BANNU (KP): Unknown militants dropped explosives at FC’s Takhti Khel Bakakhel security checkpost here on Friday (8th August, 2025), by means of quadrcopter drones, claiming life of a soldier and injuring three others.
Those wounded are being provided treatment at a nearby medical facility. Meanwhile, the FC and Police have commenced a combing operation in order to nab the militants hiding in the area.
Following receipt of an intelligence report apropos presence of terrorists, authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew in Bannu’s Havid area. Presently an operation is underway to eliminate the militants there.
Warning has been issued that anybody providing shelter to the terrorists will face legal consequences, the citoyens have been asked not to go out of their abodes post 5am till further notice.
Earlier, ISPR informed that five soldiers gave the ultimate sacrifice during the exchange of fire with militants: “On 4th March 2025, a cowardly terrorist attack was attempted on Bannu Cantonment by Khwarij elements. The assailants sought to breach the cantonment’s security; however, their nefarious designs were swiftly and decisively foiled”.
13 civilians (including women and children) lost their lives, while thirty-one got injured due to explosions. While a mosque was damaged, roofs of nearby batiments caved in due to repercussions. Injured were provided treatment at District Headquarters Hospital.
Maintaining that the attack was orchestrated by Afghanistan-based militants, the interim government in Kabul had been told that Pakistan expected it to uphold its responsibilities and deny its soil for terrorist activities against Pakistan that reserves the right to take necessary measures.
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