{"id":126871,"date":"2026-06-02T17:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126871"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:45:49","slug":"security-forces-thwart-attack-on-military-post-in-north-waziristan-security-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126871\/","title":{"rendered":"Security forces thwart attack on military post in North Waziristan: security sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RAWALPINDI(National Times)-  Security forces foiled a suicide attack by\u00a0<em>Fitna al Khawarij<\/em>\u00a0on a military post near Miranshah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan district, security sources said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1849349\/govt-proscribes-gul-bahadur-group-majeed-brigade#:~:text=TTP%20labelled%20as%20fitna\"><em><u>Fitna al Khawarij<\/u><\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per security sources, the terrorists attempted to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the post. However, security forces took timely action and destroyed the vehicle before it could reach the target, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the operation, four terrorists were killed, and security forces were on high alert, due to which the attack was thwarted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security sources further stated that the terrorists attempted the attack fearing the success of operations around Miranshah over the past few days, adding that over 20 terrorists have been killed in these operations so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to security sources, further operations were underway in the area, and the perpetrators of the attack and their facilitators would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been a resurgence in terrorism in Pakistan, especially in KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1852243\"><u>returned<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;to power in Kabul in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, at least eight militants, including two Afghan nationals belonging to the banned Tariq Gidar group \u2014 an affiliate of TTP were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2003955\">killed<\/a>&nbsp;in KP\u2019s Darra Adamkhel area in an operation. On May 19, security forces&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2001537\">killed<\/a>&nbsp;22 India-sponsored terrorists in North Waziristan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the monthly security assessment&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.picss.net\/latest-reports\/from-quetta-to-tehran-security-escalation-and-strategic-realignments-in-pakistans-regional-environment\/\"><u>released<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), Pakistan\u2019s security situation deteriorated sharply in May, driven primarily by escalating terrorist violence in KP and Balochistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Security forces foiled a suicide attack by\u00a0Fitna al Khawarij\u00a0on a military post near Miranshah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan district, security sources said on Tuesday. Fitna al Khawarij&nbsp;is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. As per security sources, the terrorists attempted to ram an explosive-laden vehicle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Security forces thwart attack on military post in North Waziristan: security sources - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126871\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Security forces thwart attack on military post in North Waziristan: security sources - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Security forces foiled a suicide attack by\u00a0Fitna al Khawarij\u00a0on a military post near Miranshah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan district, security sources said on Tuesday. 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