Overview
- The shooting, which occurred Sunday in Bannu’s Kurram Garhi area under the Cantt Police Station, left two Federal Constabulary troops dead after motorcycle gunmen opened fire in a market.
- FC officials identified the fallen as Havaldar Rokh Niaz and Sepoy Rehmanullah from the Daryoba platoon.
- Security forces returned fire, sealed the area, and launched search and clearance operations with additional contingents as the gunmen remained at large.
- A Qaumi Jirga announced a shutter-down and wheel-jam strike for April 20 to press demands over road access and cases against local elders.
- In a separate blast Saturday night, explosives destroyed the vacant Shamozai police post within Township Police Station limits, causing no casualties.