Five militants affiliated with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) were killed by Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday night. A key commander of the group, Imran alias Abdullah alias Bilal alias Abu Bakr, was among those eliminated, while three others' identities are still being verified. According to officials, the militants opened fire on CTD personnel entering their compound near a refugee camp, leading to an exchange of fire that resulted in five deaths. The deceased commander had been wanted for 20 cases of terrorism-related crimes in Peshawar and other districts.
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Five militants from the banned Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) were killed in an operation by Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is located near Peshawar. The operation took place on September 10, 2026, at the Shamshatu refugee camp in Urmur village. A key commander of the group, Imran alias Abdullah alias Bilal alias Abu Bakr, was among those killed. Imran was a wanted and proclaimed offender in 20 cases of terrorism-related incidents in Peshawar and other districts. The CTD had received intelligence that ISKP militants were present at the camp and responded to their "indiscriminate fire" with retaliatory action.
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Five militants of the banned Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) have been killed in an operation by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said.
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A key commander of the group, identified as Imran alias Abdullah alias Bilal alias Abu Bakr, was eliminated in the operation on Thursday night (September 10, 2026) in Shamshatu refugee camp in Urmur village, about 25 km southeast of Peshawar, the official said.
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Another militant was identified as Shahidullah, while efforts to establish the identities of the remaining three were underway.
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According to the CTD, it had received intelligence that ISKP militants were present in a compound near Shamshatu camp.
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The CTD said the militants opened indiscriminate fire as its personnel entered the compound, prompting retaliatory action.
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Five militants were killed in the exchange of fire, it added.
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According to the CTD, Imran was a wanted and proclaimed offender in 20 cases of bomb blasts, target killings and other acts of terrorism in Peshawar and various other districts of the northwestern province.
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