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Twenty-two civilians and 35 Taliban fighters were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Swat. Two soldiers were killed in an IED attack on a convoy in Swat. Pakistani aircraft bombed areas in Bajaur, no casualties were reported. A Jamaat-e-Islami leader claimed 1,500 civilians have been killed in the Bajaur operation.

The Taliban again said it would not lay down its weapons prior to negotiations. The Jamaat-e-Islami has called for negotiations with the Taliban. Security forces arrested 168 terrorists over the past several days. Thirteen Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur.

The government signed peace agreements with two senior Taliban leaders in North and South Waziristan. The Oct. 16 strike in South Waziristan may have killed senior al Qaeda leader Khalid Habib. Security forces claimed to have killed 75 Taliban fighters in an attack on a camp in Swat. The Taliban is pressuring the Awami National […]

The US hit a Taiban and al Qaeda safe house in South Waziristan; six have been reported killed. Hafiz Gul Bahadar threatened to attack US forces in Afghanistan. Police arrested 18 Uzbeks in Kohat and put down a Taliabn revolt at a jail in Dir. Fazlur Rehman has emerged as “a spokesman for Taliban” during […]

Four policemen were killed and 16 wounded in a suicide attack in a police station in Swat. The Taliban destroyed several police checkpoints in Bannu. The Taliban said they were ready to lay down their weapons and negotiate. The military is preparing for “decisive action” in Bajaur.

The Muttahida Ulema Council declared suicide bombings un-Islamic, and called for the government to stop military operations in the tribal areas and conduct negotiations. The military said 40 Taliban were killed in Bajaur and 18 were killed in Swat. The Taliban threatened to “punish” the local power company if electricity is cut off. More than […]

Security forces killed 47 Taliban fighters during fighting in Bajaur and Swat. A tribal jirga met in Swat and proposed a new seven-point peace plan. The Taliban freed three police recruits in Hangu. Jamaat-e-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad said the government said supporting the tribes against the Taliban will lead to civil war.

Pakistani troops killed 27 Taliban fighters, including 12 bombers, in Arakazi and killed 13 fighters in Bajaur. Six “extremists” from South Waziristan were detained in Zhob in Baluchistan province. The death toll in the Oct. 10 bombing of a tribal meeting in Arakzai has risen to 110. US Predators were spotted flying over North Waziristan.

A US strike in North Waziristan killed four suspected Taliban. US forces coordinated with Pakistani forces to kill five Taliban in the tribal areas. Four security personnel were wounded in an IED attack in Swat. Security forces detained 14 suspected suicide bombers. Pakistan said the inclusion of Indian forces to secure the Afghan-Pakistani border is […]

A suicide bomber killed 48 and wounded more than 100 in an attack on a tribal meeting in Arakzai. The Taliban beheaded four tribal leaders in Bajaur, kidnapped a politician and bombed two girls’ schools in Swat, and bombed a politician’s home in Dir. Security forces killed 23 Taliban fighters in Bajaur.