Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat police has become a soft target for terrorists as at least five policemen have been martyred and four others have been injured in the last 10 days of December, last year.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, a policeman was martyred after unidentified terrorists attacked a police checkpost in Lakki Marwat.
According to a police spokesman, the suspects attacked the Shahbaz Khel checkpost with sophisticated weapons. Policemen deployed at the checkpost retaliated against the attack.
Hameed identified the martyred policeman as of Constable Tehsinullah of the Rapid Response Force. The martyred police constable’s funeral prayers were offered at the office of the Lakki Marwat district police officer on Sunday morning, where they were attended by police and army officials.
The attack comes in the wake of a recent uptick in terrorist attacks across the country after the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its months-long ceasefire with the government.
Recent weeks have seen a resurgence of militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the southern belt and merged districts, with increasing intensity of attacks on law enforcement personnel.
On December 18, 2022, four policemen were martyred and four others suffered injuries after terrorists attacked a police station in Lakki Marwat.
According to police, the s attacked the Bargi police station with hand grenades and rocket launchers in the wee hours. The terrorists fled the scene after exchanging heavy gunfire with the police. The bodies and the injured officials were shifted to the local state hospitals.
The National Security Committee (NSC) meeting decided to turn up the heat on the militancy with relentless counter and preemptory measures to neutralize the threats present in the country in any form.
Strong action is need of the hour to neutralize the terrorists who are trying to destabilize Pakistan as the increasing terror attacks in the country especially in KP putting the peace at stake.
