Ten Pakistan border police personnel killed in attack claimed by TTP
File photo of the Pakistani flag.
Ten personnel of the Pakistan border policewere killed in an overnight attack on a check post by at least 20 militants, the news agency AFP reported on Friday (Oct 25) citing officials.
"The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten Frontier Constabulary personnel were martyred, and seven were wounded during the attack," a senior official, who chose to remain anonymous, told AFP.
About 20 to 25 militants launched a heavy assault on a post of the Frontier Constabulary, a police assistance force, in the Dera Ismail Khan district of southwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
TTP claimresponsibility for attack
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In a statement, the Pakistani Taliban, also known as theTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan has seen an increase in militancy since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the TTP carrying out attacks mostly targeting security forces.
Police are regularly targeted by militants in the region.
Police kill 10 terrorists in Mianwali
This attack in Pakistan came a day after the Punjab Police claimed killing 10 terroristsfollowing an intense gunfight in the mountainous area of Malla Khel in Mianwali.
On Thursday, a police spokesperson said that cops conducted an operation on the reported presence of 10 to 15 terrorists. During the raid, terrorists opened fire at the police team and in retaliation, 10 of them were killed, the police said.
(With inputs from agencies)