Seven Pakistani Security Personnel Killed, 19 Injured In TTP Attack At Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 18:39 IST

Sources said Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants specifically targeted soldiers with bombing and intense firing in the Sultan Kalay locality of Kurram district

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan attack came as a result of a deadly confrontation with Pakistan security forces in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. (Image for representation: AFP)

Seven Pakistani security personnel were killed and 19 injured in a coordinated attack by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, sources told News18.

According to an official source, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack came as a result of a deadly confrontation with Pakistan security forces.

The official source confirmed that TTP militants specifically targeted soldiers in the Sultan Kalay locality of Kurram district. The militants targeted the security forces with bombing and intense firing.

The attack comes days after eight TTP militants were killed and five others injured during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last week, which the police said was carried out in the Wanda Sheikh Allah area of Lakki Marwat district.

Amid an ongoing conflict with the Afghan Taliban and internal tensions in the PoK region, Pakistan has lately witnessed a rise in terrorist activities mainly in provinces bordering Afghanistan.

As many as 298 people died due to terrorism so far this year in the country’s restive region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as per a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) report published last week.

The report said till October 22, 117 police personnel and 181 civilians were killed in various terrorist incidents across the province, bringing the total number of lives lost to 298, while 486 others sustained injuries.

Data shows that across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,366 intelligence-based operations were conducted in which 1,124 militants were arrested and 368 terrorists were gunned down. The report stated that 6,181 suspects were charged in different terrorism-related cases during the year.

(With agency inputs)

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