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title: "Gun battle between police and terrorists in Upper Dir enters second day"
description: "Most outlets led with the ongoing gun battle between police and terrorists in Upper Dir, noting that it had entered its second day in the Barikot Dubando area. The Express Tribune also mentioned residents blocking a road to demand the release of a hostage, while Dawn focused primarily on the continuation of the clash without mentioning the hostage demand."
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# Gun battle between police and terrorists in Upper Dir enters second day

pakistan · latest filing 13 Aug 2026, 6:44 PM PKT · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the ongoing gun battle between police and terrorists in Upper Dir, noting that it had entered its second day in the Barikot Dubando area. The Express Tribune also mentioned residents blocking a road to demand the release of a hostage, while Dawn focused primarily on the continuation of the clash without mentioning the hostage demand.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [Gun battle between terrorists, police in Upper Dir enters second day](https://www.dawn.com/news/2022585/gun-battle-between-terrorists-police-in-upper-dir-enters-second-day) · 13 Aug 2026, 6:44 PM PKT
  > LOWER DIR: A gun battle between terrorists and police in the mountainous Barikot Dubando area of Upper Dir district continued on Thursday, with police and terrorists remaining engaged in an operation that began Wednesday night. Officials said both sides were entrenched in their positions and heavy weapons were being used during the exchange of fire. No confirmed reports of casualties had been r...
- **The Express Tribune** — [K-P Police, terrorists trade heavy fire as clash continues in Upper Dir](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623721/k-p-police-terrorists-trade-heavy-fire-as-clash-continues-in-upper-dir) · 13 Aug 2026, 2:21 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Clash in Barikot Dubando enters second day; residents block road demanding hostage release

2 articles from 2 outlets, 13 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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