Dera Ismail Khan: Two policemen were martyred and three were injured in a terrorist attack on an oil and gas company in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday morning.
According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), the terrorist attack took place in Dai Khan’s Tehsil Darzanda, in which the policemen were martyred and injured.
The bodies of injured policemen and two others have been transferred to the hospital, the DSP said. He added that the condition of one of the policemen is critical.
The DSP said police officers were deployed to secure the oil company, adding that the search for suspects was ongoing.
Meanwhile، Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), condemned the attack on DI Khan and said that the terrorists were completely eliminated from the country Strict measures are needed to do.
5th attack in 5 days
This was the fifth terrorist attack that has taken place in DI Khan in so many days.
On Sunday, suspected militants attacked the Gul Imam police station in the district’s tank area, which security personnel repulsed. A police constable was injured in the attack.
Armed militants attacked the police station, resulting in an exchange of fire between police officers and assailants. The militants then fled the area.
On the same day, another policeman was injured in a terrorist attack on a check post in Rory area of Tehsil Kalachi. Police said the attackers used small and heavy weapons during the exchange of fire, after which they managed to escape.
on Friday، An explosion targeting a police van in DI Khan’s Tank Ada area killed at least six people and injured more than 30, including two policemen Are.
The vehicle was attacked by a remote control explosion that was going to Tehsil Kalachi from Ijaz Shaheed police lines.
Another blast near a convoy of police and army martyred an officer in the Takwara area of Kalachi.
Pakistan faces a difficult challenge of terrorism as militant attacks have increased in the last two months.
The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) noted in a report released in October that in the first nine months of 2023, security forces deployed at least 386 personnel Lost, marking the highest level of eight years.
In the third quarter of 2023, approximately 445 people lost their lives and 440 were injured in 190 terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were the main centers of violence, accounting for about 94% and 89% of all deaths% Attacks recorded during this period (including incidents of terrorism and security forces operations).
