PESHAWAR – Militants equipped with night-vision gear and grenades unleashed fury on three Peshawar-area police stations Saturday, hospitalizing two officers and six bystanders. Sunday’s media dispatches from Dawn illuminated the scope of this multi-pronged assault.
Targets included Mattani, Badhaber, and Sarra Khawra outposts. A grenade intrusion at Badhaber via Mera Mashokhel Road injured one; Mattani repelled flanking maneuvers; Sarra Khawra tallied the highest injuries.
Police countered effectively, forcing retreat amid heavy exchanges. Saddar Division’s SP Arshad Khan emphasized the foes’ tech savvy: infrared cameras, modern arms, and explosives.
Search operations blanket the zone, aiming to neutralize the threat swiftly.
Recent days amplify concerns. Kohat’s Tuesday bloodbath saw seven slain in a courthouse transport hit – DSP, inspector, constables, and a detainee – vehicle aflame. Karkh’s Monday double-tap first drone-struck Dargah Shahidan checkpost (five hurt), then ambushed the rescue ambulance, felling three jawans and wounding medics.
Geo News quoted the DPO on the sequence, underscoring tactical evolution.
Post-2022 TTP ceasefire collapse, terror incidents proliferate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Authorities grapple with intensified operations, prompting urgent debates on strategy overhaul to safeguard a fragile peace.