KP witnessed 273 terror attacks in 2024: CTD report
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 30, 2024
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has released a report revealing a the number of terrorist incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2024 so far, ARY News reported on Sunday.
According to the report, this year 273 terrorist incidents occurred in the province, targeting 118 policemen.
The report highlights that as many as 1,433 operations were carried out in 2024 so far in which 322 terrorists were arrested and 124 were killed.
Furthermore, 55 terror attacks were failed including two suicide attacks planned in Peshawar, the report revealed.
Terrorists of Mohsin Qadir, Sanata, TTP Gandapur Group, Tipu Gul, Zarar Group and other groups were killed.
Read more: At least 11 terrorists killed in two KP operations: ISPR
Last year, the Anti-Terrorism Department (CTD) released a report on the terror incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2023 where as many as 563 terror incidents occurred in 2023 and out of 563 incidents, police were targeted 243 times.
According to the report, the highest 132 incidents of terrorism were reported in Dera Ismail Khan, 103 incidents in Khyber and 89 terror incidents were reported in Peshawar،
The report further revealed that 86 times terrorists attacked North Waziristan and 50 times South Waziristan۔ The report further said that as many as 837 terrorists were taken into custody.