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Pakistan militants kill 4 police officers, hurt 6 in attacks

The slain officers were attached to Lakki Marwat police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.

The slain officers were attached to Lakki Marwat police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
A handout image issued by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province featuring the slain police officers.
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Published : Mar 30, 2023, 6:50 AM IST

Updated : Mar 30, 2023, 7:09 AM IST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Taliban militants killed four police officers by targeting a police vehicle with a roadside bomb and wounded six in an attack on a police station in northwest Pakistan early Thursday, police and the insurgents said.

The bomb killed four officers in a police vehicle carrying reinforcements sent to respond to the attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Six officers were wounded in the attack at the police station.

Local police officer Ashfaq Khan said a search was underway for the militant suspects who attacked the police station in Lakki Marwat and later targeted the police vehicle with a bomb. "Lucky Marwat: On receiving the information about the terrorist attack on Police Station Sadar, DSP Lucky Meah went to Police Station Sadar. On the way, an IED blast occurred near Parwala Mor, which killed DSP Iqbal Momand and Constables Waqar, Ali Marjan. And Karamatullah achieved the great status of martyrdom," said a post in Urdu from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police read.

  • لکی مروت : تھانہ صدر پر دہشتگردوں کے حملے کی اطلاع ملتے ہی ڈی ایس پی لکی معہ پولیس نفری کے تھانہ صدر کی طرف روانہ ہوئے تو راستے میں پیروالا موڑ کے قریب IED بلاسٹ ہوا جس سے ڈی ایس پی اقبال مومند اور کانسٹیبلان وقار, علی مرجان اور کرامت اللہ شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہوگئے. pic.twitter.com/hAFXyscQm8

    — KP Police (@KP_Police1) March 29, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks. The group know as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP is separate but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban. There has been an uptick in attacks in Pakistan after the Pakistani Taliban ended a cease-fire with the government of Pakistan.

TTP has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 when U.S. and NATO troops were leaving the country after 20 years of war. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuaries in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.

Pakistan has seen innumerable militant attacks in the past two decades but there has been an uptick since November, when the TTP ended a monthslong Afghan Taliban-brokered cease-fire with the government of Pakistan. (with Associated Press inputs)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Taliban militants killed four police officers by targeting a police vehicle with a roadside bomb and wounded six in an attack on a police station in northwest Pakistan early Thursday, police and the insurgents said.

The bomb killed four officers in a police vehicle carrying reinforcements sent to respond to the attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Six officers were wounded in the attack at the police station.

Local police officer Ashfaq Khan said a search was underway for the militant suspects who attacked the police station in Lakki Marwat and later targeted the police vehicle with a bomb. "Lucky Marwat: On receiving the information about the terrorist attack on Police Station Sadar, DSP Lucky Meah went to Police Station Sadar. On the way, an IED blast occurred near Parwala Mor, which killed DSP Iqbal Momand and Constables Waqar, Ali Marjan. And Karamatullah achieved the great status of martyrdom," said a post in Urdu from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police read.

  • لکی مروت : تھانہ صدر پر دہشتگردوں کے حملے کی اطلاع ملتے ہی ڈی ایس پی لکی معہ پولیس نفری کے تھانہ صدر کی طرف روانہ ہوئے تو راستے میں پیروالا موڑ کے قریب IED بلاسٹ ہوا جس سے ڈی ایس پی اقبال مومند اور کانسٹیبلان وقار, علی مرجان اور کرامت اللہ شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہوگئے. pic.twitter.com/hAFXyscQm8

    — KP Police (@KP_Police1) March 29, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks. The group know as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP is separate but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban. There has been an uptick in attacks in Pakistan after the Pakistani Taliban ended a cease-fire with the government of Pakistan.

TTP has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 when U.S. and NATO troops were leaving the country after 20 years of war. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuaries in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.

Pakistan has seen innumerable militant attacks in the past two decades but there has been an uptick since November, when the TTP ended a monthslong Afghan Taliban-brokered cease-fire with the government of Pakistan. (with Associated Press inputs)

Last Updated : Mar 30, 2023, 7:09 AM IST
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