2023 Tirah shooting

Part of the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| Date| 6 November 2023

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Location|

Tirah, Khyber district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Result|  Inconclusive
Commanders and leaders
Lt Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider †|  Unknown
Units involved
Pakistan Army|  Militant group
Casualties and losses
Lt Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider and 3 soldiers|  3 militants

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Terrorist attacks
in Pakistan (since 2001)

Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths
‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths
Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date

2001|

* 1st Bahawalpur

2002|

* 1st Karachi

2003|

* 1st Quetta

2004|

* 2nd Quetta
* 1st Multan

2005|

* 1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya)

2006|

* 4th Karachi
* Dargai

2007|

* 1st Dera Ismail Khan
* 1st Charsadda
* July bombings ‡
* 1st Parachinar
* 2nd Rawalpindi
* 5th Karachi ‡
* 2nd Charsadda
* 3rd Rawalpindi (Bhutto assassination)

2008|

* 3rd Charsadda
* 2nd Parachinar
* 1st Swat
* 1st Darra Adam Khel
* 1st Islamabad
* 2nd Islamabad
* 2nd Dera Ismail Khan
* 1st Wah
* 2nd Swat
* 1st Peshawar
* 3rd Islamabad
* 1st Orakzai ‡
* 2nd Peshawar
* 3rd Dera Ismail Khan

2009|

* 4th/5th Dera Ismail Khan (January violence)
* 6th Dera Ismail Khan
* 2nd Lahore (Sri Lankan cricket)
* 1st Khyber
* 3rd Lahore
* 4th Islamabad
* Chakwal
* 7th/8th Dera Ismail Khan (May attacks)
* 4th Lahore
* Upper Dir
* 3rd Peshawar
* 5th Lahore
* Khanewal
* Usterzai
* 4th Peshawar
* 4th Rawalpindi
* Alpuri
* 6th Lahore
* 5th Islamabad
* 5th Peshawar ‡
* 5th Rawalpindi
* 6th Peshawar
* 6th Rawalpindi
* 7th Lahore
* 1st Dera Ghazi Khan
* 1st Lower Dir
* 6th Karachi

2010|

* 1st Lakki Marwat ‡
* 1st Bajaur
* 2nd Lower Dir
* 7th Karachi
* 2nd Khyber
* 3rd Khyber
* 8th, 9th & 10th Lahore
* U.S consulate/Timergarah attack
* 2nd/3rd Kohat
* 8th Peshawar
* 11th Lahore (Ahmadiyya)
* 9th Dera Ismail Khan
* 12th Lahore (Sufi)
* 1st Mohmand ‡
* 13th Lahore (Shia)
* 3rd Quetta
* 2nd Darra Adam Khel
* 8th Karachi (CID)
* 2nd Mohmand
* 2nd Bajaur

2011|

* Faisalabad
* 9th Peshawar
* 2nd Dera Ghazi Khan
* 4th Quetta
* 4th Charsadda
* 9th Karachi (PNS Mehran)
* 10th Peshawar
* 10th Dera Ismail Khan (police station)
* 4th Khyber
* 5th Quetta
* Karachi targeted killings ‡
* 1st Mastung

2012|

* 5th Khyber
* 1st Rahim Yar Khan
* 3rd Parachinar
* 1st Kohistan
* 11th Peshawar
* 3rd Bajaur
* 6th Quetta
* 12th Peshawar
* 6th Khyber
* Mansehra
* 4th Parachinar
* 2nd Darra Adam Khel
* 1st Khuzdar
* 13th Peshawar (airport)
* 7th Khyber
* 11th Dera Ismail Khan
* 14th Peshawar
* 15th Peshawar
* 7th Quetta

2013|

* 8th Quetta/3rd Swat ‡
* 9th Quetta
* 10th Karachi
* Election day
* Quaid-e-Azam residency
* 10th Quetta
* Mardan
* 16th Peshawar
* Nanga Parbat
* 11th Quetta/17th Peshawar
* 14th Lahore
* 5th Parachinar
* 12th Dera Ismail Khan (prison attack)
* 11th Karachi
* 12th Quetta
* 13th Quetta
* 18th Peshawar ‡
* 19th Peshawar

2014|

* 12th Karachi (Chaudhry Aslam assassination)
* 1st Bannu
* 2nd Mastung
* 20th Peshawar
* 13th Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)
* 6th Islamabad
* 14th Quetta
* Wagah border
* 21st Peshawar (school massacre) ‡

2015|

* Shikarpur
* 22nd Peshawar
* 15th Lahore
* 14th Karachi
* 3rd Mastung
* Attock
* Camp Badaber
* Taunsa Sharif
* 15th Quetta
* Jacobabad
* 6th Parachinar

2016|

* 16th Quetta
* 5th Charsadda (Bacha Khan University)
* 23rd Peshawar
* 16th Lahore
* 17th Quetta
* 3rd Mohmand
* 18th Quetta
* 2nd Khuzdar

2017|

* 13th Dera Ismail Khan
* 7th Parachinar
* 17th Lahore
* 24th Peshawar
* Sehwan
* 6th Charsadda
* 8th Parachinar
* 18th Lahore
* 25th Peshawar
* 4th Mastung
* 19th Quetta/9th Parachinar
* Chaman
* 19th Lahore
* 20th Lahore
* 4th Bajaur
* 20th Quetta
* 1st Harnai
* 14th Dera Ismail Khan (Ataullah Shah)
* Jhal Magsi
* 26th Peshawar
* 27th Peshawar
* 21st Quetta

2018|

* 28th Peshawar
* 5th Mastung/2nd Bannu ‡
* 15th Dera Ismail Khan
* 2018 election violence
* 22nd Quetta
* 2nd Orakzai
* 15th Karachi (Chinese consulate)

2019|

* 1st Loralai
* 2nd Loralai/Panjgur
* Ziarat
* 23rd Quetta
* Ormara
* 20th Lahore
* 1st Gwadar

2020|

* 24th Quetta
* 25th Quetta
* 16th Karachi (Stock Exchange)
* 2nd Chaman

2021|

* 2021 Machh attack
* 3rd Chaman
* 26th Quetta (Serena Hotel)
* 21st Lahore
* 17th Karachi
* 27th Quetta
* 28th Quetta

2022|

* 22nd Lahore
* 1st Kech
* Panjgur and Naushki
* 29th Quetta
* Sibi
* 29th Peshawar
* Sangan
* 18th Karachi
* 19th Karachi
* 1st Miranshah
* 4th Swat
* 2nd Lakki Marwat
* 30th Quetta
* 2nd Miranshah
* 3rd Bannu
* 7th Islamabad

2023|

* 30th Peshawar
* 31st Peshawar
* 20th Karachi
* Barkhan
* Bolan
* Havelian
* 3rd Lakki Marwat
* 2nd Kech
* Yar Hussain
* 8th Khyber
* 31st Quetta
* Muslim Bagh
* 32nd Peshawar
* Zhob
* 1st N Waziristan
* Bara
* Khar
* 2nd N Waziristan
* 6th Mastung
* Hangu
* 16th Dera Ismail Khan
* 2nd Gwadar
* Mianwali
* Tirah
* Balgatar
* Chilas
* 33rd Peshawar
* Daraban
* Mir Ali
* Mamund
* Lachi
* 3rd Kech

2024|

* 2024 Balochistan

The 2023 Tirah shooting happened on 6 November 2023, in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider and three other soldiers were killed during an exchange of fire with militants. The security forces conducted an operation in the area, resulting in the death of three militants.[1][2][3]

## Background[edit]

The operation was part of Pakistan's ongoing efforts to combat terrorism in the region, which had been plagued by frequent attacks, causing concerns for both the military and the government.[3][1]

## Casualties[edit]

The individuals who died in the incident were:

* Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider
* Naik Khushdil Khan (31)
* Naik Rafique Khan (27)
* Lance Naik Abdul Qadir (33)[1][3]

## Operation details[edit]

The operation was executed based on critical intelligence reports, and was aimed at countering terrorist activities in the region.[3][1]

## Reactions[edit]

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar, expressed his deep sorrow over the deaths. He praised their dedication and pledged to continue the fight against terrorism in the nation. He declared that Pakistan would not allow the impure ambitions of those who seek to disrupt the country's peace to succeed.[1][3]

## See also[edit]

* List of terrorist incidents in 2023
* Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023
* 2023 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa oil and gas company attack
* Mianwali air base attack
* 2023 Lakki Marwat operation

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Army officer, 3 soldiers killed in restive northwest Pakistan". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
2. ^ Shirazi, Iftikhar (2023-11-06). "Pak Army officer, 3 soldiers martyred in intelligence-based operation in Khyber district: ISPR". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
3. ^ a b c d e "Pakistan: Army officer, three soldiers killed during intelligence operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa". www.indiatvnews.com. 2023-11-07.

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