Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province
Summary
Militants attacked a police post in the Hangu district of northwestern Pakistan, killing five police officers and injuring about 24 others. Police killed four attackers during the fight, and no group has claimed responsibility, though the Pakistani Taliban is suspected.Key Facts
- The attack happened on Wednesday in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near Afghanistan.
- Five police officers were killed and around 24 were wounded, some seriously.
- Police killed four of the militants during the ongoing gunbattle.
- No group claimed the attack, but the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) is suspected.
- Pakistan’s military reported killing 32 militants in recent operations across northwest and southwest Pakistan.
- The TTP has increased attacks on Pakistani security forces recently.
- The TTP is allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban, which returned to power in 2021.
- Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of sheltering TTP militants, but Afghanistan denies this.
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