Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Coverage of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the Nexus archive.
- Raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
A militant attack on a police post in Hangu district, Pakistan, killed 11 officers and 15 attackers. Security forces engaged in an hour-long gunbattle, with suspicion on the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). Senior police officer Diyar Khan was among the casualties.
- Deadly overnight raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
A militant attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan killed 11 officers and 15 attackers, with security forces suspecting the Pakistani Taliban. The assault involved heavy weapons, an hour-long gunbattle, and an ambush of reinforcements, leaving over two dozen officers wounded.
- Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province
Militants attacked a police post in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, killing five officers and wounding about two dozen others. Four attackers were killed during the gunbattle, with suspicion falling on the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). Pakistan’s military reported killing 32 militants in recent operations across the country.
- Pakistan says it carried out ground operation, strikes along Afghan border, killing 29 militants
Pakistani security forces conducted a ground operation and strikes along the Afghan border, killing 29 militants, including a high-value commander. The operation targeted Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij, following a recent attack in Karachi attributed to the group. Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of harboring militants, which Kabul denies.
- Pakistan: Roadside bombs kill 7 in northwest
Twin roadside bombs in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed seven people. A police officer stated the explosions were remotely triggered, and no group has claimed responsibility.
- 2 roadside bombs in northwest Pakistan kill at least 7
Two roadside bombs in northwestern Pakistan killed at least seven people, with the first targeting a vehicle and the second striking rescuers in Bannu. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attacks and warned against terrorism supporters.