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TTP nurtured by Pakistan army fuels insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The TTP has deep historical ties with the Afghan Taliban, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP). It is a by-product of al-Qaeda's jihadi politics in Afghanistan and Pakistan after 9/11.
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Pakistan: Police constable killed in terror attack on Lakki Marwat checkpo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A police checkpoint in Shahbazkhel town of the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was attacked by terrorists, resulting in the death of a police constable and a terrorist, the Dawn reported on Monday.
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Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami launches protests against lawlessness, surge in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has launched a protest sit-in against a surge in lawlessness, crimes and narcotics in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the News International reported on Sunday.
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Terrorist attacks surge Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan in 2022: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces remained under the grip of criminal activities as Pakistan suffered close to 376 terror attacks the previous year, Dailytimes reported citing a report by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Terrorist, constable killed in attack on police checkpost in Khy
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A police constable and a terrorist were killed in Pakistan on Sunday after a gunman attacked a police checkpost in the Shahbaz Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat District, a local police official said, according to a report in The Dawn.
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"Pakistan saw rise in 'terror attacks' in 2022 as TTP turned biggest threa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In its annual report, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said Pakistan security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan-Afghan border regions.
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4 policemen killed in heavy firing at checkpost in northwest Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dawn quoted police spokesperson Yaqoob Shah that an unknown number of terrorists had stormed the Takwarra check post in Kulachi tehsil early morning.
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3 policemen injured in terror attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As per District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Shoaib, a group of terrorists attacked a police picket, located in the limits of Kulachi police station in Dera Ismail Khan. The terrorists were equipped with the latest weapons including rocket launchers.
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PTI to hold protest against inflation, 'sinking economy' in Pakistan from
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"From tomorrow, demonstrations will be staged against inflation and the sinking economy [...] and this movement will continue until the incumbent government is sent packing," Dawn quoted Fawad Chaudhry as saying on Thursday.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces deteriorating law and order situation: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This comes after the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on November 28, ended its ceasefire agreement with Pakistan.
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TTP militants in KP region between 7,000 and 10,000: Pakistan Interior Min
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Blaming the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for not paying heed to the security of the region, Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that an estimated number of around 7,000 to 10,000 Tehreek-i-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP) militants are present in the region, Dawn reported.
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Unemployment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raises divorce rates
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the current year, over one lakh women filed for divorce, and over 10 thousand were granted the Khula Decrees by courts.
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