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February - 3 
The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) on February 3 released the appeal it had made to the United Nations pleading its innocence and claiming that it has no link with al Qaeda, Taliban or the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Dawn repo
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The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) on February 3 released the appeal it had made to the United Nations pleading its innocence and claiming that it has no link with al Qaeda, Taliban or the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Dawn reported. The, appeal signed by JuD chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, was released on the eve of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s visit to Pakistan. The UN imposed a ban on the JuD on the request of India for its involvement in Mumbai attacks in November 2008 that claimed about 170 lives. The appeal said the UN had taken a hasty decision in proscribing the JuD, its chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and others members and termed the UN decision detrimental to the interests of Pakistan. It said that millions across the country were directly or indirectly benefiting from JuD’s services particularly in the areas of health, education, water, sanitation, rehabilitation and particularly the provision of food and shelter to the homeless. Saeed requested the UN Secretary General to mobilize his good offices for the lifting of sanctions and delisting of all JuD entities. “We categorically make it clear and declare that Jamaat ud Dawa is neither an associate of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden nor the Taliban, hence the embargo imposed is materially in contradiction to that set out in their rules and highly unjustified under the international law of human dignity and freedom,” Saeed said. He said the UN Security Council’s decision was not based on any solid evidence and relied entirely on the one-sided story of the Indian lobby, which was devoid of any material facts provided by an independent and impartial international judicial system. “Jamaat ud Dawa or Hafiz Muhammad Saeed have never ever supplied, sold or transferred arms or any related material to Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden or Taliban and recruited any one for or on behalf of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden or Taliban nor have supported their acts or activities or any of their cell, affiliate, splinter group or even derivative group thereof,” he said.
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February - 4 
Supporting India’s assessment that the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a security risk for the international community, the US Central Intelligence Agency believes that the terrorist group is among the top security threats for the US, Economi
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Supporting India’s assessment that the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a security risk for the international community, the US Central Intelligence Agency believes that the terrorist group is among the top security threats for the US, Economic Times reported. The outgoing CIA chief Michael Hayden concluded that the LeT was among the top security challenges for the US. Hayden said in a television interview that al Qaeda has been increasing its links with terror organisations around the world and this was pushing the LeT to expand its scope of operation from India to Israel and America. “There was a migration in Lashkar-e-Toiba thinking over the past 6, 12, 18 months, in which it began to identify the United States and Israel as much as being the main enemy as it has historically identified India… That is a troubling development. And this migration of Lashkar-e-Toiba to a merge point (with al Qaeda) is probably taking place,” he said. The CIA Director also admitted that Pakistan is in “difficult circumstances” on all fronts. “You do have the after-effects of Mumbai. You do have what is happening in the tribal region. You do have the instability along the Afghan-Pakistan border. You do have very serious economic problems with the Pakistani state... That is a real devils brew of issues,” he said.
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February - 7 
Suspected terrorists shot dead two Policemen and blew up a check post, killing five more, in an attack in the Mianwali District of Punjab on February 7, Police said, according to Daily Times. The attackers first killed the two Police guards and then
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Suspected terrorists shot dead two Policemen and blew up a check post, killing five more, in an attack in the Mianwali District of Punjab on February 7, Police said, according to Daily Times. The attackers first killed the two Police guards and then blew up the check post with explosives in the town bordering the restive NWFP. It was not clear whether the raid was linked to the continued violence in the north-western region, where the army is battling al Qaeda-linked terrorists and the Taliban. “Seven of our men have died in the attack that appears to be part of terrorist activity being carried out by militants across the country,” Malik Tasaddaq Hayat, a senior Police official in Minawali District, told Reuters.
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February - 8 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has told President Barack Obama that British-born Pakistani terrorists, who have extensive contacts with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), are the biggest threat to the US, The Sunday Telegraph reported, according to Th
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has told President Barack Obama that British-born Pakistani terrorists, who have extensive contacts with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), are the biggest threat to the US, The Sunday Telegraph reported, according to The News. American intelligence chiefs have told the president that the CIA has launched a vast spying operation in Britain to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks being launched from Britain, the paper said. It said intelligence chiefs believe that a British-born Pakistani extremist entering the US under a current visa waiver program for all Britons is the most likely source of another terrorist attack on the American soil. A former CIA officer who had advised Obama told Sunday Telegraph that the CIA had stepped up its British operations after the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai by the LeT, which has an extensive web of supporters in Britain, and is now as big a threat to the US and Britain as al Qaeda.
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Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, on February 10 killed 11 Taliban militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. The operation was launched on February 9 in the Inayat Qillay to
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Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, on February 10 killed 11 Taliban militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. The operation was launched on February 9 in the Inayat Qillay town, a suspected stronghold of the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked terrorists, after a rocket attack by the militants, military official Mustaqim Shah told AFP. The rocket attack destroyed a shop but caused no casualties, he said. “Troops backed by helicopters retaliated with artillery and mortar fire, and destroyed several suspected locations today [February 10]. At least seven militants were killed,” the official said. In addition, four militants were killed in an encounter with the SFs in Inayat Qilay town.
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February - 10 
US President Barack Obama on February 10 asserted that his administration would not allow ‘safe havens’ for al Qaeda and the Taliban operating with ‘impunity’ in the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. “My bottom line is that we
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US President Barack Obama on February 10 asserted that his administration would not allow ‘safe havens’ for al Qaeda and the Taliban operating with ‘impunity’ in the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. “My bottom line is that we cannot allow al Qaeda to operate. We cannot have those safe havens in that region,” said Obama at his first press conference after assuming office. “You’ve got the Taliban and Al Qaeda operating in the FATA and these border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan… What we haven’t seen is the kind of concerted effort to root out those safe havens that would ultimately make our mission successful,” he added. The President also noted that “It’s not acceptable for Pakistan or for us to have folks who, with impunity, will kill innocent men, women and children. And you know, I believe that the new government of Pakistan ... cares deeply about getting control of this situation, and we want to be effective partners with them on that issue.”
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February - 11 
A New Zealander was arrested at the Manzai Fort check-post in South Waziristan on February 11, according to Dawn. Investigators suspect that Mark Taylor may have links with al Qaeda and Taliban. Tank District Coordination Officer Barkatullah said the
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A New Zealander was arrested at the Manzai Fort check-post in South Waziristan on February 11, according to Dawn. Investigators suspect that Mark Taylor may have links with al Qaeda and Taliban. Tank District Coordination Officer Barkatullah said the foreigner possessed valid documents and informed them he was going to Wana. According to Barkatullah, Taylor told Police he was going to Waziristan to get married. However, an official of the New Zealand High Commission in Islamabad said that nobody by the name of Mark Taylor had got himself registered with the High Commission.
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February - 14 
Two missiles fired by the suspected US drones killed 28 Taliban militants, including foreign nationals, at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 14, official sources and local residents said, reports Daily Tim
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Two missiles fired by the suspected US drones killed 28 Taliban militants, including foreign nationals, at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 14, official sources and local residents said, reports Daily Times. “We lost 28 mujahideen in the missile attack,” Taliban sources in Ladah said. “The drone fired two missiles and several ‘guests’ are among the dead,” they added. According to AFP, the term ‘guest’ is usually used to refer to foreign al Qaeda operatives. Two Arab nationals, some local Taliban militants and a number of Uzbek nationals were reportedly killed in the strike.
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February - 18 
According to Daily Times, the CIA is using the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan to launch the Predator drones that attack al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan, the London-based The Times has claimed. According to The Times, the CIA has been using th
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According to Daily Times, the CIA is using the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan to launch the Predator drones that attack al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan, the London-based The Times has claimed. According to The Times, the CIA has been using the airfield - originally built by Arab sheikhs for falconry expeditions - for at least a year. In its investigation, the newspaper is reported to have focused on the unexplained delivery of 730,000 gallons of F34 aviation fuel to Shamsi in 2008. The Defence Energy Support Centre Website reportedly shows that a civilian company was contracted to deliver the fuel, worth $3.2 million, from Pakistan Refineries near Karachi. However, the CIA and Pentagon declined to comment on the issue. Major General Athar Abbas, the chief military spokesman of Pakistan, confirmed that US forces were using Shamsi. “The airfield is being used only for logistics,” he said.
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