Pakistan: Two policemen die during Bannu checkpost attack

A police official said that assailants used both light and heavy weapons in the midnight attack.

“It was an attack from all sides, aimed at seizing control of the pol­ice post,” the official told Dawn News.

The official said police officers enga­ged the attackers until reinforcements arrived.

He said the policemen successfully repelled the militants’ attempt to overrun the police post, forcing them to flee after a fierce gunfight.

The two deceased policemen were identified as Rahimul­lah and Ziaullah.

The bodies were immediately shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital.

Pakistan is witnessing a spike in terror attacks in recent years.