The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) killed 117 terrorists and arrested 299 in 237 incidents of terrorism across 26 districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the last six months. The CTD disclosed this information in a report released for the first six months of this year on Monday. The CTD report disclosed that 65 police personnel were also martyred and 86 injured in the counter-terrorism operations in KP. As per the CTD report, in North Waziristan, 20 terrorists were killed and 6 arrested in the most 40 incidents of extremism this year. In 37 incidents of terrorism in Dera Ismail Khan, 17 police personnel were martyred, 14 were injured, while 23 militants were killed and 32 were arrested. In 33 incidents of extremism in Tank, 5 police officers were martyred and 2 officers were injured. The CTD also killed 16 militants and arrested 4 in operations.

In 22 incidents of extremism in Bannu, 5 police officers were martyred, 9 were injured, while 5 militants were killed and 13 were arrested. Five police personnel were martyred and 2 injured in 18 incidents of extremism in Lakki Marwat. Additionally, 9 militants were killed and 8 arrested in Lakki Marwat. In 8 incidents of extremism in South Waziristan, 2 police personnel were martyred, 3 were injured, and 8 militants were killed. In 3 operations in Karak, 3 extremists were killed, and 4 were arrested. In 14 operations against extremists in Bajaur, 11 police personnel were martyred and 32 were injured while in 22 incidents in Khyber, 8 militants were killed, and 12 were arrested. Two terrorists were killed and 81 were arrested in 14 incidents of extremism in Peshawar. Additionally, 7 policemen were martyred and 2 were injured in operations in Peshawar. Three extremists were arrested in an incident of extremism in Nago.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan