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This attack underscores the persistent volatility in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, where TTP and allied militant factions continue to challenge the state’s authority.
Pakistan’s Bajaur district witnessed back-to-back violence: an Army convoy blast causing casualties, followed by a mosque strike that killed 30 TTP militants. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
In yet another escalation of the ongoing insurgency in Pakistan’s northwestern frontier, on Monday, five militants from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched a coordinated assault on a Frontier Corps (FC) post in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ensuing heavy gunfire triggered a prolonged exchange of fire. While the five militants were killed, one Frontier Corpse personnel died in the attack.
This attack underscores the persistent volatility in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, where TTP and allied militant factions continue to challenge the state’s authority. Recent months have seen a surge in such attacks. In late June, a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, killing 16 soldiers and injuring dozens more, including civilians.
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A roadside bomb in early July in Bajaur claimed the lives of five officers — including Assistant Commissioner Faisal Sultan — and wounded several others. Just last week, militants attacked a security camp in Hangu, resulting in three officers killed and 17 wounded after a prolonged gun battle.
Earlier in August, Pakistan had launched precision drone and missile strikes on TTP hideouts in Afghanistan’s Khost and Nangarhar provinces — operations believed to have been carried out in coordination with the Afghan Taliban, resulting in heavy casualties among militants.
Security authorities are expected to impose a strict cordon around the Bannu area, mobilising reinforcements to suppress the assault and pursue perpetrators. Intelligence-based retaliation in the tribal belt is anticipated to follow swiftly, marking another chapter in the tit-for-tat dynamic between Islamabad and militant groups.
As Pakistan grapples with a resurgent TTP, the latest attack in Bannu not only adds to the tally of violence, but also signals that despite repeated counter-terror operations, the threat remains potent and ongoing.
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