State Minister for Interior Tallal Chaudhry said on Monday more than 1,020 law enforcement personnel had been killed in militant violence this year, describing 2025 as the “peak” of militancy in the country. Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in militant attacks in recent years, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces […]
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KP police to form Special Combat Unit against terrorists
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police have announced the establishment of a Special Combat Unit (SCU), a newly structured strike force designed to carry out intelligence-based targeted operations against terrorists elements across the province. According to an official statement issued from the office of Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed, the initiative has been approved by […]
Militancy’s New Tools
Intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan have again demonstrated the lethal reach of Pakistan’s counterterrorism apparatus. Over the past 72 hours, the military says it targeted multiple hideouts around Miran Shah and killed 21 militants, including four alleged ring leaders. These latest strikes come just days after another operation in the same district reportedly killed 27 […]
A captured militant has made a confessional statement
A captured militant has made a confessional statement claiming that commanders of a banned group mislead young recruits under the name of religion and jihad, according to a video statement released by security sources. Read More: Lakki Marwat operation: 8 Terrorists dead, weapons captured The detained individual, identified as Omar Din alias “Jazba,” said he was […]
UNSC rebuts Taliban denial, links Afghan networks to rising militancy in Pakistan
A United Nations Security Council monitoring report has challenged the Afghan Taliban’s claim that no terrorist groups operate from Afghan soil, stating that no member state supported the assertion while recording a rise in attacks on Pakistan launched from Afghanistan. Issued by the UN’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, the report describes the continued […]
Pakistan security forces kill 24 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations
ISLAMABAD/KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: Pakistan security forces killed 24 terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on February 4–5, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Friday. Read More: President, PM praise security forces after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa According to the ISPR, the operations targeted militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), referred to by the state […]
Bugti rules out political solution as BLA attacks claim lives in Balochistan
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has said that the challenges facing the province are not political in nature and can only be addressed through a military response, as he confirmed heavy casualties following recent attacks by the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). Read More: Balochistan frees families of banned BLF, BLA militants Speaking on Geo News programme […]
Attack on police patrol in Bannu thwarted, two militants killed
An attempted militant attack on a police vehicle in the Domel area of Bannu district was successfully foiled on Monday, resulting in the killing of two assailants, police officials said. Read More: Four peace committee members killed in Bannu gun attack According to police, the incident occurred when a police vehicle was conducting a routine patrol in the […]
KP treasury lawmakers say PTI unfairly targeted
PESHAWAR: Treasury lawmakers in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Monday claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was being unfairly targeted. The remarks came amid debate over recent statements by the military spokesperson regarding militant attacks. Read More: KP Assembly to debate unfair distribution of uplift funds During an assembly session chaired by Deputy Speaker Suriyya […]
Rocket hits under-construction house in Bannu; no casualties
Bannu Cantonment came under a rocket attack on Friday when a projectile struck an under-construction house in the Defence Colony area, officials and residents said. No casualties were reported. Read More: 5 children killed, 12 injured while playing with mortar shell The rocket, fired from an unknown direction, created a several-feet-deep crater and caused the […]