Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Terrorism Watch

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Swat, a region still haunted by memories of Taliban occupation from 2007 to 2009, witnessed a similar situation in 2022 when reports surfaced that fugitive terrorists were being allowed to re-enter from Afghanistan during the PTI-led government.

“The news sparked widespread public outrage and led to the formation of Swat Olasi Pasoon (Swat Public Uprising), a grassroots civil movement,” said Sajid Aman, a local activist. He noted the movement mobilised thousands of citizens in mass protests and sit-ins, demanding firm action from the state to prevent the return of terrorists.

Meanwhile, Saidu Medical College students organised a peace march on Wednesday. Students from Jahanzeb College and other institutions, along with members of civil society, also took part in the walk.

The participants carried banners, placards, and posters inscribed with messages of peace. They chanted slogans calling upon the government to ensure durable peace not only in Swat but across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 

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At least three killed in Wana IED blast​

Police officer, 13 other injured in attack on police vehicle

Our Correspondent
August 07, 2025

South Waziristan: blast near police van in Wana Bazaar

At least three passersby were killed and 14 were injured, including three police personnel on Thursday as a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) struck near a police vehicle in Wana Bazaar, South Waziristan.

The blast occurred near Shakai Stand, police officials confirmed, adding that unidentified assailants also opened fire following the incident.

According to SHO Shakai, one civilian was initially reported dead and five others injured, including a police officer. The casualty count later rose as authorities provided updated figures.

The injured have been shifted to Wana Headquarters Hospital, said District Police Officer Tahir Shah.

 

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Curfew imposed in Bannu as joint search operation underway against terrorists​

Zahid Imdad
August 8, 2025



Police on Friday imposed a curfew in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu as a search and targeted operation is ongoing alongside security forces in the Hoveed area. — Photo via author

Amid a spate of terrorist and quadcopter attacks, police on Friday imposed a curfew in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu as a search and targeted operation is ongoing alongside security forces in the Hoveed area.

Over the past few months, multiple areas of KP — including Bannu, Peshawar, Karak, Lakki Marwat and Bajaur — have seen a series of attacks, particularly targeting police personnel in Bannu in July.

In a statement issued today, Bannu police spokesperson Khanzala Quraishi said: “This operation has been launched on the basis of intelligence reports, the main objective of which is to cleanse the area from the scourge of terrorism and establish lasting peace.”

The operation began at 5am on Friday, according to Quraishi, and was launched on the instructions of Regional Police Officer Sajjad Khan under the supervision of District Police Officer Saleem Abbasi Kalachi.

“During the operation, security forces and police personnel have completely surrounded the area and house-to-house searches are ongoing,” the statement said.

“In case of any suspicious activity or resistance, immediate and effective action is being taken so that the terrorists do not get any chance to escape or hide.”

A curfew has been imposed in the area for the sake of public safety, and citizens have been advised to cooperate with security agencies and stay indoors.

“Immediately report any suspicious person or activity to the relevant authorities,” the statement read.

“Authorities have warned that providing any kind of facility or assistance to terrorists is a serious crime, and strict legal action will be taken against such elements.”

Last week, a police constable was martyred in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Bannu, where an exchange of fire also left three terrorists dead and three policemen injured.

In July, terrorists used a quadcopter to attack a police station in Miryan, Bannu, making it the fifth such attack at the installation in a month.

 

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One martyred as Bannu check-post hit by quadcopter​

One martyred as Bannu check-post hit by quadcopter

Our Correspondent
August 09, 2025

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A paramilitary soldier was martyred and three others were injured when terrorists dropped an explosive device on a check post in Bannu district from a quadcopter drone on Friday, police sources confirmed to The Express Tribune.

Quadcopters have become a new weapon in the hands of TTP terrorists in recent months as they are increasingly using these improvised unmanned aerial vehicles to attack security forces and law enforcers in the southern and tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

In the latest incident, TTP terrorists attacked a paramilitary check-post in the Takhti Khel area of Baka Khel in Bannu. Police sources confirmed that one trooper was martyred and three others were injured who were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Following the strike, paramilitary troops and police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace the perpetrators.

In a separate development, security forces and police arrested 14 suspected facilitators of terrorists and destroyed their three hideouts in a joint operation in the Howid and Wazirabad areas of Bannu. The operation was launched on intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists in Wazirabad and Toodonar areas along the Tochi River.

 

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Lakki Marwat attacks

Three soldiers, woman martyred in spate of attacks in Lakki Marwat

In a series of militant attacks across Lakki Marwat district, three soldiers and a woman were martyred, while three others, including two soldiers, sustained injuries, police and rescue officials said on Saturday.

The first incident took place on Friday evening in the Tatta Bashikhel area, where Merajuddin, a clerk in the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, who had been on leave for the past week, was attacked.

“The FC official and his cousin Fareedullah were sitting outside their home when two armed suspects wearing masks suddenly appeared from the eastern side,” a police official said, quoting an FIR.

The attackers opened fire as Meraj and Fareed attempted to flee towards the house. Meraj’s wife, Nusrat Bibi, rushed out upon hearing the gunshots and attempted to shield her husband, but was also gunned down by the assailants.

Both Meraj and Nusrat were gravely wounded, and the FC personnel succumbed to his injuries on the spot, while his wife died en route to a hospital in Bannu.

Following the attack, a large police contingent was dispatched to the rural area to search for the assailants.

In another attack on Saturday, a soldier of the Frontier Corps, Sepoy Jehangir Khan, was martyred in the Mir Hazar Khanzadkhel area.

According to officials, Jehangir and his cousin Asmatullah were grazing cattle when two armed motorcyclists wearing masks opened fire on them. Jehangir was killed on the spot and his cousin was injured. The body and the injured were later transferred to the District Headquarters Hospital at Tajazai.

In yet another attack, a former soldier of the Pakistan Army, Habibullah Khan, 55, was shot dead by a group of seven militants near a rainwater course in the Ghazikhel area. The attackers, who fled towards the Karmukhel Mountain, also took away an AK-47 assault rifle from the martyred soldier.

In a separate incident, two soldiers were injured when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Abdulkhel on Saturday.

Officials said that the roadside bomb, planted by “terrorists from the Fitna al-Khawarij group”, exploded as the soldiers were on patrol. The injured soldiers, Mohammad Salim and Mohammad Malook, were immediately shifted to the Government City Hospital. Rescue 1122 dispatched medical teams and ambulances to the scene.

 

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A three-day curfew has been imposed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district with 27 areas locked down in Mamund tehsil and roads blocked for a targeted operation, authorities said on Monday.

All residents have been asked to stay indoors with the authorities warning that curfew violations would be at the residents' own risk.

The district administration said the curfew in Mamund would remain in effect from 11am on August 11 till 11am on August 14.

Earlier, according to local sources, hundreds of families had left the area, seeking safety in other parts of the district and beyond.

To accomodate them, district authorities have vacated 107 public schools and colleges to and set up a camp of 450 tents at Bajaur Sports Complex.

Read: Displacement continues from Mamond amid tensions


The district administration had also ordered the removal of maize crops planted within 100 metres of the roadside.

Farmers were given a three-day ultimatum to harvest their crops, with officials citing security considerations behind the directive.

Authorities said the measures were part of precautionary steps being taken as the situation remained volatile in the region.

On Friday, the seventh round of the Bajaur Peace Jirga concluded without a breakthrough, as negotiations hit a deadlock on a key point of contention between the two parties.

Both sides raised objections to a particular clause under discussion, resulting in a stalemate.

Speaking to the media, Peace Jirga member Sahibzada Haroonur Rasheed confirmed the deadlock and said, "Efforts are underway to resolve the impasse. The Jirga remains committed to playing its role in maintaining peace in the region".

He urged both parties to exercise restraint and patience during the ongoing process.

"We have appealed to both sides to demonstrate tolerance. They have assured us that in the event of any conflict, civilians will not be harmed," he added.

 

[RealNapster]

This is operation for you gentleman. What you wanted for long. Crops to be harvested early within 100 meter of roads. Curfew for 72 hours in one go. If someone is a daily wage worker and had to earn daily to feed his family, he is fcuked. You are also not supposed to fell ill in these 72 hours. Otherwise you are responsible for anything happening to you if you violated curfew.

To people like you, sitting in big cities of Islamabad, Peshawar, Pindi, Karachi, Lahore. This may seem a normal thing. Until someday a similar situation is forced upon you. Only then will you understand how it feels to feel helpless in such situations.

I am all for eliminating terrorism. But if our intelligence agencies are so incompetent that we need to surround whole cities , towns and districts for some terrorists, then why not disband these agencies if they can't even locate terrorists in a house in it's own land and. Jurisdiction ? IBOs should be the way. Not this shit.

 

[Asfandyar Bhittani]

This is operation for you gentleman. What you wanted for long. Crops to be harvested early within 100 meter of roads. Curfew for 72 hours conservatively. If someone is a daily wage worker and had to earn daily to feed his family, he is fcuked. You are also not supposed to fell I'll in these 72 hours. Otherwise you are responsible for anything happening to you if you violated curfew.

To people like you, sitting in big cities of Islamabad, Peshawar, Pindi, Karachi, Lahore. This may seem a normal thing. Until someday a similar situation is forced upon you. Only then will you understand how it feels to feel helpless in such situations.

I am all for eliminating terrorism. But if our intelligence agencies are so incompetent that we need to surround whole cities , towns and districts for some terrorists, then why not disband these agencies if they can't even locate terrorists in a house in it's own land and. Jurisdiction ? IBOs should be the way. Not this shit.

Play stupid games win stupid prizes. The area is lucky that the curfew which was imposed with clearance with local elders wasn't longer and/or permanent (nightly). Few daily wage workers missing out can't justify head choppings and bombing of schools and mining of IEDs in crops, forced marriages with terrorists and forced conscription into TTP, and hostages for payments.

 

[RealNapster]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes. The area is lucky that the curfew which was imposed with clearance with local elders wasn't longer and/or permanent (nightly). Few daily wage workers missing out can't justify head choppings and bombing of schools and mining of IEDs in crops, forced marriages with terrorists and forced conscription into TTP, and hostages for payments.

I totally get that. But one should ask why are we in this situation despite having world-class (and not just one) intelligence agencies. Why wait for all this to accumulate to a point where IBOs don't even sound a good solution and the only good solution seems to be curfew and operation ? Why not actively work against terrorism and keep taking out them one by one as they emerges ?

 

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[Asfandyar Bhittani]

I totally get that. But one should ask why are we in this situation despite having world-class (and not just one) intelligence agencies. Why wait for all this to accumulate to a point where IBOs don't even sound a good solution and the only good solution seems to be curfew and operation ? Why not actively work against terrorism and keep taking out them one by one as they emerges ?

We are in this situation because:

The IBO model (Radd ul fassad) adopted in 2017 just DOES NOT work. Look at Balochistan where that has been the preferred way from the start

Why it doesn't work?
A) Because most of the intelligence desks are wasting manpower and time on undemocratic excursions of the generals.

B) IBOs were never expanded to areas where the terrorists actually were. Afghanistan, Switzerland, India, EU.

C) Political recruiters of militants, (PTm/BYC) were either left alone or used in previously mentioned undemocratic excursions. These orgs help militants fill up their ranks and nobody can touch them other than random arrest here and there to make martyrs out of them.

IBOs (current model) in other sense are an admission of state no longer fighting the war and maintaining a "Negative peace". Which always turns back into a war.

 

[ARMalik]

It is about damn time. Everyone who is objecting to this is extremely delusional. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY !