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5 militants of banned ISKP killed in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

September 11, 2026 admin

The Counter Terrorism Department had received intelligence that ISKP militants were present in a compound near Shamshatu camp. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Five militants of the banned Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) have been killed in an operation by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said. A key…

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Security forces kill five terrorists in northwest Pakistan

May 17, 2026 admin

Security forces gunned down five terrorists in intelligence-based operations in northwest Pakistan, police said on Sunday (May 17, 2026). The operations were conducted late on Saturday (May 16, 2026) in the Bannu district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to police. The Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sajjad Khan said that the operations were launched following…

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11 killed, several others injured after van plunges into gorge in northwest Pakistan

May 11, 2026 admin

At least 11 people, who were on their way to attend a marriage, were killed and several were injured when the van they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan on Monday (May 11, 2026), rescue officials said. The incident occurred in Malam Jabba, a popular tourist area, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat…

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Pakistan security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

May 9, 2026 admin

A member of security forces in Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Five terrorists were killed in operations conducted by security forces in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Saturday (May 9, 2026). Based on intelligence reports, the security forces initiated two separate operations in the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts…

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11 security personnel, 1 child killed in attack in Pakistan

February 17, 2026 admin

Militants from the banned TTP rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpost in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). TTP claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack on the FC check post in the Bajaur district bordering Afghanistan. According to the…

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Four peace committee members shot dead in northwest Pakistan

January 13, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Four members of a local peace committee were gunned down by unknown assailants on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, officials said. The incident took place in the Province’s Bannu district bordering North Waziristan. Unknown gunmen killed the peace committee…

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Pakistan shuts down 42 refugee camps housing Afghans for over four decades

December 17, 2025 admin

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) said it has shut down as many as 42 camps that had housed Afghan refugees for over 40 years. Millions of Afghan refugees crossed into Pakistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, being a bordering province, hosted the largest number…

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Pakistan security forces kill three TTP terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

December 14, 2025 admin

Pakistan continues to reel under terrorism with a surge of 25% terror incidents in 2025 compared to the previous year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the worst hit province. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP Three terrorists associated with the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed in an intelligence-based operation in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber…

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Government official among four killed in ambush in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

December 2, 2025 admin

At least four persons, including North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner, and two policemen, were killed when militants ambushed his vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday (December 2, 2025), police said. The attack in the Bannu district of the province, targeted a vehicle of Shah Waliullah, the assistant commissioner of North Waziristan. Spokesperson for…

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8 TTP terrorists killed, 5 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

October 24, 2025 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Eight TTP terrorists were killed and five others injured on Friday (October 24, 2025) during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The operation was carried out in the Wanda Sheikh Allah area of Lakki Marwat district. Eight terrorists belonging to…

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