FATA Timeline - 2011

January 1

Three US missile strikes hours apart killed 18 persons in a terrorist stronghold near the Afghanistan border in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. A total of 118 such strikes, carried out by unmanned aircraft, were launched in 2010 in the Tribal areas, killing up to 2,100 people, most of them terrorists, according to the Washington-based policy think-tank New America Foundation.

At least 11 suspected militants were killed in two US drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

January 2

Khasadar Force personnel, Raees Khan, was injured during search operation against militants in Ziarai Mountain of Landikotal in Khyber Agency of FATA.

January 3

One person was killed and another injured when SFs opened fire on a suspected car in Sheratala area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

TTP chopped off a hand of a tribesman, Abdul Khaliq, after a Sharia (Islamic Law) court found him "guilty" of committing a theft in Qureshan Chowk in Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency.

TTP attacked a NATO oil tanker with a remote control bomb near Ali Masjid area in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, destroying it completely.

January 4

TTP militants attacked a convoy carrying food items, medicines and other goods to Parachinar at Denari near Sadda town in Kurram Agency of FATA and torched seven vehicles.

A group of militants attacked a checkpoint in the Bhai Corr area of Mohmand Agency along the Afghanistan border, triggering a brief encounter and prompting SFs to arrest 39 militants.

January 5

Three persons were killed when their vehicle hit roadside IEDs near Badragai village in Shakai tehsil of South Waziristan Agency in FATA in the afternoon.

TTP militants chopped off the hand of a man, Abdul Khaliq (31), convicted of theft in a self-appointed Sharia court in Orakzai Agency. The TTP court found Abdul Khaliq guilty of stealing from a shop on December 23.

SFs bombed suspected positions of militants and arrested 23 tribesmen following an attack on a convoy taking medicines, foodstuff and other goods to Parachinar in Khuram Agency on January 4.

January 6

Six militants, including three 'commanders', were killed in a clash with the Qaumi Lashkar in Saifaldar town, near the Afghanistan border, of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Three militants were injured in the clash.

A caravan of 500 IDPs families reached their native town Chagmalie from Tank and Dera Ismail Khan Districts in the second phase of repatriation plan, under tight security arrangements by the Government.

January 7

A US drone fired four missiles at a vehicle in Datta Khel town of North Waziristan Agency in FATA, killing six suspected militants.

Unidentified militants set on fire two empty NATO oil tankers at Landikotal bypass in Khyber Agency while they were on the way back to Peshawar after delivering NATO fuel at Bagram airbase of Afghanistan.

SFs arrested 46 militants from the Durrani area of Lower Kurram Agency. Nine hideouts were destroyed and 1,800 bags of fertilizers (used for making explosives) were recovered from their possession.

January 8

Four FC personnel were injured in a roadside landmine blast and mortar attack in Qandharo area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

One FC trooper was injured when militants fired a mortar shell at the FC camp in Mahmadghat tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

The headless bodies of two local tribesmen were found at a deserted place in Zakhakhel Bazaar area of Khyber Agency. They were identified as Mian Khel son of Gula Khan and Shala Baz Torkhel.

A special committee of the PAC in a meeting informed that terrorist hideouts in the FATA were insignificant in number because terrorists were constantly on the run due to the war on terror by the Government of KP.

Five militants, including a local 'commander', were killed when two rival militant outfits clashed in Zangi area of Kurram Agency in FATA. Sources said that the killed militants belonged to Al Badr outfit.

Unidentified militants blew up two girls' primary schools in Merikhel and Mathakhel areas of Landikotal in Khyber Agency. The total number of destroyed or damaged schools in Khyber Agency has crossed 30.

A girl was killed when a shell landed in the residential area after militants attacked a checkpost in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that militants attacked a security post in Ali Zaman Ghundai area.

Six pro-government tribal elders were injured in a roadside explosion in Katkot area of Loe Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

Pakistan has indefinitely postponed a full-scale military offensive against the Haqqani Network in NWA of FATA because of the freezing winter there that normally lasts over six months, an unnamed source said.

Seven militants were killed and 10 other militants injured when SFs heavily pounded terrorist hideouts near the Afghanistan border in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Five militants were killed when a US drone targeted a suspected militant compound at Haider Khel village in Mir Ali tehsil of NWA.

Two SF personnel, identified as Abdul Shakoor and Izhar, were killed and another, Jumma Khan, was injured in a roadside landmine blast near Sarokai area on Wana-Jandola Road in SWA.

A soldier, identified as Naik Zamin Khan, was killed when militants fired mortar shells at Bhai Dag FC camp in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

16 militants, six would-be suicide bomber children among them, surrendered to SFs in Ferozkhel area of Khyber Agency.

Political administration and FC officials held a grand tribal jirga for peace at Landikotal Jirga Hall of Khyber Agency. Prominent maliks and elders from Zakha Khel, Koki Khel, Shinwari, Shelmani and Malagori tribes participated.

The US Vice President Joe Biden made it clear that the US patience was running out with Pakistan's indecision on military action against militants' hideouts in NWA.

Mortar shells fired from across Afghanistan border killed eight persons, including five men and three women, in Tity Mada Khel village in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

A Police official, Syed Marjan, was killed and four others were injured in a bomb blast near Qambarkhel checkpost in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

SFs killed 11 militants, including foreigners, and injured many others in Chinarak area near Afghanistan border in Kurram Agency of FATA.

FC personnel killed three militants and injured four others in retaliatory firing when a group of unidentified militants attacked the FC camp in Bhaidaq of Mohammad Agency with rockets and mortar shells.

A Government-run boys' school was blown up in Baizai tehsil along Afghanistan border in Mohmand Agency. With the latest incident, the number of destroyed/torched schools in Mohmand Agency has reached 74.

All major operations have successfully been completed in FATA and momentous success has been achieved, Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik, said.

Six militants were killed when a vehicle carrying militants hit a landmine in the Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

SFs shot dead four militants in a retaliatory firing when a group of militants attacked a security checkpost in the Toda Khora area of Orakzai Agency.

A roadside explosion injured five paramilitary personnel of Shawal Rifles in Razmak area of NWA in FATA.

Unidentified militants blew up a basic health unit by detonating an explosive device planted to it in Adezai area of Mohammad Agency.

TTP warned tribesmen of NWA against joining the Army, Frontier Corps or Levies Force. A pamphlet distributed in Miranshah on behalf of the Shura-i-Mujahideen (council of holy fighters) said the Government had been recruiting locals in the army, Frontier Corps and Levies Force to use them against the TTP.

January 17

An oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan destroyed completely after a bomb planted in the vehicle exploded at a terminal near the Torkham border crossing in the Khyber Agency of FATA.

A group of 12 Canadians are reported undergoing militant training at an al Qaeda camp in NWA in FATA in plots to carry out terror attacks back home.

January 18

At least seven suspected militants were killed when the US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Daska village, about 40 kilometres from Miranshah, in Dattakhel tehsil of NWA in FATA. Three persons were injured in the attack.

Three soldiers were killed and three others injured when militants attacked a camp of SFs in Razmak town of NWA in FATA

SFs repulsed an attack by unidentified militants on a check post near the Bara grid station in the evening in Bara town of Khyber Agency in FATA

SFs arrested a high ranking militant ‘commander’ of LI, identified as Mobeen Khan, along with three other associates from Ziyarhai area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency.

January 19

The bullet riddled dead bodies of three abducted oil tanker drivers were recovered on Torkham Bypass Road in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Militants abducted five tribesmen from Alisherzai area of Khuram Agency.

Two personnel of Levies Force went missing in lower tehsil of Kurram Agency.

January 20

Three persons were killed when a tractor trolley struck against a landmine in Gram village of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Unidentified assailants shot dead an official of Levies Force, identified as Ali Nabi, outside his home in Zawoon Kallay in Orakzai Agency.

January 21

Four militants were killed in a retaliatory firing by SFs when a group of militants attacked a security checkpost in Miranshah, headquarters of NWA of FATA.

Suspected militants shot dead two persons of Bangash tribe in Tooda Cheena area of Kurram Agency.

A bullet-riddled body of militant ‘commander’ Qari Abdullah was recovered from Tirah in Khyber Agency.

Several militants were feared dead as gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in Dwaizai area of Pindyali tehsil.

A pro-government tribal elder, Malik Khaista Gul and his driver were injured when unidentified militants ambushed their car near Shal Kor in Yakka Ghund of Mohammad Agency.

Two SF personnel were injured in a roadside explosion in Shawa Farsh area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

The SFs conducted a search operation in Akora Khattak area of NWA and arrested six militants, including two important ‘commanders’ belonging to Mohmand Agency.

Hundreds of tribesmen rallied to demand an end to US drone attacks, which they said were killing innocent people in the Tribal Areas in FATA.

The World Bank approved a $250 million loan to assist Pakistan’s recovery efforts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.

January 22

Two levies personnel and a civilian were killed while one soldier and six civilians were wounded in an explosion in Lower Orakzai Agency in FATA.

January 23

A series of US drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency in FATA killed at least 13 terrorists, as tribesmen took to the streets to protest against the aerial campaign.

Former ISI official, Sultan Amir Tarar aka Colonel Imam, was killed in North Waziristan Agency of FATA for non-payment of a ransom worth Rs 4.5 million.

January 24

A young boy was killed and two of his sisters sustained injuries when a mortar shell landed in their house in Chora area of Landikotal town.

Militants destroyed a girls' school in Landikotal town.

Mystery shrouded the death of Sultan Amir Tarar alias Colonel Imam, a former ISI official, amid conflicting reports about the cause.

January 26

At least 18 suspected militants were killed and 22 others were injured when gunship helicopters and fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in different parts of Mohmand Agency in FATA. At least three people, including a woman, were killed in Shamsha area of Safi tehsil.

Militants blew up Musa Neeka Public School in South Waziristan Agency.

January 27

At least 11 terrorists, including one suicide bomber, were killed in separate incidents in the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan. In one incident, Pakistani troops and helicopter gunships killed 10 terrorists in a raid on their hideouts in Mohmand Agency.

In Mohmand Agency, six people, including three women and two children, were killed in Swezai area of Pandyali tehsil when stray shells hit their houses.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in Khar in Bajaur Agency when he was challenged by law enforcement personnel. However, no other casualty was reported.

A Levis personnel, Mohammad Jan, was killed by a mortar shell in Sagi Bala area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency in FATA. Two security personnel were injured in a roadside landmine explosion in Qayumabad area of Safi tehsil.

January 28

SFs bombed terrorist hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border on January 28, killing 28 terrorists. It was reported that 30 terrorists were wounded in the operation while eight houses belonging to militants were caught fire.

Five terrorists, including a 'commander', were killed by SFs in different areas of Mohmand Agency in FATA. In Sagai Upper, a shell hit a hideout and as a result local militant 'commander' identified as Kakim and two other militants were killed on the incident site. Stray shells also destroyed several houses in Gurbaz area killing two other militants, identified as Haji Qasim and Deldar Khan.

In Bajaur Agency, the SFs arrested at least 58 suspects during a search operation in different areas of Nawagai tehsil.

January 29

SFs, in an air strike, killed nine militants belonging to the TTP in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency near Afghan border.

The SFs arrested six suspected militants from a camp in Nahqi area of Mohmand Agency.

Two civilians were killed and six were injured as SFs convoy was ambushed by militants in Khyber tribal region's Bara tehsil.

January 30

At least 26 terrorists were killed in separate incidents during an action of SFs in Pandiali, Safi, Banizai and Ambar tehsils of Mohmand and Orakzai Agency of FATA. 16 terrorists were killed and several others were wounded while their four hideouts were dismantled in Mohmand Agecny. SFs killed ten TTP terrorists in Orakzai Agency.

20 TTP militants and six Turi Bangash tribesmen were killed and two TTP militants were injured when militants attacked a village in Kurram Agency in FATA after a grand jirga (tribal assembly) headed by lawmakers had announced a truce between Turi Bangash tribes and TTP.

A person was arrested while planting a landmine in Jhanda Masood area of Safi tehsil in FATA. Two children died when one of the victims stepped on a landmine.

January 31

Around 21 terrorists were killed when the SFs launched operations in different areas of Mohmand Agency in FATA. This search operation occurred on the pretext of an earlier attack by the militants on the SFs checkpost. At least two SFs were injured as unidentified terrorists fired six rockets on the Aranda Police checkpost in Shabqadar area of Mohmand Agency.

February 2

18 militants and three SFs were killed as fierce fighting continued in Mohmand Agency in FATA. Clashes started after the militants attacked Anargi security post with heavy weapons, killing three SF personnel and injuring four others. 18 militants were killed and several others were wounded after SFs opened fire in retaliation. The Mohmand chapter of the TTP spokesman Sajjad Mohmand said over phone that only seven militants were killed and three were injured. He claimed killing 17 SFs and injuring four in the clash.

Captain Jehan Zeb of 22-Punjab Regiment was killed and three soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in Dwezai area of Pandyali tehsil in Mohmand Agency, FATA.

One Pakistani soldier was killed and seven others were injured in an exchange of fire with Afghan troops in Tangarhi area near the border in North Waziristan Agency. A clash erupted after a barrage of mortar shells fired from the Afghan side hit the Bangi Dar post, near Ghulam Khan town (FATA), jointly manned by the army and FC.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a driver and wounded a conductor of a NATO supply oil tanker in a Landikotal bazaar in Khyber Agency in FATA while coming back from Afghanistan.

February 3

Three TTP militants and a soldier were killed during a shootout in Kalya tehsil in Orakzai Agency.

Gunship helicopters heavily pounded terrorists' positions near Afghan border in Kurram Agency killing 10 terrorists.

The gunship helicopters targeted terrorists' hideouts at Alisherzai area in Orakzai Agency, injuring eight terrorists and destroying three of their hideouts.

Terrorists detonated an IED planted at a Government primary school in Saidan Kalay.

February 5

Three persons were killed and two others were injured when a bomb planted in a car exploded in the Barqambarkhel area of Khyber Agency FATA.

Militants shot dead four men for alleged spying and dumped their bodies outside Karak town of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

February 7

TTP welcomed a peace agreement between Shia and Sunni groups in Kurram Agency and pledged to abide by it.

February 8

16 militants were killed as jet fighters bombed their hideouts in different areas of Orakzai Agency.

February 9

SFs arrested three would-be women suicide bombers along with five other people after a raid on a house in Khar tehsil area of Bajaur Agency.

Rival Sunni and Shia communities in Kurram Agency have agreed to end a four-year conflict that claimed hundreds of lives.

February 10

Three persons, including two khasadars, were killed by militants in NWA in FATA on charges of spying.

In Bajaur Agency, SFs warned militants to lay down arms within 15 days or face military operation that would be launched against militants if they failed to lay down arms and surrender to SFs by February 25.

A girls’ college, Government Degree College for Women, in Merazai area of Orakzai Agency was blown up destroying six rooms and a computer lab.

Political authorities claimed to have averted a terrorist bid by arresting a burqa clad terrorist from the political compound in Frontier Region Tank.

February 11

A Levies trooper and a suspected militant were killed in exchange of fire at Dabo Dheri checkpost in Prang Ghar tehsil in Mohmand Agency in FATA.

Malak Sab Khan, head of Ambar peace committee, of Ambar tehsil in Mohmand Agency and three volunteers sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a landmine near Ghaljo Darra as they were returning after attending a jirga of the peace committee.

The SFs during search operation destroyed houses of five militants in Ghaljo Dara and Lowi Shah area of Ambar subdivision in Mohmand Agency.

February 13

At least eight militants were killed and five others sustained injuries in a clash with SFs in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency.

Unidentified assailants killed one Khasadar, Afzal Afridi, in Landi Kotal Bazaar of Khyber Agency in FATA.

February 14

Three cadres of Muqami Tehreek-e-Taliban (Local Taliban Movement, MTT) received injuries when their vehicle was targeted with a roadside explosive device at Sarki Qamar in Qambarkhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Abdul Qayum, a worker of an NGO, received injuries when he was fired at by unidentified assailants in Alamgudar area of Bara.

The TTP set ablaze the house of a commander of LI in Akakhel area of Khyber Agency.

February 15

Militants publicly shot dead two persons, among them an Afghan national, in New Adda area of Dattakhel in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Mohmand Agency official, Amjad Ali Khan, said SFs have cleared terrorists from 90 percent of targeted Tribal Areas near the Afghan border in Mohmand Agency during a three-week offensive.

February 17

Ten militants were killed during clashes in different parts of Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Militants blew up three power pylons in Razghar Mela, disrupting electricity to seven villages of Sheikhan tribe in Orakzai Agency.

February 18

A trooper was killed and three others were injured when militants attacked a Security checkpost in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

February 19

Militants attacked a Security checkpoint in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency near the Pakistan-Afghan border. 20 militants were killed and 25 others injured in the clash that lasted three hours.

February 20

SFs attacked a hideout of militants, killing 11 militants and injuring six others, near Dabori area in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

A US drone attack killed at least five militants in Kaza Panga village, 15 kilometres west of Wana, the main town of SWA.

Two tribesmen were killed by militants in North Waziristan Agency on a charge of spying for the US.

The dead body of ISI former official Sultan Amir Tarar alias Colonel Imam was found from a roadside in Mir Ali of North Waziristan.

Two khasadars were killed and as many received injuries in an attack by unidentified assailants in Wana town of South Waziristan Agency in FATA in the night.

February 21

Ten suspected militants were killed and another four injured when a US drone attacked a suspected militant hideout in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, in FATA in the night.

The SFs arrested three local militant ‘commanders’ during a search operation in Kausar area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

SFs demolished four hideouts of militants in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency. SFs and volunteers of a local peace committee launched a joint search operation in Jhanda Masood locality of Safi tehsil and demolished four houses suspected to be used by militants.

An Iraqi al Qaeda operative was believed to be one of the seven militants killed by a US missile strike on a house in the village of Kaza Panga in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency on February 20, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

February 22

Two suspected persons were arrested and arms were recovered from their possession during search at Zalampul point near Bajaur-Dir border in Bajaur Agency.

February 23

At least 10 militants were killed and several others were injured as SFs targeted militant hideouts in Kurram Agency FATA.

February 24

At least six persons were killed when the US drone missiles hit a house and a car in a village in Dilkhel Degan area of the North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

Five SF personnel were killed and another two injured in a militant attack on a check post in Landi Kotal area of Khyber Agency.

At least 32 militants laid down arms and surrendered to the SFs in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency. Maj Kamran, in charge of military operation in Warr Mamond, said that the militants surrendered unconditionally. He said that they also included four local ‘commanders’.

February 27

The dead body of abducted tribal elder, Haji Abdul Wadud Afridi, chairman of Khyber Agency’s Zakat (compulsory religious donation) committee, was found dumped at a deserted place in Landi Kotal town of Khyber Agency of FATA. Haji Abdul Wadud, who was the former Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami (Khyber Agency), had been abducted on February 19. Sources said that Habib Khan was associated with the militant outfit, LI, in the past.

March 1

The TTP militants shot dead four local tribesmen alleged of spying for the US. The bullet-riddled bodies were dumped on a roadside in Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. The notes pinned on their chest read, "We killed them because they were spying for America, anyone who acts like this will face the same fate."

A roadside landmine planted by militants in Ghalingar area of Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency went off, killing two tribesmen and injuring another. Also, Jaffar Khan was killed when he stepped on a landmine planted by suspected militants in Mansor Kor area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

In Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency, a woman was killed when SFs opened indiscriminate firing after an attack on their convoy on Machani check post.

Militants beheaded Aqal Mohammad for his involvement in January 2011 drone attacks in Tirah valley. The locals found the head of Aqal Mohammad in Qambarkhel area while his torso was dumped at Nari Baba area.

Four troopers of Khasadar Force were abducted from Ali Masjid area of tehsil in Khyber Agency. The four tribal Policemen, identified as, Samad Khan, Khewa Khan, Khan Sher and Ibad Gul, were reported "missing" after an attack on Machani check post.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced PKR 1 billion in the current budget and PKR 700 million in the next year’s budget for rehabilitation of around 32 thousand residents of the Kurram Agency who left their homes due to sectarian riots and militancy.

March 3

Six officials of the Khasadar Force were killed and three others injured when their vehicle was ambushed by militants in Aalam Godar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. The six personnel killed in the assault were identified as Islam Gul Malik Deen Khel, Mirab Jan Aka Khel, Noor Wali Zaka Khel, Noor Janan Qamar Khel, Abdul Wahid Aka Khel and Shakoor Satoori Khel.

March 4

Unidentified militants blew up Government schools for Boys with IEDs at the Shalobar in Khyber Agency. However, no loss of life was reported in the blast.

March 5

SFs killed six militants during an operation near Afghanistan border in Kurram Agency of FATA. According to sources, the SFs pounded militants’ hideouts with artillery in central Kurram. Two hideouts were also destroyed in the shelling.

Unidentified militants attacked a check-post of volunteers in Manzari Chena area of Bezai tehsil in Mohmand Agency in the night. Eight volunteers were injured and taken to hospital where one succumbed to his injuries. Sources said that two other volunteers were also missing.

March 6

Ten militants were killed and another eight injured when the helicopter gunships attacked militant hideouts in Chinarak and Spairkat areas of Kurram Agency along the Orakzai Agency border in Federally FATA. Eight hideouts were destroyed.

One of the four khasadars (tribal police force) personnel abducted on March 1, was found dead near Ali Masjid in Landi Kotal town of Khyber Agency. Sources said that the body of slain official Khewa Jan was recovered from Lala Kandao near Ali Masjid along with a note and a sharp knife.

Unidentified militants abducted two children, Akbar Hussain and Jalil Hussain, belonging to the Turi tribe from Makhizai area of Kurram Agency.

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.

March 8

Ten militants were killed in two US drone attacks in North and South Waziristan Agency of FATA. Official sources said that three missiles fired by a drone hit the house of Fazal Karam in Landi Dag area, about seven kilometres south of Wana bazaar of South Waziristan Agency, in the afternoon, killing five militants and injuring two others.

The Pakistan Army for the first time gave the official version of US drone attacks in the FATA and said that most of those killed were hardcore al Qaeda, Afghan Taliban and TTP militants and a fairly large number of them were of foreign origin. General Officer Commanding 7th Division Major General Ghayoor Mehmood said in a briefing that "Myths and rumours about US predator strikes and the casualty figures are many, but it’s a reality that many of those being killed in these strikes are hardcore elements, a sizeable number of them foreigners.

Major General Ghayoor said that "Well we have over 820 checkposts along the border to stop militant movement and there is strict vigilance, but unfrequented routes are an exception for which alternate means, including intelligence-sharing between coalition troops and the Army, are in place."

March 10

Unidentified militants blew up a Government school for girls in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA. The residents of the area said that the two-room building of the school in Sadukhel area turned into rubble when explosives, planted inside it, went off around midnight. Sources said that militants have so far destroyed about 31 Government schools in Khyber Agency during the last one year.

March 11

At least 16 persons were killed in three separate US drone strikes in two different locations in the NWA of FATA. The first drone fired two missiles targeting a suspected militant vehicle in Khaisur town, about 30 kilometres north of Miranshah, the main town in the NWA.

Unidentified militants blew up a Government girls’ primary school in Ali Masjid area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency. According to a source, at least 34 Government-run schools have been destroyed in the Khyber Agency.

Militants destroyed three bridges, a girls’ school in Jamrud and an under-construction room of the technical college in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency during the last 24 hours.

March 12

Eight militants were killed and three soldiers suffered injuries during an encounter in upper tehsil of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Sources said that militants attacked a checkpost in Ghelju area and injured three soldiers.

March 13

A US drone strike targeting a militant vehicle and a compound on March 13 killed six militants and injured five others in mountainous Spalga village, 15 kilometres northeast of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

Three members of khasadar personnel Asil Badshah family were injured when a rocket fired from unspecified location hit his house in Jammu area of Frontier Region Kohat.

A SFs official was killed and his colleague and a child were injured in a rocket attack on a security base in Razmak Town in the night. Officials said that eight rockets were fired at the main base from an unspecified place.

March 14

Five militants were killed when a US drone fired missiles on a car at Tapai village in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. This was the third missile attack during the past 24 hours in the area, raising the death toll to 15.

Two officials of the FC were injured in a remote-controlled IED attack on an FC vehicle near Changai area of Khyber Agency.

Unidentified militants blew up a Government primary school for boys at Rehmatullah village in Changai area of Landikotal. The total number of schools destroyed in Landikotal has reached 13.

March 15

Ten militants were shot dead by SFs in retaliatory attack at San Pakka Kandau area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Two SFs personnel were also sustain injuries.

SFs killed six more militants in retaliation action after militants attacked a security checkpost in Torgar area of Tal tehsil.

March 16

Ten militants were killed and one security man was injured in a clash in Ghaljo area of Upper Orakzai Agency in FATA. A security convoy coming from Bori in Sukkur District of Sindh province to Ghaljo was attacked by militants. One security man received injuries in the ambush.

A United States (US) drone fired missiles at a militant hideout at Amboor Shega area in Dattakhel tehsil in North Waziristan Agency, killing six militants.

Three schoolchildren were injured when a mortar shell exploded near Parvera area in Zorbandar area of the Bajaur Agency.

Three NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace and flew over Angoor Adda, a border town in South Waziristan Agency.

March 17

A US drone missile strike killed at least 41 persons in the Datta Khel of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. The death toll was one of the highest in a drone missile strike. An official said the drone attacked a vehicle in the area that was passing by a house where local tribesmen were holding a meeting, killing them. "It wasn't a militant gathering, but a meeting of tribal elders from Ismail Khan village to sort out some differences over a business deal," tribesman Zia-ur-Rehman said.

The TTP killed an alleged spy and threw his body in Shni Kalay area of Frontier Region Kohat. The deceased was later identified as, Hamid Khan Afridi, a resident of Pirwalkhel village located in Akhorwal area. Tariq Afridi faction of TTP claimed responsibility. The militants also left a leaflet along with the body warning the tribesmen of similar fate if they did not stop providing information about TTP to Government agencies.

Unidentified militants blew up a Government girls’ primary school in the Alam Khani area of Sheikhmal Khel in Landikotal. The total number of Government schools destroyed in Landi Kotal has reached 14 whereas the figure in the entire Khyber Agency has crossed 40.

March 18

Four SFs personnel were injured when their convoy was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb in the Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Reacting to the deadly drone attack on a traditional jirga (tribal council) on March 17 in the Datta Khel of North Waziristan Agency in FATA that killed 41 civilians, the tribal elders announced waging jihad against the US and its allies. 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.

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.

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 FATA. 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.

March 19

Unidentified militants blew up a bridge in Shindand area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of TTP protested against the drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency in FATA and said that if drone attacks were not brought to an end, he would end the peace deal with the Government.

March 21

Militants shot dead four alleged US spies, an Afghan national among them, in the NWA of FATA. One body was found along a road in Dattakhel, two in Dosali and the body of the Afghan national was recovered from a place in Mir Ali. Since January, 17 alleged spies have been killed.

A trooper was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Chinari area of Safi tehsil in Mohammad Agency.

March 22

Six SFs personnel were injured and their vehicle was destroyed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb in Alam Godar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

March 23

Unidentified militants blew up a power pylon and damaged a telephone exchange in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Officials said that they neutralised another powerful explosive device in Jamrud tehsil.

March 24

Eight militants were killed when SFs pounded suspected locations with artillery shelling in Ghiljo tehsil of Orakzai Agency in FATA. The injured SFs personnel were identified as Rehman Khattak and Mohammad Rehman Bhettani.

March 25

At least 13 passengers were killed and eight injured, while around 33 were abducted by suspected militants in an attack on a convoy of passenger vehicles in the Kurram Agency of FATA. Sources said that the victims were Turi tribesmen who belonged to the Shia sect. The convoy had entered Kurram Agency after crossing the Chapari check-post via Thall tehsil in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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.

Unidentified militants killed one Sajjad Ali (16) on charges of spying and his bullet riddle dead body was recovered from Spin Qabar area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Militants blew up two more girls schools in Landi Kotal and Bara tehsils and demolished with explosives another bridge at Akakhel. Sources said that a Government middle school in Akakhel was blown up while a girl’s primary school in Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal was destroyed. Militants have so far destroyed 36 educational institutions in different parts of Khyber Agency. The number of bridges destroyed in Bara during the last one month has reached 12 with 10 in Akakhel and two in Sipah area.

March 26

The Government will pay compensation to the families of 39 people who died in a US drone strike in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Civilians and Police were among those killed when missiles hit a compound in Datta Khel, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah on March 17. Tribal administration official Asghar Khan said a compensation package was ready for the victims’ families. "Three hundred thousand rupees each will be paid to 39 families, while 100,000 rupees will be paid to six injured," Khan said, adding that payments would commence from March 28. The Government pays compensation to Police and civilians who get killed in bomb blasts or terror attacks but this will be the first time that compensation has been paid to US drone attack victims.

March 27

Four persons, including a woman, were killed and several others sustained injuries when unidentified militants fired a rocket at a vehicle in Shahidano village near Kurram Agency of FATA.

The elements within the TTP, based in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, have established a separate vigilance cell to hunt down persons suspected of providing vital intelligence to guide the United States in its drone campaign. Known as Lashkar-e-Khorasan (LeKh), the group’s only purpose is to identify, capture and execute persons allegedly working for what is described as a web of local spies created by the CIA. The LeKh draws it strength from both the Haqqani network and the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, two militias that control the regions along the Afghanistan border. Though the exact number of members in LeKh is unknown, one source in the tribal areas said it was more than 300. The regions where the cell works are Datta Khel, Miranshah and Mir Ali town of North Waziristan, as well as surrounding areas where US drone strikes have been frequent. An intelligence official at Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi and several local sources from Mir Ali and Miranshah also confirmed the existence and activities of the LeKh, but appeared unaware of its structure.

March 28

At least 14 paramilitary troops, among them two senior officers, were killed in a militant ambush on their convoy in the Akakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. "The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were returning to their base after carrying out a search operation in the nearby Sipah area when ambushed by militants," a senior security official said on condition of anonymity. The slain officers were identified as Lieutenant Colonel Sheraz, Captain Islam. The troopers belong to the paramilitary Mehsud Scouts and Khyber Rifles.

Unidentified militants blew up a primary school for girls and a high school for boys in Jawaki area of FR Kohat. Sources said that several time devices were planted in the classrooms and boundary walls of both the schools.

Political administration officials neutralised a sabotage attempt by defusing explosive device planted by suspected militants at a Government-run school in Gang area of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

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.

March 31

SFs killed eight militants and injured several others during a search operation in Kurram Agency of FATA. A cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered during search operations in the area.

April 1

Nine militants were killed when Security Forces launched a counter-offensive after the militants attacked a checkpost in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Three SFs personnel, identified as Sajid, Mirza Tabassum and Azeem Khan, were injured during the offensive.

Unidentified militants beheaded three watchmen at a NATO trucks’ terminal near Landi Kotal railway station in the Khyber Agency. The slain watchmen, Hijran Ullah, Hafiz Ullah and Amaldar Shinwari, belonged to the local Shinwari tribe.

The under construction portion of Samendar Kot high school was blown up in Dandy Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency.

A tube-well was blown up in Doog village in the South Waziristan Agency.

April 2

Four militants were killed while another 12 injured in the factional clash between Mangal Bagh-led LI volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan, in the far-flung areas of Zakha Khel Bazaar in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA. So far, four militants have reportedly been killed, including an LI ‘commander’ identified as Toti Khan, while, 12 others from both sides were injured, local sources of Zakha Khel confirmed. Many prisoners, who were kept for extortion money, fled from the private jails of the LI when the two sides fought each other, a source in Malik Deen Khel tribe in Kata Koshata informed.

11 soldiers were injured when a convoy of SFs was ambushed with a remote-controlled device in the Akakhel area of Khyber Agency.

April 3

SFs killed seven LI militants through gunship helicopter shelling in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA.

The factional clash between Mangal Bagh-led LI volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan turns a new turn when the Ansarul Islam joined the Zakha Khel tribe’s militants in Mira Kholey. Earlier on April 2, it was reported that four militants, including LI opposition force ‘commander’ identified as Toti Khan, were killed. Toti Khan belongs to Zakha Khel tribe. Ansarul Islam militants attacked a secret jail of Lashkar-e-Islam and rescued 20 persons who had been abducted by LI from Peshawar and Khyber Agency for ransom.

The voluntary repatriation of internally displaced families from the conflict-hit Bajaur and Mohmand Agency will start from April 11. The FATA Disaster Management Authority said that the programme of voluntary return would continue till May 20. However, officials said that none of the 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.

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.

April 4

Dushmankhel tribe chief, Sardar Amanuddin Mehsood, was killed in Wana, the head quarter of South Waziristan Agency, in FATA. According to sources, unidentified militants had abducted him two months ago and his body was found near the Shewkai Narai area of Wana.

April 5

Three ‘commanders’ of LI were killed in fighting with Zakhakhel lashkar in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. Sources said that the lashkar killed Khan Zakhakhel, the suspected head of the LI execution squad, along with his family after torching his house on the second day of fighting. The sources claimed that Khan Zakhakhel carried out executions on the orders of Mangal Bagh. Two other LI ‘commanders’, Mula Zahuruddin and Policai (real name not known) were also killed along with Khan. Another two LI ‘commanders’ reportedly surrendered to the Zakhakhel lashkar in Bar Qambar Khel and Brug areas, after the latter took control of Ziarhai heights. The sources also added that Ansarul Islam militants re-established control over Sandapal after Zakhakhel tribesmen, previously loyal to LI, had abandoned the area. The LI had ousted Ansar from Sandapal three years ago after a fierce gunbattle. Meanwhile, the political administration in Landi Kotal has held consultations with Zakhakhel elders and assured them of the Government support against LI.

Two militants belonging to TTP were killed when TTP and Ansarul Islam exchanged heavy fire in Peer Mela Zakha Khel area in Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency. Three other TTP militants were also arrested by the Ansarul Islam.

A TTP ‘commander’, Noor Mohammad Khwaidadkhel, and his bodyguard, Fazl Mahmood, were killed and two civilians injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a weekly festival in Baggun village of Kurram Agency. Noor Mohammad was an important member of the TTP and its slain leader Baitullah Mehsud had appointed him as his deputy in Kurram Agency. The sources said a militant outfit led by ‘Commander’ Sattar had rivalry with the Noor Mohammad group.

Two government schools and a basic health unit were blown up in different areas of Haleemzai tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that a boys’ primary school in Shaha Beg area and a boys’ primary school and basic health unit in Mominabad area were blown up with explosives.

April 6

Three children and a woman were killed and another woman was injured when a shell hit the house of one Toor Mulla in Selai area of Bezai tehsil in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

April 7

Fifty militants and four SFs personnel were killed in bombings and clashes in different areas of Mohmand Agency of FATA. During the second phase of Operation Brekhna (lightning) in militant-infested areas along the Afghanistan border, SFs backed by warplanes, helicopter gunships and artillery pounded militant hideouts in Suran Darra, Mosakhel, Bahadar Kalley, Matai, Shinwari and Ghalingar areas of Bezai and Safi tehsils (revenue unit). Administration officials said 50 militants were killed and several others injured as air strikes destroyed several hideouts in the intervening night of April 6-7.

April 8

Two tribesmen and an Afghan national were killed on charges of spying for United States in two separate places in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Sources said that the dead body of Aziz, an Afghan national, was found near Nowrek village in Mir Ali tehsil and those of two local tribesmen, Inayatullah and Shah Wali, were spotted in Pir Kali area near Miramshah. Chits strapped to the bodies said the three had been killed because they were spying for the US.

April 9

One Army official died in a clash with militants in Saafi area of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

30 suspected militants were arrested and five land mines were also neutralised by the SFs in Saafi area.

April 10

Four LI militants including a ‘commander’ were killed during the clash with the members of Zakhakhel lashkar in Bazaar Zakhakhel area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Two SFs personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants ambushed the convoy in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. Officials said that SFs were engaged in a search operation in Suran Darra area of Baizai when they came under attack. The SFs arrested 30 suspects during a search operation in the area after the incident.

Behram Khan, the main accused of plotting twin suicide attacks on Syed Sakhi Sarwar’s shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on April 3, was arrested from Gharigaal area of Mamond District in Bajaur Agency along with five other associates.

Atleast hundred families have migrated from Bazaar Zakhakhel area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency to safer places due to fresh clashes between Zakhakhel tribe and LI. Amid the intense gunbattle between Zakhakhel lashkar and Mangal Bagh-led LI, locals have started migrating to safer places in Landikotal, Jamrud and Peshawar via Ali Masjid route. Mehboobul Haq-led Ansarul Islam is also backing the Zakhakhel lashkar in Maidan, Sanda Pal and other areas in Tirah Valley.

Three people, including a religious cleric, were killed and 13 others, including a woman and children, were injured in a landmine explosion in Kanrakai area of Kurram Agency in FATA. According to details, a pick-up taking commuters from Kanrakai to Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, when it hit an anti-tank explosive planted by unidentified militants.

Unidentified militants blew up two power transmission towers in Qayum Abad and Bayankhel areas of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

Army jet fighters and helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in Baizai and Safi tehsils. The artillery also targeted militant positions in Mattani and Suran Darra. However, no casualty was reported.

Eight militants were killed and 12 others injured when jet fighters, helicopter gunships and artillery pounded their hideouts in Mattani, Suran Darra, Wali Dad Kor, Ghanam Shah and Sheikh Baba villages in Baizai and Safi tehsils of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

Unidentified militants blew off Bacha Khan Education Foundation middle school at Khuga Khel in Shinwari area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the night. However, no human loss has been reported in the blast.

Militants who were driven out by the 'spring cleaning operation' of FC in the FR of Peshawar in February 2010 are returning to their old strongholds. "Militants fleeing the ongoing operation in Tor Sapari area of FR Kohat have moved back to Maroofkhel, Tauda Cheena, Pakhi Parizi and Aka Khel areas bordering the Peshawar District, FR Peshawar and Khyber Agency," said the sources.

Only a day after a four-hour meeting between the heads of ISI and the CIA of the United States held to reset strained ties between the two agencies, missiles fired by US drones killed seven suspected militants and injured four others near Angoor Adda in SWA of FATA.

Pakistan lodged a protest with the United States over the Angoor Adda drone attack, describing the continued drone raids as a 'core irritant' in counter-terrorism cooperation. "Pakistan strongly condemns the drone attack at Angoor Adda today. We have repeatedly said that such attacks are counter-productive and only contribute to strengthening the hands of terrorists," Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told US Ambassador Cameron Munter while lodging the protest with him. "Drone attacks have become a core irritant in the counter-terror campaign," a statement by the Foreign Office said.

The timing of the latest attack is also being seen as meaningful because it took place at a time when ISI Chief General Shuja Pasha was on his way home from Washington after talks with his counterpart, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta.

A Washington Post report quoting US defence officials have claimed that there is no plan to suspend or restrict the CIA's drone campaign in Pakistan, and that the agency has not been asked to pull any of its employees out of Pakistan.

At least 18 militants were killed and another 25 injured in clashes with SFs in Baizai and Safi tehsils of Mohamad Agency in FATA. Two soldiers were killed and 10 others injured in the clashes. The hideouts attacked were in Suran Darra, Wach Kohi, Khaili Kor, Baidmani and Wali Dad Kor areas along the Afghanistan border.

Two SFs personnel and a militant were killed during a clash when a group of militants attacked a security post in Khapyanga area of Kurram Agency in FATA. The deceased SFs personnel were identified as Wasim Khan and Hakeem Khan.

Three TTP militants and a trooper were killed during an encounter in Tangi Badinzai area of Laddah tehsil in SWA of FATA in the night. The militants attacked a checkpoint in Tangi Badinzai area, killing a member of security forces and injuring two others. The sources said that three militants were killed when SFs retaliated. An unnamed TTP 'spokesman' claimed responsibility for the attack on the checkpoint.

At least 600 IDPs families of SWA will return home during the third phase of the repatriation programme starting on April 30. These people belong to Berwand and Maula Khan Serai areas of SWA. Some 900 families comprising 6,133 individuals returned to their homes in the first two phases of the repatriation plan.

Two militants were killed and one SF sustained injuries during clashes in Koz Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency in FATA.

Unidentified militants shot dead a tribesman, identified as Imdad Hussain, in Hewas village of Kurram Agency.

SFs arrested a commander, identified as Abdul Akbar, of TTP Chapter of Orakzai Agency belonging to Hakeemullah Mehsud group along with his accomplice from a clinic in Frontier Region Kohat.

Fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed suspected militant hideouts in different areas, including Suran Darra, Walidad Mena and Seem Ghakhi of Mohmand Agency in FATA. However, no casualty was reported.

SFs neutralised four landmines and recovered seven boxes of Kalashnikovs cartridges, 600 cartridges of various calibres during search in Sheshmahal area of Pandyali tehsil.

At least 80 militants, wanted in various cases, surrendered before SFs in Safi tehsil.

A jirga of Masud Safi and Dawaizi tribes in Mohmand Agency assured full cooperation to the SFs and political administration and unanimously decided to impose PKR two million fines and set ablaze the house of tribesman providing shelter to militants in the area. Colonel Gul Hassan said that the SFs had cleared almost 90 per cent of affected areas in Safi and Dawaizi tehsils along the Afghanistan border.

The interlocutors and guarantors of Kurram peace deal will meet in Islamabad to chalk out a strategy for recovery of 35 passengers, who were abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road in March 26, 2011.

Lawmakers and tribal elders of Kurram Agency unanimously decided in Islamabad to take up the issue of 35 passengers abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road on March 26, 2011, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor besides pressing the SFs for ensuring safety on the route.

Nine militants and one SF personnel were killed during a clash and shelling in different areas of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

The TTP killed a truck driver and his helper in Baizai town of Mohmand Agency for supplying livestock to East Afghanistan province of Nangarhar.

Masked militants slit the throat of a tribesman, identified as Malang Meerak, for assisting SFs in Sheen Drang area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.

A spokesman of militant outfit LI contradicted the news about fleeing of their leader Mangal Bagh to Afghanistan. Talking from an undisclosed place the LI spokesman said that Mangal Bagh was still in Tirah valley leading his volunteers against Zakhakhel lashkar and Ansarul Islam.

Unidentified terrorists blew up a commercial market belonging to a Naib Subedar of the Levies Force in Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai Agency causing a loss of PKR eight million.

Elsewhere in the Khyber Agency, SFs arrested five suspected LI militants, identified as Sher Rehman, Mohammad Rehman, Gulmir Khan, Yaqub Khan and Qabil Shah, from Landikotal Bazaar.

The bodies of eight abducted passengers who were abducted on March 26 were found in Shahidano Dhand area of lower Kurram Agency FATA, were handed to elders of Turi tribes. The rest of the tribesmen are suspected to be in the custody of Mullah Toofan faction of TTP, operating in parts of Orakzai and Kurram Agencies.

TTP in Baizai District of Mohmand Agency killed a truck driver and his helper for supplying cattle to Afghanistan. It was reported that around 20 terrorists armed with automatic weapons opened fire on three trucks soon after they entered the Baizai District dropping supplies across the border in east Afghanistan.

Around 23 terrorists, including some senior commanders of Mamoond tehsil of Bajaur Agency, voluntarily surrendered to the SFs.

Top 'commander' of TTP Waliur Rehman praised Mehsud tribe for not siding with the Government against Taliban in the South Waziristan Agency. "We congratulate the Mehsud tribe for rendering great sacrifices," Rehman said, adding, "Fellow tribesmen would always demonstrate such character in future. The Government had formed tribal militias against Mujahideen, however these militias were unable to fulfil the objectives set by the Government.

It was reported that the Army claimed to have cleared the Suran sector in Mohmand Agency of militants and initiated the consolidation phase II of 'Operation Brekhna' launched to clear Suran sector adjoining Afghanistan border.

At least 25 persons were killed when US drone attack a compound owned by a tribesman, Gul Sharif Wazir, in Yazz Khula village of Spinwam area in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Earlier The News reported that seven people were killed. Out of 25 persons, 18 were militants and seven were civilians.

TTP militants abducted a pro-government tribal elder Malak Sher Khan alias Sheray from his house in Gakizai area of Lakkaro tehsil in Mohammad Agency. Later, his body was found in the area. The TTP Mohmand chapter 'spokesman' Sajjad Mohmand told reporters that they had killed him for having close links with political authorities. He said the man was going to head a tribal lashkar against TTP.

In another incident in the same area, a six-year-old girl was killed when a landmine planted by unidentified militants in front of her house exploded.

At least 63 militants laid down arms and surrendered to the Security Forces at a jirga at Dwaizai in Mohammad Agency. Sixty-two of them belonged to Dwaizai, Pandyali tehsil and one to Sagai area of Safi tehsil.

SFs killed six militants and neutralised two hideouts in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Officials said that a curfew was imposed in the area to carry out a search operation, adding that during the operation an encounter took place between the SFs and militants. Six militants were killed and two hideouts were destroyed, an official said, adding that landmines and explosives were recovered.

A suicide bomber struck the vehicle of an anti-Taliban militia leader killing him and four others in Salarzai area, 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency. "A suicide bomber blew himself up before the vehicle of Malik Manasib Khan killing him and four others including a paramilitary soldier and wounding five others," Police official Javed Khan said. Malik Manasib Khan was the chief of Salarzai tribe, which had raised a village force and expelled TTP militants from their area. He was on a patrol along with paramilitary officials when the suicide bomber struck.

The body of a local trader, identified as Jauhar Ali, who was abducted by unidentified assailants near his hometown Khungi in Dir town of Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was found dead in Alizai area of Arang in Bajaur Agency in FATA.

A woman was killed when a stray shell hit a house in the Kamalkhel village of Kandahari area of Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

Gunship helicopters continued to shell suspected positions in the Sheikh Baba area of Safi tehsil. However, no casualties were reported.

Five accused on suspicion of involvement in the abduction and killing of a tribal elder, Sher Mohammad, were arrested. Mohammad was reported to be abducted on April 22.

Militants released a trader, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi, also a former agency councillor, after receiving PKR 5.4 million as ransom in Kurram Agency of FATA. The abducted trader, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi, had been kidnapped along with 35 other passengers when militants attacked a convoy at Beggan area of Kurram Agency on March 26. Three passengers had also been killed and two others injured in the attack. The bodies of seven hostages were found in Shaheedan Dhand area near Afghan border. Narrating his ordeal, Haji Asghar Hussain Turi said that he was going in the convoy from Peshawar to Parachinar when militants attacked it near Beggan. He said that he jumped off the vehicle, ran away and hid in the nearby fields but local people captured him. He said that he was carrying PKR 600,000 cash with him at the time of attack on the convoy. He said that local people, who captured him, snatched the amount from him and later handed him over to militants. He said that he had no information about the other hostages.

Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik assured the National Assembly that law-enforcement personnel would be deployed within two days to secure the Thall-Parachinar road in Kurram Agency and help the besieged people of the area.

The dead bodies of three LI militants were found in various areas in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA. The body of Mohammad Ayub alias Boda, a local 'commander' of LI, was found in Sepah area of Bara.

Omar Hayat, an abducted lineman of TESCO, reached his home after he was released by his abductors. Six linemen of TESCO were abducted on January 8, 2011 by unidentified militants from Alamgudar area of Bara. One of them, Jan Mohammad, was released in the first week of February while Sabir Mohammad was freed one week ago. Aftab Hussain, Fateh Mohammad and Niaz Ali were freed on April 24 and Omar Hayat was released on April 27.

At least 33 militants, two pro-Government tribesmen and one trooper were killed in separate incidents in Kurram, Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of FATA. Helicopter gunships pounded three militant hideouts in Mirandy, Sangraba and Chinarak areas of Kurram Agency, killing 25 militants and two tribal volunteers while injuring several others.

Eight militants were killed when SFs pounded suspected militant hideouts with heavy artillery in Khadizai and Mamozai areas of Orakzai Agency. Three hideouts were destroyed. SFs recovered a cache of weapons and dismantled several landmines in Ghaljo, Kandi Kalli and Takhshak villages.

A trooper was killed and five were injured when a landmine hit a security patrol in Ghalingar area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

A rural health centre was blown up by unidentified militants in Dhand Kodakhel area of the Mohmand Agency.

The Zakhakhel lashkar captured the main mountain tops from the LI militants in their fresh offensive in Khare Mela, Khar Ghot, Maidanak and Mangal Bagh Kandaoe, an official of Khasadar Force said. According to a Khasadar official, the Zakhakhel tribe and the forces have controlled most of the areas of Zakhakhel Bazaar, adding that only Soor Ghar mountain was still under the occupation of LI fighters, which would soon be taken over. He further said that now the whole Zakhakhel Bazaar area was under the control of SFs and the Zakhakhel lashkar.

At least 25 militants and a trooper were killed and several were injured in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency in FATA when SFs destroyed their hideouts by gunship helicopters. According to sources, SFs targeted terrorist hideouts in the rural areas of Baizai tehsil near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border including Soran Dara, Sheikh Baba and Walidad Kor, destroying many hideouts.

Seven LI militants were killed and two others injured in an aerial firing by the SFs in the remote Bazaar Zakha Khel area near Khar Ghot in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Two blasts hit two NATO oil tankers in separate incidents in Khyber Agency. An oil tanker, carrying fuel for the US led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, was blown up near Ali Masjid in a bomb blast. In the second incident, a bomb blast hit a NATO oil tanker at Torkham town.

A general store was also destroyed due to a powerful bomb blast near Charwazgai checkpost in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency.

A MNA Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the 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. 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".

Ten militants were killed and as many others injured in a clash between the Hafiz Daulat and Nabi groups in Kurrat area in Kurram Agency in FATA. Both groups used light and heavy weaponry and fired mortar shells at each other's positions.

A soldier was killed and four others were injured when TTP ambushed SFs convoy in Serwakai area of South Waziristan Agency. Sources said that SFs were returning to their base camp after conducting a raid and search operation in the area when they came under attack. The SFs retaliated but the militants managed to escape.

Unidentified assailants killed a local person hours after abducting him from Bara Bazaar of Bara tehsil. Sources said that assailants abducted three persons, including two hailing from Punjab. Identity of the killed one could not be established immediately.

Also in Bara, a 10-year-old girl Nazia was killed when a mortar shell fired by SFs fell on the house of Qismat Khan in Zangal Kallay of Malakdin Khel area.

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a truck in the Mohsinzai area of Kurram Agency, injuring the driver, identified as Noori. A number of militants have shifted to Kurram Agency due to the military operation in Orakzai Agency and are allegedly engaged in hostilities against the local population and SFs.

Three rockets were fired at Wana scouts camp in intervening night of May 3-4. No loss of life or property was reported. Sources said that soon after the rocket attack security SFs pounded suspected locations in Doag, Korezai, Peer Bagh and Musa Qilla areas with light and heavy weapons. Musa Qilla, which is considered a stronghold of TTP, was also hit during the firing, which continued for at least one hour. Sources added that a centre of TTP in Musa Qilla was slightly damaged in the firing. However, no loss of life was reported from the area.

One militant was killed and two others were injured when SFs shelled suspected locations in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency in FATA. Sources said that SFs pounded militant positions in Baizai area near Afghan border. A militant, identified as Mukamal Shah, was killed while his two accomplices were injured in the action.

A shepherd, identified as Naseer (15), was injured when a landmine exploded in Ashrafabad locality of Khwazai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

The US drones fired missiles into a compound in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA, killing at least 17 militants. Four US drones took part in the attack which came just four days after US commandos shot dead top al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the garrison city of Abbottabad.

Two FC personnel were killed in an explosion in Asman Manza area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in FATA in the morning. Sources said that the FC personnel were going from Kaniguram to Laddah when they were hit by an explosive device. The deceased were identified as Shan and Mashan.

Intelligence sources in Dera Ismail Khan and Wana, headquarters of South SWA, said that a member of the 13-man committee of the Hakeemullah Mehsud led TTP was killed in an attack by the rival Qari Zainuddin faction. Sources said that the slain, Mufti Noor Wali, was an important 'commander' of the Hakeemullah group.

Militants killed a tribesman, identified as Shamsur Rehman, from Orakzai Agency in FATA on charges of spying in Khwasi Banda area of Kohat District. Waris Khan, victim's brother, alleged Bilal and Behram for the killing of Shamsur Rehman and said that his family had been receiving threats from TTP for quite long.

Differences which cropped up among the leaders of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar over the deployment of law-enforcers in their area, raised fears that the TTP may exploit the situation. According to official sources Dilawar Khan, who heads lashkar and his deputy Fazal Malik were not ready to accept each other's leadership any longer.

The elders of Khyber Agency in FATA expressed grave concern over military operations and killing of innocent people in drone attacks. They demanded immediate end to military operations in the tribal areas. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Iqbal Afridi said that after killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden there was no logic in continuing drone attacks.

Bomb disposal squad neutralised an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Police said that unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device, filled with liquid and attached to non-electric fuse and cartridges of 12 bore.

A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA, killing at least eight suspected militants. However, the identities of those killed have not been confirmed.

Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in the Kharkamar area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Eight tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed after a blast ripped through a parking lot at Torkham along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. A group identifying itself as Abdullah Ezam Brigade claimed responsibility for the blast.

Five militants were killed and several injured in a clash during the ongoing Army operation Brekhna (Thunder) in Suran Dara area of Mohmand Agency in FATA. The TTP 'spokesman' also admitted that three militants were killed in the exchange of fire with SFs. SFs claimed more gains in violence-plagued Baizai and Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

Five SFs personnel and two civilians were injured when a landmine exploded in Bankhel area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that soldiers were patrolling the area when explosive device planted on a dirt track in Bankhel area near Afghanistan border went off. Five soldiers, a girl and a driver received injuries, sources added.

Militants fired seven rockets at the residence of chief of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Haji Mohammad Ali, in Haleemzai tehsil in the night. The committee head remained unhurt.

Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised an eight-kilogram IED in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency.

Unidentified militants blew off Haji Mawez Kaley Government Boys' Primary School in Bakarabad area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency in the night. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident. The attack brings to 3, the total number of schools destroyed in Jamrud while the tally stands at 40 in the whole of Khyber Agency.

TTP militants killed two persons after accusing them of spying for the United States in the Nawi Adda and Boya areas of the Datta Khel areas in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

At least 12 militants were killed and another four injured in twin US drone attack in Mir Ali Town, some 40 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Two children were killed and another injured when one of them stepped on a landmine, planted by unidentified militants, in the empty house of Shah Nawaz in Wali Kor area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

A member of anti-Taliban peace committee was shot dead by militants in Jawaki village of Frontier Region Kohat. Militants claimed that they killed Ghani who had attended a jirga the other day.

Three persons, including a woman, were injured when militants attacked Shalowzan and Khaiwas villages with heavy weapons in Kurram Agency. The attackers fired rockets, mortar shells and other heavy weapons from their hideouts Tangi and Nari areas at both the villages.

A Government-run school was blown up in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. Locals said unidentified militants planted IED at Government primary school for boys in Gari Yagal area. The number of destroyed schools in Bajaur Agency has reached to 106.

The dead bodies of two tribesmen, killed on charges of spying for the US, were found in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. The body of Sakhi Jan was found on Miramshah-Madakhel Road and another body of one Gul Zaman found in Derga Mandai area.

Two soldiers, identified as Basharat and Ajmal, were killed and another received injuries in a landmine explosion in Dabori area of upper tehsil in Orakzai Agency.

Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan's airspace at Admi Kot post in North Waziristan Agency. The troops stationed at the post fired at the intruding helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of Pakistan Army soldiers received injuries.

16 persons, including 8 members of a family, were killed when NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents at Landikotal and Torkham areas of Khyber Agency in FATA. The sources said in the first incident at 10:30 p.m. the militants torched a NATO oil tanker in Khugakhel area on the Landikotal bypass. The tanker was parked on the roadside when it was dynamited with a time device, the sources said. Six people died immediately after the incident while injured were taken to hospitals where 10 more succumbed to their injuries. Second incident took place after a few minutes at Torkham where an explosive device went off in an oil tanker at the Torkham parking hub, officials said. Soon after the blast, the fire spread and engulfed three more oil tankers parked near it.

Six persons were killed when missiles fired by a US drone hit their car near Esha Check post in the North Waziristan Agency. Sources said that two missiles were fired at the vehicle going from Miramshah to Spalga village.

SFs targeted militant positions in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency with artillery fire, killing six suspected militants. Two hideouts were destroyed.

Five TTP militants were killed when a double-cabin vehicle on its way to Sadda in Kurram Agency from Mamozai, went off near the border area of Ghunza in Orakzai Agency.

Eight militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded their positions in Khadezai and Saigel Darra areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Sources said that four militant hideouts were also destroyed in the shelling. Militants have established hideouts in the upper tehsil, which is still not in the control of SFs.

Eight militants and a soldier were killed during a clash in Suran Darra area of Mohmand Agency of FATA. Three personnel of SFs were also injured in the clash.

Seven militants were killed when a US drone strike destroyed a vehicle on the outskirts of Mir Ali, around 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.

Three LI militants were killed while six volunteers of the Zakha Khel tribe sustained bullets injuries during a clash between Mangal Bagh led LI and Zakha Khel volunteers in Zakha Khel area of Khyber Agency. The LI militants had reportedly tried to capture some of the posts in Soor Ghar and Alwayi, but the Zakha Khel militia repulsed their attack, administration sources said.

A volunteer of Sultan Peace Committee, identified as Sher Afzal, was injured in a landmine explosion in Utmankhel area of Baizai tehsil.

A truck driver and two labourers were abducted by TTP militants in Bahai Dag area of Khwezai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

A militant 'commander', Fareed Marwat, was killed and three tribesmen were injured during clashes in Balishkhel and Khar Kallay areas of Kurram Agency in FATA. Sources said that militant 'commander' Fareed Marwat was a resident of Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three members of Turi tribe were also injured in the fighting, sources added.

TTP militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel, set ablaze 15 houses in Jammu area in Frontier Region Kohat. The residents of the area had raised an armed lashkar against TTP.

Deadlock was reported in the talks with militants for safe release of 31 abducted passengers. Sources said that TTP demanded PKR 60 million as ransom for release of 31 Turi tribesmen, who were abducted by them on March 26.

Four persons were killed and 18 others received injuries in the Balishkhel area of Upper Kurram Agency of FATA ahead of ceasefire agreement between the warring tribes of Shia and Sunni sects. To bring an end to clashes in different areas of the Agency, the elders of Turi and Bangash tribes during a meeting with the political authorities and FC officials in Parachinar agreed to take urgent steps for a truce and restoration of lasting peace in the volatile tribal region. The elders of six tribes of Ahle Sunnat had already declared a unilateral ceasefire in Sadda tehsil on May 24.

Four persons were killed and five others injured during a clash between a lashkar of Zaka Khel tribesmen and LI in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. Sources said that number of casualties might increase as the fierce gunbattle, which started when tribesmen tried to take control of the LI's trenches at Narray Baba, still continued between the two rivals. Identification of those killed and their links to either group could not be ascertained.

TTP fired a mortar shell at a military checkpoint near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency but there were no casualties.

At least 23 militants were killed when the Army fighter jets pounded militants' hideouts in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of FATA. Air strikes were carried out in Mamozai, Akhonkot and Bilras areas in upper tehsil of Orakzai Agency. However, the claim about casualties could not be verified from independent sources. Warplanes also hit targets in central tehsil of Kurram Agency.

Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted pro-government tribal elders at a market in Salarzai village of Bajaur Agency in FATA. The TTP 'spokesman', Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed responsibility, saying the elders were targeted because they were helping the Security Forces.

Pakistan has decided to launch an air and ground military offensive in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. The United States has long demanded that Pakistan launch an offensive in the region to hunt down the Haqqani network, one of the deadliest Afghan militant factions fighting American troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan has been reluctant, but has come under intense US pressure to attack militancy after it was discovered that Osama bin Laden had been living there. Quoting unnamed "highly placed sources" as saying Pakistani Air Force planes would soften up militant targets under the "targeted military offensive" before ground operations were launched.

A girl was killed and 10 others got injured in bomb blast at a local hotel in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. The bomb planted on the rooftop of the hotel in the main bazaar of Miranshah went off at around 11am, wounding 10 people, including three women and four children. A girl succumbed to her wounds after reaching hospital.

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.

Pakistani warplanes attacked TTP militants in Mirkalam Khel and Akhon Kot areas of the north western Orakzai Agency in FATA killing 18 terrorists. It is suspected that TTP commander, Tariq, who leads militants in Darra Adam Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, could also be among the dead.

At least four oil tankers were completely destroyed in a blast in one of the vehicles at the Torkham border while carrying fuel for the NATO forces in Afghanistan.

It was reported that the armed forces will carry out a limited operation in North Waziristan Agency primarily targeting al Qaeda, TTP and foreign militants, as against the widely held belief that the focus will be exclusively on the Haqqani Network. Military commanders ruled out the possibility of a full scale operation like the one launched in South Waziristan and said it was 'unfeasible' because of difference in ground realities. South Waziristan, they said, was a "no-go area" when they launched a major military offensive in October 2009 to flush out terrorists. "But the northern part has a massive presence of military and there are peace pacts with tribes that cannot be ignored."

A senior officer said, "The operation will be very selective and intelligence led." The major target, it is said, will be the TTP militants who took refuge in North Waziristan after having been dislodged from south. "It will indeed be a big achievement if we succeed in neutralising some of the suicide bomber training centres," added another officer.

The members of Akakhel Peace Committee shot dead two captives of LI to avenge killing of one of their volunteers in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA.

SFs recovered a huge quantity of oil, allegedly stolen from the tankers supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, from the warehouse of Umar Gul in Landi Kotal.

Top al Qaeda leader and 'head' of HuJI, Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in Wana Bazaar area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA at 11:15 pm along with another eight militants. 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.

Four persons, including three SFs officials, were injured in a hand grenade attack on a check post in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Unidentified militants blew up a boys' school at Shalobar area in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, taking the total number of destroyed schools to 42 in the last two years. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Two rockets were fired on the FC and Khasadar Force checkposts by unidentified militants in Zayarai area of Landikotal tehsil in Khyber Agency. The rockets fired from the surrounding hilltops, however, missed the targets, sources added. No causality was reported in the incident. Around 10 tribesmen of the area were detained under the Frontier Crimes Regulation Act.

Militants blew up the house of former agency councillor Haji Khiyal Zaman on suspicion of patronising a local peace committee in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency.

LI pasted leaflets in different parts of Malakdin Khel locality in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency, warning residents not to allow their women to travel alone or without a close male family member. "Husbands would be penalised heavily if they allow their wives to travel alone in any public transport vehicle," the pamphlet warned. It threatened local residents, especially youth, to desist from shaving and uploading musical ring tones in their cellular phones. "The violators will be heavily fined," it warned further. The pamphlets were appeared at a time when SFs are engaged in a full-fledged military operation against the outfit and local residents are subjected to unspecified hours of curfew in different parts of Bara. Although Government claims that military operation in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency is successful, LI proved its presence by distributing leaflets in different areas.

Eighteen militants were killed in three US drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency of FATA. Earlier, Dawn reported that only seven militants were killed. The first strike killed seven terrorists in the early hours in Shalam Raghzai, 10 kilometres northwest of Wana, the Agency's main town. The second one struck a compound in Wacha Dana, 12 kilometres northwest of Wana, killing eight terrorists. The third hit eight hours later in the Dray Nishtar area, which lies on the border with North Waziristan at 10:45am local time, around 30 kilometres from the site of the other two raids. "A US drone fired two missiles on a terrorist vehicle killing three rebels," a senior Pakistani security official said, talking about the third attack.

TTP threatened to attack American targets abroad to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. Omar Khalid Khorasani, the top TTP 'commander' in Mohmand Agency said that the recent attacks in Pakistan were only the start of bloody reprisals after Osama bin Laden's death. "These attacks were just a part of our revenge. God willing, the world will see how we avenge Osama bin Laden's martyrdom," said Khorasani. "We have networks in several countries outside Pakistan."

Ahmedzai Wazir tribes won local TTP 'commanders' support during a Jirga 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.

Five militants and one trooper, Nahid Gul, were killed when militants from Afghanistan attacked a check post in Patala area of lower Kurram Agency in FATA near the Pakistan Afghanistan border. Also, another trooper, identified as Azeem Khan was abducted during the attack.

Eight NATO oil tankers were destroyed in an explosion near Torkham Border in Khyber Agency before crossing into neighbouring Afghanistan. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.

US missile strikes hit a militant training facility and a suspected vehicle in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing 24 militants. At least 20 terrorists were killed when US drone aircraft fired four missiles at a fortress-like terrorist training camp in Zawai Narai area of Shawal tehsil.

Five militants and two SF personnel were killed when militants laid an ambush on the patrol party with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades in the Shaheedan Dhand area of Kurram Agency.

Maulvi Nazir faction of 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."

At least 150 militants armed with rockets attacked a security checkpost in Marubi village near Makeen Town in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, killing eight soldiers. Twelve militants were also killed in retaliatory firing by SFs.

An explosive device planted in the driving seat of a NATO oil tanker went off in Changai area in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in FATA. During the last one month some 40 oil tankers have been destroyed in blasts in this area.

Five militants were killed and nine others were injured when jet fighters pounded their hideouts in different areas of Baizai tehsil along Afghanistan border in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

A sub-engineer of works and services department, Abul Khair, was abducted by unidentified militants on way to his office in agency headquarters Ghalanai.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the Pakistan Army will face deadly suicide attacks if it undertakes operations in North Waziristan. "If Pakistani forces enter North Waziristan, they will face deadly suicide attacks," Maulana Fazlur told reporters in an interaction.

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, 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.

Three Punjab Regiment personnel were killed and four others sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb planted by suspected militants hit their vehicle in the Ghundai Sra area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA. The slain personnel were identified as Naik Liaquat, Mahdum and Farhat while injured personnel were Qutbuddin, Asad, Nehal, and Wali Dad.

A Levies Force official was killed and four civilians were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Ibrahimzai area of Orakzai Agency. The Levies personnel, identified as Ansar Ali, was going to Kalaya.

At least seven tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan were burnt to ashes when a bomb planted in one of the vehicles exploded at a terminal in Torkham border area in Khyber Agency. There were no reports of any casualties.

Three US drone attacks killed 18 suspected militants in South and North Waziristan Agencies of FATA. Drone missiles targeted a vehicle and a compound near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency, killing 10 persons. The victims were believed to be allied with Maulvi Nazir, a prominent militant commander in the area.

Four missiles hit a vehicle carrying suspected militants from Razmak road to Tappi area, some 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. All eight militants on board the vehicle were killed.

More than 300 militants crossed the border from Kunar province of Afghanistan to Khar area of Bajaur Agency in FATA at around 4:00am, resulting in hours of clashes that left 15 persons dead. The dead included nine militants, three lashkar volunteers, a soldier and two women, sources said.

A blast in a NATO oil tanker destroyed a trailer and a car in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. An explosive device fitted to the tanker carrying more than forty thousand litres of fuel to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, was detonated on Landikotal Bazaar bypass.

SFs backed by artillery killed 12 militants during a search operation in the Mamond area of the Bajaur Agency in FATA. Government official Tariq Khan said the operation was launched after fresh intelligence reports on terrorists coming from Afghanistan to the area to target tribal militiamen and troops stationed there.

Four militants were killed and five others were injured when jet fighters bombed suspected hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The SFs continued their operation against militants and fighter planes targeted hideouts in Wali Dad Meena, Metai and Shonkrai areas of Baizai tehsil.

Three women were killed and two children sustained injuries when a mortar shell fired by a militant group hit their house in Tirah in Orakzai Agency.

Suspected militants abducted and later slit the throat of a telephone lineman, identified as Gul Zamin, in the Bara area of Khyber Agency.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry lodged a complaint with the American Embassy about a NATO aircraft incursion around 2.5 km inside Pakistani territory. Officials in Mohmand Agency in FATA said the incursion occurred on June 17 and a few bombs were dropped but no casualties were reported.

A group of militants attacked a Security checkpost in Ladha town in South Waziristan Agency of FATA, triggering a gunfight, which killed one soldier and four militants. "One soldier was killed and two were injured in the attack, four militants were also killed in the retaliatory fire," a Security official said in Peshawar, the main city in the northwest.

At least 50 terrorists attacked a paramilitary checkpoint in Walidad area of Mohmand Agency in FATA near the Afghan border, triggering a clash that killed four soldiers and up to 25 terrorists. Warplanes pounded a terrorist stronghold in the Mohmand Agency on the Afghan border in an operation that left 25 terrorists dead, the military said. Pakistan Army, paramilitary troops and the Air Force launched a joint operation "to evict terrorists' stronghold of Walidad" in Mohmand, it said.

12 militants, nine of them from the Haqqani network, were killed when US drones hit a compound in Khardand area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Dozens of terrorists attacked the homes of two tribal elders, killing six persons in Ziarat Masood village of Mohmand Agency.

Six militants were killed in a clash with SFs in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA on the morning. Sources said that the clash ensued when a group of militants attacked a security post in Dabori area with heavy weapons. A trooper was injured in the attack.

Two Khasadar personnel, identified as Naib Subedar Hiran Shah Afridi and his companion Yar Wazir, were killed in a bomb blast at a Police checkpoint in the town of Jamrud in Khyber Agency. Two other Khasadar personnel, identified as Amjad and Abdul Wajid, sustained serious injuries in the blast.

A pedestrian, identified as Maqbool Shah, was injured in another blast on the main road near TD Bazaar in Jamrud. Nobody has so far claimed responsibility for any of these incidents.

At least five persons were killed and three others injured as fighting between volunteers of Zakhakhel Qaumi Lashkar and LI intensified in Tora Vela of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of FATA.

A khasadar, identified as Ajab Khan, was killed by unidentified militants in Jawaki area of Frontier Region Kohat.

A 132KV power pylon was blown up by unidentified militants disrupting power supply to Parachinar and parts of Upper Kurram Agency.

The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that Army would be withdrawn from the FATA when tribal people were able to take up their responsibilities. Addressing two separate jirgas 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.

At least 10 militants were killed when the fighter jets of Pakistani Air Force bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Kurram Agency of FATA along the Pak-Afghan border.

At least 15 militants were killed in the faction clash between the supporters of two TTP 'commanders' near the Afghan border in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

At least 250 families have moved out of central Kurram Agency of FATA after the start of an operation by the Security Forces against militants. According to a private TV channel, a camp has been set up at New Durrani village with a capacity to accommodate 1,500 families.

At least 27 militants were killed in two drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency of FATA. In the first strike, a missile hit a moving vehicle in Ghalmandi Panga village on the Afghan border. A few hours later, another drone fired three missiles into a terrorist training centre in Mantoi town. So far this year (2011), drones have carried out around 40 strikes on terrorist hideouts in the mountainous tribal belt, killing over 300 militants out of which 88 terrorists were killed in June.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead one Shakirullah Shakir, a TTP 'commander' who was affiliated with TTP wing of suicide bombers Fidayeen-e-Islam and helped train and deploy the suicide bombers in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency.

Militants destroyed a school in Qambarkhel area of Khyber Agency.

SFs foiled an attack on a convoy of local people coming from Peshawar towards Parachinar in Kurram Agency and arrested a militant from the Agency's Bigan area.

Curfew was lifted in Qambarkhel area after local elders agreed to dismantle all private jails, run by local militant outfits, and hand over wanted militants to SFs till June 30. "The elders were told that no seminary would be allowed to be established and operate in the area without official permission," they added.

Volunteers of Zakhakhel tribal lashkar have taken control of one of LI strongholds in Baz Garha area in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.

SFs established new checkpoints at Jarhobi locality of Bazaar-Zakhakhel area after clearing the area of militants after six years.

A senior TTP 'commander', Shakir, who helped train and deploy suicide bombers was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the Qutab Khel area on Bannu- Miranshah road near Miranshah, the headquarter of North Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Agency at around 4:00 pm. Sources said that Shakir, a resident of South Waziristan, was riding a motorcycle when unidentified assailants in a vehicle with tinted windows sprayed bullets on him. Shakir was a close aide of TTP's chief trainer of suicide bombers Qari Hussain and had also served as his spokesperson for some time. Fidayeen-e-Islam, a branch within the TTP, was responsible for training of suicide bombers and was headed by Qari Hussain, famously known as ''Ustad-e-Fedayeen''.

Troops backed by jets and helicopter gunships killed as many as 40 militants in Baizai region under Mohmand Agency of FATA bordering Afghanistan. Brigadier Aftab Ahmad said that his forces had destroyed 17 militant hideouts in Baizai region under his command.

Three more security checkposts have been set up in Loy Shelman and Sheen Pokh areas of Khyber Agency along River Kabul's bank near the Pakistan-Afghan border. Sheen Pokh is a remote area of Landikotal bordering Afghanistan to the east and west and Mohmand Agency to the north, which is around 40 kilometres from Landikotal Bazaar in the north.

A person, identified as Shah Zeb Khan, was killed during firing when unidentified militants abducted a local leader of PPP-S, Malik Naseer Khan, along with his relative, Shah Jehan, from Ahmadi Shama village in Kurram Agency of FATA.

TTP had been trying to lure back senior 'commander', Fazal Saeed Haqqani, because he controls strategic routes into Afghanistan and Pakistan and can block off terrorists' escape paths, his supporters said. TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud has sought help from Haqqani for a truce with Saeed, who quit the group to protest against what he called "brutal" attacks on civilians, militant sources said.

Afghanistan Army fired 10 mortar shells that landed 800 metres inside South Waziristan Agency in FATA. "No loss of life or damage to property was, however, reported," said Security sources.

A military offensive has been launched against militants in central tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency as a result of which families started fleeing the conflict zone. According to official estimates, over 4,000 families are likely to flee their homes because of the military operation. An unnamed senior official in Peshawar confirmed that a 'full-fledged operation' had been launched in the valley.

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.

Four persons including three militants and one paramilitary soldier were killed when dozens of Taliban from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn attack on a security post in the Kitkot area of the Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of FATA. One paramilitary soldier and four militants also sustain injuries.

Four children were injured when a mortar shell fired from Afghanistan side landed in a house situated in Birmal tehsil of North Waziristan Agency.

The driver and a guard of the chairman of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Mohammad Ali Haleemzai, were injured when his vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb in Sangar Ghaiba Khawar area of Mohmand Agency. However, Mohammad Ali Haleemzai remained unhurt in the attack.

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.

A jirga (tribal council) of all mainstream political parties demanded that Government should hold negotiations with the non-state actors instead of conducting military operations in the FATA.

The resource-starved FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) sought assistance from UN agencies for people displaced by the Army operation launched on July 3 against militants in Kurram Agency of FATA. An FDMA official said that the authority had requested the World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund to provide emergency medical kits and other facilities for displaced families, but so far it had received no response. The Federal Government, the sources said, was yet to send relief goods. The FDMA said on its website that 6,000 to 8,000 families would be displaced by the operation. The Provincial Government is providing some relief to people who are arriving at a newly-established camp. "Currently, the FDMA and political administration are coping with the situation well, but resources will be exhausted soon," it said.

According to sources, SFs did not face any resistance and cleared three areas, Manato, Domeki and Gawaki, of militants. The operation is named Koh-i-Sofaid (White Mountain) after the famous mountain range Spin Ghar.

Six suspected militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired missiles at a guesthouse in Hormuz village of Mir Ali tehsil in NWA of FATA in the night.

Three Army soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in a roadside bomb explosion near Miranshah, the headquarters of NWA. Sources said an Army convoy was going from Miranshah to Dattakhel when a vehicle hit an improvised explosive device near a private hospital.

A pro-Government tribal elder and member of Mamond Peace Committee, Malik Gul Rehman, was killed in a remote controlled blast outside his house in Gat Agra area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

A school and a telephone exchange were destroyed in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

In Landi Kotal town of Khyber Agency, a bomb explosion caused damage to the outer wall of a recently established check post at Charwazgai.

TTP Bajaur Agency chapter 'chief' Maulana Faqir Mohammad claimed responsibility for the attack on a security post in the Kitkot area of the Mamoond tehsil. Three militants and one paramilitary soldier were killed in that attack. Delivering a speech through his illegal FM radio at night, he said that TTP had also attacked a check post in the Bajaur Agency on June 16.

At least 28,000 people have fled a tribal region where the military is conducting Operation Koh-e-Sofaid to evict terrorists along the Afghan border. Thousands of families escaped Kurram Agency in a mass exodus after the offensive was launched on July 4, with the Army saying that artillery and fighter jets had swung into action to drive out terrorists. About 4,000 families, with an average seven members each, had already left, said Government official Sahibzada Anis.

Government has not accepted a request by United Nations about sending its mission to Kurram Agency to assess situation and begin humanitarian services in the wake of military operation in the tribal region. Sources added that the request by UN had not been accepted by the Government owing to security reasons. The World Health Organisation had already dispatched an emergency medical kit to FATA Health Directorate. The kit is enough for treatment of 6,000 persons for one month. "We have also requested WHO to send one more emergency medical kit so that it can be supplied to New Durrani Camp in Kurram," officials at FATA Health Directorate said.

40 militants have been killed since Security Forces launched the Operation Koh-i-Sufaid in central Kurram Agency in FATA. Brigadier Basharat said that several areas had been cleared of militants and forces were consolidating their positions. He identified some of the cleared areas as Manato, Dombeki, Gwaki and Sungroba and said that forces continued to advance.

According to reports, hundreds of families displaced by the fighting have migrated to the adjacent Hangu district. Officials said that over 4,000 families had been displaced by the conflict. About 500 of such families enrolled themselves at the New Durrani Camp in Lower Kurram.

SFs clashed with TTP militants in Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of FATA killing one militant and injuring seven persons, including four troopers and three civilians.

At least four persons were killed during clashes between LI and volunteers of Zakhakhel tribal lashkar in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Windscreens of several vehicles were smashed when a powerful bomb, planted along roadside, exploded near Ali Masjid area. However, nobody was injured in the blast.

SFs pounded the hideouts of militants when they fired rockets at Jawaki area of FR Kohat to punish the tribesmen for forming armed lashkar against them.

Officials' sources said that 42 militants and eight soldiers were killed in the four days of air and ground offensive during Operation Koh-e-Sofaid in Jawaki, Mantao and Sarkat areas of central Kurram Agency in FATA.

One person was killed and another injured when Security Forces opened fire on a motorcycle at Easha checkpost, about 10 kilometres east of Miramshah in North Waziristan Agency.

A NATO container truck was partially damaged when a time device went off near Torkham border check point in Khyber Agency.

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 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.

At least seven militants were killed when the SFs pounded their hideouts during the ongoing Operation Koh-e-Sofaid in Kurram Agency of FATA. The SFs also cleared 10 hideouts.

Three LI militant were killed when a tribal lashkar attacked their positions in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency. Local sources said LI lost two of its strategic hilltops in Bhukar and Nari Baba areas when Zakhakhel tribal lashkar launched fresh attacks on its positions.

Two persons, identified as Fazal Amin and Jahangir Khan, were killed by unidentified militants in Shakas and Ghundi localities of Khyber Agency.

One Umar Khan was killed and two others injured, when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at his house in Bar Qambarkhel area of Bara tehsil.

Two other tribesmen identified as Shaukat Khan and Maidan Khan received bullet injuries when their car was ambushed by armed assailants in Speen Qabar locality of Bara.

A NATO container was partially damaged when a magnet bomb exploded on the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway in Jamrud tehsil.

31 militants were killed and 15 others injured when US drones fired multiple missiles in the border area of Barmal in South Waziristan Agency of FATA.

At least 17 militants were killed as a US drone strike fired four missiles targeting a compound and a vehicle in the Gorwaik area of Datta Khel town in North Waziristan Agency.

Four LI militants were killed and four volunteers of the Zakhakhel tribal lashkar were injured during the clashes between LI militants and the Zakhakhel tribesmen in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.

Two mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan slammed into Pakistani village of Gabri, 60 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency, killing at least two women and injuring 12 other persons.

Two persons were abducted by the militants from Bara Bazaar of Khyber Agency.

The Government authorities have registered 85,000 persons who fled Army operation in Kurram Agency. "We have registered until today at least 9,023 families - around 85,000 people," Senior Government Official Sahibzada Anis said.

Unidentified terrorists destroyed three more Government primary schools in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Unidentified militants blew up a bridge in Sheen Dand area of Bara.

More than 1,500 terrorists surrendered to political administration during military operation in Mohmand Agency, officials claimed. Official sources said that the arrested terrorists were being dealt in accordance with Frontier Crimes Regulation.

General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani paid tributes to the officers and jawans, who laid down their lives fighting militants in Mohmand Agency. General Kayani also met Mishrans (notables) of Mohmand Agency and thanked them for their wholehearted support to the military operations.

An ISPR statement said that during the Mohmand operations, 69 officers and soldiers were killed and 231 were injured (including 41 critical injuries).

Two SF personnel were killed and three others injured in a bomb explosion in Zengara area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA. The troops were patrolling the area when their vehicle hit the bomb planted on the road.

Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Mohammad Ishaq, on charges of theft and stealing in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Unidentified militants targeted the office of NATO fuel supplier with a car bomb near Torkham border. Officials said that the explosion outside the office of Al-Haj group caused injuries to three passers-by and partial damage to four vehicles parked near the site of explosion.

United Nations agencies have started relief activities for the internally displaced families in Kurram Agency.

Dozens of militants ransacked at least 11 Government schools in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA and took with them furniture, doors and other articles. The collective looting of 11 schools happened within 24 hours of the destruction of four government schools in Akkakhel area of Bara.

Unidentified militants ambushed a bus carrying Sunni Muslims and killed all 10 passengers near Parachinar town of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Unidenfied militants opened fire on a NATO oil tanker in the Jamrud town of Khyber Agency, killing the driver and injuring his helper.

The LI militants killed a volunteer of local peace committee by tying his body to a vehicle and dragging it in Mann Talab area of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Fazal Hadi, 'commander' and bodyguard of LI 'chief' Mangal Bagh, was killed by the Zakhakhel lashkar in Nari Baba area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.

Unidentified assailants attacked a convoy of trucks, abducted 10 persons and set ablaze six vehicles near Charkhel village on Thall-Parachinar Road in Kurram Agency.

Militants blew up a Government high school in Atari village of Qambarkhel in Khyber Agency.

Security Forces destroyed three hideouts of militants in Baz Garha area of Bara. Local sources said that a number of suspected militants managed to break the security cordon and escaped to other localities.

Pamphlets describing former 'vice-chief' of TTP Maulvi Faqir Mohammad as agent of anti-Pakistan forces were distributed among peace committees of Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies. The pamphlets in Urdu and Pashto on separate papers carry the title "public notice" and read: "Maulvi Faqir Mohammad is a notorious and immoral bargainer of conscience by character. He is enemy of humanity and playing in hands of those powers who want to destroy our motherland. The number one in these anti-Pakistan forces is RAW of India."

July 18

Eight militants and a trooper were killed in an encounter in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Khasadar Sameed Khan and cook Noor Badshah received injuries when unidentified assailants attacked the living quarters of Khasadar Force with hand grenades in Landi Kotal Bazaar of Khyber Agency.

Nine truckers, who were abducted from Thall-Parachinar Road in Lower Kurram Agency on July 17, were released by their abductors, officials said. A convoy of trucks coming from Parachinar was attacked on the main road at Charkhel village. The attackers set six trucks on fire and kidnapped 10 drivers. Two others were inured in the incident. Sources said that the abductors set free nine drivers after interrogation while one was still in their custody.

SFs neutralised a time device planted at a roadside in Akkakhel area.

SFs arrested three suspect militants during routine patrolling in Sur Ghar area of Bara tehsil.

July 19

11 militants and a soldier were killed during an encounter between SFs and militants in Ormegai area of Kurram Agency in FATA. One officer, three soldiers and six militants were also injured during the encounter.

Five persons were killed and two others injured in an explosion in Pir Khel village of Shakai area near Wana, the main town of SWA. Sources said that a pick-up truck carrying seven persons, including a son of TTP ‘commander’ Tehsil Khan, was hit by an improvised explosive device in Pir Khel village. Tehsil Khan is a close associate of TTP ‘commander’ Maulvi Nazir.

Four were killed and two others were injured when the mortar bombs fired across the Afghanistan border slammed in to a paramilitary Frontier Corps checkpost in the Angoor Adda area of SWA.

Militants killed two hostages, including a student, in Charkhel area of lower Kurram Agency. They were abducted on July 17 after an attack on a convoy of trucks coming from Parachinar to Thall. The militants burnt the body of the student identified as Syed Ijlal Hussain while the other hostage, Zakir Hussain, was shot dead. Militants had burnt six trucks and abducted 12 persons including drivers during the attack. They set free 10 drivers after interrogation and kept the two deceased in their custody.

The activists of a local peace committee killed the relative of a local militant ‘commander’ on charges of spying in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency. Sources said that Salim Khan was picked up by members of peace committee when he was standing in front of his house. He was later shot dead allegedly for passing information to local militants against whom the peace committee had been raised, sources added.

Nine youngsters were injured when militants fired six mortar shells at the local helipad in Landi Kotal town of Khyber Agency. Sources said that scores of local youth were playing cricket near the helipad when mortars were fired from nearby hilltops. Local sources said that one of the mortar shells hit the house of a cleric, Mufti Ijaz, near the Army camp while another fell in a Government school.

A tribesman identified as Noor Hussain suffered injuries in a landmine blast in Sharemkhel area in Upper Kurram.

July 20

The pro-Government tribesmen killed six militants during clashes in Neka Ziarat area of central Kurram Agency. Four militants and six tribesmen were also injured in the clashes. Clashes erupted between tribesmen and a group of militants in Kurram where SFs launched an operation.

A caravan of 532 families belonging to different areas of South Waziristan Agency left for their hometowns. The 532 families returned to Laddah, Sararogha, Murgi Band, Kot Kai, Spin Kai and Raghzai areas of the Agency.

July 21

Four militants were killed in a US drone strike that fired two missiles in a house in Khushali Toori Khel area of Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency.

Four mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan hit a house in Banda-Gai village in Mamoond tehsil, 60 kilometres northwest of Khar, main town of Bajaur Agency in FATA, killing two persons and injuring six children. Tariq Khan, a senior administrative official, blamed TTP, saying the militants are hiding in eastern Afghanistan and launching across the border attacks on Pakistani troops.

Two employees of Frontier Works Organisation, Hazrat Ali and Hayat Ahmed, were injured in a suicide attack in Kotki area of South Waziristan Agency. Hazrat Ali and Hayat Ahmed were injured when a suicide bomber first hurled two grenades at their vehicle, then ran towards it before blowing himself up near it in Kotki area.

A NATO oil tanker was partially destroyed as an explosive device attached to its rear portion by unidentified militants, exploded near agriculture office in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency.

Jandakhel peace lashkar and Security Forces in a joint action demolished a hideout of the LI in Chora area of Malik Dinkhel.

A Government middle school in Akkakhel and a primary school for girls in Shalobar were completely destroyed when huge quantity of explosives, planted by militants in the buildings, exploded at midnight. Militants also destroyed two bridges in Shalobar, causing suspension of traffic between the area and other parts of Bara. With the destruction of the two schools, the number of destroyed educational institutions, according to official figures, has risen to 56 in Khyber Agency since the start of military operation in September 2009.

Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak distributed cheques worth PKR 11,200,000 among the victims of terrorism in Bara. The recipients included relatives of 27 killed and 26 injured persons. Speaking on the occasion, the APA said that Government realised that the amount was not enough to compensate the losses the residents of Bara suffered owing to militancy. The cheques were distributed to remove the sense of deprivation among Bara people, he added.

July 22

Seven militants were killed and as many volunteers of tribal lashkar injured in a clash between militants and tribal lashkar in Neka Ziarat area of Kurram Agency in FATA. The death toll reached 15 during the last five days, as the military operation continued in different areas of central Kurram for the last three weeks. The SFs had claimed that over 50 per cent areas were cleared of the militants and search operation was going on in rest of the region. The officials said that so far 65 militants had been killed and several hideouts, training centres and tunnels were destroyed in the ongoing operation.

Six militants were killed while two militants and a soldier sustained injuries during an encounter in Sheraki area of Orakzai Agency. Sources said that the militants attacked a SFs outpost in the area and in SFs retaliated by killing six militants and injuring two others. One soldier identified as Omar also sustained injuries. After the clash the SFs conducted a search operation and recovered heavy weapons and ammunition, the officials said.

Unidentified militants attacked the compound of renowned Pashto poet Amir Hamza Shinwari in a bid to destroy the complex located in Landikotal of Khyber Agency. However, two Khasadar personnel, present on duty, retaliated to foil the attack. 

Two houses were partially damaged when militants fired two mortars from mountains of Darra Adamkhel at the residential area of Jammu in the Frontier Region of Kohat. Sources said that the tribal lashkar of Jawaki engaged militants near Paya tribal area where intense encounter took place. But nobody was inured in the fighting and the militants escaped, the sources added.

Senior Army and FATA officials claimed that the reports about the death of Tariq Afridi, the TTP ‘Amir’ 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.

July 23

An anti-militant lashkar killed 13 militants during clashes in Parachinar of Kurram Agency in FATA. 

A trooper was injured when an IED exploded in Chinari area of Safi tehsil in Mohammad Agency. Sources said that SFs personnel were on routine patrolling when the IED planted along a roadside went off.

SFs arrested six suspected militants and neutralised two hideouts and recovered arms during an operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. Security officials said that two hideouts of LI were neutralised and at least six suspected militants were arrested during the daylong operation. Officials said that the destroyed houses belonged to Said Wali and Awal Khan, officials of Khasadar Force in Bara. The houses were occupied by LI local ‘commanders’ Mashar Khan and Moeez Khan as the owners had long ago vacated the same owing to insecurity and ongoing military operation in Bara. SFs recovered two motorcycles and 16 boxes of improvised explosive devices, dozens of mortar shells and cartridges from the two houses.

A big mortar shell landed in the Hujra of Haji Abdul Shakoor Afridi in Sultankhel area of Khyber Zakhakhel in Khyber Agency in the night, badly injuring his two young sons, Adil Nawaz and Gul Nawaz. 

July 24

Eleven militants were killed and six others were injured during an encounter between militants and SFs in the Ali Sherzai area of Kurram Agency in FATA. The SFs also destroyed several militant hideouts. 

At least nine militants were killed and eight others sustained injuries in clashes between the LI and AI in Sandapal area in Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.  The sources said that the cadres of AI attacked the positions of LI in Sandapal area and captured the strategically important hilltop of Sakhi Sangar from the rival outfit. Five volunteers of LI while four from AI were killed in the fighting, the sources said. 

A trooper was killed as SFs foiled an attempt by a suicide bomber to attack a military checkpost outside the Chag Malai post seven kilometres (four miles) east of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency. “The bomber came on foot but failed to detonate his explosives-laden vest,” local official Saifur Rehman said. “A guard shot him and he exploded. One soldier was martyred due to splinters. There were no other injuries.” 

An Afghanistan national, identified as Gul Khan, was killed by unidenfied militants on charges of spying for the US in Qutab Khel of North Waziristan Agency. A piece of paper found with the body said the man was killed because he spied for the US. 

Seven SF personnel were injured when a bomb exploded on a road in Qutab Khel village. 

Three soldiers were injured when militants attacked the convoy of the SFs while it was patrolling the Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Local residents said a woman was injured when a mortar shell hit her house in Speen Qabar. 

A Government primary school for girls was blown up by the militants in Gudmalang area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Official sources said that the militants have destroyed 58 government-run schools in Khyber Agency over the last two years. 

Four rockets fired from Afghanistan landed in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. Residents said that the rockets were fired from Kunar province of Afghanistan, but did not cause any damage.

At least 27 TTP militants and four tribesmen of Peace lashkar were killed in gunfight in Masozai area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

A 15-year-old shepherd, identified as Muhibullah, was killed in a landmine explosion in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

Three militants were injured in exchange of fire with Levies Force in Prang Dara of Haleemzai tehsil in Mohmand Agency. A child was also injured in the clash.

Unidentified militants blew up a Government school for girls and a primary school for boys in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Local sources said that in most cases that took place in Bara, the saboteurs later came in pick-up vehicles and took away remains of the destroyed school buildings including furniture, doors, windows and even bricks and steel bars used in the ceilings. "The items are then sold away at throwaway prices in Bara and surrounding areas," said a Bara resident on the condition of anonymity. He said that besides militants a number of local unemployed youth were involved in destruction of schools.

A trooper was killed and two others were injured when a remote controlled bomb planted by suspected militants along Wana-Angor Adda Road in Sholan area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA went off. The security personnel were clearing the road from mines for movement of convoys.

Eight mortar and rocket shells, fired from Afghanistan side, landed in Angor Adda area. One of the shells hit a bunker of Security Forces and injured a soldier identified as Atif.

A public call office, owned by Habib Karekhel, was blown up in Angor Adda at midnight. However, no casualty was reported.

The Army has successfully completed Operation Tri Star launched at Janata Valley in South Waziristan Agency on July 13 with the objective of flushing out terrorists from the area. According to an ISPR press release, the operation has been successfully completed and Security Forces have gained full control of Janata Valley, inflicting heavy casualties on terrorists and capturing a large cache of arms and ammunition. The recovery includes two 75mm recoil-free rifles, five 12.7 mm guns, one 82 mm mortar, one missile-launcher with two missiles, fourteen 127mm rockets and 50,000 rounds of various calibres. Security forces also neutralised 16 explosive devises and destroyed propaganda material. The terrorists in Janata Valley had occupied the surrounding heights ranging from 4000 to 8000 feet and made sanctuaries and training centres in the valley from which they used to plan various terrorist activities, such as planting improvised explosive devises, fire raids and ambushes.

Two volunteers of a tribal lashkar and a trooper were killed as the ongoing military operation Brekhna in Mohmand Agency of FATA entered its third phase. SFs launched operation in Manzari Chena, Athamkhel and Zorh Kallay areas of Baizai tehsil along the Afghan border to start third phase of the ongoing military operation Brekhna. Sources added that 12 SF personnel and five volunteers received injuries in a mine blast and clashes with militants. The SFs also neutralised several bombs planted by militants along the road in Shanikhel and Dobakhel areas. Army launched Operation Brekhna on April 6.

A bomb explosion destroyed a NATO supply oil tanker on Landikotal bypass in Khyber Agency. A powerful explosive device attached to the tanker totally destroyed vehicle. However, no casualty has been reported.

At least 100,000 persons have fled their homes in Kurram Agency due to the ongoing Army operation Koh-e-Sufaid. "We have so far registered at least 9,944 families - up to 100,000 people," said Sahibzada Anis, the District coordination officer for Peshawar. About 1,800 families were living in temporary camps but many others had moved either to relatives' houses or into rented premises. "These camps have been set up in schools and colleges, which are closed for summer vacations," he added.

Nine militants were killed and six volunteers of a tribal lashkar were injured in a clash in Masozai area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

A trailer carrying a US army vehicle was set on fire by unidentified militants in a parking lot at the Torkham border in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency.

At least 12 militants were killed in the ongoing Army operation Brekhna (lightning) in Mohammad Agency of FATA. The Army has taken over the control of more than 90 per cent of areas bordering Afghanistan in Mohmand Agency as the Army's operation entered a decisive phase, APA of Upper Mohmand Maqsood Khan said on July 31. "We have taken control of Tora Bara, Speen Bara and Qabarnama areas," said APA Mohmand Maqsood Khan added. The operation was launched on April 6 in the semi-autonomous Baizai tehsil with the help of local peace committees and militias, especially the Atmarkhel lashkar.

Four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in Azam Warsak, 15 kilometres west of Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan Agency, in FATA.

Unidentified assailants killed three persons in Munda area near the Afghan border in Kurram Agency. Sources said that unidentified assailants attacked a tractor trolley of Turi tribesmen in Munda area and killed three woodcutters. The victims were identified as Jamil Hussain, Ahmad Hussain and Basit Hussain. The driver of the tractor, Ibrar Hussain, received serious bullet injuries. The tribesmen organised a lashkar and chased the attackers. But the attackers managed to escape.

There has been no truce or ceasefire between the Zakha Khel tribe and LI. The tribal elders Haji Meedak, Ghulam Shah, Ziarat Syed and Fateh Muhammad said in a statement that the Zakha Khel tribe had not inked any truce or ceasefire with the LI in their region and vowed to purge the Zakha Khel region of all terrorists to establish peace. They said that their opponents were spreading false and baseless rumours that a truce had been made between the two.

A US drone strike targeting a vehicle near Qutab Khel village, five kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency of FATA killed four militants.

Two soldiers were killed and another sustains injury when a group of TTP militants attack a roadside military post near Ladha town in South Waziristan Agency.

Two soldiers were killed in a roadside IED blast in Tengar area of Laddha. Officials said that soldiers were patrolling Tengar area when an IED hit their vehicle.

Three persons were injured when unidentified militants fired at NATO containers near Government Degree College on Landi Kotal-Torkham Bypass in Landi Kotal town of Khyber Agency.

Six militants were killed and 12 others were injured in SFs action during the ongoing Koh-i-Sufaid operation in different areas of central Kurram Agency in FATA. According to sources, SFs using gunship helicopters destroyed four militant hideouts and one of their vehicles.

Five militants and a passer-by were killed when the cadres of LI and AI clashed in a bazaar in Mehraban Kali area of Kukikhel in Khyber Agency of FATA. The sources said that five militants from both sides and a passer-by were killed on the spot as result of cross firing.

Unidentified militants blew up a Government primary school in Aka Khel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency in the night. However, due to the timing of the incident, no loss of life has been reported.

One person was killed when a suicide bomber detonated the explosives at Danish Kol bazaar in Pandyali area in Mohmand Agency of FATA. SFs stopped the suspected person at Pandyali area when he detonated the explosives on his body and killed a passer by. His accomplices managed to flee from the scene.

The bullet-riddled bodies of two tribesmen, identified as Umar Khan and Jamal Khan, were recovered from Shalobar area in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Three SFs personnel were injured in a bomb attack at Satrapall area in Ladha tehsil in South Waziristan Agency.

The personnel of FC in a crackdown against outlaws destroyed the houses of three wanted terrorists and arrested 23 suspects under the FCR in the Malikhel area of Kurram Agency. According to the political administration, the crackdown was launched on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Six militants were killed and four others injured when SFs targeted their hideouts in upper tehsil of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Officials said that several hideouts were destroyed in the operation. One vehicle was also destroyed in the shelling.

10 soldiers were injured when a remote controlled bomb was detonated as a military vehicle passed through the Sararogha village area in South Waziristan Agency.

One soldier suffered injuries in a landmine explosion in Meshti Mela area of Orakzai Agency. Officials said that soldiers were heading towards Dabori area when one of them stepped on a landmine.

An official Javed Ullah said that SFs have killed more than 200 militants over the past month in Kurram Agency during the operation Koh-e-Sufaid.

Five TTP militants were killed and two others received injuries in a roadside explosion in Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency. According to sources a vehicle, carrying TTP militants from Arghunjo village to Jabba in Mamozai, a stronghold of militants, was hit by a landmine planted by unidentified militants in Adokhel area. The killed militants were identified as 'commander' Bakhtullah, 'commander' Mirdad Khan, Kazim Khan, Ghulam Sarwar and Hafiz Mirwais. The injured were identified as Isa Khan and Noor Din.

A US drone strike killed at least 25 suspected Haqqani Network militants near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Initial reports said five militants were killed in the attack but officials said the toll had gone up to 25 after more bodies were found from the rubble of the house.

Nine persons, including five militants, were killed in clashes between local tribesmen and militants in the Shawal area of South Waziristan Agency. Pro-government tribesmen reportedly attacked a militant hideout in the Shawal area and managed to kill five militants. Four tribesmen were also killed in the encounter.

Five persons, including three women and two children, were killed and one minor was injured as a result of a landmine explosion in the house of peace lashkar Commander Shah Jee, in Zaka Khel village in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Unidentified assailants killed two tribesmen in Chapperi village of Kurram Agency and managed to escape. Names of the killed tribesmen could not be ascertained.

Security Forces demolished houses of two militants, Ayub and Kamal Khan. Both the militants are wanted in abduction for ransom and other criminal cases.

Pakistan amended the 1901-vintage Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) and extending the Political Parties Ordinance (PPO) 2002 to the FATA. The two orders were signed by President Asif Ali Zardari with the promise that this would help mainstream the tribals living east of the Durand Line that separates Afghanistan from Pakistan. While amendments to FCR aim at abolishing some of the draconian provisions, political activity has been allowed into the tribal belt with the extension of the PPO to FATA. Billed as "far reaching administrative, judicial and political reforms" in the tribal areas, these were announced on the eve of the 2009 Independence Day celebrations.

Six militants were killed and five others injured during a search operation conducted by SFs in Sholaam area of Sarokai tehsil in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of FATA.

Twelve mortar shells were fired from Afghanistan into Birmal tehsil of SWA.

Three paramilitary soldiers were killed and 25 others injured in a rocket attack on their camp in Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency. Four rockets hit the camp in Miramshah, where troops were preparing for Independence Day assembly.

A soldier was killed when a landmine planted by terrorists exploded while six terrorists were killed in a retaliatory attack in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Over a dozen rockets fired from across the border in Afghanistan hit a populated area in Mamond town of Bajaur Agency, injuring five persons. Two children were among the injured. Sources said the attackers belonged to Kunar province of Afghanistan.

An Afghanistan-bound NATO oil container was gutted when it caught fire due to an explosion at Pak-Afghan border at Torkham cross point in Khyber Agency.

Unidentified militants destroyed two more bridges and an office of agriculture department in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil. The destruction of bridges has badly affected smooth flow of traffic in Akkakhel as militants have so far destroyed at least 15 link bridges in the area.

Unidentified militants abducted a car dealer, Haji Noshad, from his residence near Tedi Bazaar in Jamrud.

Five oil-tankers, a container and a car were burnt when a time-bomb fixed to an oil-tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded at the Taru Jaba oil terminal of Landikotal Bypass in Khyber Agency.

Baizai peace committee chief Malik Sultan Kodakhel and three volunteers suffered injuries when militants ambushed their car in the night near Lakhkar Kalli in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. The three volunteers were identified as Shahwali, Ibrahim and Salim.

At least 12 militants were killed in two bomb blasts in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. Official sources in Jamrud area said that the blasts in Tharkho Kas and Tora Dara hit two vehicles carrying militants belonging to Tariq group of Darra Adamkhel affiliated to TTP.

Four militants, suspected to be of Haqqani Network, were killed when a drone strike fired two missiles, hitting a compound and a vehicle parked outside it in Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

At least 10 militants were killed as two IEDs exploded in Tarkhokas area of Bara tehsil of the Khyber Agency in FATA.

A senior member of the peace committee, Malik Afsar Khan, was shot dead along with his son by unidentified militants in Chamarkand tehsil of Bajaur Agency. Malik Afsar Khan was an influential tribal chief who had announced support for government in war against terrorism.

The miners, who had been abducted from Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were released by their abductors after 67 days. The release was made possible through a deal reached between the local 'commander' of TTP and mine owners.

The IDPs from Kurram Agency were directed to start packing as the return journey to their homes will start from August 25, as SFs have cleared their militancy-hit villages of militants. 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.

The fate of over 21,000 displaced families, who had migrated to safer places from their hometowns owing to sectarian clashes in upper and lower Kurram, is still uncertain. The Government is yet to take any concrete measures regarding their repatriation. They were still living miserable life in rented houses or staying with their relatives.

The bullet-riddled body of a TTP 'commander', Ali Akbar alias Skarwata, was found in fields in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Two children were killed and eight persons received injuries when a stray mortar shell hit a house. The injured included children and women. Security Forces demolished a hideout of LI in the same locality.

TTP beheaded a LI supporter, belonging to Qambarkhel tribe, in Tirah valley. Sources said that TTP put on fire at least five houses of their opponents in Kukikhel dominated areas of Mehraban Kallay and Zarmanza. There were also reports about fierce gun-battle between TTP and LI in Mehraban Kallay, Malikdin Khel and Qambarkhel areas of Tirah. However, no casualties were reported from these areas.

A bomb blast by a time device partially damaged a NATO container and also caused minor injuries to the cleaner of the vehicle in Jamrud.

At least 56 persons were killed and 123 injured in a suicide attack during the Friday prayer at Jamia Masjid Madina in Ghundai area of Jamrud area of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles hitting a house in the Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency.

Three SF personnel were killed and three others, including a tribesman, injured when their vehicle ran over a landmine in a border area in Kurram Agency.

At least two Pakistani soldiers and five terrorists died in a shootout in Akakhel village in the Khyber Agency of FATA. The shootout started when paramilitary troops were carrying out a search operation, a day after the suicide bombing in the area.

TTP claimed responsibility of Jamrud suicide attack. At least 56 persons were killed and 123 injured in the suicide attack during the Friday prayer at Jamia Masjid Madina in Ghundai area of Jamrud area of Khyber Agency on August 19. More action will be taken against the members of Koki Khel tribe if they continue to resist to the TTP in Tirah Valley, a senior journalist quoted TTP's Tariq group spokesman, Talha, as saying.

Three SF personnel and five militants were killed during clashes after militants attack on two checkpoints Laddah and Pash Ziarat area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA.

Six LI militants were killed in renewed clashes with rival outfits TTP in Dwa Thoe and Mehraban Kali areas of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency. Sources said the Tariq Afridi group of TTP clashed with supporters of LI in Dwa Thoe and Mehraban Kali areas.

Two tribesmen and a militant were killed in a clash after an improvised explosive device ripped through a military vehicle in Chashma area near Miramshah in North Waziristan Agency.

A Government primary school was blown up in the Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.

A Government primary school was blown up in Toorkhel area of Baizai tehsil in Mohmand Agency on August 20. So far, at least 80 schools have been blown up by militants in Mohmand Agency, depriving around 25,000 students of education.

Three militants and four tribesmen from a same family were killed and three others injured when a US drone targeted a house and a vehicle in Mirkhunkhel area near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Two tribesmen were killed when their house was hit by a stray mortar shell in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

In the same area, two bullet-riddled dead bodies of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were found in a deserted place.

10 LI militants were killed when landmines planted in a bunker by militants of Tariq Afridi group of TTP exploded in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. The sources said the TTP militants planted the landmines before vacating one of their bunkers at Zeeg hilltop overlooking Mehraban Kali in the Tirah valley. LI militants had been laying siege to the bunker for one week, cutting all supplies to more than a dozen TTP holed up at the hilltop. The sources said the LI militants entered the bunker after receiving information that the TTP had fled the area. 10 LI militants were killed on the spot.

Suspected militants killed an Afghan refugee in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency on suspicion of being a spy for the United States. An ATM card from an Afghan bank and a hand-written note, stating that he was caught spying for the United States, were found beside the body.

Kukikhel elders recovered four miners who were abducted by TTP militants on June 11 from Darra Adamkhel. A local elder said that coalminers Fazal, son of Mohammad Hanif Rahimullah, son of Abdul Hamid Bakhtzada, son of Mohammad Zahir and Qaimooz Khan, son of Abdul Alam all residents of Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were recovered when the TTP vacated their bases in the Kukikhel area a few days ago. Earlier on August 17, the TTP had released 12 miners after receiving a huge ransom when the Darra Adamkhel administration brokered a deal between the kidnappers and coalmine owners.

Militants attacked several check posts in Karir, Dwajangi, Qayumabad and Hashim Kor areas of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency of FATA. Security Forces retaliated and targeted suspected positions in the area along the border. No report of casualty was received from the area.

11 militants were killed and four others sustained injuries after the SFs shelled their hideouts in Barlas and Akhun Kot in Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. However, the TTP Orakzai Agency chapter 'spokesman' Hafiz Saeed rejected the SFs' claim and argued that it was aimed at misguiding the public.

Two LI militants were killed in clashes with the TTP in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency. The sources said that the groups were firing mortar shells on the positions of each other in Mehraban Killay and Dwatoy when a shell fell on the bunker of the LI, leaving two of its militants dead. The two militant groups have been fighting against each other in Kukikhel area in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency for the last two weeks in which more than two dozens from both sides have been killed.

FC personnel raided the house of Sher Amin Afridi and Sher Afzal Afridi in Jamrud tehsil and arrested them. The sources said that the duo was affiliated with the Tariq Afridi group of the TTP.

A low-intensity bomb, planted in a hotel at Torkham in Khyber Agency of FATA, went off causing partial damage to the hotel building. However, no loss of life was reported in the blast as the hotel was empty at the time due to the holy month of Ramazan.

A bomb that had been planted along the gate of the Khyber Agency headquarters' Hospital at Landikotal in FATA went off causing damage to some medicine stores in the night. However, no casualties were reported in the blast.

Three alleged would-be suicide bombers were arrested by SFs during a search operation in Malangai area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Suicide jackets and other material were recovered during the raid.

SFs neutralised a bomb placed near the parking lot of a Bazaar Zakha Khel in Landikotal.

Seven passengers were killed in lower Kurram Agency of FATA when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle. According to sources, the passenger vehicle was travelling from the Alizai area to Parachinar when the assailants opened fire, killing four people on the spot and severely wounding four others. Six out of the seven persons who lost their lives in the incident belonged to the same family.

Suspected TTP militants in Afghanistan abducted as many as 40 Pakistani boys after they inadvertently strayed across the border. The boys, from the town of Mamoond in Bajaur Agency of FATA, were trekking when they ended up in Afghanistan on August 31. "Now, they are being held by militants across the border," Pakistan government official Muhammad Haseeb Khan said. Two local intelligence officials said that the abductors were apparently from Maulvi Faqir Muhammad group of TTP, who is active in Bajaur but is believed to have fled to Afghanistan in 2010. Security officials said about 20 boys below ten years old in the group were allowed to return to Pakistan, but boys between 12 to 14 years old were held. About 60 children took part in the outing. Tribal elders and clerics were trying to negotiate with the militants to secure their release, officials said.

Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik said that large chunk of the Mohmand Agency in FATA has been cleared of terrorists after the successful military operation 'Brekhna' there and writ of the Government has finally been restored in the region. 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 IDPs belonging to Mohmand Agency had returned to their areas and were living safely.

Political authorities arrested 22 tribesmen in connection with attacks on passenger buses in Kurram Agency of FATA. At least seven passengers were killed in an ambush on a passenger bus in Kurram Agency in the night of September 1.

Two militants were killed when a bomb exploded prematurely in Kalosha area of SWA in FATA in the night. Sources said that two militants were planting an explosive device on the road leading to the house of TTP 'commander' Sharif Wazir in Kalosha area when it went off, killing them on the spot. Sharif Wazir was a confidant of TTP 'commanders' Mullah Nazir and Nek Mohammad. He had played a prominent role in eviction of Uzbek militants from South Waziristan Agency in 2008. Sources said that militants were planting the bomb to target Sharif Wazir.

The dead bodies of two brothers, who had gone missing mysteriously, were found in Humrang Beebak area of SWA in FATA. Sources said that the two brothers had fallen victim to terrorism.

A girl was injured when suspected militants fired rockets and missiles at border areas of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Sources said that militants targeted Manro Jangle and Speray localities with rockets and missiles. Six rockets and five missiles were fired by the militants. SFs and tribal lashkar retaliated and forced the militants to flee.

Explosives damaged a house in the border area of Angoor Adda in SWA. Locals said that the explosive went off inside the house of Nazar Jan, a member of Ahmedzai Wazir tribe. The house was partially damaged in the explosion. No loss of life was reported.

Two militants were injured when SFs opened fire on a suspected vehicle in Bagun area of Kurram Agency in FATA. Sources said that SFs were providing escort to 300 passengers going from Parachinar in Khurram to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when armed persons travelling in a suspected car approached the convoy from the opposite direction. When it reached Bagun area, the soldiers opened fire on the vehicle. Two militants were injured in the firing. The suspected persons along with their wounded accomplices abandoned the vehicle and ran away, sources added. Sources said that the attackers belonged to the Mullah Toofan faction of TTP led by 'commander' Mohammad Ayub.

Fierce clashes between two factions of the TTP rattled the Talo Kanj, Badsha Kot and Shabak areas of Kurram Agency in FATA. The fighting involved militants loyal to TTP chief Hakeemullah and TTP Kurram chapter Chief Fazal Seed. The latter had parted ways with the TTP and formed his own group, TTIP, on June 27. The rift between the two groups reached peak after Hakeemullah's men set up checkposts in Talo Kanj, Badsha Kot and Shabak areas. They then started collecting "taxes". The Fazal Saeed group resisted the move and his supporters attacked the checkposts and tents of Hakeemullah's men. Both sides used heavy weapons as fighting continued till late into the night. The report about causalities is yet to come.

Three soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Chegmalai area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA.

At least four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles, hitting a vehicle and a house in the Hisokhel village of North Waziristan Agency FATA. A nearby house was also damaged in the missile strike. The identities of the militants killed in the attack were not immediately clear, he said.

A child was killed and three others sustained injuries when three mortar shells landed in a residential area of Kandokhel, sub section of Khugakhel in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency. Sources said that three mortar shells were fired from an undisclosed destination by unidentified militants struck the ground near the house of a tribesman, Rehman Ali, where the boys were playing cricket. Hayat Ali (13) was killed on the spot while three others identified as Rehmat Ali (18), Ishraq (12) and Ziaur Rahman (14) received splinter injuries.

Two tribal elders and a prayer leader were killed in Akkakhel area of Khyber Agency in FATA. Sources said that militants abducted two tribal elders and a prayer leader on September 11 from near their houses in Akkakhel area. The tribal elders were identified as Haji Mohammad and Mohammad Amin.

Two suspected militants were killed when a mortar shell exploded accidentally in a bunker in Zambakhel Bazaar area.

A pro-government tribal elder was killed and his three relatives were injured when militants attacked his house in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. According to officials and local residents, militants attacked the house of Mlaka Gul Noor in Landi Shah area of Damadola with heavy weapons. Malak Gul Noor had supported Government against militants in the region. He also played leading role in formation of peace committee and flushing out militants from the region.

A soldier was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in Laddha area of In South Waziristan Agency.

Militants shot dead three ISI officials in the Janikhel area of Frontier Region Bannu in the FATA. Another officer sustained injuries. Officials said that the ISI personnel were going to the tribal area when two militant riding a motorbike intercepted their pick-up truck near Sardikhel and opened fire. The attackers managed to escape after the attack.

Militants beheaded a local tribesman in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on charges of spying. Sources said that militants abducted Rahim Shah, a resident of Dray-Plar area of Bara Qambarkhel, and later left his beheaded body in the nearby mountains. A letter left with the body alleged that the deceased was involved in spying on militants and desecration of worship places.

The Manzarkhel branch of Akkakhel tribe has extended its full support to the local peace committee in its campaign against militants. The decision was made at a jirga of tribal elders where scores of local armed volunteers joined the peace committee and also established a number of checkpoints to monitor the movements of militants. The jirga also constituted 13 groups, each comprising 10 armed volunteers, to patrol the Akkakhel-Matani Road. The groups were directed to operate under the command of Haji Gul Miran, the head of Akkakhel Peace Committee.

The political administration distributed cheques of PKR 300,000 each to the heirs of slain local tribal members who lost their lives in a suicide attack at the Torkham border on August 27, 2009, where more than twenty Khasadar personnel were killed, and in a NATO oil tanker blast in Khuga Khel in Landikotal, when 15 were killed. A total of 32 families were compensated out of 36. The compensation ceremony was held at Tehsil office in Landikotal. The Landikotal Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak distributed the cheques among the heirs.

SFs killed four militants after militants attacked their convoy with a remote-controlled explosive device that left two soldiers dead in Gandao area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. The incident occurred in Gandao area when an improvised explosive device planted on a roadside went off when a SFs convoy was passing by. Two security personnel were killed and one was injured in the explosion. Later, the SFs cordoned off the area and started indiscriminate firing. The officials said that at least four militants were killed and six others injured in the retaliatory fire by the SFs.

An unidentified militant was killed when explosive material he was trying to plant inside a school in Speen Qabar area of Bara exploded. However, other militants later destroyed the school. An adjoining private health clinic was also damaged due to the explosion.

At least three houses were partially damaged when mortar shells fired by the SFs at the suspected militant positions hit the houses of Azmat Shah and Maulana Abdul Qayyum in Gandao area.

The SFs neutralised an explosive device planted on a roadside near Charwazgai security checkpost in Landi Kotal.

Seven militants were killed and two others injured during a clash between two militant groups, separately led by Quwat Khan and Mullah Toofan, in Gawaki area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

SFs conducted an operation in Chora village of Jamrud of Khyber Agency and destroyed a militant hideout in the area. SFs also recovered an ammunition depot and triggered an explosion to destroy it. However, one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the explosion.

A 12-year-old girl was injured when a mortar shell fired by SFs from Fort Salop fell on a house in Bara tehsil.

Three women were injured when a mortar shell fell on another house in Sipah area.

Five FC personnel were injured when an IED planted on Charbagh road on the west of Landikotal Bazaar in Khyber Agency of FATA was detonated.

At least 15 persons were killed when TTP militants attacked a checkpost manned by pro-Government tribesman and SFs in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Three persons were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Haider Khan area of Kurram Agency. Moreover, it was reported that all three of them were members of the Toori tribe belonging to Shia sect.

Soldiers battled TTP militants in an attempt to seize precious debris from a suspected US drone that crashed at Jangara village in the South Waziristan Agency near the Afghanistan border. TTP claimed that they shot down the unmanned aircraft, which crashed in the night of September 17 near Jangara village. However, a security official in Peshawar said that the American drone crashed in Zangara village, apparently because of some technical faults.

A driver was killed and his cleaner received injuries when militants attacked NATO containers on Torkham bypass road near Degree College in Khyber Agency of FATA. Officials said that militants riding in a non-registered car opened indiscriminate firing on NATO containers parked on Torkham bypass road. The attackers managed to escape in the darkness.

Unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder of pro-government peace committee, Malik Aziz Khan, at Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency. Malik Aziz Khan was on his way to mosque for prayer.

SFs killed 29 militants during a search operation in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. The operation was carried out after an attack on a checkpost in Arhang village of Dabori by militants in which one Policeman, identified as Hidayatullah Jan, was killed and nine SFs were injured. Officials said the militants had launched a two-pronged attack on the post early in the morning. After the attack, SFs launched the operation and destroyed several militant hideouts and advanced to Gall and Gandi Tall areas. During the operation, SFs killed 29 militants and injured 72 others. They also claimed capturing over a dozen militants.

16 militants, including Afghan and TTP Punjab chapter, were arrested during a search operation in Wacha Khur area of South Waziristan Agency. Sources said that the search operation, supervised by Colonel Yasin and Political Agenct Javed Marwat, started at 5am and continued till 10:30am. They said that ground forces backed by two helicopter gunships and tanks took part in the operation.

The beheaded bodies of three tribesmen, abducted by militants a month ago, were found in Sam Ghakay area of Khwezai tehsil in Mohmand Agency of FATA. Sources said that Mian Hazrat, Nazeem, and Habib had been abducted by militants about a month ago from Palosai area of Khwezai tehsil.

25 militants, including three 'commanders', laid down arms and surrendered to Security Forces during a tribal jirga in Salarzai tehsil Bajaur Agency.

A powerful roadside bomb targeting an anti-TTP militia ripped through a pick-up vehicle in Chamarkand village of Bajaur Agency in FATA, killing at least five persons and inuring another eight. Three of those who died are members of an anti-TTP militia and one is a 10-year-old boy. The fifth one is the driver.

Two persons, including an official of the Khasadar Force, were killed and another was injured in an armed attack on NATO tankers, carrying fuel for NATO and ISAF forces in Afghanistan, at Sheikhwal area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency.

Unidentified militants ambushed and injured a senior tribal journalist and former Khyber Agency Tribal Union of Journalists president Khalil Khan Afridi in Landikotal town. The journalist was returning home from a nearby Hujra (guest house) at 9pm when he was targeted with a hand grenade.

Two missiles fired by a US drone killed six persons in Khushali Turikhel village in Mir Ali tehsil, about 40 kilometres from Miramshah, headquarter of NWA in FATA. Three others were injured. The identities of the persons killed in the strike could not be ascertained.

Four LI militants were killed in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency after a time device fitted in their vehicle went off.

NWA Political Moharrar (in-charge), Muhammad Alam who was abducted from Miranshah Bazaar on September 19, was killed and his body was found from Anzar Kalay area.

SFs killed 14 militants and neutralised two of their hideouts during operations in Orakzai and Khyber Agencies in FATA. According to sources, SFs bombed the suspected hideouts of militants in Dabori, Alikhel, Mamozai and Mullakhel areas of Orakzai agency with jet planes. During the operation at least 10 militants were killed while two hideouts were also neutralised.

In Tirah valley of Khyber Agency, SFs pounded suspected hideouts of terrorists with heavy artillery fire, killing at least four militants. The areas targeted by the SFs were considered to be strongholds of terrorists.

At least two militants were killed when SFs repulsed an attack on an Army convoy at Malikdin area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in. Three vehicles of the SFs were also damaged, but no loss of life was reported.

A boy was killed when a stray mortar shell hit the house of Khawas Khan in Malak Dinkhel area of Bara. The shell hit the house of Khawas Khan killing his grandson on the spot.

Two persons suffered minor injuries as a time device fitted with a NATO container exploded in Torkham border checking point.

The Chief of LI, Mangal Bagh, said that officials working to register voters and conduct a census in Khyber Agency will be 'sentenced to death' unless they immediately halt their activities. "We will continue opposing Government policies unless the Government or its advisers begin talks with us," Bagh said, in an address broadcast on his private FM radio channel in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. Bagh said that elected representatives and elders of the area are ignoring the pressing issue of law and order in Khyber Agency and taking more interest in voter registration and census. "Hundreds of people have died in Khyber Agency but no government agency or public representative has bothered to list their names or establish a team for the purpose," he said. Speaking against the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Bagh said that his organisation will not let the programme succeed in the area and threatened with dire consequences if anybody tried to participate.

September 26

A woman was killed when a stray mortar shell fell on a house in Star Kaley village of Shalobar area in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

A large number of security personnel have been deployed at the mountain tops in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency after continued cross-border shelling from Afghanistan into different areas of Bajaur Agency.

September 27

A US drone missile strike killed at least three militants in Wana of South Waziristan Agency.

One Afghan militant, identified as Noorullah Nooristani, was killed by Amaan Lashkar at Mandal areas of Bajaur Agency while three others escaped towards Afghanistan.

September 28

The abducted gunman of the MNA, Mohammad Raja, in FATA, Munir Orakzai, was found dead in Kurram Agency.

A trooper was injured when a convoy was attacked with a remote controlled bomb in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

A local TTP militant 'commander' Tehsil Khan and his associates narrowly escaped a roadside blast in the Shakai area of South Waziristan Agency.

NATO and Afghan army reportedly targeted bunkers of Security Forces with heavy weapons near Angoor Adda from Macha Dad Kor area of South Waziristan Agency.

In Zawa area of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency, local tribal lashkar set ablaze the houses of six suspects, including a local 'commander' of LI.

In Landi Kotal, Khasadars defused an explosive device planted along the main Landi Kotal-Torkham Road.

In Jamrud, troopers seized 15 kilograms heroin from an Afghan national at Bhagiyarhi check post.

A cleaner received bullet injuries when about 12 unidentified militants fired in all directions to scare away khasadars and personnel of Khyber Rifles after they set ablaze a NATO container at Torkham border in Khyber Agency in FATA.

Owners demolished their shops and restaurants in Torkham after expiry of the deadline set for them by political administration.

September 29

Beheaded body of a young man was found at a deserted place in Chora locality of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency.

In Sheikhan Kallay of Bara tehsil, unidentified persons blew up a tube well.

Khasadars Force defused a bomb planted in a NATO tanker in Ali Masjid area.

September 30

A US drone strike killed three TTP militants at Baghar village of South Waziristan Agency in FATA.

Suspected militants abducted at least 34 coal miners from Kalakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA. Both Kalakhel and Adamkhel are strongholds of the TTP affiliated to the Tariq Afridi group. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.

October 1

SFs arrested 50 suspected militants during a search operation in Mandal area of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

October 2

In Khyber Agency, two NATO containers were partially damaged when suspected militants targeted them at two different locations on the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway.

At least three stray mortar shells fell on a steal factory in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil.

In Jamrud tehsil, Khasadar Force seized huge quantity of explosive material at the Takhta Beg check post from a vehicle, coming from Shahkas area.

October 3

Eight militants were killed and three injured in a clash with SFs in Dabori area of upper Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Eight aid workers belonging to a US NGO, who were abducted while returning from an Afghan refugee camp on July 18, 2011 from Surkhab area of Pishin District in Balochistan were released by the TTP in Wana town of South Waziristan Agency.

October 4

One soldier, identified as Azizullah, was killed when a missile hit a security check post in Mazak area of Tiarza tehsil in South Waziristan Agency.

A group of masked militants set ablaze Pakistan Hotel near Gomal Zam Project site near Kajori area in North Waziristan Agency.

October 5

In Khyber Agency, unidentified militants targeted two NATO containers with remote controlled bombs, planted at roadside in Jamrud tehsil.

Two suspected militants were killed in a clash with volunteers of a Local Peace Committee in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

October 6

Four militants, including a commander, were killed in two different incidents in Khyber Agency. SFs claimed that LI commander Wahid Afridi and his bodyguard Abid were killed while two other militants were injured.

In Talo Kunj village of Kurram Agency, an Afghan national was killed and another injured when armed militants attacked a car going to Afghanistan.

SFs foiled a terror bid by defusing explosive device placed behind a student hostel at Landikotal College in Khyber Agency.

October 8

Two bullet-riddled dead bodies were found near Alam Godar in Khyber Agency in FATA.

A woman and a child were injured when militants fired rockets at residential area of Ara Khel in the Frontier Region of Kohat.

A NATO tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was blown up near Landi Kotal town in Khyber Agency.

October 9

After about three years, rival factions again signed a peace agreement here to restore peace in Kurram Agency of FATA after the Government promised to provide security on the main highway in the region.

Three persons, including two Security personnel, were abducted by unidentified militants from the Thall-Parachinar road in Kurram Agency.

A blast on the Torkham-Landikotal Bypass Road in Khyber Agency destroyed a vehicle and two military jeeps carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan. A local militant group, Abullah Ezzam Brigade (AEB), claimed responsibility for the blast.

KP Governor Masood Kausar escaped a missile attack while six persons were injured in Orakzai Agency of FATA when suspected militants fired rockets on a jirga.

A bus of Cadet College in Wana town of South Waziristan Agency hit an explosive device planted on the Wana Bypass Road, injuring the driver, identified as Hazratullah and two Security Officials, Mohammad Ali and Khalid.

In Ziarat Khazena area of Mohmand Agency in FATA a child was killed and two others were injured after a mortar shell exploded.

A journalist, Rehmatullah Khan Derpakhel, abducted by suspected militants on August 11, 2011 was set free after a deal was struck between the abductors and a jirga in Miranshah.

Six militants - two Afghans and four locals - were killed in a United States (US) drone attack on a militant outpost on a hill in Zeba Mountain close to the Afghan border in South Waziristan Agency of FATA.

SFs raided the house of an Afghan militant, Hamza, in Grangi area of Mohmand Agency and killed him in an exchange of fire. In addition, they also besieged MPA Muhammad Ali`s house and in adjoining hujra conducted a search of the premises and arrested six suspects wanted by LEA for criminal activities.

Three tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan were completely destroyed in two bomb explosions in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. A local militant group, Abdullah Ezzam Brigade (AEB), claimed responsibility for both the attacks.

It has come to light that the four militants who were killed in a US drone strike on in Dandey Darpakhel village in North Waziristan Agency belonged to the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network. According to details, one of them was a 'logistics commander', identified as Jamil Haqqani.

Two boys, identified as Amanullah and Abdullah, out of a group of at least two dozen, managed to escape TTP custody and return home more than 40 days after being abducted. The boys were abducted on September 1, 2011, after they crossed the border into Afghanistan, from the Ghakhi area in Mohmand tehsil of Bajaur Agency. TTP had claimed responsibility for the abduction.

In its third attack in the last two days, a US drone fired two missiles and killed four terrorists in Darpakhel village, four kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of FATA. Pakistani officials reported that10 militants were killed in two US drone strikes on October 13.

US drone strikes killed six suspected militants belonging to local 'Commander' Mullah Nazir group of TTP in South Waziristan Agency of FATA near the Afghan border.

Officials claimed that warplanes bombed hideouts on hilltops in Baizotkhel and Mistrikhel tehsil of Orakzai Agency in FATA, killing 10 suspected militants and injuring four others.

The identity of the three militants, among four, killed in October 14 US drone missile strike in Darpakhel village, four kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency was disclosed. Out of the four militants killed in the strike three were Egyptians linked to the Haqqani Network. A fourth militant who was also killed has not been identified.

A khasadar was killed and a levies trooper injured when their convoy was hit by an IED in Miran Talab area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

In Jamrud tehsil, khasadar force recovered the body of a local resident, identified as Alamgir.

At least nine soldiers of the FC force and 14 militants were killed in an ambush in the Akakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Three soldiers were also wounded in the attack.

Suspected militants killed a chief of the peace committee, identified as Azizur Rehman, of Orakzai Agency and his four associates in an ambush on Dhodha Road.

At least three persons were killed when mortar shells fired by unidentified militants hit four houses in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Two tribal women sustained injuries when mortar shell fell on the house of Zar Wali in Kalanga-Meri Khel area. In Landikotal, a mosque adjacent to the house of MNA Noorul Haq Qadri was hit by a rocket fired by unidentified militants from a nearby hilltop.

In Akkakhel area, a prayer leader Mulana Naseeb and two worshippers identified as Shafeeq and Salim Afridi were critically injured when a mortar shell fell on Charsiyano mosque.

At least six terrorists belonging to the Mullah Toofan group of TTP were killed and two hideouts destroyed when SFs shelled them in the Spearkot area of Kurram Agency.

At least five SF personnel sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb went off in Jandola town of South Waziristan Agency.

At least three militant hideouts were destroyed when helicopter gunships shelled them in Mera Sar and Baz Garha areas of Qamarkhel in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

A Government school for girls was partially damaged in Kalanga Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil when militants blew up its building by planting an IED.

An oil tanker carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan was partially damaged when a time device fitted in it exploded near Ali Masjid area of Khyber Agency.

SFs launched a targeted operation in Malikdeenkhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency and killed 34 militants.

Militants killed Captain Abdul Qadir Khan and two military personnel in an attack on a Frontier Corps convoy in the Shalobar area of Bara tehsil.

Terrorists armed with rockets and hand grenades attacked the house of a prominent anti-Taliban elder in Minzari Chinaa area, 90 kilometres northwest of Ghalanai, the main town in Mohmand Agency, killing three people, including a woman.

In Bajaur Agency, three militants shot dead a member of a local peace committee in Chinar.

At least 1,000 families of Malikdeenkhel and Sipah areas left their homes for 'safer places' as the SFs were ready to launch an all-out operation against terrorists in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

SFs arrested 30 suspects and destroyed 30 militant hideouts in Landikas, Nala and Malakdeenkhel areas of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

At least 18,000 people have fled their homes in Khyber Agency of FATA, fearing a fresh onslaught of fighting between the Army and militants, officials said. Families streamed out of the Agency, a flashpoint for TTP and other groups on the NATO supply line into neighbouring Afghanistan, after the Army ordered them to leave because of military action going on in the area. "Around 3,200 families, up to 18,000 people, have arrived in the Jalozai refugee camp and we are making arrangements to facilitate them," Adnan Khan, spokesman for the disaster management authority of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said.

A volunteer of a local peace committee and two cadres of LI were killed in exchange of fire in Meeran Talab area of Akkakhel in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Malak Rahmat Jan, a pro-Government tribal elder and member of peace committee, was killed when militants from across the Afghan border targeted his house with missiles and mortars in Zari area of Lowi Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.

Three workers of Frontier Works Organisation were injured when their vehicle was targeted by a landmine on Jandolla-Makeen Road near Manzai Ziarat area. The workers of the construction company were going to Hathala camp from Jandolla when they met the fatal incident at 8:30am (local time).

Khasadar Force arrested an Afghan national at Torkham border in Khyber Agency and recovered arms from his possession. The recovered arms included rocket launchers, mortars and cartridges.

Pakistani officials accused NATO helicopters of violating Pakistan's airspace over the TTP and Haqqani Network stronghold of North Waziristan Agency, along the Afghan border. "Two helicopters intruded several kilometres inside Pakistan territory in Datta Khel town around 2:00 am (2100 GMT Tuesday)," a military official said.

Two consecutive drone attacks within a span of one hour killed 11 militants, including the brother of Mullah Nazir, in Waziristan Agencies of FATA. An unmanned aircraft attack killed five militants, including Omar Wazir, the younger brother of Mullah Nazir, the 'commander' of Mullah Nazir group, at Azam Warsak in Bermal tehsil, some 20 kilometres west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan Agency. Three of the five deceased were identified as Hazrat Umar, Khan Mohammad and Ashfaq, while the identities of the other two could not be ascertained.

Hours after, a second US drone strike killed another six militants at Issakhel village in the Mir Ali subdivision, some 30 kilometres east of Miramshah in North Waziristan Agency. Sources said six militants were killed when a US drone fired four missiles targeting a moving vehicle in Issakhel village. However, it was not immediately clear which militant group the six deceased belonged to.

The beheaded body of a volunteer of an anti-TTP tribal lashkar was found in Bara area of Khyber Agency. Officials said that militants belonging to LI abducted a volunteer of Akkakhel tribal lashkar on October 26. His beheaded body was found at a deserted place on October 27.

Four children including three girls were injured when suspected militants from across the border in Afghanistan fired mortar shells in the Kaza area of the Mamoond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. The children were identified as Munasib, Shazia, Palwasha and Shazia.

A Levies official Hayatullah and a pedestrian identified as Siffatullah received injuries when an explosive device went off near the Khyber Agency Headquarters Hospital in Landi Kotal.

At least 13 TTP militants were killed in US drone attack in Mir Ali area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA. Security sources said there was strong evidence that Taj Gul Mehsud, a senior TTP 'commander' and close aide to TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud, was among the victims in the attack. Six others were injured, Security Forces said.

Six militants were killed when a US drone fired six missiles at a vehicle near the Afghanistan border in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. The high number of missiles used in the attack in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan seemed to indicate an important militant was targeted. But the identities of those killed were as yet unknown, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Four persons were injured when an explosive device went off at the shop of Nek Amal Khan in Tirah Sakorhi village of Kukikhel in Khyber Agency.

A US drone fired two missiles killing three militants near Mubarak Shah town about 15 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

A boy identified as Asadullah (18), of Bajaur Agency escaped from the custody of TTP after remaining in their captivity for two months in Kunar province of Afghanistan. Asadullah reached his home in Erab village of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur. He was among the 27 boys of Bajaur, abducted by TTP on August 31, 2011 after they crossed over to Afghanistan. The Bajaur chapter of TTP had claimed responsibility for abducting the 27 boys and keeping them hostages in Kunar province of Afghanistan.

SFs blew up four houses of alleged terrorists affiliated to TTP and LI at Nala and Mandi Kas areas of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Militants handed over dead bodies of three SF personnel, who were abducted after the October 26 attack on a check post in Mohmand Agency of FATA, to the political administration in the agency headquarters in Ghalanai, after successful talks with a tribal jirga in Atmarkhel area of Baizai tehsil.

SFs demolished four hideouts and a key base of militants in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency during an operation. The base of LI was destroyed in Shalobar area. SFs established a check post at the Nala Khwarh house of LI activist Rashid Khan, who is allegedly involved in numerous attacks on SFs in the area. In Jamrud tehsil, the local political administration demolished the house of Stana Gul over his involvement in the abduction of a trader. In addition, peace committee of Akakhel demolished a militant hideout in Madakhel area.

Four of the 34 abducted coal miners were freed by their captors in Kalakhel area in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on October 31. The coal miners were abducted on September 30, 2011.

Two soldiers were killed and two others got injured when some unidentified militants attacked a security checkpoint near Afghan border in Miangan Ghundai checkpost in Ghalanai, headquarters of Mohmand Agency, in FATA in the wee hours. Sepoy Rishad Khan and levies soldier Umer Khitab embraced martyrdom in the attack while two levies soldiers were injured.

LI militants abducted five family members of the chief of Malikdinkhel Afridi tribe Haji Amal Gul from his house in Nala area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. The sources said the militants reached Amal Gul's house and abducted his five relatives including his grandson Rehman Gul, Shehzad and Iqbal. The SFs through the loudspeaker had asked the residents of Nala area the other day to form a peace lashkar against the militants and the fighters of LI believed that Amal Gul had joined hands with the SFs for the formation of tribal militias.

US drone strike killed at least three suspected Haqqani network militants in Darpakhel Sarai, just outside Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

A security man was killed and two others were injured when militants attacked a checkpost near Sadda in Kurram Agency. Sources said that militants attacked a checkpost of Levies Force near Sadda with heavy and light weapons. The Levies personnel also retaliated and exchange of fire continued for several hours. A security many identified as Gulab Gul was killed while Sharab Khan and Fazli Khan were injured in the attack.

A house and a vehicle were partially damaged when militants fired three missiles at Pewar area of Kurram Agency.

Militants forcibly occupied the houses of Jan Khan, Khana Jan and Sial Jan in Sipah area of Khyber Agency. Sources said that militants also stocked huge quantity of arms and ammunition in the occupied houses and were preparing for a showdown with the SFs, busy in an operation in the area.

In Spin Qabar area, militants destroyed the houses of two school teachers.

SFs arrested at least six suspected militants and recovered arms and drugs from their possession during a search operation in Arjali Nadi area in Bara.

TTP militants launched an attack on a military convoy near Razmak, more than 50 kilometres south of Miranshah in North Waziristan, in FATA, killing five soldiers and wounding three others. Troops retaliated immediately with small and heavy weapons but there was no report of TTP casualties.

Three soldiers were killed and seven others injured in an ambush in Speen Mella area of South Waziristan. Three vehicles of a bomb disposal squad were travelling to Zangara check-post from Zahidullah security post when militants ambushed them with rockets and Kalashnikovs in Speen Mella area.

The wife of pro-government tribal elder Malak Mohammad Omar was killed and he himself, his father and a son were injured when about 25 militants stormed his house in Bara Kaman Gara area of Nawagai tehsil of Bajaur Agency. Political Tehsildar Shah Naseem Khan told reporters that one of the attackers was killed and several others injured when Security Forces and tribal volunteers fired back.

The leaders of a tribal lashkar, Malak Amanullah, and two other people were shot dead when suspected militants opened fire in Azam Warsak bazaar, about 20 kilometres west of Wana, in South Waziristan Agency of FATA. Three people were injured in the attack and taken to a hospital in Wana where two of them died. Malak Amanullah had played an important role in forcing Uzbeks and their local Ahmedzai Wazir supporters to leave Waziristan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. One of the attackers was reportedly killed in firing by men accompanying the Malak.

Two persons, a girl and a suspected militant, were killed while a hospital and dozens of medicine shops were destroyed during a clash between SFs and militants in Miramshah Bazaar of North Waziristan Agency in FATA. Locals said that militants targeted Stadium checkpost and Amin post with heavy and light weapons from the roofs of high buildings in Miramshah Bazaar. SFs, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, targeted the buildings where suspected militants were taking shelter. The gun battle continued for over 16 hours. Sources said that SFs blew up the Medical Complex Plaza, destroying more than 50 medicine shops, costly machinery including ultrasound machines, X-ray plants and other valuable electronic equipment causing millions of rupees losses to the owners. Three children were also injured as various blocks including dental block, Operation Theatre and medical ward of the hospital were damaged.

Militants fired three rockets from Tangi Zaira Raisy Mountain at Paywar village In Kurram Agency. However, no casualty was reported. It was the second attack on Paywar village within one week.

At least six persons, four lashkar members and two LI militants were killed in a clash between militants and local pro-Government militia in Akakhel area of Khyber Agency in FATA.

The SFs intensified operation against alleged terrorists in Bara, especially during Eidul Azha to dismantle network of militant groups such as LI and TTP to create durable peace and establish the writ of the Government that it has lost for the last more than five years The search operations by the SFs have been continued in Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency for the last 23 months, but the SFs or the political administration has not been able to announce that the area is cleared of militants and is safe for the local residents to go back to their homes to re-start their routine life.

Unidentified militants blew up a boys' school in Khawaja Was Kor area of Haleemzai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.

The militants attacked a joint checkpost of Levies and Khassadar force in Sharaf Kor area of Safi tehsil The SFs repulsed the attack and no life loss occurred in the clash.

At least six persons, including two children and a woman, were killed when a mortar fired by militants fell on a house in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA. Sources said that the militants wanted to target a nearby check post of SFs but missed the target and fell on the house.

Six LI militants were killed and 10 others wounded at Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency during an encounter at a Frontier Corps check post. SF arrested all the injured militants.

Militants refused to release the 26 labourers abducted from Kalakhel area of Khyber Agency on September 30, 2011. Militants had demanded PNR 1.5 million for release of the abducted workers and the local committee had agreed to pay the amount but later the abductors refused to release the labourers so the money was not paid, a tribal elder said. "Militants have threatened to kill the abducted labourers if Government initiates any operation against them in the region," he added.

Nine volunteers of Zakhakhel tribal lashkar were killed and six others injured when a bomb concealed in a donkey cart exploded near a watermill in Mastak bazaar of Khyber Agency in FATA. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast. The Zakhakhel tribal lashkar and the Mangal Bagh-led LI are at loggerheads since April 2011.

Two militants were killed as clashes continued between LI and Ansarul Islam in Serhai Kandao area of Tirah valley. Sources said that fresh clashes erupted in Serhai Kandao area where the militants were engaged in fierce fighting to take control of some hilltops under the control of the LI.

In Malikdinkhel area, militants attacked a security post at midnight of November 12. Officials said that troops repulsed the attack which caused minor damage to the post. Nobody was injured in the attack. Troops imposed a curfew in Malikdinkhel area and arrested about 26 suspected militants.

In Bajaur Agency, SF arrested five suspects and neutralised two landmines during a search operation in Mamond tehsil. Officials said that SF launched an operation after a roadside bomb exploded during patrolling of soldiers in Tarkho area of Mamond tehsil. Nobody was injured in the blast.

Bomb disposal squad neutralised a time bomb planted under a bridge in Khar Kallay of Kurram Agency.

Five FC personnel were killed and six others injured when militants first attacked a check-post and later an FC convoy in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA. The FC personnel led by Lieutenant-Colonel Azhar Amin had gone to Nala in Malikdin Khel area to shift the body of Latif Khan who was killed when militants had attacked a check-post in the morning. As the FC convoy was carrying the body militants ambushed it, killing four personnel, identified as Ibrahim, Majeed, Waseem and Salman. Officials said that Lieutenant-Colonel Azhar Amin, Naib Subedar Noor Badshah, Sepoys Zahid Khan, Mashoor Khan and two others were injured.

A drone strike targeting a house killed five people in Miranshah Bazaar of North Waziristan Agency. The identities of those killed could not be immediately verified, however, the area is known as a strong bastion of Taliban and al Qaeda linked militants.

SFs killed three militants and injured four who intruded into Mohmand Agency from Afghanistan overnight. They said that personnel of Khasadar Force and Frontier Corps, manning a checkpost in the Olay area, challenged the militants when they were entering Baizai tehsil at about 8:15 pm.

One person was killed and eight others, including six women, were injured when militants fired mortar shells at Jawaki area of Frontier Region of Kohat. Official sources said that militants fired several mortar shells from the Tor Chappar mountain of Darra Adamkhel at the residential area of Jawaki.

A mortar shell landed in the house of Khyber Khan Afridi, which reportedly wounded a minor child and two women inside the house at Meri Khel area of Akakhel tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Five suspected persons were arrested and arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession in a search operation by SFs at Tarkho area of Mamound tehsil of Bajaur Agency.

At least 28 militants were killed and 12 others injured during clashes with SFs in the Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. At least 11 places said to have been used by militants as hideouts were destroyed. According to sources, clashes erupted during a military operation launched in the Zakhtun and Marghan areas in upper tehsil of the Agency.

The death toll in the drone attack in Miramshah town of North Waziristan Agency rose to seven. Earlier, it was reported that five militants were killed.

One Army major, Major Sikandar, and 20 militants were killed during a clash when about 60 militants attacked the Marazan checkpost in the central Kurram Agency of FATA in the night. At least nine hideouts of the militants were destroyed.

Five US drones fired up to 10 missiles into a sprawling compound in the Baber Ghar area of South Waziristan Agency, killing 18 militants.

Nine militants were reportedly killed as SFs destroyed six militant hideouts and a double-cabin vehicle in Koranchi and Dapar Parari areas of Upper tehsil in Orakzai Agency. Elsewhere in the Agency, the militants attacked a post in Ghundai Makki. The SFs in retaliatory fire killed two militants.

Six tribesmen were killed and two others sustained injuries when a vehicle ran over a roadside landmine in Spori area of Khyber Agency. The vehicle was coming from Jani Khel tehsil to Jamrud tehsil.

SFs launched a house-to-house search operation in Babikhel area of Haleemzai tehsil in Mohmand Agency and recovered at least 303 guns.

22 militants were killed and 10 others injured during the fighting with SFs in Ghaljo and Sheena Warai areas of Upper tehsil in Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Nine militants were killed during clashes with SF personnel in Amlok village in Central tehsil of Kurram Agency.

US drones fired four missiles at a home in the Razmak area of North Waziristan Agency near the Afghanistan border, killing eight alleged militants.

At least eight militants and a Policeman were killed in clashes between SFs and militants in Wacha Wana of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

SFs killed a militant and injured another during a clash in Spinwam area of North Waziristan Agency.

A Government primary school for girls was blown up in the Danqol village of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur Agency. However, no casualty was reported. Officials said militants had blown up 105 schools in the agency since 2007.

Four suspected burka-clad men of foreign origin were detained at the Saidgi check-post in the Frontier Region Bannu. Dressed as women, the men were coming to Bannu from North Waziristan by car. It could not be immediately ascertained which country the suspects belong to.

Britain is looking into reports that two UK nationals accused of extremist links were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, the Foreign Office said. The men were named as Ibrahim Adam (24), and Mohammed Azmir (37), by their family and friends, Britain's Press Association domestic news agency reported. They were killed in the Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan at least three months ago, it reported.

At least 10 militants were killed and several others injured as helicopter gunships pounded hideouts of militants for hours in Adokhel, Mir Kalamkhel, Jabba, Sama Bazaar and Mamozai areas of Upper Kurram Agency in FATA. The shelling was so intense at times that people started leaving their areas. Several hideouts were destroyed and a militant training centre was also razed.

Two tribesmen were killed when a mortar shell fell on a house in Toor Toot area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.

Unidentified armed men shot dead two suspected militants in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil. The suspected militants were riding a motorcycle when they were attacked by the gunmen. The attackers managed to escape after the incident.

A senior member of Salarzai Peace Committee, Malik Gul Akbar, escaped an attempt on his life by unidentified militants in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur Agency.

At least 10 militants were killed and four others were injured during an operation when SFs shelled the hideouts of terrorists in Mamozai, Addu Khail and Mir Khail areas of Orakzai Agency in the FATA.

Six dead bodies of LI were found in the Qamber Abad area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. According to sources, two of the killed were from the Sepah tribe, while the other four were from the Malik Deen Khel tribe.

SFs backed by gunship helicopters pounded militants' hideouts, killing 11 TTP militants and injuring 25 others in central tehsil of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Gunship choppers targeted militants' positions near the Afghan border in the upper Orakzai Agency and killed 10 militants and destroyed five hideouts.

A trooper and a lashkar were killed when militants attacked a check post in Qambar Abad locality of Bara subdivision in Khyber Agency of FATA. Sources said that at least nine persons were arrested when Security Forces conducted a search operation in the area after the incident.

In Akkakhel area, another lashkar was killed when militants ambushed a patrol party of the local peace body.

Militants attacked two oil tankers supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan near Charwazgai area of Landikotal.

Bomb Disposal Squad defused a bomb which was placed near a medicine shop in the main market of Landikotal.

Clashes between SFs and militants occurred in Kurram and Orakzai Agencies of FATA killing at least 45 militants in ground action and air strikes. Clashes erupted after a militant attack in Jugai area of central Kurram killing 20 militants in the ongoing clashes between SFs and militants. Another 16 militants were killed when helicopter gunships attacked militant hideouts in Gawaza and Gawaki areas of the Agency. Reports claimed that two security personnel were killed and 15 others were injured. Later, bodies of the three missing soldiers were also recovered.

Nine militants were killed and three injured in clashes in the upper tehsil of Orakzai Agency. A vehicle loaded with weapons and ammunition had been destroyed. According to official claims, over 200 militants have been killed in the offensive.

A NATO supply oil tanker hit an explosive device in Landikotal town on Torkham Road near Michni check post in Khyber Agency. The driver and the conductor of the oil tanker fled unhurt from the scene.

An explosion damaged three classrooms in the Government middle school Abdul Latif Kali in Landikotal town. The blast was so huge that it smashed the windowpanes of the whole school and the nearby houses.

LEA arrested a suspected person, identified as Akhtar Jan, with two hand grenades from sports complex, where Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar was witnessing as chief guest a friendly football match between Parachinar and Sadda teams in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency.

Twelve persons, five women and two children among them, were injured in a bomb attack on a passenger bus near Durrani village in the lower Kurram Agency of FATA. Officials said the coach was going to Peshawar from Parachinar when a remote-controlled device went off near Durrani village. Sources said that six suspects had been arrested in the case.

SFs foiled a terrorism bid by recovering two kilogrammes of explosive material from a pick-up van coming from Tri Mangal area of the Upper Kurram Agency at an internal check-post in Parachinar. SFs arrested the five people sitting in the car.

SFs targeted terrorist strongholds in Kurram Agency of FATA at the midnight, killing 35 and injuring 15 others. Four soldiers were also killed in the firefight, which lasted several hours.

SFs killed 16 militants and arrested two others in Dabori and Khadezai areas of upper tehsil in Orakzai Agency. Sources said that one soldier was injured in clashes with insurgents.

Six militants were killed when an explosive device went off in their vehicle. Sources said a group of militants was going to an unknown location from Dabori area when a powerful blast took place in their vehicle near Gundital village, killing six militants on the spot.

Militants destroyed houses of pro-government tribal elders Malik Amin Badshah and Wazir Gul in central parts of the agency. No loss of life was reported because the two elders had moved to safe areas with their families.

At least 25 soldiers were killed in a cross border attack by NATO on a check post in Salala village in Baizai tehsil of Mohmand Agency in FATA. At least 12 soldiers were injured, added Express Tribune. The Salala village is an area bordering the Kunar province of Afghanistan. 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.

Pakistan's acting ambassador to the 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.

At least 12 militants were killed and 15 injured in an ongoing operation launched by SFs in Kundital area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. One SF official was also killed in the attack.

A man was injured in a bomb blast in Sultankhel area of Khyber Agency. According to an eyewitness, some locals and Khasadar officials were returning after offering funeral prayer of a woman when they saw a two-kilogramme bomb planted on the way between cars. The bomb went off a when they touched it with a bamboo. Resultantly, a local identified as Mehrab Khan was injured.

Six Khasadar Force personnel got injured when a powerful bomb explosion destroyed a Khasadar Force's vehicle in a mechanic repair store on Torkham road in front of the Landikotal Press Club in Landikotal of Khyber Agency in FATA.

A bomb blast that ripped through a funeral prayer of a local tribesman in Shakai road of South Waziristan Agency in FATA bordering Afghanistan killed two persons and injured another three.

A woman and a girl were killed while three other women were injured when a mortar shell landed in a house at Sheikhan area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Two persons were injured when reportedly a landmine exploded in a field in Kot Azam, a village some 15 kilometres of Tank, of South Waziristan Agency.

Nine militants were killed and several others injured when SFs pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Barlas, Adokhel and other areas of Mamozai in Orakzai Agency of FATA. Three hideouts were destroyed. SFs have claimed considerable gains in the military operation continuing for the last 15 days. At least 180 militants have been killed and 72 others injured in the operation so far, according to the sources.

Five militants were killed as clashes between two rival groups in Maylo village of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency entered the second day. The Kukikhel support the LI against the Tariq Afridi group of the TTP. The Kukikhel and LI cadres are reported to have taken control of an important TTP base and seized three bunkers on the hilltops overlooking the Maylo village.

Eight militants were killed and a trooper was injured in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in FATA. The sources said that SFs were carrying out a search operation in Tasakhel area of Dabori, about 68km north of Ghiljo, when militants attacked them, injuring Sepoy Abbas. The SFs in a retaliatory action shelled suspected locations. At least eight militants were killed in the fighting.

A clash between the Zakha Khel Peace Lashkar and LI at Narri Baba area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency killed two Lashkar members and seriously wounded another two. The clash erupted over the possession of a hill post at Narri Baba.

Militants of Tariq Afridi group of TTP were forced to flee from their stronghold in Tirah Valley after its rival militant group LI took control of the Maylo base after a fierce clash. Sources said that dozens of TTP slipped out of Maylo village through secret routes in the night after the LI militants took control of the TTP base in the area. The LI also had the support of Kukikhel volunteers who were opposing the presence of TTP in their area since long. LI sources in Bara claimed to have seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the TTP base along side laying their hand on a number of mules, donkeys and pick up vehicles.

Torkham Custom's officials and the political administration sent back around 68 commercial fuel tankers from the Torkham border, which were crossing to Peshawar. CBR officials reportedly circulated a formal letter amongst custom officials in Peshawar and Torkham asking them to stop commercial fuel export to Afghanistan amid the growing tension between US and Pakistan over NATO attack. Sources said that NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were short of fuel deposits after the Government of Pakistan stopped NATO consignments and blocked the fuel supply through Torkham and Chaman borders.

The Finance Ministry is delaying in releasing funds to the FATA Secretariat which has sought PKR 11 billion for creating 4,545 jobs, a National Assembly Committee was informed. A FATA Secretariat Official informed the Standing Committee on State and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) that the Ministry had so far agreed to release funds for 1,000 posts but even those funds had not been released. In 2009, the FATA Secretariat initiated a case for the creation of 4,545 posts for which PKR 11 billion was demanded. Safron Secretary Habibullah Khan said that all formalities had been completed in this regard and only release of funds from the Finance Ministry was awaited. The members complained that neither funds were released nor appointments made in FATA. The situation, they said, was creating a sense of deprivation and frustration among the residents. The committee noted with concern that the Finance Ministry had released only PKR1 billion out of the approved development budget of PKR 15 billion during the current fiscal year. The committee was of the view that the provision of PKR 1.8 billion for strengthening 'peace committees' and lashkars should be rationalised.

At least 20 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in an operation conducted by the SFs in different parts of FATA. According to media reports, the militants first started indiscriminate firing at the SFs in Anzar Kalay area of Orakzai Agency. The SFs retaliated, and as a result eight militants were killed on the spot, while two soldiers sustained injuries.

SFs shelled five terrorist hideouts in different areas of North Waziristan Agency at Zakhtan, Arhang and Shaker Tangi and killed 12 militants.

Six persons including three women and three children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

One soldier sustained injuries when a convoy of SFs came under militants attack in Malikdin Khel area.

Unidentified persons blew up an under-construction house of a transporter in Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal. Sources said that Sartaj, the owner of the house, was a supplier of fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. He was receiving threats from local militant groups, they added.

SFs recovered six remote controlled explosive devices, planted along the main road near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency. The explosive devices were later defused safely.

Despite tall claims of authorities about improvement in law and order situation in Mohmand Agency of FATA, only a single school out of the total 83 educational institutions, destroyed during the last three years, has been rebuilt so far.

Twelve militants and two SF personnel were killed in overnight clashes in the Jogi village of Masozai in Kurram Agency of FATA on the Afghan border.

Militants fired four RPGs near a Shia Ashura procession in the town of Kalaya in the Orakzai Agency. No casualties were reported in the incident.

The Kukikhel tribal lashkar peace committee expelled the TTP militants from their area of the Tirah Valley, bordering Afghanistan. The TTP's Tariq Afridi group had seized the homes and agricultural lands of the Kukikhel tribe in remote Tirah nine months ago. The volunteers not only expelled the Taliban but took control of all their bases and bunkers, Zabita Khan, a Kukikhel elder, said.

The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas. "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.

The Khyber Agency coordinator of the HRPC, Zarteef Khan Afridi, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jamrud town of Khyber Agency in FATA.

One trooper sustained injuries as an advancing contingent of SFs stepped on a landmine in the Talai area of the Kurram Agency in FATA.

Unidentified militants abducted 16 poor labourers from the Shelman area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the midnight. The workers were abducted by militants from the bank of the river Kabul at Sheen Pokh side in Loy Shelman.

At least three militants were killed and one soldier sustained injuries during clashes between SFs and militants in the Murghan area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Unidentified militants killed two tribesmen of Zakhakhel tribe in Kharhy Mela area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.

The bullet-riddled body of a resident of Shalobar in Bara tehsil was found at a deserted place. The deceased was identified as Gul Badshah. A chit left along the body said that supporters of the tribal lashkar would meet the same fate. However, nobody claimed responsibility for the killing.

Unidentified militants blew up two shrines in the Kam Shelman area of Landikotal. The shrines of Sheikh Bahadar Baba and Sheikh Mosa Baba, which were reportedly a hundred years old, were blown up with explosive material.

Unidentified militants lobbed grenades at the residence of Sandroop Khan, causing damage to the house in Shah Kas of Jamrud tehsil. Nobody was hurt in the attack. The reason of the grenade attack was stated to be an old family dispute.

Security Forces arrested two suspected militants in Shah Kas. Officials said that the arrested men belonged to Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

At least four militants were killed when rival militant outfits clashed in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA. The dead belonged to the LI. The clash resulted from LI support for a tribal anti-TTP peace committee in the Tirah Valley, Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said. A TTP spokesman claimed responsibility for killing the LI activists and warned that more such attacks would follow. The LI assisted the Kukikhel peace lashkar in dislodging the TTP from one of its strongholds in the Tirah Valley a week ago.

Six persons, among them four children, were killed when militants attacked houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA after Security Forces launched a search operation against militants.

Two pro-Government peace lashkar volunteers killed and three others sustained bullets injuries in the encounter between the militants and Khasadars along with peace lashkar volunteers in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

A bomb blast injured two tribal elders of Koki Khel tribe at Wache wane area in Tirah valley.

The TTP ruled out any negotiations with the Government and claimed to have control over most areas of South Waziristan Agency of FATA. In an interview with a three-member delegation of senior tribal journalists at a command and control centre of militants in South Waziristan Agency, the key 'operational commander' and 'chief' of Laddah sub-division chapter of TTP, Shamim Mehsud, rejected any contacts with the Government under the present circumstances.

The journalists were allowed to visit various sections of the centre situated at a distance of about three kilometres from a camp of SFs. They spent a night there and met well-equipped TTP militants whose number remained 30 during the day and 45 at night.

'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."

Two watchmen, identified as Azeem and Niaz Ameen Sheikhmal Khel Shinwari, were killed by unidentified militants when they were patrolling the graveyard particularly the graves of the relatives of MNA Noorul Haq Qadri in Peero Khel graveyard of Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in FATA in the night. A local militant outfit, Abdullah Ezaam Brigade, claimed responsibility for the killings.

A newly built house was dynamited at Sheikhmal Khel area of Landikotal. The house of Gul Ahmad Shinwari was completely damaged in the blast. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.

25 militants and one soldier were killed in clashes between the militants and Frontier Corps in Khanki village in the Upper Orakzai region in FATA. Frontier Corps were attacked by 50 militants while driving through the Mamuzai area of Orakzai, the stronghold of Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of TTP. One soldier was killed and more than 20 were wounded. The troops retaliated and killed at least 25 militants.

Three people, including a woman, were killed after mortar shells hit their house in Muslim Dhand area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Two militants and a security official were killed in a clash in Dogra area. An official of the local political administration said the clash occurred after Security Forces were attacked by militants. He said after the attack, the forces and militants intensely exchanged fire leaving two militants and a security official dead.

A girl was killed and four of her family members injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Bara tehsil. A mortar shell fell on the house of Khan Sher, killing his six-year-old daughter and injuring another daughter besides son, nephew and a niece.

An explosive device went off alongside a road in Kukikhel area of Tirah valley. However, no damage to human life was reported in the explosion.

Three soldiers, including an official, were killed in an IED blast at Katasarai village in Kurram Agency of FATA. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. However, local intelligence officials suspect the involvement of TTP.

Unidentified militants blew up a State-run girls' high school in the night by detonating explosive material in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil. The total number of destroyed schools in Khyber Agency has reached to 61 with the latest blast.

At least 17 militants were killed during an air assault on their secret hideouts by Security Forces in Jawaki and Samaa areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA. Three secret hideouts were neutralised.

A militant was killed and four tribal people were injured in different incidents. TTP militants killed a cadre of LI in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.

Elsewhere in the Agency, three members of a family - Abdul Haq, his wife and his teenage son - were injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Merikhel area of Akkakhel.

In a similar incident in Sipah area, a minor daughter of Zareef Khan was injured and two rooms of his house were badly damaged.

The representative Jirga of tribal agencies 'FATA Grand Alliance' in Islamabad demanded of the Government for making an end to the ongoing military operation in tribal areas besides initiating peace process through dialogue to restore normalcy in the affected areas. The FATA Grand Alliance (FGA) meeting was held under the chairmanship of Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi MNA Khyber Agency.

Two SF personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Katisar area of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Eight cadres of Punjab chapter of TTP were arrested in Kalatoi area of Birmal tehsil in Wana sub-division of South Waziristan Agency during a search operation.

The political administration of Khyber Agency (FATA) warned Kukikhel tribe of strict action if it fails to fulfil its collective territorial responsibility by expelling extremist elements from its area. Addressing a jirga of Kukikhel tribe in Jamrud, Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jameel made it clear to the tribal elders that situation deteriorated in the area during the last few days as militants shot dead down a human rights activist and later blew up a high school for girls.

At least 30 TTP militants were killed and 18 SF personnel were injured in the ongoing operation in Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA.

Seven SF personnel were injured when a checkpost was hit by a rocket in Kotkai area in SWA.

Five children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Nala area of Malikdinkhel in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Unidentified militants blew up three shops of narcotics at Safeerullah Market in Ghundi area of Jamrud. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade accepted responsibility for destroying the shops.

Unidentified militants blew up a private medical store at Karikot area in SWA and managed to escape from the scene.

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).

One girl was killed and five persons, including children were injured when stray mortar shells fell on three different houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Four children were injured in two separate incidents when shells hit two houses.

One Kukikhel tribesman was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Serhai area of Tirah Valley.

Unidentified militants blew up Bacha Khan Foundation's middle school in Khugakhel area of Landikotal. The school's building was razed to the ground. However, no casualty was reported. The same school had also been targeted last year.

SFs arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil. Officials said that arrested suspects included two young sons of Haji Najeebullah, a former local ameer of JeI.

SFs imposed ban on pillion riding in Bara tehsil of the Agency and warned that violators would be shot on sight. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that the step was taken to curb attacks against SFs and supporters of the local administration.

Terrorists blew up a Government school in the Noor Khel village in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA.

At least 22 militants and three SF personnel were killed and unspecified number of others got injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in Jogi area in Kurram Agency of FATA.

12 militants were killed and seven others injured when jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Toor Semat, Jandri and Jabba Killi localities in Muhammadzai, a TTP stronghold, of Orakzai Agency. At least five hideouts were destroyed.

A LI cadre, Shafeeq, was killed when SFs opened firing after their convoy was attacked in Nala Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Two security personnel received injuries when the convoy was attacked.

Three children and a woman were injured when mortar shells fell on the houses of Ibrahim and Haji Mohammad in Spin Qabar area of Bara.

A mosque and an overhead water tank were also damaged in Hissar Khan Kallay by the mortar shells.

Seven militants of an unidentified outfit were killed when Security Forces (SFs) shelled the terrorists' hideouts in the Mamozai and Khadizai areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

Eight suspected militants were killed in shelling by SFs in the ongoing operation in the Musazai and Jogi areas of Kurram Agency.

A pro-Government tribal elder of Mamond tribe and senior leader of peace committee, Malik Fazal Wahid (42), escaped unhurt when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his car in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

Terror bid was foiled by SFs who defused two remote control devices, planted at two separate spots on the main highway stretching from Parachinar to Peshawar.

SFs pounded terrorists' positions in Mamozai, Khadizai and Chapar Kali areas of Orakzai Agency in FATA and killed seven terrorists besides destroying four terror safe houses. Over 40 rockets and a large number of landmines were recovered during search operation in Arhang, Zakhtun and Gandi Tal areas.

Five suspected terrorists were killed in clashes with SFs in Kurram Agency.

The relief extended to militancy-affected people of FATA has led to increase the number of voters in the region as over one million people have obtained computerised national identity cards (CNIC) in seven agencies.

Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of the Shinwari tribe, Talib Shinwari, the son of Khizar Shinwari, in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Six militants were killed and four others were injured when jets bombarded militant hideouts in Garium area of North Waziristan Agency in FATA.

Two volunteers of a local peace committee, Nawaz Khan (24) and Hazart Khan (22), were killed and three, including a woman, sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur Agency.

Two persons, including tribal leader Malik Aziz Khan Mehsud, were killed and four others sustained injuries when unidentified militants fired a mortar shell from unknown direction in Shakoi area of Laddah tehsil in South Waziristan Agency.

A TTP militant was killed and eight others were injured in an attack by helicopter gunships on their hideout in Makeen area of SWA. Sources said that two helicopter gunships shelled the hideout belonging to the TTP.

A militant 'commander', Qasim, was arrested in an injured condition from the Government hospital in Wana of SWA. Troops also detained his two brothers and two TTP militants. Commander Qasim was affiliated with the Maulvi Nazir group of TTP and was injured in clashes with NATO forces in Afghanistan, sources added.

Four schoolchildren were killed and 21 persons, mostly students, got injured in two incidents in Khyber Agency. According to officials, a bomb went off outside the Hujra of tribal elder Malik Rasool Jan, where a jirga was in progress. Two students of a nearby school were killed and 14 injured. Two elders of Khugakhel tribe were also wounded.

A bomb ripped through a military vehicle killing two soldiers in at Boya village, some 20 kilometres west of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency.

A security official was injured when a convoy was hit by a roadside explosion in Malikdinkhel of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

SF averted subversive attempt by recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a raid on a house at Sorgar in Bara tehsil. The recovered arms and ammunition included anti-aircraft gun, 75RR gun, 11 rounds, SPG9 gun, 299 rounds of 82mm, 450 rounds of 40mm, 233 rounds of SPG 9, SPG9 gun, 720 fuzzes of 30mm, 168 rounds of 81mm, three mortars of 81mm, two guns of 12.7 range and other explosive and ammunitions.