By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, December 28, 2023PESHAWAR: Two policemen were wounded in yet another attack on a police post in Dera Ismail Khan late Wednesday night. Officials said the alert cops bravely fought back and repulsed the attack. Reports said the attackers opened fire with sniper guns and automatic rifles on a post in Maddi area. Police and security personnel retaliated and the firing continued for some time. Reports said two policemen…
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Report in Dawn, October 10th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A policeman was martyred and another sustained injuries when militants attacked the Hathala police station here on Sunday night. A police official said a group of militants attacked the police station located in the suburbs of Dera with rockets and grenades, attempting to break the central gate. However, the police personnel foiled their attempt. The official said that besides hand grenades, five rockets were also fired at…
Report in Dawn, Sept 15th, 2023QUETTA: Unknown militants blew up a gas well in the Pirkoh gas field area of Dera Bugti on Thursday, suspending supply to various localities of the district. Officials said unknown militants planted explosives at the well No 41, which went off, causing fire in the well and suspending supply to a vast area. Security forces rushed to the site after the explosion and brought the fire under control. “The gas…
by Ali Jan Mangi in Dawn, July 31st, 2023DERA MURAD JAMALI: Four people were gunned down by unknown armed men in separate incidents in Dera Murad Jamali and Noshki areas of Balochistan on Sunday. According to the police, unknown armed men opened fire on Auraz Muhammad Jattak, who succumbed to his injuries in Ward No 40 of Dera Murad Jamali. The assailants managed to escape from the scene. In another incident, Noor Ahmed was killed…
Report in Dawn, April 11th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday claimed to have arrested four terrorists of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an operation here. A CTD spokesman said that the terrorists were arrested during an operation in Abaa Shaheed area on the Dera-Maddi Road after an exchange of fire with them. The arrested terrorists were identified as Manan, Rehman, Qismatullah and Ameer Mohammad. They belonged to TTP’s Mufti Noor…