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  • Security forces foil infiltration bid, arrest five Afghan militants in North Waziristan
    The Nation - National - 10:21 Jul 18, 2025
    Security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan, arresting five alleged suicide attackers on Wednesday evening.
  • Tribal elder, driver shot dead in North Waziristan
    The Nation - National - 04:22 Jul 15, 2025
    PESHAWAR - The incidents of targeted killings continued to happen in North Waziristan, as according to the local police on Monday, unidentified gunmen shot dead a prominent tribal leader and his driver.
  • 30 terrorists killed in North Waziristan as bid to infiltrate via Pak-Afghan border thwarted: ISPR
    Dawn - 09:03 Jul 04, 2025
    Thirty terrorists of an “Indian proxy” outfit were killed as they attempted to infiltrate through the Pak-Afghan border in Hassan Khel tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. The country ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) read that on the nights of July 2 and July 3, “movement of a large group of khwarij, belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Khawarij, who were trying to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was detected by the security forces in general area Hassan Khel, North Waziristan district”. Fitna al Khawarij is a term used by the government for the TTP, while those associated with the terrorist group are referred to as khaarji. As per the ISPR, “all 30 Indian-sponsore...
  • PM condemns attack on security forces in North Waziristan
    The Nation - National - 03:40 Jun 29, 2025
    ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday strongly condemned the attack on a convoy of security forces by the Indian-backed proxy Fitna al Khawarij in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district.
  • 13 security personnel martyred in North Waziristan suicide bombing: ISPR
    Dawn - 16:31 Jun 28, 2025
    Thirteen security personnel were martyred in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday, carried out by Indian proxy Fitna-al-Khawarij, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the military’s media wing, a vehicle-borne suicide attacker targeted a security convoy in the district’s Mir Ali area, before being intercepted by the convoy’s lead vehicle. In July last year, the government designated the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as Fitna-al-Khawarij, while mandating all institutions to use the term khariji (outcast) when referring to the perpetrators of terrorist attacks on Pakistan. “In their desperation, an explosive-laden vehicle was rammed by the Indian sponsored kharijis into one of the vehicles of the leading group,” the ISPR stated. “Thirteen brave sons of [the] soil, embraced shahadat (martyrdom) [and] in this tragic and barbaric incident, two children and a woman [were also] severely injured.” The martyred perso...
  • PM Shehbaz hails forces for killing 14 terrorists in North Waziristan
    The Nation - National - 07:36 Jun 04, 2025
    Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has paid tribute to Pakistan’s security forces for successfully eliminating 14 terrorists affiliated with the Indian-backed militant group "Fitna Al-Khawarij" during a security operation in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.
  • 14 terrorists killed in North Waziristan operation: ISPR
    Dawn - 06:52 Jun 04, 2025
    Fourteen terrorists belonging to Fitna-al-Khawarij were killed in an operation by security forces in North Waziristan district’s Datta Khel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. Despite heightened military tensions between Pakistan and India last month, militant groups were unable to significantly escalate their activities in the country, according to data released by an Islamabad-based independent think tank. The monthly security assessment issued by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) recorded 85 militant attacks in May as compared to 81 in April, resulting in 113 fatalities. These included 52 security forces personnel, 46 civilians, 11 militants, and four peace committee members. “On June 2-3 2025, an intelligence-based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in the general area Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, on the reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna-al-Khawarij,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ...
  • KP govt delegation visits North Waziristan to assess security situation
    The Nation - National - 01:13 May 29, 2025
    PESHAWAR - A high-level government delegation led by Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Saif visited Miran Shah, North Waziristan and Bannu and assess overall security situation on Wednesday.
  • Security forces ‘falsely implicated’ in North Waziristan incident: ISPR
    Dawn - 17:17 May 21, 2025
    The military’s media wing on Wednesday said that security forces were “falsely implicated” in an incident that took place in Mir Ali tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, killing four children. “Initial findings have established that this heinous act has been orchestrated and executed by Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Khwarij,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, using the term the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The statement comes after locals staged a protest in Mir Ali’s Hurmuz village on Monday against the killing of four children and a woman, allegedly by a drone strike. A day earlier, police said talks with local elders on the matter were underway. “Following a tragic incident on May 19, 2025, in the general area of Mir Ali, North Waziristan district, which regrettably resulted in civilian casualties, unfounded and misleading allegations have been circulated by certain quarters, falsely implicating Pakistan’s security forces...
  • Talks with locals underway as sit-in against alleged drone strike continues in North Waziristan
    Dawn - 15:34 May 20, 2025
    As a sit-in against the deaths of four children in suspected quadcopter munitions drop continued for a second day in the Mir Ali tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, police said talks with local elders on the matter were underway. The suspected strike took place in Mir Ali’s Hurmuz village during the daytime, leaving four children of the same family dead and injuring five others, including a woman, according to sources. Both security forces and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are known to have been using quadcopters. North Waziristan District Police Officer Waqar Ahmad confirmed to Dawn.com that “negotiations are ongoing and results are awaited”. Before the talks began, Mir Ali Tehsildar Sher Bahadar said: “The representative jirga (council of elders) has just arrived, and we will devise a plan together before proceeding with negotiations with them.” Bahadar said he was leading a team in negotiating with the jirga members. While local authorities were investigating the incid...
  • Four kids killed in North Waziristan strike
    Dawn - 04:02 May 20, 2025
    NORTH WAZI­RIS­TAN: Four children were killed and five others, including a woman, injured in a suspected quadcopter munitions drop in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan district on Monday. Sources told Dawn that the drone strike took place in Hurmuz village during day time, leaving four children of the same family dead and five others, including a woman, injured. The incident caused panic in the area. Locals shifted the injured to the Mir Ali hospital. Sources said some of the injured were in critical condition. Both security forces and outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan are known to have been using quadcopters. Area people, including tribal elders, youth and children later took to the streets after the incident and staged a sit-in at Mir Ali Chowk against the suspected quadcopter strikes. Some of them also carried placards inscribed with slogans against drone strikes. In a statement posted on social media, KP Minister for Relief Naik Muhammad Dawar condemned the attack and said the blood of innocent childre...
  • Locals stage sit-in as KP minister denounces killing of 3 children in alleged North Waziristan drone strike
    Dawn - 18:47 May 19, 2025
    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Relief Minister Haji Nek Muhammad Dawar on Monday strongly condemned the deaths of three children and injuries to women from an alleged drone strike in the North Waziristan district. A post on his Facebook account said the alleged incident occurred in the district’s Hormuz village in Mir Ali tehsil. “I have already clearly said on the floor of the KP Assembly that all types of operations and war operations should be kept away from civilian populations, so that the common people, especially innocent women and children, are not harmed,” the post read. He later told Dawn.com: “We will raise our voice at every forum and make every effort to bring those responsible to justice.” The minister added that he stood with the affected family and would provide them with all possible assistance. He also ordered an immediate investigation and sought a detailed report from the institutions concerned. No official statement has been issued at the federal level yet or from provincial authorities. Jamiat Ulema...