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January - 1 
A team of United Nations (UN) observers accompanied by senior military officials from Peshawar, on January 1, visited the Kohat jail, where 139 Al Qaeda terrorists have been detained. The observers will apprise themselves of the progress made in obta
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A team of United Nations (UN) observers accompanied by senior military officials from Peshawar, on January 1, visited the Kohat jail, where 139 Al Qaeda terrorists have been detained. The observers will apprise themselves of the progress made in obtaining information regarding the terrorist network, in the light of the interrogation being carried out by three different teams.
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January - 1 
According to media reports on January 2, the Federal government reportedly directed officials to analyse the constitutional aspects of proscribing the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP), the two sectarian-political
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According to media reports on January 2, the Federal government reportedly directed officials to analyse the constitutional aspects of proscribing the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP), the two sectarian-political parties divided on sectarian lines. Reports indicate that the final decision on their proscription is likely to be taken once the constitutional aspect of this move is considered.
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January - 1 
According to media reports, the Federal government has launched a countrywide "Sectarian Terrorist Activity Record" programme for collecting data about sectarian and terrorist outfits to eradicate terrorism from the country. Under the programme, poli
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According to media reports, the Federal government has launched a countrywide "Sectarian Terrorist Activity Record" programme for collecting data about sectarian and terrorist outfits to eradicate terrorism from the country. Under the programme, police departments and secret agencies are compiling basic information about various militant outfits and individuals in the country.
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January - 1 
According to media reports, the recent and earlier video films of Osama bin Laden released by the Al Jazeera TV channel have been made available in Kohat with Urdu dubbing by an unnamed organization. The cassettes, available at select video centres,
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According to media reports, the recent and earlier video films of Osama bin Laden released by the Al Jazeera TV channel have been made available in Kohat with Urdu dubbing by an unnamed organization. The cassettes, available at select video centres, are reportedly in great demand among the local populace. Reportedly, people expressed the opinion that the films were genuine and the Al Qaeda leader was alive.
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January - 1 
According to Pakistani media reports, there is speculation in Islamabad that the Interior Ministry, the key Federal agency on internal security issues, had no knowledge of the arrests of two top terrorist leaders of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the
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According to Pakistani media reports, there is speculation in Islamabad that the Interior Ministry, the key Federal agency on internal security issues, had no knowledge of the arrests of two top terrorist leaders of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and had heard of their arrest through the media. However, Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani, while denying such reports, said the Ministry was always taken into confidence in matters pertaining to internal security. He elucidated that such reports, of the Ministry not being aware of the arrests, might have emanated because crucial decisions were not reflected in writing on the files. Noorani reportedly said he knew in advance about certain recent high profile arrests.
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January - 1 
An office-bearer of the JeM said more than a dozen of its cadres had been arrested and the outfit’s offices in the Sindh province were shut down on January 1. He also added that cadres have been instructed to go underground to avoid arrests. Sindh po
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An office-bearer of the JeM said more than a dozen of its cadres had been arrested and the outfit’s offices in the Sindh province were shut down on January 1. He also added that cadres have been instructed to go underground to avoid arrests. Sindh police officials said action against terrorists was taken on instructions from authorities in Islamabad.
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January - 1 
Criticising the arrests, the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) said, on January 1, the crackdown on terrorists would harm the ‘freedom struggle’ in Jammu and Kashmir. "The current policy of the government has broken the hearts of freedom-loving Kashmiris," JeI sp
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Criticising the arrests, the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) said, on January 1, the crackdown on terrorists would harm the ‘freedom struggle’ in Jammu and Kashmir. "The current policy of the government has broken the hearts of freedom-loving Kashmiris," JeI spokesperson, Amirul Azeem said.
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January - 1 
Denying that Pakistan was supporting any of the terrorist outfits active in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, he claimed that Pakistan only supported the people of Kashmir who were struggling for their right to self-determination as promised by the internat
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Denying that Pakistan was supporting any of the terrorist outfits active in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, he claimed that Pakistan only supported the people of Kashmir who were struggling for their right to self-determination as promised by the international community. "This support will continue at the moral, political and diplomatic level," he said, responding to a question whether the crackdown against the leaders of terrorist outfits meant withdrawal of Pakistan’s support to the people of Kashmir. He added that arrests made in Pakistan were under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) and had nothing to do with the Indian allegations. "It is our internal matter and action is being taken against those who are disturbing peace in Pakistan", he pointed out.
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said, in Islamabad, on January 1, during a daily briefing, "We have received a list of 20 alleged fugitives from India without any evidence of their involvement in terrorist activities." The Pakistan High C
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said, in Islamabad, on January 1, during a daily briefing, "We have received a list of 20 alleged fugitives from India without any evidence of their involvement in terrorist activities." The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was, on January 1, handed over a list of 20 "fugitives of law" reportedly residing in Pakistan with the request that they be apprehended and handed over to India. He said, if India provided concrete evidence action under the law of the country would be taken against those involved in the terrorist attack, provided they were residing in Pakistan.
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January - 1 
However, a spokesperson for the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JD), the new name for Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad (MDI), the parent organisation of LeT, denied that 100 arrests were made in Punjab. He said the arrests were made in Karachi, Islamabad, Sukkur, Rahim Ya
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However, a spokesperson for the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JD), the new name for Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad (MDI), the parent organisation of LeT, denied that 100 arrests were made in Punjab. He said the arrests were made in Karachi, Islamabad, Sukkur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan and Bahawalpur. He said at some places the district administration sealed the JD’s offices and confiscated office records. He opined that it was unfair that the JD was being victimised in the wake of Indian allegations against the LeT. He claimed that the LeT had wound up its activities and offices in Pakistan and was confining itself to Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC). Official sources have indicated that the arrests would continue in Punjab and their scope could be expanded to the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
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January - 1 
In continuing crackdown on terrorist outfits, Punjab police on January 1 arrested 100 more terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Lahore and other cities in southern Punjab. "Police and security forces in a crackdown
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In continuing crackdown on terrorist outfits, Punjab police on January 1 arrested 100 more terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Lahore and other cities in southern Punjab. "Police and security forces in a crackdown on Lashkar-i-Taiba and Jaish-i-Mohammad have picked up around 100 members and leaders of both the parties," said LeT spokesperson Yahya Mujahid. Criticising the crackdown, he said, "We are against all acts of terrorism and we have repeatedly said we are not involved in the December 13 attack on the Indian parliament." Mujahid said the LeT had already halted its activities in Pakistan and shifted its offices to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). "There is no Lashkar setup now in Pakistan," he declared.
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January - 1 
Justice Karamat Nazir Bhandari of the Lahore High Court allowed, on January 1, a petitioner-lawyer to amend his petition against the ban on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to confine it to the detention of their chiefs. Advocate
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Justice Karamat Nazir Bhandari of the Lahore High Court allowed, on January 1, a petitioner-lawyer to amend his petition against the ban on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to confine it to the detention of their chiefs. Advocate M D Tahir pointed the importance of Jehad in Islam in his arguments against the ban. The Judge observed that he had disjoined a number of aspects and had sought a variety of relief measures, which could only be considered separately. While demanding withdrawal of the ban imposed on the two Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, the petitioner had sought disbandment of India's Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Shiv Sena and the trial of their leaders.
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January - 1 
Media reports from Pakistan said Pakistan has refused to grant political asylum to the top Taliban leadership and diplomats, due to intense US pressure. Reportedly, the government has formally informed some of the Taliban’s senior leaders and diploma
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Media reports from Pakistan said Pakistan has refused to grant political asylum to the top Taliban leadership and diplomats, due to intense US pressure. Reportedly, the government has formally informed some of the Taliban’s senior leaders and diplomats, including former Taliban Ambassador in Pakistan Mullah Abdul Salam, that they and their families would not be granted political asylum. The government is reportedly of the view that bestowing asylum to Taliban leaders and diplomats could create a law and order situation in the country. As reported earlier, former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan Zaeef and senior leader Maulvi Rehmat Ullah Kakazada are among the top Taliban leaders who had sought asylum. These Taliban leaders have also been officially asked to leave Pakistan at the earliest.
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January - 1 
Media reports have pointed that police have also arrested JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar's four brothers––Tahir, Suleman, Rauf and Wahid. Police also recovered a huge quantity of weapons during raids, besides arresting five bodyguards of Masood Azhar
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Media reports have pointed that police have also arrested JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar's four brothers––Tahir, Suleman, Rauf and Wahid. Police also recovered a huge quantity of weapons during raids, besides arresting five bodyguards of Masood Azhar. The Bahawalpur police also reportedly started to prepare a list of cases against Masood Azhar around the country, which includes one for firing on Gujranwala police and another relating to the torture of a police officer.
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January - 1 
Military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi said Pakistan’s moral and diplomatic support was not restricted to one group or the other. "It is the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir whom we are supporting", he said. Stating that India had not
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Military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi said Pakistan’s moral and diplomatic support was not restricted to one group or the other. "It is the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir whom we are supporting", he said. Stating that India had not provided any proof with the list of 20 persons whose arrest it had demanded, he added, "It would be difficult even to consider any action against these 20 persons if there is no proof."
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January - 1 
News reports from Pakistan, on January 1, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, in an interview to Frontline (an Indian fortnightly) said "[there] are] … some organisations which are extremist and even terrorist in nature," in Pakistan. Sattar
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News reports from Pakistan, on January 1, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, in an interview to Frontline (an Indian fortnightly) said "[there] are] … some organisations which are extremist and even terrorist in nature," in Pakistan. Sattar said these included the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM). Saying that Pakistan had taken various concrete steps in the domestic context to "…deal with this kind of extremism and terrorism", he added "…pursuing a policy of containing and eliminating these tendencies in the country is bound to take some time". Elaborating on the problem of extremism and terrorism, Sattar said "…[there] has been a domestic phenomenon of increasing sectarian militancy, of increasing militancy also as a consequence of a proliferation of weapons in Pakistan following the decade of the 1980’s". Abdus Sattar said, while Islamabad was willing to "cooperate fully" with New Delhi in the efforts for "…the prevention and eradication of terrorism…. We need evidence against individuals who, according to Government of India, are implicated in the reprehensible attack on Indian Parliament. We cannot just act because India makes a demand". Extending cautious support to an extradition treaty between the two countries, the Minister said it was a desirable goal. However, he said the pitfalls in having such a treaty must also be considered, specifying the differences between the two countries with regard to the definition of the territories of the two countries.
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January - 1 
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said on January 1 in Kathmandu, Nepal, that it would consider the extradition of wanted persons under the SAARC Anti-Terrorism Convention if India met with legal obligations, such as the indictment of the peop
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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said on January 1 in Kathmandu, Nepal, that it would consider the extradition of wanted persons under the SAARC Anti-Terrorism Convention if India met with legal obligations, such as the indictment of the people demanded. "We can consider the extradition of these persons only after India fulfils all the legal requirements", he said. Under the SAARC Convention, India can invoke the right of extradition after completing the proper procedure and providing the evidence. ‘It’s a legal issue not a political one,’ Sattar said while answering a question about the list of wanted persons given by India this week to Pakistan. "Extradition is a legal concept," Sattar said, adding that there was no bilateral extradition agreement between India and Pakistan.
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January - 1 
Police in Dera Ismail Khan, on January 1, defused a bomb and foiled an attempt to cause large-scale destruction at Circular Road. Police sources said unidentified terrorists had placed a 2-kg bomb in front of the house of a retired divisional enginee
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Police in Dera Ismail Khan, on January 1, defused a bomb and foiled an attempt to cause large-scale destruction at Circular Road. Police sources said unidentified terrorists had placed a 2-kg bomb in front of the house of a retired divisional engineer at Lohari Gate, one of the busiest commercial areas of the city.
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January - 1 
Reports from Multan indicated that police officials have received no instructions to this effect from the Punjab government and no one was arrested in Multan. Separately, reports said, inquiries with the offices of JeM and LeT confirmed that they had
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Reports from Multan indicated that police officials have received no instructions to this effect from the Punjab government and no one was arrested in Multan. Separately, reports said, inquiries with the offices of JeM and LeT confirmed that they had faced no crackdown or arrest.
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January - 2 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Khan said, on the same day, in Islamabad, evidence of involvement in terrorist activities was necessary for extraditing any person. He said, under the SAARC Convention on Terrorism, extradition was subject to the law
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Khan said, on the same day, in Islamabad, evidence of involvement in terrorist activities was necessary for extraditing any person. He said, under the SAARC Convention on Terrorism, extradition was subject to the law of the requested country. He claimed that the list of 20 persons provided by India does not contain any evidence.
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January - 2 
Information Secretary Anwar Mehmood said action against terrorists and some organisations as well as the deweaponisation drive were initiated much before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA.
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Information Secretary Anwar Mehmood said action against terrorists and some organisations as well as the deweaponisation drive were initiated much before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA.
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January - 2 
Media reports on January 3 indicated that a team of Army interrogators have found strong evidence of the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan in the light of the revelations made by a majority of the 139 Arab detainees at the Central Prison in
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Media reports on January 3 indicated that a team of Army interrogators have found strong evidence of the presence of Al Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan in the light of the revelations made by a majority of the 139 Arab detainees at the Central Prison in Kohat. Consequently, the Interior Ministry is expected to launch a crackdown against the Al Qaeda cadres reportedly hiding in tribal territory in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Baluchistan and some settled areas of the country in the light of the preliminary reports compiled by the investigators.
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January - 2 
Pakistan Information Secretary Anwar Mehmood said in an interview to the BBC that the arrests of the chiefs of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were not made under pressure. "There does not arise any question of pressure. Pa
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Pakistan Information Secretary Anwar Mehmood said in an interview to the BBC that the arrests of the chiefs of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were not made under pressure. "There does not arise any question of pressure. Pakistan itself has been taking action on its own against terrorism. It has been dealing with terrorism within the country and has also been participating in the fight against terrorists outside the country with the international coalition," Anwar said. He also pointed that there was no change in Pakistan’s Kashmir policy.
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January - 2 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on January 2, that the question of handing over anybody to India did not arise. "If there is any allegation against any of the individuals, evidence should be provided to us. The government of P
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on January 2, that the question of handing over anybody to India did not arise. "If there is any allegation against any of the individuals, evidence should be provided to us. The government of Pakistan will examine the evidence and act against those elements under the law of the land," Gen. Musharraf said. This was stated at the joint meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) and Federal Cabinet, reports said.
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January - 2 
Police sources in Sanghar claimed on January 2 that four agents of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency, were arrested with a large quantity of material, which is used with explosives. Sources added that they were a
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Police sources in Sanghar claimed on January 2 that four agents of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency, were arrested with a large quantity of material, which is used with explosives. Sources added that they were allegedly involved in a failed attempt to derail a passenger train between Tando Adam and Nawabshah a few days ago in which an oil tanker was damaged due to the bomb blast.
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January - 2 
The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said on January 2 that it was shifting its offices to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to escape a crackdown by Pakistani authorities. JeM leader Mohammed Abdullah said the outfit’s leaders would infiltrate into J&K, despite heavy I
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The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said on January 2 that it was shifting its offices to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to escape a crackdown by Pakistani authorities. JeM leader Mohammed Abdullah said the outfit’s leaders would infiltrate into J&K, despite heavy Indian security. "We have decided to shift offices to held Kashmir… We will open offices on the mountains of Kashmir and no one can stop us from doing so," he said.
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January - 2 
The Pakistan Customs and the Makran Scouts, on January 2, seized a large cache of narcotics and illegal arms and ammunition from the Chaghai and Gajjo areas near the border with Iran. However, no arrests were made in connection with the seizures.
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The Pakistan Customs and the Makran Scouts, on January 2, seized a large cache of narcotics and illegal arms and ammunition from the Chaghai and Gajjo areas near the border with Iran. However, no arrests were made in connection with the seizures.
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January - 3 
Delayed reports from Badin said police raided the houses of LeT cadres on December 30 and interrogated several persons. However, no arrests were made.
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Delayed reports from Badin said police raided the houses of LeT cadres on December 30 and interrogated several persons. However, no arrests were made.
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January - 3 
Intelligence agencies in the area have reportedly commenced collecting proof and information about persons funding the terrorist and sectarian groups and sheltering their leaders. News sources said the Federal government had issued instructions to al
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Intelligence agencies in the area have reportedly commenced collecting proof and information about persons funding the terrorist and sectarian groups and sheltering their leaders. News sources said the Federal government had issued instructions to all law enforcement agencies to prepare lists of traders, printing presses and computer designers who were publishing literature and other documents for such outfits. The bank balances, status of business, living standards and other activities of persons involved in attending meetings of such groups were also being collected, sources said.
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January - 3 
Over two dozen religious leaders and activists were arrested by the Faisalabad police during a crackdown on January 3. Police raided almost all the offices of terrorist and sectarian outfits in the city and took into custody office-bearers and activi
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Over two dozen religious leaders and activists were arrested by the Faisalabad police during a crackdown on January 3. Police raided almost all the offices of terrorist and sectarian outfits in the city and took into custody office-bearers and activists of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Toiaba. Police also seized literature and other related material during raids on the offices of religious bodies. All the arrested have reportedly been shifted to unknown places.
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January - 3 
Police in Dadu district arrested 30 cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), and the Tehrik-i-Jafria Pakistan in raids conducted on January 3 night, reports said. Among those held was the district chief of the SSP, Ayub
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Police in Dadu district arrested 30 cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), and the Tehrik-i-Jafria Pakistan in raids conducted on January 3 night, reports said. Among those held was the district chief of the SSP, Ayub Chandio. Also the district chief of the Tehrik-i-Jafria, Ashraf Sakhirani was held.
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January - 3 
Punjab police, on January 3, arrested more than 80 cadres of different terrorist and sectarian outfits in the province. Following a list of some 300 cadres of various terrorist groups in Lahore and a similar list of over 500 cadres for other parts of
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Punjab police, on January 3, arrested more than 80 cadres of different terrorist and sectarian outfits in the province. Following a list of some 300 cadres of various terrorist groups in Lahore and a similar list of over 500 cadres for other parts of the province, the Punjab police had launched the operation, participated by the security wing of the Punjab police, special branch and intelligence agencies. According to media reports, cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish –e-Mohammed (JeM), are being arrested though the law enforcement agencies have been asked to crackdown on all terrorist and sectarian outfits. However, LeT spokesperson Yahya Mujahid said only one cadre of his outfit was arrested. "The authorities say that the operation was meant only for sectarian militant groups like Sipah-i-Sahaba and Tehrik-i-Jafria," he added. Yahya also said 12 LeT cadres and some 80 JeM cadres had already been arrested from all over Pakistan.
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January - 3 
The erstwhile Taliban regime’s Ambassador in Pakistan, Mulla Abdul Salam Zaeef has reportedly been arrested in Islamabad, on January 3. Official sources said, after his arrest, Mulla Zaeef was taken to Peshawar and reportedly handed over to the North
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The erstwhile Taliban regime’s Ambassador in Pakistan, Mulla Abdul Salam Zaeef has reportedly been arrested in Islamabad, on January 3. Official sources said, after his arrest, Mulla Zaeef was taken to Peshawar and reportedly handed over to the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) authorities for further proceedings against him for overstaying in the country. He was arrested after Pakistan turned down his request of political asylum.
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January - 3 
The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit in a statement released from Muzaffarabad, on January 3, indicated that there would be no scaling down of its terrorist operations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir despite a clampdown by Pakistan
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The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit in a statement released from Muzaffarabad, on January 3, indicated that there would be no scaling down of its terrorist operations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir despite a clampdown by Pakistan authorities. "I declare on behalf of my organisation that our Jihad will continue in occupied Kashmir as long as our last fighter and India's last soldier is there," JeM spokesperson Rana Farooq Tahir said in Muzaffarabad. "We are not afraid of war. Rather we want it to take place because Kashmir can only be liberated from Indian slavery by military means," Tahir said.
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January - 3 
They added that not even a single terrorist outfit had its documented record of source of income and expenditure. A majority of these groups had no bank accounts, property and other belongings in the Faisalabad district and their offices had been set
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They added that not even a single terrorist outfit had its documented record of source of income and expenditure. A majority of these groups had no bank accounts, property and other belongings in the Faisalabad district and their offices had been set up in rented buildings, sources indicated. The law enforcement agencies have already removed all signboards and hoardings of these groups from city roads and cash boxes put in shops for collecting donations in the name of Jehad.
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January - 3 
Three unidentified gunmen killed a Pesh Imam (chief priest) outside a mosque in Surjani Town, Karachi, on January 3. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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Three unidentified gunmen killed a Pesh Imam (chief priest) outside a mosque in Surjani Town, Karachi, on January 3. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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January - 4 
Addressing the protestors, JI provincial chief Muhammad Ibrahim alleged that President Pervez Musharraf was following the American agenda and had caused a security risk to the country. Therefore, the President should be unseated, he said. He also con
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Addressing the protestors, JI provincial chief Muhammad Ibrahim alleged that President Pervez Musharraf was following the American agenda and had caused a security risk to the country. Therefore, the President should be unseated, he said. He also contended that the regime has arrested genuine and real leaders behind bars and struck deals to allow corrupt politicians to return to the country. The provincial chief demanded release of his leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad, and Jamat-Ulema-I-Islami (Fazlur Rehman) faction chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, as well as other religious leaders.
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Citing a senior functionary of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), a news report said that 200 activists of the outfit were arrested in a series of raids by security agencies on January 4-5 in Sindh and Punjab.
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Citing a senior functionary of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), a news report said that 200 activists of the outfit were arrested in a series of raids by security agencies on January 4-5 in Sindh and Punjab.
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January - 4 
Continuing with their crackdown on jihadi organizations, Karachi Police arrested several religious extremists, on January 4, reports said. Police raided several places in the city and picked up a number of suspects. Of those arrested were cadres of t
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Continuing with their crackdown on jihadi organizations, Karachi Police arrested several religious extremists, on January 4, reports said. Police raided several places in the city and picked up a number of suspects. Of those arrested were cadres of the Sunni Tehrik and the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). The police denied reports that they had raided mosques and madrassas (religious institutions). Elaborating, a police officer said, "We have acted upon secretly received information and raided the homes of suspects to pick them up." A senior police officer, Manzoor Mughal said the arrested persons were not picked up from religious institutions or mosques, and added that some of them were affiliated with jihadi groups and were wanted for sectarian killings. Some of those detained were later set free.
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January - 4 
In a related development, JI cadres, in Nowshera, on January 4, staged a sit-in at the secretariat of the district Nazim to protest the continued detention of their leader. They also presented a memorandum to the district Nazim, Pervez Khattak. The p
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In a related development, JI cadres, in Nowshera, on January 4, staged a sit-in at the secretariat of the district Nazim to protest the continued detention of their leader. They also presented a memorandum to the district Nazim, Pervez Khattak. The police resorted to baton charged to disperse the protesters. They also took into custody three JI workers who were later released.
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January - 4 
In an order, Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Department Javed Iqbal said he was being detained under section 3(1) of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance for publishing an article in an English daily, as well as because tensions were running h
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In an order, Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Department Javed Iqbal said he was being detained under section 3(1) of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance for publishing an article in an English daily, as well as because tensions were running high between India and Pakistan.
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January - 4 
In his article in The News the Qazi leveled allegations against the present government saying it was seeking the help of US government in the worst bloodshed in Afghanistan. On the other ground for his arrest, the detention order says, provocative sp
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In his article in The News the Qazi leveled allegations against the present government saying it was seeking the help of US government in the worst bloodshed in Afghanistan. On the other ground for his arrest, the detention order says, provocative speeches by the Qazi, when tensions were running high with India, "will harm national solidarity in the existing delicate situation". Qazi Hussain Ahmad was first placed under house arrest November 3, 2001. The government has since then been extending his detention.
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January - 4 
Other reports said the Faisalabad City chief of the SSP, Maulana Habibur Rehman, arrested for violating the ban on the use of loudspeakers, was also set free released by a local court on bail.
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Other reports said the Faisalabad City chief of the SSP, Maulana Habibur Rehman, arrested for violating the ban on the use of loudspeakers, was also set free released by a local court on bail.
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January - 4 
Police in the Punjab arrested over 80 activists of the different jihadi outfits and militant groups, reports from Pakistan said, on January 4. A majority of them belonged to the Lashkar-e-Toiba LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Tehrik-i-Jaferia Pakistan
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Police in the Punjab arrested over 80 activists of the different jihadi outfits and militant groups, reports from Pakistan said, on January 4. A majority of them belonged to the Lashkar-e-Toiba LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Tehrik-i-Jaferia Pakistan and Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). Reports also said an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore, on January 4, sent 17 activists of militant groups on judicial remand. Of the over-80 arrested, 18 were taken into custody from Lahore and the suburbs. 20 more were held from Faisalabad and the remaining from other places in the province.
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January - 4 
Reports from Faisalabad, Punjab, said local units of religious parties, under the aegis of Pak-Afghan Defence Council (PADC), took out a protest rally on January 4 against what they called wrong foreign policy of the government. The rally commenced a
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Reports from Faisalabad, Punjab, said local units of religious parties, under the aegis of Pak-Afghan Defence Council (PADC), took out a protest rally on January 4 against what they called wrong foreign policy of the government. The rally commenced at the local office of the Jamaat-i-Islami and was addresses by PADC leaders. The PADC is a conglomeration of religious parties
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January - 4 
Reports from Pakistan, on January 4, said police in Faisalabad, Punjab, had set free all the persons they had detained during the ongoing crackdown on activists of religious parties. Over two dozen activists of the Tehrik-i-Jaferia Pakistan, the Sipa
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Reports from Pakistan, on January 4, said police in Faisalabad, Punjab, had set free all the persons they had detained during the ongoing crackdown on activists of religious parties. Over two dozen activists of the Tehrik-i-Jaferia Pakistan, the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were arrested during surprise raids on January 3. They were set free after leaders reportedly called on Punjab Governor and senior Provincial Home Department officials and pleaded that the arrests were unjustified and that those detained were neither involved in any criminal cases nor had they violated any government instructions. They also assured the police that their cadres would not cause any law and order problem. Consequently, the Home Department ordered the release of those detained.
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January - 4 
Reports in the media, quoting sources in Washington, said on January 5 that approximately 200 Pakistanis were being held in prisons in the US as part of the investigations into the September 11-terrorist attacks. Their exact numbers and names are not
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Reports in the media, quoting sources in Washington, said on January 5 that approximately 200 Pakistanis were being held in prisons in the US as part of the investigations into the September 11-terrorist attacks. Their exact numbers and names are not known, though. Reportedly, a majority of the imprisoned persons are being held on charges of immigration or credit card irregularities.
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January - 4 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government, on January 4, extended the detention of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad by another 30 days. The JI chief is under detention at the Tanda Dam Rest House, Kohat.
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government, on January 4, extended the detention of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad by another 30 days. The JI chief is under detention at the Tanda Dam Rest House, Kohat.
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January - 5 
Media reports from Pakistan said on January 5 that intelligence officials of the interim government in Afghanistan were negotiating with Taliban commanders over the surrender of Taliban chief Mullah Omar. Nasratullah Nasrat, an intelligence official
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Media reports from Pakistan said on January 5 that intelligence officials of the interim government in Afghanistan were negotiating with Taliban commanders over the surrender of Taliban chief Mullah Omar. Nasratullah Nasrat, an intelligence official in Kandahar, said consultations were on in Helmand province and if they did not yield the desired result, government forces would storm the Taliban. Reports also said, a Taliban commander Abdul Ahad, better known as Rayes Baghran - the Chief of Baghran – declared at the consultations that he would hand over Mullah Omar and also surrender along with his force of up to 1,500 men if the US bombing campaign was halted in southern Afghanistan.
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January - 6 
A spokesperson for the LeT said some two dozen of his cadres had so far been arrested. He also claimed that the arrests were "certainly and obviously being launched under the international pressure. India has put pressure on Islamabad by massing its
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A spokesperson for the LeT said some two dozen of his cadres had so far been arrested. He also claimed that the arrests were "certainly and obviously being launched under the international pressure. India has put pressure on Islamabad by massing its troops along the borders and enjoys backing of the United States."
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January - 6 
A villager in Badin district claimed that his son, who was arrested by the Sanghar police as a suspected RAW agent, was innocent and was never involved in any subversive activities. The Sanghar police arrested the alleged RAW agent on December 26, 20
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A villager in Badin district claimed that his son, who was arrested by the Sanghar police as a suspected RAW agent, was innocent and was never involved in any subversive activities. The Sanghar police arrested the alleged RAW agent on December 26, 2001 along with 15 other persons. The villager also added that the police tortured his son to extract a confession. He appealed to the government to order an inquiry into the incident by a High Court judge.
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January - 6 
According to media reports, police arrested approximately 45 cadres of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in raids on January 6. "In all some 45 of their members were picked up in raids late on Saturday and early on Sunday. At least
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According to media reports, police arrested approximately 45 cadres of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in raids on January 6. "In all some 45 of their members were picked up in raids late on Saturday and early on Sunday. At least 32 Jaish members were among the detainees", said Hassan Burki, spokesperson for the JeM. He said police in several southern districts of Punjab raided mosques, homes and offices searching for cadres and weapons. "Police entered our homes, insulting our elders and women. They searched our homes for weapons and messed everything up," Burki said. He added that the Jaish would challenge the arrests of its cadres in the courts. "The law provides protection even to criminals. We will challenge the arrests of our cadres and the government will have to tell what was their offence. If we did not get justice through the legal course, it would mean that state terrorism is being meted out to us," he said. The spokesperson claimed that Pakistan was bowing to pressure from India and the international community. "All this is being done to please India and Blair," he said, adding these detentions would not make any difference to the outfit.
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January - 6 
Security forces on January 6 foiled a suicide bomb attack on US forces and aircraft at the Jacobabad airbase and arrested four persons in this connection and also recovered some arms and ammunition from them. Police sources indicated that four person
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Security forces on January 6 foiled a suicide bomb attack on US forces and aircraft at the Jacobabad airbase and arrested four persons in this connection and also recovered some arms and ammunition from them. Police sources indicated that four persons, who were scheduled to have carried out the suicide attack, were arrested. The police recovered 10 time bombs, six rocket launchers, two blue prints of the airbase and four mobile phones from them.
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January - 6 
Three suspected terrorists were killed and a police personnel of the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) injured in an encounter in Kalat district, Quetta, on January 6. According to official sources, a joint team of Quetta and Kalat police raided a house to
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Three suspected terrorists were killed and a police personnel of the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) injured in an encounter in Kalat district, Quetta, on January 6. According to official sources, a joint team of Quetta and Kalat police raided a house to arrest members of a terrorist group allegedly sponsored by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency. In the ensuing encounter, three suspected terrorists were killed and one police personnel injured. Police sources added that a large cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered by the ATF from the encounter site.
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January - 7 
A leader of the Jameat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction), Maulana Noor Mohammad and Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Baluchistan, Maulana Abdul Haq Baloch, on January 7 criticised the handing over of Zaeef to US authorities. They termed the govern
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A leader of the Jameat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction), Maulana Noor Mohammad and Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Baluchistan, Maulana Abdul Haq Baloch, on January 7 criticised the handing over of Zaeef to US authorities. They termed the government's decision as undiplomatic and illegal. They said the government should have given political asylum to Zaeef. While claiming that the authorities had handed over Zaeef to the US authorities in Islamabad, the leaders rejected the government's claim that the ex-Envoy had been deported to Afghanistan.
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January - 7 
According to media reports, police in Dera Ismail Khan have arrested 12 persons with arms and ammunition in separate raids on January 7.
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According to media reports, police in Dera Ismail Khan have arrested 12 persons with arms and ammunition in separate raids on January 7.
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January - 7 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Afrasiab Khattak said the deportation of Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan, appears to have been carried out without observing legal procedures and formalities. In a
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Afrasiab Khattak said the deportation of Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan, appears to have been carried out without observing legal procedures and formalities. In a press statement released on January 7, he said Zaeef, who had sought asylum in the country, was forced back into Afghanistan despite the fact that Pakistani authorities were fully aware of the hostile conditions he faced there. "The treatment meted out to him is similar to the manner chosen to deal with hundreds of Afghans after September 11 who were pushed back across the border by the administration without permission from courts and without completing any legal procedure".
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January - 7 
Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) Chief Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi claimed in Rawalpindi, on January 7, that the government was implicating his cadres in crimes committed by students of madrassas (seminaries) belonging to other sects. He said the crackdown
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Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) Chief Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi claimed in Rawalpindi, on January 7, that the government was implicating his cadres in crimes committed by students of madrassas (seminaries) belonging to other sects. He said the crackdown should be limited to only those groups that were involved in sectarian violence. He also criticized the government for conducting raids on religious schools and termed it as a conspiracy to close them.
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January - 7 
Two unidentified assailants in Karachi killed an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A), on January 7. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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Two unidentified assailants in Karachi killed an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A), on January 7. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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January - 8 
A news report on January 8 cited a leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Imtiaz Salim Chaudhry, as saying in Kotli that if the outfit’s chief, Amanullah Khan was handed over to the Interpol, "severe panic will be created in the regi
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A news report on January 8 cited a leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Imtiaz Salim Chaudhry, as saying in Kotli that if the outfit’s chief, Amanullah Khan was handed over to the Interpol, "severe panic will be created in the region." Imtiaz Chaudhry added that "Kashmir freedom struggle would suffer negative impact if movement leader Ammanullah Khan was handed over to the Interpol on Indian demand." He also claimed that to hand over a Muslim leader to a foreign government is against the constitution and law of the country.
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January - 8 
According to media reports of January 8, Inspector General Frontier Corps (IGFC), Maj. Gen. Tajul Haq, told a visiting US Senate delegation in Peshawar that adequate measures had been taken by the government to check the entry of foreign terrorists f
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According to media reports of January 8, Inspector General Frontier Corps (IGFC), Maj. Gen. Tajul Haq, told a visiting US Senate delegation in Peshawar that adequate measures had been taken by the government to check the entry of foreign terrorists from across the border into Pakistan. He briefed the nine-member delegation led by Senator Lieberman, which visited the Khyber Pass and the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Torkham, on January 8. The IGFC told the delegates that the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) administration was fully guarded to check the entry of terrorists and added that 208 terrorist, mostly foreigners, have been arrested till date.
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January - 8 
According to media reports, Maulana Aziz Ahmad Gharwal, Chief of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Bajaur Agency, who was killed during US bombardment in Paktia province, Afghanistan, recently, will be buried in Peshawar on January 8,
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According to media reports, Maulana Aziz Ahmad Gharwal, Chief of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Bajaur Agency, who was killed during US bombardment in Paktia province, Afghanistan, recently, will be buried in Peshawar on January 8, today. His body was brought from Khost to his native village, Seway, on January 7 amid resentment in the area. Maulana Gharwal and thousands of TNSM cadres from the Bajaur Agency and Malakand division had entered Afghanistan in November 2001 to fight alongside the Taliban militia against US ground forces.
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January - 8 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Senators, on January, 8 that he did not believe that Osama bin Laden had escaped to Pakistan to evade possible US capture. Senator Joseph Lieberman said the delegation of US Senators touring the So
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Senators, on January, 8 that he did not believe that Osama bin Laden had escaped to Pakistan to evade possible US capture. Senator Joseph Lieberman said the delegation of US Senators touring the South Asian region had discussed the possible whereabouts of bin Laden during their meeting with President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. "He (Musharraf) does not think that Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan. Of course, he said he does not know for sure. His own guess is that he is hiding in the mountains in Afghanistan," Lieberman said.
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January - 8 
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) on January 8, while strongly condemning what it said were target killings of its activists, warned that the establishment would be responsible if the masses launched a protest movement against such
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) on January 8, while strongly condemning what it said were target killings of its activists, warned that the establishment would be responsible if the masses launched a protest movement against such killings, arrests and state atrocities perpetrated on MQM-A cadres. The party leadership also warned that the outfit would not be able to control its activists and supporters if the establishment did not control its agencies and agents.
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January - 9 
According to media reports, President Pervez Musharraf is expected to address the nation on January 12 to take people into confidence on the growing tension in the region and the proposed measures aimed at discouraging religious and sectarian outfits
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According to media reports, President Pervez Musharraf is expected to address the nation on January 12 to take people into confidence on the growing tension in the region and the proposed measures aimed at discouraging religious and sectarian outfits and intolerance in the society. Reports added that the President's address is likely to ignore the Indian demand for handing over 20 terrorists to New Delhi. Sources also indicated that the US and British governments had been informed that Pakistan would take action against terrorists according to the law of the land, provided evidence was given by the Indian government.
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January - 9 
Mohammad Ashraf Saraf, a leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has called upon the international community to draw a clear distinction between terrorism and ‘freedom movement’. Terrorism would have to be differentiated from the "just and
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Mohammad Ashraf Saraf, a leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has called upon the international community to draw a clear distinction between terrorism and ‘freedom movement’. Terrorism would have to be differentiated from the "just and legal struggle of Kashmiri people for the implementation of UN resolution", Saraf said while talking to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, in Islamabad, on January 9. On the Kashmir issue, he said militancy would end "the day India withdrew its 700,000 troops from the valley." Commenting on cross-border terrorism, he claimed that the number of Pakistanis involved in militancy in Kashmir was a fraction of Indian paramilitary forces present.
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January - 9 
The Federal government has reportedly directed the administrators of more than 1,750 madrassas (seminaries) in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to stop admitting Afghan children and elders and other foreigners, failing which they would face cl
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The Federal government has reportedly directed the administrators of more than 1,750 madrassas (seminaries) in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to stop admitting Afghan children and elders and other foreigners, failing which they would face closure. News reports have mentioned that the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur Rahman faction) directly controls 75 per cent of the seminaries in which majority of the students are Afghans. There was earlier no restriction on admission of refugees to the seminaries, but in the wake of reported entry of Taliban and Al Qaeda cadres from across the border into Pakistan, the government has imposed a ban on their admissions. Reports submitted to the government warned that madrassa students, who went to Afghanistan for Jehad, might return to become a potential threat to the internal security of the country. The Federal government is also expected to close down all madrassas which had maintained any kind of link with terrorist activities and sectarian violence. According to media reports, there are approximately 300,000 students in these seminaries.
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January - 9 
The tribal administration in Khar Bajaur sent to prison, on January 9, for a term of three years, 10 suspected Al Qaeda terrorists and 52 officials of the erstwhile Taliban regime who had illegally crossed over into Pakistan. The 62 persons, comprisi
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The tribal administration in Khar Bajaur sent to prison, on January 9, for a term of three years, 10 suspected Al Qaeda terrorists and 52 officials of the erstwhile Taliban regime who had illegally crossed over into Pakistan. The 62 persons, comprising Arabs and Afghans, had entered the tribal agency at different points of time through varied routes and were arrested. Media reports indicate that they have been sent to the Central Prison in Haripur and the district prison in Kohat. Official sources have indicated that the Afghan prisoners belonged to Kandahar, Qunduz, Kabul and Nangarhar provinces. The Arabs, belonging to the Al Qaeda, hailed from Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Official sources added, after their transfer to Haripur and Kohat, Pakistani intelligence agencies as well as the Unite States’ Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) would interrogate them.
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January - 9 
The US Treasury on January 9 ordered freezing the assets of four Pakistan-Afghan groups linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. Two groups and two individuals were added to the list. The groups added were the Afghan Support Commi
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The US Treasury on January 9 ordered freezing the assets of four Pakistan-Afghan groups linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. Two groups and two individuals were added to the list. The groups added were the Afghan Support Committee, with locations in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, which also has offices in Pakistan. The two individuals added to the list were Abu Bakr al-Jaziri, an Algerian, and Abd al-Mushin al-Libi, whose nationality was not listed.
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January - 9 
Unidentified assailants in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi, killed an official of the transport department, on January 9. Police sources said it might be a terrorist act. However, no arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing. Sources also
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Unidentified assailants in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi, killed an official of the transport department, on January 9. Police sources said it might be a terrorist act. However, no arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing. Sources also added that this was the fourth incident of terrorism in the city since the beginning of the year.
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January - 10 
According to media reports, the United Nations (UN) Security Council while rejecting Pakistan's request that it intervene to defuse Indo-Pakistan tension asked Pakistan to crackdown on terrorist groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan's Ambas
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According to media reports, the United Nations (UN) Security Council while rejecting Pakistan's request that it intervene to defuse Indo-Pakistan tension asked Pakistan to crackdown on terrorist groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Shamshad Ahmed Khan, had sought the UN Security Council's intervention to ease tension during a meeting with the Council President for the current month, Ambassador Jugdish Koonjal Dharmachand of Mauritius.
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January - 10 
Amanullah Khan, Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), on January 10 offered to surrender if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a verdict against him. Khan said that the Indian government had declared him a terrorist and
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Amanullah Khan, Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), on January 10 offered to surrender if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a verdict against him. Khan said that the Indian government had declared him a terrorist and persuaded the Interpol to issue a warrant of arrest against him. "It was not for the first time that India has done so against me… India has been calling me terrorist but its real purpose is to prevent me from advocating my ideology of an independent Kashmir." Amanullah told a news conference in Islamabad following reports that his name was on the list of 20 men India wanted extradited from Pakistan. He called on India to approach the ICJ where he indicated he would challenge the allegations of terrorism and the Indian stand on Kashmir. He observed, "If the world court gave the verdict that I am a terrorist or my demand for a independent Kashmir is not justified, I would hand myself over to Indians." Separately, he said, on January 11, that he would launch a fresh-armed struggle if necessary. He added that his outfit had a right to fight for independence for Kashmir. "Now, since it will be an open official decision of the government of Pakistan to clamp down on militants, we may face Pakistan's wrath," he said.
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January - 10 
An additional district and sessions judge in Toba Tek Singh, on January 10, released on bail Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) district President Maulana Muhammad Awais and Jamaat -Ulema-e-Islam (JuI –Fazlur Rahman faction) leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor R
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An additional district and sessions judge in Toba Tek Singh, on January 10, released on bail Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) district President Maulana Muhammad Awais and Jamaat -Ulema-e-Islam (JuI –Fazlur Rahman faction) leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Rabbani. They were arrested under Section 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Act about a week ago during a crackdown on religious activists. A case was also registered against them on November 6, 2001 on charges of delivering provocative speeches against the government and the United States at a public meeting held under the aegis of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC).
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January - 10 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said during a press briefing in Islamabad, on January 10, that, "nothing is being demanded from Pakistan." He was replying to a question on the demands of the United States in relation to the December 13, 2
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said during a press briefing in Islamabad, on January 10, that, "nothing is being demanded from Pakistan." He was replying to a question on the demands of the United States in relation to the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on Indian Parliament. He said, "Pakistan is taking action to eliminate terrorism and will continue to take measure in this regard."
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January - 10 
Maulana Masood Azhar, Chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the former Chief of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have been detained for three months under the provisions of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance for making p
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Maulana Masood Azhar, Chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the former Chief of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have been detained for three months under the provisions of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance for making provocative speeches against government policies. Assistant Advocate General Amin Lone disclosed this while making a statement in Lahore before Justice Karamat Nazir Bhandari, on January 10. The order issued on December 25, 2001 seeking the arrest of Maulana Azhar was also presented to the Court. The order Maulana Azhar with instigating the general masses to rise against the government. The order declared that his speeches, presence, or other activities promote feelings of hatred and ill-will among various sects and thus constitutes a serious threat to national security and the solidarity of Pakistan.
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January - 11 
According to media reports, the military regime has been told that a ban on the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) would be a violation of the fundamental rights protected in the 1973 Constitution. SSP and TJP, the
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According to media reports, the military regime has been told that a ban on the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) would be a violation of the fundamental rights protected in the 1973 Constitution. SSP and TJP, the two sectarian outfits, are reportedly facing threats of a possible ban by the government apparently to address the issue of sectarian terrorism. As reported earlier, two sectarian terrorist outfits – the Laskhar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP) of the SSP and TJP respectively -- have been banned since August 14, 2001 in order to curb sectarianism. Reports said, at a high-level meeting convened to discuss the issue of banning the SSP and the TJP, President Musharraf was apprised of the fact that proscription of any political party unilaterally by the government would be a violation of the fundamental rights enshrined in and protected by the Constitution. The government has been told that a political party, registered as such under Political Parties Act, can only be banned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, only if the apex court is convinced of the reasons given by the government. Sources in the Law Ministry indicated that the government could not ban any political party on its own. Both the SSP and TJP are registered as political parties and have also been participating in electoral politics. The Law Ministry sources said Article 17 of the Constitution on "Freedom of Association" protects the political parties from any extreme action by the government.
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January - 11 
Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), on January 11, challenged his detention in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and appealed that the apex court pass an ad-interim order for his release. Terming the detention order as mala fide, h
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Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), on January 11, challenged his detention in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and appealed that the apex court pass an ad-interim order for his release. Terming the detention order as mala fide, his petition said that there was no legal justification for his confinement.
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January - 11 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on January 11 warned Pakistan authorities that the handing over of its leader in line with Indian demands "would be a betrayal of their cause." "We are carrying out a legitimate freedom struggle because Kashmir is a disput
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on January 11 warned Pakistan authorities that the handing over of its leader in line with Indian demands "would be a betrayal of their cause." "We are carrying out a legitimate freedom struggle because Kashmir is a disputed territory under the UN Security Council resolutions," said Hizb spokesperson Saleem Hashmi. Syed Salahuddin, the ‘supreme commander’ of HM, is on the list of India's 20 most wanted men. "Pakistan supports the Kashmiris' right to self-determination and any such move would mean a deviation from this position," Hashmi said. While declining to provide details on the whereabouts of Salahuddin, Hashmi added, "The commander lives in his own territory because both Azad Kashmir and held Kashmir are our own territories."
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January - 11 
The Lahore High Court (LHC), on January 11, upheld the three-month detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, Chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, ex-Chief of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The LHC rejected a petition that contended tha
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The Lahore High Court (LHC), on January 11, upheld the three-month detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, Chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, ex-Chief of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The LHC rejected a petition that contended that the detentions were illegal. Azhar has been detained since December 25, 2001 under the Maintenance of Public Order law, and since early January 2001 has been held in the Mianwali district jail, about 250 km south west of Lahore. Saeed was being detained in the Sihala rest house within a Punjab police training camp, about 40 km east of Rawalpindi.
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January - 12 
According to media reports, the Federal government is expected to send a formal reference to the Supreme Court to fulfil the constitutional obligation for proscribing the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP). Officia
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According to media reports, the Federal government is expected to send a formal reference to the Supreme Court to fulfil the constitutional obligation for proscribing the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP). Official sources indicated that the government would send a reference to the Supreme Court requesting for the banning of the two parties, which were registered under the Political Parties Act of Pakistan.
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January - 12 
In a major crackdown on terrorists and religious extremists and activists of outlawed organisations on January 12, hours ahead of President Pervez Musharraf's televised address to the nation, over 500 persons have been arrested in various parts of th
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In a major crackdown on terrorists and religious extremists and activists of outlawed organisations on January 12, hours ahead of President Pervez Musharraf's televised address to the nation, over 500 persons have been arrested in various parts of the country. Senior police officials in Sindh said 200 activists of various outfits were arrested. As the President concluded his address, orders were issued to seal offices and places being used by various religious, sectarian or politico-religious parties and terrorist groups, or their leaders, to prevent any possible reaction. The arrested included 58 cadres of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and 16 activists of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP). Reports from Hyderabad, Sindh, indicated, approximately 200 activists and some leaders of various terrorist outfits and sectarian groups were arrested there. Around 50 persons of different religious parties were arrested in Sukkur and Larkana divisions. 50 local leaders and activists of the TJP and SSP were arrested in the Jacobabad district. Separately, more than 20 active members of the TJP and SSP were arrested from the Khairpur district. Police also arrested several cadres of SSP, TJP, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Sunni Tehrik in raids conducted in Nawabshah. Media reports added that police in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) arrested more than 100 leaders and activists of TJP and SSP. The crackdown is expected to continue for the next few days.
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January - 12 
President Pervez Musharraf, in an address to the nation on electronic media, on January 12, announced the proscription of five terrorist outfits, taking the number of banned groups to seven. President Musharraf banned two outfits active in Jammu and
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President Pervez Musharraf, in an address to the nation on electronic media, on January 12, announced the proscription of five terrorist outfits, taking the number of banned groups to seven. President Musharraf banned two outfits active in Jammu and Kashmir, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Sectarian outfits Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) were also proscribed. He also announced that the Sunni Tehrik has been placed under observation. As reported earlier, two sectarian outfits, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP), had been proscribed on August 14, 2001. Besides the proscription, he also banned any organisation in Pakistan if it calls itself as Lashkar, Sipah or Jaish. Those to be found involved in inciting people to commit violence, either in the external or internal context, would face punitive action, he added. He also stated that, in the year 2001, 400 persons had been killed in violent activities. He also announced future rules of behaviour for madrassas (seminaries) and mosques. He indicated that any mosque and new religious schools could be established only with the permission of the government. He also restricted the use of loudspeakers and all parties were disallowed the use of mosques or madrassas for political purpose, fanning sectarian hatred or anything that challenged the writ of the government. The President also said Pakistani religious leaders should not involve themselves in conflicts outside Pakistan. The President said Pakistan would not hand over any Pakistani national to India, though India has sent a list of 20 people it wants for terrorist and criminal activities committed in India. While condemning the terrorist attacks of September 11, October I and December 13 of year 2001, he added, if evidence was produced to Pakistan against these people, they would be proceeded against under Pakistani laws.
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January - 13 
Abdullah Sayyaf, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesperson, in a statement faxed to the press on January 13, said, "Pakistan has no right to ban LT without any proof because it is struggling against the Indian occupant forces in Kashmir for the liberation
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Abdullah Sayyaf, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesperson, in a statement faxed to the press on January 13, said, "Pakistan has no right to ban LT without any proof because it is struggling against the Indian occupant forces in Kashmir for the liberation of the held valley." He said such bans would never affect the terrorist operations and it would continue until "Indian forces vacate the occupied Kashmir."
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January - 13 
According to media reports, over 1,400 activists of various terrorist and sectarian outfits were arrested and approximately 400 offices sealed and their records seized as the countrywide crackdown on terrorist and sectarian groups continued on Januar
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According to media reports, over 1,400 activists of various terrorist and sectarian outfits were arrested and approximately 400 offices sealed and their records seized as the countrywide crackdown on terrorist and sectarian groups continued on January 13.
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January - 13 
According to news reports, President Pervez Musharraf has directed the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, and other intelligence agencies in the country to assist police in all the four provinces in arresting
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According to news reports, President Pervez Musharraf has directed the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, and other intelligence agencies in the country to assist police in all the four provinces in arresting sectarian terrorists. The President has reportedly directed the intelligence agencies to review and update information on the target groups so that the core groups of sectarian terrorists of both the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) are arrested and not their second and third tier cadres. Reports said, the Interior Ministry would co-ordinate the reports of the various intelligence agencies and monitor their working with the provincial police.
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January - 13 
Another news report indicated that the TJP had decided to rename itself as Millat-e-Jaferia Pakistan (MJP) and to challenge in the Supreme Court, President Musharraf’s decision to outlaw the outfit. TJP President Sajid Naqvi reportedly indicated this
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Another news report indicated that the TJP had decided to rename itself as Millat-e-Jaferia Pakistan (MJP) and to challenge in the Supreme Court, President Musharraf’s decision to outlaw the outfit. TJP President Sajid Naqvi reportedly indicated this from an unnamed location. He said, "We have asked our provincial party heads and other office-bearers to open MJP offices in their areas." Naqvi also reportedly claimed that the TJP had nothing to do with sectarian violence. Naqvi is also reported to have said that the Shia community would accept the proscription if an elected government ordered it.
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January - 13 
As the military regime launched an aggressive campaign against Islamist militancy in Pakistan, news reports have indicated that the groups targeted by the authorities have reportedly pre-empted the official drive by going underground. "I cannot chang
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As the military regime launched an aggressive campaign against Islamist militancy in Pakistan, news reports have indicated that the groups targeted by the authorities have reportedly pre-empted the official drive by going underground. "I cannot change my course in the wake of trials and tribulations. I shall continue my struggle until the Muslim Ummah is liberated and Allah's word is established in the world," said Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the detained chief of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The underground leadership of terrorist outfits such as the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), LeT, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Al-Badr and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) have reportedly changed their identities and have also selected new undisclosed locations as new bases for their secret ‘movement’ henceforth. Jaish and Lashkar activists reportedly said that secret parleys were underway with militant Islamist groups to form a unified militant Islamist front to strengthen the militant Islamist causes in Jammu and Kashmir and Afghanistan. An unnamed Al-Badr cadre reportedly indicated in Karachi that, instead of recruitment through public campaign, underground cells of experienced supporters across Pakistan would now conduct secret recruitment and collect funds for Jehadi causes.
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January - 13 
Bakht Zamin Khan, Chief of the Al-Badr, said, "Pakistani nation and government must keep it in mind that struggle for liberation of Kashmir is actually an endeavour to uphold Pakistan's solidarity, and any measure damaging it is absolutely against na
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Bakht Zamin Khan, Chief of the Al-Badr, said, "Pakistani nation and government must keep it in mind that struggle for liberation of Kashmir is actually an endeavour to uphold Pakistan's solidarity, and any measure damaging it is absolutely against national interests."
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January - 13 
Detained Chief of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said in Dera Ismail Khan that President Musharraf’s speech had "pleased Americans not nation." He claimed that his speech was based on the dictation that he had got fro
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Detained Chief of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said in Dera Ismail Khan that President Musharraf’s speech had "pleased Americans not nation." He claimed that his speech was based on the dictation that he had got from the Untied States. He also claimed that secret agencies of the country had helped promote sectarianism.
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January - 13 
In Hyderabad and Dadu districts, in Sindh, the police crackdown continued on the second day and night and seven offices of five banned outfits were sealed while 90 more militants were arrested. News sources have indicated that, although the police ha
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In Hyderabad and Dadu districts, in Sindh, the police crackdown continued on the second day and night and seven offices of five banned outfits were sealed while 90 more militants were arrested. News sources have indicated that, although the police had arrested most of the front line leaders of the banned religious groups, their cadres had managed to go underground. Police also raided the office of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) in Karachi and sealed it on the basis of information that the HM was operating from its premises. Besides, the arrests of activists of the SSP and TJP, Islamabad police also sealed two offices of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as well as offices of the Al Rasheed Trust (ART).
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January - 13 
In Malakand division, offices of the TNSM, LeT and JeM were sealed and dozens of their activists were arrested. According to unconfirmed reports, 200 leaders of the TNSM have so far been arrested in the division, including 80 in Swat district, while
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In Malakand division, offices of the TNSM, LeT and JeM were sealed and dozens of their activists were arrested. According to unconfirmed reports, 200 leaders of the TNSM have so far been arrested in the division, including 80 in Swat district, while raids for further arrests are going on. TNSM Chief Maulana Sufi Mohammed is already in the Dera Ismael Khan jail following his arrest in Kurram Agency on his return from Afghanistan, in December 2001, where he had gone leading thousands of TNSM cadres for Jehad. The administration has sealed all offices of the TNSM, including its central office at Amandarra, Batkhela.
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January - 13 
Munawar Hasan, Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) acting Chief, has termed the ban on terrorist and sectarian organisations as unjustified. Addressing an organisational convention in Lahore, on January 13, he claimed that the Musharraf regime was taking steps agai
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Munawar Hasan, Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) acting Chief, has termed the ban on terrorist and sectarian organisations as unjustified. Addressing an organisational convention in Lahore, on January 13, he claimed that the Musharraf regime was taking steps against national interests under duress from the US and Indian governments. He said, "President Musharraf had been calling Kashmir freedom struggle a jihad for the last 27 months and all jihadi groups were working right under his nose. Will he care to explain, who has been patronising jihad for all those 25 years in Afghanistan and for 12 years in Kashmir." He also said the speech of President Musharraf was full of contradictions and he tried to divert public attention from real issues.
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January - 13 
Reacting to President Musharraf's speech of January 12, Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) Chairman Syed Salahuddin said the ban on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were shocking. In a statement released on January 13, Salahuddin deman
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Reacting to President Musharraf's speech of January 12, Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) Chairman Syed Salahuddin said the ban on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were shocking. In a statement released on January 13, Salahuddin demanded President Musharraf to review the decision and defer the ban till India provided clear proof of their involvement in the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament. He also said the proscription would have no effect on the ongoing terrorist activities of these outfits in Jammu and Kashmir. The MJC Chairman described President’s Musharraf's statement on Kashmir as "historic and spirit-infusing."
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January - 13 
Sheikh Jamil ur Rehman, ‘Military Chief’ of the Tehreek-al-Mujahideen and Secretary General of the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) in a statement from Muzaffarabad on January 13 has welcomed President Pervez Musharaf's reaffirmation for Pakistani moral
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Sheikh Jamil ur Rehman, ‘Military Chief’ of the Tehreek-al-Mujahideen and Secretary General of the Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) in a statement from Muzaffarabad on January 13 has welcomed President Pervez Musharaf's reaffirmation for Pakistani moral and political support to the ‘Kashmiri cause’. He said that this "will boost the moral of Kashmiri people struggling for their right of self determination."
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January - 13 
Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, President of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP), has denied press reports that the party has been renamed as Millat-e-Jaferia Pakistan (MJP). He said, in Lahore, on January 13, "The question of renaming the TJP does
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Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, President of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP), has denied press reports that the party has been renamed as Millat-e-Jaferia Pakistan (MJP). He said, in Lahore, on January 13, "The question of renaming the TJP does not arise." He said the offices of the defunct TJP were mainly functioning in rental buildings, which have already been vacated. He also denied reports that he was arrested in Islamabad. He said consultations were in progress on approaching the courts for legal action. He said police have taken dozens of defunct TJP cadres from Sindh and Punjab into custody. Meanwhile, Tauqeer Baba, General Secretary of the defunct TJP, Punjab, welcomed the imposition of ban on the outfit. He said, "We can sacrifice to any extent for the sake of sectarian peace and harmony…If President Pervez Musharraf considers that sectarian peace can prevail by imposing a ban, we accept it wholeheartedly. The parties come and go and these never matter for the sake of the nation and supremacy of law."
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January - 13 
The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) government said on January 13 declared that the ban on sectarian and terrorist outfits announced by President Pervez Musharraf would be extended to the region also. "I fully endorse the speech of President Musharra
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The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) government said on January 13 declared that the ban on sectarian and terrorist outfits announced by President Pervez Musharraf would be extended to the region also. "I fully endorse the speech of President Musharraf and we will take action in our area in line with it," PoK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan said in Muzaffarabad. He said his government had no links with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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January - 13 
The Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) and its constituent religious parties, while opposing President Pervez Musharraf’s January 12-speech, termed it as being against the principles of Islam and democracy. The religious leaders, on January
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The Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) and its constituent religious parties, while opposing President Pervez Musharraf’s January 12-speech, termed it as being against the principles of Islam and democracy. The religious leaders, on January 13, opposed the ban on sectarian and terrorist outfits and claimed that religious institutions were not imparting military training to students. They opined that the President had delivered the speech under American pressure. Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, spokesperson and central leader of the PADC, said the President was "imposing his will on the masses." He also claimed that that the government would "never be able to prove a single case against the religious institutions were giving military training to their students and spreading terrorism." While criticising the imposition of certain restrictions on religious institutions, he added, in India such institutions operate independently. He claimed a number of NGOs funded by Jews were operating in Pakistan and were spreading anti-Islamic teachings among the general public. He also added that he, along with many other religious leaders, had gone underground to avoid being arrested.
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January - 14 
According to media reports, police in Quetta on January 14 arrested Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, General Secretary of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur Rahman faction). Haideri is also the Chairman of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC). Sep
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According to media reports, police in Quetta on January 14 arrested Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, General Secretary of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur Rahman faction). Haideri is also the Chairman of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC). Separately, Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Baluchistan, Maulana Abdul Haq Baloch, along with five others were arrested in Quetta on the same day.
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January - 14 
Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Samiul faction), Maulana Samiul Haq opined in Nowshera on January 13 that the ban on terrorist and sectarian outfits was unjustified. He said that, "the Army cannot fight alone and guidance fr
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Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Samiul faction), Maulana Samiul Haq opined in Nowshera on January 13 that the ban on terrorist and sectarian outfits was unjustified. He said that, "the Army cannot fight alone and guidance from the religious and Jehadi groups is a must for Jehad." According to him, "there is a need to impart Jihad training to the whole nation and the religious parties could play an important role for this purpose." He claimed that madrassas (religious seminaries) and mosques have never been involved in terrorism.
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January - 14 
Police in Faisalabad removed on January 14 signboards, posters, banners and flags from the offices of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and Tanzeem Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhamma
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Police in Faisalabad removed on January 14 signboards, posters, banners and flags from the offices of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and Tanzeem Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM). Police also took into custody hundreds of cash boxes put up by the LeT for collection of donations.
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January - 14 
The crackdown on cadres and leaders of the five banned groups continued on January 14 throughout Punjab province. In Faisalabad, 19 more activists of the SSP and TJP were arrested and 17 offices of the banned groups were sealed across the district. A
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The crackdown on cadres and leaders of the five banned groups continued on January 14 throughout Punjab province. In Faisalabad, 19 more activists of the SSP and TJP were arrested and 17 offices of the banned groups were sealed across the district. Approximately 40 activists of the banned groups, including SSP and TJP, have so far been arrested in the Bahawalpur district. Forty activists of the banned outfits have been arrested from different parts of the Vehari district. Police also sealed 12 offices of SSP, TJP and JeM besides confiscating their literature. Police in Sheikhupura arrested 30 activists and sealed the offices of religious outfits in different areas.
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January - 14 
The Federal government has frozen all bank accounts of the proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits. Media reports have indicated that the government is also expected to investigate various foreign channels of financial assistance to the five banne
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The Federal government has frozen all bank accounts of the proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits. Media reports have indicated that the government is also expected to investigate various foreign channels of financial assistance to the five banned outfits. Interior Ministry sources have observed that all the five organisations banned by the government had been receiving extensive financial aid from some countries in the name of Islam and welfare-oriented works. Reports added that prior to the imposition of the ban, the Interior Ministry is reported to have written letters to the fund providing countries and held meetings with their Ambassadors in the country asking them to discontinue assistance. The Ministry is also reported to have provided credible and satisfactory evidences to the Ambassadors. The proscribed outfits were allegedly securing funds from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait and Iraq.
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January - 14 
The Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool said in Lahore on January 14 that the proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits would not be allowed to resurface with any new nomenclature. He disclosed that the provincial government had arrested approximately 55
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The Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool said in Lahore on January 14 that the proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits would not be allowed to resurface with any new nomenclature. He disclosed that the provincial government had arrested approximately 550 cadres and sealed 250 offices of these groups and organisations since the January 12. He said that the government would closely monitor their activities to ensure that they do not re-emerge with new names.
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January - 15 
According to media reports, district offices of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) were sealed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on January 15. Law enforcing agencies reportedly raided the HuM offices in district Mirpur and Muzaffarabad and sealed them. How
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According to media reports, district offices of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) were sealed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on January 15. Law enforcing agencies reportedly raided the HuM offices in district Mirpur and Muzaffarabad and sealed them. However, the leaders of the outfit managed to escape prior to the raids. Senior ‘commander’ of the outfit, Abdul Rashid, while confirming closure of the offices added that no leader was arrested during the raids.
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January - 15 
According to media reports, the five sectarian and terrorist outfits proscribed by President Pervez Musharraf on January 12 will be given the right to challenge the ban and seek a review within 30 days. They will be required to submit all accounts of
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According to media reports, the five sectarian and terrorist outfits proscribed by President Pervez Musharraf on January 12 will be given the right to challenge the ban and seek a review within 30 days. They will be required to submit all accounts of their income and expenditure for their political and social welfare activities and disclose all funding sources to the Federal government. These outfits are reportedly being given the right to file a review petition within 30 days to explain their position to the Federal government. The government is expected to appoint a review committee to determine all review applications under the Anti-Terrorism Act under which the ban has been imposed. The government is also bound by law to take a decision on such review applications within 90 days. In case the government turns down their review application, these organisations may file an appeal to the High Court within 30 days of the refusal of the review application.
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January - 15 
An Interior Ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying that the government considered the banned outfits including the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) SSP and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) as terrorist organisations and, therefore, were banned u
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An Interior Ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying that the government considered the banned outfits including the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) SSP and the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) as terrorist organisations and, therefore, were banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act. He also disclosed that both the SSP and TJP, contrary to certain media reports, were also not registered as political parties. He added that both the parties did not contest any election under their present name but participated in the last elections under their previous names Anjuman Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan and Tehrike Nifaze Fiqa-e-Jaferia.
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January - 15 
Chief of Tehreek-e-Jaferia (TJP), Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi has reportedly indicated at the formation of a new party after the imposition of a ban against it by the government. "We have already got an approval at a convention to set up a new party. The
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Chief of Tehreek-e-Jaferia (TJP), Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi has reportedly indicated at the formation of a new party after the imposition of a ban against it by the government. "We have already got an approval at a convention to set up a new party. The other course is to move the court. If we hope to get justice we may approach the court also", he told the BBC. He observed that the TJP is now thinking to adopt some alternative course. Commenting on the proscription, he reportedly said, "We denounce it and reject it. It is altogether excess. The real culprits are those who have taken Pakistan to the brink of destruction. They destroyed Pakistan because of the previous Afghan policy and they carried this destruction to the whole world. We played role in the politics of Pakistan. We participated in several elections. Pakistani law does not allow ban on a political party."
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January - 15 
Media reports quoting senior Interior Ministry sources have indicated that the police have arrested more than 1,900 cadres and activists of the five proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits in the first four days of a countrywide crackdown. Police
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Media reports quoting senior Interior Ministry sources have indicated that the police have arrested more than 1,900 cadres and activists of the five proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits in the first four days of a countrywide crackdown. Police have also reportedly sealed 600 offices of the banned groups and confiscated their literature. Instructions have also been reportedly issued to the State Bank of Pakistan to freeze the accounts of these outfits. The banned organisations have also been barred from issuing any statements. Most of the arrests were reportedly made in the central Punjab and southern Sindh provinces where the outfits draw the bulk of their support.
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January - 15 
The Baluchistan government has announced that it will monitor the activities of 160 madrassas (religious seminaries) in Baluchistan to ascertain whether they are involved in any illegal activities. The heads of all religious schools have reportedly a
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The Baluchistan government has announced that it will monitor the activities of 160 madrassas (religious seminaries) in Baluchistan to ascertain whether they are involved in any illegal activities. The heads of all religious schools have reportedly assured the government that they would not allow any illegal activity in their institutions and also extend full co-operation to the government, a government spokesman said.
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January - 15 
The Federal government is reported to have sent a 21-point questionnaire to every madrassa (religious seminary) and mosque all over the country to collect a whole range of information about them. According to media reports, the questionnaire asks the
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The Federal government is reported to have sent a 21-point questionnaire to every madrassa (religious seminary) and mosque all over the country to collect a whole range of information about them. According to media reports, the questionnaire asks the precise name of the madrassa or mosque; the year of its establishment; its 'maslik' (sect); details of the committee and office-bearers; source of funding - government, local or private donations; and whether the mosque or madrassa is in a built premises or mud structure. Also sought are the names and addresses of the prayer leader of the mosque or administrator of the madrassa, their educational qualification and other activities; study rooms of the madrassa, number of teachers and students; and the details of the religious education imparted at the madrassa. This countrywide exercise is considered to be part of the implementation process of certain measures announced by President Pervez Musharraf on January 12. Those not providing information or getting themselves registered with the government during the current exercise will be closed down.
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January - 15 
The Federal government on January 15 officially notified the proscription of the five sectarian and terrorist outfits.
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The Federal government on January 15 officially notified the proscription of the five sectarian and terrorist outfits.
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January - 15 
The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has announced that it would start a campaign against the government's decision of banning five sectarian and terrorist outfits. Mian Maqsood Ahmed in Lahore announced the decision on January 15.
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The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has announced that it would start a campaign against the government's decision of banning five sectarian and terrorist outfits. Mian Maqsood Ahmed in Lahore announced the decision on January 15.
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January - 15 
The Sindh High Court, while hearing a petition against freezing of bank accounts of the Al-Rashid Trust (ART), has said that the Trust has no legal entity to file a petition. The SHC bench observed that one of the trustees of ART should file the peti
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The Sindh High Court, while hearing a petition against freezing of bank accounts of the Al-Rashid Trust (ART), has said that the Trust has no legal entity to file a petition. The SHC bench observed that one of the trustees of ART should file the petition. Counsel for ART, however, submitted that he would soon file an amended petition.
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January - 15 
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in a crackdown on the accounts of some banned organisations, has ordered banks and non-bank financial institutions to immediately seize the accounts of the organisations proscribed by the government under the Anti-Te
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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in a crackdown on the accounts of some banned organisations, has ordered banks and non-bank financial institutions to immediately seize the accounts of the organisations proscribed by the government under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. A SBP press release on January 15 said, "The SBP has asked the chief executives of all banks/non-bank financial institutions to immediately freeze the accounts of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (Let), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehrik-e-Jaferria Pakistan (TJP), and Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) as they have been declared proscribed organisations by the federal government under Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997."
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January - 16 
According to official figures quoted in The News, a Pakistani daily, a total of 1,975 persons have been arrested so far in connection with the countrywide crackdown on five proscribed terrorist and sectarian outfits. 615 offices of these organisation
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According to official figures quoted in The News, a Pakistani daily, a total of 1,975 persons have been arrested so far in connection with the countrywide crackdown on five proscribed terrorist and sectarian outfits. 615 offices of these organisations have been sealed. Of the arrested, as many as 735 persons were confined and 336 offices sealed in Punjab; 852 arrested and 180 offices closed in Sindh; 337 persons detained and 81 offices shut in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP); 15 arrested and an equal number of offices sealed in Baluchistan and 18 persons arrested and 3 offices sealed in Islamabad.
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January - 16 
Five security force personnel were injured in a terrorist attack at the main gate of the Lahore airport on January 16. Official sources have indicated that the incident could be related to the recent proscription of five terrorist and sectarian outfi
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Five security force personnel were injured in a terrorist attack at the main gate of the Lahore airport on January 16. Official sources have indicated that the incident could be related to the recent proscription of five terrorist and sectarian outfits. The terrorists who carried out the attack managed to escape from the incident site.
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January - 16 
The Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) in a statement from Karachi on January 16 said that an interim government should be set up and impartial and independent election commissions be constituted to hold free and fair election in the country. The party also demand
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The Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) in a statement from Karachi on January 16 said that an interim government should be set up and impartial and independent election commissions be constituted to hold free and fair election in the country. The party also demanded that the proscription imposed on some religious organisations should be withdrawn immediately and the affairs of these organisations should be referred to the court, all detained activists and leaders of religious parties be released.
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January - 17 
An additional district and sessions judge in Karachi acquitted on January 17 two cadres of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) in an attempt to murder case. The case was registered in 1995 by the New Karachi police on the complaint o
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An additional district and sessions judge in Karachi acquitted on January 17 two cadres of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) in an attempt to murder case. The case was registered in 1995 by the New Karachi police on the complaint of a police official who had alleged that the two cadres had opened fire at him in an attempt to kill him. The judge, however, acquitted them, as the prosecution could not prove its case against them.
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January - 17 
Four Arabs and two Pakistanis were arrested on January 17 in Punjab for suspected links with Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network.
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Four Arabs and two Pakistanis were arrested on January 17 in Punjab for suspected links with Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network.
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January - 17 
Javed Ashraf, Pakistan Communications and Railway Minister said in Dubai on January 17 that approximately 400 persons were killed in Shia-Sunni violence in Karachi in the year 2001. Ashraf, also the Special Envoy of President Musharraf, is touring th
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Javed Ashraf, Pakistan Communications and Railway Minister said in Dubai on January 17 that approximately 400 persons were killed in Shia-Sunni violence in Karachi in the year 2001. Ashraf, also the Special Envoy of President Musharraf, is touring the Gulf region to apprise the situation on the borders also said that India has not provided any proof of involvement of Pakistani nationals in the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on parliament. The attackers, he added, did not carry any identity documents.
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January - 17 
The Sindh Chief Secretary and Federal Interior Ministry have asked all the district police officers (DPOs) of Sindh to re-launch the de-weaponisation campaign, with particular emphasis on the recovery of illegal weapons from certain madrassas (religi
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The Sindh Chief Secretary and Federal Interior Ministry have asked all the district police officers (DPOs) of Sindh to re-launch the de-weaponisation campaign, with particular emphasis on the recovery of illegal weapons from certain madrassas (religious seminaries). The decision has been reportedly taken consequent to President Pervez Musharraf expressing his dissatisfaction over the results of the campaign in Sindh.
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January - 18 
According to media reports, a Pakistani national deported from Indonesia to Egypt last week is suspected of involvement in the December 22, 2001 ‘shoe bomber’ attempt to blow up an American Airlines flight. Havis Muhammad Sasa Iqbal was arrested by i
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According to media reports, a Pakistani national deported from Indonesia to Egypt last week is suspected of involvement in the December 22, 2001 ‘shoe bomber’ attempt to blow up an American Airlines flight. Havis Muhammad Sasa Iqbal was arrested by immigration officials in Jakarta on January 9 for visa violations, handed over to police and deported to Egypt on January 11. Indonesian intelligence sources have indicated that Iqbal was involved in trying to blow up the American Airlines flight.
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January - 18 
According to media reports, the Federal Government is expected to announce on January 18, a new code of conduct and organisational role for all mosques and more then 6000 madrassas (religious seminaries) of the country. Sources indicated that the gov
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According to media reports, the Federal Government is expected to announce on January 18, a new code of conduct and organisational role for all mosques and more then 6000 madrassas (religious seminaries) of the country. Sources indicated that the government had already finalised its policy for the mosques and religious institutions to diminish the role of extremist elements from the seminaries. Sources added that the government had made changes in the registration process of these institutions and according to the new policy, those institutions that have more than 1000 students will be registered directly by the Federal Government.
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January - 18 
President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad on January 18 that Osama bin Laden is most likely dead since he was unable to get treatment for his kidney ailment. "I think now, frankly, he is dead for the reason he is a patient, he is a kidney patient,
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President Pervez Musharraf said in Islamabad on January 18 that Osama bin Laden is most likely dead since he was unable to get treatment for his kidney ailment. "I think now, frankly, he is dead for the reason he is a patient, he is a kidney patient," Musharraf said in an interview with CNN. "I don't know if he has been getting all that treatment in Afghanistan now. And the photographs that have been shown of him on television show him extremely weak. ... I would give the first priority that he is dead and the second priority that he is alive somewhere in Afghanistan," he added.
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January - 19 
According to media reports, police in Chitral sealed the offices of two proscribed outfits, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), and arrested two more cadres of the outfits, raising the number of arrested persons to six.
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According to media reports, police in Chitral sealed the offices of two proscribed outfits, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), and arrested two more cadres of the outfits, raising the number of arrested persons to six.
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January - 19 
Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Islamabad on January 19 that the government would hand over to India a list of persons involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan for their extradition. Speaking at a joint press conference along with
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Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Islamabad on January 19 that the government would hand over to India a list of persons involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan for their extradition. Speaking at a joint press conference along with Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley at the Foreign Office, he said, "We have names on our list and we will forward the list to the Indian government in due course of time so that the exchange of criminals is done on reciprocal basis." However, Sattar did not disclose the names or the number of terrorists who had reportedly fled to India after committing acts of terrorism in Pakistan. Commenting on the Indian demand of extraditing 20 Pakistan-based terrorists, Sattar said among those wanted by New Delhi included six Pakistanis and there was no question of handing them over to India. According to him, "As far as extradition of non-Pakistanis is concerned, it involves a complex legal and political procedure." He said the government was tracing these criminals as it had not yet ascertained as to how many of them were in official custody. The Foreign Minister said the Indian list contained names of some criminals who had been involved in cases as old as the hijacking case of 1981.
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January - 20 
An activist of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), convicted of killing two police personnel will be executed on January 22 after President Pervez Musharraf rejected his mercy petition. Shaukat Hayat, the activist had killed two police personnel at
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An activist of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), convicted of killing two police personnel will be executed on January 22 after President Pervez Musharraf rejected his mercy petition. Shaukat Hayat, the activist had killed two police personnel at a check post in Multan in 1994. Police sources have indicated that Hayat had been involved in many other terrorist acts.
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January - 20 
In defiance of the ban imposed by the government, hundreds of the defunct Tanzeem-Nafaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) cadres clashed with police at Lal Qala in the Maidan area of Dir district on January 20 during protests against the proscription of the
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In defiance of the ban imposed by the government, hundreds of the defunct Tanzeem-Nafaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) cadres clashed with police at Lal Qala in the Maidan area of Dir district on January 20 during protests against the proscription of the outfit. The protestors also condemned the arrest of the outfit’s leaders. "We will not accept the ban on TNSM and our activities will go on," said Fazlullah, son of TNSM chief, Maulana Sufi Muhammad. According to media reports, several police personnel were injured. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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January - 21 
A media report quoting local police sources in Faisalabad on January 21 indicated that Riaz Basra, chief of the proscribed Shia terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who is reported to be involved in series of sectarian killings, was arrested and
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A media report quoting local police sources in Faisalabad on January 21 indicated that Riaz Basra, chief of the proscribed Shia terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who is reported to be involved in series of sectarian killings, was arrested and has been taken to an unknown place for interrogation.
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January - 21 
Khalil Muhammad al-Zair, Pakistan and Afghanistan director of the Kuwait-based Ahyauttaras-ul-Islami (Revival of Islamic Heritage Society), whose assets were recently frozen by the United States, said in Peshawar on January 21 that his organization w
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Khalil Muhammad al-Zair, Pakistan and Afghanistan director of the Kuwait-based Ahyauttaras-ul-Islami (Revival of Islamic Heritage Society), whose assets were recently frozen by the United States, said in Peshawar on January 21 that his organization was not financing Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network. "We have no links with Osama and his al-Qaeda organisation. Any news about our involvement in terrorist activities are baseless and unfounded," said Abul Haris. Ahyauttaras-ul-Islami, he added, was a charity organisation working for the promotion of education for children, constructing schools and mosques and looking after orphans.
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January - 22 
According to media reports, the execution of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre in Multan, who was convicted for killing two police personnel was postponed for a month on the direction of President Pervez Musharraf. As reported earlier, Shaukat Hayat was
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According to media reports, the execution of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre in Multan, who was convicted for killing two police personnel was postponed for a month on the direction of President Pervez Musharraf. As reported earlier, Shaukat Hayat was to be executed on January 22, today, after being sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in April 1996. Separately, the Multan jail superintendent was quoted as saying that the execution was postponed as the parents of one of the killed police personnel had forgiven the convict while talks were going on with the family of the other police personnel.
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January - 22 
Addressing to a joint press conference in Islamabad along with Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan, the Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Rashid Qureshi, has rejected reports that Pakistan’s external int
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Addressing to a joint press conference in Islamabad along with Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan, the Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Rashid Qureshi, has rejected reports that Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was involved in the terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, India, on January 22. He said that Pakistan was against terrorism in all its forms and manifestation and all reports about Pakistani involvement in terrorist activities were baseless and wrong.
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January - 22 
Pakistan on January 22 condemned the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Kolkata, India by indicating that it has always denounced terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Aziz Khan, a Foreign Office spokesperson denied allegations that the
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Pakistan on January 22 condemned the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Kolkata, India by indicating that it has always denounced terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Aziz Khan, a Foreign Office spokesperson denied allegations that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had any role in the incident. He said that these allegations were baseless. "Pakistan has always condemned terrorism and in this regard we have cooperated with the international coalition against terrorism. Pakistan itself has a comprehensive policy against terrorism," he added.
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January - 24 
A group of 16 terrorists, detained after a crackdown on sectarian and terrorist groups, were released on January 24 in Bahawalpur due to the lack of evidence. Media sources have indicated that the released 16 were cadres of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and
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A group of 16 terrorists, detained after a crackdown on sectarian and terrorist groups, were released on January 24 in Bahawalpur due to the lack of evidence. Media sources have indicated that the released 16 were cadres of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). As reported earlier, in the countrywide crackdown consequent to President Musharraf’s speech on January 12, a total of 2010 cadres of five proscribed sectarian and terrorist outfits were arrested and 624 offices of the JeM, LeT, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Tehreek-e-Nifaz-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were sealed till January 24.
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January - 24 
According to media reports, a low-power explosive device went off in the parking compound of British High Commission in Islamabad on January 24. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported from the incident site. No arrests have been made in co
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According to media reports, a low-power explosive device went off in the parking compound of British High Commission in Islamabad on January 24. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported from the incident site. No arrests have been made in connection with the blast.
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January - 26 
According to media reports, Afghan security forces have seized an arms cache of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in a village close to the Pakistani border on January 26. Hand-grenades, anti-personnel mines, mortar shells and many rounds of ammunition were foun
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According to media reports, Afghan security forces have seized an arms cache of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in a village close to the Pakistani border on January 26. Hand-grenades, anti-personnel mines, mortar shells and many rounds of ammunition were found in the Zarkano district of Kunar province, located along the border north of the Khyber Pass.
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January - 28 
According to news reports, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government on January 28 has warned the tribesmen in the region not to give refuge or extend any support to Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists infiltrating from Afghanistan. Reports have
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According to news reports, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government on January 28 has warned the tribesmen in the region not to give refuge or extend any support to Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists infiltrating from Afghanistan. Reports have indicated that Taliban and Al Qaeda cadres were now heading towards Pakistan.
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January - 28 
An additional district and sessions judge in Karachi sentenced on January 28 a cadre of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) to five years imprisonment for attempting to kill a police official. The cadre was charged in 1990 by the Tai
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An additional district and sessions judge in Karachi sentenced on January 28 a cadre of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) to five years imprisonment for attempting to kill a police official. The cadre was charged in 1990 by the Taimuria police for opening fire on a police officer. The court also declared MQM-A chief Altaf Husain and other leaders Imran Farooq, Salim Shahzad and Safdar Baqri as proclaimed offenders in the case.
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January - 28 
The Punjab government on January 28 arrested Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Chief of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) when he arrived at the Lahore Airport after his release from North West Frontier Province (NWFP). "Following the release orders by Supreme Court, Qazi was
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The Punjab government on January 28 arrested Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Chief of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) when he arrived at the Lahore Airport after his release from North West Frontier Province (NWFP). "Following the release orders by Supreme Court, Qazi was brought to Islamabad from a Peshawar Hospital in the morning and then sent to Lahore by a PIA flight with two police officers," said a JeI leader. Although media reports have said that officials have not indicated the charges for his arrest, Jamaat sources pointed out that the case was regarding protests during the visit of Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee in February 1999. Earlier, the NWFP government on the same day withdrew the detention order against Qazi Hussain Ahmad and handed him over to the Punjab police after keeping him in custody for more than two months.
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January - 29 
Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said in Islamabad on the same day, "That is an absurd report." He said that he had checked with the two military hospitals with dialysis facilities in Rawalpindi and found that there had been "no such thing
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Foreign Office spokesperson Aziz Ahmed Khan said in Islamabad on the same day, "That is an absurd report." He said that he had checked with the two military hospitals with dialysis facilities in Rawalpindi and found that there had been "no such thing". He also denied reports suggesting that there was any secret team of medical workers to treat bin Laden. "How can we have secret urologists?" Qureshi asked.
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January - 29 
Military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi on January 29 ruled out reports of Osama bin Laden ever having received medical treatment in Rawalpindi. "This smacks of a story that has been tailor made. There are two dialysis centres in Rawalp
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Military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi on January 29 ruled out reports of Osama bin Laden ever having received medical treatment in Rawalpindi. "This smacks of a story that has been tailor made. There are two dialysis centres in Rawalpindi, one in the AFIU and the other in MH. Both the doctors in charge of these hospitals have refuted these reports as they have a complete list of all those who have received dialysis treatment", he said. He also said that President Musharraf had not said that bin Laden had received dialysis machines from Pakistan. He also ruled out the presence of bin laden in Pakistan at any time in the past.
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January - 30 
According to media reports, two senior officials of the ousted Taliban regime were arrested in two separate raids conducted in Kuchlak, near Quetta on January 30. Official sources indicated that they received information that two senior officials of
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According to media reports, two senior officials of the ousted Taliban regime were arrested in two separate raids conducted in Kuchlak, near Quetta on January 30. Official sources indicated that they received information that two senior officials of the erstwhile Taliban regime - Chief Justice of Afghan Supreme Court Maulvi Noor Ahmed and Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Maulvi Abdul Rahman - had been hiding in two separate houses in Kuchlak for a long period. They have been shifted to unknown places for interrogation, these sources added.
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January - 30 
According to news reports, a new Jihadi outfit 'Al-Saiqa' has threatened to carry out attacks on the law enforcing agencies in Pakistan. It also declared Pakistan as 'the home of war’. Reports added that the new group attacked a Frontier Constabulary
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According to news reports, a new Jihadi outfit 'Al-Saiqa' has threatened to carry out attacks on the law enforcing agencies in Pakistan. It also declared Pakistan as 'the home of war’. Reports added that the new group attacked a Frontier Constabulary (FC) patrol party with rockets launchers and sub machine guns at Thakot - Batagram in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on January 25 resulting in injuries to an unspecified number of personnel. Eight hand-written Urdu pamphlets criticising the Musharraf regime’s policies were recovered from the incident site. They were marked by 'Al-Saiqa' saying, "Stop meddling in the affaris of Deeni Madaris, the religious institutions are the fort of Islam and we are its soldiers…The guerrilla war in Pakistan will continue till the Islamic revolution, now the bullet will not stop, every Muslim should know that initially every guerrilla war is taken in a casual way but it expands gradually…We take prior responsibility of every attack and killings of the law enforcing agency men in Pakistan."
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January - 30 
Law enforcement authorities in the Bajaur Agency arrested 25 cadres of an unnamed proscribed outfit on January 30. The cadres had reportedly been freed in Afghanistan and were attempting to enter Pakistan from Nawa Pass on the Pakistan-Afghanistan bo
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Law enforcement authorities in the Bajaur Agency arrested 25 cadres of an unnamed proscribed outfit on January 30. The cadres had reportedly been freed in Afghanistan and were attempting to enter Pakistan from Nawa Pass on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border when they were arrested. They belong to different parts of the Malakand division. A delegation led by Maulvi Rehmat Khan had visited Afghanistan recently to secure the release of these cadres, held by the commanders of the Northern Alliance. Rehmat Khan is reported to have indicated that more than 3,000 Pakistanis were still in the captivity of warlords.
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January - 30 
The Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on January 30 that the government is studying the context of a news item published in The News on the same day that Indian Home Minister LK Advani was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate the count
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The Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on January 30 that the government is studying the context of a news item published in The News on the same day that Indian Home Minister LK Advani was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate the country’s first Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1947. According to the news item, the Jamshed Quarters Police Station in Karachi had registered a First Information Report (FIR) against L K Advani and 17 others on September 10, 1947 on charges of attempting to kill Muhammad Ali Jinnah, then Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan, Khawaja Nazimuddin and other frontline leaders of Pakistan Movement. However, police could arrest only six persons while the remaining 12 persons, including L K Advani, escaped. They were declared proclaimed offenders by the Government of Pakistan while those arrested were tried in the court and were served with various punishments. The spokesman said, "the veracity of the report is being ascertained… The Foreign Office would not be in a position to make any comments on this subject before the facts of the news story have been fully looked into."
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January - 30 
The United States President George W Bush, while delivering the State of the Union Address on January 30, characterised the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), responsible for terrorist attacks in India, including the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament House
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The United States President George W Bush, while delivering the State of the Union Address on January 30, characterised the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), responsible for terrorist attacks in India, including the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament House, as one of the most dangerous terrorist outfits in the world. He said, "A terrorist underworld, including groups like the Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jehad and the JeM, operates in remote jungles and deserts, and hides in centres of large cities". Bush warned that thousands of "dangerous killers", schooled in the methods of murder, were spread throughout the world like "time bombs — set to go off without warning" despite successes in the US-led war against terror. "These enemies view the entire world as a battlefield, and we must pursue them wherever they are", he said. The President warned governments timid in the face of terrorism that the US would act should they fail. He said, "Some governments will be timid in the face terror. And make no mistake: If they do not act, America will."
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January - 31 
Speaking during a media briefing in Islamabad on January 31, Pakistan’s military regime spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi said that there was an Indian link in the abduction of US-based Wall Street Journal journalist, Daniel Pearl. The abductors
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Speaking during a media briefing in Islamabad on January 31, Pakistan’s military regime spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi said that there was an Indian link in the abduction of US-based Wall Street Journal journalist, Daniel Pearl. The abductors of the journalist have threatened to execute him by February 1 if their demands are not met. Major Qureshi however declined to give details of the alleged Indian link and said that "we hope that this does not surface into something which has been stage managed by the Indian agencies to defame Pakistan," Separately, commenting on the news report of an First Information Report (FIR) being filed against Indian Home Minister, L K Advani, he said that the government had noted the report and was investigating the matter.
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January - 31 
The Federal government on January 31 reconstituted the Anti-Terrorist Courts (ATC) by including a senior military officer as one of the three-members in each court with a civilian judge heading them. With the reconstitution of ATCs, a new aspect of c
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The Federal government on January 31 reconstituted the Anti-Terrorist Courts (ATC) by including a senior military officer as one of the three-members in each court with a civilian judge heading them. With the reconstitution of ATCs, a new aspect of civil-military courts has emerged, with two civilian judges and a military officer to jointly try a case relating to terrorism. Under Section 4 of the new law, ATCs will be established in cantonment areas or jail premises, reportedly regarded as safe areas for the judges. Of the three members in each ATC, one would be a judge of a high court or is or has been a sessions judge or an additional sessions judge, to be nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned; the second would be a judicial magistrate first class vested with powers under section 30 of the code to be nominated by a provincial high court concerned; and the third, a military officer from Pakistan Army not below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to be nominated by the federal government.
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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