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December - 2 
A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson in Swat, meanwhile, said 22 militants had been arrested at the FC checkpoint at Ayub Bridge in Kanju, two each at Fizzagut and another two at Landaki. Among those arrested are Afghan national Waheedullah, who allegedly headed the propaganda wing of the militants; M
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A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson in Swat, meanwhile, said 22 militants had been arrested at the FC checkpoint at Ayub Bridge in Kanju, two each at Fizzagut and another two at Landaki. Among those arrested are Afghan national Waheedullah, who allegedly headed the propaganda wing of the militants; Maulana Ghaniur Rehman, a cleric of Imam Dehri in Swat; and Mohammad Iqbal, believed to be a financer of the militants.
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December - 2 
According to Dawn, the local Taliban killed three people and injured five others in an attack on a cockfight fare at the Shene Ghundae village in the Shabqadar dub-division of Charsadda district of NWFP on December 2. Witnesses said the weekly fare was in progress when a group of militants appeared
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According to Dawn, the local Taliban killed three people and injured five others in an attack on a cockfight fare at the Shene Ghundae village in the Shabqadar dub-division of Charsadda district of NWFP on December 2. Witnesses said the weekly fare was in progress when a group of militants appeared from nowhere and opened indiscriminate fire on the people. Three persons, Nawar, Bismillah Jan and Mohammad Ali were killed on the spot. Witnesses said that the militants arrived in three pick-up trucks and were armed with sophisticated weapons, including Kalashnikovs. A spokesman for the local Taliban, Abdu Nauman Askari, said that they had earlier warned Akhtiar Khan, the organiser of the cockfighting fare and alleged ringleader of gambling dens in the area, to abandon the ‘anti-Islam’ practices. An official of the concerned Sro Kaley police station told Dawn that the militants had entered the area from the adjacent Mohmand Agency. He added that since the militants came through unfrequented routes, it was difficult for police to trace them.
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December - 2 
In the provincial capital Peshawar, a CD shop was damaged when a bomb exploded in Zargerabad while another explosive planted beside a CDs market in Mohallah Faisalabad was defused before it could explode early on December 2-morning, The News reported. No loss of life or injuries was reported.
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In the provincial capital Peshawar, a CD shop was damaged when a bomb exploded in Zargerabad while another explosive planted beside a CDs market in Mohallah Faisalabad was defused before it could explode early on December 2-morning, The News reported. No loss of life or injuries was reported.
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December - 2 
Meanwhile, security forces occupied two important mountain tops which had been recently vacated by militants in their stronghold of Matta sub-division in the Swat district on December 2, according to Dawn. People in Pir Kalay said the militants had abandoned the posts a few days ago and retreated to
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Meanwhile, security forces occupied two important mountain tops which had been recently vacated by militants in their stronghold of Matta sub-division in the Swat district on December 2, according to Dawn. People in Pir Kalay said the militants had abandoned the posts a few days ago and retreated to the Puchaar area near the sub-division’s border with Dir district. They are reported to have training camps in the area. The military said the security forces (SFs) had captured various heights in Bariam Bar and Pir Kalai and they now dominated the Shakardara-Bariam road with fire and observation. It said the SFs were overlooking the area till Matta.
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December - 3 
A CD shop and a barber shop were blown up in the Sheikh Mohammadzai area of provincial capital Peshawar on December 3, Dawn reported. The owner of the CD shop, Daud Khan, told police that they had received threats from some people.
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A CD shop and a barber shop were blown up in the Sheikh Mohammadzai area of provincial capital Peshawar on December 3, Dawn reported. The owner of the CD shop, Daud Khan, told police that they had received threats from some people.
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December - 3 
A civilian was killed in an exchange of fire and artillery shells between security forces and militants near Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 3. The civilian was killed when some artillery shells fired from an unknown location hit some houses near Miranshah, according to Daily Times.
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A civilian was killed in an exchange of fire and artillery shells between security forces and militants near Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 3. The civilian was killed when some artillery shells fired from an unknown location hit some houses near Miranshah, according to Daily Times.
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December - 3 
According to Daily Times, the army destroyed a petrol and ammunitions depot used by militants in the Swat district of NWFP with heavy artillery fire from helicopter gun-ships. Fuel supply to the militants has been suspended after the destruction of a key petrol station in the Kooz Shor area of Matta
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According to Daily Times, the army destroyed a petrol and ammunitions depot used by militants in the Swat district of NWFP with heavy artillery fire from helicopter gun-ships. Fuel supply to the militants has been suspended after the destruction of a key petrol station in the Kooz Shor area of Matta sub-division, said Amjad Iqbal, a military spokesman at the Swat Media Centre. Security forces seized sophisticated weapons and explosives from a house in the Nangolai area of Kabal sub-division, said Iqbal. Troops have taken control of the area between Kanjoo and Baryam Chowk of Swat, he added. He informed that troops had set up check posts at Pir Kalay and Barymam Chowk - areas previously controlled by the militants.
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December - 3 
Earlier, unidentified men distributed pamphlets in residential areas of Mardan warning people to halt ‘un-Islamic’ businesses, or face consequences.
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Earlier, unidentified men distributed pamphlets in residential areas of Mardan warning people to halt ‘un-Islamic’ businesses, or face consequences.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, as residents continued to return to their homes in Kabal, hundreds reportedly abandoned their houses in the Shor, Sambat Kharerai and other areas of Matta after heavy artillery fire on Taliban positions, residents said.
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Meanwhile, as residents continued to return to their homes in Kabal, hundreds reportedly abandoned their houses in the Shor, Sambat Kharerai and other areas of Matta after heavy artillery fire on Taliban positions, residents said.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, the security forces opened fire on a suspected vehicle on the Miranshah-Bannu road, injuring one person.
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Meanwhile, the security forces opened fire on a suspected vehicle on the Miranshah-Bannu road, injuring one person.
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December - 3 
Military authorities said militants were now on the run and planning to escape to the adjacent Dir Upper district from Peochar in Swat, a former stronghold of the militants.
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Military authorities said militants were now on the run and planning to escape to the adjacent Dir Upper district from Peochar in Swat, a former stronghold of the militants.
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December - 3 
Security forces on December 3 arrested 30 militants, including a commander, The News reported. Among the detainees was militants' head in Khwazakhela, ‘Commander’ Liaqat.
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Security forces on December 3 arrested 30 militants, including a commander, The News reported. Among the detainees was militants' head in Khwazakhela, ‘Commander’ Liaqat.
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December - 3 
The Frontier Corps (FC) seized a huge quantity of arms in Swat in two separate raids on December 3. FC soldiers raided a girls’ school at Mingalai and a shop near the Mingora Airport on a tip-off and seized two suicide vests, six rocket launchers, 250 rocket shells, four drums of improvised explosiv
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The Frontier Corps (FC) seized a huge quantity of arms in Swat in two separate raids on December 3. FC soldiers raided a girls’ school at Mingalai and a shop near the Mingora Airport on a tip-off and seized two suicide vests, six rocket launchers, 250 rocket shells, four drums of improvised explosive devices, 50 anti-personnel mines, one car, dozens of Kalashnikovs and bullets.
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December - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up a video shop situated on the Mardan-Malakand road. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The explosion damaged the windowpanes and shutter of the shop, situated at Mangal Bagh Chowk.
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Unidentified militants blew up a video shop situated on the Mardan-Malakand road. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The explosion damaged the windowpanes and shutter of the shop, situated at Mangal Bagh Chowk.
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December - 4 
In the first such attack of its kind, a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a high security zone in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 4, according to Daily Times. Except for the suicide bomber, who was said to be in her mid-30s, no other casualty was repo
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In the first such attack of its kind, a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a high security zone in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 4, according to Daily Times. Except for the suicide bomber, who was said to be in her mid-30s, no other casualty was reported in the blast. The offices of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are located in the maximum-security Peshawar Cantonment area, The News reported. Peshawar police chief Tanveerul Haq Sipra said the bomber blew herself up when she was stopped at a military check-post on the on Babar Road. Sipra said the woman’s belly was blown up while her chest, face and legs were intact. "From her body parts, we have confirmed the gender of the bomber. She seems to be an Afghan and around 34 years of age," he added. A security official said the woman wearing a blue burqa (veil) had been stopped by guards at the checkpoint, Dawn reported. "She lifted the veil from her face and smiled, and then there was a huge explosion," an unnamed security official quoted a guard at the scene as saying. The woman was said to be in her mid-to-late 30s. The lower part of her body had been torn apart but the upper part was surprisingly intact, unlike in other cases of suicide bombing.
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December - 4 
Security forces killed over 230 militants and arrested 90, including some foreign nationals, since the start of military operations in the Swat district of the NWFP, according to interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Dawn reported. In his weekly press briefing on law and order
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Security forces killed over 230 militants and arrested 90, including some foreign nationals, since the start of military operations in the Swat district of the NWFP, according to interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Dawn reported. In his weekly press briefing on law and order on December 4, he said the operation in Swat was continuing and expressed the hope that elections in Swat would be held on January 8, along with other parts of the country. He claimed that "The situation has considerably improved and most of the areas have been cleared of the militants, enabling local residents to resume their normal activities." Cheema said the civil administration was functioning normally in the Swat and Shangla districts and police had set up pickets. The writ of the government, he added, would be also established in other areas.
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December - 5 
Earlier, troops backed by tanks and gunship helicopters advanced towards Imam Dheri and seized control of a seminary run by Fazlullah, and an adjacent mosque without any resistance. De-mining experts have reportedly started combing the area for landmines and booby traps. In Khwazkhela, the troops ha
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Earlier, troops backed by tanks and gunship helicopters advanced towards Imam Dheri and seized control of a seminary run by Fazlullah, and an adjacent mosque without any resistance. De-mining experts have reportedly started combing the area for landmines and booby traps. In Khwazkhela, the troops have taken control of a police station from the militants and handed it over to the local police. An unspecified number of militants fled the towns before they were overrun. About 400 troops and police moved in, and found the complex abandoned, AP reported. The troops also dismantled a prison set up by militants inside a girls’ primary school in the Matta sub-division and freed dozens of people, an intelligence official told AFP. There were reports that Fazlullah’s deputy, Maulana Shah Dauran, had been killed in a gun-battle late on December 5, military spokesman Amjad Iqbal said. "The forces will chase militants out of the area," the in-charge of the Swat operation, Maj-Gen Naseer Janjua, said told journalists in the village, according to Dawn. He claimed that most parts of the Swat Valley had been cleared of militants and some remaining pockets would soon be eliminated.
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December - 5 
Meanwhile, two militants were killed in the Shakardara area near the Usmani Sar mountain. They were reported to be carrying a rocket-launcher and were planning an attack on the forces from the mountaintop. Police said that four militants had been arrested in a place near Chakdara on December 5-night
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Meanwhile, two militants were killed in the Shakardara area near the Usmani Sar mountain. They were reported to be carrying a rocket-launcher and were planning an attack on the forces from the mountaintop. Police said that four militants had been arrested in a place near Chakdara on December 5-night, adding that they were close associates of Maulana Fazlullah. Sources said that cleric Maulana Nadar, who had been abducted by militants two weeks back on charges of spying for the government, had been released.
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December - 5 
Security forces captured Imam Dheri, headquarters of the pro-Taliban militant leader Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM, and the Khwazkhela area in Swat district, officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The army also blew up the houses of Fazlullah and his spokesman Maulana Sirajuddin, be
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Security forces captured Imam Dheri, headquarters of the pro-Taliban militant leader Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM, and the Khwazkhela area in Swat district, officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The army also blew up the houses of Fazlullah and his spokesman Maulana Sirajuddin, besides seizing several weapons, computers and some bottles of liquor from the site, army officials said. The liquor was believed to be seized at militants’ check-posts from people. A militant, however, denied that the liquor belonged to them and termed it ‘a drama’, according to Dawn. "They are in control of that area and they can stage any drama they want. It has nothing to do with us," said Afsar Khan.
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December - 6 
Five CD and video shops were blown up at Chota Lahor in the Swabi district of the NWFP on December 6, according to Dawn. Official sources informed that the blasts also damaged two other shops and adjacent buildings. A leaflet in Urdu distributed a few days ago asked shop-owners to close their busine
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Five CD and video shops were blown up at Chota Lahor in the Swabi district of the NWFP on December 6, according to Dawn. Official sources informed that the blasts also damaged two other shops and adjacent buildings. A leaflet in Urdu distributed a few days ago asked shop-owners to close their businesses or face consequences. Police suspect the local Taliban to be behind the blast.
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December - 6 
Police in the provincial capital Peshawar arrested two persons, identified as Aman and Baz Mohammed, on December 6 and recovered automatic weapons and ammunition from their possession. The arms and ammunition were apparently being smuggled to Punjab.
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Police in the provincial capital Peshawar arrested two persons, identified as Aman and Baz Mohammed, on December 6 and recovered automatic weapons and ammunition from their possession. The arms and ammunition were apparently being smuggled to Punjab.
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December - 7 
A policeman and a militant were killed and three policemen were injured when a check-post came under attack in the Charsadda district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 7-night, Dawn reported. Police sources said that about 15 militants had attacked the post, some 18 kilometers n
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A policeman and a militant were killed and three policemen were injured when a check-post came under attack in the Charsadda district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 7-night, Dawn reported. Police sources said that about 15 militants had attacked the post, some 18 kilometers north of Charsadda city, at about 1am. Police subsequently returned fire, killing a militant.
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December - 7 
Security forces arrested 22 militants from the Mingora and Matta areas of Swat district on December 7. Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that the militants were arrested while they were trying to flee from the area. He said those apprehended were accomplices of TNSM leader Maulana
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Security forces arrested 22 militants from the Mingora and Matta areas of Swat district on December 7. Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that the militants were arrested while they were trying to flee from the area. He said those apprehended were accomplices of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah and were involved in subversive activities. Gen Waheed added that there were reports that local people had started demolishing houses and sanctuaries used by the militants.
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December - 8 
A girls’ school was damaged in a bomb blast in Ahmed Shah village near the provincial capital Peshawar on December 8-night, according to Dawn. Teachers and students of the Government Girls Middle School had received several warning letters asking them to start wearing the veil. This is the second bo
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A girls’ school was damaged in a bomb blast in Ahmed Shah village near the provincial capital Peshawar on December 8-night, according to Dawn. Teachers and students of the Government Girls Middle School had received several warning letters asking them to start wearing the veil. This is the second bomb blast in the limits of the Matni police station over the past two weeks. A blast had damaged the Government Primary Girls’ School in Sher Bahadur village on November 26.
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December - 8 
Meanwhile, security forces arrested 24 suspected militants in Kanjoo and Baryam Top areas, including a confidante of cleric Fazlullah, sources told to Daily Times. Fazlullah’s close aide Maulana Muhammad Esa was arrested in Swat and shifted to an undisclosed location.
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Meanwhile, security forces arrested 24 suspected militants in Kanjoo and Baryam Top areas, including a confidante of cleric Fazlullah, sources told to Daily Times. Fazlullah’s close aide Maulana Muhammad Esa was arrested in Swat and shifted to an undisclosed location.
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December - 8 
The Pakistan Army claimed on December 8 that it has cleared almost all militants from Swat after killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. According to AFP, Major General Nasser Janjua said 20,000 troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery had driven the militants out of
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The Pakistan Army claimed on December 8 that it has cleared almost all militants from Swat after killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. According to AFP, Major General Nasser Janjua said 20,000 troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery had driven the militants out of their strongholds in an ongoing military operation. “Fazlullah is still on the run with hardcore militants estimated to be between 200 to 400, including some foreigners,” Janjua told reporters in Mingora, and added, “The militants have retreated to two places in the mountains in the northwest of the valley and we will chase them there.” However, Janjua was careful not to claim success, saying the militants remain dangerous and likely will try to regroup for at least one major counter-attack, adds Associated Press. He said officials believe that some of the fighters loyal to Fazlullah have melted into the local populace, while the hardcore supporters have been pushed into the Piochar side valley. He also said Fazlullah had been involved with the “enemy”, and claimed al Qaeda had played a role in the unrest in the conservative region. He informed that said five soldiers and six civilians had been killed in the operation and around 20 civilians had also been wounded. He opined that it would take up to four months to stabilise the region, adding that it would take at least 12 months to reopen the region to tourists.
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December - 9 
Elsewhere in the district, security forces arrested four people, including Maulana Rasheed, a candidate for a National Assembly seat from Swat, on charges of having links with the militants, Dawn reported. Maulana Rasheed was part of a team which had earlier negotiated with the government on behalf
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Elsewhere in the district, security forces arrested four people, including Maulana Rasheed, a candidate for a National Assembly seat from Swat, on charges of having links with the militants, Dawn reported. Maulana Rasheed was part of a team which had earlier negotiated with the government on behalf of Maulana Fazlullah in the past.
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December - 9 
Meanwhile, bodies of three people, abducted by militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah some three months ago, were found in the Arkot area of Matta sub-division on December 9-morning.
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Meanwhile, bodies of three people, abducted by militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah some three months ago, were found in the Arkot area of Matta sub-division on December 9-morning.
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December - 9 
Meanwhile, people again started moving out of Mingora and its adjoining areas on December 9, amid reports that the government was preparing for a major operation in the remaining strongholds of the militants.
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Meanwhile, people again started moving out of Mingora and its adjoining areas on December 9, amid reports that the government was preparing for a major operation in the remaining strongholds of the militants.
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December - 9 
Meanwhile, two missiles fired early on December 9 landed near the runway of the Pakistan Air Force base in Peshawar. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. According to a statement from the military, four missiles had been fired.
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Meanwhile, two missiles fired early on December 9 landed near the runway of the Pakistan Air Force base in Peshawar. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. According to a statement from the military, four missiles had been fired.
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December - 9 
Three police personnel and seven civilians, including two children, were killed and a child was wounded in a car bombing in the Swat district of NWFP on December 9, army spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said, Daily Times reported. The suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden jeep when he wa
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Three police personnel and seven civilians, including two children, were killed and a child was wounded in a car bombing in the Swat district of NWFP on December 9, army spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said, Daily Times reported. The suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden jeep when he was stopped at the Ningolai check-post in Kabal sub-division at around 11.15am. According to a bomb disposal official, about 10kg to 15kg of explosives were used in the blast, Dawn reported. “It was a suicide attack,” said Swat Media Centre spokesman Major Amjad Iqbal.
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December - 10 
Major Amjad Iqbal, a spokesman of the government media centre in Mingora, disclose that five militants having close links with Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM were arrested on December 10-night – three from Kabal and two from Mingora, Dawn reported.
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Major Amjad Iqbal, a spokesman of the government media centre in Mingora, disclose that five militants having close links with Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM were arrested on December 10-night – three from Kabal and two from Mingora, Dawn reported.
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December - 10 
Meanwhile, four CD and video shops were destroyed in separate bomb blasts in the Badha Bera Bazaar and adjoining areas of provincial capital Peshawar on December 10-night. No loss of life or injuries was reported. Owners of CD and video shops had recently received anonymous letters, asking them to c
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Meanwhile, four CD and video shops were destroyed in separate bomb blasts in the Badha Bera Bazaar and adjoining areas of provincial capital Peshawar on December 10-night. No loss of life or injuries was reported. Owners of CD and video shops had recently received anonymous letters, asking them to close their business. The letters stated that selling of CDs was un-Islamic and it spread obscenity.
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December - 10 
Meanwhile, provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said that seven troops escaped from captivity after overpowering their Taliban guards. He said, “The two officers and five soldiers reached at a safe location at around 4 a.m.” He also mentioned that seven people, including a would-be suicide bo
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Meanwhile, provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said that seven troops escaped from captivity after overpowering their Taliban guards. He said, “The two officers and five soldiers reached at a safe location at around 4 a.m.” He also mentioned that seven people, including a would-be suicide bomber, and one foreign national were detained in Kanjoo and Mingora. Amjad further added that houses of Maulana Fazlullah’s aides, Akbar Hussain and Ishaq, were demolished by locals in Kabal.
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December - 10 
On December 10, five persons, including four of a family and a child, were killed and another child was injured when Army neutralised suspected militant hideouts with artillery in the Chaparyal and Venai areas of Swat district in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), reports Daily Times. The resi
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On December 10, five persons, including four of a family and a child, were killed and another child was injured when Army neutralised suspected militant hideouts with artillery in the Chaparyal and Venai areas of Swat district in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), reports Daily Times. The residents said the Army continued targeting militant positions in the Ghat Piochar, Shaur, Namal, Venai and Chaparyal areas.
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December - 10 
Troops launched artillery attack on suspected militant hideouts near the Piochar and Loe Namal towns in the Swat district of NWFP on December 10-night, killing 20 militants and injuring at least 15 others, according to Daily Times. “According to our information, 20 militants were killed while 10-15
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Troops launched artillery attack on suspected militant hideouts near the Piochar and Loe Namal towns in the Swat district of NWFP on December 10-night, killing 20 militants and injuring at least 15 others, according to Daily Times. “According to our information, 20 militants were killed while 10-15 were injured on Monday night,” military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP on December 11. He said the army also used gunship helicopters to purge the areas of militants.
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December - 11 
In a separate incident, troops shot dead a man and wounded two others for violating curfew restrictions in the Fizaghat town. The Swat valley remains under a dusk-to-dawn curfew since the troops launched the operation in November.
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In a separate incident, troops shot dead a man and wounded two others for violating curfew restrictions in the Fizaghat town. The Swat valley remains under a dusk-to-dawn curfew since the troops launched the operation in November.
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December - 11 
Militants on December 11 publicly executed an alleged outlaw, Dildar, wanted by the Kohat police in connection with two murder cases in Darra Adamkhel. Talking to Dawn, local Taliban chief Tariq claimed that the accused had ‘confessed’ to having killed six people for money and refused to leave the a
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Militants on December 11 publicly executed an alleged outlaw, Dildar, wanted by the Kohat police in connection with two murder cases in Darra Adamkhel. Talking to Dawn, local Taliban chief Tariq claimed that the accused had ‘confessed’ to having killed six people for money and refused to leave the area. He had been captured on December 9. He claimed that the Taliban had received an appeal from a woman that Dildar, a fugitive and resident of College Town, Kohat, was hiding in Darra Adamkhel after killing her son on May 16. A jirga (council) held on December 10 sentenced the accused to death after a brief trial and the sentence was carried out the next day in the presence of hundreds of people.
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December - 11 
The army also said in a statement that it detained a man in the Khwazakhela town for allegedly recruiting, training and harboring suicide bombers. It said the suspect was affiliated with the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). A cache of arms, bombs, fake passports and an FM radio transmitter were repo
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The army also said in a statement that it detained a man in the Khwazakhela town for allegedly recruiting, training and harboring suicide bombers. It said the suspect was affiliated with the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). A cache of arms, bombs, fake passports and an FM radio transmitter were reportedly seized from his house.
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December - 11 
Troops killed 20 militants in an ongoing operation against supporters of Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM in the Swat district of NWFP, according to Dawn. Troops targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in the valley’s Puchaar and Loee Namal towns. The operation, which commenced on December 11-nigh
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Troops killed 20 militants in an ongoing operation against supporters of Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM in the Swat district of NWFP, according to Dawn. Troops targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in the valley’s Puchaar and Loee Namal towns. The operation, which commenced on December 11-night, continued the next day, in which 20 militants were killed, AFP reported. Provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said that the troops “extensively engaged militant locations, which resulted in a number of militant casualties.”
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December - 13 
A woman was killed and two others sustained injuries in the shelling by security forces at Peochar, a militant stronghold, in the Swat district of NWFP on December 13-night, Daily Times reported. However, officials refused to confirm or deny the shelling.
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A woman was killed and two others sustained injuries in the shelling by security forces at Peochar, a militant stronghold, in the Swat district of NWFP on December 13-night, Daily Times reported. However, officials refused to confirm or deny the shelling.
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December - 13 
Elsewhere in the province, a policeman was injured in a rocket attack in Bannu on December 13-night.
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Elsewhere in the province, a policeman was injured in a rocket attack in Bannu on December 13-night.
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December - 13 
Intelligence agencies have warned against a spate of suicide attacks by terrorists based in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Swat, targeting VVIPs, including President Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the US and Indian embassies and sensitive national and mil
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Intelligence agencies have warned against a spate of suicide attacks by terrorists based in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Swat, targeting VVIPs, including President Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the US and Indian embassies and sensitive national and military installations, sources told Daily Times on December 13. “The high value targets include the top government hierarchy, top politicians including former religious affairs minister Ejazul Haq, and the Attock Oil Refinery in Rawalpindi. Besides the US and Indian embassies, their consulates and several other religious and political personalities are also on the hit list,” said a confidential National Crisis Management Cell report. The report titled, “Threat to VVIPs, Politicians, Foreign Missions and Military Installations,” was forwarded on December 12 to all home secretaries and police chiefs of the four provinces, the federal capital, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Northern Areas. The report reveals that militants from the FATA and Swat are planning to carry out suicide attacks in collusion with al Qaeda. Sources said the terrorists could be guised as women, or be in military or police uniforms. “Furthermore, five suicide bombers have already entered the NWFP to move to their target areas,” the report suggested. “The emphasis needs to be on the security of foreign diplomats, foreigners living in Pakistan, and the Christian community who would attend Christmas prayers at different churches in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It is apprehended that hardcore religious elements may try to disrupt the New Year celebrations,” the report stated.
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December - 13 
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) on December 13 arrested 14 militants, including a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, and continued to target militant strongholds in the Swat district of NWFP. "Maulvi Bashir was among the 14 militants arrested. The arrests were made during search operations in Matta,
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Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) on December 13 arrested 14 militants, including a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, and continued to target militant strongholds in the Swat district of NWFP. "Maulvi Bashir was among the 14 militants arrested. The arrests were made during search operations in Matta, Kanju and Fizaghat," security officials told Daily Times.
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December - 14 
Further, Fazlullah’s brother on December 14 asked the TNSM chief to surrender. Fazle Ahad - who was arrested by security forces at the beginning of the military operation - said in a message aired on government-run radio: "Fighting the government is not in the interest of Pakistan and the nation. Th
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Further, Fazlullah’s brother on December 14 asked the TNSM chief to surrender. Fazle Ahad - who was arrested by security forces at the beginning of the military operation - said in a message aired on government-run radio: "Fighting the government is not in the interest of Pakistan and the nation. Therefore, militants have to lay down their weapons."
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December - 14 
Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn.
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Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn. The militants have named their movement as Tehrik Taliban-i-Pakistan and said the aim of the movement was to enforce Sharia (Islamic law) in their respective areas. The decision was taken at a meeting of 40 Taliban leaders, held in an undisclosed place in South Waziristan. "The sole objective of the Shura meeting was to unite the Taliban against NATO forces in Afghanistan and to wage a ‘defensive jihad’ against Pakistani forces here," Baitullah’s spokesman Maulana Omar said. He claimed that Pakistani forces were bombing seminaries and killing people and the Taliban wanted to avenge the forces’ action. The meeting asked the government to call off the military operation in Swat and North Waziristan and abolish all military checkpoints within 10 days. Otherwise, it warned, a suitable course of action would be chalked out in the next meeting of the militants. Taliban leaders from seven tribal agencies, six Frontier Regions of FATA and the NWFP districts of Swat, Kohistan, Buner, Dir, Malakand, Kulachi, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank and D.I. Khan attended the meeting. They demanded release of Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and other Taliban jailed across the country. The meeting also formed a 40-member consultative committee (Shura) to be headed by Baitullah Mehsud. Maulana Umar has been chosen as spokesman for the committee.
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December - 15 
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military checkpost, killing five persons and injuring 11 others in Nowshera in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 15. The District Police Officer Mubarak Zeb told Daily Times that six people, including the suicide bomber, w
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A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military checkpost, killing five persons and injuring 11 others in Nowshera in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 15. The District Police Officer Mubarak Zeb told Daily Times that six people, including the suicide bomber, were killed as he detonated himself at the entrance of the Army Supply Corps centre. “The bomber was riding on a bicycle. He detonated the explosives fastened to his body as he reached the army check post around 9.18am,” said the police officer, adding that 11 more people had sustained injuries in the blast. However, eyewitnesses said eight people were killed. Four of them were army personnel while the rest were civilians, the witnesses added.
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December - 15 
Security forces arrested seven suspected militants from Kuza Banda village near Maulana Fazalullah’s native area of Imam Dehri, on December 15-night, Dawn reported. The military stated that Abdul Shakoor, a cleric suspected of having issued decrees in support of beheading soldiers, and his four sons
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Security forces arrested seven suspected militants from Kuza Banda village near Maulana Fazalullah’s native area of Imam Dehri, on December 15-night, Dawn reported. The military stated that Abdul Shakoor, a cleric suspected of having issued decrees in support of beheading soldiers, and his four sons were among the seven persons detained. Mohammad, one of the sons of the cleric, was allegedly preparing for a suicide bombing mission and a jacket used for such attacks is reported to have been found in their possession.
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December - 17 
At least 12 army recruits were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack near the Army Public College in the heart of the Kohat cantonment area in NWFP on December 17-morning, according to Dawn. The recruits were returning to their barracks after the morning exercise when a boy aged 15 to 17 years
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At least 12 army recruits were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack near the Army Public College in the heart of the Kohat cantonment area in NWFP on December 17-morning, according to Dawn. The recruits were returning to their barracks after the morning exercise when a boy aged 15 to 17 years rushed towards them and blew himself up. Ten recruits were killed on the spot and two others died later in hospital. On July 19, a suicide blast in a mosque in an army compound in the same area had claimed 22 lives.
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December - 17 
Elsewhere in the province, The Post reported that SFs recovered an explosive laden vehicle during a search operation against militants in the Swat valley on December 17.
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Elsewhere in the province, The Post reported that SFs recovered an explosive laden vehicle during a search operation against militants in the Swat valley on December 17.
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December - 17 
Further, SFs arrested two militants who are believed to be close associates of TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah at Bariam check-post.
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Further, SFs arrested two militants who are believed to be close associates of TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah at Bariam check-post.
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December - 17 
In another incident, suspected militants detonated two bombs that damaged the shrine of Abdul Shakoor Malang Baba situated in the limits of Chamkani Police station in provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 17, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or injuries was rep
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In another incident, suspected militants detonated two bombs that damaged the shrine of Abdul Shakoor Malang Baba situated in the limits of Chamkani Police station in provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 17, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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December - 17 
The Post reported that four security force (SF) personnel, including two captains, are missing from Kohat. A police officer told BBC that the two officers of fourteenth division, along with two soldiers, were going from Dera Ismail Khan to the provincial capital Peshawar, but they suddenly disappear
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The Post reported that four security force (SF) personnel, including two captains, are missing from Kohat. A police officer told BBC that the two officers of fourteenth division, along with two soldiers, were going from Dera Ismail Khan to the provincial capital Peshawar, but they suddenly disappeared after entering Kohat. He said there was no contact with them since December 17-evening. They are believed to have been kidnapped by Taliban between Darra Adamkhel and Mattani, according to Dawn. Their vehicle was also taken away.
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December - 17 
Three women were injured in a bomb blast outside the Frontier Constabulary’s (FC) headquarters in the Oghi sub-division of Mansehra district in the NWFP, on December 17, according to Dawn. Police said the bomb which damaged the wall of the FC headquarters had been planted near a house.
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Three women were injured in a bomb blast outside the Frontier Constabulary’s (FC) headquarters in the Oghi sub-division of Mansehra district in the NWFP, on December 17, according to Dawn. Police said the bomb which damaged the wall of the FC headquarters had been planted near a house.
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December - 18 
A day earlier in the capital, militants lobbed a bomb at a police post on Ring Road in the precincts of Yakatoot Police Station late on December 18, Yakatoot Police Station Moharir Watan Khan said, adding that there were no casualties.
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A day earlier in the capital, militants lobbed a bomb at a police post on Ring Road in the precincts of Yakatoot Police Station late on December 18, Yakatoot Police Station Moharir Watan Khan said, adding that there were no casualties.
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December - 18 
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) arrested eight suspected militants and targeted militant positions in the Puchar and Manjad areas of Swat district on December 18-night. SFs destroyed several militant hideouts and the eight people arrested from the Baryam Pul and Fizagat checkpoints were said to be
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Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) arrested eight suspected militants and targeted militant positions in the Puchar and Manjad areas of Swat district on December 18-night. SFs destroyed several militant hideouts and the eight people arrested from the Baryam Pul and Fizagat checkpoints were said to be close aides of the TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah.
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December - 19 
Suspected militants bombed an audio-cassettes shop in the Chamkani Police Station limits of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on December 19, according to Daily Times. The blast damaged the shop, but no casualties were reported.
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Suspected militants bombed an audio-cassettes shop in the Chamkani Police Station limits of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on December 19, according to Daily Times. The blast damaged the shop, but no casualties were reported.
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December - 20 
An internet centre and two CD shops were blown up in various areas of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Dawn. According to police, the explosives had been planted inside the shops. An unnamed senior police official said the explosion left polic
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An internet centre and two CD shops were blown up in various areas of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Dawn. According to police, the explosives had been planted inside the shops. An unnamed senior police official said the explosion left police with no other option but to force the owners of internet centres, snooker clubs, CD and video shops to close their businesses, which was not being tolerated by the Taliban.
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December - 21 
According to The Post, the death toll in the suicide bombing at a mosque in the Sherpao town of Charsadda district in the NWFP on December 21 has increased to 60. As reported earlier, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Eid-ul-Azha (festival of sacrifice) congregation in the hometown of fo
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According to The Post, the death toll in the suicide bombing at a mosque in the Sherpao town of Charsadda district in the NWFP on December 21 has increased to 60. As reported earlier, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Eid-ul-Azha (festival of sacrifice) congregation in the hometown of former interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao in the early hours on December 21. Sherpao narrowly escaped the attack while his younger son Mustafa Sherpao sustained injuries. Quoting eye witnesses, the District Police Officer Feroz Shah said that Sherpao and his son remained safe because they were standing in the first row while the suicide bomber blew himself up in the eighth row. The newspaper added that more than seven students from a religious seminary had been arrested in connection with the attack. Meanwhile, two Afghan refugees were among four suspects arrested in connection with the suicide attack, Dawn reported. Security officials said the men, one of them a seminary student as well as a local prayer leader, were arrested in addition to two others detained earlier. This was the second attempt on the life of Sherpao. On April 28, 2007, thirty-one persons were killed and the then Interior Minister Sherpao and his young son Sikandar Sherpao Khan were among several people wounded in a suicide attack, moments after the Minister finished a speech at a public rally in his hometown Charsadda. An intelligence official said the second assassination attempt appeared to have been carried out by the same group which had organised the first attack. The group behind the first attack, he informed, was based in the neighbouring Mohmand tribal region.
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December - 21 
At least 50 persons were killed and 80 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers offering Id-ul-Adha prayers at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao in Charsadda, 20-km from Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21-morining, reports The Hi
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At least 50 persons were killed and 80 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers offering Id-ul-Adha prayers at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao in Charsadda, 20-km from Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21-morining, reports The Hindu. The apparent target was Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the Interior Minister in the just-dissolved government, who was among the worshippers. The former Minister, however, escaped unhurt in the attack, but his son Mustafa was among the wounded. The mosque is located next to the former Minister’s home and was packed with more than 1,000 worshippers at the time of the attack. Meanwhile, the NWFP Inspector General of Police Mohammed Shareef Virk on December 22 (today) told Geo News as many as 48 people lost their lives and over 114 others were injured in suicide attack. He informed that at least seven to eight kilogram explosive material was used in the blast.
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December - 24 
Meanwhile, the number of those killed in December 23 suicide attack in the Mingora area of Swat district increased to 14 as two more dead bodies, identified as Sakeena of Madian and Nawab of Amankot, were recovered from the blast scene on December 24.
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Meanwhile, the number of those killed in December 23 suicide attack in the Mingora area of Swat district increased to 14 as two more dead bodies, identified as Sakeena of Madian and Nawab of Amankot, were recovered from the blast scene on December 24.
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December - 24 
Several trenches were destroyed as several gunship helicopters pounded Taliban positions in the Bamakhela area of Matta tehsil (administrative division) in Swat. The Mingora Media Centre in-charge Colonel Nadeem said that the helicopters had targeted Taliban positions at Bamakhela. He, however, did
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Several trenches were destroyed as several gunship helicopters pounded Taliban positions in the Bamakhela area of Matta tehsil (administrative division) in Swat. The Mingora Media Centre in-charge Colonel Nadeem said that the helicopters had targeted Taliban positions at Bamakhela. He, however, did not disclose the number of militant casualties. Officials said the troops controlled the area from Charbagh to Kalam after the two-day operation.
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December - 24 
Two persons were shot dead by the security forces for violating the curfew in the Swat area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 24, reports Daily Times. One of the dead was identified as Akbar Zada, while the identity of the other is not known.
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Two persons were shot dead by the security forces for violating the curfew in the Swat area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 24, reports Daily Times. One of the dead was identified as Akbar Zada, while the identity of the other is not known.
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December - 25 
Security forces (SFs) on December 25 blew up the hujra (living quarters) of Mahmood Khan, an associate of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, in the Hazara village of Kabal subdivision in the Swat district. The government’s media centre alleged that the building was being used as a centre for planning te
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Security forces (SFs) on December 25 blew up the hujra (living quarters) of Mahmood Khan, an associate of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, in the Hazara village of Kabal subdivision in the Swat district. The government’s media centre alleged that the building was being used as a centre for planning terrorist activities. It claimed that the house and a seminary run by Mahmood had been left untouched on "humanitarian grounds".
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December - 25 
SFs also claimed arresting Alam Khan, another associate of Maulana Fazlullah, near the Fizzagut checkpoint. Police also defused an explosive device planted along the roadside at Kot village in the Charbag area.
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SFs also claimed arresting Alam Khan, another associate of Maulana Fazlullah, near the Fizzagut checkpoint. Police also defused an explosive device planted along the roadside at Kot village in the Charbag area.
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December - 26 
A music centre situated in the Bano Market of Dera Ismail Khan was blown up on December 26 morning, according to The Post. While no loss of life or injuries was reported, the explosion damaged at least 40 shops and a transformer in the area.
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A music centre situated in the Bano Market of Dera Ismail Khan was blown up on December 26 morning, according to The Post. While no loss of life or injuries was reported, the explosion damaged at least 40 shops and a transformer in the area.
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December - 26 
Elsewhere in the province, militants abducted 10 policemen after blowing up a checkpoint of the Haivad police station in Bannu on December 26-evening, according to Dawn.
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Elsewhere in the province, militants abducted 10 policemen after blowing up a checkpoint of the Haivad police station in Bannu on December 26-evening, according to Dawn.
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December - 26 
Further in Dara Adamkhel, the local Taliban brought down billboards, posters and banners of all candidates for the NA-47, tribal territory-12 seat, on December 26 and warned of ‘dire consequences’ if these are put up again. The Taliban reportedly took the step on the directive of their ‘high command
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Further in Dara Adamkhel, the local Taliban brought down billboards, posters and banners of all candidates for the NA-47, tribal territory-12 seat, on December 26 and warned of ‘dire consequences’ if these are put up again. The Taliban reportedly took the step on the directive of their ‘high command’, claiming that it was needed to prevent clashes among supporters of the candidates over sites for displaying election material. The NA-47, Dara Adamkhel constituency comprises parts of the Frontier Region Kohat, Peshawar, Bannu, Lakkai, Tank, and Frontier Region areas of Dera Ismail Khan.
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December - 26 
In another incident, unidentified people blew up the office of a cable TV network situated on the Agha Mir Jani Shah Road in the provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 26, according to Dawn. Sources said that the owner of the office, Ejaz Hussein, had been threatened to close the
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In another incident, unidentified people blew up the office of a cable TV network situated on the Agha Mir Jani Shah Road in the provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 26, according to Dawn. Sources said that the owner of the office, Ejaz Hussein, had been threatened to close the business.
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December - 26 
Meanwhile, police arrested a would-be suicide bomber who tried to enter the rally of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Peshawar. The 15-year-old boy, who had a small bomb consisting of dynamite and nails, was caught at the security checkpoint by the police, said local police officer Rahim Shah
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Meanwhile, police arrested a would-be suicide bomber who tried to enter the rally of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Peshawar. The 15-year-old boy, who had a small bomb consisting of dynamite and nails, was caught at the security checkpoint by the police, said local police officer Rahim Shah.
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December - 26 
Security forces have arrested 18 militants from different locations in the Swat district, said a press release of the Media Information Centre in Mingora. These militants were involved in terrorist activities, it said, adding the militants' hideouts were also attacked in Piochar and Gorra, according
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Security forces have arrested 18 militants from different locations in the Swat district, said a press release of the Media Information Centre in Mingora. These militants were involved in terrorist activities, it said, adding the militants' hideouts were also attacked in Piochar and Gorra, according to The Post.
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December - 27 
Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson, was assassinated on December 27 in a gun and suicide attack as she drove away from a campaign rally just minutes after addressing thousands of supporters at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times.
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Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson, was assassinated on December 27 in a gun and suicide attack as she drove away from a campaign rally just minutes after addressing thousands of supporters at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times. 30 more people were killed and over 100 others, including Benazir’s political secretary Naheed Khan and Sherry Rehman, wounded when a suicide attacker riding on a motorbike blew himself up after firing at Benazir who was waving to her supporters from her vehicle’s sun roof. PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar stated that Benazir fell inside the vehicle after receiving bullets in her head and neck. Witnesses said three gun shots were heard before the suicide blast near her Black Lexus bulletproof vehicle. She later died at the Rawalpindi General Hospital. “The blast happened at around 5:10pm and the doctors pronounced her dead at 5:25pm,” Babar said. "It may have been pellets packed into the suicide bomber's vest that hit her," interior ministry spokesman Javed Cheema told AFP. Following the assassination, PPP activists reacted violently in different cities in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan. Angry protestors took to the streets, pelted stones, burned government and private property and various vehicles besides chanting slogans against the government, The Post reported. At least 10 people were killed in different parts of the country, including two in Lahore, during the exchange of fire. In Karachi, police said at least 70 vehicles were burnt by protesters, including 35 trucks filled with wheat. All petrol pumps were immediately closed as knots of protesters blocked many roads. Incidents of aerial firing were reported in different parts especially in Peshawar, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Quetta. Official sources told The News that civil armed forces have been summoned in aid of the security agencies to maintain law and order, adding the security around sensitive installations and government personalities has been beefed up.
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December - 27 
Two police personnel sustained injuries when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a remote controlled explosive device in the Buner district of NWFP on December 27, according to Statesman.
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Two police personnel sustained injuries when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a remote controlled explosive device in the Buner district of NWFP on December 27, according to Statesman.
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December - 28 
The former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) minister, Asfandyar Amirzaib and eight others were killed and several others injured in a roadside bomb explosion near the Manglore village of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Daily Times.
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The former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) minister, Asfandyar Amirzaib and eight others were killed and several others injured in a roadside bomb explosion near the Manglore village of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Daily Times.
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December - 29 
20 people, including 16 militants, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a gun-battle near Lower Kurram’s Mingak area on December 29-night, according to Dawn. Sources said that fierce clashes continued in lower parts of the tribal area and about 600 militants were seen heading from North
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20 people, including 16 militants, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a gun-battle near Lower Kurram’s Mingak area on December 29-night, according to Dawn. Sources said that fierce clashes continued in lower parts of the tribal area and about 600 militants were seen heading from North and South Waziristan towards Kurram.
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December - 30 
Meanwhile, a sixteen-member jirga (council) is holding talks with representatives of the warring factions in Kurram Agency in an effort to broker a cease-fire in the area. Sources said the jirga comprising elders of rival sects from Hangu district and Orakzai Agency reportedly held talks with repres
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Meanwhile, a sixteen-member jirga (council) is holding talks with representatives of the warring factions in Kurram Agency in an effort to broker a cease-fire in the area. Sources said the jirga comprising elders of rival sects from Hangu district and Orakzai Agency reportedly held talks with representatives of the Turi tribe on December 30. The jirga will proceed to Sadda on December 31 for talks with tribesmen in Lower Kurram.
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December - 30 
Suspected local Taliban militants attacked Matta police station in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 30, official sources said, Daily Times reported. The militants fled away when police retaliated. This is the first attack on the police station since security force
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Suspected local Taliban militants attacked Matta police station in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 30, official sources said, Daily Times reported. The militants fled away when police retaliated. This is the first attack on the police station since security forces recaptured it from the militants last month, the sources said.
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December - 30 
Unidentified assailants on December 30 fired rockets at a police check-post in the Mardan district of NWFP, according to The Post. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Even as police opened retaliatory firing, the assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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Unidentified assailants on December 30 fired rockets at a police check-post in the Mardan district of NWFP, according to The Post. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Even as police opened retaliatory firing, the assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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December - 31 
Local Taliban commanders Naeem and Toti Khan were arrested in the raid in the Koza Bama Khela area, the Media Information Centre said. A huge quantity of arms, ammunition and communication equipment were recovered from Taliban hideouts during the operation, it added. On December 31-night, security f
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Local Taliban commanders Naeem and Toti Khan were arrested in the raid in the Koza Bama Khela area, the Media Information Centre said. A huge quantity of arms, ammunition and communication equipment were recovered from Taliban hideouts during the operation, it added. On December 31-night, security forces detained eight suspected militants at the Fiza Ghat and Kanjoo check-posts. Militant commander Mateen Khan from Shakar Dara and a would-be suicide bomber were among those arrested.
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December - 31 
The security forces (SFs) targeted the hideouts of suspected militants in the Piochar and Totano Bada areas.
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The security forces (SFs) targeted the hideouts of suspected militants in the Piochar and Totano Bada areas.
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December - 31 
The SFs arrested eight militants, including one suspected suicide bomber, at Ayub Bridge and Fiza Ghat check post in Swat on December 31.
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The SFs arrested eight militants, including one suspected suicide bomber, at Ayub Bridge and Fiza Ghat check post in Swat on December 31.
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December - 31 
Unidentified people set ablaze the house of local militant commander Nisar in the Shor area of Matta. One more house was destroyed in artillery fire in the same area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
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Unidentified people set ablaze the house of local militant commander Nisar in the Shor area of Matta. One more house was destroyed in artillery fire in the same area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
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*Data till , April 23, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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