At least 15 policemen killed in north-western Pakistan
At least 15 policemen were killed in a powerful suicide attack on a security post in Pakistan’s north-western province bordering Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.The attack took place in Bannu district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police check post, late night. The attack was followed by intense gun battle.“At least 15 policemen have been killed,” a regional police official told dpa.Another three were wounded in the attack, he said.Local media aired images of the attacked building, that was razed to rubble, with rescuers searching for bodies.The north-western region bordering Afghanistan has borne the brunt of militancy for decades and suffered persistent attacks.In 2025, the province recorded 3,811 terrorist incidents including 16 suicide attacks. Overall, Pakistan reported 5,397 terrorist incidents including 27 suicide attacks during the course of the year, according to the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).Pakistan says there has been a spike in terrorist incidents since the Afghan Taliban took back control in Kabul in 2021.
