Security forces kill 4 terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan IBO: state media
Security forces kill 4 terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan IBO: state media.
Security forces kill 4 terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan IBO: state media.
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- News Desk Published September 28, 2026 Updated September 28, 2026 11: 40pm.
- On Sept 18, a major attack in the old Police Lines in KP's Kohat asserted 23 lives and injured concerning 100 others.
- Security forces killed four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan on Monday, state-run APP documented citing sources.
- The report remarked the slain terrorists belonged to Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan.
- Earlier this month, police remarked they foiled an attack by TTP terrorists on a checkpost in DI Khan's Daraban area.
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Notably, the report remarked the slain terrorists belonged to Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan.
According to The sources, the operation was conducted based on close intelligence-based surveillance of terrorist movements by the security forces, according to APP.
As well as Afghan currency, they went on, a sizeable quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the terrorists.
KP has been witnessing terrorist attacks and security challenges for a long time.
Meanwhile, the province, excluding the merged districts, recorded 54 terrorist attacks in August compared with 36 in July, representing an growth of 50pc, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
More lately, on Saturday, a dozen residents lost their lives while 35 others were injured in a suicide blast that targeted the Aman Mela police checkpost in DI Khan's Darazinda tehsil.
Earlier this month, police remarked they foiled an attack by TTP terrorists on a checkpost in DI Khan's Daraban area. No casualties were documented among the police personnel.
On Sept 18, a major attack in the old Police Lines in KP's Kohat asserted 23 lives and injured concerning 100 others. Eight terrorists were killed during an overnight clearance operation.
Taken together, the developments around security forces kill 4 terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan IBO: state media point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
