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10 terrorists killed during CTD operation in Quetta: spokesperson​

Abdullah Zehri
October 1, 2025

At least ten terrorists were killed in Quetta’s Aghbarg area during an exchange of fire with security personnel from the Counter-terrorism Department (CTD), a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

“Ten terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire between them and the CTD team in the Aghbarg neighbourhood of Quetta,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

“CTD carried out the operation after receiving a tip-off from intelligence agencies,” he said, adding that “upon reaching the area, they were attacked by the terrorists but promptly retaliated.”

“Heavy ammunition and weapons were recovered from the slain terrorists,” as per the statement.

The spokesperson said that the “terrorists had previously been involved in attacking security forces and belonged to a banned terrorist outfit.”

“The slain terrorists have not yet been identified,” the spokesperson said, adding that their “bodies have been transferred to a hospital for identification purposes.”

The development comes a day after 10 people, including four security personnel, were martyred in a suicide car blast near the headquarters of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Quetta.

The security situation in Balochistan has worsened in recent months, as terrorists, long involved in a low-level insurgency, have stepped up the frequency and intensity of their attacks. The banned so-called Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), in particular, has adopted new tactics to inflict higher casualties and directly target Pakistani security forces.

 

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Operation in KP’s Bannu kills 2 terrorists, including one wanted for killing 4 officials: CTD​

Zahid Imdad
October 10, 2025

In a major intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Thursday, two terrorists were killed including one reported to be the mastermind behind the killing of four officials in April, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in a statement

A press release by the CTD issued yesterday said that it had “killed two most-wanted terrorists during a successful intelligence-based operation in Bannu district”.

“The mastermind of the martyrdom of four CTD officials is also among those killed,” it added.

According to the press release, the CTD had received confidential information that terrorists belonging to the banned organisation Fitna-al-Khawarij were planning a “major terrorist operation” on Company Road within the limits of Domail police station.


Fitnah-al Khawarij is the term the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Per the statement, the CTD’s Special (SWAT) team surrounded the area immediately along with the district police.

“Upon seeing the operation team, the terrorists tried to escape and started indiscriminate firing on the officials,” it said. “CTD and police retaliated vigorously to protect themselves and arrest the terrorists.”

The exchange of fire between the CTD team and the terrorists reportedly continued for about 25 minutes.

After the firing stopped, a search and clearance operation was conducted in the area and two terrorists were found dead, both of whom were identified as being from Bannu, it added.

“Some of the terrorists’ accomplices took advantage of the darkness to successfully escape.”

One of the terrorists killed was identified as the mastermind behind an attack on the Bannu CTD team on April 30, 2025, in which four personnel were killed and one injured. He had also been involved in attacks on two police posts in the district, in which a constable was martyred, the statement saod.

The other was involved in several attacks and targeted killings on CTD and district police in 2023, including attacking and injuring a constable in November of that year, according to the CTD.

 

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This is a positive development.

 

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Good step. Now they need to register all vehicles and make it mandatory.

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7 suspected facilitators of Islamabad court blast arrested by Rawalpindi CTD​

Mohammad Asghar
November 13, 2025

Rawalpindi’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday arrested seven suspects who allegedly facilitated the suicide bomb blast at Islamabad’s judicial complex on November 11, killing 12 people and injuring 36.

According to a police source, the “suspected facilitators have been arrested from Rawalpindi’s Fauji Colony (Pirwadhai area) and Dhoke Kashmirian. Moreover, a raid was also conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”

Yesterday, investigators had detained a bike rider of an online ride-hailing platform who had dropped off the bomber outside at the location.

A police official had said the bomber paid the fare to the bike rider against the ride, adding that he was traced and identified through the CCTV footage.

After his location was traced, the police picked him up and shifted him to an installation where he was being kept under protective custody.

 

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BREAKING:

Bajaur: Major terrorism plot foiled;
CTD and police arrest Afghan suicide bomber and facilitator

According to CTD, in collaboration with Bajaur police, upon receiving intelligence about the presence of two suspicious individuals in a nearby ravine in the area, an intelligence-based operation was conducted, leading to the arrest of suicide bomber Qais, who belongs to Balkh, Afghanistan, along with his facilitator Rafiullah.

Three hand grenades were recovered from the possession of the arrested terrorists, while a locally made IED, fuse, and explosive material were also recovered from a blue bag in the possession of the suicide bomber. CTD.

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Punjab CTD says 12 suspected terrorists ‘linked to RAW’ arrested in operations in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur​

Asif Chaudhry
December 8, 2025

The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday said it had arrested 12 suspected terrorists allegedly working for the Indian intelligence agency Research Analysis Wing (RAW) in intelligence-based operations conducted in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur.

According to a statement issued by the CTD spokesperson, the arrests were made in collaboration with sensitive agencies. He said security personnel recovered photos, videos, weapons, and explosives from the suspects, preventing large-scale terrorism activities in the aforementioned cities.

He said the recovered material reportedly also included images and video recordings of sensitive locations, including a religious seminary.

He said the terrorists were planning to incite “fear and religious hatred” in the province and had plans to target “places of worship and other important sites”.

The CTD spokesperson said suspects identified as Sukhdeep Singh, Azmat, Faizan, Nabil, Abrar, Usman, and Sarfaraz were arrested in Lahore. Another suspect, Danish, was arrested in Faisalabad, while four others — identified as Rajab, Hashim, Saqib, and Arif — were arrested in Bahawalpur.

He said that arrests came after the CTD investigated a Facebook account allegedly being operated from India to coordinate terrorist activities.

All of these terrorists were being funded by the Indian agency RAW, the CTD spokesperson said.