Pakistan: Police foil terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Updated: July 30, 2023 2:07 PM IS

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan), July 30 (ANI): Pakistani police foiled a terrorist attack at a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), ARY News reported on Sunday.
According to the details, the terrorists attacked the checkpoint at Bara Spin Qubur in the confines of the Khyber Police Station. The terrorists opened fire and threw hand grenades. Police and FC staff retaliated, forcing the terrorists to flee the scene.
After the incident, security has been reinforced after the attack in the area.
But every day is not the same. Earlier on Saturday, the Public Relations Interservices (ISPR) said at least three terrorists were killed by security forces in the Khyber and South Waziristan district, The News International reported.
A sniper from a terrorist group was killed on July 27 in a shootout between army troops and terrorists in the Bagh area of ​​Khyber district.

The army’s media wing said: “The troops themselves effectively attacked the location of the terrorists. As a result, 1 terrorist sniper was killed.”
In addition, weapons and ammunition were also found with the murdered terrorist, according to The News International.
In a separate incident on July 28, two more terrorists were shot dead in an encounter between troops and terrorists in the general area of ​​Gomal Zam, South Waziristan district.
He ISPR it said: “The assassinated terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces, as well as in the murder of innocent citizens.”
Furthermore, they said they are still monitoring the area to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area, The News International reported.
Last week, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said 665 terror attacks were reported in the province between June 18, 2022 and June 18, 2023. This also includes 15 suicide bombings.
In the North Waziristan tribal district alone, 140 terror operations comprising eight suicide bombings, 37 improvised explosive device and three hand grenade blasts, five rocket attacks and 85 arson incidents have been reported, according to the list of ” Intelligent terrorist incidents with motives” published by the provincial police. . (ME TOO)