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Terror Leader Killed in Pakistan Missile Strike?
Shattered Hopes - As Pakistan's parliamentary elections approach, the PPP's future is uncertain
US homes in on militants in Pakistan
[UPDATE 2] A missile strike killed 12 Taliban in Khushali Tari Khel, North Waziristan as negotiations for a new North Waziristan Accord are underway. Baitullah Mehsud appointed Faqir Muhammad the chief negotiator for the Pakistani Taliban. The government admits it is fighting an insurgency in the tribal areas. Five members of Jundallah and two policemen were killed in a shootout in Karachi. Fifty Taliban were reported killed during the three-day battle in Darra Adam Khel. The military regained control of a fort in Swat.
Missile strike in North Waziristan kills 12
Twelve Taliban reported killed as negotiations for a peace accord are underway. The event mirrors a strike that sabotaged a Bajaur peace agreement in late 2006.
The government is renegotiating the North Waziristan Accord with the Taliban. The Afghan Taliban denied Baitullah Mehsud has been dismissed. President Musharraf claimed the tribal areas have been largely cleared of the Taliban. The military retook a fort captured by the Taliban in Swat over three months ago. A policeman was beheaded in Swat. The seven "gunmen" who held children hostage in a school in Bannu have been set free.
Pakistan reviving the North Waziristan peace accord
Provincial government is conducting negotiations with "tribesmen." Afghan Taliban denies Baitullah Mehsud has been removed as leader of the Pakistani Taliban as operations continue in South Waziristan.
A group of seven "militants" took more than 250 children hostage at a school while attempting to escape from police forces in Bannu. The men later turned the children over and surrendered to a tribal jirga. The government denied al Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf is secretly in custody. The military is repairing the Kohat Tunnel and said it recovered the supply trucks seized by the Taliban.
Pakistan child hostage drama ends
Pakistan denies escaped British terror suspect in detention
The military captured 50 Taliban suspects in Swat. The bodies of three of 13 soldiers captured by the Taliban in South Waziristan were found near Ladha. The Taliban killed three paramilitary troops in Orakzai and executed a "US spy" in Mohmand. The Taliban extended the cease-fire in North Waziristan until Feb. 10.
Pakistani paramilitaries kidnapped in Kohat
More than 50 Pakistani paramilitary troops from the Frontier Corps reported captured in Darra Adam Khel and the Kohat Tunnel; fighting continues in South Waziristan while peace talks are underway.
Ex-Pakistani Official Says Policy on Taliban Is Failing
Pakistan Rebuffs Secret US Plea for C.I.A. Buildup
Pakistan halts operations in Darra Adam Khel
The military stopped operations at the request of a peace committee while Taliban continues to attack Pakistani forces. Twenty-five Taliban reported killed at the Kohat Tunnel.
Senior leader of Haqqani Network killed in Pakistan
Darim Sedgai was killed by "unknown gunmen" inside Pakistan 10 days ago. Sedgai has been behind IED and suicide attacks inside Afghanistan.
Two civilians were killed in attacks in Bajaur agency. Police detained three teachers and a Taliban commander in Swat. A Mehsud tribal jirga demanded an end to the military operation in South Waziristan. The military is searching the mountains of South Waziristan for Baitullah Mehsud, a military spokesman said, while two soldiers were killed in rocket attacks. An unconfirmed report said Baitullah was dismissed as Pakistani Taliban leader by Mullah Omar.
The Emerging Militancy in Pakistan™s Mohmand Agency
Pakistan: '13 suicide bombers enter major cities™
