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Police thwart late-night ambush of terrorists on Peshawar checkpost
[Dawn] The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police thwarted a late-night terrorist ambush on a police checkpost situated on the outskirts of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire... , an official said on Friday. Superintendent Police (SP) Cantt Waqas Rafiq told Dawn.com that gunnies tried to approach the Sarband police checkpost under the cover of darkness late at night on Thursday. However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... the quick response from the vigilant officers foiled their attempt. The officers, whom he said were equipped with modern weapons, promptly retaliated, driving the bully boyz away. "The police’s timely action foiled the terrorists’ plan," the officer stated. As per the KP police statement, a group of six to seven bully boyz made an attempt to reach the checkpost. Pakistain has seen an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... , after the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban  ...mindless ferocity in a turban...Pakistain (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November last year.
The attack occurred in the tribal district’s Bara, which borders Afghanistan. According to the police, one of the jacket wallahs went kaboom!at the compound’s gate, located at a cop shoppe and other government offices. In contrast, the boom jacket of the other attacker detonated after the police shot him. The Tehrik-e-Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...Pakistain grabbed credit for the attack. Recently, the militants, including TTP and BLA groups, have intensified their attacks targeting police officers in Pakistan. Related: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-07-21 Death toll in Khyber district suicide attack rises to four Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-07-19 Six FC men wounded in Peshawar suicide bombing Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-07-16 Pakistan Warns of Strikes on Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan Related: Peshawar: 2023-07-21 Death toll in Khyber district suicide attack rises to four Peshawar: 2023-07-20 7 soldiers among 10 injured in Peshawar car bombing Peshawar: 2023-07-19 Daily Evacuation Brief July 19, 2023 Related: Sarband: 2023-06-09 Two cops shot dead in KP day after 'rocket' attack on police post Sarband: 2023-01-23 Cop martyred in attack on Charsadda police post Sarband: 2023-01-14 Three police martyred in Peshawar terror attack Posted by: trailing wife 2023-07-22 |
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