Armoured Vehicle Hit by a Tank
At least six police officers were martyred on Monday when an improvised explosive device struck a police armoured personnel carrier in the Gomal area while it was travelling from Gomal to Tank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Officials said the blast destroyed the vehicle, killing all personnel on board.
The martyred officers were identified as Station House Officer Ishaq Ahmed Khan, Sub-Inspector Sher Aslam Khan, Arshad Ali, driver Abdul Majeed, Hazrat Ali and Ehsan Ullah. The attack is one of the deadliest against police in the province in recent weeks.
BREAKING: Six Pakistani policemen have died after their armored vehicle, an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), was struck by an IED that had been planted in their patrol route by TTP-FAK terrorists in the Gomal, Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. pic.twitter.com/IV3yIhgUoA
— The STRATCOM Bureau (@OSPSF) January 12, 2026
Second IED Targets Police in Lakki Marwat
In a separate incident the same day, another IED targeted a police vehicle near the Darah Tang bridge in Lakki Marwat. Three police personnel, including SHO Razaq Khan, were injured in the explosion. Police said the device had been planted along the roadside and detonated as the vehicle passed.
Officials revealed that the district police officer was expected to travel through the same route shortly after the blast. A day earlier, unknown gunmen had abducted a lawyer from the same area, raising concerns about growing militant activity.
Another police armored vehicle was hit by an IED near Darah Tang Bridge in the Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. SHO Saddar Raziq Khan and two other police officials sustained injuries. The blast comes hours after a separate attack that left six policemen, including an SHO, dead. https://t.co/TqSihzhryI pic.twitter.com/QleJNq7S9J
— The Bolan News (@TheBolan_News) January 12, 2026
Gun Attack and Overnight Assault
In another violent incident, unidentified assailants shot dead a police officer, Ismat, and his cousin in the Kachi Kathgarh area. Meanwhile, in Bannu district, militants launched a late-night attack on the Nala Kasho police post. Police successfully repelled the assault after a heavy exchange of fire, forcing the attackers to retreat.
CTD Operations Kill Six Militants
Over the past 24 hours, the Counter-Terrorism Department carried out intelligence-based operations in Peshawar and Jamrud, killing six highly wanted terrorists linked to Fitna al-Khawarij. Several accomplices managed to escape using nearby residential areas.
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Leaders Condemn Attacks
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and KP leadership strongly condemned the attacks, paying tribute to the martyred officers. They vowed that the sacrifices of police personnel would not go in vain and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to eliminating terrorism from the country.
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