Peshawar, May 3: Reflecting continued setbacks to the Pakistani armed forces, at least 318 of their personnel were killed and 378 injured in 409 operations conducted by TTP during the month of April.
The TTP, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also claimed to have captured 13 personnel of the Pakistani forces during the month.
These operations spanned the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh as well as occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region and Balochistan.
In a comprehensive statement, TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said these operations affected 283 installations and assets of the Pakistan Army and its Special Services Group (SSG), 189 of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC), 186 of the Police and 38 of the Intelligence Agencies and so-called ‘Peace Committees’ , which are proxies of the Pakistani military.
Types of operations:
Sniper/Laser attacks: 109
Guerrilla attacks: 67
Direct assaults: 63
Ambush attacks: 45
Grenade/Bomb explosions: 41
Targeted attacks: 31
Missile attacks: 31
Counterattacks: 22
Pakistan: TTP killed 255, injured 375 Pakistani soldiers, policemen during March month
Destruction:
These operations resulted in the destruction of a large number of military and police assets, including an armoured Tank, 66 other vehicles and 37 Military and police infrastructure, according to the spokesman.
Seizures:
The TTP also seized a large quantity of equipment and arms and ammunition from the Pakistani forces, he said.
The seized items include:
Various vehicles: 10
Various firearms: 5
Mine detection devices: 2
Motorcycles: 2
Quadcopter drone: 1
Military rations including fuel, livestock, and various other military equipment
Locations of operations:
Khyber Pakthunkhwa Province (District wise):
Southern Waziristan: 90
Peshawar: 63
North Waziristan: 60
Bajaur : 33
Dera Ismail Khan: 32
Bannu: 29
Tank: 23
Lakki Marwat: 16
Khyber: 13
Orakzai: 13
Mohmand: 7
Karak: 6
Khurram: 6
Kohat: 3
Mehran Mardan: 2
Pishin: 1
Charsadda: 1
Lower Dir: 1
Punjab Province:
Southern Punjab: 1
Sindh Province:
Karachi: 1
Balochistan:
Quetta & Harnai Province: 2
Gilgit-Baltistan: 6
