Three Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were martyred on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the Garagri area of Karak.
District Police Officer (DPO) Shehbaz Elahi told Geo News that the FC team had been on routine patrol when they were ambushed.
He said the officers were assigned to security duty for a gas company operating in the area.
“A search operation is underway in the area to arrest culprits,” said DPO.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attack and directed authorities to arrest those involved.
“We salute the security personnel and their families who sacrificed their lives for the country,” Gandapur said in a statement while offering condolences to the victims’ families.
Governor Faisal Kundi also condemned the killings, saying the sacrifices made in the fight against terrorism will not go in vain.
In a separate incident in Peshawar on Tuesday night, three people, including Police Inspector Ali Hussain, were shot dead on Warsak Road.
According to police, unidentified gunmen on three motorcycles opened fire on Hussain’s car as he was travelling with two friends. All three were killed on the spot.
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities since 2021, especially in KP and Balochistan.
However, the country saw a slight decrease in terrorist attacks in June, according to a report released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based think tank.
The organisation recorded 78 militant attacks across the country during the month, resulting in at least 100 deaths. Among the fatalities were 53 security personnel, 39 civilians, six militants, and two members of local peace committees
A total of 189 people were injured, including 126 members of the security forces and 63 civilians.
The report noted an 8% drop in the number of attacks, a 12% decline in fatalities, and a marginal rise in injuries compared with figures from May.
Altogether, the violence and operations led to 175 deaths in June — among them, 55 security personnel, 77 militants, 41 civilians, and two peace committee members.
