Captain, Lieutenant Among Six Martyred as Eight Terrorists Killed in Hangu Exchange of Fire: ISPR
Sanitisation operations are underway as Pakistani troops continue a counterterrorism campaign against militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
- On Sunday, September 20, 2026, an intense fire exchange in Hangu District killed six security personnel and eight terrorists, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations, with Captain Abuzar Farooq and Lieutenant Sheraz Babar among the deceased.
- Security Forces are conducting sanitization operations in surrounding areas to clear remaining terrorists as the Counter Terrorism campaign under vision "Azm-e-Istehkam" continues at full pace to eliminate foreign-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid tribute to the "great sacrifice" of the martyrs, stating the nation can never repay the debt owed to them and that the martyrs are the pride of the nation.
- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah hailed the Security Forces, declaring that "the great sacrifices of the security forces would always be remembered" and calling the martyrs the pride of the nation.
- Attacks in Pakistan rose nearly fourfold to 2,425 in 2025 from 658 in 2022, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data; earlier this week, security forces killed 10 terrorists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Pakistan: Two Army officers among six soldiers killed in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in TTP attack
Two Pakistan Army officers, four other soldiers and eight Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) men were killed in an encounter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district on September 20, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said. During an intense fire exchange between a “security forces convoy and Khwarij”, 23-year-old Captain Abuzar Farooq from Gujranwala and 22-year-old Lieutenant Sheraz Babar of Chakwal, “who were leading their troops from the f…
On Sunday, the Pakistani army announced the killing of six of its soldiers, including two officers, and the elimination of eight armed men during the north-west clash.
Pakistan targets militant hideouts in KP, border areas with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conducted an intelligence-based ground operation and precision airstrikes against militant hideouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the border region with Afghanistan following a series of recent terrorist attacks, the Ministry of Information said Monday. According to the ministry, security forces launched a carefully planned operation in Kohat, Hangu...
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