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PHC grants bail to two Taliban

2010-12-28

[Pak Daily Times] The Beautiful Downtown Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday granted bail to two Taliban, accused of attacking the Mingora cop shoppe and security forces. A single bench, headed by Justice Syed Sajjad Hassan Shah, granted bail to Khairul Rehman alias Nanai and Momin and directed them to furnish two sureties of Rs 500,000 each. The counsel for the petitioners, Luqman and Muhammad Ali, submitted that Mingora Station House Officer (SHO) Johar Rehman on May 10, 2009 charged the two along with Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat chief Fazlullah, front man Mohammedan Khan and 16 others for attacking the cop shoppe and injuring four military personnel. They stated that the prosecution had failed to present even a single eyewitness and produce solid proves against the accused. They also said that the petitioners were jugged on October 14 and did not confess to their crime during their physical remand. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Additional Advocate General Barrister Waqar and the state counsel also admitted that there were no solid proof against the accused, but they appealed to the bench to release them on heavy bail bonds. Luqman, the counsel for the petitioner, told Daily Times that 20 Taliban were charged in the case, including Fazlullah, Mohammedan Khan and others. The counsel said only the petitioners were jugged in the case as majority of the accused in the case were killed during festivities with the security forces. Earlier, a single bench comprising Justice Ziaur Rehman had observed that investigation by police often resulted in release of the suspects. "Had the police conducted proper investigation in these cases, the suspected snuffies would have been convicted by the courts," he observed.

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Two Taliban killed, one arrested in Swat

2010-10-17

MINGORA: Two Taliban were killed and another was arrested after a clash with security forces in Matta tehsil of Swat, security sources said on Saturday. According to military sources, troops surrounded the Asharay village in Matta on a tip off that three suspected Taliban had been trying to enter the area. The men opened fire at the security personnel when they tried to stop their car. However, the security personnel retaliated, as a result of which two Taliban, Rahim Shah and Qamar Ali, were killed and the third terrorist was arrested. Sources said that the terrorists belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat. The sources added that a cache of arms had also been recovered from the alleged terrorists. Also, security forces arrested two Taliban commanders and shifted them to an undisclosed location.

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Five Taliban killed in clash with forces

2010-10-10

[Pak Daily Times] Five Taliban have been killed in a clash with security forces on Saturday, security sources said. Security sources told Daily Times that five Taliban belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat group were killed in a clash with security forces at Totano Bandai in Swat. The forces have also recovered a large quantity of weapons. According to sources, the dead Taliban had entered Swat from the Dir district. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... several days ago seven Taliban were also killed in a clash with security forces in Totano Bandai. Maj Gen Nasir Janjua, Swat operation in-charge, said that security forces broke a main Taliban's network in the district.

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Reports of Fazlullah being injured: Rehman Malik

2009-06-23

[Geo News] Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Rehman Malik Monday said security forces have put a cordon around chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat Mullah Fazlullah about whom, he said, reports are being received of his being injured. It may be mentioned here that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had earlier said that the most of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat leadership had been crushed. He also said that silence is being maintained regarding Fazlullah but information about his fate will be gathered and made public. Can we yet pray for sepsis, or does the darling need a purple heart-style splinter removed? I'm afraid it's not yet time for either the vulture pic or the accordion lady.

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Two TTS militants arrested in Risalpur

2009-06-20

[Geo News] Two militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat arrested in Risalpur. According to sources, the arrested were shifted to an unknown place for interrogation.

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Head money for Fazlullah increased to Rs 50 million

2009-05-30

The government on Friday increased the head money for Mullah Fazlullah, the commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat>Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat, from Rs 5 million to Rs 50 million. The government has also announced reward for those who would assist in the arrest of other Taliban leaders in Swat and Mingora. Head money of Rs 10 million was also announced for Muslim Khan, Fazalullah's spokesman. Bounty of Rs 10 million each has also been announced for Taliban leaders Shah Dauran, Mehmood Khan, Akbar Hussain, Sher Muhammad Qasab, Sirajud Din, Bakht Farzand, Mian Gul Ghafoor, Nisar Ahmed, Lal Din alias Baray Mian, Anwarullah alias Anwar, Bashir Ahmed, Sultan Hussain, Rashid Ahmad and Ibn-e-Amin. Meanwhile, NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said it was not sure if Fazlullah was dead or not. He was commenting on media reports that said Fazlullah could already be dead. "There is no confirmation whether he is dead or not. It's only a rumor."

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Swat Taliban form Mohtasib Shura

2008-07-15

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat>Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat has established a Mohtasib Shura Committee in Manglor for the "provision of easy justice to locals", sources told Daily Times on Monday. Sources said the committee consists of nine people and decided cases and disputes in accordance with Shariah law. They said the Taliban's Shura had decided dozens of cases, adding that numerous people were submitting their cases with the Shura as neither security forces nor the police were present in the area to resolve their disputes.

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Court releases 10 Taliban

2008-06-12

An anti-terrorism court in Malakand division on Wednesday issued orders to release ten Taliban prisoners who will be released from Taimargara jail on Thursday (today). Judge Khalilullah ordered the release of the Swat militants following a peace accord signed by the NWFP government with Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat. Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Daily Times that all requirements have been fulfilled for release of ten Taliban prisoners, and that the prisoners would be released on Wednesday or Thursday.

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Swat Taliban, govt agree on militants' release

2008-06-06

Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat (TTS) and the NWFP government agreed on Thursday on the release in three phases of Taliban arrested by the security forces during the recent Swat military operation. Sources said 64 militants would be freed on Friday (today) from Timergara jail in the first phase. All prisoners would be released within two weeks, they added. The consensus was reached on Thursday afternoon, the sources said. TTS spokesman Muslim Khan said the first group of imprisoned Taliban would be freed on Friday (today). Talking to Daily Times by telephone, the TTS spokesman said “foreign elements” were conspiring against the restoration of peace in Swat and the rest of the country. “These foreign elements are also conspiring against our religion,” he said, “But we will frustrate their evil designs and make the peace accord a success.” He denied local Taliban involvement in terrorist activities after the signing of the peace agreement, adding that a “third party”, which was against the peace accord, was sabotaging the truce. “But we will not allow them to succeed.”

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Swat Taliban discuss release of members with Malakand cops

2008-05-25

Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat leaders met the deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Malakand Range and district co-ordination officer (DCO) of Swat on Saturday to discuss the release of arrested Taliban members, withdrawal of cases registered against them and fledgling peace agreement with the government, sources said. They said a local Taliban delegation led by spokesman Haji Muslim Khan met Malakand DIG Tanvirul Haq Sipra and DCO Shaukat Ali Yousafzai and discussed the peace agreement in detail. The local Taliban demanded the earliest compliance with the treaty. They said that the Taliban spokesman told the meeting they would provide list of the people to the government who had been arrested during the operation in Swat, so that those held could soon be released. He also demanded the withdrawal of cases filed against Taliban members as soon as possible. Sources said that officials assured the Taliban their demands would be met soon.

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Militants launch offensive in Swat

2008-05-22

Militants attacked Matta Police Station, the Ningolay checkpost and the houses of police personnel in various areas of Swat late on Tuesday night, leaving one policeman dead and three injured. They also partially damaged a Sui gas plant in the Balogram area with a bomb, and set fire to two girls’ schools in Matta tehsil and two tourist points in Kalam. Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat spokesman Muslim Khan denied their involvement in the violence. He told Daily Times elements that wanted to sabotage the government-Taliban process were behind the incidents.

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