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April - 1 
Militants on April 1 ambushed a Police mobile van on the Dir-Kohistan Road in Upper Dir District, killing five Police officials, including a Station House Officer and an Assistant Sub-inspector, and injuring two others, The News reported. Area reside
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Militants on April 1 ambushed a Police mobile van on the Dir-Kohistan Road in Upper Dir District, killing five Police officials, including a Station House Officer and an Assistant Sub-inspector, and injuring two others, The News reported. Area residents and officials said the militants fired two rockets at the van in Jitkot village in the jurisdiction of Sheringal Police station, setting the vehicle on fire. After the rocket attack, the militants, whose strength could not be ascertained, opened fire on the van. The rocket and rifle attack killed five Police officials, including two senior officers.
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More than 70 Taliban militants attacked the famous Gojaro Kalay emerald mine in Shangla District on April 1 and took control of the mining operations, Daily Times reported. The mine had been leased to American firm Luxury International, which had bee
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More than 70 Taliban militants attacked the famous Gojaro Kalay emerald mine in Shangla District on April 1 and took control of the mining operations, Daily Times reported. The mine had been leased to American firm Luxury International, which had been paying Pakistan PKR 40 million a year. The company had left recently because of the security situation. The Taliban took positions around the mine on April 1 after the security guards fled. They announced to take control of mining operations and offered the locals to work with them and share the profits.
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April - 1 
Security Forces (SFs) on April 1 released 10 more Taliban militants. Sources said SFs, under the peace pact signed between the NWFP Government and the banned TNSM, freed 10 more militants. Those released were identified as Maulana Abdul Shakoor, Rohu
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Security Forces (SFs) on April 1 released 10 more Taliban militants. Sources said SFs, under the peace pact signed between the NWFP Government and the banned TNSM, freed 10 more militants. Those released were identified as Maulana Abdul Shakoor, Rohul Amin and his namesake, Amjad, Aftabuddin, Muhammad Sahib, Khan Nawab, Zakria, Fazal Akbar and Gul Akbar. The Government has released a total of 44 Taliban militants so far.
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April - 1 
Thousands of local residents staged a protest in Manglawar and demanded immediate withdrawal of security forces from the check-posts established near the civilian population and schools and colleges.
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Thousands of local residents staged a protest in Manglawar and demanded immediate withdrawal of security forces from the check-posts established near the civilian population and schools and colleges.
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April - 2 
A would-be suicide bomber shot himself dead before hitting his target i.e. the funeral prayers for slain Police official Fateh Rehman in the Haryan Kot area of Dargai sub-division in NWFP on April 2, The News reported. Five Police personnel, includin
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A would-be suicide bomber shot himself dead before hitting his target i.e. the funeral prayers for slain Police official Fateh Rehman in the Haryan Kot area of Dargai sub-division in NWFP on April 2, The News reported. Five Police personnel, including Station House Officer Fateh Rehman, were killed in a rocket and rifle attack on a Police mobile van by militants near Jitkot village in Upper Dir District on April 1. Sources said the bomber abandoned a bag full of explosives and his suicide vest and hurled two hand-grenades at the people before fleeing. However, the hand-grenades did not explode and he shot himself on the spot with a pistol. The villagers found a national identity card with the body identifying him as Irshadul Haq, son of Niaz Muhammad, of Targhao area in Bajaur Agency.
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In the province, Police in Dera Ismail Khan on April 2 arrested 28 suspected terrorists linked to various banned religious groups, Daily Times reported. According to the Dera Ismail Khan District Police Officer Muhammad Iqbal, the Police were carryin
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In the province, Police in Dera Ismail Khan on April 2 arrested 28 suspected terrorists linked to various banned religious groups, Daily Times reported. According to the Dera Ismail Khan District Police Officer Muhammad Iqbal, the Police were carrying out search operations in the District to arrest saboteurs, adding the action would help eradicate sectarianism and terrorism. The second day of a joint search operation by the Pakistan Army and Police was carried out in Madina Colony and Mohallah Chah Syed Munawar Shah areas. A Kalashnikov, a rifle and bullets were seized. With this, the total number of arrests has increased to 116. The operation that was launched on April 1 is expected to continue for a few days.
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A would-be suicide bomber was killed on April 3 when he tried to target the Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) NWFP President Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao in Charsadda District, Daily Times reported. Sherpao, a member of the NWFP provincial assem
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A would-be suicide bomber was killed on April 3 when he tried to target the Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) NWFP President Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao in Charsadda District, Daily Times reported. Sherpao, a member of the NWFP provincial assembly and a son of the former NWFP Chief Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, was addressing a public gathering in the Mandani area of Charsadda, at the time. A Mandani Police Station official told Daily Times the Police ordered the would-be bomber to stop, who was approaching on a bicycle. They opened fire at him after he ignored repeated warnings to stop. The attacker was killed and his aide was arrested. The attacker was wearing a suicide vest, said sources.
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Dozens of armed Taliban militants on April 3 stormed a NATO supplies container terminal in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, and torched nine vehicles and several offices, Daily Times reported. Police and locals said the terminal, located on the Ring Road
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Dozens of armed Taliban militants on April 3 stormed a NATO supplies container terminal in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, and torched nine vehicles and several offices, Daily Times reported. Police and locals said the terminal, located on the Ring Road in Pishtakhara Police station precincts, was attacked early in the morning, adding that the Taliban and Police exchanged heavy fire, but no casualties were reported. Police officials said there were more than 100 militants who participated in the raid. They said the Taliban also used rockets to target the Police party but failed to hit anyone. Meanwhile, AFP reported the Taliban had destroyed nine vehicles parked at the terminal. The vehicles were bound for international forces in Afghanistan. "There were no casualties in the attack early Friday, but the fire destroyed nine NATO vehicles, including fire-fighting vans and 4x4 jeeps," local Police official Fazal Wahid Khan told AFP.
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President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the flogging of a 17-year-old girl in public in Swat and ordered an inquiry into the matter, Daily Times reported. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Zardari had sought a report from the NW
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President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the flogging of a 17-year-old girl in public in Swat and ordered an inquiry into the matter, Daily Times reported. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Zardari had sought a report from the NWFP Government and the local administration and called for arresting those responsible. The two-minute video reportedly shows the girl, wearing a veil, face down on the ground with two men holding her arms and feet and a third man in a black turban with a long beard whipping her. The incident occurred in the Kala Killay area of Kabal sub-division, The News reported.
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Samar Minallah – who works for a Pakistani human rights organisation – distributed the video given to her by people in Swat to the Western media. "The entire village knows she is innocent," Samar told AFP. She told The Guardian that the flogging had
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Samar Minallah – who works for a Pakistani human rights organisation – distributed the video given to her by people in Swat to the Western media. "The entire village knows she is innocent," Samar told AFP. She told The Guardian that the flogging had taken place in the last 10 days.
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The Taliban militants on April 3 intruded into the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in Swat, and barred those present in the building from working, a private TV channel reported. According to the channel, the armed militant
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The Taliban militants on April 3 intruded into the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in Swat, and barred those present in the building from working, a private TV channel reported. According to the channel, the armed militants intruded into the office in the morning and told the officials to stop routine operations. The group said it had stopped the officials from working because men and women were working in the same place. They demanded the NADRA authorities ensure that men and women work separately in the office.
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21 people, including 16 Taliban militants, were killed in an overnight clash when local volunteers and Police personnel tried to enter the Gokand Valley to flush out militants who had infiltrated into Buner area on April 4 from the neighbouring Swat
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21 people, including 16 Taliban militants, were killed in an overnight clash when local volunteers and Police personnel tried to enter the Gokand Valley to flush out militants who had infiltrated into Buner area on April 4 from the neighbouring Swat District, Dawn reported. Three policemen and two Lashkar (militia) volunteers were among the dead. When the combined force attempted to enter the area via Rajagaly Kandow from the Pir Baba side and dislodge the militants, Taliban militants took position and reportedly refused to go back. Sources said that the militants had sent 16 bodies and taken 13 of their wounded colleagues to Swat via Kalil Kandow on April 7-morning.
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In the province, the Government freed three more Taliban militants from Mingora on April 4, as part of its peace accord with the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). The total number of released Taliban militants has now reached 47. The men
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In the province, the Government freed three more Taliban militants from Mingora on April 4, as part of its peace accord with the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). The total number of released Taliban militants has now reached 47. The men freed on April 4 have been identified as Munawar Hassan, Abdul Haliq and Qadeem. The Taliban had provided a list of 220 of their men to the Government that they wanted released.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected Taliban militant in the Dooba area of Hangu District on April 4, Daily Times reported. Locals said some Taliban militants were on their way to Zargari when SF personnel stationed at the Shanwari Zargari check-
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected Taliban militant in the Dooba area of Hangu District on April 4, Daily Times reported. Locals said some Taliban militants were on their way to Zargari when SF personnel stationed at the Shanwari Zargari check-post asked them to stop. When they tried to escape, the troops fired at them, killing one of the militant. The others, however, managed to escape from the incident site.
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Chand Bibi, the young girl who was shown being flogged by the Swat Taliban in a videotape aired on television channels, gave a statement to a Qazi (Islamic judge), on April 5, denying the incident. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the NWFP Information Minister
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Chand Bibi, the young girl who was shown being flogged by the Swat Taliban in a videotape aired on television channels, gave a statement to a Qazi (Islamic judge), on April 5, denying the incident. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the NWFP Information Minister, told The News that she made the statement to Mohammad Riaz, the judge of the Qazi Court for Matta Tehsil (revenue division), and the Commissioner of Malakand Division, Syed Mohammad Javed, both of whom visited her village, Kala Killay, in Kabal sub-division on April 5. Quoting the Commissioner, Mian Iftikhar said Chand Bibi made it clear that she was indeed married to Adalat Khan and everyone in the village knew about it. She refuted the reports that both of them were flogged by the Taliban as punishment for maintaining illicit relations and then forcibly married. According to the information minister, the Commissioner and the Judge had visited Kala Killay to record the statements of the couple on the directive of the NWFP Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police (NWFP) had been directed by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, to appear before his court and also produce the girl who was flogged. The Chief Justice had taken suo moto notice of the case after the two-minute videotape was shown on TV channels.
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April - 5 
Unidentified men blew up a girls’ school in Jahangir Khel in the precincts of Miryan Police Station of Bannu District on April 5, Daily Times reported. Police sources said the men had placed explosives in the building of the Government Girls’ School,
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Unidentified men blew up a girls’ school in Jahangir Khel in the precincts of Miryan Police Station of Bannu District on April 5, Daily Times reported. Police sources said the men had placed explosives in the building of the Government Girls’ School, damaging it. However, no casualties were reported.
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In the province, a volunteer of Buner Qaumi Lashkar was killed and another sustained injuries when Taliban militants opened fire in the Gokand area of Buner District on April 6, Daily Times reported. Residents from various villages and sub-divisions
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In the province, a volunteer of Buner Qaumi Lashkar was killed and another sustained injuries when Taliban militants opened fire in the Gokand area of Buner District on April 6, Daily Times reported. Residents from various villages and sub-divisions had formed the Lashkar (militia) to confront around 100 Taliban militants who had entered Buner from Swat on April 5. The Taliban said they would stay in Buner until their chief had had talks with the local chapter of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM).
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April - 6 
Three female workers of a USAID-funded project run by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Rise International, and their driver were allegedly killed by militants in the Kund Bangla area in the jurisdiction of Shinkiary Police Station in Mansehra Distric
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Three female workers of a USAID-funded project run by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Rise International, and their driver were allegedly killed by militants in the Kund Bangla area in the jurisdiction of Shinkiary Police Station in Mansehra District on April 6, The News reported. A social mobiliser of the Rise International, Sadaf Yar Muhammad of Shabqadar in Charsadda District, Assistant Education Officer, Anjum Zeb of Mansehra, and an unidentified female worker and their driver Saifullah of Pabbi in Nowshera District, were on their way to Mansehra from a mountainous area of Kund Bangla when some unknown assailants attacked them, killing them on the spot. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the killings so far.
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April - 7 
Expressing satisfaction over the truce in the Malakand Division, the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on April 7 the Government’s writ had been restored in about 70 per cent of Swat area after the February 16 peace deal, The News
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Expressing satisfaction over the truce in the Malakand Division, the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on April 7 the Government’s writ had been restored in about 70 per cent of Swat area after the February 16 peace deal, The News reported. “This is a suitable recipe for bringing peace and we shall apply it wherever it is needed once it proves successful in Malakand Division,” Mian Iftikhar told a press conference in Peshawar. Briefing journalists after the 10th meeting of the provincial cabinet, the minister said militants had agreed to lay down arms after the enforcement of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in Malakand. The minister, however, admitted that situation in parts of Swat was not ideal, but there was no reason to call it disappointing. He claimed that schools and colleges had been reopened, businesses had been resumed and the people were happy.
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April - 7 
Militants of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter, occupied a local college and a filling station while a traffic constable was also kidnapped in the Swat valley on April 7. Sources said that armed militants stormed the Government
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Militants of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter, occupied a local college and a filling station while a traffic constable was also kidnapped in the Swat valley on April 7. Sources said that armed militants stormed the Government Technical College in Pan area of Mingora city and occupied all its rooms. In addition, unidentified men abducted a traffic constable in Mingora city. In another incident, the militants occupied a filling station in Barikot, owned by Said Ahmed, a resident of Buner District.
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April - 7 
Suspected Taliban militants planted a remote-controlled bomb that blew up a music shop and neighbouring stalls at Charsadda bus stand in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on April 7, Daily Times reported. "A CD and music centre, as well as three other shop
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Suspected Taliban militants planted a remote-controlled bomb that blew up a music shop and neighbouring stalls at Charsadda bus stand in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on April 7, Daily Times reported. "A CD and music centre, as well as three other shops were destroyed when a locally-made bomb went off in front of a bus stand in Faqirabad area," local Police official Anwar Khan said. No casualties were reported as the shops were closed overnight when the bomb exploded, Police said.
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April - 9 
Dawn has reported that instead of pulling out of Buner District as they had announced on April 9, the Taliban of Swat moved on April 10 to consolidate their hold and took control of new areas, including the shrine of Sufi saint Pir Baba. Security For
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Dawn has reported that instead of pulling out of Buner District as they had announced on April 9, the Taliban of Swat moved on April 10 to consolidate their hold and took control of new areas, including the shrine of Sufi saint Pir Baba. Security Forces reportedly offered no resistance. “They have taken control of vast areas in Buner. They are freely moving around while police and other law-enforcement personnel remain confined to their posts,” said a man who lives near the shrine of Pir Baba. He said that the militants had earlier announced that they would leave after holding a march in various areas. Local people said that the militants, who occupied houses of influential people organising an anti-Taliban militia, were still patrolling the road leading to Daggar, the District headquarters. Militants set on fire TV sets, pictures and paintings and audio and video cassettes before the Friday prayers. They also reportedly locked the shrine, stopping followers of Pir Baba from visiting the place. “We have been asked by our seniors not to interfere with the Taliban,” said an officer of the Pir Baba Police station. He said the Taliban had advanced weapons, some of which he had “never seen before”.
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April - 9 
In the province, the Taliban agreed to leave Buner District unconditionally after successful talks with a peace jirga (council of elders) in Mingora on April 9, Daily Times reported. Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed told a private TV channel
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In the province, the Taliban agreed to leave Buner District unconditionally after successful talks with a peace jirga (council of elders) in Mingora on April 9, Daily Times reported. Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed told a private TV channel the Taliban had agreed to leave Buner and would completely vacate the area by April 10 (today). He said the Taliban had made no demands for vacating the area. Earlier, the local jirga held talks with the Taliban under the supervision of the commissioner. Javed said Maulana Waliullah mediated between the jirga members and Taliban. A group of Swat Taliban had moved into Buner last week. However, local villagers resisted them, engaging the heavily armed militants and killing 20 of them.
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April - 9 
Maulana Sufi Muhammad, the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, concluded his “peace camp” in Swat on April 9, in protest against the delay in the implementation of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, according to Daily Times. “But the peace deal
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Maulana Sufi Muhammad, the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, concluded his “peace camp” in Swat on April 9, in protest against the delay in the implementation of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, according to Daily Times. “But the peace deal with the provincial government is intact,” Sufi Muhammad told a press conference in Mingora before moving out of the District. “If something unpleasant happens after our peace camp has been wrapped up, President Asif Zardari will be held responsible,” Sufi read a written statement in Pushto. He alleged the federal Government was not sincere. TNSM spokesman Amir Izzat Khan said Sufi Muhammad left for Amandara town in Malakand where he will chair a shura (executive council) meeting. “The ball is now in the president’s court,” he told Daily Times. However, the Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed said the federal Government would sign the regulation soon.
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April - 9 
One unidentified militant was killed by the Security Forces when a group of Taliban militants attempted to loot the house of a former District official in village Qalagai, The News reported. A group of armed militants raided the house of Ajmeer and l
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One unidentified militant was killed by the Security Forces when a group of Taliban militants attempted to loot the house of a former District official in village Qalagai, The News reported. A group of armed militants raided the house of Ajmeer and loaded the valuable household items in their vehicles, besides taking four people with them. However, soon after the raid of the Taliban, the SFs arrived and opened fire on the Taliban convoy.
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April - 10 
A man was killed and two others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in Bannu on April 10, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, a jirga (council of elders) was underway when the blast occurred.
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A man was killed and two others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in Bannu on April 10, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, a jirga (council of elders) was underway when the blast occurred.
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April - 10 
According to another private TV channel, the Taliban extended the cease-fire in Darra Adam Khel for 10 more days. According to the channel, the Taliban announced the extension during a jirga with five local tribes at an undisclosed location. The Tali
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According to another private TV channel, the Taliban extended the cease-fire in Darra Adam Khel for 10 more days. According to the channel, the Taliban announced the extension during a jirga with five local tribes at an undisclosed location. The Taliban also authorised local elders to hold talks with the Government.
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April - 10 
In the province, two police posts were targeted with rockets in the Nowshera District on April 10-evening that partially damaged the buildings. However, no casualty was reported.
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In the province, two police posts were targeted with rockets in the Nowshera District on April 10-evening that partially damaged the buildings. However, no casualty was reported.
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April - 10 
Mian Iftikhar and Afrasiyab, accompanied by Home Secretary Fayaz Toru, Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed and District Coordination Officer Malakand Agency Arshad Khan, held talks with the TNSM team, represented by its spokesman Amir Izzat Kha
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Mian Iftikhar and Afrasiyab, accompanied by Home Secretary Fayaz Toru, Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed and District Coordination Officer Malakand Agency Arshad Khan, held talks with the TNSM team, represented by its spokesman Amir Izzat Khan, Maulana Syed Wahab, Ghayasuddin, Latif Khan and Multanmir. After negotiations, Mian Iftikhar said they agreed to keep the deal intact. He contradicted some media reports about the scrapping of the accord and said some elements were bent upon sabotaging the agreement but their nefarious designs would be foiled. Talking to reporters, Amir Izzat said their agreement with the provincial Government was intact. “Sufi Muhammad just wound up the peace camp in protest and it is not related to the scrapping of the pact,” he said. The TNSM spokesman said Sufi Muhammad did not take part in the talks in protest and would not hold negotiations with the Government till the implementation of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation.
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April - 10 
Taliban militants triggered a bomb blast in the Chamkani area, outside provincial capital Peshawar, destroying six tankers supplying fuel to the NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, The News reported. Around 35 tankers were parked at the incident
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Taliban militants triggered a bomb blast in the Chamkani area, outside provincial capital Peshawar, destroying six tankers supplying fuel to the NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, The News reported. Around 35 tankers were parked at the incident site, when militants placed a bomb under one of the vehicles loaded with diesel, petrol and aviation fuel, Police official Asmatullah Khan told AFP. The blast triggered a fire which spread to another five tankers, he said.
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April - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) on April 10 Friday assured the NWFP Government that it would keep the peace deal intact, but warned that the delay by President Asif Ali Zardari in signing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation could hinder the r
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) on April 10 Friday assured the NWFP Government that it would keep the peace deal intact, but warned that the delay by President Asif Ali Zardari in signing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation could hinder the return of peace to the Swat Valley, The News reported. The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain and the peace envoy to the NWFP Government Afrasiyab Khattak reportedly went to Batkhela to meet the TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, who wound up the peace camp in Swat on April 9. However, Sufi Muhammad refused to meet the visiting delegation in protest against the delay in the signing of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation. “We met him (Sufi) during the Friday prayers but he did not participate in the talks,” said Mian Iftikhar.
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April - 12 
According to Daily Times, a security guard was killed and three others injured on April 12 when armed men stormed into three terminals storing NATO supplies in the limits of Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. A Police official
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According to Daily Times, a security guard was killed and three others injured on April 12 when armed men stormed into three terminals storing NATO supplies in the limits of Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. A Police official said that around 200 suspected Taliban militants, who attacked the Aasim and Amanullah Terminal on Ring Road, also set ablaze 12 vehicles. He said a guard, Arif, had succumbed to his injuries, while three others were injured.
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April - 12 
On April 12, militants took villages in the Chamla sub-division under their ‘protection’ and faced no resistance from law-enforcement agencies. “We are in touch with their (Taliban) leaders in Swat. The situation will return to normal in a few days,”
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On April 12, militants took villages in the Chamla sub-division under their ‘protection’ and faced no resistance from law-enforcement agencies. “We are in touch with their (Taliban) leaders in Swat. The situation will return to normal in a few days,” the Buner District Co-ordination Officer Jawed Ahmad said, adding that local people had entered into an agreement with the Taliban in Swat through a trible elders’ council. He said: “We are pursuing a policy of restraint. Even a minor mistake can derail the government’s peace initiative. These Taliban are peaceful. Till now they have not harmed anyone in the district.” He also denied that the Swat Taliban was recruiting youths in Buner.
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April - 12 
President Asif Ali Zardari on April 12 referred the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, 2009 to the Prime Minister with the advice that he may consider placing it before parliament for debate, The News reported. The President has sent an advice to the Prime Mini
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President Asif Ali Zardari on April 12 referred the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, 2009 to the Prime Minister with the advice that he may consider placing it before parliament for debate, The News reported. The President has sent an advice to the Prime Minister under clause 2 of Article 56 read with clause 1 of Article 48 of the Constitution. Article 56 (2) states: “The President may send message to either House, whether with respect to a bill then pending in the Majlis-e-Shoora (parliament) or otherwise, and a House to which any message is so sent shall with all convenient dispatch consider any matter required by the message to be taken into consideration.” Article 48 (1) reads as, “In exercise of his functions, the president shall act in accordance with the advice of the cabinet (or the prime minister).” Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has already indicated that the Swat peace deal would be debated in parliament on April 12 and that the President would act according to the decision of parliament.
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April - 12 
The NWFP, Security Forces targeted Taliban hideouts near the border between Hangu District and Kurram Agency in the FATA on April 12. Official sources said that dozens of houses and a mosque were also damaged in the attack. However, no casualties wer
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The NWFP, Security Forces targeted Taliban hideouts near the border between Hangu District and Kurram Agency in the FATA on April 12. Official sources said that dozens of houses and a mosque were also damaged in the attack. However, no casualties were reported. The operation followed a Taliban attack on the convoy of Kurram Agency Political Agent Arshad Majeed near Tutkas area two days ago in which one trooper was killed and seven were injured.
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April - 12 
The Swat District administration on April 12 released five Taliban militants in accordance with the peace accord signed by the NWFP Government and the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). Official sources said with the latest release, the nu
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The Swat District administration on April 12 released five Taliban militants in accordance with the peace accord signed by the NWFP Government and the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). Official sources said with the latest release, the number of the Taliban militants released after the deal has risen to 53. The sources identified those released as Fazal Qadeer, Misbahur Rehman, Ameer Rehman, Bahadar Khan and Hafeezullha.
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April - 12 
The Taliban from Swat, who have taken control of a number of areas in the Buner District, are converting mosques in Buner into recruitment centres to urge youths to join their ranks, Dawn reported. Almost all mosques in Sultanwas, Pacha, Bhai Kaly, M
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The Taliban from Swat, who have taken control of a number of areas in the Buner District, are converting mosques in Buner into recruitment centres to urge youths to join their ranks, Dawn reported. Almost all mosques in Sultanwas, Pacha, Bhai Kaly, Malkpur, Kalakheelam, Jure, Bagra, Manyarai and Gokand are being used by them to recruit local people to their cause of enforcing Sharia (Islamic law) in the Malakand Division and eventually in the rest of the country.
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April - 12 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) and the Swat Taliban on April 12 warned parliamentarians against opposing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in the National Assembly. “Even holy prophets had no authority to make religious laws or amend them,
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) and the Swat Taliban on April 12 warned parliamentarians against opposing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in the National Assembly. “Even holy prophets had no authority to make religious laws or amend them, then how can the National Assembly do it?” TNSM spokesman Amir Izzat Khan told The News. “If members of the National Assembly opposed the judicial system of the Shariat-e-Muhammadi, they will enter the category of non-Muslims and Pakistan will become Darul Harb,” he warned. Explaining Darul Harb, he said when the rulers of a country opposed the Sharia (Islamic law), they did not remain Muslims anymore. “So a country with non-Muslims as its rulers becomes Darul Harb,” he said and added that it made Jihad mandatory on rulers. Muslim Khan, the spokesman for the Swat militants, warned that those opposing the Nizam-e-Adl would be declared Murtad or apostate. “Then, he or she should contest election on minority seat, if he or she remains alive,” he said.
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April - 13 
An explosion at a girls’ primary school in Noor area destroyed the entire building. However, no casualties were reported from explosions.
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An explosion at a girls’ primary school in Noor area destroyed the entire building. However, no casualties were reported from explosions.
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April - 13 
Daily Times reports that Taliban in Swat have renewed efforts to recruit fighters and supporters following delays in the implementation of their peace agreement with the Government. “As long as we were there enforcing peace, they were not recruiting,
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Daily Times reports that Taliban in Swat have renewed efforts to recruit fighters and supporters following delays in the implementation of their peace agreement with the Government. “As long as we were there enforcing peace, they were not recruiting,” Rizwanullah Farooq, son of Sufi Muhammad, told Bloomberg on April 13. He said, “Now recruitment is going on even in Buner because they don’t see a chance for peace. The government must understand this.” The report adds that the drive into Buner brings the Taliban closest to Islamabad in the five years since they began fighting the government for territorial control. The Tehreek Nifaaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi, which signed the two-month-old peace accord with the Government on behalf of the Taliban, abandoned the vigil last week by leaving Swat in protest and has threatened to pull out of the peace accord to protest delay by President Asif Ali Zardari in approving the system of Sufi’s Sharia (Islamic law) courts in the area.
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April - 13 
Officials said that unidentified men had abducted a renowned businessman of the NWFP, Meer Zaki Shah, from Shanawarai area. Police said the armed men abducted the businessman while he was taking his children home from school.
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Officials said that unidentified men had abducted a renowned businessman of the NWFP, Meer Zaki Shah, from Shanawarai area. Police said the armed men abducted the businessman while he was taking his children home from school.
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April - 13 
President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation for Swat on April 13, after the National Assembly passed a resolution in favour of the draft regulation, Daily Times reported on April 14. "Yes, the president has signed the Nizam-e-Adl Reg
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President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation for Swat on April 13, after the National Assembly passed a resolution in favour of the draft regulation, Daily Times reported on April 14. "Yes, the president has signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation before leaving for Dubai on a two-day visit," said presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar. Earlier on April 13, the National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution recommending the President sign the regulation to be imposed in the Malakand Division in accordance with a peace agreement between the NWFP Government and the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). The Muttahida Qaumi Movement had expressed its reservations over the resolution but abstained from voting to allow it to be passed unanimously. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told the National Assembly that the issue had been brought before the House to build a broad national consensus and establish the supremacy of Parliament.
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April - 13 
Taliban militants stopped the polio vaccination campaign launched in Darsmand union council area under Tal tehsil (revenue unit) in Hangu District, threatening to abduct health officials if they would go ahead with the campaign, Daily Times reported.
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Taliban militants stopped the polio vaccination campaign launched in Darsmand union council area under Tal tehsil (revenue unit) in Hangu District, threatening to abduct health officials if they would go ahead with the campaign, Daily Times reported. Khan Meer, head of one of the polio teams working in Darsmand, told that around 10 am armed Taliban militants came to the area and told his three-member team to stop vaccinating children. He said he stopped work in the area immediately after the Taliban warning, and “this is the reason the Taliban have not done anything so far”.
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April - 13 
The head of a bomb disposal squad, Gul Sher Khan, was killed when a bomb planted along Ladi Lora Bridge at Bannu in NWFP detonated while he was trying to defuse the explosive on April 13, according to Daily Times. Two other persons were also injured
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The head of a bomb disposal squad, Gul Sher Khan, was killed when a bomb planted along Ladi Lora Bridge at Bannu in NWFP detonated while he was trying to defuse the explosive on April 13, according to Daily Times. Two other persons were also injured in the explosion.
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April - 13 
The Taliban are imposing their rule in the mountain valley of Buner that they took over last week, spreading fear in the area only 100 kilometres from the capital Islamabad, said Police and residents on April 13, according to Daily Times. Police said
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The Taliban are imposing their rule in the mountain valley of Buner that they took over last week, spreading fear in the area only 100 kilometres from the capital Islamabad, said Police and residents on April 13, according to Daily Times. Police said authorities were negotiating with the Taliban to persuade them to withdraw, but the group had stayed put and appeared determined to take over the valley. “They are everywhere,” Arsala Khan, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, told Reuters over the telephone from Buner. “They are visiting mosques, they are visiting bazaars asking people to help them enforce sharia,” he said adding, “Buner is fast turning into Swat.” Using loudspeakers installed at mosques, Taliban commanders on April 13 called on young men in Buner to get jihadi training. Residents of Buner said they feared more bloodshed.
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April - 13 
Three people, including an Education Department official, were abducted in two separate incidents at Charsadda. Senior Education Department official, Dil Khan, and Haji Muzaffar Mandni were abducted by unidentified men in Hari Chand. In another incid
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Three people, including an Education Department official, were abducted in two separate incidents at Charsadda. Senior Education Department official, Dil Khan, and Haji Muzaffar Mandni were abducted by unidentified men in Hari Chand. In another incident, a man was abducted while travelling between Mandni and Shabqadar.
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April - 14 
Sharia (Islamic law) courts on April 14 formally started functioning in Swat after the enforcement of the Sharia justice system. These courts had started functioning in six Tehsils (revenue divisions) of Swat, including Bari Kot, Kabal, Matta, Khwaza
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Sharia (Islamic law) courts on April 14 formally started functioning in Swat after the enforcement of the Sharia justice system. These courts had started functioning in six Tehsils (revenue divisions) of Swat, including Bari Kot, Kabal, Matta, Khwazakhela, Bahrain and Babozai, from March 12, 2009 but owing to delay in signing of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation by the president, their powers were very limited. However, after approval of the regulation, these courts will have full powers.
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April - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman for Swat, Haji Muslim Khan, asked the militants to lay down arms. "Henceforth, no one is allowed to take weapons even into the Taliban headquarters in Mamdherai," he said. He also directed the Taliban to
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman for Swat, Haji Muslim Khan, asked the militants to lay down arms. "Henceforth, no one is allowed to take weapons even into the Taliban headquarters in Mamdherai," he said. He also directed the Taliban to cease brandishing any weapons in public places, and anyone defying the orders would not be a Talib. He said that in all the districts of the Malakand Division, Qazis would be deputed and all decisions taken according to Islamic laws. The TTP chief in Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, is reported to have said the federal Government has won the hearts of the people of Malakand and the Taliban with enforcement of Sharia. Talking to a private television channel, Fazlullah said the Taliban will extend full cooperation to the federal Government.
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April - 14 
The White House said on April 14 the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation accord signed by the NWFP Government with the TNSM to introduce Sharia (Islamic law) in Malakand Division and the Kohistan District of NWFP was against human rights and democracy, AFP report
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The White House said on April 14 the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation accord signed by the NWFP Government with the TNSM to introduce Sharia (Islamic law) in Malakand Division and the Kohistan District of NWFP was against human rights and democracy, AFP reported. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama’s administration believed that "solutions involving security in Pakistan don’t include less democracy and less human-rights. The signing of that denoting strict Islamic law in Swat valley goes against both those principles". He also said "We are disappointed that parliament did not take into account legitimate concerns around civil and human rights."
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April - 15 
At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District on April 15, Daily Times reported. The NWFP Inspector Gen
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At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District on April 15, Daily Times reported. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said Police wanted to stop the suicide bomber’s speeding car and fired at it, but it had reached close to them by the time the explosives went off. The blast also left a crater about three metres wide, damaged windows in nearby buildings and severed power cables, plunging the area into darkness. Naveed said Police had intelligence reports of a possible suicide attack, adding that security had thereafter been heightened. “We had intelligence reports that a car bombing could take place in any of three districts of the province,” he said.
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April - 15 
The Capital City Police Officer Safwat Ghayyur and District Police Officer Muhammad Riaz Khan told reporters that Police had been tipped off that two explosive-laden cars would enter the district from Malakand to carry out terrorist activity, The New
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The Capital City Police Officer Safwat Ghayyur and District Police Officer Muhammad Riaz Khan told reporters that Police had been tipped off that two explosive-laden cars would enter the district from Malakand to carry out terrorist activity, The News reported. District Police Officer Riaz Khan said the attack might be in retaliation to the killing of a suicide bomber by the Charsadda Police a few days ago. The suicide attacker was shot dead by Station House Officer Jehangir Khan, when the bomber was on his way to blew himself up at a public gathering being addressed by the provincial president of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao faction) Sikander Sherpao in Charsadda.
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April - 15 
The Government may review the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 if peace is not restored in Swat, President Asif Ali Zardari said on April 15, according to Daily Times. Addressing the Pakistani community in Tokyo, he said the Nizam-e-Adl, and not Sharia (I
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The Government may review the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 if peace is not restored in Swat, President Asif Ali Zardari said on April 15, according to Daily Times. Addressing the Pakistani community in Tokyo, he said the Nizam-e-Adl, and not Sharia (Islamic law), had been imposed in Malakand Division, a private TV channel reported. The President was in Japan to attend the Friends of Democratic Pakistan ministerial meeting and a donors’ conference.
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April - 15 
The NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation on April 15, formally enforcing Sharia in Malakand Division and Kohistan District. “Today, it is an historic day,” he told reporters in provincial capital Peshawar after signing th
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The NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani signed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation on April 15, formally enforcing Sharia in Malakand Division and Kohistan District. “Today, it is an historic day,” he told reporters in provincial capital Peshawar after signing the law two days after President Asif Ali Zardari approved it following a nod from the National Assembly.
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April - 16 
A woman was killed on April 16 when an office of a non-government organisation (NGO) was blown up with explosives in the Hathian area of Mardan District, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported that unidentified saboteurs had planted
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A woman was killed on April 16 when an office of a non-government organisation (NGO) was blown up with explosives in the Hathian area of Mardan District, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported that unidentified saboteurs had planted the explosives close to the NGO’s office, which killed a woman walking past the building upon detonation.
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April - 17 
A man and a woman accused of committing adultery were shot dead by the Taliban militants in the same District in the presence of their relatives, The Hindu reports. Later, unidentified persons sent a video to the Dawn newspaper on April 17 showing a
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A man and a woman accused of committing adultery were shot dead by the Taliban militants in the same District in the presence of their relatives, The Hindu reports. Later, unidentified persons sent a video to the Dawn newspaper on April 17 showing a Taliban firing squad killing the man and woman. In the video, the woman is heard appealing to the Taliban for mercy. "Have mercy on me, please have mercy. The charges against me are false and no man has ever touched me," she is heard saying. The Taliban militants first pumped several bullets into the woman’s chest and then fired a burst from assault rifles at her and the man. As the woman was apparently still alive after being shot, some Taliban are heard shouting: "She is alive, kill her." The newspaper quoted its sources as saying that the incident took place a few days ago.
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April - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) blew up a militant headquarters in the Jarma area of Kohat District in NWFP on April 17, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, Police said the militants were planning attacks on Police installations, armed rob
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Security Forces (SFs) blew up a militant headquarters in the Jarma area of Kohat District in NWFP on April 17, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, Police said the militants were planning attacks on Police installations, armed robberies and kidnappings.
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April - 17 
The SFs also raided a seminary in the Kharmatu area and arrested three suspects for allegedly assisting the kidnappers of three Oil and Gas Development Limited employees on April 16.
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The SFs also raided a seminary in the Kharmatu area and arrested three suspects for allegedly assisting the kidnappers of three Oil and Gas Development Limited employees on April 16.
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April - 18 
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed 16 Army and two Police deaths. But hospital sources said dead bodies of 27 SF personnel had been brought to the Combined Military Hospital in Tull and 48 injured wounded had been admitted to the hosp
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Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed 16 Army and two Police deaths. But hospital sources said dead bodies of 27 SF personnel had been brought to the Combined Military Hospital in Tull and 48 injured wounded had been admitted to the hospital. Seven injured Policemen were being treated in Hangu Hospital. 16 of the injured were later shifted to other cities by helicopters. Doaba Station House Officer Amal Khan, who was also injured in the bombing, told Daily Times at Hangu Hospital that the Policemen were on their way back from a raid when the vehicle, coming from the Serozai side, hit the check post. A soldier had been killed and seven others injured in a suicide attack on the same check post several months ago. No organisation has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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April - 18 
At least 27 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP on April 18, hospital sources said. Locals told Daily Times that the attack on the ch
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At least 27 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP on April 18, hospital sources said. Locals told Daily Times that the attack on the checkpoint, about 45 kilometres southwest of Hangu, took place at around 4:15pm (PST) when SF personnel were visiting the area for the inspection. Two Police vehicles were passing by the check post when the suicide bomber driving a double-cabin pickup rammed the vehicle into the structure, they said. The explosion destroyed the check post, adjacent building housing troops and Police, and eight SF’s vehicles. Helicopter gun ships hovered over the area after the blast and security forces sealed the site.
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April - 19 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad declared on April 19 that the country’s superior courts were un-Islamic and could not hear appeals against decisions of the newly set up qazi (Islamic) courts, Daily Times r
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad declared on April 19 that the country’s superior courts were un-Islamic and could not hear appeals against decisions of the newly set up qazi (Islamic) courts, Daily Times reported. "There is no room for democracy in Islam," said Sufi while addressing a gathering in the Mingora town of Swat District. Western democracy was a "system of infidels" and had divided the clerics and the people of Pakistan into factions, he said, and the Supreme Court and the high courts were strengthening the system. The TNSM chief told the Government to withdraw all judges from Malakand Division – including from Kohistan District – within four days and set up a Darul Qaza to hear appeals against the decisions of qazi courts. He also demanded the appointment of qazis at the district and tehsil (revenue division) levels throughout the Division. "The government will be responsible for all the consequences if our demands are not implemented," he warned. He also said it was impossible to implement the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 – promulgated on April 15 following approval from the President and the National Assembly – without support from the Army and Police.
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April - 20 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Muslim Khan has said Sharia (Islamic law) would not be restricted to the Malakand Division in Swat District, and that the Taliban will not lay down weapons unconditionally, Daily Times reported. Asked wh
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Muslim Khan has said Sharia (Islamic law) would not be restricted to the Malakand Division in Swat District, and that the Taliban will not lay down weapons unconditionally, Daily Times reported. Asked whether the Taliban would extend Sharia to other areas of Pakistan, Khan said: "Sure, because [the holy] Quran is not only for Malakand division. It is for all humanity, for all Muslims and we will go for the implementation of Sharia in other parts of Pakistan as well." He also said Taliban would not lay down their weapons unconditionally. "We are Pakhtuns and every Pakhtun has a gun. We have no tanks, no helicopters or jets," he said. Muslim Khan said the Taliban would keep their weapons if the qazi courts allowed them to. He said nobody had asked American forces to keep their weapons on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean or to surrender, but everyone had been asking the Taliban to lay down their arms. About international criticism that the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 is a parallel system of Government, the Taliban spokesman said: "We don’t care about the reaction of the government in Pakistan or abroad."
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April - 20 
Unidentified men kidnapped six Security Force personnel and a driver from Swat in separate incidents on April 20. Official sources told Daily Times that two of the troops and the driver of an ambulance were kidnapped from Charbagh area when they were
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Unidentified men kidnapped six Security Force personnel and a driver from Swat in separate incidents on April 20. Official sources told Daily Times that two of the troops and the driver of an ambulance were kidnapped from Charbagh area when they were returning from Khwazakhela. The four other soldiers were abducted from Khwazakhela sub-division. No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions.
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April - 21 
Taliban militants from Swat took control of Buner on April 21 and started patrolling bazaars, villages and towns in the District, Dawn reported. The militants, who had sneaked into Gokand valley of Buner on April 4, were reported to have been on
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Taliban militants from Swat took control of Buner on April 21 and started patrolling bazaars, villages and towns in the District, Dawn reported. The militants, who had sneaked into Gokand valley of Buner on April 4, were reported to have been on a looting spree for the past five days. They have robbed Government and NGO offices of vehicles, computers, printers, generators, edible oil containers, and food and nutrition packets. Sources said that leading political figures, businessmen, NGO officials and Khawaneen (feudal lords), who had played a role in setting up a Lashkar (militia) to stop the Taliban from entering Buner, had been forced to move to other areas. The Taliban have extended their control to almost all tehsils (revenue divisions) of the District and law-enforcement personnel remained confined to Police stations and camps. The Taliban, equipped with advanced weapons, were reported to be advancing towards border areas of Swabi, Malakand and Mardan, the hometown of NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti. The militants have reportedly set up check-posts and camp bases in Kangar Gali village, along the Malakand border; Naway Dhand village, along the Mardan border; and Tootalai village, along the Swabi border. Officials of the Frontier Corps camp in Jorh had asked people to vacate their homes in view of threats of an attack. The militants have started digging trenches and setting up bunkers on heights in strategic towns of Gadezi, Salarzai, Osherai and other sub-divisions. After occupying Buner District and setting up their headquarters in the bungalow of businessman Syed Ahmed Khan in Sultanwas, the militants started patrolling the streets and roads. Led by Fateh Mohammad, the militants were reportedly asking local people, particularly youngsters, to join them in their campaign to enforce Sharia (Islamic law).
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April - 21 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is reported to have warned lawyers in the Shangla District of NWFP on April 21 of serious consequences if they continued to appear in un-Islamic courts (civil and district courts) from April 22. "Lawyers are warned th
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is reported to have warned lawyers in the Shangla District of NWFP on April 21 of serious consequences if they continued to appear in un-Islamic courts (civil and district courts) from April 22. "Lawyers are warned through this notice not to appear before civil and district courts," a member of the Shangla District Bar Association quoted the letter as saying.
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April - 21 
The Taliban in Swat have said they are not bound to honour the peace accord between the Government and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) Maulana Sufi Muhammad, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, they said the NWFP Gov
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The Taliban in Swat have said they are not bound to honour the peace accord between the Government and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) Maulana Sufi Muhammad, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, they said the NWFP Government had signed the deal with the TNSM, and not with the Taliban. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan in a telephone interview with the CNN demanded the imposition of the Taliban’s model of Sharia (Islamic law) throughout Pakistan and beyond, "even in America". He also denounced any Pakistanis who disagreed with his interpretation of Islam, calling them "non-Muslims". He also called for the imposition of jiziya, a tax to be levied on all non-Muslims in Pakistan. In an Associated Press interview, he said Osama bin Laden was welcome in Swat. "Yes, we will help them and protect them," he stated. Muslim Khan counted the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban of Afghanistan among his allies. "If we need, we can call them and if they need, they can call us," he said.
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April - 22 
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-I-Islam (JuI-F) warned in a speech in the National Assembly on April 22 that the Taliban were closing in on Islamabad. "You talk about Swat and Buner, but according to my information
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Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-I-Islam (JuI-F) warned in a speech in the National Assembly on April 22 that the Taliban were closing in on Islamabad. "You talk about Swat and Buner, but according to my information, they have reached Kala Dhaka and Tarbela. And if they continue advancing, there will be only Margalla Hills between them and the federal capital," he said. He blamed the "civil war-like situation" on former president Pervez Musharraf’s decision to join the US-led war on terror. The Swat peace deal was "based on defeat, not success", he said, adding there was no writ of the state in the NWFP.
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April - 22 
Meanwhile, regular courts stopped functioning in Buner on April 22 after judicial officers went on leave for an indefinite period in compliance with directives of the Peshawar High Court, Dawn reported. The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM
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Meanwhile, regular courts stopped functioning in Buner on April 22 after judicial officers went on leave for an indefinite period in compliance with directives of the Peshawar High Court, Dawn reported. The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, had asked the Government on April 19 to abolish regular courts and set up Darul Qaza for appeal by April 23. In the neighbouring Shangla District also, judges could not perform their duties because lawyers did not appear in courts after they received a threat against doing so. In a letter pasted near the bar room, militants had warned lawyers against appearing before courts. Buner and Shangla are two of the seven districts of Malakand Division where the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 will be enforced. An unnamed official of the Peshawar High Court told Dawn "Safety of our officials is of supreme importance for us. How is it possible for judges to perform their duty when personnel of law-enforcement agencies and administration are not present in the district." District Coordination Officer Javed Ahmed Khan, District Police Officer Abdur Rashed Khan and Assistant Coordination Officer Pervez Khan Yousafzai had reportedly already left the District more than a week ago. A judicial officer confirmed that the District police officer had categorically told them that he could not guarantee safety to court officials.
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April - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed eight militants and destroyed their ammunition depot during operation in different parts of the Kohat region on April 22-night, Dawn reported. SFs said that they launched a major operation against mili
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The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed eight militants and destroyed their ammunition depot during operation in different parts of the Kohat region on April 22-night, Dawn reported. SFs said that they launched a major operation against militants in the Jammu, Jawaki, and Bulai Khand areas and helicopter gunships killed eight militants during shelling in the mountains of Darra Adamkhel. In addition, the ground troops and helicopters targeted a huge ammunition storage facility of militants in Bulai Khand.
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April - 22 
The Taliban have said they will not leave Buner District until the Nizam-e-Adl was implemented in Malakand Division, Daily Times reported. "The Taliban will leave Buner after enforcement of the Nizam-e-Adl," the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman M
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The Taliban have said they will not leave Buner District until the Nizam-e-Adl was implemented in Malakand Division, Daily Times reported. "The Taliban will leave Buner after enforcement of the Nizam-e-Adl," the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP from Swat. "The government writ is not being challenged" in Buner and the Taliban were not creating problems for the administration there, he claimed. "We went into Buner because the administration there had totally failed to provide justice to the people and resolve the problems being faced by them," he added.
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April - 23 
Eight Frontier Constabulary platoons were rushed to Buner on April 23 to protect vital state installations in the northwestern town now virtually under Taliban control, while the Taliban entered the adjacent Shangla District, Daily Times reported. Lo
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Eight Frontier Constabulary platoons were rushed to Buner on April 23 to protect vital state installations in the northwestern town now virtually under Taliban control, while the Taliban entered the adjacent Shangla District, Daily Times reported. Local residents and Police in the Poran tehsil (revenue division) of Shangla said around 30 armed Taliban militants arrived in the town on April 23-morning. “They entered the tehsil in cars and are still in the area,” a Police official said. The movement to Shangla came after the District administration recognised Taliban’s control over Buner District by holding a jirga (council of elders) with a local commander to lay down procedures to govern the District. “We will not display weapons in public, and we will stay away from undue interference in the district administration,” Taliban commanders Mufti Bashir and Ustad Yasir told the jirga which local administration officials and jirga elders attended. However, moments after the Taliban pledged to stay peaceful, a convoy of the Frontier Constabulary was attacked in the Totalai area. Two escorting Police officers were killed and another was wounded. While no group has claimed responsibility so far, the Taliban’s role is being suspected. In a second attack, armed men robbed a truck carrying supplies for the Security Forces in the Baboo area in Khawazakhela sub-division of Swat and abducted three soldiers, local residents said.
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April - 23 
Six tankers supplying fuel to the NATO forces in Afghanistan were set ablaze and a guard sustained injuries after suspected Taliban militants opened fire on them on April 23. A Chamkani Police official told Daily Times that five militants equipped wi
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Six tankers supplying fuel to the NATO forces in Afghanistan were set ablaze and a guard sustained injuries after suspected Taliban militants opened fire on them on April 23. A Chamkani Police official told Daily Times that five militants equipped with sophisticated weapons and rocket launchers entered the Pakistan Oil Tanker terminal at Jhagra Chowk at around 3am and opened fire on the tankers parked there. He said the guard, Razam Khan, sustained injuries and six tankers were charred. He said at least three blasts were also heard, but the cause was not certain yet.
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April - 23 
Taliban spokesman in Darra Adamkhel claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel during a clash in Kohat. The spokesman, Mohammad, told Dawn by telephone on April 22-night that the Government took their cease-fire decision as their weakness whereas they ha
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Taliban spokesman in Darra Adamkhel claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel during a clash in Kohat. The spokesman, Mohammad, told Dawn by telephone on April 22-night that the Government took their cease-fire decision as their weakness whereas they had announced a unilateral truce keeping in view the sufferings of the tribesmen.
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April - 24 
The Taliban announced its withdrawal from the Buner District in NWFP on April 24 after a meeting between the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and key Government officials. “All the Taliban who have come from [o
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The Taliban announced its withdrawal from the Buner District in NWFP on April 24 after a meeting between the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and key Government officials. “All the Taliban who have come from [outside Buner] will go back,” Amir Izzat Khan, a spokesman of Sufi Muhammad, told Daily Times. However, sources close to the Taliban said that the “local Taliban will stay in Buner”. It was not clear if those who stay will surrender weapons. Witnesses in the Poran sub-division of Shangla District also reported a Taliban withdrawal. The Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed told Daily Times the withdrawal was a result of the peace talks with Sufi.
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April - 25 
On April 25, 12 children were killed and four others injured when girls of a local primary school in the in the Luquman Banda area of Lower Dir District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) had found the toy bomb and were playing with it when it ex
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On April 25, 12 children were killed and four others injured when girls of a local primary school in the in the Luquman Banda area of Lower Dir District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) had found the toy bomb and were playing with it when it exploded, according to Daily Times. The dead girls were aged between four and 12 years. Seven of the 12 dead children were from the same family, a private TV channel said. A woman and three children were injured.
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April - 26 
A spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dir chapter, said the military operation in Dir was unjustified and against the Swat peace deal, The News reported. Talking to a private TV channel, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, the TTP spokesman for D
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A spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dir chapter, said the military operation in Dir was unjustified and against the Swat peace deal, The News reported. Talking to a private TV channel, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, the TTP spokesman for Dir, said the Taliban would retaliate to the SFs with full force. The government, he said, has no intention to ensure the implementation of the Swat peace deal. We have not violated the deal and, therefore, the operation is unjustified, he claimed, adding the Taliban would attack those who had ordered operation against them in Dir. In addition, the TNSM spokesman Izatt Khan said the operation by SFs in Lower Dir is a ‘violation’ of the Swat peace deal, Daily Times reported. Talking to a private TV channel, the spokesman claimed that the house and a seminary owned by TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad had also been damaged in the operation.
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April - 26 
At least 26 Taliban militants, including an important commander, and a trooper were killed after Security Forces launched an operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir on April 26, according to Daily Times. “At least 26 bodies of Taliban were found fr
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At least 26 Taliban militants, including an important commander, and a trooper were killed after Security Forces launched an operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir on April 26, according to Daily Times. “At least 26 bodies of Taliban were found from Lal Qila. The FC [Frontier Corps] has taken control of Lal Qila,” said the SFs, after the Government decided to establish the writ of the state in areas bordering Swat. An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said, “On the request of the provincial government and the people of Dir, the Frontier Corps launched the operation early on Sunday against suspected Taliban positions in Islampura and Lal Qila in Lower Dir. An exchange of fire took place in Kala Dag and scores of Taliban were killed.” It said that a soldier was also killed and four others were injured.
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April - 26 
Interior Adviser Rehman Malik said on April 26 the Government has no option but to take action against the Taliban. Malik said citizens “cannot bear such unwanted elements in the country that compel the government to take action against them”. In Isl
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Interior Adviser Rehman Malik said on April 26 the Government has no option but to take action against the Taliban. Malik said citizens “cannot bear such unwanted elements in the country that compel the government to take action against them”. In Islamabad, the Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said the Government’s peace deal with the Taliban in Swat is ‘intact’ despite the launch of a military operation in Lower Dir. Babar said the operation did not void the pact. Lower Dir is part of the Malakand Division, which is covered by the agreement.
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April - 26 
Sources said the troops entered Lal Qila after an intense battle. The SFs reportedly used helicopter gunships and artillery in the operations, and shelled the Tokri and Kal Dherai areas in Maidan, the ancestral village of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Sharia
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Sources said the troops entered Lal Qila after an intense battle. The SFs reportedly used helicopter gunships and artillery in the operations, and shelled the Tokri and Kal Dherai areas in Maidan, the ancestral village of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad. The SFs fired mortar shells from Chakdara Fort – killing eight Taliban militants, including Lower Dir ‘commander’ Maulana Shahid, and injuring scores of others. Troops and the Taliban also engaged in crossfire. The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain told Daily Times, “The situation was such that the security forces had no option but to launch an operation … the district police officer (DPO), the district nazim and other officials have already been killed and a number of troops and people kidnapped.” Iftikhar said the SFs had been coming under attack, and they had to take action under the circumstances. The minister, however, said that the operation would not affect the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009, and SFs were still present in Malakand.
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April - 26 
The Taliban in Buner District shaved the heads and moustaches of four men as ‘punishment for listening to music’, said one of the victims on April 26, according to Daily Times. “I was with three other friends in my car, listening to music when armed
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The Taliban in Buner District shaved the heads and moustaches of four men as ‘punishment for listening to music’, said one of the victims on April 26, according to Daily Times. “I was with three other friends in my car, listening to music when armed Taliban stopped us and, after smashing cassettes and the cassette player, they shaved half our heads and moustaches,” he said. “The Taliban also beat us up and asked us not to listen to music ever again,” said the man. The local Police, however, said they had no information of the incident. The victim said the friends had decided not to file a complaint with Police, as this would have been ‘useless’. “It might have annoyed the Taliban further and I fear for my life,” said the man. Residents of Mingora in Swat said Taliban posters had been put up in streets and markets ordering women not to go shopping.
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April - 27 
According to Daily Times, the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar on April 27 warned the Taliban of military action if they did not leave Buner district. “Leave Buner or face action,” the minister said while addressing a news conference in Timerg
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According to Daily Times, the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar on April 27 warned the Taliban of military action if they did not leave Buner district. “Leave Buner or face action,” the minister said while addressing a news conference in Timergara where new Malakand Commissioner Fazal Rahim Khattak was also present. The minister said the provincial Government has received reports of presence of “foreign militants” in Buner, where some of the Taliban had been speaking languages the locals could not understand. The foreigners are likely Uzbeks, Chechens or Arabs. The minister said there was no military operation going on in Lower Dir, the APP reported, adding that the clashes there were “retaliation to the attack by miscreants on the security forces”. The armed forces were present in Malakand division “only to maintain peace and harmony”.
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April - 27 
Frontier Corps (FC) personnel killed 26 Taliban militants, including key commanders, as Operation Toar Tander-I (Black Thunderstorm-I) continued in the Maidan area of Lower Dir of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) for the second day on April 27, re
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Frontier Corps (FC) personnel killed 26 Taliban militants, including key commanders, as Operation Toar Tander-I (Black Thunderstorm-I) continued in the Maidan area of Lower Dir of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) for the second day on April 27, report Daily Times. “Forty (Taliban), including commanders Maulana Shahid and Qari Quraish, have been killed in the last two days of operation,” FC said in a press statement. Officials said the Security Forces (SFs) were gaining ground against the Taliban and their hideouts in Kalkot, Islam Dara and Hoshyari Dara were targeted. “After a stiff encounter with the [Taliban], the Frontier Corps soldiers regained control of Lal Qila and flushed them out from Maidan valley,” the FC statement added. Paramilitary troops and helicopter gunships bombed suspected Taliban bases during the operation, an unnamed military official told AFP. “Eight security officials were also killed in two days of operation,” another military official said. The operation was launched on April 26 after the Taliban militants attacked SFs and Government officials and closed roads for the movement of government and FC convoys. A day earlier, at least 11 schoolchildren were killed by toy bomb.
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April - 27 
The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) has suspended talks with the NWFP Government to protest against the military action in Dir, the TNSM spokesman Amir Izzat Khan told Daily Times in Mingora city on April 27. “We, however, still adhere t
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The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) has suspended talks with the NWFP Government to protest against the military action in Dir, the TNSM spokesman Amir Izzat Khan told Daily Times in Mingora city on April 27. “We, however, still adhere to the February deal,” he told AFP, referring to the accord that sought Taliban disarmament in return for the imposition of sharia law in Malakand division. “We will not hold any talks until the operation ends,” he told Associated Press. “The agreements with the Pakistan government are worthless because Pakistani rulers are acting to please Americans,” Muslim Khan, spokesman for Taliban in Swat valley said. A Taliban spokesman identified as Umar said to Associated Press that the Taliban would agree to talks about the situation in Dir, but only if the military operation is halted. “We were living peacefully in Dir,” Umar added further.
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April - 27 
Two persons, including Lakki Marwat Headquarters Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Asmatullah Khan, were killed when a bomb targeting a Police van exploded in Lakki Marwat. “The remote-controlled bomb was planted near a bridge. It went off when
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Two persons, including Lakki Marwat Headquarters Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Asmatullah Khan, were killed when a bomb targeting a Police van exploded in Lakki Marwat. “The remote-controlled bomb was planted near a bridge. It went off when a police van was crossing the bridge,” Lakki Marwat town’s Police officer Habibullah Khan told AFP. “We received two bodies, one of them was a Police officer,” said Doctor Muhammad Shakirullah of the local hospital.
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April - 28 
Gen Abbas also said the soldiers had freed 18 of some 70 police and militiamen kidnapped by the Taliban on April 28. However, BBC Urdu reported that the Taliban had freed the hostages at the Pir Baba police station “under a deal” on April 28.
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Gen Abbas also said the soldiers had freed 18 of some 70 police and militiamen kidnapped by the Taliban on April 28. However, BBC Urdu reported that the Taliban had freed the hostages at the Pir Baba police station “under a deal” on April 28.
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April - 28 
Militants in Swat warned media personnel on April 28 of dire consequences if they did not ‘mend their ways’, Dawn reported. According to a private TV channel, pamphlets sent to the offices of newspapers and TV channels asked them to review their role
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Militants in Swat warned media personnel on April 28 of dire consequences if they did not ‘mend their ways’, Dawn reported. According to a private TV channel, pamphlets sent to the offices of newspapers and TV channels asked them to review their role and avoid following “an anti-Taliban agenda”. It was signed by the ‘commander’ of the Fidayeen (suicide squad) section of the Tehrik-i-Taliban. The pamphlets accused the media of following a new trend over the past week which showed that “everybody is following a pro-western policy under pressure or for greed”. The Taliban also warned that they would move the Sharia (Islamic law) courts if the media did not follow their instructions.
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April - 28 
Official sources confirmed the air strikes but there was no information on any loss of life. The SFs also shelled suspected hideouts of the militants with artillery from Bajkata area. The house of Ayaz Badshah was completely destroyed when a shell hi
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Official sources confirmed the air strikes but there was no information on any loss of life. The SFs also shelled suspected hideouts of the militants with artillery from Bajkata area. The house of Ayaz Badshah was completely destroyed when a shell hit the structure. However, no casualty was reported. Militants destroyed a bridge connecting the Mardan and Buner Districts near Ambaila area, besides blowing up a Police post in the same vicinity. The militants later occupied the Paacha Police Station near the shrine of Sufi Saint Pir Baba. A private TV channel reported that 60 Policemen and troops were inside the Police station. Unconfirmed reports said that three FC platoons and a Station House Officer were disarmed and captured by Taliban in Buner.
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April - 28 
Security Forces (SFs), backed by artillery, gunship helicopters and jet fighters, launched a full-fledged operation against the militants in Buner District of NWFP on April 28, targeting their suspected hideouts in different areas, besides placing th
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Security Forces (SFs), backed by artillery, gunship helicopters and jet fighters, launched a full-fledged operation against the militants in Buner District of NWFP on April 28, targeting their suspected hideouts in different areas, besides placing the whole District under curfew, The News reported. “Today at 4pm, the Frontier Corps (FC) and military troops launched a joint operation against the militants in Buner,” the Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Athar Abbas said at a press briefing in Islamabad. He said FC Inspector General Major General Tariq Khan is commanding the operation. Nearly 300 Taliban entered Buner from April 2 to 4 and began to terrorise the locals, in violation of the Swat deal, Gen Abbas said. “The government warned the militants but they refused to listen and staged only a symbolic withdrawal. They government was left with no option expect to use force,” he said. According to several news agencies, he said it would take up to a week to clear an estimated 500 Taliban militants from Buner.
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April - 28 
The militants, on the other hand, blew up a bridge, a Police post in Ambaila and occupied the Paacha Police Station, sources said. Sources told The News that large contingents of SFs entered the District from Mardan at 3 pm after clamping an unannoun
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The militants, on the other hand, blew up a bridge, a Police post in Ambaila and occupied the Paacha Police Station, sources said. Sources told The News that large contingents of SFs entered the District from Mardan at 3 pm after clamping an unannounced curfew on the Ambaila area. “Fighter planes bombed Kalil, Sherataraf, Kandao areas located on the mountainous boundary of Swat and Buner districts,” the sources said, adding the militants had taken shelter in these areas. However, no casualty was reported so far. Two houses were destroyed when jet fighters targeted Mashkipur, a village near the boundary of Buner and Mardan Districts.
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April - 29 
According to Dawn, suspected militants blew up about 25 shops at Adezai bazaar in the suburb of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on April 29. A Police official of the Matani Police station said unidentified miscreants had planted explosives which went
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According to Dawn, suspected militants blew up about 25 shops at Adezai bazaar in the suburb of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on April 29. A Police official of the Matani Police station said unidentified miscreants had planted explosives which went off at about 1am. Many of the shops were owned by one Mohammad Kalam. However, chief of the local Union Council, Haji Asad Khan, said the shops were owned by poor people who were selling items of daily use. In the past, he said, people used to sell CDs and cassettes in different areas but after threats by the Taliban they had abandoned the business.
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April - 29 
In the NWFP, artillery fire on suspected Taliban hideouts continued in the Maidan area of Lower Dir on April 29, despite an announcement by the military that the operation had been completed, residents told Daily Times. The Security Forces set up a n
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In the NWFP, artillery fire on suspected Taliban hideouts continued in the Maidan area of Lower Dir on April 29, despite an announcement by the military that the operation had been completed, residents told Daily Times. The Security Forces set up a new check-post in Rehanpur village, and army troops were positioned on the Zulam Bridge linking Lower Dir with the Bajaur Agency in FATA. Amnesty International estimated on April 29 that at least 33,000 civilians have fled their homes in Lower Dir.
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April - 29 
Police defused explosives which were planted near the main gate of the Peshawar High Court. Police officials said the explosives weighed about two kilograms and were packed in a plastic bottle. Detonator, cable and batteries were also recovered from
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Police defused explosives which were planted near the main gate of the Peshawar High Court. Police officials said the explosives weighed about two kilograms and were packed in a plastic bottle. Detonator, cable and batteries were also recovered from the site.
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April - 29 
The military estimated some 500 militants were in the Buner Valley and that it might take a week to clear them out, The News reported. Jet fighters and helicopter gunships provided air support for army and paramilitary troops leading the offensive on
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The military estimated some 500 militants were in the Buner Valley and that it might take a week to clear them out, The News reported. Jet fighters and helicopter gunships provided air support for army and paramilitary troops leading the offensive on April 29.
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April - 29 
The military spokesman said an Arab correspondent of Al Jazeera TV, Abdul Rehman Matar, was injured after his vehicle was caught in crossfire in Daggar. According to APP, Abbas said Taliban were getting weapons and assistance through the Afghan borde
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The military spokesman said an Arab correspondent of Al Jazeera TV, Abdul Rehman Matar, was injured after his vehicle was caught in crossfire in Daggar. According to APP, Abbas said Taliban were getting weapons and assistance through the Afghan border.
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April - 29 
The Taliban in Swat have announced that they will ‘reform’ the banking system and journalism in the areas they control, shifting the focus from barbers and CD shops, Daily Times reported. According to Dunya News, Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan sa
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The Taliban in Swat have announced that they will ‘reform’ the banking system and journalism in the areas they control, shifting the focus from barbers and CD shops, Daily Times reported. According to Dunya News, Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said Taliban’s next target would be the banking system “where un-Islamic affairs are being carried out”. He said the Taliban would penalise the media with the Sharia (Islamic law) punishment for telling lies. The Taliban would take action against the people “who are trying to conceal facts by publishing and broadcasting false reports”. He admitted that Taliban had issued posters warning the media in Swat.
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April - 29 
Troops took control of the main Daggar town, headquarters of the Buner District, on April 29 after being dropped by helicopter behind Taliban lines, killing over 50 Taliban militants in two days of fighting, the military said, Daily Times reported. T
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Troops took control of the main Daggar town, headquarters of the Buner District, on April 29 after being dropped by helicopter behind Taliban lines, killing over 50 Taliban militants in two days of fighting, the military said, Daily Times reported. Troops were operating on three axis – Ambaila, Malandar and Karakar – military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters in Rawalpindi on April 29. “Two high-value targets — Maulvi Shahid and Qari Quresh — are among the 50 militants killed so far in Buner when gunship helicopters targeted militants’ positions during the operation launched on Tuesday afternoon,” Abbas stated. “The security forces are facing stiff resistance, particularly around Ambaila heights,” a key gateway to the mountainous region where the Taliban detonated three roadside bombs, he said. One soldier had been killed in the operation and three were injured. “The airborne forces have linked up to police and Frontier Constabulary in Daggar,” the spokesman said. The Army spokesman informed the media that Daggar has been cleared of the militants while Sultanwala, Nawagai and Pir Baba Ziarat are still in the militants’ control.
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April - 30 
A roadside bomb blast in the Kohat District of NWFP killed a Shia man and wounded six others traveling in a mini-bus in an apparent sectarian attack on April 30, Daily Times reported. "Seven people were injured in the bomb blast," local Police offici
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A roadside bomb blast in the Kohat District of NWFP killed a Shia man and wounded six others traveling in a mini-bus in an apparent sectarian attack on April 30, Daily Times reported. "Seven people were injured in the bomb blast," local Police official Shafiq Khan said. "It appears to be a sectarian attack as all the passengers in the van were Shias," he said, adding the blast was caused by a crude, makeshift device.
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April - 30 
He said the militants attacked SFs’ post in the Jawari Pass area and in the retaliatory action four militants were killed, while the rest fled from the scene. During the crossfire, one FC trooper sustained injuries, he said. Further, according to Daw
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He said the militants attacked SFs’ post in the Jawari Pass area and in the retaliatory action four militants were killed, while the rest fled from the scene. During the crossfire, one FC trooper sustained injuries, he said. Further, according to Dawn, militants blew up a camp of the Frontier Constabulary and took away weapons, while jets and helicopters continued heavy bombing on their suspected positions in different parts of Buner District on April 30. However, no casualty among militants was reported in the attacks by helicopter gunships.
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April - 30 
Major General Abbas said the Government and SFs had been exercising maximum restraint despite clear violations of peace deal by the Taliban in Swat. He claimed the Taliban were carrying out patrolling, setting up check-posts, kidnapping for ransom an
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Major General Abbas said the Government and SFs had been exercising maximum restraint despite clear violations of peace deal by the Taliban in Swat. He claimed the Taliban were carrying out patrolling, setting up check-posts, kidnapping for ransom and killing and damaging private properties, violating the peace deal.
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April - 30 
Pakistan’s top military leaders resolved to support the Government in showing "zero tolerance" towards militancy in the Malakand Division of NWFP in a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) on April 30, Daily Times reported. "While exa
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Pakistan’s top military leaders resolved to support the Government in showing "zero tolerance" towards militancy in the Malakand Division of NWFP in a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) on April 30, Daily Times reported. "While examining the prevailing situation in Malakand division, the JCSC expressed satisfaction over the progress of operations in Lower Dir, Buner and adjoining areas and resolved to extend maximum support to the government in stamping out any spillover of militancy in these areas with zero tolerance," an ISPR spokesman said after the meeting.
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April - 30 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said on April 30 that 24 militants had been killed so far in the military operation in Buner and Security Forces (SFs) had cleared the District headquarters Daggar
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said on April 30 that 24 militants had been killed so far in the military operation in Buner and Security Forces (SFs) had cleared the District headquarters Daggar of the militants, The News reported. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said due to the successful operation, launched jointly by the Frontier Corps (FC) and Pakistan Army, life was returning to normalcy in Lower Dir. He also said the number of casualties might increase in Buner and Lower Dir. Abbas added that the militants were still holding positions at Sultanwas and Pir Baba.
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April - 30 
The ISPR Director-General Major General Athar Abbas dismissed a report in The New York Times that claimed that Pakistan had agreed to move 6,000 troops from its Indian border to its western border with Afghanistan. "The story is not correct," he told
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The ISPR Director-General Major General Athar Abbas dismissed a report in The New York Times that claimed that Pakistan had agreed to move 6,000 troops from its Indian border to its western border with Afghanistan. "The story is not correct," he told Daily Times.
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*Data till , July 04, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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