Police say initial information suggests a remote-controlled improvised explosive device was used in the attack.
Two police officers were killed and two others injured after a bomb hit an armored police vehicle in Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: EXPRESS
DERA ISMAIL KHAN:
Two police officers were killed and two others injured when a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a police armored personnel carrier (APC) in Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, district police officer (DPO) Abdul Samad said.
Police said the blast occurred near Shah Jee Bungalow on the Jandola-Wana road while the vehicle was on routine patrol.
The deceased officers were identified as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Fareedullah and Constable Akhtar Zaman. The injured officers, Constables Abdul Malik and Qudratullah, were shifted along with the bodies of the deceased to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Tank.
Initial findings suggested the explosion was caused by a remote-controlled improvised explosive device, police said.
Following the attack, police put the district on high alert and launched a search operation to locate those responsible.
Terrorism has increased significantly in KP and Balochistan in recent years. The rise in terrorist activity has raised growing concerns about the security situation in these regions. In response, security forces have been carrying out intensive operations to counter the threat, targeting terrorist groups infiltrating from the Afghan border.
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The federal government has been constantly raising its voice in international forums against terrorist sanctuaries operating in Afghanistan and using its soil to launch attacks against Pakistan, a fact witnessed by the United Nations Security Council.
The recent incidents in KP reflect the continuing security challenges facing the region.
On July 3, unidentified attackers carried out two separate acts of sabotage in Bannu district, targeting a public girls’ secondary school and a key link bridge.
Explosives planted inside the Government Girls’ High School in Mama Khel damaged parts of the building, cracked classroom walls and broke windows and doors.
In a separate incident in the Bachki area of Jani Khel, militants placed a drum full of explosives under a major bridge, apparently attempting to disrupt transport links. Security forces and the Bomb Disposal Unit defused the device before it could cause damage.
Earlier on June 20, at least seven people were killed when a passenger vehicle was attacked with improvised explosive devices in the region.
