In a series of alarming strikes, unidentified gunmen assaulted key police installations in Peshawar’s outskirts, wounding eight individuals in what appears to be a calculated militant offensive. The attacks on Saturday, confirmed by media reports Sunday, involved advanced weaponry and tactics.
Dawn reported assaults on Mattani and Badhaber stations plus Sarra Khawra checkpost. One notable incident saw a grenade tossed into Badhaber from Mera Mashokhel Road, sidelining one policeman. Mattani faced pincer attacks, and Sarra Khawra suffered the most casualties: one officer and six locals.
Security personnel mounted a robust defense, exchanging fire until the assailants withdrew. Superintendent Arshad Khan noted the use of cutting-edge tools like infrared night vision alongside grenades and assault rifles.
‘A comprehensive manhunt is underway,’ Khan affirmed, as forces scour the rugged terrain for clues.
Contextualizing the violence, Tuesday’s Kohat ambush decimated a police escort: seven dead, including top officers, with the vehicle incinerated. Monday brought fresh tragedy in Karkh’s Badarkhel, where an ambulance rushing drone victims was hit, killing three constables and injuring others.
The district police chief explained to Geo News how a quadcopter bomb at Dargah Shahidan wounded five before the deadly ambulance follow-up.
Pakistan faces a resurgent terror landscape post-2022 ceasefire breakdown with TTP. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan bear the brunt, with experts calling for bolstered intelligence and border security to stem the tide of violence threatening civilian and official lives alike.