Khyber: Law enforcement officials were attacked at a check post on Sunday when an assailant opened fire and threw a grenade at them.
While police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel retaliated, the assailant managed to escape. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the terrorist attack.
The attack on law enforcement agencies adds to ongoing security problems in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which has witnessed several militant attacks in July alone.
On July 21, JEE News reported at least four terrorist attacks in just 48 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including one in the capital Peshawar, where authorities were able to foil it.
On July 20, a policeman was martyred and 10 others injured when a terrorist blew himself up when police prevented him and his accomplice from entering a compound in Bara tehsil – which houses the Bara police station, government offices. And there is a cell. Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)
Since the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) ended its ceasefire with Islamabad late last year, the province has seen an increase in terrorist attacks – from improvised explosive devices to suicide bombings.
In light of rising militancy, Pakistan’s government has warned Afghanistan against providing safe havens to the outlawed TTP – a terrorist organization that targets security forces.
Pakistan’s top military officials have recently said that safe havens and freedom of action for terrorists belonging to the outlawed TTP and its affiliates in Afghanistan is a major factor affecting Pakistan’s security.
Pakistan has seen an increase in terrorist attacks since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and has called on the interim rulers to take decisive action against terrorists, including the TTP, responsible for cross-border attacks.
According to a statistical report released by independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), terrorist activities in the country increased by 79% during the first half of 2023.
KP Interim Information Minister Feroze Jamal told JEE News morning show that the police is equipped to deal with the growing terrorist activities, but also said that the Afghan government’s actions could help curb militancy. Is.
“If there is peace in Afghanistan, there will be peace in Pakistan. Anyone involved in cross-border terrorism [in Afghanistan] should be dealt with,” the information minister said.
