S. WAZIRISTAN (KP): Unidentified militants detonated an IED and opened fire at a police vehicle near Shakai Stand in Wana Bazar here on Thursday (7th August, 2025) killing three pasersby and injuring 20 others (including cops).
Attacks on LEA personnel and politicians is quite common in this region. For instance, an IED blast, carried out by unknown militants at Peace Committee Office (completely destroyed it) on 28th April, claimed seven lives and left 29 wounded (who are presently being treated at Wana’s District Headquarters Hospital).
On 14th March, JUI-F Chief Fazl-ur-Rehman, while commenting on the IED blast at Maulana Abdul Aziz Mosque on Warsak Bypass here lamented that its sanctity had been violated during Ramazan. According to details the IED, that was planted in the minbar of the mosque was detonated at 1:45 pm during namaz-e-juma, gravely injuring the district head of JUI-F Maulana Abdullah Nadeem. Three other JUI-F members (Rehmanullah, Mullah Noor & Shah Behran), sustained superficial wounds.
Earlier on 16th and 17th Feb, 9 terrorists were gunned down by the security forces during two separate intelligence-based operations conducted in KP. Terrorists including a high-value target identified as Rehmat Ullah alias Badar Mansur and Amjad alias Babri were killed in an IBO conducted by the security forces in Tank District. In another operation conducted in the South Waziristan District,.
After an intense fire exchange, seven terrorists were neutralized. Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area against the security forces as well as extortion and target killing of innocent civilians. 29-year-old Sepoy Shahzeb Aslam, hailing from Haripur, has given the ultimate sacrifice during the IBO.
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