Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said on Friday night that a suicide bomber and two other terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire after an explosion was reported in Dera Ismail Khan.
“Sounds of gunshots are heard after an explosion,” DI Khan Police Public Relations Officer Yaqoob Khan said. sunrise.com“One suicide bomber and two terrorists have been killed so far. The operation continues.”
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in terrorist attacks, especially in KP and Balochistan, mainly targeting police, law enforcement personnel and security forces. Attacks increased after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan broke a ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022.
A senior army officer was martyred during an intelligence operation (IBO) in the district a day ago. A policeman was martyred in the district when a police checkpost came under attack from multiple sides by terrorists late on Wednesday.
Recently, several areas of KP (including Bannu, Peshawar, Karak, Lakki Marwat and Bajaur) have witnessed a series of terrorist attacks, especially on police personnel.
Last month, 13 terrorists were killed during an IBO in Daraban area of the district.
According to reports compiled by the Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies and the Center for Security Research and Studies, KP remained the province most affected by terrorism last month, but also witnessed an intensification of counter-terrorism actions. The province reported 45 attacks that killed 54 people and injured 49.
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