Policemen among four persons were martyred late-night attack on Tuesday after terrorists carried out an attack in the Lachi area of Kohat, as law enforcers remain the prime target of banned outfits in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to details, more than armed men targeted a check post near Lachi Toll Plaza – some 28 kilometres south of Kohat, resulting in martyrdom of three policemen and a civilian. The attack triggered a gunfight that lasted for a while after which the terrorists were forced to flee. A large contingent of police was later rushed to the area where a search operation has been launched. Head Constable Amjad, Head Constable Junaid, Constable Waqar and Noor Muhammad – a citizen – have been identified as victims.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been experiencing a new wave of terrorism ever since the PTI government decided to hold so-called peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – a move that has proved to a disaster. As admitted by the PTI founding chairman, he as prime minister opted for relocating the TTP terrorists and their families to the erstwhile tribal region, which enabled them gain a foothold and launch attacks across the province. Meanwhile, the terrorist groups are not only attacking the security forces but also have made the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police their prime target as they want to damage the morale of law enforcers who have lost hundreds of lives in large-scale terror attacks as well as targeted killings.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)