On 14 March 2025, military forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) and killed two militants (coded as TTP) in Sikandar Shomali area (coded as Sikandar Janubi (Dera Ismail Khan, KPK)). 2 fatalities.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, military authorities in the Dera Ismail Khan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, Pakistan, conducted an intelligence-based operation against TTP (Pakistani Taliban) militants, killing two militants. The area is located in Pakistan's northwestern Afghan border region, which remains a persistent terrorist and armed conflict risk zone.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Overland transport risk: KPK province is a region through which major overland trade routes between Afghanistan and Pakistan pass, and if armed conflicts expand, cross-border logistics transportation could face disruptions
• Energy supply chain: Northwestern Pakistan is a region where natural gas pipelines and power infrastructure are concentrated, raising concerns about energy supply instability if they become targets of terrorist attacks
• Agricultural logistics: The area is located on transportation routes connecting to Pakistan's major agricultural regions, with potential indirect impacts on agricultural product distribution
• China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): CPEC-related infrastructure projects in the region remain exposed to terrorist threats, with persistent risks of construction and operational delays

3) Watch points

• Follow-up retaliatory attacks: Need to monitor the possibility of TTP retaliatory terrorist attacks and whether Pakistani military response operations will expand
• Regional security situation: Track changes in security alert strengthening measures across KPK province overall and protection levels for major logistics hubs and infrastructure facilities
• Border control: Confirm whether trade logistics delays occur due to strengthened restrictions on Afghan-Pakistan border area transit or expanded checkpoints