Sufi Mohammad’s son killed by shelling in Pakistan’s Maidan area

September 24th, 2009 2 citizens killed by Taliban in Pakistan's SwatISLAMABAD — Militants killed two members of an anti-Taliban citizen's committee tasked with protecting their community early Thursday in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley, a local official said. The assailants struck as members of the "peace committee" slept in Swat's Sertelegram area, Mayor Mohammad Ibrar Khan said.

September 9th, 2009 Pakistan: Soldier, 7 militants die in Swat clashISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military says one soldier and seven militants have died in a gunbattle in the northwestern Swat Valley, where the army has waged a four-month-old offensive against the Taliban. An army statement Wednesday says the clash came as security forces were conducting a search operation in the Charai area.

September 6th, 2009 3 policemen found shot in head in PakistanISLAMABAD — Police say three policemen have been fatally shot — each by a single bullet to the head — west of Pakistan's capital. Officer Arshad Mahmood says it appears to be a targeted killing but would not say if Taliban militants are suspected.

August 11th, 2009 2 killed in rocket attack in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A barrage of rockets hit a residential area of Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city in a brazen pre-dawn attack Tuesday, killing two civilians and wounding 10 others, police said. No one claimed immediate responsibility for the rocket assault, but the city is close to the lawless tribal areas where Taliban militants are based.

August 8th, 2009 TIMERGARA - The continuing militant attacks on government schools in the Maidan region has nullified the Pakistani military's claim that 80 per cent of the area has been cleared of extremists under the ongoing offensive. On Thursday night, an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants inside the Government Higher Secondary School, Zaimdara, exploded with a big bang, destroying a portion of the newly-constructed building, The Dawn reports.

July 27th, 2009 PESHAWAR - Investigators in Pakistan have begun interrogating Sufi Mohammad, a day after he was arrested for making anti-government statements. It may be recalled that the detained cleric brokered a failed peace deal that put three million people under Sharia law but was shattered by renewed Taliban fighting.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 50 dead in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two days of clashes between security forces and militants in Pakistan's northwestern region near the Afghan border left more than 50 militants and three soldiers dead, the military said Tuesday. There was no way to independently confirm the casualty figures because access to the remote area is restricted for journalists.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 50 die in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's military says more than 50 militants and three soldiers have been killed in two days of clashes in the country's restive northwest. Frontier Corps spokesman Maj.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 56 dead in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Three days of clashes between security forces and militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border left more than 56 militants and six soldiers dead, the military said Tuesday. There was no way to independently confirm the casualty figures because access to the affected regions was restricted for journalists.

June 9th, 2009 Pakistan shelling Taliban in tribal districtPESHAWAR, Pakistan — The military started shelling Taliban hide-outs in the Bannu district in Pakistan's northwest Tuesday, a local government official said. It was not immediately clear if the reported Bannu shelling signaled the opening of a new front against militants.

May 7th, 2009 LOWER DIR - Senior Pakistan Taliban leader Sufi Mohammad suffered a personal setback when his son Kifyatullah was killed in shelling during a security force operation in the Lower Dir's Maidan area. The Dawn newspaper confirmed the news quoting Sufi Mohammad's family.

May 6th, 2009 Key moments in the struggle for Swat ValleyKey moments in the struggle between Taliban militants and Pakistani authorities for control of the northwestern Swat Valley. — July 10, 2007: Army commandos storm the radical Red Mosque in the capital, killing over 100 and drawing calls for revenge from Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah.

April 27th, 2009 20 Taliban killed in Pakistan; peace pact in doubtISLAMABAD — Taliban militants said Monday their peace deal with the Pakistani government was "worthless" after authorities sent helicopters and artillery against hide-outs of Islamist guerrillas seeking to extend their grip along the Afghan border. A collapse of the pact would likely please Obama administration officials pressing Islamabad hard for more robust action against extremists threatening the stability of nuclear-armed Pakistan as well as neighboring Afghanistan.

April 27th, 2009 Pakistan kills 20 militants; peace pact in doubtISLAMABAD — Taliban militants said Monday their peace deal with the Pakistani government was "worthless" after authorities sent helicopters and artillery against hide-outs of Islamist guerrillas seeking to extend their grip along the Afghan border. A collapse of the pact would likely please Obama administration officials pressing Islamabad hard for more robust action against extremists threatening stability in Pakistan and U.S.

April 16th, 2009 MINGORA - The Tehreek Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad has said that the judgments given by the Qazis appointed in the Swat Valley under the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation cannot be challenged in any other superior courts in the country. Talking to reporters in Imam Darra area of Malakand region, Muhammad said the Taliban would be urged to lay down arms and live peacefully in the valley.