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  • At least four security officials martyred in KP terror attacks

    At least four security officials martyred in KP terror attacks

    Two different attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Friday have resulted in the martyrdom of four security officials, as per the report of Geo News on Friday.

    In the terrorist attack at the Nala Joint Post in Khyber district, two security personnel have been martyred and seven injured.

    The terrorists used heavy weapons, including hand grenades, to attack.

    The administration of Hayatabad Medical Complex Hospital confirmed that the injured security officials are out of danger now. All seven injured have also been shifted to the neurosurgery, surgical, and orthopaedic wards of the hospital.

    On the other hand, at least two police officials have been martyred and three are injured in a terrorist attack in police line in Tank, KP.

    The terrorists attacked in the wee hours of Friday.

    One terrorist was also killed in retaliation by the police. The search operation is in progress to clear the area.

    According to the police, the injured officials have been shifted to the hospital.

  • Terror attacks: January 2023 deadliest month since July 2018

    Terror attacks: January 2023 deadliest month since July 2018

    January 2023 has become the deadliest month with the maximum number of terror attacks since July 2018, with 134 people losing their lives in at least 44 militant attacks across Pakistan, data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) has shown.

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) residents remain in the eye of the storm after two suicide bombings were rocked the province — one in Peshawar and the other one in the tribal district.

    Although the number of terrorist attacks declined slightly in January, fatalities increased by 139 per cent, attributed mostly to the Peshawar Police Lines suicide blast on Monday which resulted in the death of over 100 people.

    The data mentions that KP Police was the primary target of the militants operating in the province bordering Afghanistan.

    Militant attacks declined in Balochistan during January, however, Punjab saw four incidents in which three security forces personnel were killed while two low-profile attacks were reported in Sindh in which one person died.