Attack on Bannu police lines: Three policemen and three attackers killed

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa According to the police, the southern city of the province be Militants attacked the Police Lines building on Monday morning and three attackers were killed in the exchange of fire, while three law enforcement officials also lost their lives.

An official of Bannu police control room told Independent Urdu that five militants entered the police lines, out of which three have been killed and operation against two is going on.

The official said that three Bannu police personnel lost their lives while trying to stop the militants.

A Bannu police official told Independent Urdu that five militants were trying to enter the police line, of which three have been killed and the exchange of fire with the remaining two is still ongoing.

Bannu police lines were also attacked by militants in July this year, in which 10 militants were killed and eight security personnel lost their lives, according to Pakistan Army Public Relations Department ISPR.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has condemned the attack on Bannu police lines and has sought a report on the incident from the top government officials.

In a statement issued in Peshawar, he described the attack on Bannu police lines as a cowardly act and said that these cowardly acts will not demoralize the police.

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Ali Amin Gandapur said that the entire nation stands side by side with the police and security forces in the fight against terrorism.

After the TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022, Pakistan has seen an increase in terrorist activities in the past year, particularly in KP and Balochistan.

According to the annual security report of the Center for Research and Security Studies: 789 terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan accounted for 1,524 violent deaths and 1,463 injuries in 2023, the highest level in the last six years.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan emerged as the primary centers of violence, accounting for 90 percent of total deaths and 84 percent of attacks.

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