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October - 1 
At least two Taliban militants were killed and several troopers injured when a Taliban militant blew himself up during a raid at Swat in NWFP on October 1, reports Daily Times. “Security forces conducted a raid ... in Toprai near Gat. During the raid
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At least two Taliban militants were killed and several troopers injured when a Taliban militant blew himself up during a raid at Swat in NWFP on October 1, reports Daily Times. “Security forces conducted a raid ... in Toprai near Gat. During the raid on a house, one of the two Taliban inside the house – who was wearing a suicide jacket – detonated the explosives strapped to his body, killing himself and the other Taliban and injuring two soldiers,” said the ISPR.
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October - 2 
SFs continued the assault on the Taliban militants in Doda, Matak and Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil and destroyed several Taliban hideouts.
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SFs continued the assault on the Taliban militants in Doda, Matak and Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil and destroyed several Taliban hideouts.
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October - 2 
Troops killed 27 alleged militants at Khyber Agency in FATA on October 2, officials said, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the Frontier Corps (FC), attack helicopters shelled militant training centres in the Tirah valley of Bara District,
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Troops killed 27 alleged militants at Khyber Agency in FATA on October 2, officials said, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the Frontier Corps (FC), attack helicopters shelled militant training centres in the Tirah valley of Bara District, killing 27 militants including two key commanders, Ghulam Nabi and Farooq Swati. Two hideouts, three caves and 19 vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed during the operation.
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October - 2 
Two remote-controlled bombs exploded in Umri and Siddiqabad under Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in FATA on October 2, reports Daily Times. 12 suspected Taliban militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a subsequent searc
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Two remote-controlled bombs exploded in Umri and Siddiqabad under Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in FATA on October 2, reports Daily Times. 12 suspected Taliban militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a subsequent search operation in the area.
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October - 3 
20 Taliban militants, believed to be followers of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazlullah, were arrested from Karachi in Sindh on October 3, reports Daily Times. Intelligence agencies said they were arrested on the basis of information obtained from terrorist
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20 Taliban militants, believed to be followers of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazlullah, were arrested from Karachi in Sindh on October 3, reports Daily Times. Intelligence agencies said they were arrested on the basis of information obtained from terrorists arrested earlier, adding that they had been living in the city in the guise of internally displaced people. "The arrests follow the acquisition of vital information from captured Taliban," a senior official said. They were arrested from Pathan Colony and were moved back to Mingora at Swat in NWFP for further investigations, he said. "Eleven of the arrested men hail from Kabal’s Kuzabandai area and nine from other parts of Kabal," the official said.
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October - 3 
According to Daily Times, suspected Taliban militants fired three rockets at Peshawar in NWFP on October 3, damaging a school building and a vehicle. A Pishtakhara Police Official said that the three rockets were fired from an unknown location at 2:3
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According to Daily Times, suspected Taliban militants fired three rockets at Peshawar in NWFP on October 3, damaging a school building and a vehicle. A Pishtakhara Police Official said that the three rockets were fired from an unknown location at 2:30 am. One hit the Nodeyah Payan High School, damaging the boundary wall of the building and a van parked inside, while the other two landed in fields nearby.
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October - 4 
The army has killed nine more Taliban militants – including three key commanders –in the ongoing military operation in Swat, said officials on October 4, Daily Times reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, six militants – including three comm
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The army has killed nine more Taliban militants – including three key commanders –in the ongoing military operation in Swat, said officials on October 4, Daily Times reported. According to the Swat Media Centre, six militants – including three commanders identified as Kota Younas, Noor Amin and Fazal Rabi – were killed in a clash with troops in Banjar village. The troops also killed three Taliban militants in the Bazdara area of Malakand. A Lashkar (militia) member was also killed in Bazdara.
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October - 4 
A senior Afghan Taliban commander has confirmed that Uzbek militant commander Qari Tahir Yuldashev was killed in the US drone attack during the last week of August 2009 in South Waziristan, The News reported. “Its true he is dead. Unfortunately he wa
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A senior Afghan Taliban commander has confirmed that Uzbek militant commander Qari Tahir Yuldashev was killed in the US drone attack during the last week of August 2009 in South Waziristan, The News reported. “Its true he is dead. Unfortunately he was staying at the same house which was struck by the drone in South Waziristan in August,” the Taliban commander acknowledged when contacted by phone. Though he did not mention the village where Tahir Yuldashev was killed, he said the incident happened during the last week of August in South Waziristan. Other militant sources, however, said the Uzbek commander died in Kaniguram in South Waziristan, a place considered relatively safe for Taliban militants. The Taliban commander said Tahir moved to the adjoining South Waziristan after frequent US drone attacks in Mirali in North Waziristan in which his men suffered heavy losses. He lived in Ladha and Makeen in South Waziristan for sometime but then moved to another town when US Predator planes started focusing on known strongholds of the Taliban there.
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October - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 24 Taliban militants on October 4 and 26 others surrendered to the troops. “Security forces ... conducted a search operation in Mora area near Najigram ... and arrested 16 Taliban,” said the ISPR. Troops also conducted
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 24 Taliban militants on October 4 and 26 others surrendered to the troops. “Security forces ... conducted a search operation in Mora area near Najigram ... and arrested 16 Taliban,” said the ISPR. Troops also conducted a search operation in Chuprial and arrested four suspects. They also found a tunnel in the house of a Taliban identified only as Saeed. Further, four suspected Taliban militants were arrested from the Shobrang area in Buner District.
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October - 4 
Thirteen Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Drushkhela, seven in Bar Shaur and Nazarabad and six in Gwaleri and Chuprial.
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Thirteen Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Drushkhela, seven in Bar Shaur and Nazarabad and six in Gwaleri and Chuprial.
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October - 5 
During the ongoing search-and-clear operations in Swat, the SFs arrested 10 Taliban militants at Baqi Banda and Dhand.
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During the ongoing search-and-clear operations in Swat, the SFs arrested 10 Taliban militants at Baqi Banda and Dhand.
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October - 5 
Security Forces killed eight Taliban militants and arrested 13 others in Malakand, a Security Forces (SFs) spokesman said on October 5, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters, the spokesman said an operation in Palai had been completed, adding th
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Security Forces killed eight Taliban militants and arrested 13 others in Malakand, a Security Forces (SFs) spokesman said on October 5, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters, the spokesman said an operation in Palai had been completed, adding that the area had been cleared of the Taliban. The spokesman said markets and schools in Palai were now open and that the SFs had provided relief items to the residents.
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October - 5 
The new chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakeemullah Mehsud, thought by Pakistani and US officials to have been killed in infighting, appeared before a small group of journalists at an unspecified place in South Waziristan on October 5,
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The new chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakeemullah Mehsud, thought by Pakistani and US officials to have been killed in infighting, appeared before a small group of journalists at an unspecified place in South Waziristan on October 5, vowing to avenge the killing of his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud and expedite attacks on US and Pakistani forces, Dawn reported. The international media reported on October 3 that US intelligence agencies believed that Hakeemullah died in a fire-fight with a rival faction weeks ago. Hakeemullah was reportedly accompanied at the meeting with journalists by Fidayeen-i-Islam commander Qari Hussain Mehsud, Taliban’s South Waziristan chief Waliur Rehman Mehsud and TTP spokesman Azam Tariq. He alleged that both Pakistan and the US were involved in drone attacks which had killed a large number of innocent women and children. Hakeemullah said Pakistan had been created in the name of Islam, but its rulers were subservient to the American and Jewish lobbies. He said “This is why we are opposed to the army and Pakistani rulers. The Taliban are not against the people of Pakistan,” adding that the jihad would continue till the enforcement of Sharia (Islamic law) in the country. The TTP chief accused the government of having provided 1,000 of acres land for expansion of the US embassy and said that American agencies had hired over 200 houses in Islamabad to promote their agenda. He also said that agents of the Blackwater security agency were patrolling the streets of Islamabad and Peshawar. In reply to a question, Hakeemullah said the TTP had links with Al Qaeda and other jihadi forces throughout the world. The Shura Ittehadul Mujahideen was fully intact and he had held a meeting with its leaders only three days ago, he added. He ruled out differences among Taliban groups and said that claims of clashes among them were false. “You (journalists) can see it for yourselves that I (Hakeemullah), Waliur Rehman and Qari Hussain are alive and safe and sound. The news of clashes among us and our fight for succession are false and fabricated to mislead the Taliban,” he said. Hakeemullah also said that the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban were one and there were no differences between them. According to him, “The Afghan Taliban are fighting the allied forces under the leadership of Mullah Omar and we are his followers.” He accused the government of violating several agreements it had reached with the Taliban and said: “If it (the government) accepts our demands, we are ready to hold talks.”
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October - 6 
Elsewhere in the province, troops arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants in Swat District on October 6, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said troops conducted a search operation in Taghan and Maira, and arrested 10 su
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Elsewhere in the province, troops arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants in Swat District on October 6, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said troops conducted a search operation in Taghan and Maira, and arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants. Meanwhile, eight Taliban militants are reported to have voluntarily surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in Barshaur, Biha and Chuprial. The ISPR also said that troops recovered 21 communication sets during a search operation in Banjir Banda. Separately, a Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) ‘commander’, identified as Badshah Zeb alias Gorkai Mullah, surrendered to the SFs in the Ushari Darra area of Dir District. In addition, the ISPR said the Taliban fired three mortar rounds and four rockets at the Kabutar check-post, injuring two soldiers.
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October - 7 
Afghan Taliban militants killed six militant leaders of the Hakeemullah Mehsud group for refusing to release two men they had kidnapped, Dawn reported. Daily Times reported that the incident occurred in the Hangu city in the NWFP. According to source
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Afghan Taliban militants killed six militant leaders of the Hakeemullah Mehsud group for refusing to release two men they had kidnapped, Dawn reported. Daily Times reported that the incident occurred in the Hangu city in the NWFP. According to sources, the two men, Shahid and Shah Nawaz, had been kidnapped three days ago. An Afghan Taliban shura (executive council) meeting held in the Orakzai Agency of FATA asked the militants to release the men and ‘sentenced them to death’ when they refused to do so. The shura was also reportedly attended by members from Waziristan. The sources said bodies of Hafiz Kamal, Hafiz Mujahid, Ghulam Mohammad, Basit and Manzoor were lying at a place on the Orakzai-Parachinar border with bombs tied to them.
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October - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed six militants, including commander Nisar, in the Swat Valley on October 7, The News reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “Important terrorist commander Nisar alias Ghazi Baba from Mat
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed six militants, including commander Nisar, in the Swat Valley on October 7, The News reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “Important terrorist commander Nisar alias Ghazi Baba from Matta Tehsil has been killed this morning in Biha Valley.” Nisar was carrying head money of PKR 10 million, the ISPR said, adding that he was involved in terrorist activities in Peuchar and Matta. Nisar was a member of the Taliban central shura and a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah. The ISPR said Nisar was involved in the killing of SF personnel and local elders. It said his son, whose name was not disclosed, had been arrested.
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October - 8 
AFP reported that the bullet-riddled bodies of 15 suspected Taliban militants were found in Swat on October 8, according to Daily Times. "I can confirm that 15 bodies were found today, and our information is that they are Taliban… They might have bee
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AFP reported that the bullet-riddled bodies of 15 suspected Taliban militants were found in Swat on October 8, according to Daily Times. "I can confirm that 15 bodies were found today, and our information is that they are Taliban… They might have been the victims of infighting among militant groups or killed by local people," Army spokesman Major Mushtaq Khan told AFP.
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October - 8 
Reports from Laddah stated that five militants were killed and several others injured when troops mounted a ground and air assault on suspected positions of the Taliban in South Waziristan. Sources said that three militants were killed in the Kalkala
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Reports from Laddah stated that five militants were killed and several others injured when troops mounted a ground and air assault on suspected positions of the Taliban in South Waziristan. Sources said that three militants were killed in the Kalkala area and two in Shawal. An unnamed official source said that militants fired 10 missiles from Makeen at the Razmak fort and Scouts fort in Jandola. Helicopter gunships are reported to have shelled Taliban positions in Speenkai Raghzai.
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October - 8 
Security Forces have started bombing Taliban positions in South Waziristan as the army prepares for a ground operation in the agency, Financial Times has reported, according to Daily Times. "We have sealed the area and are involved in aerial targetin
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Security Forces have started bombing Taliban positions in South Waziristan as the army prepares for a ground operation in the agency, Financial Times has reported, according to Daily Times. "We have sealed the area and are involved in aerial targeting [of Taliban locations]," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told the newspaper on October 8. Abbas did not disclose when the army would begin the ground campaign, but an unnamed minister was quoted as saying that the preparations were complete. He said the military needed to act before the winter snow started to fall in November.
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October - 8 
The former Malakand Commissioner, Syed Muhammad Javed, detained since May 2009 for allegedly facilitating Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah, was released on October 8, said the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain. The former commissioner was arrest
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The former Malakand Commissioner, Syed Muhammad Javed, detained since May 2009 for allegedly facilitating Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah, was released on October 8, said the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain. The former commissioner was arrested after three arrested army commandos were beheaded by the Taliban. Iftikhar said the Grade 20 civil bureaucrat had been freed, but a departmental inquiry was still pending against him. The former commissioner’s release follows a petition filed by his brother, Syed Muhammad Hamid, with the Peshawar High Court.
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October - 8 
Troops defused two bombs in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency. Members of Lashkar (militia) also defused a bomb in Salarzai sub-division. Separately, the troops arrested 12 Taliban militants from Khar and also sealed shops selling chemical fe
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Troops defused two bombs in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency. Members of Lashkar (militia) also defused a bomb in Salarzai sub-division. Separately, the troops arrested 12 Taliban militants from Khar and also sealed shops selling chemical fertilizers.
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October - 10 
Ajmad Farooqi of splinter fraction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the GHQ, a private TV channel reported. A member of the fraction told the channel the Taliban would continue their subversive acti
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Ajmad Farooqi of splinter fraction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the GHQ, a private TV channel reported. A member of the fraction told the channel the Taliban would continue their subversive actions until the Government stopped the military operation in the country’s north; held former President Pervez Musharraf accountable for his actions; forced Blackwater US private security firm to leave the country; shut down all western non-Governmental organisations in the north; and secured the immediate release of detained Taliban.
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October - 10 
At least four Taliban and three soldiers were killed in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, according to Daily Times. Four Taliban militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Laghari area of Ma
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At least four Taliban and three soldiers were killed in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, according to Daily Times. Four Taliban militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Laghari area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency. Security Forces (SFs) neutralised four Taliban hideouts, sources said, adding that a Security official was also killed and two others injured during the attack.
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October - 10 
Nine Taliban militants were killed and five injured in a clash between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban militants in the Dara Adam Khel of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on October 10, according to Daily Times.
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Nine Taliban militants were killed and five injured in a clash between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban militants in the Dara Adam Khel of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on October 10, according to Daily Times.
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October - 12 
At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others sustained injuries after Security Forces (SFs) launched Operation Sherdil in the Mamoond and Salarzai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 12, Daily Times reported.
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At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others sustained injuries after Security Forces (SFs) launched Operation Sherdil in the Mamoond and Salarzai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 12, Daily Times reported.
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October - 12 
Elsewhere in the FATA, jets bombed Taliban positions in South Waziristan, killing six Taliban militants. SFs said that three Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the Bajaur raids. The AP news agency reported that fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban h
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Elsewhere in the FATA, jets bombed Taliban positions in South Waziristan, killing six Taliban militants. SFs said that three Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the Bajaur raids. The AP news agency reported that fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban hideouts. Meanwhile, 26 militants surrendered to the authorities in the Laghari area of Mamoond.
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October - 13 
At least six Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets targeted the group’s positions in South Waziristan on October 13, said officials, even as jets and helicopter gunships bombed Taliban hideouts and ground forces fired heavy artillery in Baj
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At least six Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets targeted the group’s positions in South Waziristan on October 13, said officials, even as jets and helicopter gunships bombed Taliban hideouts and ground forces fired heavy artillery in Bajaur Agency, killing 26 Taliban militants and injuring dozens of others, Daily Times reported. Fighter jets are reported to have launched another round of air-strikes in South Waziristan, destroying around 15 houses in Makeen, Ladha and Barwand, said a local intelligence official. The military said in a statement that “Taliban fired 31 rockets” at a security convoy in South Waziristan on October 13, injuring two soldiers. Abdul Malik, a local Government official, said the military strikes in Bajaur Agency took place in the Damadola and Sawai areas.
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October - 13 
In the Swat District, Security Forces said on October 13 that they had killed five more Taliban militants and arrested five others. In addition, at least 33 more Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs.
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In the Swat District, Security Forces said on October 13 that they had killed five more Taliban militants and arrested five others. In addition, at least 33 more Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the SFs.
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October - 14 
19 persons, including some militants and eight persons of a family, were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted different areas of South Waziristan Agency on October 14, The News reported. Four hideouts of the militan
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19 persons, including some militants and eight persons of a family, were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted different areas of South Waziristan Agency on October 14, The News reported. Four hideouts of the militants were also destroyed in the air strikes, tribal sources said. Fighter planes are reported to have bombed the Maidan, Tangi, Bodinzai, Kacha Langarkhel, Sam, Ragh, and Salay Rogha areas in Ladha sub-division. At least 11 persons, including militants, were killed and seven others injured in the bombing. The sources added that a training centre of the militants, the house of a Taliban ‘commander’ and a hideout were destroyed in the Sam, Ragh and Salay Rogha areas, respectively, in air attacks. They said several houses were also damaged in the intense bombing by the Pakistan Air Force jets in Salay Rogha. Tribal sources said two fighter jets fired at a house of an 80-year-old tribal elder Malik Nekam Khan in the Spinkai area of Sarwakai Tehsil (revenue unit) at 3:00 pm, killing eight members of his family on the spot and injuring seven others. Some of the dead were identified as Faqir Khan Mahsud, Shama Gul Mahsud, three women and as many children. The head of the family, Malik Nekam Khan, also sustained critical injuries.
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October - 14 
United States Consul General in Karachi, Stephen Fakan, has said it would be unreasonable to deny the presence of the Taliban in Balochistan, The News reported. “We don’t want the Taliban or extremists to gain the kind of foothold in the province tha
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United States Consul General in Karachi, Stephen Fakan, has said it would be unreasonable to deny the presence of the Taliban in Balochistan, The News reported. “We don’t want the Taliban or extremists to gain the kind of foothold in the province that is unhealthy for the people of Balochistan, too,” said Fakan while talking to reporters in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 14. “Seeing how difficult it was to dislodge them, but when you squeeze these people there, so they have to move somewhere else and so in some parts of Balochistan, so we are focusing on the province from that perspective, and the US ambassador also tried to make the point some time back,” he added. “I think that we have established over the years that the Taliban pass the borders between Afghanistan and Balochistan, and even some members of the government had said that they know they (Taliban) travel to Karachi, they travel to Islamabad and they move all around the country,” the diplomat stated.
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October - 15 
Four Afghan Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on October 15. The slain men reportedly belonged to the Ghaznavi group of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network of the Taliban in Afghanistan “Three missiles were fired by th
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Four Afghan Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on October 15. The slain men reportedly belonged to the Ghaznavi group of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network of the Taliban in Afghanistan “Three missiles were fired by the drone in Dandi Darphakhel area and killed four Afghan Taliban from the Haqqani network,” officials told Daily Times. The strike occurred in the backdrop of the army’s preparations for an operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in neighbouring South Waziristan Agency.
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October - 16 
A security official told AFP that suspected Taliban militants had launched a rocket attack at a military camp in the Shakai area of South Waziristan, killing three soldiers and wounding four.
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A security official told AFP that suspected Taliban militants had launched a rocket attack at a military camp in the Shakai area of South Waziristan, killing three soldiers and wounding four.
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October - 16 
At least 25 Taliban militants and three troopers were killed on October 16, as the military continued operations in South Waziristan and the Bajaur tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. 12 Taliban mil
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At least 25 Taliban militants and three troopers were killed on October 16, as the military continued operations in South Waziristan and the Bajaur tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. 12 Taliban militants were killed during the third day of bombings in South Waziristan while 18 others were injured. They said six terrorist hideouts had been destroyed and several houses had been damaged.
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October - 16 
Helicopter gunships killed 10 Taliban militants during raids on suspected terrorist bases in Bajaur Agency, officials told the AFP.
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Helicopter gunships killed 10 Taliban militants during raids on suspected terrorist bases in Bajaur Agency, officials told the AFP.
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October - 16 
In Bajaur, three more terrorists were killed and two injured during a clash between Security Forces and the Taliban in the Salarzai area, local sources said. Residents of South Waziristan have also started migrating to safer regions, including closer
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In Bajaur, three more terrorists were killed and two injured during a clash between Security Forces and the Taliban in the Salarzai area, local sources said. Residents of South Waziristan have also started migrating to safer regions, including closer to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Eyewitnesses told that the Taliban had abandoned their bases in populated areas and were taking shelter on hilltops and in caves they had set up three months ago.
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October - 17 
12 Taliban militants were killed and two injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 17, according to Daily Times. Political administrati
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12 Taliban militants were killed and two injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 17, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials told that three militants were killed in the Salarzai tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency, adding two others were injured. The SFs also arrested four Taliban militants at Khar, headquarters of Bajaur, while 16 Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in the Mamoond tehsil. Official sources said that the SFs continued the military operation in the Warr Mamoond and Salarzai tehsils to restore the Government’s writ in these areas, adding, Taliban hideouts were being shelled with helicopters.
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October - 17 
A spokesman for the Frontier Corps Media Cell told the APP that SFs killed nine Taliban militants, including seven foreigners, in an overnight operation in Agra Post of Mohmand Agency. He said one soldier was martyred in the fighting.
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A spokesman for the Frontier Corps Media Cell told the APP that SFs killed nine Taliban militants, including seven foreigners, in an overnight operation in Agra Post of Mohmand Agency. He said one soldier was martyred in the fighting.
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October - 17 
The Government imposed a curfew in the region, shutting down all link roads to and from Waziristan and jamming the mobile and telecommunication systems in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat and Bannu Districts. Official sources said the military wa
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The Government imposed a curfew in the region, shutting down all link roads to and from Waziristan and jamming the mobile and telecommunication systems in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat and Bannu Districts. Official sources said the military was converging on Taliban strongholds from three directions — Jandola in the east, Shakai in the west and Razmak in the north. They said initial reports had revealed the Taliban were putting up a “stiff resistance” to the army’s advances. The local population of the conflict-stricken areas has moved to safer places, with the UN predicting around 250,000 people fled their homes in anticipation of the operation. Authorities have set up registration camps for these internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan. Sources in the FATA Secretariat said 12,800 families had already been registered in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank, adding, preparations were underway to accommodate more in the relief camps.
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October - 18 
Around 60 of the Taliban’s second-cadre leaders – who fled Swat during the army’s Operation Rah-e-Rast – used Karachi as a transit route to head out to Middle East countries, Daily Times reported. When armed activists of Sindh’s nationalist parties b
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Around 60 of the Taliban’s second-cadre leaders – who fled Swat during the army’s Operation Rah-e-Rast – used Karachi as a transit route to head out to Middle East countries, Daily Times reported. When armed activists of Sindh’s nationalist parties blocked roads on the Punjab-Sindh border in a bid to stop the influx of internally displaced persons – fearing that several of them could be Taliban in disguise – the Taliban’s second-cadre leadership travelled to the provincial capital by trains and subsequently flew to Middle Eastern states via Karachi airport. Sources told Daily Times that sleeper cells of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi facilitated at least 60 leaders of the Taliban and arranged for tickets to the Middle East. Some of those who travelled to the Middle East were close to Taliban leaders Muslim Khan and Maulana Fazlullah and were part of the TTP’s decision-making processes because of their influence. According to the sources, the Karachi unit of TTP hosts Taliban from other provinces, and provides logistics support and recruits new members. However, the Karachi TTP has no operational wing, meaning it does not have permission to carry out any attacks.
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October - 18 
In its advance towards the Taliban stronghold of Makeen, the Security Forces (SFs) clashed with militants, killing 30 of them in the Jandola, Kotkai and Srarogha areas, said a statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). It said two soldi
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In its advance towards the Taliban stronghold of Makeen, the Security Forces (SFs) clashed with militants, killing 30 of them in the Jandola, Kotkai and Srarogha areas, said a statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). It said two soldiers died and four others sustained injuries in these clashes. The Mandana, Kund and Tarakai areas were secured from this side, added the statement. The operation progressed seven kilometres north of Shakai from the second direction where the SFs had captured areas like Boya Narai and Wozi Sar from the militants, said the ISPR, which also claimed that 20 militants and a soldier were killed while three soldiers were wounded in the same area. Securing some key heights around and south of Razmak, the Army said the advancing SFs killed 10 militants and lost two soldiers with four sustaining injuries.
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October - 18 
In their first reaction since the launch of the ground offensive by the Army, the Taliban rejected the casualty toll mentioned by the ISPR and said only one of their men was killed and three injured in an air raid in the Makeen area. Calling media of
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In their first reaction since the launch of the ground offensive by the Army, the Taliban rejected the casualty toll mentioned by the ISPR and said only one of their men was killed and three injured in an air raid in the Makeen area. Calling media offices from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed the militants had inflicted “heavy casualties” on the troops and pushed them back from their strongholds. There was, however, no independent confirmation of the claims made by both the sides as mobile phones had not been working in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu since the launch of the operations on October 16-night while communication lines were out of order in North and South Waziristan.
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October - 18 
Reports suggested that the SFs started advancing from three directions. However, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed it was from four directions. He said the Taliban attacked and inflicted casualties on the troops in Kund and Kalkala during their ad
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Reports suggested that the SFs started advancing from three directions. However, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed it was from four directions. He said the Taliban attacked and inflicted casualties on the troops in Kund and Kalkala during their advance towards Spinkai Raghzai. The troops were also targeted near Razmak, Faridullah Mela in Shakai, Zawar Mela and Khaisoor, claimed the Taliban spokesman. “We are determined to fight back as this war has been imposed on us,” he added.
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October - 18 
Security Forces arrested nine Taliban militants from different areas of Swat District during a operation on October 18, Daily Times reported. Sources said two militants were arrested in the Palai area of Malakand while violating curfew orders. The tr
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Security Forces arrested nine Taliban militants from different areas of Swat District during a operation on October 18, Daily Times reported. Sources said two militants were arrested in the Palai area of Malakand while violating curfew orders. The troops also arrested the remaining seven from the Charbagh, Fizaghat and Saidu Sharif areas.
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October - 18 
The Army claimed killing 60 militants and losing five soldiers with 11 others sustaining injuries in the past 24 hours as Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) launched in South Waziristan Agency entered the second day on October 18, The News rep
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The Army claimed killing 60 militants and losing five soldiers with 11 others sustaining injuries in the past 24 hours as Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) launched in South Waziristan Agency entered the second day on October 18, The News reported.
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October - 19 
A report from Dera Ismail Khan has stated that the Pakistan Army has struck deals to keep two powerful tribal chiefs — Mulla Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur — from joining the battle against the Government, officials told The Associated Press on October
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A report from Dera Ismail Khan has stated that the Pakistan Army has struck deals to keep two powerful tribal chiefs — Mulla Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur — from joining the battle against the Government, officials told The Associated Press on October 19, The News reported. Under the terms agreed to about three weeks ago, Mulla Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur will stay out of the current fight in parts of South Waziristan. They will also allow the army to move through their own lands unimpeded, giving the military additional fronts from which to attack the Taliban. In exchange, the army will ease patrols and bombings in the lands controlled by the two warlords, two Pakistani intelligence officials based in the region told AP.
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October - 19 
A suspected Taliban militant was killed while attempting to build a bomb in the Mandal area of Bajaur Agency. The explosion killed the militant and also injured some members of his family.
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A suspected Taliban militant was killed while attempting to build a bomb in the Mandal area of Bajaur Agency. The explosion killed the militant and also injured some members of his family.
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October - 19 
At least six Taliban militants were killed and three others injured during operations by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Salarzai and Mamoond sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 19, Daily Times reported.
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At least six Taliban militants were killed and three others injured during operations by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Salarzai and Mamoond sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on October 19, Daily Times reported.
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October - 19 
Eighteen Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed and 12 soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on October 19, Daily Times rep
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Eighteen Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed and 12 soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on October 19, Daily Times reported. He told journalists at a press conference that the Security Forces (SFs) were advancing from three fronts: on the Jandola–Sararogha axis, on the Shakai-Ladha axis and from the south and southwest of Razmak. He said the SFs had surrounded Kotkai, the hometown of Qari Hussain – reportedly the “mentor of suicide bombers” - and secured Tor Ghundai (east of Kotkai) and Shishwarm (northeast of Kotkai). He said the SFs were consolidating positions after securing Sherwangi despite stiff resistance from the Taliban. Abbas said the troops were also consolidating their positions in the south and southwest of Razmak despite rocket fire from Makeen.
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October - 19 
Following the closure of public-sector and military educational institutions in the province, the Private Education Institution Management Association NWFP, has also decided to close all private educational institutions in the provincial capital Pesh
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Following the closure of public-sector and military educational institutions in the province, the Private Education Institution Management Association NWFP, has also decided to close all private educational institutions in the provincial capital Peshawar for three days to avoid Taliban attacks on schools and colleges. Association president Khawaja Yawar Naseer told Daily Times parents had demanded that schools and colleges be closed for three days – from October 20 to 22. He said the association had not received any direct threats from the Taliban or any directives from the NWFP Government to close the schools, but it took the step as a precautionary measure.
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October - 19 
Law enforcement agencies have arrested at least 114 suspected Taliban militants from across the country during an ongoing security operation, a private TV channel reported on October 19, according to Daily Times. According to the channel, the Sindh P
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Law enforcement agencies have arrested at least 114 suspected Taliban militants from across the country during an ongoing security operation, a private TV channel reported on October 19, according to Daily Times. According to the channel, the Sindh Police arrested 18 suspected militants, including a foreigner woman, from Guddu area of Kashmoor District. The District Police Officer Abdul Salam told reporters that in the last three days, they had arrested 49 suspects from the Sindh-Punjab border and other areas of Guddu. He said those arrested included Afghan, Iranian, Tajik, Uzbek and Turk nationals.
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October - 20 
An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said that the Security Forces were consolidating their positions on Jandola, and extending a security perimeter around Kaskai and Shisanwam. It said Taliban militants from surrounding heights were engaging
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An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said that the Security Forces were consolidating their positions on Jandola, and extending a security perimeter around Kaskai and Shisanwam. It said Taliban militants from surrounding heights were engaging the SFs with rockets and small arms. The army said important heights surrounding Sherwangi had also been secured, and “Taliban are abandoning their positions”. Troops also seized arms and ammunition during the course of the operation’s fourth day. Long-range artillery, helicopter gunships and jet fighters are backing ground troops in the operation, fleeing residents told reporters in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan.
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October - 20 
The army killed 20 militants on the fourth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan, the military said on October 20, as troops intensified the battle for the control of Kotkai, Daily Times reporte
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The army killed 20 militants on the fourth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan, the military said on October 20, as troops intensified the battle for the control of Kotkai, Daily Times reported. The TTP claimed they killed seven soldiers in an attack, but the army said only four soldiers had been killed in the assault on positions around Kotkai – the hometown of TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud and trainer of suicide bombers Qari Hussain. The Taliban casualties have taken the death toll to 91 since the launch of the operation on October 16. “We are consolidating our positions around Kotkai, and control of this town will pave the way for deeper advances towards Makeen and other strongholds of the Taliban,” said military officials. They said troops battling their way into Kotkai were facing resistance from the Taliban. “Fierce fighting going with the Taliban is in progress... we have to take full control of the town before we move deeper into Taliban territory,” said the officials.
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October - 20 
The Taliban warned Mehsud elders against support to the military. “We call on Mehsud leaders not to support or speak in favour of the government. If any Mehsud tribesman collaborates with the government or speaks in their favour, stern action will be
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The Taliban warned Mehsud elders against support to the military. “We call on Mehsud leaders not to support or speak in favour of the government. If any Mehsud tribesman collaborates with the government or speaks in their favour, stern action will be taken against them,” Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq told BBC.
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October - 20 
The United Nations said on October 20 that 170,000 people had been displaced from the South Waziristan Agency due to fresh violence and the military operation by the Pakistan Army against the Taliban and estimated that the number of internally displa
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The United Nations said on October 20 that 170,000 people had been displaced from the South Waziristan Agency due to fresh violence and the military operation by the Pakistan Army against the Taliban and estimated that the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) would reach 250,000 in the next couple of days, The News reported.
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October - 21 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, 32 suspected persons, including five close associates of Maulana Fazlullah, Swat unit chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were arrested during search operations in the Kohat District on October 21. Sources said the mi
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, 32 suspected persons, including five close associates of Maulana Fazlullah, Swat unit chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were arrested during search operations in the Kohat District on October 21. Sources said the militants, who are also reportedly the Shura (executive council) members of the Swat Taliban, were staying in a house in Behzadi Chikerkot area. However, their names were not disclosed to the media. Police sources said 27 suspects were arrested from the outskirts of Kohat city and 250 kilograms of explosives, safety fuses, two Kalashnikov rifles, two repeaters, three rifles and five pistols were recovered from them.
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October - 21 
Fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan on October 21, as the army hoisted the national flag in the Shingwari area on the fifth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations press release st
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Fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan on October 21, as the army hoisted the national flag in the Shingwari area on the fifth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations press release stated that, in the past 24 hours, 15 Taliban militants had been killed and 10 injured after jet fighters and long-range artillery struck Taliban positions in the Badar, Sam, Sararogha, Nanoo, Ladah and Makeen areas. It said four soldiers, including an officer, had also died in the same period. The capture of Shingwari would reportedly allow ground forces to advance towards the Chalwashti, Kanniguram and Sam areas.
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October - 21 
The army continued its efforts to secure Kotkai – the hometown of "suicide bomber mentor" Qari Hussain. "Soldiers have captured the Taliban positions around Kotkai, securing their hold over the area… We are encircling the Kotkai village," sources in
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The army continued its efforts to secure Kotkai – the hometown of "suicide bomber mentor" Qari Hussain. "Soldiers have captured the Taliban positions around Kotkai, securing their hold over the area… We are encircling the Kotkai village," sources in the political administration said.
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October - 21 
Tribal and Taliban sources said four houses were destroyed in the blast caused by explosives dumped inside the house in Surkot. They denied reports that the blast was caused by a drone attack. Among those dead was reportedly Al Qaeda operative Abu Mu
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Tribal and Taliban sources said four houses were destroyed in the blast caused by explosives dumped inside the house in Surkot. They denied reports that the blast was caused by a drone attack. Among those dead was reportedly Al Qaeda operative Abu Musa al-Misri (an expert at preparing suicide vehicles). However, militant sources denied the killing of any senior Al Qaeda operative in the blast, but admitted that some of the victims were "guests". They said a man with the same name — Abu Musa al-Misri — has already been declared dead in two previous drone attacks at Naurak and later at Khaisura in the Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan. A senior Taliban commander said the dead included Arabs, Pakistani and Afghan fighters, and some children of Arab militants. He said the militants dumped huge explosives inside the house and were making a bomb from explosives when they mistakenly touched some wires that caused a huge blast. He said four other houses located in the same vicinity were also destroyed, causing widespread destruction. "The death toll may go up as still there are people under the rubble," said a tribal elder of Surkot.
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October - 22 
Militants fired six rockets on the Razmak Army Camp, killing one soldier and injuring another.
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Militants fired six rockets on the Razmak Army Camp, killing one soldier and injuring another.
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October - 22 
Security agencies have arrested two of the highest ranking Punjabi Taliban ‘commanders’, who are believed to have masterminded the attack on Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on October 10, 2009 and other high-profile attacks in Lahore.
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Security agencies have arrested two of the highest ranking Punjabi Taliban ‘commanders’, who are believed to have masterminded the attack on Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on October 10, 2009 and other high-profile attacks in Lahore. The two ‘commanders’, identified as Iqbal and Gul Muhammad, both hailing from Faisalabad, were arrested earlier this week by law-enforcement agencies, senior officials disclosed to Dawn on October 22. They were members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shura, the umbrella council of about top 40 militant commanders that coordinates and oversees Taliban activities in Pakistan. The two, who were in charge of militancy in Punjab, officials claim, served as the link between Taliban’s main leadership in Waziristan and the Punjabi Taliban network, a grouping of sectarian and Kashmir focussed militant groups responsible for the Taliban attacks in Punjab and the federal capital. Their arrest came after telephone intercepts by intelligence agencies and disclosures by Muhammad Aqil alias Dr Usman, who led the October 10 attack on the GHQ and was the only attacker to be arrested after the siege. Iqbal and Muhammad are said to be of the same ranking in the militant hierarchy as Aqil, who was also one of the TTP Shura members. Security sources said the two were involved in most of the major attacks in Punjab in 2009, including the one on the GHQ and the three coordinated attacks in Lahore on October 15. At least one of them is believed to have escorted the GHQ attackers.
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October - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) continued consolidating positions in the Tor Ghundai and Gurgurai Sar areas of South Waziristan on the sixth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat on October 22, The News reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),
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Security Forces (SFs) continued consolidating positions in the Tor Ghundai and Gurgurai Sar areas of South Waziristan on the sixth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat on October 22, The News reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 24 militants and two Army soldiers were killed and four soldiers were wounded in different areas on the Jandola-Srarogha and Shakai-Ladha axis. There was no comment from the Taliban about the casualty toll. Sources said 12 of the slain militants were foreigners. Although Army officials confirmed the killing of two soldiers, independent sources put the death toll at four. Displaced people arriving in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan through different routes said Taliban positions were being targeted with artillery, jet fighters and gunship helicopters in Makeen, Ladha and Srarogha. They said majority of the areas where the troops had reached and which were once considered the strongholds of Taliban had been vacated by the civilians. The troops, the sources said, had almost halted advance onward from Kotkai village in a bid to secure the area before going ahead into the mountainous and forested areas to chase the militants. The ISPR statement said intense fighting took place in Tor Ghundai on October 22, which resulted in the killing of 13 militants while the rest fled into the nearby mountains. The troops secured the Tor Ghundai village after the battle. The statement said SFs were in the process of securing Shishamwam where efforts were on to clear the caves. The area of Mizowam in this sector had been secured, said the statement. The troops captured the Gurgura Sar area on the Shakai-Ladha axis, and were attempting to strengthen positions north of Sherwangai. Militants are reported to have attacked the SFs in Boay Naray, located west of Sherwangai. The attack was repulsed and in the consequent encounter 11 of the attackers were killed. One soldier was also killed and three others wounded in the clash that took place on October 21-night, said the ISPR statement. Security officials said the troops started patrolling the Torwam-Sherwangai Road after seizing control of the Torwam Bridge, which was under control of the militants since 2007. The ISPR statement said the bridge was the key link between Torwam and Ladha.
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October - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 22 claimed to have killed an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the Banpur Sar area while three bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in Barikot in Swat valley, The News reported. Villagers said unknown
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 22 claimed to have killed an important Taliban ‘commander’ in the Banpur Sar area while three bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in Barikot in Swat valley, The News reported. Villagers said unknown persons had killed three suspected militants and dumped their bodies in the Ghazi Kandao area of Barikot. Two slain men were identified as Abdul Hameed and Bakht Zada while the identity of the third one could not be ascertained. In addition, a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed that the SFs killed an important Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Iqbal alias Islam, during a search and clearance operation in Banpur Sar. It also said a large quantity of grenades, ammunition and equipment were recovered.
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18 persons, including some women and children, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a bus hit a landmine in the Mohmand Agency on October 23, Dawn reported. According to Mohmand Rifles, the bus carrying wedding guests from Rawalpindi hi
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18 persons, including some women and children, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a bus hit a landmine in the Mohmand Agency on October 23, Dawn reported. According to Mohmand Rifles, the bus carrying wedding guests from Rawalpindi hit the mine at Suran Darra Chowk, some 25 kilometres from the Mamad Gat Frontier Corps camp. "The device was placed by militants who wanted to hit tanks and armoured personnel carriers," official sources said. Officials of the political administration confirmed that 18 people had been killed and six others were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for planting the mine, but local people and officials believe it was the work of militants in reaction to a search operation carried out in the area by security agencies a few days ago. Several militants were arrested and houses of a number of suspects were demolished during the search operation.
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October - 23 
According to Dawn, five militants were killed when military planes and artillery attacked their positions in the Mulla Syed and Banda areas of Bajaur Agency on October 23. Three militants were injured and a local Taliban leader Gul Amin surrendered.
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According to Dawn, five militants were killed when military planes and artillery attacked their positions in the Mulla Syed and Banda areas of Bajaur Agency on October 23. Three militants were injured and a local Taliban leader Gul Amin surrendered. Troops also destroyed three tunnels in the Mulla Syed area.
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October - 23 
According to the ISPR, 142 militants and 20 soldiers have been killed since October 17. 56 soldiers suffered injuries while the troops arrested six suspected militants during the operation. The Taliban, however, has confirmed the killing of only thre
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According to the ISPR, 142 militants and 20 soldiers have been killed since October 17. 56 soldiers suffered injuries while the troops arrested six suspected militants during the operation. The Taliban, however, has confirmed the killing of only three of their men in the past one week. Talking to reporters from an undisclosed location by phone, the outlawed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, said only three of their colleagues had been killed since the launch of the military operation. He claimed that six tribesmen had also been killed during the past seven days. Azam Tariq also warned the media not to present one side of the picture.
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October - 23 
Fierce fighting was reported from the Sherwangai area in South Waziristan Agency as troops started their advance towards the militants’ strongholds on the Shakai-Ladha axis on October 23, the seventh day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat, according to The
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Fierce fighting was reported from the Sherwangai area in South Waziristan Agency as troops started their advance towards the militants’ strongholds on the Shakai-Ladha axis on October 23, the seventh day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat, according to The News. The Army claimed killing 13 militants, raising the casualty toll of the Taliban to 142 since October 17. However, the Taliban said only three of their men were killed since the launch of the operation. However, claims from both sides could not be confirmed. After three days of fighting, Security Forces (SFs) were seen in full control of Sherwangai, its surrounding heights and the nearby village of Chalweshtai where troops had been deployed on the mountain peaks to avoid militants’ attacks from different directions, sources said. Fighter jets and artillery targeted suspected militants positions in Mashta, Ragh, Sam, Srarogha, Penga, Ladha and Makeen areas, but there were no reports about casualties. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that 13 militants and two soldiers were killed in clashes and rocket fire in and around Kotkai, Sherwangai and Chalweshtai areas. Seven soldiers sustained injuries in the fighting. The ISPR said one soldier and seven militants were killed and two soldiers injured during an encounter around Kotkai while another soldier and six Uzbek militants were killed in the fighting around the Sherwangai area. Five more soldiers sustained injuries. The military statement said one Vickers machine gun, one rocket launcher, along with three rockets, two Kalashnikov rifles, along with 300 rounds, one sniper rifle, one hand-grenade, two walkie-talkie sets and books in Uzbek language were also recovered.
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October - 24 
Two key Taliban commanders were killed and ten other terrorists arrested in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) at Sahra area under Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat in North West Frontier Province on October 24, according to Daily Times. The source
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Two key Taliban commanders were killed and ten other terrorists arrested in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) at Sahra area under Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat in North West Frontier Province on October 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said the two commanders, Saidul Bashar and Karim alias Commando, were close aides of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Swat chief Mullah Fazlullah. Meanwhile, 10 militants were arrested during search operations and three Taliban militants surrendered before SFs.
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October - 25 
23 militants were killed as troops advanced deeper into the Taliban-controlled territory in South Waziristan and captured Gherlama, an important position north of Kotkai, the hometown of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, Dawn
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23 militants were killed as troops advanced deeper into the Taliban-controlled territory in South Waziristan and captured Gherlama, an important position north of Kotkai, the hometown of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, Dawn reported. Four soldiers are reported to have died in fierce gun-battles in areas around Gherlama, Kotkai, Nawazkot and Spinqamer. Shin Gher, a vital hilltop near Razmak in North Waziristan, was also captured. Tanks, backed by military jets and helicopter gunships, are reported to have targeted Taliban positions. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), troops secured the important Tarkona Narai hill after a 16-hour gun-battle and made gains on the Jandola-Sararogha axis, securing important ridges. ISPR said that 15 more terrorists and a soldier were killed as troops moved beyond Kotkai. Troops have secured Point 1125 north of Shishwam, an important ridge on the Jandola-Sararogha axis, and another point two kilometres north of Kotkai. On the western side of the axis, the Security Forces secured forward ridges of Kaskai, three kilometres north-west of Kotkai. Tarkona Narai, the highest feature on an important junction east of Sherwangi, has also been secured on the Shakai-Kaniguram axis. The hilltop had four strong points and a series of bunkers. Four terrorists were killed in the battle for the hilltop and eight others when they tried to flee from the area. One non-commissioned officer and three soldiers were also killed in the incident. Local officials said that landmines had slowed the advance of troops. They said 15 terrorists and three soldiers had been injured in the offensive. Security Forces, officials said, consolidated their positions in Kotkai and captured a number of other areas over the past few days. They said helicopter gunships attacked terrorists’ positions in Kaniguram.
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October - 25 
At least six militants were killed when jet fighters targeted their hideouts in the Ghiljo area in Upper Orakzai Agency on October 25, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that two hideouts and a camp of the Taliban were also destroyed in the air strikes
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At least six militants were killed when jet fighters targeted their hideouts in the Ghiljo area in Upper Orakzai Agency on October 25, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that two hideouts and a camp of the Taliban were also destroyed in the air strikes. They said that jetfighters attacked hideouts of Taliban three times and killed at least six militants in Ghiljo Bazaar, considered a stronghold of Taliban affiliated with the Hakeemullah Mehsud group. The Tariq Afridi group of Taliban controls a small part of lower Orakzai Agency.
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October - 25 
Security Forces launched a large-scale operation in the Charbagh and Khawazakhela sub-divisions of Swat District on October 25, arresting 11 Taliban militants – including a would-be suicide bomber, said officials, Daily Times reported. At least seven
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Security Forces launched a large-scale operation in the Charbagh and Khawazakhela sub-divisions of Swat District on October 25, arresting 11 Taliban militants – including a would-be suicide bomber, said officials, Daily Times reported. At least seven houses owned by Taliban were also demolished, said an Inter-Services Public Relations statement.
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October - 25 
Six Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the Security Forces in Khawazakhela, while troops arrested three Afghan nationals from Mingora. The troops are also reportedly continuing with an operation against the Taliban in Buner Distric
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Six Taliban militants are reported to have surrendered to the Security Forces in Khawazakhela, while troops arrested three Afghan nationals from Mingora. The troops are also reportedly continuing with an operation against the Taliban in Buner District.
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October - 26 
The SFs in Lee Sam and Khar targeted militants’ positions in the area with artillery. Officials said several militant hideouts were destroyed by the shelling. The troops are reported to have faced stiff resistance from the Taliban in Charmang, but ha
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The SFs in Lee Sam and Khar targeted militants’ positions in the area with artillery. Officials said several militant hideouts were destroyed by the shelling. The troops are reported to have faced stiff resistance from the Taliban in Charmang, but have cleared 90 per cent of the area.
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October - 28 
A remote-controlled car bomb killed at least 105 people – including women and children – and injured around 200 others at the Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on October 28, Daily Times reported. "We have received 92 bodies and some par
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A remote-controlled car bomb killed at least 105 people – including women and children – and injured around 200 others at the Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on October 28, Daily Times reported. "We have received 92 bodies and some parts of bodies and 200 injured people – including 70 women and children," said Haider Afridi, chief executive of the Lady Reading Hospital. He said around 25 people – mostly women – were in critical condition, while only 25 bodies had so far been identified. "Nineteen of the dead are women and 11 are children. All the dead are civilians," Dr Zafar Iqbal told the AFP news agency. The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain, however, said, "More than 80 people were killed ... around 200, mostly women and children, were injured in the car bomb blast." Bomb disposal squad chief Shafqat Malik told reporters that 150 kilograms of explosives were used in the remote-controlled blast. He said that some people were still trapped under the rubble. According to the AFP, the explosion brought down buildings. A three-storey building and a mosque, Masjid Umme Habiba, situated in the narrow bazaar, caved in while six other structures were engulfed by a huge fire caused by the explosion, The News reported. Around 12 houses and over 60 shops were gutted while almost 300 other shops and houses were severely damaged due to the powerful explosion at around 12:40 pm. The Meena Bazaar is famous for women’s dresses, cosmetics and children’s garments. Minister Iftikhar Hussain told journalists that the blast was linked with the ongoing military operation in South Waziristan against the Taliban, saying, "foreign terrorists – including Arabs, Chechens and Uzbeks – stationed in Waziristan are carrying out attacks in Pashtun areas". However, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing so far, according to Daily Times. The Capital City Police Officer Liaqat Ali told reporters that terrorists were "confused" because of the security in the city, and were – therefore – targeting public places. He said, "There was information that an explosives-laden car had entered the city." Meanwhile, the Taliban and Al Qaeda have denied involvement in the bomb blast and claimed they do not explode bombs in bazaars and mosques, The News reported. According to an Al Qaeda statement, they are not involved in the killing of innocent people. Al Qaeda sources said elements who want to defame Jihad and refugees are behind the Peshawar bomb blast. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in an email sent to the media also condemned the blast and denied its involvement in the incident.
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October - 28 
The suicide attack at a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul on October 28, 2009 was a joint operation directed by an Afghan warlord based in the tribal areas of Pakistan and by an Al Qaeda operative, the Afghan intelligence Director said, Times of Ind
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The suicide attack at a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul on October 28, 2009 was a joint operation directed by an Afghan warlord based in the tribal areas of Pakistan and by an Al Qaeda operative, the Afghan intelligence Director said, Times of India reported. The intelligence official, Amrullah Saleh, said six Afghan suspects had been arrested, including an imam (prayer leader) who had provided a hideaway for the attackers. He said the suspects had said that the three suicide attackers were all from the Swat Valley in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Saleh said the operation was jointly directed. One group was the Haqqani network, a Taliban-affiliated organization led by Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin which is based in North Waziristan, and the other leader was an Al Qaeda operative known as Ajmal, who fled to the Waziristan area. 11 persons, including five UN personnel, were killed in the attack.
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October - 29 
Army troops have discovered the passport of a militant linked to two hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks, during an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on October 29 that the p
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Army troops have discovered the passport of a militant linked to two hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks, during an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on October 29 that the passport belonging to Said Bahaji, a German of Moroccan origin, was among documents, weapons and literature seized by the military and shown to a group of journalists during an official trip. The channel reported the passport showed the man had arrived in Karachi just days before 9/11. However, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, who accompanied the reporters on the trip to South Waziristan, had no comments to offer. "I haven’t seen the passport. These reporters may have seen it," he said. Bahaji’s name has appeared in the 9/11 Commission Report, according to Reuters.
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October - 30 
14 Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed on the 14th day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported. All 14 militants were killed along the Jandola-Sararogha axis, with troops advancing toward
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14 Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed on the 14th day of the Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported. All 14 militants were killed along the Jandola-Sararogha axis, with troops advancing towards and securing an important area west of Dralima and northwest of Ahnei Kalle. Two soldiers were killed when the militants fired mortar shells. "On the Shakai-Kaniguram axis, forces secured... ridge point 6,954 – 3 kilometres north of Kundmela and 2 kilometres west of Kaniguram," said a Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. Further, the ISPR said a clearance operation is underway in Khaikaeh Narai and surrounding areas. Troops – after fully securing Asman Manza – are reportedly expanding their security perimeter with a search-and-clearance operation in Kaniguram in progress. "On the Razmak-Makeen axis, the forces are consolidating their positions at Pakalita Sar and Manza Sar... dominating Razmak-Makeen Road," said the statement. In addition, fighter jets are reported to have bombed Taliban positions in Kaniguram and Makeen.
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October - 30 
At least two Taliban militants were killed when tribesmen retaliated against an attack on the chief of a peace committee, and a peace volunteer was injured in crossfire in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported.
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At least two Taliban militants were killed when tribesmen retaliated against an attack on the chief of a peace committee, and a peace volunteer was injured in crossfire in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on October 30, Daily Times reported. An administration official said Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief, Malik Sultan, with heavy weapons in Baizai area. At least two militants were killed and four injured in the ensuing clash, which continued for about an hour. Sultan is reported to have escaped unhurt.
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October - 30 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on October 30 that the Taliban torched 409 educational institutions in the Malakand Division of the NWFP and 64 in FATA, Daily Times reported. Calling the Taliban "professional killers and liars", the minister said
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on October 30 that the Taliban torched 409 educational institutions in the Malakand Division of the NWFP and 64 in FATA, Daily Times reported. Calling the Taliban "professional killers and liars", the minister said they were enemies of Islam and Pakistan and had nefarious designs to destabilise the country. Malik reiterated the Government’s firm stance of uprooting the menace of extremism and terrorism from the country.
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October - 31 
33 Taliban militants were killed in the decisive battle for control of the Mehsud mainland in the Sararogha area on October 31, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said, according to Daily Times. Four army personnel were injured in th
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33 Taliban militants were killed in the decisive battle for control of the Mehsud mainland in the Sararogha area on October 31, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said, according to Daily Times. Four army personnel were injured in the attack. "Security forces have entered Sararogha," the statement added. "The town has been surrounded from all three entry points. All the key positions and ridges around Sararogha have been taken over by security forces," it said. "During the process of moving forward, intense exchanges of fire took place. Thirteen terrorists have been killed. The military will begin its clearance operation of Sararogha in the next 24 hours. There is a substantial presence of terrorists in the town," ISPR Director General Major Gen Athar Abbas said. By being on the brink of controlling both Sararogha and Kaniguram – the two main Mehsud towns where Taliban militants held great sway – the military appears to be moving ahead of schedule. Also, advancing from the Shakai side, the military captured Karama village, a training centre of Uzbek militants. Separately, the military cleared Nawazkot of Taliban militants and moved onto the outskirts of Makeen.
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