PESHAWAR: A policeman was killed and a Federal Constabulary (FC) paramilitary troop was injured in an attack on a joint checkpost in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, police said on Monday.
A group of militants attacked the joint checkpoint of police and security forces in the mountainous areas of Dara Adam Khel on the outskirts of Kohat district, according to Kohat District Police Officer Dr. Zahidullah Khan. He said swift retaliation by security forces forced the militants to flee, adding that a search operation was underway in the vicinity.
Pakistan has struggled to contain a surge in militancy in KP in recent years. Militant groups, particularly the Pakistani Taliban or the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), frequently target security forces and have been involved in killings and kidnappings of government officials in the region.
“There was an attack by militants on Tor Chappar check post jointly manned by personnel of FC and police,” DPO Khan told Arab News. “During the exchange of fire, one police officer is martyred and one FC official injured.”
The incident underscores the continuing security challenges in the region that borders Afghanistan.
