Britain moves to ban Pakistani Taliban
January 18th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) The British government has moved to ban the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a terrorist group, making it illegal to become its member or raise funds for it ... Read more...
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Four bodies found in Pakistan
January 18th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The bodies of four people killed by the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been recovered in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Geo News reported Tuesday.While claiming responsibility ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban chop tribesman’s hand in Orakzai for alleged theft
January 4th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kalaya, Jan 4 (ANI): In an act of sheer brutality, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chopped off a tribesman's hand after a so-called "Shariat" court of the banned group found him "guilty" ... Read more...
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2011 a crucial year for Pakistan, says Pakistani daily
January 1st, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The year 2011 "will be crucial" for Pakistan, a leading Pakistani daily said, adding: "It will also be a year of Pakistan's correction of its unrealistic and ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban releases 23 tribesmen it abducted for meeting army chief
January 1st, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan 1(ANI): The Pakistan Taliban have released a group of 23 tribesmen, who were abducted following their meeting with army chief General Ashfaq Kayani during a recent trip to the ... Read more...
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Pakistan clashes kill 11 soldiers, 24 militants (Second Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) Fierce clashes between the Taliban militants and security personnel at five security checkposts in Pakistan's restive northwest left 11 soldiers and 24 militants dead Friday, an official ... Read more...
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TTP planning terror attacks on Muharram processions through IEDs
December 15th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 15 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is reportedly planning to launch terrorist attacks by changing motorcycles into improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on Muharram-related processions and Majalis, especially in Lahore.Sources ... Read more...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor to hold talks with Pak Taliban for VC’s release
December 12th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec 12 (ANI): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has fully authorised KP Governor Awais Ahmed Ghani to hold talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for safe release of Islamia College University ... Read more...
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Perpetrators behind CID building, Shah Ghazi shrine attacks identified: Sources
December 5th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 5(ANI): Pakistani law enforcement agencies have identified the actual perpetrators behind the suicide attacks on Shah Ghazi shrine and the CID building, sources in the Interior ministry said.Both attacks ... Read more...
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Pak to hold trials of TNSM-Taliban operatives next year
December 3rd, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 3 (ANI): Pakistan's provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reportedly given a green signal for holding of trials against arrested Taliban commanders and other operatives of banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi ... Read more...
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Pak woman claims Taliban ‘publicly lashed’ her over adultery allegations
December 1st, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Mingora, Dec 1 (ANI): A 27-year-old Pakistani woman has claimed that Swat-based militants had publicly lashed her over allegations of adultery in 2008.Talking to reporters, Saira Bibi said that the ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban hold secret meeting, plan fresh strikes
November 28th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 28 (IANS) The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has held a secret meeting at which they decided to set up two units to carry out strikes on foreigners and security forces, ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban warns Swat people not to buy properties of ANP leaders
November 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 26 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned people in the Swat regionnot to purchase any property belonging to Awami National Party (ANP) parliamentarians and leaders, as it was ... Read more...
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Benazir ‘betrayed by own party’ more than Musharraf over assassination probe: Pak editorial
November 24th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, who had expressed apprehensions regarding her security and named three individuals- including former president Pervez Musharraf- to be held responsible if anything ... Read more...
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India not involved in carrying out terrorist activities in Pak: Rehman Malik
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 22(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ruled out that India was involved in carrying out terrorist activities in the country, admitting that the locals were supporting terrorism."We should ... Read more...
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Influential Pak politicians helping Taliban carry out terror strikes, claims terror suspect
November 17th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Some influential Pakistani politicians have been patronising the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a terror suspect has revealed during his interrogation.Mohammad Rafique, an alleged terrorist, who was caught by ... Read more...
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Terror attack at CIA office in Pak foiled
November 16th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): A terror attack plot at the CIA office in Pakistan was foiled after a man carrying a bag laden with explosives and addressed to a deputy superintendent ... Read more...
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Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi plan suicide attacks across Pakistan on Eid
November 13th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 13 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) have planned to carry out suicide attacks in Islamabad and other parts of the country during Eid, according to intelligence ... Read more...
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‘Pak must acknowledge terrorism is “home grown”, not Indian, Jewish or US conspiracy’
November 12th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on Karachi's Crime Investigation Department compound should serve as an ultimate wake up call for Pakistan to swiftly act against home grown ... Read more...
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Karachi CID building attack underscores Pak jihadi groups’ capability to “strike at will”
November 12th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on Karachi's Crime Investigation Department compound not only underscores the ties between jihadi groups in Pakistan's biggest metropolis and Al Qaeda and ... Read more...
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Two militant groups infighting led to suicide bombing at Darra Adamkhel mosque
November 6th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 6 (ANI): An ongoing blood feud between two militant groups was the apparent reason behind the suicide bombing at a mosque in Darra Adamkhel, in which around 70 people ... Read more...
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‘Complete chaos reigns in Pak intelligence agencies’ working’
November 1st, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 1(ANI): The job description of various intelligence agencies in Pakistan is not clear, an article in the Daily Times has claimed.The ISI's job description is to "look after external ... Read more...
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‘Barbaric’ Taliban publicly flog men for “taking drugs” against their diktat in Pak
November 1st, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 1(ANI): In a brute reminder of their barbaric means of meting out their brand of justice, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has publicly lashed 65 alleged drug-addicts in Orakzai Agency ... Read more...
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Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud’s brother killed in Pak
November 1st, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 1(ANI): Former Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud's brother Yaqoob Mehsud was reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in the tribal belt of North Waziristan in Pakistan on Monday. ... Read more...
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Militants behead 3 ‘fake’ Taliban for ‘defaming TTP’
October 29th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Khar, Oct 29 (ANI): Three "common criminals" were beheaded by militants in Pakistan for allegedly masquerading as the Taliban while stealing and kidnapping for ransom.The Dawn quoted local administrator Mairaj ... Read more...
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FIA holds ‘Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’ responsible for Benazir’s murder
October 26th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 26 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban was responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination in 2007, the Federal Investigation Agency has found out.The FIA is likely to submit its ... Read more...
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Over 1800 people killed in 184 US drone attacks in Pak since June 2004
October 25th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct 25 (ANI): US drones have killed around 1,863 people so far in its 184 strikes staged inside Pakistani territory since June 18, 2004, sources have revealed.Statistics show that a ... Read more...
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Taliban helped Times Square bomber, Pakistan court told (Lead)
October 19th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had extended financial support to Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American who attempted to bomb Times Square in New York in May, a court ... Read more...
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Pakistan court given Times Square bomber’s friends list
October 19th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) A list of friends of Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American who attempted to bomb Times Square in New York in May, has been submitted to a court in ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban recruiting teenagers as suicide bombers
October 17th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 17 (ANI): The Taliban is recruiting young boys as suicide bombers in Pakistan.Hundreds of young boys from Kabal village in Swat and those surrounding it have disappeared, and pressed ... Read more...
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TTP claims Qari Hussain Mehsud alive, brands news report of his death ‘drama’
October 17th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Oct 17 (ANI): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Spokesman Azam Tariq has contradicted news reports about Qari Hussain Mehsud's death in a US drone strike, describing it as part of a campaign ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban planning to use poisonous gases in fresh terror attacks
October 16th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 16(ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to carry out terrorist attacks using poisonous gases, Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned.According to intelligence reports, terrorists may target sensitive installations, important ... Read more...
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Dreaded Pak Taliban ’suicide bombing boss’ Mehsud killed in US drone attack
October 16th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct 16(ANI): Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Qari Hussain Mehsud, notorious trainer of suicide bombers, has been reportedly killed in the latest US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan agency.US ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban release video of kidnapped professor
October 15th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Thursday released a video of a university professor it kidnapped in the country's restive northwest, Xinhua reported.Ajmal Khan, vice chancellor of Peshawar's ... Read more...
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Zardari believed ‘US was behind Taliban attacks in Pak’ to gain access to its nukes
October 13th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US envoy to Afghanistan, once brushed off Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's claim, that the US was "arranging" the (suicide) attacks by Pakistani ... Read more...
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