by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 2nd, 2023QUETTA: At least six terrorists were killed in a heavy exchange of gunfire between security forces and outlawed elements during an intelligence-based operation in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. The ISPR statement said that on the night of Oct 31, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Sambaza, Zhob district, on the reported presence of…
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Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 31st, 2023QUETTA: Two alleged terrorists were killed, and two others were injured in a heavy exchange of fire during an operation in the Khoro area of Awaran district. During the heavy gunfire, two security personnel were martyred. The media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, ISPR, said that security forces launched an operation against the terrorists in the Khoro area of Awaran, leading to a heavy gun battle. “Two terrorists…
Report in Dawn, October 17th, 2023MIANWALI: The Mianwali police had another encounter with militants on Monday. No police personnel was injured in the operation. According to police sources, the police received information about the presence of one dozen militants in the hilly area of Makarwal, adjacent to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. District Police Officer Motiullah Khan formed teams consisting of police stations of Makarwal, Isakhel, Qamar Mushani and Kalabagh. As police parties approached the Naz Pakistan…
report in Dawn, October 15th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: The security forces killed six militants and injured eight others in an intelligence-based operation in the Mir Ali town of North Waziristan district on Saturday, the military’s media wing said. “Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and target killing of innocent civilians,” the ISPR said. A soldier was also martyred in the incident, the…
By Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, October 7th, 2023KARACHI: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested 51 illegal Afghan immigrants in a combing operation in Sohrab Goth’s Afghan Camp. “More than 200 policemen including ladies police encircled ‘Gana Mandi’ in Sohrab Goth,” said SSP-East Syed Irfan Bahadur on Friday. The operation was carried out on information about the presence of ‘criminal elements’, he said, adding that entry and exit points of the area were sealed and…
report in Dawn, Sept 16, 2023QUETTA: The CTD killed two alleged terrorists of the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army during an operation in Khuzdar on Friday night. A CTD spokesman said Amir Bakhsh alias Mazar Baloch and Ejaz Ahmed alias Aftab, close aides to BLA commander Siraj Bhattar, had been tasked with carrying out terrorist activities in Khuzdar. He said the terrorists had left Shore-Parody camp on a motorcycle, adding that after getting the information, a…
By Fatema Adeeb in Tolo News, Sept 09, 2023 at 8:24 PMNew US intelligence assessments suggest that it is “unlikely” al Qaeda will revive in Afghanistan and Pakistan and that counterterrorism operations by the “Taliban” in Afghanistan have degraded the Islamic State’s presence there, senior US officials said on Friday. They added that the terrorist presence in Afghanistan has been waning despite the US military’s withdrawal from the country in 2021. According to US officials,…
by Saleem Shahid Report in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023QUETTA: Five suspected terrorists of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an operation conducted by the Balochistan police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday, according to officials. The operation was planned on the intelligence provided by TTP militant Naseebullah, who was arrested some time back, during the investigation. He revealed the presence of militants in the Aghberg area, a locality on the outskirts of the…
report in The News, Sept 05, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled a major terror plot in the province by arresting seven suspected terrorists linked with banned outfits during operations in different areas of Punjab. According to the spokesperson, the CTD Punjab conducted 49 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 49 suspected persons were interrogated and 7 alleged terrorists were…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 31st, 2023QUETTA: A top commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and three other militants of the group were killed in an exchange of fire with CTD officials during an operation in the Surkhab Afghan refugee camp area of Pishin. The TTP commander was identified as Shakar Din alias Omer Khalid. Three other TTP militants were identified as Ahmedullah, Aminullah and Abdul Fatha, all Afghans. A spokesman for the…
report in Dawn, August 26th, 2023KHYBER: An Ali Masjid blast facilitator was killed on Friday during an encounter between suspected militants and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) near Jamrud. A CTD official in Jamrud, who wished to remain anonymous, told Dawn that Abuzar Afridi, who was already in custody, had confessed to have concealed arms and ammunition at a location. He was being taken to the location by a CTD team which was attacked by suspected…