In a remote area of South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an under-construction police station was attacked on Thursday night, resulting in the deaths of at least five laborers, as reported by Geo News on Friday.
Authorities say that late on Thursday night, one of the employees was hurt when unknown attackers opened fire at the police station.
The police stated that the bodies and the injured worker had been taken to a Wana district hospital.
District Police Officer (DPO) Farmanullah stated that after the incident is investigated, all details will be disclosed. He continued by saying that information on the firing event cannot be released at this time.
On October 31, a police station in the Nasirabad was attacked by four laborers and a police officer.
An official stated that the workers were Mohammad Uzair, Baqar Ali, Shehbaz Ahmed, and Shehzad Ahmed, and that they were from Punjab.
During the same month, gunmen in Turbat city attacked laborers during the night, leaving at least six dead and two injured.
The workers were ambushed by unknown gunmen while they slept in a residence that was still under construction, according to the police.
“470 people have died in terror attacks in KP this year.”
As a result of the at least 470 security personnel and civilian deaths in the province last year, there was a concerning increase in terror-related incidents both nationally and specifically in KP.
Geo News records show that 1,050 terror-related incidents resulted in the deaths of 470 persons.
According to the provincial home department and tribal affairs record, 698 residents and security officials lost their lives in 1,823 terror-related incidents over the previous three years.
Throughout the previous year, seven locations in KP along the Pakistan-Afghan border continued to be “terrorism hotspots.” Peshawar, Khyber, North and South Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, Bajaur, and Tank are among the regions.
