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The fighting between a Taliban group led by Maulvi Nazir and Tahir Yuldashev’s Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan continues into Tuesday. Thirty have been killed in the fighting, including 2 school children caught in the crossfire. The fighting stated after an “Arab militant was killed during a training session,” the Uzbeks claim.

Pakistani tribesman and members of the al Qaeda linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan clashed near Wana in South Waziristan. Ten tribesmen were reported injured. The Taliban blew up four music and video stores in Peshawar and Mardan.

The dismissal of the Chief Justice is causing serious unrest in Pakistan. Over 750 protesters and opposition leaders were arrested and 50 injured in protests in Rawalpindi and Lahore. Police stormed the offices of Geo TV and shut down the station.

The suspended Chief Justice was roughed up by police prior to going to court today. Another ‘US spy’ was beheaded by the Taliban in South Waziristan. ‘Militants’ fired rockets at a military base in Miranshah, North Waziristan. Pakistan has begun fencing sections on the Afghan border.

Lawyers conducted nationwide protests over the dismissal of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. Police conducted a baton charge in Lahore. The leaders of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad advocate “the Islamization of Pakistan” and support the Taliban.

A Swiss newspaper is reporting Mullah Obaidullah Akhund has been freed, but this has not been confirmed. Baitullah Mehsud prevented fighting between “local Taliban members and foreign militants”led by an Iraqi named Abu Okash. The dispute was over tinted windows. A tribal ulema in Darra Adamkhel ruled suicide bombings are forbidden and beards are not […]

The Pakistani National Assembly threatened to stop participating in the war on terror if Congress passes sanctions. Yet another “US Spy” was murdered near Miranshah in North Waziristan. Three ‘miscreants’ were killed after firing on Pakistani border force while attempting to cross from Afghanistan into North Waziristan.

As noted here yesterday, the deputy Taliban commander captured by US forces in South Waziristan was named Hakimullah Mehsud, a clansman of Baitullah. Police in Tank arrested a suicide bomber and found two suicide vests. The Taliban fired two rockets at a fort in Miranshah, North Waziristan. A fuel tanker heading to Afghanistan was also […]

[UPDATE2] An unconfirmed report indicates Tahir Yuldashev, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, was captured in today’s cross border raid into South Waziristan. Another unconfirmed report indicates 2 top Pakistan nuclear scientists are in Taliban Custody

A German who was with “pro-Taliban tribals in Pakistan’s Waziristan area” has been arrested and charged “with being an intelligence agent.” A jirga has convened to settle the fighting between Uzbek terrorists and a pro government tribe in Waziristan. A ban on shaving has been instated in Lower Dir in the NWFP. The U.S. does […]

Fifteen were killed after “Uzbek rebels and some local supporters” attacked a pro-government tribal leader battled in a bazaar in South Waziristan. While not stated, the Uzbeks are from Tahir Yuldashev’s Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, an al Qaeda ally based in South Wazirstan.

Pakistan told the US a military operation in Waziristan is out of the question after the US told Pakistan it must act now. NATO continues to conduct cross border raids. The Taliban bombed 2 barber shops and a music store in Khar.

Baitullah Mehsud promises to abide by the South Waziristan agreement of 2005. The Taliban attacked a police patrol in Tank. Another “US Spy’ was murdered in Miramshah. a TNSM imam is Swat threatened the police with violence if they tried to arrest him. The Taliban threatened to kill 3 “spy” journalists. The country prepares for […]

The Pakistani government sent a 21 man ‘peace delegation’ to negotiate with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan. “Send us soldiers: NATO soldiers,” said a Pakistani Pashtun tribal leader, who said the ISI is arming and supporting the Taliban. The Afghan Army fired at a Pakistani military post in Mohmand agency, which triggered skirmishes.

[UPDATE2] Amir Khan Haqqani, the Taliban commander for Zabul province in Afghanistan, was also detained by Pakistani security forces. Haqqani was picked up in the Gul Pak Hotel in Quetta, the same hotel where Mullah Obaidullah was captured. The US openly stated it will conduct limited cross border raids into Pakistan to engage the Taliban […]

Both the Taliban and a Quetta police official deny Mullah Obaidullah is in custody. The NWFP assembly, led by the Taliban supporting MMA, blamed the government for the spate of suicide bombings in Pakistan. Five Taliban fighters have been arrested in Quetta. Three were killed and 10 wounded in an attack on a court in […]