Five police personnel were martyred and eight others were seriously wounded in attacks on the Force in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday night.
As per the details, militants targeted the police personnel in Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Peshawar, and Bannu.
One cop was martyred while another was injured during the police encounter with militants in Hassan Khel area of Peshawar.
Three police personnel were martyred while six were injured when militants attacked a police van in Upper Dir.
Similarly, one cop lost his life when militants attacked a police checkpoint in Lower Dir.
It is pertinent to mention here that militants’ attacks on police personnel in KP refuse to cease despite efforts by the law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) to control them.
It should be noted that terrorism has once again risen in different areas of the province, as the security forces have launched an operation against the militants in Bajwar district.
