At least three people were injured on February 23 after an explosive planted in a motorcycle near the central market in the Drazanda area of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off, reports Dawn. Yaqoob Khan, the spokesperson of Dera Ismail Khan District Police Officer Abdul Rauf, said four shops and three motorcycles in the locality suffered severe damages.
Locals from Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported a group of motorcycle-riding militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) moving through the bazaar and vandalizing vehicles with tinted windows, The Khorasan Diary reported on February 23.
The Counter terrorism Department (CTD) during an operation in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 23 arrested a group of five target killers involved in the killing of polio supervisor Dr. Abdul Rehman on January 19, 2024, reports The Khorasan Diary. A cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered from their possession. The killers were in touch with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and were conducting target killings for them.