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Terrorist killed, soldier martyred in N. Waziristan clash

Report in Dawn, Dec 1st, 2022RAWALPINDI: A terrorist was killed and a member of security forces embraced martyrdom on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces in Shewa area of North Waziristan, the military’s media wing claimed. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement, weapons and ammunition were recovered from the terrorist, who was involved in attacks on members of security forces. Havaldar Parosh, 35, a resident of Kohat, embraced martyrdom…

Khan’s new war game

by Zahid Hussain in Dawn, November 30th, 2022The writer is an author and journalist.IMRAN Khan’s latest change of tack has caught his opponents by surprise. For months, the federal government had braced itself for a siege, and was reinforcing security around the capital. But the PTI’s decision to call off the march and dissolve the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies has changed the entire scenario. It all happened on the eve of the change of…

Chaman border shut as Afghan side hunts ‘terrorists’

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Nov 15th, 2022QUETTA: Guns on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border fell silent on Monday after an intermittent exchange of fire between the security forces continued over the weekend at Friendship Gate, which remained closed for a second consecutive day. Pakistani officials claimed they had no plan to reopen the border crossing at Chaman until the Afghan forces hand over the armed men who opened fire on FC personnel at…