CTD Registers Terrorism Case Against KP Minister Over Batkhela Firing
UrduPoint (September 21, 2026) - The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Bajaur Region has registered a case against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Communications and Works, Shakeel Ahmad, and others over a firing incident involving CTD personnel on the Batkhela bypass.
According to the FIR, a wounded CTD official stated that while performing routine duty, a Vigo vehicle stopped in front of their vehicle. Shakeel Ahmad, along with Arshad, Iqbal Khan, and another unidentified person, exited the vehicle and opened fire on the officials. The CTD official sustained a bullet injury to his back, but his colleagues remained unharmed.
The FIR alleged the incident under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act along with other relevant provisions against the provincial minister and others.
However, Shakeel Ahmad has submitted an application to local authorities seeking registration of a case against unidentified armed men. In his application, he provides a different account of the incident.
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