Pakistan Army’s ceremonial guards perform during the funeral ceremony of a paramilitary personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) who was killed during the Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes, in Kohat on October 17, 2025. A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on October 16, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border clashes.
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Pakistani security forces on Friday (October 17, 2025) foiled a suicide attack on their camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing four terrorists, including the suicide bomber, officials said.
According to security officials, the terrorists attempted to target the security forces’ camp in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district when a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the boundary wall, triggering a powerful explosion.
Three other militants who tried to storm the camp were gunned down by the security personnel before they could enter, they said, adding that there were no casualties among the troops.
Officials confirmed that all four militants, including the suicide bomber, were killed in the operation.
In a similar incident in Bajaur district, security forces foiled a major terror attempt after destroying an explosives-laden vehicle through gunfire, officials said.
No loss of life was reported in the incident.
According to security officials, the forces acted swiftly on prior intelligence and neutralised the threat before it could cause any damage.
The security officials also said that 88 militants, reportedly backed by the Afghan Taliban, have been killed in operations over the past two days across the region.
The Pakistan Army in a statement on Thursday (October 16, 2025) said that 34 terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in multiple intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province between Monday (October 13, 2025) and Wednesday (October 15, 2025).
The operations were conducted in North Waziristan, South Waziristan and Bannu districts, it said.
Pakistan has seen a surge in militant attacks, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, after the banned TTP called off its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
Published – October 17, 2025 04:56 pm IST
