Pakistan terror attack: 10 cops shot dead by Taliban at check post near Afghan border

NEW DELHI: Ten police officers were killed in an attack on a check post near the Afghan border on Friday. The

Pakistan Taliban

claimed responsibility for the assault.
AFP quoted an unnamed senior intelligence officer who said, 'The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten

Frontier Constabulary

personnel were martyred, and seven were wounded during the attack.'"
The attack happened in the

Dera Ismail Khan

district of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

province.

About 20 to 25 militants targeted the Frontier Constabulary post, a police assistance force.
The Pakistan Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed the attack in a statement to AFP.
There has been an increase in militant activity in Pakistan since the Afghan Taliban took power in 2021, with attacks mainly aimed at security forces. Police in the region are frequently targeted by militants.