Pakistan: Police van damaged in two IED blasts

Two separate explosions involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted on motorcycles rocked Bannu near Merian Gate Police Post and Degree One College, causing no casualties but partially damaging a police mobile van. According to police sources, unidentified terrorists had planted Read More …

Pakistan: One person killed, 3 others injured in Bannu blast

One person was killed and three others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Dabak Saidkhel area of Bannu on Tuesday. According to an initial police report, local elder Malik Sabeel Khan was travelling along with Read More …

Pakistan: Two security officers injured as suicide attack bid foiled in Bannu

A suicide attack bid targeting a security forces’ vehicle was foiled on Tuesday in Janikhel Malikhel area of Bannu. However, two security personnel sustained injuries in the incident. According to local sources, a suicide attacker travelling in a rickshaw attempted Read More …

Pakistan: Six IEDs defused, 14 suspects arrested in Bannu operation

Police and other law-enforcement agencies defused six improvised explosive devices and detained 14 suspected individuals during a search and combing operation in different parts of Miryan tehsil in Bannu, according to a press release issued by Bannu police. The statement Read More …

Pakistan: Bridge on CPEC route blown up in Bannu

A civilian was killed and four others were injured, while a bridge on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route was destroyed in separate terrorist incidents in Bannu district, police officials said on Tuesday. They said that unidentified militants allegedly used Read More …

Pakistan: At least seven killed, three injured in twin blasts in Bannu

At least seven people were martyred and three others injured in two explosions in the Merka Bera area of Bannu, on Saturday, District Police Officer (DPO) Yasir Afridi said. The first blast occurred when explosives planted along a roadside detonated, Read More …

Pakistan: 10kg home-made bomb defused in Bannu

In a timely and effective operation, Bannu Police foiled a major terrorist attack by successfully defusing a 10-kilogram remote-controlled bomb planted in a busy area of the district. Officials said the bomb was powerful enough to cause widespread destruction and Read More …

Pakistan: ‘TTP commander’ killed in IED blast

Adam Khan, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was allegedly killed when an explosive device planted in a motorcycle went off in Khwaja Darkhel area of Jani Khel on Wednesday. Police said that Khan was killed early Wednesday morning when Read More …