the local peace lashkar (tribal militia) for the murde
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a militant, identified as Jamshed, in Garhi Sarmai area of Darra Adamkhel in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 20, reports Dawn. Officials blamed the local peace lashkar (tribal militia) for the murder of Jamshed, who had left Tariq Afridi group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) sometime back. However, local sources alleged that militants of Tariq Afridi group were involved in killings of deserters as they wanted to keep their band intact and create fear among people.
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September - 21 
25 militants, including three ‘commanders’, laid down arms and surrendered to Security Forces during a tribal jirga (council) in Salarzai tehsil Bajaur Agency.
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25 militants, including three ‘commanders’, laid down arms and surrendered to Security Forces during a tribal jirga (council) in Salarzai tehsil Bajaur Agency.
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September - 21 
A Balochistan Constabulary official was shot dead by unidentified militants in Chaman Pattak area of the provincial capital, Quetta on September 21, reports Daily Times. According to Police, Constable Muzafar Hussain Shah, while on routine duty outsi
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A Balochistan Constabulary official was shot dead by unidentified militants in Chaman Pattak area of the provincial capital, Quetta on September 21, reports Daily Times. According to Police, Constable Muzafar Hussain Shah, while on routine duty outside the anti-corruption office in Jogezai Street near Chaman Pattak, was shot dead by unidentified militants on a motorcycle.
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September - 21 
A top Pakistani military commander, Major General Javed Iqbal, was shot in the thigh on September 21 when his helicopter came under fire near the mountainous village of Nusrat Darra in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times
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A top Pakistani military commander, Major General Javed Iqbal, was shot in the thigh on September 21 when his helicopter came under fire near the mountainous village of Nusrat Darra in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
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September - 21 
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, expressed dissatisfaction over the reports submitted by the Karachi Police in compliance with an interim order in a suo motu case on the
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A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, expressed dissatisfaction over the reports submitted by the Karachi Police in compliance with an interim order in a suo motu case on the law and order situation in Karachi. The bench also summoned the Sindh advocate general, and senior police hierarchy, including Inspector General of Sindh Police and the Chief Capital Police Officer, to appear before the court today (September 21). It may be mentioned that Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took suo motu notice of the law and order situation in Karachi on August 22 and constituted a larger bench for hearing of the case.
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September - 21 
Accusing Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of using the Haqqani network to carry out a “proxy war”, US on September 21 warned Islamabad to cut ties with the terror group and help eliminate its leaders or it will act unilaterally, reports Indian Expre
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Accusing Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of using the Haqqani network to carry out a “proxy war”, US on September 21 warned Islamabad to cut ties with the terror group and help eliminate its leaders or it will act unilaterally, reports Indian Express. The US administration has indicated that the US will act unilaterally if Pakistan does not comply, The Washington Post reported. Quoting officials, the paper said the message was delivered in high-level meetings and public statements over the past several days reflecting Washington’s view that the year-long strategy of using persuasion and military assistance to influence Pakistan’s behaviour has been ineffective. Meanwhile, a US Senate committee voted to make economic and security aid to Pakistan conditional on its cooperation in fighting militants. The Senate committee did not specify any amount for economic aid to Pakistan for fiscal 2012, leaving it up to the Obama administration to set the level and notify Congress -- or provide nothing at all. If the administration wants to provide zero, that'd be OK with us, said Republican Senator Mark Kirk, one of the more vocal critics of Pakistan on the panel. The committee did approve USD 1 billion for the Pakistan Counter-insurgency Capability Fund, which was created in 2009 to help Pakistan's military develop counter-insurgency capabilities to fight Islamist militants within its borders. But the committee voted to make this aid, as well as any economic aid that is provided, conditional on Pakistan's cooperating with Washington against several militant groups. The restrictions were part of a foreign aid bill that the committee approved and sent to the Senate floor. It will have to be reconciled with the House of Representatives, where lawmakers in one subcommittee have voted similar restrictions. Pakistan also gets US military aid via the Pentagon budget. But Washington is already withholding USD 800 million of that aid this year as ties have come under mounting strain. Washington has allocated about USD 20 billion for Pakistan over the last decade. In fiscal 2010, Congress approved USD 1.7 billion for economic aid for Pakistan, and USD 2.7 billion in security aid, the Congressional Research Service says.
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September - 21 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 21 claimed that the Haqqani Network is not in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. “I assured Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller that the Haqqanis are not on the Pakistani si
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on September 21 claimed that the Haqqani Network is not in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. “I assured Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller that the Haqqanis are not on the Pakistani side, but if there was any intelligence, which was provided by the US, we would definitely take suitable action,” Rehman Malik said. “The Haqqanis are the product of the Soviet Union and the Afghan war, and we were partners and they are sons of the soil,” Malik told reporters after a meeting with Mueller.
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September - 21 
The beheaded bodies of three tribesmen, abducted by militants a month ago, were found in Sam Ghakay area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 21, reports Dawn. Sources said that
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The beheaded bodies of three tribesmen, abducted by militants a month ago, were found in Sam Ghakay area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 21, reports Dawn. Sources said that Mian Hazrat, Nazeem, and Habib had been abducted by militants about a month ago from Palosai area of Khwezai tehsil.
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September - 21 
The US on September 21 accused the Inters Services Intelligence (ISI) of using the Haqqani network to wage a ‘proxy war’, hardening its criticism of Islamabad’s ties with Taliban-allied factions fighting NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan, reports
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The US on September 21 accused the Inters Services Intelligence (ISI) of using the Haqqani network to wage a ‘proxy war’, hardening its criticism of Islamabad’s ties with Taliban-allied factions fighting NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that in a discussion with Pakistan’s Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that lasted about four hours, he had pressed Pakistan to break its links with the group.
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September - 22 
A powerful roadside bomb targeting an anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militia ripped through a pick-up vehicle in Chamarkand village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 22 killing at least five persons an
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A powerful roadside bomb targeting an anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militia ripped through a pick-up vehicle in Chamarkand village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 22 killing at least five persons and inuring another eight, reports Daily Times. Three of those who died are members of an anti-TTP militia and one is a 10-year-old boy. The fifth one is the driver.
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September - 22 
A suicide bomber was killed along with two facilitators and two terrorists were arrested after an hour-long search-and-cordon operation by the Army in Malukabad area of Mingora town in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 22, reports Dail
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A suicide bomber was killed along with two facilitators and two terrorists were arrested after an hour-long search-and-cordon operation by the Army in Malukabad area of Mingora town in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 22, reports Daily Times. A tip-off about the suicide bombers’ presence in Malukabad locality in Mingora was provided by an arrested militant, identified as Rizwan.
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September - 22 
According to The Times of India, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta made it clear that it will not allow safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan which are used to launch attacks on American forces, as Washington mulled options to force Islamabad to con
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According to The Times of India, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta made it clear that it will not allow safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan which are used to launch attacks on American forces, as Washington mulled options to force Islamabad to confront the issue. "We cannot allow terrorists to have safe havens from which they launch attacks and kill our forces. We cannot allow that to happen. And we have to bring pressure on the Pakistanis to do their part to confront that issue," Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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September - 22 
An unidentified militants ambushed and injured a senior tribal journalist and former Khyber Agency Tribal Union of Journalists president Khalil Khan Afridi in Landikotal town. The journalist was returning home from a nearby Hujra (guest house) at 9pm
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An unidentified militants ambushed and injured a senior tribal journalist and former Khyber Agency Tribal Union of Journalists president Khalil Khan Afridi in Landikotal town. The journalist was returning home from a nearby Hujra (guest house) at 9pm when he was targeted with a hand grenade.
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September - 22 
At least two children were killed and nine others injured in a toy bomb blast in Khipro, a suburban and desert area of the Sanghar District in Sindh, on September 22, reports Daily Times. According to Police, a group of children were playing when the
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At least two children were killed and nine others injured in a toy bomb blast in Khipro, a suburban and desert area of the Sanghar District in Sindh, on September 22, reports Daily Times. According to Police, a group of children were playing when they found a toy bomb. The children started playing with the bomb, which exploded, killing two children on the spot and injuring nine others.
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September - 22 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik rejected the US allegations that Islamabad had ties with the Haqqani network, saying if they have some kind of proof they must come forward. Pakistan would not tolerate any incursion on its territory by US fo
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik rejected the US allegations that Islamabad had ties with the Haqqani network, saying if they have some kind of proof they must come forward. Pakistan would not tolerate any incursion on its territory by US forces targeting terrorist groups, the interior minister said, calling for Washington to provide the intelligence that Islamabad needs to take them out itself. “The Pakistani nation will not allow the boots on our ground, never. Our government is already cooperating with the US ... but they also must respect our sovereignty,” he told Reuters in an interview, insisting that Islamabad wanted US intelligence, not troops, to root out insurgents inside Pakistan.
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September - 22 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that the US risks losing an ally if it continues to publicly criticise Islamabad’s performance in the war against militancy, according to Dawn. “You will lose an ally,” Hina Rabbani Khar told a Pakistan-based t
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that the US risks losing an ally if it continues to publicly criticise Islamabad’s performance in the war against militancy, according to Dawn. “You will lose an ally,” Hina Rabbani Khar told a Pakistan-based television network in New York. “You cannot afford to alienate Pakistan, you cannot afford to alienate the Pakistani people. If you are choosing to do so and if they are choosing to do so it will be at their (the United States’) own cost,” she added.
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September - 22 
Khawaja Ajmair Nagri and Garden Police arrested five criminals and recovered five TT pistols and several rounds from their possessions.
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Khawaja Ajmair Nagri and Garden Police arrested five criminals and recovered five TT pistols and several rounds from their possessions.
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September - 22 
Mauripur Police claimed to have arrested two extortionists from Mauripur Greeks. According to Police, they conducted a raid at Mauripur Greeks and arrested Kamran and Farman, recovering TT pistols from their possession. They said that the accused bel
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Mauripur Police claimed to have arrested two extortionists from Mauripur Greeks. According to Police, they conducted a raid at Mauripur Greeks and arrested Kamran and Farman, recovering TT pistols from their possession. They said that the accused belonged to an extortionist group and demanded PKR 0.2 million from Abdul Qayyum, an accountant of Keamari town office.
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September - 22 
Police also conducted a raid at Liaquatabad No 4 and arrested Kashif alias Darzi, recovering three Kalashnikovs, two repeaters and two hand grenades from his possession.
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Police also conducted a raid at Liaquatabad No 4 and arrested Kashif alias Darzi, recovering three Kalashnikovs, two repeaters and two hand grenades from his possession.
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September - 22 
Reuters quoted two unnamed US officials as saying that the ISI specifically directed, or urged, the Haqqani network to carry out the September 13 attack on the US embassy and a NATO headquarters in Kabul.
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Reuters quoted two unnamed US officials as saying that the ISI specifically directed, or urged, the Haqqani network to carry out the September 13 attack on the US embassy and a NATO headquarters in Kabul.
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September - 22 
Sindh Police claimed to have arrested nine persons, including a target killer, during raids at different areas of the metropolis Karachi. Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested a target killer, Siikander alias Ali, involved in Korangi Chakra G
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Sindh Police claimed to have arrested nine persons, including a target killer, during raids at different areas of the metropolis Karachi. Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested a target killer, Siikander alias Ali, involved in Korangi Chakra Goth riots after an encounter from Korangi area.
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September - 22 
The Punjab Government on September 22 placed Malik Ishaq under temporary house detention because of his attempts to stoke Sunni-Shia conflict since his release from prison on July 14, reports Daily Times. The Punjab Government ordered that Ishaq rema
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The Punjab Government on September 22 placed Malik Ishaq under temporary house detention because of his attempts to stoke Sunni-Shia conflict since his release from prison on July 14, reports Daily Times. The Punjab Government ordered that Ishaq remain at home for 10 days, said Sohail Chattha, the Police chief in Rahim Yar Khan District from where Ishaq belongs. Ishaq’s behaviour endangered “sectarian harmony and caused a sudden rise in sectarian temperature in the country,” said Chattha. He has been giving public speeches since his release whipping up anger toward Shias, said a Police officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media.
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September - 22 
The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Admiral Mike Mullen on September 22 accused Pakistan of “exporting” violent extremism to Afghanistan by backing militants that attack American and NATO troops, reports Daily Times. He said Inter Ser
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The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Admiral Mike Mullen on September 22 accused Pakistan of “exporting” violent extremism to Afghanistan by backing militants that attack American and NATO troops, reports Daily Times. He said Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was actively supporting Haqqani network militants blamed for an assault on the US embassy in Kabul on September 13. “The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency,” Mullen told the US Senate Armed Services Committee. “In choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy, the government of Pakistan - and most especially the Pakistani Army and ISI - jeopardises not only the prospect of our strategic partnership, but also Pakistan’s opportunity to be a respected nation with legitimate regional influence,” he said. “By exporting violence, they have eroded their internal security and their position in the region. They have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well-being”, he added.
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September - 22 
Two persons, including an official of the Khasadar Force, were killed and another was injured in an armed attack on NATO tankers, carrying fuel for NATO and ISAF forces in Afghanistan, at Sheikhwal area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency.
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Two persons, including an official of the Khasadar Force, were killed and another was injured in an armed attack on NATO tankers, carrying fuel for NATO and ISAF forces in Afghanistan, at Sheikhwal area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency.
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September - 22 
US Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said that Pakistani officials had knowledge of illicit money transfers to Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, following up serious charges by the US ambassador to Islamabad Cameron Munter to the effect that ''
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US Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said that Pakistani officials had knowledge of illicit money transfers to Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, following up serious charges by the US ambassador to Islamabad Cameron Munter to the effect that ''there is evidence linking the Haqqani Network to the Pakistan government", according to Indian Express.
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September - 23 
A Police constable was shot dead at a bus stop in Dera Ismail Khan. Police said two personnel of Eagle Squad were on duty on Tank road near a bus stop when they signalled a suspected motorcyclist to stop for checking, but instead he opened fire on th
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A Police constable was shot dead at a bus stop in Dera Ismail Khan. Police said two personnel of Eagle Squad were on duty on Tank road near a bus stop when they signalled a suspected motorcyclist to stop for checking, but instead he opened fire on them, injuring one of the constables, Rashid Irfan.
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September - 23 
A suspected militant, Hashim Khan, was arrested while another managed to escape after Dadiwala Police exchanged fire with them in Wanda Gulapa village of Lakki Marwat District, reports Dawn. A Kalashnikov, two magazines and 25 bullets were recovered
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A suspected militant, Hashim Khan, was arrested while another managed to escape after Dadiwala Police exchanged fire with them in Wanda Gulapa village of Lakki Marwat District, reports Dawn. A Kalashnikov, two magazines and 25 bullets were recovered from the arrested suspect.
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September - 23 
A vehicle of Frontier Corps (FC) survived a bomb blast unscathed in the Mian Gundi localities of Saryab area. According to FC spokesman Murtaza Baig, the remote control device was planted on the roadside, which went off when the FC vehicle passed by.
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A vehicle of Frontier Corps (FC) survived a bomb blast unscathed in the Mian Gundi localities of Saryab area. According to FC spokesman Murtaza Baig, the remote control device was planted on the roadside, which went off when the FC vehicle passed by.
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September - 23 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told the United Nations on September 22 that steps had been taken to augment the safety and security of the country’s nuclear installations and materials in order to provide energy in a safe and responsible manner,
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told the United Nations on September 22 that steps had been taken to augment the safety and security of the country’s nuclear installations and materials in order to provide energy in a safe and responsible manner, reports Daily Times. “Revival of economy and socio-economic development of our people is the foremost priority of the government of Pakistan. Safe and sustainable nuclear energy is essential to advance our development agenda,” Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told a high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security.
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September - 23 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on September 23 asked the Sindh Government to take an across-the-board action against criminals, target killers and extortionists and bring them to justice, reports Dawn. “The government is aware of its responsibilit
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on September 23 asked the Sindh Government to take an across-the-board action against criminals, target killers and extortionists and bring them to justice, reports Dawn. “The government is aware of its responsibilities and will not leave Karachi at the mercy of gangsters and mafias,” the Prime Minister told a delegation of business leaders who called on him at the Governor’s House in Karachi.
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September - 23 
Reacting to recent outbursts by top US officials against Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 23 said that the United States should avoid sending ‘wrong messages’ which would affect the bilateral ties between the two counties, rep
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Reacting to recent outbursts by top US officials against Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 23 said that the United States should avoid sending ‘wrong messages’ which would affect the bilateral ties between the two counties, reports Daily Times. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who was talking to media, said, “Our 180 million people want to defend their motherland and its sovereignty,” Gilani said, adding that the “United States cannot live with us and without us. Thus the US should avoid sending ‘wrong messages’ which would affect the bilateral ties.” He said the US should take into consideration the feelings of the 180 million people of Pakistan while issuing statements or commenting on important issues.
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September - 23 
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the head of the Haqqani network, during a conversation with Reuters said that the United States will suffer more losses (in North Waziristan) than they suffered in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Sirajuddin Haqqani spoke to Reut
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Sirajuddin Haqqani, the head of the Haqqani network, during a conversation with Reuters said that the United States will suffer more losses (in North Waziristan) than they suffered in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Sirajuddin Haqqani spoke to Reuters by satellite phone from an undisclosed location just hours before Washington, ever more strident, accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of working with the enemy.
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September - 23 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants shot dead a Police Sub-Inspector when he was on the way to Naguman Police post after recording his statement in a local court at Bakhshi Pul on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pa
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants shot dead a Police Sub-Inspector when he was on the way to Naguman Police post after recording his statement in a local court at Bakhshi Pul on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 23, reports Dawn. Mohmand Agency chapter of TTP claimed responsibility for the killing. TTP Mohmand spokesman Mukarram Khorasan told local journalists on telephone that the official was on TTP’s hit list.
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September - 23 
The Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said that the US accusations about Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) running a proxy war and supporting the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network are “very unfortunate and not based on facts”. Responding to scat
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The Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said that the US accusations about Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) running a proxy war and supporting the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network are “very unfortunate and not based on facts”. Responding to scathing criticism by the US military’s top officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, Kayani denied allegations that his country is “exporting” terror to neighbouring Afghanistan. “While taking note of the recent statements made by Admiral Mullen... Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, termed these as very unfortunate and not based on facts,” a Pakistani military statement quoting him as saying. In addition, General Ashfaq Kayani has not only rejected his allegations of using the Haqqani network for waging a proxy war in Afghanistan but also pointed out that several countries were engaged with the militant group. A rejoinder issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted General Kayani states that “Admiral Mullen knows fully well which countries are in contact with the Haqqanis. Singling out Pakistan is neither fair nor productive,” the Army chief said.
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September - 23 
The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 23 claimed to have detained around 40 suspects, including six target killers, from different parts of provincial metropolis of Sindh, Karachi and recovered huge quantity of weapons from their possessio
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The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 23 claimed to have detained around 40 suspects, including six target killers, from different parts of provincial metropolis of Sindh, Karachi and recovered huge quantity of weapons from their possession during the surgical operation, reports Daily Times.
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September - 23 
The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) put Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s (LeJ) leader Ghulam Rasool Shah under house arrest in his home town Bahawalnagar in the same District of Punjab on September 23, reports The Express Tribune. Shah is considered a close aide
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The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) put Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s (LeJ) leader Ghulam Rasool Shah under house arrest in his home town Bahawalnagar in the same District of Punjab on September 23, reports The Express Tribune. Shah is considered a close aide of LeJ leader Malik Ishaq as well as co-accused in some cases of terrorism registered against Ishaq. Shah is expected to be shifted to jail under detention orders soon. Malik Ishaq, who was released on July 14 from Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore, was also put under temporary house arrest in Rahim Yar Khan on September 22. The house arrests followed after intelligence agencies and LEA reports revealed that both leaders were actively carrying out activities connected to sectarian violence in Punjab, particularly in areas where they resided and visited.
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September - 23 
The White House urged Pakistan to break any links it has with the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani militant network and to take action to shut down their safe havens along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the Haqqani
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The White House urged Pakistan to break any links it has with the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani militant network and to take action to shut down their safe havens along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the Haqqani network was responsible for the September 13 attack on the US Embassy in Kabul and other assaults in Afghanistan that have killed American troops.
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September - 23 
Three people from the Hazara community were killed and three others, including a child, sustained injuries when a passenger van was attacked by unidentified assailants on Sibi Road in Sayrab area of the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta on Se
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Three people from the Hazara community were killed and three others, including a child, sustained injuries when a passenger van was attacked by unidentified assailants on Sibi Road in Sayrab area of the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta on September 23, reports Daily Times. According to New Saryab Police, a passenger van was on its way to Mach, a coalmine field, from Quetta when it was stopped by assailants armed with Kalashnikovs. They forced the passengers out of the van and shot dead three Shias. The victims were coalmine workers and residents of Hazara Town.
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September - 24 
A 12-year-old Afghan boy was caught red-handed while planting a bomb inside an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) Nichari by people in the Alamdar Road area in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on September 24, reports Dawn. The boy, wh
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A 12-year-old Afghan boy was caught red-handed while planting a bomb inside an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) Nichari by people in the Alamdar Road area in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on September 24, reports Dawn. The boy, who was identified as Abdul Khaliq, told Police during initial interrogation that Aslam, alias Zubir, had handed over the bomb to him for planting it inside the Imambargah. Police arrested Aslam from the Hazar-Gangi area along with 19 other suspects. A huge quantity of explosives, weapons of different calibres and grenades were recovered from the possession of suspects.
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September - 24 
A key ‘commander’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Jamal Din alias Jannat Gul alias Qari Abdul Basit, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in Tarkhel in Akora Khattak in Nowshera District on September 24, reports Da
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A key ‘commander’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Jamal Din alias Jannat Gul alias Qari Abdul Basit, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in Tarkhel in Akora Khattak in Nowshera District on September 24, reports Daily Times. Gul was wanted for his involvement in several criminal activities, including the abduction of Naqi Shah, Qamar Nazeer, the murder of his son Farhan Qamar and the killing of three Policemen during an attempt to free two terrorist ‘commanders’- Nadeem Abbas and Zakeem Shah.
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September - 24 
At least 15 militants were killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces (SFs) near Kharkai hills, in the Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 24, reports Dawn. “One soldier was martyred and three others were wounded,” a sen
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At least 15 militants were killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces (SFs) near Kharkai hills, in the Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 24, reports Dawn. “One soldier was martyred and three others were wounded,” a senior security official said. The day-long gunbattle started when troops were approaching a strategic peak to establish a post, the senior security official added.
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September - 24 
At least two militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) repulsed an attack on an Army convoy at Malikdin area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 24, reports Daily Times. Thr
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At least two militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) repulsed an attack on an Army convoy at Malikdin area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 24, reports Daily Times. Three vehicles of the SFs were also damaged, but no loss of life was reported.
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September - 24 
Earlier on September 24, Rehman Malik said that Pakistan itself has the capability to launch an offensive against terrorists, reports Dawn. The Interior Minister said that Pakistan will not tolerate any foreign intervention on its soil. “We are joint
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Earlier on September 24, Rehman Malik said that Pakistan itself has the capability to launch an offensive against terrorists, reports Dawn. The Interior Minister said that Pakistan will not tolerate any foreign intervention on its soil. “We are jointly fighting against the enemy but terrorists are taking the advantage due to the lack of a joint strategy,” he said. Pakistan has been extending all possible cooperation to the United States in its war on terrorism; therefore, the United States should respect the sovereignty of Pakistan.
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September - 24 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on September 24 said that the United States must not make someone a scapegoat if its goals are not achieved, reports Daily Times. There are red lines and rules of engagement with America, which should not be broken,
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on September 24 said that the United States must not make someone a scapegoat if its goals are not achieved, reports Daily Times. There are red lines and rules of engagement with America, which should not be broken, she told a private TV channel in New York. The Foreign Minister warned the United States against sending ground troops to fight an Afghan militant group blamed for attacks in Afghanistan. “It opens all kinds of doors and all kinds of options,” she said. The comment was in response to a question about the possibility of US troops coming to Pakistan. Khar, however, insisted that Pakistan’s policy was to seek a more intensive engagement with the US and that she would like to discourage any blame game. “If many of your goals are not achieved, you do not make someone a scapegoat,” she said, addressing the US. Further, Khar also made a strong plea for resolving the two “oldest unresolved disputes on the UN agenda “Kashmir and Palestine to enable the struggling peoples of those lands exercise their right to self-determination.” “We are meeting here at a time when the Palestinian aspirations for a national homeland appear to be entering a decisive phase,” she said. On Kashmir, Khar said the prospect of a lasting peace in South Asia was directly linked with a just and durable solution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Pakistan had repeatedly underlined this fundamental reality in its engagement with India.
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September - 24 
In Tirah valley of Khyber Agency, SFs pounded suspected hideouts of terrorists with heavy artillery fire, killing at least four militants. The areas targeted by the SFs were considered to be strongholds of terrorists.
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In Tirah valley of Khyber Agency, SFs pounded suspected hideouts of terrorists with heavy artillery fire, killing at least four militants. The areas targeted by the SFs were considered to be strongholds of terrorists.
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September - 24 
Poverty and fear of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have forced most girls in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into joining seminaries, says a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan report on September 24, reports Dawn. The report com
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Poverty and fear of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have forced most girls in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into joining seminaries, says a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan report on September 24, reports Dawn. The report compiled by HRCP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter for the year 2009-10 and seen by Dawn discussed the status of women rights and problems in the restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan. It said corporal punishment was common in seminaries for girls without let or hindrance. The report said insecurity was the major concern of FATA women from religious minorities. It warned that religious extremism might increase as the TTP had banned formal education for girls in the tribal areas. According to the report, militancy has led to closure of primary, community and Maktab schools in FATA. It said the disaster management body and directorate of education Fata put the number of educational institutions blown up in tribal areas by the TTP at 440 but the Government had the record of only 330 of them. It added that rehabilitation or reconstruction of the damaged educational institutions had yet to be begun due to lack of access to the conflict-hit areas they were located in. The report said not a single girl got admission to 9th class in Bajaur, FR Kohat and FR Lakki Marwat during 2009-10 due to TTP threats, while degrees colleges of Bajaur, FR Lakki Marwat and FR Peshawar reported no admission by girls during the said period on the same grounds. Some 120,000 female students in FATA were forced to quit schools due to TTP threats, report added. Declaring health facilities for women the second most militancy-affected sector in tribal areas, the HRCP report said almost 80 hospitals were hit by the TTP militancy and military operations against them. “Gynaecologists and nurses have refused to serve in health facilities. There are 13 sanctioned posts of gynaecologists for tribal areas but 10 are lying vacant. “Also, female health staff is reluctant to perform duty in the restive region due to growing militancy.”
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September - 24 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 24 said that confusion prevailed within the US establishment on the way forward in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Rejecting the assertions of complicity with the Haqqanis or of proxy war, the Prime Mi
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on September 24 said that confusion prevailed within the US establishment on the way forward in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Rejecting the assertions of complicity with the Haqqanis or of proxy war, the Prime Minister said that it would only benefit the enemies of peace. “Blame-game is self-defeating. We strongly reject assertions of complicity with the Haqqanis or of proxy war. It will only benefit the enemies of peace,” the Prime Minister said in a policy statement during a briefing on floods in Pakistan for diplomats and international organisations. “Only terrorists and militants will gain from any fissures and divisions. Pakistan’s credentials and sacrifices in the counter-terrorism campaign are impeccable and unquestionable,” he said. He said the propaganda blitz against Pakistan was indeed most unfortunate, adding, it vitiates the atmosphere and is counter productive. “It tends to ignore the sacrifices by the people of Pakistan and negates all that we have endeavoured to achieve over the last so many years.”
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September - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) on September 24 killed 14 militants and neutralised two of their hideouts during operations in Orakzai and Khyber Agencies in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. According to sources, SFs bombed the
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Security Forces (SFs) on September 24 killed 14 militants and neutralised two of their hideouts during operations in Orakzai and Khyber Agencies in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. According to sources, SFs bombed the suspected hideouts of militants in Dabori, Alikhel, Mamozai and Mullakhel areas of Orakzai agency with jet planes. During the operation at least 10 militants were killed while two hideouts were also neutralised.
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September - 24 
The Crime Investigation Department of Police in Karachi arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, identified as Masood al Rehman Mehsud, in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, along with a suicide jacket and a Kalashnikov in his possession, reports Dawn.
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The Crime Investigation Department of Police in Karachi arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, identified as Masood al Rehman Mehsud, in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, along with a suicide jacket and a Kalashnikov in his possession, reports Dawn. The accused Rehman Mehsud is a native of Sararogha region in South Waziristan, where he was made the TTP ‘commander’.
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September - 24 
The Pakistan Rangers on September 24 recovered a cache of arms buried in an open plot in Surjani Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. Five AK-47 assault rifles, five shotguns, three light machineguns, over a dozen pistols,
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The Pakistan Rangers on September 24 recovered a cache of arms buried in an open plot in Surjani Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. Five AK-47 assault rifles, five shotguns, three light machineguns, over a dozen pistols, around 3,000 bullets and some 50 hand-grenades were recovered during the raid.
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September - 25 
A boy was killed when a stray mortar shell hit the house of Khawas Khan in Malak Dinkhel area of Bara on September 25, reports Dawn. The shell hit the house of Khawas Khan killing his grandson on the spot.
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A boy was killed when a stray mortar shell hit the house of Khawas Khan in Malak Dinkhel area of Bara on September 25, reports Dawn. The shell hit the house of Khawas Khan killing his grandson on the spot.
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September - 25 
Afghan defence officials on September 25 warned Pakistan to stop firing rockets and heavy artillery into northeast of the country or the military will respond with force, reports Daily Times. Pakistani Security Forces have fired 300 rockets into Kuna
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Afghan defence officials on September 25 warned Pakistan to stop firing rockets and heavy artillery into northeast of the country or the military will respond with force, reports Daily Times. Pakistani Security Forces have fired 300 rockets into Kunar and Nuristan provinces during the past five days forcing hundreds to flee their homes, the Afghan officials alleged. Afghan Interior Ministry Spokesman Siddiq Siddiqui did not specify who was behind the cross-border shelling but added: “We call on Pakistan, whoever is behind the attacks, to prevent it immediately.” He said more than 300 rockets had been fired into Afghanistan in recent days, mostly in villages and farmland in the Kunar and Nuristan provinces. The Ministry said an unknown number of Afghan civilians have been killed by the shelling coming from Pakistani territory. Several houses and mosques have been destroyed and hundreds of people have been displaced from their homes, the Ministry said.
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September - 25 
Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) of Islamabad Police foiled an attempt to smuggle a cache of weapons and recovered six mini machine guns, 14 Kalashnikovs, four 12 bore pump action, one 12 bore double barrel, one sniper rifle and over 30,000 rounds from a
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Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) of Islamabad Police foiled an attempt to smuggle a cache of weapons and recovered six mini machine guns, 14 Kalashnikovs, four 12 bore pump action, one 12 bore double barrel, one sniper rifle and over 30,000 rounds from a vehicle near motorway inter-change of Islamabad on September 25, reports Daily Times. Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik in press conference in Islamabad termed these recoveries a success of Islamabad Police and appreciated Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bani Amin Khan, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Yousaf Malik for taking effective steps to ensure protection to the lives and property of the citizens.
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September - 25 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani discussed military relations with top US military commander General James Mattis and demanded a joint investigation into cross-border attacks on Pakistan from Afghanistan, Daily Times quoting a
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani discussed military relations with top US military commander General James Mattis and demanded a joint investigation into cross-border attacks on Pakistan from Afghanistan, Daily Times quoting a private TV channel reported on September 25. The security situation in North Waziristan near the Pak-Afghan border was also discussed. General Mattis, head of US Central Command, arrived on September 23, a US embassy spokesman said. According to sources, Kayani protested against the recent attacks from Afghanistan in Pakistan and demanded that these be stopped. During the meeting, the Haqqani network and bilateral relations were also discussed.
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September - 25 
Pakistan, which used every "legal and illegal" means to go nuclear, shared its secret atomic technology and equipment with countries like Iran and Libya, says an undated ISI report obtained and released by the Fox News on September 25, based on Nucle
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Pakistan, which used every "legal and illegal" means to go nuclear, shared its secret atomic technology and equipment with countries like Iran and Libya, says an undated ISI report obtained and released by the Fox News on September 25, based on Nuclear scientist A Q Khan's questioning, which was circulated among western intelligence agencies, reports Times of India. "It is most unfortunate that these things (transfer of nuclear technology) happened due to the peculiar nature of the circumstances and loose arrangements in those early days and because of the personal obligations of previous governments to these countries," says the undated ISI report. The report was circulated to western intelligence agencies after Pakistan refused to produce Khan for questioning, the news channel said. However, the report has no reference to North Korea, which the western countries say was also a recipient of the clandestine nuclear technology from Pakistan. In the report, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) also conceded that Pakistan used every legal and illegal means to obtain nuclear technology and establish the plant to make atomic weapons in the country. "When the (atomic research) organisation was set up in mid 1976, a free hand was given to the project director to acquire each and everything through any means," it said. "There was a direct and imminent threat to Pakistan's security and existence in the wake of the dismemberment of the country in 1971 and after the Indian nuclear test in 1974," it said. General Ziaul Haq, the then Pakistan President, had openly proclaimed that "beg, borrow or steal" was the policy of the day in the light of the imposition of stringent embargoes and restrictions on any nuclear-related materials and equipment to Pakistan, the ISI said.
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September - 25 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created the Haqqani network and trained its members, not Pakistan, Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on September 25, reports Daily Times. “We will fight the terrorists as our forces are capable of h
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created the Haqqani network and trained its members, not Pakistan, Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on September 25, reports Daily Times. “We will fight the terrorists as our forces are capable of handling them and countering any challenge,” Malik said, adding that it was evident from combating terrorists in Swat and other troubled areas that the law enforcement agencies were making sincere efforts to root out the menace of terrorism. He said that Pakistan never blamed the CIA or Afghanistan directly over various attacks in the Mohmand Agency or other areas and even the Afghanistan Interior Minister was contacted for resolving the issue. The Interior Minister said that the nation had confidence in the capabilities of the Army and the Government.
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September - 25 
The Chief of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Mangal Bagh, on September 25 said that officials working to register voters and conduct a census in Khyber Agency will be ‘sentenced to death’ unless they immediately halt their activities, reports The Express Tribu
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The Chief of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Mangal Bagh, on September 25 said that officials working to register voters and conduct a census in Khyber Agency will be ‘sentenced to death’ unless they immediately halt their activities, reports The Express Tribune. “We will continue opposing Government policies unless the Government or its advisers begin talks with us,” Bagh said, in an address broadcast on his private FM radio channel in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Bagh said that elected representatives and elders of the area are ignoring the pressing issue of law and order in Khyber Agency and taking more interest in voter registration and census. “Hundreds of people have died in Khyber Agency but no government agency or public representative has bothered to list their names or establish a team for the purpose,” he said. Speaking against the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Bagh said that his organisation will not let the programme succeed in the area and threatened with dire consequences if anybody tried to participate. Clashes continue
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September - 25 
The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 25 continued the surgical operation in various localities of Karachi, including Lyari, held 150 suspects, recovered huge cache of weapons and found two torture cells, reports Daily Times. In a raid
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The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on September 25 continued the surgical operation in various localities of Karachi, including Lyari, held 150 suspects, recovered huge cache of weapons and found two torture cells, reports Daily Times. In a raid in Lyari, they cordoned off Gul Muhammad Lane, Nayabad, Slaughter Yard, Singo Lane, Shah Baig Lane, Chakiwara, Kalakot and other areas. Sources said the law enforcers also held Zafar Baloch leader of Aman Committee but released him within couple of hours. However, Rangers did not confirm his arrest. Rangers also picked up over 130 suspects but released many of them except 17 alleged terrorists including Rashid Rekha, Mullah Nisar, Saeed, Rashid alias Tension, Asif and Hanif. The sources also confirmed that Rangers recovered three dungeons where people were brought for tortures and killing. The two were recovered from Gul Muhammad Lane and one from Nayabad while Rangers was yet to confirm the recovery of dungeons. The LEAs also seized cameras installed in various locations and mobile jamming devices. Rangers claimed to have recovered a huge cache of weapons, including licensed weapons. The illegal weapons recovered were rocket launchers, SMGs, hand grenades, Kalashnikovs and other sophisticated weapons.
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September - 25 
Two persons suffered minor injuries as a time device fitted with a NATO container exploded in Torkham border checking point.
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Two persons suffered minor injuries as a time device fitted with a NATO container exploded in Torkham border checking point.
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September - 26 
A large number of security personnel have been deployed at the mountain tops in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency after continued cross-border shelling from Afghanistan into different areas of Bajaur Agency. According to local residents security personn
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A large number of security personnel have been deployed at the mountain tops in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency after continued cross-border shelling from Afghanistan into different areas of Bajaur Agency. According to local residents security personnel were moved to Katkot, Kaga Pass, Mir Ali Baba and other areas to consolidate positions there, adding it was for the first time that they saw such a large number of deployments on the hilltops since eruption of militancy in the region.
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September - 26 
A woman was killed when a stray mortar shell fell on a house in Star Kaley village of Shalobar area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 26, reports Dawn. The victims name was yet t
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A woman was killed when a stray mortar shell fell on a house in Star Kaley village of Shalobar area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 26, reports Dawn. The victims name was yet to be ascertained.
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September - 26 
An unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh disrupting gas supply from wells to purification plant. An explosive device attached with a gas pipeline which went off with a huge explosion. As a result gas supply to pu
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An unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh disrupting gas supply from wells to purification plant. An explosive device attached with a gas pipeline which went off with a huge explosion. As a result gas supply to purification plant from well number 28, 40 and 41 were suspended.
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September - 26 
At least 11 personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in an explosion near FC checkpost in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on September 26, reports Daily Times. According to an FC official, acting upon a tip-off FC personnel recovered an explo
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At least 11 personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in an explosion near FC checkpost in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on September 26, reports Daily Times. According to an FC official, acting upon a tip-off FC personnel recovered an explosive device near FC checkpost in Dera Bugti. It went off with a big bang injuring 10 personnel.
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September - 26 
Chinese Vice-Prime Minister Meng Jianzhu on September 26 said that China stood by Pakistan and reaffirmed his country’s support in fight against militancy and promotion of regional peace and stability, reports Daily Times. The Chinese Vice-Prime
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Chinese Vice-Prime Minister Meng Jianzhu on September 26 said that China stood by Pakistan and reaffirmed his country’s support in fight against militancy and promotion of regional peace and stability, reports Daily Times. The Chinese Vice-Prime Minister was accorded warm welcome when he arrived at Chaklala Air Base. Pakistan and China signed a number of agreements in economic and technical cooperation, relief goods, emergency humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation of some damaged parts of the National Highways networks. Jianzhu has said his country is proud of its friendly ties with Pakistan, which will be further bolstered up. Malik said China had supported Pakistan at every critical juncture of its history. “We are grateful to it,” he remarked. Sino-Pak friendship is higher than Himalayas and it is inseparable”, he remarked.
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September - 26 
Even though the Haqqani network is yet to be declared as a foreign terrorist organization, the US has slapped sanctions against several of its leaders, an Obama administration official on September 26, reports Indian Express. Denying reports that the
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Even though the Haqqani network is yet to be declared as a foreign terrorist organization, the US has slapped sanctions against several of its leaders, an Obama administration official on September 26, reports Indian Express. Denying reports that the Obama Administration has not slapped sanctions against the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said Foreign Terrorist Organizations of US Department of State designation of the Haqqani network is under review. "It's important to state that we have carried out a number of Executive Order 13224 designations that target, essentially the kingpins of the Haqqani Network - financiers, leadership, as well as some of its most dangerous operatives," Toner told reporters. "In 2008, we targeted Siraj Haqqani, in 2011 Badruddin Haqqani, Sangeen Zadran in 2011, and on the Treasury side, we designated Nasiruddin Haqqani in 2010, Khalil Haqqani in 2011, Ahmed Jan Zadran in 2011, as well as Fazl Rabi in 2011," he noted.
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September - 26 
Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani on September 26 scrapped a visit to London as Islamabad refused to bow to mounting US demands for action against al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network holed up in the North Waziristan Agency reports Daily Times.
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Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani on September 26 scrapped a visit to London as Islamabad refused to bow to mounting US demands for action against al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network holed up in the North Waziristan Agency reports Daily Times. The decision was taken at a special meeting of top commanders on September 25 and is likely to chip away at the deteriorating relationship between the two countries. The commanders vowed to resist US demands for an offensive in North Waziristan but also discussed the possible implications of unilateral action by the US on Pakistani territory, said a military official. “We have already conveyed to the US that Pakistan cannot go beyond what it has already done,” the official said on condition of anonymity. A public acknowledgement by the Army’s chief spokesman Major General Athar Abbas about Pakistan having contact with the Haqqanis also appears to confirm that the security establishment has no intention to go after one of the most feared Afghan insurgent groups. “Any intelligence agency would like to maintain contact with whatever opposition group, whatever terrorist organisation … for some positive outcome,” Major General Athar Abbas told CNN in a telephone interview.
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September - 26 
Sindh Police on September 26 arrested 14 people, including ten target killers, along with their weapons during raids in several areas of Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, reports Daily Times. According to reports, Anti-Extremists Cell of t
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Sindh Police on September 26 arrested 14 people, including ten target killers, along with their weapons during raids in several areas of Karachi, the provincial metropolis of Sindh, reports Daily Times. According to reports, Anti-Extremists Cell of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police arrested four target killers and recovered weapons from their possession. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chauhadry Aslam said a Police party conducted raid in Rasheedabad, Baldia on a tip off and arrested four target killers namely Anees-ur-Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Aslam Peerzada and Nasir Saeed, recovering a Kalashnikov, three pistols and several rounds from their possession. The SSP said that during initial interrogation, the accused confessed to have been involved in eight cases of target killings, including murders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activist Hafeez-ur-Rehman alias Botal in April 2009, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist Qamar Abbas alias Gogi in May 2009, Sunni Tehreek activist Farhan Qadri and his wife in Baldia in April 2011, Awami National Party UC-7 Baldia president Khalid Khan in May 2010 and another PPP activist Zafar alias Supari in August 2010.
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September - 27 
Three NATO oil tankers and a container were set ablaze by unidentified militants in Dhast area of Mastung District in Balochistan on September 27, reports Daily Times. Assistant Commissioner Dhast Abdul Qudos said that, three oil tankers and a con
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Three NATO oil tankers and a container were set ablaze by unidentified militants in Dhast area of Mastung District in Balochistan on September 27, reports Daily Times. Assistant Commissioner Dhast Abdul Qudos said that, three oil tankers and a container were carrying fuel and goods for NATO forces situated in Afghanistan were on their way from Karachi to Chaman, a bordering area with Afghanistan, when some unidentified armed men riding a motor cycle opened fire on them near a private patrol pump in Dhast.
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September - 27 
A low-intensity time device, installed in a lunch box, hanging along the handle of a bike exploded close to a local university in B-Block area of Faisal Town in Lahore late in the night of September 27, Daily Times reported. However, no casualty was
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A low-intensity time device, installed in a lunch box, hanging along the handle of a bike exploded close to a local university in B-Block area of Faisal Town in Lahore late in the night of September 27, Daily Times reported. However, no casualty was reported. Another time device bomb of same weight and packed in a similar lunch box and glass was recovered from the incident site.
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September - 27 
A US drone missile strike killed at least three militants in Wana of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 27, reports Dawn.
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A US drone missile strike killed at least three militants in Wana of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 27, reports Dawn.
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September - 27 
American congressmen were presented with a bill called the “Pakistan Accountability Act”, introduced by Congressman Ted Poe from Texas, according to The Express Tribune. “This legislation will freeze all US aid to Pakistan with the exception of funds
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American congressmen were presented with a bill called the “Pakistan Accountability Act”, introduced by Congressman Ted Poe from Texas, according to The Express Tribune. “This legislation will freeze all US aid to Pakistan with the exception of funds that are designated to help secure nuclear weapons,” says a transcript available on the Congressman’s website. Poe said, “Since the discovery of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan has proven to be disloyal, deceptive and a danger to the US. This so-called ally continues to take billions in US aid, while at the same time supports militants who attack us. The US must immediately freeze all aid to Pakistan. Pakistan has made it painfully obvious that they will continue their policy of duplicity and deceit by pretending to be our ally while simultaneously promoting violent extremism. By continuing to provide aid to Pakistan, we are funding the enemy, endangering Americans and undermining our efforts in the region.”
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September - 27 
China on September 27 categorically extended full support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and vowed to work with it for progress and peace in the region and the world, reports Daily Times. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza
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China on September 27 categorically extended full support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and vowed to work with it for progress and peace in the region and the world, reports Daily Times. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani who met the China’s Vice Premier Meng Jianzhu in Islamabad at the PM House termed China as its close friend. “Your friends are our friends, your enemies are our enemies and your security is our security,” Gilani said and added the two countries together can progress and prosper and bring the dividends of development to their people. Meng also held talks with President Asif Ali Zardari and military chiefs. The military said talks focused on the “emerging geo-strategic situation” in the region and said Meng “appreciated” the role played by Pakistan’s armed forces “in the fight against terror” – in stark contrast to US frustrations. “We will work together to contribute to national security and regional stability,” Meng told reporters. Pakistan promised China maximum support in fighting Muslim separatists. Prime Minister thanked China for extending support to Pakistan when it needs the most
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September - 27 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said that Pakistan would attack and remove Chinese militants hiding in tribal areas. He claimed that Pakistan would never allow anyone to use its land against China and that it will fully cooperate to root ou
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said that Pakistan would attack and remove Chinese militants hiding in tribal areas. He claimed that Pakistan would never allow anyone to use its land against China and that it will fully cooperate to root out the scourge of terrorism. The minister said that there is no scope for the presence of the East Turkmenistan Islamic Movement and the Uzbek Movement in the region and that terrorists belonging to these movements would be dealt with an iron hand.
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September - 27 
Hundreds of tribesmen on September 27 threatened the United States with “holy war”, lashing out at demands for action against al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network based in Pakistan, reports Dawn. Hundreds of tribesmen gathered in Landikotal, a town of Khy
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Hundreds of tribesmen on September 27 threatened the United States with “holy war”, lashing out at demands for action against al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network based in Pakistan, reports Dawn. Hundreds of tribesmen gathered in Landikotal, a town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along Afghanistan border, mobilised by religious party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to protest against the United States. Waving party flags and wearing ribbons inscribed with Koranic verses, dozens of tribesmen joined the throng armed with Kalashnikovs. “We announce the holy war against America if they attack Pakistan,” Siraj-Ul-Haq, the party’s deputy head, told the gathering. “The whole nation will wage a jihad against America and will fight against them shoulder to shoulder with Pakistani armed forces,” Haq added.
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September - 27 
In Khyber Agency, a trooper was injured when a convoy was attacked with a remote controlled bomb in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) on September 27. Officials said that a military convoy was on its way to Bara Bazaar when it was targeted near Alamgudar.
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In Khyber Agency, a trooper was injured when a convoy was attacked with a remote controlled bomb in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) on September 27. Officials said that a military convoy was on its way to Bara Bazaar when it was targeted near Alamgudar.
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September - 27 
One Afghan militant, identified as Noorullah Nooristani, was killed by Amaan (peace) Lashkar (tribal militia) at Mandal areas of Bajaur Agency while three others escaped towards Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. According to details, four Afghan ter
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One Afghan militant, identified as Noorullah Nooristani, was killed by Amaan (peace) Lashkar (tribal militia) at Mandal areas of Bajaur Agency while three others escaped towards Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. According to details, four Afghan terrorists crossed the border from Afghanistan and attacked and resorted to heavy firing and hurled grenade on Amaan Lashkar members at Mandal.
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September - 27 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani warned the United States on September 27 to stop accusing it of playing a double game with militants, and said Washington must correct a perceived tilt towards arch-foe India, reports Daily Times. In an exclusive int
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani warned the United States on September 27 to stop accusing it of playing a double game with militants, and said Washington must correct a perceived tilt towards arch-foe India, reports Daily Times. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Gilani also said any unilateral military action by the United States to hunt down militants of the Haqqani network inside Pakistan would be a violation of his country’s sovereignty. However, speaking from his office in Islamabad, he side-stepped a string of questions on the tense relations with the United States and offered no indications of any steps Pakistan might take to soothe the current fury in Washington. “The negative messaging, naturally that is disturbing my people,” Gilani said in the interview. “If there is messaging that is not appropriate to our friendship, then naturally it is extremely difficult to convince my public. Therefore they should be sending positive messages.” Asked for his view on why the United States had suddenly ratcheted up its criticism of Pakistan, he implied that it reflected frustration with the war in Afghanistan ahead of a withdrawal of US troops from the country in 2014. “Certainly they expected more results from Afghanistan, which they have not been able to achieve as yet,” he said. “They have not achieved what they visualised.” Rejecting allegations that Islamabad was behind any violence across its border, he said: “It is in the interest of Pakistan to have a stable Afghanistan”. Gilani said Washington should provide the “political space” for his government to convince a sceptical Pakistani public of the value of a relationship with the United States.
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September - 27 
Support is growing in the US Congress for expanding American military action in Pakistan beyond drone strikes already used to target militants in Pakistani territory, said Senator Lindsey Graham, a senior Republican senator in US, according to The Ne
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Support is growing in the US Congress for expanding American military action in Pakistan beyond drone strikes already used to target militants in Pakistani territory, said Senator Lindsey Graham, a senior Republican senator in US, according to The News. Graham said in an interview on September 27 that US lawmakers might support military options beyond the drone strikes that have been going on for years inside Pakistani territory. Those options may include using US bomber planes within Pakistan. Islamabad will have to understand that Haqqani Network is not only a threat to America but Pakistan too, US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Grossman said. Emphasizing that Haqqanis are a common adversary, Grossman added that Pak-US amity would endure. The US government is in its "final" review on whether to blacklist the Haqqani network, which it blames for deadly attacks in Afghanistan, as a terror group, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. "We're in the final formal, review that has to be undertaken to make a government-wide decision to designate the network as a foreign terrorist organization," Clinton told reporters.
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September - 27 
The Afghan Taliban on September 27 attacked US allegations that Pakistan supported the Haqqani network as a plot to undermine the militant unity, reports Dawn. “America wants to depict the strength of Islamic Emirate as feeble and attribute its attac
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The Afghan Taliban on September 27 attacked US allegations that Pakistan supported the Haqqani network as a plot to undermine the militant unity, reports Dawn. “America wants to depict the strength of Islamic Emirate as feeble and attribute its attacks to others,” spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an English-language statement e-mailed to reporters. “The respected Maulawi Jalaluddin Haqqani (the group’s founder) is (one of the) Islamic Emirate’s honourable and dignified personalities and receives all guidance for operations from the leader of the Islamic Emirate,” the statement said, in reference to the Haqqani network’s leader. The Haqqani network is one of three Taliban-allied factions fighting in Afghanistan and perhaps the most feared – they are thought to have introduced suicide bombing to the country and be behind many high-profile attacks. They have sworn allegiance to the Taliban, but have long been suspected of also having ties to Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate.
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September - 27 
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) founder Malik Ishaq who was released last month after spending 14 years in prison has been re-arrested after making inflammatory speeches against the country’s Shia minority, Police officer Mohammad Ibrahim said on Septemb
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The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) founder Malik Ishaq who was released last month after spending 14 years in prison has been re-arrested after making inflammatory speeches against the country’s Shia minority, Police officer Mohammad Ibrahim said on September 28, reports Daily Times. He was arrested from his home late in the night of September 27. Ibrahim said Ishaq was not charged, but detained under a public order act. Ibrahim said the detention order was ordered to stop Khan making speeches ‘harmful for peace and harmony’. Ishaq was accused in dozens of killings but freed because the Supreme Court decided there wasn’t enough evidence to keep holding him. His case never went to trial.
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September - 27 
The Senate’s Standing Committee on Defense on September 27 said that the US will never dare to attack Pakistan, however Pakistan is fully capable to retaliate if ever necessary, reports Dawn. After the meeting of the Defence Committee, Lieutenant Gen
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The Senate’s Standing Committee on Defense on September 27 said that the US will never dare to attack Pakistan, however Pakistan is fully capable to retaliate if ever necessary, reports Dawn. After the meeting of the Defence Committee, Lieutenant General (R) Javed Ashraf Qazi told the media that the committee condemned all the allegations made by the US against Pakistan and was seriously considering all the threats given by them.
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September - 27 
The US on September 27 rejected reports of disagreement among US officials in Pentagon over Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan, Daily Times reports. A Pentagon spokesman said Defence Secretary Leon Panetta endorsed the view of Admiral Mike Mullen, chairm
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The US on September 27 rejected reports of disagreement among US officials in Pentagon over Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan, Daily Times reports. A Pentagon spokesman said Defence Secretary Leon Panetta endorsed the view of Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, who told senators last week that Haqqani militants targeting NATO forces were a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s main intelligence agency. “The secretary and the chairman both agree that there are unacceptable links between elements of the Pakistani Government and the Haqqanis,” press secretary George Little told reporters. Little said there was a “consensus view” in the Pentagon about the links between Pakistan and the Haqqani network, which operates out of sanctuaries in Pakistan. “Everyone here understands there’s a link between elements of the Pakistani government and the Haqqanis,” he said. “At the analytic level, there’s no disagreement,” he added. The Pakistani elements backing the Haqqani network “include the ISI [Inter Services intelligence]” spy agency, he said.
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September - 27 
Two people, including a child, were killed when an explosive device went off at their house in Jawar area of Buner in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 27, reports Daily Times. According to details, a five-year-old child found a toy-li
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Two people, including a child, were killed when an explosive device went off at their house in Jawar area of Buner in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 27, reports Daily Times. According to details, a five-year-old child found a toy-like object in nearby mountains and brought it home to show his grandfather, Gul Rasheed. The device exploded when the grandfather tried to open it, killing both the child and himself on the spot.
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September - 28 
A cleaner received bullet injuries when about 12 unidentified militants fired in all directions to scare away khasadars and personnel of Khyber Rifles after they set ablaze a NATO container at Torkham border in Khyber Agency in FATA on September 28.
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A cleaner received bullet injuries when about 12 unidentified militants fired in all directions to scare away khasadars and personnel of Khyber Rifles after they set ablaze a NATO container at Torkham border in Khyber Agency in FATA on September 28. Local officials said that a number of containers, loaded with different items to be taken across the border for NATO forces, were parked at a private terminal when the incident occurred
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September - 28 
A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant ‘commander’ Tehsil Khan and his associates narrowly escaped a roadside blast in the Shakai area of South Waziristan Agency on September 28. The TTP “cordoned off the area and started search operation”
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A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant ‘commander’ Tehsil Khan and his associates narrowly escaped a roadside blast in the Shakai area of South Waziristan Agency on September 28. The TTP “cordoned off the area and started search operation” soon after the incident.
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September - 28 
A Policeman was killed and three others wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire on a patrolling vehicle of Khazana Police Station in Peshawar on September 28, according to Daily Times. Police said Zulfiqar Khan, Special Police Force trooper,
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A Policeman was killed and three others wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire on a patrolling vehicle of Khazana Police Station in Peshawar on September 28, according to Daily Times. Police said Zulfiqar Khan, Special Police Force trooper, was shot dead while Raza Ahmed, Inamullah and Ali Khan sustained injuries when the assailants ambushed Police mobile at Haryan Road in Garhi Shah Muhammad.
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September - 28 
A US newspaper has alleged that Pakistan was involved in an attack on US soldiers in 2007 on the border with Afghanistan, Dawn reported on September 29. The attack resulted in the death of a US major and injured three other American soldiers, along w
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A US newspaper has alleged that Pakistan was involved in an attack on US soldiers in 2007 on the border with Afghanistan, Dawn reported on September 29. The attack resulted in the death of a US major and injured three other American soldiers, along with an Afghan interpreter. The New York Times has reported that the attack took place in the border town of Teri Mangal, where the US soldiers were meeting with Afghan officials in a schoolhouse. Although the reason for the attack was not made clear but it has been reported that it took place as retaliation for US involvement in the death of Pakistani citizens. The US reportedly covered up the incident due to the necessity of its alliance with Pakistan. Pakistani and American officials have so far refused to comment on the incident.
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September - 28 
Advocate Abdul Salam, former President of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) in Khuzdar District was shot dead and his daughter sustained injures near the Government Model High School at Khuzdar. Salam, who was also the President of Jhalawan Bar As
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Advocate Abdul Salam, former President of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) in Khuzdar District was shot dead and his daughter sustained injures near the Government Model High School at Khuzdar. Salam, who was also the President of Jhalawan Bar Association, was killed by unidentified armed assailants riding a motorcycle. So far no one has claimed responsibility.
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September - 28 
Daily Times reports that authorities arrested an employee of the finance ministry on suspicion of links to terrorist groups, Police said on September 28. The suspect, identified as Sardar Ali Khattak, was on a hilltop near President Asif Ali Zardari’
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Daily Times reports that authorities arrested an employee of the finance ministry on suspicion of links to terrorist groups, Police said on September 28. The suspect, identified as Sardar Ali Khattak, was on a hilltop near President Asif Ali Zardari’s residence in Islamabad when arrested. Police raided Khattak’s house last week and recovered a suicide vest and other explosives. “He is being interrogated. He was wanted in connection with a bomb blast in Rawalpindi a few months ago,” Police official Hakim Khan said. Finance Ministry officials said Khattak was an office boy and had been on leave for the past two years, and that they had no knowledge about his alleged links to any militant group.
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September - 28 
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on September 28, Mullen stood by his criticism saying he could not tolerate casualties caused by militants backed by Pakistan. “I’m losing people, and I’m just not going to stand for that,” said
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In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on September 28, Mullen stood by his criticism saying he could not tolerate casualties caused by militants backed by Pakistan. “I’m losing people, and I’m just not going to stand for that,” said the admiral.
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September - 28 
In Jamrud, troopers seized 15 kilograms heroin from an Afghan national at Bhagiyarhi checkpost. The Afghan national was also taken into custody
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In Jamrud, troopers seized 15 kilograms heroin from an Afghan national at Bhagiyarhi checkpost. The Afghan national was also taken into custody
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September - 28 
In Landi Kotal, Khasadars (tribal Police) defused an explosive device planted along the main Landi Kotal-Torkham Road.
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In Landi Kotal, Khasadars (tribal Police) defused an explosive device planted along the main Landi Kotal-Torkham Road.
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September - 28 
In the Agency, NATO and Afghan army reportedly targeted bunkers of Security Forces with heavy weapons near Angoor Adda from Macha Dad Kor area along the border. Sources said that NATO and Afghan troops, housed in Macha Dad Kor, fired several rockets
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In the Agency, NATO and Afghan army reportedly targeted bunkers of Security Forces with heavy weapons near Angoor Adda from Macha Dad Kor area along the border. Sources said that NATO and Afghan troops, housed in Macha Dad Kor, fired several rockets and mortar shells at the bunkers of Pakistani troops deployed at Khwaja Khizar area, near Angoor Adda. However, the shells missed target and landed in open area.
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September - 28 
In Zawa area of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency, local tribal lashkar set ablaze the houses of six suspects, including a local ‘commander’ of Lashkar-i-Islam.
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In Zawa area of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency, local tribal lashkar set ablaze the houses of six suspects, including a local ‘commander’ of Lashkar-i-Islam.
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September - 28 
On the directives of the Federal Ministry for Interior, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) extended the deadline for the computerization of arms licenses to October 31, according to Daily Times. According to a statement issued by NA
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On the directives of the Federal Ministry for Interior, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) extended the deadline for the computerization of arms licenses to October 31, according to Daily Times. According to a statement issued by NADRA, this was done due to the wide spread rains and floods in Sindh and the dengue epidemic in Punjab. Earlier the last date of submission of forms for conversion of manual arms licenses into computerized was September 30.
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September - 28 
Owners demolished their shops and restaurants in Torkham after expiry of the deadline set for them by political administration. Officials said that the action was taken keeping in view security situation at the border. They said that at least 20 shop
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Owners demolished their shops and restaurants in Torkham after expiry of the deadline set for them by political administration. Officials said that the action was taken keeping in view security situation at the border. They said that at least 20 shops and 15 restaurants were declared risky after recent attacks on NATO vehicles near the border.
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September - 28 
Police claimed to have foiled a terror bid in Peshawar by seizing an explosive laden vehicle. Sources said Police stopped a vehicle at Ring road near Peshawar airport on a routine check and found large quantity of explosives and took the vehicle into
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Police claimed to have foiled a terror bid in Peshawar by seizing an explosive laden vehicle. Sources said Police stopped a vehicle at Ring road near Peshawar airport on a routine check and found large quantity of explosives and took the vehicle into custody.
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September - 28 
Two employees of oil and Gas Company, including an official Jameel Hussain and Ijaz Ali, and a trooper were killed as Baloch militants opened indiscriminate fire on the place where employees were engaged in exploring oil and gas at Sharag in Harnai D
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Two employees of oil and Gas Company, including an official Jameel Hussain and Ijaz Ali, and a trooper were killed as Baloch militants opened indiscriminate fire on the place where employees were engaged in exploring oil and gas at Sharag in Harnai District on September 28, reports Daily Times. Five others sustained bullet wounds in the shooting incident, local residents said. Official sources said three employees went missing after the attack. Merak Baloch, spokesman of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the attack and said that that the BLA had abducted three employees of an oil and gas company after the attack. “Nawaz, Noor and another belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are in the custody of BLA,” he said, adding that it (BLA) would continue to target all people, including engineers, involved in exploration of oil and gas in Balochistan.
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September - 28 
US officials on September 28 imposed financial sanctions on two leaders of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Daily Times reported. The US Treasury Department named Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, leaders and founding members of LeT, a
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US officials on September 28 imposed financial sanctions on two leaders of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Daily Times reported. The US Treasury Department named Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, leaders and founding members of LeT, a group on the US terrorist list since 2001. “Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi are two of LeT’s most significant leaders,” David Cohen, Treasury’s under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. “Over the past 20 years, Iqbal and Bhuttavi have been responsible for fundraising, recruitment, and indoctrination of operatives,” he said. “By targeting the core of LeT’s leadership, today’s action aims to degrade its ability to facilitate its terrorist activities.” The sanctions bar US citizens from doing business with the two men and freeze any assets that they may hold under US jurisdiction. According to the Treasury, Iqbal co-founded LeT in the late 1980s with its current emir (chief), Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. As of late 2010, Iqbal was in charge of the finance department of LeT, the department said. Bhuttava was identified as a founding member of LeT and a deputy to Saeed. The Treasury said Bhuttava served as acting emir of LeT “on at least two occasions, including when Saeed was detained in the days after the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai (India) attacks and held until June 2009.” Bhuttavi also helped prepare the operatives for the 26/11 attacks by delivering lectures on the merits of martyrdom, and is responsible for LeT’s madrassa (seminary) network, the department said.
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September - 29 
An official of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was killed when a bomb exploded in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on September 29, reports Daily Times. “The blast took place in the grid station area of Chaman when, on being informed, BDS reached the
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An official of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was killed when a bomb exploded in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on September 29, reports Daily Times. “The blast took place in the grid station area of Chaman when, on being informed, BDS reached the site and an expert, Manzoor Elahi, attempted to defuse the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attached with the NATO container,” Levies Force said.
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September - 29 
An unidentified body of a 26-year-old man was recovered from a local canal at Fatoha Abdur Rahima in limits of Chamkani Police Station. Police said there was no sign of violence on the body and the real cause could be ascertained after the post morte
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An unidentified body of a 26-year-old man was recovered from a local canal at Fatoha Abdur Rahima in limits of Chamkani Police Station. Police said there was no sign of violence on the body and the real cause could be ascertained after the post mortem.
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September - 29 
Beheaded body of a young man was found at a deserted place in Chora locality of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 29, reports Dawn. Local sources said that the deceased was abducted by unidentif
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Beheaded body of a young man was found at a deserted place in Chora locality of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 29, reports Dawn. Local sources said that the deceased was abducted by unidentified armed men on September 26.
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September - 29 
Daily Times reports that Pakistan has freed a senior al Qaeda ‘commander’, who served as a bodyguard to Osama bin Laden, according to a senior security source, raising fresh questions about the country’s commitment to tackling terrorism. Amin al-Haq,
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Daily Times reports that Pakistan has freed a senior al Qaeda ‘commander’, who served as a bodyguard to Osama bin Laden, according to a senior security source, raising fresh questions about the country’s commitment to tackling terrorism. Amin al-Haq, who escaped from Afghanistan with the al Qaeda leader in 2001 and went on to become a key financial aide, was detained in Lahore three years ago by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. A senior security source in Peshawar, where he had been held, said the ISI had passed al-Haq on to the Police before he was released earlier this month. “Amin al-Haq had been arrested mistakenly, therefore, the police failed to prove any charge of his association with Osama bin Laden and the court set him free,” he told The Daily Telegraph.
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September - 29 
Daily Times reports that the US Treasury Department on September 29 announced new sanctions on five individuals it said are linked to “the most dangerous terrorist organisations operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “These financiers and facilitato
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Daily Times reports that the US Treasury Department on September 29 announced new sanctions on five individuals it said are linked to “the most dangerous terrorist organisations operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “These financiers and facilitators provide the fuel for the Taliban, Haqqani Network and al Qaeda to realise their violent aspirations,” Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen said in a statement. As a result of the action, US companies and individuals are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with the targeted individuals and any assets they hold under US jurisdiction are frozen, Treasury said. The group includes Abdul Aziz Abbasin, who the Treasury Department described as a ‘key commander in the Haqqani Network’ and accused of a series of high-profile attacks. “Abbasin commands a group of Taliban fighters and has assisted in running a training camp for foreign fighters in Paktika Province, and also has been involved in ambushing supply vehicles of Afghan government forces and the transport of weapons to Afghanistan,” Treasury said. Also targeted was Haiji Faizullah Khan Noorzai, who Treasury said was a prominent Taliban financier, and his brother, Haji Malik Noorzai, a Pakistan-based businessman. The two have invested “millions of dollars in various businesses for the Taliban,” Treasury said. It also designated Abdur Rehman, who Treasury described as Taliban facilitator and fundraiser, and Fazal Rahim, who Treasury said was a financial facilitator for al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
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September - 29 
Dawn reports that a blast ripped through the top floor of a hotel building in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, injuring at least six people late on September 29, Police officials said. City Police chief Bani Amin said the cause of the blast “appears
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Dawn reports that a blast ripped through the top floor of a hotel building in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, injuring at least six people late on September 29, Police officials said. City Police chief Bani Amin said the cause of the blast “appears to be a gas cylinder” as gas was still leaking at the Citi Hotel in the Blue Area, a normally bustling District of shops and restaurants.
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September - 29 
Dawn reports that a wagon driver, identified as Mumtaz, was shot dead in at Karkhano Market in Peshawar on September 29.
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Dawn reports that a wagon driver, identified as Mumtaz, was shot dead in at Karkhano Market in Peshawar on September 29.
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September - 29 
In Sheikhan Kallay of Bara tehsil, unidentified persons blew up a tube well on September 29. The blast caused by explosive material, planted inside the tube well building, damaged the water machine and two rooms.
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In Sheikhan Kallay of Bara tehsil, unidentified persons blew up a tube well on September 29. The blast caused by explosive material, planted inside the tube well building, damaged the water machine and two rooms.
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September - 29 
Khasadars Force defused a bomb planted in a NATO tanker in Ali Masjid area
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Khasadars Force defused a bomb planted in a NATO tanker in Ali Masjid area
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September - 29 
Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-H) chief Afaq Ahmed is set to be released on September 29 (today). Ahmed, who was arrested on April 3, 2004, was granted bail in the last of the cases against him by the Sindh High Court on September 27, Dawn reported.
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Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-H) chief Afaq Ahmed is set to be released on September 29 (today). Ahmed, who was arrested on April 3, 2004, was granted bail in the last of the cases against him by the Sindh High Court on September 27, Dawn reported. The MQM-H is a breakaway faction of the then Altaf Hussain-led Mohajir Qaumi Movement (now Muttahida Qaumi Movement). It gained strength when an army operation was launched in Karachi in June 1992. The party was headquartered in Landhi, where till 2003 the Muttahida Qaumi Movement had no presence and it had dubbed it a “no-go-area”. Things changed in 2003 when the Muttahida joined the Government at the centre and in Sindh. A crackdown was launched against the MQM-H, its offices were sealed, its headquarters, known as Bait-ul-Hamza, were demolished and the entire leadership and workers driven underground. At that time, Ahmed was the chairman of the MQM-H and Aamir Khan its secretary-general. Arrested in 2004, the two Haqiqi leaders later developed differences while in prison. Khan was released from prison a few months back. He sought an apology from Muttahida Chief Altaf Hussain, was pardoned and allowed to rejoin the party along with his supporters. Ahmed’s imminent return to Landhi fuelled fears of clashes between his loyalists and Muttahida activists. But a MQM-H leader said they did not want a clash with any political party, including the Muttahida.
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September - 29 
One person, identified as Haider Ali, was shot at and injured by unidentified armed men at a bus stand on Jamrud road.
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One person, identified as Haider Ali, was shot at and injured by unidentified armed men at a bus stand on Jamrud road.
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September - 29 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha on September 29 denied US accusations that the country supports an Afghan militant group blamed for an attack on the American embassy in Kabul, reports Daily Times. “There are other intell
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha on September 29 denied US accusations that the country supports an Afghan militant group blamed for an attack on the American embassy in Kabul, reports Daily Times. “There are other intelligence networks supporting groups which operate inside Afghanistan. We have never paid a penny or provided even a single bullet to the Haqqani network,” General Pasha said after a meeting with political leaders on heavily strained US-Pakistani ties. US military action against insurgents in Pakistan would be unacceptable and the country’s army would be capable of responding, Pasha told a meeting of political leaders in Islamabad, according to media reports. “American attack on Pakistan in the name of (fighting) extremism is not acceptable,” he said. Mullen, speaking in an interview, said the ISI was giving the Haqqani group financial and logistical support and “sort of free passage in the safe haven.” “They can’t turn it off overnight. I’m not asserting that the Pakistan Army or the ISI has complete control over the Haqqanis. But the Haqqanis run that safe haven,” he told National Public Radio.
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September - 29 
US State Department on September 29 (today) said that US was single-mindedly bent on dealing a decisive blow to Haqqani Network before anything else. Victoria Nuland, State Department spokesperson, briefing pressman in Washington said that top-level
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US State Department on September 29 (today) said that US was single-mindedly bent on dealing a decisive blow to Haqqani Network before anything else. Victoria Nuland, State Department spokesperson, briefing pressman in Washington said that top-level aimed at a Pakistan-US joint operation against Haqqani Network is underway as it now stands as its top priority. The spokesperson stressed that US rather wants to talk these issues out with Pakistan.
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September - 30 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) awarded death penalty to Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri on September 30, Dawn News reported. Qadri had earlier confessed in the court that he had killed Punjab governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad for his ‘blasphemous’ statem
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) awarded death penalty to Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri on September 30, Dawn News reported. Qadri had earlier confessed in the court that he had killed Punjab governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad for his ‘blasphemous’ statements. Taseer was assassinated by his security guard and personnel of Punjab Elite Force, Mumtaz Qadri, on January 4, 2011 at Kohsar Market in Islamabad.
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September - 30 
Dawn reports that a US drone strike killed three Taliban militants at Baghar village of South Waziristan tribal District in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 30, local officials said. The dead were identified as Pakistanis who f
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Dawn reports that a US drone strike killed three Taliban militants at Baghar village of South Waziristan tribal District in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 30, local officials said. The dead were identified as Pakistanis who fought under a nebulous Taliban umbrella, on behalf of Pakistani warlord Maulvi Nazir, whose fighters are allied to the Haqqanis and active in the 10-year war in Afghanistan. One Pakistani official said a deputy to Nazir, named Haleem Ullah, was among the dead. The official said he was among those militants who had escaped a drone strike in South Waziristan three days ago.
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September - 30 
NATO’s chief piled pressure on Pakistan to step up the fight against “terrorists” enjoying safe havens in the border region with Afghanistan. Amid growing US pressure for Pakistan to take action against al Qaeda-linked extremists, NATO Secretary Gene
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NATO’s chief piled pressure on Pakistan to step up the fight against “terrorists” enjoying safe havens in the border region with Afghanistan. Amid growing US pressure for Pakistan to take action against al Qaeda-linked extremists, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called for a “positive engagement” from Islamabad to ensure stability in Afghanistan.
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September - 30 
Pakistan’s counter-terrorism measures have failed to yield results IN 2011 with insurgent activities gaining ground and operational situation facing the military there continuing to deteriorate, said United States (US) President Barack Obama to the C
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Pakistan’s counter-terrorism measures have failed to yield results IN 2011 with insurgent activities gaining ground and operational situation facing the military there continuing to deteriorate, said United States (US) President Barack Obama to the Congress in an unclassified report on September 30, reports Indian Express. “The return of militant-inspired violence after a 4-month lull following the 2010 floods demonstrated how insurgent elements have managed to survive and even return to many areas previously cleared by the Pakistan military,” a White House report sent by Obama to the Congress said. The report informs the Congress that Pakistan has moved from “remaining static” to “decline” to “negative trends” in one of the key indicators and metrics of “Pakistan’s efforts in counter-terrorism operations” as developed by the Obama administration.
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September - 30 
Suspected militants abducted at least 34 coal miners from Kalakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 30, reports Dawn. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that
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Suspected militants abducted at least 34 coal miners from Kalakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 30, reports Dawn. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that soon after miners resumed their work early in the morning the militants arrived and took them away. Most of the miners belong to poor families of Swat and Shangla Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He added that the militants might have taken the miners to Tor Chapper area of Darra Adamkhel, the Frontier Region adjoining to Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Both Kalakhel and Adamkhel are strongholds of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) affiliated to the Tariq Afridi group. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
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September - 30 
The Inquiry Commission on Abbottabad Operation, on September 29, conducted interviews of the officers from the civil administration and local police in Abbottabad, reports Daily Times. The officers gave perspective of their organisation about the eve
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The Inquiry Commission on Abbottabad Operation, on September 29, conducted interviews of the officers from the civil administration and local police in Abbottabad, reports Daily Times. The officers gave perspective of their organisation about the events following the Abbottabad Operation, said a press release. The commission would record the statements of notables, neighbours and media volunteers on September 30 (today) at Abbottabad Commissioner House.
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September - 30 
The Security Forces (SFs) foiled a sabotage attempt and recovered a 30 kilogram bomb and 15 kilogram explosive powder during a search operation near Gomal in Tank District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on September 30, reports Dawn. The law-enforcement agenc
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The Security Forces (SFs) foiled a sabotage attempt and recovered a 30 kilogram bomb and 15 kilogram explosive powder during a search operation near Gomal in Tank District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on September 30, reports Dawn. The law-enforcement agencies took the action on information that some anti-state elements were present in the Kot Hakeem village near Gomal Bazaar in Tank.
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September - 30 
The top US military officer Admiral Mike Mullen, as he stepped down from his post on September 30, said that there can be no solution to the conflict in Afghanistan without Pakistan.
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The top US military officer Admiral Mike Mullen, as he stepped down from his post on September 30, said that there can be no solution to the conflict in Afghanistan without Pakistan.
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September - 30 
Three persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were shot dead in Kalat town in Balochistan on September 30, reports Dawn. Sources said that two personnel of Balochistan Levies Force were sitting at a shop near a bus stand when armed men
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Three persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were shot dead in Kalat town in Balochistan on September 30, reports Dawn. Sources said that two personnel of Balochistan Levies Force were sitting at a shop near a bus stand when armed men riding motorcycles opened fire on them. The owner of the shop also died in the firing.
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September - 30 
US President Barack Obama on September 30 said Pakistan’s relationship to the Haqqani network is unclear, but he urged Islamabad to curb any active or passive support for that Taliban faction, reports Daily Times. “The intelligence is not as clear as
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US President Barack Obama on September 30 said Pakistan’s relationship to the Haqqani network is unclear, but he urged Islamabad to curb any active or passive support for that Taliban faction, reports Daily Times. “The intelligence is not as clear as we might like in terms of what exactly that relationship is,” Obama said in a radio interview, when asked about an issue at the heart of a bitter row between Washington and Islamabad. “But my attitude is, whether there is active engagement with Haqqani on the part of the Pakistanis or rather just passively allowing them to operate with impunity in some of these border regions, they’ve got to take care of this problem,” he told radio host Michael Smerconish. The United States and Pakistan have been bickering publicly during the last week after outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said a violent Taliban faction was a ‘veritable arm’ of the Pakistani spy service. Asked if Mullen was correct, Obama said: “I think Mike’s testimony expressed frustration over the fact that safe havens exist, including the al Haqqani network safe haven, inside of Pakistan.” Obama said Washington would remain firm with Pakistan on the safe haven issue, “but we’ve tried to also preserve the intelligence cooperation that we’ve obtained that’s allowed us to go after al Qaeda in a very effective way.”
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