SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Garah Fakira, Tank District area, Pakistan on Fri 9th October 2026

On October 9, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and Police killed three terrorists belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bhittani Group during an intelligence-based operation in Garah Fakira area along Jandola Road in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The Express Tribune. Security Forces (SFs) recovered three Kalashnikov rifles, 11 magazines containing ammunition, and a mobile phone. Two of the slain terrorists were identified as Osama and Suleman, while the third remained unidentified. The CTD said that the terrorists were involved in multiple attacks. Osama was the brother of Shoaib, a terrorist killed during an attack on Bannu Cantonment in 2025. Musa, who was killed in retaliatory fire after attacking police in Wana Bazaar, was also Osama’s cousin.