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India-Pakistan

Terrorists involved in attacks on Customs officials killed in DI Khan operation

2024-04-24

[GEO.TV] The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Tuesday claimed to have killed at least eight ~~bandidos~~ turbans who were involved in attacks on Customs officials in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

One of the most-wanted terrorists, Jahanzaib, was also among those killed in the operation conducted on Monday in the KP district, the CTD said in a statement.

The dead terrorists, according to the statement, were also involved in extortion and attacks on security forces as well as murder.

The ~~bandidos~~ turbans were present in the district with plans to cause sabotage, it added.

"The escape routes of the ~~bandidos~~ turbans were blocked," the CTD said, adding that there is a fear of the presence of controllers of ~~bandidos~~ turbans in the local population.

"Strict action is also being taken against the controllers," the agency maintained.

Last weekend, two officials of Customs were bumped off in an attack near York Toll Plaza in DI Khan, while four others sustained injuries in the gun attack.

This attack came just days after a previous one on April 18, during which six people, including five customs officials, were killed in a firing incident on the Sago Road in Daraban tehsil of the district.

According to the statistics issued by the Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs KP, the areas most affected by terrorism include Beautiful Downtown Peshawar

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Two Customs officials gunned down in another DI Khan attack

2024-04-22

[GEO.TV] Two officials of Pakistain Customs were bumped off in an attack near York Toll Plaza in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
district, police said on Sunday.

According to the law enforcement officials, four others sustained injuries in the gun attack and have been shifted to the DHQ Hospital.

The police said that the unidentified armed assailants escaped the site of the incident after opening fire.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack, reiterating that such cowardly acts could not shake the resolve of the government and the fight against terrorism would continue till their complete elimination.

The prime minister prayed for the departed souls and for the bereaved families to bear the losses with fortitude, PM Office Media Wing said in a blurb.

He said that looking after the bereaved families of the officials was now a responsibility of the government and directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman to prepare shuhada package for the bereaved families.

This is the second time that Customs officials came under attack in DI Khan in the same week. On April 18, six people, including five Customs officials, were killed in a firing incident in the KP district.

The law enforcers said the person or persons unknown targeted the Customs officials on the Sago Road in Daraban tehsil of the district.

The armed attackers, who hid in bushes, attacked the Customs’ vehicle and expeditiously departed at a goodly pace unchallenged on cycle of violences.

Due to the attack, the driver of the Customs vehicle lost control and collided with another vehicle, resulting in the death of the citizen.

According to the statistics issued by the Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs KP, the areas most affected by terrorism include Beautiful Downtown Peshawar

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Security forces gun down three terrorists in KP shootout

2024-03-03

[GEO.TV] Three gunnies were bumped off and four others injured during an exchange of fire with Pak security forces, who conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district, the military's media wing said.

In a brief statement released on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the security forces conducted the "IBO on the reported presence of terrorists".

It said that weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against law enforcement agencies and civilians.

"Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area," the ISPR stated.

Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism.

Pakistain witnessed a spike in terrorist attacks in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
and KP provinces in a few months which also marred the pre-election phase in some provincial pockets.

In response, the security forces also intensified actions against the terrorism-hit areas and achieved success by restoring peace in the affected parts, especially in areas bordering Afghanistan.

Last week, the security forces neutralised six gunnies in another IBO in KP’s North Wazoo

Wazoo district.

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'High-value target': Daesh commander eliminated in Khyber IBO, says ISPR

2024-02-12

[GEO.TV] Security forces eliminated a "high-value target" Surat Gul aka Saif Ullah of ISIS in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Khyber district on Sunday.

On the reported presence of a high-profile terrorist, security forces swung into action immediately and carried out a raid in the tribal district, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

An intense fire exchange occurred during the conduct of the operation in which the ’ring leader’ of the outlawed terrorist outfit was killed by the security forces.

"Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorist commander, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including murder of innocent civilians as well as extortion and was highly wanted by the law enforcement agencies."

"Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area. Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism," the military’s media wing added.

Earlier in the month, two ~~bandidos~~ bully boyz including a ring leader in KP’s North Wazoo district were killed by the security forces on the night of February 5 and 6.

The ring leader Ayubullah, also known as Mansoor, alongside another, was bumped off, as the forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of terrorists, a military statement read.

Pakistain has witnessed a surge in attacks in its tribal districts bordering Afghanistan since the Taliban
Taliban

...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
returned to power there in 2021.

Islamabad claims Kabul is sheltering allied Death Eaters such as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) allowing them to strike on its soil with impunity.

According to the statistics issued by the Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs KP, the areas most affected by terrorism include Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
, Khyber, Bajaur, and Tank while Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan are included in the terror-affected areas.

The documents of the Home and Tribal areas revealed that a total of 1,050 incidents of terrorism took place in KP last year while 419 incidents of terrorism took place in the arranged districts, and 631 incidents in the merged districts.

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10 policemen martyred in DI Khan terrorist attack

2024-02-06

[GEO.TV] At least 10 coppers were martyred and six others injured in a late-night attack on a cop shoppe in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
district, police said on Monday.

Police said gunnies attacked the cop shoppe with heavy weapons at 3am in Tehsil Daraban of the district.

The injured have been shifted to DHQ Hospital, they added.

The gunnies attacked the cop shoppe from all sides with grenades and heavy gunfire.

The police also retaliated, but the gunnies escaped in the darkness of the night, the law enforcement agency added.

The forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to hunt down the fleeing Death Eaters, while the quick response force has reached with additional force, according to the police.

Funeral prayers of martyred police personnel will be offered in the police line, they added.

Last month, three cops and two soldiers were martyred in two different terror incidents in Kohat, Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministate in centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
and Lakki Marwat on Wednesday, while an independent candidate for the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and his two other colleagues were killed by person or persons unknown during the election campaign in Wazoo.

Pak districts along the border with Afghanistan have seen a dramatic spike in attacks since the Taliban
Taliban

...mindless ferocity in a turban...
returned to power there in 2021.

Islamabad claims Kabul is sheltering allied ~~bandidos~~ murderous Moslems such as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) allowing them to strike on its soil with impunity.

According to the statistics issued by the Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs KP, the areas most affected by terrorism include Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
, Khyber, Bajaur, and Tank while Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan and South Waziristan are included in the terror-affected areas.

The documents of the Home and Tribal areas revealed that a total of 1,050 incidents of terrorism took place in KP last year while 419 incidents of terrorism took place in the arranged districts, and 631 incidents in the merged districts.

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One killed, several injured as multiple explosions reported in Balochistan

2024-02-02

[GEO.TV] At least one person was killed and four others were maimed on Thursday as multiple blasts were reported in different parts of Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
including the thriving provincial capital Quetta, according to police.
'Tis the season
In Quetta, the earth-shattering kaboom took place in the Spinny Road area. Police have cordoned off the area and are ascertaining the nature of the blast, Geo News reported.

Explosions also took place in Naseerabad and Turbat
Turbat

...The turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) is a relatively large species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is highly prized as a food fish. It is a valuable commercial species, acquired through aquaculture and trawling. Turbot are farmed in Bulgaria, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Chile, Norway, and China. Turbot has a bright white flesh that retains this appearance when cooked. Like all flatfish, turbot yields four fillets with meatier topside portions that may be baked, poached, steamed, or pan-fried. It has been called The King of the Sea because of its exquisite flavor.

Turbat is a city in Pakistain located in southern Balochistan. It has nothing to do with the fish. Its primary industry appears to be murder. Don't go there, not even to visit

To recap, if it tastes good it's turbot. If you're being shot at, stabbed, choked, strangled, flung off a tall building, or piked it's Turbat, so get the hell out of there if you're not already dead. ...
districts of the province.

According to police, at least three people were maimed when a hand grenade went kaboom! at the Dera Allah Yar Bhatti gate area in Naseerabad and one person was injured in a grenade blast in Turbat's main market.

Bomb disposal squad and rescue teams have arrived at the site of a blast in Quetta where, according to police, at least one person has died in the earth-shattering kaboom.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Quetta Tariq Jawad told the media that 8 to 10 kg of explosives were used in the blast in the thriving provincial capital.

He said the dear departed of the blast has not been identified yet, adding the preliminary investigation showed the victim was a passer-by.

The SSP further said that no election-related was underway near the site of the earth-shattering kaboom.

The latest incidents come as the Election Commission of Pakistain (ECP) is scheduled to meet today (Thursday) to discuss the law and order situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan amid an uptick in violence.

In a statement today (Thursday), a spokesperson of the ECP said the electoral body has sought an immediate report from the chief secretary and Balochistan police chief on multiple explosions in the province.

The situation was further aggravated Wednesday as violence marred electioneering activities as multiple terrorist attacks in a row rocked various cities of Balochistan and KP resulting in several injuries.

A day earlier, Rehan Zeb Khan, an independent candidate for NA-8 and a member of the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
was rubbed out while canvassing in KP’s Bajaur district.

On Tuesday, a kaboom on the PTI's election rally in Sibbi killed four people.

The uptick in violence sounded alarm over the country's security situation ahead of the general elections — scheduled to be held on February 8.

The deadly explosion came just a few days before the national-level polls, with political parties leading their electoral campaigns in full swing amid heightened security and deployment of law enforcers to ensure the law and order situation across the country.

With more than 128 million voters, various circles have raised concerns over the deteriorating security situation in the country, especially in the aforementioned provinces, with some politicians even moving the Senate seeking poll delay in light of security threats.

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Violence mars electioneering activities as multiple blasts target Balochistan

2024-02-01

[GEO.TV] With February 8 polls drawing near, Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
Wednesday was rocked by multiple terrorist attacks in various cities resulting in several injuries.

Three separate hand grenade attacks were carried out against the Pakistain Peoples Party's (PPP) election offices in Quetta and Kalat's Mangochar — with the former incident wounding three people.

The strikes were followed by another hand grenade attack on the PPP candidate Zahoor Buledi's house in Kech, confirmed Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hussain Jan.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!...
in a separate incident, the Awami National Party
founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986. Part of the PPP-led cabinet 2008-13. The ANP is considered left wing, advocating for secularism, democratic socialism, public sector government, and economic egalitarianism....
(ANP) also came under attack as assailants opened fire on the party workers in Chaman city resulting in the death of a worker identified as Zahoor Ahmed.

The incident took place as ANP workers were busy in electioneering activities in the PB-50 constituency, confirmed party spokesperson Zamrak Achakzai.

Condemning the incidents, Balochistan's caretaker Home Minister Zubair Jamali said that such attacks would not deter the public's resolve against the menace of terrorism.

Furthermore, independent candidate Rehan Zeb Khan was rubbed out on Wednesday in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, police said.

The election hopeful was contesting elections from NA-8 and PK-22 seats and was present in Sadiqabad Phatak Bazar area of the tribal district in connection with the election campaign when person or persons unknown fired upon him, leaving him deader than Tut.

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Five policemen deployed for polio duty martyred in Bajaur blast

2024-01-09

[GEO.TV] At least five police officials were martyred and 24 were maimed Monday in a bomb explosion targeting a police vehicle in Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district, Geo News reported.

Police said the cops were going to provide security to polio
polio

...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain...
vaccination teams. More deaths were feared in the incident, they said.

The dear departed and injured have been shifted to Khar hospital, where an emergency was declared, they added. Police said blood donation was sought by the hospital for treatment of the victims.

The police spokesperson said all the casualties were police personnel.

Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman condemned the attack on the police officials deployed for the security of the anti-polio team in Bajaur.

Taking to X, she said the PPP stands in solidarity with the families of the five personnel martyred in the earth-shattering kaboom.

"Terrorists have attacked not only the police but also the health of our children. An attack on the security of the anti-polio team should not be tolerated under any circumstances, it is directly related to the health of our children," she said.

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Soldier martyred in shootout with terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR

2024-01-09

[GEO.TV] A Pakistain Army soldier was martyred in an exchange of fire with ~~bandidos~~ murderous Moslems in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Wazoo district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.

According to the military’s media wing, the security forces effectively engaged terrorists’ location and apprehended one terrorist in injured condition.

"However,
a woman is only as old as she admits...
during an intense exchange of fire, Havildar Muhammad Zahir, 41, resident of District Mardan, having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat."

The ISPR further said that a sanitisation operation was being carried out to eliminate any ~~bandidos~~ murderous Moslems found in the area.

"Security Forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve," read the statement.

According to the statistics issued by the Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs KP, the areas most affected by terrorism include Beautiful Downtown Peshawar

...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
, Khyber, Bajaur and Tank while Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
and North Waziristan and South Waziristan are included in the terror-affected areas.

The documents of the Home and Tribal areas revealed that a total of 1,050 incidents of terrorism took place in KP last year while 419 incidents of terrorism took place in the arranged districts, 631 incidents in the merged districts.

A total of 61 incidents of terrorism took place in Peshawar last year and the highest 201 incidents of terrorism occurred in North Waziristan besides 169 incidents took place in Khyber, 121 in South Waziristan, 98 in Dera Ismail Khan, 62 in Bajaur and 61 in Tank respectively.

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Three terrorists killed for attempting to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan

2024-01-01

[GEO.TV] Security forces killed three forces of Evil in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur District who were trying to infiltrate the Pakistain-Afghanistan border
...also known as Pashtunistan, home of ignorance, poverty, and automatic weapons...
on Sunday, a statement issued by the military's media wing said.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces picked up movement of the three forces of Evil who were trying to infiltrate the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur’s Batwar area.

After exchange of fire, all three bad boyz were potted by the security forces. "Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists," the ISPR added.

In another incident that took place on late Saturday night, forces of Evil from inside Afghanistan opened fire on a Pak border post in the Spinwam area of North Wazoo

Wazoo district.

Own troops responded in a befitting manner causing considerable losses to the terrorists, the ISPR said.

During the exchange of fire, a soldier having fought gallantly embraced martyrdom. The martyred soldier was 31-year-old Naik Abdul Rauf from Rahim Yar Khan district.

Pakistain has consistently been asking the interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border.

"The interim Afghan government is expected to fulfil its obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by forces of Evil for perpetuating acts of terrorism against Pakistain," it concluded.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that security forces also killed at least five forces of Evil in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Mashkai area of Awaran district, Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
on Saturday night.

Terrorists’ hideout was also busted and a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives was recovered, according to the ISPR's statement.

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PTI top brass meets JUI-F chief Fazl after Imran's approval

2023-10-27

[GEO.TV] In a twist of events, a delegation comprising Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
's (PTI) top leadership met Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
(JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman
Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull
on Thursday, with the approval of party chairman Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
For years now, Imran has targeted Fazl — and vice versa — and both are considered arch-foes. Fazl's party was also part of the coalition government and helped remove Imran from power last year.

Talking to journalists after the meeting in Islamabad, PTI's big shot Asad Qaiser said: "Everyone, including the PTI chairman, had approved of this meeting."

"Today, we came to offer our condolences [over the demise of Fazl's mother-in-law], this is our culture. We did not discuss politics in the meeting," said Qaiser who is a staunch supporter of Imran and a former speaker of the National Assembly.

But sources told Geo News that the country's political situation and other important matters also came under discussion during the meeting, which went on for an hour.

From PTI's side, Qaiser, Ali Muhammad Khan, Barrister Muhammad Ali Khan Saif, and Junair Akbar partook in the meeting.

The development comes days after, according to The News, Fazl had agreed to play a leading role in national reconciliation in a bid to bring political stability to the country.

According to sources privy to the development, Fazl, who also heads the multi-party alliance Pakistain Democratic Movement (PDM), has supported the idea of playing a role in political dialogue among key stakeholders at the suggestion of former senator Muhammad Ali Durrani.

When contacted, Durrani told The News that the PDM chief had agreed to play a leading role in national reconciliation. "Fazl is a national leader who can bring about national reconciliation," he said.

The politicking comes as Pakistain is gradually moving towards elections, expected to take place in January next year.

PTI chief Imran is currently behind bars and cannot contest the elections, while Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif
...served ~~two~~ three non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...
has come back to the country and aims for a fourth stint as the prime minister — if he can get the court cases cleared.

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Top cop says Afghans involved in 75% of suicide attacks in KP

2023-10-07

[The InternationalNews] Fingerprints of the jacket wallahs revealed that they were Afghan citizens, says IG

Afghan nationals were found involved in 75% of suicide kabooms that took place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the recent wave of terrorism, the provincial police chief shared on Thursday.

"Fingerprints of the suicide bombers revealed that they were Afghan citizens," IGP Akhtar Hayat Khan told Geo News. He added that the Afghan nationals were involved in the Ali Masjid, Bara, Hangu, Bajaur and police lines suicide attacks.

While talking about the increasing number of cases of extortion in the province, the KP police chief said that locals and Afghan nationals involved in the crime have been arrested.

KP’s top cop said that 76 cases of extortion were reported this year out of which they were able to trace 49 calls.

While sharing details, IG Khan said that they were able to trace a criminal who was making extortion calls to a "big businessman" from Beautiful Downtown Peshawar

...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
. He also shared that the extortionists who were making calls to local contractors in southern districts have also been caught.

He added that because of the police action extortion calls have decreased in the province.

IG Khan said that over a year ago the police department was not keeping regular data on the matter but it was no longer the case.

On the arrest of two coppers running a nexus with a group, the IG assured that they were being treated like criminals. He added that after the case was registered, it was referred to the anti-terrorism department.

The IG also shared that CTD offices have been set up in the merged districts and officers of the rank of superintendent have been appointed in those offices.

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