The outlawed Death Eater organization, Tehrik-e-Taliban
...Arabic for students...
Pakistain (TTP), has upped attacks against security forces since it ended the ceasefire with Islamabad in November last year.
In response, the Pak security forces have increased their operations against forces of Evil as they seek to root out the menace of terrorism, which was crushed in the recent past.
Both constables — Umra Khan and Ashraf Ali — were shot near Mingora's Sabzi Mandi area in the morning hours, the police said, and were taken to a nearby hospital where they shuffled off the mortal coil.
After cordoning off the site, the police kicked off a search operation and detained two "suspects" from the area.
The police added that there are also reports of three armed attackers — involved in the shootout — being on the run and measures are in the works to apprehend them.
The Swat
...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...
incident comes after an attack on a police post in 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...
's Sarband area late Tuesday night following the killing of a Death Eater in Matani.
According to The News, heavy firing was reported from both sides as the alert cops retaliated; however, the law enforcers suffered no casualty.
Some reports said a rocket was fired on the remote post.
The cop shoppes and posts in this part of Peshawar have come under attack a number of times with automatic weapons and grenades in the last two years.