Taliban sends three explosive-laden vehicles to target important installations in Punjab

October 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has warned that the Taliban could carry out more suicide attacks similar to Monday's strike on the UN building in which five persons were killed and three others wounded. Talking to media persons outside the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) building in Islamabad, where the attack took place, Malik said the Taliban might resort to 'rapid attacks' as a last ditch effort to pressurize the government amid reports about fresh military operation in South Waziristan.

October 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops Friday killed 27 militants in the ungoverned north-western tribal district of Khyber that borders Afghanistan, a security official said. Fazal-ur-Rehman, a spokesman for the paramilitary Frontier Corps, said in a press statement that helicopter gunships targeted various positions of Taliban fighters in Khyber and inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.

September 16th, 2009 LAHORE - In order to inflict maximum casualties on NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, The Taliban has been making high-tech and deadlier bombs, which are hard-to-detect due to their nonmetal components, according to a confidential intelligence report. According to Pentagon's Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organisation report, Taliban's switch to use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) instead of larger anti-armour bombs has enabled the terrorist outfit to produce more bombs and target more US troops.

August 24th, 2009 Sargodha (Punjab, Pakistan), - Six suspected militants were arrested in Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, on Monday. A Sargodha district police officer said a number of explosives-laden jackets and other weapons were also recovered from the militants.

August 17th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned that members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may launch a fresh series of suicide and terror attacks across the country to avenge the killing of former TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. According to the Daily Times, the agencies on Sunday informed the home departments of all four provinces to beef up security and enforce foolproof systems to check any suspicious activity.

July 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Intelligence agencies have warned that the Taliban could target oil depots, grid stations, railway tracks and river bridges in Punjab. According to a notification issued by the provincial Home Department, the Taliban has already dispatched a teenage suicide bomber to target government buildings and other important installations in the province.

July 20th, 2009 LAHORE - Three explosives-laden cars have been sent to Islamabad and major cities of Pakistan's Punjab province, according to intelligence reports available with the Interior Ministry. According to the reports, terrorists are likely to target law-enforcement agencies, important installations, buildings and offices; and target mosques on the motorway in suicide bombings, the Daily Times reported.

July 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US defence department is sending thousands of mine-proof vehicles to Afghanistan to protect its troops from improvised explosive devices, officials said. More than 3,000 such vehicles have been shipped to Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Thursday.

July 7th, 2009 LAHORE - At least 25 explosive laden vehicles have reportedly sneaked into major cities of Pakistan, following which intelligence agencies have launched a massive search operation. According to sources, intelligence authorities have issued a warning to all four provinces in this regard, and asked them to take every precautionary measure.

June 19th, 2009 LAHORE - The Taliban has dispatched three suicide bombers to carry out attacks in Islamabad and Lahore, it has been revealed. According to the Daily Times, one of the would-be suicide bombers, who was arrested earlier this month, has disclosed that the Taliban had sent two suicide bombers to Lahore and one to Islamabad to strike at important locations of the two cities.

June 18th, 2009 RAWALPINDI/LAHORE - At least 30 explosive-laden vehicles have entered Punjab as well as the garrison town of Rawalpindi adjacent to the Pakistani capital Islamabad from the tribal areas of the country, a media report Thursday said. The intelligence agencies had warned of the entry of the 30 explosive-laden vehicles, Online news agency reported, quoting a private TV channel.

June 16th, 2009 LAHORE - The Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has claimed that terrorists had targeted the Lahore office of the Inter-Services Intelligence in the May 27 bomb and suicide attack. He was speaking during the Punjab Assembly's 13th session.

June 6th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Terrorists in the guise of police personnel could target high-profile personalities and sensitive installations, especially those of law enforcement agencies in Rawalpindi, a security official has warned. Addressing a press conference here, City Police Officer (CPO) Rao Muhammad Iqbal, said that intelligence inputs suggest that militants are planning to strike in the city.

May 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack in Lahore Wednesday that killed at least 23 people, a US-based Islamic militant monitoring group has said. The SITE Intelligence Group said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban militants made the claim in a statement posted on Turkish jihadist websites, Geo TV reported Thursday.

April 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Punjab province is falling under the grip of the Taliban and the country needs to act quickly to eliminate this grave threat to the heart of our country, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Deputy Parliamentary leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said. Talking to reporters at Parliament House, Sattar claimed the Taliban were getting stronger in Punjab and the time had come to take immediate action against the people who posed a grave threat to Pakistan's security.