On 13 September 2022, five people, including the former head of the Peace Committee and two policemen, were killed in a bomb blast in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
[4] Swat, located around 240 kilometres (150 miles) from Islamabad, was a significant TTP stronghold until operation rahe rast in 2009, when the Pakistani military drove the armed group's militants out.
[2] With the Taliban's ascension to power in Afghanistan, however, the organization launched peace discussions and ceasefire negotiations with the government, clearing the path for the group to re-establish its influence in the region.
[6] A roadside bomb assault, according the police, targeted the car of Idrees Khan, the ex-Village Defence Council (Aman Committee) Chairman of Kabal Tehsil in Swat.
[2] On October 11, 2022 local of swat valley held a mass demonstration against a militant attack on a school van, resulting in the driver's death and injuries to students.