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9 terrorists killed in North Waziristan in 48 hours: ISPR

report in The News, March 10, 2023RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed another three terrorists on Thursday, taking the tally to nine during an operation launched in North Waziristan on Wednesday. On Wednesday, an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) was conducted by security forces in general area Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, and six terrorists were killed. The operation was followed by sanitisation of the area by security forces on Thursday during which three more terrorists were killed…

One killed in Bannu IED blast

by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat | Irfan Mughal in Dawn, March 6th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT / D.I. Khan: One person died and two others sustained injuries in an explosion in Bakkakhel town of Bannu district on Sunday. The blast took place hours after suspected militants attacked a checkpoint within the jurisdiction of Kulachi police station. According to officials, a motorcycle fitted with an improvised explosive dev­ice (IED) was parked on a road in the Mandi market area…

Four IS-K Commanders Wanted in India Shot Dead in Pakistan-Afghanistan

by Fidai Rahmati in Khaama Press, Mar 6, 2023Within a month, four Islamic State Khorasan commanders wanted in India have been killed in separate shootouts in Pakistan-Afghanistan. The four wanted commanders were Syed Noor Shalobar, Syed Khalid Raza, Ejaz Ahmed Ahangar alias Abu Usman al-Kashmiri and Bashir Ahmed Peer alias Imtiaz Alam, the report said. According to the report, Syed Noor Shalobar was assassinated on Friday by unknown gunmen in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area of…

Six Daesh Affiliates Killed in Herat City

By Nasir Ahmad Salehi in TOLOnews, Mar 4, 2023 at 8:26 PMSix people affiliated with Daesh group, including a woman, were killed during a security forces’ operation on a hideout in Herat’s PD14, Herat security authorities said. The operation occurred last night, and one of those killed was a foreign national, according to Herat’s security command. “The security command forces went to the area, after a quick fight between them, six of the Daesh members…

Terrorist killed in Mir Ali: ISPR

report in The News, Mar 04, 2023RAWALPINDI: One terrorist was killed as security forces conducted an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in general area Mir Ali, North Waziristan District on Friday, according to ISPR. During the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists. Resultantly, one terrorist was killed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorist. The killed terrorist remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and killing…

‘Facilitator’ of suicide bombers killed in Waziristan raid

report in Dawn, March 4th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A facilitator of the suicide bombers was killed and two suspected militants were arrested during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by the security forces in Mirali tehsil here on Friday, the police said. According to senior police officials, the IBO was carried out following information on the presence of the militants. They said that an exchange of fire took place between the security forces and the militants,…

Three ‘SRA men’ indicted for facilitating Kharadar bomb blast

report in The News, Mar 3, 2023An anti-terrorism court has indicted three alleged facilitators of an IED blast that had killed a woman and injured 11 others, including policemen, in Karachi’s Kharadar area in May last year. The ATC-XVI judge read out charges against three suspects — Dilbar Ali, Abdul Qayyum and Abdul Sattar — said to be associated with the outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA). They pleaded not guilty and opted to contest the…

‘Militants’ killed, Nadra office attacked in Kech

by Behram Baloch in Dawn, March 3rd, 2023GWADAR: Two alleged militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Shapok and Sammi areas of Kech district on Thursday. Officials said security forces had launched a search operation on a tip-off about the presence of suspected militants in the mountainous area of Kech district. The alleged militants were identified as Shoaib and Yahya who belonged to a banned outfit, according to officials. In…

Kabul’s moment

Edit in The Express Tribune, Mar 1, 2023.A major success in counterterrorism has come the Kabul’s way. In what seems to be a well-choreographed operation, the Afghan Taliban took out IS-K’s top leader, who was also its military and intelligence chief. This will surely act as a deterrent and will go a long way in further consolidating the Afghan interim government’s grip over power, enabling them to tackle the terror fissures in a more comprehensive…

Afghan Taliban claim killing top IS-K commander

AFP report in Dawn, March 1st, 2023KABUL: Taliban forces claimed to have killed a top commander of the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) militant group, who allegedly planned attacks against diplomatic missions in Afghanistan’s capital, a government official said. Violence in Afghanistan dramatically dipped after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. But in the past year, security has worsened, with a spate of mass casualty attacks claimed by Islamic State’s regional chapter, IS-K. Taliban forces killed…

5 killed in Barkhan bike blast

report in The News, Feb 27, 2023DERA GHAZI KHAN: At least five people were killed while 12 others were injured when a motorcycle laden with explosives blew up in the Barkhan district of Balochistan, police said on Sunday. The police said that the explosion took place in the Rakhni Bazaar area in front of a barber shop. The injured have been shifted to a local hospital and Dera Ghazi Khan Hospital, police added. The law…