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India-Pakistan

NDM chief Mohsin Dawar injured in North Waziristan firing

2024-02-11

[GEO.TV] National Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Mohsin Dawar was injured in a firing incident in North Wazoo

Wazoo's 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...
, Geo News reported on Saturday citing police officials.

The incident took place when Dawar's supporters were protesting against the delay in election results.

According to the protesters, the police started firing and shelled tear gas during the demonstration.

Moreover, some of Dawar's associates also sustained injuries in the incident.

The police said that Dawar, along with others who were maimed, have been taken to Miranshah Hospital.

Miranshah District Police Officer (DPO) Rokhanzeb Khan, in conversation with Geo News, said the firing took place at a protest rally of a political party.

"During the firing, four people including political figure Mohsin Dawar were maimed. The armed persons present in the demonstration opened fire," the DPO said.

The NDM politician was contesting from the NA-40 constituency in North Waziristan for a seat in the National Assembly and lost against a 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....
(PTI)-backed independent candidate Aurangzeb Khan, who won the seat with 20,443 votes.

Earlier this year in January, Dawar's convoy came under a gun attack by bully boyz in Tappi village in North Waziristan.

North Waziristan District Police Officer (DPO) Rohan Zaib confirmed to Geo News about the attack but noted that the politician remained safe due to the law enforcers deployed for his security.

According to the police, several gunshots were fired at Dawar's convoy but he remained safe because his car was bulletproof and the security personnel accompanying him fired back at the assailants, which forced them to flee from the scene.

"Cowardly attacks cannot dampen our spirit. The patrons of the attackers should come in the field themselves instead of using others' children against us," Dawar said in reaction to the attack.

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India-Pakistan

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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India-Pakistan

Security forces kill two terrorists in KP operations

2023-10-11

[GEO.TV] The security forces killed two Lions of Islam in separate encounters with Death Eaters late on Monday night in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Tuesday.

A terrorist named Ikram was bumped off in an intense exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area of Kulachi in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
.

"He remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces including the recent terrorist attacks on Police Station Hathala and Rori Police Check Post," the military's media wing added.

In another encounter with Lions of Islam in the general area of 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...
, in the North Wazoo

Wazoo District, troops effectively engaged the terrorist location and eliminated another terrorist.

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the slain terrorists, according to the ISPR.

It further added that the locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism.

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India-Pakistan

Army convoy escapes suicide attack in Bannu

2023-09-10

[Dawn] A convoy of security forces narrowly escaped a suicide kaboom on 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...
road in Bannu on Thursday.

An official source said that the convoy was passing through the busy road connecting Bannu with Miranshah, headquarters of North Wazoo

Wazoo district, when the jacket wallah tried to target it.

"When it reached near the airport, a suicide bomber tried to hit it but the boom vest he was wearing went kaboom! before he could reach the target," he maintained. He said the earth-shattering kaboom was heard in the surrounding areas but it did not cause any casualties. "A vehicle was partially damaged in the blast," he said.

The official source said that body parts of the bomber were found in the fields near the site of the earth-shattering kaboom. "Police and security experts collected evidence from the site while the security forces launched a search to eliminate other forces of Evil found in the area," he added.

Security was also beefed up after the attack and local police increased patrolling in the district.Meanwhile a policeman embraced martyrdom as forces of Evil attacked Samiullah check-post here in the limits of City cop shoppe late on Wednesday night.

According to a police front man, unknown assailants shot up the post and as a result, levies police constable Ehsanullah of Kalai Umar Adda embraced martyrdom.

The police team deployed at the check-post retaliated but the forces of Evil managed to escape from the scene.

Soon after the incident, Tank DPO Ifekhar Ali Shah along with SP Investigation Haji Nasir Khan and a heavy contingent of police reached the site, surrounded the area and started a search operation.

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India-Pakistan

Army major, among three, martyred in gun fights with terrorists in KP

2023-09-02

[GEO.TV] An army major and another soldier were martyred during an intelligence-based operation conducted by the security forces in North Wazoo

Wazoo District’s 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...
’s general area, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Friday.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said when the security forces launched the operation a "party of snuffies was spotted and intercepted by Major Amir Aziz, who was leading the operation from the front".

During the exchange of fire, one terrorist was killed while another was injured.

However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
29-year-old Major Amir and 27-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Arif were martyred during the heavy exchange of fire.

The army’s media affairs wing said that the sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate the snuffies present in the area.

"Security forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our soldiers further strengthen our resolve," the ISPR said.

TIRAH EXCHANGE OF FIRE
The report of Major Aziz and Sepoy Arif’s martyrdom came minutes after the ISPR had shared that a soldier was martyred while a terrorist was killed during an exchange of fire in the Khyber district.

The ISPR said that on the night between August 31 and September 1, a fire exchange took place between the army troops and the snuffies in the general area of Tirah in Khyber District.

The troops "effectively" engaged at the terrorists’ location, resulting in the killing of one terrorist, the ISPR said.

"The killed terrorist remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces and killing of innocent civilians."

During the intense exchange of fire, Havildar Muntazir Shah, 36, having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom.

NATION CANNOT BE "COERCED" BY TERRORISTS: GEN MUNIR
Earlier today, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir vowed that the nation cannot be "coerced" by "cowardly tactics of the terrorists" who hold the "misbelief that they can challenge the iron resolve of the soldiers and writ of the state".

As per the military’s media wing, the army chief passed the remarks while visiting Bannu in KP where, a day earlier, nine soldiers were martyred when a jacket wallah went kaboom! himself near a military convoy in the Jani Khel area.

"The army, law enforcement agencies and the nation can never be coerced by the cowardly tactics of the terrorists, who have a misbelief that they can challenge the iron resolve of the soldiers and writ of the state," Gen Munir said while interacting with officers and troops deployed in the area.

The COAS further said that the nation has "fought for long and will continue to fight the menace of terrorism till the end".

"The nation pays rich tribute to those who have laid their lives and their sacrifices will forever be honoured," he added.

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Afghanistan

Prominent TTP Commander Assassinated in Airstrike in Nangarhar

2023-08-20

[8am] Local sources in Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
have reported the liquidation of Asad Afridi, a prominent commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban
...Arabic for students...
Pakistain (TTP), in an aerial attack conducted by Pak forces within the province.

Pakistan, you say? Fascinating!

Sources revealed to Hasht-e Subh on Saturday, August 19, that the ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
<del>Arclight</del> airstrike

...KABOOM!...
occurred around 9:00 AM last Thursday in the Rina Parchaw area of Lalpoor district in Nangarhar, near the Durand border.

The sources further confirmed that Asad Afridi’s guards were also among the casualties of this attack.

Both the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain and the Pak government have yet to issue statements regarding this incident.

However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
Pak media outlets have corroborated this development.

Rina Parchaw is situated in the vicinity of the Durand border and remains an active area for TTP fighters.

This incident follows another airstrike by Pak forces in the Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
approximately six days ago.

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India-Pakistan

Suicide bombing claims four lives in North Waziristan

2023-07-06

[Dawn] At least four security personnel and a child bit the dust in separate explosions in tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

Three security personnel embraced martyrdom in a vehicle-borne suicide kaboom in the 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...
area of North Wazoo

Wazoo, the military’s media wing said in a statement.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the jacket wallah intended to target the security forces’ post, but the assailant was timely intercepted by on-duty soldiers who "prevented a major catastrophe".

It stated that 41-year-old Naib Subedar Sahib Khan, a resident of Mianwali, 40-year-old Naik Muhammad Ibrahim, a resident of Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
, and 24-year-old Sepoy Jehangir Khan, a resident of Mardan, embraced martyrdom while three civilians were critically injured in the earth-shattering kaboom. "Security forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve," the statement read.

Police informed that the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) of the security forces was clearing the route for a convoy of the security forces when the suicide bomber went kaboom! himself.

They said that a child along with nine other passengers in a van also sustained injuries in the attack, adding that the injured persons were immediately shifted to Mir Ali hospital — a child, however, later succumbed to injuries.

An attendant with one of the injured persons stated that doctors were not present at the hospital neither was any medical equipment available for treatment. They added that the injured persons were later shifted to another nearby hospital.

Meanwhile,
...back at the dirigible, the pilot and the copilot had both hit the silk.

Jack! Cynthia exclaimed. Do you know how to drive one of these things?

Jack wiped some of the blood from his knuckles.

No, he said. Do you?...
a paramilitary official embraced martyrdom and another sustained injuries when an improvised bomb (IED) went off near vehicles of the paramilitary forces in South Waziristan. Police informed that the paramilitary forces were clearing the road when the IED, planted on a roadside, went kaboom!.

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India-Pakistan

One terrorist killed, two injured in North Waziristan shootout

2023-06-13

[GEO.TV] One terrorist was killed and two others injured in an exchange of fire that took place between security forces and the miscreants in the general area of Spinwam,

...a charming name for a nasty little jihadi spot...

North

Wazoo District, the public relations arm of the military said in a statement.

As per the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), one terrorist was killed and two others sustained injuries after the troops engaged with them at their location. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from them.

"The killed terrorist remained actively involved in terr activities against the security forces as well as the killing of innocent citizens," the ISPR added. It further said that residents of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the area.

The engagement with the turbans came a day after armed forces bumped off three turbans while four others were maimed in a gunbattle in the general 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...
area in North Waziristan district, the ISPR had said.

The military's media wing had said that the soldiers fought gallantly but three of them were martyred in the intense exchange of fire that took place on the night between June 9 and 10.

"Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly three turbans were sent to hell, while four turbans were maimed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists," a statement released by the ISPR read.

The martyred soldiers were identified as Subedar Asghar Ali, 40, Sepoy Naseem Khan, 26, and Sepoy Muhammad Zaman, 22.

The ISPR further stated that a sanitisation operation was being carried out to eliminate any other turbans found in the area.

"Armed forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve," it reiterated.

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India-Pakistan

Three soldiers martyred, terrorists gunned down in exchange of fire in N Waziristan

2023-06-12

[GEO.TV] The armed forces bumped off three forces of Evil while four others were maimed in a gunbattle in the general 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...
area in North Wazoo

Wazoo district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.

The military's media wing stated that the soldiers fought gallantly but three of them were martyred in the intense exchange of fire that took place on the night between June 9 and 10 (Friday and Saturday).

"Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly three forces of Evil were sent to hell, while four forces of Evil were maimed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists," a statement released by the ISPR read.

The martyred soldiers were identified as Subedar Asghar Ali, 40, Sepoy Naseem Khan, 26, and Sepoy Muhammad Zaman, 22.

The ISPR further stated that a sanitisation operation was being carried out to eliminate any other forces of Evil found in the area.

"Armed forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve," it reiterated.

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India-Pakistan

3 soldiers martyred in gun battle with terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR

2023-06-11

[Dawn] Three soldiers were martyred during a shootout with snuffies in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Wazoo

Wazoo district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that an exchange of fire took place between troops and snuffies in 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...
on the night of June 9/10.

"Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly three snuffies were sent to hell while four snuffies were maimed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists," the statement said.

It added that 40-year-old Subedar Asghar Ali, 26-year-old Sepoy Naseem Khan and 22-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Zaman were martyred during the "intense exchange of fire".

"Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other snuffies found in the area," the ISPR said.

"Armed forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve," the statement said.

Earlier this week, a soldier was martyred during an exchange of fire between security forces and Death Eaters in the Ladha area of South Waziristan. Separately, two soldiers were martyred while two Death Eaters were killed during an exchange of fire in North Waziristan.

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Afghanistan

Taliban Imposes Controversial Ban on Machinery for Wheat Harvest in Khost Province, Affecting Farmers’ Productivity

2023-05-23

“The Prophet Mohammed did not need American machines to thresh and harvest, so neither do you.”

[8am] As the wheat harvest season begins in Afghanistan, the Taliban
Taliban

...mindless ferocity in a turban...
has prohibited the use of machinery for threshing and harvesting wheat in Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
Several farmers in Khost reported on Sunday, May 21, that the Taliban has informed them in the province’s center and districts that they are not allowed to use machinery for wheat harvesting.

According to the farmers, this action by the Taliban has resulted in a prolonged process of wheat collection from the fields.

Farmers state that the extended duration of the wheat collection process, combined with recent hailstorms, has caused damage to their crops.

Thus far, the Taliban has not provided any explanation regarding the reasons for banning the use of machinery for wheat harvesting.

Last year, the Taliban had also declared the prohibition of using machinery for wheat threshing in several provinces, including Ghazni, Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, and Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
.

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India-Pakistan

Key commander among seven ‘militants’ arrested in N.Wazoo

2023-05-02

[Dawn] Seven bully boys, including a key commander, were arrested in an intelligence-based operation in North Wazoo

Wazoo, the military’s media wing has claimed.

According to a statement by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces, on Monday, launched the operation in 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...
following intelligence information about the presence of alleged bully boys.

The arrested bully boys, including a commander Mehtab alias Lala, were affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
group, ISPR said.

The Death Eaters were allegedly involved in several terror activities, including the killings of security personnel and innocent citizens, ISPR said, adding that they were wanted by the security agencies.The locals appreciated the operation and assured their support in eliminating the menace of terrorism, the statement claimed.

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