May 2009 in Pakistan

• May 30

Pakistani Armed Forces captured 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 suicide 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

Pakistani Armed Forces killed 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)