TTP Claims Drone Seizure, Soldier’s Abduction and Deadly Attacks in KP and South Punjab

October 14, 2026 | WAR MONITOR Pakistan Desk

PAKISTAN — The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued three statements claiming the seizure of a military surveillance drone, the abduction of a Pakistani soldier and attacks on security facilities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and South Punjab.

Peshawar: The TTP claimed its members shot down and seized a military surveillance drone in the former Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar area on October 14. No independent evidence confirming the claim was immediately available.

Kohat: The group claimed it detained a Pakistani soldier, identified as Shoaib Akhtar, during a roadblock in the Lachi-Shakardara area on October 13. The soldier was described as a resident of Tibbi Sar, Mianwali. His whereabouts and the circumstances of the alleged abduction remain unconfirmed.

Taunsa Sharif, South Punjab: In an update to its earlier attack claims, the TTP said it targeted CTD and local peace committee facilities in Jadewali and Jotar, Dera Ghazi Khan district, using quadcopters.

The group claimed that two personnel were killed and ten others injured across the two locations. It also said footage of the alleged attacks would be released later.

No independent confirmation of the reported casualties, drone seizure or abduction was available.

Independent verification is pending.

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