A late-night attack on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan resulted in the martyrdom of at least ten policemen and the injuries of six more, police said on Monday.
According to police, terrorists assaulted the police station with heavy weaponry around 3 a.m. in the district's Tehsil Daraban.
They said that the injured have been shifted to DHQ Hospital.
The terrorists stormed the police station from all sides with grenades and heavy gunfire.
The police retaliated, but the terrorists managed to flee from the scene by taking advantage of the darkness of the night.
The police said that the quick response force has arrived with additional force and that the forces have sealed off the area and begun a search operation in pursuit of the terrorists who are escaping.
The funeral prayers of martyred police personnel will be offered in the police line.
It is pertinent to mention here that since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021, there has been a sharp increase in attacks on Pakistani provinces bordering that country.
Islamabad asserts that Kabul provides sanctuary to extremist groups with ties to the TTP, enabling them to launch attacks on its territory without repercussion.