Pakistani media reported that in the current year, 337 military and civilian personnel have been killed in terrorist attacks in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, with hundreds more injured.
On Monday, September 30, Express Tribune Pakistan reported that extortion and kidnappings have also increased in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to rising insecurity.
The report mentioned that security forces’ operations in Tank, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, and North and South Waziristan have been limited to their security bases.