Social media posts circulated on Tuesday claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had launched multiple coordinated attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Waziristan — specifically naming incidents in Tank (Akbar Khel), South Waziristan (Suri Kayi, Zarmelni, Tiarza), Bannu (Akakhel Khawangi, Do Road Kaki), and North Waziristan (Datakhail). The posts alleged that 22 Pakistani soldiers were killed in these assaults.

Some versions of the claim also identified an individual, “Mohammad Faheem,” said to be a former Frontier Corps member who had defected to the TTP, suggesting insider involvement in the attacks.

The posts were widely shared across various OSINT and militant-linked social media channels, presented as breaking news with high casualty figures and multiple simultaneous operations.

While there is evidence that the TTP has recently intensified its activities in the region, no authoritative Pakistani source — including the military’s media wing or major national newspapers — has confirmed the full set of incidents listed in these viral........

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