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Incidents
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January 3
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The CTD officials
of Hazara Division arrested two TTP terrorists, Muhammad Nawaz
alias Abrash and Azizullah alias Hazaza, from Batagaram District
of KP. Both the terrorists are said to have received militant
training in Kunar area in Afghanistan. Nawaz and Azizullah were
involved in a number of terrorism incidents in the past and were
also found plotting an attack in the Batagaram region at the time
of their arrest. CTD officials said the two men revealed major
terrorism plots in Batagaram District during their initial interrogation.
A video clip of DPO Batagaram was also recovered from their possession.
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January 15
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TTP 'commander'
Asad Mansoor of the Hakimullah Mehsud group surrendered to the
SFs in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The name
of the surrendered 'commander' resembles that of the spokesperson
of the TTP's breakaway faction JuA, Asad Mansoor, but he has sent
an email to media outlets denying that he had laid down arms,
while an (unnamed) official says that he had surrendered three
weeks back.
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January 22
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A grade 12th student,
Fahim Ashraf, at Islamia College in Charsadda District of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa shot his college principal, Sareer Khan, dead after
being censured for skipping school to attend the November 2017
sit-in of religio-political parties in Faizabad area of Federal
capital Islamabad. In a video acquired by Dawn, the student, while
being arrested, appeared to justify the murder saying he believed
the college principal had committed blasphemy. "I have been taught...
to kill... to not be afraid. Don't be afraid of disrespecting
the one who" commits blasphemy, the student can be heard saying
in the video in Pashto. "You can kill me," he tells the arresting
officers. Police said the principal Sareer Khan had earlier expressed
his anger at Faheem over his being absent from college for three
days. Fahim Ashraf had been angry that he was marked absent during
the days he was attending the Faizabad sit-in.
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January 23
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At least three
Haqqani network militants were killed in a drone strike at a house
in Speen Thal area of Hangu District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The
deaths were also confirmed by SHO of Thal Police Station, Ameer
Zaman.
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February 3
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Eleven Pakistani
Army soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in a suicide bombing
near a Pakistani Army camp in Kabal area in Swat District of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. TTP has claimed responsibility for the attack. According
to reports, the suicide bomber blew himself up in a ground where
soldiers were playing volleyball.
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February 4
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JI local leader
Malik Tufail was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mughalkhel
area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Tufail was killed
when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at him
in Mughalkhel area. The suspects escaped from the site after the
incident.
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| February
9 |
Life in KP's Mardan
District came to a halt, as thousands of workers and supporters
of religious parties took to roads to pressure the Government
into releasing the 31 men convicted in the murder of Abdul Wali
Khan University Mardan student Mashal Khan, who was lynched in
April 13, 2017, after being falsely accused of blasphemy. Thousands
of members of the Tahaffuz Khatm-i-Nabuwat Organisation, JI and
JUI-F joined by locals participated in the protest that began
at Pakistan Chowk after Friday prayers. Holding banners that read
"Mashalyon, stop us if you can!". the protesters chanted slogans
against Mashal and the Government. The demonstration led by Tahaffuz
Khatm-i-Nabuwat leader Qari Ikramul Haq demanded that the men
convicted for the murder be released. Several of the men acquitted
by the court, including Ajmal Mayar, attended the rally and were
given a "Ghazi welcome". The rally was scheduled to march from
Pakistan Chowk to College Chowk, but concluded earlier at Katlang
Chowk after a dua for those acquitted.
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| February
10 |
The KP's CTD arrested
a facilitator of the terror attack on Peshawar's Agricultural
Directorate. According to CTD, the man identified as Muhammad
Yasir was taken into custody near Larma camp in Peshawar and belongs
to Bajaur Agency. The arrested suspect has been shifted to undisclosed
location and is being interrogated. On December 1, 2017, terrorists
attacked the Peshawar's Agricultural Directorate in which nine
people were killed and thirty eight others injured.
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| February
23 |
A motorcycle containing IED exploded
and injured three civilians including a Government official at
Dir Colony on Peshawar's Ring Road. The injured civilians were
identified as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Provincial Disaster Management
Authority Deputy Director Muhammad Shakeel, Latif, (29) and Wadan
Gul (47). TTP's Jama'atul Ahrar faction claimed responsibility
for the attack.
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March 17
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government
launched a crackdown against Hafiz Saeed-led JuD and its humanitarian
wing, FIF, by seizing control of their offices and financial assets.
The crackdown by the district administration of Peshawar, the
capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was carried out following directions
from the Federal Government. The action came despite March 16's
order by the Lahore high court directing the Federal Ministry
of Interior to explain by March 29 the reasons why it had seized
the offices and assets of JuD and FIF. "We have sealed the offices
of the foundation, seized three religious schools and two mosques
and handed over the seized properties to the Evacuee Trust Property
Board to look after its operational matters," said Senior Police
Officer Wasim Riaz said.
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| March 28 |
Two persons, including a transgender,
were killed when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at them
on Ring Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the Police, the transgender person Daniyal alias
Chutki and an accompanying friend Aizaz were travelling in a rickshaw
when the unidentified assailants targeted them at Ring Road on
route to Patang Chowk from Iqbal Plaza.
Unidentified assailants took away
a tribal journalist from his house at gunpoint from his house
in Tank District. The journalist, Shah Zaman Mehsud, belongs to
South Waziristan Agency of FATA, but he is residing in Tank District
along with his family. His brother Ismail Mehsud said that unknown
persons dressed in plain clothes knocked at the door of their
house on Tuesday night. He said that five armed men entered the
house and started dragging his brother. "All the unidentified
persons were carrying guns," said Ismail Mehsud. Sources said
that Shah Zaman was "abducted" about six months ago and remained
in the captivity of unknown persons.
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| March 30 |
At least three Policemen were killed
and four others sustained injuries when the convoy of DPO Zahidullah
came under bomb attack on the Hathala Road area of Kolachi tehsil
in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Fortunately,
DPO Zahidullah survived the incident unscathed.
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| April 25 |
The Peshawar High Court wrapping
up a petition submitted by the father of an APS attack victim,
ordered that former JuA and TTP 'spokesman' Ehsanullah Ehsan remain
imprisoned while he is undergoing trial. In the petition, the
victim Fazal Khan's father had asked the court in 2017 to ensure
that Ehsan is not pardoned as he had claimed responsibility for
the 2014 attack on Peshawar's APS in which at least 144 people,
mostly children, were killed. Ehsan, a TTP spokesperson until
2014, joined the splinter group JuA following a split in the TTP.
The Army in April 2017 announced his surrender to Security Forces
and released a 'confession video' of Ehsan in which he claimed
that terrorist organisations were being "used" by India and Afghanistan.
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| May 3 |
Three SF personnel were injured
in an IED blast in Jani Khel area of Bannu District in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. The SF personnel were on a patrol duty when their
vehicle hit the IED.
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| May 11 |
One Policeman was killed and 13
others were injured in an IED blast at the General Bus Stand in
Bannu town (Bannu District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The device,
apparently planted in a motorcycle, exploded when a Police patrol
passed by the bus terminal. The Police van and other cars parked
in the area were damaged due to the impact of the blast.
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| May 17 |
One person
was killed and 14 others injured in VBIED attack conducted by one
militant attacked targeting a FC vehicle carrying six Personnel,
including one Officer, on Mall Road near Katchehri Chowk in Nowshera
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May 17
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One person was killed and 14 others
injured in VBIED attack conducted by one militant attacked targeting
a FC vehicle carrying six Personnel, including one Officer, on
Mall Road near Katchehri Chowk in Nowshera District in KP.
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| May 29 |
A social activist and prominent
member of the Sikh community, Charnjeet Singh, was shot dead in
a suspected target killing incident in the Scheme Chowk area on
Kohat Road within the limits of Inquilab Police Station in Peshawar,
the provincial capital of KP. According to SSP, Operations, Javed
Iqbal Wazir said the incident occurred in the Scheme Chowk area
when unidentified men opened fire at Charnjeet Singh who was on
his way home from his shop. Charnjeet Singh died on the spot while
the attackers managed to escape.
A Police constable Hayatullah Khan
was shot dead by unidentified militants riding a motorcycle on
the Circular Road East near the Sate Life building in Dera Ismail
Khan town of same District. According to reports, constable Hayatullah
Khan, who was on a routine patrol on his bike on the Circular
Road when two armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on him.
As a result, he got serious bullet wounds and was shifted to the
District Headquarters Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
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| May 30 |
The KP Government
expressed concerns over strengthening of IS group in the border
areas of Afghanistan and termed its activities an indicator of unrest
in the region. However, the provincial authorities claimed that
the security situation in KP was satisfactory. According to sources,
the concern about strengthening of IS on the border areas was shown
by KP IGP Salahuddin Mehsud Khan during a briefing to the NACTA
in Islamabad. NACTA has already intimated to the Government that
JuA, IS and TTP have been a serious threat to security of the country. |
| June 7 |
An explosion
targeting a Police van on patrol in the Maidan Circle area near
Sara Panra in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claimed the
lives of a SHO, the vehicle's driver, and a passerby. It appeared
to have targeted a Zimdara Police Station van, which was on patrol
at the time, DSP Rehmatullah said. The blast was caused by an IED.
Zimdara SHO Bakht Munir Khan and his driver Irfan were killed, while
one FC official identified as Hazrat, a gunner to the SHO, was injured.
The blast also wounded some passers-by. |
| June 8 |
PTI councilor Rehman Afzal survived
a firing incident in the night when unidentified assailants on
motorcycle opened fire on him in Amin Colony of Peshawar, the
provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A man was wounded after an unidentified
gunman opened fire in a mosque in Shaheed Abad locality of Peshawar.
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