report in Dawn, November 7th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police on Monday claimed to have foiled terror bids by defusing explosives in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts. Officials said that the Bannu police seized hand grenades, anti-tank mines and safety fuses from a mosque in Mamandkhel Wazir area. They added that unidentified miscreants had dumped the explosives with an intention to use them in subversive acts. “The bomb disposal squad experts defused the explosives, thus averting…
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Report in Dawn, Sept 18th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday recovered a bag containing three grenades, a pistol and an alleged threatening letter on Trail 5. The threatening letter from an unknown outfit, Tehreek Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Pakistan, was addressed to judges and generals. A map, having information about important buildings in the federal capital, was also found in the bag. According to sources, BDS received a call that there was a bag lying…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 15th, 2023QUETTA: The offices of two deputy commissioners were targeted with hand grenades in Panjgur and Surab districts on Monday. According to officials, unknown motorcyclists hurled a hand grenade at the deputy commissioner’s office in Panjgur during the late hours, resulting in an explosion within the office’s courtyard. The windowpanes of the office were smashed due to the impact of the explosion. However, no human loss was reported in…
report in Dawn, June 28th, 2023LOWER DIR: The police claimed to have recovered five suicide jackets, explosives, grenades, eatables and military uniforms with Afghanistan labels from a mountain in Shago Kas area here the other day, senior officials said. Briefing journalists here, Lower Dir district police officer Ziauddin and SP Counter-Terrorism Department Amjad Khan said the suicide vests and explosives were recovered during a search and strike operation conducted on a tip-off. The officials said…
report in Dawn, March 7th, 2023PESHAWAR: Two police posts came under attack when militants lobbed grenades at them in Malazai and Jabba Masjid areas of the provincial capital on Monday, the officials said. They said the first incident took place in the jurisdiction of Regi police station when unknown militants hurled a grenade, which fell in an open area around the Malazai police post. There were no casualties in the attack. Militants also lobbed a…
report in The News, Feb 21, 2023Karachi: The District City police on Monday claimed arresting a most wanted terrorist of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan with two hand grenades. SSP Arif Aziz said Saim Umar, son of Muhammad Umar, was arrested in the Chakiwara police limits and two hand grenades were found on him. The suspect was shifted to the investigation unit where his affiliation with the TTP was confirmed. SSP Aziz said the suspect was…