An official Pakistani military report on the Mohmand incident said US troops fired first in an intentional, “unprovoked attack,” and called a US investigation an attempt “to contort the facts and confuse the issue.” US drones killed four “militants” in North Waziristan.
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An official Pakistani military report on the Mohmand incident said US troops fired first in an intentional, “unprovoked attack,” and called a US investigation an attempt “to contort the facts and confuse the issue.”
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A German and an Italian who work for an NGO have been kidnapped in Multan. Two people were killed in bombings in Khyber.
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The foreign minister said relations with the US are “on hold” as Pakistan reevaluates the relationship. The foreign ministry’s spokesman said ties with the US will be restored soon. Pakistan snubbed the US’s special envoy to the region by refusing him a visit.
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Six people were killed during a Taliban attack on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan. Interior Minister Malik denied the government is in talks with the Taliban. General Kayani called the prime minister’s criticism of the military “divisive” and said the comments should be withdrawn.
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US Predators killed six “militants,” including several “foreigners” in a strike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. Militants killed three policemen in Peshawar.
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Terrorists killed 35 Pakistanis at a bombing in a bazaar in Khyber. The US killed four “militants” in the first drone strike in Pakistan in 55 days. Security forces detained a wanted Taliban leader in Nowshera.
Jamrud is one of three areas in Khyber where the Pakistani military has failed to dislodge the Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Islam.
Abu Obedia al Omani fought “in several invasions against the American forces and their apostate agents” in the Khorasan, or Afghanistan.
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The Taliban executed 10 Frontier Corps troops in Arakzai. The Taliban said it would release the video of the execution of 15 Frontier Corps troops who were captured in Tank and killed last week.
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The Taliban have executed 25 Pakistani paramilitary troops in the northwest over the past week.
Former President Pervez Musharraf said he will return to Pakistan at the end of the month; Senior Special Prosecutor Chaudhry said Musharraf would be arrested upon his return. The military wants the Taliban to abandon Arakzai and Khyber, but could remain in the five other tribal areas, as part of a truce.