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May - 1 
A powerful bomb exploded near the office of Pakistan State Oil office in Quetta on May 1. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the blast, according to police official Sher Nawaz Marwat.
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A powerful bomb exploded near the office of Pakistan State Oil office in Quetta on May 1. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the blast, according to police official Sher Nawaz Marwat.
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May - 1 
Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Pakistan are weakening the faith of the common man in the name of welfare, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT; now known as Jamaat-ud-Dawa) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said at the opening session of the Islamic Medic
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Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Pakistan are weakening the faith of the common man in the name of welfare, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT; now known as Jamaat-ud-Dawa) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said at the opening session of the Islamic Medical Conference in Lahore on May 1. Saeed alleged that NGOs had hidden agendas which aimed to weaken faith in God and the spirit of Jehad. "These NGOs are working on an anti-Islam agenda and after the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan by the US and European countries, their agendas have been exposed," he said.
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May - 2 
Authorities in South Waziristan on May 2 freed 14 more tribesmen held during the March 2004 operations against Al Qaeda terrorists and tribal supporters in Wana, bringing to 156 the number of people released under the April 24 pact. "We have released
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Authorities in South Waziristan on May 2 freed 14 more tribesmen held during the March 2004 operations against Al Qaeda terrorists and tribal supporters in Wana, bringing to 156 the number of people released under the April 24 pact. "We have released 14 tribesmen today as investigation showed they were innocent," said Asmatullah Gandapur, Political Agent, in Wana, regional headquarters of South Waziristan.
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May - 3 
According to Dawn, a group of alleged terrorists arrested in Turkey on suspicion of planning an attack on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting were trained in Pakistan and were planning to carry out a suicide mission against US Preside
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According to Dawn, a group of alleged terrorists arrested in Turkey on suspicion of planning an attack on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting were trained in Pakistan and were planning to carry out a suicide mission against US President George W. Bush. Turkish press reports said on May 4 that the suspects were allegedly in possession of Turkish-subtitled video cassettes attributed to Osama bin Laden calling for a Jehad against America. They were allegedly planning to bomb the NATO Summit scheduled for June 28 and 29 in Istanbul where Bush and other world leaders will attend, according to police sources quoted by the papers. The suspects were arrested during raids by Turkish police in the northwestern city of Bursa, though no dates were disclosed. The Hurriyet and Vatan newspapers said that several suspects underwent physical and psychological training in Pakistan to prepare them to carry out a suicide attack.
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May - 3 
Three Chinese engineers working on a sea-port project were killed and eleven persons, including nine Chinese nationals, sustained injuries in a car bomb attack near Gwadar, about 500 kilometers west of Karachi, near the border with Iran on May 3. The
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Three Chinese engineers working on a sea-port project were killed and eleven persons, including nine Chinese nationals, sustained injuries in a car bomb attack near Gwadar, about 500 kilometers west of Karachi, near the border with Iran on May 3. The attack reportedly occurred early in the morning as a bus carrying at least 12 Chinese workers was proceeding to the Gwadar port. According to Sattar Lasi, the chief of police in Gwadar, "A car was parked near the port and it exploded as the bus reached the port.'' He also said it was not clear if it was a suicide attack or if the car was exploded by a remote control device. Police suspect that it could either be the work of Islamist terrorists or hard-line Baluchi nationalists, who are against the Gwadar project. The engineers were working on a sea-port project in Gwadar which is partly aided by China. This is the first major attack on foreign workers since a suicide bomber killed 11 French engineers outside the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi on May 8, 2002.
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While the Government has ordered an inquiry into the killings of three Chinese engineers in Gwadar on May 3, thirteen suspects have been detained for questioning after the car bomb blast, which police said was triggered by a remote controlled device.
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While the Government has ordered an inquiry into the killings of three Chinese engineers in Gwadar on May 3, thirteen suspects have been detained for questioning after the car bomb blast, which police said was triggered by a remote controlled device. Nine Chinese and two Pakistanis also sustained injuries in the blast. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that "It is not possible to tell who the perpetrators of this crime are… What we can say with certainty is that it was a terrorist act." The News indicated that a white-coloured car, which was allegedly stolen from the jurisdiction of Tipu Sultan police station in Karachi in 1995, was parked at Fish Harbour Road and it exploded as the van carrying the Chinese engineers and workers approached the site. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the blast thus far.
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Security agencies in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 4 claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate two unnamed religious leaders and arrested three Afghan nationals hired for the purpose, according to Dawn. Additional Inspector-Genera
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Security agencies in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 4 claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate two unnamed religious leaders and arrested three Afghan nationals hired for the purpose, according to Dawn. Additional Inspector-General of Police Sajid Ali Khan told a press conference in Peshawar that the plan had been chalked out in Jalalabad, capital of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. He said the purpose of the plot was to create political turmoil in the country, especially in the NWFP, currently ruled by the Islamist grouping Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, adding that the plan, if executed, would have led to widespread sectarian violence. Khan also stated that three Afghan nationals, in their early 30s, were arrested from different areas of Peshawar, while the main coordinator behind the plan who had hired them for Rupees 4 million was still in Jalalabad.
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A joint delegation of clerics from the Mehsud and Wazir tribes commenced a dialogue on May 5 with foreign elements, linked to Al Qaeda and Taliban, over their registration with the political administration in return for amnesty. "The talks are going
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A joint delegation of clerics from the Mehsud and Wazir tribes commenced a dialogue on May 5 with foreign elements, linked to Al Qaeda and Taliban, over their registration with the political administration in return for amnesty. "The talks are going on at a seminary," an unidentified member of the delegation told Daily Times from Shakai, 20 kilometers north of Wana. Separately, the Government has announced that it will not extend the deadline - for foreign combatants to surrender - that expires on May 7. "We will not extend the deadline," said Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretary Brig. Mehmood Shah in Peshawar.
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A tribal Jirga (council) at Lowara in the North Waziristan Agency near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on May 5 asked the Pakistan Army and paramilitary forces to withdraw from the area as the tribesmen would defend the country’s western frontiers ag
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A tribal Jirga (council) at Lowara in the North Waziristan Agency near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on May 5 asked the Pakistan Army and paramilitary forces to withdraw from the area as the tribesmen would defend the country’s western frontiers against the US-led coalition forces. According to Daily Times, leaders of the Alikhun Khel, Bashi Khel, Nazar Khel, Hizar Khel and Tanarai tribes attended the Jirga in which more than 100 armed youth allegedly expressed displeasure over the US troops’ briefly crossing Pakistani territory on May 4. The Jirga also said that if US forces violated the border again, they would be attacked.
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According to Dawn, Pakistan on May 5 claimed to have uncovered a terrorist plot to hijack a plane from Islamabad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to reports on private television channels, the claim was made by Prime Minister Zafarullah K
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According to Dawn, Pakistan on May 5 claimed to have uncovered a terrorist plot to hijack a plane from Islamabad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to reports on private television channels, the claim was made by Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali during an interview with a foreign news agency. One of the channels quoted an unnamed Interior Ministry official as saying that people behind the foiled attempt had been traced. Press Secretary to Jamali, Ashfaq Gondal, told Dawn that the Prime Minister had told a foreign news agency that a "small terror cell" was planning to hijack a plane to the UAE and "possibly blow it up". "Hijackers have no nationality," the Prime Minister is reported to have said when asked whether the hijackers belonged to Al Qaeda or they were Pakistanis.
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The police in Jacobabad arrested two suspected terrorists from the Kashmore area on May 5 and recovered an arms cache from their possession. District Police Officer Din Muhammad Baloch said at a press conference that police arrested them at Andhi rai
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The police in Jacobabad arrested two suspected terrorists from the Kashmore area on May 5 and recovered an arms cache from their possession. District Police Officer Din Muhammad Baloch said at a press conference that police arrested them at Andhi railway track seizing their truck which contained five Kalashnikovs, 5 TT pistols, 15 dynamite bombs, 4 timer bombs, 10 hand grenades, 30 detonators, 20 kilograms of explosive material and hundreds of bullets.
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May - 6 
A bomb exploded at the Quetta Railway Station on May 6 without causing any damage. According to Daily Times, a locally-manufactured bomb exploded near the Reservation Section at the railway station.
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A bomb exploded at the Quetta Railway Station on May 6 without causing any damage. According to Daily Times, a locally-manufactured bomb exploded near the Reservation Section at the railway station.
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May - 7 
At least 14 Shia worshippers and a suspected suicide bomber were killed and over 200 persons sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at Hyderi Mosque, situated within the premises of the seminary Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, in the Mithadar area
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At least 14 Shia worshippers and a suspected suicide bomber were killed and over 200 persons sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at Hyderi Mosque, situated within the premises of the seminary Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, in the Mithadar area of Karachi on May 7. The explosion which occurred during the Friday prayers is reported to have subsequently triggered unrest in the city, as hundreds of youths set ablaze cars, a petrol pump and a Government office. A senior police official Manzoor Mughal was quoted in The News as saying that "As no crater was found in the mosque, it means it was a suicide blast." However, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 7 
The death till in the bomb blast at a Shia mosque in Karachi on May 7 reached 16 with the death of one more person.
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The death till in the bomb blast at a Shia mosque in Karachi on May 7 reached 16 with the death of one more person.
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May - 7 
Three persons, including one police personnel, were wounded during a bomb explosion within the premises of Baluchistan High Court in Quetta on May 7. This was the second explosion in Quetta within as span of 10 hours as earlier a bomb exploded near t
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Three persons, including one police personnel, were wounded during a bomb explosion within the premises of Baluchistan High Court in Quetta on May 7. This was the second explosion in Quetta within as span of 10 hours as earlier a bomb exploded near the reservation office of Pakistan Railway.
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May - 8 
One person was killed and five others sustained injuries during a gun battle in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on May 8 during a protest by mourners over the deaths of 15 people in a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque a day earlier. The unrest whi
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One person was killed and five others sustained injuries during a gun battle in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi on May 8 during a protest by mourners over the deaths of 15 people in a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque a day earlier. The unrest which began on May 7 continued on the next day with most commercial establishments remaining closed and at least seven vehicles and a police post set ablaze.
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May - 8 
The Federal Government on May 8 extended until May 10 the deadline for ‘foreign terrorists’ in South Waziristan to get themselves registered with the authorities and avail of the amnesty offer. "The extension has been granted on the demand of Nek Muh
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The Federal Government on May 8 extended until May 10 the deadline for ‘foreign terrorists’ in South Waziristan to get themselves registered with the authorities and avail of the amnesty offer. "The extension has been granted on the demand of Nek Muhammad," South Waziristan Political Administrator Asmatullah Gandapur told the media in Wana. "There are foreign militants in South Waziristan and their registration is an obligatory element. There is a crisis in Wana and it is now incumbent upon all elders and ulema [religious scholars] to play their role with honesty and sincerity of purpose to end this crisis," added Gandapur.
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The police in Quetta said on May 9 that it had arrested a key suspect in a bombing last week that killed three Chinese engineers in Gwadar. Mohammed Usman was arrested during a raid on May 8 from a house in Gwadar. "We believe he is the main suspect,
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The police in Quetta said on May 9 that it had arrested a key suspect in a bombing last week that killed three Chinese engineers in Gwadar. Mohammed Usman was arrested during a raid on May 8 from a house in Gwadar. "We believe he is the main suspect," said Gwadar police chief Malik Yasrab. He also said that 18 other people have also been detained thus far for questioning.
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May - 10 
According to Daily Times, the ‘Central Executive Committee’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) has formally approved the name of Ghazi Misbahuddin as the new ‘operational commander-in-chief’ of the outfit in Kashmir. "After a long process of consultations in
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According to Daily Times, the ‘Central Executive Committee’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) has formally approved the name of Ghazi Misbahuddin as the new ‘operational commander-in-chief’ of the outfit in Kashmir. "After a long process of consultations in meetings of the CEC, the HM has formally approved the name of Commander Ghazi Misbahuddin as the new operational commander in chief of the organisation after the martyrdom of Ghazi Shahabuddin," HM sources told Daily Times. Sources also said that ‘Commander’ Mehmood Ghaznavi would continue as ‘military adviser’ to the HM in the Kashmir valley. Ghazi Shahabuddin alias Abdur Rasheed Pir was shot dead during an encounter with the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Maharaj Ganj area of capital Srinagar on May 6, 2004.
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May - 10 
Tribesmen in South Waziristan Agency on May 10 announced the formation of an armed force to neutralise foreign terrorists and their local protectors following the failure of talks between the Government and the representatives of the tribesmen. The A
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Tribesmen in South Waziristan Agency on May 10 announced the formation of an armed force to neutralise foreign terrorists and their local protectors following the failure of talks between the Government and the representatives of the tribesmen. The Ahmadzai Wazirs announced the formation of a 1,800-strong force to launch search operations in the areas where the Government suspect foreign terrorists have been holed up. The decision to form an armed force was arrived at a public meeting held in Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan.
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May - 11 
A Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on May 11 convicted two activists of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and sentenced them to life imprisonment in a February 2003- bomb blast case. Activists Abdul Wahab Afghani and Shah Nawaz alias
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A Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on May 11 convicted two activists of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and sentenced them to life imprisonment in a February 2003- bomb blast case. Activists Abdul Wahab Afghani and Shah Nawaz alias Shani were prosecuted on charges of planting a bomb in a parking area near the PSO House on February 3, 2003. One person died while two others were injured in the explosion.
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May - 11 
In a video posted on May 11 on an Islamist militant website showing the beheading of an American civilian in Iraq, an Al Qaeda-affiliated group said it is ‘ready to take on Pakistani soldiers on the borders with Afghanistan’, according to reports in
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In a video posted on May 11 on an Islamist militant website showing the beheading of an American civilian in Iraq, an Al Qaeda-affiliated group said it is ‘ready to take on Pakistani soldiers on the borders with Afghanistan’, according to reports in The Associated Press. In the video, titled ‘Abu Musab al-Zarqawi shown slaughtering an American’, a masked man reads a statement with a message for President Pervez Musharraf. "Another message to the agent traitor Pervez Musharraf, we tell you that we are eager to meet your soldiers. By God, we seek them before the Americans and we will avenge the blood of our brothers in Wana and others," the masked man said.
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May - 12 
The Government of Pakistan has "no connections" with terrorist organisations operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) "none today, whatsoever", claimed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael G Kozak while testifying bef
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The Government of Pakistan has "no connections" with terrorist organisations operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) "none today, whatsoever", claimed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael G Kozak while testifying before the House Sub Committee on Human Rights and Wellness. Kozak was asked by Congressman Crowly if the Pakistani Government or any Pakistani intelligence agency continued to have links with terrorist organisations, based in Pakistan, which continue to "infiltrate" into J&K. Kozak said there were only two such organisations i.e. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA). He also claimed Pakistan had "some links" with these organisations in the past but not anymore.
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May - 13 
Pakistan on May 13 expressed confidence that the peace process with India would continue despite the defeat of the incumbent Government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee in the recently concluded elections. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri hoped th
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Pakistan on May 13 expressed confidence that the peace process with India would continue despite the defeat of the incumbent Government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee in the recently concluded elections. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri hoped the new Government in New Delhi would carry forward the peace initiative with Islamabad, reported The News. He said Pakistan was looking forward to seriously and closely engaging with the new Government in India to promote the process of peace and resolution of all outstanding issues.
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May - 13 
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said that the change of Government in India would not affect the on-going peace process. "We hope any change in the government in India will not affect the peace process between the
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The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said that the change of Government in India would not affect the on-going peace process. "We hope any change in the government in India will not affect the peace process between the two countries… This process is not linked to personalities, it is an outcome of the desire of the people of the two countries for peace," said Ahmed.
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May - 14 
Police in Karachi have reportedly identified a police constable as the suicide bomber, who killed 19 people in the Hyderi Mosque, inside the Sindh Madarsa-tul-Islam on May 7. At least nine persons, including the father and six brothers of the accused
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Police in Karachi have reportedly identified a police constable as the suicide bomber, who killed 19 people in the Hyderi Mosque, inside the Sindh Madarsa-tul-Islam on May 7. At least nine persons, including the father and six brothers of the accused, have been arrested for questioning, reported The News. Constable Muhammad Akbar had been allegedly affiliated with the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) before joining the police in 2002. According to police sources, the investigating team had found a police belt from the mosque which was allotted to him.
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May - 14 
Six members of a Shia family, including two women and a baby girl, were reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at their residence in the Mughalpura area of Lahore on May 14. According to police sources, the words "Shias are infidels" were pa
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Six members of a Shia family, including two women and a baby girl, were reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at their residence in the Mughalpura area of Lahore on May 14. According to police sources, the words "Shias are infidels" were painted on the walls of the house indicating that it was a sectarian killing. However, a senior police officer Chaudhry Shafqat Ahmad said the killers might have written anti-Shia slogans to give the crime a sectarian look.
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May - 14 
The Federal Interior Ministry has reportedly asked the security agencies to monitor Punjab’s Madrassas (seminaries) closely, particularly those with links to Jehadi and sectarian groups, consequent to reports that activists of defunct terrorist outfi
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The Federal Interior Ministry has reportedly asked the security agencies to monitor Punjab’s Madrassas (seminaries) closely, particularly those with links to Jehadi and sectarian groups, consequent to reports that activists of defunct terrorist outfits were hiding there. According to Daily Times, the Interior Ministry asked for tighter surveillance of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Tehreek Khuddamul Islam (earlier known as Jaish-e-Mohammed [JeM]), Jamaatul Furqan and Jamiat-ul-Ansar cadres after information that many had parted ways with their organisations because they thought their leaders had abandoned Jehad and become intelligence agencies’ puppets. Some arrested terrorists are reported to have confessed during interrogation that their colleagues were using seminaries as hideouts across the country.
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May - 15 
On May 15, President Pervez Musharraf called for a review of "controversial" Islamic laws that human rights groups say are discriminatory against women and minorities. Speaking at a convention on human rights in Islamabad, President Musharraf said th
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On May 15, President Pervez Musharraf called for a review of "controversial" Islamic laws that human rights groups say are discriminatory against women and minorities. Speaking at a convention on human rights in Islamabad, President Musharraf said the strict Islamic laws passed under the military dictatorship of late General Muhammad Zia ul Haq in 1979 should be studied afresh to ensure they were not misused."The nation should not shy away from re-examining the Hudood Ordinance by scholars, lawyers and legislators within the teachings of the Holy Qur'aan," he said. The President also called for passing a law to ban honour killing and said the Hudood Ordinance and the Blasphemy Law be studied afresh to ensure that they are not misused.
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May - 16 
According to Daily Times, a Pentecostal preacher is suspected to have been abducted on May 16 by an unidentified Islamist militant group, after he disappeared in the southwestern city of Quetta. Wilson Fazal, a Pakistani Christian cleric at a local c
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According to Daily Times, a Pentecostal preacher is suspected to have been abducted on May 16 by an unidentified Islamist militant group, after he disappeared in the southwestern city of Quetta. Wilson Fazal, a Pakistani Christian cleric at a local city church, had reportedly been receiving threatening letters from an unidentified Islamist group urging him to convert to Islam or face unspecified consequences. His son Jerry said the latest hand-written letter was delivered to their house five days ago asking Wilson to stop preaching Christianity. The letter was apparently sent by a group calling itself Mahaz-e-Jihad, or "Frontier of the Holy War."
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May - 16 
The two suicide bombers involved in the March 2-attack on a Shia procession in the Liaquat Bazaar area of Quetta have been identified as members of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). At least 47 persons were killed and more than 150 wo
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The two suicide bombers involved in the March 2-attack on a Shia procession in the Liaquat Bazaar area of Quetta have been identified as members of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). At least 47 persons were killed and more than 150 wounded when a procession of the Shia sect was attacked by rival Sunni extremists. Police have also reportedly arrested a police constable, identified as Ghulam Haider Lehri, who allegedly aided the bombers in the attack, provincial police chief Shoaib Suddle told reporters at a press conference in Quetta on May 16. "Police managed to identify the two suicide attackers of Ashura procession and five other suspects," he said. He also said the attackers belonged to the banned LeJ.
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May - 17 
According to Daily Times, Pakistani women are being trained to become suicide bombers by the widow of an Uzbek terrorist. Intelligence agencies have reportedly submitted reports to the Interior Ministry revealing that Aziza, a citizen of Uzbekistan a
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According to Daily Times, Pakistani women are being trained to become suicide bombers by the widow of an Uzbek terrorist. Intelligence agencies have reportedly submitted reports to the Interior Ministry revealing that Aziza, a citizen of Uzbekistan and widow of Ubaidullah, an active member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, is allegedly training female suicide bombers at a base in Pakistan’s mountains. Sources said that this is the first time in Pakistan that women were being trained for suicide missions. Ubaidullah was reportedly killed in January 2004 during an operation in South Waziristan conducted by the armed forces of Pakistan. The report said that in late March 2004, Aziza told her relatives that she intended to avenge her husband’s death by committing terrorist acts in Pakistan. Terrorist attacks might occur in the big cites of Pakistan and important Government officials could be targeted by trained female terrorists, sources added.
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May - 18 
According to Daily Times, terrorists belonging to various proscribed organisations are using the Tableegi Jamaat (TJ) as a cover to escape arrest. "The Tableegi Jamaat is a non-militant movement which has never joined in any jihadi or political activ
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According to Daily Times, terrorists belonging to various proscribed organisations are using the Tableegi Jamaat (TJ) as a cover to escape arrest. "The Tableegi Jamaat is a non-militant movement which has never joined in any jihadi or political activities, but we have reports that militants’ from some banned organisations and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists have joined the Jamaat’s preaching tours," said an unnamed law enforcement official on May 18. "These militants are not on these tours for religious reasons, but to save themselves from law enforcement agencies," he added. The TJ welcomes every Muslim without investigating his past and sends him on preaching tours. "The agencies are hesitant to raid the Jamaat’s centers since it enjoys public respect and any action could result in a public backlash," sources told Daily Times. They added that law enforcement agencies were monitoring TJ’s centers at Raiwind and elsewhere in Pakistan.
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May - 18 
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi acquitted on May 18 a terrorist of the outlawed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) in a case concerning a hand-grenade attack on a police van in October 2001. The court exonerated Shaikh Ahmed Daniyal from the cha
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An anti-terrorism court in Karachi acquitted on May 18 a terrorist of the outlawed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) in a case concerning a hand-grenade attack on a police van in October 2001. The court exonerated Shaikh Ahmed Daniyal from the charge while giving him benefit of doubt. Two police personnel were wounded during the grenade attack on October 23, 2001. Daniyal, however, is still facing charges of another grenade attack and murder of two police personnel. Earlier, he was sentenced to suffer a 14-year term in a bomb blast case.
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May - 18 
Authorities in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to The News, are pursuing the widow of an Uzbek Islamist terrorist after an intelligence report suggested that she was training women suicide bombers. As reported earlier, the intelligence
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Authorities in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to The News, are pursuing the widow of an Uzbek Islamist terrorist after an intelligence report suggested that she was training women suicide bombers. As reported earlier, the intelligence report indicated that Aziza, widow of Obaidullah, who was a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, would launch attacks in Pakistan in May. An unnamed government official in NWFP told Reuters "It says she is training Pakistani women to become suicide bombers… The search is on for her, but until now there is no information yet on exact locations or timings of her possible attacks." He also said Aziza has set up a terrorist training camp in the mountainous tribal region bordering Afghanistan to allegedly avenge the killing of her husband during a Pakistani military operation in January 2004. However, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Rauf Chaudhry denied that the authorities were hunting Aziza. "There is nothing of this sort," he said.
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May - 18 
Daily Times has reported that Nek Muhammad, the pardoned tribesman, on May 18 directed his associates to ‘prepare for action’. "We will soon start our activities. I know which targets to hit," Nek told Daily Times on the phone from an undisclosed loc
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Daily Times has reported that Nek Muhammad, the pardoned tribesman, on May 18 directed his associates to ‘prepare for action’. "We will soon start our activities. I know which targets to hit," Nek told Daily Times on the phone from an undisclosed location in South Waziristan Agency. He disclosed to The News that any action by the tribal force against him or other militants would create problems and trigger unrest in the area. He also reiterated his claim that there were no non-Pakistanis in South Waziristan.
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May - 18 
The Ahmadzai Wazir tribal force that reached Azam Warsak, 15 kilometers from Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, on May 17 to carry out search operations is reported to have failed to locate any foreign terrorist. Armed with rocket-launchers, mis
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The Ahmadzai Wazir tribal force that reached Azam Warsak, 15 kilometers from Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, on May 17 to carry out search operations is reported to have failed to locate any foreign terrorist. Armed with rocket-launchers, missiles, hand grenades and automatic weapons, the force on May 18 combed the area but failed to find any foreigner, reported The News. The 4,000-strong tribal force is also reported to have issued a warning of "stern action" against any tribesmen sheltering foreign terrorists. The warning came amidst reports that the Pakistan Army is preparing to launch a military operation in South Waziristan unless suspected Al Qaeda operatives in the region take up a Government offer of amnesty.
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May - 19 
Security agencies in Peshawar are reported to have arrested on May 19 five Al Qaeda suspects who had allegedly escaped during the Pakistan Army operation in the South Waziristan tribal area. According to Dawn, two Arab nationals, two ethnic Uzbeks an
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Security agencies in Peshawar are reported to have arrested on May 19 five Al Qaeda suspects who had allegedly escaped during the Pakistan Army operation in the South Waziristan tribal area. According to Dawn, two Arab nationals, two ethnic Uzbeks and an Afghan were arrested during a raid in the Sultan Colony area. Their identities have not been disclosed thus far. The News has reported that the detained had links with an alleged key Al Qaeda operative Abu Suleman who escaped from a house in Hayatabad on August 14, 2003. A Libyan national Abdur Rahman was killed and his Pakistani spouse was injured during that operation.
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May - 19 
The Karachi Police arrested a front ranking terrorist of the outlawed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) after a shootout in the Buffer Zone area on May 19. A woman who was caught in the gunfire is reported to have died. The suspect, identified as
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The Karachi Police arrested a front ranking terrorist of the outlawed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) after a shootout in the Buffer Zone area on May 19. A woman who was caught in the gunfire is reported to have died. The suspect, identified as Kamran alias Atif alias Uncle, was carrying a head money of Rupees 3 million and was involved in the US Consulate bombing in June 2002, and a foiled attempt on President Pervez Musharraf's life near the Karachi airport. Five RPG-7 shells and its five launchers, a videocassette bomb containing 250grams of explosive with magnate, four telephone-set bombs, one Kalashnikov with 200 rounds and circuit breakers were recovered from his possession.
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May - 20 
Belgium and the Netherlands have reportedly banned the entry of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who was scheduled to arrive in Europe on May 20. According to The News, Qazi was invited to visit Brussels and The Hague by the Arab European Le
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Belgium and the Netherlands have reportedly banned the entry of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who was scheduled to arrive in Europe on May 20. According to The News, Qazi was invited to visit Brussels and The Hague by the Arab European League (AEL), a Muslim organization. He had to deliver lectures arranged by the AEL to be attended by top Muslim scholars living across Europe. The Jamaat chief’s hosts in Europe have been informed that his entry to the Western European States has been blocked because of what they described as "security reasons". The decision to ban Qazi’s entry to Europe would also apply to his future visits to all 22 European Union (EU) member-states that adhere to the EU Schengen law.
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May - 20 
Pakistan on May 20 welcomed Indian Prime Minister-designate Manmohan Singh’s statement on carrying forward the ongoing peace process between the two countries. "We welcome this statement," Foreign Office spokesperson Masood Khan told Reuters. "It’s p
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Pakistan on May 20 welcomed Indian Prime Minister-designate Manmohan Singh’s statement on carrying forward the ongoing peace process between the two countries. "We welcome this statement," Foreign Office spokesperson Masood Khan told Reuters. "It’s positive and constructive." Khan said, adding that Dr. Singh’s statement indicated that the dialogue process would continue. Earlier in the Indian capital Delhi, the Prime Minister-designate had said, "We seek friendly relations with our neighbours, more so with Pakistan." While stating that "we should look at the future with hope", he added "It will be our effort, without sacrificing our national security imperative, to create an atmosphere to move forward to improve our relations with Pakistan."
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May - 20 
President Pervez Musharraf said on May 20 that Pakistan would not compromise on the fight against terrorism and that Al Qaeda terrorists would be neutralised from the tribal areas through political and military means. "There is no compromise whatsoev
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President Pervez Musharraf said on May 20 that Pakistan would not compromise on the fight against terrorism and that Al Qaeda terrorists would be neutralised from the tribal areas through political and military means. "There is no compromise whatsoever, they (al-Qaeda) have to be eliminated whether through political or military means," observed the President while addressing the inaugural session of an international roundtable conference on "A New Peace - A New War" in Islamabad.
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May - 20 
Qazi Abdul Latif, a senior leader of the Islamist grouping Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), said in Lahore that militants and tribesmen could attack Peshawar, Bannu or other lower urban areas in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) if the military l
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Qazi Abdul Latif, a senior leader of the Islamist grouping Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), said in Lahore that militants and tribesmen could attack Peshawar, Bannu or other lower urban areas in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) if the military launches another operation in the tribal areas. "The tribes are in the upper belt of the province and the major urban centres, including Peshawar, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan, are in the lower belt. They could come under attack by tribes and the Mujahideen," he warned. Latif, NWFP president of the MMA, said rockets were fired on Peshawar and Bannu during the last military operation and this was an indication that the tribes had such an option.
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May - 20 
The armed force of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe is reported to have failed in its efforts to arrest any foreign terrorist in the Shakai area of South Waziristan Agency. According to The News, the force, comprising thousands of armed tribesmen, searched Spirk
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The armed force of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe is reported to have failed in its efforts to arrest any foreign terrorist in the Shakai area of South Waziristan Agency. According to The News, the force, comprising thousands of armed tribesmen, searched Spirkai and other areas inhibited by the Khojakhel, Khonikhel and Etikhel sub-tribes of Ahmadzai.
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May - 21 
A meeting chaired by President Pervez Musharraf on May 21 is reported to have decided to take serious action against those harbouring foreign elements in the tribal areas. "Pakistan will not compromise on the fight against terrorism and foreign eleme
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A meeting chaired by President Pervez Musharraf on May 21 is reported to have decided to take serious action against those harbouring foreign elements in the tribal areas. "Pakistan will not compromise on the fight against terrorism and foreign elements hiding in the tribal areas have no place. If they do not surrender, they will be eliminated," an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release quoted him as saying. "President Musharraf was briefed on the current situation," ISPR Director General Major General Shaukat Sultan said, without disclosing details of the meeting. However, he said the decision to take military action against foreign terrorists would be taken by the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor, reported Daily Times.
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May - 21 
According to The News, police in Karachi arrested two persons and recovered 178 kilograms of explosives and its accessories from their possession. Police Officer Imran Shaukat told The News that the arrests were made consequent to a raid in the Saeed
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According to The News, police in Karachi arrested two persons and recovered 178 kilograms of explosives and its accessories from their possession. Police Officer Imran Shaukat told The News that the arrests were made consequent to a raid in the Saeedullah Goth area. The arrested persons do not belong to any group but they have been involved in selling explosives to several terrorist outfits, added Shaukat.
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May - 21 
Amanullah Khan, Chairman of a faction of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), alleged in Gilgit that the Pakistan and Indian governments were conspiring to declare Line of Control (LoC) as a permanent line for the settlement of the Kashmir
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Amanullah Khan, Chairman of a faction of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), alleged in Gilgit that the Pakistan and Indian governments were conspiring to declare Line of Control (LoC) as a permanent line for the settlement of the Kashmir issue. Proposing a solution, Khan said "at least fifteen years be given to the people after amalgamation of all parts of historic Kashmir and then their will may be obtained through a referendum".
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May - 21 
Law enforcement agencies have reportedly reinforced security measures after securing intelligence reports of another possible sectarian attack in Karachi, Lahore or Rawalpindi on May 21, today, according to The News. "We have intensified security mea
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Law enforcement agencies have reportedly reinforced security measures after securing intelligence reports of another possible sectarian attack in Karachi, Lahore or Rawalpindi on May 21, today, according to The News. "We have intensified security measures at all places of worship and important installations situated in all the big cities of the country to counter threats of a possible May 7-like attack," said an unnamed senior official of the Interior Ministry, referring to the bomb blast in Hyderi Mosque, in which at least 23 persons died. He said that intelligence reports suggested terrorists might strike on Friday (May 21) anywhere in the three big cities i.e. Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Referring to two recent attacks in Karachi and Lahore on two consecutive Fridays, he added, "Intelligence officials suspect terrorists could launch a suicide attack on any of the mosques or resort to target killing on this Friday (today), as it seems that they want to attack on every Friday".
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May - 21 
Macedonia has apologised over its security forces’ killings of six Pakistanis two years ago, after they were falsely accused of involvement in alleged terrorist plots to attack the US Embassy, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on May 21. The apolog
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Macedonia has apologised over its security forces’ killings of six Pakistanis two years ago, after they were falsely accused of involvement in alleged terrorist plots to attack the US Embassy, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on May 21. The apology and a promise of justice for the victims’ families follow charges being filed over the killings in Macedonia against three former police commanders, two officers and a businessman. Six Pakistanis were shot dead in Rastankski Lozja by the Macedonian police in March 2002 to win favour of the US Government in the war against terror. The then Macedonian Government made a false claim that the dead Pakistanis were members of Al Qaeda allegedly planning terrorist attacks. A spokesperson of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said that an official enquiry by the Macedonian Government had established that former Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski and other senior police officials were involved in the murder.
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May - 21 
One person was reportedly wounded as seven rockets hit the Gwadar airport on May 21. Police officials said in Quetta that they recovered six empty cases of rocket propelled grenades and 37 submachine guns and Kalashnikovs from west of the city airpor
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One person was reportedly wounded as seven rockets hit the Gwadar airport on May 21. Police officials said in Quetta that they recovered six empty cases of rocket propelled grenades and 37 submachine guns and Kalashnikovs from west of the city airport. Seven rockets were fired at the residential area of the airport, disclosed Sher Jan Baloch, provincial minister for the Gwadar Development Authority. Meanwhile, an unidentified person informed the police and that the Baloch Liberation Army and Baloch Liberation Front had claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier on May 3, three Chinese engineers working on a sea-port project were killed and 11 persons, including nine Chinese nationals, sustained injuries in a car bomb attack near Gwadar, about 500 kilometers west of Karachi, near the border with Iran.
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May - 21 
Pakistan has officially protested an incursion by US troops into its territory while hunting Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists. This is reportedly the second such incident this month. The incursion allegedly occurred on May 20 in North Waziristan when
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Pakistan has officially protested an incursion by US troops into its territory while hunting Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists. This is reportedly the second such incident this month. The incursion allegedly occurred on May 20 in North Waziristan when they crossed the border during a search operation in a village parts of which are on both sides of the border, said Foreign Office spokesperson Masood Khan. Separately, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri told the CNN on May 21 that the "US government should make sure that it does not create a wrong impression in the region."
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May - 21 
The parliamentary party leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Farooq Sattar, has alleged that Karachi has now become the new centre of the Al Qaeda and Taliban activities with the help of the so-called religious parties. Addressing a press conference a
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The parliamentary party leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Farooq Sattar, has alleged that Karachi has now become the new centre of the Al Qaeda and Taliban activities with the help of the so-called religious parties. Addressing a press conference at MQM headquarters Nine-Zero, Sattar said that the so-called religious parties had shifted their armed activists to Karachi after closure of the Jihad chapter in Kashmir, Afghanistan, and Wana.
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May - 22 
Pakistan was re-admitted into the Commonwealth on May 22, four-and-a-half years after its membership was suspended consequent to the October 1999-coup that brought General Pervez Musharraf to power. The decision was announced by Commonwealth Secretar
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Pakistan was re-admitted into the Commonwealth on May 22, four-and-a-half years after its membership was suspended consequent to the October 1999-coup that brought General Pervez Musharraf to power. The decision was announced by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnnon after a two-day meeting of the nine-nation Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) in London. McKinnon later said, "The (CMAG) group welcomed the progress made in restoring democracy and rebuilding democratic institutions in Pakistan ... and decided therefore that Pakistan should no longer remain suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth." He also added that the CMAG "noted continuing concern in regard to the strengthening of the democratic process in Pakistan."
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May - 23 
In an interview to the Lahore-based Daily Times, Yahya Mujahid, a spokesperson of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), has claimed that it has no international network and ‘ambitions’ against the West. He was responding to allegations in the Western m
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In an interview to the Lahore-based Daily Times, Yahya Mujahid, a spokesperson of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), has claimed that it has no international network and ‘ambitions’ against the West. He was responding to allegations in the Western media that LeT was part of the Al Qaeda network that planned terrorist attacks in the United States, Europe and Australia. "We handed Lashkar-e-Toiba over to the Kashmiris in December 2001. Now we have no contact with any jihadi organisation. We, the Jamaatud Dawa [the new name of LeT], are only preachers," he claimed. While denying that the LeT had any international network, he said, "Even when I was the Lashkar spokesperson, the organisation was limited to Pakistan. We did not have networks in Europe or America. It’s Indian propaganda. We can prove our claim in court."
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May - 23 
The Frontier Corps (FC) is reported to have foiled three attempts to smuggle arms and ammunition at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on May 23. During one of the raids, FC personnel seized an unspecified number of RPG rocket launchers, 24 machine guns
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The Frontier Corps (FC) is reported to have foiled three attempts to smuggle arms and ammunition at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on May 23. During one of the raids, FC personnel seized an unspecified number of RPG rocket launchers, 24 machine guns and five rifles. However, no arrests were made during these raids.
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May - 24 
At least 14 security force personnel and a civilian were reportedly wounded during a bomb explosion in the outskirts of Quetta on May 24. A bomb, planted on a bicycle, exploded when a truck carrying some 30 personnel of the Balochistan Reserve Police
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At least 14 security force personnel and a civilian were reportedly wounded during a bomb explosion in the outskirts of Quetta on May 24. A bomb, planted on a bicycle, exploded when a truck carrying some 30 personnel of the Balochistan Reserve Police (BRP) and the Frontier Corps (FC) was on its way to Koz Bagh at Zamindar Road. The police are reported to have later detained six suspects in connection with the blast.
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May - 24 
President Pervez Musharraf said on May 24 that Islamist extremists cannot be permitted to rule Pakistan. While addressing the concluding session of a three-day National Student Convention in Islamabad, he said the Al Qaeda network is involved in glob
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President Pervez Musharraf said on May 24 that Islamist extremists cannot be permitted to rule Pakistan. While addressing the concluding session of a three-day National Student Convention in Islamabad, he said the Al Qaeda network is involved in global terrorism, including in Pakistan and Afghanistan and that terrorism has become a source of embarrassment for Pakistan. The President further stated that Kashmir remains the ‘core issue’ between India and Pakistan.
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May - 24 
The Karachi Police is reported to have arrested six terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) outfit after a gun battle in the Kalakot area on May 24. According to the chief of Karachi Police investigation department, Fayyaz Leghari, "We
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The Karachi Police is reported to have arrested six terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) outfit after a gun battle in the Kalakot area on May 24. According to the chief of Karachi Police investigation department, Fayyaz Leghari, "We have been able to break the group’s network. There may be a few more but they are on the run." Their hideout was the group’s operational headquarters and was used for "operational briefings", added Leghari. According to Daily Times, the raid was launched on a tip-off from another HuMA terrorist, Kamran Atif, who was arrested last week. Atif is alleged to have pressed the detonator that failed to blow up a remote-controlled car bomb parked on a highway where President Musharraf’s motorcade was passing in April 2002.
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May - 24 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, is reported to have stated at a seminar in Peshawar on May 24 that only Jehad and not negotiations can resolve the Kashmir issue. "The days when the rulers were begging the White House for suppor
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, is reported to have stated at a seminar in Peshawar on May 24 that only Jehad and not negotiations can resolve the Kashmir issue. "The days when the rulers were begging the White House for support in passing a resolution on Kashmir and Palestine have gone and now these issues will be solved through jihad," he claimed. "From Bihar to Bengal and from Uttar Pradesh to the Hyderabad Deccan, Muslims have become active and soon the idea of secularism will die in India," added the Lashkar chief. According to Saeed, "The majority of Indian Muslims did not vote in the recent general elections. The Hindu vote was also divided, which resulted in Congress victory."
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May - 25 
One person was killed and three others sustained injuries when a parcel bomb exploded near gate No 17 of the Karachi Port Trust on May 25. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shahnawaz Khan, was quoted as saying that the parcel bomb exploded about 100 m
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One person was killed and three others sustained injuries when a parcel bomb exploded near gate No 17 of the Karachi Port Trust on May 25. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shahnawaz Khan, was quoted as saying that the parcel bomb exploded about 100 meters inside an area used for security checks on container trucks.
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May - 25 
Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghan Ambassador to the United States, reportedly said in Washington on May 25 that the search for Osama bin Laden should be centred in Karachi or Quetta as the chances of his being found in an isolated area were negligible. He was
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Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghan Ambassador to the United States, reportedly said in Washington on May 25 that the search for Osama bin Laden should be centred in Karachi or Quetta as the chances of his being found in an isolated area were negligible. He was replying to questions after delivering his concluding address to a conference on Afghanistan organised by the Middle East Institute. Jawad claimed that Laden was not being "harboured" in the Afghanistan-Pakistan tribal belt. He opined that it was logical to look for Laden in the same areas from where leading Al Qaeda operatives had been earlier arrested.
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May - 26 
A Pakistani woman with a doctorate in neurological science is reportedly among the seven "dangerous" Al Qaeda suspects identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as planners of new terrorist attacks on the United States. Like the other s
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A Pakistani woman with a doctorate in neurological science is reportedly among the seven "dangerous" Al Qaeda suspects identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as planners of new terrorist attacks on the United States. Like the other suspects, the 32-year old Aafia Siddiqui, once an award-winning Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student, has the ability to "undertake planning, facilitation and attack against the United States whether it be within the United States itself or overseas," FBI director Robert Mueller told a news conference in Washington. She is the only woman among the seven named on May 26 and whose photographs were posted on the FBI website, according to AFP. Mueller claimed that she was an "operative and facilitator" of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terror network. Aafia is believed to have left Boston in January 2003 and the FBI suspects she is in Pakistan.
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May - 26 
According to Daily Times, the US-educated Pakistani woman who is among seven "dangerous" Al Qaeda suspects identified on May 26 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was already in the custody of US intelligence agencies for the last one year.
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According to Daily Times, the US-educated Pakistani woman who is among seven "dangerous" Al Qaeda suspects identified on May 26 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was already in the custody of US intelligence agencies for the last one year. Aafia Siddiqui, reportedly an award-winning Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student, according to intelligence sources had come to Pakistan in January 2003 and stayed with her friend in Islamabad for a few days and later went to Karachi to see her mother. Immediately after landing at Karachi airport she was detained by intelligence personnel and later handed over to the FBI. Aafia’s mother is reported to have confirmed her daughter’s arrest, saying she was asked to maintain silence over the issue. She has denied that her daughter was linked to any Jehadi outfit.
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May - 26 
President Pervez Musharraf disclosed on May 26 that junior personnel within the Pakistan Army and Air Force were involved in the assassination attempts on him in December 2003 and that most of them are presently under detention. "Well, there are some
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President Pervez Musharraf disclosed on May 26 that junior personnel within the Pakistan Army and Air Force were involved in the assassination attempts on him in December 2003 and that most of them are presently under detention. "Well, there are some people in uniform, junior level, ... Air Force and Army ... but they are very small," Musharraf said during the Geo TV’s talk show "Follow up with Fahd" at his Army House residence in Rawalpindi. Musharraf said these personnel would be tried in a military court. The proceedings, he added, would be open. The President while acknowledging for the first time that armed forces’ personnel were involved in the attacks said they were motivated by greed. "Some of them are not even for religious motivation, some of them are for money," he stated. Indicating that the two assassination attempts were very well planned, he added, "Because it was a complex operation ... people had to get explosives. Where do they get their explosives — they were all coming from the tribal areas, hundreds of kgs of explosives." Musharraf also disclosed that those who were directly involved in the attacks were already under detention, and those who had an indirect involvement were under scrutiny, and may be arrested later. However, he said, the mastermind of these attacks, a Pakistani, was still at large. On December 14, 2003, a bridge in Rawalpindi was blown up soon after the Presidential motorcade had passed over it and in another attempt in the same area on December 25, 2003, two suicide attacks were made on him when two explosive-laden vehicles tried to ram his car. At least 20 people were killed in the second assassination attempt.
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May - 26 
Two persons were killed and at least 33 others, mostly police and media personnel, were wounded when two car bombs exploded in succession near the Pakistan-American Cultural Centre (PACC) and the residence of the US Consul-General in Karachi on May 2
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Two persons were killed and at least 33 others, mostly police and media personnel, were wounded when two car bombs exploded in succession near the Pakistan-American Cultural Centre (PACC) and the residence of the US Consul-General in Karachi on May 26. According to Dawn, both the cars were parked along the Fatima Jinnah Road and the bombs exploded at an interval of about 30 minutes. The first explosion of mild intensity occurred at about 5:05pm in a car which had been parked in front of the PACC near the Consul-General's residence. Even as police and media personnel reached the spot, another car bomb exploded a few feet away at around 5:32pm. Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Tariq Jamil later said "The PACC is affiliated to the US consulate and it was definitely the target." However, an unnamed US State Department official told AFP in Washington that the target was a privately run English language school and not the nearby residence of the US Consul General. The official, citing information received in Washington from US and Pakistani authorities in Karachi and Islamabad, said the car bombs were aimed at the PACC which is not affiliated with the United States Government. "We have no connection with this facility… There are no Americans on its staff and there were no Americans injured," added the official. These explosions came less than 24 hours after a bomb exploded at the Karachi port on May 25, which killed two people and injured three others. On May 7, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the Hyderi Mosque killing 14 people. The death toll has since risen to 22. The latest blasts occurred around 500 meters from the US Consulate building. On June 14, 2002, a suicide bomber had killed 12 people and injured 51 others outside the same building. In February 2003, a gunman attacked policemen guarding the same building, killing two of them and injuring six others.
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May - 28 
A Sri Lankan businessman accused of brokering clandestine deals in nuclear technology was reportedly arrested on May 28 in Malaysia. Buhary Syed Abu Tahir, who allegedly worked with Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan to sell nuclear secret
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A Sri Lankan businessman accused of brokering clandestine deals in nuclear technology was reportedly arrested on May 28 in Malaysia. Buhary Syed Abu Tahir, who allegedly worked with Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan to sell nuclear secrets to "rogue states", was detained for threatening Malaysia’s national security, unnamed officials told The Associated Press. Tahir, who had married the daughter of a former Malaysian diplomat in 1998, is the most senior known member of Khan’s network to have been arrested since details about its clandestine operations to sell nuclear know-how and equipment to Libya, Iran and North Korea surfaced.
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May - 28 
An Afghan national and a Pakistani were arrested from the office of Al Badr in Peshawar on May 28. According to Daily Times, the raid was in connection with the assassination attempts on President Musharraf during December 2003. During the raid, Hafi
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An Afghan national and a Pakistani were arrested from the office of Al Badr in Peshawar on May 28. According to Daily Times, the raid was in connection with the assassination attempts on President Musharraf during December 2003. During the raid, Hafiz Gohar Rehman, a top leader of the organisation which is an active terrorist group operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, was detained but later freed.
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May - 28 
Some terrorists from the Chinese province of Xinjiang are hiding in Lahore and Rawalpindi, Chinese Deputy Director of Public Security, Ma Mingyue, said in Urumqi on May 28. Talking to a group of visiting journalists from Pakistan, Mingyue claimed tha
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Some terrorists from the Chinese province of Xinjiang are hiding in Lahore and Rawalpindi, Chinese Deputy Director of Public Security, Ma Mingyue, said in Urumqi on May 28. Talking to a group of visiting journalists from Pakistan, Mingyue claimed that members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) have mixed up with the Chinese community in the two Pakistani cities, according to Daily Times. "The terrorist organisation itself is not based in Pakistan… But some of its members are present in these two cities," disclosed Mingyue. The ETIM is one of the Islamist extremist groups founded by Uighurs, the Turkic-speaking ethnic majority in Xinjiang, which is seeking an independent state called East Turkestan. It is also suspected of being an Al Qaeda affiliate and was designated as a terrorist organisation by the US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, on August 26, 2002.
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May - 29 
On May 29, political authorities in the South Waziristan tribal region arrested dozens of Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen as part of a strategy to pressure them into turning over foreign terrorists for registration. In the latest crackdown on Ahmadzai tribe
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On May 29, political authorities in the South Waziristan tribal region arrested dozens of Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen as part of a strategy to pressure them into turning over foreign terrorists for registration. In the latest crackdown on Ahmadzai tribe, the authorities rounded up 34 tribesmen besides nine notables from the Zalikhel tribe. The tribal notables include Malik Khanzada Khan, who is also the brother of a sitting political agent of Bajaur.
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May - 29 
On May 29, unidentified terrorists entered the Moulvi Mosque, adjacent to the Mirwaiz Manzil in downtown locality of Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, and shot three bullets seriously injuring Moulvi Mushtaq Ahmed, the uncle of Awami Action Committee’s (AAC)
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On May 29, unidentified terrorists entered the Moulvi Mosque, adjacent to the Mirwaiz Manzil in downtown locality of Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, and shot three bullets seriously injuring Moulvi Mushtaq Ahmed, the uncle of Awami Action Committee’s (AAC) chief, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq. Moulvi Mushtaq, a resident of Nishat locality in Srinagar, was general secretary of the AAC and vice president of the Nusrat-ul-Islam, a religious educational organisation controlled by the Mirwaiz family. Also reports added that after about two and half-hours of the attack on Moulvi Mushtaq, unidentified terrorists fired a rifle grenade towards the Nigeen residence of Mirwaiz Omar Farooq. The grenade exploded in the lawns of Mirwaiz’s home. However, there were no casualties, but the explosion shattered some window panes of Mirwaiz’s home. Sources said that he was visiting his wounded uncle in the hospital at the time of the grenade attack. According to local news agency, Current News Service (CNS), the Save Kashmir Movement has claimed responsibility for the twin attacks.
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May - 30 
According to The News, the administration has sealed Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, on May 30 by closing thousands of shops and impounding dozens of vehicles as part of economic sanctions announced against the defiant tribesmen. At least 64
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According to The News, the administration has sealed Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, on May 30 by closing thousands of shops and impounding dozens of vehicles as part of economic sanctions announced against the defiant tribesmen. At least 64 tribesmen, including 13 elders from Ahmadzai Wazirs, were arrested during the last two days for their alleged failure to get foreign nationals registered with the Government. Army and paramilitary forces have reportedly been deployed at hilltops close to the Shakai area even as hotels, business establishments and hospitals belonging to the Ahmadzai Wazirs remained closed amidst fears of a military operation. An unnamed military spokesperson said the sanctions were imposed after the armed tribal force failed to arrest any foreign terrorists, mainly Chechens and Arabs along with some Chinese, hiding in the area.
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May - 30 
The pro-Taliban Sunni cleric and chief of the Binoria mosque in Karachi, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was killed and his son, nephew and driver were wounded, when armed men ambushed their vehicle in front of the mosque on May 30. The assassination, susp
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The pro-Taliban Sunni cleric and chief of the Binoria mosque in Karachi, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was killed and his son, nephew and driver were wounded, when armed men ambushed their vehicle in front of the mosque on May 30. The assassination, suspected to be a sectarian attack, led to violence across Karachi and according to The News, dozens of people, including police and paramilitary personnel, were injured. Police sources were quoted as saying that one of the assassins was injured in retaliatory fire by Shamzai’s police guard, but his accomplices took him away. The murder reportedly triggered violence in several localities of Karachi, including Jamshed Quarters, Soldier Bazaar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Sohrab Goth, Quaidabad and North Karachi. Provincial security adviser Aftab Sheikh was quoted in Daily Times as having said that "It was a targeted killing and according to our information about 10 to 12 people were involved." Mufti Nizamuddin, according to The Nation, is the third head of the Binoria mosque to have been assassinated. Earlier, Mufti Habibullah was shot dead in 1998 and Allama Yusuf Ludhianvi in year 2000.
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May - 31 
A 13-year-old boy was killed and five of his family members were wounded when unidentified assailants fired more then a dozen rockets in the Mand area of Kech district in Baluchistan province on May 31. Official sources said that the attackers fired
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A 13-year-old boy was killed and five of his family members were wounded when unidentified assailants fired more then a dozen rockets in the Mand area of Kech district in Baluchistan province on May 31. Official sources said that the attackers fired a dozen rockets in Mand, the hometown of Federal Minister for Education, Zubaida Jalal. The rockets landed near the residence of the Minister, Mand grid station and a Frontier Corps camp, according to The News.
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May - 31 
Allama Hassan Turabi, a Shia religious scholar, said that "This (the blast) is part of the conspiracy to drive wedge between Shia and Sunni Muslims." He also said that when a bomb exploded in the Hyderi Mosque (May 7. Twenty-three persons died in thi
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Allama Hassan Turabi, a Shia religious scholar, said that "This (the blast) is part of the conspiracy to drive wedge between Shia and Sunni Muslims." He also said that when a bomb exploded in the Hyderi Mosque (May 7. Twenty-three persons died in this suicide-bomb attack) he had warned that the next target would be a Sunni cleric or a mosque. "And yesterday Mufti Shamzai was assassinated," added Turabi. As reported earlier, the pro-Taliban Sunni cleric and chief of the Binoria mosque in Karachi, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was killed and his son, nephew and driver were wounded, when armed men ambushed their vehicle in front of the mosque on May 30.
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May - 31 
At least 18 worshippers were killed and 40 others sustained injuries when a high-intensity bomb exploded during the evening prayers at a Shia mosque situated on the MA Jinnah Road in Karachi on May 31. The blast led to violence in several localities
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At least 18 worshippers were killed and 40 others sustained injuries when a high-intensity bomb exploded during the evening prayers at a Shia mosque situated on the MA Jinnah Road in Karachi on May 31. The blast led to violence in several localities of Karachi and mobs set ablaze a petrol station, several vehicles, including a police mobile van, a bank and some commercial establishments. An eye-witness was quoted as saying in The News that two persons riding a motorcycle threw an explosive device inside the mosque and fled towards the Lines Area. Among those dead was Maulana Mustaque Ahmed Mazhar, the prayer leader at the mosque. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Investigation), Fayyaz Ahmed Khan Leghari, said "It could be a suicide bombing. We are investigating the blast from different angles and the facts would transpire once thorough investigation is completed."
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May - 31 
Jalal who was in Islamabad said one of the rockets hit the home of her servant, killing his son and wounding four people. Later one of the injured died in a hospital in Turbat, an unnamed official in Quetta told Reuters. Zubaida while claiming that t
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Jalal who was in Islamabad said one of the rockets hit the home of her servant, killing his son and wounding four people. Later one of the injured died in a hospital in Turbat, an unnamed official in Quetta told Reuters. Zubaida while claiming that the attackers wanted to intimidate her said, "This act of terrorism is a part of a campaign to hurt my resolve."
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May - 31 
The Islamist alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on May 31 called for a country-wide strike on June 4 to protest the killing of Mufti Shamzai.
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The Islamist alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on May 31 called for a country-wide strike on June 4 to protest the killing of Mufti Shamzai.
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May - 31 
While rejecting the remarks of Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the Ulema (religious scholars) of the Jamiat-ul-Uloom-al-Islamiyyah Binoria Town, said the murder of Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai and the bomb blast at
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While rejecting the remarks of Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the Ulema (religious scholars) of the Jamiat-ul-Uloom-al-Islamiyyah Binoria Town, said the murder of Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai and the bomb blast at a Shia mosque on the MA Jinnah Road were not related incidents.
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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