Intelligence reports suggested that terrorists present in different areas of Lachi were planning a major attack.
A photo of CTD staff. PHOTO: ARCHIVE
PESHAWAR:
At least six terrorists were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat on Sunday during an exchange of fire in a joint operation of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police, officials said.
Kohat district police officer Shehbaz Elahi said the operation was carried out after intelligence reports indicated that terrorists were present in different areas of Lachi and were planning a major attack.
Following the information, numerous contingents of the CTD and the police launched a joint search and attack operation in the area.
According to DPO Elahi, the suspects opened fire as soon as they saw the security personnel. Police and CTD officers returned fire, leading to an exchange in which six terrorists were killed.
Police said weapons were also recovered from the terrorists. The DPO added that the area has been completely cordoned off and the search operation is continuing.
On Saturday, six terrorists were killed in an intelligence operation carried out by the KP CTD in Lakki Marwat. The news came after at least seven police officers, including the station house officer of Shadi Khel, were martyred on Friday when an improvised explosive device targeted a police mobile in Lakki Marwat.
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Terrorism is a growing problem for Pakistan, with the number of attacks increasing every year from 2022, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), a global monitoring organization. ACLED data shows that attacks in Pakistan increased almost four-fold to 2,425 in 2025 from 658 in 2022 and during the same period, TTP attacks increased more than seven-fold to 838 from 118.
The federal government has been constantly raising its voice in international forums against terrorist sanctuaries operating in Afghanistan and using its soil to launch attacks against Pakistan, a fact witnessed by the United Nations Security Council.
Last month, a suicide bomber attacked the Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra during Friday prayers in Islamabad, killing 36 people and wounding about 169 others. The attack was the deadliest in Islamabad in more than a decade and the deadliest nationwide since the Peshawar mosque bombing in January 2023.
