by Behram Baloch | Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, Nov 4th, 2023• Two army men martyred in Lakki operation, one in D.I. Khan blast• Five civilians also fall victim to IED blast• ISPR reaffirms pledge to eliminate terrorists GWADAR / DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 17 soldiers were martyred in different incidents in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including a militant attack in Gwadar, a remote-controlled bomb explosion in Dera Ismail Khan and a security operation…
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by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 2nd, 2023QUETTA: At least six terrorists were killed in a heavy exchange of gunfire between security forces and outlawed elements during an intelligence-based operation in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. The ISPR statement said that on the night of Oct 31, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Sambaza, Zhob district, on the reported presence of…
Report in Dawn, October 17th, 2023KARACHI: Two army soldiers embraced martyrdom in separate encounters with terrorists in North and South Waziristan on Monday, the military’s media wing stated. At least two terrorists were killed and another wounded during operations in the Asman Munza area of South Waziristan district and the Miran Shah area of North Waziristan, according to Inter-Services Public Relations. Sepoy Waris Khan, 27, was a resident of Karak and Sepoy Sajid Azam, 31,…
report in Dawn, October 15th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: The security forces killed six militants and injured eight others in an intelligence-based operation in the Mir Ali town of North Waziristan district on Saturday, the military’s media wing said. “Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and target killing of innocent civilians,” the ISPR said. A soldier was also martyred in the incident, the…
report in Dawn, October 5th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The police foiled an attack on the Kulachi police station here on Wednesday, forcing the terrorists to flee. An official said that eight to 10 armed assailants attacked the police station around 11am. He said that the terrorists fired two rockets and also fired from automatic weapons on the building. However, he said that as the policemen were already on high alert they retaliated to the attack…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Oct 2nd, 2023QUETTA: Two days after the deadly suicide blast in Mastung, the caretaker Balochistan government declared an “all-out war” against terrorists with the support of armed forces. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai said terrorist incidents were occurring in the country, and there was “a set pattern” of these attacks. “Enough is enough. Now there will be no appeasement or concession … we declare…
report in The News, Sept 27, 2023PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested six terrorists in two separate operations in Peshawar and Mardan regions, officials said on Tuesday. Officials of the CTD said that four terrorists associated with IS were arrested for their involvement in a number of terrorist incidents, including target killing of members of minority communities. The facilitators were identified as Muhammad Rahim, Shahid, Saleh Muhammad and Raz Muhammad. The CTD officials said they…
Report in Dawn, Sept 10th, 2023PESHAWAR: A soldier embraced martyrdom after an exchange of fire between troops and terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district on Saturday. Are jeans too tight or too big for you try these hacksISPR, the media wing of the army, in a statement said that “troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location. However, during the intense exchange of fire, Lance Naik Jamshed Khan (age 28 years, resident of…
Editorial in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023TWO cross-border infiltration attempts by militants, as well as tensions at the Torkham frontier, point to the disturbing reality that both on the security front and where bilateral ties are concerned, Pak-Afghan relations are going through a highly dysfunctional phase. Though bilateral ties with Kabul have never been tension-free, some within our ruling structure had great expectations that an Afghan Taliban dispensation across the western border would benefit Pakistan. That…
Report in Dawn, Sept 5th, 2023LAHORE: Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday claimed to have arrested seven suspected terrorists linked with banned out-fits during operations in different areas of the province. According to the spokesman, the CTD Punjab conducted 49 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province, in which 49 suspects were interrogated and seven alleged terrorists arrested with weapons, explosives and other prohibited materials. The arrested suspects are; Muhammad Fiaz, Mulazim Hussain,…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has once again asked the interim Afghan government to act against “individuals and entities that threaten Pakistan” and live up to its commitments with the international community. In her weekly press briefing on Friday, FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “[I]t is their responsibility, their international responsibility, their bilateral responsibility and their trilateral responsibility as they have committed in the trilateral between Pakistan,…