Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. File
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Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed six paramilitary personnel and kidnapped eight others throughout an assault on a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, safety officers mentioned on Tuesday (June 9, 2026).
Dozens of members of the militant group, which claimed duty for the assault, stormed a checkpoint within the metropolis of Peshawar with firearms, hand grenades and mortar shells on Monday (June 9, 2026), a safety official informed AFP on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t authorised to talk to media.
“Six personnel of the Federal Constabulary (FC) have been martyred and 4 others wounded in an assault carried out by armed militants,” mentioned a second safety official, referring to Pakistan’s paramilitary power which contributes to a lot of the frontline safety in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan.
“The militants kidnapped eight FC personnel and took them to an undisclosed location,” the second supply mentioned.
Pakistan’s army didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.
The TTP posted a picture of the lads it had kidnapped on its social media channel and claimed duty for the assault.
Pakistan has been preventing rising insurgencies in its western areas that border Afghanistan, which Islamabad accuses of harbouring militants — an assertion the Afghan Taliban authorities in Kabul has repeatedly denied.
Final month, militants killed 26 folks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a number of assaults.
Relations between Kabul and Islamabad have deteriorated sharply in latest months over the militancy allegations, with diplomatic tensions escalating into lethal cross-border clashes together with Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan.
Printed – June 09, 2026 03:04 pm IST