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In recent news, two police officials have been killed and five others have been injured in a terrorist attack on police personnel assigned to census duty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank and Lakki Marwat districts in Pakistan. Constable Khan Nawab was killed, while police constables Shah Nawaz and Aslam Khan, Levies official Bismillah, Frontier Constabulary official Abdullah, and driver Eid Jan were injured in an armed attack by terrorists on a police van deployed for the security of census staff in Tank's Kot Azam area.
Despite being injured, the officials retaliated and forced the attackers to retreat. The terrorists managed to escape from the site, and a contingent of police reached the area and cordoned off the area to begin a search operation. The injured officials were taken to District Headquarters Hospital Tank for medical treatment, and their condition was said to be stable.
In another attack, two terrorists targeted Constable Dil Jan, who was deployed on census duty in Lakki Marwat's Parwala village near Sadar police station. Dil Jan died on the spot, and the terrorists managed to escape after the incident. A heavy police contingent arrived at the site and initiated a search operation.
Last week, a police officer was killed, and four others were injured in a terrorist attack targeting a census team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district. The outlawed terrorist group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the Dawn report, Pakistan's law and order situation has worsened over the past few months, with terrorist groups launching attacks with near impunity across the country.
The TTP has intensified its attacks, particularly targeting the police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and areas bordering Afghanistan since the terrorist group's talks with Pakistan broke down in November last year. According to the statistics revealed by Islamabad-based think tank, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, January 2023 remained one of the deadliest months since July 2018, with at least 44 terrorist attacks across the nation resulting in 134 deaths and 254 injuries.
These terrorist attacks have caused significant harm and loss of life to innocent civilians and security personnel in Pakistan. The authorities must take immediate and effective action to prevent these attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice. The safety and security of the people should be a top priority for the government, and all necessary steps must be taken to ensure their protection.
