Two policemen lost their lives as a result of an attack against a police control point in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, authorities said.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police General Inspector Zulfiqar Hameed said Dawn.com“Two police officers were martyred and one was injured in the attack.
“The terrorists launched the attack using hand grenades at night at night, causing some damage to the post,” he said, added that the assailants could not cause significant destruction due to the rapid action of the police.
Some attackers fled after the attack, he said, adding that a search operation was underway.
Meanwhile, the Regional Police officer (RPO), Sajad Khan, said in a statement that “several terrorists were killed and injured when the police retaliate against the attack.”
The attack occurred in the new control point of the Sabzi Mandi Police, in which he detailed the advanced weapons.
“The timely response of the Police avoided a potentially important loss,” he added.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities during the past year, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outlaw (TTP) ended the fire with the government with the government in November 2022, promised the security forces, the police and the personnel of the law agencies.
Earlier this month, a policeman was shot dead by assailants not identified in the limits of the Mandan Police Station in Bannu.
Khanzala Quraishi, spokesman for the Bannu Regional Police officer, said Dawn.com That the police officer Khanzeb went to his service on a motorcycle when he was intercepted and attacked by unidentified assailants near the Asghar fuel station within the limits of the Mandan Police Station.
In another incident, the alleged terrorists attacked the UTLA police station in Swabi, wounding three police officers. The local people and the police officers said that after the terrorists opened a fire injuring three staff members, the police force also retaliates with all its strength.
