Pakistani police officers are killed and injured in a terrorist attack by the Taliban.
According to a spokesperson for the Pakistani police, the attack occurred early on Thursday and resulted in a firefight between the police and the terrorists.
Ankush Pandey
Four police officers, including a delegate director of police (DSP), were killed and six others were harmed in the assault, they said, adding that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police boss Akhtar Hayat Khan has requested an investigation into the episode. A spokesperson for the Lakki Marwat police said that the attack happened early on Thursday and that the police and the terrorists exchanged fire.
He stated that six police officers sustained injuries in the gunfight. The Dawn newspaper reported that a police statement stated that the militants were armed with sophisticated and heavy weapons.
It stated that "the police were on alert" and that "the attackers had to flee when the police returned fire." It added that the terrorists took advantage of the darkness to flee. According to the report, the attack was claimed in a statement by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a banned group.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the incident and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured, noting that the police officers' sacrifices in the fight against terrorism will never be forgotten.
"Police are doing fantastic work as the terrorist's first line of defense." Shehbaz stated in a statement that "the elimination of terrorism is a must for Pakistan's survival and development."
The most recent attack occurs as Pakistan experiences an increase in terrorism-related incidents. The country's law and order situation has gotten worse over the past few months, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, where terrorist groups have been carrying out attacks almost without being caught.
Since the discussions with the Taliban bunch separated in November, the TTP has heightened its assaults, especially focusing on the police. 84 people were killed and many more were injured in a powerful suicide bombing in a mosque in Peshawar Police Lines in January.
The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, an Islamabad-based think tank, released statistics showing that January 2023 remained one of the deadliest months since July 2018, with at least 44 militant attacks claiming the lives of at least 134 people and injuring 254 others.
