Security forces kill three terrorists in Khyber, South Waziristan districts
July 29, 2023
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Three terrorists have been killed in successful operations by security forces in Khyber and South Waziristan districts.
According to ISPR, one terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces at Bagh area of Khyber district. Weapon and ammunition were also recovered from him.
Two more terrorists were killed in an encounter at Gomal Zam area of South Waziristan district.
The ISPR said the killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent citizens.
Later, sanitization of the area was carried out to eliminate any other terrorists in the area.
Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism.
Rawalpindi - July 29, 2023
No PR-107/2023-ISPR
On 27/28 Jul 23, three terrorists have been neutralized through successful operations conducted by the security forces in Khyber and South Waziristan District.
On 27 July, a fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists in general area Bagh, Khyber District. Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location. Resultantly, 1 terrorist sniper got killed. Weapon and ammunition was also recovered from the killed terrorist.
On 28 July, in another fierce encounter between own troops and terrorists in general area Gomal Zam, South Waziristan District, two terrorists were killed.
The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent citizens.
Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area.
Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism.
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CTD arrests 10 terrorists in Punjab
July 28, 2023
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The Counter-Terrorism Department Punjab has arrested ten wanted terrorists of banned organization during search operations in different areas of the province.
According to the CTD spokesperson, the terrorists were arrested from Lahore, Multan, DG Khan and Attock and cases have been registered against them.
He said explosives, detonators and weapons were also recovered from their possession.
Mohammad Hussain Khan Published July 28, 2023 Updated about 10 hours ago
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Eight dacoits were killed in an operation in Kashmore’s riverine area, near the Sindh-Punjab border, on Friday, according to local police.
Shikarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amjad Ahmed Shaikh, who is also the acting Kashmore SSP, told Dawn.com that eight dacoits with bounties on their heads were killed in the operation.
He said the slain dacoits also included Soomar Shar, whose brother was
allegedly killed by Ghotki police last year.
SSP Shaikh said Sindh police had trapped the gang by organising a party through a mutual associate who hosted the dacoits but was communicating with the Kashmore police.
According to Shaikh, the dacoits were involved in honey trap cases and one among them, Janu, used to lure prospective hostages to the riverine area in order to hold them captive.
Meanwhile, police from Punjab claimed that one of the slain men was actually their informant, Usman Chandio.
“He was present in the party when the dacoits were ambushed with his help,” Rahimyar Khan SSP Rizwan Umar Gondal told
Dawn.com.
“Police in Kashmore did not provide us with an armoured personnel carrier and so, he was brutally killed by dacoits when he tried to flee. The video of his murder has gone viral,” the SSP said.
Gondal maintained that Chandio resided in Rahim Yar Khan, in Zahir Pir police station’s precinct, and had served a jail term with Jamil Indher, Janu’s brother. He added that the Rahim Yar Khan police could not retrieve his body.
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grand operation is currently under way in Sindh’s riverine areas to clear them of dacoits. The operation was approved by the Sindh cabinet in March.
Earlier this month, Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon had said that most-wanted dacoits were being
killed in ambushes, carried out on the basis of intelligence reports.
Police from Punjab's Rahim Yar Khan claims one of the slain men was their informant and was killed by dacoits during the operation.
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M.B. Kalhoro Published
July 4, 2023
LARKANA: Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon has said that most-wanted dacoits were being killed in ambushes, carried out on the basis of intelligence reports. Such targeted actions in the riverine areas of upper Sindh were continuing, he said.
The IGP was speaking to Dawn after chairing a meeting of senior police officers of Larkana and Sukkur ranges here on Sunday.
Lately, five successful ambushes were carried out in four dacoit-infested districts, he said, adding that 57 dacoits were killed within a span of six months.
The meeting took stock of the situation in the riverine areas of Kandhkot-Kashmore, Ghotki, Shikarpur and Jacobabad districts where a massive operation to wipe out criminal gangs is under way.
The law and order in the Larkana and Sukkur police ranges and future strategies to flush out dacoits from the riverine areas were also discussed.
Assures officers of APCs’ availability as per requirement
The Sukkur DIG, who holds the charge of Larkana range, and Larkana SSP gave a briefing to the IGP in the presence of the Sukkur SSP and SPs of the CTD and Special Branch.
The issue of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) also featured at the meeting.
Speaking to Dawn, the IGP refuted media reports that put the number of persons still held hostage by outlaws in the four districts at 35-40.
As a matter of fact, the number is only 15 and a verified list shows that 12 of them were kidnapped from Kandhkot-Kashmore, two from somewhere outside the district and one from Shikarpur district, according to the IGP.
He said that the outlaws had increased their criminal activities to push back the police force, but the latter were maintaining immense pressure on them.
About the “honey trap” used to kidnap people, he said the Ghotki district side had been completely blocked by police due to which the number of such cases had declined. Due to the extensive network of police pickets in Kashmore, there have now been fewer cases of physical kidnapping.
In reply to a question, he said that 190 police pickets had already been set up along the left bank of River Indus, from where the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes, to contain movement and activities of outlaws.
“In view of the success of the scheme and strategy, we are moving forward to establish police pickets along the right bank of the Indus as well.”
Regarding the issue of APCs, IGP Memon termed the vehicles ‘lifeline’ of personnel, and said that officers had been asked to let him know about their requirement and the same would be provided. “Funds for the APCs is no issue,” he said, adding that the required funds would be made available to the police.
Published in Dawn, July 4th, 2023
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