A terrorist attack on a police checkpost in Hangu left three officers martyred and two others injured. The fierce exchange of fire took place at the Qazi Talab checkpost on Shahu Road, according to police and district authorities.
Police confirmed that terrorists targeted the Qazi Talab police checkpost in Hangu’s Shahu Road area. District Police Officer (DPO) Khan Zeb Khan said the officers bravely fought the attackers.
During the confrontation, the terrorists opened heavy fire, triggering a prolonged gun battle. Additional police teams later joined the operation led directly by the DPO.
Authorities said three police officers embraced martyrdom in the attack. Among those killed were LHC Waheed Shah and Constable Abdul Samad. Another officer also lost his life during the clash, the DPO confirmed.
Two police personnel sustained injuries and were shifted to a medical facility for treatment. Security forces continue to search the area for the attackers.
Authorities have launched a search operation in the surrounding areas to track down the assailants. The incident has heightened security concerns in the region, with reinforcement units deployed to strengthen vulnerable posts.
Separately, security forces have killed 22 India-backed terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.
The terrorists, belonging to the Indian proxy, Fitna al-Khwarij, were gunned down during an intelligence-based operation (IBO), the military’s media wing said in a statement.
The ISPR’s statement mentioned that a sanitisation operation was being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorists found in the area.
It reiterated that a relentless counter terrorism campaign under vision “Azm-e-Istehkam” by security forces would continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.
On late Wednesday, a powerful explosion ripped through a major gas pipeline in the Hasankhel area of Peshawar late on Wednesday, triggering a blaze in the 24-inch main supply line along the Karak-Nowshera route, an official from the gas utility said.
The blast forced authorities to suspend gas delivery to multiple districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a precaution for public safety.