Three check posts attacked in Bannu, Swat

BANNU/MINGORA: A policeman was seriously injured when suspected militants attacked three check-posts in Bannu and Swat districts on the Independence Day of the country.

A check-post of security forces was attacked in the Bakkakhel area on the Miranshah-Bannu Road in Bannu district.

It was learnt that a group of militants attacked the Takhtikhel check-post of security forces from the Marwat Canal and Bakkakhel area. The attack triggered an intense exchange of fire between the soldiers and militants.

The firing continued for half an hour, however, no loss of life was reported. The attackers fled the area after the attack. The security forces launched a search operation to hunt down the attackers, but no arrests could be made.

Meanwhile, militants attacked two check-posts in the Swat district, which led to serious injuries to a cop. District Police Officer Zahidullah Khan said in the first attack, the unidentified assailants opened fire on the Tiligram Police Post.

“The cops deputed there returned the fire that forced the attackers to flee. The policemen remained safe in the attack,” he added. Official sources said the second attack was reported in Matta Tehsil of the district where gunmen attacked a police post in the Sumbat area.

A cop, whose identity could not be confirmed immediately, was seriously injured in the attack and was rushed to the Matta Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.

In another terror act, a rocket was fired at Bannu city from an unknown direction. The rocket fell in the Fatimakhel graveyard in Bannu city.