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December - 1 
Eleven civilians were killed and 66 persons, including two soldiers, injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden mini-truck into the Sangota checkpoint in the Swat valley on December 1, The News reported. The suicide blast brought the roof of a nearby house down, leaving a woman dead.
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Eleven civilians were killed and 66 persons, including two soldiers, injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden mini-truck into the Sangota checkpoint in the Swat valley on December 1, The News reported. The suicide blast brought the roof of a nearby house down, leaving a woman dead. All the dead were civilians waiting at the checkpoint. A military official said the checkpoint was the target of the bomber. After the blast, the security forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing, which reportedly injured several people. Meanwhile, three persons - a trooper, an arrested militant and a 13-year-old boy - were killed when they came under fire. The SFs subsequently arrested 17 suspected militants during a crackdown.
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December - 1 
Elsewhere in the province, eight vehicles, including two armoured personnel carriers of the US-led NATO forces, were destroyed and seven others partially damaged when militants attacked a parking lot in the vicinity of the Pishtakhara village near capital Peshawar on December 1-morning, killing two
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Elsewhere in the province, eight vehicles, including two armoured personnel carriers of the US-led NATO forces, were destroyed and seven others partially damaged when militants attacked a parking lot in the vicinity of the Pishtakhara village near capital Peshawar on December 1-morning, killing two civilians and injuring as many.
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December - 1 
Separately, militants blew up two bridges at Khariri and Sambat and as many shops in Sambat.
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Separately, militants blew up two bridges at Khariri and Sambat and as many shops in Sambat.
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December - 2 
One soldier, six militants and six civilians were killed and several others wounded in an exchange of fire and shelling in Swat valley on December 2, Dawn reported. According to the Government media centre, the soldier, identified as Shaukat, was killed when militants ambushed a convoy in the Deolai
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One soldier, six militants and six civilians were killed and several others wounded in an exchange of fire and shelling in Swat valley on December 2, Dawn reported. According to the Government media centre, the soldier, identified as Shaukat, was killed when militants ambushed a convoy in the Deolai area of Kabal tehsil (revenue division) early in the morning. The Inter-Services Public Relations said that six militants were killed when helicopter gunships shelled their positions. Six non-combatants, four of them members of a family, were killed and several others injured when some shells hit a civilian area. In the Sar Senai area of Kabal, a man was shot dead by suspected militants.
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December - 2 
Unidentified men abducted Zahoor, an official of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, along with his two colleagues from Sinpora area of Matta tehsil, The News reported. The Swat chapter of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
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Unidentified men abducted Zahoor, an official of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, along with his two colleagues from Sinpora area of Matta tehsil, The News reported. The Swat chapter of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
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December - 3 
A man, Syed Shah, a resident of Naway Killay, was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside his house.
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A man, Syed Shah, a resident of Naway Killay, was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside his house.
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December - 3 
According to The News, four persons were killed on December 3 in fresh incidents of violence in the Swat valley. According to the ISPR, a convoy of the security forces (SFs) came under attack from the militants in Kanju area of the Kabal tehsil (revenue division), resulting in the death of a soldier
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According to The News, four persons were killed on December 3 in fresh incidents of violence in the Swat valley. According to the ISPR, a convoy of the security forces (SFs) came under attack from the militants in Kanju area of the Kabal tehsil (revenue division), resulting in the death of a soldier besides injuries to two others. Following the attack, the SFs launched a search operation in the area. They claimed to have arrested 21 suspected militants and blown up two houses of militants.
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December - 3 
An engineer of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Zahoor, who was abducted a few days ago was reportedly released after ‘investigations’ and production of his resignation.
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An engineer of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Zahoor, who was abducted a few days ago was reportedly released after ‘investigations’ and production of his resignation.
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December - 3 
Five people, including three security force (SF) personnel, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his auto rickshaw into a vehicle of the SFs at Pir Qala area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue division) in the Charsadda district on December 3, The News reported.
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Five people, including three security force (SF) personnel, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his auto rickshaw into a vehicle of the SFs at Pir Qala area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue division) in the Charsadda district on December 3, The News reported.
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December - 3 
Further, two persons were killed and three others sustained injuries when a mortar shell landed on their house in Sro village located in the militant-controlled Peochar area. Nine persons, including four women, were wounded in different villages of Kabal due to mortar shells.
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Further, two persons were killed and three others sustained injuries when a mortar shell landed on their house in Sro village located in the militant-controlled Peochar area. Nine persons, including four women, were wounded in different villages of Kabal due to mortar shells.
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December - 3 
Further, unidentified men detonated three bombs planted close to video and CD shops at Al-Noor and China markets near Timergara in Lower Dir on December 3-night, Daily Times reported. A Timeragara police official said the low-intensity improvised explosive devices went off in quick succession after
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Further, unidentified men detonated three bombs planted close to video and CD shops at Al-Noor and China markets near Timergara in Lower Dir on December 3-night, Daily Times reported. A Timeragara police official said the low-intensity improvised explosive devices went off in quick succession after the markets had been closed. The blasts damaged several video and CD shops, however no casualty was reported, he added.
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December - 3 
Separately, in Mingora, the militants warned teachers of various schools to ensure so-called Islamic haircut and dress for students or face dire consequences. They also repeated their warning to the Cheena Market to stop women from shopping there
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Separately, in Mingora, the militants warned teachers of various schools to ensure so-called Islamic haircut and dress for students or face dire consequences. They also repeated their warning to the Cheena Market to stop women from shopping there
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December - 3 
Though some private channels, quoting sources in the Interior Ministry, reported the death of the chief of the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulana Fazlullah during the ongoing military operations, independent sources did not confirm the reports. “I talked to him right
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Though some private channels, quoting sources in the Interior Ministry, reported the death of the chief of the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulana Fazlullah during the ongoing military operations, independent sources did not confirm the reports. “I talked to him right now and he is alive and safe,” a source close to the militant leader told The News following the reports about his killing. In addition, a spokesman for the militants in the valley denied reports about Fazlullah’s death. “He is still alive. The reports about his killing were aired by the persons wanting to achieve cheap popularity. It is also an attempt to demoralise our fighters, but they will meet certain failure,” the spokesman said.
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December - 4 
According to Dawn, a police constable was killed and 13 police and Frontier Corps personnel were injured when suspected militants attacked a police station in Bannu on December 4-morning. The station was destroyed in the attack carried out with rockets, missiles, hand-grenades and other weapons.
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According to Dawn, a police constable was killed and 13 police and Frontier Corps personnel were injured when suspected militants attacked a police station in Bannu on December 4-morning. The station was destroyed in the attack carried out with rockets, missiles, hand-grenades and other weapons.
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December - 4 
In addition, suspected militants abducted a foreign NGO’s project manager and his driver in the neighbouring Khyber Agency on December 4. The Jamrud Elementry College principal and a couple of doctors were also kidnapped earlier in the day.
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In addition, suspected militants abducted a foreign NGO’s project manager and his driver in the neighbouring Khyber Agency on December 4. The Jamrud Elementry College principal and a couple of doctors were also kidnapped earlier in the day.
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December - 4 
In another incident, unidentified assailants killed a former Awami National Party candidate for the provincial assembly from Dir in Swat. Police said Shamim Khan was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mingora.
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In another incident, unidentified assailants killed a former Awami National Party candidate for the provincial assembly from Dir in Swat. Police said Shamim Khan was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mingora.
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December - 4 
In the capital Peshawar, a Deputy Superintendent of Police survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, Daily Times reported.
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In the capital Peshawar, a Deputy Superintendent of Police survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, Daily Times reported.
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December - 4 
In the Khwazakhela area of Swat, armed men killed two people on charges of ‘spying for the government’. Two more men were killed in Kabal tehsil, while assailants killed a man in the Taj Chow area of Mingora.
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In the Khwazakhela area of Swat, armed men killed two people on charges of ‘spying for the government’. Two more men were killed in Kabal tehsil, while assailants killed a man in the Taj Chow area of Mingora.
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December - 4 
Security forces (SFs) on December 4 killed 10 Taliban militants in Malam Jabba and Matta tehsil (revenue division) in Swat, according to Daily Times. "The troops targeted (Taliban) hideouts in Malam Jabba and destroyed a vehicle prepared for a suicide explosion," APP news agency quoted the spokesman
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Security forces (SFs) on December 4 killed 10 Taliban militants in Malam Jabba and Matta tehsil (revenue division) in Swat, according to Daily Times. "The troops targeted (Taliban) hideouts in Malam Jabba and destroyed a vehicle prepared for a suicide explosion," APP news agency quoted the spokesman of Swat Media Centre as saying. He said that six militants were killed in the operation. In Matta, the news agency said that troops attacked a Taliban vehicle, killing four militants.
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December - 5 
A car bomb explosion- outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) near the Qisakhwani Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killed at least 22 persons and injured more than 90 on December 5, Daily Times reported. Hospital sources said the death toll m
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A car bomb explosion- outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) near the Qisakhwani Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killed at least 22 persons and injured more than 90 on December 5, Daily Times reported. Hospital sources said the death toll might increase because some of the wounded are in a critical condition. Imambargah Alamdar Karbala and several adjacent buildings in the Kocha Risaldar alley were damaged and the ensuing fire engulfed buildings, markets and vehicles. The powerful explosion also damaged electricity wires, plunging the area into darkness. NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that about 20 to 25 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast, which he said did not appear to be a suicide bombing. The explosion created a five feet deep crater. The site of the bombing is one of the busiest markets in the city, with hundreds of shops in markets in narrow alleys.
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December - 5 
Two policemen were killed and another sustained injuries when Taliban militants fired rockets at Purdalkhel Police Station in the Bannu district of NWFP on December 5, Daily Times reported. The police station chief Taj Mohammad Khan told AFP two militants were also killed when police retaliated.
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Two policemen were killed and another sustained injuries when Taliban militants fired rockets at Purdalkhel Police Station in the Bannu district of NWFP on December 5, Daily Times reported. The police station chief Taj Mohammad Khan told AFP two militants were also killed when police retaliated.
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December - 6 
13 Taliban militants and a trooper were killed in two clashes in Swat district of the NWFP on December 6, officials said, according to Daily Times. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) officials in Mingora said 11 Taliban militants were killed in shelling by helicopters in the Nalkot area of M
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13 Taliban militants and a trooper were killed in two clashes in Swat district of the NWFP on December 6, officials said, according to Daily Times. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) officials in Mingora said 11 Taliban militants were killed in shelling by helicopters in the Nalkot area of Matta tehsil (revenue division). Two more Taliban militants were killed and four wounded in an exchange of fire in the Sambat area of Matta. The officials also confirmed the killing of one trooper in the same incident.
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December - 6 
Also, security forces vacated a camp they have set up in Subhan Khawr High School building in the Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district and went back to Ghalanai and Peshawar.
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Also, security forces vacated a camp they have set up in Subhan Khawr High School building in the Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district and went back to Ghalanai and Peshawar.
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December - 6 
Awami National Party (ANP) Senior Vice President, Haji Adeel, said that the NWFP government has ‘lost control’ of Swat district. The ANP leader also questioned the role of thousands of army and paramilitary troops engaged in combating militancy in the valley for more than a year. “What will be the c
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Awami National Party (ANP) Senior Vice President, Haji Adeel, said that the NWFP government has ‘lost control’ of Swat district. The ANP leader also questioned the role of thousands of army and paramilitary troops engaged in combating militancy in the valley for more than a year. “What will be the credibility of the military operation in Swat when houses of ministers are destroyed and their family members are queued up for shooting,” Adeel said at a one-day seminar organised by the Joint Action Committee. “What I see is that the situation has gone out of control of both the federal and provincial governments and the people have lost confidence in the government and the army,” Adeel said. The ANP leader said that in spite of the fact that Swat did not share a border with Afghanistan, it was still restive, adding that the armed forces failed to control the Taliban. He once again offered an olive branch to the Taliban and said the ANP government in NWFP was ready to revive the May 21 peace agreement if the Taliban agreed to lay down weapons.
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December - 6 
The death toll in the December 5 car bomb explosion outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) in Peshawar has risen to 34. Superintendent of Police Chaudary Asharf told Daily Times that rescue workers retrieved nine more dead bodies from the debris on December 6. He, however, but pu
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The death toll in the December 5 car bomb explosion outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) in Peshawar has risen to 34. Superintendent of Police Chaudary Asharf told Daily Times that rescue workers retrieved nine more dead bodies from the debris on December 6. He, however, but put the death toll at 29. Meanwhile, according to Lady Reading Hospital’s records, 165 victims of the blast were taken to the hospital and 34 of them were dead, while 131 were injured. Around 90 people – with 10 in critical condition – are now being treated at the. 21 dead bodies have so far been identified. Most of those who died or were injured were residents of Parachinar in Kurram Agency. As reported earlier, a car bomb explosion outside an Imambargah near the Qisakhwani Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, had killed at least 22 persons and injured more than 90 on December 5.
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December - 6 
Unidentified assailants killed three people in two separate attacks. While two persons were killed in the Shah Darra area, the third was shot dead in the Matta city, police said.
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Unidentified assailants killed three people in two separate attacks. While two persons were killed in the Shah Darra area, the third was shot dead in the Matta city, police said.
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December - 7 
At least 171 vehicles of the US-led NATO forces, including 62 armoured personnel carriers, were torched by armed attackers in two parking bays on the Ring Road in the vicinity of Pishtakhara in Peshawar on December 7- morning, The News reported. Around 130 vehicles were completely destroyed in the a
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At least 171 vehicles of the US-led NATO forces, including 62 armoured personnel carriers, were torched by armed attackers in two parking bays on the Ring Road in the vicinity of Pishtakhara in Peshawar on December 7- morning, The News reported. Around 130 vehicles were completely destroyed in the attack, while 40 others were partially damaged. The attack is the biggest ever on NATO logistics in Pakistan, during which a watchman was killed while two others were injured when they offered resistance to over 300 attackers, who were armed with rocket launchers, hand grenades, petrol bombs and AK-47 rifles. A worker at the Port World Logistics on Ring Road near Pishtakhara said 106 vehicles were parked in their parking lot, including trucks, Humvees, cranes, fire brigade trucks and jeeps. Over 60 other vehicles were parked at the Al-Faisal Terminal, located across the Ring Road. A worker of the Port World Terminal said that over 300 armed men fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the main gate of the parking lot and after breaking in, opened indiscriminate fire on watchmen, killing one on the spot and injuring two others. He added that the attackers later fired rockets at the parked vehicles, hurled petrol bombs and sprinkled fuel on the trucks to set them ablaze. The firing of rocket launchers and automatic weapons that started at around 3:15 am (PST) continued for almost 45 minutes. The attack is second in the past week after the December 1 similar assault when two drivers were killed and 15 NATO trucks were set ablaze. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had warned of attacking the NATO supplies through Pakistan if the American forces did not stop the missile strikes in FATA and parts of the NWFP. Since then, NATO trucks were attacked twice on the Ring Road, two kilometers away from the Peshawar Cantonment.
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December - 7 
Investigators probing the December 5 explosion at Koocha-e-Risaldar in Peshawar have come to the conclusion that it was a suicide attack, saying the bomber was reduced to pieces due to the huge quantity of the explosives laden in the car, The News reported. 32 persons were killed and over 120 others
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Investigators probing the December 5 explosion at Koocha-e-Risaldar in Peshawar have come to the conclusion that it was a suicide attack, saying the bomber was reduced to pieces due to the huge quantity of the explosives laden in the car, The News reported. 32 persons were killed and over 120 others were wounded in the blast just outside the Imambargah (Shia place of worship) Alamdar in Koocha-e-Risaldar. “In fact, it was a suicide car bombing. The driver of the explosive-laden vehicle wanted to move ahead but he could not get any space. In the meantime, a security guard raised alarm and ran towards him due to which the terrorist blew himself up,” a top investigator claimed. Earlier, police were of the opinion that the explosion was triggered by a car bomb, parked on the Muhammad Ali Johar Road. “We suspect a sectarian hand behind the attack,” an unnamed police official said.
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December - 8 
A senior Government official and his seven bodyguards were abducted near North Waziristan, the region’s chief administrator said on December 8. Assistant Political Agent (APA) Mir Ali Asmatullah Wazir was on his way home for Eid celebrations when he was abducted in Bannu in the NWFP, Political Agent
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A senior Government official and his seven bodyguards were abducted near North Waziristan, the region’s chief administrator said on December 8. Assistant Political Agent (APA) Mir Ali Asmatullah Wazir was on his way home for Eid celebrations when he was abducted in Bannu in the NWFP, Political Agent Mutahar Zeb told Daily Times. "The APA has gone missing after crossing the Kajhori checkpoint," the crossing point into North Waziristan, Zeb said. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
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December - 8 
Security forces (SFs) raided the offices of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the LeT front outfit) in Mansehra and Chakdara on December 8. The NWFP unit chief of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, Attique Chohan, told The News that their charity centre called "Markaz-e-Hafsa" was raided in Mansehra by the SFs. He said some arres
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Security forces (SFs) raided the offices of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the LeT front outfit) in Mansehra and Chakdara on December 8. The NWFP unit chief of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, Attique Chohan, told The News that their charity centre called "Markaz-e-Hafsa" was raided in Mansehra by the SFs. He said some arrests of their personnel were also made and the centre and its record seized by the SFs. Another small office of the group in Chakdara in Lower Dir was also taken over by the SFs. However, he said their office in Peshawar was open. Attique Chohan said, "We are peaceful people and not involved in any act of terrorism. We are also against attacks like the one made in Mumbai."
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December - 8 
Taliban torched at least 53 vehicles destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan in an attack on the outskirts of Peshawar early on December 8– the second such raid in two days, police and locals said, according to Daily Times. Armed gunmen shouting ‘God is great’ attacked Bilal Container Terminal near
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Taliban torched at least 53 vehicles destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan in an attack on the outskirts of Peshawar early on December 8– the second such raid in two days, police and locals said, according to Daily Times. Armed gunmen shouting ‘God is great’ attacked Bilal Container Terminal near Jamil Chowk on the Ring Road at around 3am, said Zahid Ali, a local resident. He said he heard gunshots and explosions after which a large part of the terminal caught fire. City Superintendent of Police Chaudary Ashraf said it was a sabotage attack. The number of attackers could not be ascertained, he said, and it was not clear how they entered the terminal and set ablaze the vehicles. Meanwhile, a Pentagon official said on December 8 the attacks would have a minimal impact on US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and no effect on combat operations. "The overall impact on our logistical efforts to resupply US forces, NATO forces… as well as Afghan forces has been small and had an overall insignificant impact to date… There’s been no direct bearing on our immediate combat capabilities," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.
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December - 9 
A child was killed and four others were injured in a premature suicide blast in the Nari Oba area of Buner District in NWFP on December 9, according to The News. Sources said a congregation of Eid prayer, to be performed at 9 am, in Dagger village was the apparent target of the attack, but the suici
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A child was killed and four others were injured in a premature suicide blast in the Nari Oba area of Buner District in NWFP on December 9, according to The News. Sources said a congregation of Eid prayer, to be performed at 9 am, in Dagger village was the apparent target of the attack, but the suicide jacket exploded 25 meters away from the Eidgah (open-air mosque), killing a child, Zahid Hussain, and the suicide bomber. Four others — Shakeela (6), Stooria (9), Saifullah (8) and Muhammad Hussain (7) — were wounded.
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December - 9 
Daily Times reported that a key Taliban commander accused of masterminding attacks on cargo terminals harbouring NATO supplies was arrested from a Peshawar suburb on December 9. Musatafa Kamal Kamran Hijrat allegedly organised two separate attacks on three cargo terminals on December 7 and 8 to burn
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Daily Times reported that a key Taliban commander accused of masterminding attacks on cargo terminals harbouring NATO supplies was arrested from a Peshawar suburb on December 9. Musatafa Kamal Kamran Hijrat allegedly organised two separate attacks on three cargo terminals on December 7 and 8 to burn hundreds of containers and the military and other supplies they carried. He is also blamed for the hijacking of two US military Humvees and 13 truckloads of wheat on their way to Afghanistan in November 2008. "He is not in touch with us for the last two days," a source quoted the commander’s close aide, Kashmir Khan, as saying. "We don’t know whether he has gone to Afghanistan or has been arrested," he added. However, the Peshawar Police chief did not confirm the arrest. "This is all gupshup (gossip)… We have made no such arrest," Siffat Ghayur said. Mustafa Kamal, whose real name is Yahya Hijrat, was a District governor in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province during the Taliban rule. He now leads a group of Taliban loyal to Baitullah Mehsud in the Khyber tribal region.
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December - 11 
A senior clerk of the office of the District Police officer was abducted from Banjot area of Manglawar.
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A senior clerk of the office of the District Police officer was abducted from Banjot area of Manglawar.
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December - 11 
According to The News, Taliban militants on December 11 captured 200 men of Pir Samiullah group and confiscated their five vehicles besides blocking the road leading to Aghal Mandal Dag area of Matta tehsil (revenue division) in Swat District. Sources said the associates of Pir Samiullah had earlier
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According to The News, Taliban militants on December 11 captured 200 men of Pir Samiullah group and confiscated their five vehicles besides blocking the road leading to Aghal Mandal Dag area of Matta tehsil (revenue division) in Swat District. Sources said the associates of Pir Samiullah had earlier hurled two hand grenades at the house of a local militant, damaging it partially. After the incident, the two rival groups exchanged fire for three hours. However, no casualty was reported. Later, the militants blocked the road leading to Aghal and captured 200 men of the area. Sources said the captives were kept at a hospital in Aghal and were being tortured.
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December - 11 
Following rumours about a military operation, the migration of people to safer places from Bara Bandai area of Kabal tehsil and Qambar area near Mingora city continued despite the announcement of a cease-fire by militants and the Eidul Azha holidays.
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Following rumours about a military operation, the migration of people to safer places from Bara Bandai area of Kabal tehsil and Qambar area near Mingora city continued despite the announcement of a cease-fire by militants and the Eidul Azha holidays.
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December - 11 
The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (front outfit for Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed was placed under house arrest for three months as the countrywide crackdown on the organisation continued on December 11, Dawn reported. Police sealed Qudsia Mosque, the headquarters of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa in
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The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (front outfit for Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed was placed under house arrest for three months as the countrywide crackdown on the organisation continued on December 11, Dawn reported. Police sealed Qudsia Mosque, the headquarters of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa in Chauburji Chowk, and 18 other offices throughout Punjab province. Five offices were sealed in Sialkot. 25 members of the organisation, including Ameer Hamza, Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Maulana Naseer Hamza, Saifullah Mansoor, Da’awa’s director of public relations, Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed, and Rajanpur District president Talib Rehman, were detained. A large number of publications of the organisation were reportedly seized. Hafiz Saeed was detained at his Johar Town residence under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. "Police have encircled the house of Hafiz Saeed and told him he cannot leave his home. They have told him that the detention order will be formally issued shortly," his spokesman Abdullah Montazir said. A Police official said detention orders had also been issued by the Punjab home department and raids were being conducted to arrest Yahya Mujahid, Abu Umer a number of other prominent members. Sources said that an office of the organisation on Chamberlain Road, in Gawalmandi, had been sealed a few days ago. Six members of the organisation were arrested from its main relief camp on the Karakoram Highway, near Ghazikot Township, on December 10. In Rawalpindi, Police sealed the group’s local office on Circular Road. In Peshawar, the NWFP capital, Police sealed the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa office in Fowara Chowk. However, Attiqur Rehman Chohan, the provincial spokesman for the Da’awa, told Dawn from an unspecified location that the organisation had decided to close its offices in Peshawar and other cities and suspend its activities for the time being. He said the group’s leaders were in touch with the provincial Government and major political parties and the issue would be raised in the national and provincial assemblies. Security forces (SFs) also raided an office of the Da’awa in Parhana area of Mansehra District and arrested five of its activists. SFs had sealed the relief camp-cum-office a day before Eidul Azha. The group’s office in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, was also sealed. In Karachi, Police sealed the central office of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. City Police chief Waseem Ahmed said the office was sealed on a directive of the federal Government and efforts were being made to track down top leaders. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the State Bank said the central bank had frozen bank accounts of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, its leaders and sister organisations — Al-Rashid Trust and Al-Akhtar Trust. The Government banned Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, arrested its top leaders, sealed its offices throughout the country and Pakistan occupied Kashmir, froze its bank accounts and cancelled the declaration of its publication after the United Nations blacklisted the organisation for its alleged involvement in the Mumbai attacks and links with al Qaeda, interior ministry sources said. "Instructions have been issued to seal Jama’at-ud-Da’awa offices in all the four provinces as well as Azad Kashmir," said Interior Ministry spokesman Shahidullah Baig, The News reported.
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December - 11 
Two US military trucks were destroyed when suspected militants attacked a parking lot with petrol bombs on the Ring Road in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 11, Dawn reported. The assailants hurled explosives in the premises of the Bilal Parking and by the ti
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Two US military trucks were destroyed when suspected militants attacked a parking lot with petrol bombs on the Ring Road in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 11, Dawn reported. The assailants hurled explosives in the premises of the Bilal Parking and by the time fire-fighters doused the flames two military vehicles had been destroyed. "It’s time for the federal Government and NATO forces to come forward and devise a strategy to improve security at these terminals because Police are already overstretched because of the law and order situation," said Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police Kashif Alam. He told journalists that Peshawar had a large population and the Police had mostly been busy in providing security to its citizens. In the present circumstances it was not possible for the Police to focus on these terminals, he added.
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December - 13 
Another man was killed in firing by security forces in the Gul Jaba area of Kabal tehsil, according to locals.
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Another man was killed in firing by security forces in the Gul Jaba area of Kabal tehsil, according to locals.
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December - 13 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, Bannu District Police foiled a terrorist attack in the Cantonment area. The District Police Officer said unidentified men planted two 50kg bombs in pressure cookers under a bridge, which the bomb disposal squad defused.
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, Bannu District Police foiled a terrorist attack in the Cantonment area. The District Police Officer said unidentified men planted two 50kg bombs in pressure cookers under a bridge, which the bomb disposal squad defused.
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December - 13 
Five civilians were killed when a car hit a landmine in the Jano area of Khawazakhela tehsil (revenue division) in Swat on December 13, locals said, reports Daily Times.
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Five civilians were killed when a car hit a landmine in the Jano area of Khawazakhela tehsil (revenue division) in Swat on December 13, locals said, reports Daily Times.
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December - 13 
Hundreds of armed Taliban militants attacked a bazaar in Tull tehsil (revenue division) of Hangu District late on December 13 and torched at least 18 shops. District Police Officer Sajjad Khan told Daily Times that Taliban had blown up two shops with explosives and set fire to 16 others. They also c
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Hundreds of armed Taliban militants attacked a bazaar in Tull tehsil (revenue division) of Hangu District late on December 13 and torched at least 18 shops. District Police Officer Sajjad Khan told Daily Times that Taliban had blown up two shops with explosives and set fire to 16 others. They also collected CDs and other inventory from eight shops and burnt them near Bannu Chowk, he added. He said the militants managed to escape after police opened fire on them.
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December - 13 
In a separate incident, unidentified assailants shot dead a man in the Islampura area of Mingora.
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In a separate incident, unidentified assailants shot dead a man in the Islampura area of Mingora.
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December - 13 
In another incident in the capital, a TV channel said Police arrested Taliban commander Khalid Raheem near Hangu while he was returning from Peshawar. Raheem is wanted by the police in several cases and is also said to be involved in the recent attacks on police stations and Frontier Constabulary ch
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In another incident in the capital, a TV channel said Police arrested Taliban commander Khalid Raheem near Hangu while he was returning from Peshawar. Raheem is wanted by the police in several cases and is also said to be involved in the recent attacks on police stations and Frontier Constabulary check-posts.
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December - 13 
In Mandal Dag area of Matta tehsil, Taliban militants killed four people in a gun battle with followers of a local leader.
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In Mandal Dag area of Matta tehsil, Taliban militants killed four people in a gun battle with followers of a local leader.
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December - 13 
On December 13, Taliban torched at least 11 trucks en route to Afghanistan carrying NATO supplies, in another attack targeting coalition goods on Peshawar’s Ring Road, Daily Times reported on December 14. Police official Awaz Khan said that 11 trucks were gutted in the fire that started in the early
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On December 13, Taliban torched at least 11 trucks en route to Afghanistan carrying NATO supplies, in another attack targeting coalition goods on Peshawar’s Ring Road, Daily Times reported on December 14. Police official Awaz Khan said that 11 trucks were gutted in the fire that started in the early hours of the day at Bilal Terminal on Ring Road. AFP said 13 containers had also been destroyed.
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December - 13 
The Taliban killed an anti-Taliban cleric, Pir Samiullah, and his eight followers, Daily Times reported. Soon after the killings, the Taliban took over Mandal Daag area in Swat from the followers of the cleric. Samiullah and his followers were killed and several others injured in the Taliban attack
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The Taliban killed an anti-Taliban cleric, Pir Samiullah, and his eight followers, Daily Times reported. Soon after the killings, the Taliban took over Mandal Daag area in Swat from the followers of the cleric. Samiullah and his followers were killed and several others injured in the Taliban attack that began late on December 13. The Taliban also torched the houses of Samiullah and 15 elders of his group, and abducted 25 of his followers. The Taliban later launched a search operation and seized 50 rifles, a rocket launcher and others weapons from the slain cleric’s followers.
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December - 14 
Four shops and a police post were damaged in two separate bomb blasts in the provincial capital Peshawar on December 14. However, there were no casualties. A police official told Daily Times a blast caused by a low-intensity explosive device at around 5am had damaged an electric store, a public call
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Four shops and a police post were damaged in two separate bomb blasts in the provincial capital Peshawar on December 14. However, there were no casualties. A police official told Daily Times a blast caused by a low-intensity explosive device at around 5am had damaged an electric store, a public call office, a snooker club and an embroidery shop in Gang Area in the Kotwali police station precincts. Another bomb blast later in the day damaged a police post on Ring Road in the Faqirabad police station jurisdiction.
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December - 14 
Maulvi Omer, spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on December 14 claimed responsibility for the attacks on NATO supplies and termed it a reaction to the US drone attacks in the Pakistani territory, The News reported. Talking to reporters by phone from an undisclosed location, Om
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Maulvi Omer, spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on December 14 claimed responsibility for the attacks on NATO supplies and termed it a reaction to the US drone attacks in the Pakistani territory, The News reported. Talking to reporters by phone from an undisclosed location, Omer termed the recent series of attacks on terminals, used for supplies to NATO and the US forces in Afghanistan, “a response to the Americans for their drone strikes inside Pakistan”. He said the TTP would expedite the attacks if the US strikes continued. Omer also threatened to carry out such attacks on NATO supply vehicles elsewhere in the country if the intensity of the attacks inside Afghanistan was not reduced. “We would try to cut off every supply through Pakistan if the situation remains the same,” Omer warned, saying they were ready to hold talks with the Government.
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December - 14 
Suspected Taliban militants fired two rockets on the city late on December 13, but there were no casualties. One rocket landed in Army Stadium and the other in open fields near Faqir Kilay.
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Suspected Taliban militants fired two rockets on the city late on December 13, but there were no casualties. One rocket landed in Army Stadium and the other in open fields near Faqir Kilay.
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December - 15 
A Police official was killed and two others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Police mobile van in the Hoti Police Station precincts in Mardan District on December 15. Police said the team was on a routine patrol along the Swabi road when it was attacked. Constable Jabbar died o
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A Police official was killed and two others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Police mobile van in the Hoti Police Station precincts in Mardan District on December 15. Police said the team was on a routine patrol along the Swabi road when it was attacked. Constable Jabbar died on the spot while Head Constable Ghani and Constable Daud sustained bullet injuries.
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December - 15 
According to The News, unidentified militants on December 15 torched 15 houses owned by former federal minister and Awami National Party leader Afzal Khan Lala in the Droshkhela area of Swat District. The houses were used by his personal servants. No casualty was reported in the incident as the inma
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According to The News, unidentified militants on December 15 torched 15 houses owned by former federal minister and Awami National Party leader Afzal Khan Lala in the Droshkhela area of Swat District. The houses were used by his personal servants. No casualty was reported in the incident as the inmates had already abandoned the houses.
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December - 15 
In addition, 45 Policemen, who reportedly surrendered to the militants, were granted ‘clearance certificates’ by local Taliban in the Manglore area of Charbagh tehsil of Swat District on December 15. Sources said militants awarded clearance certificates to the Policemen so that they could produce th
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In addition, 45 Policemen, who reportedly surrendered to the militants, were granted ‘clearance certificates’ by local Taliban in the Manglore area of Charbagh tehsil of Swat District on December 15. Sources said militants awarded clearance certificates to the Policemen so that they could produce them in future to avoid arrest.
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December - 15 
In the provincial capital Peshawar, at least two persons were injured when a rocket fired by suspected Taliban militants hit a house in the Civil Quarters area on December 15, Daily Times reported. A bomb disposal squad official said the attackers used a Russian-made MRB-12 rocket, which has a range
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In the provincial capital Peshawar, at least two persons were injured when a rocket fired by suspected Taliban militants hit a house in the Civil Quarters area on December 15, Daily Times reported. A bomb disposal squad official said the attackers used a Russian-made MRB-12 rocket, which has a range of 10-13 kilometers and weighs around 19 kilograms. He said the rocket was fired from Muslim Abad Colony on Dalazak Road. This was reportedly the first rocket attack carried out in daylight.
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December - 15 
In the Totano Bandai area of Kabal tehsil, Police recovered an unidentified body. Officials said the person had been shot dead, Daily Times reported.
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In the Totano Bandai area of Kabal tehsil, Police recovered an unidentified body. Officials said the person had been shot dead, Daily Times reported.
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December - 15 
Meanwhile, one man was killed and three others abducted by the Taliban in Kotki area of Hangu District. Officials said the Taliban stopped a vehicle on the GT Road near Kotki. Out of the five men who were coming from Orakzai Agency in the FATA, the Taliban killed Riaz Ali on the spot, injured Mukhti
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Meanwhile, one man was killed and three others abducted by the Taliban in Kotki area of Hangu District. Officials said the Taliban stopped a vehicle on the GT Road near Kotki. Out of the five men who were coming from Orakzai Agency in the FATA, the Taliban killed Riaz Ali on the spot, injured Mukhtiar Ali and kidnapped the other three men identified as Shoaib Ali, Gul Hassan and Sher Ali.
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December - 15 
Taliban publicly lashed three men in Charbagh tehsil after accusing them of selling narcotics, locals said.
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Taliban publicly lashed three men in Charbagh tehsil after accusing them of selling narcotics, locals said.
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December - 15 
The Taliban in Swat killed three people while three others were lashed for allegedly selling narcotics, Daily Times reported. Militants reportedly beheaded two followers of rival cleric Pir Sameeullah in the Gwalerai area of Matta tehsil (revenue division). The Taliban had killed Samiullah in a clas
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The Taliban in Swat killed three people while three others were lashed for allegedly selling narcotics, Daily Times reported. Militants reportedly beheaded two followers of rival cleric Pir Sameeullah in the Gwalerai area of Matta tehsil (revenue division). The Taliban had killed Samiullah in a clash on December 14 and had taken 25 of his followers as hostage. According to The News, the militants exhumed the body of Pir Sameeullah and hanged it along with his four followers in the Gwalerai on December 15. Eyewitnesses said the followers of Sameeullah had secretly buried his body in Solatan area after he was killed in a gun-battle with the militants. Receiving information about the secret burial of the Pir (saint), the militants exhumed the body for identification and later hanged it in the main market of Gawalarai.
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December - 16 
In another incident, militants freed seven persons of their rival Pir Samiullah group. The freed persons included two minors and three adults while two more were released after furnishing guarantees of good conduct.
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In another incident, militants freed seven persons of their rival Pir Samiullah group. The freed persons included two minors and three adults while two more were released after furnishing guarantees of good conduct.
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December - 16 
Militants killed two more people, including a constable of the traffic Police and a prayer leader, in different parts of the Swat District on December 16 and also freed seven followers of the slain Pir (saint) Samiullah, The News reported. Bilal, a constable in traffic Police, was on his way back ho
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Militants killed two more people, including a constable of the traffic Police and a prayer leader, in different parts of the Swat District on December 16 and also freed seven followers of the slain Pir (saint) Samiullah, The News reported. Bilal, a constable in traffic Police, was on his way back home after performing his duty when militants ambushed him near New Road. Similarly, Maaz-ud-Din, a prayer leader of Jahanabad mosque in Manglor, was going home after leading prayers when masked gunmen killed him near his residence. A spokesperson of the militants in Swat claimed killing two officials of the Security Forces (SFs) in Shah Dherai area of Kabal sub-division. However, the Inter Services Public Relations denied the deaths of SF personnel.
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December - 17 
Further, the security forces targeted the suspected hideouts of militants in Sir Aligram and Manglawar from the Frontier Corps camp at Kanju. However, there were no reports of any casualty.
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Further, the security forces targeted the suspected hideouts of militants in Sir Aligram and Manglawar from the Frontier Corps camp at Kanju. However, there were no reports of any casualty.
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December - 17 
In Langhar area of Kabal, a person identified as Esa Khan was killed and his body was recovered from the fields. In Kanju Township, a couple was killed for having alleged illicit relations.
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In Langhar area of Kabal, a person identified as Esa Khan was killed and his body was recovered from the fields. In Kanju Township, a couple was killed for having alleged illicit relations.
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December - 17 
Seven people were killed and two others wounded in continued incidents of violence in the Swat valley of NWFP on December 17, The News reported. Two bodies were found in the Totano Bandai area of Kabal sub-division. Unidentified persons had killed them and thrown their bodies in the fields.
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Seven people were killed and two others wounded in continued incidents of violence in the Swat valley of NWFP on December 17, The News reported. Two bodies were found in the Totano Bandai area of Kabal sub-division. Unidentified persons had killed them and thrown their bodies in the fields.
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December - 17 
Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar said rival cleric Pir Samiullah and his followers were killed for opposing the Taliban in Swat, according to Daily Times. He said the remaining 18 followers of Samiullah taken hostage by the Taliban would be executed soon. He told reporters over telephone that the triba
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Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar said rival cleric Pir Samiullah and his followers were killed for opposing the Taliban in Swat, according to Daily Times. He said the remaining 18 followers of Samiullah taken hostage by the Taliban would be executed soon. He told reporters over telephone that the tribal militias formed against the Taliban had failed.
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December - 17 
The bodies of two others were found in Sambat and Bedara areas of the Matta sub-division.
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The bodies of two others were found in Sambat and Bedara areas of the Matta sub-division.
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December - 18 
Four persons, including a Security Force official, were killed and another injured in separate incidents of suspected sectarian violence in the Hangu District of NWFP on December 18, Daily Times reported. The District administration imposed Section 144 restrictions to prevent public gatherings follo
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Four persons, including a Security Force official, were killed and another injured in separate incidents of suspected sectarian violence in the Hangu District of NWFP on December 18, Daily Times reported. The District administration imposed Section 144 restrictions to prevent public gatherings following the incidents. It also ordered closure of all educational institutions for two days, and also closed the main Kohat-Hangu Road for traffic fearing further sectarian clashes. Earlier, the Taliban killed abducted militia chief Hilal Ali and dumped his body in Shaho area. Soon after the killing, unidentified men opened fire on a sixth grade student of Government High School Shaho, Mohammad Khan, killing him on the spot. In another incident, armed men opened indiscriminate fire on people fleeing from the area, killing two persons, including police constable Fida Hussain.
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December - 18 
Police in the Mardan District on December 18 foiled a terrorist attack and seized a large cache of explosives and weapons. 51 dynamites, 115 detonators and hundreds of cartridges were recovered during a raid in Gojar Garhi village. One person was arrested in this connection.
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Police in the Mardan District on December 18 foiled a terrorist attack and seized a large cache of explosives and weapons. 51 dynamites, 115 detonators and hundreds of cartridges were recovered during a raid in Gojar Garhi village. One person was arrested in this connection.
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December - 19 
An attempt by the militants to blow up a girls’ college in Odigram, near Mingora, was foiled as the bomb disposal squad defused a 5 kg bomb planted inside the building of the college.
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An attempt by the militants to blow up a girls’ college in Odigram, near Mingora, was foiled as the bomb disposal squad defused a 5 kg bomb planted inside the building of the college.
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Daily Times reports that two people were abducted from the Shahu area of Hangu District in the NWFP on December 20. A Police constable had been kidnapped from the same area on December 19.
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Daily Times reports that two people were abducted from the Shahu area of Hangu District in the NWFP on December 20. A Police constable had been kidnapped from the same area on December 19.
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December - 19 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, the Taliban attacked a police station and a picket in Bannu District. A private TV channel reported on December 19 that the Taliban fired rockets on Meriyan Police Station and Kashi Police picket on the Link Road in Bannu before police and the militants exchanged fire. The mil
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, the Taliban attacked a police station and a picket in Bannu District. A private TV channel reported on December 19 that the Taliban fired rockets on Meriyan Police Station and Kashi Police picket on the Link Road in Bannu before police and the militants exchanged fire. The militants later fled towards Janikhel area.
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December - 19 
Further, a policeman, identified as Ijaz Saeed, was abducted from the Shahukhel area of Hangu District, according to Daily Times.
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Further, a policeman, identified as Ijaz Saeed, was abducted from the Shahukhel area of Hangu District, according to Daily Times.
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December - 19 
In another incident, unidentified assailants kidnapped two students of the Swat Public School hostel located at Rahimabad.
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In another incident, unidentified assailants kidnapped two students of the Swat Public School hostel located at Rahimabad.
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December - 19 
Two persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries when militants and the Security Forces (SFs) clashed in the Chuprial area of Matta sub-division in Swat District on December 19, The News reported. The militants attacked a check-post in Chuprial, which triggered a clash between the militants
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Two persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries when militants and the Security Forces (SFs) clashed in the Chuprial area of Matta sub-division in Swat District on December 19, The News reported. The militants attacked a check-post in Chuprial, which triggered a clash between the militants and the SFs. The clashes continued for sometime, but did not result in casualties from either side. Following the attack, the SFs shelled suspected positions of the militants with artillery, but there was no report of any militant casualty. However, two persons were killed and 10 others wounded when shells landed on a house and in a bazaar.
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December - 21 
In another incident, the militants killed a Policeman, Dil Jan, in Bangladesh area near Mingora.
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In another incident, the militants killed a Policeman, Dil Jan, in Bangladesh area near Mingora.
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December - 21 
In the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division, mortar shells fired by the SFs struck the houses of Gohar and Faramosh, killing the former’s son and three family members of the latter, besides injuring four others, including two women.
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In the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division, mortar shells fired by the SFs struck the houses of Gohar and Faramosh, killing the former’s son and three family members of the latter, besides injuring four others, including two women.
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December - 21 
Meanwhile, in the night of December 21, the Taliban released 33 supporters of the slain Pir Samiullah. Seven members of the Pir’s group were freed four days ago. However, 18 persons are still in the captivity of the militants. The militants also released a local leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (J
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Meanwhile, in the night of December 21, the Taliban released 33 supporters of the slain Pir Samiullah. Seven members of the Pir’s group were freed four days ago. However, 18 persons are still in the captivity of the militants. The militants also released a local leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), Sher Ali, along with his driver. They were abducted from Bishbanr area a couple of days ago.
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December - 21 
Militants also attacked a convoy of the SFs in Chuperial area of the Matta sub-division. In the ensuing encounter, two soldiers, identified as Zafar and Ramzan, were wounded. In addition, a SFs convoy was attacked with a roadside bomb at Arkot area of Matta. The two sides were also reported to have
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Militants also attacked a convoy of the SFs in Chuperial area of the Matta sub-division. In the ensuing encounter, two soldiers, identified as Zafar and Ramzan, were wounded. In addition, a SFs convoy was attacked with a roadside bomb at Arkot area of Matta. The two sides were also reported to have clashed in Manglawar. However, no loss of life was reported in both these incidents.
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December - 21 
Militants in the Swat District on December 21 shot dead a Police official, an elected councillor and his son and burnt the family’s household items and goods kept in their shop, The News reported. Four persons, including a woman, were also killed when mortar shells fired by the Security Forces (SFs)
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Militants in the Swat District on December 21 shot dead a Police official, an elected councillor and his son and burnt the family’s household items and goods kept in their shop, The News reported. Four persons, including a woman, were also killed when mortar shells fired by the Security Forces (SFs) hit their houses in Alamganj village. The militants entered the house of a councillor, Faridoon Lala, and dragged him out along with his young son, Karimullah, to the Haji Baba Square in Mingora. The councillor and his son were lined up and shot dead. The militants also set ablaze items from the houses owned by Faridoon and his two sons and also burnt items of a general store of the family.
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December - 22 
According to The News, 23 people, including 15 militants, were killed in a ground operation against the militants and other incidents of violence in Shakardara area of Swat District on December 22. The ISPR-run Swat Media Centre (SMC) said Security Forces (SFs) launched a ground assault against
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According to The News, 23 people, including 15 militants, were killed in a ground operation against the militants and other incidents of violence in Shakardara area of Swat District on December 22. The ISPR-run Swat Media Centre (SMC) said Security Forces (SFs) launched a ground assault against the militants in Shakardarra, the stronghold of Maulana Fazlullah-led militants. It said SFs started a search-and-cordon operation early in the morning, backed by gunship helicopters, and killed 15 militants, besides injuring scores others, and destroyed their command and control centres. According to a SMC press release, the troops were advancing in a calculated way with a view to avoiding civilian casualties. However, the press release claimed that fleeing militants were using local population as human shield and were firing at the advancing SFs, but the troops were exercising restraint. The SFs also conceded casualties of two soldiers besides injuries to an equal number of SF personnel.
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December - 22 
At least four persons were injured when the Taliban detonated a private school building after torching four buses in the limits of Mathra Police Station in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on December 22, police and witnesses told Daily Times. Samiullah, a guard at Peshawar Model School’s boys campus,
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At least four persons were injured when the Taliban detonated a private school building after torching four buses in the limits of Mathra Police Station in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on December 22, police and witnesses told Daily Times. Samiullah, a guard at Peshawar Model School’s boys campus, who was present at the time of the attack, said around 12 armed men scaled the school walls and torched the four buses. The Taliban later planted a bomb in the school’s administration block and the subsequent explosion severely damaged the school building. Four school employees - Naveed, Sher Muhammad, Muhammadullah and Aurangzeb – were injured. The Taliban also torched two classrooms and a deep freezer and also detonated explosives at the gate of Frontier Model School, located opposite to Peshawar Model School, but there were no casualties.
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December - 22 
In addition, militants blew up a music centre in the Dir Colony of Yakatut area in Peshawar on December 22, Dawn reported. However, no casualty was reported. A police official said the explosion destroyed the building and other valuable items in the centre. A bomb disposal squad official said milita
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In addition, militants blew up a music centre in the Dir Colony of Yakatut area in Peshawar on December 22, Dawn reported. However, no casualty was reported. A police official said the explosion destroyed the building and other valuable items in the centre. A bomb disposal squad official said militants had exploded a time bomb that was locally made and weighed about two kilograms.
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December - 22 
In Chhuta Shakardarra, the militants during the checking of vehicles picked up a person and shifted him to an unknown destination.
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In Chhuta Shakardarra, the militants during the checking of vehicles picked up a person and shifted him to an unknown destination.
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December - 22 
In Faizabad, militants shot dead a civilian, identified as Rahmat Ali.
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In Faizabad, militants shot dead a civilian, identified as Rahmat Ali.
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December - 22 
Incidents of violence and mortar shelling in Shakardarra killed six persons, including two women, and injured eight others. A mortar shell killed two persons, including Arjumand and his daughter-in-law, while four others sustained injuries. Three bodies were found in Kanju in the Kabal sub-division.
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Incidents of violence and mortar shelling in Shakardarra killed six persons, including two women, and injured eight others. A mortar shell killed two persons, including Arjumand and his daughter-in-law, while four others sustained injuries. Three bodies were found in Kanju in the Kabal sub-division. One was identified as Akbar Ali of Mardan while the other two could not be identified.
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December - 22 
Militants also attacked a SFs checkpoint in Golibagh, prompting the troops to return fire, which forced them to flee. There was no report on casualties
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Militants also attacked a SFs checkpoint in Golibagh, prompting the troops to return fire, which forced them to flee. There was no report on casualties
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December - 22 
Unidentified militants abducted one Sherin from his house in the Khwazakhela area.
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Unidentified militants abducted one Sherin from his house in the Khwazakhela area.
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December - 23 
In the Allahabad area of Khwazakhela sub-division, a beheaded body of one Bashrin was found. The militants had abducted him recently.
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In the Allahabad area of Khwazakhela sub-division, a beheaded body of one Bashrin was found. The militants had abducted him recently.
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December - 23 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, unidentified persons fired eight rockets at sensitive installations in Dera Ismail Khan at 4 AM (PST) on December 23, Dawn reported. However, no casualty was reported. One of the rockets landed at a tennis court near the residences of Major-General Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Stat
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, unidentified persons fired eight rockets at sensitive installations in Dera Ismail Khan at 4 AM (PST) on December 23, Dawn reported. However, no casualty was reported. One of the rockets landed at a tennis court near the residences of Major-General Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Station Commander Khadim Hussain in the cantonment area. The second one hit the floor of a house and the third rocket landed at Gul Zaman street, in Bazaar Kalan near city police station. Two other rockets landed at an open field at the back of an office of Pakistan Air Force and the sixth one blasted at Noor mosque in cantonment area. Two of the rockets did not explode. Police said that rockets were fired from the fields near Baloch Hotel on Multan Road. Police also recovered ten launchers from the fields, warheads of four rockets and two unfired rockets.
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December - 23 
In the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela, the militants blew up a bridge that suspended traffic
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In the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela, the militants blew up a bridge that suspended traffic
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December - 23 
In the Qamber area of Mingora, unidentified assailants shot dead one Hussain Ali, and his wife.
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In the Qamber area of Mingora, unidentified assailants shot dead one Hussain Ali, and his wife.
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December - 23 
NWFP Assembly on December 23 asked the federal Government to initiate talks with the local Taliban for the restoration of peace, saying military operations were not a solution to the deteriorating law and order, Daily Times reported. The province’s security situation dominated the discussions in the
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NWFP Assembly on December 23 asked the federal Government to initiate talks with the local Taliban for the restoration of peace, saying military operations were not a solution to the deteriorating law and order, Daily Times reported. The province’s security situation dominated the discussions in the House, with some opposition members alleging the Government had lost its writ in the Tribal Areas.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed seven militants in Shakardara, while six other people were killed in fresh incidents of violence in the Swat Valley on December 23, The News reported. A military official said SFs also destroyed the militants’ positions in Shakardara. He said troops suffe
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed seven militants in Shakardara, while six other people were killed in fresh incidents of violence in the Swat Valley on December 23, The News reported. A military official said SFs also destroyed the militants’ positions in Shakardara. He said troops suffered no loss in the operation. Suspected militants shot dead a woman beggar and her daughter at the Nishat Chowk Mingora. The reason behind the killing of the beggars could not be ascertained.
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December - 23 
Unidentified assailants also shot dead one Attaullah in Seerteligram.
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Unidentified assailants also shot dead one Attaullah in Seerteligram.
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December - 24 
A previously-unknown pro-Taliban group, Ansar Wa Mohajir, has claimed responsibility for the December 24-bomb blast in Lahore and the earlier rocket attacks on Dera Ismail Khan. Toofan Wazir, identifying himself as a commander and spokesman of the group, telephoned The News from somewhere in North W
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A previously-unknown pro-Taliban group, Ansar Wa Mohajir, has claimed responsibility for the December 24-bomb blast in Lahore and the earlier rocket attacks on Dera Ismail Khan. Toofan Wazir, identifying himself as a commander and spokesman of the group, telephoned The News from somewhere in North Waziristan to claim responsibility for the two attacks. He threatened more attacks against the Security Forces and Government installations to avenge the two recent US missile strikes in North Waziristan in which several militants belonging to Punjab province were killed. According to Toofan Wazir, the US drones fired the missiles at Pakistani targets with the agreement and co-operation of the Government of Pakistan. He said revenge would be taken from both the Americans and the Pakistan Government. In Pakistan, he warned, suicide bombings would be carried out and bombs would be planted and exploded at important Government installations.
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December - 24 
At least 11 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked their hideouts in the Shakardara area of Swat District in the NWFP on December 24, reported Daily Times. A Swat Media Centre spokesman said the SFs, backed by gunship helicopters and artiller
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At least 11 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked their hideouts in the Shakardara area of Swat District in the NWFP on December 24, reported Daily Times. A Swat Media Centre spokesman said the SFs, backed by gunship helicopters and artillery, had targeted the Taliban locations at Shakardara in the Matta tehsil (revenue division) and killed 11 Taliban militants. The SFs also consolidated their positions in Sangota, he added. At least 22 Taliban militants and two soldiers have been killed during the last two days of the operation at Shakardara.
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December - 24 
Four persons, including two women, were killed in the ongoing military operation in the Swat valley of NWFP on December 24, according to The News. All the dead belonged to Alamganj town of Khwazakhela, where Security Forces (SFs) have been engaged in an operation against the Maulana Fazlullah-led mi
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Four persons, including two women, were killed in the ongoing military operation in the Swat valley of NWFP on December 24, according to The News. All the dead belonged to Alamganj town of Khwazakhela, where Security Forces (SFs) have been engaged in an operation against the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants. The military is reported to have targeted the suspected positions of the militants with heavy weaponry. Sources said four persons, including two women, were killed when mortar shells hit their houses.
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December - 24 
Further, armed men abducted three persons, identified as Shahbaz, Liaqat and Aurangzeb from the Sharifabad area of Mingora.
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Further, armed men abducted three persons, identified as Shahbaz, Liaqat and Aurangzeb from the Sharifabad area of Mingora.
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December - 24 
In the Kabal sub-division, the militants opened fire on SF personnel in Sarsani area, injuring four soldiers. The SFs later cordoned off the area and arrested four suspects. Similarly, Niamtullah and his daughter were wounded when a shell landed at their house in the Bandai area of Khwazakhela sub-d
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In the Kabal sub-division, the militants opened fire on SF personnel in Sarsani area, injuring four soldiers. The SFs later cordoned off the area and arrested four suspects. Similarly, Niamtullah and his daughter were wounded when a shell landed at their house in the Bandai area of Khwazakhela sub-division.
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December - 24 
Meanwhile, hundreds of people staged a protest demonstration at the Kanju Square and demanded of the Government to lift the curfew and stop military operation forthwith.
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Meanwhile, hundreds of people staged a protest demonstration at the Kanju Square and demanded of the Government to lift the curfew and stop military operation forthwith.
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December - 24 
SFs launched a search operation in the Dera Ismail Khan District on December 24, a day after several rockets fired by militants hit the city, The News reported. Sources said security was tightened after the rockets struck the residences of military officials and a mosque in the Cantonment area in th
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SFs launched a search operation in the Dera Ismail Khan District on December 24, a day after several rockets fired by militants hit the city, The News reported. Sources said security was tightened after the rockets struck the residences of military officials and a mosque in the Cantonment area in the early hours of December 23. They said the SFs carried out a search operation in Gilani Town, Ara and Dinpur areas and arrested dozens of suspects. During the search operation, SFs recovered 10 launchers and two rockets, abandoned by miscreants, from a sugarcane field near Noon Nawab and Gilani Colonies.
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December - 24 
The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed Khan, said on December 24 that 154 Policemen were killed and 522 wounded in the fight against militancy and terrorism in 2008, Dawn reported. Talking to reporters at Nowshera, he also said Hangu, Kohat, Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan have been declar
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The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed Khan, said on December 24 that 154 Policemen were killed and 522 wounded in the fight against militancy and terrorism in 2008, Dawn reported. Talking to reporters at Nowshera, he also said Hangu, Kohat, Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan have been declared as NWFP's most sensitive Districts.
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December - 25 
In addition, Taliban abducted the Awami National Party Secretary General in Hangu, Malik Riaz Bangash, along with his driver on December 25, Daily Times reported. Bangash was on his way to Doaba, when he was abducted near Marofi village. Two Police guards, Fazal Hakeem and Gul Badshah, were injured
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In addition, Taliban abducted the Awami National Party Secretary General in Hangu, Malik Riaz Bangash, along with his driver on December 25, Daily Times reported. Bangash was on his way to Doaba, when he was abducted near Marofi village. Two Police guards, Fazal Hakeem and Gul Badshah, were injured in the crossfire between the Taliban militants and security guards.
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December - 25 
The Maulana Fazlullah-led militants operating in Swat Valley have announced a complete ban on female education from January 15 and warned violators of harsh action, The News reported. Shah Dauran, the vice chief of Swat militants and in charge of the FM radio, announced that no Government or private
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The Maulana Fazlullah-led militants operating in Swat Valley have announced a complete ban on female education from January 15 and warned violators of harsh action, The News reported. Shah Dauran, the vice chief of Swat militants and in charge of the FM radio, announced that no Government or private educational institution would enroll girls. He said all schools and colleges should stop female education by January 15. He threatened to blow up all schools violating the ban, adding the schools providing education to girls would be forced to close. The militants in Swat have so far reportedly bombed or torched around 100 girls’ schools to forcibly stop girls from going to school in the district.
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December - 26 
Further, the SFs are reported to have arrested seven suspects elsewhere in the valley.
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Further, the SFs are reported to have arrested seven suspects elsewhere in the valley.
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December - 26 
In another incident, the mother of a soldier, Samiul Haq, was killed and seven other members of his family sustained injuries when their house was hit by a mortar shell in Golibagh area.
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In another incident, the mother of a soldier, Samiul Haq, was killed and seven other members of his family sustained injuries when their house was hit by a mortar shell in Golibagh area.
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December - 26 
In Manglawar, the SFs opened fire on two suspects, killing them on the spot.
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In Manglawar, the SFs opened fire on two suspects, killing them on the spot.
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December - 26 
Meanwhile, companies ferrying military hardware and other goods to NATO and US forces in Afghanistan have started shifting their logistic terminals to Punjab province after the recent series of attacks in Peshawar and prevailing insecurity in the region, Dawn reported. Private parties transporting s
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Meanwhile, companies ferrying military hardware and other goods to NATO and US forces in Afghanistan have started shifting their logistic terminals to Punjab province after the recent series of attacks in Peshawar and prevailing insecurity in the region, Dawn reported. Private parties transporting supplies for the US and NATO forces from Karachi to Kabul and Bagram airbase via Torkham border town since 2003 have rented plots at Tarnol and Burhan towns in the Attock district of Punjab across river Kabul for establishing terminals and parking facilities.
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December - 26 
Meanwhile, suspected militants blew up another school in the Drushkhela area of Swat District. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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Meanwhile, suspected militants blew up another school in the Drushkhela area of Swat District. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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December - 26 
Militants attacked the SFs in Alamganj area, injuring two soldiers, identified as Shaukat and Zia. Separately, a soldier, Zahir Shah, sustained injuries when unidentified militants attacked the Wenai check-post.
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Militants attacked the SFs in Alamganj area, injuring two soldiers, identified as Shaukat and Zia. Separately, a soldier, Zahir Shah, sustained injuries when unidentified militants attacked the Wenai check-post.
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December - 26 
Seven persons were killed and 10 others, including three Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured in the ongoing military operation in Swat Valley on December 26, The News reported. Four persons were shot dead for violating the curfew. The incident took place near a security check-post in Golibag
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Seven persons were killed and 10 others, including three Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured in the ongoing military operation in Swat Valley on December 26, The News reported. Four persons were shot dead for violating the curfew. The incident took place near a security check-post in Golibagh town of Khwazakhela sub-division.
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December - 26 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up an Internet café destroying five other shops in the Gunj area of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 26. Locals told Daily Times that the blast had damaged six shops in Mohallah Mawatyan area. However, no casualty was reported
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up an Internet café destroying five other shops in the Gunj area of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 26. Locals told Daily Times that the blast had damaged six shops in Mohallah Mawatyan area. However, no casualty was reported. A bomb blast had damaged at least four shops in the same locality on December 14.
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December - 28 
A beheaded body was found in Ranial area of Matta sub-division.
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A beheaded body was found in Ranial area of Matta sub-division.
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December - 28 
At least 41 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a polling station in a Government school in the Buner District of NWFP on December 28, Dawn reported. 16 persons were injured in the blast believed to have been carried out to disrupt the by-election for a N
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At least 41 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a polling station in a Government school in the Buner District of NWFP on December 28, Dawn reported. 16 persons were injured in the blast believed to have been carried out to disrupt the by-election for a National Assembly seat. “It was apparently a suicide attack,” Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arsala Khan, said, adding the bomber detonated his explosive-laden car parked near camps set up by different parties in front of the school in Shalbandi village, 5kms from the District headquarters of Daggar. The front wall of the school and an adjoining market and were destroyed and a mosque and several houses were damaged. Police said two Policemen, a volunteer and five children were among the victims. According to witnesses, the bomber was about 18 years old. The Swat unit of the Tehrik-i-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said it had been carried out to avenge the killing of its six members in the area four months ago. The village has been under threat from militants since the formation of a tribal lashkar (militia) to combat militancy. A founding member of the militia, Said Khan, was killed recently in Lower Dir when he was retuning after attending a protest organised by the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM).
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December - 28 
Federal investigation agencies have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in the suicide bombing in the Buner District of NWFP on December 28, according to Daily Times. The blast occurred during the by-election in NA-28 at a polling station, killing 43 persons. Investigators said the ve
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Federal investigation agencies have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in the suicide bombing in the Buner District of NWFP on December 28, according to Daily Times. The blast occurred during the by-election in NA-28 at a polling station, killing 43 persons. Investigators said the vehicle used in the blast was snatched from Karachi. They said 80 kilograms of explosive was used and hundreds of AK-47 bullets were packed in it to increase the intensity of the blast.
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December - 28 
Five persons, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Swat Valley on December 28, The News reported. Militants in Manglawar area shot dead Liaquat Hussain for allegedly killing his wife. The militants also awarded 40 lashes to his son, Shahroom, for allegedly abetting
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Five persons, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Swat Valley on December 28, The News reported. Militants in Manglawar area shot dead Liaquat Hussain for allegedly killing his wife. The militants also awarded 40 lashes to his son, Shahroom, for allegedly abetting the crime.
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December - 28 
Further, the militants attacked SFs at the Usmania Top and wounded two soldiers. The attack triggered a clash in which no casualties were reported.
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Further, the militants attacked SFs at the Usmania Top and wounded two soldiers. The attack triggered a clash in which no casualties were reported.
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December - 28 
In a similar incident, three persons, including a child, were killed in the Totano Bahdai area of Kabal sub-division.
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In a similar incident, three persons, including a child, were killed in the Totano Bahdai area of Kabal sub-division.
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December - 28 
In addition, gunship helicopters targeted militant positions in Shakardara and Alamganj but there was no report on casualties. However, two suspected militants were arrested from Alamganj.
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In addition, gunship helicopters targeted militant positions in Shakardara and Alamganj but there was no report on casualties. However, two suspected militants were arrested from Alamganj.
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December - 28 
Meanwhile, an unidentified body was recovered from Kas Road near Mingora.
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Meanwhile, an unidentified body was recovered from Kas Road near Mingora.
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December - 28 
Meanwhile, unidentified persons pasted posters on walls of several mosques in Mingora, demanding shopkeepers and businessmen to close their outlets to protest the military operation in Swat. “The people of Swat Valley are fed up with the military operation and atrocities being committed by the milit
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Meanwhile, unidentified persons pasted posters on walls of several mosques in Mingora, demanding shopkeepers and businessmen to close their outlets to protest the military operation in Swat. “The people of Swat Valley are fed up with the military operation and atrocities being committed by the militants. The people of Swat have shed their share of blood and the drama should now be transferred to some other part of the country,” the posters read. Reports indicated that the shopkeepers have unilaterally decided to close their businesses for an indefinite period from December 29.
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December - 28 
Similarly, a woman was killed in Khwar area of Khwazakhela, when a bullet hit her inside her house.
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Similarly, a woman was killed in Khwar area of Khwazakhela, when a bullet hit her inside her house.
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December - 28 
Similarly, three people, including a woman, were killed in alleged firing by the Security Forces (SFs) in Khwazakhela and Charbagh sub-divisions. Sources said the SFs allegedly opened fire on two civilians when they were heading towards a security check-post in Guli Bagh area of Charbagh.
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Similarly, three people, including a woman, were killed in alleged firing by the Security Forces (SFs) in Khwazakhela and Charbagh sub-divisions. Sources said the SFs allegedly opened fire on two civilians when they were heading towards a security check-post in Guli Bagh area of Charbagh.
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December - 28 
The News reported on December 28 that approximately seven persons were killed in fresh incidents of violence in Swat District on December 27 while SFs claimed killing 34 militants in the four-day operation in Alamganj area of Khwazakhela. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
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The News reported on December 28 that approximately seven persons were killed in fresh incidents of violence in Swat District on December 27 while SFs claimed killing 34 militants in the four-day operation in Alamganj area of Khwazakhela. A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs had killed 34 militants, including an important commander Abdul Aziz alias Kotay, during the four-day operation. The troops suffered two casualties, it further said.
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December - 28 
Three persons were killed when a house in Wenai was hit by a mortar shell, allegedly fired by the SFs, while four others sustained injuries. Locals said SFS targeted the suspected hideouts of militants from the Wenai checkpoint, resulting in the casualties besides the damage to houses.
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Three persons were killed when a house in Wenai was hit by a mortar shell, allegedly fired by the SFs, while four others sustained injuries. Locals said SFS targeted the suspected hideouts of militants from the Wenai checkpoint, resulting in the casualties besides the damage to houses.
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December - 29 
Further, Police sources said an abandoned security post in Tando Dag village of Barikot tehsil (revenue division) was blown up by the militants. The explosion also damaged a number of nearby houses. However, no human loss was reported in the incident.
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Further, Police sources said an abandoned security post in Tando Dag village of Barikot tehsil (revenue division) was blown up by the militants. The explosion also damaged a number of nearby houses. However, no human loss was reported in the incident.
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December - 29 
Gunship helicopters continued pounding militant hideouts in various parts of Khwazakhela sub-division while militants blew up an abandoned security post, The News reported. Military helicopters targeted Gulibagh and Alam Ganj areas during the early hours on December 29, destroying several structures
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Gunship helicopters continued pounding militant hideouts in various parts of Khwazakhela sub-division while militants blew up an abandoned security post, The News reported. Military helicopters targeted Gulibagh and Alam Ganj areas during the early hours on December 29, destroying several structures used by the militants. The shelling also inflicted severe damage on private property in the locality.
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December - 29 
Meanwhile, the death toll from the December 28 suicide attack near a polling station in Buner District increased to 43 after seven bodies were retrieved from the debris overnight, Dawn reported.
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Meanwhile, the death toll from the December 28 suicide attack near a polling station in Buner District increased to 43 after seven bodies were retrieved from the debris overnight, Dawn reported.
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December - 29 
Taliban killed two supporters of Pir Samiullah in the Matta sub-division of Swat District on December 29, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the two slain men were among 18 supporters of Samiullah abducted earlier. A few weeks ago, the militants had also killed Pir Samiullah an
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Taliban killed two supporters of Pir Samiullah in the Matta sub-division of Swat District on December 29, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the two slain men were among 18 supporters of Samiullah abducted earlier. A few weeks ago, the militants had also killed Pir Samiullah and hanged his body in Matta, alleging that he had developed cordial relations with the Army.
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December - 30 
Further, militants abducted a policeman, Fazle Anwar, who was on duty at the Tindo Dag telephone exchange, and shifted him to an unknown place. One Asghar Khan, who had recently returned from the UAE, was also kidnapped. Sources said he was on his way home from the market at Lunger area of Khwazakhe
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Further, militants abducted a policeman, Fazle Anwar, who was on duty at the Tindo Dag telephone exchange, and shifted him to an unknown place. One Asghar Khan, who had recently returned from the UAE, was also kidnapped. Sources said he was on his way home from the market at Lunger area of Khwazakhela sub-division when unidentified gunmen abducted him. According to unconfirmed reports, the militants had ordered him to give them money in ‘donation’ but he refused to do so and was consequently abducted.
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December - 30 
Meanwhile, in various areas of Khwazakhela and Charbagh sub-divisions, curfew remained clamped for the seventh consecutive day and forced the people to stay at home. The curfew brought life to standstill and adversely affected economic activity in the area. Shortages of food and medicines were also
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Meanwhile, in various areas of Khwazakhela and Charbagh sub-divisions, curfew remained clamped for the seventh consecutive day and forced the people to stay at home. The curfew brought life to standstill and adversely affected economic activity in the area. Shortages of food and medicines were also reported from the area.
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December - 30 
Meanwhile, suspected militants kidnapped Haider Sher Khan, younger brother of the Swat unit president of the Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao, Sher Shah Khan, from Bandai Selegram area. He was shifted to an undisclosed location but was freed later as the militants came to know that he was mentally il
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Meanwhile, suspected militants kidnapped Haider Sher Khan, younger brother of the Swat unit president of the Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao, Sher Shah Khan, from Bandai Selegram area. He was shifted to an undisclosed location but was freed later as the militants came to know that he was mentally ill. The Taliban had blown up several houses and guest houses of Sher Shah Khan’s family some months ago. They had also killed some members of his family and servants.
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December - 30 
Militants also torched the houses of a retired colonel of the Pakistan Army, Sanaullah, and of Deputy Superintendent of Police Khuda Bakhsh Khan in the Qambar area. There were no casualties because both houses had been already vacated by their owners who had shifted elsewhere.
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Militants also torched the houses of a retired colonel of the Pakistan Army, Sanaullah, and of Deputy Superintendent of Police Khuda Bakhsh Khan in the Qambar area. There were no casualties because both houses had been already vacated by their owners who had shifted elsewhere.
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December - 30 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have purged the Alamganj area of militants while two persons, including an elected councillor, were killed and a couple of others were abducted elsewhere in the Swat District on December 30, The News reported. A press release of the Army-run Swat Media Centre said th
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have purged the Alamganj area of militants while two persons, including an elected councillor, were killed and a couple of others were abducted elsewhere in the Swat District on December 30, The News reported. A press release of the Army-run Swat Media Centre said that SFs cleared Alamganj area of militants and destroyed houses of two of their commanders, Nowsherwan and Bahramand. A general councillor of the Kanju Union Council, Riaz Khan, was shot dead by unknown persons at Green Chowk in Mingora city. He is said to belong to the ruling Awami National Party. SFs said a militant was killed near the Vennai checkpoint near Matta town as he was trying to storm the check-post along with other people.
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December - 31 
According to Dawn, three women and a boy of a family were killed and six persons, including four women, were injured when a rocket hit a house in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP on December 31. Officials said the rocket fired from some location in the hills near the town blew up the house, killing the th
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According to Dawn, three women and a boy of a family were killed and six persons, including four women, were injured when a rocket hit a house in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP on December 31. Officials said the rocket fired from some location in the hills near the town blew up the house, killing the three women and the boy on the spot. Six other members of the family were injured. Sources said this was the first rocket attack in Darra Adamkhel after a lull of one month. They said militants had escaped from the area to the Orakzai Agency after a military operation was launched in the area. The army had launched an operation in Darra Adamkhel in August 2008 following a suicide attack on a military camp near the Kohat Tunnel.
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December - 31 
Police have claimed that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud has raised a force of volunteers for carrying out terrorist attacks in the region during Muharram. Speaking at a joint meeting of leaders of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and the Shia community at the Kohat Police Club on Dec
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Police have claimed that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud has raised a force of volunteers for carrying out terrorist attacks in the region during Muharram. Speaking at a joint meeting of leaders of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and the Shia community at the Kohat Police Club on December 31, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Kohat division), Qudratullah Marwat, said senior officials had received intelligence reports that Baitullah Mehsud had sent a batch of 500 terrorists for disturbing peace in the region by targeting sensitive places and Muharram processions.
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December - 31 
The main pipeline of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited was blown up at the Ring Road in Peshawar early on December 31-morning, Dawn reported. The explosion caused suspension of gas supply to several localities, including Hayatabad, Badbher, Ormar, Achenay and adjacent villages.
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The main pipeline of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited was blown up at the Ring Road in Peshawar early on December 31-morning, Dawn reported. The explosion caused suspension of gas supply to several localities, including Hayatabad, Badbher, Ormar, Achenay and adjacent villages.
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*Data till , July 04, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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