Islamabad, March 1 – Two police officers and six people were injured after unidentified assailants attacked three police installations in Peshawar city, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, local media reported on Sunday.
A senior police official stated that the Mattani and Badhber police stations, and the nearby Sra Khawra police checkpost, were attacked on Saturday. However, police retaliated against the attacks, according to Dawn, Pakistan's leading daily.
According to the senior police official, the Mattani police station was attacked from two sides. He stated, "One police officer was injured when a hand grenade was thrown inside the Badhber police station, originating from the Mera Mashokhel Road."
He further mentioned that two police officers and six people were injured after a third attack was conducted on the Sra Khawra Police Checkpost. Senior police officials stated that the attackers used hand grenades and sophisticated weapons in the attacks on the police installations.
Superintendent Saddar Division Arshad Khan stated that the attackers used modern gadgets, including Infrared (IR) cameras, commonly known as night vision cameras, in the attacks. He further stated that the assailants fled the scene after the attack. He added that a search operation was conducted, but no one was arrested, and the search operations will continue.
On Tuesday, seven individuals, including six police officers, were killed after unidentified assailants targeted a police vehicle in the Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported.
A senior police officer said that six police officers, including the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), an inspector, and four constables, were killed when a vehicle carrying two individuals for a court appearance was targeted, Dawn reported. The officer mentioned that one of the two individuals was also killed in the attack. The attackers also set the vehicle on fire after the attack.
On Monday, at least three Federal Constabulary (FC) men were killed when an ambulance carrying injured personnel came under attack in the Badrakhail area of Karak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported, citing regional police authorities.
The personnel were injured in an attack on an FC post in the Dargah Shaheedan area on Monday, and were being transported to a hospital for treatment when the attack took place. The District Police Officer (DPO) of Geo News told that at least five FC men were injured in the attack, while two rescue personnel were also wounded in the ambulance attack. After the attack, police launched a search and rescue operation to find the attackers.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in terrorist activities, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the ceasefire deal between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) ended in 2022.
