Terrorist Attack Foiled in Mianwali, Police Show Bravery in Confrontation

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Mianwali witnessed a confrontation between police and terrorists on Friday, resulting in the death of three terrorists and six escapees. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) to apprehend the terrorists, but they opened fire on the police, leading to an exchange of fire. The CTD found rifles, hand grenades, bullets, and explosives on the slain terrorists. A search operation is underway to arrest the escaped terrorists, who were planning major attacks on police posts.

Key Takeaways:

  • Three terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with the CTD in Mianwali, while six others escaped.
  • The CTD found rifles, hand grenades, bullets, and explosives on the slain terrorists.
  • The police have set up a blockade near Rehmanikhel to arrest the escaped terrorists.
  • The terrorist group targeted had planned major attacks on police posts.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police repelled attacks by unidentified miscreants on Fatehkhel chowki in Bannu district and Takia post in Bara tehsil of Khyber district.
  • A young man was injured in an exchange of fire in Bannu, but was not specified if the attack was related to the Mianwali operation.
  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the KP Police for foiling the attack on a police post in Bannu and the killing of three terrorists in Mianwali.
  • The Naqvi congratulated KP Police personnel for their bravery and professionalism in tackling terrorism.

Statistics:

  • 3 terrorists killed in Mianwali operation
  • 6 terrorists escaped from the CTD operation
  • 1 young man injured in an exchange of fire in Bannu
  • 135 (including 3 students) people killed in Quetta-Karaki highway bomb attack (not part of the Mianwali operation, but mentioned in the text for context)
  • 40 people injured (mostly students) in the Quetta-Karaki highway bomb attack
  • 2022: the year Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government, leading to an uptick in terror activities

Sources:

  • Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) - (no date mentioned in the text, only a statement issued by the CTD on Friday)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police - (no date mentioned in the text)
  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi - (no date mentioned in the text)
  • [1] "Pakistan News Today" - (no date mentioned in the text)
  • [2] "Dawn News" - (no date mentioned in the text)