At least three security personnel were killed on Monday following an attack by militants from Afghanistan on a border security post in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Militants attacked a Pakistani border security post in the Wara Mamund area of Bajaur district, in the early hours of Monday, located on the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.The gunfight that followed led to the deaths of three security personnel, with the incident occurring in the Gardo sector, according to sources.
It comes a day after four security personnel were killed in two separate terror incidents within the same province.
Militants on Sunday attacked the Bargai police station in the militancy-prone southern Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. It resulted in the immediate death of a policeman, while the Station House Officer (SHO), who was seriously injured with multiple bullet wounds during the clash, later died in the hospital.
In a separate incident, militants attacked vehicles of the Frontier Constabulary in the Maddi area of Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least two security personnel and left three others injured.
Militants attacked a Pakistani border security post in the Wara Mamund area of Bajaur district, in the early hours of Monday, located on the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.The gunfight that followed led to the deaths of three security personnel, with the incident occurring in the Gardo sector, according to sources.
It comes a day after four security personnel were killed in two separate terror incidents within the same province.
Militants on Sunday attacked the Bargai police station in the militancy-prone southern Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. It resulted in the immediate death of a policeman, while the Station House Officer (SHO), who was seriously injured with multiple bullet wounds during the clash, later died in the hospital.
In a separate incident, militants attacked vehicles of the Frontier Constabulary in the Maddi area of Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least two security personnel and left three others injured.
Source : Times of India