Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2022

Two suspected terrorists were killed in a clash with Security Force (SF) personnel in the Dojana area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 3, reports Dawn. Officials said the exchange of fire between the terrorists and SF personnel took place after troops spotted suspicious movement in the area. The deceased terrorists were identified as Waseemullah and Amjid Khan. Read less...

On April 5, unidentified persons threw a hand grenade killing three people in in Kot Kundian area under Kulachi tehsil (local unit of administrative division) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, reports Dawn. The victims were identified as Rozi Khan (25) and his relative, Mohammad Ayub (40), and Abdul Sattar. Read less...

Two Excise and Narcotics Control Department officials shot dead by unidentified assailants at Darazanda Bypass of Dera Ismail Khan town (Dera Ismail Khan District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on April 8, reports ARY News. The slain officials, identified as Inspector Rukhsar and ASI Waseem, were targeted in the gun attack during duty hours. Read less...

Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in the Zindi Falak Sher area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of April 9, reports Dawn. A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) official said that CTD commandos assisted by a contingent of Police launched the operation on information that a group of terrorists affiliated with TTP had gathered for carrying out subversive activities. The Security Forces (SFs) reached the area and besieged the hideout of wanted terrorists to arrest them. However, he added, the terrorists opened fire. “The police commandos took positions and returned the attack in the same manner, killing five terrorists,” CTD official added. The official identified the deceased as Shah Fahad, Nooruddin, Sabireen, Shermanullah and Mohammad Iqbal, saying Nooruddin belonged to Afghanistan and he was the deputy commander of TTP in the area. Read less...

Five Policemen were killed in a rocket attack carried out by terrorists on a Police van near Chowk Yadgar of Kulachi area in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on April 11, reports ARY News. Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Kulachi Fazal Subhan sustained serious wounds. According to the Police officials, terrorists fired a rocket on the Police van and later resorted to heavy firing. The terrorists managed to flee from the scene after the fierce attack, added Police. Read less...

An Army Major and a soldier were killed and two terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire between Security Forces (SFs) and a group of terrorists in the Birmal area of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of April 12, reports Dawn. Two soldiers were also wounded in the clash. The Major was identified as Shujaat Hussain (30) of Toba Tek Singh District (Punjab) and Sepoy was Imran Khan (27) of Naseerabad District (Balochistan). Read less...

An Army soldier was killed in a clash with terrorists in Isham area of North Wazrisitan District on April 13, reports ARY News. The dead soldier was identified as 28-year-old Sepoy Asmatullah Khan, a resident of Mianwali District in Punjab. Read less...

Seven soldiers were killed when terrorists ambushed a vehicle of Security Forces in Data Khel tehsil (revenue unit) of North Wazrisitan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 13, reports Dawn. Officials said the terrorists attacked a moving vehicle of the SFs in Data Khel near the Afghan border. The terrorists used a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and assault guns in the attack. The dead soldiers were identified as Havaldar Tariq, Sepoy Arshad, Sepoy Kashif, Sepoy Junaid, Sepoy Ijaz Ali, Sepoy Waqas and Sepoy Jawad Mir. Read less...

Four terrorists were killed in the ensuing encounter after terrorist ambushed a military convoy near the Afghan border in Data Khel tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 15, reports ARY News. Earlier it was reported that seven soldiers were killed in the ambush. An operation was launched in the area to clear it of terrorists. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants, identified as Khalil and Ehsan, belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan-TTP (Gandapur group) during an intelligence-based operation in Gara Guldad area of Kulachi tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on April 16, the Police said. Two Kalashnikovs, two grenades and five magazines were recovered from the site. Read less...

A Policeman was killed when he was attacked by unidentified motorcyclists near the Mandan Park in Bannu town (Bannu District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 18, reports Dawn. The dead Policeman Iftikhar Khan was posted to the investigation branch in the Mandan Police Station. Read less...

One terrorist was killed during an intense exchange of fire in the general area of Datta Khel in North Waziristan District on April 19, reports Geo TV. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the exchange of fire between terrorists and Security Forces (SFs) took place in which one terrorist, identified as Fareed Ahmed, was killed. ISPR added that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the killed terrorist, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against SFs. Read less...

Four terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in a mountainous area of Ping Omerzai in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on April 20, reports Dawn. Read less...

Three Policemen were killed in a gun attack by unidentified assailants at Bara Ajab Talab check post in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on April 20, reports ARY News. Police said that one attacker was also killed in retaliation after a check post came under attack from the assailants. Police added that another Policeman and two civilians also sustained injuries in the gun attack. Read less...

A Policeman, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Rahim Shah, was killed when unidentified assailants opened fire at a check post in Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on April 21, reports Dawn. Read less...

Unidentified assailants opened fire on a Policeman who was on duty at Akori Chowk in Nowshera District on April 21, reports Dawn. Read less...

Three soldiers were martyred in the Dewagar area in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during an exchange of fire with terrorists from across the Afghan border, the military's media affairs wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on April 23, reports Dawn. According to a statement issued by the ISPR, terrorists opened fire on Pakistani troops from across the Afghan border and the latter "responded in a befitting manner". "As per credible intelligence reports, due to fire of own troops, terrorists suffered heavy casualties," the ISPR said, adding that three soldiers embraced martyrdom after fighting gallantly. The martyred soldiers have been identified as Havaldar Taimoor (30), a resident of Jhelum; Naik Shoaib (38), a resident of Attock; and Sepoy Saqib Nawaz (24), a resident of Sialkot. Read less...

Two Policemen were injured in a grenade attack carried out by terrorists at Sadda Police Station in Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 23, reports ARY News. Police said that the terrorists hurled a hand grenade at Sadda Police Station in which two Policemen, identified as Ishaq and Anwar, sustained injuries. According to the Sadda Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), two suspects were arrested over the suspicion of the grenade attack. Read less...

Two soldiers were killed after terrorists attacked Security Forces (SFs) in the Sararogha area of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 26, reports Geo TV. The dead soldiers were identified as 26-year-old Lance Naik Umar Ali Khan, a resident of Bannu District, and 23-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Sirajuddin, a resident of Dera Ismail Khan District. Read less...

At least 24 law-enforcement personnel were killed and 26 injured in several terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) since the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched the Operation ‘Al-Badar’ on April 2, Dawn reported on April 27 quoting KP Police. The TTP’s March 30 announcement for the launch of a special operation against law-enforcement agencies has led to a surge in its attacks in tribal districts, southern region and other parts of the province. A senior Police official told Dawn on condition of anonymity that the law-enforcement agencies were working on a multi-pronged strategy to defeat terrorism amid growing attacks. “Terrorists are attacking soft targets to sow fear among them. It shows that our strategy of denying land and resources to them [TTP] is working,” he said. The official said that the TTP attacks against law-enforcement agencies in the province had surged compared to last year when the Islamic State Khorasan chapter (IS-K) was carrying out most of such attacks. The official said that the TTP issued around 35 ‘threats’ to attack law-enforcement agencies in the current month and the IS-K three only. Read less...

One terrorist was killed and two Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) commandos were injured in an encounter during a raided on terrorist hideout near Maal Mandi area in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 26, reports Dawn. A CTD official said the personnel came under fire when they started laying a siege to the hideout. Two CTD commandos, including Assistant Sub-Inspector Shafeedullah and Lower Head Constable Ashraf Ali were injured in the attack, the official said, adding a terrorist identified as Asif was killed. He said the slain terrorist was wanted by Police in target killing of Deputy Superintendent of Police Jalil Khan and a constable, Iftikhar Khan. Read less...

A Police official was killed when unidentified assailants attacked him in Wana town of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 27, reports Dawn. Assistant Sub-Inspector Aslam Javed was walking after Iftar in the main town when assailants driving a non-custom paid car opened fire on him near Pir Sultan Mosque, killing him on the spot. Read less...

KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Moazzam Jan Ansari said on April 28 that terrorists were infiltrating from Afghanistan in tribal Districts to carry out attacks, reports Dawn. IGP Ansari said that on Pakistani side, kinetic action was being taken against terrorists; however, for the issues emanating from across the border needed to be taken up with Afghan authorities. “We are facing problems from other side of the border,” he added. He said that over past four months, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 202 terrorists including 18, who were carrying head money. He said that about 70 terrorists including proclaimed offenders were killed in police action during that period. CTD recovered 46 kilograms of explosives, 99 hand grenades, eight suicide jackets, three rocket propelled grenades, 43 RPG shells and other arms and ammunition. “During the first four months of current year, 30 policemen were martyred,” said the IGP. He added that seven of the martyred officials belonged to CTD and seven others were injured. He said that Police carried out a total of 6307 search and strike operations and arrested 45,697 suspects. He said that police also recovered 8,198 different types of arms and 184,193 rounds as well. Read less...

Four people were injured in a blast in Mamund tehsil of Bajaur District on April 29, reports Samaa TV. Read less...

One Police constable, identified as Raheem Bacha, was killed when unidentified militants lobbed two cracker bombs at the main gate of Nasta Police Station in Charsada District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the afternoon of April 29, reports Samaa TV. Constable Raheem Bacha was killed in the first explosion, which was followed by another one. The explosions damaged the main gate and boundary wall. The bomb disposal squad (BDS) said five kilograms of explosives were used in the bombings Read less...