Eight policemen injured in terrorist ambush in Karak district
At least eight policemen were injured when terrorists ambushed a joint police and Counter-Terrorism Department team conducting a search operation in Karak district's Darga Saheedan area on Wednesday. The attack occurred in a mountainous region where assailants fired from a hilltop using sophisticated weapons, and police reported killing several attackers in return fire. The incident reflects ongoing militant activity in the region, with similar attacks reported in the area over the past month.
A group of terrorists ambushed a joint team of local police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) commandos in the Darga Saheedan area of Karak district on Wednesday during a search-and-strike operation in a mountainous region. The attackers, positioned on a hilltop, used sophisticated weapons to injure eight policemen and damage a police vehicle. All injured officers were transported to a nearby hospital and reported to be in stable condition. According to District Police Officer spokesperson Shaukat Khan, police returned fire and claimed to have killed several assailants and wounded others. Following the attack, additional police forces led by DPO Imran Khan arrived at the scene and launched a sanitization operation to locate any remaining militants. The incident is part of a pattern of recent militant activity in Lakki Marwat, where a police officer was killed in a similar attack last month and an improvised explosive device was planted at a constable's residence.
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