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ASI martyred in fire exchange at Duki checkpoint

report in Dawn, February 14th, 2023QUETTA: A police officer was martyred and another man was injured in a heavy exchange of fire with unknown armed men who were traveling in a car in Duki area of Balochistan on Monday. “The firing incident took place at the eastern bypass, a locality on the outskirts of Duki town,” SSP Duki district Syed Abdul Saboor Agha said. He said when a police party, headed by Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad…

Cop injured in DI Khan terror attack

report in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2023.DI KHAN: A policeman got injured after the terrorists opened fire on Khutti Police check post in the limits of Dera Town Police Station, on Monday night. According to police spokesman, terrorists, armed with heavy and advanced weapons, opened fire at the check post situated on Dera-Zhob road in the precincts of Dera Town Police station. Due to the firing, police constable Imran got injured in the attack.…

Police repulse terrorist attack in Bannu

report in The Nation online, Feb 14, 2023 at 9:38 AMPolice repulsed an armed attack of the terrorists on a police picket in Kashu Pull, Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to details, terrorists attacked the Kashu Pul police picket in the limits of PS Domel in Bannu and opened fire at the police personnel. Police returned the fire and after the exchange of fire, the terrorist escape from the scene. No casualty was reported in…

Police repulse terrorist attack in Lakki Marwat

report in The Nation, Feb 13,2023Police repulsed an armed attack of the terrorists on a police station in Lakki Marwat district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday night. According to details, terrorists attacked the Bakhmal Police Station in Lakki Marwat and opened fire at the police personnel. Police returned the fire and after exchange of fire, the terrorist escape from the scene. No casualty was reported in the incident. Sources said that tribal elders…

Two TTP militants killed in Nowshera operation

Report in Dawn, February 10th, 2023PESHAWAR: Two militants of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were killed by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police during an intelligence-based operation in Nowshera on Thursday night. According to details provided by police, a raid was planned following information about the presence of militants in Misri Banda in the jurisdiction of Risalpur police station. A police official said that the team reached the spot to arrest the militants. They however opened…

12 ‘TTP terrorists’ killed in Lakki operation

by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Feb 9, 2023PESHAWAR / LAKKI MARWAT: At least 12 ‘terrorists’ of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in a midnight intelligence-based operation (IBO) jointly carried out by members of security forces and police in Lakki Marwat district. Official sources said on Wednesday that terrorists of the TTP’s Azharuddin group were moving from Lakki Marwat district to Tank district when a joint team blocked the road…

Protecting Women: Editorial in Dawn, Feb 8th, 2023

The rape of a young woman at gunpoint at the Fatima Jinnah Park in F-9, Islamabad, shook the nation. Public backlash forced the government to re-evaluate its approach towards security and has brought the police force under fire for failing to protect citizens—partic­ularly women. Fortunately, the case has made its way to the National As­sembly which has stressed the need for justice and demanded a compre­hensive review of the security situation of Islamabad but what…

Police foil attack on security post

Report in Dawn, Feb 8th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Police repulsed an attack on a security checkpoint in Hathala Tuesday late night. Police officials said the armed terrorists attacked the Hathala post of Kulachi police station and exchanged fire with security forces for half an hour. A heavy contingent of police reached the spot and returned fire, forcing the attackers to flee, they added. They said police launched a search operation in the area. This was…

Grenades lobbed at Bajaur police official’s house

report in Dawn, February 8th, 2023BAJAUR: Unknown miscreants lobbed grenades at the house of a police official in Lashora area of Khar tehsil on Monday night. However, no casualty was reported, the police said. A police statement said the grenades landed inside the house of police instructor Sahibzada. The statement did not mention the number of grenades used in the attack, saying the police official and his family members remained unhurt in the attack. It…

PML-N activist shot dead in Swabi attack

Report in Dawn, February 6th, 2023SWABI: Unknown motorcyclists shot dead a local leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz here on Sunday, the police said. Abdus Salam alias Kokanay, who was also president of Islahi Jirga Zaida, was driving a jeep when he was attacked, SHO Chota Lahor city police station Ajab Durrani said. He said the motorcyclists, who were chasing the vehicle, opened fire at the jeep when the deceased slowed at the Kunda Mor (turn)…

Woman, son injured in Bajaur landmine blast

report in Dawn, February 5th, 2023BAJAUR: A woman and her son were injured in a landmine explosion in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur tribal district on Saturday morning, police and Rescue 1122 officials said. “The incident occurred in Thangi Srasha area when an explosive device, said to be an anti-personal mine planted in a field of a local elder, Malik Mursaleen Khan, went off at around 8am,” DSP Abdul Sattar Khan said. Talking to reporters after…