SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gomal, Tank District area, Pakistan on Wed 25th March 2026

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel killed two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists during an intelligence-based operation within the limits of Gomal Police Station in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 25, reports Dawn. The press release said CTD personnel conducted the operation on the basis of “credible intelligence”. The press release added that terrorists, upon encountering CTD personnel, opened fire on them. The exchange of gunfire continued for around 40 minutes, following which a search operation was launched. During the search operation, two terrorists were found dead”. Two Kalashnikovs, along with six magazines and cartridges and two bandoliers, were found in the possession of the slain terrorists. According to the CTD, the terrorists were affiliated with the TTP’s Mushtaq group and had been involved in multiple attacks on Police.