ISLAMABAD — Police foiled a terrorist attack on Kingar Pul Police Checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Friday night, eliminating four terrorists in retaliation, a police spokesperson said. According to the police spokesperson, heavily armed terrorists launched a sudden attack on the checkpost last night.
“However, police personnel deployed at the checkpost responded promptly and successfully repelled the assault,” he stated. Following the incident, the Rapid Response Force (RRF) and additional police personnel were rushed from Police Lines to the scene. They cordoned off the area and launched a clearance and search operation, the spokesperson added.
“During the operation, the bodies of four terrorists were recovered,” he added. The spokesperson said that police also seized four Kalashnikov rifles, several magazines, a substantial quantity of ammunition, hand grenades and bandoliers, adding that the identification of the slain terrorists was underway. Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed commended Bannu Police for foiling the attack.