Pakistan
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.
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Suicide bomber strikes in Swabi, kills 10 Pakistanis
The leader of a pro-Taliban Islamist political party may have been the target.
Senior Jemaah Islamiyah leader in Pakistani custody
Indonesia is sending a team to Pakistan to investigate reports that Umar Patek was captured. Patek is a senior Jemaah Islamiyah operative and has been connected to the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people.
Afghanistan
Pakistan has ‘hands full’ against terrorists: NATO
Pakistan
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.
India
India and Pakistan to co-operate in Mumbai attack probe
India
India and Pakistan to establish counter-terrorism hotline
ISAF targeted Pakistani Taliban commander in Nangarhar
First time ISAF mentions the TTP being a target of a raid.
Northeastern Afghan district falls after Taliban assault
A large Taliban force attacked the district center in Waygal today and drove out Afghan police. The Taliban claim to have kidnapped 13 police and seized large amounts of weapons and ammunition.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Sherry Rehman stands alone after colleagues’ assassinations
Pakistan
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.
Taliban kill 14 Pakistani troops in Khyber ambush
A colonel and a captain were among the Frontier Corps troops killed in an ambush in the Atakhel area of the Pakistani tribal agency of Khyber.
Hizb-i-Islami
In Afghanistan, spring could prove test of anti-Taliban effort
Taliban create Lashkar-e-Khorasan to hunt Predator spies
The group was established by the Haqqani Network and Hafiz Gul Bahadar to root out so-called US spies that aid in the US’ Predator campaign in Pakistan.
Pakistan
Punjab govt still possesses Davis’ passport: Sanaullah
Afghanistan
Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links
Pakistan
Pakistani Christian official’s slaying stirs fear, discord
United Nations
Muslim states put off UN drive on defaming religion
Afghanistan
Afghans not treated as foreigners in Khyber Pahktunkhwa
Pakistan
“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.
Hizb-i-Islami
Bin Laden sets alarm bells ringing
Libyan opposition leader wasn’t held at Guantanamo
But Abdul Hakim al Hasadi has a jihadist pedigree.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Spring thaw means the return of terror operations
Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed five policemen in Hangu. Security forces killed eight “militants” in Arakzai. President Zardari condemned US Predator strikes in Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Muslims, Christians rally against holy Quran’s desecration
Suicide bomber kills 5 Pakistani policemen
Five policemen in Hangu were killed as the Taliban continue their terror campaign in the regions surrounding the provincial capital of Peshawar.
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.
Jama’at-i Islami
Pakistan – ‘People to bring Islamic revolution,’ says JI chief Munawar Hussain
Pakistan
Terrorists trying to target Islamabad, says Malik
Afghanistan
Afghan president urges Taliban not to burn schools but to join peace talks