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September - 1 
A man, identified as Samiullah (40) was shot dead and his nephew, Abdul Saboor, was injured in the Jahanabad area of Pak Colony in SITE Town on September 1, reports The News. Police found spent Kalashnikov bullet shells at the crime scene. Samiullah,
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A man, identified as Samiullah (40) was shot dead and his nephew, Abdul Saboor, was injured in the Jahanabad area of Pak Colony in SITE Town on September 1, reports The News. Police found spent Kalashnikov bullet shells at the crime scene. Samiullah, who was a member of the Magsi clan, had arrived in Karachi from Dubai.
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A person was shot dead near Shaheen School in the Sultanabad locality of Manghopir area in Gadap Town on September 1, reports The News According to investigators, the motorcycle that the victim was riding had been snatched from the jurisdiction of th
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A person was shot dead near Shaheen School in the Sultanabad locality of Manghopir area in Gadap Town on September 1, reports The News According to investigators, the motorcycle that the victim was riding had been snatched from the jurisdiction of the Mominabad Police Station on August 31, 2013. They added that this led to the suspicion that the victim might have been a member of a ‘criminal group’.
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A Police spy, identified as Rehan, was injured in a firing incident near Banaras Chowk in the Orangi Town on September 1, reports The News. Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Nabi Afridi said Rehan was working as an informer for Law Enforcement Agenc
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A Police spy, identified as Rehan, was injured in a firing incident near Banaras Chowk in the Orangi Town on September 1, reports The News. Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Nabi Afridi said Rehan was working as an informer for Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
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A senior employee of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), identified as Muhammad Riazuddin (40), was shot dead near Disco Morr in the Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 1, reports The News.
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A senior employee of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), identified as Muhammad Riazuddin (40), was shot dead near Disco Morr in the Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 1, reports The News.
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An official of the Airport Security Force (ASF), identified as Bashir Bhatti, was shot dead in the Dalbandin area of Chaghai District while he was going home from the airport on September 1, reports Dawn.
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An official of the Airport Security Force (ASF), identified as Bashir Bhatti, was shot dead in the Dalbandin area of Chaghai District while he was going home from the airport on September 1, reports Dawn.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was recovered from a gunny bag near Askari Park in the Old Sabzi Mandi locality of Jamshed Town on September 1, reports The News. Police said that unidentified militants had kidnapped the man, tortured him and then
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An unidentified dead body of a man was recovered from a gunny bag near Askari Park in the Old Sabzi Mandi locality of Jamshed Town on September 1, reports The News. Police said that unidentified militants had kidnapped the man, tortured him and then shot him dead before dumping his body.
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At least nine soldiers were killed and as many injured on September 1 when militants triggered an explosion targeting a military convoy in the Boya area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express T
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At least nine soldiers were killed and as many injured on September 1 when militants triggered an explosion targeting a military convoy in the Boya area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune. Ansarul Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attack. The militants triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a convoy of up to 20 vehicles carrying army and Frontier Corps troops to Miranshah. The attack came barely a day after a US drone strike killed four suspected militants in the Essa Khel area, some 35 kilometres away from Miranshah.
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At least three persons were killed and several others sustained injuries on September 1 when unidentified assailants fired on a musical event in the Adam Khel area of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times.
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At least three persons were killed and several others sustained injuries on September 1 when unidentified assailants fired on a musical event in the Adam Khel area of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times.
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Dawn reports that Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on September 1 warned that he would not allow security check posts to be used for collecting extortion money in the province. He said there were reports that check posts set up by Police
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Dawn reports that Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on September 1 warned that he would not allow security check posts to be used for collecting extortion money in the province. He said there were reports that check posts set up by Police and other Security Forces in Makran and other areas of the province had been forcing people travelling by bus or private vehicles on national highways and other roads to pay money.
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Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on September 1 that Pakistan is not holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at the moment, reports The Express Tribune. He said the decision to talk with the TTP would be taken dur
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Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on September 1 that Pakistan is not holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at the moment, reports The Express Tribune. He said the decision to talk with the TTP would be taken during the All Parties’ Conference (APC) after taking political parties into confidence. He said it would be pre-mature to say that talks have gone underway between the Government and Taliban. In a statement, Nisar said most of the media reports in connection with the Taliban talks are not based on reality, adds The News. He advised the media to desist from disseminating news without mentioning the names of a Minister and Government officials and that the Interior Ministry be approached for confirmation of a news item.
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Karachi Police on September 1 arrested several foreigners in a raid conducted in Afghan Basti area of Sohrab Goth in the Gadap Town, reports The News. The raid enraged the residents of the area who protested the act by coming onto the Super Highway a
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Karachi Police on September 1 arrested several foreigners in a raid conducted in Afghan Basti area of Sohrab Goth in the Gadap Town, reports The News. The raid enraged the residents of the area who protested the act by coming onto the Super Highway and blocking the road by burning tyres.
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On September 1, three suspects were arrested and illegal weapons were recovered during a search operation by the Frontier Corps near Jangal Pir Alizai area in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District, reports The News. A huge quantity of arms and explo
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On September 1, three suspects were arrested and illegal weapons were recovered during a search operation by the Frontier Corps near Jangal Pir Alizai area in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District, reports The News. A huge quantity of arms and explosives were recovered from their possession.
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Suspected militants fired a rocket at Gosh check post on Miranshah-Mir Ali Road. The rocket damaged the check post but did not cause any casualty.
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Suspected militants fired a rocket at Gosh check post on Miranshah-Mir Ali Road. The rocket damaged the check post but did not cause any casualty.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants ‘raided’ the house of sacked TTP Punjab chapter ‘chief’ Asmatullah Muavia in the suburbs of Miranshah. The TTP removed Muavia from his position as ‘punishment’ for accepting the Government’s recent offer to
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants ‘raided’ the house of sacked TTP Punjab chapter ‘chief’ Asmatullah Muavia in the suburbs of Miranshah. The TTP removed Muavia from his position as ‘punishment’ for accepting the Government’s recent offer to hold peace talks and hence, rejecting the decision of the umbrella organisation. Muavia had said that the Punjabi Taliban had its own Shura (council) and the TTP had no authority to remove him.
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The abducted official of the Afghan Consulate in Quetta, Muhammad Hashim Ibrat, reached his home on September 1, reports Dawn. Afghan Consul General Quetta, Ghullam Muhammad Bahadur said, “Ibrat is safe and sound.” Armed militants abducted the diplom
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The abducted official of the Afghan Consulate in Quetta, Muhammad Hashim Ibrat, reached his home on September 1, reports Dawn. Afghan Consul General Quetta, Ghullam Muhammad Bahadur said, “Ibrat is safe and sound.” Armed militants abducted the diplomat on July 28, 2013, from Satellite Town area of Quetta when he was on his way to office from home. However, an official of the Consulate, who requested anonymity, said that some important Taliban leaders were set free as result of Ibrat's release. “Taliban leaders were set free from Kandahar,” he claimed. No group had claimed the responsibility for the abduction.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on September 1 defused a bomb, weighing 18 kilograms, planted in a residential area of Tirah Mel in the Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on September 1 defused a bomb, weighing 18 kilograms, planted in a residential area of Tirah Mel in the Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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A dead body of a man was found under the ICI Bridge in Keamari Town on September 2, reports The News. Station House Officer Madad Ali Zardari said, “Doctors have told us that the victim’s neck was broken and he was tortured to death”. “There was noth
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A dead body of a man was found under the ICI Bridge in Keamari Town on September 2, reports The News. Station House Officer Madad Ali Zardari said, “Doctors have told us that the victim’s neck was broken and he was tortured to death”. “There was nothing found on the body that can help us identify him,” he added.
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September - 2 
A man, identified as Ghulam Din (40), was shot dead near Garam Chashma in the Manghopir area of Gadap Town on September 2, reports The News. SHO Aslam Joya said Ghulam Din was a supporter of a religious party.
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A man, identified as Ghulam Din (40), was shot dead near Garam Chashma in the Manghopir area of Gadap Town on September 2, reports The News. SHO Aslam Joya said Ghulam Din was a supporter of a religious party.
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A man, identified as Javed Hussain Baloch, was shot dead on Baldia No-4 Road in the Lasi Para area of Madina Colony in New Karachi Town on September 2, reports The News.
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A man, identified as Javed Hussain Baloch, was shot dead on Baldia No-4 Road in the Lasi Para area of Madina Colony in New Karachi Town on September 2, reports The News.
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A Sub-Inspector, identified as Piyaru Khan (45), was shot dead near Banaras Chowk in the Peerabad area of SITE Town on September 2, reports The News. Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Moeed said that Khan was posted at the Peerabad Police Station for
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A Sub-Inspector, identified as Piyaru Khan (45), was shot dead near Banaras Chowk in the Peerabad area of SITE Town on September 2, reports The News. Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Moeed said that Khan was posted at the Peerabad Police Station for the past 15 years. Police said Khan had participated in the operation in Karachi in the late 90s and was posted in District Central at that time.
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September - 2 
A supporter of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Arman (35), was shot dead near Khaleel Market at Islam Chowk in Orangi Town on September 2, reports The News. ASWJ spokesperson Umer Muawiya said Arman was a supporter of his party.
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A supporter of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Arman (35), was shot dead near Khaleel Market at Islam Chowk in Orangi Town on September 2, reports The News. ASWJ spokesperson Umer Muawiya said Arman was a supporter of his party.
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Al Qaeda’s leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported on September 3 citing top-secret US intelligence documents. The al Qaeda leadership is “hoping to exploit the technologi
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Al Qaeda’s leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported on September 3 citing top-secret US intelligence documents. The al Qaeda leadership is “hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has inflicted huge losses against the terrorist network,” The Washington Post said online. “Although there is no evidence that al Qaeda has forced a drone crash or successfully interfered with flight operations, US intelligence officials have closely tracked the group’s persistent efforts to develop a counter-drone strategy since 2010,” the report said, citing the secret documents. The al Qaeda commanders are keen to achieve “a technological breakthrough (that) could curb the US drone campaign, which has killed an estimated 3,000 people over the past decade,” The Washington Post reported. Drone strikes have forced al Qaeda operatives to limit their movements in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and other places.
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An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Imran, was shot dead in Orangi Town on September 2, reports The News.
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An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Imran, was shot dead in Orangi Town on September 2, reports The News.
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September - 2 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 2 again issued non-bailable arrest warrants against People’s Amn Committee (PAC) leader Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and Taj Muhammad alias Taju in triple-murder case, including that of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu,
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 2 again issued non-bailable arrest warrants against People’s Amn Committee (PAC) leader Uzair Baloch, Baba Ladla and Taj Muhammad alias Taju in triple-murder case, including that of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu, reports The News. During proceedings, the investigating officer sought time for arresting the accused and giving an advertisement in newspapers. The ATC adjourned the hearing till September 12, 2013.
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September - 2 
Militants abducted two boys from Suleiman Khel village, on the suburbs of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the night of September 2, reports The Express Tribune. Around a dozen militants entered Suleiman
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Militants abducted two boys from Suleiman Khel village, on the suburbs of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the night of September 2, reports The Express Tribune. Around a dozen militants entered Suleiman Khel, barged into a guesthouse and whisked away four boys. Two of them were later released while the other two, identified as Sohail and Sadaqat, remain in captivity.
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September - 2 
Police on September 2 registered murder charges against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in connection with the death of a radical cleric, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, during the siege of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in July 2007, reports Daily
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Police on September 2 registered murder charges against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in connection with the death of a radical cleric, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, during the siege of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in July 2007, reports Daily Times. Radical cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi was one of more than 100 people killed after troops stormed the Red Mosque in Islamabad on July 10, 2007. “The High Court ordered Islamabad Police to register murder charges against Musharraf on a petition filed by the son of Rashid Ghazi,” said Tariq Asad, a lawyer who represented Ghazi in court. “We have booked Musharraf under section 302/119 of the law, which deals with murder charges,” Qasim Niazi, a senior Police Official said.
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September - 2 
The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal on September 2 claimed that operations have been intensified in Balochistan to suppress the voice of Baloch people clamouring for their rights, reports The Express Tribune.
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The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal on September 2 claimed that operations have been intensified in Balochistan to suppress the voice of Baloch people clamouring for their rights, reports The Express Tribune. Addressing a news conference at Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan), Mengal said, “Operations have been intensified to stop Baloch people from seeking their legitimate national rights.” He described the action as ‘genocide’ of the Baloch people. The former Balochistan chief minister reiterated his earlier stance that he wanted to take Balochistan out of death and destruction, and seek an end to enforced disappearances and dumping of mutilated bodies at public places. “We decided to participate in the democratic process and field our candidates in a difficult situation,” Mengal said, but expressed reservations over the election results, stating that election results had been tampered with and changed, converting victory of the party into defeat. Meanwhile, he announced dissolving of all party organs, saying all previous party memberships stood cancelled. He directed to launch a fresh membership drive to revitalise the party, following recommendations of BNP-M’s central committee.
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September - 2 
The office of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Karachi was closed down after it received threats from an ethnic political party in the city on September 2, reports Daily Times. Since the last eight to nine days the staff members of the B
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The office of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Karachi was closed down after it received threats from an ethnic political party in the city on September 2, reports Daily Times. Since the last eight to nine days the staff members of the BBC instead of working in the office have confined themselves to their houses and are working from there, sources further said. The threats may be a reaction to the documentary on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain broadcast by the BBC. The documentary sparked an unprecedented response from the MQM which termed it fake and Taliban-sponsored propaganda.
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September - 2 
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province is set to “restore violent jihadist content in school textbooks”, reports The Times of India quoting a media report from Radio Free Europe on September 3 (today).
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province is set to “restore violent jihadist content in school textbooks”, reports The Times of India quoting a media report from Radio Free Europe on September 3 (today). KP Information Minister Shah Farman told a news conference on August 21 that the Government will "rectify" what it calls "holes and mistakes" in textbooks published by the previous Government led by the Awami National Party (ANP). "What kind of sovereignty, freedom, and Islamic values is this when Islamic teachings, jihad, and national heroes are removed from textbooks? Jihad is part of our faith. We will not back down (from our decision)," he said. The Provincial Government has not said when the changes will be implemented but they were not in time for the new school year that began on September 1, 2013. According to sources, after ANP came to power in the province in 2008, education officials removed Quranic verses preaching jihad or holy war and illustrations depicting weapons or violence. Chapters covering Islamist figures and ideology were replaced with lessons on local poets, philosophers or the region's Pashtun identity. These drastic changes were introduced by the ANP in textbooks used from the first to 12th grade in public schools.
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September - 3 
A Federal Cabinet Member on September 3 said that the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has “decided in principle” to launch a targeted operation against criminals, target killers and extortionists in Karachi this month, reports The Express Tribune. It is
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A Federal Cabinet Member on September 3 said that the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has “decided in principle” to launch a targeted operation against criminals, target killers and extortionists in Karachi this month, reports The Express Tribune. It is a Hobson’s choice, which is a ‘choice’ with only one option, he said. “The operation will be conducted on a now-or-never basis.” Paramilitary Forces will conduct the operation that aims at eliminating criminal elements from Karachi within six months. The military will operate as a quick response force if needed, the Cabinet Member added. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah will supervise the operation which will be spearheaded by the Rangers. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will take all political parties into confidence by the end of this week, he said. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, after meeting the heads of all civilian Intelligence Agencies, also requested the Prime Minister to give his final nod to Law-Enforcement Agencies for launching an operation in Karachi, a senior official of the Interior Ministry said. “The premier will announce the proposed plan for the targeted operation in Karachi today (Wednesday)”, he said. According to the proposed plan prepared by Sindh Home Department, the operation will most probably be launched in Lyari Town and Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town– the most sensitive areas declared by the Agencies, said the official. Then it will be expanded to Manghopir area of Gadap Town, Orangi Town, Korangi Town, Landhi Town, Ranchore Lines in Saddar Town and Ittehad Town in Baldia Town The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC), a subsidiary department of the Interior Ministry, in its report recommended both the Federal as well as the Provincial Government to cleanse the city. The report further revealed that several Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) factions and al Qaeda elements have moved to Karachi. Such factions are penetrating deeper into the city every passing day, it claims. Therefore, a targeted operation is inevitable whether the military is engaged or not, NCMC Director-General Wing Commander (retired) Tariq Lodhi advised the Government in the report. The militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) is responsible for much of the violence in the city and it needs to be rooted out, stated the report.
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September - 3 
A prayer leader of Mehtab Masjid, identified as QariSiraj (35), was shot dead in Soldier Bazaar area of Jamshed Town on September 3, reported The News.
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A prayer leader of Mehtab Masjid, identified as QariSiraj (35), was shot dead in Soldier Bazaar area of Jamshed Town on September 3, reported The News.
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September - 3 
A supporter of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Naeem, was shot dead in Orangi Town on September 3, reports The News.
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A supporter of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Naeem, was shot dead in Orangi Town on September 3, reports The News.
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September - 3 
A The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) official on September 3 said that the CPLC received 1,024 extortion complaints from traders in the first eight months of 2013 in comparison with 590 last year – almost double in number, reports The News.
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A The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) official on September 3 said that the CPLC received 1,024 extortion complaints from traders in the first eight months of 2013 in comparison with 590 last year – almost double in number, reports The News. He said, “There was a 100 percent increase in extortion complaints this year,” adding, “These figures are alarming considering that many traders and other citizens don’t lodge their complaints.” The official said traders and businessmen had started staging rallies against extortionists and also complaining about the issues on TV, but most of them were reluctant to approach the Police and the CPLC.
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September - 3 
A truck driver was injured on September 3 when unidentified militants attacked a Karachi-bound NATO container on National Highway near Mastung District, reported Daily Times.
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A truck driver was injured on September 3 when unidentified militants attacked a Karachi-bound NATO container on National Highway near Mastung District, reported Daily Times.
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September - 3 
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Malik Shamshad (38), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 3, reports The News. He was serving as the Intelligence Off
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An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Malik Shamshad (38), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 3, reports The News. He was serving as the Intelligence Officer at Pakistan Bazaar Police Station.
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September - 3 
An unidentified man was shot dead near Kashti Masjid in Garden area of Saddar Town on September 3, reports The News.
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An unidentified man was shot dead near Kashti Masjid in Garden area of Saddar Town on September 3, reports The News.
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September - 3 
Former Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik while addressing the media in Karachi on September 3 said, “I invented the term ‘targeted’ operation,” said Malik, adding that an “operation needs to be carried out in south Punjab and Quetta.” He ass
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Former Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik while addressing the media in Karachi on September 3 said, “I invented the term ‘targeted’ operation,” said Malik, adding that an “operation needs to be carried out in south Punjab and Quetta.” He asserted that there was no sectarian divide in Karachi. “The Shia-Sunni conflict has been deliberately created,” said Malik, explaining that the city was being targeted so that the entire country could be harmed. He said that this plan was hatched by separatist forces who didn’t want Balochistan to be part of the country, reports The Express Tribune. He said that militant groups like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) needed to be targeted at their “roots” and if the Federal Government wants to make any efforts towards curbing terrorism, they should consider its basic parameters.
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September - 3 
In a sectarian attack, a Shia driver at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), identified as Zaheer Hussain (45), was shot dead near Jauhar Complex on University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Gulshan Town on September 3, reported The
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In a sectarian attack, a Shia driver at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), identified as Zaheer Hussain (45), was shot dead near Jauhar Complex on University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Gulshan Town on September 3, reported The News.
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September - 3 
In Lyari Town, the dead body a man belonging to Kutchhi community, identified as Usman Hassan, was found within the limits of Docks Police Station on September 3, reports The News.
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In Lyari Town, the dead body a man belonging to Kutchhi community, identified as Usman Hassan, was found within the limits of Docks Police Station on September 3, reports The News.
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September - 3 
Jail authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan said on September 3 that extraordinary security measures have been put in place to avoid any untoward incident as eight prisoners were shifted from Gilgit prison to Ghizer jail, reports The Express Tribune. Inspec
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Jail authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan said on September 3 that extraordinary security measures have been put in place to avoid any untoward incident as eight prisoners were shifted from Gilgit prison to Ghizer jail, reports The Express Tribune. Inspector General (Prisons) Wasil Khan said that law-enforcement agencies deployed around the jail and Policemen have also been placed at the disposal of jail authorities to ensure that the inmates live in a peaceful atmosphere. The official said situation in the whole country was not hidden and since the most of prisoners are facing cases in sectarian violence so enhancing security was need of hour. He said paramilitary troops, including GB Scouts, Punjab Rangers, Frontier Constabulary and GB Police, have been deployed at the security of jails.
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September - 3 
Nishtar Colony Police of Lahore (Lahore District, the provincial capital of Punjab) arrested a woman allegedly for proclaiming herself ‘prophet’ and booked her under blasphemy charges on September 3, reports Dawn. Model Town SP (Operations) Tariq Azi
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Nishtar Colony Police of Lahore (Lahore District, the provincial capital of Punjab) arrested a woman allegedly for proclaiming herself ‘prophet’ and booked her under blasphemy charges on September 3, reports Dawn. Model Town SP (Operations) Tariq Aziz said Salma alias Fatima (40), principal of a private school and wife of Tanveer, a resident of Bahadarabad, started distributing pamphlets in the neighbourhood around 6am allegedly inscribed with blasphemous remarks and proclaiming herself ‘prophet’. He said on being informed by some locals of the situation the Police took Salma in custody and recorded statements of witnesses. The SP said a case under Section 295-C (use of derogatory remarks, etc, for the Holy Prophet PBUH) of the Pakistan Penal Code had been registered against the accused on the complaint of Jamia Masjid Anwar-e-Madina prayer leader Qari Iftikhar Ahmad Raza.
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September - 3 
Pakistan on September 3 said it was committed to the objectives of disarmament and non-proliferation, reports The News. Commenting on a story published in The Washington Post, Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said as a nuclear weapons st
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Pakistan on September 3 said it was committed to the objectives of disarmament and non-proliferation, reports The News. Commenting on a story published in The Washington Post, Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said as a nuclear weapons state, Pakistan's policy was characterized by restraint and responsibility. He said, "Pakistan has established extensive physical protection measures, robust command and control institutions under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, comprehensive and effective export controls regulatory regimes to ensure safety and security of nuclear installations and materials."
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September - 3 
Police claimed to have arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, identified as Pir Mehsud, during a raid in Khameso Goth area of Sohrab Goth locality in Gadap Town on September 3, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Sohrab Go
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Police claimed to have arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, identified as Pir Mehsud, during a raid in Khameso Goth area of Sohrab Goth locality in Gadap Town on September 3, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Sohrab Goth Naeem Khan said that the accused is a security guard of Ali Machine Tool factory, hailing from Waziristan, and had been living in New Karachi Town for the past six years. He said that the accused was involved in helping TTP in kidnapping. Further details revealed that Mehsud was trained and also spent time in Afghanistan.
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September - 3 
Police on September 3 (today) claimed to have killed two terrorists in an encounter in the Peerabad area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Orangi Town, Chaudhry Asad, weapon
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Police on September 3 (today) claimed to have killed two terrorists in an encounter in the Peerabad area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Orangi Town, Chaudhry Asad, weapons and hand grenade were also recovered from their possession. He said that the terrorists were affiliated with a banned organization.
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September - 3 
Police recovered body of man, identified as Muhammad Ramzan, from Baghbana area of Khuzdar District in the night of September 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified assailants had abducted Ramzan from Anjeera area of Khuzdar a mont
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Police recovered body of man, identified as Muhammad Ramzan, from Baghbana area of Khuzdar District in the night of September 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified assailants had abducted Ramzan from Anjeera area of Khuzdar a month ago.
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September - 3 
The News reported that the Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Ghulam Qadir Thebo during a meeting of senior Police Officers to review the law and order situation of Karachi held at Central Police Office on September 3 was briefed by offici
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The News reported that the Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Ghulam Qadir Thebo during a meeting of senior Police Officers to review the law and order situation of Karachi held at Central Police Office on September 3 was briefed by officials about the eight month Police performance report in detail. The report said total 25,500 accused have been arrested since January 2013 in 15,748 raids conducted in different areas of the city. In 915 Police encounters three bandits, four terrorists, 22 kidnapers, one extortionist were among 98 accused killed, while 530 criminals were arrested red-handed. The report said 608 gangs were also busted by Police in the eight month. The AIG Ghulam Qadir further said that at least 119 Police Officers and personnel have become victims of targeted attacks in Karachi this year alone, reports Dawn. He stated that a number of people in Karachi were using weapons for illegal activities, adding that the Police was continually carrying out raids across the District without any regard for political affiliations of suspected individuals. AIG Thebo said there were 200,000 foreigners residing in the city with no legal documentation and no records of these individuals were available with the Government.
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September - 3 
Two people, identified as Sada Bakhsh and Ali Hasan, were injured in a landmine blast in Sohbat Pur area of Jaffarabad District on September 3, reports Daily Times.
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Two people, identified as Sada Bakhsh and Ali Hasan, were injured in a landmine blast in Sohbat Pur area of Jaffarabad District on September 3, reports Daily Times.
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September - 3 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Mohammed Rehan (40), in Jamshed Quarters area of Jamshed Town on September 3, reported The News.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Mohammed Rehan (40), in Jamshed Quarters area of Jamshed Town on September 3, reported The News.
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September - 3 
Unidentified assailants shot dead one Abdul Hameed in the Boat Basin area near Minister Quarters in Clifton area of Saddar Town on September 3, reported The News.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead one Abdul Hameed in the Boat Basin area near Minister Quarters in Clifton area of Saddar Town on September 3, reported The News.
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September - 3 
Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Zahid Brohi (25), in Jahananad area of Pak Colony in SITE Town on September 3, reports The News.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Zahid Brohi (25), in Jahananad area of Pak Colony in SITE Town on September 3, reports The News.
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September - 4 
A 22-years-old Ayaz, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Chanesar Goth in the Mehmoodabad area of Jamsheed Town. He was associated with a religious party.
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A 22-years-old Ayaz, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Chanesar Goth in the Mehmoodabad area of Jamsheed Town. He was associated with a religious party.
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September - 4 
A 26-years-old man, Imran, was shot dead in firing by unidentified armed assailants in the Shah Faisal Colony No 3 within the precincts of Shah Faisal Colony Police Station.
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A 26-years-old man, Imran, was shot dead in firing by unidentified armed assailants in the Shah Faisal Colony No 3 within the precincts of Shah Faisal Colony Police Station.
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September - 4 
A 45-years-old man, Ejaz, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Frontier Colony Mor (roundabout) within the remit of Mominabad Police Station in Orangi Town. A Police Constable deputed at the Governor’s House was also gunned down in the same
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A 45-years-old man, Ejaz, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Frontier Colony Mor (roundabout) within the remit of Mominabad Police Station in Orangi Town. A Police Constable deputed at the Governor’s House was also gunned down in the same locality late night.
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September - 4 
A political activist was shot dead in Orangi Town, within the jurisdiction of Iqbal Market Police Station. The victim was identified as Sheikh Babar alias Shakil Mota (40).
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A political activist was shot dead in Orangi Town, within the jurisdiction of Iqbal Market Police Station. The victim was identified as Sheikh Babar alias Shakil Mota (40).
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September - 4 
All public and private schools at Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) have reopened on September 4 after successful negotiations between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and local administration, r
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All public and private schools at Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) have reopened on September 4 after successful negotiations between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and local administration, reports Daily Times. As per media reports, students have started going to school again after a gap of four months and 20 days. Local TTP had imposed the ban on children going to school after a blast occurred on a checkpost in Miranshah on May 12, 2013.
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September - 4 
Army on September 4 cleared Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and restored the Government’s writ after a successful operation that killed 104 militants and
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Army on September 4 cleared Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and restored the Government’s writ after a successful operation that killed 104 militants and injured 64 others, reports Daily Times. At least eight soldiers, including an officer, were lost during the operation. Operational Commander Major General Humayun Aziz said the militants have fled to Afghanistan to avoid arrest or being killed by the forces. Foreign militants of Uzbek origin have also been killed in the operation that continued for 22 days, starting on May 28 and culminating on June 20, he added. The operation was conducted in 99 villages of Maidan and Bagh. The militants have burnt 90 percent of houses in both the areas, he said, adding that initially Army had reports of the presence of 1,000 to 1,500 militants in these areas but during the course of fighting they were found to be no more than 500. Major General Humayun Aziz further said that TTP militants associated with different outfits from Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Bajaur, Mohmand and Orakzai agencies of FATA had taken shelter in these areas. The militants had occupied hilltops in the area and continued to fire at the forces from their positions which have now been captured. General Aziz said that 40,000 persons were dislocated due to operation in Tirah valley.
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September - 4 
Army’s counter-militancy operations in restive tribal areas would remain unaffected by the talk of Government’s impending dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliated militant groups, Dawn reported on September 5. The Army to
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Army’s counter-militancy operations in restive tribal areas would remain unaffected by the talk of Government’s impending dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliated militant groups, Dawn reported on September 5. The Army top brass met at the General Headquarters on September 4 and discussed, among other issues, the Government’s planned dialogue with militants, upcoming crackdown on criminal elements in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh), situation on the Line of Control and recent media disclosure that the US had intensified spying on the country’s nuclear programme. The meeting chaired by Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani “undertook a comprehensive review of prevalent internal and external security situation of the country”, a military spokesman said, but gave no details about what decisions had been taken at the forum called the ‘corps commanders meeting’. However, a source said the counter-militancy operations would continue.
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September - 4 
Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) neutralised a group of extortionists, which identified itself as Baloch Killer Group, from the Killi Mubarak area of Quetta, said DIG (Investigation) Syed Mubin. Mubin said the Baloch Killer Group was collecting extor
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Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) neutralised a group of extortionists, which identified itself as Baloch Killer Group, from the Killi Mubarak area of Quetta, said DIG (Investigation) Syed Mubin. Mubin said the Baloch Killer Group was collecting extortion by threatening people on the phone. “We raided a house in Killi Mubarak and arrested three armed men, including a police constable, and seized many guns, bullets and SIM cards,” Mubin said and added that the arrested persons were, identified as Arshad Ali, Akram Rajpoot and Khalid Ghuloo.
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September - 4 
Four other people lost their lives in different parts of Karachi.
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Four other people lost their lives in different parts of Karachi.
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September - 4 
Four persons, including one Rangers personnel, were killed in firing at Shah Baig Lane in the remit of Baghdadi Police Station in Lyari Town. The official was identified as Sohil (23).
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Four persons, including one Rangers personnel, were killed in firing at Shah Baig Lane in the remit of Baghdadi Police Station in Lyari Town. The official was identified as Sohil (23).
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September - 4 
Navy officer, Captain Muhammad Nadeem (45), was shot dead and his wife wounded near National Stadium within the jurisdiction of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station in Saddar Town.
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Navy officer, Captain Muhammad Nadeem (45), was shot dead and his wife wounded near National Stadium within the jurisdiction of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station in Saddar Town.
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September - 4 
Overland oil shipments to NATO troops in Afghanistan resumed through Pakistan on September 4 under tighter security after a five-month suspension due to attacks, reports Daily Times. Pakistani contractors had stopped driving oil supplies from the por
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Overland oil shipments to NATO troops in Afghanistan resumed through Pakistan on September 4 under tighter security after a five-month suspension due to attacks, reports Daily Times. Pakistani contractors had stopped driving oil supplies from the port of Karachi (Sindh) on the Arabian Sea to the Torkham crossing on the Afghan border due to frequent attacks on their vehicles. “We resumed these supplies from today after hiring the services of a private firm, which will provide security to our convoys from Karachi to Torkham,” contractor Azad Khan Afridi said. He said contractors had suspended supplies after the Government refused to provide them with extra security. Four oil tankers on September 4 crossed the border into Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani official said. He said it was the first delivery since March. Paramilitary Frontier Corps troops also escorted the tankers to the border, Afridi said.
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September - 4 
PM Nawaz Sharif pointed out that some 450 accused who were involved in heinous crimes, were moving freely and action would be taken against them, reports The News. He said that a team was working as to what amendments in laws could be introduced for
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PM Nawaz Sharif pointed out that some 450 accused who were involved in heinous crimes, were moving freely and action would be taken against them, reports The News. He said that a team was working as to what amendments in laws could be introduced for the provision of speedy justice, and for this, the input of the judiciary would also be sought.
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September - 4 
The Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on September 4 assured the international community that Pakistan was committed to working with Afghanistan and regional and international partners to promote the commo
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The Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on September 4 assured the international community that Pakistan was committed to working with Afghanistan and regional and international partners to promote the common goals of peace, stability and prosperity in the region and beyond, reports Daily Times. He said a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s vital national interest. “We remain committed to supporting efforts for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan in an inclusive, Afghan-owned and Afghan-led process,” he added.
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September - 4 
The bomb disposal squad (BDS) also defused a 12-kilogram explosive device, connected to a cell phone, at Kutchery Chowk, which is at a short distance from the DPO’s office.
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The bomb disposal squad (BDS) also defused a 12-kilogram explosive device, connected to a cell phone, at Kutchery Chowk, which is at a short distance from the DPO’s office.
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September - 4 
The Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif on September 4 said that extortionists should be dealt with an iron hand and an effective strategy should also be evolved for elimination of street crimes, reports The News. He said that modern technology should
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The Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif on September 4 said that extortionists should be dealt with an iron hand and an effective strategy should also be evolved for elimination of street crimes, reports The News. He said that modern technology should be benefitted for curbing crimes and the process of computerising all police stations should be completed at the earliest. He said that Lahore should be made a role model for eradication of crimes and solid measures should also be taken for eliminating crimes in all other Districts. He was presiding over a high-level meeting with regard to eliminating street crimes and extortionists at the Chief Minister’s Office in Lahore. Addressing the meeting, Shahbaz Sharif said that nothing can be more important than protection of life and property of the people and Police will have to fulfil its responsibilities in this regard.
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September - 4 
The Federal Cabinet on September 4 gave approval for an operation by Rangers against criminal elements in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh), reports Daily Times. The operation will be led by the Rangers, while Police will assist the paramilitary
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The Federal Cabinet on September 4 gave approval for an operation by Rangers against criminal elements in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh), reports Daily Times. The operation will be led by the Rangers, while Police will assist the paramilitary force. This was decided at a special meeting of the Federal Cabinet at the Governor’s House under the chairmanship of Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif. The cabinet also constituted four different committees for supervising and monitoring the operation and suggesting necessary amendments in relevant laws for improving prosecution and investigation process. During the briefing to PM on prevailing law and order situation in Karachi, Director General of Sindh Rangers, Major General Rizwan Akhtar came hard on Police saying the law enforcement force cannot be trusted with intelligence sharing. The DG Rangers also apprised the PM about ‘indirect political pressures’ on the paramilitary force preventing it from realising their responsibilities fully. He also indicated presence of criminal elements among the political parties’ ranks in the port city.
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The Supreme Court on September 4 dismissed an appeal against the drone attacks in the tribal areas saying that judicial involvement in the matters relating to the drone hits might contravene the Constitution, reports The News. A two-member bench of t
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The Supreme Court on September 4 dismissed an appeal against the drone attacks in the tribal areas saying that judicial involvement in the matters relating to the drone hits might contravene the Constitution, reports The News. A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani and Justice Amir Hani Muslim dismissed the appeal and ruled that the issues, raised in the petition filed by Wukala Mahaz Barai Tahafuz Dastoor, were neither justiciable nor they fell within the judicial domain for interference under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In its Intra Court Appeal (ICA) against the decision of the Lahore High Court, the Wukala Mahaz had prayed that the respondent Federation be directed to command the Armed Forces of Pakistan to defend Pakistan against the external aggression currently carried out by the American forces, which are in occupation of Afghanistan, under the NATO cover.
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September - 4 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 4 again denied initiating any kind of talks with the Government, reports The News. The TTP ‘spokesman’, Shahidullah Shahid, told a private news channel from an undisclosed location that the TTP also s
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 4 again denied initiating any kind of talks with the Government, reports The News. The TTP ‘spokesman’, Shahidullah Shahid, told a private news channel from an undisclosed location that the TTP also supported reconciliation and some Ulema had also contacted the TTP for peace talks. He said internal consultations on holding or not holding talks with the Government were underway within the TTP. However, he said, no final decision had been made in this regard so far. The TTP spokesman said the TTP will make a formal announcement if talks were to be held with the Government and nothing will be concealed.
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September - 4 
The US State Department on September 4 said that Pakistan has a professional and dedicated Security Force that fully understands the importance of nuclear security, reports Dawn. In a statement issued on September 4 evening, the Department’s spokespe
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The US State Department on September 4 said that Pakistan has a professional and dedicated Security Force that fully understands the importance of nuclear security, reports Dawn. In a statement issued on September 4 evening, the Department’s spokesperson Jen Psaki also welcomed Pakistan’s reiteration of its commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation. “We welcome Pakistan’s statement yesterday that it is fully committed to the objectives of disarmament and non-proliferation,” Ms Psaki said. “The United States is confident that the government of Pakistan is well aware of its responsibilities and has secured its nuclear arsenal accordingly.” While stating that “there is room for improvement in the security of any country’s nuclear programmes”, the State Department official noted that “Pakistan has a professional and dedicated security force that fully understands the importance of nuclear security”.
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September - 4 
Three persons, including two children, were injured in a grenade attack at Bilal Madrassah located at Mir Gahi Khan Chowk in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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Three persons, including two children, were injured in a grenade attack at Bilal Madrassah located at Mir Gahi Khan Chowk in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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September - 4 
Two successive hand grenade attacks on Police were reported in the Kutchery area of Dera Ismail Khan on September 4, reports The Express Tribune. The first grenade was lobbed near the residence of SSP Investigations, while the second grenade was hurl
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Two successive hand grenade attacks on Police were reported in the Kutchery area of Dera Ismail Khan on September 4, reports The Express Tribune. The first grenade was lobbed near the residence of SSP Investigations, while the second grenade was hurled at his office. No casualty was reported in the first attack, while the second grenade failed to explode.
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September - 5 
Citizens opened fire on six terrorists and killed one of them while they caught another and handed him over to Police in the Haji Anwar Khel area of Bannu Town (Bannu District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 5 (today), reports The News. Accord
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Citizens opened fire on six terrorists and killed one of them while they caught another and handed him over to Police in the Haji Anwar Khel area of Bannu Town (Bannu District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 5 (today), reports The News. According to Police, the watchful residents of Haji Anwar Khel area signalled six suspected men to stop. Approximately three kilograms of explosives were also seized from their possession.
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September - 5 
A cadre of a criminal gang, identified as Hafeezullah Muhammad, who was out on bail, was killed outside his house in the Shah Faisal Colony of Shah Faisal Town on September 5, reports The News.
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A cadre of a criminal gang, identified as Hafeezullah Muhammad, who was out on bail, was killed outside his house in the Shah Faisal Colony of Shah Faisal Town on September 5, reports The News.
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September - 5 
According to Levies sources, an unidentified man was killed in a landmine blast on September 5 in Jaffarabad District, reports Daily Times. Levies sources said that unidentified militants had planted a landmine that exploded when a passer-by stepped
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According to Levies sources, an unidentified man was killed in a landmine blast on September 5 in Jaffarabad District, reports Daily Times. Levies sources said that unidentified militants had planted a landmine that exploded when a passer-by stepped on it.
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September - 5 
An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Unit 169, identified as Sohail Arshad, was shot dead on Nishtar Road in Jamshed Town on September 5, reports The News. He was abducted from the Gujjar Nullah locality of Liaquatabad Town on September 4.
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An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Unit 169, identified as Sohail Arshad, was shot dead on Nishtar Road in Jamshed Town on September 5, reports The News. He was abducted from the Gujjar Nullah locality of Liaquatabad Town on September 4.
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September - 5 
An explosion occurred near a religious building in the Rizvia area of North Nazimabad Town on September 5, reports The Express Tribune.
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An explosion occurred near a religious building in the Rizvia area of North Nazimabad Town on September 5, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 5 
At least seven alleged terrorists were arrested during a raid by Intelligence Agencies at residential apartments in the Liaquatabad area of Lahore District on September 5, reports The News. They also seized huge cache of explosives and four suicide j
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At least seven alleged terrorists were arrested during a raid by Intelligence Agencies at residential apartments in the Liaquatabad area of Lahore District on September 5, reports The News. They also seized huge cache of explosives and four suicide jackets from their possession.
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September - 5 
Eleven persons, including seven primary schoolgirls, were injured in bomb blast outside a girls' school in the Bannu town of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 5, reports Dawn. The bomb went off when the children walked into a str
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Eleven persons, including seven primary schoolgirls, were injured in bomb blast outside a girls' school in the Bannu town of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 5, reports Dawn. The bomb went off when the children walked into a street lined with fabric shops after the closure of the school.
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September - 5 
Police arrested alleged ‘mastermind’ of the June 23, 2013, Nanga Parbat massacre, identified as Qaribullah alias Hassan, and his accomplice, identified as Mohammad Nabi alias Qari Hasnain, from a house in Thak valley of Chilas town in Diamer District
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Police arrested alleged ‘mastermind’ of the June 23, 2013, Nanga Parbat massacre, identified as Qaribullah alias Hassan, and his accomplice, identified as Mohammad Nabi alias Qari Hasnain, from a house in Thak valley of Chilas town in Diamer District on September 5, reports The Express Tribune. Chilas Superintendent of Police (SP) Jahangir Khan led a team that arrested both the accused. “It was a sudden raid and hence, there was no resistance, no exchange of fire as the men were unarmed,” he said. “Qaribullah is a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),” confirmed Mohammad Naveed, a Senior Police Official in Diamer.
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September - 5 
Police conducted at least 94 raids in various localities of Karachi and arrested about 130 suspects during 24 hours, reports Daily Times. The officials also claimed to have recovered huge caches of weapons, ammunition, drugs, and six tennis ball bomb
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Police conducted at least 94 raids in various localities of Karachi and arrested about 130 suspects during 24 hours, reports Daily Times. The officials also claimed to have recovered huge caches of weapons, ammunition, drugs, and six tennis ball bombs from the possession of suspects. As per details, the Federal Cabinet on September 4 gave approval for an operation by Rangers against criminal elements in Karachi, with the support of Police. The federal, military and Police Agencies have identified criminals in hundreds of lists for their alleged involvement in targeted killings, kidnappings-for-ransom, extortion and terrorism in Karachi.
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September - 5 
The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel raided a place in Jungle Piralizai area of Qilla Abdullah District on September 5 and seized a huge quantity of explosive material and ammunition, reports Dawn. The weapons seized included five tonnes of explosives,
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The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel raided a place in Jungle Piralizai area of Qilla Abdullah District on September 5 and seized a huge quantity of explosive material and ammunition, reports Dawn. The weapons seized included five tonnes of explosives, two tonnes of potassium chloride, six bundles of prama-cards, 200 detonators, 10 bundles of wire, 10 kilogram of prepared explosives, anti-personnel mines, one AK-47 rifle and its rounds. The sources said that the weapons had been kept there for carrying out sabotage activities.
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September - 5 
Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed during an exchange of fire with personnel from the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on September 5 in the Mauripur area of Kiamari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Si
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Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed during an exchange of fire with personnel from the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on September 5 in the Mauripur area of Kiamari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), CID, Chaudhry Aslam, Police launched a search operation in the Mauripur graveyard upon receiving a tip-off on the suspects’ whereabouts. Police also claimed to have recovered a Kalashnikov, three 9mm pistols and six hand grenades from their possession, adds The News.
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September - 5 
Two persons sustained injuries when unidentified assailants on a motorbike fired at a NATO supply truck near Karkhano market in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP.
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Two persons sustained injuries when unidentified assailants on a motorbike fired at a NATO supply truck near Karkhano market in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP.
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September - 6 
A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Syed Lal Dervesh (40) was shot dead by extortionists belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Sector 4-E of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 6, reported T
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A leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Syed Lal Dervesh (40) was shot dead by extortionists belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Sector 4-E of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 6, reported The News. “Lal Dervesh was the owner of a car showroom, Al-Dervesh Motors, located near Banaras Chowk,” Peerabad Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Moeed said. The Police officer added that Dervesh was receiving threats from extortionists and he had lodged a number of complaints with the Police. “The extortionists had attacked his showroom with grenades several times in the last few months.” An ANP official said that TTP militants who were operating in the area were trying to extort money from Lal Dervesh, who was the former President of the ANP Frontier Colony Ward. Another ANP official claimed that the TTP were demanding PKR 15 million from Lal Dervesh and he was negotiating with them.
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September - 6 
A Police constable, identified as Rehan Azeem (30), was shot dead outside the Madadgar-15 Hyderi office, near Hyderi Market in North Nazimabad Town on September 6, reports The News.
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A Police constable, identified as Rehan Azeem (30), was shot dead outside the Madadgar-15 Hyderi office, near Hyderi Market in North Nazimabad Town on September 6, reports The News.
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September - 6 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found near Machar Colony railway crossing in Kiamari Town on September 6, reported The News.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found near Machar Colony railway crossing in Kiamari Town on September 6, reported The News.
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September - 6 
Anti-Shia and anti-Government rally was held by Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) cadres in Lahore District on September 6, reports The Express Tribune. Thousands of ASWJ cadres joined a procession at the Lower Mall in Lahore District and held a confer
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Anti-Shia and anti-Government rally was held by Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) cadres in Lahore District on September 6, reports The Express Tribune. Thousands of ASWJ cadres joined a procession at the Lower Mall in Lahore District and held a conference on the road after several activists were arrested from Nasser Bagh, the scheduled venue for the conference. The party had scheduled a Difa-e-Sahaba and Difa-e-Pakistan Conference at Nasser Bagh. However, a Police contingent had been deployed outside the venue to stop them from entering. The Police arrested nearly 200 activists at Istanbul Chowk. Policemen in civilian clothes and uniforms stopped many bearded men and asked them if they were ASWJ members. The ASWJ then took out a procession from Out Fall Road and Ravi Road to the Lower Mall near Government College University. Around 3,000 ASWJ activists chanted slogans against Shiites and the Government. The proceedings began with speeches by some local leaders who delivered fiery speeches. The conference ended with a speech by ASWJ Chief Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi. Maulana Muhammad Muavia Azam Tariq said, “Shiites are Pakistan’s enemies.”
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September - 6 
Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on September 6 denied the perception that a military operation is underway in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. He said that the troops are in barracks and not a single soldier is engaged in army operation in t
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Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on September 6 denied the perception that a military operation is underway in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. He said that the troops are in barracks and not a single soldier is engaged in army operation in the province. Kayani said that Pakistan’s defence lies in the strong and prosperous Balochistan. “ It is not just a coincidence that I’m celebrating the National Defence Day in the Sui town of Balochistan, but it is a matter of importance and honour which the army keeps for Balochistan,” he said during a passing-out parade of cadets at the Military College Sui (MCS). The Army Chief noted that Balochistan is rich in natural resources and the only need is to utilise these for the people’s welfare. Pakistan Army, he affirmed, is fully committed to extend all possible assistance to the Provincial Government to eradicate poverty and control lawlessness. Kayani noted that more than 20 thousands Baloch are part of the Pakistan Army. He said we do not want the Baloch to become labourers but work on the top posts and serve the country and the nation. “The ratio of recruitment from Balochistan in army has been 1.7 in 2007,” Kayani said and added that it has been enhanced to 3.5 with the recruitment of some 12,000 jawans (soldiers) and officials since 2010.
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September - 6 
At least six people were killed and one more was injured after unidentified militants opened fire on a car near Gulzar Chowk in Matni area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 6, reports The News.
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At least six people were killed and one more was injured after unidentified militants opened fire on a car near Gulzar Chowk in Matni area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 6, reports The News.
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September - 6 
At least six suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack in the Ghulam Khan tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the wee hours of September 6 (today), reports The News. According t
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At least six suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack in the Ghulam Khan tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the wee hours of September 6 (today), reports The News. According to sources, the US drone targeting a house located in the area fired two missiles.
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September - 6 
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said that although Balochistan was passing through a critical juncture, it was the Government’s resolve to steer the province out of the crisis, reports The Express Tribune. “I appeal to all warring tr
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Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said that although Balochistan was passing through a critical juncture, it was the Government’s resolve to steer the province out of the crisis, reports The Express Tribune. “I appeal to all warring tribes and disgruntled Baloch who left Dera Bugti to set aside their differences and play their role in the province’s development,” Chief Minister said.
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September - 6 
Five persons, including three Policemen and two civilians, were injured in a blast targeting Hashtnagri Police Station in Peshawar on September 6, reports The Express Tribune. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Ismail Karak, the explosive dev
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Five persons, including three Policemen and two civilians, were injured in a blast targeting Hashtnagri Police Station in Peshawar on September 6, reports The Express Tribune. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Ismail Karak, the explosive device was planted on a motorcycle parked right next to the Police Station building. However, a Police official speaking to on condition of anonymity said that strangely there was no record of the motorcycle used in the attack in the official register of the Police Station.
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September - 6 
Frontier Constabulary (FCB) defused a 5 kilogram of explosive material found in a suspicious bag placed alongside the road on the spot of Tili, which 10-kilometer away from Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. While taking immediate action, FC r
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Frontier Constabulary (FCB) defused a 5 kilogram of explosive material found in a suspicious bag placed alongside the road on the spot of Tili, which 10-kilometer away from Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. While taking immediate action, FC recovered the explosive material and defused it.
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September - 6 
Journalist Ali K. Chishti, a correspondent of Friday Times on September 6 accused Police of picking him up and thrashing him on August 30, 2013 in the PECHS area of Jamshed Town, reports Dawn. He said he was intercepted by some half a dozen Policemen
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Journalist Ali K. Chishti, a correspondent of Friday Times on September 6 accused Police of picking him up and thrashing him on August 30, 2013 in the PECHS area of Jamshed Town, reports Dawn. He said he was intercepted by some half a dozen Policemen minutes after he had left his office with driver. He said he ‘suspected some people’ of being behind the incident. However, he did not mention any name. “I was dragged out of my car, put into a Police vehicle and taken to Do Darya where I and my driver were handed over to some people in civvies. I also heard a gunshot…soon after we were taken out of the vehicle. I was kept there for nine hours and severely beaten up. My driver has since been missing,” he said. Chishti has reportedly left for Islamabad after the incident. Chishti said the people in civvies threatened him and asked him to leave the city within 24 hours and refrain from reporting the matter to anyone. They also abused Friday Times editor Najam Sethi, he added. “I wrote extensively on national security issues and also about extremist elements. I am not sure but have enough reasons to believe who they were and why they did it to me,” said Chishti.
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September - 6 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who has USD 10 million United States (US) bounty on his head, appeared openly at a rally in Islamabad on September 6, denouncing India as a ‘terrorist state’ as more
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who has USD 10 million United States (US) bounty on his head, appeared openly at a rally in Islamabad on September 6, denouncing India as a ‘terrorist state’ as more than 10,000 of his supporters chanted for “holy war” against India, reports Daily Times. “The United States and India are very angry with us. This means God is happy with us,” Saeed told the crowd as supporters chanted Jihad (Holy war) and ‘War will continue until the liberation of Kashmir’. He did not use the word jihad himself. “We are ready for every sacrifice for the liberation of Kashmir,” declared Saeed. Also, Hamid Gul, a former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) told the crowd, “They should know there are a lot of people here who are waiting for the conquest of India. It will be our privilege to take part in this war.”
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September - 6 
On September 6 the Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had a follow-up discussion with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the fluid security situation in Karachi where the paramilitary Rangers is poised to launch a surgical operation aga
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On September 6 the Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had a follow-up discussion with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the fluid security situation in Karachi where the paramilitary Rangers is poised to launch a surgical operation against extortionists, target-killers and other criminals. In the meeting with Interior Minister Nisar, the Prime Minister reiterated his Government’s resolve to take resolute measures for the restoration of peace in the megacity, reports The Express Tribune. He emphasised the need for enhancing coordination among Law-Enforcement Agencies through intelligence sharing and joint actions for effectively checking crime in the city.
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September - 6 
Pakistan on September 6 assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India and move towards eliminating the negative list on trade with the neighbour as part of its overall trade policy, reports Dawn. “
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Pakistan on September 6 assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India and move towards eliminating the negative list on trade with the neighbour as part of its overall trade policy, reports Dawn. “We are moving forward with eliminating the negative list on trade with India and extending India MFN status, and shifting to ‘sensitive list’ under SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Arrangement) regime to facilitate increased regional trade,” Finance Minister Ishaq Dar assured the IMF in writing during negotiations for recently approved USD 6.64 billion economic bailout package. Earlier on August 12, 2013, Finance Minister Dar said in a television talk show on that the MFN status for India was not under consideration. “There is no immediate consideration to grant MFN status to India. There is need to normalise relations on a number of issues,” he said. The Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP), the finance minister submitted to the IMF on August 19, 2013 has spelt out the major contours of the trade policy with major focus on normalisation of trade relations.
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September - 6 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) experts detonated a hand grenade found in the Kharadar area of Saddar Town on September 6, reports The Express Tribune. It was a misfired Russian-made hand grenade and could have exploded any moment.”
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) experts detonated a hand grenade found in the Kharadar area of Saddar Town on September 6, reports The Express Tribune. It was a misfired Russian-made hand grenade and could have exploded any moment.”
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September - 6 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on September 6 defused five anti-tank landmines which were recovered by Police during a special search operation in Bajwat villages of Sialkot District, reports Daily Times. According to Police officials, the anti-tank l
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on September 6 defused five anti-tank landmines which were recovered by Police during a special search operation in Bajwat villages of Sialkot District, reports Daily Times. According to Police officials, the anti-tank landmines were Indian made and they reached here with recent floodwater from India.
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September - 6 
The City Police on September 6 thwarted an attempt of terrorism by arresting a suspect and seizing explosive devices and arms from a flying coach within the limit of Badabar Police Station in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to details, on a
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The City Police on September 6 thwarted an attempt of terrorism by arresting a suspect and seizing explosive devices and arms from a flying coach within the limit of Badabar Police Station in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to details, on a tip off about smuggling of explosive devices from tribal areas to Peshawar for subversive activities, the Badabar Police Station made blockade at Sefan security check post and spotted a suspected flying coach. The Police asked the driver to stop for search instead he accelerated speed of the vehicle and was chased. Police claimed that the accused, identified as Burad Ali, started firing at Police party that was retailed. The accused was injured during an exchange of fire. Later, the flying coach was searched that led to recovery of five kilogram bomb, a revolver and others explosives materials.
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September - 6 
The FC personnel detained an unspecified number of suspects and seized arms, ammunition and some documents from his possession during a raid against extortionists in Killi Goharabad area of Quetta on September 6, reported Dawn. The seized items inclu
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The FC personnel detained an unspecified number of suspects and seized arms, ammunition and some documents from his possession during a raid against extortionists in Killi Goharabad area of Quetta on September 6, reported Dawn. The seized items included fake national identity cards, fake passports and some other important documents.
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September - 6 
The second-in-command of the Haqqani Network, Mullah Sangeen Zadran (45), was among those killed in the September 6, 2013 United States (US) drone attack in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), reported The Express Tr
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The second-in-command of the Haqqani Network, Mullah Sangeen Zadran (45), was among those killed in the September 6, 2013 United States (US) drone attack in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), reported The Express Tribune on September 7 (today). While talking to the media, a local security official confirmed Zadran was killed in the drone strike along with five other suspected militants. Seven others, he added, were injured in the attack. The official said those killed also included three suspected al Qaeda militants. Two of them were identified as Jordanian nationals while the third reportedly hailed from Egypt. The remaining two were local tribesmen, he added. According to locals, some of those killed and injured in the strike were Zadran’s bodyguards. Zadran, hailed from the Zadran tribe in Paktika province of Afghanistan. He was a popular leader among militants and played an influential role in bringing different banned outfits, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban, together. In August 2011, the US State Department added Zadran to its list of designated global terrorists. The militant commander had been blamed for a number of attacks on US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Zadran also appeared in a video alongside US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who was kidnapped by the Taliban in June 2009.
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September - 6 
Unidentified militants fired more than two-dozen rockets on a Pakistan Army cantonment in Sui and nearby check posts in Dera Bugti District on September 6 when the Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch v
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Unidentified militants fired more than two-dozen rockets on a Pakistan Army cantonment in Sui and nearby check posts in Dera Bugti District on September 6 when the Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch visited the area, reported Daily Times. According to local sources, several blasts took place inside the cantonment during the attack. The Balochistan CM and the army chief left their visit uncompleted due to security threats from Baloch militants. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks. BRA spokesman Sarbaaz Baloch claimed that fighters from their organisation had attacked several army outposts located between Sui town and the army cantonment where forces faced heavy casualties.
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September - 6 
Unidentified militants shot dead seven people and injured two others in the Jasoki area of Gujrat District on September 6, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants shot dead seven people and injured two others in the Jasoki area of Gujrat District on September 6, reported Daily Times.
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September - 7 
Information and Broadcasting Minister Pervaiz Rashid while talking to media on September 7 rejected the impression that the army opposes dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and added all the institutions would be duty bound to implemen
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Information and Broadcasting Minister Pervaiz Rashid while talking to media on September 7 rejected the impression that the army opposes dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and added all the institutions would be duty bound to implement whatever the policy and decisions were taken by the Government, reports Daily Times. He said that there was no difference of opinion between the Government and Army as far as dialogue with the TTP was concerned. Otherwise too, he added, the institutions are duty bound to implement decisions of the Government. He also made it clear that the operation clean-up in Karachi would succeed and the Federal Government has taken the Sindh Government on board on the issue.
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September - 7 
Pakistan on September 7 freed a group of seven Afghan Taliban militants in an attempt to improve its relations with the South Asian neighbour, but risked angering Afghanistan by not handing them over directly to the Kabul authorities, reports Dawn. A
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Pakistan on September 7 freed a group of seven Afghan Taliban militants in an attempt to improve its relations with the South Asian neighbour, but risked angering Afghanistan by not handing them over directly to the Kabul authorities, reports Dawn. According to reports both Karzai and the United States (US) want Pakistan to hand the insurgents directly to the Afghan authorities, but a group of seven Taliban was simply allowed to walk out of their cells into Pakistan. “In order to further facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process, Pakistan is releasing seven Taliban detainees,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. A Ministry spokesman separately said all seven, including a senior commander called Mansoor Dadullah, were freed. Asked if they had been handed over to the Afghan authorities or were just released in Pakistan, the spokesman said, “Just released.” The releases received a lukewarm reception in Afghanistan, with the government describing it as a “small step” and calling for the release of more senior Taliban members. Besides Dadullah, the Foreign Ministry statement identified the released fighters as Said Wali, Abdul Manan, Karim Agha, Sher Afzal, Gul Muhammad and Muhammad Zai. “These releases are in addition to twenty-six Taliban detainees released during the last year,” it said.
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September - 7 
Police on September 7 (today) foiled a terror bid in Islamabad by defusing explosives and arresting five accused, including two women, and recovering a huge amount of explosive material from their possession from a house located in Khayaban-e Kashmir
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Police on September 7 (today) foiled a terror bid in Islamabad by defusing explosives and arresting five accused, including two women, and recovering a huge amount of explosive material from their possession from a house located in Khayaban-e Kashmir-area of Islamabad, reports The News. Police also recovered detonators, 20 Kalashnikovs, 4 pistols, hand grenade and a wireless set from the same house.
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September - 7 
The Islamabad Police on September 7 conducted a raid in the Khayabaan-e-Kashmir area of Islamabad and arrested three nephews of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM) founder-chairperson Syed Asiya Andrabi for terror links, reports The Hindu. Andrabi confirmed
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The Islamabad Police on September 7 conducted a raid in the Khayabaan-e-Kashmir area of Islamabad and arrested three nephews of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM) founder-chairperson Syed Asiya Andrabi for terror links, reports The Hindu. Andrabi confirmed the raids by the Pakistan Police and told The Hindu that Dr Syed Mujahid Gilani, Syed Irtiyaz-un-Nabi Gilani (sons of her sister Syed Rehana Andrabi and Dr Syed Mushtaq Gilani) and Syed Mohammad Shoaib Andrabi [son of her brother Syed Zial-ul-Haq Andrabi] had been arrested after police raided her sister’s house Islamabad. An official at the Tarnol Police Station in the Islamabad Capital Territory said that Shoaib was caught with a cache of arms and ammunition but did not confirm the presence of “remote controlled spy planes”. The youth has been remanded in Police custody till September 11, 2013 (today) when he will be produced in a civil court.
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September - 7 
Two alleged Lyari gangsters were killed during an armed clash between rival groups in Lyari in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 7, reports Daily Times. The clash between two rival groups resulted in killing of two Lyari
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Two alleged Lyari gangsters were killed during an armed clash between rival groups in Lyari in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 7, reports Daily Times. The clash between two rival groups resulted in killing of two Lyari gangsters Abdul Sattar alias Pera and Siraj alias Ali alias Jalil Commando. According to sources, deceased Sattar alias Pera was associated with Ghaffar Zikri group of Lyari gangsters and later he joined the rival group being operated by gangster Noor Mohammad alias Baba Ladla.
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September - 7 
Unidentified armed riders opened fire and killed a vegetable vender Sher Khan (18), in Qasba Colony in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 7, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed riders opened fire and killed a vegetable vender Sher Khan (18), in Qasba Colony in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 7, reports Daily Times.
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September - 7 
Unidentified assailants on motorbikes killed a person identified as Zeeshan, (30), was shot dead near Rabia City, Gulistan-e-Jauhar in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 7, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified assailants on motorbikes killed a person identified as Zeeshan, (30), was shot dead near Rabia City, Gulistan-e-Jauhar in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 7, reports Daily Times.
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September - 8 
A man, identified as Abdul Salam (25), was shot dead was sitting outside his house in Jehanabad area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 8, reported The News.
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A man, identified as Abdul Salam (25), was shot dead was sitting outside his house in Jehanabad area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 8, reported The News.
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September - 8 
A militant was killed and two security officials injured in a fire fight and bomb blast in Kalingar Security Forces (SFs) check post in Miranshah, headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency. More than six militants attacked Kalingar security forces
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A militant was killed and two security officials injured in a fire fight and bomb blast in Kalingar Security Forces (SFs) check post in Miranshah, headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency. More than six militants attacked Kalingar security forces check post. One militant was killed while his accomplices escaped, a security forces official said.
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September - 8 
A United States (US) magazine Foreign Policy has termed Karachi “the most dangerous megacity” in the world, reported The Express Tribune. In a piece on Karachi’s role in the global trade of methamphetamine — an illegal psychostimulant – Foreign Polic
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A United States (US) magazine Foreign Policy has termed Karachi “the most dangerous megacity” in the world, reported The Express Tribune. In a piece on Karachi’s role in the global trade of methamphetamine — an illegal psychostimulant – Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residents, “some 25 percent higher than any other major city”. Commenting on the recent pace of change in Karachi, the report stated, “From 2000 to 2010, Karachi’s population grew more than 80 percent. That’s roughly equivalent to adding more than New York City’s entire population in just a decade.” The article says that “gangs tied to political parties have long operated in the poorer parts of the city, running extortion rings and land-grab schemes”, asserting that these factors have helped turn conditions in the city to one of the most fertile hotbeds for meth trade.
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September - 8 
At least 150 suspects were arrested during the ongoing-targeted operation in various parts of Karachi on September 8, reports Daily Times. According to Sindh Police spokesman, around 99 raids were conducted in parts of the city and the Police arreste
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At least 150 suspects were arrested during the ongoing-targeted operation in various parts of Karachi on September 8, reports Daily Times. According to Sindh Police spokesman, around 99 raids were conducted in parts of the city and the Police arrested 143 criminals including 27 absconders, 38 under arms ordinance, 13 under narcotics ordinance and remaining others in various other criminal activities. Moreover, 38 illicit arms and weapons were also recovered from their possession.
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September - 8 
Clashes between the peace committee and militants in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 8 killed five committee members while militants have abducted several others, reports The Expr
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Clashes between the peace committee and militants in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 8 killed five committee members while militants have abducted several others, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 8 
Five tribesmen were abducted by unidentified militants in Para Chamkani of Kurram Agency. The tribesmen were chopping trees when the incident is said to have taken place. Central Kurram Assistant Political Agent (APA) Naeem Khan said the five men had
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Five tribesmen were abducted by unidentified militants in Para Chamkani of Kurram Agency. The tribesmen were chopping trees when the incident is said to have taken place. Central Kurram Assistant Political Agent (APA) Naeem Khan said the five men had gone to the mountainous area to cut wood September 6 evening and were abducted by militants on the way back.
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September - 8 
Four persons, including two children, were injured in a landmine blast at RD 298 in Pat Feeder area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District on September 8, reported Daily Times. Local Levies sources said the injured had been identified as Abid, A
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Four persons, including two children, were injured in a landmine blast at RD 298 in Pat Feeder area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District on September 8, reported Daily Times. Local Levies sources said the injured had been identified as Abid, Amir, Abdul Rahim and Marian.
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September - 8 
Law Enforcement Agencies on September 8 arrested four alleged terrorists and recovered explosive material from Model Town and Liaquatabad areas of Lahore District, reported Daily Times. The alleged terrorists were arrested on information of the earli
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Law Enforcement Agencies on September 8 arrested four alleged terrorists and recovered explosive material from Model Town and Liaquatabad areas of Lahore District, reported Daily Times. The alleged terrorists were arrested on information of the earlier arrested seven terrorists.
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September - 8 
Police foiled a major terrorism bid at a park adjacent to Lahore Railway Station as it recovered and defused bomb weighing 3 kilogram on September 8, reports Daily Times.
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Police foiled a major terrorism bid at a park adjacent to Lahore Railway Station as it recovered and defused bomb weighing 3 kilogram on September 8, reports Daily Times.
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September - 8 
SFs backed by gunship helicopters launched a search operation on the outskirts of Miranshah; however, no one was arrested. During their patrol on Datta Khel-Miranshah Road, SFs discovered another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Amin check post
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SFs backed by gunship helicopters launched a search operation on the outskirts of Miranshah; however, no one was arrested. During their patrol on Datta Khel-Miranshah Road, SFs discovered another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Amin check post which was successfully defused.
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September - 8 
The Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on September 8 that the decision to approve a Rangers-led operation in Karachi has started to bear fruits, reports Daily Times. Commenting on the situation in Karachi, Nisar said several
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The Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on September 8 that the decision to approve a Rangers-led operation in Karachi has started to bear fruits, reports Daily Times. Commenting on the situation in Karachi, Nisar said several extortionists and target killers had been arrested during targeted operations in the city. He added that those arrested had expressed their affiliations with political parties. “Operation was carried out in Malir, Frontier Colony, SITE, Badr commercial, Clifton, Gizri and various other areas of Karachi,” the Interior Minister said while reading out from a report. According to Nisar, Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) had been given one month to improve the performance of the Police.
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September - 8 
The SFs spotted a bomb planted on Miranshah-Ghulam Khan Road and called the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) to defuse it. During defusing process, the bomb detonated and severely injured two security personnel.
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The SFs spotted a bomb planted on Miranshah-Ghulam Khan Road and called the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) to defuse it. During defusing process, the bomb detonated and severely injured two security personnel.
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September - 8 
Two people were killed and eight injured on September 8 in an explosion that took place near a grid station on Sariab Road in Quetta, reports The Express Tribune.
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Two people were killed and eight injured on September 8 in an explosion that took place near a grid station on Sariab Road in Quetta, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 9 
A leader of the Bara Aman Lashkar (peace militia) was killed from the Jalozai Camp by unidentified militants on September 9, reports The Express Tribune. The leader, Mirza, was returning to Jalozai internally displaced peoples’ camp from market when
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A leader of the Bara Aman Lashkar (peace militia) was killed from the Jalozai Camp by unidentified militants on September 9, reports The Express Tribune. The leader, Mirza, was returning to Jalozai internally displaced peoples’ camp from market when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at him.
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September - 9 
All major political parties will meet in Islamabad on September 9 (today) to evolve a consensus on how to tackle the scourge of terrorism and violent extremism in the country, reports The Express Tribune. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to ma
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All major political parties will meet in Islamabad on September 9 (today) to evolve a consensus on how to tackle the scourge of terrorism and violent extremism in the country, reports The Express Tribune. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to make a ‘big announcement’ on talks with homegrown Taliban at the All Parties’ Conference (APC). “The Prime Minister will make a historic announcement [on the subject of peace talks with militants],” Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told a news conference on September 8. He refused to share the details. “It [the APC] is not just a conference… It is a forum to enable us to come up with a comprehensive and unanimous resolution on counterterrorism strategies,” Nisar said. According to him, the Government has decided to model the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) after the United States (US) Department of Homeland Security – which was created in response to the 9/11 (September 11, 2001) terrorist attacks. “From now on, NACTA’s primary responsibility will be to devise policies to safeguard the country’s territory and respond to militant and terrorist activities [within its borders],” he added. Apart from that, the Government has also decided to raise a ‘Rapid Response Counter Terrorism’ force (RRCT) under NACTA’s command to promptly resolve any terrorist incident in the country, he said.
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September - 9 
Due to fear of militants’ attack and lack of security, lawyers of Dr Shakil Afridi submitted an application in the court of the political agent of Khyber Agency requesting him to conduct his trial at the Central Prison Peshawar September 9, reports T
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Due to fear of militants’ attack and lack of security, lawyers of Dr Shakil Afridi submitted an application in the court of the political agent of Khyber Agency requesting him to conduct his trial at the Central Prison Peshawar September 9, reports The News. “I submitted an application in the PA office at Khyber House Peshawar and requested him to conduct the trial at the Central Prison Peshawar,” Samiullah Afridi said.
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September - 9 
During a debate on the law and order situation in Karachi at a Sindh Assembly Session on September 9, the lawmakers suggested that more powers should be given to Rangers to curb the deteriorating law and order situation, at the same time, the Police
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During a debate on the law and order situation in Karachi at a Sindh Assembly Session on September 9, the lawmakers suggested that more powers should be given to Rangers to curb the deteriorating law and order situation, at the same time, the Police force should not be demoralised as it could work better than the Paramilitary Force if depoliticised, reports The Express Tribune. Members of Provincial Assembly belonging to different political parties were of the unanimous opinion that targeted operation must be carried out without any political influence or party victimisation.
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September - 9 
Militants beheaded three members of a peace committee and abducted four other members in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 9, reports The Express Tribune. “Late at night, many militants s
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Militants beheaded three members of a peace committee and abducted four other members in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 9, reports The Express Tribune. “Late at night, many militants stormed the office of a peace committee while its members were asleep. The peace committee members could not even retaliate,” said an official of the political administration. Two of the beheaded bodies were found after the incident in Qamberabad Shalobar. Those who were killed were identified as Zakaria, Najmi, and Shahid. “The militants threw two of the heads on the way and warned the locals not to pick them before 12 noon on Monday,” he added. The four abducted members could not be identified.
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September - 9 
On September 9, an All Parties Conference (APC) chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by the Army and intelligence chiefs as well as leaders of all major political parties on how to tackle growing terrorism, agreed on initiating peace t
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On September 9, an All Parties Conference (APC) chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by the Army and intelligence chiefs as well as leaders of all major political parties on how to tackle growing terrorism, agreed on initiating peace talks with “all stakeholders”, reports Dawn. The APC concluded after adopting a consensus resolution to overcome the ‘national security crisis’ besetting Pakistan. The APC said, “The process should be as inclusive as possible, with full participation of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other stakeholders. The presence of a considerable number of foreign fighters, multiple factions of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the absence of government’s writ, particularly in North Waziristan, were the “odds” which the military leadership said they were facing in the region.”
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September - 9 
Police on September 9 arrested nine suspects, involved in street crime and extortion, from Shah Latif Town in Bin Qasim Town, reports The News.
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Police on September 9 arrested nine suspects, involved in street crime and extortion, from Shah Latif Town in Bin Qasim Town, reports The News.
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September - 9 
Rangers and Police continued targeted operation on September 9 and arrested 16 suspects during raid in the Ancholi area of Gulberg Town, reports The News.
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Rangers and Police continued targeted operation on September 9 and arrested 16 suspects during raid in the Ancholi area of Gulberg Town, reports The News.
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September - 9 
Rangers arrested four Lyari Gang extortionists on September 9 during operations at Safoora Goth and Lashari Goth in the Malir Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. The rangers confiscated uniforms of the Police and
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Rangers arrested four Lyari Gang extortionists on September 9 during operations at Safoora Goth and Lashari Goth in the Malir Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. The rangers confiscated uniforms of the Police and Rangers, bullet proof vests, explosives and other weapons during the operation. According to a Rangers spokesperson, the suspects are part of the Lyari Gang War and have been involved in various extortion schemes. He added that they would use the Rangers and Police uniforms while conducting their crimes.
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September - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two would-be suicide bombers as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked the office of District Police Officer (DPO), judicial lock ups and lower courts in Kohat town (Kohat District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on S
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two would-be suicide bombers as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked the office of District Police Officer (DPO), judicial lock ups and lower courts in Kohat town (Kohat District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 9, reports Daily Times. A Policeman was also killed while 13 other persons, including three security officials, were injured in the attack inside the military cantonment area. According to the Kohat DPO office, eight to 10 militants attacked District Courts using hand grenades and heavy weapons. Sources said the militants had planned the attack to take away an alleged killer who was brought there from Tarnol in Punjab and was to be produced before a judge in connection with the murder of Member of Provincial Assembly Fareed Khan on June 3, 2013.
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September - 9 
The Express Tribune on September 10 reports that Ghotki Police has failed to recover two abducted Hindu boys, identified as Nishal and Haresh, who were kidnapped while they were returning from school near Qadirpur area of Ghotki District on September
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The Express Tribune on September 10 reports that Ghotki Police has failed to recover two abducted Hindu boys, identified as Nishal and Haresh, who were kidnapped while they were returning from school near Qadirpur area of Ghotki District on September 2, 2013.
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September - 9 
The TTP spokesman, Shahidullah Shahid, on September 9 said, “We welcome the unanimous resolution passed by the APC and will be positive in our response. We consider it is a good omen,” reports The Express Tribune. “Unanimous stance of all the stakeho
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The TTP spokesman, Shahidullah Shahid, on September 9 said, “We welcome the unanimous resolution passed by the APC and will be positive in our response. We consider it is a good omen,” reports The Express Tribune. “Unanimous stance of all the stakeholders in today’s APC Statement is a positive sign but the Government will have to take more sincere steps,” the TTP ‘Political Commission’ member, Ehsanullah Ehsan said. “The Government will also have to convince the Army and to decide a road-map for the talks,” he added. Ehsan also posted a statement on a social networking site Facebook which read, “Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) could play a serious role in the proposed dialogue.” The central leadership of the TTP claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sent a letter to the TTP about a possible peace dialogue and the TTP has replied to it. Whereas the correspondence has been confirmed, the contents of both the letters are yet to be known. “I would not disclose contents of both letters as the contacts are at very early stage,” the leader, who is part of the Taliban’s ‘Political Commission’, confirmed. Spokesman Shaidullah Shahid said that a suitable reply to this offer will be given after a meeting of the Majlis-e-Shura. He said that the TTP welcomes the APC initiative however, “it will not overshadow our goals”, adds Dawn.
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September - 9 
Two persons were killed and as many injured when unidentified assailants broke into a house and opened fire in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda town (Charsadda District). According to Police, unidentified assailants entered the house of one Shah Abu Z
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Two persons were killed and as many injured when unidentified assailants broke into a house and opened fire in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda town (Charsadda District). According to Police, unidentified assailants entered the house of one Shah Abu Zar, an Afghan refugee, in the Lalazaar Colony of Shabqadar and opened fire, killing Zar’s sons – 12-year-old Naveed and 25-year-old Jamshed. Zar and his wife also sustained serious wounds in the attack.
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September - 9 
Unidentified militants blew up a mobile shop with explosive materials in the Sardheri area of Charsadda on September 9, reports Daily Times. The shop, owned by one Azizur Rehman, was damaged in the explosion. Sources said that militants had warned mo
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Unidentified militants blew up a mobile shop with explosive materials in the Sardheri area of Charsadda on September 9, reports Daily Times. The shop, owned by one Azizur Rehman, was damaged in the explosion. Sources said that militants had warned mobile shop owners in the area to avoid copying songs and videos on memory cards, otherwise, they would have to face dire consequences.
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September - 10 
A man, identified as Baksh Ali, succumbed to his injuries caused during a landmine explosion in Sohbatpur District on September 10, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Baksh Ali, succumbed to his injuries caused during a landmine explosion in Sohbatpur District on September 10, reports Daily Times.
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September - 10 
A Shia scholar, identified as Syed Raza Rizvi (45), was shot dead in a sectarian attack outside his house in Gol Market area of Nazimabad Town on September 10, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Amir Farooqi said that Riz
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A Shia scholar, identified as Syed Raza Rizvi (45), was shot dead in a sectarian attack outside his house in Gol Market area of Nazimabad Town on September 10, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Amir Farooqi said that Rizvi was the Chairman of the Noorul Imaan Masjid in Nazimabad.
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September - 10 
A trader, identified as Haji Rah Muhammad Achakzai, was abducted by unidentified militants from National Highway in Killa Saifullah District on September 10, reports Daily Times.
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A trader, identified as Haji Rah Muhammad Achakzai, was abducted by unidentified militants from National Highway in Killa Saifullah District on September 10, reports Daily Times.
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September - 10 
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced two people, Azhar Hussain and Shaukat Hussain alias Major, to death on September 10 on charges of assassinating Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Muhammad Ibrahim in Gilgit on January 4, 2012, reports The E
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced two people, Azhar Hussain and Shaukat Hussain alias Major, to death on September 10 on charges of assassinating Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Muhammad Ibrahim in Gilgit on January 4, 2012, reports The Express Tribune. The ATC Judge Raja Shahbaz Khan also handed down a 10-year imprisonment sentence to the offenders, residents of Barmas and Khomer respectively. DSP Ibrahim, a resident of Astore valley, was killed in front of his house in the Nagral area while returning home from office late night. He had been posted in the investigative wing of the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Police and was working on cases involving sectarian killings.
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September - 10 
An ex-unit in-charge of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Rasheed alias Negro (40), was shot dead at Ali Ahmed Hotel in Orangi Town on September 10, reports The News.
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An ex-unit in-charge of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Rasheed alias Negro (40), was shot dead at Ali Ahmed Hotel in Orangi Town on September 10, reports The News.
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September - 10 
FC on September 10 started checking a coach that was heading to Pishin District from Hazar Gunji area in Quetta and arrested 14 Afghan national who were trying to illegally enter without possessing any document in Pakistan territory, reports Daily Ti
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FC on September 10 started checking a coach that was heading to Pishin District from Hazar Gunji area in Quetta and arrested 14 Afghan national who were trying to illegally enter without possessing any document in Pakistan territory, reports Daily Times. They have been handed over to Police for further investigation.
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September - 10 
Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf on September 10 filed a petition before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta (Quetta District, Balochistan) seeking exemption from personal appearance in connection with the August 26, 2006, Akb
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Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf on September 10 filed a petition before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta (Quetta District, Balochistan) seeking exemption from personal appearance in connection with the August 26, 2006, Akbar Bugti murder case, reports The Times of India. The court has adjourned the hearing till September 30, 2013. During the last hearing on August 24, 2013, the court had ruled that the trial against Musharraf in the Akbar Bugti murder case will be held in Balochistan and not in the national capital, Islamabad. Musharraf is currently under arrest at his farmhouse in Islamabad.
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September - 10 
Frontier Corps (FC) personnel detained 11 Afghan nationals in Quetta (Quetta District) on September 10, reports Daily Times. During the routine checking in Old Mian Gundi area of the city, 11 Afghans travelling in Dalbandin-bound passenger coach were
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Frontier Corps (FC) personnel detained 11 Afghan nationals in Quetta (Quetta District) on September 10, reports Daily Times. During the routine checking in Old Mian Gundi area of the city, 11 Afghans travelling in Dalbandin-bound passenger coach were arrested.
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September - 10 
Pakistan on September 10 decided to release Afghan Taliban’s former ‘second-in-command’ Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to help kick-start the stalled peace and reconciliation process in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. “In principl
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Pakistan on September 10 decided to release Afghan Taliban’s former ‘second-in-command’ Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to help kick-start the stalled peace and reconciliation process in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. “In principle, we have agreed to release him. The timing is being discussed. It should be very soon …I think within this month,” Sartaj Aziz, the Prime Minister’s (PM) Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs, told Reuters in an interview. However, he added that Mullah Baradar would not be handed over to the Afghan authorities and would be instead released straight into Pakistan. Taliban ‘spokesman’ Zabihullah Mujahid said, “We hope that his imprisonment is over”. A senior Pakistani official told The Express Tribune that Mullah Baradar’s possible release was the result of months of painstaking discussions among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States (US). Although in principle the decision has been taken to free Mullah Baradar, modalities were being worked out. One of the options is to transfer Mullah Baradar to Saudi Arabia or Turkey where he could lead discussions with the Karzai administration as well as the US.
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September - 10 
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on September 10 said the Government should hold result-oriented dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to curb terrorism and restore peace in the country. He said, “There are t
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on September 10 said the Government should hold result-oriented dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to curb terrorism and restore peace in the country. He said, “There are two types of Taliban: Afghan and Pakistani. It is easy to negotiate with the Afghan Taliban as compared to the Pakistani, because there are around 59 groups operating in the country,” reports Dawn. Shah, the leader of opposition in the National Assembly, said the PPP Government had brought Sufi Muhammad to the negotiating table for 13 times, but all efforts went in vain as many agreements reached in the talks were not even adhered to by the Taliban themselves. He urged the Government to devise a mechanism to check the mushroom-growth of seminaries in the country. “The Government will have to take strict decisions to improve the law and order situation in the country. The PPP will support the Government in this regard as it has backed the Government's stance at the All Parties Conference (APC),” he added.
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September - 10 
Two people belonging to Bohra community, identified as Mustansar Al (38) and his son Mustunisa (8), were shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack near Tayyaba Bakery at UP Morr in New Karachi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh,
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Two people belonging to Bohra community, identified as Mustansar Al (38) and his son Mustunisa (8), were shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack near Tayyaba Bakery at UP Morr in New Karachi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 10, reports The News.
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September - 10 
Two Police Constables, identified as Mohammad Ali and Arif, were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a Police van near Landikotal Chowrangi in North Nazimabad Town on September 10, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police Amir
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Two Police Constables, identified as Mohammad Ali and Arif, were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a Police van near Landikotal Chowrangi in North Nazimabad Town on September 10, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police Amir Farooqi said Ali and Arif, who were posted at the Hyderi Police Station, were busy snap checking vehicles along with other Policemen when they were attacked.
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September - 11 
A joint team of Law Enforcement Agencies, including Police and Frontier Corps (FC), on September 11 defused a bomb that weighed 2 kilogrammes and was planted near a private bank in Archer Road area in Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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A joint team of Law Enforcement Agencies, including Police and Frontier Corps (FC), on September 11 defused a bomb that weighed 2 kilogrammes and was planted near a private bank in Archer Road area in Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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September - 11 
Additional Attorney General (AAG) Tariq Khokhar on September 11 told a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that missing person Masood Janjua and one Faisal Faraz were killed in an attack by al Qae
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Additional Attorney General (AAG) Tariq Khokhar on September 11 told a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that missing person Masood Janjua and one Faisal Faraz were killed in an attack by al Qaeda in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. The court was further informed that there were evidences that the deceased Janjua and Faraz had links with al Qaeda. The AAG told the court that Masood Janjua was not in the custody of Intelligence Agencies. He said that a former Inter Services Intelligence top officer had, in his statement before the inquiry commission probing the missing persons’ case, said that Masood Janjua had links with al Qaeda and had been killed in an attack in Waziristan. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry directed the AAG to present credible evidences to prove this claim. Amna Janjua, wife of Masood Janjua, also appeared before the court and stated that the missing persons’ commission had taken a U-turn after the statements of the Intelligence Agencies. The court directed the AAG to submit a detailed report about the evidences in the case in the next hearing and adjourned the case until September 13 (tomorrow). Khokhar told the three-member bench that according to a statement of former Deputy ISI Director General (DG) Major General (retired) Nusrat Naeem, which he gave on 30 June, 2011, Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz were in contact with a Pakistani named Tariq, who was working with the United States (US) as an agent of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He said that Tariq had arranged a meeting with al Qaeda leader Sheikh Saad Al Misri, who was on the hit list of the CIA. The AAG also said that through Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz a laptop fitted with a satellite chip was delivered to the al Qaeda leader. When the al Qaeda came to know about the chip they killed Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz. However, Amina Janjua, who is also chairperson of the Defence of Human Rights, rejected General Naeem’s statement.
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An Intelligence Agency detained seven al Qaeda militants from Punjab University Campus in Lahore District on September 11, reports The Express Tribune. The militants include al Qaeda’s suicide squad, their local handler and two of their technical col
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An Intelligence Agency detained seven al Qaeda militants from Punjab University Campus in Lahore District on September 11, reports The Express Tribune. The militants include al Qaeda’s suicide squad, their local handler and two of their technical collaborators. Out of seven al Qaeda members, four have taken special jihadi training in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), while the other three are also experts in different fields with five having expertise in information technology/communication, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), diploma associate engineer in automobile technology and media coordination. The detained collaborators are local shopkeepers from an electronic market. They allegedly provided the electronic gadgets, used in suicidal missions, according to sources familiar with the matter. From their physical appearance it is clear that some of the detained men are foreigners, though the others are drawn from the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During the course of interrogation, it was revealed that the squad members had succeeded in preparing an explosive suicide vehicle which is still present in Lahore at an unidentified location with a fake licence plate. Though the vehicle poses a potential threat to citizens, it hasn’t been impounded by Law Enforcement Agencies as yet. A senior serving Intelligence Agency officer, who also led operations in which wanted al Qaeda figures Ahmad Khalfan Ghalani and Naeem Noor Khan alias Abu Talha were arrested, said that Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) has been directly and indirectly involved in providing accommodation to al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, supposedly No 3 in the al-Qaeda hierarchy was arrested in March 2004, from the house of a women’s wing leader of the JeI in Rawalpindi District, while another al Qaeda leader Abu Zubaida was arrested in the same year from Faisalabad District, and was given shelter by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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At least 20 alleged target killers were arrested from Apsara Apartments in Liaquatabad Town on September 11, reports Daily Times.
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At least 20 alleged target killers were arrested from Apsara Apartments in Liaquatabad Town on September 11, reports Daily Times.
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Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nadeem Hashmi was arrested during a raid at his residence on September 11 (today), reports The Express Tribune. According to the reports, Hashmi was arrested during a raid at h
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Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nadeem Hashmi was arrested during a raid at his residence on September 11 (today), reports The Express Tribune. According to the reports, Hashmi was arrested during a raid at his residence.
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Police along with intelligence officials arrested three suspects and recovered four imported launchers along with rockets during a raid conducted at arms shop, namely ‘Guns & Accessories’ in Zamzama locality of Clifton in Saddar Town on September 11,
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Police along with intelligence officials arrested three suspects and recovered four imported launchers along with rockets during a raid conducted at arms shop, namely ‘Guns & Accessories’ in Zamzama locality of Clifton in Saddar Town on September 11, reports Daily Times. Police during the raid, and arrested the shop’s owner, employee as well as a buyer present on the occasion,” said Station House Officer (SHO) Kansan Deen. Deen said owner of the shop had a license to sell legal weapons but he was selling illegal and imported weapons to members of banned organisations in the city. He said the shop had been sealed.
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Police detained over 176 criminals after separate targeted raids and operations across the city on September 11, reported Daily Times. Karachi Police claim to have apprehended 156 alleged criminals in targeted raids across the city including Mochko,
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Police detained over 176 criminals after separate targeted raids and operations across the city on September 11, reported Daily Times. Karachi Police claim to have apprehended 156 alleged criminals in targeted raids across the city including Mochko, Jahangir Road, Sukhan, Baghdadi, Sharafi Goth, Kalakot and other parts of the metropolis. They also asserted to have recovered hand grenades, 50 illicit arms and weapons during the operation.
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Police on September 11 arrested four extortionists after an exchange of fire took place while arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession from the vicinity of Mochko Police Station in Baldia Town, reported The News. The extortionists w
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Police on September 11 arrested four extortionists after an exchange of fire took place while arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession from the vicinity of Mochko Police Station in Baldia Town, reported The News. The extortionists were identified as Siraj Billa, Zakir Murad, Abdul Hameed and Salman.
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September - 11 
Police on September 11 claimed to have averted a terrorism bid by defusing a bomb planted in Government Middle School in Katlang area of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Daily Times. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) recovered a bomb,
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Police on September 11 claimed to have averted a terrorism bid by defusing a bomb planted in Government Middle School in Katlang area of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Daily Times. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) recovered a bomb, two detonators and a safety fuse from the bag. The bomb was later defused by BDS.
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September - 11 
Police on September 11 recovered a huge cache of weapons being transported from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to in Phandou area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP and arrested the offender, reports Daily T
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Police on September 11 recovered a huge cache of weapons being transported from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to in Phandou area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP and arrested the offender, reports Daily Times. Police intercepted a suspected vehicle near a checkpost in Phandou area and recovered 23 pistols and thousands of cartridges from its secret cavities.
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Police on September 11 recovered and defused a landmine weighing about 10 kilogrammes near the Police Station in Goth Nibi Dost Kanrani area of Sohbatpur District, reported Daily Times.
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Police on September 11 recovered and defused a landmine weighing about 10 kilogrammes near the Police Station in Goth Nibi Dost Kanrani area of Sohbatpur District, reported Daily Times.
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Police on September 11-night repulsed a militant attack on a security check-post at Saro Kallay village in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, militants, equipped with automatic weapons and rocket l
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Police on September 11-night repulsed a militant attack on a security check-post at Saro Kallay village in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, militants, equipped with automatic weapons and rocket launchers, attacked the Saro Kallay checkpost manned by the Police at about 11:45pm. The Police promptly reacted by repulsing the attack. The firing continued for about half an hour. The Police claimed the fleeing militants also opened firing on security guards of a nearby patrol pump. As result, a security guard, Arif Gul, a resident of Nazimpur in Nowshera District, was killed while his colleague Umar Farooq sustained injuries.
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a meeting on September 11 to discuss the post-All Parties Conference (APC) situation wherein they discussed implementation of the APC resolution and del
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a meeting on September 11 to discuss the post-All Parties Conference (APC) situation wherein they discussed implementation of the APC resolution and deliberated upon national security matters with special focus on talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The Express Tribune quoting the Prime Minister’s media office. The PM and the COAS exchanged notes over the process and strategy to initiate the dialogue process with militants. The participants at the APC had agreed that talks should be held with militants as a measure to tackle terrorism in Pakistan. It was the Prime Minister’s note that Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman could be taken aboard as a facilitator to begin the talks. The Army Chief, however, noted that all prominent religious leaders should be consulted, particularly those having close contacts with Taliban leadership, adding that the Intelligence Agencies were ready to facilitate in this regard. The COAS said this while referring to the key role of Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, who is also known as ‘the father of Taliban’. It should be noted that Maulana Sami’s Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) had not been invited in the APC. His party featured nowhere in the Government’s plans of initiating dialogue with the TTP. Earlier, the PML-N Government did invite Sami for facilitating the Government’s intended peace negotiations but after receiving JUI-F chief‘s reservations, the Government removed Sami-ul-Haq’s party from its preferred list of facilitators for talks with the militant outfit.
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September - 11 
Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Professor Doctor Mujahid Kamran has claimed in his book, titled, ‘9/11 and The New World Order’ that the families of al Qaeda leaders, including Ayman-al-Zawahri and some members of slain leader Osama Bin Laden famil
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Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Professor Doctor Mujahid Kamran has claimed in his book, titled, ‘9/11 and The New World Order’ that the families of al Qaeda leaders, including Ayman-al-Zawahri and some members of slain leader Osama Bin Laden family, were shifted to Central Asia through NATO airplanes to destabilise the region, reports The News on September 12 (today). The PU VC said that American researchers had proved that al Qaeda was an asset to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He said that America’s Centre for Public Integrity had revealed that the United States (US) rulers, including George Bush, Condoleezza Rice and Dick Cheney, made up 1,000 lies just to impose war on Iraq. According to him, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had said that they had no substantial proof of involvement of Osama bin Laden in September 11, 2001, (also known as 9/11) attacks. He said that under Operation Gladio, American CIA and NATO were involved in terrorist activities in Europe for 20 years. He said that Pakistan’s cooperation with the US after 9/11 had posed serious threats to its survival.
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Rangers conducted a raid at the office of political party at Nasir Colony, and arrested four party workers on September 11, reported Daily Times.
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Rangers conducted a raid at the office of political party at Nasir Colony, and arrested four party workers on September 11, reported Daily Times.
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September - 11 
Rangers officials detained over 20 criminals from targeted search from Federal B Area Block-14, Shah Faisal Colony, Malir, Korangi, PNT Colony, North Karachi, Saddar Town, Risala Compound, Al-Karam Square, Liaquatabad, and Rabia City on September 11,
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Rangers officials detained over 20 criminals from targeted search from Federal B Area Block-14, Shah Faisal Colony, Malir, Korangi, PNT Colony, North Karachi, Saddar Town, Risala Compound, Al-Karam Square, Liaquatabad, and Rabia City on September 11, reports Daily Times. Weapons were recovered from the custody of detainees.
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Security Forces (SFs) and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) swapped prisoners in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 11 as a ‘confidence-building measure’ ahead of formal peace negotiations, rep
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Security Forces (SFs) and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) swapped prisoners in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 11 as a ‘confidence-building measure’ ahead of formal peace negotiations, reports Dawn. According to sources, six TTP prisoners were handed over in exchange for two security personnel in Shoyee Khel area of Shawal in SWA. The sources identified the released militants as Ismail of Momi Karama, Suhail of Karama, Pirzada of Barond Moli Khan Srai and Ayaz and Farmanullah of Delai area. Sources said three of the TTP prisoners were released from the administration’s lock-up in Wana and the other three from Army custody in Bannu (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). The sources claimed that the freed militants were received with celebratory firing by TTP in Mir Ali. However, the Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) denied the report. An official said no swap of prisoners had taken place and the report in this regard was just a rumour.
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September - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two suspected terrorists during a crackdown Kohat Tunnel area of Kohat Town (Kohat District) on September 11 and recovered weapons, detonators and explosive material from their possession, reports Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two suspected terrorists during a crackdown Kohat Tunnel area of Kohat Town (Kohat District) on September 11 and recovered weapons, detonators and explosive material from their possession, reports Daily Times.
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The Home and Tribal Affairs Department of Balochistan on September 11 revealed that 592 mutilated dead bodies have been found in the last three years from different parts of the province, reports Dawn. According to documents obtained by Dawn, Police
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The Home and Tribal Affairs Department of Balochistan on September 11 revealed that 592 mutilated dead bodies have been found in the last three years from different parts of the province, reports Dawn. According to documents obtained by Dawn, Police and other law enforcers have found 592 bullet-riddled bodies since 2010 to September 2013. The documents indicate an increase in recovery of mutilated bodies during the current year in different volatile parts of Balochistan province, the least developed of the country. Most of the dead bodies were found in Quetta, Khuzdar, Kalat and the volatile Mekran belt. “Most of the dead bodies are of Baloch political workers,” the document said, adding that few of the victims belong to other ethnic groups as well. The Provincial Home Ministry has directed all concerned Deputy Commissioners and concerned Police officials to properly investigate into the recovery of dead bodies. Besides mutilated dead bodies, the document revealed that 132 cases of missing persons were pending before the Supreme Court and the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), headed by Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Eight new cases of missing persons have been registered with the provincial home and tribal affairs department. “66 cases of missing persons are pending before Supreme Court and 64 are pending before the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances,” the document said. The Ministry said most of the cases of missing persons were pertaining to Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Panjgur, Turbat and other troubled parts of Balochistan.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on September 11 passed a bill to regulate explosives in the province, reports Central Asia Online. According to the new law, the Government would establish an inspectorate of explosives under the Chief Inspector a
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on September 11 passed a bill to regulate explosives in the province, reports Central Asia Online. According to the new law, the Government would establish an inspectorate of explosives under the Chief Inspector and issue licenses. Those found guilty of illegally manufacturing explosives would be fined up to INR 15 million (USD 143,000) while those transporting illegal explosive would face an INR 1.25 million (USD 12,000) penalty. Illegally selling explosives carries an INR one million (USD 9,500) fine. The sale of explosives to buyers younger than 18 is banned.
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September - 11 
Two watchmen of Classis Apartment, identified as Jamshed (27) and Gul Khan (32), were shot dead within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal police station in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town on September 11, reported Daily Times. As per police offici
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Two watchmen of Classis Apartment, identified as Jamshed (27) and Gul Khan (32), were shot dead within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal police station in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town on September 11, reported Daily Times. As per police officials, the victims hailed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, and were targeted by unidentified armed assailants.
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September - 11 
Unidentified persons killed a school watchman in Halimzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in the night of September 11, reports The News. The sources said watchman Usman Khan, brother of local journalist Noor Muhammad Mohmand, was on duty at
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Unidentified persons killed a school watchman in Halimzai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in the night of September 11, reports The News. The sources said watchman Usman Khan, brother of local journalist Noor Muhammad Mohmand, was on duty at the Government Primary School in Malik Ajan Killay when unidentified persons forced their entry into the school at night and shot him dead. His bullet-riddled body was found dumped in a seasonal stream next day.
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September - 12 
Police on September 12 arrested the suspected mastermind responsible for the killing of three security officials, a Police officer and two military personnel, at Chilas in Gilgit Baltistan on August 6, 2013, from Kohistan area in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
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Police on September 12 arrested the suspected mastermind responsible for the killing of three security officials, a Police officer and two military personnel, at Chilas in Gilgit Baltistan on August 6, 2013, from Kohistan area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. The three security officials, were investigating the killings of nine tourists and their guide in the Nanga Parbat area of Gilgit Baltistan on June 22, 2013.
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September - 12 
An unidentified young man was gunned down in Gutter Baghicha within the jurisdiction of Pak Colony Police Station on September 12, reports Daily Times. Police said unidentified assailants riding a motorbike took the victim at the Said place and later
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An unidentified young man was gunned down in Gutter Baghicha within the jurisdiction of Pak Colony Police Station on September 12, reports Daily Times. Police said unidentified assailants riding a motorbike took the victim at the Said place and later shot him dead.
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September - 12 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 12 sent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) sector in charge and former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nadeem Hashmi on a seven-day physical remand. Hashmi was arrested late on September 10 over his suspected i
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 12 sent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) sector in charge and former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nadeem Hashmi on a seven-day physical remand. Hashmi was arrested late on September 10 over his suspected involvement in the murder of two Policemen – Muhammad Ali and Arif – in Hyderi locality. He was subsequently shifted to the Pirabad Police Station where Police registered a murder case against him.
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September - 12 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police claimed to have held a target killer, while LEAs apprehended around 198 suspects during separate targeted raids and operations across Karachi the on September 12, reports Daily Times. Police team of CID inv
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police claimed to have held a target killer, while LEAs apprehended around 198 suspects during separate targeted raids and operations across Karachi the on September 12, reports Daily Times. Police team of CID investigation Civil Lines raided Ghani Chowrangi area of SITE-B, from where they arrested political worker namely Ejaz Gorchani and recovered a Kalashnikov, two hand grenades and a TT pistol from his possession. The accused person revealed that he was involved in the killing of eight persons including SP Shah Mohammad. He also confessed that he attacked SSP Chaudhry Aslam near Punjab Chowrangi, in which ASI Arif and Police constable Nadeem were killed, while PC Malik Khalid was injured.
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September - 12 
In an ongoing wave of targeted killings, two more persons were killed in separate incidents across the Provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi (Karachi District) on September 12, reports Daily Times. A man, identified as Syed Shahid Ali Zaidi (42), was
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In an ongoing wave of targeted killings, two more persons were killed in separate incidents across the Provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi (Karachi District) on September 12, reports Daily Times. A man, identified as Syed Shahid Ali Zaidi (42), was shot dead in Orangi Town within the remits of Iqbal Market Police Station.
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September - 12 
In order to control terrorism in the province, the Punjab Police have demanded PKR 100 million for the purchase of 46 vehicles for the Counter Terrorism Department, reports The News reports on September 13. The summary stated that the officers and of
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In order to control terrorism in the province, the Punjab Police have demanded PKR 100 million for the purchase of 46 vehicles for the Counter Terrorism Department, reports The News reports on September 13. The summary stated that the officers and officials of the Counter Terrorism Department were facing difficulties while performing their duties due to shortage of vehicles, therefore, it has been requested that the required funds should be released on priority basis. PKR 70.551 billion has been allocated for the Punjab Police during the fiscal year 2013-14, which is almost PKR nine billion more than the budget of previous fiscal year. The Provincial Government had allocated PKR 61.588 billion for the Punjab Police during the fiscal year 2012-13. However, Police spent PKR 64.955 billion which is almost PKR 3.45 billion more than the allocated amount.
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Pakistan on September 12 said preparations are underway to raise the issue of drone attacks at the United Nations in accordance with the recommendation of the resolution adopted in the All-Parties Conference hosted by the Government, reports Daily Ti
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Pakistan on September 12 said preparations are underway to raise the issue of drone attacks at the United Nations in accordance with the recommendation of the resolution adopted in the All-Parties Conference hosted by the Government, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office Spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said necessary directives have been issued to the country’s missions in New York and Geneva in this regard. The spokesman rejected having signed any agreement with the United States on drone attacks. He said Pakistan has a clear policy on drone attacks that these are violation of its territorial sovereignty and integrity. He said drone attacks are counterproductive.
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September - 12 
Police after separate raids and operations claimed to have detained at least 154 suspects involved in targeted killing, extortion and other heinous crimes. The officials also recovered 49 weapons of different calibers and 5 hand grenades from their p
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Police after separate raids and operations claimed to have detained at least 154 suspects involved in targeted killing, extortion and other heinous crimes. The officials also recovered 49 weapons of different calibers and 5 hand grenades from their possession. Meanwhile, Rangers officials nabbed around 43 suspects during separate raids and across the city, and shifted them to an undisclosed location for further questioning. The officials claimed that the accused persons were involved in target killing and extortion. Gang war criminals and political workers were also among the detainees.
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September - 12 
Rejecting political pressure, the Federal and Sindh Governments have decided to continue the targeted operation against target killers, extortionists and other criminals in Karachi, The News reported on September 13. Sources in Islamabad said the Ran
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Rejecting political pressure, the Federal and Sindh Governments have decided to continue the targeted operation against target killers, extortionists and other criminals in Karachi, The News reported on September 13. Sources in Islamabad said the Rangers operation, being supervised by the Chief Minister, will continue till the elimination of lawlessness from the city, and in this regard both the federal and Sindh Governments will not accept any political pressure.
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September - 12 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said on September 12 that the TTP is going to respond to Government’s offer to talk soon, reports Dawn. “We are discussing the overall situation and the Government’s offer. We will soon i
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said on September 12 that the TTP is going to respond to Government’s offer to talk soon, reports Dawn. “We are discussing the overall situation and the Government’s offer. We will soon inform the media about our decisions,” Shahid said. Leaders of the TTP are expected to continue consultations for several days at an undisclosed location in the tribal areas along the Afghan border. TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud, who was previously against holding talks with the authorities, is chairing the consultations, two Taliban ‘commanders’ said.
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September - 12 
The bomb disposal squad (BDS) on September 12 defused a 12-kilogramme bomb planted on the roadside near Dandar area in the Khurram Agency, reports Daily Times.
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The bomb disposal squad (BDS) on September 12 defused a 12-kilogramme bomb planted on the roadside near Dandar area in the Khurram Agency, reports Daily Times.
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September - 12 
The intelligence agency and Police on September 12 jointly raided in Johar Town and Sabzazar Police Station area in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab and arrested four more suspected terrorists, with one hardened criminal disguised as a beggar
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The intelligence agency and Police on September 12 jointly raided in Johar Town and Sabzazar Police Station area in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab and arrested four more suspected terrorists, with one hardened criminal disguised as a beggar, reports Daily Times. According to sources, law enforcers arrested terrorist, Ghulam Ahmad Nabi, who was nabbed by agencies a few days back at railway station and recovered suicide vests and other explosives material. On a tip-off, law enforcers timely acted and raided in different areas of the city and arrested four alleged terrorists and recovered illegal weapons and explosive materials from them. Sources further said criminals were planning to bomb a train, however, LEAs personnel acted on time following the intelligence report and arrested the accused. They said the alleged terrorist was disguised as beggar when he was apprehended. LEAs traced their cell phone record, which showed they received calls from London and Switzerland.
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September - 12 
Unidentified assailants abducted and killed three labourers who hailed from Punjab at a stone-crushing plant at Santsar, around 70 kilometres north of the Gwadar port, in Gwadar District of Balochistan on September 12, reports Daily Times. “Gunmen ca
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Unidentified assailants abducted and killed three labourers who hailed from Punjab at a stone-crushing plant at Santsar, around 70 kilometres north of the Gwadar port, in Gwadar District of Balochistan on September 12, reports Daily Times. “Gunmen came during the night and attacked. They set fire to machinery at the plant, kidnapped the owner and three labourers,” local official Dostain Baloch said. “They took away all of them and later on, during the night, they killed the three labourers and discarded their bodies. The owner is still with them,” he added.
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September - 12 
Unidentified assailants killed a man and injured his son in Musa Colony on Sariab Road of Quetta (Quetta), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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Unidentified assailants killed a man and injured his son in Musa Colony on Sariab Road of Quetta (Quetta), the provincial capital of Balochistan.
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September - 12 
Unidentified assailants killed two persons in Panjgur District on September 12, reports Daily Times. According to Police, Hafiz Abdul Tahir and Hafiz Abdul Zahir were on their way to a shop in a car in Panjgur when assailants opened indiscriminate fi
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Unidentified assailants killed two persons in Panjgur District on September 12, reports Daily Times. According to Police, Hafiz Abdul Tahir and Hafiz Abdul Zahir were on their way to a shop in a car in Panjgur when assailants opened indiscriminate fire on them. Both the deceased were Hafizul Quran and their father belonged to a religious party.
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September - 12 
Unidentified militants destroyed a NATO vehicle in the Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 12, reports Daily Times. However, no causalities were reported. Sources from the politica
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Unidentified militants destroyed a NATO vehicle in the Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 12, reports Daily Times. However, no causalities were reported. Sources from the political administration said unidentified militants attacked a truck carrying the NATO military vehicle. Later on, the attackers burned the truck, which severely damaged the NATO vehicle. After the incident, the attackers and the driver and cleaner of the truck fled.
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September - 12 
Where the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Government prepares to initiate a dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Government is also doing the spadework to start talks with the estranged Baloch elements. The ruling party,
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Where the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Government prepares to initiate a dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Government is also doing the spadework to start talks with the estranged Baloch elements. The ruling party, headed by Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik, has had two-day deliberations early this week; one full day was devoted to a discussion on how to proceed with the talk option with the angry Baloch elements. “We want to form a group of senior politicians from Balochistan and possibly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to interact with the Baloch groups, including Dr Allah Nazar’s group, who are based in the province,” sources privy to the consultations said, The News reported on September 13.
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September - 13 
A low-intensity explosion occurred in the Gulshan-e-Bunair area under Quaidabad Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the night of September 13, reports The News. However no causality was reported.
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A low-intensity explosion occurred in the Gulshan-e-Bunair area under Quaidabad Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the night of September 13, reports The News. However no causality was reported.
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September - 13 
Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on September 13 said that he had very useful meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed and they agreed that both India and Pakistan should respect 2003 Line of Control (LoC
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Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on September 13 said that he had very useful meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed and they agreed that both India and Pakistan should respect 2003 Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire agreement, reports Daily Times. Giving his comments following his meeting with Salman Khursheed, on the sidelines of 13th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Sartaj Aziz said, “I had a very useful meeting last evening with Mr Salman Khursheed in a frank and cordial atmosphere. We both agreed that it was important to respect the 2003 ceasefire agreement in order to reduce tensions and for this purpose. We also agreed that the existing mechanism shall be used more effectively.”
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An improvised explosive device (IED) was neutralised in Kotka Mulagan area under Saddar Police Station in Bannu Town (Bannu District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 13, reports The News.
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An improvised explosive device (IED) was neutralised in Kotka Mulagan area under Saddar Police Station in Bannu Town (Bannu District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 13, reports The News.
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At least four suspects were held in search operation in Satellite Town and Sariab Road areas of Quetta, on September 13, reports Daily Times.
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At least four suspects were held in search operation in Satellite Town and Sariab Road areas of Quetta, on September 13, reports Daily Times.
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September - 13 
Meanwhile, SFs arrested 13 suspects and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Mohmand area of Mohmand Agency. According to a security official, cordon and search operation was carried out by SFs including Levies and
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Meanwhile, SFs arrested 13 suspects and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Mohmand area of Mohmand Agency. According to a security official, cordon and search operation was carried out by SFs including Levies and Village Defence Committee (VDC) in Qandharo, Bejung and Ziarat areas. They also busted a group of bomb-makers and recovered 80 kilogrammes explosive.
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One person was killed and another injured on Mission Road near Haidri Market in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on September 13, reports Daily Times. “FC personnel stopped two persons for checking at picket on Mission
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One person was killed and another injured on Mission Road near Haidri Market in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on September 13, reports Daily Times. “FC personnel stopped two persons for checking at picket on Mission Road near Haidri Market”, Police official said adding the suspects tried to snatch weapon from soldier. In retaliation, the FC personnel opened fire at them. As a result, one Saleem Mustafa was killed and Deen Mohammad sustained injuries.
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Police claimed to have arrested a cadre of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Garden Masjid under Garden Police Station and recovered weapons from his possession on September 13, reports The News. Police claimed to have recovering two submachi
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Police claimed to have arrested a cadre of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Garden Masjid under Garden Police Station and recovered weapons from his possession on September 13, reports The News. Police claimed to have recovering two submachine guns (SMG) from his possession.
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The Security Forces on September 13 arrested at least 85 Afghan citizens who were illegally travelling to Karachi from Quetta. According to security sources, the security personnel, on a tip off, stopped a Karachi bound passenger bus and arrested at
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The Security Forces on September 13 arrested at least 85 Afghan citizens who were illegally travelling to Karachi from Quetta. According to security sources, the security personnel, on a tip off, stopped a Karachi bound passenger bus and arrested at least 85 Afghan nationals under Foreign Act. The security sources said the arrested afghan citizens were travelling without documents.
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September - 13 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) handed a list of 4,752 prisoners to the Government on September 13 who they want released, reports The Express Tribune. A TTP leader said that two of their ‘commanders’ met with Pakistani officials in the Sararogh
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) handed a list of 4,752 prisoners to the Government on September 13 who they want released, reports The Express Tribune. A TTP leader said that two of their ‘commanders’ met with Pakistani officials in the Sararogha area of South Waziristan Agency in FATA, and handed over the list in the initial step towards “negotiations and peace”. “We have handed over the list of our colleagues imprisoned in different prisons of Pakistan including those on death row,” he explained.
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September - 13 
Unidentified militants attacked a convoy of NATO oil tankers in Sorab Town of Kalat District in Balochistan, killing a driver and torching nine vehicles on September 13, reports Daily Times. The attackers fired rockets and bullets at the convoy of 15
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Unidentified militants attacked a convoy of NATO oil tankers in Sorab Town of Kalat District in Balochistan, killing a driver and torching nine vehicles on September 13, reports Daily Times. The attackers fired rockets and bullets at the convoy of 15 oil tankers travelling from Karachi to Afghanistan.
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September - 14 
A bomb explosion on September 14 killed two members of a pro-government militia and wounded four others during an archaeological dig on the Afghanistan border in Darra area, 30 kilometres northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency in Federally
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A bomb explosion on September 14 killed two members of a pro-government militia and wounded four others during an archaeological dig on the Afghanistan border in Darra area, 30 kilometres northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “About a dozen members of the local peace committee were digging at an excavation site when a remote controlled bomb went off, killing two members and wounding four others,” senior local administration official Sardar Yousuf said.
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September - 14 
Eight officials of Gomal Zam Dam Project in South Waziristan Agency, who were abducted two years ago, were released unconditionally by their abductors on September 14, reports Daily Times. The eight men were handed over to the local administration on
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Eight officials of Gomal Zam Dam Project in South Waziristan Agency, who were abducted two years ago, were released unconditionally by their abductors on September 14, reports Daily Times. The eight men were handed over to the local administration on the border of South and North Waziristan. The officials were kidnapped on August 15, 2012, while they were travelling to Tank from the dam site. The released men included Sub-Divisional Officer Shahid Ali Khan, Sub-Engineer Sanaullah, four security personnel and two other staffers. Tribal elders in South Waziristan have played an important role in securing the release of these officials, sources said.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on September 14 called for early formation of anti-terrorism force, reports Daily Times. Presiding over a meeting, the Prime Minister said that delay in establishment of this force was unacceptable. He directed the authori
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on September 14 called for early formation of anti-terrorism force, reports Daily Times. Presiding over a meeting, the Prime Minister said that delay in establishment of this force was unacceptable. He directed the authorities concerned to keep him informed about the progress being made for the establishment of the force. The Chief Secretary and Punjab Inspector General of Police briefed the Prime Minister about initiatives being taken for the formation of force and its importance in the backdrop of recent surge in terrorist attacks. Later, another meeting was held to discuss condition of main roads in which Nawaz Sharif directed authorities to remove encroachments from Circular Road. Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (TEPA) officials also attended the meeting.
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September - 14 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on September 14 approved withdrawal of Army from Malakand Division, as the process of pulling out troops from Shangla and Buner Districts would start next month, reports Daily Times. In the se
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on September 14 approved withdrawal of Army from Malakand Division, as the process of pulling out troops from Shangla and Buner Districts would start next month, reports Daily Times. In the second phase, troops would be pulled out from Swat, Upper Dir, Lower Dir Districts and other parts of Malakand Division, the chief minister told reporters in his home town of Nowshera. Malakand Division consists of seven Districts. “The Pakistan Army, Police and FC have rendered numerous sacrifices in war against terror in Malakand Division and the entire nation is proud of their valour, which ultimately led to the establishment of peace in the region,” Khattak added. He said resolution of problems through talks was an essential part of the PTI’s manifesto. “We have to protect and respect our own interest instead of looking after the rights of other countries in the region,” the Chief Minister said.
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September - 14 
The ongoing-targeted operation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, is going on effectively, and will be followed with a proper strategy to maintain peace and tranquillity in the city on permanent basis, said Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Sha
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The ongoing-targeted operation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, is going on effectively, and will be followed with a proper strategy to maintain peace and tranquillity in the city on permanent basis, said Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on September 14, reports Daily Times. He was talking to the delegation of Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Punjab Assembly. Shah said the Government is serious to make Karachi a peaceful city, which is the economic hub of Pakistan. “The targeted operation was launched in Karachi after taking all stakeholders and political parties at Karachi in confidence to meet the situation on immediate basis,” he said. He argued that a targeted operation is going on without any discrimination, and Rangers and Sindh Police have been given a free hand to take action against the criminals. “We cannot interfere nor pull back the forces who are actively engaged in the operation to maintain law and order, and protect lives, property and businesses of Karachites,” he said.
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September - 15 
A Government-run school was partially damaged when a rocket fired by suspected militants hit the school at Janikhel in the Frontier Region (FR) Bannu, on September 15, reports The News. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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A Government-run school was partially damaged when a rocket fired by suspected militants hit the school at Janikhel in the Frontier Region (FR) Bannu, on September 15, reports The News. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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September - 15 
A man belonging to the Shia community, identified as Badar Ali, was shot dead at Supper Highway within the precincts of Sacchal Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 15, reports Daily Times. Badar
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A man belonging to the Shia community, identified as Badar Ali, was shot dead at Supper Highway within the precincts of Sacchal Police Station in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 15, reports Daily Times. Badar Ali was on his way in a car when unidentified assailants intercepted the vehicle, and resorted to indiscriminate firing.
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September - 15 
A senior doctor and an Afghan trader were abducted from Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on September 15, reports The News. Police said a senior doctor and agency surgeon, Dr Mujahid Hussain, was abducted by unidentified pers
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A senior doctor and an Afghan trader were abducted from Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on September 15, reports The News. Police said a senior doctor and agency surgeon, Dr Mujahid Hussain, was abducted by unidentified persons from the limits of the Hayatabad Police Station. The vehicle of the doctor was recovered from the Achini Khwar. A source said another person Shoaib Nabi was also abducted from the limits of Hayatabad Police Station.
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An Afghan trader Ima Khan was abducted from the limits of the same Police Station which lodged the FIRs in both the incidents.
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An Afghan trader Ima Khan was abducted from the limits of the same Police Station which lodged the FIRs in both the incidents.
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September - 15 
At least 21 foreign students staying without valid documents were arrested by Police during a raid in the early morning of September 15 on two madrassas in Gujranwala town of Punjab, reports The Kashmir Monitor. The madrassas reportedly belonged to Q
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At least 21 foreign students staying without valid documents were arrested by Police during a raid in the early morning of September 15 on two madrassas in Gujranwala town of Punjab, reports The Kashmir Monitor. The madrassas reportedly belonged to Qazi Hamidullah Khan - a teacher of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar. Officials from 30 Police Stations headed by the Superintendent of Police raided the seminaries. The nationality and the names of the foreigners could not be ascertained. Police said that the arrested suspects were able to speak Urdu but could not speak Pashtu. The security officers are investigating how and when these foreigners arrived in Pakistan and under which visa.
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September - 15 
At least twenty oil tankers were gutted in a rocket attack in the Sohrab area of Kalat District, on September 15, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces were heading to Afghanistan from Karachi whe
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At least twenty oil tankers were gutted in a rocket attack in the Sohrab area of Kalat District, on September 15, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces were heading to Afghanistan from Karachi when armed men intercepted them and set them on fire before fleeing. The oil tankers were incinerated; however, there was no loss of life.
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September - 15 
Federal Minister for Borders and Northern areas Lieutenant General (Retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch said on September 15 that the Afghan refugees would voluntarily return to their country by 2015, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to media at Quetta Balo
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Federal Minister for Borders and Northern areas Lieutenant General (Retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch said on September 15 that the Afghan refugees would voluntarily return to their country by 2015, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to media at Quetta Baloch said the repatriation of Afghan refugees depends on the situation in Afghanistan and that they would happily return to their country if the situation improves. “We have discussed the issue with the Afghan authorities and a strategy has been formulated so that the Afghan refugees could go back to their country with dignity.” Baloch added that Pakistan is providing all facilities to over 3,00,000 Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. He complained that NGOs are not providing any relief to the refugees.
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September - 15 
Four persons, including two women, sustained injuries in an IED explosion in the Habib Colony in the limits of the Cantonment Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan Town (Dera Ismail Khan District), on September 15, reports The News. Two explosive device
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Four persons, including two women, sustained injuries in an IED explosion in the Habib Colony in the limits of the Cantonment Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan Town (Dera Ismail Khan District), on September 15, reports The News. Two explosive devices planted by militants went off early in the day, leaving Muhammad Asif, Ashfaq Ahmad, Saba Gul Bibi and Urooj Bibi injured.
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September - 15 
Major General, Sanaullah Khan, and, lieutenant colonel, Tauseef, were killed along with a soldier, Irfan Sattar, in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near Pak-Afghan Border on September 15,
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Major General, Sanaullah Khan, and, lieutenant colonel, Tauseef, were killed along with a soldier, Irfan Sattar, in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near Pak-Afghan Border on September 15, reports Daily Times. Major General Sanaullah was the general officer commanding Swat Division. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Rangers and Police arrested 28 suspects in separate targeted raids and operations in different parts of Karachi on September 15, reports Daily Times. As per details, Rangers officials conducted targeted operation in areas including Yousuf Goth, Mehmo
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Rangers and Police arrested 28 suspects in separate targeted raids and operations in different parts of Karachi on September 15, reports Daily Times. As per details, Rangers officials conducted targeted operation in areas including Yousuf Goth, Mehmoodabad, Jauhar Mor, and 100 Quarters in Korangi, Hassan Mujtaba Town, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Surjani Town, Sindhi Hotel in New Karachi, Baloch Colony and Bhains Colony. Rangers’ spokesperson said 14 criminals including target killers and extortionists affiliated with different political parties and Lyari gangsters were apprehended during the targeted operation. Weapons were also recovered from their possession. Similarly, police nabbed around 14 suspects during targeted raids conducted in Gulshan-e-Iqbal localities. Sources in police said members of the banned outfits were also among the detainees.
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September - 15 
The political administration on September 15 distributed compensation amount among the victims of the suicide blast in the Parachinar town of Kurram Agency, reports The News. Political Agent Riaz Mehsud distributed cheques worth PKR 0.3 million among
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The political administration on September 15 distributed compensation amount among the victims of the suicide blast in the Parachinar town of Kurram Agency, reports The News. Political Agent Riaz Mehsud distributed cheques worth PKR 0.3 million among the families of the 44 persons who were killed in a blast in Parachinar town on July 26. Cheques for PKR 0.1 million were also distributed among 105 persons who were injured in the blast. The official said the injured were provided free treatment at the public sector hospitals in Peshawar.
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September - 15 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 15 set preconditions for peace talks, reports Daily Times. Shahidullah Shahid, ‘spokesman’ for the TTP, said, “First of all, troops in the entire tribal area should go back to barracks and then our pr
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 15 set preconditions for peace talks, reports Daily Times. Shahidullah Shahid, ‘spokesman’ for the TTP, said, “First of all, troops in the entire tribal area should go back to barracks and then our prisoners should be released,” Shahid said. “The Pakistan government must take steps which can develop an atmosphere of trust and can remove the doubts and suspicion. We cannot move forward unless the Government accepts these two demands.” He was speaking after the TTP’s Shura (council) held three days of talks about the Government offer of dialogue.
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September - 15 
TTP militants ambushed a convoy of Khasadar (tribal police) force in Bannu town (Bannu District) on September 15, killing two of them and wounding four others, reports Daily Times.
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TTP militants ambushed a convoy of Khasadar (tribal police) force in Bannu town (Bannu District) on September 15, killing two of them and wounding four others, reports Daily Times.
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September - 15 
Two soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries in an explosion in the Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 15, reports Daily Times.
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Two soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries in an explosion in the Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 15, reports Daily Times.
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September - 15 
Unidentified assailants killed a man at Mini Market near the Satellite Town area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital Balochistan, on September 15, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the victim was on his way home when the a
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Unidentified assailants killed a man at Mini Market near the Satellite Town area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital Balochistan, on September 15, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the victim was on his way home when the armed assailants opened fire at him and fled.
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September - 16 
Pakistan is set to release this week Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Taliban commander often described as the insurgents’ ex-second-in-command, said Sartaj Aziz advisor to Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, re
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Pakistan is set to release this week Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Taliban commander often described as the insurgents’ ex-second-in-command, said Sartaj Aziz advisor to Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, reports The Express Tribune. Sartaj Aziz said that Baradar “will be released this week, possibly in a day or two”. The Afghanistan Government has long demanded that Islamabad free Baradar, whose arrest in January 2010 saw Pakistan accused of sabotaging initiatives to bring peace in war-torn Afghanistan. His release would bring to 34 the number of Taliban detainees that Pakistan has released since last year, in what Afghan officials hope will encourage peace talks with the insurgents. However Aziz, a senior diplomat, said Baradar would not be handed over to Kabul. “It is at his (Baradar’s) discretion, whether he chooses to live here or anywhere of his own choice,” Aziz said. “Handing him over to Kabul would affect the reconciliation process with the Taliban,” he added. Aziz did not say if Baradar had expressed where he would want to go. “We have to follow the Taliban’s desires and we would carry out (his release) in accordance with what they want,” he said.
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September - 16 
A former Union Council nazim (organiser) and activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Iqbal (30), was shot dead in within the limits of Mominabad Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh
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A former Union Council nazim (organiser) and activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Iqbal (30), was shot dead in within the limits of Mominabad Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 16, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 16 
A Police constable, identified as Mushtaq (35), was shot dead in front of the Mominabad Police Station in Orangi Town on September 16, reported The Express Tribune.
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A Police constable, identified as Mushtaq (35), was shot dead in front of the Mominabad Police Station in Orangi Town on September 16, reported The Express Tribune.
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September - 16 
After receiving threats of a Dera-Ismail-Khan-jailbreak like attack, the security has been fortified at Central Jail Lahore also known as Kot Lakpat jail on September 16, reports The News. The prison authorities said that unidentified callers claimin
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After receiving threats of a Dera-Ismail-Khan-jailbreak like attack, the security has been fortified at Central Jail Lahore also known as Kot Lakpat jail on September 16, reports The News. The prison authorities said that unidentified callers claiming to be representatives of Taliban and al Qaeda threatened to attack the prison. According to the sources, hundreds of additional Police and Elite Force Commandoes are deployed inside and around the prison facility.
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September - 16 
After the Sindh Government on September 16 decided to create more Districts in the province by bifurcating Karachi and Thatta Districts in first phase of the procedure, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Karachi Chapter President Abdul Qadir Patel tol
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After the Sindh Government on September 16 decided to create more Districts in the province by bifurcating Karachi and Thatta Districts in first phase of the procedure, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Karachi Chapter President Abdul Qadir Patel told journalists that the meeting decided to create two more Districts in Karachi, Lyari and Maripur, reports Daily Times. Local PPP leaders suggested creation of these two Districts; however, a consensus was reached for Lyari only. More consultations on Maripur District shall be held later. Official sources said that the Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has also issued directives to the Revenue Department for preparing and sending him a summary in this regard. It was decided that creation of new Districts would begin from Karachi and Thatta. Earlier, Karachi had four Districts, namely, South, West, East and Central; and Malir was added to the list during the second term of PPP when Abdullah Shah was the Chief Minister of Sindh. The total shall reach six if another District is created in the metropolis.
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September - 16 
Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) and Additional Inspector General (AIG) Shahid Hayat Khan on September 16 claimed to have arrested at least 56 suspects, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, Lyari gangsters and political workers during targe
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Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) and Additional Inspector General (AIG) Shahid Hayat Khan on September 16 claimed to have arrested at least 56 suspects, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, Lyari gangsters and political workers during targeted actions in several areas of Karachi, reported Daily Times. The names of political parties have been kept secret. According to The News the four LeJ militants were identified as identified as Asghar Khan, Abu Qasim, Siddiq Akbar and Anees. The Police also recovered weapons and bomb making devices from their possession. Quoting AIG Khan The Express Tribune added that the four accused were master trainers who conducted training sessions for the youth and sent them to Waziristan and Afghanistan for jihad. “They also collected funds and prepared motorcycles for bomb blasts,” said Khan. He said that the Police have also arrested three alleged target killers affiliated with political parties, identified as Saqib Ghani, M Iqbal and Babar during raids in Joharabad area in Malir Town and Azizbad area of Gulberg Town. Further, the officer said that two cadres belonging to People’s Amn Committee (PAC) and close associates of Baba Ladla, identified as Tariq and Abdul Hamid, were arrested during a targeted raid at Lyari gangster hideouts in Maripur area of Lyari Town. The Police also recovered weapons from their possession. The Express Tribune adds that in the interrogation report, Abdul Hameed alias Muna, admitted that he was part of a gang that collected extortion money from transporters. The gang would kidnap their children and other family members if they refused to pay. He also told the Police that Mullah Nazir of Lyari was their group leader. “Mullah Nazir had directed us to kill MQM workers as they were creating problems in the collection of the extortion money,” he said.
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September - 16 
Law Enforcement Agency personnel acting on a tip-off conducted a raid at a house on September 16 and arrested a suspect along with weapons in Zhob District, reports Daily Times.
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Law Enforcement Agency personnel acting on a tip-off conducted a raid at a house on September 16 and arrested a suspect along with weapons in Zhob District, reports Daily Times.
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September - 16 
Surjani Town Police found a dead body of a man, identified as that of Asif, at Khuda ki Basti in Gadap Town on September 16, reports The Express Tribune.
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Surjani Town Police found a dead body of a man, identified as that of Asif, at Khuda ki Basti in Gadap Town on September 16, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 16 
The authorities on September 16 suspended repatriation of displaced Bar Qambarkhel tribal people to Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after rival factions of the tribe failed to agree on formation of an impar
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The authorities on September 16 suspended repatriation of displaced Bar Qambarkhel tribal people to Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after rival factions of the tribe failed to agree on formation of an impartial peace body, reports Dawn. Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Nasir said that he had held a jirga (tribal council) with elders of three sub-tribes of Bar Qambarkhel at Kalaya in Orakzai Agency a day before Fata Disaster Management Authority announced return plan for all internally displaced families of Tirah valley. The jirga remained inconclusive as some misunderstanding regarding formation of a Qaumi Sareshtha (tribal peace committee) existed between rival groups of Bar Qambarkhel tribe owing to which their repatriation was put on hold for the time being, he added.
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September - 16 
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on September 16 declared that terrorists will not be allowed to coerce us into accepting their terms, reports Daily Times. General Kayani reiterated Pakistan Army’s resolve and unflinching c
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on September 16 declared that terrorists will not be allowed to coerce us into accepting their terms, reports Daily Times. General Kayani reiterated Pakistan Army’s resolve and unflinching commitment to fighting the menace of terrorism, in accordance with the will of the nation and at any cost. He vowed to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators of cowardly acts of terrorism to justice. While reaffirming Army’s support to the political process, the COAS also said, unequivocally, that terrorists will not be allowed to take advantage of it. He emphasised again that while “it is understandable to give peace a chance through a political process but no one should have any misgivings that we would let terrorists coerce us into accepting their terms. Army has the ability and the will to take the fight to the terrorists”.
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September - 16 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak said on September 16 negotiations were the best option to find a permanent solution to the scourge of militancy and terrorism, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference after vis
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak said on September 16 negotiations were the best option to find a permanent solution to the scourge of militancy and terrorism, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference after visiting District Headquterer (DHQ) Hospital Dera Ismail Khan, he said that his Government wanted peace, interfaith harmony and tolerance in society and would play a positive role during negotiations with the stakeholders concerned. The CM said the Provincial Government has decided to introduce its own intelligence system to pre-empt terrorist activities. He said the stance of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Government on the issue of war against terror was “very clear”. “Our province has been badly affected by militancy and terrorism in the last 10 years, which has hampered economic growth. To address the menace of militancy and terrorism, we need to show unity and support the government,” he said.
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September - 16 
The law enforcing and Intelligence Agencies in a joint action arrested an alleged militants belonging to al Qaeda from Lahore District on the night of September 16, reported The News. According to sources the accused was a student in Science College
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The law enforcing and Intelligence Agencies in a joint action arrested an alleged militants belonging to al Qaeda from Lahore District on the night of September 16, reported The News. According to sources the accused was a student in Science College Lahore.
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September - 16 
The Police on September 16 detained 13 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from Mall Road in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District, reports Daily Times. They were detained because they had entered the country without valid travelling documents, P
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The Police on September 16 detained 13 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from Mall Road in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District, reports Daily Times. They were detained because they had entered the country without valid travelling documents, Police said. They were handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further interrogations.
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September - 16 
The Supreme Court on September 16 said that peace in Balochistan could not be restored unless the borders are protected and fenced, reports Daily Times. “Our neighbouring countries have been working to fence their side of border, but we have left our
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The Supreme Court on September 16 said that peace in Balochistan could not be restored unless the borders are protected and fenced, reports Daily Times. “Our neighbouring countries have been working to fence their side of border, but we have left our porous borders (open) for the smuggling of weapons which is the main cause of grim law and order situation in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi,” the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked while hearing the law and order case in Quetta Registry of Supreme Court.
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September - 17 
A man identified as Muhammad Naseem, was shot dead in Parum area of Panjgur District on September 17, reports Daily Times.
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A man identified as Muhammad Naseem, was shot dead in Parum area of Panjgur District on September 17, reports Daily Times.
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September - 17 
An unidentified dead body of a young man packed in a gunny bag was found from Maripur area of Kiamari Town on September 17, reported The Express Tribune. Police officials said the victim was tortured to death after being kidnapped.
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An unidentified dead body of a young man packed in a gunny bag was found from Maripur area of Kiamari Town on September 17, reported The Express Tribune. Police officials said the victim was tortured to death after being kidnapped.
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Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 17 reserved its judgment in the December 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case as attorneys for defence and prosecution completed their arguments, reports The Express Tribune. When the hearing started, the former
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Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 17 reserved its judgment in the December 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case as attorneys for defence and prosecution completed their arguments, reports The Express Tribune. When the hearing started, the former military ruler and President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer Ilyas Siddiqi urged the court to re-record the statements of the witnesses. “Musharraf was abroad when the statements were recorded. It is his legal right that statements of the witnesses be recorded in front of him,” he said. However, Malik Muhammad Rafiq, the lawyer representing former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Saud Aziz and Superintendent Police (SP) Khurram Shehzad, objected to it, saying that it would further delay the case. Barrister Rafiq said the case had already been pending for the last five years. “First Punjab Police carried out investigations then it was transferred to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) under the supervision of former Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik and now restarting the trial would mean further delay,” he said. FIA special prosecutor Chauddy Azhar Ai told the Court that the former FIA public prosecutor in the case Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali had already been killed and witnesses had been convinced with much difficulty. “Recording their statements once again will disappoint the witnesses while a retrial will also give benefit to the killers of Chaudhry Zulfiqar,” he added. The court after completion of arguments put aside the decision over retrial of the case and deferred the hearing till October 1, 2013.
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September - 17 
At least five Pakistanis were killed and three others, including a Levies Force official, were injured in cross border firing by Afghan Security Forces (SFs) in the Qamaruddin Karez area of Zhob District late in the night of September 17, reports Dai
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At least five Pakistanis were killed and three others, including a Levies Force official, were injured in cross border firing by Afghan Security Forces (SFs) in the Qamaruddin Karez area of Zhob District late in the night of September 17, reports Daily Times. The dead identified as Noorullah, Fatehullah, Muhammad Haleem, Zahir Shah, Mir Dad and Molvi Faqir belonged to “Loion” tribe. “After the incident Afghan forces swiftly escaped from the area,” an official of the local administration in Zhob added.
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September - 17 
Four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Pervez Alam, Jabbar, Nadeem, and Riaz Ahmed, were shot dead unidentified militants while they were sitting at a puncture shop in Ghazi Nagar near Mohajir Chowk in Orangi Town of Karach
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Four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Pervez Alam, Jabbar, Nadeem, and Riaz Ahmed, were shot dead unidentified militants while they were sitting at a puncture shop in Ghazi Nagar near Mohajir Chowk in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 17, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 17 
In 24 hours, the city Police arrested around 119 criminals in 95 raids during which 52 weapons and two hand grenades were also seized. Shershah Police arrested two suspects, identified as Imran and Irfan, and recovered two .30 pistols and two hand gr
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In 24 hours, the city Police arrested around 119 criminals in 95 raids during which 52 weapons and two hand grenades were also seized. Shershah Police arrested two suspects, identified as Imran and Irfan, and recovered two .30 pistols and two hand grenades. They were said to be wanted in a number of cases.
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September - 17 
In a joint operation by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Karachi Police, Rangers, and Intelligence Agencies on September 17 an alleged terrorist was killed in a shootout in Manghopir area of Gadap Town, reported The News.
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In a joint operation by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Karachi Police, Rangers, and Intelligence Agencies on September 17 an alleged terrorist was killed in a shootout in Manghopir area of Gadap Town, reported The News.
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September - 17 
Islami Jama’at Talba (IJT), the student wing of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), is harbouring militants in the Punjab University hostels, said Doctor Mujahid Kamran, the University’s Vice Chancellor on September 17, reported The Express Tribune. “Illegal occ
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Islami Jama’at Talba (IJT), the student wing of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), is harbouring militants in the Punjab University hostels, said Doctor Mujahid Kamran, the University’s Vice Chancellor on September 17, reported The Express Tribune. “Illegal occupants were living in Punjab University hostels,” Dr Kamran said, accepting his failure to keep the hostels free of elements involved in militant activities. Recently, intelligence agencies have arrested a suspect believed to be an associate of al Qaeda from the hostel. He said that a Police operation could be launched to dislodge such elements from the hostels. However, IJT refuted the claim. IJT Punjab southern nazim (organiser) Rai Haq Nawaz and IJT nazim of Punjab University Abdul Muqeet accused the Vice Chancellor of “trying to defame Jama’at” to hide his own inefficiency. “IJT has no connection with any banned organisation. The university administration is shifting the blame on the IJT to save its own skin,” Haq Nawaz said. “The VC has hired a personal militia for his protection but there are no guards for the hostels,” Muqeet added. The administration and hostel wardens give refuge to illegal residents at the hostels and then use the name of IJT, the office bearers said.
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September - 17 
Political administration’s officials recovered 35 shells of artillery from a vehicle near Pak-Afghan border in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and arrested two accused on September 17, reports Daily Times. Kurram Agency Po
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Political administration’s officials recovered 35 shells of artillery from a vehicle near Pak-Afghan border in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and arrested two accused on September 17, reports Daily Times. Kurram Agency Political Agent Riaz Khan Mehsud told the media that 35 shells of artillery were seized from a vehicle near Pak-Afghan border that was being smuggled to Kurram Agency for subversive activities, adding that two accused riding the vehicle were arrested.
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September - 17 
The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) Police rescued a grade-III student of Karachi Grammar School and arrested five kidnappers on September 17 in a covert raid in a house at Khyaban-e-Sehar in Defence area of Clifton in Saddar Town, reports The News. T
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The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) Police rescued a grade-III student of Karachi Grammar School and arrested five kidnappers on September 17 in a covert raid in a house at Khyaban-e-Sehar in Defence area of Clifton in Saddar Town, reports The News. The arrested suspects are identified as Ramzan, Hameedullah Ehsanullah, Shah Niaz and Inamullah. The abducted boy is the son of a businessman Najam Mehmood and was abducted by his driver while being taken to the school on September 16, 2013, said AVCC’s Inspector Sajjad. Mehmood told the Police that he was contacted by an unknown caller, who demanded PKR 20 million as ransom to release the boy. The police registered a complaint and started negotiating with the kidnappers. With technical assistance from the Crime Investigation Agency, the suspects’ location was traced to a house on Khyaban-e-Sehar.
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September - 17 
The Capital Police on September 17 found a dead body of a militant, identified as Haris Khan, one of the four accused in the May 3, 2013 assassination of Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor handling the 26/11 Mumb
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The Capital Police on September 17 found a dead body of a militant, identified as Haris Khan, one of the four accused in the May 3, 2013 assassination of Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor handling the 26/11 Mumbai attack case and the Benazir Bhutto murder case from Islamabad, reports Dawn. During the May 3 attack Constable Farman Ali, the prosecutor’s guard belonging to the Frontier Corps, also fired at the attackers. As a result, an attacker’s cell phone and pistol fell on the road, but all four managed to escape. During the ambush, Abdullah Omar Abbasi and Haris Khan were injured when the prosecutor’s guard retaliated, but they managed to escape. The Police said the two injured were first taken to the Gilani Manzil located in G-15 where they were given treatment. Later, Abbasi was shifted by the militants to the Quaid-i-Azam International Hospital, from where he was arrested on June 13, 2013. On the other hand, Haris Khan remained at Gilani Manzil for a few days and was treated by Syed Mujahid Gilani, the nephew of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrabi, Police said. However, due to excessive blood loss, Haris Khan succumbed to his injuries a few days later. His body was then shifted to Adil’s house where it was buried in the lawn. The police, accompanied by an Assistant Commissioner, a magistrate and a medico-legal officer, went to Adil’s house and dug out the body. The remains were then taken to a hospital for legal process, including autopsy and DNA test, to establish identification. Currently, all four people involved in the assassination have been identified namely Omar Abbasi, Haris Khan, Adil and Tanveer (the mastermind).
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September - 17 
The Karachi Police also claimed to have arrested 157 suspects, including some foreigners. An alleged sectarian target killer associated with a political group, Muhammad Javed who confessed his involvement in killings of Sunni Tehreek (ST) workers, wa
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The Karachi Police also claimed to have arrested 157 suspects, including some foreigners. An alleged sectarian target killer associated with a political group, Muhammad Javed who confessed his involvement in killings of Sunni Tehreek (ST) workers, was arrested by the New Karachi Industrial Area Police.
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September - 17 
The Law enforcers arrested 176 suspected criminals in targeted operations across Karachi on September 17, reports The News. The suspects included an alleged sectarian target killer, robbers, extortionists and drug peddlers. In Shah Faisal Colony, Cha
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The Law enforcers arrested 176 suspected criminals in targeted operations across Karachi on September 17, reports The News. The suspects included an alleged sectarian target killer, robbers, extortionists and drug peddlers. In Shah Faisal Colony, Chanesar Goth, Taisar Town, Green Town, North Nazimabad, Quaidabad and Rasheedabad, Rangers detained 19 suspects and seized weapons, drugs and looted valuables from them.
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September - 17 
The Peshawar High Court on September 17 stopped the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from withdrawing Army from Malakand, Swat and Dir divisions, reports Daily Times. PHC’s Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan noted that Army has been deployed in these area
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The Peshawar High Court on September 17 stopped the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from withdrawing Army from Malakand, Swat and Dir divisions, reports Daily Times. PHC’s Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan noted that Army has been deployed in these areas for many years to restore peace, and its withdrawal would create a vacuum there. He said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government could face trouble if terrorists came back to these areas. The court ordered the Provincial Government to consult the Federal Ministry of Interior and Army and take them into confidence to maintain law and order in the areas of the province that had suffered from terrorism in the past.
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September - 17 
The Superintendent of Police (SP) Basheer Ahmed Barohi's narrowly escaped an armed attack on his vehicle in Mian Ghundi area of Quetta on the night of September 17, reported The News. The attack injured one of his security guards before cops shot and
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The Superintendent of Police (SP) Basheer Ahmed Barohi's narrowly escaped an armed attack on his vehicle in Mian Ghundi area of Quetta on the night of September 17, reported The News. The attack injured one of his security guards before cops shot and injured two of the attackers in retaliatory fire. Later, the Police arrested the injured attackers.
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September - 17 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 17 insisted they were still at war with Government troops because peace talks had yet to start and the Army was still launching multiple offensives against them, reports The Express Tribune. The annou
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 17 insisted they were still at war with Government troops because peace talks had yet to start and the Army was still launching multiple offensives against them, reports The Express Tribune. The announcement came two days after senior Army officers were killed by a TTP bomb in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “War is continuing, it was started by the Government and they will have to stop it,” TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said from an undisclosed location.
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September - 17 
The three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while hearing the Balochistan law and order case at Quetta Supreme Court Registry on September 17 ordered to present missing persons from Balochistan by September
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The three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while hearing the Balochistan law and order case at Quetta Supreme Court Registry on September 17 ordered to present missing persons from Balochistan by September 18, 2013 (today), reports The Express Tribune. The Chief Justice said the issue of missing persons had great importance for Balochistan and the missing persons’ families, who stood outside the court. “These people have pinned their hopes on the Supreme Court,” the Chief Justice said, adding that the Court did not want to demoralise the Armed Forces but also could not allow any unlawful act. “The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has presented its report about a missing person, Abdul Malik, and the evidences go against Frontier Corps (FC),” he added.
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September - 17 
Two cadres of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Zeeshan alias Faizan Chohto and Mustaqeem, were killed in an alleged police encounter on Mauripur Road in Lyari Town on September 17, reports The Express Tribune. Zeeshan was the chief of u
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Two cadres of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Zeeshan alias Faizan Chohto and Mustaqeem, were killed in an alleged police encounter on Mauripur Road in Lyari Town on September 17, reports The Express Tribune. Zeeshan was the chief of unit-188 of the ASWJ, while Mustaqeem is a supporter of the ASWJ and is reportedly also associated with the MQM. “The encounter took place when Police were snap checking vehicles near Musharraf Colony,” claimed Station House Officer (SHO) Shafiq Tanoli. “When the Police signalled them to stop their motorcycle, they opened indiscriminate fire at the Police mobile and tried to escape.” During the exchange of fire, both the suspects were killed.
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September - 17 
Two people, identified as Qadir Bakhsh and Ali Bakhsh, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sui Colony of Dera Bugti District on September 17, reported Daily Times.
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Two people, identified as Qadir Bakhsh and Ali Bakhsh, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sui Colony of Dera Bugti District on September 17, reported Daily Times.
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September - 17 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Khan on Quetta-Ziarat Highway in Kuchlak town of Quetta on September 17, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Khan on Quetta-Ziarat Highway in Kuchlak town of Quetta on September 17, reports Daily Times.
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September - 17 
Unidentified militants on September 17 torched a NATO container that was on its way from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District to Karachi (Sindh) after snatching PKR 100,000 from the truck owner, identified as Saifullah, in Killi Rahimabad area of M
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Unidentified militants on September 17 torched a NATO container that was on its way from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District to Karachi (Sindh) after snatching PKR 100,000 from the truck owner, identified as Saifullah, in Killi Rahimabad area of Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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September - 17 
Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hafiz, in Zehri tehsil of Khuzdar District on September 17, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hafiz, in Zehri tehsil of Khuzdar District on September 17, reported Daily Times.
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September - 17 
While addressing a gathering of MQM supporters and media in Karachi on September 17 the MQM Chief Altaf Hussain said that the Government should not bow down in front of the militants in order to make peace talks a reality, reports The Express Tribune
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While addressing a gathering of MQM supporters and media in Karachi on September 17 the MQM Chief Altaf Hussain said that the Government should not bow down in front of the militants in order to make peace talks a reality, reports The Express Tribune. He said that if the Government caves in to the demands of the militants, conditions in the country would become “worse than those in Somalia”. Altaf said that if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wanted to call another All Parties Conference (APC) to decide how to proceed with peace talks with the militants, he should do so. “Go ahead with peace talks but maintain your dignity,” he said, adding that the state’s writ needed to be protected.
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September - 18 
An alleged target killer of Karachi, identified as Amin Buledi of Lyari gang war, was arrested along with 13 others in a targeted operation on Mall Road in Murree tehsil (revenue unit) of Rawalpindi District and handed over to Karachi Police on Septe
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An alleged target killer of Karachi, identified as Amin Buledi of Lyari gang war, was arrested along with 13 others in a targeted operation on Mall Road in Murree tehsil (revenue unit) of Rawalpindi District and handed over to Karachi Police on September 18, reported The Express Tribune. The operation was carried out by the Punjab Police and Elite Forces. These targeted killers reportedly originate from Karachi and had taken refuge in Murree from the targeted operations that were being carried out in the city since September 5, 2013.
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September - 18 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 18 acquitted Rana Mohammad Faqir of the charge of attacking a convoy of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in 2003, reports Dawn. Despite the acquittal, Faqir refused to leave the jail fear
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 18 acquitted Rana Mohammad Faqir of the charge of attacking a convoy of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in 2003, reports Dawn. Despite the acquittal, Faqir refused to leave the jail fearing that he would be abducted by Security Agencies, but he was persuaded by his family to come home. “We had requested the ATC judge to provide security to my father from Adiala jail to our residence in Ghauri town, Islamabad, but he advised us to approach the City Police Officer,” Faqir’s son Rana Mohammad Waseem said. The prosecution quoted investigators as saying that Faqir had parked his explosives-laden vehicle outside the Jinnah Park in Rawalpindi but it failed to start when the convoy of Gen Musharraf was passing through the area. An First Information Report (FIR) of the attack was registered by Police in December 2003 and Faqir was arrested in 2007.
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September - 18 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), weighing around 400 grams, was found outside the residence of Awami National Party’s (ANP) leader, Abdul Razzak Buneri, in the Saeedabad area of Baldia Town on September 18, reports The Express Tribune.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), weighing around 400 grams, was found outside the residence of Awami National Party’s (ANP) leader, Abdul Razzak Buneri, in the Saeedabad area of Baldia Town on September 18, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 18 
Being the first assembly to make such a law in the country, the Sindh assembly unanimously passed the Sindh Witness Protection Bill 2013 on September 18, reports The Express Tribune. The bill provides protection to witnesses and their families, enabl
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Being the first assembly to make such a law in the country, the Sindh assembly unanimously passed the Sindh Witness Protection Bill 2013 on September 18, reports The Express Tribune. The bill provides protection to witnesses and their families, enabling them to provide evidence in criminal proceedings without any fear. It will allow witnesses to conceal their identities by wearing a mask, changing their voice and appearance as well as any other form of segregation during investigation or trial. Video conferencing will also be allowed in order to secure witnesses. Additionally, witnesses may be relocated and provided with accommodation to keep them safe. The law further states that reasonable financial assistance would be provided to witnesses for them to obtain a means of livelihood and the Government would also provide compensation to the legal heirs and free education to the children, if the protected person is killed because of his participation.
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September - 18 
KP Government is set to cancel licences of 400 arms manufacturers and dealers in the province because they failed to register their businesses, The Express Tribune reported on September 19. On April 16, KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department issued a
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KP Government is set to cancel licences of 400 arms manufacturers and dealers in the province because they failed to register their businesses, The Express Tribune reported on September 19. On April 16, KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department issued a notification asking arms dealers and manufacturers to submit details of their businesses by April 29. Otherwise, their licences would be cancelled.
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September - 18 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) on September 18 arrested two suspected militants and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from their possession during a search operation in the Golimar Chowk area of Quetta, reported Daily Times.
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) on September 18 arrested two suspected militants and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from their possession during a search operation in the Golimar Chowk area of Quetta, reported Daily Times.
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September - 18 
Police claimed to have arrested around 173 suspects during separate targeted raids and operations across Karachi on September 18, reports Daily Times. The raids began soon after the killing of four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sep
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Police claimed to have arrested around 173 suspects during separate targeted raids and operations across Karachi on September 18, reports Daily Times. The raids began soon after the killing of four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on September 17, 2013. Police launched a targeted operation in Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town and detained at least 20 suspects. However, most of them were released later after being found innocent in initial interrogation.
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September - 18 
Random amendments in laws can be very dangerous for the country, said Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Dost Muhammad Khan in light of the Government’s plans to make changes in the anti-terrorism act, The Express Tribune reports on Septemb
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Random amendments in laws can be very dangerous for the country, said Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Dost Muhammad Khan in light of the Government’s plans to make changes in the anti-terrorism act, The Express Tribune reports on September 19. The CJ went on to point out the Government should not make any amendments which can end up providing cover to terrorists as terrorism had taken up deep roots in the country, causing three generations to suffer.
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September - 18 
The Interior Ministry on September 18 sent a ‘threat alert’ to the Gilgit Baltistan Government, asking it to beef up security along the main road linking Gilgit with Ghizer Valley, reported The Express Tribune. “Terrorists can attack passenger vehicl
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The Interior Ministry on September 18 sent a ‘threat alert’ to the Gilgit Baltistan Government, asking it to beef up security along the main road linking Gilgit with Ghizer Valley, reported The Express Tribune. “Terrorists can attack passenger vehicles on the road,” read a letter received by the Gilgit Baltistan Government. It added security on the road should be increased to ensure the safety of commuters. The letter maintained followers of a particular sect could be targeted to sabotage peace and sectarian harmony. It added the terrorists are trained and residents of Gilgit. The letter identified Hainzal, which is about 25 kilometres from Gilgit, as one of the areas where the terrorists may strike.
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September - 18 
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on September 18 was informed three previously ‘missing’ persons have been identified and shifted to internment centres, while seven others have been released, reports The Express Tribune. Major Ali from the Ministry of D
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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on September 18 was informed three previously ‘missing’ persons have been identified and shifted to internment centres, while seven others have been released, reports The Express Tribune. Major Ali from the Ministry of Defence, Major Muhammad Ayaz of the Frontier Constabulary, Additional Advocate General Waqar Ahmad Khan and Farooq Shah represented the Government in front of a two-member bench comprising PHC Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Nisar Hussain. The representatives added that in addition to the released and identified persons, ground work was being laid to identify the other missing persons. The bench, however, rejected the report presented by the Ministry of Defence. It told both lawyers the matter needed to be taken up with the General Headquarters (GHQ) to ascertain whether people were in detention without any charges, adding those who are suspected to be guilty should be tried under the law. Further, the PHC issued notices to a brigadier, two majors and a retired colonel of the Pakistan Army’s Abbottabad Medical Record Wing (MRW) over the arrest of a Lance Naik in the same department. A PHC divisional bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Nisar Hussain were informed by petitioner Maimona Javed’s counsel Advocate Ghulam Nabi that Maimona’s husband Muhammad Javed had been kept in quarter guard since August 5, 2011. A quarter guard is a small lock up where soldiers charged with minor crimes are held.
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September - 18 
The Sindh Government on September 18 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that the Police arrested 1,357 alleged criminals during targeted operations that began on September 5, 2013, reports The News. Among those arrested, 19 were involved in murders and
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The Sindh Government on September 18 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that the Police arrested 1,357 alleged criminals during targeted operations that began on September 5, 2013, reports The News. Among those arrested, 19 were involved in murders and target killings, six in terrorism activities, 14 in taking extortion money, three in kidnappings for ransom, 97 in robberies, 283 in possessing illegal weapons, 259 in possessing narcotics and 608 in other crimes. These statistics are part of a report submitted to the Karachi Registry of the apex court by Chief Secretary Mohammad Ejaz Chaudhry. The report, prepared by the Home Department and presented to the apex court in connection with Karachi’s law and order suo moto implementation case, says that 1,225 raids were conducted and 59 encounters with criminals occurred in different parts of the city between September 5, 2013 and September 16, 2013. Police also claimed the recovery of over 350 illegal weapons and explosive substance during the raids.
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September - 18 
The Supreme Court on September 18 issued notices to the Federal and Balochistan Governments on an appeal moved by former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf against the Balochistan High Court’s (BHC) rejection of his bail application in the
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The Supreme Court on September 18 issued notices to the Federal and Balochistan Governments on an appeal moved by former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf against the Balochistan High Court’s (BHC) rejection of his bail application in the August 26, 2006, Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case. A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Nasir ul Mulk had taken up General Musharraf’s appeal. An FIR No26/2009 was registered against Musharraf under Section 302, 304 of the Pakistan Penal Code for his alleged involvement in the 2006 killing of Bugti along with others. Advocate Ibrahim Satti representing Musharraf had challenged the July 30, 2013 order of the BHC, which had rejected the bail plea with a ruling that the applicant had not been produced before the trial court or in the territorial jurisdiction of the trial court in Balochistan. “For the reasons, the bail application is rejected…the applicant may repeat his bail application before the trial court after shifting of his custody within the territorial jurisdiction of the trial court, which shall decide on its own merits accordingly,” the BHC stated in its order. Advocate Satti explained before the Supreme Court that his client could not appear before the BHC for security reason and, therefore, his bail had been rejected by the High Court. He said that Musharraf had been detained for the last three months, and requested the bench to grant him bail. The Supreme Court ordered the Federal and the Balochistan Governments to furnish their replies in 10 days.
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September - 18 
The three-member bench of the Supreme Court Quetta Registry while hearing the Balochistan law and order case on September 18 ordered the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police to investigate three Frontier Corps (FC) officers regarding the missi
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The three-member bench of the Supreme Court Quetta Registry while hearing the Balochistan law and order case on September 18 ordered the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police to investigate three Frontier Corps (FC) officers regarding the missing persons’ case and submit a report in 10 days, reports The Express Tribune. The bench also issued notices to the Defence Secretary, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and FC on failing to cooperate with the court on previous orders. The court asked the authorities concerned to compile new lists of the missing persons. The list of missing persons should be re-checked and cases that do not have concrete evidence should be named in the ‘suspicious list of cases’, ordered the Chief Justice. The cases in which allegations are made against the Police and the FC should be handed over to the Additional Attorney General, he added. He also ordered the Balochistan Home Secretary to register the cases of the missing persons and hand them over to the Police’s CID. The list of the missing persons should be given to the FC and the Ministry of Defence to search and recover them.
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September - 18 
Three alleged gangsters, identified as Imran Chohan, Noman alias Nomi Patni and Abdul Ghafoor Katchi alias Chotoo, were killed in a shoot-out with Police and Rangers in the Shah Baig Lane of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of S
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Three alleged gangsters, identified as Imran Chohan, Noman alias Nomi Patni and Abdul Ghafoor Katchi alias Chotoo, were killed in a shoot-out with Police and Rangers in the Shah Baig Lane of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 18, reports The News. Two of the gangsters belonged to the Abdul Jabbar Jhengu gang while the third was a member of the Sheraz Comrade gang. However, elected representatives of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Lyari and leaders of the People’s Amn Committee (PAC) claimed that no encounter took place and the three men were victims of extra-judicial killings.
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September - 18 
Two PAC cadres, including the ‘spokesperson’ Zafar Baloch, and another activist, Muhammad Ali, were killed while two others from PAC were injured in a targeted attack by four unidentified armed assailants at Bizenjo Chowk in Lyari Town on September 1
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Two PAC cadres, including the ‘spokesperson’ Zafar Baloch, and another activist, Muhammad Ali, were killed while two others from PAC were injured in a targeted attack by four unidentified armed assailants at Bizenjo Chowk in Lyari Town on September 18, reports The Express Tribune. Bizenjo Chowk is the stronghold of PAC. Deputy Inspector General (DIG-Karachi South) Abdul Khaliq Shaikh said, “We will investigate the case from all angles, including internal rifts in the PAC that could have caused his death.” The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) could also be involved, he added.
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September - 18 
Two people, identified as Bunir Ali, a resident of Hazara Town in Quetta District, and Muhammad Hayat of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were shot dead at a CNG station on Zarghoon Road in Quetta on September 18, reports Daily Times. Sources wi
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Two people, identified as Bunir Ali, a resident of Hazara Town in Quetta District, and Muhammad Hayat of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were shot dead at a CNG station on Zarghoon Road in Quetta on September 18, reports Daily Times. Sources within the Police department said that it was a sectarian attack.
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September - 18 
Two suspected terrorists, Amjad and Mir Jan, were arrested from Gulshan-e-Bunair area of Quaidabad in Bin Qasim Town on September 18, reported Daily Times. Two hand grenades and pistols were also recovered from their possession. Similarly, Police arr
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Two suspected terrorists, Amjad and Mir Jan, were arrested from Gulshan-e-Bunair area of Quaidabad in Bin Qasim Town on September 18, reported Daily Times. Two hand grenades and pistols were also recovered from their possession. Similarly, Police arrested three suspected criminals -Farooq, Ayaz and Tahir from Orangi Town, over alleged involvement in attacking the house of a Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) leader. Other parts of the metropolis were also raided, and almost 148 criminals were nabbed including 21 absconders, 26 under Arms Ordinance, and 19 under Narcotics Act, eight robbers, seven murderers, and one under Terrorism Act. Three bombs, 40 weapons along with narcotics were also seized.
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September - 19 
A cadre of Muhajir Quami Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Saleem Nabi, was shot dead in a targeted attack by unidentified assailants near RCD ground within the remits of Saudabad Police Station in Malir Town on September 19, reports Daily Times
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A cadre of Muhajir Quami Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Saleem Nabi, was shot dead in a targeted attack by unidentified assailants near RCD ground within the remits of Saudabad Police Station in Malir Town on September 19, reports Daily Times.
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September - 19 
Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad sent suspected terrorists Hammad Adil and Shaukat Zaman on a 14-day judicial remand on September 19, reports The Express Tribune. Adil was arrested on September 16, 2013, during a raid in the Sabzi Mandi area. The po
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Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad sent suspected terrorists Hammad Adil and Shaukat Zaman on a 14-day judicial remand on September 19, reports The Express Tribune. Adil was arrested on September 16, 2013, during a raid in the Sabzi Mandi area. The police believe Adil was plotting a car bombing in Islamabad. It was revealed that Adil’s next target was former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf’s farmhouse in Chak Shahzad. The Police had seized his car in Bhara Kahu in which they found a CNG container filled with 120 kilogrammes of explosive material. Zaman was also allegedly helping a man named Tanveer who is associated with al Qaeda.
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September - 19 
As the Government’s plans for holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan have come to a standstill after the September 15, 2013 Upper Dir attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Pakistani Army, a former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Javaid Ibrahim
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As the Government’s plans for holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan have come to a standstill after the September 15, 2013 Upper Dir attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Pakistani Army, a former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Javaid Ibrahim Paracha is reported to have met two prisoners Omer Adeel and Hafiz Mohammad Naseer who belong to Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in the Central Jail in Rawalpindi District, on behalf of TTP, reports Dawn on September 20 (today). Both the prisoners had been awarded capital punishment for carrying out terror attacks.
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September - 19 
At least 10 people, including a Levies man, a child and a woman, were injured on September 19 in a hand grenade attack on the Balochistan Constabulary Line (BCL) in Sariab area of the provincial capital Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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At least 10 people, including a Levies man, a child and a woman, were injured on September 19 in a hand grenade attack on the Balochistan Constabulary Line (BCL) in Sariab area of the provincial capital Quetta, reports Daily Times.
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September - 19 
At least 12 suspects, including 10 Lyari gang war criminals, suspected to be involved in September 15, 2013, attacks on NATO trucks were arrested up by Frontier Corps (FC) and Police personnel in the Hub area of Quetta on September 19, reports Dawn.
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At least 12 suspects, including 10 Lyari gang war criminals, suspected to be involved in September 15, 2013, attacks on NATO trucks were arrested up by Frontier Corps (FC) and Police personnel in the Hub area of Quetta on September 19, reports Dawn. Law enforcement personnel recovered a huge cache of weapons and explosive material from their custody. The recoveries included four Kalashnikovs, one G-3 Rifle, 25 grenades, one sniper Rifle with 2,100 rounds, six pistols with 200 rounds, 400 kilogrammes of explosive materials, four walkie-talkie sets and 4,000 different kinds of rounds. The FC also recovered a Toyota Land Cruiser from their custody, he added.
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September - 19 
Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on September 19 told the National Assembly that a move for a peace dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had “come to a standstill” with a “serious blow” from September 15, 2013 attac
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Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on September 19 told the National Assembly that a move for a peace dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had “come to a standstill” with a “serious blow” from September 15, 2013 attack in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed an Major General Sanaullah and that the military and opposition would be consulted in reviewing the process, reports Dawn. “This incident has dealt a serious blow (to the peace move),” Chaudhry Nisar said referring to the September 15 attack on an army convoy. “We have come to a standstill,” the Minister said in the first clear statement from the Government, indicating that the process stood frozen after the TTP not only claimed responsibility for the Upper Dir bombing as well as three other attacks on Security Forces on the same day but also put forth hard demands such as release of TTP militants from the Government custody, a general amnesty for TTP fighters and return of troops to the barracks in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) as preconditions for the proposed talks.
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September - 19 
On September 19 unidentified armed assailants torched a passenger coach that was on its way from Quetta to Dalbandin in Chagai District, after disembarking the passengers in Daringarh area of Mastung District, reported Daily Times. “They asked all pa
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On September 19 unidentified armed assailants torched a passenger coach that was on its way from Quetta to Dalbandin in Chagai District, after disembarking the passengers in Daringarh area of Mastung District, reported Daily Times. “They asked all passengers to get out of the coach and then torched it after pouring oil on it,” said the security officials.
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September - 19 
Police arrested two militants on September 19 during a raid at Khegai village in the limits of the Matani Police Station in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. The Police on a tip about the presence of militants in a house at Khegai village conducted the
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Police arrested two militants on September 19 during a raid at Khegai village in the limits of the Matani Police Station in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. The Police on a tip about the presence of militants in a house at Khegai village conducted the raid and arrested two militants. Police claimed recovered arms and ammunition from their hideout.
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September - 19 
Police foiled a terror plan on September 19 when they neutralised a five kilograms bomb near the Sulemankhel Chawki in Badbher area of Peshawar, reports Dawn.
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Police foiled a terror plan on September 19 when they neutralised a five kilograms bomb near the Sulemankhel Chawki in Badbher area of Peshawar, reports Dawn.
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September - 19 
Referring to the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi, Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on September 19 told the National Assembly that so far only 10 percent of the work has been completed, reports Daily Times. “We believe that
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Referring to the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi, Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on September 19 told the National Assembly that so far only 10 percent of the work has been completed, reports Daily Times. “We believe that so far only 10 percent of the work has been completed. There is a lot more left to do. We are in a continuous process of consultation and are in close contact with all parties, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). The operation would be intensified further in the second and third phases. Terrorists are running out of Karachi and they would not find any place to hide and will be brought to justice. If we continue working like this then the day will come when anti-state elements will be completely wiped out,” he stated. Nisar said that the decision to conduct the operation in Karachi and peace talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had been taken after thorough homework by the Government. In another context he said, the Mohajir Republican Army (MRA) had claimed responsibility for several terrorist acts through SMSs and other means. “We do not know who they are or where they operate from, but the MRA is not linked to the MQM,” he clarified. “The Rangers have conducted 400 targeted operations and over 1,000 actions were done by the Police,” the Interior Minister informed.
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September - 19 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 19 denied claims that their ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud contacted a former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Javed Ibrahim Paracha demanding release of 50 militants detained in various prisons across th
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 19 denied claims that their ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud contacted a former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Javed Ibrahim Paracha demanding release of 50 militants detained in various prisons across the country, reported Dawn. According to a reports aired on Dawn News, Paracha had claimed that the ‘chief’ of TTP telephoned him and named 50 TTP prisoners for their release. Paracha, who later visited Adiala Jail and met Taliban prisoners, had informed the media that a procedure for the militants’ release was under consideration. Inmates belonging to banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the TTP were included in the list. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, along with an anonymous Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) representative, had reportedly met with Paracha also. Sources said that both the Government and the TTP were currently engaged in expediting the potential peace negotiations.
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September - 19 
The Express Tribune on September 20 learnt that the chief of the PAC, Uzair Baloch who was believed to have been out of the country, has returned to Lyari. Uzair, who came back on the night of September 19, 2013, is expected to fill in the gap in lea
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The Express Tribune on September 20 learnt that the chief of the PAC, Uzair Baloch who was believed to have been out of the country, has returned to Lyari. Uzair, who came back on the night of September 19, 2013, is expected to fill in the gap in leadership left behind by Zafar Baloch, who was killed in a targeted attack allegedly due to some internal rifts in the party. “Soon after he [Uzair] returned, he roamed on the streets of Lyari on a motorcycle to show his presence and power,” said a resident of the Lyari Town. “During his visit, he avoided his close aides, including Ladla.” The aim behind roaming on the streets was to warn the perpetrators to stop hatching conspiracies against him, he added. According to sources privy to the matter told media that Uzair is likely to surrender before the Rangers soon. “To surrender is a not big deal but the main issue is that his life is at risk,” said one Naz. She said his surrender is on the table but only if the Government and Law Enforcement Agencies guarantee protection for his life. However, Police officials refused to confirm if Uzair was present in Lyari.
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September - 19 
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman also appeared before the court and presented a report on smuggling of weapons and vehicles across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District. In his remarks, Chief Justice Cha
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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman also appeared before the court and presented a report on smuggling of weapons and vehicles across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District. In his remarks, Chief Justice Chaudhry said that without de-weaponisation, law and order will continue to deteriorate in Quetta and Karachi.
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September - 19 
The Federal Government on September 19 prepared a new list of 52 proscribed outfits involved in militancy and extremism, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report quoting sources in the Interior Ministry. A previous list, prep
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The Federal Government on September 19 prepared a new list of 52 proscribed outfits involved in militancy and extremism, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report quoting sources in the Interior Ministry. A previous list, prepared by the Interior Ministry under former ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), had 23 such outfits. According to the sources, al Qaeda tops the new list. In the previous list, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had secured the first place with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on the second spot.
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September - 19 
The Rangers and Police on September 19 arrested at least 33 alleged suspects from Karachi District, reports The News. Police arrested 13 suspects from Ittehad Town in Baldia Town 10 others from Shah Rasool Colony in Clifton area of Saddar Town. Senio
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The Rangers and Police on September 19 arrested at least 33 alleged suspects from Karachi District, reports The News. Police arrested 13 suspects from Ittehad Town in Baldia Town 10 others from Shah Rasool Colony in Clifton area of Saddar Town. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Clifton, Sarfaraz Nawaz said, “Arms and narcotics were recovered from at least three of the detainees”. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Clifton Ibadat Nisar, Police took action after some kidnappers, who were recently arrested by Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Police, identified the exact location of the hideout.
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September - 19 
Three persons were killed and 20 others injured in the night of September 19 in a hand grenade attack near a mosque in the Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. SHO Badbher Rehmatullah Khan said that mi
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Three persons were killed and 20 others injured in the night of September 19 in a hand grenade attack near a mosque in the Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. SHO Badbher Rehmatullah Khan said that militants attacked a security checkpost on the outskirts of Sarband. Police chased them after which the militants managed to escape to a nearby Pirano Mosque in Achini area. He added that the militants, after entering the mosque, lobbed at least four hand grenades which resulted in deaths and injuries. Around 40 Tablighi Jamaat members were present at the time in the area.
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September - 19 
Three Shia people were killed and 12 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at an Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Majeed Colony of Landhi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September
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Three Shia people were killed and 12 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at an Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Majeed Colony of Landhi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 19, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 20 
A social worker, identified as Sahiba Mirani, who worked at Takhleeq Foundation for financial empowerment of the widows, was abducted on her way home after completing her field work and killed in Dingro Wah area of Ghotki District in Sindh on Septemb
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A social worker, identified as Sahiba Mirani, who worked at Takhleeq Foundation for financial empowerment of the widows, was abducted on her way home after completing her field work and killed in Dingro Wah area of Ghotki District in Sindh on September 20, reported The Express Tribune. The programme manager of the Foundation, Mohsin Solangi, said that the NGO works for women empowerment. “We provide skills and funds to widows, so they can earn a livelihood,” he said. He said the women working with the Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) after completing field work come to the office and wait for their relatives to take them back home. Women rarely travel alone in this conservative area of Sindh.
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September - 20 
A suspected teenage suicide bomber was killed after his explosive vest accidently went off in Ponyal area of Chakesar in Shangla District on September 20, reports The Express Tribune. Shangla Superintendent of Police (SP) Gulzar Ali said the incident
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A suspected teenage suicide bomber was killed after his explosive vest accidently went off in Ponyal area of Chakesar in Shangla District on September 20, reports The Express Tribune. Shangla Superintendent of Police (SP) Gulzar Ali said the incident occurred at around 1:20pm, adding the bomber was identified as Muhammad Afzal, a resident of Ponyal Dheri.
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September - 20 
Ameen Buledi, a suspected Lyari gang war gangster who was arrested from Lahore District of Punjab on September 18, 2013, was remanded in Police custody for three days on September 20, reported The News. Buledi was wanted in several target killing, ki
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Ameen Buledi, a suspected Lyari gang war gangster who was arrested from Lahore District of Punjab on September 18, 2013, was remanded in Police custody for three days on September 20, reported The News. Buledi was wanted in several target killing, kidnapping-for-ransom and illegal weapons cases. The court allowed the physical remand of Buledi till September 23, 2013.
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September - 20 
At least seven Army personnel were killed and four others were injured in a remote-controlled explosion in Bolan on September 20, reports Daily Times. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) on Twitter claimed responsibility for the attack. One of their veh
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At least seven Army personnel were killed and four others were injured in a remote-controlled explosion in Bolan on September 20, reports Daily Times. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) on Twitter claimed responsibility for the attack. One of their vehicles was completely destroyed in the attack, the outfit claimed.
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September - 20 
Balochistan Chief Minister Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch on September 20 said that his party had no interest other than resolving the issue of missing persons’ and stated that Baloch insurgents and all the other stakeholders are to be invited to the nego
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Balochistan Chief Minister Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch on September 20 said that his party had no interest other than resolving the issue of missing persons’ and stated that Baloch insurgents and all the other stakeholders are to be invited to the negotiation table to bring peace in the troubled province, reports Daily Times. While talking to the journalist Baloch said, “I am confident that people of Balochistan believe we don’t have any other interest except to see militants at the table to restore peace and currently we’re making efforts to restore their trust”. Though, he is interested in restoring peace in the region but not getting any assistance and support from the Federal Government. The claims of forming a powerful and authoritative cabinet in the province are gradually disappearing. The performance of Provincial Government is apparently disappointing, as the incidents of abduction of political workers, recovery of bullet-riddled bodies, upsurge in sectarian violence and target killings continue unabated. Sources from ruling National Party (NP) said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership was an obstacle in cabinet formation as it wanted to give some share to its coalition partners in the cabinet as other coalition partners have assumed offices of the Governor and the Chief Minister.
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September - 20 
Federal Cabinet on September 20 approved a draft of amendments to anti-terrorism laws in an effort to further empowering law enforcement agencies for better handling of terror-related cases, reports Dawn. Federal Minister Zahid Hamid presented the dr
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Federal Cabinet on September 20 approved a draft of amendments to anti-terrorism laws in an effort to further empowering law enforcement agencies for better handling of terror-related cases, reports Dawn. Federal Minister Zahid Hamid presented the draft amendments in the session of Federal Cabinet which was chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The draft bill, which will later be presented before the Parliament for approval, is aimed at curbing the menace of terrorism and giving special powers to security forces. It also provides ensuring protection of witnesses in terrorism cases. The draft amendment bill includes recommendations of the Cabinet committee formed on September 04, 2013 meeting of the Federal Cabinet at Karachi. The Committee was headed by Federal Minister Zahid Hamid and comprised Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Kh. Zaheer Ahmed, Prosecutor General Sindh and Senator Farogh Naseem.
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September - 20 
Officials of a secret agency arrested three terror suspects during a raid at the office of property dealer Mohammad Anwar in Imamia Colony in Shahdara of Lahore on September 20, reports The News.
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Officials of a secret agency arrested three terror suspects during a raid at the office of property dealer Mohammad Anwar in Imamia Colony in Shahdara of Lahore on September 20, reports The News.
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September - 20 
On September 20, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Nabil Gabol was named in the September 18, 2013 murder case of proscribed People’s Amn Committee (PAC) ‘spokesperson’ Zafar Baloch, drawing severe criticism from MQM, reported Dawn. City division
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On September 20, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Nabil Gabol was named in the September 18, 2013 murder case of proscribed People’s Amn Committee (PAC) ‘spokesperson’ Zafar Baloch, drawing severe criticism from MQM, reported Dawn. City division Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Faisal Bashir Memon said that a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against Gabol on a complaint of Mohammad Ali Baloch, the father of the slain leader. The case was registered at the Kalakot Police Station under Sections 302 (premeditated murder), 109 (abetment) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code. The SSP said that four other unidentified suspects were also booked in the case. However, MQM’s Rabita Committee while condemning the claim has demanded the Federal Government to take notice of the ‘fake’ case against the MQM lawmaker and withdraw the FIR forthwith. “Falsely involving Nabil Gabol in the murder case of Zafar Baloch is continuation of political victimization,” said a statement.
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September - 20 
On September 20, the Federal Cabinet approved extraordinary powers for the Paramilitary Rangers in an effort to stamp out crimes from Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. The Paramilitary Force has already been mandated to carry out surgical operati
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On September 20, the Federal Cabinet approved extraordinary powers for the Paramilitary Rangers in an effort to stamp out crimes from Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. The Paramilitary Force has already been mandated to carry out surgical operations against criminal gangs in the city. The cabinet approved the Anti-Terrorism (Third Amendment) Bill, 2013 which will now be tabled in Parliament for approval. Minister for Science and Technology Zahid Hamid presented the bill which includes recommendations of a special committee formed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. According to the draft Bill, “[the] Rangers after prior warning as considered necessary against persons committing a terrorist or scheduled offence will be authorised to shoot or order to shoot before they are fired upon as provided under the existing law.” Other than that, the “draft bill provides for law-enforcement agencies the powers of preventive detention up to three months for any person concerned in any offence under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 relating to security or defence of Pakistan and public order relating to target killing, kidnapping for ransom and extortion. The draft amendment also provides for protection of witnesses, judges and prosecutors,” says a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. This means from now on, extortion, kidnapping-for-ransom and target killing – the three crimes which have shaken Karachi the most – will be tried under the Anti-Terrorism law. For the protection of judges and witnesses, the bill proposes a slew of measures which include using screens to shield witnesses, judges and prosecutors from public view; conducting trials on jail premises or through video-link; investigation and trial in another province. The bill also proposes measures for expeditious disposal of cases by the courts.
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September - 20 
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president for Jalozai camp, Haji Mula Khel, was killed and four other party activists were injured after unidentified militants opened fire at them at the PTI office on the Jalozai camp premises in Nowshehra District of
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president for Jalozai camp, Haji Mula Khel, was killed and four other party activists were injured after unidentified militants opened fire at them at the PTI office on the Jalozai camp premises in Nowshehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 20, reports The Express Tribune. A tribal elder of Qamber Khel said that Haji was also PTI’s secretary for Bara welfare. He belonged to Bara (Khyber Agency, FATA) himself and was living at Jalozai camp for internally displaced persons (IDP). Shah Mehmood, one of the injured, told the Police he along with Gulistan, Abdul Jalal and Shah Jahan were visiting the office to meet Haji and get some documents signed when two men parked a motorcycle outside the office and started shooting. Haji was killed on the spot, while the accused managed to escape.
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September - 20 
Pindi Bhattian Police on September 20 seized more than 25 kilogram of explosives in a Sargodha-bound van near the bypass in Hafizabad District, reported Daily Times. The Police have arrested the driver, the conductor and impounded the van.
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Pindi Bhattian Police on September 20 seized more than 25 kilogram of explosives in a Sargodha-bound van near the bypass in Hafizabad District, reported Daily Times. The Police have arrested the driver, the conductor and impounded the van.
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September - 20 
Rangers and Police in the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi on September 20 arrested at least 24 more suspects from different parts of the city, reports Daily Times. According to details, 24 suspects were arrested during targeted raids in Saddar
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Rangers and Police in the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi on September 20 arrested at least 24 more suspects from different parts of the city, reports Daily Times. According to details, 24 suspects were arrested during targeted raids in Saddar Town areas of Clifton, Shah Rasool Colony and Neelam Colony. Rangers arrested at least eight suspects including activists of a banned outfit, in an operation in Title Colony of North Nazimabad Town. Different types of latest weapons, CCTV cameras and dozens of bullets were recovered from their possession. In the past 24 hours, Police claims to have arrested a total of 104 criminals in 84 raids and recovered 27 arms of different calibres. A Police report said 43 offenders/proclaimed absconders were also among 104 detainees. It said six Police encounters took place in various areas of the city in the jurisdictions of different Police Stations.
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September - 20 
The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) Media Cell’s sources on September 20 reported that the Pakistan Army has started a massive military operation in the areas of Mach (in Bolan District) after an attack on their convoy that killed seven personnel, repo
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The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) Media Cell’s sources on September 20 reported that the Pakistan Army has started a massive military operation in the areas of Mach (in Bolan District) after an attack on their convoy that killed seven personnel, reports Daily Times. The army laid siege around the entire area and set ablaze dozens of houses of Baloch villagers after looting their hardly earned valuables from their houses during the operation. The sources said that several people had been abducted from the area during the operation, but their identities remained unknown until the filing of this report.
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September - 20 
The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, told reporters on that he had been informed by the Prime Minister that the Government had not given any task to Paracha to hold talks with TTP.
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The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, told reporters on that he had been informed by the Prime Minister that the Government had not given any task to Paracha to hold talks with TTP.
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September - 20 
The Supreme Court during hearing of the suo motu case on September 20 on the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered the Police and Rangers to arrest 1,500 suspected terrorists and 3
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The Supreme Court during hearing of the suo motu case on September 20 on the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered the Police and Rangers to arrest 1,500 suspected terrorists and 33,000 absconding criminals still at large in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. He asked the Federal and Provincial Governments to ensure the ongoing ‘targeted operation’ in Karachi continues to be effective – unlike operations in the past. Sindh Advocate General Khalid Javed Khan filed a report on behalf of the Police Inspector General (IG), showing a comparative data of crimes since the targeted operation was launched. The bench asked Khan and the Police IG to ensure this action against the criminals is carried out efficaciously so that this effort does not fail like previous ones. Advocate Shahid Anwar Bajwa filed a report on the action initiated by the Rangers against criminals, but sought confidentiality as well because it contained the political affiliations of the accused. In addition, prosecutor-general Shahadat Awan disclosed that there are 110,549 absconders and proclaimed offenders across the province, including 33,665 in Karachi alone. They’ve absconded during the last five years, that is, the tenure of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led Government, he submitted. Moreover, there are 1,500 suspected terrorists who are also on the run, he added. The Supreme Court took exception to Sindh Home Secretary’s failure to inform the bench about the number of arms licenses issued in Karachi, reports The News. The Secretary said exact number of arms licenses were not known as the administration was still collecting data in this regard. The bench ordered the Sindh and Federal Governments to submit their reply after going through Ramzan Bhatti Commission as the court will give ruling after reviewing the report of the one-man Commission. The Supreme Court said that incidents of extortion, land grabbing and targeted killings were aimed at taking hold of Karachi.
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September - 20 
Three Security Force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in an explosion while they were on routine patrolling in Bibi Nani area of Mach on September 20, reported Daily Times.
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Three Security Force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in an explosion while they were on routine patrolling in Bibi Nani area of Mach on September 20, reported Daily Times.
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September - 21 
At least two persons, identified as Manzoor and Hazoor Bakhsh, were killed by unidentified assailants in Bhag Nari area of Kachhi (Bolan) District on September 21, reports Daily Times.
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At least two persons, identified as Manzoor and Hazoor Bakhsh, were killed by unidentified assailants in Bhag Nari area of Kachhi (Bolan) District on September 21, reports Daily Times.
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September - 21 
A fruit vendor, identified as Ghulam Ali (40), was shot dead in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town on the night of September 21, reports The News. Investigators said the victim hailed from Muzaffargarh District in Punjab and was a resident of a s
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A fruit vendor, identified as Ghulam Ali (40), was shot dead in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town on the night of September 21, reports The News. Investigators said the victim hailed from Muzaffargarh District in Punjab and was a resident of a squatter settlement in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
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September - 21 
At least 12 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in a shootout near the Pak-Afghan border in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 21, reports The News.
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At least 12 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in a shootout near the Pak-Afghan border in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 21, reports The News.
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September - 21 
In a significant development that may help break the impasse in the Afghan reconciliation process, Pakistan is set to free a former top aide of the elusive Taliban spiritual leader, Mullah Omar, on September 21 (Saturday), reports The Express Tribune
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In a significant development that may help break the impasse in the Afghan reconciliation process, Pakistan is set to free a former top aide of the elusive Taliban spiritual leader, Mullah Omar, on September 21 (Saturday), reports The Express Tribune. “In order to further facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process, the detained Taliban leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, will be released on September 21,” reads a terse statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 20. It did not, however, provide any details. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said that Mullah Baradar’s release was meant to send a clear message to a sceptical West and Karzai administration that Pakistan was sincere in facilitating an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will highlight Pakistan’s contribution for peace and stability in Afghanistan during his address to the UN General Assembly later this month,” he added. In Kabul, the Afghanistan Government welcomed the announcement, saying Mullah Baradar’s release would help peace efforts after 12 years of war. “We welcome that this step is being taken,” Aimal Faizi, spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Friday. “We believe this will help the Afghan peace process. “This is something we have been asking for a long time. It was on the agenda when the president visited Pakistan, so we are pleased.” Karzai made a two-day trip to Islamabad last month in a bid to overcome a series of public rows that have hampered efforts to end the war in Afghanistan as US-led NATO combat troops withdraw.
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September - 21 
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Afghan Taliban ‘second-in-command’ released in Pakistan on September 21, is being kept in a safe house in Karachi, The Express Tribune reported on September 23. Afghanistan sees Baradar as a respected figure who c
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Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Afghan Taliban ‘second-in-command’ released in Pakistan on September 21, is being kept in a safe house in Karachi, The Express Tribune reported on September 23. Afghanistan sees Baradar as a respected figure who could use his influence among the Afghan Taliban to help coax moderate commanders to the negotiating table and convince warring parties to stop fighting after more than a decade of war. The whereabouts of Baradar, one of the founders of the Afghan Taliban movement, has been the subject of speculation since Pakistan announced he would be released some time on September 21. There has been no official confirmation of his movements. “Mullah Baradar was flown to Karachi from Peshawar early on September 22. He is being kept in a safe location in Karachi,” one Pakistani intelligence source said. A Government source with knowledge of the situation said separately: “He will not be sent to Afghanistan. He is in a safe house in Karachi. … Everything will be decided between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States.” The source said Pakistan decided to announce his release to coincide with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to New York this week where he is expected to meet US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. “The timing of his release was tied to his (Sharif’s) departure so that Pakistan is seen as doing all it can (for the Afghan peace process),” said the government source. Baradar was once a close friend of the reclusive, one-eyed Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, who gave him his nom de guerre, “Baradar” or “brother”, and still enjoys much respect among Taliban fighters.
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September - 21 
Pakistani Police on September 21 busted a gang that uses a female member to lure youngsters through Facebook and telephone calls and then kidnapping them for ransom, reported Dawn. The gang, which included a lawyer, his wife, the son of a Policeman a
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Pakistani Police on September 21 busted a gang that uses a female member to lure youngsters through Facebook and telephone calls and then kidnapping them for ransom, reported Dawn. The gang, which included a lawyer, his wife, the son of a Policeman and four others, was active in the industrial town of Gujranwala in Gujranwala District and was traced by tracking phone calls. “This gang of friends was using their female member to trap youngsters on Facebook and through phone calls,” said Shoaib Khurram, a Senior Police official. “So far, we have got verification about two boys who were trapped in fake love of this lady and were then kidnapped by this gang. Their families later paid ransom amounts worth millions of rupees to get them free,” he said.
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September - 21 
Police on September 21 demolished minarets at an Ahmadi place of worship Kabutranwali Ibadatgah in Sialkot District, after a group of protesters threatened to do so themselves, reported The Express Tribune. The Police approached the community on Sept
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Police on September 21 demolished minarets at an Ahmadi place of worship Kabutranwali Ibadatgah in Sialkot District, after a group of protesters threatened to do so themselves, reported The Express Tribune. The Police approached the community on September 20, 2013 after a local cleric Abdul Hameed Chishti belonging to Jama’at Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan (JAS) complained that three worship places for Ahmadis had features that resembled mosques, namely minarets and verses from the Quran written on the walls. The minarets and verses were covered up, apparently to the Police’s satisfaction, but a mob led by former Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) Minister of Religious Affairs Sahibzada Hamid Raza stopped at and demanded that the minarets, covered by cement, be razed. The Police did so. The group of protesters is now demanding that similar action be taken against two other worship places within a couple of days. The cleric whose complaint led to the action said that he had approached the Police after he attended a Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference on September 7, 2013 marking the anniversary of the passage of anti-Ahmadi laws, where a speaker said that Ahmadis were not allowed to build minarets or use verses from the Quran at their places of worship. Sections 298-B and 298-C of the Pakistan Penal Code outlaw Ahmadis from calling their place of worship a masjid, claiming to be Muslims or preaching their faith to others.
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September - 21 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 21 released three doctors who had been abducted from Zhob town of Zhob District in June 21, 2013, reports Daily Times.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 21 released three doctors who had been abducted from Zhob town of Zhob District in June 21, 2013, reports Daily Times.
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September - 21 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on September 21 detonated hand grenades found in a bag lying near the residential society of the Aga Khani community in Metroville area of SITE Town, reported The Express Tribune.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on September 21 detonated hand grenades found in a bag lying near the residential society of the Aga Khani community in Metroville area of SITE Town, reported The Express Tribune.
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September - 21 
the three doctors, who were released by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 21 were reportedly released in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune. The doctors were identified as Na
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the three doctors, who were released by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on September 21 were reportedly released in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune. The doctors were identified as Nasrullah Ghilzai, Muhammad Anwer Shabozai and Ayaz Ahmed. According to details, they had been kidnapped from the Loralai District of Balochistan and taken to North Waziristan Agency. “After successful negotiations with the kidnappers, the doctors were released near Khajori area of Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) and handed over to the political administration officials of Frontier Region (FR) Bannu, who shifted them to the Bannu Circuit House,” the official said.Earleir, it was reprote dthat the doctors had been arrested from Zhob District. Dawn adds that over PKR 35 million was paid to TTP militants for their release. The Government officials had claimed that the doctors were freed without payment of ransom to the kidnappers. “There is no truth in the officials’ claim that the doctors have been freed after successful negotiations between local tribal elders and the militants and that no ransom amount was paid to the kidnappers,” the sources said, adding that the ransom amount of over PKR 35 million had been arranged by the doctors’ relatives and friends.
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September - 22 
A resolution adopted by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) at its National Peace Convention at Aiwan-i-Iqbal on the night of September 22 rejected the idea of holding peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that the offer of dialog
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A resolution adopted by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) at its National Peace Convention at Aiwan-i-Iqbal on the night of September 22 rejected the idea of holding peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that the offer of dialogue exposes the Government’s weakness, reports The Express Tribune. The Taliban should be dealt with force, stated the resolution. The SIC resolution said that while the Government was making peace overtures, the Taliban continued their “terrorist activities”, most recently with the bombing of a Peshawar church. The Government had, without receiving any assurances from the Taliban, released several “terrorists”, it said. Talking to militants who had killed hundreds of Pakistanis was to rub salt in the wounds of the bereaved. SIC Chairman Hamid Raza Rizvi said the organisation would continue to oppose talks with “rebels”. The SIC condemned all acts of terrorism and would continue to do so, he added. The Government, by offering talks, had ignored the sacrifices of groups like the SIC, which had lost several leaders including Doctor Sarfaraz Naeemi to Taliban attacks. While the Taliban were seeking guarantees before the dialogue in the form of prisoner releases, they were not even prepared to guarantee a ceasefire during the talks, he added.
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September - 22 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found in a gunny bag near Farzana Dawakhana, Dastagir on September 22, reports The News. Sharah-eFaisal Police said the victim appeared to be of Baloch origin and was kidnapped, tortured and then killed.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found in a gunny bag near Farzana Dawakhana, Dastagir on September 22, reports The News. Sharah-eFaisal Police said the victim appeared to be of Baloch origin and was kidnapped, tortured and then killed.
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September - 22 
Around 18 suspects were detained after search operations in Sohrab Goth, Bismillah Market and Janjal Goth areas. Weapons were also found from their custody. The police took seven more suspects into detention from Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Ayub Goth, Rajput Co
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Around 18 suspects were detained after search operations in Sohrab Goth, Bismillah Market and Janjal Goth areas. Weapons were also found from their custody. The police took seven more suspects into detention from Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Ayub Goth, Rajput Colony, and Baksh Ali Goth. According to details, five motorcycles and narcotics were seized.
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September - 22 
As many as 81 persons were killed and 145 others injured when two suicide attackers blew themselves up at the end of a service at All Saints Church near Qissa Khawani bazaar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhw
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As many as 81 persons were killed and 145 others injured when two suicide attackers blew themselves up at the end of a service at All Saints Church near Qissa Khawani bazaar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 22, reports The News. The service had just ended and at least 400 worshippers were greeting each other when there was a huge explosion. "There are 34 women and seven children among the dead," Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, adding that the Federal Government had announced a three-day period of national mourning. Janood-e-Hafsa (JeH, Army of the Lioness), an umbrella group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility. "We carried out the suicide bombings at Peshawar church and will continue to strike foreigners and non-Muslims until drone attacks stop," Ahmad Marwat, a ‘spokesman’ for the group, said.
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September - 22 
At least 21 persons were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast at Tareen Chowk on Nishtar Road in Sibi District on September 22, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, unidentified militants had rigged a bomb to a motorcycle which was park
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At least 21 persons were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast at Tareen Chowk on Nishtar Road in Sibi District on September 22, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, unidentified militants had rigged a bomb to a motorcycle which was parked by the roadside. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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September - 22 
At least six suspected militants were killed and three others were injured in a US drone strike on a militant compound in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 22, reports The Express Tribun
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At least six suspected militants were killed and three others were injured in a US drone strike on a militant compound in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 22, reports The Express Tribune. “US drones fired four missiles into a militant compound. At least six militants were killed and three others were wounded,” an unnamed security official said. The officials said the identities of those killed were not yet clear.
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September - 22 
Awami National Party (ANP) local leader Anwar Khan was killed in a firing incident in Buner town (Buner District) on September 22, reports The Express Tribune.
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Awami National Party (ANP) local leader Anwar Khan was killed in a firing incident in Buner town (Buner District) on September 22, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 22 
Boat Basin Police conducted a targeted raid in a residential apartment in Clifton area of Saddar Town, and arrested a suspected criminal, identified as Ghulam Rasool. The Police also arrested around 134 suspected criminals during 84 targeted raids ac
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Boat Basin Police conducted a targeted raid in a residential apartment in Clifton area of Saddar Town, and arrested a suspected criminal, identified as Ghulam Rasool. The Police also arrested around 134 suspected criminals during 84 targeted raids across the city. The arrested persons included 55 absconders, 24 under Arms Ordinance, 16 under Narcotics Ordinance, 11 robbers, three kidnappers and one extortionist. Sindh police’s spokesman said 44 weapons, five grenades, and narcotics were also recovered.
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September - 22 
Law enforcers claimed to have arrested at least 187 suspects during separate raids and operations across Karachi on September 22, reports Daily Times. Rangers detained around 27 suspects during targeted raids in Orangi Town, Joria Bazaar, Green Town,
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Law enforcers claimed to have arrested at least 187 suspects during separate raids and operations across Karachi on September 22, reports Daily Times. Rangers detained around 27 suspects during targeted raids in Orangi Town, Joria Bazaar, Green Town, FC Area, Landhi, Ramswami, Abul Hassan Asphani Road, Habib Bank Chowrangi areas Aansu Goth and Jumma Goth. Rangers’ spokesperson said weapons were also recovered from the possession of few suspects.
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September - 22 
Pakistan on September 22 reiterated its commitment to live in peace with its neighbours and resolve all the disputes and conflicts through negotiations, reports Daily Times. “Peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes among all neighbouring countr
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Pakistan on September 22 reiterated its commitment to live in peace with its neighbours and resolve all the disputes and conflicts through negotiations, reports Daily Times. “Peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes among all neighbouring countries will bring peace to the whole region,” National Assembly Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi told a high-level dialogue on “Converging Wisdom and Consensus: Promoting the New Development of China-South Asia Relationship” at the Yunnan Haigeng Convention Centre in Kunming city. Pakistan’s representative at the conference advocated the role of parliaments to avoid conflicts and promote peace in the region. “Avoiding conflicts was imperative for peace and parliaments of the regional countries can play an important role in the regard,” he told participants from the SAARC countries. Abbasi said Pakistan had offered enormous sacrifices for the cause of peace and development in the region. He said his country was committed to promoting peace and an economic agenda in the region for the shared prosperity.
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September - 22 
Sandal Bar Police on September 22 registered cases against 190 cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST) including 20 nominated persons for attacking a Police Station and creating a law and order situation in Faisalabad District, reports The Express Tribune. Poli
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Sandal Bar Police on September 22 registered cases against 190 cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST) including 20 nominated persons for attacking a Police Station and creating a law and order situation in Faisalabad District, reports The Express Tribune. Police said cases were also registered against 10 women who had joined the protestors to press their demand for the release of 25 ST cadres. Station House Officer Muhammad Afzal Lali told the media that Sandal Bar police had arrested 25 people on September 21 for “forcibly occupying a piece of land adjacent to a mosque in Chak 31-JB.”
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September - 22 
Three militant commanders, including a spokesperson for Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), were killed when the IED they were making exploded in LI Markaz in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. LI ‘spokesperson’ Younas and commanders Ghufran and Abu Dard
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Three militant commanders, including a spokesperson for Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), were killed when the IED they were making exploded in LI Markaz in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. LI ‘spokesperson’ Younas and commanders Ghufran and Abu Darda of Tariq Afridi faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in the explosion.
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September - 22 
Unidentified assailants hurled a homemade cracker bomb at the Unit Office of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) at Gulshan-e-Bihar in Orangi Town on September 22, reports The Express Tribune. No casualty was reported.
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Unidentified assailants hurled a homemade cracker bomb at the Unit Office of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) at Gulshan-e-Bihar in Orangi Town on September 22, reports The Express Tribune. No casualty was reported.
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September - 22 
While strongly condemning the attack on the Christian community in Peshawar on September 22, 2013, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, also known as the father of the Taliban, said that peace is unlikely without talks with the Taliban, reports Dawn. He called the A
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While strongly condemning the attack on the Christian community in Peshawar on September 22, 2013, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, also known as the father of the Taliban, said that peace is unlikely without talks with the Taliban, reports Dawn. He called the All Parties Conference (APC) a ‘waste of time’. “Our politics is based on defending the nation and enforcing Sharia’h. If drone attacks are carried out on people, then they were will be forced to carry out suicide attacks,” he added.
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September - 23 
A Policeman was killed and eight others, including two Policemen were wounded in Aansu Goth area of Malir Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 23, reports Daily Times. According to details, an alleged gangster, Navee
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A Policeman was killed and eight others, including two Policemen were wounded in Aansu Goth area of Malir Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 23, reports Daily Times. According to details, an alleged gangster, Naveed Baloch (27), died under mysterious circumstances in police custody. The deceased was arrested along with two of his accomplices on September 22, 2013 from Malir City police remit. The three men were apprehended over their involvement in target killing, extortion and kidnapping in the city. Following the killing of Baloch, his family, relatives and residents of the locality gathered outside the Malir City Police Station and staged a protest against the killing, holding the Police responsible for his death. The protesters turned violent and pelted stones at the Police Station. An extra contingent of law enforcers was quick to reach the Police Station and resorted to aerial firing in order to disperse the protesters. As a reaction to Police action, unidentified armed assailants lobbed a hand grenade on a Police mobile which wounded at least eight people, including two Policemen. Later, armed assailants kidnapped Constable Farman, shot him dead, and threw his dead body outside the Police Station. Law enforcers launched an operation in Aansu Goth and adjoining areas and later claimed to have arrested 30 suspects and seized their weapons which included G-3 rifles and sub machineguns (SMGs).
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September - 23 
At least 49 prisoners allegedly involved in high profile terrorism cases, including five American nationals, have been shifted from the Central Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District to the high security prison of Central Jail in Faisalabad District, rep
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At least 49 prisoners allegedly involved in high profile terrorism cases, including five American nationals, have been shifted from the Central Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District to the high security prison of Central Jail in Faisalabad District, reported Dawn on September 24 (today). According to a prison official, more than 60 prisoners involved in terrorism cases are still languishing in the Central Jail Adiala amid tight security. He said the 49 prisoners, who were shifted to Faisalabad on different occasions, were involved in various terrorist attacks such as those on General (retired) Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. In addition, Doctor Usman, an alleged terrorist, was also shifted to Faisalabad. He had been convicted in a deadly attack on the Army Headquarters Rawalpindi in October 2009. Also, five American nationals, who were allegedly involved in the Sargodha Airbase attack, were also shifted. They were arrested by the Pakistani Law Enforcement Agencies in December 2009 during a raid at a house in Sargodha District. According to the Police, laptops, CDs and other items were recovered from the five Americans who were described to be in their 20s when arrested. The prison official said the 49 prisoners were kept in a high security barrack in the Central Jail Faisalabad after they were shifted. When contacted, a senior official of the prison department confirmed that all 49 high profile prisoners had been shifted first to Mianwali Jail and then to Faisalabad.
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September - 23 
At least five persons, including three Policemen and two civilians were killed while five others injured in a bomb attack targeting Police in Pishin District on September 23, reported Dawn. “The bomb was planted underneath the Police van, which explo
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At least five persons, including three Policemen and two civilians were killed while five others injured in a bomb attack targeting Police in Pishin District on September 23, reported Dawn. “The bomb was planted underneath the Police van, which exploded while the officials were performing routine checks, killing five people including three Policemen and two civilians,” said District Police Chief Mehboob Rasheed. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. “We attacked the Police in Balochistan today to avenge killing of our men by the army in a recent staged encounter,” in the country's northwest, TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid told media over telephone from an undisclosed location.
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September - 23 
Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) on September 23 detained 48 illegal Afghan immigrants from a passenger bus in Hazarganji area of Quetta, reports Daily Times. A spokesman for the FC said that the Afghans had been arrested for not having legal document
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Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) on September 23 detained 48 illegal Afghan immigrants from a passenger bus in Hazarganji area of Quetta, reports Daily Times. A spokesman for the FC said that the Afghans had been arrested for not having legal documents to enter Pakistan. The bus driver was also arrested. The arrested Afghans had been handed over to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) which registered a case against them under the Foreign Act.
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September - 23 
In Islamabad, more than 600 protesters blocked a major city highway for several hours during the Monday morning rush hour, causing long tailbacks, reports The Express Tribune. In Peshawar itself, demonstrators took to the streets, smashing windows at
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In Islamabad, more than 600 protesters blocked a major city highway for several hours during the Monday morning rush hour, causing long tailbacks, reports The Express Tribune. In Peshawar itself, demonstrators took to the streets, smashing windows at the Lady Reading Hospital, where many of the victims were still being treated.
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September - 23 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ahsan Ghani was replaced by Nasir Khan Durrani on September 23, reports The Express Tribune. “The decision was taken at the highest level,” said an unnamed official. The appointment of the IGP is a
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ahsan Ghani was replaced by Nasir Khan Durrani on September 23, reports The Express Tribune. “The decision was taken at the highest level,” said an unnamed official. The appointment of the IGP is at the Prime Minister’s discretion. Secretary Establishment Division Shahid Rashid also confirmed the appointment, “We issued the notification on Monday.” Durrani was working as Punjab Counter Terrorism Department Additional Inspector General Police.
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September - 23 
Lawmakers in Sindh Assembly on September 23 unanimously condemned the suicide attack on Peshawar Church and demanded Federal Government for reconsidering its policy of dialogue with the Taliban militants, reports Daily Times. The condemnation of the
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Lawmakers in Sindh Assembly on September 23 unanimously condemned the suicide attack on Peshawar Church and demanded Federal Government for reconsidering its policy of dialogue with the Taliban militants, reports Daily Times. The condemnation of the incident was made through passing a joint resolution. Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Doctor Mahesh Kumar Malani, Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Arif Masih Bhatti, Pakistan Muslim League-Functional’s (PML-Functional) Nusrat Saher Abbasi and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Doctor Seema Zia had brought the resolution jointly.
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September - 23 
Maulana Abdul Aziz, the chief cleric of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), was acquitted from his last case on September 23 by a judicial magistrate of Islamabad, Mohammad Naveed Khan, reports Dawn. Since 2001, 27 different cases had been registered against Ma
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Maulana Abdul Aziz, the chief cleric of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), was acquitted from his last case on September 23 by a judicial magistrate of Islamabad, Mohammad Naveed Khan, reports Dawn. Since 2001, 27 different cases had been registered against Maulana Aziz, and the last one was registered on April 1, 2007 by the Kohsar Police because he had threatened shopkeepers of Aabpara and Jinnah Super Market for selling movies containing indecent content. The first of the 27 cases against Maulana Abdul Aziz and his associates was registered on September 28, 2001, for delivering fiery speeches. Between 2001 and 2005, the Police registered 10 cases of which five were registered under different sections of the Anti Terrorism Act 1997. The remaining five were withdrawn before 2007. However, 22 cases were later registered against the cleric between January and July, 2007. In this regard, the prosecution produced 60 witnesses against Maulana Aziz. However, when the relevant witnesses, including the shopkeepers, were produced before the court, they disowned the prosecution’s story and claimed that Maulana Aziz had never threatened them or visited their shops. Maulana Wajihullah advocate, counsel of Maulana Aziz, after the cleric’s acquittal told Dawn that former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf had forced the Police to register fake cases against the cleric and his family members. He said Maulana Aziz and his family members had now been acquitted from all fake cases but General Musharraf himself was still facing trials.
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September - 23 
Rangers and Police claimed to have arrested around 200 suspects during separate targeted raids across the city on September 23, reports Daily Times. Rangers’ spokesman said they raided the hideout of the People’s Aman Committee’s (PAC) Darvesh near O
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Rangers and Police claimed to have arrested around 200 suspects during separate targeted raids across the city on September 23, reports Daily Times. Rangers’ spokesman said they raided the hideout of the People’s Aman Committee’s (PAC) Darvesh near Old Sabzi Mandi area in Gulshan Town, and recovered a truck loaded with a huge cache of automatic weapons as well as a large quantity of narcotics in apple crates. The arrested suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for further questioning. In addition, Rangers arrested around 48 suspects during targeted operations in Korangi Industrial Area’s Mehran Town, Baloch Colony, Haji Mureed Goth, Karnal Basti, Quaidabad, Gabol Park, Taiser Town and other areas. Similarly, Police also arrested around 144 suspects along with weapons during the last 24 hours from areas including North Nazimabad Town, Darakhshan in Malir Town and Korangi Town.
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September - 23 
The death toll in September 22 twin suicide attack on All Saints Church near Qissa Khawani bazaar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), climbed to 83 on September 23, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier,
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The death toll in September 22 twin suicide attack on All Saints Church near Qissa Khawani bazaar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), climbed to 83 on September 23, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, it was reported that 81 persons were killed and 145 others sustain injuries.
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September - 23 
The tribal elders from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 23 asked the Government to take them into confidence on dialogue process with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The News. Speaking at a news conference at
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The tribal elders from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 23 asked the Government to take them into confidence on dialogue process with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The News. Speaking at a news conference at Peshawar, patron-in-chief of the FATA Grand Alliance Malik Khan Marjan said the Government should consult the tribal elders before initiating talks with the TTP if it wanted to make the peace process meaningful. Flanked by the elders from South Waziristan Attaullah, Niaz Mohammad, Mir Saman, Khan Zada from Mohmand Agency, Khaista Khan of Frontier Region Kohat and Noor Zaman, he said the Government was going to initiate dialogue process after consultation of political parties, which he called a welcoming step but demanded the tribal consultative “Jirga” must be consulted before holding talks with TTP.
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September - 23 
Unidentified militants on September 23 targeted a Police mobile van with an improvised explosive device (IED) at Wazirbagh area of Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to a District Police spokesman, the incident occurred at Wazirbagh where a roa
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Unidentified militants on September 23 targeted a Police mobile van with an improvised explosive device (IED) at Wazirbagh area of Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to a District Police spokesman, the incident occurred at Wazirbagh where a roadside bomb was detonated with a remote control when the Police mobile van was passing through the area. Policemen Rehmanullah Khan and Ejaz sustained injuries.
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September - 24 
Mortar shells fired from Afghanistan hit a border Bange Dar village in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing two civilians, Daily Times reported on September 25. Two unnamed officials said that six mortar shel
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Mortar shells fired from Afghanistan hit a border Bange Dar village in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing two civilians, Daily Times reported on September 25. Two unnamed officials said that six mortar shells fired from the eastern Afghan province of Khost landed in Bange Dar village. All the victims were from same family.
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September - 24 
The Bomb Disposable Unit (BDU) along with District Police on September 24 raided a warehouse in the jurisdiction of Yakkatoot Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recovered a huge quantity o
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The Bomb Disposable Unit (BDU) along with District Police on September 24 raided a warehouse in the jurisdiction of Yakkatoot Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recovered a huge quantity of explosive material with detonators, reports Daily Times. A Police official said that a Police team and BDU raided a warehouse at Jameel Chowk on Ring Road and recovered 125 bags of chemicals, used in making of explosive and 35 bundles of detonation cord.
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September - 24 
The Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on September 24 that Peshawar church attacks and recent killing of army officers were condemnable incidents but the decision to hold talks with the TTP was made with a consensus and it wou
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The Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on September 24 that Peshawar church attacks and recent killing of army officers were condemnable incidents but the decision to hold talks with the TTP was made with a consensus and it would be pursued, reports Daily Times. Addressing a joint press conference along with his British counterpart Theresa May, Nisar reiterated commitment of the Pakistani Government to work with all countries to curb the menaces of terrorism, narcotics and other crimes.
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September - 24 
The Peshawar High Court declared on September 24 that cell phone companies would have to pay compensation equal to the Diyat (compensation paid to the heirs of a victim) amount to those killed in bomb blasts if their unregistered SIMs were used in th
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The Peshawar High Court declared on September 24 that cell phone companies would have to pay compensation equal to the Diyat (compensation paid to the heirs of a victim) amount to those killed in bomb blasts if their unregistered SIMs were used in the blasts, reports The News. During hearing into a suo moto notice on the use of unregistered SIMs, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan declared that cell phone companies would pay compensation equal to the amount of Arsh (Pre-specified Compensation) and Damaan (Compensation determined by court to be paid by the offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to Arsh) to the injured persons of bomb blasts in which their unregistered SIMs were used. The bench directed the Federal Government to draft a bill on strict laws against the illegal sale of SIMs in the country and propose stringent laws against the violators to end the sale of unregistered and illegal SIMs.
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September - 24 
The Police on September 24 claimed to have arrested 21 target killers and recovered weapons and foreign currency from Shaheed Benazir Abad District of Sindh, reports The News. Police sources said that the Police during an operation in Santa Singh vil
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The Police on September 24 claimed to have arrested 21 target killers and recovered weapons and foreign currency from Shaheed Benazir Abad District of Sindh, reports The News. Police sources said that the Police during an operation in Santa Singh village had arrested three people, and on the information given by those arrested Police raided village Parial Shah near Sakrand town where 18 alleged target killers had been hiding in the houses of the Chandio community. Police sources said that the arrested suspects were residents of Quetta Town and Sohrab Goth areas, and more than 12 cases of murders had been registered against them at Ferozabad and Sohrab Goth Police Stations.
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September - 24 
The security personnel arrested a prime accused of Karachi Lyari gang war named Sheraz Comrade and his two accomplices when they were trying to escape to Dubai from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore (Lahore District), the provincial ca
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The security personnel arrested a prime accused of Karachi Lyari gang war named Sheraz Comrade and his two accomplices when they were trying to escape to Dubai from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore (Lahore District), the provincial capital of Punjab, on September 24, reports The News. The other two accomplices of comrade were identified as Zakir Mogheeri and Awais Tipu. The personnel conducted a raid outside the premises of the Lahore airport on a tip-off and arrested them minutes before they were about to fly to Dubai. Sheraz Comrade was wanted by the Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) in more than 100 cases of target killings, extortion and kidnappings for ransom. The Sindh Government had also fixed PKR Five lakh as head money for the arrest of Comrade. Soon after the arrest of Comrade, Police and other LEAs conducted raids in different parts of the city to arrest other criminals and their facilitators on the pointing of arrested accused persons.
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September - 24 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), denied on September 24 that its sister organisation Jandul Hafsa was involved in September 22’s twin suicide attack on a church in Peshawar that left more than 83 persons dead and over 145 injured, reports Daily
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), denied on September 24 that its sister organisation Jandul Hafsa was involved in September 22’s twin suicide attack on a church in Peshawar that left more than 83 persons dead and over 145 injured, reports Daily Times. The spokesman of TTP, Shahidullah Shahid, phoned media organisations in Peshawar and clarified that Jandul Hafsa, the group which claimed responsibility of the attack, had no links with his organisation. “Let me clarify that Jandul Hafsa has no link with our organisation,” he told journalists. The clarification from the TTP comes amid widespread calls for backing off from peace talks with the terrorist organisation.
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September - 24 
Unidentified armed assailants abducted a man, identified as Muhammad Afzal, on gunpoint from the Gharibabad area of Panjgur District on September 24, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants abducted a man, identified as Muhammad Afzal, on gunpoint from the Gharibabad area of Panjgur District on September 24, reports Daily Times.
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September - 25 
A Policeman sustained injuries during a raid in the Lyari Town of Karachi District on September 25, reports The News. A suspect, who was a close aide of Lyari gangster Shiraz Comrade, was also arrested during the raid. The Police said that the accuse
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A Policeman sustained injuries during a raid in the Lyari Town of Karachi District on September 25, reports The News. A suspect, who was a close aide of Lyari gangster Shiraz Comrade, was also arrested during the raid. The Police said that the accused had confessed his involvement in the killing of 15 people.
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September - 25 
Armed assailants opened fire outside the shop of President Mamnoon Hussain’s nephew in the Light House area of Saddar Town after he refused to pay extortion money on September 25, reported The Express Tribune. The militants had reportedly sent a chit
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Armed assailants opened fire outside the shop of President Mamnoon Hussain’s nephew in the Light House area of Saddar Town after he refused to pay extortion money on September 25, reported The Express Tribune. The militants had reportedly sent a chit to the shop, demanding money. Earlier, Hussain’s nephew had paid an extortion money of PKR 0.5 million during Ramazan (holy month of fasting). This time he refused to pay the money. Police said the extortionists have been identified.
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September - 25 
Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Zohra Yousuf during a conference said that the rise of extremism in Pakistan and the state’s policy of appeasement with non-state actors is a threat not only to the future of democracy but als
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Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Zohra Yousuf during a conference said that the rise of extremism in Pakistan and the state’s policy of appeasement with non-state actors is a threat not only to the future of democracy but also to the very existence of this country, reports Daily Times.
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September - 25 
Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on September 25 in London said that responsibility of crisis in Balochistan lies on establishment, reports The News. He was of the view that Pakistani establishment was responsible for deteriorating situation in Balo
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Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on September 25 in London said that responsibility of crisis in Balochistan lies on establishment, reports The News. He was of the view that Pakistani establishment was responsible for deteriorating situation in Balochistan and for pursuing flawed policies. The Chief Minister said that majority of Baloch people want their rights living under the federation of Pakistan.
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September - 25 
Robbers made off with PKR four million from branches of two private banks in separate bank robberies on September 25, reports Daily Times. Police said at least five armed assailants barged into a private bank branch situated in Landhi Town and snatch
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Robbers made off with PKR four million from branches of two private banks in separate bank robberies on September 25, reports Daily Times. Police said at least five armed assailants barged into a private bank branch situated in Landhi Town and snatched weapons of security guards. Later they fled from the bank after looting PKR 3.9 million. In another incident, another private bank was looted by armed assailants near Noorani Chowrangi within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station in Jamshed Town. They looted PKR 0.89 million from cash counter. In both the incidents, robbers took along the CCTV footage with them.
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September - 25 
The Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) recovered arms, narcotics and fake Pakistani currency worth PKR 200,000 and 99,500,000 Iranian Rial from a house in the Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan Province, on Se
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The Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) recovered arms, narcotics and fake Pakistani currency worth PKR 200,000 and 99,500,000 Iranian Rial from a house in the Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan Province, on September 25, reports Daily Times.
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September - 25 
The Gilgit Baltistan Government on September 25 decided to set up 17 more check posts along the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), which links the region to the rest of the country along with China, for safe passage, reports The Express Tribune. “The
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The Gilgit Baltistan Government on September 25 decided to set up 17 more check posts along the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), which links the region to the rest of the country along with China, for safe passage, reports The Express Tribune. “The purpose of erecting more check posts on the highway is to ensure a safe journey for commuters,” spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Sajjadul Haq. There are already over three dozen check posts manned by Police and Frontier Constabulary personnel on the highway.
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September - 25 
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on September 25 said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) should be allowed to open their office so that peace talks can progress, reports The Express Tribune. He argued that if the United S
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on September 25 said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) should be allowed to open their office so that peace talks can progress, reports The Express Tribune. He argued that if the United States (US) could open offices for the Afghan Taliban in Qatar, why Pakistan shouldn’t do the same. The PTI Chairman also said nine years ago there was only one group of Taliban, but now there are around 35 such groups.
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September - 25 
The Security Forces killed five militants in a retaliatory fire after the militants attacked their camp with rockets in the Janni Khel area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 25, reports Daily Times. One trooper was injured in the i
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The Security Forces killed five militants in a retaliatory fire after the militants attacked their camp with rockets in the Janni Khel area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 25, reports Daily Times. One trooper was injured in the incident.
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September - 25 
The Sindh Government on September 25 issued a notification under which five Police Stations in Karachi District would be under the control of Rangers' forces, reports Dawn. At least 151 suspects were arrested in District during targeted operations ca
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The Sindh Government on September 25 issued a notification under which five Police Stations in Karachi District would be under the control of Rangers' forces, reports Dawn. At least 151 suspects were arrested in District during targeted operations carried out by Paramilitary Forces and Police personnel. Earlier, the Provincial Government had decided that five Police Stations would be under the joint control of Rangers and police to deal with four types of heinous crimes. The suspects arrested on charges of “terrorism, targeted killing, kidnapping for ransom and bhatta (extortion)” during the ongoing targeted operation would be kept and interrogated at the five designated Police Stations, said Advocate General for Sindh Barrister Khalid Javed Khan.
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September - 25 
Three persons were killed and seven others were injured in a militant attack on Gandau dam in the Halimzai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 25, reports Dawn. The dam also got damaged during the attac
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Three persons were killed and seven others were injured in a militant attack on Gandau dam in the Halimzai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 25, reports Dawn. The dam also got damaged during the attack. The ‘spokesman’ for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency, Umar Khalid Khurasani, in a statement claimed to have killed three persons, including two engineers and the contractor, and abducted two other persons.
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September - 25 
Two Lyari gang war criminals, identified as Owais Tipu and Amin, were arrested at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore on September 25, reported The News. Sources in Intelligence Agencies said that they were allegedly involved in the armed ga
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Two Lyari gang war criminals, identified as Owais Tipu and Amin, were arrested at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore on September 25, reported The News. Sources in Intelligence Agencies said that they were allegedly involved in the armed gang-wars in Lyari Town of Karachi District in Sindh. “We received word from reliable informers that some gangsters, who fled the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi, have travelled to Lahore and from here they will try to leave for the overseas”, said the sources. They added that following this tip-off the surveillance at the Lahore airport was put on high alert.
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September - 25 
Two people, identified as Ramzan and a woman, were killed in a firing incident in the Dasht area of Mastung District on September 25, reports Daily Times.
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Two people, identified as Ramzan and a woman, were killed in a firing incident in the Dasht area of Mastung District on September 25, reports Daily Times.
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September - 26 
A local leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), identified as Mir Habibullah Zehri, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Zehri tehsil (revenue unit) of Khuzdar District on September 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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A local leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), identified as Mir Habibullah Zehri, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Zehri tehsil (revenue unit) of Khuzdar District on September 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 26 
A Professor of Islamia College, identified as Ghulam Nabi Wassan, was shot at and injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at him near Jamshed Quarters in Jamshed Town on September 26, reports Dawn.
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A Professor of Islamia College, identified as Ghulam Nabi Wassan, was shot at and injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at him near Jamshed Quarters in Jamshed Town on September 26, reports Dawn.
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September - 26 
A senior advocate affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), identified as Naimat Ali Randhava, was killed and his son, Tauqir Ali, was wounded near Matric Board Office at Nazimabad No 7 within the remits of Nazimabad Police Station in Nor
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A senior advocate affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), identified as Naimat Ali Randhava, was killed and his son, Tauqir Ali, was wounded near Matric Board Office at Nazimabad No 7 within the remits of Nazimabad Police Station in North Nazimabad Town on September 26, reports The News. Randhava was recently engaged in the famous Wali Khan Babar case as a private lawyer. He was a public prosecutor in Justice Nizam case and Musharraf attack case.
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September - 26 
A Shia man, identified as Haider Raza, was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Mominabad Police Station in the Metroville area of Orangi Town on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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A Shia man, identified as Haider Raza, was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Mominabad Police Station in the Metroville area of Orangi Town on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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September - 26 
At least four people were injured in a landmine explosion near Talkat area of Sui in Dera Bugti District on September 26, reported Daily Times. Law-enforcement Agencies and the Levies Force have cordoned off the entire area.
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At least four people were injured in a landmine explosion near Talkat area of Sui in Dera Bugti District on September 26, reported Daily Times. Law-enforcement Agencies and the Levies Force have cordoned off the entire area.
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September - 26 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) on September 26 conducted a raid on a tip-off and arrested a Lyari gangster, identified as Shahid Malik alias Bikik, from Super Highway, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted while the suspect was trying to
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) on September 26 conducted a raid on a tip-off and arrested a Lyari gangster, identified as Shahid Malik alias Bikik, from Super Highway, reports Daily Times. The raid was conducted while the suspect was trying to flee from Karachi to Shaheed Benazir Abad District (previously known as Nawabshah District), due to the ongoing operations. Bikik has been involved in attacking former President Asif Ali Zardari's chief security guard Bilal Sheikh. He has also been involved in target killings, killings after abduction, extortions, robberies and other heinous crimes. More than 50 criminal cases were registered in different Police Stations against him.
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September - 26 
Intelligence officials said that unidentified militants attacked a convoy of paramilitary troops on September 26, reported Dawn. The official, on condition of anonymity said that that armed assailants opened fire at a convoy of Frontier Corps (FC) n
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Intelligence officials said that unidentified militants attacked a convoy of paramilitary troops on September 26, reported Dawn. The official, on condition of anonymity said that that armed assailants opened fire at a convoy of Frontier Corps (FC) near Awaran town of the District. He said the FC personnel were engaged in relief work when attacked by militants. "The attack was followed by an exchange of fire," the official said. The militants sped away in their vehicles. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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September - 26 
Jan Muhammad Buledi, the spokesman for the Government of Balochistan on September 26 made an appeal to all Baloch separatist groups to bring a halt to attacks in earthquake-affected areas of the province, reports Dawn. The death toll from a massive e
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Jan Muhammad Buledi, the spokesman for the Government of Balochistan on September 26 made an appeal to all Baloch separatist groups to bring a halt to attacks in earthquake-affected areas of the province, reports Dawn. The death toll from a massive earthquake that jolted southwest Pakistan on September 24, 2013 has risen to 356, with officials saying that thousands have been left homeless and about 300,000 people had been affected in remote parts of the province. He said that the attacks at Security Forces in Awaran District were affecting relief and rescue operation in the area. “People will die of hunger, if the attacks continued,” Buledi added. He said the Baloch separatists must stop attacks in view of the miserable plight of the earthquake survivors in the area.
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September - 26 
PM Nawaz Sharif called on the international community to renew the global consensus on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and promotion of cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, reports The Express Tribune. Speaking at a high-level U
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PM Nawaz Sharif called on the international community to renew the global consensus on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and promotion of cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, reports The Express Tribune. Speaking at a high-level UN General Assembly meeting on nuclear disarmament, the prime minister said, “Thirty-five years ago, this august Assembly reached a consensus on the mandate and machinery to pursue the disarmament agenda. With the passage of time, regrettably, this consensus has eroded; and the goals set have become elusive.”
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September - 26 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on September 26 said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would have to accept if his Government proceeded with a peace deal with the group, demanding that they lay down arms and recognize Pakistan’s constitution, re
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on September 26 said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would have to accept if his Government proceeded with a peace deal with the group, demanding that they lay down arms and recognize Pakistan’s constitution, reports The News. PM further said that Pakistan will proceed with a plan to build a gas pipeline from Iran, despite objections from the United States, and that he plans to raise the issue of American drone strikes in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly. In an interview in New York with The Wall Street Journal, Nawaz Sharif also spelled out the conditions that TTP would have to accept if his Government proceeded with a peace deal with the militant group, demanding that they lay down arms and recognize Pakistan’s constitution. At the same time, he voiced fears that continued US drone attacks would wreck his policy to negotiate with the TTP.
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September - 26 
The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, Times of India quoting The Washington Post report said on September 26. Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr,
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The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, Times of India quoting The Washington Post report said on September 26. Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, known as Godane, earned a scholarship in the 1990s to study in Pakistan, where he "connected with jihadist circles", analysts were quoted as saying by The Washington Post. Godane then travelled to "Afghanistan to train and fight, as well as to Kashmir", the report said. The militant commander, thought to be in his mid-30s, returned to Somalia in 2002 and joined the Islamic Courts Union, an Islamist group that controlled large swaths in the southern part of the country. He held senior positions until late 2006, when the transitional Government drove the Islamists out. Hardliners from the group then formed al-Shabaab, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people, including three Indian nationals. The report described Godane as "a man of contradictions". He is "bookish, eloquent in both Arabic and Somali, recites poetry and is known to quote from obscure academic journals". However, he also ruthlessly killed most of his rivals to seize control of al-Shabaab, the Somali militia linked to al Qaida.
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September - 26 
The Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Major General Mohammad Saeed Aleem escaped a rocket attack targeting the helicopter that was carrying him in Mashkay tehsil (revenue unit) Awaran District on September 26, reports Dawn. A
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The Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Major General Mohammad Saeed Aleem escaped a rocket attack targeting the helicopter that was carrying him in Mashkay tehsil (revenue unit) Awaran District on September 26, reports Dawn. A security official, on condition of anonymity, said that militants fired two rockets at the helicopter of NDMA Chairman in the earthquake affected Awaran District. "The NDMA chairman is safe", the official added. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Security Forces (SFs) blame Baloch guerrilla ‘commander’ Doctor Allah Nazar Baloch for carrying out the attacks. Balochistan Chief Minister Doctor Malik Baloch made an appeal to Allah Nazar to cooperate with aid agencies to support earthquake survivors.
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September - 26 
The dead bodies of two alleged Lyari gangsters were found from Northern Bypass within the remits of Mochko Police Station in Baldia Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 26, reports Daily Times. The bodies are suspec
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The dead bodies of two alleged Lyari gangsters were found from Northern Bypass within the remits of Mochko Police Station in Baldia Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 26, reports Daily Times. The bodies are suspected to be that of Ghaffar Zikri, the successor of Arshad Pappu gang, who had been underground since 2009 and reportedly hiding in Balochistan, and his old companion Raja Pathan. Superintendent of Police (SP) Irfan Baloch did not confirm the news and called the reports false, stating that the Police are yet to find the bodies of both gangsters, Zikri and Pathan. On the other hand, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Javid Udho gave a contradictory statement. DIG Udho said, "We have information about the bodies, but Police have yet to find the bodies of both gangsters." Zikri carries head money worth PKR 0.3 million. The previous gang chief Arshad Pappu had also been killed mysteriously on March 17, 2013 in Lyari Town.
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September - 26 
The Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on September 26 directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Sindh that all “no go” areas in the city be made accessible to all citizens, reports The Express Tribune. The Supreme Court observed that the opera
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The Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on September 26 directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Sindh that all “no go” areas in the city be made accessible to all citizens, reports The Express Tribune. The Supreme Court observed that the operation initiated against the criminals in Karachi is only the beginning of what could be a long process to restore peace. The court directed the IGP in Sindh to submit a compliance report on the clearance of “no go” areas by the next hearing. “We may also observe that the actions taken after September 4, 2013 are only the beginning. To ensure that the writ of the Government prevails in Karachi, a lot of work needs to be done,” the bench noted. The bench also noted that the Provincial Government is required to issue a notification in terms of Section 2 of the Surrender of Illicit Arms Act, 1991 (Act of 1991) to allow 15 days time to the people who possess illicit fire arms to surrender them. “The Provincial Government has to initiate this process as early as possible but not beyond the period which is envisaged for surrendering of illicit arms, that is, 15 days, so that the law enforcing agencies including Rangers and Police may continue their activities to curb and control the criminals involved in disturbing the law and order situation in Karachi,” the bench said.
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September - 26 
Unidentified militants abducted a tailor, identified as Amir Manjhoo, from the Tamboo area of Naseerabad District on September 26, reports Daily Times. According to Police Manjhoo was on his way home on a motorcycle from his shop when three armed ass
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Unidentified militants abducted a tailor, identified as Amir Manjhoo, from the Tamboo area of Naseerabad District on September 26, reports Daily Times. According to Police Manjhoo was on his way home on a motorcycle from his shop when three armed assailants intercepted him near Baba Goth area and took him away to an undisclosed location at gunpoint.
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September - 26 
Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Bashir Ahmad, at Kerani Colony near Killi Ferozabad in Sariab area of provincial capital Quetta on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Bashir Ahmad, at Kerani Colony near Killi Ferozabad in Sariab area of provincial capital Quetta on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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September - 27 
A local leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Hakim Khan Mehsud, was killed and four others were wounded during an armed clashed between two rival groups in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Landhi Town on September 27, reported Daily Times
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A local leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Hakim Khan Mehsud, was killed and four others were wounded during an armed clashed between two rival groups in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Landhi Town on September 27, reported Daily Times. Hakim khan was affiliated with Baitullah Mehsud group. Later, the law enforcers raided Gulshan-e-Buner and arrested about a dozen suspects and recovered arms, pressure cooker bomb and a motorcycle from their possession.
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September - 27 
A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader, Omar Khalid Khurasani, has criticised the Government on September 27 and said it had taken no serious initiative so far for holding talks with his group, reports Dawn. Omar Khalid Khurasani is the ‘ch
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A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader, Omar Khalid Khurasani, has criticised the Government on September 27 and said it had taken no serious initiative so far for holding talks with his group, reports Dawn. Omar Khalid Khurasani is the ‘chief’ of TTP’s Mohmand Agency chapter. In a message uploaded on social media networks, Khurasani said: “We want to clarify that we are not begging for peace talks, but we took the initiative of offering talks for the wellbeing of the countrymen and for saving Pakistan from more losses.” “This does not mean that we are weak. We are still organised and strong. We (Taliban) are still loyal to our ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud,” the message said. He said that since the killing of a major general in Upper Dir and the attack on a church in Peshawar the media had been criticising TTP and questioning their seriousness about negotiations although no ceasefire had yet been declared. Because no peace agreement had been finalised TTP’s attacks were continuing, he added. However, The News reported that Umer Khalid Khurasani has opposed peace talks with the Government. Khurasani said peace negotiations with the Government would never be successful as the TTP demand enforcement of ‘Shariah’ while the Government talks about the constitution. Khalid Khurasani said TTP wanted to replace the constitution and they would never backtrack even a single inch from their demand.
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September - 27 
A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk on September 27 rejected former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf’s verbal request for release in the August 26, 2006 murder case of Balochistan leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, reported The Ti
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A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk on September 27 rejected former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf’s verbal request for release in the August 26, 2006 murder case of Balochistan leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, reported The Times of India. The bench said that he must be present in person before the court for its judgment.
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September - 27 
Addressing the United Nation (UN) General Assembly, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on September 27 said the UN must remain "attentive" to the protracted Kashmir issue as also the "full realisation" of the right to self determination of the Kash
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Addressing the United Nation (UN) General Assembly, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on September 27 said the UN must remain "attentive" to the protracted Kashmir issue as also the "full realisation" of the right to self determination of the Kashmiri people, reports The Times of India.
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September - 27 
An alleged Lyari gangster, identified as Abdul Haq, and close ally of Sheraz Comrade, was killed during a Police encounter at Baghdadi area of Lyari Town on September 27, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Baghdadi Munir Chandio said t
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An alleged Lyari gangster, identified as Abdul Haq, and close ally of Sheraz Comrade, was killed during a Police encounter at Baghdadi area of Lyari Town on September 27, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Baghdadi Munir Chandio said that Haq was wanted in a number of criminal cases, including target killings, kidnappings, extortion and Police encounters. Following the encounter, Lyari gangsters attacked Baghdadi Police Station with fire-rockets, hand grenades and RPGs. The police responded to the attack by firing back, but no casualties were reported.
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September - 27 
An Assistant Director of Karachi Development Authority (KDA), identified as Abdul Jabbar Mangi (55), was shot dead and his driver, Naeem Fazal (30), was wounded when unidentified militants on motorcycles resorted to indiscriminate firing at his vehic
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An Assistant Director of Karachi Development Authority (KDA), identified as Abdul Jabbar Mangi (55), was shot dead and his driver, Naeem Fazal (30), was wounded when unidentified militants on motorcycles resorted to indiscriminate firing at his vehicle in Korangi area within the jurisdiction of Zaman Town Police Station in Korangi Town on September 27, reported Daily Times.
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September - 27 
At least 19 persons were killed and 42 others injured when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying Government employees at Gulbela area on Charsadda Road of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 27, report
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At least 19 persons were killed and 42 others injured when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying Government employees at Gulbela area on Charsadda Road of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 27, reports Dawn. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (operations) Najeeb-ur-Rehman said the bomb planted in the rear portion of the bus went off when it reached Gulbela area. The blast damaged a number of nearby shops and doors and windows of several buildings. Some people working in nearby fields were hit by shrapnel. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nasir Durrani said that the bus was taking employees of civil secretariat to their villages in Charsadda District. Bomb Disposal Unit Chief Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Shafqat Malik said high quality explosives weighing 12 to 15 kilograms had been packed in a bag.
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September - 27 
Fearing the presence of army in the earthquake hit area as a measure of covert operation against the militants, the ‘chief’ of Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) Doctor Allah Nazar on September 27 said that the workers of private, Non-Government Orga
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Fearing the presence of army in the earthquake hit area as a measure of covert operation against the militants, the ‘chief’ of Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) Doctor Allah Nazar on September 27 said that the workers of private, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) or international bodies, such as the United Nations (UN), would be welcomed by the rebels, reports The Express Tribune. They have nothing to fear from the side of the rebels, he assured, adding that there will be no attacks on civilian convoys. A military official in Awaran also confirmed that the rebels are only attacking Security Forces (SFs) and not civilians. Another military source said that up to 1,500 troops have been deployed to the area for relief work. But Dr Nazar, who has been underground for the past seven years, held that the huge aerial and ground deployment by the army was to crack down on rebel elements under the garb of relief efforts. “They are taking advantage of a human tragedy,” he said. “Their presence is unacceptable.” Referring to the attack on military helicopters, Dr Nazar claimed that the choppers were engaged because they were launching an offensive on the bases of rebel elements along with ground troops. The helicopters, he said, were also surveying areas that were known to be sympathetic to the rebels instead of hovering above the devastated areas. Military sources confirmed the engagement between rebels and the army, but held that it was retaliatory fire by the security forces. The military source rubbished the claims made by Dr Nazar about an offensive by SFs. As proof of his claims of the army’s hidden agenda, he questioned why no private aid or workers were being allowed through, or facilitated, and pointed out that, if they were allowed through, they were restricted and warned against travelling to areas other than the ones chosen by the SFs. Private individuals or international workers will not be attacked he said, adding that, conversely, they would try their best to give them security.
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September - 27 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on September 27, acknowledged that the issue of cross-border terrorism poses a challenge to his country as well as Afghanistan, reports The Business Standard. Sharif's ack
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on September 27, acknowledged that the issue of cross-border terrorism poses a challenge to his country as well as Afghanistan, reports The Business Standard. Sharif's acknowledgement on this issue came during his meeting with Kerry in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, wherein the two leaders discussed bilateral relationship, the peace process in Afghanistan and Sharif's upcoming Washington trip to meet President Barack Obama. "We expressed our concern about the existence of effective safe havens on both sides of the border and stressed that this, as I said, was a mutual problem. The PM acknowledged that this was a problem, a challenge, and a threat to Pakistani security," a senior State Department official told reporters after the meeting. Responding to questions, the official said Sharif "acknowledged" the problem of cross-border militancy was a threat to both societies. "They are in a process at this point of seeking negotiations with the leading militant group that is targeting Pakistan, but they also are looking at alternatives, including more vigorous police and military action, should those negotiations fail," the official said. "And those actions wouldn't necessarily be limited exclusively to TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), particularly since the TTP operates in the same areas as many of these militant groups that target externally," the official said.
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September - 27 
Terming Imran Khan’s suggestion to allow the TTP to open an office for peace talks a ‘dangerous idea’, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on September 27 questioned the significance of talks with the outlawed outfit if the TTP are not
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Terming Imran Khan’s suggestion to allow the TTP to open an office for peace talks a ‘dangerous idea’, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on September 27 questioned the significance of talks with the outlawed outfit if the TTP are not a unified group, reports Dawn. In a statement sent to Dawn, Mr Hussain, without naming anyone, said: “There are some politicians in the country who maintain that the issue can be resolved by holding dialogue and some even suggest that the militants should be allowed to open an office for this purpose, thereby recognising them as a legitimate stakeholder.”
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September - 27 
The adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said at the United Nations (UN) on September 27 that drone strikes needed to be halted immediately, stated a Ministry of Foreign Affairs release, reports The Expre
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The adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said at the United Nations (UN) on September 27 that drone strikes needed to be halted immediately, stated a Ministry of Foreign Affairs release, reports The Express Tribune. Speaking at the high level meeting of the UN Security Council, Aziz said that the strikes violated international law, including international humanitarian law and were counter-productive to Pakistan’s efforts of fighting terrorism. Agreeing with the UN Secretary General’s earlier observation in his report, Aziz said that that drone strikes resulted in child casualties and had a negative impact on their psycho-social health. The meeting was convened in Australia to discuss the issue of small arms and light weapons.
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September - 27 
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JU I-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on September 27 said that his party won’t become a part of peace talks with TTP militants if tribal Jirga (council of tribal elders) was not given role, reports The News. He said t
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The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JU I-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on September 27 said that his party won’t become a part of peace talks with TTP militants if tribal Jirga (council of tribal elders) was not given role, reports The News. He said that Imran Khan and other political parties had also sought jirga’s role in holding talks with TTP. The Maulana said that the nation had given mandate to new Government for holding talks with TTP.
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September - 27 
Unidentified militants fired at a helicopter carrying relief goods to Mashkay area in Awaran District on September 27, reported The Express Tribune. A senior Frontier Corps (FC) officer had said that most of the stricken places in Awaran are highly r
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Unidentified militants fired at a helicopter carrying relief goods to Mashkay area in Awaran District on September 27, reported The Express Tribune. A senior Frontier Corps (FC) officer had said that most of the stricken places in Awaran are highly risky areas for relief workers and provincial functionaries as it is a hub of Baloch nationalist militants.
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September - 28 
Another Policeman was gunned down in SITE area. Rajab Ali (45) was on duty in Metroville area when two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire. He was shot multiple times and breathed his last at the very moment.
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Another Policeman was gunned down in SITE area. Rajab Ali (45) was on duty in Metroville area when two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire. He was shot multiple times and breathed his last at the very moment.
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September - 28 
Another RRF man was killed in Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) area. Shahzad (35) was on duty at the Baba-e-Khyber Market in SITE area, when unidentified men targeted him. He died on the spot.
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Another RRF man was killed in Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) area. Shahzad (35) was on duty at the Baba-e-Khyber Market in SITE area, when unidentified men targeted him. He died on the spot.
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September - 28 
As many as nine people including five militants and four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were killed in a fierce exchange of fire in Prome area of Panjgur District on September 28, reports Daily Times. FC spokesman confirmed the incident in a st
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As many as nine people including five militants and four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were killed in a fierce exchange of fire in Prome area of Panjgur District on September 28, reports Daily Times. FC spokesman confirmed the incident in a statement and said that the security personnel were patrolling the area when unidentified militants attacked their convoy. As a result, four security personnel were killed another sustained injuries. The security forces returned fire, killing five militants. The spokesman said that a huge quantity of arms was recovered from the militants.
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September - 28 
Rangers claimed to have arrested around half a dozen alleged gangsters during the targeted raid in Lyari Town on September 28, reports Daily Times. Rangers also claimed to have recovered grenade launchers, sub-machineguns, repeaters, high explosive
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Rangers claimed to have arrested around half a dozen alleged gangsters during the targeted raid in Lyari Town on September 28, reports Daily Times. Rangers also claimed to have recovered grenade launchers, sub-machineguns, repeaters, high explosive grenades with firing mechanism, ball-bombs, 40mm rocket, and other kinds of weapons and ammunitions in large quantity. According to details, the arrested gangsters hail from different parts of the country, while one is from Afghanistan. Shabbir Khan hails from Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab; Ehsanullah from South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); Mohammad Saeed from Afghanistan; Khan Mohammad from Quetta in Balochistan; Jan Mohammad from Wana in SWA of FATA and Abdul Aziz from Waziristan.
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September - 28 
The Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on September 28 accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for changing his mind and giving preconditions of weapon lay down for the All Parties Committee (APC)-backed peace talks with them, reports Dawn. Nawa
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The Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on September 28 accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for changing his mind and giving preconditions of weapon lay down for the All Parties Committee (APC)-backed peace talks with them, reports Dawn. Nawaz Sharif during an interview with the Wall Street Journal in New York had said that militants must lay down their arms and follow the constitution. However, previously the Prime Minister did not give any preconditions for the talks. The prime minister had also indicated during his meeting with United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry that while seeking a dialogue with the TTP, the Government is also considering a more vigorous Police and military action against them should the talks fail. A spokesman for the TTP, while criticizing Prime Minister Sharif in an interview to a local news magazine, said his Government was not serious about holding peace talks. “By telling us that we will have to lay down arms and respect the constitution, the Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, showed that he is following the policy of America and its allies,” the ‘spokesman’ said. Declining to accept the writ and authority of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government, Shahid said, “He (Nawaz Sharif) is talking about laying down arms and accepting the Constitution. If we were willing to do that, there would be no need to have any kind of dialogue.” “We will hold talks with (the Government) only when it gets the authority to take decisions.” Replying to a query about proof of Sharif’s ‘authority,’ he said there were three steps required for confidence-building; pull out the Army from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), release of Taliban prisoners, and end to US drone attacks in Pakistan. “We will present our terms and conditions when we sit down for dialogue. What we have already mentioned are not conditions or preconditions, they are steps the Government must take to build confidence and prove they have authority,” he added. Answering a question regarding repercussions of a full-scale military operation against the militants, he said, “The operation against us has been going on for the last 10 years already. We have become used to it. We even welcome it.”
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September - 28 
Two Police commandos of the Rapid Response Force (RRF) of Sindh Police were killed while another wounded in an attack in Korangi locality. The incident took place when four armed riders hurled a cracker at a Police mobile of the RRF, positioned near
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Two Police commandos of the Rapid Response Force (RRF) of Sindh Police were killed while another wounded in an attack in Korangi locality. The incident took place when four armed riders hurled a cracker at a Police mobile of the RRF, positioned near Bilal Chowrangi in Korangi for snap checking. They resorted to indiscriminate firing and later escaped. Resultantly, three RRF personnel got injured and were rushed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC). Two of them succumbed to their injuries, whereas one was admitted. The deceased RRF personnel were identified as Bashir and Jumma Khan, and the injured as Alamdar.
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September - 29 
A US drone strike killed at least six suspected militants in the Dargamandi area, seven kilometres north of Miranshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency (NWA), in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 29, reports Th
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A US drone strike killed at least six suspected militants in the Dargamandi area, seven kilometres north of Miranshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency (NWA), in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 29, reports The Express Tribune. “Four US drones had been circling a militant compound around 11am,” a security official said. “One of them launched two missiles at the target, killing six militants and injuring three others,” he added. According to the official, the suspected militants belonged to the Qari Abbas faction of the Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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September - 29 
A car bomb blast killed at least 42 persons and injured 100 others on September 29 in Kissa Khawani Bazaar of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The blast caused major destruction, topplin
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A car bomb blast killed at least 42 persons and injured 100 others on September 29 in Kissa Khawani Bazaar of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The blast caused major destruction, toppling a two-storey building and gutting several shops. Thick grey clouds engulfed the entire area after several shops caught fire. At least 50 shops were either damaged or completely destroyed. “It looks like the market was the target,” said Bomb Disposal Squad chief Shafqat Malik. A splinter group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying the attack was in response to US drone strikes in tribal areas; however, TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid condemned the attack.
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September - 29 
Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID), Tofail Baloch while talking to media in Islamabad on September 29 said that the Police arrested three suspects belonging to a banned outfit who were allegedly involved in target
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Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID), Tofail Baloch while talking to media in Islamabad on September 29 said that the Police arrested three suspects belonging to a banned outfit who were allegedly involved in target killing and extortion in Karachi from a nearby village in Garhi Afghanan within the jurisdiction of Saddar Police Station at Wah Cantt in Islamabad, reports Daily Times. The Police, on a tip off, raided and arrested the most wanted proclaimed offenders. The arrested criminals were also wanted by the Karachi Police in several cases. The police have recovered eight mobile SIMs, three fake national identity cards, three fake passports, walkie talkie sets, automatic pistols with bullets, and millions of rupees from their possession.
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September - 29 
Following a series of attacks in Peshawar, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on September 29 devised a counter-terror strategy to ward off threats in the city, reports Dawn. Secretary Interior Akthar Ali Shah, while briefing the media, after a h
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Following a series of attacks in Peshawar, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on September 29 devised a counter-terror strategy to ward off threats in the city, reports Dawn. Secretary Interior Akthar Ali Shah, while briefing the media, after a high-level security meeting, said that two special task forces would be set up for the city to maintain peace and counter militant threats. One of the committee's will be headed by the Commissioner and the other will be under the Inspector-General (IG) Police. Akhtar Ali Shah said that Peshawar would be divided into four zones and targeted operations would be carried out in sensitive areas. The emphasis of these targeted operations will be on bus stands, hotels and private inns which will be thoroughly searched. He said that a ready to move quick response force would be present in each zone along with the Police. "We have to comb the affected areas where miscreants might have a presence and then go against them," Shah stated.
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September - 29 
Police and Rangers in a joint operation on September 29 arrested a former Station House Officer (SHO) of Baghdadi Police Station Javed Baloch along with nine other suspects from Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh for thei
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Police and Rangers in a joint operation on September 29 arrested a former Station House Officer (SHO) of Baghdadi Police Station Javed Baloch along with nine other suspects from Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh for their alleged involvement in the March 17, 2013, murder case of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu, reported Dawn. In a press conference held at the Rangers Headquarters, SSP City Faisal Bashir Memon and Rangers officials said that three SMGs, two Repeaters, 25 TT pistols, six hand grenades, and seven toy bombs were also confiscated during the operation.
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September - 29 
The Swat chapter of TTP on September 29 claimed responsibility for the killing on September 15 of Major General, Sanaullah Khan, Lieutenant colonel, Tauseef, and an Army soldier, reports Dawn. The two officers and the soldier lost their lives when th
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The Swat chapter of TTP on September 29 claimed responsibility for the killing on September 15 of Major General, Sanaullah Khan, Lieutenant colonel, Tauseef, and an Army soldier, reports Dawn. The two officers and the soldier lost their lives when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Upper Dir. The claim was made in a 20-minute video, which is exclusively available with Dawn. It purports to show a military jeep driving up a mountainous track while a TTP cameraman tracks the shot. Suspected militants can be heard in the background praying for “success”. The video also shows an interview with Mullah Fazlullah, the reclusive leader of the TTP’s Swat chapter, in which he says that he would abide by the orders of his outfit’s supremo, Hakimullah Mehsud, and those of the Shura, over negotiations with the Government. “The government of Pakistan is a slave and not sovereign. It has not fulfilled a single agreement in the past and has instead accused us of violating the agreements. As far as the present talk of negotiations is concerned, we will abide by whatever is decided by our respected Amir (Chief), Hakimullah Mehsud, and the Shura (council),” he said in the interview. Mullah Fazlullah claimed that the TTP was getting support not just from some members of the general public but also from “powerful members of the state”.
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September - 30 
A Levies official, escorting an anti-polio team in the Mamund area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), sustained injures in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on September 30, reports Daily Times.
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A Levies official, escorting an anti-polio team in the Mamund area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), sustained injures in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on September 30, reports Daily Times.
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September - 30 
Elsewhere, three unidentified dead bodies were found from inside a car in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town on September 30, reports The Express Tribune. Police said that the victims were abducted, severely tortured and then killed.
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Elsewhere, three unidentified dead bodies were found from inside a car in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town on September 30, reports The Express Tribune. Police said that the victims were abducted, severely tortured and then killed.
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September - 30 
Former Station House Officer (SHO) of Baghdadi Police Station Javed Baloch, who was arrested by Rangers personnel on September 29, 2013, during a targeted operation in Lyari Town of Karachi District, disclosed on September 30 the details of the murde
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Former Station House Officer (SHO) of Baghdadi Police Station Javed Baloch, who was arrested by Rangers personnel on September 29, 2013, during a targeted operation in Lyari Town of Karachi District, disclosed on September 30 the details of the murder of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu on March 17, 2013, reports Dawn. According to his statement, Pappu, his brother Yasir and their confidante Shera Pathan were all picked up from the home of Sub-Inspector (SI) Zakir in Karachi's Defence area. He added that the kidnappers were wearing uniforms of Rangers personnel. He further said that after being tortured for over an hour, Pappu and his brother were decapitated with a knife. The dead bodies were then paraded through the areas of Gabol and Aman Park, after which they were chopped into pieces before being set alight. The ashes of both were then thrown into the canals. Javed also provided the authorities with a CD showing the torture administered on Pappu.
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September - 30 
In addition, an eyewitness, in a Karachi court identified Lyari gangster, Ameen Buledi, during the witness parade on September 30, reports Daily Times. The witness recognised the Lyari kingpin among 10 people who were presented at the parade. Ameen B
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In addition, an eyewitness, in a Karachi court identified Lyari gangster, Ameen Buledi, during the witness parade on September 30, reports Daily Times. The witness recognised the Lyari kingpin among 10 people who were presented at the parade. Ameen Buledi was handed over to the Police on a 10-day physical remand by a District and Sessions Court on September 20, 2013. Mumtaz Ali Solangi, magistrate in District South, remanded Buledi to Police after he made an appearance before the court following his arrest from Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, on September 18, 2013.
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September - 30 
In addition, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Nasir Durrani on September 30 said a targeted operation will be conducted in Peshawar very soon, reports The News. Marketplaces and other public areas of the provincial capi
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In addition, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Nasir Durrani on September 30 said a targeted operation will be conducted in Peshawar very soon, reports The News. Marketplaces and other public areas of the provincial capital would first be cleared by sniffer dogs and Bomb Disposal Units before being opened for the general public, he said, adding that approval for the measure had already been given by the KP Government. The IGP fears more attacks by the militants in the province.
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September - 30 
In another incident, a factory worker, identified as Saleem Rahat, was shot dead near the University of Karachi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Gulshan Town on September 30, reports The Express Tribune.
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In another incident, a factory worker, identified as Saleem Rahat, was shot dead near the University of Karachi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Gulshan Town on September 30, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 30 
Meanwhile, a target killer, identified as Fahad Hussain (28), in an interview with The Express Tribune explained how he became an ‘expert’ by practicing headshots on dogs. Fahad, who is affiliated with a political party, confessed to two murders. One
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Meanwhile, a target killer, identified as Fahad Hussain (28), in an interview with The Express Tribune explained how he became an ‘expert’ by practicing headshots on dogs. Fahad, who is affiliated with a political party, confessed to two murders. One of his victims was a Police constable, while the other was Aftab Sheikh, a politically influential man in Karachi.
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September - 30 
Meanwhile, according to The News, the video released by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claiming to have recorded the attack on Major General Sanaullah Niazi on September 15, 2013, is reported to be fake. The video shows the blast on a road that is
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Meanwhile, according to The News, the video released by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claiming to have recorded the attack on Major General Sanaullah Niazi on September 15, 2013, is reported to be fake. The video shows the blast on a road that is straight while the General Officer Commanding (GOC) was attacked at Gad Koto in Sunai Darra on a road that climbs up the mountain and has a curve.
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September - 30 
Separately, a local tribal and religious leader Syed Hafiz Shah, who was abducted from the Sorab area of Kech District, was recovered from Bela in Lasbela District on September 30, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, a local tribal and religious leader Syed Hafiz Shah, who was abducted from the Sorab area of Kech District, was recovered from Bela in Lasbela District on September 30, reports Daily Times.
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September - 30 
Separately, Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Fida was injured and two suspected militants were arrested during a raid in the Dhamtor area of Abbottabad District on September 30, reports The News.
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Separately, Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Fida was injured and two suspected militants were arrested during a raid in the Dhamtor area of Abbottabad District on September 30, reports The News.
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September - 30 
Separately, two people, including a Shia property deader, identified as Hassan Ali, and his driver Majeed Rehman, were shot dead in a sectarian attack near Power House Chowrangi in New Karachi Town on September 30, reports The Express Tribune.
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Separately, two people, including a Shia property deader, identified as Hassan Ali, and his driver Majeed Rehman, were shot dead in a sectarian attack near Power House Chowrangi in New Karachi Town on September 30, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 30 
The convoy of Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch escaped a rocket attack while he was on his way to a camp office in Awaran District on September 30, reports Dawn. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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The convoy of Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch escaped a rocket attack while he was on his way to a camp office in Awaran District on September 30, reports Dawn. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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September - 30 
Three people, including a man, identified as Abdul Shakoor (55), and his two sons Zahir Shakoor (30) and Abid Shakoor (24), were shot dead at Jhat Pat Market in the Lyari Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 30, rep
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Three people, including a man, identified as Abdul Shakoor (55), and his two sons Zahir Shakoor (30) and Abid Shakoor (24), were shot dead at Jhat Pat Market in the Lyari Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 30, reports The Express Tribune. At least six armed assailants were involved in the attack.
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September - 30 
Three unidentified dead bodies were found near Zor Barawal (old Barawal) area in Dir District near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on September 30, reports The News. The Security Forces (SFs) took the three bodies into custody.
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Three unidentified dead bodies were found near Zor Barawal (old Barawal) area in Dir District near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on September 30, reports The News. The Security Forces (SFs) took the three bodies into custody.
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September - 30 
US drones fired missiles at a residential compound in Char Khel area of Boya in NWA near Afghan border on September 30 (Today), killing at least three suspected militants and injuring another one. Sources said that four drones were still hovering ove
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US drones fired missiles at a residential compound in Char Khel area of Boya in NWA near Afghan border on September 30 (Today), killing at least three suspected militants and injuring another one. Sources said that four drones were still hovering over the area. Identities of the deceased were not known.
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*Data till , May 02, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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