RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Security forces killed nine terrorists as they repulsed an attack on an army camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, official sources said on Friday.

Four security personnel were also martyred during the engagement, they added.

The sources said terrorists from Fitna-al-Khawarij — the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — attacked the camp with explosives on Thursday night and tried to end the camp from one of the gates while firing.

But, security forces responded timely and effectively, as a result of which they remained unsuccessful in their nefarious designs, the sources added.

They said that according to initial reports, nine terrorists had been killed and four soldiers were martyred during the engagement.

The terrorists were unable to enter the camp despite using explosives and resorting to intense firing, they said, adding that a search and clearance operation was under way at the camp.

Meanwhile, injured security personnel had been taken to Peshawar for medical treatment, they said.

The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.

The attack has taken place just three days after a blast in KP’s Lakki Marwat claimed the lives of nine people, including two traffic policemen. Over 30 people were also injured in the attack.

Prior to that, 15 police personnel were martyred after a suicide attack on the Fateh Khel police post in KP’s Bannu district on May 9.

KP has seen a rise in terrorist attacks in the past year. According to the Annual Security Report 2025 from the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), KP recorded a significant surge in violence last year as “fatalities rose from 1,620 in 2024 to 2,331 in 2025”.