Terrorist attack on police checkpost foiled in KP’s Karak district

Police foiled a major terrorist attack on the Changhos Police Checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district after heavily armed militants launched an assault late at night.

According to District Police Officer (DPO) Karak Fazal Wahid, armed terrorists targeted the checkpost under the cover of darkness and opened intense fire using heavy weapons. However, police officers stationed at the station responded immediately and effectively, successfully repelling the attack.

According to him, the exchange of fire between the police and the attackers began late in the evening and continued until the morning. According to the DPO, following the use of heavy weapons by the attackers, the checkpoint building was partially damaged. However, the police put up strong resistance and forced all the attackers to retreat and flee the area. Police teams pursue the fleeing terrorists to ensure their arrest.

Police officials said the area had been cordoned off and a large-scale search operation had been launched to trace those involved in the attack and bring them to justice. During the search operation, the bomb squad also recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from the spot.