May 2009 in Pakistan

  • May 30
Pakistan's military captures Mingora, Swat, from the Taliban. (AP via Google News)
  • May 28
Two bombs kill eight people and injure 74 others in Peshawar, Pakistan. (CNN)
  • May 27
A [...] attack kills at least 35 people and injures 250 more in Lahore, Pakistan. (CNN) (BBC)
  • May 26
Pakistan's Supreme Court will allow former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stand for election. (BBC)
  • May 22
The United Nations requests aid for 1,500,000 people who have been displaced by war in northwest Pakistan. (Sky News)
  • May 9
The Pakistani Army kills 55 Taliban militants in Swat, Pakistan. (Reuters)
  • May 8
At least 45,000 people evacuate as war between the government and the Taliban continues in Swat, Pakistan. (Sky News)
  • May 7
Ten Army soldiers are killed and 22 others injured during combat with the Taliban in Swat, Pakistan. (BBC)
  • May 6
The Taliban captures Mingora, Swat, Pakistan.
  • May 2
Two Army soldiers and 13 Taliban militants are killed during a raid in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. (BBC)
  • May 1
The Pakistani Army kills approximately 60 Taliban militants during Operation Black Thunder. (France24)