A suicide bomber killed 24 civilians in an attack at a Shia mosque in Pakistan. The Taliban vowed to conduct two suicide attacks per week until the US Predator strikes end. The Swat Taliban have expanded into Buner and bombed a girls school in Bannu. The military killed 18 Taliban fighters in Mohmand.
Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pakistan
Pakistan – Punjab government warns of attack on Adiala Jail
War for Pakistan
Swat video ‘conspiracy to malign Islam™: Pakistan International Human Rights committee
The Taliban terror-insurgency continues to shift eastward. A bomber detonated at the front gate of a mosque in Punjab province in the latest attack on religious sites in Pakistan.
Pakistan – FBI rejects Mehsud™s claim for NY attack
A US airstrike in North Waziristan killed 13 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. The Taliban killed 17 civilians in a suicide attack on a military checkpoint in North Waziristan and eight policemen in a suicide attack in Islamabad. Security forces killed 8 Taliban fighters in Mohmand and one more in Hangu. Three Taliban fighters were […]
(Pakistan) Target: terror secretariat
American interests in Pakistan
Al Qaeda leadership resides in Pakistan’s tribal areas: US
Taliban insurgent Mehsud makes his move
Taliban chief claims responsibility for NY shooting massacre
The establishment of a Taliban emirate
The Taliban and tribesman looted government offices and destroyed a radio station and the press club in Wana, South Waziristan. A suicide bomb attack against a senior politician in Charsadda was foiled. The Taliban broke into a government office in Swat and barred employees from working. Mullah Fazlullah has returned to preaching at his hometown […]
Taliban hand out 37 lashes to girl seen with married man
Pakistan ‘helps US drone attacks’
Pakistan atom security top-notch despite fears-aide | South Asia | Reuters
Yusuf Muzammil, the senior operations commander for Lashkar-e-Taiba and one of the prime plotters in last year’s assault on Mumbai, is directing sophisticated cross-border strikes into India-held Kashmir despite Pakistan’s claim that he is in custody.
Kerry-Lugar Pakistan aid bill postponed indefinitely
Pakistan must stop Afghan interference: NWFP Minister
The Taliban beheaded a policeman in Peshawar, bombed an electrical tower in Mardan, and set up checkpoints and flogged a woman in Swat. Security forces detained 28 extremists in Dera Ismail Khan. The Taliban released 11 policemen held prisoner in Khyber.
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General Petraeus warns that militants could topple Pakistani state if left unchallenged
Mumbai attack mastermind surfaces on J&K terror radar
The US killed 12 Taliban fighters in its first strike in the Arakzai tribal agency. Ten Taliban fighters were released in Swat. Security forces detained 10 suspects in the Lahore attack. Intelligence indicates 14 suicide bombers have entered Islamabad and Lahore. The Taliban took control of an emerald mine in Shangla.
Baitullah Mehsud took credit for recent attacks against security forces and threatened to attack the US. Security forces arrested 50 suspects in the Lahore police academy attack. Two men who claimed to be police recruits disappeared from a hospital. The Supreme Court restored Shahbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab.
No aid until Pakistan hits militants: US Lawmaker
US proposes $2.8b military, $7.5b economic aid to Pakistan
Pakistan’s Taliban leader threatened to strike in Washington and said the recent attacks on the Lahore police training center, a military convoy in Bannu, and a special police unit in Islamabad were in response to the US air campaign targeting Taliban leaders in Pakistan’s tribal areas.