Pakistan terror attacks: 4 cops killed, 9 hurt in series of assaults in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; security forces on high alert

At least four police personnel were killed and nine others injured on Wednesday in a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, striking multiple police stations and check posts.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attacks, calling them “cowardly” acts. “Such incidents will not dampen the morale of our police,” he said, as quoted by PTI.

The deadliest assault occurred in Upper Dir, where terrorists ambushed a quick response force vehicle, killing three policemen and injuring eight others. The injured were shifted to the district headquarters hospital, and a search operation was launched immediately.

In Peshawar, a police constable was killed and another injured when security forces repelled attacks on the Hassan Khel police station and two check posts.

In the Khyber district, heavily armed militants attacked the joint Frontier Corps–police checkpoint at Sakhi Pul but were forced to retreat after a strong retaliatory response. Similar attacks in the Nasir Bagh and Mattani areas were also foiled without casualties.

In Bannu, militants targeted the Mazangha check post within Hovid Police Station limits, but no casualties were reported. In Charsadda, motorcycle-borne assailants threw a hand grenade at the Tarlandi check post under the Nasta Police Station early Thursday morning. The device failed to cause any casualties or damage.

Security has been tightened at all police stations and checkpoints across the province, with forces placed on high alert to counter further threats.