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The US embassy in Islamabad and the consulate in Karachi received envelopes filled with an unknown white powder. A oil tanker destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan was hit with an RPG at the Chaman border crossing. The government said 10 Taliban fighters were killed in Swat and security has been restored in regions in […]

A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in Peshawar, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more. Police say the death toll is likely to rise because people are stuck under the rubble of nearby buildings, which collapsed from the force of the blast. Fighting in Bajaur has forced […]

Pakistan closed the Torkham border crossing in Khyber agency to NATO traffic the same day it said it reserved the right t respond to US airstrikes inside Pakistan. The US struck an al Qaeda safe house in North Waziristan; five “foreigners” were reported killed. The Taliban raided a checkpoint in Khyber. The Salarzai tribes in […]

The US killed four during an airstrike on an al Qaeda safe house in South Waziristan. Seventeen Taliban were reported killed during fighting in Swat. The Lashkar-e-Islam kidnapped three tribal police personnel in Khyber. The Taliban threatened a pro-government tribe in Bajaur. “Very important” government officials have received death threats from the Taliban.

Taliban took credit for the assassination attempt on the prime minister. The government claimed 30 Taliban were killed during an operation in Swat. The Taliban kidnapped 32 police recruits in Khyber and six security officials in Landi Kotal. Baitullah Mehsud’s Taliban joined forces with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Karachi.