The Pakistani military claimed 70 Taliban fighters were killed and 60 were wounded during fighting in Bajaur; the Taliban claimed 23 soldiers were killed and 24 captured. The Taliban killed eight police in Bajaur and one policeman in Peshawar. The NWFP government demanded a halt to military operations. The Taliban in Khyber attacked containers destined for Afghanistan. The government dropped charges against against Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and 450 students.
