STAFF REPORT
HANGU: At least three soldiers were martyred and 17 others injured on Monday after terrorists attacked a Federal Constabulary fort in Torawari area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu. Superintendent of Police (SP) Operations Asad Zubair said that said that the police along with the FC retaliated against the terror attack, forcing the militants to flee. The police officer further added that the injured personnel shifted to the Doaba Hospital. After the incident, the police gunned down one of the terrorists’ facilitator in an encounter after he opened fire on the security personnel. Also, a police search operation is underway after attack on the FC fort, said the district police officer (DPO). The development comes amid a surge in terrorist attacks across the country, particularly in KP and Balochistan — both of which share a rather porous border with neighbouring Afghanistan. According to a report released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabadbased think tank, the country witnessed 78 terrorist attacks during the month of June, which resulted in at least 100 deaths. Among the fatalities were 53 security personnel, 39 civilians, six militants, and two members of local peace committees.
