By Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Nov 7th, 2023KHYBER: As banned outfits continue to target security forces in relentless attacks, four security personnel were martyred in a shoot-out in Tirah during an intelligence-based operation launched on Monday after a tip-off regarding the presence of “terrorists” in the area. Since the start of this month, the security forces and the police have been in the crosshairs of militants who have launched several assaults, martyring more than a…
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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…
By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 10th, 2023QUETTA: An army major and a havildar embraced martyrdom in a heavy exchange of fire between armed militants and security forces, during an operation conducted in Zhob, in the early hours of Monday morning. In a statement issued here by the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations said that five suspected militants were killed in the gun battle with the terrorists, while officials said arms and ammunition were…
Report in Dawn, Sept 18th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A policeman embraced martyrdom when unknown assailants opened fire at him in Miramshah here on Sunday, officials said. They said constable Famran Jan was targeted when he was coming home after performing duty. They added the unknown assailants managed to flee. They also stated that he police reached the site and started investigating the incident. Meanwhile, funeral of the martyred cop was offered at the police lines. Senior…
report in The News, Sept 17, 2023QUETTA: A CTD official was martyred by firing by unidentified persons on Jail Road. According to the police, CTD Head Constable Saeed Ahmed was sitting outside a shop along with his friends on Jail Road when an unknown motorcycle rider escaped by firing at him. As a result, he was martyred on the spot. On receiving the information, police and CTD officials reached the spot and cordoned off the…
by Umer Farooq in Dawn, Sept 12, 2023PESHAWAR: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier embraced martyrdom and nine others, including three civilians, sustained injuries in a roadside explosion on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday, police said. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for carrying out the attack. The FC convoy of Mohmand Rifles was on its way from Michni area of district Mohmand towards the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)…
Report in Dawn, Sept 10th, 2023PESHAWAR: A soldier embraced martyrdom after an exchange of fire between troops and terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district on Saturday. Are jeans too tight or too big for you try these hacksISPR, the media wing of the army, in a statement said that “troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location. However, during the intense exchange of fire, Lance Naik Jamshed Khan (age 28 years, resident of…
by Zahiruddin in Dawn, Sept 7th, 2023• ISPR says five soldiers injured in Lower Chitral attack; 12 militants dead• Four assailants killed as another infiltration attempt foiled in N. Waziristan• Kabul asked to prevent terrorists from using Afghan soil for incursionsCHITRAL/NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least four security men embraced martyrdom while more than 16 fighters were killed on Wednesday as militants’ attempts to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan were foiled by troops deployed along the border with…
by Ibrahim Shinwari | Pazir Gul in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN/KHYBER: Three military personnel, including an officer, were martyred in separate attacks in North Waziristan and Khyber districts, according to the military’s media wing. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday that two security personnel, including a major, were martyred during an intelligence-based operation in Miramshah area of North Waziristan. The operation was being carried out on the basis of…
by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, September 1st, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: At least nine soldiers were martyred and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber on a motorbike targeted a military convoy in the Janikhel town of Bannu district on Thursday evening, the army said. In a late-night statement, the military’s media wing identified one of the martyred soldiers as Naib Subedar Sanobar Ali. It said the security forces had cordoned off the area and…
by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, August 29th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Two personnel of the police’s elite force were martyred after terrorists attacked a patrol van near Darra Pezu town of Lakki Marwat on Monday. Three cops were also injured in the attack, according to officials. A team from Shaheed Haibat Ali Khan police station was on routine patrolling duty in the area when it came under attack, the officials said. Unidentified attackers, riding motorcycles, opened…