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Judge orders police to register FIR of Turbat ‘encounter’

by Behram Baloch in Dawn, Nov 26th, 2023GWADAR: A sessions judge in Turbat has ordered the police to register an FIR against Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials involved in the alleged encounter of four men. On Thursday, CTD claimed to have killed four ‘terrorists’ in an intelligence-based operation near the Pasni Road bus terminal in Turbat. The family of one of the victims, Balaach Mola Bakhsh, has disputed CTD’s version and claimed he was in custody…

Lakki police repulse attack on checkpost

report in Dawn, Nov 26th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police on Saturday claimed to have repulsed a militant attack on a checkpost in Bakhmal Ahmadzai area of the Lakki Marwat district. An official said that on Friday night, cops noticed movement of militants around the police post in the modern thermal cameras, and fired at them. “The assailants also hit the police post with light and heavy weapons,” claimed the official. He said that after hearing…

Nepal riot police rout protesters seeking restoration of monarchy

Reuters report, Nov 24, 2023KATHMANDU: Police in Nepal on Thursday used rattan sticks, tear gas and water cannon to scatter thousands of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy abolished 15 years ago. The “Citizens’ Campaign” protesters say governments in place since the monarchy was scrapped, as part of a deal ending a Maoist insurgency, have failed to live up to commitments to develop one of the world’s poorest countries. Protesters tried to dismantle a…

Cop martyred in Peshawar attack on check-post

report in The News, November 23, 2023PESHAWAR: A policeman was martyred in an attack on a checkpost in Jamrud, Khyber district on Wednesday night. Reports said unidentified attackers opened fire on a police checkpost in Jamrud sub division of Khyber district. The cops on duty were said to have retaliated. One policeman Mujibur Rehman was wounded in the attack while the attackers managed their escape. The wounded cop was shifted to Hayatabad Medical Complex in…

CTD arrests banned outfit militant

report in Dawn, November 23rd, 2023SAHIWAL: In an intelligence-based operation, the regional office of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), in collaboration with the police, arrested a banned-outfit militant in the Chichawatni vicinity. The CTD recovered explosive material, detonators, dry batteries, electric circuits, and switches used for improvised blasts. The militant, identified as Waheedullah in the mid-30s, belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand area. He was shifted to an undisclosed location for further investigation. The CTD claimed…

Militant killed as attack on Dera check post repulsed

report in Dawn, November 21st, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A militant was killed as police and Frontier Corps personnel repulsed an attack on a checkpost here on Sunday night. A police spokesman said that militants stormed the Kot Azam checkpost in the limits of Gomal police station with heavy weapons on Sunday night, but the attack was foiled as police and FC jawans promptly responded, forcing the militants to flee. He said that after the attack,…

Constable martyred in Quetta

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 21st, 2023QUETTA: A police constable was martyred in a firing incident on Monday morning. Police said unidentified men attacked Constable Ghulam Murtaza in the Nawa Kili Hana Urak Bypass area. Police officials reached the area after getting information, collected evidence from the spot and started a search for the attackers…..https://www.dawn.com/news/1791084/constable-martyred-in-quetta

‘Wanted’ militants killed in Peshawar operation: ISPR

Report in Dawn, November 17th, 2023PESHAWAR: Four militants were killed, and a soldier was martyred in separate operations in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media wing and senior police officials said on Thursday. The militants, including a wanted commander, were killed in a midnight raid in the Hassan Khel area on Peshawar’s outskirts. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was carried out on the reported presence of militants. The…

Intelligence agency official martyred: police

report in The News, Nov 13, 2023An official of a federal intelligence agency was martyred in an armed attack on Sunday afternoon in the Nazimabad area. The man was shot dead near AO Clinic within the jurisdiction of the Nazimabad police station. Police said that as they received the information about the firing incident, they rushed to the spot where they found a man lying critically wounded. He was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH)…

Man injured in Bajaur bomb explosion

report in Dawn,November 12th, 2023BAJAUR: A man was injured when a bomb went off in Mamond tehsil of the Bajaur tribal district on Saturday, the police and residents of the area said. They said that the blast occurred in the hilly Ghakhi area. They added that the bomb planted along a way was detonated with the help of a remote control. One person identified as Abdur Rehman, a resident of Ghakhi locality, was wounded in…

Militant attack on Karak police station repulsed:

Report in Dawn, November 9th, 2023KOHAT: The police repulsed a rocket and gun attack on Khurram Muhammadzai police station in Karak district’s Banda Daud Shah tehsil on Tuesday night, forcing militants to flee, officials said on Wednesday. However, they said a constable was injured when a splinter from a wall struck him. Karak district police officer Sajjad Ahmed Khan and DSP Nazir Hussain said that the militants attacked the police station from its backside. Following…