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Two policemen killed in separate targeted attacks in Pak's Khyber ... Two police personnel were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing inPakistan's restiveKhyber Pakhtunkhwaprovince on Friday, police said. According to police, the first incident occurred in the Sedgi Bakakhel area, where unidentified gunmen opened fire on police constable Muhammad Roshan outside his residence. He died on the spot, while the attackers managed to flee. In the second incident near Azad Mandi, unidentified assailants targeted police officer Mishkwat Ullah Ameer. Police said he was returning home after attending prayers at the Bakakhel Tablighi Markaz when he came under attack and was killed. Police said investigations into both incidents have been launched, while search and intelligence-based operations are underway to trace and arrest those involved. The killing of two police personnel has triggered concern among residents ofBannuand adjoining areas. Locals condemned the attacks and called for immediate action against those responsible. Bannu district has been the scene of repeated security incidents in recent months, with both civilians and security forces coming under attack amid…

9 cops martyred in terrorist attack on police post in Ziarat <p>QUETTA: At least nine policemen, including two senior officers, were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police post in Balochistan’s Ziarat district on Tuesday, officials said.</p> <p>Ziarat Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Qudoos Achakzai confirmed that it was a terrorist incident, adding that it occurred in the Mangi Dam area.</p> <p>He added that nine policemen, including two senior officers, had been martyred.</p> <p>The DC said the whereabouts of five policemen were still unknown, adding that additional personnel had been dispatched to the area.</p> <hr /> <p><em>More to follow</em></p>

2 policemen martyred in separate 'targeted attacks' in Bannu <p>BANNU: Two police constables lost their lives in separate incidents of targeted killings in Bannu district, officials said on Friday.</p> <p>Police authorities termed both incidents acts of terrorism and have launched search operations to trace and arrest the perpetrators.</p> <p>On Friday morning, Police Constable Mishqat Amir was returning home after attending a gathering at the Hamza Tablighi Centre when he came under attack on Bannu-Miranshah Road near Azad Mandi.</p> <p>According to initial reports, unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him while he was on his way home. As a result of the attack, the constable sustained critical injuries and died on the spot.</p> <p>In a separate incident that took place on Thursday night in Saidgi Baka Khel, Police Constable Muhammad Roshan, who belonged to the Wazeer sub-division police, was shot by unidentified gunmen outside his residence.</p> <p>Police said that Roshan was serving at the North Waziristan Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) Camp in Baka Khel and had returned home after completing his duties.</p> <p>According to officials, the attackers opened fire on …

Cop martyred after unidentified assailants open fire in KP's Bannu <p>BANNU: A police constable was martyred after unidentified assailants opened fire on him near Lora Bridge in Bannu on Monday.</p> <p>Police identified the deceased as Umar Niaz Khan, who was on his way to report for duty. He was posted at the Bannu Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Bungalow.</p> <p>Local sources also said that unidentified armed assailants forced the police constable off a rickshaw before opening fire on him and killing him on the spot.</p> <p>Following the attack, the police and the peace committee cordoned off the area. They launched a search operation to trace the attackers, and efforts were underway to apprehend those responsible.</p> <p>Later, the funeral prayers for the fallen police officer were offered at the Police Lines, where fellow officers and officials paid tribute to his sacrifice.</p> <p>Bannu district has witnessed repeated security incidents in recent months, with both <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1956498"><u>civilians</u></a> and local <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1988070"><u>security forces</u></a> coming under attack. Violence has included attacks on police…

7 dead, 3 injured in back-to-back blasts in KP's Bannu <p>BANNU: Seven people were killed and three others injured in two explosions in Marka Bera, a semi-tribal mountainous area of Bannu’s Wazir sub-division.</p> <p>Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Yasir Afridi confirmed that a total of seven people were martyred and three others were injured in the two blasts.</p> <p>He said security forces and law enforcement agencies immediately reached the area, collected evidence, and launched an investigation into the incidents.</p> <p>According to police and local sources, the first explosion targeted a passenger vehicle travelling towards Domel. The powerful blast destroyed the vehicle, killing five people on the spot. Following the explosion, residents rushed to the scene and began efforts to recover the bodies and transport the injured to a hospital.</p> <p>Eyewitnesses said the second blast occurred when the wounded were being shifted in a car, nearly a kilometre away from the site of the first blast. The second explosion killed two people, also destroying the vehicle they were in.</p> <p>Rescue 1122 teams subsequently shifted the bodies and injured victims to Domel Rural Health Cen…

Alleged militant commander killed in Bannu; attempt to destroy link bridge foiled <p>BANNU: An alleged militant commander and two people were killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, while militants also attempted to blow up a key link bridge, local sources said on Saturday.</p> <p>The Police Peace Committee said that Shahid, son of Mir Khatam and a resident of Wali Noor in Jani Khel, was killed near Kangar Bridge during an operation on Friday night.</p> <p>The deceased was said to be a close associate and facilitator of militant commander Akhtar Muhammad and was allegedly involved in several terrorist activities.</p> <p>In a separate incident, two bodies were recovered from Domel Link Road. The deceased were later identified as Ghazi Marjan and Parvez, residents of Wanda Sarai Naurang in Lakki Marwat district.</p> <p>According to reports, the two men had allegedly been abducted and later killed by militants. Police launched an investigation into the incident.</p> <p>Meanwhile, militants attempted to destroy the Teri Ram Bridge on Miryan Road with explosives.</p> <p>Local sources said the blast caused partial damage to the bridge and also affected a nea…

Security forces foil attempts to blow up girls' school, bridge in KP's Bannu <p>BANNU: Two separate attempts by terrorists to destroy civilian infrastructure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district were foiled on Thursday.</p> <p>The terrorists targeted a government girls’ school and a bridge in the district. According to local sources, explosives planted at the school partially damaged the building.</p> <p>Security forces responded promptly and prevented what could have been a major incident.</p> <p>Terrorists also planted explosives under a bridge in an attempt to destroy it and disrupt movement in the area. According to officials, a barrel filled with explosives was placed beneath the bridge.</p> <p>Upon receiving information about the device, security forces reached the site, where a bomb disposal unit successfully defused it.</p> <p>Security forces said around 50kg of explosives had been planted beneath the bridge.</p> <p>They added that investigations into both incidents had been launched, while law enforcement agencies had intensified search operations and intelligence-based efforts in the region to apprehend those involved.</p> <p>Bannu district has been the scene of repeat…

Militant quadcopter attacks in Bannu kill one, injure three children By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Two quadcopter attacks carried out by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district have left one person dead and three children injured, police said on Wednesday, signaling a troubling escalation in the use of drone technology by extremist groups in the region. The first strike occurred Tuesday night in the Srah Bangla area of the northwestern tribal district, according to District Police Officer Saleem Abbas Kulachi. “The quadcopter strike killed a woman and left three injured, including two children,” Kulachi said. The woman’s body and the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical assistance. Hours later, at 6:45 am Wednesday, a second attack targeted the Miryan Police Station in the same district. Kulachi said an explosive-laden quadcopter, deployed by what he called “Khawarij,” slammed into the facility. No casualties were reported in the police station strike, which marked the third militant assault on the outpost, authorities said. “These attacks are being carried out by militants who have acquired and deployed quadcopters in carrying out attacks,” said Amir Khan,…

2 cops martyred as police patrol comes under attack in KP's Mohmand <p>MOHMAND: Two cops, including an additional station house officer (SHO), were martyred when <em>Fitna al Khawarij</em> terrorists attacked a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand district on Thursday night, according to police.</p> <p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1849349/govt-proscribes-gul-bahadur-group-majeed-brigade#:~:text=TTP%20labelled%20as%20fitna"><em><u>Fitna al Khawarij</u></em></a> is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.</p> <p>A police statement said the attack occurred near the Warsak Lift Canal in the Machni area within the jurisdiction of Ekkaghund police station, where a police mobile patrol came under heavy gunfire from the armed terrorists.</p> <p>It said Additional SHO Zaitullah and Elite Force constable Noor Zeb embraced martyrdom while responding to the onslaught. Meanwhile, the vehicle’s driver, Zahir, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Peshawar for further medical treatment after receiving initial care.</p> <p>The statement said the personnel responded swiftly and effectively, forcing the attackers to retreat.</p> <…

2 policemen killed in separate terror attacks in NW Pakistan - Xinhua Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2026-06-12 15:28:32 ISLAMABAD, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Two police constables were killed in separate targeted attacks in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Friday. The latest incident occurred on Friday morning when a police constable was shot dead by unidentified gunmen near Azad Mandi area of Bannu district while returning home after attending a religious gathering, a local police officer told Xinhua. In a separate attack on Thursday night, another police constable was shot outside his residence in the Saidgi Baka Khel area. The official described both incidents as acts of terrorism and said investigations were underway. Search operations have been launched in the affected areas to trace and arrest the attackers, officials added. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.■

Two policemen killed in targeted attacks in Pakistan - News.az Two police constables were killed in separate targeted attacks in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday,News.Azreports, citingXinhua. The latest incident took place on Friday morning, when a police constable was shot dead by unidentified gunmen near the Azad Mandi area of Bannu district while returning home after attending a religious gathering, a local police officer told Xinhua. In a separate attack on Thursday night, another police constable was shot outside his residence in the Saidgi Baka Khel area. Officials described both incidents as acts of terrorism and saidinvestigationswere underway. Search operations have been launched in the affected areas to track down and arrest the attackers, authorities added. No group has claimed responsibility for either attack so far. News.Az

8 tribesmen, young girl killed in separate armed clashes in Balochistan <p>QUETTA: Eight tribesmen and a young girl were killed in separate armed clashes on Sunday in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah and Dera Bugti districts, officials said.</p> <p>In the first incident, a senior police official said that a group of armed men entered the Killi Badawan area and began firing on their opponents, which resulted in the death of four tribesmen and a young girl.</p> <p>The four tribesmen died on the spot after receiving multiple bullet injuries, while the young girl succumbed to her wounds when taken to Quetta for treatment. The official added that before fleeing the area, the armed men fired “hundreds” of bullets in the air.</p> <p>A heavy contingent of police and law enforcement agencies reached the site of the incident and launched an operation to trace the perpetrators.</p> <p>Police said the armed attack stemmed from an old enmity as the aggrieved party had killed six persons of the attackers some time ago. One of the attackers was also quoted as declaring on the spot, “We have taken revenge today”.</p> <p>Later, the attacked tribe briefly blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway, staging a pro…

Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill seven: Police Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday.“A private pickup truck carrying passengers was targeted with a remote-controlled IED... the injured were being transported to hospital in a car for emergency treatment when a second IED exploded,” said Yasir Afridi, a police officer in Bannu district, adding that three people were wounded.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, but the militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is very active in the region. Pakistan blames neighboring Afghanistan for the rise in attacks in the country.The Taliban government in Kabul has repeatedly denied Pakistan’s accusations that Afghan territory was being used as a safe haven for militants.The frosty relationship between them has spiraled into deadly armed conflict in recent months, including Pakistani airstrikes on

7 Pakistani policemen killed in separate attacks - Anadolu Ajansı ISLAMABAD At least seven policemen were killed in separate attacks in Pakistan on Tuesday, including two in a suicide bombing at a security check post in the northeastern province of Punjab, officials said. The suicide attack occurred at a post in the Bhakkar district, Punjab police chief Abdul Karim said in a statement. Three civilians were injured in the attack, including two health workers of an anti-polio team, police said. Earlier on Tuesday, militants attacked a police vehicle in the Kohat area of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement. At least five policemen, including a senior officer, and two civilians were killed, he said. In a statement, Kohat District Police Officer Shehbaz Elahi said three others were injured in the attack. Over the past week, at least 16 security personnel, including a senior army officer, lost their lives in clashes and security operations against militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces. According to the military, 53 militants were also killed during these operations and attacks. In rece…