report in The Express Tribune, Feb 3, 2023.Security forces on Friday killed two terrorists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the fire exchange took place between the security forces and terrorists in the general area of Esham. During the intense exchange of fire, it added, two terrorists were killed and weapons and ammunition were also recovered from them. The military’s media wing…
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report in Dawn, January 13th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Elders of Marwat and Bittani tribes on Thursday announced that they would help law-enforcement and security agencies maintain peace in the region and won’t allow terrorists to use their soil for carrying out their activities. The announcement was made in a jirga called by the district administration in line with the government’s policy to engage elders for peace efforts. A government team comprising deputy commissioner Fazal Akbar, district…
Report in Dawn, January 10th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police claimed to have killed two terrorists in a fierce gun battle in Landi Jalandhar area of Bannu district along the Indus Highway on Sunday night. A police official told Dawn that the two terrorists were wanted for killing Domel police station’s head constable Pasham Khan and injuring constable Shah Wali Khan in an armed attack on Saturday. He said district police officer Dr Mohammad Iqbal formed…
report in The News, Jan 8, 2023PESHAWAR/LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department and security forces killed four terrorists associated with a terrorist network on Saturday night. An official said that the CTD and security forces personnel conducted an operation in Sangu Sarband after reports that terrorists were planning an attack on Peshawar. The official said the terrorists opened fire on the security personnel that was retaliated. Four terrorists of a banned outfit were killed while some…
Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2023PESHAWAR: Four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Bannu on Saturday, a military statement said. During the intense exchange of fire, Sepoy Mohammad Wasim, 25, having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom, said the statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). He was a resident of Khairpur, Sindh. According to the ISPR, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in general area Jani Khel of Bannu district.…
report in Dawn, December 31st, 2022DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four policemen were injured when a group of terrorists attacked a checkpost with rockets and grenades in Kulachi tehsil here on Friday, an official said. District police spokesman Yaqoob Shah told Dawn that an unknown number of militants stormed the Takwarra checkpost early in the morning. He said the police personnel retaliated the attack, and after an intense exchange of fire, the militants escaped the scene. The…
Report in Dawn, December 25th, 2022LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested seven suspected terrorists belonging to banned organisations in different intelligence-based operations from various areas of the province. The CTD also recovered arms, ammunition and explosives and registered cases under terrorism charges against them. With a view to effectively countering the menace of terrorism, the CTD Punjab has conducted extensive IBOs across the province to avert any untoward incident.…
Report in The Nation, Dec 08, 2022PESHAWAR – Counter Terrorism Department on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five terrorists including one having head money of Rs2 million. A police official said that on a tip-off, the CTD personnel along with other spy agencies raided an area in the Bannu region and arrested the four men. One Kalashnikov, three mobile phones. The arrestees belonged to the banned TTP-Tipu group and had been wanted by the law-enforcement…
report in Dawn, December 8th, 2022LAKKI MARWAT: A policeman was martyred when terrorists attacked a checkpost near Kinger Bridge in Bannu district on Tuesday night. Police officials said that the checkpost had been established near the bridge in the limits of Mandan police station as part of security measures to protect roads and citizens from attacks. They said that the policemen deployed at the post were performing their duties as usual when they came under…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, December 08, 2022WASHINGTON: The US State Department has warned of taking action if international terrorists regroup in Afghanistan, while expressing concerns that the Taliban-run country may once again turn into a refuge for militants. US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price raised the concerns during a press briefing, in light of the deteriorating situation in the region after an attack on Pakistan Embassy in Kabul. He said that the…
Report in Dawn, December 3rd, 2022KARACHI: After the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vowed to carry out attacks all over the country, Pakistan on Friday said it was hopeful that Afghanistan would live up to the promise of not allowing its territory to be used for terrorist activities in other countries. Addressing the weekly press briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan has serious concerns over terrorist activities and the issue was raised with…