Karak operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa left two terrorists dead and four police personnel dead, the provincial police said in a statement. The operation began at noon on Thursday, after militants blocked Charpira Road the night before, within the limits of Khurram police station. Police said the aim was to locate the militants and follow their movements in the area.
What police said
Command of the operation rested with the DSP of Banda and a DSP from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). Personnel from the bomb disposal unit, a drone team, Rescue 15 and the Rapid Response Force also took part, according to the statement. The Superintendent of Police for operations, all station house officers in the district and other officials were involved as well.
Police raided the house of a commander named Qaiser Iqbal in Charpira, and a gunfight broke out between officers and militants. Two of the militants were killed in that exchange, the statement said. Police added that action against terrorists would continue in the area.
Officers who died
The four police personnel who died were CTD DSP Imranuddin Khan, Sub-Inspector Afzal Awan, Kazim, who was the gunman of the CTD DSP, and Amjad, an official of the bomb disposal unit. Awan was the officer in charge of Lattamber police station. A DSP is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, a senior rank that leads a police sub-division.
The statement called the four officers "martyred", a term Pakistani police use for personnel killed in the line of duty. Police said their deaths reflected the force's commitment to fighting terrorism and keeping law and order.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- The night before the operation: terrorists blocked Charpira Road, within the limits of Khurram police station.
- Thursday, at noon: police launched the operation to track terrorists and their movements in the area.
- During the operation: police raided the house of commander Qaiser Iqbal in Charpira, and an exchange of fire followed.
- In the same exchange: two terrorists were killed, and four police personnel died.
- When police issued their statement: the operation was still underway, and action against terrorists was continuing.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Karak mein police aur dehshatgardon ke darmiyan operation mein do dehshatgard maare gaye aur police ke chaar afsar aur ahkaar shaheed ho gaye. Yeh operation Charpira mein Thursday ko dopahar ke waqt shuru hua tha aur abhi jari hai. Police ka kehna hai ke ilaqe mein dehshatgardon ke khilaf karwai jaari rahegi. Karak aur aas paas ke logon ko police ki hidayat par amal karna chahiye aur sirf sarkari khabar par bharosa karna chahiye.
