Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reels from a shocking quadcopter offensive that martyred three Federal Constabulary jawans in Karak. Militants timed their strikes masterfully: first bombing the FC fort in Dargah Shahidan, then obliterating the ambulance carrying casualties to safety.
Quoting officials, Dawn described the horror. Police spokesperson Shaukat Khan denounced the attackers as terrorists, while Saud Khan verified the ambulance targeting that sealed the soldiers’ fate.
It’s the latest in a string of hits—the third in seven days. Bajaur’s checkpoint blast killed 11 last week; Wazir’s Salgazi post wounded two on February 18; Peshawar HQ suicide attack claimed three in November.
CRSS’s annual report flags a dire trend: 2025 attacks up 44%, deaths at 2,331 versus 1,620 in 2024. Drones, cheap and hard to detect, amplify the insurgents’ reach, straining overstretched forces.
In the aftermath, calls grow for drone-hunting squads and fortified convoys. Pakistan’s fight against extremism enters a high-tech phase, where aerial innovation meets asymmetric warfare head-on.