4 officials including DSP Iqbal Mohmand were martyred as a result of an explosion near police station Sadar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district Lakki Marwat.
In Dera Ismail Khan too, terrorists targeted a police check post, but there was no loss of life.
According to Lucky Marwat Police, DSP Iqbal Mohmand had gone to the spot on the information of a terrorist attack on police station Sadar and his car was hit by an IED bomb near Pirwala Mor. As a result of the explosion, DS 4 officials including P Iqbal Mohmand were martyred and 6 were injured.
According to the police spokesperson, among the martyred officers are Karamat, Waqar, and Ali Marjan, while the injured include Head Constable Farooq, Constable Gultiaz, Asghar, Amanatullah, Arif, and Sardar Ali.
لکی مروت : تھانہ صدر پر دہشتگردوں کے حملے کی اطلاع ملتے ہی ڈی ایس پی لکی معہ پولیس نفری کے تھانہ صدر کی طرف روانہ ہوئے تو راستے میں پیروالا موڑ کے قریب IED بلاسٹ ہوا جس سے ڈی ایس پی اقبال مومند اور کانسٹیبلان وقار, علی مرجان اور کرامت اللہ شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہوگئے. pic.twitter.com/hAFXyscQm8
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) March 29, 2023
The police say that the terrorists had earlier attacked Sadar police station, after the exchange of fire with the police, the terrorists escaped. According to the police spokesman, a heavy police force has arrived and the search operation is ongoing in the area. However, according to Khorasan Diary, the terrorist blew up the bridge connecting the police station to Lakki Marwat city while escaping.
Meanwhile, the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack on the police station and the remote-controlled blasting of the police mobile.
Meanwhile, terrorists attacked Takwara police check post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with heavy weapons.
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a statement has claimed the attack in Lakki Marwat, adding that they had planned the attack on the police station and the subsequent IED planted for the police vehicle that had to cross that route. https://t.co/mtUpnhKJO8
— The Khorasan Diary (@khorasandiary) March 30, 2023
According to the police, around 6 terrorists attacked the check post with rocket launchers. The exchange of fire between the police and the terrorists continued for 30 minutes. 2 terrorists were injured due to heavy retaliatory action of the police.
According to the spokesman, the terrorists picked up their two injured comrades and retreated. As a result of the attack, there was no loss of life or property of the police. The police have started an operation to search for the accused in the nearby areas.
Earlier, the police foiled a terrorist plan in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the police spokesman, a terrorist was arrested after recovering a large amount of explosives. The arrested terrorist belongs to banned organization TTP.