Three traffic police personnel martyred in Tank attack
Three traffic police personnel were martyred after armed attackers opened fire on their vehicle in Tank district. The attack took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where police later launched a search operation. According to the provided information, the attackers targeted a police vehicle before fleeing the area. The bodies of the three slain personnel were taken […]
DEGA ISMAIL KHAN: Three traffic policemen lost their lives and three others were injured when unidentified armed individuals opened fire on a traffic police vehicle in the Wazirabad region of KP’s Tank district on Monday, as reported by the police. Two civilians were also harmed in the exchange and subsequently taken to a hospital for medical attention.
Authorities stated that the assailants escaped with the traffic police mobile van. Police swiftly arrived on the scene, establishing a perimeter and initiating a search operation to locate the suspects and retrieve the vehicle. An investigation into the incident is underway, with efforts focused on identifying and apprehending those responsible, according to police sources.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi expressed profound sorrow over the attack and requested a report from the appropriate senior officials. In his statement, the governor conveyed his condolences to the families and colleagues of the fallen officers and urged authorities to provide all necessary medical care to the injured, offering prayers for their swift recovery.
Earlier this month, at least 21 individuals, including 15 police personnel, perished when an explosive-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque in Kohat Police Lines, followed by terrorists breaching the compound and assaulting police installations, according to senior police and district health officials. On July 26, a terrorist assault on a joint police checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district claimed 15 lives, comprising 14 security force members, two policemen, and a government official.
In another attack during the same period, two officers were killed and two more wounded, suspected to be the result of an improvised explosive device (IED) attack. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been grappling with security concerns, with monthly data from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) indicating 54 terrorist attacks in the region last month, a 50 percent rise compared to July.
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