The Force Fighting Terrorism Has a Problem of Its Own: Inside KP’s CTD Crisis
PESHAWAR – Every day, officers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) move through a province where the threat of violence remains a constant possibility. They investigate attacks, track militant networks, and stand between communities and those seeking to destabilise them. Yet the institution carrying this responsibility is facing a challenge of its own: a […]
The Front Line Is Holding. The Institution Behind It Is Not.
PESHAWAR – Three police officers were killed in Lower Dir. In Bannu, another attack ended differently—not because the threat had diminished, but because officers on duty stopped a suicide bomber before he reached his target. Between these two incidents lies the story of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today: a conflict that has become both familiar […]
KP Police Mid-Year Report Reveals Major Anti-Terror Success, Rising Casualties
PESHAWAR—The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police Department has compiled its comprehensive mid-year performance report. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed chaired a high-level meeting at the Central Police Office in Peshawar to review the findings. The detailed briefing focused on overall law and order, counter-terrorism achievements, and the province-wide crackdown on crime over the past […]
KP Terrorism Statistics 2025: 1,588 Incidents Reported as Security Forces Ramp Up Operations
PESHAWAR – The law enforcement agencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have released a comprehensive annual report detailing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa terrorism statistics 2025, revealing a total of 1,588 reported incidents across the province. This surge in violence resulted in the martyrdom of 502 individuals, including both security personnel and civilians, while proactive operations by security […]
KP police face surge in attacks amid intensified terror crackdown
KP police face surge in attacks amid intensified terror crackdown
In the Line of Fire: How Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s CTD is Turning the Tide
PESHAWAR — In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where decades of insurgency, militant safe-havens and porous borders have defined security discourse, the province’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) is quietly rewriting the script of the war on terror. A newly compiled report reveals the scale of the challenge — and the sweep of institutional reform aimed at confronting it. […]