Other MoA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Spinwam area of North Waziristan District area, Pakistan on Sat 2nd October 2021

Four Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers and a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Levies Force were killed when militants targeted their vehicle in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 2, reports Dawn. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), clearance operation is in progress to eliminate any terrorist found in the area.|The incident took place in the area a day after Shura Mujahideen of North Waziristan headed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ Hafiz Gul Bahadur announced a ceasefire for 20 days. The outfit announced cessation of hostilities following a statement by Prime Minister Imran Khan on October 1 that his government had initiated a reconciliation process with different groups of the banned TTP to end violence. However, TTP ‘spokesman’ Mohammad Khurasani has denied reports about ceasefire and asked its affiliated militants to continue their activities. “The group’s stance is very clear and it has never declared ceasefire,” said a statement attributed to Khurasani.