report in The News, March 16, 2023RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed eight terrorists in Zinghara area of South Waziristan on information on the presence of terrorists in the area, an ISPR press release stated on Wednesday. During an intense exchange of fire, including mortar fire, eight terrorists were killed while two soldiers were hurt. Unfortunately, two children embraced martyrdom during the exchange of fire, it added. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1050501-8-terrorists-killed-in-south-waziristan-ispr
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Report in Dawn, March 15th, 2023PESHAWAR/NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Four alleged militants were killed and three injured in two separate intelligence-based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan districts on Tuesday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said an operation was launched on a tip-off about the presence of militants near the Bhagwani area within the limits of the Dera Town police station. The CTD statement added that the militants opened fire on law enforcement…
report in Dawn, March 13th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A key militant commander was killed and another involved in suicide attacks against security forces was arrested during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out by security forces in the district on Sunday, officials said. They said security forces also recovered a motorcycle with 20 kilogrammes of explosives. Officials said security forces launched the first IBO in Dirdoni area of Miramshah following information about presence of some militants in the…
report in Dawn, February 24th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A member of the Christian community was killed in Eidak area of Mirali tehsil here on Thursday. Local police stated that it was for the first time when a minority member was targeted in the district, adding that Ayaz Masih was purchasing daily-use items in Eidak area when some unknown persons opened fire and killed him on the spot. They stated that the attackers managed to escape. Later,…
report in Dawn, February 14th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN/BAJAUR: Two, including an alleged militant, were killed and nine injured in three separate attacks in North Waziristan and Bajaur district on Monday. The alleged militant was killed and his three accomplices were taken into custody following an exchange of fire with security forces in the Sirkot area of Miramshah tehsil, officials have said. A security team was defusing a bomb after receiving information when militants opened fire. Local…
Report in Daily Times, Feb 12, 2023At least three people have been killed and 22 others injured in a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan, officials told RFE/RL. The attack on February 11 was carried out in the Mirali subdivision of the North Waziristan tribal district on security forces that were escorting a local petroleum company convoy, district officials said. Officials told Radio Mashaal that the suicide bomber drove his vehicle into the convoy at the…
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…
report in Dawn, January 13th, 2023SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Protesters in South Waziristan Lower demanding restoration of peace announced to end the sit-in being held for seven days and celebrated an agreement signed by them and the government on Thursday. The residents had been staging a sit-in at the district headquarters Wana in favor of their demands. They were demanding restoration of peace, ending armed groups, reopening of Angor Adda border crossing with Afghanistan for business activities…
REPORT IN The News, Jan 12, 2023WANA: Almost all the roads leading to various destinations of the district kept blocked by the protesters as the sit-in continued for the sixth consecutive day despite chilling winter and rain in South Waziristan on Wednesday. The protesters have blocked Wana-Angoor Adda road, Wana-Tank road, Wana-Razmak road and others to protest the rising incidents of target-killing, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, terrorism, militancy and other crimes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in…
Report in Dawn, January 7th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A man and his son were killed and another son suffered injuries when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan district here on Friday. According to an official report, the slain, Sharbat Khan, accompanied by his two sons, was going home in Mama Ziayarat area of Dattakhel when assailants sitting in ambush opened fire on them. As a result, Sharbat Khan and his…
by Dilawar Wazir in Dawn, January 7th, 2023WANA: Thousands of people took to the streets in South Waziristan on Friday against the recent wave of terrorism in the region. The protesters called upon the government to immediately take steps and restore peace in the region. The tribesmen held the protest against a surge in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in general and Waziristan in particular. People from all walks of life, including political workers, social…