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January - 1 
A civilian worker of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) was killed and four security men were seriously injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a remote-controlled bomb near Matches Camp in Miranshah.
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A civilian worker of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) was killed and four security men were seriously injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a remote-controlled bomb near Matches Camp in Miranshah.
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January - 1 
A truck driver, Allahyar was injured in an attack on National Highway near Dasht area of Mastung District, reports Daily Times. According to Levies Force, a Quetta-bound truck, carrying medicines from Karachi, was on its way when unidentified assaila
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A truck driver, Allahyar was injured in an attack on National Highway near Dasht area of Mastung District, reports Daily Times. According to Levies Force, a Quetta-bound truck, carrying medicines from Karachi, was on its way when unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened fire on it.
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January - 1 
An IED was defused in Orangi Town, reports Dawn. Police said a suspicious parcel was found near the Orangi Town Police Station. After the discovery of the parcel, the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) was called for help. The BDU team defused the IED, which c
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An IED was defused in Orangi Town, reports Dawn. Police said a suspicious parcel was found near the Orangi Town Police Station. After the discovery of the parcel, the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) was called for help. The BDU team defused the IED, which contained two and a half kilograms of explosives. The IED was connected with four battery cells and circuits.
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January - 1 
An officer of the Balochistan Government, Saifuddin Baloch and his driver, were killed and another man was injured when their car was sprayed with bullets in the Besima area of Kharan District, reports Dawn.
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An officer of the Balochistan Government, Saifuddin Baloch and his driver, were killed and another man was injured when their car was sprayed with bullets in the Besima area of Kharan District, reports Dawn.
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January - 1 
Ashraf (25) was shot dead in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Police Station in Karachi.
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Ashraf (25) was shot dead in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Police Station in Karachi.
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January - 1 
Aslam (40) was killed in Sector 11-1/2, Orangi Town, in Mominabad Police Jurisdiction in Karachi.
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Aslam (40) was killed in Sector 11-1/2, Orangi Town, in Mominabad Police Jurisdiction in Karachi.
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January - 1 
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Faiz Ahmed (51), was shot dead by unidentified assailants near the Habib Bank roundabout in the SITE-A Police Jurisdiction in Karachi.
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Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Faiz Ahmed (51), was shot dead by unidentified assailants near the Habib Bank roundabout in the SITE-A Police Jurisdiction in Karachi.
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January - 1 
At least four persons were killed and more than 50 others injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a parked motorcycle exploded near Ayesha Manzil within the precincts of Gulberg Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital o
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At least four persons were killed and more than 50 others injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a parked motorcycle exploded near Ayesha Manzil within the precincts of Gulberg Police Station in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 1, reports Daily Times. The remotely-controlled bomb hit the locality after a joint public gathering of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran concluded. The victims were identified as Talib Hussain, Rehan Ullah, Tayyab and Hashim.
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At least three fishermen, identified as Sikandar, Akhtar and Sheri Jan, were shot dead while one Shafiq was injured by unidentified armed assailants in the Pasni town of Gwadar District on January 1, reports Daily Times.
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At least three fishermen, identified as Sikandar, Akhtar and Sheri Jan, were shot dead while one Shafiq was injured by unidentified armed assailants in the Pasni town of Gwadar District on January 1, reports Daily Times.
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January - 1 
Bakhtiar Alam (30) was shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block-11 in Karachi.
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Bakhtiar Alam (30) was shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block-11 in Karachi.
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January - 1 
Imran Baloch (28) was shot dead near Muslimabad in Old Golimar of Pak Colony Police Station in Karachi.
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Imran Baloch (28) was shot dead near Muslimabad in Old Golimar of Pak Colony Police Station in Karachi.
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January - 1 
One Abdul Razzaq Baloch (55) was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Salman Heights situated in Gulbahar Police Station of Karachi, reports The News.
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One Abdul Razzaq Baloch (55) was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Salman Heights situated in Gulbahar Police Station of Karachi, reports The News.
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January - 1 
Police foiled a terrorism bid in the Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP by defusing a 70-kilogramme bomb. The bomb was planted in a drum outside a tribal elder’s house in the semi-tribal village of Keena Bala. The Bomb Disposal Sq
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Police foiled a terrorism bid in the Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP by defusing a 70-kilogramme bomb. The bomb was planted in a drum outside a tribal elder’s house in the semi-tribal village of Keena Bala. The Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised the bomb.
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January - 1 
Riaz (26), was shot dead near a restaurant in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block 10-A in the Sharea Faisal Police Limits in Karachi. Police said Riaz was a security guard at the Indus Security Company.
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Riaz (26), was shot dead near a restaurant in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block 10-A in the Sharea Faisal Police Limits in Karachi. Police said Riaz was a security guard at the Indus Security Company.
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January - 1 
Seven persons, including six women, working for a non-governmental organisation (NGO), were shot dead at Sher Afzal Kalley area in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on January 1, reports Daily Times. An employee for Support with Working Solut
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Seven persons, including six women, working for a non-governmental organisation (NGO), were shot dead at Sher Afzal Kalley area in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on January 1, reports Daily Times. An employee for Support with Working Solutions (SWWS) organisation, working on health and education, told Daily Times that the van was on its way from a centre of the NGO when the gunmen ambushed it at Sher Afzal Kalley. The driver of the vehicle carrying the local NGO staff was wounded critically, District Police Officer Abdur Rashid said. “The gunmen were waiting for the NGO staff by the roadside and ambushed their van when it reached there,” said the Police Officer who, however, did not say what the motive of the killing was. Five of the women were teachers, the sixth was a health worker and the man worked as a health technician, officials said. “Four men came on two motorbikes. They attacked their van, a Toyota HiAce. They opened fire to the right and left of the van and fled,” said Abdul Rashid Khan, Swabi Police Chief.
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January - 1 
Shahab Khan (32) was shot dead near Nayabad in Shershah Police Station in Karachi. Police said that it was a target killing incident.
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Shahab Khan (32) was shot dead near Nayabad in Shershah Police Station in Karachi. Police said that it was a target killing incident.
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January - 1 
Sub-Divisional Education Officer Rehmatullah Khan asked the heads of primary schools to ensure presence of watchmen in their respective schools during night time. The instructions to this effect have been delivered to headmasters in Meenakhel, Tajaza
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Sub-Divisional Education Officer Rehmatullah Khan asked the heads of primary schools to ensure presence of watchmen in their respective schools during night time. The instructions to this effect have been delivered to headmasters in Meenakhel, Tajazai, Serai Gambila, Tattarkhel, Gandi Khankhel and Kala Manjiwala circles.
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January - 1 
The house of an anti-polio worker was partially damaged in a blast apparently carried out by militants at Vermando Mela in Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said that militants placed explosives in the backyard of the newly- constructed hou
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The house of an anti-polio worker was partially damaged in a blast apparently carried out by militants at Vermando Mela in Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency. The sources said that militants placed explosives in the backyard of the newly- constructed house of one Ashfaq, who has been working as polio campaigner in the area for last several years, before triggering the explosion. Two rooms and a veranda were destroyed in the explosion, the sources added.
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January - 1 
The Pakistani Army establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 other
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The Pakistani Army establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, reports The News. Statistically speaking, the staggering death toll (of 5,243) means that the human bombs were able to kill 476 people every year on average and 40 people each month since 2002. Likewise, Pakistan suffered an average 81 suicide bombings every year and seven attacks a month over the past eleven years. Pakistan had experienced only one suicide bombing before 9/11 when the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad was targeted. However, over the next 11 years between January 2002 and December 2012, the human bombs let loose a reign of terror in almost every nook and cranny of the country, killing over 5,000 people in almost 900 suicide attacks.
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January - 1 
The warden of Machh jail, Mohammad Ali, who belonged to the Hazara community, was shot dead in Machh bazaar of Bolan District.
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The warden of Machh jail, Mohammad Ali, who belonged to the Hazara community, was shot dead in Machh bazaar of Bolan District.
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January - 1 
Two girl students of a seminary were killed and five others injured when a mortar shell landed outside the institution in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports
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Two girl students of a seminary were killed and five others injured when a mortar shell landed outside the institution in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports Dawn. The mortar shell fired from an unknown direction fell outside the seminary in Gud Malang locality when the students were leaving the place after attending their classes. The victims were identified as six-year-old daughter of Said Muhammad and seven-year-old daughter of Aziz Khan Zakhakhel. Five other girls injured in the incident were identified as daughters of Zar Malik, Manduz Zakhakhel and Zakir Khan.
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January - 1 
Unidentified assailants attacked a house with a hand grenade in Abakhel village. “The hand grenade exploded in a compound of the house of one Shad Nabi,” an official said, adding that the blast did not cause any human or property loss.
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Unidentified assailants attacked a house with a hand grenade in Abakhel village. “The hand grenade exploded in a compound of the house of one Shad Nabi,” an official said, adding that the blast did not cause any human or property loss.
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January - 1 
Unidentified militants exploded two home-made explosive devices at boys’ primary school at Dallokhel village in Lakki Marwat, damaging a portion of its boundary wall, reports Dawn. An official said that the bombs weighed 2.5 kilogrammes each and the
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Unidentified militants exploded two home-made explosive devices at boys’ primary school at Dallokhel village in Lakki Marwat, damaging a portion of its boundary wall, reports Dawn. An official said that the bombs weighed 2.5 kilogrammes each and the watchman who was present in the school building remained unhurt.
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January - 1 
Unknown armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Dost Muhammad, in Manguchar Bazaar area of Kalat District reports The News.
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Unknown armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Dost Muhammad, in Manguchar Bazaar area of Kalat District reports The News.
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January - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants abducted seven soldiers from a bus from Jand area of Punjab on January 2, reports Dawn. The soldiers were travelling between Army headquarters in Rawalpindi and their stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wh
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants abducted seven soldiers from a bus from Jand area of Punjab on January 2, reports Dawn. The soldiers were travelling between Army headquarters in Rawalpindi and their stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when they were taken off their bus in Jand The militants took the seven soldiers and let go a sweeper on the bus with them, one military official said. The gunmen were wearing military uniforms. TTP ‘commander’ Tariq Afridi, who has forces in the area, was not available for comment and no TTP ‘spokesman’ returned calls seeking comment.
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January - 2 
A 16-inch-diameter gas pipeline was blown up in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 2, suspending supply to a purification plant in the area, reports Daily Times. According to reports, explosives were planted underneath
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A 16-inch-diameter gas pipeline was blown up in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 2, suspending supply to a purification plant in the area, reports Daily Times. According to reports, explosives were planted underneath the main supply line in the Pir Koh area. However, no casualty was reported.
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January - 2 
A single-member Peshawar High Court bench directed the Provincial Government to raise money from philanthropists for safe release of eight Water and Power Development Authority workers abducted over four months back. The WAPDA workers were abducted b
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A single-member Peshawar High Court bench directed the Provincial Government to raise money from philanthropists for safe release of eight Water and Power Development Authority workers abducted over four months back. The WAPDA workers were abducted by militants on August 15 when they were on the way to Tank District from the dam site in South Waziristan Agency of FATA. The abductors have demanded PKR 150 million ransom. At the same time, the court asked the families of the abductees not to protest, observing that the act may threaten the life of their members. While issuing these directions, Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan gave another week to the Government for the safe recovery of the WAPDA workers associated with Gomal Zam dam project, and adjourned hearing to January 10.
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January - 2 
A special meeting held at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on January 2 to discuss security-related issues for General Elections came to the conclusion that the army would be deployed at sensitive polling stations only, reports Dawn. The ECP
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A special meeting held at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on January 2 to discuss security-related issues for General Elections came to the conclusion that the army would be deployed at sensitive polling stations only, reports Dawn. The ECP in principle decided to allow candidates to bring along armed private security guards to polling stations. The meeting was presided over by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim and attended by the Federal Secretaries for Defence, Foreign Affairs, Establishment and States and Frontier Regions, the Additional Interior Secretary, Provincial Chief Secretaries and Inspector General of Police of provinces. A participant quoted Defence Secretary Lieutenant-General (retd) Asif Yasin Malik as saying it was not possible to provide army personnel for each of around 80,000 polling stations. In an apparent reaction to the CEC’s statements calling for deployment of Army at all the polling stations, he said 200,000 Army personnel could not be spared for this purpose. The secretary said two soldiers would be needed for every polling station as there would be at least two polling booths at each station. Besides, additional staff will be required for logistic and command arrangements. He pointed out that the Army was already engaged in defending the borders, besides deployment in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and providing security to the staff of some multinational companies.
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January - 2 
According to Police, two twin brothers were targeted on Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai road when they were on the way to University of Karachi (KU) for B.Com examination. Station House Officer (SHO) Jan Khan Niazi said the victims were the residents of Bih
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According to Police, two twin brothers were targeted on Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai road when they were on the way to University of Karachi (KU) for B.Com examination. Station House Officer (SHO) Jan Khan Niazi said the victims were the residents of Bihar Colony.
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January - 2 
Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in an interview published on January 2 has denied having any links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), condemning the TTP’s strategy of blowing up schools and blocking girls’ education, reports Dawn. Hekmatya
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Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in an interview published on January 2 has denied having any links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), condemning the TTP’s strategy of blowing up schools and blocking girls’ education, reports Dawn. Hekmatyar, a former Prime Minister who leads Afghanistan’s second largest militant group Hizb-i-Islami, told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper that he was against the blowing up of schools and educational institutions “not only in Afghanistan and Pakistan but elsewhere in the world.” “I don’t think that a devoted Mujahid could be involved in such things,” said Hekmatyar, accusing ‘foreign intelligence agencies’ of being involved in such attacks. The TTP’s blocking of girls’ schooling was thrown into the spotlight in October 2012 by its attempted murder of 15-year-old education campaigner Malala Yusufzai on her school bus. Hekmatyar indicated that Hizb-i-Islami, notorious for its bloody siege of Kabul in the 1990s, has softened some of its hardline Islamist policies which included banning women from education.
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January - 2 
Although the Army Generals will discuss the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) ‘peace offers’ at a corps commanders’ meeting to be in Islamabad, they want the political leadership to formulate a response to the militants’ suggestion for a ceasefire,
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Although the Army Generals will discuss the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) ‘peace offers’ at a corps commanders’ meeting to be in Islamabad, they want the political leadership to formulate a response to the militants’ suggestion for a ceasefire, reports Dawn. “It is for the government to decide whether or not to hold dialogue with the militants. We are continuing with our operations geared towards eliminating terrorism,” a senior military officer said. He said that although the offer was yet to be fully dissected it could be a tactical move by the militant outfit given its timing and the conditions that had been set. “Political leaders should capitalise on the situation,” he said and referred to pressure on the terrorist group generated by the Army’s counter-terrorism operations. Militant leaders in back-to-back statements sent to the media last week offered a ceasefire if the government ‘adopted Shariat after changing the Constitution, revised foreign policy and ended its engagement with the war on terror in Afghanistan’.
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January - 2 
Another man was shot dead near Habib Bank Chowrangi when he was travelling on a flyover in a car within the jurisdiction of SITE-A Police Station.
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Another man was shot dead near Habib Bank Chowrangi when he was travelling on a flyover in a car within the jurisdiction of SITE-A Police Station.
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January - 2 
At least six persons, including two Police guards, were killed in separate incidents of violence in various parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 2, reports Daily Times.
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At least six persons, including two Police guards, were killed in separate incidents of violence in various parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 2, reports Daily Times.
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January - 2 
At least two suspected militants were killed and six others injured in an overnight operation by Security Forces in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 2, reports Daily Times. According to an
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At least two suspected militants were killed and six others injured in an overnight operation by Security Forces in Miranshah of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 2, reports Daily Times. According to an official, curfew had been imposed in the area indefinitely.
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January - 2 
Daily Times, quoting local authorities said that a second drone strike targeted other militants, including TTP ‘commander’ Faisal Khan and two Uzbek militants in Mir Ali region of NWA on January 2.
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Daily Times, quoting local authorities said that a second drone strike targeted other militants, including TTP ‘commander’ Faisal Khan and two Uzbek militants in Mir Ali region of NWA on January 2.
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January - 2 
Dera Ismail Khan Police busted the network involved in two bomb attacks on Ashura processions and arrested four top members of the group, The News reported quoting a Senior Police Official said. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Dera Ismail K
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Dera Ismail Khan Police busted the network involved in two bomb attacks on Ashura processions and arrested four top members of the group, The News reported quoting a Senior Police Official said. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Dera Ismail Khan, Qazi Jamilur Rahman told reporters that four persons associated with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested and suicide jackets, detonators and explosives and ammunition recovered from their hideouts. Nine people were killed and 26 others wounded in a blast in Thoya Fazil on the ninth of Muharram. The next day another bomb went off in Commissionary Bazaar killing seven people and injuring over 138 others.
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January - 2 
Five students received minor injuries slightly when an explosive device went off at University of Peshawar (UoP) in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 2, reports Dawn. About one kilogram of explosives were used in the
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Five students received minor injuries slightly when an explosive device went off at University of Peshawar (UoP) in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 2, reports Dawn. About one kilogram of explosives were used in the blast occurred in the conference hall of Institute of Islamic and Arabic Studies, UoP, Campus Police Station House Officer (SHO) Saidullah Afirdi said. The blast created panic at UoP as students staged a protest demonstration after the incident, alleging that the campus had become unsafe. The protesting students also demanded suspension of officials at Campus Police Station for their failure to protect students. However, UoP spokesperson claimed that nobody was injured in the blast as the conference hall was empty at the time of explosion. He said that the blast caused damage to the furniture, doors and windows of the hall and a nearby computer laboratory.
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January - 2 
In what appears to be a paradigm shift in its decades-old policy, Pakistan Army on January 2 described home-grown militancy as the “biggest threat” to national security, reports The Express Tribune. According to the new Army Doctrine, ongoing activit
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In what appears to be a paradigm shift in its decades-old policy, Pakistan Army on January 2 described home-grown militancy as the “biggest threat” to national security, reports The Express Tribune. According to the new Army Doctrine, ongoing activities of Taliban militants in the restive tribal regions and unabated terrorist attacks on government installations in major cities are posing a real threat to Pakistan’s security. The Army Doctrine deals with operational preparedness and is reviewed on and off. For decades, the army considered India as its No 1 enemy but growing extremism in the country compelled the military authorities to review its strategy. A senior military official confirmed to The Express Tribune that a new chapter has been added to the Army Doctrine that would now also include threats posed by sub-conventional warfare. “Pakistan’s armed forces were trained for conventional warfare but the current security situation necessitated the change,” said the official requesting anonymity. “Forces fighting on the front-line in the tribal regions are now being trained according to the requirements of sub-conventional warfare,” he added.
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January - 2 
Mobile phone services were suspended in several cities and Districts of the country on January 2, in line with the Government’s security plan for Chehlum announced a day earlier, reports Dawn. The services of all cell phone companies would resume at
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Mobile phone services were suspended in several cities and Districts of the country on January 2, in line with the Government’s security plan for Chehlum announced a day earlier, reports Dawn. The services of all cell phone companies would resume at 11pm on January 3. The cities and towns where the service were blocked included Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu. The service was suspended in 18 Districts of Punjab, nine in Balochistan and six each in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Federal Ministry of Interior had announced that the services of v-ptcl and other wireless phone services will also be suspended in sensitive areas of the country including Karachi, Lahore and Quetta.
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January - 2 
The brother of one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, Rameez (20), son of Mohiuddin, was targeted near Usmania Hotel within the precincts of Jamsheed Quarters Police Station. SHO Inayatullah Marwat said Rameez was the brother of an MQM activist
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The brother of one Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, Rameez (20), son of Mohiuddin, was targeted near Usmania Hotel within the precincts of Jamsheed Quarters Police Station. SHO Inayatullah Marwat said Rameez was the brother of an MQM activist and might have been killed on the similar ground.
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January - 2 
The past five years have been difficult for Balochistan according to statistics revealed by the Home Department, reports The Express Tribune. Violence in the province has claimed over 2,100 lives and left 3,845 injured in over 3,232 incidents of bomb
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The past five years have been difficult for Balochistan according to statistics revealed by the Home Department, reports The Express Tribune. Violence in the province has claimed over 2,100 lives and left 3,845 injured in over 3,232 incidents of bomb blasts and rocket attacks in this period. Amidst rising sectarian strife and targeted killings, the government’s inability to deal with the situation appears more jarring than ever. Throughout the province, sectarian killings remain the biggest challenge. From 2008 to 2012, 758 members of the Shia community were killed in 478 incidents. Of these, 338 victims belonged to the Hazara community, indicating that Hazaras remain the prime targets of these aggressions. The province has become a base for a decade-long insurgency as well as a killing field for various sects. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) allegedly keeps targeting Shias throughout Balochistan. Accordingly, officials have beefed up safety measures from Quetta to Taftan and are even planning to hold meetings with Iranian authorities to discuss possible arrangements to facilitate the movement of Hazaras from Marriabad to Hazara Town and Hazar Ganji. The findings also uncover staggering ‘kill and dump’ statistics. Around 570 dead bodies have been found strewn throughout the province, with 370 of the victims belonging to the Baloch community and 89 to the Pashtun community. The rest remain unidentified to this day. Further still, over 402 non-Baloch have been killed in 498 incidents, and over 486 injured in multiple attacks. Not surprisingly, security personnel have also suffered great losses. As many as 340 Frontier Corps personnel and 380 Policemen have lost their lives in the line of duty, and 508 security officials in total have been left wounded. Analysts say that despite the staggering figures, the Provincial Government is yet to review regulations pertaining to the movement of pilgrims under the Travel Agency Act of 1976. In one instance, police decided to refer the investigation of ‘sensitive cases’ to the Crime Investigation Department after the arrest of alleged terrorist Sher Dil of LeJ, also known as Babu, in a bid to curb violence in Balochistan.
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January - 2 
Two Police guards lost their lives when they offered resistance during a robbery bid near Banaras Bridge within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. SHO Faryad Hussain said the deceased, who were identified as Rizwan and Naeem, were Police gua
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Two Police guards lost their lives when they offered resistance during a robbery bid near Banaras Bridge within the jurisdiction of Pirabad Police Station. SHO Faryad Hussain said the deceased, who were identified as Rizwan and Naeem, were Police guards.
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January - 2 
Unidentified militants abducted a trader from Panjgur District. Police said that Ijaz Ahmad was on his way home when militants abducted him and moved to an undisclosed location.
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Unidentified militants abducted a trader from Panjgur District. Police said that Ijaz Ahmad was on his way home when militants abducted him and moved to an undisclosed location.
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January - 3 
A Government school was blown up in Mashokhel village in the night of January 3. Police officials in the area said the militants bombed the school by placing explosives at the building of the Government High School Mashokhel located the jurisdiction
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A Government school was blown up in Mashokhel village in the night of January 3. Police officials in the area said the militants bombed the school by placing explosives at the building of the Government High School Mashokhel located the jurisdiction of the Badaber Police Station. The explosion was triggered with a remote-controlled device that destroyed three rooms and caused cracks in other parts of the building.
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January - 3 
A jirga (tribal council) of Haleemzai tribe in Mohmand Agency on January 3 decided at Ghallanai to strengthen the local peace committees to protect Government properties in the area. The jirga, held at the hujra (guest house) of local peace committee
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A jirga (tribal council) of Haleemzai tribe in Mohmand Agency on January 3 decided at Ghallanai to strengthen the local peace committees to protect Government properties in the area. The jirga, held at the hujra (guest house) of local peace committee leader Malik Mohammad Ali Haleemzai at Sangar village, extended cooperation to SFs and political administration in maintenance of peace in the tribal region.
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January - 3 
A Pakistan judicial commission, appointed 18 months ago, on January 3 submitted findings from its investigation into how slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden lived in the country undetected for years until his killing by US Special Forces on May 1-2,
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A Pakistan judicial commission, appointed 18 months ago, on January 3 submitted findings from its investigation into how slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden lived in the country undetected for years until his killing by US Special Forces on May 1-2, 2012, officials said, according to Daily Times. The commission’s chairman, Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, submitted the report to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, a statement from Ashraf’s office said. Pakistani officials say Ashraf will decide whether to keep the report classified or make it public, but observers have said they expect little of substance to be revealed. The Pakistani Government set up the five-member panel after US Navy SEALs killed Laden without informing Islamabad until afterwards.
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January - 3 
A suspected Pakistani al Qaeda operative, Abid Naseer, accused of planning attacks in the United States (US), Britain and Norway was on January 3 extradited to the US, the Interior Ministry in London announced, reports Daily Times. Metropolitan Polic
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A suspected Pakistani al Qaeda operative, Abid Naseer, accused of planning attacks in the United States (US), Britain and Norway was on January 3 extradited to the US, the Interior Ministry in London announced, reports Daily Times. Metropolitan Police officers escorted Naseer from Belmarsh Prison to London’s Luton Airport where he was taken into custody by US authorities. “We can confirm that today, January 3, Abid Naseer was extradited to America where he is accused of terrorism offences. His case is now a matter for the US authorities,” a statement from the Home Office said. The 26-year-old is wanted by the US authorities over allegations that he provided material support to al Qaeda and conspired to use explosives. He was named as a suspect in an alleged transatlantic plot directed by Pakistan-based al Qaeda groups. Naseer was originally arrested in Britain along with 10 other Pakistani men in 2009 over a suspected bomb plot. But they were released without charge after prosecutors said there was not enough evidence, and ordered to be deported. An immigration judge subsequently ruled that despite Naseer being “an al Qaeda operative who posed and still poses a serious threat”, he could not be returned to Pakistan as his safety could not be guaranteed. In July 2010, Naseer was arrested again on a US arrest warrant. In January 2012, a judge approved Naseer’s extradition to the US. He appealed to the European Court of Human Rights but his case was thrown out in December.
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January - 3 
Daily Times reported that on January 4 Salahuddin Ayubi was appointed as the successor to Maulvi Mullah Nazir, who was killed in a drone attack on January 3. Two of his deputies were killed with him, but a close associate and militant ‘commander’ who
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Daily Times reported that on January 4 Salahuddin Ayubi was appointed as the successor to Maulvi Mullah Nazir, who was killed in a drone attack on January 3. Two of his deputies were killed with him, but a close associate and militant ‘commander’ who goes by the name Salahuddin Ayubi has been anointed his successor, Pakistani intelligence officials said. “Ayubi, whose real name is Bahawal Khan, was appointed as top commander of the group after Nazir’s funeral,” one of the officials added. He said that Ayubi, who belonged to Nazir’s Kaka Khel sub-division of the main Wazir tribe, had been very close to Nazir for more than 16 years. Another official described Ayubi as being in his mid 30s, well built and well-respected among his tribesmen and the group. Taj Wazir, from the Tuji Khel tribe, was appointed deputy after Rafey Khan, who was deputy to Nazir, was also killed in drone strike. Ainullah, a local commander in the group, confirmed the appointments. As reported earlier, Nazir was killed along with nine other militants in the South Waziristan Agency of FATA on January 3.
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January - 3 
Dawn reported that helicopter gunships pounded several areas in NWA on January 3, killing three people, including a woman, and injuring four others. Dozens of families fled the area after several houses were damaged by shelling on Matches Camp in Mir
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Dawn reported that helicopter gunships pounded several areas in NWA on January 3, killing three people, including a woman, and injuring four others. Dozens of families fled the area after several houses were damaged by shelling on Matches Camp in Miranshah. Militants were suspected to be hiding in the areas. The administration imposed a curfew in the region for the second day and launched a search operation after a security man and a civilian were killed and four personnel injured in a roadside bomb attack on a vehicle of the Frontier Works Organization.
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January - 3 
In North Waziristan Agency (NWA), six militants, a close associate of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud among them, were killed in a drone attack in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) on January 3. According to sources, unmann
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In North Waziristan Agency (NWA), six militants, a close associate of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud among them, were killed in a drone attack in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) on January 3. According to sources, unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at about 9am on a car carrying Shah Faisal and other militants in Mubarak Shahi, some 20 kilometers east of Miranshah. Two others killed in the attack were identified as Israr and Lateef.
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January - 3 
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on January 3 that the Government generally preferred holding talks with militants to launching military operation against them because negotiations were the preferred mode of dispute resolution, according t
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Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on January 3 that the Government generally preferred holding talks with militants to launching military operation against them because negotiations were the preferred mode of dispute resolution, according to Dawn. “We even held talks with Sufi Mohammad, despite opposition from many quarters. It is our policy to resolve issues through negotiations, but if needed we will carry out military operations,” Kaira remarked. He said the government’s anti-terrorism policy was in place and the forces concerned, including intelligence agencies, were working on the approved strategy. “We are fighting, taking territories back from them. Many hardened militants have been killed and the success is visible too,” Kaira said. “But we need to understand that we are not dealing with just four dacoits or a small gang of outlaws.” He said religious extremism was the outcome of a particular mindset and criticised the media for “being soft on those who were supporting extremists”. “It is you people who should come forward and highlight those who are giving them the leverage, even providing them with flagged cars,” Kaira added.
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January - 3 
One person, identified as Aslam Zia, was injured when two motorcyclists opened fire at a majlis (religious gathering) held in a house at Wahdat Colony, a few metres from the local police station, in Taxila (Taxila District) and fled away, reports Daw
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One person, identified as Aslam Zia, was injured when two motorcyclists opened fire at a majlis (religious gathering) held in a house at Wahdat Colony, a few metres from the local police station, in Taxila (Taxila District) and fled away, reports Dawn. The majlis was held in connection with the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain.
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January - 3 
Pakistan is providing paramilitary and Police support to polio vaccinations being resumed discreetly in the northwest after a series of attacks on medical workers, Daily Times reported on January 4 quoting officials. UN agencies suspended work on a n
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Pakistan is providing paramilitary and Police support to polio vaccinations being resumed discreetly in the northwest after a series of attacks on medical workers, Daily Times reported on January 4 quoting officials. UN agencies suspended work on a nationwide campaign to inoculate children against the highly infectious disease after nine health workers were murdered in a string of attacks in the northwest and Karachi in December. Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where polio is endemic, but efforts to stamp out the disease have been hampered by resistance from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has banned vaccination teams from some areas, and distrust.
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January - 3 
Pakistan is working with the United States (US) to facilitate an Afghan-owned and -led reconciliation process, said Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Sherry Rehman while also assuring American lawmakers that Islamabad is equally determined to fight terrori
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Pakistan is working with the United States (US) to facilitate an Afghan-owned and -led reconciliation process, said Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Sherry Rehman while also assuring American lawmakers that Islamabad is equally determined to fight terrorists inside its borders, Dawn reported on January 4. In an article in The Hill newspaper, which is distributed among US lawmakers, the Pakistani ambassador assured the lawmakers that Pakistan was on their side as they try to make an important security and political transition in Afghanistan. Underlining Pakistan’s efforts to fight terrorism at home, the ambassador noted that in an historic joint session, the Pakistan’s parliament had adopted unanimously a resolution condemning terrorism. She said Pakistan was also deeply aware of concern of members of the Congress about US casualties in Afghanistan attributed to improvised explosive devices (IEDs). She pointed out that the situation in Pakistan’s parliament was similar as the country also had suffered 15,851 IED-related deaths. This was 43 per cent of all casualties over the past four years. “We identify with the US on this issue,” she said while noting that only one-tenth of 1 per cent of calcium ammonium nitrate produced in Pakistan as fertiliser was allegedly smuggled across the border into Afghanistan. Pakistan was effectively monitoring 99.9 per cent of its production, while still waiting for a matching interdiction on the other side, she said. “Nevertheless, we are still determined to keep our shoulder to this wheel and stop that leakage too,” she added.
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January - 3 
Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir was among 10 Taliban militants killed in a US-operated drone strike in the South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 3, reports Daily Times. The drone targeted the Taliban leader’s mo
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Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir was among 10 Taliban militants killed in a US-operated drone strike in the South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 3, reports Daily Times. The drone targeted the Taliban leader’s moving convoy. “Maulvi Nazir was on his way to Wana from Birmal when the convoy was hit in Sarkundi area (in Birmal tehsil), killing him and nine others,” officials sources said. Maulvi Nazir is the second top Taliban leader to be killed in a drone strike after Baitullah Mehsud, who was chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) when he was killed in 2009. Maulvi Nazir had ‘earned fame’ in spring 2007 when he led a successful uprising against foreign militants in Ahmedzai Wazir-held areas, ousting Uzbek militants along with their local supporters. He linked administration of polio vaccination to cessation of drone strikes and no polio drive could be launched in Ahmedzai Wazir areas since the ban in June 2012. Security agencies warned the Government of likely backlash from the supporters of Maulvi Nazir. “There may be backlash from a Taliban group and the federal government should direct all provincial capitals to increase vigilance against any threat,” security officials spoke on condition of anonymity. The Pentagon (US) welcomed reports that Maluvi Nazir was killed in a drone strike, saying his death would represent a “major development.” Pentagon spokesman George Little did not confirm the reports of the killing, but said, “If the reports are true, then this would be a significant blow, and would be very helpful not just to the United States but also to our Pakistani partners.” Dawn, however, reported that Nazir was killed along with his five guards when a missile hit his vehicle while he was going to Wana from Birmal on January 2. Maulvi Nazir’s key aide Rata Khan was among the other militants killed when the vehicle was attacked near Angoor Adda on the Afghan border, the official said. Nazir had survived a suicide bombing in November 29, 2012. The TTP, the umbrella organisation of Pakistani militant groups, denied its involvement, but Nazir, under pressure from the government, ordered the expulsion of Mehsud tribesmen from Wana. The TTP leadership comes from the Mehsud tribe. He had entered into a peace agreement with the government after his group expelled militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, led then by Tahir Uldashev, in 2007 from the area. Nazir’s fighters avoided attacking government and Security Forces’ installations in the tribal region and cooperated with the local administration, an official said. The military is believed to have struck a non-aggression pact with Nazir ahead of its 2009 operation against militants in South Waziristan. Nazir was understood to be close to the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network. Nazir had property in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. He earlier used to be a member of the Hizb-i-Islami, an Afghan militant group. Nazir’s group quickly appointed his close aide Bawal Khan as a replacement, according to one of his aides. But a Reuters report named the successor as Salahuddin Ayubi.
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January - 3 
Testimonies of 50 of the 294 witnesses recorded in the past four days by the one-man judicial commission, headed by Justice Shehzado Sheikh, inquiring into the July 3-11, 2007, operation that killed 103 people, including family members of Maulana Abd
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Testimonies of 50 of the 294 witnesses recorded in the past four days by the one-man judicial commission, headed by Justice Shehzado Sheikh, inquiring into the July 3-11, 2007, operation that killed 103 people, including family members of Maulana Abdul Aziz, head cleric of the mosque, teachers and students of the seminaries and 10 security personnel, revealed that the top clerics of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad and several key functionaries of Jamia Hafsa and Jamia Faridia, the two seminaries attached to it, were either not present in the mosque or had left it before the military launched its final assault on July 10, 2007, Dawn reported on January 4. Asiya Hameed, a teacher of Jamia Hafsa and custodian of the record of the girl’s seminary, was among the 16 witnesses who recorded their statements with the commission on January 3. “Since I was not in the madrassa during the operation, I don’t know the exact details,” she said when asked by Justice Shehzado Sheikh of the Federal Shariat Court, whether she had the record of the girls who were on rolls, or went missing during the operation. She said her uncle had taken her away from the mosque complex, where the girl’s seminary operated, on July 3, 2007, the day the operation began. When she rejoined Jamia Hafsa, she said, she did not find the record, which security agencies might have taken away. Maulana Aziz, who also acted as principal of Jamia Faridia located in Sector E-7, had similarly told the commission in his testimony on December 31 that he could not compile the record of the students killed or went missing in the operation as he was arrested when he came out of the mosque on July 4, 2007, the day after the army laid siege to the mosque.
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January - 3 
The bullet-riddled body of a local mosque’s prayer leader was found in the Shahmansoor Mountains of Swabi District on January 3, reports Dawn. The prayer leader, Naseebullah alias Zarbat Khan, belonged to Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Trib
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The bullet-riddled body of a local mosque’s prayer leader was found in the Shahmansoor Mountains of Swabi District on January 3, reports Dawn. The prayer leader, Naseebullah alias Zarbat Khan, belonged to Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and he went missing after he offered Asr prayer in his mosque on January 3.
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January - 4 
A dead-body was recovered in a gunny bag on M. A. Jinnah Road near Radio Pakistan office. The body was later identified of a young man who was kidnapped earlier.
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A dead-body was recovered in a gunny bag on M. A. Jinnah Road near Radio Pakistan office. The body was later identified of a young man who was kidnapped earlier.
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January - 4 
A Karachi district education officer was also abducted along with his car in the metropolis.
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A Karachi district education officer was also abducted along with his car in the metropolis.
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January - 4 
A man was gunned down in Korangi, while special branch’s police inspector Abdul Rasheed was killed in Gulbahar.
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A man was gunned down in Korangi, while special branch’s police inspector Abdul Rasheed was killed in Gulbahar.
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January - 4 
A man was killed by unknown miscreants near Samama Shopping Centre on University Road while a man, identified as Sajid, was killed by gunmen who opened fire on his shop in Rizvia Society.
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A man was killed by unknown miscreants near Samama Shopping Centre on University Road while a man, identified as Sajid, was killed by gunmen who opened fire on his shop in Rizvia Society.
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January - 4 
A man, suspected of involvement in the January 1 murder of seven aid workers in Swabi (Swabi District), was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Police, reports Dawn. The suspect, who was holed up in a house in the Gar area of Swabi District, was am
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A man, suspected of involvement in the January 1 murder of seven aid workers in Swabi (Swabi District), was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Police, reports Dawn. The suspect, who was holed up in a house in the Gar area of Swabi District, was among the gunmen who killed the seven workers, Swabi District Police Officer Abdur Rashid Khan was quoted as saying. His companion, a suspected accomplice, escaped, officials said. Khan said that a motorcycle and a pistol that was used in the killing had been recovered from the suspected terrorists.
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January - 4 
Daily Times adds that Pakistan condemning the latest drone attacks in Waziristan said the attacks were illegal, counterproductive, unacceptable and violation of its territorial integrity. “Pakistan wants to resolve the issue of drone attacks through
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Daily Times adds that Pakistan condemning the latest drone attacks in Waziristan said the attacks were illegal, counterproductive, unacceptable and violation of its territorial integrity. “Pakistan wants to resolve the issue of drone attacks through bilateral talks with the United States,” said Moazzam Ali Khan.
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January - 4 
Explosives planted at the building of a private school in Hassan Garhi went off. However, no casualty was reported in the blast that slightly damaged the boundary wall of the school.
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Explosives planted at the building of a private school in Hassan Garhi went off. However, no casualty was reported in the blast that slightly damaged the boundary wall of the school.
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January - 4 
Federal Minister of Interior A Rehman Malik on January 4 said that mobile phones are now a weapon of terrorism, reported Dawn. The Minister said, “Mobile phones are now a weapon of terrorism as all improvised bombings were conducted through them.” Th
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Federal Minister of Interior A Rehman Malik on January 4 said that mobile phones are now a weapon of terrorism, reported Dawn. The Minister said, “Mobile phones are now a weapon of terrorism as all improvised bombings were conducted through them.” The minister suggested that legislation should be done to ban illegal mobile phone SIMs sell as it has become a weapon of committing terror, adding the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been written a letter in this regard. He said that suspension of mobile phone services helped avoiding blasts. The minister added that mobile phone services were suspended in different cities on Chehlum of Imam Hussain after taking all the provinces into confidence. In another context he said that around 90 per cent Afghan refugees are living in Katchi Abadis (slums) and despite repeated warnings, they have not yet left the country. “Anyone who violates the law would be apprehended. Most of the handlers of suicide bombings were found in Katchi Abadis,” he said.
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January - 4 
Four explosions destroyed the under-construction District Jail in Rehmanabad area of Hangu (Hangu District). Talking to reporters, District Police Officer (DPO) Mian Saeed Ahmed said that militants had placed explosives inside the under-construction
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Four explosions destroyed the under-construction District Jail in Rehmanabad area of Hangu (Hangu District). Talking to reporters, District Police Officer (DPO) Mian Saeed Ahmed said that militants had placed explosives inside the under-construction jail building in Rehmanabad and triggered the explosions around midnight. The bomb disposal unit (BDU) officials said that 35 kilograms of explosives had been used in the four blasts. “Two barracks and a room of the jail were razed to the ground due to the powerful explosion,” he said. However, independent sources said that two barracks and five rooms were destroyed in the four blasts. ‘Spokesman’ for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Darra Adamkhel chapter, Muhammad, claimed responsibility for blowing up the under-construction prison.
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January - 4 
Police arrested two brothers in Baffa area of Mansehra District over allegedly threatening a lady health worker of dire consequences for administering anti-polio drops to children in their village, reports Dawn. The FIR was lodged on the written comp
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Police arrested two brothers in Baffa area of Mansehra District over allegedly threatening a lady health worker of dire consequences for administering anti-polio drops to children in their village, reports Dawn. The FIR was lodged on the written complaint of lady health worker Shabnam Bibi. In her application addressed to the district health officer, she stated that Shamsur Rehman and his brother Saifur Rehman threatened her of dire consequences during the anti-polio drive in December 2012.
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January - 4 
Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervez Ashraf on January 4 said that Pakistan needs to redesign and redefine its military doctrine, according to Daily Times. The PM urged national security institutions to further improve intelligence gathering and establish
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Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervez Ashraf on January 4 said that Pakistan needs to redesign and redefine its military doctrine, according to Daily Times. The PM urged national security institutions to further improve intelligence gathering and establish effective coordination among civil and military institutions to comprehensively tackle terrorism. “The threats to Pakistan’s national security stem mainly from non-state actors who were targeting the state’s symbols and institutions in a bid to impose their agenda,” Raja added.
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January - 4 
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif, talking to lawmakers from Balochistan, on January 4 said that instead of finding a peaceful and lasting solution to the Balochistan issue, the Ayub Khan, Julfikar Ali Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf regime went
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Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif, talking to lawmakers from Balochistan, on January 4 said that instead of finding a peaceful and lasting solution to the Balochistan issue, the Ayub Khan, Julfikar Ali Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf regime went for military action and that has aggravated the situation in the Province, reports The News. He said that the Balochistan issue is very important for the whole country and a policy should be evolved with a consensus to end deprivations of the province. He said the resolution of the Balochistan issue was in democracy.
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January - 4 
Seven more bullet-riddled bodies were recovered near Sarobi village area on Miranshah-Razmak road in North Waziristan Agency (NWA). The sources said unidentified assailants after killing the seven men placed their bodies near Sarobi village. The resi
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Seven more bullet-riddled bodies were recovered near Sarobi village area on Miranshah-Razmak road in North Waziristan Agency (NWA). The sources said unidentified assailants after killing the seven men placed their bodies near Sarobi village. The residents of Sarobi village went there and saw the seven bodies, but they were not able to recognise them. The villagers said all the seven men were shot dead. They said some of the bodies had several marks of bullet injuries. Nine bullet-riddled bodies were recovered a few days ago from Mir Ali subdivision on December 31.
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January - 4 
The annual report by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), released on January 4, stated that 5,047 people were killed and another 5,688 were injured in 2,217 attacks in 2012, reports Daily Times. Comparatively, in 2011, there were 2,895 su
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The annual report by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), released on January 4, stated that 5,047 people were killed and another 5,688 were injured in 2,217 attacks in 2012, reports Daily Times. Comparatively, in 2011, there were 2,895 such attacks and 7,107 consequent fatalities. Karachi, Quetta, Kurram Agency and Gilgit were the hardest hit, witnessing more than 85 percent of all terrorist incidents in 2012, while the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) emerged as a major actor responsible for the prevalent instability. Balochistan remained the focal point of nationalist insurgency and sectarian violence, witnessing 474 terrorist attacks, the highest for any region. The TTP-infested and militancy-hit KP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) remained second and third most volatile regions, with 456 and 388 terrorist attacks reported, respectively. Meanwhile, 187 terrorist attacks were reported in Karachi and 28 in other parts of Sindh; 26 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB); 17 in Punjab and one in Islamabad. The country witnessed a 53 percent increase in sectarian violence. Non-sectarian attacks, on the other hand, decreased by 20 percent. The number of suicide attacks across the country fell by 27 percent. Meanwhile, the US drone strikes and the consequent killings also recorded a 40 percent decrease. The number of cross-border attacks and clashes decreased from 84 in 2011 to 79 in 2012. However, the casualties in these attacks increased by 25 percent. “Most of the cross-border attacks and clashes (70%) were reported from Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan, including attacks reportedly carried out by militants of the TTP’s Swat chapter hiding in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nuristan provinces,” said the PIPS report.
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January - 4 
The Balochistan National Conference (BNC), which concluded at the Punjab University (PU) on January 3, adopted a unanimous resolution holding the Federal Government responsible for the current situation of the Province, reports Daily Times. One of th
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The Balochistan National Conference (BNC), which concluded at the Punjab University (PU) on January 3, adopted a unanimous resolution holding the Federal Government responsible for the current situation of the Province, reports Daily Times. One of the participants, Brigadier (retired) Nadir Mir said the Balochistan issue could only be resolved if “we all consider ourselves Baloch”. According to him, “Baloch nationalism” was not a threat to Pakistan.
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January - 4 
The CID police arrested three suspects, wanted for murders and kidnappings for ransom, and recovered weapons from possession when they carried out raids in Surjani Town and New Karachi areas.
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The CID police arrested three suspects, wanted for murders and kidnappings for ransom, and recovered weapons from possession when they carried out raids in Surjani Town and New Karachi areas.
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January - 4 
The militants stormed a security post in Mera Matani area of Peshawar in the evening, reports The News. The alert Police commandos and Frontier Constabulary personnel resisted the attack. The exchange of fire continued for some time before the attack
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The militants stormed a security post in Mera Matani area of Peshawar in the evening, reports The News. The alert Police commandos and Frontier Constabulary personnel resisted the attack. The exchange of fire continued for some time before the attackers escaped. No casualty was reported in the attack.
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January - 4 
The Pakistani Government cannot verify reports suggesting that Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, was killed in a US drone strike, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Moazzam Khan on January 4, according to The Express Tribune. The spokes
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The Pakistani Government cannot verify reports suggesting that Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, was killed in a US drone strike, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Moazzam Khan on January 4, according to The Express Tribune. The spokesperson strongly condemned the drone strikes in the country’s tribal belt saying, “We strongly condemn drone attacks as they are in violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.” In another context he said that Pakistan and Afghanistan were making efforts to hold an Ulema Conference in January in Kabul to help advance the peace process in the war-torn country. The spokesperson confirmed that Pakistan had so far released 26 Afghan Taliban at the request of Kabul. However, he did not provide further details whether those released were still in Pakistan or reached Afghanistan.
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January - 4 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) during a search operation in Jalozai camp. The sources said that the SFs sealed the phase-I in “S” sector at the camp and launched a search operation at 11am. During th
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) during a search operation in Jalozai camp. The sources said that the SFs sealed the phase-I in “S” sector at the camp and launched a search operation at 11am. During the operation, Abdul Haq was arrested and taken to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
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January - 4 
Three persons sustained injuries in a blast in the limits of Miryan Police Station, reports The News. The sources said a blast outside the hujra (guesthouse) of one Qalandar Khan injured him and also Sher Dawar and Izzat Khan. The Sources said that i
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Three persons sustained injuries in a blast in the limits of Miryan Police Station, reports The News. The sources said a blast outside the hujra (guesthouse) of one Qalandar Khan injured him and also Sher Dawar and Izzat Khan. The Sources said that it could not be ascertained whether it was a hand-grenade attack or explosives were planted outside the hujra.
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January - 4 
Twenty militants were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in air strikes carried out by Army warplanes in the Kukikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 4, reports The News. The sources
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Twenty militants were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in air strikes carried out by Army warplanes in the Kukikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 4, reports The News. The sources said that fighter jet bombed the sanctuaries of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Dwatoy and Bragat areas, killing 20 militants and causing injuries to 12 others. The official sources said that ‘commander’ Abdul Wali alias Umar Khalid, designated head of TTP for Tirah valley, was also present in Dwatoy at the time of the attack. Some reports suggested that he was among the dead. However, it couldn’t be verified from independent sources or the TTP due to lack of communication facilities in the Tirah Valley. The Kukikhel part of the Tirah valley fell to the TTP a few months back after the militant group defeated the Kukikhel Afridi tribal lashkar (tribal militia). The sources said that the ‘commander’ Tariq Afridi-led faction of TTP having bases in the valley had claimed responsibility for the assassination of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Bashir Bilour in Peshawar and also for the killing of 22 kidnapped members of the Levies force in Frontier Region Peshawar. Sources said that TTP cadres had celebrated the death of Bashir Bilour by resorting to festive firing for two hours in Dwatoy and surrounding areas. The fresh airstrikes conducted by the Security Forces (SFs) might be a reaction to the assassination of Bashir Bilour and the deaths of 22 Levies personnel.
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January - 4 
Two brothers, one of them a prayer leader, were shot at in the Sariab Road area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 4, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that unidentified armed motorcyclists opened in
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Two brothers, one of them a prayer leader, were shot at in the Sariab Road area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 4, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that unidentified armed motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire on the brothers, identified as Maulana Israr Ahmed and Akhlaq Ahmed, leaving them injured. The attackers managed to escape.
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January - 4 
Two people were killed in separate incidents of firing in Maripur Road and Baldia Town areas while three dead-bodies wrapped in gunny bags were recovered from Baldia Town, Netty Jetty Brigde and Sher Shah neighbourhoods.
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Two people were killed in separate incidents of firing in Maripur Road and Baldia Town areas while three dead-bodies wrapped in gunny bags were recovered from Baldia Town, Netty Jetty Brigde and Sher Shah neighbourhoods.
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January - 4 
Two persons were killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 4, reports The Express Tribune. A local cricketer Ijaz Kha
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Two persons were killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 4, reports The Express Tribune. A local cricketer Ijaz Khan along with his friend Aman was returning from the playground after a match when they were hit by the powerful bomb. Police said that a bomb had been planted along an electricity pylon in Gul Khan Forest area of Badhaber. The explosion also damaged the electricity pylon suspending electricity supply to the area. A rocket had landed in the same Gul Khan area earlier in the day, but did not cause any damage.
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January - 4 
Unidentified armed assailants abducted spiritual leader Mualana Wali Muhammad from the Satellite Town area in the morning of January 4. According to Police, Wali Muhammad was on his way home after offering Fajar prayers when gunmen took him away.
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Unidentified armed assailants abducted spiritual leader Mualana Wali Muhammad from the Satellite Town area in the morning of January 4. According to Police, Wali Muhammad was on his way home after offering Fajar prayers when gunmen took him away.
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January - 4 
Unidentified assailants opened fire and injured a local trader, Abdul Rahim, in the Pashtoonabad area of Quetta, the Provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 4, Daily Times reports. Police said that unidentified armed motorcyclists came at the s
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Unidentified assailants opened fire and injured a local trader, Abdul Rahim, in the Pashtoonabad area of Quetta, the Provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 4, Daily Times reports. Police said that unidentified armed motorcyclists came at the shop of Abdul Rahim. “The armed assailants opened fire at the shopkeeper, leaving him seriously injured,” Police said, adding that the attackers fled right after the incident.
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January - 4 
Unidentified assailants, riding two motorcycles, opened fire on a car near Essa Nagri locality killing Akhtar Hussain and Naveedul Haq and injuring Ashfaq. The victims were reported to be transporters.
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Unidentified assailants, riding two motorcycles, opened fire on a car near Essa Nagri locality killing Akhtar Hussain and Naveedul Haq and injuring Ashfaq. The victims were reported to be transporters.
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January - 4 
Unidentified militants blew up a house in the Kaingar village of Bannu District. No loss to human life took place. However, the house was badly damaged by the powerful explosion.
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Unidentified militants blew up a house in the Kaingar village of Bannu District. No loss to human life took place. However, the house was badly damaged by the powerful explosion.
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January - 5 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on January 5 that the strength of militants has increased so alarmingly that now, they can reach anywhere they want to carry out their activities, reports Dawn. “The time has come to
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on January 5 that the strength of militants has increased so alarmingly that now, they can reach anywhere they want to carry out their activities, reports Dawn. “The time has come to take the final decision on whether to hold dialogue with militants or to begin a meaningful operation against them,” the Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told the provincial assembly on a point of order about the recent acts of militancy, especially the killing of seven aid workers, including six women, in Swabi. Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said a lot had been spoken in condemnation of militant attacks and therefore, it was direly needed to take militancy to its logical end. He said there were two options with the Government either to hold dialogue with militants and if it was not possible, then the second option was intensive operation against them. All political parties and security agencies should get together to make an effective strategy before the Government held dialogue with militants or went for operation against them, adds Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain.
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January - 5 
Unidentified militants opened fire and killed four passengers and injured 10 others traveling in Jaffar Express near Kohsar area of Kachhi in Bolan District on January 5, reports Daily Times. Official sources in the Pakistan Railways said that Jaffar
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Unidentified militants opened fire and killed four passengers and injured 10 others traveling in Jaffar Express near Kohsar area of Kachhi in Bolan District on January 5, reports Daily Times. Official sources in the Pakistan Railways said that Jaffar Express was on its way to Quetta from Rawalpindi when it was attacked by the unidentified militants in the mountainous area of Bolan.
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January - 6 
At least 17 persons, all believed to be suspected militants, were killed and eight others sustained injuries in three separate US drone attacks in the mountainous Babar area of Ladha subdivision in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered
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At least 17 persons, all believed to be suspected militants, were killed and eight others sustained injuries in three separate US drone attacks in the mountainous Babar area of Ladha subdivision in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 6, reports The News. According to sources, the drones fired 10 missiles and hit three different compounds of militants located in the remote mountainous Babar area. The compounds were reportedly inhabited by the militants affiliated with Hakimullah Mehsud’s Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and cadres of the Punjabi TTP chapter leader Qari Imran. A cousin of the TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud, Wali Mohammad Toofan, was among the killed militants, adds Dawn. Toofan had been recently elevated to head TTP’s ‘Fidayee wing’ (Suicide wing) after its leader Qari Hussain died in a drone strike.
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January - 6 
An explosive device went off near the hujra (guest house) of an official of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Arakh area of Razar tehsil (revenue unit) in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 6, reports The News. The sources said th
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An explosive device went off near the hujra (guest house) of an official of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Arakh area of Razar tehsil (revenue unit) in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 6, reports The News. The sources said that unidentified persons had planted two bombs near the main gate of the hujra of Fazal Muhammad in Arakh area and triggered the explosion. The blast damaged the main gate and boundary walls of the structure but didn’t cause any casualty. The sources added the personnel of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) recovered a second bomb and defused it.
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January - 6 
At least 255 lives were lost in 40 strikes by the CIA-operated drones while 54 people sustained injuries in various parts of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, Daily Times reported on January 7. The U
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At least 255 lives were lost in 40 strikes by the CIA-operated drones while 54 people sustained injuries in various parts of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, Daily Times reported on January 7. The US drones carried out at least 40 strikes in North Waziristan and fired 123 missiles at various targets. Along with some known foreign and local militants, innocent tribal people including women and children were also killed in these attacks. Another 54 persons, mostly women and children up to 15 years of age, were injured in the drone attacks. Most of the injured were maimed for life.
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January - 6 
One Abdullah was killed and three persons — Ehsan Reza, Arif Hussain and Latif — were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in came under fire on Spiny Road in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January
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One Abdullah was killed and three persons — Ehsan Reza, Arif Hussain and Latif — were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in came under fire on Spiny Road in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 6, reports Dawn. The victims belonged to the Hazara community and Police described the incident as a sectarian attack.
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January - 6 
Pakistani Rangers arrested two suspected members of a banned outfit during a search of Lyari area on January 6, reports Central Asia Online. The Rangers raided many houses throughout Lyari acting on a tip. They arrested two suspects wanted in connect
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Pakistani Rangers arrested two suspected members of a banned outfit during a search of Lyari area on January 6, reports Central Asia Online. The Rangers raided many houses throughout Lyari acting on a tip. They arrested two suspects wanted in connection with various cases. The authorities didn't identify the banned group or specify the cases that the suspects are linked to. The Rangers recovered illegal arms, drugs and stolen vehicles from the suspects.
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January - 6 
Six persons, including a woman, were killed when unidentified assailants ambushed a car in Dargai area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that the car was heading to Jamrud Bazaar from Chapri village
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Six persons, including a woman, were killed when unidentified assailants ambushed a car in Dargai area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that the car was heading to Jamrud Bazaar from Chapri village when armed assailants ambushed it and killed two people and injured four others. All the victims of the shooting belonged to Kukikhel tribe, reports Daily Times.
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January - 6 
Six rockets were fired at Bannu cantonment (Bannu District) on January 6-night from an unspecified direction. However, no loss of life or property was reported, reports Daily Times. The local Police officials said that five of the rockets fell in an
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Six rockets were fired at Bannu cantonment (Bannu District) on January 6-night from an unspecified direction. However, no loss of life or property was reported, reports Daily Times. The local Police officials said that five of the rockets fell in an open area, while one hit a residential colony of the Irrigation Department.
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January - 6 
Ten militants killed and several others were injured when fighter planes shelled in the militants’ stronghold of Arghanjoo in Mamozai area in Orakzai Agency. Witnesses said that the planes came into action at around 10am and carried out intense shell
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Ten militants killed and several others were injured when fighter planes shelled in the militants’ stronghold of Arghanjoo in Mamozai area in Orakzai Agency. Witnesses said that the planes came into action at around 10am and carried out intense shelling on four houses, razing them to the ground. The dead belonged to Uthmankhel, Ferozkhel and Mamozai areas.
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January - 7 
A bomb exploded in a ground near Jan Mohammad road in which a man and a woman were injured.
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A bomb exploded in a ground near Jan Mohammad road in which a man and a woman were injured.
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January - 7 
A hand-grenade was hurled into a tea shop on Sariab Road in which two people were wounded.
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A hand-grenade was hurled into a tea shop on Sariab Road in which two people were wounded.
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January - 7 
A prayer leader of Deoband community, Maulana Shaukat, succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Police said that unidentified assailants targeted him in new Karachi Sect 5-E within the limits of Bilal Colony Police Station on 31 December, 2012.
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A prayer leader of Deoband community, Maulana Shaukat, succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Police said that unidentified assailants targeted him in new Karachi Sect 5-E within the limits of Bilal Colony Police Station on 31 December, 2012.
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January - 7 
A truck driver was killed near Northern Bypass within the precincts of Manghopir Police Station. Arif (21) was going to a poultry farm on truck when unidentified assailants intercepted his vehicle and shot him dead.
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A truck driver was killed near Northern Bypass within the precincts of Manghopir Police Station. Arif (21) was going to a poultry farm on truck when unidentified assailants intercepted his vehicle and shot him dead.
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January - 7 
An engineer was killed while three other persons, including a Police official, sustained injuries in an explosion on Sariab Road, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Nazir Ahmed Qambarani, sub engineer of Bal
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An engineer was killed while three other persons, including a Police official, sustained injuries in an explosion on Sariab Road, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Nazir Ahmed Qambarani, sub engineer of Balochistan Development Authority (BDA), and the injured as Abdul Salam Bangulzai, Sajjad Ahmed Raisani and Assistant Sub Inspector of Police Aftab Ahmad Parkani.
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January - 7 
Another sectarian killing took place in Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal within the precincts of Gulshan-e- Iqbal Police Station. Police said Ali Raza Naqvi (26), was going on a motorbike along with his friend Raees when armed men shot him dead near rai
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Another sectarian killing took place in Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal within the precincts of Gulshan-e- Iqbal Police Station. Police said Ali Raza Naqvi (26), was going on a motorbike along with his friend Raees when armed men shot him dead near railway track.
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January - 7 
Armed assailants shot dead a man on his way to home within Soldier Bazaar Police Station. Police said Murtaza Alvani was on his way to home when unidentified assailants targeted him near Bara Board.
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Armed assailants shot dead a man on his way to home within Soldier Bazaar Police Station. Police said Murtaza Alvani was on his way to home when unidentified assailants targeted him near Bara Board.
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January - 7 
At least two security personnel were killed and another one injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near Albo security check post in Margano Jalaa area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit), some 40 kilometres west of Ghalanai, the main
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At least two security personnel were killed and another one injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near Albo security check post in Margano Jalaa area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit), some 40 kilometres west of Ghalanai, the main town of Mohmand Agency, on January 7, reports Daily Times. Assistant Political Agent for Khwezai, Ghazi Nawaz, confirmed that two security personnel were killed and one was injured in the blast.
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January - 7 
Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) has indicated to Indian officials that they have a water-tight case against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and 28 other accused in November 26, 2008, (26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks, Hindu
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Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) has indicated to Indian officials that they have a water-tight case against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and 28 other accused in November 26, 2008, (26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks, Hindustan Times reported on January 8. The FIA has matched the voices of terrorists Abu Al Qama and Zarar Shah with the samples of the communication intercepts between Karachi-based LeT handlers and the Mumbai attackers which were provided by India. Sources said Pakistan authorities had discreetly shared their findings with Indian Home Ministry official Dharmendra Sharma, who had stayed back in Islamabad for two more days after three of his colleagues returned to New Delhi, on December 24, 2012. The FIA officials told Sharma that they were confident of convicting Lakhvi, but still had to find evidence against LeT chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed.
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January - 7 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik had said on January 7, “TTP has threatened to attack the long march. But we will not stop the long march and (we will) provide them full security.” Qadri leads the Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran, which has a networ
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik had said on January 7, “TTP has threatened to attack the long march. But we will not stop the long march and (we will) provide them full security.” Qadri leads the Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran, which has a network of religious and educational institutions.
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January - 7 
Hearing a petition by Senator Haji Adeel for reviewing the progress on the judgement on Karachi (Sindh) law and order passed by the Supreme Court in October 2011, the court on January 7 directed the Sindh Chief Secretary and Advocate General to submi
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Hearing a petition by Senator Haji Adeel for reviewing the progress on the judgement on Karachi (Sindh) law and order passed by the Supreme Court in October 2011, the court on January 7 directed the Sindh Chief Secretary and Advocate General to submit a comprehensive reply by January 22 with regard to implementation of its orders. The court expressed its dissatisfaction with non-implementation of the judgement even after more than a year and directed Advocate General Fateh Malik to present a comprehensive report with detailed progress against each point of the judgement at the next hearing. The bench warned that contempt of court proceedings would be started against the authorities concerned if they fail to provide details of steps that have been taken in this regard. During the hearing, the court expressed its concern to know that Karachi Police is controlled and run by a gambler, Wasim Beater, and postings and promotions of Police Officers are made on his recommendations. Sindh Police Inspector General (IGP) Fayyaz Leghari, Chief Secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas and Additional Chief Secretary Wasim Ahmed expressed their ignorance on the issue. But Hyderabad Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sannaullah Abbasi and Sindh Additional IG Bashir Memon admitted before the court in the presence of their seniors that Wasim Beater is a junior Police Officer and run a ‘gambling den’ in Karachi and have great influence in the Police Department.
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January - 7 
In an incident of sectarian violence, a person and his minor daughter were killed while his wife and other daughter sustained injuries near Ayesha Manzil within the limits of Gulberg Police Station. Asghar Ilyas (40) and his two-year-old daughter Zai
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In an incident of sectarian violence, a person and his minor daughter were killed while his wife and other daughter sustained injuries near Ayesha Manzil within the limits of Gulberg Police Station. Asghar Ilyas (40) and his two-year-old daughter Zainab were shot dead, while his wife Farzana and another minor daughter Dua injured near Ayesha Manzil. Police said that the family was on its way to home when unidentified assailants opened fire on them. According to Police, the victims belonged to Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).
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January - 7 
In Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, Army jetfighters targeted militant hideouts. Sources said that the hideouts were pounded in Khurma Tung area of Akkakhel. Two hideouts were destroyed while militants escaped unhurt as they had vacated the place before
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In Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, Army jetfighters targeted militant hideouts. Sources said that the hideouts were pounded in Khurma Tung area of Akkakhel. Two hideouts were destroyed while militants escaped unhurt as they had vacated the place before the aerial bombing.
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January - 7 
Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 persons killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, Daily Times reported January 8. According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Co
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Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 persons killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, Daily Times reported January 8. According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, 2,124 people were killed in Karachi in 2012, the worst year since records began nearly 20 years ago. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says 1,800 people died in targeted killings in the first nine months of 2012. In 2011, it put the number at 1,000, which was then the deadliest in 16 years. Police insist killings related to ethnic and sectarian disputes accounted for only 20 percent of the murders, but rights activists say a shortage of law enforcement officers is part of the problem. “Karachi is becoming a city where controlling violence is becoming increasingly difficult because of an insufficient police force, which is less than 30,000 for around 18 million people,” says Zohra Yusuf, HRCP chairwoman. Karachi, a business centre with a population of 18 million, accounts for 20 percent of GDP, 57 percent of tax revenue and elects 33 lawmakers to the Federal Parliament. Karachi has all the ingredients of an explosive cocktail – gang warfare, land grabbings, drugs, extremism, political rivalries, ethnic tensions, extreme poverty and a mushrooming population owing to migration.
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January - 7 
Militants made a serious threat to the Government against re-starting anti-polio campaign by planting a bomb weighing three kilograms in a health centre in the Rashidabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunk
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Militants made a serious threat to the Government against re-starting anti-polio campaign by planting a bomb weighing three kilograms in a health centre in the Rashidabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 7, reports The News. The bomb was, however, detected and defused. They also found a piece of paper with a message for the Government and senior health department authorities. “The letter carried a message, apparently from the militants, for the government authorities.”
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January - 7 
Security Forces arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil.
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Security Forces arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil.
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January - 7 
The bullet-riddled body of a man was found from Chanasir Goth within the jurisdiction of Mehmoodabad Police Station.
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The bullet-riddled body of a man was found from Chanasir Goth within the jurisdiction of Mehmoodabad Police Station.
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January - 7 
The dead body of an abducted person was found from bushes in Toori Bangash Colony within the limits of Iqbal Market Police Station. Unidentified assailants kidnapped the man and shot him dead. Police said the person could not be identified yet.
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The dead body of an abducted person was found from bushes in Toori Bangash Colony within the limits of Iqbal Market Police Station. Unidentified assailants kidnapped the man and shot him dead. Police said the person could not be identified yet.
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January - 7 
The high-ranking Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Wali Ur Rehman has made a rare video appearance pledging to send fighters to Kashmir and wage a struggle for the implementation of Sharia rule in India, Daily Mail reported on January 8. "The p
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The high-ranking Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Wali Ur Rehman has made a rare video appearance pledging to send fighters to Kashmir and wage a struggle for the implementation of Sharia rule in India, Daily Mail reported on January 8. "The practical struggle for a Sharia system that we are carrying out in Pakistan, the same way we will continue it in Kashmir, and the same way we will implement the Sharia system in India too. And this is the only solution for people's problems," Rehman reportedly said. The translation was provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a Washington-based think tank. Rehman, against whom the US has announced a USD five million (PKR 27 crore) reward over his involvement in the murder of seven CIA officials in Afghanistan in December 2009, is believed to have appeared on video along with TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud. The two militant leaders have spoken for the first time about their ambitions transcending beyond the Af-Pak border to Kashmir and the US as well.
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January - 7 
Three militants and a Police Officer were killed and a Constable was injured in separate incidents of firing in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 7, reports Dawn. According to official sources, a Police team headed by District Po
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Three militants and a Police Officer were killed and a Constable was injured in separate incidents of firing in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 7, reports Dawn. According to official sources, a Police team headed by District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Idrees Khan surrounded a house in Abakhel village after a tip that militants were hiding there. Militants opened fire when Police entered the house, killing the Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Ismail and injuring a Constable of the elite force, Zahid Ali. Two militants died when Police retaliated.
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January - 7 
Tribal elder Malik Amir Nawaz Khan escaped a remote controlled bomb blast at Kassai area of Haleemzai tehsil. Officials said that Malik Amir Nawaz was going to Sangar village to attend a jirga (tribal council) when the blast occurred. He escaped unhu
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Tribal elder Malik Amir Nawaz Khan escaped a remote controlled bomb blast at Kassai area of Haleemzai tehsil. Officials said that Malik Amir Nawaz was going to Sangar village to attend a jirga (tribal council) when the blast occurred. He escaped unhurt.
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January - 7 
Two suspected militants on a motorbike attacked a patrol party of Ghaznikhel Police when they signalled them to stop near Balkhi Koroona area. Police opened fire, killing one of the attackers. The other suspect was arrested and seven grenades, four K
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Two suspected militants on a motorbike attacked a patrol party of Ghaznikhel Police when they signalled them to stop near Balkhi Koroona area. Police opened fire, killing one of the attackers. The other suspect was arrested and seven grenades, four Kalashnikovs and live rounds were recovered from his possession.
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January - 7 
Two unidentified armed motorcyclists shot dead vice-president of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Muhammad Shakeel, near Kot Pindi Das area of Sheikhupura town of same District in Punjab on January 7, reports The News. According to Police, the Muha
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Two unidentified armed motorcyclists shot dead vice-president of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Muhammad Shakeel, near Kot Pindi Das area of Sheikhupura town of same District in Punjab on January 7, reports The News. According to Police, the Muhammad Shakeel had been on his way to Lahore when unknown motorcyclists opened fire on him near Kot Pindi Das.
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January - 8 
A member of a peace committee was killed and another injured in an explosion in Bokhar, remote area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal areas (FATA) on January 8, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants had planted
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A member of a peace committee was killed and another injured in an explosion in Bokhar, remote area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal areas (FATA) on January 8, reports Daily Times. Unidentified assailants had planted the bomb near the road that exploded, killing a member of peace committee, Imran, and injured another person, identified as Noor Muhammad.
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January - 8 
A roadside bombing on January 8 killed a member of peace committee and injured one other in Bokhar area of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. The deceased was identified Imran
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A roadside bombing on January 8 killed a member of peace committee and injured one other in Bokhar area of the Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. The deceased was identified Imran and the injured as Noor Muhammad.
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January - 8 
According to Levies officials, unidentified armed assailants fired indiscriminately at two tankers carrying LPG in Shiehkwasil area in Mastung District. Three people were killed and another was injured in the firing. “The deceased and injured were re
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According to Levies officials, unidentified armed assailants fired indiscriminately at two tankers carrying LPG in Shiehkwasil area in Mastung District. Three people were killed and another was injured in the firing. “The deceased and injured were residents of Punjab,” Levies officials said.
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January - 8 
At least eight militants were killed and four others injured on January 8 (today) when US drones fired missiles struck militant compounds in the villages of Haider Khel and Hisokhel, some 25 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in the North Wa
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At least eight militants were killed and four others injured on January 8 (today) when US drones fired missiles struck militant compounds in the villages of Haider Khel and Hisokhel, some 25 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. “US drones fired missiles on two militant compounds. At least eight militants have been killed,” a security official in Miranshah said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The two attacks occurred within an hour, with four militants killed in each compound, the official added. Legal lobby group Reprieve estimates that up to nearly 900 civilians were among the 2,621 to 3,442 people killed by drones in Pakistan since 2004.
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January - 8 
Daily Times quoting Punjab Counterterrorism Department reported on January 9 that there is a threat of a suicide attack on the long march of Dr Tahirul Qadri on January 14, 2013. The feared attack has been planned by a Jihadi group – Ghazi Fidayee Fo
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Daily Times quoting Punjab Counterterrorism Department reported on January 9 that there is a threat of a suicide attack on the long march of Dr Tahirul Qadri on January 14, 2013. The feared attack has been planned by a Jihadi group – Ghazi Fidayee Force – under the leadership of Saifullah Baqi of Abbottabad. According to a report of the Department, Yar Bakht Khan of Hango, Ahmad of Charssada and Alam Khan have been assigned the task of a suicide attack.
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January - 8 
Levies force said a person was shot dead by unidentified assailants. However, the incident site was not mentioned.
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Levies force said a person was shot dead by unidentified assailants. However, the incident site was not mentioned.
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January - 8 
On January 8, unidentified assailants shot dead within the remit of Soldier Bazaar Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, according to Daily Times.
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On January 8, unidentified assailants shot dead within the remit of Soldier Bazaar Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, according to Daily Times.
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January - 8 
One Imran Abbas, a resident of Kashmir colony, was shot dead in Nomish Chowrangi area.
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One Imran Abbas, a resident of Kashmir colony, was shot dead in Nomish Chowrangi area.
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January - 8 
One person was wounded in a bomb blast on Raisani Road in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan. “The blast damaged electricity pole and smashed windowpanes of nearby buildings,” a police official said, adding that three to
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One person was wounded in a bomb blast on Raisani Road in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan. “The blast damaged electricity pole and smashed windowpanes of nearby buildings,” a police official said, adding that three to four kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blast. According to Police sources, the explosive device was fixed with an electricity pylon at Raisani Road, yards away from Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani’s family residence.
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January - 8 
The Federal Interior Ministry says it has intercepted a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) phone call in which the terrorists are planning an attack on Dr Tahirul Qadri’s long march to be held in Islamabad on January 14, Daily Times on January 9 report
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The Federal Interior Ministry says it has intercepted a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) phone call in which the terrorists are planning an attack on Dr Tahirul Qadri’s long march to be held in Islamabad on January 14, Daily Times on January 9 reported. The ministry said in a press release that the caller used Miranshah (headquarter of the North Waziristan Agency in FATA)-based Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) landline. The threat alert was received from a credible intelligence source, the press release said. The release further said the TTP’s statement is an effort to mislead Tahirul Qadri in particular and public in general. “The government does not believe in the fake representative of the TTP and will continue to take protective measures for the long march.”
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January - 8 
Three Policemen were injured when unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at them in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 8, Police said, according to Daily Times. The Policemen were on routine patrolling in the Swabi bazaar (mar
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Three Policemen were injured when unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at them in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 8, Police said, according to Daily Times. The Policemen were on routine patrolling in the Swabi bazaar (market) when the attack happened.
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January - 8 
TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan had denied that the group had threatened to attack the protest. “This is not true. We have not issued any threat to attack the long march. We have no comments for the long march,” he had said.
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TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan had denied that the group had threatened to attack the protest. “This is not true. We have not issued any threat to attack the long march. We have no comments for the long march,” he had said.
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January - 8 
Two armed groups clashed at Rabia City apartment, leaving one person injured. Police and Rangers later arrested some eight suspects from the incident site.
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Two armed groups clashed at Rabia City apartment, leaving one person injured. Police and Rangers later arrested some eight suspects from the incident site.
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January - 8 
Two people were killed and another was wounded in Pishin (Pishin District). Levies sources said that a vehicle was passing through Pishin Bypass area when armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle killing one person and two injuring two others.
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Two people were killed and another was wounded in Pishin (Pishin District). Levies sources said that a vehicle was passing through Pishin Bypass area when armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle killing one person and two injuring two others.
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January - 8 
Unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened fire at the house of one Safdar, belonging to the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), injuring Safdar and his friend, Qayoom. Subsequently, irate people set a bus on fire in Golimar area. Sectarian tension
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Unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened fire at the house of one Safdar, belonging to the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), injuring Safdar and his friend, Qayoom. Subsequently, irate people set a bus on fire in Golimar area. Sectarian tension gripped the entire locality amid aerial firing that injured three boys.
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January - 9 
A dead body was found in Mand area of Kech town (Kech District). The deceased was identified as Abdul Sattar.
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A dead body was found in Mand area of Kech town (Kech District). The deceased was identified as Abdul Sattar.
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January - 9 
A person was killed by unidentified assailants in front of Madrassah Darul Uloom, Sariab Road.
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A person was killed by unidentified assailants in front of Madrassah Darul Uloom, Sariab Road.
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January - 9 
Abdul Aziz, a worker of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP- M), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at the Eastern Bypass. The party sources said that deceased was a nephew of the former BNP-M general secretary Habib Jalib.
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Abdul Aziz, a worker of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP- M), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at the Eastern Bypass. The party sources said that deceased was a nephew of the former BNP-M general secretary Habib Jalib.
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January - 9 
After a trial spread over 14 months and conducted in an uneasy environment, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar jailed a blasphemy accused, Ghulam Ali Asghar for 10 years and imposed a fine of PKR 200, 000 on January 9, reports
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After a trial spread over 14 months and conducted in an uneasy environment, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar jailed a blasphemy accused, Ghulam Ali Asghar for 10 years and imposed a fine of PKR 200, 000 on January 9, reports Dawn. Convict Ghulam Ali Asghar, a resident of Chinji village in Talagang tehsil (revenue unit) was booked on Nov 17, 2011, on a charge of blaspheming the Holy Prophet (PBUH) by misquoting a Hadith in Punjabi language.
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January - 9 
An Intelligence Agency Official was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Kharotabad area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan on January 9, reports Daily Times.
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An Intelligence Agency Official was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Kharotabad area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan on January 9, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven militants were killed when Security Forces (SF) pounded the hills of Darra Admakhel town of Kohat District with artillery shelling on the night between January 9 and 10, reports Dawn.
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At least seven militants were killed when Security Forces (SF) pounded the hills of Darra Admakhel town of Kohat District with artillery shelling on the night between January 9 and 10, reports Dawn.
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January - 9 
Four children were injured when a mortar shell fell on the house of Askar Khan Malikdinkhel in Sur Kas area of Bar Qambarkhel.
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Four children were injured when a mortar shell fell on the house of Askar Khan Malikdinkhel in Sur Kas area of Bar Qambarkhel.
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January - 9 
Mahmood Ahmed Barkati (87), a Hakeem and former Union Council (UC) Nazim (secretary) was shot dead by two unidentified assailants, who barged into his clinic near the Taleem-e-Bagh situated in the FB Area. Apart from being a Hakeem, the victim was a
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Mahmood Ahmed Barkati (87), a Hakeem and former Union Council (UC) Nazim (secretary) was shot dead by two unidentified assailants, who barged into his clinic near the Taleem-e-Bagh situated in the FB Area. Apart from being a Hakeem, the victim was a noted writer and had authored more than 24 books. He also wrote some 500 columns in different newspapers. Barkati, the Police confirmed, was also a former UC Nazim from the Jamaat-e-Islami.
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January - 9 
SFs with the help of Shalobar Peace Committee arrested four suspected militants during a raid in Nawgazee Baba area, reports Dawn. The arrested men, Mohammad Jan, Khuga Jan, Marjan Khan, Jerman Khan and Zar Mohammad, were accused of having contacts w
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SFs with the help of Shalobar Peace Committee arrested four suspected militants during a raid in Nawgazee Baba area, reports Dawn. The arrested men, Mohammad Jan, Khuga Jan, Marjan Khan, Jerman Khan and Zar Mohammad, were accused of having contacts with a Bara-based militant outfit.
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January - 9 
Syed Ali Haider (55), the owner of the Lal Qilla Grammar School and also the Principal of the same institute was shot dead by two armed assailants outside his residence in Sector 11/A of North Karachi in the Sir Syed Town Police area.
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Syed Ali Haider (55), the owner of the Lal Qilla Grammar School and also the Principal of the same institute was shot dead by two armed assailants outside his residence in Sector 11/A of North Karachi in the Sir Syed Town Police area.
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January - 9 
Syed Muhammad Shakeel (35), an MQM activist, was killed near Sector 11-1/2 of Orangi Town in the Iqbal Market Police Jurisdiction.
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Syed Muhammad Shakeel (35), an MQM activist, was killed near Sector 11-1/2 of Orangi Town in the Iqbal Market Police Jurisdiction.
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January - 9 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police arrested five suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from a slum area in Ittehad Town of Karachi, reports Daily Times. The CID team recovered a four-wheeler bike for special people that co
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police arrested five suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from a slum area in Ittehad Town of Karachi, reports Daily Times. The CID team recovered a four-wheeler bike for special people that contained around 60 kilogrammes of explosives, two pressure cookers, nine cricket balls laden with explosives, 25 kilogrammes of explosives, and five hand grenades, four Kalashnikovs, five pistols and ammunition. Sheikh informed media that the arrested TTP militants were involved in various cases of terrorism and crimes in the metropolis.
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January - 9 
The dead body of a Sikh man, who was abducted by militants over a month ago after accusing him of acting as a “spy” for a rival group, was recovered from Zakhakhel Bazaar in Khyber Agency on January 9, reports Daily Times. Unidentified militants abdu
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The dead body of a Sikh man, who was abducted by militants over a month ago after accusing him of acting as a “spy” for a rival group, was recovered from Zakhakhel Bazaar in Khyber Agency on January 9, reports Daily Times. Unidentified militants abducted Mohinder Singh from his shop in Tabbai village on November 20.
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January - 9 
The release of another dozen Afghan Taliban prisoners by Pakistan is on the cards, a move aimed at boosting the Afghan reconciliation process that has been ‘sluggish’ hitherto due to a lack of interest shown in it by the Mullah Omar-led Taliban, Paki
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The release of another dozen Afghan Taliban prisoners by Pakistan is on the cards, a move aimed at boosting the Afghan reconciliation process that has been ‘sluggish’ hitherto due to a lack of interest shown in it by the Mullah Omar-led Taliban, Pakistan Today reported on January 10. Pakistan released eight Taliban prisoners in December 2012, including former Afghan Taliban Justice Minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi. Prior to that in September 2012, as many as 18 Afghan Taliban detainees were set free by the Pakistani Government during the visit of Afghan High Peace Council’s delegation to Islamabad led by Salahuddin Rabbani, son of former Afghanistan President and the council’s first chief, late Professor Burhabuddin Rabbani. The release of Afghan Taliban prisoners by Islamabad is seen as a key step that would help persuade the Afghan Taliban leadership to sit for negotiations with the Afghan Government. Pakistan is seen as a key player in the ongoing global efforts aimed at bringing about peace in Afghanistan, as the US-led foreign troops stationed there plan to depart the war-torn country in 2014.
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January - 9 
Three security men - a khasadar, Khan Akbar, and two personnel of Mehsud Scouts — Naib Subedar Ashraf and Sepoy Asad — were injured when unidentified militants ambush a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) in Muslim Dhand area of Bara. The convoy was on i
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Three security men - a khasadar, Khan Akbar, and two personnel of Mehsud Scouts — Naib Subedar Ashraf and Sepoy Asad — were injured when unidentified militants ambush a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) in Muslim Dhand area of Bara. The convoy was on its way to Levies centre in Shahkas when it was attacked.
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January - 9 
Two cellular phone shops were blown up by unidentified militants at a market on Dera Road in Bannu town (Bannu District), reports Dawn. Sources said that unidentified persons planted improvised explosive devices near the shops of Zubair and Karimulla
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Two cellular phone shops were blown up by unidentified militants at a market on Dera Road in Bannu town (Bannu District), reports Dawn. Sources said that unidentified persons planted improvised explosive devices near the shops of Zubair and Karimullah in a market at Taji Kallay Bus Stand that went off one after another at 1am, destroying both the shops.
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January - 9 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a trader, identified as Manzoor Shah, near Sirat Chowk of Khuzdar town (Khuzdar District).
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a trader, identified as Manzoor Shah, near Sirat Chowk of Khuzdar town (Khuzdar District).
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January - 9 
Unidentified assailants on January 9 shot dead a Shia doctor associated with the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Dabgari area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Riaz Hussain
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Unidentified assailants on January 9 shot dead a Shia doctor associated with the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Dabgari area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Riaz Hussain was president of the PPP branch in Kurram Agency (FATA). He was killed as he left his clinic in the Dabgari area and police suggested it was a targeted, sectarian killing.
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January - 9 
Unidentified militants abducted four watchmen at Jandola bazaar in the Frontier Region (FR) Tank, reports The News. The sources said watchmen Sultan Khan, Attaullah Khan Bhittani, Shaukat Khan Bhittani and Samiullah were abducted from a private marke
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Unidentified militants abducted four watchmen at Jandola bazaar in the Frontier Region (FR) Tank, reports The News. The sources said watchmen Sultan Khan, Attaullah Khan Bhittani, Shaukat Khan Bhittani and Samiullah were abducted from a private market in Jandola Bazaar.
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January - 9 
Unidentified militants attacked the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Chattan Road of Panjgur town (Panjgur District) with hand grenades. A Police source said that nobody was present in the office when the attack was carried out
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Unidentified militants attacked the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Chattan Road of Panjgur town (Panjgur District) with hand grenades. A Police source said that nobody was present in the office when the attack was carried out and nobody got hurt. No group had claimed responsibility for the grenade attack.
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January - 10 
A 25-year-old man was shot dead In the Mauripur Police area
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A 25-year-old man was shot dead In the Mauripur Police area
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January - 10 
An explosive device resembling a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG-6) spotted in Rabia City, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, was safely defused, reports Dawn.
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An explosive device resembling a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG-6) spotted in Rabia City, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, was safely defused, reports Dawn.
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January - 10 
At least 30 members of the Tableeghi Jamaat were killed and more than 70 were injured in a suicide blast inside the Tableeghi Markaz located on the Takhta Band Road in Mingora city, the headquarters of Swat District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on January
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At least 30 members of the Tableeghi Jamaat were killed and more than 70 were injured in a suicide blast inside the Tableeghi Markaz located on the Takhta Band Road in Mingora city, the headquarters of Swat District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on January 10, reports Post Jagaran. Some Police Officials initially claimed that the blast was caused by a gas cylinder but Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Malakand Akhtar Hayat later confirmed that it was a terrorist act.
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January - 10 
At least 82 persons were killed and over 200 persons were injured in two separate bomb blasts in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 10, reports The News. At least 70 people were killed and over 160 injured in an attack targetin
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At least 82 persons were killed and over 200 persons were injured in two separate bomb blasts in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 10, reports The News. At least 70 people were killed and over 160 injured in an attack targeting Shias at Alamdar Road in Quetta late in the evening. A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a snooker club on Alamdar Road, which has two Shia prayer halls and a sizeable population of Shia Hazaras. Another blast took place outside the snooker club 10 minutes later. The twin blasts resulted in the death of as many as 70 people on the spot, most of them from the Hazrara Shia community. Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP), Mujahid Hussain, Station House Officer (SHO), Zafar Ali, Samaa cameraman Imran Sheikh, a reporter of the same channel, Saifur Rehman, and four Edhi volunteers were among those killed. Police experts said that more than 125 kilograms of explosives were used in the blasts. “It was the largest ever bomb to have hit the city,” said an unnamed senior Police Official.
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January - 10 
At least six militants were killed in United State (US) drones attack in Heso Khel village on the edge of Mir Ali town, around 35 kilometers east of Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on January 1
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At least six militants were killed in United State (US) drones attack in Heso Khel village on the edge of Mir Ali town, around 35 kilometers east of Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on January 10, reports Daily Times. It was the fifth American drone strike reported in Pakistan in a week. Pakistani security officials said US drones fired four missiles – two at a house and another two at a nearby motorbike, killing four militants in the house and two on the bike.
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January - 10 
Earlier in the day, a powerful bomb went off under a Security Forces (SF) vehicle at the busy Bacha Khan Chowk. Twelve persons were killed and over 40 others injured.
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Earlier in the day, a powerful bomb went off under a Security Forces (SF) vehicle at the busy Bacha Khan Chowk. Twelve persons were killed and over 40 others injured.
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January - 10 
Eight labourers were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants while they were asleep near the Gabol Market in Quetta Town. Victims are identified as Hubbar Khan (25), Ghulamullah (30), Sattar (25), Gul Samad, Naeem (25), Javed, Muhammad Jan and Naz
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Eight labourers were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants while they were asleep near the Gabol Market in Quetta Town. Victims are identified as Hubbar Khan (25), Ghulamullah (30), Sattar (25), Gul Samad, Naeem (25), Javed, Muhammad Jan and Nazeer.
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January - 10 
Javed Soomro (22) was shot dead near the Mauripur truck stand in the Kalri Police Limits by unidentified armed assailants.
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Javed Soomro (22) was shot dead near the Mauripur truck stand in the Kalri Police Limits by unidentified armed assailants.
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January - 10 
Khurrum (40) was shot dead near Nazimabad Chowrangi in Gulbahar Police area.
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Khurrum (40) was shot dead near Nazimabad Chowrangi in Gulbahar Police area.
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January - 10 
Maulana Basheer (45), a MQM activist, was shot dead by two armed assailants near Lucky Star in the Saddar Police Limits.
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Maulana Basheer (45), a MQM activist, was shot dead by two armed assailants near Lucky Star in the Saddar Police Limits.
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January - 10 
Mirza Akhter Baig (30) was shot dead by armed assailants in the Gulberg Police Jurisdiction near Water Pump Chowrangi.
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Mirza Akhter Baig (30) was shot dead by armed assailants in the Gulberg Police Jurisdiction near Water Pump Chowrangi.
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January - 10 
PPP activists, identified as Abdul Ghani (25) and Naeem (25), were shot dead near Anda Morr in the Sir Syed Police Limits.
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PPP activists, identified as Abdul Ghani (25) and Naeem (25), were shot dead near Anda Morr in the Sir Syed Police Limits.
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January - 10 
The bullet-riddled body of a young man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found from a drain near ICI Bridge in Baghdadi police limits. Police said that the victim was abducted, who later killed him and threw his body in the drain.
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The bullet-riddled body of a young man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was found from a drain near ICI Bridge in Baghdadi police limits. Police said that the victim was abducted, who later killed him and threw his body in the drain.
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January - 10 
The Government’s persistent failure to protect the minority Shia community from sectarian attacks by Sunni militant groups, is reprehensible and amounts to complicity in the slaughter of Pakistani citizens, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on January 10
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The Government’s persistent failure to protect the minority Shia community from sectarian attacks by Sunni militant groups, is reprehensible and amounts to complicity in the slaughter of Pakistani citizens, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on January 10, reports The Express Tribune. “The government should immediately hold accountable those responsible for ordering and participating in deadly attacks targeting the Shia across Pakistan and particularly the Hazara Shia in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. 2012 was the bloodiest year for Pakistan’s Shia community in living memory and if this latest attack [January 10 attacks] is any indication, 2013 has started on an even more dismal note,” said Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan director at HRW. “As Shia community members continue to be slaughtered in cold blood, the callousness and indifference of authorities offers a damning indictment of the state, its military and security agencies,” he added. In 2012, well over 400 members of the Shia population were killed in targeted attacks. Over 120 of these were killed in Balochistan Province, the vast majority from the Hazara Shia community. Similar attacks targeting the Shia population have taken place repeatedly over the last year [2012] in Balochistan, Karachi (Sindh), predominantly Shia populated areas of Gilgit Baltistan in the northern areas, and in Pakistan’s tribal areas, HRW said. “Pakistan’s tolerance for religious extremists is not just destroying lives and alienating entire communities, it is destroying Pakistani society across the board,” said Hasan.
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January - 11 
A 21-year-old Islam Ahmed was killed and his brother wounded in Sector 15/G of Surjani Town.
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A 21-year-old Islam Ahmed was killed and his brother wounded in Sector 15/G of Surjani Town.
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January - 11 
A Sunni Tehreek cadre, 20-year-old Muhammad Ali, was shot dead near New Preedy Street in Lines Area. The Brigade Police said Ali was riding his motorcycle, when two assailants, also on a two-wheeler, shot him dead.
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A Sunni Tehreek cadre, 20-year-old Muhammad Ali, was shot dead near New Preedy Street in Lines Area. The Brigade Police said Ali was riding his motorcycle, when two assailants, also on a two-wheeler, shot him dead.
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January - 11 
Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi expressed his displeasure over the deteriorating law and order situation in the Province. “We have lost the right to govern,” Magsi said.
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Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi expressed his displeasure over the deteriorating law and order situation in the Province. “We have lost the right to govern,” Magsi said.
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January - 11 
Daily Times reports that two drivers were killed and 10 NATO containers were damaged when several rockets attacks were carried out on a terminal near Hazara Ganji, on the outskirts of Quetta, in the night of January 11. According to Police, unidentif
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Daily Times reports that two drivers were killed and 10 NATO containers were damaged when several rockets attacks were carried out on a terminal near Hazara Ganji, on the outskirts of Quetta, in the night of January 11. According to Police, unidentified armed men fired four rockets targeting NATO containers which were en route to Kandahar (Afghanistan) from Karachi (Sindh) and were temporary parked at the terminal. “Two drivers, identified as Abid and Waheed Shah, received multiple wounds in the attack and died,” a Police official said, adding that the assailants also opened indiscriminate fire that lasted for about half an hour.
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January - 11 
In Machar Colony in Sohrab Goth, assailaints shot dead 22-year-old Behram Khan.
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In Machar Colony in Sohrab Goth, assailaints shot dead 22-year-old Behram Khan.
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January - 11 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on January 11 warned New Delhi of an escalation in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Zee News. He was giving an interview to Reuters.
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on January 11 warned New Delhi of an escalation in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Zee News. He was giving an interview to Reuters.
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January - 11 
Militants blew up a Government school for girls in Hanji Ayub Kallay in Spin Qabar area in the night of January 11. The explosion destroyed the school building and caused damage to two nearby houses.
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Militants blew up a Government school for girls in Hanji Ayub Kallay in Spin Qabar area in the night of January 11. The explosion destroyed the school building and caused damage to two nearby houses.
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January - 11 
Police on January 11 arrested 40 people in connection with the January 10 bomb blast at a Tablighi Jamaat centre in Takhtaband area of Mingora area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Suprintednet of Police (SP, Investigation) Irsha
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Police on January 11 arrested 40 people in connection with the January 10 bomb blast at a Tablighi Jamaat centre in Takhtaband area of Mingora area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Suprintednet of Police (SP, Investigation) Irshad told Dawn that five kilogrammes explosive device was used in the blast. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. As reported earlier, 30 people were killed in the blast.
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January - 11 
The Balochistan Government once against gave the Police powers to the Frontier Corps (FC) to maintain law and order in the Province. A notification issued here stated that the FC was given Police powers for one month in Quetta to maintain law and ord
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The Balochistan Government once against gave the Police powers to the Frontier Corps (FC) to maintain law and order in the Province. A notification issued here stated that the FC was given Police powers for one month in Quetta to maintain law and order. According to the notification, the FC would act under the supervision of the civil administration and would follow the restrictions and conditions laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898. Previously, the Government had withdrawn the Police powers from the FC on December 3, 2012.
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January - 11 
The death toll in January 10 twin blasts near a snooker club at Alamdar Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, increased to 105 on January 11, reports The Times of India. As reported earlier, 70 persons were killed in the blasts.
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The death toll in January 10 twin blasts near a snooker club at Alamdar Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, increased to 105 on January 11, reports The Times of India. As reported earlier, 70 persons were killed in the blasts. According to reports, two blats occurred at around 8.50pm, one inside a snooker club and the other outside in a car, within a 10-minute gap in a Shia-Hazara community dominated neighbourhood, killing 105 people and wounding 169. The dead included 25 rescue workers, nine Police officers and three journalists. The building housing the club was razed in the blast. In the first incident, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the snooker club. Bomb disposal squad officers said an estimated six to seven kilograms of explosives were used by the suicide bomber. As police, rescuers and media persons rushed to the site, another bomb fixed to a vehicle parked nearby went off. An estimated 100 kilograms of explosives were used in the second blast. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), claimed responsibility for the attacks. In calls made to local journalists, LeJ spokesmen Bakar Saddiq said the first blast was carried out by a suicide bomber and the second was a bomb planted in a car that was triggered by remote control.
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January - 11 
The decomposed body of an unidentified 30-year-old man was found trussed up and stuffed inside a gunny bag at Khajji Ground in Rizvia Society.
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The decomposed body of an unidentified 30-year-old man was found trussed up and stuffed inside a gunny bag at Khajji Ground in Rizvia Society.
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January - 11 
The News reported that a complete shutter-down strike was observed in the Quetta to condemn the bombings on the call of the Anjuman-e-Tajiran Balochistan, endorsed by nearly all politico-nationalists parties.
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The News reported that a complete shutter-down strike was observed in the Quetta to condemn the bombings on the call of the Anjuman-e-Tajiran Balochistan, endorsed by nearly all politico-nationalists parties.
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January - 11 
The United Baluch Army, a separatist group, claimed responsibility for the attack on Security Forces at Bacha Khan Chowk in Quetta that took place around 3.50pm, prior to the twin blasts at Alamdar Road. An estimated 25 kilograms of explosives were u
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The United Baluch Army, a separatist group, claimed responsibility for the attack on Security Forces at Bacha Khan Chowk in Quetta that took place around 3.50pm, prior to the twin blasts at Alamdar Road. An estimated 25 kilograms of explosives were used in the bomb. As many as 13 vehicles were destroyed in the blast. The explosion also caused damage to nearby shops, offices and homes.
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January - 11 
Unidentified assailants attacked Maulana Haseebullah Madni, a leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami-ul-Haq (JUI-S), a religio-political party near Gillani Railway Station in Block 13-D/2 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi (Karachi District), the provinc
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Unidentified assailants attacked Maulana Haseebullah Madni, a leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami-ul-Haq (JUI-S), a religio-political party near Gillani Railway Station in Block 13-D/2 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, injuring him and eight others and killing his security guard, reports The News. While the assailants were firing on the JUI-S leader’s car, a private school’s van carrying children was passing nearby and its driver, Imdad, was struck by a bullet. The driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a wall. Five children, aged between five and 10 years, suffered injuries. Police said that it was the third attack on Madni, adds Daily Times. Gulshan-e-Iqbal Station House Officer (SHO) Rana Haseeb told The News that the assailants had used Kalashnikovs and 9mm pistols. “Police found over 70 empty bullet shells at the scene,” he added.
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January - 11 
US President Barack Obama said on January 11 that it would be very hard to imagine stability and peace in the region if Pakistan and Afghanistan did not come to some agreement, reports Dawn. At a White House news conference with Afghan President Hami
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US President Barack Obama said on January 11 that it would be very hard to imagine stability and peace in the region if Pakistan and Afghanistan did not come to some agreement, reports Dawn. At a White House news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Obama also acknowledged that he had seen “a greater awareness (of this issue) on the part of the Pakistani government”. “We welcome the recent steps,” said Obama in an indirect reference to Pakistan’s decision to release Taliban leaders in its custody for enabling them to attend peace talks with the Afghan government. President Obama also noted that Pakistan and other regional states had a role in the Afghan peace process and that “a strong and secure Afghanistan is in the interest of the entire region”.
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January - 12 
A blast killed a child and injured another person in Brewery road area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan in the night of January 12, reports Dawn. Wazir Khan Nasar, the Deputy Inspector General said that the milita
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A blast killed a child and injured another person in Brewery road area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan in the night of January 12, reports Dawn. Wazir Khan Nasar, the Deputy Inspector General said that the militants planted an improvised explosive device near an internet cafe in Brewery road area. “The blast killed a passerby child and injured another person,” he said. Nasar said the blast caused damage to the internet cafe and other nearby shops.
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January - 12 
Around 4000 personnel of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) deployed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to help the Police in maintaining peace in the province are reaching Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on January 12 (today) for deployment during the long ma
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Around 4000 personnel of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) deployed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to help the Police in maintaining peace in the province are reaching Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on January 12 (today) for deployment during the long march of the Tehreek Minhaj-ul-Quran scheduled for January 14, reports The News. Sources said the federal government directed the commandant of FC to immediately withdraw 4200 personnel assisting the KP Police and multi-national companies in the province for deployment in Islamabad during Tahirul Qadri’s long march.
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January - 12 
Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) on January 12 warned Zakhakhel tribe to either provide it with volunteers or leave the area. Sources said that LI militants distributed pamphlets and made announcements through loudspeakers in Shalobar area, asking Zakhakhel to s
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Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) on January 12 warned Zakhakhel tribe to either provide it with volunteers or leave the area. Sources said that LI militants distributed pamphlets and made announcements through loudspeakers in Shalobar area, asking Zakhakhel to send them volunteers or leave the area.
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January - 12 
One soldier, Amir Khan, was injured critically when militants fired at a checkpost in Ajali Nadi area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency on January 12.
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One soldier, Amir Khan, was injured critically when militants fired at a checkpost in Ajali Nadi area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency on January 12.
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January - 12 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 12 said that they would cease their occasional attacks on the Army in their stronghold of North Waziristan Agency (FATA) and concentrate attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan instead – an announcement p
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on January 12 said that they would cease their occasional attacks on the Army in their stronghold of North Waziristan Agency (FATA) and concentrate attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan instead – an announcement possibly designed to head off divisions in the insurgency, reports Daily Times. The ceasefire does not apply to the rest of the country, where there are often fierce clashes between the TTP and security agencies. Thousands of soldiers are stationed in North Waziristan. There have been occasional clashes there between the soldiers and TTP, but a leaflet issued by TTP ‘Chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud ordered those to stop. A senior commander confirmed the pamphlet’s veracity. “O Mujahideen brothers! As you know, the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar Mujahid are engaged in jihad against the crusaders and infidels, and are supporters of each others in the ongoing holy war,” the pamphlet said.
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January - 12 
Two rooms of a private school were badly damaged when a mortar shell hit it. An overhead water tank at the house of Malik Waris Khan, a Former Minister of State, was also damaged when it was hit by a stray mortar shell.
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Two rooms of a private school were badly damaged when a mortar shell hit it. An overhead water tank at the house of Malik Waris Khan, a Former Minister of State, was also damaged when it was hit by a stray mortar shell.
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January - 12 
Unidentified assailants shot dead in-charge nurse of the District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) at a bus stop in Hakeemabad area of Nowshera in same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 12, reports Dawn. Officials said the nurse Farzana Kawsar, wif
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Unidentified assailants shot dead in-charge nurse of the District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) at a bus stop in Hakeemabad area of Nowshera in same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 12, reports Dawn. Officials said the nurse Farzana Kawsar, wife of Sajjawal Khan of Hakeemabad, was waiting for office vehicle at the bus stop when unidentified assailants opened fire on her.
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January - 13 
A person was killed by unidentified armed assailants near a shop situated in Kharadar area within the limits of Kharadar Police Station. Police informed that the identity of the victim could not be ascertained yet, however, he seemed to be around 20-
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A person was killed by unidentified armed assailants near a shop situated in Kharadar area within the limits of Kharadar Police Station. Police informed that the identity of the victim could not be ascertained yet, however, he seemed to be around 20-year-old, belonging to the Memon community.
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January - 13 
A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 soldiers and injured 21 others in Dosali village, 50 kilometres south of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 13, reports Daily Times. A ‘spokesman’ for th
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A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 soldiers and injured 21 others in Dosali village, 50 kilometres south of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 13, reports Daily Times. A ‘spokesman’ for the Mujahideen Ansar, a group dominated by Uzbek fighters, claimed responsibility and said that the attack was retaliation for the Army's complicity in drone strikes. The group is allied to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior military official said all the soldiers killed were in one truck and those injured were in vehicles behind it.
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January - 13 
A soldier was killed when a shell fired by the militants hit a security checkpost in the Nala area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports The News. The killed soldier was identified as Sepoy Rehmat Hussain. Following the attack, Secu
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A soldier was killed when a shell fired by the militants hit a security checkpost in the Nala area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports The News. The killed soldier was identified as Sepoy Rehmat Hussain. Following the attack, Security Forces (SFs) shelled the suspected positions of militants in various areas of Bara.
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January - 13 
An elderly man was stabbed to death in Nazimabad No-1 area within the limits of Nazimabad Police Station.
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An elderly man was stabbed to death in Nazimabad No-1 area within the limits of Nazimabad Police Station.
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January - 13 
One person was killed and eight others were injured on January 13 (today) when a blast struck a passenger coach in Khwar Killay area near Sadda town in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. A passenger coach, carr
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One person was killed and eight others were injured on January 13 (today) when a blast struck a passenger coach in Khwar Killay area near Sadda town in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. A passenger coach, carrying around two dozen passengers, was travelling from Peshawar to Parachinar when it was struck by a remotely detonated improvised explosive device (IED).
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January - 13 
Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the
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Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International Border (IB). One is 50 km away from the Jaisalmer border in the Ghotaki area (Ghotki District of Sindh Province) of Pakistan. And the second one is opposite the Ganganagar border in Bahawalpur area (Bahawalpur District of Punjab Province). Both the centres are managed by ISI officials and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants. Upon receiving this information from across the border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put its troopers on high alert. The sources also said there has been information that a new alliance has been made between JeM and Babbar Khalsa at Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
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January - 13 
The Federal Government of Pakistan on January 13 accepted to the demands of Quetta bombing victims and protesters across the country and announced to impose Governor’s rule in Balochistan, effective from January 14 (today), reported Daily Times.
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The Federal Government of Pakistan on January 13 accepted to the demands of Quetta bombing victims and protesters across the country and announced to impose Governor’s rule in Balochistan, effective from January 14 (today), reported Daily Times. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf announced in principal to invoke Article 234 of the constitution and impose Governor’s rule in the province, as demanded by the bereaved families and political and social circles. He assured the protesters that the Federal Government would fully cooperate with the Governor. He said that false cases registered against members of the Shia community would also be withdrawn.
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January - 13 
The Police and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) foiled a terrorism bid by defusing a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing two kilogrammes on Manghopir Road within the precincts of Pirabad Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO) Shahid
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The Police and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) foiled a terrorism bid by defusing a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing two kilogrammes on Manghopir Road within the precincts of Pirabad Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO) Shahid Khan said that unidentified militants first threw a low intensity hand grenade in the area, however, no loss occurred. He informed that during the checking of the blast site, the Police personnel found a suspicious stuff near the site. The BDS experts rushed to the scene and successfully defused the IED attached with a remote control.
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January - 13 
Three security personnel were injured when their vehicle came under a bomb attack in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 13, reports Dawn. The vehicle was passing the Qala Shah Baig area when a remote-controlled bomb
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Three security personnel were injured when their vehicle came under a bomb attack in Shabqadar area of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 13, reports Dawn. The vehicle was passing the Qala Shah Baig area when a remote-controlled bomb planted on the road hit it. Three security personnel and a passer-by were injured. The security personnel were identified as Asif, Asim and Ashar Mahmood.
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January - 13 
Two children received injuries when a mortar shell fell on the house of Hikmat Khan near Aziz Market of Akkakhel area while in Mandi Kas area one Hazratullah was injured in a similar incident.
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Two children received injuries when a mortar shell fell on the house of Hikmat Khan near Aziz Market of Akkakhel area while in Mandi Kas area one Hazratullah was injured in a similar incident.
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January - 14 
A Policeman, identified as Ghulam Shabbir (52) was killed by unidentified armed assailants inside his house situated in Jamali Goth of Sohrab Goth area within the precincts of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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A Policeman, identified as Ghulam Shabbir (52) was killed by unidentified armed assailants inside his house situated in Jamali Goth of Sohrab Goth area within the precincts of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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January - 14 
At least eight persons were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, weighing one kilogram, at a mini mart at petrol station located in Kahayan-e-Ittehad in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase-VI within the limit of Gizri Police Stati
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At least eight persons were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, weighing one kilogram, at a mini mart at petrol station located in Kahayan-e-Ittehad in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase-VI within the limit of Gizri Police Station.
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January - 14 
Hearing the Balochistan target killings case, the Supreme Court (SC) observed that it never wanted the dismissal of the Balochistan Assembly and that there is a difference between legislative business and authority of executive. The Court sought the
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Hearing the Balochistan target killings case, the Supreme Court (SC) observed that it never wanted the dismissal of the Balochistan Assembly and that there is a difference between legislative business and authority of executive. The Court sought the notification dismissing the Provincial Government and imposing Governor’s rule in the province. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, and comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Azmat Saeed, has also sought a report over steps taken to resolve the worsening law and order situation in the province.
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January - 14 
In another incident, a man, Zahid (29), was shot dead in Orangi Town within the limits of Iqbal market Police Station.
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In another incident, a man, Zahid (29), was shot dead in Orangi Town within the limits of Iqbal market Police Station.
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January - 14 
Pakistani authorities imposed Section 144, a ban on pillion riding (two people sharing a motorcycle) across Balochistan in the wake of a spike in terror-related incidents, according to a Home Department statement, Central Asia Online reports on Janua
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Pakistani authorities imposed Section 144, a ban on pillion riding (two people sharing a motorcycle) across Balochistan in the wake of a spike in terror-related incidents, according to a Home Department statement, Central Asia Online reports on January 15.
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January - 14 
Three khasadar (tribal police) personnel, captured by militants during a clash in Kohikhel area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 14, were beheaded, reports Dawn. At le
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Three khasadar (tribal police) personnel, captured by militants during a clash in Kohikhel area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 14, were beheaded, reports Dawn. At least seven khasadar personnel were injured during clashes. The fighting erupted in the evening of January 14 after militants attacked three security posts in Kohikhel. The attackers reportedly forced security personnel to retreat from two posts and captured arms and ammunition.
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January - 14 
Unidentified armed assailants injured a man, identified as Rehmatullah near the Western Bypass of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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Unidentified armed assailants injured a man, identified as Rehmatullah near the Western Bypass of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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January - 14 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Faqir Muhammad, in Nasirabad town of same District on January 14, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Faqir Muhammad, in Nasirabad town of same District on January 14, reports Daily Times.
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January - 15 
13 bullet-riddled bodies of local people belonging to three families were also found in Alamgudar and Dogra areas of Bara populated by Sepah Afridi tribe. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the killings.
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13 bullet-riddled bodies of local people belonging to three families were also found in Alamgudar and Dogra areas of Bara populated by Sepah Afridi tribe. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the killings.
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January - 15 
197 Pakistani militants surrendered to the Army in the year 2012 in Bajaur Agency, Central Asia Online reports on January 16. Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah commented, "During the past five years, more than 6,000 militants have surrendered to
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197 Pakistani militants surrendered to the Army in the year 2012 in Bajaur Agency, Central Asia Online reports on January 16. Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah commented, "During the past five years, more than 6,000 militants have surrendered to the government”. He further added that ex-militants who surrendered have denounced terrorism and joined mainstream society. Peace committees and the general public has been instrumental in forcing militants to lay down arms, he further said.
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January - 15 
A person, identified as Asghar Ali Shah (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sector 7/C in the Surjani Town Police Jurisdiction. Victim belonged to Shia community and he was an organiser of a mourning procession. Police said that it was
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A person, identified as Asghar Ali Shah (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sector 7/C in the Surjani Town Police Jurisdiction. Victim belonged to Shia community and he was an organiser of a mourning procession. Police said that it was a sectarian killing.
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January - 15 
A Policeman, identified as Muhammad Naeem, was injured in an explosion in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern bypass, on the outskirts Quetta, the Provincial Capital of Balochistan.
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A Policeman, identified as Muhammad Naeem, was injured in an explosion in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern bypass, on the outskirts Quetta, the Provincial Capital of Balochistan.
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January - 15 
Abdul Quyyum (25), a hotel employee, was shot dead in Sector 4/A of North Karachi in the Sir Syed Town Police Station.
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Abdul Quyyum (25), a hotel employee, was shot dead in Sector 4/A of North Karachi in the Sir Syed Town Police Station.
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January - 15 
At least three Police personnel were injured in a bomb explosion in Chaman area of Qilla Abdullah District, a boarding area with Afghanistan.
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At least three Police personnel were injured in a bomb explosion in Chaman area of Qilla Abdullah District, a boarding area with Afghanistan.
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January - 15 
Atta-ur-Rehman (40) was shot dead and Shabeer was shot injured by unidentified assailants at a hotel near Qalandri Chowk situated in Sakhi Hassan in the Shahra-e-Noorjehan Police area.
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Atta-ur-Rehman (40) was shot dead and Shabeer was shot injured by unidentified assailants at a hotel near Qalandri Chowk situated in Sakhi Hassan in the Shahra-e-Noorjehan Police area.
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January - 15 
Five Policeman, identified as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), in Crime Investigation Department (CID), Naseem Baloch, Constable Tahir, Constable Noor Ahmad, Constable Mohsin Ali and Constable Abdul Whaid were killed in a remote-controlled blas
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Five Policeman, identified as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), in Crime Investigation Department (CID), Naseem Baloch, Constable Tahir, Constable Noor Ahmad, Constable Mohsin Ali and Constable Abdul Whaid were killed in a remote-controlled blast in Bonistan area of Panjgur District on January 15, reports Daily Times. A Police official, Atiqur Rehman, said that a Police vehicle was patrolling in the Bonistan area when the remote-controlled device went off.
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January - 15 
In Islamabad, the state-run Pakistan Radio claimed the country's DGMO lodged a strong protest with his Indian counterpart over killing of a Pakistani soldier. As reported earlier, Pakistan Army claimed that a trooper was shot dead in cross-border fir
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In Islamabad, the state-run Pakistan Radio claimed the country's DGMO lodged a strong protest with his Indian counterpart over killing of a Pakistani soldier. As reported earlier, Pakistan Army claimed that a trooper was shot dead in cross-border firing by Indian forces on January 15.
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January - 15 
Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants attacked the house of a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper Shabir in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and killed his father Abdul Jalil and four brothers on January 15,
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Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants attacked the house of a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper Shabir in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and killed his father Abdul Jalil and four brothers on January 15, reports Daily Times. An FC official said that Shabir was not at home at the time of the attack.
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January - 15 
Seven soldiers and four militants were killed in fighting between banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Security Forces (SFs) in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 15, reports The News. The
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Seven soldiers and four militants were killed in fighting between banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Security Forces (SFs) in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 15, reports The News. The sources said that dozens of militants of LI attacked the newly-established three security posts manned by personnel of Frontier Corps (FC), Pakistan Army and Khasadar Force in Arjaleen Adey, Machine Dhand and Mashomanu Adeera in Shalobar area of Bara. Following the attack, the SFs shelled the suspected positions of militants in different areas of Bara from nearby bases. Two helicopters shelled the suspected hideouts of militants in Shalobar and Nala area but no casualties were reported. The sources said that dozens of suspected persons were also arrested by SFs in Sepah and Shalobar area of Bara.
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January - 15 
The Balochistan Assembly collectively adopted two resolutions on January 15, which rejected imposition of Governor’s rule in the Province as an undemocratic move, demanded reversal and called for a judicial inquiry into the killing of Shia Hazaras in
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The Balochistan Assembly collectively adopted two resolutions on January 15, which rejected imposition of Governor’s rule in the Province as an undemocratic move, demanded reversal and called for a judicial inquiry into the killing of Shia Hazaras in bomb blasts on January 10, reports Dawn. The movers and supporters of the resolution said that it was for the fifth time that an elected Government of Balochistan had been dismissed by the centre. They warned Islamabad against pushing to the wall the people and political parties which stand for parliamentary politics and democracy.
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January - 15 
The dead body of Noor-ul-Hassan (25) was found near Maser Goth, Lyari, in the Baghdadi Police Limits.
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The dead body of Noor-ul-Hassan (25) was found near Maser Goth, Lyari, in the Baghdadi Police Limits.
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January - 15 
The dead body of Syed Hassan Raza (25), stuffed in a gunny bag, was recovered near a local hotel in the Baghdadi in Napier Police Limits.
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The dead body of Syed Hassan Raza (25), stuffed in a gunny bag, was recovered near a local hotel in the Baghdadi in Napier Police Limits.
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January - 16 
A person, identified as Noor Kabeer Bengali (45), was shot dead outside his residence in Muhammadi Colony in the Docks Police Limits.
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A person, identified as Noor Kabeer Bengali (45), was shot dead outside his residence in Muhammadi Colony in the Docks Police Limits.
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January - 16 
Ibne Hassan (50) was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants outside his residence near Ghousia Market in Muhammadi Dara, just opposite Naeem Hospital, in Malir-15 in the Saudabad Police Limits. According to Station House Officer (SHO), Saudabad H
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Ibne Hassan (50) was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants outside his residence near Ghousia Market in Muhammadi Dara, just opposite Naeem Hospital, in Malir-15 in the Saudabad Police Limits. According to Station House Officer (SHO), Saudabad Hassan Haider, the man was production manager in General Tyres and he belonged to the Shia community. Police said that it was a sectarian killing.
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January - 16 
Militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check post with rockets in Panjgur District. No loss of life was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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Militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check post with rockets in Panjgur District. No loss of life was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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January - 16 
Muhammad Ayub (40) was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Haroonabad in Baldia Town in the SITE-B Police Jurisdiction.
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Muhammad Ayub (40) was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Haroonabad in Baldia Town in the SITE-B Police Jurisdiction.
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January - 16 
The building of Government Middle School was partially damaged when an Explosive Device planted by unidentified militants went off in Shahdand area of Loundkhor in Mardan District on January 16, but no causalities were reported.
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The building of Government Middle School was partially damaged when an Explosive Device planted by unidentified militants went off in Shahdand area of Loundkhor in Mardan District on January 16, but no causalities were reported.
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January - 16 
The dead body of an unidentified man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was recovered from Baghdadi area in the Napier Police Limits.
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The dead body of an unidentified man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was recovered from Baghdadi area in the Napier Police Limits.
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January - 16 
The house of an official of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) was partially damaged in an explosion in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 16, reports The News. The sources said that the explosive device was planted near the main entrance of t
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The house of an official of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) was partially damaged in an explosion in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 16, reports The News. The sources said that the explosive device was planted near the main entrance of the house.
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January - 16 
Umer Katchi (20) was shot dead near KMC Workshop in Ranchore Lane in the Eidgah Police Jurisdiction.
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Umer Katchi (20) was shot dead near KMC Workshop in Ranchore Lane in the Eidgah Police Jurisdiction.
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January - 16 
Unidentified armed assailants abducted a man, identified as Mir Hassan, from the Usta Muhammad area of Jaffarabad District on January 16, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants abducted a man, identified as Mir Hassan, from the Usta Muhammad area of Jaffarabad District on January 16, reports Daily Times.
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January - 16 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead an Afghan prayer leader, identified as Abdul Malik, in the Banda Shiekh Ismail area of Akbarpura in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 16, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead an Afghan prayer leader, identified as Abdul Malik, in the Banda Shiekh Ismail area of Akbarpura in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 16, reports Daily Times.
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January - 17 
A man, identified as Arshad Hussain (27), was killed in Sikandar Goth within the limits of Sachal Police Station.
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A man, identified as Arshad Hussain (27), was killed in Sikandar Goth within the limits of Sachal Police Station.
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January - 17 
At least five persons, including two women and two children, were killed and nine others were injured when helicopter gunships shelled targets in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
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At least five persons, including two women and two children, were killed and nine others were injured when helicopter gunships shelled targets in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 17, reports Dawn. Sources said the helicopter gunships attacked targets in Hassamkhel, Haiderkhel, Inzar, Aipee and Khushal Toorikhel villages in Mir Ali. Several houses were destroyed in the shelling. According to the sources, the shelling was in retaliation to a remote-controlled bomb attack on security personnel.
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January - 17 
Muhammad Hussain (24) was killed and Noor (27) was injured in an armed attack near Brooks Chowrangi in Korangi within the jurisdiction of Korangi Industrial Area Police Station.
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Muhammad Hussain (24) was killed and Noor (27) was injured in an armed attack near Brooks Chowrangi in Korangi within the jurisdiction of Korangi Industrial Area Police Station.
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January - 17 
Rahmat Ali (37) was killed near Rehmania Masjid located in sector 3 in Korangi within the jurisdiction of Zaman Town Police Station.
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Rahmat Ali (37) was killed near Rehmania Masjid located in sector 3 in Korangi within the jurisdiction of Zaman Town Police Station.
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January - 17 
The MQM MPA, Syed Manzar Imam, was killed along with three of his guards by six unidentified assailants in Orangi Town. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan, in a statement from an undisclosed place, claimed the responsib
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The MQM MPA, Syed Manzar Imam, was killed along with three of his guards by six unidentified assailants in Orangi Town. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan, in a statement from an undisclosed place, claimed the responsibility for the attack on the MPA. The group also claimed responsibility for attack on MQM’s rally in Karachi on January 1, 2013, which killed four persons and injured 50 others.
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January - 17 
Two seminary students, Identified as Mohammad Haris and Mohammad Akhtar, were injured in an attack by assailants in a Gulshan-e-Iqbal locality near Mochi Mor, reports Dawn.
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Two seminary students, Identified as Mohammad Haris and Mohammad Akhtar, were injured in an attack by assailants in a Gulshan-e-Iqbal locality near Mochi Mor, reports Dawn.
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January - 17 
Unidentified militants blew up a CD shop at Chowki Mamraiz area of Nowshera District on January 17, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants blew up a CD shop at Chowki Mamraiz area of Nowshera District on January 17, reports Dawn.
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January - 17 
Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Hafiz Talha (21), in Bhattai Colony within the jurisdiction of Ibrahim Hyderi Police Station.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Hafiz Talha (21), in Bhattai Colony within the jurisdiction of Ibrahim Hyderi Police Station.
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January - 17 
US District Judge on January 17 handed Pakistani Canadian Tahawwur Rana a 14 year jail term for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and for conspiring to provide material support for a plot involving attacks on the office of Danish ne
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US District Judge on January 17 handed Pakistani Canadian Tahawwur Rana a 14 year jail term for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and for conspiring to provide material support for a plot involving attacks on the office of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, reports The Tribune. The sentencing includes an additional five years of supervised release. According to a statement issued by the US Attorney’s office in Chicago, the Judge said, “This certainly was a dastardly plot.”
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January - 18 
Armed assailants shot dead the principal of a private school, identified as Ikram Mengal, along with his five-year old son, in Kharan District on January 18, reports Dawn.
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Armed assailants shot dead the principal of a private school, identified as Ikram Mengal, along with his five-year old son, in Kharan District on January 18, reports Dawn.
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January - 18 
A religious scholar, Mohammad Ajmal of the Alami Majlis Khatam-e-Nabuwat, and another man associated with the Majlis were killed on M.A. Jinnah Road.
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A religious scholar, Mohammad Ajmal of the Alami Majlis Khatam-e-Nabuwat, and another man associated with the Majlis were killed on M.A. Jinnah Road.
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January - 18 
An unidentified man was killed in the old Karachi area
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An unidentified man was killed in the old Karachi area
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January - 18 
President Barrack Obama administration is nearing completion of a detailed counterterrorism manual that is designed to establish clear rules for targeted-killing operations but leaves open a major exemption for the CIA’s campaign of drone strikes in
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President Barrack Obama administration is nearing completion of a detailed counterterrorism manual that is designed to establish clear rules for targeted-killing operations but leaves open a major exemption for the CIA’s campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan, The Washington Post quoting unnamed US officials reported on January 19. The carve-out would allow the CIA to continue pounding al Qaeda and Taliban targets for a year or more before the agency is forced to comply with more stringent rules spelled out in a classified document that officials have described as a counterterrorism “playbook.” The document, which is expected to be submitted to President Obama for final approval within weeks, marks the culmination of a year-long effort by the White House to codify its counterterrorism policies and create a guide for lethal operations through Obama’s second term. A senior U.S. official involved in drafting the document said that a few issues remain unresolved but described them as minor. The senior U.S. official said the playbook “will be done shortly.”
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January - 18 
The dead body of an unidentified man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was recovered near Sohrab Hospital in Urdu Bazar in the Aram Bagh Police Limits, reports The News.
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The dead body of an unidentified man, stuffed in a gunny bag, was recovered near Sohrab Hospital in Urdu Bazar in the Aram Bagh Police Limits, reports The News.
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January - 18 
The Frontier Corps (FC) killed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) ‘commander’ Rashid Shahwani and his companion Shahjahan during a targeted operation against militants in Mastung District, reports Daily Times. FC personnel recovered a large number of
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The Frontier Corps (FC) killed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) ‘commander’ Rashid Shahwani and his companion Shahjahan during a targeted operation against militants in Mastung District, reports Daily Times. FC personnel recovered a large number of weapons and explosive material during the operation.
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January - 18 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government proposed amendments to the relevant laws to protect the identity of judges, prosecutors and witnesses in terrorism related cases, reports Dawn. The proposal has been sent to the Federal Government in writing, accordi
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government proposed amendments to the relevant laws to protect the identity of judges, prosecutors and witnesses in terrorism related cases, reports Dawn. The proposal has been sent to the Federal Government in writing, according to provincial Home Secretary Azam Khan.
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January - 18 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department has approved a plan to renovate 274 Police mobile vans turning them into bullet-proof vehicles in the wake of security situation on January 18, reports Daily Times.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department has approved a plan to renovate 274 Police mobile vans turning them into bullet-proof vehicles in the wake of security situation on January 18, reports Daily Times.
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January - 18 
The United State (US) supports democratic Government in Pakistan rather than any specific political party or person‚ including Tahirul Qadri, US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson said on January 18, reports The Express Tribune. He further said tha
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The United State (US) supports democratic Government in Pakistan rather than any specific political party or person‚ including Tahirul Qadri, US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson said on January 18, reports The Express Tribune. He further said that the US would like to see free and fair elections in Pakistan.
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January - 18 
Two brothers, identified as Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Akhlaq, cadre of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama'at (ASWJ) (ASWJ), were killed on Lasbela Bridge.
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Two brothers, identified as Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Akhlaq, cadre of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama'at (ASWJ) (ASWJ), were killed on Lasbela Bridge.
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January - 19 
A girl’s primary school was blown up by unidentified militants in Badabher, a suburban area of the Peshawar city. According to the details, miscreants planted explosives near the main gate of the school which is situated in Mashoo Khel Village and de
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A girl’s primary school was blown up by unidentified militants in Badabher, a suburban area of the Peshawar city. According to the details, miscreants planted explosives near the main gate of the school which is situated in Mashoo Khel Village and detonated it with a remote control. Two rooms of the school were damaged completely, while the blast also affected some other sections of the school’s building.
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January - 19 
Armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a rickshaw in Sariab Road of Quetta (Quetta District), killing its occupants, the driver and a woman passenger, on the spot on January 19, reports Daily Times. The driver of the rickshaw was identified
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Armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a rickshaw in Sariab Road of Quetta (Quetta District), killing its occupants, the driver and a woman passenger, on the spot on January 19, reports Daily Times. The driver of the rickshaw was identified as Mula Dad, whereas the identity of the women could not be ascertained.
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January - 19 
Three unidentified militants on January 19 entered a house in Kot Azam Village in Tank District and killed two persons, reports Daily Times. According to the Security Forces (SFs), three men, wearing uniform, entered the house of Ramzan and Rehman in
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Three unidentified militants on January 19 entered a house in Kot Azam Village in Tank District and killed two persons, reports Daily Times. According to the Security Forces (SFs), three men, wearing uniform, entered the house of Ramzan and Rehman in the Kot Azam Village and shot them dead before fleeing the scene.
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January - 19 
Two brothers were killed in a land mine explosion near Khameesa Khan Bugti Village of Quetta. According to the Police, the deceased were identified as Khameesa Khan and Essa Khan.
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Two brothers were killed in a land mine explosion near Khameesa Khan Bugti Village of Quetta. According to the Police, the deceased were identified as Khameesa Khan and Essa Khan.
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January - 19 
Unidentified assailants on January 19 killed two Police constables who were deputed at a Police post in Khanote area of Jamshoro District, reports Daily Times. The slain Policemen were identified as Abdul Majeed Pitafi and Sahib Khan Macchi. The unid
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Unidentified assailants on January 19 killed two Police constables who were deputed at a Police post in Khanote area of Jamshoro District, reports Daily Times. The slain Policemen were identified as Abdul Majeed Pitafi and Sahib Khan Macchi. The unidentified attackers also took away rifles and mobile phones of the constables.
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January - 20 
A local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), Muhammad Din Shah Afridi, on January 20 narrowly escaped a murderous attack carried out by exploding improvised explosive device (IED) through a remote control that left at least four persons injured at K
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A local leader of Awami National Party (ANP), Muhammad Din Shah Afridi, on January 20 narrowly escaped a murderous attack carried out by exploding improvised explosive device (IED) through a remote control that left at least four persons injured at Khyber Chowk in Ittehad Town area within the limits of Mochko Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. Police said that the explosive devise went off when a vehicle bearing registration No ASE-386 passed from the blast site. As a result, four persons, Abdul Rehman, Kamran and Hussain travelling in a car with the ANP leader, and a passerby Imran received injuries.
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January - 20 
At least five volunteers of Aman Lashkar (peace militia) sustained injuries when a bomb exploded in the Shalobar area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, reports Daily Times. An improvised explosive device (I
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At least five volunteers of Aman Lashkar (peace militia) sustained injuries when a bomb exploded in the Shalobar area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 20, reports Daily Times. An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted on a roadside which exploded. However, no loss of life was reported.
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January - 20 
Police arrested four militants following exchange of fire in Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 20, reports Daily Times. According to the sources, the encounter took place when the mili
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Police arrested four militants following exchange of fire in Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 20, reports Daily Times. According to the sources, the encounter took place when the militants opened fire at Police near Riaz Shaheed checkpoint. Police retaliation injured one attacker. Police arrested the injured attacker and the other four militants.
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January - 20 
Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan) Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) of Mir Zubair Mehmood on January 20 confirmed that three senior Police officials arrested by Frontier Corps (FC) were involved in kidnapping of a resident of Dalbandin for
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Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan) Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) of Mir Zubair Mehmood on January 20 confirmed that three senior Police officials arrested by Frontier Corps (FC) were involved in kidnapping of a resident of Dalbandin for ransom, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Mir Zubair said, “The three officers, including Superintendent of Police (SP) and two Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of CID Police Quetta and three other personnel have been suspended from service and an FIR has been registered against them for kidnapping Abdul Quddoos, a resident of Dalbandin, headquarters of Chagai district, for ransom.” He said that CID Police Quetta abducted Abdul Quddoos on January 16 and later demanded ransom from his family. He said that an FC team raided the CID office, recovered the abducted person and arrested the police officials. “The FC has handed over the arrested police officials and three other personnel to the Quetta Police and a case against the all accused has been registered with Bijli Ghar Police Station Quetta,” the CCPO said. He said that the Home Department had issued a notification for setting up a committee to conduct inquiry into the involvement of CID Police officials in kidnapping a person for ransom. He said that the committee would work under his supervision.
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January - 20 
The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah said one or two target killings in a big city like Karachi was not an issue, reports The News. However, he claimed the situation will become normal. Talking to the media at the Sukkur airport, he said the s
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The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah said one or two target killings in a big city like Karachi was not an issue, reports The News. However, he claimed the situation will become normal. Talking to the media at the Sukkur airport, he said the situation in Karachi is not as bad as portrayed by the media. He pointed out that other murders in Karachi were on the rise over different other issues.
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January - 20 
The United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson on January 20 said the US would extend all the necessary assistance and equipment to help law enforcement agencies to check incidents of suicide attacks and bomb blasts, reports The News. He
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The United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson on January 20 said the US would extend all the necessary assistance and equipment to help law enforcement agencies to check incidents of suicide attacks and bomb blasts, reports The News. He said the US highly values its relations with Pakistan, adding that they acknowledge the sacrifices made by Pakistan during war on terrorism. The ambassador had meeting with Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik and exchanged views on bilateral relations and security situation, particularly in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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January - 21 
A Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) working group held a meeting on January 21 at Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, Central Asia Online reported quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. Delegates from the A
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A Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) working group held a meeting on January 21 at Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, Central Asia Online reported quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. Delegates from the Afghan National Army, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Pakistani Army participated, the statement said. The participants discussed measures to counter the IED threat faced by civilians and Security Forces on both sides of the Pakistani-Afghan border. The working group resolved to advance work already done to counter the IED threat.
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January - 21 
ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, on January 21, said his party supports peace talks with the militants because this is a national issue and the nation should unite for such negotiations. The ANP will convene an All Parties Conference to formulate a
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ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, on January 21, said his party supports peace talks with the militants because this is a national issue and the nation should unite for such negotiations. The ANP will convene an All Parties Conference to formulate a joint national strategy to deal with the menace of terrorism, Asfandyar told participants at a ceremony commemorating the deaths of ANP leaders Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) and Khan Abdul Wali Khan. Bacha Khan died in 1988, followed by his son Wali Khan in 2006.
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January - 21 
FC personnel recovered a bomb and explosives from Goth Ghulam Kathore area of Sibi District.
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FC personnel recovered a bomb and explosives from Goth Ghulam Kathore area of Sibi District.
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January - 21 
Hearing Adiala Jail missing prisoners’ case, Supreme Court Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on January 21 observed that the intelligence agencies do not have authority to keep anyone in their custody for an indefinite period, and
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Hearing Adiala Jail missing prisoners’ case, Supreme Court Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on January 21 observed that the intelligence agencies do not have authority to keep anyone in their custody for an indefinite period, and warned the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) that law would take its course if they were found guilty, reports Daily Times. The chief justice inquired from the counsel of the top two spy agencies that if there was no evidence against the missing prisoners then why the agencies were keeping them in their custody. “Do you have any justification of it,” he further inquired. He said that if their custody was proved illegal then law would take its course, as no one is above law. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by the Chief Justice himself, directed the agencies’ counsel, Raja Irshad, to provide evidence for keeping the missing prisoners in the internment centre and asked how many reviews have been conducted about their situation.
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January - 21 
One Frontier Constabulary personnel was killed and another received injuries when militants fired at their vehicle in Zakhakhel Bazaar area in Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Officials said that a group of security men was attacked by militants when th
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One Frontier Constabulary personnel was killed and another received injuries when militants fired at their vehicle in Zakhakhel Bazaar area in Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. Officials said that a group of security men was attacked by militants when they were fetching water from a natural spring in the area.
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January - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered two bullet-riddled bodies from the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 21, reports Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Bahian and Raza Muhammad. They were shot dead and dumped in a de
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered two bullet-riddled bodies from the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 21, reports Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Bahian and Raza Muhammad. They were shot dead and dumped in a deserted place.
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January - 21 
The Frontier Corps (FC) recovered explosive materials from the Notal area of Nasirabad District and arrested a person. The recovery includes 10 kilogramme bomb and four kilogrammes of explosives.
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The Frontier Corps (FC) recovered explosive materials from the Notal area of Nasirabad District and arrested a person. The recovery includes 10 kilogramme bomb and four kilogrammes of explosives.
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January - 21 
Two security personnel were killed and 11 others injured when a landmine exploded during a search operation in Kanra village under Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports D
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Two security personnel were killed and 11 others injured when a landmine exploded during a search operation in Kanra village under Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 21, reports Dawn. Security Forces (SFs) with the help of Khasadars (tribal police) and volunteers of a peace Lashkar were conducting the search operation in Kanra village, when the landmine planted by militants went off. Lance Naik Abdul Mehmood and Ziaullah were killed and five security personnel, four Khasadars and two volunteers were injured.
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January - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government school in Merikhel village of Akkakhel in Bara. The explosion caused damage to a major portion of the school structure, one of the oldest Government buildings in the area.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government school in Merikhel village of Akkakhel in Bara. The explosion caused damage to a major portion of the school structure, one of the oldest Government buildings in the area.
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January - 21 
Unidentified militants on January 21 abducted a Sikh businessman from Quaidabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District) for ransom, reports The Express Tribune. Rakbir Singh, a shopkeeper in Hayatabad market, was kidnapped outside his house in the Quaid
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Unidentified militants on January 21 abducted a Sikh businessman from Quaidabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District) for ransom, reports The Express Tribune. Rakbir Singh, a shopkeeper in Hayatabad market, was kidnapped outside his house in the Quaidabad area.
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January - 22 
A 40-year-old Policeman was shot dead near Siddique-e-Akbar Mosque in Nagan Chowrangi, whereas a man was killed in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The victim was shot at by two armed pillion riders while he was in his car.
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A 40-year-old Policeman was shot dead near Siddique-e-Akbar Mosque in Nagan Chowrangi, whereas a man was killed in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The victim was shot at by two armed pillion riders while he was in his car.
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January - 22 
A man was killed in Malir. According to Police, the 23-year-old victim was shot dead while on his bike.
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A man was killed in Malir. According to Police, the 23-year-old victim was shot dead while on his bike.
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January - 22 
A man was killed in Orangi town. According to Police, the identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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A man was killed in Orangi town. According to Police, the identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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January - 22 
A man was killed near his shop situated along Police training centre Saeedabad within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station. According to Police, the victim, Ghulam Asghar was shot outside his shop.
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A man was killed near his shop situated along Police training centre Saeedabad within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station. According to Police, the victim, Ghulam Asghar was shot outside his shop.
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January - 22 
A medical superintendent of the Sindh Government Hospital, New Karachi, was killed at UP Morr. Police official said that the victim, Dr Hassan Alam, was heading towards his house in his car when two armed men intercepted his vehicle and shot at him,
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A medical superintendent of the Sindh Government Hospital, New Karachi, was killed at UP Morr. Police official said that the victim, Dr Hassan Alam, was heading towards his house in his car when two armed men intercepted his vehicle and shot at him, killing him on the spot.
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January - 22 
A tortured bullet-riddled body of a man was found from Old Haji Camp area. Police said that unidentified men abducted the victim, severely tortured him and then shot him dead. They later threw the body at an abandoned place. They said that the identi
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A tortured bullet-riddled body of a man was found from Old Haji Camp area. Police said that unidentified men abducted the victim, severely tortured him and then shot him dead. They later threw the body at an abandoned place. They said that the identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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January - 22 
A two-member bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) took exception to the killing of two ‘missing persons’ and summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Police Officer along with several other officials, directing them to explain as to why they failed to tr
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A two-member bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) took exception to the killing of two ‘missing persons’ and summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Police Officer along with several other officials, directing them to explain as to why they failed to trace out the culprits involved in the incidents. The bench comprising PHC Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Irshad Qaiser also put on notice the principal secretary to the prime minister and federal finance secretary, asking them to submit reply and explain as to why a poor woman whose missing son was allegedly killed in custody should not be provided with appropriate compensation not less than blood money. The bench was hearing over 270 habeas corpus petitions related to ‘missing persons’. The bench fixed February 14 for next hearing after persistent requests made by the DAG and AAG.
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January - 22 
An explosive device, planted near a CD shop at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charssada Road, exploded damaging three shops, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported. According to Police, the target of the blast was a CD shop.
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An explosive device, planted near a CD shop at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charssada Road, exploded damaging three shops, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported. According to Police, the target of the blast was a CD shop.
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January - 22 
Another dead body of a man was found form Memon Goth.
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Another dead body of a man was found form Memon Goth.
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January - 22 
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, on January 22, observed that the Taliban were not a phenomenon that could not be controlled by the Government, reports The News. A three-member bench of the apex court, comprising, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and J
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, on January 22, observed that the Taliban were not a phenomenon that could not be controlled by the Government, reports The News. A three-member bench of the apex court, comprising, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed heard the Karachi law and order situation case. The court directed Sindh Advocate General Fateh Muhammad Malik to ensure the arrest of the killers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Manzar Imam by February 6 and submit a compliance report before it. The court also sought from the Sindh police a reply about the release of Ajmal Pahari.
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January - 22 
Dead bodies of two men were found from Dalda Mor of Baldia Town within the limits of SITE-B Police station. Police said that the identity of the victims was yet to be ascertained. Police said that the bodies were trussed up and bore torture marks.
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Dead bodies of two men were found from Dalda Mor of Baldia Town within the limits of SITE-B Police station. Police said that the identity of the victims was yet to be ascertained. Police said that the bodies were trussed up and bore torture marks.
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January - 22 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, on January 22, told the Senate that the issue of drone attacks would be taken up with US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, and also with Barrack Obama administration in Washington, reports Daily Times. During
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, on January 22, told the Senate that the issue of drone attacks would be taken up with US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, and also with Barrack Obama administration in Washington, reports Daily Times. During a policy statement in the Senate, the Foreign Minister said drone attacks were a violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity, adding that the Government was not oblivious to the challenges confronting the country. Khar’s statement on US drones came in the wake of the Obama administration’s finalising of a rule book for targeted killings which would not apply to Pakistan, enabling the CIA to freely conduct direct drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Khar said all international organisations, including the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU), and US think tanks also termed drone attacks as unlawful and counterproductive.
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January - 22 
Four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were seriously injured when unidentified militants attacked a convoy of the Security Forces on the Thall-Mir Ali Road in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA on January 22, rep
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Four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were seriously injured when unidentified militants attacked a convoy of the Security Forces on the Thall-Mir Ali Road in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA on January 22, reports The News. Sources said a convoy of the Thall Scouts, a wing of the FC, was on its way to Spinwam in Mir Ali subdivision from Thall subdivision in the Hangu District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) when it was targeted through an improvised explosive device (IED).
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January - 22 
In a sectarian related attack, one doctor, Dr Shah Nawaz Ali, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in his cantonment area clinic on Liaquat Street in Saddar Bazaar of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 22, reports
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In a sectarian related attack, one doctor, Dr Shah Nawaz Ali, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in his cantonment area clinic on Liaquat Street in Saddar Bazaar of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 22, reports Dawn. Dr Ali was gunned down inside his clinic at around 4pm. Local residents said that the physician had confined his activities to his profession and had no association with any sectarian group. The apparent reason for the killing was that Dr Ali belonged to Shia sect, local residents added. Earlier this month, Dr Riaz Hussain Shah was shot dead in Dabgari area on January 9.
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January - 22 
In the aftermath of 9/11, the number of foreign students studying in the madrassas of Punjab had dropped sharply but about 450 are still on their rolls and causing a bit of worry to the Punjab Police, Dawn reported on January 23. A recent field surve
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the number of foreign students studying in the madrassas of Punjab had dropped sharply but about 450 are still on their rolls and causing a bit of worry to the Punjab Police, Dawn reported on January 23. A recent field survey of the madrassas by the Special Branch of the provincial Police revealed that 289 of them are, technically, staying illegally in the country. An overwhelming majority of them, 275, were found lodged in the madrassas in Lahore. Many of the foreign students have been continuing their stay in the residential madrassas without fulfilling legal formalities, the field report said. It suggested the Punjab Government to direct local authorities to ensure the registration of foreigners at District Police level to keep a watch on them on regular basis. Those found violating Pakistan’s immigration laws “should be sent back” to their home country. The report partly blamed the administration of madrassas for not paying attention to the legal status of the foreign students on their rolls. In the face of West’s ‘war on terror’— and description of the madrassas system as “the breeding ground of Islamic extremists” — the former president Pervez Musharraf ordered, in 2005, that the foreign madrassas students staying in Pakistan illegally must leave the country and the legal ones register themselves with the authorities. Seven years later, the secret Police has counted 444 resident foreign students in the madrassas all over Punjab. Interestingly the highest number, 135, came from Indonesia, the next highest were the 99 students from Thailand. Other foreign nationalities studying in the Punjab madrassas are Kazakhstan (44), China (30), Philippines (28), Kyrgyzstan (21), Malaysia (20) and Myanmar (9), according to the survey report.
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January - 22 
One person was killed near the Northern Bypass in Khairabad. Police said that the victim, Muhammad Jameel (53), was returning home after his shift in a factory situated in Manghopir area when armed riders shot him dead and escaped.
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One person was killed near the Northern Bypass in Khairabad. Police said that the victim, Muhammad Jameel (53), was returning home after his shift in a factory situated in Manghopir area when armed riders shot him dead and escaped.
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January - 22 
Peace talks with Pakistani militants will take place before this year's general elections, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on January 22, reports Central Asia Online. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakis
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Peace talks with Pakistani militants will take place before this year's general elections, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on January 22, reports Central Asia Online. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will be part of the peace process with the militants, he said, adding that participants will chalk out a joint peace strategy at the All Parties Conference for the Awami National Party (ANP) to convey. "We are trying to initiate peace talks with the extremists at the earliest," Iftikhar added.
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January - 22 
The Provincial Government has set up a new force for conducting operations against elements involved in cases of terrorism, target killing and kidnapping for ransom, Dawn reported on January 23. “The special force will initially comprise 300 person
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The Provincial Government has set up a new force for conducting operations against elements involved in cases of terrorism, target killing and kidnapping for ransom, Dawn reported on January 23. “The special force will initially comprise 300 personnel,” Provincial Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said while presiding over a meeting of the divisional commissioners and senior officials in Quetta on January 22. Mr Durrani said the force would help stop terrorist activities, target killings and kidnapping for ransom in the province. He said the government had also decided to organise Levies Force on modern lines and its personnel would be given special training and equipped with latest weapons to fight terrorists and other criminals in a better way.
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January - 22 
Unidentified militants exploded explosive devices planted under two school buses near Chota Lahore in Swabi District. However, no casualty was reported. According to a Police spokesman, the explosive devices, concealed in ghee tins, were planted unde
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Unidentified militants exploded explosive devices planted under two school buses near Chota Lahore in Swabi District. However, no casualty was reported. According to a Police spokesman, the explosive devices, concealed in ghee tins, were planted under the buses parked outside Quaid-e-Azam International Model School.
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January - 23 
A cleric belonging to Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F), Mufti Rehmatullah, was shot dead in Kakar colony of Quetta (Quetta District) in Balochistan on January 23, reports Dawn. Unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at Mufti Rehmatull
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A cleric belonging to Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F), Mufti Rehmatullah, was shot dead in Kakar colony of Quetta (Quetta District) in Balochistan on January 23, reports Dawn. Unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at Mufti Rehmatullah, the prayer leader of a local mosque, leaving him seriously injured. Police took the cleric to hospital where he died. Mufti Rehmatullah was prayer leader of Mian Khan Mosque in Kakar colony and a leader of JUI-F.
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January - 23 
A Government-run Kablay Marzay primary school was blown up by unidentified men in Battagram area of Shabqadar in the middle of the night. No casualties were reported.
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A Government-run Kablay Marzay primary school was blown up by unidentified men in Battagram area of Shabqadar in the middle of the night. No casualties were reported.
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January - 23 
A local leader of Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Qari Mohammad Saeed, was killed by unidentified assailant in Talagang area of Chakwal District in Punjab on January 23, reports Dawn. Qari Mohammad Saeed, the prayer leader of a local mosque, was atta
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A local leader of Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Qari Mohammad Saeed, was killed by unidentified assailant in Talagang area of Chakwal District in Punjab on January 23, reports Dawn. Qari Mohammad Saeed, the prayer leader of a local mosque, was attacked by an unidentified assailant when he came out of Ayesha Siddiqua Masjid on Mianwali road after Maghrib prayers.
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January - 23 
A man was shot dead outside his house in new Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO) Amanullah Marwat said that 30-year-old Jamil Zada alias Lune, son of Shirin Zada, was sitting outside hi
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A man was shot dead outside his house in new Muzaffarabad Colony within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO) Amanullah Marwat said that 30-year-old Jamil Zada alias Lune, son of Shirin Zada, was sitting outside his house when two armed riders accosted him and opened fire. The SHO said that victim was the father of two children and hailed form Swat.
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January - 23 
At least 10 suspects were rounded up by Frontier Corps (FC) in targeted operations in Killi Kamalo, Sariab, Hudda and other parts of Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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At least 10 suspects were rounded up by Frontier Corps (FC) in targeted operations in Killi Kamalo, Sariab, Hudda and other parts of Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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January - 23 
Five mortars were fired targeting headquarters of Frontier Corps (FC) in Hayatabad residential area of Peshawar, reports Daily Times. These rockets, however, caused no loss of life nor did any damage to public property, sources said. “Militants fired
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Five mortars were fired targeting headquarters of Frontier Corps (FC) in Hayatabad residential area of Peshawar, reports Daily Times. These rockets, however, caused no loss of life nor did any damage to public property, sources said. “Militants fired five mortar rounds in Hayatabad residential area. Three rounds fell inside Frontier Corps residential complex in phase 6 of Hayatabad and two others fell in open field near residential area of civil population,” sources added.
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January - 23 
Four pro-Government tribesmen from a militia were shot dead in the hujra (guest house) of a local person at Gul Bagh village on the suburbs of the provincial metropolis Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 23, reports Dawn. Pol
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Four pro-Government tribesmen from a militia were shot dead in the hujra (guest house) of a local person at Gul Bagh village on the suburbs of the provincial metropolis Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 23, reports Dawn. Police was told that the tribesmen were asleep inside a room in his hujra when unidentified assailants killed them. A source said that the deceased belonged to Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but they had shifted recently to Badhaber area of Peshawar owing to lawlessness in the tribal region. They were identified as Khan Bahadur, Zaryab Gul, Jangrez and Abad.
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January - 23 
Hayatabad Police seized a vehicle loaded with weapons and ammunitions. During search of the vehicle, Police recovered 115 pistols, 16 Kalashnikov rifles and thousands of rounds. “Two persons were arrested on charges of smuggling weapons,” Hayatabad P
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Hayatabad Police seized a vehicle loaded with weapons and ammunitions. During search of the vehicle, Police recovered 115 pistols, 16 Kalashnikov rifles and thousands of rounds. “Two persons were arrested on charges of smuggling weapons,” Hayatabad Police said.
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January - 23 
Militants dumped the mutilated body of a purported Afghan spy accused of collaborating on United States (US) drone strikes that killed Mullah Nazir on January 2, reports Daily Times. The body of the man, identified as Asmatullah Kharoti, was found in
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Militants dumped the mutilated body of a purported Afghan spy accused of collaborating on United States (US) drone strikes that killed Mullah Nazir on January 2, reports Daily Times. The body of the man, identified as Asmatullah Kharoti, was found in Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan Agency, which borders Afghanistan. Local officials said he had been shot dead and there were wounds on his neck. Two notes on the body ordered the remains to be left on the roadside until 10am “so that everyone could see the fate of spies”, and the second accusing him of being a spy and being responsible for US drone attacks. “He is a spy and was giving information to US and ISAF forces in Afghanistan about our activities,” a local official quoted the note as saying. “He is responsible for the killing of five of our senior members, including Mullah Nazir, in drone attacks.”
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January - 23 
Police defused an anti-tank mine near Police residential quarters on the outskirts of Khuzdar, averting a major tragedy. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Khuzdar Range Fasihuddin said unidentified militants had planted the mine in the Khatan area to bl
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Police defused an anti-tank mine near Police residential quarters on the outskirts of Khuzdar, averting a major tragedy. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Khuzdar Range Fasihuddin said unidentified militants had planted the mine in the Khatan area to blow up the Police quarters. After receiving a tip-off, he said, the Police and bomb disposal squad defused the mine containing 18 kilograms of explosives. No arrest was reported and security beefed up in and around Khuzdar town.
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January - 23 
Security personnel recovered a landmine weighing about five kilograms in Ormara of Gwadar District and called in the Bomb Disposal Squad which defused it.
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Security personnel recovered a landmine weighing about five kilograms in Ormara of Gwadar District and called in the Bomb Disposal Squad which defused it.
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January - 23 
Security personnel stopped a suspicious vehicle at Gadang check post located on Quetta-Chaman highway and seized an explosive device weighing 20 kilograms. However, no arrest was made in this connection.
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Security personnel stopped a suspicious vehicle at Gadang check post located on Quetta-Chaman highway and seized an explosive device weighing 20 kilograms. However, no arrest was made in this connection.
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January - 23 
Seven militants were killed and four others were injured in a blast in Jandary Killay in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 23, reports The News. The sources said that the militants had been using the abandoned h
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Seven militants were killed and four others were injured in a blast in Jandary Killay in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 23, reports The News. The sources said that the militants had been using the abandoned house as hideout in Jandary Killay area. Unidentified persons, the sources added, had placed explosive device at the house, which went off at 10 am, leaving seven militants dead and four others injured. The sources said that the house comprising four rooms was destroyed in the blast.
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January - 23 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police busted 12 networks of terrorists and rounded up 459 militants and killed 52 others during 2012, a Police communiqué said on January 23, reports The News. It said that during the last 12 months 21 cases of suicide bombing
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police busted 12 networks of terrorists and rounded up 459 militants and killed 52 others during 2012, a Police communiqué said on January 23, reports The News. It said that during the last 12 months 21 cases of suicide bombings were registered in different parts of the province. At least 21 Policemen were killed and 45 others sustained injuries in these attacks. Similarly, the statement said 386 cases of explosive recovery, missile attacks and blasts at CD and barber shops were registered in which 54 policemen lost lives and 147 were injured, the communiqué said. “One suicide bomber was held, five suicide jackets, 33,036 hand-grenades/dynamites, 6,576 kilogram explosives, 31,416 metre prima chord, 497 rocket shells and 988 metre safety fuses were recovered,” it added. During 2012, a total of 171 Police encounters took place in which 11 Policemen were killed and 14 more injured, the communiqué said, adding, some 48 dacoits were killed and 21 injured in these clashes. Police also recovered 4,715 rifles and light machine guns, 8,702 shotguns, 36,420 pistols, 4,923 Kalashnikov rifles, 2,356 Kalakov, 327 hand-grenades, 51 Stengun and machinegun, 33 bombs and 2019,594 cartridges were recovered.
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January - 23 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on January 23, said the United Nation bodies and the United States should stop the “BJP-sponsored state terrorism in Kashmir,” otherwise the TTP has the ability to strike inside Indian-administered Kashmir, repor
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on January 23, said the United Nation bodies and the United States should stop the “BJP-sponsored state terrorism in Kashmir,” otherwise the TTP has the ability to strike inside Indian-administered Kashmir, reports Dawn. Speaking to Dawn, the TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan said that the Indian Home Minister’s statement regarding BJP-backed terrors camps is an open confession that Hindu extremists are being patronized under the State’s authority for killing innocent Kashmiri Muslims. “The US and UN should also order drone strikes and coalition troops invasion, to target these terror camps, which are mentioned by the Indian minister of fanning Hindu terrorism,” said Ehsan. “If the US and the UN could not take care of the State-sponsored-terrorism in Kashmir and the BJP/RSS terrorism against Muslims in India, then TTP has the ability to strike and take care of it.” To a query, Ehsan declared the present jihad in Indian-administered Kashmir as “merely a drama” and talked about a “practical jihad” for freedom of the Kashmiri Muslims. About launching attacks on the BJB and RSS terror camps, the TTP spokesman said, “Soon everyone will realise how much ability they (TTP) have and how they are going to strike both, Indian State terrorism centres and the Hindu terrorist organisations.”
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January - 23 
The worker of MQM was shot dead at Chuna Bhatti in Ranchorline within the limits of Eidgah Police Station. An official said that two unidentified pillion riders opened fire at a tyre puncher shop, resultantly, 24-year-old Ameer Ali, son of Iftikhar A
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The worker of MQM was shot dead at Chuna Bhatti in Ranchorline within the limits of Eidgah Police Station. An official said that two unidentified pillion riders opened fire at a tyre puncher shop, resultantly, 24-year-old Ameer Ali, son of Iftikhar Ali, received multiple bullet wounds and died on the spot.
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January - 23 
Twin blasts in Charsadda town in the District, on the occasion of the death anniversaries of Khudai Khidmatgar Khan Abdul Ghaffar and ANP leader Khan Abdul Wali Khan created panic. The first blast took place at 4 pm near the Motorway Interchange, 10
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Twin blasts in Charsadda town in the District, on the occasion of the death anniversaries of Khudai Khidmatgar Khan Abdul Ghaffar and ANP leader Khan Abdul Wali Khan created panic. The first blast took place at 4 pm near the Motorway Interchange, 10 minutes after the motorcade of leaders of Awami National Party (ANP) led by its provincial chief Senator Afrasiab Khattak crossed the area. Police said a remote-controlled bomb planted by unidentified men along the road between a CNG station and the Motorway Interchange exploded, but it caused no casualties or damage to property. The second blast took place at 11 am when an explosive device planted in a shopping bag and placed in the garbage dump in front of Zakat office on Mardan road went off just before the arrival of the bomb disposal squad to defuse it.
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January - 23 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two Afghan clerics at a mosque in Kata Kani area of Hangu city in same District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on in the night of January 23, reports Dawn. Sources said that the mosque attack occurred in Kata Kani area, where
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two Afghan clerics at a mosque in Kata Kani area of Hangu city in same District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on in the night of January 23, reports Dawn. Sources said that the mosque attack occurred in Kata Kani area, where the Afghan refugees had been living for past several months. Those killed were identified as Maulana Zahir and Maulana Mohammad Yousuf. One person was injured in the attack.
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January - 24 
An activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Haji Muhammad Khan, was killed at his shop in Faqeera Goth behind Al-Asif Square within the precincts of Sohrab Goth Police Station on January 24. An official said that two unidentified armed p
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An activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Haji Muhammad Khan, was killed at his shop in Faqeera Goth behind Al-Asif Square within the precincts of Sohrab Goth Police Station on January 24. An official said that two unidentified armed pillion riders emerged at the mobile shop, Ibrahim Communications, and open indiscriminate fire.
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January - 24 
Militants rained more mortar shells on Peshawar on the second consecutive day as four shells landed in Hayatabad on January 24. Sources said four mortar shells, fired from Shalobar area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Admi
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Militants rained more mortar shells on Peshawar on the second consecutive day as four shells landed in Hayatabad on January 24. Sources said four mortar shells, fired from Shalobar area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), landed in Phase-VI, Hayatabad, injuring two children.
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January - 24 
Police recovered 75 kilogrammes of explosive material, two rockets and two landmines during a search operation in Jaffarabad Colony in Gillani Town of Dera Ismail Khan District.
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Police recovered 75 kilogrammes of explosive material, two rockets and two landmines during a search operation in Jaffarabad Colony in Gillani Town of Dera Ismail Khan District.
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January - 24 
The armed forces of Pakistan are prepared to defend country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Kahlid Shamim Wynne on January 24, reports Daily Times. The CJCSC was visiting the ongo
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The armed forces of Pakistan are prepared to defend country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Kahlid Shamim Wynne on January 24, reports Daily Times. The CJCSC was visiting the ongoing ‘Exercise Saffron Bandit 2012-13’ at an operational base of the Pakistan Air Force. Chief of Air Staff Tahir Rafique Butt also participated in the exercise. General Wynne said the prevailing complex global geo-political environment and regional situation is not only unique but also more challenging, since Pakistan faces both internal and external threats. “Readiness and war preparedness have attained enhanced significance in the current scenario. PAF is a potent and frontline element of the national security and, through the highest levels of professionalism, it will always come up to the expectations of the nation,” he added.
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January - 24 
The Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadir informed the Supreme Court on January 24 that around 700 persons were in the custody of the security agencies and those people were arrested in connection with the ‘war on terror’, reports The News. He said this
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The Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadir informed the Supreme Court on January 24 that around 700 persons were in the custody of the security agencies and those people were arrested in connection with the ‘war on terror’, reports The News. He said this while appearing before a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, which took up the case of prisoners of Adiala Jail. During the hearing, the Chief Justice observed that the Government should find a solution to the issue on its own and if the court gave its judgment, all had to face the consequences. Irfan Qadir said that the suspects were arrested in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), where the Army had been fighting militants for around a decade. He said none of the suspects could be freed until the operations in the tribal belt was ended and declined to say how long they had been in the custody. He further submitted that the prisoners of Adiala Jail (Rawalpindi) would be tried under Frontier Crime regulation (FCR). The Attorney General further informed that the evidence against the prisoners had been collected and their trial would be completed within a month.
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January - 24 
The United Nation’s (UN) envoy on counter-terrorism and human rights launched an investigation on January 24 into the impact of drone strikes on civilians, aimed at securing accountability for attacks going “badly wrong”, reports Dawn. Ben Emmerson,
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The United Nation’s (UN) envoy on counter-terrorism and human rights launched an investigation on January 24 into the impact of drone strikes on civilians, aimed at securing accountability for attacks going “badly wrong”, reports Dawn. Ben Emmerson, a British lawyer and United Nations special Rapporteur, said the huge expansion in the technology behind unmanned planes, and consequently their increasing use, required a new legal framework. “The plain fact is that this technology is here to stay, and its use in theatres of conflict is a reality with which the world must contend,” he told reporters in London. “It is therefore imperative that appropriate legal and operational structures are urgently put in place to regulate its use in a manner that complies with the requirements of international law.” CIA drone attacks in Pakistan have killed up to 3,461 people since 2004, according to Britain’s Bureau of Investigative Journalism, up to 891 of them civilians including 176 children. The UN envoy’s investigation will focus on 25 case studies of attacks in Pakistan as well as Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Somalia and Yemen.
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January - 24 
The United States (US) Senator John Kerry, President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of State, said during his confirmation hearing on January 24 that cutting US aid to Pakistan, would be a “dramatic, draconian and sledge-hammer” measure, report
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The United States (US) Senator John Kerry, President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of State, said during his confirmation hearing on January 24 that cutting US aid to Pakistan, would be a “dramatic, draconian and sledge-hammer” measure, reports Dawn. Senator Kerry also said that Pakistan’s role in leading the US to Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad had not been sufficiently appreciated. In his first appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in his new role, Mr Kerry told the senators he foresaw a “more rapid” transition in Afghanistan, allowing an accelerated withdrawal of US troops before the 2014 deadline. But the senator, who headed the committee before his nomination, assured the Afghans that America’s counter-terrorism mission in their country would continue beyond 2014.
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January - 24 
Two blasts in a span of several minutes left four persons, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) among them, dead and 12 others, five of them Policemen, injured in the Sherpao Colony of the Landhi area
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Two blasts in a span of several minutes left four persons, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) among them, dead and 12 others, five of them Policemen, injured in the Sherpao Colony of the Landhi area in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 24, reports Dawn. According to Police, a rather low-intensity bomb exploded in a garbage dump and when police officers, ambulance, rescue services’ personnel and local people gathered there to help the injured and investigate the incident, the second explosion took place and it caused most of the casualties. The second blast destroyed three ambulances and damaged a Police van. Quaidabad DSP Kamal Khan Mangan and ASI Akbar Hussain died on the spot. The other two victims were identified as Fazal Khan, a private security guard, and passerby Saeedur Rehman. Among the 12 injured, five were Policemen, including the Quaidabad Station House Officer (SHO) and the others were staff of rescue services and a few passersby. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East Zone Aleem Jafri said that both bombs had been detonated by cell-phones, adding that around one kilogram of explosives had been used in the first blast and three kilograms, laced with ball-bearing and nails, in the second.
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January - 25 
A man was killed and two others were injured in a hand grenade attack in Mushki Para, Manghopir within the limits of Manghopir Police Station.
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A man was killed and two others were injured in a hand grenade attack in Mushki Para, Manghopir within the limits of Manghopir Police Station.
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January - 25 
At least four people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and two Policemen, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bakhtawar Goth, New Muzaffarabad Colony in Karachi (Karachi District), provincial capital of Sindh
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At least four people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and two Policemen, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bakhtawar Goth, New Muzaffarabad Colony in Karachi (Karachi District), provincial capital of Sindh, on January 25, reports Daily Times. Moreover, another explosion occurred in Kachra Kundi, without any casualty.
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January - 25 
Jet fighters bombarded suspected positions of the TTP in the Kukikhel area of Tirah valley in the night of January 25, killing nine people, including six militants.
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Jet fighters bombarded suspected positions of the TTP in the Kukikhel area of Tirah valley in the night of January 25, killing nine people, including six militants.
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January - 26 
A man was killed in Block 19, FB Area within the jurisdiction of Samanabad Police Station. According to Police, Yousuf (23) was killed by armed riders.
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A man was killed in Block 19, FB Area within the jurisdiction of Samanabad Police Station. According to Police, Yousuf (23) was killed by armed riders.
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January - 26 
A man was shot dead on Abul Hassan Ispanhi Road within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station.
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A man was shot dead on Abul Hassan Ispanhi Road within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station.
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January - 26 
An activist of MQM, Shabbir Ahmed (27) was killed in Islam Nagar, Orangi Town within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station
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An activist of MQM, Shabbir Ahmed (27) was killed in Islam Nagar, Orangi Town within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station
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January - 26 
Another shot dead man was found from Bakra Piri, Malir Town. The deceased was identified as Asif.
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Another shot dead man was found from Bakra Piri, Malir Town. The deceased was identified as Asif.
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January - 26 
At least 31 persons were killed when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked Ansarul Islam (AI), a pro-Government militants group, in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 26, reports Daily
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At least 31 persons were killed when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked Ansarul Islam (AI), a pro-Government militants group, in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 26, reports Daily Times. About 300 TTP militants, armed with mortars and Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs), launched the overnight assault in the Maiden area of Tirah Valley, a maze of valleys on a route from Afghanistan to Peshawar. The AI cadres retaliated, killing 15 TTP militants and capturing eight others, while three villagers, including an elderly woman, were killed in crossfire. TTP militants also killed 13 AI cadres.
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January - 26 
Noorul Bashar (28), affiliated with Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), was shot dead and his two companions, Maulana Saleemullah and Shoaib, were injured in Orangi Town within the jurisdiction of Orangi Police Station.
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Noorul Bashar (28), affiliated with Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), was shot dead and his two companions, Maulana Saleemullah and Shoaib, were injured in Orangi Town within the jurisdiction of Orangi Police Station.
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January - 26 
Refuting Pakistan’s claim, Lieutenant General (retired) Shahid Aziz, who was then heading Intelligence Inter-Services-Intelligence’s (ISI) Analysis Wing, said that there were no mujahideen (‘freedom fighters’) but only regular soldiers who took part
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Refuting Pakistan’s claim, Lieutenant General (retired) Shahid Aziz, who was then heading Intelligence Inter-Services-Intelligence’s (ISI) Analysis Wing, said that there were no mujahideen (‘freedom fighters’) but only regular soldiers who took part in the 1999 Kargil conflict, reports Daily Excelsior on January 27. In his article in Pakistan daily The Nation early this month titled ‘Putting our children in line of fire’, he wrote, "There were no mujahideen, only taped wireless messages, which fooled no one. Our soldiers were made to occupy barren ridges, with hand held weapons and ammunition." He further said that the intrusion was clearly intended to dominate the supply line to Siachen and force the Indians to pull out. "To say that occupying empty spaces along the Line of Control was not a violation of any agreement and came under the purview of the local commander is astounding. This area was with the Indians as a result of Shimla Agreement, and there had been no major violation of the Line of Control (LoC) since 1971", he added.
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January - 26 
Sharafat Ali (25) affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was killed and his brother injured in an armed attack at Jamshed Quarters within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station.
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Sharafat Ali (25) affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was killed and his brother injured in an armed attack at Jamshed Quarters within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station.
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January - 26 
The body of a man was found near Abdullahabad, Surjani within jurisdiction of Surjani Town Police Station.
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The body of a man was found near Abdullahabad, Surjani within jurisdiction of Surjani Town Police Station.
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January - 26 
The body of another man was found from Northern Bypass within the limits of Surjani Police Station. Police said that the deceased was identified as Adnan Akram.
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The body of another man was found from Northern Bypass within the limits of Surjani Police Station. Police said that the deceased was identified as Adnan Akram.
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January - 26 
The bullet-riddled body of a cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST) was found near Saddar parking plaza within the jurisdiction of Brigade Police Station. The victim was later identified as Sajid (24).
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The bullet-riddled body of a cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST) was found near Saddar parking plaza within the jurisdiction of Brigade Police Station. The victim was later identified as Sajid (24).
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January - 26 
Two Policemen, Akhtar Shahza (45), and Abdul Aziz (52), were gunned down in Vita Chowrangi of Korangi Town.
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Two Policemen, Akhtar Shahza (45), and Abdul Aziz (52), were gunned down in Vita Chowrangi of Korangi Town.
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January - 26 
Waqar Ahmed (25), a sympathizer of ASWJ, was killed in Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazaar police station.
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Waqar Ahmed (25), a sympathizer of ASWJ, was killed in Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazaar police station.
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January - 27 
A Government centre housing the offices of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Benazir Income Support Programme was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District, repor
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A Government centre housing the offices of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Benazir Income Support Programme was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District, reports Dawn. According to Levies sources, the IED in a fertiliser bag was planted along the wall of the centre near the Frontier Corps (FC) Headquarters. However, no loss of life was reported in the blast.
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January - 27 
A patrol party of the Motorway Police escaped unhurt in a roadside blast in Nowshera town of same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 27, reports The News. Deputy Superintendent of Motorway Police Sajjad Sial said they were on a routine patrol
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A patrol party of the Motorway Police escaped unhurt in a roadside blast in Nowshera town of same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 27, reports The News. Deputy Superintendent of Motorway Police Sajjad Sial said they were on a routine patrol on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway near Marhati Banda when they saw a man with a briefcase. “We stopped and approached the man to find out the purpose of his waiting,” Sajjad said, adding that the man ran away towards a motorbike on the other side of the road, leaving the briefcase on the road. The explosion occurred as soon as the suspected man left the place on the motorcycle, he added.
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January - 27 
A roadside bomb, apparently planted to target a convoy of the Security Forces on Kohat-Hangu road in Utman Khel area in Orakzai Agency, went off on January 27, reports The News. However, the explosion caused no damage or casualty.
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A roadside bomb, apparently planted to target a convoy of the Security Forces on Kohat-Hangu road in Utman Khel area in Orakzai Agency, went off on January 27, reports The News. However, the explosion caused no damage or casualty.
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January - 27 
At least three members of a members of pro-government tribal militia, including one of its ‘commanders’, were killed and four others were abducted when Baloch insurgents attacked their camp in Tilli Mat area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on J
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At least three members of a members of pro-government tribal militia, including one of its ‘commanders’, were killed and four others were abducted when Baloch insurgents attacked their camp in Tilli Mat area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on January 27, reports The Express Tribune. According to Balochistan Levies sources, dozens of armed insurgents assaulted the post of the tribal militia post in the Tilli Mat area, killing at least three of its members. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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January - 27 
Militants fired rockets at FC checkposts in Dolwai area of Barkhan District and Kahan area of Kohlu District. No casualty was reported.
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Militants fired rockets at FC checkposts in Dolwai area of Barkhan District and Kahan area of Kohlu District. No casualty was reported.
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January - 27 
On January 27, the death toll in the fighting between Tariq Afridi faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and pro-Government militant group Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) cl
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On January 27, the death toll in the fighting between Tariq Afridi faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and pro-Government militant group Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) climbed to 71, reports Frontier Post. The violence began in Tirah valley three days ago after cadres of the Tariq Afridi faction, who operate in Khyber Agency, captured a building belonging to AI. "The Ansar-ul-Islam group re-took their centre after intense fighting. A senior security official confirmed the approximate death toll and said fighting was ongoing. The area is cut off to journalists and aid workers so it was not possible to confirm the death toll independently. As reported earlier, least 31 persons were killed when TTP militants attacked AI militants on January 26.
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January - 27 
Pakistan is still a major destination for radicalised Muslims bent on a life of jihad (holy war), despite hundreds of US drone strikes, the death of al Qaeda Osama bin Laden and the fracturing of al Qaeda, Daily Times report said on January 28. New b
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Pakistan is still a major destination for radicalised Muslims bent on a life of jihad (holy war), despite hundreds of US drone strikes, the death of al Qaeda Osama bin Laden and the fracturing of al Qaeda, Daily Times report said on January 28. New battlegrounds have sprung up in Africa and the Middle East, but the number of foreign recruits smuggled into the north western tribal belt is increasing and they come from more diverse countries. Since the 1980s jihad to expel Soviet troops from Afghanistan, Muslim fighters from all over the world have lived and trained on the Afghan-Pakistan border, moulded into al Qaeda and a host of spin-off militant networks.
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January - 27 
The bomb disposal squad defused an IED planted in a bicycle in Sariab area of the provincial capital, Quetta.
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The bomb disposal squad defused an IED planted in a bicycle in Sariab area of the provincial capital, Quetta.
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January - 28 
13 suspected militants were killed and 16 others were injured when Army warplanes targeted TTP hideouts in Arghanjoo and Mir Qalamkhel area in Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency on January 28. Six militant camps and an explosive-laden ve
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13 suspected militants were killed and 16 others were injured when Army warplanes targeted TTP hideouts in Arghanjoo and Mir Qalamkhel area in Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency on January 28. Six militant camps and an explosive-laden vehicle were reportedly destroyed in the bombardment. The military offensive during the past few months has cleared Orakzai Agency of up to 90 percent of its militant presence, security officials said.
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January - 28 
14-year-old Waseem, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was shot dead by unidentified assailants near the Able Chowk in the Kazi Bazar in the Kharadar Police jurisdiction.
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14-year-old Waseem, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was shot dead by unidentified assailants near the Able Chowk in the Kazi Bazar in the Kharadar Police jurisdiction.
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January - 28 
35-year-old Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) activist Maulana Khalid Saeed was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside his residence near Bilal Colony in the Korangi Industrial Area Police limits. He hailed from Hazara.
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35-year-old Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) activist Maulana Khalid Saeed was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside his residence near Bilal Colony in the Korangi Industrial Area Police limits. He hailed from Hazara.
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January - 28 
A blast in a shop in the Sarband, a suburb of Peshawar, had panicked Policemen deployed at the nearby checkpost in the night of January 28. In the early report Police said the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder, later, the experts from bomb dispo
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A blast in a shop in the Sarband, a suburb of Peshawar, had panicked Policemen deployed at the nearby checkpost in the night of January 28. In the early report Police said the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder, later, the experts from bomb disposal unit said it was caused by explosives.
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January - 28 
A dead body was found near Dua Hotel in Maripur Road. The victim appeared to be Urdu speaking. Members of Lyari gang are suspected to be involved in the killing. The body of another man, aged about 30, was found near Pakistan Chowk within the limits
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A dead body was found near Dua Hotel in Maripur Road. The victim appeared to be Urdu speaking. Members of Lyari gang are suspected to be involved in the killing. The body of another man, aged about 30, was found near Pakistan Chowk within the limits of Mithadar Police Station. An official said the victim appeared to be Urdu speaking.
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January - 28 
A man Riaz, 25, was killed and two others were injured in an attack near PSO fuel station within the jurisdiction of Jamshed Quarters Police Station. Another man, identified as Owais, 20, was killed near Sabeel Wali Masjid located in Gurumandir Round
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A man Riaz, 25, was killed and two others were injured in an attack near PSO fuel station within the jurisdiction of Jamshed Quarters Police Station. Another man, identified as Owais, 20, was killed near Sabeel Wali Masjid located in Gurumandir Roundabout within the limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station.
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January - 28 
A person was shot dead in Teen Hathi in Lyari.
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A person was shot dead in Teen Hathi in Lyari.
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January - 28 
Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) has announced to hold a ‘peace march’ in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on March 3, reports The News. DPC Chairman Maulana Samiul Haq, after the summit meeting of the DPC parties, on January 28 said the DPC wa
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Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) has announced to hold a ‘peace march’ in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on March 3, reports The News. DPC Chairman Maulana Samiul Haq, after the summit meeting of the DPC parties, on January 28 said the DPC wanted peace all over the country, including Karachi, and it had held an All Parties Conference in Karachi for the restoration of peace. Those who attended the meeting included Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. He also said that the DPC was an alliance of parties having public representation and it must be taken into confidence for the nomination of the Prime Minister and about the interim set up. He said the nomination of someone who defied "Two Nation Theory" and the Pakistan ideology as interim Prime Minister would be strongly resisted.
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January - 28 
Doctor Abdul Rasheed, 45, was shot dead in Korangi.
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Doctor Abdul Rasheed, 45, was shot dead in Korangi.
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January - 28 
Forty-year-old Muhammad Bukhsh was shot dead by assailants while he was going towards his residence in the Sohrab Goth Police jurisdiction.
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Forty-year-old Muhammad Bukhsh was shot dead by assailants while he was going towards his residence in the Sohrab Goth Police jurisdiction.
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January - 28 
In Baldia Town Police limits, Mohammad Akbar, 26, was shot dead by unidentified assailants. According to the police, the victim was targeted. They added that the gunmen arrived at the scene, asked the victim his name and then shot him dead.
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In Baldia Town Police limits, Mohammad Akbar, 26, was shot dead by unidentified assailants. According to the police, the victim was targeted. They added that the gunmen arrived at the scene, asked the victim his name and then shot him dead.
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January - 28 
In the Ayub Goth area, two cars and four motorcycles were burnt in an attack on a Police check-post. Following the incident, an exchange of fire took place and the attackers fled. According to Police, over a dozen people were arrested in connection w
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In the Ayub Goth area, two cars and four motorcycles were burnt in an attack on a Police check-post. Following the incident, an exchange of fire took place and the attackers fled. According to Police, over a dozen people were arrested in connection with the attack on the check-post.
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January - 28 
Officials of an intelligence agency arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant from Sohrab Goth area. According to sources, on a tip-off, officials of secret agency raided at a hotel in Sohrab Goth and arrested Alam Sher Mehsud.
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Officials of an intelligence agency arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant from Sohrab Goth area. According to sources, on a tip-off, officials of secret agency raided at a hotel in Sohrab Goth and arrested Alam Sher Mehsud.
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January - 28 
Police on January 28 arrested two suspected militants and recovered a huge quantity of explosives and weapons during a raid on a depot on Ring Road in Peshawar, reports Central Asia Online. The arms and explosives were hidden underground, Ismail Khan
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Police on January 28 arrested two suspected militants and recovered a huge quantity of explosives and weapons during a raid on a depot on Ring Road in Peshawar, reports Central Asia Online. The arms and explosives were hidden underground, Ismail Khan, Assistant Superintendent of Police for the Gul Bahar area, said. The cache included 116 kilograms of explosives, thousands of bullets, rocket-propelled grenades, 25 mortar shells and 80 hand grenades.
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January - 28 
President of Karachi Electronics and Small Traders Association, Muhammad Irfan, who was shot and injured in the night of January 24, died of his wounds in the night of January 27. He was attacked by assailants near Abdullah College.
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President of Karachi Electronics and Small Traders Association, Muhammad Irfan, who was shot and injured in the night of January 24, died of his wounds in the night of January 27. He was attacked by assailants near Abdullah College.
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January - 28 
Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists Riazuddin, 25, his elder brother Farhanuddin, 35, and friend Kamranuddin, 30, suffered bullet wounds when unidentified assailants opened fire at them near the Khudadad Colony on Kashmir Road. Riaz and Kamran died later. T
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Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists Riazuddin, 25, his elder brother Farhanuddin, 35, and friend Kamranuddin, 30, suffered bullet wounds when unidentified assailants opened fire at them near the Khudadad Colony on Kashmir Road. Riaz and Kamran died later. The deceased victims and the injured were all activists of the ST. Another activist ST, Khalid Qadri, 27, was shot dead and a minor child was injured in sector 11-J area of New Karachi.
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January - 28 
The body of a man was found behind Al Asif Square within the jurisdiction of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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The body of a man was found behind Al Asif Square within the jurisdiction of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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January - 28 
The bullet-riddled body of Muhammad Asif, 25, was found in the D-1 Area of Landhi 89. The deceased was a worker of Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF) and an activist of the MQM.
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The bullet-riddled body of Muhammad Asif, 25, was found in the D-1 Area of Landhi 89. The deceased was a worker of Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF) and an activist of the MQM.
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January - 28 
The bus service between Poonch (Poonch District) – Rawlakote [(Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)], which was suspended by the Pakistani authorities in the aftermath of killing and mutilation of two Indian Army troopers by Pakistan Army personnel in Kri
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The bus service between Poonch (Poonch District) – Rawlakote [(Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)], which was suspended by the Pakistani authorities in the aftermath of killing and mutilation of two Indian Army troopers by Pakistan Army personnel in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District on January 8, resumed on January 28, reports Daily Excelsior. The trade will resume from January 29 (today), adds Kashmir Times.
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January - 28 
Two personnel of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were among three persons killed in Pasni in Gwadar District on January 28, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer Imam Baloch said that the PAF personnel were shopping at the Zareen Markeet when armed
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Two personnel of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were among three persons killed in Pasni in Gwadar District on January 28, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer Imam Baloch said that the PAF personnel were shopping at the Zareen Markeet when armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on them. Resultantly, three people, including two PAF personnel and a shopkeeper, were killed, while a PAF official sustained bullet injuries.
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January - 28 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Jamal, at Al-Faisal Chowk in Khuzdar District.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Jamal, at Al-Faisal Chowk in Khuzdar District.
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January - 28 
With 10 more deaths on January 28, the death toll in the fighting between Tariq Afridi faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and pro-Government militant group Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tr
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With 10 more deaths on January 28, the death toll in the fighting between Tariq Afridi faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and pro-Government militant group Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) climbed to 81, reports The News. As reported earlier, 71 persons had died till January 27 in the clashes that erupted on January 25. Due to the volatile situation, thousands of families have been displaced.
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January - 29 
A hand grenade attack injured four persons in Hangorabad area of Lyari, reports The News.
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A hand grenade attack injured four persons in Hangorabad area of Lyari, reports The News.
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January - 29 
A man was killed and three others sustained injuries in a blast in Acheeni Mera near Al-Hamra Township in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports The News. Unidentified militants had planted explosives in fields in Acheeni that went off, kill
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A man was killed and three others sustained injuries in a blast in Acheeni Mera near Al-Hamra Township in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports The News. Unidentified militants had planted explosives in fields in Acheeni that went off, killing one tribesman, Sardar, hailing from Zakhakhel area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and injuring Gul Shah, Fazal and another person, who couldn’t be identified. Some reports said the bomb had been planted near a gambling den and the militants had reportedly warned of target it. However, the Police didn’t confirm this version.
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January - 29 
A man, Amir Baig was killed outside his house near Marhaba Hall in 4-D area of Surjani town within the precincts of Surjani town Police Station.
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A man, Amir Baig was killed outside his house near Marhaba Hall in 4-D area of Surjani town within the precincts of Surjani town Police Station.
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January - 29 
A man, identified as Shahid (30) was killed in Lal Masjid located in Matin Quarters within the limits of Pir Ilahi Buksh (PIB) Police Station.
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A man, identified as Shahid (30) was killed in Lal Masjid located in Matin Quarters within the limits of Pir Ilahi Buksh (PIB) Police Station.
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January - 29 
A man, Rashid Ali (52) was killed and another, Yousuf (39) was injured in an attack on Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station.
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A man, Rashid Ali (52) was killed and another, Yousuf (39) was injured in an attack on Shaheed-e-Millat Road within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station.
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January - 29 
A Policeman, Zulfiqar was killed and two others, Ghulam Nazuk and Arshad Mehmood, were injured in an armed attack at Sohrab Goth Police Station, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the Police arrested at least seven militants from Jamal
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A Policeman, Zulfiqar was killed and two others, Ghulam Nazuk and Arshad Mehmood, were injured in an armed attack at Sohrab Goth Police Station, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the Police arrested at least seven militants from Jamali Goth in connection with their alleged involvement in attack at Police check post, wherein the culprits damaged its infrastructure and torched six vehicles, including a Police mobile.
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January - 29 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb, carrying 2.5 kilogram’s explosive, was found from outside the house of a prominent industrialist in Khayaban-e-Shaheen within the precincts of Darakshan Police Station, reports Daily Times.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb, carrying 2.5 kilogram’s explosive, was found from outside the house of a prominent industrialist in Khayaban-e-Shaheen within the precincts of Darakshan Police Station, reports Daily Times.
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January - 29 
At least 24 militants were killed when Army warplanes bombed militant positions in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 29, reports Dawn. Officials said the planes attacked targets in Dwa Thoe, Bara G
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At least 24 militants were killed when Army warplanes bombed militant positions in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 29, reports Dawn. Officials said the planes attacked targets in Dwa Thoe, Bara Gatt, Wocha Wona and Nakai areas where Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) have their bases or hideouts. Sources said that stores of food and arms were destroyed. A statement issued by Security Forces said militant hideouts were busted during the 24-hour target operation and 24 terrorists, some of them belonging to the TTP and LI, were killed.
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January - 29 
The General Secretary of Bengali Action Committee, identified as Ghayasuddin (52), was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants in Sector-33 in Korangi town within the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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The General Secretary of Bengali Action Committee, identified as Ghayasuddin (52), was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants in Sector-33 in Korangi town within the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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January - 29 
Two Police constables, identified as Ali Dad Hazara and Shamir Baloch, were shot dead on Sabzal road of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 29, reports Dawn. A little-known militant outfit, Jaish-ul-Islam (JuI
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Two Police constables, identified as Ali Dad Hazara and Shamir Baloch, were shot dead on Sabzal road of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 29, reports Dawn. A little-known militant outfit, Jaish-ul-Islam (JuI), claimed responsibility for the attack. Police said that it appeared to be a sectarian attack.
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January - 29 
Unidentified militants lobbed hand grenade on Baamkhel Police check-post in Swabi District on January 29, reports Daily Times. However, no causality was reported. According to details, unknown assailants riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade on P
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Unidentified militants lobbed hand grenade on Baamkhel Police check-post in Swabi District on January 29, reports Daily Times. However, no causality was reported. According to details, unknown assailants riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade on Police check-post in Baamkhel area. A car parked near the post was damaged while the Policemen on duty remained unhurt.
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January - 29 
Unidentified militants shot dead a Policeman escorting a polio vaccination team in Kala, a village in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on January 29, reports Daily Times. The team was heading to a nearby village after vaccinating children i
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Unidentified militants shot dead a Policeman escorting a polio vaccination team in Kala, a village in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on January 29, reports Daily Times. The team was heading to a nearby village after vaccinating children in Kala, when two armed motorcyclists shot at them and fled the area, Police said. “The team, after finishing the campaign in Kala, was heading towards a nearby village when three men armed with Kalashnikovs appeared from sugarcane fields and opened fire,” District Police Officer Swabi Abdul Rasheed Khan said.
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January - 30 
10 mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan landed in Loli Faqeeran village of Ghulam Khan Area in NWA.
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10 mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan landed in Loli Faqeeran village of Ghulam Khan Area in NWA.
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January - 30 
A bomb blast killed three suspected militants in Karachi as they were carrying out preparations for an attack at Indus Plaza on Al-Asif Square. The suspected militants were attempting to put the bomb in the trunk of a taxi when it went off, Senior Po
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A bomb blast killed three suspected militants in Karachi as they were carrying out preparations for an attack at Indus Plaza on Al-Asif Square. The suspected militants were attempting to put the bomb in the trunk of a taxi when it went off, Senior Police Officer Aleem Jafri said. The militants had prepared three other bombs, but they did not explode and were defused by Police. The bombs, which were wired with electronic detonators, contained about 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of explosives, Jafri said. Just before the explosion a hand grenade was hurled at a Police van few metres away from the same place. “Around 30 minutes before the bomb explosion, two persons came on a motorbike and hurled a grenade on a Police van. Three Policemen and one civilian were injured in the explosion caused by the grenade,” he added.
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January - 30 
A man, identified as Abdul Kareem Khilji, was shot dead on Sariab Road near Tariq Hospital of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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A man, identified as Abdul Kareem Khilji, was shot dead on Sariab Road near Tariq Hospital of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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January - 30 
A man, Mukhtiar, 35, son of Hameed, was shot dead in Shah Faisal No-1 within the limits of Shah Faisal Police Station.
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A man, Mukhtiar, 35, son of Hameed, was shot dead in Shah Faisal No-1 within the limits of Shah Faisal Police Station.
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January - 30 
A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist was shot dead outside his house in Aleemabad area within the limits of Malir City Police Station in Malir. The deceased was the resident of the same area and affiliated with MQM Unit 79.
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A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist was shot dead outside his house in Aleemabad area within the limits of Malir City Police Station in Malir. The deceased was the resident of the same area and affiliated with MQM Unit 79.
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January - 30 
A Sunni Tehreek (ST) cadre was abducted and subsequently shot dead in Jamshed Quarters area within the remit of Jamshed Quarters Police Station. Police said Adnan Baloch (28), a resident of the said area, was a motor mechanic by profession.
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A Sunni Tehreek (ST) cadre was abducted and subsequently shot dead in Jamshed Quarters area within the remit of Jamshed Quarters Police Station. Police said Adnan Baloch (28), a resident of the said area, was a motor mechanic by profession.
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January - 30 
A young man, Aswat (26), son of Rizwanul Haq, was shot dead and his brother injured in North Nazimabad within the precincts of Hyderi Police Station.
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A young man, Aswat (26), son of Rizwanul Haq, was shot dead and his brother injured in North Nazimabad within the precincts of Hyderi Police Station.
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January - 30 
Another MQM worker, Raheel (27), son of Zafar, was shot dead in Baldia Town within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station. Police said Raheel was associated with the MQM Unit 113, and was employed at a private factory.
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Another MQM worker, Raheel (27), son of Zafar, was shot dead in Baldia Town within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station. Police said Raheel was associated with the MQM Unit 113, and was employed at a private factory.
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January - 30 
Another person, identified as Ghulam Qadir Zehri, was shot dead in main Khuzdar bazaar of Khuzdar District.
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Another person, identified as Ghulam Qadir Zehri, was shot dead in main Khuzdar bazaar of Khuzdar District.
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January - 30 
Eight persons, including two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers, were shot dead in separate acts of violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 30, reports Dawn.
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Eight persons, including two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers, were shot dead in separate acts of violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on January 30, reports Dawn.
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January - 30 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on January 30 said three banned organisation are responsible of target killings and law and order situation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. Speaking in the Senate in response to a p
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on January 30 said three banned organisation are responsible of target killings and law and order situation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. Speaking in the Senate in response to a point of order by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Senator Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, the Interior Minister said Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) are terrorizing people in Karachi. “It is not Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a whole involved in Karachi killings. But, these are the splinter groups,” he said. The Minister also claimed that Ehsanullah Ehsan is not a TTP ‘spokesman’. “He is nobody but these are the hawks in these organisations who are inflicting terror on innocent people,” he remarked. Rehman Malik explained that those busy in Karachi are different extremist factions and mentioned that when the Interior Ministry warned of an attack on long march of Dr Tahirul Qadri, the same Ehsanullah Ehsan withdrew his statement. But, after killing of MQM leader Manzar Imam, he claimed the responsibility as a spokesperson of the TTP. But, it is evident that he is not working for TTP but for somebody else, said the Minister. He said internal and external groups are involved in Karachi situation and killers are paid PKR 80,000 to PKR 90,000 for each killing. “I have asked the intelligence agencies to enhance monitoring as well as security. I have asked the agencies that when they get any information, they should apprehend the suspects and take preventive action.”
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January - 30 
Four persons were shot dead in Dera Bugti District. Dera Bugti Tehsildar (revenue official) Bahram Khan Bugti said that unidentified assailants fired on four people in Nok Tarani area near Pir Koh, killing them on the spot.
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Four persons were shot dead in Dera Bugti District. Dera Bugti Tehsildar (revenue official) Bahram Khan Bugti said that unidentified assailants fired on four people in Nok Tarani area near Pir Koh, killing them on the spot.
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January - 30 
Security Forces seized cache of explosives from a car at Balili check post in the outskirts of Quetta. 400 detonators, an explosive wire, a 200-meter roll, one explosive piece of cotton weighing 125 kilograms and 1500 kilograms of ball bearings were
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Security Forces seized cache of explosives from a car at Balili check post in the outskirts of Quetta. 400 detonators, an explosive wire, a 200-meter roll, one explosive piece of cotton weighing 125 kilograms and 1500 kilograms of ball bearings were recovered.
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January - 30 
Six members of a family were killed when a mortar fell on the house of one Ghani Gul in Sponrhai area of Kukikhel in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 30, reports Dawn. Meanwhile, Security Forces (
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Six members of a family were killed when a mortar fell on the house of one Ghani Gul in Sponrhai area of Kukikhel in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 30, reports Dawn. Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) said that curfew would be imposed in the entire Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency from January 31 (today) morning. They made announcements through loudspeakers in most parts of Bara, advising local people to remain inside their houses till next order. The SFs didn’t cite any reason for imposition of the indefinite curfew in the entire Bara.
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January - 30 
The KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department announced team for carrying out inspection of the arms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers as well as licence branches of Bannu division. An official statement said the team would be carrying out inspect
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The KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department announced team for carrying out inspection of the arms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers as well as licence branches of Bannu division. An official statement said the team would be carrying out inspection of arms manufacturing and dealership units in first week of February. The inspection team will furnish reports along with its recommendations to the competent authority by February 11, 2013.
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January - 30 
The Police arrested a militant, Asif Naveed, during a raid on a house in Kumharnwala in the limits of City Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan town of the same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recovered explosives from his possession on January 30,
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The Police arrested a militant, Asif Naveed, during a raid on a house in Kumharnwala in the limits of City Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan town of the same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recovered explosives from his possession on January 30, reports The News. The recovery includes a suicide jacket, 15 kilograms of explosives and a pistol.
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January - 30 
The United States reassured Islamabad on January 30 that it would not abandon Pakistan after the drawdown of coalition forces from Afghanistan completes in 2014, reports Dawn. “My core message today is that the US is committed to a cooperative and lo
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The United States reassured Islamabad on January 30 that it would not abandon Pakistan after the drawdown of coalition forces from Afghanistan completes in 2014, reports Dawn. “My core message today is that the US is committed to a cooperative and long-term partnership with Pakistan — far broader than any one issue, and centred on areas of mutual interest,” US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson said at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad. He made it clear that Washington’s ties with Islamabad were not linked to “commitments and responsibilities in Afghanistan” and that it was too simplistic to look at the Pakistan-US relationship just from the Afghan prism. But still there was a lot of emphasis in Mr Olson’s speech on the need for Islamabad to extend unreserved support for reconciliation in Afghanistan, while reiterating that Pakistan can be an equal partner in the process in a manner that safeguards its interests. The envoy made a reference to continuing distrust in the relations in spite of some improvements.
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January - 30 
Three bullet-riddled bodies were found in between the mountains at Eastern Bypass in the proximity of Bussa Mandi in Quetta. “They were shot in the head and look like Afghans,” Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bahsir Ahmed Brahvi said, and ad
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Three bullet-riddled bodies were found in between the mountains at Eastern Bypass in the proximity of Bussa Mandi in Quetta. “They were shot in the head and look like Afghans,” Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bahsir Ahmed Brahvi said, and added that their hands and feet were tied. He said the bodies appeared to be three days old. The deceased could not be identified.
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January - 30 
Three soldiers were injured when unidentified militants attacked a military convoy with an improvised explosive device (IED) on Bannu-Miranshah road in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency (NWA), reports The News. The IED planted on the main roa
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Three soldiers were injured when unidentified militants attacked a military convoy with an improvised explosive device (IED) on Bannu-Miranshah road in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency (NWA), reports The News. The IED planted on the main road went off when the military convoy was passing through the area. A military vehicle was damaged and three soldiers sustained injuries in the blast.
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January - 31 
A bomb blast killed two polio vaccination workers in Mali Khel village in Kurram Agency, reports Daily Times. There has been no claim of responsibility for the killings. “The two-men team was visiting Mali Khel village in upper Kurram tribal region w
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A bomb blast killed two polio vaccination workers in Mali Khel village in Kurram Agency, reports Daily Times. There has been no claim of responsibility for the killings. “The two-men team was visiting Mali Khel village in upper Kurram tribal region when an improvised explosive device planted along the roadside went off, killing them on the spot,” Jawad Ali, in- charge of the campaign in Kurram Agency said.
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January - 31 
A man belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat was killed while another was injured in an armed attack near KDA Chowrangi.
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A man belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat was killed while another was injured in an armed attack near KDA Chowrangi.
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January - 31 
A man, Abdul Rasheed, a barber, was killed and another was injured when armed assailants opened fire at a barber’s shop on Jail road in Huda area of Quetta (Quetta Districts), the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Dawn.
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A man, Abdul Rasheed, a barber, was killed and another was injured when armed assailants opened fire at a barber’s shop on Jail road in Huda area of Quetta (Quetta Districts), the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Dawn.
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January - 31 
An ex-president of Markazi Tanzeem-e-Aza, Iqbal Masood (46) was killed by two armed assailants in Landhi town.
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An ex-president of Markazi Tanzeem-e-Aza, Iqbal Masood (46) was killed by two armed assailants in Landhi town.
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January - 31 
An unidentified young man was shot dead in Timber Market in Lyari.
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An unidentified young man was shot dead in Timber Market in Lyari.
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January - 31 
At least 10 persons were injured in a low-intensity bomb blast targeting a Police mobile van in the Firdus area under limits of Hashtnagri Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 31, reports Daily Times. A
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At least 10 persons were injured in a low-intensity bomb blast targeting a Police mobile van in the Firdus area under limits of Hashtnagri Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 31, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the vehicle was on routine patrol on the GT Road near Jinnah Park. The Police vehicle narrowly escaped the explosion, while six other vehicles were partially damaged.
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January - 31 
At least 14 persons, including three clerics, were killed in separate incidents in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on January 31, reports Daily Times. Three clerics of the Deoband school of thought, identified as Mufti Ab
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At least 14 persons, including three clerics, were killed in separate incidents in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on January 31, reports Daily Times. Three clerics of the Deoband school of thought, identified as Mufti Abdul Majeed Dinpuri (50), Mufti Muhammad Saleh (40) and Ehsan Ali Shah (29) were shot dead within the precincts of Tipu Sultan Police Station.
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January - 31 
At least six militants and a ‘commander’ of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were killed and several others were arrested by the Frontier Corps (FC) in a targeted operation in the Mangochar area of Kalat District on January 31, reports Daily Times
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At least six militants and a ‘commander’ of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were killed and several others were arrested by the Frontier Corps (FC) in a targeted operation in the Mangochar area of Kalat District on January 31, reports Daily Times
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January - 31 
Eight volunteers of a peace committee were killed when a mortar shell went off accidentally in a bunker used by volunteers of the Kamarkhel peace committee at Takhtakai when ammunitions were being shifted to another base. Kamarkhel is a neutral tribe
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Eight volunteers of a peace committee were killed when a mortar shell went off accidentally in a bunker used by volunteers of the Kamarkhel peace committee at Takhtakai when ammunitions were being shifted to another base. Kamarkhel is a neutral tribe and doesn’t want to indulge in fighting but recently it has taken up arms to keep Takhtakai from the influence of any militant group. Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) has been carrying out sporadic attacks on the Kamarkhel tribesmen to take control of the important location to which the Kamarkhel volunteers are offering resistance. AI wants to push back fighters of LI from Takhtakai area because it is close to Bagh Maidan, the headquarters of AI.
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January - 31 
In a clash with Kamarkhel volunteers in the area LI ‘commander’ Mehar Gul was killed and four of his associates were injured as fierce fighting continued in Takhtakai.
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In a clash with Kamarkhel volunteers in the area LI ‘commander’ Mehar Gul was killed and four of his associates were injured as fierce fighting continued in Takhtakai.
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January - 31 
Legislators in the Upper House strongly reacted to the killing of Mufti Abdul Majeed Deenpuri and his other two companions in Karachi and walked out of the Senate, claiming that the Government failed to ensure safety of people and their properties. S
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Legislators in the Upper House strongly reacted to the killing of Mufti Abdul Majeed Deenpuri and his other two companions in Karachi and walked out of the Senate, claiming that the Government failed to ensure safety of people and their properties. Senators belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Balochistan National Party - Awami (BNP-A) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) staged the walkout in protest. BNP-A Senator Kalsoom Parveen held a separate walkout against the imposition of the Governor’s rule in Balochistan and vowed to continue the token walkout until the rule ends.
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January - 31 
The body of a young man, identified as Nawaz Ali, was found within the remit of the Pak Colony Police Station.
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The body of a young man, identified as Nawaz Ali, was found within the remit of the Pak Colony Police Station.
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January - 31 
The dead body of a young man was found in the Habib Ground within the remit of the Landhi Police Station.
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The dead body of a young man was found in the Habib Ground within the remit of the Landhi Police Station.
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January - 31 
The dead body of an unidentified young man was found near the Askari Park on University Road within the remit of the PIB Colony Police Station.
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The dead body of an unidentified young man was found near the Askari Park on University Road within the remit of the PIB Colony Police Station.
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January - 31 
The two dead bodies, identified as Haroon Baloch and Raza Sheikh were found near Northern Bypass within the remit of the Surjani Town Police Station.
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The two dead bodies, identified as Haroon Baloch and Raza Sheikh were found near Northern Bypass within the remit of the Surjani Town Police Station.
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January - 31 
Three dead bodies stuffed in gunny bags were found dumped at Haq Bahu Chowk in Qaim Khani Colony in a Baldia Town.
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Three dead bodies stuffed in gunny bags were found dumped at Haq Bahu Chowk in Qaim Khani Colony in a Baldia Town.
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January - 31 
Unidentified armed assailants abducted four Karachi-based NGO workers in the Maripur area on January 31, reports Central Asia Online.
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Unidentified armed assailants abducted four Karachi-based NGO workers in the Maripur area on January 31, reports Central Asia Online.
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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