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The government is working to set the agenda for negotiations with the Taliban in November. The army has deployed several thousand troops into Swat. Four al Qaeda suspects were arrested in Mardan. A new investigating officer has been assigned to look into the assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto.

The governor of Sindh said al Qaeda carried out the attack on Bhutto. Two soldiers were killed in North Waziristan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban was established in Mohmand agency to “flush out gangs carrying out criminal activities in the name of Taliban.” Five Taliban were captured in Zhob in Baluchistan. The US gave Pakistan 30 refurbished Cobra […]

The Taliban and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar may attend a “peace” jirga in Islamabad. Benazir Bhutto plans to purge the Inter Services Intelligence of “rogue agents” providing support for the Taliban and al Qaeda. Bhutto also demanded an international investigation into the attack on her convoy.

Interior Minister Sherpao said there are “visible and identical similarities in suicide bomb blasts of Charsadda, Islamabad and Karachi.” The head of a second bomber has been recovered. Police arrested three suspects in the Karachi attack. The Taliban bombed a girls school in Bajaur agency.

A photo of the Karachi suicide bomber has been released. The interior minister asked Benazir Bhutto to provide the names of government officials she believes are responsible for the attack on her convoy. Protests have broken out in Karachi. Ten Punjabi suicide bombers are believed to be on the loose in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. A […]

Benazir Bhutto’s convoy was hit with a sophisticated, multipronged attack that resulted in 132 killed and 500 wounded. The Lal Masjid spokesman said the mosque movement would “gain nothing from attacking Benazir.” The military moved 15,000 additional troops to Swat, sources said.

The government claims a cease fire has not been agreed to, while members of the Taliban said the military has already withdrawn from checkpoints in North Waziristan. A tribal leaders said “foreign militants could live in the area provided they abided by the law of the land and lived peacefully.” The Taliban is raising money […]

The military and the Taliban have agreed to implement a ceasefire in North Waziristan and “four army checkposts in the area have been abolished.” The curfew in the Northwest Frontier Province has been lifted. The Afghan suicide bomber that killed his family was studying at a madrassa in Pakistan before he returned to Uruzgan to […]

Governor Orakzai said peace will be restored in in Waziristan: “We are sure that our peace efforts will soon bear fruit.” An Uzbek and a Taliban fighter were killed during fighting on Sunday. Exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will attempt to return in November.

The government agreed to repaint the Red Mosque red. North Waziristan tribal elders denied 30 Pakistani troops were released by the Taliban. The Taliban killed four “criminals” in Swat.

The Taliban released 30 soldiers captured in South Waziristan. President Musharraf said the company of captured soldiers “acted unprofessionally.” The Taliban killed four people during a clash in Swat.