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KP police are the most targeted by terrorists. They are also the worst paid.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police carry out a search and strike operation in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, May 6, 2026.
In the late evening of May 9, a vehicle packed with explosives rammed a police checkpost in Fateh Khel, Bannu in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Gunmen followed. By the time the firing stopped, as many as 15 policemen had been killed; some of the named victims included constables Rehmat Ayaz and Sanaullah, and drivers Niaz Ali and Saadullah Jan. The attack was claimed by Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan.
By the next morning, the news cycle had moved on. The graves remained.
