Pak security forces kill 3 TTP terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Security forces seized a large arms cache. Terror incidents in Pakistan rose 25% in 2025, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa worst affected

Peshawar: Three terrorists associated with the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed in an intelligence-based operation in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Sunday.

The operation was conducted in the area close to the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur district after the reported presence of the terrorists. The terrorists were involved in various subversive activities like attacks on security forces, police, and IED blasts.

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The security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the possession of the terrorists after the operation.

The police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

Pakistan continues to reel under terrorism with a surge of 25 per cent terror incidents in 2025 compared to the previous year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the worst hit province, according to Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) think tank.