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at least seven police officers and six Terrorists killed after gunmen attack A fierce gunfight broke out for hours at a police training center in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Saturday.
It is the latest violence to roil the region, which is a base for many armed groups, and comes as Pakistan grapples with a deteriorating security situation.
Friday night’s attack targeted a police training facility in Ratta Kulachi on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan city.
Police said the attackers used heavy weapons and tried to force their way into the compound after a suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives at the gate.
“After the initial blast, the attackers managed to storm the facility, where about 200 recruits and their trainers were held,” Dera Ismail Khan police chief Sajjad Ahmed told The Associated Press.
The firing between police and militants continued for about six hours. Seven policemen were killed and 13 were injured, Ahmed said.
According to a police statement, the attackers carried out a coordinated attack using heavy weapons.
The officers on duty returned fire, foiling what officials described as an attempt to cause mass casualties. A truck loaded with explosives crashed into the main gate of the training school, causing an explosion and causing a portion of the boundary wall to collapse, killing a police officer.
Shortly afterward, uniformed terrorists entered the compound and opened fire with automatic weapons, the statement said.
They threw grenades and engaged in heavy firing with the security forces. Police and paramilitary forces later cleared the compound, killing six terrorists and recovering suicide vests, explosives, arms and ammunition, the statement said.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the slain officers for their bravery and sacrifice.
banned group, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistaninitially claimed responsibility for the attack. It later issued a second statement denying involvement. Associated with, but separate from, a group Afghan Talibanwho seized power Kabul In 2021.
on friday Pakistani The army’s chief spokesman, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said “terrorism has increased since 2021,” especially in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along the border. afghanistan,
He told reporters at a press conference that Pakistan has conducted thousands of counter-terrorism operations in recent years to neutralize the growing terrorist threat.
He said, till September 15 this year, security forces conducted more than 10,000 operations in which 970 terrorists were killed, while 311 soldiers and 73 police officers were killed.