report in Dawn, December 29th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A militant wanted by the Counter-Terrorism Department was killed during a joint operation conducted by the Tank police and the security forces on the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday. A police spokesman said the Tank police and security forces were engaged in a joint operation in the surrounding villages of Tank city, including Karri Haider, Alikhel and Karri Puk, when militants affiliated to the…
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report in Dawn, December 20th, 2023CHARSADDA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan on Tuesday claimed that the terrorists behind the recent Dera Ismail Khan and Tank attacks against security personnel had been traced and their identity would be disclosed “very soon.” After inaugurating the “command and control room” at the City Police Station here, Mr Khan said the events in Afghanistan affected peace in Pakistan. He said the police were “fully” prepared to counter…
report in The News, Dec 18, 2023Functioning as a security state, Pakistan has long formulated its foreign policy choices based on security needs and the aspiration to establish itself as a hard military power, says a report by a US-based think tank. According to Middle East Institute’s report, the approach has allowed the military to play a leading role in shaping both domestic and foreign policy decisions, often overshadowing civilian institutions. However, with changing global…
By Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, November 15th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unknown militants gunned down a policeman on the Tank-Wana Road in the Wazirabad area of Tank district on Tuesday. According to a police official, constable Sharifuddin was on his way to duty when the militants targeted him near a grid station. He embraced martyrdom on the spot. The assailants fled the scene after the attack. A heavy police contingent, including SP Investigation Haji Nasir…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Sept 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: The number of militant attacks in August was the highest tally for monthly strikes in almost nine years, according to data released by a think tank on Saturday. There were 99 attacks across the country, the highest number in a single month since November 2014, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The numbers released by the Islamabad-based think tank…
Report in The News, May 02, 2023RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed three terrorists in two separate Intelligence Based Operation’s (IBOs) in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan on Monday. The IBOs were conducted on reported presence of terrorists in the area. During conduct of the operations, after intense fire exchange, three terrorists were killed including terrorist commander Jabbar Shah alias Shah Alam while two terrorists were injured. Sanitization of the surrounding areas is being carried out to…
report in The Nation online, Mar 14, 2023 at 10:03 AMA wanted terrorist commander Abdul Rasheed alias Rasheedi has been killed in an operation by security forces in Gara Guldad area of Dera Ismail Khan district. According to ISPR, the operation was conducted after a terrorist attack on police party deputed on census security duty in Raghzai area of Tank district. A policeman also embraced martyrdom in the exchange of fire. The killed terrorist was…