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NORTH WAZIRISTAN: North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner (AC) Shah Waliullah, two policemen and another person were martyred on Tuesday when gunmen attacked the former's vehicle on Miranshah Road in Bannu district, officials confirmed.
According to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sajad Khan, AC Waliullah succumbed to his injuries.
Officials said two policemen and another person were also injured in the attack and rushed to the hospital, while the attackers seized weapons from the cops during the incident.
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi sought a detailed report of the attack from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), saying that those involved in the attack will be brought to justice. He directed authorities to ensure immediate and top-quality medical treatment for all the injured.
Condemning the terrorist attack and expressing deep sorrow over the incident, CM Afridi said that anti-state elements cannot weaken the nation's resolve through such cowardly acts of terrorism.
He reaffirmed that the sacrifices of the martyrs will not go in vain and vowed that those involved in the attack will be brought to justice. CM Afridi further said: "Fight against terrorism will continue with even greater determination and commitment."
The incident comes a day after one cop was martyred and six others injured in a suicide blast targeting a police mobile in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
Terrorist attacks have seen a sharp increase in Pakistan, particularly in the bordering provinces of KP and Balochistan, since 2021, when the Afghan Taliban regime came into power.
A police report noted that KP alone recorded over 600 terror incidents, in which at least 79 police personnel were martyred alongside 138 civilians, during the first eight months of 2025.
Pakistan has time and again called on the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul to prevent its soil from being used by terrorists against Pakistan, and the issue recently resulted in heightened tensions featuring cross-border attacks by the Afghan side, resulting in retaliation from Pakistani forces as well.
