3 terrorists killed as Federal Constabulary headquarters comes under attack in Peshawar: security sources
Security sources said on Monday that three terrorists were killed as the Federal Constabulary (FC) headquarters in Peshawar was attacked.
They said that the attack occurred at 8am on the Saddar-Kohat Road. They said that the khawarij first carried out a suicide attack on the gate of the FC headquarters.
After the suicide blast, the khawarij tried to enter the building but were killed, they said. They added that three FC men were killed in the incident, while two others were injured.
Security forces have surrounded the area and a clearance operation is being carried out, they said.
Earlier, Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad had told Dawn that the headquarters was under attack and the area was being cordoned off.
Meanwhile, an emergency was declared at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar’s largest public sector hospital, and Khyber Teaching Hospital.
LRH Spokesperson Muhammad Asim said that all the injured brought to the hospital, which included six civilians, were all stable.
The civilian paramilitary force, originally called Frontier Constabulary, was renamed by the government in July. The headquarters of the force is located in a crowded area, close to a military cantonment.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terror activities, particularly in KP and Balochistan. The spike in terror incidents followed the TTP ending a ceasefire with the government in November 2022 and vowing to attack security forces, police, and personnel of law enforcement agencies.
In September, six soldiers were martyred and five terrorists were killed as security forces thwarted an attack on the FC Headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district.
According to the military, the attack was carried out by Indian proxy Fitna-al-Khwarij. Fitna-al-Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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