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January - 11 
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas on January 11 said that Afghanistan-based militants are behind instability in Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. Major General Athar Abbas said Islamabad had
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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas on January 11 said that Afghanistan-based militants are behind instability in Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. Major General Athar Abbas said Islamabad had informed Afghanistan officials about the activities of the terrorists on their soil and Pakistan had identified the areas, especially Kunar, where terrorists had their hideouts. Instability in Bajaur and Mohmand agencies and other areas bordering Afghanistan was caused by terrorists, who flee to Afghanistan after carrying out subversive activities, he said.
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January - 13 
All major operations have successfully been completed in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and momentous success has been achieved, Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik, said on January 14, reports Daily Times. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the five-day works
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All major operations have successfully been completed in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and momentous success has been achieved, Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik, said on January 14, reports Daily Times. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the five-day workshop on human rights laws and rules of engagements, organised by the Army as part of its awareness, education and capacity building programmes for officers and soldiers, Malik said no force or Army could match Pakistan’s efforts, achievements and sacrifices in the war against terror. Hundreds of soldiers were martyred and thousands were injured in the war against terrorism, he said, adding, we have the resolve and strong determination to sacrifice more for the protection of our motherland. Malik said that more than eighty percent of the tribesmen want the Pakistan Army to stay in the Tribal Areas.
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February - 16 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta on February 16 said to US lawmakers that his country has a very complicated relationship with Pakistan and both the countries often have conflicting view point on different issues, reports Times of India. "I have to tell you that it (US-Pakista
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta on February 16 said to US lawmakers that his country has a very complicated relationship with Pakistan and both the countries often have conflicting view point on different issues, reports Times of India. "I have to tell you that it (US-Pakistan) is very complicated and it does involve oftentimes conflicting viewpoints of how we deal with issues," Panetta told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing of the senate select committee on intelligence. The relationship between Pakistan and the US is one of the most complicated relationships that he has seen in a long time, he said in response to a question. "On the one hand, obviously we are involved at targeting the leadership of al Qaeda there in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). And we do get the cooperation of the Pakistanis in that effort in trying to target those individuals that concern us and that threaten this country, and threaten their country as well," Panetta noted. "In addition to that we have gotten their cooperation on a military basis, being able to go into places like South Waziristan and have a military presence there, moving some troops from the Indian border for the purposes of doing that. And that has been appreciated as well," he added.
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March - 4 
Senior Minister of Provincial Assembly Bashir Ahmed Bilour said that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) coming to the Peshawar, mainly from Mohmand, Khyber and Orakzai Agencies are creating serious problems for the law enforcement agencies. He said that the people were renting out their houses to t
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Senior Minister of Provincial Assembly Bashir Ahmed Bilour said that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) coming to the Peshawar, mainly from Mohmand, Khyber and Orakzai Agencies are creating serious problems for the law enforcement agencies. He said that the people were renting out their houses to the IDPs without any verification, adding that sabotage activities would continue unless the displaced people were sent back to their hometowns. Mr Bilour said that police had arrested many suspected terrorists but there were a lot more who had spread in various localities of Peshawar and were carrying out sabotage acts, adding that it was also duty of the local people to cooperate with police to arrest such elements.
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March - 6 
the Khyber Agency Political Agent Shafeerullah Khan said that a full-fledged military operation would be launched in Bara areas very soon in order to purge the area of militants and anti-social elements. Talking to local elders at the launching of plantation campaign in Khyber Agency, he said that t
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the Khyber Agency Political Agent Shafeerullah Khan said that a full-fledged military operation would be launched in Bara areas very soon in order to purge the area of militants and anti-social elements. Talking to local elders at the launching of plantation campaign in Khyber Agency, he said that the ongoing military operation was confined only to search operation. He said that the Government was ready to remove any misconception in the minds of ordinary tribesmen about the newly established Agency Development Council.
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March - 17 
Reacting to the deadly drone attack on a traditional jirga (tribal council) on March 17 in the Datta Khel of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that killed 41 civilians, the tribal elders on March 18 announced waging jihad (holy war) against the US and its allies,
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Reacting to the deadly drone attack on a traditional jirga (tribal council) on March 17 in the Datta Khel of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that killed 41 civilians, the tribal elders on March 18 announced waging jihad (holy war) against the US and its allies, reports Dawn. Speaking during a hurriedly called press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, head of the North Waziristan’s Peace Committee Malik Jalal Sarhadi Wazir described the March 17’s drone attack as a barbaric and inhuman act against innocent people. He urged the tribesmen to stand up against the atrocities of US and its stooges, who had been indulging in worst type of human rights violation. "We have allowed our youth to carry out suicide attacks on Americans and we will show to the world how to take revenge for the atrocities on our tribesmen," the tribal elder said and added that they were now compelled to wage jihad against the US and its agents sitting in the country.
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March - 18 
the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to avenge the death of innocent people in the drone strikes. A statement issued by TTP ‘spokesman’ Ihsanullah Ihsan said the attack was a ‘blind retaliatory’ operation launched by the US government in revenge for imprisonment of Raymond Davis in Lahore
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the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to avenge the death of innocent people in the drone strikes. A statement issued by TTP ‘spokesman’ Ihsanullah Ihsan said the attack was a ‘blind retaliatory’ operation launched by the US government in revenge for imprisonment of Raymond Davis in Lahore.
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March - 18 
The US led NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said ON March 18 that it was ‘hugely important’ that Pakistani Army take action against terrorists in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. General David Petraeus credited Islamabad
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The US led NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said ON March 18 that it was ‘hugely important’ that Pakistani Army take action against terrorists in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. General David Petraeus credited Islamabad with battling terrorists elsewhere but said the campaign needed to move to North Waziristan, where members of the al Qaeda and Haqqani networks are based. "The fact is that it’s hugely important that there’s a campaign in northern Waziristan that is putting enormous pressure on the al Qaeda sanctuaries there," Petraeus said at a conference in Washington. US officials have long urged Pakistan to crack down on terrorists in North Waziristan but the country’s military commanders have said their forces are already stretched fighting the insurgents in nearby areas.
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March - 20 
Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) protested against the drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on March 20 and said that if drone attacks were not brought to an end, he would end the peace deal with the Government, reports Da
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Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) protested against the drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on March 20 and said that if drone attacks were not brought to an end, he would end the peace deal with the Government, reports Dawn. "The peace agreement was made for the establishment of peace in the region but the people of North Waziristan Agency are continuously being targeted with drone attacks and now the jirga’s are not even safe," said Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s spokesperson.
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March - 25 
Sajid Hussain Turi, the Member of National Assembly from Kurram Agency, has said that the attack on the minibus proved that the agreement signed by the two warring tribes on February 5 is a useless document. The attack on passengers by terrorists was a failure of security agencies and a serious brea
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Sajid Hussain Turi, the Member of National Assembly from Kurram Agency, has said that the attack on the minibus proved that the agreement signed by the two warring tribes on February 5 is a useless document. The attack on passengers by terrorists was a failure of security agencies and a serious breach of the Amman Jirga (peace deal) that the Sunni and Shia tribes had signed, he added. “According to the agreement Sunni tribes would be held responsible for an attack on the Shia community carried out in their territory and vice versa. Since the signing of the deal, the Shia community has been attacked six times in Sunni-dominated areas. Who is responsible now? If we are not Pakistanis then we will have to decide our future course of action,” Sajid Hussain Turi said.
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March - 29 
About 90 per cent of Orakzai Agency has been cleared of militants and the internally displaced people should now quickly return to the safe areas, said Orakzai Political Agent Riaz Khan Masud said on March 29, reports Dawn.
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About 90 per cent of Orakzai Agency has been cleared of militants and the internally displaced people should now quickly return to the safe areas, said Orakzai Political Agent Riaz Khan Masud said on March 29, reports Dawn.
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April - 3 
The voluntary repatriation of internally displaced families from the conflict-hit Bajaur and Mohmand Agency will start from April 11, reports Dawn. The FATA Disaster Management Authority said that the programme of voluntary return would continue till May 20. However, officials said that none of the
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The voluntary repatriation of internally displaced families from the conflict-hit Bajaur and Mohmand Agency will start from April 11, reports Dawn. The FATA Disaster Management Authority said that the programme of voluntary return would continue till May 20. However, officials said that none of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) would be forced to leave the camps, set up for them in Jalozai and Risalpur. Presently around 15,000 IDP families have been residing in these camps. The plan of voluntary repatriation is also applicable to around 65,000 displaced families living off-camps. “The return of these IDPs will be in accordance with international standards, which does not allow forced return,” said Allah Dad Khan, in-charge of Jalozai camp, situated around 10 kilometres off the G.T. Road from Pabbi town. Further, the Director General of FATA Disaster Management Authority, Arshad Khan, also said that they had finalised arrangements so that all Bajaur and Mohmand IDPs, who left their homes as a result of operation against militants in their respective areas, could go back with honour and respect. According to FATA Disaster Management Authority, the number of displaced families from Bajaur Agency are 50,000 whereas the displaced families from Mohmand Agency are over 30, 800. The IDPs living off-camps include 37,000 families from Bajaur and around 29,000 families from Mohmand. Mr Allah Dad said that Jalozai camp, the largest of all, housed over 13,000 displaced families from Bajaur and over 1,500 families from Mohmand Agency. The same camp also provides shelter to over 4,000 families belonging to Bara, Khyber Agency, but so far that area had not been cleared by the SFs and no returning plan has been announced for them.
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April - 8 
Umar Fidayee (14), the teenage suicide bomber who was arrested as an accomplice to suicide attackers of the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, confessed that up to 400 suicide bombers are being trained in North Waziri
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Umar Fidayee (14), the teenage suicide bomber who was arrested as an accomplice to suicide attackers of the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, confessed that up to 400 suicide bombers are being trained in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported on April 9. He made the remarks in an interview aired on April 8 from his hospital bedside, where he is being treated after detonating a hand grenade. “I was trained for two months and saw many boys being trained there,” he said, going on to appeal on Pakistanis to “please forgive me”. “God has given me a new life but I am sad that we killed innocent people, innocent children,” he added.
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April - 14 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, on April 14 appreciated the support extended by tribal elders in the war against terrorism, Daily Times quoting an ISPR press release reported on April 15. Addressing the tribal elders during his visit to Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan Agenc
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, on April 14 appreciated the support extended by tribal elders in the war against terrorism, Daily Times quoting an ISPR press release reported on April 15. Addressing the tribal elders during his visit to Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and Peshawar, he acknowledged their sacrifices in war against terrorism. He reiterated the army’s resolve to bring peace and stability to the affected areas and protect lives and properties of tribal people against all internal as well as external threats. The COAS inaugurated the Bannu-Mir Ali-Miran Shah-Ghulam Khan road being constructed as part of quick impact projects, undertaken by the Pakistan Army for social development of the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas.
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May - 3 
Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, on May 3 demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kurram Agency for killing hundreds of innocent people and to restore the Thal-Pa
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Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, on May 3 demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kurram Agency for killing hundreds of innocent people and to restore the Thal-Parachinar road, which links the region to the rest of the country, reports Express Tribune. Criticizing the Government for its non-serious attitude in resolving the issue, he said, “I boycotted the National Assembly’s session last week and I will continue to protest till our demands are fulfilled”.
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May - 19 
The tribal elders said that Government should replace paramilitary forces with the army in the area. “The government should deploy regular army on the main road,” they added. They alleged that Frontier Corps (FC) had lost the confidence of people as the force failed to provide security to local popu
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The tribal elders said that Government should replace paramilitary forces with the army in the area. “The government should deploy regular army on the main road,” they added. They alleged that Frontier Corps (FC) had lost the confidence of people as the force failed to provide security to local population.
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May - 30 
Humanitarian agencies active in northwest tribal areas have been quietly told to prepare for up to 365,000 displaced people in advance of a military offensive against North Waziristan Agency, a senior official with an international humanitarian agency said. “Humanitarian agencies operating in FATA a
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Humanitarian agencies active in northwest tribal areas have been quietly told to prepare for up to 365,000 displaced people in advance of a military offensive against North Waziristan Agency, a senior official with an international humanitarian agency said. “Humanitarian agencies operating in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were given the heads up two weeks ago by the authorities of a possible displacement of up to 50,000 families,” he said, referring to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the northwest province. A similar tip-off in 2009 preceded a military offensive in neighbouring South Waziristan by about five months, he said.
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June - 1 
Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on June 1 ruled out an imminent offensive in North Waziristan, contradicting a newspaper report that Pakistan had agreed to assault North Waziristan following pressure from the United States, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a news conference in Mohmand Agency, Lt
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Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on June 1 ruled out an imminent offensive in North Waziristan, contradicting a newspaper report that Pakistan had agreed to assault North Waziristan following pressure from the United States, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a news conference in Mohmand Agency, Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik, commander of the 11th Corps based in Peshawar, said there was no change in his forces’ posture in the last weeks. “I have no such plans as far as I am concerned,” he told reporters. “We will undertake operations when we want to do it, when it is militarily and otherwise in the national interest to undertake such operations.” “I do not operate on press reports. I get orders from my high command,” he said in response to a question. When asked about the Haqqani network, Malik said, “We are misusing the word ‘network’. It does not become a network if four people sit together somewhere.” In addition, the Government has decided not to carry out an army operation in North Waziristan, the Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was told in its June 1’s meeting. “No such plan has been devised to launch an offensive in North Waziristan,” said the committee’s chairman Senator Salim Saifullah Khan quoting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar. But, there was immense pressure on Pakistan from the United States for action against foreign elements present inside the country, said Saifullah. Talking to reporters after the meeting, he said “the committee has proposed that action should be taken against foreign elements if they are present in the Tribal Areas”.
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June - 1 
The Government is not fond of military action and wants to have an exit strategy, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on June 1, reports The Express Tribune. The Government, he said, was not taking dictation from anybody, “but it will take action when its writ is challenged [in North Waziristan]”
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The Government is not fond of military action and wants to have an exit strategy, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on June 1, reports The Express Tribune. The Government, he said, was not taking dictation from anybody, “but it will take action when its writ is challenged [in North Waziristan]”. “We will decide if there is any need for [an operation in North Waziristan.] We will not meddle unnecessarily,” the premier said. In addition, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said the Government was ready to hold dialogue with militants on condition that these elements surrendered themselves to the political agents of their areas, reports Daily Times. Speaking in a live programme “Prime Minister Online”, the prime minister said, “But if they (militants) will challenge writ of the Government, target innocent people and attack cities, public property, installations, Police stations and railways, the Government will take action against them.”
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June - 2 
Pakistan Government will "think whether there is any need" for a military operation in North Waziristan and not take dictation from anyone on launching a campaign against militants in North Waziristan whenever its writ is challenged, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on June 2, reports Indian E
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Pakistan Government will "think whether there is any need" for a military operation in North Waziristan and not take dictation from anyone on launching a campaign against militants in North Waziristan whenever its writ is challenged, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on June 2, reports Indian Express. Asked about reports that a military operation is imminent in North Waziristan tribal agency, he said: "We will think whether there is any need for it. We will not interfere in the matter unnecessarily." Later, responding to a question, Gilani said United States (US) drone attacks are unacceptable as they are "against Pakistan's sovereignty, public opinion and the spirit of resolutions passed by Parliament". These attacks are counter-productive as they affect Pakistan's strategy to separate tribesmen from militants.
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June - 3 
Top al Qaeda leader and ‘head’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in Wana Bazaar area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at 11:15 pm on June 3, reports Daily Times. A hand-written brief statement in Urdu-language
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Top al Qaeda leader and ‘head’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in Wana Bazaar area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at 11:15 pm on June 3, reports Daily Times. A hand-written brief statement in Urdu-language from a ‘spokesman’ of the HuJI, Abu Hamzullah Kasher, distributed in Wana Bazaar on June 4 afternoon, confirmed that Kashmiri was killed. “Harkatul Jihad al-Islami’s 313 Brigade confirms that in Friday’s drone attack at 11:15pm our ‘commander-in-chief’, Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, was martyred,” the spokesman, Abu Hamzullah Kasher said in the statement. “We have received reports of his death. But we are waiting for conclusive evidence to confirm that Kashmiri has been killed with nine other terrorists,” an unnamed security official told Daily Times. “What is confirmed is that he (Kashmiri) was seen two days back at the site of the attack,” the officials said. “Testimonies of the injured will clear the situation when they speak out,” he added. Ilyas Kashmiri is believed to having planned the deadly attack on Navy’s airbase PNS Mehran in Karachi on May 22. “We will certainly give the US a revengeful reply,” added the HuJI spokesman Abu Hamzullah Kasher.
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June - 5 
Ahmedzai Wazir tribes won local TTP ‘commanders’ support during a Jirga (tribal council) to keep the 2007 ‘peace deal’ going in South Waziristan after a US drone strike killed dreaded terrorist leader Ilyas Kashmiri on June 3, Ahmedzai Wazir tribe elders said. “The TTP ‘commanders’ understood Pakis
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Ahmedzai Wazir tribes won local TTP ‘commanders’ support during a Jirga (tribal council) to keep the 2007 ‘peace deal’ going in South Waziristan after a US drone strike killed dreaded terrorist leader Ilyas Kashmiri on June 3, Ahmedzai Wazir tribe elders said. “The TTP ‘commanders’ understood Pakistan could do little to stop these drone attacks and assured they will not break the 2007 peace deal the TTP reached with the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes in reaction to the killing of senior militant leader Kashmiri,” a tribal elder told Daily Times by phone from Wana, after returning from the jirga. “We have been invited by the TTP ‘commanders’ to discuss the situation in the wake of Kashmiri’s killing and they (TTP ‘commanders’) admitted they have no hard feelings against Pakistan after Kashmiri’s killing,” the elder said wishing not to be named for personal security. However, TTP leader Mullah Nazir did not attend the jirga.
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June - 8 
Maulvi Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vows to escalate anti-US fight in Afghanistan in response to intensified drone missile strikes on its territory. Maulvi Younus, one of Nazir’s senior ‘commanders’ said that “Because the United States is launching these strikes we will send mor
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Maulvi Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vows to escalate anti-US fight in Afghanistan in response to intensified drone missile strikes on its territory. Maulvi Younus, one of Nazir’s senior ‘commanders’ said that “Because the United States is launching these strikes we will send more fighters to Afghanistan and step up our operations against US forces”. “We have no other option. We have no weapons which shoot them (drone aircraft) down so we will fight the United States in Afghanistan.” “We have lots of Mujahideen (holy warriors). It is not a problem. If drone strikes continue we believe many tribesmen will join us because they (drone strikes) are killing ordinary people,” said Qari Yousaf, a close aide to Nazir. “Our shura (council) will decide on the appropriate time to send more fighters (to Afghanistan) and how many will go.”
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June - 11 
The military is planning to enlist pro-Government tribal elders in a fresh campaign it has devised to flush out al Qaeda militants and its affiliates from North Waziristan, unnamed army officials said. The move is aimed at deflecting growing US pressure for a full-scale offensive against the Haqqani
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The military is planning to enlist pro-Government tribal elders in a fresh campaign it has devised to flush out al Qaeda militants and its affiliates from North Waziristan, unnamed army officials said. The move is aimed at deflecting growing US pressure for a full-scale offensive against the Haqqani Network. Under the plan, local tribesmen have been urged to form lashkars (tribal militia), to take out ‘hard-core al Qaeda elements and their affiliates’. The idea was not only discussed in the recently held meeting of the corps commanders but was also taken up during discussions between Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and CIA chief Leon Panetta. “This strategy has achieved significant results in South Waziristan Agency and now it’s time to apply it in the North,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “We are encouraging pro-Pakistan tribesmen to take on al Qaeda operatives. Tajik, Uzbek and Chechen fighters have found sanctuaries in North Waziristan,” he added. “We will facilitate them (tribesmen) to form tribal lashkars to achieve that goal.”
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June - 17 
The Army said on June 17 it had acted on US intelligence about bomb factories in Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and neutralised two of them, but denied US media reports that the information was leaked to militants, according to Dawn. “Intelligence information was received r
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The Army said on June 17 it had acted on US intelligence about bomb factories in Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and neutralised two of them, but denied US media reports that the information was leaked to militants, according to Dawn. “Intelligence information was received regarding four compounds suspected of being used as IED making facilities. Operations were launched on all. Two were found to be used as IED making facilities and have been destroyed. Information on the other two proved to be incorrect,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in statement.
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June - 17 
The ISPR strongly refuted reports in the media quoting unnamed US sources that element in Pakistan security forces tipped off terrorists helping them to escape the purported IED factories in Waziristan. “This assertion (collusion with militants) is totally false and malicious and the facts on ground
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The ISPR strongly refuted reports in the media quoting unnamed US sources that element in Pakistan security forces tipped off terrorists helping them to escape the purported IED factories in Waziristan. “This assertion (collusion with militants) is totally false and malicious and the facts on ground are contrary to it,” the ISPR spokesman said. Reports earlier indicated that US had accused Pakistan Army of the collusion with the militants.
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June - 17 
When asked if the US strategy in Afghanistan could succeed without Pakistan Gates said, “I would say that our strategy is succeeding and Pakistan is playing a contributory role to that,” adding, “It is important to remember that they have 140,000 troops on that border that, at a minimum, are stirrin
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When asked if the US strategy in Afghanistan could succeed without Pakistan Gates said, “I would say that our strategy is succeeding and Pakistan is playing a contributory role to that,” adding, “It is important to remember that they have 140,000 troops on that border that, at a minimum, are stirring things up.” The Pakistani troops, he noted, had cleared South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of religious extremists and “even their presence and manoeuvring” in that region “creates uncertainty” for the militants.
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June - 23 
The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on June 23 said that Army would be withdrawn from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when tribal people were able to take up their responsibilities, reports Dawn. Addressing two separate jirgas (tribal council) of Ahmedzai Wazir and Me
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The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on June 23 said that Army would be withdrawn from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when tribal people were able to take up their responsibilities, reports Dawn. Addressing two separate jirgas (tribal council) of Ahmedzai Wazir and Mehsud tribes in Wana and Chegmalai areas of South Waziristan Agency, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said the Army had played an important role in eradicating militancy and restoring peace in the region. Pakistan has deployed over 100,000 regular and paramilitary troops in FATA to flush out the Taliban from the area. “We have not come for fighting (the terrorists) alone. We have come here to help develop your areas,” Kayani Ahmedzai Wazir tribes in Wana.
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June - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed that they had used husband wife duo to attack the Kolachi Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District on June 25. TTP spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said that “This shows how much we hate Pakistani security institutions’’. Ahsan claimed it was the first time the
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed that they had used husband wife duo to attack the Kolachi Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District on June 25. TTP spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said that “This shows how much we hate Pakistani security institutions’’. Ahsan claimed it was the first time the militant group had used a woman suicide bomber. However, Pakistani officials said a woman suicide bomber wearing a burqa attacked a World Food Programme food distribution centre at Khar in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, 2010, killing 45 people. The TTP claimed responsibility for that attack in city of Khar but never said it was by a woman bomber. Still, that was believed to be the first attack by a woman.
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June - 28 
A Senior United States (US) military officer on June 28 said that Pakistani leaders show no sign of cracking down the Haqqani militants operating from sanctuaries near the Afghan border, despite repeated US requests, reports Indian Express. The US has long demanded Pakistan go after the Haqqani Netw
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A Senior United States (US) military officer on June 28 said that Pakistani leaders show no sign of cracking down the Haqqani militants operating from sanctuaries near the Afghan border, despite repeated US requests, reports Indian Express. The US has long demanded Pakistan go after the Haqqani Network in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that has staged attacks on NATO-led forces in Afghanistan. But top officers indicated they did not expect any improvement in Islamabad's cooperation and that Pakistan lacked the will and the resources to move against Haqqani militants. US vice-admiral and the in charge of Special Operations Command, William Mc Raven said, "it is both a capacity issue for the Pakistanis and I think potentially a willingness issue," adding, “The situation in northwest tribal areas is difficult for them to deal with." Lieutenant General John Allen, named as the next commander in Afghanistan, suggested Pakistan was keeping its options open by allowing Haqqani fighters to operate within its borders
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July - 3 
An unnamed senior Government official said that the militants, who abducted two Swiss tourists from Killi Nigah area in Loralai District of Balochistan on July 1, had taken them to a neighbouring South Waziristan. Officials in the neighbouring South Waziristan tribal area have been asked to keep an
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An unnamed senior Government official said that the militants, who abducted two Swiss tourists from Killi Nigah area in Loralai District of Balochistan on July 1, had taken them to a neighbouring South Waziristan. Officials in the neighbouring South Waziristan tribal area have been asked to keep an eye out for “suspicious elements,” said Balochistan Home Secretary Zafarullah Baloch. “Tribesmen in both areas have also been asked for help,” he said. “The five gunmen were speaking Pashto and drove off with the pair in a green car across the Zhob area of Balochistan and eventually into South Waziristan,” said Zafarullah Baloch.
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July - 4 
Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Umer Daudzai condemned the loss of life and destruction of property by militants on either side and stressed on effective measures to curb their activities. An “in-depth meeting” between Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Afghan Am
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Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Umer Daudzai condemned the loss of life and destruction of property by militants on either side and stressed on effective measures to curb their activities. An “in-depth meeting” between Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Afghan Ambassador Mohammad Umer Daudzai reviewed the situation following the attacks in Dir, Bajaur, Mohmand and Kunar regions. Both the sides expressed their concern over the activities of the militants.
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July - 8 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leadership in North Waziristan Agency denied their hand in July 5 bomb attack on a SFs convoy in Miranshah, adding that the US agents, not the TTP militants, had attacked the military personnel to achieve their own objectives. The TTP Shura (council) met at an undi
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leadership in North Waziristan Agency denied their hand in July 5 bomb attack on a SFs convoy in Miranshah, adding that the US agents, not the TTP militants, had attacked the military personnel to achieve their own objectives. The TTP Shura (council) met at an undisclosed location. A one-page statement released after the meeting, which was presided over by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, said: “Mujahideen Shura of the North Waziristan gives last warning to those elements who carried out the improvised explosive device attack and opened fire from main bazaar a few days ago. If these people don’t stop their activities then action will be taken against them.” Three security personnel were killed and 14 others injured in the incident.
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July - 13 
An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said that during the Mohmand operations, 69 officers and soldiers were killed and 231 were injured (including 41 critical injuries).
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An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said that during the Mohmand operations, 69 officers and soldiers were killed and 231 were injured (including 41 critical injuries).
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July - 22 
Senior Army and FATA officials claimed that the reports about the death of Tariq Afridi, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘Amir’ (chief) of Darra Adamkhel, were correct and he had died when Army jets pounded Eidgah area in Orakzai Agency on the evening of May 31, 2011.
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Senior Army and FATA officials claimed that the reports about the death of Tariq Afridi, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘Amir’ (chief) of Darra Adamkhel, were correct and he had died when Army jets pounded Eidgah area in Orakzai Agency on the evening of May 31, 2011.
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August - 8 
An official Javed Ullah said that SFs have killed more than 200 militants over the past month in Kurram Agency during the operation .
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An official Javed Ullah said that SFs have killed more than 200 militants over the past month in Kurram Agency during the operation .
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August - 17 
The internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kurram Agency on August 17 were directed to start packing as the return journey to their homes will start from August 25, as Security Forces (SFs) have cleared their militancy-hit villages of militants, reports Dawn. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (F
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The internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kurram Agency on August 17 were directed to start packing as the return journey to their homes will start from August 25, as Security Forces (SFs) have cleared their militancy-hit villages of militants, reports Dawn. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Disaster Management Authority Director General Arshad Khan said that IDPs repatriation programme to central Kurram would start from August 25 as SFs have declared seven villages free of militants. In the first phase, some 700 families would be sent back to the seven villages, he said. FDMA would arrange free transport for the returning IDPs. “We hope that the entire area will be de-notified as a conflict zone by the end of August and all IDPs will be sent back to their homes very soon,” he said.
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September - 2 
Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on September 2 said that large chunk of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has been cleared of terrorists after the successful military operation ‘Brekhna’ (lightening) there and writ of the Government has finally been
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Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik on September 2 said that large chunk of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has been cleared of terrorists after the successful military operation ‘Brekhna’ (lightening) there and writ of the Government has finally been restored in the region, reports Daily Times. Briefing journalists at Mamodgut in Mohmand Agency, Malik said that Army had reclaimed 80 to 85 percent area of Mohmand Agency following successful military operation ‘Brekhna’ in which 72 soldiers, including three officers, embraced martyrdom and around 150 were injured. He said that internally displaced persons (IDPs) belonging to Mohmand Agency had returned to their areas and were living safely.
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September - 15 
Pakistan's border region remains the most dangerous place in the world and Federally Administered Tribal Areas remains epicentre of the world's worst of global jihad, said Michael Vickers, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence said, reports Times of India. "Pakistan's FATA remain the epice
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Pakistan's border region remains the most dangerous place in the world and Federally Administered Tribal Areas remains epicentre of the world's worst of global jihad, said Michael Vickers, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence said, reports Times of India. "Pakistan's FATA remain the epicentre - the "Star Wars Bar," if you will - of the world's worst of global jihad," said Michael Vickers. "The continued presence of groups, like TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), the Haqqani Network, and the Commander Nazir Group who provide al Qaida with safe haven and make common cause with it ensures that the FATA will almost certainly remain a principal area of US counterterrorism focus well after core al-Qaida is dismantled and ejected from the region," Vickers said at a conference at the National Defense University.
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October - 17 
With the United States (US) stepping up drone strikes in the Waziristan region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said on October 17 that his Government was running out of patience and Washington must not test its limits, Indian Express reported.
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With the United States (US) stepping up drone strikes in the Waziristan region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said on October 17 that his Government was running out of patience and Washington must not test its limits, Indian Express reported. Pakistan has repeatedly protested the unilateral strikes, and the Government would unveil a revised policy on drone attacks soon, said Mukhtar, adding, Pakistan strongly opposes the US drone strikes and is asking the Americans to stop these attacks.
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October - 18 
The Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani did not rule out the possibility of a United States (US) ground offensive in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), but told Parliamentarians on October 18 that Washington will think ‘many times’ before launching such an at
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The Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani did not rule out the possibility of a United States (US) ground offensive in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), but told Parliamentarians on October 18 that Washington will think ‘many times’ before launching such an attack, Express Tribune reports. “They [the US] might do it but they will have to think ten times because Pakistan is not Iraq or Afghanistan,” Chief of Army Staff Kayani said. Acknowledging that the US is pressing Pakistan to launch a military operation in North Waziristan, Kayani said that the ongoing build-up of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops along the Pak-Afghan border is a tactic to intensify that pressure. “We have made it clear to the US that we will decide the timing of any such action according to our situation and capabilities. We have also told them that the problem lies within Afghanistan. If anyone convinces me that everything will be sorted out if we act in North Waziristan, I will take immediate action,” a Parliamentarian, requesting anonymity, quoted Kayani. General Kayani’s statement came hours after senior Afghan Defence officials said the country’s Security Forces and their NATO allies have launched a new push against the Haqqani Network.
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October - 19 
Army Chief Major General Ashfaq Kayani told Parliamentarians that the US should focus on pacifying Afghanistan instead of pushing Pakistan to attack North Waziristan and that Pakistan would decide if and when to act there. He said any unilateral US military action in North Waziristan would be risky.
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Army Chief Major General Ashfaq Kayani told Parliamentarians that the US should focus on pacifying Afghanistan instead of pushing Pakistan to attack North Waziristan and that Pakistan would decide if and when to act there. He said any unilateral US military action in North Waziristan would be risky.
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November - 22 
Hafiz Gul Bahadur fraction of TTP, who has a peace deal with the Pakistani military, said his fighters would not stop army engineers building a road through territory he controls in the country’s northwest, but warned locals working on the project would be killed as spies, reports Dawn. Pamphlet dis
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Hafiz Gul Bahadur fraction of TTP, who has a peace deal with the Pakistani military, said his fighters would not stop army engineers building a road through territory he controls in the country’s northwest, but warned locals working on the project would be killed as spies, reports Dawn. Pamphlet distributed under the name of Hafiz Gul Bahadur sternly warned local people not to work with military engineers working on a road and other projects in the area. A pamphlet distributed in Miramshah said the Shura Mujahideen North Waziristan had prohibited securing contracts and other privileges from the military in order to keep tribal people away from its influence. It said the Army had started building Bannu-Ghulam Khan Road, but local people would neither work on the project nor provide construction machinery. The pamphlet said that Mujahideen would not be responsible for security of these people.
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November - 26 
At least 25 soldiers were killed in a cross border attack by NATO on a check post in Salala village in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 26, reported Dawn. At least 12 soldiers were injured, added Express Tribune. The Salala vill
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At least 25 soldiers were killed in a cross border attack by NATO on a check post in Salala village in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 26, reported Dawn. At least 12 soldiers were injured, added Express Tribune. The Salala village is an area bordering the Kunar province of Afghanistan. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) sources confirmed the attack, but could not determine the number of casualties as the interrogation was still underway. According to reports, at least 40 soldiers were stationed at the check post. Meanwhile Pakistan’s acting ambassador to the United States (US), Iffat Gardezi, registered a protest against the incident with officials of the US State Department. Gardezi termed the incident as a violation of Pakistan’s border and sovereignty and said that it could hurt ties between the two countries.
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December - 7 
The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas, reports Dawn. “It will be better to give representation to tribal people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as status of separate province will further add to
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The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas, reports Dawn. “It will be better to give representation to tribal people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as status of separate province will further add to the problems of Fata,” FDM president Abdur Reheem Afridi told a press conference on December 7. “Making separate province from the war-torn Fata is not viable. It will further increase the miseries of tribal people instead of ridding them of problems,” he added.
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December - 8 
Director General Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem on December 8 termed the NATO airstrike in Mohmand Agency as a “pre-planned attack,” reports The News. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence which met under the chairmanship of Javed Ashraf Qazi, the DG MO said NATO officia
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Director General Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem on December 8 termed the NATO airstrike in Mohmand Agency as a “pre-planned attack,” reports The News. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence which met under the chairmanship of Javed Ashraf Qazi, the DG MO said NATO officials gave wrong information to the Border Coordination Centre about the location of the operation. "The bunkers were specifically targeted and destroyed," Major General Ashfaq Nadeem told the Senate body.
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December - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on December 10 that they are in peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, ‘deputy chief’ of TTP, said the TTP were negotiating with the help of local tribal elders in the Bajaur Agency (FATA). “Our talks are go
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on December 10 that they are in peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, ‘deputy chief’ of TTP, said the TTP were negotiating with the help of local tribal elders in the Bajaur Agency (FATA). “Our talks are going in the right direction,” he told Reuters from an undisclosed location. He is also looking to advance the dialogue beyond Bajaur Agency. “If negotiations succeed and we are able to sign a peace agreement in Bajaur, then the Government and the TTP of other areas such as Swat, Mohmand, Orakzai and South Waziristan Agency will sign an agreement. Bajaur Agency will be a role model for other areas,” Faqir Mohammad added.
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December - 10 
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan denied that the outfit is in peace talks with the Government, reports Daily Times. Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the claims, saying there would be no negotiations until the Government imposed Islamic law or Shariah in the country. He had previously denied reports of peace ta
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TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan denied that the outfit is in peace talks with the Government, reports Daily Times. Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the claims, saying there would be no negotiations until the Government imposed Islamic law or Shariah in the country. He had previously denied reports of peace talks by unnamed commanders and intelligence officials.
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December - 14 
Commander’ Shamim Mehsud refuted the claim of security forces that the writ of the government had been enforced in the tribal area. “If there is control of security forces, how will we freely run our training, control and command centres.” He said: “American forces are facing defeat in Afghanistan a
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Commander’ Shamim Mehsud refuted the claim of security forces that the writ of the government had been enforced in the tribal area. “If there is control of security forces, how will we freely run our training, control and command centres.” He said: “American forces are facing defeat in Afghanistan and here in tribal areas the Pakistani troops have stuck. After being deceived by America the security personnel have entered the Mehsud areas, but now they are facing humiliation here.”
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December - 21 
A tribesman Malik Noor, a resident of North Waziristan Agency, decided to sue the Government of United Kingdom for extending help to the US in drone attack in the FATA. A legal notice was issued to UK Foreign Minister to reply till January 12 or face litigation, Malik Noor told in a press conferenc
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A tribesman Malik Noor, a resident of North Waziristan Agency, decided to sue the Government of United Kingdom for extending help to the US in drone attack in the FATA. A legal notice was issued to UK Foreign Minister to reply till January 12 or face litigation, Malik Noor told in a press conference in Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). He said that his father Malik Daud, a former agency councillor, had been killed in a drone attack along with 49 other persons when he was attending a local jirga to resolve a dispute among tribesmen on March 17. He said that the UK Government had already admitted that its secret agencies were assisting CIA in the drone attacks.
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December - 26 
Al Qaeda on December 26 warned America, Pakistan and Afghanistan of attacks to avenge killing of its influential leader Tehsin bin Ali Abdul Aziz and his two aides in a drone strike in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 1, reports
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Al Qaeda on December 26 warned America, Pakistan and Afghanistan of attacks to avenge killing of its influential leader Tehsin bin Ali Abdul Aziz and his two aides in a drone strike in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 1, reports Dawn. A three-page pamphlet in Arabic with Urdu translation on a separate page, issued by Abdul Aalaam Maatafi Haleema (Abu Baseer Al-Tartusi), Amir of Al-Harkatah Alamia Kurdistan Iraq, said the attacks would be carried out in the three countries as they were allies. The pamphlet said Al-Harkatah Alamia Kurdistan Iraq was a sister organisation of al Qaeda. It said that Tehsin, along with two associates Hussain Iraqi and Taliban leader Sahib Noor Ahmedzai Wazir, had been killed in the US drone attack.
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