SHO Gul Zada said the policemen were part of an Ababeel team carrying out routine patrols when they laid an ambush
Four policemen were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when unidentified assailants opened fire on a patrol of Ababeel Police Force in Nawi Killi area of Khar Tehsil in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, police said.
Station House Officer Gul Zada confirmed the incident to The Express PK Press Club and said the policemen were part of an Ababeel squad carrying out a routine patrol during Ramazan when they were ambushed.
Terrorism has increased significantly in Pakistan, especially in KP and Balochistan, in recent days. The rise in terrorist activities has led to growing concerns about the security situation in these regions.
In response, security forces have carried out intensive operations to counter the threat, targeting terrorist groups infiltrating from the Afghan border.
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Last week, 12 Indian proxy terrorists were killed, while 11 security personnel were martyred, as security forces foiled a terror attack on a check post in Bajaur.
In another operation, security forces also foiled a major terrorist plot in Pishin district of Balochistan, killing five terrorists belonging to an Indian proxy. Fitna al Khwarij during a targeted intelligence-driven operation.
The federal government has consistently raised its voice at international forums against terrorist sanctuaries operating in Afghanistan and using its soil to launch attacks against Pakistan – a development attested by the United Nations Security Council.
Earlier this month, a suicide bomber struck the Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra during Friday prayers in Islamabad, killing 36 people and injuring around 169 others. The attack was the deadliest in Islamabad in more than a decade and the deadliest nationwide since the Peshawar mosque bombing in January 2023.
Immediately after the blast, raids were carried out in Nowshera and Peshawar, resulting in the arrest of four facilitators. The ISIS-linked mastermind, an Afghan national, was also captured. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the network behind the blast was trained in Afghanistan and that authorities had gathered intelligence on the suspects before the attack.
