Says terrorism in all its forms constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), describing it as a “heinous and cowardly” assault and calling for those responsible to be brought to justice.
The statement came days after a suicide bomber struck outside Kabal Police Station in Swat on August 3, killing 17 people, including several police officers, and injuring 27 others. Police said the attacker detonated explosives at the station’s main gate after being stopped from entering the premises, while Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
In a press statement, the Council said it condemned “in the strongest terms, the heinous and cowardly suicide terrorist attack outside a police station in Kabal, Swat District, K-P Province, Pakistan, on August 2 2026.”
The statement noted that the attack, claimed by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), had resulted in “the grievous loss of at least 16 Pakistani nationals, mostly civilians, and injuries to dozens of others.”
Council members expressed “their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and the people of Pakistan,” while wishing “a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.”
Reaffirming their position on terrorism, the Council said that “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.”
The members also stressed the importance of ensuring accountability, underlining “the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice.”
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They urged “all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Government of Pakistan in this regard.”
The Council further reiterated that “any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.”
It also reaffirmed “the need for all States to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.”
Last week on Friday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said security forces had conducted 40,348 IBOs across the country so far this year, with the majority taking place in Balochistan. He noted that nearly 194 IBOs were being conducted every day.
The DG ISPR said 3,145 terrorist incidents had been recorded during the period, while security forces had killed 2,084 terrorists, averaging about 10 terrorists killed every day. He added that 819 people had embraced martyrdom this year, including 303 personnel from the Pakistan Army, 194 law enforcement agencies and 322 civilians.
He further said there had been 28 suicide bombing incidents this year, adding that the majority of the suicide bombers were Afghan nationals.
Comparing the figures with previous years, the DG ISPR said security forces had killed 2,597 terrorists during the whole of 2025, while 2,084 had already been killed so far in 2026.
