Policeman martyed, two injured in KP terror attack

PESHAWAR: A cop was martyred and two others injured on Monday after a police mobile in Peshawar’s Badaber was targeted, in the latest attack on law enforcers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The KP province, which borders Afghanistan, has seen a slew of terror incidents in recent months after the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with Islamabad, with other terrorist groups also increasing attacks.

Constable Yar Muhammad suffered critical injuries along with two other policemen when unidentified armed men attacked their van. Muhammad succumbed to his wounds during treatment, according to GeoNews.

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No group has taken responsibility for the attack.

July witnessed a significant upsurge in attacks, making it the second deadliest month of 2023, with 124 fatalities and 218 injuries.

The previous month also recorded the highest number of suicide attacks in any single month of the current year, with five such attacks resulting in the tragic death of 69 people and injuries to 175 others.