One cop was martyred while three others were injured on Monday in a suicide blast targeting a police vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district.Lakki Marwat District Police Officer’s spokesman Asif Hassan told to a TV channel that a Tajori police mobile was targeted in a suicide attack.He identified the deceased as Head Constable Alauddin. He further said that the bomber’s accomplice had escaped, adding that a search operation was underway.

Pakistan has seen a rise in terrorist attacks in the recent past, particularly in KP and Balochistan, since the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in 2022. With the end of the ceasefire, the TPP had vowed to attack security forces, police, and personnel of law enforcement agencies. Last week, three police personnel were martyred as law enforcers responded to a terrorist attack on a checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)