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Two cops, civilian killed in northwest Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district
Updated : 3 years, 2 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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Pakistan army promises to 'eliminate terrorism' without distinction
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The TTP and the Pakistani government announced the ceasefire in June this year. In recent weeks, Pakistan has witnessed a resurgence of militancy in northwest Pakistan.
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Rising militancy causes stir in northwest Pakistan's Bannu region
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistani newspaper said routine life has come to a standstill and businesses are affected due to market closure as people prefer to stay at home before dusk in the three districts of the Bannu division.
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Pakistan: Militants storm police station in South Waziristan, flee with we
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Militants armed with rocket launchers and heavy weapons forced their way into the police station in Wana, the Dawn newspaper reported. A policeman inside at the time of the attack told Dawn that around 50 militants entered the station after blowing up the front gate.
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War underway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Pak lawmaker Mohsin Dawar ami
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
No group has taken responsibility for the attack so far. But the police suspect the involvement of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn newspaper reported.
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US exit from Afghanistan bolstered TTP activities in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The TTP gained considerable ground and increased its footprint and magnitude of activities during the peace talks process, The News International newspaper reported.
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SC dismisses curative plea of NGO Roots in Kashmir seeking probe into kill
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A curative petition filed by Roots, a Kashmiri Pandit-based NGO was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Thursday. The petition sought a probe into the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley in 1989-90, during the heights of militancy.
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World community express concern over Pakistan's terror spurt
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS), the domestic turmoil in Pakistan has shown no sign of ending and has diverted the government's already-wavering focus on militancy.
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Police vacate two police stations in Pak northwest amid security threat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The residents believe the police stations were vacated out of fear of the Taliban, who oppose the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Nation reported.
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Pak militant commander backs 'good Taliban' in peace
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mir Ajam Khan, who came in with a dozen of his armed men, in his brief speech there, gave credit to 'good Taliban' for restoring peace in the area in 2007, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Ongoing militancy in J-K linked with infiltration of terrorists from IB, L
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The ongoing militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is linked with infiltration of terrorists both from the "International Border" as well as the "Line of Control" in J-K, says the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Annual Report 2021-22.
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Army, political leadership failed to check surge in militancy in northwest
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"What is more worrying is that the civilian leadership and Pakistan's powerful security establishment have so far failed to handle the emerging situation in Swat," the report added.
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