PESHAWAR: At least three militants were killed and four police officers injured on Tuesday after fighters stormed a paramilitary compound in the northwestern Pakistani town of Bannu, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on security installations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Military cantonments and FC bases in provincial capitals like Quetta, Karachi, and Peshawar have faced suicide bombings and gun assaults in the past, underscoring the militants\u2019 ability to strike heavily guarded facilities despite intensified counter-terrorism operations in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bannu Police spokesperson Bashir Khan said militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the gate of the Frontier Corps (FC) Lines compound before attempting to enter on Tuesday morning. Intense gunfire erupted as police and paramilitary personnel engaged the attackers inside the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThree terrorists have been killed so far,\u201d Khan said in a statement, adding that both entry and exit points of the compound had been sealed. \u201cFour police officers [were] injured in the crossfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said small explosions were also being heard at intervals as the gunbattle continued. An emergency was declared at the nearby hospital, while a clearance operation remained underway by late Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No group immediately claimed responsibility for Tuesday\u2019s attack, though the TTP has claimed similar past assaults on security forces in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bannu has witnessed a sharp rise in militant violence in recent months, including quadcopter attacks on security personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Militant attacks across northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have surged since November 2022, when a fragile truce between the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the government collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan accuses the TTP of operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan, a charge rejected by Kabul, which insists Islamabad should deal with its internal security issues. Tensions over the cross-border violence have strained relations between the two neighbors. Pakistan also accuses India of backing the TTP and separatist groups in Balochistan and KP, allegations New Delhi denies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan\u2019s armed forces and paramilitary and police compounds have been frequent targets of militant violence over the past two decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, suspected militants stormed a military compound in Bannu, killing at least 15 people and injuring another 25, security and health officials said. Earlier in December 2022, militants overran a counter-terrorism center in Bannu itself, taking hostages before security forces retook the compound after an operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2023, militants launched a deadly suicide attack on the police headquarters of Pakistan\u2019s largest city of Karachi. Two police officers, a ranger and a civilian were killed and 14 others wounded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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