Peshawar police foiled an attack on a police check post at the Bannu Kangar bridge and killed four terrorists, according to the City Police Officer (CPO). The CPO said arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, who belonged to Fitna al-Khawarij.
The attack was made overnight at Kangar bridge, the CPO said, describing it as a cowardly assault. He said the police repulsed the attack successfully.
Police repel overnight assault at Kangar bridge
The Inspector General (IG) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) praised the response, saying that foiling an attack in the dead of night showed the courage of the police. He added that there was no room for terrorists on KP soil.
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The IG said the complete eradication of terrorists would be ensured. His remarks came as the province’s police and security forces continued to respond to militant threats.
ISPR reports 74 khwarij killed in operations
Earlier, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday that at least 74 khwarij were killed in security force operations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The military described them as belonging to the Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij.
According to the military’s media wing, security forces have been conducting intelligence-based area sanitisation operations in the Kurram area of Quetta district since November 3. During these operations, thirty one khwarij were killed and weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from their hideouts.
Operations expand to Mir Ali and Orakzai
The ISPR said the operations had been extended across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Mir Ali and Orakzai. Over the previous 48 hours, 35 khwarij were neutralised in Mir Ali and eight were killed in Orakzai, bringing the total fatalities to 74.
The military’s media wing said a large cache of weapons, explosives, homemade explosives and improvised explosive devices was also recovered. It said security forces had thwarted plans to use these materials in terrorist activities.
The ISPR said the counterterrorism campaign under the vision of Azm-e-Istehkam would continue at full pace. Security forces and law enforcement agencies remain committed to eliminating foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism, it added.
