TANK – At least two policemen were martyred and three others injured in a terrorist attack in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in wee hours of Friday.
Reports said the militants targeted the Police Lines in the district. During exchange of firing, one terrorist was killed while Dera Road was closed for traffic.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and started a search operation to trace the suspects. The injured policemen have been shifted to hospital for treatment.
The attack comes days after 25 Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while 27 terrorists were killed in three separate incidents in KP’s Dera Ismail Khan.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “heightened activities” were witnessed in the district on the nights of December 11 and 12.
In the early hours of Tuesday, a group of six terrorists attacked a security forces’ checkpost in the Daraban general area, it said.
“The attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted which forced the terrorists to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the post, followed by a suicide bombing attack.
“The resulting blasts led to the collapse of the building, causing multiple casualties; 23 brave soldiers embraced shahadat, while all six terrorists were effectively engaged and sent to hell,” the ISPR said.
Tehreek-i-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), a new group affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack on the checkpost.
