NewKerala | Islamabad, July 31 | Banned militant outfits in Pakistan have planned to attack former president Pervez Musharraf's farmhouse in Islamabad, security agencies have revealed.
Musharraf is being held at his Chak Shahzad farmhouse, which was declared a sub-jail, after being charged in multiple criminal cases.
According to the Express Tribune, information gathered by the intelligence agencies revealed that militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan could carry out the attacks.
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July 31, 2013
Taliban Group Claims Responsibility for Pakistani Prison Break
The Globe and Mail | ISMAIL KHAN | The New York Times News Service | PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN — Nearly 250 prisoners escaped after a massive attack on one of the main prisons in northwestern Pakistan on Monday night, a senior security official said.
Authorities imposed a curfew in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, after the overnight attack on the 100-year-old central prison there, which had held more than 500 inmates. All roads leading to the neighbouring restive tribal regions of North and South Waziristan were blocked and a search has begun, officials said, adding that six prisoners had been recaptured.
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Authorities imposed a curfew in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, after the overnight attack on the 100-year-old central prison there, which had held more than 500 inmates. All roads leading to the neighbouring restive tribal regions of North and South Waziristan were blocked and a search has begun, officials said, adding that six prisoners had been recaptured.
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Pak Intel had Warned Days Before About Taliban's Brazen Plan to Attack Dera Ismail Khan Jail
Afghanistan Sun (ANI) | Wednesday 31st July, 2013 - Pakistan intelligence agencies had warned the concerned authorities days before that the Taliban were planning to carry out an assault on the central jail in Dera Ismail Khan.
The National Crisis Management Cell had written a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Interior Minister, IG FC Police and IG Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and warned them of the possibility of an attack.
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The National Crisis Management Cell had written a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Interior Minister, IG FC Police and IG Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and warned them of the possibility of an attack.
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July 30, 2013
Taliban Militants Storm Pakistani Prison
ITAR-TASS | ISLAMABAD, July 30. –
Taliban forces have successfully stormed a prison located in Dera Ismail
Khan, a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. As a result of
this operation, 243 inmates managed to escape – six of those were later
detained. Among those who fled the prison are a number of members of
extremist organizations. According to local media, the assault led to 13
casualties: six police officers, four inmates, two combatants and one
civilian.
Eyewitnesses reported that terrorists first disabled power generators of the prison, allowing them to attack it under the cover of darkness. Eight powerful makeshift explosive devices were used during the assault.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has taken responsibility for this daring assault. The outlawed organization is known for being behind the majority of terrorist acts conducted on the territory of Pakistan.
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Eyewitnesses reported that terrorists first disabled power generators of the prison, allowing them to attack it under the cover of darkness. Eight powerful makeshift explosive devices were used during the assault.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has taken responsibility for this daring assault. The outlawed organization is known for being behind the majority of terrorist acts conducted on the territory of Pakistan.
READ MORE
March 18, 2013
Pak Taliban Suspends Talks with Govt. for not 'Being Serious' with Peace Process
Afghanistan Sun | The Pakistani Taliban have suspended peace talks with the Pakistani government, claiming that they are "not serious" with the peace initiative. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan said that the militant organisation has suspended talks with the government and claimed that the army and government were not serious in conducting peace dialogue and talks, reports The Dawn. (READ MORE)
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