Overview

• Unidentified gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked Hassan Khel police station late Wednesday, killing Constable Abu Bakar and wounding Officer Haroon.
• Police took defensive positions and exchanged heavy gunfire with the assailants as reinforcements were dispatched to the scene.
• Earlier on Thursday, militants ambushed a police van in Upper Dir, killing three officers and injuring seven during a routine patrol.
• A separate checkpoint attack in Lower Dir killed one constable, while a fourth assault in Bannu district resulted in no casualties.
• Authorities have not attributed the assaults to any group and have intensified clearance operations and communication screenings across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.