Two policemen and a civilian were martyred after terrorists launched a gun attack on a police checkpoint in Khyber district’s Charwazagai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said.
District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Abbas told Geo News that terrorists attacked the police checkpoint at the Pak-Afghan highway near the Landi Kotal Bazar that martyred the police personnel, including Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Alamzeb, and injured one policemen and a civilian, police added.
The terrorists fled the scene following the attack.
According to the police, the civilians martyred and injured in the attack were passersby. The policemen and civilians were initially rushed to the Landi Kotal Hospital for immediate medical assistance, but were later shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar due to their critical condition.
The police station, attacked by the terrorists, was established on the Pak-Afghan highway at a distance of three kilometers from the Landi Kotal Bazar.
According to the DPO, security was placed on high alert throughout the district in the wake of the incident.
The attack on police personnel comes at a time when Pakistan, particularly its KP and Balochistan provinces, are witnessing a surge in terror activities for the past few months.
