In a brave accommodation, militants attacked a police checkpost in the Karak in the early hours of Thursday and killed at least two police officers and wounded six others, authorities confirmed on Thursday.
The attackers, armed with heavy weapons, launched a heavy blocking of shots at the police station in the urban area Bahadurkhel.
The deceased officers have been identified as driver Naqeeb and Adnan. Four wounded staff were rushed to District Headquarters Hospital in Karak for Treatment. It is reported that two of the wounded are in critical condition and have been transferred to Peshawar for advanced medical treatment.
District Police Officer (DPO) Karak informed Pakinomist News That the assailants fled the stage after police retaliated.
A heavy police quota immediately arrived at the accident, cutting off the area and began a search operation to understand the perpetrators.
Security measures have been increased throughout the area after the incident.
The attack comes just days after a policeman was shot by extremists in the Khyber district during an anti-polio campaign.
On February 3, an inoculation team was assaulted in the Bakarabad area on the first day of the vaccination drive, highlighting the sustained threat that militant groups pose in the region.
It should be mentioned here that the Pakistani Taliban, also known as the Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), remains the most active militant group in the area.
In response to escalating security threats, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif last month declared the need to eliminate “Fitna Al-Khawarij”, referring to TTP, which has been responsible for several attacks on security forces and civilians.
During a meeting of the Central Apex Committee on National Action Plan (NAP) on January 3, Prime Minister Shehbaz fed federal and provincial authorities to develop a comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism and secure peace across the country.
He specifically highlighted the presence of infiltrators in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and praised the security forces for the robust response to the recent cross -border terrorist attacks.
Pakistan has seen an increase in militant violence since Taliban regained power in neighboring Afghanistan in 2021. According to the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies, more than 1,600 people were killed in attack in 2023, marking the deadly year for almost a decade .
Islamabad has repeatedly accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of not limiting militant activities on its land, denies a prosecutor Kabul.
The situation between the two neighbors remains tense, with the recent events, including a November bombing in Balochistan, killing seven people – five of them children – outside the ongoing security challenges.
Authorities continue to investigate the latest attack in Karak as the efforts to stabilize the region and counter militant threats intensified.
