Quetta, March 9: A senior officer from Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) was shot dead in Quetta. Local media reports indicate that the incident occurred in the Killi Ismail area.
According to the renowned Pakistani newspaper Dawn, Inspector Mehta Khan had recently joined the CTD. He was shot by armed assailants while passing through Killi Ismail. A senior police official stated that gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the CTD officer, resulting in his immediate death at the scene.
Following the attack, the assailants fled the area. Police cordoned off the vicinity and initiated a search operation to apprehend the attackers.
This incident is not isolated; attacks on military and police personnel have been reported frequently. On March 4, local media cited police sources indicating that an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Daulat Khan, was killed in a sniper attack by unidentified assailants at a police post in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Earlier, on February 26, four police officers were killed and two injured in an attack by unknown individuals at a police patrol in the Nawakalai area of Khar tehsil, Bajaur. On February 14, an Additional Station House Officer (SHO), Gul Mano Deen, was killed during gunfire at the Wara Mamond police station.
Meanwhile, a report from a think tank in Islamabad revealed a rise in fatalities among military and police personnel. Deaths increased by 30% in February, alongside a surge in suicide attacks.
The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) reported that 470 people were killed in February, with 333 injured. Among the deceased were 96 civilians, 80 security personnel, and 294 militants. According to Dawn, the injured included 259 civilians, 50 security personnel, and 24 militants.
These figures indicate a significant rise in fatalities compared to January, with a 74% increase among security personnel, a 32% increase among civilians, and a 21% increase among militants.
In February, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa saw 53 security personnel and six civilians killed, while 35 security personnel and 48 civilians were injured. The region experienced three suicide bombings, resulting in the deaths of 17 individuals, including 14 security personnel, and injuring 20 others.
In a separate suicide bombing incident in Islamabad, 34 people were killed, and 165 others were injured. Additionally, in Bhakkar district of Punjab province, a suicide bombing led to the deaths of two police officers and injuries to four others. The eight reported suicide attacks in January and February this year account for nearly half of the total for 2025, which recorded 17 such incidents.
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