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January - 1 
a bomb ripped through a military vehicle killing two soldiers in at Boya village, some 20 kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.
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a bomb ripped through a military vehicle killing two soldiers in at Boya village, some 20 kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.
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January - 1 
a girl, identified as Hajra Bibi, was killed and three persons, two among them members of an anti-TTP lashkar (tribal militia), were injured on January 1 when a bomb planted by suspected militants in a sewerage line in Tarano Kalli bazaar of Bajaur A
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a girl, identified as Hajra Bibi, was killed and three persons, two among them members of an anti-TTP lashkar (tribal militia), were injured on January 1 when a bomb planted by suspected militants in a sewerage line in Tarano Kalli bazaar of Bajaur Agency exploded, reports Daily Times. The injured were identified as Fazal Rabbi and Gul Nabi, volunteers of the peace committee, and Ali Khan, a passer-by.
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January - 1 
a local trader, identified as Muhammad Akbar Mulazai, was abducted in Surab township of Kalat District on January 1, reported Daily Times. Mulazai was on the way to his shop when unidentified armed militants abducted him at gunpoint and took him to a
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a local trader, identified as Muhammad Akbar Mulazai, was abducted in Surab township of Kalat District on January 1, reported Daily Times. Mulazai was on the way to his shop when unidentified armed militants abducted him at gunpoint and took him to an unknown location.
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According to January 1 media report of Daily Times, the year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing i
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According to January 1 media report of Daily Times, the year 2011 was one of the deadliest years for the residents of Karachi. 1,354 people were reportedly killed in terrorist attacks and target killing incidents throughout the year. Target killing incidents escalated in the third quarter of 2011 and some 602 people were targeted on political or ethnic grounds. July and August remained the deadliest months of 2011 as some 552 citizens were killed, including 301 in July and 251 in August. Some 50 people were killed in September, 44 in October, 28 in November and 31 in December.
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an unidentified decomposed body of a young man was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station on January 1.
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an unidentified decomposed body of a young man was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station on January 1.
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January - 1 
at Least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in a shop on Joint Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times. According to a Police official, unidentified militants riding a motorbike lobbed a hand grenade at a shop, which caused a huge explosion
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at Least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in a shop on Joint Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times. According to a Police official, unidentified militants riding a motorbike lobbed a hand grenade at a shop, which caused a huge explosion and injured 10 people.
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at least 12 militants were killed and three hostages were rescued from their custody after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Alamgir Killay of the Karmina area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Khasadar Force sources s
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at least 12 militants were killed and three hostages were rescued from their custody after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Alamgir Killay of the Karmina area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Khasadar Force sources said that a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was also killed and another injured during the encounter. According to official sources, TTP Tariq Afridi group ‘commander’ Qari Kamran was among the dead. Security sources said that Kamran was involved in various attacks on SFs and installations in Nowshera, Risalpur and Shabqadar. SFs took into custody three women and five children from a house where militants had taken refuge and freed three people held by them.
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At least 20 militants were killed in two separate operations by the Army on January 1-2 in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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At least 20 militants were killed in two separate operations by the Army on January 1-2 in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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Federal Minister for Postal Services Sardar Muhammad Umar while talking to media at the National Press Club (NPC) said that the Government has fulfilled most of Balochistan’s demands according to the aspirations of Akbar Bugti and the people of the p
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Federal Minister for Postal Services Sardar Muhammad Umar while talking to media at the National Press Club (NPC) said that the Government has fulfilled most of Balochistan’s demands according to the aspirations of Akbar Bugti and the people of the province. He said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government had given more autonomy and financial share to Balochistan under the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award. “The province has been provided with PKR 164 billion under the new award keeping in view its area, while the share was only PKR 52 billion in the last NFC award,” he added. Umar said that Akbar Bugti presented the charter of demands of the Baloch people, but Pevez Musharraf killed the Sardar, instead of accepting the demands.
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Fifteen militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Torsmat, Jabba Kellay, Akhunkot and Sama Bazaar in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA
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Fifteen militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Torsmat, Jabba Kellay, Akhunkot and Sama Bazaar in Upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports Daily Times. The dead included five terrorists of ‘Commander’ Ziaur Rehman group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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Four security personnel were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in Surali area, some10 kilometers from Sui town of Dera Bugti District, on Janaury1, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a paramilitary troop vehicle was on rou
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Four security personnel were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in Surali area, some10 kilometers from Sui town of Dera Bugti District, on Janaury1, reports Daily Times. According to sources, a paramilitary troop vehicle was on routine patrol in Sui, when it hit a landmine planted by unidentified militants, killing four personnel on the spot while injuring two others.
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Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on January 1 said that the future relationship between Pakistan and the US should be based on mutual respect and the country’s interests should be kept supreme. Addressing a public meetin
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Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on January 1 said that the future relationship between Pakistan and the US should be based on mutual respect and the country’s interests should be kept supreme. Addressing a public meeting in Mardan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Fazl said Pakistan was a sovereign country and its relationship with the international community should be based on trust and equality.
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one person was killed and his brother was injured when three Iranian border guards after allegedly crossing the border shot at a car at Mazan Sar Mashkail area in Washuk District, reported Express Tribune. “All three personnel of Iranian border Secur
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one person was killed and his brother was injured when three Iranian border guards after allegedly crossing the border shot at a car at Mazan Sar Mashkail area in Washuk District, reported Express Tribune. “All three personnel of Iranian border Security Force were taken into custody for their penetration inside Pakistan and killing a Pakistani national on our soil”, said Deputy Commissioner of Washuk District Saeed Ahmad Jamali.
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Pakistan is unmatched in terms of the freedom it allows for the pursuit of jihad (holy war) and for the spread of Islam, said Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on January 1, reported Express Tribune. Saeed said that he did not believe in modern
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Pakistan is unmatched in terms of the freedom it allows for the pursuit of jihad (holy war) and for the spread of Islam, said Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on January 1, reported Express Tribune. Saeed said that he did not believe in modern nationalism, but no other “territory” in the world matched Pakistan and it was a great blessing from Allah, adding that the non-Muslims were conspiring against Pakistan both internally and externally. He said Pakistan was being targeted by conspirators because it had been established in the name of Islam
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Security Forces (SFs) shelled alleged militant hideouts in the Amay Kamay mountain between Darra Adamkhel and Orakzai Agency. Security forces had earlier asked the residents of Bostikhel in Darra Adamkhel to vacate the area for combing operation, as
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Security Forces (SFs) shelled alleged militant hideouts in the Amay Kamay mountain between Darra Adamkhel and Orakzai Agency. Security forces had earlier asked the residents of Bostikhel in Darra Adamkhel to vacate the area for combing operation, as rocket attacks were being launched on Kohat from this area while militants there easily escaped to Orakzai Agency after attacks.
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January - 1 
SF averted subversive attempt by recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a raid on a house at Sorgar in Bara tehsil. The recovered arms and ammunition included anti-aircraft gun, 75RR gun, 11 rounds, SPG9 gun, 299 rounds of 82mm, 450 rounds o
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SF averted subversive attempt by recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a raid on a house at Sorgar in Bara tehsil. The recovered arms and ammunition included anti-aircraft gun, 75RR gun, 11 rounds, SPG9 gun, 299 rounds of 82mm, 450 rounds of 40mm, 233 rounds of SPG 9, SPG9 gun, 720 fuzzes of 30mm, 168 rounds of 81mm, three mortars of 81mm, two guns of 12.7 range and other explosive and ammunitions.
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January - 2 
A local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and former Nazim (secretary) Haji Mohammad Azeem Khan was killed and his driver was seriously injured when unidentified assailants attacked his pickup near Naverkhel on Begukhel road in Lakki Marwat Di
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A local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and former Nazim (secretary) Haji Mohammad Azeem Khan was killed and his driver was seriously injured when unidentified assailants attacked his pickup near Naverkhel on Begukhel road in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 2, reports Dawn. Haji Azeem was going to his village Begukhel along with driver Ikramullah and a guard.
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January - 2 
All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces i
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All Jihadi (holy war) groups, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (shadow Taliban Government in Afghanistan), have decided to set up a committee to set aside differences in their ranks and step up support for war against western forces in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Taliban Shura held at an unspecified place on January 2. A statement issued in the form of a pamphlet to the media in Waziristan after the meeting said that “All Mujahideen —local and foreigners —are informed that all jihadi forces, in consultation with Islamic Emirate Afghanistan, have unanimously decided to form a five-member commission. It will be known as Shura-i-Murakbah.” The committee comprises Maulvi Azmatullah, Maulvi Noor Saeed, Maulvi Saeedullah, Maulvi Sadar Hayat and Hafeez Amir Hamza. According to sources, Azmatullah (Taliban commander in Barwan) represents the Waliur Rehman group, Noor Saeed (Taliban commander in Barwan) the Hakeemullah Mehsud group, Saeedullah (from Afghanistan) the Haqqani group, Sadar Hayat (from North Waziristan) the Maulvi Gul Bahadar group and Amir Hamza (from Ahmedzai Wazir tribe) the Mulla Nazir group in Wana subdivision of South Waziristan. Spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan confirmed that the meeting had been held and the statement dated December 31 was issued after approval by Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Omar. The sources said the committee had been formed to resolve differences among various militant factions regroup them and investigate killings on spying charges and excesses, if any, committed by the Taliban against local people. “All Mujahideen, local and foreigners, are informed that they should desist from killing and kidnapping for ransom innocent people and cooperate with this committee in curbing crimes. If any Mujahid is found involved in unjustified killings, crimes and other illegal activities he will be answerable to Shura-i-Murakbah and will be punished in accordance with the Shariah law,” the statement says. The sources said the high command of TTP and Afghan Taliban had been trying for two months to reach an agreement on uniting different factions. The first meeting in this regard was held on November 27 in Azam Warsak near Wana in South Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Waliur Rehman Mehsud, Hakeemullah Mehsud, Mulla Nazir, Abu Yehya Al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda and Sirajuddin Haqqani of the Haqqani network. The second meeting was held on December 11 in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. It was attended by Sabiullah Mujahid, Maulvi Sangeen and Maulvi Ashfaq from Afghanistan, Yehya al Libi and Abdur Rehman al Saudi of al Qaeda, Hafiz Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Sadiq Noor from North Waziristan and Hakeemullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman and Mulla Nazir from South Waziristan. Talking to Dawn on phone from an unspecified place, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah said the Mujahideen groups had reposed their confidence in the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar and recognised him as the leader of Afghanistan. He said the TTP would send its fighters to Afghanistan after March for waging jihad against “US-led infidel forces”.
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January - 2 
at least five children were injured in a land mine explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the children were going to school when they hit the land mine. The injured children were identified as Muh
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at least five children were injured in a land mine explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the children were going to school when they hit the land mine. The injured children were identified as Muhammad Yusuf, Imran, Muhammad Musa, Muhammad Asif and Abdul Qadir.
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January - 2 
at least four people, including two security guards, Zafar and Younus, and two passersby were injured when militants attacked a mobile company franchise near Hyderi market within the remit of North Nazimabad Police Station. Police officials said at l
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at least four people, including two security guards, Zafar and Younus, and two passersby were injured when militants attacked a mobile company franchise near Hyderi market within the remit of North Nazimabad Police Station. Police officials said at least two militants attacked the franchise near Hydri market with a hand grenade and fled.
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January - 2 
Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Aurangzaib Farooqui and three others were booked in December 31, 2011 murder case of Shia leader Askari Raza on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi, while Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Crime Investigati
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Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Aurangzaib Farooqui and three others were booked in December 31, 2011 murder case of Shia leader Askari Raza on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi, while Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Crime Investigation Department’s (CID) Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) Chaudhry Aslam also came under interrogation. DIG South Commander Shaukat said that SSP Aslam was automatically suspended since he came under investigation. ASWJ spokesman Taj Hanfi termed the decision as conspiracy against his organisation. The Shia protesters were demanding lodging of an FIR against the killers and taking prompt action against Chaudhry Aslam, who is said to be involved in killing.
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January - 2 
intelligence agencies stepped up security for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, after intercepted messages from militants revealed they were planning a suicide attack.
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intelligence agencies stepped up security for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, after intercepted messages from militants revealed they were planning a suicide attack.
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January - 2 
Iran shut its border with Pakistan as Pakistan authorities took three Iranians in to custody over alleged cross-border attack of January 1 that killed one Pakistani citizen in Washuk District, reported The News, quoting British Broadcasting Corporati
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Iran shut its border with Pakistan as Pakistan authorities took three Iranians in to custody over alleged cross-border attack of January 1 that killed one Pakistani citizen in Washuk District, reported The News, quoting British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report.
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January - 2 
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne said that Pakistan's "desire" for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as its weakness as the country has the means to give a "befitting response to any unprovoke
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne said that Pakistan's "desire" for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as its weakness as the country has the means to give a "befitting response to any unprovoked attack of blatant aggression", adding, "Pakistan is a peace-loving country. However, our desire for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as our weakness." "Our armed forces and a vibrant Pakistani nation are fully capable to safeguard every inch of ideological and territorial sovereignty of our beloved motherland and we will give a befitting response to any unprovoked attack of blatant aggression by our adversary," he said while addressing a passing out parade at the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi.
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January - 2 
NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Coalition spokesman, Brigadier General Carsten Jacobsen, on January 2 said that NATO wants to get relations with Pakistan back on track “as quickly as possible” to reopen its key supply route for
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NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Coalition spokesman, Brigadier General Carsten Jacobsen, on January 2 said that NATO wants to get relations with Pakistan back on track “as quickly as possible” to reopen its key supply route for foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. Pakistan closed its main trading route to Afghanistan after the November 26, 2011 raid choking a major supply line for the 130,000 United States (US)-led force. “We ... have an interest for the international community and for Afghanistan that relations with Pakistan are normalising as quickly as possible,” said Carsten Jacobsen, adding, “We are aware that there are things that are not travelling to Afghanistan because they are stuck at border control points. It mainly affects the economy, wages, and work for people who are in the transport business in Pakistan and Afghanistan.” “At present, a total of 3,676 military vehicles and 1,732 containers belonging to NATO forces are at the port,” said a port official in Karachi on condition of anonymity.
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January - 2 
Police found the body of an unidentified man from a drain in Nasir Colony, Korangi within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained. Police said the victim appeared to be Saraeki speaking, who wore w
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Police found the body of an unidentified man from a drain in Nasir Colony, Korangi within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained. Police said the victim appeared to be Saraeki speaking, who wore white Shalwar and Kameez.
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January - 2 
Sindh University Director of Student Affairs Professor Bashir Ahmed Chanur was killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants in the varsity’s premises in Jamshoro District on January 2, reported Daily Times. One of the assailants got injured w
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Sindh University Director of Student Affairs Professor Bashir Ahmed Chanur was killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants in the varsity’s premises in Jamshoro District on January 2, reported Daily Times. One of the assailants got injured when a security guard retaliated by firing. However, they managed to escape. Sindh University has been witnessing a wave of protests by groups of students affiliated with different political parties, after the university rusticated 19 students and banned four ex-students from entering the university premises, blaming them for causing law and order situation.
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January - 2 
the bullet-riddled body of a missing trader identified as Wazir Khan Marri was found dumped near Eastern Bypass, a suburb of Quetta. Wazir Khan, who operated a shop in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, was abducted on an unspecified date in September 20
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the bullet-riddled body of a missing trader identified as Wazir Khan Marri was found dumped near Eastern Bypass, a suburb of Quetta. Wazir Khan, who operated a shop in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, was abducted on an unspecified date in September 2011.
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January - 2 
The year 2011 witnessed a marked decline in suicide attacks in the country, The Express Tribune quoting Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) reported on January 2. CMC is a data collection NGO which taps into Interior Ministry, Health Department and Inte
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The year 2011 witnessed a marked decline in suicide attacks in the country, The Express Tribune quoting Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) reported on January 2. CMC is a data collection NGO which taps into Interior Ministry, Health Department and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) resources. As a result, the number of deaths also decreased by 48% compared to the previous year. The brunt of fatalities were faced by civilians – out of 606 people killed in 2011, 358 were civilians while the Army lost 33 of its soldiers, the Frontier Constabulary lost 100 and the Police lost 54 personnel. A total of 23 of the 41 attacks targeted civilians. As many as 51 suicide bombers were used in the attacks – certain hits used more than one human bomb. Only four of the recorded bomb attacks targeted the military.
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January - 2 
three militants and a volunteer of Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) were killed during a clash in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on January 2, reports Daily Times.
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three militants and a volunteer of Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) were killed during a clash in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on January 2, reports Daily Times.
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January - 2 
Two men were shot dead in Goht Shadi Pert area, in the limits of Barija Levies Thana of Jhal Magsi District on January 2, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Sitham Khan and Zulfiqar Ali.
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Two men were shot dead in Goht Shadi Pert area, in the limits of Barija Levies Thana of Jhal Magsi District on January 2, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Sitham Khan and Zulfiqar Ali.
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January - 2 
two security personnel, identified as Hawaldar Hazrat Umer and Sepoy Shukat Ali, were injured in a land mine explosion in Tuba Nukani area of Dera Bugti District.
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two security personnel, identified as Hawaldar Hazrat Umer and Sepoy Shukat Ali, were injured in a land mine explosion in Tuba Nukani area of Dera Bugti District.
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January - 2 
unidentified armed militants shot dead a local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Furqan Shaha, in Hasrat Mohani Colony within Pak Colony Police precincts in Karachi, triggering indiscriminate fire that left five people injured. Ther
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unidentified armed militants shot dead a local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Furqan Shaha, in Hasrat Mohani Colony within Pak Colony Police precincts in Karachi, triggering indiscriminate fire that left five people injured. There were some unconfirmed reports that the ANP leader was killed over extortion dispute but Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Moid termed the incident as an act of target killing.
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January - 2 
unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on January 2 (today). According to sources, an explosive device was attached to the gas pipeline, which went off with an explosion, resulting into su
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unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on January 2 (today). According to sources, an explosive device was attached to the gas pipeline, which went off with an explosion, resulting into suspension of gas supply to the purification plant.
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January - 3 
Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, reports Dawn. Hakimullah Mehsud, the head
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Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, reports Dawn. Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the TTP and his deputy, Wali-ur-Rehman, were at each other’s throats, the sources said. “You will soon hear that one of them has eliminated the other, though hectic efforts are going on by other commanders and common friends to resolve differences between the two,” one TTP commander under the condition of anonymity said. Any division within the TTP could hinder the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda’s struggle in Afghanistan against the United States and its allies, making it more difficult to recruit young fighters and disrupting the alleged safe havens in Pakistan. Taliban sources said Wali-ur-Rehman had ordered his fighters to eliminate Hakimullah Mehsud because of his increasing closeness to al Qaeda and its Arab contingent. Wali-ur-Rehman also alleged that the TTP chief received money from India to kill a former Pakistan spy agency official acting as a mediator between the TTP, Afghan militants and the Pakistani Government.
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January - 3 
an anti-terrorism court on January 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 34 Tanzim Nafiz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and Swat Taliban leaders for non-compliance with the court order to appear in a case, reports The News. The case was registered ag
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an anti-terrorism court on January 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 34 Tanzim Nafiz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and Swat Taliban leaders for non-compliance with the court order to appear in a case, reports The News. The case was registered against TNSM Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and others for anti-state and anti-judiciary speeches at the Grassy Ground in Mingora, Swat in 2009. Maulana Sufi Muhammad, his three sons Hayatullah, Rizwanullah and Ziaullah and another TNSM leader Mufti Safiullah appeared in the Swat Anti-Terrorism Court headed by Syed Asim Imam in the case. However, 34 others who had delivered anti-state and anti-judiciary speeches were absent from the court.
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January - 3 
militants blew up a Government primary school for boys in Gurbaz Gagezai area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. An unnamed spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attack. In a subse
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militants blew up a Government primary school for boys in Gurbaz Gagezai area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. An unnamed spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter claimed responsibility for the attack. In a subsequent operation, the political administration arrested six tribesmen, including Malik Attaullah and his two sons, on suspicion of their involvement in the crime.
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January - 3 
one passenger was injured in a roadside bomb blast at Pir Qayum village near Sadda Town in Kurram Agency. The passenger coach, going from Parachinar to Peshawar, was damaged when a remote controlled device went off at Pir Qayum village.
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one passenger was injured in a roadside bomb blast at Pir Qayum village near Sadda Town in Kurram Agency. The passenger coach, going from Parachinar to Peshawar, was damaged when a remote controlled device went off at Pir Qayum village.
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January - 3 
Three persons including two Levies personnel were killed and eight civilians were injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in Landi Kotal Bazaar of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Aras (FATA) on January 3, reports Dawn. Officials said
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Three persons including two Levies personnel were killed and eight civilians were injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in Landi Kotal Bazaar of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Aras (FATA) on January 3, reports Dawn. Officials said that explosives fitted in a car were detonated with a remote controlled device when a number of Levies and Khasadar personnel and civilians were present in Bacha Khan Chowk at around mid-day. The killed were identified as Gulzar and Roza Khan, both Levies personnel, and Mohammad Ikram a cloth merchant. Local militant outfit Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed responsibility for the blast and said that their target was the Khasadar and Levies personnel posted at the square. The group threatened to carry out more attacks against Security Forces.
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January - 3 
Two alleged suicide bombers blew themselves up near Gorali locality of Gujrat town in Gujrat District of Punjab on January 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, two alleged suicide bombers, identified as Ramzan Ali and Muhabbat Khan of Bhimber
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Two alleged suicide bombers blew themselves up near Gorali locality of Gujrat town in Gujrat District of Punjab on January 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, two alleged suicide bombers, identified as Ramzan Ali and Muhabbat Khan of Bhimber in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), wearing suicide jackets were heading towards their target on a motorcycle when they heard the sound of siren of the Rescue 1122 ambulance. Thinking that police were chasing them, they blew themselves up near Gorali,
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January - 3 
Two persons were killed and 19 others got injuries when a bomb planted in a motorbike at Azam Tower on Arbab Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, went off on January 3, reports Daily Times. Police said that the blast took p
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Two persons were killed and 19 others got injuries when a bomb planted in a motorbike at Azam Tower on Arbab Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, went off on January 3, reports Daily Times. Police said that the blast took place in the basement of Azam Tower where two Internet cafés were located.
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January - 3 
unidentified militants blew up a pylon on Tarbela-Peshawar transmission line at Baba Ji Kallay in Nowshera District, reports Dawn.
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unidentified militants blew up a pylon on Tarbela-Peshawar transmission line at Baba Ji Kallay in Nowshera District, reports Dawn.
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January - 3 
unidentified militants blew up a tower of Sheikh Muhammadi transmission line near Rashakai, disrupting power supply to Peshawar and adjoining areas. Police said the militants planted a powerful bomb to a 500 KV tower near Rashakai Interchange and det
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unidentified militants blew up a tower of Sheikh Muhammadi transmission line near Rashakai, disrupting power supply to Peshawar and adjoining areas. Police said the militants planted a powerful bomb to a 500 KV tower near Rashakai Interchange and detonated it with remote control, destroying the tower completely.
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January - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 3, reports Daily Times. As a result, the supply from wells 9 and 12 to the purification plant was suspended.
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Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 3, reports Daily Times. As a result, the supply from wells 9 and 12 to the purification plant was suspended.
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January - 4 
‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping the
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‘Secret talks’ between Pakistan’s Security Agencies and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who have reportedly splintered down into many different groups entered a decisive phase on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Now both sides are hoping their negotiations will culminate in a ‘lasting’ agreement which will restore peace in the country’s lawless tribal lands. “We have drawn the broader outlines for a possible accord. And what we’re now working on are minor details,” said an Intelligence Official, who claimed the results of the ‘year-long’ peace process would be unveiled shortly. “Unlike the past, we are trying to have something workable and implementable this time around,” said the official referring to the failure of all three agreements the security institutions had with the TTP. “These are crucial times…we have to be extremely careful. A slight miscalculation can harm us in a big way,” the official, requesting anonymity, added in reference to changes in the regional war given the eventual withdrawal of the United States (US)-led international forces by 2014. However, publicly, the military denies having any talks with the militants. Senior TTP associates also confirmed that these covert talks with the military establishment were reaching a climax and said there were several indications of things moving ahead. According to sources, earlier, the TTP leader Maulvi Waliur Rehman Mehsud had ordered to halt the training of suicide bombers at several camps in South and North Waziristan. “Now look how effective this thing alone is … it has never happened in four years that the TTP stops training its suicide bombers,” said Raqeebullah Mehsud, a young militant commander from the Ludha area of South Waziristan. Further, Raqeebullah said TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud was not aware of these talks and he, along with a core group following his hard-line positions on talks with the Government was aware of these negotiations. “He [Hakimullah] is out. At least people here think so,” Raqeebullah commented. Though it could not be confirmed, some officials said the TTP chief might have crossed into Afghanistan after sudden defections of his loyalists to pro-Pakistan militant groups who were against launching attacks in the country’s mainland.
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January - 4 
A former ‘commander’ of a local peace committee, Umar Gul, was killed allegedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Warki village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of January 4, reports Dawn. The beheaded body of Umar G
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A former ‘commander’ of a local peace committee, Umar Gul, was killed allegedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Warki village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of January 4, reports Dawn. The beheaded body of Umar Gul was found in a nearby canal after he was taken away from his house by three militants. “Three persons took him last night and then left a chit beside his body, warning people not to participate in his funeral,” Police quoted a brother of the deceased as saying. TTP have killed at least seven peace committee heads in the past two months.
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January - 4 
A man, identified as Mohammad Waqas, received serious injuries in an indiscriminate firing by unknown armed assailants in Gawalmandi area of Lahore on January 4, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Mohammad Waqas, received serious injuries in an indiscriminate firing by unknown armed assailants in Gawalmandi area of Lahore on January 4, reported Daily Times.
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January - 4 
a man, identified as Sikandar Hayat, was found dead in a market at Jutial area in Gilgit.
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a man, identified as Sikandar Hayat, was found dead in a market at Jutial area in Gilgit.
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January - 4 
Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led t
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Afghan Taliban's Commander Mullah Mohammad Omar put pressure on militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan to form a new grouping which pledged to stop targeting Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) and instead focus attention on United States (US)-led troops in Afghanistan, reported Indian Express. It is reported that the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed a joint five-member ‘shura’ or council, named Shura-e-Muraqba, with other Pakistani militant outfits. The new ‘shura’ includes the Haqqani Network and powerful commanders of the groups led by Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur who have already signed a peace deal with the Pakistan Army. The new entrants into the shura are the factions of TTP led by Hakimullah Mehsud and Maulana Wali-ur Rahman. The five-member ‘shura’ with other Pakistani militant outfits made a pledge to “stop their fight against their own armed forces and instead focus their attention against the US-led forces in Afghanistan”, The News reported. The council was created after weeks of hectic efforts. A high-level delegation of the Afghan Taliban, sent by Omar, “succeeded in bringing together different Pakistani militant groups on a single platform”, the report added. Prominent al Qaeda members also asked the Pakistani Taliban, in a pair of rare meetings, held on the request of the Afghan Taliban, to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against US-led forces in Afghanistan, militant commanders said Monday. The meetings were held in Pakistan’s tribal region in November and December. “For God’s sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to boost the battle against US in Afghanistan,” senior al Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi told Pakistani militants at a meeting on December 11, 2011.
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January - 4 
at least six LI militants and a volunteer of Zakhakhel lashkar were killed in renewed clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the tribal Lashkar (tribal militia) in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Another Zakhakhel volunteer w
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at least six LI militants and a volunteer of Zakhakhel lashkar were killed in renewed clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the tribal Lashkar (tribal militia) in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. Another Zakhakhel volunteer was injured in the incident. Meanwhile, several LI bunkers were captured by the tribal lashkar. The gun battle erupted between LI militant and volunteers of Zakhakhel tribe to gain control of some important bases occupied by the former.
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January - 4 
Five Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District on January 4, reported Daily Times. A FC spokesman said Security Forces (SF) received info
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Five Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District on January 4, reported Daily Times. A FC spokesman said Security Forces (SF) received information about the presence of TTP militants in Murgha Kebzai area and dispatched troops there. He added that when they reached the area, militants opened fire from a compound, injuring two FC personnel. Troops then returned fire and killed five militants. Later, during a search operation, they recovered a rocket launcher and several machine guns.
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January - 4 
militants bombed the house of Haji Muhammad Saleem, a tribal leader from Sada, central Kurram Agency injuring two of Saleem’s daughters, two other children and his brother Malik Sardar, reported Express Tribune. Saleem had played a vital role in the
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militants bombed the house of Haji Muhammad Saleem, a tribal leader from Sada, central Kurram Agency injuring two of Saleem’s daughters, two other children and his brother Malik Sardar, reported Express Tribune. Saleem had played a vital role in the agreement between the Shia and the Sunni factions in the area.
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January - 4 
Over 200 containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan started returning to Karachi from the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on January 4, reported Daily Times. Official sources confirmed the return of NATO containers t
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Over 200 containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan started returning to Karachi from the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on January 4, reported Daily Times. Official sources confirmed the return of NATO containers to Karachi, and added that they were not allowed to enter Afghanistan through Chaman border gate following the November 26, 2011 attack on Salala border post that killed 26 soldiers. The return of the NATO containers back to Karachi has come as relief for over 600 workers, including drivers, cleaners and helpers. “We were in a tense mental state as we had to stay at Chaman NATO terminal for the past few days,” a driver said.
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January - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 militants and injured five others during an operation in the Central Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 militants and injured five others during an operation in the Central Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 4, reported Express Tribune. Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in the Jogi area of central Kurram destroying four militant hideouts
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January - 4 
the Abdullah Azam Brigade (AAB) has threatened to target all public and private places and social and religious gatherings in Khyber Agency in retaliation of the military operation conducted in Karamna area in Landikotal on January 1. A spokesman for
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the Abdullah Azam Brigade (AAB) has threatened to target all public and private places and social and religious gatherings in Khyber Agency in retaliation of the military operation conducted in Karamna area in Landikotal on January 1. A spokesman for the militant outfit told local journalists from an undisclosed location that they would target public and religions gatherings, including funeral and jirgas, and mosques, bazaars and public meetings, because the locals had not protested against the arrest of three women and as many children and killing of 12 militants in the Karamna operation.
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January - 4 
The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report 2011 released on January 4 (Today) shows the decrease in violence in 2011, reports Daily Times. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank monitoring security situatio
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The Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report 2011 released on January 4 (Today) shows the decrease in violence in 2011, reports Daily Times. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank monitoring security situation of the country, suggested “crucial steps” should be taken to root out militancy and terrorism despite reduction in violence in 2011. “Although conflict-related violence decreased in Pakistan in 2011, the complex security landscape in the country made it one of the most volatile states in the region and necessitated effective measures to curb militancy and terrorism,” PIPS said in a press release. The report noted that the trend of an overall decrease in the number of violent incidents and casualties in Pakistan that was witnessed in 2010 continued in 2011. The report attributed a fall in conflict-related casualties largely to military operations in the Tribal Areas and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and to fewer suicide bombings and drone strikes in the country in 2011. According to the report, a total of 2,985 violent incidents—including terrorist attacks, security forces operations, ethno-political violence, inter-tribal clashes, drone attacks, and cross-border attacks—were reported in Pakistan in 2011. This is compared to 3,393 incidents in 2010 and 3,816 in 2009, a decrease of 12 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Casualties in violent incidents also went down, from 10,003 fatalities in 2010 to 7,107 in 2011, a decrease of 29 percent. The number of people injured in these attacks declined from 10,283 in 2010 to 6,736 in 2011, representing a 34 percent decrease.
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January - 4 
The United States (US) Ambassador-At-Large Daniel Benjamin, who will head the newly-established Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department on January 4 said that it wants to strengthen Pakistan’s civilian capacity to counter terrorism as the
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The United States (US) Ambassador-At-Large Daniel Benjamin, who will head the newly-established Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department on January 4 said that it wants to strengthen Pakistan’s civilian capacity to counter terrorism as the South Asian nation suffered more at the hands of terrorist violence than any other country, reports Daily Times. Ambassador Banjamin also acknowledged that “there’s no question we’re going through a difficult time in the wake of the November 26, 2011 cross-border incident and a number of other incidents that have occurred in the last year,” adding, “But let me go back to basics. We think that it is essential that we have a good counterterrorism relationship with Pakistan. We believe it’s in both of our nations’ interests”. “No country has suffered more at the hands of militancy than Pakistan,” he declared adding that the new Bureau is going to be working closely with Pakistan.
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January - 4 
Thousands people gathered at Data Darbar in Lahore on January 4 in support of the former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri, and called for his release, reported Express Tribune. Supporters of various religious parties that
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Thousands people gathered at Data Darbar in Lahore on January 4 in support of the former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri, and called for his release, reported Express Tribune. Supporters of various religious parties that form the Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Rasalat Mahaz (TNSM) staged protests at the Lahore Press Club, Minar-e-Pakistan and other places before gathering at the Darbar. The participants, mostly Barelvi Muslims, held up portraits of Qadri and chanted slogans in his honor. They raised their arms and pledged to follow Qadri “against every blasphemer”. One speaker, Allama Muhammad Tahir Tabassum, suggested that the Government auction off the gun with which Qadri shot the Governor, “like an auction of the bats or hockey sticks of famous athletes”. It was then announced that the Sunni Ittehad Council was willing to pay PKR 100 million for the “holy gun”. Allama Muhammad Nawaz Bashir Jalalisaid that Taseer’s killing was justified by Islamic injunctions as he had committed blasphemy. He said blasphemers deserved to have their tongues cut off. He accused the media of downplaying their protests. Later, a resolution was adopted at the end of the rally asking President Asif Zardari to declare clemency for Mumtaz Qadri and punishment for Asia Bibi, the Christian woman jailed for blasphemy whose release Taseer had campaigned for. The resolution also demanded the permanent closure of NATO supply lines through Pakistan; purging of all Pakistani air bases of United States (US) personnel; the arrest of the killers of Doctor Sarfaraz Naeemi and terrorists who bombed shrines; the removal of Ahmedis from Government posts; and that “a free, fair and impartial investigation into the memo scandal be ensured and those responsible be tried under treason charges”.
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January - 4 
Unknown armed assailants shot dead Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP-Investigation) Mohammad Ibrahim in Gilgit city of Gilgit District on January 4, reported Dawn.
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Unknown armed assailants shot dead Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP-Investigation) Mohammad Ibrahim in Gilgit city of Gilgit District on January 4, reported Dawn.
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January - 5 
a detained Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Karachi chief, who was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had cla
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a detained Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Karachi chief, who was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 5, 2012, confessed to his involvement in the blast at the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister that had claimed the life of his son. Police claimed to have arrested four militants, including TTP Karachi chief Abdul Qayyum Mehsud, Muhammad Sharif, Habib Mehsud and Usman. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) CID Fayyaz Khan said the arrested TTP militants were trained in Waziristan and were involved in several high profile cases.
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January - 5 
A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were shot dead in Karachi on January 5, reported Daily Times. In one incident, the President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of hi
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A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were shot dead in Karachi on January 5, reported Daily Times. In one incident, the President of the ANP, Said Ahmed Khan, was killed and one of his associates, Bashir Ahmed, was wounded in an attack at his house in the Metroville area of SITE, while one of the assailants was shot dead by a Police Constable. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) quoted a Police Constable as saying that earlier when he tried to stop the suspects asking about their identity they claimed that they were Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadres and had come to kill Said Khan. Deputy Inspector General of Police Imran Yaqoob Minhas said it seemed that TTP had carried out the targeted attack. The killing caused tension in the SITE area where enraged people took to the streets and blocked roads. Also, gunfire was heard in different areas, including Gulzar-i-Hijri, Orangi Town, Al Asif Square and Quaidabad.
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January - 5 
an unidentified dead body of a young man was dumped from a fast-moving car in Murad Memon Goth in Malir area.
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an unidentified dead body of a young man was dumped from a fast-moving car in Murad Memon Goth in Malir area.
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January - 5 
following the killings of political workers on January 5, several parts of Karachi fell into intense wave of tension suspending all commercial and social activities, reported Daily Times. Investigators were of the view that both incidents where thre
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following the killings of political workers on January 5, several parts of Karachi fell into intense wave of tension suspending all commercial and social activities, reported Daily Times. Investigators were of the view that both incidents where three political activists were fallen prey to targeted killings were not linked with each other.
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January - 5 
Hundreds of militants who surrendered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas are facing threats from active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who are pressuring them to rejoin or face reprisals, Central Asia online quoting offic
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Hundreds of militants who surrendered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas are facing threats from active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who are pressuring them to rejoin or face reprisals, Central Asia online quoting officials and former militants reported. “At least 3,000 militants have laid down arms and expressed repentance over their association with Taliban in Bajaur Agency,” Haji Shafqat Gul, a member of the Bajaur peace committee, told Central Asia Online. “A majority of them are now receiving warnings from the Taliban leaders to join their ranks again.” Militants are trying to recruit former members because the militancy has run out of steam, Gul, who has participated in surrender ceremonies over the past three years, said. In other agencies, like Khyber, Orakzai, North and South Waziristan, individual figures are not available, but an unnamed spokesman of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a total of 9,000 former insurgents have surrendered.
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January - 5 
LEAs arrested 27 illegal Afghan nationals under foreign Act from Mian Ghundi area in Quetta on January 5, reports The News. According to official sources, Afghan nationals were heading towards Panjgur District in a vehicle when they were arrested on
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LEAs arrested 27 illegal Afghan nationals under foreign Act from Mian Ghundi area in Quetta on January 5, reports The News. According to official sources, Afghan nationals were heading towards Panjgur District in a vehicle when they were arrested on Main Ghundi check post. Later, they were handed over to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further investigation.
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January - 5 
One Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta on January 5, reported Dawn. It is believed to be a sectarian attack.
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One Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta on January 5, reported Dawn. It is believed to be a sectarian attack.
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January - 5 
one unidentified security personnel was killed and two others injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Maro area of Dera Bugti District. According to sources, security personnel were clearing land mines from the area, when one of the men steppe
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one unidentified security personnel was killed and two others injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Maro area of Dera Bugti District. According to sources, security personnel were clearing land mines from the area, when one of the men stepped on a landmine, adds Daily Times.
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January - 5 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on January 5 killed 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to avenge, in the words of a TTP spokesman, the death of o
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on January 5 killed 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to avenge, in the words of a TTP spokesman, the death of one of their ‘commanders’ in another tribal area at the hands of Security Forces (SFs), reports Dawn. The bullet-ridden bodies thrown on a hill in Mir Ali sub-district were spotted by tribesmen in the morning. According to an unnamed security official, “We had been trying to get them freed and we maintained contacts with their captors. Until last night the indications were positive. God knows what happened afterwards.” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told local media in Miranshah, “We have killed these personnel”. He said the killings were in retaliation for the death of Qari Kamran, an important ‘commander’ of TTP, who was killed along with 12 others on January 1 by SFs at Alamgir Killay in the Kermina area near Landikotal in Khyber Agency. "This is revenge for the killing of our comrades in Khyber by Pakistani forces. We will soon take revenge for other operations too," Ehsan added. The 15 personnel guarding the boundary between the FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been taken hostage on December 23, 2011 in a pre-dawn attack by TTP militants on their post in Mullazai area of Tank District (KP).
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January - 5 
TTP Karachi Chapter ‘commander’ Abdul Qayuum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types, reported Dawn. The Additional Inspector General (AIG
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TTP Karachi Chapter ‘commander’ Abdul Qayuum and his three accomplices were arrested in Karachi along with a suicide jacket, a rocket, a BM missile, two Kalashnikovs and bullets of different types, reported Dawn. The Additional Inspector General (AIG) Crime Investigation Department (CID) said that the accused were involved in the killing of 20 people including a Police Officer. The IG also said that the accused had accepted their involvement in the bombings of December 9 and 10, 2011 and also informed the Police about the presence of two more suicide bombers in Karachi.
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January - 5 
TTP released 17 children, who mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan from Bajaur Agency, after three months of captivity, reports Daily Times. Bajaur administration official Islam Zeb said, “Today TTP has released 17 of them. They have been f
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TTP released 17 children, who mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan from Bajaur Agency, after three months of captivity, reports Daily Times. Bajaur administration official Islam Zeb said, “Today TTP has released 17 of them. They have been freed unconditionally. Some 8-10 are yet in their custody.” Zeb said the boys had been abducted by a militant group allied with TTP ‘commander’ Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, who led local insurgents but is believed to have fled to Afghanistan in 2010. More than 30 children were abducted from Bajaur Agency during Eid holidays on September 1, 2011.
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January - 5 
two MQM activists, identified as Habibullah and Maqsood alias Kala Guddu, were shot dead in Orangi Town by two unidentified armed assailants. The killing heightened tension in the area.
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two MQM activists, identified as Habibullah and Maqsood alias Kala Guddu, were shot dead in Orangi Town by two unidentified armed assailants. The killing heightened tension in the area.
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January - 5 
unidentified militants abducted a British official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta, reported Daily Times. According to details, Ahmed Dale, a Yemen
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unidentified militants abducted a British official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta, reported Daily Times. According to details, Ahmed Dale, a Yemen born British national, was on his way to the office when armed militants intercepted his vehicle and abducted him at gunpoint to an unknown location, leaving his driver behind. According to some sources, gangs of kidnappers from Waziristan are presently targeting areas in Balochistan to abduct important personalities.
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January - 5 
unidentified militants blew up the gas pipeline in Pirkoh area disrupting the gas supply from well Numbers 12 and 21, reports Dawn.
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unidentified militants blew up the gas pipeline in Pirkoh area disrupting the gas supply from well Numbers 12 and 21, reports Dawn.
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January - 6 
A man, identified as Shaban, was killed and his friend Abid Khan sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Jan Beri area of Dera Bugti District on January 6, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Shaban, was killed and his friend Abid Khan sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Jan Beri area of Dera Bugti District on January 6, reported Daily Times.
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January - 6 
a Police sub inspector was killed during clashes between Security Forces and militants in Bakhshali area of Mardan District while eight militants were arrested, The News reported on January 6.
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a Police sub inspector was killed during clashes between Security Forces and militants in Bakhshali area of Mardan District while eight militants were arrested, The News reported on January 6.
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January - 6 
A Police Sub-Inspector (SI), identified as Zarnosh Khan, and Bawar Khan, the father of a militant ‘commander’ Tariq were killed when law-enforcement personnel raiding a house in Jungary village of Dubai Adda area in Mardan District came under attack
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A Police Sub-Inspector (SI), identified as Zarnosh Khan, and Bawar Khan, the father of a militant ‘commander’ Tariq were killed when law-enforcement personnel raiding a house in Jungary village of Dubai Adda area in Mardan District came under attack of the hiding militants on January 6, reports Dawn. A search operation was being carried out on information about the presence of Tariq and other militants. According to official sources, four suspected militants, including two brothers of Tariq were arrested. They were identified as Abid, Nadeem, Sardar Hussain and Javed.
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January - 6 
another Pakistani national, Nadeem Akhtar (46) who lives in Maryland outside Washington was sentenced to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the US, reported Da
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another Pakistani national, Nadeem Akhtar (46) who lives in Maryland outside Washington was sentenced to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the US, reported Dawn. Akhtar took direction from the owner of a trading company in Karachi who had business relationships with a Pakistani Government entity. He admitted that he and his conspirators from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and New York used his company to obtain or attempt to get various nuclear-related devices and equipment from 2005 to 2010 and he misrepresented what they were and to whom they would be sold, the Justice Department said. The items, which included radiation detection devices, resins for coolant water purification and calibration and switching equipment, had a value of more than USD 400,000.
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January - 6 
At least six militants were killed and 12 got injured on January 6 after Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) and its rival Zakhakhel tribal force exchanged gunfire to gain control of a key base in Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Ad
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At least six militants were killed and 12 got injured on January 6 after Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) and its rival Zakhakhel tribal force exchanged gunfire to gain control of a key base in Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Dawn. The injured included six fighters of the militant outfit and six Zakhakhel force volunteers.
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January - 6 
carrying out raids in different areas, Police arrested up to 50 suspects for questioning in connection to the January 5, 2011 abduction of Khalil Ahmed Dale, a British employee of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from Quetta, reports E
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carrying out raids in different areas, Police arrested up to 50 suspects for questioning in connection to the January 5, 2011 abduction of Khalil Ahmed Dale, a British employee of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from Quetta, reports Express Tribune. However, Law Enforcing Agencies (LEAs) have failed to find any clue about the whereabouts of the abducted official.
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January - 6 
Malik Perveiz Rafique, a Member of Punjab Assembly (MPA) had demanded that the Government do more to provide security to the minorities and their worship places. He had also appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to act against the clerics who wer
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Malik Perveiz Rafique, a Member of Punjab Assembly (MPA) had demanded that the Government do more to provide security to the minorities and their worship places. He had also appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to act against the clerics who were publically supporting Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer. Rafique regretted that Qadri was given ‘protocol’ in jail, while Aasia Bibi’s life was in the ‘barrack.’
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January - 6 
militants blow up a Government girls’ school in Ibrahimzai area of Charsadda District by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast damaged the school’s boundary wall, rooms, furniture and documents.
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militants blow up a Government girls’ school in Ibrahimzai area of Charsadda District by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast damaged the school’s boundary wall, rooms, furniture and documents.
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January - 6 
Militants bombed science laboratory of Government High School in Miramshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of January 6, reports Dawn.
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Militants bombed science laboratory of Government High School in Miramshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of January 6, reports Dawn.
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January - 6 
On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan con
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On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan conspired with others to smuggle into the US an individual who was believed to be a member of a Foreign Terrorist Organisation,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A Breuer, after the sentencing was announced by a US District Court. Earlier, two other Pakistani nationals Qasim Ali (32) and Zahid Yousaf (43) were sentenced respectively to 40 months and 36 months in prison in the same incident. The three were arrested in Miami in March 2011 after accepting payment and procuring a fake Pakistani passport for the TTP member. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Gillies said that Haq and his co-conspirators sought to smuggle men into the US and did not care if they came here to “blow up” something as long as they got paid. Haq told the federal informants it was not his concern what the purported member of the TTP wanted to do in the US, saying if they want to do “ hard labor, sweep floors, wash dishes in a hotel, or blow up. That will be up to them,” court documents said. “Today’s sentence successfully brings to a close our prosecution of three criminals who aimed to use their human smuggling network to help a person who they believed to be a terrorist infiltrate our homeland,” said US Attorney Ronald Machen, adding, “We have demonstrated our ability to dismantle human smuggling operations throughout the world when they threaten our national security”.
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January - 6 
On January 6, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) directed all exchange companies to follow the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime by submitting suspicious transactions manually or electronically directly to the Finan
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On January 6, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) directed all exchange companies to follow the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime by submitting suspicious transactions manually or electronically directly to the Financial Monitoring Unit, reports Dawn. A United States (US) Treasury delegation will meet senior economic managers in Islamabad on January 9 to exchange views on the problem of money-laundering and terrorists funding. Finance Ministry and State Bank officials said the US delegation comprising four to five officials would hold talks with Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, SBP Governor Yaseen Anwar and other officials. Pakistan drew a lot of attention on the issue of money-laundering and terrorists funding since 9/11, but it was never found involved in any crime. Transactions within and outside Pakistan are under harsh scrutiny. Under the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance promulgated in 2007, money-laundering is a punishable offence, with a rigorous imprisonment term between one and 10 years, a fine of up to one million rupees and forfeiture of property.
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January - 6 
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif demanded an immediate end to military operations in Balochistan and said that an All Parties Conference will be convened soon in Islamabad to discuss the situation in the province and to find wa
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif demanded an immediate end to military operations in Balochistan and said that an All Parties Conference will be convened soon in Islamabad to discuss the situation in the province and to find ways of resolving the crisis the seed of which had been sown by the regime of Pervez Musharraf, reported Dawn.
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January - 6 
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Afzal Nadeem Chan said that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) were active in Balochistan while the civilian government had no say in the provincial
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Afzal Nadeem Chan said that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) were active in Balochistan while the civilian government had no say in the provincial affairs, reports Daily Times. Chan said that everyone knew it well that who was in control of the Balochistan affairs, but no one dare say it in open. “I am saying that ISI and MI are controlling the provinces and I am not afraid of paying a price for it,” Chan said.
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January - 6 
Planning and Development Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor on January 6 said that peace and order in the province could not be guaranteed if blasphemy against the Holy Prophet continued, reported Express Tribune. He said the faithful would not always w
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Planning and Development Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor on January 6 said that peace and order in the province could not be guaranteed if blasphemy against the Holy Prophet continued, reported Express Tribune. He said the faithful would not always wait for court orders in such cases. Ghafoor suggested that the minority members should wait until the court decided Aasia Bibi’s fate. He said, “If blasphemers continue, the society will produce another Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed.”
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January - 6 
Supporters of the People’s Aman Committee (PAC) clashed with the Police on II Chundrigar Road in Karachi during a protest rally that was making its way towards Bilawal House to express their grievances on January 6, reported Dawn. Police used tear ga
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Supporters of the People’s Aman Committee (PAC) clashed with the Police on II Chundrigar Road in Karachi during a protest rally that was making its way towards Bilawal House to express their grievances on January 6, reported Dawn. Police used tear gas shells to disperse the protestors. Many of the protestors were reportedly armed and as a result there was also an exchange of fire during the clashes. A number of people were reportedly injured during the clashes.
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January - 6 
the construction of 22 school buildings to replace structures destroyed by militants in Swat should be completed by the end of January, Shakeel Qadir Khan, Managing Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, reports Central Asia
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the construction of 22 school buildings to replace structures destroyed by militants in Swat should be completed by the end of January, Shakeel Qadir Khan, Managing Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, reports Central Asia online. The completion of the school buildings would benefit thousands of Swat students whom militants have deprived of an education, Khan said. A total of 183 school buildings are being constructed across Swat, he said, with financial assistance provided by international donors. Most of those 183 buildings will be ready by the end of 2012, he added.
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January - 6 
the head of a peace committee, identified as Malik Mohammad Ali Haleemzai, remained unhurt in a blast targeting him in Sangar Khwar area of Mohmand Agency.
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the head of a peace committee, identified as Malik Mohammad Ali Haleemzai, remained unhurt in a blast targeting him in Sangar Khwar area of Mohmand Agency.
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January - 6 
The National Assembly was told on January 6 that about five million illegal immigrants were residing in different parts of the country due to local and regional disturbances, reported Daily Times. In a written statement, the Ministry of Interior told
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The National Assembly was told on January 6 that about five million illegal immigrants were residing in different parts of the country due to local and regional disturbances, reported Daily Times. In a written statement, the Ministry of Interior told the National Assembly that out of the five million illegal immigrants, approximately two million were Bangladeshis, 2.5 million were Afghans, and 0.5 million other nationals, including Africans, Iranians, Iraqis and Myanmarese, who had been living in the country for more than three decades. The main reasons for these illegal immigrants was said to be partition of Pakistan in 1971, Cold War in Afghanistan in 1980’s, poor law and order situation in Iraq, and the availability of safe havens in Pakistan. The Interior Ministry said that the friendly policies and international obligations of Pakistan to accommodate Afghan refugees was another reason for illegal immigrants in the country.
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January - 7 
A Melbourne-based Pakistani student, Salman Ghumman (23), was deported on January 7 on security grounds after being questioned by Australian security intelligence officials over his suspect phone calls to Pakistan, reports The Indian Express. Ghumman
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A Melbourne-based Pakistani student, Salman Ghumman (23), was deported on January 7 on security grounds after being questioned by Australian security intelligence officials over his suspect phone calls to Pakistan, reports The Indian Express. Ghumman was detained last month by immigration officials after several months of questioning by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation officials over suspect phone calls made to Pakistan and why he was in Australia. His father Manzoor Hussain Ghumman, a retired Pakistani Air Force officer, was quoted by the paper as saying that the family was concerned about his son’s fate if he be picked up and questioned by Pakistani security services. Ghumman said he feared his son had been unfairly targeted because the family had donated money to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a frontal organisation believed to be the charity arm of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Ghumman, who arrived in Australia in July 2010 to study accounting at the Melbourne Institute of Technology, said he was mortified at his situation and was determined to clear his name and return to Australia to complete an accounting degree at La Trobe University.
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January - 7 
militants fired rockets at the Tochi Scout camp in Miramshah town on January 7. The rockets landed in the nearby fields and did not cause damage to the camp.
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militants fired rockets at the Tochi Scout camp in Miramshah town on January 7. The rockets landed in the nearby fields and did not cause damage to the camp.
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January - 7 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 7 claimed to have killed an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Balochistan Chapter ‘chief’ Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on January 7 claimed to have killed an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Balochistan Chapter ‘chief’ Syed Yasin Shah alias Asghar Baloch and arrested his accomplice, Syed Yar Shan, in a brief encounter near Rasheed Minhas Road at Sharah-e-Faisal Police limits of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. The CID team also recovered weapons and a car from the place. He said that the slain leader was involved in several heinous crimes, including target killings, mobile franchises attacks, grenade attacks etc.
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January - 7 
The Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) on January 7 warned of countrywide protests if the Government reopens supply routes for allied forces stationed in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The DPC, which comprises the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI),
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The Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) on January 7 warned of countrywide protests if the Government reopens supply routes for allied forces stationed in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The DPC, which comprises the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (Frontal organisation of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan) and others, made the demand in a joint declaration adopted at a meeting between the top leadership in Islamabad. The meeting was attended by DPC Chairman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sameeul Haq (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samee-ul-Haq, Gen (r) Hameed Gul, JI chief Syed Munwar Hassan, JuD chief Professor Saeed Ahmad, Pakistan Awami League chief Sheikh Rasheed, Pakistan Muslim League-Zia-ul-Haq leader Ijaz ul Haq, Abdul Rasheed Turabi, Jamiat Al-Hadith General Secretary Abtisam Elahi, Ghulam Mustafa Jadoon and Hafiz Abdur Rehman. Addressing a news conference, DPC leaders warned they would resist any move by the Government to reopen NATO supply routes. They added that a mass awareness campaign would be launched against the “terrorism” being “covertly sponsored” by India and the United States in the country. DPC leaders said that the meetings would be held in Rawalpindi on January 22, Multan on January 29 and Karachi on February 12.
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January - 7 
Unidentified militants blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Ghot Jani Khan area under Malagzad Police Station of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on January 7, reports The Express Tribune. The gas supply was disconnected from the main pipeli
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Unidentified militants blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Ghot Jani Khan area under Malagzad Police Station of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on January 7, reports The Express Tribune. The gas supply was disconnected from the main pipeline that feeds Sindh.
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January - 8 
A former activist of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified ad Abdul Aziz alias Bhayya (36), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an incident target killing at Tonga Stand Street, Jutt Lines within the precincts of Brigade Police Station on Janu
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A former activist of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified ad Abdul Aziz alias Bhayya (36), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an incident target killing at Tonga Stand Street, Jutt Lines within the precincts of Brigade Police Station on January 8, reported Daily Times. Investigation Officer Sub Inspector (SI) Asif said that the victim quit ST one year ago and was working as a painter.
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January - 8 
A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan since November 17, has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks on Pakistani Security Forces and threaten intensified strikes against a
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A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan since November 17, has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks on Pakistani Security Forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on January 8 citing US and Pakistani officials. The insurgents are increasingly taking advantage of tensions raised by an American air strike in November 26 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in two border outposts in Mohamad Agency, plunging relations between the two countries to new depths. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), hoping to avoid making matters worse while Pakistan completes a wide-ranging review of its security relationship with the United States, has not conducted a drone strike since mid-November, the newspaper said. Over all, drone strikes in Pakistan dropped to 64 last year, compared with 117 in 2010, according to The Long War Journal, a website that monitors the attacks.
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January - 8 
American intelligence agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four al Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside Pakistan during 2011, revealed an annual report compiled by Conflict Monitoring
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American intelligence agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four al Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside Pakistan during 2011, revealed an annual report compiled by Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC) on drone attacks, reports Daily Times. CMC, an independent research centre, which regularly monitors drone attacks in Pakistan, has prepared an annual report (2011) on drone attacks inside Pakistani territory. The report notes 43 percent decline in drone attacks during 2011 than 2010. CIA had conducted 132 drone attacks in 2010. The number of fatalities in drone attacks has also dropped by 35 percent. US had carried out 75 drone attacks inside Pakistan during the year 2011 killing 609 people. Among them only three were Arab commanders of al Qaeda; one was UK’s most wanted and just four were senior commanders of different factions of Pakistani militants, the report said, adding that the rest were innocents. American drones fired 242 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles during the year and destroyed 38 houses, 37 vehicles, one camp and a seminary. One such missile costs for $68000 which means the CIA spent $16.456 million or Rs 1.5 billion to kill 609 people. In average, ammunition cost of every single casualty was $27000 or Rs 2.4 million. If other expenses are included the overall cost of killing one suspected militant will further rise. It may become point of concern for American taxpayer that such a huge amount of money was spent just to eliminate four al Qaeda leaders and four Taliban commanders. The report said drone strikes also strained US-Pak relations.
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January - 8 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain on January 8 said the US-Taliban talks could not produce any result without the participation of all stakeholders, reports The News. “Lasting peace cannot be restored in th
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain on January 8 said the US-Taliban talks could not produce any result without the participation of all stakeholders, reports The News. “Lasting peace cannot be restored in the region without taking all the stakeholders into confidence. Any negotiated settlement of the ongoing conflict is impossible without overcoming the trust deficit among all the stakeholders, including the US, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Taliban,” he remarked. Mian Iftikhar said the Awami National Party-led provincial Government was ready for talks with militants if they laid down arms, accepted the writ of Government and abandoned sabotage activities.
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January - 8 
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on January 8 questioned the failure of the judiciary to take action against former President General Pervez Musharraf despite Benazir Bhutto holding the ex-military ruler responsible if she is killed, reports India
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on January 8 questioned the failure of the judiciary to take action against former President General Pervez Musharraf despite Benazir Bhutto holding the ex-military ruler responsible if she is killed, reports Indian Express. In an interview to Geo TV, the President referred to an e-mail Benazir Bhutto sent in October 2007 to United States (US) journalist Mark Siegel, where she said that in case of her assassination Musharraf should be held responsible. "He (Pervez Musharraf) will be responsible; he is part of the FIR. Why is the judge not taking actions against him?” said President Zardari, adding, "I ask Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry what has happened to case? The courts are not under me." Zardari said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had submitted the challans with the court and asked why four judges had been changed during the course of hearing.
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January - 8 
Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tr
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Security agencies want the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to abandon their strongholds of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for a possible truce but are not keen to wrench back the control of other lawless tribal regions from the TTP, The Express Tribune reported on January 8. Officials and TTP affiliates told The Express Tribune on January 6 that the militants were being pushed to vacate Orakzai Agency because of its close proximity to the garrison city of Kohat. “We don’t want to run unnecessary risk. If we tolerate the Taliban presence, it will be a strategic mistake. We will be on their target, if things go wrong again in the future,” said an official privy to the ongoing peace talks between the militants and security agencies. Same is true for Khyber Agency, which borders Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has borne the brunt of the war on terror in the past three years, the official said. “We cannot continue to allow them to maintain a presence near our cities from where they can plan and mount attacks,” the official added. Both sides, however, said that the military was not keen on regaining complete control of other tribal regions, which are controlled by the TTP or its splinters including South Waziristan, Bajaur and Mohmand – the regions that share borders with Afghanistan.
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January - 8 
The members of the National Assembly’s special all-party committee on law and order will visit Quetta on January 10 to receive a briefing from senior officials of the provincial administration and law-enforcement agencies on the issue of sectarian ki
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The members of the National Assembly’s special all-party committee on law and order will visit Quetta on January 10 to receive a briefing from senior officials of the provincial administration and law-enforcement agencies on the issue of sectarian killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The 17-member committee formed by Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza with a special focus on the issues of target killings in Karachi and sectarianism in Balochistan in line with the motion adopted by the National Assembly on August 12 is headed by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Sources in the Government said Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik had also been directed to attend the meeting to be held at the Governor House in Quetta on January 10 and 11.
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January - 9 
a man, identified as Asif (32), was shot dead two unknown militants near Pehalwan Goth within the jurisdiction of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station while he was on his way home.
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a man, identified as Asif (32), was shot dead two unknown militants near Pehalwan Goth within the jurisdiction of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station while he was on his way home.
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January - 9 
a passer-by, identified as Sohail, was injured when a bomb planted on the roadside exploded at Ali Masjid, reports Dawn. Officials said that khasadar force reached the area soon after the blast and conducted a search operation.
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a passer-by, identified as Sohail, was injured when a bomb planted on the roadside exploded at Ali Masjid, reports Dawn. Officials said that khasadar force reached the area soon after the blast and conducted a search operation.
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January - 9 
According to the confessional statement of a naval officer, Mohammad Israrul Haq, who was sentenced to 15-year imprisonment on May 6, 2010, for planning a series of attacks on important naval installations, the National Defence University (NDU), and
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According to the confessional statement of a naval officer, Mohammad Israrul Haq, who was sentenced to 15-year imprisonment on May 6, 2010, for planning a series of attacks on important naval installations, the National Defence University (NDU), and for taking hostages, the al Qaeda was planning to hold hostage senior officers at the NDU and use them to negotiate the release of detained militants, besides attacking the Naval Headquarters and targeting other important buildings of the navy, reported Dawn on January 9 (today). In his statement, the accused admitted to meeting al Qaeda members in Makeen area of South Waziristan Agency and Angoor Adda, the border area of South Waziristan Agency and Afghanistan’s Paktika province, where they discussed the locations of important naval installations. He also said that Zafar Iqbal, a son of another former naval officer had introduced him to Azmy, a local al Qaeda leader who was living in Makeen. Azmy planned a series of attacks on naval offices but after he died in a drone attack, Sheikh Ahmed replaced him. The location for the meetings then shifted from Makeen to near Angoor Adda in Afghanistan.
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January - 9 
Arshad Khan who was injured in a blast targeting a local jirga (council) on December 31 in Khugakhel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, succumbed to his injuries in a Peshawar hospital, reports Daily Times. The blast had left four schoolchildren d
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Arshad Khan who was injured in a blast targeting a local jirga (council) on December 31 in Khugakhel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, succumbed to his injuries in a Peshawar hospital, reports Daily Times. The blast had left four schoolchildren dead and at least 16 persons, including Mr Arshad, injured.
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January - 9 
Assistant Police Inspector (ASI) Anwar Sheikh (40) of the Foreign Security Cell deployed at the American Consulate was shot dead by unknown armed assailants at the consulate situated within Jackson Police precincts.
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Assistant Police Inspector (ASI) Anwar Sheikh (40) of the Foreign Security Cell deployed at the American Consulate was shot dead by unknown armed assailants at the consulate situated within Jackson Police precincts.
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January - 9 
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, on January 9 observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day, reported Dai
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, on January 9 observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day, reported Daily Times. He said that uncertainty prevailed in the province as bullet-riddled bodies were found every day. The Chief Justice observed that the personnel of the Law Enforcement Agencies were also being targeted in such incidents. Justice Khilji Arif Hussain said that if the authorities had closed their eyes over the situation, then the court would be compelled to interfere in the matter. The court also inquired about the arrest of those persons, who were attacking the Hazara community. The court, adjourning the hearing of the case, sought a comprehensive report from the Balochistan Chief Secretary about worsening law and order until January 16. According to an earlier report submitted by the chief secretary, 181 bodies were recovered in three years.
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January - 9 
different departments of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested two target killers and an extortionist in separate raid in Karachi. Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Bahadurabad Police in a joint raid claimed to have arrested an extortio
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different departments of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested two target killers and an extortionist in separate raid in Karachi. Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Bahadurabad Police in a joint raid claimed to have arrested an extortionist Allah Ditta from Gizri area of Defence. Official sources said that the detained person collected around PKR 10 million as extortion money from trader Muhammad Yousuf on December 20, 2011. His other accomplice Owais alias Momin managed to flee during the raid.
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January - 9 
Former Chairman of the Punjab Bar Council’s Executive Committee, Advocate Chaudhry Nasrullah Warraich, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Lahore District on January 9, reports Daily Times. Police said some unidentified militants visited Nasru
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Former Chairman of the Punjab Bar Council’s Executive Committee, Advocate Chaudhry Nasrullah Warraich, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Lahore District on January 9, reports Daily Times. Police said some unidentified militants visited Nasrullah Warraich’s house, and enquired about his son Mansoor. Nasrullah responded, and as he turned back, the accused opened fire and fled.
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January - 9 
Four people, including a Police Officer and a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Elders Committee, were shot dead in Karachi in separate acts of violence on January 9, reports Daily Times. A shia man, identified as Syed Qalb-e-Abbas Rizvi, who
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Four people, including a Police Officer and a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Elders Committee, were shot dead in Karachi in separate acts of violence on January 9, reports Daily Times. A shia man, identified as Syed Qalb-e-Abbas Rizvi, who was also the member of MQM Elders Committee succumbed to his injuries. Surjani Police said that the victim had been shot and injured on January 7 by unidentified armed assailants while at a general store in Surjani Town. Police initially believe that it was an act of sectarian killing.
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January - 9 
hundreds of protesters closed the Kohat-Hangu highway against the killing of a prominent member of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). Sources said that Abdul Wahab, a cadre of SSP and Sunni Supreme Council, was abducted from the station area of Hangu on
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hundreds of protesters closed the Kohat-Hangu highway against the killing of a prominent member of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). Sources said that Abdul Wahab, a cadre of SSP and Sunni Supreme Council, was abducted from the station area of Hangu on December 31, 2011. They said that his body was recovered from Matni area near Darra Adamkhel.
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January - 9 
in Landi Kotal, unidentified assailants abducted a transporter, Niamat Wali, at gunpoint in front of his house from Kuktarhel area at around 9pm. Sources said that Niamat Wali was allegedly involved in stealing goods from NATO containers.
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in Landi Kotal, unidentified assailants abducted a transporter, Niamat Wali, at gunpoint in front of his house from Kuktarhel area at around 9pm. Sources said that Niamat Wali was allegedly involved in stealing goods from NATO containers.
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January - 9 
Police found an unidentified bullet-riddled body of a youngster from old Truck Stand within the precincts of Kalri Police Station.
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Police found an unidentified bullet-riddled body of a youngster from old Truck Stand within the precincts of Kalri Police Station.
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January - 9 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Mazhar Mashwani of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), along with his team conducted a raid at Regal Chowk, Saddar and arrested two target killers namely Fahim and Shakeel, besides recovering their weapons. He sai
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Mazhar Mashwani of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), along with his team conducted a raid at Regal Chowk, Saddar and arrested two target killers namely Fahim and Shakeel, besides recovering their weapons. He said the accused persons during initial course of investigation confessed to have killed three persons, including two within Kalakot Police precincts and one in Kharadar over non-payment of extortion. The accused were reportedly involved in several crimes, including extortion, target killing and abductions, and they belong to one of the notorious Lyari gangs.
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January - 9 
The dead bodies of 10 Frontier Constabulary (FCB) paramilitary troops were recovered from in Dabori town of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 9, reports Dawn. One security official said 23 soldiers were attacked
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The dead bodies of 10 Frontier Constabulary (FCB) paramilitary troops were recovered from in Dabori town of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 9, reports Dawn. One security official said 23 soldiers were attacked late in the night on December 21 by nearly 100 heavily armed militants. “They killed 13 soldiers and took away 10 others. The bodies (of the 10) were found in Dabori today,” said another source on condition of anonymity. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killings. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan in a phone call to Reuters said that his men were behind the December 21, 2011 attack. “We take responsibility for killing the 10 soldiers whose bodies have been recovered from Orakzai.” “This is an exchange of bodies with them, as they killed 10 of our people and we have responded with killing 10 of their men,” he added
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January - 9 
the dead body of a man was found near the Pehur High Level Canal in the jurisdiction of City Police Station in Topi tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District.
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the dead body of a man was found near the Pehur High Level Canal in the jurisdiction of City Police Station in Topi tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District.
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January - 9 
The Express Tribune reported in January 9 that the al Qaeda continues to preach jihad (holy war) in Pakistan through an Urdu monthly magazine, Hiteen. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post to not only the Deobandis but also to Ahl-e-Had
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The Express Tribune reported in January 9 that the al Qaeda continues to preach jihad (holy war) in Pakistan through an Urdu monthly magazine, Hiteen. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post to not only the Deobandis but also to Ahl-e-Hadith and Barelvis to convert them to al Qaeda’s point of view. Hiteen, the battlefield where Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi defeated the Crusaders, was started in June 2011, a month after Osama Bin Laden’s killing. The magazine has stories which preach jihad and praise Bin Laden. The seventh edition which was sent out last month opens with an essay, Matyrdom of Sheikh Osama bin Laden and the International Jihad Movement. The magazine has the ‘sayings’ of Mullah Omar and some al Qaeda leaders. There is also an interview with Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Rehman Al Husnain, who was once part of Kuwait’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, but has now joined al Qaeda. There is a fatwa by Muhammad Waliullah Hussain of the Jama’at-ul-Uloom-ul Islami, which declares that there is no bar on Muslims looting goods from NATO containers. Hiteen does not carry the name of the editor, the only way to send feedback is through two email addresses. An editorial in the magazine says that it is not true that the mission of the ‘mujahedeen’, (holy warrior) has been damaged with Bin Laden’s death. The mujahedeen are still fighting with their full strength. It advises readers not to pay attention to the ‘false reports about mujahedeen from the hypocritical media’ and to continue the struggle. The fight, it says, will continue till the United States (US) is removed from Muslim countries and an Islamic Caliphate is established. An anonymous essay speaks of the need for another Bin Laden who would fight non-Muslims and defend the Muslims. The magazine thanks the many wings of al Qaeda all over the world. A Police Officer of the Counter Terrorism Department, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that they had knowledge of the magazine and that copies of it were in their record and would soon discover who was responsible for publishing and circulating it.
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January - 9 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 9 voiced concern at the reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end, reports Daily Times. A statement
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 9 voiced concern at the reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end, reports Daily Times. A statement issued in Lahore District by HRCP said, “The HRCP is alarmed at reports of threats received by journalists on account of their work. While it is not uncommon for journalists in Pakistan to live under a constant cloud of intimidation and violence, the perceptible increase in threats is manifested by over a dozen journalists killed in 2011, while many others have been forced to go into hiding. Many have exercised self-censorship for the sake of safety and others have suffered for airing views that are unpopular in some quarters. A number of journalists have recently gone public about the threats they have received from ‘anonymous callers’. They have also mentioned cell phone numbers of the callers but little has been done to identify or prosecute these people. A Government committed to media freedom must neither remain a spectator in the circumstances nor wait to be implored into action.” Further the report stated, “HRCP wants to remind the authorities that for two years now Pakistan has held the dubious distinction of being one of the deadliest countries for journalists. HRCP reiterates that those making threats and perpetrating violence against journalists are encouraged by the fact that out of over 70 journalists killed in Pakistan in the last decade, the perpetrators have been brought to justice in only one case.” HRCP urged all state institutions to acknowledge the dangers faced by the journalists, identify and prosecute those threatening media persons on account of their work and ensure that journalism does not remain a dangerous profession in Pakistan.
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January - 9 
unidentified militants blew up a NATO oil supplying tanker at village Mian Khel on Shalman Road. The Afghanistan-bound oil tanker was parked at Mian Khel village when the militants detonated explosive material planted on the tanker. No loss of life w
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unidentified militants blew up a NATO oil supplying tanker at village Mian Khel on Shalman Road. The Afghanistan-bound oil tanker was parked at Mian Khel village when the militants detonated explosive material planted on the tanker. No loss of life was reported although the vehicle was completely damaged in the explosion.
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January - 9 
Unknown motorcyclists shot dead a Mehsud tribesman, Sher Mohammad, in Jafarabad Colony in the limits of Dera Township Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 9, reports Dawn.
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Unknown motorcyclists shot dead a Mehsud tribesman, Sher Mohammad, in Jafarabad Colony in the limits of Dera Township Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 9, reports Dawn.
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January - 10 
A bomb hoax at Atif Aslam concert held at the Al Hamra Cultural Complex in Lahore led to a stampede that killed three girls and injured five others, reported Express Tribune. The deceased girls were identified as Maheen Naseem (17), Sara Nawaz (22) a
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A bomb hoax at Atif Aslam concert held at the Al Hamra Cultural Complex in Lahore led to a stampede that killed three girls and injured five others, reported Express Tribune. The deceased girls were identified as Maheen Naseem (17), Sara Nawaz (22) and Nimra (16). There were reportedly between 6000 and 7000 girls at the concert. The stampede was caused when the crowd exiting was told by boys passing by that a bomb was planted at the concert venue, said administration officials of the Punjab Group of Colleges. There was no Police or Al Hamra security inside where guards employed by Punjab Group of Colleges were taking care of the security.
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January - 10 
A Judicial Commission probing the May 30, 2011 murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, on January 10 submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with findings as well as recommendations by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) f
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A Judicial Commission probing the May 30, 2011 murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, on January 10 submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with findings as well as recommendations by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) for the journalist community and financial assistance to Shahzad’s family, reports Express Tribune. The commission was constituted by the Government on June 16, 2011. Shahzad went missing from Islamabad on May 29, 2011 only to be found murdered a day later.
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January - 10 
A powerful bomb planted in a pick-up van exploded at a petrol station in Jamrud bazaar in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 35 persons, four of them Khasadar personnel, and injuring 78 others on January 10, reports
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A powerful bomb planted in a pick-up van exploded at a petrol station in Jamrud bazaar in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 35 persons, four of them Khasadar personnel, and injuring 78 others on January 10, reports Dawn. The bomb was triggered by remote control. Senior Administration Official Shakeel Khan Umarzai, put the death toll at 35 and the number of injured at 69 while 11 of them were in critical condition. Officials said the pick-up was removed by the Khasadar personnel from near a vegetable market and parked at the fuel station, adjacent to a taxi stand. About an hour later, the pick-up exploded. The blast destroyed several kiosks, six vehicles and the filling station. Khyber Agency Administrator Mutahir Zeb said it appeared that Zakhakhel tribe which had formed a lashkar (militia) against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the area was the target. The incident could be a reaction to a military operation under way in Khyber Agency, particularly in Bara, added Mutahir Zeb. However, a TTP ‘spokesman’ who identified himself as Mohammad told by phone from an unspecified location that his organisation had not carried out the attack.
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January - 10 
a tribesman was killed in crossfire between militants and SFs in Mian Mandi Bazaar of Mohmand Agency.
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a tribesman was killed in crossfire between militants and SFs in Mian Mandi Bazaar of Mohmand Agency.
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January - 10 
A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ahmed (31), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an act of target killing while two others, Nadir Bharam (25) and Imran (32), sustained injuries in the same incident at Cantt
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A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ahmed (31), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in an act of target killing while two others, Nadir Bharam (25) and Imran (32), sustained injuries in the same incident at Cantt Bazaar within Shah Faisal Colony in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 10, reports Daily Times. Tension prevailed in Shah Faisal Colony over the incident. Nadir Bharam was also an active member of MQM.
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January - 10 
Abdullah Khorasani, a militant who acted as a senior operations organiser for al Qaeda was targeted and killed in one of the two United States (US) drone strikes launched on January 10 on a compound near the town of Miranshah in the North Waziristan
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Abdullah Khorasani, a militant who acted as a senior operations organiser for al Qaeda was targeted and killed in one of the two United States (US) drone strikes launched on January 10 on a compound near the town of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Dawn quoting an unnamed US official reported. US and Pakistani sources told Reuters that the target of the attack was Aslam Awan, a Pakistani national from Abbottabad, the same town where Osama bin Laden was killed last May 1-2, 2011. The sources described Awan, who also was known by the nom-de-guerre Abdullah Khorasani, as a significant figure in the remaining core leadership of al Qaeda. However, Pakistani officials could not confirm that Awan was killed in the drone attack, but the US official said he was.
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January - 10 
after a lull of about 55 days, the United States (US) resumed its drone operation by killing four suspected militants in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. The missiles struck a compound and triggered a fire in the building.
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after a lull of about 55 days, the United States (US) resumed its drone operation by killing four suspected militants in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. The missiles struck a compound and triggered a fire in the building. The strike was the first since US-Pakistan relations plunged to their lowest level after the November 26 helicopter strikes on a border check post which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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January - 10 
an explosion at a market injured seven persons and caused damage as many shops in Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency. The blast occurred after evening prayers when all the shops were closed.
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an explosion at a market injured seven persons and caused damage as many shops in Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency. The blast occurred after evening prayers when all the shops were closed.
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January - 10 
In Akkakhel area, two women received injuries when two mortar shells fell on the houses of Khyber Khan and Ambel Khan.
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In Akkakhel area, two women received injuries when two mortar shells fell on the houses of Khyber Khan and Ambel Khan.
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January - 10 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on January 10 said that students are future of the country and any nation can’t compromise on its future, reports Dawn. The Chief Minister said that education was an effective weapon for d
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on January 10 said that students are future of the country and any nation can’t compromise on its future, reports Dawn. The Chief Minister said that education was an effective weapon for defeating extremism. Investment in education is a guarantee of stable and brighter future, he told a function in Peshawar to give away medals and cash awards to position holders of all eight boards of the province in SSC and HSSC examinations.
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January - 10 
KP Minister of Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad said that out of USD 200 billion, only one percent was allocated to the education sector per annum. Speaking at a parents’ day ceremony at Government High School Haripur, the minister said an educate
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KP Minister of Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad said that out of USD 200 billion, only one percent was allocated to the education sector per annum. Speaking at a parents’ day ceremony at Government High School Haripur, the minister said an educated society finds the route towards advancement, and ensures a brighter future for its coming generations, reports Daily Times. Asad granted PKR one million and approved extending higher secondary block of the school.
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January - 10 
Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on January 10 said that there was no proposal under consideration to link transfer of civil nuclear technology with the resumption of NATO supply, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters after briefing
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on January 10 said that there was no proposal under consideration to link transfer of civil nuclear technology with the resumption of NATO supply, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters after briefing the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) meeting, she said that Pakistan and the United States need each other and their relations were not limited to economic ties. FM said that the PCNS has adopted most of the recommendations of the Envoy’s Conference recently held in the federal capital. “The relations with the US and the NATO will be reviewed in accordance with the mandate given by the committee,” she added.
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January - 10 
one child was killed another two got injured when a mortar shell landed in a playground in Spin Qabar area.
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one child was killed another two got injured when a mortar shell landed in a playground in Spin Qabar area.
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January - 10 
Police found an unidentified body of a woman cut into six pieces at Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the remit of Firozabad Police Station in Karachi on January 10, reported Daily Times.
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Police found an unidentified body of a woman cut into six pieces at Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the remit of Firozabad Police Station in Karachi on January 10, reported Daily Times.
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January - 10 
Rangers conducted a raid in Hasrat Mohani Colony, Pak Colony area and arrested three suspects besides recovering three pistols from their possession. Sources said that accused belonged to a political party but they did not show their identities.
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Rangers conducted a raid in Hasrat Mohani Colony, Pak Colony area and arrested three suspects besides recovering three pistols from their possession. Sources said that accused belonged to a political party but they did not show their identities.
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January - 10 
the Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested an activist of a Sindh National Party (SNP), identified as Saifal Bugti alias Suriya over the charge of committing terrorist activities in Sindh from Quaid-e-Azam Park located in Gulsh
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the Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested an activist of a Sindh National Party (SNP), identified as Saifal Bugti alias Suriya over the charge of committing terrorist activities in Sindh from Quaid-e-Azam Park located in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area in Steel Town of Karachi. The Police also recovered a TT pistol and several rounds of bullets from his possession. During initial course of investigation the accused revealed that one Shafiq Burfat associated with the SNP decided to start struggle for separating Sindh and for the purpose he directed Bugti to indulge in terrorist activities in Sindh. He said Burfat was running active terrorist network in interior Sindh. According to details, Bugti along with his other accomplices, including Asghar Ali Shah, Nisar, Nawaz Chandio, Maqbool and Ghulam Rasool blew up the railway track at Dhabejee in Mirpur Bathoro tehsil (revenue unit) in Thatta District.
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January - 10 
The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 10, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakista
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The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in the out skirts of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 10, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions, reports Dawn. The January 10 strike — and its follow-up two days later — were joint operations, a Pakistani security source based in the tribal areas said. They made use of Pakistani “spotters” on the ground and demonstrated a level of coordination that both sides have sought to downplay since tensions first erupted in January 2011 with the killing of two Pakistanis by a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis in Lahore. “Our working relationship is a bit different from our political relationship,” the source said. “It’s more productive.”
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January - 10 
unidentified assailants shot dead Haji Kaleem, commander of Akkakhel peace committee for Margatkhel area in Khyber Agency.
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unidentified assailants shot dead Haji Kaleem, commander of Akkakhel peace committee for Margatkhel area in Khyber Agency.
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January - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government school in the remote Haji Nadir Shah Kallay in Zakhakhel Bazaar area.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government school in the remote Haji Nadir Shah Kallay in Zakhakhel Bazaar area.
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January - 11 
a former lieutenant commander of Pakistan Navy, identified as Asghar Ali Dogar, now heading the Security Department of a private hospital who was shot and injured in Korangi area on the night of January 11 succumbed to his injuries
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a former lieutenant commander of Pakistan Navy, identified as Asghar Ali Dogar, now heading the Security Department of a private hospital who was shot and injured in Korangi area on the night of January 11 succumbed to his injuries
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January - 11 
a grand Jirga (council) of Utmankhel Qaumi Movement (UQM) demanded complete educational facilities for girls at Utmankhel Tapa in Bajaur, Malakand and Mohmand agencies. According to a press release, the Jirga was held at the remote Khanori village i
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a grand Jirga (council) of Utmankhel Qaumi Movement (UQM) demanded complete educational facilities for girls at Utmankhel Tapa in Bajaur, Malakand and Mohmand agencies. According to a press release, the Jirga was held at the remote Khanori village in Malakand Agency on January 10 and was attended by 200 elders of Utmankhel Tribe from Selai Patay, Badama, Dherai, Seend Ghara and Kot Manzaray Baba villages.
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January - 11 
a head constable, identified as Sher Afzal Mehsud alias Dali (35), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station while was sitting in front of his house.
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a head constable, identified as Sher Afzal Mehsud alias Dali (35), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station while was sitting in front of his house.
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January - 11 
a hujra (guesthouse) of former Union Nazim Johar Mohammad (Advocate) was partially damaged in an explosion on January 11 in Dallokhel village of Lakki Marwat District.
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a hujra (guesthouse) of former Union Nazim Johar Mohammad (Advocate) was partially damaged in an explosion on January 11 in Dallokhel village of Lakki Marwat District.
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January - 11 
At least 11 militants were killed and six others got injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Jabba, Toor Semath, Akhunkot, and Mir Qalamkhel localities in Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal ar
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At least 11 militants were killed and six others got injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Jabba, Toor Semath, Akhunkot, and Mir Qalamkhel localities in Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal areas (FATA) on January 11, reports Dawn. Four hideouts were destroyed.
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January - 11 
At least 14 of Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including two junior commissioned officers, were killed in an ambush in the Wakai area near Nawano check post in Turbat city of Turbat District on January 11, reports Daily Times. Sources in Balochistan L
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At least 14 of Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, including two junior commissioned officers, were killed in an ambush in the Wakai area near Nawano check post in Turbat city of Turbat District on January 11, reports Daily Times. Sources in Balochistan Levies said that a group of armed militants attacked two vehicles in the mountainous area firing rockets at the vehicles. Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 11 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 11 constituted a task force for early implementation of matters regarding Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package (AHBP). The Interior Secretary will head the task force, while additional secretaries of concern
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 11 constituted a task force for early implementation of matters regarding Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package (AHBP). The Interior Secretary will head the task force, while additional secretaries of concerned ministries would be its members. According to Interior Ministry, keeping in view the complaints from various quarters from Balochistan, a close monitoring system needed to be evolved to check day-to-day progress of the implementation by concerned ministries and departments. The Minister said that it was decided that the concerned ministries would prepare their suggestions to evolve a system for a more expeditious and result-oriented mechanism for implementation of the AHBP. Rehman Malik said that the Coast Guards and Frontier Constabulary (FCB) would not establish any check post on RCD or Bolan Highway. The minister said that the provincial police chief had been directed to constitute a force to protect Federal Areas in the province. A Special Police Force for patrolling on highways would also be established. It was also decided that all the ministries would release annual.
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January - 11 
Paris-based global media rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) and Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) jointly held six safety-training sessions for over 90 journalists in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Pakistan was the world’s deadliest country
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Paris-based global media rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) and Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) jointly held six safety-training sessions for over 90 journalists in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Pakistan was the world’s deadliest country for journalists for the second year running in 2011. Ten journalists were killed in the country last year, three of them in the tribal areas in the northwest of the country. A total of 11 journalists from the tribal areas have been killed since 2005. Reporters from Khyber, Kurram, Bajaur, Orakzai, Mohmand, North Waziristan and South Waziristan Agencies attended the six one-day sessions that were held at the TUJ’s headquarters from November 1 to December 4
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January - 11 
persons displaced from Bara tehsil and currently sheltering in tents and rented houses have complained of prolonged curfew and closure of Bara bazaar, educational institutions and hospitals, and demanded an early end to ongoing military offensive in
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persons displaced from Bara tehsil and currently sheltering in tents and rented houses have complained of prolonged curfew and closure of Bara bazaar, educational institutions and hospitals, and demanded an early end to ongoing military offensive in their area to ease their misery, reports Dawn. The complaint was shared with the media by the elders of Afridi tribe during `Khyber Qaumi Jirga` at the Peshawar Press Club. Noted among tribal elders were Shah Faisal Afridi, Sohbat Khan Afridi, Samiullah Afridi Advocate, Haji Mohkam Afridi, Mir Akbar and Haji Hannan Afridi during the Tehreek-e-Mutasireen Bara event.
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January - 11 
Rafiq alias Akhlaq, head of a militant group Jundul Khyber, was killed by the cadres of Ansarul Islam (AI) in Bagh locality of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that Akhlaq had abducted an associate of the rival T
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Rafiq alias Akhlaq, head of a militant group Jundul Khyber, was killed by the cadres of Ansarul Islam (AI) in Bagh locality of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that Akhlaq had abducted an associate of the rival Tariq Afridi group, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and imprisoned him at his Hujra (guest House) in Narkhaw area of Maidan being controlled by AI. The TTP asked the AI that one of its fighters had been detained by Akhlaq and sought their help to get the captive released. The sources added that members of the AI raided the Hujra of Akhlaq two days back and got the ‘prisoner’ released, which infuriated Akhlaq. The sources said that Akhlaq hurled a hand-grenade and opened fire on the AI men that led to an exchange of fire. In the ensuing firefight, Akhlaq was killed. Three of his associates were also captured by the AI cadres. Akhlaq was appointed as ‘chief’ of Jundul Khyber in May 2010 after ‘Commander’ Adnan Afridi parted ways with the TTP. Adnan had developed differences with the TTP leadership over the killing of his associates by Tariq Afridi. On October 29, 2010, the bullet-riddled body of Adnan was found in Rawalpindi.
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January - 11 
The Army on January 11 warned of “serious ramifications” and “consequences” for the country over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s allegations that the Army Chief and the ISI Director General “unconstitutionally” submitted their response in the mem
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The Army on January 11 warned of “serious ramifications” and “consequences” for the country over Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s allegations that the Army Chief and the ISI Director General “unconstitutionally” submitted their response in the memo scandal to the Supreme Court, reports Daily Times. In an interview to China’s People’s Daily Online, the Prime Minister termed the affidavits submitted by Army Chief and ISI to the court “unconstitutional and illegal”. “There can be no allegation more serious than what the honourable prime minister has leveled against COAS and DG ISI and has unfortunately charged the officers for violation of the constitution. This has very serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country”, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Earlier, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked Secretary Defence Khalid Naeem Lodhi and handed over the additional charge of secretary defence to Nargis Sethi. Prime Minister Gilani’s office said in a statement that Lodhi was fired for “gross misconduct and illegal action which created misunderstanding” between state institutions. In a related development, the Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani summoned an emergency meeting of the corps commanders. Dawn quoted sources as saying that the military high command had appointed Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali commander of the 111 brigade. Pakistan Army changed the commander of a Rawalpindi-based unit that has traditionally played a vital role in military coups as Army Chief Kayani gathered his key aides to assess an escalation in tensions with the civilian Government. Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali was named the new commander of the 111 Brigade, an infantry formation that is part of the X Corps and has usually been called out during past military takeovers to take over key buildings and installations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, sources said.
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January - 11 
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said on January 11 that the committee had proposed 35 consensus recommendations to review relations with the United States (US), NATO and the country’s
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The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said on January 11 that the committee had proposed 35 consensus recommendations to review relations with the United States (US), NATO and the country’s foreign policy, reported Daily Times. “The committee has proposed 16 main and 19 sub-recommendations to review overall terms of engagements with US, NATO, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the country’s foreign policy,” Rabbani said. These recommendations would now be sent to the speaker of the National Assembly, while another copy would be dispatched to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
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January - 11 
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is likely to hand over to the Government on January 11 (today) its report comprising recommendations on new terms of engagement with the United States (US) and NATO and International Security As
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is likely to hand over to the Government on January 11 (today) its report comprising recommendations on new terms of engagement with the United States (US) and NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the war on terror and broad outlines of the country’s relations with Afghanistan and India, reported Dawn. The 17-member committee was tasked with formulating new terms of engagement with the US and NATO after the November 26, 2011 attack in the Mohmand Agency that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who represented the Foreign Office during the committee’s deliberations, told reporters that the Government was seeking the Parliament’s wisdom and would reframe its foreign policy in accordance with the mandate given by the PCNS. PCNS chairman Senator Raza Rabbani said, “We will give a broad outline for terms of engagement with the US and other countries, without going into details which was the prerogative of the Foreign Office and the Government.”
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January - 11 
the Pentagon said the US military Chief General Martin Dempsey had telephoned General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani but the United States neither sought nor received any assurance from the Pakistani military that it would not stage a coup. At a Pentagon brief
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the Pentagon said the US military Chief General Martin Dempsey had telephoned General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani but the United States neither sought nor received any assurance from the Pakistani military that it would not stage a coup. At a Pentagon briefing, US defence officials also said a conflict between civilian and military establishments would not necessarily affect Pakistan’s ties with the United States.
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January - 11 
The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan said on January 11 that it gave money to Sunni Ittehada Council (SIC), a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leadi
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The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan said on January 11 that it gave money to Sunni Ittehada Council (SIC), a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, reported The Times of India. The grant highlights the difficulties facing Washington as it seeks partners to support religious moderation in Pakistan. The US Government website (www.usaspending.gov) shows that the group received USD 36,607 from Washington in 2009. A US diplomat, on the condition of anonymity, said that the embassy had given money to the group to organize the rallies, but that it had since changed direction and leadership. He said it was a one-off grant, and wouldn't be repeated. The SIC was formed in 2009 to counter extremism. It groups politicians and clerics from Pakistan's traditionalist Barelvi Muslim movement, often referred to as theological moderates in the Pakistani context. The American money was used to organize nationwide rallies against militants and suicide bombings, the embassy official said. The demonstrations received widespread media coverage, and were some of the first against extremism in the country. In 2011, however, the council led demonstrations in support of the Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Salman Taseer, Governor of Punjab who was killed on January 4, 2011, for his criticism of blasphemy laws used to persecute religious minorities. However, two leading members of the council denied receiving any American funds. "This propaganda is being unleashed against us because we are strongly opposed to Western democracy and American policies in the region and in the world," said Sahibzada Fazal Karim, the head of the council, adding, "We are against extremism, but we support Qadri because he did a right thing".
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January - 11 
the United States (US) State Department said that the conflict between the civil and military establishments in Pakistan was the country’s internal matter and it would not like to comment on it. At a briefing in Washington, a State Department officia
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the United States (US) State Department said that the conflict between the civil and military establishments in Pakistan was the country’s internal matter and it would not like to comment on it. At a briefing in Washington, a State Department official also said the US was not playing any role in removing differences between the civilian Government and the Pakistani military. The official, however, said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was meeting Pakistan’s new envoy to Washington, Sherry Rehman, on January 11 evening and would reiterate the US desire to rebuild its relationship with the country.
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January - 11 
three houses were damaged in Ali Abbas area when five mortar shells were fired at Hangu city from an unspecified location. The mortar shells were fired in a short span of half an hour that caused panic among people of the area.
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three houses were damaged in Ali Abbas area when five mortar shells were fired at Hangu city from an unspecified location. The mortar shells were fired in a short span of half an hour that caused panic among people of the area.
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January - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a 132 KV grid station in Matani, a suburban area of Peshawar, causing suspension of power supply to 12 feeders in parts of Peshawar District and Frontier Region, reports Dawn. Officials said that the militants had plant
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Unidentified militants blew up a 132 KV grid station in Matani, a suburban area of Peshawar, causing suspension of power supply to 12 feeders in parts of Peshawar District and Frontier Region, reports Dawn. Officials said that the militants had planted about 10 kilogrammes of explosives at the grid building and detonated them with remote control, which destroyed the supply system.
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January - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school for girls at Shagai village in Razaar tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 11, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school for girls at Shagai village in Razaar tehsil (revenue unit) of Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 11, reports Dawn.
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January - 11 
United States (US) Consul General William Martin announced USD 10 million in aid on for rehabilitation and provision of educational and health facilities in the Duregi area of Lasbela District. Martin announced the multi-million dollar aid package on
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United States (US) Consul General William Martin announced USD 10 million in aid on for rehabilitation and provision of educational and health facilities in the Duregi area of Lasbela District. Martin announced the multi-million dollar aid package on behalf of the US Government, while visiting a girl’s primary school in Duregi. “I am pleased to announce USD 10 million aid on behalf of US for the rehabilitation and provision of providing facilities to schools. I will also propose development projects for the area, specifically in the water sector,” said Martin.
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January - 12 
a militant was killed and two hideouts were destroyed during a search operation by SFs in Akakhel area. Two soldiers were also injured during the crossfire.
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a militant was killed and two hideouts were destroyed during a search operation by SFs in Akakhel area. Two soldiers were also injured during the crossfire.
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January - 12 
a teenage girl, identified as Zahra (17), was killed by a stray bullet in a slum area of Shahzad Moor within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. Zahra was at her home when a stray bullet hit her head and injured. She succumbed to the injurie
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a teenage girl, identified as Zahra (17), was killed by a stray bullet in a slum area of Shahzad Moor within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. Zahra was at her home when a stray bullet hit her head and injured. She succumbed to the injuries.
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January - 12 
another rickshaw driver, Ghulam Rasool, was shot dead near Al Rehmania Mosque within the same police limits by unidentified armed assailants. Angry residents, carrying the body, staged a sit-in and blocked the National Highway.
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another rickshaw driver, Ghulam Rasool, was shot dead near Al Rehmania Mosque within the same police limits by unidentified armed assailants. Angry residents, carrying the body, staged a sit-in and blocked the National Highway.
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January - 12 
At least 15 militants were killed and several others got injured while 3 terrorist hideouts destroyed in an air attack by Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 12, reports
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At least 15 militants were killed and several others got injured while 3 terrorist hideouts destroyed in an air attack by Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 12, reports Daily Times.
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January - 12 
At least 150 militants attacked the Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarband area of Peshawar on January 12 injuring nine Security Forces (SFs), reported Express Tribune. In a late night attack on a security check post in Sarband area heavily armed milita
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At least 150 militants attacked the Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarband area of Peshawar on January 12 injuring nine Security Forces (SFs), reported Express Tribune. In a late night attack on a security check post in Sarband area heavily armed militants opened fire with rocket propelled grenades and other heavy arms. “The Police and Frontier Corps (FC) were pushed back, but we are gearing up for a counter-operation,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Tahir Ayub said, adding, that the attack was in reaction to an operation by SFs which had been launched in Bara-Badhaber area, bordering the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 12. “We, along with the paramilitary forces, destroyed three of their important hideouts,” said the SSP, confirming the attack by 150 militants and nine injuries of SFs.
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January - 12 
At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an attack on a checkpost in Sarbanda, a suburb of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the late night of January 12, reports Daw
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At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an attack on a checkpost in Sarbanda, a suburb of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the late night of January 12, reports Dawn. Earlier, The Express Tribune reports that only nine SF personnel were in injured in the attack. Thirteen Police and Frontier Constabulary personnel were injured. According to Police, the LI militants attacked the post after entering the area from Bara in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA). According to FC sources, about 150 militants armed with heavy weapons and rocket launchers attacked the Toot post of Police and FCB. FC trooper Mohammad Yaqoob and Policemen Naveed Nasir and Ahmed Saeed were killed.
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January - 12 
at least six militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired two missiles at two vehicles in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, reported Express Tribune. The strike took place in the New Adda area, said officials while
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at least six militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired two missiles at two vehicles in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, reported Express Tribune. The strike took place in the New Adda area, said officials while confirming the strike. The identities of militants killed were not immediately known. An Intelligence source revealed that several foreigners were in the cars, however, there is no information on their nationalities yet,” added Daily Times. It is said there might be more casualties.
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January - 12 
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on January 12 that according to the report of commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, his killers could not be traced, but the Police and Law Enforcem
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on January 12 that according to the report of commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, his killers could not be traced, but the Police and Law Enforcement Agencies have been directed to continue investigating the case, reported Daily Times. Giving further details, information minister said that the commission has advised that the widow of Saleem Shahzad should be provided PKR 3 million, a teaching job in a Government institution near her residence, and free education to his children up to graduation level. Talking to media outside the Parliament House, Awan said the report will be made public today and would be uploaded on website of the Ministry of Information by the afternoon of January 13. The commission initiated its proceedings from June 27, 2011, till January 9, 2012, and held around 23 meetings besides probing on certain aspects in the course of inquiry. The commission was constituted by the Government on June 21, 2011, to inquire into the March 2, 2011, murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad.
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January - 12 
five people, including four children and a woman were killed when a mortar shell fell on a house in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. According to sources, a mortar shell fired from an unknown direction hit the house of Lal J
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five people, including four children and a woman were killed when a mortar shell fell on a house in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. According to sources, a mortar shell fired from an unknown direction hit the house of Lal Jameen in Merikhel village of Akakhel, killing the wife and the children.
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January - 12 
Four militants, involved in attack on Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarbanda, the suburb of Peshawar, in the night of January 12, were arrested during a search operation in the area on January 15, reports Dawn. At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) milit
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Four militants, involved in attack on Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarbanda, the suburb of Peshawar, in the night of January 12, were arrested during a search operation in the area on January 15, reports Dawn. At least seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an attack on a checkpost. Several new pickets were set up in the area to counter any fresh assault from Bara side of Khyber Agency.
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January - 12 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on January 12 that he is ready to talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for country’s security, peace and stability, reported Daily Times. He said this while talking to the head of Feder
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on January 12 that he is ready to talk to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for country’s security, peace and stability, reported Daily Times. He said this while talking to the head of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Grand Alliance Malik Khan Marjan over telephone. “The forces inimical to Pakistan wanted to set us against each other, hence, I appeal to all Taliban leaders, youth and students to see through the conspiracies of the country’s enemies and take recourse of dialogue instead of resorting to violence. I ask them to hold consultations with the tribal elders, dignitaries and other God-fearing people,” he said, adding, “We want to bring a system in the country that ushers stability. The army should be in the barracks instead of being present in the tribal areas. The local Police, forces and public of the tribal areas should be responsible for peace and security in their areas. They should be autonomous in conducting their affairs.” Agreeing with the views of the MQM chief, Marjan said, “We believe in dialogue.” “Negotiations should be held with the tribal elders instead of using power against youth in the tribal areas and they need better counseling. The enemy is using us and causing damage by setting us against each other,” Marjan added. Further, the MQM chief said that the tribal people living in different parts of the world were calling MQM International Secretariat. They welcomed the demand for the creation of the Qabailistan province. Marjan thanked Hussain for expression solidarity with the people of FATA and for raising voice for the Qabailistan province on behalf of all the tribes living in FATA.
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January - 12 
Police found an unidentified body of a man near Naval Flats, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station. Police said the victim had several marks of dagger attacks as unidentified armed militants killed him at an unknown place and after killing,
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Police found an unidentified body of a man near Naval Flats, Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station. Police said the victim had several marks of dagger attacks as unidentified armed militants killed him at an unknown place and after killing, threw his body.
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January - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in Buleda tehsil (revenue unit) of Turbat District on January 12 to arrest the militants involved in the January 11, 2012 killing of 14 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in an ambush, reports Dawn.
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Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in Buleda tehsil (revenue unit) of Turbat District on January 12 to arrest the militants involved in the January 11, 2012 killing of 14 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in an ambush, reports Dawn.
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January - 12 
seven people were injured when unidentified militants blew up a CD shop by planting and triggering off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a sewage line near the Ali CD Centre on Nowshera Road in Charsadda District. According to details, two bro
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seven people were injured when unidentified militants blew up a CD shop by planting and triggering off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a sewage line near the Ali CD Centre on Nowshera Road in Charsadda District. According to details, two brothers, Azim and Nauman, sustained critical wounds, while five passers-by, suffered minor injuries. They were identified as Aslam, Ruskhsana, Fatima, Hamza and Muslim.
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January - 12 
the Commission blamed various ‘belligerents’ involved in the war on terror for his murder. But it didn’t single out any person or organisation, which could have killed him, leaving the room open for further probe, adds Dawn. In its set of recommendat
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the Commission blamed various ‘belligerents’ involved in the war on terror for his murder. But it didn’t single out any person or organisation, which could have killed him, leaving the room open for further probe, adds Dawn. In its set of recommendations, the most important was to rein in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) and make them accountable within their organisations and to the parliamentary committees concerned. The commission said that the ISI and IB be made more law-abiding through a legislation, carefully outlining their respective mandates and role; that their interaction with the media be carefully streamlined institutionally and regularly documented. According to the summary of the commission, “Salim’s writings probably did, and certainly could have drawn the ire of various belligerents in the war on terror which included the Pakistani state and non-state actors such as the Taliban and al Qaeda and foreign actors. “Any of these could have had the motive to commit the crime, as clearly, he was also in close contact with all of these,” said the report.
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January - 12 
the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a militant of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), identified as Riyaz Ahmed alias Riyaz Afghani alias Zahid Hussain Gilgiti from Hub River Road in Karachi and recovered two hand g
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the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a militant of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), identified as Riyaz Ahmed alias Riyaz Afghani alias Zahid Hussain Gilgiti from Hub River Road in Karachi and recovered two hand grenades, one repeater and two pistols from his possession. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mashwani said Ahmed was the most wanted terrorist and Sindh Government had tagged PKR 0.5 million reward on his arrest. He said that the accused was involved in several heinous crimes all over Pakistan. The SP said Ahmed was involved in sending funds to his organisation and also provided help to arrested militants. During his interrogation, he confessed that he had given money to Usman Choto for killing of Shia leader in Karachi but Choto was arrested before committing the crime. Officer said the accused name was also listed in CID Red Book list and added that he further confessed that he was involved in several surveillances of those people who were killed in target killings.
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January - 12 
the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Khyber Agency have given a two-week deadline to the Government to meet their demands. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar, the tribesmen led by Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) FAT
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the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Khyber Agency have given a two-week deadline to the Government to meet their demands. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar, the tribesmen led by Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) FATA Chapter leader Mohammad Iqbal Afridi said that supply of food items to the IDPs had been suspended for the past nine months and despite their repeated appeals no attention had been paid to the issue so far.
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January - 12 
The Lakki Marwat District bar association observed strike and the lawyers boycotted the courts for one hour on January 12 to protest against the attack.
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The Lakki Marwat District bar association observed strike and the lawyers boycotted the courts for one hour on January 12 to protest against the attack.
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January - 12 
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, was believed to have been killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on January 15, reports Dawn. The officials said they intercepted wireless rad
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The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, was believed to have been killed by a US drone strike on January 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on January 15, reports Dawn. The officials said they intercepted wireless radio chatter between TTP cadres detailing how Hakimullah Mehsud was killed while travelling in a convoy to a meeting in the North Waziristan Agency region near the Afghan border. “Six to seven TTP cadres were talking to each other through wireless radio in the conversations we heard, talking about Hakimullah Mehsud being hit by a drone when he was heading to a meeting at a spot near Miramshah,” said one of the intelligence officials. A senior military official said there was no official confirmation that Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed.
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January - 12 
the Supreme Court ordered the Defence Secretary on January 12 to verify claims made by military authorities while branding a Swat resident a terrorist. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had taken up a petition of A
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the Supreme Court ordered the Defence Secretary on January 12 to verify claims made by military authorities while branding a Swat resident a terrorist. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had taken up a petition of Abdul Ghaffar Khan seeking to reclaim his ancestral farmland and gardens he had left behind while leaving as an internally displaced person when the Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) was launched by SFs against militants in Swat. The petitioner said he owned 500 kanals of agricultural land and gardens in the revenue estate of Kota in Barikot tehsil (revenue unit). The Supreme Court issued the directive to the Defence Secretary after District Officer Revenue submitted a report denying that military authorities had occupied the land, but asserting that the petitioner and his son were terrorists. The next date of hearing is January 23. Advocate Sanaullah Zahid, the counsel of the petitioner, rejected the allegations that his client was a terrorist and said he was a patriotic Pakistani and even last month some of his property had been auctioned.
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January - 12 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the Afghan refugees residing in four camps of Lower Dir District to prepare for voluntarily repatriation to their home country by end of this year, reported Dawn. In this regard, an offi
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the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the Afghan refugees residing in four camps of Lower Dir District to prepare for voluntarily repatriation to their home country by end of this year, reported Dawn. In this regard, an office of the UNHCR called Centre for Voluntary Repatriation (VCR) was inaugurated at Khiaima area of Timergara in Lower Dir. The function was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa UNHCR chief Ahmad, Commissioner Afghan refugees Zaheerul Islam, Lower Dir DCO Mahmood Aslam and Afghan Commissionerate District Administrator Biradar Jan besides elders of refugees and local notables. Speaking on the occasion, the UNHCR provincial head praised Pakistan and Sudan for hosting a large number of Afghan refugees for over 30 years. He said that the refugees had to complete repatriation to their homeland by December 2012. “After the given time the Government of Pakistan will not be responsible for them,” Ahmad said, asking the refugees to ensure preparation for their voluntary repatriation to Afghanistan in an honorable way, informing that townships had been set up in nine provinces of Afghanistan for the refugees’ settlement.
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January - 12 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two rickshaw drivers in two separate incidents in Karachi on January 12, reported Daily Times. A driver, identified as Muhammad Haroon Baloch, was shot dead by two assailants while he was sitting in his ricksha
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two rickshaw drivers in two separate incidents in Karachi on January 12, reported Daily Times. A driver, identified as Muhammad Haroon Baloch, was shot dead by two assailants while he was sitting in his rickshaw in Malir Shamsi Society within the limits of Al-Falah Police Station.
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January - 13 
a man, identified as Rashid (28), was shot dead at his poultry shop in Jamia Millia, Malir area.
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a man, identified as Rashid (28), was shot dead at his poultry shop in Jamia Millia, Malir area.
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January - 13 
a Shia man, identified as Syed Mushtaq Hussain Zaidi, (50) was shot dead and another, Kamran, was injured by unidentified militants near UP Morr within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Police Station. Zaidi was a sympathizer of MQM. Police believed th
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a Shia man, identified as Syed Mushtaq Hussain Zaidi, (50) was shot dead and another, Kamran, was injured by unidentified militants near UP Morr within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Police Station. Zaidi was a sympathizer of MQM. Police believed that sectarian issue was the motive behind the incident
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January - 13 
a trooper was injured when unidentified militants attacked FCB fort in Girni Sheikhan of Tank District, on January 13, reports Daily Times
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a trooper was injured when unidentified militants attacked FCB fort in Girni Sheikhan of Tank District, on January 13, reports Daily Times
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January - 13 
another man, identified as Shahnawaz Baloch, was killed when in Siddique Goth area near Gul Muhammad football ground within Al-Falah Police limits. Following the incident, tension erupted in several parts of Malir where armed assailants resorted to o
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another man, identified as Shahnawaz Baloch, was killed when in Siddique Goth area near Gul Muhammad football ground within Al-Falah Police limits. Following the incident, tension erupted in several parts of Malir where armed assailants resorted to open aerial firing and forced the shopkeepers to pull down the shutters.
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January - 13 
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that the terrorist attacks against them will boost the Police and SFs’ resolve to bring about peace instead of affecting it, reports Dawn. ‘We’ll continue our struggle to eliminate the men
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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that the terrorist attacks against them will boost the Police and SFs’ resolve to bring about peace instead of affecting it, reports Dawn. ‘We’ll continue our struggle to eliminate the menace of terrorism and not to accept any pressure from anti-state elements,’ he told reporters after offering two policemen’s funeral prayers inside the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines. The Chief Minister said the Government and people of the province won’t overlook sacrifices of Police and security personnel, who laid down their lives while confronting terrorists.
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January - 13 
CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also clai
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CID team raided a place along the National Highway near Abbot Factory and arrested two alleged TTP militants namely Azeem Ahmad Sheikh alias Anees and Zubair Alam alias Munna, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted on a tip-off and CID also claimed to have recovered five rockets, two triple-2 rifles and several rounds from their possession. SSP Mashwani said that the accused, Sheikh, hailed from Hyderabad District of Sindh. He joined al Qaeda on the directives of Tahir alias Saeen and Talat alias Hyderabadwala in 2009 and was an expert in making a remote controlled bomb.
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January - 13 
Four people, including two members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were shot dead in the recent wave of recent target killings in Malir town of Karachi on January 13, reports Daily Times. At least six persons have been killed in the last three da
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Four people, including two members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were shot dead in the recent wave of recent target killings in Malir town of Karachi on January 13, reports Daily Times. At least six persons have been killed in the last three days and out of the six deceased, five persons appeared to be Baloch. One MQM Elder Committee member, Muhammad Hanif Sheikh, (62) was shot dead within the limits of Al-Falah Police Station.
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January - 13 
the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Quetta Cantonment, strongly refuted reports about a military operation in Balochistan. An ISPR spokesman said that news stories published or aired by a section of media about a military operation in Balochi
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the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Quetta Cantonment, strongly refuted reports about a military operation in Balochistan. An ISPR spokesman said that news stories published or aired by a section of media about a military operation in Balochistan were totally baseless and a false propaganda against the Pakistan Army. “No military operation is being carried out in any part of Balochistan, including Dera Bugti,” he said, adding some anti-state elements had launched a false propaganda against the armed forces to meet their nefarious designs. The official also denied the reports which claimed that Paramilitary Forces had demolished houses of people of Bugti tribe in Dera Bugti District or other areas.
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January - 13 
The local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 13 set ablaze over a dozen computers, television sets, cellular phones and several cassettes in the Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA), reports The
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The local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 13 set ablaze over a dozen computers, television sets, cellular phones and several cassettes in the Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Ares (FATA), reports The News. The TTP led by Maulvi Nazeer said they had already banned using television and computers for watching movies and music and carrying cellular phones with cameras. They said some people were still violating the ban. The TTP militants had seized over a dozen TV sets and computers and mobile phones and several cassettes, reportedly of music, from local people and these were burnt in the main bazaar of Wana.
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January - 13 
Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Yak Mach and Shakar Aab areas of Chagai District on January 13, reports Daily Times. “The victims had bullet wounds in the head,” an official said, adding that the identities of deceased are still not known.
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Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Yak Mach and Shakar Aab areas of Chagai District on January 13, reports Daily Times. “The victims had bullet wounds in the head,” an official said, adding that the identities of deceased are still not known.
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January - 13 
unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a Government employee, identified as Saleem Khokar, in Killi Ibraimzai area on Brewery Road in Quetta. The grenade exploded inside the residence, damaging the door and window of the hou
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unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a Government employee, identified as Saleem Khokar, in Killi Ibraimzai area on Brewery Road in Quetta. The grenade exploded inside the residence, damaging the door and window of the house. However, Khokhar and his family remained unhurt in the attack.
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January - 14 
A Khasadar official, identified as Duny Dar, was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near Landikotal railway station in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 14, reported Daily Times. Later, the
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A Khasadar official, identified as Duny Dar, was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near Landikotal railway station in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 14, reported Daily Times. Later, the political administration arrested two elders of a nearby village in connection with the incident under the collective territorial responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR).
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January - 14 
Chattar Station House Officer (SHO) Gulam Haider Manjo escaped a remote-controlled blast in Naseerabad District on January 14, reported Daily Times. Chattar DSP Deedar Hussain Magsi said that unidentified militants had planted explosives along the ro
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Chattar Station House Officer (SHO) Gulam Haider Manjo escaped a remote-controlled blast in Naseerabad District on January 14, reported Daily Times. Chattar DSP Deedar Hussain Magsi said that unidentified militants had planted explosives along the roadside to target the Police. They detonated it when the Police convoy led by SHO Ghullam Haider Manjho passed by the area in an official vehicle. Police van was damaged as a result of blast. However, the Police personnel remained unhurt.
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January - 14 
Chief of the rightwing Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JD) Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on January 14 expressed support for the contacts between the United States (US) and Afghan Taliban and urged the Government to open a dialogue with Pakistani militants, reports Dawn. Ad
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Chief of the rightwing Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JD) Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on January 14 expressed support for the contacts between the United States (US) and Afghan Taliban and urged the Government to open a dialogue with Pakistani militants, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference at Karachi Press Club in Karachi, he said that by initiating a reconciliation process for Afghanistan the US had “in effect accepted its mistake” of invading the country.
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January - 14 
Four suicide bombers attacked the District Police Officer’s (DPO) office in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 14, killing four people, reported Daily Times. “Three suicide bombers detonated themselves and one was shot dead by the army,” Khyber Pak
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Four suicide bombers attacked the District Police Officer’s (DPO) office in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 14, killing four people, reported Daily Times. “Three suicide bombers detonated themselves and one was shot dead by the army,” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akbar Hoti said. “We have recovered bodies of four militants, they were all wearing suicide vests,” he added. One Police official and three civilians were also killed in the operation. Eight persons, including one Policeman were wounded. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 14 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on January 14 that he was once again inviting militants for talks, but they would have to lay down their arms and renounce violence first, reported Express Tribune. Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi District of P
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on January 14 that he was once again inviting militants for talks, but they would have to lay down their arms and renounce violence first, reported Express Tribune. Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Malik said that suicide attacks had gone down because of the help given by religious scholars and the action taken against those who were planning the attacks.
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January - 14 
Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) on January 14 claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist c
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Officials of the Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) on January 14 claimed to have foiled a terror plot to attack the main Chehlum procession, and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Mohammad Daud, who was involved in a number of terrorist cases in Ittehad Town in Karachi, reported The News. The militant outfit had planned to target the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), which is being held in Karachi. The Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Sindh, Ghulam Shabbir Sheikh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Aslam Khan of the AEC said he had received a tip-off about the presence of a wanted TTP terrorist in the Moachko area. When Law Enforcement Agencies raided the hideout in Ittehad Town, militants opened fire at them. The Police retaliated, and, after an encounter, arrested Mohammad Daud, alias Waleed, and shifted him to the interrogation unit. The Police also recovered 50 kilograms of explosives, four suicide jackets, one light machinegun, a rocket launcher, two rockets, 10 hand grenades, two Kalashnikovs, two TT pistols, 1,000 bullets, a 20-foot detonating cord, and five detonators. The suspect revealed that he was trained in Waziristan to handle arms, including rocket launchers, and make suicide jackets. Daud was said to be involved in an attack on Security Forces in Waziristan, and had been sent to Karachi to organise a group to perform terrorist attacks on Government buildings and shrines. He disclosed that his group was responsible for the suicide attack on Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine in 2010 and the Sea View Blast of 2011. He said the plan to target the shrine had been made in Waziristan and that he had been given PKR 20,000 by a TTP commander there to complete the job.
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January - 14 
Pakistan will start repaying the USD 7.6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan in February 2012, with the first tranche of USD 1.2 billion that has been allocated in the budget 2011-12, reported Daily Times. Finance Minister Doctor Abdul Haf
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Pakistan will start repaying the USD 7.6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan in February 2012, with the first tranche of USD 1.2 billion that has been allocated in the budget 2011-12, reported Daily Times. Finance Minister Doctor Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Finance Secretary Doctor Waqar Masood called on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House and briefed him on the performance of the economy from July to December 2011. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government had reached a deal of USD 7.6 billion Stand-By-Arrangement (SBA) loan programme with the IMF in 2008, which was later enhanced to USD 11.3 billion to ease out its balance of payment position.
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January - 14 
Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Rafiq (25), from a drain at Shafiq Mor within the jurisdiction of FB Industrial Area Police Station.
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Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Rafiq (25), from a drain at Shafiq Mor within the jurisdiction of FB Industrial Area Police Station.
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January - 14 
Police found the body of man, identified as Nasir Ali Baloch (25), from Shah Waliullah Road, Lyari within the precincts of Kalri Police Station in Karachi of January 14, reported Daily Times. A Police official said that the victim’s hands and legs w
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Police found the body of man, identified as Nasir Ali Baloch (25), from Shah Waliullah Road, Lyari within the precincts of Kalri Police Station in Karachi of January 14, reported Daily Times. A Police official said that the victim’s hands and legs were tied with ropes and he had been shot twice in the head.
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January - 14 
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected on January 14 a US military investigation into the deadly NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts of Mohammad Agency on November 26, reports Dawn. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Min
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The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected on January 14 a US military investigation into the deadly NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts of Mohammad Agency on November 26, reports Dawn. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, asked the military command to share its rejoinder with the American side. “In the meeting, Pakistan’s position on the report was also elaborated and it was decided that the response will be shared with all concerned shortly,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The Director General of Military Operations presented a point-wise riposte to the US findings and insisted that the attacks were intentional.
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January - 14 
the local political administration sent a notice to all Afghan nationals in the area, asking them to leave within the next five days or face strict legal action. Khasadar sources said that the action had been taken after the law and order situation h
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the local political administration sent a notice to all Afghan nationals in the area, asking them to leave within the next five days or face strict legal action. Khasadar sources said that the action had been taken after the law and order situation had deteriorated over the past few weeks.
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January - 14 
the three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil (revenue unit) of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan on Ja
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the three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil (revenue unit) of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan on January 14 after successful negotiations between the victims’ family and the accused, reports Express Tribune. According to a senior official of the Balochistan Government, the Iranian security personnel were released under the Qasas Ordinance, after negotiations. Under the ordinance, the accused would pay compensation to the family of the deceased. The amount of money could not be known immediately.
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January - 15 
An Afghan girl (9), identified as Haleem, carrying 50 bullets and an Afghan man, identified as Gul Mohammad (25) were arrested by Security Force deployed at the main procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s Chehlum in Kashmiri Bazaar in Lahore District on
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An Afghan girl (9), identified as Haleem, carrying 50 bullets and an Afghan man, identified as Gul Mohammad (25) were arrested by Security Force deployed at the main procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s Chehlum in Kashmiri Bazaar in Lahore District on January 15, reported Dawn. Haleema, and her neighbor, 25-year-old Gul Mohammad, were spotted acting suspiciously by the Police and Civil Defense Staff. Initial reports revealed that the man who was carrying an Afghan refugee card and PKR10, said that he was going to Chakwal District to hand over the girl to her parents and did not know about the bullets. However, when Police contacted on the address in Chakwal, they could not trace the family of the girl. Afterwards, the Police arrested the girl’s uncle from Dhoke Hassu in Rawalpindi District. However, the investigators did not give details about why the girl was carrying the bullets.
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January - 15 
At least 18 people, belonging to the Shia sect, were killed while 30 others were wounded when a bomb exploded near a procession marking Arbain or the chehlum (40th day) of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s martyrdom in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District on
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At least 18 people, belonging to the Shia sect, were killed while 30 others were wounded when a bomb exploded near a procession marking Arbain or the chehlum (40th day) of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s martyrdom in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District on January 15, reported Daily Times. No outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 15 
four members of a family hailing from Punjab province were abducted from Loralai area in Barkan District by unidentified armed militants, who intercepted their vehicle Chori Bridge while they were on their way to Quetta. The abductees were identified
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four members of a family hailing from Punjab province were abducted from Loralai area in Barkan District by unidentified armed militants, who intercepted their vehicle Chori Bridge while they were on their way to Quetta. The abductees were identified as National Bank Cantt Branch Manager Ghafoor Khan, Yasir and Jabar working in National Bachat Bank and Khuzdar College Professor Abdul Shakoor Khan.
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January - 15 
In a sectarian killing incident, a security guard, identified as Musa Khan, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Jam colony imambargah in Quetta on January 15, reported Daily Times.
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In a sectarian killing incident, a security guard, identified as Musa Khan, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Jam colony imambargah in Quetta on January 15, reported Daily Times.
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January - 15 
the TTP said Hakimullah was still alive, but their denial was far less assertive than one issued in 2010 after media reports said he had been killed in a drone strike. “There is no truth in reports about his death. However, he is a human being and ca
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the TTP said Hakimullah was still alive, but their denial was far less assertive than one issued in 2010 after media reports said he had been killed in a drone strike. “There is no truth in reports about his death. However, he is a human being and can die any time. He is a holy warrior and we will wish him martyrdom,” TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said. “We will continue jihad if Hakimullah is alive or dead. There are so many lions in this jungle and one lion will replace another one to continue this noble mission.”
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January - 15 
The United States (US) on January 15 urged Pakistan to “really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes the Balochistan issue forward”, reported Dawn. “The US is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Balochistan, especially targeted killings,
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The United States (US) on January 15 urged Pakistan to “really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes the Balochistan issue forward”, reported Dawn. “The US is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Balochistan, especially targeted killings, disappearances and other human rights abuses,” said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland. “This is a complex issue. We strongly believe that the best way forward is for all the parties to resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue,” adding, “And we also urge them to really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes this issue forward.”
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January - 16 
another dead body that was found on January 16 from Chetkhan area of the same District was identified as that of Muhammad Azeem Sasoli, a resident of Surab area of Kalat District. Sasoli had been missing for the last one year. Earlier, the identity o
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another dead body that was found on January 16 from Chetkhan area of the same District was identified as that of Muhammad Azeem Sasoli, a resident of Surab area of Kalat District. Sasoli had been missing for the last one year. Earlier, the identity of the dead body was not reported.
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January - 16 
As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have “disappeared” in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, The News reported quoting Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloc
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As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have “disappeared” in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, The News reported quoting Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons on January 16. Sitting in a camp in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, since January 1, 2012 to protest against the “disappearances” of Baloch people, Qadeer said about 250,000 people from Marri and Dera Bugti areas had migrated to other provinces and even to Afghanistan since their lives were in danger. The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons has so far organised three protest camps outside the KPC, two in Islamabad and several in Quetta. “The precarious situation in Balochistan can be gauged from the fact that along with adults, 169 children are also missing,” Qadeer said. Speaking at a News Conference on International Human Rights Day at the KPC, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Zohra Yusuf had said the establishment saw the problem of Balochistan as a “security issue” but it would not be fair to say it wanted to get rid of Balochistan. However, she went on to say that the Government in Balochistan was ineffective. HRCP figures about “missing” people were conservative as compared to claims made by Baloch nationalists. Yusuf said Baloch nationalists claimed that 5,000-7,000 people were “missing” in Balochistan, but HRCP figures were more conservative. “It is a matter of grave alarm that 107 new cases of enforced disappearance have been reported in Balochistan in 2011, and the ‘missing persons’ are increasingly turning up dead,” she added.
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January - 16 
At least 10 militants were killed in an armed clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Bahlol area of Kohlu District on January 16, reports Dawn. Official sources said that militants attacked personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) in an area close to Ch
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At least 10 militants were killed in an armed clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Bahlol area of Kohlu District on January 16, reports Dawn. Official sources said that militants attacked personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) in an area close to Chamalang when they were setting up a check-post. The FC retaliated, killing 10 militants. However, the SFs suffered no loss of life
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January - 16 
Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the United States talks with the Afghan Taliban won’t be result-oriented unless Pakistan and Afghanistan are included in the quest for peace. He said for lasting peace in the region the US, Pakistan and
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Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the United States talks with the Afghan Taliban won’t be result-oriented unless Pakistan and Afghanistan are included in the quest for peace. He said for lasting peace in the region the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan would require concerted efforts to evolve a common peace strategy. He urged the three stake-holders of the Afghan imbroglio to constitute a joint high-powered dialogue committee to hold effective and consequential talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He said the Awami National Party-led Government in the province was ready to initiate peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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January - 16 
Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Nadir Zeb on January 16 rejected having any type of contact with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that Security Forces (SFs) were determined to restore peace in the tribal areas, reports Dawn
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Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Nadir Zeb on January 16 rejected having any type of contact with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that Security Forces (SFs) were determined to restore peace in the tribal areas, reports Dawn. Addressing the passing-out parade of the 16th batch of 155 new FC recruits at Landi Kotal Army camp, he said that SFs would require more time to uproot the menace of terrorism in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He said that they would utilise their full energies to achieve the desired goals. “It will take time to restore peace in tribal areas, like it took some time in Malakand and Dir”, he said. He added that restoration of peace was the main objective of SFs.
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January - 16 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on January 16 said that law and order situation in the province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is far better than that of years ago, reports Dawn.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on January 16 said that law and order situation in the province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is far better than that of years ago, reports Dawn.
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January - 16 
one Policeman, identified as Ghulam Mohammad (27), hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Alamgir Market near Bara Maidan within the limits of North Nazimabad Police Station.
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one Policeman, identified as Ghulam Mohammad (27), hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Alamgir Market near Bara Maidan within the limits of North Nazimabad Police Station.
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January - 16 
Police found an unidentified dead body dumped in a gunny bag in Chetkhan area of Panjgur District.
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Police found an unidentified dead body dumped in a gunny bag in Chetkhan area of Panjgur District.
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January - 16 
Police found the dead body of a teenager boy, identified as Shahzaib Baloch (17), from Mawatch Goth within the jurisdiction of Mauripur Police Station in Karachi on January 16, reported Daily Times. A Police official said the victim was missing since
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Police found the dead body of a teenager boy, identified as Shahzaib Baloch (17), from Mawatch Goth within the jurisdiction of Mauripur Police Station in Karachi on January 16, reported Daily Times. A Police official said the victim was missing since January 14, 2012, his hands and legs were tied with ropes with two bullet shots in his head and was a resident of Ali Mohammad Mohalla in Baghdadi Lyari area. Police said Lyari gang warfare was the motive behind the murder.
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January - 16 
Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of slain Akbar clan chieftain and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, on January 16 announced head money for former Army dictator and President Pervez Musharraf, reports Indian Express. Akbar Bugti, alo
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Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of slain Akbar clan chieftain and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, on January 16 announced head money for former Army dictator and President Pervez Musharraf, reports Indian Express. Akbar Bugti, along with his comrades, was killed on his way from the Bugti Hills to Marri Hills in a military operation in Kohlu District of Balochistan on August 26, 2006. The operation was allegedly ordered by Musharraf. "We will give PKR 1 million in cash and a bungalow worth 100 million rupees to anybody who kills Musharraf. And we'll also provide him full security," Shahzain Bugti said. "The gallows are ready for Musharraf. There will be serious consequences, if the government does not arrest him upon his arrival," he warned. He alleged that Musharraf was responsible for the killing of hundreds of people, adding: "He not only killed my grandfather, but also hundreds of innocent people during the Lal Mosque operation in Islamabad. Ulema have also declared him wajibul qatal (liable to be killed)."
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January - 16 
the dead body of a man, identified as Wazir Khan Marri (35), was recovered from Liari tehsil (revenue unit) of Lasbela District, reported Daily Times. According to the Balochistan Levies, some passers-by informed them after spotting the body in Liari
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the dead body of a man, identified as Wazir Khan Marri (35), was recovered from Liari tehsil (revenue unit) of Lasbela District, reported Daily Times. According to the Balochistan Levies, some passers-by informed them after spotting the body in Liari.
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January - 16 
The death toll of January 15, 2012 bomb attack on a chehlum (40th day of Imam Hussain’s martyrdom) procession at Darbar-e-Hussain Imambargah in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District rose to 21, while another bomb weighing two kilogrammes was found
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The death toll of January 15, 2012 bomb attack on a chehlum (40th day of Imam Hussain’s martyrdom) procession at Darbar-e-Hussain Imambargah in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District rose to 21, while another bomb weighing two kilogrammes was found in the same area on January 16, reported Express Tribune. Earlier the death toll stood at 18.
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January - 16 
the main pipeline supplying gas to Sindh was blown up in the Gopang area of Pat Feeder in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti District. As a result, the gas supply to Karachi and some interior parts of Sindh from the damaged pipeline was suspended. The spokesma
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the main pipeline supplying gas to Sindh was blown up in the Gopang area of Pat Feeder in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti District. As a result, the gas supply to Karachi and some interior parts of Sindh from the damaged pipeline was suspended. The spokesman of Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Sarbaz Baloch calling media from an unspecified location claimed responsibility for the blast.
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January - 16 
the private security personnel claimed to have arrested one suspect. They said that they found the man with two remote controls in his pocket. “We beat him and tried to question him but security officials took him away from us. However, the Police de
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the private security personnel claimed to have arrested one suspect. They said that they found the man with two remote controls in his pocket. “We beat him and tried to question him but security officials took him away from us. However, the Police denied any arrests.
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January - 16 
the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was “not satisfactory” because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation. A three-m
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the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was “not satisfactory” because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation. A three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, also directed the Balochistan Advocate General to submit reports from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Investigation Department (CID) on the law and order situation in Balochistan in the last three months on January 20. The court directed the AG to submit reports from the IB and CID, adding, “We will also seek a report from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), if need be.” Chief Justice Chaudhry said how law and order could be maintained when the provincial Government was not serious to improve the situation. The court adjourned the case till January 20.
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January - 17 
A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Munir Ahmed, was found near Sorap Dam area of Panjgur District on January 17, reported Daily Times. Ahmad had been missing for the last six days.
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A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Munir Ahmed, was found near Sorap Dam area of Panjgur District on January 17, reported Daily Times. Ahmad had been missing for the last six days.
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January - 17 
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) conducting the trail of seven men charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) on January 17 adjourned proceedings till January 28, 2012 after the main accused, Lashkar-
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A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) conducting the trail of seven men charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) on January 17 adjourned proceedings till January 28, 2012 after the main accused, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, sought time to appoint a new lawyer, reports The Times of India. Lakhvi made the request as his lawyer Khwaja Sultan Ahmed died recently. Judge Shahid Rafique adjourned the case till January 28 and directed Lakhvi to appoint a new counsel before that date. The seven suspects, including Lakhvi, have been charged with planning, financing and facilitating the attacks that were carried out by 10 Pakistani terrorists.
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January - 17 
A senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakht
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A senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 17, reports Daily Times. “Mukarram Khan Atif was offering Maghrib prayers in a mosque in Shabqadar when the gunmen attacked him”, Safeehullah Gul, a journalist said. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the killing, although Mukarram had moved to Shabqadar after receiving threats from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in his hometown Ghalanai of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). His colleagues said Mukarram had told them about the threats to his life.
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January - 17 
annoyed with the silence of the Government and others over the US drone intrusions, gun-toting tribesmen took things in their hands and fired at the drones that appeared over North Waziristan Agency. Local people said that more than six unmanned plan
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annoyed with the silence of the Government and others over the US drone intrusions, gun-toting tribesmen took things in their hands and fired at the drones that appeared over North Waziristan Agency. Local people said that more than six unmanned planes were seen flying at low altitude over Miramshah, Razmak, Dattakhel, Mir Ali, Shawal and other areas of North Waziristan Agency throughout the day. Angry tribesmen in some areas started heavy firing on the drones. Witnesses said that tribesmen used Kalashnikov rifles and heavy machineguns to shoot down the intruding unmanned planes. According to reports, drones also flew over Azam Warsak area of the adjacent South Waziristan Agency.
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January - 17 
In a call to her Pakistani counterpart this month, United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism “red line”, reports Dawn. The US reserved the right to attack anyone who it determ
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In a call to her Pakistani counterpart this month, United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism “red line”, reports Dawn. The US reserved the right to attack anyone who it determined posed a direct threat to US national security, anywhere in the world. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar responded in kind, telling Mrs Clinton that Pakistan’s red line was the violation of its sovereignty. Any unauthorised flight into its airspace, Ms Khar bluntly told Mrs Clinton, risked being shot down. The conversation, recounted by US officials, was one of the few high-level exchanges between the two Governments in recent months, and it illustrated the depths to which US-Pakistan relations have fallen after a November 26 air assault by NATO forces killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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January - 17 
One person, Muhammad Dost, sustained injury in a remote-controlled blast in Khyber Sadu Khel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the evening of January 17, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted in
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One person, Muhammad Dost, sustained injury in a remote-controlled blast in Khyber Sadu Khel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the evening of January 17, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted in front of a shop.
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January - 17 
Police found an unidentified seven-day-old dead body of a young man from the Lyari Expressway area within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi on January 17, reported Daily Times. Police said the victim appeared to be Baloch and had sever
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Police found an unidentified seven-day-old dead body of a young man from the Lyari Expressway area within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi on January 17, reported Daily Times. Police said the victim appeared to be Baloch and had several torture marks and had received a bullet in his head.
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January - 17 
Police found another unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from Khayaban-e-Qasim area within the limits of Darakhshan Police Station. A Police Officer said that the victim appeared to be Punjabi.
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Police found another unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from Khayaban-e-Qasim area within the limits of Darakhshan Police Station. A Police Officer said that the victim appeared to be Punjabi.
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January - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) foiled an attempt to smuggle arms from Darra Adamkhel to Peshawar and arrested two carriers at Spina Thana checkpost in Kohat. Official sources said that the SFs stopped a Suzuki car (9040-Karachi) at Spina Thana and upon search
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Security Forces (SFs) foiled an attempt to smuggle arms from Darra Adamkhel to Peshawar and arrested two carriers at Spina Thana checkpost in Kohat. Official sources said that the SFs stopped a Suzuki car (9040-Karachi) at Spina Thana and upon search found 40 pistols and hundreds of cartridges in it. Two carriers Zahoor and Ameer Khan were also taken into custody.
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January - 17 
unknown assailants again blew up an 18 inch diameter high pressure gas pipeline in Pat Feeder in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, suspending the gas supply to Quetta and other Districts, reports Express Tribune. According to official sources, unknown
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unknown assailants again blew up an 18 inch diameter high pressure gas pipeline in Pat Feeder in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, suspending the gas supply to Quetta and other Districts, reports Express Tribune. According to official sources, unknown militants attached explosive material to the pipeline, which was blown up as result of the explosion. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 18 
At least three Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed when they clashed with volunteers of Akkakhel peace committee in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 18, reports Dawn. Three sl
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At least three Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed when they clashed with volunteers of Akkakhel peace committee in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 18, reports Dawn. Three slain LI militants were from Shalobar, Zakhakhel and Malikdinkhel area.
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January - 18 
Intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 denied the custody of Mohammad Hasnain, a missing official of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Communication and Works (C&W) Department, reports Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand in
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Intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 denied the custody of Mohammad Hasnain, a missing official of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Communication and Works (C&W) Department, reports Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand informed a Peshawar High Court bench consisting of Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk and Justice Azmatullah Malik that he had filed replies on behalf of the Interior and Defence Ministries and intelligence agencies that they had stated that Mohammad Hasnain, a road inspector in the C&W department, hadn’t been in their custody. Ghulam Nabi Khan, counsel for the missing official, accused intelligence agencies and SFs of taking away many people and said the number of missing persons was the highest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The bench was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Mohammad Hussain, father of Hasnain. The petitioner claimed that his son was taken into custody by officials of an intelligence agency from a Khyber Bazaar hotel in Peshawar on January 24, 2011.
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January - 18 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 18 informed the Upper House that former President Pervez Musharraf would be arrested upon his return to Pakistan in the September 2006 Akbar Bugti murder case, reports Daily Times. The Minister said the forme
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on January 18 informed the Upper House that former President Pervez Musharraf would be arrested upon his return to Pakistan in the September 2006 Akbar Bugti murder case, reports Daily Times. The Minister said the former President was also a proclaimed offender in the November 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case, and that the Government was in contact with British authorities for his extradition. He told senators that the Government would take action against the former general in accordance with the law. However, he told the House that a complainant was needed to make the Federal Government register a case against Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution. The Interior Minister asked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to come forward as it was affected the most by the October 12, 1999, coup. He urged the party to lodge a complaint with the Federal Government so as to proceed further in this regard. Senators Zahid Khan and Abdur Rahim Mandokhel said the generals and politicians who supported Musharraf in the coup should also be tried under Article 6.
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January - 18 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 18 claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, in Shabqada
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 18 claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior tribal reporter, Mukarram Khan Atif, correspondent for Washington-based Pashto language Deewa Radio and a reporter for a private TV channel, in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 17 reports IRNA. TTP's spokesmen Ehsanullah Ehsan and Mukarram Khurasani told reporters that the group killed Mukarram Khan Atif because he 'broadcast anti-Taliban' reports and they said they will kill other American radio journalists. A tribal journalist from North Waziristan Agency (FATA), Rasool Dawar, says that Ehsanullah Ehsan phoned him to 'accept responsibility' for killing Mukarram Khan. f
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January - 18 
The Government is establishing two de-radicalisation centres to ensure psychological and economic rehabilitation of those people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who renounce militancy, reports Dawn. These centres are being set up in
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The Government is establishing two de-radicalisation centres to ensure psychological and economic rehabilitation of those people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who renounce militancy, reports Dawn. These centres are being set up in Sikandaro area of Bajaur Agency in FATA and Government Degree College in Tank town of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is adjacent to the militancy-infested South Waziristan Agency. Official sources said that Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps would jointly run these centres to de-radicalise detainees arrested in the conflict zone. The Federal Development Working Party has approved a grant in aid for these centres at a meeting held in Peshawar on January 18.
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January - 18 
Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta on January 18, reported The News. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.
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Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta on January 18, reported The News. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.
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January - 19 
A Sub-Inspector, Asghar Ali Tarar (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting in his car in Orangi Town within the precincts of Mominabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 19, reports
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A Sub-Inspector, Asghar Ali Tarar (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting in his car in Orangi Town within the precincts of Mominabad Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 19, reports Daily Times. A minor, identified as Hamza (5), was also injured in the attack. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik said that the victim was lately appointed in the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Saddar. He had recently been working on sectarian killing cases. The victim had played a pivotal role in Karachi Operation during 1992-96. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam said that more than 300 Policemen involved in Karachi Operation had been killed in the recent years, adding, that Tarar was working against the militants of banned outfits besides performing on and off tasks for the Special Branch (Orangi Town).
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January - 19 
An explosion occurred near the building of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) in Sui area of Dera Bugti District on January 19 causing no damage, reported The News. "Unknown men had planted explosive material near the building of PPL and exploded i
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An explosion occurred near the building of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) in Sui area of Dera Bugti District on January 19 causing no damage, reported The News. "Unknown men had planted explosive material near the building of PPL and exploded it with remote control", the Police said.
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January - 19 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar warned Washington against pushing Islamabad to go after terrorist groups or bringing them to the Afghan peace process. “Now that the re-evaluation process is underway as we speak, so till the time that that re-evalu
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar warned Washington against pushing Islamabad to go after terrorist groups or bringing them to the Afghan peace process. “Now that the re-evaluation process is underway as we speak, so till the time that that re-evaluation process is not completed, we cannot start the reengagement,” Minister Khar said in an interview with Reuters. Yet Khar struck a positive note stressing the long alliance was vital for the two countries. “I think this will also give us the ability, if we play it right, to strengthen the partnership and to make it much, much more effective,” she said. “Let me categorically say that we consider our relations and our relationship with the US to be an extremely important one.” Khar said proposals for the tenor and rules for relations with the US could be out within days.
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January - 19 
Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing reporters
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Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing reporters at FC headquarters in Quetta, Ubaidullah Khan said that Balochistan witnessed a decline in attacks on economic installations like rocket attacks and bomb blasts particularly targeting gas pipelines, power pylons, and railway tracks. However, incidents of abductions and small arms attacks had increased. He said the militants were using kidnappings as source of generating funds. He said that they target foreigners with the intention to be paid ransom money in dollars. Responding to a query about the links between Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch militants, he said there is no link between the two. He said foreign elements were involved in destabilising Balochistan in order to advance their vested interests using local people as tools. “The foreign groups are providing financial support, equipment, training and advice to militants in Balochistan. The foreign interest is comparatively increasing in this particular region,” he said without mentioning name of any country.
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January - 19 
one Maaz Farooqui, an activist of the Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT), a student wing of the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), who had been missing since December 18, 2011, returned home safely on January 19, reports The News. Maaz was let go near Abdullah Colle
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one Maaz Farooqui, an activist of the Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT), a student wing of the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), who had been missing since December 18, 2011, returned home safely on January 19, reports The News. Maaz was let go near Abdullah College in North Nazimabad area. The General-Secretary of the JeI Karachi, Naseem Siddiqui vowed that the JeI would continue its struggle for the release of other party workers and office-bearers from what the JeI leader alleged “illegal detention by the intelligence agencies”. He urged the Government to ensure the release of all the missing JeI workers and other people unconditionally.
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January - 19 
Pakistan expects to reopen supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan, halted after a NATO cross-border air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011, but will impose tariffs, a senior security official under the condition of anonymit
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Pakistan expects to reopen supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan, halted after a NATO cross-border air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011, but will impose tariffs, a senior security official under the condition of anonymity told Reuters on January 19. The official said the fees were designed to both express continued anger over the November 26 attack and raise funds for the state to fight homegrown Taliban. “The tariffs will cover everything from the port to security to roads,” the official told Reuters. No date was given for reopening the supply routes. The trade ministry was working out details of the tariffs, the official said.
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January - 19 
Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest secu
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Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest security threat to the strategic United States (US) ally, had flatly rejected a demand that it works through tribal elders to reach a deal whereby fighters approach authorities and lay down their arms. “They felt it would be humiliating,” the official said.
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January - 19 
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on January 19 that the cases of missing persons was a major issue of fundamental rights and because of their efforts around 700 such persons had been shifted to internment centres so far, rep
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Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on January 19 that the cases of missing persons was a major issue of fundamental rights and because of their efforts around 700 such persons had been shifted to internment centres so far, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice said that they were here to defend the Constitution of Pakistan and fundamental rights of individuals and would not allow any of the state agencies to violate those rights. The chief justice said that the high court had drafted a law to set up mobile courts in the province and the same would now be submitted to the provincial Government for legislation. The establishment of mobile courts is aimed at providing speedy justice to people at their doorstep.
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January - 19 
Police claimed to have arrested 14 suspects for their alleged involvement in the March 3, 2009 attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team and other terrorism-related activities in Lahore District during the year 2011, reports Daily Times. According to a Capit
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Police claimed to have arrested 14 suspects for their alleged involvement in the March 3, 2009 attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team and other terrorism-related activities in Lahore District during the year 2011, reports Daily Times. According to a Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) spokesperson, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police arrested six suspects involved in the attack, besides arresting proclaimed offender Samiullah and his accomplices.
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January - 19 
Police found an unidentified dead body of a strangulated man from Zafar Town, within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Police said the victim appeared to be Pakhtoon.
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Police found an unidentified dead body of a strangulated man from Zafar Town, within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station. Police said the victim appeared to be Pakhtoon.
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January - 19 
Six persons, among them a Police official, were injured when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up to avoid arrest in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 19, reports Dawn. Sources said a Police team had cordo
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Six persons, among them a Police official, were injured when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up to avoid arrest in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 19, reports Dawn. Sources said a Police team had cordoned off an area and during checking of vehicles asked a suspect, later identified as Azjad alias Jannat Gul, a resident of Ziarat Kaka Sahib area to get off his vehicle for body search. However, the suspect tried to escape and while doing so detonated his explosive-laden vest. He died on the spot injuring six people
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January - 19 
The Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on January 19 said that the cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will attend its Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan) rally to be held in Multan District of Punjab Province on January 29, 2012, reported Indian Express. Ju
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The Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on January 19 said that the cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will attend its Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan) rally to be held in Multan District of Punjab Province on January 29, 2012, reported Indian Express. JuD leaders said the Difa-e-Pakistan gathering would also be attended by Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) chief Munawar Hassan and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and leaders of other religious and political parties. There was no word from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on the development. Khan has not attended other ‘Defence of Pakistan’ meetings organised by the JuD but a message from him was read out at a rally held in Lahore on December 18, 2011. The movement was launched shortly after a cross-border November 26, 2011, NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. During rallies and meetings organised as part of the movement, leaders of the JuD and other extremist groups have mainly targeted the United States (US) and India.
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January - 19 
the militant outfit Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) is expected to come into a coalition with any political or religious party in the next general election. Chairman MQM-H Afaq Ahmed stated this while talking to journalists after a meeting with
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the militant outfit Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) is expected to come into a coalition with any political or religious party in the next general election. Chairman MQM-H Afaq Ahmed stated this while talking to journalists after a meeting with former Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza.
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January - 19 
the Pentagon says the US is paying six times more than before to send war supplies to troops in Afghanistan through alternate routes since Pakistan’s punitive decision in November, 2011 to close border crossings to NATO convoys. Pentagon figures prov
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the Pentagon says the US is paying six times more than before to send war supplies to troops in Afghanistan through alternate routes since Pakistan’s punitive decision in November, 2011 to close border crossings to NATO convoys. Pentagon figures provided to the Associated Press show it now costs about USD 104 million per month to move the supplies through a longer northern route, USD 87 million more a month than when the cargo moved through Pakistan.
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January - 19 
Two Europeans, identified as Giovanni and Bernd, working with the Welthungerhilfe, a German International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) for food rehabilitation, were abducted from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District while
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Two Europeans, identified as Giovanni and Bernd, working with the Welthungerhilfe, a German International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) for food rehabilitation, were abducted from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District while returning from Kot Addu tehsil (revenue unit) of Muzaffargarh District on January 19, reported Express Tribune.
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January - 19 
US President Barack Obama wants the United States and Pakistan to continue to work together for achieving their common goals of defeating terrorism and building a stable and peaceful Pakistan, says the White House, reports Dawn. A brief statement, is
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US President Barack Obama wants the United States and Pakistan to continue to work together for achieving their common goals of defeating terrorism and building a stable and peaceful Pakistan, says the White House, reports Dawn. A brief statement, issued by the White House on January 19, said Obama conveyed this message to Pakistan’s new Ambassador Sherry Rehman. “The president welcomed Ambassador Rehman to Washington and expressed his desire that our two governments continue to work closely together towards our shared objectives of defeating al Qaeda, combating violent extremism, and supporting a stable and peaceful Pakistan, Afghanistan and wider region,’ the statement said.
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January - 20 
a Pakistani judicial review board ended the house arrest of Malik Ishaq who was detained in 2011 after his group was blamed for a string of attacks on the minority Shia community. The three-member review board headed by Lahore high court justice Nasi
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a Pakistani judicial review board ended the house arrest of Malik Ishaq who was detained in 2011 after his group was blamed for a string of attacks on the minority Shia community. The three-member review board headed by Lahore high court justice Nasir Saeed set aside the Punjab Government's plea that Ishaq's detention should be extended for maintaining law and order in the province. The law officer of the Punjab Home Department argued that there had been a spike in sectarian violence against Shias since Ishaq was freed from prison last year.
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January - 20 
Four militants, two each from both sides, were killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) clashed with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, report
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Four militants, two each from both sides, were killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) clashed with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, reports Dawn.
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January - 20 
militants blew up a government primary school for boys at Bacha Mayna in Landikotal near the Torkham border at around 8:30pm. Nobody was hurt in the explosion.
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militants blew up a government primary school for boys at Bacha Mayna in Landikotal near the Torkham border at around 8:30pm. Nobody was hurt in the explosion.
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January - 20 
Police found another dead body of a man from Gulistan-e-Jauhar within the precincts of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station. The victim was later identified as 40-year-old Amjad Masih, a resident of Bhitai Colony in Safora Goth.
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Police found another dead body of a man from Gulistan-e-Jauhar within the precincts of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station. The victim was later identified as 40-year-old Amjad Masih, a resident of Bhitai Colony in Safora Goth.
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January - 20 
Police found dead body of a man near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station. SHO Safdar Mashwani said Police also found a TT pistol and a motorcycle near his body.
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Police found dead body of a man near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station. SHO Safdar Mashwani said Police also found a TT pistol and a motorcycle near his body.
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January - 20 
Police on January 20 registered a case against 15 persons for their alleged involvement in the January 15 bomb blast at a chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) in Khanpur. The Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Muhammad Ishaq, Shafiq Da
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Police on January 20 registered a case against 15 persons for their alleged involvement in the January 15 bomb blast at a chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) in Khanpur. The Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Muhammad Ishaq, Shafiq Dahar, Ghulam Muhammad, Muhammad Yaqoob, Muhammad Usman and 10 unidentified people have been nominated in the FIR, which was registered under the Anti-terrorism Act. The FIR has been registered on the complaint of Imdad Hussain of Mauza Jetha Bhatha.
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January - 20 
seven Security Force personnel were injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Baz Garha area of Bara. One of the critically injured personnel later succumbed to his injuries.
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seven Security Force personnel were injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Baz Garha area of Bara. One of the critically injured personnel later succumbed to his injuries.
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January - 20 
The Government on January 20 nominated focal persons in three Districts of Kohat division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for ensuring quick response to acts of terrorism and decided to devise a strategy for the repatriation of illegal Afghan refugees, reports
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The Government on January 20 nominated focal persons in three Districts of Kohat division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for ensuring quick response to acts of terrorism and decided to devise a strategy for the repatriation of illegal Afghan refugees, reports Dawn. In a meeting chaired by Commissioner, Kohat division, Sahibzada Mohammad Anees here on Friday, Deputy Inspector General, Kohat, Masood Afridi said that the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) - investigation Kohat, Superintendent of Police (SP) - investigation Hangu and SP - investigation Karak had been appointed as focal persons. He said that their job would be to quickly respond in case of any untoward incident and report to the divisional administration and the Provincial Government about it.
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January - 20 
Three people, including a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, were killed in different acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on January 20, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, shot and injure
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Three people, including a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, were killed in different acts of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on January 20, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, shot and injured Arif Baig (26) and Tahir (28), near Qatar Hospital within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station. Arif succumbed to his injuries later. Station House officer (SHO) Asif Rauf said victims were activists of MQM Orangi Town, Unit-132.
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January - 20 
three volunteers of a tribal peace committee were injured in a bomb blast in Tirah Valley. Sources said that an explosive device planted along a roadside went off when volunteers of Kukikhel tribal lashkar (militia) were on a routine patrol in Dwa Th
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three volunteers of a tribal peace committee were injured in a bomb blast in Tirah Valley. Sources said that an explosive device planted along a roadside went off when volunteers of Kukikhel tribal lashkar (militia) were on a routine patrol in Dwa Thoe area after the Friday prayers.
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January - 20 
unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Frontier Corps in Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit).
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unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Frontier Corps in Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit).
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January - 20 
Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on January 20, reports Daily Times. According to the sources, an explosive device was planted on a gas pipeline, which exploded dis
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Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on January 20, reports Daily Times. According to the sources, an explosive device was planted on a gas pipeline, which exploded disrupting gas supply from the wells no 15 and 17 to the gas purification plant.
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January - 20 
Unidentified militants shot dead an elder from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at Bakhshi Pul area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 20, reports Dawn. An official said
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Unidentified militants shot dead an elder from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at Bakhshi Pul area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 20, reports Dawn. An official said that Fazal Maula Mohmand had shifted from his native tribal region to Bakhshi Pul area few years ago owing to lawlessness in the agency. “So far no one has claimed responsibility for his murder but it seems that he had contacts the with peace committees supporting security forces in Mohmand Agency,” Police said.
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January - 21 
A firm run by the Pakistani military will collect a fee of USD 1,000 for every container truck passing through the country under new conditions for the reopening of NATO supply routes, Indian Express reported quoting a media report of January 21. The
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A firm run by the Pakistani military will collect a fee of USD 1,000 for every container truck passing through the country under new conditions for the reopening of NATO supply routes, Indian Express reported quoting a media report of January 21. The Government is contemplating the imposition of the fee, which will be collected by the army-run National Logistics Cell (NLC) as a condition for reopening the supply routes that were closed in retaliation for a cross-border NATO air strike on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. There is no proposal from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to impose a transit fee on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and NATO containers but the Government is considering a proposal to allow the NLC to charge a fee for transportation charges and for providing No Objection Certificates, revealed the sources privy to the development. “The proposed fee is not to be imposed by the FBR despite getting approval in the Finance Bill 2011,” an unnamed senior official of the FBR said. Instead, the NLC will be tasked to collect the fee and to ensure that no pilferage of NATO supplies occurs during transit through Pakistan. The NLC currently charges a small fee for granting NOC and a proposal is being considered to raise this fee to USD1,000 per container in case NATO supplies are restored.
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January - 21 
A little known Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group militants shot dead two alleged kidnappers, Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi, in Touda Chenna area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Sources sa
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A little known Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group militants shot dead two alleged kidnappers, Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi, in Touda Chenna area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Sources said Israfeel and Ghulam Nabi had allegedly kidnapped Muhammad Saeed, a taxi driver, from Sadda town about one month ago. Saeed was later murdered and the body was thrown near Alizai area. Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan group was formed by Fazal Saeed Haqqani after developing differences with leaders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2011. The group is active in central and lower tehsils (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency.
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January - 21 
a security man, Bashirullah, was injured when one of the vehicles taking paramilitary forces from Alizai to the garrison town of Thall was hit by a bomb near the Chappari check-post of Kurram Agency. Security Forces (SFs) have launched an operation i
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a security man, Bashirullah, was injured when one of the vehicles taking paramilitary forces from Alizai to the garrison town of Thall was hit by a bomb near the Chappari check-post of Kurram Agency. Security Forces (SFs) have launched an operation in the central part of Kurram Agency. Officials said about 240 militants have been killed so far.
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January - 21 
an Army official, Lieutenant Atta Muhammad, was killed when a landmine planted by militants on a dirt track exploded in Talai area of Kurram Agency.
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an Army official, Lieutenant Atta Muhammad, was killed when a landmine planted by militants on a dirt track exploded in Talai area of Kurram Agency.
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January - 21 
Around 390 families from Khyber Agency took refuge in Jalozai internally displaced persons camp on January 21 as an intensified crackdown on militants has triggered displacements from Shalobar tribal area, reports Dawn. A meeting of the Peshawar base
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Around 390 families from Khyber Agency took refuge in Jalozai internally displaced persons camp on January 21 as an intensified crackdown on militants has triggered displacements from Shalobar tribal area, reports Dawn. A meeting of the Peshawar based officials of international aid agencies, including United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Food Programme (WFP), has been scheduled for January 23 at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority’s (PDMA) offices to review the emergency, determining future course of action, according to Faiz Mohammad, chief coordinator (IDPs), PDMA. `Between 3,000 and 5,000 Shalobar families are estimated to leave their homes and head to other places for personal safety,` said Noor Akbar Afridi, in-charge of IDPs` camp in Jalozai, some 20 kilometres east of Peshawar. A large number of families left Qamberabad, Surkas and other villages inhabited by Shalobar tribe in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. People began leaving their houses after hearing that the Government has decided to extend IDP status to members of the Shalobar tribe in view of intensified crackdown. Paramilitary Frontier Corps, backed-up by the Army, has enlarged the ambit of its crackdown on Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) led by notorious Mangal Bagh in Bara plains, making thousands non-combatant tribal people flee from Qamberabad and Surkas villages on January 20 and January 21.
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January - 21 
Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in the province, on January 21 said that it was the responsibility of the provincial Government to improve security to the satisfaction of th
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Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in the province, on January 21 said that it was the responsibility of the provincial Government to improve security to the satisfaction of the people, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters after the 10th Convocation of the Balochistan University, the Governor said, “I have been saying this from the very first day that law and order is very poor in the province. It makes no difference whether I am satisfied or not, but this question should be asked from the people.” He said: “As a governor I believe that the elected members of provincial parliament are responsible for this worsening law and order situation since they are not playing a positive role in retaining durable peace. Merely expressing helplessness or inability is not a solution,” Magsi added. He said that the sincerity and honesty of the provincial ministers could be judged by the fact that only one out of over 50 ministers turned up to attend the convocation of this premier institution of Balochistan. It would be appropriate if the Chief Minister had been asked the relevant questions about the performance of his cabinet members and interest of his cabinet colleagues on this subject, he added further.
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January - 21 
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on January 21 warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court, reports The Express Tribune. “Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously an
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on January 21 warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court, reports The Express Tribune. “Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously and would entail strict action.” Taking notice of the killings of lawyers and other citizens in Sindh, CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry assured the people of Karachi and Sindh that the judiciary would not leave them alone and would monitor the actions of the State apparatus. Addressing members of the bar and bench after administering oath to the newly elected office bearers of the Karachi Bar Association here on Saturday, the Chief Justice especially referred to the target killing of lawyers in Karachi and said this was “really very frustrating.” He asked the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to summon the Chief Secretary, Sindh Inspector General (IG), Rangers Director General (DG) and other officials in his chambers in the presence of members of the bar and look into the issue.
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January - 21 
four Levies Force personnel received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb near Mian Mandi Bazaar in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The injured personnel were identified as Subedar Amjad Khan, sepoy Rahat, sepoy
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four Levies Force personnel received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb near Mian Mandi Bazaar in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The injured personnel were identified as Subedar Amjad Khan, sepoy Rahat, sepoy Inayat and sepoy Irshad. The spokesperson for TTP Mohmand Agency chapter chief, Mukarram Khurassin, talked to local journalists by telephone and claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) on January 21 arrested 35 persons in the wake of January 20’s bombing of a school in Torkham of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The SFs and the political administration had arrested more than 50 persons while raiding the houses
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Security Forces (SFs) on January 21 arrested 35 persons in the wake of January 20’s bombing of a school in Torkham of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The SFs and the political administration had arrested more than 50 persons while raiding the houses of residents of Bacha Mena. However, they detained 35 of them in Landikotal and released the remaining people, Tehsildar (revenue officer) Abdul Nabi said.
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January - 21 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 21 released a video showing them killing 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who were abducted in a raid on December 23 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. 15 soldiers stood bli
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 21 released a video showing them killing 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel who were abducted in a raid on December 23 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. 15 soldiers stood blindfolded, handcuffed to each other on a barren hilltop as one of their bearded TTP captors held an AK-47 rifle and spoke with fury about revenge. TTP militants on January 5 killed 15 FC personnel in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. 15 personnel guarding the boundary between the FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been taken hostage on December 23, 2011 in a pre-dawn attack by TTP militants on their post in Mullazai area of Tank District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Now they have released a video as a warning to the Army. “Twelve of our comrades were besieged and mercilessly martyred in the Khyber Agency (area),” said the militant. “Our pious women were also targeted. To avenge those comrades, we will kill these men. We warn the government of Pakistan that if the killing of our friends is not halted, this will be the fate of you all.”
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January - 22 
a donors’ conference will be held next month to raise the required USD 200 million funds for quick rehabilitation of internally displaced persons of FATA. A handout issued here on January 22 said that during a presentation on FATA Disaster Management
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a donors’ conference will be held next month to raise the required USD 200 million funds for quick rehabilitation of internally displaced persons of FATA. A handout issued here on January 22 said that during a presentation on FATA Disaster Management Authority, held at Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar was told that so far 145,338 displaced families out of total 298,715 had been sent back to their permanent dwellings. The whole process cost PKR 7391.260 million including onetime cash grant of PKR 25,000 per family and PKR 15,000 for provision of six-month ration to each returning household. The repatriated families belonged to Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, Kurram and South Waziristan agencies.
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January - 22 
A Kenyan aid worker, identified as Tom Amimo, and his Pakistani driver, Attaullah Kori, were abducted from Khairpur District while travelling from Sukkur to Dadu District on January 22, reports Dawn. Amimo works for Care International Non Governmenta
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A Kenyan aid worker, identified as Tom Amimo, and his Pakistani driver, Attaullah Kori, were abducted from Khairpur District while travelling from Sukkur to Dadu District on January 22, reports Dawn. Amimo works for Care International Non Governmental Organisation (NGO). Their car was found abandoned in Bhirya town of Naushahro Feroz District. Osman Ibrahim, Kenya’s acting High Commissioner to Pakistan said that the mission was working to confirm whether the foreigner was a Kenyan.
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January - 22 
a main gas pipeline was blown up in Mullguzar area of Jaffarabad District disrupting the gas supply to several areas in Sindh, reports Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. BRA spokesman, Sarbaz Baloch said this wa
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a main gas pipeline was blown up in Mullguzar area of Jaffarabad District disrupting the gas supply to several areas in Sindh, reports Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. BRA spokesman, Sarbaz Baloch said this was the fourth time the group had blown up the pipeline in the area. He also claimed that another pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh plant had been blown up.
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January - 22 
One Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Habibullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Zarghonabad area of Quetta on January 22, reported Daily Times.
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One Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Habibullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Zarghonabad area of Quetta on January 22, reported Daily Times.
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January - 22 
the Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary troops impounded 12 containers of the of the Afghan Transit Trade near the Chaman border in Qilla Abdullah District carrying fuel for the NATO-led forces stationed in Afghanistan, reported Express Tribune. The dri
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the Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary troops impounded 12 containers of the of the Afghan Transit Trade near the Chaman border in Qilla Abdullah District carrying fuel for the NATO-led forces stationed in Afghanistan, reported Express Tribune. The drivers were taken into custody for questioning. “The FC had prior information about the supply of fuel and military hardware for the NATO forces through infrequent routes which misuse the Afghan Transit Trade facility. Therefore, strict security was clamped along the Afghan border,” an unnamed senior official of the FC said. “Nine oil tankers and 12 containers carrying fuel and supply for NATO forces are still parked in Quetta and other areas of the province. The Inspector General (IG) of the FC added that security along the Pak-Afghan border has been beefed up. “The FC is closely monitoring the situation on the bordering areas with Afghanistan. We are in position to tackle any attacks launched by militants or by the organised forces,” he added.
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January - 22 
The leaders of the Pakistan Defense Council (PDC), comprising of 44 politico-religious parties of the country gathered at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on January 22 in a rally against what they called the anti-Pakistan forces, reported Express Tribune.
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The leaders of the Pakistan Defense Council (PDC), comprising of 44 politico-religious parties of the country gathered at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on January 22 in a rally against what they called the anti-Pakistan forces, reported Express Tribune. “Al-Jihad, Al-Jihad” (the holy war, the holy war) slogans rose from the crowd in response to every fiery claim by orators who warned against the ‘grand conspiracies’ being hatched by the ‘enemies of Pakistan’. A majority of the participants in the rally were holding Jama’at-ud Dawa (JuD) flags, led by Hafiz Saeed, whose 17-minute speech, consistently referring to Indian-American aggression against Muslims, resonated with the crowd of over 50,000. “The current standoff between state institutions is the result of a sin that we committed 10 years ago by allowing our territory to be used against Afghan Muslims, and until we repent for that grave mistake, we will never be able to overcome these issues,” Saeed said, adding, “This is America’s war and we only want to fight Pakistan’s war.” The PDC urged the Government to get rid of the US war on terrorism. The leaders demanded Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to make a timeframe to leave the war and formulate independent policies by keeping the national interests supreme. Saeed said that India is a greater threat to Pakistan than the United States (US). “The current Government is conspiring with the US to give in to Indian supremacy in the region. Granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status is part of that plan. We must practically oppose this,” Saeed added. Activists of the participating religious outfits freely distributed hate material, including jihadi pamphlets, books, CDs and posters inciting sectarian hatred and urging jihad.
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January - 22 
The Police on January 22 foiled a terror bid by arresting a suspected terrorist and recovering weapons from a house during a raid in Basyakhel area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Gul
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The Police on January 22 foiled a terror bid by arresting a suspected terrorist and recovering weapons from a house during a raid in Basyakhel area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Gul Syed Khan Afridi told media that the suspected terrorist, identified as Asghar Mumluk was arrested during a raid on a house in Basyakhel area of Bannu on a tip off.
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January - 22 
the Security Forces (SFs) recovered and deactivated an explosive device planted by unidentified militants outside the Pakistan Petroleum Limited office in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.
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the Security Forces (SFs) recovered and deactivated an explosive device planted by unidentified militants outside the Pakistan Petroleum Limited office in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.
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January - 22 
three German nationals were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in ‘suspicious activities’ from a house located in University Town of Peshawar, reports Dawn. The suspects, who were interviewed after reports they were living in the house
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three German nationals were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in ‘suspicious activities’ from a house located in University Town of Peshawar, reports Dawn. The suspects, who were interviewed after reports they were living in the house on the Park Lane Street illegally, failed to produce documents validating their stay in Pakistan. They were identified as Curtain Wild, a colonel in German Army who has spent time in Afghanistan and Kosovo, Lauren and Rhodwolf Smith. An official said statements of the three men did not match with each other. First, they claimed to be associated with a non-governmental organisation but later they said they were staff of the German embassy living in Peshawar. The official said four Pakistanis, who were working for the Germans, had also been held. They included two security guards whose services had been acquired without informing the Police. “They said they were deputed by their embassy to keep an eye on the German-funded development projects but they had no documentary proof to this effect,” the official said. The Germans came to Peshawar during the Soviet war in Afghanistan more than 30 years ago, he said, adding the house was raided after the Police came to know about their suspicious activities.
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January - 22 
Two militants were killed in a bomb blast in Zakakhel Banjwal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that the militants were planting a bomb under a bridge at Zakakhel Banjwal on
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Two militants were killed in a bomb blast in Zakakhel Banjwal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that the militants were planting a bomb under a bridge at Zakakhel Banjwal on Landi Kotal Road when it went off, killing both of them instantly. The identity of the militants could not be ascertained immediately.
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January - 23 
A 24 pages document released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, on January 23 revealed that a direct intervention by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and warning of an enhanced response
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A 24 pages document released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, on January 23 revealed that a direct intervention by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and warning of an enhanced response had finally brought NATO’s air strikes on Volcano and Boldak posts in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 26 2011 to a halt, reports Dawn. It gives Pakistan’s perspective on a United States (US) investigation report on the incident which brought the already-strained relations between Pakistan and the US to a new low. General Kayani talked to ODRP (Office of the Defense Representative Pakistan) Chief L.G. Keen at the US Embassy and warned that if the fire did not stop immediately he would order an enhanced level of response, beyond the one which was already being given by the Pakistani military until that time in the shape of small arms and mortar fire. The intervention finally brought the fire to a halt. The document, which outlined the first formal reaction to the attack by the General Headquarters (GHQ), rejected the US investigation report on the Salala incident which claimed the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers. “Pakistan does not agree with several portions and findings of the investigation report as these are factually not correct,” it said. The document said the US investigation report was structured around the argument of “self-defense” and “proportional use of force”, an argument contrary to facts.
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January - 23 
A Frontier Corps (FC) team arrested four suspect persons and recovered a large quantity of arms from Gulistan area in Qila Abdullah District of Balochistan on January 23, reported Dawn. Two-hundred grenades, 45 rockets, three rocket launchers, three
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A Frontier Corps (FC) team arrested four suspect persons and recovered a large quantity of arms from Gulistan area in Qila Abdullah District of Balochistan on January 23, reported Dawn. Two-hundred grenades, 45 rockets, three rocket launchers, three submachine guns and thousands of rounds were seized during the raid.
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January - 23 
At least five militants were killed when United States (US) drone fired two missiles on a house and a vehicle at Mohammad Khel and Degan village in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 23,
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At least five militants were killed when United States (US) drone fired two missiles on a house and a vehicle at Mohammad Khel and Degan village in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 23, reported The Times of India. Intelligence officials said the dead militants were from Turkmenistan, but their exact identities were not immediately known, added Daily Times.
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January - 23 
at least one Policeman was killed while another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Par Hoti area of Mardan District, reported Daily Times.
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at least one Policeman was killed while another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Par Hoti area of Mardan District, reported Daily Times.
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January - 23 
Federal Law Minister Mir Maula Bakhsh Chandio on January 23 claimed that the political and other crises in the country are man-made and artificial, reported Daily Times. Talking to reporters, he recalled the misrule of military dictators, saying that
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Federal Law Minister Mir Maula Bakhsh Chandio on January 23 claimed that the political and other crises in the country are man-made and artificial, reported Daily Times. Talking to reporters, he recalled the misrule of military dictators, saying that pro-establishment forces had never created any crisis to embarrass any military dictator, nor did those Governments face artificial problems “created for vested interests”. Referring to Mansoor Ijaz, Chandio said he is a United States (US) national and was committed to defending American interests. “The memo scandal has no roots, and it will soon deflate.” “The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government has the capability to face and overcome all crises, as it is enjoying the support of the people of Pakistan,” he said. Commenting on Balochistan, Chandio said violence was not a solution to any problem. “The PPP leadership apologized and wants to bring the Baloch people into the mainstream. The Government is ready to hold talks and negotiations with the Baloch leadership. However, violence from either side has remained a hindrance in addressing their grievances,” he added
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January - 23 
four Policemen were injured in a roadside bomb blast targeting the Police in Ajab Bagh area of Nowshera District.
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four Policemen were injured in a roadside bomb blast targeting the Police in Ajab Bagh area of Nowshera District.
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January - 23 
Kot Addu Police claimed to have arrested four suspected persons on January 23 in connection with the abduction of two European aid workers from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District on January 19, 2012, reports Daily Times. Punjab
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Kot Addu Police claimed to have arrested four suspected persons on January 23 in connection with the abduction of two European aid workers from Western Fort Colony of Qasim Bela area in Multan District on January 19, 2012, reports Daily Times. Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Javed Iqbal said the aid workers, were being held for ransom.
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January - 23 
Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its
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Pakistan’s fledgling democratic Government, under increasing pressure from the military, appeased extremist groups, ignored army abuses, and failed to hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable in 2011, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report 2012, on January 23, reports Daily Times. Targeted killings and other attacks on civilians by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and sectarian and ethnic militant groups, as well as killings of journalists, were commonplace during the year, it said. The Rights group said security deteriorated dramatically throughout the country as the result of suicide bombings by the TTP and affiliated groups, which targeted civilians and public spaces, including marketplaces and religious processions. There was a dramatic increase in targeted killings in Balochistan, while 800 people were killed in often politically motivated violence in Karachi, the report added. Relations between Pakistan and the United States (US) deteriorated markedly in 2011. Factors fuelling the diplomatic crisis included the killing of two men by a Central Investigation Agency (CIA) contractor at a Lahore traffic junction; the withholding of USD 800 million in military aid to Pakistan; Pakistan’s alleged support for militants from the “Haqqani Network”; the alleged harbouring by Pakistan of Osama bin Laden and his killing by the US; and the November 26, 2011 Mohmand Agency strike by NATO that killed 24 Pakistani troops. The US carried out about 75 aerial drone strikes during 2011 on suspected al Qaeda and TTP members. These strikes resulted in claims of large numbers of civilian casualties, but lack of access to the conflict areas has prevented independent verification.
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January - 23 
Tehran on January 23 closed Zero Point, the trade gate between Pakistan and Iran, in the bordering town of Taftan in Chagai District of Balochistan province, reported Daily Times. According to the area’s local administration, Iranian border officials
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Tehran on January 23 closed Zero Point, the trade gate between Pakistan and Iran, in the bordering town of Taftan in Chagai District of Balochistan province, reported Daily Times. According to the area’s local administration, Iranian border officials cited security arrangements ahead of a religious festival in Iran as the reason for the closure, adding, the gate was closed for an indefinite period. The affected traders in Pakistan have demanded the authorities concerned to take up the issue with Iran and reopen the trade gate as soon as possible.
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January - 23 
The Defense Secretary failed to submit a report in the Supreme Court (SC) on January 23 regarding the alleged occupation of the property of a citizen in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by Security Forces, reported Daily Times. The court
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The Defense Secretary failed to submit a report in the Supreme Court (SC) on January 23 regarding the alleged occupation of the property of a citizen in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by Security Forces, reported Daily Times. The court directed the District Officer (revenue) to retrieve the occupied property and submit a report on January 27, 2012. The court also maintained that no authority would interfere in the process of retrieving the occupied land. A three-member bench of the SC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the petition filed by Abdul Ghafar for permitting him to enter his property, allegedly occupied by the Pakistan Army when he had left behind as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) when Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) was launched in May 2009 against militants and terrorists in Swat Valley.
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January - 23 
the elders of Dallokhel area in Lakki Marwat District and local leaders of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) said that they would continue to cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and Security Forces (SFs) for restoration of durable peace in
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the elders of Dallokhel area in Lakki Marwat District and local leaders of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) said that they would continue to cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and Security Forces (SFs) for restoration of durable peace in the area, reported Dawn. “Joint and collective efforts by area people and LEA can help eradicate the menace of militancy and restore peace in the district,” they said, adding, that they would not allow anyone to disturb peace of the District. They added that all out assistance would be provided to security forces to eliminate saboteurs from the area. “The credit for maintaining sustainable peace and protecting lives and properties of people goes to SFs,” the speakers said. They called upon security forces to take elders into confidence before launching search operation in an area as it would help to tighten noose around miscreants and reduce hardships of local people.
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January - 23 
The Senate on January 23 passed a unanimous resolution asking the Government to arrest former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on his return from abroad and try him for committing treason, reports Dawn. Senator Mian Raza Rabbani moved the re
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The Senate on January 23 passed a unanimous resolution asking the Government to arrest former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on his return from abroad and try him for committing treason, reports Dawn. Senator Mian Raza Rabbani moved the resolution towards the end of the proceedings on behalf of seven other senators. The resolution was virtually a charge-sheet against the former military ruler who had announced his return to Pakistan by the end this month. The Senate, through the resolution, said that General Musharraf held the Constitution in abeyance twice and brought the judiciary into disrepute. It said that General Musharraf removed, ridiculed and arrested judges of the superior judiciary. The resolution also stated that the former president aided, and was allegedly an accomplice, in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Nawab Akbar Bugti. The senators said the former Army Chief had committed acts of criminal nature against the people of Pakistan and that his policies and the use of state force in Balochistan had led to loss of innocent lives and “sponsored disappearance” of people.
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January - 23 
the US Defense Department said that the November 26 NATO air strikes were not ‘unprovoked’, rejecting a Pakistani report which said NATO and ISAF had attacked its troops without provocation. At a briefing in Washington, a Pentagon spokesman Captain
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the US Defense Department said that the November 26 NATO air strikes were not ‘unprovoked’, rejecting a Pakistani report which said NATO and ISAF had attacked its troops without provocation. At a briefing in Washington, a Pentagon spokesman Captain John Kirby also said he stood by a US military report, released last month, which said that both countries committed mistakes, which led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in the raids. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little also rejected the Pakistani claim and insisted that the NATO attack was “not unprovoked (and) we have said this many, many times”.
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January - 23 
unidentified militants killed one Sahibzada Daud Ahmad, near Kotka Parade in Naurang town.
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unidentified militants killed one Sahibzada Daud Ahmad, near Kotka Parade in Naurang town.
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January - 23 
Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Haji Noor Mohammad while was going home after offering Maghrib (evening) prayers in Eesakkhe village mosque in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 23, reports Dawn
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Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Haji Noor Mohammad while was going home after offering Maghrib (evening) prayers in Eesakkhe village mosque in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 23, reports Dawn
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January - 24 
a bystander, identified as Ishaq, was killed in Memon Society when unidentified assailants restored to firing to protest target killings of the ASWJ activists.
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a bystander, identified as Ishaq, was killed in Memon Society when unidentified assailants restored to firing to protest target killings of the ASWJ activists.
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January - 24 
a CD shop was destroyed completely when explosive went off in a market in Dagai village of Landi Kotal. Two other adjacent shops were also damaged. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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a CD shop was destroyed completely when explosive went off in a market in Dagai village of Landi Kotal. Two other adjacent shops were also damaged. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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January - 24 
A Khasadar, identified as Murtaza Khan, was killed and two persons were injured when a bomb, buried under the debris of a destroyed school, went off in Sheikhmal Khel area of Landi Kotal tehsil in Khyber Agency. Officials said that a team of khasadar
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A Khasadar, identified as Murtaza Khan, was killed and two persons were injured when a bomb, buried under the debris of a destroyed school, went off in Sheikhmal Khel area of Landi Kotal tehsil in Khyber Agency. Officials said that a team of khasadars was sent to Sheikhmal Khel area on Tuesday morning to assess the damage done to a Government primary school, targeted by militants on the night between January 23 and January 23. During the inspection of the damaged building, an unexploded device buried under the debris went off, injuring three men including two khasadars. Murtaza Khan succumbed to his injuries later.
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January - 24 
A vehicle carrying workers of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) partially damaged in a roadside blast on Lakki-Mianwali Road near Chowkijand in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 24, reports Dawn. All the workers onboard re
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A vehicle carrying workers of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) partially damaged in a roadside blast on Lakki-Mianwali Road near Chowkijand in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 24, reports Dawn. All the workers onboard remained safe as the explosion occurred after the bus crossed the place where the explosive device was planted.
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January - 24 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 24 expressed alarm at reports that another person, identified as Abdul Saboor’s, who had been detained for suspected involvement in the 2009 General Head Quarter (GHQ) attack was found dead in Pes
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on January 24 expressed alarm at reports that another person, identified as Abdul Saboor’s, who had been detained for suspected involvement in the 2009 General Head Quarter (GHQ) attack was found dead in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported Daily Times. The Commission said, “HRCP shows its serious concern that with the recovery of Abdul Saboor’s body in Peshawar, four of the 11 persons held on charges of involvement in the GHQ attack have now turned up dead. Their families had earlier spoken of the detained men being tortured and apprehended that they would be killed. The plight of the families of the four men killed and the seven who are believed to be alive, at least for now, is similar to hundreds of others who have been devastated by enforced disappearances by agents of the state across the country.” HRCP stressed that charges of involvement in acts of terrorism, do not deprive those accused of their due process rights.
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January - 24 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) neutralised a potential terrorism bid by defusing an anti-tank landmine in Shambey area near Gwadar Town in Gwadar District on January 24, reports The News. Local Police said unidentified militants had planted the land
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) neutralised a potential terrorism bid by defusing an anti-tank landmine in Shambey area near Gwadar Town in Gwadar District on January 24, reports The News. Local Police said unidentified militants had planted the landmine along the road to target vehicles traveling by which was detected and defused by a team of LEAs. "The explosion would have caused immense damage, had the landmine containing some 14 kilogram highly combustible explosive gone off," the Police official added.
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January - 24 
officials of the Education Department said that number of schools destroyed in Khyber Agency had reached 57. Out of these schools 32 were targeted in Bara, 22 in Landi Kotal and four in Jamrud, depriving 16,000 children of education only in Bara tehs
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officials of the Education Department said that number of schools destroyed in Khyber Agency had reached 57. Out of these schools 32 were targeted in Bara, 22 in Landi Kotal and four in Jamrud, depriving 16,000 children of education only in Bara tehsil.
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January - 24 
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser Farahnaz Ispahani on January 24 alleged that she ran away from the country over fears that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) might abduct her to force her husband, former Ambassador to the Unite
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser Farahnaz Ispahani on January 24 alleged that she ran away from the country over fears that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) might abduct her to force her husband, former Ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani, to sign a confession and implicate the President in the Memo Gate scandal, reported Indian Express. "What we're seeing is the systematic killing or silencing of anyone who stands up to the institutionalization of a militarized Islamist state, who advocates positive relations with the West or stands up for tolerance," stated The News quoting Ispahani, as saying. "I'm scared; the Government can't even protect itself". Isphani said this while talking to a British journalist, Christina Lamb, who claimed in her The Sunday Times article that Pakistan’s military is "steadily silencing opponents" and conducting a soft coup. Lamb, a foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, who filed story on Pakistan from Washington, is banned from entering Pakistan after being deported from the country in 2001. She wrote that Haqqani's life was in danger and his wife Ispahani had fled to Washington amid fears that "ISI might kidnap her to force her husband to sign a confession and implicate the President."
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January - 24 
Police accused militants for the abduction of a German aid worker and his Italian colleague at gunpoint on January 19 from Multan District, and a Kenyan aid worker abducted on January 22, from Khairpur District of Sindh. “The kidnappers have made no
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Police accused militants for the abduction of a German aid worker and his Italian colleague at gunpoint on January 19 from Multan District, and a Kenyan aid worker abducted on January 22, from Khairpur District of Sindh. “The kidnappers have made no contact so far,” Azhar Akram, the head of the Police investigation team said in Multan. A member of the Police team confirmed that suspicion was falling on extremists. “The gunmen are believed to have taken them to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.
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January - 24 
Police found an unidentified torture-marked dead body of a person from the Nigar Cinema area of Lea Market within the jurisdiction of Kharadar Police Station. An officer said that the victim appeared to be of Katchi descent.
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Police found an unidentified torture-marked dead body of a person from the Nigar Cinema area of Lea Market within the jurisdiction of Kharadar Police Station. An officer said that the victim appeared to be of Katchi descent.
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January - 24 
Seven militants and two soldiers were killed during a clash in Jogi area of the Central tehsil (revenue unit) in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 24, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were also injured. According to of
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Seven militants and two soldiers were killed during a clash in Jogi area of the Central tehsil (revenue unit) in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 24, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were also injured. According to officials, the clash erupted when troops fired back on militants who had attacked a check post in Jogi area, killing Salman Khan and Assad Khan. Military and paramilitary troops launched operation in the area about a month ago and reported to have killed over 250 militants. Security Forces had launched a major operation in central Kurram last summer and declared that the area had been cleared of militants.
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January - 24 
The Rawalpindi Police on January 24 claimed to have arrested two suspected militants, identified as Usman Liaquat alias Shah Gee and Saqib Ali Shah alias Hamza, during a raid of a hideout of an alleged militant in the Wah Cantt area and seized two Ka
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The Rawalpindi Police on January 24 claimed to have arrested two suspected militants, identified as Usman Liaquat alias Shah Gee and Saqib Ali Shah alias Hamza, during a raid of a hideout of an alleged militant in the Wah Cantt area and seized two Kalashnikov rifles and eight magazines, 200 rounds and four hand grenades from them, reports Daily Times.
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January - 24 
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its support for economic and social development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. This assurance was given by Andrew Sisson
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its support for economic and social development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. This assurance was given by Andrew Sisson, the USAID’s Mission Director in Pakistan, while speaking at a ceremony at Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). He said that the agency had spent USD 500 million on development and economic growth in the KP and FATA during the past few years. “We are making a major investment in the KP and FATA,” said Mr Sisson, adding that his organisation in collaboration with the Government, FATA authorities and business community was making efforts to achieve development of the two areas.
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January - 24 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two cadres, identified as Muhammad Ali alias Mama, (33), and Muhammad Nauman, (22), belonging to Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), near Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar within the precincts of Risala Police Station in Karachi o
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two cadres, identified as Muhammad Ali alias Mama, (33), and Muhammad Nauman, (22), belonging to Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), near Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar within the precincts of Risala Police Station in Karachi on January 24, reported Daily Times. The Police claimed that it was a sectarian killing. ASWJ spokesman Maulana Taj Hanfi said that Ali was their legal adviser and Nauman was the member of the core committee.
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January - 25 
a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat was shot dead near Hashmi Masjid in of Orangi Town. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik said the deceased, identified as Mehtab, was attacked when he was on his way home from a mosque. He said the victim
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a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat was shot dead near Hashmi Masjid in of Orangi Town. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tariq Malik said the deceased, identified as Mehtab, was attacked when he was on his way home from a mosque. He said the victim, who was the organiser of processions in Karachi, received six bullets and died on the spot.
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January - 25 
an Inspector of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Walayat Hussain, Quetta television artiste Abid Hussain Nazish and Mohammad Anwar Hussain, an accounts officer at the Balochistan Accountant General’s Office, were shot dead on January 25 by uni
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an Inspector of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Walayat Hussain, Quetta television artiste Abid Hussain Nazish and Mohammad Anwar Hussain, an accounts officer at the Balochistan Accountant General’s Office, were shot dead on January 25 by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian attack in Quetta. Police said it appeared to be a case of targeted sectarian killings because the victims were Shia who belonged to the Hazara tribe.
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January - 25 
Daily Times reports that a fresh wave of sectarian violence in the city has claimed the lives of four persons, including three lawyers on January 25. In the first incident, unidentified men shot dead three members of the Shia Lawyers’ Forum on Maulan
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Daily Times reports that a fresh wave of sectarian violence in the city has claimed the lives of four persons, including three lawyers on January 25. In the first incident, unidentified men shot dead three members of the Shia Lawyers’ Forum on Maulana Din Muhammad Wafai Road of Karachi. Police say the victims, identified as Badar Munir Jaffrey, his son Gauhar Shakeel Jaffrey, nephew Kafil Ahmad Jaffrey and their relative Babar Ali Jaffrey, were shot at when they were returning from the city court in a car. Everyone except Babar died on the spot.
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January - 25 
Overruling an office objection, the Supreme Court (SC) accepted on January 25 a petition by a woman whose three sons had been picked up by intelligence personnel for their alleged role in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquterer (GHQ)
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Overruling an office objection, the Supreme Court (SC) accepted on January 25 a petition by a woman whose three sons had been picked up by intelligence personnel for their alleged role in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquterer (GHQ) and the Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) Hamza Camp in Rawalpindi, reports Dawn. She alleged that her sons and eight other people had been kept in illegal confinement since May 29, 2010, and four of them, including Abdus Saboor, died in mysterious circumstances. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez took up the appeal of Ms Ruhaifa through her counsel Tariq Asad and summoned Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq, Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ISI Director General Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Director General of Military Intelligence, the judge advocate general and the army commanding officer concerned.
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January - 25 
The United States (US) has termed as "untrue" sentiments inside Pakistan that it was being sidelined by the Barrack Obama Administration in peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, reports Indian Express. "Absolutely untrue", State Department spokesperso
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The United States (US) has termed as "untrue" sentiments inside Pakistan that it was being sidelined by the Barrack Obama Administration in peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, reports Indian Express. "Absolutely untrue", State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said, when asked there was a feeling inside Pakistan that they are being sidelined in these talks with Afghan Taliban. "We have at every opportunity been clear that we think that Pakistan has a very important role to play in supporting this reconciliation process. The Secretary (Hillary Clinton) talked about it quite extensively when she was there," she said. Despite the killings of Osama bin Laden and radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, al Qaeda remains a “real threat to the United States” US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said in a TV interview late on January 25. CBS News released excerpts of an interview with Panetta scheduled to run on January 29, in which Pentagon discusses US strategy to disband al Qaeda’s global networks. “We’re going after al Qaeda, wherever they’re at,” Panetta told CBS in the interview excerpt. “And clearly, we’re confronting al Qaeda in Pakistan. We’re confronting the nodes of al Qaeda in Yemen, in Somalia, in North Africa. ... And obviously whatever al Qaeda links are involved in Afghanistan,” he said.
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January - 25 
Twenty two militants and six soldiers were killed during a clash when Security Forces (SFs) captured a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold in the Jogi area of Central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Are
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Twenty two militants and six soldiers were killed during a clash when Security Forces (SFs) captured a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold in the Jogi area of Central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 25, reports Dawn. According to sources, the clash broke out when security personnel launched a search operation in the Jogi area. Officials said that around 50 TTP militants attacked troops during a search operation in Jogi village. “Six soldiers were killed and four injured in the clash. Troops repelled the attack and killed 17 militants,” said Sher Bahadar Khan, a Government official in Kurram. Officials said the forces captured important hilltops in the area and also managed to consolidate their positions.
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January - 26 
a man was killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Chattar area of Naseerabad District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the victim, identified as Wali Muhammad, was on his way to work along with his friend Ranjhan
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a man was killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Chattar area of Naseerabad District, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the victim, identified as Wali Muhammad, was on his way to work along with his friend Ranjhan when unidentified assailants opened fire on them. Resultantly, Wali Muhammad died on the spot while his friend was injured.
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January - 26 
An unidentified person was shot dead at Jinnah Road of Street No 1 within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on January 26, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Shahid Jabbar said the victim
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An unidentified person was shot dead at Jinnah Road of Street No 1 within the limits of Shershah Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on January 26, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Shahid Jabbar said the victim appeared to be Baloch speaking.
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January - 26 
Even if the militants do not lay their weapons, they should accept the writ of the Government, said Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan during a party address on January 26, reports The Express Tribune. “It is considered humiliat
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Even if the militants do not lay their weapons, they should accept the writ of the Government, said Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan during a party address on January 26, reports The Express Tribune. “It is considered humiliating in the Pashtun culture to ask someone to surrender their arms,” Asfandyar added while speaking on the occasion of the death anniversary of his father Wali Khan and grandfather Bacha Khan. Asfandyar also remarked that the people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) will choose out of their own will whether they want to join Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or form a separate province.
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January - 26 
Iranian Security Forces (SFs) killed eight traders and injured others on Zaran hills, an area between Chabahar District of Iran and Gwadar District of Balochistan on January 26, reported Daily Times. Six cattle traders from the Pakistani side of Balo
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Iranian Security Forces (SFs) killed eight traders and injured others on Zaran hills, an area between Chabahar District of Iran and Gwadar District of Balochistan on January 26, reported Daily Times. Six cattle traders from the Pakistani side of Balochistan were returning home after delivering cows to their customers in Iranian Balochistan when they were chased and fired upon by Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guards of Iran). All six died on the spot. Four other travellers from Bahu Kalat and Dashtiyari sub-districts of Iran also came under fire. Two of them were killed while as many injured in the attack. Sources from Chabahar and Gwadar said the Iranian forces had taken the eight bodies and the injured into their custody and shifted them to a Chabahar hospital. Pakistani officials have been trying to retrieve the bodies of six Pakistanis, but Iran has refused to hand them over. Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Abdul Rahman Dashti said all six Pakistanis were from Dasht area of Mastung District and other villages in Gwadar District.
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January - 26 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has said that peace will be maintained in Kurram Agency at all costs. He urged the tribesmen, relevant authorities and parties to the peace agreement to watch the situation for a quick response to a
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has said that peace will be maintained in Kurram Agency at all costs. He urged the tribesmen, relevant authorities and parties to the peace agreement to watch the situation for a quick response to any eventuality. Chairing a meeting of Kurram Agency Peace Jirga at Governor’s House in Peshawar, Kausar said that the directives he issued and announcements made during his recent visit to the tribal region for resolution of peoples’ problems and maintaining peace in the area would be implemented.
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January - 26 
militants attacked a Security Forces’ checkpost with rockets, small and heavy weapons in Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. However, no casualty was reported. The checkpost manned by Levies personnel came under attack at 2:00am. Soon
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militants attacked a Security Forces’ checkpost with rockets, small and heavy weapons in Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. However, no casualty was reported. The checkpost manned by Levies personnel came under attack at 2:00am. Soon after the attack, SFs cordoned off the area and began search for attackers. They also targeted militant hideouts. TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 26 
Militants killed six soldiers, including a non-commissioned officer, in an attack on a check post of the Frontier Corps (FC) at Kachhi canal area in Dera Bugti District on January 26, reports Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility
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Militants killed six soldiers, including a non-commissioned officer, in an attack on a check post of the Frontier Corps (FC) at Kachhi canal area in Dera Bugti District on January 26, reports Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack and said its men had taken away an FC man, along with weapons that included four G-3 rifles, one light machine gun and other small weapons. Calling from an unknown place, BRA spokesman Sarbaz Baloch claimed that the outfit had killed 10 personnel and taken away an FC man alive. “Our men also torched three Government vehicles and snatched weapons,” he added. However, a security official said that six soldiers had been killed by at least 10 militants
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January - 26 
On January 26, Daily Times reported that after two months into Pakistan's blockade of NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, where drivers, fed up with waiting,
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On January 26, Daily Times reported that after two months into Pakistan's blockade of NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, where drivers, fed up with waiting, are starting to desert. For a month, Directors of transport companies, drivers and their helpers hung around patiently, buoyed by rumors of an imminent reopening of the border, shut after United States (US) air strikes on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan is still reviewing the relationship and no one knows when the border will reopen, through which passes 25 percent of the supplies needed by the 130,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan. Fed up, running out of money and missing their families, many of the drivers have since abandoned their trucks and returned to their homes. "They had no more money in the end so they left one helper with their vehicle for security and care, and went back to their families," All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association Vice Chairman Muhammad Saleh Afridi said, adding, that more than a thousand trucks were stranded in Karachi. There are about 5,000 containers and military vehicles, according to a count provided by the authorities in early January this year. Since then, more have arrived by boat, while hundreds of oil tankers are filling huge car parks by the sea. "Most of the tankers are loaded with fuel, so helpers have to look after them to avoid looting," Afridi said.
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January - 26 
one soldier was killed and another injured when a group of militants stormed a Frontier Constabulary (FCB) checkpost near Baran dam in FR Bannu on January 26. Militants used heavy and light weapons, including missiles and rockets. The attack killed F
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one soldier was killed and another injured when a group of militants stormed a Frontier Constabulary (FCB) checkpost near Baran dam in FR Bannu on January 26. Militants used heavy and light weapons, including missiles and rockets. The attack killed FC soldier Saleem Afridi and injured another Owalyar Khan.
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January - 26 
Pakistan Military Academy wall was damaged in rocket attack in Abbottabad town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 26, reports The News. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah said that no casualty took place.
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Pakistan Military Academy wall was damaged in rocket attack in Abbottabad town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 26, reports The News. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah said that no casualty took place.
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January - 26 
Police recovered a bullet-riddled body dumped in the desert area of Hub town in Lasbela District. Later, the deceased was identified as Muhammad Imran. “The body had bullet wounds in the head,” hospital sources said, adding that it was three days old
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Police recovered a bullet-riddled body dumped in the desert area of Hub town in Lasbela District. Later, the deceased was identified as Muhammad Imran. “The body had bullet wounds in the head,” hospital sources said, adding that it was three days old.
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January - 26 
senior journalists during a conference held at the Quetta press club expressed that Balochistan is the second most dangerous place after Afghanistan for journalists as they are under serious threats to their lives. “Balochistan is a conflict zone and
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senior journalists during a conference held at the Quetta press club expressed that Balochistan is the second most dangerous place after Afghanistan for journalists as they are under serious threats to their lives. “Balochistan is a conflict zone and journalists are most vulnerable here. Intolerance prevails among political parties, armed groups and Government institutions, as everyone wants extensive and exclusive coverage. They pressurize reporters and editors and sometimes send threats,” opined one of the speakers.
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January - 26 
the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested three alleged target killers and recovered weapons from their possession near the Capri Cinema within the limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. The three target kill
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the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested three alleged target killers and recovered weapons from their possession near the Capri Cinema within the limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. The three target killers had affiliation with a political party and were identified as, Sher Alam Mehsud alias Langra, Shaheen Mehsud alias Salman, and Gul Khan Afghani. The CID team also recovered three TT pistols, 320 grams of hashish and a snatched bike from their possession. The detained suspects during initial course of investigation confessed to their involvement in several heinous crime cases, including target killings, riots and Police encounters, with the assistance of their accomplices, Aga Jabbar and Din Muhammad.
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January - 27 
A huge crowd comprising mostly of youngsters with majority of them in a uniform dress code from different seminaries across Sindh gathered at the first major show of political prowess of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rahman (JUI-F) at Bagh-e-Quaid
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A huge crowd comprising mostly of youngsters with majority of them in a uniform dress code from different seminaries across Sindh gathered at the first major show of political prowess of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rahman (JUI-F) at Bagh-e-Quaid on M.A Jinnah Road in Karachi on January 27, reported Dawn. Rahman said that an unjust economic system and getting the country involved in an American-led war had fostered extremism. The gathering rejected subservience to any external force and cautioned the rulers against mortgaging national sovereignty for their narrow vested interests. The Maulana warned that people were getting disappointed with democracy because of interventions and if complete transparency was not maintained, from preparing electoral lists to announcement of results, the consequences could be disastrous. He said that instead of an Islamic welfare state, the country had been turned into a security state by the establishment which was gobbling up 60 per cent of resources. Maulana said his party believed that an economic revolution required that the poor be made real masters of resources. He urged people to reject those who were responsible for the economic imbalance. He said even those who raised the slogan of ‘roti, kapra aur makan’ had failed to improve the life of the poor. Holding black and white party flags, the supporters had a variety of slogans but common thoughts to share. “We don’t want any secular and liberal party to rule Pakistan,” said Haseebullah, a second-year student of Dars-i-Nizami, who accompanied his more than 500 seminary students from Korangi town at the rally. “People have witnessed those who are allied with the United States,” said Shiraz Khan, in his mid-20s, and enrolled with a Clifton seminary. “As the slogan of this rally [Islam Zindabad Conference] reflects the emotion motivating this huge crowd, it also shows people’s loyalty to religious parties and we are hopeful about positive poll results even in Karachi if they are held in a transparent manner.” “If the MMA (Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal) is revived and the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) gives up its stance of a solo flight, the power of the religious parties will be felt across the country as well as Karachi,” said Mohammad Shamshad, a Baldia town resident.
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January - 27 
A Police constable, identified as Yousuf Ali (45), was shot dead near Kausar Medico, within the precincts of Arambagh Police Station in Karachi while going on his duty on January 27, reported Daily Times.
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A Police constable, identified as Yousuf Ali (45), was shot dead near Kausar Medico, within the precincts of Arambagh Police Station in Karachi while going on his duty on January 27, reported Daily Times.
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January - 27 
a security official was killed and another injured when militants opened fire on them near Uch gas field, a boarding area between Jaffarabad District and Dera Bugti District on January 27. The deceased was identified as Haider Zaman and the injured a
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a security official was killed and another injured when militants opened fire on them near Uch gas field, a boarding area between Jaffarabad District and Dera Bugti District on January 27. The deceased was identified as Haider Zaman and the injured as Muhammad Sharif. In addition, the unidentified militants also planted a remote-controlled bomb that went off with a huge explosion. However, no one was injured in the blast,” an official said. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 27 
Former President General Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on January 27, reports Daily Times. “In fact, there had been murder charges against him, and there had even be
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Former President General Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on January 27, reports Daily Times. “In fact, there had been murder charges against him, and there had even been some very grave charges against him, and the Supreme Court had already given a verdict against him,” Gilani was quoted as saying at the Global Economic Forum in Davos. “Certainly when he’ll come back, he has to face those charges and certainly be arrested,” the Prime Minister said.
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January - 27 
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar has appointed chairman and two members of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) Tribunal on January 27, reports Dawn. A notification issued by the law and order Department of FATA Secretariat in Pesh
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Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar has appointed chairman and two members of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) Tribunal on January 27, reports Dawn. A notification issued by the law and order Department of FATA Secretariat in Peshawar said that the Governor had appointed Shah Wali Khan as chairman of the tribunal whereas Advocate Pir Fida Mohammad and Akbar Khan had been appointed its members. The notification said that Governor had exercised his powers under Section 55 of the FCR (Amendment), 2011. Shah Wali Khan, a retired civil servant, has served as senior member Board of Revenue, chairman provincial inspection team and secretary industries. After retirement he was presently serving as consultant in provincial ombudsman’s office.
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January - 27 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed a decline in the number of bomb blasts in 2011 compared to 2010, The Express Tribune reported quoting Peshawar City Police study. Yet this is hardly a cause to rejoice, as the death toll from the attacks was actually high
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed a decline in the number of bomb blasts in 2011 compared to 2010, The Express Tribune reported quoting Peshawar City Police study. Yet this is hardly a cause to rejoice, as the death toll from the attacks was actually higher than the previous year. According to a comparative study by the capital city police, a total of 34 bomb blasts took place in the province in 2011, killing 400 civilians and 134 police officials, while 37 blasts were witnessed in 2010 which killed 411 civilians and 99 security personnel. However, the capital city showed a marked decline compared to 2010, thanks to the efforts of law enforcement agencies and the cooperation of locals.
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January - 27 
The Supreme Court (SC) directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) on January 27 to submit reports on senseless and indiscriminate killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The order was issued by a three-judge benc
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The Supreme Court (SC) directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) on January 27 to submit reports on senseless and indiscriminate killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The order was issued by a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez during the hearing of a petition about the breakdown of law and order in the province. It was filed by Hadi Shakeel, former President of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association. The petitioner alleged that the Federal and Provincial Governments had failed to protect the life and property of the people of Balochistan. He requested the court to ask both the Governments to take steps to curb incidents of target killing, kidnapping and abduction for ransom. He said about 5,000 people had gone missing in the province. The court issued directives to the ISI and the MI after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Balochistan Government had submitted their reports. In its report, the IB claimed privilege. But the court observed that the report contained nothing which should be declared classified. Under Article 9 of the Constitution (security of person), it was the prime duty of the Provincial as well as the Federal Governments to protect the life and property of people, the order said, deploring the Law-Enforcement Agencies seemed to be helpless. The court said it had failed to understand why the Federal Government was not playing its role in containing the situation through a meaningful coordination with the Provincial Government
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January - 28 
A former trustee of Aal-Aba Imambargah, identified as Jaffar Mohsin Rizvi (60), was shot dead in the Gulberg area of Karachi on January 28, reported Daily Times. Station House Office (SHO) Raja Tariq said that there was a possibility the incident was
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A former trustee of Aal-Aba Imambargah, identified as Jaffar Mohsin Rizvi (60), was shot dead in the Gulberg area of Karachi on January 28, reported Daily Times. Station House Office (SHO) Raja Tariq said that there was a possibility the incident was linked to the recent wave of sectarian killings in Karachi.
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January - 28 
A Policeman, identified as Jehangir, was killed when heavily armed militants fired at him on Grid Road, in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 28, reported Express Tribune. One of the suspected militants was killed in retaliation. The remaining mili
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A Policeman, identified as Jehangir, was killed when heavily armed militants fired at him on Grid Road, in Dera Ismail Khan District on January 28, reported Express Tribune. One of the suspected militants was killed in retaliation. The remaining militants, who had reportedly hid in Qurtuba School, managed to flee. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Imtiaz said that the incident was a “sectarian violence.” A Police official said that hand grenades were found “attached to the body of the dead militant.” In addition, two hand grenades were recovered from the site where the militants had attacked the Police van.
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January - 28 
an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Muhammad Aslam alias Achra, was killed while three other party workers, Tahir, Azeem and Ali, sustained severe bullet wounds in a drive-by shooting in Ram Swami Area within the jurisdiction of Garden
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an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Muhammad Aslam alias Achra, was killed while three other party workers, Tahir, Azeem and Ali, sustained severe bullet wounds in a drive-by shooting in Ram Swami Area within the jurisdiction of Garden Police Station.
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January - 28 
an unidentified young man was shot dead near Mehmand Hotel, Lyari within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station. The victim appeared to be Mianwali.
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an unidentified young man was shot dead near Mehmand Hotel, Lyari within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station. The victim appeared to be Mianwali.
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January - 28 
Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington Sherry Rehman on January 28 reached out to Pakistani-Americans to seek their support towards better Pakistan-United States (US) relations, which she underscored, must be based on "mutual respect, interests and shar
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Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington Sherry Rehman on January 28 reached out to Pakistani-Americans to seek their support towards better Pakistan-United States (US) relations, which she underscored, must be based on "mutual respect, interests and shared values”, reports Daily Times. "This embassy is not going to work alone in Washington. It is going to work with many ambassadors, who are there to attempt to change the way this important bilateral relationship works," Sherry Rehman said.
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January - 28 
Police found an unidentified 10-day-old dead body of a man from a drain at Singer Chowrangi within the limits of Awami Colony Police Station.
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Police found an unidentified 10-day-old dead body of a man from a drain at Singer Chowrangi within the limits of Awami Colony Police Station.
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January - 28 
Quoting the January 28 media reports, the Express Tribune reported that the six Pakistanis killed by Iranian border guards on January 26, 2012 were alleged to be “drug traffickers” who crossed over from Pakistan. The six were shot dead after they all
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Quoting the January 28 media reports, the Express Tribune reported that the six Pakistanis killed by Iranian border guards on January 26, 2012 were alleged to be “drug traffickers” who crossed over from Pakistan. The six were shot dead after they allegedly crossed the border and opened fire; the report said quoting the Iranian Sistan-Balochistan province border Police. Over 1,000 kilos (2,200 pounds) of opium and hashish were seized, the report said. “After a number of drug traffickers… not only did they not pay attention to the halt orders but started shooting, the Iranian border patrol returned fire,” the Police added.
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January - 28 
tension gripped the city after two assailants hurled a hand grenade at Green Hardware Shop near Dak Khana Chowrangi in Liaquatabad area, leaving five persons wounded. The injured included the shop owner Obaid Raja and four others, Asad Aslam, Sohail
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tension gripped the city after two assailants hurled a hand grenade at Green Hardware Shop near Dak Khana Chowrangi in Liaquatabad area, leaving five persons wounded. The injured included the shop owner Obaid Raja and four others, Asad Aslam, Sohail Aziz, Sardar Ghayasuddin, and Mukhtiar Hussain.
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January - 28 
Three tribal volunteers including a ‘commander’ of a pro-government peace lashkar (militia) were killed when unidentified armed militants attacked their check post in Lop area of the Sui tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Bugti District on January 28, rep
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Three tribal volunteers including a ‘commander’ of a pro-government peace lashkar (militia) were killed when unidentified armed militants attacked their check post in Lop area of the Sui tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Bugti District on January 28, reported Dawn. A spokesman of Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Sarbaz Baloch, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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January - 28 
Two soldiers were killed in a roadside blast in the Jogi area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 28, reported Daily Times. Official sources said that a convoy of Security Forces was on its way to its camp when a
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Two soldiers were killed in a roadside blast in the Jogi area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 28, reported Daily Times. Official sources said that a convoy of Security Forces was on its way to its camp when a roadside bomb exploded, killing two soldiers on the spot.
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January - 28 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on January 28 acknowledged publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the US in advance of the Navy SEAL’s assault on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad on M
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on January 28 acknowledged publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the US in advance of the Navy SEAL’s assault on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad on May 1, 2011, reported Daily Times. Panetta acknowledged that Dr Shakeel Afridi had in fact been working for the US intelligence, collecting DNA to verify the 9/11 mastermind’s presence. The doctor has now been arrested and charged with treason by the Pakistani Government, he said.
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January - 29 
A chief of the Dera Ismail Khan chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Imran Gandapur, of was shot dead during an operation with Police on Grid Station Road in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 29, reports Dail
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A chief of the Dera Ismail Khan chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Imran Gandapur, of was shot dead during an operation with Police on Grid Station Road in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 29, reports Daily Times. Imran Gandapur a former Policeman, involved in the killing of Mian Iftikhar Hussain’s son, Mian Arshad Iftikhar. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Imtiaz Shah told media that Gandapur had claimed responsibility for several terror attacks throughout the country and also confessed to killing the provincial minister’s son. Gandapur was suspended from his Police due to his involvement in sectarian activities.
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January - 29 
A driver was killed and eight passengers received injuries when Security Forces (SFs) opened firing on a vehicle when driver did not stop the vehicle for checking at a checkpoint in Alam Goder area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Fe
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A driver was killed and eight passengers received injuries when Security Forces (SFs) opened firing on a vehicle when driver did not stop the vehicle for checking at a checkpoint in Alam Goder area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 29, reports Dawn.
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January - 29 
a house was partially damaged in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Meri Colony of Kohat District, reports Daily Times. No loss of life was, however, reported.
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a house was partially damaged in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Meri Colony of Kohat District, reports Daily Times. No loss of life was, however, reported.
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January - 29 
a landmine blast killed Frontier Corps trooper, Irfanullah, in Jawakai areas in the Frontier Region (FR) Kohat. The SFs exchanged fire with militants, hiding in the mountains along gun manufacturing Darra Adamkhel town, on the second day of operation
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a landmine blast killed Frontier Corps trooper, Irfanullah, in Jawakai areas in the Frontier Region (FR) Kohat. The SFs exchanged fire with militants, hiding in the mountains along gun manufacturing Darra Adamkhel town, on the second day of operation.
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January - 29 
a roadside bomb blast killed one security official in Jandola tehsil of South Waziristan Agency.
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a roadside bomb blast killed one security official in Jandola tehsil of South Waziristan Agency.
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January - 29 
a soldier was killed and another received fatal injuries in a landmine explosion in Kari Wam area of Frontier Region Tank, reports Daily Times.
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a soldier was killed and another received fatal injuries in a landmine explosion in Kari Wam area of Frontier Region Tank, reports Daily Times.
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January - 29 
a volunteer of Aman lashkar (peace militia) was also killed by terrorists in the same area.
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a volunteer of Aman lashkar (peace militia) was also killed by terrorists in the same area.
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January - 29 
Afghanistan Ambassador in Islamabad, Omar Daudza on January 29 said that Pakistan Foreign Minister (FM) Hina Rabbani Khar will visit Kabul and call on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and will also hold talks with her Afghanistan counterpart Doctor
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Afghanistan Ambassador in Islamabad, Omar Daudza on January 29 said that Pakistan Foreign Minister (FM) Hina Rabbani Khar will visit Kabul and call on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and will also hold talks with her Afghanistan counterpart Doctor Zalmay Rassoul to pave the way for the restoration of joint peace and reconciliation efforts, reports Express Tribune. Islamabad seeks the revival of the Pak-Afghan joint peace commission during FM Hina Rabbani Khar’s visits to Kabul on February 1, 2012. The relations between the two neighbors were severely strained following the September 20, 2011 assassination of former Afghan President, and Chairman of Afghan High Peace Council, Burhanuddin Rabbani. Afghan officials alleged that Pakistani intelligence was involved in the plot. However, Islamabad had dismissed the charges as malicious.
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January - 29 
An industrialist abducted along with his driver from Alipur Road near Kachi Kothi in Nawab Town in Lahore District on January 28, 2012 was recovered by Police from Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, known as the Lillah interchange on January 29, reported Daw
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An industrialist abducted along with his driver from Alipur Road near Kachi Kothi in Nawab Town in Lahore District on January 28, 2012 was recovered by Police from Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, known as the Lillah interchange on January 29, reported Dawn. The Lahore, Jhelum, Chakwal and Motorway Police undertook the search and found an injured and tortured Syed Feroze Hassan abandoned near Sardi village. One of the four abductors, belonging to Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was arrested during search operation. According to Police sources, Hassan who owned the Nazir Paper Mills had been abducted for ransom and an attempt was made to take him to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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January - 29 
Baldia Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Saleem Akhter, from Saeedabad area.
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Baldia Police found a dead body of a man, identified as Saleem Akhter, from Saeedabad area.
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January - 29 
During a public meeting at Multan Sports Ground in Multan District the leaders of the Pakistan Defense Council (PDC) on January 29 warned the Government against reopening of the NATO supply routes, threatening strikes and sit-ins if the rulers compro
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During a public meeting at Multan Sports Ground in Multan District the leaders of the Pakistan Defense Council (PDC) on January 29 warned the Government against reopening of the NATO supply routes, threatening strikes and sit-ins if the rulers compromised on the issue, reported Daily Times. The leaders said that they strongly opposed any compromise over the blood of Pakistan Army and tribal brothers in return for dollars. They warned that if NATO supply lines were restored, people from Karachi to Khyber would take to roads and stop the containers forcibly.
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January - 29 
one Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) cadre, identified as Atif, was injured in an exchange of fire that took place outside the residence of Chairman Afaq Ahmed at Landhi. MQM-H Chairman Afaq Ahmed had called a workers meeting at his residence wh
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one Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) cadre, identified as Atif, was injured in an exchange of fire that took place outside the residence of Chairman Afaq Ahmed at Landhi. MQM-H Chairman Afaq Ahmed had called a workers meeting at his residence when some armed assailants of a rival organisation opened indiscriminate fire and also abducted 18 to 20 workers of the MQM-H. Police confirmed the occurrence of an exchange of fire between rival outfits that left a worker wounded but expressed ignorance about the abduction of any workers of the party.
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January - 29 
Six shepherds went missing while they grazed their cattle in Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), close to the Pak-Afghan border on January 29, reported Express Tribune. Although their where
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Six shepherds went missing while they grazed their cattle in Haleemzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), close to the Pak-Afghan border on January 29, reported Express Tribune. Although their whereabouts remain “unclear”, authorities believe they might have been abducted by militants and taken across the border. “They are all in their teens and had taken their cattle around Peepal Banda located on the bank of the Kabul River on January 29, 2012. Nothing has been heard about them since then,” Khalid Khan, a senior official of the Agency’s political administration said. The boys were identified as Jabbar, Nizam, Zeeshan, Irshad, Hidayat and Nasrullah. They all hail from the Barokhel and Sultankhel areas of Haleemzai. Meanwhile, residents said that it was not clear whether a demand for ransom had been made or if anyone had contacted the boys’ families. “We have searched for them everywhere but there seems to be no clue. Until someone contacts us, we cannot say if the boys have been kidnapped,” a member of the Hamzakhel tribe said.
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January - 29 
The Afghanistan and Pakistan Governments are seeking peace talks with the Afghan Taliban in Saudi Arabia separate from United States (US)-brokered talks with the militants in Qatar, officials said on January 29, reported Daily Times. Taliban negotiat
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The Afghanistan and Pakistan Governments are seeking peace talks with the Afghan Taliban in Saudi Arabia separate from United States (US)-brokered talks with the militants in Qatar, officials said on January 29, reported Daily Times. Taliban negotiators have begun holding preliminary talks with US officials in the Gulf state on plans for peace talks aimed at ending the decade-long war in Afghanistan, a former Taliban official said. But Afghan and Taliban officials indicated in response to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report about plans for talks in Saudi Arabia that both Kabul and Islamabad were looking for their own talks with the militants. Asked for his response to the BBC report, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai said, “Of course we support any steps towards the Afghan peace process.” He refused to comment further. But senior Afghan Government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “We will always pursue all roads towards peace in Afghanistan, including contacts with the Taliban that are not limited to the Qatar office.”
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January - 29 
the Police beefed security and started through checking of vehicles and pedestrians in the District, especially in the hilly area of Ziarat Kaka Sahib. The Police were trying to block entry of militants into Nowshera as SFs had launched operation in
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the Police beefed security and started through checking of vehicles and pedestrians in the District, especially in the hilly area of Ziarat Kaka Sahib. The Police were trying to block entry of militants into Nowshera as SFs had launched operation in FR Kohat, sources said.
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January - 29 
The proscribed Sunni Tehreek, known as a religious organisation, announced on January 29 that it was converting itself into a political party to be called Pakistan Sunni Tehreek (PST), reported Dawn. The announcement was made by the head of the Tehre
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The proscribed Sunni Tehreek, known as a religious organisation, announced on January 29 that it was converting itself into a political party to be called Pakistan Sunni Tehreek (PST), reported Dawn. The announcement was made by the head of the Tehreek, Maulana Sarwat Ejaz Quaderi, who was addressing the “Pakistan Bachao Janisaran-e-Mustafa Conference”, held at Nishtar Park in Soldier Bazaar of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. Mr Quaderi said the PST would launch its political campaign on March 23, 2012 with a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore District and unveil its manifesto and programme which would aim at ushering in a ‘Mustafvi Revolution’ to eliminate injustices and terrorism. He said the party would strive for the supremacy of law, adding that student wings of the party had already been set up in colleges and universities under the name of Pakistan Islamic Student Federation (PISF). He said the PST would field its candidates throughout Pakistan.
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January - 29 
the Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants, identified as Umer Afridi alias Ameer Saib and Jalal Khan alias Bahadar Khan of Khyber Agency, during a search operation in Jalozai camp of Nowshera District, reports Dawn. The Police said that the ar
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the Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants, identified as Umer Afridi alias Ameer Saib and Jalal Khan alias Bahadar Khan of Khyber Agency, during a search operation in Jalozai camp of Nowshera District, reports Dawn. The Police said that the arrested militants wanted to register themselves as internally displaced persons.
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January - 29 
the tribesmen extended full support to SFs during operation against militants in Mohmand Agency, said Brigadier Aftab Ahmad. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) at Ghalanai, he said that a quota will be specified for Mohmand tribe to encourage youth
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the tribesmen extended full support to SFs during operation against militants in Mohmand Agency, said Brigadier Aftab Ahmad. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) at Ghalanai, he said that a quota will be specified for Mohmand tribe to encourage youth of the area to join Army. He said that a cadet college would be established in the area. “We will not disturb your tribal customs and jirga system,” he told the tribesmen. Brigadier Aftab said that some anti-state elements were still present in the area and they didn’t want stability in the region. “These are the enemies of our country,” he added. He urged tribesmen to play their role in restoration of peace in their respective areas and help SFs.
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January - 29 
Thousands of traders and activists from religious parties gathered near the Holy Family Hospital at Satellite Town in Rawalpindi District on January 29 to call on the Government to stop ‘unconstitutional’ activities of the Ahmadiyya community, report
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Thousands of traders and activists from religious parties gathered near the Holy Family Hospital at Satellite Town in Rawalpindi District on January 29 to call on the Government to stop ‘unconstitutional’ activities of the Ahmadiyya community, reported Express Tribune. The protest, arranged by Traders’ Associations, was attended by activists of Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) and the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ). Members of the proscribed militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were also in attendance. The rally took place in Satellite Town, where an Ahmadi worship place, Ewane Tawheed, is also located. The traders said it was built without prior official approval. Although the rally was held to protest alleged land ‘encroachment’, speakers used the occasion to demand that Ahmadis stop religious activities such as proselytizing and worshipping.
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Two activists of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Sohail Ahmed and Saleem Qadri, were shot dead in an incident of sectarian killing near their party’s office in Usmanabad area within the precincts of Garden Police Station in Karachi on January 29, r
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Two activists of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Sohail Ahmed and Saleem Qadri, were shot dead in an incident of sectarian killing near their party’s office in Usmanabad area within the precincts of Garden Police Station in Karachi on January 29, reported Daily Times.
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January - 29 
two security personnel were injured in a mortar shell attack in the Jogi area of Kurram Agency.
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two security personnel were injured in a mortar shell attack in the Jogi area of Kurram Agency.
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January - 29 
two unidentified bullet-riddled dead bodies of a woman and a man were found in Dera Bugti District on January 29, reported Daily Times
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two unidentified bullet-riddled dead bodies of a woman and a man were found in Dera Bugti District on January 29, reported Daily Times
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January - 30 
Levies Force arrested six Bangladeshis near the Taftan-Iran border in Chagai District on the night of January 30, reported Daily Times. Tehsildar Ghulam Mustafa said that the six foreigners apprehended wanted to illegally cross into Iran. They were
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Levies Force arrested six Bangladeshis near the Taftan-Iran border in Chagai District on the night of January 30, reported Daily Times. Tehsildar Ghulam Mustafa said that the six foreigners apprehended wanted to illegally cross into Iran. They were handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after completion of the initial investigation
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January - 30 
A ‘commander’ of Ansarul Islam (AI), identified as Haji Akhunzada, and three others, including his nephew and son-in-law, were killed in a suicide attack on January 30 in Pakha Ghulam area, on the outskirts of Peshawar, reported Express Tribune. Seve
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A ‘commander’ of Ansarul Islam (AI), identified as Haji Akhunzada, and three others, including his nephew and son-in-law, were killed in a suicide attack on January 30 in Pakha Ghulam area, on the outskirts of Peshawar, reported Express Tribune. Seven people were also injured, of whom five were reported in critical condition. “The attacker was between 20 and 25 years of age. He targeted Haji Akhunzada, a commander of the AI,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Ayub said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Peshawar Police pointed fingers at Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). According to Akhunzada’s son Khan Taj, the family had been living in the area for four months and had been receiving threats. “Earlier, my father had a narrow escape because he was helping the Government against LI,” Taj said, adding that earlier, LI members opened fire at Akhunzada’s vehicle in Hayatabad area in Peshawar.
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January - 30 
A secret NATO report claims to “fully expose” direct links between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan Taliban, reported Express Tribune quoting January 31 report of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). According to the
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A secret NATO report claims to “fully expose” direct links between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan Taliban, reported Express Tribune quoting January 31 report of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). According to the BBC, the leaked report notes “Pakistan manipulation of the Afghan Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly.” It goes on to add “as this report is derived directly from insurgents, it should be considered informational and not necessarily analytical.”
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January - 30 
a Shia man, identified as Syed Taseer Abbas Zaidi (24), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ancholi area. The victim was a member of the Anjuman Tanzeem-e-Hussaini. According to Samanabad Police officials, it was an incident of sectarian kill
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a Shia man, identified as Syed Taseer Abbas Zaidi (24), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ancholi area. The victim was a member of the Anjuman Tanzeem-e-Hussaini. According to Samanabad Police officials, it was an incident of sectarian killing. Tension engulfed the surrounding areas of Ancholi, including Samanabad, Gulberg, Ayesha Manzil, Shahrah-e-Pakistan and others and all shops and major markets were closed down soon after the incident. Unidentified militants set ablaze more than half-a-dozen pushcarts near Edhi Morgue and Sohrab Goth.
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January - 30 
An Oslo court on January 30 sentenced two suspects to prison for planning to bomb the Danish Newspaper that published drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Norway’s first-ever guilty verdict for “plotting to commit a terrorist act,” reported Express Tr
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An Oslo court on January 30 sentenced two suspects to prison for planning to bomb the Danish Newspaper that published drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Norway’s first-ever guilty verdict for “plotting to commit a terrorist act,” reported Express Tribune. According to Norway’s Intelligence Service, Police Security Service (PST), Davud, a short, bearded man received training in making and using explosives from al Qaeda members and sympathizers in Pakistan’s region of Waziristan between November 2008 and July 2010. Norwegian national Mikael Davud (40), a member of China’s Uighur minority considered the mastermind behind the plot against the Jyllands-Posten Daily, was sentenced to seven years behind bars. Meanwhile, Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, an Iraqi Kurd residing in Norway received a three-and-a-half-year prison term. According to the prosecution, the two men had in liaison with al Qaeda planned to use explosives against the offices of the Danish Newspaper and to murder Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist behind the most controversial of the 12 drawings of the Prophet published in September 2005. “There is no doubt that it was Davud who took the initiative in the preparations for a terrorist act and that he was the central character,” the three judges said in their ruling. “The court also believes that it was he himself who would have carried out the terrorist attack since he has explained that he planned to lay out the explosives himself,” they added.
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January - 30 
at least three people were injured when unidentified motorcyclists hurled a hand grenade at the people sitting in a teashop at Bihar Colony in Lyari. The injured were identified as Ajmal (30), Abdul Ghafoor (40) and Yousuf (40).
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at least three people were injured when unidentified motorcyclists hurled a hand grenade at the people sitting in a teashop at Bihar Colony in Lyari. The injured were identified as Ajmal (30), Abdul Ghafoor (40) and Yousuf (40).
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January - 30 
Further, Dawn while quoting the secret document reported that the ISI is secretly helping Afghan Taliban, who assumes their victory is inevitable once Western troops leave. The leaked report “State of the Taliban”, seen by the BBC and The Times, was
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Further, Dawn while quoting the secret document reported that the ISI is secretly helping Afghan Taliban, who assumes their victory is inevitable once Western troops leave. The leaked report “State of the Taliban”, seen by the BBC and The Times, was compiled from information gleaned from insurgent detainees and was given to NATO commanders in Afghanistan in January 2012, the media reports said. It claims that Pakistan and its ISI are aware of the locations of senior Afghan Taliban leaders. The BBC said the report was based on material from 27,000 interrogations of more than 4,000 captured Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda operatives, plus other foreign fighters and civilians. “Pakistan’s manipulation of the Afghan Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly,” the report was quoted as saying. “ISI officers tout the need for continued jihad and expulsion of foreign invaders from Afghanistan.”
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January - 30 
Paramilitary troops and City Police combed the Margalla Hills in Islamabad on January 30 after two suspects in custody spoke of militants hiding there to strike the city, reports Dawn. Security sources said the suspects’ words were taken seriously a
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Paramilitary troops and City Police combed the Margalla Hills in Islamabad on January 30 after two suspects in custody spoke of militants hiding there to strike the city, reports Dawn. Security sources said the suspects’ words were taken seriously as they were arrested in the widespread hunt for the militants who fired rocket on the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 27, 2012. Senior Police Officers confirmed that the combing operation was launched overnight after the two suspects, picked up from Taxila on January 28, 2012 spoke about the presence of militant hideouts on the hills under interrogation. “A new wave of terrorism is rising in the country,” said a Police Officer who evaded connecting the combing operation specifically to the two suspects.
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January - 30 
Police arrested number of suspects in a search operation in Qasba Colony, Bukhari Colony, Mujahid Colony, Aligardh Colony areas of Orangi Town along with parallel combing of Ranchor Line, Gulsha-e-Iqbal’s Quaid-e-Azam Colony, and parts of Malir. Howe
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Police arrested number of suspects in a search operation in Qasba Colony, Bukhari Colony, Mujahid Colony, Aligardh Colony areas of Orangi Town along with parallel combing of Ranchor Line, Gulsha-e-Iqbal’s Quaid-e-Azam Colony, and parts of Malir. However, the Police could not recover any weapon during the operation.
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January - 30 
The Government of Pakistan should redouble efforts to find the killers of journalist Saleem Shahzad following the failure of the judicial inquiry commission to identify those responsible, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on January 30
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The Government of Pakistan should redouble efforts to find the killers of journalist Saleem Shahzad following the failure of the judicial inquiry commission to identify those responsible, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on January 30, reported Dawn. The Commission concluded in its January 10, 2012 report to the Government that the Police had failed to question Pakistan’s military intelligence officials in its criminal investigation. “The Commission’s failure to get to the bottom of the Shahzad killing illustrates the ability of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to remain beyond the reach of Pakistan’s criminal justice system,” said Brad Adams, Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, adding, “The Government still has the responsibility to identify those responsible for Shahzad’s death and hold them accountable, no matter where the evidence leads.” The ISI, the HRW said, had a long and well-documented history of abductions, torture, and extrajudicial killings of critics of the military and others. Those abducted are routinely beaten and threatened, their relatives told not to worry or complain as release was imminent, and then released with the threat of further abuse if the ordeal is made public. The HRW says Pakistani and international human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, have extensively documented the ISI’s intimidation, torture, enforced disappearances, and killings, including of many journalists.
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January - 30 
the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet expressed confidence in the Federal Government over the Afghan refugees’ repatriation issue, asking it to involve the Provincial Government in the future tripartite dialogue on the matter. The Provincial Government had
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the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet expressed confidence in the Federal Government over the Afghan refugees’ repatriation issue, asking it to involve the Provincial Government in the future tripartite dialogue on the matter. The Provincial Government had decided to ask centre to involve Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the course of the future tripartite dialogue for the repatriation of Afghan refugees, Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said. Hussain said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had experienced a negative impact owing to presence of Afghan refugees. Hence, it should be involved for taking decisions in future regarding the return of refugees to their homeland, he added. Hussain further said that Home Secretary Azam Khan briefed the cabinet about the Afghan refugees, informing it that as per the decision of the tripartite dialogue, involving Pakistan, Afghanistan, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as parties, Afghan refugees had been set a cutoff date of December 31, 2011 for their repatriation. However, the move could not be implemented and the date had now been extended to December 30, 2012, he added. He said the cabinet was informed that the province had 1.6 million Afghan refugees of which some 400,000 were unregistered. The provincial cabinet, said the minister, expressed the hope that the province would be taken into confidence prior to any decision by the Federal Government in that regard.
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January - 30 
The News reports that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet was told that Kohat Central Jail and Lakki Marwat sub-jail had been handed over to Pakistan Army for conversion into detention centers where under-trail terrorists could be interrogated. Minister f
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The News reports that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet was told that Kohat Central Jail and Lakki Marwat sub-jail had been handed over to Pakistan Army for conversion into detention centers where under-trail terrorists could be interrogated. Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that after proper identification and classification of the detainees arrested on terrorism charges and the under-trail prisoners would be shifted to detention centers in Kohat and Lakki Marwat Districts. “A list of hardcore militants has been handed over to Special Branch,” Hussain said, adding that some 107 prisoners had been shifted from Central Jail Peshawar to other jails of the province. The Minister said the Provincial Government had requested the Federal Government and the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi (Punjab) to obtain permission for installing jammers to block the use of mobile phones at the Central Prison Peshawar. Mian Iftikhar said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police had arrested 6,236 terrorists and some 24,122 proclaimed offenders during 2011. He said that some 96 cases of kidnapping for ransom took place in 2011 while 242 kidnapping cases were reported in 2010.
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January - 30 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 30 directed the chiefs of the spy agencies to produce the remaining seven missing prisoners in court on January 31 (today) who were picked up by them from outside Adiala Jail following their release on February 9, 20
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 30 directed the chiefs of the spy agencies to produce the remaining seven missing prisoners in court on January 31 (today) who were picked up by them from outside Adiala Jail following their release on February 9, 2010, reported Daily Times. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard constitutional petition of Rohaifa, the mother of three of the prisoners, one of whom had died in custody. The court expressing concern over the mysterious death of four missing prisoners, sought a reply, explaining the circumstances under which the four had died and directed filing the charges against them and directed the counsel for the Director Generals of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch, Raja Muhammad Irshad, to produce the remaining prisoners of Adiala Jail on the next hearing. The counsel requested the court that some time be given to file a comprehensive reply on the petition regarding death of four missing prisoners. He denied that four prisoners died in the custody of agencies, however, said the remaining missing prisoners were under the custody of the Provincial Government. The CJP, expressing his annoyance, asked Raja to go and produce the prisoners on January 31 (today) because the court was told that the 11 missing prisoners were under the custody of spy agencies and they were being tried under the Army Act. “Mr Raja, the SC is directing you to produce them,” the Chief Justice further said, adding, “We have given the custody of the prisoners to you (agencies) and now you produce them no matter from where you bring them.”
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January - 30 
The Times quoted the report as saying the Afghan Taliban’s “strength, motivation, funding and tactical proficiency remains intact” despite setbacks in 2011. “Many Afghans are already bracing themselves for an eventual return of the Afghan Taliban,” i
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The Times quoted the report as saying the Afghan Taliban’s “strength, motivation, funding and tactical proficiency remains intact” despite setbacks in 2011. “Many Afghans are already bracing themselves for an eventual return of the Afghan Taliban,” it said, adding, “Once (NATO forces) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is no longer a factor, Afghan Taliban consider their victory inevitable
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January - 30 
The United States (US) Department of Defence said it could not comment on the report but set out its fears about Pakistan and its influence in Afghanistan. “We have not seen the report, and therefore cannot offer comment on it specifically,” Pentagon
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The United States (US) Department of Defence said it could not comment on the report but set out its fears about Pakistan and its influence in Afghanistan. “We have not seen the report, and therefore cannot offer comment on it specifically,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said. “We have long been concerned about ties between elements of the ISI and some extremist networks.” US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. In its conclusion, the report said there had been unprecedented interest in joining the Afghan Taliban cause in 2011, even from members of the Afghanistan Government. “Afghan civilians frequently prefer Taliban governance over the Afghanistan Government, usually as a result of Government corruption,” it was reported as saying.
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January - 30 
three members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were killed when unidentified armed assailants resorted to indiscriminate firing in New Karachi area on January 30, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as, Nizamuddin alias Adil, Adnan
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three members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were killed when unidentified armed assailants resorted to indiscriminate firing in New Karachi area on January 30, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as, Nizamuddin alias Adil, Adnan and Irfan alias Shahrukh.
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January - 30 
unidentified militants shot dead the leader of a tribal militiaman, identified as Malik Wazir (70), at Bakhshi Pul area on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, reported Dawn. Wazir headed a peace body in Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administere
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unidentified militants shot dead the leader of a tribal militiaman, identified as Malik Wazir (70), at Bakhshi Pul area on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, reported Dawn. Wazir headed a peace body in Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). His wife said that they had no enmity with anyone and that the family had shifted to Fakirabad area of Peshawar owing to the deteriorating law and order situation in the Agency.
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January - 30 
United States (US) President Barack Obama on January 30 officially acknowledged and confirmed that the US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and al Qaeda targets within Pakistan, reported Dawn. When asked about the use of drones by his administration
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United States (US) President Barack Obama on January 30 officially acknowledged and confirmed that the US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and al Qaeda targets within Pakistan, reported Dawn. When asked about the use of drones by his administration in a chat with web users on Google+ and YouTube, Obama said, “A lot of these strikes have been in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). For the most part, they’ve been very precise precision strikes against al Qaeda and their affiliates, and we’re very careful in terms of how it’s been applied.” “This is a targeted focused effort at people who are on a list of active terrorists, who are trying to go in and harm Americans, hit American facilities, American bases, and so on,” he added. Explaining that many strikes were carried out “on Al-Qaeda operatives in places where the capacities of that military in that country may not be able to get them,” Obama confirmed that Pakistan’s lawless tribal zone was a target. “So, obviously, a lot of these strikes have been in the FATA, and going after Al Qaeda suspects who are up in very tough terrain along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he said, adding, “For us to be able to get them in another way would involve probably a lot more intrusive military action than the ones we’re already engaging in.”
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January - 31 
Doctor Ashfaq Ahmed Qazi was shot dead in a sectarian attack near Malir railway crossing within the precinct of Saudabad Police Station. According to Police, it was an incident of sectarian killing and the victim belonged to the Deobandi school of t
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Doctor Ashfaq Ahmed Qazi was shot dead in a sectarian attack near Malir railway crossing within the precinct of Saudabad Police Station. According to Police, it was an incident of sectarian killing and the victim belonged to the Deobandi school of thought. Police received two empty shells of bullets from the crime scene
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January - 31 
13 persons, including three Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) officials were abdcuted by unidenfied militants in Badhber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 31, reports Daily Times. Sou
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13 persons, including three Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) officials were abdcuted by unidenfied militants in Badhber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 31, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the linemen of PESCO and labourers were repairing a power pylon at Khushal Khwar area when militants abdcuted them. An official said that a tower had been blown up by militants in the area few days ago and PESCO officials were repairing it to restore power supply but militants did not let them do so. However, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sahibzada Sajjad said that the number of abdcuted persons was 12 as a tractor driver, Juma Khan, was later released by the militants. The official claimed that Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) was involved in the abduction as the area was close to Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and militants could easily cross the border
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January - 31 
A militant outfit has plans to carry out a rocket attack on the Pakistan capital, similar to the one at Abbottabad on January 27, 2012, said Islamabad Police Chief Bin Yamin Khan on January 31, reports The Times of India. Yamin Khan said that compre
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A militant outfit has plans to carry out a rocket attack on the Pakistan capital, similar to the one at Abbottabad on January 27, 2012, said Islamabad Police Chief Bin Yamin Khan on January 31, reports The Times of India. Yamin Khan said that comprehensive security measures had been put in place to counter such an assault
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January - 31 
A security guard and a lady receptionist of a mobile franchise were shot dead and three customers injured in an armed attack under North Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on January 31, reported Daily Times. Two unidentified militants entered the m
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A security guard and a lady receptionist of a mobile franchise were shot dead and three customers injured in an armed attack under North Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on January 31, reported Daily Times. Two unidentified militants entered the mobile franchise and opened indiscriminate fire, killing a security guard Mazhar and injuring a lady receptionist Faiza, (25), and three customers Imtiaz, Waseem, and Mansoor. Later, Faiza succumbed to her injuries. The investigators believed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved in such incidents and Police had also started investigation with the earlier arrested militants in jail. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation said this attack was similar to first franchise attack that occurred at Shadman Town on December 23, 2011
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January - 31 
At least 35 militants and eight soldiers were killed in a gun-battle after a newly-established security checkpost was attacked in Jogi heights of Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January
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At least 35 militants and eight soldiers were killed in a gun-battle after a newly-established security checkpost was attacked in Jogi heights of Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 31, reports Daily Times. Over 100 terrorists attacked the post in Jogi heights in the morning, damaging the post badly. 15 soldiers and scores of militants injured in the attack. The post was established to sever a frequently used route from Tirah Valley into Kurram Agency and North Waziristan Agency by the miscreants,” the military statement said.
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January - 31 
Elsewhere, Muhammad Ahmed was shot dead at Ramswami near BP Factory in the limits of Garden Police Station.
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Elsewhere, Muhammad Ahmed was shot dead at Ramswami near BP Factory in the limits of Garden Police Station.
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January - 31 
In a separate incident, Naeem Abbas (25) was standing in Mughal Hazara Goth when unidentified militants opened fire on him, injuring him seriously. Gulistan Jauhar Police shifted him to nearest private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Pol
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In a separate incident, Naeem Abbas (25) was standing in Mughal Hazara Goth when unidentified militants opened fire on him, injuring him seriously. Gulistan Jauhar Police shifted him to nearest private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police said that the victim belonged to the Shia community and had come from Gilgit-Baltistan to Karachi only two month ago.
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January - 31 
In another incident, a man, identified as Omar Rehman (42), was shot dead in Bawani Challie within the limits of Site A Police Station
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In another incident, a man, identified as Omar Rehman (42), was shot dead in Bawani Challie within the limits of Site A Police Station
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January - 31 
Meanwhile, Pakistan reminded the United States about the illegality of the drone war in tribal areas and emphasised that Islamabad was very sensitive about violation of sovereignty. “Drone attacks are unlawful, counter-productive and hence unacceptab
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Meanwhile, Pakistan reminded the United States about the illegality of the drone war in tribal areas and emphasised that Islamabad was very sensitive about violation of sovereignty. “Drone attacks are unlawful, counter-productive and hence unacceptable. We cannot condone violation of our sovereignty,” Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said. He was reacting to a statement by US President Barack Obama in which he defended the drone campaign against targets in Pakistan during a live web interview.
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January - 31 
One Balochistan Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), identified as Mir Bakhtiar Domki, his wife and daughter were shot dead when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on their car near a flyover in the Gizri area of Clifton Police Station in Kara
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One Balochistan Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), identified as Mir Bakhtiar Domki, his wife and daughter were shot dead when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on their car near a flyover in the Gizri area of Clifton Police Station in Karachi on January 31 (today), reported Dawn.
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January - 31 
Pakistan has one united policy towards the United States (US), which has the support of all Government institutions, said Ambassador Sherry Rehman on January 31 emphasizing the need to dispel the impression that Pakistani institutions are divided ove
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Pakistan has one united policy towards the United States (US), which has the support of all Government institutions, said Ambassador Sherry Rehman on January 31 emphasizing the need to dispel the impression that Pakistani institutions are divided over the country’s relationship with Washington, reported Dawn. “Pakistan speaks today as one united Government, and we will have one united policy towards the US,” she said, adding, “The elected Government will stand firm in its resolve to protect our military when our soldiers are martyred in the line of duty, as they were on border post of Salala, and the military stands committed to defend our borders from any incursion to the last man.” She noted that the Pakistani military was also strongly committed to defending the current democratic set-up in the country and there’s no threat to the Government from any quarters.
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January - 31 
Reacting to United Sates (US) President Barack Obama’s admission of drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas, elders from North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 31 announced a long march from the tribal belt
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Reacting to United Sates (US) President Barack Obama’s admission of drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas, elders from North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 31 announced a long march from the tribal belt to the Parliament House in Islamabad on February 25. Addressing a joint press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, elders from different tribes of North Waziristan Agency condemned President Barack Obama’s drone programme. They termed the strikes as a “massacre of the innocent,” and announced their plan to stage a sit in before the Parliament House
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January - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) blew up the house of two wanted militants, Haider and Usman, who refused to surrender to the law enforcement agencies despite repeated warnings in the Bara Bandai area of Kabal tehsil in Swat District. Sources also said that the
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Security Forces (SFs) blew up the house of two wanted militants, Haider and Usman, who refused to surrender to the law enforcement agencies despite repeated warnings in the Bara Bandai area of Kabal tehsil in Swat District. Sources also said that the militant duo were brothers whose father, Humayun, was killed during Operation Rah-e-Rast (path to truth) in Swat.
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January - 31 
Separately, another 10 FC soldiers who had been wounded in attacks on their posts in the Killi Pir Ismail area of Ziarat District on January 31, 2011, succumbed to their injuries on February 1, taking the death toll to 16, reports Dawn. Some FC perso
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Separately, another 10 FC soldiers who had been wounded in attacks on their posts in the Killi Pir Ismail area of Ziarat District on January 31, 2011, succumbed to their injuries on February 1, taking the death toll to 16, reports Dawn. Some FC personnel remain missing. Spokesman for BLA, Merick Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack and said that they had also abducted three FC soldiers
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January - 31 
Six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and 13 others injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on three FC check posts in the Killi Pir Ismail area of Ziarat District on January 31, reports Dawn. The assailants managed to escape.
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Six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and 13 others injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on three FC check posts in the Killi Pir Ismail area of Ziarat District on January 31, reports Dawn. The assailants managed to escape.
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January - 31 
Six militants were killed in a clash with security personnel, the third day of an operation in the Frontier Region Kohat. The Security Forces (SFs) intruded for the first time into the Golono Tangi area in the semi-autonomous tribal area while chasin
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Six militants were killed in a clash with security personnel, the third day of an operation in the Frontier Region Kohat. The Security Forces (SFs) intruded for the first time into the Golono Tangi area in the semi-autonomous tribal area while chasing militants and a clash took place between the two sides. Officials said volunteers were also taking part in the operation against militants who frequented between Darra Adamkhel and Kohat for terrorist attacks.
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January - 31 
The United States (US) Director of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper said on January 31 that continued pressure from the US and its allies will likely reduce al Qaeda’s core leadership in Pakistan to “largely symbolic importance” over the next
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The United States (US) Director of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper said on January 31 that continued pressure from the US and its allies will likely reduce al Qaeda’s core leadership in Pakistan to “largely symbolic importance” over the next two to three years as the terrorist organisation fragments into more regionally focused groups and homegrown extremists, reported Indian Express. “With fragmentation, core al Qaeda will likely be of largely symbolic importance to the movement,” Clapper said, adding, “Regional groups, and to a lesser extent small cells and individuals, will drive the global jihad agenda both within the US and abroad.”
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*Data till , April 19, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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Bangladesh
Bhutan
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Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
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Balochistan
FATA
Islamabad Capital Territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sindh
Pakistan Occupied kashmir
Punjab
Timeline State Wise
FATA
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sindh
Gilgit-Baltistan
Azad Kashmir
Timeline District Wise
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