by Umer Farooq in Dawn, March 11th, 2023PESHAWAR: Just two days after the killing of six militants in Datta Khel, at least five militants were gunned down and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized from their possession during an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) carried out by the security forces in North and South Waziristan districts on Friday. According to local officials, security forces acting on information received about presence of militants in parts…
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by Behram Baloch in Dawn, March 6th, 2023GWADAR: One soldier was martyred and eight others were injured in an attack on security forces in the Nalent area of Gwadar district on Sunday. According to officials, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted to target a convoy of security forces at a bridge linking Gwadar with Turbat. The IED was detonated with remote control when two vehicles of security forces were crossing the bridge, badly damaging…
report in Dawn, February 25th, 2023QUETTA: A suspected terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces during an operation in Awaran district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Awaran on a credible lead about a hideout of terrorists involved in recent blasts, carried out with the help of improvised explosive devices. “One terrorist was killed during the…
report in The News, Feb 23, 2023RAWALPINDI: A terrorist on Wednesday was killed during a fire exchange that took place between the security forces and terrorists in general area Spinwam of North Waziristan District. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release, the killed terrorist remained actively involved in terrorist activities against the security forces and civilians. The locals of the area appreciated the response and expressed their full support to eliminate the…
by Umer Farooq in Dawn, February 21st, 2023PESHAWAR: A senior security official in the provincial capital has revealed that the militants are spending the money extorted from the people to carry out their activities in the country. He told Dawn on condition of anonymity that the extortion demands totalled around Rs1.06 billion as indicated by the complaints lodged by the police. The official said that the amount was much higher than reported because many people…
Editorialin Dawn, February 17th, 2023IF the analysis of an American government think tank stating that the Afghan Taliban are unwilling to end their support for the banned TTP is accurate, it would put to rest the illusion harboured by some in our security establishment that a Taliban government in Kabul is good for Pakistan. If anything, the US Institute of Peace report paints an unsettling picture, which shows that not only are the Afghan rulers…
Editorial in The Nation, February 13th, 2023The security situation in KP continues to be extremely fragile as on Saturday, at least three people were killed and 22 others were injured in a suicide attack on a convoy of a petroleum company in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. Once again, the TTP has claimed responsibility for the attack and it shows that the group continues to have the upper hand thus far in…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, Feb 8, 2023Russia hosted the fifth round of meetings of National Security Advisors of regional countries on Afghanistan starting on Wednesday in Moscow. National Security Advisors of Iran, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan were among the participants. The Moscow security meeting was held in the absence of the representative of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, although Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid had asked the member…
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…
By Rasool Dawar in The News, Feb 8, 2023At least 12 terrorists were killed Tuesday night during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by security forces in Lakki Marwat, the police stated. In a statement, the police said the terrorists belonged to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and had killed six policemen in an attack in December 2022. They added that the armed men were headed to Tank to carry out an attack. According to…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Feb 5, 2023 at 8:50 PMMoscow is set to host a meeting of senior regional security officials on the situation in Afghanistan next week, a Russian diplomat said. The Islamic Emirate said that the participants are expected to discuss the recognition of Afghanistan. Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid called on Moscow to invite a representative of the Afghanistan’s caretaker government. “The Islamic Emirate has not yet been invited but those…