Overview
- An IED struck a police mobile on routine patrol in the Paniala/Paniyala area of Dera Ismail Khan, killing three officers.
- The fallen were identified as ASI Gul Alam, Constable Rafiq and driver Sakhi Jan, while Constable Azad Shah survived without serious injury.
- Authorities cordoned the site, collected forensic evidence and tightened security as a districtwide search-and-strike operation began.
- RPO Syed Ashfaq Anwar and DPO Sajjad Ahmad Sahibzada led raids with Al-Buraq, Elite Force and bomb disposal teams across suspected routes and hideouts.
- Police reported an exchange of fire during the crackdown that left two suspected militants, described in statements as from “Fitna-al-Khawarij,” dead, as KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued condemnations and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.