A Thursday ambush in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa left four police personnel dead, among them a deputy superintendent from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), police said.
The attack took place in Charpara village in Bahadarkhel tehsil during an ongoing intelligence-based operation against suspected militants, according to police. It came only hours after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the federal government could not stay passive as terrorism rose again in the province. He blamed the previous provincial government for failing to strengthen the police and the CTD despite receiving significant resources.
Victims named and details of the sudden attack
Police identified the dead as:
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- CTD DSP Imranuddin
- Latamber police station SHO Afzal Awan
- Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) official Amjad
- Gunner Kazim
Police said the assault was sudden and was followed by heavy gunfire. A large group of law enforcement personnel rushed to the scene, sealed off the surrounding area and began a search operation. Karak police officials said more details would be shared with the media later.
Governor condemns killings and reports militant deaths in Tank
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi strongly condemned the attack and expressed sorrow over the deaths of the four personnel. Paying tribute, he said the provincial police had given their lives to maintain law and order and protect the public, and that the whole nation shared the grief of the bereaved families.
Kundi added that the sacrifices of the slain personnel would not be wasted. Earlier, police and the CTD carried out a joint operation in Tank district, where three suspected militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Bhittani group were killed in an exchange of fire.
