More than 40 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in Pakistan’s Swat valley including civilians, women, and child. It was aimed at militants and explosion hit a security group in Shangla district. Fourth militant attack in eight days occurred in the town of Alpuri earlier military claimed area has secured. Taliban’s latest attempt to engage the army on several fronts ahead of Army planned ground nearby South Waziristan.

Alpurai was not under Taliban control at the time of a major anti- Taliban offensive by the military in Swat Valley. Security officials said they saw a car blew up near a hospital in the market as a group of troops was passing by. Dozens of people counting security officials are injured in the explosion. Khan Bahadur Khan a police official quoted the attack as a suicide attack. He added saying bomber hit one of three military vehicles that was passing through the busiest market in district. Several trucks were destroyed in the blast. Fourth attack within a week brings over 100 death tolls in four days across Pakistan. Pakistan security forces used aircraft and artillery to bombard militants in Bajaur tribal district near Afghan border. More than 15 militants are killed and over 25 injured. Arrest of several high profile Taliban leaders including Muslim Khan in Swat can be the main cause of attack although group leader Maulana Fazlullah remains secured. Offensive fight spilled into Shangla district.

Bomb exploded in Pakistan at the United Nations World Food Programme office in Islamabad killing not less than three people and six injuired. A foreign national staff of WFP is reported to be killed in the explosion among those killed. Bomb appeared to have gone off inside the heavily equipped UN compound.

No less than 16 people are supposed to be killed in north western within last week in two-suicide car bomb attack. Report says sequences of recent bomb attacks illustrate Taliban responsible for the scores of attacks in Pakistan and Islamist militants over more than two years are targeting foreigners. It is still uncertain were the explosion has hit whether in the heavily fortified compound or in the building were foreign national reported wounded. Tariq Mehmood a police official said bomb exploded near to a UN office department. It was a bomb blast uncertain of whether it was a suicide attack. Local television showed footage and smoke was rising from the UN building. Explosion appeared to be planted by a timed bomb in the basement of offices said Tahir Alam senior police officials. A female staff said she was on the upper floor sound of huge explosion downstairs were heard. He added saying many of her colleagues were lying on the floor drenched in blood wounded were rushed to the hospital. Across Islamabad security has been strengthen.

The area in Kunduz province killed no less than 90 people after a Nato air strike smashed two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban rebels from Northern Afghanistan. A spokesperson said they are inspecting on the number of civilians killed and injured.

Nato officials claims the strike have also killed a large number of militants. They assumed blast had burned lively villagers as they gathered to collect fuel from the tankers. At that moment, a Nato air strike collided with the tankers causing a huge explosion about 7km south- miles of Kunduz city. Lt Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker said after monitoring the matter only insurgents were in that area. Local ISAF commander ordered airstrike, which destroyed the tanker as well as killed a large number of insurgents. Strike was against insurgents. Governor of Kunduz province Governor Mohammad Omar most of them dead were Taliban fighters of which some were Chechens. Even though other reports states many villagers were  killed while collecting fuel from the tanker. Injured ones were admitted to a nearby hospital in Kunduz. Eyewitness Mohammad Daud informed militants were transporting tankers across a river to village in Angorbagh, they coped to take one of the tankers across while the second tanker was stuck so they told villagers to collect diesel from tanker. Villagers rushed to the fuel tanker there were 10 -15 Taliban on the top of the tanker this was the time when they were bombed and everyone around the fuel tanker died. Kunduz area is trooped by NATO’s German soldiers which is banned by Berlin from operating in combat zones. There are over 4,000 German troops in Afghanistan. This incident occurred on the same day after US general in Afghanistan discussed regarding a fresh verge on the conflict. The situation in Afghanistan is critical but success can be achieved through commitment and unity of efforts said Gen Stanley Mc Chrystal.

A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed as a minimum 22 border guards in Khyber Pass. It killed the guards at a checkpoint on the border by Afghanistan. Bomber came close walking as guards were breaking their Ramadan fast.

It was the first major blast ever since Taliban leader Baitullah was killed. Blast completely shattered tribal police checkpoint at Torkham border crossing in pakistan’s Khyber Agency an independent region linking Pakistan’s North West Frontier to Afghanistan. A spectator said a suicide bomber walked into the police office and blew him up at a table spread for Iftar a customary breaking of Ramadan fast. Ali Raza said he heard a huge explosion in the building next door. They hurried out and saw destruction everywhere in addition he helped to hurry the wounded to hospital. Few injured guards informed that they had seen a young boy appeared like carrying jugs of water for security officers. Latest attack came from South Waziristan killing at least four militants. A militant hideaway was under attack in South Waziristan tribal region the same regions were Baitullah Mehsud was killed. Recent army achievement in Swat, Waziristan and different places had broken of the countries rebellion said former Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik. Mr Malik said in an interview that Pakistani intelligence reports recommended many foreign al-Qaeda fighters were leaving Pakistan for Somalia, while others were returning back home including Sudan and Yemen. Pakistan’s military has taken major build-up before Taliban and al-Qaeda express as conquer.

Maulana Ali Sher Hyderi, chief of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) group, the largest extremist organization in Pakistan was killed by militants in southern Pakistan in the province of Sindh. Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan is a banned Islamic extremist organization which is working on a single goal to turn Pakistan into a pure Sunni state.

SSP is said to have very close links to another militant organization, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Some analysts believe that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is a militant wing of SSP and has been responsible for many acts of terror across the country.

According to local police head, this was a targeted attack in which Maulana Hyderi and his driver were killed while he was on his way back after delivering a speech in a public gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Hyderabad.

Riots and demonstrations broke out as the news of Maulana Hyderi killing spread across the country. Shops and business were closed down by demonstrators in cities including Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur and Larkana. There have been reports of some incidents of aerial firing across the Since Province.

After the ban by former President Pervez Musharraf in February 2002, SSP had changed his name to Millat-e-Islamia and when this was banned too it adopted the name Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat. Maulana Ali Sher Hyderi belonged to Khairpur and his burial ceremony will be done later on Monday itself.

In fresh fighting between Philippines military and Islamic Militants, more then 44 people have been killed. Out of the total killed in the fighting, 23 are Filipino military soldiers. The fighting resulted as the military raided training camps run by Abu Sayyaf militant group. There camps were located on the southern island of Basilan in the Silangkum and Baguindan villages.

According to latest reports atleast 40 militants were killed in the fierce fighting but only 21 cadavers were recovered from the site. Military recovered explosives and documents on how to make bombs from the camps. The camp was also use by the militants as a temporary facility to keep kidnapped victims.

Abu Sayyaf is amongst the several Islamic terrorist groups operating in Philippines and has links with the al Qaeda terrorist network. The group has its strong hold in Basilan and operates in the same region. The group has also been blamed for the kidnapping several Red Cross officials and also for a few journalists. Abu Sayyaf terrorist group was also responsible for the bombing of a ferry in 2004 in which more then 130 people were killed.