Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
72/100
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Security forces killed seven terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Friday.
asserted
forces → kill → Friday
The terrorists belonged to Fitna al Khawarij , a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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state → belong → Pakistan
According to security sources, a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from the terrorists.
uncertain
quantity → accord → terrorists
President Asif Ali Zardari commended the security forces’ operation, which also destroyed the terrorists’ hideouts.
asserted
which → commend → hideouts
In a statement, the president said “the conspiracies of the terrorists’ foreign patrons and their local facilitators will be thwarted at any cost”.
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conspiracies → say → cost
The entire nation stands with its security forces in the war against terrorism, he added.
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he → stand → terrorism
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also paid tribute to the security forces for their successful operations against Fitna al-Khawarij, according to state broadcaster.
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Sharif → pay → broadcaster
In a statement, he reaffirmed the government’s resolve to completely eradicate terrorism from the country.
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he → reaffirm → country
KP has long faced security challenges.
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KP → face → challenges
In August, the province, excluding the merged districts, recorded 54 terrorist attacks compared with 36 in July, representing an increase of 50 per cent, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
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province → exclude → Studies
A day earlier, security forces killed nine terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan.
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forces → kill → Waziristan
On Wednesday, security forces killed 13 terrorists in another IBO in North Waziristan.
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forces → kill → Waziristan
On Tuesday, in yet another North Waziristan IBO, security forces killed five terrorists, state media said, while seven were killed on October 2.
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seven → kill → October
On September 30, security forces killed three terrorists in an IBO in Mir Ali.
asserted
forces → kill → Ali
A day before that, in an IBO in the Bara area, security forces killed five terrorists.
asserted
forces → kill → terrorists
On Sept 28, four terrorists were killed during an IBO in Dera Ismail Khan.
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terrorists → kill → Khan
On Sept 26, a dozen people lost their lives while 35 others were injured in a suicide blast that targeted the Aman Mela police checkpost in DI Khan’s Darazinda tehsil.
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that → lose → tehsil
On Sept 18, a major attack in the old Police Lines in Kohat claimed 23 lives and injured about 100 others.
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attack → claim → others
Eight terrorists were killed during an overnight clearance operation.
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terrorists → kill → operation
On Sept 17, security forces killed 10 terrorists in separate operations in KP between Sept 15 and 17.
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forces → kill → Sept
Earlier that month, over 20 terrorists were killed during multiple engagements in KP between Sept 3 and 5.
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terrorists → kill → Sept
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