September 30: At least 35 people die when a bus collides with a milk tanker and catches fire in central Pakistan, police say. (News 24)
September 23: Pakistani soldiers and tribesman reportedly shoot down a suspected U.S. military drone near the village of Jalal Khel in South Waziristan. The report comes a day after intelligence officers said two United States helicopters crossed a mile into Pakistan over North Waziristan, but flew off after Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire. (AP)
September 20: A bomb attack has hit the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, [...] at least 52 people.(BBC News)
September 15: Shots are fired into the air in a confrontation between US and Pakistani forces; US forces retreat; Pakistan denies involvement of their forces. (BBC News)
September 12: The Pakistan Army claims that at least 30 militants and 2 soldiers have been killed in fighting in the Bajaur region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. (AP via Google News)
September 11
President George W. Bush is reported to have authorized United States special forces to conduct operations against insurgents inside Pakistan without seeking approval from the Government of Pakistan. (CNN)
Pakistani forces killed up to 100 al Qaeda-linked militants in fierce clashes near the Afghan border on Thursday, a security official said, as tensions grew with the United States over how to tackle militancy. (Reuters)
September 6
The Electoral College of Pakistan elects Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan Peoples Party as the next President of Pakistan. (New York Times)
A car bomb in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan kills at least thirty people. (BBC)
The Parliament of Pakistan starts voting for a new President of Pakistan with Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan Peoples Party considered to be the frontrunner. (Xinhua)
September 5: Pakistan reinstates Supreme Court judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf. (CNN)
September 4 : Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest against a raid on a Pakistani border village in which officials said 20 people, including women and children were killed. (Reuters)
September 3
United States Army troops cross the Pakistan border and launch a raid in the Angoor Ada region of Waziristan. Twenty civilians die. (ABC News)
Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani survives an assassination attempt. (BBC)
