by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, December 9th, 2023KHYBER: Security forces carried out heavy bombardments on the hideouts of suspected terrorists in Tirah Valley of Khyber district on Friday, according to local sources. Separately, five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Tank district. There was no official statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media affairs department, on the operation in the valley. However, sources told Dawn that the alleged hideouts were pounded…
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By Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Nov 7th, 2023KHYBER: As banned outfits continue to target security forces in relentless attacks, four security personnel were martyred in a shoot-out in Tirah during an intelligence-based operation launched on Monday after a tip-off regarding the presence of “terrorists” in the area. Since the start of this month, the security forces and the police have been in the crosshairs of militants who have launched several assaults, martyring more than a…
report in The Nation online, Sept 26, 2023 at 11:18 AMAt least three terrorists were killed by security forces in an operation carried out in Tirah valley of Khyber district, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Tuesday. According to the army’s media wing, three terrorists, including a commander, were killed in a fierce exchange of fire with security forces. “The security forces conducted an operation in the Tirah area of Khyber district…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, August 25th, 2023KHYBER: Suspect militants abducted two employees of a private consultant firm from their site office in Tirah valley during the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Police in the valley said they received a written complaint from the contractor of Tirah Sports ground project that some armed men under the command of one Najeed entered the rented living quarters of Eng Aamir Suhail in the Peer Mela locality of…