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A car bomb attack in Peshawar wounded 18. Two women were beheaded in Bannu for “immoral activity.” Bajaur peace jirga members said there are no foreign fighters in the agency. Two soldiers were wounded in attacks on checkpoints in Bajaur. Former Lal Masjid leader Abdul Aziz said the government ban on his mosque cause a […]

President Musharraf said all Taliban are not “militants” and said the military can withdraw from the tribal agencies if violence reduces. The government continues to negotiate with the Taliban to secure the release of its kidnapped soldiers in South Waziristan. Six “miscreants” and civilians were killed in a helicopter strike in North Waziristan. Two bombings […]

The three terrorists arrested in Germany for plotting attacks were likely trained by North Waziristan based al Qaeda commander Abu Hanifah. The twin suicide bombings in Rawalpini have been linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban, including Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. Six of the 300 Pakistani soldiers in Taliban custody in South Waziristan have been […]

Intelligence agencies blamed today’s dual suicide attacks in Rawalpindi on “security lapses.” The Taliban freed 14 troops captured in Mohmand and Bajaur agencies. Two civilians and a cadet were kidnapped in North Waziristan. An MMA senator demanded troops withdraw from the Mehsud tribal agencies in South Waziristan, while another soldier was killed in the agency.

An explosion in a pharmacy in Wana, South Waziristan killed four and wounded 10. Baitullah Mehsud linked the release of the 150 Pakistani troops to the implementation of the 2005 Sararogha agreement, or South Waziristan Accord. Four Pakistani suicide bomb and IED makers were arrested in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

The Taliban issued terms for the release of over 150 soldiers captured in South Waziristan. Ten paramilitary troops were kidnapped in Mohmand Agency. Two suicide attacks in Tank and Bajaur killed eight and wounded 15. Musharraf may negotiate with the Taliban-supporting MMA political party in a bid to retain the presidency.

Over 100 regular army tropps have been captured in South Waziristan. The government is negotiating with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud for their release. Nine soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a series of attacks on checkpoints in Swat. Students of the Red Mosque demanded the mosque be reopened, as a cleric said he was […]

Over 100 soldiers thought to have been captured in South Waziristan were found sheltering in a valley. Three soldiers were wounded in an IED attack, while the Taliban fired rockets at a fort in North Waziristan. Eight rockets were fired at a fort in Baluchistan.

The Supreme Court ordered the reopening of the religious school on the grounds of the Islamabad’s Red Mosque as all prisoners captured in the July operation have been released, except Maulana Abdul Aziz, the mosque’s leader. Three video shops were bombed in Swat. The Bajaur peace committee has failed to settle issues between the government […]

The government signed a new “peace accord” with the Mohmand tribes. The 19 military personnel kidnapped by the Taliban have been freed. The Taliban released a video of a 12-year-old boy beheading one of the captive soldiers. The US stated it did not have permission to attack Taliban positions in Kurram agency.

Security forces arrested a doctor who sheltered al Qaeda leader Mohammad Yousaf; six suicide vests and explosive were found in the doctor’s home. An Islamist Russian national who lived in North Waziristan was captured in Afghanistan’s Khost province wearing a burka. Pakistan denied it worked out an agreement allowing US troops to operate inside its […]

Four police were killed and two wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Swat. One solider and five Taliban were killed after the Taliban attacked a checkpoint in North Waziristan. The Taliban bombed four video shops in Buner. Police killed a Laskhar-e-Jangvi operative in Karachi.

Four security personnel, including a senior officer, were kidnapped in South Waziristan. Six soldiers were

Exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been cleared to return to Pakistan by the Supreme Court. Sharif, who accepted money from Osama bin Laden, vowed to challenge Musharraf for the Presidency. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs threatened to invoke emergency rule due to the court’s decision. One Taliban fighter was killed and four paramilitary […]

Dozens of Islamists and al Qaeda operatives were released from jail. Four paramilitary troops and three Taliban were killed in clashes in Bannu. Nine were killed, including four Taliban, during a jirga in Hangu. Police arrested three suspects in the July suicide attacks in Islamabad and Sargodha. NGOs in Swat have been shut down after […]