PESHAWAR: Least six police officers were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Lucky Marwat city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, authorities said.
Officials said law enforcement personnel died when they mobile patrol came under fire in morning.
According to Radio Pakistan, which described the incident as a terrorist attack. attackkilled men also included driver. There were no immediate claims. of duty for in attack.
Mahmoud Khan, chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa requested a report from Mo’azzam Jah Ansari, chief of provincial police.
In a statement, Khan called the incident “very unfortunate” and said that “the victim of there will be no martyrs in in vain.” He also extended condolences to the families of victims.
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— CM KP Updates (@CMKPUpdates) November 16, 2022
prime minister also condemned the incident. “Terrorists are enemies of Pakistan and each possible step will be taken to protect the country,” he said. in statement.
Payment tribute to the murdered policeman, Shahbaz Sharif said that “the whole nation welcomes the sons of the soil who sacrificed their lives for Homeland.
Let us not to do mistake. Terrorism is still one of advanced problems. Our armed forces and police fought valiantly against the disaster. There are not enough words to condemn the terrorists.” attack on police van in Lucky Marwat. My thoughts and prayers with families of the dead.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) November 16, 2022
He called on the provincial government announce immediately financial help package for police personnel.
attacks on security forces and the civilian population have recently increased in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Over 450 people, mostly security forces, were killed in such attacks in in first nine month of only 2022.
Officials dismissed the violence as “separate incidents”. of terrorism”.
“Scale of [Wednesday’s] attack shows degree of spread of terrorism in our province,” tweeted Mohsin Dawar, MP for Miran Shah tehsil. of North Waziristan region. “The mainstream and the state chose to ignore the mass protests. against Talibanization in [Khyber] Pakhtunkhwa,” Davar said. who is a member of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition traffic.
Six policemen were martyred in terrible terrorist attack in Lucky Marwat. Scale of in attack shows degree of spread of terrorism in our province. The mainstream and the state chose to ignore the mass protests. against Talibanization in Pakhtunkhwa.
— Mohsin Dawar (@mjdawar) November 16, 2022
Islamabad explained the revival in militancy to takeover by the Taliban of conflict-torn Afghanistan, where Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters have taken refuge and continue to strike across the border from there.
