Overview
- Suspected militants attacked a police vehicle in Bannu on Saturday, killing one officer and wounding colleagues during a routine patrol.
- Police reported an exchange of fire during the ambush, and the regional police chief later said two attackers were killed and others were likely hurt.
- The assailants set the police vehicle on fire before fleeing, leaving it burned out at the scene.
- Security forces rushed reinforcements, cordoned the area, moved the injured to a hospital, and launched door-to-door searches to track the shooters.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister condemned the attack and ordered a report, as officials noted no group has claimed responsibility in a district that borders a long-troubled insurgent zone.