Amid a surge in attacks, Pakistan’s new military campaign leads to questions over its timing and whether it can work.
Pakistan’s two border provinces have seen 93 percent rise in attacks since the TTP ended ceasefire last year.
The second attack this week on police posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also saw three attackers killed.
Troops are continuing to search the Khaisoor area of North Waziristan district for fighters in hiding.
Islamabad has reported an increase in cross-border attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Suicide bombers attacked mosques in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Five soldiers wounded in the attack in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
Funerals held for the victims of Sunday’s suicide attack, which also wounded nearly 200 people.
The meeting is taking place following the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers’ arrival in Islamabad.
Pakistan army says it killed three fighters in exchange of fire in North Waziristan district near Afghan border.
Taliban’s interim foreign minister gets UN clearance to travel for meeting with counterparts in Pakistan.
Pakistan is in danger of defaulting on its debt while a bruising political battle is raging between govt and ex-PM Khan.
The Torkham border is the main point of transit for travellers and goods between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan.
TTP has denied involvement in the Peshawar mosque blast, but officials say it has intensified attacks since November.
