QUETTA: A day after a deadly attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan claimed the lives of 23 Pakistan Army soldiers, Balochistan caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai has proposed a set of counterterrorism measures, including offering the United States “drone bases to target militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan”. The minister shared a series of counterterrorism measures in a post on his X (formerly …

DI KHAN: Twenty-three Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while 27 terrorists were killed in three separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “heightened activities” were witnessed in the district on the nights of December 11 and 12. In the early hours today, a group …

LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday said it had arrested nine suspects associated with defunct organisations during various intelligence-based operations (IBOs). According to an official statement by the CTD, officials conducted 70 IBOs in various parts of the province. During these operations, the CTD interrogated 69 suspects, resulting in the arrest of nine. The statement disclosed that …

RAWALPINDI: Five terrorists were killed during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in the Mullazai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the army’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an IBO was conducted in the area last night over the reported presence of terrorists. “After an intense exchange of fire, five terrorists were sent …

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Sararogha area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday night. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a fire exchange took place between army troops and terrorists after the military “effectively engaged the terrorists’ location”. The statement added …

PESHAWAR: At least six people, including four children, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on Peshawar’s Warsak Road on Tuesday morning, officials said. Warsak Superintendent of Police Arshad Khan confirmed the number of injuries. He said the wounded persons had been moved to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital. Two children are in critical condition, LRH spokesperson Mohammad Asim …

GILGIT: Six people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a passenger bus in the Chilas area of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, according to a local police official. At least nine people, including two soldiers, lost their lives, and 21 passengers received injuries when unknown attackers opened fire at the Rawalpindi-bound bus from nearby hills, causing the vehicle to …

LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested 14 suspected militants linked with banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to the spokesman, the CTD Punjab conducted intelligence-based operations in different districts and took 147 suspected persons into custody for interrogation. The CTD arrested 14 alleged militants after interrogation and recovered weapons, …

PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday released a list of women terrorists, who had been involved in different subversive activities in the province since 2014. According to the list issued here, 30 women were involved in incidents of terrorism, 13 in kidnapping, two in extortion and three each in target killing, terror financing. CTD Director General Imran Shahid …

RAWALPINDI: Eight terrorists were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the IBO was conducted in the district’s Sararogha area based on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, …