PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Division (CTD) killed six terrorists throughout an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat on Friday, in keeping with a press launch issued by the CTD.
The press launch stated the operation was carried out within the Shagai space inside the limits of the Gambila police station on the reported presence of terrorists there.
It added that the terrorists opened hearth on the CTD staff as they approached their location, following which the regulation enforcers fired in retaliation. The firing continued for round 40 minutes, the press launch stated, including that six terrorists had been discovered lifeless within the ensuing search operation.
The press launch stated the method of figuring out the slain terrorists was below means, following which motion could be taken in opposition to their facilitators and associates.
4 Kalashnikovs with magazines and ammunition, two 9mm pistols, eight hand grenades and an improvised explosive system had been discovered within the possession of the terrorist, the press launch added.
The operation passed off the identical day when an assault on a police automobile martyred seven policemen, together with an officer, within the Bettani subdivision of Lakki Marwat.
KP has seen an increase in terrorist assaults prior to now yr. In response to the Annual Security Report 2025 From the Heart for Analysis and Safety Research (CRSS), KP recorded a big surge in violence final yr as “fatalities rose from 1,620 in 2024 to 2,331 in 2025”.
This marked an “absolute enhance of 711 deaths, accounting for over 82 per cent of the web nationwide rise and marking nearly a 44pc year-on-year surge in violence within the province”.
Final month, 9 police personnel, together with a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), had been martyred in separate terrorist assaults in Punjab’s Bhakkar district and KP’s Kohat and Wana areas.
Solely days earlier than that, three Federal Constabulary males had been martyred in a terrorist assault in Karak, in keeping with officers.
