BANNU: Police foiled a terrorist attack on the Kanger Pul police checkpost in Bannu, killing four militants, locally referred to as Khawarij, during a retaliatory operation.
According to police, the attack was repulsed through timely action after militants attempted to target the checkpost around midnight.
Alert police personnel deployed at the post responded effectively to the attack, while additional police contingents rushed to the scene immediately after receiving information about the incident.
Police said the Quick Response Force and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) subsequently conducted a clearance operation in the area, during which the bodies of four militants were recovered.
Weapons and ammunition were also seized from the possession of the killed militants, while the process of identifying them is underway.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed praised Bannu police for their timely response, saying that repelling the attack under the cover of darkness reflected the high level of training and bravery of police personnel.
He said there was no place for terrorists on the soil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also lauded the police and CTD for foiling the attack on the Bannu checkpost.
He said personnel of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police and CTD had courageously thwarted the attack, adding that the nation was proud of their bravery.
