Tag: north waziristan
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Unidentified militants attack girls’ school in KP’s Kurram district
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Express News reported on Saturday. The local authorities confirmed that militants used hand grenades to destroy the Aisha Siddiqa Girls’ School, located in Central Kurram district. The powerful explosion destroyed the school building. No causalities have been reported. Relevant authorities,…
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Militants blow up first private school in North Waziristan
A private girls’ school called Afia Islamic Girls Public School was blown up by unidentified militants in Tehsil Shewa of North Waziristan district on Wednesday night, reports Dawn. The police said the militants first assaulted the school watchman and later blew up two rooms of the school. There was, however, no loss of life in…
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11 terrorists killed in intelligence-based operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday that security forces have eliminated 11 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan districts. During an operation in DI Khan, security officials killed 10 terrorists after a heavy exchange of fire. In North Waziristan, they killed another terrorist in a skirmish.…
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JUI-F’s Noor Islam Nizami shot dead in North Waziristan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) prominent leader Noor Islam Nizami was shot dead on Tuesday in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district. Unidentified persons opened fire in Miranshah, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, on the JUI-F leader, Express News reported. The North Waziristan District Police Officer (DPO) also confirmed the death of the politician. His body was transferred to…
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Mohsin Dawar safe after attack on convoy
National Democratic Movement (NDM) chairman Mohsin Dawar’s convoy has been attacked by unknown gunmen in North Waziristan on Wednesday afternoon. The former MNA survived the attack as he was travelling in a bulletproof car. Unknown gunmen opened fire on the car of the former MNA and partner of the former coalition government of the Pakistan…
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Anti-polio infrastructure collapsing in Waziristan, 6th case registered
On May 27, the Government of Pakistan issued a press release on the Pakistan Polio Erradication Programme’s website. In this report, it was confirmed that on May 26, two new cases of polio were confirmed by the Pakistan National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad. This marks the 5th and 6th cases…
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15-month-old in NWA: Pakistan reports first polio case in 15 months
The first wild poliovirus case was detected in a 15-month-old baby boy from North Waziristan, Pakistan. It is the third case to have been reported worldwide during the ongoing year 2022. The National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad has confirmed the type-1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in a toddler from North Waziristan. The NIH polio eradication laboratory…
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PM Shehbaz plans grand jirga over NWA situation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he will soon convene a grand jirga of North Waziristan tribal elders in Islamabad to find a way out of the prevailing situation in the tribal region. “Restoration of lasting peace in North Waziristan tribal district is the top most priority of my government.” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was speaking…
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Security forces seize arms, ammunition during intelligence operation in North Waziristan
Pakistani security forces conducted an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in North Waziristan district and recovered a large number of arms and ammunition. The IBO was conducted by the security forces on the reported presence of weapons and ammunition in the area. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a large number of weapons and ammunition…
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Terrorist involved in murder of four women killed in Waziristan operation: ISPR
The security forces have killed a key militant leader who was involved in the killing of four women aid workers in North Waziristan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Tuesday. Commander of militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Hassan alias Sajna was killed in a security operation in the restive district near…