September 2008 in Pakistan

*September 30: At least 35 people die when a bus collides with a milk tanker and catches fire in central Pakistan, police say. [http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Home/0,6130,2-10,00.html (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. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD93CN8T01 (AP)]
*September 20: A bomb attack has hit the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing at least 52 people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7627135.stm (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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7396366.stm (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. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD93507A80 (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. [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/11/us.pakistan.raids/ (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. [http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-35435920080911 ("Reuters")]
* September 6
**The Electoral College of Pakistan elects Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party as the next President of Pakistan. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/world/asia/07zardari.html?ref=asia ("New York Times")]
**A car bomb in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan kills at least thirty people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7601671.stm (BBC)]
**The Parliament of Pakistan starts voting for a new President of Pakistan with Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party considered to be the frontrunner. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/06/content_9806613.htm (Xinhua)]
* September 5: Pakistan reinstates Supreme Court judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf. [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/pakistan.judges/index.html?section=cnn_latest (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. [http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-35309620080904 (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. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5718172&page=1 (ABC News)]
**Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani survives an assassination attempt. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7595572.stm (BBC)]