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May - 1 
A bomb blast on May 1-morning damaged an oil tanker and injured a passerby woman in the Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal in FATA, Dawn reported. The oil tanker was parked at a private parking lot in Takia Sultankhel on the main Peshawar-Torkhum highway
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A bomb blast on May 1-morning damaged an oil tanker and injured a passerby woman in the Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal in FATA, Dawn reported. The oil tanker was parked at a private parking lot in Takia Sultankhel on the main Peshawar-Torkhum highway when an explosive device went off early in the morning. The explosion also caused fire at the tanker while a passerby woman sustained shrapnel injuries.
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May - 1 
A policeman was shot dead by the insurgents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 1- evening, Dawn reported. According to the police, head constable Jumma Khan was on the Adalat road when a gunman on a motorbike fired on him. The Baloch Liberatio
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A policeman was shot dead by the insurgents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 1- evening, Dawn reported. According to the police, head constable Jumma Khan was on the Adalat road when a gunman on a motorbike fired on him. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up in a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on May 1 injuring at least 18 people in an apparent attempt to assassinate the head of a religio-militant organisation. "I was the target," Haji Namdar, chief of t
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A suicide bomber blew himself up in a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on May 1 injuring at least 18 people in an apparent attempt to assassinate the head of a religio-militant organisation. "I was the target," Haji Namdar, chief of the Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice) organisation, told Daily Times. Namdar escaped unhurt in the attack. The suicide bomber, aged between 15 and 18, blew himself up as he approached Namdar at the madrassa in Takya. An eyewitness, Amin Khan, said the attacker struck after Namdar had finished a sermon and appealed for donations for jihad, AP reported. "Half of the [suicide] jacket did not explode; otherwise there would have been many casualties," Tariq Hayat, administrator of the Khyber tribal region, told Dawn. Namdar later said he was not opposed to suicide bombings targeting "Islam’s enemy", but was opposed to attacks on fellow Muslims. He also said the attack could be a "reaction" to his group’s action against people who attempted to abduct the Mahsud Scouts troops in Kambarkhel earlier in the week. "We expelled those people... and the same people could be involved in the attack," claimed Namdar. Munsif Ali Khan, a spokesman for the group, told Dawn that the bomber appeared to be from outside Khyber Agency. He blamed Hakimullah, an associate of Baitullah Mehsud, for the attack. Officials said Haji Namdar and is armed religious groups had links with the Taliban and was said to have fought along with the Taliban in the past.
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Chief Minister of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, will unveil a $4 billion peace plan that envisages a 30 per cent reduction in militancy within three years, retrieval of the areas lost to militants and improvement in
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Chief Minister of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, will unveil a $4 billion peace plan that envisages a 30 per cent reduction in militancy within three years, retrieval of the areas lost to militants and improvement in the writ of the state, Dawn reported. The plan, put together by a task force of the Awami National Party, envisions a peace jirga (council) comprising provincial ministers and legislators. The Government has set up a peace committee for Malakand to restore peace in Swat but the plan proposes a larger jirga with its terms of reference outlined. Sources said Hoti would unveil the plan in the NWFP assembly, to be convened soon. The speech will outline the objectives of the plan – reducing the level of insurgency in the province by 30 per cent within three years, including attacks on security forces and suicide and roadside bombings, reclaiming areas lost to militants and strengthening the writ of the state. It envisages an increase in the number of police personnel by 8,000 men and Frontier Constabulary by 6,000. It seeks reforms in police, revival of executive magistracy, support for the recently-established regional coordinating officers and 10 Regional Peace Conferences of Ulema (religious scholars). A member of the task force said a donors’ conference would be convened to finance the peace plan. He said some countries had already shown interest in financing the plan. "There is a great deal of interest. The Saudis, Americans, European Union, Scandinavians and Chinese have all shown interest in the peace plan," said Khalid Aziz who played a key role in drafting the plan. Commenting on the peace plan, Chief Minister Hoti told Dawn: "The international community needs to understand that instead of firing a multi-million dollar missile that causes collateral damage it is better to invest that money to improve the lives of the people. They need to send out a powerful message to the people that this whole war on terror is not just about killing, it’s also about changing their lives for the better."
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On the appeal of a tribal jirga (council), militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 1 extended their deadline till May 3-evening for removing all roadside checkpoints in the region, The News reported. However, the deadline given to criminals, c
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On the appeal of a tribal jirga (council), militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 1 extended their deadline till May 3-evening for removing all roadside checkpoints in the region, The News reported. However, the deadline given to criminals, car-lifters, kidnappers and other anti-social elements expired on May 1-evening and militants announced to launch a crackdown against them. Maulana Omar Khalid, militants’ commander in Mohmand Agency, said they will still stand by their demand but extended the deadline for two days on the appeal of a tribal jirga. Led by a noted cleric and head of religious school in Mohmand Agency, Maulana Abdul Malik, the seven-member tribal jirga held an extensive meeting with militants’ commanders at their stronghold, Kandharo area and appealed them to extend the deadline they had given three days ago.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the suicide attack. Talking to The Post via satellite phone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Maulana Umar said that the Taliban had no involvement in the suicide attack on Namdar. "He is our e
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the suicide attack. Talking to The Post via satellite phone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Maulana Umar said that the Taliban had no involvement in the suicide attack on Namdar. "He is our elder and he is our leader," Umar said while referring to Haji Namdar. "How could we think to attack him," he added.
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The local Taliban have started sending their militants to Afghanistan to fight the United States-led NATO forces after announcing a cease-fire in Pakistan, BBC Urdu reported on May 1, according to Daily Times. An unnamed Taliban leader told BBC that
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The local Taliban have started sending their militants to Afghanistan to fight the United States-led NATO forces after announcing a cease-fire in Pakistan, BBC Urdu reported on May 1, according to Daily Times. An unnamed Taliban leader told BBC that the local Taliban leadership had started sending militants into Afghanistan after announcing a truce in Pakistan following an agreement with the new Government. He said that many Pakistani Taliban had crossed into Afghanistan in groups over the last few days to attack the US and NATO forces. He added that the Taliban used "unusual paths" to cross the border because of the presence of Pakistani and foreign troops. The Taliban spokesman Maulana Umar neither denied nor confirmed the recent movement of militants into Afghanistan. He said that the infiltration of Taliban into Afghanistan had been continuing for the last several years. He said the "real jihad" was continuing against foreign forces in Afghanistan, adding that the Taliban were "merely defending" themselves in Pakistan. However, military spokesman Major General Athar Abaas told BBC that he had not received any confirmed reports regarding Taliban’s cross-border movement. He said that 120,000 Pakistani troops, armed with latest weapons and equipment, had been deployed at 1,000 check-posts on the border to check the movement of militants.
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At least three persons were injured in bomb blasts on May 2 in the Wazir Dhand area of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to Daily Times. Sources reported that three bombs exploded at around 9:00pm in the Aziz and Shah Noor Markets, a
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At least three persons were injured in bomb blasts on May 2 in the Wazir Dhand area of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to Daily Times. Sources reported that three bombs exploded at around 9:00pm in the Aziz and Shah Noor Markets, arms markets near Karkhano Market, and injured three people, including two Afghan refugees. According to sources, there had earlier been significant pressure from the Lashkar-e-Islam group to shut down “illegal” liquor, music, and hashish shops, some of which were still operating until April 2008.
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May - 2 
One person was killed and nine others, including eight security force personnel, were injured in incidents of hand-grenade attack and firing on May 2-night. Police said unidentified people opened fire at a sweet mart in the Killi Kalalo area of Saria
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One person was killed and nine others, including eight security force personnel, were injured in incidents of hand-grenade attack and firing on May 2-night. Police said unidentified people opened fire at a sweet mart in the Killi Kalalo area of Sariab, killing one person and injuring another. Sources said unidentified people attacked a party of the Balochistan Constabulary with a hand-grenade on the Sabzal road, injuring seven soldiers. In another incident, armed people injured one Frontier Corps personnel.
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May - 2 
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the military operation in Balochistan has been stopped, Dawn reported. Addressing the Balochistan cabinet in the provincial capital Quetta on May 2, the Prime Minister asked the federal and provinci
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the military operation in Balochistan has been stopped, Dawn reported. Addressing the Balochistan cabinet in the provincial capital Quetta on May 2, the Prime Minister asked the federal and provincial Governments to withdraw all cases registered against former Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal so that he could be released. “I asked the military to stop operation in Balochistan until I am briefed by the new provincial Government on the ground realities in the province,” he said. “It has been decided that no army action will be carried out in the province until a strategy is formulated in consultation with representatives of the provincial Government to deal with the issue of law and order in the province,” he stated. The Prime Minister also reportedly ordered the provincial Governments to use all available resources to trace the ‘missing people’ of Balochistan and other provinces.
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May - 2 
The Hakeemullah Group, a militant organisation associated with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, on May 2 claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency on May 1, Daily Times reported. More than 18 perso
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The Hakeemullah Group, a militant organisation associated with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, on May 2 claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency on May 1, Daily Times reported. More than 18 persons were wounded in the attack when a suicide bomber attacked a seminary run by a religio-militant organisation, Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice). The group’s chief Haji Namdar who was the target of the attack escaped unhurt. “The Hakeemullah Group has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Haji Namdar,” sources in the group told Daily Times. Sources said the Hakeemullah Group had told the organisation that the suicide attack on its chief Namdar was “the result of its links with the Government and the expulsion of Hakeemullah Group by the Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar at the behest of the Government.” The sources said Namdar “held the Hakeemullah Group responsible for all the mess in the Khyber Agency.”
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May - 2 
The head of the US armed forces warned on May 2 that militants hiding in the FATA of Pakistan pose a direct threat to the United States and other Western nations, according to Dawn. Al Qaeda and the Taliban are using the area to regroup and “I believ
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The head of the US armed forces warned on May 2 that militants hiding in the FATA of Pakistan pose a direct threat to the United States and other Western nations, according to Dawn. Al Qaeda and the Taliban are using the area to regroup and “I believe they are preparing to launch attacks against the US and Western interests,” said Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. “All nations must work with Pakistan’s new government to address the challenges in the tribal area,” he told the 102nd annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee in Washington. Meanwhile, in a report to the US House of Representatives and the Senate, the Pentagon said that al Qaeda and Taliban militants had built “safe havens” at several places in the FATA. “Deficiencies in the Pakistan army’s ability to conduct counter-insurgency operations are being addressed; however, it will take three to five years before they are realised on the battlefield,” the report said. The Pakistan army has been trained and equipped to fight India, while the Frontier Corps that is responsible for the tribal areas is under-trained, ill-equipped and “in many cases are outgunned by their militant opponents”, the report said. The armed forces had “deficiencies in structure, tactics, doctrine and flexibility”, the Pentagon stated.
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May - 2 
Unidentified militants blew up a music CD centre, along with 16 other shops, in the Kabal tehsil (administrative division) of Swat on May 2. The remote-controlled device, which went off in the Kala Kilay area and destroyed the music centre, caused mi
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Unidentified militants blew up a music CD centre, along with 16 other shops, in the Kabal tehsil (administrative division) of Swat on May 2. The remote-controlled device, which went off in the Kala Kilay area and destroyed the music centre, caused millions of rupees worth of lost property. Separately, police said that a bomb disposal squad had defused a 20-kilogramme bomb and that cases had been registered against unidentified militants and investigations had started.
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May - 3 
A bomb exploded at Akbar Shaheed market in FATA on May 3, destroying three shops and partially damaging eight others, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
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A bomb exploded at Akbar Shaheed market in FATA on May 3, destroying three shops and partially damaging eight others, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
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May - 3 
A day earlier, three bomb blasts were reported from the provincial capital Quetta, Dawn reported on May 4. Police sources said two explosions occurred in the early hours at two nearby streets in the Huda area. The bombs had been planted in dustbins c
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A day earlier, three bomb blasts were reported from the provincial capital Quetta, Dawn reported on May 4. Police sources said two explosions occurred in the early hours at two nearby streets in the Huda area. The bombs had been planted in dustbins close to houses at the Sheikh Omar road and the Ahmed Shah Street. Another explosion occurred in the afternoon close to the house of one Nizamuddin Kakar in the Balochi Street area. However, no one was injured in the explosions.
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May - 3 
On May 3-night, a group of 30 militants set ablaze nine rooms of the Government Girls High School in Charbagh in the Swat district of NWFP, The News reported. "Unknown miscreants forced their entry into the school, took the watchman hostage at gunpoi
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On May 3-night, a group of 30 militants set ablaze nine rooms of the Government Girls High School in Charbagh in the Swat district of NWFP, The News reported. "Unknown miscreants forced their entry into the school, took the watchman hostage at gunpoint, collected the copies of the Holy Quran and other Islamic literature before torching the school building," sources said. The militants also planted three explosive devices in two other rooms, which, however, could not explode. Meanwhile, the police and security forces arrested 11 suspected militants in a joint search operation. A spokesman for the Swat media centre confirmed the arrest of nine suspected militants from whom arms were also recovered
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May - 3 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants killed a man, Mukarram, in the Sarband Police Station jurisdiction of NWFP on May 3, police said, Daily Times reported. Sources said that Mukarram was chastised by LI men for not offering Asr prayers and standing ou
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants killed a man, Mukarram, in the Sarband Police Station jurisdiction of NWFP on May 3, police said, Daily Times reported. Sources said that Mukarram was chastised by LI men for not offering Asr prayers and standing outside a mosque. When Mukarram told the militants that it was his personal matter, the LI men shot him dead.
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May - 4 
According to Dawn, two suspected militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in an encounter with the security forces in the Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti district on May 4. Sources said the encounter occurred when some militants attacked
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According to Dawn, two suspected militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in an encounter with the security forces in the Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti district on May 4. Sources said the encounter occurred when some militants attacked the Jagani check-post. A police officer identified the slain militants as Rustam Bugti and Abdul Rehman Bugti.
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May - 4 
Al Qaeda based in Pakistan were behind last week’s assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s intelligence chief said on May 4, Daily Times reported. The head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, Amrullah Sale
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Al Qaeda based in Pakistan were behind last week’s assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s intelligence chief said on May 4, Daily Times reported. The head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, Amrullah Saleh, said foreign Governments should put pressure on Pakistan to target militant bases within its own borders. Militants had fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at a state parade in Kabul on April 27, killing three persons. The Afghan troops subsequently killed the three attackers. They had links with al Qaeda in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Saleh said, and branded the network the mastermind of the attack. "Al Qaeda’s role and involvement in the attack is very clear," Saleh informed a press conference. "They have bases (in Pakistan). They are supplied financially and logistically. They receive very sophisticated training... We have always said that pressure on their bases, combined with our intelligence can destroy them," he added.
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May - 4 
An army official was injured when the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants launched their first attack on the army after peace talks in South Waziristan failed, BBC Urdu reported on May 5. Security forces shelled various suspected positions in the
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An army official was injured when the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants launched their first attack on the army after peace talks in South Waziristan failed, BBC Urdu reported on May 5. Security forces shelled various suspected positions in the Jandola and Manzai areas after the attack, according to Daily Times. However, no causalities were reported. According to the local administration, the Taliban attacked a Baloch Regiment patrolling team in the Sankai Raghzai area at about 12pm, wounding an army official. According to the BBC, there were also reports of people fleeing certain parts of South Waziristan after the attack. However, a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) alleged that the first shot had been fired by the troops. "The army attacked the Taliban first and they (militants) returned fire in self-defence," Maulana Umar told Dawn. Peace talks between the Government and the militants ended last week after the former reportedly refused to withdraw troops from South Waziristan, Swat and Darra Adamkhel.
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May - 4 
Following successful talks with the political administration, the local Taliban in the Mohmand Agency on May 3 released four employees of two non-government organisations (NGOs), The News reported on May 4. Noorul Haq and Ameer Muhammad Khan of the S
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Following successful talks with the political administration, the local Taliban in the Mohmand Agency on May 3 released four employees of two non-government organisations (NGOs), The News reported on May 4. Noorul Haq and Ameer Muhammad Khan of the Save the Children and Sher Muhammad Khan and Namdar, drivers with the Community Motivation and Development Organisation, were abducted on April 23. The local Taliban claimed responsibility later. Sources said the employees were released after a peace jirga (council) facilitated talks between the political administration and the Taliban.
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May - 4 
Meanwhile, pamphlets were dropped in several schools in the Agency, warning teaching staff against their absence from duties. The pamphlets threatened strict action against those found absent from their duties. Most teachers reportedly do not attend
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Meanwhile, pamphlets were dropped in several schools in the Agency, warning teaching staff against their absence from duties. The pamphlets threatened strict action against those found absent from their duties. Most teachers reportedly do not attend schools citing poor law and order.
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May - 4 
The federal Government has decided to withdraw Frontier Corps (FC) from Gwadar and Quetta and hand over the responsibility of managing the law and order to police in the two cities, Dawn reported. FC troops were reportedly seen withdrawing from their
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The federal Government has decided to withdraw Frontier Corps (FC) from Gwadar and Quetta and hand over the responsibility of managing the law and order to police in the two cities, Dawn reported. FC troops were reportedly seen withdrawing from their positions on May 4-evening. APP reported that FC sources said more than 600 FC troops had been withdrawn from 28 check-posts in the provincial capital Quetta, adding that about the same number of troops had also been recalled from the Gwadar district. "The Government has decided to withdraw the FC troops from Gwadar and Quetta," a senior official of the Frontier Corps, Balochistan, told Dawn. He said that the FC personnel would gradually vacate all posts in the cities. Sources said that the Chief Security Officer of Gwadar, who belonged to the FC, had been replaced by a Deputy Inspector-General of Police. The provincial Government had set up more than 40 pickets, jointly manned by personnel of the Frontier Corps, Balochistan Constabulary and police, following deterioration in the law and order situation in Quetta. However, sources in the FC said that paramilitary troops were being withdrawn because "there is no longer any need to keep them in the two cities", adding that the FC personnel were being recalled under an understanding reached with the Balochistan police chief. Contingents of the newly-established Balochistan Constabulary and police were reportedly taking over control of Quetta and Gwadar. A senior police officer said that posts previously manned by FC personnel in Quetta and suburbs would not be abolished. Instead, they would be handed over to the combined force of the constabulary and police. However, officials said that FC troops would remain stationed in troubled areas like Dera Bugti and Kohlu to protect sensitive installations, including the Sui gas plant and the pipeline network supplying natural gas all over the country.
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May - 4 
The Taliban have blamed the Government’s "inflexibility" for the lack of progress in negotiations, Dawn reported on May 4. Talks between the Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had stalled early this week after Baitullah Mehsud accused
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The Taliban have blamed the Government’s "inflexibility" for the lack of progress in negotiations, Dawn reported on May 4. Talks between the Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had stalled early this week after Baitullah Mehsud accused the Government of refusing to withdraw troops from the FATA and Swat in the NWFP. TTP spokesman Maulana Umar told Dawn on phone from an unspecified location that his outfit had kept the doors open for a meaningful dialogue with the Government. "Taliban believe only in meaningful dialogue and don’t want to waste time in rhetoric," he said, adding that a Government-sponsored jirga (council) had approached Baitullah Mehsud to resume the talks, but he refused. "We have informed the jirga that unless our basic demands are met, we will not resume the dialogue," Umar said. The TTP has demanded withdrawal of army troops from Waziristan, Darra Adam Khel and Swat district. But, according to the Taliban, the Government had refused to accept the demand. The spokesman said the Government and Taliban had been negotiating for the past three months. He also said the coalition Government in the NWFP had not yet contacted the TTP for restoration of peace in the province.
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May - 4 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo News reported on May 5. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that TTP deputy chief Maulana Faqir Muhammad h
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo News reported on May 5. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that TTP deputy chief Maulana Faqir Muhammad had banned playing music in vehicles as well as on cellular phones. He said that violators would be punished according to the Shariah (Islamic law), according to Daily Times.
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May - 5 
According to Daily Times, militants shot dead a Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) constable, Haroonur Rashid, on May 5 at Kalakot area of Matta sub-division in the Swat district. Meanwhile, the authorities have sounded a high alert in Swat following incr
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According to Daily Times, militants shot dead a Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) constable, Haroonur Rashid, on May 5 at Kalakot area of Matta sub-division in the Swat district. Meanwhile, the authorities have sounded a high alert in Swat following increasing activities of militants in different areas. Security forces are reportedly strictly checking all vehicles at Fizza Gut, Kanju, Braim and Veeni checkposts to restrict the activities of militants.
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May - 5 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists blew up a CD shop in the Ziarat Kaka Sahib area of Naushera district on May 5, Geo News reported. The explosion destroyed all the CDs and equipment in the shop and also partly damaged another shop. No casu
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists blew up a CD shop in the Ziarat Kaka Sahib area of Naushera district on May 5, Geo News reported. The explosion destroyed all the CDs and equipment in the shop and also partly damaged another shop. No casualty was reported.
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May - 5 
Militants on May 5 attacked the Pewar village in Kurram Agency "to disturb the law and order situation in the agency", official sources said, according to Daily Times. They said that both light and heavy weapons were used in the attack, adding that n
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Militants on May 5 attacked the Pewar village in Kurram Agency "to disturb the law and order situation in the agency", official sources said, according to Daily Times. They said that both light and heavy weapons were used in the attack, adding that no casualties were reported.
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May - 5 
The United States said on May 5 that it wanted Pakistan to live up to its commitment of urgently bringing security under control in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), allegedly used as a safe haven by al Qaeda and Taliban militants, Dail
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The United States said on May 5 that it wanted Pakistan to live up to its commitment of urgently bringing security under control in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), allegedly used as a safe haven by al Qaeda and Taliban militants, Daily Times reported. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Islamabad recognised that bringing the mountainous and unpoliced FATA under control was an urgent priority for Pakistan’s own sake. "But let me be clear: we will not be satisfied until all the violent extremism emanating from FATA is brought under control," he said at a forum of the Washington-based National Endowment for Democracy. "It is unacceptable for extremists to use those areas to plan, train for, or execute attacks against Afghanistan, Pakistan, or the wider world," he stated. Negroponte also said Pakistan’s Government "must bring the Frontier area under its control as quickly as possible," pointing out that Washington was prepared to provide "appropriate assistance" in order to achieve that objective.
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May - 6 
A group of unidentified militants on May 6-night set ablaze the Sherpalam Primary Girls’ School in the Matta sub-division of Swat district, according to Daily Times. A Police official said that the school was completely razed. This was the second gir
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A group of unidentified militants on May 6-night set ablaze the Sherpalam Primary Girls’ School in the Matta sub-division of Swat district, according to Daily Times. A Police official said that the school was completely razed. This was the second girls’ school set ablaze by the militants in the Swat district in four days.
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May - 6 
A pro-government elder of the Bugti tribe and his nephew were killed and three other people were injured in a bomb blast in Dera Allahyar on May 6, Dawn reported. Police said Wadera Bangul Khan Bugti was killed on the spot and his nephew Changez died
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A pro-government elder of the Bugti tribe and his nephew were killed and three other people were injured in a bomb blast in Dera Allahyar on May 6, Dawn reported. Police said Wadera Bangul Khan Bugti was killed on the spot and his nephew Changez died in the Dera Allahyar Civil Hospital. The Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility of the attack. According to police sources, Bangul Khan was a commander of the slain nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, but he joined hands with the Government after Nawab Bugti was assassinated on August 26, 2006.
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May - 6 
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in Bannu in the NWFP on May 6, killing a police constable and two civilians and injuring 12 persons, including four army soldiers and four policemen, Dawn reported. According to eyewitnesses, the bombe
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in Bannu in the NWFP on May 6, killing a police constable and two civilians and injuring 12 persons, including four army soldiers and four policemen, Dawn reported. According to eyewitnesses, the bomber blew himself up when police stopped an auto-rickshaw at the checkpoint near the office of an intelligence agency. Constable Naeem Khan, rickshaw driver Rehan and a passerby, identified as Rafiaz Khan, were killed on the spot. No group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing so far. It was the second suicide attack in the province after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud declared a cease-fire on April 24. On April 25, a car bomb exploded at a police station in Mardan, killing three people and wounding 12 others.
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May - 6 
According to The News, suspected militants on May 6 shot dead two policemen outside a bank in the Matta Bazaar of Swat district in the NWFP. "Aziz Ahmad and Sardar were guarding the Habib Bank Limited in Matta Bazaar when unidentified assailants open
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According to The News, suspected militants on May 6 shot dead two policemen outside a bank in the Matta Bazaar of Swat district in the NWFP. "Aziz Ahmad and Sardar were guarding the Habib Bank Limited in Matta Bazaar when unidentified assailants opened fire on them, killing both of them on the spot," police and eyewitnesses said. At least 24 suspected militants were arrested and heavy arms and a motorbike recovered from them, the sources added. This was reportedly the second such incident in the last 24 hours when policemen were targeted by the militants. Earlier, a policeman, Haroon-ur-Rasheed, was shot dead in the Rahat Koat area of Matta sub-division on May 5.
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May - 6 
In another incident, two people were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Safri Pat area of Sui sub-division.
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In another incident, two people were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Safri Pat area of Sui sub-division.
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May - 7 
An Afghan governor warned on May 7 that radical groups in Pakistan were receiving funding from Arab nations for the Taliban and their al Qaeda allies, Daily Times reported. "They can finance Taliban activities for another 10 years," Laghman province
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An Afghan governor warned on May 7 that radical groups in Pakistan were receiving funding from Arab nations for the Taliban and their al Qaeda allies, Daily Times reported. "They can finance Taliban activities for another 10 years," Laghman province Governor Lutfallah Mashal said at a meeting of the European Union officials, journalists and Afghan experts in Brussels. The governors of northern Baghlan and eastern Nangarhar provinces were also present at the meeting. The three governors appealed for more international aid to be focused on the tribal regions that straddle the border with Pakistan, to win over residents in areas where Taliban support remained strong.
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May - 7 
Gas supply to the Punjab province was temporarily suspended on May 7 after a blast damaged a 16-inch gas pipeline in the Sui area. The blast completely damaged a three-feet-long portion of the pipeline.
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Gas supply to the Punjab province was temporarily suspended on May 7 after a blast damaged a 16-inch gas pipeline in the Sui area. The blast completely damaged a three-feet-long portion of the pipeline.
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May - 7 
Police defused a 10kg improvised explosive device near the Kanju Police ground and found a suicide jacket.
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Police defused a 10kg improvised explosive device near the Kanju Police ground and found a suicide jacket.
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May - 7 
Two policemen and a civilian were shot dead on May 7 in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, triggering a reaction by local businessmen, who shut down their businesses in protest against the killings, Daily Times reported. Suspected insurgents shot dead t
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Two policemen and a civilian were shot dead on May 7 in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, triggering a reaction by local businessmen, who shut down their businesses in protest against the killings, Daily Times reported. Suspected insurgents shot dead two policemen, Noor Ahmed Shahwani and Muhammad Nasir, and passerby Abdul Karim on Quetta’s Sariab Road. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 8 
Elsewhere in the province, a shop selling music CDs in Kohat district was blown up in a bomb explosion on May 8 while several other shops were partially damaged, The News reported.
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Elsewhere in the province, a shop selling music CDs in Kohat district was blown up in a bomb explosion on May 8 while several other shops were partially damaged, The News reported.
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May - 8 
Militants in the Swat district of NWFP killed one Frontier Corps soldier and wounded another on May 8. Swat Media Centre supervisor Colonel Abid told Daily Times that dozens of armed militants attacked the army camp at Kabal Golf ground and the Kabal
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Militants in the Swat district of NWFP killed one Frontier Corps soldier and wounded another on May 8. Swat Media Centre supervisor Colonel Abid told Daily Times that dozens of armed militants attacked the army camp at Kabal Golf ground and the Kabal police station early on May 8-morning. The exchange of fire continued for more than 60 minutes leaving one soldier dead and another injured, he added.
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May - 8 
The militants set ablaze a girls’ high school in Gulra and the Dhairy Girls Primary School in the Kanju area of the Mata sub-division late on May 8, Daily Times reported.
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The militants set ablaze a girls’ high school in Gulra and the Dhairy Girls Primary School in the Kanju area of the Mata sub-division late on May 8, Daily Times reported.
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The political administration in Bajaur Agency launched a crackdown on the Salarzai tribe on May 9 and arrested over 50 people under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, according to Dawn. The administration also imp
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The political administration in Bajaur Agency launched a crackdown on the Salarzai tribe on May 9 and arrested over 50 people under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, according to Dawn. The administration also impounded 10 vehicles. The crackdown was launched after militants attacked a convoy of the Bajaur Scouts going to Latai Post from Khar and took 20 paramilitary soldiers hostage and snatched two vehicles and weapons from them on May 8. Sources said the militants later set the soldiers free but did not return the vehicles and weapons. An official said that the operation against the tribe would continue till local people returned the weapons. Taliban spokesman Maulana Umar acknowledged that his men had snatched the weapons and vehicles. He confirmed with Dawn that they had freed the hostages after talks with jirga (council) members but retained the weapons and vehicles. He also said that the Taliban had presented some conditions to the administration and the vehicles and ammunition would be returned if the conditions were met.
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May - 8 
Troops blocked the main road leading to the South Waziristan on May 8 in a confrontation with al Qaeda-linked militants who operate in the region, Reuters quoted a security official as saying. The blockade of the road leading to South Waziristan on t
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Troops blocked the main road leading to the South Waziristan on May 8 in a confrontation with al Qaeda-linked militants who operate in the region, Reuters quoted a security official as saying. The blockade of the road leading to South Waziristan on the Afghan border came after militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, set up check-posts on the road to exert control over the region, Daily Times reported. "The road is blocked to put pressure on the militants to remove the check-posts," said an intelligence official based in the area. Hundreds of trucks and cars were backed up along the road from the town of Tank in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), residents said.
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May - 9 
25 suspected militants were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Army, Frontier Crops and Police in the Gado area of Kabal sub-division. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was seized from their possession. The operation was launched on
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25 suspected militants were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Army, Frontier Crops and Police in the Gado area of Kabal sub-division. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was seized from their possession. The operation was launched on May 9-morning after a roadside bomb blast and an attack on a convoy of security forces. A police constable was killed and two others were injured in an exchange of fire. Six militants had been killed near the Wennai bridge in the Matta sub-division on May 8-night.
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May - 9 
A bomb exploded at a restaurant in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 9, injuring at least 19 persons, according to Daily Times. A handmade bomb was detonated at the Al-Saeed Hotel on Smungali Road in Quetta’s Jinnah Town, said Capital City Polic
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A bomb exploded at a restaurant in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 9, injuring at least 19 persons, according to Daily Times. A handmade bomb was detonated at the Al-Saeed Hotel on Smungali Road in Quetta’s Jinnah Town, said Capital City Police Officer Mohammad Akbar. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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May - 9 
In another incident, three security force personnel were injured when a landmine exploded near Darra Adamkhel when an army convoy was passing through the Shini Kali bridge on May 9, Dawn reported.
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In another incident, three security force personnel were injured when a landmine exploded near Darra Adamkhel when an army convoy was passing through the Shini Kali bridge on May 9, Dawn reported.
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May - 9 
Security forces continued the blockade of the Tank-Wana road in South Waziristan for the second day. Sources said with the blockade the Government was trying to put pressure on Baitullah Mehsud to resume negotiations.
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Security forces continued the blockade of the Tank-Wana road in South Waziristan for the second day. Sources said with the blockade the Government was trying to put pressure on Baitullah Mehsud to resume negotiations.
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May - 9 
The Awami National Party-led Government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and militants in the Swat district reached a cease-fire agreement on May 9, Dawn reported. The truce was achieved after three hours of talks between a Government commi
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The Awami National Party-led Government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and militants in the Swat district reached a cease-fire agreement on May 9, Dawn reported. The truce was achieved after three hours of talks between a Government committee and a team of militants representing Maulana Fazlullah. "We talked to each other, like Pashtuns do. They are also Pashtuns and they did understand that violence has brought nothing but bloodshed and mayhem," NWFP Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour told Dawn in the provincial capital Peshawar. Bilour, who headed the committee formed by the Government to negotiate with the militants in Swat, said the two sides had decided to place "tega" - a Pushto euphemism for truce. He stated that the two sides had signed an agreement to stop violence in the valley, adding that the militants had agreed to stop attacks on security force personnel and Government installations. The Government, in return, would stop search operations and arrests, he added. "The ceasefire will hold until we reach a final agreement. We are going to Swat next week and will hold more talks with the militants," he said. "It was not a peace agreement but a ceasefire. This was the first direct contact with the local Taliban in which we secured a ceasefire as confidence building measure (CBM) and now we will be able to hold further talks with them for the solution of the Swat problem," member of the Government committee and provincial minister for environment, Wajid Ali Khan, told The News. A source privy to the talks said that the militants had submitted eight demands which, according to him, were ‘fairly unacceptable’. But, he said, the Government believed that the militants could be engaged in meaningful talks to resolve the issue amicably. Bilour declined to give details of the demands, but said the talks were held in a friendly atmosphere and he was optimistic about a positive outcome. He said that the militants wanted an overall agreement to include troops’ withdrawal from Swat and tribal regions. "But we have told them that troops’ withdrawal from Swat can only be discussed when there is complete peace in the valley. As for as the withdrawal of forces from the tribal regions is concerned, we made it clear that this is something that pertains to the federal Government and outside the purview of the provincial Government. They understood our position," Bilour said.
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May - 9 
The Government on May 9 freed the Balochistan National Party chief and former Chief Minister, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, after holding him in custody for one-and-a-half years over charges of abducting agents of an intelligence agency, Daily Times reported
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The Government on May 9 freed the Balochistan National Party chief and former Chief Minister, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, after holding him in custody for one-and-a-half years over charges of abducting agents of an intelligence agency, Daily Times reported. He told reporters after his release that he had not struck any deal with the Government for his freedom, adding that he would continue the struggle for the rights of the Baloch. He said that his party would not engage in any dialogue until concrete measures were taken to provide relief to the people of Balochistan. "A complete return of the military and recovery of all the missing Baloch are necessary for confidence building," he added. Mengal demanded the speedy release of all political prisoners and the recovery of missing persons, NNI reported. He also demanded the restoration of the sacked judges and called for investigations into the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto and the military operation that resulted in Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti’s death. Mengal was arrested in November 2006 and was formally charged with abducting and holding two agents of the Intelligence Bureau in Karachi. He has denied the charges.
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May - 9 
Three policemen were injured after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into Mingora Police Station in the Swat district on May 9, Dawn News reported. The channel said the policemen tried to stop the car from entering the police station wh
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Three policemen were injured after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into Mingora Police Station in the Swat district on May 9, Dawn News reported. The channel said the policemen tried to stop the car from entering the police station when the bomber detonated the explosives. The power supply to Mingora city was suspended.
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May - 10 
An explosion occurred in the Allah Dand area at the outskirts of Batkhela causing partial damage to the Ghaus-e-Azam mosque, reports Daily Times. According to police officials the bomb was planted outside the room of the mosque Imam Maulana Muhammad
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An explosion occurred in the Allah Dand area at the outskirts of Batkhela causing partial damage to the Ghaus-e-Azam mosque, reports Daily Times. According to police officials the bomb was planted outside the room of the mosque Imam Maulana Muhammad Javed, who escaped unhurt.
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May - 10 
Police defused a bomb planted in the limits of Badaber Police Station in Peshawar, police said. Official Najmul Hassan from Badaber Police Station told Daily Times they had received information about a bomb planted in the Shaheed Garhi area. The Bomb
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Police defused a bomb planted in the limits of Badaber Police Station in Peshawar, police said. Official Najmul Hassan from Badaber Police Station told Daily Times they had received information about a bomb planted in the Shaheed Garhi area. The Bomb Disposal Squad was called who defused the bomb weighing around one-kg.
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May - 10 
The security forces (SFs) on May 10 killed two militants after exchange of fire in the Lanjho Saghari area of Dera Bugti in Balochistan, officials said, reported Daily Times. The two militants opened fire at the SFs after they were asked for identifi
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The security forces (SFs) on May 10 killed two militants after exchange of fire in the Lanjho Saghari area of Dera Bugti in Balochistan, officials said, reported Daily Times. The two militants opened fire at the SFs after they were asked for identification. In the retaliatory fire, the SFs killed the duo later identified as Aqil and Naseer Khan.
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May - 10 
Unidentified assailants shot dead three Shia community members in the Dera Ismail (DI) Khan area of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in suspected sectarian violence on May 10, police said, according to Daily Times. The assailants opened fire o
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Unidentified assailants shot dead three Shia community members in the Dera Ismail (DI) Khan area of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in suspected sectarian violence on May 10, police said, according to Daily Times. The assailants opened fire on a shop in the main bazaar of DI Khan town and fled on a motorbike, local police Chief Abdul Ghaffar Qaisarani said. The shopkeeper, his salesman and a visitor were killed in the attack, Qaisarani told AFP, and added that the victims were members of the Shia community. “It might be a sectarian attack. We are investigating the case,” another police official said, adding that no arrests had been made. The deceased were identified as Mazhar Abbas, Tanveer Abbas and Asghar, Online reported.
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May - 11 
Security forces launched a search operation in some areas of the Dera Bugti district on May 11 and arrested eight suspected militants, according to Dawn. Security force personnel also seized two kilograms of explosives placed under a bridge linking S
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Security forces launched a search operation in some areas of the Dera Bugti district on May 11 and arrested eight suspected militants, according to Dawn. Security force personnel also seized two kilograms of explosives placed under a bridge linking Sui with Pat Feeder. Further, police defused two landmines planted in the Janoberi area in the Sui sub-division.
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May - 11 
The Army deployed tanks in Darra Adamkhel after security forces (SFs) clashed with militants on May 11 while the road between Kohat and Peshawar has been blocked, Dawn reported. Sources said two non-combatants were wounded in an exchange of fire. Fig
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The Army deployed tanks in Darra Adamkhel after security forces (SFs) clashed with militants on May 11 while the road between Kohat and Peshawar has been blocked, Dawn reported. Sources said two non-combatants were wounded in an exchange of fire. Fighting was continuing till late in the evening. Local people said that the tanks moved in at about noon after militants attacked soldiers checking vehicles near the Friendship Tunnel on the Indus Highway. They said that the soldiers retaliated and the militants consequently took refuge in a private school in the Shagiwal locality of the Darra town. The troops surrounded the school and tanks pounded its building. Militants had earlier blown up a college building in the area and abducted two people three days ago from the Indus Highway. The SFs also arrested seven militants from a school in the Mazid Khel area in Darra Adamkhel.
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May - 11 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that the unilateral cease-fire announced in April 2008 has virtually ended and therefore the militants have resumed attacks on troops in some parts of the country. "We are not formally announcing tha
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that the unilateral cease-fire announced in April 2008 has virtually ended and therefore the militants have resumed attacks on troops in some parts of the country. "We are not formally announcing that the unilateral ceasefire we have proclaimed few months back has been withdrawn but I feel no hesitation to announce that the truce has virtually ended," said Maulana Umer, a TTP spokesman. In a telephonic interview with The Post, Umer said that peace negotiations were now a bygone tale. "The Government wasted our four months in futile exercise of signing peace accord. The efforts from the government remained largely confined to media statements," Umer alleged. Umer dismissed the media reports that the Taliban had given two months deadline to men in Taliban-controlled areas to sport beard or face dire consequences. "It is unfortunate that we have been misquoted by some media organisations. We have never given any such deadline to men to grow beards or get ready for consequences," Umer clarified. The spokesman also said that the Taliban had no intention to establish a Government within the Government or run a parallel judicial system. However, he made clear that the Taliban would take action against sins, injustices and malpractices if brought into their notice by the citizens. The Taliban didn't want to fight with army or police but the militants had to retaliate when they were attacked, he said. "It is regrettable that our army is playing mercenary role for American, which is enemy of Islam and Taliban are fully prepared to continue to fight American forces and their aides till they are wipe-out completely from the surface of earth," Umer stated. The spokesman said that the Taliban were fast spreading in other parts of the country in general and in the tribal areas as well as in most parts of the NWFP in particular, saying that all the Taliban were united under their leader, Baitullah Mehsud.
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May - 11 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given a three-day deadline to non-government organisations (NGOs) in Kohat in the NWFP to stop their activities or face action, Daily Times reported. The TTP has reportedly distributed pamphlets to all NGOs in
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given a three-day deadline to non-government organisations (NGOs) in Kohat in the NWFP to stop their activities or face action, Daily Times reported. The TTP has reportedly distributed pamphlets to all NGOs in the area, telling them to face action if they do not stop their activities. The local Taliban have accused NGOs of “spreading vulgarity in the society” and have also told the NGOs to close girls’ schools being run by them.
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May - 13 
A policeman was killed and two other persons, including a minor girl, sustained injuries when suspected militants fired rockets at various checkpoints of the Bajaur Scouts and Levies at Khar in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on May 13, The News reported.
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A policeman was killed and two other persons, including a minor girl, sustained injuries when suspected militants fired rockets at various checkpoints of the Bajaur Scouts and Levies at Khar in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on May 13, The News reported. Fighting continued for nearly three hours after the attacks check-posts in Raghgan Dag, Haji Long Chowk, Badan Kot, and Inayat Qilla, according to Daily Times. Security officer Mohibullah Khan was killed and another, Khitab Khan, was injured. A 10-year-old girl was also injured when a shell hit a house in the Raghgan area.
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May - 13 
A policeman was killed and two others sustained injuries in an attack by the insurgents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 13, according to Daily Times. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. It also repo
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A policeman was killed and two others sustained injuries in an attack by the insurgents in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 13, according to Daily Times. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. It also reportedly warned the people of Balochistan to quit working for law-enforcement agencies or "the BLA will kill them". BLA spokesman Bibarg Baloch told Daily Times that Baloch people should quit their jobs in the army, Frontier Corps and police, adding that people should also refrain from seeking jobs in the law-enforcement agencies. He also asked the people not to stand near police or security check-posts, to avoid collateral damage that might result because of the BLA’s plans to target security forces. "Regular attacks will take place on government installations and policemen. The BLA feels sorry for innocent people who are often killed in attacks on security forces," he said.
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May - 13 
Elsewhere in the Bajaur Agency, suspected militants shot dead a Levies trooper on May 13 near Khar, capital of the Agency, Daily Times reported. Afzal Khan was returning home after work when he was attacked by masked militants in the Dor Mandal area.
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Elsewhere in the Bajaur Agency, suspected militants shot dead a Levies trooper on May 13 near Khar, capital of the Agency, Daily Times reported. Afzal Khan was returning home after work when he was attacked by masked militants in the Dor Mandal area.
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May - 13 
Suspected militants on May 13 attacked the Kohat railway station in the NWFP with a missile, The News reported. Sources said the rocket hit a quarter in the premises of the railway station. However, no casualty was reported.
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Suspected militants on May 13 attacked the Kohat railway station in the NWFP with a missile, The News reported. Sources said the rocket hit a quarter in the premises of the railway station. However, no casualty was reported.
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May - 13 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban agreed on May 13 to the implementation of Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 in the Malakand division within one month, Daily Times reported. The Taliban’s demand for the im
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban agreed on May 13 to the implementation of Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 in the Malakand division within one month, Daily Times reported. The Taliban’s demand for the implementation of Shariah (Islamic law) has been settled, the NWFP unit president of the Awami National Party, Afrasiab Khattak, informed the media after the second round of talks with Taliban representatives from Swat. He also said the two sides decided to extend the cease-fire agreement until the third round of the dialogue. Asked about the withdrawal of troops from Swat, Khattak said the issue was discussed during the meeting, but no agreement had been reached. Taliban representative Ali Bakht told reporters that their delegation was completely satisfied with the progress made in the second round of talks. He said the Taliban had demanded implementation of Shariah, the army’s withdrawal from Swat, the release of all Taliban prisoners without pre-conditions and compensation for damages to civilians during military operations in Swat. Asked if the Taliban would lay down arms before a troop withdrawal from Swat, Ali Bakht said "We have no arms."
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May - 14 
A man accused of spying for the United States has been killed in Mirali in North Waziristan, Dawn reported. The beheaded body of Feroz Khan was found in Mubarak Shahi on May 14. He belonged to the Khushali Toorikhel tribe of North Waziristan. He was
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A man accused of spying for the United States has been killed in Mirali in North Waziristan, Dawn reported. The beheaded body of Feroz Khan was found in Mubarak Shahi on May 14. He belonged to the Khushali Toorikhel tribe of North Waziristan. He was abducted from the main bazaar a few days ago and witnesses said a note which was found with the body said he had been killed for spying for the US.
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May - 14 
A militant group called the Ghazi Abdul Rashid Shaheed Brigade (GARSB) has threatened video shops owners in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, to quit their business or "face suicide attacks." "All music centre owners, cable operators and cinema owners
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A militant group called the Ghazi Abdul Rashid Shaheed Brigade (GARSB) has threatened video shops owners in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, to quit their business or "face suicide attacks." "All music centre owners, cable operators and cinema owners should immediately quit their businesses and seek Allah’s forgiveness otherwise such individuals will be killed and suicide attacks will be carried out against them," reads a recent warning from the GARSB. The group is named after Islamabad’s Red Mosque’s slain prayer leader Ghazi Abdul Rashid.
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May - 14 
Around 24 madrassa (seminary) students from Swat in the NWFP are being investigated by security forces, while first information reports (FIR) have been registered against six others for being involved in child militancy during the military operation
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Around 24 madrassa (seminary) students from Swat in the NWFP are being investigated by security forces, while first information reports (FIR) have been registered against six others for being involved in child militancy during the military operation in Swat, according to Daily Times. In his report on children’s rights, the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) Child Rights Committee District Co-ordinator Shaukat Salim said that child militancy in Swat is on the rise. He said that about 25 to 30 madrassa students (from seven to 15 years of age) of Kabal sub-division were used as child militants by Maulana Fazlullah, leader of the militants. Salim said that security forces had registered FIRs against six students at Kabal Police Station after foiling a planned suicide mission against security forces. He said the remaining 24 students were still under investigation at an undisclosed location.
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May - 14 
At least 12 militants, including some foreigners, were killed on May 14 in a suspected United States missile strike on two houses in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA, Daily Times reported. Two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone ai
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At least 12 militants, including some foreigners, were killed on May 14 in a suspected United States missile strike on two houses in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA, Daily Times reported. Two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone aircraft, demolished a house and a compound used by suspected al Qaeda militants, an unnamed official told AFP. Residents said they saw drones flying in the area beforehand, AP reported. They said that Taliban militants cordoned off the site soon after the attack. Taliban spokesman Maulana Omar told Daily Times that ‘commander’ Maulana Obaidullah’s house had been targeted. He said most of the house’s residents, including women and children, were killed. He said the Taliban believed that the US army had initiated the attack to undermine peace efforts, adding, "We will avenge this but will continue talks with the Government." Separately, however, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said that there was no army in the area and he had no knowledge of any missile strike. The missile attack is reported to have triggered a chain of explosions, apparently caused by a stockpile of explosives, according to Dawn. Several people are thought to have been injured, but not much information came out of the area since militants prevented local people from undertaking any rescue operation. This is the third missile strike by American planes on Damadola. 18 persons, including 14 members of one family, were killed when a residential compound was hit on January 13, 2006. It was hit again by a pilotless predator on October 30, 2006, killing 82 people, including many children.
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May - 14 
Authorities found the beheaded body of a paramilitary soldier in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, close to where a United States missile strike left at least 20 people dead on May 14, Daily Times reported
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Authorities found the beheaded body of a paramilitary soldier in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, close to where a United States missile strike left at least 20 people dead on May 14, Daily Times reported. A note left on the body of soldier Aftab Gul in the Pusht Bazaar Salarzai area read that the beheading was retaliation for the US bombing of Damadola. The note, signed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also warned tribal elders that they could face similar action if they co-operated with authorities.
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May - 14 
Gas supply to Pir Koh plant from several wells was suspended after a bomb blast.
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Gas supply to Pir Koh plant from several wells was suspended after a bomb blast.
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May - 14 
In another incident, a civilian was killed in firing by security forces in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency on May 14, residents and officials said. Troops reportedly opened fire on suspected militants, killing a civilian, identified as Ali
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In another incident, a civilian was killed in firing by security forces in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency on May 14, residents and officials said. Troops reportedly opened fire on suspected militants, killing a civilian, identified as Ali Muhammad.
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May - 14 
On the same day, rockets were fired from mountains on a Frontier Corps checkpoint in the Mawand area of Kohlu district. The attack is reported to have triggered a heavy exchange of fire between security force personnel and the insurgents. Official so
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On the same day, rockets were fired from mountains on a Frontier Corps checkpoint in the Mawand area of Kohlu district. The attack is reported to have triggered a heavy exchange of fire between security force personnel and the insurgents. Official sources did not report any casualty, but a spokesman for the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Beebargh Baloch, claimed that security forces had suffered heavy losses in the rocket attack. He said some trucks parked in a camp had been destroyed and several soldiers were either killed or injured.
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May - 14 
Security forces on May 14 launched a military operation in Darra Adam Khel and demolished the house of a local militant commander after talks between security forces and local tribal elders collapsed. Aaj TV reported that a jirga (council) held in th
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Security forces on May 14 launched a military operation in Darra Adam Khel and demolished the house of a local militant commander after talks between security forces and local tribal elders collapsed. Aaj TV reported that a jirga (council) held in the Zarghon area of Darra Adam Khel had collapsed when local elders failed to present militants who had opened fire on a security forces’ vehicle to the jirga. It said that the jirga’s failure had resulted in security forces demolishing the house of local Taliban commander Ajmal. The militants retaliated, but the security forces continued their operation and destroyed several positions, it added.
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May - 14 
The NATO announced a sharp increase in insurgent attacks in east Afghanistan on May 14 and raised concerns that it was partly due to pacts between Pakistan and the militants in tribal areas on its side of the border. The number of violent incidents i
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The NATO announced a sharp increase in insurgent attacks in east Afghanistan on May 14 and raised concerns that it was partly due to pacts between Pakistan and the militants in tribal areas on its side of the border. The number of violent incidents in the Afghan east stood last month at 50 per cent above the same time last year, an alliance spokesman said. The violence there was close to a peak reached last August, he added. "The concern is that the deals struck by the Pakistan Government and extremist groups in tribal areas may be allowing them to have a safe haven," spokesman James Appathurai told a regular briefing after a meeting of alliance ambassadors. "This has been communicated to Pakistani authorities. We do not want to interfere in internal affairs but we have every right to communicate our concerns," he said.
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May - 14 
The Pakistan Army exchanged prisoners with the local Taliban in South and North Waziristan on May 14, as the military began to readjust its positions in the Mehsud areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. "Twelve security personnel — fiv
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The Pakistan Army exchanged prisoners with the local Taliban in South and North Waziristan on May 14, as the military began to readjust its positions in the Mehsud areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. "Twelve security personnel — five army jawans and seven Frontier Corps personnel — were swapped for over 30 Taliban prisoners," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He also said the army had started readjusting troop positions close to the populated areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. He stated that the troop readjustment was in no way a withdrawal from the area. Sources in the South Waziristan political administration said that the Taliban had freed the security force personnel at Kotkai, while the military released militants at the Razmak military camp in North Waziristan. A senior political administration official said the prisoner swap occurred due to the successful Government-Taliban negotiations. "The military itself negotiated with the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban," the unnamed official said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims that there are 80 to 90 security force personnel and Government officials in its custody, according to Dawn. However, an official said the militants had given the Government a list of 55 hostages, including low-ranking employees of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. There was no indication on Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who had been abducted from Khyber Agency in FATA while going to Kabul on February 11. The TTP has denied capturing Azizuddin but officials stated that he has been taken to the Mehsud area in South Waziristan. An unnamed official said Azizuddin’s name was on the list of people whose release had been sought by the Government but the militants were probably holding on to him till all the commitments made with them were fulfilled.
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May - 14 
Two Bugti tribesmen were killed when a landmine exploded near Dera Bugti in Balochistan on May 14, Dawn reported. A police official said Noora Khan Bugti and Gora Khan Bugti died in the Patokh area.
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Two Bugti tribesmen were killed when a landmine exploded near Dera Bugti in Balochistan on May 14, Dawn reported. A police official said Noora Khan Bugti and Gora Khan Bugti died in the Patokh area.
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May - 15 
A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in the Spinka Raghda area after a roadside bomb exploded when a patrol team of soldiers passed by the area, Dawn reported.
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A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in the Spinka Raghda area after a roadside bomb exploded when a patrol team of soldiers passed by the area, Dawn reported.
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May - 15 
An anti-terrorism court in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 15 sentenced five accused persons to life imprisonment for their involvement in a suicide attack on an Ashura procession, according to Dawn. At least 44 people were killed and 154 were
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An anti-terrorism court in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 15 sentenced five accused persons to life imprisonment for their involvement in a suicide attack on an Ashura procession, according to Dawn. At least 44 people were killed and 154 were injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Liaquat Bazaar on March 2, 2004. The five persons were identified as Daud Badani, Shaukat Ali, Habibullah, Haider Khan and Usman Saifullah.
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May - 15 
Differences among the local Taliban militants on May 15 left one of their leader dead at the Baghzai village in Lower Kurram in the Kurram Agency, The News reported. The political administration said a local Taliban leader Nawab Khan was killed by hi
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Differences among the local Taliban militants on May 15 left one of their leader dead at the Baghzai village in Lower Kurram in the Kurram Agency, The News reported. The political administration said a local Taliban leader Nawab Khan was killed by his associates due to differences among them. Belonging to the Baghzai village, Nawab Khan also served the Afghan National Army and remained on important posts. Later on, he joined the Tehreek-e-Taliban and was reportedly very active in the area.
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May - 15 
Militants released six soldiers on May 15, bringing to 18 the number of soldiers released by them under a prisoner swap agreement between militant leader Baitullah Mehsud and the Government. The soldiers were handed over to security forces in the Sha
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Militants released six soldiers on May 15, bringing to 18 the number of soldiers released by them under a prisoner swap agreement between militant leader Baitullah Mehsud and the Government. The soldiers were handed over to security forces in the Shawal Fort area of South Waziristan, by Taliban’s local commander identified as Dr Jan.
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May - 15 
Suspected militants fired four rockets at the Safeen police check-post in the Badhaber area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on May 15, Daily Times reported. Badhaber Police Station official said that the attack occurred at 2:30am (PST), adding that
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Suspected militants fired four rockets at the Safeen police check-post in the Badhaber area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on May 15, Daily Times reported. Badhaber Police Station official said that the attack occurred at 2:30am (PST), adding that no one was hurt in the incident, although the rockets damaged a part of the Badhaber road and some electricity lines in the adjacent areas.
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May - 15 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh has asked the administration in Peshawar capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), to close down all cinema halls in the city, Daily Times reported. "We will [ourselves] take action to close down c
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh has asked the administration in Peshawar capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), to close down all cinema halls in the city, Daily Times reported. "We will [ourselves] take action to close down cinemas," Bagh said in his address on an illegal FM radio station on May 15-night, according to residents. However, they said the LI chief did not set a deadline for the closure of these cinemas.
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May - 16 
Further, an explosion was reported from the Mastung town, some 50km away from the provincial capital Quetta. However, there was no loss of life or injuries.
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Further, an explosion was reported from the Mastung town, some 50km away from the provincial capital Quetta. However, there was no loss of life or injuries.
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May - 16 
Government is likely to discuss the issue of a general amnesty for militants who attacked security forces over the past year during the third round of talks with the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants on May 21. An official source told Daily Times that
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Government is likely to discuss the issue of a general amnesty for militants who attacked security forces over the past year during the third round of talks with the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants on May 21. An official source told Daily Times that there were three contentious issues in the talks: general amnesty; the militants’ surrender of weaponry seized from security forces; and the Government’s return of Fazlullah’s Imam Dheri headquarters to the militants. He said that the Government had presented 23 conditions for peace and the Taliban had only provided seven. The source indicated that the Government was planning to make the complete peace agreement public once an agreement had been reached.
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May - 16 
In another incident, insurgents attacked a security check-post in the Kahan area of Kohlu district. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. A spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army, Beebargh Baloch, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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In another incident, insurgents attacked a security check-post in the Kahan area of Kohlu district. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. A spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army, Beebargh Baloch, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile, a trooper was killed while defusing land mines on their way back in the areas of Spain Kai and Ghazai.
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Meanwhile, a trooper was killed while defusing land mines on their way back in the areas of Spain Kai and Ghazai.
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May - 16 
Militants released Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, on May 16-night after holding him in captivity for 97 days, Dawn reported on May 18. His release came after protracted negotiations between the Government and militant leader B
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Militants released Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, on May 16-night after holding him in captivity for 97 days, Dawn reported on May 18. His release came after protracted negotiations between the Government and militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, with tribal leaders acting as mediators. Azizuddin was reportedly handed over to the military authorities in Razmak in North Waziristan, from where he was flown to the Army’s brigade headquarters at Zari Noor for debriefing. Azizuddin had been abducted from the Khyber Agency on February 11 while on his way to Kabul. "He was not kept in Khyber for a single day. He was first shifted to Orakzai and after 15 to 20 days, taken to South Waziristan. The kidnappers drove him through Spinwam and Mirali, in North Waziristan," an unnamed official said. Azizuddin’s last stay before his release was reportedly in Shaktoi, a small town in the Mehsud-dominated part of South Waziristan. "The first couple of days were hard on him. But later his captors treated him well," the official added. The official claimed that Azizuddin’s captors released him as a goodwill gesture following the prisoners’ swap between the militants and the authorities and the military pullout from the Mehsud part of South Waziristan. "There has been no ransom paid and no special prisoner exchange in this case," he said. Some sources, however, claimed that the Government had not only paid $2.5 million for his release, but also agreed to release three associates of the detained Taliban commander Mansoor Dadullah.
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May - 16 
Several rockets were fired on a cement factory in the industrial town of Hub in Balochistan on May 16-night, according to Dawn. Police said the rockets exploded near the factory in the Sakran area of Hub. Deputy Superintendent of Police Abdullah Afri
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Several rockets were fired on a cement factory in the industrial town of Hub in Balochistan on May 16-night, according to Dawn. Police said the rockets exploded near the factory in the Sakran area of Hub. Deputy Superintendent of Police Abdullah Afridi said that no one was injured in the attack.
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May - 16 
SFs and local Taliban engaged in another round of prisoner exchange on May 16, Daily Times reported. Six SF personnel and 23 militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud were freed during the third round of prisoner exchange since the Government brokered a de
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SFs and local Taliban engaged in another round of prisoner exchange on May 16, Daily Times reported. Six SF personnel and 23 militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud were freed during the third round of prisoner exchange since the Government brokered a deal on May 14. Security officials said that only local militants were released, as the release of foreign militants was not part of the deal.
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May - 16 
The withdrawal of the security forces (SFs) has started from areas of Spain Kai, Ghazai and Kot Kai in South Waziristan, The News reported. Confirming the reports of the pullout of the SFs on May 16, the political administration of South Waziristan s
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The withdrawal of the security forces (SFs) has started from areas of Spain Kai, Ghazai and Kot Kai in South Waziristan, The News reported. Confirming the reports of the pullout of the SFs on May 16, the political administration of South Waziristan said the troops were being deployed in areas of Jandola Qilla and other locations. The pullout would be completed within a day or two. But a Government official said the military was being relocated to positions from where it would be easy for them to re-occupy the vacated positions within four hours of any incident, according to Dawn. The troop withdrawal was a key commitment made by the Government for reaching peace agreement with militants and came after the two sides had exchanged prisoners over the past three days. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, however, said that the troops were not being withdrawn but being relocated and readjusted to allow displaced people to return to their homes.
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May - 16 
Two security officials were killed and another sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded and damaged their vehicle in the Kohat Cantonment area in the NWFP on May 16, Daily Times reported.
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Two security officials were killed and another sustained injuries when a remote-controlled bomb exploded and damaged their vehicle in the Kohat Cantonment area in the NWFP on May 16, Daily Times reported.
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May - 17 
Militants launched a rocket attack on Zaida Police Station in Swabi on May 17, but no casualties were reported, Daily Times reported on May 18. Police officials said that a rocket landed inside the police station at 1.30am, damaging the wall of a roo
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Militants launched a rocket attack on Zaida Police Station in Swabi on May 17, but no casualties were reported, Daily Times reported on May 18. Police officials said that a rocket landed inside the police station at 1.30am, damaging the wall of a room. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but police sources said they suspected the local Tehreek-e-Taliban were behind the incident. The incident resulted in the suspension of the power supply to the police station and the surrounding areas for several hours, as the rocket damaged the main power line.
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May - 18 
13 persons, including five soldiers, were killed and 23 others, including 11 soldiers, sustained injuries in a suicide attack at the Punjab Regiment Centre (PRC) market in the Cantonment area of Mardan on May 18-night, The News reported. Security off
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13 persons, including five soldiers, were killed and 23 others, including 11 soldiers, sustained injuries in a suicide attack at the Punjab Regiment Centre (PRC) market in the Cantonment area of Mardan on May 18-night, The News reported. Security officials said the bomber was around 22 years old and detonated the bomb when stopped from entering a bakery at the PRC market. Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Bashir Ahmad Bilour said it was a suicide attack that might be in retaliation to the recent US air strikes in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA. The Tehrik-i-Taliban in Darra Adamkhel claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Dawn. A spokesman said the militants had asked the Government to stop military operations and pull out the security forces from Darra Adamkhel. He said the attacks would continue till the operation was called off. The PRC is reportedly a base for troops involved in operations against militants in the tribal region.
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May - 18 
A civilian was killed and his associate sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Mamirogha Manzar village in North Waziristan on May 18, Daily Times reported.
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A civilian was killed and his associate sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Mamirogha Manzar village in North Waziristan on May 18, Daily Times reported.
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May - 18 
A landmine exploded near an army camp in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, without causing any damage.
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A landmine exploded near an army camp in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, without causing any damage.
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May - 18 
A subedar of the Military Intelligence was shot dead by suspected insurgents in the Hub town of Balochistan on May 18-night, Dawn reported. According to official sources, Nazakat was going home when two motorcycle borne assailants shot him dead near
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A subedar of the Military Intelligence was shot dead by suspected insurgents in the Hub town of Balochistan on May 18-night, Dawn reported. According to official sources, Nazakat was going home when two motorcycle borne assailants shot him dead near the Sher Ali petrol pump.
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May - 18 
Brahmdagh Khan Bugti, a leader of the insurgents, has rejected the Government’s offer for talks, saying that the Government’s claims of providing relief to Balochistan were designed to secure an "honourable retreat for the defeated forces", BBC repor
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Brahmdagh Khan Bugti, a leader of the insurgents, has rejected the Government’s offer for talks, saying that the Government’s claims of providing relief to Balochistan were designed to secure an "honourable retreat for the defeated forces", BBC reported on May 18, Daily Times reported. Talking to the channel from an undisclosed location, the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti claimed that 10,000 Bugti tribesmen were living a miserable life in Afghanistan because of the military operations in Balochistan. He said the resistance against the military operation was increasing. He also said the Baloch people would only be pacified by a full withdrawal of the military. He denied receiving any support from India or Afghanistan to fuel his movement.
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May - 18 
Pakistan "disagreed" on May 18 with the United States intelligence assessment that al Qaeda is using the FATA to plot attacks on the US as Operation Zalzala continues in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. "No Pashtun is a terrorist," 14 Divi
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Pakistan "disagreed" on May 18 with the United States intelligence assessment that al Qaeda is using the FATA to plot attacks on the US as Operation Zalzala continues in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. "No Pashtun is a terrorist," 14 Division GOC Major General Tariq Khan told journalists while showing them the forward positions of the army in a former stronghold of Baitullah Mehsud. Disagreeing with the US allegation that the Pakistan Army was being lenient with al Qaeda and the Taliban, he said "I would disagree with the US claims of [us] being soft on militants."
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May - 18 
Suspected insurgents killed an intelligence official in the Hub industrial area of Balochistan on May 18-night, according to Daily Times. “A junior official of military intelligence was shot dead by unknown gunmen late Sunday,” said police official F
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Suspected insurgents killed an intelligence official in the Hub industrial area of Balochistan on May 18-night, according to Daily Times. “A junior official of military intelligence was shot dead by unknown gunmen late Sunday,” said police official Faizullah Korejo.
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May - 18 
The military has reportedly started looking for evidence to confirm the death of Qari Hussain, the Taliban’s chief ideologue and principal suicide bombing trainer, after intercepting militant communications saying Hussain was ‘killed in Operation Zal
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The military has reportedly started looking for evidence to confirm the death of Qari Hussain, the Taliban’s chief ideologue and principal suicide bombing trainer, after intercepting militant communications saying Hussain was ‘killed in Operation Zalzala. “We have picked up intercepts of militants saying Qari Hussain has been killed in the operation,” senior army commanders who led Operation Zalzala in South Waziristan told Daily Times. Qari Hussain, a Mehsud tribesman affiliated with a banned militant/sectarian group, is known for running Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban suicide bombing training centres. One of such training centre, which deployed young suicide bombers deep within Pakistan and possibly Afghanistan, was reportedly discovered at a Government-run school in the Kotkai area by the army. “It was a normal school meant for imparting modern education to tribal people. But we found material used in suicide bombing there,” GOC-14 Division Major General Tariq Khan told reporters in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on May 18.
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May - 18 
Two civilians were injured on May 18 in a bomb blast in the Naal sub-division of Khuzdar district, according to Daily Times. Sakhi Dost and Muhammad Ismail were working in a mine when a bomb planted there exploded.
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Two civilians were injured on May 18 in a bomb blast in the Naal sub-division of Khuzdar district, according to Daily Times. Sakhi Dost and Muhammad Ismail were working in a mine when a bomb planted there exploded.
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May - 19 
A militant outfit in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that it would not become part of any peace deal between the Government and the local Taliban, Dawn reported. The splinter gr
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A militant outfit in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that it would not become part of any peace deal between the Government and the local Taliban, Dawn reported. The splinter group named Jaishul Islam decided that it would not take part in peace talks with the Government unless security forces halt action in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP and other parts of the country. The group leader, Qari Saifullah, told journalists that they did not agree with the policy of TTP headed by Baitullah Mehsud to strike a peace deal with the Government. He said that on the one hand Government had started negotiations with the Taliban while on the other operations had been launched in Darra Adamkhel. Therefore, he said, Jaishul Islam had disassociated itself from the peace talks. The splinter group is led by Abu Raihan in the Bajaur Agency. Qari Saifullah claimed that the people killed in the missile attack in Damadola on May 14 belonged to his group. At least 14 people were killed in the air attack carried out by the Americans. “Jaish will take revenge of the killing of its comrades,” said Saifullah.
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May - 19 
Five people traveling in a van on the RCD Highway were injured when the District Police Officer of Lasbela and other police officers came under fire in the Hub town on May 19, Dawn reported. The District Police Officer, Habibullah Sherani, and other
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Five people traveling in a van on the RCD Highway were injured when the District Police Officer of Lasbela and other police officers came under fire in the Hub town on May 19, Dawn reported. The District Police Officer, Habibullah Sherani, and other police officers were attacked when they were inspecting the site where an intelligence official was shot dead a day earlier. There were unconfirmed reports that two of the injured had died.
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May - 19 
Three civilians were killed and two others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded outside a mosque in the Dabar area of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, in the FATA on May 19-night, Dawn reported. Local people said the ex
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Three civilians were killed and two others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded outside a mosque in the Dabar area of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, in the FATA on May 19-night, Dawn reported. Local people said the explosion occurred shortly after people left the mosque after offering Isha prayers.
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May - 20 
A civilian was killed and three others sustained injuries in an attack in the industrial town of Hub on May 20-night, Dawn reported. "Armed men on a motorcycle hurled a grenade on a truck supplying water to some factories… One man on the truck was ki
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A civilian was killed and three others sustained injuries in an attack in the industrial town of Hub on May 20-night, Dawn reported. "Armed men on a motorcycle hurled a grenade on a truck supplying water to some factories… One man on the truck was killed and three other people received injuries," said unnamed sources.
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May - 20 
A single bench of the Balochistan High Court headed by Chief Justice Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has acquitted the Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) Chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal and General-Secretary Habib Jalib in treason cases and ordered officials
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A single bench of the Balochistan High Court headed by Chief Justice Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has acquitted the Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) Chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal and General-Secretary Habib Jalib in treason cases and ordered officials concerned to quash the First Information Reports and exonerate them of the charges. The bench acquitted the BNP-M chief in three treason cases and its secretary general in two treason cases. During the hearing, counsel-cum-applicant Habib Jalib advocate contended that there was no sufficient evidence to connect him and his client Sardar Akhtar Mengal with commission of the alleged offences.
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May - 20 
A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries when militants attacked a check-post on the Matta road in Kabal sub-division of Swat district in the NWFP on May 20, Dawn reported.
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A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries when militants attacked a check-post on the Matta road in Kabal sub-division of Swat district in the NWFP on May 20, Dawn reported.
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May - 20 
In another incident, six soldiers and four civilians were injured when a bomb exploded near the division headquarters of the army on Hangu road on May 20. An army truck, carrying troops from Bannu to Parachinar, was hit by the blast, injuring the six
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In another incident, six soldiers and four civilians were injured when a bomb exploded near the division headquarters of the army on Hangu road on May 20. An army truck, carrying troops from Bannu to Parachinar, was hit by the blast, injuring the six soldiers. Three vehicles were also damaged in the explosion. The bomb is believed to have been activated by a cyclist with a remote control. Army personnel are reported to have arrested two other suspects who were roaming near the division headquarters at the time of the blast.
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Two girls’ schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic sites and a house were set ablaze and a policeman was killed and another was injured in an attack on a check-post in the Swat district of NWFP early on May 21-morning, Dawn reported. The
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Two girls’ schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic sites and a house were set ablaze and a policeman was killed and another was injured in an attack on a check-post in the Swat district of NWFP early on May 21-morning, Dawn reported. The violence came hours before talks between the Tehrik-i-Taliban and the Awami National Party-led Government ended on a positive note in the provincial capital Peshawar. Militants disowned by Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman Muslim Khan reportedly blew up the two girls schools in Koza Bandai and Nengolai areas of the Kabal sub-division. Two picnic sites at Chhuta Lahore were set ablaze by another group. Further, the main gas supply line was blown up by one of the two bombs planted near Balogram area, affecting gas supply to Mingora. The second bomb was defused by a disposal squad. Another group of militants attacked a check-post in Nengolai, killing the policeman. On May 20-night, the Matta police station was attacked by suspected militants. In Charbagh, the house of a policeman was attacked, although no casualty was reported.
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May - 20 
Unidentified militants fired four rockets in different areas of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on May 20 but no loss of life was reported, according to Daily Times. Gubarg Police Station officer Qurban Ali said that a rocket hit the house of Air Comm
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Unidentified militants fired four rockets in different areas of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on May 20 but no loss of life was reported, according to Daily Times. Gubarg Police Station officer Qurban Ali said that a rocket hit the house of Air Commodore Javed Naeem on Mall Road, Peshawar Cantonment, while another hit Colonel Attique’s residence on Jalil Road. The other two rockets landed in the Hazar Khawani and Wakho Pul areas.
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May - 21 
Four relatives of two members of parliament (MP) from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were killed in an ambush in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency on May 21, Daily Times reported. The attack left Member of National Assembly
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Four relatives of two members of parliament (MP) from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were killed in an ambush in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency on May 21, Daily Times reported. The attack left Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri’s brother Hamayun Khan, uncle Hafiz Abdul Aleem and brother-in-law Bacha Jan, and Senator Hafiz Abdul Malik’s son Hafiz Nooruddin dead, said officials. They said MNA Qadri and Senator Malik’s family members were traveling from Landi Kotal to Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, when the MNA’s car was ambushed. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle as it reached the Takhta Baig area in Jamrud, they said. The politicians’ families have not named any person or group in the police report, and no militant groups had claimed responsibility for the attack so far, the political administration officials said.
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May - 21 
Security forces and local Taliban militants traded fire on May 21 in the Mamadgut area of Mohmand Agency, according to a local Taliban spokesman. However, no casualties were reported.
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Security forces and local Taliban militants traded fire on May 21 in the Mamadgut area of Mohmand Agency, according to a local Taliban spokesman. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 21 
The federal cabinet said on May 21 that it would not engage in talks with extremists and terrorists and decided to pay compensation to the people affected by military operations and militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), especia
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The federal cabinet said on May 21 that it would not engage in talks with extremists and terrorists and decided to pay compensation to the people affected by military operations and militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), especially South Waziristan, The News reported. Presided over by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, a cabinet meeting declared that peace talks were being held only with ‘peaceful tribesmen’ and there would be no deal with militant and extremist outfits who challenged the Government’s writ. The cabinet also claimed that envoy Tariq Azizuddin had been freed as a result of a security operation, and not under any deal, and that no militant commander had been released in exchange. Later, Information Minister Sherry Rahman said that the army was only being ‘relocated and not withdrawn’ to open up roads to enable the displaced people to return to their homes in Waziristan. She also said that the federal Government was ‘fully aware’ of the NWFP Government’s negotiations with Taliban leaders in Swat, adding that troops would remain there and in FATA. She stated that tribesmen, who would be paid compensation, were peaceful and had been forced to leave their homes because of fighting.
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May - 21 
The Taliban militants operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district on May 21 signed a 16-point peace agreement with the Awami National Party (ANP)-led NWFP Government and agreed to disbanding the militia, while denouncing and
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The Taliban militants operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district on May 21 signed a 16-point peace agreement with the Awami National Party (ANP)-led NWFP Government and agreed to disbanding the militia, while denouncing and renouncing suicide attacks and stopping attacks on the security forces and Government installations, The News reported. The Taliban were represented by their spokesman Muslim Khan, Ali Bakht, Maulana Muhammad Amin, Mehmood Khan and Nisar Khan, while the Government team consisted of senior ministers Bashir Bilour and Rahimdad Khan, NWFP Environment Minister Wajid Ali Khan, ANP provincial President Afrasiyab Khattak and legislator Shamshir Ali. After the talks that continued for eight-and-a-half hours, Bashir Bilour announced that both the sides had signed a 16-point peace agreement and hoped that now there would be peace in the Swat valley. Reading out the agreement, Bilour said the militants had agreed to the following: (1) To accept and honour the writ of the federal and provincial governments; (2) Shariat-e-Muhammadi would be implemented in erstwhile Malakand Division in letter and spirit; (3) The militants would not malign religions of other citizens; (4) The cases of the (Taliban) prisoners would be reviewed and a decision about their release would be made; (5) The government is assured that its law enforcement agencies, government officials, buildings and installations, police stations, police officials, Police Lines, Army, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary, bridges, roads and electricity installations would not be attacked. There would be a ban on keeping private militia. The Taliban would denounce and disown suicide attacks, remote-controlled bomb blasts and bomb blasts in all private, government buildings and shops; (6) The Army would be gradually sent back to barracks in accordance with the prevailing situation; (7) All foreign militants would be handed over to the government besides an assurance from the militants that they would not attack barber shops and markets visited by women; (8) The government would look into all damages done during the operations and would compensate all deserving victims; (9) The Taliban would not oppose vaccination against polio, measles, smallpox and TB, including all those administered to children, and would not obstruct women's education; (10) There would be complete ban on the display of weapons and only licensed arms would be allowed; (11) The incidents of kidnapping and car-lifting must be condemned and subsequently eliminated and all those training centres where militants and suicide bombers were being trained would be dismantled besides those places where explosives were being made; (12) In line with the rules of the authorised license, there would be permission to talk on FM radio channel; (13) The local Taliban would cooperate with the government in the investigations of incidents of murders, robbery and other crimes; (14) The government would take action in the area against oppressors, bribe-takers, adulterers, thieves, dacoits and kidnappers in order to rid the society of such elements; (15) An Islamic university would be set up in Mamdheri Complex, which would be run by a joint government-Taliban committee. In the 16th point, an 11-member joint committee was named to ensure the implementation of the agreement. Talking to reporters, a member of the Taliban negotiating team, Ali Bakht, said the Government would release 200 militants in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, sources among the militants claimed the Taliban commander in Swat Maulana Fazlullah and his comrades were given amnesty and the Government had assured the Taliban that it would not take action against them. However, Senior minister Bashir Bilour said "The committee, which has already been formed, will decide about it." Meanwhile, Geo News reported Major General Athar Abbas as saying that the army would not oppose the peace deal.
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May - 22 
A top American general on May 22 endorsed a US intelligence assessment that the next 9/11-type attack on the US soil would come from al Qaeda bases in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan but urged the United States to increase
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A top American general on May 22 endorsed a US intelligence assessment that the next 9/11-type attack on the US soil would come from al Qaeda bases in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan but urged the United States to increase its security assistance to the country to help it deal with the threat, Dawn reported. General David Petraeus, a top US military commander nominated to lead the Central Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that "Clearly, Al Qaeda’s senior leadership has been strengthened in the Fata, even as though their main effort still is assessed to be in Iraq by them, as well as by us. But the organisation of an attack, if you will, would likely come from the Fata."
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May - 22 
Suspected militants are reported to have shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on May 22. Witnesses said that five gunmen shot dead Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for the Express television channel
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Suspected militants are reported to have shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on May 22. Witnesses said that five gunmen shot dead Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for the Express television channel and Daily Express, near Inayat Kali while he was going to his village from Mamond sub-division on a motorcycle, Dawn reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing so far. Ibrahim Khan was general secretary of the Tribal Union of Journalists (Bajaur Agency unit). Sources said that Ibrahim had interviewed Maulana Umar, spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, early in the morning.
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May - 23 
A bomb struck a vehicle carrying civilians in the Khyber Agency, killing one person and injuring three others, local official Ghulam Habib told AFP. Peshawar Police chief Ataullah told the AP news agency that the blast occurred in the town of Bara.
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A bomb struck a vehicle carrying civilians in the Khyber Agency, killing one person and injuring three others, local official Ghulam Habib told AFP. Peshawar Police chief Ataullah told the AP news agency that the blast occurred in the town of Bara.
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May - 23 
A Pentagon report said on May 23 that the growth of al Qaeda safe havens in Pakistan's tribal areas is "troubling" and warned it may take Pakistan several years to turn around the situation, The News reported. The report to Congress by the US Departm
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A Pentagon report said on May 23 that the growth of al Qaeda safe havens in Pakistan's tribal areas is "troubling" and warned it may take Pakistan several years to turn around the situation, The News reported. The report to Congress by the US Department of Defense said Pakistan increased its troop levels in the border areas by 30,000 in 2007, and made "significant and costly" efforts to eliminate safe havens. "It is troubling that despite these efforts, safe havens in the FATA [Federally Administered Tribal Areas] have grown in recent years," the report said. The Pentagon report noted that 700 Pakistanis have been killed in suicide attacks since July 2007. It said "Al-Qaeda and other violent extremists continue to hide out in the FATA, where they are able to recruit, train, and target US and western interests, including plots against Europe and the US homeland." Madrassas, or Islamic religious schools, "continue to promote jihad and martyrdom, and provide potential operatives for acts of violence in Afghanistan," it said. "Despite successful attacks against some terrorist training facilities in the tribal areas, it is believed other camps remain active and safe havens have grown in recent years," the report stated. The report described a six-year US program to help strengthen the Pakistani military and security forces' ability to secure the border with Pakistan, but cautioned that it will take time to implement. "It may be several years before Pakistan's comprehensive strategy to render the remote tribal areas permanently inhospitable to terrorists, insurgents and other violent extremists can be measured for success," the report noted.
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May - 23 
An al Qaeda figure killed in a United States air strike in Bajaur Agency on May 14 is believed to have been an Algerian allegedly involved in training militants and plotting attacks against the West, officials told Los Angeles Times on May 23, accord
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An al Qaeda figure killed in a United States air strike in Bajaur Agency on May 14 is believed to have been an Algerian allegedly involved in training militants and plotting attacks against the West, officials told Los Angeles Times on May 23, according to Daily Times. They said the Algerian, known by the nickname Abu Sulayman Jazairi, apparently died in the aerial strike that killed 14 people and destroyed a compound near the Damadola village. A knowledgeable US official and a senior European anti-terrorism official said that Jazairi was thought to be dead. "He was a significant person within the al Qaeda ranks… Not in the top five, but he’s up there… The suspicion is he was one of those individuals involved in training and targeting Western interests. There is uncorroborated intelligence that he was involved in plots against Europe," said the European official. Officials said Jazairi surfaced in Pakistan about six years ago and was a mid-level figure who gained stature as other plotters and trainers were neutralized.
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May - 23 
Militants killed an Afghan citizen on May 23 for allegedly spying for the United States (US) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Locals found the body of Gul Payu, a resident of Khost, Afghanistan, on the Tall
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Militants killed an Afghan citizen on May 23 for allegedly spying for the United States (US) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Locals found the body of Gul Payu, a resident of Khost, Afghanistan, on the Tall-Mirali Road. A note written in Pashto and found near the body read that Gul was a US spy and that anyone involved in spying would meet the same fate
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May - 23 
Mir Shahzain Bugti, the grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti, was released on May 23 in Bolan district after the Balochistan Government withdrew all cases against him, Daily Times reported. He was released as part of the provincial Government’s efforts to r
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Mir Shahzain Bugti, the grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti, was released on May 23 in Bolan district after the Balochistan Government withdrew all cases against him, Daily Times reported. He was released as part of the provincial Government’s efforts to release all political and tribal prisoners in order to reconcile with the alienated Baloch political parties and tribesmen. Shahzain disappeared in May 2007 and it was announced in June that he had been detained, according to Dawn.
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May - 23 
Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is reported to have spoken about the differences with ‘commander’ Maulana Nazir, who ousted foreign militants from South Waziristan in 2007. "He (Nazir) has committed sin by helping the army (against foreign militants),
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Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is reported to have spoken about the differences with ‘commander’ Maulana Nazir, who ousted foreign militants from South Waziristan in 2007. "He (Nazir) has committed sin by helping the army (against foreign militants)," Mehsud told Daily Times. "(Nazir) helped army against Mujahideen. He is out of the Taliban and Muslims’ rank," Mehsud said. "We would like him to come on our side and fight along with us against the army. But he likes to be friend of the army," he added.
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May - 23 
The Taliban will not accept any Government condition to stop cross-border movement to finalise a peace deal, a militant commander declared last week. "First, we will not accept such a ban. But we hope the peace deal will be inked without a clause tha
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The Taliban will not accept any Government condition to stop cross-border movement to finalise a peace deal, a militant commander declared last week. "First, we will not accept such a ban. But we hope the peace deal will be inked without a clause that puts restrictions on Mujahideen to cross the border (into Afghanistan)," Abu Zakwan, Taliban commander in the Kotkai area of South Waziristan, told Daily Times on May 24. Using the alias of Abu Zakwan, the commander said that Government negotiators are asking for a pledge to stop cross-border attacks, but the Taliban were not committing to such an agreement. He said Waziristan was serving the region as "centre for jihad" and people from across the country were being trained for holy war "against the United States".
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May - 23 
Unidentified militants fired seven rockets at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base and cantonment area in the Kohat district of NWFP early on May 23. Kohat Cantonment Police Station chief Habibur Rehman told Daily Times that the militants fired seven ro
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Unidentified militants fired seven rockets at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base and cantonment area in the Kohat district of NWFP early on May 23. Kohat Cantonment Police Station chief Habibur Rehman told Daily Times that the militants fired seven rockets simultaneously at 5:20am causing minor damages to the base, though no loss of life was reported. He said the first rocket hit the PAF airbase while the second hit its Gate No-5 Two rockets hit army officers’ Garrison Fitness Club, and the fifth rocket landed near police post at Kohat Cantonment’s Bannu Gate. The sixth rocket hit the cantonment board offices and one rocket hit a house in the Cantonment area, injuring a five-year-old girl, locals officials said.
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May - 24 
Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud vowed on May 24 to continue fighting the NATO and US-led forces in Afghanistan regardless of negotiations for a peace deal with the Pakistan Government, Daily Times reported on May 25. Mehsud told a group of journalist
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Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud vowed on May 24 to continue fighting the NATO and US-led forces in Afghanistan regardless of negotiations for a peace deal with the Pakistan Government, Daily Times reported on May 25. Mehsud told a group of journalists that he wanted to stop fighting the Pakistan Army, but made no commitment about halting attacks in Afghanistan. "Islam does not recognise frontiers. Jihad in Afghanistan will continue," Mehsud said.
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May - 24 
Two Policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Peshawar in the North West frontier Province (NWFP) on May 24, police said. Cantonment Superintendent of Police Imran Shahid told Daily Times that Station House Officer Khaista Khan and his driver
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Two Policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Peshawar in the North West frontier Province (NWFP) on May 24, police said. Cantonment Superintendent of Police Imran Shahid told Daily Times that Station House Officer Khaista Khan and his driver Shoaib died in the first attack at around 10.30am (PST) while they were on routine patrol in the Nasir Bagh Police station precincts. The bomb, apparently detonated by remote control, also injured two police officers, he stated, adding, “The blast was so powerful that it tore the vehicle into two parts and the body of the slain SHO was recovered from a nearby rooftop while his driver’s body was recovered from a nearby plot of land,” he added. This was the first blast in Peshawar following the Awami National Party -led coalition Government’s taking charge in NWFP after the February 18 general elections in the country.
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May - 26 
An improvised explosive device exploded in the Salarzai sub-division of the Bajaur Agency late on May 26, without causing any casualties, according to Daily Times.
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An improvised explosive device exploded in the Salarzai sub-division of the Bajaur Agency late on May 26, without causing any casualties, according to Daily Times.
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May - 26 
Six persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in incidents of sectarian violence at Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 26, Dawn reported. Witnesses said four people, including three close relatives, were k
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Six persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in incidents of sectarian violence at Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 26, Dawn reported. Witnesses said four people, including three close relatives, were killed when they were attacked while going to a court. The four slain people were from the Shia community, according to Daily Times. “It seems to be a sectarian attack, but we are still investigating,” Dera Ismail Khan police chief Salahuddin Khan said. The motorbike borne assailants also fired on a police team going to a checkpoint, killing constable Qismatullah. Further, some people opened fire on a member of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Abdur Rasheed, on the University Road, killing him on the spot.
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May - 26 
Two senior Taliban leaders, Mullah Obaidullah Akhund and Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, have been released by the Pakistan Government in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, The News reported. Despite the fact that the Government officials have denied the rel
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Two senior Taliban leaders, Mullah Obaidullah Akhund and Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, have been released by the Pakistan Government in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, The News reported. Despite the fact that the Government officials have denied the release, both the militant leaders reached Afghanistan around two weeks back, sources said. The duo was reportedly released along with hundreds of other militants to secure the release of Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin and 35 Army officials. However, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Security, Rehman Malik, denied any such prisoner swap between the Taliban and the Government of Pakistan, saying that not a single prisoner was released in return to the release of Ambassador Azizuddin. But, a prominent Jihadi leader from Afghanistan confirmed the development, saying "The release of both the Taliban commanders was part of a 'package swap deal' between the Pakistani authorities and the Taliban under which 35 Army personnel were also released besides Pakistani ambassador and his staff." Obaidullah was arrested on March 1, 2007. He is the most senior Taliban figure captured to date, and "is considered by American intelligence officials to have been one of the Taliban leaders closest to Osama bin Laden," as well as part of the "inner core of the Taliban leadership around the Mullah Muhammad Omar." Obaidullah is a member of the Taliban's Shura Majlis, or executive council, and is thought to be third in command. Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, a senior Taliban leader, was wounded and captured along with five lieutenants by the Frontier Corps on February 11, 2008. The officials said that Mansoor was captured while crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan.
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May - 27 
A top Afghan intelligence official said on May 27 that his agency received information several months ago that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding in northern Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, Dawn reported. The unnamed official told AFP that bi
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A top Afghan intelligence official said on May 27 that his agency received information several months ago that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding in northern Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, Dawn reported. The unnamed official told AFP that bin Laden was said to be in a mountainous region in Chitral, a Pakistani region facing Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar. "We’ve received new information that he is hiding in Chitral. We got the information about his presence in that area about four, five months ago," the Afghan intelligence official said.
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May - 27 
Eight militants were killed and four others sustained injuries when a vehicle loaded with ammunition blew up in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on May 27-night, Dawn reported. Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Iqbal Khattak sa
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Eight militants were killed and four others sustained injuries when a vehicle loaded with ammunition blew up in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on May 27-night, Dawn reported. Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Iqbal Khattak said that the vehicle carrying explosives was going from Bajaur to Jandol in the Upper Dir district. He denied reports that the vehicle had been hit by a missile, adding that it was an accidental explosion which completely destroyed the vehicle.
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May - 27 
Eight persons were killed and 13 others sustained injuries in the Orakzai Agency of the FATA when militants of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansarul Islam (AI), the two rival groups of Khyber Agency, clashed on May 27, Daily Times reported. Activists
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Eight persons were killed and 13 others sustained injuries in the Orakzai Agency of the FATA when militants of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansarul Islam (AI), the two rival groups of Khyber Agency, clashed on May 27, Daily Times reported. Activists of the AI led by Mahboobul Haq and LI of Mangal Bagh are reported to have clashed in the Kata Pana area of Orakzai Agency, according to Dawn. Two vehicles were damaged in the gun-battle and Utmankhel tribesmen captured two vehicles of the Mangal Bagh group. Sources said that the Mangal Bagh group which was operating in the Bara and Jamrud sub-division of the Khyber Agency had now extended its activities to the Orakzai region.
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May - 27 
The United States Treasury said on May 27 it had decided to freeze the assets of four leaders of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including its chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, according to Dawn. The State Department had designated it a foreign t
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The United States Treasury said on May 27 it had decided to freeze the assets of four leaders of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including its chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, according to Dawn. The State Department had designated it a foreign terrorist organisation in 2001. The group’s "transnational nature makes it crucial for governments worldwide to do all they can to stifle LeT’s fund-raising and operations… LeT is a dangerous al Qaeda affiliate that has demonstrated its willingness to murder innocent civilians", said Stuart Levey, Treasury’s Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. Any assets these men have under US jurisdiction will be frozen, and Americans will be prohibited from doing business with them, the Treasury said. The four included Saeed, whom the Treasury said has played a major role in the organisation’s operational and fund-raising activities. It named the others as Pakistan-born Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the chief of operations; Haji Mohammad Ashraf, the chief of finance, and India-born Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed Bahaziq, described as the main LeT financier in the 1980s and 1990s.
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May - 28 
Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is spending approximately PKR 3 billion on militancy annually, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on May 28. "He [Mehsud] is spending between Rs 2.5 - 3 bi
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Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is spending approximately PKR 3 billion on militancy annually, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on May 28. "He [Mehsud] is spending between Rs 2.5 - 3 billion yearly on procuring weapons, equipment, vehicles, treating wounded militants and keeping families of killed militants fed," the Governor told Daily Times. He stated that this significant sum could not be generated solely through zakat or donations, but did not elaborate on the sources of funding. However, he indicated that money generated from the sale of narcotics was feeding militancy in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this regard, he held the US and United Kingdom "responsible for ignoring my early warnings" of serious repercussions if poppy cultivation was not curtailed in Afghanistan after the ouster of the Taliban regime.
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May - 28 
Clashes erupted on May 28 between the security forces and militants in Dera Bugti and rockets were fired in Kohlu district. Officials said that militants attacked a check-post with heavy weapons and rockets in the Sangsella area, about 20 kilometers
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Clashes erupted on May 28 between the security forces and militants in Dera Bugti and rockets were fired in Kohlu district. Officials said that militants attacked a check-post with heavy weapons and rockets in the Sangsella area, about 20 kilometers from the Dera Bugti town and the ensuing exchange of fire continued for more than an hour. The militants had earlier attacked the same area on May 27-night. However, neither side reported any casualty. In the Karmo Wadh area in Kahan, militants fired several rockets on a Frontier Corps check post. “The militants fired 10 rockets, but all of them exploded at places away from the post,” officials said. Two 32-KVA transmission lines were blown up in the Marwand area in Kohlu district, suspending power supply. A man claiming to be the spokesman for the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army said his organisation had carried out the attacks on security forces in the Karmo Wadh, Sehagri and Seha Aap areas in Kohlu. Identifying himself as Beebarg Baloch, he claimed that at least six soldiers had been killed and several others injured in the attacks.
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May - 28 
The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)) denied on May 28 it had links with al Qaeda, as Washington imposed financial sanctions on its chief and three other leaders, Daily Times reported. The Bush administration moved on May 27 to
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The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)) denied on May 28 it had links with al Qaeda, as Washington imposed financial sanctions on its chief and three other leaders, Daily Times reported. The Bush administration moved on May 27 to implement sanctions against four top leaders of the LeT, including its chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed. The US Treasury described the group as a “dangerous al Qaeda affiliate that has demonstrated its willingness to murder innocent civilians”. The sanctions mean any assets of the four found in the US will be blocked and that US citizens are forbidden from doing business with the four. Jama’at-ud-Da’awa spokesman Muhammad Yahya Mujahid denied that Saeed was still involved in the LeT and claimed the US statement was “based (on) enmity with Islam, lack of knowledge and ignorance.” “America cannot prove in any court in the world Hafiz Muhammad Saeed’s links with incidents of terrorism,” Mujahid said in a statement. According to him, “The recent step by America is a result of Indian propaganda and an effort to pressure Pakistan’s government.”
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May - 28 
The Taliban on May 28 announced a complete cessation of hostilities after holding talks for six days with a peace committee of elders from Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP. A spokesman for ‘commander’ Tariq told Dawn that the Government had assured them th
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The Taliban on May 28 announced a complete cessation of hostilities after holding talks for six days with a peace committee of elders from Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP. A spokesman for ‘commander’ Tariq told Dawn that the Government had assured them that the military would stop operations in Darra Adamkhel and, in return, the Taliban would stop their activities on the stretch of Indus Highway passing through Darra Adamkhel. He said: “Now we are completely satisfied and trust the man provided by the Government as a guarantor, and announce immediate cease fire. Formal talks for finalising modalities of the peace deal would commence from Thursday.” The Government had reportedly been trying to hold talks with the militants engaged in armed clashes with security forces since February 25, 2008 to ensure that the Indus Highway passing through Darra Adamkhel and the Kohat tunnel remained safe. The administration formed a jirga (council) in Kohat on May 22 and sent it to Taliban to hold talks on behalf of the Government.
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May - 28 
Three civilians and an army soldier were killed in two incidents of firing in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 28-night, Dawn reported. According to police, motorcycle borne gunmen shot dead two persons, identified as Mohammad Israr and Mohamma
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Three civilians and an army soldier were killed in two incidents of firing in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 28-night, Dawn reported. According to police, motorcycle borne gunmen shot dead two persons, identified as Mohammad Israr and Mohammad Iqbal, near a shop near the Railway Girls High School. “It is a target killing,” a senior police officer said. In the second incident which occurred in the railway guard colony, a soldier and a civilian were shot dead. Further, four members of a family were injured in a grenade attack on a house on the Kalat Street on May 28.
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May - 30 
A bomb blast at a CD centre at Amandara in the suburbs of Malakand in the NWFP on May 30-morning damaged four shops, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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A bomb blast at a CD centre at Amandara in the suburbs of Malakand in the NWFP on May 30-morning damaged four shops, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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May - 30 
Six youths were shot dead and four others sustained injuries in an ambush by the insurgents on the Samungli Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 30, Dawn reported. A spokesman for the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility
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Six youths were shot dead and four others sustained injuries in an ambush by the insurgents on the Samungli Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 30, Dawn reported. A spokesman for the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. According to Police, the youths were going home after playing a cricket match in Jinnah Town when the assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on them near the Federal Investigation Agency office. Police raided different places after the attack but no arrest was reported. A majority of the murdered boys belonged to Quetta’s ethnic Hazara minority, Daily Times reported. The BLA claimed that those killed were spying for the Military Intelligence and the Inter-Services Intelligence.
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May - 30 
The chief organiser of the Baloch Republican Party (BRP), Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti, has refused to hold talks with the Government within the framework of the federation, according to Dawn. Addressing a press conference on phone from an unspecified lo
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The chief organiser of the Baloch Republican Party (BRP), Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti, has refused to hold talks with the Government within the framework of the federation, according to Dawn. Addressing a press conference on phone from an unspecified location on May 30, Bramdagh Bugti, grandson of the slain Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, said that resistance movement was aimed at protecting the land and resources of the Baloch people. The BRP, formally a faction of the Jamhoori Watan Party, was launched recently with a new flag and manifesto. Bramdagh Bugti said: "We are owners of our land and resources and there is no need to talk with others on our resources. Talks will be held only with those who accept our right on Balochistan’s resources." He said the Government’s rhetoric about reconciliation was nothing but an attempt to deceive the Baloch people. The Government talked about reconciliation, he added, but it continued military operations in the province. The BRP leader said he did not support the killing of settlers, but said that it was a reaction to the military operations in the province. In his first telephonic press conference since August 26, 2006 when his grandfather was assassinated, he extended "100 percent support" to all the militant groups operating in Balochistan, saying the only way forward for the Baloch was to stop ‘begging’ for provincial autonomy and jobs from the central Government, Daily Times reported. "We are in a constant state of war… The Baloch issue has moved past constitutional compensation. We refuse to be a part of any reconciliatory efforts in the province. Why does the government talk of reconciliation when it is still engaged in a full-fledged operation against the Baloch people," he said.
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May - 30 
Two persons from the Toori tribe at Zeeran in the Upper Kurram area were killed in Peshu Khawr of Kurram Agency on May 30. Local sources said that the killings were in retaliation to the killing of four people in Zeeran on May 29 who were abducted wh
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Two persons from the Toori tribe at Zeeran in the Upper Kurram area were killed in Peshu Khawr of Kurram Agency on May 30. Local sources said that the killings were in retaliation to the killing of four people in Zeeran on May 29 who were abducted while travelling to Sadda and were later shot dead.
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May - 30 
Two women were killed and another woman and a constable were wounded in a landmine explosion in the Kohlu district on May 30, according to Dawn. Official sources said that three women and a man were collecting firewood in the outskirts of the Kohlu t
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Two women were killed and another woman and a constable were wounded in a landmine explosion in the Kohlu district on May 30, according to Dawn. Official sources said that three women and a man were collecting firewood in the outskirts of the Kohlu town when one of them hit the landmine.
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May - 30 
Welcoming the NWFP Government’s offer for talks, a spokesman for the local Taliban on May 30 announced a cease-fire in the Mardan district, according to Dawn. The spokesman, identifying himself as Maulana Abdullah, addressed journalists at the Mardan
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Welcoming the NWFP Government’s offer for talks, a spokesman for the local Taliban on May 30 announced a cease-fire in the Mardan district, according to Dawn. The spokesman, identifying himself as Maulana Abdullah, addressed journalists at the Mardan Press Club on phone. He said the Taliban had carried out a number of terrorist activities, including bomb blasts, rocket attacks and suicide bombing in protest against the military operation against them. He also said that recently three Taliban leaders had been killed by Police in the Palo Dheri area. According to him: "We planted a bomb in a car near the City Police station and carried out a suicide attacks in the Cantt Bakers in protest against the killing of our men." Abdullah said that the Taliban wanted peace in the district and, therefore, accepted the offer for talks. He stated that the Taliban wanted enforcement of Shariah (Islamic law) in the area and putting an end to the obscenity. He added that the provincial Government was sincere in its offer for talks, but the real decision-makers were the NWFP Governor, the central government and the armed forces who "are killing us at the behest of the American."
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May - 31 
A bomb exploded in a 4x4 vehicle owned by local Taliban in the Mamad Ghat area of the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 31, killing at least three Taliban and a bystander while injuring three more Taliban, , accordi
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A bomb exploded in a 4x4 vehicle owned by local Taliban in the Mamad Ghat area of the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 31, killing at least three Taliban and a bystander while injuring three more Taliban, , according to Daily Times. The four-wheel drive Surf was parked in a workshop amid a row of shops facing the Lakrai grid station. The local Taliban sealed off the area soon after the blast occurred. Witnesses said that three Taliban, whose names were Hakeem Khan, Qasim and Sultan Zeb, and a bystander, Zeerak, were killed in the blast. The political administration confirmed the blast had taken place, but said the toll was three dead and four injured.
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May - 31 
According to The Post, the Balochistan National Party (BNP) on May 31 refused to participate in the Government-sponsored talks aimed to establish peace in the Balochistan province, saying that Islamabad should first halt the ongoing military operatio
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According to The Post, the Balochistan National Party (BNP) on May 31 refused to participate in the Government-sponsored talks aimed to establish peace in the Balochistan province, saying that Islamabad should first halt the ongoing military operation. "We will not participate in the talks until the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Government stops the military operation in the mountains of Balochistan, frees all the political prisoners and withdraws [the army] from the province," Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of the BNP, told a news conference in Karachi. Mengal alleged that thousands of people had been displaced because of the military crackdown in several districts of Balochistan, particularly Dera Bugti and Kohlu. Talks made no sense until the displaced people were brought back to their homes, he said.
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May - 31 
Militants blew up a security check-post in a timed explosion at 10:45pm on May 31 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. Sources said this was the first incident after the Gover
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Militants blew up a security check-post in a timed explosion at 10:45pm on May 31 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. Sources said this was the first incident after the Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) signed a peace agreement which had not yet been made public.
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*Data till , April 29, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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