Pakistan’s northwest frontier bleeds anew with the savage killing of a police constable, spotlighting a relentless uptick in lethal assaults. In Lakki Marwat’s volatile Lakki Marwat, masked assailants kidnapped and executed the officer, amplifying calls for robust security overhauls.
The drama played out near Narsarkhel in Darga woods by Sarai Naurang. Despite treatment at Hangu Training School, the constable was dragged from home and slain Tuesday evening, as confirmed by district police voice Kudratullah.
Post-2022 TTP truce failure, militancy has roared back, hammering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Soldier-rebel firefights in the latter recently tallied deaths across lines.
Parallel case: January 14 saw Head Constable Ali Gauhar assassinated mid-commute in Balochistan’s Dera Murad Jamali, felled by schoolside shooters. Reports chronicled the instant fatality, hospital transfer, and family release post-proceedings.
PIPS’s 2025 analysis is sobering—699 attacks (34% YoY rise), 1,034 dead, 1,366 hurt. Conflict violence leaped 43% to 1,124 occurrences, deaths swelling 21%. Balochistan’s enforced vanishings and extrajudicial hits draw UN-level rebukes, with rights defenders in the crosshairs.
This five-year violence streak imperils the republic. Only through fortified defenses, community engagement, and addressing grievances can Pakistan douse these flames of insurgency.