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Terrorists involved in attacks on Customs officials killed in DI Khan operation
2024-04-24
[GEO.TV] The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Tuesday claimed to have killed at least eight bandidos turbans who were involved in attacks on Customs officials in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

One of the most-wanted terrorists, Jahanzaib, was also among those killed in the operation conducted on Monday in the KP district, the CTD said in a statement.

The dead terrorists, according to the statement, were also involved in extortion and attacks on security forces as well as murder.

The bandidos turbans were present in the district with plans to cause sabotage, it added.

"The escape routes of the bandidos turbans were blocked," the CTD said, adding that there is a fear of the presence of controllers of bandidos turbans in the local population.

"Strict action is also being taken against the controllers," the agency maintained.

Last weekend, two officials of Customs were bumped off in an attack near York Toll Plaza in DI Khan, while four others sustained injuries in the gun attack.

This attack came just days after a previous one on April 18, during which six people, including five customs officials, were killed in a firing incident on the Sago Road in Daraban tehsil of the district.

According to the statistics issued by the Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs KP, the areas most affected by terrorism include Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
, Khyber, Bajaur, Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, North Wazoo and South Waziristan.

Posted by:Fred

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