BANNU (Web Desk) - The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday conducted an intelligence-based operation and arrested a most-wanted terrorist, Osama alias Baghi, from the Pipal Bazaar area.
According to a statement issued by Bannu CTD Superintendent of Police Fazal Wahid, the suspect belonged to Bannu district and was an active commander of the newly formed organisation Ittehadul Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), reportedly created through collaboration between the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Gul Bahadur group.
The SP said the suspect confessed during initial interrogation to involvement in nine major terrorist activities, including the December 2025 attack on Miranshah Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali Khan, in which the official, two security guards, and a civilian were martyred.
He also admitted to the abduction and killing of former Bannu SHO Abid Wazir in November 2025, and the murder of three members of the Lakki Marwat peace committee.
Police further said the suspect confessed to kidnapping two Frontier Corps personnel and police officials from Pipal Daud Shah, as well as involvement in the June 2024 killing of a polio officer and his guard in Mamand Khel.
Investigations revealed that Osama was also engaged in reconnaissance of sensitive institutions and providing photographs and information about police personnel to militants. He also admitted to setting up illegal checkpoints to harass civilians in Pipal Bazaar and surrounding areas.
Further investigations are underway, with raids being conducted to arrest facilitators and associates. Senior KP police and CTD officials praised the operation, calling it a significant step toward restoring regional peace.
Meanwhile, Domel police carried out a separate operation, arresting two terrorists and three facilitators involved in sniper attacks at Nala Kashu and Police Post Khonia Khel, where two police personnel were injured.