A terrorist attack on Peezo police station has been foiled by the police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police told Today.
The attack was foiled when the terrorists opened fire and tried to hit the police station with hand grenades, police said.
After retaliatory fire by police personnel, the attackers fled, police said, adding that there was no casualty.
Meanwhile, an attack attempt at 15 Police post in Gundi Chowk was also foiled in the morning, police added.
In the past few years, KP has again seen an alarming rise in terrorist attacks with several major attacks leaving the province riddled with terrorism and violence, especially after the Taliban-led administration took over Afghanistan in 2021.
In some parts of KP, especially in the southern districts, the law and order situation worsened with an increase in attacks on police, security forces and civilians.
In the past few months, some political figures and gatherings have also been targeted by terrorists in certain parts of the province, while security personnel, including the military and police, have also been attacked.
Senior police officials said the situation in other parts of the province had improved while efforts were being made to improve law and order in the southern districts of KP.
As the country approaches the crucial general elections scheduled to be held on February 8, the army has been busy conducting operations against terrorist organizations and terrorists, especially in KP.
Last week, four terrorists were killed by security forces in two operations in the province during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) conducted in Mir Ali of North Waziristan district.
Notably, as many as 586 terrorist attacks were recorded in 2023, of which 17% were claimed by banned terrorist organizations such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Daesh and others.
Meanwhile, security forces conducted 197 operations against outlaws, killing 537–545 of them.
