{"id":31900,"date":"2026-10-03T11:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31900"},"modified":"2026-10-03T11:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:03:35","slug":"pakistan-kills-5-ttp-militants-as-violence-escalates-on-afghanistan-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31900","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan kills 5 TTP militants as violence escalates on Afghanistan border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134657194,imgsize-343124,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pakistan-army.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan kills 5 TTP militants as violence escalates on Afghanistan border\" title=\"The militants reportedly belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij (Representative image: Reuters).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The militants reportedly belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij (Representative image: Reuters).\">The militants reportedly belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij (Representative image: Reuters).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pakistani security forces killed five militants during an intelligence-based operation on Saturday in the country&#8217;s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The militants reportedly belonged to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tehreek-e-taliban-pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan<\/a>, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The operation was carried out in KPK&#8217;s South Waziristan district, based on intelligence about several militant hideouts, PTI reported, citing an official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered, the official said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Pak army has been targeting such hideouts amid increased violence at the Afghanistan border.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>On Friday, seven militants belonging to the same group were killed in North Waziristan district. <!-- -->Such operations form part of Pakistan&#8217;s Azm-e-Istehkam initiative, aimed at countering terrorism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has long struggled with instability, fueled by militant violence, the movement of fighters across the border from Afghanistan, and repeated military campaigns.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>After its ceasefire agreement with the Pakistani government collapsed in November 2022, the TTP has launched a series of attacks in the province, which borders Afghanistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Last week, a suicide bombing at a roadside police checkpoint in KPK&#8217;s Dera Ismail Khan district killed more than a dozen security personnel and wounded at least 30 others. Nearly 21 people died in the city of Kohat after a car loaded with explosives rammed into the entrance of a mosque; both attacks were linked to the TTP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>According to the Centre for Research and Security Studies, an Islamabad-based think tank, KPK was Pakistan&#8217;s worst-hit region for violence in the third quarter of 2025. <!-- -->The region recorded around 638 violence-related deaths, nearly 71 per cent of the national total. KPK also faced 221 violent incidents, more than 67 per cent of the total.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Overall, Pakistan recorded 1,232 rebel group attacks during the first nine months of 2026, according to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, with the number of attacks in September reaching a 12-year high.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/pakistan-kills-5-ttp-militants-as-violence-escalates-on-the-afghanistan-border\/articleshow\/134657130.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The militants reportedly belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij (Representative image: Reuters). Pakistani security forces killed five militants during an intelligence-based operation on Saturday in the country&#8217;s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.The militants reportedly belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij.The operation was carried out in KPK&#8217;s South Waziristan district, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pakistan-army.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"The militants reportedly belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which the government calls Fitna al-Khawarij (Representative image: Reuters). 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