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A Taliban suicide bomber killed a child in Darra Adam Khel. The Taliban killed three security guards at a supply terminal in Khyber used by NATO trucks. Lashkar-e-Islam leader Mangal Bagh survived an assassination attempt in Khyber.

Ten people were killed in an IED attack in Charsadda that targeted the head of an Islamist political party allied with the Taliban. Security forces killed eight “militants” in Kurram.

A suicide bomber killed 10 people in an attack on an Islamist party’s rally in Swabi. Pakistani officials claimed to have captured wanted Jemaah Islamiyah leader Umar Patek.

Security forces arrested six Taliban fighters accused of attacking the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in 2009. The Army claimed 14 paramilitary troops killed in Khyber were killed in a friendly fire incident.

The Taliban killed 14 paramilitary troops in an ambush in Khyber, bombed two schools in Darra Adam Khel, and torched a NATO fuel tanker in Kalat. The Taliban and the Haqqani Network created the Lashkar-e-Khorasan to hunt down US spies in North Waziristan and surrounding areas.

“Gunmen” killed 13 Shia travelers and kidnapped more than 20 in the Kurram tribal agency. The Taliban bombed two girls’ schools in Khyber. Nineteen people were wounded in a bombing in Peshawar.

A Taliban suicide bomber killed five policemen in Hangu. Security forces killed eight “militants” in Arakzai. President Zardari condemned US Predator strikes in Pakistan.

Security forces killed six Taliban fighters in Swat. The Taliban killed one person in a bombing in Peshawar and torched three NATO tankers in Bolan.

The Taliban kidnapped 24 people in Kurram and wounded six security personnel in Khyber. Security forces arrested a terrorist plotting to attack Pakistan’s parliament.

The Taliban executed four “US spies” accused of aiding the March 17 Predator strike in North Waziristan. Security forces arrested three suspects thought to be involved in the recent suicide attack in Faisalabad. The government is reportedly negotiating with the Taliban and has abandoned the tribal lashkars.

North Waziristan Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar threatened to end the peace deal with the government. Predators have been spotted over North Waziristan, and the Pakistan Air Force has denied it was preparing to shoot the planes down. The head of the ISI has been granted a one-year extension.