Terrorist attack on police checkpost foiled in KP's Karak district
“Police foiled a major terrorist attack on Karak's Changhos checkpost after an overnight gunbattle, forcing attackers to flee, while a search operation led to an…”
KKARAK —Police foiled a major terrorist attack on the Changhos Police Checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district after heavily armed militants launched an assault late at night. (DPO) Karak Fazal Wahid, armed terrorists targeted the checkpost under the cover of darkness and opened intense fire using heavy weapons.
However, police personnel deployed at the post responded immediately and effectively, successfully repelling the attack. He said an exchange of fire between police personnel and the attackers began late at night and continued until morning., the use of heavy weapons by the attackers partially damaged the checkpost building.
However, police put up strong resistance and forced all the attackers to retreat and flee from the area. Police teams are pursuing the fleeing terrorists to ensure their arrest. Police officials said the area had been cordoned off and a large-scale search operation was launched to track down those involved in the attack and bring them to justice.
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During the search operation, the Bomb Disposal Unit also recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from the area.
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