KP witnesses 284 terror incidents this year

PESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has released a report on terrorism incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, revealing that 284 terrorist incidents occurred in the province this year.

According to the CTD report, North Waziristan witnessed the highest number of incidents at 53, followed by Bannu with 35, Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) with 31, Peshawar with 13, and Kurram with 8 incidents.

The report states that a total of 1,116 suspects have been nominated in terrorism-related cases across the province, with 391 suspects from North Waziristan alone. In Kurram, 166 individuals have been nominated in terrorism cases. Out of the total suspects, 95 have been arrested so far this year. These include 70 arrests in Kurram and 3 each in Swat and Bannu. The CTD report further reveals that 148 terrorists have been killed across the province this year, with the highest number, 67, killed in Dera Ismail Khan.