Other MoA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dera Ismail Khan area, Pakistan on Wed 14th January 2026

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) killed three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the morning of January 14 (today), reports Dawn. “On the special instructions of the inspector general of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeted operations against Fitna-al-Khawarij have been intensified in response to the attacks on the police,” said a statement by the CTD. It added that this morning, DI Khan’s CTD successfully carried out an operation on a confirmed intelligence report. “CTD teams reached the spot and surrounded the terrorists, who opened fire to avoid arrest. CTD teams also retaliated in self-defence, as a result of which the khawarij terrorists were killed,” said the statement.