REPORT IN The News, Jan 12, 2023PESHAWAR: A police post was attacked with a grenade in Tarnab and a commando of the Counter-Terrorism Department was wounded during an encounter with alleged terrorists in Abshar Colony in the provincial capital on Wednesday. “The CTD commandoes arrested four terrorists after an encounter in Abshar Colony on Warsak Road. One policeman was slightly injured when the terrorists opened fire on the CTD raiding team,” an official said. The…
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by Mohammad Asghar in Dawn, January 5th, 2023 RAWALPINDI: A member of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Rawalpindi demanded a ransom of Rs15 million from a government contractor and after he refused to pay the money, allegedly attacked his house with a cracker in Dhoke Lakhan in Dhamial area. After a first information report (FIR) was registered with the police on Tuesday, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) was also involved in investigation of the case.…
by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, January 2nd, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: A police constable embraced martyrdom and a terrorist was killed after a police checkpoint in Shahbazkhel town of Lakki Marwat district was attacked by suspected terrorists with sophisticated weapons on Sunday. Just a day earlier a clash between security forces and terrorists in Janikhel area of Bannu had left four terrorists dead and a soldier martyred. A police official said that policeman Tehseenullah was martyred…
report in The News, Dec 25, 2022DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Suspected militants attacked a patrolling van of the police in the limits of Kulachi Police Station here on Saturday, however, no loss of life was reported in the incident, sources said. The sources said that the cops were conducting patrolling in the limits of Kulachi Police Station when the attack took place. The cops also returned the fire. No loss of life was reported in the…
Levies soldier martyred in Balochistan’s Kharanby Ali Raza Rind in Dawn, Dec 21, 2022KHARAN: A Levies soldier was martyred and another injured after unidentified armed militants attacked a checkpoint in Bhat area of Balochistan’s Kharan district. Kharan Deputy Commissioner Munir Ahmed Musiani told Dawn that almost 25 to 30 militants attacked the post early Tuesday morning. Levies Force dafedar Muhammad Aasa was martyred and sepoy Khalil Ahmed received injuries during the exchange of fire, Mr…
Over a thousand schools have been attacked by militants and other criminal elements in just the past three years, which should be a matter of far greater concern for Islamabad and the provinces. Even Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa has criticised the state’s failure on this count, reminding attendees at a recent seminar in Islamabad that education is supposed to be a fundamental right under the constitution, yet such attacks continue — strongly implying…