A policeman was killed and two others were seriously injured in an attack by terrorists on a police checkpost in Takht Bhai between Thursday and Friday night. The miscreants attacked the police checkpost at the archaeological site located at the Malakand Raod. The dead body of the policeman and two injured policemen were shifted to the hospital while the local police started search operations against the terrorists in the area. Takht Bhai's original ancient name is Takht-i-Bahi, and it is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The archaeological site is considered among the most important relics of Buddhism in all of what was once Gandhara and has been "exceptionally well-preserved." The monastery was founded in the 1st century CE and was in use until the 7th century. The most historical location in the era is Sehri Bahlol. The monastery is situated on Malakand Road.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan