Islamabad, At least 8 people were killed in a suicide attack targeting a police post in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday. According to information given by sources, many people have also been injured in the attack. It is being told that this explosion took place at Aslam check post in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan. Sources said that the attackers riding on 3 wheelers hit the check post and security forces' vehicles, killing at least 8 people.

'Number of casualties may increase'

According to sources, the dead include 4 policemen, 2 soldiers and 2 civilians. Sources said that many other people were injured in the blast, who were admitted to Miran Shah Hospital. He said that the number of casualties may increase. Let us tell you that no organization has taken responsibility for the attack so far. Meanwhile, security forces have cordoned off the area. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has condemned the attack and said that action against terrorist organizations will continue until they are completely eliminated from the region.

Attack also took place in Dera Ismail Khan

Let us tell you that just a few hours ago, terrorists attacked a check post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, in which 10 security personnel were killed and 3 others were injured. A police officer had said that the security personnel were killed in an encounter after the attack on the check post in Daraban area of ​​​​Dera Ismail Khan district on Thursday. According to the officer, a contingent of soldiers reached the spot immediately after the attack and an operation was launched to arrest the attackers. Another officer said that 10 soldiers lost their lives in the attack.

Tehreek-e-Taliban is active in the area
Let us tell you that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan i.e. TTP is active in this area and in many such attacks, Pakistan's security forces have been targeted. Pakistan has been continuously accusing TTP of running activities from hideouts in Afghanistan. Since the formation of the Taliban government in Kabul in 2021, there has been an increase in incidents of terrorism in Pakistan. The second major attack within 48 hours has created panic in Pakistan and people's concern about security has increased.