Pakistan
The Taliban killed 32 people in a bombing at a natural gas station near an ISI headquarters in Faisalabad. US predators killed five “militants” in an airstrike in North Waziristan.
The Taliban killed 32 people in a bombing at a natural gas station near an ISI headquarters in Faisalabad. US predators killed five “militants” in an airstrike in North Waziristan.
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The Taliban detonated a car bomb at a compressed natural gas station today, killing more than 32 people. The target was a nearby headquarters for the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate.
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Pakistan apologized for shelling Afghanistan six times over the past month. Security forces arrested three terrorists in Lahore. Gunmen opened fire on the car of Qatar’s consul in Karachi; no one was hurt.
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Gunmen killed five policemen and a Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan leader and his son in separate attacks in Karachi. Two “militants” died in a premature detonation in Karachi. Security forces killed six Taliban fighters in Kurram. The Taliban bombed three schools in Khyber, Kohat, and Swabi.
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The Taliban killed nine people in a bombing at a mosque in Nowshera and torched three NATO fuel tankers in Khyber. Gunmen killed a man accused of blasphemy in Rawalpindi. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters and detained 13 more in Kohat.
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The Taliban continue their terror campaign in the central region of northwestern Pakistan. The attack is the latest at mosques and other religious sites in Pakistan.
A suicide bomber killed nine people, including four policemen, in Hangu. The Taliban killed six policemen in an ambush in Khyber. Police arrested 18 suspects in the assassination of Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti.
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Shahbaz Bhatti was gunned down after leaving his mother’s home in Islamabad. He was killed for opposing Pakistan’s repressive blasphemy laws.
The Taliban executed four “US spies” in North Waziristan and killed three people in IED attacks in Mohmand. The Taliban also wounded 15 schoolgirls in an attack at a campus in Mardan. The Taliban torched a NATO fuel tanker in Wah.
Pakistan playing cynical game with CIA contractor, says official
ABC News reported today that Pakistan attempted to exchange CIA contractor Raymond Davis for convicted al Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui. This should come as no surprise, as speculation about a possible prisoner exchange first appeared in the Pakistani press just days after Davis’ arrest. ABC News reports: The government of Pakistan offered to trade a […]
Police arrested 45 people whose phone numbers were on Raymond Davis’ cell phone. Pakistan attempted to trade Davis for convicted al Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui.
The Taliban destroyed two NATO fuel tankers in Mangocher. Police arrested a US security contractor for visa violations. The ISI asked the CIA for information about its operatives in Pakistan.
The Taliban fighters involved in the Jalalabad bank attack spoke to their handlers over the phone during the operation.The NDS linked that and other suicide attacks to the Taliban in Pakistan.
Pakistan – CIA chief phones ISI head; discusses Davis issue
US Predators killed six “militants” in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed five security personnel during an attack on a military outpost in Khyber and torched two NATO fuel tankers