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May - 1 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the suicide attack. Talking to The Post via satellite phone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Maulana Umar said that the Taliban had no involvement in the suicide attack on Namdar. "He is our e
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the suicide attack. Talking to The Post via satellite phone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Maulana Umar said that the Taliban had no involvement in the suicide attack on Namdar. "He is our elder and he is our leader," Umar said while referring to Haji Namdar. "How could we think to attack him," he added.
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May - 4 
An army official was injured when the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants launched their first attack on the army after peace talks in South Waziristan failed, BBC Urdu reported on May 5. Security forces shelled various suspected positions in the
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An army official was injured when the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants launched their first attack on the army after peace talks in South Waziristan failed, BBC Urdu reported on May 5. Security forces shelled various suspected positions in the Jandola and Manzai areas after the attack, according to Daily Times. However, no causalities were reported. According to the local administration, the Taliban attacked a Baloch Regiment patrolling team in the Sankai Raghzai area at about 12pm, wounding an army official. According to the BBC, there were also reports of people fleeing certain parts of South Waziristan after the attack. However, a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) alleged that the first shot had been fired by the troops. "The army attacked the Taliban first and they (militants) returned fire in self-defence," Maulana Umar told Dawn. Peace talks between the Government and the militants ended last week after the former reportedly refused to withdraw troops from South Waziristan, Swat and Darra Adamkhel.
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May - 4 
The Taliban have blamed the Government’s "inflexibility" for the lack of progress in negotiations, Dawn reported on May 4. Talks between the Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had stalled early this week after Baitullah Mehsud accused
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The Taliban have blamed the Government’s "inflexibility" for the lack of progress in negotiations, Dawn reported on May 4. Talks between the Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had stalled early this week after Baitullah Mehsud accused the Government of refusing to withdraw troops from the FATA and Swat in the NWFP. TTP spokesman Maulana Umar told Dawn on phone from an unspecified location that his outfit had kept the doors open for a meaningful dialogue with the Government. "Taliban believe only in meaningful dialogue and don’t want to waste time in rhetoric," he said, adding that a Government-sponsored jirga (council) had approached Baitullah Mehsud to resume the talks, but he refused. "We have informed the jirga that unless our basic demands are met, we will not resume the dialogue," Umar said. The TTP has demanded withdrawal of army troops from Waziristan, Darra Adam Khel and Swat district. But, according to the Taliban, the Government had refused to accept the demand. The spokesman said the Government and Taliban had been negotiating for the past three months. He also said the coalition Government in the NWFP had not yet contacted the TTP for restoration of peace in the province.
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May - 4 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo News reported on May 5. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that TTP deputy chief Maulana Faqir Muhammad h
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo News reported on May 5. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that TTP deputy chief Maulana Faqir Muhammad had banned playing music in vehicles as well as on cellular phones. He said that violators would be punished according to the Shariah (Islamic law), according to Daily Times.
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May - 6 
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in Bannu in the NWFP on May 6, killing a police constable and two civilians and injuring 12 persons, including four army soldiers and four policemen, Dawn reported. According to eyewitnesses, the bombe
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in Bannu in the NWFP on May 6, killing a police constable and two civilians and injuring 12 persons, including four army soldiers and four policemen, Dawn reported. According to eyewitnesses, the bomber blew himself up when police stopped an auto-rickshaw at the checkpoint near the office of an intelligence agency. Constable Naeem Khan, rickshaw driver Rehan and a passerby, identified as Rafiaz Khan, were killed on the spot. No group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing so far. It was the second suicide attack in the province after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud declared a cease-fire on April 24. On April 25, a car bomb exploded at a police station in Mardan, killing three people and wounding 12 others.
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May - 8 
Troops blocked the main road leading to the South Waziristan on May 8 in a confrontation with al Qaeda-linked militants who operate in the region, Reuters quoted a security official as saying. The blockade of the road leading to South Waziristan on t
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Troops blocked the main road leading to the South Waziristan on May 8 in a confrontation with al Qaeda-linked militants who operate in the region, Reuters quoted a security official as saying. The blockade of the road leading to South Waziristan on the Afghan border came after militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, set up check-posts on the road to exert control over the region, Daily Times reported. "The road is blocked to put pressure on the militants to remove the check-posts," said an intelligence official based in the area. Hundreds of trucks and cars were backed up along the road from the town of Tank in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), residents said.
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May - 11 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that the unilateral cease-fire announced in April 2008 has virtually ended and therefore the militants have resumed attacks on troops in some parts of the country. "We are not formally announcing tha
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that the unilateral cease-fire announced in April 2008 has virtually ended and therefore the militants have resumed attacks on troops in some parts of the country. "We are not formally announcing that the unilateral ceasefire we have proclaimed few months back has been withdrawn but I feel no hesitation to announce that the truce has virtually ended," said Maulana Umer, a TTP spokesman. In a telephonic interview with The Post, Umer said that peace negotiations were now a bygone tale. "The Government wasted our four months in futile exercise of signing peace accord. The efforts from the government remained largely confined to media statements," Umer alleged. Umer dismissed the media reports that the Taliban had given two months deadline to men in Taliban-controlled areas to sport beard or face dire consequences. "It is unfortunate that we have been misquoted by some media organisations. We have never given any such deadline to men to grow beards or get ready for consequences," Umer clarified. The spokesman also said that the Taliban had no intention to establish a Government within the Government or run a parallel judicial system. However, he made clear that the Taliban would take action against sins, injustices and malpractices if brought into their notice by the citizens. The Taliban didn't want to fight with army or police but the militants had to retaliate when they were attacked, he said. "It is regrettable that our army is playing mercenary role for American, which is enemy of Islam and Taliban are fully prepared to continue to fight American forces and their aides till they are wipe-out completely from the surface of earth," Umer stated. The spokesman said that the Taliban were fast spreading in other parts of the country in general and in the tribal areas as well as in most parts of the NWFP in particular, saying that all the Taliban were united under their leader, Baitullah Mehsud.
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May - 11 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given a three-day deadline to non-government organisations (NGOs) in Kohat in the NWFP to stop their activities or face action, Daily Times reported. The TTP has reportedly distributed pamphlets to all NGOs in
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given a three-day deadline to non-government organisations (NGOs) in Kohat in the NWFP to stop their activities or face action, Daily Times reported. The TTP has reportedly distributed pamphlets to all NGOs in the area, telling them to face action if they do not stop their activities. The local Taliban have accused NGOs of “spreading vulgarity in the society” and have also told the NGOs to close girls’ schools being run by them.
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May - 13 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban agreed on May 13 to the implementation of Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 in the Malakand division within one month, Daily Times reported. The Taliban’s demand for the im
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban agreed on May 13 to the implementation of Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 in the Malakand division within one month, Daily Times reported. The Taliban’s demand for the implementation of Shariah (Islamic law) has been settled, the NWFP unit president of the Awami National Party, Afrasiab Khattak, informed the media after the second round of talks with Taliban representatives from Swat. He also said the two sides decided to extend the cease-fire agreement until the third round of the dialogue. Asked about the withdrawal of troops from Swat, Khattak said the issue was discussed during the meeting, but no agreement had been reached. Taliban representative Ali Bakht told reporters that their delegation was completely satisfied with the progress made in the second round of talks. He said the Taliban had demanded implementation of Shariah, the army’s withdrawal from Swat, the release of all Taliban prisoners without pre-conditions and compensation for damages to civilians during military operations in Swat. Asked if the Taliban would lay down arms before a troop withdrawal from Swat, Ali Bakht said "We have no arms."
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May - 14 
Authorities found the beheaded body of a paramilitary soldier in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, close to where a United States missile strike left at least 20 people dead on May 14, Daily Times reported
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Authorities found the beheaded body of a paramilitary soldier in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, close to where a United States missile strike left at least 20 people dead on May 14, Daily Times reported. A note left on the body of soldier Aftab Gul in the Pusht Bazaar Salarzai area read that the beheading was retaliation for the US bombing of Damadola. The note, signed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also warned tribal elders that they could face similar action if they co-operated with authorities.
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May - 14 
The Pakistan Army exchanged prisoners with the local Taliban in South and North Waziristan on May 14, as the military began to readjust its positions in the Mehsud areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. "Twelve security personnel — fiv
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The Pakistan Army exchanged prisoners with the local Taliban in South and North Waziristan on May 14, as the military began to readjust its positions in the Mehsud areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. "Twelve security personnel — five army jawans and seven Frontier Corps personnel — were swapped for over 30 Taliban prisoners," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He also said the army had started readjusting troop positions close to the populated areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. He stated that the troop readjustment was in no way a withdrawal from the area. Sources in the South Waziristan political administration said that the Taliban had freed the security force personnel at Kotkai, while the military released militants at the Razmak military camp in North Waziristan. A senior political administration official said the prisoner swap occurred due to the successful Government-Taliban negotiations. "The military itself negotiated with the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban," the unnamed official said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims that there are 80 to 90 security force personnel and Government officials in its custody, according to Dawn. However, an official said the militants had given the Government a list of 55 hostages, including low-ranking employees of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. There was no indication on Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who had been abducted from Khyber Agency in FATA while going to Kabul on February 11. The TTP has denied capturing Azizuddin but officials stated that he has been taken to the Mehsud area in South Waziristan. An unnamed official said Azizuddin’s name was on the list of people whose release had been sought by the Government but the militants were probably holding on to him till all the commitments made with them were fulfilled.
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May - 15 
Differences among the local Taliban militants on May 15 left one of their leader dead at the Baghzai village in Lower Kurram in the Kurram Agency, The News reported. The political administration said a local Taliban leader Nawab Khan was killed by hi
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Differences among the local Taliban militants on May 15 left one of their leader dead at the Baghzai village in Lower Kurram in the Kurram Agency, The News reported. The political administration said a local Taliban leader Nawab Khan was killed by his associates due to differences among them. Belonging to the Baghzai village, Nawab Khan also served the Afghan National Army and remained on important posts. Later on, he joined the Tehreek-e-Taliban and was reportedly very active in the area.
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May - 17 
Militants launched a rocket attack on Zaida Police Station in Swabi on May 17, but no casualties were reported, Daily Times reported on May 18. Police officials said that a rocket landed inside the police station at 1.30am, damaging the wall of a roo
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Militants launched a rocket attack on Zaida Police Station in Swabi on May 17, but no casualties were reported, Daily Times reported on May 18. Police officials said that a rocket landed inside the police station at 1.30am, damaging the wall of a room. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but police sources said they suspected the local Tehreek-e-Taliban were behind the incident. The incident resulted in the suspension of the power supply to the police station and the surrounding areas for several hours, as the rocket damaged the main power line.
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May - 18 
13 persons, including five soldiers, were killed and 23 others, including 11 soldiers, sustained injuries in a suicide attack at the Punjab Regiment Centre (PRC) market in the Cantonment area of Mardan on May 18-night, The News reported. Security off
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13 persons, including five soldiers, were killed and 23 others, including 11 soldiers, sustained injuries in a suicide attack at the Punjab Regiment Centre (PRC) market in the Cantonment area of Mardan on May 18-night, The News reported. Security officials said the bomber was around 22 years old and detonated the bomb when stopped from entering a bakery at the PRC market. Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Bashir Ahmad Bilour said it was a suicide attack that might be in retaliation to the recent US air strikes in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA. The Tehrik-i-Taliban in Darra Adamkhel claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Dawn. A spokesman said the militants had asked the Government to stop military operations and pull out the security forces from Darra Adamkhel. He said the attacks would continue till the operation was called off. The PRC is reportedly a base for troops involved in operations against militants in the tribal region.
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May - 19 
A militant outfit in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that it would not become part of any peace deal between the Government and the local Taliban, Dawn reported. The splinter gr
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A militant outfit in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that it would not become part of any peace deal between the Government and the local Taliban, Dawn reported. The splinter group named Jaishul Islam decided that it would not take part in peace talks with the Government unless security forces halt action in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP and other parts of the country. The group leader, Qari Saifullah, told journalists that they did not agree with the policy of TTP headed by Baitullah Mehsud to strike a peace deal with the Government. He said that on the one hand Government had started negotiations with the Taliban while on the other operations had been launched in Darra Adamkhel. Therefore, he said, Jaishul Islam had disassociated itself from the peace talks. The splinter group is led by Abu Raihan in the Bajaur Agency. Qari Saifullah claimed that the people killed in the missile attack in Damadola on May 14 belonged to his group. At least 14 people were killed in the air attack carried out by the Americans. “Jaish will take revenge of the killing of its comrades,” said Saifullah.
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Two girls’ schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic sites and a house were set ablaze and a policeman was killed and another was injured in an attack on a check-post in the Swat district of NWFP early on May 21-morning, Dawn reported. The
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Two girls’ schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic sites and a house were set ablaze and a policeman was killed and another was injured in an attack on a check-post in the Swat district of NWFP early on May 21-morning, Dawn reported. The violence came hours before talks between the Tehrik-i-Taliban and the Awami National Party-led Government ended on a positive note in the provincial capital Peshawar. Militants disowned by Maulana Fazlullah’s spokesman Muslim Khan reportedly blew up the two girls schools in Koza Bandai and Nengolai areas of the Kabal sub-division. Two picnic sites at Chhuta Lahore were set ablaze by another group. Further, the main gas supply line was blown up by one of the two bombs planted near Balogram area, affecting gas supply to Mingora. The second bomb was defused by a disposal squad. Another group of militants attacked a check-post in Nengolai, killing the policeman. On May 20-night, the Matta police station was attacked by suspected militants. In Charbagh, the house of a policeman was attacked, although no casualty was reported.
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May - 22 
Suspected militants are reported to have shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on May 22. Witnesses said that five gunmen shot dead Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for the Express television channel
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Suspected militants are reported to have shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on May 22. Witnesses said that five gunmen shot dead Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for the Express television channel and Daily Express, near Inayat Kali while he was going to his village from Mamond sub-division on a motorcycle, Dawn reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing so far. Ibrahim Khan was general secretary of the Tribal Union of Journalists (Bajaur Agency unit). Sources said that Ibrahim had interviewed Maulana Umar, spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, early in the morning.
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May - 28 
Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is spending approximately PKR 3 billion on militancy annually, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on May 28. "He [Mehsud] is spending between Rs 2.5 - 3 bi
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Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is spending approximately PKR 3 billion on militancy annually, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on May 28. "He [Mehsud] is spending between Rs 2.5 - 3 billion yearly on procuring weapons, equipment, vehicles, treating wounded militants and keeping families of killed militants fed," the Governor told Daily Times. He stated that this significant sum could not be generated solely through zakat or donations, but did not elaborate on the sources of funding. However, he indicated that money generated from the sale of narcotics was feeding militancy in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this regard, he held the US and United Kingdom "responsible for ignoring my early warnings" of serious repercussions if poppy cultivation was not curtailed in Afghanistan after the ouster of the Taliban regime.
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May - 31 
Militants blew up a security check-post in a timed explosion at 10:45pm on May 31 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. Sources said this was the first incident after the Gover
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Militants blew up a security check-post in a timed explosion at 10:45pm on May 31 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. Sources said this was the first incident after the Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) signed a peace agreement which had not yet been made public.
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