Pakistan military-led government refers to the banned TTP as Fitna al Khawarij.
The TTP ended its ceasefire with the Pakistani military-led government in November 2022. Separately, Reuters sources reported an attack on a convoy of paramilitary troops in the volatile Kurram district. Security forces launched a search operation to locate those responsible, while the government had not issued an official statement at the time of the report.
Security forces also destroyed several hideouts during the operation, the official said. Roadside bombs struck the convoy before a large group of militants opened fire, according to five Pakistani security officials. The action was carried out under the government’s Azm-e-Istehkam move, which is part of Pakistan’s purported efforts to tackle terrorism. Pakistan’s federal government refers to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, as Fitna al Khawarij. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for that attack in a statement to a Reuters reporter. Pakistan’s military public relations wing did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Since then, the group has carried out repeated attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly against security forces. Seven militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation in north-western Pakistan on Friday, according to an official.