SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mehsud Market, Tank District area, Pakistan on Mon 5th October 2026

Two terrorists and a member of a local peace committee were killed during a clash after the committee members, acting on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists, confronted them at Mehsud Market in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 5, reports The Khyber Chronicles. According to police, the peace committee members received information about the presence of three terrorists in the area and moved to check their suspected location. The terrorists were attempting to enter a shop when they came face-to-face with the committee members, triggering an exchange of fire. Two terrorists were killed in the ensuing gunfight, while the third managed to flee the scene. A peace committee member, Adnan, was killed while another member, Khubaib, sustained injuries.