Major incidents of Terrorism-related violence in Pakistan - 2010

2010

December 31: US drone missile attack killed at least four militants when it targeted a vehicle in Ghulam Khan Town of North Waziristan Agency close to the Afghanistan border.

December 30: At least 25 militants were killed and 18 others injured when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts in Chinarak area of Kurram Agency of FATA.

December 30: Seven militants were killed and three others sustained injuries when two group of militants clashed with each other in Marandi area of Kurram Agency.

December 30: Two intelligence personnel and a Police constable were killed in an ambush near Bago Jatoi village of Ratodero area in Larkana District of Sindh.

December 29: SFs targeted militant hideouts in the Chinarak area of Kurram Agency in the FATA near the Afghan border, killing seven TTP militants, injuring many others and destroying three hideouts, including an ammunition depot.

December 28: At least 18 persons, mostly militants, were killed in US drone attacks in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

December 28: Three members of a family were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sohbatpur tehsil of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan. The slain persons were identified as Hasan, Bhanal and Palo.

December 27: US drones fired six missiles on three vehicles at the vehicles in Shera Tala village in between Mir Ali and Thall areas of in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing 25 militants and injuring four others.

December 27: Six militants, including a 'commander' of an unidentified militant outfit were killed while three paramilitary troops were injured in several incidents of encounter in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 25: A woman suicide bomber on December 25 blew herself up at a distribution centre of the World Food Programme at Khar in Bajaur Agency of FATA, killing 45 persons who had queued for aid and injured another 80 persons.

December 25: Five militants were killed when Army helicopter gunships pounded militants` hideouts in Malangyar area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

December 25: Militant toll rises to 40 in Mohmand Agency clash that started since December 24 midnight.

December 24: TTP militants attacked five checkpoints in the Mohmand Agency of FATA after midnight, sparking a clash which left 11 paramilitary soldiers and 24 militants dead. Officials sources said that at least 150 militants launched coordinated attacks on the five checkpoints - three in Safi tehsil and two in Baizai - at about 1.30am (PST).

December 17: Three US drone attacks killed 54 persons, most of them alleged militants, in Khyber Agency of FATA close to the Afghan border.

December 17: At least six persons were killed and eight others were injured in mortar shell attack in different areas of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 16: At least seven TTP militants were killed in a US drone attack in Speen Drang area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of FATA.

December 15: At least 12 militants were killed and six others injured when SFs backed by helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts in Kasha, Shakar Tangi, Saifal Darra and Mamozai areas of Orakzai Agency of FATA.

December 15: Three children were killed when a mortar shell landed on the house of one Gul Hamid in Malikdinkhel area of Bara in Khyber Agency.

December 15: Three persons, including two brothers and a child, were shot dead and another sustained bullet injures in an incident of sectarian attack on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta.

December 14: Four Haqqani Network militants of Afghan nationality were killed when two missiles fired by a US drone hit a car in Tall area of North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

December 14: Three caretakers of Ghazi Baba shrine, identified as Mohammad Ali, Ghazi and Aslam Khan, were shot dead by militants in Badbher area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at about 2am (PST).

December 12: Three children were killed and seven others received injuries when militants fired mortar shells at an Imambargah in Talozan Tangi area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

December 11: SFs killed five militants after militants opened fire on a foot patrolling party in Shah Faisal of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 11: SFs killed four militants in the Saagi area of the Safi tehsil in the Mohmand Agency of FATA. Official sources confirmed that militants attacked the Saagi checkpost with rocket launchers and automatic weapons, but SFs retaliated and killed four militants.

December 10: At least 17 persons were killed and over 20 others were injured in a suspected sectarian attack when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an under-construction hospital in the in Pas Kalay area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 10: At least 13 militants, including a 'commander', were killed in different clashes with SFs in South Waziristan Agency of FATA.

December 10: Four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in Khadar Khel town," about 40 kilometres of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.

December 8: At least 18 persons were killed and 32 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew up a passenger van at a bus stand in Tirah bazaar when people were returning home in Lower Orakzai Agency from the bazaar.

December 8: Three militants were killed in an encounter with SFs in the Shakar Dara of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 8: Three persons were killed while another was injured when BLF militants opened fire on them in the Parom area of Panjgur District in Balochistan.

December 7: Three militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces in the Shakardara area of Mingora in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 6: At least 45 persons, including tribal elders, Security Force personnel and journalists were killed and another 70 injured in twin suicide bombings on a jirga being held outside the office of the assistant political agent of Mohmand Agency at Ghalanai, the headquarters of Mohmand Agency, in FATA.

December 6: Eight suspected militants were killed when two missiles fired from US drone hit a car and in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

December 5: A missile fired on a vehicle from an undisclosed location, killed at least five occupants of the vehicle, all militants, in Dutta Khel tehsil, 25 kilometres from Miran Shah, in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

December 5: Three militants, identified as Azizullah, Ghufranullah and Zakria, were killed in an encounter with the SFs in the Choorluk Sar village of Khwazakhela area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 3: Four persons, including a paramilitary soldier, were killed and four others sustained injures in an incident of firing in Suni area of Khuzdar District in Balochistan.

November 27: Three passengers including a woman were killed when a Lakki Marwat bound coaster was ambushed by unidentified militants in Akhorwal area of Darra Adam Khel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

November 26: Eight militants and a trooper were killed in an encounter with the SFs in the Mushti Mela area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along the border areas with Lower Orakzai Agency of FATA.

November 26: A US drone attack targeted a vehicle, killing four militants in Pir Keley village, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

November 25: The SFs killed eight militants in the upper areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Two hideouts of militants were destroyed in the shelling.

November 25: SFs killed three militants during a search operation at Bahrain Chaprai area in Swat District late in the night.

November 23: At least 14 militants were killed and six others were injured in shelling by gunship helicopters in Kot Killay and Khadizai areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

November 22: At least five militants were killed and several others were injured in a US drone attack at Mir Ali tehsil in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

November 21: 15 militants were killed and several others injured when SFs targeted their hideouts in the Hazeri and Koy Kaley areas of the Orakzai Agency in FATA.

November 21: Six militants were killed when a US drone missiles hit into a compound in Khaddi village, 15 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency.

November 20: Five TTP Militants, including three top ranking militants, were killed in an encounter with SFs in the Totano Bandi area of Kabal tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession of the slain militants.

November 19: Seven militants were killed and 21 others injured as SFs backed by helicopter gunships and artillery targeted militant's hideouts in Garhai and Kareerh areas of Safi tehsil and Aman Kot and Yarakhel area of Baizai tehsil in Mohmand Agency in FATA.

November 19: Four militants were killed when US drone missiles targeted a moving vehicle near Marsi Khel village close to Afghanistan border in North Waziristan Agency.

November 19: A woman and two children were killed and eight others injured when the Taliban militants fired missiles from within Afghanistan side on the Shalozan village of Khurram Agency.

November 16: 20 militants were killed when US drone missiles hit a house and a speeding vehicle in Bangi Dar village in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

November 16: At least seven militants were killed in a US drone strike on a militant training centre near the Afghanistan border in Ghulam Khan village, 15 kilometres north of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of FATA early in the morning.

November 16: SFs dead three TTP militants during an encounter in Puran tehsil of Shangla District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

November 14: SFs killed six TTP militants during an encounter in Matta tehsil of Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

November 13: 10 militants were killed and three SF personnel were injured in an encounter in Toor Kanrhi area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

November 13: Five persons were killed when a US drone fired four missiles at a car in Ahmadkhel area of North Waziristan Agency.

November 12: Four militants and a soldier were killed while another soldier suffered injuries when militants attacked SFs in Kareer area of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

November 11: At least 20 persons, including FC officials and Policemen, were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive-laden truck blew up inside the head office of the CID, which is located inside the main red zone of Karachi in Sindh, in the night.

November 11: Eight suspected militants were killed and five others injured when US drones fired eight missiles into a house in Guli Khel area along Afghanistan border of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

November 11: Six militants and a soldier were killed in an encounter in Goak area of Orakzai Agency. Two militants were also injured in the incident.

November 11: Three militants, a civilian and a Khasadar Force trooper, Naib Subedar Qadar Khan, were killed while three soldiers received injuries during a search operation in Qandharo, Habibzai and Sandokhel localities of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

November 10: Gunship helicopters pounded militants' positions in Orakzai Agency of FATA along the Afghanistan border and killed 18 militants and injured another 22.

November 7: 12 suspected militants were killed in two US drone attacks within an hour in the Dandi Sedgai and Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. Sources said that the first attack in the Dandi Sedgai area left eight militants dead and the second in Dattakhel area killed another four.

November 7: Unidentified militants shot dead four policemen in an ambush in the Gard Gab area in the Nushki District of Balochistan. Two other Policemen sustained critical injuries in the incident.

November 7: TTP publicly executed three tribesmen at an open area on a road near a gas station in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency after accusing them of spying for the US.

November 6: 10 militants were killed and five others injured when helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts in Andar Mella, Malokhel and Saidkhel villages of Orakzai Agency of FATA.

November 6: Three militants were killed in an encounter with SFs in Jawaki area of Frontier Region of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three unidentified militants were killed when SFs exchanged firing with the group which had sneaked from Darra Adamkhel into Jawaki.

November 6: Death toll of the suicide attack on a mosque in Darra Adam Khel reached 95, as 27 injured persons succumbed to injuries.

November 5: Militant attacks on two mosques, one at Juma congregation in Darra Adamkhel and the other at Isha prayers in Badbher near Peshawar, left at least 68 persons dead and another 70 injured.

November 4: Ten militants were killed and seven others injured when helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

November 3: Three US drones fired missiles into militant hideouts different areas of North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing 13 militants and injured several others.

November 2: At least 17 suspected militants were killed and 10 others injured when helicopters attacked the Dwezai area in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

November 1: At least 12 suspected militants were killed while nine were injured during shelling by the SFs gunship helicopters in Gowak, Haindara and Atam Ankhel areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

November 1: Six suspected militants were killed and 10 others injured when US drones fired two missiles on their hideout in Haider Khel village in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency.

November 1: Two policemen were killed and 12 others, including six policemen, were injured in a commando-style suicide attack on a Police headquarters in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

October 31: At least six militants were killed and another two injured when US drone fired two missiles on a militant compound in the Haider Khel village of Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Three elders of the Masozai tribe were killed and two others abducted when militants attacked them in Zharaly area of Kurram Agency.

Three 'commanders' of Swat chapter of TTP, identified as Umar Said, Miftahuddin and Said Rahim, were killed in encounter with SFs in the Bakrosar area of Matta tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The SFs recovered a cache arms and ammunitions from the possession of the slain militants.

October 30: Five militants were killed and seven others injured when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts in Mandal area of Salarzai tehsil, some 12 kilometres from agency headquarters Khar in Bajaur Agency of Federally FATA.

October 29: At least 12 militants were killed and six others injured when helicopter gunships of Pakistan Army attacked militant hideouts in Khadizai, Shahu Wam, Kasha and Saifal Dara areas of Orakzai Agency of FATA.

October 28: At least 12 militants and a security official were killed and 13 others, including five troopers, were injured in attacks on SFs and air strikes by gunship helicopters in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Five militants and a volunteer of the local peace committee were killed and 14 others injured in an encounter between SFs and militants in Ambar tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

TTP militants beheaded three "common criminals", allegedly masquerading as TTP while stealing and kidnapping for ransom, in the Yaka Ghaound area of Mohmand Agency.

October 27: Eight suspected militants were killed in two US drone attacks in Datta Khel tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

October 26: Six militants and a soldier were killed in an encounter in Orakzai Agency while five more militants were killed when SFs shelled their positions in Kareer area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

October 25: A bomb explosion at the eastern gate of the Baba Farid Shrine in Pakpattan District of Punjab killed at least six persons, including three women and injuring several others. The explosion occurred during Fajir prayers near the eastern gate of the shrine.

Three TTP militants were killed and two others were injured as their car hit a landmine in Taanda village in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

October 24: At least 13 militants were killed and seven others injured when helicopter gunships of Pakistan Army shelled their hideouts in Torkani and Yakh Kandao areas of the Upper tehsil in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Five militants were killed in an encounter with the SFs in Chaparyal and Kharerai areas of Matta tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

October 23: 23 militants were killed and another 19 injured when SFs stepped up action against militants in Orakzai Agency and the adjacent Kurram Agency of FATA.

October 22: At least 10 militants were killed and seven others injured when helicopter gunships targeted militant hideouts in Dumbaki and Nowwandi areas of Kurram Agency in FATA.

October 22: A lieutenant colonel of the Pakistan Army and five other soldiers were killed when a roadside time bomb exploded in the Yakh Kandao area of Orakzai Agency.

An IED, detonated through a remote control, killed five persons and injured 22 others inside a mosque in Pishtakhara suburb of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

October 21: Six TTP militants, a ‘commander’ among them, were killed and several others injured in a landmine blast along a road in the Marandi area of Kurram Agency in FATA. The local TTP ‘commander’, identified as Hakim Khan was suspected of attacking Pakistani troops and abducting people for ransom.

October 20: At least eight militants were killed in a SFs aerial attack on militants’ hideouts in the Hangu area of the Orakzai Agency of FATA.

October 20: Six militants, an Afghanistan national among them, were killed and another was injured in an encounter with SFs in Aleengar area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency in the night.

Three security personnel were killed and three other received serious injuries in a remote control bomb attack on a military convoy at the Soor Ghar area in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

A Police constable, Abdur Rehman, and two militants, Qari Obaidullah and Ismail, were killed and another constable was injured in an encounter in the Township Police Station area in Bannu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

October 19: Three soldiers were killed and two others injured when unidentified militants attacked a military convoy in the Kalundar Keley area, about 60 kilometres from South Waziristan Agency’s main town Wana, in FATA.

October 18: The US drone strike killed seven militants in the Dattakhel region of North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Three militants, identified as Fazal Malik of Shor, Mian Syed Ali Shah of Koz Shor and Mian Akhtar Ali Shah of Shagai, were killed in an encounter with SFs in Shagai area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

October 15: At least nine militants were killed when the US Drone launched two missile strikes in two villages along the Afghanistan border near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Four members of a tribal lashkar and three TTP militants were killed as clashes broke out in the Kasha area of Orakzai Agency. A group of militants attacked in the Kasha area near the Afghan border and in the ensuing battle four tribal volunteers and three terrorists were killed. Six tribal razakars were also injured.

October 15: Five soldiers were killed in a TTP attack on Talab check post in mountainous Sararogha area, some 50 kilometres northeast of Wana, of South Waziristan Agency.

October 13: The US drone launched four missile strikes at a house and two vehicles in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA near the Afghanistan border in the evening, killing 11 militants, including three foreigners.

Unidentified militants killed three anti-Taliban tribal elders tasked with protecting their areas from insurgents in the Bazai area of Mohmand Agency.

October 12: At least 10 TTP militants and one soldier were killed in an operation against militants in different parts of the Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

October 10: Seven militants were killed and three others injured when US drones attacked a house and a car in Spinwam tehsil of North Waziristan Agency.

October 9: Five militants belonging to the TTP Swat chapter were killed in a clash with SFs at Totano Bandai in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The SFs recovered a cache of weapons. Sources said that the slain militants had entered Swat from the Dir District.

At least five militants were killed as gunship helicopters targeted militant hideouts in the Bara area of the Khyber Agency in FATA. The military operation in Bara was launched after militants had targeted a Security convoy in the Malik Din Khel area on October 8.

October 8: 10 militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles on a compound in Charkhel village, about 25 kilometres west of Miramshah in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan in FATA. The identity of the dead was not immediately known, but the area of the strikes in North Waziristan is believed to be controlled by the TTP militants.

October 7: Nine persons, including two children, were killed and over 65 others sustained injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in the Clifton area of Karachi in Sindh.

A US drone fired two missiles on a militant compound in Khaisoori town of Mir Ali District in North Waziristan Agency of FATA killing four militants and injured two others.

October 6: 11 militants were killed in two US drones attacks in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Six militants were killed and two others injured when two missiles fired by an unmanned aircraft slammed into a house in the Miranshah Bazaar. Later in the night, another US drone targeted a house in Hurmaz village, killing five suspected militants.

Three militants were killed and four others injured during a clash with SFs at Ghanam Shah area of Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. Arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession.

October 4: Eight terrorists of German nationality were killed when a US drone fired two missiles that struck a mosque in Mirali area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

October 3: Six persons were killed and over a dozen sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire at 28 NATO oil tankers and set them ablaze near the DHA Phase 2 on Grand Trunk Road in Islamabad, the national capital of Pakistan.

The TTP militants killed the 'chief' of the Asian Tigers, Sabir Mehsud, along with two of his aides whose dead body were recovered lying in the main market of the Razmak area in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

The TTP militants killed three persons on charges of espionage for US in NWA. The bullet-riddled bodies of three persons were recovered lying on a road alongside the Miran Shah-Dattakhel road in NWA.

October 2: Two US drone attacks killed 18 suspected militants in Datta Khel town of North Waziristan Agency in the FATA. "In the first attack two missiles were fired at a house while in the second attack four missiles targeted a house and a vehicle. The death toll in the two attacks reached 18," an intelligence official said. At least six foreigners were killed in the first strike.

18 suspected militants were killed and another six were injured when helicopter gunships of Pakistan Army shelled their hideouts in Chinarak, Ormegai and Dombakai areas in Kurram Agency in the night.

September 30: Three militants were killed in an encounter with SFs in Byakan area of Matta tehsil of Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The three militants, identified as Majeedullah of Shangwati, Momin Khan of Gul Jabba in Kabal tehsil, and Nizamuddin of Matta, were killed in retaliatory fire by the SFs. One security personnel was also injured.

September 28: Six militants were killed and five others injured when helicopter gunships shelled militant positions in the upper parts of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

A US drone attack killed four militants and destroyed one militant hideout in Zeba village close to the Afghanistan border and west of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency.

September 27: At least five persons were killed and nine others injured when NATO helicopters once again crossed Pakistani borders and pounded shell in the Mata Sangar area of Kurram Agency in FATA at 5 am (PST).

Four militants were killed when a US drone fired missiles at a house located in Khushali, a village near Mir Ali, in North Waziristan Agency.

September 26: The US-led NATO helicopters killed more than 30 militants inside Pakistan in areas near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Atleast seven militants were killed when the US drones carried out two attacks in Lwara Mandi village in Dattakhel, around 50 kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.

September 25: The US missiles, targeting a vehicle, killed four militants in Datta Khel, a town in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA. It had been the seventeenth such attack this month – the most intense barrage since the air strikes began in 2004.

September 23: Three persons were killed in terrorist attacks on NATO oil tankers in Landi Kotal and Torkham areas in Khyber Agency of FATA.

September 22: Four militants were killed and another eight injured in an encounter with SFs Spray and Bandaray villages in Mamoond tehsil of Bajaur Agency in FATA. Sources said SFs thwarted an attempt by the TTP to capture Spray and Bandaray, two border villages.

10 militants and three Security personnel were killed in an ongoing military operation in FR of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Security personnel were killed in a roadside blast in Mamari area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Political administration officials said that SFs were on patrol in Mamari area of Bara tehsil when their vehicle was hit by a blast caused by a bomb planted on the roadside, killing three soldiers and injuring one.

September 21: At least 28 persons were killed in three US led drone strikes in the remote areas of South and North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

More than 42 militants were killed in the ongoing operation against TTP in Frontier Region of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources said that several other militants were injured and captured as the operation continued on the third consecutive day.

September 20: Suspected US drones fired missiles at militant hideouts in a village near Mir Ali, a town in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing six persons in the 15th such attack in September 2010. "The drone fired one missile on two terrorists riding on a motorbike and when two of their colleagues rushed towards them, two more missiles were fired," said a security official.

September 19: The dead bodies of six militants were found at a graveyard while militants attacked the house of a tribal elder in Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources said that six bodies of militants, who had been shot dead, were found at the graveyard of Akhorwal area.

A suspected US drone fired three missiles at the house of a local militant and was located in Dattakhel, a town in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing five militants in the 14th such attack in September 2010 – the most intense barrage since the strikes began in 2004, said intelligence officials. The identities of the terrorists were not known but an intelligence official in Miranshah said that those killed in the strike were associated with the Haqqani network.

September 15: At least 21 militants, including 14 foreign nationals, were killed when the US drones carried out two attacks on al Qaeda-affiliated Haqqani network hideouts in North Waziristan of FATA.

Four persons were killed when militants attacked the house of a pro-Government tribal elder, Malak Buner Khan, in Ghafoor Shah Village of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of FATA in the midnight.

September 14: 14 militants were killed in two desperate incidents of missile attack by the US drones on September 14 in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. In the first attack, officials said four missiles hit a compound in Bushnarai village in Shawal District of North Waziristan Agency.

Eight TTP militants and a soldier were killed in an encounter in Dabori Tapu Kaley area in Orakzai Agency. Sources said that the clash erupted when a group of militants attacked a security check post in Dabori Tapu Kaley area. SFs later launched a search operation in the area and recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions.

September 12: A roadside bomb blast killed six persons and injured four others in Kurram Agency of FATA. A pickup truck was heading from Sadda to Wacha Darra in Parachemkani area when an IED planted on a dirt track exploded with a bang. Six persons died on the spot while four others sustained injuries.

September 11: A US missile strike killed six persons and injured several others in the Newey Adda village in the Datta Khel area near Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

September 10: Mortar shells fired from Afghanistan killed three persons and injured five others in Saidgi area of North Waziristan in FATA. Officials said that several mortar shells were fired from a NATO base in the Khost province of Afghanistan.

September 9: At lest 12 persons, including three children and two women, were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb explosion near Palaseen village in Kurram Agency of FATA. Sources said that they were going to Hangu from Dool Ragha area in central Kurram when their vehicle hit an IED near Palaseen village.

September 9: Six Uzbek militants were killed and five others injured when a US drone fired missiles into a compound in Machus Camp area of North Waziristan Agency.

September 9: A US drone strike killed at least four militants in outskirts of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency. "Two US drones fired three missiles. We have reports that four militants were killed," a security official based in Peshawar said.

September 9: Four activists of the ANP were shot dead in Doaba town of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night. ANP's local leader Haji Gul Saeed was sitting outside a Hujra along with party men Qadeem Gul, Mastan Shah and Noor Gul when unidentified militants opened fire on them.

September 9: Three of the 10 labourers, abducted by TTP from Chitral District on August 29, were killed. Three dead bodies of abducted persons, identified as Mohammad Rasul, Misal Khan and Khoedad, were recovered in the Ghambeer Gul area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Arandu area of Chitral District.

September 8: Fourteen suspected militants and four children were killed when US drones carried out three attacks targeting a compound, a car and a house in Dandy Darpakhel near Miramshah in parts of North Waziristan Agency of FATA near the Afghanistan border.

September 8: A house in Dandy Darpakhel was attacked with three missiles. Four suspected militants were killed.

September 7: At least 20 persons, mostly women and children, were killed, while more than 94 others were injured in a car bomb attack near the Kohat Police Lines in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

September 6: 19 people, including nine Policemen and three students were killed and another 34 injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the Lakki City Police Station in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 7 am (PST) in the morning.

September 6: Six unidentified militants were killed when missiles fired by a US drone hit a car in Madakhel area of North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Local people said that two missiles were fired at the car.

September 4: Eight militants killed when their vehicle hit a bomb detonated by remote control in the Spaircate area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

September 4: The SFs destroyed three militant hideouts in Chinarak, killing six militants and injuring 10 others.

September 4: US drone missiles killed eight militants and injured 12 others in a village near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, Pakistani officials.

September 4: SFs killed three militants after an encounter in Matta tehsil of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sources said that three militants, Alam Khan, Muzammil Shah and Rehmat Shah, attacked the SFs checkpost in Peochar area in Matta tehsil. SFs retaliated and killed three of them.

September 3: At least 55 persons were killed while over 200 others were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up amidst participants of a rally held to mark the Al-Quds Day in Quetta.

September 3: Two US drone strikes killed at least 10 militants, including some foreign militants, in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

September 1: 43 persons were killed and another 230 injured in two suicide attacks and one grenade attack on a Shia procession marking Hazrat Ali's martyrdom in Lahore. LeJ Al-alami claimed responsibility for the three attacks that occurred minutes apart in Bhaati Gate locality of Lahore.

September 1: At least 15 TTP militants were killed and 10 others injured as jet fighters and gunship helicopters bombed their hideouts in Kurram and Orakzai Agencies of FATA.

August 31: SFs killed more than 60 militants in shelling in different areas of the Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of FATA. According to officials, over a dozen militants were killed in Nari Baba, 13 in Nakai and 18 in Takhta Kai and Qilla areas.

August 31: Four persons, including three locals, were killed when militants attacked a house in Chinarak area of Kurram Agency.

August 31: TTP attacked tribal elder Inzar Gul's house in Dogar area of Orakzai Agency, killing his wife, two sons and abducted another son.

August 31: Three militants, including two local 'commanders', were killed in an encounter with SFs in Malam Jabba area of Charbagh tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The militants were identified as Dawa Khan, Sardar Ali and Bahadur.

August 30: Five LI militants were killed and three SF personnel received injuries during an operation in the Kalakhel area of Bara tehsil in the Khyber Agency of FATA.

August 29: The Asian Tigers or Punjabi Taliban Chief Usman Punjabi and five of his cadres were killed in a shootout between two factions in the Dandy Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

August 27: A US drone strike killed four militants in Shahidano village of Kurram Agency along Afghan-Pakistan border in FATA. "All those killed militants belong to the TTP," a security official said.

August 23: 26 persons, including a former member of the National Assembly (NA) were killed and 40 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Wana town of South Waziristan in FATA at 3 pm (PST). Pro-Government cleric Maulana Noor Muhammad was delivering a sermon in the area’s biggest mosque when the attack occurred.

August 23: Missiles fired from a US drone killed 13 militants and seven civilians in Dandey Darpa Khel area, about five kilometres from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

August 23: A bomb blast at a meeting of tribal elders killed seven persons and injured another seven in Khumas village about 10 kilometres east of Parachinar of Kurram Agency in FATA.

August 23: Three militants were killed and as many injured when SFs repulsed an attack on a checkpost in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

August 22: Three militants, including a 'commander', were killed during a clash with SFs in Rajgali Kandaw area of Buner District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They were identified as militant commander Naseeb Zada, a resident of Narbatwal area, and his two accomplices Wazir and Gul Nazar of Dokada area.

August 21: Six persons died and five others were injured as a vehicle hit an explosive device at Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency in FATA. The political authorities said that the deceased are members of the Peace Committee of Khowai Zai area and were going to sub-division office at Baizai.

August 21: Six militants were killed in US drone missile attack in North Waziristan, locals and official sources said. Sources said that a US drone fired four missiles at two vehicles at Anghar village, some four kilometres of Miranshah, and killed all the six militants in the vehicles.

August 19: Atleast 11 militants were killed in different operations of SFs in the Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of FATA.

August 18: Three militants were killed and several others injured when militants of Mullah Nazir group, a break away faction of Hakeemullah Mehsud led TTP, and TTP clashed in Mantoi area of South Waziristan in the FATA.

August 14: At least 13 TTP militants, including a key commander, were killed and six others injured when a US drone struck a compound in Eisori village near Mirali, a town in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

August 14: Unidentified assailants singled out Punjabi passengers travelling on a bus, killing 10 and injuring five others near the provincial metropolis. According to official sources, a group of armed men riding motorcycles stopped the passenger coach near Ahb-e-Gahm near Mach.

Six Punjabi speaking persons were shot dead by assailants riding motorcycle when they were going home from work in Khilji Colony of Quetta in Balochistan. The men were labourers and belonged to Multan. A BLA spokesman, Jiaind Baloch, calling journalists from unidentified location, said: "BLA conducted both attacks in response to killing of missing persons in Government custody."

August 13: Three Police personnel were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on them at a checkpost near Chaki Shawani area of Saryab in Quetta of Balochistan.

August 10: Six persons, including three soldiers and as many militants, were killed and seven others injured in two separate incidents of violence in Sagi area of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

August 4: The FC chief Sifwat Ghayoor along with his three bodyguards was killed in a suicide attack at FC Headquarters in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 11 persons were also injured in the attack.

August 2: 15 militants were killed and eight others, including two SFs, were injured in a clash with SFs near Dabori area of Orakzai Agency of FATA. Security sources said militants attacked an Army check point on the Afghan top near Dabori area.

August 1: At least 15 TTP militants were killed and 10 others injured when the SFs backed by fighter jets pounded militant hideouts in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

July 29: 12 militants were killed and 11 others injured in a clash with SFs in the Kurram Agency of FATA.

At least 10 persons were killed and their houses set ablaze in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency. Local residents said that men of the Shia sect carried out the attack.

July 28: Three SFs were killed and 10 others injured when militants attacked a convoy in the Pash Ziarat area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA.

July 26: 24 dead bodies, believed to be that of militants, were recovered in Akakhel area of Khyber Agency in FATA.

14 TTP militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when jet fighters bombed two vehicles of militants in Dogar area in Upper tehsil of Orakzai Agency. The slain militants included a TTP ‘commander’ identified as Amjad, the sources added.

Eight persons, including three Policemen and two children, were killed, while 23 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in the Khan Sher Garhi area of Peshawar.

Five members including three minors of a family were killed when rocket fired by the militants struck a house in Darra Adamkhel.

Four persons including two minors were shot dead and four others sustained injuries when unidentified militants ambushed a car in Charbagh tehsil of Swat District.

July 25: 24 TTP militants were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in air strikes by the PAF fighter jets in Tursamat and Jabbar villages of Orakzai Agency in FATA. The sources said the fighter jets heavily bombed the hideouts of militants and destroyed their arms depot in Mamozai area.

24 persons, majority of them local tribal militants, were killed and some others injured in three different missile attacks by the US drones in South Waziristan and North Waziristan Agencies. Taliban (TTP) sources said 14 militants were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The slain militants belonged to the Hakimullah Mehsud-led TTP.

July 24: At least 16 TTP militants were killed while scores others injured in US drone strikes in Angora Adda locality of South Waziristan Agency in the early morning.

At least 29 TTP militants, including two ‘commanders’ were killed and several others injured, during a military operation in Orakzai Agency. Gunship helicopters of the SFs pounded TTP hideouts in the Ghandki and Mullapati areas in Upper Orakzai, destroying four hideouts. Sources said that TTP ‘commanders’ Zahidullah and Suleman Mehsud were among the dead.

The chief of the pro-Government peace committee, Malik Sardar Ali, along with two colleagues, Karim Khan and Gul Muhammad Khan, were killed in an explosion caused by an IED in Sapary area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

July 22: At least 29 militants were killed and 17 others injured in two separate clashes and during shelling by gunship helicopters as SFs took control of the Ghiljo tehsil in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Police killed three militants and arrested 262 alleged criminals including proclaimed offenders and 90 suspects during a search operation carried out in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

July 21: SFs killed 40 militants and injured 30 others in a clash in Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA. Three SF personnel were also killed in the clash, while six officials were injured.

July 19: Military planes and helicopter gunships pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in the Orakzai and Central Kurram Agency, killing 42 militants and injuring 27 others.

Security officials thwarted a major terrorist attack in Mardan when they killed three suicide bombers and two of their aides close to Mardan Cantonment training grounds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

July 18: At least 25 militants were killed and 23 another injured when the fighter jets and helicopter gunships of PAF bombed various parts of Upper Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Three persons were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Imambargah in Sargodha town of Punjab in the evening. The target was Darululoom Muhammadia Imambargah, witnesses said.

July 16: At least 18 Shia persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries as their vehicles were ambushed by unidentified militants in Char Khel locality of Kurram Agency in FATA.

10 persons, including three children, were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb planted inside a shop went off in a market in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. The commander of LI was among those killed in the explosion, the residents said, adding that six persons among those injured belonged to the same outfit.

July 15: At least 15 TTP militants were killed and several others injured as helicopter gunships targeted militant compounds in the Ghundaki, Mashti Kandi, Chapri Alikhel and Dharra Dhar Mamzai areas of Upper Orakzai in FATA.

A US drone destroyed a compound used by the TTP militants in Sheerani Mada Khel village of North Waziristan, killing at least 10 militants at around 6:30 pm (PST). The drone fired at least two missiles into the compound which was a TTP and al Qaeda stronghold.

Five persons were killed and 60 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand in Mingora, the headquterer of Swat District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

July 14: 24 TTP militants were killed and 34 others injured when the fighter jets of PAF pounded militant hideouts in Kasha, Srigaray, Khorhi, Mamoonzai and Shakartangi areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Security sources said five TTP hideouts were destroyed in the attacks.

July 13: At least 100 TTP militants were killed and one soldier injured in a clash with SFs in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

July 11: At least 22 TTP militants were killed and 10 others injured when the fighter jets and helicopter gunships of PAF bombed various areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in FATA.

July 10: Three Pakistan Army troopers were killed as Taliban (TTP) attacked SFs in Makeen District of South Waziristan Agency in FATA, sparking clashes in which 25 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed, officials said.

The death toll in July 9 suicide bomb blasts at the political offices in Yakka Ghund tehsil of Mohmand Agency’s rose to 106, as many more of the wounded succumbed to injuries in hospitals, while 18 people are still missing, the political administration said.

July 9: At least 65 persons were killed, including women and children, and 110 injured, as two suicide bombers blew them off through political offices, just seconds apart from each other, in Yakka Ghund tehsil of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

At least 10 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed, including a key Taliban commander, whereas scores others sustained injuries, when SFs pounded militants’ hideouts located in Orakzai Agency of FATA in the morning.

July 7: Atleast 15 militants were killed and 10 others wounded when SFs pounded militant hideouts in different areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

July 5: At least 23 militants were killed while many others injured during clashes with SFs in Lower Dir of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. SFs launched attack on militants in Upper Medan and Kalpani areas after a suicide attack on a scouts' Security checkpost in the night of July 4.

At least 10 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and four others injured when fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force bombed their hideouts in Orakzai Agency. Sources said that fighter planes bombed the hideouts of militants in the Jabba and Mamozai Sama areas of upper Orakzai Agency, killing 10 militants and injuring another four.

July 4: At least 12 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed when fighter jets pounded their hideouts in Orakzai Agency of FATA. The sources said that the fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in Mamozai, Khadezai, Molazai, Dabori and Alikhel areas of Upper Orakzai, killing 12 Taliban (TTP) militants and inuring another 10. Four terrorist hideouts were destroyed in the strikes as well.

Four workers were shot dead and another seven were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire in Surab tehsil of Kalat District, around 200 kilometres from Quetta, in Balochistan. Sources said that a private vehicle was carrying labourers, who were returning from a gas plant to their residential colony, when unidentified assailants opened fire at their vehicle in Surab bazaar area. The victims belonged to Ghotki District of the Sindh and Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab.

July 3: At least 10 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in clashes with SFs in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Security officials said that Taliban (TTP) militants first attacked on a check post situated at Dabori Sanpaka Kandao in Upper Orakzai. SFs retaliated and killed four Taliban (TTP) militants were killed.

Six Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in a clash between SFs and Taliban (TTP) militants at Sangra area in Lower Orakzai Agency.

Four soldiers were killed and seven others sustained injuries when an IED hit a vehicle of SFs in Gurguri area in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. The sources said two vehicles of SFs were on their way to the Frontier Corps' Fort Salop Camp from the Gurguri checkpoint when one vehicle struck the IED planted by the roadside. Khattak, Irshad Orakzai, Haqeed Ali and Etibaar Ali.

July 2: SFs killed 15 Taliban (TTP) militants during an operation in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. Security sources said that five vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed. A cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered by the troops, the sources added.

Armed militants attacked a security post in Janay Khwar area of Matani, 20 kilometres away from Peshawar the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing three soldiers of the FC and injuring as many before abducting two security personnel and taking away ammunition on July 2.

July 1: At least 44 persons were killed and 175 others injured when three suicide attackers blew themselves up inside the shrine of Lahore's patron saint Syed Ali Hajwairi popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh, at about 11 pm (PST) in the night.

10 militants were killed and six others sustained injuries when two groups of militants traded heavy fire in Neka Ziarat area in the central parts of Kurram Agency in FATA. The sources said the clash between the militant groups led by Noor Jamal alias Mulla Toofan of Orakzai-based commander and Adnan Afridi of Darra Adamkhel erupted in the morning and still continuing.

June 30: Fighter jets pounded Taliban (TTP) hideouts in various areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in FATA, killing 20 Taliban (TTP) militants and injuring 15 others, security sources said.

At least four persons were killed and several others injured when a roadside explosion occurred near a Police check post at Lasbela in Hub of Balochistan, a private television channel reported.

June 29: A US drone fired two missiles on a compound used by the Punjab chapter of the Taliban (TTP) near Wana in South Waziristan in FATA, killing at least ten militants, including an al Qaeda foreign fighter.

June 27: At least 66 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and another 30 injured in air strikes and clashes with the SFs across the country' northwest, security sources said.

Eight TTP militants were killed and another 24 injured in a clash with the SFs in the Bakar Ghari area of Upper Orakzai.

In Khar, four troopers were killed when TTP militants ambushed an Army patrol in Bajaur Agency, officials said.

Troops backed by helicopter gun ships and fighter jets killed eight militants in Orakzai Agency in FATA. Six militants were also injured in the attack.

Six Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a compound in North Waziristan Agency. A vehicle was also destroyed in the attack.

Six militants, including key Taliban (TTP) 'commander' Fazal Rahim alias Karar, were killed during a clash with the SFs in Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

June 26: Fighter jets pounded militant hideouts in upper Orakzai Agency of FATA, killing 14 Taliban (TTP) militants and injuring eight others, security sources said.

June 25: Ten TTP militants were killed and five others, including two personnel of Paramilitary Forces were injured during an exchange of fire in Orakzai Agency in FATA. Also, a huge cache of arms was recovered from the area.

June 24: Eight militants were killed and four others injured when fighter jets bombed their hideouts in Orakzai Agency in FATA. According to the sources, two militants' hideouts were destroyed by aerial bombing in the Sheikhan, Mullah Khel and Sadda Khel areas of Ghandaki in upper Orakzai Agency.

June 23: 15 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed during a clash with SFs in the Dabori Ali Khel area of Upper Orakzai in the FATA. One soldier was killed, while 15 others were injured in the clash.

24 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in the Hatango area. An official said the militants attacked a Security check post at around 11am with small arms and rockets, prompting retaliation from the SFs. SFs also destroyed two militant hideouts.

June 22: 43 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in clashes with SFs in the Orakzai Agency in FATA. Militants had attacked the SFs with lethal weapons and mortar shells in the Sawar Kot area. Around 43 militants were killed in the gun battle that followed. At least 12 soldiers were also injured in the shootout.

Five militants were killed in separate incidents in the Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three terrorist 'commanders' were killed in clashes with SFs in the Miandam area. The SFs also seized a large number of weapons from them.

June 21: 10 Taliban (TTP) militants and three SF personnel were killed in Orakzai Agency in FATA. According to officials the militants attacked a Frontier Corps vehicle with three rockets in Andkhel area of the agency, killing three Soldiers and injuring another five.

June 20: Three Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in a clash with the SFs in Charbagh tehsil in Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

13 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others were injured when fighter jets bombed their hideouts in Orakzai Agency in FATA. Four militant hideouts were also destroyed in the bombing in Ghotak, Tor Samt and Kot Kaley areas of the Agency.

Five Taliban militants, including 'commander' Abid Afridi, were killed and three others were injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot in Sheikhan Kaley area of Orakzai Agency.

In Mohmand Agency, troops backed by helicopter gunship killed four pro-Taliban (TTP) militants and injured 10 others.

Five members of a family were killed and two others injured when unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on them in their house in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency.

June 19: A US drone targeted a Government-run tube-well in the Soheele village of Mir Ali sub-division in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing at least 12 Taliban (TTP) militants and injuring 16 others.

June 18: The dead bodies of six FC personnel were recovered from Mohmand Agency in FATA by a tribal jirga after the tribal elders visited and held talks with the Afghan Taliban militants. Over 65 soldiers went missing after their post in Shonkarai area of Mohmand tribal region was attacked by more than 200 Afghan Taliban militants on June 14.

June 16: Troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery killed 38 Taliban (TTP) militants in attacks on their hideouts at Bajaur Agency in FATA. Ten soldiers were also killed in clashes.

June 15: Seven persons, including a tribal elder, were shot dead and two others injured when their vehicle was ambushed on the RCD Highway in Surab tehsil of Kalat District in Balochistan.

June 14: PAF fighter jets bombed different parts of the Orakzai Agency in FATA killing 10 militants and injuring six others.

June 13: SFs killed three militants during a search operation at Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

June 12: 10 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and six others injured when fighter jets targeted their hideouts at Orakzai Agency in FATA, security sources said. Four terrorist hideouts were destroyed in the attack, the sources added.

June 11: Three persons were shot dead at Mastung town in Balochistan. Unidentified car riders opened indiscriminate fire on three persons riding a motorcycle in the Kand Masori area, killing them on the spot. The deceased were identified as Khalid Husain, Muhammad Anwar and Yar Muhammad.

A series of US missiles killed 15 Taliban (TTP) militants in North Waziristan in FATA.

June 10: Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a house in North Waziristan in FATA. The drone targeted the house at around 7:45pm (PST) in Norak village, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah on the Bannu-Miranshah Road.

June 9: The Taliban (TTP) militants attacked two security checkpoints in Mohmand Agency in FATA, resulting in a gun battle that killed two soldiers and 40 Taliban (TTP) militants.

14 militants were killed and three Security Forces personnel injured in clashes in various areas of Upper Orakzai Agency.

June 8: Six soldiers were killed and eight others were injured on June 8 when Taliban (TTP) militants stormed a checkpoint in Orakzai Agency in FATA. A retaliatory strike by the Army left 35 Taliban (TTP) militants dead and another 17 injured.

Unidentified militants attacked and set fire to a convoy of about 50 tankers and containers of the NATO forces heading towards Peshawar on the Motorway, at the Sangjani area of Ternol near Islamabad in Punjab, killing four persons and injuring three others.

June 7: SFs killed at least 12 Taliban (TTP) militants and injured another 20 in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

June 6: The SFs killed 44 Taliban (TTP) militants and injured another 11 in various areas of Upper Orakzai of FATA.

14 more militants were killed in the ongoing clash between the LI and the TTP that began in Khyber Agency on June 5. The death toll reached 21 as seven militants were killed earlier on June 5.

June 5: 25 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and another 22 others injured when SFs backed by gunship helicopters pounded militants hideouts in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

At least seven militants and two civilians were killed in an armed clash between the TTP and the LI militants in the Tabai Bazaar area of Zakha Khel in Landikotal of Khyber Agency.

June 2: At least 33 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed during clashes with SFs in different parts of Orakzai Agency of FATA.

June 1: The gunship helicopters targeted Taliban (TTP) positions in Teri and Kot Kalay areas in Upper Orakzai of FATA, destroying three hideouts and killing 20 militants.

May 31: At least five people, including a woman, were killed when at least four unidentified militants stormed various wards of Jinnah Hospital in Lahore in Punjab in the night. Reports said the attack was an attempt to free a militant, Muaz, who was under treatment at the hospital after being arrested following May 28's attacks on an Ahmedis' prayer facility in Model Town's C-block.

May 30: The SFs backed by fighter jets killed 42 Taliban (TTP) militants and injured 13 others in Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in various parts of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Ghuz Garh, Ghalju, Tali, Tore Kandi and Kasha areas, killing 20 Taliban (TTP) militants and injuring 13 others. Sources said five hideouts were also destroyed in the attacks.

Swat Scouts killed 22 Taliban (TTP) militants in a six-hour battle in Mulla Khel, Rangi Kandu, Mir Garh, Drai Choti and Sumpag and consolidated their position in the areas. The SFs also destroyed 12 terrorist hideouts in these areas.

At least 44 Taliban (TTP) militants and two soldiers were killed in clashes and shelling during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in upper tehsil of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

May 29: At least three policemen, including a sub inspector, were killed when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a police checkpost in Samanabad area of Lahore in Punjab.

May 28: At least 95 worshippers killed and 92 others injured as seven assailants including three suicide bomber attacked Ahmadiyya place of worship in Model Town and Garhi Shahu areas of Lahore in Punjab.

The SFs backed by fighter jets and helicopters gunships killed at least 80 Taliban (TTP) militants and injured 60 others during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Unidentified militants killed four Policemen in Satellite Town area of Quetta in Balochistan. LeJ claimed responsibility for the attack.

May 27: 53 Taliban (TTP) militants and one SF killed in various clashes during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA. SFs fired artillery shells at a militant camp in the Kasha area of Orakzai, killing 25 Taliban (TTP) and destroying the camp.

Taliban (TTP) militants armed with rockets and grenades stormed the home of a pro-Government tribal elder, killing him, his wife and son before blowing up the house in Asghar village, about 40 kilometres northwest of Khar, the main town in Bajaur Agency.

May 27: Two militants and a Policeman were killed and two Police officers were injured in an encounter when a group of militants attacked a Police van in Mamo Khwar area in Thall tehsil of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

SFs killed three Taliban (TTP) militants, including a local 'commander', during search operation at Arkot area in Matta tehsil of Swat District.

May 26: At least 15 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others injured when PAF fighter jets bombed several militant hideouts during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in various parts of the Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA.

May 25: At least 13 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and several others injured when PAF fighter jets bombed several militant hideouts during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in the Orakzai Agency of FATA.

May 23: At least 71 Taliban (TTP) militants, including four commanders, were killed and their seven hideouts destroyed when PAF jet fighters blitzed targets in upper parts of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

May 23: At least three Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and others injured during a clash with SFs in Gangro and Gambat areas of Maidan tehsil of the Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

May 21: The SFs backed by fighter jets killed at least 34 Taliban (TTP) militants in the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in various parts of Orakzai Agency of FATA.

A US drone attack on a militant compound killed six Taliban (TTP) militants in Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan Agency.

Three Taliban (TTP) militants, identified as Alam Sher, Khan Wali and Muhammad Ameen, were killed during a clash with the SFs in the Matta tehsil of Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

May 20: At least 24 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 29 another injured when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombed different parts of Orakzai Agency in FATA in the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham.

May 19: At least 60 Taliban (TTP) militants and four soldiers were killed in a clash between the Taliban (TTP) and SFs during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

The jet fighters bombed Taliban (TTP) militant hideouts in Dabori area, killing five Taliban (TTP) militants and injuring several others.

Four suspected militants were killed and seven houses destroyed during an encounter with the SFs in Amakhel village of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

May 18: Six Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 10 others injured in a clash with SFs during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Kol area of Dabori tehsil in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Two security officials were also reportedly injured.

A remote-controlled bomb targeting a Police patrol killed 13 persons, including Kullachi DSP Muhammad Iqbal, his gunman and driver, in Kachi Paind Khel area of Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.

May 17: At least 26 Taliban (TTP) and a soldier were killed in a clash between SFs and the Taliban (TTP) militants during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

May 16: The SFs backed by fighter jets and helicopter gunships, killed 58 Taliban (TTP) militants in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Five security personnel were also injured in the clash, the sources said, adding that three explosives-laden vehicles were also destroyed in the fighting.

May 15: At least 15 persons were killed and others were injured as eight missiles, fired from across border in Afghanistan, struck an encampment in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA.

May 14: Seven Taliban (TTP) militants were killed when the SFs shelled suspected militant hideouts with artillery in Kasha, Khawray and Teer Angar areas of the Orakzai Agency in FATA.

May 13: At least nine Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and another 10 injured when the PAF fighter jets bombed suspected militants hideouts in Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency in FATA.

May 12: A roadside near Shamshatu, an Afghan refugees' camp in Peshawar's outskirts, killed three seminary students and three others were injured.

May 11: The US drones killed 21 Taliban (TTP) militants in two separate strikes at North Waziristan in FATA.

The helicopters gunships pounded suspected Taliban (TTP) hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency, killing eight Taliban (TTP) militants and injuring five others during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you).

May 10: At least 40 Taliban (TTP) militants and nine soldiers, including two lieutenants were killed in a fierce clash between the Taliban (TTP) and SFs during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

May 9: Around 43 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in various areas of FATA. At least 33 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and four injured during clashes with the SFs and jet air strikes in Orakzai Agency.

May 8: At least nine Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and several others sustained injuries during clashes with SFs in Orakzai Agency of FATA. According to sources, the clashes occurred at Dapora area, the agency headquarters of Upper Orakzai, where a trooper was also injured.

May 7: Five Taliban (TTP) militants were killed as choppers pounded militant hideouts during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in various areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Sources said that the shelling was carried out in Chappar Masti Khel and Kole Bargan areas. Two Taliban hideouts were also destroyed in the attack.

The Taliban (TTP) militants attacked a Police checkpost situated in Ghazi Kot town of the Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing four Policemen and critically injuring one. The militants opened fire at Policemen sheltering from rain inside a checkpost building in Ghazi Kot town. "Four Policemen were killed on the spot, while the injured Policeman is still unconscious," Zulfiqar Jadoon, a Police official said.

May 6: 27 Taliban (TTP) militants and a trooper were killed during operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in various areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Four troopers were also injured. The SFs destroyed three militant hideouts.

May 3: At least 13 Taliban (TTP) militants and two troopers were killed during clashes in Orakzai Agency of FATA while gunship helicopters fired heavy artillery at militant hideouts in Bajaur Agency, killing another 18 Taliban (TTP) militants.

The US missiles fired from drone killed four suspected Taliban (TTP) militant in North Waziristan. The three missiles were fired minutes apart at a moving vehicle in the Marsi Khel area. The attack came just hours after TTP 'chief' Hakeemullah Mehsud vowed to attack US cities in two purported new videos released on May 3.

May 2: At least 21 Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 29 others injured when the helicopter gunships bombed Taliban (TTP) hideouts in two consecutive successions during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Seven militant hideouts were destroyed in the airstrikes.

May 1: At least 15 militants killed when the jet fighters heavily bombed militant hideouts during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of FATA. The jet fighters pounded Taliban (TTP) hideouts in Kasha and Shakihan areas in Lower Orakzai, killing 11 militants while destroying three hideouts

Seven persons including three Taliban (TTP) militants were killed and 16 people, including seven SFs, were injured in a suicide blast and a retaliatory clash between SFs and Taliban (TTP) at a commercial plaza in Mingora city of Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Three persons, including a father and son, were killed and two others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on them on the costal highway near Pasni tehsil of Gwadar District in Balochistan.

April 30: The SFs killed 21 militants, while two SFs were injured in clashes in Esa Khel Pahar and Mir Garh areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

April 29: At least 15 militants were killed and several others injured in clashes with SFs in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Sources said the clashes took place in Sheikhan and Shati Maila areas of Lower Orakzai. A security official was also injured in the clash, sources added.

April 28: At least four Policemen were killed and 15 others wounded as a suicide car bomber attacked a checkpost in the Pir Bala area on the outskirts of Peshawar. The attacker apparently wanted to enter the city, but detonated the explosives when he was stopped at the checkpost.

Four Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the SFs in Swat and Buner Districts. SFs said the deceased, included a close aide of Swat Taliban 'chief' Fazlullah, identified as Irfan Tarabi.

Security Forces killed four Taliban militants in North Waziristan Agency. Taliban attacked the security checkpost at Esa, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah on the Bannu-Miranshah road. Four militants were killed and two troopers injured in the gunfight that followed.

April 27: The SFs killed 13 Taliban militants during a fresh offensive in the Orakzai Agency of FATA. In Lower Orakzai, the SFs, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, killed eight terrorists after a battle over a checkpoint in the Beezot area. The forces also arrested five militants from the Mashti area. Airstrikes killed five more in the Kasha area of Orakzai.

The SFs killed five Taliban militants, including two 'commanders', and arrested another 18 during an operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. The operation was launched at the Akakhel area in which two commanders, including five militants of the LI were killed.

April 26: Six key Taliban 'commanders' of Swat Chapter were killed in two separate clashes with SFs in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Troops recovered a cache of arms from the Taliban hideouts. The first clash occurred at Kanju town of Kabal tehsil in which four wanted Taliban 'commanders' were killed. During second clash, the troops killed two Taliban 'commanders' in Elam area of Barikot tehsil. The Charbagh operations commander, Colonel Ejaz Malik, said the Charbagh jirga announced complete support for the SFs.

Six Taliban militants were killed as a US drone pounded three missiles on a Taliban compound at Khushhali Toori Khel village of the Mir Ali sub-division, 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan Agency, in FATA.

April 25: At least 14 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others injured in airstrikes and clashes with SFs in Lower Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost and killed three officials on duty near Rabi Canal in Dera Murad Jamali city in Nasirabad District of Balochistan. The personnel were identified as Head Constable Faiz Muhammad and Constables Rashid Ali and Mohammad Siddiq. The BRA claimed the responsibility for the attack.

April 24: SFs killed 10 Taliban militants in Lower Orakzai Agency of FATA. Troops raided a militants' ammunition depot in Sangra village of Orakzai, killing 10 Taliban militants, while a soldier was also injured in the clash. Further, Fighter jets later pounded three more hideouts, killing another 10 Taliban militants.

A US drone fired three missiles into a Taliban compound in North Waziristan, killing seven militants, Security Officials said. The strike took place at 9pm (PST) in Marsikhel area, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan.

Four Policemen were killed by unidentified militants, who also set 12 NATO oil tankers on fire, at the Talagang-Mianwali Road in Chakwal District of Punjab. Talagang DSP Ghaffar said that the incident took place around two kilometres from Talagang in Chakwal district.

April 23: At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured in the ongoing Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA. The sources said one trooper was also injured in the action in Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai.

The Taliban militants ambushed a SF convoy at North Waziristan in FATA, killing seven soldiers and injuring 16 others. The convoy was going from Miranshah to Datta Khel tehsil when the assailants fired rockets at it. In retaliation, helicopter gunships shelled the militants' hideouts, killing six militants.

Dead bodies of four persons, including a headless one, were recovered in Mir Ali, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah in North Waziristan. A note lying near the bodies read they were spying for the US, adding that spies would meet the same fate.

April 22: The SFs killed 22 Taliban militants, while two soldiers also died during clashes in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Troops used heavy artillery to target suspected militant bases in two villages in the Orakzai Agency.

Unidentified militants killed former MPA Alamzeb Omarzai and three others in an attack on his vehicle in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as NWFP). Omarzai had served as the District Nazim (Organiser) and was a leader of the PPP-S.

A group of Taliban militants attacked a security checkpost in Kabal town in Swat District. "The security forces retaliated and killed four militants," said Major Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, a spokesman for the Swat media centre.

April 20: Four persons, including two FC personnel, were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a blast caused by an IED targeting a Kurram Agency-bound SFs convoy in Tutkas area in Thall tehsil of Hangu District in NWFP. Those killed were FC personnel Iftikhar Hussain and Nazar Hussain and Gul Hussain and Nejat Hussain, both civilians and residents of Parachinar in Kurram Agency.

April 19: At least 24 people, including a child and Police officials, were killed and 49 others injured in twin bombings hours apart at a school and a crowded market in Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP. The first bomb exploded outside a school run by a Police welfare foundation in the Peshawar, killing a boy and injuring eight others. The second blast occurred at Qissa Khawani Bazaar of Peshawar when a suicide bomber walked into the crowd and detonated explosives.

April 18: At least 13 Taliban militants and one Frontier Corps personnel were killed in a clash between Taliban militants and SFs during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Sangra area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Seven persons, including a child, were killed and another 30 injured in a suicide car bombing near the Saddar Police Station in Kohat of NWFP. Qari Hussain, a top commander of the TTP who allegedly trains suicide bombers, called an AP reporter from an undisclosed location hours after the blast to claim responsibility.

April 17: Two burqa-clad suicide bombers targeted a crowd of IDP waiting to get them registered and receive relief goods at the Kacha Pakka IDP camp on the outskirts of Kohat in NWFP, killing at least 44 and injuring more than 70. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi's Al-Aalmi faction claimed responsibility for the bombings, and cited the presence of Shias at the IDP camp as the reason for the attack.

April 16: At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and several others were injured during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA. The sources said that the SFs had taken control of the Sanghar area.

Six Taliban militants were killed as a US drone fired five missiles at a house and two vehicles in Toll Khel village of North Waziristan.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in an attack inside civil hospital in Quetta, killing 11 persons and injuring 35 others. Among the killed was a private television cameraman, Malik Arif, and Senior Police Officials while out of 35 injured, least four reporters and a local parliamentarian were injured. The LeJ claimed responsibility of the suicide attack.

April 15: Five militants were killed and two others sustained injuries when SFs targeted their hideouts in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

April 14: A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle that killed four Taliban militants in the Degaan area of Datta Khel tehsil, 30 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency in the FATA around 6:45pm (PST).

April 12: Five Taliban militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban compound located in Boya village about 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Miramshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan. "The compound was owned by local Taliban 'commander' Tariq Khan," a security official said, adding that two militants were believed to have been injured.

April 11: The SFs backed by helicopter gunships killed 19 Taliban militants in Lower Orakzai Agency of FATA. Ten militants were killed in a clash in Shireen Dara area of Lower Orakzai while nine were killed in another clash between the Taliban militants and troops in Saam and Kangra areas of the Orakzai Agency.

April 10: At least 45 LI militants were killed in air strikes in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. "At least 45 militants of the LI were killed and two hideouts were also destroyed," Khyber administration Chief Shafeerullah Wazir said.

Three SFs personnel and 10 militants were killed in clashes in Sararogha District of South Waziristan Agency. Officials said the clashes took place in the Sararogha District of South Waziristan Agency, where helicopter gunship and jet fighters have been dispatched for consolidation. During the clashes, seven security personnel and several militants were also injured.

April 9: The SFs killed 30 Taliban militants in clashes during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Lower Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of FATA. The SFs bombed Taliban hideouts in Beezot area of Lower Orakzai, killing 19 militants while one SF and 18 militants were injured. Later, the SFs killed 11 militants in Kurram.

April 8: The SFs killed at least 24 Taliban militants and arrested 21 others during fresh clashes in Swat and Lower Dir Districts of NWFP. SFs pounded 40 hideouts and killed 21 militants in Patao and Takuroshikhan areas of Lower Dir District. The SFs also killed three militants in Swat and arrested 21 others from different areas of Swat District.

At least 10 abducted persons and two LI militants were killed as the fighter aircraft bombed a private prison of the LI outfit in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. Security sources said LI operatives had fled before the bombing, adding that the prison was completely destroyed. The LI operatives kept abducted persons for ransom in this private prison, sources added further.

April 7: At least three persons, including a pro-Government lashkar (tribal militia) leader, were killed in a shootout in the Shahi Khel area of Hangu in NWFP. Former Taliban 'commander' and lashkar leader Hafiz Sakhiur Rehman and his brother Salamat were killed in their house compound by a Taliban militant who was also killed in return of fire by the commander's guards. TTP Orakzai chapter claimed responsibility for Sakhi's killing.

Three militants were killed in separate clashes with SFs in Swat District. The sources said that two militants, identified as Khaista Muhammad, resident of Khareri village, and Bakhtzada of Sambat area, were killed in a clash with SFs in Matta tehsil. Another suspected militant, identified as Sarbuland, was killed in an encounter with Paramilitary Forces in Madyan area.

April 6: At least 14 Taliban militants were killed when security forces backed by fighter jets bombed various areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham. Six militant hideouts were also destroyed in the airstrikes.

April 5: At least 45 persons were killed and over 100 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a public meeting of the Awami National Party at the Timergara Rest House in Lower Dir District of NWFP.

A series of three powerful blasts followed by heavy gunfight in a brazen suicide mission, apparently planned to target the US Consulate in Peshawar, left eight persons dead and 18 others injured in Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP, in the afternoon.

The SFs killed 15 Taliban militants and destroyed four of their hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in various areas of the Orakzai Agency in FATA.

April 4: The SFs, backed by tanks and artillery, killed 40 Taliban militants during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA. A political administration official said that dozens of Taliban militants attacked a security post in the village of Syed Khalil Baba. The SFs retaliated and killed 20 militants, while 14 others were injured. Eight Taliban militants were arrested and the SFs also destroyed six militant hideouts. 12 Taliban militants were killed in a two-hour in clash with the SFs at Shana Karapa area of Lower Orakzai Agency. Also, the SFs killed eight Taliban militants at the Andara area of the Orakzai Agency.

Three anti-Taliban volunteers and two Taliban militants were killed during an encounter near a checkpoint of the Baizai Amn Committee in far-off Manzari Cheena village of Mohmand Agency.

Four Taliban militants were killed and some others sustained injuries in a clash between two factions of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led militants in North Waziristan Agency.

Three Taliban militants were killed and two SF personnel sustained injuries in an exchange of fire in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in NWFP.

April 3: 30 Taliban militants were killed in ground and air attacks in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

April 2: Seven Taliban militants were killed and five others injured as Security Forces destroyed three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency in FATA.

April 1: Around 24 Taliban militants were killed as gunship helicopters targeted their vehicles and SFs pounded suspected hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Six Taliban militants, including a local 'commander', were killed and five others injured during a factional clash between the Mullah Toofan and Maulana Rafique factions of Taliban in Orakzai Agency.

April 1: Two 'commanders' of the TTP were killed during their bid to escape the custody of SFs, while six cadres of the LI, including nephew of LI 'chief' Mangal Bagh, were shot dead in a similar incident at Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

March 31: As many as 25 Taliban militants and six soldiers were killed on March 31, as SFs clashed with militants in Jansi area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. Six FC personnel were killed and 30 others injured when militants attacked the FC Fort with heavy weapons, including rockets. The FC retaliated and killed over 20 militants, a FC official said adding that however a number of them managed to flee to the nearby mountains.

The helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in different parts of Orakzai Agency, killing as many as 11 militants, officials said.

The US drones fired three missiles, killing six Taliban militants and destroyed a compound in North Waziristan Agency.

March 31: Five militants were killed and a SF injured when militants attacked an FC post with automatic weapons in Milanga area of the Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Officials said the militants attacked two check posts with rocket launchers and mortars that were retaliated, killing five militants.

March 30: At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 22 others injured as fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban compounds during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

March 29: At least 11 Taliban militants were killed during clashes with SFs in Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of FATA, while three key militant 'commanders' were arrested by troops.

The throat-slit bodies of three anti-Taliban tribal elders were recovered in the Chinarak area of Kurram Agency. Tribal sources said unidentified people kidnapped 15 tribal elders belonging to the Khwaidadkhel tribe two months ago.

March 28: At least 17 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes and clashes with SFs in Orakzai Agency of FATA. The political administration officials said that 10 Taliban militants were killed in a clash with SFs in Geedar area of Lower Orakzai, while seven more were killed in air strikes in Ferozkhel.

March 27: Airstrikes killed around 16 Taliban militants in the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of FATA. A political administration official said that fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency, including Anjani, Sultanzai, and Chapri Ferozkhel, Bizut, Bazobamar, Katakanay, Utman Khel, Chunddra and Dragari. Also, helicopter gunships targeted and destroyed three Taliban vehicles and several hideouts at Bagram and Shadal areas.

A US missile strike in North Waziristan killed four militants in a suspected al Qaeda and Taliban hideout. One of the two missiles fired by a drone aircraft hit a village house used by militants as a hideout, killing four persons and wounding five, officials said.

March 26: At least 31 Taliban militants and five soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in fighting and air strikes in Orakzai Agency of FATA. "In the Kalaya area of Orakzai, militants attacked and captured a Security Post. SFs retaliated and recaptured the post. 21 Taliban militants and five Security personnel were killed in the fighting," said an Army statement. Locals said, "Around 150 Taliban" attacked the base camp in Kalaya. Orakzai Political Agent Riaz Mehsud confirmed the death of the lieutenant colonel. The officials said sixteen wounded soldiers were airlifted to a military hospital in Kohat. "Those killed in the fighting were mostly Uzbek and Arabs. We have their bodies," Frontier Crops Commander Major General Tariq Khan said.

Fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts and training centres during the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Dabori, Mamozai, Khadezai and Ghaljo, killing 10 Taliban militants.

March 25: At least 66 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes in Taliban strongholds of Ghaljo and Mamuzai areas of Orakzai Agency in the FATA. Local residents said 48 terrorists were killed when fighter jets targeted a madrassa (seminary) and training centre being run by Taliban in Mamuzai and Ghaljo areas. 22 terrorists were reportedly injured in the strike. 10 militants were killed in clashes with the SFs in Adamkhel Kalay and Mirobak areas in Lower Orakzai while eight others were killed in air strikes in Dabori in Upper Orakzai. Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (teaching you lesson) aims to dislodge Taliban from Orakzai where the top leadership and commanders of the TTP moved in 2009 year after Operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) flushed Hakeemullah Mehsud-led TTP out from their strongholds in South Waziristan.

March 24: SFs killed at least 21 Taliban militants in Ajani area of Lower Orakzai Agency in FATA. The sources said the operation was formally launched in Storkhel, Ajani and Khalil Kalay areas of the Agency. The SFs also captured Shantana area. "One bunker, one ammunition dump and one training centre of militants destroyed by the Security Forces," the sources said.

March 23: The missiles fired from US drones killed at least six militants in the suburbs of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. "US drones fired two missiles on a militant vehicle parked outside a compound. At least six militants were killed and three others were wounded," a Senior Security Official said. "The compound, being frequented by militants recently, was also destroyed in the attack," he added.

The SFs killed five Taliban militants in the Anjani area of Orakzai Agency. The SFs targeted Taliban hideouts with heavy artillery, killing at least five Taliban militants and injuring three others. A TTP hideout was neutralised by the SFs.

March 22: SFs killed three Taliban militants, including a key Taliban 'commander' Bakht Marin, in a clash with the Taliban, while arresting more than 500 suspected terrorists in a search operation in the Swat District of NWFP. Official sources said that three Taliban militants, including a key Taliban 'commander' Bakht Marin, were killed in a clash between Taliban and SFs at Khawazakhela tehsil in Swat.

March 21: At least 24 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of FATA. Around 11 Taliban militants were killed by SFs in an offensive, as they pounded terrorist hideouts in Orakzai Agency, official sources said. SFs targeted suspected hideouts of the TTP 'chief' Hakeemullah Mehsud, destroying at least three of them.

The ongoing clash between the Mulla Toufan and Mulla Rafiq Taliban faction resulted in the death of six more militants from both the sides.

Around seven Taliban militants were also killed in bombing by gunship helicopters on both Taliban factions in central Kurram Agency.

A US drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout at Inzar village of North Waziristan in FATA, killing eight militants. "The targeted compound belongs to a relative of a Taliban commander," the official said, adding that the Taliban had not yet begun rescue activities as US drones were still flying above the site. "Taliban have not started removing bodies yet," he said.

The bullet-riddled bodies of four tribesmen, killed by the TTP for allegedly spying for the US, were found in North Waziristan. "Notes found with the bodies said the men were killed for spying for the US," tribal Police official Nisar Khan said.

March 21: A remote-controlled bomb attached to a bicycle killed three persons, including two Policemen, and injured 14 others on Kawari Road in Quetta. The unidentified militants detonated the bomb when the official vehicle of Khuzdar District Police Officer Nazir Kurd was passing from there. Three persons including the driver and gunman of the DPO were killed while 11 others sustained injuries.

March 20: Two 'commanders' of the TTP Mullah Toofan group are among 15 persons killed and nine others injured in FATA. The two Taliban militants, identified as Jungle Badshah and Ayub Shah, killed in a fresh fighting between rival Taliban factions in Kurram Agency. Meanwhile, three persons including a woman were also killed in the fighting in the Barozena area, while six other persons were injured in Central Kurram.

The jet fighters continued aerial strikes on Taliban hideouts in Mamozai, Shaktangi and Arghujo areas of the Upper Orakzai agency, which claimed ten lives.

March 19: At least 13 TTP militants were killed and many others injured when the PAF planes attacked and destroyed six hideouts in different parts of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Official sources said that the jets attacked TTP's hideouts in Zakhtan, Kasha, Sra Mela and Nare Suka areas in Upper Orakzai Agency, killing five militants and destroying three hideouts. In Lower Orakzai, the military planes attacked Taliban fighters' dens in Utman Khel, killing eight militants and razing three hideouts.

Three persons, including a student of Mastung Cadet College, were killed in an attack on a vehicle of the college in Mastung District. Police said the canteen contractor of the college, Mohammad Munir, was going to Quetta with three other people, including the cadet. When the vehicle reached the Quetta-Karachi highway men on a motorbike opened fire on it, killing three persons on the spot. The cadet was identified as Abu Hamza. The two other deceased were identified as Mohammad Munir and Ahmed Ali.

March 17: Six Taliban militants were killed during encounter with SFs in Darra Adam Khel of NWFP late in the night. Sources said that militants stormed SFs check post in Sapna Thana Camp in Darra Adam Khel. Six militants were killed and five SF personnel were injured in retaliatory action.

The SFs shot dead five Taliban militants, including two Taliban 'commanders', who were wanted over an uprising in Swat, in an encounter at Pattan town in Abbottabad District. Bakht Farzand and Mian Gul, who had a PNR 10 million reward on their heads, were killed along with three other militants. They were killed in a "joint operation launched by the Pakistan Army and Police in Pattan," the Military's media centre in Swat said. "One soldier and one Police constable were wounded in the encounter," it added.

At least six Taliban militants were killed and five others arrested in a clash with a lashkar at Dagar area in Kurram Agency of FATA. Earlier on March 16, 13 persons, including 10 TTP militants and three tribesmen, were killed in a clash between a local lashkar and Taliban militants at Badizona area of the same Agency.

At least five Security personnel were killed in a militant attack on a check post in Sheen Darand area of Akakhel under Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. SFs retaliated but no militant casualties can be confirmed.

March 16: At least 13 persons, including 10 TTP militants and three tribesmen, were killed in a clash between a local lashkar and Taliban militants in central Kurram Agency of FATA. Official sources said militants of TTP Mullah Toofan faction reached central Kurram Agency to attack a local lashkar named 'Chagha Party' and abduct people for ransom, but the laskhar surrounded them at Badizona area and opened fire, which killed 10 Taliban militants. Three volunteers were also killed in the ensuing gunbattle.

10 Taliban militants were killed when US drones fired four missiles at a house in Manzarkhel village located in Dattakhel tehsil, 40 kilometres west of the North Waziristan Agency headquarters, Miranshah around 12:45 pm (PST). The area is the home of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a powerful warlord whose fighters are battling US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

March 15: SFs claimed that the mastermind of March 13's suicide attack on SFs check post in Mingora of NWFP, which left 17 persons dead, was killed in an encounter at Shamak area of Khawazakhela. "Commander Khalid, the mastermind of Saturday's suicide attack, was seen in Mingora just days before the attack," officials said, calling his death a major victory for peace in Swat. The officials said Khalid and three other militant commanders, identified as Fazal Qadir, Naseeb and Izzat, were killed in the clash.

March 14: At least 18 Taliban militants were killed when fighter PAF jets bombed their hideouts in Orajzai Agency of FATA. The political administration officials said that PAF jets targeted six Taliban hideouts in Upper and Lower Orakzai.

March 13: At least 17 persons including two Policemen and an army trooper were killed in a suicide attack at a checkpoint manned by Police and military personnel at Mingora town of Swat District in NWFP.

Four persons were killed and 25 others injured when a powerful bomb exploded near the Bara Qadeem checkpost close to a market on the Bara Road in Peshawar.

At least 57 persons, including eight soldiers, were killed and more than 90 persons were injured as twin suicide blasts, moments apart from each other, ripped through the Lahore's RA Bazaar in the cantonment area.

March 11: The noted religious leader and chief of the Aalmi Majlis-e-Tahafuza-e-Khatam-e-Naboowat (AMTKN), Mufti Saeed Jalalpuri, was shot dead along with three associates in Karachi.

At least four civilians were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber, who was supposed to target a paramilitary convoy, prematurely detonated explosives at Old Bara area near Khyber Agency on the border between Khyber and Peshawar of FATA.

Three persons, including a soldier, were killed in clashes between the Mamond Lashkar backed SFs and militants in Mulla Killay, Lagharai and adjoining areas of Mamond subdivision in Bajaur Agency.

Three more militants, including one senior Taliban 'commander' Qari Mohammad Ayub, were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Naurak village near Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan Agency.

March 10: Six persons, including two women, were killed and seven others were injured when over a dozen militants armed with Kalashnikov rifles, pistols and hand-grenades attacked the office of World Vision International, a US-based Christian aid agency, in Oghi village in Mansehra of NWFP.

March 9: At least 14 Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA in the night.

March 8: 15 persons were killed and 80 others injured in a suicide bomb blast in front of the Special Intelligence Agency's (SIA) office in the Model Town area of Lahore. 15 persons included a woman, a five-year-old girl and security personnel. The powerful blast, which was carried out using around 600 kilograms of explosives packed with ball bearings and blades, according to officials, damaged houses in a 0.5 kilometer radius and destroyed more than 40 cars in the area. The SIA office in Model Town K-Block, a residential area, was being used to house officials and detain suspects. "It was a Police Special Investigation Unit that was targeted. The building was used to interrogate suspected terrorists," Lahore Police chief Pervez Rathore said.

Three missiles fired by a US drone killed five Taliban militants in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan in FATA. "Five people have been killed and three wounded in the attack. It was an American drone attack," an intelligence official said.

March 6: At least eight militants were killed and two injured as fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts in Hamdana area of Sararogha tehsil in South Waziristan of FATA at around 2pm (PST).

March 5: At least 30 Taliban militants were killed when SFs retaliated against a predawn attack on Marjhana security post in the Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil, some 45 kilometres northeast of Ghallanai, in Mohmand Agency of FATA. Local sources said 30 Taliban militants, including two 'local commanders', were killed in the fighting in the Chamarkand area. The sources said the Taliban militants attacked the security post with mortars and rockets at around 3:30am (PST). An ISPR statement said one soldier was also killed in the fighting. However, Taliban spokesman Akramullah Mohmand claimed that only four Taliban were killed in the fighting, while "11 security personnel died in the attack". He claimed the Taliban militants destroyed three security posts in the attack.

Twelve persons, including four women, were killed and 33 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a Parachinar-bound civilian convoy carrying Shia passengers in Tull area of Hangu in NWFP. Local administration officials said the suicide bomber blew himself up when the civilian convoy, on its way to Parachinar and escorted by the Frontier Corps, slowed down at a speed breaker near a petrol station, some two kilometres from Tull city. Thirteen of the injured persons are said to be students of a local private school. Eyewitnesses said that the suicide bomber was on foot and was waiting near the petrol station. They said he detonated the explosives strapped to his body when the convoy passed by. "The target was a Shia convoy. This is sectarian violence," Kohat Division Commissioner Khalid Umarzai said.

March 5: Five militants were killed in clashes with SFs in Charbagh and Matta tehsils in Swat Valley of NWFP. The sources said a clash occurred in Charbagh tehsil during a search operation in which four militants were killed. SFs also arrested two militants in a search operation in the same area. The arrested militants were identified as Shahzada, Laiqzada alias Saifullah, Abdul Nasir and Abdullah.

March 4: Nine more Taliban militants were killed in the on going factional clash between followers of Noor Jamal alias Mullah Toofan and Rafiq Mengal in the Neka Ziarat area of Kurram Agency. The sources added that the Rafiq Mengal faction had also detained 11 cadres of the rival faction. While the Mulla Toofan group is associated with the SSP, the Rafiq Mengal faction is associated with the Ishaat-e-Tauheed-Wa-Sunnah. Both factions are part of the TTP.

March 3: The death toll in factional clash of the Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency of FATA rise to 10, official sources said. Earlier on March 2, it was reported that seven militants, including a 'commander', were killed in a clash between two factions of Taliban, headed by Mulla Toofan and Mulla Rafique, in Dogar area of Kurram Agency.

March 2: Seven militants, including a 'commander', were killed in a clash between two factions of militants in the Dogar area of Kurram Agency in FATA. The sources said the factions of militants headed by Mulla Toofan and Mulla Rafique clashed in Dogar area using heavy weapons and ammunition. As a result, seven militants, including Qari Yousaf, were reported to have been killed while Mulla Toofan fraction claimed to have made 48 militants, including Mulla Rafique, hostage. However, independent sources did not confirm the incident. Meanwhile, two groups of the militants exchanged heavy fire against each other in Ferozkhel area in Orakzai Agency but there was no report of casualty.

March 1: Seven people were killed and 44 others injured in sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan area of NWFP. The violence erupted in Paharpur on February 27 as hundreds rallied to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi, which marks the Prophet Mohammad's birthday. Gunmen started firing at a rally of the Barelvi sect, killing one person and prompting the angry crowd to attack a seminary of the Deobandi sect. "Seven people were killed and 38 others injured ... all the dead are Sunnis, there are some Shias among the injured," District Police Chief Gul Afzal Afridi said.

SFs recovered the dead bodies of a senior Taliban 'commander' and five of his accomplices from the Madyan area of Swat. Sources said that dead bodies of former Taliban 'commander' in Buner, Muhammad Alam, Matta tehsil 'commander' Shamsul Haq, and their accomplices Abdullah, Muhammad Musafir and Sher Zaman were found at a roadside in Madyan area. Alam was carrying a head money of PNR 10 million. The ISPR said the Taliban militants were killed at around 4am (PST) in a clash with the SFs. Jihadi literature, two pistols and three hand grenades were recovered from them.

February 28: SFs killed 25 militants in frontier region of Peshawar in NWFP in the first four days of Operation Spring Cleaning, according to officials. The officials said that operation was jointly launched on February 24, 2010 and would continue until the elimination of militants form the area. They said one Frontier Crop trooper had been killed in fighting and five others were injured.

February 27: A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a Police Station in Karak District, killing four persons including two Policemen and wounding 23 others. DPO of Karak District said there were two suicide bombers. One blew him up at the gate of Police Station, killing a Policeman there. Then, another suicide bomber brought his vehicle with explosives into the building and blew him up, killing a child and a coach driver.

February 26: At least 17 Taliban militants were killed in an operation in the Pastawana area of Kohat in NWFP. "Today [February 26], 17 terrorists have been killed and one trooper injured in the Pastawana area of Kohat," the FC sources said. "A huge cache of arms, explosives and eight suicide jackets have also been recovered," sources added.

February 25: Four militants were killed during an encounter between SFs and militants in the Charsadda District of NWFP. Sources said when SFs raided a house in Nishanabad area of Umerzai near Charsadda, militants opened fire on them. Four militants were killed in retaliatory firing. Four SF personnel and a women sustained injuries. SFs recovered materials used in making of a suicide jacket and explosives from the encounter site.

February 24: A Taliban 'commander', Mohammed Qari Zafar, wanted in connection with the 2006 bombing of the US consulate in Karachi, was among 13 persons killed in a suspected missile strike in the Dargah Mandi area of North Waziristan of FATA near the border with Afghanistan. Two intelligence officials said Mohammed Qari Zafar was among the 13 people killed in the missile attack in the Dargah Mandi area.

Nine Taliban militants were killed when a US drone fired missiles into a Taliban compound in the Dandey Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan in the FATA. "The US drones fired three missiles, nine terrorists were killed and six others wounded. A vehicle was also destroyed," said a Security Official in Peshawar, adding, "It hit a compound, the death toll may rise."

The Taliban militants beheaded three men, including two Afghans, in North Waziristan, accusing them of spying for the US. The headless bodies were found dumped by the roadside in Mir Ali, local Police Officer Muneer Zaman said. "Their throats were cut last night and the bodies were dumped early on Wednesday," he said. A note placed near the bodies said the men were beheaded because "they were US spies - anybody found engaged in espionage will meet the same fate".

Three passengers were killed and three others sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fired at a railway coach in the Tor Ghar area of Thall Tehsil in Hangu District of NWFP. The sources said that a Kurram Agency-bound coach came under attack when it reached near Tor Ghar. Three slain persons were identified as identified as Rajab Ali, a PhD student, Nazeer Ghulam and Hussain Jan.

February 23: Five Taliban militants were killed and four others were injured when the explosives that they were planting around their hideout detonated accidentally in Ali Sherzai Dar village of Kurram Agency in FATA.

February 22: 13 persons, including three Security personnel and four women, were killed and 41 others injured when a suicide bomber hit a SFs convoy at the Nishat Chowk in Mingora city of NWFP. A British woman, who had converted to Islam a month ago, also died in the attack while her husband was injured. Malakand Deputy Inspector General Idress Khan told reporters that evidence recovered from the crime scene suggested it could be a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, a suicide car bomber hit the military convoy and killed nine people, including children, in Mingora. Police said they had recovered parts of the Suzuki car used by the bomber.

February 21: Eight unidentified militants were killed and two troopers sustained injuries in a clash during a search operation in Darra Adamkhel of NWFP. The sources said SFs carried out a search operation in Turk Ismailkhel, Jawakai and Shindhand areas where the militants opened fire on SFs. In retaliation, SFs killed eight militants whose identity could not be established while two soldiers reportedly sustained injuries.

February 20: SFs killed at least 36 Taliban militants during operations in the various regions of FATA. The SFs killed at least 30 Taliban militants during operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) in various areas of Shawal mountains in South Waziristan Agency. The air strike took place in the region where the Army launched an air and ground offensive since October to flush out the Taliban militants. "Reportedly 30 Taliban have been killed by the SFs in aerial strikes this morning in the Shawal Mountains, South Waziristan Agency," according to a statement by the ISPR.

Six Taliban militants, including a 'commander', were killed in clashes with the SFs at Chapri Ferozkhel, the border area between Khyber and Orakzai Agencies.

Four Taliban militants were killed in a clash with the Security Forces in Ogda Takhta Band area in the outskirts of Mingora in Swat.

February 19: Five Taliban militants were killed in Banda and Ghundo areas of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of FATA when fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombarded Taliban hideouts. The SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in various areas of Nawagai tehsil, where five Taliban militants also laid down their arms and surrendered to the troops. Separately, the political administration announced the reopening of all educational institutions in Khar tehsil, and directed all teachers to report to duty.

February 18: At least 30 persons, including a LI 'commander', were killed and 110 others injured in a suicide attack near a mosque in Akakhel area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of FATA. Eyewitness sources said that a suicide bomber, after parking his explosives-laden double cabin pickup in the middle of a ground, blew himself up while meeting the LI's 'deputy chief' for the area. But another source said the bomber only detonated explosives strapped to his body as LI members and locals prepared for midday prayers at Darss Mosque, controlled by the LI. AFP quoted a regional official as saying that attack was carried out with around 80 people gathering around "the mosque, a cattle market and bazaar". The source said that around 40 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack. Sources in Tirah valley confirmed that the LI 'deputy chief' for the area, identified as Azam Khan, was among the dead. An intelligence official said, "We have confirmed reports that militant commander Azam Khan was also killed in the blast."

AFP quoted an intelligence official as saying, "There is a possibility that the rival outfit, AI, attacked the LI base." But a spokesman for the AI, Naeem, denied his outfit's involvement in the attack.

Four Taliban militants, including a Taliban 'commander' Jalaluddin Haqqani's son Muhammad Haqqani, were killed when US drones fired two missiles in Danday Darpakhel village near Jalaluddin Haqqani's madrassa (seminary), four kilometres north of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan in FATA. Without quoting any official, a private television channel reports that the son of the most wanted Afghanistan Taliban 'commander' was reportedly among those killed in the latest US drone strike. Two other Taliban were also injured in the attack. According to AFP, the attack was the fourth US bombing since February 14 in North Waziristan, and struck a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network.

February 17: Unidentified assailants killed six militants allegedly to be associates of Taliban 'commander' Noor Jamal alias Maulana Toofan by ambushing their vehicle in central Kurram Agency of FATA. SFs sources confirmed the ambush and fatality. The militants were travelling to Alisherzai area of Kurram Agency. Out of the six, two belonged to Waziristan and one was from the Orakzai Agency.

A US drone strike killed at least three suspected Taliban militants at a compound close to the Afghanistan border in North Waziristan. Political administration sources said that the unmanned aircrafts fired two missiles on the house of a local resident Sikandar in Tabbi Tolkhel, five kilometres east of Miranshah - headquarters of North Waziristan - killing at least three Taliban. The house was being used as a guesthouse for visiting Taliban operating across the border in Afghanistan, another security official said.

February 16: SFs backed by jet fighters and gunship helicopters pounded Taliban hideouts and killed 10 Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of FATA. Jet fighters and gunship helicopters bombed hideouts in Bandarey, Sipri and Ghutki areas of the Mamoond tehsil, while the SFs used long-range artillery from Khar to hit targets, officials said. The SFs also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Badan and Damadola areas, officials added.

February 15: A US drone attack killed at least three Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, security officials said. "The US drone fired one missile, which hit a vehicle. According to our reports, three Taliban were killed," an unnamed security official said. However, local officials put the death toll at four, saying the drone targeted a vehicle carrying Taliban militants just as they were leaving Tabi Ghundi Kala village. "It was a drone attack. Two missiles were fired into the vehicle. Four Taliban were killed," said a local security official. Meanwhile, intelligence officials provided conflicting accounts of the nature of the blast and the identities of those killed. Two officials confirmed the drone strike and said it killed three Taliban militants. Two others said the vehicle had hit a landmine and could not confirm the identities of the three killed.

February 14: A US drone killed seven Taliban militants at a training compound in the Mir Ali town of North Waziristan Agency in the FATA. "Seven terrorists were killed and four wounded in the drone attack," said a Security Official. Another security official confirmed the casualties and said the dead included "four foreigners, possibly Uzbeks."

The SFs killed three Taliban militants in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agencyt. Sources said that SFs, backed by helicopter gunships pounded the militant's hideouts with heavy artillery in the Hilalkhel, Hashim, Babra and Charmang areas of Nawagai tehsil of Bajaur, which killed three Taliban and destroyed several hideouts.

A would-be suicide bomber and three of his accomplices were killed in the Manizoo area of Khar tehsil, while SFs also arrested five suspected Taliban militants from the same area during a search operation. Consolidating territorial gains in Mamoond tehsil, the forces also defused two roadside remote-controlled bombs in Hazarnao area.

Three persons were killed and 16 others injured in bomb blast on the Cinema Chowk in the main town of Dadu District. The explosion damaged several buildings in the area, including a sweet shop that bore the brunt, said eyewitness Ghulam Nabi Panwar.

February 12: Four militants were killed and several others sustained injuries during a clash with SFs at Charmang in Nawagai tehsil of Bajaur Agency in FATA. Sources said the SFs backed by gunship helicopters targeted the militant hideouts in Charmang, Chinar, and Mattak areas in Nawagai tehsil. Four militants were killed and several were injured. The SFs set ablaze the house of Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, 'deputy chief' of the TTP.

February 10: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a khasadar patrol vehicle, killing 17 persons, including 11 khasadar personnel in Wazir Dhand area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. Official sources said Pakistan Ranger's Captain Saleem and six civilians were among the dead in Wazir Dhand area of Jamrud, while 10 others were injured in the blast. A reporter for Peshawar-based English daily, Amjad Afridi, was also injured in the blast. The officials said the khasadar patrol vehicle was on a routine patrol when the suicide bomber attacked them in a car. Eyewitnesses said that an 18-year-old bearded youth hit a white car into the khasadar van coming from the opposite direction.

Four Taliban militants and two women were killed in bombings in various areas of Mamoond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Aircraft bombed hideouts of the Taliban in Supri, Gutki and Mina, killing four Taliban, while a mortar shell hit a house killing two women and wounding three other persons.

February 8: At least 12 troopers were killed and two others were injured in a clash with militants during the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) in Ahmed Wam area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA. Six militants were also killed in the exchange of firing with the SFs. The ISPR sources said that the SFs successfully secured important feature point 5376, three kilometres north of Ahmed Wam, while clearance operation in Khawasai area was underway.

February 6: SFs killed seven Taliban militants and injured five others in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in the FATA. SFs took over the Taliban stronghold of Damadola after nine years, local sources said. Sources said that SFs pounded Taliban hideouts in Sewai, Damadola and Badalai areas and killed five Taliban while five others were injured in the attack. The SFs also bombed four Taliban hideouts during the operation. In addition, two Taliban militants were killed in a clash with the SFs in Badan area, while one solider was also injured.

February 5: At least 25 persons were killed and over 100 others, including women and children, wounded in twin blasts in Karachi as the city marked Hazrat Imam Hussain's chehlum (40^th Day after death) ceremony. The sources said that the first explosion occurred at around 3:03pm (PST) in the Shahrah-e-Faisal area of Karachi targeting a bus taking 30-40 mourners to the city's main chehlum procession at Nishtar Park, killing at least 13 people and injuring another 50. City Police chief Waseem Ahmad told the media while a motorbike fitted with an IED was used to carry out the attack, it was unclear if a bomber was riding the bike or it was parked and detonated when the bus passed by. The second explosion, which killed around 12 persons and wounded dozens of others, took place at around 4:55pm at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where those injured or killed in the first explosion were being taken amid a crowd of victims' relatives and the media. The blast at the medical centre targeted the building's parking lot in front of the emergency ward. Several vehicles, including ambulances, were also damaged in the attack. CID SSP Operations Fayyaz Khan said the latest attacks did not appear to have any link with another blast on December 28, 2009, which targeted Karachi's main Muharram procession, as they were carried out using devices connected to cell phones and placed inside boxes positioned on bikes. BDS official Muneer Sheikh described the attacks as "suicide bombings", and said a dead body found from the site of the first blast could be of the bomber. He said at least 15-20 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the first attack, while around 10 kilogrammes were used in the second. He said nuts, bolts and ball bearings were also found from the sites of the attack, and the "bombings appear similar to the Ashura attack". The Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has described the attacks as incidents of "sectarian violence".

SFs bombed Taliban hideouts in various areas of Mamoond Tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, killing five Taliban militants. The SFs used heavy artillery in Damadola, Cheenagai, Shinkot and other adjacent areas, destroying nine militant hideouts. Also, an indefinite curfew continued for the sixth consecutive day in Khar and its adjoining areas.

February 4: SFs killed 12 Taliban militants, including four foreigners, while 16 militants were arrested from different areas of Bajaur Agency in the FATA. A FC statement said that the SFs were advancing and consolidating territorial gains in Sewai, Damadola and Pasht areas of Bajaur Agency. The SFs also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from the area.

February 3: 12 Taliban militants were killed in various areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of FATA when fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed Taliban hideouts. Sources said that SFs had gained full control on Damadola as SFs neutralised Taliban hideouts in Sevoi, Azarnow, Supri, Khazah and Damadola. Two SF personnel were also injured in the attacks.

Three US troopers and four female students were among nine persons killed when a blast targeted a military-led convoy in Lower Dir of NWFP. The US troopers were travelling in a convoy with local troops, journalists and officials to the opening of a girls' school. At least 115 persons, including 95 schoolgirls, were also injured in the attack. While the ISPR said an IED was used in the attack, the Associated Press said there were conflicting reports about the source of the blast. Some officials said it was a roadside bomb detonated by a remote control, while others claimed it was a suicide car bomb. A statement by the US embassy in Islamabad said that the US troopers killed in the attack were training FC troops on a request by the Pakistani Government. "Three Americans were killed and two injured in an explosion," according to the statement. A statement by the Pakistan Army said the dead included a FC soldier. However, it said three "foreigners" were among the injured. Lower Dir District Police Chief Mumtaz Zarin said that nine persons, including four schoolgirls and "three foreigners", were killed in the remote-controlled blast.

February 2: The SFs killed 20 Taliban militants while two soldiers were killed and another injured in various clashes in Bajaur Agency of FATA. A Frontier Corps statement said that helicopter gunships and fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts in Damadola, Chinagai, Shinkot and adjacent areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency and destroyed several militant hideouts. Two Taliban militants were also reportedly injured in the attacks. SFs consolidated territorial gains by regaining control of Damdola area. SFs also arrested 14 Taliban militants and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in various parts of the Bajaur Agency.

At least 16 Taliban militants were killed after US drones fired 18 missiles at Datta Khel village in North Waziristan of FATA. Local administration and intelligence officials confirmed the deaths after the missiles reportedly struck Taliban hideouts and a training centre at three places in the village. "Up to eight US drones fired some 18 missiles at multiple Taliban targets in Datta Khel village," a senior security official said. "At least 16 militants were killed in the missile strikes," the official added.

Three militants were killed and eight persons injured in a clash with SFs in Malikabad, a mountainous area in Gadoon Amazai, of Swabi District in NWFP. Local residents and officials said that four militants surrendered before SFs after the clash. The sources said SFs launched a search operation in the area after receiving information about the presence of militants there. The militants, the sources said, opened fire on the SFs near a mosque and in the exchange of fire three militants, including a Pesh Imam (prayer leader) of the mosque, were killed. Eight persons, including four SFs personnel, were injured in the clash. The slain militants were identified as Shafi Akbar, Roohul Amin and Khalid. The four surrendered militants were Imran, Said Kamil Shah, Salman Akbar and Salman Shah.

February 1: The SFs killed at least 20 Taliban militants in different clashes during operation Sherdil (Lion heart) in Bajaur Agency of FATA where a solider was also killed and 11 others injured. The SFs backed by fighter jets, helicopters and armored personnel carrier, killed 14 Taliban militants in Damadola and Jani Shah and successfully infiltrated Mamond tehsil (revenue unit). Political administration officials said that the SFs also apprehended 27 Taliban militants from Damadola area of Mamond tehsil.

Six Taliban militants were killed during clashes with SFs in Chinagai, Shinkot and Kharki areas of Bajaur Agency.

January 31: Nine Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in Swoi and Damadola areas of Mamoond tehsil in Bajaur Agency of FATA.

January 30: A suicide bomber killed 16 people, including 14 civilians and two Police officers, and wounded 20 others at a police check point in the Bajaur Agency of FATA. The attacker, on foot, struck a market area in the region's main town, Khar.

Suspected US missiles killed nine alleged militants, officials said. Overnight, three suspected US missiles hit a compound and a bunker in the Mohammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency, part of a surge of the drone-fired strikes, said intelligence officials. Two missiles attack hit the compound being used by the militants, killing seven of them, the intelligence officials added. The third killed two more insurgents in the bunker, they said.

January 29: The fighting erupted when militants attacked a check post manned by the Frontier Corps and members of an anti-Taliban militia in the Chinar town in Bajaur Agency in FATA. Troops retaliated and killed 14 militants. A paramilitary soldier was also killed and three others were wounded in the clash.

Fighter jets bombarded a Taliban hideout in the town of Sewai in the Mamoond tehsil killing 10 terrorists and injuring 15 others.

Five suspected militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in a drone attack in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on pilgrims, killing three Shias and injuring seven others, in a sectarian attack in Quetta in Balochistan.

January 28: SFs killed nine militants and injured five others in a clash in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur Agency in FATA. Three SFs were injured in the attack.

SFs killed four Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency.

January 27: 12 Taliban militants were killed and three others injured in clashes between Salarzai laskhar (pro government Tribal militia) and militants in Chinnar village of Bajaur Agency in FATA. The volunteers from the Salarzai lashkar, backed by SFs were on their way to Mula Said and Chinnar areas when a group of armed militants attacked them. The SFs and members of the lashkar repulsed the attack killing 12 militants and injuring three. One trooper was killed in the attack.

Three children were killed in a bomb explosion in Nanger Khani village of Dir District in NWFP. "It was a timed device. Three children were killed on the spot. Apparently it is an act of terrorism. The terrorists want to create fear and terrify the residents," District Police Chief Rauf Khan was quoted saying.

January 26: Three militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when gunship helicopters fired at suspected hideouts of insurgents in Mamond and Salarzai tehsils (revenue units) in Bajaur Agency in FATA.

January 25: At least 15 suspected militants were killed when SFs, backed by helicopter gunship and artillery, pounded their positions in Kurram Agency in FATA. Official sources said that four hideouts of the Taliban were destroyed. Six SFs were also reportedly injured in the clash.

Air strikes by the jet fighters continued for more than two hours in Khar in Bajaur Agency in FATA. 10 terrorists have been killed and several hideouts were destroyed.

January 24: Taliban militants killed seven persons on suspicion of spying for the US in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

January 23: Three SFs and nine Taliban militants were killed when Taliban attacked the SFs in Chapri Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Five Taliban militants were killed and 20 others arrested after a clash with the SFs in Khoedakhel area of Upper Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Four persons including a SF were killed in a suicide car bombing near a Police Station at Gomal, about 25 kilometres south of Tank District in NWFP. "The bomber struck outside the Police Station, killing one Policeman and three passers-by, including two children," District Police Chief Ejaz Abid said. He said 11 persons, including five Policemen, three passers-by and three prisoners in the Police lock-up, were also injured.

January 22: SFs attacked the stronghold of local and foreign Taliban militants killing 15 of them and arresting 25 others in Machis camp near Miranshah in North Waziristan in FATA.

Two militants and a soldier were killed in a clash at Bilandkhel area in Orakzai Agency in FATA. The SFs also claimed to have arrested 49 suspected persons during the search operation.

January 21: Clashes between the SFs and terrorists left at least nine terrorists dead in Mohmand Agency in the FATA. The SFs engaged terrorists at several hideouts with helicopter gunships in the Matta, Bahadar Killi in Suran Valley, Mathai Chaqorai Markaz, Methai Markaz, Jarobai Dara, Gulmain, Shamshah and Shandara areas of the region. A terrorist was killed while planting an IED on the Narai-Zara Road. He was identified as Malikhel.

A roadside bomb killed two tribal elders and a woman travelling on a bus in Salarzai District of Bajaur Agency in FATA. 20 other passengers were injured in the explosion. The two men were members of a tribal militia formed to fight the Taliban militants.

Five militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed in a clash with SFs in Madyan area of Swat District in NWFP. Two of the militants were identified as Nadir Khan and ‘commander’ Sultan Akbar.

January 20: Five Taliban militants, including Ghulam alias Adil, a key ‘commander’, were killed and two others injured in a raid conducted by members of the peace committee at Khewzai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA. The lashkars (tribal militia) also ‘arrested’ 17 suspected militants and seized two rifles during search operations in Gawakai and Warasta villages.

January 19: Six Taliban militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Degan village of North Waziristan's Dattakhel tehsil in the FATA. The strike took place at around 6:30pm (PST).

SFs during a search operation exchanged fire with the Taliban near Kunar Sar area in Admi Kot area of South Waziristan in FATA. 10 Taliban militants were killed and five others arrested during the operation. In Jandola Sector, two soldiers were killed in a bomb blast near Janata, where the SFs defused three roadside bombs.

Five Taliban militants, including ‘local commander’ Hamad, were killed when militants opened fire at members of a peace committee in Baizai tehsil in the Mohmand Agency in FATA. Two committee members were also killed and two others injured in the clash.

January 18: SFs killed 10 Taliban militants and arrested five others in a clash in North Waziristan in FATA. The clash occurred when the militants opened fire on a checkpoint in the border town of Lwara Mandi, a bastion of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. Troops retaliated and killed 10 militants.

Taliban militants attacked lashkar (pro-Government tribal militia) personnel in Mohmand Agency in FATA, resulting in the death of one tribesman and three militants. The attack took place as the militia men manned a security post in the Bazai section of Mohmand, 70 kilometres away from Agency headquarters. The militants attacked the checkpost in the Daag area and killed a volunteer, Hazratullah Khan. The volunteers retaliated and killed three militants and injured two others. The fleeing militants took away the bodies and their injured men along with them. Also two tribesmen sustained injuries when an explosive device went off in Lagharai area of the sub-division.

Three militants were killed as a bomb exploded near central Kurram Agency in FATA .They were trying to plant the bomb near the basic health unit in Dogar in central Kurram, but the bomb went off prematurely killing all three of them.

January 17: A US drone strike killed at least 20 Taliban militants, including foreign terrorists (Uzbeks), in a South Waziristan Agency area in the FATA. The attack took place in Shaktoee - 40 kilometres southeast of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. This bombing was the 10th US drone strike to hit the tribal belt in the month of January.

January 16: Five militants were killed in clashes with SFs, while two troopers were injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack in Spin Qabar area of Bara of Khyber Agency in FATA. Sources said that terrorists attacked a SF convoy with a remote-controlled device in the Spin Qabar area at around 3pm (PST), injuring two Army troopers. A militant was killed in clashes with SFs during search operations following the attack. Also, four other militants were killed after a shell landed on a militant hideout.

Four non-Baloch persons were killed in different parts of Balochistan on in an apparent backlash of January 15 killings of two Baloch nationalists,. Three of the killings have been confirmed as target killings. Sources said that two Punjabi settlers were killed in Ghosiabad Police Station area in the Satellite Town area of Quetta, the provincial capital. The victims were standing on a road when unidentified armed motorcyclists opened fire at them. As a result, Malik Ifthakar died on the spot, while Malik Tahir succumbed to his injury in Hospital.One Punjabi settler was shot dead in Khuzdar District. Mohammad Iqbal, originally of Sailkot, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Umar Farooq Chowk. Meerak Baloch, a spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) called the offices of various newspapers and accepted responsibility for killing the three Punjabi settlers.

January 15: Two US drone strikes killed at least 11 Taliban militants in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. The first attack took place in Zanini village near Mir Ali, about 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, capital of North Waziristan Agency. "US drones fired four missiles at a Taliban compound and at least five Taliban were killed," a senior security official said. The officials said five US drones flew over at low altitude above the area, and two of the drones descended further and fired four missiles at the compound, destroying it completely. The second attack killed at least six Taliban militants in Bichi village. "At least six Taliban were killed," said the security official.

The bullet-riddled dead bodies of seven Taliban militants were recovered while an anti-Taliban leader was also killed in different areas of NWFP. "The dead bodies of five militants were dumped in two different areas of Darra Adam Khel," said Major Fazalur Rehman, spokesman for the Frontier Corps (FC).

January 14: A US drone targeted Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud in South Waziristan Agency in FATA. Hakeemullah recently claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) base in Khost province of Afghanistan. "What is confirmed is that Hakeemullah was targeted ... but the strike took place in a remote area where communication lines are very poor ... we don''t have confirmation yet if he is dead," the official sources said. However, the Associated Press (AP) quoted intelligence officials as saying that Hakeemullah was not among the victims. But Agence France-Presse (AFP) quoted a senior security official as saying, "We are receiving reports about his death, but we are not 100 percent sure." "Local people are saying he was there at the time [of the strike]," Reuters quoted another senior security official as saying. Sources close to the political administration said the drone fired four missiles at a house in Shaktoee - a village in South Waziristan close to the border with North Waziristan. AP put the death toll at 12, while AFP said 15 Taliban militants had been killed. "Shaktoee has been a stronghold of the Taliban, and TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud is believed to have been staying in the region after the military retook lost ground from the group during Operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation)," tribal sources said.However, the TTP has denied media reports that the group's chief, Hakeemullah Mehsud, has been killed in a US drone strike. "These media reports are just lies, and I have spoken to Hakeemullah ... he is safe," said TTP spokesman Azam Tariq - who phoned Daily Times from an unknown location. Azam also called the AFP news agency over the telephone, and said, "Hakeemullah Mehsud was present at the same place in Shaktoee where the drone struck ... but he had left the area already when the drone attack took place. He is alive and completely safe." However, he did not say when Hakeemullah left the area.

January 13: At least three Taliban militants were killed while nine others were arrested by SFs during the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) in Swat of NWFP. An ISPR statement said that two more militants surrendered before the SFs in Maniari area. SFs conducted a search-and-clearance operation in Qambar near Mingora and village Gada Kot and arrested nine suspected militants. During another search-and-clearance operation in Mora Sar and Udigram, SFs recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

January 12: Four Taliban militants and a soldier were killed in a gun battle when dozens of Taliban militants attacked a check post in Mohmand Agency of FATA, local sources said. They said more than 30 Taliban militants attacked the Ghanam Shah Checkpost in Bezai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. The slain soldier was identified as Gul Shireen. Six troopers were also injured in the attack. "They came from three sides and attacked the post with automatic weapons and rocket launchers," said a local administration official, Zabit Khan. He put the number of injured troops at three. A military official confirmed the casualties and said four Taliban militants had been killed in the Security Forces’ retaliation.

January 11: Eight Taliban militants and one trooper were killed during a clash between Taliban militants and SFs in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of FATA. The Inter-Services Public Relations sources said that eight Taliban militants were killed during a clearance operation in the area around Katori Sar and Jangwam.

January 9: A US drone strike killed at least four terrorists in North Waziristan of FATA, security and intelligence officials said. "A US drone fired two missiles, which hit a compound used as a training centre by militants," a senior security official said. He said that the identity of the militants was not immediately known, adding it was also not clear whether any high-value target was present in the area at the time of the strike.

Six persons, including one civilian killed in an explosion in a house near Babri mosque in Baldia town locality of Karachi in the morning. An initial investigation stated that six militants had come to the house at about 3 am (PST) on three motorcycles. They were guests of Ayaz, younger brother of Riaz who was living in the house with his mother, wife and three children. All the militants were in their late teens or early twenties. Five of the dead militants were identified as Riazul Hasan, Mohammad Husain, Shahbaz Lahori, Asif and Zahid. Ayaz was also killed in the blast, while his brother Ibrar was injured. A portion of a house was destroyed in what was described as an accidental blast. "We heard a loud bang at about 7:45am and saw two bodies lying in the debris. A Kalashnikov rifle was beside the bodies," an eyewitness said. Police found a cache of arms and ammunition and suicide vests strapped to the two bodies in the house. The suicide vests were fitted with grenades, they added. The suicide vest of the third militant accidentally triggered the explosion, causing a grenade to explode, investigators said. Police recovered several cartons of tinned food, jihadi literature, books and CDs, stickers of LeJ and SSP pasted inside a trunk containing certifications of graduation from a seminary, cell phones and several SIMs from the debris of the house. Three AK-47 rifles with several dozen rounds, over 25 hand grenades, anti-personnel mines and a pistol were also recovered, Baldia town Superintendent of Police Zahid Husain said. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the militants were from Swat.

Six militants were killed and three others injured in air strikes on suspected militant hideouts in upper Orakzai Agency of FATA. Official and independent sources said that three hideouts were targeted by helicopter gunships in the Kunj area of Sheikhan. All the buildings attacked were destroyed and at least six militants were killed.

Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the headquarters of the militant outfit Ansar-ul-Islam in Tirah area of Khyber Agency in FATA. Sources said that a meeting of the AI shura was in progress when the suicide bomber struck. An AI spokesman said the suicide bomber blew himself up when he was stopped from entering the gate. He said the attacker’s target was the AI shura but he failed, as he was not allowed to enter. He said AI ‘chief’ Qazi Mehboobul Haq was also at the madrassa (seminary) when the attack occurred. He said the head of the bomber was recovered by the AI volunteers, and was identified as a member of the Qambarkhel tribe who lived in Bara. He said the bomber was a member of rival militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam.

Four Taliban militants were killed and two injured when drones fired two missiles, one at a car and the other at a house, in Palali village in North Waziristan Agency. The village is in Tappi area, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, the North Waziristan Agency headquarters. "The US drone fired two missiles on a house. The house was completely destroyed," a Senior Security Official said. "A vehicle parked in the house was also destroyed," he added.

January 7: At least 10 Taliban militants were killed and several were injured as gunship helicopters bombed militant’s hideouts in Orakzai Agency of FATA. The militants were killed in Mamonzai, Ghaljo and Dabori areas of Orakzai Agency. Three vehicles were also destroyed in the operation.

Five militants were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in, exploded in the Darr village of Kurram Agency in the night.

Four Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested by SFs from different parts of Swat and Malakand in NWFP during Operation Rah-e-Rast (path to truth). An ISPR press release stated that SFs conducted search operations in Pul Bela near Bahrain, Kuz Bama Khela, Mera Mai, Muz Durshkhela, Langar, Mashkomai and Chiakolai and killed four militants in the gunbattle. Three militants were arrested and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession. The SFs also conducted search operations at Panr, Allahabad, Titawali, Dakorak, and Chbaghand Fazagat and arrested a militant.

January 6: 13 persons were killed when three US drones targeted a house in Sumzalai, 50 kilometers west of Miranshah, in the Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan in FATA. Two of the three missiles fired hit the house in Sumzalai at around 4pm (PST), killing seven persons, while the third missile struck the same house at around 4:50pm (PST), killing six people. Mahmood Shah, a former Security chief for the Tribal Areas, said he believed the drone strikes over the past week in North Waziristan were retaliation for a suicide attack against the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.

SFs killed seven militants in separate encounters in Kabal of Swat District of NWFP. The sources said SFs claimed to have killed three militants in an exchange of fire in the Kokaray area. The slain militants were identified as Mehboob Khan, Khaista Bacha and Salman. Four militants were killed in Bahrain area in another encounter with SFs, the sources added. They were identified as Naseeb Gul, Muhammad Azeem, Ismail and Ayaz. SFs demolished the houses of two militants in Samai area in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit).

January 5: The SFs killed three Taliban militants in the continuing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) when they tried to attack SFs at the Pungai checkpost in South Waziristan of FATA.

The SFs killed three Taliban militants in the continuing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) at Mora Kandao in Swat District of NWFP. ISPR said that one trooper was also injured in the clash.

January 4: SFs neutralised two militant hideouts on January 4, killing seven Taliban militants and arresting two others in Operation Sherdil (Lion Heart) in the Bajaur Agency of FATA. The sources said that the SFs targeted hideouts of Taliban in the Jani Shah area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue division), killing four militants. Another three terrorists were killed in Laywai area as the bomb they were busy manufacturing exploded in their hands. The SFs also arrested two militants in Khar and Laghrai area.

January 3: The SFs killed seven Taliban militants during operation in South Waziristan Agency of FATA.

The missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed five militants in Mosakki village, about 25 kilometres east of Miranshah. It was the third suspected US missile attack in the tribal District in less than a week.

SFs killed three militants during an encounter carried out in Shuza Algad near Sararogha. Four terrorists were also injured in the incident, while a cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered from them.

January 2: Eight Taliban militants were killed when fighter jets destroyed four of their hideouts in the Orakzai Agency of FATA. Sources said the fighter jets bombed Sturikhel, Sultanzai and Anjatari areas of Lower Orakzai, killing eight militants and destroying four of their hideouts.

At least five Taliban militants were killed in an encounter with the SFs in Kullachi tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Ismail Khan District in NWFP. A private television channel said the militants opened fire on a SF’s convoy in Maddi area. The convoy was heading towards Taufi area after troops received reports about the presence of a militant ‘commander’, Anwar Gandapur, in the area. During the encounter, the troops killed five militants including their ‘leader’ Ahsaanullah, Maulvi Irfan and Farhan.

Four Taliban militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) in South Waziristan, the ISPR.

Three volunteers of a local Lashkar (tribal militia) were also killed in a clash with militants in Sturikhel area of the Orakzai Agency.

January 1: At least 90 persons were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden pickup truck in the middle of a volleyball game in the Shah Hasan Khel village of Lakki Marwat District in the Bannu Division of the North West Frontier Province NWFP. Police said more than 60 persons are being treated at local hospitals. Local Police chief Ayub Khan told Reuters the bomber blew himself up in an SUV in the middle of the field and there was believed to be a second vehicle, which fled the scene. Khan said the bomber drove a vehicle loaded with around 250 kilogrammes of high-intensity explosives into the field, which lies in a congested neighbourhood. Some nearby houses collapsed and "we fear that some 10 or so people might have been trapped in the rubble." Khan said that more than 20 houses, on both sides of the open ground where the match was being played, had collapsed. In addition, a group of local tribal elders was holding a meeting at a nearby mosque. The mosque was damaged and some people inside were killed, he added further. "Four paramilitary soldiers are also among the dead," he informed. Another Police official said that some 300 people were on the field when the incident took place. A large number of them are said to have been elderly residents and children. Meanwhile, the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the death toll might rise further, adding, "The locality has been a hub of militants. Locals set up a Lashkar (tribal militia) and expelled the militants from this area. This attack seems to be a reaction to their expulsion." Security Forces have cordoned off the village.

Six persons, including an anti-Taliban tribal elder, were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in the Mandal area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency of FATA. Sources said Malik Gul Shali was on his way to the Agency headquarters along with five other men when unidentified militants detonated the bomb. All six died instantly. Security Forces have cordoned off the area and started a search operation. No group has claimed responsibility so far.

Five Taliban militants were killed and another seven injured in different parts of Orakzai Agency. The sources said helicopter gunships pounded Sultan Zai, Anjani, Tarkhosam, and Ghoz Ghar areas of the Agency, killing the five Taliban militants.

Three US drones fired two missiles at a car in North Waziristan Agency, killing three Taliban militants and injuring another three persons. The attacks occurred at 7:45pm (PST) in Mubarik Shahi village, 20 kilometres east of the Miranshah.