Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Terrorism Watch

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EDITORIAL: The state must avoid taking any action or decision that may antagonise the citizenry and the KP govt must evolve political consensus.

Read the full editorial: https://www.dawn.com/news/1868139

 

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2 policemen guarding polio team shot dead in KP’s Orakzai​

AFP | Dawn.com
October 29, 2024

A file photo of polio workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accompanied by a policeman. — Reuters

Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team were shot dead by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district on Tuesday, following which two attackers were also killed, police said.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, and vaccination teams are frequently targeted by militants waging a campaign against security forces.

On Monday, Pakistan launched a week-long vaccination campaign with the aim of immunising more than 45 million children under the age of five.

Malik Sikandar, a senior police officer in Orakzai, told AFP: “Two militants attacked policemen guarding a polio vaccination team.”

“One policeman died at the scene while the second succumbed to injuries” en route to hospital, he told AFP, adding that officers chased down and killed the two attackers and a local accomplice.

Another police official, Naveedullah Khan, confirmed the fatality and told AFP that two vaccination workers on the team “were inside the home during the attack and remained safe”.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in KP, which has long been a hive of militant activity.

 

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Lastly the Terrain of the Tirah Valley is a nightmare for Counter-Terrorism operations.

Terrorists take cover of the dense forest making it extremely difficult for security forces to conduct ops.

Due to which army had to deploy gunship helicopters to softened hard targets.

 

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Mohsin Ali

@Mohsin_o2

Lastly the Terrain of the Tirah Valley is a nightmare for Counter-Terrorism operations.

Terrorists take cover of the dense forest making it extremely difficult for security forces to conduct ops.

Due to which army had to deploy gunship helicopters to softened hard targets.

Extensively use drones with AI accelerated image processing capabilities to identify the targets and immediately eliminate them. If necessary use an ultra autonomous "kill chain" with a minimal human supervision....

 

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Three security men martyred in Bannu shootout​

Ghulam Mursalin Marwat | Saleem Shahid
October 31, 2024

A combination photo of Lance Naik Ghazanfar Abbas, Major Atif Khalil and Naik Azad Ullah. — ISPR
LAKKI MARWAT/QUETTA: Three security men, including an army major, embraced martyrdom in a shootout in the Bakka Khel area of Bannu while eight militants were also killed in the exchange of fire, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday.

A statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) read that the security forces planned an intelligence-based operation (IBO) after reports about the presence of militants in the area. It said the security forces effectively engaged militants and killed eight of them. Seven militants were injured.

Major Atif Khalil, 31, of Azad Jammu Kashmir’s Sudhanoti district was leading his troops when he embraced martyrdom along with Naik Azadullah, 36-year-old resident of district Karak and 35-year-old Lance Naik Ghazanfar Abbas from Layyah, the ISPR statement added.

It said a sanitisation operation was being carried out to eliminate “any other militant” found in the area, as security forces of Pakistan were determined to wipe out the menace of militancy.

In a separate operation in Zhob, one militant was killed and another was arrested after he was injured by security forces in the Sambaza area of Zhob. The ISPR said security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on the night of 29-30 October in the general area of Sambaza following a tip-off.

During the shootout, a militant was gunned down while another was apprehended in injured condition, it said, adding that weapons and ammunition were also recovered.

Published in Dawn, October 31st, 2024

 

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Intelligence Based Operation
Dera Ismail Khan

In Tehsil Daraban Kalachi, an exchange of fire between the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and terrorists resulted in the deaths of two high-profile targets.

The terrorists, identified as Yusuf and Zahir Khan, were wanted by security forces for their involvement in various activities.

 

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Firing on Levies post leaves two dead in Malakand​

Correspondent
November 9, 2024

MALAKAND: Firing on a checkpost in Musa Maina locality here left two Malakand Levies personnel dead and another injured on Thursday night. The incident sparked a protest with residents blocking the main Dargai-Mardan Road for traffic on Friday.

Sources and locals said a Malakand Levies man, identified as Saddam Hussain, and his brother, Ziaullah of Gudar Kallay, Kopper area, allegedly opened fire on personnel manning the Musa Maina checkpost, killing Havaldar Fazal Karim and sepoy Riaz Ahmed, and injuring sepoy Alamzeb. They managed to escape after committing the crime.

The injured man got registered FIR with the Dargai police station against Saddam and his brother, Ziaullah.

 

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*ISPR*On 09 November 2024, Security Forces conducted an intelligence based operation in general area Spinwam, North Waziristan District on reported presence of khwarij.During conduct of the operation, own troops effectively engaged khwarij's location, as a result of which, six khwarij were sent to hell, while six khwarij got injured. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from killed khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as killing of innocent civilians. Sanitization operation is being carried out to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area, as security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe-out the menace of terrorism from the country.

 

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6 terrorists killed, 6 injured in North Waziristan operation: ISPR​

Dawn.com
November 10, 2024

Security forces killed six terrorists and injured six others during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan’s Spinwam area, the military’s media wing said on Sunday.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the IBO in Spinwam on Saturday upon the “reported presence” of terrorists.