report in Dawn, December 13th, 2022
SWABI: The police have issued an alert about the plans of the banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan to attack ‘soft targets’ in Swabi and Nowshera district and ordered measures to protect the people’s lives.
A police letter issued by the provisional and regional police on Sunday and available with Dawn reads, “Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has detailed a terrorist tashkeel [group] to Swabi and Nowshera from Marawara Markaz in Kumar province of Afghanistan. The tashkeel is likely to arrive in the area soon.”
It adds that according to intelligence agencies, the “tashkeel” would merge with the one led by terrorist Izhar Shiraz and already present in Swabi.
“They (TTP) have planned to go for soft targets like polio team, traffic police wardens and security personnel,” it read.
The letter also said the district police should take necessary precautionary measures against terrorist plans and arrest terrorists before sending the progress report to the provisional police chief officer by Thursday.
The local police claimed that they had undertaken numerous measures to foil terrorist plans.
They said district police officer Najamul Hussnain visited “strategic installations” and other key areas, checked security measures and directed officials to enhance security checks and remain alert. …….
https://www.dawn.com/news/1726027/terror-alert-for-soft-targets-in-swabi-nowshera-issued
