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August - 1 
A head constable of the Sohrab Goth Police Station, identified as Qasim Zakir Hussain (35), was killed and two others, including Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Pervez and a Policeman, identified as Latif, were injured when two unidentified armed assai
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A head constable of the Sohrab Goth Police Station, identified as Qasim Zakir Hussain (35), was killed and two others, including Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Pervez and a Policeman, identified as Latif, were injured when two unidentified armed assailants intercepted a Police mobile and shot at them near the Akakhel service station in Faqira Goth area of Gadap Town on August 1, reports The News.
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A suspected militant was killed and two others arrested when Police conducted a raid in Badaber area of Peshawar, on August 1, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the arrested persons were wanted in several cases.
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A suspected militant was killed and two others arrested when Police conducted a raid in Badaber area of Peshawar, on August 1, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the arrested persons were wanted in several cases.
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According to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) sources Shahbaz Taseer, the son of slain Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, was killed in a drone attack in Shawal valley of the North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 201
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According to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) sources Shahbaz Taseer, the son of slain Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, was killed in a drone attack in Shawal valley of the North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, reports The First Post. Shahbaz Taseer was abducted from Lahore District of Punjab on August 26, 2011. They further claimed that Shahbaz was buried in the Shawal area on the same day and the Jirga that was making efforts to get Shahbaz released also returned to their hometown in sheer disappointment. The sources confirmed that the TTP are now shifting the abductees to the areas where chances of drone attacks are at higher possibility to use them as human shields.
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An MQM activist, identified as Syed Farhan Kazmi (28) alias Antenna, was killed and his companion Hammad and a passerby named Mustafa were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on them near Jauhar Chowrangi in Gulshan Town on August 1, rep
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An MQM activist, identified as Syed Farhan Kazmi (28) alias Antenna, was killed and his companion Hammad and a passerby named Mustafa were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on them near Jauhar Chowrangi in Gulshan Town on August 1, reported The News.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found within Pak Colony Police precincts near the Mewa Shah graveyard in SITE Town on August 1, reported The News. Police said the victim was subjected to torture and then shot dead.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found within Pak Colony Police precincts near the Mewa Shah graveyard in SITE Town on August 1, reported The News. Police said the victim was subjected to torture and then shot dead.
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At least three people were shot dead and six others injured in an incident of firing in Jodia Bazaar of Saddar Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 1, reported The News. Soon after the incident the market was shut down.
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At least three people were shot dead and six others injured in an incident of firing in Jodia Bazaar of Saddar Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 1, reported The News. Soon after the incident the market was shut down. According to Kharadar Station House Officer (SHO) Azam Khan, “criminals belonging to Sheraz Comrade and Amin Buledi group opened fire on the Joint Sector in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Shakeel Shako, who was seriously injured and later died at the hospital”. SHO Khan said while Shakeel was being taken to the hospital his accompaniments opened fire in the crowded market to make their way, resulting in deaths of two passersby, identified as Sohail Amin and one Afghan teenager, and injured six others. SHO Khan said the incident was “a skirmish between activists of the MQM and criminals belonging to the banned People’s Aman Committee (PAC)”.
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During a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on August 1 said that stopping the drone strikes would motivate militants to give up their jihad narrative, reports The Express Tribune. He
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During a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on August 1 said that stopping the drone strikes would motivate militants to give up their jihad narrative, reports The Express Tribune. He said that bringing an end to the drone strikes would allow the militants to own their land and stop them from carrying out attacks. He explained that the continued US drone strikes were counterproductive as they not only cost civilian lives but also fuel terrorism.
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In another notification issued on August 1, the Police Chief suspended DSP City Dera Ismail Khan Salahuddin Kundi and three Station House Officers (SHOs) i.e. SHO City Haroon Khan, SHO Cantonment Mohammad Nawaz and SHO Dera Town Saifur Rehman over ne
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In another notification issued on August 1, the Police Chief suspended DSP City Dera Ismail Khan Salahuddin Kundi and three Station House Officers (SHOs) i.e. SHO City Haroon Khan, SHO Cantonment Mohammad Nawaz and SHO Dera Town Saifur Rehman over negligence and failure to fulfil duty. A statement issued by the Central Police Office (CPO) office here said the IGP during his visit to the Dera Ismail Khan Central Jail the other day had suspended SP Elite Force, DSP Elite Force and 25 constables of the Elite Force for not responding to the attack. Until now, the police officers and personnel suspended in the case include two SPs, three DSPs, three inspectors and 25 constables.
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Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said on August 1 that India is looking to have peaceful and cooperative relations with Pakistan, reports The Times of India. "Naturally, this presupposes an environment free of violence and terror," she said. "T
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Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said on August 1 that India is looking to have peaceful and cooperative relations with Pakistan, reports The Times of India. "Naturally, this presupposes an environment free of violence and terror," she said. "There is a new government in Pakistan now. We will be picking up the threads from where we left off with the old government," Singh added.
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Mushtaq Jadoon, the commissioner of Dera Ismail Khan, told The News on August 1 that more than 30 known militants who escaped from the Central Prison Dera Ismail Khan on July 29 night as a result of the jailbreak included those involved in terrorist
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Mushtaq Jadoon, the commissioner of Dera Ismail Khan, told The News on August 1 that more than 30 known militants who escaped from the Central Prison Dera Ismail Khan on July 29 night as a result of the jailbreak included those involved in terrorist attacks, sectarian violence and kidnappings for ransom. The militants who got away from the prison included Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ Abdul Hakim, Abdur Rasheed, Haji Ilyas and Mamoor. One Walid Akbar, who allegedly had a hand in the bombings on Ashura procession of 2012 in Dera Ismail Khan in which 25 people were killed, also escaped from the prison. He is said to be member of a sectarian organisation linked to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The commissioner said that 127 among the escaped prisoners had been convicted and 126 were under trial.
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President Asif Ali Zardari on August 1 called upon the international community, especially the United States (US), to step forward and prepare a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Pakistan for strategic economic stability and advancement of the country’s developmen
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President Asif Ali Zardari on August 1 called upon the international community, especially the United States (US), to step forward and prepare a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Pakistan for strategic economic stability and advancement of the country’s development agenda, reports Daily Times. The President said this during his one-on-one and delegation-level meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Presidency. The President said that the people of Pakistan have suffered greatly as a result of the ongoing fight against militancy and terrorism and there was need for the international community to give its people the peace dividend by way of massive economic assistance, energy development and greater market access. Spokesperson to the President, Senator Farhatullah Babar, while briefing about the meetings, said that Secretary Kerry congratulated the president on the peaceful and democratic transfer of civilian power in the country and appreciated his overseeing various phases of the smooth transition.
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States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry while making a remark in an interview with Pakistan state television on August 1 suggested that US drone strikes targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan could end “v
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States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry while making a remark in an interview with Pakistan state television on August 1 suggested that US drone strikes targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan could end “very soon”, reports Daily Times. It is the first time that such a senior US official has indicated that there could be a definitive end to the programme, which the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has in the past called an effective counter-terrorism weapon. When asked by the interviewer whether Islamabad could expect an end to the strikes, Kerry said replied, “I think the program will end as we have eliminated most of the threat and continue to eliminate it.” Asked if a timeline was envisaged for ending the strikes, Kerry said, “Well, I do. And I think the US President has a very real timeline and we hope it’s going to be very, very soon.
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Sub Inspector (SI) Ashfaq Karamat, who worked as an accountant at the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) office, was shot at and killed by unidentified assailants near Godown Chowrangi in Korangi Industrial Area of Korangi Town on August 1, report
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Sub Inspector (SI) Ashfaq Karamat, who worked as an accountant at the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) office, was shot at and killed by unidentified assailants near Godown Chowrangi in Korangi Industrial Area of Korangi Town on August 1, reports The News. According to details, Ashfaq was carrying cash to work when he was intercepted by the assailants who tried to loot him and then killed him when he offered resistance.
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The Balochistan Government, on August 1, deployed Frontier Constabulary (FC) commandos to all 11 jails in the province, reported Central Asia Online. The additional forces took up posts inside and outside the prison. The Ministry is also reviewing t
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The Balochistan Government, on August 1, deployed Frontier Constabulary (FC) commandos to all 11 jails in the province, reported Central Asia Online. The additional forces took up posts inside and outside the prison. The Ministry is also reviewing the records of 145 dangerous prisoners, according to media reports. The provincial Interior Ministry took the step after militants, on July 29, 2013, attacked Dera Ismail Khan (DI) Khan Central Prison in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism on August 1 said that its field investigation in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2012 briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately t
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The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism on August 1 said that its field investigation in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2012 briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone strike, reports The News. It said the tactic has previously been labelled a possible war crime by two United Nations (UN) investigators. A statement said the Bureau’s research confirmed that five ‘double-tap’ strikes took place in mid-2012, one of which also struck a mosque. In total 53 people were killed, and 57 injured. The new study focused mainly on strikes around a single village in North Waziristan - attacks that were aimed at one of al Qaeda’s few remaining senior figures, Abu Yahya al-Libi. He was finally killed by a CIA drone strike on June 4 2012. Congressional aides have previously been reported as describing to the Los Angeles Times reviewing a CIA video showing Abu Yahya al-Libi alone being killed. But the Bureau’s field research appears to confirm what others reported at the time - that al-Libi’s death was part of a sequence of strikes on the same location that killed up to 16 people. If correct, that would indicate that Congressional aides were not shown crucial additional video material. The CIA has rejected the charge. Spokesman Edward Price told the Bureau, ‘The CIA takes its commitment to Congressional oversight with the utmost seriousness. The Agency provides accurate and timely information consistent with our obligation to the oversight Committees. Any accusation alleging otherwise is baseless.’ The Bureau first broke the story of the CIA’s deliberate targeting of rescuers in a February 2012 investigation for The Sunday Times.
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The Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins will continue the dialogue with Pakistani leaders as Secretary of State John Kerry wraps up a key visit to the country, says the State Department on August 1, reports Dawn. A S
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The Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins will continue the dialogue with Pakistani leaders as Secretary of State John Kerry wraps up a key visit to the country, says the State Department on August 1, reports Dawn. A State Department spokesperson, Marie Harf, told a briefing that Ambassador Dobbins was already in the region for meeting Afghan and Pakistani leaders. Before joining Secretary Kerry in Islamabad, Ambassador Dobbins was in Kabul where he met Afghan President Hamid Karzai. His discussions in the region include “Afghanistan’s coming economic and political transitions, including the 2014 elections, as well as, of course, reconciliation and other topics of regional interest,” Ms Harf said.
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August - 1 
The Station House Officer (SHO) of Daudzai Police Station and his driver were killed when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle on Aryana Road on the outskirts of Peshawar, (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP
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The Station House Officer (SHO) of Daudzai Police Station and his driver were killed when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle on Aryana Road on the outskirts of Peshawar, (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), in the night of August 1, reports The Express Tribune. SHO Daudzai Amir Sultan was on a routine patrol on Aryana Road along with his driver Javed and guard Imranullah when militants ambushed their vehicle and sprayed it with bullets. Sultan and Javed were killed on the spot while Imranullah was seriously injured. Sultan is the second SHO to be assassinated in two months.
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August - 1 
Unidentified militants opened fire at two oil tankers that were carrying fuel for the Pakistan Air Force at Kiri Dor in Mastung District on August 1, reports Daily Times. As a result, one of the tankers caught fire, while oil spilled out from the sec
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Unidentified militants opened fire at two oil tankers that were carrying fuel for the Pakistan Air Force at Kiri Dor in Mastung District on August 1, reports Daily Times. As a result, one of the tankers caught fire, while oil spilled out from the second tanker.
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August - 2 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on August 2, issued black warrants for the execution of two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants identified as Attaullah alias Qasim and Mohammad Azam alias Sharif, in the killing of a Shia doctor Ali Raza Peerani on secta
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on August 2, issued black warrants for the execution of two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants identified as Attaullah alias Qasim and Mohammad Azam alias Sharif, in the killing of a Shia doctor Ali Raza Peerani on sectarian grounds in June 2001 in Soldier Bazaar of Jamshed Town, reports Dawn. Attaullah and Azam were sentenced to death by an ATC in July 2004. The court has directed the jail authorities at the central prison in Sukkur District to hang Attaullah and Azam, one on August 20, 2013 and the other on August 21, 2013.
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August - 2 
At least four Policemen, identified as Zulfiqar, Afza and Ghulam Shabbir and Sarwar, were shot dead by unidentified militants near a bridge located at Bagh-e-Korangi area in Shah Faisal Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on Aug
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At least four Policemen, identified as Zulfiqar, Afza and Ghulam Shabbir and Sarwar, were shot dead by unidentified militants near a bridge located at Bagh-e-Korangi area in Shah Faisal Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 2, reported The Express Tribune. The Policemen were on routine snap checking procedure when they were attacked.
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August - 2 
Former Interior Minister and a leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Mian Zahid Sarfaraz during a news conference on August 2 claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the United States (US) that General (retired) Pervez Musharra
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Former Interior Minister and a leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Mian Zahid Sarfaraz during a news conference on August 2 claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the United States (US) that General (retired) Pervez Musharraf will soon be released and allowed to go abroad, reports Dawn. Sarfaraz, who is chief organiser of the Musharraf-led APML, said the US never left its supporters in trouble and just like Raymond Davis, who shot dead two people in Lahore District of Punjab, both General Musharraf and Doctor Afridi, who is accused of helping the US in tracing Osama bin Laden, would soon be allowed to go abroad. He further added that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had no courage to seek General Musharraf’s trial under Article 6 of the Constitution.
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August - 2 
Karachi Police, on August 2, claimed to have arrested 48 accused, including two absconders, and recovered arms from their possession from different parts of the District, reported Daily Times. In about 51 raids, Police authorities recovered at least
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Karachi Police, on August 2, claimed to have arrested 48 accused, including two absconders, and recovered arms from their possession from different parts of the District, reported Daily Times. In about 51 raids, Police authorities recovered at least 21 different types of firearms.
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August - 2 
Six unidentified militants opened fire on the Shia Council’s Divisional President Sheikh Manzoor Hussain and his younger son Haider Ali while they were leaving their house located at Umar Block in Abbasia Town of Rahim Yar Khan District on August 2,
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Six unidentified militants opened fire on the Shia Council’s Divisional President Sheikh Manzoor Hussain and his younger son Haider Ali while they were leaving their house located at Umar Block in Abbasia Town of Rahim Yar Khan District on August 2, reported The Express Tribune.
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August - 2 
The guard of Kharadar Police Station Chief, identified as Gul Khan (60), was shot dead during an exchange of fire near the paper market in Saddar Town on August 2, reports The Express Tribune.
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The guard of Kharadar Police Station Chief, identified as Gul Khan (60), was shot dead during an exchange of fire near the paper market in Saddar Town on August 2, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 2 
The Political Administration in militancy-hit Bara area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on August 2, decided to reopen several roads in Bara subdivision, almost four years after they were initially shut down in the wak
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The Political Administration in militancy-hit Bara area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on August 2, decided to reopen several roads in Bara subdivision, almost four years after they were initially shut down in the wake of a military offensive against extremist militants, reports Dawn. Motahir Zeb, Political Agent in Khyber agency said that the Administration had decided to open some areas as, he claims, the situation has vastly improved since the successful Bara Khurmatang military operation. Security Forces (SFs) had launched a major offensive in September 2009 to expel the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and to restore the writ of the State in the Bara region.
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August - 2 
The United States (US) State Department, on August 2, said that no timeline could be provided to end drone attacks, reports Daily Times. Briefing the newsmen in Washington, State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf said that US has made significant pr
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The United States (US) State Department, on August 2, said that no timeline could be provided to end drone attacks, reports Daily Times. Briefing the newsmen in Washington, State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf said that US has made significant progress against core al Qaeda by using drones as counterterrorism tools, “but that as we make that progress the need to use these tools will, of course, be reduced”. She said that Secretary of State John Kerry has reinforced the changes that US expects to take place in the programme over time, but there is no exact timeline to provide. “Obviously, a lot of this is driven by the situation on the ground,” she said. Further, she said that “The goal here is, of course, that as we have success against al Qaeda - which we’ve talked about a lot the success we’ve had in this region of the world against core al Qaeda - that the tool will obviously - we need to use this tactic less going forward, and that’s what the secretary was referencing”. “I have no exact timeline to provide. Again, the secretary was making the point that we have made, as we’ve talked about, significant progress against core al Qaeda in this region, and that we will continue to do so - that they are a shadow of what they once were, and I think he was reinforcing that point,” she maintained.
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August - 2 
The US, on August 2, issued a global travel alert because of an al Qaida terrorist threat, reports The News. The State Department says the potential for terrorism is particularly strong in the Middle East and North Africa. It says an attack could occ
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The US, on August 2, issued a global travel alert because of an al Qaida terrorist threat, reports The News. The State Department says the potential for terrorism is particularly strong in the Middle East and North Africa. It says an attack could occur or come from the Arabian Peninsula. The State Department says in a statement that al Qaida and its affiliated organizations "continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond." The travel alert comes a day after the U.S. announced that it would shutter its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on August 4, and possibly longer.
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August - 2 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government girls’ primary school in the Rashkai area of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of August 2, reports Daily Times. Though the school bu
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government girls’ primary school in the Rashkai area of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of August 2, reports Daily Times. Though the school building was completely destroyed, no casualty was reported in the explosion.
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August - 3 
Security at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad was been beefed on August 3 amid intelligence reports of a of a possible terror attack, reports The Express Tribune.
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Security at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad was been beefed on August 3 amid intelligence reports of a of a possible terror attack, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 3 
The Security Forces (SFs) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Police in a joint operation on August 3 arrested an operations commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Mufti Rehmat, and nine other suspected militants in Nows
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The Security Forces (SFs) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Police in a joint operation on August 3 arrested an operations commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Mufti Rehmat, and nine other suspected militants in Nowshera town (Nowshera District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The News.
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August - 4 
Chief of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at’s (ASWJ), Karachi Chapter, Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqui, survived an assassination attempt on August 4 when his motorcade was attacked on Abul Hasan Isphahani Road near Abbas Town in the Gulshan Town area of Karachi Di
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Chief of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at’s (ASWJ), Karachi Chapter, Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqui, survived an assassination attempt on August 4 when his motorcade was attacked on Abul Hasan Isphahani Road near Abbas Town in the Gulshan Town area of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. Attackers fled after the exchange of fire with the security guards of the ASWJ leader. However, no casualty was reported.
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August - 4 
Following terror alert, security has been intensified in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), including the Ramazan Bazaar in the Garhi Bagh area of Gilgit city, since August 2, reported The Express Tribune. The Government decided to close Ramazan Bazaar as local
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Following terror alert, security has been intensified in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), including the Ramazan Bazaar in the Garhi Bagh area of Gilgit city, since August 2, reported The Express Tribune. The Government decided to close Ramazan Bazaar as local security agencies as well as reports from the Interior Ministry suggested militants were planning to target GB. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ali Zia said that Law Enforcement Agencies had launched an operation to arrest suspects believed to have entered Gilgit Baltistan after being trained in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to carry out terrorist attacks. Zia further said that security agencies had arrested at least five suspects, in the recent past, who were planning to attack Police officials. Also, there were reports that last week, that Gilgit Police arrested a suspected terrorist equipped with a hand grenade, just before he was about to attack a mosque. The militant later confessed he was “intending to spill blood and cause sectarian strife”.
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August - 4 
Interpol on August 4 sounded a global terror alert advising its members to increase their vigilance against terror attacks, reports The Times of India. According to the Security Agency, the alert comes following a series of jailbreaks across nine cou
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Interpol on August 4 sounded a global terror alert advising its members to increase their vigilance against terror attacks, reports The Times of India. According to the Security Agency, the alert comes following a series of jailbreaks across nine countries, including Iraq, Libya and Pakistan. The agency has advised increased vigilance in August, 2013 which marks the anniversary of terror acts in Mumbai (India), Gluboky (Russia), Jakarta (Indonesia) and the 15th anniversary of the United States (US) Embassy bombings in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. With suspected al Qaeda involvement in several of the prison breakouts which led to the escape of hundreds of terrorists, Interpol has called for assistance from its 190 member countries to determine whether the "recent events were coordinated" as part of a larger terror plot. "They are requested to alert the relevant member country and the secretariat headquarters if any escaped terrorist is located or intelligence developed which could help prevent a terrorist attack," it said.
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August - 4 
Security in Islamabad, the Federal Capital, was put on red alert on August 4 after intelligence reports that terrorists could attack Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Headquarters, reported The News. According to sources, PAF, Pakistan Navy, and Islamabad Pol
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Security in Islamabad, the Federal Capital, was put on red alert on August 4 after intelligence reports that terrorists could attack Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Headquarters, reported The News. According to sources, PAF, Pakistan Navy, and Islamabad Police commandoes mounted a joint search operation in Margallah Hills detaining several suspects. According to sources, the Security Forces (SF) would remain deployed on the Hills till further orders. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations, Dr Rizwan told Geo News that certain intelligence alerts including a warning regarding a possible terrorist attack on PAF Headquarters prompted these special security measures. “Also this thick security blanket has been laid over the Capital to head off any untoward incident ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr most probably falling on August 9, 2013," he added.
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August - 5 
A pro-Government tribal elder was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Masozai area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 5, reports The Express Tribune. Khan was also a member of the village defence committe
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A pro-Government tribal elder was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Masozai area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 5, reports The Express Tribune. Khan was also a member of the village defence committee and took part in a number of assaults against militants.
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August - 5 
At least eight passengers, who were abducted from a moving bus in the Mach area of Bolan District on August 5, were killed on August 6, reports The News. According to levies sources, the bodies of the passengers were found near mountains.
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At least eight passengers, who were abducted from a moving bus in the Mach area of Bolan District on August 5, were killed on August 6, reports The News. According to levies sources, the bodies of the passengers were found near mountains.
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August - 5 
At least three passengers, including a 10 year old child, were killed and several others were wounded on August 5 when a bomb exploded in the Karachi-bound Shalimar Express that was coming from Lahore District in Punjab near Toba Tek Singh District,
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At least three passengers, including a 10 year old child, were killed and several others were wounded on August 5 when a bomb exploded in the Karachi-bound Shalimar Express that was coming from Lahore District in Punjab near Toba Tek Singh District, reports Daily Times. The Railways Minister Saad Rafique blamed the attack on the “extortion mafia”. He stated that the Shalimar Express operator had been receiving threatening telephone calls from extortionists. According to media reports unidentified militants had called the railways officials to demand PKR 50 million as extortion money. The extortionists had threatened to target trains if the extortion money was not paid. Security agencies started investigation and have traced the telephone number. The call was made from Afghanistan, officials said. However, there was no claim of responsibility for the blast.
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August - 5 
Dawn reported on August 6 that spy agencies have warned against potential militant attacks on headquarters of Pakistan Navy, Air force and on the Parliament House. The report pointed out a recorded conversation of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘
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Dawn reported on August 6 that spy agencies have warned against potential militant attacks on headquarters of Pakistan Navy, Air force and on the Parliament House. The report pointed out a recorded conversation of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, mentioned as Waleed bin Talib, in which Talib was talking about achieving bigger goals than the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan jailbreak. He was quoted as saying that an action is required where all the ‘high-ups’ sit in ‘big houses.’ Sources in the Federal ministry of Interior interpreted the message saying the Parliament House and headquarters of Pakistan Navy and Air force could be the potential targets of the TTP.
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August - 5 
Four power pylons of 220KV and 132KV were blown up in the Aab-e-gum area of Mach in the Bolan District in the night of August 5, reports Daily Times. No group claimed responsibility of the attack.
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Four power pylons of 220KV and 132KV were blown up in the Aab-e-gum area of Mach in the Bolan District in the night of August 5, reports Daily Times. No group claimed responsibility of the attack.
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August - 5 
Peshawar Police on August 5 arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab chapter ‘commander’ reportedly involved in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak incident, reports Dawn. According to official sources, the arrestee, identified as Mujahi
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Peshawar Police on August 5 arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab chapter ‘commander’ reportedly involved in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak incident, reports Dawn. According to official sources, the arrestee, identified as Mujahid Ahmed alias Faqeer Baba, was in injured condition. The suspect has revealed that planning of the jailbreak was carried out in South Waziristan Agency (FATA).
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August - 5 
Police claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism by seizing an explosive-laden auto rickshaw in Quetta on August 5, reports Dawn. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Operations, Fayyaz Sumbal, said that Policemen were on routine patrolling wh
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Police claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism by seizing an explosive-laden auto rickshaw in Quetta on August 5, reports Dawn. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Operations, Fayyaz Sumbal, said that Policemen were on routine patrolling when they spotted an explosive-laden rickshaw that carried 150 kilogram of explosives. “Miscreant had planned to use rickshaw in a major terror attack on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr,” Sumbal stated.
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August - 5 
Security agencies are investigating possible al Qaeda involvement in the Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak, reports Daily Times. “Involvement of al Qaeda is one the factors that we cannot rule out at the moment,” one official said on condition of anonymity.
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Security agencies are investigating possible al Qaeda involvement in the Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak, reports Daily Times. “Involvement of al Qaeda is one the factors that we cannot rule out at the moment,” one official said on condition of anonymity. He said “such attacks are always carried out with involvement of two type of groups, one which plans and the other which executes”. The Interpol said on August 5 that it suspected al Qaeda was involved in the raid and in other prison breaks in eight countries, including Iraq and Libya. Al Qaeda and TTP have close ties and the link was under scrutiny in the jailbreak probe.
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August - 5 
The militants attacked two tankers, that were coming from Sibi District to Quetta (Quetta District) carrying fuel for Pakistan Air Force (PAF), in Bolan District and killed a security guard while injured another on August 5, reports Dawn. One tanker
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The militants attacked two tankers, that were coming from Sibi District to Quetta (Quetta District) carrying fuel for Pakistan Air Force (PAF), in Bolan District and killed a security guard while injured another on August 5, reports Dawn. One tanker was partially damaged whereas another was safe. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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August - 6 
42 terror training camps are operating in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) and nearly 270 militants have entered into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from across the border through Line of Control (LoC) in the last three years, says Minister of S
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42 terror training camps are operating in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) and nearly 270 militants have entered into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from across the border through Line of Control (LoC) in the last three years, says Minister of State for Home RPN Singh in Lok Sabha on August 6, reports Kashmir Times. RPN Singh said there were 1000 attempts of infiltration by militants from Pakistan and PoK through the LoC between 2010-12. Singh informed Lok Sabha that 160 militants were killed by Security Forces (SFs) while trying to infiltrate while 570 others went back to the other side of the border due to strict vigil by SFs. However, he said, 95 terrorists could infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir in 2010, 52 could infiltrate in 2011 and 121 could infiltrate in 2012. The Minister said J&K has been facing Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, spearheaded by Pakistani intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) for more than 20 years. "The reason for increase in terror attacks is due to stepping up of the attack on security forces planned by the militant groups in the aftermath of Afzal Guru's execution in February 2013," RPN Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply on August 6, reports Times of India. Giving statistics, Singh said that in 2012, there were 50 incidents of encounters between militants and Security Forces in J&K in which 15 security personnel were killed and 65 were injured. In 2013 (up to July 28), there were 16 incidents of encounters in which 35 security personnel were killed 29 were injured. However, the casualties were not merely the result of the belligerence of militants; there were also security lapses. "In most of the cases of casualties, the laxity and non-adherence to standard operating procedures by SFs have also been evident," Singh said. The figures show that in just seven months of this year, casualty on the side of SFs had more than doubled. Sources said this was also due to an increased thrust from Pakistan on infiltration across the border which grew by close to 80% this year.
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August - 6 
A dead body was recovered from Killi Gishkory in Mian Gundi on the outskirts of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan on August 6, reports Daily Times. The deceased was later identified as Saadullah, a resident of Jacobabad.
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A dead body was recovered from Killi Gishkory in Mian Gundi on the outskirts of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan on August 6, reports Daily Times. The deceased was later identified as Saadullah, a resident of Jacobabad.
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August - 6 
A hand-grenade was lobbed into the house of a senator from Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Hayatabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on August 6, reports The News. How
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A hand-grenade was lobbed into the house of a senator from Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Hayatabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on August 6, reports The News. However, no explosion was reported in the incident. The Police said unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the house of Senator Haji Khan from Khyber Agency soon after Iftar. However, the attackers managed to escape.
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August - 6 
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group on August 6 claimed of holding Ali Haider Gilani, the abducted son of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, reports Daily Times. “The son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is with us and doing well,” t
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A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group on August 6 claimed of holding Ali Haider Gilani, the abducted son of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, reports Daily Times. “The son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is with us and doing well,” the Al-Mansoor Brigade ‘spokesman’ Abu Yazeed Mansur told a journalist on phone in Hangu. The junior Gilani is “well” and the group would release his video after Eid. Ali Haider Gilani was taken away from a political rally from their hometown Multan on May 9. The phone call was apparently made from Afghanistan as the number it was made from had the country’s code.
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August - 6 
Army troops were deployed at prisons across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Central Jail Peshawar where Dr Shakil Afridi and important Taliban militants are imprisoned, Daily Times reports on August 7. The deployment came in the backdrop of Tehreek-e-T
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Army troops were deployed at prisons across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Central Jail Peshawar where Dr Shakil Afridi and important Taliban militants are imprisoned, Daily Times reports on August 7. The deployment came in the backdrop of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on the Dera Ismail Khan jail on July 29. Haripur jail in northern Hazara division is also under threat and the military has taken responsibility to guard it against attacks from militant groups, said senior Government officials. The current arrangement is for a short period of time and the Army’s deployment aims at strengthening security measures. “Every prison is under security threat. However, Peshawar prison is the top target as it houses Dr Shakil Afridi, who the militants want to kidnap for his role in tracking al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden,” the official said. Peshawar prison is also a potential target for militants because of the presence of Maulana Sufi Mohammad, the chief of the Tehrik Nifaz Sharia-i-Muhammadi (TNSM).
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August - 6 
Around 250 to 300 militants are waiting on the other side of Line of Control (LoC) to cross into Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reported Daily Bhaskar on August 7. As many as 42 launch pads have been set up on the Pakistani side of LoC to fac
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Around 250 to 300 militants are waiting on the other side of Line of Control (LoC) to cross into Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reported Daily Bhaskar on August 7. As many as 42 launch pads have been set up on the Pakistani side of LoC to facilitate the infiltration of the militants into the Indian side. “Terror infrastructure is intact (on the Pakistani side of the line of control),” said Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 corps. Official figures reveal 53 militants, including 34 from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), 18 from Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), and one from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in 2012 in the Valley. In the first six months of 2013, 19 terrorists have been killed in the Valley alone. Similarly, 12 civilians were killed in entire 2012 while 14 civilians have died across Kashmir Valley in the first six months of 2013. According to official figures 264 terrorists attempted infiltration from across the LoC in 2012, compared to 247 in 2011. There was sharp rise in successful infiltration by Pakistani militants. Around 121 terrorists entered into Jammu and Kashmir in 2012 as compared to 52 in 2011. “There are number of terrorist camps and launch pads (across the LoC)... We have an efficient Intelligence network,” said Lt Gen Singh. Counter infiltration grid of the army on the Line of Control (LoC) has foiled 17 infiltration bids this year. “A total of 13 hardcore Pakistan trained terrorists were killed. The numbers of such attempts have doubled this year in comparison to the corresponding period last year,” said an Army officer in Jammu. Despite foiling the large number of infiltration bids the number of active militants in J&K stands at 250 to 300 militants. Around 12 militants and a soldier were killed in one of the biggest operations on the LoC and hinterland in the Kupwara district last week. Pakistan army’s desperation is also evident by the fact that there has been substantial increase in the number of ceasefire violations this year. “There have been 57 ceasefire violations this year which is almost 80% more than 2012,” said the officer.
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August - 6 
At least 14 persons, including three security personnel, were killed on August 6 in an attack by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militants on five passenger buses in Machh area of Bolan District in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The buses were on the
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At least 14 persons, including three security personnel, were killed on August 6 in an attack by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militants on five passenger buses in Machh area of Bolan District in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The buses were on their way from Quetta to Punjab when 200 militants intercepted them in Machh and kidnapped the passengers. The militants killed 13 passengers after inspecting their national identity cards (NICs). The bodies were later recovered from the mountainous area of Bolan. Bolan Deputy Commissioner Abdul Waheed Shah said that the attackers, numbered between 150 and 200, first kidnapped the passengers and then killed them. Waheed said that militants had earlier opened fire on an oil tanker of the Pakistan Air Force elsewhere on the same road, leaving the tanker destroyed. Earlier, it was reported that eight abducted passengers were killed in the incident.
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August - 6 
At least three persons, including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Diamer), Muhammad Hilal, and two Army officers, identified as Colonel Ghulam Mustafa and Captain Ashfaq Aziz, were killed on August 6 as unidentified militants attacked their co
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At least three persons, including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Diamer), Muhammad Hilal, and two Army officers, identified as Colonel Ghulam Mustafa and Captain Ashfaq Aziz, were killed on August 6 as unidentified militants attacked their convoy at Rohni in the Chilas area of Gilgit Baltistan, reports Dawn.
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August - 6 
Investigating authorities traced another case of extortion and arrested two persons from the Punjab Housing Society of Lahore (Lahore District), the provincial capital of Punjab, who demanded PKR two million from a doctor in the name of Tehreek-e-Tal
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Investigating authorities traced another case of extortion and arrested two persons from the Punjab Housing Society of Lahore (Lahore District), the provincial capital of Punjab, who demanded PKR two million from a doctor in the name of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn on August 7. The arrestees were identified as Munawar and Haider, the residents of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They demanded money from Dr Shahzad Ahmad, who runs a hospital in Nishtar Colony. The callers introduced them as the ‘extortionists’ belonging to the TTP (Ehsanullah Ehsan Group) and demanded PKR two million from the doctor on August 1.
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August - 6 
Police shot dead an alleged target killer, identified as Zohaib Rehman, during encounter near Ghazi Kanta in the industrial area of Sohrab Goth on August 6, reports Daily Times. Rehman hailed from South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tri
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Police shot dead an alleged target killer, identified as Zohaib Rehman, during encounter near Ghazi Kanta in the industrial area of Sohrab Goth on August 6, reports Daily Times. Rehman hailed from South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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August - 6 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 6 claimed responsibility of killing three security personnel including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Diamer), Muhammad Hilal, and two Army officers, identified as Colonel Ghulam Mustafa and Captain
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 6 claimed responsibility of killing three security personnel including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Diamer), Muhammad Hilal, and two Army officers, identified as Colonel Ghulam Mustafa and Captain Ashfaq Aziz, at Rohni in the Chilas area of Gilgit Baltistan, reports Daily Times. These security officials were investigating June 23 Nanga Parbat massacre of foreign climbers. Diamer SSP Hilal Ahmad was returning from the DC House along with Colonel Ghulam Mustafa and Captain Ashfaq Aziz when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle. “Though no major arrests have been made so far related to the June 23 shooting of foreigners, these officials were investigating the killings of foreigners,” an unnamed senior security official said. According to the TTP spokesperson, the outfit’s subsidiary group Janood-e-Hafsa is behind the attack.
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August - 6 
The Afghan Taliban's reclusive leader, Mullah Omar, on August 6 said his group was willing to start peace negotiations, even as he urged more attacks — including insider shootings by Government security forces — on foreign troops, reports Pakistan To
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The Afghan Taliban's reclusive leader, Mullah Omar, on August 6 said his group was willing to start peace negotiations, even as he urged more attacks — including insider shootings by Government security forces — on foreign troops, reports Pakistan Today. In a wide-ranging emailed message, he blamed America and the Afghanistan Government for the derailment of talks two months ago. He also called Afghans to boycott next year's presidential elections, describing them as being manipulated by the United States. In a message issued ahead of the Eidul Fitra holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the one-eyed chief of the Afghan insurgency urged the Army and Police turn their guns on Foreign Forces, Government officials and the Afghan troops who are cooperating with the US-led coalition forces.
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August - 6 
The foreigners living across the country, especially the diplomats have been warned to be careful about their movement and security, The News report on August 7. The diplomats are required to be more vigilant since the terrorists prefer to target the
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The foreigners living across the country, especially the diplomats have been warned to be careful about their movement and security, The News report on August 7. The diplomats are required to be more vigilant since the terrorists prefer to target them for their ulterior motives. “The regional and international alarms regarding the new threats of terror acts are directly linked with the happenings in Pakistan,” the well placed sources told The News.
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August - 6 
The residents of the Lashora village in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) foiled a bid to blow up an under-construction school on August 6, reports The News. The sources said the militants hurled a hand-grenade into an under
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The residents of the Lashora village in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) foiled a bid to blow up an under-construction school on August 6, reports The News. The sources said the militants hurled a hand-grenade into an under-construction government school for boys in the Lashora village at night. Following the explosion, the watchman opened fire on the militants from inside the building. Hearing the gunshots, the residents and members of the peace committee also reached the spot and the militants managed to escape. At least 110 schools have been blown up in the Bajaur Agency so far.
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August - 6 
The US on August 6 blacklisted Bahawal Khan, the new leader of Mullah Nazir Group, reports The News. The State Department announced that it had added Bahawal Khan’s name to its list of specially designated global terrorists. Bahawal Khan is reported
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The US on August 6 blacklisted Bahawal Khan, the new leader of Mullah Nazir Group, reports The News. The State Department announced that it had added Bahawal Khan’s name to its list of specially designated global terrorists. Bahawal Khan is reported to be aged 34 and an illiterate former bus driver. That step freezes any assets he may have in US jurisdictions and bars Americans from any transactions with him. The department said that Khan runs the Nazir Group, which has run training camps, dispatched suicide bombers, provided safe haven for al Qaeda fighters and conducted cross-border operations in Afghanistan since 2006.
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August - 6 
There was no casualty in an explosion took place near a sweet shop in Darra Pezu bazaar of Lakki Marwat town (Lakki Marwat District) on August 6, reports The News.
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There was no casualty in an explosion took place near a sweet shop in Darra Pezu bazaar of Lakki Marwat town (Lakki Marwat District) on August 6, reports The News.
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August - 6 
Three explosions took place in two different areas of Karachi city on August 6, reports Daily Times. The first two blasts happened within minutes of each other in the Defence area, while the third was in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The blasts in Defence took pl
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Three explosions took place in two different areas of Karachi city on August 6, reports Daily Times. The first two blasts happened within minutes of each other in the Defence area, while the third was in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The blasts in Defence took place on Khayaban-e-Muslim and Khayaban-e-Rahat. Superintendent of Police (SP), Clifton area, Sarfaraz Nawaz said that a young man who had parked a motorcycle near the site of the blast in Khayaban-e-Muslim was taken into custody.
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August - 6 
Three persons including two children were killed and another one injured in an explosion at Goth Pervaiz Domki near Jahan Bukhshpur area of Kashmore District on August 6, reports The News.
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Three persons including two children were killed and another one injured in an explosion at Goth Pervaiz Domki near Jahan Bukhshpur area of Kashmore District on August 6, reports The News.
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August - 6 
Unidentified militants blew up a three-foot portion of the railway track in Khudaabad Railways gate near Tando Adam town of Shaheed Benazir Abad District on August 6, reports The News. Police sources said that militants placed explosive materials on
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Unidentified militants blew up a three-foot portion of the railway track in Khudaabad Railways gate near Tando Adam town of Shaheed Benazir Abad District on August 6, reports The News. Police sources said that militants placed explosive materials on the track of Shalimar Express. A three-foot portion of the track was damaged when the miscreants detonated the explosives; however, the train was saved from any loss.
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August - 7 
A Balochi language singer, Kachkul Bhar, was shot dead in the Turbat area of Kech District on August 7, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified assailants entered the house of Kachkul Bhar on Panjgur Road area and opened fire.
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A Balochi language singer, Kachkul Bhar, was shot dead in the Turbat area of Kech District on August 7, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified assailants entered the house of Kachkul Bhar on Panjgur Road area and opened fire.
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August - 7 
A number of banned militant organisations are collecting Zakat and other Ramazan-related charities in Karachi, the country’s financial hub, The News reports on August 8. The banned al-Rasheed Trust and Al-Akhtar Trust and the charity wings of even Ja
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A number of banned militant organisations are collecting Zakat and other Ramazan-related charities in Karachi, the country’s financial hub, The News reports on August 8. The banned al-Rasheed Trust and Al-Akhtar Trust and the charity wings of even Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) are openly collecting donations in Karachi.
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August - 7 
A woman and two children were killed and 21 others sustained injuries on August 7 when explosives planted inside a shopping centre in the Mastung town (Mastung District) of Balochistan exploded, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified
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A woman and two children were killed and 21 others sustained injuries on August 7 when explosives planted inside a shopping centre in the Mastung town (Mastung District) of Balochistan exploded, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified militants planted explosives at Owais Shopping Centre, which is famous for shopping among women and children.
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August - 7 
At least 11 persons were killed and 26 others were injured when a bomb went off outside a packed football ground in the Lyari area of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the early morning of on August 7 (today), reports Th
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At least 11 persons were killed and 26 others were injured when a bomb went off outside a packed football ground in the Lyari area of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the early morning of on August 7 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Prominent Lyari resident and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sania Naz claimed that blast occurred when footballers and the crowd were leaving ground after the Ramazan Football Tournament came to an end. The apparent target of the blast was Provincial Minister for Kutchi Abadis and Spatial Development Javed Nagori. He was also the chief guest at tournament and was reportedly injured in the blast. The Express Tribune correspondent Aslam Khan said that explosives material had been planted in a motorcycle. As a result of the blast, minister’s car was also destroyed, and the paving on which it was parked gave way as well.
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August - 7 
At least three people, including a minor girl, were killed in a landmine blast near Bakhshapur town of Kashmore District on August 7, reports The News.
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At least three people, including a minor girl, were killed in a landmine blast near Bakhshapur town of Kashmore District on August 7, reports The News.
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August - 7 
The bomb disposal squad (BDS) on August 7 defused two hand grenades found in the Khazana area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports Central Asia Online. A Noor Colony resident, identified as Mehboob, found them outside his house and call
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The bomb disposal squad (BDS) on August 7 defused two hand grenades found in the Khazana area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports Central Asia Online. A Noor Colony resident, identified as Mehboob, found them outside his house and called the BDS.
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August - 7 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police Chief Ihsan Ghani on August 7 directed senior officials to adopt foolproof security measures to ensure law and order during the last days of Ramazan and pre-empt all terrorist activities, reports Daily Times. “They
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police Chief Ihsan Ghani on August 7 directed senior officials to adopt foolproof security measures to ensure law and order during the last days of Ramazan and pre-empt all terrorist activities, reports Daily Times. “They have been directed in the circular to tighten the noose around the neck of the terrorists, further improve their intelligence network, establish special Police pickets in all inlets and outlets of each and every city and carry out special checking on these points,” the Police chief said in a statement. These directives were given to all Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and District Police Officer (DPO) throughout the province in a circular issued from the Central Police Office, according to a statement.
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August - 7 
The United States on August 7 said that the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the path to defeat, reports Daily Times. While briefing newsmen in Washington State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the US has achieved a great
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The United States on August 7 said that the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the path to defeat, reports Daily Times. While briefing newsmen in Washington State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the US has achieved a great deal of success against al Qaeda core in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “We have taken a number of steps to really decimate that group's leadership, including, of course, most importantly, Osama bin Laden. The focus, however, had shifted to the Middle East where first on that list is always al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula,” she added.
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August - 7 
Three bombs recovered from three different places at Miryan in Bannu District in the morning of August 7 (today), reports The News. Police said that one of the bombs was planted at a school, another at Sardar Yusuf Khan’s ‘Hujra’ (sitting room) and t
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Three bombs recovered from three different places at Miryan in Bannu District in the morning of August 7 (today), reports The News. Police said that one of the bombs was planted at a school, another at Sardar Yusuf Khan’s ‘Hujra’ (sitting room) and the third one beside a road. Bomb disposal squad has defused all three bombs safely, Police said.
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August - 7 
Unidentified assailants shot at a man, Abdul Wahab, in the Nawa Killi area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 7, reports The News. Police said assailants entered the house of Abdul Wahab and opened fire on him.
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Unidentified assailants shot at a man, Abdul Wahab, in the Nawa Killi area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 7, reports The News. Police said assailants entered the house of Abdul Wahab and opened fire on him.
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August - 8 
130 people lost their lives during the Holy month of Ramazan in Karachi city because of target killing or abduction, reports The Daily Times on August 9. People who lost their lives include 105 ‘innocent’ people, 13 Police personnel, seven workers of
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130 people lost their lives during the Holy month of Ramazan in Karachi city because of target killing or abduction, reports The Daily Times on August 9. People who lost their lives include 105 ‘innocent’ people, 13 Police personnel, seven workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), three workers of Awami National Party (ANP), one worker of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and one of Pakistan Sunni Tehreek. As per Human Right Commission of Pakistan’s and media reports, about 1,800 people lost their lives in separate incidents of violence. While in January 291 people were killed, February 271, March 311, April 262, May 278 and in June as many as 313 people were killed.
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August - 8 
According to a government review evidence has been found that Pakistan is still running 22 training camps to train terrorists for India-centric operations, Hindustan Times reports on August 9. “It was the most comprehensive exercise taken in the last
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According to a government review evidence has been found that Pakistan is still running 22 training camps to train terrorists for India-centric operations, Hindustan Times reports on August 9. “It was the most comprehensive exercise taken in the last five years involving inputs from around two dozen intelligence and investigation agencies, military and paramilitary forces,” said a security official who did not want to be identified. Most of these terror camps are in and around Manshera of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. Some of them are in neighbouring Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). “In the last review, it was found that Pakistan security establishment was running around 40 terror camps but they were not organised. Whenever Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and its terror progenies like Lashkar-e-Taiba or Hizbul Mujahideen found 15 to 20 recruits, they would house them in a room anywhere in the PoK and start training them. But now, the camps are more organised and run in a systematic manner with more resources at their disposal,” said the official.
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August - 8 
In an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns over India’s presence in Afghanistan, US Special Representative James Dobbins on August 8 said Islamabad’s fears are “not groundless”, reports The News. The US diplomat, in an interview with the BBC Urdu S
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In an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns over India’s presence in Afghanistan, US Special Representative James Dobbins on August 8 said Islamabad’s fears are “not groundless”, reports The News. The US diplomat, in an interview with the BBC Urdu Service in Washington, recognised the cross-border infiltration of hostile elements into Pakistan from the Afghan side. “The dominant infiltration of militants is from Pakistan into Afghanistan, but we recognise that there is some infiltration of hostile militants from the other direction as well. So Pakistan’s concerns aren’t groundless. “They are simply, in our judgment, somewhat exaggerated,” Dobbins said. Islamabad has long voiced its concerns about the Indian moves to establish consulates in Afghanistan’s cities Jalalabad and Kandahar, close to Pakistani western border. Dobbins, though, said the Indian presence in Afghan cities was minuscule and claimed it was “perfectly reasonable” because of their economic and cultural ties. He called for Pakistan-Afghan-US collaboration to address the cross-border issue. “We believe that Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US need to collaborate much more closely to deal with this threat of cross-border infiltration.”
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August - 8 
Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani August 8 announced that Security Forces (SFs), along with the help of tribesmen, had eliminated militants from Bajaur Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and that the region's border
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Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani August 8 announced that Security Forces (SFs), along with the help of tribesmen, had eliminated militants from Bajaur Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and that the region's borders have now been secured. Rabbani was addressing soldiers during a visit to the border areas of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) and thanked them and the locals for restoring the Government's writ, adding that the residents of the agency were the "most loyal" and "peace loving" of the country.
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August - 8 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on August 8 discussed the law and order situation in the country with Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan and directed him to present the final draft of a counter-terrorism strategy by August 13, reports
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on August 8 discussed the law and order situation in the country with Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan and directed him to present the final draft of a counter-terrorism strategy by August 13, reports Dawn.
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) on August 8 issued a substantial alert to Delhi Police over a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror threat as the national capital prepares to celebrate Independence Day, reports New Indian Express. Communications among LeT member
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) on August 8 issued a substantial alert to Delhi Police over a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror threat as the national capital prepares to celebrate Independence Day, reports New Indian Express. Communications among LeT members that were intercepted by intelligence officials disclosed the planning of a spectacular attack by LeT modules who managed to sneak into Indian territory. Senior intelligence officials confirmed that 12 terror modules crossed over to the Indian side recently and inputs forwarded to police are based on the technical interception by the agency. Hindustan Times adds LeT founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed resumed his now familiar rant against India at a massive Eid gathering in the Pakistani city of Lahore on August 9. The alert, received by the Delhi Police reportedly reads, "Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan's Karachi has said it is important to spread 'jihad' to all corners of India... A Red Fort-type attack needs to be carried out again." "The alert quotes a paragraph from a speech by Saeed last month in Karachi, where he openly threatened that his terrorists would carry out an attack in Delhi," a senior police officer said.
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August - 8 
The US Government on August 8 ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in Lahore due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning US citizens not to travel to Pakistan, reports The Express Tribune. “The Depa
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The US Government on August 8 ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in Lahore due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning US citizens not to travel to Pakistan, reports The Express Tribune. “The Department of State ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. consulate in Lahore,” said a travel warning posted on the Department of State’s website. The warning in Lahore comes two days after Washington evacuated some diplomats from Yemen and told its nationals to leave that country immediately. The United States shut nearly two dozen missions across the Middle East after a worldwide alert on August 2, warning Americans that al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. The Lahore warning noted that “several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups pose a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan”.
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August - 8 
Thirty eight persons, including 21 Police officials, were killed and 40 others were injured in a suicide blast at a funeral in the Police Lines area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 8, reports The News. The Deputy Inspector
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Thirty eight persons, including 21 Police officials, were killed and 40 others were injured in a suicide blast at a funeral in the Police Lines area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 8, reports The News. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Operation, Fayyaz Ahmed Sumbal; Superintendent of Police (SP), Headquarters, Mehrullah; Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), in-charge, Shamsur Rehman; SP Traffic Mohammad Anwer Khilji; Inspector Shakeel Akbar; and five personnel of the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) were among those killed. Majority of the injured personnel were from the Balochistan Constabulary, ATF, and Police. According to the sources, Inspector General (IG) Balochistan Mustahq Ahmed Shukera and Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Mir Zubair Mehmood were the prime targets of the suicide attack; however, they remained safe as they arrived at the site a minute later. The bomber struck when the officers gathered to pay their respects to Station House Officer (SHO) of City Police Station, Mohibullah, who was shot dead by militants in the Killi Almo area of Quetta earlier in the day. The militants had opened indiscriminate fire on a Police van killing the SHO and injuring six others, reports Dawn. Meanwhile, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for the killing of SHO Mohibullah and suicide attack on Police Lines, reports Daily Times. “We killed the station-house officer and then we targeted the funeral to kill the other officers,” TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said. Police said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.
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August - 8 
Unidentified militants attacked the Levies check post in the Palai Cherat area of Batkhela tehsil (revenue unit) in Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on August 8, reports The News. The Levies personnel guarding the checkpost returned the f
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Unidentified militants attacked the Levies check post in the Palai Cherat area of Batkhela tehsil (revenue unit) in Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on August 8, reports The News. The Levies personnel guarding the checkpost returned the fire, forcing the gunmen to escape from the area. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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August - 9 
A major terrorism attempt was foiled on August 9 when a suicide bomber was shot dead at Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Bara Kahu village, on the outskirt of Islamabad, the Federal capital of Pakistan, reports Dawn. Police officer Nasir Mehmood
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A major terrorism attempt was foiled on August 9 when a suicide bomber was shot dead at Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Bara Kahu village, on the outskirt of Islamabad, the Federal capital of Pakistan, reports Dawn. Police officer Nasir Mehmood said, “A suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad in Bhara Kahu area but could not explode himself due to timely interception by a private security guard.” Another Police official, Majeed-ur-Rehman, said a guard was killed in an exchange of fire with the bomber before he was shot dead.
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August - 9 
A tractor driver named Naeem Baraich, was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion that took place near a Police Station in Kuchlak Town near Quetta (Quetta District), the province of Balochistan, on February 9, reports Daily Times. P
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A tractor driver named Naeem Baraich, was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion that took place near a Police Station in Kuchlak Town near Quetta (Quetta District), the province of Balochistan, on February 9, reports Daily Times. Police said that unidentified persons had planted the IED weighing five to six kilogrammes in a car parked outside the Kuchlak Police Station.
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August - 9 
Eight persons were killed and many others were injured on August 9 during the Eidul Fitr prayers on Eastern bypass area of Quetta, reports Dawn. According to sources, the militants opened fire on former Provincial Minister, Ali Madad Jattak. While th
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Eight persons were killed and many others were injured on August 9 during the Eidul Fitr prayers on Eastern bypass area of Quetta, reports Dawn. According to sources, the militants opened fire on former Provincial Minister, Ali Madad Jattak. While the Minister escaped unhurt, eight persons were killed.
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August - 9 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on August 9 reiterated his firm resolve to overcome terrorism through effective measures, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minister said the Government inherited a number of challenges from the previous regime; however,
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on August 9 reiterated his firm resolve to overcome terrorism through effective measures, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minister said the Government inherited a number of challenges from the previous regime; however, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had sincere intention to bring the country out of crises so that the masses could get relief from the menace of terrorism, lawlessness, energy crisis and poor economy. “The nation will see such a great day very soon when Pakistan will not only get its way towards prosperity but also become an economic power in the region,” Nawaz said.
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August - 9 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is ready to hold talks with the Government but on certain conditions, said TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid on August 9 while speaking to The Express Tribune. Shahidullah Shahid said if the Government gives a gua
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is ready to hold talks with the Government but on certain conditions, said TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid on August 9 while speaking to The Express Tribune. Shahidullah Shahid said if the Government gives a guarantee of putting forward ideal religious and intellectual leaders, the TTP would be interested in holding talks. For this purpose the ‘spokesperson’ recommended the names of Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) group Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Syed Munawar Hasan, Jamaat-e-Islami’s fourth elected Ameer. The spokesperson also demanded for a fatwa to be given against killings of Muslims in Myanmar and Syria.
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August - 9 
The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Fur
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The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week on al-Qaida highlights the dangers for India, "Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [LeT] continues to provide advanced terrorist training, including on improvised explosive devices." It explains, "Although recruiting primarily from the Punjab province of Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba continues to be active in Afghanistan and India as well as Pakistan. Its transnational reach and its highly-specialized training remain a cause for concern." Moreover, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)- PML (N), recently allocated USD 620,000 to facilities run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), parent body of LeT, highlighting the blurred lines between the establishment and terror groups.
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August - 9 
The statement of Shahryar Khan, Pakistan’s special envoy to India that Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan is only partially true, Zee News reports on August 10. Dawood has gone to Saudi Arabia and was spotted by intelligence sleuths in Jeddah (Saudi A
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The statement of Shahryar Khan, Pakistan’s special envoy to India that Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan is only partially true, Zee News reports on August 10. Dawood has gone to Saudi Arabia and was spotted by intelligence sleuths in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on August 8. A news agency had earlier quoted Khan as saying, “Dawood was in Pakistan but I believe he was chased out of Pakistan. If he is in Pakistan, he should be hounded and arrested. We cannot allow such gangsters to operate from the country.” Meanwhile, Dawood’s trusted aide, Chhota Shakeel, texted Eid Mubarak greetings to several people in Mumbai, including this correspondent, from Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh) on August 9. The fact is that Dawood is too important an “asset” to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to be chased out. When former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf came to Agra for the summit, the ISI relocated Dawood to a safe house in Singapore which made it possible for the then Pakistani leader to claim that the don is not on Pakistani soil.
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August - 10 
Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on August 10 vowed that the Government would not bow down to the terrorists and continue fight them until their elimination, reports Daily Times. The CM said the Government was aware of the threat
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Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on August 10 vowed that the Government would not bow down to the terrorists and continue fight them until their elimination, reports Daily Times. The CM said the Government was aware of the threats and was ready to take the terrorists head on. “We are not scared of them at all and will fight them until the last bullet,” he said. He said the terrorists would not be allowed to reign in Quetta, which was the identity of the province.
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August - 10 
The Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on August 10 took suo motu notice of the violence in Balochistan and summoned the top officials of the province, reports Daily Times. The chief justice took the notice on a note of the registrar on the rec
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The Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on August 10 took suo motu notice of the violence in Balochistan and summoned the top officials of the province, reports Daily Times. The chief justice took the notice on a note of the registrar on the recent incidents of terrorism that occurred in Balochistan and caused death of several innocent citizens as well as personnel of law enforcement agencies, said a press release issued by the Supreme Court.
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August - 11 
A school student was among two people killed in the mine blasts in different villages of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 11, reports The News. The sources said the first incident was reported from Shakh villa
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A school student was among two people killed in the mine blasts in different villages of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 11, reports The News. The sources said the first incident was reported from Shakh village where a car carrying three people hit an anti-personnel mine planted by unidentified militants. One student was killed while another two persons sustained injuries. The second mine blast occurred in the border village of Pewaar. The victim was identified as 55 year-old shepherd, Asghar Ali. The third terror act was witnessed in the Baghdi village where the victim stepped on a mine planted on the boundary of Dilasa village.
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August - 11 
A tribal leader, Zara Khan, was killed while his two security guards sustained injuries in a roadside bomb blast in the Dera Bugti area of Dera Bugti District on August 11, reports The News.
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A tribal leader, Zara Khan, was killed while his two security guards sustained injuries in a roadside bomb blast in the Dera Bugti area of Dera Bugti District on August 11, reports The News.
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August - 11 
At least one person was killed and three others were injured when a vehicle struck a landmine at Dera Murad Jamali in Nasirabad District on August 11, reports Daily Times. Police said that a family was on its way to Chattar when their vehicle hit a l
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At least one person was killed and three others were injured when a vehicle struck a landmine at Dera Murad Jamali in Nasirabad District on August 11, reports Daily Times. Police said that a family was on its way to Chattar when their vehicle hit a landmine planted on the road.
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August - 11 
Police shot dead a militant, identified as Muhammad Khan (20), a resident of Bannu, in the Matani area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Muhammad Khan, a resident of Bannu was reportedly coming from Kohat
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Police shot dead a militant, identified as Muhammad Khan (20), a resident of Bannu, in the Matani area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Muhammad Khan, a resident of Bannu was reportedly coming from Kohat to Peshawar. When asked to stop at a checkpost, he opened fire at the Police officers. He was shot in the ensuing gunfight and he died on the spot. A pistol was recovered from his possession.
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August - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) on August 11 shot dead six militants in the Machh area of Bolan District, reports Daily Times. These militants were involved in the killing of 14 persons, including three security force personnel, on August 6.
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Security Forces (SFs) on August 11 shot dead six militants in the Machh area of Bolan District, reports Daily Times. These militants were involved in the killing of 14 persons, including three security force personnel, on August 6.
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August - 11 
Shahryar Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Special Envoy to India, on August 11 said that present laws in Pakistan will have to be changed in order to 'nab' Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, according to The Times
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Shahryar Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Special Envoy to India, on August 11 said that present laws in Pakistan will have to be changed in order to 'nab' Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, according to The Times of India. "The previous government wanted to take action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder but we never had sufficient evidence that would stand up against him in the court of law. The man's credentials are well known and to catch him and pin him in court, we need credible evidence." He further said, "It is not possible to nab him with the present legal system in Pakistan. The solution therefore is to have stronger laws in Pakistan." Moreover, Khan has retracted his candid admission that Dawood Ibrahim has been living in Pakistan. He thus said on August 10, "I have never, even when I was in the foreign ministry or now known where Dawood Ibrahim lives. I am only reflecting what the Pakistani press has been saying about the gentleman…The ministry of interior would have probably known but the foreign ministry does not. I have no idea whether he is in Pakistan or if he ever has been there.” On August 9 he had said, “Dawood was in Pakistan but I believe he was chased out of Pakistan. If he is in Pakistan, he should be hounded and arrested. We cannot allow such gangsters to operate from the country,” Khan had said.
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The Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on August 11 said the Federal Government would provide a 15,000 strong Security Force equipped with the latest skills and weapons to the Balochistan Government. Nisar said that the so-called wa
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The Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on August 11 said the Federal Government would provide a 15,000 strong Security Force equipped with the latest skills and weapons to the Balochistan Government. Nisar said that the so-called war on terrorism had been imposed on Pakistan and now it was the Government’s responsibility to secure Quetta by purging it of all kinds of weapons. He said the Federal Government stood by the Balochistan Government to defeat terrorists and expressed the hope that the law and order situation would soon improve in the province.
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Two suspected militants were killed during a clash between Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and militants in the Ispalangi area of Mastung District on August 11, reports Daily Times. Weapons, detonators and mobile SIMs were recovered from the possession
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Two suspected militants were killed during a clash between Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and militants in the Ispalangi area of Mastung District on August 11, reports Daily Times. Weapons, detonators and mobile SIMs were recovered from the possession of the deceased militants.
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Unidentified militants on August 11 beheaded a Policeman in the Janglekhel area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and torched his motorcycle, reports The News. The sources said that the beheaded body of Suleman was found in Janglekhel.
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Unidentified militants on August 11 beheaded a Policeman in the Janglekhel area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and torched his motorcycle, reports The News. The sources said that the beheaded body of Suleman was found in Janglekhel.
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A bomb was defused near a Police check post in the limits of the Saro Kalley Police Station in Shabqadar town of Charsadda District on August 12, reports Dawn. SHO Saro Kalley Police Station Gul Shaid Khan said the pressure cooker bomb was planted on
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A bomb was defused near a Police check post in the limits of the Saro Kalley Police Station in Shabqadar town of Charsadda District on August 12, reports Dawn. SHO Saro Kalley Police Station Gul Shaid Khan said the pressure cooker bomb was planted on the Yakaghund Road.
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A dead body of a woman was found in the Baghdadi area of Lyari Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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A dead body of a woman was found in the Baghdadi area of Lyari Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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A dead body was recovered from the Naval Colony in the Baldia Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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A dead body was recovered from the Naval Colony in the Baldia Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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August - 12 
A man was shot dead and about a dozen people, including Zahid Ladla, brother of Baba Ladla, who is a cadre of the People’s Amn Committee (PAC), were wounded during a clash between two rival groups of gangsters within the remits of Chakiwara Police St
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A man was shot dead and about a dozen people, including Zahid Ladla, brother of Baba Ladla, who is a cadre of the People’s Amn Committee (PAC), were wounded during a clash between two rival groups of gangsters within the remits of Chakiwara Police Station in the Agra Taj Colony area of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 12, reports Daily Times. Following the incident, tension engulfed various parts of Lyari, and all commercial activities remained suspended for the day.
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A person, identified as Amjad (23), was found dead within the limits of Kharadar Police Station near Abal Chowk in Lyari Town on August 12, reports Daily Times. Amjad went missing since August 10, 2013. Police suspects Lyari gangsters involvement in
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A person, identified as Amjad (23), was found dead within the limits of Kharadar Police Station near Abal Chowk in Lyari Town on August 12, reports Daily Times. Amjad went missing since August 10, 2013. Police suspects Lyari gangsters involvement in the killing.
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An unidentified dead body was recovered from Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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An unidentified dead body was recovered from Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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August - 12 
FC and Police carried out a joint operation and arrested 33 suspects from the Marri Camp area of Western Bypass in Quetta on August 12, reports Daily Times.
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FC and Police carried out a joint operation and arrested 33 suspects from the Marri Camp area of Western Bypass in Quetta on August 12, reports Daily Times.
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Karachi Police on August 12 arrested an Indian suspect, identified as Shah Alam, from Baghdadi area of Lyari Town and recovered Indian passport and Pakistan National Identity Card from his possession, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police
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Karachi Police on August 12 arrested an Indian suspect, identified as Shah Alam, from Baghdadi area of Lyari Town and recovered Indian passport and Pakistan National Identity Card from his possession, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tariq Dharejo said the accused hails from the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The Intelligence Agencies are interrogating him.
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Levies Force claimed to have recovered a dead body, identified as that of one Muhammad Dawood, from Shahrag tehsil (revenue unit) of Harnai District on August 12, reports Daily Times.
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Levies Force claimed to have recovered a dead body, identified as that of one Muhammad Dawood, from Shahrag tehsil (revenue unit) of Harnai District on August 12, reports Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) on August 12 killed at least four unidentified militants and arrested 10 others during an operation in the Pir Ghaib area of Bolan District, reports Daily Times. The Frontier Corps (FC) recovered arms, including, 22 kilograms of
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Security Forces (SFs) on August 12 killed at least four unidentified militants and arrested 10 others during an operation in the Pir Ghaib area of Bolan District, reports Daily Times. The Frontier Corps (FC) recovered arms, including, 22 kilograms of explosives, two Kalashnikovs, four magazines and a remote control during the operation.
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Senior Police Official Bashir Ahmed Brohi said that “at least two people were killed and a pedestrian was wounded when a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded on a roadside in Quetta” on August 12, reports Dawn. Bomb disposal official Abdul Razzaq said
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Senior Police Official Bashir Ahmed Brohi said that “at least two people were killed and a pedestrian was wounded when a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded on a roadside in Quetta” on August 12, reports Dawn. Bomb disposal official Abdul Razzaq said it was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing up to five kilograms.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) personnel on August 12 defused a half-kilogram explosive device in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Station House Officer (SHO) Riaz Ali Shah
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) personnel on August 12 defused a half-kilogram explosive device in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Station House Officer (SHO) Riaz Ali Shah said the homemade bomb was planted in an empty plot along the road near the Hayatabad Police Station.
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 12 declared 1,657 polling stations “highly sensitive” for August 22 by-elections, and granted presiding officers powers of magistrate of first class to hold summary trial of the offenders on the pol
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 12 declared 1,657 polling stations “highly sensitive” for August 22 by-elections, and granted presiding officers powers of magistrate of first class to hold summary trial of the offenders on the polling day, reports Daily Times. According to the polling scheme, polling would be held at 7,622 stations for 16 National Assembly (NA) and 26 provincial assembly seats and some 1,657 polling stations have been declared “highly sensitive”. In Punjab, by-elections would be held on seven NA seats, 15 provincial assembly seats and number of polling stations declared sensitive stands at 724 out of which high sensitive polling stations have been numbered at 297. In Sindh, by-elections would be held for three NA seats, four provincial assembly seats and number of polling stations declared highly sensitive stands at 819. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by-elections would be held on five NA seats, four provincial assembly seats and 784 polling stations have been declared sensitive and 345 as highly sensitive. In Balochistan, by-elections would be held for one NA seat, three provincial assembly seats, while 114 polling stations have been declared sensitive and 196 highly sensitive.
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The Express Tribune on August 13 reports that Islamabad’s new counter-terrorism policy, titled National Counter Terrorism and Extremism Policy 2013, seeks to dismantle all terrorist outfits and their networks through wide-ranging reforms in the educa
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The Express Tribune on August 13 reports that Islamabad’s new counter-terrorism policy, titled National Counter Terrorism and Extremism Policy 2013, seeks to dismantle all terrorist outfits and their networks through wide-ranging reforms in the education system, police, judiciary and foreign policy. The policy prepared by the Interior Ministry seeks a re-assessment of governance weaknesses and policy deficiencies that have permitted the exploitation of vulnerable groups by terror outfits. According to the draft available the five-layered counter-terror policy seeks to dismantle, contain, prevent, educate and re-integrate.
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The Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 12 warned the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government of dire consequences if it carries on with its plan of executing some convicts on death row, reports Dawn. In a pamphlet di
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The Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 12 warned the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government of dire consequences if it carries on with its plan of executing some convicts on death row, reports Dawn. In a pamphlet distributed in Southern Punjab and South and North Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the TTP said that the Government will be considered at war with them if it goes on to execute their colleagues currently serving jail terms and are on death row. The pamphlet also warned the PML-N Government to be wary of blindly following the Pakistan Army as it said the Armed Forces use political forces for their own gains. “They (Pak Army) will be in favour of yet another political force after alienating them at due time.” “Remember what happened to Awami National Party (ANP)….. No one would now go to them even for condolences,” said the pamphlet. It said the drone attack on Waliur Rehman was a planned conspiracy of “pro-America generals” to sabotage their ‘wish’ for peace. “Execution of prisoners will prove to be next episode of that conspiracy,” said the pamphlet. The purpose of this conspiracy is to push the PML-N and its allies into the swamp, it added.
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The Ramazan performance report presented to Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahid Nadeem Baloch on August 12 stated that the Sindh Police neutralized as many as 88 gangs of criminals in Sindh during the month of Ramazan, reports Daily Times.
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The Ramazan performance report presented to Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahid Nadeem Baloch on August 12 stated that the Sindh Police neutralized as many as 88 gangs of criminals in Sindh during the month of Ramazan, reports Daily Times. A Police spokesman said that between Ramazan 1 and 29 (July 9 to August 8), there were 244 Police encounters in the province and 88 gangs of criminals were busted. In all, 18 dacoits and four terrorists were killed and 2,296 arrests were made during the period. Some 10 kilograms of explosive, 25 detonators, 12 hand grenades, four devices, a suicide jacket, 637 pistols, 17 rifles, 64 shotguns, 30 SMGs, one LMG and 11,578 rounds were recovered from the possession of the accused.
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The residence of a journalist, Zafar Wazir, was destroyed when a bomb planted by unidentified militants exploded in the Dabkot area of Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 12, reports
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The residence of a journalist, Zafar Wazir, was destroyed when a bomb planted by unidentified militants exploded in the Dabkot area of Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 12, reports The Express Tribune. The official informed unidentified militants had planted a high-intensity bomb outside the gate of Zafar Wazir’s house. The official added Wazir had been receiving threats from militants.
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Two unidentified dead bodies packed in gunny bags were recovered from Pehlwan Goth area of Gulistan-e-Jauhar in the Gulshan Town on August 12, reports Dawn. According to details the two men were abducted on August 11, 2013. The victims were, identifi
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Two unidentified dead bodies packed in gunny bags were recovered from Pehlwan Goth area of Gulistan-e-Jauhar in the Gulshan Town on August 12, reports Dawn. According to details the two men were abducted on August 11, 2013. The victims were, identified as Ubaid and Sajjad, adds Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed men hurled a hand grenade at the residence of one Anayatullah Khilji on Kansi Road in Quetta on August 12, reports Daily Times. Police said that the house was partially damaged.
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Unidentified armed men hurled a hand grenade at the residence of one Anayatullah Khilji on Kansi Road in Quetta on August 12, reports Daily Times. Police said that the house was partially damaged.
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Unidentified dead body bearing torture marks was found in the Kharadar area of Lyari Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified dead body bearing torture marks was found in the Kharadar area of Lyari Town on August 12, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants opened fire at a passenger vehicle in Danyor area of Gilgit District in the night of August 12, reports The Express Tribune. However, all seven passengers onboard escaped unhurt. “No one was injured in the attack,” confirmed Da
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Unidentified militants opened fire at a passenger vehicle in Danyor area of Gilgit District in the night of August 12, reports The Express Tribune. However, all seven passengers onboard escaped unhurt. “No one was injured in the attack,” confirmed Danyor Police Official Iqbal.
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August - 13 
A criminal, identified as Akhar Nawaz, who had escaped from Dera Ismail Khan Central Prison during jail break by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 29, 2013, was re-arrested in Bhakkar District on August 13, reports The Express Tribune. A s
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A criminal, identified as Akhar Nawaz, who had escaped from Dera Ismail Khan Central Prison during jail break by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 29, 2013, was re-arrested in Bhakkar District on August 13, reports The Express Tribune. A senior Police official in DI Khan said that Nawaz, who was sentenced for murders, attempted murders, thefts, robberies and other crimes, had escaped from the jail during the attack. Nawaz was coming to Mianwali, his hometown, from Bhakkar when Police arrested him at a checkpoint and shifted him back to the DI Khan prison in DI Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The official further said that reportedly 65 prisoners have either returned or have been re-arrested and moved back to the DI Khan prison.
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Despite threats by the Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Government has decided to carry out the execution of condemned prisoners and the death penalty for the first batch of terrorists belonging to outlawed groups will be imple
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Despite threats by the Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Government has decided to carry out the execution of condemned prisoners and the death penalty for the first batch of terrorists belonging to outlawed groups will be implemented next week, reports Dawn. Sources in the Federal Government said that three condemned prisoners were to be executed next week in the Sukkur Central Prison. The three Lashkar-i-Jhangvi terrorists are Attaullah, to be executed on August 20, Mohammad Azam on August 21 and Jalal on August 22. Attaullah was awarded death sentence in six cases by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on July 6, 2004, and Azam was sentenced to death in four cases by the same court. Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said “There is a huge backlog of 450 cases and we are processing them as fast as we can”. “We will continue the process to implement the execution orders so that the law may take its course,” he said. Punjab chapter of TTP on August 12 warned the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government of dire consequences if it carries on with its plan of executing some convicts on death row.
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During a meeting in Lahore to review the law and order situation of Punjab, Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said on August 13 that a special force would be constituted to protect foreigners, reports Dawn. Following a briefing by the Inspector Gene
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During a meeting in Lahore to review the law and order situation of Punjab, Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said on August 13 that a special force would be constituted to protect foreigners, reports Dawn. Following a briefing by the Inspector General of Police Punjab, Aftab Sultan, on the current security situation of the province, Shahbaz said law enforcement was a top priority of his Government. The CM asked Police and law enforcement agencies to remain alert in case of any untoward incident. Given the recent rise in terrorism, he ordered the recruitment of 4,000 constables in the Police force.
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August - 13 
In Lasbela District, dead body of a boy (8), identified as Muhammad Umer, was found from Hub area, reports Daily Times.
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In Lasbela District, dead body of a boy (8), identified as Muhammad Umer, was found from Hub area, reports Daily Times.
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August - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) assisted by Police arrested seven suspects during a search operation in Zafar Abad Colony, Gali Bagh Wali, Dinpur and Dera Bypass Road in Dera Ismail Khan District on a tip-off about the presence of prisoners who had escaped dur
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Security Forces (SFs) assisted by Police arrested seven suspects during a search operation in Zafar Abad Colony, Gali Bagh Wali, Dinpur and Dera Bypass Road in Dera Ismail Khan District on a tip-off about the presence of prisoners who had escaped during the jail break attack and recovered 0.7million Afghani along with six AK-47s, 21 pistols, 10 double barrel guns and a sniper rifle from their possession. The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for further interrogation.
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The Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on August 13 said, “We will leave it to the political parties to decide whether we should hold talks with militants, use force against them or adopt a mix of tact and might”, reports Dawn. The
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The Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on August 13 said, “We will leave it to the political parties to decide whether we should hold talks with militants, use force against them or adopt a mix of tact and might”, reports Dawn. The “war against terror” was thrust upon the nation by a dictator, but saving Pakistan from death and destruction had now become “our war”, said Federal Minister of Interior, adding that a strategy against militants would be thrashed out at a Multi-Party Conference (MPC) later this month. The consensus developed at the MPC would be implemented in letter and spirit. He also said that a counter-terrorism rapid deployment force with 500 personnel in the beginning and 2,000 ultimately would be raised.
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The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) on August 13 submitted a resolution against drone attacks in the Punjab Assembly secretariat, reports Dawn. The resolution, submitted by Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Mian Aslam Iqbal, stressed that drone att
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The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) on August 13 submitted a resolution against drone attacks in the Punjab Assembly secretariat, reports Dawn. The resolution, submitted by Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Mian Aslam Iqbal, stressed that drone attacks – which have increased in recent years – were an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty and led to a number of civilian casualties. The resolution moreover said that the Federal Government should convey to the US that such attacks on Pakistani soil were unacceptable. It added that if the US wished to continue cordial ties with Pakistan, it must do so on an equal footing and through a process of mutual respect.
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The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on August 13 categorically stated that drones should be used only for collection of information in accordance with the international laws, reports Daily Times. Speaking at the inauguration of Internati
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The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on August 13 categorically stated that drones should be used only for collection of information in accordance with the international laws, reports Daily Times. Speaking at the inauguration of International Centre for Peace and Stability at the National University of Science and Technology, the UN Secretary General said every effort should be made to avoid civilian casualties in the use of armed drones. On Pakistan’s contribution to UN’s peacekeeping missions, Ban Ki-moon said the history of the world body’s peacekeeping efforts was incomplete without mentioning Pakistan’s immense contribution for peace and security. “Pakistan’s engagement with the United Nations has been crucial in carrying out wider peacekeeping across the globe,” he said. Further, Ban Ki-moon lauded the services of Pakistan’s over 8,000 “finest men and women soldiers” deputed as UN peacekeepers in different parts of the world including Liberia, Western Sahara and Ivory Coast. He said the sacrifices of 136 Pakistani peacekeepers could not be ignored who lost their lives during the country’s 50-year affiliation with the UN peacekeeping. Ban Ki-moon said an incident in one part of the world could affect the rest of the globe and termed the training of troops as a strategic investment in peacekeeping.
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Security has been put on high alert in the Tank District after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threats of targeting the Government properties, including District Police Officer (DPO) office, on August 14, reports Dawn. Official sources said that the
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Security has been put on high alert in the Tank District after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threats of targeting the Government properties, including District Police Officer (DPO) office, on August 14, reports Dawn. Official sources said that the TTP militants had threatened a week ago to rob banks and set abalze the DPO office.
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The Frontier Corps (FC) on August 14 killed two militants and arrested two others in Ab Sar area of Turbat city in Balochistan Province, reports Daily Times. The FC also recovered two Submachine Guns (SMGs), two magazines and laptops from their posse
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The Frontier Corps (FC) on August 14 killed two militants and arrested two others in Ab Sar area of Turbat city in Balochistan Province, reports Daily Times. The FC also recovered two Submachine Guns (SMGs), two magazines and laptops from their possession.
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While addressing a meeting in Lahore District on August 14, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is wanted in India for the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks (also known as 26/11), said
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While addressing a meeting in Lahore District on August 14, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is wanted in India for the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks (also known as 26/11), said that he was not a terrorist, and asked for an independent probe by judges from India and Pakistan to find out whether he was guilty, reports The Times of India. "You (India) are continuously calling me a terrorist. But I am not a terrorist, and if you are not satisfied, an independent judicial commission comprising senior lawyers and judges from India and Pakistan should investigate whether I am guilty," said Saeed.
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A cadre each of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A) were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at a checkpost in the Turbat District on August 15, reports Dawn. According to an Frontier Corps
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A cadre each of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A) were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at a checkpost in the Turbat District on August 15, reports Dawn. According to an Frontier Corps (FC) official, the militants attacked a checkpost of FC near Turbat by rockets. After the attack FC personnel raided a house in the Absar area of the District, but armed militants present in the house opened fire on them. The personnel returned fire and killed two of them. The FC also claimed to have arrested two suspects and seized two sub-machine guns and a large number of rounds from the house. However, the FC’s claim was rejected by Baloch National Front’s (BNF) Information Secretary Abdul Manan Baloch who claimed that the slain activists were innocent civilians. He identified the victims as Imdad Baloch, a leader of BNM, and Jahangir Baloch, Central Secretary General of BSO-Azad. Manan Baloch claimed that the FC raided Imdad Baloch’s house on the order of the provincial government. He said the FC had taken away with them two people, including the father of Imdad Baloch who had been injured by the personnel’s firing.
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A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Qasim Ghauri, and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Police, Aslam, were killed while the Station House Officer (SHO) Haider Zaidi and two other constables were injured on August 15 during a six-hour-long ope
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A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Qasim Ghauri, and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Police, Aslam, were killed while the Station House Officer (SHO) Haider Zaidi and two other constables were injured on August 15 during a six-hour-long operation to arrest a gang of extortionists in the Gulshan Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The operation was carried out against gangster Zamin Shah Chandio, who was hiding in the settlements of Hussain Hazara Goth and Madho Goth near Safari Park in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of the Town. In retaliation the Police killed Zamin Chandio, along with his three accomplices Ilahi Bux Chachar, Ardillo and Sunbul Ahmed. According to Police details, Chandio had refused to pay bribe to the Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station and allegedly assaulted its Police Constable, Waseem. When the injured constable returned, the Police team went to raid the gangster’s hideout. However, the gangsters opened fire at the Police team killing Police officers. In retaliatory firing the gangster along with his accomplices was shot dead. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Tahir Naveed, who was supervising the entire operation, criticised the Policemen occupying lower ranks in the Department. “Some black sheep of the Police Department were involved in giving permission to some criminals to run their illegal activities in the area,” he pointed out, adding that these Policemen had allowed gambling dens, land grabbing and extortions to take place under their patronage. “These same elements were involved in the Police encounter.” However, the leader of Jeay Sindh Tehreek (JST), an offshoot of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), Habib Jatoi admitted that the deceased were their party activists and the Police shot them dead in a fake encounter. When the Police reached the area, the activists surrendered themselves, he claimed. “Basically, it was an extra-judicial killing.”
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A man, identified as Shujaat Ahmed, was shot dead in the Abdullahabad area of Surjani Town on August 15, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Shujaat Ahmed, was shot dead in the Abdullahabad area of Surjani Town on August 15, reports Daily Times.
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August - 15 
An activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Rasheed Muneer, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Al-Falah Chowk in the SITE Town on August 15, reports Daily Times.
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An activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Rasheed Muneer, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Al-Falah Chowk in the SITE Town on August 15, reports Daily Times.
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 15 declared nine accused, including PAC leader Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and Habib Jan Baloch as absconders, and reissued non-bailable arrest warrants for the accused in the March 16, 2013, murder case of Lyari
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 15 declared nine accused, including PAC leader Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and Habib Jan Baloch as absconders, and reissued non-bailable arrest warrants for the accused in the March 16, 2013, murder case of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu, reports The News. While issuing the non-bailable arrest warrants, court also ordered immediate arrest of the criminals. It also ordered Police to present them in court in the next hearing, which will be held later this month.
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Holding Islamabad in terror for six hours an armed man, identified as Muhammad Sikandar, along with his wife and two children, opened fire in the high-security Red Zone of Islamabad on August 15, demanding the imposition of Sharia’h (Islamic Law) in
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Holding Islamabad in terror for six hours an armed man, identified as Muhammad Sikandar, along with his wife and two children, opened fire in the high-security Red Zone of Islamabad on August 15, demanding the imposition of Sharia’h (Islamic Law) in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. Sikandar was reported to be carrying two automatic weapons – a Kalashnikov rifle and an SMG. He was later shot and wounded by Police during a standoff in the capital city. The Security Forces (SFs) later arrested him on the directives of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar. Later on August 16, Islamabad Police registered a case against Sikandar at Kohsar Police Station under Section 6 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Dawn. His wife, Kanwal, was also named in the First Information Report (FIR).
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Law Enforcement personnel on August 15 detained 28 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act during checking at Mian Ghundi checkpost area of the provincial capital Quetta, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that these Afghan nationals were detain
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Law Enforcement personnel on August 15 detained 28 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act during checking at Mian Ghundi checkpost area of the provincial capital Quetta, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that these Afghan nationals were detained from two Karachi-bound passenger coaches after they were checked for necessary documents required to enter Pakistan. Later, the arrested Afghan nationals were handed over to the Police for further interrogation
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Levies Forces on August 15 found a dead body, identified as that of one Ahmed Din, from Surab area of Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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Levies Forces on August 15 found a dead body, identified as that of one Ahmed Din, from Surab area of Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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August - 15 
On August 15, a special anti-target killing wing was established in the District Security Branch (DSB) – an Intelligence Department of the Police which comes directly under the control of the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), reports The Express Tr
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On August 15, a special anti-target killing wing was established in the District Security Branch (DSB) – an Intelligence Department of the Police which comes directly under the control of the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), reports The Express Tribune. “Dozens of people were being killed in target killing incidents every year, but there was an increase in such attacks this year, which is why a special anti-target killing wing has been established in the DSB,” an unnamed Police Official said. “DSB is considered the eyes and ears of DIGs, who send their diaries regarding crimes and other activities directly to police high-ups,” he explained, adding the wing will help Police reach the culprits behind these killings. “This is the first step in the right direction and will yield positive results in the coming days,” the official added.
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August - 15 
Rejecting Rawalpindi Police’s investigation report about the recovery of a missing person, the two-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, on August 15 directed the city’s Superintendent of Police (SP)-Investigation
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Rejecting Rawalpindi Police’s investigation report about the recovery of a missing person, the two-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, on August 15 directed the city’s Superintendent of Police (SP)-Investigation to interrogate accused officials of Intelligence Agencies in the matter related to the forced disappearance of Zaheer Muzaffar, who has been missing from Rawalpindi since February 2011, reports Daily Times. During the hearing, Punjab Additional Advocate General Faisal Malik told the bench that father of the missing person had accused Intelligence Agencies of abducting his son but no evidence had been found in this regard. He informed the court that record pertaining to phone calls of Zaheer had been collected, adding that Zaheer had made his last reported contact with his relatives. Malik further told the court that it has been proved that the last phone call Zaheer received from an unknown number was from the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
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August - 15 
SFs found an unidentified dead body from the Uthal area of Lasbela District on August 15, reports Daily Times.
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SFs found an unidentified dead body from the Uthal area of Lasbela District on August 15, reports Daily Times.
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August - 15 
The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 15 sent five suspects arrested in connection with the August 9, 2013, suicide attack on Bara Kahu mosque in Islamabad on a three-day physical remand on Police request, reports The News.
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The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 15 sent five suspects arrested in connection with the August 9, 2013, suicide attack on Bara Kahu mosque in Islamabad on a three-day physical remand on Police request, reports The News.
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August - 15 
The body of a man, identified as Irfan Aslam, was found from Agra Taj Colony in the Lyari Town.
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The body of a man, identified as Irfan Aslam, was found from Agra Taj Colony in the Lyari Town.
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August - 15 
The bullet riddled dead body of a Peoples Aman Committee (PAC) cadre, identified as Kamran Baloch, was found from Al-Falah Road in the SITE Town. The victim was the General Secretary of Civil Hospital Paramedical Staff Association.
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The bullet riddled dead body of a Peoples Aman Committee (PAC) cadre, identified as Kamran Baloch, was found from Al-Falah Road in the SITE Town. The victim was the General Secretary of Civil Hospital Paramedical Staff Association.
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August - 15 
Two of the recent phone calls of Dawood Ibrahim tapped by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) have confirmed his presence in Pakistan and revealed that he continues to run a flourishing empire out of Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh), Deccan Chronicle r
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Two of the recent phone calls of Dawood Ibrahim tapped by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) have confirmed his presence in Pakistan and revealed that he continues to run a flourishing empire out of Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh), Deccan Chronicle reports on August 16. Details of the two calls intercepted by the IB reveal that Dawood is talking to a close associate in London (UK), whose identity is being established and talking about some narcotics deal.
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August - 16 
A bullet ridden body of an unidentified young man was found near Banaras flyover in Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times. Police said that culprits first abducted and later killed.
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A bullet ridden body of an unidentified young man was found near Banaras flyover in Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times. Police said that culprits first abducted and later killed.
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August - 16 
A female staff, identified as Raheela Zohair, and a security guard, Mir Ali, were injured when four unidentified militants on motorcycles opened fire at the Express Media office located at Korangi Road in Karachi District on August 16, reports The Ex
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A female staff, identified as Raheela Zohair, and a security guard, Mir Ali, were injured when four unidentified militants on motorcycles opened fire at the Express Media office located at Korangi Road in Karachi District on August 16, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 16 
A person Identified as Ali Zaman (70) was killed by a stray bullet during a clash among gangsters in Chakiwara.
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A person Identified as Ali Zaman (70) was killed by a stray bullet during a clash among gangsters in Chakiwara.
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August - 16 
A person was injured in a firing incident in the Malir Town on August 16, reports The News.
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A person was injured in a firing incident in the Malir Town on August 16, reports The News.
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August - 16 
A suspected extortionist was killed in a firing by traders in Paper Market in Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times. Police stated that two extortionists had come to collect extortion money from a trader of plastic items, when another tr
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A suspected extortionist was killed in a firing by traders in Paper Market in Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times. Police stated that two extortionists had come to collect extortion money from a trader of plastic items, when another trader intercepted them and opened fire. The other extortionist, however, managed to escape.
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August - 16 
Armed riders killed a man, identified as Mohammad Israr, within the jurisdiction of SITE-B Police Station in Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times.
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Armed riders killed a man, identified as Mohammad Israr, within the jurisdiction of SITE-B Police Station in Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times.
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August - 16 
At least two people, identified as Jaffer (30) and Shamshad (40), were killed and six others were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire near Punjabi Club in the Kharadar area of Saddar Town in the Karachi District on August 16, repor
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At least two people, identified as Jaffer (30) and Shamshad (40), were killed and six others were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire near Punjabi Club in the Kharadar area of Saddar Town in the Karachi District on August 16, reports The News.
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August - 16 
Awami National Party (ANP) leader Najma Haneef Jadoon was shot dead by unidentified militants inside her house at Phase I in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on August 16, reports The Express Tribune. Soo
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Awami National Party (ANP) leader Najma Haneef Jadoon was shot dead by unidentified militants inside her house at Phase I in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on August 16, reports The Express Tribune. Soon after the incident, police launched a search operation in the area and arrested some suspects. Her husband, ANP leader, Haneef Jadoon, was earlier killed in a suicide attack in the Swabi District on November 7, 2011.
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Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) personals killed two suspected militants, during a search operation, in Dozan area of Bolan District on August 17, reports Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that patrolling teams were attacked while conducting a search
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Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) personals killed two suspected militants, during a search operation, in Dozan area of Bolan District on August 17, reports Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that patrolling teams were attacked while conducting a search operation in the mountains from where miscreants launched a rocket attack on the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express on August 16.
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August - 16 
Five persons were injured in a firing incident at Machchar Colony of Docks area in the Kiamari Town on August 16, reports The News.
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Five persons were injured in a firing incident at Machchar Colony of Docks area in the Kiamari Town on August 16, reports The News.
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August - 16 
Levis Forces on August 16 arrested two suspects, identified as Bakht Zaman and Haider Zaman, and averted a bid of arms smuggling by recovering 40 mortar shells from a vehicle on Alizai Road in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Levis Forces on August 16 arrested two suspects, identified as Bakht Zaman and Haider Zaman, and averted a bid of arms smuggling by recovering 40 mortar shells from a vehicle on Alizai Road in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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August - 16 
One person sustained injuries in a firing incident in the Agra Taj Colony of Lyari Town on August 16, reports The News.
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One person sustained injuries in a firing incident in the Agra Taj Colony of Lyari Town on August 16, reports The News.
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August - 16 
The Benazir International Airport in Islamabad has been sealed and security has been tightened after receiving reports of terror threat on August 16, reports The News. Security has been beefed up at the airport and commandos have been deployed to ave
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The Benazir International Airport in Islamabad has been sealed and security has been tightened after receiving reports of terror threat on August 16, reports The News. Security has been beefed up at the airport and commandos have been deployed to avert any untoward situation. No vehicles are being allowed to enter the airport premises.
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August - 16 
The Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Major General Ghayur Mehmood Khan on August 16 termed Mohmand Agency the most peaceful region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune. The IG said peace has been re
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The Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General (IG) Major General Ghayur Mehmood Khan on August 16 termed Mohmand Agency the most peaceful region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune. The IG said peace has been restored in Mohmand with the sacrifices rendered by Security Forces (SFs) and tribal elders. “Mohmand Agency is cleared of militants and the nation cannot forget their sacrifices,” he said. According to IG Ghayur, about 170 FC officials have died while 500 have sustained injuries along with hundreds of tribal elders. He claimed militants who escaped following military operations have now taken refuge across the border in Afghanistan and try to infiltrate into Pakistan to sabotage peace. “They (militants) will not succeed in their vested aims,” he pledged, adding “security forces and tribal elders are cautious of their surroundings and determined to maintain the writ of the state.”
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August - 16 
The Karachi Police on August 16 shot dead a TTP militant, identified as Sher Khan, during an encounter in the Manghopir area of Gadap Town, reports The News. The Police said that the alleged militant was ‘wanted’ for many terrorist attacks. Police al
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The Karachi Police on August 16 shot dead a TTP militant, identified as Sher Khan, during an encounter in the Manghopir area of Gadap Town, reports The News. The Police said that the alleged militant was ‘wanted’ for many terrorist attacks. Police also claimed to have recovered explosives and firearms from his possession.
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August - 16 
The Multan Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police on August 16 arrested a gang of abductors accused of abducting people by offering them drugged food, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the gang had abducted 20 people over the last few months.
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The Multan Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police on August 16 arrested a gang of abductors accused of abducting people by offering them drugged food, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the gang had abducted 20 people over the last few months. Initial investigations revealed that the gang had been active in two Districts and the leader of the gang had been identified as Muhammad Asif.
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August - 16 
Three Pakistan Army soldiers were reportedly killed and four others were injured while they were forced to desert eight forward posts in view of strong retaliation by the Indian troops in the Nikyal area of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) opposite Ha
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Three Pakistan Army soldiers were reportedly killed and four others were injured while they were forced to desert eight forward posts in view of strong retaliation by the Indian troops in the Nikyal area of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) opposite Hamirpur area of Poonch District on August 16, reports Daily Excelsior.
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August - 16 
Unidentified armed riders killed a former unit in charge of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), identified as Sadiq Rafiq, in Ali market of Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times. Police suspects that Lyari gangster group has involved in the
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Unidentified armed riders killed a former unit in charge of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), identified as Sadiq Rafiq, in Ali market of Karachi District on August 16, reports Daily Times. Police suspects that Lyari gangster group has involved in the incident.
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August - 16 
Unidentified militants ambushed the vehicle of (PPP Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sania Naz Baloch near Dubai Chowk in the Lyari Town on August 16, reports The News. However, Sania escaped unhurt.
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Unidentified militants ambushed the vehicle of (PPP Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sania Naz Baloch near Dubai Chowk in the Lyari Town on August 16, reports The News. However, Sania escaped unhurt.
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August - 16 
Unidentified militants attacked Rawalpindi-bound passenger train, Jaffar Express, with rockets in the Dozan area near Mach in Bolan District on August 16, killing at least two persons and injuring 32 others, reports The Express Tribune Deputy Commiss
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Unidentified militants attacked Rawalpindi-bound passenger train, Jaffar Express, with rockets in the Dozan area near Mach in Bolan District on August 16, killing at least two persons and injuring 32 others, reports The Express Tribune Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Waheed Shah said, “First the militants blew up the railway track with an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) and then fired two rockets at Jaffar Express. One rocket hit a bogey and the other hit the engine. Soon after, the attackers opened indiscriminate fire on the train.” Soon after the attack, Security Forces (SFs) killed at least eight armed militants during a search operation in mountains of Mach and Kolpur areas, reports Dawn. DC Waheed Shah said the militants resisted the operation and both sides exchanged heavy firing during the action that continued for more than five hours. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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August - 17 
Balochistan FC officials recovered five grenades, a pistol and 26 bullets from two unidentified persons in Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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Balochistan FC officials recovered five grenades, a pistol and 26 bullets from two unidentified persons in Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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August - 17 
Former Jama’at Ulema Islam (JUI) Senator, Ismail Buledi, escaped an assassination attempt in Turbat District on August 17, reports The Express Tribune. According to reports, the former Senator was going home from the local market when unidentified ar
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Former Jama’at Ulema Islam (JUI) Senator, Ismail Buledi, escaped an assassination attempt in Turbat District on August 17, reports The Express Tribune. According to reports, the former Senator was going home from the local market when unidentified armed assailants fired upon his car. While he escaped unhurt in the incident, his nephew who was accompanying him was injured in the attack.
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August - 18 
A bullet-riddled dead body of a man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found in the Chakiwara area of Lyari Town on August 18, reports Dawn. Chakiwara Station House Officer (SHO) Naseerudin Shah said that the victim resembles like a member of the Kutchhi c
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A bullet-riddled dead body of a man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found in the Chakiwara area of Lyari Town on August 18, reports Dawn. Chakiwara Station House Officer (SHO) Naseerudin Shah said that the victim resembles like a member of the Kutchhi community.
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August - 18 
A rickshaw driver, identified as Imran (25), was shot dead near the Nishan-e-Haider Chowk at Rizvia Society in the Liaquatabad Town on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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A rickshaw driver, identified as Imran (25), was shot dead near the Nishan-e-Haider Chowk at Rizvia Society in the Liaquatabad Town on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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August - 18 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Mohammed Amjad (32), was shot dead near Haroon Shopping Centre in the Bufferzone area of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 18, reports
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Mohammed Amjad (32), was shot dead near Haroon Shopping Centre in the Bufferzone area of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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August - 18 
An unidentified boy was shot dead in the Sultanabad area of Liaquatabad Town on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified boy was shot dead in the Sultanabad area of Liaquatabad Town on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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August - 18 
Armed assailants shot dead an alleged criminal, Jameel Baloch (25), belonging to Arshad Pappu Lyari gang near Manzil Petrol Pump in the Shafi Mohammed Baloch Goth area of Shah Latif Town area in Bin Qasim Town on August 18, reports Daily Times. Polic
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Armed assailants shot dead an alleged criminal, Jameel Baloch (25), belonging to Arshad Pappu Lyari gang near Manzil Petrol Pump in the Shafi Mohammed Baloch Goth area of Shah Latif Town area in Bin Qasim Town on August 18, reports Daily Times. Police suspected that he was murdered by his rival group.
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August - 18 
At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured when two militants opened fire on a checkpoint of the Frontier Corps (FC) at Sariab Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 18, reports The Express Tribune. FC force
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At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured when two militants opened fire on a checkpoint of the Frontier Corps (FC) at Sariab Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 18, reports The Express Tribune. FC forces retaliated, killing one of the militants. No outfit has claimed responsibility for the shooting so far.
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August - 18 
Islamabad may release another batch of Afghan Taliban prisoners to revive peace process in Afghanistan, an unnamed Afghan official said on August 18, reports The Express Tribune. The official confirmed that the release of more Taliban prisoners would
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Islamabad may release another batch of Afghan Taliban prisoners to revive peace process in Afghanistan, an unnamed Afghan official said on August 18, reports The Express Tribune. The official confirmed that the release of more Taliban prisoners would be on the agenda of talks during the upcoming visit of President Hmid Karzai and the members of the Afghan High Peace Council to Pakistan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said Pakistan would extend “all assistance that we deem is helpful to advance the reconciliation process”. “We look forward to the visit of the Afghan President and are ready to discuss all issues of mutual interests during the visit,” Chaudhry said. The first set of prisoners was released by Pakistan in November 2012 as part of its efforts to start the Afghan reconciliation process. As many as 26 Taliban prisoners, including some senior figures, have been released since then. However, Pakistan unofficially suspended further releases in the wake of strained ties with Afghanistan.
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August - 18 
Pakistan on August 18 ordered a temporary stay of executions following objections from the President Asif Ali Zardari and rights groups, days before they were due to resume executions after a five-year moratorium, reports Dawn. “In due deference to t
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Pakistan on August 18 ordered a temporary stay of executions following objections from the President Asif Ali Zardari and rights groups, days before they were due to resume executions after a five-year moratorium, reports Dawn. “In due deference to the wish of the President, it has been desired that all executions of death sentences may be held in abeyance till the discussion takes place,” a statement said. Pakistan had intended to hang two convicted killers from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) this week in Sukkur District of Sindh. On June 6, 2013, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had scrapped the moratorium on the death penalty in a bid to crack down on criminals and militants in the country.
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August - 18 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead one Deen Muhammad (35) near Nullah Stop in the Machhar Colony of Kiamari Town on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead one Deen Muhammad (35) near Nullah Stop in the Machhar Colony of Kiamari Town on August 18, reports Daily Times.
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August - 18 
Unidentified assailants on August 18 killed a tribal elder, identified as Ajab Khan, at Damadola in the Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified assailants on August 18 killed a tribal elder, identified as Ajab Khan, at Damadola in the Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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August - 19 
A man, identified as Victor Masih (21), was killed on Siddiq Wahab Road within the vicinity of Nippier Police Station in New Karachi Town on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Victor Masih (21), was killed on Siddiq Wahab Road within the vicinity of Nippier Police Station in New Karachi Town on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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August - 19 
A Sunni Tehreek (ST) cadre, identified as Mohammad Faisal alias Shani (30), was shot dead in the Ramswami area within the limits of Eidgah Police Station of Saddar Town on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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A Sunni Tehreek (ST) cadre, identified as Mohammad Faisal alias Shani (30), was shot dead in the Ramswami area within the limits of Eidgah Police Station of Saddar Town on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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August - 19 
A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Rizwan (32), was shot dead, while two others were wounded in Hassan Lashkari Village within the limits of Garden Police Station of Saddar Town on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Rizwan (32), was shot dead, while two others were wounded in Hassan Lashkari Village within the limits of Garden Police Station of Saddar Town on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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August - 19 
An Additional District and Sessions Judge in Lahore District on August 19 framed charges against four Black Arrow Printing Press employees, identified as Moeed Ayaz, Asmatullah, Razaullah and Ghulamullah, under the blasphemy laws for allegedly publis
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An Additional District and Sessions Judge in Lahore District on August 19 framed charges against four Black Arrow Printing Press employees, identified as Moeed Ayaz, Asmatullah, Razaullah and Ghulamullah, under the blasphemy laws for allegedly publishing blasphemous literature and summoned witnesses for September 14, 2013, reports The Express Tribune. They were arrested on January 7, 2013, as they loaded a small truck with books and CDs. They are to stand trial under Sections 295-B (desecration of the Holy Quran) and 298-C (which prohibits Ahmadis from calling themselves Muslims) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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August - 19 
An independent National Assembly (NA) member Jamshed Dasti was injured in an armed attack at Sanawan locality in the Muzaffargarh District on August 19, reports The Express Tribune. Dasti was attacked by two unidentified assailants with sharp object
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An independent National Assembly (NA) member Jamshed Dasti was injured in an armed attack at Sanawan locality in the Muzaffargarh District on August 19, reports The Express Tribune. Dasti was attacked by two unidentified assailants with sharp object before he could address a rally. Rest of the attackers pelted stone on him. At least six of the attackers were ‘detained’ by people who had gathered to listen to Dasti, but four of their accomplices managed to escape.
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August - 19 
Anti-Terrorism Court II (ATC) on August 19 issued notices to the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch of the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan Army, for information about two military officials, Colonel Abdul Malik and Major Ashraf, who served in
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Anti-Terrorism Court II (ATC) on August 19 issued notices to the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch of the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan Army, for information about two military officials, Colonel Abdul Malik and Major Ashraf, who served in Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and had recovered a Government officer, Jameel Ahmed Baloch, abducted allegedly by Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) in 2001, reports The Express Tribune. The court summoned them to record their statements on September 9, 2013, in the kidnapping-for-ransom case against MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed.
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August - 19 
Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) on August 19 granted Kanwal, wife of Sikandar who had held Islamabad hostage for hours on August 15, 2013, a seven-day physical remand, reports Daily Times. Earlier, the duty magistrate had issued a one-day transit remand f
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Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) on August 19 granted Kanwal, wife of Sikandar who had held Islamabad hostage for hours on August 15, 2013, a seven-day physical remand, reports Daily Times. Earlier, the duty magistrate had issued a one-day transit remand for Kanwal. According to The News, Sikandar was remorseful over his action and said he was unable to understand his misdeed.
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August - 19 
At least two Policemen, Sabz Ali Khan and Jawad Khan, were killed and another, identified as Saddam Hussain, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire targeting a Police checkpost on Jahangir Road in Swabi District on August 19, reports Da
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At least two Policemen, Sabz Ali Khan and Jawad Khan, were killed and another, identified as Saddam Hussain, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire targeting a Police checkpost on Jahangir Road in Swabi District on August 19, reports Daily Times. The police cordoned off the area and started a search operation to arrest the militants.
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August - 19 
Pakistan Rangers Sindh apprehended around 20 suspects during separate targeted raids and operations in various parts of the metropolis, including Model Colony, Landhi No 5, Shah Faisal Colony, Pakhtunbabad, New Karachi, Nazimabad No 2, Pak Colony, Is
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Pakistan Rangers Sindh apprehended around 20 suspects during separate targeted raids and operations in various parts of the metropolis, including Model Colony, Landhi No 5, Shah Faisal Colony, Pakhtunbabad, New Karachi, Nazimabad No 2, Pak Colony, Islamia Colony and Lyari. The officials also recovered weapons from the custody of the suspects. The detainees were shifted to an undisclosed location for further questioning. During the targeted operation the entire locality was cordoned.
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August - 19 
Police recovered a dead body, identified as that of one Abdul Rehman, from Gulistan Road area in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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Police recovered a dead body, identified as that of one Abdul Rehman, from Gulistan Road area in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on August 19, reports Daily Times.
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August - 19 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on August 19 said that Kashmir is a “national issue and the jugular vein of Pakistan”, reports The Times of India. He said its resolution is as dear to him as other Pakistanis. Referring to his desire to forge good relati
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on August 19 said that Kashmir is a “national issue and the jugular vein of Pakistan”, reports The Times of India. He said its resolution is as dear to him as other Pakistanis. Referring to his desire to forge good relations with India, Sharif said both countries should realise that "instead of wasting their energies and resources on wars, they should wage war against poverty, ignorance and disease". He also called for dialogue with extremists to end bloodshed, reports The News. "This policy of reconciliation is not confined just to political parties. I take a step forward and invite for dialogue all those elements who have unfortunately adopted the path of extremism." "I want an end to terrorism whether it is through dialogue and reconciliation, or through full use of force," he added.
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August - 19 
The Quetta ATC on August 19 expressed its displeasure over non-production of Pervez Musharraf before the court in August 26, 2006, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s murder case and ordered him to be produced before the court in the next hearing scheduled for
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The Quetta ATC on August 19 expressed its displeasure over non-production of Pervez Musharraf before the court in August 26, 2006, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s murder case and ordered him to be produced before the court in the next hearing scheduled for September 10, 2013, reports Daily Times. The court once again issued arrest warrants of other accused in Nawab Bugti’s murder case, including former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, and former Dera Bugti District Coordination Officer (DCO) Abdul Samad Lashi. Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s murder case was filed by his son Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti.
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August - 19 
The Sindh Assembly finally passed the Sindh Local Government Bill 2013 with a majority of votes on August 19, despite opposition from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), reports The Express Tribune. The Bill suggests that Karachi may be given the sta
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The Sindh Assembly finally passed the Sindh Local Government Bill 2013 with a majority of votes on August 19, despite opposition from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), reports The Express Tribune. The Bill suggests that Karachi may be given the status of Metropolitan Corporation. It would be divided in five District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) while one district council would be formed which would comprise of the sub-urban areas of the city. The draft states that DMCs will also be set up in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas and Larkana Districts. Moreover, town and municipal committees are to be formed in rest of the Districts to manage local government affairs. Meanwhile, MQM chief Altaf Hussain while rejecting the Bill during a telephonic speech on August 19 said that the Pakistan People’s Party wanted rural-Urban and Sindh-non-Sindhi division in the province with the approval of the bill, which he said was tantamount to imposing British Raj, reports The News. He said that the PPP was hatching a conspiracy through this legislation but Sindhis and Baloch would foil its attempts to divide the province.
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August - 19 
Two people, identified as Naseem Arif Siddiqui (45), and his uncle Pervez Ali (63), were shot dead near Masjid-e-Al Huda within the jurisdiction of Taimuria Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August
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Two people, identified as Naseem Arif Siddiqui (45), and his uncle Pervez Ali (63), were shot dead near Masjid-e-Al Huda within the jurisdiction of Taimuria Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 19, reports Daily Times. According to Police details, Arif had arrived from England to participate in the burial process of his father, and was also the member of the Tablighi Jama’at.
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August - 20 
A man, identified as Azmat, was killed when armed assailants opened fire on him in the Korangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 20, reports The News.
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A man, identified as Azmat, was killed when armed assailants opened fire on him in the Korangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 20, reports The News.
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August - 20 
According to a survey carried out by the Provincial Government, as many as 267 terrorists are imprisoned in the Punjab out of which 17 are locked up at Bahawalpur Central Jail, reports The Express Tribune. It says that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi Distr
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According to a survey carried out by the Provincial Government, as many as 267 terrorists are imprisoned in the Punjab out of which 17 are locked up at Bahawalpur Central Jail, reports The Express Tribune. It says that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District, Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore District, Multan Central Jail in Multan District and Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan Jail in DG Khan District have been declared ‘sensitive’ and Rangers personnel have been deployed there. The Faisalabad Central Jail, Bahawalpur Central Jail, Dera Ghazi Khan Central Jail and Mianwali Central Jail are, however, still without similar security arrangements. The report says that there is a shortage of security staff at these jails. It says that the inmates in these jails freely use mobile phones.
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August - 20 
An unidentified man was shot dead in the Gulshan-e-Bahar area of Orangi Town on August 20, reports The News.
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An unidentified man was shot dead in the Gulshan-e-Bahar area of Orangi Town on August 20, reports The News.
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August - 20 
Defence Minister A K Antony in reply to a written query in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) said on August 20 that as many as 54 defence personnel, including a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, missing since the 1965 and 1971 wars are bel
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Defence Minister A K Antony in reply to a written query in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) said on August 20 that as many as 54 defence personnel, including a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, missing since the 1965 and 1971 wars are believed to be in the custody of Pakistan, reports Daily Excelsior. He said, “Fifty four missing defence personnel of 1965 and 1971 wars (including one from BSF) are believed to be in the custody in Pakistan.” He said the Government has repeatedly been taking up the matter with the Pakistan Government but “it does not acknowledge presence of any such personnel in its custody”. Antony said a delegation of 14 relatives of missing defence personnel also visited 10 jails in Pakistan during June 1-June 14 in 2007. The delegation, however, could not conclusively confirm the physical presence of any missing defence personnel, he said.
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August - 20 
Intelligence Agency on August 20 uncovered a plot to abduct Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif from his residence in the Jati Umra town of Raiwind in Lahore District, reports The Express Tribune. The conspiracy was unearthed after a militant of the
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Intelligence Agency on August 20 uncovered a plot to abduct Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif from his residence in the Jati Umra town of Raiwind in Lahore District, reports The Express Tribune. The conspiracy was unearthed after a militant of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Punjab Chapter, identified as Muhammad Usman, arrested on suspicion, revealed they had completed their reconnaissance and had chalked out a plan to abduct the Chief Minister. During the course of investigation Usman revealed that Ubaid alias Qari Muhammad Imran Group and Aslam Yasin alias Osama Group, ‘commanders’ of Punjabi Taliban, had planned to abduct Shahbaz Sharif to release their accomplices detained in high-profile cases of terrorism in different jails of the country, particularly in Punjab. ‘Commander’ Ubaid and Aslam Yasin were based at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, and had also links with the al Qaeda; sources quoted Usman as telling investigators.
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August - 20 
Police recovered two dead bodies of missing persons from Surjani Town area in the Gadap Town on August 20, reports The News. A hand written slip was also found with the bodies with their names, Ramzan Baloch (45) and Ghafoor Baloch written on it. Sou
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Police recovered two dead bodies of missing persons from Surjani Town area in the Gadap Town on August 20, reports The News. A hand written slip was also found with the bodies with their names, Ramzan Baloch (45) and Ghafoor Baloch written on it. Sources told that their names were included in the missing persons’ list and belonged to Turbat District of Balochistan Province.
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August - 20 
Rawalpindi Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Chaudhry Habibur Rahman while hearing the December 2007 murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on August 20 indicted the former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, reported Th
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Rawalpindi Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Chaudhry Habibur Rahman while hearing the December 2007 murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on August 20 indicted the former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, reported The News. "He was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy for murder and facilitation for murder," public prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar, adds The Times of India. However, Pervez Musharraf denied the charges and the case has been adjourned until August 27, 2013.
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August - 20 
Security Agencies raided an alleged technical hub of al Qaeda in Lahore District and arrested 13 suspected terrorists, including seven women, reports The Express Tribune. The alleged tech hub was being used to trace phone numbers of influential and a
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Security Agencies raided an alleged technical hub of al Qaeda in Lahore District and arrested 13 suspected terrorists, including seven women, reports The Express Tribune. The alleged tech hub was being used to trace phone numbers of influential and affluent people across the country in order to make phone calls for extortion and kidnapping-for-ransom, an unnamed official said.
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August - 20 
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Amir Farooqi said that unidentified militants opened fire on a vehicle and injured a man who later succumbed to his injuries in the North Nazimabad Town on August 20, reports The News.
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Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Amir Farooqi said that unidentified militants opened fire on a vehicle and injured a man who later succumbed to his injuries in the North Nazimabad Town on August 20, reports The News.
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August - 20 
Sindh Government on August 20 ordered to increase security of 29 high profile personalities, including Police officers and a high court judge, reports The News. According to sources, Justice Maqbool Baqar, who recently survived bomb attack, was on th
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Sindh Government on August 20 ordered to increase security of 29 high profile personalities, including Police officers and a high court judge, reports The News. According to sources, Justice Maqbool Baqar, who recently survived bomb attack, was on the top of terrorists’ hit list. Other personalities include, Crime Investigation Department (CID) officers Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Aslam, Fayaz Ahmed Khan, Mazhar Mashwani, Rao Muhammad Anwar, Altaf Sarwar, Sarwar Commando and Riaz Hussain. The officers belonging to Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), including Raja Umar Khattab and Muhammad Farooq Awan were also on the terrorists’ hit list. Other cops whose names appeared on the list, acquired by Intelligence Agencies, include SSP Sukkur, Irfan Baloch and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Masood Bangash. Also, the Sindh Government imposed a ban on carrying weapons and cancelled all the permits in this regard as part of security arrangements for the by-polls scheduled in the province on August 22, 2013. The ban has been imposed for three days and would be applicable from August 21 to 23, 2013. Carrying arms in Sanghar, Shikarpur, Thatta, Mirpurkhas and Karachi Districts would not be allowed during these days.
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August - 20 
The Frontier Corps (FC) on August 20 arrested 10 suspects and seized a huge quantity of explosives, including remote control bombs and other material used in making explosives from godown in Satellite Town area of Quetta (Quetta District), reports Th
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The Frontier Corps (FC) on August 20 arrested 10 suspects and seized a huge quantity of explosives, including remote control bombs and other material used in making explosives from godown in Satellite Town area of Quetta (Quetta District), reports The Express Tribune. Colonel Maqbool of the Commandant Ghaza band Scout, a wing of the FC, said they recovered over 100,000 kilograms of explosive material that included 2,800 kilograms of sulphur; 15,000 kilograms aluminum powder and 80 drums of acid.
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August - 20 
The Pakistani Intelligence Agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), had informed the Federal Ministry of Interior about al Qaeda’s plan to kill former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto seven days before the attack, reports The Express Tribune on August
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The Pakistani Intelligence Agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), had informed the Federal Ministry of Interior about al Qaeda’s plan to kill former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto seven days before the attack, reports The Express Tribune on August 21. A copy of the letter has been procured. The letter also demanded tight security for Benazir Bhutto. The Interior ministry forwarded the letter to Police and concerned security departments. Despite the forewarning, Bhutto was assassinated on December 27, 2007 after a rally in Rawalpindi District of Punjab.
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August - 20 
The United States (US) Treasury on August 20 set economic sanctions on a madrassa (seminary) in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for acting as training and recruiting base for al Qaeda, Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)), reports The
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The United States (US) Treasury on August 20 set economic sanctions on a madrassa (seminary) in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for acting as training and recruiting base for al Qaeda, Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)), reports The Express Tribune. The Treasury said that the Taleem-ul Quran Ganj Madrassa in Peshawar was being used as training and recruiting base by these militant groups. The head of the madrassa, Fazeel-a-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen Al-Peshawari, known as Shaykh Aminullah, has been a US and United Nations-designated terrorist since 2009, for his support for al Qaeda and the Taliban. But it was the first time a madrassa has been the target of sanctions, which forbid any Americans from having any business interaction with it, and freeze any of its assets that come under US jurisdiction. “Today’s action is the first designation of a madrassa that is being abused by terrorist organisations,” the Treasury said in a statement. Meanwhile, reacting to the ban imposed by the US, the administration of the madrassa said they feel the sanctions are “unjustified and uncalled for”, reports Dawn. An administrative council member of the madrassa, who wished not to be named, said that Aminullah was just a teacher at the madrassa and had left it almost eight months ago. There was no information about him after he was put on the wanted list in November 2012, he added.
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August - 20 
Three dead bodies bearing bullet wounds were recovered from Malir Town on August 20, reports The News.
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Three dead bodies bearing bullet wounds were recovered from Malir Town on August 20, reports The News.
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August - 20 
Unidentified armed assailants opened fire and shot dead a cadre of the Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Faisal Qadri, in the Martin Quarters area of Jamshed Town on August 20, reported The News.
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Unidentified armed assailants opened fire and shot dead a cadre of the Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Faisal Qadri, in the Martin Quarters area of Jamshed Town on August 20, reported The News.
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August - 20 
Welcoming the August 20 US designation of a Pakistani madrassa (Islamic Seminary), Ganj Madrassa, officially known as Jamia Taleem-ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa of Peshawar (provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-KP), as a terrorist organization sup
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Welcoming the August 20 US designation of a Pakistani madrassa (Islamic Seminary), Ganj Madrassa, officially known as Jamia Taleem-ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa of Peshawar (provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-KP), as a terrorist organization supporting the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), al-Qaida and Taliban, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson said that India has long maintained that terror networks in Pakistan needed to be dismantled, reports The Times of India. "It merely underscores our long-held position that there exists a terrorist network and support framework in that region that needs to be targeted and dismantled," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson said.
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August - 21 
A man was shot dead within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station in the Baldia Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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A man was shot dead within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station in the Baldia Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 21 
A man, identified as Omer Ali (21), was shot dead near Ghausia Masjid in the Bilal Colony within the limits of Korangi Industrial Area in Korangi Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Omer Ali (21), was shot dead near Ghausia Masjid in the Bilal Colony within the limits of Korangi Industrial Area in Korangi Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 21 
A man, identified as Yousuf (40), and a teenager, Ata-ur-Rehman, were killed, while a child, identified as Sajid (9), was wounded near Malik Agha Hotel at Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gadap Town on August 21, repor
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A man, identified as Yousuf (40), and a teenager, Ata-ur-Rehman, were killed, while a child, identified as Sajid (9), was wounded near Malik Agha Hotel at Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gadap Town on August 21, reports Daily Times. Initial investigation suggests that the militants belonging to the Wali-ur-Rehman group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan opened (TTP) indiscriminate firing to create panic and fear in the area.
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August - 21 
A poultry shop owner, identified as Rana Arshad (40), was shot dead in the Korangi Industrial Area of Korangi Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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A poultry shop owner, identified as Rana Arshad (40), was shot dead in the Korangi Industrial Area of Korangi Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 21 
An officer in Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), identified as Zahoor Ahmed Kiyani (46), belonging to the Ahmadiyya community, along with his neighbour, Noorul Wahid, were shot dead in Mujahid Colony within the jurisdiction of Orangi Town Police Station in
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An officer in Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), identified as Zahoor Ahmed Kiyani (46), belonging to the Ahmadiyya community, along with his neighbour, Noorul Wahid, were shot dead in Mujahid Colony within the jurisdiction of Orangi Town Police Station in Liaquatabad Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 21, reports Daily Times. Ahmadiyya community spokesperson Saleemuddin said that Kiyani had no enmity with anyone, and that he was killed on sectarian basis.
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August - 21 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found from Ganna Market near Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gadap Town August 21, reports Daily Times. Similarly, another unidentified dead body of a man was found near Sup
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found from Ganna Market near Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gadap Town August 21, reports Daily Times. Similarly, another unidentified dead body of a man was found near Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gadap Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 21 
An unidentified man was shot dead in Furniture Market within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Orangi Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified man was shot dead in Furniture Market within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Orangi Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 21 
At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured when a remote-controlled explosive device planted on a motorcycle parked near the ticket booth of the Railway Station exploded in the Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on August 21, repo
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At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured when a remote-controlled explosive device planted on a motorcycle parked near the ticket booth of the Railway Station exploded in the Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 21 
Former Nazim (an official) of Jehangira Town in Swabi District and a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Nowshera District, Mumlikat Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nowshera District on August 21, reports The Express Tr
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Former Nazim (an official) of Jehangira Town in Swabi District and a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Nowshera District, Mumlikat Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nowshera District on August 21, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 21 
Over 30 female vaccinators who were to inoculate children with booster drops against polio were targeted in an armed attack by six assailants in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area of Gadap Town on August 21, reports Dawn. The vaccinators took shelter in a nea
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Over 30 female vaccinators who were to inoculate children with booster drops against polio were targeted in an armed attack by six assailants in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area of Gadap Town on August 21, reports Dawn. The vaccinators took shelter in a nearby school as Policemen guarding them returned fire and managed to arrest one of the attackers. The anti-polio drive, which was started across Sindh last weekend, has witnessed instances of disruption in Gadap Town. The arrestee was identified as TTP militant, Ameer Wais (20), adds Daily Times.
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August - 21 
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist, Muzaffar Bangash (21), was killed on August 21 in the Pehlwan Goth area of Gulshan Town, reports The Express Tribune. PTI workers claimed that Bangash was part of the party and that he had been registered as t
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist, Muzaffar Bangash (21), was killed on August 21 in the Pehlwan Goth area of Gulshan Town, reports The Express Tribune. PTI workers claimed that Bangash was part of the party and that he had been registered as the party’s polling agent for NA-254.
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August - 21 
Police officers of the four provinces and Gilgit Baltistan told the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on August 21 that the crime was becoming organised as various criminal groups had associated themselves with terrorist organisations like the Te
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Police officers of the four provinces and Gilgit Baltistan told the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on August 21 that the crime was becoming organised as various criminal groups had associated themselves with terrorist organisations like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). “We are heading for a situation like Mexico where drug lords and street criminals are operating like a corporate firm,” said a senior official of the National Police Bureau. “The more serious problem in Pakistan is that terrorists and anti-state elements are getting aligned with all kinds of criminals.” Senator Shahi Syed of the Awami National Party alleged that terrorist organisations like the TTP and BLA operated with the help of local criminals in Lyari and other parts of Karachi. “It may look odd but we have seen it. If you catch a small fish involved in crime his backing comes from the TTP whose field operators in Karachi are criminals belonging to Waziristan or Afghanistan,” he said. Shahi Syed even accused personnel of Intelligence Agencies, Rangers and Police of conniving with criminals. He cited an example that persons belonging to a terror outfit came to the forefront after complaints were lodged to the officers of an Intelligence Agency against some criminals. The Committee’s Chairman Senator Talha Mehmood suggested that Police should use strong-handed techniques to curb the crime rather than waiting for the outcome of court cases against criminals. “The number of known gangs involved in murders, kidnappings-for-ransom, car lifting and other criminal activities has been increasing. The general impression is that police cannot even touch these criminals,” he regretted.
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August - 21 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned women of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa not to take part in by-election, otherwise they will be abducted and killed, reports Dawn. The polling will be held for one seat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly,
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned women of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa not to take part in by-election, otherwise they will be abducted and killed, reports Dawn. The polling will be held for one seat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, PF-42 Hangu-1. The threat by the TTP was conveyed through leaflets found by people in Hangu bazaar. Police confirmed the threat. Also, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Kohat region, Ishtiaq Marwat, said that army has been deployed in the area because a militant attack cannot be ruled out during polling in Hangu.
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August - 21 
Three persons, including two Security Forces (SFs) and one passer-by were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Khad Kocha area of Mastung District on August 21, reported The News.
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Three persons, including two Security Forces (SFs) and one passer-by were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Khad Kocha area of Mastung District on August 21, reported The News.
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August - 21 
Two dead bodies, identified as that of Haji Abdul Razzak (50) and Pathan Khan (35), were found from Band Murad Goth within the limits of Surjani Town Police Station in Gadap Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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Two dead bodies, identified as that of Haji Abdul Razzak (50) and Pathan Khan (35), were found from Band Murad Goth within the limits of Surjani Town Police Station in Gadap Town on August 21, reports Daily Times.
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August - 22 
A dead body of a missing journalist, identified as that of Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch, was found dumped on the outskirts of Karachi on August 22, reports Daily Times. “His face was not recognisable but his arms and feet made us recognise his body,” sai
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A dead body of a missing journalist, identified as that of Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch, was found dumped on the outskirts of Karachi on August 22, reports Daily Times. “His face was not recognisable but his arms and feet made us recognise his body,” said victim’s sister Saeeda Sarbazi. Razzaq, an ethnic Baloch, was a sub editor at the daily Tawar (Voice), a Balochi-language daily, who went missing in March 2013 from Lyari Town.
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August - 22 
A leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Quetta and former Quetta nazim (convenor) Mir Maqbool Lehri was detained in explosives recovery case in Quetta on August 22, reports Daily Times. When contacted, a spokesman for Frontier Corps (FC) Balochista
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A leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Quetta and former Quetta nazim (convenor) Mir Maqbool Lehri was detained in explosives recovery case in Quetta on August 22, reports Daily Times. When contacted, a spokesman for Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan said that FC along with other LEA including Police following an intelligence tip-off, had conducted raid at a private go-down in a commercial plaza in the city and recovered huge cache of explosives and ammunition that was kept there to carryout sabotage act anywhere in the metropolis. Station House Officer (SHO), Industrial Police Station, Shaukat Jadoon confirmed that Lehri was detained in the Police Station and he was being interrogated in explosive recovery case.
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August - 22 
A pro-al Qaeda ‘commander’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Ghulam Jan, his uncle, Juma Khan, and three of his close aides Mir Gul, Asmatullah and Kharote were killed in roadside bomb explosion targeting his vehicle in Birmal tehsil
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A pro-al Qaeda ‘commander’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Ghulam Jan, his uncle, Juma Khan, and three of his close aides Mir Gul, Asmatullah and Kharote were killed in roadside bomb explosion targeting his vehicle in Birmal tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 22, reports Dawn. Jan was believed to be harbouring foreign Uzebk, Tajik and Central Asian militants and was earlier in 2007 ousted from the area by the pro-government Mullah Nazir group. “He was anti-Government and well known for his support to foreigners,” an official said on condition of anonymity. Assistant Political Agent Shahid Ali Khan confirmed the killing of five persons in the blast.
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August - 22 
A Shia doctor, identified as Doctor Ghazanfar Ali Zaidi (58), was killed in a sectarian attack near Dak-khana (Post Office) in Shahrah-i-Altaf Brelvi area of Liaquatabad Town on August 22, reports Dawn. “Dr Zaidi’s murder was a clear case of sectaria
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A Shia doctor, identified as Doctor Ghazanfar Ali Zaidi (58), was killed in a sectarian attack near Dak-khana (Post Office) in Shahrah-i-Altaf Brelvi area of Liaquatabad Town on August 22, reports Dawn. “Dr Zaidi’s murder was a clear case of sectarianism,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Amir Farooqui.
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August - 22 
At least 12 militants were arrested and heavy ammunitions, including seven hand grenades, a landmine and six Kalashnikovs, were seized in an operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Kandu Kalay area of Hangu District on August 22, reported T
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At least 12 militants were arrested and heavy ammunitions, including seven hand grenades, a landmine and six Kalashnikovs, were seized in an operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Kandu Kalay area of Hangu District on August 22, reported The Express Tribune.
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August - 22 
Dawn on August 23 reported that women voters were absent from the polling stations in some parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on August 22, because they were barred from polling either as a result of a ban imposed or an understanding between the co
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Dawn on August 23 reported that women voters were absent from the polling stations in some parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on August 22, because they were barred from polling either as a result of a ban imposed or an understanding between the contesting candidates that women voters should not be allowed to come out for voting on the pretext of social or cultural norms. The reports of women being barred from the polling process were received from various polling stations in Nowshera and Lakki-Marwat Districts of the Province. During a visit to various polling stations in Nowshera's NA-5, not even a single woman voter had turned out to cast her vote till the filing of this report and some locals suspected that there might have been an agreement between the contestants to bar female voters from casting their votes. Sources in Lakki-Marwat District also said that a local jirga (council) had entered into an agreement which barred women from polling in various polling stations in NA-27 constituency but so far no written agreement came into light. Meanwhile, similar reports were also received from Mianwali and Mandi Bahauddin Districts of Punjab Province.
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August - 22 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police on August 22 arrested 275 suspects during search operations across the Province and recovered heavy ammunition, explosives and drugs, reports Daily Times. A Police spokesman said that Police teams seized 26 AK-47 rifles
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police on August 22 arrested 275 suspects during search operations across the Province and recovered heavy ammunition, explosives and drugs, reports Daily Times. A Police spokesman said that Police teams seized 26 AK-47 rifles, 13 Kalashnikov rifles, 61 other rifles, 444 pistols, 4,872 bullets, 200 grams of explosive material, 23 kilogramme of hashish and 40 bottles of liquor.
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August - 22 
Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) on August 22 arrested 48 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from Gahi Khan Chowk near Sariab in Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan), reported Daily Times. They had entered the country without valid travelling d
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Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) on August 22 arrested 48 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from Gahi Khan Chowk near Sariab in Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan), reported Daily Times. They had entered the country without valid travelling documents, the Police added. Later, they were handed over to the Police for further interrogation.
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August - 22 
Law enforcement personnel foiled a terror bid by defusing two bombs placed near Bakht Barma and Mulla Shehsawar polling stations of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District on August 22, as polling for NA-262 was being held in this District, reports Da
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Law enforcement personnel foiled a terror bid by defusing two bombs placed near Bakht Barma and Mulla Shehsawar polling stations of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District on August 22, as polling for NA-262 was being held in this District, reports Daily Times.
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August - 22 
Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 22 welcomed a call for dialogue by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif with extremists, reports The News. PM Nawaz Sharif made the offer to extremists on August 19, 2013. "We welcome the offer
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Punjab Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 22 welcomed a call for dialogue by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif with extremists, reports The News. PM Nawaz Sharif made the offer to extremists on August 19, 2013. "We welcome the offer of talks by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif," TTP Punjab ‘chief’ Ismatullah Muawiya said in a statement distributed in Wana town of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). "The Prime Minister has shown maturity with his talks offer and he has also strengthened the desire for peace by staying executions," Muawiya said.
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August - 22 
Two people, including an army trooper, were killed, while at least 15 others, including 10 soldiers, were injured in a bomb attack targeting an army truck near Rangers Headquarters in the Korangi area of Korangi Town in Karachi District, the provinci
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Two people, including an army trooper, were killed, while at least 15 others, including 10 soldiers, were injured in a bomb attack targeting an army truck near Rangers Headquarters in the Korangi area of Korangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 22, reported Daily Times. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan reportedly claimed responsibility of the blast. Senior Police Official Irfan Bhutto said another bomb was found near the blast site attached to a pylon and a bomb disposal unit defused it.
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August - 23 
A clash between Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) and members of Shia community killed 11 people in Kotla Jam area of Bhakkar District on August 23, reports Daily Times. According to initial reports, a clash between two rival groups resulted in a prolo
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A clash between Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) and members of Shia community killed 11 people in Kotla Jam area of Bhakkar District on August 23, reports Daily Times. According to initial reports, a clash between two rival groups resulted in a prolonged exchange of fire, which left at least six people dead and another six injured. However, the death toll increased, as five people, who had been injured in the clashes succumbed to their injuries. As per Police official Abdullah Khan, people were killed on both sides. The conflict started when one of the ASWJ cadres was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was closing his shop during a rally in the area.
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August - 23 
A fugitive militant with PKR 500,000 as bounty on his head, identified as Atique, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in Sabzazar Colony of Lahore District on August 23, reports The News. According to Police, Atique was wanted for multi
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A fugitive militant with PKR 500,000 as bounty on his head, identified as Atique, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in Sabzazar Colony of Lahore District on August 23, reports The News. According to Police, Atique was wanted for multiple counts of manslaughter, assault, aggravated assault, kidnapping, armed robberies, rape, weapons offenses, and possession of illegal arms. Atique had escaped from Cantt Police custody with the help of his accomplices on an unspecified date.
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August - 23 
After receiving the inquiry report from a Chakwal Sessions Judge, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on August 23 directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) through the Defence Ministry
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After receiving the inquiry report from a Chakwal Sessions Judge, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on August 23 directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) through the Defence Ministry to produce two missing brothers, Umer Hayat and Umer Bakht, on September 28, 2013, reports Daily Times. A Chakwal District and Sessions Judge told the Supreme Court that the two brothers were picked up by the ISI on April 5, 2010, from Chakwal District of Punjab.
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August - 23 
An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body was recovered from Killi Chashma area of Kalat District on August 23, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body was recovered from Killi Chashma area of Kalat District on August 23, reports Daily Times.
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August - 23 
As many as 60 ex-militants on August 23 completed a three-month professional training course in different trades at the Mashal Institute in Swat District, reported Daily Times. The graduates of the programme took an oath on the occasion to live peace
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As many as 60 ex-militants on August 23 completed a three-month professional training course in different trades at the Mashal Institute in Swat District, reported Daily Times. The graduates of the programme took an oath on the occasion to live peacefully after they had returned to their homes. The graduates further pledged to search for honourable and dignified jobs in their areas. The total number of ex-militants who have been rehabilitated at the Mashal institute reached 1,189. The institute had been set up by the Pakistan Army to provide training to captured ex-militants and facilitate their reintegration into society.
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August - 23 
Baloch National Front (BNF) gave a call for shutter down and wheel-jam strike across the province on August 24 against recovery of decomposed body of journalist Abdul Razzaq Baloch and other missing persons from Karachi (Sindh), reports Daily Times.
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Baloch National Front (BNF) gave a call for shutter down and wheel-jam strike across the province on August 24 against recovery of decomposed body of journalist Abdul Razzaq Baloch and other missing persons from Karachi (Sindh), reports Daily Times.
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August - 23 
Dead body stuffed in gunny bag was found near Kashti Chowk in Baghdadi within the limits of Napier Police Station in Lyari Town on August 23, reported The Express Tribune.
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Dead body stuffed in gunny bag was found near Kashti Chowk in Baghdadi within the limits of Napier Police Station in Lyari Town on August 23, reported The Express Tribune.
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August - 23 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif while talking to The Telegraph on August 23 stressed the need for having cordial relations with India, as well as holding peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Daily Times. PM said that he has
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif while talking to The Telegraph on August 23 stressed the need for having cordial relations with India, as well as holding peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Daily Times. PM said that he has made it clear that he sees his election victory as a mandate for peace with India. He said, “There will be progress and there has to be progress... If we have to prosper, there has to be progress on this,” adding, “We didn’t have any India-bashing slogans in the elections. We don’t believe in such slogans. There have been such slogans in the past, 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 30 years ago, but not now. In fact, I very clearly spoke about good relations with India even before the elections were happening.” He said that he made his position very clear that “if we get a mandate, we will make sure we pick up the threads from where we left off in 1999 and then reach out to India, sit with them, resolve all our outstanding issues, including the issue of Kashmir, through peaceful means”. He also said that his Government would produce a new national security strategy in the next few weeks, and that the emphasis will shift away from force and towards negotiation with the TTP. “Of course we’re fighting each other,” he said. “I believe that there may be no harm in exploring the other option of having dialogue with them if they’re at all serious, and if we find them serious enough – and if we think that talks can yield positive results.”
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August - 23 
SITE Police also found an unidentified dead body of a youth near the Dalda Morr in Sher Shah Village Kiamari Town on August 23, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the victim was tortured before being shot dead.
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SITE Police also found an unidentified dead body of a youth near the Dalda Morr in Sher Shah Village Kiamari Town on August 23, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the victim was tortured before being shot dead.
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August - 23 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on August 23 raised concern on continued dumping of mutilated dead bodies of missing Baloch men in Karachi and demanded that the killers should be brought to justice, reports Daily Times. In a statement
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on August 23 raised concern on continued dumping of mutilated dead bodies of missing Baloch men in Karachi and demanded that the killers should be brought to justice, reports Daily Times. In a statement the Commission noted “with great dismay and strongly condemned the fact that there had been no let up in the discovery of dead bodies of missing persons.” It added, “While the discovery of mutilated dead bodies is unfortunately hardly unusual in Karachi, it is a matter of grave concern that in recent months bodies of men who had gone missing in Balochistan have increasingly been found dumped in Karachi with chits bearing their names left in their pockets for identification.
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August - 23 
The volunteers of peace committees in the suburban areas of Peshawar on August 23 tightened security in their respective localities after receiving threatening telephone calls from militants, reports Dawn. Adezai Qaumi Lashkar chief Fazal Malik, when
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The volunteers of peace committees in the suburban areas of Peshawar on August 23 tightened security in their respective localities after receiving threatening telephone calls from militants, reports Dawn. Adezai Qaumi Lashkar chief Fazal Malik, when contacted, said that peace volunteers were already active but now militants were threatening them to attack the village. “I have personally received several calls from Bilal, a militant, who belongs to Adezai village and has recently shifted to Afghanistan. He is furious over the killing of his younger brother Adnan during an operation few months ago,” he said. The peace volunteers have started regular patrolling of the entry points in their areas to check movement of suspected persons.
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August - 23 
Three dead bodies identified as that of Abdul Razzak (28), Mohammad Aslam (25), and Irfan Ali, (28), were found stuffed in gunny bags from Hub River Road within the limits of Mochko Police Station in Baldia Town on August 23, reports The Express Trib
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Three dead bodies identified as that of Abdul Razzak (28), Mohammad Aslam (25), and Irfan Ali, (28), were found stuffed in gunny bags from Hub River Road within the limits of Mochko Police Station in Baldia Town on August 23, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 23 
Two Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) activists, identified as Muhammad Naseem (48), Farman Aftab (28), were shot dead while they were having tea at Essa Hotel in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 23, reports The
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Two Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) activists, identified as Muhammad Naseem (48), Farman Aftab (28), were shot dead while they were having tea at Essa Hotel in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 23, reports The News. Naseem was the Party President in Union Council -11 Orangi Town.
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August - 24 
A dead body concealed in national flag was found near Darul Sehat hospital in Gulistan-e-Juhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal town.
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A dead body concealed in national flag was found near Darul Sehat hospital in Gulistan-e-Juhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal town.
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August - 24 
A former member of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), identified as Zafar Iqbal (55), was killed by unidentified assailants in Liaquatabad town.
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A former member of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), identified as Zafar Iqbal (55), was killed by unidentified assailants in Liaquatabad town.
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August - 24 
A man identified as Rana (30), was shot dead in Yousuf Goth of Baldia town.
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A man identified as Rana (30), was shot dead in Yousuf Goth of Baldia town.
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August - 24 
A person belonging to Bengali community, identified as Zainul Abdin, was found dead near Old Hajji Camp in Lyari town.
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A person belonging to Bengali community, identified as Zainul Abdin, was found dead near Old Hajji Camp in Lyari town.
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August - 24 
A person, identfied as Rizwan Memon, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Mosamiyat Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal town.
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A person, identfied as Rizwan Memon, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Mosamiyat Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal town.
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August - 24 
A person, identified as Kamran (25), was killed while four others were injured during armed clashes between two rival groups in Lyari town.
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A person, identified as Kamran (25), was killed while four others were injured during armed clashes between two rival groups in Lyari town.
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August - 24 
An unidentified dead body was found near Kati Pahari of Orangi town within the remits of Pirabad Police Station.
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An unidentified dead body was found near Kati Pahari of Orangi town within the remits of Pirabad Police Station.
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August - 24 
Body of a person identified as Shahrukh Soomro was found near Lee Market of Lyari town. On the other hand, another dead body was recovered from Saddam Chowk in Baldia town.
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Body of a person identified as Shahrukh Soomro was found near Lee Market of Lyari town. On the other hand, another dead body was recovered from Saddam Chowk in Baldia town.
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August - 24 
Pak Colony police recovered dead body of another abducted man, identified as Muhammad Naeem from Lyari riverbed in Lyari town.
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Pak Colony police recovered dead body of another abducted man, identified as Muhammad Naeem from Lyari riverbed in Lyari town.
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August - 24 
Shot dead body was recovered from Northern Bypass of Orangi town within the remits of Gulshan-e-Myamar Police Station.
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Shot dead body was recovered from Northern Bypass of Orangi town within the remits of Gulshan-e-Myamar Police Station.
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August - 24 
The ‘spokesman’ for the Hakimullah Mehsud-led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Shahidullah Shahid, claimed on August 24 that the head of the Punjabi Taliban faction, Asmatullah Muawiya, has been stripped of his leadership for welcoming the Governmen
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The ‘spokesman’ for the Hakimullah Mehsud-led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Shahidullah Shahid, claimed on August 24 that the head of the Punjabi Taliban faction, Asmatullah Muawiya, has been stripped of his leadership for welcoming the Government’s peace talk offer, reports Dawn. He said that the Taliban central Shura (council) had taken ‘serious notice’ of Asmatullah Muawiya’s recent statement as he was not authorised to respond to the Government’s offer for talks. “The Taliban decision making body met under ‘Commander’ Hakimullah Mehsud and decided that Asmatullah Muawiya has no relation with the TTP,” Shahid said. “He is respectable for us, but he has no relation with the TTP. The decision about the new head of TTP’s Punjab Chapter will be taken in next meeting of our decision makers,” he added. However, Muawiya responded that the TTP Shura did not have the capacity to remove him because the Punjabi Taliban is a separate group. He said his group has its own decision-making body to decide leadership and other matters.
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August - 24 
Two militants were killed and 14 others were arrested during a clash with the Police and Security Forces (SFs) at Al-Sher Mohalla in Hangu District, on August 24, reports The News.The sources said the clash took place at Al-Sher Mohalla when a group
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Two militants were killed and 14 others were arrested during a clash with the Police and Security Forces (SFs) at Al-Sher Mohalla in Hangu District, on August 24, reports The News.The sources said the clash took place at Al-Sher Mohalla when a group of militants opened fire on a convoy of the SFs in the limits of Hangu Police Station.The slain militants were identified as Bilal alias Umaray and Habib Gul.The sources said that the militants belonged to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Orakzai Agency chapter of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), had come to Hangu to carry out some sabotage act.
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August - 25 
A body was found within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station.
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A body was found within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station.
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August - 25 
A Head Constable, identified as Khiar Muhammad, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Char Mori in Sibi District, on August 25, reports The News.
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A Head Constable, identified as Khiar Muhammad, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Char Mori in Sibi District, on August 25, reports The News.
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August - 25 
A Mutthaida Quami Movement (MQM) worker, identified as Muhammad Asif, was shot dead near Shahi Darbar Hall in Baldia Town.
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A Mutthaida Quami Movement (MQM) worker, identified as Muhammad Asif, was shot dead near Shahi Darbar Hall in Baldia Town.
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August - 25 
A Police constable, identified as Sher Bahadur, was killed and another, identified as Muhammad Bilal, was injured when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle in Sakwar area of Gilgit Baltistan on August 25, reports The Express Tribune. They we
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A Police constable, identified as Sher Bahadur, was killed and another, identified as Muhammad Bilal, was injured when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle in Sakwar area of Gilgit Baltistan on August 25, reports The Express Tribune. They were on their way to the Police training centre. Separately, a civilian, identified as Sakhi, was shot dead in the same area after half an hour of the killing of the Policemen. “Obviously the attacks on the Policemen and the civilian were sectarian,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ali Zia, adding “this violence seems to be part of the recent wave that has gripped the country.”
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August - 25 
A rickshaw driver, identified as Nadir Hussain (33), was shot dead in the Korangi area within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station.
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A rickshaw driver, identified as Nadir Hussain (33), was shot dead in the Korangi area within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station.
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August - 25 
An 18 inch diameter gas pipe line was blown up by militants in the Pirkoh gas field area of Dera Bugti District, on August 25, reports The News.
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An 18 inch diameter gas pipe line was blown up by militants in the Pirkoh gas field area of Dera Bugti District, on August 25, reports The News.
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August - 25 
An unidentified person was shot dead near Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Chowrangi within the Sacchal Police Station.
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An unidentified person was shot dead near Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Chowrangi within the Sacchal Police Station.
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August - 25 
At least eight persons were killed in separate incidents in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 25, reports Daily Times. Maulana Akbar Saeed Farooqi, spokesperson for Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at’s (ASWJ), succumbed to
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At least eight persons were killed in separate incidents in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on August 25, reports Daily Times. Maulana Akbar Saeed Farooqi, spokesperson for Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at’s (ASWJ), succumbed to his injuries after getting injured in an armed attack near Safari Park in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.
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August - 25 
Police found a body from Baldia Town.
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Police found a body from Baldia Town.
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August - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) seized 12 tonnes of explosives during a raid in the Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 25, reports The News. The explosives put on display
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The Security Forces (SFs) seized 12 tonnes of explosives during a raid in the Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 25, reports The News. The explosives put on display near Shakas FC Fort included fuses, detonators, huge quantity of wire, remote controls, circuits, mines, batteries, potassium chloride and RPG bombs. Police said a person was also arrested during the raid. Police added that three soldiers and a civilian were injured when an explosion took place while transporting the explosives.
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August - 25 
Two MQM workers were found dead from Ibrahim Hyderi area of Korangi. The victims were identified as Raheel Jabbar (26) and Tahir Munna.
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Two MQM workers were found dead from Ibrahim Hyderi area of Korangi. The victims were identified as Raheel Jabbar (26) and Tahir Munna.
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August - 25 
Two workers of Awami National Party (ANP) survived a grenade attack in the Shirin Jinnah Colony area of Kiamari town.
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Two workers of Awami National Party (ANP) survived a grenade attack in the Shirin Jinnah Colony area of Kiamari town.
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August - 25 
Unidentified militants opened fire at an oil tanker and then set it on fire in the Dasht area of Mastung District on August 25, reports The News. According to Levies sources, the tanker was going from Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan to
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Unidentified militants opened fire at an oil tanker and then set it on fire in the Dasht area of Mastung District on August 25, reports The News. According to Levies sources, the tanker was going from Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan to Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, when four unidentified militants opened fire on it in the Dasht area. The driver and the conductor of the tanker remained safe but the tanker caught fire.
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August - 26 
A Bench of the Supreme Court (SC), consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawad S Khwaja and Justice Azmat Saeed, hearing the cases of missing persons in Quetta Registry, observed on August 26 that Frontier Corps (FC) and oth
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A Bench of the Supreme Court (SC), consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawad S Khwaja and Justice Azmat Saeed, hearing the cases of missing persons in Quetta Registry, observed on August 26 that Frontier Corps (FC) and other Security Agencies are not cooperating with the court for the early and safe recovery of missing persons, reports Daily Times. The court also said it could issue arrest warrants of those involved in forced disappearances, extra-judicial arrest and detention if the authorities concerned did not cooperate in production of missing persons before the Supreme Court. Senior most officials of Federal and Provincial Governments were present in the court. The court gave the Frontier Corps Inspector General (IG) a day for producing the missing persons in the court. All persons, from the President of Pakistan to a common man, are equal before the law and every one will have to remain within the bonds of the laws of the land, the Chief Justice remarked.
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August - 26 
A man, identified as Qamar Sajjad (55), was shot dead in a sectarian attack on University Road within the remits of Aziz Bhatti Police Station in Gulshan Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 26, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Qamar Sajjad (55), was shot dead in a sectarian attack on University Road within the remits of Aziz Bhatti Police Station in Gulshan Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 26, reported Daily Times.
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August - 26 
A man, identified as Rameez, was shot dead and two others, Mohsin and Shoaib, were wounded in Dastagir area within the limits of Jauharabad Police Station in Gulberg Town on August 26, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Rameez, was shot dead and two others, Mohsin and Shoaib, were wounded in Dastagir area within the limits of Jauharabad Police Station in Gulberg Town on August 26, reported Daily Times.
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August - 26 
A Police constable, Chaudhary Sajjad (35), was shot dead near Qatar Hospital within the jurisdiction of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town on August 26, reported Daily Times. According to Police, Sajjad hailed from Punjab.
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A Police constable, Chaudhary Sajjad (35), was shot dead near Qatar Hospital within the jurisdiction of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town on August 26, reported Daily Times. According to Police, Sajjad hailed from Punjab.
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August - 26 
A strike was announced by the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at’s (ASWJ) Gilgit Baltistan Chapter on August 26 to protest the killing of the Constable Bahadur in August 25, 2013 sectarian attack in Gilgit, reported The Express Tribune.
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A strike was announced by the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at’s (ASWJ) Gilgit Baltistan Chapter on August 26 to protest the killing of the Constable Bahadur in August 25, 2013 sectarian attack in Gilgit, reported The Express Tribune.
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August - 26 
A two-member special bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), comprising of Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Manzoor August 26 ordered re-polling at those polling stations in Nowshera (NA-5) and Lakki Marwat (NA-27 ) constituencies where w
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A two-member special bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), comprising of Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Manzoor August 26 ordered re-polling at those polling stations in Nowshera (NA-5) and Lakki Marwat (NA-27 ) constituencies where women were barred from casting their votes during the by-polls held last week, reported Dawn.
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August - 26 
A worker of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Qaiser Mukhtar, was shot dead in Shah Faisal Colony of Shah Faisal Town on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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A worker of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Qaiser Mukhtar, was shot dead in Shah Faisal Colony of Shah Faisal Town on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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August - 26 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his visit to Islamabad on August 26 urged Pakistan to help arrange peace talks between his Government and the Afghan Taliban, reports Daily Times. He said Afghanistan expected Pakistan to provide “opportunities or
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his visit to Islamabad on August 26 urged Pakistan to help arrange peace talks between his Government and the Afghan Taliban, reports Daily Times. He said Afghanistan expected Pakistan to provide “opportunities or a platform for talks between the Afghan High Peace Council” – Kabul’s official negotiators – and the Taliban. “We hope with this on top of our agenda we can move forward in bringing stability and peace to both countries,” he said. He acknowledged that the “continued menace of terrorism” was a primary concern for people in Pakistan, where thousands have been killed in the last decade, as well as in Afghanistan. “It is this area that needs to have primary and focused attention by both Governments,” Karzai added. “It is with hope on this that I have come to Pakistan... to advance the course of action together... but also by having a common campaign against extremism, (to) make sure that the two countries are safer and prosperous towards a secure future.”
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August - 26 
An activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Alam Khan Sawati (33), was shot dead, and his brother, Bareen Khan, was wounded when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at them near a general store in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town on
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An activist of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Alam Khan Sawati (33), was shot dead, and his brother, Bareen Khan, was wounded when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at them near a general store in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town on August 26, reported Daily Times.
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August - 26 
An owner of a bus stand, identified as Raja Ameer, was shot dead near Manzil Pump within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station in Bin Qasim Town on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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An owner of a bus stand, identified as Raja Ameer, was shot dead near Manzil Pump within the limits of Shah Latif Police Station in Bin Qasim Town on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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August - 26 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found in Kalakot area of Lyari Town on August 26, reported Daily Times. Police said that the victim was first kidnapped and later his bullet riddled body was dumped.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found in Kalakot area of Lyari Town on August 26, reported Daily Times. Police said that the victim was first kidnapped and later his bullet riddled body was dumped.
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August - 26 
Intelligence Agencies on August 26 warned of possible terror activities in Sukkur District, reports The Express Tribune. According to their report, a group of terrorists from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have entered Sukkur and have pla
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Intelligence Agencies on August 26 warned of possible terror activities in Sukkur District, reports The Express Tribune. According to their report, a group of terrorists from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have entered Sukkur and have plans to carry out terror acts in the city. The Intelligence Agencies have alerted the Sindh Government, which in result has issued orders to the District Government to ensure security of the people. The provincial government has asked the administration to make sure sensitive places are well protected.
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August - 26 
Over a dozen people were injured when unidentified armed gangsters fired around 25 rockets and resorted to indiscriminate firing targeting Kuttchi community areas on Suleman Azad Road in Agra Taj Colony of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provinci
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Over a dozen people were injured when unidentified armed gangsters fired around 25 rockets and resorted to indiscriminate firing targeting Kuttchi community areas on Suleman Azad Road in Agra Taj Colony of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 26, reported Daily Times. Police said the violence broke out after two groups clashed with each other over a row involving jurisdiction of their areas. Normality returned to Lyari after law enforcers in the area were given shoot-at-sight orders.
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August - 26 
Pakistan Army claimed that five persons, including two women and a girl, were injured in the firing by Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nakyal Sector of Kotli District in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on August 26, reports The Ex
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Pakistan Army claimed that five persons, including two women and a girl, were injured in the firing by Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nakyal Sector of Kotli District in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on August 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 26 
Police arrested a suspect who was involved in planting bombs and defused at least three bombs in different parts of Jacobabad city of Jacobabad District on August 26, reports Daily Times. Police said that the accused was arrested from Balochistan pro
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Police arrested a suspect who was involved in planting bombs and defused at least three bombs in different parts of Jacobabad city of Jacobabad District on August 26, reports Daily Times. Police said that the accused was arrested from Balochistan province.
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August - 26 
The Balochistan Government is looking for support and help of the Central Government to bring an end to growing sectarian violence in Quetta, reports Daily Times. Well informed circles in the National Party (NP) and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkM
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The Balochistan Government is looking for support and help of the Central Government to bring an end to growing sectarian violence in Quetta, reports Daily Times. Well informed circles in the National Party (NP) and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) confirmed that following a strong debate in Islamabad in recent days, the two ruling parties of Balochistan – NP and PkMAP – agreed to launch massive crackdown on Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in Quetta and its adjoining areas but PML-N leaders from Balochistan as well as from centre were reluctant to go against the LeJ. Sources said that Chief Minister of Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch had several times held talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seeking help for Balochistan Government in decreasing the volume of sectarian incidents but he too didn’t get a positive response from the PM.
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August - 26 
The Government on August 26 informed the National Assembly that 339 drone attacks had been recorded in the country since 2004, according to findings of a number of unofficial organisations which followed America’s policy to use drones worldwide, repo
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The Government on August 26 informed the National Assembly that 339 drone attacks had been recorded in the country since 2004, according to findings of a number of unofficial organisations which followed America’s policy to use drones worldwide, reports Dawn. A written answer submitted to the house in response to a question said that 400 civilians had died in the tribal belt as a result of the attacks. There was no mention of the number of terrorists killed. The focus of the answer was on how the Government disapproved of the attacks, termed them a violation of the country’s sovereignty and was building pressure through likeminded organisations, countries and the United Nations (UN) against their legitimacy. To a flurry of questions in which members sought a clarification whether the government had any underhand understanding with the United States (US) Government to allow the use of drones in the tribal areas, Minister of State Khurram Dastagir Khan categorical answer was ‘no’. He said the Government hadn’t found any written agreement between Pakistan and the US on the use of drones, but it could be safely assumed that the previous two Governments led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had silently agreed, hence they never forcefully raised the issue.
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August - 26 
The Inspector General (IG) of Police on August 26 revealed that the gunman Sikandar responsible for the August 15, 2013 Islamabad standoff demanding imposition of Sharia’h (Islamic Law) had links with a banned militant outfit, reports Daily Times. Th
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The Inspector General (IG) of Police on August 26 revealed that the gunman Sikandar responsible for the August 15, 2013 Islamabad standoff demanding imposition of Sharia’h (Islamic Law) had links with a banned militant outfit, reports Daily Times. The IG told a press conference that Sikandar had been operating with militant groups in foreign countries, including Dubai, for the last five years. He said that the gunman had been helping terrorist outfits carry out their activities. He acted as their handler and facilitator, the IG added. According to details given by the IG, Sikandar underwent combat training in 1996 after which he started raising funds for the banned organisation in Dubai. He said that the Dubai Police had arrested Sikandar in 1998. He was sent to jail for three months. The IG further added that Sikandar was held again in 2001 and was deported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities. However, he succeeded in getting a new passport by changing his name and appearance, the IG added. The IG further said that Sikandar returned to Pakistan in 2010. Sikandar received militant training in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The IG said that the gunman worked for terrorist outfits and had planned to take the Parliament House ‘hostage’. The IG went on to say that the gunman wanted to take hostage all those present in the Parliament House on the evening of August 15.
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August - 26 
Three rockets were fired by unidentified militants on a check post of Security Forces (SFs) in Mewand area of Kohlu District on August 26, reported Daily Times. However no casualty was reported. On retaliation by SFs, the militants fled from the sce
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Three rockets were fired by unidentified militants on a check post of Security Forces (SFs) in Mewand area of Kohlu District on August 26, reported Daily Times. However no casualty was reported. On retaliation by SFs, the militants fled from the scene.
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August - 26 
Unidentified armed assailants killed a psychologist, identified as Farhana Mahmood, and his patient, Sardar Ayub, in Agha Khan Health Services Office in Chitral District on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants killed a psychologist, identified as Farhana Mahmood, and his patient, Sardar Ayub, in Agha Khan Health Services Office in Chitral District on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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August - 26 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Wali Khan, in Killi Walla area of Zhob District on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Wali Khan, in Killi Walla area of Zhob District on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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August - 26 
Unidentified dead body of a man was found from Mirza Adam Khan Road in Lyari Town on August 26, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim had been kidnapped before being tortured to death.
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Unidentified dead body of a man was found from Mirza Adam Khan Road in Lyari Town on August 26, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim had been kidnapped before being tortured to death.
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August - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up two wells of natural gas in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants blew up two wells of natural gas in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District on August 26, reports Daily Times.
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August - 27 
A truck driver of a Punjab bound truck was killed and two other occupants were wounded in Darjan area Bolan District on August 27, reports Daily Times.
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A truck driver of a Punjab bound truck was killed and two other occupants were wounded in Darjan area Bolan District on August 27, reports Daily Times.
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August - 27 
According to Police, unidentified militants opened fire at Kechi Baigh area of Sariab locality in Quetta, killing a man, identified as Saeed Ahmed, on August 27, reported Daily Times.
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According to Police, unidentified militants opened fire at Kechi Baigh area of Sariab locality in Quetta, killing a man, identified as Saeed Ahmed, on August 27, reported Daily Times.
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August - 27 
At least four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and two soldiers were killed while nine soldiers were injured when the militants attacked on a Security Forces' (SFs) camp in Sara Rogh area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered
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At least four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and two soldiers were killed while nine soldiers were injured when the militants attacked on a Security Forces' (SFs) camp in Sara Rogh area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 27, reports Dawn. According to Security Officials, four militants attacked a SFs camp using heavy weaponry in Sara Rogh area. Security personnel engaged in retaliatory firing killing three attackers whereas the fourth militant detonated a suicide vest that he was wearing. TTP spokesperson Shaidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
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August - 27 
MQM chief Altaf Hussain on August 27 said that Karachi should be handed over to the army to contain the ongoing wave of violence in the District. The MQM chief asked military to act “indiscriminately” against all groups involved in terrorist activiti
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MQM chief Altaf Hussain on August 27 said that Karachi should be handed over to the army to contain the ongoing wave of violence in the District. The MQM chief asked military to act “indiscriminately” against all groups involved in terrorist activities. He said the city has become a “safe haven” for terrorists while law and order situation is going from bad to worse with the passage of time. Soon after Altaf Hussain’s statement, MQM called upon the Government to invoke Article 245 of the Constitution for handling the prevailing law and order situation in the city, reported Dawn. “The situation in Karachi is worsening. Killings, robberies, kidnappings for ransom and other crimes have paralysed the city. Criminals are being patronised and the situation has gone beyond control,” claimed Dr Farooq Sattar, MQM’s Parliamentary leader in Lower House of the Parliament. “Apparently being an undemocratic demand, invoking Article 245 has become imperative as nothing is more important than lives and property of citizens,” said Sattar in the National Assembly. Article 245 of the Constitution says, “The Armed Forces shall, under the directions of the Federal Government, defend Pakistan against external aggression or threat of war, and, subject to law, act in aid of civil power when called upon to do so.”
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August - 27 
Pakistan on August 27 said that Afghan Taliban militants are unwilling to talk to Karzai Government and its peace negotiators at least for now, reported The Times of India. The statement came after Afghan President Hamid Karzai concluded a two-day vi
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Pakistan on August 27 said that Afghan Taliban militants are unwilling to talk to Karzai Government and its peace negotiators at least for now, reported The Times of India. The statement came after Afghan President Hamid Karzai concluded a two-day visit to Pakistan that was focused on efforts to encourage Taliban to come to the negotiating table. Karzai's spokesperson Aimal Faizi said that Karzai pressed for Islamabad's help to bring Taliban leaders to the negotiating table. Afghan Government claims that leaders of Taliban are living in Pakistan and that Islamabad should use influence on them and facilitate direct talks between Taliban and Afghan High Peace Council. Pakistan's advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, however, said the Taliban are not willing to talk to Afghan Government or Afghan High Peace Council. "Pakistan will try its best to persuade them to hold dialogue so as to avert outbreak of civil war in post-conflict Afghanistan," Aziz stated.
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August - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two abductors and recovered three kidnapped persons during a search operation in Manzari area of Pishin District on August 27, reported Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two abductors and recovered three kidnapped persons during a search operation in Manzari area of Pishin District on August 27, reported Daily Times.
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August - 27 
The formal trial of former President (retired) General Pervez Musharraf on charges of involvement in the December 27, 2007, murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto began on August 27, reported The Times of India. "The trial began with the Anti
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The formal trial of former President (retired) General Pervez Musharraf on charges of involvement in the December 27, 2007, murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto began on August 27, reported The Times of India. "The trial began with the Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi recording evidence of a witness," state prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar said. He said four witnesses were summoned but only one turned up to testify. Musharraf was not present in court as he was exempted from personal appearances because of security reasons. If convicted, he can be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. Musharraf has been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and facilitation of murder. Musharraf has denied the charges and promised to prove his innocence. He is currently being held at his farm house in Islamabad.
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August - 27 
The Supreme Court on August 27 gave the Frontier Corps (FC), Police and Intelligence Agencies two weeks to recover the missing persons, reported The Express Tribune. The Attorney General said that immediate action will be taken to solve the missing p
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The Supreme Court on August 27 gave the Frontier Corps (FC), Police and Intelligence Agencies two weeks to recover the missing persons, reported The Express Tribune. The Attorney General said that immediate action will be taken to solve the missing persons’ case. Those FC personnel whose names will be raised in this case will be investigated by the Crime Investigation Department (CID). The Chief Justice said that solid evidence relating to the missing persons case was found against the FC and other security institutions.
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August - 27 
Three people, identified as Muhammad Abbas, Saleem, and Arsalan were killed in separate incidents in unspecified areas of Karachi on August 27, reports Daily Times.
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Three people, identified as Muhammad Abbas, Saleem, and Arsalan were killed in separate incidents in unspecified areas of Karachi on August 27, reports Daily Times.
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August - 27 
While addressing press conference, the Pakistan Sikh Council (PSC) head Sardar Ramesh Singh on August 27 called on the Government and the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of growing incidents of desecration of their holy book, Guru Granth Sah
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While addressing press conference, the Pakistan Sikh Council (PSC) head Sardar Ramesh Singh on August 27 called on the Government and the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of growing incidents of desecration of their holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, in various parts of Sindh, reports Dawn. Singh said that so far five incidents have occurred which forced him to bring it to the Government’s notice.
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August - 28 
A dead body, identified as that of Mohammad Ramzan Khaskheli, was found along the bank of Lyari River in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on August 28, reported The News.
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A dead body, identified as that of Mohammad Ramzan Khaskheli, was found along the bank of Lyari River in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on August 28, reported The News.
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August - 28 
A garment factory employee, identified as Kashi (35), was shot dead in Allahwala Town area of Korangi Town on August 28, reported The News. Korangi Industrial Area Police said that Kashif was a supporter of a political party and that this could be th
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A garment factory employee, identified as Kashi (35), was shot dead in Allahwala Town area of Korangi Town on August 28, reported The News. Korangi Industrial Area Police said that Kashif was a supporter of a political party and that this could be the reason behind his killing.
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August - 28 
A Police constable, identified as Pervez Akhtar (45), was shot dead at near a filling station in Metroville area of SITE Town on August 28, reports The News. Following the incident, SITE-A Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Tufail and the head cler
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A Police constable, identified as Pervez Akhtar (45), was shot dead at near a filling station in Metroville area of SITE Town on August 28, reports The News. Following the incident, SITE-A Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Tufail and the head clerk of the Police Station were suspended, as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) found the Police Station’s staff to be negligent in maintaining law and order in the locality.
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August - 28 
A rickshaw driver, identified as Mohammad Sadiq (35), was shot dead in Sector 19-D, Baldia Town on August 28, reported The News. Sadiq had arrived in the city from Mansehra Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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A rickshaw driver, identified as Mohammad Sadiq (35), was shot dead in Sector 19-D, Baldia Town on August 28, reported The News. Sadiq had arrived in the city from Mansehra Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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August - 28 
A three-member Turkish Police delegation met with Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) Khan Baig at the Lahore Police Office on August 28 to train Punjab Policemen in counter-terrorism and security measures, reports The Express Tribune. The delegati
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A three-member Turkish Police delegation met with Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) Khan Baig at the Lahore Police Office on August 28 to train Punjab Policemen in counter-terrorism and security measures, reports The Express Tribune. The delegation is part of a programme for mutual cooperation between the Punjab and Turkish Governments. A formal agreement in this regard will be signed in September 2013. The delegation comprises a senior deputy inspector general and superintendent officials. The Turkish Police officials will study the working procedures of the Punjab Police, starting with complaint filing and investigation procedure, a senior police official at the IG office said, adding, that they would be provided logistic support. The delegation will observe policing patterns across the Punjab and devise a strategy to fight terrorism in the province. They will also help improve the Punjab police’s capacity.
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August - 28 
A trader was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants near Bismillah Hotel in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on August 28, reports The News.
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A trader was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants near Bismillah Hotel in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on August 28, reports The News.
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August - 28 
Chief Minister Balochistan, Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch during a debate over deteriorating law and order situation during Balochistan Assembly session on August 28 revealed that worsening law and order situation in different parts of the province has d
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Chief Minister Balochistan, Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch during a debate over deteriorating law and order situation during Balochistan Assembly session on August 28 revealed that worsening law and order situation in different parts of the province has deprived around 70,000 children from education, reported Dawn. He said mass migration and worsening law and order situation in sensitive parts of the province deprived children from schooling. Most of the Baloch dominated areas in Balochistan were “no go” areas, he said. “Right from the Sariab road area of Quetta to Mand in Turbat District, nobody feels safe to go there,” he told the House. The Chief Minister said these areas were not “no go” areas in the past, however, policies of the previous Governments have turned them into sensitive and troubled. “Even Taliban style judgments are being issued in different parts of Balochistan,” he informed the Provincial Assembly members, who were passionately listening to the leader of the house. Doctor Baloch revealed that 78 gangs involved in kidnapping and other subversive activities were operating in Quetta alone.
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August - 28 
Daily Times reported that regardless of various notices being taken by the Supreme Court as well other Government authorities, Lyari is one place where violence does not seem to end. Apart from routine killings and attacks, residents who left the ar
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Daily Times reported that regardless of various notices being taken by the Supreme Court as well other Government authorities, Lyari is one place where violence does not seem to end. Apart from routine killings and attacks, residents who left the area in the month of Ramazan (holy month of fasting) to find shelter in safe localities within Sindh, were also welcomed with hostility by rival ethnic groups upon their arrival. The long-drawn-out gang war in Lyari Town forced scores of families, mainly Kutchis, to migrate to coastal areas of Sindh, while others took refuge in other constituent towns in Karachi. Till date, at least 30,000 people have migrated from strife-torn Lyari to coastal areas of Badin and Thatta Districts.
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August - 28 
Four people, including a political activist Farhan Sheikh, who was the target of the attack, were shot dead on Fariya Street in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 28, reported The News. Kharada
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Four people, including a political activist Farhan Sheikh, who was the target of the attack, were shot dead on Fariya Street in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 28, reported The News. Kharadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Iftekhar Ahmed Lodhi said that some unidentified armed assailants fired gunshots, killing Farhan, Arif, Arsalan, and Abbas. Two other people were also injured in the firing. “Apparently, the actual target was Farhan Sheikh, while the other victims just fell victim to random firing,” the Police Officer said.
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August - 28 
In a sectarian attack, the owner of United Book Shop, identified as Akhtar Hussain (40), was killed at Urdu Bazaar in Nazimabad area of Liaquatabad Town on August 28, reports The News. Police investigators believe that as the victim was a member of
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In a sectarian attack, the owner of United Book Shop, identified as Akhtar Hussain (40), was killed at Urdu Bazaar in Nazimabad area of Liaquatabad Town on August 28, reports The News. Police investigators believe that as the victim was a member of the Shia community, the murder could be sectarian in nature. The Shia community staged a protest in the area against the killing and demanded the arrest of the murderers.
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August - 28 
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on August 28 underlined the need for carrying out a targeted operation in Karachi under the supervision of Sindh Government, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, he dispelled the impression of
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Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on August 28 underlined the need for carrying out a targeted operation in Karachi under the supervision of Sindh Government, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, he dispelled the impression of army’s “stretched operation” across Karachi, saying that criminals and their hideouts have already been identified and what needed was having a consensus for the operation. “Political will, clarity of thought and transparency is required to improve the situation,” Nisar said. Nisar said that a large number of target killers and criminals in the city had political affiliations which he said would be eliminated beyond any political affiliation or attachment. Meanwhile, speaking to members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Rabita (Coordination) Committee in Karachi and showing some reservations on Government proposed ‘apolitical targeted operation’ in Karachi, MQM chief Altaf Hussain on the night of August 28 said an operation conducted with honesty and aimed at restoring peace will be welcomed by the party, reported Dawn. He said the party will support any official action aimed at eradicating terrorism. Separately, Mamnoon Hussain, the President-elect of Pakistan, during a gathering at Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Karachi on August 28 said that most heinous crimes take place in Sindh, particularly in its port city, Karachi reported The News. Mamnoon Hussain ruled out the progress of country’s economy without fixing the order in Karachi. He exhorted the traders to press the Sindh Government for maintaining peace in the economic hub of the country. “The Federal Minister for Interior is currently planning for putting a check on crimes,” he added. He observed that there was a lack of coordination between the law enforcing institutions.
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August - 28 
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Inspector General Police Prisons, Zakar Hussain Afridi during his visit to DI Khan Central prison on August 28 said that besides providing basic facilities, modern weapons will also be given to staff in prisons across the pro
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Inspector General Police Prisons, Zakar Hussain Afridi during his visit to DI Khan Central prison on August 28 said that besides providing basic facilities, modern weapons will also be given to staff in prisons across the province in order to ensure an event like the DI Khan jailbreak does not occur again, reports The Express Tribune. This was his first official visit since the July 29, 2013 jailbreak, in which Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) freed nearly 250 inmates, including some high-profile militants. While speaking to journalists, he said authorities have started working on installing jammers and hidden cameras in the prison. “Steps are being taken to prevent the use of drugs and mobile phones inside the jail. All internal affairs are being strictly monitored.”
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August - 28 
Security Agencies on August 28 agreed to hand over to Police, those uniformed officers who have been allegedly involved in abduction of citizens in Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. A three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice
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Security Agencies on August 28 agreed to hand over to Police, those uniformed officers who have been allegedly involved in abduction of citizens in Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. A three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the Balochistan law and order situation and missing persons cases at the Quetta Registry and issued a written judgment. Additional Attorney General (AAG) Shah Khawar informed the Court that the Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector-General (IG) had agreed to hand over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) those personnel who were allegedly involved in forced disappearances and were to be interrogated. “An FC official, Abdul Waheed, is required to be investigated in the case of Mehrullah Khilji and Major Saif is required in another case for interrogation by the Police,” the order mentioned. The Government counsel told the court that he had contacted the Ministry of Defence and had obtained assurance for production of Major Saif before the Police.
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August - 28 
The Doaba Police on a tip-off raided a house in Sarokhel area of Hangu District on August 28 and arrested three militants, identified as Israfeel, Mujibur Rehman and Siddiqullah, while they were making bombs, reported Daily Times. The Police confisca
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The Doaba Police on a tip-off raided a house in Sarokhel area of Hangu District on August 28 and arrested three militants, identified as Israfeel, Mujibur Rehman and Siddiqullah, while they were making bombs, reported Daily Times. The Police confiscated 3,350 grammes of explosives, one detonator, tapes, batteries and other material from them. Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Khan reiterated his resolve to stamp out terrorism from the area and to protect lives and properties of the people. He said that militants held in the raid wanted to use the explosives in a terror activity and due to the timely action of Police they were captured.
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August - 28 
The Supreme Court (SC) was told on August 28 that militant wings of political parties were active in Karachi, reports Daily Times. Summoned by the Court, Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Rizwan Akhtar blamed the unrest on armed wings of political
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The Supreme Court (SC) was told on August 28 that militant wings of political parties were active in Karachi, reports Daily Times. Summoned by the Court, Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Rizwan Akhtar blamed the unrest on armed wings of political parties, which he said were on a killing spree. He said it was necessary to eliminate these for peace in the city. Akhtar told the court that the Rangers had limited powers. They could arrest criminals, but not investigate the crimes properly. He added that those arrested were soon bailed out of prison. “In the past 10 months, 28 Rangers personnel have been killed and 55 seriously injured in clashes,” he said. The court has been directing the Federal and Provincial authorities to take effective measures to bring the senseless killing in the city to a stop since its verdict. The Supreme Court ordered the submission of two years’ worth of correspondence between executives of both the Federal and Provincial Governments in the next hearing.
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August - 28 
Two dead bodies, identified as that of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) employee Pervez Masih and Awais, were found at the Mewa Shah graveyard in SITE Town on August 28, reports The News. The two men were missing since the night of August 27,
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Two dead bodies, identified as that of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) employee Pervez Masih and Awais, were found at the Mewa Shah graveyard in SITE Town on August 28, reports The News. The two men were missing since the night of August 27, 2013.
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August - 28 
Two unidentified armed assailant shot dead a man, identified as Abdul Kalaam, on Jamia Millia Road in Al-Falah area of Shah Faisal Town on August 28 while he was returning home in Orangi Town after playing a hockey match in the area, reports The News
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Two unidentified armed assailant shot dead a man, identified as Abdul Kalaam, on Jamia Millia Road in Al-Falah area of Shah Faisal Town on August 28 while he was returning home in Orangi Town after playing a hockey match in the area, reports The News.
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August - 29 
A cleric, identified as Ahmed Nadeem Farooqi, was shot dead inside a mosque on Jamshed Road within the limits of Jamshed Quarter Police Station in Jamshed Town on August 29, reports Daily Times.
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A cleric, identified as Ahmed Nadeem Farooqi, was shot dead inside a mosque on Jamshed Road within the limits of Jamshed Quarter Police Station in Jamshed Town on August 29, reports Daily Times.
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August - 29 
A consensus was reached on August 29 on dealing with the security situation in Karachi after the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP), Jama’at-e-Islami (JI), Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUF-F) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) suppor
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A consensus was reached on August 29 on dealing with the security situation in Karachi after the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP), Jama’at-e-Islami (JI), Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUF-F) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supported Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s call for a targeted operation in the city, reports Daily Times. The parties also called for action against those criminals who identify themselves as party workers. PPP leader Syed Naveed Qamar said that a targeted operation was the only solution to the law and order problem in Karachi and “this should also be supported by the judiciary”.
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August - 29 
A fleet of satellites aimed dozens of receivers watched over Pakistan to collect "critical" information that prepared the ground for the May 1-2, 2011 United States (US) Navy SEALs raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported The Times
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A fleet of satellites aimed dozens of receivers watched over Pakistan to collect "critical" information that prepared the ground for the May 1-2, 2011 United States (US) Navy SEALs raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported The Times of India, quoting a media report on August 30. Top-secret documents provided to The Washington Post by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, make brief references to the bin Laden operation. The disclosures about the hunt for the founder of al Qaeda are contained in classified documents that detail the fiscal 2013 "black budget" for US Intelligence Agencies, including the NSA and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The NSA was able to penetrate guarded communications among al Qaeda operatives by tracking calls from mobile phones identified by specific calling patterns, the budget shows. Analysts from the CIA pinpointed the geographic location of one of the phones and linked it to the compound in Abbottabad District of Pakistan’s North-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where other evidence suggested bin Laden was hiding. Also playing a role in the search for bin Laden was an arm of the NSA known as the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group. TAO "implants" enabled the NSA to collect intelligence from mobile phones that were used by al Qaeda operatives and other "persons of interest" in the hunt for bin Laden.
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August - 29 
A Lyari gangster, identified as Nayab Ahmad, was also shot dead in Malir area of Malir Town on August 29, reported Daily Times.
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A Lyari gangster, identified as Nayab Ahmad, was also shot dead in Malir area of Malir Town on August 29, reported Daily Times.
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August - 29 
A man, identified as Muhammad Ali, was shot dead while another, identified as Javaid Ibrahim, was wounded when suspected Lyari gangsters opened fire on them near Manan Palace within the jurisdiction of Kharader Police Station. Police said that Lyari
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A man, identified as Muhammad Ali, was shot dead while another, identified as Javaid Ibrahim, was wounded when suspected Lyari gangsters opened fire on them near Manan Palace within the jurisdiction of Kharader Police Station. Police said that Lyari gangsters were behind the killing.
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August - 29 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found near Kashti Chowk in Lyari Town on August 29, reported Daily Times.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found near Kashti Chowk in Lyari Town on August 29, reported Daily Times.
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August - 29 
An unidentified militant was killed and eight others injured in an operation launched by Security Forces (SFs) in Sangan area of Sibi District and Macch area of Bolan District on August 29, reported Daily Times. Sources said that SFs took action afte
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An unidentified militant was killed and eight others injured in an operation launched by Security Forces (SFs) in Sangan area of Sibi District and Macch area of Bolan District on August 29, reported Daily Times. Sources said that SFs took action after the reports of presence of extremists involved in attacks on passenger buses and trains in the area.
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August - 29 
Armed tribal men opened fire on a man, identified as Ghulam Rasool, killing him on the spot in Killi Risaldar area of Quetta, the provincial capital, on August 29, reported The News.
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Armed tribal men opened fire on a man, identified as Ghulam Rasool, killing him on the spot in Killi Risaldar area of Quetta, the provincial capital, on August 29, reported The News.
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August - 29 
At least two people were killed and one child was injured when an explosion occurred in Turbat District on August 29, reports The Express Tribune.
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At least two people were killed and one child was injured when an explosion occurred in Turbat District on August 29, reports The Express Tribune.
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August - 29 
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who headed a five-member Supreme Court bench, while hearing the Karachi law and order suo motu implementation case at the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry on August 29 said that weapons in large quantities we
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who headed a five-member Supreme Court bench, while hearing the Karachi law and order suo motu implementation case at the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry on August 29 said that weapons in large quantities were being smuggled in through the Karachi port and supplied throughout the country, including Balochistan, reports Dawn. Citing media reports, he said around 19,000 containers carrying weapons for NATO and United States (US) forces fighting in neighbouring Afghanistan had gone missing. The Chief Justice remarked that there was an ongoing turf war between different groups in the city and the Federal Government had not given any input to the Provincial Government during last two years to normalise the situation. The bench directed the attorney general and advocate general of Sindh to seek instructions from federal and provincial governments to ensure protection of citizens’ lives. The bench will take up the case again on August 30, 2013 (today) at the Karachi Registry. Meanwhile, the Attorney-General Munir Malik in a report submitted to the hearing on August 29 uncovered the existence of yet another shadowy group, ‘Muhajir Republican Army’ that is believed to be sowing trouble and is responsible for the shock-and-awe situation in the city, reported The Express Tribune. He laid bare the role of the so-called ‘Muhajir Republican Army’. The report suggested legal action against the group if and when its members are identified. “All-out efforts are required to identify the members of the Muhajir Republican Army and action taken against them under the law,” it said. The Interior Ministry wrote in the report that Karachi is confronted with multi-dimensional threats. Besides other forms of organised crime, major threats are terrorism, targeted murders, sectarian and ethnic killings. “Over time, criminal gangs have matured into formidable syndicates which have developed alliances with terrorist cells,” the Ministry claimed, adding, “unfortunately; they have also developed political patronage.”
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August - 29 
Elders in Sheikhan village in Peshawar on August 29 received their third letter in less than two months, warning them to either kill a local woman accused of ‘ill character’ or hand her over to Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), reported The Express Tribune. The
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Elders in Sheikhan village in Peshawar on August 29 received their third letter in less than two months, warning them to either kill a local woman accused of ‘ill character’ or hand her over to Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), reported The Express Tribune. The letters were sent to an Afghan prayer leader and directly addressed village elders, blaming the woman for immoral behaviour. Militants have asked villagers to hand over the married woman if they cannot kill her, saying LI will ‘take care of her.’ Fearing for their own safety, village elders are unable to decide what to do. They summoned the woman’s husband and handed him the letters, which he then took and quietly left. The elders, however, know the house of the accused woman is just a stone’s throw from Khyber Agency and the militants can come take her away at any time. Fortunately, they have agreed to not obey the instructions of militants to kill her. “We cannot kill people for them,” said an elder requesting anonymity. Reshma said her only crime is answering the door when her husband, who is a government employee, is away at work. “I have eight children and am at least 45 years old. I‘m no longer a girl, but even then they have been after me since the past few months,” she added. “I am not a woman of bad character, but these militants are creating trouble for us and we suspect the involvement of our neighbours in this. My husband has already vowed to resist any such attempt to hand me over to Lashkar-e-Islam.”
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August - 29 
Official sources said that on August 29 alleged abductors released a doctor, identified as Doctor Ahmed, and businessman, Ishaq Mughal, after taking heavy ransom from their families, in Quetta, reported Daily Times. Ishaq is the owner of Madina Iron
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Official sources said that on August 29 alleged abductors released a doctor, identified as Doctor Ahmed, and businessman, Ishaq Mughal, after taking heavy ransom from their families, in Quetta, reported Daily Times. Ishaq is the owner of Madina Iron Store.
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August - 29 
Pakistan on August 29 overturned a 33-year jail term handed down to Doctor Shakil Afridi, who helped CIA agents find Osama bin Laden, a decision which may result in a new trial, reports The Times of India. Senior judicial official Sahibzada Mohammad
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Pakistan on August 29 overturned a 33-year jail term handed down to Doctor Shakil Afridi, who helped CIA agents find Osama bin Laden, a decision which may result in a new trial, reports The Times of India. Senior judicial official Sahibzada Mohammad Anees overturned the ruling on the grounds that another official had exceeded his authority when handing down last year's sentence. "The assistant political agent ... did not have the authority to award 33 years imprisonment to Doctor Shakil Afridi," said a written judgment. "The assistant political agent played the role of a magistrate for which he was not authorised." Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign, in which he collected DNA samples, that is believed to have helped the American intelligence agency track down bin Laden. Pakistani officials initially said Afridi was charged with treason for helping the US, but court documents showed he was jailed for being a member of a militant group, Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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August - 29 
Pakistan on August 29 termed the recent visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai as successful and said that it had assured Kabul of continuing help and assistance for success of the reconciliation and peace process, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office
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Pakistan on August 29 termed the recent visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai as successful and said that it had assured Kabul of continuing help and assistance for success of the reconciliation and peace process, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, in his weekly press briefing said, “Pakistan has taken a principled stance of fully supporting the Afghan peace and reconciliation process and these sentiments were shared with President Karzai by the Pakistani leadership during his recent visit to Pakistan,” adding, “Pakistan also supported the Doha talks.” He said Pakistan further believes that the Afghans themselves should lead the reconciliation process. “We will facilitate in whatever manner we can. We have a genuine interest in seeing lasting peace in Afghanistan since peace in Afghanistan will usher peace in our region,” added the Chaudhry.
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August - 29 
Police arrested several suspects, including political party activists, during a crackdown in different areas of Karachi on August 29, reported Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) City Tariq Dharijo said that several suspects were arres
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Police arrested several suspects, including political party activists, during a crackdown in different areas of Karachi on August 29, reported Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) City Tariq Dharijo said that several suspects were arrested during raids in Kharadar and Meetha dar areas of Saddar Town. He said that drugs and arms were also seized during the raids.
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August - 29 
Police said that four suspects were arrested in Usmanabad area of Garden in Saddar Town and weapons were also recovered from them. According to reports, Police also conducted raids in Shah Latif Town and Landhi Town, arresting three political activis
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Police said that four suspects were arrested in Usmanabad area of Garden in Saddar Town and weapons were also recovered from them. According to reports, Police also conducted raids in Shah Latif Town and Landhi Town, arresting three political activists. The Police crackdown drew criticism from the MQM and Awami National Party (ANP) who said their workers were innocent.
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The dead body of a man, identified as Sehbaz Abdul Rehman, a student of Lyari Degree College, was found from Fida Hussain Shaikha Road, Bihar Colony, within the limits of Kalri Police Station in Lyari Town on August 29, reports Daily Times. Police sa
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The dead body of a man, identified as Sehbaz Abdul Rehman, a student of Lyari Degree College, was found from Fida Hussain Shaikha Road, Bihar Colony, within the limits of Kalri Police Station in Lyari Town on August 29, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim was abducted on August 28, 2013, and later his bullet-riddled body was dumped in Bihar Colony.
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August - 29 
The tribesmen of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 29 abducted eight people from Ublan Afghan refugee camp in Kohat District for trespassing on their area, reports Dawn. Police said that the kidnapped persons had
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The tribesmen of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 29 abducted eight people from Ublan Afghan refugee camp in Kohat District for trespassing on their area, reports Dawn. Police said that the kidnapped persons had entered the area of Bezote tribe of Orakzai Agency to collect stones for construction of houses. Four of the kidnapped men were identified as Basharullah, Qismatullah, Sawab Khan and Raeed Khan. The names of remaining four men could not be ascertained. The Bezote tribe had banned entry of shepherds and labourers for taking soil, stones and wood from their area.
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August - 29 
Two activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Naushad Kursheed and Arshad Hussain, were shot dead near Chamcha Hotel within the precincts of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sin
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Two activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Naushad Kursheed and Arshad Hussain, were shot dead near Chamcha Hotel within the precincts of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 29, reported Daily Times.
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August - 29 
Two unidentified militants on August 29 killed a former Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Raza Khan, who was nominated in the May 17, 2011 killing of Chechen nationals, in Kharotabad area of Quetta, reports Dawn. A Police Official, Muhammad Aslam, said
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Two unidentified militants on August 29 killed a former Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Raza Khan, who was nominated in the May 17, 2011 killing of Chechen nationals, in Kharotabad area of Quetta, reports Dawn. A Police Official, Muhammad Aslam, said that Khan was sacked from his job after an investigation conducted by the Police Department. Chechen nationals were killed on May 17, 2011 for allegedly possessing suicide jackets and other arms and ammunition.
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August - 29 
Unidentified militants abducted a religious leader, identified as Syed Ahmad Shah, in Kalat District on August 29, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants abducted a religious leader, identified as Syed Ahmad Shah, in Kalat District on August 29, reports Daily Times.
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August - 30 
“Unofficial talks between the Government side and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are in progress,” Information Minister Pervez Rashid said on August 30, reports Dawn. He said the Government was exploring all options to restore lasting peace in the
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“Unofficial talks between the Government side and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are in progress,” Information Minister Pervez Rashid said on August 30, reports Dawn. He said the Government was exploring all options to restore lasting peace in the country and was in contact with Taliban at different levels. He endorsed a statement made by Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman that a formula had been chalked out for holding formal talks with Taliban within a month. “Maulana Sahib is a responsible person and whatever he said is correct,” Information Minister added. The Information Minister did not say at what level talks had been initiated and with which group of militants. But, he said the Government was ready to negotiate with any group of Taliban interested in holding talks. “I cannot say with which group of Taliban we are holding talks because today we are talking with two groups and if another group wants to join we will welcome it too,” he said. Rashid said the Government’s main objective was to restore peace and it would do everything possible to achieve that. “We have to rid the country of the menace of terrorism for which all options would be utilised.” Meanwhile, a senior Taliban leader confirmed that initial contacts between the militants and the Government had been made. He told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu Service that the talks encompassing a wide range of issues including prevention of sectarian violence and snapping of ties with al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had been held.
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August - 30 
A child was killed and many others sustained injuries in a bomb blast near the Western Bypass in provincial capital Quetta on August 30, reported The Express Tribune. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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A child was killed and many others sustained injuries in a bomb blast near the Western Bypass in provincial capital Quetta on August 30, reported The Express Tribune. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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August - 30 
A labourer, identified as Naseeb Zada, was killed in Qasba Colony in Peerabad area of SITE Town on August 30, reports The News. Peerabad SHO Abdul Moeed said, “Policemen patrolling the area in a van saw the incident and chased the fleeing attackers.”
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A labourer, identified as Naseeb Zada, was killed in Qasba Colony in Peerabad area of SITE Town on August 30, reports The News. Peerabad SHO Abdul Moeed said, “Policemen patrolling the area in a van saw the incident and chased the fleeing attackers.” “After a shootout, the Police arrested one of them, identified as Wali Jaan, while the other escaped.”
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August - 30 
A MQM activist, identified as Mohammad Ejaz (23), was shot dead near Ghausia Chowk in Mominabad area of Orangi Town on August 30, reported The News.
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A MQM activist, identified as Mohammad Ejaz (23), was shot dead near Ghausia Chowk in Mominabad area of Orangi Town on August 30, reported The News.
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August - 30 
An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Mazhar alias Bhola (35), was shot dead in Gulshan-e-Bihar area of Orangi Town. Pakistan Bazaar Station House Officer (SHO) Basheer Ahmed said Mazhar was present near Bihar Chowk in the afte
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An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Mazhar alias Bhola (35), was shot dead in Gulshan-e-Bihar area of Orangi Town. Pakistan Bazaar Station House Officer (SHO) Basheer Ahmed said Mazhar was present near Bihar Chowk in the afternoon when two men riding a motorcycle fired gunshots at him and escaped.
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August - 30 
For the third day in a row, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a bomb in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town on August 30, reports The Express Tribune. The first bomb one was found from ‘Budh Bazaar’ on main Rashid Minhas Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area o
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For the third day in a row, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a bomb in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town on August 30, reports The Express Tribune. The first bomb one was found from ‘Budh Bazaar’ on main Rashid Minhas Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Gulshan Town on August 28, 2013. Two others were found on Super Highway near Ganna Market within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gadap Town on August 29, 2013. Law enforcers, however, have been unable to ascertain if these bombs are a warning for a major terror activity in the city or hold some other meaning. Police investigators are not sure if a single group or multiple groups are behind the threat.
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August - 30 
In a fresh crackdown against criminals, Karachi Police arrested 135 suspects, including 42 alleged illegal immigrants, during 106 raids conducted in different parts of the city on August 30, reported The Express Tribune. The officials also recovered
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In a fresh crackdown against criminals, Karachi Police arrested 135 suspects, including 42 alleged illegal immigrants, during 106 raids conducted in different parts of the city on August 30, reported The Express Tribune. The officials also recovered 22 illicit weapons from their possession, according to a spokesperson for Sindh Police. Seven illegal immigrants from Afghanistan were arrested during a Police raid in Civil Lines in Saddar Town. Police officials said the accused were living in Karachi without any legal documents. FIRs were registered against them under the Foreign Act, while further investigation is underway.
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August - 30 
Inspector General (IG) Punjab Police Khan Baig on August 30 said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits operating in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Waziristan Agency had their offshoots and members in Pun
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Inspector General (IG) Punjab Police Khan Baig on August 30 said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits operating in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Waziristan Agency had their offshoots and members in Punjab province, reports The News. The IG said that presence of al Qaeda in Punjab was low as compare to the TTP.
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August - 30 
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on August 30 ordered the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) to concentrate their efforts on putting terrorists, target killers, extortionists, and other criminals behind bars without taking their political affiliations,
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Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on August 30 ordered the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) to concentrate their efforts on putting terrorists, target killers, extortionists, and other criminals behind bars without taking their political affiliations, if any, into account, reports The News. “A criminal should always be treated like a criminal and brought to justice without any discrimination,” he said. However, following the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Awami National Party’s outrage over the arrest of their activists and supporters in “large number”, the provincial chief executive has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to immediately set free those detained people who are not wanted in a criminal case and are not involved in any illegal activity.
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August - 30 
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on August 30 called the idea of a ‘Muhajir Republican Army’ another malicious gaffe after the so-called ‘Jinnahpur’ conspiracy, reports The Express Tribune. Attorney-General Munir A Malik on Augu
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on August 30 called the idea of a ‘Muhajir Republican Army’ another malicious gaffe after the so-called ‘Jinnahpur’ conspiracy, reports The Express Tribune. Attorney-General Munir A Malik on August 29, 2013 used the term ‘Muhajir Republican Army’ for a shadowy group he believed to be involved in spreading violence in Karachi, in a report submitted for the Karachi law and order case. The MQM chief called upon the Chief Justice to launch an impartial investigation regarding the mischief-makers behind this ‘army’. The MQM chief said that false insinuations will not deface or destroy his party. He instructed MQM representatives to openly condemn the ‘Muhajir Republican Army’ in the Senate and Provincial Assembly.
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August - 30 
The Supreme Court (SC) while taking notice of smuggling of arms, ammunition and other contraband items in the country through sea ports, directed the Chief Collector of Customs, Director General (DG) Coast Guards, and DG Maritime Security Agency to h
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The Supreme Court (SC) while taking notice of smuggling of arms, ammunition and other contraband items in the country through sea ports, directed the Chief Collector of Customs, Director General (DG) Coast Guards, and DG Maritime Security Agency to hold a joint meeting and submit their report in this regard, The News reported. Supreme Court of Pakistan's Karachi Registry issued its interim verdict in Karachi law & order implementation case. The five member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressed dissatisfaction over the report submitted by the Chief Collector, Customs highlighting the difficulties being faced by his Department in preventing the smuggling of arms, ammunition and other contraband items in the country. The bench observed that on account of practical difficulties, it may not be possible only for the Customs Department to control it. "The illegal trafficking of such arms and ammunition through ports (by the means of ships or launches etc) can be controlled by the Customs, Coast Guards and Maritime Security Agency." It was stated in the order that the Director General Rangers Sindh, Major General Rizwan Akhtar on the directions of court, explained that there were so many ways and means through which arms and ammunition were smuggled into the country.
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August - 30 
Two alleged criminals were arrested during a police encounter near Guru Mandir within Jamshed Quarters Police limits in Jamshed Town. The Police claims to have recovered weapons from their possession and have registered a case against them.
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Two alleged criminals were arrested during a police encounter near Guru Mandir within Jamshed Quarters Police limits in Jamshed Town. The Police claims to have recovered weapons from their possession and have registered a case against them.
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August - 30 
Two men, identified as Hasibur Rehman and Mohammed Akhtar, were shot dead near Allah Waris Chowk in Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 30, reports The News.
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Two men, identified as Hasibur Rehman and Mohammed Akhtar, were shot dead near Allah Waris Chowk in Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on August 30, reports The News.
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August - 31 
A homeopathic doctor was shot dead in Khurramabad area of Landhi Town. Police said that victim Dr Syed Tahir Hussain was sitting at his clinic when armed assailants shot him dead.
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A homeopathic doctor was shot dead in Khurramabad area of Landhi Town. Police said that victim Dr Syed Tahir Hussain was sitting at his clinic when armed assailants shot him dead.
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August - 31 
A man was shot dead on Rashid Minhas Road. Police said that victim Shahid (25) was sitting outside his apartment when unidentified armed riders targeted him.
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A man was shot dead on Rashid Minhas Road. Police said that victim Shahid (25) was sitting outside his apartment when unidentified armed riders targeted him.
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August - 31 
A trusty of Salman-e-Farsi Imambargah was gunned down at Turi Bangash Colony, Orangi Town. The victim is identified as Bostaan Ali.
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A trusty of Salman-e-Farsi Imambargah was gunned down at Turi Bangash Colony, Orangi Town. The victim is identified as Bostaan Ali.
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August - 31 
A United States (US) drone killed at least four militants in a missile strike on August 31 targeting a compound in Pakistan’s northwest tribal belt, reports Daily Times. The attack took place in the village of Heso Khel around 35 kilometres east of M
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A United States (US) drone killed at least four militants in a missile strike on August 31 targeting a compound in Pakistan’s northwest tribal belt, reports Daily Times. The attack took place in the village of Heso Khel around 35 kilometres east of Miranshah Town in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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August - 31 
Acting on Intelligence reports, Police on August 31 seized an explosive-laden vehicle in Barakahu area of Islamabad, reports The News. The sources said that 130 kilogram of explosives was fitted in the cylinder and widows of the vehicle. The sources
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Acting on Intelligence reports, Police on August 31 seized an explosive-laden vehicle in Barakahu area of Islamabad, reports The News. The sources said that 130 kilogram of explosives was fitted in the cylinder and widows of the vehicle. The sources said that owner of the house was also taken into custody during the raid. According to Security Agencies, the vehicle was to be used in a suicide attack possibly on one of military installations in the country.
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August - 31 
Armed men riding on motorbikes took a young man to Mewa Shah Graveyard, and shot him multiple times.
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Armed men riding on motorbikes took a young man to Mewa Shah Graveyard, and shot him multiple times.
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August - 31 
Muhammad Jafar, a mechanic shop owner succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. Police said Muhammad Jafar was wounded in Soldier Bazaar on August 25 by armed riders.
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Muhammad Jafar, a mechanic shop owner succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. Police said Muhammad Jafar was wounded in Soldier Bazaar on August 25 by armed riders.
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August - 31 
Police on August 31 arrested two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, Hammad Adil and Muhammad Tanveer, allegedly involved in the March 2, 2011 killing of former Minister for Minorities' affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, from their hideout in Phulgran a
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Police on August 31 arrested two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, Hammad Adil and Muhammad Tanveer, allegedly involved in the March 2, 2011 killing of former Minister for Minorities' affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, from their hideout in Phulgran area of Islamabad, reports The Times of India on September 17. They were arrested with the help from Intelligence Agencies and a car laden with explosives was also seized from their possession, claimed media reports. These two were suspected of planning the attack on Bhatti with the help of another accomplice Omer Abdullah. "They waited for the former Minister in a car outside his residence and opened fire," said a Police Official. Adil was among the planners while Tanveer provided him with the AK-47 and other weapons used in the assassination. During the interrogation, Adil told the Police that he planned to murder Bhatti as he had spoken about amending the blasphemy laws and supported 'blasphemers'. He also revealed told the Police that he was preparing for another terror attack on a major installation. A suicide bomber was on his way from the tribal areas to Islamabad to drive and hit the explosives-laden vehicle (found during the raid) into a key target in the capital city, the report said.
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August - 31 
Ten militants including two commanders were killed in Dokob area of Mand District on August 31, reports Daily Times. The incident happened when a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy on routine patrolling was ambushed by armed men in the area. Soon after the i
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Ten militants including two commanders were killed in Dokob area of Mand District on August 31, reports Daily Times. The incident happened when a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy on routine patrolling was ambushed by armed men in the area. Soon after the incident, FC launched search operation in the area and a large quantity of weapons and explosive were recovered.
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August - 31 
Three persons were killed and two others wounded in a firing incident in Sector 17-D Shah Latif Town. Police said that at least six gunmen riding on three motorbikes resorted to indiscriminate firing killing Murtaza, Khadim Lashari and a woman. Abdul
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Three persons were killed and two others wounded in a firing incident in Sector 17-D Shah Latif Town. Police said that at least six gunmen riding on three motorbikes resorted to indiscriminate firing killing Murtaza, Khadim Lashari and a woman. Abdul Hakeem and Saleem were critically wounded.
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August - 31 
Two men were gunned down, while another wounded at Bismillah Market within Korangi Industrial Area Police Station limits. The victims were identified as Shahnawaz, Khan Mohammad and Mohammad Yousuf.
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Two men were gunned down, while another wounded at Bismillah Market within Korangi Industrial Area Police Station limits. The victims were identified as Shahnawaz, Khan Mohammad and Mohammad Yousuf.
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August - 31 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of the local peace committee, Akbar Ali Khan, in the Daroshkhel area of Matta tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat District on August 31.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of the local peace committee, Akbar Ali Khan, in the Daroshkhel area of Matta tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat District on August 31.
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August - 31 
Unidentified gunmen on August 31 killed Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) leader Razaullah and injured his driver in Lakki Marwat District, reports Daily Times. Naurang Police said that the QWP leader was on his way home when unidentified miscreants opened fir
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Unidentified gunmen on August 31 killed Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) leader Razaullah and injured his driver in Lakki Marwat District, reports Daily Times. Naurang Police said that the QWP leader was on his way home when unidentified miscreants opened fire on his vehicle killing Razaullah on the spot and injuring his driver, Momin.
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August - 31 
Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the Quetta residence of Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Akhtar Mengal on August 31, reports The Express Tribune. No casualty was reported. Meanwhile, Mengal said that the attack had failed in it
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Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the Quetta residence of Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Akhtar Mengal on August 31, reports The Express Tribune. No casualty was reported. Meanwhile, Mengal said that the attack had failed in its purpose of frightening him.
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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