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123 terrorists held, 93 killed in encounters in Bannu region during 2022

Report in The Nation, Dec 30, 2022LAKKI MARWAT – At least 123 terrorists, including nine having head money, were arrested and 93 were killed in encounters by police in Bannu region during 2022, said Bannu Regional Police Officer Syed Ashfaq Anwar in a statement on Thursday. The RPO said a number of terror acts and crime incidents were prevented in Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan districts through proactive policing. “The approach also helped to…

3,596 Lankans kidnapped in first 11 months of 2022Published 6 hours ago on 2022/12/27

By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Dec 27, 2022About 497 Sri Lankans have been killed in violence during the first 11 months of 2022, according to crime statistics released by the police. Out of them, 223 deaths were caused by shooting and assault. About 3,596 instances of kidnappings with the intention of collecting ransoms have been recorded. This is a 2,800 percent increase from the same period last year, when there were only 835 such…

When Insecurity becomes Security

By Andleeb Abbas in Daily Times, Dec 24, 2022The writer is a columnist, consultant, coach, and analystArmed attack. Daylight terror. Hostages. Killings. Blasts in Quetta, Wana and Bannu. This is not 2012 but 2022. They are back. They are threatening. They are spreading. Islamabad-based institute PIPS (Pakistan institute of Peace studies) has published a paper that claims that a 51 per cent increase in terrorism has occurred in Pakistan since the Afghan Taliban took over…

Armed clash leaves three dead in Bannu

by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, December 22nd, 2022LAKKI MARWAT: Three people were killed when two armed groups clashed in Janikhel town of Bannu district on Wednesday. Police said the armed clash occurred in Janikhel Mandi (bazaar) where both groups confronted and opened fire on each other. Police identified one of the deceased as Attaullah, saying he belonged to Ishaq group. Police said that two men belonging to Akhtar Mohammad group, were also killed in…

Three gunned down in North Waziristan

Report in Dawn, December 18th, 2022NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Three persons were killed when a car caught fire following an attack by unidentified gunmen in the Khadri area of Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan district on Friday evening. Official sources said that the incident occurred when the three men were going to their village in the car. They said that flames engulfed the car as a result of the firing, badly burning bodies of the three men.…

Border clashes erupt again days after Kabul ‘apology’

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 16th, 2022• One killed, 15 injured as Afghan forces attack another team repairing border fence• Both sides blame each other for instigating deadly exchange of fireQUETTA: Four days after Afghan authorities “apologised” to Islamabad over cross-border shelling that claimed the lives of eight people, armed clashes erupted between security forces from Pakistan and Afghanistan at the border in Chaman on Thursday, leaving at least one dead and 15 others…

Kabul Hotel Attack; Officials Say 3 Assailants Killed

By Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press onlines, Dec 12, 2022Three assailants were killed in the hotel attack in the Shahr-e-Naw neighborhood of Kabul, the Afghan capital, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Afghan government. Several explosions and gunshot bursts were heard by sources as the unidentified gunmen attacked the multi-story Kabul Longan Hotel on Monday, December 12. According to Mujahid, all guests have been moved and no foreigners were killed in the attack.…

One killed, seven hurt in Awaran blast

by Abdul Wahid Shahwani in Dawn, December 11th, 2022KHUZDAR: A shopkeeper was killed and seven others, including two women, were injured in a bomb blast at a shop in the main bazaar of Awaran on Saturday. The shop was completely destroyed and neighbouring shops were damaged in the powerful explosion. Levies officials said an improvised explosive device (IED) planted at a shop exploded in the rush hours, resulting in the killing of the shopkeeper and…

‘Wanted terrorist’ killed in Peshawar

report in The News, Dec 07, 2022PESHAWAR: A proclaimed offender was killed and a SHO was injured during an encounter in Adezai area in provincial capital on Tuesday. Police officials said the cops were trying to arrest a wanted criminal and terrorist Yasin and his accomplices in Adezai when he opened fire on the police. “The SHO Matani Imranuddin was injured when hit by a bullet in his leg. Police retaliated and shot dead the…

One soldier martyred, five ‘militants’ killed in NW

by Pazeer Gul in Dawn, Dec 6th, 2022NORTH WAZIRISTAN: One soldier was martyred and five alleged militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation in the Jhallar Algad area of North Waziristan district on Mon­day, a statement by the military’s media wing has said. According to ISPR, the troops effectively engaged the militants during the operation and managed to gun down five militants allegedly involved in terrorist activities against security forces and citizens. Weapons and ammunition…

Roadside bomb kills seven in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

AFP report in Business Recorder online, Dec 6, 2022 (Breaking News)MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman said. “The bomb was placed in a cart by the roadside. It was detonated as the bus arrived,” said Asif Waziri, of the Balkh police department in Mazar-i-Sharif. Although the Taliban claim to have improved security across the nation since storming back to power…