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Syed Saleem Shahzad claimed the US has a green light to attack al Qaeda and Taliban camps inside Pakistan. Eight terror suspects linked to Jaish-e-Muhammad and the Taliban have been arrested in Lahore. Two terrorists were killed after the bomb they were planting on tankers destined for Afghanistan detonated prematurely.

An Interior Ministry report stated the Taliban is on the march in the NWFP. A special home secretary has been appointed to help curb the ‘creeping Talibanisation™ in the NWFP. The Lal Masjid clerics threatened to retaliate if the government launches an operation against the mosque.

Thirteen oil tankers destined for Afghanistan were blown up in Landi Kotal in Khyber agency. Two were wounded in a bombing at a bus station in Peshawar. Security for three ministers has been increased after “intelligence reports that militants in South Waziristan have decided to eliminate them.” President Musharraf stated suicide bombers are hiding in […]

TNSM chief Faqir Mohammad vowed to implement sharia in Bajaur. Jihadi CDs are openly on sale in markets in Peshawar. Lal Masjid clerics Aziz and Ghazi vowed to continue kidnappings, while the government assured the men no operation against the mosque compound is in the works.

Members of the US Congress demanded direct access to A.Q. Khan, the nuclear scientist. Pakistani The Taliban were killed in when the IED they were placing in North Waziristan detonated prematurely. Rangers have deployed near the Lal Masjid in response to reports of suicide bomber in Islamabad. The government denied reports of an operation against […]

President Musharraf addressed the tribal jirga and asked tribal leaders to stop sending fighters into Afghanistan. The Taliban agreed to follow tribal customs in Mohmand agency. Suicide bombers have entered Islamabad, according to the Interior Ministry.

The government is considering deploying high tech equipment to help stem the Talibanisation of the NWFP. The government in Lakki Marwat is negotiating with the Taliban to curb criminal activity. Police shot a Taliban fighter while he attempted to kidnap a principal at a school in Peshawar.

North Waziristan’s political agent warned a tribe to expel “foreigners” form North Waziristan. Five Tajik “Islamists” were captured crossing the border from Iran into Balochistan. The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance demanded the government ban Jamia Hasfa as it promotes extremism and Talibanisation.

Upwards of 20 Taliban were killed in a rocket attack from Afghanistan into Mangroti village in North Waziristan. Four paramilitary soldiers were killed in an IED attack in North Waziristan. Bombs were found in oil tankers destined for Afghanistan.

The National Security Council urged Musharraf to take action to stop the spread of the “Talibanization” of northwestern Pakistan. A Taliban commander in North Waziristan threatened the US and Pakistan. A “US Spy” was beheaded in Bajaur. Three Germans were arrested for “Islamist links.”

The Pakistan Ulema Council has bestowed the title of Saifullah, or sword of Islam, on Osama Bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for Salman Rushdie. A bomb blast at a religious gathering in Bannu killed 1 and wounded 12.

Four suicide bombers were captured while attempting to cross from Chitral in northern Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry caved to the demands of the Lal Masjid and will rebuild 7 mosques.

A large explosion at a Taliban training complex 26 miles west of Miramshah in North Waziristan killed upwards of 28 and wounded 10. Some reports indicate rockets were fired from Afghanistan, others indicate explosives detonated. The Taliban banned TVs, CDs, in the Wazir areas of South Waziristan.

Muttahida Majlis Amal central secretary general Maulana Fazalur Rehman said the Taliban should be part of the Pakistan – Afghan Peace Jirga. Tribal leaders in North Waziristan said the government risks negating the Waziristan Accord. A roadside bomb in Khar, Bajaur killed 5, including a government official. The Taliban shot and killed a man in […]

The Bajaur tribes are up in arms over the planned US helipad in Kunar province across the border in Afghanistan. Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz issued a death fatwa against the staff of a magazine for publishing an advertisement called Adam and Eve.

The US Assistant Secretary was told Mullah Omar is not in Balochistan. Taliban commander Mullah Nazir warned the Waziri tribes not to shelter Uzbeks. Two music shops in Peshawar were torched. Ten were killed, including 8 members of the security forces, in an attack in Quetta.

The Taliban have taken over the city of Tank. Pro-government tribal leaders in Mohmand were threatened by the Taliban: “You people are infidels and hypocrites. If you don™t stop negotiations with the government and meetings against the Taliban, then explosion(s) will occur in your homes.” The Taliban paraded “criminals” in a bazaar in Miranshah, North […]

A jirga to be held in Peshawar on June 14 will seek autonomy for the tribal regions from the central government. North Waziristan tribal leaders have been urged to eject al Qaeda and foreign fighters from the agency.

Security forces arrested 3 al Qaeda suspects, including 2 holding German passports, in the border town of Taftan in southwestern Balochistan province. A jirga will be held in Peshawar on June 14 to discuss the security situation in the tribal agencies. A bomb attack on the home of a senior government officer in Bhara Kahu […]

The Taliban murdered a “US spy” near Miramshah in North Waziristan and pinned a note on his chest warning others. Three were killed and 7 wounded in a bomb blast in Hub, near Quetta.

NWFP Governor Aurakzai threatened to use force against the Taliban in Bajaur “if tribal elders failed to maintain peace through jirgas.” The leader of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan was arrested in Dera Ismail Khan.

The Taliban denied Mullah Nazir, who fought with the Uzbeks, was expelled. “He still enjoys the support of the Taliban.” The North waziristan Taliban Shura warned the government not to develop girls schools or rebuild checkpoint for the Frontier Corps. Three Taliban were detained near Quetta.