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

One Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was killed and two other Policemen sustained injuries after unidentified assailants opened fire on them at a check-post within the remits of Jalozai Police Station in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on February 3, reports The Nation. According to Police, the Policemen were standing at a check-post where unidentified men opened fire on them. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on February 3 recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Ghulam Khan Khel area of North Waziristan District, reports Geo News. “Security forces conducted an IBO in Ghulam Khan Khel, North Waziristan District, on reports of a terrorists' hide out in the area,” said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement. The ISPR said that during the “search of the area large quantity of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices” were recovered from the terrorists' hideout. “Recovered weapons and ammunition include sub machine guns, hand grenades, RPG-7 rockets, IEDs, material used in preparation of IEDs, communication equipment and hundreds of multiple calibre rounds,” the ISPR statement added. Read less...

Security Forces killed two terrorists in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on February 5, reports The News International. The military's media wing said terrorist Asmatullah alias Hafiz along with another terrorist, whose identification is in progress, were killed during an exchange of fire as the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO). According to ISPR, a huge cache of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from the killed terrorists which include submachine guns, hand grenades and a large quantity of multiple calibre rounds. "The killed terrorists were involved in terrorist activities against security forces, target killing and kidnapping for ransom," the statement read. Read less...

SFs on February 5 arrested one TTP terrorist Allah Noor during an IBO in Sarwakai village of South Waziristan District, reports The Nation. According to ISPR, the TTP terrorist was trying to escape an Intelligence Based Operation. “Huge cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, IEDs, Mortars, grenade and communication equipment recovered from the terrorist hideout,” ISPR statement added. Read less...

At least five soldiers were killed after terrorists launched a cross-border attack from Afghanistan on the Army troops stationed in Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on February 6, reports Dawn. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the Pakistani troops responded befittingly to the attack, adding that as per “intelligence reports” the “terrorists suffered heavy causalities”. The five soldiers that were killed during the exchange of fire included 34-year-old Lance Naik Ajab Noor (resident of Karachi, Sindh), 22-year-old Sepoy Ziaullah Khan (resident of Lakki Marwat, KP), 23-year-old Sepoy Naheed Iqbal (resident of Karak, KP), 18-year-old Sepoy Sameerullah Khan (resident of Bannu, KP) and 27-year-old Sepoy Sajid Ali (resident of Bahawalnagar, Punjab). The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on February 6 killed a TTP “suicide bomber” during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Tank District, reports Samma TV. According to the ISPR, the operation was conducted on a tipoff and a search and clearing operation was launched in the area. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed a terrorist during an exchange of fire in the Shewa area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of February 8, reports Dawn. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the killed terrorist was identified as Irfan alias Abu Darda and weapons and ammunition were found in his possession. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) shot dead a militant and foiled his suicidal attempt to enter into a military post in Dossali tehsil of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 14, reports Geo TV. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the militant, before being shot down, fired small arms and also tried to lob a grenade. The ISPR said weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorist, who was identified as "Sharif". He remained actively involved in militant activities against security forces, ISPR noted. Read less...

Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants targeted a convoy of FC in Bobli area of Speen Wam tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on February 18, reports Radio Zrumbesh. TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani claimed the responsibility of the attack in a statement. Read less...

On February 19, unidentified militants hurled two grenades injuring three policemen inside the Phandu Police Station on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Read less...

Five terrorists and one soldier were during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by the Security Forces in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 20, reports Geo News. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs had launched the operation after receiving reports related to the presence of terrorists in the area. During the operation, the SFs and the terrorist got involved in an “intense exchange of fire” that led to the killing of the terrorist. Four out of the five terrorists were identified as Habib Nawaz, Waheed Ullah, Abdur Rehman, and Muhammad Ullah. Meanwhile, the identification of the fifth terrorist is in progress, said the ISPR. The killed soldier was identified as 28-year-old Sepoy Shabbir Ahmed, a resident of Quetta (Balochistan). “Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the hideout of the killed terrorists which include submachine guns, hand grenades and a large number of multiple calibre rounds,” the statement added. The slain terrorists were involved in terrorist activities against SFs, target killing, and kidnapping for ransom, statement added further. Read less...

At least five Police personnel got injured in a remote-control blast near a Police van deployed for polio duty at Ibrahim bridge on Maddi Road Gara in Kulachi tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 22, reports Daily Times. District Police Officer (DPO) Najam ul Hassan said that the injured officials including driver of the van were shifted to District Headquarters hospital, while the vehicle was completely destroyed in the attack. Read less...

A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Madi Khel area of North Waziristan District on February 24, reports ARY News. The ISPR said SFs conducted the IBO on reports of the presence of a weapons and ammunition cache in the area. During a search operation, sub-machine guns, light machine guns, RPG-7s, hand grenades, RPG-7 rockets and hundreds of multiple calibre rounds were recovered, adds ISPR. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed six terrorists during an operation in the Hamzoni area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 24, reports Dawn. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on the reported presence to terrorists in the area. The killed terrorists were identified as Muhammad Ali, Mateeullah, Muhammad Umar, Akhtar Hussain, Sher and Waseem, the ISPR said, adding that they were involved in terrorist activities against security forces, target killings and kidnappings for ransom. Weapons, ammunition and other equipment, including submachine guns, hand grenades, mines, handcuffs and a large quantity of multiple calibre rounds, were recovered from the killed terrorists, according to the ISPR. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed a terrorist during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 26, reports Dawn. The IBO was conducted after the presence of terrorists was reported in the area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered during the IBO. According to the ISPR, the terrorist was involved in terrorist activities against SFs. Read less...